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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
Too Much Electricity

George Burke, formerly with the
Chicago and Northwestern railway; was
Instantly killed at Huron Saturday.
He was at the top of the electric light
pole assisting in stretching wires at
the state fair grounds when struck by
a live wire and thrown to the ground
He was the oldest son of Roadmaster
John S. Burke, of the Dakota division
of the Northwestern system.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
The Kittredge Painting

AS the result of a me Getting held in
Sioux Falls by number of the admir-
ers of the late Ex- United States Sem
ator Kittredge it was determined to
have life sized portraitof theex-sen-
ator painted as a memorial to him.
Funds for the purpose already have
been contributed by his friends there
and elsewhere in the state. The mat
ter of selecting the artist who should
paint the portrait was left to Congress-
man Burke, and Immediately after his
return to Washington during the clos
ing days of November he will award
the contract to some artist Of estab-
lished reputation. 1t is thought the
portrait viii cost about 5000. When the
painting is completed it will be sent to
Sioux Falls, and after being placed on
exhibition there for q time it will be
forwarded to Pierre and given a per-
manent place in the new state capitol
building.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14

John Kills Crow, a full-bIooded Sioux
Indian belonging On the Cheyenne
River Indian reservation, has been
lodged in the Sioux Falls penitentiary
to serve a term of one year for forgery.
So far as can be remembered he is the
only Sioux Indian who has ever been
sentenced to prison in the state for the
crime of forgery. His crime consisted
Of forging the name of a Mcintosh
business man named Hartinger to a
couple Of checks The Indian drew
the checks payable to parties other than
himself and succeeded in having the
forged checks cashed at the village Of
Cheyenne Junction, adjacent to the
reservation. The evidence against him
was so strong that he realized it would
be useless to stand trial, so he entered
a plea Of guilty and the sentence stated
was imposed upon him.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
Sea- Hlmself ON Fire

Through peculiar incident, Edmund
Labrie, of Turton, last Thursday,
made human torch of himself and
would have been fatally burned had not
he been given prompt assistance. He
had been suffering with rheumatism in
his right arm. He bathed his arm with
liniment and then Warped it in cotton
batting This done, he decided to enjoy
a smoke and filled his pipe. When he
was lighting it the cotton batting, sat
urated with the liniment, caught fire,
and before those near by could extin-
guish the flames his arm and both
hands were terribly burned.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
Sheriff In Trouble

The elopcment Of L. w. Plotner,
former sheriff Of Dawson county, South
Dakota, within an hour of the death of
his wife caused relatives Of Peter
Alfred Quinn, formerly of Minneapolis,
to leave for Mitchell, declaring they
would make a murder charge against
Plotner.
Quinn died in Mitchell August 81,
1909, and it was with his wife that
Plotner eloped, following the death of
his own wife. Plotner and Mrs. Quinn
were arrested in Omaha Tuesday night
and are now in Jail at Mitchell. There
the pair, under arrest, will be met by
the Quinns, most of whom are residents
of Minneapolis.
They charge that Plotner, with the
assistance of Peter Albert Quinn and a
mysterious person, whose name is being
kept secret, developed and carried to
completion, plot to murder Quinn and
to make his death appear suicide.
The Quinns charge that Plotner,
while sheriff, used his authority to put
Quinn in Jail much of the time, finally
drove him from town and later con-
spired with others to murder him. All
this was done, they said, to enable the
sheriff, whose wife was an Invalid, to
gain the unfettered affections Of Mrs.
Quinn.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
Wrcck at AndnYcr

With four injured engineers and
trainmen aboard, the westbound Olym-
plan arrived in Aberdeen Saturday eve
ming shortly after 9 o'clock, having
been delayed an hour as the result of
running into an open switch at And
over and colliding with two cars Of
stock which were being loaded at that
place. The splendid strength of the
steel cars prevented any serious hurts
to either passengers or crew, while a
large number of cattle which were on
the sidetracked stock cars were ground
10 death.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
Vacancies At West Point

There will be several vacancies at
the West Point military academy when
next years class is graduated which
will be filed by nomination by senators
and representatives from the north
western states. A list made public
Monday shows that Representative
Sidney Anderson, of the first Minnesota
district, has one place at his disposal,
and that Senators Crawford, of South
Dakota, Gronna, of North Dakota, and
Myers, of Montana, also have one each.
Entrance examinations of the young
men named for cadetships will be held
on the last Tuesday in April of next
year
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
4 Gas Explosion

While conducting the search OF a
posse at Sturgis Sunday for some trace
OF Sanford Beal, a wealthy Vale
rancher, who mysterously disappeared
Sheriff Joseph Collins and Bob Cruik-
shank were seriously injured by an
explosion Of gas in an abandoned well.
The men had lowered lantern TO see
if Beal's body was there, and an
explosion that rocked the town occurred.
The two were taken to the hospital in
critical condition. Nothing has been
heard from Beal, who came to Sturgis
with some money, and foul play is
suspected
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
VIII Meet AT Mitchell

The South Dakota branch of the
progressive republican league, organized
at Pierre during the last Legislature
with Peter Norbeck, chairman, and
John Sutherland, secretary, has issued
a call for meeting to discuss Presi-
dent Taft's administration and presi-
Dental candidates only, and the Rich
ards primary. at Mitchell tor Septem-
Der %, Corn palace week. Governor
Vessey, Senator Crawford and possibly
Governor Hoch, of Kansas, will speak
and free discussion, excluding state
officers, is urged.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
Forestry Work in Hills

Chief Forester Henry L. Graves has
completed an inspection of the work of
the forestry department of the Black
Hills He came particularly to view
the reforestation which has been
carried on for years in the Roubaix
districts, where over !, 200 acres have
been receeded. The work was started
under Supervisor Seth Bullock, now
United States Marshal, with the
scattering of the seed broadcast on the
snow, and various experiments have
been carried on by Supervisor Kelleter
the past two years. Mr.. Graves
expressed himself as satisfied with the
methods to redeem the sections devas-
tated by fire or cutting.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14

The mystery of the disappearance of
17-year-old Marian Silvernale, of Baker,
Mont, while on her way to Aberdeen,
August IL, was explained when her
father arrived there and found
she had left here the next day for
Toledo, Ohio, where she joined w. H.
Calm, divorced msn. The couple are
supposed to have been married there.
Calm formerly lived at Baker, and his
attentions to the girl were objected to
by her parent9.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14

After making the long journey from
Norway for the purpose of marrying
her childhood sweetheart, Miss Mathea
Kvam has become the bride of Peter
Eneboe, a prosperous farmer of Clark
county. Eneboe came to the United
States years ago and settled in South
Dakota and is the owner of a fine farm.
During the years he was engaged in
accommodating a fortune he did not for
get the sweetheart across the water,
and, having made fortune of a size to
suit him, he recently sent for her.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
Dragged a Wolf to Death

Harry Whitcher, of Chance, Perkins
county, one of the old time range
riders of that section, while riding the
country few days ago sighted huge
gray wolf and gave chase After a
run of over two miles over hills and
gullies his COW pony outfooted the wolf
and by quick throw of his rope in
which he has evidently not lost skill
through disuse, he caught the huge
brute about the neck and dragged it to
death.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14

Charles Mix county il to be the
scene Of another county seat fight as
the result Of action taken by the peo-
pie Of Lake Andes. Since early days
The town Of Wheeler, on the Missouri
river, has been the county seat. In
early daye the town was. . famous
frontier community, but now has
become little more than . village. II
n, therefore, difficult Of access.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
United states Court Decisions

United States Court Decisions
Judge C. A. Willard, of the United
States court, at term in Minneapolis
last week on the ground that the evil
dence submitted by the Wells-Fargo
express company failed to show that it
is not earning net profit of per cent
on its investment, which is claimed to
be the assessed value Of its property
for taxatation in South Dakota,
declined to enjoin the railroad commi l.
sion of that state from enforcing the
new schedule of rates worked out in
accordance with the direction of the
last state legislature.
The same company represented by
Bailey q Voorhees,, attorneys of Sioux
Falls, appeared before Judge Willard,
July 25,asking relief from tax assess
ment of Sl71 900 made by the state,
and at that time alleged that its prop
erty in the state did not exceed $l2, 600
in value, consisting of horses, trucks
and parephernalia for the transaction
of the express business, and that aside
from use for that purpose its true
valuation did not exceed $4 600
Judge Willard ruled in the present
case that this property might there
fore be valued at $4,000, and in an
accordance with the precedents which
have named per cent as a fair return
on an investment, the express COM
pany would have to earn only $500 a
year The express company, Judge
Willard held, did not submit evidence
which established its case, as figures
for only two months, September 1909,
and 1910, were submitted, when, in the
opinion of the court, it was quite pos
sible for more complete returns TO
have been presented, Another allega-
tion that the new schedule Of rates
was illegal because it interfered with
interstate commerce was overruls by
Judge willard, who declined to admit
that the case was analogous to the
Minnesota rate case, decided by Judge
w. II. Sanborn.
Bailey & Voorhees,, representing sew
eral express companies asked permits
sion of Judge Willard to withdraw the
cases of the American, Adams and
Great Northern Express companies on
the ground that they are substantially
identified with that of the Wells Fargo |
company. Judge Willard refused the |
permission requested and denied the l
injunction asked on the same grounds I
as in the Wells-Fargo case, which was l
stated by the attorneys to be the /
strongest of the four,
A temporary injunction was granted
in the case of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad company, prevent
ing the railroad commission from
enforcing the new schedules on similar
grounds for the refusal, to admit of
the enforcement of the new rates
against the Northwestern road and its
subsidiary companies in South Dakota,
while restraining order was given in
the case of the Chicago, Milwaukee s.
Pudget Sound road, which claimed that
the enforcement of the new schedules
an that system We're illegal Oh the
ground that the railroad commission
bad attempted to regard that company
and the Chicago Milwaukee & ST. Paul
road as one organization. instead Of
companies. The Puget Sound
road was granted its petition aud a
bond of $4,000 fixed, pending the final
trial Of the case. Vi
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
Dams Instead of BRIDGES

In Stanley county it is proposed to
abandon all bridging of the deeply
eroded ravines that characterize that
country and instead to build solid dams
of earth across them for the accom-
mediation of travel, at the same time
thereby constructing reservoirs that
will hold great quantities of water,
for stock, irrigation and domestic pur-
poses. Citizens of that region who
who have made inquiry into the sub
ject saving that practically all of the
settlers who left this year gave up
because the water supply for their
entire region was exhausted. wells were
dry and the shallow reservoirs also
failed, but had the deep ravines been
damned an inexhaustabe supply Of
water would have been in the country
and the settlers would have pulled
through. This week the county COM
missioners took action providing for
extensive dam building at once which
viii give work to many homesteaders
and provide against recurrence of the
calamity of 1911.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
"stonsmall,sn Comment.

At council of generals early in the
civil war one of them remarked that
Major was wounded and would
be unable to perform a certain duty foe
which he had been suggested. wound
edv' said old Stonewall Jackson. IF
that is really so / think it must have
been by an accidental discharge of his
duty"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
The PrincA,s Death.

Husband reading the paper)-I see
that Prince Harold is dead Wife Gan
Anglomanic, inexpressibly Shocked
Is 1t really possible? 1t seems too sad
for anything. What was the cause of
his deathi- Husband--He trotted a
mile in 2:26A and then died of blind
staggers.-New York Sun.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
superintendent Thran Injured

DR.. w. r. Thrall, of Huron, stumbled
and fell in such manner as to break
the bones in his left ankle. He is
superintendent of Congregational
churches in South Dakota and one of
the best known ministers in the north
west.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
~ Stnle HnrAes

J.. A. Erickson sheriff Of Moody
county, stopped in Sioux City between
trains Saturday with sci confessed
horsethief, Chas. Williams, alias Bar
ney Edwards. Williams was captured
Thursday afternoon at Owana, To-, by
the Iowa marshal while in the act of
selling team of horses, taken last
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
Trial For Perjury

Accused of swearing falsely when
his bartender Charles Clark, was tried
and convicted of selling liquor to
Indians, Joe Deranleau, of Rapid City,
saloonkeeper, is being tried for per-
jury in United States circuit court at
DeadWood.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
The Tie.

'"They quarrel good deal"
"Yes. There Is only one thing that
keeps them together
what is that"
Her new gown. She has no maid
and therefore depends on her husband
to hook her up the back. Washing
ton Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
800 Autos in August

The August record for autos for the
state shows that the people of South
Dakota invested in 304 new machines
for that month, the highest recorded
number on Sept. /, being 10,847.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14

Congressman Burke. Gov. vessey
and Mayoy Stephens, Friday evening
arranged for the entertainment of
President Taft, Sunday October, Is, in
Pierre. President Taft win be the
guest at the home Of Congressman
Burke. He win attend the Methodist
Episcopal church IN the morning and
take lunch with Gov. Wesley 1t the st.
Charles hotel. In the afternoon the
president will speak on world peace
Ct the auditorium and take dinner at
the Burke home. The presidential
party viii he guests Of the city q he
St Charles hotsl and win be given an
auto excursion over the city and
vicinity.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
Hunting Season Open

j. 3. Mcknight, cashier of the
Pierre National bank of Pierre,
received a part of a charge of shot in
his hip while hunting. The injury,
while painful, is not serious.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14
Weather Conditions Changed

Three claim shacks foated down Bad
river and out into the Missouri Wed.
nesday morning. Some returning
homesteader, who left that section in
June, owing to dry weather, will be
surprised to hear that his shanty had
been swept away by flood waters.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-04

"a field investigation made ordeto determine the
with which flats and houses be leased from
immoral purposes During the month of October investigators
visited 65 whom of
city, located residential sections of the city, and in A
offered and fats In each
she wanted the premises for sporting
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-23
ORANGE PERSONALS.

MIR, and Mrs. Hjalmar I. Lundquist
and Mr.. and Mrs, Norma Clark, of
East Orange, are at Asbury Park.
j, Henry Wagner, of South Orange,
and H.. A.. Smith. of Orange, are regis
tered at the Carrolton. Point Pleasant.
Included among residents of the Or
anges who are at Lake Sunapee, n. H.,
are Charles b. Yardley, Charles B.
Yardley. jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Hitch
cock, Mr., and Mrs. w. f. Littell and
Miss Elizabeth h. Littell.
Mrs. Arthur Balbach and family and
Mrs. George u. Coon, of Valley road,
West Orange, have returned from As
bury Park,
Mr.. and Mrs, Thomas Bowling and
family, of william street. orange. have
returned home from Ocean Grove.
Miss Mae Dolan, of Mechanic street.
Orange, and Miss Loretta Hartwick, Of
Nassau street. Orange, have returned
from New Bedford, Mass, where they
visited friends.
William Higgins, John Mccormack
from a two weeks camping trip at At
lantic Highlands.
William Bradley and Thomas Brad
ley, Of Orange, are visiting friends in
Detroit, Mich.
Mir. and Mrs. c, II, Memory and n. II.
Memory. of East Orange. are registered
at the Ashland, in Asbury Park.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-23
H%ARRISON-E. NEWARK.


While visiting at the home of Mrs.
John Simpson, at North Third and Cross
streets. East Newark. yesterday, Mrs,
Rose Fink, of Cooper Block, Sheridan
avenue, Kearny, became ill. She was
rushed to her home In the Harrison
police ambulance by Chief Thomas
Neville. of East Newark. Word a
been phoned to Kearny and q physi-
clan was In waiting when the stork
flew into the Fink home with a bounce
Ing boy a few minutes after the ar
rival of the ambulance.
Mrs. Lazarus Daviimos. of Harrison,
was in the Harrison Police Court to-
day to complain about the failure of
her husband to propeflyrovide for her.
Justice Branegan listened to the case
and adjourned 1t until next Monday.
He ordered Davimos to give his wife So.
The latter obeyed. h couple have
been, married a year.
Building Inspector Daniel L. Maher,
of Harrison, today issued a permit to
Frank Cundari and Bruno Cutruzzula
for the erection of a four-story brick
building at 302 and S04 North Third
street. The structure will cost $4,000
and will be. OF brick. 1t will house
tw~enty-four families. So far this month
building operations have amounted to
$4,000.
Miss Katherine Lawless, daughter OF
School Commissioner Thomas F. Law
less, of 400 Hamilton street. Harrison.
left Yesterday for a few days stay in
New Haven, Conn.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-23
500 SCHEDULED
TO ATTEND HAUCk
OUTING TOMORROW
Harrison Association Will Par
ade Through Newark On
Way to Boat.

Judging from present indications the
twelfth annual outing of h Peter
Hauck Association, of Harrison. TO be
held tomorrow will eclipse any yet held
Everything is in readiness for the af-
fair.
The tickets, limited to GOO, have all
been disposed of. William J. Wilhelni.
president of the organization, expressed
the hope today that weather conditions
would be perfect.
The pleasure seekers will assemble a.
the Harrison brewery at 8 a. m. Head
ed by a band they will start for New
ark at 8 o'clock.
The line of march will be along Har.
rison avenue TO Bridge street to Broad
street, to Centre street, to the Clark
ice dock, where the steamboat John
Sylvester will be in waiting. The boar
is due to leave at 10 o'clock.
Witzeps Point View Island is the
place of destination and a landing, it
is expected will be made there at ]
O'Clock. Dinner will be served at $3.50
following this athletic stunts will be
INDUCED in.
The start for home will be made at
$3.50 D.. m and ii is expected that New
ark will be reached by $3.50 p. IN. The
excursionists will march home reversing
the morning line of march.
Prominent men from all parts of the
State are expected to be on hand, and
Peter Hauck, ST., standard.bearer OF
the association, will go to the grove
from his summer home In Elberon. His
son Peter Hauck, jr.. will also be pres
ent.
Aiding Mr.. Wilhelm in making ar
rangements are: Thc-1as j. Wilhelm
Albert Gassert, Louis Hausser, sr.
Louis Hausser. jr.. Cornelius O'Connor
George Stahl, william H. Paxton and
Joseph Osehwald. The last named is .
new member of the organization.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-23
BLOOMFIELD D--GLEN RIDGE.

MI. and, Mrs. William Shields, jr., Of
253 Ridgewood avenue, are home from an
extended Western trip.
Clarence L. Van Wrinkle. a well-known
Republican leader in the First Ward, is
enjoying a much-needed rest in Monroe,
Orange County, n. Y.
Miss Dorothy l.. Belts. of Ridgewood
avenue. is back from Long Island.
John Fisher, of Lake street, will repre-
sent the New York A. c.. in the knights
of Columbus athletic meet at Olympic
Park Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin T. Baldwin, Of
Douglas road, had an enjoyable stay In
Canada
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry p. Nichols, OF
Clark street, have been in New York
State.
Mrs. T. Howell Johnson and Miss Flea
nor Johnson. of 2SS Broad street, are home
from the seashore.
Frank Brewer. of So Highland avenue.
Is back from n stay among the hills OF old
New Hampshire.
Mrs. George NJ. Wood, Of Oakland ave-
nue., has been at Greenwood Lake for a
fortnight.
Among those who are having a good
time in the mountains of New York State
are the Misses Mabel Conlan and Lou
Lyman.
Mr. and Mrs. John r. Marshall, of
Broad street, will be the guests OF rela-
tives at Lake Hopatcong for a few days.