Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-26

1 It is said reciprocity has made Tai
popular in the cities, but farmers ar
yelling bloody murder"
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany will put the eight-hour working
day into effect on June l.
John M. Stahl. legislative agent o
the farmers national congress, say
that body opposes reciprocity.
Chinese merchants in northern
Mexico are forced to pay tribute t.
the cause of the revolutionists.
The town of Tijuana, Lower Califor
mia, was captured by Mexican rebel
after a short and bloody battle.
Germany has warned France of tn,
dangerous consequences likely to fol
low the occupation of Fee by French
| troops.
At Oklahoma City the democrat.
were victorious in the first city cleo
ton under the commission form o.
government.
Insurrectos made an onslaught or
Juarez, but commander of the FEEDER
ais in the city says he will die before
ne Will surrender.
A curb on the leasing at high prices
of patented machinery by the manu-
facturers thereof was proposed by
Senator Gore of Oklahoma.
A Georgia judge pronounces the
prohibition law a failure in that state
Rebels at Aqua Prieta have estab
lished provisional government.
At Cambridge, Mass, Mayor Barry
has made arrangements with the Har.
ward Athletic association to allow the
fifty pupils in the local schools with
the best grades free admission to
Harvard's baseball games.
Ernest Hebleb of Philadelphia,
killed himself rather than yield to the
insistence of his friends that he join
labor union.
The independence of the Philippine
islands is contemplated in joint res
olution introduced by Senator Gore
of Oklahoma.
Congressman Longworth says that
at birth man has his choice between
bald head and brains. His own
choice, he says, is apparent.
Mrs. Olive Apperson, of Kokomo,
Ind, wife of Elmer Apperson, autOmo.
bile manufacturer, demanded $780,.
900 alimony in her suit for divorce.
Lewis M. Hedges, one Of the most
widely known old-time showmen and
for years manager for the late P. T.
Barnum, died at his home in Chicago.
Prof. Fred Lemar Charles, associate
professor of agricultural education in
the University Of Illinois, committed
suicide by choking himself with
bookstrap.
At Sydney, N: s. W., Bill Lang won
his fight with Jack Lester, Tommy
Burns protege, in the sixth round.
Lester broke one Of his wrists and
was practically defenseless.
Postmaster General Hitchcock an
nounced the designation of forty-seven
additional postal savings banks, max
ing a total of 176 since January 3.
The American Federation of Labor
issued an appeal for funds for the de-
tense of the Mcnamara brothers, in
Jail in Los Angeles for using dyna-
mite.
The body of Halsey c. Ives, the art
director of the city museum of st.
Louis, who died at London, was Gre
mated at Golden's green. The ashes
will be sent to the United States.
The Kansas state board of railroad
commissioners refused to permit the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad to
issue $102,000,000 in bonds on the
ground that the proposition is too in
definite.
Four and one-half hours will be cut
from the Chicago-Son Francisco time
of the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific
overland limited enabling che train to
make this trip in GO hours instead OF
TN as heretofore.
An eight-day aeroplane meet sur
passing in value of award, in variety
of features and in number of entrants
any meet yet given in the United
States will be held in Grant Park,
Chicago, beginning on August /.
At Wilmington, DEL, to prove that
the new 100000 Office building OF
the Dupont Powder company is fire.
proof, fires will be started simulta-
neously in several rooms and no at
tempt will be made to extinguish
them.
The late Robert Hoe paid 100000
to Louis F. Brown of Covington, KY,
to persuade Brown to drop a suit
against Hoe for the alienation of the
affections of his wife, according to
testimony of Brown.
]. P. McRea of Bloomington, Neb.,
who stopped at the Often hotel in st.
Joseph, dreamed that the building
was on fire and arising about mid
night he jumped through second
story window to the pavement. He
landed squarely on his feet and one
leg was broken.
Gen. Thomas L. James, president
Of the Lincoln National bank and for
merly postmaster general in the cab
met of President Garfield, was married
at Tenafly, N. j., to Mrs. Augustus
Gaffney. of Rochester, who was d.
vorced from her first husband. The
general is 80 years old, and has been
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