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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
MAY GO TO FORT RILEY.
Dakota Guarismcn Have o.
Two Encampments.

DakOta S"uoruSNlcH IidSc Siio'So VI
Two Encampments.
Dow Aldrich, of Sioux Falls, major
Of the South Dakota National Guard,
is in receipt of a letter from Adjt. Gen.
C. II. Englesby containing the informa-
ton tina the South Dakota National
Guard will be given the choice OF TWO
national encampments this summer.
The state encampment will be held on
the permanent grounds of the guard at
Watertown in July.
The encampments which the South
Dakota Guard has the option OF at
tending this summer are those at Fort
Russell, Wyo., in August, and at Fort
Riley. Kan, in September. The diff
ferent companies of the guard may
elect the national encampment which
they wish to attend, and a letter re-
ceived BY the aa%jutant general from
the war department at Washington in
structs the officers of the South Da-
kota Guard to ascertain which en-
campment will be the choice Of the
guard of the state.
because they are familiar with Fort
Riley through the previous visit and
the act that the encampment will not
be held there until September. it is
probable the South Dakota National
Guardsmen will decide in favor of at
tending the Fort Riley encampment
again this wear.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
PLANS roR NEW TOWN.
Proposed Settlement in Gregory oN
~ VIII BE Named Day.

Several Gregory ccGnty men nae
completed preparations for estapi,sH-
ing q new town on the missouri riNu,
in that county. The new town WIZ
be named Day, bearing the SANE
name as the present postoHlce ot lie.
name. which it will suppiant' ~
new town is expected to pecon"e q
place of Importance. The rehe"eo
activity along the line of missouri riV-
err navigation will aid in bringing tne
new town to the forefront of the small
er towns along the Big Muouy'
Great quantities of stock n other
products of the farms of
county will be shipped from the new
town by the line of steamboats, wnlch
will ply this season between Sioux Clty
and Pierre, and considerable freight
for the other new towns in Gregory
county is expected to be handled there'
Day is eighteen miles from the near
est town. 1t has an excellent peat
landing, and by being able to snip
their products from there by steamer
win save the farmers in a wide scope
of country hauling their products
great distances to the nearest railroad.
The men who are starting the new
town have made application for the
setting aside of a tract of government
land at the site of the new town, which
will be used for TOWNSHIP
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
South Dakota
State News
SAYS CHILD WAS KIDNAPPED.
News OF Girls Murder Brings Father
To Rapid City.

News OF Girls Murder Brings Father
to Rapid City.
Another tragic element in the killing
of Rose Adams. the ~17-year-oid school
girl, by her adopted mother, Mrs.
Mary Harbour, of Rapid City, came to
light with the arrival OF the dead
girls own father. Donenic Rosso, of
Minneapolis. and his s~on-in-taw, John
Rome, of the same place. Iosso first
learned of the sensational death of his
daughter in the Minneapolis newspa-
pers. and for the frs thine in nearly
seventeen years was able to earn the
Whereabouts of the child nom he
claims was kidnapped. Rosso told the
following story:
'tOur family lived in Omaha at the
time Rose was born. When she was
but ii months old her mother died,
n / having no way TO care for the
child, placed her in a Roman Catholic
institution In that city, where ! paid
for her keeping. When she was a
years old the woman, who today stanSs
charged with her murder and was
then Mrs. Adams, appeared at the
home and, taking a fancy to the baby,
I asked permission to keep it a Week.
This was granted and she was given
the child for that time. At the end or
the week she had disappeared, merely
changing her address in Omaha. /
tried to find her, but was unsuccessful
and, as the home authorities believed
the woman had good intentions, we
gave UP the search. Four years ago
Mrs. Adams secured a divorce from
her husband, Adams, who is connect
ed with the packing business in South
Omaha, and two years later married
Charles Harbour and with the grill
came to Rapid City to live. Not until
l e the account of Roses death did
/ know where she had been all these
years. Had I known, perhaps she
might have cared to return to me and
still be alive today"
Rose Adams funera held here was
one OF the largest Rapid City has
seen. The dead girls acquaintance
were present in numbers to pay he
last tribute, and flowers in great pro-
fusion were brought.
Mrs. Harbour has retained Attor-
neys Bangs and Soule to defend her,
and will plead accidental killing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
BUCKET SHOP INQUIRY.
Secretary Of Department OF Commerce
Makes Statement.

Secretary Of Department of Commerce
Makes Statement.
To coyrec4 ans misapprehensieq that
may exist through the circulation Of
reports concerning the in
v~astigation which Commissioner Of
CerpEAlopa Smith is making in the
laws affecting bucketshop operations.
Secretary Straus, of the department
OF commerce and labor. Friday issued
the following statement:
Secretary Straus states in regard to
the matter of bucketshops that the
president has simply referred the SUBJ
ject to this department, with a re-
quest to have Commissioner Of Corpo-
rations Smith examine certain bills
aimed at bucketshops and to report
his views on the general subject. The
president has not ordered any general
investigation of the stock exchanges.
Smith has been instructed to use his
own Judgment In reporting upon the
subject and getting the facts that the
president desires"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
READY TO ATTACK TARGETS.
Weeks OF Hard work Ahead of Evans
Jaclxies.

-
When the American battleship fleet
under command Of Read Admiral
Robley ID. Evans teamed Thursday
into Magdalena bay, passing through
the rocky gateway marked by Sail
Rock on the north and Redondo Point
ON the south, and dropped be-
hind he high ~peninsula's p~romontory
which stretches a protecting arm from
the mainland and makes Man-o-War
cove, the most sheltered harbor OF
h lower Pacific coast. the history
900 miles begun at Hampton Roads
less than three months ago practically
came to an end.
MagdaFena is the principal naval
base of the Pacific for American target
work n battle practice drills, and by
right of temporary ownership through
government lease, the vessels, if not
the men of the fleet, may feel that
they are again in home waters.
There remain to be made the trip
from Magdalena bay to San Francisco,
the destination originally announced,
q matter of some LOO miles, but 1t
will not begun until after target prac-
tice is concluded and flee drills are
done.
There Is serious work to be done at
Magdalena, however, before the sail
ors' thoughts can turn to the happy
days Of home coming. Target range
are to be established off the coast of
lower California at once, according to
the wireless dispatches from Admiral
Evans, n the divisions of the feet
will be sent out with big guns BOOM
ing as soon as they are ready. Long
before the fleet passed through the
strait of Magellan the ordnance Of
1cers of the sixteen ships, the turret
captains and heads of the various gun
crews were busy with the details of
he coming practice, and in the run
from Callao to Magdalena they COM
pleted the final arrangements.
Two target practices are held each
year In the navy. The spring practice
which has been completed by all YES
sells of the Pacific fleet, and which is
about to be undertaken by the fleet
from the Atlantic, is known as the
"record practice" as the result Of
which four trophies annually are
awarded.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
IN LINE FOE HERo MEDAL.
Carnegie People Investigating Record
of Young DakOtan.

The commission which has charge
of the awarding of the Carnegie hero
medals is investigating the rescue
made some weeks ago by a South Da-
kota young man named Earl Vanscot-
ter, who saved the life of a companion
while the two We're skating on the
Missouri river. The companion skated
into an air hole and was rescued after
considerable difficulty by V~anscatter
who risked his own life in aving his
companion. When the rescue was eff
fected the rescuer was nearly exhaust
ed as the result of his eff
forts in dragging John Flockhart, his
companion, from the icy and swift
waters of the Big Muddy" Van
scooter resides near Greenwood,
Charles Mix county. Greenwood ~ bet
ter known as the Yankton Indian
agency, and is situated on the bank of
the Missouri river. 1t is assured that
Vanscotter will receive one of the Car
negie gold medals, but whether he also
Will receive a cash award from the
fun provided for the purpose by Mr..
Carnegie is unknown at this time.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
WALSH TO GO 10 PRISON.
Federal Judge Denies His plea for a
New Trial.

Fouera1 Judge Denies His Plea for a
New Trial.
Federal Judge Anderson Friday de-
MED the motion for a new trial in the
case Of John r. Walsh, former presi-
dent OF the Chicago National bak, con-
victed or misapplication of the banks
funds. Walsh was sentenced to Ave
years imprisonment-the minimum
penalty-in the federal penitentiary
at Fort Leavenworth. Kan.
AS soon as the court announced its
decision refusing to grant a new trial
the attorneys for the defense entered
q motion in arrest OF judgment, which
they argued for some time. It was
generally Thought about the court
room they would consume two or
more hours In giving their reasons for
the granting Of his motion, but At
torney Hart. who presented it, ceased
speaking in about thirty minutes.
/ Judge Anderson then promptly over
ruled the motion and sentenced the
banker.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
10 PUNISH
10ur Men in .Pe~nnsylvania Capitol
Case Convicted.


Case Convicted.
The jury in the first CT the capitol
conspiracy cases to be tried I'VE a YER
dict OF guilty as to every one of the
four men who have been on trial at
Harrisburg Pa. for the past seven
weeks Friday night after six hours
deiiberation. There were two ballots
taken. but tbs Jury did not cona into
court until two hours after reaching a
conclusion.
4 The men found guilty are John Fl.
Sanderson, contractor; William p. Sny-
der. former auditor general; w. L.
Matthews, former state treasurer, and
]. FL. Shumaker. former superintend-
emit of public buildings and grounds.
Motions for new trials were made
In zach case.
Only Sanderson and Snyder were
In court when the verdict was given.
and neither would talk. None of the
counsel for the defendants would say
anything about the case.
The maximum penalty for each de-
PENDANT in this case is two years inn
prisonment and $1,000 fine.
The four men were convicted of de-
frauding the state in furnishing the
new capitol. which cost the state about
$4,000. 900 instead Of $4,000.000 the
figure at which the contract was esti-
mated.
The present cases constituted one
OF the longest jury trials In the his
tory Of the Pennsylvania courts, and
it attracted much attention throughout
the country.
h prosecution Of the alleged
frauds was the outcome OF the politi-
cal upheaval in Pennsylvania in 1905,
which resulted in the election Of WILL
lam II. Berry, a Democrat, as state
treasurer, in the faAl Of that
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
NAIL CAR rs LOOTED
LONE BANDIT BINDS CLERKS ON
GREAT N0lsGHERN TRAIN.
In Addition to Hia Own Business as
Robber He Attends o Duties ol
Clerks Disohazglng Pouches 1t sta
lions Dariag Rua OF Five Hours.

Al lone bandit boarded the mail car
on the westbound Oriental Limited, the
last Unconstitutional train OF the Great
Northern raaroad. at Bonner's Ferry.
Idaho. before daylight Sunday morn
Ing. bound the two mail clerks and
robbed the maii and express cars. The
robbery was not discovered until the
train reached Spokane at $3.50 o'clock
q. M, more than five hours after the
bandit boarded the train.
The train carried the through trans
continentaA mail and much OF it was
registered. The amount stolen Will
not be known until the registered mail
has been checked up by the postal au-
thorities. When the train arrived
at Spokane at o:2O O'Clock Sunday
morning the mail car was closed. EN-
ployes at the station opened the car
and found one Of the mail clerks ly-
ing bound on the mali sacks. The 9TH
er clerk was locked In a closet.
As soon - the Men were released
they said that a bandit boarded the
= at Bonaer's Ferry. q division
point. about lAe niies east OF Spokane,
where the traln arrived ct 4:04 o'clock
9. m. The clerks said the bandit held
them ur. beund them and went
through the registered mail. He then
said he would work the regular mail,
and preceded to a. SO.
AZ all rexxlar stops he threw Off the
mail and toek the outgoing sacks,
though at s.ne Of tho smaller places
the train does not stop he did
not throw 81 the mail. He stayed on
y train : nearly five hours, Jump
Ing on at the Oregon Railroad and
Navigatisn junction, two miles east OF
Spokane.%8
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
FIREAEN IN COLLISION.
Assistant Chief or st. Louis Depart.
msnt Probably Fatally Hurt.

Assistant Ohief or st. Ixslis Depart-
nsnt Probably Fatally Hurt.
Assistant Fire Chief Thomas w.
Rucker, OF st. Louis, Nc. is reported
to be dying and his driver Harry
Doerr. is Aead.as the result Of d COLI
sion Saturday night between Fuckers
buggy ana q street car at the inter-
section q Broadway and (sass Avenue.
Chief Ruckar was making : run to
q fire that proved OF minor Importance.
Practically at the same, time - the
collision with the street car and while
hurrying TO the same fire. the wagon
sOf engine company Nc. Tbs collided
with telephone pole al Ninth and
Carr streets. seriously lnjuring two
firemen N killing ! horse.
The 5axring made on the pavement
Nv the passage Of the rear guard Of
the ire ishtinG apparatus while the
two accidents were happening to the
van, wrecked : two-story house on
Eleventh street. Excavations had been
made on each side OF the! house. The
family OF six q been accounted for.
AAIN tErF $500 EAE 49,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
RAJ AND INDUSTRY.

Minnesota jewelers., at their convention
in Minneapolis, voted to continue their
wal on catalogue houses.
Five bishops of the African Methodist
Episcopal church have joined in a com.
plant to the interstate commerce com
mission of unjust, discriminatory and un.
lawful treatment at the hands of several
interstate railroad companies of the
South. The commission is requested to
issue an order putting an end to the al.
legged discrimination and to compel the
defendants to provide first-class accom-
modatioFs for negro passengers
Twenty-Five million tons is the general
estimate of Lake Superior ore shipments
for the coming season, as compared with
more than 100000 tons last year. Some
of the estimates for this year are as low
as 20.O00,000 tons, but this figure is be.
lieyed to be too small.
Suburban electric railroads will pay
their Minnesota taxes this year on the
basis of the assessment of their property
in the various communities through which
their lines run and not on the gross earn
ings basis. Their property has already
been assessed, and there is not time to
make a report on gross earnings.
The result of the child labor insestiga-
ton by the factory inspectors of Mime
sofa shows that in a majority of the cases
employment permits to children under the
age of 16 years are used to enable the
children to earn a few dollars, and not
for the purpose Of enabling them to learn
a trade.
Counsel representing the transconti
mental railroads appeared before the In
terstate commission, to present
arguments on the lumber rate case, grow
ing nut of the attempt to increase rates
FROM the Pacific coast. The shippers
have succeeded in holding up the rate
temporarily.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
PURSUED BY STRANGE FATE.
Three Witnesses in Famous Deadwood
Trial Meet Violent eathS


Trial Meet Violent Deaths.
What strange fate is pursuing the
witnesses in the famous Farnham
murder trial that three ears ago
thrilled the Black Hills. This is the
question that has arisen since the trag-
ic death a few days ago at Lake City.
Colo, of Peter Baird, at one time a
we'll known mining men Of Deadwood.
In 1906 Eli P. Farnham, then manager
of one of the local mining properties
near Deadwood. shot and killed Dick
Calvin, an employee. and after a sem
sational trial was acquitted. Farm
ham went to Goldf1eld, New, where he
has succeeded in accommodating quite
q fortune. A few weeks after the
trial ended w. G. Terrence, who had
testified for Tarnham, was struck and
killed by lightning during a storm.
Two weeks later his brother, L. ".
Terrence, also a witness for the de-
Tense, was drowned while fording the
river near Belle Fourche. Now Peter
Baird, another witness for Farnham,
has met his death by drinking water
that was proved to have been poi
soned.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20

delivered by a jury Of his peers just
eighteen days after firing the shot that
brought death to the priest while in
the act of administering the holy sacra-
ment.
The only defense. offered by the at.
torney for the prisoner was a direct
denial that the slayer was an anarchist
and a declaration that the compelling
cause of the crime was insanity.
The sentence cannot take effect with
in sixty days. Che only WORKS Ala
uttered on hearing his doom were: rs
there no appeal?' Then his chin sank
on his breast, and ne made no fur.
tller comment.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
ALL NAVAL RECORDS BROKEN,
Groat Armada steams Into Bay Four
Days Ahead of Time.

Days Ahead Of Time.
A naval triumph without parallel in
the history of nations ended with the
arlfal of the American battleship fleet
in Magdalena Bay, practically ending
the cruise from Hampton Roads.
With the eyes OF the world watch
ing its every move the powerful arma-
da covered the thousands of miles in
four days less time than the schedule
called for. and ut no stage was there
any reason to fear that it would at
overcome the obstacles that beset it.
With every nut and bolt Of their IN
tricate mechanism in better condition
than when the start was made. and
every gun ready to below defiance at
any foe, the great dogs OF war Afford
ed as impressive display Of strength
as any world power could put forth
when they steamed through the dark.
ness of early morning from outside
the bay, where they had lain at anchor
during the night.
Strikingly characteristic and with a
suggestion of deeper meaning, was the
blunt declaration of Rear Admiral
Fighting Bob Evans: 1--WE are ready
for any emergency"
Reduced to language that is not so
diplomatic, the statement of the man
who has commanded the big sixteen
on the long cruise was 1--WE are ready
for war"
The possibility of a clash with an
unfriendly nation painted in vivid col
ors when the undertaking was begun
and lost from view for a time while
Jap, German, Englishman, Russian and
the others silently watched the prog
ress of the ships seemed to assert itself
again with the u%tterance of the adj
miral.
The news of the arrival came az a
big surprise. The itinerary did not
call for the arrival of the ships at
Magdalena so soon. The important fact
is that most of the gain in time was
made on the last stretch Of the voyage
from Callao, South America. Previous
to the visit at that port the fleet was
kept on schedule, making the various
stops the full length called for in the
itinerary. Now that the entire fleet
is in even better condition than at the
time it started on its long cruise, the
mammoth naval undertaking is crown
ed with boundless success.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
STOCK IN GOOD CONDITION.
Past Winter One OF the Nest Favor
able in Years.

Past Winter One of the Nest Favor
able in Years.
Reports from such parts of western
South Dakota as are yet devoted to
cattle raising are to the effect that
the winter now drawing to a close has
been n of the most favorable in he
history of the state for the stockmen
of that region. h lack of snow on
the range has given cattle an oppor-
tunity to feed on the abundant grass
crop Of last year, which, as is always
the cC%@r cured on the stem. One
~ranch,,an reports hat thus far he has
fed only half q ton of hay to his cat
tie. In anticipation of a hard winter,
maRy of the ranchmen had put up
hundreds of ons of hay. Gut the IA
vorable winter enabled cattle during
practically the entire winter to ecure
their feed on the open prairie. Cattle
have come through the winter in very
fine condition, and will be ready for
shipment to market much earlier than
for several years past.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
TAKES WIFE FOR BURGLAR.
Washington Man Shoots and Kills Her
Instantly.

cttE
Hugh Hollis. Of Washington, a treas
ury department clerk. who served for
q time as private secretary to the
commissioner Of internal revenue, shot
and killed his wife at his home FRI
day.
Early Friday morning his wife arose
to attend to q child and as she re-
turned to the bedside Hollis awakened,
pulled q revolver from beneath his
pillow and fired, instantly killing the
woman.
Immediately he went to sleep again
and knew nothing Of the shooting nm
I'll he was afterward a%wakaned. He
had always borne an excellent reputa-
ton. and declares he was dreaming of
burglars.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
Whitt1er.

B. f. Clay, Of Philadelphia, a retired
ship carpenter nearly 80 years Of age,
is said to be the champion whittier Of
h world, says Technical World Maya
zine. Aided only by his pen-knife and
a piece of sandpaper, he has cut from
a single block of wood a quadrupleN
linked watch chain over three feet long
and many other exceedingly delicate
and difficult pieces Of work. During
1.-THE last few years, since his retirement,
Mr.. Clay has cut scores Of watch
chains.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
On Edge.

The stranger was looking at the net.
work of railway tracks that ~monopolized
the lake front.
They call this the Illinois Central, dc
they?" he asked.
Yes" said the old resident.
"H'mph 1t looks more like the ILL
nois Marginal.r-Chicago Tribune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
Divorce Paper served on rhaw.

Papers In the suit of Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw for the annulment Of her mar
riage with Harry Thaw were served
upon Thaw at the insane asylum
night. At the same time a
copy of the summons and complaint
delivered to superintendent Lamb.
the asylum. who is the legal guard
ian OF the defendant.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
Forest Rangers in session.

Forest rangers from all the reserves
in the western part of this state and
portions OF the adjoining states were
in session at Deadwood Thursday. 80
in all being present. The meeting is
for the purpos of exchanging views
on the existing laws and conditions
governing the ranges and the best
methods with which to met them. Sew
eral heads of departments connected
with the forestry service work were
there from Washington attending the
meeting.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
Dakota state Band Makes Hit.

The South Dakota State band. now
touring the Black Hills, is scoring a
big hit. in a musical way, and Director
Gason n his members are being ac-
corded hearty receptions wherever
they appear. The band is declared to
be one of the best that has ever visit
ed the Black Hills. The violii solo
by Vernon "a. Alger and little Gladys
Cason is proving a general favorite.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-20
saashcs Thronts Of children,

Mrs. sigrud Thompson, living neal
Nome. N. p. Wednesday cut the
throats of her two children, aged 6
months and 8 years, and slashed her
own throat with a razor. The young
est child died, but the elder child may
live. Mrs. Thompson is in a critical
condition.