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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
MUCH WORK STILL AHEAD.
Ornan & Crook or Bondsmen Must
Continue Irrigation Contract.


The petition in bankruptcy filed in
Denver by Orman & Crook. the big
contractors. was not unexpected at
Belle Fourche, as it has been known
for some time that the firm has been
steadily losing money On more than
one Of it's contracts.
Orman & Crook had the contract
for the big dam and eighteen miles
OF the Owl Creek canal on the Belle
Fourche project near here where the
government Is reclaiming 0 1000 acres
of land. Orman & Crook had five
big reclamation contracts. The one
here called for 81, Ola 900 and required
the employment of half a hundred
men. The canal is completed, and the
dam which Is $500 feet long and 116
feet high. Ia about one-fourth through.
The bondsmen of the firm Is the Ma.
tional Surety company of New York,
who are under q bond for S120. 900.
and in cast the firm does not succeed
in Strengthening out its finances be-
fore spring. when work Is expected
TO resume. the bonding company will
be obliged to continue the contract.
Among the assets of the firm here
are $3.50, 900 worth OF machinery and
$4,000 worth of live stock while the
government still owes them S65, 900
on the job.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
BUFFALO BILL SPEAKS,
Takes Stand In Favor Of Presidents
Plan Of LEASING Rance Lands,

Takes Stand In Favor Of Presidents
Plan Of Leasing Range Lands.
The range leasing advocated by the
administration is the only solution to
the problem that is facing the West
to-day, is the assertion OF Col. William
Cody, Buffalo Bill" Col. Cody has
taken a firm stand In favor of the pres
ident's efforts to bring about the range
leasing. Col. Cody declares that un
less this policy Is carried out the free
range will be a thing of the past With
in two years. ~ like the leasing
scheme" he said, because it gives the
little stockman a chance and limits
the number of sheep or cattle to be
pastured on the range. The sheep
men often jump out of a state when
they know the tax collector Is coming,
and this habit has simply ruined the
range in the small ~cattlemen's country.
Sooner or later everybody will see that
Roosevelt is right on this leasing"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
FIERCE BLIZZARD IN THE EAST.

severest Snow Storm in Years in New
York State. &
Oswego, N. Y, Feb. 4.-The most &C.
we're blizzard that has blown of Lake
Ontario in years has prevailed
throughout this section for the past
twenty-four hours.
Railroad traffic on this branch OF
the New York Central Is already ser1.
ously impeded. Freight trains have
been temporarily abandoned and pas.
senger trains are several hours late.
The temperature continues low.
Boston. Feb. 4. - The gale which
swept the New England coast satur.
day, with a heavy fall Of snow and
rain, had passed northeast yesterday
and was raging over Newfoundland
with violence apparently undiminish.
ed. No marine disasters accompanied
by loss of life have been reported.
though several vessels have rome
ashore.
At st. John the gale is described q.
the worst In ~forty-five years.
Halifax, N. S., Feb. 4. - Extensive
damage was caused throughout the
province this morning by a Wild south.
east storm, accompanied by rain. hail
n lightning. The wind attained a
velocity OF sixty miles an hour.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
MAY BUILD OWN SYSTEM.
City Reslsts Demands Made by Private
Water Company.

Watertown is in the throes of q
more serious with every attempt to
settle It. A crisis was reached when
the city council in regular session
unanimously refused to renew the
charter of the Watertown Water. Light
and Power company for a period of
twenty years as asked by hat com
pany. Every indication is that a new
water works system will be built by
the city unless the management of
the present system beats a hasty re-
treat from their present position.
The company will not sell its plant
10 the city for less than 500, 900, while
an estimate by disinterested engineers
places its present value at from $50
600 to $50 The present owners
paid $50, 900, and in hydrant rentals
alone have been receiving annually
than $4,000 from the city. The
city has received two bids for con
structing a modern, up-to-date plant
for $4,000.
The company demands SIS a year
rental for every hydrant, amounting to
$4,000 per year, while the city thinks
ga a year ample pay for the water it
uses for fire protection from each of
the l20 hydrants. The city demands
more pressure than the
seems disposed to guarantee with its
old Standplpe and mains.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07

in the back calls forth words OF exc
Grafton upon the regicides, while the
government declares that the murders
will only strengthen the cause Of the
monarchy Inc insure the fidelity OF
h people. The army apparently is
still loyal and no organized movement
OF h republicans to launch a repub-
lie is under way, SO far as outward an.
pearances go.
Story Of the Tragedy.
No more beautiful day could be i'm.
agined than that which hereafter will
mark the date on which King Carlos
and Crown Prince Luiz met their
death at the hands OF assassins. Re-
turning from a sojourn at the kings
estate at Villa Vicosa, accompanied
by the queen, the crown prince and
the infant Manuel, the sovereign
seemingly was in a happy mood when
he stepped into the carriage in wait.
Ing at the railroad station. Thousands
OF spectators, gayly attired, in comb.
nation with the bright decorations. set
out to welcome the royal family, made
an animated scene.
Take Escort by Surprise.
1t was because Of the beautiful
weather that an open carriage was In
waiting for the royal family. and when
they took their places they were greet.
ed with some lifting Of hats. but most.
ly in silence, Then as the carriage
sharply turned into the Rua do Arse
nal there was a cracking of guns and
a shower of bullets tore their way into
the bodies of the king and crown
prince and the little prince, who
proved to be an easy target. The as.
sassins, numbering six in all, boldly
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
az SON.
Violent Death Of Handsome Elk Re.
calls Similar End Of His Father.

John Dillon, q business man of the
new town Of kennebec, Lyman county,
has been arrested on the serious
charge OF manslaughter in connection
with the recent death of Ben Hand,
some Elk, a Sioux Indian belonging on
the Lower Brule reservation.
AS the result of trouble between
young Handsome Elk and Dillon while
the Indian and a number Of his breth-
rem were at ~Kennebeck, the Indian is
alleged to have followed Dillon to his
home gate, where Dillon is charged
with having struck him a violent blow
on the head with a piece Of board or
a club. 1t was afterward found that
Handsome Elk's skull vas fractured.
He was taken to the sanitarium at
Chamberlain where he died without
regainiIg consciousness.
It is said that Dillon is confident
that when the case ONE to trial he
will be able to make out a clear case
Of self-defense. Stories Of the encOun-
ter between himself and the Indian
have it that the Indian was armed
with a club and was about to strike
Dillon when the white man himself
used a club upon the Indian.
Dillon, following his arrest, was TAX
en- before a justice OF the peace for
his preliminary examination. The pre-
liminary hearing resulted In the de-
PENDANT being held for appearance at
the ext term Of state circuit court In
Lyman county. Bonds for his appear
ance at that time were fixed at 5000.
The defendant was able to furnish a
bond in that amount and now is at lib
erty pending his trial at the next term
of court.
The case has aroused wide interest
in Lyman county. Dillon was a pio-
e resident Of the county, and years
ago, before the settlement of Lyman
county by homesteaders, was connect
ed with big cattle companies which
ranged their cattle In that county.
Young Handsome Elk was the son
Of Handsome Elk, a noted Lower Brule
Sioux Indian, who, after a lawless ca
eer extending over many years was a
few years ago shot and killed by In
dian police while resisting arrest. The
elder Handsome Elk was known as
the Apache Kid of the Sioux Nation"
by reason OF his desperate character
and ~unfiinching courage.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
OPEN UP RESERVATIONS.
Gamble Bill Doesn't Include Enough,
IL Is Urued.

~ - SISCu.
The bill which has been introduced
by Senator Gamble for the opening of
a portion of the Cheyenne River and
Standing Rock Indian reservations in
his state does not meet the approval
Of the residents Of the up-river towns.
The bill as presented provides only
for the opening of a strip along the
western side Of the reservations, leav-
ing q strip more than fifty miles wide
along the Missouri yet retained within
the reservation lines. This is not
what IS wanted along the river, and
the people Of lie Beau at a recent
meeting passed resolutions requesting
the extension of the provisions OF the
bill to include the whole of the reser-
yatiOns.
Even If action were to be commence
ed at once on the whole reservations
It would be several years before any
settlement could be made. Many In
dians are hard to please in the selec-
ton Of their allotments, and change To-
cations several times before they
finally are settled down. The Tripp
county situation will give an idea Of
what will have to be met when the
0 Is made on the northern reserva-
tons. That reservation is not more
than one-sixth the size of those in the
northern part Of the state, and it is
taking two years or more to get the
Indians located on that tract, where
they number but few as compared
with the Indian population of Chey-
enne River and Standing Rock. At
the present it Will take four or fve
years to get the tracts open opened.
To take 1t UP in different openings
will not hasten the situation much. ex-
cept locally, and will increase the time
when 1t all is to be opened.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
TO ATTACH PRIMARY.
Law Firm Retained by Prohibitionists
to Test Primary Law.

a FSidiIlSu ny TTCH'pfIlOniStS
to Test Primary Law.
At a representative and we'll attend
ed meeting of the state Prohibition
central committee, held in Bookings,
plans were made for the coming cam
paien. Not only did the committee
decide to ignore the primary law, but
determined to test it's constitutionality
in the supreme court. They engaged
Aubrey Lawrence, of the firm OF Hall,
Lawrence & Boddle, to represent them
AS counsel. The law will be attacked
in several Of its provisions, but partic-
ularly in relation to the section re-
curing a filing fee from candidates, a
provision which has just been held in
valid in the North Dakota law by tho
supreme court OF that state. It Is the
opinion Of the committee that tho law
will be found invalid In many other
provisions. but nothing specific as to
the further line OF attack has been
given out.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
STEPS ON TONGUE: FALLS.
Aged Farmer Who Tries to Adjust
Harness May Die Of Injuries.

John Groesbeck. an aged farmer re.
siding In Sanborn county, was perhaps
fatally injured as the result of a mis-.
hap while driving a team Of mules.
While going along the road one Of the
check reins came unlocked, and with
the object Of righting matters Groes-
beck stepped down on the tongue Of
the wagon. However, he slipped from
the narrow tongue and fell to the
ground at the mules heels and direct.
ly In front Of the wheels Of the wagon.
His fall frightened the mules, and
they started to run. Groesbeck's face
end head we're severely cut, two of his
ribs were broken and his shoulder
blade was seriously bruised. His con.
dition Is critical.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
State News of Interest
SMILE AND PUSH THEIR MOTTO.
Deadwood Business Club Secures a
Convention and Is Coma After More.

Convention and Is Going After More.
Just to show what they can do for a
starter for the new year. members of
y" ~NeadwOOd Business club, which
recently adopted the Denver motto Of
Smile and Push have just secured
two conventions for that city and are
after more. At a meeting of the club
held just about New Years it was de
cided to advertise the fact that Dead
wood has just acquired some hand
some buildings and improved civic
conditions and wants TO entertain.
Boosting along the lines that proved
so successful in Denver was actively
commenced. The club sent a delega-
ton composed Of Messrs. T.. w. Mar
tin, W. S. Elder, G. V. Ayres and II. b.
Sehlichting to Pierre to start the ball
rolling with the result hat they Sc
cured for DeadwOOd the 1908 cOnyen.
tion of the State Federation of Com
mercial clubs. Then the club got busy
among its Black Hills friends and
when they went to the meeting Of the
State Horticultural society at Water
town, Deadwood was chosen for the
next meeting. At the meeting of the
precinct committeeman of the Repub-
lican party, Deadwood was selected
FOR the county convention which will
be held here March "a. 1t was also de-
cided to send delegations to every
meeting where there is the slightest
possible chance to secure a convention
for this city and some extensive
pamphlet advertising will shortly be
lone by the club.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
SAYS GUILTY.; ONLY FINED.
r.. A. Jones, Brewery Agent Indicted
for Embezzlement. Is Released.

for Endorsement, Is Released.
Howard A. Jones, agent of the John
Gund Brewing company, against
whom a dozen or more indictments
were returned by the grand jury at it's
sitting last March, was released from
custody in circuit court at Huron and
all charges of ENLIGHTENMENT against
him were dismissed. Mr.. Jones was
tried on one OF the Indictments and a
verdict of guilty returned. An appeal
was taken to the supreme court and a
new trial directed. Friday afternoon
Mr.. Jones asked the privilege Of with.
drawing his plea Of not guilty and en-.
tered a plea OF guilty to the charge
upon which a plea had been taken.
The application was allowed, and after
entry OF a plea Of guilty, the court
imposed a fine of 500 and the pay.
ment of costs Of these actions to the
amount Of $500. Payment was made
and Mr.. Jones was released from Gus.
tody.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
May Close Three Stations.

Recently the Great Northern Rail.
road company asked the permission
of the South Dakota board Of railroad
commissioners to close it's stations
at Booge, in Minnehaha county; Plana
and Hutton, In Brown county. and
Grover and Rauville, in Codington
county. The commission now has
given the railroad company permits
sion for the temporary closing of the
stations at Plana. Hutton and Booge,
but has decided that the receipts at
Grover are large enough to warrant
keeping the station open and employ
ing an agent, and that the business
transacted at Rauville warrants the
withdrawal Of the regular agent, but
the employment of a custodian.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07

1t has been found necessary to trans
fer to the state reform school at Plank.
linton five boys who with a number OF
Others were brought from the slums Of
New York city several years ago by
charitably disposed persons and placed
in a school at Turton, Sphinx county.
which Is designed especially for the
physical and mental training of such
boys. The five boys mentioned ex.
pressed a decided preference for Grim.
inal pursuits, but it is thought the adj
ditional training they will receive at
the reform school may yet transform
them into useful citizens.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Threshers Elect Officers.

At the midwinter meeting Of the
South Dakota Threshers' association
at Huron the election of officers took
place, with the following results:
President, B. F. Lyons of Redfield:
vice president, A. c.. Pattee Of Lake
Preston; treasurer, Hugh Sweeton OF
Hitchcock; secretary, w. N. Farmer
Of Huron. Arrangements have been
made for a state organizer. whose
duty 1t will be to organize subassocia
tons in each county in South Dakota,
Plans for the next meeting, to be
held in June, r being perfected
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
MILL OWNER MISSING.

Sheriff Stewart of Meade county IL
busy seeking James McGarr, a well
known and prosperous saw mill man
who for years past operated his plant
on Stage Barn canyon near Piedmont
An employe has started suit, and has
levied on property belonging to Nc
Carr, who has been missing since Dec
10. The sheriff desires to locate him
in order to notify him OF the suit. II
Is thought he went to Minneapolis to
visit q brother.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
WILL INSPECT A
Gen. EngIesby Will Begin Work al
Watertown on Feb. 7.

~~'F
Watertown on Feb. Z.
Adjt. Gen. Charles II. Englesby of
WATERFOWL, commanding the South
Dakota National guard. has issued a
general order for the annual inspec-
ton of the guard during the month of
February. Capt. Edward r. Crisman.
Sixteenth infantry, United States
army, has been detailed from head
quarters at Omaha, Neb., for this duty.
The officers will inspect on the follow
ing dates in the following cities:
WATERFOWL, Feb. 7, Fourth infantry
band and permanent camp ground:
Sisseton, Feb. 10. Company |, Capt. F..
w. Whipple; BTittOn, Feb. II, Com
pany A, Capt. W. w. Thorpe: Aber.
deem, Feb. 10, Company l.; Selby, Feb.
IA. Troop A, Capt. r. w. Renolds; Red
field, Feb. II, Company G, Lieut.. Geo.
Hurst; Brookings, Feb. IS, Company
G, Capt. Aubrey Lawrence; Dell Rap
ids, Feb. 10, Company F, Capt. E. Ken
etick; Sioux Falls, Feb. 90, Company
B, Lieut.. A. B. Fosdick; Canton, Feb.
q, Company f, Capt. O.. e. Berg:
Yankton, Feb. %. Company NJ, Capt.
Fred B. Ray; Mitchell, Feb. "a, Com
pany d, Capt. Ross H. Rathbun;
Sturgis, Feb. &c, Company X, Capt.
Charles S. Hunt: Spearfish, Feb. %,
Company H, Capt. Ralph B. Coats.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
ICE ROAD GIVES WAY.

A light team being driven across the
river between Pierre and Fort Pierre
went through into about ten feet of
water. The driver seized two small
children who were riding with him
and jumped to the sound Ice as the
wagon sunk. A force Of Ice cutters
rushed to his assistance with ropes
and saved his team and part OF wagon.
The accident happened on a road on
which several closed hacks loaded
with passengers had travelled Just 4
few minutes before.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Crushed by Locomotive

New York, Feb. 4. - David Barrie.
Sir Thomas Lipton's representative in
this country when the Irish baruuer
raced Shamrock |. and Shamrock II.
for the Americas cup. was killed by
falling In front of a locomotive which
crushed him.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
DIE AGED OVER 100 YEARS.
Oldest Couple in Marshall County Mar
ried S~eventy-nine Years.

Warren, Mimi, Feb. 4. Marshall
county has lost it's two oldest inhabit-
ants, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Zeiidlik
having passed away. They were both
born in Bohemia and came to this
county many years ago, being the first
settlers in the town of Tabor. Mr..
Zeijdlik was 102 years old and Mrs.
Zeijdlik vas 105 years old. They had
been married se%venty-nine years.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
shy At MAIL ORDER IDEA.
South Dakota Business Men Reject
Part Of Resolutions.

The state commercial clubs selected
Deadwood as the next place Of meet.
ing The resolutions presented by the
committee did not meet the approval
OF the members, and were altered In
a number of places, principally where
they attempted to condemn the cata.
logue houses and the parcels post,
those subjects being held to be out.
side the province Of the organization.
President Rice appointed the stand.
ing committees for the coming year
and matters OF finance ard representa-.
ton Of clubs were referred to the
committees appointed on those sub,
jests.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Negro Shot Ia neaAA

Quitman, Ca, Feb 4.-Char,ea p,+.
man, a negro barber who WAS 49,.
On suspicion Of being the murderer :,
MISS Loren Allen. at Greenville. Ma.
was snot to death last night.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Woman Burned in Her Hon.

"0'H"H OuTHed ~ Her Homo,
Bralnerd. Mimi, Feb. 4. - wora
reached here that Mrs. A. Stephens.
living alone four miles north ~ c,,n
river in Cass county, was burned -
death In her house. No =, rt,o,.,...
are known here.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Fire Loss, 100000; Two Hurt.

Louisville, Feb. 4. - The Second
Presbyterian church was almost total.
ly destroyed by fire. The loss is about
500 ,o0o. Two firemen were in inrea
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-30

A bitter partisan for governor
How can any really patriotic citi'
zen of Florida make up his minC
to favor such propositions The
Tallahassee Sun, the ablest advo'
cate of Hon. j. N, G. Stockton,
says that he is a bitter partisan
The postponement of State pro
hibition can scarcely be as bad fol-
Florida as four years under a par
tisan governor.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-30

Hon. John w. Burton, of Area.
dia, who declares in favor Of
Bryan for president, is a candi-
date to represent this congressional
district in the national convention.
The HERALD knows and appre-
ciates Col. Burton and will take
pleasure in voting for him and fol-
John d. Robertson, of Ocala,
both of whom it cordially recon-
mends to the voters.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-30

The Ocala Banner, which is us
tally very correct in all its state
ments of facts, has twice made the
strange mistake of saying that
Editor Joe HUMPHREYS lost his hat
at the Ocala ''coming-out" ban
quet. Editor HUMPHREYS was moi
present at that banquet.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-30

A bottle of whiskey secured for
Napoleon b. Broward the nomina-
ton for governor of Florida by a
little over 700 majority, but, as no
one is coquetting with a bottle OF
whiskey in this campaign, every
body is likely to keep sober and
no one will have any special ex-
cuse for his vote. Two years af-
tor the bottle incident, Governor
Broward was discredited by an
adverse majority of 5000 votes.
Yet, in the face of these reminis-
ences, we arg told that Governor
Broward vii win the nomination
for United States senator. We
don't believe II and we don't care.
What's the odasg No matter who
is elected, the nj llionaires will rule
the senate as I'D ctofore.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-30

That polite and peaceable paper,
the Pensacola Journal, horrifes us
by actually intimating to Editor
Hare, of the Arcadia News, that
he should abandon the Tolstoi doc
trine of non-resistance and adopt
the "knock-down and drag-out''
argument, vi ct arms, with his
critics and opponents and maui
some sense into their heads with
his bare fists. Fie, Brother
Mayesl
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-30
THURSDAY, APRIL 80, 1908.

For Brother Walpole; AS the
two Arcadia papers are opposing
General Gilchrist it may be in
ferred that they think he fayors
county division.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-30

Those Wauchua papers last
week fairly "wiped up the earth
With the Hon. Jos. H. Brown.
AFTER reading them, we don't see
how any one except a big cattle
owner can make up his mind to
vote for Mr.. Brown,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-30

The triumph of Mr.. Stockton
would be the triumph of a
faction, a result to be deplored by
all who know what factip nal SUI
prem acy means.