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Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-18

F. M. Ziebach, known since the
early days as the ''squatter govern
or" of Dakota, has been installed
as mayor of the new town of
Winner, Tripp county, to which
office he was elected at the recent
election.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-18

Heirs of the late Moses Kauff-
man, of Sioux Falls, have been un-
able to locate a will.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-18

I make farm loans in Stanley
and Lyman counties + : reaaonAbleI
rate Of interest and give opnlonAl
payments. / nsve ready moneE a.
hand to loan. Write ma r J.
Mundt, Madison. 81 u 50. ~ ]
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-18

Caught between the butt end of
two logs when a loaded lumber
car jammed against the loader, w.
S. Ayris, aged 26, was killed at
the Lamphere- -Hinrichs logging
camp near Rapid City. The young
man was literally crushed to death,
dying on his way to the hospital.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-18

Andrew Bsharah is trying to
figure out where he is at. His
homestead is the north east quarter
section one in this township. Last
fall man by the name OF johnson
came out mere from Iowa and filed
on the south west quarter. He
went back to Iowa and died. Lars
Peterson who owned the north
west quarter died April 1st and
CLAUS Moen the owner of south
east quarter of the same section
died May 1st. Andrew is the only
one left in the section. Davenport
News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
SOLDIERS HOME

by a narrow margin of seven votes
the Senate today killed the special
investigating committees recommen-
dation as to- plans to improve the
conditions of the state soldiers home
at Hot Spings. The defeat came af-
ter a hard fight, and had it not been
that Wyrnan. II of the fathers of
the bill. insisted on the emergency
clause, it would have passed. The
bill was championed by that senator.
who spoke at length on the measure,
senate bill number 1S6.
The defeat, in Il large measure, is
attributed to the efforts of the MEM
bers of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public in the state. who were very
much aroused over the proposition 20
take the management out of their
hands. and give It to a civilian board.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
Personal.

Samuel Gompers says a progressive
labor party must o make its ad
vent.
Miss Helen Taft, daughter of the
president, attended the last german
of the season at Baltimore.
In actresses at Chicago Theodore
Roosevelt declared anew his adher-
ence to progressive legislation.
Senator Lorimer made a long
speech defending the legality of his
election by the Illinois legislature.
Secretary to the President Norton
says there. is a lot of extravaganza
and needless waste at Washington.
Radical French deputies severely
attacked Premier BRAND for alleged
laxity in enforcing the religious con.
gregations law.
Crown Prince Frederick William
and the crown princess of Germany
have abandoned their visit to China.
William Jennings Bryan. Of Lin
coin, Neb., and A. r. r. Moore, of
Cedar Rapids. Ia. have been added
to the executive committee Of the
Presbyterian Brotherhood of Amer.
lea.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
lnter-S State Freight Rates

Pferre-Charge has been made that
h interstate freight rates d.scrimin-
ate against certain sections of the
state and are unjust. The matter has
been brought before the railway
commission and they are preparing
statistics preparatory to films COM
plant with the interstate commerce
commission. The coal rates within
the state were lowered considerably
By the recent revision of the tariffs
by the railway commission. The cues
ton which has now arisen is one CON
interstate rates and therefore
must be taken before the interstate
commission. h present rate on coal
nom Duluth or Superior is about
four dollas q ton.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
EP|T0ME OF EVENTS
GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES
FRESH FROM THE WIRE.
THE STORY IN A NUTSHELL
Embracing a Condensation Of Events
In Which Readers Generally Are
More or Less Concerned.
WASHINGTON.

At this writing it looks as If there
is no escape from an extra session of
congress.
Democrats look for an extra session
of congress and are making prepare
lions accordingly.
The text OF a new treaty with Japan
designed to replace that of 1894, and
drawn with the special design of
eliminating the restrictions upon i'm
migration contained in the treaty,
was laid before the senate by Presi-
dent Taft.
The ocean mail subsidy bill. which
already had passed the senate, was or
dered favorably reported by the house
committee on postoffices by a vote of
z to 6. 1t was amended so as to omit
trans-Paciic lines, making it apply
ony to South America.
Only O~ne-quarter Of the cargo of
supplies to be SEM to China on the
army transport Bufford, for the relief
OF the famine sufferers, has been re-
ceived, and the Red Cross has issued
an urgent appeal for provisions and
money to complete the cargo.
The president sent to the senate
the nomination Of Cadet Taylor for
collector of customs at Omaha upon
recommendation of the secretary of
the treasury after careful examina-
ton into the charges against him by
Victor Rosewater of Omaha. The sen
ate may not confirm.
The action of the house in stipulat-
ing that the vessels of war author
lied in the building program of the
navel bill shall be constructed under
the eight hour law brought represen-
tatives OF the ship yards on the At
lantic coast before Secretary Meyer
to ascertain the exact extent and
meaning of the labor situation.
Representative Alfred F.. Dawson OF
Davenport. Ia, to whom was offered
the post of secretary to the president.
called on President Taft and told
him that he did not care to be con
sidered in connection with that office.
Mr.. Dawson is to become president of
the First National bank Of Davenport,
with a salary considerably larger than
he gets in congress, and he told the
president that he preferred to return
to Iowa.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
Plaster Mill at Rapid Civ

Rapid City-One Of the new indus
tries in this section that is rapidly
forging to the front is the manufac-
ture of plaster from gypsum of which
there is al almost unlimited quantity
in this portion of the Black Hills. A
few months ago the Dakota Plaster
company, composed entirely of local
people, was organized. 1t was capital
lied at $150,000, all the stock being
taken here, and a 500, 900 mill erect
ed. This mill is now turning out
about 24o tons of plaster a day, the
produce being shipped to the Pacific
coast. h company owns a large
tract of land here from which it OBJ
ta1ns its plaster, the main vein be-
ing 1,SO0 feet in length 60 feet wide
and Is feet deep.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
TronGerIaget at Sioux alIs

Sioux Falls-The annual gathering
of the Tronderlaget. a Scandinavian
national organization, will be held
here June "a and %. The last gath
ering of Tronderlaget was held at
Grand Forks, at which time the Sioux
Falls delegation present extended an
invitation from the city of Sioux Falls
to hold the next meeting he e. VIII CHI
invitation was accepted. 1t is esti-
mated that the coming gathering will
draw to the city something like four
thousand members of this organ "a
ton. The general ARRANGEMENTS such
as procuring desired railroad rates is
in the hand of the Commercial club
but the arrangements for the meet
ing proper will be made by a commit
tee from the association.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
NOTES

The appropriations committee has
introduced a committee bill blouse
Bill No. 1907, which allows certain
towns, which failed to make reports
to the state auditor regarding the
condition of their fire departments.
their share OF the fire insurance tax.
OF the amounts allowed Hot Springs
gets 1891. so; Gettysburg. s91. "a: AL
pena, $355.70; Ashton, SIS. %; Chancel-
Tor, 1924; Fairfax, $65,31; jefferson,
s35.11: Mobridge, 1928; Montrose
$32.1S, and Terry s53,43.
The action of the house in defeat
ing the publicity measure or immgla a.
ton bill as it is better known. has
aroused a bitter feeling and many
bills will be killed as a result of it
Some members have openly avowed
that they will get even and are
sharpening up the g~uilotine for the
remainder of the calendar. Appro-
priation bills will likely be the very
heaviest sufferers.
1t is rumored that an effort will be
made to pass the Richards pri-
mary through both houses and thus
saw to the state, the expense Of sub
hitting it to the initiative. The fact
that notice of reconsideration was Civ
On in the senate today strengthens the
rumor.
Bancroft's new plan for regulating
the enforcement Of the game laws
Of the state-the adjustment of the
office Of county game wardens and
creation of several state deputies-was
brought up for reconsideration and
passed by one vote.
BY a vote OF 33 to 5, the senate pass
ed the bill abolishing the free range
in the state. The owners Of large
fight against the bill. but their efforts
all were ~unavailing, as the vote indi-
Gates.
At the night session of the house,
Writings bill to let a prosecuting at
torney speak to the jury on the fail
ure of the accused to give testimony
was killed, the house being in session
as a committee of the whole.
Representative Issenhuth was today
presented with the gold pen which
signed the good roads bill. The gov
ernor signed the measure in the pres
ence of a number of prominent people.
At the night session the house pass
ed the North Carolina bond bill, which
is now ready for the signature of the
governor.
The headlight bill passed the senate.
and this is also ready to go to the
office of the chief executive.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
THE SYRIAN PEA
The Syrian Pea or 'Hamus' Wiii De
Tried in Stanley County

PierTe-Out in western central
Stanley county there will be 4 OF OF
experimenting with the Syrian peas,
known as "hamus" which lave been
started by Elias Rick in that section
He says he raised forty bushels to the
acre last year when it was so dry
that his other crops were practically
a failure. and that he considers them
a dry weather crop which can be
counted On.
They are said to be practically the
same a the ordinary navy bean for
use as food, and make an excellent
stock food in the peas, and a good fol
age plant, which stock eat as readily
as they do alfalfa. If the claims fol
this crop come anywhere near making
good, the people of that section have
started something which will De or
immense benefit to western South Da-
kOta.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03

Lead-Brakeman Fritz, of the Bur-
lington road, was shot and seri-
ously wmounded near Argentine yes-
terday afternoon by a tram he had
compelled to leave a box car in which
he was riding. The bullet struck the
railroad man in the head, but hopes
are entertained for his recovery The
hobo. with a companion, made his
escape following the shooting. bnt >.
posse of six mounted men are IN mr.
suit, while a description o. the men
mas teen t%elephoned to all of the
towns in the Black Hills, and it is be.
,.eved their capture is certain.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
General.


Railroads affected by the Interstate
commerce ruling may carry the case
higher.
The ocean mail subsidy bill was
ordered favorably reported by a house
committee.
Two new ~battleships and some
smaller craft are provided for in the
naval appropriation bill.
The French chamber of deputies
has ordered the construction of two
battleships at private yards.
The national house will finish it's
work. SO as not to be held response
bic for an extraordinary session.
The monetary loss to the state of
New York from deaths by tubercu-
lOsis In 1910 is placed at $64, OOO, 900.
A bill providing for the gradual
Adjustment Of convict contract labor
system In Missouri was passed by the
state senate.
There has been much speculation
as to what will happen to the Gould
group of railroads when the new man.
agement takes hold.
Blowing out n side of the building
and wrecking the safe, robbers stole
between $4,000 and $4,000 from the
First State bank at Barry, Tex.
The Illinois house committee on
elections has reported out the bill
granting votes to ONE without
making any recommendation on it.
The government of Hayti has ad-
vised the American state department
that the revolution in that country is
ended and the lives of foreigners are
secure.
Biplane of Aviator Purvis, of Chi
cag0, was wrecked and he was slight
" injured when he fell 100 feet dur
ing IN exhibition fight at Baton
Rouge, La.
Briefs in the pleas in abatement
and the motions to quash the indict-
ment gainst the meat packers we're
filed in the United States district
court at Chicago.
Fire swept through the business
section Of Donaldsonville, La, de-
stroying practically all buildings on
one side of the main street and at.
tackled residences in outlying Sec
lions. The loss is about $3.50, 600.
President Taft signed an executive
order removing the land Office from
Aberdeen to Timber Lake. S. d
A. N. Greenfall. son-in-law of Gov
ernor General Earl Grey. says Can
ada has a good bargain in the recip-
agreement.
The Colorado senate adopted a res.
Olutlon requesting President Taft to
call an extra session to correct "the
known inequalities" Of the tariff law.
Mrs. Caroline Durkee, SO years old.
OF Charles Durkee, third Unit
"a States senator from Wisconsin.
lad formerly territorial governor OF
Utah. died IT Keposha. Wis.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
THE RF|TERCASE
WIFE ACCUSED OF KILLING HER
HUSBAND SAYS SHE USED
KNIFE IN DEFENSE
HAD QUARRELED BEFORE
According to Her Statement the Brief
Honeymoon Had Been MARRIED
by Scenes of Domestic
Turbulence

Eva May kreiter, who stabbed her
husband Sunday night, inquest over
the body being in session, in charge
of County Coroner w. Fl. Wilson to
day, manifestS no especial concern
over the predicament in which She
finds herself. and talks interestedly
of nice clothes, dances ana others
matters that interest young women
of her age She manifests but litna
contrition for her act, which She
claims was purely self defense, ana
asserts that her husband of less than
two months had repeatedly beaten
her.
Mrs. kreiter, instead OF being 25
years old, as reports from Hecla,
near where the killing took place.
put it, acknowledges but II years.
h avs She was born IT years 20
last October. Her maiden name was
Eva May Gracey, and her father is
employed by the Santa Fe railroad at
Topeka. Kan. Her father and mo-
ther and two sisters, the latter aged
respectively - and % years, all live
at Topeka. where she was married to
Philip kritcr, whom she is focused
OF killing. on last New Years dav.
krelter, j says, was so years old
instead Of 35, as first reports had it.
Els parents and several brothers anl
sISteS reside at P~rinceville, I'll. Krai-
ter came TO Topeka about two years
& and met and fell in love with
Eva May Gracey. and finally, largely
through the persuasion of her par
entS, she claims, induced her To- mar
~ him. He owned q farm near Hec-
Ia, II they came to South Dakota to
live, three weeks ago. She did not
want to come to South Dakota, nor
To V on a farm. and she declares
she disliked kreiter, and She was
homesick for the little gayetties, the
good times, the dances and other am
usements which she lac Deer accus-
toned TO enjoying in with
the bunch. as she called her crowd
of boy and girl friends in Topeka.
The young woman who is a prison
er in the Brown county Jail is de
cidedly attractive IN appearance. She
has light yellow hair, extremely
pretty hazel eyes, is 5 feet 4 inche.
tall. and owns to weighing lat
pounds. She tells several stories VI
the killing of kreiter, the latest one
pelHS that tncN 0uarfeie0 on SUNDAY
night, at bed time. and that he crao-
bed her by the throat with Doth
hands and was choking her. In the
scutfle, which took place in the kit
chen, she was backed up gains a
kitchen cabinet. She cache around
behind her. to find something to de
fend herself with, and grasped a
butcher knife. AS Kreiter continued
to choke her, she showed the sharp
knife into his side, penetrating a
lung.
The authorities here have a theory.
however, hat the killing was more
deliberately done than the defendant
and are bending every effort
to bring evidence to that end to
light.
Mrs. kreiter asserts her par
ents ut Topeka have been given no
word of the killing of Kreiter. They
know he is dead, but think he met
his death from natural causes. h
having them learn the truth
for She says hat while Kreiter alb
used her in private. .he was always
nice 10 me when the folks were
around"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
HOld-On Man Suicides

Bonesteel-The recent ATTEMPTED
hold up at Winner. when men named
Peter Klock and Ella Place attempted
to rob w. W. Good and a companion.
both homesteaders from Trip coun-
ty has had a sensational and tragis
sequel. Peter Klock, one of the ac-
cused, has ended his life by cutting
his throat from ear to ear. seyerinc
the juglar vein. The deed was com
mitted in his shack at Winner. He
was under bail for appearance at the
next term of state circuit court in
Tipp county to answer to the hold 10
charge.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03

Aberdeen-The states attorney and
eating the source of a mysterious
blaze which set fire to the home
of Mrs. Reebe at Blunt during the
absence of the family. Several fires
have taken place at Blunt within
the past few months which have led
to the suspicion that an incendiary
is operating there and the blaze at the
Reebe house bears unmistakable EVIL
dence of being the work of a frebug
and every effort will be made to catch
the guilty pc son The fire was dis
covered and extinguished before much
damage was done
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
Woman's Party Boosts

Pierre-The new woman's party or
ganization Thursday adopted reso-
buttons indorsing the movement for.
ample appropriations for CARRYING
on the work Of agricultural edu-
cation through the farmers institutes
and experiment farms for the pu,
Of building up the state and making
farm life more attractive and profit
able.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03

Camp Crook-Letters from Con-
gresham Martin indicate that the sec
rotary of the interior will cause to be
made an early examination of the
lands In this section withdrawn for
coal, by the president last fall. A
large portion of these lands lies in
Harding and Perkins counties, in the
extreme northwestern part of the
state and those around here most
familiar with them believe that exam
nation will prove little coal and
show them more valuable for agri-
cultural purposes. Meanwhile many
entries for isolated tracts are held M
until after the examination and CLASH
fcatiOn.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03

Parker-As the result of a on
ference between the local CONNER
cial club and the officials Of the
Milwaukee Railroad company, it is an
sured that the new railroad depot. ia
take the place Of one DESTROYED bv fir.
some weeks ago, will be one of the
finest in this part Of the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
REINFORCEMENT

The joint committee OF the house
n senate have at last agreed upon
a plan OF re-aDportionment and sub
united q committee bill. The scheme
ho'ds re constitutional limit Of for
" hVe In the senate an re ,uces the
membership OF the house one men,
Ter MAJ ny the TT" enc h ndred
ana three. That section west of the
river gains three senators and q do1-
en- representatives. Minnehaha suf-
."rS the loss Of two members in the
lower body.
h big gain in population west #
the river necessitated q redistricting
of the section this side. in order to
make up for the corresponding losses.
Hanson and McCook are pvt in one
senatorial district as are also Miner
and Sanborn. Hand and Hyde go
together: atso Hughes and Sully and
Pr 'e Buffalo and Jerarl4 are con
solidated. Deuel. and Hamlin are
made one district.
West of tho river Harding and Per
kins are combined as are also Trip
and Me'lette. 70 tie ami lawrence.
Meade AMI Ziebach and Corson, Ed
munds and Walworth. Lyman and
Stanley will have q senator each.
p wey. Faux and Potter are COM
bined.
The following table illustrates the
Changes in house membership.
Union 3 to 2.
Lincoln 3 to ?.
Charles Mix 3 to 2.
Moody 2 to /.
Beadle 2 TO 3.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
VermilliOn-COIOnel Iohn r,

Vermillion-Colonel John L. .Jo,-
ley, former congressman and one
Of the leading attorneys of the
state, was taken to Rochester MINI.
Thursday for a surgical operation.
Colonel Jolley has been critically il,
for a week. He was accompanied bv
his son and his physician.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
Chapel Lectures Popular

Vermillion-President Gault. of the
university, has announced a series
of Wednesday and Saturday morn
ing chapel lectures. AS chapel is
not compulsory formerly the attend
ance was rather slight. Under the
present plan Of two services a week
with special speakers the hall is hard
ly large enough to seat the students
who throng to the services. Among
the speakers already announced are
Rev. w. w. MAR of Mitchell; Joe Kir-
by of Sioux Falls; Rev. j. NJ. Tibbtts
OF Y%ankton, and Charles NJ. Day of
Sioux Falls.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
Roasted For 'Scorchinp'

Huron-Engineer j. l.. Seeley, OF
the Northwestern line. was be
fore a local justice on Wednesday.
on a charge of exceeding the speed
limit with his train which it is not
scheduled to stop at Hinton station.
His plea was that he was given run-
ming orders and expected to make the
schedule time, but the local authori-
ties hold to the idea that life must
be protected and that the road must
obey the ordinance calling for a flag
man Or accept the alternative of hav-
ing the operating force, answer in the
court for "scorching" past the sta
ton.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
Progressive Oratoricai Contest

Mitchell-The annual convention OF
the intercollegiate Prohibition Asso-
citation will be held in this city April
IL and 13, the special feature of which
will be the oratorical contest that will
be held with orators competing for
the prize from six different colleges
in the state. The winner of the state
contest will be sent to compete at a
tri-state contest later in the season,
n from that II will be selected to
go to the national contest. The ex-
ecutive committee met here to make
arrangements for the convention. The
comm. ttee is composed of Cecil Mar1s,
OF washington Springs Academy; Guy
B1sby Of Bookings college; J. II. Ell
lefson of Augustana college, of Can
ton; and Mathew Smith of Dakota
Wesleyan University, Mitchell.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03

Chamberlain-The heavy machinery.
contracts for which We're let last fall
by the Dakota Portland Cement COM
pany. is lightning to arrive for the
big 81, 0 900 plant being built by
the company in Chamberlain. A 70
tary kiln, Sx125 feet, and weighing
115 tons, has just arrived on the site.
The cement plant will be equipped
with two of these large kilns.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03

Spearish-Bee keepers are alarm
ed at the spread Of the disease
called foul brood, which is playing
havoc with apiaries throughout this
section and which they fear will put
them out Of business if not energeti-
cally fought. Petition has Leen made
on Ernest Fox, the state bee inspector
for the appointment of a local in
spector, for Lawrence county.