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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
COUPLE DIES IN SIN.
Philadelphia and Woman Companion
Asphyxiatcd by Gas.

NsS" W
Coal gas from a small stove is be-
heved to ave been the cause of the
death Of William Bohrer, a prosperous
~Iapidary, and a woman companion
identified as Anita Hebermehl or Ha-
bermuhl, whose BODIES were found in
Bohrer's apartments IN Philadelphia,
Pa, Friday. The coroner says there
Is no evidence Of foul play or suicide.
The man and woman were only partly
dressed, and scattered about the bed
room were empty whisky bottles and
the remnants of a lunch.
Bohrer, who was about SO years of
age, and the woman about 20 years
younger, had evidently been dead for
more than a month. On December 81
the woman told a friend that she ex-
pected to pass New Years day with a
wealthy friend.
Bohrer had not been seen about his
place since before the first of the year,
but as he frequently went away on
long fishing trips his neighbors
thought nothing of his absence.
Bohrer was a widower and the wo-
man had been an employe in the res
taurant of a big department store.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
CLEVER WORK ON A MISSOURI
PACIFIC TRAIN.
Conductor and Travellers Covered with
Gums After Men Board Chair Car
Escape with $500 in Money and
Small Amount OF Jewclry.

Three unidentified men held up and
robbed the passengers on an east
bound Missouri Pacific passenger train
five miles east Of Pittsburg, Kan, Sat-
urday night. They were unmasked.
About 500 and a small mount OF
jewelry was taken from the passen-
gers.
The robbers boarded the train on
the outskirts Of Ptttsburg. They took
seats in the chair car and rode quiet
ly along until the train was near Cor
nell. Kan. There they leaped from
their seats, backed Conductor Clarity
into a corner and, drawing revolvers
warned him not TO call for assistance.
One of the robbers then covered the
passengers with two large revolvers.
Throughout the progress OF the rob-
berry the train hurried ahead. Not one
Of the crew, with the exception Of the
conductor. knew a robbery was being
perpetrated.
The robber with the gunny sack
stripped the last passenger in the "a
Of his goods. and then the three drop
ped Off the train and disappeared down
an alley into the town of Cornell, Kan.
No attempt was made to rob the ex-
press car.
Efforts Of the sheriff's posse that
searched Sunday for the train robbers
were fruitless.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
CANTONWINE SENT TO "PEN."
Former Armour Merchant to Serve
FOur Years.

IOtI a
Imprisonment for q period of -four
years in the United States penitentiary
at Leavenworth Kan, was the sentence
imposed Wednesday by Judge Garland,
of the federal court. in the case of j.
c.. ~Cantonwine, formerly a prominent
business man of Armour, who at the
term of the federal court held in Sioux
Falls in December was found guilty on
several counts, charging him with per-
jury and other crimes in connection
with bankruptcy proceedings during
an alleged attempt on his part to de-
fraud his creditors, to whom he owed
an aggregate of more than 100000.
C~antonwine is the man who in Sep
TENDER, 1908. created a sensation by
claiming that the safe in his store at
Armour had been robbed of $4,000 in
cash. OF his sum $4,000 vas alleged
to have been in bills. $4,000 in gold
and the remainder. $500. in silver.
During the past few weeks Canton
wine has endeavored to effect a set
tlemen with his creditors, on condi-
ton tina he would escape with a fine,
with the imprisonment feature omit
ted
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
Liberals Will Continue to Direc,
Policy of British Empire.

The Liberals will continue to direct
lead is cut down some in the present
appeal to the voters. The last time the
Liberals had 354 over the Unionists,
counting SO Irish Nationalist and 55
Laborites. Now this supremacy has
been reduced to 124, including 80 Irish
Nationalists and 26 Laborites.
The result is disappointing to the
party of progress. 1t was expected tina
the Liberals would elect at least SO
members more than they have and that
they would carry all the measures they
advocated through Parliament without
the aid of any other party. AS it is
now the vote is so close between them
Ind the Unionists that they must count
upon the Irish Nationalist or the La
bOrites to get certain of their bills
through. The rightful abridgment OF
the power of the House of Lords "a
only be done by an alliance with the
two lesser parties. That will come, as
the Home Rulers and the Laborites are
in full accord with the proposal. The
pCllCy OF pTOteCNlOu ScIS d SeCUdCh w
cause the textile centcrs voted over
whelmingly against it.
The granting of home rule is quite
unlikely, much as it was hoped that
this might come to pass. Premier AS
quith promised Ireland the prize it has
been valorously contending . for, but
even he will hardly be able to gain It,
for the landlord strength among his
party is sufficient, by joining
with the Unionists, to prevent its con-
summation. The failure to achieve THIS
after the premier's pledge is most re-
grettable. :.
The system of labor exchanges Will
be established now that the Liberals
have been continued in Office. There
will be ESQ of these authorized, Wnicn
will bring labor and capital into closer
touch by providing work for idle men
in a clearing house in which the en-
ployer is as anxious for help as the
honest seeker for work is after en-
ployment.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
HOLDS POLICE AT BAY.

Detroit Officers Finally Rush the
House and Make Man Prisoner.
With pipes projecting from
the windows of his home in Detroit.
Mich. to represent the cannon Of a
fort, Fred w. Bourke. demented, held
the police at bay and the neighbors
in terror Friday night and Saturday,
frequently firing q shotgun from the
windows to maintain his command Of
h situation.
Thomas M. Cool was injured as he
was passing the house during the
night. but his injuries are not serious,
and the police established a dead line
at the scene to prevent further dam
age being done by Bourke. The mans
family ook refuge at the home Of a
relative. The police rushed the house
and captured Burke.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CLOSE.
Gov. Wesley Issues Il Lincoln Da'
Proclamation


Gov. Vessey Wednesday issued the
following Lincoln day proclamatloh'
The 18th day of February, 1910, Will
mark the 1O1st anniversary OF inc
birth of the great American martyr
Abraham Lincoln. In Difference to the
work which this wonderful American
has accomplished, and in appreciat'oh
of his remarkable personality, deem
it fitting that the citizens of the state
of South Dakota should give evidence
of their patriotism by observing the
coming anniversary with special ana
appropriate exercises, and thus honor
themselves and the commonwealth ny
honoring the of such a a
The simple story of his wonderful lie
is familiar to you and all the Worlu'
and as ach year passes the character
of Lincoln appears grander and moro
heroic. In all history there is none
more fearless, more rugged or more
lovable, and as time rolls on those
forces of intellect and character Whlch
he displayed during his lifetime re-
ceive the added respect and admlra-
ton of all Americans. The whole uni
verse Iltlu lDl III Dul t"o 1919 N
the creator, and man made in his I'M
age; and his life is a record of the trl-
umph of good over evil, He
slowly, step by step, but his way was
always onward, and at last he reached
the goal. Our national freedom and
unity we owe to Lincoln. n 1t IS a
debt which we cannot pay. In respect
to his memory and in consideration or
the fact that our state legislature has
set aside the 18th day of February as a
legal holiday for the purpose of tos-
tering the true spirit of patriotism n
loyalty,
Therefore, I recommend that the
public schools and all civil and social
organizations in our state join in APP
propriate ceremonies on that day. n
tina all take some part in the obserV-
ance of the day.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
CHERRY WORK SLOW;
MEN ARE BuRROWNC
Explorers in Mine Have penetrated
ONLY 400 Feet OF Many Miles
Underground.
KICKING MULES TAKE LIFE.
Bodies of Animals Which Hurt ihos'
Trying to Escape Found-Ne"
Timbers Placed Under Roor.

After three days Of incessant laDol
only 400 feet of the many miles OF SUD-
terranean passages of the 81. rau1
mine in Cherry, Ill, were open anu ~
was p~roblematical when the 16I podles
could be brought to the surface. hT
cry effort was being made TO clear d
runway from the main shaft to me air
pit. Inspection of the cleared portion
of the second level showed that from
the bottom of the main SHAFT 5oo leel
underground, westward for ZoO leet'
the main road is in good CONDITION.
Some of the heavy timbers near the
shaft are charred, but they are solio
and intact. The main passage TO the
east is walled up. Behind this wall is
a smoldering fire. Back of the fire lie
about 100 dead.
About $50 feet west of the shaft the
bottom level ends in a blind alley, IN
which lie the bodies Of two mules, Gov
cred with disinfectants. These mules
kicked ~viciously at several miners as
the men ran for their lives through
the smoky passageways after the lire
started. one lllntI "dS NAChCu 10
| unconsciousness and could not escape,
While his companion was injured SO Sc
verely that he is still under the care
of a surgeon.
Near the end of the main road a tor
tuous runway branches off to the
south, ending in the air shaft. The
top timbers in this passage are bro
ken, letting shale rock through. Some
of the fractured scantlings appear half
rotted. Their was no fire in this tun-
mel.
AS fast as men clear the runway new
timbers are placed under the crum-
bling roof. making the ceiling so low
that a man cannot stand erect. Rocks
as large as a steamer trunk were piled
as high as the roof. So narrow was
the tunnel and so dangerous was the
work hat only two worked at a time.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
2-CENT RTE
Railway Commisioners Busy in an
Attempt to Reduce Fare.

One of the buiest bodies of state
officials in South Dakota are the MEM
bers Of the stat board of railroad
commissioners, wose duties AVE be-
come of the moststrenuous character
This week the barring was resumed
in Chicago in connection with the lit
igation between tie railroad commits
sioners and the graf railroad corpor-
atoms having line in the state, VINO
are opposing the attempt of the board
to put a 2-cent permile passenger rate
into effect in thestate. At the Chi
cago hearing Testimony is being taken,
and when this work is completed the
testimony will b. submitted to udge
Garland, of the United States court in
Sioux Falls, for a decision by him,
The railroads ar, seeking to secure a
permanent %injuntion restraining the
commissioners finn putting the pro-
posed rate into eject.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
DESIGN OF STATE FLAG.
Last Legislature Provided for Pur-
chase of Two Banners.

Last Legislature Provided for Pur-
chase of Two Banners.
The last legislative session provided
an appropriation of $3.50 for securing
two state flags" to be the design
adopted by the legislature for that
purpose. One of the flags Is to be kept
in the custody of the secretary of
state, and the other to be delivered to
Capt. Seth Bullock, of camp 1, or the
Spanish War Veterans, department Of
South Dakota. Briefly, the flag adopt
ed is to be a field of blue, two-thirds
as long as wide. in the center a blazing
sun in gold two-fifths as wide in d.
ameter as the width of the flag. Above
this in the arc of a circle, in gold let
ters the words South Dakota are to
be placed, and below the u in the
arc Of a circle, in gold letters, the
words THE Sunshine State" and on
the reverse of the blazing sun shall be
printed in dark blue the great seal of
the state. The flag is to have a fringe
Of gold.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
CAUGHT WHILE Al WORK.

New Jersey Possofncc Robbers Sur.
ptised by the Police.
William KsEscher and his wife. Elix-
abeth. were arrested Sunday charged
with robbing the little postoffce at
Eek Falls. ~. J. The p~ostoffce il in
the Erie railroad station. Shortly
after midnight the chief Of police and
= railroad detective saw a light in
tine building and crept up to a window.
Inside we're Elisabeth and two men
ousily rining the safe. At the COM
nand OF hands mp" one Of the mon
1red three shots ct Chief Eysoldt. All
vent Wild. hut In the confusion the
man who hred escaped. The
who = only 10. though she found her
self covered b two revolvers, put up
= hard nght but finally surrendered
with her husband. Both were locked
up In default OF bail.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
SEVEN BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Auto Lifted High in Air by Dynamite
Blast In Arizona,

Auto Lifted High in Air by Dynamite
Blast in Arizona.
Needless Of the warning Of a fore
q In charge OF excavating opera
lions along the line Of the private mo-
tor road from Kelvin to the Ray cop
per mines. in Arizona. the motorman
Of q gasoline a containing six pas
sengers ran his car close to a sput-
tered fuse OF O heavy charge Of dyna-
mite Sunday, and the car and its sew
On occupants were blown to atoms.
~ the car approached the motor
man was warned of the impending ex-
plosion. Motorman Lyalle, evidently
believing he could take his car past
the charge to safety before the explo-
slon. paid no attention to the warning,
and started again at full speed. Just
- the car was passing the charge the
explosion came. and the car, with its
Dad Of human freight. was blown high
IN the air amid q great cloud Of debris.
dead men were all prominent In
mining AFFAIRS in Arizona.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
FOUND DEAD IN STREET.
Prominent Georgia Prohibitions /
Killed by an Assassin.

Prominent Georgia Prohibitionist Is
Killed by an Assassin.
DR.. Charles w. Hickman, one Of the
most prominent prohibitionists in the
south, was found dead from gunshot
wounds at 10 O'Clock Wednesday night
on the streets of Summerville, the
fashionable suburb of Augusta, Ga.
DR.. Hickman had been at the home
of his brother, Tracy T.. Hickman,
leaving shortly after 5 o'clock. 1t is
recalled by residents in the neighbor-
hood that three shots We're heard
about that hour.
There were two wounds, one in the
head n one in the body. The pock-
cts a been rified and DR.. Hickman's
watch a been torn from his vest. It
is not known by the family whether
he a any considerable amount of
on his person. There is no
clew to the murder.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
GOES DOWN.


h6s
Thanks again to the wireless and in
ternational distress signal, IS. 0. S.
Capt. Moore and his crew of 46 men
are safe on board the Mallory liner
Alamo bound for Key West Saturday
night, while their vessel, the steamer
Kentucky. is at the bottom of the sea
OF Cape Hatteras. 1t Is another case
Of q disaster averted by wireless and
told to the world by the same medi-
um. The Kentucky. q God vessel
Of 996 gross tonnage and 203 feet
long, was bound from New York to
the Pacific to carry passengers be-
tween Tacoma and Alaskan ports for
the Alaska Pacific Steamship COM
pany.
The first news Of the Kentucky's dis
tress was received at the United Wire
less company's station at Cape Halter
as at 1880 o'clock Friday morning.
There the operator heard the rs. o. s.
quickly followed by this message:
w are sinking. Our latitude is
32.10: longitude 1890"
Almost simultaneously the operator
heard the steamship Alamo respond to
ing Capt. Moo that the Alamo was
making all speed to the sinking ves-
sells assistance. Thereafter no mes
sage was received from the Kentucky,
indicating that water had interfered
with the power, putting her wireless
apparatus out of commission.
The navy department at Washington
In the meantime flashed wireless mes
age along the Atlantic coast, dis
patching the battleship Louisiana and
two revenue cutters to the scene, but
at 5 o'clock Friday evening word came
from the Alamo that she had arrived
first m taken off all hands in safety.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
SAVES A LIFE; GETS 100000.

Lumberman Rewarded ~ Heroic
Deed Performed In EnElaAd.
John S. Andrews of Sault Ste. Marie,
who before going to Canada was q por-
ter on the London & Southwestern
Railway, claims he has been eft $loo'-
900 by an aged lady whose lie no
saved when he rescued her from the
track in front OF an approaching train.
Though unrewarded at the time the
woman was profuse in her thanks, tell
ing Andrews that his fortunate inter
vention on her behalf should not be
forgotten. Andrews has been working
in a lumber camp near the 500 dur
ing the winter and recently was noti-
fed that he was heir to a fortune OF
5000 He cabled to England and re-
ceived assurance of the reality of his
luck. He is now On his way to Eng
land to get the money.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
Poultry Men Elect ofacers.

Mitchell Friday. The following off,
GERS were elected: President, William
Drabbs. Yankton; vice president. II.
F. Sutton. Clark; secretary. Arthur
Miller. Mitchell: treasurer. L. S. Wick
ers, Mitchell; executive committee.
William Scallin. J. II. Grow. George
Law. Mitchell: A. ]. Keith, Sioux
Falls: G. H. washburn. watertown; L.
". Foote. Inwood. Ia. Mitchell and
Sioux Falls were candidate for the
next show. which. however. was
awarded to Mitchell again.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
FORCEPHN HER BODY.


ram IC fOuF Tears.
Mrs. f. p. Klkler, wife Of a well
known physicis of Bryant, is in a
Sioux Falls hoStal in a critical con-
dition as the rellt of an unusual ex-
ample of carelesness. When an eX-
animation was lade after h was
brought to ~thelospital it was found
that for a perd of four years n
had suffered iIense pains from the
presence in heroody of a pair of five
incl surgeons frceps, which, through
carelessness, wfe not removed when
she was operatd on four years g at
an eastern hosItal.
Recently the aims increased to such
an extent tina ne was brought to the
Sioux Falls hosital, where the cause
was discovered. In removing h for
ceps it was necessary for the surgeons
to remove six iches of the small in
testine n sewup oles in the large
intestine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
BLOCK CUr1D's GAME.
Farmers Wife Has Would-Be Groom
Arrested for Perjury.

When Mrs. A. D. Papin. a farmers
wife, earned that her daughter. IA
years old, was planning to marry 10
han Johansen. a farmer boy. against
her wishes. and that they had already
gone so far AS to secure the marriage
license, she hitched up the old gray
mare and went to Vermillion in haste.
A warrant charging the prospective
son-in-law with perjury was sworn out
and Johansen was arrested. The wit
ness to the marriage certificate. who
swore hat Leona Papin was IS years
of age. was John Landrigan. but he
has disappeared. Johansen has been
released on $500 bonds, and will have
his hearing next week.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
Man Shoots Three.

s. A. Morrison. a letter carrier of
Omaha. Neb.. shot and seriously
wounded his wife and her father, J.
A. Summer, and then killed himself
Thursday. The shooting occurred on
Capital avenue, near the postofice.
Morrison had been on the Omaha car
riers' force for many years. Domestic
trouble led to the tragedy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11

F. A. Raiders. president OF the
Peoples State bank at Lakota, N. D.,
which was recently closed by the state
bank examiner. was arrested Friday
on q charge of forgery. He was re-
leased on $500 bond.
MAJ and Woman Found Dead.
Ethel Barnard. aged %. and Will
lam Fisher. q clerk, were found dying
Friday from bullet wounds in a well
furnished apartment in New York
City, which they had rented as man
and wife.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
Accident to Paulhan.

Louis Paulhan had a narrow escape
from death Thursday when his Far
man biplane collided with the fence
guarding the race track at Overland
park at Denver. Colo, smashed
through it and came down in a heap
on the rack. Paulhan was thrown
headlong, but beyond a severe shaking
up escaped unframed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
SHORT NEWS Totes.

William Bennett committed suicide
in his home at New London, Conn, by
exploding a stick of dynamite.
Churches at Holland, Mich, have
abandoned Junior Christian Endeavor
evening meetings because of the new
curfew law.
1t was announced in Toledo that the
$500, 900 judgment awarded the James
Compton estate against the Wabash
Railroad in Ohio had been paid and
that adjustment had been made by the
representatives of the other mortga-
gees.
President Kruger Of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company has refused
the arbitration proposition of the trace
ton employees.
In an effort to fioat the excursion
steamer City of Providence, pushed
ashore by an ice gorge, it vas wrecked
and sunk at st. Louis.
Sheriff Hubbard. of Simpson County.
mississippi, was fatally shot and Dep
uty Sheriffs Moore and Mccarthy seri-
ously wounded in an encounter neal
Magee with a negro fugitive. who was
killed by a member of the sheriff's
posse.
Charles Waite and "Bud' Brady
we're killed and several ether miners
injured when thirty men were impris-
oned in a mine near Richmond, Va
after an explosion.
Counsel for Ferdinand Cohen, the
waiter accused of kidnapping Roberta
De Janon,t the 1~7-year-old heiress, suc-
ceeded in having bail fixed for Cohen
in the sum of $4,000 at Philadelphia
The State of Ohio started suit for
s1A1 sos from h estate of former
state Treasurer Mckinnon and his
hondsmen, alleging hat amount wa
Illegally converted to his " use from
government funds.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
ELECTRIC LINE PLANS.
Promoter Magec. of Pittsburg, Pays
Visit to Yankton.

G. A. Magee. q wealthy promoter, of
Pittsburg. was in Yankton and stated
that about March l he will commence
work on the electric line projects from
Elk Point to Ce%nterville and from
Freeman, Parkston n Ce%nterville to
Yankton. Magee has also the Sioux
F~alls-Sioux City line in his plans.
Magee hopes soon to take over the
Yankton-Norfolk line. and will extend
it into Kansas. feeding it with the
South Dakota electric lines.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
Whole City

A meteor is supposed to have struck
near Quincy, ILL.,, at 1870 Friday morn
ing. 1t aroused the whole city and
caused buildings to tremble. Those
the streets saw a great glare in
the sky, and a terrific report as If an
explosion Immediately followed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11

The death of Bjornstjerne Bjornson.
the Norwegian poet and novelist. was
expected to occur in Paris Thursday
afternoon. The members of the family
were summoned early and remained at
the bedside.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
Mickey Near Death.

Former Gov. John II. Mickey, of
Nebraska. has suffered a relapse and
his condition Thursday night was de-
clared to be critical. The former gov
rno has been mending for several
days, but an early collapse Is x
pected.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
New Plot in Nacaraeua,

The Nicaraguan government de-
clares it has discovered a plot Matched
by the conservatives to p~recipitate
armed Intervention by the United
States by firing on an American a
ship in the harbor of Corinto.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11

A plot to hberate a score or more
desperate men among the 100 prison.
ers in the county Jail at Beileville, Ill.
was frustrated Thursday night because
the leader of the gang in the plot was
dissatisfied with the saws
into him.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
500 Birds OH Exhibition.

Tuesday the eleventh annual exhibit
ton of the South Dakota Poultry asso-
citation opened its doors to a large
crowd of people. There are 500 birds
on exhibition in all the classes. and
each is represented by some splendid.
strains.