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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-05
GREAT DRY" WAVE IS
SWEEPING THE LAND
Report to Presbyterians Shows IS
Per Cent of People Free
from Saloons.
BIG TOWNS SPURN LIQUOR
List Of Eight Bishops Selected by
the Methodist General Confer
ence at Baltimore.

Eight million six hundred thousand
people abolished the saloon last year,
including our entire States. The seven
prohibition States have a population
Of over 100000, while 27,OOO,OOO
more live In other prohibition terri
tory, making about Is per cent of the
total population of the United States
free from the influence of the saloon
OF the thirty-fOur legislatures in seS-
sion last year, twnty passed laws I'M
favorable to the liquor traffic. while
not a legislature has been in session
the present year that has not had one
or more temperance bills before it. In
recent years no legislation favorable to
the liquor traffic has been enacted"
Such was the language in which the
pogress of the temperance movement
in the United States was reported to
the general assembly of b PreSby-
terrain Church in session at Kansas
City.
1t was shown that the victories Of
the opponents of the traffic were not
confined to rural districts. bnt were
obtained in Such cities as Kansas City,
Kan. Atlanta, Ga; Birmingham. Ala.
II Worcester, Mass, each with a pop
ulation Of over 100000. Ten other
cities Of over $4,000; twenty-five over
10000, and s~eventy-six having between
5000 and 5000 have banlshed the
saloon.
The Temperance Committee reported
hat while there was a time when
more States than at present had pro-
hibitory laws. more than twice as
many people to-day live under prohi-
milton as at any previous time in the
history Of the United States. The aim
aim Of the temperance work was given
as twofold. First, to keep people away
from strong drink, and. second. to
keep strong drink away from the PEG
pie. Continuing, the committee report
ed: 1.-The latter may be accomplished
by law, so far as men can be made
to respect and obey the law The for
mer must be done ma !nly by educa-
ton, moral suasion and religious int1u-
ence."
New NJ. e. bishops.
The Episcopal election Of the Metho-
NlSl Hp4S1optA ~ ~ l'oc va
completed at Baltimore ON Tuesday,
and when announcement was made OF
the selection of the eighth and last
bishop many Of the delegates heaved
signs of relief. The full list of selec-
tons is here given:
DR.. W. f. Anderson. DIR. w. S. Lewis.
DR.. j. L. Nelson. DR.. E. II. Hughes
DR.. w. A. Quayle. DR.. r. Mcintyre
DR.. c. W. Smith. DR.. f. NJ. Bristol.
The Rev. George A. Cookies appeal
against the ruling of Bishop David II.
Moore in the matter of Mr.. Cookies
charges against Chancellor J. r Day
Of Syracuse University was dismissed
by the Judiciary Committee Of the Gen
eral Conference. Mr.. Cooke preferred
charges against Chancellor Day before
the New York conference, alleging that
DR.. Day had spoken disrespectfully Of
President Roosevelt in his writings.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-05
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Ground has been broken for the new
science hall at Albert Lea college. The
building is to be 1O6x5O feet in size. and
will cost $4,000
Hamline university athletes defeated
the South Dakota Agricultural college
team from R~rookings in the field day
meet at st. Paul.
Five vacation schools are planned for
the coming summer in St. Paul No book
studies will be pursued, but the pupils
will be taught other useful work.
The Grand Forks On. d. count
schools will engage this year in 4 corn
grow ng contest. One bushel Of seed has
been received by the county superinteu1-
ent from Fargo, and circulars are being
mailed in regard to the contest.
\ number of St. Paul policemen at
tempted to arrest students of Hamline
university, who We're celebrating a base
ball victory over Gustavus Adolphus COL
lege with a bonfire on the university cam
pus. The whole body of men students
charged the police and took their prison
ers away from them.
Up-to-date man of the hour oratory
as taught by the University of Chicago
has forced that institution to give up all
Intercollegiate contests with it's sister
universities. 1t is declared that howery
oratory is priced too highly by judges,
who decided against Chicago speakers.
On q field of mud, with a driving mist
and a piercing wind, Grinnell began her
first Intercollegiate game Of baseball for
this season with the University of Ne
hraska. 1t had been decided to play but
seven innings, but it required the eighth
to decide that Grinnell had won by a
score of Z to 6.
At a meeting of the board of regents
of the Minnesota university it was recon-
mcnded that Prof. NJ. Rarig of North
western university be appointed to sue
coed the late Prof. E. E. McDermott, who
taught English oratory.
The South Dakota in~terscholastic high
school athletic meet, held m Sioux Falls,
resulted in MitchelPs high school athletes
securing the highest number of points
and capturing the honors OF the occa-
sion. Mitchell captured events enough 70
re awarded SO points: Sioux Falls was
second with 81 points Howard was third
with IS points and Madison high school
was last with 10 points.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-05
SMELL WILL IS VOID.
Jury Finds Millionaire Insane When
He Made Testament.
RIeHARDASEEL

The jury in the sensational Smell
will case, on trial at Clinton, ILL.,, re-
turned Il verdict setting aside the will
of Colonel Tom Smell, the eccentric
old millionaire, on the ground that he
was insane at the time the will was
written. .
The verdict awards $750,OOO Of Colo
mel Smells fortune to his only living
son, Richard. The children of Thorn
ton Smell will also receive $4,000.
The original will gave Richard Smell
9S cents a week; the breaking Of it
makes him almost a millionaire. Mabel
Smell Mcnamara. the protege of the
lead man, who was by the will to re-
ceive $1,000 a year, gets nothing.
The case attracted much attention
because of the number of women in
volved. Many women, some Of them
members of prominent Illinois fami-
lies, wrote love letters to the old colo
mel which brought them rich returns
in the way of gifts, usually Of money,
from Smell. Among the persons In
volved and whose letters were brought
out at the first trial were the wife and
OduSAlC1 VI LIZ a. AoS
the most notorious Of the letters We're
those said to have come from Mabelle
Smell Mcnamara, whom Smell said was
his niece, but whose relationship was
denied by the contestants. She Is al
legged to have gotten 100000 from the
colonel, before he made his will.
That the letters written Smell by
Mabelle Smell and other women wreck
ed his mind and character was the dec
laration made by Richard Lemon, coun-
Sci for the contestant in the notorious
case, in his closing argument. Colonel
Smell was sane" he declared, until
these vampires got possession Of him
and wrecked him in mind and character
and Influenced him in giving up his
wealth."
Colonel Smell, whose will practically
disinherited his son Richard, became q
millionaire by shrewd deals in Illinois
land. He moved to Clinton in the early
sos, and with small capital began his
business. Every dollar he could get
and save-and be saved most of the
money that fell into his hands-he in
vested in land. Much land bought at
SIPS an acre he sold at $500 an acre
At the time Of his death he owned
5000 acres Of fine farm land in the
death of his wife in 1875 he was con
sidered an exemplary husband. When
her body was buried he was prevented
from jumping into the open grave and
begged to be buried with her
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-05
ABDUCTION ENDS FATALLY.
Indiana Man Shot While Attempting
~ to Garry Of Woman.

An involved matrimonial difficulty
resulted the other afternoon in the
shooting and death Of w. w. Patterson,
keeper Of the Syracuse, Ind, boat
house on Lake Wawasse. and Ernest
Franks, his brother-in-law, was dan
gerously wounded in n desperate run
ming battle in automobiles, which was
fought near Millersburg.
According to reports Of the affair,
Patterson when shot was attempting
to abduct Mrs. j. NJ. Sargent of Syra-
cuse at the point Of a revolver, out OF
revenge, it Is said, because Mrs. Sar-
gent, a close friend Of Mrs. Patterson,
was accused by Patterson Of having
disrupted his family affairs. Patter-
son was married to a daughter OF DIR.
Franks Of Ligonier, having eloped with
her. She subsequently left him and
went to live with her father in Lyon
Ter. Mrs. Sargent was visiting at the
Franks residence.
Patterson called Mrs. Sargent on the
! telephone and told her he was coming
after her. To this no attention was
paid, as the young man had been act
ing strangely for several days. Later
he went to Landlord Hoover Of a local
hotel and said he was a Federal officer
n had a warrant for Mrs. Sargent's
arrest. Together they started is IN
automobile to DR.. Franks house. On
the way he met DR.. Franks, father OF
the wounded man, and Mrs. Sargent,
who were driving to town. Covering
them with a revolver, he dragged the
woman from the carriage and throw
ing her into the automobile, forced
Hoover to start toward Millersburg.
News of the abduction quickly spread
through Ligonier. Ernest Franks, a
brother Of Mrs. Patterson, organized
a posse n started in pursuit, taking
the lead in a big touring car. At Mil
lersburg Patterson left his auto and
entered the telegraph Office. Then the
posse from Ligonier arrived in an auto
mobile. Franks ordered Patterson to
drop his revolver. Instead Patterson
fred and wounded Franks. At this q
member of the posse fred, fatally
w%ounding Patterson.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-05
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Jack Atkins won the rich Metropolitan
handicap at the opening of Belmont Park
in New York.
At Beloit, Wis, Beloit college won
handily from Nebraska university in
eight innings by the score of 3 to 1.
Jared from a vicious blow that had
sent him to the floor and so dazed that
he could hardly see, Rudolph Unholz was
declared beaten in the eleventh round Of
his 60 with Joe Cans at San Francisco.
Pinned to the floor for fifteen minutes
beneath a platform on which rested 5000
pounds of iron, Warren Travis of Will
Iiamsburg. who is known as a profess
SIGNAL strong man. received injuries in
the Brooklyn Athletic Club house which
may result in his death.
Sir Cleges, George Longs colt, won
the Blue Grass stakes at Churchill Downs
in a terrific drive with Dark Night
through the stretch.
Bennins race track will be removed
from the District of Columbia into Mary
land because Congress has imposed a PEN
atty of $500 for betting on races within
the District.
Trance. a lively youngster, placed at
the prohibitive odds of 2 to 8. won the
SUFFOLK SellluS SLdke d uue AleLioIoilldA
Clubs closing race at Jamaica. He COW
cred five ~furlongs in one minute five sec
onds. ~
Allie Moore annexed the title of two-
mile king in the Americana Canadian pro-
f~essional roller skating championship for
that distance held in Chicago. Moore
took the grand final in o:12475, leading
John Flannery of Youngstown by TIVE
feet at the finish.
In the dual track meet between r.nn.
s~ylvania freshmen and combined school
teams, at Philadelphia Roy Merce.. an
, 1S-year-old George school boy. broke the
worlds intcrscholastic pole vault record,
held by c. Freeney of Chicago, Gearing
the bar at II feet Y. inch. Merce.-. also
won the quarter-mile race in O.o - and.
the broad jump at p fee . i2caes
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-05
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

Ruth Bryan Leavitt, daughter of Will
liam Jennings Bryan, will go on the
stump for her father this fall, it is an
nounced, at Omaha.
Bessie johnson Mariani, daughter of
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson of Cleveland, has
brought suit for divorce against her hus-
band, Frederic Mariana, Italian steel ex-
pert.
Members of the class of % of Yale
university will erect n flagstaff near Wood
bridge Hall, New Haven, Conn, in honor
of Augustus G. Ledyard, one of the Yale
men who lost their lives in the Philip
pines.
The first gymnasium to be opened by
the Y. NJ. G.. A in Russia has just been
started in St. Petersburg, at the expense
of James Stokes Of New York City.
The Mexican government has announc-
ed that if the Yaqui Indians surrender
they must dc SO Internationally, adj of the
requests of the chiefs for leniency having
been refused ..
Reports by the public service commits
sion of New York show 4,707 accidents
in April on street railways, subways and
elevated roads. Preceding months show
ed: January, 1921; February, 3,951 !;
March, 4,353.
Ernest P. Bicknell of Chicago was
elected president by the conference on
charities and corrections in session at
Richmond, Va.
Tamisuka Yokohama and Yasuo Matsui,
japanese architects from Toxic, have ar
rived in New York for the purpose of
studying the construction of American
theaters and gathering data for the Toxic
artistic and imperial theater.
John Murray, the publisher, has OBJ
tanned a verdict of SS37, 800 damages
against tae London Times because the
Times accused the publishing firm of es-
tortion in selling the letters of the late
Queen Victoria at high price.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-05
HUNDREDS LOST IN TYPHOON.
New Disaster at Hankow Follows
Recent Death-Dealing Flood.

New Disaster at Hankow Follows
Recent Death-Dealing Flood.
The steamer ShinonnO Maru of the
japanese line, which arrived Thurs
day at Victoria, B. c., brought news
of another disaster through q typhoOn
at Hankow, following on the disastrous
freshet which involved the loss of more
than 1000 lives with the wrecking OF
1000 junks and the stranding Of many
steamers, including several Of foreign
river craft.
The shores were thick with corpses
Of jewellers along the river. Hundreds
we're recovered before the steamer left
Shanghai. The typhoon came suddenly,
and in a few hours reduced hundreds
of boats in the Kan river to sprinters.
Steamers broke away from their moor
ings, and only those which could get
I'D steam quickly escaped.
News was also brought of a great
coal mining disaster in Kwang Sa,
where 1000 lives were lost when the
mine took fire.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-05

Robert Harcourt, Liberal, son of ths
late Sir William Vernon Harcourt by his
second wife. who was the daughter of j.
l.. Motley, the historian, has been elected
to the British House of Commons from
the district of Montrose, in place Of
John Morley, recently elevated to the
pterage.
The Congress of the Argentine Repub-
lie assembled at Buenos Ayres just as it
was reported that various groups Of in.
surgents throughout the country had been
defeated. President Al Corta, in his mes
sage said he had never intended ignor-
ing the right of Congress to deal with
the budget and promised to adhere to the
constitution.
Winston Churchill. president of the
British Board of Trade in the new cabi-
net, who recently was defeated in North
west Manchester. has obtained a decisive
victory in the Dundee constituency by Il
plurality of 2,7O9, although his vote was
2.197 less than the Liberal total two years
ago. The Laborite candidate came out
third in the race.
Prince Zu Eulenburg. the former friend
and confidant of Emperor William.
knight of the Black Eagle and member of
the Prussian House of Lords, has been
brought to Berlin under arrest under n
charge of perjury and on the plea of i'll
ness has been taken to a charity hospital.
The charge is made in connection with
the trial of Editor Harden for libel.
W. II. Leavitt. a son-in-law of William
Jennings Bryan. had q dangerous encoun-
ter in Paris with an italian named Cana,
who had been sitting for Mr.. Leavitt as a
model in connection with a picture which
the American artist is painting for the
city hall at Denver, Colo. After being
released from his engagement Cana re-
turned repeatedly to Mr.. Leavitt's studio
and demanded extra compensation. This
was refused him. The model finally
struck Mr., Leavitt a blow on the head
with a bludgeon. The artist was knock
ed down, but he jumped up at once and
defended himself with a knife.
Dispatches were read in the Persian
parliament stating that the Kurds around
Urumiah, a town in Persian Armenia,
had pilIased thirty-six villages NJ mas
sacred 1880 people.
Lord Avebury tSir job Lubbock in
troduced 9 sill in the British House of
Lords prohibiting. under severe penalties.
the importation of plumaga, excepting
that of certain species of birds.
Nine. Anna Gould and her children. ac-
c%ompanied by Prince Helie de Sagan, are
travelling in Italy. The prince has been
warned by a friend from Paris that Count
Boni de CastellaDe is determined to Gre
ate a 81 andal the moment he meets him
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-05
nation WILL EXTEND
IRRIGATION SERVICE
Meeting to Be Held in Albuquerque,
N. M, Will Give Impetus
to Great Work.
WILL HELP FORESTRY. TOO.
Projects to Be Undertaken May In
volve Total Expenditure of Hun
dred Million Dollars.

Following by only a few months the
meeting of the Governors to run>iirr
the conservation of the nations re-
sources the sixteenth annual irrigation
congress, to be held in Albuquerque.
n. NJ. from Sept. 20 to Oct. 10. will
be a gathering of unusual significance.
Within the neNt few years the work
Of the government for rcclAiming the
unfruitfuI lands of the continent will
aln st certainly, it is asserted. under
90 a big expansion, and where now mil
lions of dollars are being expended in
utilizing wasted water supplies and d.
verting them to fertile arid regions. the
draining of swamp lands and the prob
lem Of reforrStati"n are likely TO be big
questions that in the near future VIII
receive the attention Of the scientists
and engineers of the reclamation ser
vice.
In the work ut present undertaken
the next three years will witness an
expenditure of $50. 5000. according to
the broad program that is being carried
out, and this, added to $31. 100000 that
already has gone into the irrigation
works concerned, will bring to complr-
ton twrnty-cight irrigation projects in
sixteen States. making ~productiv"
1,01O,OH acres of formerly desert
waste.
From this time on, also. the govern
ment engineers plan to begin operation
On ut least one big reclamation project
each year until the whole scheme, in
volving al outlay of $lOO.NOO.NDn. shall
have been completed. Rms will be
discussed for those to be begun, includ-
Ing big works in the valley of the Col
orud0 River and in the Sacramento Val
ley in California. All of which lends
magnitude and Importance to the con-
ing congress.
Will Consider Forestry Also.
The subject of forestry IS slated for
extended discussion at this gathering,
It's relation to irrigation being til" most
Intimate, it is said. Rivers rising in
devastated countries are subject to an
nuAl floods that cannot be controlled
and work only further devastation each
year, while the flow can le turned to
no useful purpose.
In the country surrounding AloE-
querQue. where the modern wonders Of
irrigation are to be discussed, there
are traces of ancient works fully rs
wonderful in their way because created
by primitive peoples ages ago who were
the first irrigators of the West.
The most remarkable part of ii. ac-
cOrding to the government engineers
who are surveying new canals for these
same regions, is that the ancients. with
most advantageous routes for carrying
out these big engineering works. and
in many sections to-day. it is said. the
surveys are plotting out the new works
right along the lines Of those in use
centuries ago.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-05

1539-De Soto landed in Florida in
search of gold.
1120-The plague made its appearance at
Marseilles. resulting in the death or
10000 persons in a few months.
175.--Tench Coke, the father Of the cot
ton industry in the United States.
born in Philadelphia.
1SO2-Martha Washington. wife OF
George Washington, died at MoIni
Vernon.
1SoJ-Napoloon crowned himself king Of
Italy at Milan.
1Sl3-Marshal Duroc, one of %aNoloon'S
most celebrated officers. killed at
iteichcnIAch 49,. Fort George lak"H
by Americans.
lSGO-presiLcnt Jackson vetoed the Mays
Vile road bill.
1SiS-Gov. Durham arrived at Que!''c.
1>i9-BritiSh merchants left Carton.
China. because of the opium rios.
1S45-Sir John Franklin sailed on his
last expedition to the Arctic region.
1S4G-Louis Napoleon escaped from til"
fortress of Ham.
1S4S-French government decrced the
perpetual banlShlNrlt OF Louis mn
lppe ana MS laIl'Iy'
1SJl-French squadron arrived at Cuba
under Admiral Dulursne....fn!! "a
ings in Boston dralcd on the return
OF a fugitive slave 10 the south
1SJG-British envoy to the United States
ordered to quit Washington.
1SJT-British troops under Gen. Arson
advanced on Delhi, India.
1SG4-Gcn. Richard Oglesbv nominated
for Governor of Illinois.
1897 pri,co,s of yvo1os horn o,eon
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-05

Former President Mitchell of the Unit
ed Mine Workers, noting the report that
the anthracite operators had decided to
reduce wages Of the miners to make up
for the payment of damages under che La
bility law and for the compliance with
the safety appliance law. declares that
the miners will not tolerate such an in
justice" The proposal to take over the
retail business. he says. would mean the
virtual reduction in wages. as there wo1i1
be no fuctuation in retail prices TO be
divided under the sliding scale.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-05
Osler AsSatls HOmeODaths

During the commencement exercises of
the New York Homeopathic College Dean
Harvey said thai DR.. Osler. in response
to an invitation to address the alumni
banquet. had sent a letter saying. in eff
feet, that the ~homeopaths were a bunch
of quacks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-05

The United States Supreme Court has
sustained the decision of the Arkansas
courts awarding S1,242 damages to the
widow of a brakeman killed on the Iron
Mountain while trying to couple cars not
equipped WIKI he standard coupler re-
quired by the law. The defense was that
the road had taken reasonable care by
providing certain aids. bat Justice Moody
said that there was no escape from the
express provision of the law.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-05

Fire destroyed the Central Warehouse,
$50 to 700 First street North, M:naea2or
lis loss 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-04
ESTIMATE OF LOSS.
In Life and Property in the Crows
Nest Disaster.

Vancouver. B. C.. Aug. 4.-The fol-
lowing is a summary of the Crows
Nest disaster up today:
Fernie. town destroyed; Is to 40
persons killed, probably not more than
20, no names available; property loss
$4,000, 900; Insurance $2,300,000; s.
900 homeless.
Hosmer, one life lost, residence Sec
ton burned: 80 homeless damage
100000; coal mine properties not
seriously damaged.
Michel. one life lost and four killed
three miles away. Town of 1000 pop
ulation half burned. people fed. En-
tire town will probably, be consumed
with loss of 100000, no details OBJ
taina BILE.
Sparwood, saw mill village, two
killed. large mills and adjoining build
ings burned and loss quarter million.
Coal Creek. not seriously damaged.
Burned area 80 miles long by five to
the miles In width. Damage to
standing timber 100000.