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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
Discrimination
GETS HARD BLOW
THROUGH COURTS
Far Reaching Decision Affects
Pools, Cut Rates and Other
Combinations.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 4-The decision Of
the supreme court sustaining the con-
st~itutionality nf the nti-diScriminatlon
law passed by the legislature OF 1907.
as affecting the Central Lumber COM
pany, an outside corporation doing bust
ness in the state, will result in tho
probing of other corporations of SIM
liar character. Under the provisions ct
the law the Central Lumber company
is liable to a heavy fine and an also
be barred from continuing in business
within the state. The case came up
from Sphinx county and q case of the
same nature is still pending against the
Williams Lumber company, which for
merly had it's headquarters at Webster,
and in which David Williams, formerly
of Webster. out now of Duluth, was
one of the officers.
The passage of the law was the re-
suit of investigation into the alleged
pooling of interests between corpora
tions doing a lumber business, the in
v~estigation tending to show that indie
pendent companies were by
rival yards where prices We're cut be-
low q profitable rate in order to crush
the independent concern, while the
prices We're boosted at some non-com-
p~etitive point to make up the loss, also
that corporation owned yards We're
grouped together and the profits shared
regardless of the cut prices made at a
competitive point.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
SOCIALISM A FACTOR
IN HOMESTAKE STRIKE

nv LAME SpnlNE
Lead, S. D., Dec. 4.-With the pres
ence of many Pinkerton detectives
scattered about the Homestake prop
critics, in addition to the numerous m
ployes of the company who have been
specially deputized by the sheriff, abso-
lue quiet prevails. The Homestake
company announced that it brought the
Pinkertons in only to protect its prop
erty and not to use as spies, and that
they would confine their attentions
strictly to the property and would not
be about the streets. The lines are
strictly drawn and no one not having
business about the property is permit
ted around.
The question at issue between The
Homestake company and the unions is
fast developing into a we'll defined
struggle between socialism and those
policies that oppose it. Lead has long
been recognized as the stronghold Of
socialism in South Dakota, and until
this trouble Of the Homestake's no or
gained effort to oppose it has ever
been made, but it has now become APP
parent that the anti-socialists are lin
ing up solidly with the churches to
weed out the teachings of socialistic
orators who for months past have been
permitted to hold meetings on soap
boxes in the streets, one or two Of
which meetings were broken UP by the
police when the speaker became abu-
stve.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
UNTITLED,
COURTS OPINION
CONCERNING EGAN
Justices Corson and Haney
Keep Out and Findings Are
by New Appointees.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 7.-Justices Corson
and Raney took no part in the reheais-
ing Of the Egan disbarment case ow-
ing to their relations to the first hear
ing for disbarment. The opinion in the
decision through which he is still pro-
hibited from appearance and standing
at court was written by Justice Whit
ing and concurred in by Justices Smith
and Mccoy. The opinion goes, not only
n the legal phases of the case, but
in fact includes practically a complete
history of the affairs in which MI.
Egan has been concerned. which led up
to the present situation. He takes up
hrst the legal phases of the case, then
shows in detail the tactics of Egan in
carrying on his campaign both in the
newspapers n in other manner in his
attacks upon the integrity of the courts
or the state, and the judge of such
courts. In one part of the opinion he
ssumes that it is fortunte that a ma
Jor1ty OF the present membership Of
the court has come to the bench since
the disbarment of the applicant, and
th1s majority alone acted after a re-
view OF the record in all the different
phases of the case leaving the members
VINO had been attacked personally by
Egan entirely out of the present case,
thus cutting that individual off from
A .oPpo ulll ~ oeCldIe lIle present
decision a part Of the Conspiracy" to
crush him continuing in their former
line of action. The newspaper articles
and clippings in which Egan attacks
Justices Haney and Corson are quoted
freely, n set up as one good reason
why such a man is not a proper per-
son to be a member of the bar of the
state. His record and pleadings in the
hearing in which he was disbarred are
shown to be in large part assertion,
with nothing tangible to sustain the
allegations made by Egan in his appli-
cations and petitions.
Justice Mccoy concurs in a short
special opinion. in which he concurs
fully with the opinion written by Jus
tice Whiting, in which he holds that
his accusations against the courts OF
the state show his moral 2s.ifitness to
be an attorney of the court, while Jus
tice Smith simply concurs in the opin-
ions expressed by Justices Whiting and
Mccoy. after a careful consideration
of all the records in the case.
The disbarment Of Egan was on the
grounds Of moral unfitness" and the
justices who have all come to the
bench since that decision was rendered,
after a careful examination of the rec
ord, n other matters connected with
the case, have unanimously come TO the
conclusion that the decision disbarring
Egan should stand.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
EGAN IS JUDGED
UNFIT APPLICANT
Denied Readmission to Bar ho
Supreme Court After Review
of His Conduct.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. BIN the 81.
preme court today Judge Whitine-
handed down the decision of the co,rf
in the George w. Eagan case. The.
opinion is lengthy and takes up Egan's
conduct since he first came into tha
state. The court finds Egan unfit ia.
practice and therefore denies him re-
admission. Justices Corson and Hanev
took no part in the decision. Justices
McCay and Smith conferred with,
Whiting both as to the law and the
facts in the case.
George w. Egan was disbarrea
through effort of the Minnehaha Coun-
ty Bar association nearly a year and
a half 6 on a complaint growing out,
of his connection with the Julia Ann
O'Grady murder case. 1t was charged
by the committee consisting of A. r
Kittredge, Parke Davis and Henry,
Robertson that he fraudulently secured
title to all the property of the accused
woman, n by order of the court the
title was subsequently set aside. After
he was disbarred Egan was elected,
states attorney for Minnehaha county.
but by order of the court was prevents
ed from qualifying for the duties of the
office. Since that time he has been en-
gagged in the publication of a weekly
paper called the American Republic.
has entered the lecture field, and is all
so a candidate for governor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
HILLS GIRL is DROWNED
IN CANADIAN COUNTRY

Lead, S. D., Dec. 6.-Mystery cor
corning the disappearance of Miss
Madge Marian Turner, formerly of this
city, has been partially cleared through
correspondence with Canadian officials
at Golden, b O., where it is learned
that the girl met her death some time
this fall. Miss Turner vas until last
August employed here as a domestic
in the home of Il. j. Grier, the super
intendent of the Homestake Mining
company, and was well thought of by
her employers. She left here in August
for a visit with relatives in Calgary,
b. G. That was the asst heard of her
until her brother at that place learned
that an unknown woman's body had
been found by a train crew floating in
the Kicking Horse river heal Field,
3. G. The brother took it up with Mr..
Grier and together they Investigated
and found that the lead woman was
Miss Turner. 1t develoned at the coro-
ners inquest. held at Golden, that the
woman had apparently tried to ford
he river at a point where 1t was five
feet deep, ane lost her life in the at.
tempt. Coroner Buckham, of Kootenay,
county, province of British Columbia,
had the body buried at Field before
Identification was established. Miss
Turner was about 20 years Of age.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
TESTIMONY WILL
Be OFFERED ON
PASSENGER RATE
Will Determine Whether State
Can Have a 2h Gent
Fare.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 6.-The state
board of railroad commissioners and
the various railroads concerned nave
agreed upon December % as the date
for the commencement of the work of
taking testimony in the passenger rate
case, by which the authorities of South
Dakota are seeking to have passenger
fares in the state reduced from three
to two and one-half cents per mile, and
the railroads are ~endeavoring to ave
the present three-cent rate kept in eff
feet indefinitely. The members of the
state board of railroad commissioners,
together with Attorney General Clark
and Assistant Attorney General P. w.
Dougherty, will proceed to Chicago,
where it has been decided to commence
the work of taking testimony on De-
cember %. The testimony to be sub
United promises to be very voluminous,
and some little time is expected to be
devoted to this work.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
Sank Deposits Increase.

Sank Deposits Increase.
Notable also in the growth of the
state are the bank deposits. which total
SIS,S3O.1O0.99, an increase Of $40, zoo. 600
oVer last year, and an increase of $685.
100000 in the 10-year period. While
Iowa, has $40 per capita of bank de-
posts, and South Dakota $152, the lat
ter state has gained I'll per cent In 10
years. while the Hawkeye state has
gained 304 per cent.
The net debt of the state is placed
at $1,OS1, 342.90, among which are $10l,-
927.30 of capitol warrants, to b retired
when state lands are sold to offset this
amount
Biennial appropriations made for the
maintenance of the state and for build
lngs and other public purposes for the
years 1909 and 1915 amount to S2.S33.-
494, While government appropriations
within the state for the same period
amount to $l,44S,9 7S. Expenditures for
maintenance of the department of JUS
tlce, agrlcultural department, postal
service and land department, bring the
governments expenditures in the state
up to 50, 500, 900.
Important Events.
The important events cited by MI.
Robinson during the year are:
The opening of the Cheyenne and
ROCK reservations; the build
ing of railroad grades by the Milwaukee
from Mobridge to points on the reser-
y%ations; the division Of Butte county
and the construction of two new coun-
ties n the creation of Corson county
out of a portion of Standing Rock res
ervation.
The most notable gathering within
the state for he year was the Missouri
River Navigation congress at Yank-
ton.
Last u not least, the state is de-
clared by national authorities to he the
healthiest in the union, having the low
est death rate as well as a scarcity of
chronic and functional diseases.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
BELLE FOURCHE GIRL
HAS DISAPPEARED
Left Hudson, Wis, to Go to-
Chicago and All Trace of Her
Has Been Lost.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-The central police.
force has been asked to search for Cora
Sheldon, IS years old, of Belle Fourche,
S. D., who planned to become a mis-,
sionary and who disappeared after
leaving friends h was visiting in
Hudson, Wis, to come to Chicago to-
enter a Chicago training school for
missions. The girl had 50 in her pos.
session when she left Hudson last Fri,
day evening. Miss Sheldon failed to-
arrive at the training school and has
not been heard from by her cousin, DR..
VIM. Banks. of Belle Fourche, with
whom she promised to communicate as
soon as she arrived in Chicago.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
REMAINS IN SCHOOL
WITH DANGEROUS WOUND

Scotland, s. D., Dec. 6.-To remain
In school all day with his abdomen
penetrated to such an extent that the
intestines were exposed. and never
complaining was the experience of a,
little ~4-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris Moser- who live on a farm south
of Scotland. The little fellow attends
a country school. He was carrying a
bottle of coffee n fell, breaking the
bottle, and a piece of the jagged glass,
unknown to his older brother, who was
with him, and to the teacher and pupils
OF the school, had penetrated through,
his clothing, entered his abdomen and,
exposed the intestines. Not knowing
how bad the brave little fellow was in
Jured he was kept az school all day.
When he returned home in the evening,
hl5 parents soon discovered the serious
ness of his injury and a physician was
summoned to the scene without delay.
II was found necessary to give the lit
tie boy. an ancsthetic in order to care
Tor and sew up the wound. He is now
recovering nicely from his unusual in
iury.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
BECOMES A MILLIONAIRE
FROM DESERT LANDS

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. Ito clear
a fortune of $1,000, 900 from an invest
ment in the cheap so-called desert
lands of Utah and Arizona, is the stroke
Of good luck which has befallen Harry
=. Holster, a pioneer business nan Of
Sioux Falls, but who for some years
formation concerning the winning of
the fortune by him has just been
brought here by a returning traveller
from Chicago. The desert lands were
purchased in large quantities at a mere
song, n great sums of money then
We're expended in putting in mamoth
irrigation plants for he irrigating Of
the land. Much Of the land now brings
as high as 800 per acre, and enough
already has been sold to give HOLSTER
the profit stated.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
PRESIDENT MOYER
IS IN COMMAND
Says Federation Is Taking No.
Step in Homestake Trouble
Awaiting Developments.

Lead, S. D., Dec. 3.-Nothine war
rants the approach Of any serious;
trouble in the dispute between the
Homestake Mining company and its.
employees in Lead. Exaggerated re-,
ports, due to the presence Of Pinkerton
detectives here, have been sent broad
cast but the situation today seems as
quiet as it has been. President Meyer.
Of the Western federation, his morn
ing issued the statement that the.
union contemplated no step and was
only awaiting developments, and tina
any trouble, If it came, would como.
from the presence of Pinkertons whom,
he alleged are desperate criminals i'm
ported from Denver. He claims that
100 Of their men are here.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09

A pioneer who deserves we'll of her
sex Is Madame Strebor, who is endeav-
oring to popularize billiard playing
among Madame Strebor's own
graceful presence and wonanly charm
are calculated rapidly to dispel any
misgivings the outsider might feel as
to billiards being an unfeminine game;
indeed, it's latest champion protests
that women only want to know more
about the i~ntricacies of billiard playing
to like 1t as well as golf or hockey.
It appears that it is the very thing
for the muscles, and the gentle exercise
involved adds color to The cheeks and
brightness to the eyes-a fact which
should count much with our beauty
owing age,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
WILL PLEAD GUILTY AND
GO TO PENiTENTiARY

Clear Lake, S. D., Dec. TIT is re-
ported on good authority that Ralph
Kniss. the Luyerne, Mimi. young man
who recently was arrested at his Min
nesota home and brought to Clear Lake
decided to enter a plea OF guilty and
thus secure as light a penitentiary
sentence as possible. He Is charged
with forging the name OF Attorney
Mead, of this place, to q check for $40.
This makes h third time that he has
been arrested on the charge of forgery.
All his troubles In this respect appear
to be due to his uncomfortable appe-
tite for strong drink.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
Victor Hugo was, at the time Of his
Aonfh Tho ,,nnl4hionN P 10th nanf,1r,,

Victor Hugo was, at the time Of his
death, the wealthiest Of 10Th century
authors. In his younger days, however,
he knew the pangs OF poverty. as, after
3 quarrel with his father, General
Hugo, he and his brother had their
allowances stopped. We made $50
last us for Is months. One chop would
serve for lunch for three days In sue
cession; on the first day we would eat
the lean. on the second day the fat
and on the third day we would suck
the bone. We discovered a place in the
Quarter Latin where, for Is sous G5
cents) we obtained a f~our-course din
ner, a bottle of wine and as much bread
as we liked. For another sou we OBJ
tanned h sweetest of smiles from the
pretty girl who looked after U.s." This
regime does not appear to lave spoiled
Hugo's digestion, for at the age Of S3
he cracked nuts with his teeth and ate
as some people eat apples
peel and all.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
STATE POULTRY EXHIBIT
COMES NEXT WEEK

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 6.-Arrange-
ments rapidly are nearing completion
for the annual poultry and pet stock
of the Sioux Valley Poultry as
ISOLATION, which will be held in Sioux
Falls, commencing Saturday, Deem
Der II, and continuing until Wednes-
day, December Is. Secretary Granger
reports the entry Of very high-class
birds from all the nearby states, and
that there will be an unusually large
number of a very valuable kind from
the eastern states. The awards will be
made by Judge w. c. Ellison, the
we'll known judge of poultry exhibits,
who is an authority on all matters per-
tanning to poultry interests.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
MAN is ACCUSED OF
SELLING WILD GAME

Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. 3.-Charles
Martin was brought to this city from
Lily by Deputy United States Marshall
Barney McVeigh upon the charge Of
shipping game from this state. Mar
tin two years ago did a profitable busi-f
ness in prairie chickens, sending them
to the big Chicago cafes. He labeled
his shipments as fruit trees, shrubberyl
and the like. The Indictment was re-
turned against him at the recent sit,
ting of the federal grand jury in
Aberdeen and he was arrested for the
crime of two years ago.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09

Melba's first public appearance was
made at the age Of 6, when she sang
"Comin' Thro' the Rye" at a school
concert. She was eager to hear what
her playfellows. and one in particu-
lar. thought Of her triumph. After many
indirect attempts to introduce the sub
Ject. Nellie at length found herself UNI
citedly: But the concert, the concert!
I sang last night, and was encored."
And she looked with interest in the
face OF her friend. who answered with
eringly: Yes, Nellie Mitchell, and I
could see your garters!"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
News Briefs o.
the Northwest

YANKTON, s. D.-Mrs. Donald
McQuarrie died mere at the age of 80
years, and Mrs. Martin Max died in
Denver of tuberculosis.
NEWTON, IA.@GeorEe Allen was
accidentally shot by his brotherinlaw
while rabbit hunting and will lose tho
sight Of one eye.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
YOAKUM AND ASSOCIATES
BUY THE FRISCO ROAD

New York, Dec. 3-Def1nite
ment was made this afternoon that
B. f. Yoakum, b. F.. Winchell and their
associates have purchased the st. Louis.
& SAM Francisco road from the Rock
Island company.
Separate operation of the road has
been decided upon. it is stated GA excel
lent authority and it is understood that
Mr.. Wincheil is to become president Of
h st. Louis & San Francisco com.
pany. Tx
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09

An East New York family has q pho
nograph as q foster mother. The baby
IS ? q Did and has acquired the
habit OF going to sleep to the music OF
Its real mothers voice. The real moth
u III somewhat past 40 and her voice
Al not what 1t used I 8 be. It broke
recently and Its lack OF melody So
grated on the sensitive musical temper
ament Of the baby that the mother
found # difficult to- put 1t to sleep.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
IOWAN FACES CHARGE
OF HORSE STEAL ING,

Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. 3.-Deputy
Sheriff Crawford has returned from,
Ida Grove. Ia, with H. G. Mason, want
ed for horse stealing. Mason worked
Tor a farmer at Ferney last fall and.
when he left took a horse and rig with,
him. He was traced as far as Webster,
but before he could sell the rig the
officers were on his trail. He took.
warning, however, and left before they
could arrest him.. He was finally To-
Gated in Iowa.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09

Complaints have been pouring in
upo the a committee Of Strabaine,
ireland, because OF the fact tina the
street lamps have been turned out in
h evenings. 1t was discovered that
children often turned put the lamps
OF the town and this was stopped. but
continued to be extinguished. AT last
b clerk to the gas works has solved
h matter. 1t is the work Of court
ing couples. who find the darkness
more romantic than gas light.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
NORTHWESTERN WISHES TO
DEFER RATE CASE

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 3.-Thel
Northwestern road has asked the rail-
road commission for asecond post
ponement in the taking of evidence in
n famous railroad rate hearing.
T. NJ. Dougherty received the request
from S. A. Lynd, general attorney for
the Northwestern road.
He gave as a reason for asking for.
the postponement, two important oral
arguments he was required to make
before the Interstate Commerce com
mission In Washington on December
Is and II. The taking of evidence on
the rate case was to- nave been held,
December IA.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09

Convicts who are sent to the French
penal colony in French Guiana are
punishe ed in exactly inverse ratio to
their crimes. The murderers and the
most dangerous convicts are sent to
the Island of Salvation, where they
men convicted Of lesser offenses work
and die In a terrible climate on the
coast. In the settlement of st. Jean
de Maroni the mortality is from 40
70 80 per cent. h average life OF q
convict is two years.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
LAKE COUNTY YIELDS
MAMMOTH FUR CROP

Madison, S. D., Dec. 3.-The warm
weather is thawing the ice on the
lakes and sloughs which froze three.
weeks ago to the depth of four to five,
inches In consequence trappers are,
securing more and better fur in this
count than ever before. Muskrats are,
particularly numerous and so far have,
not begun building nests. This is taken
to mean an open winter,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09

Az to dreams, there was a discus
sion at the club lunch, and one man
remarked that no man dreamed OF him
SELF as drawer than he is. When the
dream ann the dreamer was always
the under dog. He was in horrible
danger. and never did anything pic
turesque to face It. There may be men
who are brave In their sleep. But it
would be interesting to find one man
outside Of h dozen sleeping towards
who III q hero In q dream.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09
STATE HISTORIAN
TELLS STORY OF
lAkOTA'S GROWTH
Leads Again in New Wealth and
Increase of Bank Deposits
Years Events.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. S.-5stinating the
present poulation of South Dakota at
$4,000 people, Doane Robinson, of the
department of history, in his ninth
annual review of conditions within
the state, lays claim to s202,362,0o0 of
new wealth for 1909. amounting to
$3S1.SO per capita. This is as against
S419.30 last year and as usual leads all
states in the per capita of new wealth
for the 18th successive year.
The total products of farms and
mines are unmarried as follows: