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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1911-10-27
ing Rock reservations, which will

ing Rock reservations, which will
be opened before many years,
and in the opening of these it is
contemplated to include the
Cherry creek strip, and wipe out
reservations of that part of the
state, the Indians, while accept
ing the opening of the land along
the Missouri, are protesting
against their old home locations
being given up, but their protest
will hardly change the govern
ment policy
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1911-10-27
Big Business in General

In following ND this story the
correspondent of the Standard
snent several davs in the center
of the great corporate institn-
tions. in order to view the ef-
feet upon the big business inter
ests as reflected nv Wall street.
The net results of my observa-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1911-10-27
HOW THE CANDIDATES STAND
IN THE BIG VOTING CONTEST

Ellington
Miss Tryphena Lewis >. $500
Miss Jennie Eggen ..... .1725
Eddy
Miss Hazel Gleason POPS
Vernon
Miss Agnes Olson ..... 1850
One Road
Miss Minnie Wilbur -. $3.50
Dry Wood Lake
Mrs. A. A. Rockstad >. 1925
Wilmot-
G. G. Allen .3675
Miss Lola Minder ..... .2050
Miss Marguerite Carol >. 525
Miss May McGee ........ Is
Ortley-
Miss Anna Steel 80. 1875
Agency
Miss Amanda Brown 80. .2125
Crawford
Jelmar Bergstrom -. ..1675
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07
"A BIT OF BOER WAR HISTORY THE HERALUs HONOR ROLL
Released by Time From Oath a Par
ticipant Talks.

Boston, Nov. 26. - Released by
time from an oath not TO talk on
South African affairs or reveal any
Of the inside OF events leading
up TO the Boer War for a period of
years, John Hays Hammond, who
was conspicuous in that war, broke
his silence for the first time last
night at a dinner of the Glover
club.
Mr.. Hammond said the James
town raid was the result of the ac-
tiVities Of reform association form
ed at Johannesburg and consisting
largely OF Americans.
Il want especially" said Mr.
Hammond, Ito correct a misundcr-
standing. 1t has been said we were
acting under the British flag. That
is false.
Much sympathy has been wasted
on Dom Paul Kruger. He was op-
posed to progress, believed the
world was flat and that the devil
had a tail. His impositions were
such as no man of the Anglo SAX
on race would have tolerated.
The reform movement against
Kruger was not an English move
ment. jamestown came into the
fight against our wishes and
oSohlhSl the "lSHSS Ol the BTiJlSl
high commissioner. | sent word to
him to go back, and do was TO bluff
Kruger into believing that we had
more arms than we really had. We
did so, and Kruger sent over an
olive branch to Johannesburg. They
agreed to all but two things, and
that was that no contract should be
accepted with Catholic or a Jew.
This we flatly refused.
kruger played false with the re-
form committee, after the James
town raid, broke all his promises,
and after he had secured the arms
in johannesburg through Sir Rob-
lnson, he arrested the entire COM
mittee.
He gave the men to understand
that if they pleaded guilty they
would be let off with a fine. In
stead they were sentenced to be
hanged within "a hours. A dispatch
from Secretary Oluey caused Krug-
er and the Boer council to hesitate,
and after an all-night session the
council voted to commute the SEN
tence to life Imprisonment"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07
MODERN WILLIAM TELL
Story OF Alpine Rebellion of 1913
As Told to the Writer.

A story OF the Alpine Rebellion
of 1S4S, as told to Robert Shakleton
and reported in Harper's Weekly.
There were many thousands of
the Austrians, and they came
against us from the north and the
south and from the east, SO that
We did not know which way to go.
But our captain knew, and the
priest knew, even though we did
not know.
AT last there was better than
building and piling and mining, for
there was a cry, The Austriansi
They are coming!' And every man
went to his place, as our capitano
had directed, for he knew the rul-
es of war.
Tho soldiers came on very brave,
marching steady, steady, keeping
step. Then they halted, and spread
out across the narrow valley, and
some were set to climb the rocks.
And in all there were thousands of
them.
I'VE cheered and we fired, and
We shouted when the men fell, but
the Austrians had a leader who
would not easily give up, and his
men all fired back at us, and more
of them were set to climb the rocks.
And then we set the stones roll
ing down, down upon them. The
powder was exploded and the great
rocks fell. And they struck the
Austrians who were on the noun
tain side, and many man went
rolling down with the rocks. And
our men fired from behind the bar
ricade.
Many rocks went down like live
things, leaping from point to point
and then sprlnging down and scat
tering the soldiers in the road.
Their dead this time we did not
bury. No. You have seen how
swift is the Piave? You have seen
how we men of the mountains float
our logs in 1t, sending them down
we did with their dead; we tossed
we did with their dead we tossed
them into the river, those men who
had burned our villages and mis-
used our women. We tossed them
into the river and we said. You
dead men follow after the living
And they followed fast floating,
bobbing tumbling, in the swift wa
ters of the river"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07
Miscellaneous Shower.

Miss Alice Hamer. who was mar
ried on November %, was the re-
cipient on the evening Of the 18th
OF miscellaneous shower, Civ
en- by Misses Nina David
and Capitola King at the
residence of Or. J. II. DAVID.
The guests were received by MISS
es Capitola King and Nina DEVid'
assisted by Misses Edna DAVID,
Bessie Lane and Flora Watson.
After meeting the prospective
bride the guests were ushered into
the sitting room. where Misses Beu-
lah Mason, Annie Afford and Leila
Mae Mckenzie. of Florence, fur
nished music.
Then the large folding doors were
opened and all were ushered into
the dining room, where salad
course and hot tea with mints was
served.
In the bay window of the parlor a
pOstOffiCe was set up, behind which
a dainty little cupid in the form OF
Master Herbert Kinard, gave out
letters to number OF the young
ladies, the contents of which were
read by Miss Capitola King and
caused "A great deal of merriment.
Then Cupid announced a registered
package for Miss Alice Hamer,
which proved to be trunk with
beautiful gifts, mostly linen
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07
PROTEST AGAINST PAYING TOLL.
Citizens Will Construct Indep' u,'.
ent Telephone Line.

There was held at Latta ON
29th untimo meeting between
zens representing the towns OF =
Inns, Marion, I.atta and Dillon T.
the purpose OF protesting aga
the action OF the Southern l.
Telephone Co, in withdrawing .
interchange of free service betwC q.
these towns. Heretofore there haNI.
been no charges for the use of tht
local lines between these tCwrs
Recently the Southern Bell deCidCG
To discontinue the free service, HuI
at the meeting held in Latta on the
29th a representative OF the Bell
company was present and stated
that notwithstanding the protests Of
the people of the towns mentioned
the free service would have to be
'scontinued. The object of the
meeting was to bring about an
amiCahlc adjustment OF the matter,
and failing i'm this, the citizens
present authorized MeSsrs. NJ. G.
Woods and l.. ii. Smith to open ne
gotiatioLs for the organization of
an independent company with an
interchange OF service be-
tween the towns mentioned
above. 1t is proposed to
distribute the stock among the US
uolITN u! seuCQdoI5l 5ql 10 sJs
Mullins. Latta and Dillon and to
proceed Immediately with the work
or organization. Dillon was repre-
sented by Messrs c. l.. Wheeler, J.
l.. Bridgers and w. G. Moore, who
were sent as delegates from the
Board of Trade.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07
SAYS ABERNATHY IS NOT GUILTY.
spartanburg Man Freed of Charge
OF Murder in 1870.

Spartanburg, Dec. - Specia1.
Richard Alternately was Tonight
found not guilty of numbering viii
nam A. Abbott, at Smutsville. Spar
tI 1anDurg county, in September, 1879.
me trlal OF this case occupied the
entire day in the Criminal Court.
AT o'clock Judge Gary completed
MS charge and at IL O'Clock to-
night the verdict was rendered.
In 1873 William Abbott, a print
er, was found dead on the tracks of
the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Air
Dnne Railroad what is now the
southern. 1t was said that Abbott
nad peen guilty of improper rela-
tions with the wife of a relative of
lne man who was to-day acquitted
oI MS murder. Shortly after the
pody was found three men were
charged with the killing. David r
duncan, then solicitor of that cir
cult, nolle pressed the cases against.
TWO OF the men and the third was
acquitted by jury. From that
tlme until very recently the case
had been forgotten.
Richard Alternately was a manu-
facturer of chairs at Blacksburg.
He was great story-teller and
many were the boys who would
gather around his cabin and hear
weird yarns that came from his
nps, especially after he had been
drinking. He told them that he
mad Killed man in Spartanburg in
1873 and that he couldn't return to
this city. He also stated the cir
circumstances to them, vividly pic
turing how he had placed the body
on the railroad and how the train
had passed over it. This story was
repeated by the boys and it led to
the %:"est of the old man.
He stated to-day on the stand that
ne remembered the day that Abbott
was killed, but at that time he was
at his home, some two miles dis
tant. The State based it's case en-
tlrely on circumstantial evidence
and the statements that Alternately
mad made to several witnesses who
testified to-day. The jury did not
think it sufficient to convict.
During the trial Richard Aber-
nathy was the cynosure of all eyes
He is a little weazen-faced man,
about 60 years old of the most or
binary nondescript type. His face is
covered with bristle of beard,
sharp and jagged, and his little
bead-like eyes peered from under
MS shaggy brow. Very little intel
ligence beamed from his face, but
when the clerk of court announced
that the verdict was not guilty his
little eyes shown brightly. He
stated to a correspondent tonight
that he would probably move back
to Spartanburg.
The case against Dora Alternately
was 'nolle pressed by Solicitor Otis.
The defence was represented by ].
Hertz Brown, formerly of Charles
ton, and he made a most eloquent
address before the jury. Mr. Brown
received the sincere congratulations
of Judge Gary when the jury an
nounced it's findings.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07
Newspapers and Glory.

Rob stump. editor of Port Arthur,
(La.) News, wishes it distinctly un-
dcrstood that he is not running his
paper for glory. The printers don't
care to be paid off with any sec
end hand glory, he says. the paper
houses don't regard glory as col
lateral, nor do they give any two
per cent. discount for glory in ten
days; the press service associations
and telegraph companies refuse all
proffers Of glory in exchange for
their services. We cannot find even
local merchant wEo will accept
slightly faded glory at reduced rat
es in exchange for merchandise. We
had some glory once-but couldn't
realize on it, and after putting it
carefully away with camphor and
moth proof paper, started out for
the only recognized medium of ex-
exchange. 1t takes spot cash 10
run a newspaper; il takes several
small cords of that sort of fuel ev-
cry week. The man who believes he
can run a newspaper on d net rev.
enue of glory and applause is due
for a short and perhaps personally
satisfactory, but financially dlsas-
trous, career-unless he happens to
be backed with n roll big enough TO
choke a hippopOtamus.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07
: = !. - = Il X !. = = y
: McNAMARAS CONFESS TO
: GUILT.
: Sudden End of Notable Trial
: At Los Angeles.

. Los Angeles, Dec. /. -
; James Il. Mcnamara lead
; ed guilty 10 murder in
> FIRST dCAree in Judge Wal
; ter Bordwell's Court to-day.
; His bIothor, John J. Nc
> Namara, secretary of the In
; ternatiunal Bridge and
: Structural Iron Workers, en-
; tered plea of guilty of
: having dynamitcd the Lew
> ellyn Iron Works in Los An
: gClcs on Christmas day,
: 1910.
: James b. Mcnamara s con
> fession clears up absolutely
= the Tragedy of the eXplOs-
: ion and fire, which at l.U7
: O'Clock Oh the morning of
: October /. 1910, wrecked
: the Los Angeles Times, at
. First and broadway, and
: caused the death of y per-
: sons. For 19 Of these
: deaths the Mcnamara broth
: erS were indicted. and J. =.
: Mcnamara was Oh trial spe-
: officially for the murder of
: Charles r. Haggerty, ma
: chinest. whose body was
: found nearer than that OF
. any other to the spot where
: tho dynamite is supposed to
= have been placed.
. !. .;s Z Z. :. y. J. !. e =.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07
WilliRlnsburg's Plan.

At the recent meeting of Viii
hamburg County Farmers Union
the following resolution was adopt
ed:
Whereas, notes for the payment
OF fertilizer becoming due and
payable in October and November
have a tendency to reduce the price
OF cotton, therefore,
Resolved, That the members OF
the Farmers Union and all other
farmers buying fertilizers have
notes made payable February 1st in
stead of in October and November,
as they are now.
Resolved, That each county union,
and each local union be requested
TO appoint a committee of three TO
confer with the business men deal
ers and ask them to cooperate with
the farmers in this matter.
This shows that the Sumter meet
ing was timely. Let the Unions all
over the State express themselves
on this subject and at least take
nothing less than the Sumter plan
calls for.
This resolution is being sent from
the State Secretary's office TO each
County union apN also to the local
unions in the State.
K. w. Dabbs,
President S. G. State Farmers In
lon.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07
Thanksgiving Races.

The attendance at the races on
Thanksgiving day was not very
large, and the association barely
made expenses. Those who came,
however, saw some pretty good
racing as there were several excit-
ing heats. The result was as fol-
lows:
Free for all: Alfonso, first; Car
rie s., second; Dan p, third.
2.16 class: Montague, first; Dol
lie billiard, second; Argot Prince,
third
2.25 class: Dillon Gentry, first;
Wilkes Boy, second; Charlie M,
third; Princess Poem, fourth.
The purses aggregated $4O0. di-
yided into first, second. third and
fourth moneys.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07
SIR WALTER'S PIPE.
taloigh Smoked il just Before His
Execution, Ii is Claimed.

The idea that Il man in the old
days could 80 to his execution
SmG king pipe amounts to a posi-
'ility, and has probably happened
llGrt than UHco in history, but
though historians are dumb on the
point, it would not be outrageously
Su'pl iSing TO be assured on unim-
pe'"hable authority that Sir Wal
ter Raleigh betrayed such outward
and visible evidence of defiant
calm. 1t is just what the historian
OF the world" would have been cap
able of, and if certain evidence,
which is now forthcoming, is to be
believed, Sir Walter did as a fact
smoke a weird and wonderful pipe
until the moment before his execu-
ton.
The pipe which it is alleged was
the instrument of this admira BILE
piece OF romance is now in the poss-
csslon of Mr.. j. c. Stevens, Of No.
3S King street. Covent Garden.
He has been instructed to sell il
on behalf of its owner, and who
ever may ultimately become pos
sessed Of what is believed to be n
genuine Raleigh relic will no doubt
set high value upon it. The Hipe
as seen by a representative of t.. Q
Daily Telegram, has no counterpart
In anything to be seen to-day in
the window of a tObacconist's shop.
Anyone found attempting to con
troll it would be suspected of fail
ing To produce sound from an un-
dersized kind of bagpipe. 1t is not
unlike the letter "Y" in shape, and
for centuries now has had it's home
in an ancient inland box, dated
"Anno 1927"
1t is constructed OF four pieces OF
wood, rudely carved with dogs
heads and with the faces of Red
indians. On the bowl there is a
cap about as large as the bowl it
self, and attached to the stem is a
string of beads made of the same
wood as the pipe. In this stem a
powerful whistle has been cut and
the suggestion is that Sir Walter
used ii to summon his servants. Af-
ter smoking the pipe just previous
to his execution he gave it to Bish-
op Andrews, who administered the
last Sacrament. The Carews of Bed
dlngton, GloVers, of Croydon, and
William Andrew Bryant as an an
tiquarian, successfully owned the
pipe, and it is worth nothing that
they all claim descent from Bishop
Andrews. The Archaeological Soci-
ETY. exhibited il at the Guildhall in
the sixties of the last century, the
inscription accompanying It bearing
these words: THE original pipe of
the above celebrated Historian Of
the World and who first introduc-
ed the tobacco and potatoes into
England. Tradition (corroborated
by a parchment in the possession
OF the owner) states that this pipe
was used by Sir Walter Raleigh on
the scaffold just previous to his ex-
ecution, and handed to one of his
relatives as memento of him. 1t
has been pronounced by an Ameri-
can gentleman to be made of Vir-
ginia maple wood, which colony he
fou- ded, naming it after Elizabeth.
the virgin Queen"
Bulwer Lytton, it is related, wish
ed to purchase the relic, but was
told that it was not so be sold -,
not for any amount. Dali
ly Telegraph.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07
ROOSEVELT CANNOT COME.
Writes That 1t Will Be Impossible
To Visit Dillon in Near Flu
ture.

Col. Theodore Roosevelt, who
was invited by Mr.. F. Watkins some
weeks ago to visit Dillon and make
a non-political address, writes
that it will be impossible for him
to visit Dillon anytime in the near
future. While he does not say SO,
yet his letter intimates that he can
not afford at this time to make any
public utterances, as his appearance
In public might be construed as an
attempt to break into politics and
secure the nomination for president
next year
flows:
THE OUTLOOK.
2S7 Fourth Ave.
New York
Office of
Theodore Roosevelt.
November 23rd, 1911.
Ny Dear Sir
l wish it were possible for my
friends to realize my position, not
Tor my own sake, but because then
they would understand just why it
Is that / cannot accept all the in
Vitations that come to me. From
now on 1 wish to avoid making any
speech that 1 possibly can avoid
and greatly though l appreciate an
invitation from such a body as
the one you represent 1t really is
not possible for me to accept.
cannot understand anything further
OF any kind or sort. / am very
sorry.
Sincerely Yours,
T. Roosevelt.
Mr.. F. Watkins,
Palmetto Tobacco Warehouse.
Dillon, S. C..
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07
COAST LINES NO 80" WRECK
ED.
Baggage Master Fatally Hurt-Con
ductor and Others Injured.

Tampa, Dec. / - News was re-
ceived here after midnight that
train No. IS, on the Atlantic Coast
Line, between Tampa and Jackson
vile, went through the trestle one
mile north of Kissimmee.
The engine and tender passed ov-
er safely, but the baggage car went
through, fatally injuTing Baggage
Master l.. G. Loyal and seriously
lnJurlng Conductor J. b. Allen.
Several passenger coaches tilted
and was piled almost up on the
wreckage of the baggage car. Care
of the engineer in crossing the tres
tie saved a catastrophe. The acci-
dent was due to a defective rail.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07

Dillon's first foot ball game was
pulled off Thursday at the race
track grounds by the Donaldson Mil
itary School, of Fayetteville and the
Florence High School elevens. The
result was IL to 0 in favor OF the
Fayetteville team. The attendance
was not very large, the receipts be-
ing about $50, but those who saw
the game said 1t was very excit-
ing contest. Both teams brought
over a sturdy looking set of young
sters and quite a number of the
players were mingling with the
crowds at the races Thursday af-
ternoon.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07
Auditorium, Dec. Sth.

Nothing will have created the
excitement in long time as will tn
arrival of Daniel Boone on the
Trail, with its tribe of Sioux In
dams, it's cages of Siberian Wolves
and it's trailing dogs. Manager
Robt. II. Harriss has spared no time
IN framing this big production. The
history of Daniel Boone when he
Invaded Kentucky, then a wilderness
with Indians and wild beasts
When Boone's cabin is burned il
is done by eal red skins who si.'
their blood-thirsty yeells and war
dance ii the reflection of the
flames Wien Boone has to rieht
foe his life with wolves, it - thc
real beasts which have been train
ed to attack him. This is one of
;he most daring scenes ever at
tempted on any stage. Not n sim
gle detail has been overlooked y
noted scenic artist spent several
weeks at Boones cid home in Ken
tucky in order to be able to re-
produce the exact atmosphere. A
strong cast has been selected and
those who witness the performance
of this play will see real live eXcit-
ing historical drama as true to
life as it is possible to produce.
When the sons of men go forth
to war they have never lacked
leader. For sailing the unplumed
seas and daring the rim of the
world there are gentlemen aplenty
to take the trail. Such a man was
Daniel Boone. When he blazed the
trail into Kentucky this mighty
hunter had no army at his back and
his object was the opening of a vir-
gin territory for an oncoming race.
The history of no man is filled
with the adventures, hairbreadth
escapes and almost unbearable trials
as that of Boone. With his trusty
rifle, his knowledge of woodcraft
and his ability to earn friendship
of the savage indians he opened up
that fertile spot known as Ken
tucky. The play OF Daniel Boone
on the Trail that comes to the Au
ditorium depicts a most interesting
part of the most exciting invasion.
There are heart thrills aplenty At
his council of war with the chiefs of
the tribes Of Shawnee indians you
will see the methods used by the
saVages in their dealings with the
white race Never before on any
stage has any such thrilling scene
been shown as where Boone grabs
the hand of Blackfish and stops him
from hurting defiance against the
forces of CORVALLIS. In presenting
this great historical play, Manager
Harris carries a pack of wild Siber-
ian wolves, a tribe of full-blood,
blanketed Sioux Indians. These
features are worked into many diff
ferent scenes of the play.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07

Col. w. w. Norman and Mr.. ]. c..
McEachern, OF Hamer, were in town
Saturday. This was the first time
Col. Norman had been out since he
had the misfortune to break his leg
about two months ago. Col. Norman
is getting along splendidly with the
broken member, although he will
be compelled to use crutches for
several weeks.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07
List of Herald Readers Who Renew
cd Their Subscription During
November.


VIM. Hamer.
Mrs. &. McEachern.
u. K. HarrelsOn.
Mrs. Mamie II. Bethea.
I. l.. Lawson.
}. y. Young.
Jas Waters.
NJ. X. Proctor.
VI. &. A. Afford.
I. NJ. Proctor.
J. q. Regan.
Miss KaIhyrIne Whitney.
s. l.. Griffin.
Harlee Rogers.
+. &. Rogers.
VI. l.. stanton.
W. T. Butler.
jim Hamer.
J. 5. Thompson.
{. Il. Mclean.
7. l.. Bass.
I. I. Moody.
{. {. Bridgcrs.
+. B. David.
S. S. Afford.
Miss Corah Mcintyre.
Miss Uula Mcdaniel.
Wilson Bethea.
II. A. Murphy.
+. w. Johnson.
j. n. Hurscy.
a. Is. Brown.
Patric Herring.
Z. l.. Brown.
Joe Atkinson.
j. NJ. Mclaurin.
Dennis Berry.
Daniel Mccall,
Andrew Hunt.
r. i. Hamer.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-07

C. o. Dillon, of Mullins, is be-
ing talked about for a candidate for
House of Representatives from Mar
ion county-Mullins Messenger.
DR.. Taylor Lewis, of Mullins, was
among the visitors in town Friday