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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-07-08
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-07-08
A SOUND BUSINESS
PROPOSITION.

You cant figure out a sounder
business proposition than that
which urges the people to vote the
$3,500,000 new capitol August list.
The law provides that only this
amount may be used; that $500, 900
of it goes to furnishing the new
capitol, 5000, 900 to purchasing addi-
tional capitol grounds; and $3,OO0,-
600 must rebuild the capitol COM
plete-the state will not be liable
for any added sum expended. This
amount is broken up into thirteen
equal parts of $269,230 per year,
the bonds running thirteen years,
which is a sun so small as not to
be felt by such a rich and growing
state as ours. This annual pay
ment in turn is broken up into
very small parts Of 3 cents on the
500 assessed valuation and dis
tributed among the taxpayers o!
the state, a sun that means only
a few cents to each individual
The proposition is not only a sound
one when considered alone, but is
strengthened when considered in
the light Of the $4,000, 900 issue to
be voted on November, 1912, If the
August election fails to see its
adoption. To carry the $3,500,OOO
proposition, not only means a new
state house which is badly needed
ard which we can not build TO,
less, but it also means a saving OF
s 800, 900 in principal and an eQual
amount in interest over the $4,000,
600 plan. Its good business and
sound policy and wise Judgment to
get behind the special election
proposition and carry it by the nee.
essary two-thirds.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-07-08
THE SHORT AND LONG HAUL.

Remember, boys. that the tax
rate is Just the same in the FIVE
million and three and one-half mil
hon new capitol proposition. The
question Is, do you prefer to pay a
state capitol tax Of 2 cents on the
500 assessed valuation for a long
time or a short time? If you prefer
the short tax period. get into the
hght to carry the smaller bond
Issue at the special August cleo
ton. It viii take two-thlrds Of the
votes cast to do it, but We can nnd
them.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
STEEPLEJACK'S FEAT
Man AmbIes Down Corner of an
Eighteen-Story Building.
Crowd Rreathlessly Watches the Per-
ilous Stunt-Human Fly Climbs
Down inches in Building
Blocks Thirteen Stories.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Creeping like a
fly. down the full length of the east
ern corner of the new 18-story Morris
building, aided only by his hands and
feet, Jack Hassler, a steeplejack Of
this city, recently held an immense
throng of 5000 people breathless and
spellbound as he performed his dar-
ing feat.
About 4 o'clock the matinee crowds
were shocked to see a man lower
himself over the cornice of the roof,
and gasped as Hassler, with perfect
sel~f-possession. caught at the rope
which he had secured at the base Of
the flagpole on the building and which
he had wrapped around his waist. to
ease the force Of his descent. From
momentary fear they were turned to
establishment as they saw the man
they had expected to see lying crush
ed at their feet, dangling in the air.
263 feet above the street, a q~uivering
pendulum at the end of a slender 25-
foot rope.
Rocking himself into motion, as one
NCulu start Il SWlIS, I1dSSler STaQual-
ly swung in toward the corner OF the
huge building. With a sudden lurch,
the crowd now as still as death, saw
him grasp at the edge of the granite
blocks which form the corner of the
building. He missed and fell back
heavily, the weight of his body seem
ing to stretch the strands of the rope
almost to the breaking point.
The rope held, and the steeplejack
again repeated his thrilling mid-air
swing. The second time he succeed
ed. and held to the building with fin
gers of steel. Fastening his toes into
one Of the inches which extend along
the side of the building at intervals
of three feet, and holding to another
one above with his right hand. with
his left he cast off the rope, placing
himself on the very edge of a chasm
of destruction. Then he began his
slow. and to the spectators. almost
sickening descent to the ground. He
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
Allege Discrimination.

Deadwood.-The discrimination Of
freight rates against this city is to be
taken this month at Omaha by State
Railroad Commissioner w. G.. Smith Of
Sturgis, backed by the local business
mems club and merchants. One par
ticular complaint is in the matter of
fresh fruits shipped here from the
state of Washington. A table com
piled shows the discrimination. it be.
ing $14S.50 cheaper to ship a car of
fresh fruit of 100000 pounds to Kansas
City and other eastern points than it
is to ship it in here. This table also
shows that fruit car be shipped cheap
er to New York City from Washington
than to Black Hills points. Potatoes
from western Montana will be shipped
in here in large quantities next month,
ard Commissioner Smith will endeay-
or to secure a lower rate for these
shipments.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
Steeplejack as Human Fly.

carefully felt with his feet for the
next lowest niche, which, once obtain
ed, he let go with one of his hands,
and caught at the niche where his
foot had just released a ~precarious Sc
curity
In this way he crept down, foot by
foot. AS he neared the ninth story,
weakened by his long descent, his
foot slipped from the niche, barely
wide enough to admit the point of his
shoe. Only his wonderful fingers
saved him from instant death. When
his fear-swept watchers saw this, ev-
cry person in the crowded street be-
low involuntarily uttered a moan,
which, rising above their heads,
sounded in the ears of the imperiled
climber like a sob. With his fingers
he clutched the granite block above,
until his feet had regained their foot
hold.
Resting for a moment, looking as
though glued to the wall. Hassler
again began his journey. Coolly. and
showing no signs of rvousne be-
cause of his taste of death, he kept on.
The watchers again began to talk to
each other. and point out the man.
When he reached the fifth floor, he
walked along a two-inch ledge as
calmly as an ordinary citizen walks
the curbstone, and catching hold OF a
hanging trestle rope, he quickly slid
to the ground. Men rushed toward
him, but he dashed into the building
and was seen no more.
Hassler might Just as we'll have rid
den down the elevator but, after q
life spent on thin cables, hung hun
dreds Of feet over rivers, and painting
fag-joles on the tops of the tallest
buildings in the country, he has grown
to despise the ordinary methods Of To-
comotion. This Is said to be the first
time the feat has ever been undertake
en- in Philadelphia, and has only been
duplicated by another aerial cham
pion, who climbed down the side of
the Flatiron building in New York.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
Burglars at Aberdeen,

Aberdeen.-Safe blowers entered the
building of the Minneapolis Brewing
company and the Dakota Produce com
pany during the night, cracked the
safe in each establishment, and got
away with about $50 in cash. In each
instance the safe was a total wreck.
and the property loss, In addition to
the money stolen, will amount to sew
eral hundred dollars. The cracksmen
irst broke into the shop Of Detwiler
& Wier, where they stole a quantity
Of tools, with the aid of which they
entered the buildings that they robbed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
Wind, Up Successful Campaign.

Redtield.-The close of a whirlwind
campaign to raise funds TO insure a
conditional endowment of $3.50, 600 for
Redfield college, as Wen as the con
struction Of a new 500, 900 building,
came when $4,000 had been raised by
the people of this city, $4,000 more
than the mark set at the opening of
the campaign. The fight for funds
was started with Sal 900 subscribed,
and though it was certain that the
balance would be forthcoming without
trouble, no effort was spared to gather
together all the subscriptions possible.
The committee from the city, who has
the matter in hand, as well as those
who are interested from the school,
are highly pleased with the work.
The work of the last month on the
part Of the city was done to secure the
conditional endowment made some
time ago, and which includes SOC, 900
from James Hill of the Great Northern
road. and a similar amount from the
conference Of German Congregations;
churches of America. The remainder
Of the endowment is made up of sub.
scriptions by friends of the local co'.
lege from all parts OF the state an9
country.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
SEVERAL FATALITIES
SEVERAL PERSONS AT DIFFER
EMIT POINTS IN SOUTH OAkO-
IA KILLED.
What Is Going On Here and There
That Is Q: Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout South Da-
kota and Vicinity.

Sioux Falls.-Fatal accidents have
been unusually numerous in South Da-
kota this fall. During the past few
days several persons at different
points in the state have met tragic
deaths.
Frederick II. Schiefelbein, aged 81,
met with a fatal accident at his home
on a Deuel. county farm. He was en-
gagged in putting hay into the barn with
an overhead fork. When the fork had
been loaded he grabbed the rope to
start the load into the barn, but some
thing went wrong and the carrying
track came loose from the rails and
struch him on the back Of the head,
fracturing the skull and driving pieces
of the bone into the brain. He real
lied that he was seriously injured,
but managed to get down off the load
without assistance and walked about
the grounds for a few minutes. Later
he lapsed into Inconsistencies from
which he did not rally.
A young man named Penrose was
the victim OF a fatal accident on the
farm OIL Clarence DeNllt, III AllIci
county. He fell from a hay stack up
on a pitchfork. which penetrated his
body, infiicting injuries which caused
his death in a short time.
Walter Horn, a pioneer carpenter of
Colome. was killed by falling from a
scaffold on a grain elevator which was
in course of construction.
At Webster, Albin Gilbertson, aged
., son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Gilbert
son, prominent residents of that city,
was the victim of an unusual accident,
which resulted in his death. The little
fellow, Guiding the vigilance of his par
ents, wandered away to the warehouse
of an implement company. Some per-
son had been examining a haystaker
and had left it ready for action. The
little fellow, during his investigation
of the strange machinery which he saw
about him. got hold of the rope and
pulled the trip. Some part of the
mechanism struck him on the head,
and when he was discovered life was
extinct.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
Farmer Seriously Bitten.

Sioux Falls.-Thomas Gavin. a
young farmer living in Bonhomme
county, vas seriously mangled as the
result of being attacked by a vicious
stallion. The animal belongs to his
brother William. and was tied to the
back of a cart in which the brothers
were riding. They had driven only a
short distance after the stallion had
been tied to the real of the cart when
the animal, without warning, trotted
up close to the cart and in an instant
had buried its teeth in Gavin's
shoulder. Giving it's head a toss the
stallion dragged Gavin from the seat
and hurled him to the road. where it
promptly resumed it's attack. Had it
not been for the presence of his broth.
er Gavin would have been killed. The
brother jumped from the cart and
made a counter attack on the stallion,
kicking it in the mouth and head until
it was compelled to cease its attack
on the PROSTATE man, who already
had been badly lacerated.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
HANDS WOULD CRACK OPEN

about two months ago my hands
started to crack open and bleed. the
skin would scale off, and the good
flesh would burn and Itch dreadfully.
When my hands first started to get
sore, there were small blisters like wa.
ter blisters which formed. They
itched dreadfully, 1t ip.s. seemed "A
though / could tear the skin all of. !
would scratch them and the skin would
peel off. and the flesh would be all
red and crack open and bleed. It wor.
ried me very much, as l had never
had anything the matter with my skin.
/ was SO afraid l would have to give
up my employment.
My doctor said he didn't think It
would amount to anything. But it kept
getting worse. One day l saw a piece
in one Of the papers about a lady who
had the same trouble with her hands.
She had used Cuticura Soap and Oint.
ment and was cured. l decided to try
them, and my hands were all healed
before I had used one cake OF Cuti.
cura Ointment. I am truly thankful
for the good results from the Cuticura
Soap aud Ointment, for thanks to them
l was cured, and did not have to lose
a daz from work. l have had no re-
turn of the skin trouble" (Signed)
Mira Mary E. Breig, 1922 Brown
Street, Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. IL, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
Eaent are sold everywhere, a sample
CT each. with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura," Dept. S X. Boston.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
E.
Meeting at Pierre to Discuss question
and Committees Appointed.

Plerre.-A meeting was held in this
city which had for it's purpose the
taking CT preliminary steps toward
securing data for action on irrigation
of a large part of the Missouri slope
in he central part of the state. The
plan comprises the use of power to be
generaliZed at Little Bend, in western
Sully county, through & tunnel across
the neck Of that bend, the power to
be used for pumping water for irriga-
ton Of most of Sully and Hughes coun-
ties. The project is one which will re-
quire a large amount of capital, and
one OF the first steps is considered to
be an investigation Of the possible
ties OF an engineering firm which will
give the project a standing in the
estimation of eastern capitalists. To
this end committees were appointed
to confer with the boards of commits
sioners of Hughes and Sully counties
to find if they are willing to assist in
providing the means for securing such
a survey by competent engineers. This
Will take several thousand dollars. but
nothing can be lone in the way Of en-
enlisting capital until the project is
worked out as feasible. After that
there would remain. of course. a large
amount of preliminary work before
anything in the way of active cOnstruc-
ton would be done.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
life SAVED BY
FRIENDS ADVICE

About three years ago I suffered WIN
appendicitis and after having an operation
performed it left me with a severe case
Of kidney trouble. l was doctored by sew
eral physicians and getting no relief / took
the advice of a friend and procured d bot
tie of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. After
taking the contents Of the first bottle l felt
greatly relieved and decided to continue it.
After using the contents of three more dol.
lar bottles, l experienced q complete cure.
/ cannot recommend DR.. kilmer's
Swamp-Root too highly to anyone suffer-
ing from kidney or bladder trouble.
Yours very truly,
Z. =. HILAM.
Gainesville, Ga.
Sworn TO and subscribed before M
this July 18th, 1909.
JOS. S. CALHOUN,
Notary Public,
B. Co., Ga.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
Knew Just What to Do.

A parlor lamp which did duty for
the same young man seven nights In
the week had struck and was slowly
going out. The red glow grew fainter
and fainter, and as the shadows
merged one by nj into the gloom a
weird and eerie feeling crept into the
young girls soul. George" she ask.
ed, in tones that were tremulous with
suppressed agitation, what would
you do il you were strapped hand and
foot in a chair while a candle, stuck
in the top Of a key of gunpowder q
foot from your head, burned slowly
down and down and DOWN."
And George, who has been gazing
expectantly at the lamp. answered, Il
would blow it out"
She shivered.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
KENTUCkY'S NEXT SENATOR

The mex senator from Kentucky
will no doubt be Representative Ollie
M. James, as his Democratic opponent.
Senator Paynter, retired from the pri.
mary contest.
Ollie James IS the biggest man
physically In the house. He won fame
as an attorney in the Goebel murder
cas- in Kentucky, being one Of the
lawyers for the prosecution of Caleb
Powers. 1t is something of a coinci-
dence that both James and Powers
are now members Of the house. tie
one a Democrat and the other a Re
publican.
In that murder case James also
won a reputation for physical courage.
for the times were stirring and there
were threats Of violence going around,
SO that anyone prominent upon either
side Of the case was in physical dan.
ger. James would have made a good
target for any bullet, as there is SO
much Of him to shoot at, but he went
through the prosecution in a manner
t a good nerve and was not to be de-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
Brookinqs Commercial club.

Brookings.-The Commercial Club
Of Brookings now has a membership
Of close to 10 and is recognized to be
one of the liyliest organizations in the
state. The club is to have use of the
entire second floor of the new city hall
now under construction. These rooms
will include a library and reading
room, billiard and pool room, card
room, and an assembly room besides
the secretary's office. The furniture
is old English oak and everything is of
the best there is. The Club has I'M
dertaken some good things for the
benefit Of the community and for the
state. 1t was the first Club in the
state to contribute towards the Ma
tional Land Show in Chicago. 1t has
o under advisement a number of
features under way for the benefit of
the city and the county. The CONNER
cial Club intends to send the city band
to the State Fair along with the Brook
ings County train. Through Profess
sor Solberg of the State College, the
Commercial Club has been instrument
tai in interesting the United States
government in a model road project in
BroOkings county. George ID. Mar
shall, Superintendent of Road Con
struction, Washington, d. c., has been
sent by the government to cooperate
with he people of Brookings county in
improving a bad stretch of road west
of town. 1t is proposed to construct
a mile of model road beginning at the
west extremity Of 9th street, and with
out doubt will be continued on to Vol
ga.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
WANTS TO MARRY FOR LOVE

Col. Edward H. r. Green. president
of the Westinghouse company. with
assets of 1925, 900, 900, wne of the
Texas Midland railroad and son OF
Mrs. Hetty Green. is going to marry
within a year. Who the bride-to-be is he
doesn't know, but he says in all Sc
robustness that his bachelorhood will
end before he is a year older. Here
is the secret Of why Col. Green. who
is 43 years old. has SO long lived the
life Of single blessedness. He prom
ised his mother 10 years ago, when
she took him down to Texas to break
him in" as a railroad section hand.
that he would remain a bachelor 20
years. He has kept his word, but
when the time limit expires next
year he is going to take unto himself
q wife.
Three hundred proposals Of mar
Stage have reached Col. Green since
he dscidad to live in New York a
year ago to take charge Of his moth.
er's interests. Scores of the aspir-
ing maids enclosed photographs and
the states Of the Union, while some
even tho Hawaiian Islands. He has
ture Mrs. H. r. Green must be a won
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
Good Fire Protection at Hurc.n.

Huron.-The new pumps at tie city
water station have been tested with
favorable results. With four streams
open in different parts of the city, two
streams were thrown far above the
three-story building Of AXelrad Bros
A stream was also thrown above the
top of the flag staff on the Royal hotel
With six streams playing at time
the pressure is ample for fire protec
ton of four-story buildings in any par.
Of the city, The standpipe holds 200,
900 gallons.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
No Crop Shortage.

Aberdeen.-The farmers of northern
South Dakota have stopped worrying
about a possible crop shortage; they
are now worrying about a possible
shortage of live stock to eat up the i'm
mense quantities Of corn and
rough feed produced on the
farms in this section. The
June drought seriously interfered
with the wheat yield, but it was a fine
planted to corn was unusually large
this year. Then a number of f~arsighted
farmer. when they saw the drought
had practically ruined the wheat crop,
lost no time in blowing up the ground
and planting it to millet or other quick
growing crops. Then came the cop
ious rains throughout July and Aug
ust, keeping the ground in splendid
condition, and as a consequence, eX-
perienced observers say there is five
times the amount of rough feed grown
on farms of northern South Dakota.
The hay crop is an exceptionally
heavy one. The potato crop is good,
and the quality is the best ever known
in the state. Corn will make a big
crop.
Many farmers are devoting their at
tentlOn to broomcorn. Broomcorn
does we'll in dry seasons requiring less
moisture than almost any other crop.
g. A. Swanson planted an acre OF
5roomeorn and raised enough, accord
'ng to a broommaker at Claremont,
bis home town, to make 500 brooms.
lie will realize from 500 to $3.50 from
his acre crop.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08

AVIATION world He is retiring to al unusual degree and it is difficult to in
acc him o talk Of his W achievements. His flight over the New York
skyscrapers and around their towers; his trip from New York to Washington
IA call o the president, had already made Atwood n of the greatest of
American ayiators
In the course of his travel Atwood ave many thousands Of dwelers on
farms AM in towns their first opportunity of eeing an aeroplane in motion
How some Of the pioneers must have reflected on the marvel of the changes
railway now, the aeropane-al within the memory of living persons!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
LONG DISTANCE SKY PILOT

Rapidly as the public Is becoming
accustomed to %aeroplane novelties, it
received fresh cause for wonder and
enthusiasm in the achievement of
Harry N. Atwood. When he landed In
Chicago or the first lap of his ST.
LOuis-to-Boston trip he broke the
American record for a days fight
and demonstrated the remarkable eff
ficiency which has been reached in
aeroplane construction. Express
trains travel between Chicago and st.
Louis in s hours; Atwood's time In
the air vas Z hours and so minutes.
When he reached Albany, N. Y, At
wood had flown 1923 miles. breaking
all cross-country flights.
Atwood's boyish appearance attracts
attention. He Is a tall, slender youth,
looking anything but the part of the
most daring and successful aviator in
the United States. Atwood shuns no
toriety and reception committees as
Tar as possible. He cares little for
anything except achievement in the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
SeaauiI Nearly Kills Man.

San Rafael, Cal.-An attempt to
save a nest Of young seagulls from a
dynamite blast nearly cost joseph
Romeo. a quarry foreman. his eye
sight and his life. He was attacked
by the mother bird. who few at his
face. tearing his eyelids and forehead
with beak and claws. Romeo lost his
footing and fell to the bottom Of the
LID.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-09-08
Letter tp ..."
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Prove What Swamp-Root VIII Do For You

Send to DR.. Rilmer & Co., Bingham
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