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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-22
Herald - Advance issues tn

Herald - Advance issues this
week appear two tables, one
the increase of farm
land taxes for 1907 over 1906,
and the other showing the in
crease of railroad taxes for the
same time. While railroad taxes
were increased two hundred and
twenty-one millions, farm land
taxes we're increased seven hun
dred and tifty-one Millions, as
shown by the record of the state
auditors office at Pierre.
Concerning Mr.. Crawford's
land record in Walworth county,
it seems to be worse than was
supposed by those who have not
hitherto investigated thesubject.
Two young men, living in Huron,
swear positively thatthey entered
into an agreement with Craw
ford whereby the latter was to
pay them each a stipulated sum
of money and all their expenses
during the time they were hold
ing The lands, those tracts to be
transferred to Mr.. Crawford-a
deal directly contrary to federal
statutes.
But the worst feature of the
whole deal is Mr. Crawford's
subornation of perjury, using
mere boys lone of them, be it re-
membered, not yet twenty-one
when Crawford induced him to
file on this land) as tools to carry
out his purposes. Despite CraW-
ford's entreaties when the case
was under investigation by a
grand jury, these two young
men refused to add to their Of
Tense by trying to screen MI.
Crawford. They made a clean
breast of the whole transaction.
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For State

To the Republican voters of Grant
County:
AS it is absolutely necessary for
me to be absent most of the time be-
fore the June primaries, l wish to say
that l appreciate what the voters of
Grant county have done for me in the
past. 1 served the people of Grant
county in the legislature faithfully to
the best of my judgment, and trust
that my record will merit your sup
port again at the republican primary
next June. l will not be able to see
you all personally, but shall appre-
ciate any favor done by you to secure
my nomination. Respectfully,
GEO. w. MERRY.
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For e

/ hereby announce my candidacy
for nomination to the Office of repre-
sentative from Grant county to the
state legislature, on the republican
ticket. This announcement is made
upon the earnest solicitation OF q
number of representative citizens of
the county, and having at last con
cluded to run, I ask of all the repub-
lican voters of the county who are in
a position to do SO, to give me their
support at and before the June pri-
maries. PIERCE CAHILL
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For Oun d

To the republican voters of Grant
County:
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office of county Judge
OF Grant county, subject to the will
of the voters at the June primaries.
1t has been the custom to ..onor those
officers who have filled their positions
during the first term in a satisfactory
manner. 1 therefore invite a thor
ough Investigation into my conduct of
the Office during the past year and a
half, and in case l am nominated and
reelected I promise to faithfully and
impartially discharge the duties of
the office. Respectfully,
GEO. S. RIX.
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1houoht Ne Was Home.

A German merchants wife COM
planned to a friend recently: IF
only my husband were not so abb
sentminded! The other day when
We were dining at a restaurant the
waiter brought him some bad fish,
and all of a sudden Fritz threw the
whole thing, fish, plate, bread, all
at my head. l was ashamed."--
London Scraps.
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Notice Of

On account of sickness in my family,
which would prevent my making a
canvass, and on account of recent
business arrangements, l have decio-
ed not to be a candidate for county
auditor of Grant county at the June
primaries, and request my friends to
support Geo. E. Wise, of Alban
township. for that Office.
Dated April Is, 1908.
J, w, SAHH
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last q school man, one whose
great ambition is to direct and
inspire the youth IF South
Dakota to high achievements
along intellectual and moral lines
YOU will vote for NJ. NJ. Ramer
for the nomination.
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For Representative.

To the Republican voters of Grant
County:
announce my candidacy for re-
election as . republican representa-
tive to the state legislature from
Grant county, and respectfully refer
to my record during my first term.
A. WEIDE.
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ONE Of the latest evidences of
graft in state matters is brought
to light by the discovery of a
voucher for the expense of the
food aud dairy commissioner,
who has been charging the state
for his expenses while on a 20
lltlcal tour of the state. That's
nerve for you.
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For REGISTER Of Deeds.

l hereby my candidacy
for register of deeds of Grant county,
and ask the support OF republican
voters at the primaries in June. I
have been a resident of Troy town
ship in Grant county for the past
twenty-four years, and promise ii
elected to honestly aud fairly conduct
the duties of the office. | solicit the
support of the republican voters at
the June primaries.
L. G.. LUNDQUIST.
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JULIUS
For sheriff

Milbank, S. D., Feb 3. 1908. To
the voters of Grant county, S. D.: |
hereby announce myself as a candi-
date Of the Republican party for the
Office of sheriff of Grant county, S.
D., subject to the decision of the the
primary election to be held in June.
FRED CROSS.
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Superintendent Of Schools

l hereby announce my cand dacy
for q denomination or the republican
ticket as superintendent of schools of
Grant county. submit my candida
cy to the voters of Grant county be-
lieving that my record as superinten-
dent during my first term merits the
confidence and approval of the school
patrons and voters Of this county.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER A. KERR.
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For u Senator

At the earnest solicitation of friends
l have consented to be q candidate for
. second term as state senator. Look
up my record. and il you think it will
q reelection l would be
pleased to have your support at the
primaries in June. Respectfully,
G.. S. AMSDEN
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For Representative.

To the voters of Grant County:
Having served the people for one
term in the state Legislature as repre-.
sentative, l hereby announce my can
didacy for reelection, and submit my
record to the voters of the county for
endorsement at the republican prima-
ries to be held in .Jure. I earnestly
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For States Attorney

I hereby announce that I am a can
didate for the Office of states attor-
ney for Grant county On the republic
can ticket, and request Of all electors
Of the county who regard with favor
my candidacy, their support, cooper
alton and assistance at and before the
approaching June primary which will
determine nominations.
RAYMOND L. DILLMAN.
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For Clerk Of Courts

l hereby announce myself as a can
didate for denomination to the Office
of clerk of courts, subject to the will
of the voters at the republican pri-
maries, 1908.
JOHN w. LIGGETT
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For Register or Deeds

l hereby announce myself . candi.
date for the Office of register of deeds.
subject to the vote Of the republican
primaries, and solicit the support of
my friends throughout the county.
FRANZ WENDLAND
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For County Auditor.

| hereby announce myself as a can
didate for renOmina alton to the Office
of county auditor, subject to the will
Of the voters at the republican prima-
ries of June 9, 1908.
CHAS. McWATERS.
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Announcement

l hereby announce myself as q can.
did ate for county auditor at TIE June
primaries, 1908, subject to the will of
republican electors.
GEO. E. WISE
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For County Treasurer

| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the office of County Treasur-
err, subject to the action of the repub-
lican primaries, and if nomin ated and
elected | promise to serve the people
of Grant county faithfully and honest
ly.
JULIUS FENNER.
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For County Judge.

l hereby announce myself a candi-
date for county Judge, subject to the
will of the republican voters 1t the
primaries in June.
8. S. LOCKHART.
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For County Auditor

Big Stone City, S. D., March II, 'OS.
hereby announce myself as a can
did ate for republican nomination for
county auditor, subject to the APPROX
al of the republican voters Of Grant
county At the primary election to be
held in June.
7. w. SAHR
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For

To the voters of Grant County, S.
D.: l hereby announce that l am q
candidate for the republican nomina-
ton of representative in the legisla-
ture, subject to decision of the pri-
mary election to be held in June, and
solicit the support of my friends
throughout the county.
u u EoDNrT
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For States Attorney

AS q candidate for the Office of
states attorney, subject to the vote
of the republican primaries, l respect
fully solicit the support of my friends
throughout the county.
THAD L. FULLER.
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solicit the support of the republican
voters.
O. Ii. DINGSOR,
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For Clerk Of Counts

l hereby respectfully announce my
self as q candidate for the office of
clerk of courts, of Grant county,
South Dakota, subject to the decision
of the Republican primary election to
be held in June.
Milbank, S. D., Feb. 10, 1908.
F.. A. CROAL,
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For County Treasurer

| hereby announce myself a republi-
can candidate for the office of county
treasurer of Grant county, for
the term next ensuing, subject to
the decision of the primary election to
be held June 9, 1908.
JOHN O. NELSON.
Strandburg, S. D.,'January Ia, 1908
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For County superintendent q
Schools

] wish to announce to the voters of
Grant county that | am a candidate
for the nomination for county super
lntendent of schools, subject to the
will of the republican voters at the
June primaries. If nominated and
elected l promise to attend solely to
the duties of this Office during my en-
tire official term.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED B. PCRDY.
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For County superintendent

l hereby announce that I am q can
did ate for the Office of county ~superin.
tendent of schools for Grant county,
South Dakota, subject to the decision
of the republican primaries of June
8. 1908.
A. s. RABERGE.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-07

contract with the Oregon experimental
station that it will sell no seed.
For this wheat Mr.. Adams received
at the rate of $500 per bushel, having
sold pound of it for IS to the state.
He5has an offer from New York seed
firm to handle the seed, paying him 60
per cent of the net receipts. He in
sisted on asking them what they in
tended to charge for it, and was told
$25 per bushel. He Immediately de-
clined, saying it was too much money
and that he was 4 farmer himself, and
mot in the highway robbery business.
Mrs. Hobe, wife of o. K. Hobe, liv-
ing at 100 Portland avenue, Minnea-
polls, will start soon for the Idaho
farm Of her father, 50 anxious IS she
to watch the growth Of the big fields
of wonderful wheat during the SUM
ner, and she will remain there to fig
ure the yield Of the first big acreage.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-07

all looking forward to ''good shootin. ."
A correspondent says that, while there
has been some illegal shooting which
always carries off some birds, the true
sportsman is always willing to abide by
the law and wait for the actual open
ing of the season.
There will probably be many of the
sportsmen from now on, however, who
will be getting their dogs in. condition
and getting line on covey or two of
the feathery tribe so as to be in the
right spot when the season does open.
It is we'll also that the hunter keep
his dog we'll under his eye until the
close of the season, for right now is
the time when the dog is really the
most valuable and the pot-hunter who
gets out and slaughters the birds at all
times of the year usually also makes a
practice of picking up a dog here and
there for the purpose of selling him to
some unsuspecting hunter.
A concerted action will be taken this
year in an effort to apprehend al! pro-
fessional pot-hunters who make it a
practice to leave their haunts in the
east about this time of the year and
migrate to this section Of the country,
where they live on the fat of the land
and any of these offenders who are
caught may be sure that no mercy will
be shown for a professional pot-hunter
usually makes a speciality of not only
breaking the game laws, but also gen.
orally can be depended upon to break
other laws and is at all times danger
Gus man to be running at large.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-07
TERRIBLE HOLOCAUST IN B. c.
Forest Fires in British Columbia Destroy Millions of Dollars
Worth of Property and Hundreds of Lives, Besides
Rendering Homeless Thousands of People.
Trains the Canadian Pacific Road Delayed Many Hours by
Reason of the Great Holocaust Taking Possession of
Towns on the Line and Approaches Thereto.

Next to the great earthquake at San
Francisco, the most appalling disaster
that ever visited the northwestern
country was the terrible holocaust that
befell Western Canada beginning last
Monday and probably still raging at
this writing. The loss of life is put at
$50, while that of property will run
way into the millions-now estimated
at SIS, 100000. The city of Fernie,
with a population of 5000, has been
entirely wiped out, with a property loss
estimated at $4,000, 600. while Michel,
pop. 1900, Hosmer, 1000, Coal Creek,
1900, Elko. 400. Sparwood, 500, McGil-
vray,, 400, are for the most part de-
stroyed I and the inhabitants of each
rendered homeless and destitute. The
value of the standing timber destroyed
is put at $40, GOA, 600, loss to the G. P.
R. 81, SOC, 600, that to the Great
Northern $500. 600. to mining properties
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-07
CANN|BALS IN kENMARE

Kenmare News:-Saturday evening
Tom Jones and John Rock, jr., left the
city somewhat intoxicated and when
they reached the Rock farm they began
to quarrel. Mrs. Rocks brother, Peter
Streiff, stepped between the men to
part them, when Jones turned upon
him and in the melee bit Mr.. Streiff' 8
nose in horrible manner. Jones was
arrested and brought before Justice j.
M. Rowland and was bound over to the
district court, the bond being placed at
1900, being unable to furnish which
he was taken to the county Jail by
Deputy Sheriff Frank Heffine. Jones
is coal miner by occupation.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-07
.B|CCH|CKEN CROP THIS YEAR
Chickens Thicker five to One Throughout
Ward County Than Ever Before.--Effort
to Be Made to Check Illegal Shooting
and Bring Offenders to Justice.

Never before have prairie chickens
been SO numerous in Ward county as
at present, while at the same time
grouse have almost entirely disap-
peared, the reason for which is hard to
conjecture. Minot is the hotbed Of the
sporting fraternity in the county, and
word comes that the numerous MIN
rods there are making preparations for
rare sport on opening Of the season.
which will be September i. The same
may be- said, however. Of the sports
throughout the entire county. They're
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-07
NOTICE FOR SEALED BIDS.

Notice is hereby given that the School
Board of Ward School District No. IS,
Ward county, N. d.. will receive sealed
bids to O'Clock p. m. Aug. Is, 1908, for
the erection Of two-room school build
ing in the Village of Coteau. Plans and
specifications can be seen at the store
Of Dignan Bros, Coteau, N. D.. con-
tractor to furnish all labor and mater
ial, also the necessary bond as required
by law.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids. :.
BY order of the Boardof Ward School
District No. IS.
7.,5 S.,l. J.. L. CHRISTIAN,
4 3-6 District Clerk.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-07
CROSBY man BUNC0ED
Placed His "RoI," Amounting to $3.50,
Upon Game at the Fair and lost
Made a hoiler to the Police and Got
Most of it Back.
Fargo Forum July 23.)

James Brown of Crosby, N. D., CON-
planned to the police at the fair grounds
this afternoon that he had been robbed
of $3.50 while playing a wheel game at
one of the places on the Roundup
Drive run by R. L. johnson of Fargo.
All of the men were taken to the
grand stand where they all told their
versions of the affair. 1t seems that
Brown had been playing the wheel in a
small way and that he noticed that
several of the ''cappers" were making
good winnings. He watched the game
for time and then went down in his
jeans and dug up the results of his
summers work, which aggregated
$3.50, and as the wheel was given
spin by johnson he dropped his roll on
what he thought would be the winning
number. Brown held his breath and
when the wheel stopped and he noticed
that he was on blank he set up a wall
that was long and loud. Ludwig Fol-
den, who resides at 523 Fourth street,
who was witness to the transaction,
knew more about the way the play
came up than Brown did, who was too
excited to tell any kind of story.
The matter was compromised by
johnson paying back $170 of the mon
ey, which was acceptable to Brown.
The authorities then closed up the
place.
johnson had a large roll of 81 bills
which he used in order to make the
game interesting.
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anywhere from 81, 900, 900 to IS, 600, 900,
and to ranchers and prospectors it is
not tpossible to make anything approach
ing correct estimate. The entire
property loss will not be less than $40,
100000. It is not possible as yet to get
at the cause of the fire, some claiming
that it had for weeks been smoldering
in the woods adjacent to Fernie, while
a sensational story as to it's cause comes
from Cranbrook, where it is asserted
that proof is Forthcoming that the fires
were started at Fernie with the express
purpose of freeing five "Black Hand
suspects confined in the Jail at that
place. It is a matter of fact, says the
dispatch, that while most Of the pris-
oners were given their liberty, the five
suspects, heavily ironed, were taken
to Cranbrook, whence they will be TAX
en- to the Jail at Nelson, B. c., and
there held to await developments.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-07

ruined wheat crops in that vicinity,
which left hardly any of the ordinary
wheat standing.
Following the yield, Mr.. Adams d.
vided his seed, sowing part of it last
fall and the balance this spring. He
now has nearly 900 acres in seed of the
new wheat and has saved some seed to
guard against possible total loss this
year.
The farmer will understand without
explanation what this new seed means
to the world. The average man can
hardly realize. Mr.. Hobe explains
with great enthusiasm that it is the
most wonderful stride in wheat culture
since that was used to make the staff
of life. @>..'
Ordinarily. he says, the farmer sows
bushel and peck of wheat to the
acre in Dakota. Out of that big
yield would be fifty-five bushels to the
acre, under exceptional circumstances,
or an increase of forty-four-fold. The
Adams wheat has shown as high as
222 fold. Carry this out on the same
plan, and it would mean 2l7 bushels to
the acre, or 6.23 times a bumper crop.
To show what the Alaska wheat may
do for the farmers of the world, multi
ply the probable wheat yield of this
summer by six times, or nearly six and
a quarter times, and there is a sample
of what might happen if all the farm
ers used this wonderful new wheat. 1t
would mean an addition to the wealth
of America alone, by millions Of money.
and would raise the value of wheat
lands everywhere, making wheat the
best paying crop in the world.
Photographs of the Alaska wheat
compared with others show its great
size. The most striking example is
the head Of the ''blue STEM" the
wheat generally raised in Idaho, grow
.ing side by side with the new Alaska,
when about half headed. Both were
planted about the same time. 1t shows
how much earlier and larger the new
wheat is. The pictures Of the bottles
Of wheat show the enormous size OF
tie kernels. /. W s.S ST L: Z. .i3 Il
4s s May 4 the Idaho College Of Agricul-
5ture made q, laboratory test Of the
wheat and reported the grains plump
I'M and sound, and stated that it would
make better bread than 'blue stem. sr a 4
The wheat also shows 9 much higher
3portsin, making II more valuable Tor
food chemist, J. D. Jones,
asked foarS d sample for milling test; q, as
ID. soon ss poasib but NJ. dams sl' i i
careful 81 his seed and has only one
pund ~ o.t snd fhat on 4 written
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1908-08-07
A DREAM IN WHEAT
4 Idaho Farmer Claims to Have Prop
aqated Grain that viii Go Nearly 300
Bushels Per Acre in All Kinds Of
Weather.
bismarck Tribune.)

O. K. Hobe of the Hobe Lumber
company of Minneapolis, gives out the
story that he and his father-in-law' A.
Adams, an Idaho farmer, has been
keeping a profound secret since 1904.
They now claim to have produced the
most wonderful. wheat the earth ever
yielded. @. ..o.
Mr.. Adams will not give out the de-
tails of the discovery of his famous
plant. which places him with Luther
Burbank as an originator of new ideals
in plant life. He has ''the goods" and
he says they speak for themselves. In
a nutshell, he has wheat which ia
either spring or winter wheat, just as
a farmer desires to SOW, wheat that
storms which ruin sturdy stock affect
it's giant stems but little, and the
heads Of which remain erect through
ordinary halls. ,..:
But the greatest thing in all regard.
Ing this wonderful wheat is that i
yields so much greater q ratio Of crops
than ordinary wheat as to make the
story almost past belief, "a yield that
shows that Mr.. Adams on his Idaho
farm, has been able to secure an in.
crease of 222a fold.
A 80. 4.
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