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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
LAYS CRIME TO SOCIALISM.
Thief's Attorney Says Clients Moral
Standard Was In Middle.

In making his final plea for ~lenienCy
toward Erwin NJ. Hilton, convicted Of
stealing gold p~recipitates from the
Golden Reward Mining company at
Deadwood, Attorney S. c. Policy, for
the defendant, made an impassiOned
appear on the ground that his client
1ad been largely Influenced by the
doctrine that "to the producer belongs
he wealth thereof"
AT the time these thefts were com
nitted there was a labor strike on in
he Hills the attorney said. 1T was
4 period of luminosity between capital
and labor, with numerous agitators.
politicians, publications and others
openly advocating that the profits of a
business belonged equally to the la
,Orer as we'll as the n This de-
'endant had this talk dinned into him
md it so affected him that he became
unable to discern the right from the
wrong doctrine. | beg the court to
AXE this fact into consideration in the
sentence"
This d~enunciation of certain social
site theories was listened to by a
number of socialists and created a
mild sensation in the court
Judge Rice checked it by sentencing
Hilton 10 sixteen months in the state
~0enitentiary at Sioux Falls.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
AN HALlUCINATlON,
Was Sure That Some One Entered His
Room. Although Doubly Locked.

Was Sure That Some One Entered his
Room. Although Doubly Locked.
II was lying in d hotel bedroom one
morning." he said, about half awake.
when | heard a key rafting in the
door. Much to my horror, the door
opened and the maid came in to make
up the room. or least so it seemed to
me. | called out to her to leave and
she did SO. All this happened in a
minute OF less and | fell asleep again.
When | woke up | remembered the in
cident clearly.
When | came to look at the door,
however. | found that it was not only
locked from the inside with the KEY
still in, but that a bolt was also shot.
! was sure that | had seen the maid
enter, but when | asked her later il
she had, she said hat she had tried
the door from the outside and hearing
me call out had departed. AS far as
| can make out it must have been a
very complete hallucination about see
ing her. called up in my mind in my
sleepy condition by my fear that she
might enter. wonder if that has hap
Dened to many p~erSonsp'
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
OPEN TRIP LANDS IN SUMNER.
President Will Issue Order Soon, It Is
Believed.


Indications strengthen the belief
that the president has definitely decid-
ed to issue his proclamation opening
Trip county Indian lands to settle.
ment, and that the registration. draw.
ing and filing will take place during
the coming summer.
When the Indian department took up
the matter of alloting the Rosebud In.
dians they decided to wait until the al.
loting was entirely completed before
confirming any Of the allotments. The
decision has been the only obstruction
to an early opening. Pressure has
been brought to bear on the Indian
department for some time to induce
the officials to confirm the allotments
as sooE as the papers were forwarded
by the a~lloting agent. This the depart.
menth had decided to do. and all the al.
lotment applications received by Agent
Scriven up to date have been forward.
ed to Washington. With the exception
Of a few changes In allotments to be
made, practically all of the applica-
tons were in the hands OF Agent
Scriven.
1t is believed from information re-
ceived that the registration will take
place in July, the drawing in August
and the filings during the last of Au-
gust and the month of September.
Agent Scriven is doing his work I'D
just as fast as possible in order that
there may be no delay resulting from
his portion of the work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
c.. D. & @. BUYS CROUCH LINE7
Burlington Is Said to Have Forced
Sale.

On good authority it is announced
that the Chicago, Burlington q Quincy
railroad has taken Owe by purchase
the Missouri River & Northwestern
railroad, known in the Hills as the
Crouch line and operating between
Rapid City and Mystic. The sale is
said to have been forced by the Bur
lington.
The Crouch line runs but thirty
nine miles and is known az the road
Of curves" 1t twice has been washed
cut, had several bad wrecks and dam
age suits as a result. and an unusually
hard uphill fight for maintenance ever
since 1t was opened, nearly two years
ago. It always has been the popular
supposition that the road was owned
by the Milwaukee line ana that it
some day would become a strategic
factor In that lines western progress.
Several announcements Of its extern
sion into the Wyoming coal fields have
been made recently. c. d. Crouch,
the builder and one Of the ~stockhold-
ers, is now in the East on a financial
mission, which was recently said to
have terminated successfully.
The agents of the road at Rapid
City deny the report Of the sale. but it
is generally credited in railroad cir
cles throughout the Hills. A firm Of
Cleveland bankers for SOM time have
been largely interested in the opera
ton OF the Crouch road.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
FIXES LAND SALE DATES.
State Board Will Make First This
Year on April is at Beadle.

State Board Will Make First This
Year on April Is at Beadle.
Under the provision Of one Of the
statutes of the last legislative session
the state land board is required an
nually to offer not less than so, 900
acres Of state lands for sale, until a
certain stated portion of such lands In
the state are disposed of.
Under the provisions Of this act the
board has selected the counties in
which they will make offerings this
spring, and has set the dates when
lands will be offered. The dates in
counties are principally in April, for
the different counties being: Beadle,
16; K%ingsbury. II; Lake, 1S: Miner,
20; Davidson, 81: Hanson. %; Hutch.
inson, %; Bon Homme, "a: Turner,
%; Hamlin, 27; Brown, %; Marshall,
%; Edmunds, 80; Mcpherson, May l.;
Sphinx, May 2.
The unsold lands in these counties
will be offered for lease on the DAYS
following the sales except where the
following day is Sunday, In which case
the lease books will be opened by the
county auditor on Monday. In the
counties of Marshall, Edmunds and
MCPHERSON, about 10000 acres Of en-
dowment land will be offered, while in
the other counties the offerings will
be of state school land.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
NURSERY LAW BADLY DRAWN.
Bond Provision Does Not Make Deal.
ers Liable.

0~'fS WV WV "sSN~ SSoi.
ers Liable.
The supreme couort holds that the
nursery stock law, passed at the last
legislative session, is good SO Tar as
it was drawn to make it effective. but
was so loosely drawn in part to make
that particular feature of it inocuOus
and of no effect.
The law contained three main fea-
lures: First, requiring all nursery
stock offered for sale in the state to
have been inspected by some cOmpe-
tent entymolOgist and the condition OF
IN" stock as to its healthinoss to be
certified to by such authority; second,
to secure a certificate for the privilege
of sale by application to the state
board Of agriculture, and the payment
Of a fee of SO for such certificate,
with an allitional fee Of $3.50 for cop
les of such certificate for each agent
Of the nursery operating in this state;
third, requiring the nurserymen to put
up a bond of $4,000, presumably to
protect his customers against poor
stock.
But while the court holds the two
provisions of inspection and a certif-
cate to do business to be good, it holds
on the bond provision that it IS SO pro-
vided in the law that the bond demand
manded does not require any sureties
OF any description, or that the nursery
man shall incur n obligations in any
manner whatever in giving it; that by
the giving or writing Of such a bond
as the law demands could not in the
slightest degree affect the liability Of
the nurseryman, or the recovery by
any one who may have sustained dam
age by any Of the acts OF the nursery
man In violation of the act. 1t is fur
ther held that the state board Of agri-
culture could not be clothed with pow.
or to modify an exact statute.
"Therefore, as no consequences
either beneficial or injurious, can pos.
sibly result therefrom, the giving of
the bond should not be required us a
condition precedent to the issuance of
a permit
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
GAMBLING PLACES RAiDED.
WATERFOWL Is Aroused by Action and
Votaries Are Getting Away.

SotAFicS ARE SclIIflS away.
Four Watertown preachers have
been the cause of more commotion
in that city recently than an explo-
sion of dynamite. for upon warrants
sworn out by them three well APP
pointed gambling houses were raid
e arrest, out were admitted to bail
to appear at the next term of the cir
cult court. The prosecution is under
the state law which provides a pen
atty OF fine or Imprisonment or both
and the contiscation and destruction
of the property seized.
The ministers had been in CORE
spondence with Attorney General S.
w. Clark Of Redfield, and the order
to proceed with the arrest and prose-
cution Of the proprietors is said to
have come from him. The raid was a
complete surprise to the patrons and
proprietOrs of the houses and brought
CONSERVATION to al concerned, and
many are leaving the city.
The Young Peoples Christian Fed.
GRAFTON of WatertoWn is back of the
preachers, and how much evidence
they have is not known. 1t is under
stood that they have had spoilers out
for several weeks, but the committee
in charge of this business will give
out no information.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
To Have Their New Phone system

Three new telephone companies
filed articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state. The Warren Tele-
phone company at Woonsocket, with
a capital of 81 500: incorporators, J.
p. ONeill, G. w. Hopper. T. j. Raus
and w. A. RummeIhart: the Sisseton
Telephone company at Sisseton, with
a capital of $4,000; incorporators,
1ngelman Sverre, n. T. Axness and
knute BoWe; the Lunde Telephone
company at Vienna, with a capital OF
$1,000; inc~orporators, c. n. Christie
pherson, A. p. Lunde and Edward E.
Peterson.
Articles also were filed for the
White Creamery company at White,
with a capital Of $4,000; i~ncorpo-
rators, Tom kidman, C. c. Gorton, J.
H. Simmons, August King and j. w.
Evans.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
TO ORGANIZE ELEVATORS,
Farmers Companies Will Hold Con.
vention in Mitchell,

A movement has been started for
the organization of the various farm
er elevator companies in South Dako-
ia. l.. Nj. Doyle. a banker of Letcher,
Is the treasurer of the farmers eleva-
tor in that place, and he started a cor
respondence with the elevators over
the state looking toward the organiza-
ton of the companies. The replies to
his letters were so enthusiastic and
In favor Of the move thai Mr.. Doyle
has called a convention Of managers
of farmers elevators to be held at
Sioux Falls on March 5. Replies from
nor than 90 per cent of the managers
express a willingness to attend the
convention. In the last three or four
years the farmer elevators have been
growing in number until they COM
mand quite a large business through
out the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
State News of Interest
ON r
State Engineer Lea Is Member Of the
Congress and Will Supply Literature.

State Engineer Lea Is Member Of the
Congress and Will Supply Literature.
The Dry Farming Congress. which
recently met at Salt Lake City, made
ship beyond the appointments to the
annual meetings of the congress. and
provided for the publication and dis
tribution of pamphlets and literature
covering the methods and results of
such farming.
They provided for an affiliated
membership, which is 70 include An
nual members. who will be eX '".'"d
TO pa" IN annual f." Of ST. ;
memberships which vii! require
ment of SO. Any of the affiliated
members who rOme into the organlzh-
ton under these terms will be fully
accredited delegates to any sessions
of the congress-, and VIII receive all
the circulars and pamphlets printed
covering the work of dry farming.
This literature will be a valuable ref
erence for any farmer who is work
ing In the Northwest. and will help
the Dakotas to the extent of thousands
Of dollars annually, as has been shown
by the application of the methods to
the dryer sections Of Western Nebra>-
ka and Eastern Colorado. State En-
gineer Samuel II. Lea OF Pierre, who
IL n Of the executive members OF the
national organization, will supply any
one who desires to secure this lit"ra-
ture with all the necessary informt-
ton as to the methods Of becoming
members Of the organization, or Sc
curing the literature. This work has
been shown to be especially applica-
BILE to soil In which there is a mixture
of gumbo, and the western part OF
South Dakota can easily increase its
crop output many fold 10y practical
workings Of this method of farming.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
MIX FOR

A prominent specialist gives the fol.
lowing as a never failing remedy for
rheumatism, and says IL followed up 10
will effect a complete cure Of the very
worst cases. Mix one half pint of good
whiskey with one ounce Of Toris Root
Compound. and add one ounce Syrup
S~arsaparilla Compound. Take In table
spoonful doses before each meal and
at bed time" Toris Root Compound Is
a product of the Globe Pharmaceutical
Co., Dayton. O. The ingredients can
be procured at any drug store and
easily mixed at home.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
Income Tax Case Appealed.

The case wherein the settlement of
an income tax upon the estate of f.
Bollman, deceased, is to be decided in
the circuit court at Rapid City and
presents some knotty legal points to
that court. Judge Lewis of the county
Icourt held that the property of the de-
ceased, consisting of 100000 in notes
and mortgagers secured by Pennington
county real estate, was in the county
at the time Of his death and subject to
the income tax of Pennington county.
The states attorney differed and ap-
pealed the case to the circuit court.
The taxes On the property amount to
Rhout 5000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
CAR RUNS AWAY 80 MILES,.
Vehicle Covers Distance In 90 Min
utes and IL Safely Stopped.

utes n IL Safely stopped.
A remarkable I'll of than
thirty miles, not all OF which was
TALLY loaded runaway freight car on
the Milwaukee line when the car
slowed up on an upgrade at Creston
and was brought to a standstin by
the operator there. The run was all
the more remarkable for the time
consumed, which was ninety minutes,
and the fact that there was no acct
dent.
The car broke away in the Rapid
City yards when allowed to stand I'M
occupied for a few minutes while 9TH
ar cars were being ~unlOaded, 1t hap
pened to be on a down grade, and the
car when shunted kept on moving,
gaining speed with each revolution Of
the wheels until il was travelling at
A high rate Of speed. Messages Of
warning were sent to all the operat-
ors between Rapid City and the
Cheyenne river, thirty miles away,
but they could do nothing except
clear the track. Through some Of the
small towns the car flew like a whirl-
wind, with the populace staring open
eyed, and on until it struck an up
grade at Creston where Operator II.
c. Troth was able to stop 1t by plac-
ing small chunks of wood on the
track.
The car aver ascended three slight
up grades in its journey.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
ANNIE is EVASIVE.
Pretty Austrian Woman Charged With
Foruinq Bot1ers Attorneys.

gig
Pretty Annie Miljas. the Austrian
woman of Lead, who is being tried in
the circuit court at DeadwOod for
forgery in the second degree, is the
IL of much trouble to the local at
torneyS who have the case in charge.
Her quick. eyasive answers to their
shower Of questions has unarmed
hem more than once. She is accused
Of having raised the amounts on sew
eral checks on Lead merchants and
also of stealing a packet of checks in
transit between two banks, eraSing
the paid stamp and ~repassing them.
After these charges are disposed OF
she will have to answer to the charge
of trying to oXtOrt a large sum of
money from T. J, Grier. superintend-
ent of the Homestake mine, by means
of threatening letters written to him
in which it is alleged she said that
a plot was Oh foot to destroy his home
with dynamite unless the honey was
paid within tWenty-four hours.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
COUNTY TO NAME BOARD.
Supreme Court Ruling Is Of Provision
Primary Law Omits.


By the repeal of the caucus law
last winter and failure to include III
the primary law any provisions for
the manne of nominating county
commissioners, Secretary Wimpf, in
sending out his instructions to county
auditors this year, will authorize the
selection of the commissioners by the
vote of the whole county, on the
strength Of a supreme court de.
cision that they are county officers.
The aucus law provided for their
nomination by the districts in which
they reside. the election law itself
providing that they are to be elected
by the votes of the whole county. In
making the provision for nominations
by districts, the caucus law repealed
the old statute providing for their
nomination by the county general
convention. With both repealed the
secretary will act under general pro-
visions, and the court decision in his
ruling. That is another of the pro-
visions of the primary law which will
be looked after at the next legislative
session.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
OLD SURGEON
Found Coffee Caused Hands "a
Tremble.

The surgeons duties require clear
Judgment and a steady hand. A slip
or an unnecessary incision may do ir.
reparable damage to the patient.
When he found that coffee drinking
caused his hands to tremble, an Ills.
surgeon con%scientiously gave it up and
this is his story.
For years | was a coffee drinker
until my nervous system was nearly
broken down, my hands trembled SO I
could hardly write, and insomnia tor
tured nj at night.
Besides, how could l safely per.
form operations with unsteady hands.
using knives and instruments of pre-.
cision? When l saw plainly the bad
effects OF coffee, l decided to stop it.
and three years ago l prepared some
Postum, OF which l had received 4
sample.
The first cupful surprised me. It
was mild, soothing, delicious. At this
time gave some Postum to a friend
who was in a similar condition to
mine, from the use of coffee.
A few days after, l met him and
he was full Of praise for Postum. de-
claring he would never return to cot
fee but stick to Postum. w then or
dered a full supply and within a short
time my nervousness and
trembling. as well as insomnia, disap-
peared. blood circulation became nor
NAL, no dizziness nor heat flashes.
My friend became a Postum en-
thusiast. his whole family using it ex.
clusiyely.
1T would be the fault Of the one
who brewed the Postum, il it did not
taste good when served.
The best food may be spoiled II
not properly made. Postum should be
boiled according to directions on the
pkg. Then it is all right, anyone q
rely on it. 1t ought to become the
national drink" There's Z noa
Name given by Postum c.
Creek, Mich. Read -
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
MANY VIOLENT DEATHS.
Suicides Head the Number in South
Dakota So Were Drowned.

Suicides Head the Number in South
Dakota So Were Drowned.
During the year 1907 there were
1872 violent deaths in South Dakota,
suicides and drownings being in the
majority. They are classed as fol
lows:
Suicides. So; murders, IL; drowned,
SO: accidental gunshot wounds, 25;
railroad accidents, ST; burned to
death. 35: killed by horses, II.
The weather was responsible for
81 deaths, as follows: Sunstroke, J.;
lightning, IT; freezing, 10.
The favorite method of suicile was
by the firearm route, % "shuffling
off" that way. Twelve sought deliver
ance from the pains Of the world by
the use of poison, and the same mum
Der adopted the moose. Three cut
their threats and three drowned them
selves. while one found death in front
of a train.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06

The Business Club OF Rapid City
mont Alfalfa Meal Mills OF Nebraska
to erect a plant for the manufacture
of the alfalfa meal at that city if the
farmers will devote sufficient acreage
to the raising of alfalfa to support
the mill and keep it running. At the
mill the alfalfa is ground and mixed
with molasses and other ingredients,
making a most excellent stock food.
This new industry will mean much to
the city in the way Of employment to
several hundred men.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
CHIEF PANTALFUNE DEAD.
Find Ute leade r Succumbs on Chey-
enne Reservation.

The vital statistics report from
Cheyenne reservation for the last
three months show there are yet pit
Utes at the Thunder Butte STATIC
and that l49 of the band are at Rapid
City. For the time since September
five deaths are reported in that band,
n of them being their old blind Chief
Pantalfune. For the same time there
were three deaths reported among the
Sioux at hat station, and at Cherry
Creek station nine deaths are report
ed, among them being Fred Thunder
Hawk. who was killed by the acct
dental discharge of a revolver which
he was handling.
For the same time three births were
reported among the Sioux at Thunder
Butte, and four at the Cherry Creek
station.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
Parties Select Colors.

The Socialists at last have got into
line under the provisions of the pri-
mary law and have filed with the
secretary of state their choice of color
for their official primary ballot, hav-
ing selected pink for that purpose.
This makes three colors-Republican
white, Democratic yellow, Socialist
pink. While it is generally under
stood that the Prohibitionists will use
blue for their ballots they have not
made any such filing as yet with the
secretary of state to make it a legal
selection:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06

and grew too weak to work. Though
constantly using medicine l despaired
Of being cured until l began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills. Then relief came
quickly, and in a short time l was
completely cured. am now in ex-
Cellent health"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
VOTE BONDS At MITCHELL.
Women Help in Election on School
BuiIdinu Issue.

women Teip IN c,eCtiCn on SCnoot
Building Issue.
A special election was held in
Mitchell last week for the purpose
of voting on the issuance of $4,000
bonds for the erection of "a high
school building. A fierce campaign
was conducted against the bonds. but
the opponents We're defeated and the
bonds carried by d vote of 1855 to 3l9.
About 215 women voted at the cleo
ton after securing an opinion from
the attorney general this afternoon
that they were legally entitled to vote
under the constitution of the state.
1t had been held by several attorneys
that ONE could not vote legally for
the issuance of bonds.
1t is the intention of the school
board to erect the new building this
year, commencing just as soon as the
bonds can be disposed of.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
CHECK SWlNDLE ALLEGED.
Wisconsin Man Is Arrested on Charge
of Passing Paper.

VI ooS''fS oRSis
W. B. Holmes, who recently went to
Mitchell from some point in Wiscon-
sin, has been arrested on a charge of
passing worthless checks. A few
weeks ago he arrived In Mitchell, and,
It is alleged, presented a draft for
$500 at one Of the banks to have
cashed. The cashier, however, de-
clined to cash it, but accepted 1t for
collection against the Wisconsin bank
on which, it was alleged, issued the
draft. In the meantime Holmes is
sued several checks against the funds
in the Wisconsin bank, it is charged,
which later showed that he did not
have any money deposited there. In
all, it is said, he got about So from
he Mitchell bank. He was arrested at
Nilbank and taken to Mitchell and a
justice of the peace bound him over
to the April term of the circuit court.