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The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
AutomObiling in Italy.

Archer c. Mearn. of Pittsburg, who is
al the Raleigh, back from an extended
European tour, said last night:
American motorists who are auto
mobiling in Italy find the tires Of their
machines perforated by nails and broken
glass strewn along the road, and need
not set 1t down to any local prejudice
against their particular form Of locomo-
ton. The glass and nails are placed
there with quite a different object in
view
1T seems that the Italian socialists
have come to the conclusion that the
great development OF athletic contests
in Italy during recent years has had
the effect of diverting young men from
the study of social and political prob
lens and has inclined them to adopt
other ideals.
Accordingly. the italian socialists
have passed a resolution advocating a
vigorous campaign against sport, and
more especially against cycling. running.
and walking matches. these being the
branches of sport in which young Italy
more particularly excels.
1T is in pursuance of this resolution
that socialist hands scatter broken glass
and nails, not to puncture the auto
mobile tires of foreign tourists, but to
discourage Italian youth from walking
and bicycling contests"
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
ALL ABOUT WASHINGTON'S
OREMOST CITIZEN

From the Milwaukee Free Press.
President Taft having seen Buffalo
Bill's Wild West show. the Democratic
House of Representatives will have to do
some tall tumbling in order to astonish
him now.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
From the Lexington CKyD Leader.

Vhy.I
President Taft urges college men to
60 into politics. A sprinkling of college
men is felt by all politicians to have a
decorative effect. and is safe if the con-
vention work has all been done in ad-
vance.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25

From the SAT- Lake Tribune.
President Taft is reported as showing
improvement in his golf this year. He is
showing improvement, also, in his politi-
cal management
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25

From the PittsburG Gazett>Times
President Taft will attend the banquet
of the Aeronautical Society Of New York
But he will probably continue to be an
honorary and not an active member of
the organization.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25

causes and effects Of the war and the
people.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25

From the Atlanta Constitution.
President Taft says IT takes two 20
make a war. Apparently the jingoes as
sent.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25

From the Indianapolis News
Reports from Washington indicate that
Mr.. Taft is good deal better able to stand
alone than the Republican Senators and
Representatives are to stand together.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25

Who was the mysterious stranger who
died in 1s45 at Delft? His opponents
maintained that he was a matchmaker
named Naundorff; but 1t has never been
legally ana satisfactorily proved that he
was not the dauphin. It is q secret as
impenetrabie a. that Of the Man Of the
Iron Mask" and other similar secrets.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25

France is now in Morocco in the
guise of policeman. but II will be re-
markable IL she does not. stay in the
guise of perpetual protector.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25

From the Kansas City Star.
In Colorado. where woman suffrage
prevails. horse racing and prize fight
ing have been legalized by the legisla-
ture. So runs the world away
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21

The county game warden of Custer
county desires that a portion of the
fund of the state game department
which can be used for the propagation
of game in the state be applied to Sc
curing a herd of elk, and a herd Of
mountain sheep to turn loose in the
Black Hills. The national govern.
ment is distributing elk where they
are desired, the cost being about $50
a head, the government asking that
the states which are supplied shall
pay the expense Of Grating and ship
ping. The only move up to the pres
ent which looks toward restocking the
state with game is that for the dis
tribution of Chinese pheasants, and
the Black Hills game wardens can see
no reason why larger game might not
as we'll be secured by the use Of the
surplus funds, as the placing of game
birds.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
TO BUILD AERIAL FIGHTERS
Maxim, tho Famous Gun Maker, to
Work With Claude Grahame
White, and Possibly Bleriot.

London.-Sir Hiram Maxim, who
has just resigned from the directorate
of Vickers Sons & Maxim, proposes
henceforth to devote his energies to
the development of military aero.
planes, which, he says, all govern.
ments will need during the next few
years.
Sir Hiram is to ~collaborate with
Claude Grahame White in the produc.
ton Of an aeroplane which he be.
lieves will answer all the require.
ments Of the British war Office. Bile
riot, the French manufacturer OF aero
planes. may become associated with
Sir Hiram and Grahame White and a
new company will ultimately be
formed to manufacture military aero
planes.
The armament of the machines will
be left to Maxim, who is now turning
his attention to the production Of an
aerial shell which can safely be
handled and will be immune from ex.
plosion in the event of an accident to
the aeroplane, but which can be ex-
ploded when dropped in the midst Of
an enemy.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21

company's part. az the injured man in
this case did not meet with the acct.
dent In his regular line Of duty.
Malone was also a married man,
having a wife and two small children
depending upon him for support. The
$4,000 cash proposition looked pretty
good at first thought, but after talk
ing the matter over with his wife, the
life job was accepted. As a result OF
their forethought. even though de-
prived of his right arm, Malone nov
owns a nice little home free of in.
cumbrance and Is educating his three
children, n having been born to
them after the accident, in a name
BETTING American citizens.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
STUDY IN CONTRASTS
WHAT HAPPENED TO TWO
MANNED BRAKEMEN.
One Takes Cash and Squanders lt
Through Dissipation-Other Takes
Job and Becomes Prosperous
I and Model Citizen.

Milwaukee. Wis.-Twenty years ago
John Anneson, a brakeman on a Wis
oonsin railroad, met with an accident
near Waukesha, In which his right
arm was severed just above the elbow.
Having been a trusted employee for
several years, the officers in authority
TOOK immediate action and proposed
paying Anneson $4,000 in cash, or
giving him an easy job for life.
Being a married man, Anneson nat
urally thought Of wife and three little
ones, not overlooking q desire to start
In the saloon business. Two thousand
dollars he estimated would start him
on In fine shape, leaving $1,000 to
speculate with on the side.'
Today. Anneson, owing to dissipa-
ton, does not own enough property to
be considered worth classifying by the
assessor.
In marked contrast with Anneson il
James Malone, an old-time brakeman
on a Connecticut road. Nineteen years
ago, while his train was awaiting or
uCAS Ou d SiuluS uOI IdT Out Vi NEW
Britain, Malone became interested In
watching a gang of laborers unload
steel rails from q fiat car nearby. Rea-
soning with the men that he could
show them how to save time and la
Dor, Malone was finally invited to
come over and show u.s." as they ex-
pressed it. Two of these steels rails
were used for skids on which to slide
down the rails.
In making a practical demonstration
Of his method, Malone, with the assist
ance Of five laborers, three at each
end, carrying the first rail from the
car, missed his footing and stumbled.
permitting the rail to fall, pinioning
his right arm ON the iron skid be-
meath.
After a two months layoff, with his
arm severed at the elbow joint, tbs
railroad company offered Malone
$4,000 in cash Or a life Job at some
light employment, neither Of which
propositions were obligatory on the
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
ATTACK HERD LAW
6TOCkMEN ARE GOING TO RE-
SORT TO REFERENDUM
TO BEAT IT. IA
PETITION TO BE CIRCULATED
$500 Signatures Will Be Necessary
Before June 4 to Prevent Act Be-
coming operative-Bis Gain In
Membership Of tho Association.

Rapid City.-The nineteenth annual
session of Western South Dakota
Stock Growers association closed
with IN executive committee meeting.
H. F. Dawson of Pine Ridge, presi-
dent, and the rest of the officers we're
reelected by reclamation. The &C
ton on the herd law was a feature,
the excursion committee deciding to
use the referendum. This will be
done by securing $500 signatures to a
petition before June 4, and prevent
the law becoming operative for two
years. 1t is believed this will be
easy.
The association now has 500 men,
bers, a gain of 20 per cen in the past
year. During nineteen years exist
ence the association has paid 1926, 900
for advancement of the range stock
interests. Three hundred thousand
cattle were marketed from South Da-
kota during 1910.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Stock Growers at Rapid citv.

Rapid City.-The Stock Growers
association was in session here Mon
doy and the city was ablaze with
myriads of in~candescent lights when
the visitors arrived and marched up
the street to join the festivities. The
town was thronged with visitors to
witness the program of the day. Frank
Stewart, secretary of the Stock Grow
ers association, noticed a change from
former years. In days gone by visit
ors from the surrounding country came
to this event which has often been at
tended by Theodore Roosevelt and
other celebrities who love western
games astride "cow ponies" This year
hundreds came in automobiles. and
the contrast toward progressiveness
was noticeable.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Cook Becomes Deranoed.

ranged, Jack" Sivage, chef at the
Grand hotel, quickly cleared the kitch-
en- by shying butcher knives and forks
at the help. When an officer appeared
the cook defied him to place him un-
der arrest and made for him with a
knife in n hand and a tureen of hot
gravy in the other. Shoot" was the
advice Of the crowd of travelling men
who were watching proceedings from
a respectful distance, but Officer Op-
helm had resources of his own, and
before the chef knew what hit him he
was on his way to the city Jail.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21

Aberdeen George Dively and An
drew Parker, two prisoners confined
IN the Perkins county Jail at Bison,
a their escape from that institu-
ton by saving through an iron bar
oy means of a silver knife and then
prying off a bar which held the outer
door to the Jail. The escape vas eff
fected between 1880 and 9 o'clock at
night, as Deputy Sheriff Ellefson had
been absent from the Jail but that
time, and upon returning at 3, he
found the cell empty and the prisoners
gone.
Dively, who is described as about
81 years old, S feet 9 inches In height,
blue eyes, light curly hair and a light
mustache, weighing about 165 pounds,
was in Jail on a charge of grand lar
ceny, committed at Lennon. Andrew
Parker, who vas held on a charge of
burglarizing a homesteader's shack,
is 26 years old, weighs about las
pounds, is 5 feet 8 inches tall, and has
light hair and blue eyes.
Dively is well supplied with money,
as he had $1,000 on deposit in the
Farmers State bank at Bison, but drew
1t out, on some pretext, a few days be.
fore the escape.
1t is believed the prisoners had
outside help to enable them to make
their getaway, as no trace has been
found of them.
Mrs. Andrew Parker, wife of one OF
the prisoners, spent the day they es.
capped in Bison, and it is thought she
may have aided them. She was placed
under arrest but later released, as no
evidence connecting her with the es.
cape could be brought to light.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

The different fire companies organ
lied in the state will on the first Of
July receive from the state as fire
taxes $22,654.16. OF this $50, 1922. SO
comes from a tax of 2R per CEN Of
premiums in the different towns on the
business done by the old line compa-
MES doing business in the state, and
$51.63 from the local mutual tax of
one per cent of such premiums.
In the death list the causes an
nounced were ass from pneumonia;
270 from tuberculosis; 269 enteritis;
379 heart trouble; 1919 cancer; 100 ty-
phoid. Among the communicable dis
eases, the deaths numbered 10 from
meningitis; SO from diphtheria; So
scarlet fever; 20 from whooping cough,
and 20 from measles. The record for
the year shows As deaths by suicide,
and 8 homicides.
A. E. Leavitt, for a number of years
a resident of Britton, was taken be-
fore United States Commissioner Will
lam Wallace at Aberdeen on a charge
of shipping five horses afflicted with
CHAMBERS from Marmarth, N. D., to
Aberdeen. He waived examination
and was found over to the next term
of United States court at Fargo, on
a bond of $4,000.
Ed Crossfield, a we'll known liquor
dealer of Spearfish, who was arrested
on the charge of selling liquor to
minors and permitting minors to loiter
in his building, was acquitted in JUS
tice McDonough's court here, the COM
planning witness, E. Dillavou, being
taxed with the costs in the two cases.
The sale of state school lands in
Hutchinson county brought a price of
$54.99 per acre for 2,193 acres, or a
total of ~$120,272. The average sale
price for the counties of Dawson. Han
son and Hutchinson were over $55
an acre.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Character Told n GREETING.

Joseph Simms, M. D.. In "Physfog-
nomy Illustrated" says: The man
who gives you a warm, cordial. hearty
grasp. looks you straight In the face.
with a pleasant, open smile, and shakes
your hand up and down. Withdrawing
his after Q second earnest gentle pres
sure. Is almost without an exception
an honest, earnest and true friend. The
man who gives you the wagging. h0ri-
Eontal mill hopper shake. and lets
slip your hand as II 1t were greasy or
oily, will almost certainly be found to.
be a selfish, cunning and deceitful
man. ready to sell you the moment he
can realize a dollar"
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
New HYDE County Court House.

Highmore.-The authorities Of Hyde
county have just concluded the sale
of bonds in the sun of $4,000, author
lied by the voters of the county, for
the construction of a new county court
house in this city. The work Of con.
struction will commence within the
next few weeks. When the new build.
ing is completed Hyde county will
be the possessor of one of the finest
court houses in the state.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Expert Testimony.

There was not much to BE- gained
from the witness on the stand. who
seemed to have q wonderful faculty
for holding his tongue. but the law.
yer tried once more.
"You say your boat picked up the
accused at 8 o'clock, or thereabouts.'"
he said. ut has been stated that he
jumped overheard nearly an hour b.
fore that time. Tell me. Captain
Sampson. how he appeared to you,
when you picked him up. II you had,
been required to give an opinion Of,
him then, what would you have said?''t
well. I'll tell ye honest" said the
captain, when he had disposed Of =
portentions yawn, II sh'd We said he
was one o. the wettest men, II not tho
wettest man. that ever ! see!s-
Youths Companion. |
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Aue Of Small Men.

London.-Professor Arthur Keith,
the conservator Of the Royal College
Of Surgeons, whose lectures have been
creating a stir, said the other day:
I'VE all want to be tall, but the
ideal Of great stature is absolutely
wrong. This Is the time of the small
man. More than ever before In the
worlds history, energy, alertAess and
Quickness Of brains are required and
those are the characteristics Of short
men rather than Of tall men. Great
stature brings It's burdens. Giants usu
ally are dull Of Wit
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
COFFEE CONGESTION
Causes q Variety Of Ais.

A happy old lady in Wisconsin
says:
During the time I was q coRee
drinker I was subject to sick head
aches. sometimes lasting 2 or 5 days,
totally uniting me for anything.
To this afiiction was added, some
years ago. q trouble with my heart
that was very painful. accompanied
by a smotherfng sensation and faint
ness.
Dyspepsia, also. came to make LIE
harder to bear. I took all sorts Of pat
emit medicines but none Of them helped
for any length Of time.
The doctors frequently told MI
that coffee was not good for me; but
without coffee / felt as II I had no
breakfast / finally decided about 3
years ago to abandon tho use q COZ
Tee entirely, and as I had road . great
deal about Postum / concluded to try
that for q breakfast beverage.
Il liked the taste Of 1t and was par
ticulariy pleased to notice that It did
not come up as coffee used to. tho
bad spells with my heart grew lAG1
and less frequent, and finally ceaepd
altogether. and / have not had an -
tack Of sick headache for more thanA
year. My digestion is good, too. ana
I am thankful that / am once
healthy woman / know my wondeF.
ful restoration to health came from
quitting coffee and using Postum
Name given BY the Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's . reason and It II this.
Coffee has q direct action On tho nv@F
with some people. and causes partial
congestion Of that organ preventiu4
the natural outlet az the eecreton6.
Then may follow biliousness. sall61R
skin, headaches, constipation ana III
" . change Of the blood coxpunu16
and nervous ~prostr1aon.
Read the little book, ssThS Hal
WellviIle.. II pkys. '.rh6tsS :
son. ssa&N
Gver rea1 ~ 1kSy0 1otoSft
- sssssss g 80
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
War Claim is Paid.

Yankton.-William Box, a civil war
veteran and citizen of Yankton, has
notifying him that his claim dating
from 1863, for $10.9S for clothing, had
been allowed and that a check would
be issued at once for the amount. Mr..
Box put in his claim during the trou.
blesome war period, and paid a claim
agent $3.50 to get the amount for him.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Good Price for Land.

Watertown.-Setting a new mark
for the price of wild unimproved land
in Codington county, Albert Ehrke
bought a 40-acre tract adjoining his
farm, seven miles southwest of the
city, paying $136 mn acre. He also
paid nearly $4,000 for a 320-acre tract.
The purchases were made at the an.
nual sale of school lands.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Two Fall Twenty Feet,

Yankton.-While placing a heavy
fire escape on the high school build
ing, M. H. Schuetz and S. r. Schuetz
experienced a fall of about twenty
feet wnen the s%caffolding gave way
under the weight Of the fire escape.
The former sustained a sprained an
jured in the back and will probably be
laid up for some time.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Succumbed to Injuries.

Chamberlain.-After suffering ter.
ribly for some days, John Thimbler, a
homesteader in the coded reservation,
is dead as the result of burns received
while he was engaged in fighting a
prairie fire, which swept over a con
siderable area in the ceded lands.
Himself and family came to South Da-
kota only a few months ago from,New
Haven, Ind.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Yankton's New Bandmaster.

Yankton.-Lee Buroker of Sioux
City, Ia, has arrived here to u
control of the Yankton band recently
organized. Mr.. Buroker, it is under
stood, is a first class band man, and
will put the local organization in good
trim for the summer.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21

Miller.-Both Miller and st. Law.
renee were threatened with a fierce
prairie fire from the south. The peop-
lie of both towns were out in force to
head on the fire, but except burning
barn or two no damage was done.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Bow Fined S33.

Yankton.-Ralph Hotchkiski, a
young nan living north of this city,
was arrested by Game Warden Welby
for hunting without a license. He
pleaded that his father had a license
and that he had been instructed that
he could hunt on that, but Judge
Richey's court decided differently, and
the boy was fined $33 for following
his fathers instructions.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
L.ono Terms For Theft.

Deadwood.-His Joke" in stealing
money and jewelry from his friend,
Jessie Mulligan, cost George Galus
just five years in the pe~nitentiary.
He was convicted of grand larceny
and Judge Rice sent him to the "pen"
for that length of time.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Scottish Rite Reunion.

Aberdeen.-The annual spring re
union of the Selfish Rite Masonic
bodies of Aberdeen began Monday
evening and continued throughout the
week. Large classes took degrees
from the fourth to the thirty-second,
inclusive.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Water Plant for Belle Fourche.

Belle Fourche.-Belle Fourche is in.
Sailing a $4,000 waterworks plant.
The water for this system will be sup
piled from four large artesian wells,
being operated by ar air lift. The
work is to be finished by June 1, and
the most modern machinery is being
used
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Successful FIGHTS.

Rapid City.-Aviator Robinson made
two successful flights over the city
Sunday for a trial of the air currents.
He did not attempt to make an alti-
tude record. The biplane alighted a
few hundred feet from the starting
point after a two-mile flight.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Chosen Hiuh School Orator.

Bridgewater.-In the high school,
speaking contest held here recently,
Miss Mary Tschetter was chosen to
represent the Bridgewater high school
at the state high school contest to be
held at B%rookings in May. Miss
Tschetter's Grafton was entitled
"Woman's Fear"
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
STOPPED in Time.

Gam Valley.-A prairie fire started
here while the high wind was blowing,
south of town. the fire was put out
before any buildings were burned.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Fire in Picture Show.

Kimball.-Fire in the Electric the
alter, a moving picture show house,
Saturday night created a panic in the
audience, but all made their exit with
out serious mishap from both front
and real entrances.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Snow at DeadWood.

Deadwood.-From four to six inches
of wet snow fell throughout the north.
west portion of the state Wednesday,
all sections reporting the storm gen.
eral. 1t is the heaviest snowfall the
agricultural districts have had in
months.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Farm House Burns.

Aberdeen.-The farm house of B.
F. loft, a homesteader near Bison,
was destroyed by fire. The owner
succeeded in rescuing but a small por-
ton of his household effects.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-21
Educators Adjourn.

Aberdeen.-The Northern South Da
kota Educational association complet.
ed a two days very successful conven.
ton here by selecting Webster as the
meeting place in 1912, and electing the
following officers: President, G.. J.
Schellenger of Selby; secretary, Stan.
ley Olson of Andover; treasurer, M.
M. Guhin of Aberdeen.