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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
FREIGHT THIEVES CAUGHT.

Thousands of Dollars Worth Of Goods
Recovered In ST. Louis.
Ter men were arrested and thou
sands OF dollars worth of property.
much OF which was identified as hav-
ing been stolen from freight cars, was
~confiscated In a raid Friday night by
two patrolmen and a sergeant on
North Sixth street. st. Louis, Mo. The
were trapped before they had
time to draw weapons. Specific charges
have been made against two Of those
captured. while the others are being
held on charges OF idiing Until the cap
.ured loot is examined.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
PECULIAR WEDDING DEAL.
Common Law Husband Rues Bargain
After Sale of Woman.

fA1teT sure "a NOiiilH. -.
Through the wedding of j. F. Keogh
and Elizabeth Lundger a remarkable
marriage deal has come to light. The
bride for some years past has posed
in Hanna, a mail suburb of Lead. as
the wife of e. L. Smith. A few
months g Keough appeared on the
scene as a boarder at the Smith domi-
cile. Shortly after the boarder and
the woman discovered a mutual affec-
ton, and calling Smith. held a confer
Smith agreed to give up the
woman to whom he had not been we'd
ded, their home and furniture, for
$1,000. Keough is said to have paid
this sum and married the woman,
when Smith changed his mind about
the rest of the bargain and is holding
onto tho home. Keough and wife are
seeking new quarters and the town of
Hanna is torn with dissension over the.
affair.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21

Washingtonians do not hurry home
from work. If YOU are anybody at
all in washington you must be leis-
urcly. Only as a tourist do you hurry,
and after a conductor has held you
at arms length, when you are too
aasty in boarding or leaving a car
YOU begin to slow down, too. There
IS no rush hour in Washington, and
there are cars enough to so around.
Likewise you can cross the street at
any point along the block without
danger of being run down, yelled at
or told to tstep lively"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
Rio Mitchell Banquet.

At the largest banquet ever held in
the city Of Mitchell the Wesley broth
erhood observed Lincoln's birthday.
The brotherhood was organized on
Jan. 26, the day of the dedication of
the new Methodist church. with a
membership of 225. The entire mem
bership, with fifty invited guests, were
seated at the Lincoln birthday banquet
in the great basement beneath the
Methodist church.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
Fourteen years for Adams.

George Adams. who while city mar
shal OF Benton, Ill, killed John R.
Malone, q former city marshal. was
sentenced to fourteen years in the
~penitentiary. The killing took place
last October and Adams pleaded that
Malone had been drinking and threat
ened his life.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
10 Reduce Kansas Frcight Rates

TO Reduce Kansas Freight Rates.
The Kansas state board OF railroad
commissioners will issue its order for.
E reduction and general change In
freight rates. Tho order is to go into
effect on April 4. The railroad did
not contest the order before the board.
but will, It IL understood, fight 1t in
the courts.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
Drops 200 Fect: Unhnrt.

John Grant. of New York, an I'M
employed printer, jumped from the
Brooklyn bridge Thursday. Although
he landed among the ice cakes in h
river 200 feet below. he escaped with
only q few minor hurts. He is now
under arrest charged with attempted
suicide.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
New Bank at Underwood.

Articles of Incorporation have been
filed at Pierre for the Underwood State
bank at Underwood, one of the new
town on the Northwestern extension
through Pennington county. The new
bank is capitalized at $4,000. The in
c~orporators are Jacob HI. Serr and
Thomas J. Libertin, Of Tyndall, and
f. II. Meyer, of Underwood.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
Insane About Women.

When the trial was resumed at elm
ton, Ill. Thursday Of the 100000
suit instituted by Richard Smell, to
break the will of his father. Col. Thos.
Smell, more love letters written to the
aged millionaire were introduced in
evidence. It is said the purpose of the
reading OF the letters Is to show Col.
Smell was insane about
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
To Vote on incarceration.

At a special election to be held at
Elkton on Tuesday. Feb. IS. the voters
Of that place will have submitted to
them the proposition of Incorporating
Elkton as a city under the general II Tvs
OF, the state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
Autp Racers san al Snow.

Tho Thomas. American: Dion.
French. ana Zuest. Italian, cars OF the
New York to Paris race. passed
through Canastota. N. r., Friday at
I o'clock Friday evening. Soon after
they became stalled IN ! snowdrfft
and returned to CanastotA to spend the
night.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
ACTRESS BREAKS LEG.

Performer Hurt While Dancing at
Deadvood Theatcr.
By a most unusual accident, Annette
Doyne, an actress in a Deadwood
theater, broke her leg during the per-
Torrance. The girl was dancing with
a companion and in attempting a fam
cy step, slipped and fell, drawing her
partner over on her and doubling her
leg under her. The mans weight
snapped the large bone squarely in two
and the girl. In great agony, was re-
moved to the hospital where the frac-
ture was reduced. Surgeons say that
she will never be able to dance again.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
DEATH IN PRACTICAL JOKE.
Man Killed md Five Injured a
Belle EOurche.

Belle Fourchc.
Just for fun Charles Lavezzi, em-
ployed on the government irrigation
project near Belle Fourche, s. D.,
threw a dynamite cap into a bonfire
around which were seated six men.
The explosion set Off 1875 sticks OF dy-
Mantle which were being thawed
nearby. instantly killing j.. Fl. Cults,
2 teamster. n inJuring all Of the
others. including Lavezzi. who may
lose both sight and hearing.
The government engineers secured
the aid OF ranchers. who hauled the in
jured to h hospital at Belle Fourche
in wagons.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
pioneer Passes AWAY.

J.. w. Barton, a pioneer resident Of
Beadle county died at his home in Es-
mond, to which place he removed from
his farm In Belle Prairie township a
few months since. Mr.. Barton was
an ex-unfon soldier, and among Bea-
lie county's foremost pioneer settlers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
Fire Victim Buried.

The funeral of little Lola Walker.
who was burned so badly at Beresford
last Saturday as the result of bed
clothes catching fire from a kitchen
stove that death followed. was held
Tuesday and was attended by a large
number of people.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
To Extend the Time.

Senator Gamble has introduced a
bill in congress extending the time for
the completion of the Winnipeg and
Yankton Southern railroad bridge.
across the Missouri river at Yankton,
heretofore authorized by act Of con-
gress.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
TisdeIle Is Accnsed.

A warrant charging A. G. Tsdelle,
II Chicago. who conducted a private
bank which closed its doors In Jam
nary. with receiving deposits after the
bank was insolvent wa Thursday
sworn out BY attorney Henry W.
Lackey.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
verdicteAgninst Armour.

In the circuit court al Chicago
Judgment for $4,000 was rendered
against Armour & Co. In favor OF Wa
iienty Bunida. formerly a laborer in
their employ. Bunida accidentally
struck his wrist against a picking
needle used for the Injection of pre-.
sentative into hams. Blood poisoning
developed and Bunida lost his arm.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
A1oEe sunragists TO JAN.

Mrs. Parkhurst. OF London, a well
known leader OF woman suffragists.
and other delegates OF the organiza-
ton. arrested Thursday when they at
tempted TO make a demonstration in
the house Of commons. all went to jail
Friday for 2 term OF SIX weeks rather
than give sureties for their good be-
shavior.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
Drinks Acid, nut Nav Idve.

John Young, an employee at the
round house at Milbank, attempted to
commit suicide by drinking muriatic
acid His recovery is doubtful. Domes-
tic trouble and drink were the cause.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
Fire at Fnulkton.

At Faulkton fire destroyed the old
Dryden building. occupied by Canute
Olson with q stock OF hardware. There
was $4,000 Insurance on the building
and $1I.O0o on the stock. The cause
OF the fre Is not yet known.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
Police Dox wins show Prize.

Police Dog Wins Show Prize.
Jesse OF Kent, one Of the dogs Inn
ported by the New York police depart
ment for use In police work. won
special prize az h dog show in Madi-
Won Spare garden. New York. Friday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21

Germans 20 Wrestle Like Japs.
The Japanese method Of wrestling.
Jiu jitsu. Il TO be introduced into ali
the military and naval g-ymnasiums Of
Germany at the express command Of
me empesor.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
John Cassidy Dics in Mexico.

"A telegram from San Luis Potosi.
Mex, announces the death in that city
Of John Cassidy. formerly a conduc-
tor on the Chicago and Northwestern
railway, with headquarters in Huron.
Mr.. Cassidy married Miss Katherine
McNally, OF Huron, some years
and was well known in railroad circles
throughougt South Dakota.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
schlcy 70 SPEAK & Aberdeen, .

schlcy TO Speak u Aberdeen, s. d.
a washington special Adj
miral soi1ley, OF Santiago fame. has
accepted an invitation 10 deliver an
address before the Scottish Rite bodies
OF Masonry at Yankton. s. D., the
frst week In May. An invitation wan
also extended to him to visit Aberdeen
tor q similar purpose.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
Dcatn of James Smith.

James Smith, an old time resident
Of Yankton county. died at the home
OF his son.. Charles Smith, near Utica.
after an illness extending over several
years. His wife proceed him In death
only last Septembe,t.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
can for State Warrants.

state Treasurer Cassill at Pierre
Thursday issued a call for $4,000 of
general fund warrants for the 10th of
this month.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
Admiral Fletcher Dead

Rear Admiral Montgomery Fletcher,
liz retired chief engineer in the navy,
died at his residence in Washington.
.. c., Thursday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21

The Republican county central COM
mittee OF Sully county met at Onida
Saturday last, and voted to ignore The
primary NV In selection OF delegates
to the Huron state convention.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
Yankton Wants New Water system.

YanktOn Wants Q Water System.
After using artesian water at Yank-
ton for several years citizens are very
enthusiastic over the prospects for a
new water system whereby the supply
will be from the Missouri river. A
new system has been much needed.
and as the old wooden mains are in
bad shape the citizens are fully aware
that something must be done
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21
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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21

R. l. Yokum, of Pierre, has ship
ped to Hot Springs. Ark, his trained
buffalo team, and a numbe Of bron-
chos, and sent with them several Of the
best riders in that part of the north
west. Yokum left for that place
Wednesday afternoon. and expects to
put on his first wild west" show a,
the southern resort in a few days.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-04-30
YANkTON WINS DEBATE.
Both Teams Show Remarkable Skill
and Receive Many Compliments

The YanktOn college debating team
defeated the S ID. 5. G, team in joint
debate at the college chapel Friday
evening. While the decision of the
Judges was unanimously in favor of
IanktOn, the contest was hard fought
and the home team made most
crcditable showing The question for
debate was: Resolved, That Con-
gross should aid the shipping in
dustries of the United States, by the
payment of subsidies TO steamships
aIilt in this country registered under
its laws, and engaged in its foreign
trade. said ships to be at the ser
vice of the government in time Of
war Brooklngs supported the atiir
native side Of the question.
The Yankton team arrived from the
west Friday morning and were met at
the depot by the entire student body
and enthusiastically welcomed BY the
entire student body and carried
through the streets to their no
tel The Yankton team is per
haps the strongest in the sta
consisting of VI g srs. Brown
Oiseth and Robinson, the latter be.
ing a winner of a Rhodes scholarship
in this state. Brookings was repres-
ented by Messrs StNauer, Biggar anc
Sperb.
The evening Of the debate was one
of the most disagreeabie of the soring.
but good crowd of students and
townspeople were present. A. T..
Chamberlain OF this city, acted as
chairman, and the judges were At
torneys A. X. Gardner, of Huron, Geo.
Rice, of Flandreau and Vorhees. of
Sioux Falls.
Mr. Sperb of Brookings, opened the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-04-30
LEON HOTEL LEASED
n. A. Dickinson Of Hendricks Takes
Charge July First

Landlord w. II. Conkln of the Leon,
has rented his hotel to Mr.. and Mrs.
II. A. Dickinson of Hendricks. Mimi,
but will not give possession until the
first of July. Mr.. and Mrs. Dickinson
are highly spoken of as hotel people.
and may be depended upon TO main
tain tie excellent reputation the house
now enjoys.
The Hendricks Pioneer in speaking
of their removal says:
ct is with regret that the citizens
of Hendricks learn of the contemplate
ed removal of Landlord and Mrs Dick
insOn to Brookings, S. -. Their going
will be a loss hard to replace, but
inasmuch as they have decided il to be
to their interests to go the people of
our little city can but extend the hand
of best wishes and bid them God
speed.
They will 90 to Brookings and have
charge of the Hotel I.eon, one of the
best hotels in South Dakota. What
ever reputation for good service that
institution may have it will not be
lowered by Mr.. and Mrs Dickinson.
for their long experience and winning
personality assures the success of any
institution under their management.
Hendricks has prded itself on its
hotel. IL is one OF the many instit,l-
tionS we have in town that the people
can point to and not blush We know
personally that it has been and is a
credit to the town under the present
management and We also know dat Il @
people of the town have tried to do
the right thing by it, but the fact
stands out as plain as the nose on a
mans face that Notwithstanding the
strong local support, the Lakoview is
not getting the patronage that rightful.
~ belongs to it-and this on account 0.
railway service. 1t should receive
more transient trade than il does
but the train schedule we have will
not permit of it. Day in and day out
from a half a dozen to dozen travel
ing men make this place between
trains and go down the line to stop. -
But they can't be blamed for this.
Many Of them would like to stop
here but they don't want to drive or
walk out so the thing for them to do
is to make the town between trains
and go farther down the line and take
whatever they can get in hotel ser
vice. OF course, not all of them do
this because their lines will not per
nit, but too many of them are compel
led to do So"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-04-30
BOYS CORN CONTEST.
Annual Contest for Brookines County
Prize Corn Raisers

The Brooking County Farmers In
stitute association announces that the
following list of prizes in the BOYS
corn contest, the prizes to be award
ed at the annual institute next win.
ter. The prizes amount TO about sixty
dollars. and were given for the most
part by the business men OF Brook
ingS.
Competition open to farmer boys
of Brookings county under nineteen
years of age.
For the best single ear of corn. by
Geo. Z. SeXauer $500.
For the second best ear by +. +.
Baldridge. cash or merchandise $500
For the third best ear. by NJ. d.
Orhrans, sl.oo.
For the best half bushel of corn. by
Caldwell e Wilson. cash or merchan-
disc, $5.0o
For the second best half bushe, r..
II. Beatty, watch worth $375.
For the third best half bushel, by
S. c. Cornell, cash, Sl00.
For the best ten ears of corn, by
c. A. Skinner, cash. $500.
For the second best ten ears of
corn, by {. ID. Kendall, cash, $500.
For tne third best ten ears by
Chas. Poole, cash, $l.00.
Seed used must be that furnished
by the association, one pound to each
boy, and may be secured by calling
at the First National Bank Boys
must give their names when they take
seed.
A corn contest will also be held for
the farmers. open to any farmer of
Brookings county, and he may use
his own seed and it may be of any var
iety The prizes are as follows:
For the best bushel corn, cash.
$25.vv.
For the second best buShel by h.,
G.. Grover 4 Co., chair $500.
For the third best bushel, by West
& Packard, water set. $500.
All corn exhibited for these prizes
will become the property of the as
sociation and on the last day o, next
winters institute it will be auctioned
off to the highest bidder, for cash,
and the money will be turned into
the Institute treasury, and the corn
competing must be corn that will
germinate and firstclass seed corn.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-04-30
TEACHERS GO TO SCHOOL.
State College Will Open Summer
School on Monday July 6.

A summer school for teachers will
be held at he State college during the
vacation. IL will begin Monday. July
9th and continue four weeks At
the present time there is Il great short
age of teachers in this state. due to a
number OF reasons. chief among which
is inability of many applicants to Sc.
cure certificates because of inefficient
preparation. Furthermore those who
do attend a summer school have to
go to distant schools at a considerable
expense. and il is to meet these and
otner eXigencieS that the scnool has
been established by the State col
lege.
instruction will be given in all the
ordinary branches from primary work
to the work of the high school grade.
and in addition courses will be offer
ed in nature study, agriculture and
home economies. The corps of in
structors is as follows:
G. r. Brown, Brookings. director
and instructor; Prof. r. S. May of
Hawarden. Iowa. lecturer and instruc-
tor: Miss Alice Kilgore of Minneapo-
lis, primary instructor; DR.. A. A.
Brigham, principal of the new school
Of agriculture. lecturer and instructor;
Prof. Robert Matheson. instructor in
entomology of the State college. in
Structor: Miss Jessie NJ. Hoover. pre-.
ceptress new school of agriculture,
lecturer; j. X. Bagley, instructor in
penmanship in Minneapolis public
schools, instructor
be held at the college, beginning Mon
day, June 18th and closing Saturday.
August Sth The school will be under
the direction Of rrof. Henry IT,
LOundenback. head of the music de-
partment of the State college. and he
will be assisted by the following:
Prof. f. J. Haynes. Prof. Carl Christ
ensen, Miss Ruth Wescott. Miss Ida
Nicholson. Inc following subjects will
be taught; piano. voice. violin, pipe
organ, harmony, counterpoint. com
position, band Instruments, small
stringed instruments. Interpretation,
history of music sight singing. piano
technic. A series of seven recitals
will be given by the faculty and pu-
pills,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-04-30

debate with Il very well constructed
argument defining terms. showing the
present condition OF the American
shipping industry is deplorable and
something every American citizen
should be ashamed OF, He advocated
the granting of federal subsidies and
showed tnat subsidation was and is
an American policy in nearly every
industry
Mr.. Brown of Yankt9n. follow ed
opening his argument with "A different
definition of terms restricting the
meaning of the word subsidy" to
the granting of absolute gift from the
federal Golfers without any return.
The remainder of Ar. Sperb's argu-
ment he admitted and concluded by
outlining the policy of his team. which
would be to prove ship subsidies wrong
tice.
Mr.. SeXauer. the second speaker for
Brookings. followed up Mr. Sperbs
line of argument. showing by count
less statistics that foreign nations
have found susidies success and
made ever increasing use of them.
Mr.. Olse,n. the second speaker for
fankton. followed up the negltive ar
gument as outlined by his colleague
frn n1 hat ,hs,il
inefficient in practice, especially scor
ing their use in rance and barring
the use of figures from England and
Germany on the technical ground of
the definition
Mr.. Biggar concluded the argument
for Brookings. following the policy of
his colleagues and demonstrating that
discriminating duties and other forms
of proposed remedies are inefficient
and out of date.
Mr.. Robinson of Yankton. closed the
debate with the presentation of n
remedy other than the subsidy and a
summing up of the argument as pre-
Sented by the negative.
The rebuttal was spirited and mani
tested careful mastery of the subject
on both sides. Charts were used i'm
demonstrating by both teams, and the
entire ground was covered and recov.
cred. The arguments We're well pre-
sented by bOtn sides and at no time
during the debate could a casual OBJ
server have determined the winners.
Although the decision of the Judges
was unanimous for Yankton, the stu
dent body of the State college feel
that their team is as good as the best
and would be willing to support them
In any contest.
After the debate a reception was
given in honor of the two teams in the
domestic science art rooms. The Yank
ton team expressed their hearty graft
ficaton at the manner in which they
We're received and entertained during
their brief visit.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-04-30
NEW OFFICERS
8rookings Knights TempIar Officers
for Ensuing Year

At the regular meeting of Brookings
Commandery, No. IA, Knights Temp
lar, held Tuesday evening the follow
ing officers were elected and installed:
Paul butcher, e. Commander.
III. |. Stearns, Generalissimo.
NJ. G. Carlisle, Capt. Gen.
r. +. Kerr, Senior Warden.
II. II. Reeves, Junior Warden.
II. c. Solberg. Excellent Prelate.
II. B. Mathews, Treasurer.
G. ~. Stoddart, Recorder.
II. G.. Moffatt, Standard Bearer.
w. H. Leighty, Sword Bearer.
F. l.. Villas, Warder.
j. M. Miles, Sentinel.