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Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12

REAR ADMIRAL e. D. EVANS.
upon the powerful defenses at Fort
Fisher, North Carolina, that young
Evans received the wound through
the thigh that made him a cripple
for life. He suffered three other
wounds, but as soon as he was dis
charged from the hospital he again
plunged into the fighting and served
until the end of the Civil war with
great credit.
1t was Evans who took the little
dispatch boat Dolphin on cruise
around the world to test the structur.
al strength of this first product of the
infant steel ship building art of the
United States. He always got the best
ships and the newest because his Sill
perior officers knew he could he
trusted to handle them safely and
develop their strong and weak points
He wanted battleship and he got
one of the best-the Iowa-wbich
represented the latest product of the
American ship yards.
Rewarded for Heroism.
When Cervera's fleet made it's final
dash through the blockading ships off
Santiago on July 3, 1898, CAPTAIN
Evans ship took notable part in the
50-mile running fight that followed
For his gallantry in this action he re.
ceived the thanks of congress and was
promoted.
As full rear admiral, Evans was
called upon to take the Atlantic fleet
around the world That brilliant
achievement was the first world cruise
of an armored feet of that size and
power. Sixteen battleships made the
$4,000 miles cruise. BY the time the
feet reached San Francisco the strain
had become so severe that Admira,
Evans was unable to leave his bed and
it was necessary to relieve him from
the command at that place.
Admiral Evans will be buried in tho
national cemetery at Arlington with
full naval honors.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12
TO H0MEsTEAOERS|
GOVERNMENT ALWAYS READY
TO GIVE THEM A SQUARE
DEAL.
HAPPENINGS 0vERTHE STATE
What 10 Going On Here. and There
That 10 Of Interest to the Read.
era Throughout South %.
kota and Vicinity.

Gregory.-The daily newspapers
throughout South Dakota have recent.
" developed considerable space to
grievances Of homesteaders in this
state. It is stated that homesteaders
are not receiving proper treatment
rom the government in the matter of
making proof. They claim that proofs
are held up for months by special
agents from the government and that
considerable hardship has attended
the homesteader in convincing the
government of his right to his farm.
A dispatch from Rapid City states
that new ruling has been made in a
decision handed down by Assistant
Commissioner 8. v. Proudfit at Wash
tngton. in which he states that whore
the wife and family reside on the
claim during the period Of fourteen
months this is residence, and that is
all that is necessary in applying for
patent. Kull & Oldham. locaters OF
this city, have called attention to the
fact that this is not new ruling, and
many Trip county homesteaders have
proved up and received their patents
where the wives held down the claims
and the husbands worked in town
This is as good a proof as can be
made. What the government does de.
mand, though, is that a homesteader
show good faith in making his home
stead his home. The government is
very lenient with homesteaders in the
matter of demonstrating, but Uncle
Sam insists that homesteaders make
home of their claim il they expect
to prove up. An occasional visit over
Sunday to the claim does not consti'
tute residence, but if mans fami-
ly is living on the land, even though
he is employed in town, and no other
home is maintained, no trouble will be
experienced by him when his proof
is sent in to Washington.
Many South Dakota newspapers
convey the idea that once a home
steader has been induced to file ON a
claim he is subject to all kinds OF
hardships from the government.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12
5P|T0ME OF EVENTS
GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES
FRESH FROM THE WIRE.
THE STORY IN A NUTSHELL
EmbracIns q Condensation Of Events
In Which Readers Generally Are
More Or Less Concerned.
Washington

Senator Works of California will At
tempt to attach to the Sherwood peg
sion bill provision absolutely prohiD.
iting any special pension bills ana
making ineligible for pension any per
son who attempts to get special legis'
lation.
The controversy over the. reguia'
lions forbidding the importation into
the United States of colored teas Is
still a live issue before the treasury
department. Lloyd c. Griscom, repre-
senting eastern tea importers, mas
protested to Assistant Secretary Cur
tbs that considerable colored tea was
getting through at San Francisco.
American pulp and print paper man
ufacturers are bringing pressure to
bear upon President Taft to induce
him to refuse to yield to the demand
Of certain European governments TOT
the free admission of their pulp s1e
print paper on terms OF equality with
the Canadian product.
Officials of the department OF JUS
tice will keep a close watch on the
price Of shoes during the next year,
in consequence of reports that the
cost to consumers will be materially
Increased. If the advance is made the
government in all probability Will IN
stitute an investigation to determine
whether or not it resulted from q
combination in violation Of the Sher-
man antitrust law.
The development Of the Missouri
river as a navigable stream Will en-
gage much attention during the next
few weeks from the congressman,
whose districts border on that portion
of the river between Sioux City and
Kansas City. Three years ago Cap
tain e. A. Shultz of the United States
army engineers reported that 1t was
feasible to deepen the channel to a
minimum depth of six feet at cost
of $3,900,000, and that the work could
be done in three years.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12
Valuation Of Lawrence County.

Deadwood.-The total valuation of
assessable property in Lawrence
county for 1911 show $9,S92,S84, of
which nearly three and half million
is mining ground and three quarters
of a million agricultural. On this val
uation the taxes will total nearly a
half million, the heaviest individual
taxpayer being the Homestake Min
ing company with 100000. The tax
levy in 'Deadwood il 65 mills to the
dollar.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12
TWENTY-FIVE Head of Horses Burn.

Dallas.-Ilarimer Bros livery barn
at Carter was totally destroyed by fire
and the loss in the flames included 2.
head of horses. The fire started i,
the hay NOW and it's origin is I'm
known, as the building collapsed with
in 10 minutes after the flames were
discovered, according to the owners.
The loss is about $4,000. with $500
Insurance.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12
VIII Pick Out Cite,

WIZ VtVN OUI NIICs
Pierre.-Gov. Wesley will go to the
ary, accompanied by a commission
from South. Dakota to locate the site
of the South Dakota building at the
Panama-Pacilc exposition at San
Francisco
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12
Entered Navy When Boy.

Evans was a mere boy when he was
sent to the naval academy at Annap-
oils. Before he had got far with his
studies the Civil war broke out and
he went to sea and was assigned to
blockade duty. It was in one of the
attacks made by the Northern navy
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12
Ranch Home Is DESTROYED,

Pierre.-The large residence on the
ranch of w. e. Skinner, at Manila,
was destroyed by fire, with a loss of
several thousand dollars, partly COW
cred by $4,000 insurance. The Are
started from the stove.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12

lister, the Domin.
ion mas a society
leader who ia
famed not only for
her tact and
charming disposi.
ton, but for her
intellectual quail.
ties. Her knowl.
edge OF public al.
fairs would do
credit to a states.
man and 1t is said
that her distin-
guished husband
places the utmost
confidence in her
judgment. She is
an exceptionally
well-read woman.
being especially
interested in books
which deal with
the lives Of men
who have made
the 'worit axhis.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12
New Bank for sturuts.

Pierre.-Following the closing Of
the doors of the Meade County bank,
at Sturgis, articles Of Incorporation
have been fled for the American Elk
change bank, of Sturgis, with a cap.
ital Of $4,000. The incorporators
are: Joseph Meyer, Henry s. Burch
and James McNenny.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12
To Vote on Court House Question.

To Vote on Court House Question.
Rapid City.-Through the efforts of
President w. w. Soule and members
Of the Pennington County Bar associa-
ton, voters will have an opportunity
to decide whether this county is to
have a new court house. Petitions are
now being circulated asking that the
question be put to vote.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12
MAY Get SUGAR Factory.

ADMINISTRATIONS has strong
hopes of securing large beet factory
within three years. A Nebraska beet
sugar company has made arrange
ments with farmers in this section to
plant large acreage of beets this
year, and If the experiment proves
successful it is said big sugar fac
tory win be built here.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12
CAIRNS SUCCEEDS SINISTER
Chief American Assistant Will Taxa
Place Of Deposed Persian Official

I London, Eng. - A special dispatch
to the Daily Mail from Teheran save
that w. Morgan Shuster, the former
treasurer general. has handed the az.
counts of his Office to the commission
of which M. Mornard, the Belgian
former director of Persian customs
has been appointed president. F. r.
Cairns, who was Mr.. Shuster's cb;of
American assistant. has been nance
IS Mr.. Shuster's successor.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12
i WIFE OF cAhADA's PREMIER
Charming and Gifted Helpmeet Of n.
DomInIon's Distinguished
Prime Minister.

Ottawa, Can.-In Mrs. Robert Laird
BORDEN. wife Of Canada's prime min.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-12

Self conquest is the greatest .; ~
victortes.-Plat0. -.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-07-12
Prince George William Was Hello
Fast by Foot In Overturned
Motor Car.

Vlenna.-It. now trs1spires that the
.errIble automobile accident which
cost the lives OF Prince George VIII
lam OF Cumberland and vonGreye, mis-
chamberlain, might have resulted less
4lsasti ously Tor the royal youth but
tor the fact that he was held in The
ear by a contriyance OF his own de
signing. The prince was very fond OF
motoring. but recently had serious
illness, which left his foot stitf and
prevented him from using the pedals
readily when driving his car. Dis.
covering this. he desieced contriy-
anee which permitted nm To use the
pedals freely. but at the same lime
held him bound to the car On the
fatal journey the prince was at the
whesl and his chamberlain sat beside
1im. while the chauffeur was in the
on, ;au. When the bad spot in the
OIL wa. struck. with the car going
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-07-12

II; Burke, 3O5 2-S; McCombs. IS: Sui
ger, 3; Wade, 26; Osborne, g.; absent
46 1-3
The result of the second ballot was:
Marshall, 4651a; Burke, 3S71a; Cham.
berlain, 121a.
Representative Hughes of New Jer-
sey moved that Marshall be nominated
by reclamation, but a chorus OF dis.
sent followed.
Chairman James ordered the roll
called. Before the rollcall could be
begun. the North Dakota delegation
withdrew the name of Governor
Burke and moved that the nomination
of Marshall be made unanimous.
Before the motion could be put
there was chorus of Ayes" and the
delegates began to crowd out of the
hall.
The motion was declared carried at
1855 and the Democratic convention
was over.
Woodrow Wilson, governor of New
Jersey and the Democratic nominee
for president, is Sc years old He grad
uated from Princeton in the famous
class of 1879. became president of
that institution in 1902, and was elect
ed governor of New Jersey in 1910
He was married In 1875 to Miss
Louise Arson of Georgia,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-07-12

monthly Samuel B. Haslett, the Brook.
lyn recluse. seventy-eight years old ia
spending an old age that is a marvel
Of serenity.
Three months ago Mr.. Haslett was
ound lying Ill and neglected in bia
Remsen street mansion. Half a dozen
lawyers were fighting for control of
his wealth. The shattering of N ro.
nance in DAYS gone had LEFT him men.
tally dead The courts took charge Of
his affairs. Strengthened them ont ana
ordered that $1,000 a month should be
spent on his maintenance.
Why he should now be SO happy was
a mystery until this week, when IL was
discovered that he has lost all con.
seriousness Of the sordid chapter of I'D
life and that he imagines himself az
living twenty-five years ago. He
spends practically all his time among
his old books and knows no tt44nds
but those OF old. He knows nothing M
modern topics Efforts to arouse m
terest In his mind in the life akon.
him have been prohibited by his nhv.
sicians. who declare that II his present
state OF mind can be nreseryed ha
Will live to be more than a hundred
years cid.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-07-12

and there were frequent Interruptions
OF applause and noisy demonstration.
The Missouri delegates accused the
Underwood delegates of taking"
Senator Stone of Missouri, who had
been in consultation with Speaker
Clark, climbed to the stage and, when
he could make himself heard, released,
In the name of the speaker. all of the
delegates who had been pledged to
him
AS for Missouri, however," he add
ed, she will case her thirty-six votes
for Champ Clark to the end"
Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston with
drew the name of Governor Foss of
Massachusetts,.
1t was foregone conclusion what
the result would be as the last call Of
the states began. Alabama, which had
started every other call with "a votes
for Underwood, changed to Wilson,
and state after state followed suit.
1t was just 3:15 o'clock when the
solid rs votes of Pennsylvania car
ried Wilson over the winning line,
making the total of 733 votes. The
1888 votes in the convention had been
cast for the nominee. Clark received
81 and Harmon IL. Two were absent.
Missouri, with her SO, had been
Joined in the last ballot for Clark by
"a of California's 26 votes; by five
delegates from Florida, two from
Louisiana, all six from Nevada, four
from New Jersey, the home state OF
Governor Wilson; six from the Dis
trict of Columbia and one from Ohio.
This little handful readily joined in
the chorus Of reclamation when SEN
ator Stone moved that the nomination
be made unanimous.
1t was 3:35 o'clock when Chairman
James officially declared Mr.. Wilson
the nominee of his party. There was
an attempt at another demonstration,
but the delegates were too tired to
keep it up long.
The dove of peace played a con-
spicuous party in the final session of
the Democratic convention-the thir.
teenth session.
The rollcall of states for nomination
for vice-president was ordered at $40
I'll. ii. Deane of Georgia nominated
Champ Clark; but Governor Dockery
of Missouri informed the convention
that Clark would not accept the nomi.
nation.
Senator w. E. Purcell of North Da-
kota was recognized for the purpose of
presenting the name of Governor
Burke of North Dakota.
Samuel Alscheller nominated Ell.
more w. Hurst of Rock Island, ILL.,,
after which G. " Mensies of Mount
Vernon, Ind, presented the name OF
Marshall.
Mayor James H. Preston of Balti
more was nominated by Alonzo L.
Miles of Baltimore.
The first ballot on the vice-presi.
Dental nomination gave Marshall 3S9;
Preston. IS; Chamberlain, 157; Hurst,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-07-12
Murdered In Alteration

Rome.-The trial of Baron vincen.
20 Palermo, former cavalry lleuten.
ant in the Italian army. was contin.
ued in camera, the public being ex.
cluded
In answer to the charge that he
strangled, stabbed and then shot Prin-
cess Giulia Trigons di SAINT Ella. lady
In waiting to Queen Helena. on March
g., 1911, and afterward attempted to
commit suicide, Palermo declared that
the crime originated from his jeal-
ousy. He thought she was about to
leave him and give her affections to
another. He testified that he had in
tended to commit suicide. but In a mo-
ment of alteration unconseiously
killed the princess.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-07-12
Youth Who Nursed Hermit to
Receive $4,000.
RecIuse Gave House and Hidden
Money to Lad Who Quit School
When Aged Man Was III TO
Care for Him.

Springfield, Mo.-Although knsmen
of James Burge declared, following
the decision against them here in the
contest for $4,000 found in the home
of the aged recluse, that they would
carry the suit to the supreme court.
Orris Northrip. the twelve-year-old boy
who gets the money under the Judge S
ruling, was happy at the outcome OF
the trial. He is the eldest son of a
Frisco employee and he hopes to be
able to assist his parents to live with
out drudgery.
The Christian county court held
that the gift by the old man of his cot
tage as a reward to the boy who had
befriended him and nursed him In his
final illness included the contents Of
the dwelling, and that the money
which was taken from various hiding
places by brothers and sisters Of
Burge rightfully belonged to Northrip.
Ever since the money was found 1t
has been in trust deposit vault of a
local bank
The friendship between this oddly
assorted pair. Burge. reputed miser,
panionship. and young Northrip, young,
happy and kind-hearted. began four
years ago.
Burge had lived alone for IS years,
deserted by friends and relatives. Or
ris, nine years old. became his friend
and daily caller at the lonely house
Burge seemed to appreciate the novel
companionship and would read to Or
ris for hours at time.
Burge became unable to work about
two years ago. and soon after that he
was confined to his bed by an acute
attack of dropsy. While be was help
less Orris called even more frequently
than before.
Three weeks before Burgess death,
February 28. 1911, Orris quit school
and gave his entire time to his invalid
friend. sleeping at The old mans lone
~ home and arising at all hours in the
night to give him edicine and in the
daytime preparing food for the ailing
man.
After his death the house was ran.
sacked and enough gold and currency
found to fill half-peck measure
Orris, who had so faithfully cared
for his friend. was kept out of the
home ne knew so we'll, while every
nook and corner that might hide val
uables was being pried into. In an
opening over a door casing several
baking powder cans full of gold coins
were found. About $4,000 in gold was
found geneath the false top of cen.
ter table; large amounts of currency
were found in an old desk. and some
government bonds were found
This money was placed In a bank
to be held In trust for the heirs
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-07-12
Turks viii Spend $4,000 to Irrigate
Mesopotamia Lands Into AgrleuI-
tural Paradise.

London. England-The plans for
turning the desert regions of Mesopo-
tamia into an agricultural paradise are
being pushed by the Turkish govern
ment in spite Of its external troubles.
The irrigation scheme which original
ed in the brain of Sir William Will
cocks will involve the expenditure of
$15O000.000 before 1t is complete The
dam which Is to control the flood wa
tiers of the River Euphrates is under
construction by a British company and
the Turkish government is anxious to
proceed with the initial stages of the
irrigation works.
Success of the plan will enable
enough grain to be grown to affect the
cereal markets of the world In an.
cient tines the whole of The Eu
pirates delta was irrigated and the
rank growth of grain excited the won.
der of Greek travellers According to
Herodotus. the land yielded three hun.
dredfold, and there is no doubt that at
the time of the Greek historians visit
the delta was the chief granary of the
world II tradation can be relied lpon.
its fertility was Of even greater an.
tiquity. for 1t was here that popular
belief located the Garden OF Eden II
Is matter of history. however. that
from the delta wheat. found here In
Its wild and uncultivated state. was
taken and gradually transplanted all
over the world
The land which gave birth to the
worlds staff OF life Is barren waste.
threaded with The ruins of the great
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-07-12
New Gas Company for salt Lake.

Salt Lake City-Through the organ
ization of the American Utilities com.
pany, corporation now being formed.
to be Incorporated under the laws of
Delaware, with an authorized capital
of $4,000 $4,000. Salt Lakers will receive
an improved and vastly extended ser
vice of gas for home and business use.
1t is anticipated that within the next
week all the necessary details of the
big consolidation of the numerous
companies will have been worked out
and the new corporation will formally
assume control.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-07-12

loting began it seemed that the Bryan
Wilson contingent in the convention
had definitely settled upon Governor
Joseph E. Burke of North Dakota.
There was not much of a fight, how
ever, and when two ballots disclosed
Marshall easily in the lead, Governor
Burke's name was withdrawn and Mar
shall was proclaimed the nominee by
reclamation. A minute later the con-
yention had adjourned sine die.
The Democratic convention at it's
dnal session Tuesday night was in
many respects almost the direct OPP
posite of the sessions that had pro-
ceeded it. 1t was marked by the ac-
complishment of much business. with
out very much noise. In one respect
1t was like many of its predecessors
William Jennings Bryan made a
speech.
The Democrats took two votes ON
the vice-president, and were taking a
third roll call when Governor Burke
of North Dakota was withdrawn and
Governor Marshall was named by ac-
clamation. The platform had already
been adopted when this came, and in
q minute or two after the reclamation
motion had carried, the convention
was adjourned.
Only four ballots were necessary on
Tuesday to reach nomination for
president. When the convention ad.
journed Monday night 1t seemed to be
in an all but hopeless deadlock. Will
son had begun to lose ground on the
last few ballots and Champ Clark had
made few temporary gains.
On the first ballot on Tuesday-the
forty-second- jumped from 494
votes to 602.
Then came the forty-fifth. 1t was
disappointing in way. for Clark held
his own and Wilson made a gain of
only four. There were few in, the
hall at this time who did not believe
Wilson would win. but they feared 1t
would take a long, long while for him
to attain the 725 1-3 votes necessary
to nominate.
The forty-sixth ballot had been or
dered when Senator Bankhead of Ala
bama was seen making his way TO the
stage for the purpose of Withdrawing
Underwood's name. Word flashed over
the great armory that his purpose was
to withdraw Mr.. Underwood from the
race and release his delegates to vote
for whom they saw fit.
The delegates, wearied by the long
sessions of the past week, realized all
at once that this was indeed the eli
max. There was confusion of cheer
Ing. applause and calls from one dele
On IN hn
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-07-12
Report Federal Defeat.

Douglass, Ariz.-Sixteen wounded
federals who reached Augua Prteta
Wednesday from Bavispe, 40 miles
west of here on the border between
the state of Chihuahua and Sonora,
admit severe federal defeat on Mon
day by rebels from the Casas Grandes
region. They declare, however, that
the federals recovered themselves sui.
ficiently the next day to recapture Ba-
vispe. Fourteen federals and thirty
rebels. they say. were killed. A wagon
train with 100 men left Augua Prieta
Wednesday to reinforce the federals.