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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-23
CHILDREN GET GIFTS
Youngsters Are Made Happy BY Dis.
tribution of Gifts at Party ut

the 4. NJ. G. A.
Aoout $50 of Grand Forks city's'
children We're made happy this
afternoon at the aunual party Of the
Associated Charities. The gymnasium
was the scene Of the big party, and it
was a merry festival.
Distribution of gifts was one Of the
big features for the youngsters, and
more than n little heart was filled
with happiness ms he or she received
some coveted Prize from the great
supply of good things that arc 50 de-
lightful to the childish mind.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-23
QUAKE.

Fort Dc France. Martinique. Dec
23.-There was a slight earthquake
here ut GAO o'clock yesterday morn.
ing. No damage has been reported
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-23

There are times when ono should
take life easy, like an agent takes
Your money.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
WOLF SCALP CASES
PENNINGTON STATES ATTORNEY
PETITIONS JUDGE TO SUM-
MON SPECIAL SESSION..
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capitol City. the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Rapid City-State's Attroney Denu,
after carefully considering the evil
dence deduced by the inquisition into
the number of coyotes on which boun-
ties are claimed from Pennington
county, has decided to petition Judge
MCGEE for a special grand jury, which
will make inquiry into the facts as
they exist. At the same session of
the jury the findings of the expert ac-
countants who are probing into the
county records will be submitted, and
if it appears that there have been de-
falcations or irregularities of Grim
inal nature true bills will be found
and indictments follow. The grand
jury has it in its power to summon
any person, who it may desire to ex
anime and also bring before it any
books and papers which may tend to
throw light on the subject matter un-
der investigation. The states attor-
new said that he is pursuing this
course as he deems it the proper one
under the circumstances. A climax
has been reached in both the coyote
investigation and the exporting of the
records where the public is entitled to
know just what the situation is. This
can be determined only by the action
of a grand jury.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
Tax Ferret Case Settled.

Sioux Falls.-State's Attorney Mar
tin Bergh has received official notice
from the supreme court that the petit
tion for rehearing made by the plaint-
IFS. Pierson & Savage, in their case
VS.. Minnehaha county, had been de-
MED. This is the famous tax ferret
case. and this decision of the highest
court is the final determination in the
case. 1t will be remembered that
Messrs. Pierson & Savage sued the
county last year to recover the sum
OF $125,00O for services in ferreting
out untaxed property in the county.
The supreme court held in its decision
last January that the county was not
liable for this bill for two reasons.
First. because the county commits.
sioners had no authority to enter into
the contract in question: second, be.
cause the law of 1905, which provided
for compensation in such case, was un-
constitutional. The plaintiffs applied
for a rehearing of the case in the SUI.
preme court some time ago. and the
court has had this petition under con-
sideration for upwards of two months,
with the result above stated.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL GATHERING
Largely Attended Meeting at Water.
town, S. D.

Watertown - The convention OF
state Sunday school workers here was
one of the most largely attended meet
ings ever held in the state A feature
of the session was the annual report
of Rev. F P. Leach. of Sioux Falls. the
general secretary of the association.
In his report Leach stated that during
the past year forty-siX county conven-
tions had been held out of total OF
forty-nine organizations At the coun
ty conventions held 453 Sunday schools
were represented with an aggregate
attendance of l7,S2S, An increase in
attendance at the Sunday schools of
the state of 90 per cent was reported,
Union county being the banner county
in the state in point of average at
tendance. The county of Minnehaha
leads in financial support, with the
counties OF Beadle Marshall, Union,
Brookings. Turner, Brown, Faulk. Bon
homme, Sphinx and kinksbury follow
ing in their order. The financial
statement for the past year showed
receipts of S2,629 and expenditures of
s2.617 The following new officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, c. H. Leagett, of Ft Pierre;
vice president. j. H Hubbard, of Cas-
tlewood; recording secretary. H. H.
Hagen, of Huron; treasurer. j. H..
Chapman, of Sioux Falls; executive
committee. DR.. Frank Fox, of Sioux
Falls. representing the Congregation
al church; Rev. D. D. Tallman, of Hot
Springs, tn, Presbyterian; Mrs. T.
l.. Torgeson, of Beresford, the Luth-
eran: Rev J. f. Booth, of De Smet, the
Evangencal; DR.. j. n. Green, of Wat
ertown. the Methodist; A H, Sey-
mour, of Volga, the Disciples; Rev.
Robert Kelly, of Pierre the Baptist.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
Follows Aberdeen's Lead.

FOLLOWS AQGSCGenS IeaO.
Sioux Falls.-A movement that will
eventually develop into something of
large Importance to this county has
been begun by the Commercial club
of Sioux Falls 1t is the establish
ment of development farm mile
south of the city, under the care of
George H. Warner of the Brookings
agricultural college,
contract has been agreed to be-
tween Mr.. Warner and the directors
OF the Commercial club through which
probably twenty acres will be placed
under cultivation. according to the lat
est and best methods, where cereals.
garden vegetables and all the articles
of especial interest to the farmer will
be grown in quantities, and on the
growth of which the closets tab will
be kept in order to be able at any time
to give facts and figures as to time
of planting, rapidity of growth, time
of blossoming and time of ripening.
The time of Mr.. Warner will be at
the disposal OF the farmers of the
county without expense other than
transportation and entertainment, in
case they shall desire his aid or ad-
vice in any legitimate matter per-
tanning to their business. This will in
clude his opinion as to the best crops
to raise on various sorts of land, and
the like.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
YUAN ADDRESSES HIS AIDS.
First Message by New Head Of Chin
ese Republic,

csc Republic.
Peking.-Yuan Shi Kai, president of
the Chinese republic, delivered his
first presidential message in the form
OF speech at the opening of the ses-
sion of the advisory council, which is
practically provisional senate.
The most important matter at pres
ent the president said, Is finance.
Foreign capital is essential to China
and the government was drafting the
principles Of financial reform. 1t
was negotiating with the powers for
an Increase Of the customs duties and
the abolition of the likin, or transit
taxes, by which means the income
from the maritime and native taxes
would be increased to 10000, 900 taels
approximately $42,O0O,OO0) from the
present total Of 44.O0O. 900 taels zap
proximately s3o,soo.ooo). The in.
crease, he said, would suffice to pay
Tor the amortization of the foreign
loans. He hoped the railroad and 9th.
er loans would pay for themselves.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
COLLEGE IS BURNED.
MAIN BUILDING AT MoRNiNGslpE
DESTROYED AT A loss
OF 100000.
STUDENTS ENDANGER LIVES
Rush Into Blazing Structure and Carry
Out Hundreds of Books Against Pro-
test Of Firemen and Dean-Water
Pressure a Failure.

Sioux City, Io.-Fire destroyed the
main building of Morningside college
Monday night while fireman, after a
delayed arrival, stood By practically
helpless to save the structure because
OF insufficient water pressure.
The building was valued at between
$4,000 and $4,000. With its contents,
the loss will be in the neighborhood of
100000, Dean Sydney Chandler es-
timated. The fire is supposed to have
started from defective wiring.
Two firemen were injured by fall
ing glass. Cap. John Yeager, of hose
company No. /, and John Shea, driv-
er for the company, were working on
ladder when a window burst out
upon them with terrific force. Both
men suffered deep wounds on the arms
and hands. They were taken to their
homes.
Hundreds Of the 10000 books in the
library were saved by the daring of
nearly 500 students, both young women
and young men, who against the ef-
forts of firemen to keep them back
and the protests of Dean Chandler, en-
tered the blazing structure and rushed
forth with the volumes, only to return
for more.
The students continued to carry out
the books until the danger of falling
walls was SO imminent that it seemed
1t would be only to lose lives to enter
the building again.
All of Morningside college, outside
of the conservatory of music, had its
home in the building. which was three
stories high. A $4,000 organ in the
chapel, as that part of a twostorp
wing Of the main building was called,
was included in the loss.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
Guests Of New York Hotel. Aroused

Guests Of New York Hotels Aroused.
New York.-A serious fire in the
Building exchange building in West
Thirty-second street, for which four
alarms were sounded aroused the
guests Of number os large hotels in
the immediate vicinity. The fire start
ed on the top story Of the twelve story
building and soon worked Its way down
TO the sixth floor and enveloped the
entire half Of the structure.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
DOOoooooOooooOOoOooOOoOOol
| SU MARY |
Of A E;
Weeks EVENTS !
Latest News of Interest :
Boiled Down for the :
Busy Man. !
The Titanic

Guglielmo Marconi, chairman of the
Marconi company, Limited, told the
senate committee in Washington that
he authorized the wireless operators
OF the Carpathiia and Titanic TO sell
the stories Of the great catastrophe
for publication, but had not attempted
in any way to suppress general in
formation of the wreck.
Captain Wilhelm and passengers of
the steamer Bremen, which arrived at
New York. reported that last Saturday
afternoon, while in latitude AZ north,
longitude 1928 west, in the vicinity
OF where the Titanic foundered, his
vessel plowed through fields of bodies
Of the victims of the disaster
Failure to provide binoculars or spy
glasses for the lookouts on the Titan
ic was one contributing cause OF that
ships loss and, with it, the loss of
1,600 lives. Two witnesses before the
senate investigating committee at
Washington agreed on this. They
We're Frederick Fleet, lookout on the
liner, and Maj. Arthur Godfrey Peu-
chen, Canadian manufacturer and
yachtsman. who was among the res
cued passengers.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
Washington

Japan's delegates to the interna-
tional Red Cross conference, which
is to be held in Washington next
week, have reached New York, and
will pass the next few days sightsee-
Ing there.
The confidential correspondence
which passed between President
Roosevelt, Attorney General Bona
parte and Commissioner Herbert
Knox Smith of the bureau of corpora
tions in 1907, about a government anti
trust suit against the international
Harvester company was sent to the
U. S. senate from the files of the de
partment of justice
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
Track Meet at Rrookngs.

Notwithstanding is looking.
forward. to the snappiest track meet
in the history of the state college on
May 10, when whole showcase of
gold, silver and bronze medals will be
awarded to the victorious high school
students. Those who score the three
highest places in the declamatory con.
test on the evening of the ninth will
ge awarded gold. silver and bronze.
medals and also three scholarships in
the state college. Never before has
any school contest in the state award.
ed. SO many and valuable trophies.
Entries for all events are pouring in
from very large list of schools, both.
large and small. In fact the Brook
ings meet encourages all schools, small.
and large, to enter whether all events
can be entered or not.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
Half Funk in Examination.

Pierre.-Of 1.34O applicants at the.
April teachers examination for Sec
ond and third grade certificates, 325.
secured the second grade and 247
third grade diplomas. Eight primary
certificates were issued and 766.
funked, or 81 plus per cent. The rea-
son for such large per cent of fail
ures is attributed to the fact that
many high school graduates and 9TH
ers took the quiz just to see what they
could do, and that many only wrote
in few subjects at this time, desiring
to be we'll prepared at the July exam
nations.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
Action IL Flied.

New York-Assistant United States
District Attorney Pratt for the gov
,ernment has instituted suit against
the glove manufacturing firm OF Kar.
pies & Herzberger. composed Of AL
bert Karples and Herman Herzberger,
to recover 100000 alleged to be the
full value OF glove leather irregularly
Imported from Germany during the
last three years.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
Attorney General Rules.

Pierre.-The attorney general, Oh
request Of State Auditor Anderson, has
passed upon two warrant matters OF
some Importance. A voucher was pre-
sented from the Northern hospital, at
Redfield, for something over $1,000
to secure payment for work done in
1910 from 1911 funds The contract
read that the money should not be
due until the work was accepted by
competent engineer, and the engin.
eers certificates OF acceptance was
dated in 1911. The opinion holds that
work can be only paid for out of funds
of that fiscal year, and that this vouch
er cannot be paid, as it would set
precedent whereby any state official
might ALLEVIATE the funds of his de-
partment for years to come The 9TH
er matter concerned the payment for
poisoning prairie dogs, done by the
state land department, and It was held
that such work did not properly come
under the functions of the office, hence
could not be paid for.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
Foreign

Foreign
When the White Star liner Olympic.
sister ship Of the Titanic. was ready
to sail from Southampton. England,
for New York. 800 hremen and engine
room workers quit the vessel. declar.
ing the collapsible boats on the Olymp.
10 were unseaworthy.
Lieut.. VIII. Darvay was killed At
verdan, France, while making an aero.
plano flight The wing OF the ma
chine doubled up.
B. n. Journ. assistant chief Of detec.
tivea Of Paris. France. was killed and
Omcer Colmar was SO seriously wound.
Cd that he may die as the result OF an
lttempt to arrest q man named Bon.
not, reputed leader Of the mysterious
automobile bandits who have mur.
dared more than twenty people.
Artists and art lovers from all over
the world attended the dedication OF
the restored Campanils of St Marks.
Venice.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
Domestic

Harry K. Thaw began another fight
for liberty when an inquiry into his
present mental state was opened at
New Rochelle. N. Y.
In a private gymnasium fitted up in
one of the most prominent residences
OF Flint. Mich, Myrtle Havers, nine
teen years old, of Flint, knocked out
Mabel Williams, aged twenty-five, of
Grand Rapids, in the seventh round
OF scheduled ten-round fight and
won the girls championship Of Mich
igan.
Fifty awards for heroism were
made by the Carnegie hero fund com.
mission at Pittsburg. The awards in.
clude $40,500 in cash, monthly pen.
sions aggregating $525. two gold
medals. 18 Of silver, and 80 Of bronze.
The army transport Buford left
San Francisco for the west coast of
Mexico to pick up any American
refugees who may wish to leave the
country. The vessel is sent at the
request OF the state department after
urgent requests from Americans
stranded in the states bordering the
Pacific.
Representatives of soft coal mine
owners OF Ohio. western Pennsylvania,
Illinois and Indiana and of the United
Mine Workers Of those states, signed
at Indianapolis the wage agreement
ratified by the recent referendum vote
OF the miners. 1t grants a wage in
crease of Ave cents ton.
.
The Illinois state board OF health
officials at Springfield have begun In
vestigation Of epidemics OF smallpox
and chtckenpox at Chaplin and Bluffs.
In communication from "Pugwash
Junction." Canada. President Taft waa
asked to redeem quantity Of Con.
federate money. The correspondent
said he had been told the southern
currency had been called In by the
United States government for redemp
ton.
Fear that her sister, who sailed on
the steamship Celtic. bound for Eng
land. might meet the fate Of the III
tanic victims. IL believed to have un
balanced the mind Of Mrs. Beatrice
Barwell Of Newark, N. J., and caused
her to commit suicide.
4 = q i
AS the result of double shooting
at voluntown, Conn, George Bennett
y IN Norwich hospital, fatally In
Jured. Mrs. Napoleon Lockwood IL
suffering from bullet wound In the
thigh. and Napoleon Lockwood. hus
pand Of the latter. 10 under arrest.
Incomplete data at Washington Ia
dicates that the coal In the bunkers
OF the old battleship Maine lost about
ten per cent. in evaporative efacienc5
as tho result Of its submersion Ii
Havana barbor for nearly fourteen
ysars.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
Coal Test Experiments.

BrOokings.-SOme very important
coal test experiments are being con-
Quoted at Brookings by the students.
Of engineering in the state college.
They are making the British Thermal
Unit tesa to determine the heat units
per pound that are available in
various kinds of coal. These
tests will enable heavy coal con.
sumers to know exactly whether
they are buying the right sort of fuel
for their boilers. According to Prof
Robertson Cook. many coal users are
operating their plants at loss. and
the wise consumer is just learning
that he should buy his fuel upon some
reasonable basis. just as he buys other
goods according to their efficiency, in
stead of mere weight or bulk.
This B. T. U. test determines the
heat units per pound. the amount Of
ash, and the ease of handling the fuel.
The first process is to make an ZAP
proXimate test In this the students
are discovering the amount of moist
ure, volatile matter, fixed, carbon, and
ash in any coal. They learn that in
some coal the buyer pays for an enor--
nous amount of useless moisture The
students next perform the calorimeter
of heat unit test to determine the heat.
ing value of Goals. BY this test they
can determine the kind of fuel which
produces the greatest returns in a
certain boiler for it's cost They have
discovered that expensive coal is not
always best under all conditions, and
that all Goals do not produce similar
results in all boilers; that to get the
greatest boiler efficiency coal and boil.
er must be suitably mated.
The students have discovered also
that heavy consumers of coal would
often save money by purchasing coal
on the basis of it's heating value in.
stead of by weight as commonly done.
This has lead the students to appre.
ciate why the United States govern.
ment buys annually over s7OO0OOG
worth of fuel on the heat unit basis.
This system is being quite generally
adopted by large consumers through
out the country
This test is only one Of great
many practical experiments worked
out by the state college Students To
say the students are fascinated with
the study puts it mildly.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
Water Permit Granted.

Pierre.-The state engineers de-
partment has granted permit to Ray
D. Walker of Fort Pierre to appropri-
ate water from Cheyenne river for the
irrigation Of PIG acres on that stream.
Engineer Lea has gone to the Black
Hills to inspect the plant of the Da.
kota Power company. and to look over
irrigation matters in Fall River and
Butte counties.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
1Ids Are Opened for Equipment.

Forest City.-Bids were opened at
Forest City for the construction and
equipment of the ferryboat, which the
government will put on the Missouri
river at that place to facilitate easy
access to the Indian reservation across
the river. But one bid was received
for the construction of the boat itself.
that being from Applin & Son. of Ly.
ons, Ia, but several bids for the en-
gine, machinery and other equipment
were received. The bids were sent
to Washington for final action. The,
specifications call for boat 641k feet
long with an 1s-foot beam. to be con-
structed OF oak and other hard wood
throughout. The government appro-
priation for the boat is $500.
Asks About Defective Laws.
Pierre.-Attorney General Johnson
has asked the attorneys OF the state to
call to his attention any defective or
ambiguous statutes OF which they have
knowledge, and intends to prepare a
summary of these for presentation to
the next legislative session. He is al.
ready receiving number Of replies
calling attention to such statutes. and
when the next session opens the mem.
bers will be informed as to the short.
coming which now exist, and they will
have lot Of amending TO do to az M
poNT laws
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
Returning to South Dakota.

Observation-Disclosures of the.
homesteadsr who left this region last
fall now have returned and are en-.
gagged in putting in an increased acre
age of crops. All are pleased at the
prospects for prosperous season.
Will Improve Experiment Farm.
Cottonwood Arrangements have
been made to fence and otherwise i'm
prove the state experimental farm
here. which consists Of $40 acres Of
land. Tubular steel posts will be used
for the fence.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02

An organization Of theatrical and
moving picture managers OF Dayton,
o., whose sole function will be the
distribution Of funds to charity, haa
been incorporated under the name of
the Gem City Charitable association.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02

Theodore Roosevelt, in a speech at
Worcester Mass, in replying to Pres
ident Taft's attack upon him at
Springfield, Boston and other places
In that state. denounced the nations
executive In scathing terms.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02

The Missouri state Republican con-
vention elected delegates-at-large to
the Chicago convention. Taft leaders
dissatified with the result held a rump
meeting and named four delegates.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02

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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02

Harry K Thaw began another fight
for liberty when an inquiry into his
present mental state was opened at
New Rochelle. N. Y.