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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
Due TO BAD
CROP report
Wheat Prices at Chicago Go
Up Sharply.
WORST IN TEN YEARS

Government Experts Estimate Spring
Wheat Crop at About Two-thirds
Average Yield and Buying Orders
Flood Market-Longs Let Loose
Big Holdings at the 6ulge, but De-
cline is Only Fractional.
Chicago, July 11-Traders in wheat
excited by the sensational crop figures
which showed conditions in the spring
wheat country to be the worst in ten
years, bid prices for all options up
33s to 312 cents at the opening.
The government report, which put
the condition of spring wheat at GIG
and that of winter wheat at SIS, was
made public as usual after the trading
hour. 1t was Immediately apparent
that there would be a rush of buying
the pit.
The advance was what a number
of scattered longs, who had loaded
up on private reports of crop damage
due TO the prolonged drouth, had been
waiting for They sold promptly on
the bulge and forced prices back a
cent during the first half hour. At the
top July sold at S1.O6h, September at
$1.06, December at S106 and May
Q91D at $1.09.
After the opening excitement the
market held remarkably steady. The
early loss OF a cent was about half
recovered and after that the market
fiuctuated within a half-eent range.
The local market was at all times
during the session relatively stronger
than that of Minneapolis.
The various options closed about
21a cents higher on the average than
the close of the previous day. In Min
neapolis the average gain was barely
2 cents
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
GEM SMUcGLERS GET AWAY
Diamonds Worth 100000 Taken
From Southwest Africa.

diamonds worth 100000 from the
Southwest African fields have sue
ceeded in eyading the colonial Off
cials at Luderitz bay and escaped for
Europe. 1t Is believed they are aboard
German liner. The government,
which is entitled to 331s per cent of
the value of the jewels, is watching
all vessels which arrive.
The revenue officers assert that dia-
monds worth many millions have
been smuggled out In recent years.
The smugglers have not been detect
ed, but are supposed to be women,
who concealed the stones in their
clothing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
TROOPS ARE GUARDING JAIL
Feared Soldiers May Attempt to Lynch
Negro Prisoner.

Washington, July 11.-At the order
Fort Myer, cavalrymen are guarding
the Alexandria county (Va.) Jail on
Fort Myer heights, where soldiers
made an attempt to lynch Robert Jack
son, a negro confined there, who had
stabbed Private Scott of Battery D.,
Third field artillery, in an argument
resulting from the Jeffries-Johnson
prize fight.
AS an additional precaution against
any possibility of trouble Captain
Horn, commander of Battery d, has
taken personal possession of the keys
to the gun rack and ammunition chests
of his battery
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
WILL ENFORCE STATE LAW
Political Parties In Wisconsin Must
Choose Color for Ballots.

Madison, Wis, July 11.-Red Social
ist, White Prohibition, Blue Republic
an and Green Democrat may soon be-
come common terms in Wisconsin.
Secretary of State Frear has discov-
cred that under the new Dunn ballot
law each political party must choose
a distinctive color for its ballots.
He has invited the state chairman
OF each political party to suggest a
color for it's party hereafter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
Town Gets TWain's Library.

Redding, Conn, July 11-Mrs Clara
Clemens Gabrilowitsch. daughter of
the late Samuel l.. Clemens mark
Twain, has formally notified the di-
rectors of the Mark Twain free library
of this place that she will present to
that institution practically the entire
library of her father.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
TO GUARD GRECIAN FRONTIER


Constantinople, July 11.-Twenty.
five thousand Turkish troops are en-
route to EDassano, on the Turkish
Grecian frontier, TO protect Turkish
interests from the bands of Grecian
raiders, among whom have been
found a number of regulars of the
Grecian army.
The government gives the ostensi
BILE purpose of the movement as
merely maneuver and denies that
any reprisals against Greece will be
attempted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
GENERAL RAINS
BRING RELIEF
Precipitation General Over
Entire Northwest.
LONG DROUTH IS BROKEN

Downpour viii Result in immense
Benefit, Although Some Crops Are
Too Far Advanced to Be Helped
Towns in Timber Country Menaced
by Forest Fires No Longer in
Danger.
st. Paul, July 11.-Rains that at.
tackled the drouth in all parts of the
Northwest and gave many districts a
thorough soaking brought messages
of rejoicing from North Dakota, South
Dakota, Minnesota and Northern Wis
consin.
steady, drizzling rain was general
throughout the Black Hills in Western
South Dakota and did immense good
to the range and to crops A third of
. an inch was the precipitation at Mitch.
ell, S. D., where shower followed the
steady downpour of the night. Up to
now the moisture that fell in the last
month amounted to only half an inch.
Madison and Brookings, also in the
eastern part of the state. reported an
all night rain that insures a fair grain
crop, and the rain was continuing over
Eastern South Dakota. Yankton, in
the southeastern part of the state, and
which was visited by no rain for a
month, had its third drenching for the
week. and more appears on the way.
The drouth has been decisiyely routed.
Aberdeen, in Northern South Dakota,
reports hard rains east of Aberdeen
as far as Mobridge and south TO Mitch
ell. The precipitation in Aberdeen
was As of an inch.
Light showers fell in North Dakota
at Enderlin, Valley City, Kensal, Har-
vey, Kenmare, Portal, Comstock and
Fargo; in Minnesota at Thief River
Falls, Elbow Lake and Glenwood
More Rain in Minnesota.
Southern Minnesota had more rain.
WinoGa reported refreshing thunder
shower that broke the long drouth
and gave precipitation of 25 of an
inch. Showers have followed heavy
rain at Redwood Falls Farmers ex-
pect good crops. The barley and rye
harvest is in progress and early oats
will be cut next week. Corn and
wheat prospects are better than u.s.
ual. Rain also fell in Pine county,
Northern Minnesota, where towns
have been in peril from forest fires,
and great relief is felt Crow Wing
county had heavy rain.
Northern Wisconsin, which with
Eastern North Dakota, has shared
the tribulations due to the long
drouth, had good rains. AT Eau Claire
the precipitation in the last seven.
teen weeks has been seven inches less
than the normal. The first rain that
Hudson has had in three weeks fell
and will help the wheat, corn and
potato crops, though it is too late to
benefit oats, barley and rye. New
Richmond had an inch of rain, the
first real fall in two months. Rain
over Chippewa county continued all
day. Cumberland, Wis, had a six
hours rain that brought final relief
from the forest fires.
The sixty-day drouth in Iowa was
broken by a fine rain, which is quite
general in the northern and western
parts of the state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
Bomb Exploded Under Table.

Lisbon. July 1.-THE Secolo says
that az Monivar, Spain, a bomb ex-
ploded under the table of Senor Gal
lardo, a banker, during a dinner he
was giving to some political friends.
Two of the guests were killed, thir-
damaged.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
HINT AT UNDERHAND WORK
Illinois Shippers Object to Packers
Agreement With Railroads.

Chicago, July 11.-Chicago shippers
are exercised by reports from Wash
ington thai the interstate commerce
commission is not to suspend all rate
advances filed by the roads, but only
those that appear to be unwarranted
on prima facie showing and because
the railroads have made betterments
of rate advances with the packers "out
of court"
Urging that the roads are acting un-
fairly Secretary John M. Glenn of the
Illinois Manufacturers association
sent out a plea to the members, urging
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
Rain ouenches Forest Fires.

Kerrick, Mimi, July 11.-Rain is
falling here The fires are well in
hand and II is thought that no fur
ther damage will result. No lives
have been lost Seven head Of cattle
belonging to Martin Johnson were
burned and John Erickson lost every
thing he had.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
Torrid Weather in New York.

New York, July 1.-THE tropical
heat wave continued with extreme in
tensity and with no relief In sight. Be-
fore noon three persons had sue
cumbed to the torrid air and there
were numerous prostrations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
LODGE PREPARES TO FIGHT
Will Contest Efforts to Defeat His
Reelection.

Boston, July 11.-Menaced in his
position as United States senator
from Massachusetts Henry Cabot
Lodge, the scholar In politics" for.
the first time in years opened polit-
ical headquarters here.
1t is not believed that Lodge sees
great danger in the eagerness of Con-
gressman Butler Ames to wear his
political crown, but he has installed
his private secretary, Edward Clarke,
here to be prepared for whatever may
happen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
MADE WINE OF WILD FLOWERS
Young Girl Is Dead and Brother Has
Narrow Escape.

Oconto, Wis, July 9-The five-year-
old daughter of John Hartjes Is dead
as the result of making wine in play
from wild flowers. Her brother, two
by physicians. The children made the
wine, left it over night and then
drank it. The girl dropped dead al
most instantly.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11

them To wgio> or wlre at once to Presi-
dent Taft asking him to use his in
fluence TO the end that the agreement
made with the railroads to withdraw
their tariffs pending thorough inves-
tigation be literally carried out.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
Railroads Discharqinu Men.

st. Paul, July 11.-Men to the num-
ber of 500 to 600 have been paid off
and discharged at the general offices
of the Great Northern during the past
two days. They have been members
of extra gangs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-11
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Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-16
SHOOTING AT FLOWING WELLS
Railroad EmpIoye Shot For Trying to Prevent Assault Upon Small
 Man.

c. H. Weismer, assistant signal su- pervisor for the Southern Pacific Com pany, Los Angeles division, was per- haps fatally shot at Flowing Wells last Monday by w. R. Petty, on account of Weismer's innocent interference to prevent Petty from beating a smaller man. Petty is a discharged track walker.
 Petty and his wife resisted the Sheriff's deputies and stood them off all Monday night, but on Tuesday Sheriff Meadows arrested them and brought them to Fl Centro. Mrs. Pet ty was released on her own recog- nizance, but Petty is held in jail await ing the result of Weismer's injury. Weismer is in hospital in Los An geles.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-16
NC KINNON HELD FOR TRIAL
Charge Reduced to Assault With Dead Iy Weapon Upon the Negro
 Almer.

M A. McKinnon, foreman for the c. D. Co. on the Rose dam, was ar raigned before Recorder Ravens yes- terday on a charge of assault to con- init murder, committed on March 29 upon Bert Amer, a negro, and was held in 5000 bonds for trial on the charge of assault with a deadly weap- on. McKinnon brutally beat Amer with a four pound iron bar for alleged impudence to a clerk in the Meloland store.
 The testimony presented by the pro- secution was not sufficient to sustain the original charge Important and significant facts were omitted, and the victim of the assault was not pres ent. Officers and employees of the c. D. Company have been active for more than two weeks trying to "fix" the case, and frequent continuances have been granted, winch may account for the non-a appearance of Amer.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-16
PARENT TEAcHERs MEETING

On invitation of the teachers a large number of parents visited the gram mar school on Friday afternoon to see the regular work going on, and to talk over questions of mutual in terest to parents and teachers. Tenn porary officers were elected and some time spent in brief talks and dis cussion. Committees were appointed to prepare for a permanent organiza- tion to be known as the Parent Teachers Club" Another meeting will be held Friday, April 22, at three o'clock. All parents are earnestly in vited to be present
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-16
AN ARTIST. IN MUSIC
Mrs. Rogers Gives Admirable Piano Recital Unassisted at Holt
 Opera House.

An admirable musical entertainment was given last Saturday night in the Holt Opera House by Mrs. Mary L.. Rogers, who demonstrated her per feet mastery of the piano and proved herself an accomplished musician of the higher class.
 Mrs. George A. Peacock, whose fame as soprano is by no means local, was on the programme for several vocal numbers, but was prevented by illness from appearing, and it de- the disappointment of the audience and to fill out the whole programme unassisted. Mrs, Rogers was equal to the emergency, doubling the num- Der of piano selections and playing without note the works of Chopin, Schumann, Greig, Lizt and other com posers of the first order in a man ner that compelled the admiration of musicians.
 Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Peacock are highly educated musicians and artists of more than ordinary ability, not to be classed with village cele- brities, and it is the hope of the lov- CTS of good music that they may be able to carry out the original pro- gramme of a musicale together at an early date.
 The entertainment last Saturday night was for the benefit of the build ing fund of St. Paul's Episcopal Mis- sion and netted a substantial sum. Mrs. Rogers is the wife of the Epis- cOpal minister at In5 al.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-16
AUTO RECORD LOWERED
Six Hours and Thirty. Seven Minutes Consumed in Run Between San
 Diego and Fl Centro.

A new record has been made for automobile time between San Diego and Fl Centro. Almost an hour and a half has been clipped off of the previous good record of eight hours between these points. The new record, made last week, Is six hours and thirty seven minutes.
 The trip was made by a party of San Diego men who joined the Cham Der of Commerce excursionists here The machine in use was a Franklin six cylinder car, and the route was over an exceedingly rough road The auto was In charge of Wilson S, Smith. and with him were Edgar Levy, E Melville and H. H. Rammert, all of San Diego.
 The total time taken on this trip was nine hours and sixteen minutes, but the actual running time was as above indicated. The party left San Diego at 6:39 a. m. last Saturday, and arrived at Hotel Oregon in Fl Centro at 3:55 D. m. A twenty-five minute stop was made at Campo, a six min ute stop at the Pass and forty six min utes stop at Mountain Springs, with some minor delays and stOppage for repairing of two punctures.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-16
DELAY IN WATER DELIVERY
Reasons For Temporary Inconvenience to Ranchers in Some Parts of
 The Valley.

Some of the valley ranchers are not getting all the water they want as promptly as they order it, and be- cause there is plenty of water in the river they are at a loss to account for shortage in some of the canals. The reason is that the Alamo waste way cannot be used while the Rose dam is building. The demand for water is variable and if water enough to supply the maximum demand were taken into the main canal, a decrease of use would compel the opening of the waste gate and consequent de- struction of all the work done on the dam.
 Between the Hanlon Heading and Sharps the latter being the point of delivery to the mutual companies ca nals, the main canal is not a defined channel in which the water can be confined and it's flow regulated pos itively. r When the canal is filled, thousands of acres of low land along the course of the Alamo are flooded, and when the delivery at Sharp's is reduced, those flood waters keep com : ing into the canal and must be talk en care of by the waste way. There fore the main canal cannot be filled to supply the maximum demand at all times until the wasteway shall be available, and for the next thirty days some water users may have to put up with delay in the filling of their or ders There is no lack of water, but the problem of regulation at Sharp's heading has to be considered by the engineers while work is in progress at the Rose dam.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-16
TENNIS TOURNAMENT TODAY
Finals to be Played ot Today at Fl centro Courts by Valley High
 School Representatives.

In the first tennis games of the Imperial Valley Interscholastic Ath- letic Association. which took place at Imperial last Saturday, Central Un- ion High School of El Centro, took all honors, Finals are to be played today on the El Centro courts,
 Boys and girls singles, boys and girls doubles and mixed doubles will be played Imperial, Bra@ley and Central Union High schools will be represented Heber Collegiate Insti- ute is not eligible to these games, The local school will be represented by Clinton Hell, Paul Ragan, Misses Inez Collier and Pearl Tout After the games the visitors will be given a dinner at the high school build ing by the local student beiy,
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-16

Dr. John c. Hopkins, a Yuma dentist, was the fortunate man to secure this unit. The tracts not taken up by successful applicants were put at auc- ton and went to the highest bidders, premiums of from $30 to $180 being paid for the right to enter them as homesteads.
 It is probable that little develop ment work will be done by the home- steaders during the summer, but next fall a general campaign of clearing and leveling lands will take place. The development of this reservation will add thousands of dollars 10 the wealth of Imperial county, and considerably increase It's population.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-16
RESERVATION LAND ALL DRAWN
Last of These Farm Units Disposed of by United States Land Office
 at Los Angeles.

The last of the 176 farm units in the Yuma Indian Reservation on the west side of the Colorado River, in Imperial County, have been disposed of to prospective settlers by the Unit ed States Land Offce at Los Angeles, during the past week.
 All of the first payments on these lands have been made by the home steaders. The second payments will be due next December. For farm unit A g. which was unconsidered one of the choicest in the entire reser- vatiOn, there were lbl applications,
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-16

to deal with the representative of the Mexican Government in this matter of control of the Colorado River below Yu- ma. I do not know the present status of negotiations, but it is my understand ing that MT. Hill has been discussing this and similar matters with MT. Puga for some years.
 It would be advisable to consult the State Department, with reference to their attitude on the subject
 Very truly yours,
 F. H. NEWELL,
 Director.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-16

The Calexico National Bank open ed for business last Monday, It is located in the same rooms with the First State Bank of Calexico. but each institution win be conducted separately. Eventually 1t is proposed to reorganise the State Bank as a sav- ings institution. The new National Bank has paid up capital of s26.OOO, Fritz loke is Che president.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-16
MANY SAN D|EGANS
 VISIT THE VALLEY See Reciprocal Benefits in a Closer Railroad and High
 way Connection
Chamber of Commerce Excursionists Hit the High Places, Have Good Time and Get Glimpses of the Great Development of irrigation Farming in the Southwest.

NeaPly lUO persons came to lmper- ial Valley the first of this week on the excursion of the San Diego Cham Der of Commerce. Lack of knowledge as to the detailed movements of the excursion prevented the making of ex- tensive arrangements for their enter tainment, but they were cordially re- ceived, and spent two days profitably in Imperial Valley.
 The excursionists arrived Sunday morning on the regular train going through to CaleXico, where they had breakfast. After an inspection of Cal exico and MeXicali, they came to Fl Centro during the middle of the fore noon, and were met by citizens who showed them the town. After lunch at Hotel Oregon, automobiles were provided for short trips to the sur rounding country, and at 2:30 the spe cial train took the visitors to Holt vile, where they were given rides into the country and had a general view of the eastside town. Return ing to Fl Centro, the party spent the evening at Hotel Oregon, where an in formal reception was held and greet ings were exchanged
 Monday forenoon the excursionists went to Imperial, and spent the ma jor part of the day there. A reception was rendered them in the new high school building.
 The visitors were enthusiastic over the great development which they saw on all sides in this valley, and the constant theme of conversation was the great mutual benefits to be de- rived when this valley and San Diego are connected by the new railroad. The visitors were all enthusiastic boosters for the Panama Pacific Ex- position to be held in San Diego in 1915.
 Those in the party were. c. B. Anthony, R. c. Allen, E. A. Butler, Horace Bradt, Miss Ruth Baldwin of San Diego Sun, George Beatty, W. J. Davis, H. c. Chamberlin, J. T. Flynn. Thomas N. Faulconer of San Diego Tribune, Charles Fowler, E. c. Forbes, E. R. Forbes, Edwin B. Gould, R. O. Garretson, R. A. Harris, G. R. Harri- son, c. R. Hammond, E. K. Hurlbut, NJ. Hall, C.. H. Haven, w. F. Ludding- ton, F. Lynch, J. Lyndenberg, ]. G. Milne, Dr. D. B. Northrupp Mrs. Northrupp, F. O. Kelly, J. Osborne, A. Reed, H. w. Sumption, F. G. Spaulding s. s. Stahl, E. Schatzinger, A. Ervast, w. E. Walsh, W. F. Bauer W. T. Blake, w. J. Ballinger, Mir Burnett, c. B. Chubb, Mrs. Chubb. L. G. Coop, MT. Cresswell, R. Choate. c. W. Dyer, George Burnham, D. w. Broadnax, F. Fychaner, Dr. Fischer, Putnam Field, F. Forward, J. H. Heath, K. G. Ham ilton, MT. Haze, L. M. Harwood, MT. Holyer, J. V. Horn, Dr. Jennison, J. Kynder, W. A. Holman, F. J. Lea, w. H. Mattak, R. A. Moody O. Oliver, J. M Price, R. G. Schringeour, w. A. Sloane, N. Steinmetz J. A. Lindeman, F. B. Shaw, w. E.. Tripple, J. Wa terman, w. Whitson, c. G. Bucking- ham, MT, Morrison. Simon Levi, F. J. Belcher Jr., F. Treggarth, w. l.. Tibbals, c. M. Clifford and others.