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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
THE COST OF LIVING.
,hina, India and France Arc Affected
Like Ourselves.

sA4hu, AAAAAu ahO IN 6AO 0ASSeSA
Like Ourselves.
The outcry against the Increased cost
II present-day living, as compared with
the figures of a few years back, is not
limited to the United States, says q
Washington correspondent. The race
IF prices upward has been going on in
tar corners of the world. One issue Of
he Daily Consular Reports, which are
published by the bureau of manufac-
lures, showed startling increases in
three widely separated sections.
At Tsingtau, China, it was possible
ten years ago to employ excellent
Iboys' at $3.50 to So, gold, a month I;
cooks from $3.50 to Sc, and the gen.
sral house coolies for $3.50 and So. At
the present time the "boys'' receive $13,
gold cooks, $40 to SIS; coolies, SIS md
e6, and children's Chinese nurses de-
nand SIS a month and their food. Rents
have doubled in the ten years.
Consul general william II. Michael
supplies figures on increases Of food
prices at Calcutta within the last two
years. He says: "Beef has gone mp
1919 and mutton 100 per cent. Flour
has advanced 20, eggs Is, vegetables %,
coal and coke 2S and milk 20 per cent
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
over the Alp. hx w.t~

81. G. Hunting reports in the Technical
World Magazine how an Italian engineer
named Caminada has undertaken to trans
port freight across the Alps from Genoa
to Basel by a novel system of water tubes
linking the Mediterranean with the Baltic
and North seas. The tubes are to be
constructed in pairs parallel at ~inclines
corresponding to the natural contour Of
the land with open water levels at con.
yenient intervals. Water derived from
the mountain streams and lakes will be
used to fill the tubes while gates at each
water level so control the inflow and out.
flow that while the water is rising as one
of the parallel tubes is filing up the other
tube is emptying into 1t. Thus a boat float.
ed into the upper end of one of the tubes
passes down the incline to the lower end.
as the water level falls and at the same
time this water, let into the twin tube
may lift another boat from the lower end
of the incline to the higher. The boat,
both in rising and descending, is kept a,
a proper depth Of water by two running
sheaves, placed upon the prov and below
the stern respectively, which will guide
the boat on its way with two rails fixed
l~ongitudinally on top and bottom Of the
lock, springs being provided to avoid
shocks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
CHRONOLOGY OF INDIANA
MULTI-MURDEK MTSTaR'

M,ss Aihor+ A,st;, IN d;.s
mystrr;o,,glv r1onol uis widow caI'
lects $500 insurance.
cona, $3.50 - ms b,+h $500 -
Grand ayepno CHICAGO. owned by sorep-
seas. burns. Insured.
~,
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g.
v Q fn2rfies Joe Gunness Moves
1900 ",iuo" say
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
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The spring meet at Benning track was
Q great success.
First Baseman Arthur Brown Of tho
st. Louis Americans has been sold to Mil
waukee, where he will supplant Jack
Flynn, who refused to report.
Race track gambling at Benning, the
Mecca OF sports and bookmakers in. IA
spring and fall, is no more. In less than
four minutes the Senate passed q bill
making it unlawful to lay wagers on any
event the District of Columbia, even
when the 'peripatetic" system of book
ing IL followed.
Battling Nelson has signed articles to
fight f~orty-ive rounds with sBoer'' Un-
holz before a San Francisco club.
Sir Wooster, the grand looking SON OF
Ardlington and Lady Wooster, won the
great steeplechase at Benning, pulling up
from Blackstone and Beldemo, which
finished second and third, respectively,
and four others.
At Oakland, Cal, Cabin, J.. n. Bran
mons old gelding, won the San Rafael
handicap. He covered the mile and one
eighth in 1:51 80, or 3-5 Of a second
less than the track record, without ex-
tending himself in the least.
At Cleveland, Willie Hoppe, the 1872
balk-line billiard champion, easily defeat
ed George Sutton in a 4O0-point 1872
match by a score Of 400 to 129. Hoppe
In fine fettle, while Sutton played in
poor luck. The balls broke badly for him.
Hoppe made a run of III in the fnft In
ming and 40 in the fifth. He ran the
game out in nine innings, thus making
an average Of alEes. 441A Sutton made
no good runs
Jack johnson, the negro, heavy weight
pugilist, will go to England and try to
force Tommy Burns to fight him, on req
sonable terms. BUNS has been demand
ing $4,000
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
WHISKY TO BE DEFINED.
Judicial Determination of Ingredi.
ents Expected as Result Of Suit.

~SSSA SA - SS4-
ents Expected as Result Of Suit.
After months of preliminary Skin
mishing between the government and
the whisky manufacturers, the public
is about to ascertain just what consti-
tutes real whisky. A test case has been
started, a leading distillery having filed
Its answer to a suit begun by the De
partment of Justice, according to pre-
arrangement.
The question Of what really is whis-
ky has been a thorn in the side Of the
pure food law since its enactment.
The President was appealed to, but he
did not know and passed the problem
along to the Attorney General for a
decision. Mr.. Bonaparte sat up late
many nights and evolved a schedule.
This did not suit the manufacturers.
The Attorney General decided that
whisky was whisky; that a mixture Of
two WHISTLES was a blend; that a mix
ture Of whisky with neutral spirits was
a compound, and could be termed a
blend, and that neutral spirits, doc
tored and color4d, must be called imi.
tatlon whisky. In his opinion these es.
sential facts should appear on he la.
bells of bottles.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15

had been accepted as true that she and
her three children had met death in the
fire that destroyed their home, but now
the suspicion arises that the bodies that
were found in the smoldering ruins
were brought from some hospital or
medical school for the purpose of ere
ating the belief that Mrs. Guinness and
her family had passed from existence.
List of known Victims.
Helgelein, Andrew, 30 years old, bach
elor, Aberdeen, S. D.: sutton for Mrs.
Guinness hand, who came to Laporte in
January and disappeared one month later
after loaning the m $1,5OO; body
dug up to-day.
Guinness, Jennie Olson, 16 years old,
adopted daughter of Mrs. Guinness disap-
peared in September, 1906, ostensibly to
attend school at Los Angeles; body dug
up to-day.
Unidentified man, believed by Sheriff
Smulzer to have been an admirer of the
woman
Unidentified boy, apparently s years
old mutilated body in ~gunnysack.
Unidentified girl, about { years old
mutilated body in ~gunnysack.
Guinness, Joseph, husband of Mrs. Gun
ness, whose death at Laporte four years
ago had always remained a mystery.
Sorenson, MAIDS, woman's first hus-
band, who died under mysterious circum-
stances in Chicago eight years ago.
Guinness, Mrs. Bella, believed to have
been burned to death in fire which de
stroyed her home.
Sorenson, Myrtle, II years old, eldest
daughter of Mrs. Guinness thought to
v persisted in the fire.
S%orenson, Lucy, 8 years old, another
daughter also believed to have been a
victim Of the fire.
Guinness, Philip, 8 years old, youngest
child said to have been killed in the fire.
Lindblom. Olaf, 81 years old. Of Wis
consin employed by Mrs. Guinness on the
farm. When he disappeared Mrs. Gun
ness gave it out that he had gone to
Norway.
Gerhalt, Eric. 40 years old. Of wiscon-
sin; worked five months fo- Mrs. Gun
ness, then he disappeared.
Man from Ohio. 80 years old, name
not learned worked on the farm and
owned a horse and buggy. Disappeared
n Mrs. Gunnes fell heir to the horse
and buggy.
L the arrest of Raw I.amphere, a
former servant OF the woman, Sheriff
Smulzer believes, some light may be
thrown upon the circumstances sur
rounding the deaths of at least some
Of the victims
Lamphere before the fire had trouble
with Mrs. Guinness He had declared
about town she was trying to get rid
Of him because he knew too much. He
has told several conflicting stories
concerning his relations with the wom-
an and his presence in the neighbor-
hood of the Guinness home the night 1t
burned.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
Protest Meetins Unmole.ted.

With about 200 of the New York po-
lice force present, some in uniform and
others, in plain clothes, q meeting Of the
Socialists was held to protest against the
brutality of these same police in prevent
ing the Union Square meeting Of the un-
employed the week before. Algernon Lee,
editor Of the New York Socialist, who
presided. said they were glad to have the
police hear what was thought of them.
Morris Hilquit gave notice to all the
forces of reaction hat in trying to make
the incident the pretext for a campaign
Of Islander against the Socialist move
ment they had undertaken a fruitless and
silly task. All the speakers said the po-
lice clubbing had maue many recruits for
the Socialist cause.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
FIFTEEN VICTIMS DIE DIE
IN BIG MURDER PLOT
Finding OF Nine Bodies in Yard
Reveals Mysterious Whole
sale Killings.
WOMAN CALLED A ELUE2-1aD
Supposed Death OF Herself and Chill
dren in Fire Only A
the Puzzle.

Wholesale murder-mGrder more
futhlessiy ~premc5ltated and diah0lical-
~ executed than the famous Holmes
castle crimes in Chicago-was revealed
at Laporte, Ind, Tuesday when five
mutilated bodies We're dug up in the
back yard of the home of Mrs. Bella
Guinness, who, together with her three
children, are supposed to have met
death when their house burned one
week before.
Fifteen persons already have a place
on the list of known or probably slain,
and circumstances point to Mrs. Gun
ness as the neutrality-suspicious. in at least
twelve of the crimes. Until this time it
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
WORK or


Senator Buckley of Connecticut, a
member of the military affairs commit.
tee, spoke at length in the Senate Mon
day on the Brownsville ARRAY. He de-
clared his belief in the innocence of tho
negro soldiers of the Twenty-ffth Regi-
meEt and said the rioters in the town
on the night of Aug. 1914, 1906, in his
judgment, were lawless Mexicahs from
outside the town, assisted by the lawless
class within Brownsville. The House
resolution appropriating $25O,OO0 to re-
lieve the recent cyclone sufferers In Ala
bama, Georgia, Mississippi and Louis
lana was passed. The House completely
OVERRIDE the committee on appropriations
in connection with several items in the
sundry civil appropriation bill. When
the measure was laid aside for the day
S2a0,00O had been added to the sum
granted by the committee, which includ-
ed 100000 for g~auging the streams and
determining the water supply Of the Uni
ted States an increase of $4,000 in the
appropriation for testing structural mate
rails and 100000 for testing coal, lig-
mites and other fuel substances.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
E.n1erer Mt.Eel.en E.uxnsn..

Upon his arrival at New York recently
Capt. Ejnar Mikkelsen of the Mikkelsen-
Lefingwell polar expedition, which start
ed north two years ago, and which has
been credited with proving the existence
Of land north Of the unexplored sea-, ex-
plains that he didn't do anything Of the
kind. His observations indicate hat there
is no land there, but he returns with the
belief mistaken that there is lane north
Of the ~unexplored sea. This belief rests
largely upon the fight of birds in that di-
~rection. On his way back Mikkelsen
walked something like 1000 miles from
Fiaxman's Island to Valdez and Nome.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
Cam. Indict FRACTION Ju.sler..

The special grand Jury at New York,
which has investigated the charges against
Thomas f. Ryan and other officers Of the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company in
connection with the purchase Of the fer
ries paper railway from Anthony Brady,
reports the facts of an amazing juggle
of funds in which vast sums were dis
5arsed to both political parties and admits
the dishonesty of these acts, but finds that
under the laws in force at the time Of the
acts no crime was committed technically.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
n!mEREsT1NG NEWS ITEMS

An ice cream factory is the latest adj
dition to the American plant in the Pan
anna canal zone.
President Castro of Venezuela has or
dered the port of La GuaSra closed be-
cause Of three deaths and twelve cases
of a mysterious tubercular fever there.
The department OF municipal engineer
ing at Washington is planning a complete
system of macadam roads for the cana
zone and work is being pushed forward
rapidly. In the vicinity of Panama there
have been constructed since American oc-
cupation about eight miles of macadam
roads.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15

Consul Cahpaman Coleman writes from
Roubaix, France: 1.-THE following adj
vance Of prices in percentages during
the last Eve years, from 1902 to 1907,
may be noted: Bread, IS; beef, %;
veal, II; mutton, rs; pork, ~; butter,
IA; cheese, 25; vegetables Is to so,
pastry, rs; Oil, ID; coal, "a; charcoal,
"a; coffee and chocolate, 25. The
greatest increase, SO, is for fish, and
the smallest, 10, for candles and pc
holeum."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15

Because, they allege, they have been fed
on too monotoDous a diet of rough roast
beef and butter of more than ordinary
strength, six young internes Of the Long
Island IN. " college hospital have quit
that institution, leaving only two to d.
the work.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15

wind. Twenty prisoners were in the town
jail. The roof was lifted of, but so ter
rifed were they that no one attempted to
escape. None Of the prisoners was seri-
ously injured. The wreckage which re-
manned on the site of a lumber mill, near
town, consisted largely Of splin.ers, from
the size of toothpicks up to small sticks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15

Four of the bodies were found buried
in a refuse pile about $50 feet from the
house, while another body was dug
up within a few feet Of the ruined
home. 1t Is the opinion Of Coroner
Mack and physicians who examined the
bodies that they We're burned after
death. Helgelein was easily identified
by his brother, although the remains
had been badly mutilated. The body
of the other man shows a red mustache.
The discovery Of the bodies primarily
vas due to the efforts of Mr.. Hedge
lein, of Mansfield, s. D., brother Of
Andrew. The former had known Of
his brothers correspondence with Mrs.
Guinness and Of the latter's trip to
LaPorte. When the brother arrived
in Laporte he demanded a thorough
search of the Guinness premises. Two
weeks ago he had been Informed in a
letter written by Mrs. Guinness that
his brother had gone to Norway.
Mrs. Arthur Olander, 2S1S South
Park avenue, Chicago, sister of Jennie
Olson Guinness. also spent two days in
Laporte following the fire searching the
ruins in quest of the girl. The theory
now is advanced that Jennie knew too
much concerning the death of Mrs. Gun
ness second husband, who succumbed
to wounds received from a meat chop
per four years ago.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15

May s, A. X. Helgelein finds body of
brother buried near house. Jennie Olsen's
body also found.
Nine unidentified bodies of men and
children are found, buried near house.
Most bodies lie on mattresses under four
feet of earth.
May g., Joe Maxson, farm hand, tells
police he dug holes on orders of Mrs.
Guinness, but never filled them.
Expressmen tell police of mysterious
arrival at farm of many big trunks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
nrs. Guaness, Matrimonin1 Ad.

Personal-Comels widow, who owns
large farm in one of the finest districts
in La Porte county, Indiana, desires to
make the acquaintance of gentleman
equally well provided, with views of join
ing fortunes. No replies by letter consid-
cred unless sender is willing to follow an
swer with personal visit.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-02-07

A drastic prohibition proposal was
unanimously and favorably reported
In the Michigan constitutional conven-
ton by the committee on liquor az
fairs
Rev. DIR. p. r. Dissez. a member Of
the faculty Of St Mary's seminary.
Baltimore. and who was one Of the In
structors Of Cardinal Gibbons when he
attended that institution. died. aged so.
Aurel Batonyi began suit in New
York against Frank Work. his father.
in-lav. and two others for $500. 900
for their alleged alienation OF the az
fectOns Of his wife. Mrs Burke Roche.
Margaret Fulton. aged Sc. and Jane
Fulton. aged 50. sisters. were burned
to death in their home near St Glars
VILE. o.
Miss Georgia A. Smythe. a waitress
in Boston lunch room. has received
news from her home In New Bruins
wick tina, she Is entitled to a fortune
Of 100000 by virtue Of being a great
great-grandanghter Of Maria HtIher-
bert. celebrated in history as having
been married to King George ". of
England.
Hooking. Ia. small mining town.
was partly burned. The powder house
Of the mines exploded and started the
fire.
DIR, Farmano Lopez. who was con-
nected with the recent conspiracy to
blow up Premier Franco OF Portugal
with a bomb. made a daring escape
from the San Julia prison. a strong
fortress at the mouth OF the Tagus
river.
James II. Smith and his daughter.
Mrs. Matte Halpin. were burntd to
death al lrvlngton. lnd.
The Haytian revolulionlsts captured
the town Of port-ie.Palx.
Fire destroyed a baggage car con-
tanning all the baggage OF a party Of
100 ShFlners from 81. Louis Chicago
and kansas City. returning from the
City Of Mexico. where lhey had been
70 institute a new organ|lallon
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-02-07
MAIZE

Oscar and Grover Smith visited
Blaine Saturday.
John Barnett and wife visited w.
A Hay Saturday.
Sallie Sparks. Cora Barker and tn
visited John Make.
Hay Jordan arrived Saturday from
his Louisa journey.
LISA Gibson attended church last
Sunday.
Marion Barker and wife visited
Blaine Saturday.
Lafayette Skaggs is visiting his
relatives at this place again His nome
is in Ohio.
L. F. Skaggs visited his father
Saturday. HIS father is on the sick
list
vesta Barker is STAYING with her
sister. She is from Greenup.
Della and NOla Hays are going to
winter school
Henry Hay and John Jordan are
logging.
Do You Know Me.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-02-07
CERTAIN RESULTS.
Many A Kentucky Citizen Knows
How Sure They Are.

Nothing uncertain about the work
Il Deans kidney Pills In Kentucky.
There is positive proof Of this in the
testimony OF citi1ena such evidence
should convince the most ske3ti.al
sufferer, Read the following state
ment:
Mrs D. varalli, living At so Fifh
ST. Louisville. Ky. says 4 am hap
py TO say that Doan's Kidney pills
have been OF great beacfit 70 me and
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kidney trouble before uslng your REM
coy, but after using two boxes Of the
pills the trouble was entirely gona
l have recommended Deans RssEsy
Pills TO a great many Of my frisnas
for attribute my present sOod
health to the use OF Deans kidney
Pills They certainly do ali that n
claimed for them.
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FOster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. n. Y.
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name. Doan's. ana
take no other.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-02-07
HULErTE

Rev A II Miller preached a very
Interesting sermon TO a large congre-
cation the third Sunday.
There was church at this place The
fourth Sunday by Rev. R II. Cassidy
Large attendance
LabOn T. Compton and wife of.Ash-
land are visiting at Squire Comp
tons this week
The candy PARTIES at c. R LAyne's
W NJ wOotens and NJ C. FLASHER ;
we're largely attended and all report
good time
Pearl Frasher makes regular trips
u W. NJ wootens
Lingy Nunley passed here last Sun.
day on his way to LATE MOores
John wooten Is no better.
Willie Nunley. Of Portsmouth. Is
visiting home folks
C. R Layne and ]. II. Fagate are
putting in a fine 10, OF log poles for
the Ashland Lumber company. and
have employed Lafe Chaffins 10 do
the hauling.
James Wright and John Cochran
are moving to W. Va
Ike wooten was visiting at James
keDowells last Sunday.
Willie Skeen visited at W. NJ. Bos-
ticks last Sunday.
Robt. Nichols. OF Whites creek was
visiting at W. NJ wootens recently.
Fred Nunley makes frequent trips
to the Widow FauIkner's at Curnutte
Station.
Ella Sunley attended the candy
party at NJ c. Frasher's last satur-
day night
Harmon o'Daniel will move into
his new residence at this place this
week.
Miss Maggie BOstick attended the
rag lacking at W. NJ wOOten's last
Tuesday night
C. R. Layne and wife were visiting
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-02-07
For Sale.

One hundred acres Of land near R.
F. Wilson's residence. Thirty pas
tire land and seventy acres bottom,
Fourteen acres. better known as
Allison tract, west Of Lick creek road.
Thirteen acres known as Glen
0'Neal tract. bottom.
Fourteen acres known as Sam Doc
Smith tract. bottom. adjoining rail-
road. east Of Lick creek.
Seventy acres known as Fort Hill
tract.
VIII sell all but the one hundred
acres in lots Of one or more acres to
suit purchaser.
Jay H. Northup
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-02-07

Here you are, Headquarters for
Postal Cards and Photo Buttons made
direct from the person OF old pictures.
Negatives 1Oc apiece-three for sc.
Remember. We give mail orders
pr3mpt attention We got the first
ed 5 Photo and button outfits to
d9 the work and experienced gallery
Of en- for all kinds Of work every Sat
Y day. d. NJ Jones old stand Louis
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-02-07

King Carlos Of Portugal and the
Crown Prince Luiz Philippe were as
sassinated and the Kings second son,
the Infant Manuel. was slightly wound
ed. in Lisbon Queen Amelie. who
sought to save the Crown Princes life
By throwing herself upon him. escaped
unhurt The royal party were in a
carriage on their way to the palace
when bandof men opened fire with
carbines. The police guard killed thr
OF the assassins- The King and the
Crown Prince were each shot Jnree
times
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-02-07
at W. J. cOchrans last Sunday.

At W J. Cochrans last Sunday.
Miss BERTHE Nunley viii deliver a
fine lot OF enlarged pictures soon
sam Poe purchased a fine yoke o.
cattle from X. F. Compton last week
Harmon 0Danlel. jr,, sou OF D. A
o'Danlel. is attending school AZ
Fallsburg
sam Compton OF this place Is buy
ing a fine drove OF goats
Miss Nolda Fannin OF Rinuer Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Drew Skeen
al this place
Rollen Moore can be seen on our
creek almost every Sunday
Squire Compton. who has been ack
for a short time Is improving
Mrs. $ G. Queen and mother OF
Layne Branch. were visiting at this
place last week
Hance Queen and W. d, Burton
passed here last Sunday en- route to
Long Branch.
Cihhv lin
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-02-07

The jury in the case of Harry X.
Thaw after twenty-five hours of de-
liberation returned a verdict of not
guilty by reason of insanity at the
time the fatal shots were fired After
the jury made its report Justice Dow
ling ordered Thaw to be committed to
the Matteawan Asylum for the Grim
inal Insane until such time as he can
convince the State Lunacy Commits
sion that his being at large will not
endanger the public safety. The
defendant. after a vain effort to in
duce his lawyers to sue out a writ
OF habeas corpus. was taken to the
asylum