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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
$4,000 blaze At santlusk,.

Fifty persons We're driven to the
street in Sandusky. o., Thursday when
fire broke out in the Mahaia block, a
four-story business and apartment
building. The building was destroyed.
entailing a loss of $4,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Doughcrty Claims Settled.

The Peoria. ILL.,. school trustees Fri
day evening decided to accept $4,000
..or all claims arising from the sensa-
,ionai emhezzlement by Newton C.
D~ougherty five years ago of sums ag-
gregating more thar $780, 900.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Mrs. stctson Erred.

The name of Mrs. Augusta E.. Stet-
son. formerly first reader of the Chris
tian Science church of New York. vas
Thursday dropped from the rolls Of
tho Christian Science church BY orde,
OF the board of directors.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26

The Woman's club of Bookings will
have a tag day on Tuesday, November
children's home at sioux Falls. The
merchants will turn it into q bargain
day and thereby induce country trade
to come to town.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Brig Gen. Bingham Dead.

Brig. Gen. Judson d. Bingham, u.
S. A.. retired, is dead at his home in
Philadelphia, aged rs years. He was
born in Lawrence county. Pa, and
graduated from West Point in 1854.
He was retired in 1905.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Victim OF Football.

With his neck broken in much the
same way as that Of Cadet Byrne, of
West Point. Albert p. Wibiralske. IT
years old. died at Orange. N. J. Fri
day in the Orange Memorial hospital,
another victim of football.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
PIN KILLS LITTLE GIRL.
Sioux City Child Dies on the Opcrat-
Ing Table.

Berma Harrington, 7 years old. Of
Sioux City. Ia, died at the Presbyte-
rian hospital in Chicago Thursday
night while the doctors were removing
a bead headed pin she had swallowed
accidentally. She had been brought
to Chicago by her father. E. B.. Har-
rington. of Sioux City. IT want my
dolly" she said to her father when
the physicians announced an operation
was necessary. Harrington gave the
child the doll just before she was TAX
en- to the operating room.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Brookings Telephone Company.

The Bookings County Telephone
company has been Incorporated with a
capital of $4,000 and takes over the
holdings of the Thompson, Caldwell &.
Wilson telephone company.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Girl Steals Ffnery.

An uncomfortable love for anery
caused Tillfe Shoemaker. a beautiful
1~S-year-old girl of Davenport. to take
a suitcase and SIS in cash and a large
assortment Of glad rags belonging to
Mrs. A. E. Fields. a prominent society
oma She was arrested.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Convicted of Murder.

A jury in the federal court at Aber-
deem returned a verdict Of guilty in
the case of Robert Giiland, the young
Indian charged with the murder of
his cousin. Thomas Powers. Gilland
will be sentenced to life Imprisonment
in the federal penitentiary at Leaven-
worth. Kan,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
veteran Editor Dead.

Thos. Dimmock. veteran Journalist
and critic. died at st. Louis. Mo-. Fri
day Of complications due to old age.
He was 70 years old. His last regular
editorial connection was with the
St Louis Republican. now the st.
rom 1869 to 1882.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
LEAD MINERS MEET.
DcEOunce Move of Homcstakc Com
pany-Strikc Looked For.

pany-Strikc Looked For.
At a crowded public mass meeting
in the miners union hall in Lead
Thursday night resolutions condemn
ing the action of the Homestake Min
ing company in declaring against the
union men, and picturing the result
as ruin and d~esOlation, were adopted
Feeling ran high in the talk.
Supt. Grier, of the company.
addressed the meeting and said the
union was trying to take away the
control of the property of the COM
pany. 1t is almost certain that 4
strike will be ordered.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Get 500 IN Pennies.

Boy bandits" it is supposed, en-
tered the Chesterton. Ind. bank early
Thursday. wrecked the outer vault OF
h bank and escaped with $40 in pen
MES and q packet OF Cancelled checks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Cost Of Filing.

The cost OF fling and properly ar
ranging the $40 registration blanks
amounted to $4,000. 1t was necessary
to open every envelope and classify
every blank in order to detect fraud.
This task has just been completed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Injured by n Pony.

Melvin Walstrom, a boy IA years of
age, living abcut me miles southwest
of Garretson, was thrown from his
pony and seriously. perhaps fatally.
injured.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Fire Protection for yermilIion.

The management of the vermillion
Waterworks company has made ar
rangements with the regents of South
Dakota for the use of the large water
tank on the university grounds for fire
protection purposes.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
WAR on RED LIGHTS.
dcsi bic Women Being Driven Out
OF Gregory

Oh
As the result OF q movement which
has been inaugurated in the new town
of Gregory, Gregory county, it is eN-
pectcd that within the next week or
ten days the last member of the under
world at tina place will have shaken
the dust of Gregory from her feet 'nd
departed for pastures new.
Efforts now are being made to in
ducc the town authorities to take the
proper steps to rid the town of the
presence of these un~deSirables who
recently have become SO bold as to
bring down upon themselves the anger
of the respectable members of the
community. who now have declared
war upon them.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
F4tzsin,mons and Tang "a Flcbt.

1t was announced in Sidney. N. S.
w, that Bob" Fitzsimmons and
"Bill" Lang had agreed to fight in
Australia on December 81 for the
championship OF Australia. now held
by Lang.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Ditch Contract let.

The board of county commissioners
of Union county was in session to open
bids on the Albin ditch in Brule town
ship. Oscar E. Albin was the success
full bidder, his bid being IL cents per
cubic yard.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
To Get Part of Fortune.

Randall Cassem, of Aurora, ILL.,, died,
aged ST. He left an estate estimated
to be worth half a million. He is not
known to have left a will, SO the widow
will only get one-third Of his proper
ty, the balance going to Mrs. O. NJ.
Olson, of Aurora, and oscar Cassem,
of Mitchell, this state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Electric Light Franchise.

The Bridgewater city council has
granted to A. NJ. Weidenbach, of that.
city a 2O-year franchise for the con-
struction of an electric, light plant.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Miner Fatally Hurt

Charles Smith. miner. was crushed
fatally In the w. ri johnson Coal com
pany mine at Boone. Ia. by a fail Of
coal. He leaves a large family.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
scalding Matcr kills emma.

The 1S-month-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Bennett, of Pierre. died
from the effects of burns which 1t suf-
fered from falling into a tub of scald-
ing water.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Paws Penalty for crime.

Henry Armstrong was hanged at
Perry. Okla, Friday for the murder
OF Isaac Fell. Armstrong had no
statement to make before the trap was
sprung. His neck was broken and ne
in = few moments.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Huron Pioneer Burie1.

The remains of Peter Milne, a pio-
neer resident of Beadle county, who
died at the home of his son in Chicago
a few days ago, were brought to HUI
ron for interment.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Abcrdeen X. Of g. imitation.

The Knights Of Columbus Of Aber-
deem will hold their annual reunion
and initiation on Sunday, December.
Il. 1t is expected thirty or forty can
didates will be initiated and thai many
will attend from South Dakota towns.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Enrnec Gold for Exnor,

sCrossman & Sieloken. of New York.
Friday engaged $780, 900 in gold and
the National City bank, of New York,
1870, 900 In gold for export to Brazil.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
New High School Building

Arrangements have been completed
for the dedication of Mitchell's new
high school building December Is.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
MAY BE \
accounts OF KimbaII Man Are Being
investigated

Accounts of kimbal Man Are Being
investigated.
Philip " LEM, ~ex-county auditor
and chairman of the democratic u
ty central committee, has cen forced
to resign the secretaryship of the Gam
valley Land and Loan company, and
his accounts are now being Investigate
ed. If there is any shortage it is COW
cred by a $4,000 bond in a bonding
company. D. M. Mccarthy, of Du-
buque, Ia, has been elected secretary
of the company. The company has a
capital of $25, 900.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Accident at Huron.

Robert Freeman, a lincman in the
employ if the Dakota Central Tele-
phone company. fell from one of the
poles in Huron. receiving severe in
;uries.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26

State Fire Marshal Craft has just
completed his annual report for the
business of his office for the fiscal
year. and it how that the position of
fire marshal has had a good effect in
doing away with fires of an incendiar"
nature. The fire marshal has investi.
gated six different fires of an incen-
diary natures, and in five of them he
was able to. secure a conviction, the
most notable of which was the arrest
of four young men at Canton who set
fire to a number Of buildings. The
local authorities at Canton succeeded
in effecting their arrest and they fin
ally pleaded guilty II were sentenced
to foul years in the pe%nitentiary. Six
prairie fires " come under the no.
tice Of the fire chief, and in every in
stance the violator Of the state law
was found guilty and was forced to
pay a fine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
His Conduc. Disorderiy.

yincente Diaz. who declares he II
the grandson of President Diaz, ct
Mexico. was arrested In Enid. Okla.
Thursday on charge OF disorderH
conduct.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Fire Mt WestRcId. N. Y.

Fire Friday wiped out the central
part Of the village of Westfeld. N. Y.
Loss, $780, GOO.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
RICH TRUCK FARMER DEAD.
Lyman A. Budlong's Long Career In
Cook County Is Ended.

Lyman A. Budlong, said to have
been the worlds largest producer Of
garden truck for city markets. died
the other day at his nome in Chicago
of inirmities due to old age
He was born in Cranston, r. l., on
Dec. %, 1929, and went to Cook Coun-
ty in 1857. He bought land at what
is now Foster and Western avenues,
then some distance outside the city
limits, but now part Of Chicago. At
the time of his death he had seven
hundred acres, most of it within the
city limits and al! devoted to truck
farming. His wealth has been esti-
mated at from 81, 500, 900 to $4,000 900
he left a widow and -four children.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
~ Old settler Dies.

waclav Hawk died at Vega Mo-
vember IA. He was So years old and
has resided in the county since 1883.
being one of the first settlers
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
hurricane IN Lisbon

A hurricane struck Lisbon Friday
afternoon. causing considerable dam
age. No loss of life is reported.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Cotton trust Has rival.

The Marquise de Breteuil and he1
sister, Lady William Gordon-Cumming,
ormerI known in this country as the
Garner girls. have Just closed a deal
with Southern and Eastern cotton
manufacturers forthe sale Of the vast
cotton print manufacturing plants in
Northern New York, which they had
inherited from their father. who died
in 1876. 1t is said that the purchasers
are thus freed from h yoke OF the
cotton trust, which operates in the
New England States. and win be able
to reduce the price OF their goods to
the public, thus multiplying the effect OF
- increase IN the tariff
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26

AT a session Oh the National Farm
Land Congress in Chicago, Gov. R. S.
Wesley, of South Dakota, delivered the
opening address. He spoke on The
Call of the Farm" and urged an i'm
provement OF conditions in rural dis
tricts in order that the better class Of
people might be attracted to farm life.
Day n Kingsbury counties made
remittances to the game fund which
show that hunting is a popular pastime
in these counties. Day RENTED as
one-half the collections for August,
September and October, $3.50. Kings
bury RENTED October collections to
the amount OF s542. When ali the
counties report in full the state will
have a good sized fund to back ut
tina department..
After w weeks of conference be-
tween the parties concerned and the
official Endorsement of the commits
sioners OF insurance Of Illinois and
South Dakota the Home Guardians,
Of Mitchell, and the Loyal Americans
Of the Republic, of Springfield, Ill,
were merged. the Loyal Americans
taking over the entire business of the
Guardians. The headquarters Of the
latter will be moved from Mitchell to
Springfield in the course Of a few
weeks, as soon as the business Is drawn
up to date.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26

5ME1R21RIH4AWINQ,

Contractor w. G.. Andrews, OF Gin
ton, Ia, who has been in charge or the
interior decoration of the new capltoi,
Is in Pierre deyoting his personal at
tention to details of the work, which Is
being done by a large force of men.
A great deal of the ground color mas
been placed on the walls, but the dec
~orative features are likely to be delay
ed by the slow work of the marble set
tiers, and the work will not be mple
ed until some time next spring. some
of the mural paintings Will not likely
be placed in position before the middle
of the summer. But this Will not IN
terfere with the occupation of the new
building, when otherwise completed
as it will take but q little time 10 at
>tach the paintings to the walls atter
they have been received. For the four
circular panels for the pendentiVes OF
the rotunda the work will be done by
EdWar M Of New york, the
subjects being representative of the
leading industries of the state. No. l
will represent stock raising; No. : is
representative of wheat growing; 40.
3 portrays scenes Of general farming,
and No. 4 deals with mining, these
four subjects being considered as most
fully covering the Industries of the
state. The large painting in the Iu-
nette at the head of the grand stair
way, also by Simmons, will be an
fdealized historical subject represent
ing the Lewis and Clark expedition up
the Missouri river in 1903, on their
trip to the Pacific coast. The
painting in the reception room of the
governor will be by Edwin II. BlaSh-
field, of New York, and will be an ale
gorical painting representing the pro-
gresS of South Dakota. The rest OF
the mural work will be by Charles
Holloway, of Chicago. The one in the
supreme court being a representation
of justice. In the senate chamber viii
be represented the Louisiana pur-
chase; and the painting in the house
of representatives will be an idealized
representation of the Pediah Smith
incident where that young man knClt
in prayer on the deck of the little river
steamer before leaving it for a trip
through hostile Indian country for Il
religious expedition.
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Tricks / and o-B false-cards the ace of
hearts in order that A may take n hint
not 10 lead the suit again. But he does no.
dream III giving up the defense in his
partners weak suit. On the contrary he
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National Guard Meet.

The National Guard Athletic Associa-
ton meet Friday. March Is. will certainly
have some class to its relays. The man
agement is working hard to make every
cam satisfied. In the program will be
some of the following races. up to date:
l-George Washington University. Nc
Colloh A. A.. Y. NJ. c. A. 2-Blooming-
dale, Advent and fremont. 3-St. Paul
and Ascension. 4-Business High School,
Emerson Athletic Association and Cleve-
land Park 5-Bureau A. c.. second Nc
Colloh and second Y. NJ. c. A. 6-Po-
tomacs second Gurley and Mercury A. c.
National Guard Company relay cham
p,onship. S-National Guard Battalion
relay championship. 9-National Guard
Regiment relay championship: 10
Midget Y. NJ. G. A. relay championship
11-Y NJ. c. A. junior relay championship
1t is expected that a relay between
Maryland Agriculture College. Richmond
College and Catholic University will be
arranged The most important relay to
the District guardsman is the National
Guard Athletic Association team VS.. 9Th
Maryland Regimental team. these two
teams have been fighting it out In every
meet this season. each having won two
and this will be the deciding one for the
National Guard championship Another at
traction and one in which every one is in
terested. is Jack Sterratt's attempt to
beat the worlds pole vault record.
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GOOD SWIMMING
RACES AT Y. M. c. A.

II :iltimore Athletic Club and the
: ngton Y. NJ. G. A. the leading scor-
a.. CARNATIONS in the recent South At
Ian j. Association swimming champion
sili,s. will have dual aquatic tourna-
rnsnt in the local association swimming
pool on the evening OF April /. There
will be eight regular swimming events
and a water polo game between teams
representing the Y. NJ c. A and the
Orioie club.
The individual events will be as fol-
lows: Fifty yards. 100 yards. 30 yards 44O
yards 30 yards breast stroke: 80 yards
on back standing plunge. The distance
of the relay race will be 220 yards. each
man swimming % yards.
The Y. NJ. c. A. team is counting on
making killing in the quarter mile. relay
race and breast stroke event. A. P.
Stewart has done the quarter mile twice
within the last week in 20 seconds faster
than the time made in the championships
by McGreevy of the Baltimore club. and
S.elzner has developed into the best
breast stroke swimmer the local associa-
ton has ever had Max Rohde is the
best man on the Oriole team for the latter
event, and when Dutch meets Dutch
there will be some swimming
In the relay race the Y. NJ. c. A. will
be represented by DeLashmutt. Ruther-
ford, Wheeler and Moody. and the Balti-
more A. c. by Nelson. McGreevy, Gosnell
and Cogswell The former quartet won
the championship race by narrow
margin.
The Orioles have three topnotch men for
the 80, 100 and 22G yards events in Mel
son. Brenneck and McGreevy Nelson is
the south Atlantic champion AT 100 and
90 yards. DeLashmutT and Rutherford
in the Oh yards Wheeler and Moody in
the 100 yards and Cuts and Wilkinson I'm
the flirlong are the association entries
In the back swim Baltimore will again
depend on Nelson and Rohde to beat
Wheeler and Duncan of the locals. with
Brennick and McGreeyy in the standing
plunge against Parkinson and LaVarre.
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cifc coast again this year. the crew will
be sent east to compete In the big col
lege aquatic classic at Poughkeepsie
June 81 This has been definitely de-
cided upon by Coach H. p. Conibear. and
it is understood that steps will be taken
Immediately toward the securing of funds
to defray the expenses of such trip
across the continent. -.
Since the general opinion among Pa
citc coast rowing experts is that the
local crew will again win the title in the
triangular regatta with the University
Of California and Leland Stanford Uni
versity early this spring, the trip appears
assured.
Coach Conibear has practically vet
eran crew to work with. one that aver
ages over six feet in height and weighs
in proportion. Furthermore, the new
candidates have shown up most promis-
ingly in the work on the water. which
has been going on now for more than
MONTH
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hand by leading his own short suit.
sees that finesse is unsound as his dia-
monds are very long and if king is in
second hand it probably has more than
one guard or it would have gone up
Trick 3-A's holding is so unusual that he
is enabled to underplay successfully \
discards. not because he is strong III
trumps. but because it looks as If Il could
certainly win the trick. II trumps he
saves just this one trick. and no more,
against BIS skillful handling Of the deal.
Trick 5Observe how Il still refuses to
establish hearts for the adversaries.
Trick at last is in. ana responds
to his partners call at tricks ana .;
though why should have completed
a cali upon such a development is not
easy to see. Perhaps he read s pass
ing at trick 5 as an indication Of trump
strength.
Trick II sees that it is hopeless to
continue trumps. The only chance is
for to ruff the diamond and to hold
no trump with which to grow over him.
Alb get tricks and cannot be stopped
from getting so long as does not
let go the command of hearts.
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CANTWELL is CAPTAIN.
Will Lead Georgetown Base Ball
Team This Season

Tommy Cantwell the star twirler of the
Blue and Gray base ball team. was yes
terday appointed acting captain TO sue
coed Joe Courtney, whose sudden death
last week came great shock to the
Hilltop students The newly chosen
leader has played on the Georgetown nine
for three years. holding during that time
the enviable position of first pitcher. Be
ing local boy. his gaining of the honor
is received with as great satisfaction by
the Washington public as by the col
legians.
He began his base ball career a Con
Zaga College. this city, where he played
for number Of years on the different
mines of the school. rising from a twirler
on the props To the job of doing the
pitching stunts for the then-dubbed All
Gonzagas. His excellent work "A
member of this aggregation attracted the
attention of the magnates of the local
Departmental League. with the result that
before Tommy became full fiedged
freshman in the northeast college he
found himself easing them ever for The
Comm ssioners, at that time the strongest
amateur team in the city.
In 1863 he entered the sophomore class
Of George. own College. and the following
spring he was candidate for the Hilltop
pers' varsity Needless to say, he made
good from the start. and came In nancy
as a successor to Larry brennan, who
was then in his last year at the medical
school! The next season. 1907, again
found him a. the old stand, where he de-
livered the goods so well that lie was
signed by Baker. the owner of the Win
chester club. He held his place with the
Virgi1ans both that summer and the one
las past. playing in between the two
with the West Enders.
His appointment to the captaincy was
made By these in charge only after a
thorough investigation Of all eligible for
the place. and was awarded the position
because he seemed of all the rest the
most deserving. on account OF the length
of time he has worked for his alma mater.
1t is expected that the executive commit
tee win ratify the choice at the first meet
ing.
Besides being a capable base ball man.
Cantwell is also fine student. having
won many hoEors I'm scholarship both at
Gonzaga and Georgetown. Last June he
received the degree of bachelor of arts
from the Blue and Gray school and is at
present attending the law department of
The same institution. He is also mem
Der of the faculty of the Gonzaga Prep
School