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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28
Foil Suicide Attempts.

Suddenly losing his mind and with
a mania to end his own life, Carl
Lentz, for years one of the most
prominent farmers of Potter county,
has been committed to the state hos,
pital for the insane at Yankton.
For a week or more prior to the
authorities of Potter county being no.
titied of his condition the wife of the
man and William Mann. a neighbor,
watched him day and night with the
object Of frustrating efforts at suicide.
On two occasions the demented
man eluded the vigilance of his guards
and only by miracle failed to sue
seed in ending his life Once he Sc
cured possession of a dull knife, with
which he slashed his throat, but he
was detected in the act and the knife
was snatched from him before he
could intiict a fatal wound Failing
in this attempt he watched his oppor,
tunity while the vigilance OF his wife
and other guards was momentarily
relaxed and rushed from the house to
a nearby pond, into which he threw
himself in an effort to end his life
by drowning. But again he was res.
cued. and it finally was decided to
apply to the authorities and have him
sent to the asylum where he can re-
celve proper care
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28
KILLS SELF IN FEAR OF LAW.
Arrest for Forgery and Subsequent
Release Followed by Act.


Release Followed by Act.
The body OF w. H. Tanasey, a jap
anese porter in Billings saloon, was
found on the bank of the Yellowstone
river, two miles east of Billings, by a
man who had camped in that vicinity.
That it was case Of suicide was
learned when the chief of police and
other officers made an Investigation.
The body was lying on the back and
there was a bullet wound and powder
burns in the neck The bullet had
cut the jugular vein, causing instant
death.
The Japanese was arrested on a.
charge of forgery few days ago, but
when he made good the amount of
money secured in that manner he was
released He no doubt feared that he
would be prosecuted by the county
attorney and this caused him to kill
himself
A bank book showing that a depos-
it of $50 had been made recently and
80 cents in silver were found in his
clothing. The body will be buried by
friends OF Tanasey.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28
WILL PLANT MORE CORN.
Wheat Acreage VIII Be Smaller and
Flax vii! Show Net Increase.

The crop situation in Dawson cou1l-
ty is reported to be in a highly ia
vorable condition. The wheat crop
will be at least Is per cent smaller
than last year, and compares favora-
bly, with the situation of a year ago
It is from a week to ten days earlier,
with more moisture and warmer
weather to help it along. Little du-
rum wheat has been sown in this
county this year. The corn planting
has just started in with about 35 per
cent Of the grain in the ground, and it
has been planted under favorable con-
ditions, there being plenty OF moisture
and with warm weather prevailing.
The corn acreage will be about Is per
cent heavier than last year There
is no increase in the flax sowing. as
the new land that has been broken
will be planted to corn in the major
ity Of cases. Barley will be grown on
a larger scale this year and from 10
to Is per cent greater acreage is re-
ported.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28

AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Anaconda Mining com
pany held at Anaconda all the direct
ors with the exception of William l..
Bull were reelected, Mr.. Bulls place
on the board is filled by U. H. Brough-
ton of New York, Because of the con
diticns which led TO the fall in the
price of copper, the restriction OF the
company's output and later the shut
down Of the company's properties,
profits in 1907 were less than the year
before, being S3,370.320, after making
deductions for depreciation, depletion
and development.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28
NEW STOCK ASSOCIATION.
Montana Growers Form State Or
oanjzation of All Interests.

qanization of All Interests.
There has been formed in Helena
a new live stock association which
purposes taking the place of the sew
eral organizations now in existence.
Among those who have joined are
many prominent cattle men who feel
that the old organizations have dete-
rorated
Organization has been perfected
with the selection of j. II. Freeser
OF Meagher county as chairman. and
John w Pace of Helena as secretary.
Among those who signed the original
roll are: John T. Murphy, Helena:
Joseph T. Brown. Birney w. K.
Flowree, Lorey; Winthrop Raymond,
Madison county; J. Fl. Freeser, Mea-
cher county; j. M. Holt, Miles City;
David Fratt, Billings; c. ]. McNa-
mara, Big Sandy: John Herman, Flat
head county; Daniel McNeill Boul-
der; j. A. MCGOWAN, Sanders coun-
": w. NJ Montgomery, Beaverhead
county.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28
BIG TRACT FOR SETTLERS.
Only Triangle of Reservation Left
for Indians.

While the bill opening a large part
of the Cheyenne River and Standing
Rock reservations practically takes
al the western half Of these reserves,
At leaves to the Indians the Cherry
Greek country, in the shape of a tri-
angle in the southwest part of the re-
serve, the strip being about thirty
miles long, and fifteen miles wide at
the widest place
This part of the reserve was the
last stand Of the old guard of the
Sioux who stood out as long as posi-
BILE against the ways of the white man
and was the gathering place of the
war party who under command of
Hump, started on their raid which
ended at Wounded Knee in the winter
of 1890. This chief, a fine looking In
dian, has taken his allotment on Cher
:ry creek, and is now just as much of
a leader Of his people in the new ways
as he was twenty years ago In the old
ways.
Beside this strip of the reserve, the
Cheyenne River reservation will be
left only as tract little over thirty
miles square in the southeast corner
of the reserve. The Standing Rock
reservation will be cut down about
half, all On the west side except a
strip six miles wide along the south
line, and fully two-thirds of the two
reserves are included in the territory
proposed to be opened.
The country to be taken is roughly
shaped T, with the stem extending
ITO the Missouri river near LIE Beau,
the stem being eighteen miles in width
and over thirty miles long. The ter.
,rltory covered by the bill takes all Of
Schanesse county; about half Of Dew
ey; about third Of Armstrong:
part of Foreman, all in South Dakota:
and good sized tract in Southern
Morton county in North Dakota. 1t in
GUIDES portions of the valleys of the
Cannon Ball river on the north. and
the Moreau and Grand rivers through
the central part of the tract. and will
open some fine territory to settlement
when it is finally opened sometime
within the next two years.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28
Library Of Wooden Rooks.

a private library of quite unique
character is composed solely of 500
WOODEN books. The collection has
been made from the wood of different
trees growing in the park attached to
the chateau of Wilhelmshohe At the
back of each book is tablet In red
morocco indicating the name OF the
tree from which the volume has been
made, and the two covers are lightly
polished. Inside the book the COM
piete natural history of the tree is de-
tailed The collection. which is at
Cassel, Includes 1870 speciels and 445
varieties
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28
REUNITED AFTER 10 YEARS.
Montana Woman Finds Daughter in
Portland Or.

After eighteen years a mother and
daughter, Mrs. Jacob Hartwig and
Mrs. Charles Jollison, the latter a res
ident of Portland, Or, have been re-
united in that city The daughter had
been placed in a convent at Deer
Lodge and was kidnapped by the ia
Their, who spent years in travelling,
visiting nearly every state in the
Union and constantly eluding the
mother. Finally the child was placed
in hospital at Beloit, Wis. She re-
moved to Portland, where she mar
ried DIR. Jollison. Mother and daugh-
ter finally located each other and
their reunion occurred last week.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28
German Students More Temperate.

when | was a student at Heidef-
berg, twenty five years ago, the amount
OF beer the students consumed was
something astonishing" said Mr.. ]. N.
Osborne of st. Louis
In fact, many Of them drank to
excess, and the fellow who could put
awas the biggest quantity was sort
of hero.
Now all that has changed, as my
son, who is studying at Heidelberg,
writes me. He says that, while good
many Q: the students still use beer, a
goodly number are teetotalers and
that the wholesale sWilling Of the old
days has gone. | think that every
body viii be glad to know that sobriety
has taken the place Of intemperance
among the young. men at one Of the
foremost seats Of learning IN the
world"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28
HAMAN's BODY FOUND.
Corpse Of Young Engineer Drowned
in Missouri is Recovered.

The body of Maurice e. Hannah, the
youag Milwaukee electric engineer,
who was drowned several weeks ago,
has been found on the Missouri river
bank, a mile below the Hauser lake
dam, where he was employed. Ha-
man was graduated by the University
of Wisconsin and had been employed
on the power plants at Helena for
two years. While assisting in the
work around the structure incident to
It's repair after the big flood a month
ago, Hannah fell in the stream and
was carried away by the current. The
coroner's jury returned verdict of
death by accidental drowning.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28
The Third battalion. Sixteenth in

The Third battalion. Sixteenth in
fantry, y. s. A, under the command
of Capt. Ridenour, reached Watertown
last week on a special train from Fort
Crook, Neb., and have set up camp on
the states military reservation on the
east bank Of Lake Kampeska, where
they will remain for the next thirty
days to use the states rife range for
target practice. At the expiration of
this time this battalion will be re-
called to the fort and smother one sent
for practice. A battalion should con-
tain about 400 officers and men, but
the one on duty here numbers only 225.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28
Prof. G. G. Wentlaff, county

Prof. G. G. Wentlaff, county super
intendent of schools of Yankton coun-
ty has been appointed president of the
Springfield state normal school by the
board of regents and has accepted the
position. He was formerly a member
of the Yankton college faculty
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28

". R. Stockton shot Coroner C. r,
Cramer Of Hot Springs in the groin.
severing an artery and causing hem
orrhage and death in half an hour.
Both men were blacksmiths. The
trouble was the result of drunken
quarrel.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28
PETRIFIED CIGAR DUG UP.
Probably is Relic of the Days Of the
CaEitoI Can1pajnn

@''TS o' erFS Iays OF tHe
Capitol Campaign.
A perfectly petrified cigar was dug
up by steam plow working on the
r1ght-of-way of the old motor line to
Capitol HIP at Watertown. It eyi-
IDENTIFY was dropped by some boomer
during the days of the capital cam
paign twenty years ago when the city
was an aspirant for the state house.
So perfect is the specimen that local
clgarmakers declare the filler to be
easily identified as Sumatra.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-28
Lots Of II.

The professor had been auizzing his
psychology class. and was evidently
somewhat disappointed with the re-
suit &.
Gentlemen" said he as the BEN
rang for dismissal, eft has been said
that fish is good brain food II that
statement Is true I advise some OF the
men In this class to try a whale. -
Kansas City Star.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-16
SHE. DRANK BLU: [
vITRI0.L TO SUICIDE

Huntington, w. Va, July IS
Another of the demimonde attempt
ed to shuttle OH the mortal coil Mon
day night ut the Ella Martin resort in
Seventh street. but this one tried a
new tack in the suicide deal--she
used blue vitrol, a poisonous acid SO
terrible in its effect that it Is not
brought into play once where other
poisons are used a thousand times.
Bet" Mcclure whose troubles
have been >Hfany and vari-colored
during the past several months, be-
came infatuated with a man and the
maxwell he did Just as other men
do in cases where such women are
concerned--grew tired and then the
rash act Of the woman follows.
The woman was alone in her room
when she drank the fiery liquid and
her agonizing means attracted the
attention Of somea.of the other init
mates of the place and = physician
was hurriedly summoned and every
possible relief offered. To-day the
woman is much better and will prob
ably recover. f:
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-16
SLIGHT OECREASEIN
MAYO. 80. EARNINGS

y While there was a decrease in the
earnings OF the G. &c o. during the
month Of May, the report Of the
comptroller shows that that decrease
was but little over 100000, and
the company is very we'll satisfied
with the business done. There is
also slight decrease this month
but it is believed normal cenditions
in every line Of business from this
time On will bring the Earnings up to
the former standard. t.H
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-16
SEPTEMBER FAIR
At PARkERSBURG

Parkersbu2g, W. Va, July 15.-1
Preparations are now going forward
with rush for the West Virginia
fair to be held at the Sotith Side
grounds from September IS TO 49,.
With the resumption OF work on the
South Side after the. settlement of4he
injunction dispute the big fair again
became very live proposition. Since
work has again been commenced the
improvements on the ground have
gone forward rapidly. Construction
work on the big grand stand and
floral hall have taken nd 0ysE Of the att
tention OF the contractors but other
buildings are now getting their share
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-16

and, Ohio. railroad. has secured q writ
of error and supersedaaa In the CASE
of. Jackson M. Ewing VS. Lanark Fuel
Company. The defendant Ii, aggriey
ed at a final Judgment entered against
1t in the circuit court 4of Raleigh
county wherein the plaiatlfr secured
damages in the sum OF $500 tot
the loss OF legtin the mine operatt
ed by the company. The ease was
tried at Beckley aoIne months ago
and a verdict for the above sum Was
received by the plaintiff. The plain.
tiff in the case Is q ysnng boy ssvho
had his leg cut OF ipsthe mine, aadge
JOS. NJ, Sanders and Mike Mataen:
are attorneys for the plaintin. -'y I
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-16
:E;|SHCAUGHTs'lJN
:. COST $40 And. SIS

Canonshurg. Pa, July, 15.-Game'
Warden M. P. Maitland of Uniontown
and Deputy Warden John Lauder
laagh of Canonsburg arrested r. J..
Horne and Steve Reconnui OF Cecil,
CHARLES Reiter, Carl J. Rubel, Nick
Scholter and Samuel Davis OF Pitts
burg for fishing In Charters Creek
ON. Sunday at Hills station and using
illegal fishing devices. =
, Justice IT, M. Reese fined Horne
500 for catching 10 small fish, Res
onngt, SIS for fishing, on Sunday and
catching two fish. The other defend
ants were fined s25 each. All paid.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-16
THE Nile OF
KING OF THE aVTRY''
Known as "A No. l." HesSIrouds> His
Past in Mystery-T Travelled vs., OBS !.
Miles, Spending 81. 81 Huh Fares.

out OF the Q0estions and to prevent a
similar cataatE0pAe In his own case
he carries three pesiets of cyanide OF
potassium ~ One sGf these, he says,
will kill himTi twenty seconds. -~
You wodldn take the poison If
you had a chance; Ito recover, would
you?" he waa askea. T.,
oh. no! he Sreplied. but If
death is coming anyway, don't want
to suffer as 7 shaveSseen others suffer
In wrecks .f.l $751;. .
While here ATNo. 1 wrote to his
publisher, signing his name "A No.
L. The purpose, of his book. he
states, is to%teils his own experiences
as a lesson to other boys. He said:
ATS useless to warn a boy not to
run away but when he reads what
others have felt on their travels he
may see that SUCH course is fool
tsh." Fl. %<S' @s.t?!-.ts&
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-16
1t Is expected that everything will be
in complete readiness for the fair by
the middle Of September. e., %>~~.3 - "a. -

,
1t is expected that everything will be
in complete readiness for the fair by
the middle Of September. ;\~4,..,-s- ss.1 %
The members OF. the iEjcompany
intend to make the event the 6jggesfs
Of the kind ever held in this sectioii'
of the country. and the biggest eyer
held in the state. The West Virginia
fair Is to become an annual festival
INDUCED In by every resident OF Park
ersburg and the surrounding cdtth-
try, and the men back OF it are dket&fs
can be proud of. '""i te5t NJ,
4, Special rates have already been Sc
cured on the railroads leading, into
Parkersburg and as this city la 81
situated that more people can leave
their homes after breakfast, come to
this city and return home the Same
day than any other city In West Vir-
GINA, the fair is expected to draw
thousands OF ont-of- town Visitor:
every day. 49,. ,.-...... ...es.>t,.
Aside from the extensive exhibit
of many VARIOUS lines Of industries
that ere to form an important reaturt
OF the fair, one Of the gfeatest tea
lures will be the racing. Ay aT1hos,
everybody knows Parkersburg is t1bw
a member Of the Ohio, Penney fvatnie
and West Virginia racing Circuit.
and the scene of the circuit racing
Will be at the fair grounds during the
date Of the fair, coming here ft1fn
the state fair at Wheeling and, going
from here to Eat Liyernobfc tfyffio I
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-16
NEW SHEL |. TER|NG
ARMS HOSPITAL
IS DEDICATED

The new Sheltering Arms hospita
at Hansford was dedicated today and
many local people went to that town
today to be present atthe ceremonies
Many friends and patrons of the in
sthntion from Charleston to Hinton
were present and listened to address,
es by several excellent speakers.
Refreshments were served by a COM
mittee on which we're number of
local society ladies. 49,. =. e.. Il
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-16

re-: g$|,-1 i
Z Miss Catherine Hutehing will leave
Thursday for Wheeling, 70 be gone
several months. { ~. n
Gen. B. If. Oxley has. gone to Mad
ison to attend the July term OF The
circuit court of: Boone county. Z.
Mr.. E: steen Is in Nicholas county
ON business. - :: b. - -.
= Rev, Richard AspinYall, of Buck
hannon College, is the guest ofsMr,
and Mrs. Alex. Rufrner, OF Washing
ton street. =. = ) !. - =,
Miss Frances Beardsley, who has
been visiting In Gallipolss, will, rel
turn home Thursday, ! r. !
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-16
FUEL COMPANY s.
:: SECURES WRIT

Through 'theiFssattorpeys, McGin-
MISS and Hatcher of Beckley, the
Laaark Fuel Company, an operation
on .Riney Greek Of the, Chesapeake
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-16

Lot1 at your own prices; at Anstt.
tute City, July 3D., Ne -, Z,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-05

Election day proved to Ruth Howard
also that there is but little charm at
taching 10 the third appearance. Ruth
is q member of that society which
Sheriff Emery's squad has been giving
the opportunity to travel. She has had
two chances within the past few weeks.
but the fascination OF Salt Lakes great
white way, otherwise known as the
street of commerce. has been irresisti-
BILE The other day she had her sec
ond chance, but failed to get beyond
Bingham, and she came back. She was
taken up again and Justice Bishop yes
terday granted her desire to remain a
while-only she viii make her home in
the county Jail. and the exact length
Of her stay is set at sixty days.
Charles Hines. accused by his wife of
having attacked her and practically
favor Of the court in permitting him
his freedom on his own recognizance
pending the hearing of the case, and
yesterday failed TO respond when his
case was called. AS a result, he spent
the night in the Jail cell. and viii be
confined there until his case is called
today, In order to insure his presence
then.
Hines was arrested Monday on a bat
terry charge preferred by his wife. She
complained that he had repeatedly
struck her, and that in fear of bodily
injury she had been forced to leave her
home and return 10 her mother. She
had wanted to secure some clothing for
herself and child. but was afraid TO go
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-05
FRANCHISE FOR W|NGF|ELD
Electric Railroad to Run From
Goldfield to Diamondfield,
Three Miles Away.

Goldfield. Nov. 1.-THE county commits
sioners have granted a franchise for an
electric railroad to George Wingfield
Thomas F. Manning and L. T. Merwin,
through certain streets of Goldfield and
Columbia and across the public domain
to Diamondfield, three miles north of
Goldfield. Work is TO be started at once
and the first mile of the road must be fin
ished by June 80. 1909. The company will
carry both passengers AID freight and
will replace teams in hauling ore from
the mines which are not on the various
lines of railway that enter the district.
Wingfield and associates bid $3.50 for the
franchise and must give bond for S15,-
700 for the performance of the work. The
maximum passenger rate within the town
limits is fixed at 10 cents. and 80 cents to
Diamondfield. Freight can be hauled only
between. the hours of 10 OF clock p. m. and
8 O'Clock a. m.
Eight fire insurance companies which
some time ago filed suit against the Mine
& Smelter Supply company of this city
to recover money paid on a fire loss,
transferred their suits Wednesday from
the district court to the federal court
several complaints that the Mine & Smell
ter company, which sustained a heavy
loss by fire on September 10, 1901. collected
its insurance by fraud They allege that
business powder and dynamite in guam
titles over the amount allowed by their
policies. The policies of all the companies
read that in case the insured has at any
one time over twenty-five pounds of pow
der or dynamite in the place of business
the policy becomes void.
The companies in which the Mine &
Smelter were insured in and the amount
of the insurance is as follows: Home
Fire Insurance company of New York
5000: Fireman's Fund Insurance COM
pany, $500; Union Assurance Society of
London, 5000; Royal Insurance company
of Liverpool, $500: London e. Lancashire
Fire Insurance company of London. S.. 900:
Imperial Insurance company of London.
5000, Lancashire Insurance company of
Manchester. 5000 and the Commercial
Union Assurance company, 5000
The case was brought against the sup
ply company several months ago in the
district court, but for some reason il has
been transferred to the United States
court The fire occurred on Sept TO- 1901
when the company had its place of bust
ness on the site of the present CONNER
cial club building.
The Mine & Smelter Supply company re-
ported a total loss on its goods and was
paid insurance amounting to $4,000. About
three years after the fire the insurance
companies discovered evidence which after
an Investigation resulted in their filing
suit against the mining supply company
to recover the insurance paid.