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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
FAME OF DAKOTA HORSES.
Cable from Austria Offers $1,000 for
q We'll Known Trotter.

South Dakota is gaining fame for
the race horses raised within it's
borders. That the fame of the horses
raised here has spread even to Eu-
rope is demonstrated by the fact that
M. n. Griffin, a well known horse
raiser of Aurora county. has received
a c~ablegram from Austria stating that
parties there will pay him the sum
of $4,000 for his famous horse, Shady
g, which made a record last fall in
winning races at the great fairs at
Sioux City, Kansas City and other
points.
The horse made SO good a record
that it at once gained a popularity
which now, as the receipt Of the ca
blegram indicates, has reached across
the ocean. This wonderful horse was
raised b. Mr.. Griffin himself. At
first it was not thought the horse pos
sessed unusual qualities of speed. but
a little training developed the speedy
qualities of the animal, which is like
iy to become one of the fastest race
horses of the world.
As $4,000 was he price fixed by the
owner, Mr.. Griffin will accept the of
fer from Vienna.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
FUNERAL OF DEAN YOUNG.
Pays Tribute to Memory
of Well Known Educator.

FInera services were held Tues
day afternoon at the university chapel
in Vermillion over the remains of
Dean Clark M. Young, who died on the
train twenty miles from Saltwater,
Okla, last Friday, where he was go
ing in hopes of regaining health. The
services were very impressive and the
chapel was crowded. Short talks were
made by President Gault, Rev. C. S.
Thoms, of the Baptist church, and
Prof. e. C.. Perisho. Musical numbers
We're furnished by members of the col
lege of music. The floral tributes
We're numerous and beautiful. After
the chapel exercises members Of the
Masonic lodge of Vermil1ion, of which
Young was worshipful master at
the time of his death, tool charge of
the remains, which were placed in the
e. D.. Brookman vault at Bluff View
cemetery for the present. The wife,
three sons and a daughter survive
him. Faculty members and students
will join in memorial services at the
chapel next Sunday afternoon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
South Dakota
State News
TO Y ANTE A BLUFT.
indians Say About n Million Rattle
snakes VIII Be Ifncarthed.

indians Say About n Million Rattle
snakes VIII Be unearthed.
II the predictions of nan Of this
Sioux Indians residing on the Chey-
enne River Indian reservation prove,
correct, employees Of the government
who are about to dynamite a bluff on
the reservation will unearth not less
than a million rattlesnakes.
The bluff in question is situated on
the bank of the Moreau river. at the
Whitehorse subagency. A new steel
bridge Is togbe constructed across the
river at that point, and in order to.
prepare an approach to the bridge 1t
will be necessary to tear away a part
Of the bluff. A large quantity of dy-
Mantle has been purchased by the
United States. Indian agent. and this
will be used by government employees
In blowing away a portion of the bluff.
Rattlesnakes always have been very
numerous in the vicinity of the bluff.
and 1t is generally believed among the
Indians of that part of h reserva-
ton that tens of thousands of the rep
tiles make their winter quarters in
the bluff and will be unearthed when
the lace of the bluff is blown away
witt dynamite.
When the dynamite is brought into
use Indians promise to be very scarce
In that particular locality.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
GRIEF FOR BRIDAL COUPLE.


A'oth hAuSUSiIiu anu WIG IMhuC
tcmpts Il Commit Suicide.
Married life does not appear to be
running smoothly for a young couple
who began their matrimonial career In
Aberdeen less than two weeks ago. A
few days after the wedding the bride
secured possession Of some carboiic
acid with the declared intention OF
committing suicide. Whether or not
this was a bluff is not known, but III
the light of subsequent events 1t Is
more than likely she would have az
least tried to enc her earthly exist
ence. Friends. however. preferring TO
take no chances, took the poison away.
1t was believed that whatever trouble
had come to mar the pleasures OF
these n~ewlyweds would soon pass away
and that Cupid would have an oppor-
tunity to repair the damage he had
caused. The little god Of love appar-
emily made another blunder. for the
husband made an attempt to end his
life by taking a dose of ~strychnine.
Fortunately for him he took an over
dose and it was possible to save him.
The cause of the trouble is not made
public, but both of the young people
have promised their friends to give
Cupid another chance to make good.
Their names are Mr.. and Mrs. George
Tyler. The husband is employed in a
local restaurant.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
TRAPS THREATENING LOVER.
South Dakota Girl Lands a Young
Ma in Jail.

Sheriff Primmer and Attorney Fell
lows. Of P~lankinton, were called to
Stickney recently to investigate n
complaint brought in justice court
by Miss Kate Gessler, charging Glenn
Starr with a threat to commit murder.
Both parties are from Trip, this state,
and We're guests at a wedding near
S~tfckney.
Starr is about % years of age and
he girl but II, and the trouble all
grew out of the mans persistent pro-
posals of marriage. The girl refused
and h man produced a revolver with
a demand to consent or die The
girl pretended to consent, but upon
reaching the Justices office at Stick
ney swore out a warrant instead Of
procuring a marriage license. Starr
is now confined in the county Jail at
Plankinton, unable to secure a bond
for $500 for appearance at the next
term Of court.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
STATE AWARDS CONTRACTS.
Work of Building Fair Grounds Barns
Let to Huron Firm.

lLeb 10 huron flf1n.
At a meeting of the state board of
agriculture at Huron recently a con-
tract for the erection of a cattle barn
on the state fair grounds at that place
was awarded toA e. Erickson and
Joe Daum. both of Huron. Herman
Weir was given the contract for build
ing two large swine barns. 1t was
also decided to build an annex to
the poultry building. almost as large
as the present building. All bids for
the erection of a ~custodian's house
were rejected. The revised premium
list was gone over and approved. Sew
eral new classes in stock are included
In the new list and the floral depart
ment has been largely increased. The
race program istcompleted and is one
of the best ever offered in this section
of the northwest. All members of the
board are enthusiastic over the out
look for the approaching exhibition,
and Secretary McIlvaine is using his
best efforts to advise the people of
the northwest of the inducements Of
fered to attend the fair.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
SEWER WORK AT MITCHELL.
Extension Completed for Benefit OF
Dakota Wesleyan University.

Dakota Wesleyan University.
The addition of $500 feet to the
sewer system of Mitchell has just been
completed, which has been constructed
during the winter. It was made eces-
sary at his time of the year to ac-
commodate Dakota Wesleyan uniVer-
sity, which vas in danger of it's ep-
tic tank being put out of business by
the residents on the south side of the,
city, who were arranging to get out an
injunction against it's further use on
the ground hat it was communicating
the wells in that part of the city and
making it unhealthy for the residents
During the year other additions will
be made to the system which will give
Mitchell an up-to-date sewer sys-.
tenn. One of the greatest expenses in,
volved will be the taking care OF the
sewage, which in all probability Will
ave to be conducted some distance.
out Of the city, plans having been
made at n time for carrying it to the,
James river, some three miles east of
town. This will have to be done or a
new and enlarged septic tank con-,
structed. The city now has one septic
tank, which does not dispose or the,
sewage in the n that was antici-'
pated when it was put in.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
A DISGRACE TO THE PROFESS
SICN.0

"Tax levies for the support of the
state government have not varied
much in alternate years in South
pakota since statehood. In the leg
been about double what it has been
in the mex year: thus in 1903, 1905
and 1907 it has been high and in
1902, 1904 and 1906 it has been
ly represents that an administration
mas been improvident M extrava-
CANT because the tax Of 1907 is
higher than the tax of 1906 without
making comparisons between the tax
Of 1907 and 1905 is a demogog, does
not practice the square deal and is
a disgrace to the profession it makes
Of supporting the president and his
square deal policies"
The above editorial statement is
taken from this weeks issue of the
Canton News, a strong. stalwart pa
per, supporting K~ttredge, Martin.
Burke and Browne. And in view of
This truthful statement of a stalwart
paper supporting Kittredge and Burke.
the personal organs of boil OF these
gentlemen have as yet failed to pub
fish the very interesting news that
the reports show a reduction in state
taxes of $96,706 as compared with
the state taxes Of 1905 and OF s167.-
being the two preceding legislative
years.
Senator Kittredge, as is well
known, has of late been very busy
travelling aroun IN this state telling
the people what he has not done.
This is, of course, very Instructive;
but after he has spent so much val
liable time away from his duties at
Washington telling us all Of this
negative art Of his life. he ought
to get busy from now on telling us
what he has done-for the common
people Of this state and nation. The
senator has the floor.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
I II INQUIRY BEGUN.
Witnesses Insist CollinwoOd School
Door Was Locked.

T~wenty-four hours after the disas-
ter that swept into eternity approx
mately one-third OF the school child
roll numbered 1854. OF these 1871 had
been identified at the Lake View
morgue, while 81 bodies remain there
I'm a condition Of mutilation probably
forever beyond the chances Of being
recognized.
In an effort to fix the cause and
responsibility for the holocaust vari-
GUS investigations were set under
way. Coroner Burke issued subpoc-
mas for the seven surviving teachers
OF the Lake View school. The inquest
was begun Thursday morning, when
a number OF witnesses were examin-
ed, without, however, developing any
testimony that was beyond mere opin-
ion.
An investigation conducted by h
Collinwood school board, which lasted
far into the night, at which a number
of survivors of the horror told their
stories, brought forth these facts:
That one OF the inner doors at the
west entrance of the school was closed
and fastened while children were pill
ing up against it in the passage, and
that wing partitions in the vestibule
narrowed the exit by at least three
feet. The flames came first from a
closet below the stairway at the east
entrance; the closet contained lime
and sawdust. There was but one fire
escape, n that it's use was never
taught as a part of the fire drill.
Survivors among the teachers esti-
mate that only two or three minutes
passed between the time OF the alarm
until all oscar was cut off. The
building was a fair sample of the kind
Of school construction in use in small
towns. The halls and stairways were
inclosed between interior brick walls
forming a huge flue through which
the flames shot up with great rapid
ity.
On the question, much discussed,
whether the doors opened inward or
outward, Fire Marshals Brocket and
F~eighenbaum examined the doorways
and stated hat they were convinced
that they opened outward. Whether
they were locked they have not been
able to determine. They have testi-
mony on both sides. Janitor Herter
still insists that the doors were open
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
FIRE AT

Aurora Lumber Co.'S Department
Store Suffers Loss.
az The Aurora Lumber company's
store at Plankinton was badly dam
aged by fire Thursday morning. Clerks
sleeping in the rear OF the store were
awakened by the fire about 6 O'Clock
and discovered. flames under good
Roadway in the basement. The build
ing is 100 by 142 feet, and the blaze,
located as 1t was in the basement and
in the center of the building, made
a nasty fight for the firemen. A small
section of the floor fell In just over
where the fire seems to have original
ed, some twenty feet north Of the
heating plant. Nearly everything
was ruined by fire or water. The stick
was fully covered by $24,O 900 insur-
ance, mostly in mutual companies,
and there was $1,000 on the build
ing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
H1GHrER PAY IN ARMY.
Senate Provides 40 Per Cent Raise for
Enlisted Men.

Sen0tO Provides 40 Per Cent Raise for
Enlisted Men.
The army pay bill was passed by the
United States senate Friday. The bill
provides for army officers a graded in
crease Of pay ranging from 5 per cent
for lieutenant general to % per cent
for Junior officers.
It also provides that the average
pay OF enlisted men Of the army IN
now established be increased 40 per
cent,
h amendment, suggested by SEN
atOr Culberson. OF Texas, AXES away
the discretion OF the president In ix-
ing the pay OF soldiers.
Senator Scott read q letter from .
banker who stated army officers pay
3 per cent interest per month to have
their salaries discounted because their
incomes are 50 small.
An amendment was offered by sem
ator Bacon and adopted giving six
months pay to families OF officers and
enlisted men apon their death.
The navy pay bill equalizing the
pay Of officers Of the navy and marine
SoHp0 Will tHe pay OF oIIcerS OF tne
army was ordered reported fayorably
TO the house by the committee on ma
val affairs. That committee also
agreed to report favorably the bill *
tending to rear admirals who were
retired by the passage Of the navy
personal act in 1899 the benefits OF
that act, whereby the benefit Of their
retired pay would be increased.
committee to report favorably the ma
bill introduced by Chairman Foss,
which gives the navy department con-
troll over the naval militia.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
TOKIO'S BRISTLES UP
Isktn 0psnsMnens Charges that In-
@11s1n - - Lsesior Arc Being
YuAaaaes Arms Through Japanese
souseea - DeGends saisare.

Al Toxic there were no Develop
ments Throughout Sunday or Monday
In connscdon With the Tatsu affair.
IN the meanwhile Japan u undoubted-
~ preparing for eventualities. The
entire decision In the matter rests
with Premier saionji and Foreign
Minister Hayashd. There has been
no indication OF the period OF time
that Japan would await China's reply.
The Associated Press IL informed at
the Japanese foreign once that 1t Is
presumed that the Chinese foreign
board viii require three or perhaps
four days consultation with the vice.
roy of Canton In the consideration OF
tho entire matter, consequently no de-
cision may be reached before March
10 or II.
What action Japan will take in the
event she decides immediately to take
independent action" Is q matter OF
speculation IN diplomatic circles in
Toxic. It = believed that 1t is en-
tireiy improbabe thai Japan will
make any efforS 10 retake the Tatsu
~ senA uaEnhips to Canton waters.
while War = considered most improb-
abte, the nAvA base at Sasebo Is ex-
tremely active. II II announced that
: part Of the fisst squadron will leave
port March ~. The armored cruiser
Chicayoda suddenly left port Sunday
night.
CoaInx y proceeding rapidly. a
number { torpedoboat destroyers
having already coaIed. Enormous
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
STEAMER WRECKS BRIDGE.
Boat Breaks from Moorings and
Crashes Into Toledo Structure.

Boat Breaks from Moorings and
Crashes Into Toledo Structure.
Friday afternoon the big steamer
Yuma was torn from her moorings by
the rush Of ice and water in the Maui
NEE river and crashed into the bridge
connecting the two sections of To-
ledo. o.. tearing out a span and carry
ing 1t into the river. The harbor mas
ter. Page. was on the span and was
thrown into the river. He was finally
rescued.
The Yuma was a freighter and is
laden with 5000 bushels Of flax. She
was held by nineteen hawsers and Ger
cable chain. but the movement OF the
Ice snapped them like pipestems.
The bridge was the main artery
connecting the east and west sides OF
h city N was used by street cars
as well as vehicles and foot passengers
The river Is now falling in front of
the city, blu the streets along the
docks are flooded.
E
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
A DETROIT

EllwOOd Il. Hancc. Former Postmaster,
Shoots Himself.
Ellwood 4. Hance. aged Sc, first vice
president Of the Union Trust company
and Former postmaster of Detroit.
Mich, shot and killed himself early
Friday. Friends say worry over finan-
cial affairs and i'll health caused the
deed.
Officials OF the Union Trust company
deny e~mphatically that the affairs OF
the Union Trust company are in any
way involved by any Of Hance's inan-
cial difficulties. They also deny h
affairs Of the failed City Savings bank.
for which the Union Trust company
Il receiver. are entangled because OF
Hance's management.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
FATALLY SHOT.
Mystery In Case of Society Man OF
Dillon, Mont.

Mystery in Case OF Society Man OF
Dillon, Mont.
A sensation vas caused at Dillon,
Mont. Thursday when it was disclosed
that Emery Pulver, a well known So
ciety man of that city, a been shot
and fatally wounded early that morn
ing. Dr.. Bond was awakened and
found Pulver PROSTATE at his door,
where he had been carried by friends
The police are investigating what
connection, of any, Pulver's condition
has with the holdup of Henry Cahill,.
a saloon man, early Thursday. Cahill
was going home when he was accosted
by w men and dragged into an alley,
shot one Of the men through
the stomach. The other robber felled
Cahin and robbed him after beating
him into insensibility.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
FRAUD IN FAILED BANK.

Very Sensational Charges Are Made in
Examiners Report.
Misconduct in the affairs of the ORR
entail bank, Of New York, which is in
the hands Of receivers. is charged in a
report written by the examiners en-
ployed by the receivers and made pub
lie Thursday. The report y
THE bank has been conducted in a
most slipshod, loose and unbusiness-
like manner and has beer permeated
with irregularities. frauds and crime"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
A No Account Doc.

Youths Companions: A man in Mis-
souri, recently sued q railway
for damages for the death of a hound
killed on the track. The company de-
Tended itself upon the following points:
Said dog was chasing a rabbit up de-
fendant's track in violation Of the game
laws:
Said abb lived on defendants right
of way, and was therefore the property
of the defendant.
Plaintiffs dog was a trespasser. and
was hunting defendants property with
out permission.
Said deceased was not much of a
dog, anyhow. or it could easily have
kept out of the way Of defendants
rains
And having fully answered, defend
ant prays to be discharged.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
Killed BY Robbers.

Dell Ellis. night Waterman at
Brighton. eighteen miles north of Den
on the Union Pacific railroad, wa
shot and killed early Friday by three
robbers whom he surprised while at
tempting to enter the Farmers State
bank n p~ostofiice. The robbers es-
capped on a freight train.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
Big Loan is Extended.

It was announced at New York FRI
day that the Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific Railway company has ar
ranged with speyer & Co. for an K
tension for one year OF the $6,000.00o
secured in gold notes maturing April
i next, at 8 per CEN per annum.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
PANIC is AvERTED.

Fire Drill Proves Effective When an
Alarm is Sounded.
Thursday fire broke out in the la
boratory OF the Central high school
at Grand Rapids. Mich. while 1900
pupils We're in the midst of their morn
ing work. The signal for the fire drill
was given, and the children marched
put in perfect order, the building be-
ing emptied in two and a half min
utes.
The school IS over-crowded, stair
ways are Inadequate and fears of a
possible panic long had been felt, but
the fire drill proved effective. The
fire did comparatively little damage.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
Convicted OF killing Fish.

Appealing from a conviction in the
Justice court L. D. Cuckler. foreman
at the Safe Investment Mining COM
pany's mill on Box Elder creek. was
tried in the circuit court at Deadwood
and found guilty Of ~sluicing the cyan
ide tanks into the creek, killing many
hundreds of the fish through the pol
luton of the tream.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
YANKroN ASKS ACCOUNTING.
Litigation Probable Between City and
County.

Litigation Probable Between City and
County.
Mayor Reedy, of Yankton, has
startled the couhcilmen by producing
a statement showing that the city
since 1872 has paid to the county the
sum Of $4,000 in taxes for which
the city has had no returns The
council will now consult legal advice
to see what it a do to recover the
money loaned h county. The cfty's
need for funds for bridge building is
urgent at present, and as most of the
$4,000 was spent on county roads
and bridges when the county had no
money the city fathers hin It's breai
cast upon the waters ought TO be re-
turning.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
FIRE DRILL WORKS WELL.

1900 Children March Out of New York
School During Fire.
A special call was sent In to fire
headquarters from a hve-story public
school on One Hundred and Ninth
street. between Amsterdam avenue and
broadway. New York. Friday morning.
All he children marched from the
school without panic or disorder. They
assembled in the yard and were sent
home.
Parents who rushed to the building
were prevented by the police from
ciosging the exits and sent away.
The fre was on the top ioor OF the
building.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
Mltchell Gas Plant Sofa.

Fl The Mitchell Illuminating and Pow
er company is arranging to take over
the business OF the Mitchell Gas COM
pany, which has been in the hands
of a receiver for the past six or eight
months. precipitated at the time that
g. C.. King, the Scotland banker, was
placed under arrest.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
To Consolidate wilmot Papers.

The report is in circulation in news
paper circles h a the two weekly
newspapers published at Wilmot, Rob-
erts county, will within the next few
week be consolidated and published
as one paper. According to the report
L. s.. Perkins, publisher of the wilmot'
Reporter, has sold his newspaper plant
to the publisher Of the Wilmot Repub-
lican.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
ACCUSED OF BIG JEWEL THEFT.

New York society Woman is Arrested
by Police.
Charged with q theft of jewels val
ned at 100000 from one OF her wealthy
friends. Mrs. Jeanette Newman. Who
lives 1T the stratford house. New York.
Was locked VI at police headquarters
Friday.
The police say Mrs. Newman mas
made . full confession and told them
she was actuated by her desire to keep
her young son In a private school and
70 maintain her own social position.
The jewels were owned by Mrs. Eve
lyn BELL. who lives In Central park
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
Great Fire In Japan.

A serious fire too place Friday
morning al Noda Soy, q brewing town
near Toxic. Japan. Four hundred
out OF 1000 houses in the town were
destroyed. The damage il estimated
It s2.60O.000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
Nearly Drowned in River.

A farmer named John Choynfski,
residing in Nebraska, broke through
the ice while attempting to cross the
Missouri river at Vermillion. A long
stick which he was carrying caught on
the ice as the farmer went down, and
this was all that saved him.