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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
PLANS FOR WESLEYAN BRANCH.
Methodist School Likely to Re Started
in Black Hills.

In all probability the proposition to
establish the auxiliary school Of Da-
kota Wesleyan university at Hot
Springs will be settled soon. when the
executive committee of the university
will met to decide on the location
OF the site in Hot Springs. DR.. Mich
olson, president of the university,
spent the past wee in the Hills coun-
try, and met with Rev. Mr.. Dollivers
superintendent of missions; E. w.
Martin. of Deadwood. n S. E. Will
son of Hot Springs. The proposition,
is to purchase the buildings and
grounds of the old Black Hills college
at Hot Springs, and conduct the acad-
envy as an auxiliary to the Methodist
institution in Mitchell. Present plans
call for carrying out of a college pre-
p%sratory course, with courses in mu-
sic. art and business. Hot Springs
has already raised about $4,000 to as
sist in the project. The dc college
building is &c by So feet, three stores
high and cost about 100000, surround
ed by fifteen acres for a campus. The
buildings n grounds are owned by
eastern capitalists, who were COM
PEELED to foreclose a mortgage on the
school when it failed along in the early
90s. The are very anxious
to dispose of the structures.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
BIG ROAD is EMBARRASSED.
Seaboard Air Line Is, I'm Receivers
Hands.

SeabOafd Air Line Is, in Receivers
Hands.
r. Lancaster williams, of Rich
mond, Va, and s. Davies Warfield, Of
Baltimore, Md, were Thursday APP
pointed by the United States circuit
court receivers of the Seaboard Air
line.
The effect of the receivership for the
Seaboard Air line will have a far
reaching effect in Baltimore, where
the securities of the company are
more largely dealt In and held than
any other trading center, not even ex-
cepting New York. The bon issues
placed on the property since 1t has
been merged into one system aggre-
gate $33,7S5,O0O, of which mount u
is estimated nearly $4,000, 900 is held
there. Persons on the inside" are out
spoken In the opinion that the securlt
holders of both stocks and bonds Will
benefit. These say no holders of n
underlying bonds need feel h least
alarm over the safety of the security,
nor have any fear of default any time
of interest. One of the assets of the
Seaboard is the Baltimore Steam
Packet better known as the
Old Bay line. The operations of this
lire, it is said, will not be affected by
the receivership.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
FOR POWDER FOR JAPs.
Big Purchases of Salt Peter Being
Made In Chilli.

Big Purchases of Salt Peter Being
Made In Chilli.
Passengers and officers who arrived
In San Francisco by the Kosmos liner
brought news Of great Japanese
activity at the Port of Iquidue, IN
Chill. They say that the
government is buying up all the SAT-
peter available in Chill, and that great
stocks of yucca" which grows In
great profusion in the Sahara district,
near Iquique, are being sent by every
steamer to Japan. A line OF fast
steamers of about 5000 tons register
have been put on between Japan n
Iquiaue, and according to reports
heard at ports along the coast. these
steamers are taking full cargoes of
salt peter and yucca on every trip.
The yucca is a stunted form of palm,
with a resinous grass growing in the
head, the product of which contains
a large percentage of picric acid. N
its sole use is for the manufacture of
shimose powder, h high explosive
which was used with deadly effect -
the recent war with Russia.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
SEEKS SHARE OF MILLIONS.
nisinherited Son OF William Rhine
lander Is Contest VIII.

tWr[r EfE E4
lIlisinherited Son Of William Rhine-
lander to Contest win.
According TO : statement made in
Albany, III. ~, the viii Of william
Rhinelander. who died last week In
New York City. leaving an estate said
to be valued at &~50,00o.o00, is to be
contested BY william G. Rhinelander,
d son. who lives In Albany. and who,
ii Is said, Is disinherited by his father.
This statement vas made by Ju-
liette Catherine Marie. who q y sne
was married TO Rhinelander In New
York In 1897. William G. sRhineland-l
Ell - III. according to a story told by
the who says h IS his wife.
She says her husband, as soon as his
condition permits. will 80 to New York
Tor the purpose Of claiming his har
of the estate left by his father.
Rhinelander and his wife reside in
humble apartments In the lower Sec
tion 81 Albany. He Is about 90 years
aold and his estrangement from his
fathers family. It is understood, dates
back from 1876. when, It is stated, he
ir,arried against the wishes Of his fam.
.i1y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
MRS. COOKE IN DOUBT.
Undecided as to Whether She VIII
Prosecute Her Husband.

Undecided - to Whether She VIII
Prosecute Her Husband.
Mrs. Cooke, Of Hartford, Conn. wife
~ the Rev. j. Knode Cooke. who
abandoned his family and fled with a
girl Il San Francisco. where he has
been located. was asked IL she con-
templated making charges against her
husband.
IT is q very serious matter" she
said. "and I could hardly determine
what course to take without counse
with the members OF my family. II
would seem that the Nassau county
officials should take the initiative. My
husbands crime is not against me; It
A against the girl, against the church
an1 against God. II District Attorney
Coles wants me to prefer charges per-
haps he will communicate with me,
and then I shalf have to consider whar
q best to be done"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
TO CRUSH BLACK HAND.
World Wide Movement Launched In
New York.

A plan, world wide in It's scope, to
crush out the Black Hand. Malta and
like organizations has been devised
by Lieut.. Joseph Petrosini. head of
the italian branch of the New York
detective bureau Petrosini has estab-
Mshed correspondence with h heads
of the police departments OF Rome
and other italian cities and through
them will learn whenever q brigand
or blackmailer has left the country
supposedly for America. He has es-
Dablished similar connections with the
police OF Chicago. st. Paul. Minneapo-
III. Denver. San Francisco. New Or
leans and many smaller cities. n In
this n the local police expect to
keep track OF the leaders of the
groups and cliques in this country.
Petrosini is aiding in the organiza-
lion OF the national body of Italian
Americans which proposes to appeal
90 congress to pass an immigration law
to cause more careful examination
of immigrants from Sicily and the
south of Italy
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
FIRST WHITE SETTLER DIES.
iE. Wixon Was Pioneer I'll Point
Citizen.

#H
e. Wixon, of Elk Point, the first
white settler in that section, is dead
of heart failure at the age of IA years.
He went to Elk Point in August, 1859.
He was n of Elk Points leading cit
liens. He a been in poor health
for many years and had not been able
to perform manua labor, but Thurs
day evening he MIXED a COW and did
chores at his home and at his supper
as usual. After supper he complained
OF a pain in his chest. and lay down on
a lounge. In a short time he began
breathing heavily and quickly expired.
His poor health was due to disease
contracted while in the army. He
drew a pension OF $40 a month.
Wixon came west in 1855 from New
York and settled at Sergeant Bluffs.
Two a later he removed to Sioux
City and opened a photograph gallery
and was Sioux City's first p%hotogra-
pher. He was also a charter member
of Landmark lodge A. F. and A. M,
Of Sioux City. In 1859 he came to
Elk Point, took a homestead and
erected a log cabin, which he later en-
larged and for several years ran a
hotel. h hotel was the first stopping
place on the Sioux City-Fort Randall
stage line.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
KIN IN GUTTER FIGHT.
Castellare with Brothers. Aid Whips
His Cousin.

Count Boni de Castellane, from
whom bis wife, who was Miss Anna
Gould, of New York, was recently di-
who en- several occasions was reported
to be engaged to Madame Gould. had
a personal encount Thursday at the
church of st. Pierre de Chalet IN
Paris, while a service to the memory
OF the Lady Stanley Errington, a rela-
tive of both men, who died lately in
England. was in progress. Beginning
Inside the church, where Bonl
says the prince insuited both him and
the sacred edifice. the encounter was
at the doorway where Count
Boni, followed by his brother. Count
Jean de Castellane, overlook the
prince. Count Boni spat in his u
ms face.
Then came the clash of canes and a
rough and tumble fight on the pave
ment, which ended in the gutter.
where the men were finally separated
by a big butcher. Count Bonia at the
moment of Intervention was holding
down the well night insensible prince,
while Jean, according to eye witnesses,
was administering to him a severe
kicking. When the police arrived the
butcher was holding h two princi-
pals in the fight, who We're covered
with mud. The police invited the two
men to go to the station house, ana
this. after some disputing, they agreed
Ito do. All three of them, despatched
with mud, accompanied the police,
and followed by several thousand per-
sons, marched off to the station
where they made Explanations
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
PROSPERITY IN DAKOTA.
of State in Excellent tfnaficiaA
Condition.

VI III 4 III
Condition.
The fact that the nqu '&A
lists printed this fall in the newspa-
pers of the various counties Of the
state were the smallest for years-if
not the smallest in tie history OF
South Dakota-testifed eloquently to
the excellent financial condition of tee
people of the state, but further evil
dence, particularly upon the
condition OF the m of that por-
ton of the state lying east of the Mis-
souri, river, is given by the record or
farm loans in the region indicated. a
single loan agency of Sioux Falls has
at the phesent time about S2,O00,0oo
loaned in thu part of the state lying
east of the river. The 100000 rep
resents loans to about 1900 farmers
scattered in all portions of eastern
South Dakota Upon this vast sum all
the interest has been paid but about
$500, and this will be adjusted within
the next few days, or in a week or two
at the most. BE-.
Fully 25 per cent of the interest
| due on Jan. l on these loans had been
paid several days before 1T was due.
and during the month Of December
twenty m voluntarily paid the
principal of the sums borrowed, TO-
gethcr with interest. During OCTOBER,
November and December the volun-
tary interest and principal paid
amounted to an aggregate of $122,O0t,
| which certainly shows that the farm
ers of South Dakota have ample funds
and are in a more prosperous condf-
ton than eVer before.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10

Observation-Disclosures Abbey dedicated.
1135-King Stephen of England crowned.
1552-Charles Y. raised the siege of Metz
162O-Pilgrims began building a settle
ment at Plymouth.
1160-Boston received tidings of the
death of King George II.
17T6-The British abandoned their posts
on the Delaware river. Battle Of
Trenton, n. j..
177S-savarnah, Ga, attacked by the
British.
1779-Gen. Clinton, with $500 men, sail
ed for, Savannah.
1SOO-Attempt to assassinate Napoleon
Bonaparte.
1SO3-Marriage of Jerome Bonaparte and
Elizabeth Patterson.
1S06-The Russians entered Bucharest.
1S14-New Orleans attacked by the.
British under Sir e. Packenham....
Gen. Jackson attacked the British
camp below New Orleans.
lSS2-Citadel of Antwerp surrendered to-
the French.
1S37-Boiler explosion on steamer Black
Hawk, on Red river, with loss OF .
lives.
1S3S-London and Greenwich railway,
first in London, opened to traffic.
1S46-Iowa admitted to the Union.
1S51-Library of Congress and part OF
national capitol at Washington burn
ed.
1S53-Great snow storm in New Eng
land, lasting thirty-six hours.
1S5S-Ffteen lads crushed to death in
panic at the Victoria theater, Lon
don.
1S60-South Carolina State authorities
seized Castle Pinckney and Fort
Moultrie.
1S67-First meeting of the Ontario Leg
%islature.
1S72-The Northwest Territories Council
formed in Canada
lS79-Many lives lost in the Tay bridge
disaster.
1SS9-A new design adopted for a Unit
ed States navy flag. s,a..
1S91-Canada divided into two provinces,
Upper and Lower Canada.
lS93-Homestead iron works shut down,
throwing several thousand out of
work.
1S99-Gen. Roberts sailed to assume.
command of the British forces in
South Africa -. British steamer
Ariosta stranded off Cape Hatteras
with loss of p lives.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
plIIICS%alk


The Republican State committee of
Missouri met at ST. Louis and unanimous
~ voted to indorse the candidacy of Sec
rotary of Wal Taft.
Senator Cullom has introduced a reso-
luton to amend the constitution so as to
limit the term of President and Vice Pres
ident to six years. He says this would
stop the pickering over this question.
With the introduction of Mrs. Cobden-
Snndarson. leader of the suffragettes in
England, to an American audience of
woman suffragists at Cooper Union, New
York, the suffragette movement was
thought to be grated upon the United
States. r.
Gov. Broward of Florida has appointed
William James Bryan of Jacksonville to
the United States Senate to fill out the
%unexpired term of the late Stephen r.
Mallory. Mr.. Bryan is a young man, be-
ing only about 80 years old. lie is a ma
tive of Florida.
Another word for the cent al bank idea
has been spoken by a fina acier of high
standing, Vice President V'.nderlip of the
big National City Sank of New York.
He favors a combination of the branch
system of Scotland and che central bank
of issue in Germany.
Responding to request" Representa-
tive j.. Hampton Moore of Philadelphia
has introduced a resolution providing for
the restoration and continued use of the
motto, "In God we trust" or all silver
and gold coins of the United States. The
resolution calls for the destruction of all
dies from which gold or silver coins minus
the motto could be coined in future.
The Aldermen of the Borough of Man
haitian, New York City, virtually rebuked
Gov. Hughes and also Mayor Mcclellan
by re-electing John +. Ahearn as presi-
dent of the borough, an office from which,
be had been removed a few days before.
by Gov. Hughes. The vote was "a to 2
The ruling of the Mayor that Ahearn
was. ineligible for reelection was OYER
ridden by an equally emphatic vote.
The presence of w. J. Bryan in Guth-
RE, Okla, recently inspired the chaplain
| of the lower Rouse of the Legislature to
pray, that Mr.. Bryan might be the next
President of the United States. Imme-
diately after the prayer the House broke
into a storm of applause that lasted sew
eral minutes. The Speaker added empha-
sis by putting it as a question to the body.
Every Democrat present answered AYE"
Later both branches of the Legislature
met to listen to a speech by Mr.. Bryan,
sand he was afterward given a reception,
during which he shook hands with several
thousand people.
The announcement was made ~ Phifa-
delphia of headquarters there for 4 ns.v
national party to be known as e!!ie !. !acri-
can PARTY, the impression being that
Wharton Barker was the prime mover.
sso names were signed to the declaration,
which holds that both the existing parties
have put up for sale to the highest bid
der the rights and liberties of the people,
and roposes a platform Including postal
savings banks, parcels post, government
ownership OF railroads and telegraphs, i'm
come tax, abolition of the Senate and the
Presidents veto power. 1t criticises TIL
recent financial policy of the administfa..
| ton.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
TENANTS START RIOT
NEW YORK POLICE MAKE LIB.
ERAL USE OF CLUBS.
Landlords Object to Floating OF Amer
lean and Socialist Flags from Their
Property, and Tenants Defend When
Attempt is Made to Remove Them.

Incfpient rent riots broke u on the
east side In New York Sunday as a re-l
suit OF the tension between the land
lords and striking tenants. and before
the disorders were quelled by the POI;
lice reserves. which were called from
several precincts, many combatants'
were injured and five were arrested.
The police used their clubs freely.
but thehe was no way to obtain the,
number injured, as they hurried away
and were cared for by friends. The
disorders were general throughout the
affected district.
The most serious trouble occurred
on East Eleventh street, where a
lect rent ordered his tenants to re-
move the American and sociaiistic
nags, with which the strikers had dec
GRATED the tenement. The landlord
was hooted and jeered by the tenants
and other strikers, who were holding a
mass meeting In the house, and he
called the police.
The striking tenants resented the
appearance OF the officers, and in the
clash which followed the reserves used
their night stricks vigorously. Five
were arrested. The offending decora-
tions were removed.
Hardly had order been restored at
this point when the police reserves
were hurried to East Twelfth street,
where striking tenants were making a
demonstration against q landlord who
had objected to the flying OF red flags
over his property. The crowd failed
TO obey the police order to dispense
and was set upon with night sticks.
One woman, It Is reported. was rem
dered ~insensible during the fight, in
which wives and daughters, as well as
fathers and sons, participated. The
police tried to gain entrance into the
tenement, but the strikers barricadcd
@fhe8dopr, and a semblance of order
having been restored, the officers
withdrew. AmbuIances were sum-
moned to care for the injured, but the
strikers declined to admit the physi-
clans. saying that they would call their
own doctors.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
Man Was Not Lost.

w. A. Terry, a from
Charles Mix county, disappeared at
Yankton and a big search was made
FOL twenty-four hours for the missing
man. who was supposed to have be-
come lost in some way. Just as the
searchers wer" about to give up the
search in despair Terry showed up.
He had been to Ce%nterville on a BUSH
ness trip.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
UNRULY PUPIL rs FINED.

4 Case at YanlSton Attracts Much At
tention.
A section of the new educational
law passed at the last session of the
state legislature was utilized in Yank-
tom in a case brought by A. D. Russell.
of a country school, against the father
of n of the pupils in the school. Rus
sell charged the defendant, named
Pond, with creating a disturbance in
school and using unfit language
before the scholars. Pond was fined
$50. The case is of statewide interest
and attracted much attention in edl-
cational circles. 1t is believed it is the
drst case of its kind brought under
the new law.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
Huron Ellss Burn Mortgage.

Huron Elks are especially happy
because of the fact that Huron lodge
No. 444 is entirely out of debt and be-
gins the year 1908 with a snug cash
surplus in he treasury. Less than
sour years ago the lodge erected a
handsome club room. upon which they
secured a loan of S10.O 600, and at a
gathering Of members and their wives
IN evening or two since the mortgage
or this amount, having been paid,
burned.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
New Church at Java.

A fine new First Presbyterian
church building was recently com
pieted at Java. and this now has been
dedicated with appropriate exercises,
which We're participated in by the
members of the church and a number
of Presbyterian clergymen from the
forth central portion of the state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
Slid. OFF SMALLPOX.
State Board of Health Decides t.
Abolish Quarantine Rules.

BY a recent decision of the state
beard of health there will be no more
quarantine cards tackled up on houses
where smallpox is known to exist.
That is, the card that is put up will
simply to warn people that smallpox
exists in the house, but it will not
deter friends from entering if they
SO desire or keep the family members
at home.
TT is the opinion of the board"
said DR.. Cotton, a member of the state
board, that the only sure preventive
of smallpox is vaccination, and that
quarantine in such cases is u%nscientihc
and of no avail in preventing the
spread of this disease. The board
has, therefore, resolved to remove the
quarantine"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10

Until recently the most convenient way
Of getting from England to Japan was by
way of Vancouver, a journey of twenty
four days. This time has been cut down
to days by way of Russia. 1t
is expected to still further cut this time
when the Russian government lays a
double track across the country.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
improvements at vibor-.

Taking population into considera-
ton the people of Viborg claim their
town made more public and private
improvements during the year 1907
than any other town in South Dakota.
The improvements made there during
the year amounted to fully $4,000
N value.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
omc..r. KnI Necro woman,

sarah Burton and her son, Arch,
were shot and killed at Black
vile. Ark, Friday evening by Depu-
" sheriff Barnes. OF Conway county,
and City Marshal Jones, of Morrill,
ton. The Officers declare they resisted
arrest and that the woman attacked
them with an AK.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
LASSOES GREAT EAGLE.
Bad River Stockman Makes Remark.
able Catch with Rope.

III Catch with Rope.
Jack Mathieson. a Bad river range
rider. is In possession of an immense
eagle, which measures s feet from tin
to tip of its wings, which he captured
several days ago with the rope which
no range rider ever travels the country
without. While riding along Bad riv-
Q" he saw the bird evidently asleep in
a small hole and started his horse
toward it in a rapid run. AS he drew
near the bird aroused and started to
fly, but when ito cleared the ground
the ever ready rope settled over it,
catching around it's neck and under
one wing, with no possibility OF it's get
ting loose. While it was hampered by
the rope it put up a fight before It was
finally tied SO that 1t could do not
harm. Mathieson says he has used his
rope to catch about every kind of ami
NAL to be found out on the range, but
never tried it on an eagle before.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
ORPHANS In n Panic.

st. Anne's Orphans home. a Roman
Catholic institution. in Terre Haute,
Ind. was totally destroyed by fire
Thursday. Hundreds Of orphans were
in the building at the time the fire
started and a panic ensued. but all
escaped without injury. The less is
$500 0
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
.TcdnI Tor railroad worker.

The president has awarded a rail-
road life saving medal to Edward Nc
FGrath. Of milwaukee,. Wis Mr.. Nc
Grath was crippled in h%eroically saw
Ing the life OF a girl whoswas crossing
= track Insfront of an onfnshing train.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
Dies nj Age OF los.

Mrs. Ruth Coston. 10s years OF age.
believed to be the Oldest person in
eastern washington, Is dead at the
Old Peoples home at spo-
kane, wash. She leaves six children.
the youngest being a years of age
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
Bridge Ruilder kil.ed nv E,,,I

While at work ON the new Milwau-
kee railroad bridge at Points, G. Il.
Jones, who was standing on some
false work. Slipped and fell a distance
of ffty-six feet. In his descent he
struck several obstacles and finally
ell on the ice beloN.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
class work Resume.

After being shut down for repairs
the works Of the Pittsburg Plate Glass
company at Ford City. Pa. have re-
sumed operations. The department
EMPLOYS from /, 2 to 1900 men.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10
killed in an Auto Accident.

Howard E. Goettman, % e a old,
one of the proprietors of one OF the
Oldest retaurants in Pittsburg. Pa.
was killed in an automobile accident
shortly after midnight Friday.