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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
CHICKEN WITH GOLD IN
CRAW DELIGHTS RUYFR
Girl Finds Nugget in Fowl and
Policeman Anxious to Trace
Birds Record

Policeman Henneberry has demon
strated to his own satisfaction the fall
lacy of the saying that one cannot have
ones cake and eat it. He bought a
chicken on Tuesday. In the crop his
daughter found gold nugget. The
chicken, which cost 81, was eaten. and
with the nugget Henneberry can buy
hve more chickens if he wishes to con-
vert the gold into coin. Henneberry has
decided to look up the chickens record
and ind out If possible where it found
its golden fodder.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
FINANCIAL NEWS

During these times, when money IS
so scarce, the Baldwin Jewelrv Go,1o
pany have made arrangements to ne
gotiate loans on diamonds and Jewels
at current rates. 1861 Van Ness avenue
at Sutter street
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
SELLS LoTTEPY TICKETS

Henry Jones. a peddler of lottery
ShortaiFs court yesterday to having
lottery tickets in his possession. He
was sentenced to poy a fine of $40,
with the alternative of 20 days in Jail
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23

Switches, front pieces, James and Gre
@ clah curis at reduced prices. ). Stro-
zynski Co., 1850 Sutter street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
New Ilncafinn

Morton Special Delivery Offices
are now located as follows:
Main Office-38 Steuart St
Branch Offices-1450 Eddy st.
Oakland Ferry Depot.
Telephone Kearny sol.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23

Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes Welcome
Murine Eye Remedy as an Eye Tonic. .
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
BoNDsMEN TO DO WORK.
Orman G. Crook Job at Belle Fourche
Is Let to Contractors.

Ornan G. Crook Job at Belle Fourche
Is Let to Contractors.
After several months of uncertainty
the bondsmen Of the bankrupt Orman
& Crook company, contractors. have
decided to take up the unfinished
work on the s1,0oo,000 contract in the
Irrigation district near Belle Fourche,
and carry 1t on to conclusion.
1t has been thought that the gov
eminent would be obliged to COM
plete the work, but the New York
company that is on the bond of the
defunct firm, after thorough investiga-
ton. believes that profit still can be
made on the work. 1t is estimated
that about 100000 worth of work will
have to be done to complete the con-
tract.
Hayes Bros, contractors of James
vile, Wis, have been engaged by the
bonding company to handle the work,
which will be started this week in or
der to come within the terms of the
ORIGINAL contract with the government.
The figure on which Hayes Bros. have
taken the contract is not made public,
but ii is better than the price receiv-
ed by Orman & Crook.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
BLOODY BATTLE IN ALGERIA
Preach Lose rs and Arabs IFS in Stub.
born Fight at Talzaza Hill
in Algeria.

Tiflis April 1s-The Russian troops
which recently invaded Persian terri.
tory in the vicinity of Lenkorah for
the purpose of Furnishing Kurdish
raiders of the Russian garrison at the
frontier post, Belesuvar, April is. act.
ed with a promptitude calculated to
overawe the tribes of the first class
near Belesuvar
The fight which ensued assumed
the proportions Of pitched battle.
The Russians were greatly outnum.
bered, but they pressed the battle
with great vigor and routed the Per-
SLAMS, infiicting a loss Of "a men kill
ed and so wounded. The remainder
of the tribesmen broke and fed
Wipe Out Three Villages.
The Russians lost one officer and
seven soldiers wounded The can
nonade set fire to the village of Belle
suvar, the destruction Of which was
completed by the Cossacks after a
ruthless house to house search for
the Russian arms stolen during the
raid Of April IS.
Pressing their advantage, the Rus
slams bombarded the neighboring vii
lagos of Kedzhabeklu and Zariah and
RACED both. The noncombatants suf-
fered great losses.
Kingdom Of Robber Band.
The theater of war is In the noun
tain range Of Karadagh, which
wedges in the Russian boundary and
is the traditional kingdom of robber
tribes who boast thousands OF fight
ers. armed with modern implements
of war and organized with sam.
btance of military discipline.
Feirce Fight in Algeria.
Colomb Bechar. Algeria, April 1s.--
A French column posted on Talzaza
hill, which commands the plain of
Tamlet, was attacked fiercely at day
light yesterday by number of Ber-
bers.
Although surprised, the French
force rallied and fought desperately
and not only beat off their adversaries
but pursued them for six miles.
The French victory was costly.
Twenty-eight men, including an off,
Ger, were killed and 100 men, includ.
ing ten officers, were wounded. The
losses were greatest In the foreign To-
gion. The Berber losses were much
heavier, no less than 1875 dead bodies
being found by the French troops.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
COFFEE EYES.
1t Acts Slowly But Frequently Pro
duces Blindness.

The curious effect of slow daily poi.
soning and the gradual building in oil
disease as result, is shown in num-
bers of cases where the eyes are af
fected by coffee.
case in point will illustrate:
A lady in Oswego, Mont, expert
enced a slow but sure disease settling
upon her eyes In the form of increas-
ing weakness and shooting pains
with wavy, dancing, lines OF light, sc
vivid that nothing else could be seen
for minutes at time.
She says:
This gradual failure of sight
alarmed me and l naturally began a
very earnest quest for the cause.
About this time I was told that cof-
fee poisoning sometimes took that
form. and while didn't believe that
coffee was the cause of my trouble,
concluded to quit it and see
II took up Postum Food Coffee in
spite of the jokes Of Husband whose
experience with one cup at a neigh
boris was unsatisfactory. Well,
made Postum strictly according to di-
rections, boiling it little longer, be-
cause of our high altitude The result
was charming. / have now used Pos
tum in place of coffee for about 3
months and my eyes are well. never
paining me or showing any weakness.
know to certainty that the cause
Of the trouble was coffee and the cure
was in quitting it and building up the
nervous system on Postum, for that
was absolutely the only change made
in diet and ! took no medicine,
Ny nursing baby has been kept in
a perfectly healthy state since / have
used Postum.
Mr.. -, a. friend. Discarded cof-
fee and took on Postum to see if he
could be rid of his dyspepsia and FREE
:quent headaches. The change pro-
duced a most remarkable improve
ment quickly"
There's a Reason" Name given By
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
KAN MEL is HOPEFUL,
Murderer Believes He VIII Be
Able to Return to FatherIand.

Alleged Murderer Believes He Will Be
Able to Return to Fatherland.
Judge Boucher will open court at
Miller on April q. Gustave Kamnel
will then be tried for the alleged muir
der of his wife last winter by putting
poison in the oatmeal of which she
ate her breakfast. 1t will be remem-
bered that their son also nearly died
from eating the poisonous food.
The old man has passed the winter
in Jail quietly and has enjoyed good
health, although it was supposed
when he was lodged there he soon
would die of natural causes. He looks
ahead to acquittal OF the charge
against him, when he will depart for
his native land of Germany.
1t is alleged that it was because his
wife would not let him sell the prop
erty and go to his Fatherland that he
formed toward her a hatred that MANY
believe was the motive which led him
to poison her. The old man denies
any such attitude.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
CURE AT CITY MISSION.
Awful Case Of scabies-Body Mass
Of Sores from Scratching-Her
Tortures Yield to Cuticura.

"a young woman came to our city
mission in most awful condition physi-
cally. Our doctor examined her and
told us that she had scabies (the itch),
incipient paresis, rheumatism. etc..
brought on from exposure. Her poor
body was mass of sores from scratch.
ing and she was not able to retain solid
food. We worked hard over her for seven
weeks but we could see little improve
ment. One day l bought a cake Of
Cuticura Soap and bottle OF Cuti-
cura Resolvent, and we bathed our
patient we'll and gave her a full dose
Of the Resolvent. She slept better that
night and the next day got a box OF
Cuticura Ointment. In Ave weeks this
young woman was able to look for a
position, and she is now strong and well
Laura Jane Bates, IS Fifth Ave-, New
York, N. Y. Mar. II, 1907"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
PROHiBS NAME TICKET.
c. r. knappen Of Brookngs Is Named
for Governor.

c. r. Knappen Of Bookings Is, Named
for Governor.
The Prohibition state convention at
Miller adopted a platform and nom
mated the following ticket and ad-
lourned: For congress, G. r. Erskine
OF Mitchell and E. S. Chappell Of Hot
Springs; governor, G. F. Knappen,
Brookings; lieutenant governor W. T
Rafferty,, Miller; secretary of state,
G. W. Hill, Parker; treasurer, G. Y.
Brown, Northville auditor, H. E. Rob.
erts, Pierre; commissioner of schools
and public lands, Earl G. Pitcher,
Sioux Falls; superintendent Of public
instruction, Hendrick Hendrickson,
washington Springs; railroad commits
sioner, Lee Woodward, Pollock; pres
idential electors, Ben Brave, Reliance;
IN G. Dunlap, Canton; H. w. Reineick,
'Faull1ton; William Mckenzie, Britton.
Ben Brave, one of the electors, is a
fullblooded Sioux Indian. The speak
ars at the convention jntirnated that
his selection on the ticket would be
the means Of getting several thousand
Indians to vote for prohibition this
fall
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
In and About the State
GREATEST MINES NOT OPENED
Experts investigate che Vertical
Formation Of Ore Bodies.

Experts investigate che Vertical
Formation Of Ore Bodies.
II the investigations of well,
known mining expert and some South.
ern Hills mining men Of prominence
are carried out into a practical form,
anc it is believed that they will be
the vertical formation in the Black
Hills before long will be much more
thoroughly exploited and developed
than in the past. These examinations
tend 10 show that the vertical lodges
in the Hills are far more extensive
than is generally believed, and that,
with scientific work, there is ample
opportunity for the opening up OF
much greater ore bodies.
Three parallel systems of vertical
lodges traverse the hills in almost a
northerly and southeasterly direction,
converging at the northern end. One
passes through the country along a
line drawn through Rockerville, Pac-
tola. and extending through the North.
ern Hills, includes the Galena district
The central belt tracing it from the
south, passes through the keystone
district, through Silver City, Custer
Peak, Roubaix, and finds it greatest
prominence in the Homestake work
ings, near Deadwood. The third ledge
goes through Custer, Hill City, Mystic
Rockford and in the Northern Hills
appears in the fiat formations of the
Bald Mountain district. Their width
is not infrequently several hundred
feet, the ledge containing low grade
values found in slate, quartz, iron py.
rites and gold formations, with lit,
tie silver in spots.
Crossing these lodges are three
cross-ledges containing the higher
grade gold values. This has been
more explointed in the Keystone and
Custer districts. Here the veins are
narrow, true assures and easier
mined. In the southern part of the
Hills these cross-ledges contain tin
deposits and in the eastern part gold
exclusively. The northerly system of
cross-veins contains gold in one por-
ton and anthony, lead, silver and
copper in another.
According to the examinations the
greatest richness is to be found in the
central portion OF these vertical
lodges, and it is here that future min
ing operations are 10 receive more en-
ergy This section has seen numerous
strikes Of Importance and character.
but has received comparatively little
development. The whole system o.
siderable attention in mining quarters
sideravle attention in mining quarters
in the Hills, and it is probable that a
concerted form of development along
some more practical lines will be
adorted this summer
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
CITY WINS SUIT.
Water Franchise Has Expired, Says
i.

4
judge Garland.
After litigation lasting for four or
five years. the city of Sioux Falls won
a sweeping victory as the result of a
decision rendered by Judge Garland Of
the United States court in the case of
the City of Sioux Falls VS.. The South
Dakota Water Company and J. II. Fur-
dy, receiver of the company.
The water company claimed per-
petual rights to operate it's plant I'M
der contract or franchise entered
into between it and the city on April
9. 1884, and which was limited to a
period of twenty years.
Judge Garland, in his decision, holds
in substance that the old water COM
pany had no present rights under the
twenty year franchise; that It's rights,
for occupying the streets with it's
mains and furnishing water to the
people of Sioux Falls existed only dur
ing the twenty years covered by the
franchise or contract, and became void
at the expiration of the twenty-year
period.
Since the appointment of the re-
ceiver he has conducted the affairs
of the company under the jurisdiction
of the court In his decision Judge
Garland instructed the receiver not to
make any contracts for furnishing
water for a period beyond the present
quarter year
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
DOG "HlkEs" 20 MILES.
Animal Does Not Like His New
Home, So He Returns to Old Farm.

Animal Does Not Like His New
Home, So He Returns to Old Farm.
A long distance travelling record has
Just been made by dog belonging
to Wilbur Lane, formerly resident
Of Union county, but who was about
six weeks ago took up his residence
on farm in the northeastern por-
ton of South Dakota. For greater
security, after arriving at his new
home in Brookings county, he locked
the dog, valuable shepherd, IN the
barn. In some mysterious manner
the animal succeeded in making its
escape and disappeared from the vi
cinity. Now, however, the animal has
arrived at the farm formerly occupied
by Lane in Union county, having COM
pleted the journey of more than 200
miles. The faithful animal had been
six weeks on the road between the
two points
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
CLERGYMAN KILLS HIMSELF.
Sensational Scandal is Brought to
Light by Suicide.

Light by Suicide.
Woodbury., N. j., April 10. - This
quiet little town was greatly shocked
yesterday over the sensational suicide
Of Rev. George w. Tomson, pastor of
the Woodbury. Presbyterian church,
and the subsequent developments,
which involved the names of at least
three women of this place.
Mr.. Johnson was found dead in the
Newton hotel with bullet in his
brain.
But the sensation caused by his sui
eide was as nothing compared with
the conditions that were developed
when the clergyman's friends search
ed for a motive for his act
About week ago public announce
ment was made Of Mr.. Tomsons en-
gagement to WEI Mrs Fannie Ken
worthy, wealthy widow Of this place
anu a menber OF his church
Wha2 the tragedy ca1lo alrE
ii was lea rel that tie III, ~
been paying attention to another
woman. This woman is alleged to
have declared III a meeting Of Sunday
school teachers that MI Tomson had
promised to marry her, and she fur
Their declared that he never would
marry Mrs. Kenworthy.
Now that the clergyman Is dead
there are many stories coming out as
to the life he led. but how many or
them are true 1t Is impossible to as
certain.
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, a widow,
who nursed Mr.. Tomson's wife in her
last illness, had told members Of the
congregation since the Sunday school
meeting that the minister had been
attentive to her.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
HIRE TEACHERS FOR NEXT TERM
Attorney General Clark Gives New
Opinion on Law.

Attorney General Clark Gives New
Opinion on Law.
The citation Of the old opinion Of
Attorney General Pyle by Attorney
General Clark in regard to the right
of present school boards to contract
for teachers COR the next school year
has brought him bundle of requests
for an opinion as to his holding on the
matter, under the present conditions
in South Dakota, where most of the
| school boards are cut of entirely in
| their makeup by the workings OF the
new educational law.
Attorney General Clark has been
looking into the matter since his cita-
ton of the Pyle opinion, and now
holds that he will be compelled to diff
fer with his predecessor in that re-
gard.
! Mr. Clark holds in effect that a
school board is continuing body,
even If from any cause the member
ship of the board is changed in it's en-
|
tinuing body it can contract tor
year in which none of the CID mem
bership may remain as part Of the
board. In other words he declares
that the individuality of the member
ship does not make the board, If it is
a fixed legal organization, and as such
its individual makeup does not affect
its official existance. He finds that
most Of the authorities have held that
even In case where a board has en-
ployed teacher to prevent a new
membership following from taking
such action, If the teacher was an in
nocent party in the transaction the
contract can be enforced.
| Under present conditions in South
Dakota, he says, the present boards
would be working in the best inter
ests Of the schools in every way by
making contracts when teachers are
available.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
OPENING OF scHNAssE COUNTY
Cheyenne Indians Consent but Want
to Hold Northern Strip.

Cheyenne Indians Consent but Want
to Hold Northern Strip.
The Indians on Cheyenne reserva-
ton lat late meeting, held at the
general agency. and attended by dele
gates from all the districts, announced
their desires as to what should be in
cluded in the bill opening a part of
their reservation to settlement The
meeting was called for the discussion
of that question, and was attended by
delegates from the Thunder Butte,
White Horse, Cherry Creek and agency
districts.
The Indians objected to the Opening
of the strip along the northern line OF
the reservation, but agreed to the
opening of the Schnasse county coun-
try under certain restrictions. One
resolution asked that all coal lands in
the territory to be opened should be
segregated and held by the Indians for
tribal use Another was that all the
surplus lands on their reservation, not
| included in Schnasse county should be
assured to the Indians for twenty five
years before any further efforts should
be made to open it to white settlers.
A third was in favor of receiving the
proceeds from the sale Of their lands
annually from the time it is opened to
settlement until the last of it is taken.
They also ask the government to
pay them $50 per acre for sections
Is and SO in each township, which the
bill. reserves for the use Of the com
mon schools of the state. They then
selected a delegation to go to Wash
ington to endeavor to get their views
Incorporated as part Of the act open
ing the reservation, and provided the
funds for paying their expenses on
the trip.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
BIG CUT IN FREIGHT RATES.
Western South Dakota Favored by
Railroad Commission.

notlIOdO SOVtIuboosS"
Residents of the western half Of
South Dakota and shippers in general
who send goods to that part of the
state will be greatly benefited by a
new schedule of freight rates which
was adopted by the state board OF
railroad commissioners at meeting
under consideration for some months.
The entire reductions in freight
rates in Western South Dakota made
by the board range from Al per cent
to 10 per cent on merchandise cleSses,
and will show an average reduction
Of Is per cent on such classes. On i'm
migrant movables, on distance of
800 miles, the rate on carload lots is
reduced from 43 cents per hundred
pounds to II IL cents per hundred
pounds, or an average reduction of
about so per cent. The new rate,
based on distance of 500 miles,
which perhaps is the greatest distance
freight can be hauled from east to
west in South Dakota, shows reduc-
ton from 76 cents per hundred pounds
to 35 cents per hundred pounds on I'M
migrant goods.
1t was shown by the Investigations
of the railroad commissioner that
62 1-2 per cent Of local freight in the
various classes of all local freight in
the various classes is moved inside of
1875 miles. The largest reductions
have been made in the classes and
distances that move the most freight
The great reductions made by the
board is on that class of goods in
which the reduction will benefit the
greatest number of people, such as
groceries and other articles which GO
to make up the necessaries of life
and immigrant movables. 1t is believ'
ed the railroad companies affected
will accept the judgment Of the board
and not resort to the courts in an eff
fort to prevent the new rates going
into effect.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
SOUTH DAKOTA SOCIALISTS MEET
Adopt Resolutions and Outline Ticket
for the State Election.

Wearing red badges inscribed with
the words I'VE are also undesirable
citizens" and declaring that the pres
ent national government is anarchis-
tic, Socialists representing about a
half dozen counties of the state met
in convention at Pierre. Mrs. Alice
Knowles Anderson Of Terry was the
only woman delegate in the conven-
ton.
The convention elected Francis At
wood of Brown county and Freeman
Knowles of Lawrence county dele
gates to their national convention,
with M. G. Opsahl of Minnehaha anG
mates.
Their resolutions condemned the
action of national officials in attempt
ing to suppress free speech" and ex-
GLIDING papers from the mails without
trial; government by injunction; the
invasion Of peaceful states by troops
without cause and declared the pres
Sii1 HyStSIi VI government 10 De an
archistic.
While this was not nominating
convention, it was decided after disJ
cussion that state ticket should be
outlined, as the time in which filings
must be made is short, and list was
selected with H. G. Middleton of
Beadle for United States senator:
Thomas G. Deffeback of Butte and S.
Fl. Goodfellow Of Brookings for CON
gress; John G. Knapp of Roberts, gov
ernor; F. G. Lippert, Minnehaha, sec
rotary of state; Joseph Hinton of Law
renee, auditor; T. B. Wells of Brown.
state land commissioner; Stacy Coch-
rane, Brown, lieutenant governor; NJ.
G. Opsahl, Minnehaha, treasurer; Mrs.
Alice Knowles, Terry superintendent
of public instruction: S. H. Cranmer,
Brown, attorney general.