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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
AERONAUT FALLS 500 FEET.
Daring New Yorker Killed Mt Water.
Vile. Me.

.tN shS
In full view of $500 Mortified spec
tators assembled on the central Maine
fair grounds at Waterville, Me-, We'd
nesday, Charles Oliver Jones. the well
known aeronauA, of Hamilton, N. y,
fell a distance Of 500 feet to his death.
Among the witnesses of the frishtful
plunge were Mrs. Jones and child, and
they were The first to reach the dying
man. The aeropa"t died, an hour ana
a half after the accident.
Jones had been at the fair grounds
with his dirigible balloon Boom
erang" since Monday. He arranged
to make a fight between 3 and A
o'clock, blu a strong wind prevented.
However, at 4:30 o'clock he gave he
word to have the machine released.
When the aeronaut reached a height
of more than 500 feet the spectators
were amazed to see small tongues OF
flames issuing from under the gas
bag in front of the motor. Many per-
sons e~pdeavored to apprize Jones OF
his danger, but 1t was several minutes
before he noticed the fire. Then he
grasped the rip cord, and by letting
out the gas e~ndeavored to reach the
earth. The machine had descended
but a short distance when a sudden
burst of flame enveloped the gas bag
and the framework. Jones fell from
the frame work of his motor. The
physicians found that Jones had no
chance to survive, as he was injured
internally and his spine was broken.
Jones had trouble with his balloon
Tuesday on account of cold weather
Monday night, which caused a number
of leaks through the contraction of
the gas bag. 1t is thought the a
leaked again Wednesday and a spark
from the motor caused the disaster
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
LUMBER CUT GROWING.
Government Report Shows Increase Of
Two and a Half Billion Feet.

Government Report Shows Increase of
Two and a Half Billion Feet.
Figures of the lumber cut in 1907,
compiled by the bureau of the census
and the forest service, at Washington,
shows the largest total ever reported
in the United States, exceeding by
more than Z per cent, the cut reported
in 1906, until then the record year.
In 1907 2s,S5O mills made returns
and their production was more than
40, 900, 600, 900 feet of lumber In 1906
23,39s mills reported about 37,500,-
100000 feet.
Although lumber prices nave been
steadily going up during the last half
century, the per capita consumption
of lumber has also been going up. In
1850, according to the best figures OBJ
tainable, the average consumption to
each person in the country was ESQ
feet, in 1900 AGO feet and in 1907 4So
feet,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
strikin~ at Coal Tru,t.

Attorney General X. Jackson of New
York, acting under the State anti-trus.
law, has obtained a court order for a
hearing of charges against the coal-car-
rying railroads of the State to the effect
that they operate under an agreement
amounting to a virtual monopoly. so as tc
keep up prices on his staple commodity.
Officers of the Lchigh Valley, Lackawan-
ma, Reading. Delaware and Hudson, On
tario and various coal companies have
been summoned to make answer. Jack
son will ask for an injunction against the
continuance of the agreement.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
SANBORN COUNTY DITCH.
Question Again Taken Up by th'
Stofp-S Attorney.

States Attorney Kean, of Sanbofh
county, has again taken up the ques-
ton of digging the big drainage ditch
against which an injunction was IS
sued several weeks g In the new
to be circulated an effort Will
be made to avoid the bringing of an
injunction by having it stated spe-
officially that the ditch is for the pur-
purpose of benetitinG the pupllc' m
stead Of draining agricultural lands.
as was stated in the first petition ana
against which the decision of Judge
Smith was particularly directed. 1t is
now too late to work on the
ditch this fall, but the states attorney
asserts that work on it will mel
In the spring. 1t will require an eX-
penditure of 5000
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Thaw Must Stay in Jail.

Justice Morescauser refused Thurs
day to grant an order transferring H.
K .Tri1iaw from the Duchess county jail
to some other institution. The appli-
cation for the order was made by the
counsel for Sheriff Canley. of Pough-
keepsie, n. Y, who alleged the jail vas
not a proper place to keep a prisoner
who was committed as insane.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Negro Celebration Forbidden.

Race riots were barely prevented at
New Orleans when Mayor Behrman, in
response to popular sentiment as reflect
ed in several of the daily papers, refused
a permit for the holding of a meeting by
negro citizens, who wished to do honor to
the negro girl. Marie Bolden. who won
over all white competitors in the national
spelling contest during the recent SEES
sions of the National Educational Asso-
citation at Cleveland. Prominent negroes
interfered and induced the promoters OF
the meeting not to insist.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Hunter Accidentally Shot.

Louis Mortensen, whose home is
near Forrest City, was taken to Pierre
Tuesday suffering from a gunshot
Wound through the lower part of the
body and his recovery is looked upon
as doubtful. 1t was a hunting acct
den the gun which caused the acct
dent being in the hands of a boy who
was hunting with Mortensen.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
NEW FEAT WITH AIRsH1P.
Wright Machine Rises in Flight With
out Aid.

Wright Machine Rises in Flight With
out Aid.
Wilbur Wright made a ten-minute
flight at Lemans, France, Thursday at
an altitude of rs feet and covered six
miles. A second attempt made later
was a failure owing to troubles with
the motor.
The French experts were-greatly
stonished at the demonstration given
by Mr.. Wright Of his ability to leave
the ground again after having touched
it. It has been supposed that it was
impossible for him to launch his ma
chine without the starting apparatus.
This fact practically assures Mr..
Wright the prize for high fight. One
Of the conditions is hat the machine
shall leave the ground without the use
of outside help.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Arkansas Roads Score.

Federal Judge vandeventer Thurs
day granted the injunction requested
by the st. Louis. Iron Mountain and
Southern and three other railroads
operating in Arkansas, restraining the
Arkansas state railroad commission
from enforcing the new 2-cent fare
law and from interfering with the rail-
read In raising their freight rates on
interstate traffic.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
TO SELL RESERVATION LANDS.
Two Sections of Land VIII Be NJ
the Tenth.

On the 10th of this month the state
land department will make offerings
of lands on the old Fort Sully reserVa-
ton in Sully county, practically all OF
which was secured by the state at the
time it was opened to settlement.
These offerings will be the first break
In the reservation, and two sections IN
the northeast corner of township 49,
range ST. will be placed upon the mar
ket. The lands are good upland pral-
RE, and in a section where several gas
wells are in operation, and this VIII
add to the ~desirability of the LANDS.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Mystery In Shooting.

An American woman, known at the
Paris hotel where she lived as Marion
+. Colfelt, Of New York. made an un-
successful attempt ito commit suicide
by shooting Thursday. h fired two
bullets from a revolver into her breast.
1t is believed she will recover.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Registration of Automobiles.

Up to the 1st Of September the state
registration of automobiles has reach
ed 1900. That number went to Eu-
gene Colburn, of Springfield. New
machines are being registered at the
rate of about five or six a day, show
ing that the people of this state nave
cash for the new machines.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
~ yis;t aTontnna Capitol.

The state capitol commission. ac-
companied by Architect c.. E. Bell and
S. n. Lea. supervisor of construction
VIII on the 10th Of this month start
cor Helena, Mont, to look over the
.asstelS Of that state to make some de-
.sion in regard to the interior finish OF
he hus.d.ng at Pferrc.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Gnrncrs 10000 bushels of Grain.

John Bevier, a prominent farmer re-
siding near Bridgewater, has just fin
ished threshing his crop of small grain
which amounted to TO- 900 bushels. his
wheat averaging IS bushels per acre
and barley 40 bushels per acre, with 4
light yield of oats. Mr. Bevisr is
thinking seriously of erecting an eie-
vator for his own private use.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Oats Yield IA Bushels.

The banner yield, Of oats thus a
in the state was thrashed on
the farm of a man near Highmore.
The oats raised on the farm of a man
named Bascom, living two miles north
west of Highmore, thrashed out an
average of seventy-four bushels, by
weight. per acre.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
recover from october Panic.

The Trust Company of America, of
New York, upon which a sensational
run was precipitated during the finan-
cial panic of 1907, has managed its
business so successfully as to enabte
it to pay off a loan of $25,000,000 in
it's entirety.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
IN ~ Date Watchman.

The yeggmen who now are operat-
inr in South Dakota will do well to
give the thriving town of Bridgewater
a wide berth. George Miller, night
at that place, has pur-
chased an automobilein which he Will
patrol the streets and outskirts of the
town at night.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
To be Eastern Manager.

Robert e. Hudspeth. chairman of
the New Jersey state democratic COM
mittee. announced Wednesday that he
had been appointed and accepted
the position of vice chairman of the
national democratic committee and
hat he will be the eastern campaign
manager for Bryan.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
DRY, Leader Opposes Hughes.

A proposal to nominate Gov. Hughes
which was made at the state prohibit
ton convention at Syracuse, N. Y,
was opposed by Aaron S. Watkins, of
Ohio, the party's candidate for vice
president. Mr.. Watkins too the
round thai the convention should
make a straight out party nomination,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
DOG Pulls Trigger,

Lars Peterson, of Miller, was killed
while hunting. A dog discharged a
gun in the wagon, the Dad of shot en-
tering his neck and killing him in
stantly. S. L.. Wilcox of Miller was hit
in the eye by a glancins shot, but was
not seriously hurt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Anti-saloon League Meeting.

A state convention of the Anti
saloon League OF South Dakota will
be held in Mitchell On September 20
and 80, which has been called to meet
by superintendent Grafton. Promi-
nent speakers from tho east harc been
engaged to be present at this conven-
ton. II
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
n..,,.her:a patient Escapes.

Choking with diphtheria and dellr-
ious a harvest hand, h was neins
treated at Hetland, created consterna-
ton by breaking quarantine Y
boarding the train for the east: ne
was met at the train at Arlington by
i. hoard Of health officer and taken at
once to the pest house, where he is
now being guarded.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
70 Withdraw Alabama Troops

II has been announced that all the
sent to their home towns within a few
days. This decision followed a rati-
flcation by the local miners union con-
vention Of the action OF the national
officers in calling of the strike.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Hunters Get EARLY Start.

A number of Pierre hunters scat
tered over the state Tuesday to take
advantage of the first day of hunting
going east, west and north
some to the grain fields of the Jim
river valley and others trying the
game along h streams TO the west,
willis others are working in Sully- n
potter ~ountie
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Shit Is Recover Road Lands

$1,000 0U1C 70 1NCCOvCr 1tOUN azHHUS'
Suit to lands granted the
OREGON and California Railway com-
pany. now controlled by the Southern
Pacific company and valued at over
$4,000, was begun Friday by Special
Assistant to the Attorney General b.
d. Townsend. on. behalf Of hi United
states government.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
To Eore OIL wen in Lake

Monterey, Mexico, capitalists will
form an oil company to exploit an all
legged discovery OF oil in Lake Tamia-
.hua district in the state of Tamauli-
pas. The prospect is within the %
fines OF the lake, which is located near
the Dos Bocas.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Mrs. Field is q Bride.

Mrs. Mashal Field, jr., of Chicago,
was married at Westminster registery
office Thursday morning to MaIdwin
Drnmmond, second son OF the late Ed
gar A. Drummond, of London.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
JORDAN MAKES CONFESSION.
Boston Butcher Arraigned in polio

Court 5=5
But few points In connection with
che horrible and grewsome murder
OF Mrs. Honorah Jordan. an actress,
aged. 20. Of Boston, by her husband,
Chester s. Jordan, remain to be clear
ed up by the police. The confession
Of the husband is believed to be a sub
stantial recital of the Incidents of the
brutal crime, but several minor details
Of his confession confiicted with each
other and his story is unconnected In
parts. When arraigned In police court
Jordan pleaded not guilty to the
charge OF murder. The case was con-
tinued until Sept. II and Jordan vas
remanded to jail.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Eort. Meade Troops Return.

The troops of the Fourth cayalr at
Fort Meade, who have been at Dale
creek, Wyo., for the past two
for maneuvers with other regiments
of the army. returned on two trains
"Wednesday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
,Iar1icd Half a Century.

Capt. and Mrs. N. J.. House celebrat-
ed their golden wedding anniversary
at Canton Tuesday. and 81 relatives
were present from six states. Mr.. and
Mrs. House were married near Por-
tage, Wis. Sept. 1, 1858.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11

S sa sioux City Live Stock Market.
Friday quotations on the Sioux
city tive stocksmarket follow: Beeves,
36.6O&N5.75. Top hogs, $500.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Republicans Meet in Idaho.

The Idaho republican state
ton, which will nominate a complete
state ticket, opened at Boise Tuesday.
Fred r.. Reed. of Shoshone county,
was elected temporary chairman and
delivered the keynote address.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Cannot open Ballot Boxes.

A writ of prohibition was granted
by the supreme court at Jefferson City.
Mo-. Thursday to prevent the opening
of the ballot boxes containing the ball
lots cast at the recent primary cleo
ton.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Fire DESTROYS Two Elevators.

Fire destroyed the Farmers and
Cargill Bros elevators and the Hayes
Lucas company's coal sheds at Flan-
dreau. Much grain was lost in the
Farmers elevator.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Roberts out OF Danger.

It was announced at the Atlantic
City. N. j., hospital Thursday that
Charles b. Roberts, OF Baltimore, who
was shot on the board walk was doing
nicely. There is no doubt Of his COM
plete
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
John A. HAN Dead.

JohnSA. Hall. Of Springfield, Mass.
p~r4vissnt lof the Massachusetts Mutual
IifeS InSSzrance company, died in Lon
b NThursday. Death was caused by
h~eartNfailure,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
New state's school Law Bad.

Judge A. H. Hnstonin the district
court at Guthrie. Okla, declared un-
constitutional the Oklahoma separate
school law providing for separate
school boards and separate schools for
negroes in the new state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Du...,e,,.s New LIcht plant.

Within a short time work will be
commenced on the new electric light
and gas plant of the Mitchell COM
pas4-. which HI &s%iiii be located about a
half mile from the present plant of
the company.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
FORM ANTI-TREATING SOCIETY
NriIbank Organizes Against This 5

Practice.
What he state legislature failed TO
do in the way of passing an anu
treating law, which was up before the
session, has been accomplished by
100 men IL Milhank. They have or
ganized an anti-treating society. Each
member has signed an agreement not
to drink any liquor in a saloon unless
he pays for it himself and he further
agrees not to treat anyone. A
paws a small fee to join and a much
larger one should he violate the agree
ments of the society.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Notei Iabor Icadcr Dead.

Frank r. Sargent. commissioner of
Immigration OF the department of
commerce and labor. died In WASH
ington, D. G., Friday. Aged "a years.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
chum OF .Huck Finn" is Dead.

Judge Bacon, chum of the original
s'Huck Finn" made famous by Mark
Twain. died at Hannibal. Mo, Tues
day. He was a member OF tom
Sawyer's gang"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
,,ox,;o,1 Men 1T Yankton.

Medical men from all over the state
are at Yankton in large numbers for
the annual meeting of the association
DIR. l.. C. Mead, of the state hospital,
and president of the society, is presid-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Fatal Huntlng Accident.

George Suber, 16 years old, while
hunting near Omaha, Faux county,
was killed. Suber's home was near
oskaloosa. Ia.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
MANY GIRLS IN a PANIC.
Nrc on Fiftl Floor Of a New York


Four hundred young women en-
ployed on the upper floors Of q TWELVE
story building at $50 Broadway, N. Y,
became panic stricken Friday when a
hre on the nth floor flied the stair
ways 30 full OF smoke that they were
impossible. A number OF frightened
girls jumped to the roof Of an adjoin-
Ing building g story OF more below n
were injured. Many girls we're faint
Ing or unconscious when the elevators
reached the ground floor. Others
were hysterical with fright and Great
ed great commotion by their scream
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11

A subcommittee of the Monetary
Commission appointed by Congress has
gone to Europe, headed by Senator
Aldrich. He said the object Of the trip
was to gain a more detailed knowledge
Of the financial systems Of the leading
commercial nations and also of the
methods OF collecting and distributing
the public Another subcom-
mittee is at work upon amendments to
the banking laws. Senator Aldrich
says the commission is to make a re-
port on a complete monetary systemx
for this nation
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Grain Merchant Commits Suicide.

L. b. Gibbs, of Grand Forks, N. D.,
president of the Gibbs Grain and Fuel
company, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself. Business worry is given
as the cause.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Frost in Indiana.

Frost Thursday night was reported
from points In central ad northern In
diana. No particular damage was
done.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
pcrfects Reorganization

P~crfects REORGANIZATION.
The Chamberlain State bank has
been reorganized and the apital in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
sfincrai Exhibit Tor state Fair.

One of the largest exhibits OF min
eral and ct,ser L OF the Back
/ Hills ever sent cut Is Jaw on It's way
to Huron. where Il viii be exhibited
in the state fass
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
-, i, stsa.ey County.

#ttNf n St".-SE >OItItS.
=, is ra7orfea that dry gas has been
80 far1i q short distance
Z 5l.yes, Stanley county. 1t is
w. what daep the flow was
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11

The army airship board decided that
Capt. Baldwin's dirigible balloon h% L
met all conditions emitting him to the
amount agreed upon for it's purchase.
The board calculated that the airship-
had maintained an average speed Of
1875 miles per hour while in the air
2 hours 1 minute and so seconds. this
speed being slightly more than the re-
CURED 70 per cent of the maximum
speed of 1861 miles per hour. Capt
Baldwin will receive So. 1871 so.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11
Cans an Extra Session.

extraa session OF the Indiana legislature
TO meet Sept. is, 70 consider county
local option law.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11

The report that the trans-continental
railroads controlled by James J. Hill,
Edward H. Hartman, the Berwynd
syndicate and the Canadian govern
ment, have determined to surrender
their export trade to China, Japan,
New Zealand and Australia on Nov. l.,
has created a great deal of interest at
the Offices Of the interstate commerce
commission, but the commission will
not charge it's rule requiring the publ
cation of export rates, which is respon~
sible for the action of the railroads.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-04
new RECORD SYSTEM A
GREAT HELP TO POLICE

minute description of every person
taken into custody charged With a
felony. forwarded to headquarters at
Carson and filed. In case the per-
son whose name Is on record, should
commit aNother felony and makes
his escape, the superintendent of the
department is ready at minutes no.
tice to scatter his description
throughout the state, thus making it
almost an impossibility for him to
evade the law for anything but a
short period At present there are
about 25 men under the command of
Superintendent Cox. but appropria-
tion has been made by the legisla-
ture for the employment of 2S0.
More men are being added as they
are needed to the present list, all be-
ing competent officers The new
method will soon be put into execu-
ton and will no doubt be great bar
rier to the fugitive criminal In Me-
vada
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-04
BROTHER OF mrs.
GALLAGHER IS
DROWNED

Mrs. J. A. Gallagher received the
sad intelligence on Sunday OF the
drowning at Stockton of her brother.
In the telegram conveying the infor-
nation no details were given ard the
circumstances attending the tragedy
are as yet unknown here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gallagher we're pre-
pairing at the time of receipt Of the
sad news to leave for Austin, having
come to the Hayes Park hotel on
Saturday from the Veteran to remain
until ready to leave for Austin. The
telegram, however, changed their
plans and they are not at this time
decided as to future movements,
though they will probably leave for
California tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Gallagher was deeply stricken
by the information from California,
and has since been on the verge of
nervous prostration. A telegram, re-
ceived yesterday announced tina. her
father had left his home in Tacoma
for Stockton and would advise her
following arrival there of disposition
of the body If possible the latter
will be taken to Omaha, Neb., where
the family dead are buried. IT is
probable, however. that burial will
be necessary at Stockton. Mr. and
Mrs. Gallagher have the sincere sym
pathy of the community in their be
reayement