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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
THREE DAYS OF THRILLS.
Aviation Meet at Sioux City, June 90
80, July 4. "f '

The desire of man to onque
ir is as old as the life of the human
race. Down through the ases men
have watched the flight of BIRDS ana
wondered II the time would ever come
when human beings could fly through
the air. Now and then a Darius
Green would make the attempt, put
successful aviation never was accom-
plished until the present day. NO"
mans conquest Of the air Is a reality
the manbird has arrived.
Recognizing the universal desire 70
see his greatest attraction the world
has even KNOWN, the business men OF
Sioux City have made arrangements
for an aviation meet to be held at
Woodland park. Riverside, during the
last two days Of une and the first
day Of July.
The meet will be held Under the
direction of the Sioux City CONNER
clal club, the members of which sub
scribed $4,000 to secure the Scientific
American trophy machine OF Glenn
II .Curtiss. This machine and others
will be brought to Sioux City by Mr..
Curtiss's two chief assistants, Charles
F. Willard and J.. C. Mars, who Will
make the flights. The exhibitions
which these fiers will give will in
clude flights around the course against
time, trials for endurance and height,
accurate and quick starting and land
ing tests, and attempts at slow flying
and gliding. Willard operated the
just named machine when 1t won the
Scientific American trophy, and also
when it won several events at the IN
ternational aviation meet which was
held in Los Angeles last January.
The people of Sioux City are taking
an intense interest in the coming meet
and there isn't any doubt that II
pleasant weather shall prevail, the
beauty and chivalry" of the old town
will have the time of their lives.
But interest in the aviation meet is
not confined to Sioux City-it extends
to the limits of Sioux City's trade ter
ritory, and even beyond the limits.
The prediction is freely made that the
crowds which will come to Sioux City
that week will be unprecedented in
size.
A band concert will be given at
Woodland every afternoon Of the
meet, and a further attraction to the
thousands of visitors to the city will
be afforded by the Western League
baseball games. So that there shall
be no conflict with the meet, the
games, which originally were sched-
uled to be played in the afternoon,
will be played in the morning at Miz-
you park.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Interesting
News
items
HUNT FOR CHECK RAISER.
Bank of Sinai Cashes Worthless Paper
for Charles SorcnsOn.

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efforts are being made by
detectives in the employ of the bank
ers' association to locate and erect
the capture of a man. named Charles
Sorenson, who last spring came 10
South Dakota from the east ana loca1-
ed at VoIga. During the tim" ne re-
sided there he was employed by a
number of different men, most OF
whom paid him with checks drawn
on their bank accounts.
Recently SorensOn disappeared, ana
c~oincident with his disappearance two
raised checks reached the First Ma
tional bank of Nolga, on which they
were drawn, having been cashed by
the First State bank Of Sinai. one
Of the checks originally was for So
and this had been raised to $50. me
other check originally was for 81 and
this had been raised to S42. The Vol
ga bank refused to honor the checks
and they were returned to the bank
which had cashed them. 1t is feared
that other raised checks will put IN
an appearance. 1t is understood tina
no trace yet has been found of Soren-
son, bat it will not be long until the
detectives run him down.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24

The one June event that has u....s,u
the social world. not only in the Unit
ed States. but abroad, was the we'd
ding of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., md
Miss Eleanor Alexander, which was
celebrated Jun" 20, and the ceremony
taking place in the Fifth Avenue Pres
byterian church, New York.
This was the first social event that
the former president of the United
States attended after his arrival home,
which WAS only two days before the
wedding. i large lumber OF promi-
nent people attended the ceremony.
Aside from the bride and room who
of course We're the real center of at
traction. the former president was the
most sought person by all present.
The date OF the wedding was set so as
to allow the groom's parents time to
get back to America.
The mAtron of honor was Mrs.
Snowdcn Fuhncstock, formerly Miss
Elizabeth Hntron. The bridesmaids
were Miss Ethrl Roosevelt, Miss Jes-
sic Millington-Drake, Miss Janetta
Alexander. Miss Jean Delano. and
Miss Harriet Alexander.
A great uncle of the bride, Rev.
Henry NJ. Sanders. of1iCiated, assisted
by Or. Gordon Russell. of Crawford,
y. J.. After the ceremony the bridal
party was entertained at the home Of
the brides unCl, Charles T.. Alexander.
y portion of the honeymoon will
be spent at the family home of the
Roosevelt family on Long Island.
Later in the summer the young couple
Will leave for San Francisco. where
Mr.. Roosevelt will be in charge of a
carpet firm, in which he has been in
terested for some time.
This engagement was the result Of
a Quick-mOving and was
only announced to the public last WIN
ter. The news was sent to the senior
Roosevelt, who Immediately placed
the stamp Of approval on the whole
affair by sending his congratulations.
The bride, a little over 81 years Of
age, is of medium height, slender, and
very attractive appearance.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., possesses
a very strong resemblance to his ia
nous father, but is decidedly reserved
and is credited with being greatly less
democratic than older members Of
the family. AS a boy he enjoyed his
horseback riding and other sports Of
the younger members Of the family.
He took but little active part in col
lege athletics; was always very stu
dious and his with Miss AL
exander Is said to have had its begin
ming in that they both loved music.
He once had a rather exciting expert
ence, in company with two army Of
fcers, in a balloon flight at Washing
ton two years ago
Close friends of the family were
a little surprised at the close Of his
college life two years ago., to know
Of his entering the actual business
world, at the bottom, with the view
| of mastering it all to the very top.
During his business apprenticeship
he lived quietly in a moderate board
ing house. Many had their doubts as
to his following his seeming chosen
career. but he Is surely determined to
win his battle in this sphere.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
FARM HOME DESTROYED.
Child Left in House by Parents Suffo-
Gated by Smoke.

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AS the result of a fire of mysterious
origin, the 2-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Weaverling, who reside
on a farm in Charles Mix county, lost
his life, and the Weaverling home and
contents were entirely consumed. At
ter the members of the family had
partaken of their supper Mrs. Weaver
ling put the little boy to bed In a bed
room and went to the barn to assist
her husband with the milking. h
had been zone only a few minutes,
and when herself and husband came
from the barn they were Mortified to
fscover that their home was on fire.
Not needing the great volume OF
smoke which poured from the house.
the father rushed into the dwelling for
his boy, whom he found on the floor
Just inside the sitting room door. h
child had made his escape from the
bedroom, but the closed sitting room
door barred escape to the outside. The
father is satisfied the boy was dead
when he carried him from the house,
evidently having beer choked to death
by the smoke in the house. How the
fire started is a mystery, but it Is be-
lieved to have been caused ~ the ex-
ploding Of a lamp.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS

Overlook Military Academy at Nor
walk, Conn. was destroyed by fire. The
sixty pupils escaped.
More than 10000 men in various
trades in Boston secured the wage in
creases for which they had threatened
to strike. Less than LOO were on
strike last night.
Fired by Greek verse recited by the
poet Spires Matsoukas. 1000 members
of the Greek colony at Manchester, N.
H, have subscribed 100000 toward an
American fund for a Greek battleship,
to be christened THE New Genera
ion"
Mrs. Mary S. Cutler, of Andover,
Mass, said to be a niece of the late
Isaac c. Wyman, of Salem, Mass,
who left several million dollars to
Princeton, has brought a suit in which
she alleges that Mr.. Wyman was Of
unsound mind when he made the be-
quest.
Justice Harlan, of the Supreme
Court Of the United States in WASH
ington, celebrated his 18th birthday
anniversary.
Lightning struck the ~bayonets in 4
st. Petersburg patrol that was maneu-
vering at krasnoye-Selo, killing one
soldier and fatally injuring another.
Vice President James S. Sherman is
a director of the Frisbie & S%tansheld
Knitting Company of Camden, which
was incorporated in Albany, N Y, with
a capital of $4,000, 600. 1t is under
stood the company is a combination Ut
mills in Utica, Cambridge and Oswego.
Mother Jones, who has appeared
prominently in many of the big mine
and other labor strikes in the last de-
cade, is reported seriously i'll in a hotel
in Cincinnati. ~
President Hadley notified the Yale
corporation that through funds sup
piled by Adolph Lewisohn OF New
York City a temporary instructorship
in Jewish literature had been estab-
lished.
Two hundred monkeys. a part Of the
cargo Of the liner Graf Waldersee,
which has reached New Yor from
Hamburg, are consigned to the Rookie.
eeltor Institute, where they are to b
used for experiments ton.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
CANNOT MOVE THE CAPITAL.
New Chapter in the Contest in
oklahoma

Judge A. II. Huston, in the county
district court at Guthrie, Okla, Thurs
day o~verruled the demurrer filed by
Gov. Haskell to the petition of Coun-
ty Attorney Hepburn, who had asked
for an injunction preventing the re-
moval of the capital from Guthrie to
Oklahoma City. The temporary in
junction issued last Monday was con-
tinued in force until further order.
The court held hat the enabling
act was valid in imposing the cond1-
ion that the capital should remain
in Guthrie until 1918; that the court
had jurisdiction over the person of
the governor in matters where he
had no discretion. and that the county
attorney had the w to file appli-
cation for an Injunction.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
WE'LL KNOWN DAkOTAN DEAD.
Ex-CongrcSSnlan John A. Picker
Passes Away at Faulkton.

A-A- 'o
Passes Away at Faulkton.
Ex-Congressman John A. Picker
deid Monday morning at Faulkton.
Mr.. Picker vas born near Salem,
Washington county, Ind, January "a.
1874. He removed with his father to
Davis county, Iowa, at the age OF 3
age of IS and served three and a half
years, two years in the ranks Of the
Third Iowa cavalry, and was mustered
out as captain in that regiment. He
subsequently served six months as
major in the One Hundred and Thir-
tiy-eighth U. S.. 1. c. He was graduated
from the literary department OF the
Iowa State university in 1870 and
from the Ann Arbor law school in
1872. He then began the practice OF
law. He moved to Missouri and was
elected district attorney of Adair
county Mo-, in the fall Of 1872. He
removed to Muscatine, Ia, in 1874. In
1881 he was elected to the Iowa legis-
lature. He removed to Dakota in
1888 and was elected to the legislature
in 1884. In 1889 he was appointed an
inspector in the public land service
in the interior department. He was
elected to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second,
Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth congress-
es as a republican.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Starting with a Call for Tariff Rcvi-
sion, the President Has Succeeded
In Getting Nearly All His Meas.
ures Passed.

Leaders confidently expect to wind
up the business of h present SEES
sion OF congress this week and ad-
journ not later than Saturday. If
the session is carried beyond that time
1t will be because of amendments to
the general deficiency bill or compll-
cations which may arise in connection
with the omnibus public buildings bill
Some members 0 for the adjourn
ment to take place as early as Thurs
day. 1t Is pointed out by republican
leaders hi there never a been a
where a president has OBJ
tanned the amount of legislation that
has resulted from the demands of
President Taft.
Starting in with a demand for re-
vision of h tariff. he procured this at
an extraordinary session. Then at the
beginning of h present session he
demanded legislation amendatory to
the Interstate commerce laws, en-
aiding the resident to pursue a for
ward conservation policy, admitting
ARIZONA and New Mexico to statehood,
creating postal savings banks and on
the subject Of the use Of injunctions.
Bills on all these subjects have
passed both branches of congress with
the exception OF the anti-injunction
measure. That will have to wait un-
I'll next session, but it is said the
prospects are good for its passing at
that time.
All of the regular supply bills have
passed both houses except the gen
eral deficiency bill. That was passed
by the house Saturday and will be re-
ported to the senate not later than
Tuesday. Unless there il trouble In
connection with a scheme for h re-
tirement Of superannuated employees
OF the government. which bill may
carry, 1t is thought its passing will
take not more than one day.
The postal savings bank bill is still
before the senate. It came from the
house in the form of an amended
bill and Senator Carter moved that
the senate concur in the house
amendments. Opposition developed
and the motion has been debated in
termittently since the bill returned
from the house. President Taft APP
proved OF the house bill and 1t means
reasonably certain that h senate
will accept II.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24

The public land withdrawal bill was
passed by the Senate Wednesday after
a debate upon that measure which COW
cred the entire session. Just before
adjournment the statehood bill was
laid before the Senate as the unfinish-
ed business. The land bill was so
amended as to provide for the issuance
of $50, 900 900 worth of certificates of
Indebtedness with which to complete
irrigation projects already in course of
construction. The bill providing for a
new civil government for Porto Rico
was passed by. the House. This meas
ure is planned to take the place Of the
Foraker act, under which the island is
now governed, and provides for a more
representative government than is ad.
ministered under the present law.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Just q Chance.

Yes. you offer the property low
enough, Mr.. Yipsley,' sale the real es-
tate agent. but it will be best for you
to give some satisfac Glory reason for
wanting to sell"
THE reason why I want to sell ls
that the property is all run down. II
doesn't bring me 2 per cent on the
invested in it. I'm not offering
1t at a sacrifice. L don't need the mon
ey. I want to get rid Of it but l am
asking all it's worth
'Um-well. I'll list it for you, Mr.
Yipsley," said the real estate agent
It's barely possible that the novelty
of the thing may attract some equally
cranky purchaser"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
LUMBER RATE TO SOUTH CUT.
Des Moines, Lincoln and Omaha Me
chants Profit.

NIbA"N' hsOPS'
Lumber merchants in Omaha, Lin
coin and Des Moines will profit by an
order of the interstate commerce COM
mission, announced Thursday. where-
by the railroads are compelled TO re-
duce the lumber rate from the south
from 26A cents per hundred to 70
cents. The complaint was filed In be-
half of the Omaha Commercial clup'
making all of the lumber carrying
roads Of the south defendants. alleging
that the rate was unjust and u~nreason-
able. The commission SO finds
Three years ago the rate to Lincoln
was "a cents, to Omaha % cents ana
today. Des Moines 27k cents. the
Lincoln Commercial club, through its
secretary, w. S. Written. formerly of
Sioux City, secured N order declaring
the Omaha rate discriminating Inc
roads responded by making the rate
to Omaha and Lincoln rs cents Des
Moines then secured an order deClar-
ing thai her merchants should not DE
charged more than Omaha The RAN
roads met this by the common rate OF
26h cents to all three cities.
In the order Thursday, written by
Commissioner Clark, of Iowa, the rail-
roads are held to the provisions or
the Lincoln and Des Moines cases ana
are told to cut the rate to 25 cents.
Reparation is ordered to lumber
men who have paid the additional
freight. While this r~eparation Is
made to Omaha lumber men only, in
the order, there seems to be no good
reason why those of Lincoln and Des
Moines should not have similar JUS
tice.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
South Dakota
State News
DAKOTA ATTORNEY ACCUSED.
d.. r.. Thomas. OF Sturgis, Is Placed
Under Arrest.

-. L. IloIilttS VI 'A"A $500
Under Arrest.
ATTORNEY David 2. Thomas, of Stur-
gis, has been arrested by j. w. Fartn-
ley, deputy United States marshal, on
an Indictment returned by the federal
grand jury at the recent federal court
session in DeadwoOd, charging MN
with violation of law in connection
with the taking of a homestead While
he Was United states commissioner
at Wasta. He gave bono for his APP
pearance for trial at Pierre en- June
II.
Thomas was formerly a resident OF
Wasta, and two years g made a
spectacular campaign against Gran
vile Jones for h democratic nomlna-
ton for state senator from Pennington
county. but was defeated. In the
spring of 1909 he was removed as
by Judge Garland, and later moved
to Sturgis and engaged in the prtr-
tice of law with NJ. Mcmahon, now
deceased. He affiliated himself with
the insurgent wing of the republican
party early this year. and at the prl-
mary election last week he received
the republican nomination for county
Judge of Meade county.
he arrest of Thomas has created
quite a sensation in Meade and Pen
nnigton counties, and the outcome OF
his trial will be watched with inter
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Brokers Are Indicted.

Frank B. HAN, William Brown and
Eugene Scales were indicted by a fed
,eral jury Friday afternoon in New
York for alleged violation of the Sher-
act in connection with the recent
bull movement in cotton. James A.
Patten and Maurice Rothschilds were
also named in the indictments.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
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Protest OF Madriz Answered by State
Department. 81

Protest Of Madriz Answered by State
Department.
Nadriz has drawn from this gov
eminent q shart reply to the protes,
hee made to President Taft claiming
that the United States has prolonged
war In Nicaragua because It refused
to- allow the bombardMent of Blue.
flelds or to allow the Venus to main.
tain = blockade there.
Consul Olivares, OF Managua. hat
been furnished with a statement which
the consul has been directed to hand
to Madrix. II tersely, observes thai
II any violation of neutrality has oc.
CURED It wasewhen the Venus sailed
from New Orleans IS an expedition o.
the Madris faction.
Madrix protested, not to the United
States alone. but TO all the South
American and Central American re.
,publics. The statements which he set
forth in his kilograms are construed
by hi state department as nothing
less than an effort to place in q false
light h policy which the United
States has adopted In dealing with the
Nicarasuan affairs.
Some OF the governments which re-
ceived his protest have asked for In,
formation from Washington upon
which % base their replies, n there
had been an exchange OF telegramt
between President Diaz Of Mexico and
President Taft.
President Diaz, It is explained
merely asked for information and
President Taft, replying in a cordial
manner. sen to the government nj
Mexico City the same statement which
Consul Olixares has been directed &c
to Madrix.
Secretary Knox Immediately decided
that the xfadris protest required the
special notice OF this government be-
cause the allegations made evidentl,
'were founded on error as TO the actual
facts and the applicable principles Of
International law.
HAA
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
WANTED ON MURDER CHARGE.

Joseph Langston Taken to Arkansas
by Sheriff.
Sheriff Surridge, of Blackjack, Ark,
has departed from Gregory county,
having in custody Joseph Langston, a
Tripp county homesteader. who. it is
alleged, is wanted In Arkansas for
murder. For more than W years Of
fcers have been in search Of Langston
and he finally was located in Trip
county by Pinkerton detectives who
have been working in that vicinity
during the past few weeks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
SETTLES FOR \ DEATH.
Burlington Pays the Relatives of Miss
Logan $4,000.


1t will be remembered that during
the state educational association meet
ing in the Black Hills last winter Miss
Ethel Logan, n we'll known teacher
whose home was at Pukwana, was
killed by the wrecking of an excursion
train on the Burlington railroad near
Deadwood. After negotiations extend
Ing from that time the railway com
pany now has effected a settlement
with the dead teachers relatives by
paying the sum of $500 for the death
of Miss Logan. Miss Edith Sedgwick,
another teacher, also Of Pukwana.
was seriously injured in the same
wreck. and the railway company also
has now made a settlement with her
rather than permit the matter to be
adjusted by the courts.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
BITTEN BY A SNAKE.
Prompt Action OF Teacher Save n
Life.

Prompt Action OF Teacher Saves n
Life.
A little daughter of Mr.. n Mrs.
c. A. Wood. living near kimbro, Stan
ley county. while playing at school
was bitten on the hand by a rattle
snake. So
The teacher and older pupils at once
took the case in hand, and bound the
arm tightly to prevent circulation, and
applied other local remedies they
could think Of. until the child could be
hurried to a physician. The prompt
and efficient action of h teacher n
pupils had so far n~eutralized the poi
son, hat the physician when called
pronounced the child out Of danger,
and she suffered very little inconven-
fence.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Cities Must Put Up Millions.

Both San Francisco and New Or
leans must raise s7,5O0,000 before they
can hope to receive any indorsement
for their exposition in celebration
of the completion of the Panama ca
nal. The house committee on for
eign affairs decided not to invite
foreign nations to participate until
those conditions were complied with.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Summer in Chicago.

The arrival of belated summe an
nounced itself at Chicago Wednesday
with the first heat prostration of the
season. The victim was an 11-year-
Bid boy, who succumbed while playing
with companions at a picnic. The
thermometer at 10 a. m. registered 80
degrees.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Harris Acquitted by Jury.

Not guilty was the verdict rem
dered late Friday In the case of Prof.
]. D. Harris. at Manassas, Va, who
was tried on the charge OF having
murdered w. A. Thompson, associate
editor Of the Warrenton virginian. on
III streets OF warrenton, in April.
1909.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Two Women Injured.

Mrs. Byron Hough and Mrs. George
tents, of Sturgis, each had a leg brok-
en- Monday afternoon by being thrown
out of a buggy. The horse became
frightened by a passing automobile.
In both cases the limbs were broken
between the knee and the ankle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Centenary OF HiethOdism.

The centenary Of primitive Method
ism was celebrated Sunday at It's
birthplace, the historic hill called
Cop at Stok-on-Trent. There was
a picturesque camp meeting early in
the day and 100000 Methodists from
all parts Of the country held services.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24

Damage to standing timber that
will reach hundreds of thousands Of
dollars. dozens of settlers rendered
homeless, their effects destroyed and
their fields scorched 50 there is little
likelihood OF crops being raised this
season Is the result Of forest fires
surrounding Port Arthur.