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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
THAT BLUEFTELDs TROUBLE.
SECRETARY Knox Giving situation Ills
Closest Attention.

Closest Attention.
Close attention is being given by
Secretary Knox to the trouble at Blue
fields, Nicaragua, where the issue in
volved is in some respects similar to
that brought before the secretary
when he was attorney general and in
volyed the purchase Of grain in the
middle west by favored dealers. who,
it was alleged, were receiving rebates
from the railroads. At Bluefelds there
is a serious difference between the ba-
mana planters and the Bluefields
Steamship company. of New Orleans.
which In its. earlier stages gave rise
to rioting and strikes. The rouble
grew out of the price to be paid for
bananas, the steamship company nav
ing exclusive right of the river naviga-
ton at Bluefields and incidentally con-
trolling the port trade in fruit. Be
cause Of the increased cost OF living
the planters say they annot turn over
the fruit at he. agreed prices, and
the resul is business is greatly ham
pered. Secretary Knox has directed
that all interests be given a full hear
ing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
POLICE SURE OF MEN
CHAIN OF EVIDENCE TIGHTEN6
ABOUT TRAIN ROBBERS.
RiAed Sacks Are Securcd-zIound In
Attic OF South Omaha School Build
ine-Valuaflcs Taken from Pouch
es. but Letters Not Molested.

Developments Friday in the running
down Of the men h last Saturday
night held up and robbed the over
land Limited train on the Union Pa
cifc railroad neal the Omaha city
limits had their climax in the discov-
cry in the attic Of Brown park school
In South Omaha Of six large and two
small registered mail pouches. the
contents of which had been rihed.
Following the arrest Thursday
night in the vicinity of the school OF
three suspects as they were approach
ing a point where they had hidden re-
volvers and other material, 100 secret
service men, private and city detac-
tiyes early in the day began to search
the locality for further evidence. The
principal and teachers Of Brown park
school were thrown into a small panic
when they learned what had occurred
during the night and an open base
ment window which had been discov-
cred during the morning formed the
basis Of an investigation.
Mrs. Nora Freeman. one OF the
teachers, noticed that a ladder used for
reaching the attic OF the building. and
which is usually suspended from the
ceiling by a rope, had been displaced.
and the janitors we're called. Ian
terms were produced and two men
crawled into the attic. They were as
tonished to find eight registered mail
sacks, two r~aincoats. a long top coat
and q pair Of overalls. The police an-
fthorities were notified and made a
hurried trip to the school building.
Examination of the contents of the
packages showed that every letter and
package had been torn open and the
contents OF value removed. In each
case the letters were stuck back into
the envelopes, the robbers having sat
listed themselves with removing of
money and other valuables. There
were several 1eweiry packages. the
contents of which had been taken by
the robbers. There is every indica-
ton that the robbers tool the mail
pouches to near the school Saturday
night and removed them to the school
house attic Sunday night. They Sc
cured entrance through the basement
window, went up the stairway to the
main corridor n n the attic by
means Of the ladder. They were Sc
cure from detection in the attic. which
is dark. and were able to examine the
contents of the pouches at their lets-
ure.
The postoffce author1ties and ral-
road officials are fully convinced that
In the arrests OF Woods. Gordon and
Tortensen Friday night they have Sc
cured the right men. The chain OF ev-
idence already secured Is. In the minds
OF the police. sufficient to convict the
men. and Chief Briggs believes he will
be able to secure a confession from one
Of the trio.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
DEVILTRY OF THREE BOYS.
Go About Farming Communities and
DESTROY Property.

Destroy property.
With the object of proving them
selves as great heroes as the heroes
are depicted in some of the dime nov
els they had been reading. three young
boys whose parents reside upon farms
ia the vicinity of ndove went upon
a and before the heavy hand
Of the law could be laid upon them
they had done considerable damage
upon the farms in the vicinity of their
homes. They started their career
of crime by shooting and killing a val
liable dog belonging to a ne~ighboring
farmer named William Boyd. Then
they raided adjoining farms. taking
apart buggies and farm machinery,
letting great quantities of seed grain
out upon the ground, shooting through
WIS of farm houses and commit
ting other acts of deviltry. They final
ly were n up by officers and
taken before an AndOver justice. who
fined them an aggregate amount of S97
for their fun" The three boys, whose
ages range from 10 TO l6, also have
terms in the state reform school star
ing them in the face.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
ELECTION or SENATOR :,
ENDS LONG DEADL0H
Short Story of the Great IlIino;
Battle Ending in Senator
Hopkins Defeat.
LORIMER'S RISE IN POLITld
New Official Is Chosen in Sprin
field by the Aid of Many
Democrats.

The deadlock on the United StatJ
se%natorship, which ended Wednesdd
with the election of Congressman WlI
lam Lorimer of Chicago, and which
without precedent in Illinois polite!
history in many important particular
began Jan. 20. when the first bald
was cast in joint assembly, Hopkil
receiving SO votes, StringeT &c, F0,
16, Shurtleff IL, and Mason 6.
Many attempts we're made durin
the first month of the deadlock
break the Hopkins strength. Fran
O. LoWden sent All agent TO SDrin
field and Unanswered for a month
the hope Of breaking in. William
Mckinley and Lawrence Y. Sherm
we're introduced as dark horses, b
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
ILLINOIS DEADLOCK ENDS.
Congressman Lorimer Elccted-Fight
Lasted Many Days.

The long senatorial deadlock in the
Illinois assembly ended Wednesday
afternoon when Congressman Lorimer
was elected senator.
The feeling Of unrest which has
marked the senatorial deadlock for
days was rampant Wednesday when
the general assembly convened. In the
minds of many there was a probability
that Congressman Lorimer would en-
ter the race, although no authoritative
statement had been made to that eff
feet before the session opened.
When the balloting began there was
a break to Lorimer.
At 1850 p. m. Lorimer's total was
SO, Hopkins Al, in both houses.
At 2 p. m. LOrimer's total was II
Hopkins 81.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
THREW BABY FROM TRAIN.
Mitchell Police Arc Making Search for
Woman.

The police officers are making eff
forts to Ocate a woman who went east
on the Milwaukee passenger Saturday
morning and who, when between Alex
andria and Emery, threw from the
train a shoe box. The box was picked
up by the section men later in the day.
and when opened it was ound to con-
tain the dead body of a new born child.
The shoe box and the wrapping paper
around the body of the child bore
the marks of two business firms of
Mitchell. The section men Ook the
body Of the child to Emery n it was
given buriel in the cemetery. The pO-
lice are now trying to find the woman
who left Mitchell on the passenger
that morning.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
TOWN GETS FIRST CHURCH.

Former County Seat Has Had joss
House ms Only Place OF Worship.
The corner stone of the Methodist
church, the first Christian place Of
worship in Hawthorne, New, was laid
Wednesday,. A town of 1900 persons,
prosperous, formerly the county seat,
and in the heart of a rich mining dis.
trict, Hawthorne never has had a.
church The only religious edifce has
been a Chinese joss house. which was
practically abandoned more than a.
year ago. Several years ago Goldfield
succeeded in taking the county seat
away from Hawthorne-one of the ar
guments being that Hawthorne did
not have a church."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
SUBMIT FORMS OF POLICIES.
Life Insurance Companies Complying,
with New Law.

Insurance Commissioner Basforo
has employed Frederick A. Draper as
an assistant in examining the policy
forms Of life insurance companies do
ing business in this state which AVE
been submitted to him to fine If they
conform to the provisions of the policy
form law Of the last Legislative session.
Commissioner BasfOrd sent a circular
letter to the different companies doing
business in this state, giving them the
option of submitting copies of their
forms to the office for examination by
the department at the expense of the
companies or to pay the expense Of an
examiner to visit their home offices
for that purpose. Up to the present
over 500 forms ave been submitted
to the office.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
America Sends $4,000.

The Portuguese Red Cross has re-
ceived SIC, 900 from the American Red
Cross to be devoted to the relief of
the sufferers from the recent earth
quake in Ribatjo district. Shocks con-
thu intermittently in that region,
two violent shocks occurring Wednes-
day, but no damage was done.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Is Carried Through s1uicc Gates.

Four persons were drowned and
four others were rescued from a cap
sized gasoline launch which was car
ried through the sluice gates Of the
dam Of the Consolidated Water Pow
err company of Grand Rapids. Wis,
Tuesday night and dashed to the rocks
below.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
UnitarianS at Boston.

The annual meeting Of the American
Unitarian association occupied practi-
cally all of Wednesdays anniversary
week session at Boston. h reports
of the nominating and business COM
mittees and the election of officers
were considered in tho forenoon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Wulld-Be Suicide Will Live.

Henry Beenke, of Mitchell, who
tried to end his life, will live. Beenke
had been Respondent, it is said, over
domestic troubles, and drank a quanti-
ty of carbolic acid while he was at
home and then, mounting his bicycle,
rode ten miles into the country with
the expectation of dying there. The
carbolic acid did not have the desired
effect and he came back home about
10 o'clock in the evening and told his
wife what he had don She called a
physician.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Gives Himee,f On.

Harry Rob4nson, claiming to ave
been identified with the Jesse James
gang and THAI he is wanted in Chicago
for bank robbery n burglary. sur
rendered himself at sandusky, O.
Thursday to sherir Reuter-. Robinson
gave the sheriff no details OF his
crimes. but said the Chicago police
knew his record.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
TO TRAVEL FAR To WED.
Ono Mitchell Girl t Go to India and
Another to Chile.


Misses Clara Hathaway. Ethel Shep-
nerd and Mertie Sheeks, Of Mitchell.
were the guests of honor ut a bridal
shower given at the Carhart home in
that city, two of whom will sail to for
eign shores to marry young men en-
gagged in foreign missionary work. In
June Miss Hathaway will sail to India
to marry Harry H. Weeks, doing mis-
sion work for the Methodist Episcopal
church, and Miss Shepherd will sail for
Conception, Chile, where she will mar
ry Walter Carhart. Both young men
are graduates of Dakota Wesleyan uni
versity, and entered the foreign mis-
sion field several years ago. Miss
Shepherd will be united in marriage in
June to Fred James, and both will
graduate from the university in June.
when Mr.. James will take UP the work
Of a minister.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Automobile Oyerturns.

Mrs. Warren Jones, wife of a wealthy
farmer, and the 3-year-old son of her
sister, Mrs. Isaac Robinson, lost their
lives in an automobile accident at
Stockton. Cal. They We're drowned
when the automobile was overturned
In two feet of water.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Heavy Rain at Huron.

Rain fell over the central and east
ern portions of the state the first of
the week. The ground is thoroughly
soaked. and in some localities rain
was greatly needed. 1t Is the first gen.
eral rain since early last fall, and
while cropshhave notgsuffered because
of lack; Of moisture, great enc will
result. @
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
CAUGHT IN A ROPE.
Son Of Lyman County Rancher Sue
C.Imbs to Injuries.

David Whalen, the little son OF q
well known Lyman county rancher is
the latest victim of an accident The
little clio is dead as the result Of
injuries received while watching some
men brand a number Of horsesxin the
Schnlitt corral. The boy was caught
an ~entangled in a rope thrown by one
of the ranch hands, and before he
could release himself the o was
frightened and he was crushed. The
accident caused AN internal injury
from which the unfortunate bay was
Unable to recover.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
New Mitchell Pastor.

st. Mary's Episcopal church Of
Mitchell has been without a pastor
since late last fall, and services have
been supplied by the rector from
Chamberlain. Bishop johnson has just
sent word to the officers Of the church
that he has selected a pastor for Mitch
ell in the person Of Rev. Francis
BIackman Barnett, a graduate of Yale.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
signs "Jov Riding, BIZ.

Gov. Hughes OF New York, Friday
signed the so-called 10y riding auto
mobile bill. It provides hat 'any
chauffeur or other person who without
the consent OF the owner shall take ar
automobile or motor vehicle and oper-
ate or drive. steals the same and is
guilty OF larceny and shall be punish.
able accordingly"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04

For more than seven hours wednes
day the Senate was engaged in the dis
cussion of sugar as that subject is in
volved in the pending tariff bill. Be
ginning with an effort by Senator Nc.
Emery, the Louisiana Democratic pro
tectionist, there were foul set speeches.
Three of these were in support of the
sugar schedule AS reported from tbs
committee on finance, while the fourth
was a plea for material reductions
Senator McEnery made an earnest plea
for stiff protection, not only because OF
the necessity for such a policy in the
interest of the revenue but because, as
he declared, such a course would rem.
der the United States independent OF
other countries. He asserted that there
had been a change of sentiment in the
South on the subject of protection.
Senators Burrows of Michigan and
Smoot of Utah, both members of the
finance committee, also spoke in sup
port of the committees action. Ths
Michigan Senator charged the sugar
trust with an attempt to establish q
reputation for fair dealing by pretend
ing to be in alliance with the beef
sugar interest, which, he said, was not
the case. He asserted that a reduc
ton of duties would destroy the beet
industry, and thus render it necessary
to send 500, 0OO, 900 a year out of the
country for, sugar. MI. Bristow, this
new Senator from Kansas, was the
only advocate of a reduced rate. He
presented an amendment eliminating
all reference to the Dutch standard
in determining the grade of sugar. Re
ferring to the attitude OF the s~o-called
progressive Senators, Mr.. Bristow
declared that, instead of wanting to
destroy the sugar industry, they were
the best friends of that interest, az
they were of the protective policy.
Their desire, he said, was to prevent
graft and greed on the part of the
trusts. The House was not in session.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Deaths of Well Known Persons.

John Gordan, one Of h pioneer cit
liens Of Colman, a director of the Col
mar Citizens bank, died suddenly at
that place Saturday. Knut Berg, a res
ident for many years Of Alliance town
ship, and in an early day a resident
of Brandon township, M~innehaha
county, where his wife died, died at
Flandreau Monday. Both these men
were highly respected citizens.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Build Dreadnousht of Junk.

Forty carloads of scrap iron will be
taken to Genoa, Italy, by the French
Oakland, Cal, to help build a new
Dreadnought for the Italian navy. The
scrap is iron that went through the
fire of 1906.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
sanerkrnut Won by Taft.

President Taft held the ticket that
drew a barrel of sauerkraut, worth So,
at the Elks fair, at S~andusky, o.. We'd
nesday night. 1t was presented to him
by William H. Reinhart, president OF
the Perry Victory and International
centennial peace commission. who was
in Washington recently.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
TWO SHOT TO A
Cornered Duel in Remote Section
of North CarOIina

Arthur and Andy Franklin were hot
to death Tuesday night in Laurel town
ship, a remote section of Madison
county, N. c., in a four cornered due
in which the Franklins were arrayed
against the Tweed brothers
Robert Tweed and Arthur Franklin
met in the store of Arthur Franklin
and opened fire. Andy Franklin en-
deavored to stop the fight, it is said, but
Mai. Tweed interfered, and both draw
ing pistols the fight became general.
Andy Franklin was instantly killed.
Arthur Franklin died Wednesday of
his wounds. Maj. Tweed received a
serious wound in the thigh. Beverly
Stanton, d b~ystander, was shot.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Fourth Bank for WMerpoun

watertown will have q fourth bank,
with a capital Of $4,000. J. B. Sulli-
van. Of Minneapolis, will be in active
charge. Associated with him will be
F. H. Welcome n Bert Williams,
also of Minneapolis, together with To-
cal capitalists.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Cancbt in Crn sheller.

Mrs. Michael O'Connor, Living some
miles south of Beresford, sustained a
broker limb and other sever injuries
as the result of her skirts becoming
caught in the tumbling rod OF y corn
shelter. Before the machine coMd be
stopped Mrs. O'Connors clothes were
practically stripped from her b0dy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Aberdem Residence Burns.

Fire completely destroyed the home
Of r. F. Thomas, of Aberdeen, a laun-
5dryman. The family was rouse by
the coughing of a child, who was be-
ing asphyxiated by the smoke, and
managed to escape from the burning
building just in time.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
AGects 10000 Phones.

An explosion of sewer gas put &c.
mission Thursday in Chicago. The
explosion knocked a hole in a water
main and he water flooded into the
conduit containing the telephone wires.
short circuiting them.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Fight Promoters Are III.

Almost simultaneously with the
news OF the illness in New York Of Pat
Sheedy, his former partner in many
enterprises, Parson Davies was taken
quietly from New Orleans to Chicago
and is said to be seriously i'll in that
city.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
~a<b of YankNn Man.

Edmond johnson. Of Yankton, chief
chemist at the cement works, is dead
at the age Of 80 years The remains
were sent to Girard. Mich, for inter-
ment. Mr.. Johnson, who was very
highly esteemed at Yankton, leaves a
wife and father as the only imme-
date relatives.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Fresno Fire Loss.

The California Fruit Gamers asso-
citation at Fresno, Cal, suffered a fire
loss Tuesday night. estimated by Man
ager Kelly at 100000. The fire oc-
Cured in the sulphur room and the
flames spread rapidly through the can.
ming department.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
TEXAS MOB KILLS PRISONER.
After Being Refused Admission by the
Jailer Crowd Opens Fire.

J0ller crowd "opens Fire.
The Taylor county Jail in Abilene.
Tex, was stormed by a mob at 1
O'Clock Friday morning. Demand was
made for the delivery of Tom Barnett,
who a recently convicted Of the
murder OF Alexander Sears in the dis
trtct court there. Being refused adj
mission by the jailer. the mob worked
unsuccessfully for an hour to open
the cell doors. Having failed to get
at the victim, he was shot to death in
side his cell by the attacking party.
The proceedings were conducted
with comparative quiet and few citi-
gems OF the town were raj OF the
lynching until It was finished.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
TRAGIC END OF A CHILD.
Falls Into a Barrel Of Stop and Is
Drowned.

The tragic end of another South Da-
kota child is reported, the latest vie
tim being the 2-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. L. den Ouden, who reside on
a farm in the southwestern portion of
Bonhomme county. The child lost its
life by drowning. Its dead body was
found in a slop barrel in the yard in
te real of his home. When the parents
last saw their child alive he was play
ing in the pack yard. 1t is supposed
he climbed upon the fence for the pur-
pose of looking into the barrel, which
was partially filled, and while doing
this lost his balance and fell head first
into the barrel. He was not found
until life was extinct
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04

Articles Of incorporation have been
filed for the First State bank OF Nor
ristown, Corson county. with q capt.
tai of $4,000. incorporates. W. l.
Hale. F. r. Ginther. G. r. SchnalLe,
all Of Lennon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
VOTE no ERECT BUILDING.
Town Of Gregory to Have s)nAy High
School in County.

Town Of Gregory to Have Only Hlgh
School in County,
The town Of Gregory, as h result
Of a recent special election. Is to have
the only high school building in Greg
ory county. At the special election the
proposition of issuing bonds in the
sum of SIC, O00-15,0 600 for the con-
struction of a high school building and
$1,000 for the refundiag of outstand-
ing bonds-carried by a unanimous
vote. The town of Gregory has grown
so rapidly during the past year that
the present school facilities had be-
come entirely Inadequate, making nee
essary the construction Of a larger n
more modern building. 1t is expected
the new high school structure will be
completed and ready for occupancy
by January 1 next.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Not Guilty Of Nm.1r.

The jury in the case Of EhneFson
Eichler, accused of the murder Of Hen
ry Bohnsack. at Sturgis, brought IN a
verdict of not guilty at 10 o'oock
Thursday morning after being out
since 4:30 O'CLOCK Wednesday after
noon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Hotel in Prospect.

From the efforts of the Belle
Fourche Business Mems club and in
dividual town boosters. it is now prob
able that this summer will e the
erection Of a modern hotel. something
the town has long lacked.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Drstructiyc Forest Fire,

Forest fires started by a spark from
a railroad engine Wednesday night
destroyed a large part OF the village
of Dalton, Mich, together with s.00o,-
900 feet of lumber AND a big mill. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Fire at Aberdeen.

A fire destroyed the warehouse, bug
gy shed and barn of the J. B. Moore
Furniture company at Aberdeen. Three
horses and a large quantity of furni-
ture were burned The loss is Sc, 900;
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04

Sioux City Live Stock Market.
fridays quotations on the Sioux
City live took market follow: Top
beeves, 1918. Top hogs, $7.25.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
az ola Sea CANAAN Dcad.

Capt. David F. Edwards 90 years
sid, for half . century builder OF lake
vessels, died at Toledo. o.. Friday. In
early seafaztng life Capt. Edwards was
ships carpenter on the warship Con-
stitution.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
Muller Is Renppo4ntai.

Judge Garland, of the federal court,
has reappointed Henry A. Muller to
the office of referee in bankruptcy for
the southern district of South Dakota,
with headquarters in Sioux Falls.