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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
RULING ON FENCE QUESTION.
Decision in Favor of the Railroads is
Handed Down by MCGEE.

In the Pennington county circuit
court at Rapid City Judge Lew NC
Gee rendered a decision on the rail-
road fence question which is of inter
est all over the state and especially IN
the newer sections on the west side OF
the river. The substance of the Judge 5
ruling is that a railroad Is
not bound to fence it's right OF way, eN-
cept where u land owner has three
sides of his land already fenced anu
in cases where the right OF way Is Iot
fenced the railroad company Is MOI
liable for damages for, stock killed
The case at issue was thai OF FRANK
Hart, who sought to recover Sloo loi
the killing Of a horse near the town
of Scenic, about forty miles east or
Rapid city. h suit in a measure
wa a test suit, for there ar" thouS-
ands Of dollars Of claims for simlIaf9
damage against the Chicago MIL
waukee and ST. Paul railway, and the
Pierre, Rapid City and western
company in western South akota
Judge MCGEE held that the double
damage law passed by the 1907 leslS-
Iature was not applicable in cases Oh
this kind and is prubabiy u~nc"nSt!tN-
tional and void. He held thaI .he
prior fence law is still a law in TINS
state and that railroad companies can
not be compelled to fence their rlSht
of way only after sixty days notce
has been given by q land owner that
three sides of his land is already
fenced.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
ROSEBUD LANDS AT AUCTION.
Several Thousand Real Estate Wen f'io
for %IncnterCd Tracts.

Approximately 5000 real estate men
from points in Iowa, Nebraska, Souli
Dakota. Missouri and Illinois were IN
in the crowd of more thah o'Voo
people from other places when lilieu
up Thursday morning at the opening
of the government sale OF unehlereu
county land.
All of the real estate men VINO On
pressed themselves on the SuDJect ~
mittcd that they needed something 70
use for trading purposes ana that 'h''
rough land offering presented d pro-
pect of filling the bill. Other attelu-
ants at the sale were mostly ~SloShhle''
Interested in working out ranch prop
OsitiOns.
In view of the fact that homestead
ers had scattered through the terri
tory, taking out all thU best poFl'"l'S'
few large tracts were aNaliapl' IN t"'9
sale. The total Offering To
about $4,000 acres, divided INTO 'oo
tracts, ranging from 40 to- I6o acres
each. Judge James w. Wittcll' super
intrudcnt of the sale, offered the 1lfSt
tract at 1880 o'clock and the plddlhS
was spirited from the start prices
ranging from 81 to $40 an acre. ana
100 tracts will be SOLD each uay.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
RIVER FUND IN DOUBT.
Prospective Fight Over the Big I'm.
Drovcmcn Appropriation.

With the announcement from Wash
ington that "A united effort was about
to be made by senator's and repreSen-
tatives from Iowa, nebraska, South
Dakota and North Dakota to relocate
in sioux City, Iowa, an office for an en-
gineer in charge of the Missouri river,
it has become known that the cam
paign Is the outgrowth Of the domina-
ton of the lower river influence with
the war department and the peculiar
provision of the recent rivers and har-
bors bill for the Improvement of the
Missouri river.
The movement to bring to Sioux
City a government engineers office
had it's inception with George c. Call,
of Sioux City, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
of the Missouri River Navigation con-
gress. The agitation commenced inn
mediately after the passage of the
rivers and harbors bill. and is yet
scarcely under way The plan of the
up-riVer men is not to remove the
office of Capt. e. II. Schultz from
Kansas City, but to provide an indie
pendent engineering headquarters and
" uiNltc liz pttiS III lSSdIu " IlNSI
improvements between the two Off
Gals.
Soon after the passage of the rivers
and harbors bill, which was approved
on March 8, it was found that the
usual custom of designating the divi-
sions of the appropriation between the
various sections of the river had been
changed, the amount being set apart
in a lump sum: From the wording of
the appropriation it gave rise to the
belief that the greater portion OF the
$555,0O0 for improvements would be
spent in h Kansas City district with
practically no expenditure except a
little snagging in the upper part of
the stream.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
SLAIN by OWN HAND
Mystery Clears in Case of Mrs. Gull
e CulbcrtsOn,

H-"EHN"L
Mrs. Jessie Culbertson, of Vincennes,
Ind, the woman OF mystery, sao
hearted, though a bride of three
months. was not murdered. She was
self slain. OF this there is no DOUBT
and her husband and relatives tear
fully acknowledged Friday that their
suspicious that she was killed at the
instigation of another woman LOT
Jealous revenge were u%nfounded. The
body OF d miniature skeleton which
had been attached to the skull found
near Mrs. Culbertson when h was
discovered in the shed near her home
last Wednesday after swallowing car
bolic acid was picked up Friday near
tho scene of the tragedy. 1t lay con-
cealed beneath a pile Of debris where
the disheartened girl had placed II
after she had removed the head ana
attached 1t to the threatening letter
which she fought would lead the
authorities to believe she was muir
dered for revenge. This toy skeleton
Mrs. Culbertson Is known to have had
In her possession n month ago.
Positive proof that the suicide wrote
the anonymous threatening ietteio "
herself has also been established. A
letter she wrote to her husband at
BRIDGEPORT, ILL.,, is written on stationery
similar to hat upon which is penned
the anonymous notes. The water
mark on the paper is the same on all
the anonymous notes as that in the
stationery found IN the dead Woman
trunk. ..
1t was Mrs. Eta Longwell of Chi
cago, formerly OF Vincennes, whom the
Culbertsons and Joshua BraZelton, the
stepfather of the young husband, had
been led to suspect sought to injure
the respondent Jessie. Now they want
to have it understood that If they were
mistaken the accused woman may es-
tablish proof that their charges to the
police were
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
& SOUTH DAKOTA STATE NEWS 3
PLENTY or MONEY IN STATE
sale of Securities to state BANKS SHOWS
Sauth Dakota Is prosperous.

HI
The placing Of 100000 of state rev
enu. warrants liz South Dakot2 caHHs
at q rate Of 3& per cent. interest," -
evidence hat the state has put itself
in position where it need not depend
eastern financial concerns 1or
ordinary business transactions Blu
dcrs were in Pierre from 'hicaso,
MINNEAPOLIS. st. Paul, Des Moines' ana
Sioux CITY with bid anging from I
per cent. up to 5 per cent. ana hlshel'
hut when the south Dakota paHhS
came in with their rates the eaS'erL.
quit the field. They couio
no. understand the situation, ana one
of the Chicago representatives Salo
the banks of this state must nave
money to burn to take the secolltieS
at that rate, as they could not get 'he
money at so low n figure to take up
tba securities" Most of the warrants
went to the Black Hills banks. VINO
we're willing to take them at the 10"
rate.
GOV. Wesley and state treasurer
Johnson are being congratulated on
what they have done in floating THESE
securities at the rate they secured, as
thew have practically cut the general
fund Warrant rate in half, ana saved
tho state thousands of ola in IN
trrcst charges by the loan.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
RATTLE MANY HOURS.
Twenty Deputies and One Hniidre"
Negroes In an Encounter.

On the scene of the famous Creek
indian uprising of last year at HICKORY
settlement in Oklahoma, two negroes
were killed, many wounded ana forty
captured in q battle twenty
deputy shcrifs and 100 negroes. Inc
fighting began late "Wednesday ana
continued without interruption until
10 o'clock Thursday.
Five deputies went from Henrietta
eighteen miles north of Guthrie, to the
negro settlement to arrest cattle
thieves thought to be concealed IN the
house of one of the negroes. They
were met at the outer edge or the
camp by a party of armed negroes
who refused to allow them to enter.
The deputies persisted and were fired
upon. Ou~tnumbered, the five fed,
A few hours after the first clash a
a larger posse, heavily armed, coached
the settlement. Some one fired a shot
and the rioting was on. When night
fell the eXcitment increased and
negroes roamed through the woods
firing and yelling. The fight continued
as Il series of duels throughout the
night, the negro retreating gradually
from tree to tree as the deputies ad-
! vanced, firing steadily. Reaching the
settlement, the negroes barricaded
themselves in their huts and could not
be dislodged.
At daybrcak firing ceased and
! neither party made another move IN
til 10 O'Clock, when the deputies re-
neWed the attack on the negroes, who
now numbered 100, against twnety de-
putles. About 900 shots were fired il
the last encounter, when two negroes
were killed and Deputy Sheriff Fowler
injured.
At the first onslaught the negroes
were ~dislOdged and fed. The deputie'
pursued and captured forty.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
KIDNAPPERS AT PTTTSBURG.
Officers Feared to Take the Couple
to Sharon, Pa.

As '# E#E
Willie Whitla Wednesday identified
the mar and woman held on suspicion
by The Cleveland police as the persons
who kidnapped him from the school
at Sharon, Pa, last Thursday, n held
him for the $780, 600 ransom which was
paid by his father. Attorney James P.
Whitla, Monday. Willie said the man
who lgave the name of James H.
Boyle, was the one who took him from
school and carried him through a
toftuous route to Cleveland, then to
Ashtabula, back to Cleveland, then to.
placed him in the house in the east
end, where he was held until the
money was paid.
Willie also declared the woman was
the n who cared for him at the
house where he was detained, n
who acted the part of a nurse.
The Cuyahoga county grand jury
has returned an Indictment against
James H. Boyle and Helen Boyle, alias
Helen Faulkner, charging them with
blackmail. The charge is based in the
payment of a $4,000 ransom by J. P.
Whitla for the owe of his son,
Willie Whitla.
Fearing for the safety of their pris-
oners if taken to Sharon or the county
seat of Mercer county, officers Thurs
day night brought Boyle and his wife
to the Allegheny county Jail at Pitts
burg in a special car from Cleveland.
The prisoners were guarded by sixteen
detectives and officers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
ASSESSMENT BASIS FIXED.
Auditors and IN state Board Agree
on the Schedule.

In the meeting of county auditors
with the state board in Pierre Friday
there were thirty-seVen counties repre-
scented. regardless of the fact that the
legislature refused to make pro-
vision for the payment of the eN-
penses of such officers in the
meetings. The representation was wen
scattered over h state, every sectlon
being represented, even If every county
was not. After a short discussion Oh
the question of real estate values Tor
assement in the state, it was declded
to appoint a committee to consider that
schedule and report to the meeting.
The ami selected for this pur-
pose was Gov. Wesley and the auditors
from the counties of Iankton, COdlng-
ton, Kingsbury, Brown, Meade, Sphinx
and Clark. This committee reported
at the afternoon session session Win
a schedule for farm land assessments
which, after being slightly was adopted
by the whole body. The changes are
all in the way of increase, INC range
from ten per cent up.
On other schedules, all wer" adopt
ed the same as they were for last year
with the exception of pianos and or
gans, which were reduced. 1t was
generally understood by the auditors
present tina their efforts should be to
get assessments for this year at as
nearly as possible onc-third actual
value.
An effort was made by some of the
auditors to reduce bank stock to the
same ratio of assessment, but this was
voted down, and it was left at 40 per
cent, the same as it has been for the
past two years.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
MAY BUILD FROM HURON.
Ruu,orS that Great Northern ttoa'
VIII Extend to Chamberlain.

Runners that Great Htftii'tii N'"'
VIII Extend to Chamberlain.
Well founded rumUrS have been cur
rent for some tim" concerning IN" eN-
tension Of the Great Northern railway
from Huron to Chamberlain, the work.
it is said, to be prosecuted during ne"
coming summer. The pr0J@Ct DclnS
one of much interest to Huron, the
commercial club sent representatives
to the Twin Cities to investigate the
matter. J. w. Campbell, president OF
the South Dakota board Of agricul-
ture and G. y. Melivaine, secretary of
The Huron Commercial club. and also
commissioner Of immigration. went to
MINNEAPOLIS and st. Paul. and, with
representative from other cities IN
terCStcd, had a conference with James
]. Hill, OF the Great Northern, and
while nothing definite wa learned as
to the intentions of the Great Northern
company, it is quite vident that there
will be something doing by that COM
pany within the state of South Da-
kota in the near future. That the
company is seriously considering the
extension of it's line from Huron to
Denver is believed to be without ques-
ton, and it will not be surprising if
something tangible does not soon APP
pear upon the surface.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
wOMAN'S TRAGIC END.
Wife of Pierre LOrillard, Jr., Ends
Life by InhalinG Gas.

Weary Of the gay whirl of society
and ACE to face, as III believed, with
years Of physical suffering, Mrs. Pierre
Lorillard, jr,, aged 40, wife OF the
tobacco magnate, committed suicide
by asphyxiation at her home near the
fashionable Dupont circle in Washing
ton, d. c.. Thursday. Her tragic death
has shocked the first social circles of
the capital as nothing else in years
In spite of the c~oroner's certificate
of death by suicide, members of the
family declare that Mrs. Lorillard died
of heart failure.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
100000 IS INVOLVED.
Testimony Is Submitted in Case Of
Mrs. Mary SuIIy.

After hearings held a intervals dur-
ing the past few months the United
States government has concluded the
work of submitting testimony in the
case instituted against the government
by Mrs. Mary Sully, widow of jack
Sully, q famous frontierSman. Mrs.
Sully and other heirs of her dead hus-
band seek to compel the United States
to allot to them an aggregate of about
5000 acres of land, situated on the
Rosebud reservation, and valued at
approximately $500, 900.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
FIND C0OPERS GUILTY; 4
20 YEARS IN PRISON
Jurors Bring In Verdict of Second
Degree Murder for KILL
ing of Carmack.
BAIL IS IMMEDIATELY GIVEN.
Friends of Convicted Men Rush TO
Sign Bonds Pending Argument
for New Trial.

entity of murder in the second de-
gree, with twenty years Imprisonment
as the penalty. was the verdict pFoush'
in by the jury in Nashville saturday
morning in the case against CORONER
Duncan r. Cooper Il his son, ltoDlh
Cooper. charged with the murder OF
former United states Senator T.. W..
Carmack. The jury the previous DAY
acquitted John Il. Sharp, Il co-delehd-
ant.
Immediately the defense moved TO
set aside the verdict because of the YER
dict of disagreement Friday and askeCl
the court to declare it q mistria!. Judge
Hart said he would listen to arguments
on this motion later. He then fixed
the defendants bond ut $4,000 each,
which was acceptable to both sides.
The verdict. coming rs it did upon
the heels of Foreman Burke's derlara-
ton. that we are hOpeleSSly tled up
as to the Coopcrs." was 4 decided sur
prise. The defendants took it coolly,
almost without emotion. Mrs. Burch
and Mrs. Wilson. the daughters or
Colonel Cooper. restrained their emo
ton gamely. Mrs. Burch sat win her
arm around her brother Robins shout
der and Mrs. Wilson was at her faith
er'S right.
After filing a bone totaling nearly
a million and a half, Colonel Cooper
and his son retired to the home of
Judge J. C. Bradford to discuss the
next move in the case. Although Judge
Hart fixed the bond at $4,000 for each
defendant, there was 4 rush to sign 1t
on the part of wealthy citizens Of
Nashville. which fairly swamDed the
clerk in the Criminal Court. 1t seemed
as if every friend of the Coopers con-
sidered it incumbent upon him to sign
the bond. When there was no more
room for names at the foot Of the doc
ument the new bOndsmCn Endorsed it
across the face until it was difficult to
dcciphcr The signatures.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
MORRIS FOUND NOT GUILTY.

Jury Acquits Ma Who Killed David
Jennings. OF Sioux City.
edward Morris, a Washta merchant,
who was under indictment for the
shooting and killing Of David Jennings,
formerly of Sioux City, whom he found
in a compromising position with his
wife, was acquitted of the charge of
murder under a verdict directed by the
court at Rapid City. The defendant
admitted the shooting which resulted
in the death of Jennings, but claimed
that it was u~nintentional and without
malice, but was justified under the cir
cumStanceS.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
BARN DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Farmer Loses Nine Head of Horses
and Farm Produce.

Fire on the farm of M Wshl, q
Jerauld county farmer, did serious
damage. By the destruction of a
large new barn nine head of horses,
ten sets of harness, a wagon, buggy
and about 200 bushels of cor and
ats were burned. The fire broke out
Sunday morning. VAIL and his son
rushed into the burning barn and sue
ceeded in rescuing seven other horses.
Wahl had Just emerged from the burn
ing structure when the roof fell in,
and for a moment it was feared he
would not escape from the shower of
flame which surrounded him, but he
managed to make his way to safety,
although he was quite seriously burn
ed. He had insurance to the amount
of $1,4OO on the horses and other
property.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
BOY KILLS HIS BROTHER.
Lads Were Hunting and Gun Is Acct
dcntally Discharged.

Particulars have reached Sioux
Falls of the accidental death of Henry
the youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Egger, who reside on a farm in
the southeastern portion Of Faul
county. The unfortunate boy met
death at the hands of his own brother.
Together with the brother and a
companion the dead boy was engaged
in hunting ducks. A 22-calibre rifle
held in the hands of the brother was
prematurely discharged, the ball strik-
ing the lad in the back of the head
He became unconscious and remained
in this condition until his death about
six hours later. The brother has been
nearly crazed by the accident and the
tragic death of his little brother
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
MILITIA CALLED OUT
INDIANS AND HALFBREEDS IN.
TRENCHED IN HILLS.
Oklahoma Authorities Determined to
Crush and Capture Murdcrous Hos
tiles-Chief Harjo's Son Forced to
Tell Fathers Plans.

Chief Crazy Snake and 100 followers
retreated before five companies OF
Oklahoma militia late Sunday night,
thus deferring an expected battle.
Hastily setting fire to his tepees and
tents. the Indian leader, with his add
ed company of redskins and negroes.
fed from their blazing camp as the
troops advanced. They took up a
strong position between the North
Canadian river and Deep Fork creek,
about seventeen miles east of Henry
eta. l4.sE
Col Hoffman in command Of the
state troops, considered 1t unwise to
push the pursuit and engage the In
;dians in the darkness. Accordingly
he bivouacked his troops for the night
awaiting reinforcement by a company
of cowboys fsom around Lawton, all
crack shots.
Crazy Snakes men number over
100, all armed with modern rifles and
plentifu1ly supplied with ammunition.
They had been preparing for two
months for this, their final stand
against lawful authority, II defiant
ly sent out word Sunday that they
would fight to death.
Crazy Snakes band strongly in
trenched itself early in the day Sun
day and was reinforced from time to
time by rowing companies which were
scare away from Henryetta by the
coming of the state troops at 3 o'clock.
Crazy Snake is in personal command.
This was established by the testimony
ichoked out OF his college bred son
by means of a nice new inch rope.
Young Harjo was strung up by the
determined deputies until nearly dead
Then he gasped out that his father
was In command; named the Indian
who killed the deputies; told the Of
1icfals how to trail the band and did
everything which a stoical red mar
is supposed not to do when in the
hands of his enemies.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
EXPERIMENTAL F.\iEM NoiIN'
Prof. willis VIII Take Charge OF ork
Near Cottonwood.

Prof. Clifford Willis, of the depart
mcnt of seeds and aGrunOmy at 'lle
state agricultural college at lir"ok-
ings will superintcnd the Oh
eighty acres upon the experimental
farm near Cottonwood. selected some
months ago by the state board OF re
gents, in accordance with a Ia" paSSe"
bv the 1907 legislature. Extensive" I'M
had been planned Tor me
experimental farm for TINS year. p"'
the legislature saw fit to appropriate
only $1,000. However, the cltlzehS OF
Cottonwood and vicinity are planning
to voluntarily assist in making I'M
in order tina the work
may not be retarded because OF inc
small legislative Appropriation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
George Checver Arraigncd

George Cheever, son of former chief
of police of Andover, Mass, who has
been posing as q Yale man., was ar
Iraigned In court in New York Thurs
day and held in $4,000 bail for trial
on a charge of forgery. Cheever is
said to have obtained nearly $40 900
in the last six months by forged checks
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
SHOOTS AND KILLS WIFE.

boston Man Then Ends Own Life in
Same Manner.
A startling tragedy was enacted in
the public garden nea the entrance
OF the Boylson street subway at Bos-
ton Sunday night while the early even
ing suburban rush was at its height.
Suffering from v trouble with
which he had been afflicted for several
years, Lawrence r. Boyle. q well
known newspaper man, shot and.
killed his wife and then ended his
own life by the Same means.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
Broken Leg Causes Death.

Andrew Skaane, a young farmer of
Marindahl. while going TO a prayer
meeting. fell from a horse and his
ankle was broken in two places. The
shock, a very severe one, caused the
death unexpectedly several days later.
He was 80 years of age.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
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NEW INTERUKHAN SOUGHT.
Proposed Between Ccntcrvillc ant
Sioux CITY.

Sioux City.
That the farmers and citizens in the
north central and northeastern par OF
la county are determined to have an
interurban railroad is evidenced by
the great activity that they are exert
ing to this end.
At AlSen a rOusing meeting was
held Thursday and more than 100 men
were present to listen to and take par
in the two hours discussion that fol-
lowed. The general sentiment prevail
ed hat by concerted action on the part
Of the arme they would in the end
gain that which they seek.
The proposed ~interurban will run
from SiouX City to Centerville, n
once the right Of Way is granted from
one end of the route to the other as
are made by capitalists that
no difficulty will be experienced in
getting plenty of money to build the
road.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
HILLS pRospECToR ENDS LIFE.
Lifelcss Body Discovered by Two Small
Bows.

When Two little ncig1bor boys deliv-
cred milk reached the cabin Of Benny
Phillips, an old time prospector of the
Hills. about dusk, they found the life
less form of the old man hanging from
a nail driven in the rude logs. After
driving the nail in the cabin wall he
had mounted a candle box, which he
Kicked from under him, and was dead
an hour before he was discovered
Phillips had LIVED in the various min
ing camps since 1879.