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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08
The War Fifty Years Ago

Lyon Defeats / ,nfederates Under General Rains at Dug
Springs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gather In Force at Will
sons Creek to Attack Lyon at Springfield 800 Aged
General Scott Miffed Because Mcclellan Is Invited to
Cabinet Meetine---He Opposes McClelLan's Plans For
Reorsanizine Army--Administration Upholds McClel-
lan---"Little Mac Creates the Army of the Potomac.
His Popularity and His Skill as an Organizer and Driller
of Troops---Extra Session of Congress Adjourns.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08

The solid democratic south will
can convention. These votes may
nominate Taft but can't help in his
election.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08

Governor Aldrich of Nebraska says
publican convention will be for Sena-
tor La Toilette. NermilliOn Republi-
can please make a note.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08

Candidates for the Senate and
House from this state must line up
for Taft or against him and his polio
les. There is no middle ground and
the fellow on the fence will have no
interest in the cheering.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08
Hugh Robinson.

Huron, Special; Glenn Curtis, fore
most among aerOplane inventors,
gives Hugh Robinson credit for help
ing him in perfecting the wonderful
air craft. In fact, he would place
Robinson among the leading expert
mentors who have perfected the new
Curtiss hydro-aerOplane. This is the
machine with which Robinson recent
ly startled Chicago by his thrilling
fights over land and lake. With the
hydro-aeroplane. which is equally at
home on land, in water and in the air,
Curtiss predicts early flights across
the Atlantic Ocean. Hugh Robinson
may be the first man to make the
trip. Robinson will make two flights
every day during the South Dakota
State Fair with his mile-a-minute
machine. Curtiss says it is a con-
tinual wonder to him to see the man
and the machine in action. This is a
real sensation beyond the ability OF
most fairs to purchase. The South
Dakota State Fair has already placed
itself in the class of the few really
great expositions, and no one can
hardly afford not to see the great at
fractions offered this year.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08

President Taft's tour OF this state
will be an interesting political ex-
hibit. Wonder who will blow the
band wagon horn?
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08

If the next national leaders should
prove to be Taft and W ilson, the mar
from New Jersey will be the next
president.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08

Senator Robert Marion La Toilette
will get the South Dakota delegation
to the national republican convention.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08

PRICE, o. 3. A., X
GOvERNOR OF MISSOURI, JOINT COM-
MANDER WITH e M'CULLOCH
OF CONFEDERATE TROOPS AT BATTLE OF
WILSON'S CREEK, FOUGHT
THE WAR AND DIED IN ST. LOUIS IN
1869.
er faults. Yet after discounting these
personal defects in his character one
must admire the mans ability In the
creation and disciplining Of armies. I
think history will decide that he was
the one man needed at this juncture.
Things do not happen by accident, Ell
Their to individuals or nations. with
a great need comes the a or men
to fill 1t. Whatever we may think OF
him as a man or as a soldier, George
b. Mcclellan was needed In 1851.
Call it providence or what you Will,
one cannOt read history understand
ingly without being struck by the
larger intelligence that is behind the
shaping of events We call things or
this kind condolences, but hat Is only
a term behind which we hide u lg-
norance. However men may scheme
and seek special ends, however blind
or self willed they may be, this larger
Intelligence goes on shaping the trend
Of things. Nc man Of insight can fol-
low the story Of our own land, can
read the annals of the Revolution and
of the civil war. without seeing In
them the expression of what Emerson
calls the "Oversoul," without tracing
through them the finger Of God
There's a divinity that shapes our n
Rough hew them how we VIII.
It may be objected that all this has
little to do with a story of h wal
fifty years ago. but in my own view 1t
had and has a great deal to do.
One Of the laws procured by Cen
eral Mcclellan in the early days OF
August was that authorizing the aT
pointment Of additional a~ids-de-camp
to general officers. These aids might
be taken either from civil life or from
the army, and none Of them was to
rank higher than colonel. 1t was not
till a few weeks later that the order
was given to form the Army OF the
Potomac, but when 1t came 1t was on
the lines laid down by Mcclellan.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08

f M~'CULLOCH, O. s. A, WHO
ENTERED MISSOURI IN OF
AND TEXAS TROOPS IN SUM
MRR OF 1861 AND JOINTLY COMMANDED
COFEDERATES AT BATTLE OF WILSON'S
CREEK KILLED AT BATTLE OF PEA
RIDGE, RK., MARCH z, 1862.
compared to those required in the civil
war and that a more scientific and up
to late form of organization was nee
eSSary. Scott remained obdurate,
however, and Mcclellan went forward
on his own lines, which caused the
breach between the two to widen.
Congress and the administration
stood behind Mcclellan. Considering
what afterward happened this state
ment has a strange sound, but
was in the beginning of August, 1851.
The differences between Mcclellan and
the administration did not develop TIL
later.
Army Of the Potomac Created.
The important outcome Of the new
policy was the creation of the Army Of
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08
Extra Session Adjourns.

The extra session of congress was
now dra wing to a close. On Aug. 5,
the day before final adjournment, the
two houses by joint resolution called
upon the president to recommend q
day of public humiliation, prayer and
fasting, to be observed by h people OF
the United States with religious solen-
nity, and the offering of fervent sup
plications to Almighty God for the
safety and welfare Of these states, his
blessings on their arms and q speedy
restoration of peace"
The session had lasted only two
days more than one month, having
convened on July 4, yet during that
time 1t had provided means for car
ving on the war, defined the nadon's
attitude in regard thereto, increased
duties on imports, authorized a loan
of $3.50, 100000, provided fer the issue
of $50, 600, 900 Of treasury notes. laid
increased taxes for the future, repeal
ed the specie clause Of h subtreas-
ury act, increased the army to almost
any size the president might think ft,
approved the taking Of slaves engaged
In military occupations as contra
band of war" and generally had raj
he'd to the support of the administra-
tion in a manner that left no u
as to the attitude Of the people OF the
north.
Little was said at this session Of
congress concerning the ultimate fate
of slavery. The preservation OF the
Union was the one theme. But In one
Of the last debates Thaddeus Stevens
of Pennsylvania did predict that as a
war measure it might become neces-
sary TO free the slaves of those N
actual rebellion against the govern
ment. He would not 90 further than
that. Was this a prophecy Of the
emancipation pfoclamation7
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08

GENERAL JOHN A. DIX, AUTHOR OF II
FAMOUS DISPATCH, IF ANY MAN AT
TEMPTS TO pull DOWN H AMERICAN
FLAG, SHOOT BIN ON THE SPOT" GEN
EKAL DIN SUCCEEDED GENERAL N. p.
BANKS IN AT BALTIMORE
EARLY IN AUGUST, 1861.
riOr force under Generals McCulloch,
Rains and Price and Governor Jack
son approaching to give battle.
Previous articles have ~recounted
how General Lyon marched from
Bo0nvi!le, Mo, to Springfield, arriv-
ing about the middle of July. Colonel
Sigei in mis- retreat from SarcOAie lad
reached Springfield ahead of Lyon. a
small troop from Kansas also Joined
the Union forces there, making the
total of Lyons command a little more
than 5000. Here the Federal com
mander called for re-enfOrCements and
waited IN vain for their arrival. In
the meantime General Sterling Price
and Governor Jackson, at the head Of
the Missouri state troops, had been
Joined by General Rains and General
Ben McCulIoch, with troops from Ar
kansas and Texas, and were begin
ming to draw a net about Lyon.
Battle of Dug Springs.
The last of July the Federal com
mander learned that the C~onfederates
were on the march toward Springfield
with more tina 10000 troops. They
were approaching in two columns, one
from the south and the other from the
west. He decided to attack them in
detail and for this purpose moved out
with his army on Aug. I. leaving a
small garrison in the town. He aimed
his first attack at the force APPROACH
ing from the south. BY night he had
advanced ten miles to Cave creek,
where he encamped. The next morn
ing he marched to Dug Springs, nine
teen miles from Springfield, where he
encountered the enemy under General
Rains. Dug Springs is located in a
valley about five miles long. with pro
1ecting wooded hills interrupting the
view. The presence of the COnfeder-
ates was discovered through the ap-
pearance of a cloud of dust at the 9th
er end Of the valley. General Lyon
~thereupon formed his forces in line of
battle and advanced, with a company
of infantry and another of cavalry in
the lead. Suddenly a force Of Confed-
crates 500 strong emerged from the
woods and sought to cut OF the in
fantry from the cavalry.
Captain Stanley, in command of the
cavalry, ordered his men to fire as
soon as the Confederates were in
range. The fire was returned, and
there was a brisk fight for several
minutes, when one of Stanley's Oh
GERS ordered a charge. About twenty
five cavalrymen responded and fought
with such spirit that the entire body
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08
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State Of South Dakota.
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State OF South Dakota.
SIS.
County Of Lincoln.
|. II. Anderson. cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best OF my
knowledge and belief.
H. ANDERSON. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9Th
day Of September. 1911. A. HELGERsoN.
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08

Miss Ora LaXSon of Iowa, is a guest
of her aunt. Mrs. DR.. Lewis.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-08

REPORT OF THE CONDITION or
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SOUTH SOLON MAN
FOUND DEAD
Disappeared from Home
Two Weeks Ago
lie Probably Had Been Dead More
Than Week.

Sheriff John A. Nooers was noti-
fed Thursday that a dead man had
been found under an apple tree in
South Solon and that he had prob
ably beer dead at least a week. Ar
riVing at the scene he found that the
dead man was Alonzo Perkins of
South Solon and he notified Coroner
E. E. Gould and Medical Examiners
Sunchtield and Wadsworth of Skow-
hegan and an inquest was held. The
decision was that death undoubtedly
was due to natural causes. The body
was in a very decomposed state. The
stomach was sent to Brunswick for
analysis.
Considerable mystery surrounds
the disappearance of Perkins and his
death. week ago last Sunday Mr.
Perkins, a man 63 years old in good
health, left his home at about | O'Clock
in the afternoon. That was the last
time that his daughters with whom he
lived saw him alive. They did not.
however, notify the neighbors of his
disappearance until week later
They then supposed that he would
show up before a great while but.
knowing his habits which were al
ways to be at home at night and
never leave for any great time, the
neighbors began to fear for him and
last Tuesday the whole neighborhood,
including nearly 20 men, began a
search They started from his house
and secured the woods for several
miles. They repeated this the next
day and Thursday morning resuming
the search they suddenly came upon
his body laying face downward un-
der an apple tree.
The fact that Perkins was in good
health and worked every day makes
the mystery greater. AS has been
stated the daughters had not seen him
alive since a week ago Sunday vt
Walter G. Williams. a ueighbor liy-
ing about a mile from the home OF
Perkins, had seen him the following
Tuesday or Wednesday. He was then
going toward home. The general
opinion is in that vicinity that Mr..
Perkins secured some liquor on TINT
Sunday which overcame his heart and
he wandered off through the woods
and died. When he left home he
had on a heavy coat and when found
there was no coat upon his body and
an under frock had been taken off and
thrown down beside the tree. Mr..
Perkins has lived in this vicinity for
about 10 years. He leaves eight chill
dren and lived with his young daugh-
ter Edith. The other children are:
Mrs. Leslie Perkins Mrs, Del Ma.
thews, Mrs Elmer French, Tommit
Perkins, Harry, Maud and Eva.
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rades " T. Geteher Amasa Greg
ory, Alonzo Smith, S F. Emerson.
Z. O. Frost and J. d. Emerson.
Just Before the Battle Mother" was
sung by Col. Gould, the audience
joining in the chorus A most pa
thetic recitation was given by Miss
Marion Griffin on THE Terrible Trae-
edy at Ford's Theatre" which deeply
stirred the hearts OF all Another
selection in song by Emma II Dun
ton closed the interesting exercises
of the day. Vote of thanks was ten
dered the Maine Central railroad, the
Somerset electrics, Stephen Davis
Post, the ladies of the Relief Corps.
and the citizens of Pittsfeld for cour-
tesies received and ranks were brot-
en- to form again at Madison in De-
cember.
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The result of Mondays election is
still in doubt. The Associated Press
announced through the papers Tues
day morning that the prohibitory
amendment had been repealed by
about 1000 majority. Wednesday
morning the figures were changed to
retention by 295. Thursday morning
the figures come from the office of
the Secretary of State showing a re-
peal majority of 1855. The total vote
is given as Yes" 60,525, NO 60,370.
These figures are based on complete
official returns from s counties, and
incomplete official figures, supple
mented by returns to the Associated
Press and the newspapers. The As
sociated Press still claims retention
by majority of 365. A recount will
probably be necessary before the re-
suit is finally determined, as many
ballots have been thrown out on ac-
count of technical defects, and num-
erous errors have probably crept in
to the written returns.
Questions 2, 3 and were all given
large Yes majorities as follows:
Capital: Yes, 1925; No, 30,419.
Debt limit: Yes, 34,413; No, 1892,
Direct primaries: Yes, 55,S40; No,
1851.
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one barrel Days Luxury -four; third
purse. five gallons Days Luxury mo-
lasses. Will be trotted the second
day OF the fair September %. $50
to enter; five TO enter four 10 start
or no race. To be driven IN four
wheeled wagon.
There will be many new things and
treats III the Midway and the horse
racing will be uuequalled In this part
of the state Tie last tVo days he
admission to the grounds VII be ffty
cents for eaca adult and - cents for
children under ron years. The FIST
day the adm.sson will be = cents for
all. A course ticket will cost s.. >.
1t is expected that he cattle exhibit
with al the other exhibits will be he
largest the society has had at ny
fair. Frank Palmer is 10 exhibit %
head Of cattle and it was voted at he
meeting to make special arraree-
mcnt for the accommodation If IT.
PaImer's cattle. It was voted to f.
.e&'a K. F. Parker, Z. T. Coco ch
and Bert McCoombs to 60 TO II. It
land fair this week to get points On
horse racing. Walter Hight was add
ed TO the flying machine committee. It
was voted to have the exhibitors
ticket include just the owner and as
many helpers as was deemed adyis-
able by S. II. Bradbury 1t was de-
cided that automobiles on account of
room for the flying machine should
be admitted only to the first enclos-
ure. remaining just inside the first
gate.
The last day of the fair will be
observed as Grand Army day and all
members of the Russell Post. G. A.
r., will be admitted free The ad-
mittance to the grand stand will be
% cents the last two days. The mar
shall for the fair will be Charles ".
Day. There will be baseball games
between the Skowhegans and North
Ansons. The meeting adjourned IN
til next Monday night when further
plans will be made for the fair.
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case a recount is likely, with the de-
cision hanging in the balance for
weeks to come.
DR.. BORDEN IS FREED
FROM CHARGE
Justice Spear Declares That Reduisi-
tiOn Papers Are Faulty.

That an affidavit on belief is not
sufficient for the issuance of reauisi.
tion papers was the opinion given
Tuesday, by Associate Justice Albert
NJ. Spear of Gardiner, in granting
the discharge of Alphonse B. Border
of Skowhegan from the custody oil
Sheriff John A. Mooers of Somerset
county, by whom he was held as a
fugitive from justice from New Hamp-
shire upon requisition papers issued
by Governor Bass of New Hampshire
and granted by Governor Plaisted OF
Maine
A hearing under habeas corpus
proceedings was held. Tuesday fore
noon, before Associate Justice Spear
i'll which Edward f. Merrill of Skow-
hegan appeared for the petitioner
and Ernest L. Guptill, town solicitor
of Portsmouth, y. IL, appeared in
opposition.
Attorney Merrill argued that an af-
iidayit before a magistrate setting
forth the actual crime committed was
necessary in addition to the complaint
and warrant to make the requisition
valid He pointed out that the afii-
dayit Was sworn to before a notary
public and set forth that Albert His
lop, a garage keeper in Portsmouth
n. H., discovered that a steamer
robe, valued at $l5, a duster valued
at 81, and an automobile radiator cap,
valued at So, were missing from his
garage and that, suspecting that they
were in the possession of Borden, pur-
sued him to Lewiston, Me, where the
radiator cap was found upon the ma
chine and the robe and duster con
cealed in the machine. Counsel con-
tended that since the affidavit was
not sworn to before a magistrate and
contained no specific allegation of the
crime of larceny before a magistrate
it was not such an affidavit as was
demanded in the case. He quoted at
length from the federal statute and
various State decisions in support of
his argument
Attorney Guptill declared that he
relied upon the complaint and war
rant and that the affidavit was in such
form as he had been accustomed to
use. Sheriff John A. Mooers of Som
reset county, Sheriff Ceylon Spinney
OF Rockingham county, n. H., and
Alphonse B. Borden, the alleged flu
gitiye from justice, were present at
the hearing .-Kennebec Journal.
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Monday will pass down to future
generations as one of the crucial
dates in the history of Maine. We new
er had an election like it before. The
eyes of the whole world were upon us
to see the results of a campaign that
was wholly without local precedent,
Open and aggressive on the one side,
quiet, but confident and determined
on the other, only the partisans VEN
tured to predict the outcome. The
dramatic finale in the Opera House
Sunday night had made of early ris-
ing not only a virtue but necessity.
Long before their usual hour many
of our prominent citizens were astir,
and the sight of Old Sol rising bright
and clear gladdened the hearts Of the
NO crowd.
Before the polls could open line
of voters had formed, each eager to
do his duty as a citizen in deciding
the momentous issue of the day. Rev.
F. l.. Hayward stood expectantly at
the rail and after the reading of the
warrant by Town Clerk Lambert was
the first to pass the gate. Too much
time was consumed in marking the
ballot however, for George Plummer
entering later was first to the ballot
box and the first to actually vote.
From then on there was a continu-
Gus stream of citizens, and early in
the day it became evident that the
total vote would be close to record
figures. The greatest rush came be-
tween eleven and twelve o'clock, car
rying the total up to over eight hun
dred by the beginning of the noon
hour. A. H. Lang officiated as mod
orator, John P. Clark and w. H.
Wildes as ballot clerks. Herbert
Wentworth as checker and Frank P.
Pennell as gate tender. Messrs. Par
ker, Lancaster and Demo took care
of the ballot box end of the room, and
settled the status of those voters
who were challenged.
Closing of the schools during the
forenoon gave the little ones an op-
portunity to appear in one of the
prettiest parades that ever graced
Water street. The procession formed
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THE SOMERSET FARMER HAS MANY AD-
VANTAGES OVER OTHER STATES
Dr.. Geo. 0. Smith Gives Most Interesting Obser-
vations Of Our Rural Communities

Names resources are largely un-
developed is the statement with
which George Otis Smith prefaced his
reply to the independents
query as to how this State compares
with other states, Not TO mention.
he continued, such natural resources
as her well-known supply OF unde-
yeloped water powers. which can be
and Will be made the basis of large
industrial life. Maine is as Vet rela-
lively undeyeloped agriculturally.
Take our own county there is no
reason why the farm values cannot
be increased several fold. This fact
was brought home to me last week
as | visited several of the towns in
Central Somerset My experience in
investigating the natural resources
of areas, especially in the far West
has made it habit for me almost un-
consciously to size up the possibilities
of whatever region l may be trayers-
ing So l found myself forming a
new opinion of Somerset's possibili-
ties these last few days
What is that opinion? l mus
first of all say that I believe there is
good basis for back -to-the-farm
movement here in Somerset, as well
as the more important 'stay-on- the
, farm proposition The competition
between Eastern farms and the free
lands of the public domain has ceased.
The large areas Of public lands have
now passed into private ownership,
except some small scattered tracts Of
fairly good land and large tracts Of
arid land beyond the reach of a Wat
i er supply sufficient for irrigation pur-
poses All this makes the Maine
farm relatively more attractive than
III was ten and twenty years ago. And
some of the Somerset farm lands
have noted will bear comparison Will
the best in other states. Take =
instance such fields of sweet corn as
can be seen this year along the SANDY
River, whore a better profit per acr'
can be realized than on the muct
talked about ranches of the West
why should the ambitious young farm
er leave Somerset county? And
unlike the agricultural lands of SOM
parts of this country, these Somerse
farms need not depend upon any on
or two crops
The question was next put to Mr.
Smith why do you speak of Somer
sets undeyeloped agricultural lands ?