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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
DAKOTA CROPS LOOK FINE.

Sioux City Journal: That South
Dakota is going to have the best
crops in many years, and that the
Sioux City merchants will share in
the profits accruing from them, is
the opinion of j. Edgar Mills, Of the
/. S. Martin company, who has re-
turned from two weeks trip in
South Dakota, the most Of which
time was spent at Hot Springs.
Despite the heavy rains early in
the season, Mr.. Mills says the corn
and other crops never looked better.
He said the farmers were all wear
ing broad smiles, and predicted that
when the harvest days were over
many of them would bring their
wives and families to Sioux City to
invest share of their earnings.
Mr. Mills had many good things to
say for Oliver Guy Magee, formerly
of Sioux City, who now has charge of
an orchestra of fourteen pieces in
the Battle Mountain sanitarium, a
Is
retreat for disabled soldiers which
cost upwards of 81 ZOO, 900. He said
Mr. Magee had gathered together an
excellent organization, which was
playing the finest kind of music.
"4ou would be surprised to see
what large Lumber of people take
the baths at the springs said Mr..
Mills. "They come from all over,
and have all sorts of troubles and
ailments. One sanitarium alone is
devoted to the treatment of cancer
troubles, and over 100 patients were
receiving treatment while I was
there. The place is truly the Carls-
bad of America. .
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
HIGH PRICES FOR LAND

State Land Commissioner Dokken
while in Tripp county disposed of
townsite purposes, selling 4S0 acres
adjoining the town Of Witten, in the
northwest part of the county, at an
average price of $40 an acre, and 40
acres adjoining the town of Lamro at
$55 an acre.
Mr.. Dokken, who made the trip by
auto, was favorably impressed with
the country between here and Lam
70, both in the condition of crops and
the growth of grass on the prairie.
Northwestern Tripp county, he says
is as fine sectiou Of country as can
be found in the state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
DAKOTA's NEW BANK LAW

There is a rush of So, 900 banks to
get their organizations completed be-
fore the first of July, after which time
the new banking law of the state will
not allow a state bank to be incor-
porated with a capital of less than
$4,000.
The new law will make some radi-
cal changes in number of banks Of
the state, both those with limited
capital and those which are capital
lied for larger sums. The law will
require all banks with capital Of
less than $4,000 to increase their
capital as soon as their deposits reach
ten times the capital, which would
mean that as soon as bank with
$4,000 of capital had reached more
than S50,000 it would have to increase
its capital at once. While it affects
the $4,000 banks in this way it also
will force increase of capital in many
of the more pretentious banks, as it
prohibits any bank from accepting
deposits in excess of fifteen times it's
capital stock. 1t is claimed by those
who should know that some of the
state banks with but s25, 900 of capi-
tai stock are carrying deposits Of very
near S1,000,0O0. Such a bank would
have to make heavy increase in it's
capital to allow it to carry such a
sum. While the case above is prob
ably exceptional, many of the state
banks, under present conditions, are
carrying deposits far in excess of fif-
teen times their capital, and all of
these will have to get busy after the
1st Of July.
The law contains many other fea-
lures intended to safeguard the in
terests of depositors, one of which
cuts out receivership fees when a
bank has become financially embar-
rassed, putting the control of such
bank in the hands of the public ex-
aminer, whose duty it is to wind up
the affairs Of the institution without
a fee charge, and secure for the de-
positors all which can be obtained
out of the assets.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
RICH NEGRO FARMER.

John Magruder, a coIored farmer
who lives north of Okobojo, Sully
county, has purchased large steam
breaking outfit and has been using it
to plow up his land. He has also ar
ranged a series of '.trail' wagons and
hauls grain and other farm produce
to town, and coal back to the farm.
Magruder is one of the colored men
who helped to start the negro colony
in western Sully county, and has the
assistance of numerous family to
operate the farm, of more than two
sections, which he purched at cost
of about S35, 900.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
RAILWAY SURVEYORS ACTIVE

The latest reports from the North
western surveyors in Sully county
Indicate that after running survey
from Blunt to Onida they have set
stakes between Onidaand Gettysburg
and are now running line from
Onida directly east, with Hitchcock
as the objective point. Such line
would cut through the center Of the
strip OF country between the lines Of
that road from Huron to Pierre, and
the one from Redfield to Gettysburg,
and the line from Gettysburg to
Blunt would centralize all Of these
i'm connection with the western
lines through the bridge at thia city.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
LIGHTNING's QUEER PRANK.

A homesJeader named Franklin,
residing near the town of Quinn, in
western South Dakota, had a curious
experience with lightning. While on
his way home across the prairie a
sharp stroke of lightning struck his
hat and tore it into small pieces, but
without injuring him in the least,
the force Of the stroke having been
entirely upon the hat.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
MILITARY SOCIETY FORMED

The Society Of the First South Da-
kota Infantry, composed of the mem
bers OF that regiment who served in
the Philippines, has been organized
and the following officers elected !:
President, Col. A. S. Frost; vice
president, Major G. A. Howard; sec
retarytreasurer, Adjutant General
G. II. Englesby. Practically every
surviving member Of the regiment
has joined the organization or has
signitied his intention of joining. 1t
is proposed to have annual reunions
of the regiment.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
GATHERING OF RED SKINS

The Sioux Indians Of several reser-
vations are making elaborate prepar-
ations for a big gathering of red men,
which will be held on July 26 at the
mouth of Medicine creek. near Ken
nebeck. Rev. Luke Walker, an edu-
Gated Indian of the Lower Brule
Sioux tribe, has charge of the arrange
ments. 1t is expected the affair will
be one of the most notable gatherings
of Indians held in South Dakota for
many years.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
A SCARCITY OF TEACHERS

There is scarcity of teachers in
Bon Homme county in the rural dis
tricts. There is a very strong de-
mand for experienced teachers who
can qualify readily under the laws of
the state. Such teachers are being
offered from $45 to s55 per month for
terms of SIX to nine months
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR

Monday was the longest day of the
year, the sun rising at 1922 and set
ting at 7:39. Out in this country we
gained longer day than in the east
ern states.
This long day, however, will be off
set on Tuesday, December 21, which
is characterized as the shortest day
OF the year, when the sun rises at
1926 and sets at 4:28.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
HOME COMING SOCIETY OFFICERS.

HOME COMING SOCIETY OFFICERS.
The Early Settlers and Homecom-
ing association of South Dakota was
formed by Dakota pioneers in at
tendance at the homecoming celebra-
tion. Membership is limited to set
tiers in the southern half of Dakota
territory in territorial days and to all
in the future who have lived twenty
years in the state.
The officers elected were: L. G. Orr,
Brookings, president; S. FL. Jumper,
Aberdeen, first president; A. T..
Van Osdel, Mission Hill, second vice
president; 81. H. Keith, sioux Falls,
third yice-president; Thos. B. Ro-
berts, Abereeen, secretary: G. N.
Harris. Aberdeen, treasurer; Doane
Robinson, Pierre, historian.
Executive committee: r. E. Dow
dell, Artesian; George A. Matthews.
| Brookings; d. NJ. Inman, Vermil.
lion: Geo. Schlosser, Sioux Falls;
d. G. Thomas, Watertown: Thomas
Thorson, Canton; Mark Sweeney
Rapid City.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24

Fire destroyed the general store at
Van Metre Friday afternoon shortly
after two O'Clock. The building and
contents were owned by John Rea,
and no insurance was carried.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24

Senator Depew points with pride to
the fact that wages have doubled
since 1860. And prices have more
than doubled
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24

The hearing as to the sanity of
Harry x. Thaw has been postponed
until July 6.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24

South Dakota is preparing to &C
acknowledge a bumper corn crop.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24

Guy E. Kelley, former South Da-
kota boy, now resident of the state
of Washington, has been appointed
by President Taft as superintendent
of the federal census for the state of
Washington.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24

A Chicago man claims to have dis
covered the secret of supporting a
family of ten on SIG a week. How
ever, we are inclined to believe that
it is much easier to keep the secret
than the family.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
THE USE OF FIREWORKS
Which Burn But Seldom Kill

On every Fourth of July more than
900 buildings are burned and more
than 200 persons killed by exploding
fireworks. AT the same time num-
Der of children are burned to death
by the igniting of their clothing and
more than 1000 fingers and eyes are
lost.
10 get ready for the Fourth, trash
in yards or areas should be taken
away or made wet: stables and out
houses should be kept closed and
cellar windows tightly shut.
Since chlorate of potash, high ex-
plosive, took the place Of gunpowder
in fire works, the kind and amount of
explosives each contains has been
kept secret. Now, the manufactur-
ers, fearing the enactment Of laws
prohibiting the sale of fireworks of
all kinds altogether, have furnished
to an expert in fire dangers the chemi-
cal facts which follow. They hope
that only that those whose compost
tions shows them to be the most
deadly will be prohibited.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
Torpedoes and Chinese Crackers

The common torpedo has in it
wafer, like the cap of a toy pistol,
holding chlorate of potash. On this
are a number of pieces of gravel.
When a torpedo strikes anything for
chilly the blow from the gravel ex-
plodes the chlorate. A large and
more dangerous torpedo has in it
chlorate, phosphorus and chloride of
antimony,
a boy lost three fingers by trying
to drive nail through a street-car
torpedo. They are made of chlorate
and sulphur with ground glass or
sand. One maker puts in them full
inmate of silver, which is very dan
gerOus.
The small Chinese tirecracker burns
more houses than any other fireworks,
because so many of them are used, /,
but it makes very few bad hurts
The paper from which it is made
glows for some time after it explodes,
SO one of them thrown into trash or
through a window is likely to start a
fire. This frework is roll of paper
with cork of mud in each end and
holds charge of common gunpowder.
Red fire and torches hurt no one,
and the pinwheel seldom does because
it is fastened to tree or fence.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
The Roman Candle

The Roman candle, if we'll made,
is not likely to injure Usually it is
exploded III the street and sets no
houses afre. The STARS are shot
from it by charge of meal powder,
and if the stars near the end which
hold the fuse are packed too tightly,
the powder may explode through the
pasteboard shell, or may come out at
the wrong end and hurt the hand
that holds it.
The stars, except the white ones,
are made from chlorate of potash,
rosin, charcoal and a metal substance
to give them color.
Many mines, fountains and flower
pots are very beautiful and and few
persons are burned by them. Those
that whistle contain picrate Of potash
and are very dangerous.
The sparks from the German.
sparkler" will not burn the skin be-
cause they cool too quickly. But one
of these sparks will ignite the fuse of
any other frework. A spark from
one of them lighted rocket fuse in
a pile of fireworks in a Cleveland
store causing the death of six per-
sons.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
The Sky-Rocket


Sky-rockets, if aimed high in the
air, burn few buildings because the
falling stick is seldom afre. But in
Pittsburg a falling stick struck a
baby's head killing it in its mothers
arms. The colors in sky-rockets are
made by different metals added to
the stars. Paris green makes
beautiful blue.
A sky-rOcket should stand in a Y
shape trough to be set off. One of a
size in common use will go through
the body of a man or through the
heaviest plate glass window. The
rocket is raised by the force of gas
from slowly burning powder coming
out where the fuse goes in. At the
top of the tube which holds the pow
der are fuses which run into the stars.
These are lighted when the powder
burns up to them.
The ''grass hoppers' and devil
chasers' which travel along the
ground while exploding are not very
dangerous to the user, but they are
likely to pop into rubbish piles OF
cellar windows and start fire, or to
ignite dress skirts.
Called Son-of-a-Gun
| A new frework called ''son-of-a
gun' is like lozenge an inch across
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14

republican state chairmen, republic
can national committeeman or other
functionaries of the republican or
ganization. There is a printed blank
which is sent to these referees" or
advisers whenever an office is to
be- filled. These 'advices" have not
been final, for in some instances
such a rucus is kicked up in the
community that the administration
is forced to go over them, or to ask
the adviser to advise again. But
it has been very rare thing for a
man to be appointed without a rec
OmmendatiOn by the recognized
referee" or adviser"
Now, that's the system which has
prevailed, and that is the system
which is going to continue In the
case of a few judges, which will
serve for advertising purposes, some
democrats may be appointed But
don't look for even this to any alarm
ing extent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
RUNNING BIRDS FOR BANQUET.
500 of the Midgets Ordered From a
MeXiCan Game Dealer.

A man in San Antonio has just
ordered 500 humming birds from
game dealer in Mexico, which are to
be served as a course in a banquet.
There has never been found in the
crop of a humming bird any food
but what when alive injured the
farmer. Every bird of beautiful
plumage that is destroyed means one
less mouthful that the farmer can
produce. This winter a million
robins have been shot in the south
for plumage and food This spells
agricultural murder in the north.
The birds of Massachusetts are
fast dying out. Like our forests,
they must be conserved. Foreigners
who have recently come to our shores
are especially INSCRIPTIONS in
Strengthening our bird life The time
must soon come when drastic laws
will be enacted fOrbidding the wear
ing of feathers. Our birds alive are
far more valuable to us than their
plumage when dead. Agriculture is
of more account than ornament.
We are coming to find out that
birds are our best citizens. They
pipe for our JOY and destroy our in
sect enemies. They stimulate our
fancy and eat our bugs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
MARRIED WOMEN WHO WORK.
More Than 100000 Are Working
Outside Their Homes.

Widows, 100000 of them, and
more, were earning their living in
the United States in the year 1900.
And married women, likewise, to the
number of more than 100000. And
divorced women, likewise, six hun
dred thousand of them altogether
These widowed workingwomen,
these married workingwomen, these
divorced workingwomen, together
were a full third more of the grand
total of 4,800,000 American work
ingwomen, sixteen years of age and
over, in the United States in the
last census year.
How many women were there.
twenty-five years of age and over?
Approximately 100000. And
how many married women workers,
widowed women workers and di-
vOrCed women workers were there?
There were approximately 100000.
Which is to say in the total fe-
male population of the United States,
married and unmarried, working and
not working, rich and poor, twenty
five years of age and over, in the
year 1900 one woman out of every
eleven had passed her wedding day
and nevertheless was a breadwinner.
WOman's INVASION" in the
April EverybOdy's.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
Knocking Them Down.

In 1908 there were 1,13O illicit
stills destroyed; in 1907 there were
1,139, and in 1906 there were l.
376, but the returns for the nine
months of the present fiscal year
show a decided increase in the num-
Der destroyed, the number so far
reported this year beng 1,O17, with
the probability that by July 1st that
the number will have been increased
approximately 1900.
The section of the south where
there is the most activity among the
so-called 'moonshiners" embraces
the Atlanta district, where it is re-
ported 120 stills were seized and de-
stroyed in December last. The
Asheville, N. c., district is another
section that has to be constantly
looked after, as do those of Column
bia, S. c., and Louisville, XIV.
At Atlanta the collector has II
deputies; at Asheville Is, and at Co.
lumbia 28, most of them constantly
employed in raiding work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
A NEW DIVORCE MECCA.
Mismated Society Folks Now Go to
Nevada for Marital Freedom.

Society-at least that portion of
it seeking freedom from CALLING mar
ital bonds-has ordained that Reno,
Nevada, is the proper temporary
abode in which to obtain a divorce
with the least possible amount of
publicity. Mismated New Workers
and other fasteners are flocking
there daily, and if the influx from
all directions continues it will be
necessary to build more hotels, so
great is the demand for one-year
leases on rooms and houses.
Sioux Falls, S. D., recently was
deprived Of the divorce industry by
the people of the state, who voted
that they had suffered enough from
unpleasant notoriety. For a few
days restless members of the 400
were in a quandary, but their legal
advisers notified them that Nevada's
laws were the easiest ever framed.
Promptly Reno became the Mecca
of those having soul-mates, affinities,
or chronic cases of 'incompatibility
of temperament"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14

Mr. F. G. Fritts, Oneonta, N. Y,
writes: My little girl was greatly
benefited by taking Foley's Orino
Laxative, and l think it is the best
remedy for constipation and liver
troubles. " Foley's Orino Laxative
is best for women and children, as
lit is mild, pleasant and effective, and
is splendid spring medicine, as it
cleanses the system and clears the
complexion. Dawson Drug Co. and
Peoples Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
MANY MOONSHINE" MEN
REPORTS BIG IN
CREASE IN ILLICIT LIQUOR.
In Alabama, the Carolinas and GeOr-
gia Outlaw Stills Buster
Than Ever Before.

WASHINGTON.-Oficials of the
internal revenue and treasury de-
partment are of the opinion that the
prohibition movement which has
taken such strong hold of certain
sections of the country, particularly
in the south, has resulted in increas-
ing the number of violations of the
internal revenue laws in the distilla-
ton of illicit whiskey.
Recent reports indicate that in
many southern states, especially Ala
bama, Georgia and North Carolina,
there has been greater activity on
the part of the lawless mountain
element, who always have been
troublesome to the revenue agents,
than in many years. These three
states now have laws prohibiting
distilleries from operating within
their borders.
In Alabama the law went into eff
feet on July 1, 1908; in Georgia on
January 1, 1908, and in North Car
olina, January /, 1909. Many legiti-
mate distilleries have moved to
Florida and other states where the
inhibition does not exist. Whiskey
being more difficult to obtain in a
Legitimate way has greatly increased
the profits of illicit distilling, with
the result that the activities of the
internal revenue bureau at this time
is largely directed towards the noun
tain sections of these three states.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
HYPNOTIZING BUTTERFLIES.
Cincinnati Man Does 1t by Blowing
Gently on Their Noses.

Dr. Leue, forester of the city park
department in Cincinnati, says but
tertlies can be hypnotized and tanned
by breathing gently on the nose of
the insect
He demonstrated his assertion the
other day when he carried from Eden
park to the city hall the first butter
fly of the season. 1t was a big fell
low with black wings dotted with
gold.
In two minutes the chief book
keeper, under Leue's instruction, had
the butterfly completely hypnotized.
The insect slipped sweetened water
from the bookkeeper's hand and
from a blOtter at command.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14

All correspondence held sacredy Worlds Dspv
Medical Associations X. V. Pierce M
Dr. PHRcEs GREAT FAMILY DoCroR
medical up-to-date
ram EH hosts delicate questions which
ought to know about
u onen stamps mailing binding 81 stamps
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
Fortune TeMnq

Docs take consideration the essential TO wOm
ans happiness-womany health.
The woman who neGlects her health is negectina the
very foundation of all good fortune For without health
love loses its ustre and gold is but dross
Womaniy health when lost or impaired may generally be
resained by the use of Dr. Perces Favore Prescription
This Prescription has, for oyer 40 years,
been curing delicate, weak, pain wracked
women, by the hundreds of thousands
and this too in the privacy of their homes
without their having TO submit to fndeI.
cate queSffOnin0S and offenSiYeIy reDu6s
nanf examinations.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
Casualties in the Raids.

In addition nearly eight hundred
possemen have been employed from
time to time in the last few months.
with a number of guides.
The records of the last eight years
show that casualties to officers and
men employed in raiding was only
II, four of the raiders having been
killed. During this same time
about $500 persons were arrested.
and a large proportion of them SEN
fenced to prison. Since July LIST
there has been only one casualty.
that of Deputy Marshal J. C. Null
Inns Of Kentucky, who was killed
during raiding expedition on
Christmas day, 1908.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
The Referee Plan.

AS to appointments in democratic
districts of the north other republi-
can congressman form the same state
or the state or county republican
chairman are asked. Except in those
few southern states which have one
or more republicans in congress the
plan has been to refer applicants to
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-05-06
START LIBEL PROCEEDINGS
Government Attorney at indianapolis
Seeks to Extradite Owners Of
News to Washington.

Indianapolis, Ind, May 1.-Stuart
Mcnamara, assistant United States
district attorney of the District Of
Columbia, arrived in this city yester.
day to begin the further proceedings
against Delayin Smith and Charles r.
Williams, proprietors OF the Indianap-
oils News. indicted in the District OF
Columbia, with the proprietors of the
New York World, on the charge OF
having libeled former President
Roosevelt and others by printing al.
legations that there had been an enor-
nous graft" in connection with the
purchase by the United States OF the
Panama canal tract.
The first step in the matter was
taken this morning when Mr.. Nc.
Namara and Charles w. Miller,
United States attorney for this dis.
trict, asked Judge Anderson for an
order for the removal of the defend.
ants to the District of Columbia. He
may set a later date for hearing on
the question.