Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-03-10

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Japanese trade and commerce treaty.
Senate and house conferees reached
an agreement on the rivers and har-
bors bill.
The Kansas senate voted to estab.
lish a state school for mines at Weir.
Cherokee county.
The federal grand Jury in New
York has entered into an investiga
ton of the beef trust"
Arizona's constitution was affirmed
by 1912 of the total vote, accord
ing to the official canvass.
Damage to strawberry and other
crops in the vicinity of Amity City.
La, is estimated at 100000.
The British army estimates for
1911-12 issued by War Secretary Hal
dane show total of $13S,450.O00.
Governor Morris of Montana has
| approved the bill providing the com.
mission form of government for cit.
| les.
st. Louis was selected as the next
meeting place of the National Edu-
cation association, department of SUI
perintendents.
The Montana senate voted unani-
hously to pass a bill providing the
commission form of government for
municipalities.
Judge Advocate Crowder has de-
cided the war department is at lib
erty to accept the breeding horses
given by August Belmont.
Thirteen Kansas City physicians
have been arrested on federal indict-
ments for spreading improper propos.
ais in advertising literature.
President Taft has accepted an in.
vitation to attend Bailie P. Waggen.
er's annual children's picnic in Atch
ison, Kans., next September.
The English cabinet is reported by
the Times to have agreed on reten
ton of Irish members in the imper
ial parliament, but in reduced mum
bers.
Two hundred citizens of Ell Pasc
have petitioned President Taft an6
congress that the United States take
no steps to interfere in the Mexican
revolution.
The Kansas house has passed a
resolution that names Of candidates
for United States senator shall not
be placed on the ballot at primary
elections.
Thomas B. Smith has been con.
firmed as postmaster at Philadelphia
to succeed Richard L. Ashurst, who
mysteriously disappeared while visit
ing in Jersey City.
The Pinkertons say that "Old Bill
Miner, second only to Jesse James in
notoriety as bandit, is one of the
men arrested for the recent Gaines.
vile, Ca, train robbery.
After a lively debate, the Iowa
house, by a vote Of SO to 33, vote to
postpone the attempt to pass the Ore.
gon primary plan bill over the gov
ernor's veto until March 8.
Secretary of Commerce Nagel will
investigate the charge that figures of
the department of statistics have
been distorted to show other than the
true state of exports and imports.
The Missouri senate has passed a
bill requiring mail order houses to
take out license to do business in
the state for which the fee shall be
/ to 5 per cent of the aggregate
sales.
The committee having charge OF
raising the share of Washington, D.
c., toward the $2,500,000 memorial
convention hall to George Washing
ton reports $524,950 already sub.
scribed.
Colonel Poliakoff, administrator of
the commissary department of the
Moscow military district, was SEN
fenced to five years imprisonment on
conviction of having demanded and
received brides from contractors.
Ambassador O'Brien and Count 10
mura, the Japanese foreign secretary,
have exchanged congratulations on
the ratification of the treaty between
the United States and Japan. The
press and public are highly pleased
over the attitude of the United States.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, in the
last of his formal speeches in Chica.
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banquet, warmly advocated the pro-
posed reciprocity trade agreement
with Canada and scored congressman
who, he said, were responsible for
hindering the confirmation of the
agreement by means of an "annexa'
ton scare"
BY means of poisoned wax balls,
wild animals and beasts of prey in
the Black Hills national forest are
being rapidly exterminated. Recent
ly orders from Washington were is.
sued to the heads of all the national
forests directing that every effort be
made to kill off the animals that have
been the source of SO much ANNOY.
ance and expense to stockmen and
ranchers.