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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
GOOD A LEAGUE
Permanent Organization Adopts This
Title at Aberdeen Meeting

''He at AOerOoon Moetng
Aberdeen-The good roads conven-
ton adjourned this evening, after nav
ing formed a permanent organization,
under the title Of the South Dakota
Good Roads league. elected officers.
and appointed a committee which was
charged to draft a good roads law,
which will be presented to the next
session Of the legislature.
The following are the officers of the
new society: A. E. Chamberlain of
Brookings, president; E. V. Issenhuth
OF Redfield, vice president; e. X. Ma
ther OF Mitchell, secretary-treasurer.
A vice president vas selected from
each county.
The convention was very success
full, and at the closing hours it was
though that much good had been done,
and that a movement had been started
which will mean the finest roads pcs
sible for the state inside Of a few
years.
The closing hours of the convention
were marked by greatly increased in
terest on the part of the delegates, as
we'll as the large number of local peo-
pie, together with a large number OF
farmers from Brown and the sur
rounding counties.
One of the most interesting pats OF
the program was a letter. written by
James ]. Hill. read at the afternoon
session. Mr.. Hill took up the prono-
sition of making good roads. expla n
ed what has been done thus far in
other states and points out that South
Dakota had nog reat task in making
good roads, insomuch as all the ma
terials are at hand, and that the work
would not be near SO hard as it is in
other places, where all materials must
be imported. He also pointed out the
great saving 1t would be to the farm
ers, if conditions were such as to an
able them to haul a third more pro-
duce to market with every trip.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

possession of the property Of the In
dan. who instead of being competent
to manage his own affai S, as certified
by Kelley to the Indian bureau, is
in fact over IS years Of age, of feeble
mind, unable to kalk in any language
but the Sioux. and totally incapable OF
managing his own affairs, and still a
ward of the government. The COM
plant demands that Debell and Cour-
tiss, and the other parties to the de-
Tense, who secured possession Of the
property afterward, he required to re-
store the land or pay the sum Of $10,-
900, which the government claims Is
a reasonable price for the land.
The other complaints all have De-
bell and Courts as star defendants,
but the other defendants differ. In
each instance, however, the Indians
from whom the land wa ohtainod
was aged, ignorant, mentally and
physically weak, and unable to un-
derstand English. Clown Woman was
deprived of a half section of land I'M
der circumstances similar to the High
Star case: Big Old Woman lost a quar-
ter section, and Yellow Hair a kali
section. The remaining cases, which
are not brought up at the present
hearing, are similar to those cited.
1t is estimated that at least $500 OOo
worth of land has been secured by the
alleged conspirators, under circum-
stances similar to the High Star case.
The causes at present a all C
suits. 1t is presumed that upon the
result of the civil suits depends the
prosecution that may follow later.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
Will Meet in January

Pierre-Some time during January
it is expected to hold a joint con-
servation and dry farming congress
in this city, which will lie Tar
more extensive In its scope than the
conservation meeting held here last
While the meeting has been
definitely decided upon for some time
in the winter. the exact date has not
vet been fixed. This will depend upon
the convenience Of some OF the speak
ers of national prominence who a e
expected to be present. The program
will be arranged in the winter, and Is
expected to include many speakers
from outside the state. The session
viii be held during the legislative SEES
sion and the delegates will be In a
position to call upon their members to
assist in the carrying out of any leg
islatiye phase of conservation which
the congress may decide upon as tor
the best interests of the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

tenn in South Dakota and introduce the
gross earnings system Why, the rail
roads of course. No one else would 70
benefited by it. Admit for the sake
Of argument that we would get q few
dollars more out Of the express compa-
MES. We would lose hundreds of .-ou-
sands of dollars from the railroads.
Penny wise and pound foolish, wouldn't
it bef
In reply to a request for his opinion
on the two systems of taxing railroads,
United States Senator La Toilette, for
mer governor Of Wisconsin, answered.
as follows:
w. II. Wenz, Bath, South Dakota.
Dear Sir: l nno too strongly am
phasize, in my view, the unwisdom Of
the proposed change Of railroad taxa
ton from an advalorem to a gross
earnings basis. In Wisconsin after
years of political struggle, we succeed
ed in changing from the gross earnings
to the advalorem basis. The gross ear
nings basis in froce for many years
in Wisconsin, was found to be mel
Their just to the public nor capa-
BILE of honest administration. I'm
Z ludl oySIC" IHC ldilIOduo
lently assessed their own taxes, and it
was not any matter of great surprise
that they yielded to the temptation to
understate their gross earnings in their
reports for taxation purposes. They
excluded from their sworn statements
amounts aggregating, in the course of
years, many millions Of dollars, and de
frauded the state of large sums of tax
es which they were bound by law to
pay.
Moreover, the gross earnings, or Ii
cense fee system, fixes an arbitrary
basis for railroad taxation different
from that on which the general proper
ty was taxable, and naturally greatly
to the advantage Of the railroads, who
were constantly in politics for purpose,
at the expense Of the general public.
Sincerely yours,
Robert NJ. La Toilette.
With the experience Senator La Fol
lette had while governor of Wisconsin,
he is no doubt as well qualified to ex-
press an opinion on this subject as any
one in the country.
1t might be well for voters to bear
in mind that if railroads are taxed on
their gross earnings instead of on their
assessed valuation as at present their
taxes viii go into the general fund of
the state. They will pay no more com
ty taxes, no more city taxes, no more
school taxes, no more civil township
taxes and no more road taxes. The
gross earnings tax will be in lieu of all
other taxes. Other taxpayers will have
TO pay just that much more local taxes
to make up what the railroads will not
pay. Shall Article XI of the constitu-
ton be amended Vote no on Novem-
Der s. W. II. Wenz.
October s, 1910, Bath, S. D.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
AN EARLY MENNONITE LEADER
Hans Herr, Who Led a Little Band
TO the New World 200 Years
Aqo-Many Descendants.

Lancaster, Pain the early days OF
American history. before men dreamed
Of a war for independence. there
crossed the perilous waters Of the At
iantic Rev. Hans Herr. with a band
Of followers. driven from Europe by
religious intolerance. With his little
band he landed in America in the year
171O and began at once to settle that
part Of Pennsylvania known now az
Lancaster county. They turned the
hunting ground Of the Conestoga In
dams into an agricultural paradise.
Hans Herr vas pastor of the flock
and inspired by industry, persistence
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

Pierre-While q large numter o.
teachers certificates have been issued
by the state from the various examln-
ations Of the past fall. there are yet
shortages in some Of the counties of
the state. Two schools are said to be
without teachers in Okoboji township,
sully county; in Pearl township in the
same county, after consideras lie t~ou-
HE they have started their tn ee
schools. one with q teacher secured
from Indiana; n secured In Iowa,
and one a home teacher. This would
indicate that there is yet room for
teachers in some sections Of the state
at least.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
Hans Herr.

and the grace Of God he made a home
for his followers out of the dark
woodlands and heavy swamps that
constituted the virgin wilderness.
These settlers of the Pennsylvania
woods were believers In the creed OF
Memo Simon, the founder of the Men.
MONTE church, and were driven step
by step from Europe by the religious
intolerance of the time. Under the
leadership of their pastor, Hans Herr.
they sailed for America and became
the pioneer settlers Of Pennsylvania.
Since the first breaking of the soil
the county has felt the influence Of
many newcomers. There were the
Scotch-lrish in the south and the
Quakers, who pushed yer from Ches-
ter county, and the Welsh in the
northeast, among their iron furnaces;
SO that Lancaster, In its radical and
religious aspect, is as cosmopolitan
as the state of Pennsylvania itself.
But the language, the dress and the
racial types of the early German set
tiers still hold on tenaciously, and It
is we'll for Lancaster county that the
spirit Of the first Corners Is still the
spirit OF the community. The wealth
Of the community, the fields cultivated
like gardens, the houses as neat and
clean from cellar to garnet as mirrors,
and the people, quiet, peaceful. thrifty
and Astounding in business ability and
useful energy. are the heritages Of old
Hans Herr and his fellow pilgrims.
Today the descendants of the little
band which Hans Herr led to the new
world number $4,000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04


The attempt to amend Article XII Of
eur state constitution was defeated in
the last general election, 1908, by a vote
OF 1872 to 34,915, q majority Of 1857
against the change. The legislature Of
1909 again submitted the amendment
with the provision for removing the
limit to taxation left out, and we are
to vote on 1t at the general election the
eth Of nett month. The argument that
has been advanced in favor of the am
endment is that under the amended art
icle it would be possible for the state
to tax the income Of express companies
and compel them to pay more taxes
than they do at present under the ad-
valcrum system Of taxation. The ex-
press companies have so little property
20 tax in proportion to their income
from their high rates that it is consid-
cred that the taxes they pay are dis
proportionately small.
Not a word is said about the rail
roads. That would give the scheme
away. Now, if the constitution is
changed 50 that incomes may be taxed
instead of the assessed valuation Of
property, then railroads will be taxed
VII tAClI lACCIlc Juot dS NClA 40 CAPASoo
com panies. And that is exactly what
the railroads are working for. They
would much rather pay taxes on their
gross earnings thar on their assessed
valuation. 1t is much easier to manip-
ulate the reports on gross earnings than
to manipulate assessments. In WIscon-
sin the railroads reported their gross
earnings over twelve millions of dol
lars less than they actually were in or
der to beat the state out Of q large
amount Of taxes.
The experience of Wisconsin throws
. good deal Of light on this subject. In
1903 Governor La Toilette secured the
enactment Of a law taxing the railroads
on their assessed valuation instead OF
on their gross earnings, as they had
been taxed for so years in Wisconsin.
In order that the railroad taxes would
not be tied up by litigation, the gross
earnings tax was collected for six years
the same as before, and in addition rail
road property was assessed and taxes
figured on it and the excess collected
in addition to the gross earnings tax.
In the six years, 1904 to 1909, inclus-
i've, the railroad taxes, under the ad
valorem system amounted to $16,~--,
1o3.39 and under the gross earnings, or
license fee system, as it is called in
Wisconsin, the tax was only $l2,739,-
1889. So by changing to the ad val
orem system Wisconsin forced the rail
roads to pay 81, 062, $50 more taxes in
six years than under the gross earn
ings system. This is an average of
s677, 155, or over two-thirds Of a mil
lion dollars a year. Last year the ex-
cess was 1888, 704.20. Nearly an even
million, OF 45.9 per cent more than the
gross earnings tax amounted to. Who
wants to knock out the advalorem sys.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

Pierre-Another big FIR cation prof.
ect for the western part of the state
is one of the possibilities of the near
future in the vicinity of Rapid City.
S. r. Green, assistant state engineer
is now working on Box Elder creek in
the vicinity of Blackhawk, not far
from Rapid City. 1t is claimed that
the possibilities at that place are al
most equal to those of the Belle
rNourche project. and that the govern
ment work at N time hung between
the Blackhawk and Belle Fourche
projects. This present work by the
state is attracting the people of that
part Of the state and they are doing
all they can to help long the survey
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
A Wonderful Kitchen.

Paris.-The largest kitchen In the
world is thai of the Bon Marche, the
noted department store Of Paris. N
this kitchen Is prepared the food for
the whole Of the 1000 employees Of
that great establishment. The small
est kettle holds Is quarts, the r..
est 375 quarts. There are SO frying
pans, each of which is capable OF hold
ing 800 outlets at a time. or OF fryius
22O pounds OF potatoes. When there
are omelets for breakfast 1900 egrn
arc used. The coffee machinery ree,,,
larry employs so cooks and 100 hitcn
On boys.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
INDIANS
Federal Government is Investigating
Several Gases on Reservation

Aberdeen-A hearing is now be-
Ing conducted on the Rosebud In
dian reservation in South Dakota
which, if the allegations of the gov
eminent are corroborated, promises
to reveal a state Of affairs similar
to that brought to light In Okla
homa, the noble red man" Of South
Dakota apparently having been the
victim Of designing whites, even as
his redskin brethren OF the south
were.
Between fifteen and twenty cases Of
alleged graft by which as many In
dams were deprived of their lands for
q nominal sum have been brought to
tight by the investigat on, but only
four OF the cases are brought up at
the present hearing.
The cases at present under consid-
Grafton are civil cases, brought by
United States District Attorne1 E E
Wagner, in behalf of the government
and its wards, the Indians who have
been bilked of their property. In each
of the four cases E. j. Debell, who
still resides on the reservation, Is the
principal defendant, the others nam
ed in the complaint being accessories
or Debell at some stage OF the pro-
ceedings. After the hearings, the evil
dence in the case will be turned over
TO the United States circuit court for
the district Of South Dakota.
One compla' mt cites E. ]. Debell, w.
G. Courts, w. NJ. Butterfie!d, harm
johnson and John NORTH as defend
ants. 1t alleges that on February "a,
1908. Edward B.. Kelley, Indian &c
at that time for the United states
government, recommended that a pat
ant to certain tracs of land in the
reservation be issued to an Indian
named Wicarpi Wankantuya, or
High Star" under an act approved
March 2, 1889. giving the bu eau OF
Indian affairs the right to issue t tie
In fee simply to properly qualified In
dams. competent to manage their own
affairs. In accordance with the reo
om%mendation of the agent, the title to
the land in question, amounting 10
e38. 30 acres was in due time invested
in High Star.
The next scene In the drama shows
Z. ]. Debell a notary public ceru-
fyinR to q deed purporting TO nave
been made out by High Star. convey
ins the land to w. c. Courts for an
alleged consideration of $4,000. The
complaint states that no money was
ever paid over to the representat1.e
OF the government for the use or Hign
Star. or to High Star himself, ana tha'
The alleged conveyance OF properly
Vas the result Of collision between
Kelley, Debell and Courts to secui'
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

M'tchell-Plankinton's new o. era
house. which has been in curse of
construction since early in the sum-
mer, will be ready for the opening
dates which have been announced for
November l and 2. "She Man on the
Box will be presented t. fl st nj hi
and "Ishmael" the second night. A
large number of tickets at S. have
been sold for both nights as a help to
the promoters to pay for the build
ing. The structure will cost about
s25, goo, it is two stories high, tn
store buildings beneath and the en-
tire upper floor devoted to the opera
house: A company of local men was
formed 10 erect the building.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

Oelrichs-Lemon Hollet, a we'll
known homesteader who for some time
had lived near here, met a terrible
fate while engaged in operating a
gasoline blowing outfit on the farm o.
q neighbor. In handling the gasoline
his clothing became saturated with
the hluid, but no serious results would
have followed had he not attempted
to light his pipe. No scorer had the
match been lighted than his clothing
burst in a mass of flame. Those In
the vicinity rushed to him and tore his
clothing from him, but before this
rould be accomplished he had sus
tanned fatal burns and died of his In.
iuries q short tins after.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

Sioux Falls-The time OF the Unlteh
states court continues to be occupied
In taking testimony In the case OF y.
A. Squirting w. the Dempster NIL
Manufacturing company Of Nebraska
The plaintiff seeks to recover damage
IN the sum Of $3.50 0 for injuries re-
ceived by falling down an elevator
shaff In the Sioux Falls branch house
OF the company. Every inn OF tne
trial IL being fought by the oppos ny
sides and objections to questions ares
frequent. The same case was trleu
last winter in the federal court. tne
Jury beng unable to agree after re-
naming out twenty-four hours.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
RELIC OF QUANTRELu'S RAID
Old Revolver Found In Lawrence, Kan,
Thought to Have Been Used In
the Massacre.

Topeka, Kan.-John NJ. Lopez Of
Pomona, Kan, owns an interesting REX
ic ON the Quantrell raid at Lawrence.
Kan, in the shape OF on old
revolver found In Lawrence. The
weapon Is what may be called a siX
shot double action cap and ball re-
-yOlver. and was made In 1860 on pat
ents issued In 1856. OF the two
triggers the larger, with the ring was
used to raise the hammer. while the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

Gregory. c. Langston. a Tripp
county homesteader. who some months
ago was arrested and taken to wal
nut Ridge, Ark, on the fharee o.
murder, has been acquitted. Lansstf n,
by the aid of South Dakota friends
more than a score of whom went 70
Arkansas to assint, was able TO prove
an alihi.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

South Dakota was admitted to the
Union ON the End day of NoNem er,
1929. in accordance with a is of con-
gress which had included the passage
Of an enabling act and the do3tion
OF a constitution VIII ch had been
adopted by a constitutional conven-
ton held in Sioux Falls and which
was ratified by the voters of the en-
tire section of the territory Of Da-
kota, which had asked for admission
as one of two states carved out or
the old territory. the other part OF
that territory being the present state
of North Dakota.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

Pierre-At a meeting in this city
the officials of the NJ nnea oils
and st. Louis Railway compal ~
signed an agreement to at once tafe
up the work of constructing a Inc
from Aberdeen to this city owe a
grade which was built by the city and
which is donated to TIE contrary a
a bonus for their building to tn 5
city,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

Belle Fourche-Elmer Stumbaugh
he farmer of Indian Greek, who
was convicted Of manslaughter for
killing Louis Arpan, his neighfor,
during a quarrel over a rail fence,
was sentenced by Judge Rice in the
Circuit court to serve twelve years in
the penitentiary. Stumbaugh is well
to do and will probably appeal the
case.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04
La F0LLETTF'S VIEWS ON TAXATION

Voter. Should Carefully Consider His opnion-TIls Views &s Based IN Long
Experience ~ Governor o. Wiscondn-voMng to Amend Article Eleven
Of the State Constitution Shifts the Eurden 0 n the Resident Tax Payer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

smaller released 1t and fired the shot.
When found the old revolver was
broken, giving the impression that Il
was used in the raid and discarded
when 1t got out OF order.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-07-20
finCa de cana.
EN- VENTA.

Sc vende una finca de cana de
1900 cuerdas de extension, con 1000
cuerdas propias para cana y 500
propias para pasto.
Esta situada en- el klometro 6 de
la carretera de Manati-Ciales, atra-
vesada en- toda su estension por via
ferrea para el servicio interior y uni
da por ferrocarril de vapor a la CEN
tral Monserrate que toma las callas
en- la misma flnca.
Tiene en- la actualidad 400 cuer-
das de cana, proximamente de plan
tilla y 10. y 20. corte, plantacion que
adquirira ell comprador, por tasa-
cion pericial. Hay bueyada e imple-
mentos agricolas que puede adquirir
9 no, el comprador segdn sus necesl
dades. La finca sera entregada sin
gravamen alguno el dia que Sc flrme
la escritura.
Sc interesa al contado parte de su
volor ,el resto puede quedar en- po-
der del comprador con hipoteca de
la finca, devengando un lnteres mo-
dico relativamente.
Dirigirse a su dueno Dr.. Manuel
BlazOueZ, Manatf.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-07-20
k[ERTA CONSUM|D0R.
CUIDADO CON
LAS IMITACIONES

Ell ron Lave es tan popular en-
Puerto Rico por su evidente pureza,
buen sabor y exquisite AROMA.
No hace dano. Sus efectos estimu-
lantes son INOFENSIVOS. No con-
tiene ninguna droga nj substantial
agena sus naturales elementos. Sc
tabrica por destilacion continue al
vspor usandose los aparatos mas
modernos y adoptandose el mas es
merado proce1imiento sanitario. Tn
cuidado especial Sc observa en- 81 en-
botellado y empaque. NADIA de
COMPOS1CIONES. Pidase en- to-
das parties. Para compras al por
mayor en- San Juan dirijirse los
Sres. B. fernandez & Hermanos
" sucres. de Perez Hermanos
NJ K. Calder6n y Co..
" A. Suarez & Co.
Agentes en- Mayagues:
" Moral 4 Co. S. en- c.
Agentes en- Payam6n:-Sres. Ma
nuel Perez Il Co.
AgeDtes en- Vega Baja:-Sres. Su.
cesores de Sobrino & Co.
Fabricantes: Sucres. de Roses &
Co. S. enc Arecibo. p f
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-07-20
.EL GORD0 Sc EvAP0RA
Por Medic del TrataIniento de
NAE EDNA WILDER
No es necesarfo ponetse 4 dieta, nj usaf
remedies ;nternos nj ejercicios nj correas nj
cultura hsica
UNA HlSTORlA NTERESANTE
PARALASP ASPERSONAS GRUESAS

"Me quite 30 ibras en- menos de seis
semanas,' dice Mae Edna Wilder, que
mide cinco pies de estatura, pesa l2o
hbras y es el retrato de la perfecta salud.
''Esto 10 hice por medic de un procedi-
miento que 20 misma descubri, un proce-
dimiento de aplicacion externa. Aplico
ell tratamiento sencillamente & cualquier
parte del cuerpo, donde tenga carnes
superfuas, y desaparecen como por en-
canto. Cinco minutes todos los dias, por
espacio de dos semanas es todo ell tempo
que So necesita, sus mas intimas amigos
no SO enteran de NADIA. Yo estoy tan
satisfecha de mi propio alivio que le dare
informes gratis q cualquiera que sufra
como 70 sufri. Considero que la Papada
es uno de- los defectos fisicos mas feos =
las carnes superduas son un peso extra
ordinario que debe de llevar uno siempre
consigo en- todo tempo. Me siento dlez
amos mas joven y cien veces mas actlva
desde que perdi las mias.
Los que Sc interesen pueden escribir a
Mae Edna Wilder, Dept. 457E, Rochester,
N. Y, E. U. de A., y Sc les dira como es
que pueden encontrar alivio y quitarse
las carnes superfuas dentro de dos Sc
manaS