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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
BANQUET FLEETS OFFICERS.
Ceylon business Men Praise Americas
NAVY.

The Chamber OF Commerce and the
Planters association at Colombo, Cey-
Ion, Friday night gave a banquet In
honor ,or the officers OF the United
States Atlantic battleship fleet. Col.
Sir Henry Edward McCallum, govern
or OF Ceylon, in a speech said 1t had
been the good fortune Of Ceylon to &C
cord O warm welcome to the fleet and
that its presence would be instrument
al in the continuance Of peace.
The prosperity of Australia, Hong
kong and the Straits settlements was
due, he said, to the crown colony gov
eminent, and America would nave
adopted this system In the Philippine
stands had It's constitution permitted.
Gov. McCallum also praised the ex-
emplary behavior Of the American
crews ashore.
The chairman Of the Planters asso-
citation said President Roosevelt doubt
less a many views in mind when he
ordered the battleship fleet around the
world, and he trusted the most lasting
of these would prove to be the con-
s%olidation of friendliness between ma
lions. T $50. ,
Rear Admiral Sperry said that in
travelling in the kings domains he had
been impressed mostly by the absolute
solidarity Of interests-commercial,
political and economic.
There was no position possible for
the United States in a war where
Great Britain was involved, the ad-
miral declared. except that Of nev
lent neutrality.
In the presentation of 1000 pounds
Of tea to the officers and men of the
fleet the chairman OF the Planters as
ISOLATION expressed his profound ad-
miration OF the unparalleled achieve
ment Of m~arshaling the American feet
In a stately procession from sea to
sea-. The Ceylon planters. he declared,
in priding themselves on their indie
pendence acknowledged that their
prosperity was attributable to free in
stitutions. They especially sympathized
with the American nation and appre-
ciated the absence from its tariff of a
duty on tea, and also the new pure
food law, which was aiding he con-
sumption Of Ceylon teas Admiration,
sympathy and gratitude, said the
speaker in conclusion, prompted the
gift Of the Ca. estf
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
TRICKY JAIL BIRDS.
Many Ways the Conviots HAve -
FeisninE

Many Ways the Convicts Have -
FeiSnin< Sickness.
"Hear the song of the dear little Jail
birds" said the jailer as a burst OF
ribald melody came down h gray cor
ridor. The dear little Jail birds! !" He
shook his head and sighed.
They are all playing sick in that
ward" he resumed. There's nobody
can maligner like a jail bird. His
tricks are amazing.
"To fake a fever he will whiten his
tongue with chalk, flush his cheeks With
q red flannel undershirt and disorder
bis stomach by swallowing a quid Of
tobacco.
ITO fake consumption he will cut his
gums SO as to spit blood and go through
a terrific kind Of Swedish movement in
bed so as to produce night sweats.
Some Jail birds have brought on
nettle rash by temporarily poisoning
themselves with struggled crab or lob
ster. Some chew soap so as to froth
at the mouth in fake fits. Some yer
thrust needles down to the lids Of the
eye to bring on MISUNDERSTANDING
oils Journal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
FRENCH SCHOONER FOUNDERS.

Several Sailors, Almost Worn Out,
Row to Shore at Fort Moricn.
Exhausted by eight days of toll at
the pumps and thirteen hours passed
in an open boat with the thermometer
near zero. seven men rowed ashore at
Port Morien,'N. S. W., Thursday and
reported that the French schooner
Marcelline had foundered off the Cape
Breton coast at midnight on Tuesday.
When the boat finally grated on the
beach several Of the sailors were so
worn out tina they had to be lifted
ashore ..
The Marcelline, a schooner Of $50
tons and having a crew Of seven men,
left Calais. r'rance. on November 4
with a cargo Of salt for st. Pierre.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
Guilty of Fraud.

J. L. Stacke, the man arrested at
Aberdeen for forcing homesteaders to
| pay toll before crossing the Missouri
| river bridge, was found guilty by a
jury of obtaining money by fraud, and
| sentenced to six. months imprisonment
in the state penitentiary. This was
his second trial. the first having re-
suited in a disagreement.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
CHIEF OF POLICE SLAIN.
IN q Pistol Duel He Kills a RObbeF
After Being MORALLY Wounded.

IN q Pistol Duel He Kills a Robber
After Being MORALLY Wounded.
In q pistol duet on che main street
.ef Wytheville, Va, Chief. Of Police
walter McClintock and q. A. Cregger
were killed. McClintock shot Cregger
10 death after ne himself had been
mortally wounded. n the two bodies
fell ncar ach other In the thorough
1aro.
CHIEF Mcclintock and deputy had
warrant for the arrest OF 3. A.
Cragger and his brother Dave. scharg-
ang robbery. When the officers met
the Creggers In front OF the court
house n told them they had q q
rant for their arrest e. A. Cregger
drew his revolver and began firing on
NcClintock. The deputy succeeded In
arrestinY Dave Cregger.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
SUICIDES IN HIS ROOM.
Son OF Wealthy Iowa. Farmer Kills
Himself at Kansas City.

Well dressed and possessed Of a con-
siderable sum of money. j. P. Pritch-
ard. n wealthy farmer Of Newell, Ia,
was found dead in his room at a hotel
in Kansas City, Mo-, Thursday night
from s~elf-inficted pistol wounds. Mr..
Pritchard, who vas or his way to Ok
lahoma City. registered at the hotel
Wednesday night. He gave orders to
the clerk that he should not be called
Thursday morning. Thursday night
the hotel manager, becoming suspi-
cious. forced an entry into the young
mans room and found him dead. He
apparently had committed suicide dur
ing the night.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
SELL RANCH FOR $4,000.
Sixteen Thousand Acre Tract Near
Huron Changes Hands.

One of the largest real estate trans
fers made in Huron of recent date was.
consummated a day or two since. when.
Campbell brothers sold their ranch
for $50, This ranch is what is,
known as the Foster & thompson
farm, two miles east Of Huron, COM
prising 1000 acres. 1t was purchased
by Campbell brothers two or three
wears ago and now passes into the
possession of George Edelman, a
farmer, who resided northwest of Yale.
The ranch is one of the finest in that
part of the state. and lies on either
side of the Jim river.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
snes Divine for $4,000.

Rev. DR.. Robert s. Copeland. rector
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church OF
the Ascension, Of Baltimore, Md, has
been sued for $4,000 damages by DR..
Pierce B. Wilson. Jr.. who is suing his
wife for a divorce. naming former
United States Senator wellington as
correspondent. The suit is by title, no
cause OF action being stated in the pa
per filed in court.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
L. killed Inv a Ehn.

Fred Barr, a carpenter, fell from a
~scaffolding on the new Methodist
Episcopal church at Aberdeen and was
instantly killed. His companion, H.
Ellington, was badly hurt. Barr
struck a piece of frozen ground Barr
was married and his home is at Lem,
mon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
ROAD PAYS $1,000 FOR LIFE.
Settlement with the Widow OF
XNr,.anJy Victim

Makes Settlement with the Widow Of
Wreck Victim.
The widow Of John Hanson, who
was killed in a wreck On the North
western road near Parker two ont
ago. will receive $4,000 from the COM
pany. Julius Peterson, who was bad
" injured by having a long silver
pierce his side, has settled with the
company for $500 and the amount of
his hospital expenses. These young
men were taking a bunch Of cattle to
Clay county when the wreck occurred.
The company will settle with the
stockman who sold the cattle for o
that were killed. "... ..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
STOCKTON Is ACQUITTED.
black Hills Ma Found Not Guilty pS
Jury.

After a weeks trial William +.
was acquitted of the charge
of numbering r. c. Craner in fiot
Springs last May. The jury came 10
an agreement at 3 o'clock sunday
morning after being out twelve hours
Presiding judge McC'ce was a"ak-
ened and court convened to near the
decision of the jury, when was hol
guilty" and the prisoner who mas
been closely confined in the county
iail was Immediately taken to his
home and family.
The defense set up the plea of in
SANITY self-defcnse and the claim that
with proper medical attention a
mer need not have died.
Public opinion is strongly divided
oyer the verdict.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
WRIGHT MAKES NEW RECORD.
Aeroplanist Smashes All Former
Marks.

Wilbur Wright, the American aero
,lanist, established q new worlds rec
ord for heavier than air machines Fri
day at Lemans, France, remaining in
the air / hour. SO minutes and 50 Sec
onds The best previous recor Is l
hour. 81 minute and 81 seconds. made
by Wright on September 81.
The ~aeronaut attained an average
height Of "a fet. The distance was Of
ncially measured rs 81 "a miles. which
does not include the wide sweeps and
turns made during the flight. He de-
scended only because an oil feeder got
out Of order.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
Secured in Rank Robbery.

A stranger stepped into one OF the
big Mitchell banks and presented a big
bunch of pennies to be changed into
silver, and the cashier accommodated
him. Later when the cashier investi-
gated the pennies he saw at once that
they had been secured in a bank rob-
berry. A great many of the coins were
bent and twisted as il they had been
in an explosion, and all of them were
powder burned. A futile effort was
made to locate the stranger.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
New Masonic TEMPLE.

Quechner & Orth. architects of st.
Paul. have been awarded the contract
for plans for the Masonic temple to
be erected in Huron. The plans Will
be submitted as early as possible.
Aside from furnishings, the cost OF the
building is estimated at $4,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
american missionary Dead

The news of the death at Yellandu,
India, of the Rev. Charles B. Ward,
OF the Central Province mission, was
received at New York Thursday by
board Of foreign mission Of the
Methodist church. Mr.. Ward has been
for thirty-one years a missionary Of
the Methodist church in India.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
Eleven Inches of Snow.

The snowfall at Mitchell measures
II inches on the level. The fall was
sufficiently heavy as to delay trains.
The storm did not interrupt cement
work hat is being done on the Mil
waukee passenger station nor the
digging of the trenches for laying the
mains for the new gas plant which is
being erected.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
raising revenue that every "authoress and
author shall be subject to an adjective
scored on Him.

Mr.. Tyte-Phist-Talk about women
having any capacity for dealing with
financial questions: Have you any idea,
for instance. how much money is in cir
c~ulation in this country?
Mrs. Tyte-Phist-I presume it's all in
eirculation-e1cept what you happen to
get hold of.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
OF MURDER.
Rrominent Physician Arrested o Ala
bama Crime.

Rro1ninent Physician Arrested for Ala
bama Crime.
DR.. r. A. Jones, one OF the most
prominent physicians in East Lake.
Ala, has been arrested on a charge
OF murder The arrest is the result
OF an investigation by the coroner in
e the death on December ! OF John
Baker, who, according to a chemist.
died Of arsenic poisoning.
Mrs. Bertha M. Taylor, daughter Of
the dead man, was arrested Sunday.
Large insurance policies carried by
Baker were payable to Mrs. Taylor.
whose husband died September 8. DR..
iJcnes pronounced the cause OF his
death gastritis. His body also will be
~xhumed and the stomach examined
BY the coroner. His insurance policy
was payable to his wife.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
New president OF Hayti.

Gen. Simon. leader of the last revo-
luton in Hayti, that resulted in the
flight Of President Nord Alexis from
he capital, and who made his tri-
umphal entry into Port au Prince ten
DAYS ago, was Thursday unanimously
elected president of the republic by
the Haytian congress.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
Indian Chief Honored.

Old Chief Gall, who was one
of the principal leaders in the Standing
Rock reservation for many years, is
% have his name honored by its being
used as the name of the new bank to
be established at Wapala, in the
northern part of the state. The bank
is to be known as Gall State bank, and
is capitalized at $4,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
Revival for Vermillion.

Beginning bou the first week in
January a series of revival meetings
are to be conducted in Vermfllion by
Evangelist r. E. Johnson, of Chicago
assisted by Prof. L. A. Wenger, must
cal director, and Olga P. Shaffer, per-
sonal instructor. The Congregational
lists refused to take part in the re-
vivalS.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
At Mitchen UNIVERSITY.

The Mitchell university has closed
it's first term for the Christmas vaca-
ton. The attendance has been larger
than at any previous time for m first
term, and the indications point to a
large attendance at the beginning Of
the winter term, January 4.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
~Anta-Forcign Crusade.

II u feared that the anti-foreign
movement at Canton, China, originally
caused by the death of a cc,lie on
the steamer Falshan, who is alleged to
have been brutally kicked by a portu-
Guese watchmans on the vessel. will
culminate In outbreaks against all for
aigners. So serious is the situation re-
eArdAd that h British torpedo de-
stroyer Hart has been sent to Canton
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
HopeI.,.1y On, Of sty1e.

Peter" said Mrs. Pneuritch, II a
you to a that roof taken off our garage
and one of a different kind put on"
"What for?" demanded Mr.. Pneuritch.
whats the matter with it,"
Il heard an architect say the other
day that it's a hip root. Everybody knows
that hips are out of style now"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
TWO MILLION IS AIKEN.
German Hotel Promoters Are Accused
Of Misrepresentation.

Charged with misappropriating
5 100000 two brothers. Adolf and
Fritz Eberbach, hotel company pro-
meters, have been arrested, the for
mer in Silesia and the latter at Vienna
The men are charged with having
founded a hotel trust. with an enor-
nous capital, with offices at Hamburg,
Berlin and Bremen; with having ap-
pointed dummy directors and having
manipulated the funds. When the
trust went into liquidation the broth
ers disappeared, the shareholders re-
ceiving only 2 per cent OF their in-
vestments.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
Uniform Laws Are Urged.

That all the states Of the union
mould have uniform laws on weights
and measures, or that there should be
n federal law on the subject, was the
consensus OF opinion expressed by the
~delegates from various states attending
the national conference of the organ
ization OF inspectors OF weights and
measures OF the United States at
Washington.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
Blizzard in wisconsin.

A blizzard, the worst SO far this
winter, which prevailed all of Thurs
day night, has wrought great destruc-
ton to telephone and telegraph wires
north Of Milwaukee in the vicinity of
Sheboygan, Port Washington, Fond du
Lac and Oshkosh. The snow is heavy
and wet.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
AMERICAN HORSE DEAD.
Noted Sioux Chief Expires at the Age
Of 6S Years.

MUCH t5IOtN OTTCT TNDTTS 81 tFO TPO
of SO Years.
Chief American Horse, a noted
Ogallala Sioux chief. died Thursday
morning at his home at Kyle, S. D., on
the Pine Ridge reservation. He had
just recently returned from a visit
from the Rosebud reservation, where
he became sick with a tumor. He was
IS years Of age, and, in his younger
days, was somewhat Of a di~sturber, but,
later left the warpath and became of
considerable assistance to the United
States as a scout and peace maker.
Two wives and a large family of
grownup and educated children sur,
vive him, many of them being ducat-
ed at Carlisle and Hampton.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
nisasters on tine water.

There were 1904 vessel disasters in
the United states in h last fiscal
year, resulting in a property loss of
S1,S6s,790 and the loss Of % lives, &C
cording to the annual report Of Super
intendent Kimball, Of the United
states life saving service, which was
flied Thursday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
Chosen to Federal Position.

At the completion of a four year
law course in the Leland Stanford
university, at Pala Alto, Cal, Harry +.
Hutchinson, son of ex-Mayor G.. :.
Hutchinson and wife, of Huron. has
been given a responsible position as
special agent for the United states
commission.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
FINDS LONG LOST SISTER.
Martin grower is Ono Of h Eappiest
Men in the State.

Men in the Stnte.
One of the happiest men in South
Dakota is Martin Brewer, for the past
four years a resident of Hutchinson
county, who has been advised of the
hiding of a sister, from whom he had
been separated since they were mere
children. Brewer was raised as an Or
phan in a Catholic institution at st.
Joseph, Mimi, and upon growing TO
manhood drifted to South Dakot he
had always supposed that he mad not
a living relative on earth, and his JOY
upon being notified by the authorities
of the institution at st. Joseph that his
sister had been located can be inn
agined. He lost no time in leaving tor
Minnesota so he could be reunited to
the sister of whose existence he so
long was in ignorance.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
Now Methodist, Church.

An important event in church cir
cles at Valley Springs, near Sioux
Falls, was the dedication a few days
ago of a fine new Methodist Episcopal
church building, which was erected to
replace a church editice which was
destroyed by a tornado that swept
over Valley Springs some months ago.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
Crawford Pardons Two.

Gov. Crawford has extended elem.
ency which will allow two of h pris-
oners at the penitentiary to eat Christ
mas dinner in freedom. The mon are
G. A.. Adamson, sentenced from Tur-
ner county on a forgery charge, and
Walter Mcclellan. sentenced from
Lawrence county IN a larceny charge
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
Ptosnaine Poison.

The family OF ". S. Richardson. on
Stating Of SIX persons, became violent
~ Ill Sunday after eating pork and
beans at dinner In their home at Kan
sas city, Kan. It is believed the pork
scontained ~ptomaines.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
SOUTH DAKOTA
STATE NEWS
HOBO ARRESTED FOR THEFT.
Steals u Box of Merchandise from MIL
yankee Freight Il

Steals u Box of Merchandise from MIL
waukec Freight Car.
A hobo giving his name as AIeA
Parker finds himself in serious troupe
in Hutchinson county as the result or
stealing a box of merchandise from
a freight car in the yards OF the MIL
waukee Railroad company at fark-
ston. He was arrested soon after the
robbery wa committed, n did not
hesitate to admit that nv was sulitS'
AS the offense constitutes grand lar
ceny under the statutes of South pa
kota, he Is subject to a term in the
Sioux Falls p~enitentiary. The box was
consigned TO a merchant at Ethah.
and contained suits Of clothing, ladies'
Jackets, overcoats. gloves and stock
ings. A greater part of the stolen
goods were sold by the hobo to a farm
er living a few miles from Parkston.
The defendant, of course. was uiiaple
to furnish a bond for his appearance
at the next term of state circuit court
and pending his trial will be kept III
the county iail at Olivet.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
Lvnchinc in Kentucky.

Elmer Hill, charged with the muir
der OF Mamie womack, in Adair coun-
ty, KY, was dragged from jail at Mon
ticello, carried four miles to Greasy
creek and there hanged to a tree.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
FOR Abolition OF Kings,

sir Max weighter is touring
~. capitals OF Europe advocating the
abolition of emperors and kings and
the formation OF the united ssates OF
Europe. Sir Max favors King Edward
as the irst president OF his proposed
union.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25

Sioux City Live stock Market.
Saturdays quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Beeves,
5000 @7.00. Top hogs. $3.50.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
ca,etbs Knocks out Morgan.

Criffths knocks Out Morgan.
Billy Grifiths. of Cincinnati, knock
ed out Jack Morgan. Of Indianapolis,
In the thirteenth round in a scheduled
twenty-round bout before the Cham
Mon Athletic club at Springfield, Q.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
wart Earners, institute.

President John A. Westre, OF the
Clay county institute board, is in COR
sr~espondence with the state institute
board management with reference to
AN Institute In vermillion some time
during January or February.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
WIN Not ca to colorado.

Jasper Wilson, secretary to Secre-
tary Of Agriculture Wilson, says there
is no truth at all in the report that
Mr.. Wilson is to be the e Of the
Colorado Agricultural college.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
100000 Fro Loss.

An explosion Sunday morning in q
building at seventh street and Wash
lngton avenue. st. Louis. Mo-. started
. nre that resulted In q loss OF $780,
600.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
Z xvhoycsalc Hanging.

James jenkins, John Portella and
Leo Chung, three murderers. We're
hanged on the same = IN the
proyincial jail at New Westminster,
B. c., Friday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
No 1naueement.

Kitty-Come over to our house and
play with my Teddy bear.
Dicky-Huh I've got 4 bull pup to
play with that's real meat.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
E.rthuunke shock in France.

An earthquake shock at Notre
Dame, france sunday threw the pop
uistion into 4 panic, but did no mates
Iii damage.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25

Lockhart Secures Place.
The president has sent to the senate
the nomination of John IALockhart to
be register OF the land office at Pierre
So.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
san. to Reform school.

Ada May Roberts, of Huron, a girl
less than IL years of age. has been
placed in thS reform schoo at Plank
inton on the petition of her mother
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
seriously Hurt in Runaway.

SCH1OusaJ 1Ku1V q
Harley Morrison, a young farmer OF
Utica, was taken to Yankton with tive
very badly crushed legs, and 1t Is fear
ed he will never walk again. He was
hurt in a runaway.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25
Chicago,s Crime Record.

The report OF the bureau OF records
81 the police department shows that
1ke persons were murdered In Chicago
IA .heyear 1905. Fof the murders q
remain unsoIved.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25

The Chilean government has placed
$165 900 at the disposal of the President.
to be expended in securing immigrants
fer that republic.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25

The Senate was not in session Fri
day. Because of the general exodus
of members for their homes for the
Christmas holidays. the attendance in
the House was far short Of a quorum.
Nevertheless Il good deal of business
was transacted. This consisted mostly
Of the passage of war claim bills, some
Of them giving rise to considerable dis
MISSION