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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-09

Arthur II. voigt Of 4l6 Turk street,
manufacturer Of a mending cement,
was the chief figure in long examina-
tiOn which might stand as an object
lesson and furnish considerable ma
terial for thought 70 a psychologist or
legislator with an interest in the vices
that exist in criminal law practice.
From start to finish, Voigt's examina-
fion at the hands OF Stanley Moore of
the defense was an illustration Of the
posi- ibfIftfes that exist for disqualifying
any intelligent man from jury Service,
no matter how honest. fair and un-
biased he may be. Moore didn't want
Voigt- and his Inquiry was based on
n deliberate determination to get rid
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-09

Thoroughly responsible attorney,
who leaves for England next week,
will accept one or two important COM
missions. Address box 959.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
CHANGE POLICY FORMS.
Life Insurance Companies Mvst
Change Policies to Conform with

Life Insurance Companies Must
Change Policies to Conform With
Law.
F.. A. Draper, the actuary who is
examining the policy forms Of the Diff
ferent life insurance companies which
are doing business In this state, to
ind whether or not they conform
with the provisions Of the policy form
law passed at the last legislative ses-
sion, reports that so far as he has
gone In the work he finds the most of
the large companies are complying
with the provisions Of the law gen.
orally in the forms which they have
submitted. Some of the smaller CON-
panies are in some cases so far from
the requirements that It will be
necessary for them to completely re-
wise their forms before they can do
business under the new law. In some
cases the changes which will be re-
uuired are so slight that they can
easily be modified to meet the de-
mands Of the law. but in others, the
companies will be required to prepare
almost entirely new policy forms be-
fore they can get within the provis-
tons of the law.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
COUNTY CORN CONTEST.
Boys Enter Into Contest for Raisinu
Prize Corn.

Boys Enter Into Contest for Raising
Prize Corn.
A. H. Seymour, superintendent of
schools Of Kingsbury county, reports
that nearly 200 boys of the rural
schools of the county have entered
the corn contest inaugurated by the
county superintendent, and will com.
pete for the prizes which have been
offered those who this season succeed
in raising the best corn. In the past
these corn contests have proven very
successful, and that Of this season will
be no exception. Year by year the
number of rural school pubils who en-
gage in the contests is becoming larg-
er and the boys generally of the rural
schools are thus being trained to con-
duct corn raising on modern and SCI
entiflc lines. The competition between
the various contestants is very keen,
and some Of the best corn raised In
South Dakota this season will BIS
raised by the boy pupils Of the rural
schools Of the county.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
In and About the State
1000 VISIT COLLEGE.
Trainloads Pour Into Brooklnqs FOR
Two Days.

Trainloads Pour Into 6rooklngs FOR
Two Days.
The largest excursion to the state
college at Brookings in its history
took place Thursday and Friday, over
1000 visitors coming by special and
ordinary trains. This is the first time
that a Milwaukee car has been seen
at Brookings, that line cooperating
with the Northwestern In handling
the traffic. Each road had two special
trains each day besides the coaches
attached to the Northwestern regular
trains.
Although this was the fifth annual
excursion it was the first time that
the children of the country schools
were included The cooperation OF
Hans Ustrud, state superintendent OF
public instruction, and the state col.
lege officials resulted In the attend.
ance being largely young people. The
weather was perfect, and the crowds
were handled quickly upon their ar.
rival, every carriage and automobile
in town being pressed into service.
Most of the time was spent in In.
specting the different departments OF
the college, and In witnessing the
folk dances Of the physical culture de-
partment under miss N. X. Fromme
and the sham battle and other ma
neuvers of the cadet battalion under
Capt. E. r. Chrisman.
Thursday the visitors we're ad
dressed by Gov. r. s. Massey of Pierre
and Prof. P. G. Holden. the corn ex'
pert of the Agricultural college at
Ames, Iowa They also spoke yester
day, as did N. ]. Bachelor OF Con
cord. N. D., ex-governor OF New
Hampshire and no wthe master of the
national grange Over 100 Of the Wis
itors belonged to the state grange
and under direction Of Charles B
Hoyt, state master, Pomona grange
was organized for Brookings county
with DR.. A. A. Brigham Of the school
of agriculture as master.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
WIFE LEFT ALONE
Becomes Despondent and Kills Her
self, Leaving Husband and Baby.

becomes OeSPonoent and Kills Her
self, Leaving Husband and Baby.
A sad occurrence took place recent
ly at Running Water. Mrs. Blanche
Hendricks. wife Of Jesse Hendricks,
brakeman on the freight, committed
suicide by shooting herself through
the heart with revolver. The neigh
bors were first alarmed by hearing
cries from the yard of the house
where Hendricks lived, and upon
their arrival there they found Hen
bricks himself wandering about the
yard with. revolver in his hand in
state of mental collapse. Upon being
asked what was the trouble he said
that his wife had shot herself, and If
she was dead that he was going to
shoot himself also. Several people
went into the house and found Mrs.
Hendricks lying in the kitchen on
her back with her arms stretched
out, and evidently dead. There was
a quantity of blood on her breast, and
upon examination it was found that
the heart.
DR.. Dugoid Of Springfield, the coun-
ty coroner, was at once sent for and
upon his arrival with the undertaken,
Mr.. Montfore, also Of Springfield. an
inquest was held upon the spot. All
the evidence went to show that Hen
bricks statement was substantially
correct. 1t seemed that there had
been a little trouble between them
on account Of Hendricks going to
ball game in the afternoon contrary
to his wife's wishes. Upon his return
from the game he found her cooking
supper. They had few words of a
somewhat quarrelsome nature, and
Hendricks said that If they could not
get along together better than that,
that he would leave her. She there
upon went out Of the room into the
kitchen, and she must have taken
the revolver with her, as in a few
minutes Hendricks heard a shot, and
going into the kitchen found her as
described. He thereupon took up the
revolver and went out into the yard
crying for help and threatening to
shoot himself.
1t seems that Mrs. Hendricks had
been in rather poor health Of late and
had been somewhat despondent on
account of being SO much alone at
home. She was a woman who was
highly respected in the community.
1t is only a few weeks ago that she
had been elected organist Of the
Congregational church, the duties of
which office she took much pride in
performing. She will be greatly
missed in the town. One sad thing
In connection with this lamentable at
fair is the fact that she has left
little six-months-old baby, who will
have to be taken care Of by the
neighbors until her friends can be
communicated with
She formerly lived in Marion juno
ton, and has some relatives near
Chamberlain.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
A VERY RECKLESS BOY.

Performs Remarkable Feat Of Climb
ing to Tear Down Rival Glass Flag.
Daniel McCord, a f1fteen-year-
freshman in the high school at
Pierre performed a feat, which If II
was a part OF circus would have
featured as star attraction, and did
it without any of the safeguards which
would have bee nused by circus per.
former in attempting such q stunt.
The show started when two Of the
Junior class climbed to the top OF the
big derrick pole on the top Of the new
state house., and attached their class
banner to one Of the guy cables,
which was divided by q connection
about 100 feet from the pole. and al
lowed the banner to slide down to
the connection They announced that
their banner was where 1t would stay
and the other classes gathered to in
vestigate.
McCord volunteered to get It, and
climbed to the top Of the pole, which
is about $50 feet above the ground.
He swung of onto the wire carrying
the banner and slid down to the con-
nection where it was floating. and
tore it loose At that point he was
about 100 feet from the ground, with
nothing between him and death II he
failed. After securing the trophy, he
swung to another cable, and slid to
to ground, reaching it at a point more
than 400 feet fro mthe starting point
the crowd kept still while he was on
the wire, but as soon as he touched
the ground the ymade up for their
silence, and McCord was the hero OF
the evening. being carried down town
on the shoulders OF the classmen who
watched his dangerous performance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
USE STRATEGY IN SURVEYS.
st. Paul Road Engineers Are Said to
Be Loopinu to Cover All Thew Can.

St. Paul Road Engineers Are Said to
Be Looping to Cover All They Can.
Reports from the country west of
Forest City indicate that the different
railroads working into the reservation
country are keeping a close watch Of
the movements of one another, and all
playing for any position which will
give them lead.
The St. Paul roads surveyors are
said to be running a line west in long
loops to the north and south to take
In as much territory as possible and
to attempt to hold it against any 9TH
er line. The Minneapolis & st. Louis
surveyors are working southwest from
LIE Beau, at times close to the survey
Of the Milwaukee. both attempting to
cover the Fox Ridge country. The
Northwestern crew is working north
from Leslie, all Of them heading into
the section of the state about or just
south of Thunder Butte.
II the lines now being surveyed
into that part Of the state are to be-
come operating lines within the next
two years, that portion of South Da.
kota which yet shows a blank, so far
as railway lines are concerned, will
show quite different appearance by
the time the next maps are put into
circulation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
SAYS HE HIT BROWN,
MAJ. Greene Leaves Story Of Harper's
Ferry Capture.

MAJ. Israel Greene, captor OF John
RrowA, the great Abolitionist, who
subsequently was executed, and who
died last week at his home near
Mitchell, S. D.. told to a newspaper
correspondent in Sioux Falls, proba.
bly, the only story he ever has tod to
q newspaper man, of the famous cap
ture.
After relating the events leading up
to the assault on the engine house at
Harper's Ferry, where Brown was at
bay, by the marines under his
(Greene's) command, he modestly said
that he was believed to have been
the first man to have gone through
the hole In the door that had been
battered down and toward which
Brown and his companions were d.
recting their fire. Continuing, he
gave the final account of the capture
as follows:
Il found the room so full Of smoke
that 1t at first was hard to distinguish
anything. One of the first men
bumped into proved to be Col. Lewis
Washington, one of Browns hostages
and descendant of George Washing
ton, first president of the United
States. Col. Washington stepped up
to me and shouted in my ear:
THAT'S 'Osawatomie' Brown at
the same time indicating one Of the
figures kneeling and facing the hole
In the door, with gun ready. This
name had been given Brown while he
was In Kansas during the border war
fare there.
II had my sword raised in the air
ready to strike, and as Col. Washing
ton gave me the above information
struck down John Brown, the blow
being of sufficient force to render him
unconscious for time.
During the fight In the engine
house my men killed two of Browns
men with their bayonets One private
of the marines, Michael Quinn, was
mortally wounded while going through
the hole which had been battered in
the door. Another marine was wound
ed. My personal opinion is that John
Brown himself shot Quinn.
1--WE removed Brown and the other
prisoners from the engine house. and
the following day-Oct. 10, 1S59-in
accordance with an order from Col
Lee, l with an escort of marines took
John Brown to Charlestown, W. Va
where l turned him over to the
sheriff"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
BANKERS At PIERRE.
The State Association Will Meet Ir
Capitol City June 1924.

The State Association Will Meet In
Capitol City juno 1924.
The program Of the state bankers
association which meets at Pierre
June % and "a. includes talks by
CONGRESSMAN E. M. Martin, Gov. Yes
sey and Bank Examiner Jones in the
list of state officials. Bankers from
outside Of the state who are on the
program are: Charles H. Frost and
w. I. Nolan OF Minneapolis, David
Williams OF Duluth. c. N. Lukes OF
Sioux City, e. r. Gurney OF Free
mont, Neb. A number Of the leading
bankers of the state are also on the
program. Besides the business of the
session the visitors will be enter
tanned in different ways by the peo-
pie Of the city, one being boat ex'
cursion to the buffalo pasture, fol-
lowed by a fish chowder lunch on
Marions island. Other means OF en-
tertainment will be provided beside
these occasions. The session promises
to be well attended, and an important
one to the bankers OF the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
ELECTED BY ONE VOTE.

Nelson Of Yankton New Grand Master
Of South Dakota A. o. Y. w.
Olaf Nelson of Yankton was elected
grand master of the A. o. U. w. over
T. NJ Simmons of Huron by one vote
out of total Of over twelve hundred.
Other officers elected were: s. H.
Goodfellow Of Brookings, foreman;
s. ]. Smith Of Mitchell. overseer; J..
D. LAWN Of Aberdeen, recorder; J. E.
Platte Of Stark, receiver; Dan Newell
Of Sturgis, guide; A. McCullen of
Highmore, inside watch; F. 8. Row
of Fort Pierre: outside watch: c. v.
Dilger Of Rapid City.
Sol Starr Of Deadwood, F. M. Crane
Of Redfeld and T. M. Simmons Of
Huron were elected as delegates to
the supreme lodge. Deadwood was
selected as the place of next meeting.
A committee reported favorably on
the administration rate, and its re.
port Is now being considered
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
UNCLE CAMS RED WARDS,
Government viii Distribute Live Stock
and Other Property to the Cheyenne

Government viii Distribute Live Stock
and Other Property to the Cheyenne
Indians.
Any ono who visits the Cheyenne
River Indian reservation in the north
central portion of South Dakota, at
any time between June Is and July
Is, will have ample reason to know
that In these modern days Uncle Sam
takes good care of his red wards, as
represented by the Sioux Indians of
South Dakota.
Commencing on June Is the govern
ment will distribute among the Sioux
warriors on the Cheyenne river reser-
vation vast number of COWS and
other animals and a vast amount Of
other property. OF the live stock to
be distributed among these Indians
there will be 6,21O heifers, 926 milch
COWS and 926 brood mares.
In addition to the live stock In.
dian allottees not heretofore provided
will be furnished with wagons. axes,
forks, harrows, hoes, plows and
harness. which have been contracted
for by the Indina bureau at Washing
ton In large quantities for this dis
tribution. In view of the fact that
many hundreds Of Uncle Sans red
wards on the Cheyenne river reserva'
tion have but recently taken their al
lotments of land in severalty, thus
renouncing their tribal relations, the
distribution of farm implements and
other property and live stock among
them will be tthe largest distribution
made among the Indians in South Da
kota since this feature Of the Indians
welfare has been so closely looked
after by the government.
The live stock and other property Is
given only to Indians who have taker
their allotments. and Is sort OF 6
bonus and inducement for them tc
take their allotment.
1t is expected that many of the
horses required by the government
for the distribution will be purchased
from parties now residing on the
reservation who have devoted part
of their attention to horse raising, in
asmuch rs the specifications require
that the animals must be acclimatec
to the Northwest, particularly to the
Dakotas Many breeders on the res
ervation have large herds OF horses
from which to select mares that con
form to the requirements of the In
dian bureau.
The major portion Of the cattle
however, will be purchased from
Eastern breeders.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
TO ENTERTAIN G. A. r.
Annual Encampment to Be Held IL
Sioux Falls June 22-24.

Annual Encampment to Be Held in
Sioux Falls June 22-24.
Arrangements have been practically
completed at Sioux Falls for the en-
tertainment of the South Dakota de-
partnent of the Grand Army OF the
Republic on June az, % and "a. The
feature of the gathering will be the
presence OF Gen. o. o. Howard, only
surviving commanding general OF the
Civil war. Gen. Howard will deliver
an address. Henry M. Nevies, ma
tional commander-in-chief, and ex-
Gov. S. R. Van SAINT, former depart
ment commander of Minnesota, will
deliver addresses. Others who have
places on the program are Col. Mel
vim Grigsby Of Rough Rider fame;
Miss Claris Anderson, elocutionist,
who will read "The Empty Sleeve, "
dedicated to Gen. Howard by David
Barker; Capt. 8. H. Magner. a
prominent signal officer Of the Civil
war, who will repeat many OF the
famous war messages. Here Is one
Of them: Gen. Sherman on Oct. 6,
1864, signaled from Kenesaw noun.
tain to Gen. Corse in the fort at Al
toona, Hold the Fort, am Coming.
Gen. Corse answered, Am short q
cheekbone and one ear, but can whip
all HI yet"
Special side trips and other features
of amusement will be provided by the
local G. A. R. and citizens of Siou1
Falls. The railroads have made 6
rate Of one fare for the round trip.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
SURVEYS BOOM THE LAND.
Prices Of Real Estate Are Boosted BY
Civil Enulneer's Activities.

Prices Of Real Estate Are Boosted by
Civil Engineers Activities.
The people about Onida, Sully coun-
". have gone railroad crazy. A party
Of surveyors for the Northwestern
road came to the place and pitched
what looks like permanent camp
for a long stay in that part OF the
county.
The real estate owners within
twenty miles Of that place began at
once to get their land OF the market.
or to notify the agents handling II
that the old prices no longer neld
good. but would have to stand q raise.
One man in Pierre who was nesotl'
atine for q tract at $40 an acre re-
ceived a telephone call the next DAY
announcing that the price had gone
to 32e an acre, and the deal would
have to be closed at once to mold II
at that price. The surveyors nave
not made enough moves since landing
1t that place to predict which way
they will 60.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
10000 ACRES soWN TO FLAX.

About 10000 acres Of fax will be
sown by Faulk county farmers this
year. At the present time one can
70 up in the courthouse tower at
Faulkton and count from ten to az.
teen steam rigs at work turning over
the sod. Thomas Mitchell, who owns
two OF these rigs, and Is breaking
with twelve plows on each, recently
established record by breaking 100
acres in two days and three hours on
q quarter section located q mile from
Caulkton.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
DENMARK.

| The election of members Of the
folketing took place recently, but at
this writing the result is not definite.
| patches being at hand. Judging by
these, the outcome was not decisive.
The principal issue was the question
Of the national defense, about which
have frequently written. On Feb. IL
Premier Neergaard submitted the plan
of the government, and Former Pre-
mier Christensen opposed It with
vigor, and submitted another plan.
differing from 1t quite radically. II
appears from the press dispatches
that thirty-eight members favorable
to Neergaard's plan were elected to
the folketing; thirty-four members "a,
vorable to Christensen's plan. thirty.
nine Socialists and Radicals, opposed
to the defense proposition altogether,
and eleven who are not committed.
If this Is the actual result Of the cleo
ton, it is evident that the administra.
ton will have hard work getting ito
plan adopted by the next rigsdag, hav.
ing less than one-half of the members
under its control.
There are to-day $4,000 electors II
Denmark-that is in local or com.
munal afYairs-of whom $4,000 are
women. At the last election the total
vote was $4,000, of whom $4,000
were women. The stay-at-home vote
was, therefore, rather large.
The sugar factory At Halmstad win
close its doors this summer and tn
company win be dissolved. Last yeae
this company sold its factory u O.
evad to the Swedish sugar trl
which now has practical contso
the industry in Sweden.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
LOST HIS LIFE.

North Dakota Farmer Fell From Wa9-
on and ls Run Over.
William Wolfe Of Neville lost his
life in an accident. Mr.. Wolfe was
driving out of MELVILLE with load OF
lumber when the lines accidentally
slipped out of his hands. In reaching
for them he fell from his seat to the
ground. ono wheel running over his
leg and breaking it, while the other
wheel went over. his chest. He lived
but a halr-hour after the affair occur
red
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
A SCHOOL FOR ALPENA.

New Building Desired and Bonds May
Be Voted to Build e.
In accordance with numerously
signed petition which has been fled
with 1t, it is expected the Alpena
board OF education will soon call q
special election to the voters the
proposition Of issuing bonds in the
sum OF $4,000 for the construction
OF . new public school building.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
MAY HAVE TWO LAKE LINES.
Rival Companies Seek Franchises fo'
lnterurbans,

Rival Companies Seek Franchises for
lnterurbans.
It now looks as IL Watertown might
have two electric lines connecting the
city with Lake Kampeska Some time
ago a local company headed by A. l..
Rowe of Watertown was given q
franchise to build line to the lake.
The franchise expires this month.
and there has been nothing done to-
ward building the promised line. A
few weeks ago a second company of
local capitalists interested them.
selves in the project and announced
that they would have electric cars
running to the lake inside OF sixty
days, providing they get the right OF
way. This stirred the old company to
life, and it has applied to the city
council for an extension Of its fran.
chise.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
Two Lynched by Mob.

Branchiville, s. c., June ia tele.
phone message from Smoaks, ten
miles from here. states that Quillie
Simmons and Frank Samuels, negroes,
charged with the murder Of Ben
Smoaks. were lynched yesterday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18

The Northern Society of Petersburg,
which is a society of the Scandinavian
element in the city, recently held a
particularly successful meeting. The
society has been very active in keep
ing up the feeling for the mother
country, and these programs are ar
ranged from time to time with that
end in view. The address Of the oc-
casion was delivered by A. Thillander,
and there was also an excellent musi-
cal program. The meeting was at
tended by over 1000 people.
Rev. Nels Hannerz, who has created
quite a sensation in the church by de-
nying the existence Of the devil, and
has been cited to affirm or deny hold
ing such a belief, has written the con-
sistory Of Stockholm to the effect that
his religious belief has no place for
any conception Of devil. He further
affirms that he believes that his be-
lief has nothing In it conflicting with
the teachings of the Swedish church.
The communication has stirred up the
matter again and 1t IL quite probable
that Rev. Hannerx will be tried for
heresy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
SWEDEN.

Eric Birger Trolle, formerly minis
ter of the exterior, has been named
by the king as minister in Berlin. and
assumed his new duties at once.
The furniture factory at Gisebo was
recently burned to the ground. Only
a few of the smaller machines were
saved. The plant was insured for 49,
900 crowns.