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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
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ARTHUR LINN, . Pss.isAar
VILLAGE Is BURIED
an LEAST 20 LIVES CRUSHED OUT
BY AVALANCHE.


Half OF the little French hamlet OF
from buckingham. Ont, on the Hsvre
river. was buried Sunday night unasr
q sliding saes.ntet. ara * thirty
OF its small population VI knSwn 10
have persisted. The hamlet has no
telephone or telegraph, and It y net
on a railroad.
Meager bits OF news OF the disaster
came in BY messenger from Che phyri-
clans and other rescuers who were
hurried there when the first calls for
aid came at early morning.
The Levre river winds at the FOOT
Of the hamlet and q mountain towers
behind It. Spring rains for days .
have been melting the snow and ice on
the mountain. and streams have been
coursing down the river.
At s O'Clock Sunday morning, just
as the little hamlet began to stir for
early mass, part Of the maintain
started to slide toward the river. 1t
tore q path Of death and destruction
for all In its way, and those who were
not killed when their homes were en-
quilted wer left buried under the mass
OF rock and earth.
Camille LaPointe's house stosd first
In the path OF the avalanche. He and
his family cf eleven are known to
have persisted. Eight others whose
names have not been obtain are miss
Ing, and in the panic the rescuers are
attempting to find definitely kSw many
are missing. Mrs. des Jardin's
also was swept away, and she.
with her two children. a domestic and
= hired man, are known to be buried
In the landslide.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

Louis Sherry, the New York restau.
rateur, is being sued by his wife for sep
a~ration.
Fire in ~Lynchburg, Va, destroyed
three tobacco factories operated by T. P.
Huntington. The estimated loss is $780,
900.
1t is reported from Rio Janeirs, Bra
iii, that President Roosevelt will visit
that country at the close of his term Of
Office.
Owing to financial conditions Miss
H len Gould has closed two of her chari-
ties. Woody Crest and the L%yndhurst
Club.
Pau Morton, president of the Equita-
BILE Life Assurance Society, has been suf-
fering from ptomaine poisoning at Seat
tie. His case is not serious.
Announcement was made in New York
that Miss Edna Goodrich, for three years
leading woman with N. G. Goodwin, is to
be married June 10 to James II. McMil-
Ian. n mining operator of Nevada.
Charles Dalmores, the French tenor of
the Manhattan opera house, New York.
has been served with papers in a suit
brought against him by the Conried Met
ropolitan Opera Company for damages
for breach of contract.
Mrs. Sadie Collette, aged "a years, a
patient at st. Mary's infirmary, st. Louis,
flung herself out of a fonrth-story win
dow, but escaped with a severed arm and
a few bruises.
Fire in the big Franklin building in
Murray street, New York, caused a loss
Of $75,OOO.A The Dauchy & Co. Advertis-
inn Arapoy an fbo siyfb door lost all it0
records and files.
Selig Silverstein, the New York bomb
thrower. lying at deaths door, says he
made the bomb which exploded in his
hands at the big meeting of unemployed
from a brass knob from the top of a bed
stead.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
INrs1AN BUYS HIS COFFIN.
Sioux Brave Expects to Die IN the
Near Future.

Sioux Brave Expects to Die in the
Near Future.
Two Sioux warriors visited the town
IF Presho, west of the Missouri river,
for the purpose of purchasing a conn
for an Indian who yet is in the lana
Of the living. The two warriors belong
on the Rosebud reservation and made
the long journey to Presho for the
rirpose of purchasing the coffin Tor
an Indian II years of age, who IS ex-
pected to die in the near future. his
relatives and friends decided to take
by the forelock and procure the
coffin in a so it would be HANDY
when the sick man breathed his last.
He thus was given an opportunity TO
nspect admire the coffin in Wnlch
ne will make his trip to the HAPPY
hunting grounds"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
lightning Destroys Home.

In the first thunder storm of the
season Wednesday lightning struck
the home of L. A. Carlson a section
Loss on the Northwestern railroad five
miles east of Deadwood. Mrs. Carlson,
her son and baby we're stunned. but
escaped serious injury. FlaneS COM
sumed the house, including Il roll Of
money in the chimney.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
ToRNADoEs IN The SOUTH.

EEHEAr
Much Damage Done in Mississippi
Several Reported Killed.
"A tornado swept over Walls, Miss,
carly Friday.
At the Memphis offices of the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley road it was re-
Ported several people were browne l
and several killed at Walls. six or
stores and many residences were
entirely demolished
At Mason, Tenn, the Methodist,
Presbyterian and Episcopal churches
were practically destroyed and several
other houses blown down.
Tn Memphis the vim reached a We
iocity Of sixty miles an hour, uprootfng
trees. blowing down telegraph and tel
ephoiae wires and forcing in plat,
glass windows.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
BOY BURNED TO DEATH.
Kancbman's Child Accidentally Sets
Fire to His Clothing.

Knnchman's Child Accidentally Sets
Fire to His Clothing.
Alya Dulaney, the 4-year-old son OF
a homesteader residing in Lyman
county, was burned to death as. the re-
suit of securing possession OF a match
during the temporary absence OF ms
parents. The little fellow, after Sc
curing the match, lighted it and acci-
dcntally set fire to his clothing. me
parents heard his screams and rushed
into the house, but the fire had done
its work SO quickly that when they
reached the unfortunate little fellow
his clothing was burned completely or
and his body had been charred N a
horrible manner. After lingering IN
the creating agony for severe hours
death relieved the suffering OF the
little boy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Mistake Medicine for Candy.

Bernard. the 2-year-old son Of
Bailey N. Nagle, Of Erie. Pa. president
Of the Pennsylvania boiler works, and
grandson Of 7. M. Nagle, a multimill-
,lonaire, died late Thursday night as
tine result OF taking medicine prescrib-
ed for his mother, believing it to be
candy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
chamberlain Retains Saloons.

Mayor James w. Sanford, of Cham
berlain, democrat. was elected to a
fourth term as mayo of Chamberlain.
The republican party did him the hon
or of presenting no opposing candi-
date, but j. E.. House was nominated
by petition. Sanford carried each
ward, and the election by more than
two to one. The democrats elected ev-
cry candidate but one alderman. Party
lines were largely ignored. License was
carried by a vote of 220 to "A.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
MAIL POUCHES MISSING.
London Hcnrs OF Loss In New York OF
Papers Worth 100000.

LOndon Hours Of Loss In New York OF
Papers Worth S5OO,OOO.
mi London postal authorities have
learned that two bags OF mail from.
that city. containing securities and
other valuables worth $500. 900. were
stolen In New York the latter part of
month. According to reports re-
ceivsd at London n OF the bags was
destined for st. Louis and was shipped
BY the Majestic. which arrived In New
York on March 26. The other. des-
tined . Brooklyn. was shipped BY the
steamer Philadelphia. which arrived
at New York March -. Both bags
disappeared In transit between the
steamers and the p~ostofice. It II Stat
sd that they we're handed over to the
mail boats and receipted for. E4orts
have been made to keep the theft a
secret while the Investigation IL going
on.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Big Brokerage Firm 10 war,

The suspension of T. A. MCINTYRE
& Co, Of New York, brokers and
members of the stock. cotton and pro-
duce exchanges, was announced on the
stock exchange Friday. The firm did
a large business n had branches in
Chicago, Baltimore, Boston, Hartford.
B~inghamton. Syracuse, Rochester and
Hot Springs, Va.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
license Defeatcd at Hurley.

At the city election at Hurley IL
cense was defeated by % majority. A
very active campaign had been made
by the temperance people. The license
advocates did not carry a single ward.
Nj proposition to bond the town for
S.6,0 900 to establish a system OF wa
ter works also carried and the system
will be built the coming season.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Trust Agent is Efned.

William II. Cleveland, a nephew of
cx-President Grover Cleveland. and e
member Of the firm Of Huston & Cleve-
land, of Columbus, o.. Thursday was
sci fenced TO pay a fine Of $500 and re-
main i've days in jail, having been con
s!csed OF being a bridge trust agent.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Advocat. Large Families.

Gen. william Booth, the venerable
head Of the Salvation Army, is a be
fever in large families. Better a fam.
lily Of IL" he says, ''or even "a, thar
one or two spoiled children"
He also condemns old-age pensi
as being a deterrent to industry
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Alle9ed Dynamitcr Caught.

The first arrests in connection with
the dynamiting Of former Supervisor
Galiagher's home at Oakland, CAL,
were made Friday night when de-
tectives placed in custody J. Kerr, a
blacksmith. and another man whose
name has not been given out.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
ORGANS WE'RE REVERSED.
Autopsy Showed Unusual Conditions
in Body of st. Louis Judge.


Surgeons in Johns Hopkins hospi-
tai in Baltimore. at an autopsy on
body of Judge John E.. McKeighton.
Of st. Louis, found that instead of the
usual setting of the organs. those in
the body We're scattered about in vari-
Gus ways. His heart was turned in a
position h reverse of normal, his
kidneys were united by a ligament in
the shape of a horseshoe, and other
rgans were reversed.
Ffe became critically i'll in st. Louis in
February and his physicians were IN
able to diagnose his case. He was
brought to the Johns Hopkins hospital
carly in March, where an operation
was performed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Bandits Raid Phone Exchange.

Four masked robbers, after taking
possession Of the Cumberland tele-
rhone exchange and beating the oper-
atsr into insensibility. compelled AS
biatant Cashier B. II. Hans. of the Bal
lard County bank, or B%andana, KY,
to open the safe for them late Thurs
lay night. The robbers got s3,00e.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
NOT TO STOP CORN PALACE.
Mitchell .'Drys'' Made Up Funds
Withdrawn by Saloons.

A report has gone cut to the erect
that because Mitchell went proh1b1t1on
on election day that the corn palace
will not be held this fall, owing to the
fact that the saloons had subscribed
$4,000 to the fund, which they nave
withdrawn since election day. Fifty
men who were connected with the
Civic Federation movement against
the saloons have pledged themselves
to supply the $4,000 which the saloons
nave withdrawn, and they declare that
Mitchell will have a larger, a better
and cleaner corn palace this year than
ever before.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Mitchell Goes Dry.

For the first time in thirteen years,
or since constitutional prohibition was
voted out of the state, Mitchell went
prohibitionTuesdayin the city election.
The fight was the closest in years on
question. Out of a total vote of
1853 prohibition carried by a ma
iority of 81.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01

Ono Of the most novel pictures in
:ourt at Columbia, Tenn, was that of
y. i. higgins. a white man. who re-
rlsvined his wife. formerly Ada Tenn
pleton. from her parents. Esquire Far
riss required a bond twice the value
NJ tho property in question. and Rig
glns placed a value OF SO on his wife.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
. ChoIce or EriIs.

your daughter can come to me fol
her music lessons and can do her prae
ticing at home"
I'D rather you'd give her her les
sons here at home and have her do hel
practicing at YOU rooms."-Houston
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Rural PhiIn.nnhx

"A crow said the farmer. reaching fol
his gun. lis a good deal like an Injun.
Sometimes you can make him good by
giving him a little trinket.'
T%hereupon he drew a bead on the bird
and gave it a present Of small shot BE-
rides.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
sa,oons Return to White Lake.

In the most exciting election in
wears a. ii. was selected
over H. Mcmillan by 35 major
itv. License carried by 50 majority
after the town being dry for a year on
a tie vote.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Geological.

Miss Dora-Papa, Jack told me tn.
other day that you wouldn't believe he
had money enough to support me unless
he showed it to you. Has he done it?
Prudent Papa-Ies, dear. He proved
it by the testimony of the rocks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Results at Kimball.

License carried by 81 majority at
Kimba1l after a hard fight. Jonn Par-
ker was elected y B. w. Ryan,
for assessor, had no opposition. Girls
void. for treasurer, peat Hubbard, and
VIM Zeemlicka and Tru esdell beat
Dewey. Loft and Duba for aldermen.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Not Even ono saloon.

After a long drawn out and nard
fought campaign on both sides High
more went wet in Tuesdays election
with a majority of SIS. The issse was
that If the town went wet that liecpse
would be granted to moro than one
saloon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
,hnrdeen yates Cor Liccnse.

Mayor Altirich and the entire repub-
lean tieket were reelected at Tues
ys city election 1T aberdeen by big
;~arities. License carried by 52t,
tic !argest raejerity in the history of
i1ie ely.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
johnny. INSTRUCTIONS.

Johnny said Mrs. sLapsling. II wisl
you would go over to the grocer's anG
get two pounds of the best evacuated ap.
pies he's got.''-Chicago Tribune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Miller Against Saloons.

Prohibition carried by 10 majority
at Miller's city election after the hot
test campaign in the history of the
town. The aldermen elected are non
p~artisanS.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Great Fly Wheel Bursts.

Two men We're killed and two hurt
seriously, and several other slightly
burned in the plant of the North
shore, III. Electric company at wau-
kegan, Ill. by an immense fly wheel,
which flew from its bearings.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
FATAL PRAIRIE FIRE.
Woman Said to Have Been Burned to
Death Near Sisseton.

Word was brought to Sisseton Tues
day of the burning to deaf IN a
prairie fire of a Mrs. Freeman, Wlfe OF
a farmer, near ole Fort Sisseton iast
Sunday. There is also an unconrrrned
report of the burning to death OF an
other woman and a child. The fires
were so close to the city Tuesday that
If was found necessary to send out
fiftv men to fight them. Thousands of
dollars worth of property has been de-
stroved. The hills Tuesday night were
q panorama of flames.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Death Wes Sedden.

Mrs. r.. z. bennett, nf Peresford,
died at Hot Springs without a min-
s.tes warning Of apopicXs Ut the ilefrt.
she had come from her horre an staeI
mornings train FOR the benefit of her
health and was visiting with On o1a
time friend at her home when deaf,
occurred. N
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Face on MLllions: Is poor.

Destitute inc 80 years old, Mrs.
Caroline Williams. whose face. IL her
secry il true. appears on ali of Uncle
SANS silver dollars. has been taken
y tAe Hroome county. New York.
Almahcuse.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
c.1oons win at RcdieId.

The saloon was the principal issue
in the municipal election at Redfield.
License carried by 6 majority on the
straight vote.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01

The strike Of granite worker in
Barre. Montpelier n neighboring
towns in Vermont, which has kept
5000 men out of employment for
eight weeks. WIS finally settled Fri
day.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Goes We

Milbank went wet by "a majority
The vote was the largest in fifteen
vears. License aldermen were elected.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Txndau for License

After a hard fight license carried In
Tyndail by So majority. T. v. Plak
was reelected aye
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Moro State warrants Called Home.

A call has been made by the state
treasurer for anothcc S20.Ge9 o. st@fes
warrants. making S,sa.o9e 81 taese
warrants taken up since the first os
March.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Commander Noel Dead.

Commander York Noel. u. S
lied Thursday at New York. During
the Spanish war he was commander of
the cruiser M~arblehead.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
vaccination Not Compulsory.

The Illinois supreme court in a de-
cision rendered Friday holds that a
hoard OF education a no right to bar
! child from the public school for
failure to comply with the dictations
Il the board as regards vaccination.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Death az Nss. Et..nk Br.asc.

Mrs. Frank LAZY iri6sc, Sc @f the
pioneer of Pitrre as1F uy lF'y-
died at her home at as7ere Ts.e
afternoon frosn ErIglttss stl.e;sse. lTlae
body will be take: "a Ne* York Tor
ii.terment.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
T..,s, ,,s ~ Efu RaDids.

Tcsase Wins at ETH TsaPids.
-, ..stp election at Dell Rapids
: ~ I !~ieArs=s carfi1i by 25 majority
a-..fss est ysav. w. II. Dockstader
.s.s 5~ie.:rss. nsay3r by a majority of
eng :ne nonsisIec on the citizens
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Bootblack is Greek Tutor.

Thomas Kalends. a bootbIack, has
,een appointed critic of the Greek
siass in shnrtlen college at Alton, Iii.
The boy Is IS and q graduate of the
athens high school.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
Two Pennsylvania Banks suspend.

Two PENNSYLVANIA Banks Suspend.
The Farmers National bank, Of
Emlenton. Pa. with a capitol of $780,
400 and the First National bank, OF
Elintonville. Pa. with a capital of
12b,o0o. both in venango county. were
slosed Friday by the comptroller of
HE currency.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
,lnnLintnn Goes WEI,

P%Iankinton Vent wet Tuesday by 40
majority. Il. w. Kaufman was elected
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01

Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturday quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Top
beeves. 1858 Top hogs, $Sa40.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
;;ncnsn vix,tDry ~ pierrc.

g-i,ere was little excitement over the
.;ss tfcti ut Pierre Tuesday, the con-
.ssf On mayor being one-sided. L. b.
Sq.idieisnt wcn by tive to one LII
e.Ise eaxried by IL majority of rs.
s:cl{as f91. sewer extensions received a
lSTge majority.
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MARRIED WHEREVER HE WENT
Man With Many Aliases and Wives
Sentenced to Prison.

Bristol. Feb. 13.-Arthur Hyne. the
man with many aliases who has been
on trial here charged with bigamy
and fraud in connection with matri-
monial advertisements. was today sem
fenced to seven years imprisonment
on the bigamy count and to i've years
for fraud these sentences to run
concurrently- Hyne pleaded guilty to
both charges.
Hyne is dentist, who has an
American diploma. He is believed by
many persons to be Identical with
George Witzhoff. or Albert Bessemer
or A. C. Weston, who several years
ago. married several women in
America and then disappeared after
having secured various sums of
money from them W1;znon left the
United States in the summer of 1905,
and search for him was imme diately
begun and he was finally arrested in
England last month. He is said to
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WIDELY SCATTERED.
There Are $4,000 Shareholders in the
Pennsylvania Railroad.

New York. Feb. 13.-The Times this
morning says:
Figures compiled to January 1, this
year, show that on that date the share
holders IN the Pennsylvania Railroad
company numbered 57,226, an increase
of 16. $40 for the year.
During the year the average hold
ings decreased. The number of women
stockholders increased from 1922 to
26,471, while the number of European
investors grew from 1888 on December
81, 1906, to 9,14s year later. The
increase in total holders for the molth
of December. 1907, was 1881. In the
companies controlled by the PennsyI-
yania Railroad company, these are for
the lines east of Pittsburg, there are
I'LL shareholders. and in the COM
panies west of Pittsburg 1852 holders
of stock. These make total of 20.973
holders in all the subsidiary compan-
les. A few hundred of these holders
represent the Pennsylvania railroad
proper. but approximately twenty
thousand are entirely independent
stockholders.
These added to the 1926 investors
in the parent company, make a total
of more than 1900 investors who look
i to the profits of the Pennsylvania rail-
road system for whole or a part OF
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$500 and $3.50
Gowns, for Csc

The remainder of the special lot
of gowns from which we have
been selling at $50 will now be
cleared at Use. Choosing Is still
good from high neck or slip over
styles-cambric or muslin, trim
med with tucks and good laces or
embroidery.
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Muslin Drawers
Special Csc

Excellent quality, we'll made
garments, two styles-each having
deep, full hounce-one with four
hemstitched tucks. the other hav-
ing row of heavy Cluny inser-
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The dinner to be given by the
Nautilus club on Friday evening at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. Norman
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their income. The income, which is
Paio 70 these 1900 people must come
from the surplus earnings of the con-
pan1es, for none of the thousands OF
dholders-scattered all over the
world and to whom the companies are
pledged to pay various fixed percent
ages-is included in this compilation.
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Not Enoueh Eyidence

St Joseph, Mo-, Feb. 13-The
case against w. C. Stewart, superin-
tendent of the city light plant, in
dicted by the grand jury for certify
ing alleged false pay rolls, was dis
missed In the criminal court today on
the grounds of insufficient evidence