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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
NICKEL TOO POPULAR;
U. S. WON'T DROP i
Federal Officials, Considering Plan
to Abolish Five-Cent Piece,
Hear Wall of Protest.
IS CALLED NECESSARY COIN.
Stands for More Fixed Values Than
Any Other Denomination, as .
Varied Daily Uses Prove.

Officials of the Treasury Department
sometimes discuss the nations some
what cumbersome coinage and make
suggestions to one another that TINS
or that change might bring rellef TO
the working forces Of the department.
Generally these discussions do not go
beyond the inner circle where they
originate, no change is made, or even
suggested seriously, and the work OF
the mint goes on as before.
Recently, however, the fact Leaked
out that the scent piece, or nickel,
had been under discussion n mat
the government might ask. Congress
to pass a law eliminating it from the
national coinage. Small Likelihood
exists, or ever did exist, thai such a
step would be taken, but for a short
time considerable anxiety developed IN
all parts of the country lest the useful
and popular nickel should disappear
from the circulating medium.
The fact is the government could
afford to dispense with almost any
coin rather than the o-cent piece. 1t
STANDS LOT more SldDle W lSCo IAoA oAJ
other. The scent coin for two genera
tons at least has been the fixed price
of so many things that people would
be at complete loss 10Y to proceed
without it. True, hundreds or thou
sands of scent pieces are lost each
year, but that is due largely to the
amazing use to which this little coin
is put. The uses of business require
the coinage of a greater NUMBER OF
"nickels' than of IN other coin.
1t has been said hat its universal
use as the price of a fare on the street
cars is the cause of its retention. but
that can hardly be so, as it enters very
largely into the price of so many other
things that it could not be dispensed
with if the price of the car fare were
changed.
The "nickel'' is extensively used in
telephone calls. 1t was formerly more
than now the open sesame of the pop
ular slot machine, for which it still
does extensive duty. 1t is the price Of
admission to the fast-multiplying pic
ture shows in all parts of the country.
The new-fashioned boot-shining parlor
charges a nickel" The soda fountain,
growing in popular favor, deals
mostly in 'nickels." Ice cream in
summer time goes for 5 cents, and the
charge for a myriad Of things in the
pharmacy and the scent store requires
this coin.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
Child Falls in Well.

To fall into a 22-foot we'll and save
her life by climbing to the top of a
ladder which CHANGED to be in the
well, was the exciting experience of
the ~four-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Hauge, who live near How
ard. The well contained two and a
half feet of water. The child exhib-
tied unusual presence of mind for one
so young when h floundered from
the water to the bottom of the ladder
and gradually drew herself UP till she
reached the top of the ladder, a few
feet short of the top of the well.
Reaching this position the little tot
cried Justify for assistance. Men work
ing ear heard her cries and rescued
her from the we'll.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
OUTLOOK ON THE FARM.
Present Year Will BE an Active One
Over the State.


Everything indicates that more land
will be broken and made to produce
crops in the western part of the state
this season than during any former
year in the history of the state. The
development of the western portion of
the state has been wonderful during
the past few years, but never before
nave such extensive preparations been
made as at present for the extension of
the crop area. At the little town of
Washta alone are sever immense pow
err breaking outfits, which are ready
to begin the work of breaking raw
prairie land in that vicinity as soon as
the frost is out of the ground. Reports
of a similar character come from nu-
merous other points in that part of the
state, where scarcely a day passes that
does not witness the unloading of one
or more power breaking outfits at nu-
merous towns in h heart of the for
mer Cow" country, which now has
been occupied by homesteaders.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
nAYTI WANTS COURT HOUSE.
Will Attempt to Wrest County Seat
from C~aStlcWOOd.

from CaStlcNSOOu.
1t now is certain that Hamlin coun-
ty, situated in the older portion of the
state, will this year be the scene of a
county seat fight, which for bitterness
and all the other accompanying red
fire. features will resemble the lurid
county seat fights of early days. Re
Gently it was rumored that the new
town of Hayti might endeavor to have
the question of county seat re-loca-
ton brought before the voters of the
county at the election in November.
1t now has been definitely decided to
make such an effort, this having been
determined upon at a mass meeting of
farmers and residents of Hayti held at
Hayti. The necessary committees
were appointed at the meeting to at
tend to h preliminary work Of the
impending county seat campaign. The
present county seat is Castlewood, sit
uated in the eastern part of the county.
Hayti is situated near the\center of the
county on the Sioux Falls-Watertown
line of the South Dakota Central rail-
road, and because of it's central loca-
ton will strive to capture the county
seat from Castlewood.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18

CONSEQUENCE OF BIG PRICES.
High Cost Of Living in New York
Cause of Suicides.

Effects of the increased cost Of liz
ing upon the working classes are
shown in the largely expanded mum
Der of applications to the city of New
York, for aid as disclosed in figures
made public the other day. The rising
tide of inability to make income keep
pace with living expenses is indicated
in the fact that during the last twelve
months more than 10000 persons
sought relief from the charities de-
partment, an increase of more than so
per cent in five years. There were
1896 applications in 1904. In seven
years. the number of persons seeking
shelter in the city lodging house las
increased until last year 102,400 per-
sons applied, an increase of more thar
100 per cent for the period. From 112
in 1906, the daily average has risen 10
three years to 2S1. Suicides have in
creased nearly so per cent from 1904
to 1909.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
22,587,O79 CATHOLICS IN U. S.
Illinois Drops to Third Place in
Official Directory.

There are 22,5S7, 079 Catholics under
he United States flag, according TO
advance sheets of the Wiltzius Official
Catholic Directory, published in Mil
waukee. The count includes those Of
the United States proper, Alaska, the
Philippines, Porto Rico and the Hawaii
islands. The Catholic population I'M
der the British flag, according to the
same directory, is 12,053,41S. In the
United States proper there are 14,347,-
OPT Catholics, showing a gain of ILL.,
576 over a year ago The directory
shows 4,S45 parochial schools in this
country with an attendance of 1884,
PSI. Catholic population of the leading
States in the Union is as follows:
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
GIRLS VOICE ATTRACTIVE.
Romance of Telephone Wire Ends in
Weddin" at Sioux Falls.

wedding at SIOUX rams.
The marriage at the home of the
brides parents in Sioux Falls of Miss
Lenora Jackson and William Nicholas
Ley was the elimination of an inter-
esting which had its incep-
ton in the bridegroom falling in love
with his bride when he heard her
voice over the telephone and before he
was acquainted with her. 1t was about
two years ago hat he first heard her
voice over the telephone and became
switch with her. Ley is a travelling
man and makes extended journeys
through the entire western half of the
United States and Canada, reaching
Sioux Falls, only at long intervals.
About a year ago he again was in
Sioux Falls and took advantage of the
opportunity to ascertain the name OF
the girl with the voice. finally nav
ing the pleasure of meeting; her, the
acquaintance now having eliminated
as stated, in their marriage.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18

Toronto (Canada) blacksmiths re-
Gently formed a union.
Shoe workers Of Arroyo. Porto Rico,
have formed a union.
The Machinists' Union in Milwau-
kee has gained more than one hum
dred members since August.
Plans are on for the organization Of
all labor in Santurce and San Juan,
Porto Rico.
The Printing Freshmen and Assist
ants Union has Endorsed the PROPOSE
tion to establish a home for consump-
tives.
Claims are made for the carpenters
union at Minneapolis, Mimi, that it is
now the largest union west of Chi
cago.
A Statewide campaign to secure the
passage of an employers liability law
in Illinois similar to one which has re-
ceived the Endorsement of officials Of
the American Federation of Labor Will
soon be in full swing.
1t has been decided that the Massa-
chusetts Legislature be petitioned to
enact a minimum wage law Of $2.25 a
day for all State laborers, and partic-
ularly Tor those emplOyeu Dy tlS water,
sewer and park boards.
The sailors union of the Pacific,
which has already donated $4,000 to
the striking sailors of the Great Lakes,
has voted to donate 100000, which may
be drawn in one sum or in such sums
as the strike committee may desire.
It is estimated that about 1000 p
eratives in all have gone out on strike
in Fall River, Fitchburg, F~isherville,
North Adams and at several other
points because of a reduction in wages
caused by the new fifty-six hour law.
Efforts are being made to form an
organization of car men at Portland,
Maine, to be affiliated with the Broth
erhood of Railroad Car Men Of Ameri-
ca.
There is such a degree of confidence
tive the members of the Wood,
Wire and Metal Lathers' Union, of
Boston, Mass, and the employers that
neither asks for a written working
agreement. They meet each year and
reach a verbal understanding as TO
how things shall run during the year."
and such an agreement has never been
broken.
Successful efforts have been made to
organize new locals of the Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers of America
at Lincoln. Neb., and Des Moines, Iowa.
The independent labor party at To-
ronto, Canada, is conducting an or
ganization campaign, which, according
to its officers, will be in splendid shape
to take part in the next municipal cam
paign.
The directors of the Lincoln (Neb.)
Labor Temple Association have closed
q deal for the purchase of a two-story
brick building on a lot fifty by one
hundred feet. The purchase price was
SIS, 1000 on reasonable terms.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
OFFICERS FEAR TROUBLE.
Persons Carrying Guns in Lead Will
10 IDr0ca0rpfn1

Persons Carrying Guns in Lead Will
Be Prosecuted.
In order to prevent an outbreak of
trouble at Lead between the Home
stake employees and the e~x-employes
of the company over labor troubles
Sheriff Plunkett and States Attorney
Heffron have issued a public notice
that all persons, except officers and
those duly authorized, caught carrying
a gun will be prosecuted to the full
extent of the law. Officers were given
orders to search all persons whom
they suspect of carrying guns and to
make arrests for every violation. This
action on the part of the authorities
was p~recipitated by the number of
personal encounters of late, in which
guns were fourished and open u
of a more serious nature threatened.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
GIRL ENDS HER LIFE.
First Phones Guardian and Tells Him
of Her Intention.

Philadelphia: After calling her
guardian on the telephone and telling
him of her intentions, Frances Flo
ercky, aged % years. committed sui
Friday night by shooting through
the heart, Six years ago her father,
Col. e. F. Floreckey, a veteran of the
civil war, in which he commanded a
Missouri regiment, killed his wife and
himself in this city. Thursday was the
anniversary of this tragedy and the
girl seemed much depressed all day,
In an interview with her guardian she
told him hat she did not see how she
could live any longer.
Calling a physician, he fastened in
an automobile to the girls room in
a fashionable apartment house in Yves
Philadelphia. Arriving there they
found her lying dead with a revolver
clasped in her hand.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
DIDN'T REACH SOUTH POLE.
French Antarctic Expedition On Way
Home.

Punta Arenas, Chile: The French
antarctic steamer Pourquoi Pas, with
DR.. Jean M. Charcot, head of the expe-
dition on board, has arrived here. The
Frenchman did not reach the south
pole.
All members Of the crew are well,
but during the voyage there were some
cases of scurvey among them.
The expedition under DR.. Charcot
was fitted out in France in the summer
Of 1908 and sailed from Punta Arenas
December II OF the same year. Its
purpose was the making of scientific
observations in the polar regions, par
t%icularly in the almost unknown Alex
andria land. and securing specimens
of rare fossils. The south pole was not
objective Of the explorers. DR.. Char
cot frequently has said that this task
should be reserved to the E~nglishmen
Scott and Shackleton. AS told in thest
dispatches Thursday, the Pouquoi Pas
was passed recently at anchor in the
straight of Magellan.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
"MME. PERiWiNkLE" DEAD.
oathetic Figure in Vaudeville Twenty
Years Ago.

Cincinnati, o.: Death removed Fri
day one of the most unique and pathet-
ic figures of the American stage.
Mime. Periwinkle" has passed away,
convinced to the end that a jeering au-
dience which greeted her a generation
ago really acclaimed her the greatest
actress of her time.
Twenty years g Mrs. Susanna Mar
tin ('Mme. Periwinkie"t, her mind I'M
balanced by the loss of her husband,
conceived the idea that she was a
great actress. A cynical manager,
~foreseeing a unique feature for his
house, encouraged the belief, and
Mime. Periwinkle' appeared in vaude-
vile. She could neither sing nor
dance, and her costume was made up
Of weird, Ill fitting odds and ends, but
again and again she appeared before
crowded houses and received the jeer-
ing p%laudits as genuine appreciation.
The novelty at last wore off, and her
feeble brain gave way entirely.
Mrs. Martin was 81 years of age at
the time Of her death.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
CONGRESS WILL FIGHT COURT.
Both Houses Join in Move to Rebuke
District Justice.


Washington, ID. c.: The congress of
the United States will ignore an or
der of the supreme court OF the DIS
trict of Columbia. 1t will, by impiica
ton, serve notice upon the judiciary
of the country to attend\to its W
business and to leave congress to the
uninterrupted exercise of it's consti.
tutional function. The house will APP
pear in court and tell Justice Daniel
Thew Wright, who issued the order,
that he was off his reservation and
was trampling upon the sacred consti-
tutional rights Of congress.
This will precipitate n of the most
stirring constitutional fights which
ever has arisen between the legislative
and judicial branches of this govern
ment.
The almost certain result or this pro
cedure will be the arrest of Senators
Smoot, Bourne and Fletcher on a
| charge of contempt of court. Habeas
corpus proceedings will be Instituted
and the supreme court OF the United
States will be asked to determine the
lengths to which a court may go IN
directing or enjoining acts OF a com
mittee OF congress-.
This fight against an alleged en-
croachment upon the constitutional
rights of congress grows out OF the &C
ton of a joint committee on printing
in rejecting a bid for furnishing paper
The bid was made by the Valley Pa
per company, of Holyoke, Mass. II
was rejected because it was not &C
companied by Il bond certified accord
ing to statute.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
ARMOURS PLAN MODEL OWN.

buy Hill City, Mimi, Site md
Wooden Ware Company There.
Armour G. Co. have begun to make
Hill City, Mimi, a model factory town.
New houses are under way and ITS
families will be moved from Ithaca AMI
Marble, Mich. The Chicago packers
have closed a deal with the owners of
the Hill City town site and will ex-
pend 5000, 600 in improvements within
a year. They have purchased all the
property of the Hill City Wooden Ware
Company. The Mississippi, Hill City
and Western Railway, built into that
section six months ago, was backed by
Armour interests.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
WEIGHS UNDER TWO POUNDS.

Alpena Couple the Parents of Smalles,
Baby in State.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Schlund, of AL
pena, are the parents of what is per-
haps the smallest baby ever born in
South Dakota, and one of the smallest
ever born in the United States. The
baby, now only a few days old, at birth
weighed but one and three-fourths
pounds. The medical records, SO ply
sicians state, contain few if any cases
in which a child so small has lived af-
ter it's birth. Notwithstanding its
smallness the baby appears as well and
strong as most babies only a few days
old, and is reported to be doing quite
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
Albert T.. Free Dead,

Albert T. Free, the second president
of Yankton college, died at the state
hospital for the insane Wednesday,. He
was president from 1892 to 1895, when
he resigned. He was also a member of
the territorial board of regents, a
member of the board of trustees of
the state university, and chairman of
The committee in charge of the univer-
sity. He leave a wife and two child
Hills.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
eakers Can Work sunday.

Jefferson City, Mo-: The supreme
court decided the law prohibiting bak-
cries from working. more than six days
! week = unconstitutional.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
Accidentally Ki,,s Baby.

Beaumont. Tex: Backing his auto
mobile out Of his garage Sunday Will
lam Crook, a. we'll known lawyer, let
the machine strike an obstacle and
putting on nor power forced the car
backwards. Alighting. Mr.. Crook
found that he had run over and crush
ed to death his 16-months-old baby.
The child had followed her father to
the garage without his knowledge.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
Jack and Canine Discharged.

Detroit, Mich: Jack Johnson ap.
peared in the circuit court Friday and
cleared himself and his bulldog of all
charges and was discharged. The
complainant was asked to exhibit his
injuries and the court decided they
were trivial to prove Jacks pup a vi,
cious animal. After the case was dis,
missed the black champion commented
pessimistically upon the persecution
visited upon him wherever he goes.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
Baron Pays Head Tax.

San Antonio, Tex: Baron Ludwig
de Leopold. captain in the French
army, temporarily attached to the OF.
fee of the minister of foreign affairs
of his country, has been forced to pay
a head tax as an immigrant at the port
of Laredo. The baron was returning
from the City of Mexico, where he wal
on a secret mission.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
Elevator Company Election

The stockholders of the Farmers
Union Elevator company held its an
nual election of directors for the year
1910 at Elk Point. The following men
were elected: Thomas Gunderson,
Patrick Herrity, Edward Donnolly, Ole
Ofstegage, Runyan Compton, Lewis
Ranum and /. l.. Pike.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18

Blood dripping through the ceiling
to the discovery of the suicide of
Henry H. Schwabacher, 55 years old,
president of the wholesale grocery
firm Of J. and NJ. Schwabacher, Ltd, at
his store in New Orleans. Mr.. Schwa-
bacher, who was a millionaire, had
suffered from stomach ailments for
some time. i
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
PapaI Appointments in U. S.

Rome: The following appointments
proposed by Cardinal de Lai, secretary
of the consistorial congregation, we're
ratified by the pope Thursday: The
Rev. John j. Lawler. to be auxiliary
archbishop Of st. Paul, Mimi; the Rev.
J. w. Shaw, of Mobile, Ala, to be CO.
adjutor bishop Of San Antonio, Tex;
the Rt. Rev. Denis O'Donaghue, auxil-
larry bishop of Indianapolis, to be bish.
op of Louisville, KY.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
! .ha.I.aa.r.N.ar n..4h

Huntington, Va: A. T. Deck, OF
Wellston. o., an organizer for the
United Mine Workers of America, is in
a dying condition as the result of in.
juries inflicted by a band of miners
who are said to be opposed to the or
~ganization.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
Court Decree Affirmed.

Boston, Mass: Legal services to
the value of $4,000 rendered by the
late Robert G.. Ingersoll were recog-
nized Saturday in the decree by Judge
Hammond, Of the Massachusetts SUI
preme court. Mrs. Ingersoll, wife q
the former lawyer and orator, is bene-
flied by the decision.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
shackleton to Tour U. S,

London: Lieut.. E. H. Shackleton,
the south polar explorer, will sail for
the United States on March 10, anS
after a lecture tour will make an ex-
tended hunting trip in northern Alas
ka. He will be accompanied by five
friends, but the party has no intention
Of exploring the north polar regions,
as has been reported from some quar-
tiers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
Cant, Burdick Insane.

Captain Burdick. for years one of
the conspicuous characters in Wagner
and other places in Charles Mix .coun-
ty. has become violently insane and
has been taken to h state asylum at
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
Art Critic on Trial.

London: Carew Martin, the art
critic, was committed for trial in the
Old Bailey court Friday, bail being
ixed at $4,000. Martin is charged by
the Royal society Of British artists
with Incorporating funds Of the 80
sclety OF which he has been secretary
since 1898.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
New Dakota Town.

The Northwestern has provided for a
new town on its line between Blunt
and Gettysburg, this n to be located
just north of h Potter county line,
and about seven miles from Gettys-
burg. The name selected for this To-
,ation is
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
Held for Mutinv.

Baltimore. Md: Four members OF
THE crew OF the three-masted schooner
Nellie Craig, which arrived in the har-
Dor Monday night after an eventful
trip Of sixteen days from New York,
arraigned in police court on the
charge of mutiny.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
Hydrophobia in Pet Doc. Bite

Springfield. o.: Bitten in the lir
by a pet dog. Miss Carrie Meeker, OF
Franklin. developed hydrophobia and
was rushed to the Pasteur institute at
Chicago. On the train she was strap
ped TO a cot to prevent her doing in
jury to those attending her.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
INCREASE IN RECEIPTS.
Fifty Large Postoffice Made a Good
Showing for January.

Washington, d. c.: An unusually
heavy increase is reported at fifty of
the largest postoffces of the country
during the month of January. Forty
nine of the fifty offices reported an in
crease in the receipts as compared
with the corresponding month of last
year. This is taken as evidence of a
decided improvement in business con.
ditions throughout the country.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-18
HoMEsTEADER,s EXTENSIONS.

Interior Department Promulgates an
Order Affecting Settlers.
Washington, D.. c.: Regulations ex.
tending to May 10 the time for home
steaders to establish residence on
lands in several western states were
promulgated Saturday by the interior
department in accordance with an act
recently passed by congress. The ex'
tension refers to all entries, as well
as soldiers declaratory statements.
made in North Dakota, South Dakota,
Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska.
Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico
after June /, 1909.