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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-08-04
Strandburg

We had a very fine rain last Sun
day evening.
Rev. Lundgren and Mrs. John Abra-
hanson went to Milbank last Satur-
day and returned Monday
They say its a girl again at Oscar
AnGerson's. All concerned are well.
Mrs. N. Forsberg vent to Madison.
Mimi, last gMonday to see a doctor
for a sore foot.
The largest stock train we ever saw
at our burg came from the west last
Sunday. 1t had 81 ears Of stock,
horses and hogs.
Ole Anvil and wife and Martin Olsen
and his wife came from North Dakota
to see Gulleck Olson who is very sick
in a hospital in Madison, MINI. Ole
is Mr.. Olsen's Oldest son. and Mar
tin is a younger one
Magnus p. Moe is on the sick list
and it is the first day ia many years
that we have missed seeing M. P. Moe
rome his store in the morning. We
hope he will soon
Two young boys from Louisburg,
Mimi, are visiting at the homes of H.
Nelson and NJ. p. Moe.
Breckenridge and Bork were shir-
ping stock from this point Sunday.
Teodor Abrahamson has resumed
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-08-04
COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF AU-
r

Whereas. The Scranton Life 1nsur-
ance mpa a corporation organized
under the laws of Pennsylvania, has
filed in this office a sworn statement
exhibiting its condition and business
for the year ending December 81, 1910,
conformable to the requirements of the
laws of this state regulating the BUSH
ness of insurance.; and,
Whereas, The said compan has filed
in this office a duly certified copy Of it's
charter, with certificate of ~organiza-
ton. in compliance with the require
ments of the insurance law aforesaid:
Now, Therefore /, Q. S. Basford, COM
missioner of insurance of the state OF
South Dakota. pursuant to the provi-
sions of said laws, do hereby certify
thai the above named company is fully
empowered, through it's authorized
agents, to transact it's appropriate
business of Life insurance in this state
according to the laws thereof, until
the last day of February, A. ID. 1912.
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and official seal at
Pierre. his 1st day Of March, A. D.,
1911.
(SeaD y. ,. BASfORD,
Commissioner of Insurance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-08-04
Anestnetica Lone Known.

A Chinese manuscript lately discov-
cred proves that anesthetics were
used in China LOO years ago. A GER
tain connection, it states, was given
by the doctors before performing an
operation, which rendered the patient
unconscious. The a%nesthetic waS a
simple preparation of hemp.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-08-04
Corona

Miss Lilah Train of Browns Valley
arrived Tuesday and is the guest OF
her friend, Mrs. G. w. Soule.
Miss Gertrude Austin came up from
Milbank Wednesday for a short visit
with her brother Edward.
The ball game. Corona vs.. Marvin.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-08-04
FROM ANNUAL STATE NENT
Year Ending Dec. 81. 1910.
LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY,
I. CAPITAL STOCK.

OF Pennsylvania, Hme Office, Scrntol
Pa.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-08-04

l. CAPITAL STOCK.
Capital paid up in cash IS 800, ono.0 90
Ledger assets Dee. 81, 90 5S2.611.6S
II. INCOME.
Total premium income !. ~512.O04.9o
Interest and rents p. 23,S05.73
From all other sources 55.611.77
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
NEWS Of WORLD.
important Events Of the Week
in Condensed Form
CONGRESSIONAL DoINes.

Nine hours of continuous pounding
at the hands of the Republican minor.
ity of the house failed to make a sin.
gle change in the first Democratic
tariff bill, that placing on the free list
agricultural Implements. meats and
many other articles. The bill passed
the house by a vote Of 236 to 109, the
Democrats voting solidly and muster.
ing t%wenty-four Republicans with
them. Minority Leader Mann threw
amendment after amendment into the
debate, ranging all the way from free
rice to free lead and pig iron; but
those that ere not ruled out Of order
were cheerfully voted down by an al.
most solid Democratic vote.
Senator.Jeh Davis of Arkansas gave
notice in the senate that he would
offer a resolution asking the president
to discharge Postmaster General
Hitchcock unless Mr.. Hitchcock re.
plies within a week to the Davis res.
olution adopted April 10. In that res.
olution Mr.. Hitchcock was asked tc
furnish the senate with a copy of the
rulings Of the postofice department
and reasons therefor in connection
with its alleged discrimination against
two Western periodicals.
The investigating trend of congress
has taken a wide range, inquiries into
the affairs of the United States Steel
corporation and the American Sugar
Refining company have been placed
on the program of the Democratic
house; the big shoe industry interests
are under fire and a senate committee
on expenses has opened the way for
a decision as to a reinvestigation of
the charges against Senator Lorimer
of Illinois.
The Democratic members of the
committee on ways and means. who
stand 9 to s for free raw wool, are
10Y considering an alternate PROPOSE.
ton. which it appears may be agreed
upon. This is an immediate rate of 6
cents a pound OF the raw wool, with
a reduction of a cent a year in the
rate until at the end of five years wool
automatically goes on the free list.
Important changes in the antitrust
law are proposed in a bill introduced
in the senate by Snator Kenyon of
Iowa. The measure is designed by
in the senate by Senator Kenyon of
in the light of his experience as the
trust buster of the Taft administra.
ton, a position which he vacated to
enter the senate.
Investigation of the American Su.
gar Refining company and all other
engaged in the manufacture
of refining sugar to ascertain whether
or not there have been violations of
the antitrust law was recommended
by the house committee on rules.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

The excitement caused by the gov.
ernment's failing to hurry action in
Alaska coal land reached a eli.
MAJ at Cordova, Alaska, when 300
business men and citizens formed a
mob and, armed with shovels, marched
to the ocean dock of the Alaska Steam.
ship company, where they proceeded
to throw several hundred tons of Brit.
ish Columbia coal into the bay. g.
According to a long confidential tel
egram received by the president Of
a corporation at New York city
having extensive interests in Mexico
conditions on the west coast warrant
Americans leaving that section, as
they are reported to be doing in dis
patches from Nogales.
St. Paul was selected as headquar-
ters for the Northwestern Develop
ment league at the Helena convention
and a total of $4,000 was pledged in
less than five minutes to carry on tn.
work, the Twin Cities contributing,
$4,000 and Seattle $4,000.
BY a vote Of IL to 10 the Massachu.
sets state senate refused to ratify the
proposed amendment to the federal
Constitution providing for an income
tax.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

John and Carrie Becker, aged six.
teen and eleven years, and Mary Kol.
lash, aged eleven years, we're killed
and Edward Becker and John Kollash
we're injured seriously when a passen.
ger train on the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railroad struck a lumber
wagon in which the children were re.
turning from school to their homes
two miles from Whittemore, Ia.
Swept by a high wind forest fires
are raging in Northern Manitoba and
Saskatchewan and along the interna.
tional boundary which threaten a re.
petition of last falls disasters. Many
small towns and large saw mills along
the Canadian Northern railway are in
danger and hundreds of men are fight
ing the flames.
Three men and two boys were
drowned in the st. John river near
Edmunston. N. d. They were cross
ing from the American to the Cana.
dian bank of the river in a ferry scow
operated by a wire cable. The cable
broke and the scow was upset in the
swollen waters.
Mrs. Russell Frost. wife of General
Frost, was almost instantly killed and
her sister. Mrs. Dudlene Raymond. sc
badly injured that she died a few
hours later in a collision between
,aeir carriage and a trolley a at
South Norwalk, Conn.
Forest fires have caused considera.
BILE damage in many places in New
Eng. and. sweeping v thousands Of
acres Of valuable woodland. In sew.
eral Instances the flames spread to
dwelling houses and Dther buildings.
Forest fires are threatening a num-
Der of settlements along> the Big
river. north Of Prince Albert, Sask..
and a special train sent out from
Prince ALERT brought all the people
living in tn. danger 0 n to safety.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
CRIMINAL NEWS.

Within two hours after the trial of
John F. Deitz, charged with the MUIR
der of Oscar Harp, a deputy sheriff.
had opened at Hayward, Wis, the
case had progressed so rapidly that a
jury was obtained. The case was
cleared of preliminaries IN a few min
utes and then the actual work began,
with three of Wisconsin's we'll known
criminal lawyers on one side and John
Deitz acting as leading counsel for
himself, his wife and son Leslie, who
are charged Jointly with him.
The state has closed its case against
John F. Deitz, Mrs. Deitz and Leslie.
on trial at Hayward, Wis, charged
with the murder of Oscar Harp, a
deputy sheriff. Fred Thorbahn, the
chief of the deputies, was the last
witness called for the state and his
story corroborated the testimony given
by the deputies who preceded him.
Two Italians shot and killed each
other in a pistol duel at Chicago fol.
lowing a quarrel over a woman. Sal
vatore La Morta, twenty-three years
old, was instantly killed, while his as
sailant died on the way to the hospi.
tai.
Marshal Busby of Patton, Ia, and a
bank robber were killed and another
highwayman was seriously wounded
in a clash between a sherif's posse
and the bandits at a schoolhouse two
miles from the town of Patton.
Three state senators and two rep.
resentatives were included in bribery
indictments returned by the Franklin
county CO., grand jury, which had
been engaged in investigating corrup.
tfOn in the assembly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
nUMOR OF The DAY
From a Byqone Day.

As Jackson and l came out together
from the suburban station we had
punches Of violets thrust at US by q
boy. penny a bunch, sir" / stopped
and bought a twopenny bunch while
Jackson waited. I noticed his amused
smile, and as we walked on I said,
"Never take home f1owers?" "Not
since I married" he replied. "Whyas
I asked. ITO tell the truth, l never
thought Of it. You see, my wife is al
ways buying them. 1t comes to the
same thing Does it," I rejoined.
''Take some home tonight and see"
We were passing a florists, and I
stopped. what does she like bestE
scanned the window and pointed.
'Then in you 60" After a moments
hesitation he obeyed and came out
somewhat sheepishly with a bunch Of
lilies Of the valley. I saw him again
at the station two nights after. "Wel},
what about the 11owers?" He made no
reply until we were free Of the crowd.
II could never have believed It," he
said in a soft voice. when I gave
them to her she looked at them and
then at me and then clasped them i'm
pulsively to her bosom and the tears
came into her eyes. I neve saw her
happy."-London Standard.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
News Of the Week From War;
Gus Parts Of the State
JUDGE CowAM IS ACQUITTED
Senate Sitting 40 Court Of lmpeach-
ment Finds Him Not Guilty
on All Charges.

Judge John F. Cowan, on trial before
the senate sitting az a court Of i'm
parchment, was acquitted at the hands
Of that body, when President Burdicl
announced to the respondent that he
had been found not guilty upon each
and every one of the charges and
specifications contained in the articles
Of impeachment presented to the sen
ate against him by the house of rep
resentatives.
The verdict of the senate was made
certain after two and a half hours OF
balloting, in which there was a total
Of seventy-nine roll calls. Only once
did the prosecution ever secure an
even break with the defense, that be.
ing on a charge of purchasing liquor
in a drug store, when twenty-three
voted guilty and twenty-three voted
not guilty. On every other speci1ica.
ton the respondent was given a ma
jority vote, while on some the vote
was unanimous.
On the charge of drunkenness, dis.
posed of first, the highest vote for
conviction was twenty-one, which
went down as low as unanimous for
acquittal.
Only three senators voted to convict
or the charge of habitual drunken
ness. OF the charge Of delaying cases
the votes in the forty ballots that
were taken on each of the several
specifications never went higher than
twenty for conviction, while in a ma.
jority portion of those cases the re.
spondent received a vote of two to
one
On the charge Of presenting false
certificates to the state auditor, the
vote was twenty-eight not guilty and
eighteen guilty.
When President Burdick announced
the verdict of the impeachment court,
with Judge Cowan standing before
the court, cheer upon cheer rang
through the big chamber from the
galleries and foyers, filled with crowds
of interested spectators, who had
watched the final act of this dramatic
case, the most remarkable the state
has seen. 1t was fully five minutes
before President Burdick was able to
restore order.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
N LAST PLEA FOR W
Leading Attorney for Defense Asks
Senate Court for AcquittaI.

Leading Attorney for Defense Asks
Senate Court for AcquittaI.
Probably the height of interest in
the closing arguments in the Cowan
impeachmen mt case was attained when
Tracy r. Gangs, leading counsel for
the defense, made the last address on
behalf of the respondent. Mr.. Bangs
magnetic name of dealing with any
subject was probably never exercised
to greater advantage.
Mr.. Bangs called attention to the
bitterness that had seemingly been en-.
gendered by the contest, but declared
that the brotherly and social relations
between himself and his brother
George, counsel for the prosecution,
mad never for one moment been dis.
turbed in the slightest degree.
Mr.. Bangs referred to statements
that he had made some time ago in an
argument as to "buyir3 witnesses"
the fact that Mr.. Sinkler, in discuss
ing j. A. Minkler's evidence at Rugby,
had declared they fixed it up" In a
Ease of this nature, he said, an at
torney for one side hears the story of
an incident from his own witness and
believes it. When he hears what the
witness of the opposite side has to say
1t is only natural that he would seek
q solution, and in seeking such solu-
ton, wonder, at some time or other.
If they fixed 1t up"
Brief discussion of a combination
was also made, Mr.. Bangs declaring
that he did not know how a single sen
ator would vote; nor had he charged
q single senator with crookedness.
He said that day after day he had sat
in the court chamber and fought
against this or that matter, and that,
while he believed himself right, there
were members who would vote oppo.
site to his belief. He would only look
upon those votes as expressive Of a
different opinion from that held by
himself. "It is foolish and uncharita-
be" he said Ito talk of a lineup one
way or the other. It is simply a diff.
ference of opinion"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
FOREIGN NEWS.

INSTRUMENTATION in the ranks Of Gen,
eral Madero's army and lust for the
fight of which federal concessions ap.
parently had deprived them caused a
fierce attack on Juarez, Mex. which
eliminated in a careful retreat Of the
insurrectos after a day of continuous
diminishing. The $50 rebels who
opened fire on the federals not only
captured some of the important out.
posts, but carried the fighting into
Juarez. Lacking achievements they
retired. The casualties of the insur.
rectos and federals are not known,
but five people IN the american side
OF the line were killed and at least
twelve wounded. Thousands Of people
in Ell Paso, Tex, dotted roof tops or
lined the river banks in direct line
OF the fire. Nearly 1000 American
troops were massed on the border
keeping crowds back and ready to
respond to any orders from Washing.
ton.
General Poririo Diaz has issued a
manifesto to the people Of Mexico
declaring his intention to resign the
presidency as soon as peace is re.
stored. In this manner the president
virtually has acceded to the demands
OF Francisco l. Madero. Jr., that he
make announcement of such inten.
ton. AS to when peace is actually
restored General Diaz reserves the
right to be judge. 1t will be, in the
words of the manifesto, when his
conscience tells him that he will not
leave his country in anarchy"
After the application of closure
clause 2 of the parliament bill, which
is the most important section of
the English governments measure
for the curtailment of the powers of
the house of lords was carried in the
house of commons. 299 to 1876. Later
clause 3 of the bill, providing that
amy certificate Of the speaker of the
house of commons given under this
act shall be conclusive for all pur-
poses, and shall not be questioned in
any court of law" was carried, after
a closure, 255 to 132.
Shaded from the suns rays by a cot
tonwood grove at the foot of the bar.
rem hill over which the insurrecto
army not long ago had threatened to
make its way into the city of Juarez,
Mex, Francisco L. Madero, Jr., the
revolutionist leader, clasped hands
With Judge Francisco Carbajal, off.
cial peace envoy of the Mexican gov.
eminent, thus inaugurating the for
NAL peace negotiations between the
warning factions of the republic.
The arrival of Captain Bremond's
column has not changed the situa-
ton at Fee, Morocco, and the loose
investment of the capital continues.
The rebel horsemen, who are beyond
the reach of the artillery, have cut off
the food supplies. The sultan's troops
are worn out with the constant Skin
and watchfulness.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
NO MERCY SHOWN
THE MINORITY
Farmers Free List Bill Forced
Through the House.

Washington, May 10.-Another Dem.
ocratic measure, the farmers free list
bill, took it's place on the crowded
waiting list of the senate and the
house ways and means committee
took up the vexing question of wool
The free list bill was slowly, stead
lily steam rollered through the house
in the face of a futile filibuster by
Minority Leader Mann, until, afte4
nine hours struggle, it was passed
236 to metropolitan insurgents
joining the Democrats to support it.
The tangled wool situation promises
to be the first seriously troublesome
matter the Democrats have met.
Mondays declaration of the caucus
of New York Democrats for free wool
upset all the plans of the leaders, who
hesitate to cut off the $2T, 0O0, 900 of
revenue furnished by the wool tariff
until they see some means of replac.
ing it..
From present appearances the lead.
ers will be forced to report a free raw
wool bill from the ways and mean
committee, when nine of the fourteen
Democrats favor it, or delay action on
the wool schedule until next session.
II the experts at work now declare
that q reduction on manufactured wool
to rs per cent ad valorem duty will
increase the importations enough to
furnish the $21,0OO,0O0 that would be
lost by free wool, then a free raw
wool bill would be a certainty in the
house, its supporters claim.
If the wool bill passes the house.
however. it is believed certain that 1t
will strike a snag in the senate.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
SHOOTS AND KILLS WOMAN

JsaIous Miner Thsn Blows HImsslf
to Pieces With Dynamite.
stockton, Cal, May 10.-While MAJ.
garet Martinez, o. nineteen-year-old
Spanish girl, Of whom he was insane
" Jealous, was playing q piano fol
his entertainment, Paul Miller. .
miner. aged forty-three, ared two
shots into her back, killing the girl.
Rushing into IN adjoining room Nil,
Ter threw himself @ Z bed, placed ..
stick Of dynamite IN his mouth, III the
ate 4 fsss and blew HIS head into.
fragments
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
FOREST FIRES IN MICHIGAN
Trains <Leaye Calumet to Assist in
Fighting Flames.

Calumet, Mich, May 10.-The forest
fire situation in the copper country
is still serious, although the danger
of the destruction of Chassell and
Lanse villages is passed.
Fire trains ran out of here over the
Copper Range and South Shore rail-
roads to fight the fires in Southern
Houghton and Ontonagon counties, at
Mass City, Pelkie, Hazel and Aston,
where railway property was threat
ened. Fires at Lake View, west Of
Calumet, are still raging hercely.
More reports Of farmers being burned
out are heard.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
LADoR NEWS.

At a mass. meeting Of the union
button workers at Muscatine. Ia.
the agreement entered into between
the manufacturers and the workers
committee through the good Offices of
Governor Carroll va accepted and
the men will go back to work.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
A DROP IN PRICES
Rain Reported Throughout the Entire
Wheat Belt.

Minneapolis, May 10.-Rain all
through the grain belt of the North.
west is turning pessimism into de-
light among the grain interests here.
Wheat dropped ~ cents and did
not rally. Advices received by grain
companies are that not in years at
this season has the crop appeared SO
we'll. The soil conditions are reported
perfect and the shoots to have a fine
appearance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
G0MPERS CALLS BURNS LIAR
Denies Published Statement Made by
Detective.

Washington, May 10.-Samuel Com
pers has sent the following telegram
to j. j. Mcnamara, care of the county
Jail, Los Angeles, CAL:
Newspapers publish statement that
Detective Burns declared that after
the investigation of the case l be.
lieve you and your brother guilty of
accusations made against you both.
Burns lies. His statement is intended
to mi%srepresent me and injure you
both in the mind of the public. We
all feel confident of your and your
brothers. innocence and will do every
thing lawful within our power to
help in its establishment before the
court"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-12
NEW PROBE IS NECESSARY
Minnesota Attorney General Rules on
Whittier Case.

Minnesota Attorney General Rules on
Whittier Case.
st. Paul, May 10.-specific charges
will have to be filed before the state
board of control and a hearing be held
before F. A. Whittier, superintendent
Of the state training school at Red
Wing, can be removed from Office.
This vas decided in an opinion
given by George T. Simpson, attorney
general, in answer. to questions asked
him by the board Of control,
1.-The duty Of the board of contro.
is to await the filing before 1t Of spe.
cihc charges by some person, who
may be so advised, other than q msm.
Der Of the board Of CONTROL" Mr.
Simpson says.