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The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
New Telephone Taxation

Pierre-The telephone companies
doing business in South Dakota will
find themselves on q different tax
alton basis from this time on, I'M
der provisions of the new law fixing
the name of their assessment. Up
to the present taxes have been levied
against the telephone systems OF the
state at a fat rate equal to the aver
age assessment over the state, and
have run from IS mills to % mills an
nually on the valuation placed upon
the companies by the state board. But
from this time On the assessments
against such property will be local and
the companies will be called upon to
pay the same taxation rate upon their
property as do other property owners
in the different taxing districts in
which they operate. That Is, in a town
they will be taxed at just the same
rate as is other property in that town:
and in the country districts, whatever
property they own within a separate
taxing district will pay the same rates
as all other property in that district.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
The Vanishing Range

Whitewood-With the passing of
the range and the adoption of the
herd law, many farmers who have
been deriving a part of their living
from the range cattle business, must
turn their efforts into another sourc
It has long been recognized that the
herd law for the whole state was but
q question of time, yet some of the
old-time ranchers were loath to give
UP the range as long as the last yes
tige of it survived, and chung to the
range cattle business as to other fast
vanishing customs Of the old-time
West. Now they are forced to change
and those in a position to know, de-
clare that it can but result in general
benefit to the country, for the small
farmer who works his land on the
intensive plan almost invariably gets
large profits and picks up the loose
ends.
Hot Spring-Dr. B. A. Wade, we'll
known in this section of the state for
years, is dead here, aged 81. DR..
Wade who was a native OF Virginia,
came here in 1892 and for some years
was urgeon here in the soldiers home.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
Homeste aders Ordered Back

Chamberlain People who have
been living on lands in the west
ern part of the state and have proved
up and returned to their homes in this
section of the state. are commencing
to have trouble now nat they have
left their lands. In a half dozen cases
protests have been filed at h land
office at Rapid City on land which
has been proved up. The n
ha e been notified by the land office
that they will have to return to their
land at once, and follow certain re-
quirements in furthering their proof.
In each instance those persons who
have proved up have had their money
returned by the land office with the
command to eturn to their claims.
The owners are at a loss to know
the cause, nor are they able to ascer-
tain who is making the protest. In
several of the cases only the wives
completed the residence on the land.
and it is understood that the real
head of the house will have to live
on the land also.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
SIAM HAS new GOD
Great Bronze Buddha Built at
Kings Order.
Nm
Heather dol is Cast From Captured
Cannon and Erected In the Mag
nif7cent Royal Temple at
Bangkok.

Bangkok, Siam.-Siam, the country
Of the white elephants, was a short
time g the scene of a very brilliant
event, n of the most interesting that
has taken place in the history of the
country. King Chulalongkorn. the
late king of Siam. while touring in the
northern part of his kingdom at the
end of last year visited the ancient
town of Pitsanuloke, which contained
within its walls a celebrated many
centuries-old figure Of Buddha.
The king was SO filled with enthus-
iasm by this statue that he made vow
to place a similar figure In the royal
temple, wat Suan Dusit," In the CAPT.
tai Of his kingdom. He SEN or some
kok, ordering them to bring back six
old bronze cannon captured during a
war with Burma to Pitsanuloke. In
the meantime the king so pushed on
the work that by the time the cannon
arrived the process of casting could
be begun. Faithful Buddhists stream.
ed from far and cal and threw gold
and silver into the glowing mass.
Young girls took OF their costly jew
els and offered them as a sacrifice;
whole families would gladly have Civ
en- their all. In order that the sane
tity of the ancient statue should be
conveyed to the new two consecrated
silver cords were fastened to the ears
Of the old statue and given into the
charge of the highest BONES, who
watched day and night and sang and
offered prayers necessarily.
During the casting the king himself
held the other end of the cord, while
from him outpoured the cord in the
form of the new-cast figure. At last,
amid the endless rejoicings of the PEG.
pie, the casting was finished and the
statue, under the guidance of the
king. was conveyed in solemn process
sion down the river to Bangkok, where
the work of art was to be completed.
1t ia said that hundreds of chisels
were broken during the work. King
Chulalongkorn gilded the face himself
and placed in the forehead an enor
nous precious stone. Then the whole
figure was gtlded and adorned with
Buddhistic rosaries of fiery b~rilliants
from the kings treasury. At last the
great day came when the new Buddhs
was to be brought to the royal temple
"Wat Suan Dusit."
The scene under a glowing tropica
was SO wonderful. so gorgeous IL
color, that 1t will remain unforgettabl'
by all who witnessed 1t. The gor
geous statue of Buddha, as il carried
by an invisible power, moved males
tically on the glittering waves of tn,
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
Insane Over Range Law

Murdo-Driven insane by the con-
troversy as to whether there should
be a free range or closed range, a
young man named Frank Durek,
who for some time has resided
in this vicinity, was taken into Gus
today and ordeed sent to the insane
hospital at Yankton. He had been
acting ~queerly for some time but did
become violent until recently,
when he attempted to enforce the an
|ti-open range by shooting such stock
as he found running at large. This
stray stock was not injuring him. but
in his insane condition he decided to
take the law into his own hands.
When located and arrested he was
engaged in skinning a colt belonging
to a homesteader in the vicinity, he
shot and killed the colt only
la few minutes before.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
MlNNEHAHA COUNTY BANK AS
SESSMENT CASE CARRIED
TO HIGHER COURT
BANKERS AGAINST COUNTY
They Brought Action to Have Tax As
sessment Against Them De-
clared llIegaI--Case Of
General Interest

Sioux Falls-State's Attorney Bergh
has just filed notice of appeal to the
supreme court Of this state on behalf
Of Minnehaha county, In the action
brought against the county some time
ago by the Sioux Falls Savings bank
and the State Banking & Trust COM
pany, of this city, to have a portion
of their taxes cancelled.
These banks instituted proceedings
in court last year to have the tax
assessment against them for the year
1910 declared illegal, on the ground
that the state board of equalization
had assessed bank stock at 40 per cent
of its value, while other personal prop
erty in the state vas assessed at 80
and one-third per cent of it's value,
claiming such assessment to be a vio-
lation of the laws requiring that all
taxes shall be equal and uniform.
The states attorney demurred to
the complaint Of the banks, thus rails
ing the legal issue as to the power
and authority of the taxing officers
in the premises, and a hearing OF this
question was had last month before
Judge Jones in the circuit court, who
overruled the demurrer of the county,
thus holding to be illegal such portion
Of the bank stock assessment as now
amounts to the difference between the
two stated rates of percentage.
This difference in value of stock
amounts to ISL 900, and the tax there
on is upwards of two thousand dol
lars.
The other four banks in this city
have since brought action to have
their assessments corrected according
to the same contention made by the
first two banks, but by agreement of
attorneys, these cases will be allowed
to rest, to abide the decision of the
supreme court in the case now taken
before it.
The county contends that it had no
choice in making the assessment as it
did, for the basis of valuation of the
different kinds and classes Of personal
property was dictated in the instruc-
tons Of the state board of assessment,
adopted at it's meeting last spring.
after a full hearing and discussion of
the subject.
There are also provisions of the state
laws, as we'll as decisions of the state
supreme court on the subject, that
appear to support this method of as
sessment.
This appeal is, therefore, brought for
the purpose Of having the issue square
ly passed upon by the court of last
| resort, and the controversy settled.
These ase according to Mr.. Bergh,
emphasize the difficulties encountered
in taxation when all property is not
taxed on a basis Of its full value, as
the law directs.
The case here referred to, will be
Of great interest to every county in
the state, inasmuch as all have follow
ed the directions of the state board
of equalization in assessing bank stock
and other personal property on the
same basis of valuation as is complain
ed of in the present case.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07

broad river Menam, followed by the
purple-and-gold state barges Of the
king, the queen, and the whole court.
Numberless Buddhist priests clad in
yellow garments followed in long fam
tastic boats singing to the curiously
beautiful sounds of the Siamese mu-
steal instruments; then came hun
dreds of little boats filled with the
populace, who ended the strange feet.
The front of the temple was left
open to receive the statue of the new
Buddha, whose golden body glittered
in the sunlight 1t was conducted into
the temple to the sound Of the STA
mese national hymn, the festive ring
ing Of gongs, and the singing Of the
BONES. Suddenly there came a great
silence, during which the king with a
ringing voice believed upon Buddhs
the name, "Phra Chinerai."
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
SUSPECT FIRES iNCENDlARY
Brookings Has Three Fires in Sam,
Locality That Look Queer

Brookings-A firebug is suspected to
be operating in this city, as three fires
within two days, all apparently of in
~cendlary origin indicate. The first fire
was in a new dwelling under construc-
ton by Louis Johnson for l.. V. Mccoy.
The flames had a good start when dis
covered, and the building was badly
damaged. The loss will fall on the
contractor. The next blaze was the
barn of H. c. Johnson, which was
Quilted by the flames, but the walls
were saved. The third mysterious
fire was at the home of E. H. Gooch,
where it broke out in some sheds ad-
joining the barn. The sheds and barn
were destroyed and the house vas saw
ed with difficulty. Three horses, one
of them being Joe Mix, a PAGER OF
some note, persisted in the burning
barn. An automobile and much other
valuable property was also burned
The three fires were in the same part
Of town. Guards have been placed in
the neighborhood in the hope of cap
turing the irebug if he resume his
work.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
Died of Shot Wound

Belle Fourche-While carrying a
shotgun on a tramp over the hills,
Francis ]. Quirk, a rancher west of
here, stumbled and the gun in dis
charging, sent a charge through his
intestines, which a few hours later,
caused his death. Quirk was found
an hour after the accident happened
by a cousin who had heard the shot
and went to investigate and although
everything was done for the injured
man, who was brought here in an
auto, he passed away. Quirk was SO
years old and is survived by a wife
and six children. He was a native Of
Charlotte, Ia, and for some years liv-
ed at Mitchell.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
Hired Girl Rescued Child

Presho-While William Crane and
wife, who live south of here were away
from home for a half day, their house
and all its contents were burned to
the ground. A servant girl and their
little daughter were left alone at the
house, and the former lay down to
rest for a short time. The child got
possession of some matches and start
ed a fire in the house. Before the girl
awoke the fire had gained great head
way and the house was filled with
smoke. She hunted the house over
for the child and finally found her
hid in a remote part. She had to
drag the little n unconscious from
the house, being herself 80 weak that
she could walk only with difficulty.
There was no insurance.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
Missing Rancher Found

Pierre-Fred Collen, the young
rancher who was supposed to have lost
his life in the range country north
of Cheyenne river, has re-appeared at
his location, arriving at the same
time a searching party headed by his
brother-in-law were ready to start out
to make a thorough search for his
body. He reported that he had gone
to Sturgis to have his eyes treated, and
was compelled to remain at that place
several weeks longer than he expect
ed to when he left his camp, and did
not think it necessary to write to his
relatives as to his whereabouts as he
did not think they would be in any
way uneasy about him.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07

Rapid City-There is more than a
possibility that the Mclaughlin tie
road which runs west from here W
into Wyoming. will be extended to
Sundance. Committees of business
men from both communities are now
pushing this. w. e. Brockett, repre-
senting the Sundance business men,
having interviewed the farmers along
the proposed route, and finds them ia
vorable. The distance for such an ex-
tension would be but 16 miles and the
estimated cost is $260,000 but it would
open up the virgin coal fields OF that
portion Of Wyoming and for which
there il Q ready market here
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
Competitive Oratory

Mitchell-The high schools of the
state have organized a State Ora
torical association, and the initial
contest will be held in the latter
part of May at a point to be de-
cided upon. The state has been
divided into eight districts, with a
certain number of counties in each
district. The towns in the districts
will hold local contests to select their
representative for the district contests,
and districts will select contestants to
be sent to state meeting where there
will be eight speakers. Gold, silver and
bronze medals will be awarded the
winners.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
Murdo Wants Good Well

Chamberlain-The town council OF
Murdo has contracted for the sinking
of an artesian well down as far as
three thousand feet if necessary to
secure the desired flow of water for
the town. They sunk a well down If
teen hundred feet last year, and the
new contract calls for the continue
ton of this well to the desired depth.
If three thousand feet is reached it
will be the deepest we'll in the state
outside of the Black Hills, the we'll
at Edgemont in the southern hills go
ing down below that in depth.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
THE DEAR OCD FARM
BY Legislative Enactment Distinctive
Names are Protected

Pierre-Two acts Of the last legis-
lative session, Ii carried out in their
intent will give more individuality to
school and farm life in this ctate,
and the probability is that when the
laws go into effect the first Of July
there will be a general movement to-
ward their observance.
One of these is senate bill 122 by
Weaver, which authorizes owners OF
ranches and farms in the state to
give them distinctive names, and have
the same registered in the Office OF
the clerk of courts of the county in
which the farm or ranch is located.
The registration is to show the 10
cality and name selected, and the
name when registered gives the one
registering an exclusive right to that
name in the county in which he lives.
While some land owners have given
names to their farms, anyone else
whose fancy might be attracted by
such name could use the same causing
confusion, but when a legal and ex-
elusive designation can be made no
doubt most of the farms of the state
will in the course of a year or two
have a name by which it will be gen.
orally known in all thecommunity,
and be as definitely located by name
as any town or postoffice in the coun.
ty.
Another act, house bill 80, by Par
sons, allows the patrons of any school
district of the state to select a dis
tinctive name, and register the same
with the county superintendent of
schools of the county, in a book to
be kept for that purpose, and when
a district so registers a name it has
an exclusive right to the same for the
county in which it is located.
This will also give a distinctive le-
gal name to the different school dis
tricts, and most of them will be names
which will attract by their pleasing
euphony rather than the weired names
which often attach to districts, and
grow as time goes on, SO strong that
it is hard to shake them off.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07

The husband of a fashionable Nomp
an, whose gowns are at once tho adp
miration and despair Of her feminine
acquaintances. was discussing the
cost Of living with q friend ct the
Union League the other night
by the way" ventured the friend,
"-er-don't you have q good deal Of
trouble keeping your wife dressed In
the height of style?"
The woman's husband smiled and
then shook his head, emphatically.
"Oh, no." he said, nothing to speak
of. Nothing-nothing to the trouble
I'd have IL / didn't"
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
Real Thing Blow Out

Kimball-The high wind of a re-
cent storm took out the rear wall OF
the Kimball garage. The building,
a brick and cement structure, 40
by 80 feet in size, with a plate glass
front, was built last summer. The
building faces the north and the
heavy front doors sprung the lock,
swept open and permitted the wind to
strike the rear wall with the effect Of
a battering ram and it was carried out
bodily. No other damage was done.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
White Horse Rider Saw Signal

Belle Notwithstanding lost in the
bad lands, forty miles northeast OF
here, Alfonso H. Cook, for some years
past a resident of Butte county. wan
dered about until exhausted and final
ly persisted. The body was discovered
by Amael and Joseph Flaigg, ranch
ers. who were going through that 9 c
ton of the country. Cook was found
stretched out on his back, a red hand
kerchief tied on a stick as a signal,
and part of his features had been de-
stroyed by magpies. He was II years
of age and was on his way to tho
home OF his sons at Pierpont
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
COFFEE A
Very Plain In Some People.

A great many people go on suffering
from annoying ailments for q long
time before they can get their own
consent to give up the Indulgence
from which their trouble arises.
A gentleman In Brooklyn describes
his experience, as follows:
II became satisfied some months
ago that I owed the p~alpitation Of the
heart from which I suffered almost
daily. to the use Of coffee. Il had been
a coffee drinker for 80 years) but /
found it very hard to give up the bsv.
erage.
"One day I ran across . very sen-
sfble and Straightforward presenta-
ton Of the claims Of Postum. and
was SO impressed thereby that I con
cluded to give 1t q trial.
my experience with Il was unsat-
isfactory till l learned how It ought
to be ~prepared-by thorough boiling
for not less than Is or 20 minutes
After l learned that lesson there wa
no trouble.
Postum proved to DO . most palat-
able and satisfactory hot beverage
and I have used It ever since.
"The effect on my health has been
most salutary. The heart palpitation
from which I used to suffer 70 much.
particularly after breakfast has dir
appeared and / never have = return of
It except when I dine Or lunch away
from home and drink the old kind q
co6ee because Postum = not served-
I fnd that Postum chaerD and tnyies
CRATES while Il produces no harmful
stimulation" Name givsn " Pootnm
Co. Battle Greek. Mich
Ten days Trial proves N go oDenae
70 many.
Read the little book The He'd -
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son.
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The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
Work on Queen Bee Mill

Sioux Falls-There is quite a force
of men at work in the Quen Bee mill,
tearing out the old machinery and
making the necessary alterations for
the new machinery which is expected
within a month or two. 1t looks good
to see the signs of life about the old
and famous institution.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
Aberdeen-In the roadway in a poo

Aberdeen-In the roadway in a pool
Of blood within a few yards Of his
team hitched to q disc harrow, from
which he had fallen when the seat
broke, the body Of Roy Gould, %. .
farmer living six miles south Of STRAIT
ford, was found this morning with an
artery of his left foot severed. He
had bled to death. Gould. who lives
with his mother, Mrs. Nina Gould, left
the night before for Mansfield to buy
q disc harrow, His mother was away
visiting, and the hired man, suppos-
ing Gould would stay in town over
night, made no investigation when he
did not come home that night
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
To Revise Ten Commandments.

LONDONDERRY. Mordaunt Ferneaux,
dean of Winchester, England, has been
intrusted by the c~onvocation Of Canter-
bury with the task of preparing an
abridgment Of the Ten Commandments
to be submitted for consideration at a
meeting Of the convocation. As a sam.
pie Of the form which the abridgment
will take the dean said that probably
he would suggest that the tenth com
mandment be abbreviated to read sim.
ply, Thou shalt not covet."
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
Along the Cheyenne

P~ierre-John Mayer, a wolf trapper
from the Cheyenne river country re-
Gently put in a week near Van Meter,
and in that week secured the scalps
of thirteen coyotes, and three grey
wolves, besides a large eagle. The in
come from his week trapping in that
vicinity will net him about forty dol
lars. Mayer has made wolf trapping
his business for years and makes a
good income from that line of work.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
Bullet May be 'Pinging' Yet

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of that pro-
vision OF the state game law which
prohibits the killing Of game birds
with a rifle, cost c. NJ. Thurow, Of
this place, a fine Of $40. He was
arrested by Game Warden j. M. Par
ry on the charge Of hunting wild
geese with a rifle. Game wardens
throughout the state are paying par
ticular attention to this feature of the
law
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
Alfalfa For Breakfast

Hot Springs-Bread, cake, oatmeal
and breakfast food, all containing
from so to so per cent of the
ground alfalfa, and alfalfa tea have
been adopted by some of the residents
of this place, who assert that alfalfa
products will before long be recog-
nized as a leading food.
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Dies q Maid, AGED los.

Duluth. Minn.-Miss Victoria Kus-
chura, aged 106 years. died OF old
at the residence OF her niece. Mrs.
John Marshall. She Was born in Pc
land In 1904. She ri the oldest cit1-
zen In Duluth and probably the oldest
maiden lady In America She retain-
"a her faculties to the last. Miss Kus.
chura has resided n Duluth Tor -
yeaEa.