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DAKOTA SUPREME COURT
HANDS DOWN DECISIONS

Pierre. $ H.. May 26-The supreme
court. in an opinion by Justice Smith,
has decided the county auditor salary
Ease of Brookings county. holding that
sl.oo0 a year granted him The county
sued for the recovery of 5000 a year.
Other opinions by Smith are:
Bolte and Jansen VS.. the Equitable
Fire Insurance company, Beadle coun-
": affirmed. Samuel Kennedy ct AL
VS. Mary Gtrrigan Minnehaha coun-
iy: reversed. l.. Schmidt vs. Saral,
versed.
BY Haney- State vs.. w X. Fraser
Lawrence county: reversed
BY Mccoy t.noch Halverson VS.
Peter Myron, Lyman county; affirmed
BY Corson-M. Russell VS.. Anna p
Wright. ct al Hutchinson county; af-
.irmed. Sidney l.. Bunday VS.. f. w
missed. Mashie Cold Manning COM
pany VS.. James C. Sherman. Penning
ton county: affirmed. Lewis z. Det-
ters vs.. r. w. Clarke. Beadle county;
affirmed. John n. Lichty VS. s. Dag
sett. Brown county: reversed. State
! rs. Sigvart England, Day county; af-
firmed.
BY Whiting j. Wolf VS.. AL
bertina Sneve. Custer county; affirmed
Louise Smith VS.. city of Yankton: af-
frnlad II. w. Henrichs VS.. Thomas
Brady, Brule county: reversed Brya,
& Hammer Dry Goods company VS.
Willis Dunn company. Custer county
affirmed, Nj. A. Hintgen vs.. George A
Tarkaberry, ct al. Dawson county: re-
versed. S. r. Waitzell. ct AL VS. i,
j. I.ayson. Hand county; affirmed
, State VS.. Ole Johnson, Deuel. county
affirmed.
The court has taken reces!
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10" is CORRESPONDENT
IN LONDON DIVORCE

London, May PA divorce has been
granted in this city in which White
as correspondent. This is the first
time an American Indian has so ap-
pcared in England and large crowd
were assembled in the hope of seeing
the correspondent. but he did not put in
an appearance.
The suit was brought by Mr.. Green,
who alleged that while White Cloud
was playing in this city with a wild
west show he captivated the affections
of Mrs. Green and induced her to leave
her husband. The court found in fa-
vor of Mr.. Green and granted him a
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PICKPOCKET OVERL00Ks
VALUABLE GEMS TO
MAKE SMALL HAUL

New York, May 22.-Timothy Riordan
was picked out from lineup of plain
clothes men by Louis Kohn, jewelry
salesman, as the man who had taken
s., 400 in diamonds and cash from his
pockets on the Third avenue elevated.
Thursday evening. kohn gave the po-
lice description of a man he said had
bumped him at the Grand Street sta
tion and had slipped off the train az
it started.
Kohn told the court with some relish
that though plush case with $1,000
worth of diamonds and $3.50 in it had
been taken from an inside pocket the
thief had overlooked another case in his
pocket in which there We're jewels
worth $4,000.
Riordan was committed for trial.
When arrested none of the stolen prop-
erty was found on him.
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WOLF BOUNTY CLAIMS
NOM REACH $4,000

Pierre. S. d., May 24-In the state
auditors office, claims for Wolf boun-
ties have been filed to the amount of
10000. Stanley and Pennington coun-
ties head the lis. with the largest
claims for bounties The vigience of
the stockmen in guarding their herds
is judged by the large amount of claims
for bounties. The killing of wolves and
coyotes. is profitable business, for be-
sides the bounty paid by the state, the
hunters are able to dispose of the
pelts. If properly tanned. to taXider-
mists, who work the same into beau
tifu rugs. which always find ready
market not only in this section of the
country, but in the east. A rug made
of wolf skin sells for S25, while rug
made of a coyote, or as it is often
called, prairie wolf" sells for $40
or SIS.
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SOUTH DAKOTA I
NEWS NOTES :


The first town to be located in Mel
.ette. formerly Meyer. county. was plat
ted last week Is miles northwest of
Gregory on the line of the direct eN-
tension of the Northwestern road.
Bert Barnes, Who was permitted to
file on a claim While Sick in bed about
a month ago, is dead at Nimton. Iowa,
where he had gone when able to travel.
His widow will so on and make resi-
dence on the claim.
The supreme court has reversed the
decision of Judge Jones, of Minnehaha
county. and this vii! compel the pay
ment by Sam Kennedy. former saloon
keeper. OF $1,000 damages for the death
of the wonlans husband.
The Northern Normal and Industrial
school at Aberdeen will graduate 81
students this week
1t is reported that Lennon and
Bison have agreed to the division OF
Perkins county as soon as the popula-
tion is large enough to warrant it.
and this is the reason for the cessation
Of hostilitics between the two towns,
The government land office building
at Gregory is completed and the Off
GERS occupied it the first of this week.
Warden Swenson is now in full pos
session OF the state penitentary at
Sioux Falls, Parmley stepping out al
the close of last week.
There are l.613 cavities in the teeth
of Sioux Falls school children, accord
ing to the examination recently con-
cluded. This amounts to three cavities
for each child.
Governor Vessey. of South Dakota
and Governor Burke, of North Dakota
will deliver addresses at Aberdeen dur
ing homecoming week.
DIR. r. c. Mullenix, of the department
of biology and geology Yanilton col
lege, has won the Bowdoin essay prize.
OF Harvard college
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sARGEANTs GUILTY OF
MALTREATING CHILDREN

Paris, May 27-On the charge o.
having maltreated young children con-
fded to their care, Cecil H. Sergeant
an Englishman, and his American wife
who was Miss Nevin of New York
We're found guilty. Sergeant was SEN
fenced to two years Imprisonment and
his wife to 13 months imprisonment
Witnesses testified that the ,Sar-
geants had beaten the children anC
deprived them of food. One of ths
last witnesses, Nine. Mariechel. o
Brussels, declared that she had con.
fided her child to the Sargeants five
years ago and until recently had no
heard any tidings from it, In Il burs
of ungoverned fury she threw herse
at the throat of Mrs. Sergeant ant
tried to strangle her. Guards Will
difficulty pulled the enraged woman
away.
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OLDEST RESIDENT
OF SOUTH DAKOTA
DIES IN HOSPITAL

Fallas died at st. Mary's hos
pital al Pierre after d long ILL
ness. He was probably the oldest
white man in length of residence in
either OF the Dakotas. He came tc
this country in 1865 with General Har-
ney's expedition. which marched from
Fort Kearney. Neb., fought the de-
Sioux, thence by the southern base OF
the Black Hills to the Big Cheyenne
river. thence to old Fort Pierre. which
the government had bought of Indian
traders. intending it for military
post, but Harney found it unfit ant
built Fort Randall in 1856 l'ala.
was civilian employe of the army
and settled opposite Randall
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SETS AER HUSBAND ON FIRE.

Joliet, H., May 25.-Because cf al,
legged cruelty to his wife and children
Mrs. Frank Martincic threw gasoline on
her husband this morning and set him
afire.
His head, shoulders and arms in
flames. Martincic ran screaming with
pain to tie drainage canal, half block
away, and jumped head foremost into
the water. When he came out he tele-
phoned to the police for help and was
taken to st. Joseph's hospital, where
he lies now in serious condition.
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TRYING TO CONTROL
THE MISSOURI RIVER

Pierre, S. D., May 24-Colonel BiXby
and Captain Schultz. of the United
States engineering corps, are expect
ed to arrive in Pierre today. These
government officers are coming to in
vestigate the improvements necessary
Mt this point of the Missouri river. The
river is uncertain in it's moods, and
frequently cuts away Its banks at
points where it should not. and these
officials while at Pierre will try to find
the best way to keep the river from en-
larging its channel. Considerable work
has been done in riprapping the Fort
Pierre bank of the river and the Off
Gals contemplate spending a large sum
on the river bank of this city.
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IRREGULAR BALLOTS
IN MllBANk CASE

Milbank. S. D., May 22.-In deciding
the legal contest over the vote in Mil
bank upon license, favoraby to the
'wets,' Judge McNulty passed upon a
legal question of interest generally
through the state. 1t seems the ball
lots We're irregularly printed by the
election board in that the voters We're
given an opportunity to mark in a
square, instead of upon the word yes"
or mo" as provided by law The
"drys' claimed the ballots We're in
validated whenever any voter marked
in the square. their attorney. Judge
RiN, arguing that the law is specific
in requiring that the mark be placed
upon the word. On the other hand, it
was urged that the intention of the
voter should govern. Judge McNulty
held with this view and consequently
Mlbank is recorded as having given
majority of two for license.
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YOUNG Man ENDS
LIFE BY JUMPING
into SIOUX RIVER
Former Iowa Man Has Domes
tic Trouble and Ends 1t AL
Beneath Waters.

Sioux Fails S. d.. May 25.-The true
hame OF the young man who ended his
life in tragic manner last night by
jumping from the bridge into the Big
Sioux river near the heart of the busi-
ness district. proves to be Ed Rigdon
His wife and baby are said to be resi-
dents of Minneapolis His home was at
Alta, Ia.
For several days. it is learned. he had
been brooding over some trouble, be-
lieved to be of Il domestic character
but the exact nature is a mystery.
Rigdon's body was found this morn
ing at a point 100 feet above the DAM
where it evidently had been carried by
q Strnug undercurrent
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YOUNG MAN KILLED
BY LIGHTNING BOLT

ARMOUR, S. D., May 21.-Durng a
terrific thunderstorm that ragged here
Monday evening. young man by the
name of Will Dahlenberg. son OF the
liveryman at Wagner. Charles Mix
county, was killed instantly.
The young man had just returned
from business trip to Lake Andes
ner room eating his supper. about
g20, when the storm broke and the
bolt entered the house, killing him in
stantly and setting his clothes on fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Payne, for whom the
deceased was working, had just left
their chores and were hurriedly re-
called when they saw the flames and
smoke emerging from the dining room.
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RAPID CITY PLUMBER
VOLUNTARY BANKRUPT

Sioux. Falls. S. D., May 25.-Henry
Binbaum, of Rapid City, who gives his
occupation as merchant and dealer in
plumbing and gas supplies. has filed
petition in voluntary bankruptcy In
the United States court in this city.
The case will be adjudcated by Harri-
son T.. Edwards. referee in bankruptcy
at Rapid City. to whom it has been re-
ferred I'm the schedule accompanying
his petition Birnbaum places his liabil-
tiles at s6.043.I9, and his assets at 81.
S0S.lI, OF his assets. property to the
value of $3.11775.5O is claimed to be eX-
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soMNAMBULIsT DOES
QUEER STUNT AT HOTEL

Aberdeen, S. D., May "a lodger
at hotel at veblen, small town in
Marshall county, created some amuse-
ment by crawling out Of the window
Of the room in the second story
which he occupied, sliding down the
porch post and entering the hotel
through the front entrance. clad only
in his pajalnas, ard inquiring for a
room. The stranger was somnambu-
list and did not awaken until he was
rudely grasped Ly the arm by the
landlord.
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HURON CONTRACTS FOR
NEW SEWER SYSTEM

Huron, S. ID. May 25.-F. NJ. Harris.
representing Fanebust &. Sons. of
Sioux Falls has signed a contract with
the city. for the construction of the
new sewer system the contract being in
round numbers, $4,000 1t is stipulated
that the Third street sewer, from the
Great Northern railway tracks to the
rive' shall be completed September l..
The Ninth street sewer is to be COM
pleted December /. Failure to complete
the work al the spe flied dates. the
contractor stipulates to pay a fine of
$50 ner day for each day overreaching
the dates named. Work will begin at
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TRAIN WRECKED
ON COAST LINE

Aberdeen, S. d.. May Milwaukee
passenger No. 6, eastbound was
wrecked last night four miles west of
Roscoe. The engine an all the coaches
left the track. Two coaches We're over
turned and 1.S00 feet of track torn up
and traffic delayed many hours, but
only two passengers We're injured, and
theS only slightly
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SIX CARS PASS OVER
NERVY WOMAN'S BODY

Milbank, S. D.. May 21.-By
remarkable presence of mind.
especially for woman who had
had no experience in working
about railroad trains. Mrs. G. F.
Fox saved herself from fright
full death when she was knocked
down by string of freight
cars backed by switch en-
gine. The woman was thrown
squarely between the rails. In
stead of struggling. she f1attened
her body as much as she could.
One arm had been broken, but
she stif1ed the pain. Her dress
lay across one rail and this
handicapped her. However, she
lay still till six cars had passed
over her. BY that time the en-
gineer needed the warnings OF
half a dozen men who saw the
accident and she was taken out
and found to be uninjured save
for her broken arm and some
ugly bruises.
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DREAM LEADS TO THE
RECOVERY OF DIAMOND

; Platte. S. D.. May 26.-Last
fall Frank Dclre. business
man of this place, lost a dia-
; mond while in his store and the
most careful search failed to
. recover it,
a couple of nights ago he
dreamed that he had swept it
out of the store With refuse and
placed it in barrel in the
back yard, He tried to dismiss
the dream as being without sig
, niticance. but finally made a
minute search of the contents of
the barrel. which had stood in
the yard all winter. and the re-
suit was the finding of the gem.
and now lie is not so sure that
he does not believe in dreams.
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CHILD GIVES WARNING
OE BURNING HOME

of Richard Thomas, q laundry man.
We're awakened by the crying OF a
child. and the discovery was made that
the house Was on fire. The family es-
capped with difficulty, and the interior
of the house was gutted. the entire
structure being practically ruined.
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Pierre, S. D.. May 26.-The team of
trained buffalo owned by r. l.. Yokum,
ST this city. will tomorrow morning be
shipped to Baltimore. Md, where they
have an engagement of several weeks
al an amusement park. They are one Of
the few trained buffalo teams in the
country. and as they have been broken
both to harness and saddle, they will
be an attractive feature at any place
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DELL RAPIDS GETS
ODD FELLOW HOME
Wins Out Over Competitors for
Location of Society's In
stitution.

Deadwood, S. D., May 22-The prin-
cipal feature of interest In the delib
erations of the grand lodge of Odd Eel
lows today is the vote on the recon-
mendations of the home board which
has recommended Dell Rapids as the
most favorable location for the home
for aged Odd Fellows and orphan chill
dren.
The vote on location is expected to
be practically unanimous.
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cHlLp's LEG BROKEN
WHITE RIDING WhEEL

Armour, S. D.. May 21.-Henry, the
4-year -old son of S. A. Grant, of this
city, met with an accident Monday
evening while riding a child's bicycle.
and suffered the fracture of the left leg
which was broken higil up in the thigh.
The little fellow is resting as we'll as
could be expcctcd
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HODGES SET FIRE
WITH CIGARETS
Burn Three Horses and Other
Property, With a Loss
of $4,000.

Aberdeen. s. D., May 26.--Hoboes
Smoking cigarets started fire late
last night in the buggy shed Of the j.
y. Moore Furniture company. The
fire spread to the barn aud warehouse.
Three vaua bic horses and large
amount of furniture was destroyed.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, partly
Insured
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COTTON TAIL RABBIT
lS "NATURE FAk!Rv'

Hudson. S. d.. May 21.-The
family cat at the Will Rollings
home recently presented the
folks with a family of kittens.
A few days later one of the
children caught a young cotton
tail rabbit and not knowing
what TO do with the tiny chap,
gave it to kitty and strange to
say kitty has adopted it as her
own, and nurses it Just as
fondly and is just as proud of it
as she is of her own progeny,
while Bunny seems to be per-
fectly contented and is growing
fat and is thriving.
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HURON lNcoRPoRATEs
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

Huron, S. H., May 26.-The Huron
Municipal Telephone exchange. With
n capital of $4,000. has been incorpo-
rated, The officers of the corporation
have not yet been chosen, but the
incorporates are T. II. Kent. S. P.
Malone. Chas. f. koepp. j. r. Hin
man. Chas X. Bryant. William Wal
bel and j. W. Campbell. 1t is under
stood that the company will soon per-
feet its organization and Il new tele
phone plant installed in this city.
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s1uNG! AND HE'S CLAD oE Ir.

Winsted, Conn, May 22.-Edward
Killfolie, afflicted with rheumatism 50
he could not wear shoe, applied to
William Lynch. superintendent of Mrs.
John Swans greenhouses in Stock
bridge, for an application OF bee stings
He was given the full current and is
now able to wear his shoes and work.
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MULLER AGAIN NAMED
REFEREE IN BANKRUPTCY

Sioux Falls. S. D.. May 25.-Henry \.
Muller, who for some years has been
referee in bankruptcy for the southern
district of South Dakota, With head
quarters in Sioux Falls, has been re-
appointed to another term of two years
by Judge Garland. of the United States
court i'm this city
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TEACHER vEToEs
"BEAUTY SPOTS"

New York, May 2I.-Miss
Rachael Benjemini. president of
q branch of the Washington Irv-
ing high school, in West avenue,
has served notice OIL all of her
girl pupils that those who come
to school hereafter With powder
and beauty spots on their
faces will be stood up before
their classes and the embellish-
ment publicly washed off.
The principal declares that the
custom Of painting and powder
ing had increased among the
young women pupils to an
alarming degree. The school is
attended mostly by the children
Of wealthy and prominent fami-
lies.
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ou,NruPLETs ARE BORN.

Eau Claire, Wis. May 24.-The wife
of Fay Irish. of Throp, Clark county,
has given birth to five babies. three
daughters and two sons. All are alive
and well. There are now 10 children
in the family. all living.
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thinner is BURNED
BY EXPLODING OIL

Dallas. S. d., May ga gasoline
stove exploded in Hofer G. Wenzels
tin shop Monday afternoon and set a
fire. the oil badly burning the timer
Ernest Wagner. of Stanton. Neb. There
was no great loss to the building
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HELENA, IoNT.-An ore train on
the Montana Central division of the
Great Northern was wrecked yester-
day at a point between Helena and
Great Falls and IS cars of ore precipi-
tated into the Missouri river. Brake
man Rogers was killed and Engineer
Sieben seriously injured.
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MARRIAGE WITH INDIAN
OPPOSED BY PARENTS

FairtaN. s. D., May 25.-Eddie
Miller, mixed blood, living
south of Hefrcl. and Well
known ball PLAYER, and Miss
Curry. drove to the county capt.
tai and after securing the ncces-
sary permit from the county
clerk. We're quietly married. 1t
afterward developed that they
had stolen q march" ON the
girls parents, who opposed the
match.
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WENZLAFF'S NEW BOOK,
THE MENTAL MAN.

Yankton. S. D.. May 26.-Presiden,
G. G. Wenzlaff. of Springfield college
who was raised in Yankton. Il gradu-
ate of fankton college, and at one
time member Of the faculty. has writ
ten a new work on psychology. which
is receiving much advance attention. II
is entitled The Mental Man" and is
to be issued early next month by q
New York firm. The subject has al
ways been Speciality of President
Wenzlaff and it will mark the adding
works of South Dakota.
Evening star., 1909-06-20

President West. The emitting of smoke
at the concerts. he said, was due to
the lack of proper regulations for the
movement of vehicles. which could easily
be overcome. He approved the comments
of Mai. Judson concerning the muffier
cut-out He suggested that all horse
drawn vehicles be required to keep to
the right. and should carry lights at
night. Searchlights are absolutely neces-
sary in order to prevent collisions with
unlighted vehicles, he said. All drivers
should be licensed, in his opinion. and
be required to have knowledge of the
rules of the road. The police could also
apply themselves with equal diligence
toward sleeping drivers. glass throwers,
etc. Robert B. Caverly emphasized the
fact that the club is not antagonistic to
the authorities. The emitting of smoke,
he thought. was as Objectionable to auto
mobilists as to pedestrians The oil
dripping regulation he considered unjust.
With j. H. Crawford authority. he
said that instead of destroying the ash
phalt pavements oil preserves them The
speed regulations. he stated, were salts
factory.
X
The lack of understanding of the traffic
regulations by drivers and the expert
ences of the automobilsts at Glen Echo
were discussed by former President Will
on this score, he remarked. and he
thought it would be a good thing if
the local police would look after them
here. Louis A. Dent, "non-owner," ex-
pressed his sentiments from that stand
point. and offered many suggestions.
President West has appointed the fol-
lowing committee to confer with the Dis
trict Commissioners and discuss the mat
ters above referred to: William S. DuvalI,
chairman; H Chadwick Hunter and
Robert B. Caverly. r. H. Patchin was
guest of the club, and explained the
object of the New York-Atlanta endur-
ance contest to take place next fall. and
extended an invitation to the club mem
bers to meet the White and Oldsmobile
scout cars, which are due to arrive in
this city within the next few days, at
Alexandria. and escort them into the
city. The club will have an .open
house at the clubhouse the night OF
the arrival of the cars.
John K. Heyl, secretary of the Auto
mobile Club of. Washington, has been at
tending q convention at Atlantic City.
He is expected home this evening.
X X
Emmons S. Smith will depart tomorrow
morning with his family for Birming-
ham, Mass. His new thirty horsepower
Peerless will be shipped to Philadelphia,