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such rs local shirpimn,ssniSs ll1Ittl
and ! would suggest that Il the same
could be done It would be . good
plan to enact a statute requiring
that all oil companies making Ship
ments into the state erect at least
ons storage tank within the state,
where oil may be inspected and the
shipments made from that point. In
this way all oil could be inspected
before being 'barrelled. AT present
the inspection fee required is not
sufficient to pay the expenses of the
inspector to make the inspection of
a single shipment, even if he were
appraised when the shipment were
made, which he is not.
"Some of the companies are object
ing to the amount of fees paid, not
SO much from the fact that the fee
is excessive as from the fact that
the amount required to run the
Office is not sufficient to balance the
amount of e e paid; they insist that
it is not the intention of the law to
make this office a revenue producer
for the state but simply to make it
self sustaining"
In this connection he calls at
tention to the fact that the law as
it stands provides for payment of
necessary railroad, stage and steam
boat fares in addition to $50 a
month for each deputy, and makes no
provisions for hotel expenses for the
deputies, which he considers unfair.
He suggests that the next legisla-
tive session amend the law, and al
low deputies SIS per month, and all
necessary travelling expenses.
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VERDICT
BY COR0NER'S JURY
JURY FINDS THAT TRANSIENT
CAME TO DEATH By PASS
ING TRAIN.-WAS PROF.
ABLY DRUNK.

The coroner's jury, %impanelled to
consider the death of the man who
was Killed by one of the night Mil
waukee passenger trains Thursday
evening, met at 4 O'Clock in the
| sheriff's office at the court house Fri
day afternoon. The members of the
jury we're F. S. Turney, John F.
Berry, and G. w. Fuller. They arriv-
ed at the verdict that the man, either
Maxman or Larimore by name, came
to his death by being struck by one
of the trains.
Testimony was given by DIR. w. R.
Ball, who told of being called early
Friday morning to the scene of the
accident near the Lyle factory and
finding the man lying on his side
about 6 feet from the north railroad
track, with a wound on his head
which was bleeding p%rofusely. He
further related how with prs. Bower
and Bobb he had operated upon the
unfortunate man at the hospital and
that the injury was too severe for re-
covery. He gave it as his opinion that
death could have resulted from the
conclusion or the fracture of the
sull. The man did not at any time
regain consciousness or require the
need of an anesthetic during the OPP
Grafton. He believed that the man
met his death by being struck upon
the head by a heavy machine.
TrorI prrr Tho nm v,h@ r,o
walking up the track and made the
grewsome find. testified as to going
asleep on the ground ear the factory
and being awakened by one of the
passenger trains going by. He then
started to walk north and saw the
two men close to the track. When he
stopped to light his cigarette he woke
the sleeping man and the two then
discovered the accident which had oc-
Cured. He went to the city and noti-
fed the police.
Walter Taylor, the companion of
the dead man, related regarding the
circumstances of the case; how the
two had been drinking down in Scot
land, how they had come up on the
night train and then walked out near
the site of the factory. He said that
the last thing he remembered was
that the two were sitting on the ends
of the ties talking.
There were several discrepancies
in Taylor's tstimony. He said at first
he had known the dead man for two
months and later admitted he had
known him about a week. He was
not clear about the time the two had
arrived in Mitchell, but he had been
drinking and this was not very es-
sential. The fact that the dead man
had money in his pocket was fairly
good evidence that the affair was an
accident, and not a crime, as was
thought at first. 1t is also thought
that Taylor would have fled when
Burr was looking for the officers had
he been guilty of an attack upon his
comrade.
In the testimony the coats of the
two men were offered in evidence and
they showed that they had been left
on the rails and mutilated by a pass
ing train. The body of Maxman was
shipped last evening to the medical
school Of the state university at YER
million, where it will be used for dis
section purposes. 1t was thought first
that the deceased had relatives in
Pennington, Missouri, but inquiry
did not develop their whereabouts.
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H0BOES STRUCK
WILL NOT WORK
sHOBOES REFUSE TO WORK ON
THE STREETS ARE LOCKED
IN CELLS AND WILL
STARVE IT OUT.

Chief OF Police N. L. Shade, since
his inception into Office a short time
ago. has adopted the scheme Of ar
resting all transients and suspicious
persons commonly known as 'svags"
ssssnt lettering about the city and
sleeping In box cars and putting them
- work upon the streets. The sys-
TEN has been In operation for about
. week and seemed to be fairly sue
cessful, although to get work out Of
Nv hoboe Is much like getting blood
ont Of 9 turnip".
There are about IA hoboes confn-
edsin the jail at the present time who
have been divided into gangs and
working upon the streets. They have
shown no disposition to give trouble
hut after working all forenoon and
eating their dinner decided this after
noon that they would curb their man
ual exertions. Consequently when
Nels Jensen, who has been in charge
Of the men upon the streets, went to
the jail this afternoon to get his in
voluntary employees. they struck
and fatty refused to work. Chief
Shade was notified and at the present
time the IA are cnfined in the two
cells at the county jail, with all the
water they can drink but no food t.
eat. Il is up to them to eat or starve
In q purely Agurative sense, and II
the meanwhile the outcome Of thu
chiefs experiment is watched will
considerable interest.
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HANSON COUNTY W|LL
PAY FOR 40 PER CENT
THAT is LIMIT OF EXPENSE COM.
MlSSIONERS WILL ALLOW
FOR BRIDGE ON COUNTY
LINE,

Alexandria Herald: The Hanson
county commissioners, accompanied
by Auditor Volz and States ATTORNEY
VanDemark, had a session with the
Dawson county commissioners at
Mitchell Monday relative to the Cas-
sem bridge matter. 1t will be remem-
bered that Dawson county attempted
to force about &C feet of the bridge
upon this county, but our commits
sioners would not stand for the gift,
and arranged with Engineer Mather
for another survey of the disputed
boundary, which left Sc feet this
mount is the limit and as the mat
ter now stands it is Dawson county's
move
To a man up a tree it appears that
Dawson county is trying to run a
bluff" upon Hanson county. Instead
OF dividing the bridge expense in
proportion to the amount owned by
each county, the Dawson county Off
Gals have declared themselves as
favoring an equal assessment upon
both counties for the upkeep of the
bridge. Their action may be good
fnanciering for their county but
there is nothing pertaining to the
square deal" therein.
The survey was admitted to be COR
rect by the Dawson county commits
sioners but even at that they de-
manded that Hanson county stand an
equal share of building and maintain
ing the structure. AS the bridge is
100 feet in length, the Hanson coun-
ty officials decided they were being
asked to contribute too much in pro-
portion to their holdings, and declin-
ed to do as Dawson county wished.
AS the Herald understands it the
Hanson county commissioners would
accept a division which would throw
40 per cent of the bridge expense
upon This county.
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AUTOMOBILES CUT
down The BIRTHS
MOTHERS CAN'T TAKE
THEMSELVES AWAY FROM
MACHINES LONG ENOUGH
TO BEAR BABIES.

Topeka, Kan.-Are Kansas moth
ers kept SO busy with their automo-
biles that they haven't time for
babies?
This seems to be the case. The
vital statistics gathered by the State
Board of Health shows a decrease
OF 2,13O babies born in 1909 from
the number born in 1908.
II am ashamed of the record,'
said E. T. Fairfield, who has just
completed the school census statistics
for the present school year. There
is nothing better anywhere than some
fine. fat babies playing around the
house, and tire is no more interest
ing happening anywhere than to
watch little children studying thir
first books.
while we should feel proud that
she average Kansas farmer is pros
porous enough to WI an automobile
1t is deplorable that with the advent
Of the bubble wagon the births
should begin falling of.
.1n 1907 there were $500 babies
born in Kansas. In 1908 the baby
crop was $3.50, a decrease of 10,
The total for 1909 was 23,S50. a de.
crease Of 2.13O for the year"
Pierre. s. Din a storm which
developed a tornado east of here
Wednesday hail badly battered a strip
of country about two miles wide and
nine miles long north of this city. An.
other strip of hail is reported to have
badly damaged crops in the vicinity
of Onida in Sully county.
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SUMMONS.

In the Circuit Court of the State
of South Dakota, Fourth JUDICIAL Cir
cult, in and for Dawson County.
Charles Smith as Administrator of
the Estate Of Jacob Smith, deceased,
plaintiff, VS.. The unknown Admins
traitors and Executors of o. j. Tay-
lor, deceased; the unknown heirs of
o. j.. Taylor, deceased, and the I'M
ceased; the unknown administrators,
executors, heirs and creditors of n.
G. Tompkins, deceased; and all I'M
known persons having or claiming any
interest in or lien upon the premises
described in the complaint and in this
summons, Defendants.
The State of South Dakota sends
Greeting to the Above Named De-
fendants:
You and each of you are hereby
summoned and required to answer
the complaint of the plaintiff in the
above entitled action, which vas filed
in the Office of the Clerk of this court
at Mitchell, in Dawson County, South
Dakota, on the 18th day Of June,
1910, and which prays for a Judg-
ment Quieting the title to and the de-
termination Of all adverse claims
against the premises, and all inter-
ests therein, which premises are de-
scribed in the Complaint, and situat-
ed in said county, to-wit: the West
one-half (h) Of the Southwest Quar-
ter (SWA) of Section Twelve (12),
Township One Hundred Three G03),
North of Range Sixty (60), West of
the 5th p. NJ, and to serve a copy Of
your answer to said complaint on
the undersigned at his ONCE on Main
Street, in Mitchell, South Dakota,
within thirty days after the complet-
ed service of this Summons upon you.
and If you fail to answer said Com
plant within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for
the relief demanded in the Complaint.
T. j. SPANGLER,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
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SUMMONS.

In the Circuit Court of the state Of
South Dakoth, Fourth Judicial Cir
cult, in and for Dawson county.
Frank Weller, plaintiff, VS.. Chariot
tie Hoefert and Charles Hoefert, de-
PENDANTS.
greeting to the above named Defend
ants:
You, and zach of you. are hereby
summoned and required to answer the
plaintiff in the above entitled action,
a copy of which is hereto annexed and
herewith served upon you, and to serve
a Q of your answer to said complaint
on the subscriber at his Office on Main
street, in Mitchell, Dawson county,
South Dakota, within thirty days af-
ter the service of this m upon
you, exclusive of the day of service,
and II you fail to answer said complaint
within the time aforesaid. the plaintiff
will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
T. j. SPANGLER,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
To the above named defendants:
You are hereby notified that the COM
plant in the above entitled action was
filed in the Office of the Clerk of this
Court. in the Court House, in Mitchell,
Dawson County. South Dakota, on the
25th day of June, 1910.
Plaintiffs ATTORNEY.
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'Tl'|ATAlly INJURED )
BY PASSING TRAIN
TRAMP LAID DOWN BY RAILROAD
TRACK HAD HIS SKULL BAD
LIZ CRUSHED BY PASS
ING TRAIN.
with the back Of his head badly

With the back of his head badly
crushed in and blood flowing profuse-
1y from the wound, the body of r. L..
Maxman was found about 8 O'Clock
this morning on the Milwaukee right
of way west of the city, close to the
building of the Robert Lyle COM
pany. Beside him lay asleep his COM
panion. Both men were tramps and
In the evening had been in the city
and It is presumed that possibly they
had been drinking and laid them
selves down to sleep close to the
track. Maxman was evidently so close
that he was struck by the pilot of the
engine, al his position parallel to
the track and the direction Of his
body would bear out such a theory.
The discovery was made at the
time mentioned by a hoboe who was
walking north along the Milwaukee
track. AS he approached the Lytle
factory building he saw a man asleep
near the track and woke him up, with
the Intention Of warning him as to
the danger from a passing train.
when the sleeping man was
awakened he looked around for
his companion with whom he had
gone to sleep some time before. The
two found the body Of Maxman lying
about 6 feet from the track in the
condition described above. His coat
was found on the rails, evidently
torn to shrewds by a passing train.
Officers Vermilyea and Rub, Corner
Bower and DR.. w. r. Ball, we're
notified.
The man was removed to the hos
pital and operated upon for a de-
pressed fracture of the skull. "A large
amount OF blood had clotted and was
released but the unfortunate victim
died this morning without regaining
consciousness. In his clothes was
found about 81 in money and a few
papek1sby which he could be identi-
fled. He was about 40 years Of age
and his clothes and appearance were
very respectable. The two tramps
who were connected with the case.
we're locked up as there were several
particulars in which their stories did
not agree. The corners jury will meet
ut the court house this afternoon.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Otto Daniels, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the. under
signed administrator of the estate of
Otto Daniels, deceased, to the credi-
tors of and all persons having claims
gains The said deceased. to exhibit
four months after the first pub
LEGATION of his notice. to the.s said adj
ministratior at the Office of T. j. Spang-
son, South Dakota.
Dated June 3Oth, 1910.
Administrator of the estate IF Otto
Daniels, deceased.
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Egan Spent Most.

"A complete list of those who have
filed affidavits giving the total amount
expended by each in the recent cam
paign, filed with the secretary of
state, is as follows:
R. S. Wesley, $65O.SO; S. H. Elrod,
$685.; Geo. W. Egan, $2,339.14; ].
w. Parmley $500; A. w. Ewert, ST.
O06.O5; Geo. G. Johnson, $500; H. B.
Anderson, $3.50; S. G. Policy, $424;
Chas Dousman, 500; w. G. Smith,
1907; w. E. Benedict, $3.50; F. F.
Brinker. 5000; stalwart committee,
$6,47O; insurgent committee. $6,644;
Chas. H. Burke, $2,441; E. w. Mart
in, 1921; Thos. Thorson, $1,511; ].
F. Schrader, $1,OO3.
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CONSERVATION MEET

Pierre, s. D.-Governor Wesley
has appointed as delegates to the
National Conservation congress to
meet in St. Paul, Sept. 6 to g.: S. L.
Potter, Webster; j. E. Smull, Mil
bank; Geo. sloatman, Chamberlain;
D.. E. DeLand, Pierre; Roscoe Knod-
ell, Lamro; o. L. Branson, Mitchell;
A. E. Chamberlain, Bookings; T.
P. Geidt, Eureka; G. F. Clement,
Java; Matthew Brown, Kadoka; H.
G. Knapp, Armour;.C c. H. Lien, Sum
nit.
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BELLE FOURCHE MAKES
BIG WOOL SHIPMENT
MILLION POUNDS SENT THUS FAR
-EGAN SPENDS MORE THAN
ANY OTHER CANDIDATE
IN PRIMARY.
Sell Million Pounds of Wool.

The state treasurer today received
drafts amounting in total to $4,000
from the various government funds
which go to the aid of the state school
of agriculture.
Belle Fourche reports the shipment
of approximately a million pounds of
wool from that place so far this year,
which was sold at prices ranging from
18 to 10 cents a pound.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07
RICHMOND HAD
MEASELS GALORE
More Than Sixteen Hundred
Gases Reported During Re-
cent Epidemic.

statistics covering health conditions
In Richmond for the month OF May
were issued yesterday by the City
Board of Health, showing gao deaths
in the old city and eleven in South
Richmond The number of non-resi-
dents dying in Richmond is stated to
be constantly increasing, owing prob
ably to the growth of the hospital
practice of Richmond physicians, many
desperate cases being brought here
when practically too late for treat
ment. During the first five months OF
the current year there have been 1853
deaths among residents, or three
more than for the entire year OF 1907.
and but nine less than the entire num-
Der in 1905
The epidemic of measles which
started in March continued through
May, with S22 cases and fourteen
deaths The total number Of cases
reported during the epidemic was
1856, with seventeen deaths
The repor, on the city water purih.
cation plant shows that during May
4oS. $4,000 gallons of river water were
treated, daily average of 1S.170,oOo
gallons, The average amount Of alum
mum sulphate used was 1877 grains
per gallon. the maximum amount be-
ing 2e per gallon. The cost OF coagu-
lants for the month was s957.7o.
There We're aga blrths-124 males
and l40 femalss.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

Petersburg will unite with other cities
in the country in prohibiting the ex-
hibition Of the pictures Of the Jetfries-
Johnson prize fight Sentiment is
strongly against such exhibition.
A joint session of the two branches
Of the Common Council Will be held
tomorrow evening for the purpose OF
electing various city officials already
nominated in caucus All OF the pres
ent officials will be reelected.
The A. p. Hill Camp of Confederate
Veterans left Springfield, Mass. to-day
on their return home, and will reach
Petersburg tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. Markert, of
Dinwiddie county, who were married
In New York twenty-five years ago,
celebrated their silver wedding ami
versary yesterday at their home near
this city. Many friends called to ea-
tend congratulations.
Misses Clara and Grace Titus left
yesterday for Narragansett Bay. where
they will be the guests of the Hon.
James Lockwood. They will spend
the month OF August in the White
Mountains with Mrs. Lockwood as
oh
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07
That the average Virginia Juror loves
fair play. fair fights and general fair

That the average Virginia Juror loves
fair play, fair fights and general fair
ness was demonstrated beyond the,
shadow OF peradventure in the Hust-
ings Court yesterday when William 2.
ESnellings, war veteran, connolsseur anu
field general wherever men are con-
scerned, announced the opinion Of the
Jury in the case of Bucephalas Jones
and John Henry Corb1n.
'5s In the due process OF events Buce-
5phalas had been driven to the wall by
the taunts of John Henry. and In fur
thering those events with quick eye
and ready razor, he had carved quite
a slice of the meat from John Henrys
classic profile. In fact, John Henrys
outward appearance. SO far as his
countenance was concerned. looked
more like a railroad map OF Illinois
than anything else that can be men.
TONED on the spur Of the moment
Then again in the due process OF the
law Bucephalas was indicted by WE'VE
good men and true on the charse g.
maliciously wounding John Henry q
course, Bucephalas was slightly peeveo
about the matter but he had an aba
ing faith in the Virginia juror, ana
took his wait in the Chateau Satter-
| field with some composure.
| G.
that Bucephalas was pushed to tho
wall before he pulled the razor ana
had to fight or be fought. which means
| that he had either to cue or be cut. The
hight was fair and the only reason that
John Henry was carved was because
Bucephalas was quicker of hand and
eye and pulled first. #
| When the case came to trial yester-
day In the Hastings Court there were
many witnesses. All Were more or less
conclusive In their testimony. but the
weight OF the case for the Common
wealth rested upon the statement or
one William Giles. And Williams tes-
timony was directly and absolutely
Iagainst Bucephalas.
When the case has been heard and
argued and the jury had retired to its
lNboX to consider what had been said It
| was brought to the attention Of Judge
WITT that William Giles had been an
1 unhappy occupant of the State peni-
4 tentlary on two occasions, for matters
witch William would much rather not
nave known. and the Judge thought
i The Jury did NJ know that William
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

every four years. Extensions and Inn
provements are only considered this
year as to railroads, next year being
the time for general reassessment.
The corporations are required to file
certified reports on which the assess
ments are made this year. 1t is I'M
derstood that a large number OF these
have not yet filed these reports. al
though a very large per cent. have
been reasonably prompt. Urgent calls
are being made on the delinquents to
get in these reports without further
delay.
The Smoky Mountain Cattle Co., of
Bryson City, was chartered to-day
with 100000 capital for raising cat
tie, horses, sheep, hogs and poultry.
The incorporators are j. w. Hawkins
and f. T. Hart. of Charlotte, and Ray
r. Flint, of Reno New.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07
CHRISTIAN WORK
AMONG NEGROES
Young Peoples Conference Hears
Appeal for colored
Evangelization.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

Especial TO Inc IlmeS.DlSpdLCnJ
Asheville, N. c.. July 6.-Anong the
many addresses that have been deliv-
cred before the Young Peoples Mis-
sionary Conference, none has been
heard with more interest than that OF
Rev. John Little, his theme being the
Importance of the evangelization Of
the South. Since his graduation from
the University of Alabama ten years
ago, DR.. Little has given his time en-
tirely to the study of the negro prob
lem in Louisville, and his efforts TO
uplift the negroes of that city, intel
lectually. morally and spiritually, have
been crowned with very decided sue
cess. Mr. Titles grandfather was a
slave owner in Alabama, hence he I'M
derstands thoroughly the disposition
and life of the black man, and how
best to approach him for his better
ment His address here to-day was
heard with decided interest. He makes
his appeal for colored evangelization,
from three-fold standpoint: first,
that the negro is a sinner whom Christ
died to save: second, that the negro
is poor, and that until the gospel has
been preached to the poor, Christians
have not done their full duty; third,
that the gospel of Jesus Christ works
as great transformation in the lives
and hearts of the negro as in any
other race. and that Christians can
not fail to recognize this, If they have
not lost faith in the gospels power OF
transformation.
Mr.. Little conducts a mission among
the colored people of Louisville, under
the direction of the Southern Presby-
terrain Church. and in this connection
he and his associates in the work de-
vote much time to the industrial
training of his mental, moral and spir-
itual natures.
Mr.. Edmund S. D. soper spoke again
to-day on Christian Giving" from
three viewpoints.
Mr.. Soper placed special emphasis
upon the fact that when a man
reaches the point where he can ask
how much he can sacrifice In order to
give more to the Lord, he has solved
the question of Christian giving, be-
cause in too many cases the tendency
Is to cut down gifts to the Lord, be-
fore cutting down those in the home
Several more missionaries from diff
ferent fields have arrived to attend
the remaining sessions OF the confer.
ence.