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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
To Finance the Road.

To Finance the Road.
Mitchell.-A half dozen men will be
put in the field for the purpose of max
ing new contracts with farmers liv-
ing along the proposed route of the
Sioux City, Mitchell and Pierre rail-
road, a new organization having been
effected for the real construction of
this road. 1t is expected to raise at
least $250,00O from among the far
mers owning land along the right of
way of this road, which will serve as
a big start toward financing the ven
ture. The plan looks more feasible
low than ever before.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
Gomez ~lns4alied.

FL Paso, Tex-Emilio Vasquez Go
mes, ! Mexican lawyer, was ordained
provisional president Of Mexico by
proclamation Of Gen. Pascuale Orox.
now at the front with the rebel
troops threatening the federal base
1t Torreon. Juarez II now the provi-
sional capital. but this probably will
~ shifted to chihuahua.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
Training school Pupils Busy.

Misunderstanding school pupils
are busy these days in the triangle
In front OF the normal building. Flow
er seeds are being planted and it is
expected that this spot will. be q place
Of beauty before the close Of summe
school. Professor Smith has planned
his school garden and classes In bot
any and agriculture AZ well AZ pupils
OF the training school will be busted
during the remaining weeks OF the
year In planting their products and in
keeping them free from weeds.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
Diplomas Awarded.

Brookings.-At the regular convoea-
ton exercises the Athletic Council
of the state college awarded athletic
diplomas to five Of the new players
who played in championship games
during the football season of last fall.
These men are Bland Catlett, Frank
Jensen, Lacy CALDWELL Arthur Lynch,
James Treacy. These players we're al
so awarded their "B" monogram and
sweaters.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10

New York Death Rate Drops,
New York, May IA report issued
BY the New York health department
shows that the death rate in the met
ropolis II just half what It wa In
1864, when the 1irst municipal board
oe health was organized.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
Artesian Wells Popular.

Pferre.-The state engineer has
been called upon to locate nine arte-
sian wells for stock watering purposes
in n township in Meade county.
These small township artesian wells
and dams have become very popular
in the west country, and many town
ships in the western counties have
taken up with the idea.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
More Land for Tax Roll.

Pierre.-The Pierre land office has
granted the following patents in the
last yea of the land represented by
such being now on the tax rolls: Stan
ley, 1913; Lyman, 80; Potter, 80; Sui
ly, 20; Hughes, "a; Hyde, ~; Hand,
10 and Sphinx, 1.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
students, Body Il Found.

Detroit, Mich, May 4.-The body Of
Leslie Butterfield. the Belfast IN. ~
student who escaped from University
hospital while delirious from typhoid
pneumonia, was found In the Huron
river Thursday in WI feet of water.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
Sign Of Prosperity.

Aberdeen.-Aberdeen bank clear
ings during the month of April totaled
$1,614, S95.62. During the correspond
ing period of 1911 the city's banks
clearing were reported as totaling ST.
557, 701.75. This shows an increase Of
$57,192.s7 over last year quite an APP
preciable advance, which is the best
indication of the growing commercial
and industrial prosperity of the Hub
City.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
New Insurance COMPANY,

A New Insurance Company.
Pierre.-The Maryland Casualty
company, Of Baltimore, has been ad-
mitted to the South Dakota field to
write casualty, theft and burglary in
surance.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
clear. pIstrlet Attorney.

Madison. Wis. May John r.
Hooper, district attorney OF Forest
county, against whom removal charges
were brought. Wa exonereted ON every
charge. Malfeasance In once and az.
fetal misconduct were charged.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
Board of Health Reoreanizes.

Pierre.-The state board Of health
was r~eorganized at the annual meeting.
DR.. o. NJ. Hoyt, of this city, being Sc
lected president, and DR.. F. L. Verces,
of Whitewood, secretary, succeeding
Hoyt in that place.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
Young Woman Fatally Injured.

SS0 ~ 3SNVy 'J0'S0'
Chamberlain.-A shocking accident
occurred IL miles south of Chamber
lain, resulting in the death of Anna
Munger. aged about 20 years. While
working in the field her team became
frightened, resulting in her being
thrown in front of a disk.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
Road Acquired ship Line.

Boston, May 6.-Announcements was
made Friday of the acquisition of the
Dominion Atlantic line of steamers
that ply between Boston and Var
mouth, N. S., by the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
Msarset Held Up Ct.

Memphis. Tenn. Nay Five
armed negro bandits held mp . street
~ on Florida avenue, here. Thursday,
robbed the motorman and conductor
and compelled twenty CT more passen-
xers TO give mp money
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
OFFICERS HELD AS sLAYERs
Briggs and Hyers Must Answer for
Killing Of Blunt In Nebraska
Bandit Hunt.

PapNliou, Neb., May 8.-Chief OF Po-
lice John e. Briggs Of South Omaha
and Sheriff A. A. Hyers Of Lancaster
county were held to the grand jury
"wednesday on charges of killing Roy
Blunt In tho battle with bandits near
0retna. Sarpy county. March 10. John
G. Trouton was exonerated.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
BODY Of Unknown Man Found.

BODY Of UnknoWn Man Found.
Peru. Ind, May 6.-Boys fishing
dragged the body Of an unknown man
out Of the Wabash river here Friday
near where last Monday a one-day-old
boy was found on the bank. The y
terry is being Investigated.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
commiesion suspende R.4e.

Commission Suspends Rates.
Warrington. May 3.-The interstate
commerce commission has suspended
advances over the Norfolk Z Western
from Cincinnati. North and South Car.
olina points on class and commodity
rates until November q.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
polIee chtef h. ou.4ed.

Decatur, H.. May 4.-Police Chief
Herman Koeppe was removed from Of
fee Thursday after an uprisal against
vice conditions. and E. g. Allen. for a
short time chief under the former ad-
m~inistration, was named ccess
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
INDICTED ON BRIBE CHARGE
Member Of Maryland Legislature Ae-
cused Of Attempting 70 Buy
Votes on Option Issue.

Annapolis, Nd, May 3.-Thomas L
Park, member Of the legislature fom
Baltimore. was indicted on the charge
OF attempted bribery In connection
with the statewide local option tight
1t the last session Of the general as
sembly. He was released on $4,000
bail.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
cxarina In Poor Health,

Cxarina In Poor Health.
St. Petersburg, Russia, May 6.-The
condition Of the czarina's health is
causing grave anxiety. She is suffer
ing from acute m~elancholia, and it
was reported that she had to be kept
under constant surveillance.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
Moro.n q AK Lee 1aine.

Geneva, May 81. Pierpont Nor
IAN. who II accompanied by his sister,
Mrs. Burns and their two friends,
Mr.. ]. Markoe and Miss F. Rhett Of
New York, continues his strenuous
cure at AK Les Bains.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
indian euperlntendsnt Killed.

indian superintendent Killed.
Los Angeles, Cal. May 6.-lndian
Superintendent william II. Stanley Is
dead 1t his homo in San Jacinto as
the result Of Z bullet wound received
during the progress Of an Indian pow
o on the Coahuila reservation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
Stanley County sociaIi.ts.

Pferre.-Stan1ey county socialists
have put a complete county ticket In
to the field, and say they will make a
fight for some Of the places on the
county official list this fall.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
PriseHIlan Beaten at Pjmitco.

PTItcIIIINH 09Aten u PfFnIfco.
Pimlico, Md. May 6.-Priscillian.
the star OF August Belmont's stable
and the winner Of fifteen straight
racesHevery start since he returned
from England three years. ago-was
beaten at Pimlico Friday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
Prof. Durand Returns.

Yankton.-Prof. G. H. Durand, who
for a number of years held the chair
of English at Yankton college, but who
left last year to accept a professor
ship at Oberlin college, has decided to
return and will occupy the position of
professor of English and vice presi-
dent of. Yankton college.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
MGR. Mooney BADLY Hurt.

Mgr. Mooney Badly Hurt
New York, May MFRS. Joseph
Mooney, vicar general Of the Catholic
diocese Of New York, was injured seri-
ously In an automobile accident here
ON Wednesday. and his condition 10
declared grave.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
Supreme Court of State.

SAPI SHlS SOObl " StaIVs
Pierre.-Since the organization of
the South Dakota supreme court Nov
ember 21, 1889, there have been eight
different judges on the bench, begin
ming with Judges Dighton Corson, A.
G.. Kellam and John F. Bennett, at the
time there were but three members
Of the court. Out of the eight men
who have sat on the supreme bench,
three, Judges Bennett, Kellam and
Fuller are dead. The first break in
the original line up of the court was
by the death Of Judge Bennett, and
the vacancy caused by his death was
filled by the appointment of Judge
Fuller, from the sixth circuit bench;
the next vacancy was by the %resigna-
ton Of Judge Kellam, which was filled
by the appointment Of Judge Haney,
trial judge from the fourth circuit.
The next vacancy was by the death of
Judge Fuller, which was filed by the
appointment of Trial Judge C. s. Whit
ing, of the ninth circuit.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-10
ENORMOUS.
The Wolf Bounties Asked for Were
Beyond Belief.

Pierre.-An examination of the rec
ord in the department of the state
auditor shows that while Fall River
county asked for bounties to the
amount of $4,000 on wolf scalps for
the whole of last year, and incident
ally that was considered large, it did
not get down to business in wolf boun-
ties until the beginning of the present
fiscal year. Up to the present time
the claims from that county, since the
first of last July are $5,S61, and of
these claims, La Page and Billups,
the men who have been arrested for
perjury in their working with the
county auditor in padding accounts,
brought in certificates amounting to
$3,558, and it was on this fund that
there is alleged to have been a divide
between the hunters" and the aud
itor. While these men called for the
bulk of the certificate, others show up
on the record with claims for rather
heavy days huntings, but none of them
got near the record Of LaPage and
Billups. The Pennington county rec
ord looks suspicious, and is 80 much
so that a grand jury has been called
to investigate the situation in that
county. The work in Fall River Is
under the personal supervision of At.
torney General Johnson, and Deputy
State Auditor Murphy, and they are
certainly digging something up. 1t ap-
pears queer that the banks Of Hot
Springs would accept SO many cert.
ficates from a few men as they appear
to on the record of assignments, and
the indications are that they are up
against a loss from that source.
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BENNER & BEGG-

wise" to the roundup program. and
always managed to make their geta-
way before the shipping pens were
reached. They were typical. long
horned Texas steers, bony and "rangy''
and fleet as deer. Beside the heavy
beef steer of today, they made a re-
markable contrast.
Surplus Has Disappeared.
The old-time cowman suffered
losses that would wipe out the cattle
owners of today, because there was a
great surplus of steers on the range.
Cattlemen generally figured on 20 per
cent loss after a ard winter and late
spring. Sometimes this loss reached
SO per cent. But today 10 per cent
loss is regarded as serious. because
there is such a small margin on sur
plus on which the cattle market can
play" That is what makes the
heavy loss of last winter SO serious.
The losses from ordinary causes have
been complicated by the spread of
poisonous plants on the range. So
serious has this problem become that
the department of agriculture has is
sued a set of publications on the SUBJ
ject of poisonous plants. Stockmen
are kept advised in regard to range
plants which are q n to cattle
and sheep. but in spite Of all pre-
cautions. thousands of head of live
stock are killed annually by loco and
other noXious weeds.
One Of the main causes for the de.
pletion in the number Of cattle in
the west in recent years is the growth
Of the sheep business. Many cattle
men were attracted to this business a
few years ago, when sheep were on an
upward market and cattle were on the
decline. 1t costs comparatively little
to care for a band of sheep. which
feed h range much closer than cat
tie. Two herders in a wagon could
r. for 1000 sheep without trouble.
1t looked so easy that many cattle
men were lured into the game. and
the domain of the sheep was consid-
erably extended at the expense Of the
cattle range.
Even a winter so severe as that
which broke the back of the old
time cattle business in the west did
not appreciably affect the price of
beef, so far as the ultimate consumer
was concerned. because the market
could recover quickly. But today,
with the supply of cattle hardly equal
to the demand. not even the wheat
market is more sympathetic" than
the beef market. Everything that
tends to lower the supply has an in
tlemen are not optimistic as to the
outlook. They believe that prices are
apt to advance. If anything. and that
even the present record-breaking
prices for steers will be topped.
Most Of the shipping is done after
the fall round-ups. when the beef
steers are gathered. In the spring.
however. Is the cattleman's time of
s~tock-taking and invoicing. The
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sas, Maine, New Hampshire and Ore
gon, 1t must receive sixty or seventy
per cent Of the republican votes In
those states.
Under the system of choosing a
president through the medium of
electors 1t frequently occurs that the
change of a very few votes would pro-
duce q different result. In 1884 a
change of less than 1000 in the state
Of New York would have made
Blaine and not Cleveland president;
in 1855 Il change of 10000 votes di-
vidcd between certain states would
have defeated Harrison and made
Cleveland his own successor. 1t would
if properly placed, to have made
Bryan president in 1896, and a change
CT $1,000 would have accomplished
the same result in 1900. a like change
would have given him n majority of
the electoral vote as against Taft In
1905.
In 1900 IL change Of a single cleo
toral vote would have elected Jeffer-
son without leaving 1t to the house.
In 1876 Hayes vas declared elected by
the joint commission by n majority
lcge. New York and Indiana decided
the election for Cleveland in 1884 and
for Harrison in 1855, and again for
Cleveland in 1892. In 1850 the vote
of New York would have elected Han
cock, and Garfield carried the state
by a plurality of only 21.000.
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Curious C%ondensations
tTaken from Exchanges.)

There is only one bona hde stock
raiser in the senate, and he is Francis
l.. Warren of Cheyenne. Wyo.
Senator Thomas S. Martin of Nir-
ginia served in the confederate army
during >he civil war. He is a lawyer
hy profession and a graduate of the
University of Virginia.
The citizens of Cordova are about
To erect a statue to Spain's most IA
tictpated in LOO bull fights and slew
over 5000 animals.
President Theodore y. Vail OF the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company has presented to the Massa-
chlisetts institute of technology the
George Edward Deering collection of
books ON electricity, estimated TO be
worth 100000. 1t is the most COM
plete collection of comparatively re-
cent books on electricity, and COM
pris"s some $4,000 volumes. About
threc-ifths of the whole treat of cleo
tririty. The collection of volumes on
IRON and steel is also practically COM
plete.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. whose
daughter, Grace Roosevelt. is 10
months old, has already filed an APP
%plication with a New York private
school for her daughter to enter there
in 1890. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
moved his family from the Pacific
coast a short time ago.
Miss Clara A. jess, who recently
was appointed recorder of Daily City,
San Mateo county, has the distinction
or being the first woman magistrate in
California, Under the city charter she
has judiciary powers in addition to
those of recorder. She will preside
over the police court.
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(Boston American.)

tboSCon AHleTlc1n.)
One afternoon in November, at
walking along on Inter den Linden.
when suddenly a terrible hubub, ema-
mating from No. 81, reached his ears.
y moment later a woman. the wife of
the PORTER of this house, rushed out
into the street. eXclainling:
Colt in Iiimmel. Poor, sweet, dear
lady. She has hung herself"
Who has hung herself?" asked DR.
Won Uoltersdorif.
Frau M~essner. the wife of Herr
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Messner. and he
has just come home and found her
dead"
DR.. Won Holtersdorff, through his
capacity rs criminologist, had otter
seen Messner. who was employed as
an assistant in the Uhlenhuth labora-
tories for biological examination of
human and animal blood, and. call
ing n gendarme. who had been at
tracted by the noise. he told the man
to follow him and entered the house.
lie found Messner. who was q
small, diftident, d~isagrccable little
man, sitting beside the body of his
Wife, which was still suspended from
a rope from he ceiling, wringing his
hands and screaming in~coherently:
She has hung herself! Why?
She has hung herself"
His eye Were wild, his hair dis
hevcled, his collar and cravat disor-
dercd. Dr.. Won H%oltesdorff knew
vaguely that the couple had not beer
happy, and it was of course possible
that the mans hysteria was due to re-
morse for some final quarrel that had
lmpelled the woman to take this step.
He took him by the shoulders and
forced him from the room. He was
about to return to the bedroom when
the daughter of Frau Messner, by her
first husband. came running in. The
porter had telephoned her.
She was about to rush into her
mothers room whe nDr. Won Hooters
dorf stopped her.
YOU had better wait until We have
taken the body down" he said gently.
1T is not right % should see Your
mother now. Go into the dining room
to your stepfather.''
"Never!" cried the young woman
eXcitedly. II have heard your name
often. DR.. Won lIoltersdorfr, and feel
l can speak frankly to you. That man
is Il demon. He as surely murdered
my mother by making life intolerable
TO her by his Whims and vagaries,
thus forcing her to end her life, as if
he had actually stabbed her, or shot
her. don't want to see him. l left
my mothers home-it was her home,
really for she paid for everything, as
he V gave her a cent-because
could not bear to see how things were
going"
My dear young lady" said DR..
Won Holtersdorff. you will have to
compose yourself" And he asked the
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WHAT A FEW VOTES COULD DO

Taking the popular vote for presi-
dent in 1908 as a basis, it can b.
readily calculated how great or how
little harm the proposed third party
can do to the regular republican
ticket. The nomination of Gov. Will
son takes away the probability of a
third ticket securing any large num-
Der Of votes from among the progress
sive democrats, and it is hardly pos
sible it will receive any votes from the
conservatives of that party. 1t must
depend, then, almost wholly on what
votes it a take away from Mr.. Taft.
in a number of states the republic
can plurality four years ago was
quite small, and it will require a loss
of only a small percentage of the re-
publican vote In those states to give
then to the democratic ticket. For
example,: II the third party can draw
away eleven per cent of tho repub-
lican vote in Delaware, three per
cent in Indiana, two per ent in Mon
ana, twelve per cent in Ohio, and
twenty per cent in West Virginia, the
electoral votes of those states will go
to Wilson. provided he is able to
hold the normal democratic vote.
The progressive sentiment is sup
posed to be very strong in California,
Idaho. Kansas. Maine and Oregon. To
take those states away from Taft the
third party will have to poll forty
pei cent Of the republican vote in
California, thirty-five per cent in
Idaho. thirty per cent in Kansas,
forty-five per cen in Maine and
thirty per cent in Oregon. To secure
the electoral vote in any state the
third party must defeat Taft and
Wilson in such state. Thus. to carry
California, Connecticut Idaho. Kan
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DEALERS AssA1L WHEAT RATES

chicago, H., july 1O.-Prominent
grain dealers and millers throughout
the west attended the hearing con-
Quoted here today by Examiner BOYLE
of the interstate commerce commits
sion relative to alleged unjust rates on
wheat from Minneapolis to Chicago.
The proceeding is regarded as excep-
tionally important to the flour inter
cstS.
AS a result of a milling-in-transit
arrangement at Minneapolis, it is all
legged. millers in the latter city are en-
ablcd to bring wheat there, urn it in
to iiour and ship it to Chicago at the
rate of 7h cents a hundred pounds.
Chicago millers, on the other hand.
are compelled to pay 10 cents a hun
dred pounds on wheat shipped here
from Minneapolis. This arrangement.
it is commended. enables Minneapolis
millers to deliver their -four in Chi
cago at an advantage of 2k cents a
hundred pounds, SO far as freight
charges are concerned. over the local
millers.
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spring roundup enables him to OBJ
serve how the cattle have wintered.
and to count the losses due to star
walton. to the depredations Of wolves.
and to excessive feeding on the first
green grass of spring. He puts his
brand on the calves that have been
the range in general. He can tell
pretty we'll what kind of a shipping
season he is going to have next fall
when his grass feeders have fatten-
ed. and. in short, he is able to pre-
dict with fair accuracy whether the
ultimate consumer will be able to eat
meat without going into bankruptcy
in the next few months, or whether he
would better turn vegetarian.
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SAW uDGE DRUNK.

Seattle. July 1o.-United States Dis
trict Judge Cornelius H. Hanford's al
legged Incorporate habits were the
subject of the afternoon session Of the
judiciary subcommittee today. Miss
Adellla Parker. high school teacher
and member Of the bar and editor Of
had seen Judge Hanford intoxicated
on street cars on two occasions which
she described.
Several other witnesses testified to
having Eel the judge intoxicated.
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sure, I opened the body, and found
that the liver was dark red and COW
cred with yellow spots-the infallible
sign of phosphoric poisoning"
Thus, in the case of Herr Messner,
id a little knowledge prove a danger
u thing. He knew enough of sci
ence to make no attempt to deny his
crime when DIR. Won Holtersdorff con-
fronted him with the facts.
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Just about the time the aeroplane
threatens to win the fatality record.
the railroads come in and capture
the stakes.