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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19
EVELYN SEEKS DIVORCE.
After Standing by Thaw Since
Tragedy, Wife Would Be Free.

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw has instituted
proceedings for the annulment of her
marriage to Harry X. Thaw. The ac-
tion is based on the allegation that the
defendant was insane when the union
was contracted. Mrs. William, Cofley
Thaw is made a co-defendant. W
1t is understood the attorneys for
Mrs. Thaw will depend practically on
the evidence of insanity introduced at
the last trial of Thaw to prove that he
was mentally incompetent at the time
to legally contrac, marriage. Alien
lists will probably figure prominently as
witnesses and the men who appeared
as experts for Jerome in Thaw's trial
will be summoned as witnesses In Eve
lyn's behalf. Mrs. Thaw's lawyer de.
MED the report that 1t had been agreed
to settle $4,000 on the younger Mrs.
Thaw. He denied also the report Of
an allowance of $4,000 year for life.
He also emphatically denied the reps7t
that Evelyn Is contemplating a return
to the stage, saying: Mrs. Evelyn
Thaw has no plans for the immediate
future"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19
Tangled Ennk Accnunr~.

I
"It Is remarkable" said an old bank
employe, show few people keep their
bank accounts absolutely correct Al
ordinary times this falling is not con-
ispicuous, because books are usually
balanced when there is still credit
to the depositor's account. When the
balanced book is received with the
vouchers the usual discrepancy is
found after much labor in an omitted
entry, either deposit or check or in the
form Of an error in addition or sub,
Traction. The thing Is usually settled
at home without our help. But wher
a lot OF women 60 to a bank, each
one with a check already made oui
representing her balance, then look
lout Fortunately have had on ex'
}perience in that way, but l know that
mot one woman in ten-and l am char.
3itable with the figure-keeps her book
correctly, and many women keep nc
record at all. I'VE have one depositor
who used to receive an ovedraft no,
itice regularly every month. Now, by
AN arrangement with her, we give he,
notice when the balance nears the 500
mark. Men laugh at the women fol
their failure to keep their bank ac,
counts right, but except when "a book,
keeper does the work for them the
men are nearly as bad."-New York
Tribune. ....
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19
WAR ON LIQUOR.
How the Railroads Are Enforcing
Temperance Among Employees.

How the Railroads Are Enforcing
Temperance Among Employees.
All over the land railroads are frown-
Ing more and more upon the use of in
toxicating liquors by employees. A new
chapter is being written in the history
Of the remarkable prohibition wave
that Is sweeping the country.
The first Of the new year $4,000 en-
ployes Of the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad became total abstainers A
few weeks later the management of the
Baltimore and Ohio issued an order
prohibiting its employees who had any
thing to do with the running of trains
from using intoxicants whether on or
of duty. Thousands Of men were az.
fected by the order. Other railroads
have adopted similar policy until now
1t is estimated that nearly 100000
railroad men are living under what
amounts to a practical rule Of total
abstinence
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19
9&MUS
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At Los Angeles Big Bow won the four
mile race for the Norfolk stakes.
s. c. Hildreth's Meelick won the Cali
fornia derby at Oakland with ease.
Pete O'Brien is going to be captain of
the Minneapolis ball team this season.
Drake university of Des Moines has
practically completed her football sched-
ule for next season.
Frank Balm, who makes one of the larg-
est books in the Oakland ring, quit Derby
day with balance of $500 on the
wrong side Of his sheet.
AT Wanganui, New Zealand, Webb, the
worlds sculling champion, retained the
title by defeating r. T. Ressider in a
contest on the Wanganui river.
To Jockey Chris Kirschbaum fell the
riding honors at the Emeryvills track,
Oakland, Cal. Five frsts, four seconds
and Ave thirds out Of 30 times in the
saddle was his record for the week.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19

struggle attracted national attention.
Bradley's election was effected by the
detection of four Democrats, who re-
fused to support Beckham.
Senator Bradley is one of the best
known politicians In the State and has
gained wide distinction as Il criminal
lawyer. He was born in Garrard, ky..
in 1S47 and was admitted TO the bar
by special act Of the Legislature in
1865, being under 81 years OF age. In
1870 he was elected prosecuting attor-
ney and in 1883 received 106 votes for
Vice President In the national conven-
tiOn. In 1896 he was endorsed as Ken
tucky's candidate for the presidency.
His election as Governor in 1895 broke
all political records in Kentucky and
turned a registered Democratic major
ity of 10000 into Republican plural
ity OF 1900.
Senator Bradley has long been promi-
nent in Republican nationa! politics and
at one time declined the appointment
by President Harrison, of minister to
Corea. He is an unrivalled story teller.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19
Supposed Lunatic Fires Fusillade Of
Shots Into the Royal Castle
at Christiania.
IS ARRESTED BY THE POLICE.
Bullets Are Imbedded in Walls, but
Morse Monarch and Queen
Maud Are Absent.

An attempt Tuesday to kill ths King
Of Norway proved failure. A Swede,
apparently insane, bombarded the royal
castle at Christiania with a rifle. He
fired dozen bullets, several cf which
crashed through the windows and Inn
bedded themselves in the interior walls
of the castle The man was seized by
the police and disarmed At the po-
lice station he declared that 1t was his
Intention to kill King Haakon. He still
had forty or fifty cartridges in his
pockets. King Haakon and Queen Maud
were not in the castle at the time of
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19
MUSIC STUDENTS
Should Have Steady Nerves.

Should Have Steady Nerves.
The nervous system Of the musician
Is often very sensitive and any habit
like coffee drinking may so upset the
nerves as to make regular and neces.
sary daily practice next to Impossible.
Il practice from seven to eight hours
day and study Harmony two hours,
writes Mich. music student. Last
September l was so nervous l could
only practice few minutes at a time
and mother said 1 would have to drop
my music for year. .... aa..
This was terribly diseouraging, as
Il couldn't bear the thought of losing
a whole year Of study. Becoming con-
WINGED that my nervousness was caused
largely by coffee, and seeing Postum
so highly spoken of, decided would
test 1t for while.
Mother followed the directions care
fully and / thought had never tasted
such delicious drink. We drank
Postum every morning instead Of
coffee, and by November l felt more
iihe Myseu tnab Tor years, and was
ready to resuT- my music.
II now practice as usual, do my
studying and when my days work is
finished l am not any more nervous
than when began.
! Il cannot too highly recommend
Postum to musicians who practice half
a day. My father is a physician and
recomhnends Postum to his patients
Words cannot express my appreciation
for this most valuable health beverage,
and experience has proven Its superb
ority over all otheray There's q
Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek, Mich. Read '-Tbs Road to Well
,yille," In pkga
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19
FIVE YEARS FOR WALSH.
Convicted Chicago Banker Sentenced
to Fort Leavenworth Prison.

John r. Walsh, the Chicago banker,
convicted of the misuse of depositors'
funds, was denied new trial by
Judge A. Il. Anderson in the Federal
Court and was sentenced to five years
in the government prison at Fort Leay-
enwOrth. The sentence was five years
on each count on which the president
Of the old Chicago National Bank was
convicted, but it is to run concurrent-
ly. All the points raised by the attor-
neys for the defense i'm their plea for a
new trial were overruled by the court,
who. in his opinion, reviewed at some
length the events during the trial and
after the return of the verdict. .
In Overruling the plea for new
trial the court commented on the evil
dence of guilt shown in the hearing.
asserted that the trial had been fair
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19
WANTS LAND WORTH MILLIONS.
Farmer Starts Suit Against Resi-
dents of Pelham Manor, N. Y.

Edmund c. Jessup, a farmer living in
northern Connecticut, has brought suit
against the holders of 80 acres of land
in Pelham Manor, n. Y, on which are
built the homes of a number of prom
inent New Workers, to recover the prop
erty which he claims belongs to him.
The property Is valued at 100000.
Jessup's father owned the property and
used 1t as farm until he died and
left it to the present plaintiff and his
three sisters. Some years later Jessup
disappeared from home and his sisters,
thinking him dead, sold the property,
which has since rapidly gained in
value. The three sisters are now dead
and, neither Of them having ever mar
ried, Jessup is the sole heir. His suit
is based on the fact that he owned an
undivided one-fourth of the land and Is
now the sole heir of his sisters and that
he never consented to the sale Of the
property.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19
Barnyard Reparte..

'They've reduced me to half rations."
grumbled the old hen, "and they still ex-
pect me to lay eggs! Well, I'll fool 'em!"
'what are you going to do?" inquired
the rooster.
'I'm going to lay down !" squawkcd the
old hen.
From which it must not be rashly in
ferred that the common or baInyard va
riety of domestic fowl is slangy, The old
bird may be merely deficient in knowl-
edge of the finer points of grammar
Chicago Tribune.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19

Great Wealth Acquired I'm Growing
Grain.
Writing from Saskatoon, Saskatche-
wan, Canada, w. III. Ellwanger, who
was formerly resident Of Green Noun
tain, Iowa, says: "The climate In sum-
mer is ideal for growing grain. Long,
clear days of sunshine, no bad storms.
We never need to guard against cy-
clones. I never saw a better climate
in my life. We made more money dur
ing the season of 1906 than any previ-
GUS five years in Central Iowa-one OF
the best districts In the State" But
Mr.. Ellwanger was q resident OF the
town, and 1t might be more interesting
to read what farmer has to say about
Western Canada. From hundreds or
letters, all filled with words Of praise,
recounting success in Western Canada,
there has been one selected. 1t Is as
follows:
Paynton, Sask., Canada,
Dec. 10th, 1907.
To Whom This May Concern:
moved to this address Feb. 3, 1907,
from Montgomery, Iowa, and took
/ homestead 35 miles north of Paynton.
1t was cold when moved here, but 1t
did not stay cold long; 1t broke up
the Sth OF February, and was not so
cold after that; but the spring was late
on account Of the heavy snow fall, but
in spite of the late spring saw better
grain than ever saw in the States
raised this year. I helped man fin
ish sowing oats the 4th of July, and
they made fair oats. In good year
oats will go 100 bushels to the acre,
and wheat 25 to so; all root crops do
well here. saw turnips weigh and
s pounds. / raised potatoes this year
that measured 11h inches one way and
1874 the other in circumference. This
is fine stock country; hay In abund-
ance, good water, plenty Of duel free
and plenty Of building material, the
government gives us timber to saw into
lumber, and we can get 1t sawed for
about $500 per thousand. All small
fruit grows wild here. Then there are
ducks, geese, grouse, pheasants, deer,
uOOSe, elk anu uSE III dDunuduCt.
was over to Turtle Lake yesterday,
where there is lots Of fishing being done
this winter. I saw about carload OF
white fish in one pile. l gave 25 cents
for SO pounds Of fish. What do You
think Of that, Brother Yankee? think
this Is fine place, both to make money
and to live. There was an old man up
here visiting his brother-in-law. Now
this man owns land close to Des
Moines, Iowa, and Is In good circum-
stances, but he took homestead and
says he will be contented If he can
only put In the rest Of bis days In Can
ada. He would get up In the morning
and look out of the door and say:
"Well, who wouldn't live in CanadaY
Now have been in 13 different States
In the United States and never saw
the chance that there is here for man
that has little muscle and a little
brains.
Three cheers for Canada!
(Signed.) w. A. SPICE.
This is the temperature through No
vember. took it myself, SO know It
Is right, in the shade.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19

ley, or Kentucky,
ives elected to the
United States Sen.
ate, defeating for
mer Gov. Beckham,
who was the DEM
ocratic candidate.
The balloting in
t h e Legislature
had been going on
for weeks and the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19
Not a Cfrcumstance.

Enthusiastic Auditor (at the opera)-
Didn't she do that aria divinely!
Boarding House Miss-Huh! You
ought to hear that on our graphophone I
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19
Pessfmfsttc View.

Life" remarked tie optim!st, sis
made up of sunshine and sorrow"
EYES," rejoined the pessmist, but
the trouble is there are about nine
shadows to one sunshine"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19

and convincing of the guilt OF Mr..
Walsh. but in pronOuncing sentence the
court declared that he was moved by
the age and former standing of the
defendant to impose the minimum pun
ishmcnt, believing that the short term
would serve the purpose Of the law as
fully as a sterner judgment.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19
WHAT CAUSES HEADACHE.

From October to May, Colds are the most g.
Quent cause of Headache LAXATIVE BROMC
QUININEremoves cause E. w Grove on box 25t
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19
BRADLEY GETS THE TOGA.
Former Governor of Kentucky Elect
ed to United States Senate.

After a contest remarkable both for
its length and its political bitterness
former Gov. William O'Connell Brad
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-19
Calorie Hypnoti.m.

SaIOric hypuOIsm.
InGuisitive Passenger-How are these
cars heated?
Shivering Passenger-By suggestion,
think.
The Washington bee., 1908-03-21
What | Saw AndHeard' AGAINST PROHIBITION

l am not surprised at the action of
the two white Republicans on the
Election Committee. Certainly, the
Republicans will not stand idle and
see a cOlOred member of the COM
mittee ignored without cause or prov
ocation. Attorney Collins is a gen.
tleman, and the conduct of Bieber
and Crawford is reprehensible in the
extreme, to which no Republican will
subscribe.
l am glad to know that another
ticket will be presented to the Re
publican voters this week.
| am also glad to know that col
ored men will have some. sense in this
election.
| want to see all liars dismissed
from the public schools, no matter
who they are. The citizens of this
city are being imposed upon by a
class of sharks and yagrants.
/ never laughed so much in my
life as l did last Saturday, when the
political vagrants were told that only
&HEf
The Washington bee., 1908-03-21
PROHIBITION FARCE - AT
TACK ON HYPOCRITES.
EMINENT MEN
SPEAK

Men and women OF Washington
who oppose the passage of the pro-
hibition bills pending in Congress, or
any change in the present license
system of the District of Columbia,
attended a mass meeting and rally
at Masonic Temple last Sunday eve
ming. The gathering was under the
auspices OF the District branch of
the Personal Liberty League, and the
auditorium was filled to its capacity
1t is estimated that at least three
thousand others were massed in F
street, unable to gain admittance So
great was the crush on the street and
in the corridors of the building that
it became necessary for Sergeant R.
z. Lee, of the First Precinct. 10 bring
to his assistance the reserve police
men from the Twelfth Street Station
House.
The Washington bee., 1908-03-21

In the audience were representa-
tive men and women of the city city,
while seated on the stage were Rev.
Father Valentine F. Schmitt and
Rev I. Fealy representing the min
istry; P. T. Moran and Anselm Neu-
berger, representing the business
world; Gen. Andrew s. Burt, u. S.
A., and Capt. John ]. Strain, rep
resenting the military and patriotic
societies; Charles ". Darr, of the
legal fraternity; DR.. T. z. Lee, of
the medical profession; Sam De Ned
rey, representing organized labor, and
the officers of the Women'S Army
Canteen Club.
Display of Petition.
Suspended from the front of the
stage was a long petition to Congress
opposing any prohibition Legislation.
1t was signed by four thousand men
of voting age, and Chairman De Ned
rey said it was the work of one anti
prohibitionist. The resolution to the
Senate and House against any change
in the license system of the District
was unanimously adopted by rising
vote. Music was furnished by Pts
torio's Band and several soloists,
In calling the aSsemblage to order
Mr.. De Nedrey said he esteemed II
a great honor to be president of the
Personal Liberty League, which or
ganization stands for the fullest lib
erty of the citizens in everything that
is lawful and right. Speaking of the
prohibitionists, he said if some OF
them had been present at the crea-
ton of the world they would have,
no doubt, informed the Creator how
He could have made better job OF
it. He added that fanaticism and
bigotry are two of the greatest evils
known to mankind, and suggested as
cure for ''the prohibition habit"
education and a series Of heart to-
heart talks with the misled ones.
SbeGkeGSy Raid in Kansas.
while the prohibitionists were
raising a hubbub here last week, Mr..
De Nedrey said, "the police raided a
'speakeasy' in the State Capital OF
prohibition Kansas - Topeka. The
difference between whiskey in Maine
and the District is twenty-five cents.
1t costs seventy-fve cents pint in
the prohibition State and fifty cents
The Washington bee., 1908-03-21

one ticket would be in the field. They
looked like Othello's occupation had
gone
The political headquarters, NO.6O9
F street northwest, had a mournful
appearance. The chief promoter,
Col. Bob Keys, said that he had lost
his Job, and the yagrants in and
around the door were something fear
full.
| have never seen so many hungry
politicians in all my life. Those who
have very good jobs have deliberate
ly stopped work for the purpose OF
getting their hands on a few easy dol
lars, as they call it.
One of the most amusing incidents
occurred in the Fifth District some
time ago. One faction purchased
two kegs of beer and another faction
got away with them.
Ten dollars was given to one man
to rent a hall, and he took 1t and
paid his house rent with it.
1t is a very amusing thing to wit
ness the politicians standing upon the
corners waiting for their victims.
1t is claimed that the Dolliver bill
will pass this Congress, and then
there will be something doing.
I am glad to see my old friend,
Mr.. ]. Henry Foster, doing so we'll
He has one of the largest and best
tailoring establishments in the city.
Mrs. DR.. Amanda Gray is being
urged by the people for Mrs. Mary
Church TerrelPs place. DR.. Gray is
one of the best educated women in
the United States.
The Washington bee., 1908-03-21
FOUNDER.

Last week a colored man and a
white man held up a man in broad
daylight in this city. Washington is
advancing.
The Administration, in order to
sweeten the colored brother for the
coming race, would re-enlist the ille-
gally discharged soldiers of theTwen-
ty-ffth. The President and friends
coincide with the recommendations.
The case is not settled yet.
The industrial and commercial
classes connected with the colored
schools of the District of Columbia
gave their closing exercises at the
Armstrong Manual Training School
last Thursday.
The Washington bee., 1908-03-21
Respectfully,
w. Calvin Chase

The great rule to be followed is
to agree to disagree, and not get off
the handle.
The colored employees of the In
terstate Cooperage Company, of
Bellhaven, North Carolina, started a
race riot because they had been re-
placed by Greeks; FIVE Greeks are
fatally wounded. The colored bro
ther has been in this country two
hundred and eighty-eight years, and
has a right here.
March 81 Joe Cans and Abe Attell
will fight before the WashingtonAth-
letic Club of San Francisco.
The Washington bee., 1908-03-21
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
By Mss Beatriz L. Chase.

Robert Downing has abandoned
the stage and will take up evangel-
istic work.
Mrs. Maggie L. Walker, of
Richmond, Va, had her left knee
cap fractured last week by falling
down a flight of stairs, Notwith-
standing the doctors say she will
be confined to her bed for several
weeks, we hope she will soon be
restored to her former self.
Senator Tillman in his speech of
last Monday intimated that Mr..
Roosevelt has done things for
which he should be impeached. He
termed Andrew Johnson and Pres
ident Roosevelt as the two ex-
tremes."
The motto I'm God We Trust"
was by an almost unanimous vote
in the House of Representatives or
dered replaced on gold and silver
coin OF the United States.
The Supreme Court rendered a
decision against the four packing
companies. Armour, Swift & Co.,
Morris & Co., and Cudahy, and
each was fined $4,000 for taking
illegal rebates.
By a vote of the Senate Com
mittee, the bill giving States con-
troll over interstate shipment was
declared to be unconstitutional.
At a cabinet meeting it was de-
cided that no Cabinet officer
shall serve as a delegate to the Re-
publican National Convention"
The Secretary of Commerce and
Labor says that more than $1,000
immigrant applicants were refused
passports to the United States dur
ing the last fiscal year.
The officials of Howard Univer-
sity are likely to receive a bit of
criticism for having at an over
Jealous moment discarded all IL
Eliminating processes except the
electric. Last Tuesday evening
the electric current failed to put in
appearance at all, and Clark Hall,
| Miner Hall, and in fact the build
ings generally were without light,
and without" on the campus were
, the male students, while the girls
were without" on the porch of
their hall, enjoying a bonfire built
by the boys.
The clean lamp is more to be de-
sired, when gas cannot be obtained,
than electric light, with its whims
and uncertainties.
The celebration of St. Patricks'
! Day was generally observed by in
door exercises, and the national
color of Ireland was in evidence
in all directions.
! Mr.. Samuel Hardy,who died last
week in Albany, N. Y, and whose
funeral took place last Thursday,
was the brother of Mr.. Daniel
Hardy, of Washington.
DR.. Daniel H. Williams, of Chi
cago, chairman of the Charity Ball
Comittee, turned over to the treas
urer of Provident Hospital, Chi
cago, S733.87, net proceeds Of the
! First Annual Ball for the benefit
of the Hospital. The expenses were
$6Io.53. :.
I 1t IS getting to be fashionable
now for the women OF Washington
to carry concealed weapons to pro-
tect themselves against impostors.
\ Women are not such towards as
they are pictured.
Plans are being perfected for
building better sanitary homes for
the laboring people who cannot pay
the high rents now charged. A
commission has the matter in hand.
! The whole population, 40 per-
sons, including four Americans,
States fleet on IT'S arrival at San
4, Diego, Cal.
! The YonkersStandard says The
men to be feared are those silent
1 fz-oo- - A. ..0~1d -
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