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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
JOKE MAY PROVE FATAL.
MAJ Used as Target at Show in Crit.
icaI Condition.

Man Used as Target at SHOW III Crl'-
caI Condition.
Subjected to a fusillade of balls
thrown by n squad of baseball players,
William White, colored, who acted as
the target in n show at the Hanover.
Pa, fair last Friday, was injured SO
seriously that he was removed to the
York hospital for treatment.
Supplying themselves with heavy
balls the sportsman visited the gal
lery with the intention Of putting the
colOred mar out of commission. Sub
stituting the heavy balls for h light
ones, which they brought from the
Snowman, the players were able
to throw strait and hard, and they
hit the target nearly every time.
After a half dozen pitchers had
thrown in rapid succession the COL
ored man was pretty well used up,
and he was compelled to retire soon
afterward with internal injuries,
which may prove fatal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
BURGLARS LOOT BANK SAfE.
Secure Little Cash In Raid at
Cation.

Secure Little Cash in Raid at
Cotton.
Cracksmen who early saturday
morning blew the safe in the Cotton
bank at Cotton. in addition to secur-
ing silver coin to the amount of VIZ,
also secured notes to the value or
$4,000.
A leather case stolen from the bank,
and containing $1,000 in notes. was
found near the South Dakota Central
railroad tracks east of Cotton. IL IS
believed there were at least three
men in the party of crackSmen. II Is
learned that the postmaster was
aroused by the noise of the explosion
when the safe was torn to pieces. and
arising he saw one of the robbers in
the street. Snatching a weapon he
fired one shot at the stranger, who re-
turned the shot and then disappeared.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
CYCLONE NEAR PARKER.
Buildings Wrecked and Live
Stock Killed.

Farm Buildings Wrecked and Live
Stock Killed.
a cyclone hit the country Just west
and northwest of Parker Saturday
evening. The barns n other out
buildings on the Jacob Praff and Will
bur Hall farms were wrecked and
some damage was lone to live stock
Lesser damages are reported to build
iings on the Frank Merrill, Joseph
Echelberry and Clyde COstain farms.
Windmills We're RACED and grain and
hay stacks scattered over the fields in
many instances.
Following the cyclone was a gentle
rain which fell throughout the night,
breaking the six weeks drought,
which rain was general all over this
section.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
LOOKING FOR HOMES.
EOrty-Iwo LittlcS Ones Whom They
Want 20 Eind Homes For.

Want 10 Find Homes
superintendent Shcrrard OF the
Children's homo is appealing for as
sistance. This time he does not ask
for financial aid. but he is anxious TIC
find a number of families in which to
place children. The home in Sioux
Falls now has fOrty-two little ones
ranging in years from 2 to 6 years,
which is the largest number ever un-
der the roof of nat institution at one
time. The situation is sue that work
will be Handicapped unless homes can
be secured for some of the youthful
inmates. superintendent Sherrard an
nounces that he has some very attrac-
tive children In his family and
those who are contemplating the
adopting of children will do we'll by
calling at the home at once n In
speeding Mr.. Sherrard's bouquet of
roses. He thinks that the father and
mother who cannot be satisfied with
4 pick from his family as now con-
stituted, would certainly be hard to
satisfy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
MANY KILLED IN A WRECK.
not make his presence known to the
Railroad.

not make his presence known to the
Railroad.
A Northern Pacific passenger train
e~astbound, which left Helena, Mont,
at midnight Thursday night, collided
with a freight train at Young's Point.
The later reports place the number
Of casualties at from thirty to forty,
with twenty-five dead.
Snow vas falling n for this rea-
son the freight trains flagman could
Ginter Young. comprising the failed
passenger engineer.
The express car telescoped the
smoker and practically all the casual
ties occurred in the latter car.
The engineer and fireman OF the
passenger train are among those
killed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
BIG FIRE AT FOND DU LAC.
Midnight Blazo in Wisconsin TOwI
Causes $3.50, 900 Loss.

Biazo In Wisconsin lo"h
Causes $25O,OOO Loss.
Fire at Fond du Lac, Wis, Friday
night destroyed st. Joseph church and
ten dwellings, and at midnight threat
ened the entire east side of the city
insufficient water supply allowed the
flames to run almost at will. The
Congregational. the Presbyterian and
st. Peters Lutheran churches were al
SO burned. -
A high wind which prevailed, to-
yether with q scarcity Of water. rem
dered the fire department helpless to
cope with the flames. The garage.
which was reduced to ashes in less
than one hour. contained some fifteen
automobiles. none OF which was saved,
and the flames spread to st. Joseph's
church. a $4,000 structure, which is
now In ruins. The total loss was about
$3.50, 900.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
FIXING VALUES OF ROADS.
Carl C. Witt Directs Huge Task i
South Dakota.

South Dakota is one of the few
states in the union which has commit
ted itself to the huge task of having
prepared a record of the true valua-
ton Of railroad property within the
boundaries of the state.
The appraiscment is being made by
Carl C. Witt, an expert in such mat
tiers, who at a meeting of the South
Dakota board of railroad commissions
ers in Sioux Falls was appointed to the
position of expert engineer to gather
the necessary data which will enabl
the railroad commissioners to have
among the records OF their Office d
true and correct valuation Of the rail-
road property in the state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
NOTED CROOK GETS AWAY.
Sherclire, Famous Diamond Robbci
is at Liberty.

Sherman w. Morris, alias Franz
Shercliffe, recently convicted of the
murder Of John Walsh, a Leadville,
Colo, saloonkeeper, fifteen years ago,
escaped from the sheriff Thursday
morning while being taken to the
penftentiary at Canyon city. Colo, to
serve a twenty years sentence. Morris
while handcuffed jumped from a car
window as the train approached Can
yon City.
Morris had q remarkable criminal
record, n Of the most daring acts
being the robbery Of w. L.. Pollock,
a diamond dealer, on a train near Mis-
souri, Valley, Ia. on November 4. 1892,
of $4,000 worth Of diamonds, for
which crime he served a senten &c in
the Iowa p~entitentiary.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Cannon fin indianapolis

Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, If the
house of representatives, 70 mally
opened the republican national cam
paign in Indiana at Indianapolis
Thursday night in an address on La
Dor" before a great crowd that filed
Tomlinson hall to overlooking.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Great Storm in Orient.

A typhoon Of terrific velocity swept
the central portion of the Philippine
group. The typhoon disappeared in
the China sea. Wires are Frustrated
and available details of the damage
done are meager. IT is evident, how
ever, serious disaster followed in tho
wake of the sudden storm.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Cl.cS Etgbt Ends Eotauv

AS u result Of a conflict between the
members Of the sophomore and fresh
men classes of the Worcester, Mass,
Polytechnic institute, Emil Gran Of
West Wareham, Miss, a member OF
the sophomore class, is at the city hos
pital with his back broken. He Is
paralyzed from his chest down.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
school children on Strike,

Sixty white pupils went on strike
at the Lincoln school, a ward school
at Topeka, Kan. They walked out and
paraded up and down the street de-
claring they would never enter the
doors Of the school again until the
negro pupils are excluded.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
storm Cripples Wires

With snow along the Canadian Pa
ciic in the northwest, heavy rains n
high winds from San Francisco to the
Canandian boundary, telegraph serv-
ice in that section of the country is
reported badly demoralized Thursday
at Chicago.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Night Riders Threatened.

Bud Mortime, an aged planter, had
been arrested near Winona, Miss,
charged with sending night rider no.
tees through the mail. h arrest
was made by United States marshals.
The notices We're sent to a cotton gin
owner, and Mortime declares ha was
forced to n them by a ban Of
armed men who threatened him with
death. 81
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Offers to Donate Park.

Mrs. Chandler Wilcox, Of Pasa-
dena, Cal. has made a generous offer
to the city of Vermiliion. She pro-
poses to donate an entire bloch of
ground, together with all buildings.
to the city to be used for park pur-
poses, and arrangements are now be-
ing made for taking over the property.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
TeIophOne Tine Sold

The Citizens Telephone company Of
Sioux Falls was sold at auction for
$94,700, the purchasers being the New
State Telephone company Of Iowa
There were five bidders at the outset;
the Northwestern. the Dakota Central,
the New State, Harry Westcott Of Lin
den, Ia, and Joe Kirby. -.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
ANTHRAX IN BUTTE COUNTY.
Disease Breaks Out Among Big Cattle
Herds.

Herds.
An appeal has been made to tho
state authorities by the stockmen Of
Butte county to give aid in the exter-
nination of the much dreaded an
thrax, which at the present time Is
olaying havoc with the big cattle herds
Of that county. Within h past ten
lays it is reported that as many as
IS to so have died on some OF the
ranches north of Belle Fourche. Strict
orders have been given out by the au-
Sthorities ordering the burning Of all
animals dying Of the disease, and an
attempt mad to separate all animals
affected with the disease from the
others. and thus prevent it's being
spread. The stringent measures talk
en- will necessitate the expenditure Of
thousands Of. dollars and entail much
work.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
GreoOrv GETTING Ready

Gregory is preparing for the Rose
bud rush. e. o. Culp, manager and
owenr of he Gregory opera house, is
n Omaha and Sioux City purchasing
oeds and bedding to fill the house for
the accommodation Of the public. The
house will hold about 200 beds
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
oklahoma More Carcrnl.

q oounty commissioners OF Mus
kogac county. Okla. have refused to
e-tsadsshe time asked by the Prairie
on and Gas company to extend their
pipe and teiesreph lines across the
county. Tho commissioners an
ncunced. however, that they desired to
investigate their authority and might
y : later date give the company q
hearing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Teachcrs Are Wantcd.

County superintendent b. Q. Tan
kesley, of C~odinston county, has be-
come somewhat concerned over the
prospect of vacancies in some of the
public schools during the coming
school ear the supply OF teachers
falling short of the demand.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
nu.a,.n s.,,aen.s 70 ssrike.

sN.4NM. 44N3eI4A 10 otAfhOs
Disorders nave broken out in St
Petersburg university. At o mass
meeting which was attended by 5000
= resolution was adopted that the stu
dents OF this university take the lead
IN declaring = student strike through
out Russia in protest against the re-
spsessive measures of the new minis.
tor u aducation, M. Schwartz.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
south Dakota an. Dozens.

The University OF South Dakota
opens this yea under the most auspi-
cious circumstances. The attendance
is greatly increased over that Of the
same period last year and the indica-
tons are that 1t will be the largest this
year In the history OF the Institution.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
WATERFOWL LIBEL SUIT.
$1,000 Damage Suit Against Publish
ers OF Herald.

s0,OUU D1IflttgC StTt NT:II1Ist THD1IsEf-
ers of Herald.
In the circuit court at WATERFOWL,
Judge George H. Marquis presiding,
the demurrer of the complaint in the
case of E. NJ. Barker, editor of-the
9aturday News. against the East
woods. publishers Of the Herald. was
not sustained. the court holding that
the article complained Of is libelous
Der Sc. The Ease will come up for
trial at the next term, the plaintiff
suing for damages in the sum of S.
900, the defendants newspaper having
,harged the plaintiff with forgery in
connection with the final disposition
IF u county warrant.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Brookings County Fair.

The Brookings county fair. which
closed Saturday evening, proved to be
the most successful exhibit ever hello
in that part Of the state. both in poin,
of number in attendance and the va
rious exhibits. Over 1000 people werr
in attendance the second and third
lays.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Ines al Tafc is srnaii.

More extensive reports regarding
tho southern typhoon hat swept
through the: central section OF the
Philippine group Thursday indicate
thxt while there was great damage
70 property. tho loss Of life Is eight.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Expelled from Exchange

A. O. Brown and Lewis Ginter
Young of the New York stock ex-
change, members Of the suspended
firm OF A. o. Brown & Co, were ~.
PEELED from the stock exchange.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
o., 900. 900 Lost in Forest Fire.

$3,UOU, LOSt IN Forest Fire.
The forest fire which has been rag
ing in the northeastern part of Hum
holt county. CAL, is reported to be UNI
der control. A rough estimate places
the burned area at 10000 acres, but it
is impossible TO give any definite esti-
mate of the loss, but it is believed it
will exceed $4,000. 900. Two men are
known to have persisted in the flames.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Amcrican Warsf.ips &C Apia.

- - 11tEo 81 1kEHW. ~
Several, vessels OF the American Pa
ciic fleet. including the cruiser Ten
nessee. the flagship Of the second divi-
.Mon. In command OF Rear Admiral
sebree. and the Washington. the
Whipple and the Hopkins have ar
rfved 1t Apia. Samoa.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Two Hehi FOR Car Wr,ckinr.

Two attempts were mad in one day
to wreck M of the ipterurban cars
on the Milwaukee Northern's new
line. John Hutchinson, a farmer at
Cedar Grove. Wis, was arrested
charged with throwing q tie in front
81 . car. His son also was arrested.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Cholera Beinr Checked.

The epidemic of cholera Is believed
to have reached its height and to be
diminishing. The daily average of
cases in the city Of Manila has fallen
below thirty. with a low death rate.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Skull Crushed nv Horse.

Jerry Saunders, living north of Phil
;p, was seriously injured when his
horse fell with him, and in a struggle
to get up kicke him n crushed his
skull so badly that t~wenty-one pieces
of bone We're
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
RoAT DISASTER IN Lake.

Seven Out of Launch Party Of Eight
Drown Near Chicago.
Seven men cut OF q party Of eight
we're drowned In the Calumet river at
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street.
South Chicago. Sunday night when the
pleasure launch Lemon struck one
Of the supports OF q railroad bridge
and sank with all on board. The own
81 Of the launch succeeded in swim
ming to shore and was the only one
saved. A life saving crew and the am
balances or all nearby police stations
- -
current IN the river. which Is wide at
that point, II was more than ~ hour
before the life savers could begin
dredging for the bodies. The work at
last had I . be given UP. Albert West
gren. the only mar saved. was taken
In custody by the police. He said the
only drowned man he know was John
Friek. his brother-in-law.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
yankton wants Watcr,yorks.

Edmund Sykes. q contracting engi-
neer of Minneapolis. was in Yankton
In consultation with the city council
and prominent citizens and will pre-
sent plans for the establishing here of
a new water system, which has been
aGitated for many years.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Knocked Out with Club.

During q quarrel over a trivial mat
ter Thomas Griffin struck Anton Jen-
sen with a club at the formers home.
near Irene, and the latter is in Il seri-
Gus condition. though it is believed
he will recover
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Mother Claims Baby

The mystery connected with the
finding of a nude but live baby girl
in a orn field near Gayville has been
solved by Miss Mary Feis!er, a young
girl, claiming her baby.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Loses Crop Of Oats.

As the result of fire catching from a
threshing engine. Jesse johnson, living
some fifteen miles northwest of Beres-
ford, lost a crop of oats, the loss be-
ing estimated at $500.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
State Board of PardOns

The state board Of pardons was in
session Thursday and recommended a
pardon for John Fl. Laskin. sentenced
rom Butte county on a forgery
charge. The applications of John
Nevins. of Lawrence county. and Ed
lynch, of Hutchinson county, both
rnder sentence on robbery charges
we're taken under consideration. The
application of Charles Wilmer, Of Tur-
uer county. on a statutory charge was
denied. rig
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Can 70 National Hanks.

The comptroller Of the currency at
Warrington. Thursday issued a call
national banks at the close of business
Septcmber23.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02

Weather Forccastcr Transferred.
Elwood w. Holcomt, for several
years in the United States weather
bureau in Huron, has been transferred
to Evansville, Ind, and a gone to
that city to enter upon his duties as
assistant in the weather observatory.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Refnees 70 Arrrs.

Chief Of Police Earnest Hughes. OF
Sullivan, IN. was removed by Mayor
Ellis after he had failed I o serve war
rants for the arrest Of sone local
man.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Beifast .spadcr', Il Dead.

Isaac q. Weir, who n Ike Weir, the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the leather
wsight boxing championship OF the
world twcnty rsa ago, Is dead az
HIS home scnseFvir1e, Mass. after
N illness Of nearly three years.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Mrs. EIiza Brarp Deod.

Mrs. Eliza Bragg. widow of Mai.
Gen. Braxton Bragg. Of the confeder-
ate army, died in New Orleans. La.
Friday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
kermit roosevelt at Pierrc,

Seth Bullock and Kermit Roosevelt
arrived at Pierre Thursday from their
hunting west of the river and started
east Friday afternoon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Doctor Found Dead in Cistern.

DR.. F. w. Eply, ex-mayor OF New
Richmond, Wis. and formerly presi-
dent OF the Wisconsin Medical society,
was found dead in a cistern Thursday.
1t is supposed he fell in by accident.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
PIcrre Exposltion AWARDS.

The county exhibit awards for the
Gas Belt exposition at Pierre were
made Thursday. Beadle being given
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
.EIectric lights al Grecory.

Electric Lights at Gregory.
Gregory has the distinction of being
the first town on the Rosebud reserva-
ton to nave electric lights. The sys-
tenn is complete and strangers will
have a well lighted street to travel on
during the land opening.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
FIRE Destroys Tons Of Hay.

disastrous prairie TIC ~is started
one mile west of Miranda by an engine
OF the Northwestern road. The IRE
burned over a strip of country one
mile wide and foul miles long. 1xn-
dreds Of tons OF hay were burned.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Foir MT MilIcr n Success

The county fair closed at Miller Fri
lay after a successful three days ex-
hibit~of farm products, and there was
some good racing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
New w,tcrtoxyn Church

The cornerstone of the new Chris
ton Science church at Watertown has
been laid. The eaifce Will cost about
S2o,0 900.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Young Newspaper Man Dead.

Arthur Thorne, one Of the best
known OF the younger newspaper men
Of Hartford. and until recently editor
of the Hartford Herald. is dead at the
home of his parents at Hartford as
the result of an attack of heart fail
ure.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02

Frank De Haas Robson Dead.
Frank De Haas Robson, owner Of
the st. Louis National baseball club,
theatrical promoter and capitalist,
died suddenly at his home at Cleve-
land
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
Baby browns in MINK bucket.

BAby DrOvvnS In MIX Bucket.
The 10-month-old daughter of r. O.
Middlemas. a we'll to do farmer near
Springfield. Mo-. fell read first into q
bucket OF milk and was drowned be-
fore the parents found her.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02

Sioux City 1--we Stock Market.
Saturdays quotations on the Sioux
city live stock market follow: Reeves
s46ssa @ss7x. Top lsess. $ss.ss
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-08-19
Champion Chicken Pickers.

The champion chicken pickers of
the world, according to the poultry
man, are the Moors. ''The Moors
used to own Spain,' said he, "and
some of them think they own part
of it now. l spent few days in Glib.
raltar on recent tour of Europe, and
enjoyed the lively and quaint scenes
in the market. The chicken pickers
are wonders. They have fine, fat
fowls, too, which they bring over in
small boats from Africa, alive in
crates. You step up to fellow in a
white sheet and select two young pull
lets for dinner. He takes them out
of the coop, places one between his
knees as he stands erect, and pro-
ceeds with amazing speed to dry-pick
the other before its body loses the an
imal heat. By the time the first one
is finished Mister Moor's knee press
ure had strangled the other, which
he denudes in jiffy. Not a suspi-
cion of feather is left. He bleeds
the chickens after picking, and
charges you twenty-five cents for the
two. New York Press.