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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
CUPID
Novel Argument by Advocates Oh Ill
vision OF Butte County.

The advocates Of division OF Butte
county are setting forth their partlcu-
lar reasons why the county Shou!d oe
divided. and among them is one that
the size of the county discourages mat
rlmony. That when Il marriage license
is required By any Of the r"sih"nts OF
the northern part OF The county they
are ComUo.lrl T." 60 to Bell" tOufcne.
.ovcr-1OO miles away. at an expense
Of time ard money. which would equal
600. and N,ly few 20. Another "'
their strong arguments is the heavy
expense uf court officials and Witness
cs in the way of mileage, when some OF
them must traVel fully $50 miles TO
reach the county seat. That this add
tional opens would alone pay h"
running expenses Of a n"W and smaller
county. Yet another proposition is
that the school conditions are Surh
that even if a county superintendent
cared to look after local school mat
ters it would be Impossible to get over
the ground Within the time which the
Weather and length of tho school year
would permit. That while there has
been q heavy settlement in the south
crn part of tn county the past year,
sorne Of the school districts are yet
larger than eastern counties. Cave
Hills district. covering 972 square
miles, and Scim district. 792 miles.
That with such conditions it is mpoS
sibir to arrange for the education or
the children OF the settlers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
A PROJECT.
Washington Monument May De
Used as Wireless Station.

The most remarkable wireless tel
.rraDh proiect on record is contem-
plated hy the Navy Department. 1t
IS ;othinc less than the conversion o.
the top Of the Washington monument
into Il wireless telegraph station. Inc
bureau of equipment Of he Navy Dc
partmcnt has taken the matter up
with Secretary Metcalf and advised
him that the plan is feasible. Secre'
tary Metcalf said recently that the
bureau IN question had advised him
not alone that it was 4 practicable
plan. hut that if the station were cs-
tahlished he had been assured that
wltl,ou, rclaying it would be possible
to reach stations in western Europe
and to communicate with the vessels
OF the American feet at sea in distant
waters. He added that NJ final action
has been taken and that the subject
was being considered.
The plan is to use the Washington
monument only temporarily and If the
experiment proves successful to erect
Il permanent tower of the necessary
height. probably the approximate
height of the monument, which is $50
!eet. The plan If carried out will revo-
lutionize the wireless telegraph AND
cable business of the government ana
viii greatly facilitate communication
to Europe and with the war vessels.
The value of the plan in war time
would be in%calculable If it can be
worked as the bureau of equipment be-
lieveS it can.
Rear Admiral Cowles, chief or the
bureau of equipment, in discussing the
wireless plan, said there could be no
doubt Of the feasibility of the project,
though there might be sentilnerS1l tea
sons against this use of the monument.
application for it's use has been
made 10 the War Department" said
Admiral Cowles. ut is the plan 10 use
the monument temporarily and then to
put up a steel tower about 500 feet
high. Messages could be sent 5000
miles. No attempt would be made to
use the station for the Pacific coast,
but it would be used for reaching
points in the Atlantic and the Car1b-
bean regions
The proposed station would Be the
highest in the world.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
SYNOD
Encouraging Reports Received at
Meeting in Rapid City.

Meeting IN kappa SltS.
Fo the first time in its history the
Presbyterian synod Of South Dakota
met this year in Rapid City in tn"
Black Hills. The attendance was al
most equal to any other meeting and
the enthusiasm and inspiration quite
equal. Tho rcVicW of the work of the
past year revealed marked growth, in
creased prosperity and great demands.
After releasing seven German church
cs. with d membership of $40, to the
newly formed German synod of the
west, the church membership exceeds
1000. the numbe of church organ
izationS and missions is 140 and the
number of missionaries and ministers
over 100 actively engaged.
The following named officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
Moderator. Rev. j. s. Surbeck, of
Lead; vice moderator, Rev. Prof. John
NcLearie. of Rapid City ; stated clerk
and treasurer, Rev. DR.. H. p. Carson.
II Huron; permanent clerk, Rev. j. P.
anderson, of Huron;, temporary clerk,
Rev. J. NJ. Bates. of Hitchcock; synod
cal superintendent of home missions,
II. z. Carson, of Huron: synodical su-
p~crintendcnt of Sunday school mis-
sions. T.. II. Grant, of Huron.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
BULGARIA GETS uFLP.
New Kingdom In Assured Of Support u
Austria.

Nt-hTft.
Austria already has entered upon
negotiations with tho various powers
for the recognition nf the. new king
dom OF Bulgaria and the establish
ment of peaceful relations between
Turkey and Bulgaria
Baron Won Aehrenthal, the foreign
minister, made this announcement in
his speech at the opening sitting of tho
comm delegates at Budapest Thurs
day. The Austrian newspapers and
politicians have steadfastly denied tina,
there was any understanding between
Austria and Bulgaria in the recent
double movement. but Austria's adop-
ton OF a protecting role toward Bull
garia indicates a strong community
of interests.
In his address the Austro-Hungary
foreign minister said that Austria
adopted a generally sympathetic atti-
tudc toward the new regime In Tru-
key.
This attitude he said, lis based up
on the definite hope that the new era
in Turkey will produce the ~rejuvena-
ton and in~vigoration Of that state.
Austro-Hungary, whose frontiers
march with Turkey and whose inter-
ests consequently are most affected,
desires this from selfish reasons. A
Turkey with a better government and
more stable conditions would be a
more comfortable neiShhnr than the
Turkey OF yesterday. The leading ele-
ments in the new political era are
showing praise worthy moderation and
prudence. This will profit the rejuVe-
mated kingdom all the more since even
the new Turkey has to rely upon the
b~enevolence INK friendly support OF
the powers. Such supper she may
depend upon receiving from us with
more certainty the more she manifests
a friendly attitude toward US"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Bunk VIII Pay i'll Eaii.

j. G. Johnson, receiver of the Ho,
Springs National bank. has sent no
tees to all claimants against the de-
funct bank that the first and final div
idend has been declared. The divi-
.dend is 1913 per cent. or the claims in
full with interest to date. Though
the stockholders have lost, this record
is considered q splendid one. 1t is re-
called, further, that Cashier Iiorras is
now at the federal p~enitentiary in Fort
L~eavenworth serving a five year term
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Min
.N0TN

In Liverpool, England, 10000 ons-
shoremen are idle, and the docks are flied
with idle sailors and officers looking for
births.
Lord Dunraven has given $4,000 to
Limerick, Ireland, to establish tive sdhOl-
arships in industrial training in the city
and county.
The Scotland Miners Pederati%a has
approved of the action Of the Miners rep
resentatives in accepting the reduction Of
121% per cent.
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad clerks lodges will make an effort
to have a system agreement made between
the road and the clerks.
The recent Scottish trades union con-
gress passed resolutions in favor Of old
age pensions, and in favor Of compulsory
Intervention in labor disputes.
Tae Portland (Ore.) Garment Workers
Union has entered into an agreement with
the factory proprietors that provides for
forty-eight hours work a week.
Strong efforts to organize the office
workers throughout Brooklyn, N. T., are
being made by the membership Of Book
keeDeFS q. Accountants duQ I0lcuOST dilleES
Union No. 1856.
The Glasgow {Scotland) relief COM
mittee reports that it expects to have to
provide for 5000 heads Of families who
are out of work, and is asking for $780,
600 emergency contribution.
1t is reported that San Francisco viii
Put about 5000 men to work on munich
pal improvements, thus greatly relieving
the situation at that point, which has
been rather critical in the recent pant.
Chicago has 4 new paper publish ell in
the Hebrew language, under the naIne Of
the Jewish Labor World. The pape, is
devoted to the interests Of the Hebrew
members of labor unions in this country.
The Alaskan fisheries now give employ-
ment TO more than 5000 fishermen, the
majority of whom are now organized. A
few years ago there were scarcely any
unionized fishermen engaged in the large
Alaskan districts.
Canadian textile workers have decided
that the weekly contributions should be
increased from 8 to. 25 cents a week, and
tina representation should be made to
the government in such a way that the
law stating that women and Children
should o be allowed to work over fifty
five hours a week should be enforced.
At the seventeenth annual convention
of the United Brewery Workers of Amer
lea, held in New York, there were dele
gates present representing 1878 local
unions, with a, membership of approxi-
n,ately 10000. The International Union Of
the Brewery Workers was organized in
Baltimore in 1886, when there were but
eight local unions and a membership roll
of barely 5000.
The National Miners' Federation Of
France, with a total membership Of go
800 men, has decided to affiliate with the
General Federation of Labor for the pur-
pose of acquiring greater strength and
influence over legislation.
The Boot and Shoe Workers I~nteraa-
tional Union makes claim that its system
vf 25 cents a week dues saves it from the
fear Of strikes, and in such emergency
does away with the necessity Of calling
upon sister crafts for financial aid. High
dues also enable the union to prosecute
more successfully it's camisaign for the
anion stamp.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
RICH NEGRO IN TROUBLE.
Theodore Jones Convicted OF Having
One Wife Too Many.

Theodore Jones Convicted OF Having
One Wife Too Many.
Friends in Sioux Falls w beer
advised of a serious predicament ir
which Theodore Jones, a millionaire
colored man, of Chicago, who for ?
time was n resident of Sioux Falls
finds himself at Topeka, Kan. Jonec
first appeared in Sioux Falls in De-
cember, 1905. and became a member
Of the local divorce colony. He va
shortly followed by a somely young
colored woman, who with himself tool
up her residence here. They REMAINED
here until June, 1906. Jones after
wards secured a divorce by default a
Deadwood. He then married the WON
an who had been with him in Siou,
Falls, and together they finally yer
to Topeka, where his first wife haf
Jones arrested on q statutory charge
Jones was unable to prove h a he a
secured a lawful divorce from wife No
1, and accordingly appeared in the To
peka court and entered a plea Of guilty
to the charge against him.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
CASE OF ~CANTONW1NE,.
Among Assets Claimed in Bankruptcy
Petition il item of , q

Petition is Item OF $23, 1000.
The fling of a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in the United States court
in Sioux Falls by J. c. Cantonwfne. Of
Armour, is the latest chapter in a
sensational case which promises to at
tract attention for ON little time TO
come.
Cantonwine is the man who in Sep
TENDER created a genuine sensation by
announcing that the sum of about
$35,0 00 in cash had been stolen from
the safe in his store. Recently Il num-
Der OF his creditors fled in the federal
court a petition asking n a he be de
clared an Involuntary bankrupt In
the petition they referred to the al
legged theft of the $4,000 and charged
that Cantonwine was ~conCealing the
money for the purpose OF keeping Il
from his creditors.
Included in Cantonwine's assets. as
scheduled in the petition in voluntary
bankruptcy which he has just filed in
the federal court. is an item of $23,-
900, a balance claimed to be due Mag
gle Cantonwine, of Armour. on q
promissory note noted March II. 1902,
and for the face value of $4,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
RACING BALLOONRI RIPS
Af1R nra0Ag a.eoo Ecet Like = BGA-
l3, RaIlooa Spreads and Speed Is
0cAEod-DaskcE Orasfes Through
Reef Into ROOM q Berlin Citizen.

ne International balloon race
Waloh started Sunday from the suburb
u Dohmarseadorf Germany. was the
ecoasloa ~ Q thrilling accident, two
AneA&a a0renauts having a mirncu-
lsss escape from death. The American
BALBOA Osaaueror. the only American
hsas sraft u the contest, having on
haaM A. Holland Forbes and Angus
tins PcSt less than two minutes after
the start berst at an altitude Of 1000
feet FER $500 feet it shot down like
a bullet md then the torn silk bag as
ssmeA NE shape OF a parachute. 4hns
checking this rapidly OF the descent.
Oomins close to tho earth. however.
the basket smashed into the roof of
. house. bst tho two men escaped
WITH but slight injury.
The raoA In which twenty-three bal
loo0 participated. represented Great
Dritata. France. Germany. the United
States, ~0Uitxesland. Italy. Belgium
aaA Spala, started at 3 o'clock Sunday
aktesaooa In the presence OF Mt least
s.o0o spectators. The sunshine was
hstlliANt and tho heat was that of
sMW
Amid Ne strains OF America" and
v0eleys q cheers the first balloon was
seo< away. It was the America H.,
unAG ss0aanl Of James G. Mccoy.
NO vs. accompanied By Lieut.. vogh-
masA. The Balloon was decorated
WITH b AArs n stripes. and 1t sail
a away = the southeast at a rapid
paes, TIE aerenaus waving their hats.
A representative OF each OF the 9TH
~ sovnAEies followed tho American
hasloen ~ succession at intervals OF
too ninskes. the national anthem of
to svu1a1 sesntries ringing forth as
the vepes we're cast loose.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
New Head for Eoresters.

Mrs. Rose D., Rittman, of Memphis,
Tenn, leader of the so-called anti-ad-
ministration element Of the Women's
Catholic Order OF Foresters, has been
elected president Of the order by a ma
jority OF one vote, the returns, which
were completed Friday, showing 400
votes for Mrs. Rittman and a99 fcs
Mrs. Elizabeth Rodgers, Of Chicago.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
FEWER z CAsHs.
0uly H1ve Reported In Manila n
TNoofy-EsuR Hours.

duly Hsve Reported In Manila n
TRo1ty-K0uR Hours.
y1v0 new OF cholera are re-
psrted ~ Manila for the day ending
- Sunday morning. while three new
casss vere discovered for tho day end
Ing Mosday morning. These figures
were spcsred aftcr the domiciiier vis-
n. the inspsntsrs calling at each
tUsos during tho day. Tho entire city
$500 csversd during these visits and
ne results mako tho health officials
Oh hopeful. although they are In
ddlnsd TO be somewhat suspicious OF
the SHARP declines noted in the spread
of the liseass ana the unwilling to ao-
cepe, them ~ evidence that the cholora
epidemls has boon aprooted.
II II tnteodel to continue the ac-
tive campaign now being carried on
at least W. weeks longer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
AN ACTOR A MISSING PASTOR
Wright Lorirncr COnfcsses He Left a
Church Owing Bills.

Wright LoriTncr Confcsscs He Left q
Church Owing Bills.
Wright Lorimer, author Of 1.-THE
Shepherd King" n player Of the role
of David, confessed in his dressing
room in q theater at Scranton, Pa.
that he is the same man who ten years
ago, under the name Of Rev. Walter NJ.
3. Lowell, was pastor OF a Baptist
church in North Scranton, Pa. He
suddenly abandoned his charge. leav-
ing behind personal debts for q large
amount. Some Of these debts Mr. Lor-
liner a he has since paid.
II PAID two bills In monthly Install
ments." said the actor preacher. bat
as to the other debts, which ! am ac-
cused Of owing, l do not consiaer, my
self obligated for them" ~
rFE n.y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Shoots at Rabbit; Gun Bursts,

While attempting to shoot a rabbit
elmer Brill, a well known ranchcr liv-
ng on White river in Lyman county,
net with a serious accident. In dis
charging the weapon the barrel burst
ID. The explosion badly mangled one
If his hands. If blood poison sets in
t is probable the injured hand will
nave to be ampututed- r~yzgr--a -to
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Woman Jumps Into Niagara.

A tall woman in black, sallow and
b~espectacled, jumped into the Ameri-
can falls at Niagara Falls Wednesday
morning after wandering about aim
lessly for an hour. She had told a
policeman she was from Saginaw,
Mich, and inquiries directed thither
have led to the belief that the woman
was Mrs. Z. d. Draper.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Soldier Ends Life.

Jesse N. Miller, Of Troop T. Fourth
'avalry, Fort Meade, committed sun
ide by driking carbolic acid. He was
tbcut 40 years old. coming to Fort
deade three months ago. 1t is report
ID his wife, mother and father who re-
ide in the east all died recently with
n a month, and this is supposed to
nave worked on his mind.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
NEW PLAN FOR ExAa11NERs.

Comptroller Divides Country IN Eleven
3tl$.a. Districts. N sslraa5G}-,
Comptroller ef5fthe Currency Muir
ray announced Friday at>Washington
that he would put into irnm ediate ac-
ton a plan for national bank examin-
ers. with a chairman examiner in
charge at each OF the Following cities:
Boston. New York, Philadelphia, Pitts
burg. Nashville. Chicago. Minneapolis,
Kansas City. Forth Worth, San Fran
cisco and Denver.
The chairman in each district will
compile quarterly reports to the comp
troller Of the reports of the examiners
covering the states in ach Of the
lists.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
WOUNDED IN SHAM BATTLE.
injury to Russian General Attributed
to Revolutionary Plot

During Of the Turkestan
assembly corps In the vicinity OF Aska-
bad TTurkestaT. Gen. Mistchenko. vino
played a conspicuous part in the Rus
so-Japanese var and who is now gov
ernop general OF Turkestan. was
wounded in a sham battle. The gen
oral was watching the operations from
a slight eminence when the whistle
Of bullets was heard. He was struck
in the leg above the knee. An adju-
tant OF Mistchenko's was wounded.
The maneuvers were suspended and
the weapons n ammunition Of the
troops examined. Ball cartridges and
traces OF shot In the barrels OF several
rifles was discovered.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
PRESENT WRONG PETITION.
DcadwOOd Council steals Mare OF
!inti-iJiccnsc Advocate.


Anti-license advocates received Il
;uIt at the and of the city council
# wood when they appeared to
protest the granting Of ems to
'hrec more blooms for Deadwood.
Three of the local ministers, Rev. Mr..
andrew, Rev. Mr.. Ashley and Rev.
Ir. Richardson, presented to the
council a petition against the request
d license 1t was then discovered
hat the ministers had presented the
wrong petition, and while they hurried
,ut to secure the proper paper. the
council took the opportunity to grant
he licenses. The advent of the new
aloons means twenty-four saloon for
he city, which the ministers claim is
contrary to the state law in a WI of
lat size. The action may reach the
courts.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
ATTORNEY EGAN DISCARDED.
Supreme Court Rules Against Siou'
Falls Man..

". "a
The supreme court has hander
down its opinion in the disbarmen'
suit brought by the Minnehaha County
Bar association against George w
Eean, nominee for states attorney OF
Minnehaha county, on ccount OF hi
action in the Julia Ann O'Grady case
The court holds that lin this case
the conduct of Egan not only shows
his unfltness to be a member Of thig
court, but also shows that his percep-
ton Of the duties and responsibilities
of an attorney are such as to render
him an undesirable associate for the
members of the profession" His name
is ordered to be stricken from the rolls
of the profession in this state.
Egan gained fame as an attorney
for the prosecution in the famous
Kaufman murder case at Sioux Falls
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
CROWDS KEEP POURING IN.

thursdays Registration at Dallas Over
5000.
1t is estimated $4,000 had filed ap-
lications at all points for the Trip
ounty lands Thursday.
Thursday was Dallas biggest day,
1858 registering there, 703 al Gregory,
so at Presho and 1SS at Valentine.
J. H. Douglas, of Iowa City, Ia, de-
'osited his railroad ticket In the lot
cry tank at Dallas where it will re-
rain till the drawing.
Friday several thousands we're ex-
'ected from Chicago, and six extra
electives were sworn in by the rail-
DAD. Sixty police now guard Dallas.
thursday the police complained of
aving the worst bunch of crooks yet
0 watch. Pickpockets are active.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Bcrcsfora FIrvator so,d

The newly organized Farmers Gle
!ator company. of Reresford, has clos
I'd a dea by which it becomes owner
Of the j. w. Heetlr grain elevator 70,
4 consideration OF $3.50. Possession
IS to be given Jan. I, 1909, at which
time the company expects to be read,
to begin to buy grain.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

DR.. V. A. Moore of Cornell university,
in a paper read before the convention of
the American Veterinary Association.
urged that the only course that offered
hope of checking the rapid increase of
bovine tuberculosis in America is to seq
regate the healthy herds and pass laws to
control the sale of cattle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Farmers Slain in Duel.

In q bloody duel which took place
Friday about three miles south Of Po-
rum, Okla. between two farmers, Ka-
gle and Williams. the former is dead
and the latter dying. shot through the
eye and through the abdomen. The
affair was the result OF a quarrel Of
long standing. Both men were armed
with revolvers when they met unex-
pectedly and began firing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Dies q Ago q 10.

MRS.. Charin&te Decker, Of Tyre.
seneca county. n. r. died Sunday
night q the ago Of ITO years. lacking
+ month ana 1s DAYS. There was
much comment when 1t the, g OF 1o2
ysars Mrs. Decker married her thirt
husband.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
MAIL q STOLEN.

Eigf,t Registered Packages from Salt
Lake Arc Missing.
A mail pouch containing eight reg
istered packages destined for the east
disappeared at Salt Lake City Friday
and II believed to have been stolen
while reposing on$a truck at the Dem
yer and Rio Grande station. The
pouch w, made up ut the local post
office and was delivered to the mail
wagon driver, who declared he unload
ed It at the station. It was first missed
when the railway postal clerk counted
the sacks delivered to him.. No esti-
mate OF III value OF the registered
packages can be made at this time.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Many Nae is BussartI.

BECAUSE no believed the preacher
was referring - his family when he
spsks 81 busxards in a sighting nan
nsr. Henry Bussard. a young farmer,
struck the Rev. r. A. Taylor. an evan
gelfst, 1t Argonia, Kan, rendering hin,
u~nosasctSus for six hours.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Report OF State Treasurer.

The report of the state treasurer fol
he close of business Oct. l. showed
1t that date cash on hand in all funds
If s575,S63. OF this s95,956 was
,redited to the general fund, and since
thai time a call has been mad Tor
81 5000 of such warrants. cutting the
sum down that amount.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Mr.. snre,s MiIttary school,

Friends Of Mrs. Russell Sage under
stacd that the wealthy widsw has de-
cidea to buy Constitution Island in the
Hudson, near West Point, and present it
to the government as a site for a mill
tary preparatory school, the gift v be
upon the passage By Congress
Of the bill, establishing such a school.