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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-20

The interstate commerce commission
has decided that rate of l6 cents per
hundred pounds on sawdust sent from
Duluth to Andover, S D., is excessive
ordered the railroads TO put in rate of
1917 cents William b. Diehle was the
complainant in this case and the MIL
waukee and other roads were the
defendants.
Charged with murder in the second
degree, DIR. d. HuIlinger, promi-
nent physician of Clinton, Iowa, was
arrested there last Thursday following
the death of Alice Kramer of Messing.
ton, S. d, an autopsy revealing the
fact that death was due to the effects of
criminal operation performed in a
Clinton hospital.
V. T. Sheldwick, a cigar maker
employed in an Aberdeen factory,
Thursday attempted to commit suicide
by taking laudanum. His groans
attracted the attention of his landlady,
who investigated and discovered his
condition. He was taken to q hospital,
where he is recovering No reason for
the attempt is known.
AT the preliminary hearing before
Judge Deane at 8eresford, of Ole
Dahlum, who recently killed Nels Mel
son, known as "Rattlesnake Pete" the
court found that the throwing the
stick of stove wood, which resulted in
the tradgedy, was justifiable, in self
defense and the defendant was dis
missed The verdict is satisfactory.
Wilmot claims the model saloon in
the state, whose right tc continue in
business was extended by vote at the
recent election The saloonkeeper
keeps the town lighted by electricity,
supports the waterworks. allows no
minors in his place, permits no drunk.
eness, donates to public enterprises gen.
erously and pays the city SO month.
At about the noon hour last Thurs
day an elderly man, well dressed.
entered the Hanson hardware store at
Sioux Falls and purchased skeleton
key He went ont, but soon returned,
aud took fine hammerless shot gun
from the rack In the front of the store
and made of with it. He.was seen by
one of the boys from the balcony in the
rear Of the room, and pursued. The
gun was taken from him and he was
brought back to the store to await the
arrival of an officer and later was
lodged in Jail, He was evidently In an
intoxicated condition. The man gave
the name Of J ]. Kennedy. Of Sioux
City.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-20

Representatives Martin and Burke, OF
South Dakota, have been reasonably
busy lately keeping some of their con-
stituents from sending money to Spain
co secure part of alleged buried treasure.
This as the old Spanish swindle about
which the state department has issued
frequent warnings, and those in charge
OF 1t have been working in South Dakota
recently. In at least two cases South
Dakota congressman have saved money
for persons who received letters of the
operators of the swindle.
Ames Kruminga, who eloped from
Lennox ten days ago with the wife of
Frank Plncker, was arrested with the
woman at Idaho Falls, Idaho, Thurs
day afternoon. Sheriff Plucker and
Deputy Shank left for requisition
papers for the return of Kruminga and
Mrs Plucker. The clipping pair stop
ped at Presho where Krumingo negoti-
ated a loan on his farm near Fort
Pierre and then went west, travelling as
Mr.. and Mrs. Meier. The stop at
Presho gave the officers good clue.
According to the records of Agent
Hopkins, of the Milwaukee and 81. Paul
railroad at Chamberlain, more than 400
carloads Of immigrants household goods
passed through that place since the first
of January Those who have crossed at
Pierre will bring the number above 1000.
This is the equivalent of fifty trains of
twenty Cars each. AS every one of
these settlers took mp not less than a
quarter section, this means they have
taken 10000 acres of farm land. In
addition many from east of the Missouri
river came overland.
The Pierre land district has reported
to the state auditor the amount of new
land to go upon the tax roll in the dis
trict for this year, showing over 400, 900
acres to be added, most Of which is in
Stanley county. The summary shows
2, 562 final proofs. with 2,0S3 of them in
Stanley county, the lest being scattered
over the district generally. Hughs
county added 100; Lyman, 80; Hyde,
50; Potter, So; Sully. Al; Hand, 80;
Corson, 81; Faulk, %; Sphinx. 8; and
Beadle, A The Corson county tracts
added are Indian heirship lands placed
upon the market and sold. The fact
that there were few proofs made in
Sphinx and Beadle counties shows that
there are yet few tracts in those ooan-
ties in which the government title has
not passed to private owners. but they
are few.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-20

The Chicago, milwaukee g. Puget
Sound railway company Friday filed
with secretary of state mortgage for
800, 900, 900 to cover an issue of per
cent Improvement bonds series They
are to run thirty years from the first of
last January. The mortgage runs to
the United States Trust company Of
New York and is part of an issue Of
5000, goo, 900 which has been authorized
by the management of the road.
Chris Emerson, young man origin.
ally from Lake county, tor the second
time in few years has been lodged in
the penitentiary to serve a term for
forgery. Emerson served a term for
forging notes In Lake county. He was
released recently, and in few hours
later passed worthless checks on several
Sioux Falls business men. His trial in
the circuit court resulted in his convlc-
ton and Judge Jones sentenced him to
five years.
Governor Vessey has issued his proc.
lamation fixing Tuesday. July ID, as the
date for an election for the organization
of Corson county, which was created by
the last legislative session out of the
territory between Perkins county and
the Missouri river in the northern part
of the state. The election is for the
selection of county officers and a tenn
porary county seat. This will probably
mean fight between Morristown and
Wakpala, for county seat honors.
The state board of charities and cor
rections has decided that it is not pro.
per for the warden of the state peni.
Tertiary to live in the same building
with the prisoners. They hold that
such is not the custom in other states,
although il has been so here for many
years. 1t is probable that arrange
ments will be made to have the war.
den occupy the deputy warden's cot
tage, while the deputy will probably
move into apartments directly con.
nected with the penitentiary.
Sioux Falls patrons of the express
companies are charging that the Wells
Fargo Express company, since taking
over the business of the United States
Express company on May 1, has raised
express rates in South Dakota 80 pei
cent without giving notice. The action
has 30 aroused all the Sioux City
shippers, that send large quaint.
ties of goods into the Dakotas, that the
Sioux City Commercial club has taken
up the matter with determination tc
secure the enforcement Of the interstate
commerce rate laws.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-20

Representative Burke has received q
letter from the director of the geograph-
ical examination of the Standing Rock
and Indian reservations, covering about
8 00O, 900, which have been ceded by the
Indians, will be completed by July l.
There is reasonable assurance that regis
tration for those lands will be held this
fall, and that drawings will take place
early next spring.
Representative Burke has introduced
a bill providing for an opening of about
half million acres of land in the Rose
bud reservation In South Dakota lying
in Meyer and Washabaugh counties
north of the tenth standard parallel.
Under the terms of the bill the land is
to be examined and appraised and dis
posed of by the lottery system at not
less than the appraised value
A deputy sheriff of Butte, Montana,
was at Lead last week to take back
John Lewis, formerly resident of that
CITY, who returned from Butte last
week Lewis is wanted on a robbery
charge in Butte, but denies that he is
the Lewis implicated and declares that
he knows the man responsible for the
crime. Lewis agreed to return to Mon
tana without extradition papers.
Before adjourning the state conven-
ton of Knights of Columbus held at
Lead last week, choose the following
officers: State deputy supreme knight,
L. G WEIGH, of Mitchell secretary, p.
II. Gubin, of Aberdeen; advocate,
Thomas E Harvey, of Lead; warden.
NJ K. Barker, of Sioux Falls; treasurer,
A. p Foley, WATERFOWL. Delegates to
the national convention, John A. Bow.
Ter. Sioux Falls, past state deputy, and
L. J WEIGH, of Mitchell.
Attorney General Clark is sending a
circular letter to county judges over the
state calling their attention TO the pro-
visions of chapter l04 of the laws of the
last legislative session. This chapter
provides q specific manner in which the
state may proceed to secure property
which has escheated to the state where
their are no heirs There has been q
statute in existence for many years pro-
viding that such property shall come to
the state, but there was no specific man.
ner of procedure in such cases. The
provisions of chapter l04 provide q
specific manner of action, placing the
duty in the hands of the county judges,
and the attorney general 10 calling their
attention to the matter to findif there ID
any such property in any Of the coun-
ties which has not been looked after.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-20
The government steamer Mandan had

The government steamer Mandan had
had great deal of trouble at the bridge
at Pierre on her way up stream. While
there was plenty of water under the
draw to allow the boat to get through,
bar above the bridge cut off that chan
mel The stacks of the boat were low
cred and tine pilot house taken off allow
ing her TO get under the west end of the
bridge without using the draw. She
coaled and left for up river points. She
will go as far as Fort Benton
While hunting hoise on War creek
in Stanley county, w. K. Porter, a
we'll known resident of Teton, visited a
den of rattlesnakes, the location of
which he has known for several years.
He succeeded in killing nine of the
reptiles. These with those killed on
the occasion of former visits, makes
sixty rattlesnakes Porter has killed IN
the immediate vicinity of the snakes
den. AS proof of this killing record he
has the rattles taken from the snakes
killed by him.
Bill Lansing, a homesteader on the
county line between STANLEY and Lyman
counties, killed his divorced wife by
choking her with a towel and then
crushing her head with hammer. A
posse in searching for Lansing found
him Thursday barricaded in his shanty
on his homestead, defying them to
attempt TO try TO take him. After a
short battle, in which a number of shots
were fired from the house and by the
posse, Lansing was riddled with bullets
and found dead in the shack when the
posse entered.
Work on the dome. of the new capitol
has gone far enough to begin to make
an outside showing and that part of the
structure will soon begin to loom up as
prominent feature. In the interior
work the plasters have practically COM
pleted their work on the first floor, and
have begun on the second. The marble
workers are there and have commenced
the laying Of the floors on the first
story and will follow with the wains-
coating. Everything is pushing along
rapidly, and Contractor Olsen says that
while his contract calls for finished
building the first of July next year,
unless something unforeseen occurs to
prevent he will have the building ready
TO turn over early next spring, and
possibly by the first of next year. Bids
will be opened for the electric fixtures
on June 20; for the wood furniture on
July 8; the frescoing August 4; and the
vault fixtures on September Is.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

Mr. Carolan made up the list. how
ever, without consulting his years
bills for clothes.
James d. Phelan has been Referred
to so often as the glass Of fashion and
mold OF form that no more extended
reference to his appearance in good
clothes is necessary. He sums up tha
matter of cost in a pointed fashion.
"A man should be able to dress well
In San Francisco on a thousand dollars
year" he says. And he should
spend every cent OF II in his home
city"
J.. Downey Harvey may be looked
upon as a type OF the businessman
who shows individuality in dress and
Is not a follower OF fads- He patron
ICES good tailor gets the best ma
terial and the best ut that IS possible.
Care OF clothes and neatness are the
other reasons why he Is well dressed.
He believes from personal experience.
that the dress problem can easily be
solved with an annual expenditure OF
$500.
Walter s. Martin strikes a happy
medium IN estimating the cost OF mems
apparel for a year. Without going
into details. he states orhand that a
man can live as q social being IN San
Francisco and be we'll dressed on
about 800 annually. He travels much
and does not buy all his clothes at
home. but he believes that the amount
named viii enable one TO satisfy all
his sartorial needs in San Francisco
shops.
Colonel John C. Kirkpatrick is in a
position to observe the attire OF men
who travel much, and he is acquainted
with the worlds modes. He knows
too, Just how the San Franciscan
should and does dress and about what
IT costs him. Colonel KirkpatricIc
holds to the $1,000 year average.
But if he manages his wardrobe on
that he IS getting good results from
the outlay.
The San Franciscans who have dis
cussed clothes from the financial
standpoint and on the basis OF what
IS necessary explain that the cost
some years may run over the figures
they have given And again, the ex-
pense might be less in years when N
IS not necessary 70 renew evening
clothes.
After all. the cost computations ars
relative The maximum cost OF clothes
annually IN San Francisco has probably
not been stated In the figures given, Ths
expenditure may be decidedly elastic.
Several hundred dollars may easily be
spent for the summers outdoor things.
Polo. golf. motoring. hunting and other
sports require special attire that costs
In the case OF some men as much al
all his other clothes combined =
he Is not necessarily the best dressea
man who spends the most And the
average San Franciscan who yearly
spends conservative sum on dress
makes as good showing as the men ol
nv city in the country.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

the outlay will not leave him IN want
In these particulars.
The older men of promise In the
city's life, who dress we'll and make
no fuss about 1t, are spared the expense
borne by many of the ardent youths
whose athletic and social inclinations
are highly pronounced. The elders are
more conservative abuot the cut Of
their clothes, and go in for satisfying
of individual taste. This end attained
with the help of high grade suitings,
they find their clothes good for more
than single season. The amount of
attention paid to the care of clothes
is another factor In the annual cost.
Many San Franciscans whose taste in
dress is celebrated wear their suits
in rotation. having a large assortment
of them and giving them chance for
rest and renovation.
Among the professional men Of sar-
torial fame is Joseph Sadoc Tobin.
But he does not take any credit for
San Francisco. He bestows 1t upon
his wife, who buys his clothes. He
does not know what 1t costs to be
fashionably attired. for his wife does
not tell him. All he has to do In the
Nmatter is to wear his clothes and do 1t
well. Nobody has ever disputed his
ability to do that.
George Lewis is one of the young
businessmen who does not place many
limitations upon the extent or cost of
his wardrobe. He estimates the annual
cost of an up to date array somewhere
near the $4,000 mark. The items
would be about as follows;
Srsss suit ...................ss..ss S1zo
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

In this estimate. too. there IS lack
Ing the variety OF outing and athletic
necessities that are usually included
In the well regulated wardrobe.
Amazingly modest IS the estimate
made by Francis J. Carolan. He r.
among the businessmen who believe
that $500 or $500 IS fair allowance
outside of the cost OF outdoor requi-
sites. His list:
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
eRoNzE ACE gucINNr>c OF CHRISTIANITY

yearly outlay before the end OF the
first season. Wouldn't it bewilder you
If your closets were filing up SO rap
idly that larger wall space or a whole-
sale wedding out of garments was
necessary every few months? There
are dressy young men in this town
who have just such troubles. They do
their best to help the tailors, clothiers
and haberdashers to pay downtown
rents.
The men of this class worry along
through the year on an expenditure
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

The list does not include the innu-
merable outing, hunting and other gar
ments that make up complete ward
robe. Their cost would run the total
UP to the So 900 figure.
E. Courtney Ford considers 800 a
month a conservative allowance for
dress and says the amount would cas-
lily run over 81 1,500 for the year. He
estimates it in this wise:
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

New York. London or San Francisco.
The man who travels is able to pick
up few things in the British capital
that he would not be afraid to wear
on Market street. and make a consider
able saving. But the man who does
this does not do it for the sake of
economy. He is a lover of the $50 diff
ferent." II he is not Britisher trans
planted. The Derby hat which costs
five dollars in San Francisco may be
had for three dollars in London. There
is a similar saving to be made in other
articles. But the San Franciscan
abroad buys abroad just the things
he has to get to tide him over till he
gets back home. The difference in
prices in San Francisco and New York
IS mainly a matter of freight rates.
The San Franciscan pays the freight.
but the added cost on a suit of clothes
is not materially significant.
What is the size of the annual
tailor's bill paid by the San Fran
ciscan man of business who goes in for
social pleasures and does the other
things that require a comprehensive
wardrobe? 1t is a question that few
busy men have stopped TO answer
for themselves. Some of the younger
generation spend so freely in this di-
.rection that they lose all trace OF their
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

tuxedo s..s.ss...ss.s.ss.. !.
Morning coat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4
-Four business suits .................. a
Three oYercOats .................... 81
Riding coat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Skoes-Three pairs pumps. one pair but
ton, pair patent ties pair rid
ing boots. one pair heavy shoes. at So.
Socks-Six pairs silk. one dozen black.
Underwear ....................
Shirts -................ II
Necktles ..-..--..--...-..s ...--..--... II
ftAtS ..-...---- ----.-.-...
Gloves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Handkerchiefs ..,....-...-.-........
I'll q.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

of between $1,000 and $4,000. But the
average merchant with social tenden-
cies declares that he is able to pro-
ceed leisureiy through the twelve
month, with less worry, on $500 or
5000. He does not attempt to be spec
tacuiar in the matter of outing, sport
ing or dress clothes. on this basis, but
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

AthoI Mclean also inclines toward
the 500 a month average. and he
probably finds himself out a much
larger sum than that in maintaining
his standing as one OF the best dressed
men In society, but he sizes up the ne
cessities OF a gentleman's wardrobs
about as follows:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-12
Cornerstone OF Lincoln Me-
mortal Laid Near Town
Of HOdgenViIe.
THOUSANDS GATHER
ON HISTORIC GROUND
Escort Of Confederate Soldiers Led
the Way For the Distinguished
0uests.-south Pays Tribute to the
Great War President.
Hearst News Service.

Hodgenville, KY, February 12.-ln a
circus tent pitched on "the little farm
that raised man." President Roose-
welt, as the representative of the whole
American people, today formally ac-
~cepted the little one-room cabin which
was the birthplace of Abraham Lin
coin, and which, with the 10 acres of
rough land surrounding it, will be
transformed into a national shrine in
honor of the great President. The
cornerstone of the noble memorial hall
and Lincoln museum, a great granite
edifice to cost quarter-million dol
lars, was laid by President Roosevelt
as feature of the days exercises.
In addition to the President-whose
address in eulogy of Lincoln was con-
sidered a masterpiece of inspired ora
tory by the thousands who heard it.
the participants in today's notable ex-
~ercises included Cardinal Gibbons, Am
bassador Jusserand of France, Am
bassador Bryce Of England, former
Governor Folk of Missouri, Senator
Dolliver, Governor Wilson of Kentucky
and scores of other distinguished men.
-Four thousand persons, all it would
accommodate, crowded into the big
tent, In the center of which the speak
-er's platform was erected and the
cornerstone laid by the President.
Thousands of other people swarmed
HodgenVille and lined the road to the
Lincoln farm, two miles from the Will
age, cheered the President and other
notables. The road to the farm was
spread with cinders, affording fine
highway for the vehicles engaged by
the Kentucky committee to carry its
distinguished guests from the railroad
station to the Lincoln farm. Veterans
representing the Grand Army and the
United Confederate organization acted
as an escort of honor to the President
The project for building Lincolk
memorial in Kentucky originated VITA
prominent New Workers, who formec
the Lincoln Farm Association. John
Russell Pope, New York architect,
was awarded the commission. A large
part Of the funds needed has been con-
tributed by people all over the country.
and the project is now assured.
The buildings will be constructed of
Tennesste marble and fireproof ma
terial throughout. 1t will contain a
central court. over which will be built
movable roof and In which the birth
place cabin will be restored.
Around this will be the museum
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-12
Sensation Sprung at Meeting
Of Law Enforcement
League Last Night.
JACKSON POLICE
ROUND[Y SCORED
Longino Says That Enforcement Of
the Law Will Drive Away No Good
Citizen-Commend the Speakers
For Their Courage.
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Jackson, February 12.-The meeting
of the local Law Enforcement League,
held in the Kinds county court house
here last night, was decidedly the most
aggressive thus far held in the city
during the past few days, in this in
stance there were no false hopes held
out to the morbid that they were to
see some highly interesting or sensa-
tional pictures, nor were there any
other forms of deception practiced
to attract a crowd. The result was
that, while there was a good-sized
crowd present it was made up of peo-
pie who were interested in the move
ment under way here, and who went
for no other reason than to hear the
addresses of some of the leading
speakers of the city. 1t was afterward
remarked that 1t was an unusually
high-class audience.
But the meeting was not devoid Of
sensations of a somewhat subdued
character, and some of the remarks
were breezy enough to have interested
even the morbid, had they been there.
The sensational features consisted
chiefly of severe criticism of Chief Of
Police Allen by three of the speakers,
all of whom are ministers and two OF
whom are in charge of local churches.
The ice was broken by Rev. George
F. Chapline, pastor of the First Christ
ian church, who, without naming any
body in particular, referred to mem
bers of the force as "saphead inno-
cents" and "squirrel-heads," and ex-
pressed the opinion that we have, or
have had, on the force, "a lot of graft
ers."
Following this, Rev. ]. B. Hutton,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, strongly intimated that the
chief of police has not been doing his
duty, else there would not have been
the necessity for the Importation Of
detectives. 'I believe when a police
man is ordered to do thing he win do
it," he said.
The severest criticism for Chief AL
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