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CONDITIONS
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Huron, S. d., April 1S.-Weekly
weather bulletin for the week ending
Monday. April 13. 1908. as reported by
the weather bureau at Huron:
Fair weather prevailed during the
week. except on Tuesday and Friday.
The sunshine was ample. There was
considerable brisk and some high wind.
The nights were for the most part cool
and frosty.
The mean temperature was above the
normal, especially over the Missouri
river valley counties, the average daily
excess at Pierre being about degrees.
Sunday was the warmest day, when
maximum temperatures somewhat
above so degrees occurred over most of
the eastern portion of the state. and 81
degrees was recorded at Huron and
Pierre. The minimum temperatures
We're below freezing generally. On
Wednesday minimum temperatures of
90 degrees or lower occurred over the
middle eastern and northeastern coun-
ties the lowest recorded being de-
grees. at Mellette, Sphinx county.
Except in some eastern localities that
were favored with generous amounts,
the precipitation was below the normal,
and in some western counties was very
light. While there was some light rain
or snow in the middle and northern
counties on Friday. the precipitation
nearly all occurred on Tuesday. in the
form of snow, except that in the south
ern counties there was some rain and
sleet. In. some places the snow partly
melted as it fell, and it was practically
all melted by Wednesday night.
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SHOOTING AMONG
CHESTER TROOPS

Chester. Pa. April 21.-As a culmina-
tion OF the bitter feeling engendered by
the mobilization of the state constabul-
airy here in connection With the strike.
Marshal Crawford, II member of troop
b. was shot last night in u Skirmish
with Thomas and Nicholas Barger, on
The Darby pike, near Leiperville, about
two miles outside of the city One of
the other troopers horse was shot and
Crawford's steed ran away in the drec-
ton of Philadelphia Crawford received
a bullet in the leg and will be laid up
for time.
The shooting formed an exciting Incl
dent in the days happenings. After a
detachment OF troopers had been put
on guard at the car barns and power
house of the Chester Traction company,
troop a and Troop b started out on
the road toward Leiperville. when the
troopers passed the Barger home the
two brothers came out in front of the
house and began harrangue. One Of
revolver at the mounted policemen and
vile epithets We're flung at them Lieu
tenant Adams ordered Sergeant Meyers
to dismount and arrest the man who
was flourishing the revolver. Meyers
jumped from his horse and ATTEMPTED
to capture the man, who with the other
brother rushed into the house and up-
stairs. From there he fired two shots
from a revolver. one of which struck
Trooper Crawford and another a horse.
The troopers drew their carbines and
fired several shots. Under cover of the
shots several Of the police ran into the
house and arrested both OF the Bargers
who We're brought to the city hall here.
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BANKING INSTITUTION
At SIOUX FALLS CLOSES
ITS DOORS PERMANENTLY

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 1.-THE
closing Of the doors of the Central
Banking & Trust company of this city,
which for years has carried on a
banking business. caused some local
excitement. The bank was one Of the
smaller institutions of Sioux Falls.
President H. II. Matwick, of the bank,
talked freely in regard to the affairs
of the institution, and stated there
was no cause for uneasiness on the
part OF the creditors of the bank Said
he:
The facts are the deposits were.
very light. Ever since the financial
furry last year the deposits have been
diminishing. The large depositors
drew their money out. AT the pres
ent time there is but about $1,000 OF
demand deposits. The remainder is
either savings deposits or certificates
of deposit. The total amount of LA
bllities of the bank that is not se-.
cured will not exceed 100000. and the
bank has assets of three times that
amount. approximately $6O,O0O." ,
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ATLANTIC FLEET RUNS
UP TO LOS ANGELES

san Diego Cal, April 2l.-The Amer
fcan battleship fleet left here early this
morning on the run to Los Angeles,
where the ships are scheduled to arrive
at o'clock this afternoon. Tomorrow
the fleet will divide into four divisions
and spend the remaining days of the
weeks stay allotted to Los Angeles at
various ports of Long Beach, Santa
Monica and Redondo. the first division
remaining at San Pedro.
The fleet got under way promptly at
6 o'clock. Rear Admiral ThOr.as per-
sonally took command of the meneu-
vers preparatory to the setting out Of
the fleet. He was on the bridge when
the signal. up anchors" came from the
yards of the flagship.
The Connecticut was the first to get
under way and. with Thomas flag wav-
ing at her aftertruck, she led the way
around the lighthouse and the far tslt-
ting rocks of Point Iona and pointed
her course to the north. The ships of
the first division all hoisted anchors at
the same time and. as the Connecticut
steamed away. the Kansas. the Yer
mont and the Louisiana soon fell into
line. Next the second division got under
way, the Georgia. flagship Of Rear Ad-
miral Emery, leading. She was followed
by the New Jersey. the Rhode Island
and the Virginia. One by one the other
vessels OF the fleet fell into place in a
long column, which at first stretched
over a distance of more than three
miles. Close order was signalled once
1.-THE ships were all around Point Iona.
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ASLEEP on TRACK,
:HE NEVER AWOKE

Deadwood. s. D.. April %. Lying
asleep in the center of the track on
the NorthweSterns short line to Lead.
a man who was later identified as
Re,uado Belesentti. Italian coal
miner, from Aladdin. Wyo., was struck
by the last train from Lead just as it
entered the city. and ground into small
bits beneath the wheels. Belesentti
was lying in Il shadow and could not
be seen until too late TO stop the train.
The body was cut and mangled hor-
riby and ii was necessary to use
wheelbarrow to collect the scattered
remains along the track. The man had
just come TO town from Belle Fourche
during the day and had apparently
been drinking and had laid down to
rest. a companion later identified him
by means of cap found near the
trunk. Belesentti was Al years Of age
and has Wife back in Italy and a
l2-year-old son in Aladdin. He had
come here looking for work III some
OF the metal mines.
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DEMURRER FILED
FOR De MARSCHE,
STOCK RUSTLER
A.rd Fight Being Made For
Alleged Leader of Conspira-
tors Against Stockmen.

Sioux rails. S. D.. April e0--John G
Bartine. of oacoma. former states at
torney for Lyman county, has filed in
the United States court a demurrer to
the indictment in the case of Joseph
DeMarsche. who was indicted by fed
eral grand jury few days ago on the
rustic" cattle and horses on the Pine
Ridge and Rosebud Indian reservations
DeMarsche is alleged to be one of the
leading members of a gang OF expert
"rustlerS' who for some years operated
on the two reservations, to the great
annoyance of the authorities and the
loss of residents of the two reserNa-
tfons. The demurrer to the indictment
returned against him will be argued
before Judge Garland III the near fu-
ture.
Iver Hanson, a Sioux Falls saloon
man. was arraigned before Judge Car
land on an indictment charging him
with having sold liquor TO two different
Indians who are attending the present
term of United States court. Both Of
fenses are alleged to have been COM
mitted on April 8. Hanson entered a
plea of not guilty.
The case of Leo Rabbit, Sioux
warrior belonging on the Crow creek
reservation, who was indicted for cut
ting and removing standing imberfrom
the allotment of another Indian, has
been continued to regular term of
United States court which Will be held
at Deadwood in May. The defendant.
who is an unusually intelligent and re-
liable Indian, was released on his own
rccognizance. and promised to appear
at Deadwood when wanted for trial.
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DARING RESCUE IS
CHEERED TO ECHO

New York, April 2o.-Two flremen.
who We're taking a day off made a
thrilling rescue on the top floor of a
burving tenement in Third avenue to-
day. by forming a human chain from
the coping of an adjoining house and
swinging to safety George Deitz, who
had been caught by the fire in the hall
way of the building.
Deitz woke from a sound sleep. start
ing up through the areaway. He ran
first to the front of the building, but
there was no escaping in that direction.
When he tried to get back he was con-
fronted by a sheet of fire. The young
man again ran to the front window
and screamed for help. The firemen
did not have ladders long enough to
reach to the top floor, where DeitZ was
hemmed in.
F'iremen Dugan and Sythcs were off
duty, but near the place when the
building next door and appeared on the
coping. which was several feet higher
than the window, in which Detz was
standing. They called to Deitz to climb
out on the window sill. Then Sythes
crawled headfirst to the edge of the
coping. Dugan holding his feet. Slowly
and carefully the perilous feat of gain
ing swing so that Sythes could reach
DeltZs hands was accomplished. Held
fast by the fireman, Deitz let go of the
window casing and for several min
mid-air, SO feet above the pavement
In the meantime Dugan, crawling back
wards, regained his feet and was then
able to pull the two men to the coping.
A great crowd, which had gathered in
the street cheered the daring rescue
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A BAD INDIAN
GETS SHOT WITH
BOOZE AND GUN
Defies the kimball Marshal and
Gets Charge That Inn
proves His Conduct.

kimball, S. D., April 18.-Joe Riley. a
half-breed Indian from the Grow Creek
agency, was shot by City ..larshal j. S.
Stewart, of this place. because he re-
fused to hold up his hands when or
dered to do so and submit to arrest.
The shooting was done with a ham,
merleSs shot gun loaded with BIB shot.
The half-breed now lies at the Catholic
parsonage in a pretty badly demoral-
ized condition, but will probably re-
cover. The victim of the marshal'S
a saddle horse, having come to town
during the day With another half-breed,
who tried in vain to induce him to
start for Grow Greek after nghtfall.
Riley had in the meantime obtained
possession of some booze and was as
difficult to handle as a flea. The mar
shall claims that the Indian made
threats to kill him. After arming him
self with the shotgun. obtained at a
hardware store, he finally met up with
the half-breed, who was mounted. and
ordered him to throw up his hands, In
stead of obeying orders he wheeled his
cayuse. dug the spurs into him and
made his escape. but not until the Off
GER had cut loose one barrel of his gun
That was the last seen of him until
this morning, when he was found lying
in a pasture about mile from town
by two men at work on the race track.
An examination showed that the charge
of heavy shot had taken effect to the
the Indians back and buttocks. A
heavy "A gun was found on him. Had
the hammerless safety catch not been
on when the marshal first pulled on his
man ii is likely that he would have had
a dead Indian on his hands.
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DElUGE SuBMERGES
TOWNS IN TEXAS

Fort WORTH Tex. April 81. With
telephone, telegraph and railroad serv-'
ice almost completely suspended Fort
Worth. last night was the center of the
worst storm of wind and rain that has
ragged over north Texas in many years.
With two exceptions. every railroad
out Of the city was forced to annul
some trains. owing to washed out
tracks and loss of bridges.
Cleburne. 20 miles south. was struck
by a wind storm of tornado propor-
of rain that literally flooded the city.
Within 20 minutes after the storm
broke two bayous that run through
Cleburne had left their banks, flooding
800 to 600 houses.
"A circus. whose tents We're pitched in
the western portion of the city. was
completely wrecked. Two lions escaped
and prowled about town for an hour.
throwing people into a panic.
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BOOKCASES Ac AlNST
ACTORS ARE DISMISSED

Kansas City, Mo. April o2.--Over 1000
cases against theater people, actors and
Others employed in Kansas City play
houses, which We're brought as a result
of the Sunday observance crusade started
by Judge William III. Wallace. of the
criminal court. last September, were
wiped off the docket of the court when
1. B. kimbrell. prosecuting attorney of
Jackson county. made a motion to dis
miss them. This move on the part of
the state came after Judge Wallace had
decided TO obey the order Of the supreme
court and had transferred all of the Sun
day closing cases TO Judge Porterfcld's s
division of the criminal court. All thea
ter cases started since last September and
the indictments returned to up April 3
are III the list. There are now on the
docket about 5000 cases which have been
started during the past three weeks. Ac-
cording to Mi. kimbrell it will take all
summer to try these cases.
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READS OWN GUILT;
$500. DIES FROM SHOCK

Philadelphia. April 17.-Confronted
with the accusation of embezzling more
than $4,000 from the Franklin insti-.
tute of this city, Of which he has been,
treasurer for 90 years. Herbert E. Heyl,
was seized with what Is said to have
been apoplexy at his home in West
Philadelphia today. He died shortly;
afterward.
At breakfast. when glancing through
a morning newspaper. Heyl saw the;
account of the alleged embezzlement.;
He arose from the table. ran into tho,
hallway and collapsed.
A warrant for Heyl's arrest had been
issued yesterday.
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MUTE TELLS IN SIGNS
HUSBAND is SVEhGALl

Spokane. Wash, April 2O.-Mrs. Mary
Ruby Truesdale. mute, testified in
sign language that her husband, George
Truesday, whom she married in Iowa a
dozen years ago. exercised hypnotic in
fiuence over her, and Judge Z. H. Sui
livan, sitting in the Spokane county
superior court, promptly granted a de-
cree in her applications for an absolute
divorce. Mrs. Truesdale also alleged in
her complaint that her husband had
threatened to kill her, and in answer to
the courts questions through an inter-
prefer familiar with the language O,
signs the woman re-enacted the sceno
with all it's fury. The defendant was
not in the court room.
This is the first time a mute has ap-
peared before court of record In Spo-
kane county and asked for legal separ-
alton.
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PREsBYTERIANs HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING,

Sioux Falls. S. D.. April 1.-THE
presbytery of South Dakota is holding.
the sessions of it's annual melting here
today, and will continue until Thurs,
day. !
Rev. Mr.. Linka of Tyndall, made an
address on home mission work last
evening. and tonight addresses will be
made by Rev. Mr.. Kuhn. of Alexan-
dria. and DR.. D. E. jenkins. of the
Omaha Theological seminary.
The convention of the young people
of the presbytery will be held Thurs
day, and in the evening DR.. Gault, OF
the University Of Verrnillion. will give
an address,
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TWO FARMERS LOSE
PROPERTY BY FIRE

Howard, S. D., April 1S--During the
high wind Tuesday afternoon fire start
ed from a burning straw stack and
caught in Henry Theobald's barn.
burning it and the granary and all his
other outbuildings, together with ma
from his place to that of E. A. Weis-
haar, nearly half mile away, burning
all his machine sheds. granary, hog
pens. etc. The town people turned out
and by hard work managed to save his
house and barn. These -.wo farms are
situated one mile east of Howard The
loss will amount to hundreds of dollars,
as the buildings We're all good ones
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INCORPORATED UNDER
SOUTH DAKOTA LAW

Pierre, S. D.. April accompanies
having incorporated in South Dakota
this past week are:
The Royal Elevator company, Mitch
ell. $250,000; the Charles Mix County
Milling company, Platte, s25.OOO: the
Brainerd Lumber and Mercantile COM
pany Pierre, s1O0,O0O; the Rawhide
Tri- Lode Mining and Leasing COM
pany. Pierre. 100000; Mabean Mer-
camille company, Blunt, $1,000; Farm
ers' Telephone Exchange Of Iroquois,
Iroquois, $4,000; Rogers Silverware
company Freeman. 100000; Luibdo
100000; Lock Bar Steel Concrete COM
pany, Pierre. 100000; Homestake Hy-
draulic Mining company, Pierre. $780,
900; United States Car Corporation,
Huron, s1,O00,OOO: South East Truro
Telephone company. Stickney, s2,-
900: the Louisiana Sulphur and Devel-
opment company. Sioux Falls. $1,OOO,-
900: Carthage Sewer company, Car
thage. s25.e0O: Yankton Institute,
Yankton, $4,000: Cotton Cemetery as
ISOLATION. Cotton; Sheridan Farmers
Telephone company. Watertown, s1O,-
000; Farmers Cooperative Creamery
association, Castlewood, $4,000; Volks-
zeitung Publishing company, Eureka,
$4,000: East Pierre Assembly Hall as
sociation, Pierre: International Veneer
company, Pierre. s1,0O0OOO; the Haley
on Oil company, Huron, $1,50O, 900; the
Ajax Electric Tool company. Huron,
$25.000: the Congregational church Of
Murdo, Murdo: Boulevard Sewer COM
pany. Sioux Falls. $4,000: Hurley Ce-
ment Tile factory, Hurley, $4,000:
Sherman Dry Goods company, Aber-
deem. $50.O00.
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GRAND NIECE OF
MORGAN WILL BE
KINGS GODCHILD

London. April 23.-J. p Morgan's grand
niece, Baby Burns daughter of Walter
Spencer Morgan Burns and Mrs. Maturin
Livngston's granddaughter. who was
Evelyn Cavendish Bentwick) is to have
King Edward as sponsor at grand chris
tening toward the end Of May In the
Chapel Royal of ST. James palace.
Mrs. Lewis Harcourt. Mr.. Burns sister
will again entertain the king at Nuneham
park In July If MIR. Morgan and his
daughter, Mrs. Satterlee, are then in
Europe, they will be among the guests.
Last year Mr.. Morgan came from Venice
to London especially to attend royal
party at Nuneham,
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HANSON WINS CONTEST
IN COLLEGE ORATORY

Yankton, S. D.. April 1s-Alvin Han
son, of Viborg, was the college student
who Won out in the oratorical contest
here. He viii therefore be the college
representative in the state oratoricals
to take place in May. His subject.
very we'll handled, was THE Tragedy
Of Lost Childhood
term of circuit court for burglarizing
the saloon of George Brown. He was
nabbed by Night Policeman George Os-
Z. born while in the act of removing a
number of bottles of brandy, whisky
and beer
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KNIFE is APPLIED TO
OFFICIALS SALARY

Dead wood. $. d., April 23.-At the
meeting of the county commissioners
of Lawrence county. the salary of the
states attorney was cut from $1,000
a Year to $l,oO0. While a reduction
has been expected for some time past
as the salary was the highest for the
office paid in the state, the amount of
the cut was not looked for. There are
several candidates out for election be-
fore the primaries and it is not known
how the reduction will affect all of
them. but it is probable that some
will now Withdraw from the race.
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EDITOR AsPlREs TO
BE STATE OFFICIAL

Howard. S. D.. April a3.-Natt Eide.
one Of the editors of the Howard
Spi,i-. is, out in an announcement as
= :ssndtl}a. ~ the s;;lwart ticke fo-
the Office of commissioner of school
and public lands. His aspirations will
likely be settled at the June primar-
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NO MONEY FOR DEFUNcT
BANK OF SCOTLAND

Scotland s. D.. April oS-Paul Land
mann. receiver of the defunct First
National bank. of Scotland, has re-
turned from ST Louis where he went
to aid in prosecuting a suit in the in
terest of the depositors of the bank
The suit was instituted to recover the
sum of $4,000 which the failed bank
claimed to have on deposit in the
Washington National bank, of ST.
Louis. The decision was in favor of
the ST. Louis bank
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UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
COMPLETE ROMANCE

Nermllion. S. D.. April 23.-Meckie
Peterson and j. w. Fowler. jr.. We're
married here last week. The bride Is
2 daughter of Alderman Peterson here
and former university student. The
groom is a prosperous young attor-
ney of Deadwood. having graduated
from, the law school hero With the
class of '01. They will live in Dead
wood.
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DRAINAGE WORKERS
BEGIN s1,ooo,ooo JOB

Nermiliion, S. D.. April 23.-The
dredging company that will construct
the Clay creek drainage canal have
terial and work will soon be COM
mcnced in earnest. The company will
run three shifts of men of eight hours
each and work will go on night and
day, Sunday as we'll as week days.
Electric lights for night work will
be generated on the dredge. 1t will
be S1.000,00U Job.
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FORMER NEWSPAPER MAN
DIES OF CONSUMPTION

Howard, S. D., April 23.-Bert Bron-
son. son Of Senator S. II. Bronson and
formerly one of the editors Of the
Howard Advance, died Sunday evening
at 8 o'clock of quick consumption. He
was first taken With pneumonia while
working on a paper at Huron, but soon
developed consumption.
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TO PRACTICE IN
SOUTH DAKOTA COURTS

Pierre. S D.. April 22.-The supreme
court has admitted upon examination to
practice in this state. Ward B. Dyer OF
Fort Pierre, Donald Fellows. Of Aurora,
Wiley w. Knight. OF Clear Lake, Jos. j.
Corry. of Aberdeen Theo. Quale. of Blunt
and H. X. MacGeazy. OF Sioux Falls.
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IMPORTANT BUSINESS
CHANGE AT VERMlLLION

Ne-.lllion. S. d.. April 23.--Through
the agency of John Morrison j. E.
Camerer. of this city, becomes the
owner of considerable amount Of
South Dakota real estate and the Dirk
Land 6 Colonization company are
the new owners of the general
merchandise business on Main street,
which was formerly owned by Camerer.
The land company will continue in
business here.
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WATERFOWL HAS
VOTING RECORD
HARD TO EXCEED
Four Elections In Sixty Days
and Several More Loom Up
In the Distance.

watertown. S. o.. April 81. Four
election days within two months is the
record Watertown is making this
spring in giving her voters more op-
franchise in that time than the aver
age municipality will in year and
half. These four elections are the
spring elections on April for city
officers. q special election called by
the council for April % to vote on
the establishment of a municipal court
in Watertown, a special election to be
called by the county superintendent of
schools to vote on the proposition Of
taking the city schools out from under
the special charter now governing the
city. and the subsequent formation of
an independent district under the gem
eral law OF South Dakota. and the
regular school election on June 2.
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Huron Is scorched.

Huron. S. d.. April 17.-Soon after 1
o'clock today fire entirely destroyed the
livery barn owned by A. j. Cox and
operated by Will Whalen. All of the
horses and most of the carriages were
saved, but the harness and equip
ments were burned. The loss on the
building and contents is $1,000. The
Windsor hotel was damaged to the
amount of $500 The Morning Herald
printing Office, owned by W. III. Hollis
ter & Co.. was gutted. the presses and
other machinery was saved, but the
type and furniture and much stock
was destroyed. Tie loss on the office
was $4,000 and about the same on the
building. which was owned by w. L.
Miner.