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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
DICKINSON ON WORLD TRIP
Secretary Of War Starts on Journey
Which Recalls Taft's "cupid
voyage"

misunderstanding Of Wal
Dickinson is off on a trip that will
take him around the world. Several
years ago William H. Taft, while the
head of the war department, made
such a voyage and it came to be
known as the Cupid voyage" AT
least two weddings resulted from that
long jaunt, that of Miss Alice Roose-
welt and Representative Nicholas
Longworth being among them. In
this trip of Secretary D~ickinson's,
however, the party consists mostly Of
married folk.
The objective point Of Secretary
Dickinson's trip is the Philippine
islands, where he will spend five
weeks familiarizing himself with con
ditions there.
On the steamer Siberia, on which
he sailed from San Francisco for the
Philippines via Honolulu and Japan,
the secretary was accompanied by
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
G.. G.. bENNET DIES
GRANVILLE q. BENNETT OF
DEADWOOD DIES At
HOT SPRINGS
WAS AN OLD RESIDENT
Was Recognized As One Of South
Dakota's Most Able
Attorneys

Deadwood-In the death at Hot
Springs of Hon. Granville G. Bennett
of this city, both the state and the
Black Hills lose a widely known and
valuable citizen. Judge Bennett who
was recognized as one of the ablest
attorneys in the state, was closely
identified with the history of Dakota
when a territory and in later years the
Black Hills during its period of growth
and settlement. Judge Bennett was
born at Middleton, Butler County,
Ohio, on October 9, 1888, and was
graduated at Washington College,
Iowa, and then entered the practice
of law.
In June 1861 he enlisted in the Sew
enth Iowa regiment and served all
through the war as lieutenant and lat
err adjutant OF the Nineteenth, being
a staff officer for General T. J. Nc
Kean. Later he practlced law In
Washington and served In both houSe5
Of the Iowa legislature.
In 1877 he was appointed associate
Judge Of the Dakota supreme bench by
President Grant and served until the
following year when he became terrl-
torial delegate to congress. While JUS
tice of the spreme court he organized
the courts in the Black Hills. Leaving
congress Judge Bennett came to a
wood to permanently reside having
made his residence here since 1877.
He was a leader in all public enter
prises, an eloquent talker, a versatile
and virile writer. student and a power
in politics, being one of the rock ri5-
bed republicans. He acted as delegate
to the national convention that noml-
mated William Mckinley n Roose-
welt in 1900. For six years he ABLY
served this county as probate Judge.
Judge Bennett is survived by his
wife who was Miss Mary Dawson, a
sister of the late General Dawson, a
sister Mrs. Gibson in this city, two
daughters, Mrs. Estelline, society eolt-
or of the Chicago Record-Herald and
Miss Helen. a newspaper publisher at
Hot Springs, and one son, Rev. cay
lord Bennett, an Episcopal minister at
Kearney, Neb.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08

trailing fringe Of green and white.
leafed vinca vine Grapes down a foot
or more around the edges of each.
The flowers and vines are planted in
wire baskets, semi-circular ia shape,
SO that two just fill each urn. When
the flowers In ono lose their fragrance
it is TO be replaced Immediately by
another. A sufficient number OF bas-
kets are being tended by a gardener so
that fresh flowers always will be in
the urns. The flowers were chosen be-
cause of their ability to Withstand the
sun and winds, and 1t Is not expected
to be necessary to replace the baskets
more than three or four times In the
summer. The insides of the iron urns
are lined with moss to protect the
roots from the neat of the metal.
The idea t o have the flowers on the
poles was obtained from public build
ings in Europe by Henry c. Flower,
president of the Fidelity Trust com.
pany.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
Busch Made Bishop

Lead-In the presence OF many
priests and over 500 spectators, Arch-
bishop Ireland of st. Paul. Tuesday,
formally Installed Rt. Rev. Joseph r.
Busch as bishop of the Catholic do
cese of Lead. The ceremony was held
in st. Patrick's Cathedral, adjoining
the episcopal residence. fhe papal
bull of the appointment vas read In
Latin by Rev. VIM. Busch of ST. Paul,
a brother of the new bishop and trans
lated into English by Rev. Father San
pou, of Lead. The bishop was invest
ed with the cope, mitre and crozier and
conducted to his throne, and Rev.
Father Mccarthy, Of Lead, and Arch
bishop Ireland, delivered the sermon
The blessing and the kissing Of the
ring closed the ceremony.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
BOY TORTURED BY ECZEMA

when my boy was six years old, he
suffered terribly with eczema. He
could neither sit still nor lie quietly in
bed, for the itching was dreadful. He
would irritate spots by scratching
with his nails and that only made
them worse. A doctor treated him
and we tried almost everything, but
the eczema seemed to spread. 1t
started in a small place on the lower
extremities and spread for two years
until it very nearly covered the back
part of his leg to the knee.
Finally l got Cuticura Soap, Cuti-
cura Ointment and Cuticura Pills and
gave them according to directions. l
used them In the morning and that
evening, before l put my boy to bed,
l used them again and the improve
ment even in those few hours was sur
prising, the Inflammation seemed to
be SO much less. l used two boxes Of
Cuticura Ointment, the same of the
Pills and the Soap and my boy was
cured. My son is now in his sew
enteenth year and he has never had
q return of the eczema
Il took care OF 8 friends child that
had eczema on it's face and limbs and
I used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
They acted on the child just as they
did on my Sol and it has never re-
turned. would recommend the Cuti-
cura Remedies to anyone. Mrs. A. J.
Cochran, 1923 Columbia Ave-. Phila-
delphia, Pa, Oct. 90, 1909"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
Building Against Odds

Whitewood-Although efforts had
been made through the courts to block
the building of a road between here
and Spearfsh, it Is now In progress
and has beer for nearly two weeks.
While the court proceedings were stin
pending ave- the right Of way, local
men who want the road for a cutoff
to Spearfsh, got busy and put two
crews at work nights. One crew start
ed out from Spearish and another
from here and considerable progress
was made on both sides before the
road building was discovered. So far
no action has been taken to stop it.
The new road will make the distance
between the two towns ten miles and
means better mail facilities for each.
Grading Will soon commence and 1t Is
hoped to have the road in operation
by October.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
Will Build Temple

Observation-Disclosures of SpearFsh
Lodge No. is, A. F. & A. NJ. have TO
some time felt the necessity for a
temple Of their own in which to hold
lodge and social sessions and haze
ag.tated the question to a point WE e
a committee was appointed to make
an estimate of the cost of such 8
huildina and the financing Of is erec-
ton. Upon a report of the commit
tee the lodge decided to build on a Dt
they have owned here for twenty years
The building will cost appro imately
$4,000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
German Alcohol Stills.

An authority on alcohol stills says
that there are 10000 farm stills in
operation on as many farms in Ger
many. The German government per-
mits the farmer to produce a certain
amount of grain or potato alcohol, the
amount depending upon the size and
location Of the farm and the annual
demand for the product. upon the pay
ment of a reduced revenue tax. Alec
hol distilled in excess Of the quantity
allowed is subject to the higher rate
Of taxation. Denatured alcohol, how
ever, is not subject to any tax.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
Will Go To China

Mitchell-Miss Florence Starr. who
has been associated with the faculty
OF Dakota Wesleyan university for the
past fifteen years has rendered her
resignation. Miss Starr. in the early
fall, will leave for China to accept
a position as a teacher in a govern
ment school at Pekin. She will have
charge of a class of young mer of
royal rank to prepare them in The
early steps Of an American education
and later they will be sent to this
couctry to complete their education.
Miss Starr is a very capable woman
tor this special work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
A Hibernian Verdict.

A New Yorker is the happy employ
er Of an aged Irishman, who grows
eloquent over the woes OF the En-
erald isle. Said the boss: pat, the
king Of England is dead"
The Old man was silent for a mo
ment. Then he took off his hat.
WELL" he said slowly, las a man
he was a fine bit of a boy. AS Eng.
l1shmen go, he was as good as yes
can make them. AS a king, there was
nobody on earth as could beat him
But still, III keep me eye on George"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08

parlor u%nstrapped and laid aside his
two revolvers for the first time in
months and Ford, entering the room,
shot him through the back of the head
is we'll known.
THE first we knew of the killing
was a report which spread around
town that Jesse James was dead" said
Mr.. Flanders. For months reports
had been coming in almost daily that
he had been killed or captured in this
or that part of the country, but we
paid little attention to them. |
stepped to the front door and looked
at the big house on the bluff where
ard had lived. The hill looked like
an anthill with men swarming up it's
sides from all directions.
Before l could start for the scene
Two men came into the telegraph of.
fee. They were the Ford boys. Charley
kept ~nervously pacing up and down,
pulling his little black mustache, while
Bob started laboricusly filling out a
blank. He was having considerable
trouble with it and | said to him:
shall | write it for you?'
q can write it myself, all right,
he growled.
He wrote out two kilograms. One
was addressed to the governor and
simply said: We've got our man. The
other was to the chief of police of
Kansas City and said: We've got our
man; will bring the body
"As I took them Bob Ford pulled
out a revolver at least eighteen inches
long, broke it and dropped out an
empty shell on the floor. The bullet
from it had killed Jesse James. | was
young then and inquisitive and deter,
mined to find out who was shot.
Have some trouble, up on the
hil?' l said.
Yes he vouchsafed.
"Anybody hurt?' | insisted.
Killed a man, that's ALL he re
piled.
by that time Charley had nerv-
ously edged Bob as far as the front
door.
Who was ito shouted.
"A horse thief who got gay
growled Bob If any answer comes
to the telegram send it to us. Well
be uptown.
Il was TOO excited to get any more
definite address than Uptown and
the two went out and gave themselves
up to the police. They told their story
and an undertaken went up the hill
and took the body to his shop. At 4
.. M, when it was laid out in state
and he opened the doors, everybody
for miles around was waiting to pass
through and see it.
That was the last seen Of the Ford
boys around there. They took the re-
ward and went west, where Bob was
shot in a dance hall, possibly by some
revengeful member of the old gang,
and Charley committed suicide, both
a few months later"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
FLOWERS ON LAMP POSTS
Kansas City Bank Follows a European
Custom of Decoration
of Streets.

Kansas City, Mo.--Every one who
passes the corner of Ninth and Walnut
notices the flowers and vines in the
urns on the ornamental lamp posts in
front of the Fidelity Trust building.
There are eight of the poles, -four on
the Walnut street side of the building
and our on the Ninth street side. The
urns are just underneath the lamps.
Blooming g~eraniums, lantana, archa-
MIA and hibiscus fill the urns, and a
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
Will Become A City

misunderstanding now IS in
readiness for Carthage to ~reorgani2e as
as city Of the third class, the voters
at a special election having authori ed
this. Only five votes were cast II
opposition. The next step in the trans-
formation will be the dividing Of the
town into wards and the election OF
the first set of city officials. This vii
be done at the earliest date possible
when Carthage will take its place as
one of the cities of the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
A 5000, 900 Improvement

Sioux Falls-The news sent out from
Washington late Saturday afternoon,
that had finally de aided to
give Sioux Fails 5000 coo for the en-
largement and betterment of the gov
eminent building was most gratifv-
ing. Sioux Falls has just reason t.
feel good over the result. The gov
eminent building has proven entirely
too small. There is not enough room
for the p~ostoftice force and the United
States court o has been a joke
for several years.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
Announcements Made

Rapid City-Announcement is made
by the Dakota Power company that
is o. erecting a power plant to con-
troll the waters Of Rapid Creek lear
here and furnish electricity to the city
that it proposes to add an auxiliary
steam plant and to build a trolley road
in the city. Through the president,
l.. A. Richards. who is also president
of the Rapid City and Wyoming Rail
way company which now owns a fran
chise through the streets Of Rapid
CITY.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
Get After the Files.

With the warm days flies multiply
amazingly. Now is the time to at
tack them and prevent the breeding
of millions from the few hundreds that
already exist.
Perhaps the most effective method
pyrethrum in each room. This stuns
the flies and they can be swept up n
burned.
Flies are dangerous carriers Of dis
ease and an enemy of humankind. Do
your part toward keeping down the
pest and improving the health of your
community.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
Fair Association

Rapid City-A Black HIS Fair as
ISOLATION which will take in the wfole
country west of the Missouri river IS
now being organized b. local members
OF the Business Mems association. Ac-
cording to present plans 1t is proposed
to have the headquarters of the as
ociation here as the most centrally To-
Gated point. Two propositions for a
site have been made by F. c. Feigal,
one of which is to donate 50 ares
If the association will agree to spend
$50, 900 on improvements and the 9th
er is for a stipulated rental for city
property. The plan of the association
is to draw the western part OF the
state more closely together and to
have a central point for exhibitions of
it's products.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
Burbank Produces Two Blooms.

San Francisco.-Luther Burbank,
plant wizard" of Santa Rosa, an
nounces the perfection of IAN immense
poppy-a combination of the shirley,
the tulip Yrs5py. and a species found
In the mountains of North Africa, and
an evening primrose, white. five inches
In diameter"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
Wronu AnqIe.

There's q bright side to every
thing"
"A bright side! BAH"
well, there is"
DO you NEAR to tell me, doctor,
that there is a bright side to my hav-
ing had my leg amputated?"
Indeed, there is; and if you could
put yourself in my place you could
really see it,"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
Earthuuake At Roosevelt

Roswell-There was a distinct earth
quake shock felt throughout this wien
ity on Thursday evening, June 1G, a
$50 o'clock. II lasted four Or five
seconds and sounded something Ii e o
distant thunder, but the skies were a
clear.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
Old Settler Killed

Rapid City-While branding horses
on his ranch eighteen miles north Of
Belle Fourche, John Porter, an aged
rancher and pioneer settler. was the
victim of a peculiar accident that re-
suited In his death. A vicious animal
foundered against a pole which swung
around and struck Porter or the head
crushing his skull. He died a few
hours later and the remains were
brought here. Porter was seventy
six years Of age and came to the Hills
in 1877. He was unmarried.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., or "Grandpa"
Kelly, McCook county's oldest inhabit-
ant, passed away in this city today in
his ninety-ninth year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
important to m thers

Lowering the gas makes the world
br%ighter--to lovers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08

Dr. Pierce's. pleasant Pellets cure constipatea
Consti patton Is the cause OF many diseases, Cure
the cause and you cure the disease. Easy to tako.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23

In accordance with our advo-
cacy of the extension of our ma
tional liability laws to include our
state courts, secured the assist
ance of Govnor Teats of Tacoma,
in the preparation of state law,
copying the language of the fed
eral act insofar as 1t was practical
to do SO, and the same was intro.
ducei in the state senate by the
senate labor committee.
Meantime the corporate inter-
ests of the state had through
Senator Graves introduced a COM
pensation act. It's provisions were
optional between employer and
employe Cat least the bill so stat
ed but in practice would of
course be mandatory II employers
saw fit to so make 1t.
The two measures were given
several hearings before joint CON-
mittees of house and senate and
employing interests lead by Sena-
tor Graves worked strenuously 10
secure the substitution of the
Graves compensation act for the
federal act which we favored and
which the republican party plat
form had promised to US.
Neither measure ever reach I'D
consideration on the floor of the
senate. Ours was fayoraIbly re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23
POLICE DIDN'T KNOW
MANS SKULL WAS
FRACTURED

The remains of William Web
ster, who died yesterday morning
at the county hospital from a frac-
tured skull, after having spent
the night in the city Jail as a
plain drunk" was removed to
the Mellinger undertaking par
Tors, and the remains will prob
ably be sent to Vancouver, b. c.,
where the dead mans mother is
said to live.
The police contend that they had
no way of knowing that Webster
was injured, whom brought to
the station as drunk" by Pa
trolman Morrell, but the landIady
OF the Shasta hotel, where Web
ster was Injured, declares that she
told the officer that the man was
hurt and not drunk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23

of the rich in the divorce colony.
Divorces average five day.
Sometimes the number reaches
Is. New cases are tiled daily and
set for hearing as soon as posi-
BILE after the completion of the
1S2-day residence.
Few cases are contested, save
where statutory grounds are al
legged, and this is seldom neces-
sary, SO many other excuses are
at hand. An uncortested case can
be disposed of in Is minutes. Sc
crecy and expedition draw the
heavy-hearted as a poultice draws
inflammation. Only the extreme
in sensationalism attracts atten-
ton.
Reno boasts moro lawyers than
any other city of 10000 in the
land. The great mining inter
ests require the best legal talent,
and enormous fees have attracted
divorce specialists. Bench and
bar oppose recodification of the
divorce laws, and have stopped at
least one legislative attempt in
this direction.
Divorces cost from $25 up, and
"up" means the sky here, where
the smallest coin is the two-bit
piece, and Join me, old man."
mean wine, and wine" means the
wealthy water.
The story of Reno and Cold
field would not be complete with
out reference to Thomas cafe, in
Goldfield. Bohemian is the only
word that fits Thomas. Here
gathers a heterogeneous crowd
nightly, listening to the music and
drinking the product of the grape.
At one table a party of merry
makers are drinking toasts to a
fair divorce whose case is up
soon, while at near by table, per-
haps, the husband sits with an
other party.
And usually it is woman, her
wits sharpened by excitement, who
exclaims clearly, Here's success
to your venture Wednesday, Mrs.
Smith," And everyone at the ia
BILE joins in, the glasses crashing
to the floor as they are drained,
adding to the enthusiasm of the
occasion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23
CANDIDA TIES
ASKED To
TELL WHY

"A large audience at the Sixth
Avenue Baptist church had fan
last night watching thirteen ca l.
didates when they appeared to
boost themselves for office.
Rev. G. L. Whitehouse took
pains to ask every fellow person
ally why he is a candidate.
Its a good salary and I want
it," said Nick Lawson, frankly.
Johnny Meads said he could 10
more good for the people as cou-
troller than anywhere else, that
is why he wants it the third time
He thought the more experien ce
the better for an officer.
Il came near winning two
years ago for mayor and I want
the job" said Charley Atkins.
S. r. Balkwill was running be-
cause he was asked, and he was
apparently opposed to the pres
ent regime. He said Tacoma was
paying more for electric curr mt
than Seattle.
Controller Meads had the fig
ures to show that Tacoma rat IS
are much less than Seattle's, so
he called the mayoralty aspirant
down for misrepresenting Meals
showed that despite the low rates
here Tacoma has made a clean
profit on the light and water
business in four years of 5000
600.
Ray Freeland said he was a
candidate because he had some
IDEAS he wanted to carry out for
the benefit of the city and he be.
lieved he could make good.
r. d. Shut, II. N. Keya
Frank Lamborn, w. r. Giblett
William Chehan. George Russell
II. ]. McGregor all spoke, NJ,
Gregor saying he had been doiug
the work of four men two years
and now he wants a chance &c
do one-fourth of the job. All but
McGregor were outspoken 70;
the gravity water system. Nc.
Gregor argued to boost the wells
and against bringing in 10000
coo gallons of water from Green
river, which he thought was not
needed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23

sister all went hunting the
|vinegators. The big boy he had a
Flobert and he said he'd shoot
the vinegator, and he did, but it
didn't hurt the v;negator at all.
Then the little boy he had a club
and he said he'd chase the vine
gator, and he did, and the vine
gator ran down the kitchen steps
and into the sand and hid and he
never came ont any more. But
the little girl she took a sponge
and she caught the vinegator and
put it in a cage and kept it for
folks to look at, and that shows
that girls are smarter than boys
Yes, they are, when girls tell
it," said Williebill.
How could he put it in a cage
If the vinegator is shaped like a
cup of coffee?" asked Truepenny
ut would get through the bars"
There were no bars to this
cage" said FizZiwig.
Tomorrow the Storyman him.
lself will tell What Makes the
Monkey Sad?"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23
SAN FRANCISCO
FAVORED FOR
EXPOSITION

(By United Press Leased Wire. J
SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 30.
San Diego will go right ahead, ;"
said Director General Collier of
the local exposition committee
after he heard that the confer
ence at Santa Barbara had voted
to favor San Francisco.
I'VE have raised a million dol
lars he said, "and shall get an
other million and we shall be
able to give an exposition that
will be a credit to the state and
the coast. The action of the con-
ference was a foregone concru-
sion.
Nobody can say that Southe IN
California was really representel
at the conference. Los Angeles
certainly was not"