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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
BONES Thrown AT THE SHAH.
An Attempt Made to XIII the Ruler
80. 4 ri Porsin -.

An Attempt Made to XIII the Ruler
CT Persia.
An attempt was made in Teherar.
Persia. Friday afternoon to assassin
ate the shah OF Persia by a bomb. His
majesty was not hurt. Three outrid-
ers, who were accompanying him at
the time. were killed.
The shah owes his escape to the pre-
cautions taken to protect him from
Just such an attempt as was made
Friday afternoon. He was on his way
to a nearby town, where he intended
to pass q few days. The procession
had left the palace and was traversins
q narrow street when two bombs wers
hurled down at 1t from the roof of a
house. One exploded in the air. but
the other struck h ground near the
shah's automobile. This missile. in
exploding. killed three outriders.
wounded the chauffeur and a score
Of bystanders. and shattered the yehi-
Gle.
The shah, however, was not In his
automobile. He had taken the pre-
to send the motor car ahead
and ride himself In a carriage farther
In h a OF the procession. The
motor a was a closed one, and II
was thought the sovereign was inside,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
DIVORCE PETITION DENIED.
Boston Man Loses Case After Years
Residence at Dendwood.

Boston Man loses Case After
Residence at Deadwood.
1t is seldom that a divorce is re-
fused an applicant in this state when
any kind of a showing is made in
the courts. but Arthur HI. wilkins, for
meriy a we'll to do merchant of Bos-
ton, Mass. has met with that disap-
pointment. After Il bitterly contested
suit against his wife which required
three days for a hearing Judge Rice
Al Deadwood denied wilkins petition
and he is now figuring what othel
means to adopt. williams came to Dead
wood over a year ago from Boston.
When he had been there the required
limit he commenced suit for divorce
in the circuit court against Mrs. L.
Grace Wilkins, charging desertion and
cruelty. Mrs. wilkins retained an at
torney and fought the case, asking
merely that the divorce be denied, as
she was living apart from Wilkins on
a verbal contract entered into with
him four years ago whereby he agreed
to support her. Judge Rice held that
the contract was being lived up to by
the wife and hat since h had been
guilty of no other grounds that de-
sertion was not proved.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
TOO PROUD TO ASK AID.
Cleveland Man Dies While Wife Seeks
Work.

Dead from lack of proper food, Rus
sell Page, a civil war veteran, who
was decorated by congress for valiant
services at Fort Donelson, was found
In bed at his home in Cleveland, o.
While Page was dying his aged wife
was vainly searching for ork Page,
who was confined to his bed as the re-
suit OF a wound received in the war,
was too proud to ask for aid, as was
his wife.
At Fort Doneison Page led an army
Of sappers III the mining Of ground
near the fortifications. While direct
ing the men Page saw Homer Strait
ton, a member of an Ohio regiment,
lying on the ground badly wounded.
Page carried Stratton on his shoulders
from h battlefield, keeping his face
TO the foe and shielding Stratton from
a heavy musket fire with his own body.
After three volleys the confederates
ceased firing and cheered him as he re.
treated to safety.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
GAULT WIELDs big STICK"
Four Students Dismissed for Unbecom-
Ing CQnduCf

-Four lei Dismissed for UnbccOm-
Ing Conduct.
THE big stick" is still being used at
the state university of South Dakota
at Vermillion. Not satisfied with FIR
ing Walter Weygint because he was
termed an undesirable student; with
refusing Jack Faster, another member
of the debating team, permission to
register because he failed to take an
examination when. he was simply here
posting up for a West Point examina-
ton; with Diminishing Bob Oliver and
fomenting trouble over an editorial
which f. b. Bail. editor, saw fit TO
publish in the college paper, President
F. 3. Gault and others OF the faculty
are still after students who nave been
outspoken in regard to the administra-
ton of affairs.
The last fall Of the ak sends from the
institution another quartet Of young
men. two seniors. a Junior and sopho-
more. The sophomore is James A.
Lyons. who won over all competitors
in the recent preliminaries in debate.
and was to head the debating team
against North Dakota university.
Three of the four were guilty Of
drinking Intoxicating liquors. All have
done well in their studies, but the fact
that they went out on a little spree
has caused the president to insist on
their removal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
STRANGE CASE IN HOSPITAL.
Italian Iaborcr Dies After Sleep o
Two Weeks.

Italian Iaborcr Dies After Sleep OF
Two Weeks.
Passing suddenly from apparently
robust health into a sleep that lasted
over two weeks, Wallis Ella, an Italian
laborer, proved a most interesting sub
ject for the physicians at st. Joseph's
hospital at D~eadwood, who declare
him to be the most remarkable patient
they have yer had.
Ella was a railroad laborer at Rapid
City and was employed at h time
that the sleep came upon him. He
was carefully worked over by his COM
panions, who succeeded for days in
partially waking linn sufficient to give
him n~ourishment, but for nearly q
week past 1T has been necessary for
the physician to force a liquid nourish-
ment into his system by means of a
syringe. Ella had no accident or sick
ness, and an examination reveals the
presence Of no blood clio or other dis
turbing factor. so that his sudden sleep
remains Unexplained.
After sixteen days of continuous
sleep Wallis Ella died at st. Joseph's
hospital Thursday without having re-
gained consciousness. Physicians
We're unable to learn what caused his
sleep.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
ROADS IN
Many Western Lines Appeal o Com-

mcrce Commission
Operating officials of railways from
all parts of the country THURSDAY
were In attendance upon the hearing
| given by the Interstate commerce COM
mission In Washington of applications
for an extension of the time of the 60
ing into effect OF the "nine-hour law"
In all thirty-seven applications We're
received by the commission asking for
the extension. Two of them already
have been denied. those of h Geor-
gia Southern and Florida railway n
the st. Joseph and Grand Island rail-
way, because, In the opinion of the
commission. the petitions did not show
what. In the terms of the act, would
constitute good canse" for granting
the relief requests.
The applications of the other thir-
ty-five lines are being heard as n
case because the petitions are substan-
TALLY identical. All of them assert
that they have found 1t impossible tc
procure the services OF competent, ef-
ficient and dependable telegraph OPP
orators in such numbers as will en-
able them to comply with the provi.
sicns of the law: M that. even II
they could obtain the necessary OPP.
orators, the enforced employment of
so many additional men would be a
financial hardship which the carriers
ought not to be subjected to.
Nearly all Of the petitions also indi-
cate that, In the circumstances. II the
law is enforced the companies will be
obliged to close many small stations
on their lines, h us interfering with the
service, causing Inconvenience and
possible loss to the travelling and Ship
ping public and preventing the prompt
movement of trains.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
MONUMENT TO wAHcAHUNKA.
Tribesmcn Will Raise Funds to Homer
Memory OF Indian.

memory Oh lHCllan.
An unusual mark of respect is to be
pand to the memory of John Wahca-
hunka. a venerable member of the
Yankton tribe of Sioux Indians, who
died a fe wdays g at the age of 81. y
monument is to be erected to his men,
DRY by members of his tribe. Wahca-
hunka will be one of the few Indians
in the United States to have a monu-
ment erected to his memory with funds
raised by voluntary subscription
among his tribesmen.
The movement for the erection Of
the monument has been inaugurated
by members of the Indian Christian
Brotherhood union. which is composed
of Indians belonging to the Yankton
tribe of Sioux Indians, and which is
the only organization of its kind COM
posed Of Indians in the United States.
Funds for the erection of the proposed
monument now are being raised by
members of the brotherhood.
The dead Indian was the leader Of
the progressive elemen of his tribe
and for years labored increasingly with
a view to improving the condition Of
his brethren n make them self-sup-
porting.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
DEATH SOLVES MYSTERY.
Clay County Farm Hand Was a Fugi
Y M---2-.- fiun flOln IlSfion N...-- 49,.

Clay County Farm Hand Was a Fugi-
tive from Justice.
The death of a hired mar on a farm
near Wakonda, Clay county, revealed
his identity which had been a mys-
terry for nearly eight years. The fell
lows name was Kellar and prior Is
1900 he vas a resident of Glenwood,
Wis. In April of that year Kellar fled
from Glenwood to escape arrest on q
charge of fraud, he having manipulate
ed money orders in such a way while
assistant postmaster to cause a short
age of over $500 in his accounts. He
was also city clerk at the time and
treasurer of the I. o. o. F.. A receipt
for dues from the lodge was the only
elew that led to finding his relatives
and the remains were ordered sent to
Knapp. Wis, by a sister. The relatives
had searched diligently, but were I'M
able to locate him after he left home.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
The Farmers Leader
CANTON, . D.
-
ARTHUR LINN, p~sbIIshsr.,
RUIN in BIG BLAZE
MORE THAN - BLOCKS BURNED
Al TAMPA, FLA.


h entire northern section OF Tam
%. FIap wa destroyed by fire that
broke out + . boarding house early
Sunday ana ragged uninterruptediy for
three or Your hours. The area burned
covered 1Orty-Ave acres. or eighteen
and one-haA bSocks, and sos gbuild-
ings Mede destroyed. with a total loss
estimated at 100000 and one woman
u dead frsm excitement
The burned section Included four
large and one smaller factory, n nu-
merOus restaurants. saloons and
boarding houses. and oyer 200 dwell
inEs occupied By c~igarmakers. The
factories burned were:
NJ Stachelberg & Co., loss 500. 900;
a. Perez = g.. loss $50. 600; Con
xales. Fisher = Co. loss $4,000; Est
berg. Gunst 4 %. branch OF stachel-
berE. lo@ $4e.AAs; Fernandez & Co.
420,OeA.
All factories sarried large stocks OF
stcbAcco and cigars The area swept
~ nSe embraced all thai portion Of
the city Datwen Twelfth and Michi-
IN avehDa ard Sixteenth and Twenti-
eth streetA = esisinated In the board
Ing house ~ Antonio Diaz. 1714
Twelfth avenue and tanned by a
strong wind. spread fan shaped, DEFY
inT tho efforts o. the IRE department.
which 49, crippled ~ ! very weak
water pressure. Occupants OF oyer
za02 dAeellfng Anuses thrown into =
panic. rushed ont, attempting to q v
but little Of their belongings. A Ca
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06

1437-Murder of James l. of Scotland.
1525-Imperialists defeated the French
at battle of Pavia.
1544-Diet of Spires opened.
1547-Coronation of Edward vi, when
only 10 years of age.
15S7-Thomas Cavendish passed the
Straits of Magellan.
1621-Miles Standish chosen captain Of
Plymouth colonies.
1746-Brussels taken by Marshal SAKE.
1776-William Scarborough, one Of the
builders of the Savannah, the first
steamer hat crossed the Atlantic,
born in Belfast, S. G.
1777-Col. Nelson, with a party Of
American militia, defeated British
troops under Major Stockton....
American Congress commissioned i've
major generals.
177S-Lord North's conciliatory bill pre-
scented in Parliament.
17SO-New York ceded her rights in
western lands to the United States.
17s1-Congress appointed Robert Morris
superintendent of finance.
1793-British flag raised over Corsica.
1797-Trinidad captured by the British
under Sir Ralph Abercromby.-
French and Austrians resumed hos
~tilities in Italy.
1SO3-Ohio admitted to the Union.
1S09-Drury Lane theater, London, de-
stroyed by fire.
1S1O-Andreas Hofer, the Tyrolese pat
riot, shot by the French.
1S13-British and Canadian soldiers
captured Ogdensburg, N. Y.
1S14-Henry Kirke Brown, who produc-
ed the first bronze statue ever exc
cuted in the United States, born at
Leyden, Mass.
1S34-United States concluded an in
demnity treaty with Spain.
1S5S-City of Corinth, Greece, badly
damaged by earthquake.
1s62-"Thad' Lincoln, ~favorite son Of
the President, died at the White
House (. /. . J jefferson Davis inaugural
ed President of the Confederate
States at Richmond. !
1S63-Arizona territory formed from
New Mexico.
1S64-Second Confederate Congress met
at Richmond.
1S66-President johnson publicly de-
nounced the reconstruction commit
tee and declared Congress to be in
rebellion against the government OF
the United States.
1S67-Maximilian entered Qu~eretaro.
1S6S-House of Representatives resolved
to impeach President johnson.
1S74-Business section of Panama de-
stroyed by fire.
1SSO-Attempted assassination of the
Gar of Russia.
1SS1-Orange Free State declared to be
neutral territory.
1SS2-Charles Bradlaugh expelled from
the British House Of Commons.
1SS4-Gen. Gordon entered Khartoum.
1SS7-Congress passed a bill to retire
the trade dollar.
iS3i-Capitai of Honduras captured BY
the insurgents under Ortez.
1S96-The Confederate States museum
dedicated at Richmond, Va.
1S9S-Court of inquiry began its investi.
cation into the blowing up of the
battleship Maine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
NlZZ1&ENZZI
or
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President O'Brien of the American As
ISOLATION has signed Gerald Hayes az
umpire.
The Northern Baseball League has
abandoned all idea of entering st. Paul
ard Minneapolis.
Jack Palmer of Newcastle, former
champion Of England, lasted four rounds
before Tom Burns Of America in a Lon-
don fight.
e. G. Cowdin has leased the racing
qualities of The Pippin and Counterpart
to the Newcastle stable. Both are 2-year-
old fllies.
The Lake Michigan Yachting Associa.
ton has decided to start the annual
Mackinac cruise of the Chicago Yacht
Club on July 25.
The youngest and smallest ski rider
who participated in the national %tournas
ment at Duluth was Carl Taleen, II years
of age, of Ishpeming.
At the meeting of the biennial congress
of the National Trotting Association the
doors were opened to amateur racing uH-
der the associations rules. =
The racing discussion in Kentucky has
been ended for this season by granting
licenses to four tracks-ChuIchiH Downs
and Douglass Park, Latonia and Louis
vile.
G. C. Wheeler Of New York is building
a motor boat for the purpose OF defending
the British international cup, which was
won last year by the Dixie and has been
challenged for by the British Motor Boat
Club.
The Nebraska university athletic board
has authorized the employment OF Capt.
Fox of the Lincoln baseball club to bs
coach for the university baseball squad.
John e. Madden, the Kentucky horse
man. will rave several horses In the Eu-
ropean races this year, including nine en-
tries for the English derby. Madden's II
year-old son Eddie will ride for him. Tit
boy weighs 90 pounds.
The Eau Claire franchise in the Wis
consin-Illinois baseball league will go 70
Rockford officials Of the local organiza-
ton deciding to dispose of the holdings
for $1,000. The Eau Claire players have
been sold to La Crosse.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
CELEBRATE FIRST WEDDING.
Marriage Ceremony a Notable Even
In Nn,x, uOxyn Of Dallas

Marriage Ceremony a Notable Event
in New Town Of Dallas.
The residents of Dallas. the latest
of the new towns in the ceded portion
of the Rosebud Indian reservation, in
Gregory county, are celebrating in a
BETTING the occasion the first
wedding in the history of the town.
The bride and groom. who enjoy the
distinction of being the principals III
the first wedding in the history Of a
town which promises to become one of
the leading business points OF the ex-
IRENE southern part of South Dakota,
Miss May Frances Moore and F. w.
Calhoun. well known young people of
Dallas. The ceremony was performed
byts Rev. George Kersten, pastor Of
the First Presbyterian church of Dali
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06

gc1lApSG4 3OkUeI ana Suicide.
After yaauns Springfield
taking establishment and purchasing
cofins 9 ~ wife and himself and
Forcing fh4 undertaken with q revolver
e wTttS farewell for him. Thomas
zesEs4aASzafAerstngfeld. Mo-, formerly,
wel1 tod Int now : laborer, met his
youNg 40 sunday ina crowded
strGo4 gdoNnteNn md fred several
ehotg ~ Ne. Ihs woman sank to the
saadewalk eAet y the face and through
the MI arsN Two of the bullets In
tendA0s = - went wild. Mrs. Ray
49, sartes1ey injured. but Il expected
&to reoovNr.
nellsvtng that ii had killed her.
Ray turned the weapon toward his
Own heaFt. but the remaining cart
sidga faileA 20 explode. He ran to
Asitvsry stabls ! short distance away
and s~arrendered 10 the police. Jeal-
casys & 800 ~ ave prompted Ray
I q commit Ire deed. After being lock-
- a the heldover he attempted to
bur ne attssnpt was frustrated. ray
u beiiig ca<sfnliy guarded in his cell.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
BLIND PUPILS TRANSFERRED.
Eleven Are Taken to New School IN
North Dakota,

North Dakota.
Eleven blind children from North
Dakota who for several years. a
been attending the South Dakota state
school for the blind at Gary, have
been transferred to a state school for
the blind which recently was com
pleted by North Dakota. The new
school is situated at Bathgate. in the
northeastern part of North Dakota.
The transfer of the children from the
South Dakota to the North Dakota
school was made by Hon Alex Morri-
son, secretary of the state board of
charities and corrections of North Da-
kota, and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Rus
sell. While in South Dakota secretary
Morrison stated that the new school
for the blind which his state has com
pleted is one of the finest buildings
of its kind in the west. 1t is construct
ed of brick and finished in hardwood,
with hot and cold water on every floor
and lighted by gas.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
no FREE a JEAN vALJEAN.
Convict, Who Escaped and Was Re
captured, VIII BE Pardonet1.


captured, VIII BE Pardoned.
zz1 ehss-A Of tho note
fious Lake Shore gan and one OF the
Richland bank robbers, who escaped
from prison In 1900 and was recap
tured after two years OF freedom at
Rock Island, Ill, was conditionally
pardoned Friday. He was released
from Jackson, Mich. prison March 4
and II Is understood that he will so.
back to Rock Island with his family
and resume work In the pillow works,
where he was employed when an Off
Ger recognized him in December, 1906,
as the escaped convict.
Allison's case has aroused sympa-
thy and interest. He married a Rock
Island girl after his escape from pris-
on and had lived q n exemplary life In
every q
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
Loses Horse in the Missouri,

Crossing the Missouri on the ice in
the spring is never considered as clos
ed until meon has either gone un-
der the ice himself or lost a team or
horse. This spring the man to find
out thai the crossing is no longer safs
was H. Marion, who lives on the ISL
and between Pierre and Fort Pierre.
He lost one horse Inc a wagon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
Mice and Matches cause Disaster.

Matches which were accidentally
dropped in the hay loft of his barn,
and which are believed to have been
ignited by mice gnawing them. caused
a heavy loss to Christopher johnson,
a prominent Charles Mix county farm
er. The flames were communicated
to his fine and costly barn, which
was destroyed. Two valuable horses
which We're in the barn were burned
to death inc the other contents Of
the barn We're consumed. johnson
had no insurance, so his loss is total.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
NIGHT RIDERS BURN HOME.
A Detail Of Troops is Ordered I o Hol
kinsville, Ky.

klnSviIle, NY.
Night riders early Thursday set fire
TO the residence or Broussais Gregory,
2 mile west Of Hopkinsville. Ky, and
hred guns into the bedroom in which
Gregory and his wife and daughter
were sleeping. The residence was
burned to the ground.
The detail Of Middlesboro troops on
guard at Hopkinsville has been or
dered to the scene. The band left a
note accusing Gregory OF violating his
pledge to the association.
A large tobacco warehouse at Switz-
erville. seven miles from Frankfort,
KY. was burned early Thursday. 1t
contained about 10000 pounds OF to-
ibacco which was not in the equity So
ciety pool. The are independent
tobacco buyers. doing a large business
In the Burley district.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
Field Meet ut yermillion.

The annual field meet of the state
high schools Of South Dakota will be
held in Vermillion again this year,
May p and %. under the auspices Of
h State University Athletic associa-
ton. A dozen high schools have al
ready signified their intention of send
ing athletes for track and field events.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
Shaick Taken to Prison.

Capt. William H. Van Shaick, OF
New York. master OF the i'll fated
steamer General slocum. in the burn
ing OF which thousands Of persons
lost their lives. was taken to Sing Sing
prison to serve his term Of ten a
Imprisonment at hard labor.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
Not Killed. IN Qnnrrsl.

An inquest was held at Springfield
Thursday on the body OF Henry Baden,
q man apparently about so years of
age, who was found dead in his bed
on Bonhomme island. Although there
was some suspicion hat his death
might have been due to a drunken
quarrel. no evidence to that effect
could be found at the inquest.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
Fire in New Haven Hospital.

The lives of IS patients, some of
them in a serious state. were endan-
gered late Friday when a fire broke
out on the top ioor of the four-story
patients ward at Grace hospital in
New Haven. Conn. The patients We're
believed the loss Will not exceed $780,
nnn ass tN tss.a a
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
Long Term for KIDNAPPING.

William Jones. alias Birmingham.
and wife. Irene Alzina Jones, of Chi
age. were Thursday sentenced to the
penitentiary by Judge Kersten fer kid
mapping Lillian Wulf. aged s. last De-
cember. The man was given a thirty
year term and the woman twenty-five
years.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
He'd for Murderous Assault

Frank Ducharme, of Belle Fourche,
who was arrested at Sturgis Friday
night charged with shooting with in
tent to kill. had a preliminary hearing
Tuesday. He is alleged to have shot
at officers while being arrested. Du-
charme was bound over to the next
term of Meade county circuit court.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
Hope TO Extradlte Roy.

Believing that Paul q. Roy. HUSBAND
bf Glacia Gala, can be brought from
France to answer to the charge OF
numbering Mrs. Roy's brother. Geo.
A.z carkins. County Solicitor Batchel-
and Attorney General Eastman
left Portsmouth, N. H. Friday for
the state capital 1t Concord to apply
for extradition papers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
Collar Shot on, Man Unhurt,

b. +. Redmond and Charles Deca,
OF Lansing, Mich. had a fist night ana
Redmond got the worst OF it. He went
for a shotgun and. standing a few feet
from Deck. fred at him. The charge
blew on Decks collar. but except for
q few scratches, he was uninjured.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
High school ora.orica, Confess,

The sixth annual state high school
contest in defamation under the aus
pieces of Yankton college will take
place May Is, 1908. The high school
athletic contests, which hitherto have
been connected with the annual con-
test in defamation, have been sus-
pended for this year.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
Wolves Arc kiiiinr Sheen.

portion OF Minnehaha county are MAX
ing an effort to induce the county COM
1or killing wolves which bava r;s1aa
$50 lambs and several calves in one
locality.