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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
NOTED INTERPRETER DEAD.
Alex Re%ncounter, Historic Character
Of Northwest, Passes Away.

Alexander RencOunter, famous as
an Interpreter and guide, is dead at
Lower Brule from a stroke of apo
plexy. Alex" knew every foot of the
Missouri valley country from st.
Louis to Fort Benton, and his
services in the old days were in great
demand. He acted as guide and in
terpreter for Father De Smet on that
missionary's second visit to the sioux
nation. In 1865 he accompanied Gen.
w. F. Sherman and Gen George Sully
on their trip up the river, when they
located the site Of the agencies and
forts from Yankton to Fort Benton.
He was official Interpreter for the
entire Sioux nation at h discussion
of the treaty which coded the Black
Hills strip to the government and
opened the way to the gold country.
Alex counted among his personal
friends John Lawler, general manager
of the Milwaukee road, whom he as
sisted during the negotiations for a
right of way to the Missouri river,
Having from early youth associated
with white people Mr.. R~encounter had
lost nearly every trace of Indian &C
cent and mannerism, and was the
most progressive of the older element
on the reservation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
STATE CLAIMS ESTATE.
Appeals From Courts Order to Pay
Mininu Stock Assessments.

The supreme court of South Dakota
has been called Upon to decide a
question that is unique in the annals
of the state. 1t is whether the funds
belonging to an estate without legal
heirs, and hence the property Of the
state. can be diverted to liquidate the
private debts of the deceased, debts
that are not obligatory. Over a year
ago John r. Wilson, the well known
attorney, died and left all to his wild
ow, who survived him but a few
months. She died without heirs and
the state at once claimed the estate,
which was worth several thousand
dollars. Recently some mining stock
assessments fell due and the admins
traitor, Judge John H. Burns, was or
dered by the county court to apply the
inheritance to this. Judge Burns and
Attorney General Clark have taken an
appeal and will endeavor to keep for
the state the money and property left
by the Wilson's.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
Urqe Unoin Depot.

II Watertown does not have a hand
some union depot for four of it's six
lines of railroad before another year
it will not be the fault of the Business
Mems union, which is camping on the
trail Of the proposition with a deter.
mination that has a record Of winning
out. Letters have been written to the
officials of the Great Northern, Chi
cago. Rock Island & Pacific, Minneap-
oils & ST. Louis. and South Dakota
Central railroads, asking that repre-
sentatives be sent here on April 80 to
meet the business men and discuss
the proposition. The st. Louis and
the Rock Island have plans drawn, it
is said for a 100000 union station
for these two roads.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
Thursday.

Washington. April 24.-By the ever
whelming vote of 245 to 3 the house
yesterday, after several hours discus
sion adopted without amendment the
senate joint resolution authorizing
the attorney general to ale suits
against the Oregon & California Rail
road company for the forfeiture Of all
or part of 2,SOo 900 acres Of land
grants in the western part Of Oregon.
1t is claimed by the government that
by reason Of breaches and violations
of the acts making the grants the rail
Dad company had forfeited adj right
TO the land in question.
AS the senate was about to con-
clude consideration of the naval ap-
preparation bill yesterday Senator
Piles of Washington proposed an
amendment increasing from two to
-four the number Of new ~battleships to
be authorized. AS several senators
desired to speak OH the amendment
the further consideration of the bill
was postponed until to-day. An
amendment to the naval bill was
adopted appropriating $1,000, 900 to
begin construction on the two battle
ships authorized by the bill as it was
passed by the house.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
DELAYS HERD LAW VOTE.
County Board Names Referee to Count
the Names Of Petitioners.

WV s~oSSSS " 'SSsASOsSS'Os
The application Of the homestead
ers Of Lyman county for d writ Of
mandamus to compel the commission
ers Of that county to submit the herd
law proposition on the petition pre-,
scented to them last March has result
ed in the appointment OF a referee to
count the names presented and pass
upon it's suficiency. This means de-
lay and makes the homesteaders all
the warmer in their contention.
Their suit "a pushed on the plea
that they desired to secure the vote
at the same time with the June pri-
maries and saw the expense Of a spe-
cial election. The delay probably will
prevent this. The county commission
ers say hat if a sufficient petition is
presented to them in time to present
the matter at the November election
they will put the matter to a vote. but
they are opposed to action at a special
election.
The homesteaders feel certain of
carrying the day if they once get a
vote. and they say they want protec-
ton for their crops this year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
State News of Interest
TO OPEN scHANAssE COUNTY.
Big Territory Will Be Offered to
Settlers,

Big Territory Will Be Offered 70
Settlers.
Watertown is rejoicing over the
publication Of the following telegram:
IS. X. Way, WATERFOWL, S. d.:
Passed bill opening reservation in
senate to-day practically as reported.
Robert J. Gamble"
This means the beginning of the
opening OF an empire covering i've
5000, 900 acres to which Watertown is
the front door.
AS passed the bill provides for the
opening of a strip eighteen miles wide
and fifty miles long west from the
Missouri river at lie Beau. The west
end of this strip connects with a strip
running north and south thirty-six
miles wide and 1870 miles long, extend
ing from the Cannon Ball river in
North Daota to the Cheyenne river IN
South Dakota, and including in this
state practically all Of Schanasse
county.
An idea OF the size of this territory
which the bill opens for settlement is
gained when it is remembered that
the State OF Connecticut could be set
down in it and there be enough left to
make half of Rhode Island. But n
acre OF the South Dakota land will
raise of its own strength of what
three acres of the WORKOUT New Eng
land farms now produce.
That it will be quickly settled is an
assured fact both from the limited
amount of government land left for
demonstrating and because of the ease
with which this new territory a be
reached.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
TO GET PETERANS' MEDALS,
Volunteers Who Fought In Philippines
Will Get Decorations.

Of interest to all members of the
old First South Dakota Volunteer in.
fantry, and also to other soldiers who
fought in the Philippines in the war
With Spain, is the following extract
from a letter received by George H.
Bancroft of Waterfowl from Senator
Robert J. Gamble:
Il desire to give notice to the Off
GERS and men of the First South Da-
kota Volunteer infantry, and to those
of other Spanish-American of Philip
pine war regiments, that, in pursu-
ance to an act of congress approved
June 29, 1906, bronze medals are be.
ing prepared with suitable device, to
be presented to each of the several of.
ficers and enlisted men and families
of sue as may have died. who, having
volunteered and enlisted between
April 81 and Oct. 26, 1898. under the
calls OF the president for the war with
Spain. and who served beyond the
term of their enlistment to help sup.
press the Philippine insurrection, and
who subsequently received an honor.
able discharge from the army Of the
United States, or who died prior to
discharge"
Watertown sent to the front the ia.
nous III" company of the First South
Dakota Volunteer infantry. Fifty of
the survivors of the company are still
living in the city and will receive
medals.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
TO POST.
Special Agent Of the Government In
vestigates at Fort Meade.

Special agents OF the government
are now at Fort Meade, where they
are investigating the surrounding
country in view Of the expected en-
largement at the post. One OF the
first requirements for making Fort
Meade a brigade post. which Score
tary Taft has practically promised, is
the acquisition of more territory, and
it is the plan to secure enough to give
the post one whole township. The
brigade post entails three regiments
and necessarily many more buildings,
and it is estimated that the total Ak
.penditure, If such a change is made.
will be more than $500, 900. While no
definite statement of the governments
intention has been made, it is general
ly accepted that the present visit of
the agents is a forerunner of the brig
ade post and a much more important
army reservation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
Con&ress.
~ Resume Of the Weeks
Proceedin1s-
Tuesday.


Washington, April %. - Although
several hours we're consumed in roll
calls the day in the house was n OF
comparative activity and several
measures of Importance were put
through. The principal of these per-
haps was the resolution by Speaker
Cannon providing for an investigation
of the paper trust. and in pursuance
of its provisions the speaker an
bounced as the committee of six wh0
will conduct the investigation Messrs.
Mann of Illinois. Miller of Kansas.
Stafford of Wisconsin,, Bannon OF
Ohio, Sims Of Tennessee and Ryan OF
New York. The Democrats as a unit
voted against the resolution.
Interest in the proceedings attached
TO a letter from Secretary Loeb to Mr..
Sims of Tennessee, asserting hat the
400 shares of Washington Street
railway stock in his name, with the
exception of 100 shares, belonged to
others, and denying that he had in
any manner exerted the influence Of
his official position in behalf of the
company, of which he was a director.
In connection with the considera-
ton of the naval bill the senate enter
ed into a long discussion of the policy
of sending the naval notilla around
the world. This policy was sharply
criticised by Senator Bacon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
To Build Two New Schools.

Contracts have been let for two new
school buildings at washington
Springs. One is to be a public school
building. 1t will be of pressed brick
with sandstone trimmings and will
cost S25.934. Work will commence at
once. The other will be a seminary
building to replace the one recently
burned. The first story will be Of
granite. The balance of the structure
will be of pressed brick with sand.
stone trimmings. It will cost $2O,s40,
and is to be completed by the last Of
September.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
Friday.

Washington, April % Arguments
in favor Of the presidents program
for four ~battleships consumed most OF
the session of the senate yesterday.
The senate passed a bill appropriate
ing 500, 900 for a survey of an inland
water route from Boston to Whining
ton.
ed yesterday at a rapid gait, despite
the fact that the Democrats forced six
roll calls. Over 1000 pension bills
were put through, the largest batch Of
the session. A bill also was passed
providing for the protection Of HE
on navigable waters during regateas
and marine parades.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
RED HAWK WEBS WIDOW.
Mrs. Waik-W ith-lrons is Aged Bride OF
Venerable Indian.

Venerable Indian.
One of the interesting events in so
ciety" circles on the Crow Indian res
ervation recently was the marriage
OF Red Hawk, a venerable Sioux In
dian, and Mrs. Walk ith-1rons. a
Sioux Indian woman. The groom Is
sixty-nine years Of age, while the
bride has seen the passing of sixty
winters and summers. Both nave
grown children and years ago attained
the distinction Of being grandfather
and grandmother. The event was
considered Of great Importance among
their brethren, and after they had
been pronounced man and wife in ac-
cordance with the rites of the white
mans law" hundreds of friends gain
cred at their home and celebrated the
wedding in the most approved resef-
walton style.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
BAR STREET CARNlVALS.
Mayor and City Council Declare
Against That Class of Shows.

Against That Class OF SHOWS.
No carnivals or street shows will be
allowed in Watertown the coming
summer, according to an agreement OF
the mayor and city council. In this
they are backed up by the business
men OF the place, who unanimously
declare the average street carnival a
common nuisance. They assert that it
is not a large enough attraction to
draw people from beyond the regular
trade district OF the community;
booths are frequently set up that run
in direct opposition to some local mer-
chant, and in the end the show com
pany pulls out of town leaving the
streets torn up and dirty. and a men,
DRY of carnival week n that the city
calls up with no particular pride.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
IAN ADMIRE OWN COFFIN.
Relatives Of Aged Indian Buy Him a
Bier, to Have II at Hand.

Two Sioux Warriors have just Wis.
tied the town of Presho, west Of the
Missouri river, for the purpose Of
purchasing a coffin for an Indian who
yet is in the land OF the living. The
two warriors belong On the Rosebud
reservation, and made the long jour
ney to Presho for the purpose of pur-
chasing the comm Tor an old Indian
seventy-seven years old. who is ex-
pected to die in the near future. His
relatives and friends decided to take
time by the forelock and procure a
coffin in advance SO 1t would be handy
when the sick man breathed his last.
He thus was given an opportunity to
inspect and admire the coffin In
which he will make his trip to the
happy hunting grounds
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
A BANK CLOSED.
Sioux Falls Institution Is Driven Out
of Business.

Some local excitement resulted from
the closing of the doors of the Central
Banking and Trust company OF Sioux
Falls, which for some years a peen
carrying on a banking business. IA. n.
Natwick, president of the bank, talked
freely in regard to the affairs OF the
institution. and stated there was no
cause for uneasiness on the part or the
creditors of the bank. which was one
of the smaller institutions of Sioux
Falls.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
TO MANAGE CORN PALACE.
Executive Committee for Mitchell Gel.
ebration Is Elected.

The new corn palace executive COM
mittee of Mitchell elected the follow
ing officers for the big festival next
fall, Sept. %, 90. 80, Oct. I, 2 and s:
President, William NJ. Smith; vice
president, l. w. Seaman; secretary,
J.. J. WEIGH: treasurer, J. T. Morrow.
Mr.. Smith has charge Of attractions,
Robert Burns of the advertising. |. w.
Seaman of the county exhibits, John
Michels of the buildings and the dec.
orations, J. H. Davis of the transpor-
tatiOn.
The corn palace will be much i'm
proved over 1907 and many other
features added to make the aericul-
tural benefits for the state of a better
character. The attractions will be Sc
cured at an early date.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
lluhtninu Kills Two.

Paris, April 24.-James and Thorn
as Trimm, aged fifteen and twenty
two. respectively, were killed by light
ming at their home at Ammonia yester-
day. They were standing at the win.
dow when the bolt struck.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
injured in Ball Game.

Annapolis, Nd, April "a. R. H.
Aronson, a member of the Harvard
baseball team, is at the naval hospital
with a fractured skull, sustained dur.
ing the game played with the mid.
shipment yesterday afternoon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
A PnssihIe Reason.

~ eco that ancient Alexandria was
infested with tranps,
wonder why"
We'll. the town had extensive i'ota-
ry facilities. you know.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
TO INVESTIGATE LAWS.
Wooisrowers viii SEQ Whether There
is Need Of Amendment Of Statutes.

Following a most successful conven-
ton OF the Northwestern Stock Grow
ers' association at Belle Fourche, a
meeting of the Belle Fourche Wool
Growers association was held. The
principal theme of the meeting was
the adequacy Of the present laws gov
erning the sheep industry in this
state and some possible amendments.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
STRUCK BY CAR.

Colt Pulls Farmer Who Was Trying
tc Sreak II Underneath Car.
Chicago, April pa colt yesterday
pulled Bertram Daily, an Aurora farm
err. in front of an Elgin & Aurora in
terurban car. Both colt and man were
dashed to instant death.
The farmer was breaking" the colt
at the time Of the accident. Mr.. Daily
was forty-two years old. and had N
tended selling his farm. preparatory
to moving to California. where ms
wife now Is living.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
Wednesday.

Washington. April 23.-The sum TO-
tai of yesterdays proceedings Of the
house was the passage under suspen-
sion of the rules Of three bills and the
defeat of one. The bills that got
through we're as follows:
Declaring the right to enter as oil
lands certain mineral lands: authoriz-
ing the alienation of certain allot-
ments of the Five Civilized Tribes.
and removing the restrictions against
foreign ships with respect to trade be-
tween the United States and the Phil
ippine islands. BY a large majority
the bill to allow the importation of
foreign white laborers into Hawaii
was defeated.
The Brownsville affair and the n
val appropriation bill occupied practi-
cally the entire time Of the senate
yesterday. Senator Warren Of His
souri, continued his remarks on the
discharge Of the negro soldiers.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-08
AN ADVERTISING TRICK FOR
WESTERN FARMERS.
Real Estate agents" Go After
Men with Land for Sale and
Reap Rich Harvest.

A smooth scheme for separating
farmers from their money has been
worked with much success in South
Dakota. An oily CRATER calls on q
farmer and makes bid for his land
The figures are absurdly low at first,
but by degrees are raised as high as
$50 an acre. and the farmer consents
Then the visitor explains that he is
only an agent, but that he can sell the
land at the price named II the owner
will agree to pay for advertising at
the rate Of fifty cents an acre. The
agent" promises orally that the ad-
vertising money will not be payable
until the land is sold, but this stipula-
tion is not contained In a contract
that the farmer signs.
In a few days he receives a copy of
an ad and not over-courteous demand
for money. 1t is said that twenty
two agriculturists were caught with
this bait In Brown County and that
one of them gave up $500. Others de.
clare hotly that they will not pay but
they will make fight in the courts
The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-08
ECZEMA ,NsrAMrLv RELIEVED,

Instant relief for that awful itch!
The itch gone the moment the sooth-
ing liquid is'applied to the skin!
That Is what oil Of wintergreen.
mixed with thymol. glycerine and 9TH
er mild ingredients. will do for any
skin sufferer.
Try free sample Of this oil as COM
pounded in ID. d. d. Prescription.
We urge 1t and recommend 1t. and
surely would not recommend 1t and
offer It to our regular patrons II we did
not know what d. ID. ID. Prescription
will do for skin sufferers.
Write to the ID. ID. d. Co., 112 Mich.
igan ST.. Dept. 95, Chicago, for free
samp : of the wonderful soothing
liquid, enclosing only 10c to pay for
postage and packing. Now don't fail
to try this wonderful soothing refresh
ing liquid.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-08

Mr.. Herbert Knox Smith, whose zeal In the
cause of economic reform has been In no wise
abated by the panic which he and his kind did
so much to bring on is out with an answer to
President Moffett, of the Standard OIL Com
pany of Indiana. The publication Of this an
swer, 1t is officially given out, was delayed sew
eral weeks, "for business reasons" because 1t
was not deemed advisable to further excite
the public mind, which was profoundly dis
turbed by the crisis. Now that the storm
clouds have rolled by, however, the Commits
sioner rushes again into the fray.
Our readers remember that the chief points
In the defence of the Standard Oil Company, as
presented by President Moffett, we're C) that
the date Of six cents on oil from Whiting to
East st. Louis has been issued to the Standard
OIL Company as the lawful rate by employees
of the Alton, (2) that the 1S-cent rate on file
with the Interstate Commerce Commission was
a class and not commodity rate, never being
intended to apply to oil, (3) that oil was
shipped in large quantities between Whiting
and East st. Louis over the Chicago & East
ern Illinois at 6A cents per hundred pounds,
which has been filed with the Interstate Conn
merce Commission as the lawful rate, and ~
that the 18-cent rate on oil was entirely out OF
proportion to lawful rates on other commodi-
ties between these points Of a similar char
acter, and Of greater value, such, for example,
as linseed oil. the lawful rate on which was
eight cents. President Moffett also stated that
thousands OF tons OF freight had been sent by
other shippers between these points under
substantially the same conditions as governed
the shipments Of the Standard OIL Company.
This defence of the Standard OIL Company
was widely quoted and has undoubtedly exert
ed powerful influence upon the public mind.
Mat, tha Jvptu otr Whi
staked the success of its campaign against
the trusts" upon the result Of its attack upon
this company, endeavors to offset this infiu-
ence, and hence the new deliverance Of Com
missioner Smith
We need hardly to point out that his rebut-
tai argument is extremely weak, although as
strong, no doubt. as the circumstances would
warrant. He answers the points made by Presi.
dent Moffett substantially as follows: u) The
Standard OIL Company had trafic department,
and should have known that the six-cent rate
had not been filed, (2) no answer (3) the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois rate was q secret rate
because It read, not from Whiting but from
Dolton, which Is described as "a village OF
about 1900 population Just outside Of Chicago
Its only claim to note is that 1t has been for
many years the point Of origin for this and
similar secret rates" The Commissioner ad
mits IN describing this rate that there was 9
note attached stating that the rate could also
- used from Whiting 4.
The press has quite generally hailed thia
statement of the Commissioned Of Corpora
tions an conclusive refutation Of what is evi
IDENTIFY recognized as the strongest rebutta
argument advanced by the Standard
: Ii fact, It h as weak and inconclusive as the
remainder Of his argument The lines OF thu
The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-08
Had Done HE Best.

Uncle Hosea did not feel able to
contribute more than 75 cents to the
missionary cause. and was not particu-
larly enthusiastic about giving even
that.
'"You ought to give as the Lord has
prospered you," said Deacon IRON
side.
81 don't think the Lord'll ever ac-
cuse me of bein' ungrateful," an
swered Uncle Hosea six of my
boys Is preachers"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-08
Easy Money

for men and women who will give
whole or spare time selling our Family
Health Tablets, Liniment and Salve.
No experience necessary. Big profits.
Exclusive territory. Vosena Company,
ITO 18th ST., Washington, d. c.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-08
Not for Murphy.

Mr.. Murphy--Oi want to buy a pair
Of gloves.
CIerk-Here's something l believe
will just suit you. It's suede glove.
Mr.. Murphy-Niver, begorra! Oh
want Irish gloves. Swade gloves. in
dade!-Kansas City Times.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-08
In the language,

Some one has said that kiss is
the language of love-" remarked the
young man in the parlor scene.
WELL" rejoined the fair maid on
the far end OF the sofa. why don't you
get busy and say something"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-08

What you cannot avoid. learn to
bear. True happiness is cheap, did we
but apply to the right merchant for
it-Hytche.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-08

ONLY ONE "BROMO OUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for
the signature Of E. w. GROVE Used the World
over TO Cure q Cold In One Day. 4c.