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PHONE COMMISSIONER
ASKED TO FIX RATES

Sioux Falls, S. d.. April, 6-colonel
H. j.. C'Dick") Woods. of this city.
president of the South Dakota Travel
ing Mems association. in accordance
with action taken at recent meeting
OF one executive committee. has filed
an oHclal complaint with w. l.. Ege,
state telephone commissioner, In refer
ence TO alleged exorbitant rates which
are charged by some of the telephone
llnes In South Dakota. The complaint
sets 1orth the alleged discrimination.
the material portion OF the complain
being as follows:
Ihe rate from Armour to belmont.
iflpp. Stickney. Plankinton and a num-
Der OF other towns Is 80 cents. while -,
rate from these stations to Armour is
only 20 cents. There are a number of
other points in this state where a IKE
sonaltion exists. and upon inquiry we
learh that the reason for this is that
certain exchange owners are not con-
tent WIN cents paid by the toll line
companies for making the connection
Nlid d recording the message, insisting
mat they should be paid an extra Z
cents for the use of their apparatus or
exchange" VI
Telephone Commissioner Eye. ii ia
expected. will take early action i'm the
matter, which is quite important to the
travelling men. who do a vast a1nount
OF ,eiephoning, the alleged discrimina
tloh IN cost aggregating large sums
to them each wear
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WRR BETWEEN PANAMA
AND COLOMBIA NExT2

Panama, April 6.-Advices received
here last evening reported that Colom-
bian troops on March 26 had invaded
the town of Jurado. on the frontier Of
Panama and Colombia. taking possess
sion of the place, which has always
been under Panama's jurisdiction The
been offered to the Colombians as In
RADIO was guarded by only five Panama
policemen. There is no telegraphic
communication between that town and
Panama, and confirmation of the re-
port of its invasion by Colombian
troops is not possible at present
Ricardo Artas, secretary OF foreign
affairs. said regarding the report:
Our government would consider the
occupation of Jurado by Colombia as a
caSuS belli."
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COMPLAIN ABOUT
SHIPMENTS OF BEER

Washington, April Refusal of ex-
press companies to accept shipments Of
beer and other liquors destined to points
in prohibition states has resulted in a
complaint to the Interstate Commerce
commission. The Royal Brewing com
pany of Kansas City. Mo. has in
stituted complaint against the Adams
American. Pacific, United States and
ing that they refuse to accept ship
ments of beer at Kansas City to points
in Kansas. Iowa and Oklahoma. The
complainant says that it has been send
ing for 30 years consignments of malt
liquors into those states marked &C
Q. D." Now the complaint alleges the
express companies refuse to carry so
called Intoxicating liquors." with the
understanding that the purchase price
is to be paid on delivery. The com
plant maintains this action Of the ex-
interstate commerce act
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-10
CHAIRMAN w. c. COOK
CALLS THE CONVENTION

State Chairman w c. Cook called the
republican state convention to order in
the city auditorium: at !22:15 O'Clock.
.Nfter invocation by Rev. Frederick
Long, of Huron. the cali was read by
Secretary Ningfield. of the state com
lnittee. Z. II. Dillon nominated for
temporary chairman McNulty. of Rob
ertS county. o. l.. Rouck. of Grant.
nominated S. II. Erod. of Clark. On
this occurred the first test of strength
between the factions. The vote stood.
McNulty 2G6la. 1.lrod 2221a. The only
Change from the expected vote was in
Halnlin. which Went solid to the stall
warts instead of giving four to the pro-
srvssives. and in Sphinx. which voted
Solidy for McNuty. whereas 1t was
expected To divide evenly. The result
Was wildly cheered by the progressives.
Mr.. McNulty expressed thanks and de-
llNered short address of tribute to
The party.
Mr., Sweeney. of Lyman. was chosen
Tor temporary secretary. H. p. Pack
ard moved the appointment of COM
ln!ttee of nine on CREDENTIALS; A. W.
Ni!narth, Of Huron, nine on resolu
tons; Senator Byrne. of Faulkton. nine
ON rules and order, and F. d. Wickes.
OF Bon Honnle, nine on organiZa ton.
and al! motions carried.
When this was done some sta.wart
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BAPTIST MISSIONS
SHOW HEALTHY GROWTH

Huron, $. D., April G.-At a meet
ing or the executive committee of the
south Dakota board of Baptist missions.
held with Rev. w. G. King, secretary.
N this city, was of special interest
inc Rev. Craig S. Thoms of Nermil-
non, presided The secretarys report
SHOWS that f-ur new churches have
been organized the past year, one new
building dedicated and two are ready
for dedication. The work is well ad-
Vanced on several others, and also on
one new parsonage. The secretary re-
ported large gains in the subscription
to what is Known as the .Forward
movement' fund, a special fund for
eVangelistic work. the total for the
year reaching s1,O72. Rev. j. II. Davis,
the new state evangelist, is doing very
successful work and developing new
fields beNond the Missouri river The
Young Peoples societies of the state
are raising special fund of $500 to
assist in the support of missionary
west of the river
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FARMER is DROWNED IN
ICE COVERED LAKE

Arlington. S. D., April 4.-John
Pearson, a farmer living near the town
of Lake Norden, was drowned while
trying to drive from town to his home.
He left town shortly after dark, his
way leading across the neck of the
lake, near the inlet. 1t is supposed
that he became confused in his reckon
ing, for the next morning the conductor
of the train from the north sighted
mis- team, standing almost to their
shoulders in water, surrounded by ice.
The news was spread as soon as the
train reached town. and a searching
party left for the lake. The horses
We're extricated, the front wheels of
the wagon still being attached to the
harness. The rear wheels OF the wag
on and the box had disappeared. They
had evidently been swept under the
ice and with them the driver. All ef-
forts to recover the body have so far
proved futile the current having prob
ably taken 1t to some distance.
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The Boston Language.
From the Detroit Free Pre-


This is The way an Englishman re-
counts his experiences with his mother
tongue as 'she is spoke" in the states:
II was stranger in Boston, and
found some difficulty in Understanding
the language of the street
II stood on the curb and listened to
the conversation of two teamsters. who
We're wrangling about the right of way
'Ore said 10 the other: 'Aw, close
yur trap. or I'll get off and fracture
your reinforced concretes.
ITO this the one addressed replied.
Stop overworking the hot-air pump or
I'll pull you off your chariot and swab
the Belgian blocks with your
"'What are those chaps talking
about? 2 asked, turning to bystander.
who was also listening to the conyersa
ton
Don't you cotton to the gab?' he
asked me. in surprise
Don't l which"' l retorted
Don't you fall for the dictiono' he
continued. Why. them two rein-push-
ers meets head-on right here in the
let-both of EN- tries to pass on the
pole side-then they conjunct and
loosen up their valves-you heard the
spiel-one gets kippy and calls the
other bifurcated bajazzo-then t'other
threatens to put a crimp in No. rs lung
cage. Then long comes a pair Of
pinchers from headquarters and tells
EN- to uncork the congestion and move
lords their destinations or they'll get
a transfer to the refrigerator This
claps the lid on the incident Say. YOU
are furriner that you cant done
United States lingo without blue
printS?'
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hoMEsTEADER SEEKS TO RE-
COVER FOR PERSONAL INJURY

Bonesteel S. D.. April 81. r. Will
kins. a homesteader residing near Her
rick, in the ceded portion of the Rose
bud Indian reservation, has instituted
a suit in the state circuit court by
which he seeks to recover damages
from the town of Bonesteel in the sum
of $4,000, for injuries alleged to have
been received as the result of a run
away while in Bonesteel in the summer
OF 1904 The matter was first brought
before the town council, but the coun-
ell could not see where the town was
liable in ar %us AND refused To VA y
the claim, which now must be ad-
justed at a term of circuit court which
will be held this month
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GOOD" MICROBES
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

San Francisco, Cal, April 3.-Fran-
co.'s Bennett, of the Ecole polytech-
nipue. Paris. claims to have discovered
good" microbes which will Danish old
age.
Il believe With Metchnikoff and 9TH
er famous doctors that old age ia
brought on by fermentation in thu.
body with accumulation of years." said
NJ. Bonnet. Il believe that THIS fermen-
tation in the body is caused by mi
crobes which Icall bad microbes. To
stop old age from coming on. there
fore. all you have to do is kill thes.
bad microbes. There will be discoy-
cred microbe that will do this, which
l call good microbe.
Hereafter, to keep from growing old.
you need only TO get supply of good
microbes, take them in your food and
within your blood great battle will
be fought. From that day you will
never grow Older
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ANOTHER BOMB is
THROWN; GALLERIES OF
EXCHANGES CLOSED

New York, April 3. - Following the
sending Of letters demanding money. a
pomb was thrown today at the home Of
Joseph Scullitto, in Beaver street
Brooklyn. The explosion badly dam
aged the house. The occupants es-
capped uninjured The Scullitto home Is
within a block OF that Of Selig Silver
Union square Saturday.
Following the receipt from police
headquarters of a warning that evi-
dence had been obtained that at attack
might be made upon members of the
Consolidated Stock exchange, it has
leries of the stock exchange have been
closed for q month or more The COT
ton exchange galleries have been closed
since Monday.
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muttered All Insurgents" bringing OUT
more Ieers from the stawarts
Committees Are Named

Following are the committees
Credentials-H. r. Packard, Sphinx
q. N. Caster, Charles Mix; p w Pet
"rson. Clay: S. X Way, Codington. G..
c. Briggs, Hand; Fl III Cable, Lincoln.
e. T. Powers Rrule; DR. G, j l.avery.
Stanley; f l.. kingsbury, Lake
Rt solutons-.A. w. Wilnarth Bealle:
A N Van Camp, Hyde; Joseph Heblc
deuel., S. Fl. Griffin, Hanson; Charles
T. Warren. kingsbury; j. w. Peckhan
HUTCHINSON. w. H. Roddle. Rrookings.
~ u DiXson, Lyman; F. r, Glassner
Bon Homme
Rules and Order-F. M Byrne. Faux;
August Frieberg, Union. Edward Nc
Bride, Walworth G. j. Andersou.
t,''5,an Anrora Peter os Schultz, Jerauld; j. U,
Sanborn: L. A. Rell. Moody; Il. S.
Hogan. Roberts
Permanent Organization - + D.
Wickes. Bon Eomme; l.. f. kurtz.
Hu'chinson; John Huffmeyer Wal
worth; w. S. stockwell, Yankton; A.
dahl, Lake, A. Williams, Mcpherson;
l.. Il. Stoddard. Turner. f. c. Eastman.
Roberts,
Senator Byrne moved that all reso-
lutlons be sent to the secretary, read
and referred without debate to its
committee on resolutions, which car
rled With viva voce vote. Byrne ex-
plalned this vas to give all a chance
to submit resolutions TO the commit
tee.
c. N. Herried, Of Brown county.
ex-governor. sent TO the secretary the
stalwart resolutions. These commend
RooseNelt's administration. favor nom
ination OF Taft to carry on Roose-
Velts wo,n and instructions to sup
port him 50 long his name is be-
fore The national convention, and
concluded 90, With an indorsemene of the
Ohio tariff plank.
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HOW TREE CULTURE
ENHANCES VALUES

fanlston. S. D., April GA lesson I'm
the value of tree culture may be gath
cred from the report of the state horti
cultural society. 1t is stated that C.
v Gandner had a grove of five acres
plahtsd to ash Is years ago and he has
been offered IS, 600 for the five acres He
estimates that 10 years from now each
tree will be worth %, and this would
amount to $4,000 per acre, or $50, 500 for
the patch.
George III. Whiting, of Yankton.
bought in 1891 a tract OF land contain
ing ~ acres OF cottonwood trees. from
which he has taken his fire wood sold
many posts and $4,000 feet of lumber.
and he still has 10000 feet of lumber
which he values at $40 per 1000.
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SOCIETY GIRL BREAKS
RAWHiDE FARO BANK

Reno. New. April 6.-Miss Lillian
Bennett. said to be the daughter of a
prominent New York family, broke a
faro bank at Rawhide last night WIN
ming $4,000 in one sitting in the Carl
Young restaurant.
When the banks roll was gone,
lou1s5 sent out for more money, but
the banks Of the camp We're closed and
the big game was brought to an end.
This Is the second time the young
woman has made spectacular play in
the new camp and in the same resort.
Az former sitting she lost $4,000, but
look her bad luck with little concern,
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CRAWFORD NAMES MED,N
AS RAllEY'S SUCCESSOR

Pierre. S. D.. April 4.-Governor Coe
l. Crawford has appointed John T.
Medin, of Sioux Falls. to the position
of county judge for the county of Min
nehaha, to hold Office until his sue
cessor has been elected and qualified
Tor Office. This appointment is made to
ill a vacancy in the Office caused by
the death of the late respected D. r.
Bailey
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CAR OF CATTLE
DISAPPEARS IN
A SINGLE NIGHT
Unioaded for Feeding and No
Trace of Them Can Be Found
tho Following Day.

Watertown. S. D.. April THAT
car load of "a cattle could drop out of
existence in a night and leave no trace
to tell what became of them seems in
credible, and yet such case has kept
two Milwaukee &; ST. Paul detectives
busy in this city for the last four days.
Monday night a car load of cattle was
unloaded in the local yards for feeding
during the night. In the morning not a
trace of the bunch was to be found, nor
has Il clue yet been found leading to
the solution of the mystery
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DOC" GREER. TRACK DRIVER.
DIES All HASTINGS

Waterfowl, S. d. April "a tele
gram was received this morning an
nouneing the death of DOC" w. N.
Greer III Hastings. Neb. The partic-
ulars We're given, but his death
mast have been sudden as he was
in good health last week His two
brothers left at once to bring the BODY
home. Doc" Greer was one of the
best known horsemen in South Da-
kota. and had driven on nearly every
track in the state
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RULING PLEAsEs THE
POST CARD cOIiEcrOpc

Washington. April As a result OF
numerous complaints OF postal and
postcards being defaced by postmark-
ing. the postmaster general has ordered
the discontinuance OF postmarking
cards az the Office address The postal
card fad has reached enormous propor-
tions and the new ruling is expected by
postal officials to be received with de-
light by thousands of collectors.
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FIVE MORE SCHOOLS
ON ACCREDITED LIST

Pierre. S. D.. April 1.-THE high
SCHOOLS at Nermillion. Brookings. Madi-
m And Webster, and All Saints school
at Sioux Falls, have been accepted as
accredited schools by the north central
association of colleges and secondary
schools which met recently in Chicago.
These make 12 schools in the state
whose standings are accepted in lieu
tions of learning throughout the coun-
try.
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PARTNERS IN CRIME
UNITED IN THE PEN

Huron, S. D., April 4-Sheriff Young.
Wednesday mornlng, took Charles
Mamie and his wife. Margaret Mamie,
TO the penitentiary at Sioux Falls.
Mamie and his wife were convicted OF
keeping house Of i'll fame and he was
sentenced to term of two years and
his wife one year in the state prison.
They were also convicted OF perjury
and each sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary.
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VANDALs DESTROY
JEWS MERCHANDISE

Stickney. S. D., April 7.-Vandals de-
stroyed the wagons and merchandise
of two Jews who We're operating HIT
tie store here and working through the
farming community. The property de-
strovcd was valued at $500, and re-
ward of $50 is offered by the authori-
ties for the apprehension of the parties
Who committed the crime.
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AUTOMOBILE CRANK
MAINS CHAUFFEUR

Armour. S. d., April 4.-Julius
GerioueX, a livery and garage
proprietor of this city, met with
peculiar accident yesterday
He was preparing to convey
party of travelling men to
nearby town and threw the
starting lever of the au:o for
ward to start the machine, but
failed to throw it far enough,
with the result that the lever
when released flew back. strik-
ing him on the right wrist, COM
pletely smashing it. 1t is thought
that the cause of the accident
was the choking of the cylinder
With gas. He had taken out
policy (accidenD in an insur-
ance company for several hun
dred dollars a couple of days
before the accident
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WILL SECURE HEALTH
BY LEGAL PROCESS

Sioux Falls, S. d., April 4.-Mrs. w.
Barkley Henry, a society woman Of
Philadelphia, has come to Sioux Falls
for the benefit of her lungs, so she
says. but report says that an attorney
arranged for the house which she is to
occupy, hence this one case does not
establish the reputation of the city as
health resort
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iNEBRIATE HOSPITAL
HANDY FOR CONGRESS

Washington. April "A bill making
drunkenness in the District Of Colum-
bia a misdemeanor and to provide
therein a hospital for inebriates was
introduced in the House by Mr.. Smith
of Michigan. chairman of the commit
tee on the District of Columbia. The
bill fixes as punishment a maximum
fine of 500 or a maximum ncarcera-
ton for two years in the inebriate hos.
pital, or both.
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MURPHY DAMAGE CASE
REMANDED FOR NEW TRIAL

Sioux Falls, S. D.. April 3.-A decision
granting a new trial in the case OF
Herbert E. Murphy VS.. the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railroad COM
pany, has been rendered by Judge Car
land, Of the United States court in this
city. Last year Murphy instituted am
action against the railroad company by
which he sought to recover damages In
the sum of $4,000 from the railroad
company for injuries received While an
employe of the company, and as the
result of a freight Car being equipped
with defective automatic coupler The
case was tried at the October term OF
federal court in Sioux Falls. the jury
returning a verdict awarding Murphy
damages in the sum of $4,000.
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TWO MEN BARELY
ESCAPE SiIEEOcArIoh

Arlington. S. D.. April 9--Fred Sundy
and Robert Trumm narrowly escaped
asphyXiation Monday night from a kerr
osene stove. They went to sleep with
the stove burning by their bedside.
Young 'rrumm was awakened during
the night by feeling of suffocation
and with difficulty dragged himself to
"A window. which he managed to smash.
letting in the air. His companion was
insensble from the gas and was with
difficulty revived. The stove had be-
come closged. filling the room with
pitchy vapor. Both young men are
slowly recovering. but are stin in a
serious condition.
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SOUTH DAKOTA
REPUBLICANS MEET
Convention lndorscs Governor
Crawford i'm His Candidacy
for the Senate.
THE DELEGATES.

l,rI"sates- Governor G. L. Craw-
ford. sluion. |; l.. Sem, Oaco:na:
u. -. strand. Howard y. w.
ilw"r' Pierre: G. H. Dillon, Nank-
TON. n l.. l.ockhart. Clear Lake;
T.. & t;rclmsham. Deadwood, T.. IL.
u Noill Faux
Nitermi tes-C. j Anderson, Auro-
ra q. j l.aNerN, Stanley: G. w.
Pratt. Charles NliN. q. w. Alerny,
Granl VI. &. .AlcXander, Gregory
% > SWenSon, Miunohaha A.
Frank. t:rown: 6. y. Hoffman,
NstiWorttl
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OF ADVANTAGE TO
SOUTH DAKOTA
Senator Gamble Secures Inn
portant Amendments to
Reservation Land Bill.

Washington. April 3-Senator Gamble
today favorably reported from the COM
mittee on Indian affairs. Senate bill
1885 to authorize the sale and DISPOSE
ton of a portion of the surplus lands
in the Cheyenne and Standing Rock
Indian reservations in the states OF
South Dakota and North Dakota With
a number of very important amend
ments, which materially change the eff
feet of the bill and male it much more
desirable to the people of the eastern
part of South Dakota.
The amended bill provides for the
opening of a strip Is miles wide running
east and west from the Missouri river
TO the western boundary of the reser-
vations together with a strip sc miles
wide, running north and south across
he entire length of the reservations.
The opening of the strip to the Mis-
souri, river has been earnestly sought
by Senator Gamble. as it will unite the
western and eastern parts of the state
heretofore divided by the Indian reser-
VatiOnS.
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BlGAMiST MAKES HIS
ESCAPE FROM JAii

p!ankinton, S. D.. April 7.-Glenn
Starr, who was held in the county Jail
on charge, of bigamy, made his es-
cape lust evening He was accused
of trying to force a young lady to mar
ry him in this state. while the bigamy
charge comes from Iowa
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WiNFRED WILL HAVE
A LOCAL EXCHANGE

phone company has been organized
nere and local exchange will soon be
installed, with number Of rural lines
connecting the town with all parts of
Gle county,
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HURON LAND OFFICE
is DISCONTINUED

Huron. S. D., April 4.-The United
States land Office in this city went out
Of existence with the close of busi-
ness yesterday. and today this ter
ritory becomes q part of the Pierre land
Nstrict.
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Pierre, S. D., April 81 A. Murson.
formerly deputy state treasurer under
c. b. Collins. has filed With the secre-
tary of state his petition for the office
of secretary of state. and he is the
only one so far In either faction of the
party To ask for the place. He does not
commit himself to cause of either of
the factions
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a color resembling pewter NAV he
given to brass by boiling the casting in
a cream of tartar solution containina
small amount of chloride OF tin.
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S. D. BARD OF PHARMACY
WILL HOLD EXAMINATION

Dell Rapids. D.. April G.-The board
of pharmacy will hold an examination
for candidates at Aberdeen April 90.