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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-10-01
A GOOD ATTRACTION.
"The Old Clothes Man" Comedy Drama.
at New Opera House, October 9TH.

"Of what value is the stage to
civilization" is a question that has
agitated social, religious and educa.
tional bodies and institutions and a
few words of one apppreciable service
the stage, the play and the players
render humanity, will not be out Of
place here. They provide for the
people who toll and for those who are
careworn and depressed, a healthy
diversion, clean, wholesome, refresh
ing recreation that is q God-send to
the tired heart and brain; two hours
of rest and oblivion from the cares of
a lifetime, the enjoyment of hearty
laughter and needed amusement.
This argument will receive unanimous
support from people who are broad.
minded and those who toll and worry
over the problem Of life, and in their
hearts they are thankful to the stage
and tle actor and to such plays as the
"The Old Clothes Man," for the worthy
part they take in administering to the
health and happiness oftired humanity.
The present production Of '.The Old
Clothes Man, comes to us highly
recommended and under the personal
guarantee of its management, Messrs.
ellison & Bradfield, who promise that
the production will be complete in
every detail, with elaborate scenic
equipment and a thoroughly com
petent cast, headed by Herbert
De Guerre, who has won distinction
as Solomon Levi, the leading character
of this famous play. The guarantee is
good but the outlook is that the people
will be we'll repaid for their patronage,
which will, no doubt, be liberal on this
occasion 1t will be at the New Opera
House on Thursday, October 7th.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-10-01
GAVE CHILD TO INDIANS
Arrested For Abandonment, But Re-
leased and Ordered to Leave CITY.

Roy Van Osdel and wife we're ar.
rested Sunday for abandoning their
infant child, but we're released and
ordered to leave town. Van Osdel
and wife who came here from Ft.
Dodge, Iowa some six months ago,
have been working on ranch west of
town. Recently they have been
staying in the city and have endeavor-
ed on several occasions to have the
child, which is only few months old,
adopted, but failing in this they left
it in an Indian camp south of town
Sunday. The case was reported TO
Chief of Police Dornan and their
arrest followed. The little one was
taken to the Sisters Hospital until
Miss Jewell, who is representative
of the State Orphans Home arrives.
The actions of the couple have caused
considerable comment and many are
Of the opinion that they should be
punished according to law but all
concede that the little one is much
better of now than with such un.
natural parents
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-10-01

Company for q systematic and liberal
expenditure wherever such outlay can
add to the safety and comfort of the
travelling public.
The completed double track of the
main lines of travel and the operation
of the reliable and effective automatic
block signal system, which places .
check on human fallibility by mechan-
ical devices, contribute materially to
the unsurpassed operating efficiency OF
the Chicago & North Western Rail-
way and the elimination of the element
OF personal danger to the traveller By
that line.
The progressive policy of the Com
pany was emphasized few days ago
by the announcement of the purchase
OF large number Of all-steel, fire-p proof
day coaches, chair oars, parlor cars,
dining cars, baggage and mail cars,
with which to equip all through trsins,
and thereby still further enhance tho
safety Of travel.
These liberal expenditures for safe
guarding the public are supplemented
by the loyalty and enthusiasm of the
employees Of the Northwestern Com
pany and their pridein North Western
achievements, coupled with the disci-
pline which axacts vigilant and con-
stant observance Of the rules that are
made for their government and guild
ance, and travellers on North Western
trains can feel assured that their safety,
comfort and expeditions movement ia
in experienced, skillful and competent
hands,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-10-01
LARGE INCREASE
Assessed Valuation of the State of
South Dakota, Over $500, ,OOO, 600.

Assessed Valuation of the State of
South Dakota, Over 1920, ,0OO, 900.
The total assessed valuation of all
property in the state for this year, as
shown by the forthcoming report of
the state auditor, will be s32O,O97 1868,
an increase Of little over thirty y-six
million dollars over the assessment of
last year. OF this increase about two
and half million dollars have been
placed against corporate property,
and the balance against real estate and
personal property. The corporate
property valuation this year is over
thirty. two million dollars, and that of
farm lands alone is sl99,199,077.
While the state shows up we'll in the
way of farm property, the assessors
could find but dftytwo thousand
dollars worth of watches. diamonds
and jewelry, or about dollar in that
line for each resident of the state, and
while the banks show individual de.
posits of nearly sixty million dollars,
the assembled amount of money is
less than million dollars.
The matter Of household goods does
not make any great showing with only
little over million dollars in the
whole state, while the pianos come up
to very near the million dollar mark.
while with the organs added, the
musical instruments in the state just
about equal the household furniture
In valuation. The banks are assessed
at g. 9,6l7, while there is but about
four thousand dollars of the capital
stock Of insurance held in the state IL
the figures Of the assessor are to be
considered as correct.
The horses of the state are valued ct
about fifteen million dollars, while the
cattle come in at Q little less at about
twelve million dollars with sheep at q
littls less thad million and swine at
just little over that figure.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-10-01
BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL
William c. Trompeter And Son, Charged
With the Murder of Albert Gordon,
Bound Over to the Circuit Court
Fifteen Witnesses Examined at the Pre-.
liminary Hearing Before Justice of
the Peace F. G. Osmotherly

The preliminary hearing of William
c. and Roy Trompeter. charged with
the murder of Albert Gordon, sheep
herder, on July 18th, was held at the
court house, Wednesday and Thurs
day before Justice of the Peace, F. G.
Osmotherly. The case was called
Wednesday forenoon at eleven O'Clock,
Mrs. Robert Connor being sworn in
as court stenographer to take the
testimony of the witnesses, the hear
ing was then adjourned until 1880
o'clock ia the afternoon. At the open
ing of the case in the afternoon, the
following witnesses we're called and
examined by the States Attorney s. e.
Wilson and cross examined by East
man & Dudley, attorneys for the de-
fense: Ross Lambert, DR.. Thomas,
Joe LeFors, Wayne Hallem, G. l..
Jensen, Peter Bergeson, Mason Miller
and Thomas Colgan. Yesterday Thurs
day. morning, the examination of
witnesses was again taken uI at 9:30
o'clock and the following remaining
witnesses were examined during the
forenoon and a few of the witnesses of
the previous day we're again called on
the stand: Joe LeFors, Ross Lambert,
Paul Heppner, Charles Petro, George
Coats, Robert Blackney, Alb.rt Soske
and Wayne Hallam. All the witnesses,
with the exception of Sheriff Jensen,
of this place, Joe LeFors and Peter
Bergeson, of Cheyenne, are residents
Of Edgemont and vicinity. LeFors
was one Of the principal witnesses, as
it was thru his efforts as detective in
the employ of the Wyoming Sheep
Growers Association that the charges
we're fled. No evidence was submitted
by the defendants. Yesterday after
noon, at the conclusion of the states
testimony, the defendants attorneys
submitted the usual motion to dismiss
the case and discharge the defendants
on the ground ofinsufficient testimony.
In support of this motion Attorney
w. B. Dudley made a short talk, at
which time he endeavored to show
that the evidence was not sufficient
to hold the defendants. States
Attorney S. E. Wilson then summed
up the evidence furnished by the state
and asked that the defendants be
bound over on the charge of murder
Attorney Chas. Eastman then made a
short argument followed by Attorney
Dudley for the defendants and asked
that they be dismissed, but their mo-
ton was denied and the defendants
held for murder AS charged in the in
formation for trial at the regular term
of the circuit court which convenes in
November.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-10-01
ADJUSTING BOUNDARIES.
Next Legislature Will Not Find it Easy
to Organize New Counties.


to Organize New Counties.
Several attempts were made at the
last legislative session to out the
Cheyenne River and Standing Rock
reservations into counties with bound
aries corresponding to large extent
with lines which would harmonize
with the new territory to be opened
the coming year.
Nothing WAS done except to create
the new county of Corson, out of parts
of several Of the old counties, and
thus reducing the territory of two old
counties and obliterating another. Az
soon as the new settlers get located
next year, they will be wanting county
organizations aDl xhje what is left of
Schanasse county will all be in the
section to be opened for settlement.
there will be but slices of Dewey and
Armstrong in open territory, with
large chunks Of reservation within
their boundaries.
The legislative members will find
they will have much harder time ad-
justing the boundaries OF the counties
after they have been organized, than
they would have met il they had carved
up the territory while it was Indian
reservation, with no one caring par.
tlcularly what the boundaries might
be.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-10-01
FARMERS INSTITUTE
Will Be Held at Hot Springs, October
11th and 18th.

Farmers OF this county should not
forget the Farmers Institute which
will be held at Hot Springs next week,
October llth and 18th. A number of
excellent speakers will be present who
are especially educated and informed
upon the topics which they will dis.
cuss and much valuable information
may be obtained by all who attend.
The women will also find these meet
ings interesting, as domestic science
Will be discussed by woman of sup
erior knowledge, who is greatly pleas
ing audiences wherever she appears in
different parts of the state,
Farmers who can bring a few samples
OF products should do so, as they
help to create an interest, and arouse
discussion over methods of cultivation.
ETC.. The following are some of the
subjects that will be discussed:
"Dairying" and Home Making" bv
Mrs. Ada F. HOWE, OF Wisconsin, her
self q practical expert and splendid
speaker.
"Beef Cattle" and "Horses" by Hon.
w. ID. Mckee, of Missouri.
"Dry Farming," "Alfalfa" and
Health Hints" by DR.. H. II. Stoner.
of Highmore, thoroughly practical
man.
horticulture" by Mr.. John Robert
son, q very successful fruit grower
without irrigation.
The fact that Prof. A. E. Chamber.
lain will be in charge Of these meet.
ings insures lots Of spice and lively
interest every minute. Townspeople
are welcomed-there being no charee
for anything.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-10-01

Commercial Printing at tho srAs.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-10-01
A REMARKABLE RECORD.
q, 100000 Passengers Carried the Past
Year Without Fatality.

The announcement is made by the
Chicago d North Western Railway that
for the year which ended June 30, 1909,
27,OOO,OOO of passengers we're carried
over it's rails without q single fatality,
and it is difficult to comprehend the
significance of this statement without
the aid of the most illuminating illus
trations.
For Example. The number of pas
sengers carried by the North Western
during the period above mentioned was
more than all the railroads in the Unit.
ed States carried in the year 1850 This
number of persons is seven times as
great as we're included in both the
Federal and Confederate armies dur
ing the civil war; twenty times as many
as we're in Xerxes' army at the inva.
sion Of Greece, generally supposed to
have been the largest number Of per-
sons ever gathered together in one
place at one time. 1t is third of the
population Of the United States, yet
each one Of these 27,ooo,Ooo of people
entrusted their safety to the Chicago
& North Western Railway and the rail.
road safely accounted for every
precious life placed in it's care.
The population Of New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts,
and Indiana approximates 27O00pOO
persons, and statistics show great
number Of fatalities each year In those
states as the result Of accidents to
persons who are pursuing their usual
duties, thus indicating that travel on
the passenger trains Of the North
Western is attended will, less hazard
than pertains to the ordinary every
day vocations of life.
This record Is not obtained By aoci.
dental good fortune, but Is the result
LOT Q fixed policy on the part Of the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-10-01
NEW SEWERAGE SYSTEM
Hot Springs to Be Most Sanitary City in
the We.t--Work Will Be Completed
About January 1st.
City Council Awards Contract to ]. HI
Gillespie & Company, of This Place.
Will Cost About $17,ooo.oo

At recent meeting OF the city
council the contract for $4,000
sewerage system was awarded to j. H.
Gillespie & Company and work will be
commenced at once. The contract
calls for its completion within four
months from the date of signing which
will make it about January lst. This
matter has been under advisement for
some time and is one Of the best moves
that could possibly be made. The
present sewerage system, what little
there is, has been inadequate but lack
of funds has made it impossible to put
in system that would handle the
sewerage question properly.
According to recent state law, the
city assumes no Indebtedness in this
move now, as each property owner in
the different sewerage districts is
assessed according to the benefit de-
rived. The abutting property owner,
of course, will have larger assessment
than those farther away. but the COST
will be figured out on the following
basis: The cost of a sewer large enough
for each abutting piece of property
will be figured out and the difference
between that and the one to be put in
for the entire district will be taxed up
pro rata to each property owner in the
district.
Work in sewer district number one
will start at point near the Mime
kahta Hotel and running south along
River Avenue, past the court house,
the Braun Bath House and along the
west side of Fall River, passing the
Sisters Hospital and the Gillespie
Hotel and running into the present
sewer on Minnekahta Avenue, thence
accross Fall River just below the
Minnekahta Avenue bridge by means
of an inverted syphon and connect
with sewer in district number two
directly in front of the Evans.
The sewer In district number two
will start at point near the Iowa
House and run along River Avenue,
past the Minnekahta Block, the Evans,
aud from there south along the avenue,
past the postoffice and crossing Seventh
and Sixth streets, empty into Fall
River near the west end Of Fifth street.
When completed it will tend to make
this oity one of the most sanitary in
the west. The naturallay of the streets
with the river running directly thru
the center of the city has caused the
sewerage question to be neglected but
refuse will always collect unless q
proper system has been put in.
Mr. Gillespie's contract is unit
price contract and from figures now,
the approximate cost will be SIT 900 as
stated above.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-10-01
BUFFALO GAP FAIR

Northwestern Will Make Rates and
Run Special Train.
The Northwestern will make q rate
Of ffty.ive cents for the round trip
during the three days fair at Buffalo
Gap on October 7th, 9Th and 9Th.
Friday, the 9Th, special train will
leave Hot Springs at noon to &C.
commodate those wishing to attend
the fair and hear Governor r. 8.
Vessey, who is scheduled to speak
there on that afternoon. There is
some talk Of the schools being closed
here Friday so as to enable school
children to take in the speech. Con-
gressman Eben W. Martin, Of Dead
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-10-01
Notice.

The undersigned banks will clo.e
at II O'Clock, noon, on Friday, Oct. sth
for the day, on account Of Commercial
Clubs excursion to the Buffalo GAP
Fair. PEOPLES NATIONAL, BANK.
BANK OF Hor SpR1Nos.
se9e STooKnENs BANK.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-13
EVERY WHEEL STOPPED FOR SIXTY SECONDS.

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 12.- Trinity Episcopal church was crowded today with railroad men. friends and business associates of E. H. Harri- man, to whose memory the services were dedicated.
 Bishop Nichols delivered the ser mon. Regarding the railroad achieve ments of the dead leader. the bishop said:
 Why should not equal fame await the man who took two lines of rails connecting the Atlantic and the Pa cific and made them pulsate with activity. as awaited Appius Claudius the great Roman road builder, whose fame has lasted twenty-two centu- ries?"
 Just at the time the funeral services at Arden began every wheel of the Southern Pacific system of the whole Pacific coast ceased to move. For sixty seconds there was a complete suspension of all lines. On the bay ferry steamers floated with engines stopped, while all trains of the Harri- man roads came to a standstill as a tribute to the dead chiefs memory Even ocean liners of the Pacific Mai and Oregon Railway and Navigation company paused with quiet engines for a minute.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-13
PRESIDENTS SCHEDULE.
Taft Will Start "Wednesday on His
 12,759- Mile Journey.

Beverly. Sept. 12. When Taft motors into Boston Tuesday to be the guest of the chamber of commerce he will have actually started on one of the most notable trips ever taken by a president. He will leave Wednesday on the first stage of the long journey. leading through thirty states. both the far southwestern territories, and reach the climax at Fl Paso October 16. when he will meet President Diaz. The itinerary is 12.759 miles.
 A revised schedule of the principal stops follows: October 4. Sacramento; October 5, Oakland and Berkeley forenoon, San Francisco afternoon and evening; October z. 8 and g, Yosemite valley: october 10. Fresno: October II and 12. Los Angeles; October 13 Prescott and Phoenix, one hour stops; October IA. Grand canyon; october IS Albuquerque; October. 16, Fl Paso and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-13
JUDGE E. W. LEWIS
 VISITING PH0EkIx
He Likes Globe and Says 1t Is a Big
 and Rapidly Growing Town:

Judge Ernest w. Lewis of Globe is in the city, coming down for brief stay to attend to a number of mat ters of personal business. It is quite likely he will leave for home again this evening.
 It Is the first visit. of Mir. Lewis to Phoenix since he left here early in the summer to assume his judicial duties in the eatsern district. His many Phoenix friends are pleased to welcome him back, if only long enough for a hand shake, for he is still essen tially a Phoenix man, though he has already acquired a pronounced loyalty to the prosperous mining town that is now bis home.
 Asked concerning court matters, he said, there is very little to talk about. The people of his district received him very cordially and thus far all relations have been decidedly har- monious and pleasant. He has held one term of court in Globe, adjourning August 1. He then went with his family for a vacation in the White mountains, where they all spent a de- lightful month. He expects to go to Solomonville to open court October 4.
 Of the city of Globe and the big things going on in it's vicinity the judge has only the most compliment tary remarks to make Globe is a big place, he says. and there is more l<,,. lao, Ne realize. Not only that, but the sec ton being opened up by the branch railroad to Miami is almost a little empire in itself. The railroad is now within two miles of Miami, which, as all Arizona knows by this time, is fast becoming a central point for big things. Not only the operations of the Miami company command atten- ton, but the activities of the Inspira- tion, Live oak and others nearby are becoming very important.
 The most recent big transaction was the purchase of 7the Black Warrior property by Hovland & Smith for s1, 200, 900. This is one of the oldest properties in the rich section west of Globe. Much money has been spent upon it from time to time. though much of the time it has been closed down for one reason or another. The new owners, however. are doing things at lively rate and planning still greater operations. From eighty to a hundred men are employed and hundred tons of ore, running frou 10 to F per cent copper. is being shipped daily by team to the old Dominion smelter in Globe. As soor as the railroad is finished to Miami it Is planned to build a spur to the Black Warrior. when ore of lower grade can be profitably shipped tC Globe by rail.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-13
FREED BY CHINESE
 IN SHIPS RIGGING
Brave Harbor Skipper Reseues White Man From Perilous
 Position.

San Francisco, Sept. 12.-The sight of a terrified white man clinging to the rigging of the bark Star of India, while a mob of angry Chinese ragged about the deck below. led Jimmy Sinnott, skipper of harbor launch, to pull alongside of the bark yester- day to see what caused the riot. Not until Sinnott had trained his revolver on them were the Celestials subdued. Then Patrick McGinness. the man in the rigging, watchman of the vessel. slid to the deck.
 When the Star of India sailed froin the canneries the hold was crammed with Chinese cannery hands. Who Whop died during the voyage. When McGinness discovered the body. de- spite the infuriated Chinese. he con- signed it to the waters. When the bark anchored and the captain came ashore the smouldering rage of the messengers broke out and McGinress sought refuge in the rigging.