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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18

close to midnight when John Crane his ann. full Of the
things the doctor had ordered for hi. wife, returned to the ho,s
beneath the roof of which lay the he called home
His hand uembld he fitted the key into the lock- and he
reeIed against the Intel the door opened but .teadyns himself,
he closed softly and climbed the stairs.
Flow quiet the house was
At the door Of their he paused Inside she was wa,no
AS he stood the threshold trying shake of the effect, Of the
liquor he had tried drown his memory the
opened and the ndady faced him A. she recognized her oda,
she her apron her and burst violent ct of .oh
bing but he thrust her roughly side and entered
The illuminated by single sutte.ns candle but II.
light sufficient for him the cold palhd face upon the
pillow the neatly crossed hand, upon the wasted breast F
he stared at the sight, then his jaw dropped and with
wild cry he fell forward the bed
With the FIRST light of the morning heavy foo.tep. sounded
the They mounted higher. stop at last before te
door which shielded the dead and the murderer For
all SILENT then a sharp command open rang through
the quiet house. but With whispered waning
those who accompanied him. the speaker wrenched the doc,
open and entered.
The light poured in. showing the uniforms Of the police
stood sohdy guarding the doorway the silent figure Of the dead
woman and the who lay beside her.
With exclamation the Inspector strobe forward and shook
the roughly.
As he did the body slipped from his hands the floor. and
then the police knew that Greater Power than they had stepped
IN during the night and called the murderer hiaL
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18
\ MIDSUMMER MASQUERADE

<<CATAN. said Jeff Peters, ", hard boss to work for.
When other people having their when he
keeps you the busiest. A. old Dr. Watt. Paul
other diagnostcan He always finds somebody for idle
hands 10 do
Il remember when me and my partner. Andy
Tucker tried take layof from professional and business
duties: but that work followed wherever
Now. with preacher its different He throw off his
responsibilities and enjoy himself On the 3 Of May he wrap.
mosquito netting and foil around the pulpit grabs his nbck
beviary and fishing pole and hikes for Lake Como Atlantic
City according the of the oudness with which he has been
called by his congregation And. for three months he don't
have think about business hunt around Deuteronomy
and Proverbs and Timothy find and
uch little midsummer dropping couple Of ooey door
rouge teaching Presbyterian widow to swim.
but going tell you about and Andy's summer
vacation that wasn't one.
I'VE tired of finance and all the branches of unanci6ed
ingenuity Even Andy whose rarely stopped working
began to make like a tennis cabinet
Heish no! says Andy. I'm tired I've got that steam
up the yacht Corsar and no for the Rvea feeling to
loaf and ndict soul. Walt Whittier says play
pinoche with Merry del Val give knoung the on
NY Tarrytown do monoogue Cbautauqua picnic
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18

10HN CRANE looked down the modoness figure Of his
wife, while the mist that had obscured his brain slowly drift
n awav and the doctors parting words hammered his
"She mus. have good food-fut. champagne. poul-the
hest Of everything fact Then when she sufficiently recovered
~ ,, get he, away to South Of France Do these things
and she may hve!
Fruit, champagne poultry! The husband huddered. for the
doctor might Just as well have ordered the for the sick
woman Out work. i'll himself how could he hope these
ns,a Only yesterday the wedding ring. which had slipped from
her wasted finger provide the fuel that burned duly
the dirty CRATE Hardly Of their little home left
He flung his hand Heavenward with wild imprisoned ses
ure and cursed cruel that had red him from his
home The great and unknown world had beckoned and last
fascinated by he had heard its hight and glitter he
had come With hope his heart he had udged the crowded
enly would be taken gil lpaid position But he
waved lost hope until day he noticed that the
had faded from her cheeks and the gold band she
loose upon her finger
Suddenly he prans his feet His hands clenched. his
face was white but blazed hasgard eyes, She
should the things that her. should have them
any
\. the Brighton expires. drew slowly out Of the terminal
David Moorecompany promoter by profession and knight by
Of his we'll advertised phanthropis-slanced
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l. would be sucmer soourn in mountain village far from
Of larceny labor and cvercapazaon I'm tired and
month Of snessness ought leave good shape
begin again take away the white burdens
ANDY fell with the idea once. struck the
general passenger of all the railroads for
ture and took week study where should CO. reckon
the first passenger agent the world that Genesis But
there wasn't much competition his day. and when he sad The
Lord made the earth days. and all good he hadn't any
idea what the press agents the summer hotels would
paganze from him later
When finished the booklets perceived easy that the
United States from Passadumkes Maine Ell Paso. and from
Skagway Key West paradise glorious mountain peaks
crystal lakes new laid s girls cooling beezes.
straw rides open plumbing and tennis all within hour,
ride.
$50 and Andy dumps the books the back window and
packs trunk and takes the o'clock Tortoise Flyer for Crow
Knob. kind of dene in the the line OF
Tennessee and North Carolina
I'VE directed kind Of private hotel called Woodchuck
lnn and hhr and Andy bent almost broke footsteps
the rocks and umps The Inn back from the road
big grove of and looked with broad pohes and
lot of white dresses rocking in the shade The of
Crow Knob post Office and scenery angle Of
fory-hve degrees and a welln.
We] sir. when go the gate who do you suppose
down the walk us' Old Smoke em-out Smhers who
faker in the Southwest.
"Od Smoke dressed clero-rura and has the
sed air Of landlord and claim jumper Which aspect he
obora by telling that he the host and peperator Of Wood
chuck Inn introduces Andy. and talk about volatile
topics such will around meetings of boards of directors
and old like three Old Smoke leads
kind of house the yard the gate and took
up the harp of life and all the chord, with his mighty
right.
Cents says he I'm glad to you. Maybe you help
leased this dogday, emporium the good things would
Two weeks before the opened gets letter signed
Lieut. Peary and from the Duke of Marlborough each
ing to engage board for part of the
We. you gents know what big thing for obscure
hustey would be to have for gentlemen whose
from long association with icebergs and the Coburg
So prints lot Of handbls announcing that Woodchuck Inn
would shelter these distinguished boarders during the Summer:
except places where leaked and sends EN-
around as far Knoxville and Charlotte and Fish Dam and
Bowling Green
"And look up there the porch gents says Smoke
em-ou them dsconsoae specimens Of their fair waiting
for the arrival of the Duke and the Lieutenant The house
packed from rafers cellar with hero worshippers.
Theres four normal school teachers and abnorma there's
three high school graduates between hy-seven and oryo
there's two literary old maid. and that write there's
cuons are bunkng CRIB. and I've put hay
loft for cook and the edtress OF the Chattanooga Opera
Glass You see how names draw. gents
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BY Ivan B. Gore

In the others eyes. and. with d
cry of terror dragged the win
dow down himself as he tned
in vain to reach the bell cord.
Too late! He Wa, dragged
back. Fingers. strong in des-
peration. dug into his fat
throat. and they struggled.
backward and forward. as the
train rushed on.
1t was soon over. and all that
was human of the man who had
been power in the city
slipped hack upon the cushions.
while the murderer leaned
against the padded door and
looked with fascinated eyes at
the purple face turned up to
him.
Gradually he recovered. and.
covering the hideous face with
the newspaper. proceeded =
search his victim. The jew
elry he did not touch. but Re
took the contents of the sover-
eign purse and a handful If
loose silver that was in tie dead
mans pockets. Then PAM:
.eized him. and dragging the
sdfenea body on to the floor.
he cranmed It well back be-
meath the seat.
!. and his o.sn di<ord-red cloth-
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The women boarders all left the next morning.

we sighted Westminster Abbey but was not drop to eat
At noon we threw FIVE sandbag and the ship rose fifteen
knots higher At mignght Andy the restaurant,
closed Sitting on cake Of ice hot dog. All
around and ice Six time. night the boat,wa;n
and leaf off the calendar 50 we could keen Tin.
with the barometer At H.. says Andy with lot of anguish
in his face three huge polar bears sprang down the hachwax
into the cabin And them
What then. Geutenant9' schooms am. exctedly
ANDY give. loud .ob
Duchess shook he OUT and slides GU, of II.
chair and weeps the porch.
WeN. of that fixed the scheme The women hoard
ers all lett the next morning. The landlord wouldn't speak 4.
US TOR two days. but when he found had pay our
he loosened up
so and Andy had quiet resu summer after d. COM
ing from Crow Knob with $llOO that we eo;ced Oh,
OF old Smoke em-out p laying up"
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"Ladies, have the honor to introduce His
Cracefulness, the Duke IF Marlborough,
and the famous inventor of the
North Pole, Lieut.. Peary.'

kl something summary and outside the line of routine sand
baeGng
"Pahenee.' says l. You'll have climb higher in the
,.ou before you can taste ae that the footprints Of
II. .,t CAPTAINS Of industry Now what Id like. Andy
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from hi. paper and glared
ansrily at the man who had
just sprung in. Then. making
mental note to the effect that
he must write to the manager OF
the line and report the nesll-
gence Of his subordinates in al
lowing one of the common herd
to invade the privacy of the
''hrst smoker" IN which he trav-
elled. he turned once more 10
the perasal of his paper.
The newcomer shot quick
slances at him. then edged
little nearer. The tram thun-
dered on. swaying from side to
side. and David Moore made
another mental note. relating to
the excessive speed and the in
creased danger in travelling.
The compartment was be-
coming hazy with cigar smoke,
and the stranger coughed wit,
dry. hacking cough that left J
red STAN on the white rag he
held to Ii. bps. and a. he lis
tened David Moore smiled; ev:-
IDENTIFY MS companion was not
finding the journey quite 50
comfortable as he though.
it would be. Suddenly
his satisfaction turned to anger a.
oustretched hand approach the y
snl >>o~&,,i> ~ :.
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Then e-anansng the cushion. and hi. d>ordered cloth
ing. he sat down await the journeys end
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-04

hundred years or SO hence. Among
the articles will be a COPY of this
weeks Register as we'll as a copy of
every other publication in the county.
The list of articles in the box will be
read at the exercises.
The work on the court house is
progressing satisfactorily and every
thing will be in readiness by next
Wednesday. The foundation is COM
pleted and the first tier of stone has
been laid. Everything depends now
upon the weather man and if he treats
us leniently the occasion will be a
grand success.
Below We give a short description
of the new building. as it will be
when completed: The building will
be 100X60 feet, two stories and a
ground floor. Bedford stone will be
used from the ground floor up. The
foundation is of granite and the
ground floor Marquette Raindrop. The
classical style of architecture was de-
cided upon, which is the style used
in most public buildings. 1t will be
absolutely fireproof, with reinforced
concrete floors, metal doors, marble
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-04
INSPECTION AT COLLEGE

The annual inspection of the mill
tary department Of the college under
Major Chrisman will take place at
the college tomorrow afternoon at
one-thirty. The inspecting officer will
be Captain Cootes Of the general staff.
This Is an event that Is always inter
esting to people Of the city, and will
perhaps be more 80 this year. as the
battalion eve showed greater Ell.
cheney than 1t has in the last year
under Major Chrisman.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-04
MORE LAND FOR
H0MESTEADERS
WORK OF ADVERTISEMENT ON THE
ROSEBUD RESERVATION
is RESUMED
WORK WILL Be COMPLETED AUGUST |
When About One Million Acres Of Sur
plus Land Will Be Ready to Be
Opened for Settlers.

The government appraisers appoin
ted to make an a-ppraisement of the
surplus lands of the Rosebud Indian
reservation in Mellette county. after
having abandoned work during the
winter, have again resumed opera
tons and will push the work of max.
ing the appraisement to a conclusion
as speedily as possible, a y a Sioux
Falls dispatch.
The members Of the appraising
crew state that they expect to com
plete their work about August | next,
when about 1000, 900 acres of the sur
plus land will be ready to be opened
to white settlers as soon as the Off
Gals at Washington can make the
necessary arrangements. 1t is ex-
pected the Washington end OF the ar
engagements can be completed in time
to have the immense tract thrown
upon the market early in October.
It is presumed that we'll before the
date of the opening e. railroad will
have been constructed to the border
Of the tract to be opened, giving
homesteaders every opportunity to
reach the land without difficulty. The
terminus of the railroad now is at
Winner, county seat OF Trip county.
ns.oay1,, ,,,art 90 Ntnna- 10 thn tnppn
Of Carter, which is situated on the
border OF the millionaire tract which
is to be thrown open for white home
steaders. BY extending westward
from Winner to Carter the home
steaders who occupy the lands will
be given railroad facilities to the very
edge of the promised land.
It is certain that one of the great
est land rushes in the history Of the
state will be witnessed when the sur
plus Indian lands in Mellette county
are thrown open to settlement. In
formation from that part of the state
is to the effect that numerous per
sons who have decided to attempt to
secure homesteads in Mellette coun-
ty already have taken up their resi-
dence in the region near the boundary
Of the tract which is to be opened,
and will remain there until the tract
is formally opened and they have the
right to occupy homesteads.
The fact that farms in the coded
portion of Trip and Gregory coun
ties, which until a few years ago also
were embraced in the Rosebud In
dian reservation, already are worth
from $50 to $50 an acre, making in
tending hOmesteaders all the more
anxious to secure farms in Mellette
county, as in the course of two or
three years at the least the land
there will be worth fully as much as
land now is worth in Trip and Greg
DRY counties.
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the court room will be provided for
the Judge, jurymen and general pub.
lie. Back of the court room is a
small library and room for the clerk,
which will me with the Office
below by a dumb waiter.
On the ground floor will be located
the offices Of the county supeIiuten
dent, sheriff and county surveyor, all
large, we'll lighted rooms and finished
the same as the other Offices. The
floor Of this story is on a level with
the ground and the ceilings are as
high as in the two upper stories. Be
low this floor is a sub-basement, to
be used for a heating plant. coal, etc.
On this floor are located two rcst
rooms for farmers and their wives,
fitted up with all conveniences and
in the best possible style. This is
one of the best features Of the build
ing and should appeal to the farmers
who visit the city. There they and
their families can bring their dinners
and make themselves at home.
As a copy of this issue of the Reg
lister will be enclosed in the corner
stone a short history of Bookings
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but was not successful. The following
spring, May 1857, another attempt was
made and a small stone house was
erected near the upper falls.
In the same month, May 1857, the
Dakota Land Company, chartered by
the Minnesota legislature, proceeded
by steamer TO New Ulm on the Mime
sofa river and then continued their
journey overland to Dakota until they
came to the Big Sioux river, and on
this spot they located the town Of
Medary, named after the governor Of
Minnesota and who was one of the
o%riginators of the Dakota Land Com
pany. They then proceeded to Sioux
Falls, where they purchased a grant
Of land.
At Medary, then, we have a histor-
ical spot that will be we'll marked on
the pages of history, as it was really
the entering port OF the second expe-
dition into southern Dakota, which
was then a part OF Minnesota.
The first permanent settler in Brook
ings county was Martin n. Trygstad,
who made a presumption claim On what
is now the southeast quarter of sec
ton Q, Medary township. At the time
CONTINUED on Page -
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short stairway from the main
entrance, and the offices will be ar
ranged around the circular rotunda.
The treasurer's and auditors office
will be located at one end Of the
building, with a room for the county
commissioners between. On the other
side will be the clerk of courts and
register of deeds, with the county
judges Office between the two. Each
Office will be 1Sx2O, with a record
room and vault of equal size. These
record rooms will have as much light
as the offices and it is intended to have
the officers do most of their work
there, using the outer rooms principal
ly to wait on the public. The record
rooms are absolutely fireproof and
burglar proof, closing at night with
steel roller shutters and a steel door.
Below each of these rooms, extending
down to the ground floor is another
vault, which will be used for storage
purposes.
On the second floor will be located
the court room, about 40x5O, judges
room, two jury rooms, bailiff's room,
rooms for men and women witnesses,
county attorneys Office and court re-
porter's room. Sep rate entrances TO
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and metal stair
ways and solid
brick walls run
ming through the
building.
The principal
county offices, au-
ditor, treasurer,
register of deeds
and clerk of the
courts, will be To-
Gated on the sec
Ond floor. This
fl o or Will b e
re a C h e d b a
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CORNER STONE OF
NEW COURT HOUSE
TO Be LAID WITH IMPRESSIVE
CEREMONIES ON WEDNES-
DAY, MAY 10
OLD SETTLERS WILL PARTICIPATE
Citizens From Every Portion of the
County viii Take Part in the
Program of the Day

Next Wednesday, May 10th, will be
a day 10 be long remembered by the
people of Bookings county, for on
that date the corner stone of the
beautiful new 100000 court house,
now under consideration, will be laid.
This momentous event will be OBJ
served, as is right and proper, with
appropriate ceremonies participated in
by the people from all over the coun-
ty and it will be made a general gala
day and glad occasion for everyone.
With good weather it is expected that
the city of Brookings will be called
upon to entertain one of the largest
crowds in it's history.
We can only give an outline of the
program for the day, as only the pre-
liminary arrangements have been
made, but it promises to be an event
full day and We trust that every citi-
zen of the county who can come will
be here. The Commercial club of
Brookings has charge of the days
program and they have asked us to
extend a cordial invitation to the citi-
zen of the county to come and par
ticipate in the ceremonies of the day.
This is an event that will probably
not happen again in the life time of
anyone OF US and therefore every
loyal citizen of the county should as
sist in making it a long to be re-
membered occasion.
The exercises of the day will CON-
hence promptly at two o'clock in the
afternoon and the first event on the
program will be a parade of civic and
fraternal organizations, which will
march over the principal down town
streets and end at the court house
park. 1t is also planned to have a
big automobile parade and the com
mittee hopes to have every auto
owner in the county in the march
with his machine. The Masonic Order
of the county will have charge of the
ceremony of laying the corner stone,
and it is expected that the grand
master or deputy grand master of the
state will be present.
The committee will make an espe-
cial effort to have all of the pioneer
settlers of the county now living pres
ent to participate in the exercises. 1t
is planned that all those who were
here previous to 1874 or 1875 will
have seats on the platform. Promin-
ent among them will be Martin Tryg-
stad and Elias Thompson, now living
on their farms south of town, who as
sisted in the organization of the coun-
ty in 1871 and were members of the
first board of county commissioners.
James Natesta, W. H. Roddle, Halvor
.Eggeberg, H. H. Avery, H. /. Stearns
and others of the pioneers will be
among the honored of the occasion.
There will be speeches by citizens
from different parts of the county and
other appropriate exercises.
The contents of the box in the cor
ner stone has not been decided upon
and will not be before Wednesday
morning, but will consist of momentos
f Bookings county, its history to date
and numerous other things that are
expected to interest the people of a
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DISTRICT CONVENTION

Remember the District Missionary
Convention at the Methodist church
all day Thursday and Friday. Mrs.
Hager is the principal speaker Thurs
day evening. Miss Hughes the cele-
brated returned missionary on Fri
day evening. Evening meetings be-
gin at 100.
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county will not
be out Of place:
BroOkings Coun-
ty claims the
proud distinction
of having one of
the earliest set
Elements in the
Dakota5. h G
first attempt at
settlement being
made at or near
what is known
as Sioux Falls in
the fall of 1876
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CAR FERRY FAST
ON THE ROCKS
Thirty-three Loaded Freight Cars Are
On Board and Likely To Go To
the Bottom.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Dec. 11.-Driv-
en- on the rocky shore in high wind
and dense fog, big Marquette car
ferry No. 20. Ludington. Mich, to
Milwaukee with SO loaded freight cars
is in imminent danger of pounding to
pieces today off North Port, in Lake
Michigan, north of this city. Tugs
early today vainly attempted to move
the big steamer.
Captain Massic and his crew Of
twenty-one men refused to leave the
stranded ship early today. The life
saving crew were standing by at s
o'clock this morning ready to take off
the crew. Sixteen car hands were
taken Off the stranded vessel late yes
terday. The ship is 1000 feet on
shore.
Officials of the Pere Marquette Nav
igation Co. this afternoon gave out
the following statement:
'Pere Marquette car ferry No. 20,
grounded off North Point, is in no
great danger at this time, and will
probably be refloated within As hours.
Ferry No. 19 left the slip at noon and
will take off the Sc freight cars on the
stranded vessel. Ferry No. Is has re-
placed No. 20 and shipping between
this point and Ludington, Mich, will
not be delayed. The accident was
caused by the breaking of a propeller.
There is NO danger in the event of the
icontinued calm