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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17

OF lands in The T4ipp county land lot
terry, will arrive in Dallas on the 25th
inst. with his corps of clerks, to ar.
range the necessary details incident
to the registration which will com.
mence on the 9Th Of October, and
close on the 18th, after which the
drawing will be held at that place on
the 18th. His headquarters will be
established here in the new govern.
ment building which the citizens of
Dallas are now erecting for that pur.
pose. 1t is a large cement block build.
ing and will be asolutely fire proof.
The towns Of O'Neill and Valentine,
Neb. and Presho and Chamberlain,
S. D., are enumerated on official liter.
allure issued by the department of the
interior as affidavit points, and the
registration points as Dallas and Greg.
DRY, with headquarters of the officials
u Dallas.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17
To Eliminate GAMBLING.

The. town authorities of Dallas are
determined to eliminate gambling of
all kinds during the rush period in
Dallas, and positively no gambling OF
any kind will be tolerated. The gam
blers about tbs city have been notified
that the town authorities mean every
word they say, and the situation looks
serious to them and their prospects
OF a rich harvest has gone glimmer.
ing. Those who have speculated tn
coming here during the rush and pur.
suing the gambling art, must search
Tor greener fields. This information
will be good news to the real home.
steader who may be assured of a trim
with absolute safety to Dallas and the
freedom of crooks who naturally
gather where open gambling is per
mitted. The lid will be on, and the
board is firm in their decision to make
their word good.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17
IN The SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
Cte0nings of Important NesDs Of NorWay, SlDeden
and Denmark, .Dith Occasional Comments.
By opLAND
BY MARTIN ". onLAND.

The government of Holland has In
vited this government to partake in
a congress to arrange uniform code
of salvage and wrecking regulations.
The other countries to take part in
this conference are Germany, Nor
way and Denmark. II AZ.
Queen Victoria has recently been
made honorary commander of a regi-
ment Of infantry in the German army
by Emperor William. In acknowl-
edgement of the honor the queen has
Written the regiment complimentary
letter of greeting which aroused
good deal of enthusiasm among the
members of the Fusiliers.
A movement is on foot under the
direction of w. r., Lundgren to estab-
lish direct steamship line between
Sweden and America. The organizer
disclaims any connection with the
company recently. organized here to
| establish line between this country
and South Africa. The plans of the
| now organization. have been laid be-
fore the government for Official en-
dorsement and sanction
The visit of the emperor and en-
| press of Germany to this country in
| August was the occasion of some very
enjoyable festivities. The couple
were entertained at the royal palace.
and several functions were given in
| their honor during their stay in the
capital. The return journey was
made in the imperial yacht Hohenzol-
lern, the shore batteries firing part
| of the harbor.
A dispatch from Copenhagen says
that after acting as Swedish envoy to
Denmark for some months, Herman
DE Lagercrantz accompanied by his
wife and daughters, left here yester-,
day to resume his post as minister to
Bremen on the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse Sept. s..
The departure of Minister De La
gercrantz from the United States on
a six months leave of absence last
October gave rise to considerable
comment in diplomatic circles in
Washington. 1t was even rnmored
that the Swedish minister had become
persona non grata, but denial was at
once given to this at the White House.
In an interview at Copenhagen the
latter part of June the Swedish min
lister said: My relations with the
Washington administration now are
and always have been most pleasant.
| Taking advantage of the luII which
occurs in Washington during the sum,
mer months, my government saw fit
to order me to take charge Of the
legation
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17
TO REDEEM BOTTOM LANDS.
Government Engineer Prepares
Straighten James River.

Government Engineer Prepares tc
Straighten James River.
W. J. McCathron, supervising engi
neer of the agricultural department
Washington, is at Yankton for the Dur
pose of viewing and making a recon
noitering survey of the James river
from its mouth to point about tir
ty miles north. He has already gone
over some of the ground and his con
clusions are that the stream can be
Strengthened by cutting out at least
a dozen big bends which will increase
the fall of the water and provide a
needed drainage for the bottom lands
thousands of acres of which are now
at the mercy of spring floods, which
keep the lands soaked through the
season of tillage and render them
worthless for crops.
The government will do the survey.
ing, but the land owners must nav for
strengthening the stream. A similar
Improvement will doubtless be maze
throughout the river, which heads
near Devils Lake, N. d.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17
WORKING ON CORN PALACE.
Col. Robe Arrives to Decorate the
Building for the Sixteenth Con-

Col. Robe Arrives to Decorate the
Building for the Sixteenth Con-
secutive Year.
Monday work started in the decora-
ton of the exterior of the corn palace
building. Col. A. Robe of Lawrence,
Kan, who has decorated the Mitchell
building since the year 1892, arrived
in the city Sunday, and Monday began
drawing the designs which will effec-
lively adorn the building. The first
load of corn was brought IL for deco
ratve purposes Saturday evening, and
it showed a good maturity and fully
out of the way of frost. Fifty men
and boys were put to work stripping
the corn, saving it into halves and
making buttons out of it. 1t will re-
quire 1000 bushels of corn to cover
the building, and every bushel of it
has been grown on the farms of Davi-
son county.
The corn palace will open on Sept
%, with the presence of William j.
Bryan as the feature of the day This
will be Democratic day. The Re-
Dublicans have not absolutelyF secur-
ed their speaker as yet, but a tenta-
tive arrangement was made by Chair
man Hitchcock with Messrs W. G.
Cook, chairman of the state commit
tee, and George A. Silsby Of this city,
whereby it is likely that James Sher-
man, the Republican vice presidential
candidate, will be sent to Mitchell on
tour of the Northwest, the route for
which has not been fully decided
upon. The national committee did not
indicate that Judge Taft would make
a tour of the country, and if it should
be decided upon, it would be after the
corn palace week. Arrangements are
being carried forward to secure the
preaence Of Eugene Chain, the Prohi-
bition presidential candidate, for one
day of the corn palace, with strong
chances Of securing him. Mr.. Sher-
man will be in Mitchell Friday or Sat
urday, while Mr.. Chain will come
about Wednesday.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17

Sir Thomas Dewar told an amusing
story at the opening of the Dewar
house recently concerning liquid
which he sampled in the prohibition
state OF Maine. When he asked what
it was made of he was told that the
blender took a gallon of wood alcohol,
put a wineglassful of glycerin in. it to
mellow it, then strained it through a
cheese cloth to give it flavor and
united the whole with at gallon of wa
ter It was called squirrel whisky
because those who drank it talked
nutty and climbed trees
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17
Postmistress at Eighty-one.

Mrs. ]. R. McCaskey, who last week
celebrated her eighty-hrst birthday, is
probably the oldest postmistress in
the United States, and is the Oldest ia
point of service.
She was appointed postmistress at
/. Shermansdale Pa, in June, 1877, and
! has served continuously ever since
that time at the local postof1ice At
present her duties are being attended
to by her daughter, who is acting for
her during an Illness.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17
SWEDEN.

During Emperor Williams visit at
Visby he ordered some copies made
of the chandeliers in the cathedral
there. He was particularly delighted
with the large chandelier in the
chapel and ordered two copies OF this
as well as samples Of some Of the
wall brackets. Consul Ekman and
Bishop Scheele were authorized to
arrange the matter for the distin-
guished visitor.
The king OF saxony has recently
made short pleasure trip through
Sweden, travelling incognito under the
name of Count Won Hilfenberg. He
arrived. at Malmo with six compan-
lens, coming by way OF Goteborg and
going o nto Norway via the Trelle-
borg-Sassnitz railway.
Prof. R. Won Koch from Germany
has been making a pleasure trip
through Sweden. and is at present
spending few weeks in Stockholm.
Prof Koch received the Nobel prize
for medical skill in 1905.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17
The Light That Failed.

The bachelor and the benedict were
vending homeward their weary way.
All, you lucky married mani" sigh
ed the bachelor. think of having a
hearthstone, real home, waiting
welcome! Look-there's light in the
window for you,"
Dash it! So there isl. muttered
the benedict. We'll, there's only one
way out Of that-let's go back to the
club"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17

The above Illustration portrays an ms
uent IN the career OF a group of the new
settlers who are Transforming the west
ern half of South Dakota into an agri-
cultural paradise. It is only within the
last two years, since the construction of
two great railroad lines from the Mis-
souri, river to the Black Hills, that settlers
nave poured into that region in large
number They are steadily Transforming
the former great cattle range into a farm
Ing district and thus far have met with
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17

their farming opera tons.
The picture shows a part Of the potato
harvest on the homestead of G. M. Bro
berg in Stanley county. 1t must be
acknowledged that for size the potatoes
Will compare favorably with anythinS of
the kind raised in the older portion Of
south Dakota east of the Missouri river.
me prosperous and contented appear
ance OF the men. women and children
shown in the group is typical of the
thousands of new settlers who have oc-
cupfed the territory between the Missouri
river and the Black Hills. -- 49, =
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17
STEALS TEAM; ARRESTED.
John kushnard Celebrates Theft by
Getting Drunk at Mitchell.

Getting Drunk at Mitchell.
John Kushnard was arrested at
Mitchell on the charge of drunken
ness, and after some questioning on
the part Of Sheriff Cook he stated that
he was from Trip, and that he had
driven to Mitchell with team of
horses and surrey. The team and
buggy were found, and later it devel-
oped that Kushnard had stolen the
team at Trip. The sheriff of Hutch
inson county and the owner Of the
team came up and identified the prop
erty. Kushnard was taken back to
Olivet, and the owner drove his team
home.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17
DENMARK.

The great Wagner tenor at the Roy.
al opera house, Herr Cornelius, has
been engaged for the coming three
seasons at the Metropolitan opera
house in New York a a salary Of S..
600 kroner (s1755o) yearly. He has
on several occasions sung chief parts
at the Bayreuth festival Frau Wag.
ner, widow Of the great composer.
considers the Danish tenor to be one
of the worlds best interpreters Of her.
husbands music
The teachers of Denmark are de-
manding important legislative reforms
that will raise the standard Of their
professions and tend to separate secu.
lar from religious instruction They
demand that new teachers must have
higher scholastic attachments than in
the past and that inspection Of
schools by representatives OF the
church be discontinued and replaced
by inspection Of school men. Mr.. So.
rensen, the minister of culture, has
been SO impressed by the united &C.
ton Of the teachers that he has
agreed to recommend to the rigsdag
the enactment of law carrying out
the first demand of the pedagogues,
and will ask for the appointment OF
a commission to consider the second
demand.
About year ago mentioned the
fact that society was organized in
Denmark to preserve from destruc.
ton old buildings Of historical inter.
est The society started out with good
membership, and has been doing act.
i've work, as may be gathered from
it's first annual report recently pub.
lished. 1t has prevented the destruc.
tion OF the ancient Lindegaard in Kali.
lenborg, one of the members of the
society, Mr.. Bestle, buying it. 1t has
also succeeded in preventing the tear.
ing down Of the old Vindings house
in Copenhagen. Another famous old
house saved by the society Is tho
"Weis Stenestue" at Ribe, the city in
which Jacob A. Riis was born Sew.
eral other interesting landmarks have
been preserved by the society.
It is reported that quite a. number
Of old officers in the army will be
given an honorable discharge by King
Frederick this fall.
Constantin Brun, WHO has been tl1
Danish minister IN Washington fa
many years, and who has spent the
summer at home. will be transferred
this fall to London, when f. de Bille.j
the Danish minister there. retires on
account OF old age. Mr. Brl,n Is con.
sidered ore Of Den al ks 4 S c..esTe.ese
diplomats. He has shown great abil.
ity during his service in Washington
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17
Understood at Last.

Lawyer-How is it that you have
waited three years before suing Null
Ter for calling you a rhinoceros?
Countryman-Because I never saw
one OF the beasts till yesterday at the
zoo.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17
JUDGE WHITTEN IN CHARGE,

Will Superntend Land DRAWING at
Dallas.
Judge ]. w. Written, who will be
the superintendent in charge of the
government registration and drawing
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17
seIf.Protection.

Oklahoma has enacted law against
nepotism
I'VE had to do something to keep
our poor relatives at a distance ex-
planned the legislators.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-17

The lexicon is a colossal undertake
ing, embracing 4,221 pages, and Civ
ing sketches of over 500 authors. No
pains have been spared to make the
work absolutely authoritative,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-30
CAPITALISTS BACK
RECLAMATION PLAN
Salt Lake Railroad Men Interested in
Project to Build Monster Dam
and Develop Nevada
Land
JBy Associated Press. J

RENO, New, Oct. ga reclamation
project, second only to the great Car
Truckee project in magnitude and
far-reaching in influence in the devel-
opment of this state, is about TO be
started in Lincoln county, the company
to be known as the Nevada-Utah Irri-
eating and Development company.
The undertaking includes the con-
struction of the third highest dam in
the world at an expenditure, including
bitches and laterals, of $750,000
The promoters are Salt Lake capt.
talists associated with the Salt Lake,
Los Angeles & San Pedro railroad. The
total number of acres to be reclaimed
is 23, 1888.
This territory. lying within eight
miles of Moapa, which is half way be-
tween Califte and Las Vegas, fifty
miles from each place, is government
land and will be withdrawn under the
Carey act
The dam will be constructed at the
head of Arrowhead canyon and will
have a width of go feet and a height
of 1856 feet.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-30
PLACED WOMAN'S LIMIT
AT PINT OF CHAMPAGNE
Witness in Gould Divorce Case Be-
IieVes One Little Bottle at Dinner
Is All That Is Good for
Fair Sex

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Elijah w.
Sells, cousin of Mrs. Katherine Glenn
mons Gould and "a distant relative of
her husband. Howard Gould, testified
today before Edward G. Whitaker as
referee at a hearing in the suit for
divorce instituted some time ago by
Mrs. Gould.
Mr. Sells is going abroad for six
months and Justice Bishoff of the SUI
preme court ordered the hearing now.
Mr.. Sells appeared as witness to the
good character of Mrs. Gould.
In July, 1906, after serious differ
ences had arisen between Mrs. Gould
and Mr.. Gould. he said he tried to
effect an arrangement whereby the
Goulds would live according to a def
mite domestic and property plan. Ger
tain stipulations were laid down by
Mr.. Gould to govern his wife's con-
duct, but Mrs. Gould rejected them.
One of Mr.. Goulds rules, witness said,
was that his wife should abstain
wholly from the use of intoxicants.
On this point, on cross examination,
Delaney Nicoll, who appeared for
Gould, asked Mr.. Sells to tell just how
much wine he thought lady should
drink.
Mrs. Could" the witness replied,
drank only as much as a lady should"
"Well, what is lady's limit?" asked
well, I should say that the limit
for lady is a pint of champagne at
dinner" said Mr.. Sells.
Clarence j. Shearn, who represented
Mrs. Gould, asked the witness prior
to the cross examination of Mr. Nicoll:
Nov, have you ever observed in
Mrs Goulds demeanor any evidence
that she had been drinking to excess q"
ooh, never" promptly said Mr.. Sells
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-30
BEDS FOR HOMELESS
BETTER THAN RED FIRE
is BRYAN'S SUGGESTION

ROME. N. Y, Oct. 29-'They are
talking prosperity and the papers
tell us they are going to have
a great big parade in New York city
next Saturday night. They are going
to have red fire; they are going to
have Examinations; they are going to
have bands, and when I was in New
York l saw them building grandstands
along the route for the people who will
watch the parade.
why don't they take the money and
furnish lodgings at night for the hun
dreds of men whom / saw sleeping on
the benches in the park? i had occa-
sion to ride down Broadway two nights
ago. one time at o'clock and another
time at O'Clock in the morning ana
there were not less than 300 men Sleep
ing in one park on benches and they
were protecting themselves from the
cold by tying newspapers around their
limbs, and while these men have not
the money with which to buy lodgings
the Republican party is spending its
money for red fire in order to prove
that it is the party of prosperity
This was the way w. j. Bryan con-
Guided his speech at this place today
The meeting was held at the opera
house and Mr.. Bryan was introduced
by Rev Peabody of the First Baptist
church. Mr.. Bryan's theme was justice,
and he said that the Democratic party
presented a larger scope of justice in
government than did the Republicans.
The crowd filed the hall to overflow
ing. and after his speech Mr. Bryan
was compelled to make short over
flow address outside.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-30
SHERMAN'S HOME CITY
GREETS COMM oNER WITH
OVERWHELMING CROWDS

UTICA, N. Y, Oct 29.-Paying a
visit to Utica, the home Of James S.
Sherman, Republican vice presidential
candidate, w ]. Bryan was accorded a
great demonstration.
TT was one of the best meetings OF
the campaign" said he, upon returning
to his car. The opera house was in
adequate to accommodate the crowd
and he made an overflow speech out
side.
Mr.. Bryan discussed the issues of
the campaign generally and put to a
vote several of the questions en-
braeed in the Democratic platform.
These included publicity before cleo
ton of campaign contributions, cleo
ton of senators by direct vote and q
labor representative in the cabinet. No
hand was raised when he asked if there
was any one present who believed the
proposition laid down in the Republi-
can platform was right.
IT will ask" said he, the newspaper
men travelling with me to send out to
the country the fact that the home of
Candidate Sherman does not indorse
the action of the Republican national
convention"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-30
FORESTERS AGAIN DO
HONOR TO DICKSON

By a vote of 296 to 1o4, DR.. c. B.
Dickson of Los Angeles was on Thurs
day at San Diego elected high chief
ranger of the high court of California,
independent Order of Foresters.
His rival for the honor was w. H.
Perry of the Angel City.
other officers of the court were also
elected.
The address of welcome and presen-
tation ceremony by Mayor Forward,
and responded to by DR.. Dickson; an
address by Supreme Chief Ranger
Stevenson, election of officers and the
grand ball last night We're features of
the second days session of the high
court of Southern California.
Mayor Forward made the presenta-
ton, on behalf of Court Colorado, of
g. handsome onyx slab. embossed with
a purple shield and bearing a silver
key and moosehead.
Following are the other officials elect
ed: S. H. Redden, Fresno high vice
chief ranger; S. G.. Dunkerley Los An
geles, high secretary; C. b. Fischer
Burbank, high treasurer; $. j. Quint,
Los Angeles, high physician; j. r.
Hanna, Cotton. high councillor; N. G.
Pedley, Pomona, and w. C. Smith,
Santa Barbara, high auditor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-30
MORSE TESTIFIES
IN. OWN DEFENSE
PLEADS IGNORANCE OF Ma
TI0NAL BANKING LAWS
Declares His Secretaries Attended to
His Personal and Private Affairs.
Woman Kept His Bank Ac-
counts Straight
[Ry Assoolated press.l


NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Charles w.
Morse, who, with Alfred H. Curtis,
former president of the Bank of North
America, is on trial in the criminal
branch of the United States circuit
court on a charge of conspiracy and
violation of the national banking laws,
took the stand in his own defense to-
day
Mr.. Morse related how he came to
have an interest in the National Bank
of North America, saying that he Sc
cured it in the consolidation of 1902.
He said that he had had no experience
in the routine of banking.
Mr.. Morse said that he was not a
salaried officer of the bank, and knew
nothing of the legal exactions covering
national banking.
The financier told of having formed
the acquaintance of Mr.. Curtis and
Mr.. Wire.
Il had confidence in them and used
my influence to have them made presi-
dent and cashier of the bank he said.
He testified he knew nothing of the
banks method of bookkeeping and ad-
mitted that he saw the loan sheets
only a few times each year.
my secretary, Kate A. Wilson, and
my former secretary, Arthur Braun,
attended to my personal and private
affais,R said the witness. Miss VIII
son kept my bank accounts straight"
The loans made to Leslie Whiting,
the 19-year-old clerk in a brokers' Of
flee, were then taken up and Morse
said that the first loan of $4,000 to
the youth was made at his (Morse's)
request and was an accommodation
borrow.
The second Whiting loan of 500, 900
was secured by 1000 shares of ice stock,
being one-half of the Carroll stock
that he (Morse) had purchased.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-30
STRAUS READY TO PROVE HIS
CORRUPTION FUND" CHARGE

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-The charge
made recently by Nathan Straus, pres
ident of the Business Mems Democratic
league, and subsequently denied by
Treasurer Sheldon of the Republican
national committee that Wall street
men are being assessed $500 each by
the Republican committee was reiter-
ated by Mr.. Straus in a speech before
the Commercial Travellers league to-
day. He declared that the Republic
cans in New York this year have the
largest corruption fund they ever had.
He said he was ready to prove that
statement.
81 am ready to prove now that they
not only have levied a tax of $500"
said Mr.. Straus, but they have slid
ing scale which runs up to $500. am
ready to prove this and the Republic
cans will not dare print what l say
here. / declare here and now that the
corruption fund to be used this year
in New York is az large as it was four
years ago. They won't make public
before hand the contributions, but they
say it is for legitimate purposes. But
they know they are raising the fund
for bribery They are using every I'M
fair means to defeat Bryan. defy
them! 1 defy the Republican party!'