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Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
REACH U. s. AFTER HARDsHIPS
Mother and Three Tots Walk $50
Miles; Sleep in Fields to save
Money.

New York.-"My but that's game
bunch" said an immigration officer
as he passed Mrs. Mary Skiivinek and
her three children, Edna, nine; Josef.
seven, and Anne, five, through the
barge ONCE.
. Five years ago the woman's hus-
band. Josef, farmer of Beraum, in
Bohemia, determined to seek his for
tune in the new world. BY hard work
and self-denial they finally sent him
on his way, and later heard from him
IN Colorado. A year ago his letters
ceased. and the mother decided to fol-
low. BY selling everything she own
ed. the mother secured money which
she thought enough for thee journey.
To make doubly sure. she and the lit
tie ones trudged the $50 miles from
Beraum to Bremen, carrying their lit
tie bundles Of clothing. 1t cost less
than ten cents a day for food and they
slept IN the fields. It was a months
journey to Bremen. ant there they
engaged passage in the steerage Of
the steamer Neckar. and reached here
few weeks ago. 1t was decided they
were MOI likely to become kblic
Charges and were allowed to enter.
The mother has few cents over
10 train fare to Denver.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
PLAGUE IN STATE.
STATE VETERINARIAN KICKS
CALLED TO TNNpAl eN OUT
BREAK OF FATALITIES.
HAPPENINGS OVER the STATE
What Is Going On Here and There
That is Of Interest e the Sesd-
ers Throughout South o.
kesa ard Vicinity.

TSndall -l>ui'ing ihe S,ast ~eea
horses in Bon lFomme ceaaey have De
come infected with anpareassy sas
same plague which is ka3ias HORSES IN
! Kansas an6 Nebraska
/ Ahon; AZ horses near here are
known 10 have alt'S Mos~ are aow
suffering from she disease,
The authorities have Nssssea State
4 Neterinarisn ssiekS, @se has replied
4 thaa he ~s,ll ceaee 10 a>ssasa with all
4 nnssihis haste. The authorities in
\ M,sshinsstae have also Aser requested
10 send 3 government man here
Al tire recent conference in this city
of IN. =. T. Davidson. head of the
Federal sasaas 81 SnsRssl hushandry.
Stase Veterinarian Hcssrom Of Ne
Ar,aska> State Veterinarian Gibson Of
iowa c, Il SssnaSe OF Anes. Ia. and
j. Il Gain OF the Nebraska expert
naens station, the following bulletin
relative TO the disease which has kill
ed several thousand horses in this
state in the past twenty days, was
formulated:
An horses and mules should be
removed from the pastures and placed
n harms or dry lots which are entirely
tree from vegetation.
Last years, or an early cutting of
this years hay should be fed.
odd grain should be used in prefer
ence to pew or recently threshed
grain.
"Ad a small quantity of flaxseed
meal to the fed morning and night
and continue until a laxative effect is
produced.
water with a bucket directly from
a we'll
Where tanks must be used scrub
and rinse the water tanks thoroughly.
When dr1 give a coat of lime white
wash. Wash the tank every week as
long as tie disease exists in the neigh
'orhood
When once the disease attacks an
animal tine power of swallowing is
more or less impaired, and owners
should exercise due caution in admin
istering any medicine in the form of
drench So far medicinal treatment is
I'm the light of present Information
more good can be accomplished along
the line of prevention.
I'VE recommend that all horses and
mules dying from this disease should
be burned or buried six feet under
ground, and one bushel of lime used
On each carcass"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
Difference in the Price.

Aberdeen.-A news item in a Wa
tertown paper relative to the prices of
fruit and vegetables on the Water
town market led an Aberdeen news.
paper to consult local grocers and
compare their prices on the same pro-
ducts. with those prevalent at Water.
town. The result was astonishing to
Aberdeen housewives and may lead
to a crusade for lower prices. With
two or three exceptions, Aberdeen con-
sumers found their grocers were
charging them from rs to so per cent
more than WATERFOWL residents have
to pay for the same class of commodi
fins
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
SHE DIED FOR wITcHcRAFT
story Of Early Days In New York
State vIiIage-Woman Slain With
silver Bullets.

Esperance, N. Y.-Esperance, mean.
ing hope, is one Of the Oldest villages
in these parts. 1t was known as
State Bridge in the Revolution. q
name which occurs often in the mill
tary orders issued at the time Gen.
william North, an aid on the star
Of Washington, lived there for the
time, for the scenery 10 splendid and
the village nestles by the. creek at
the very bottom Of . great basin
spreading out to the north, south. east
and west. The atmosphere 10 always
clear and the verdure usually 10
tinged with the rich blackness which
1t gets from thunderstorms.
General North bought the land
where the village now stands and es-
tablished q system Of ground rents
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27

which every one buying a lot and
owning house had to pay, a practice
which continued for ever a hundred
years. His daughter. Henrietta, de-
scribed as a gifted woman, changed
the name Of this pretty spot to Els.
pcrance
On the hill above Esperance Is an
old stone Presbyterian church whose
exact date is not known. But there
is tradition connected with 1t which
goes back until it was q vivid mem
DRY in the minds Of men. During the
Napoleonic wars, soldier OF France
wandering westward with his wife
and babies to find home car to
the pretty hamlet on the Sch0harie
and decided to stay. The man did
not live long, and soon passed out Of
mind and memory, for neither he nor
his wife could talk word of Eng
lish, SO they made only q few &C.
quaintances and fewer friends.
Left alone the widowed woman
lived in little house on the out.
skirts Of the village, planting her
oeAA NSAs AoASAA6 <uACACuSs duu mdudSs
ing in her frugal French way to live.
Perhaps she went to the town, gaunt
and hungry. to pick up some odd
work or to ask for some relief. At
any rate she could not talk English
and was mysterious. They called her
"the Grenadier woman" and before
long some misfortune was laid to her,
30 that the townfolk came to look
upon her as witch.
This sealed her fate. In a solemn
conclave in the church her death was
voted, and she was shot with silver
bullets nodded from teaspoons some
one had brought from down east. The
men chosen for the task peerec in at
her cabin window, and saw her cook
ing in front Of the open fire. Two
little children were playing On the
floor beside her when they raised
their clumsy guns and fred.
She was buried with a stake
through her head, and an evergreen
tree was planted to mark the spot.
One Of the boys who remembered the
occurrence lived to be past ninety
years of age and told it to the last
with all the vividness Of youth, point
Ing out where her cabin Atood and
often visiting the tree. This man was
appointed postmaster by Andrew
Jackson and removed by Grover
Cleveland in 1885.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27

Deadwood.-Deciding to commence
their appeal during their term in pris.
on, F. X. X. HEWLETT, the wealthy hide
dealer; John Fall an his brother Da-
vid. respectively county auditor and
deputy in Pennington county, who
were Saturday convicted in the United
States court here of improper use Of
the mails in connection with the wolf
bounty scandal. will be taken to the
federal prison to serve one year and
three months each. Each was also
given 500 fine by Judge Elliott,
which will be paid. All the men are
prominent residents of Rapid City and
the case has attracted widespread
Hewlett recently returned
from England, and his bookkeeper is
still In Canada.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
Greek Killed by Train.

Alexandria.-Fluth Throdorori, a
Greek, employed with a crew of men
engaged in improving the track of the
Milwaukee railway company, near
here, was struck by a freight. train
running at high rate Of. speed and
instantly killed. He attempted to
cross the track ahead of the train and
evidently misjudged the speed at
which the train was travelling. The
dead man came to South Dakota from
Kansas City, Mo-, where his home had
been. for some years. A brother also
was employed with the same construc-
ton crew and was nearly crazed with
grief.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27

Government and state veterinarians
disagree as to horse disease but ask
owners to exercise care in choice of
feed.
Regents of the University of Min
nesota rejected the proposition of the
State Board of Health to establish a
leper colony on the campus.
The eighth death as the result of
Eddie Hasha's ride into crowd of
spectators at the motorcycle races in
Newark, N. j., occurred Sunday.
Seventy European scientists who
are making tour Of the United
States in special train arrived in
Seattle from eastern Washington.
The American Association of Gen
eral Passenger and Ticket Agents
concluded its fifty-seventh annual con-
vention in Seattle with election Of
officers.
Springfield, Mass, was elected as
next years meeting place of the Ma
tional Association Of Stationary Engi-
neers, which has been in convention
in Kansas City.
A portion Of the books and records
kept by Cornelius N. Bliss, az treasu-
rer Of the republican national commit
tee In the 1904 presidential campaign
probably have been located
The second day of the power boa.
races on the Niagara river was
marked by two accidents in which two
of the hydroplanes went to the bot.
tom and the crew Of one was seriously
injured.
People crowded SO at the funeral in
Chicago of the white wife OF Jack
johnson, that the police were called
to clear the sidewalk in front of the
house. Several thousand people were
In the street when the police arrived
The expectations of the state de-
ment have been fully justified in the
complete collapse of the effort Of GER
tain private interests to conclude a
So, 200, 900 loan to China in the face of
the known disapproval of the great
powers.
Chicago in August was the leading
postofflce center in the United States.
Figures made public show that the
Chicago postoffice excelled in re-
ceipts the New York office, it's near
est rival, by s29,274.30 for the month
OF August.
Funds for circulating petitions for
the recall of Governor Oswald West
of Oregon are being sought in Port
land.
Miss Mildred Montague, formerly
Countess Passolisli, was married to
Lieutenant Richard H. Kimball Of the
Eleventh United States cavalry at
Chattanooga, Tam.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
KNITTED on Trial Again.

Wheeler. = Through a technically
the original case against George Knit.
tel, former resident of Trip coun-
ty, who recently took plunge into
high finance and was captured in
North Dakota and brought back to
Charles Mix county, was dismissed,
but he was Immediately rearrested on
another charge and has been held for
trial in the state circuit court of
Charles Mix county. The original
charge against him was that he mort
gagged a farm which did not belong to
him, and with a portion OF the money
purchased an automobile. in which he
fled northward. Thee other charge
against him is in connection with the
alleged passing of forged checks.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
Dental Office Robbed.

Huron.-The dental office OF DR.. s.
w. Ullom was entered by thieves and
gold valued between $40 and $50 was
stolen. The robbery was not discover
ed till morning, giving the robbers
ample time to make their escape from
town. The office of DR.. M. E. Walton
was also broken into. but. as all of DR..
Waltons valuable metals were kept
in safety deposit, nothing was stolen.
No trace of the men has been found.
The work appeared to be that of anna
teurs. but not necessarily local charac-
tiers. as the town was filled with state
fair visitors at the time.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
Roosevelt Meets Indians.

Albuquerque, New Mexico.-Colo-
mel Theodore Roosevelt opened diplo-
matte relations with the Indians of
New Mexico Wednesday. and before he
started for Colorado had struck up an
acquaintance with them. Most of the
day was spent in the run across the
state. and whenever the train stopped
:Ae Indians studied Roosevelt and
Colonel Roosevelt studied the Indians
Colonel Soosevelt spoke tr a lare
.rowd on the plaza here. noe
es we're we'll accepted, o. he CT
onel was delighted.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
Given lntetermiaate Term.

Aberdeen.-A special session of cir.
cult court was held last week at Brit
ton by Judge Frank McNulty. John
Jelinek. former cashier of the Farm.
ers' State bank at Amherst. was tried
for embezzlement. Jelinek was SEN
fenced to an indeterminate sentence
in the state penitentiory at Sioux
Falls, OF not more than five years. Jel
mex was anxious to he sentenced. and
has already begun serving his term
With good behavior q term In prison
may be cut to about three years.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
Dam eio Sioux for Power Plant.

Fairview.-Work has commenced
ON a monster dam across the Big
Sioux river here in connection
with a power plant. which is to fol-
low. The foundation for the dam
will 5e all that could be desired. for
at a depth of 25 feet the drillers found
blae clay of so hard character that
one Of the drills was broken off. The
new power plant will furnish light and
power for Fairview and other towns
on both the Iowa and South Dakota
SIDES Of the Big Sioux river
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
INTELLIGENCE HERE GATHERED
COVERS WIDE AREA.
GREATER OR LESSER IMPORT
includes What 10 Going On at Wash.
lngton and In Other Sections OF
the Country.
Political Notes.

South Dakota republicans ant
progressives may work in harmony.
Colonel Roosevelt regards Govern
nor Wilson as something of a movies
in practical things.
Colonel Roosevelt said the progress
i've movement was spreading over the
country like wildfire
Woodrow Wilson replied to ths
charge of Former Senator BeveridEs
that he was boss-contnolled.
The treasurer of the progressive
party has made public the consrieu
lions to the cause to date
Through Ohio and Indiana, Govern
or Woodrow Wilson did iuprompsr
campaigning that was as vigorous as
1t was unexpected.
A series of conferences 70 discuss
the political situation il each OF the
central states will be held al the re-
publican campaign headquarters IN
Chicago.
Governor Thodas r. Marshall of In
diana, the democratic vice presiden-
tial candidate, made his first cam
paign speech in Missouri in st. Jo-
seph.
Governor Hiram W. johnson of Cal
ifornia made five speeches in Wiscon-
sin in one day in favor of the pro- |
gressive party, but did not mention |
Senator La Toilette by name.
The Maryland republican state con-
vaufjOn reqSsemhled at Baltimore |
revoked the list of presidential cleo
tors chosen last May and named
new ticket of out and out Taft men.
Washington dispatch: Fred H. Alb
bott of Nebraska, assistant indian
commissioner. is expected to succeed
Commissioner Robert G. Valentine,
whose resignation has been submit
ted.
Increase organized labor's represen-
tation in congress is the keynote of
the 1912 political program to be Of
ficially announced in the Washington
weekly news letter Of the American
Federation of Labor, which sounds la
boris campaign cry.
The itinerary of William J. Bryan's
western stumping tour has been made
public. Starting from Denver, Mr..
Bryan will close his western trip Sep
TENDER 30 in Wyoming, in time to re-
turn to Lincoln by October 5, when
ne is scheduled to deliver an address
from the same platform as Governor
Wilson.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
School Children Examined.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and dentists
visited the city schools recently and
examined all the pupils relative to
their state Of health and the condition
of their teeth. The physicians ana
dentists a year or SO ago volunteered
to perform this service, and the school
board accepted their proposition. Sta
tistics are also collected from the
children relative to contagious dis
eases ami other facts connected with
their physical well being.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
Lad Shows Pluck.

Menno.-Willie Heckenlaible. aged
-, son of well known residents, nearly
lost his life by falling under a train
which he attempted to board while it
was in motion. His toes were smash.
ed to such an extent that the bones
were exposed. Notwithstanding his
serious injury he was plucky enough
to walk to physicians office to have
his injuries cared for.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
SELL A PROMOTION
NEW YORKER BRANDS UNTRUE
CHARGE THAT HE ASKED
$4,000 OF POLICEMAN.
SECRETARY MENTIONED.
Name Of Waido's Man Brought Into
Probe-Gaynor Praises Police
and Attacks District
Attorney.

New York, N. Y. Investigation
by the aldermanic committee Of the af-
fidavit made by Policeman John T.
Reith that $4,000 had ben demanded
Of him as the price of promotion to
capitancy during Commissioner
.Bingham's administration developed
testimony associating Winfield r.
Sheehan. secretary of Commissioner
Waldo, with a man supposed to be
getting graft"
The testimony was given by D. ].
he had been assigned in December last
by Alfred G. Johnson. under-sheriff,
whom Reith accuses of having demand.
ed the $4,000 from him to follow a
lawyer named Norton. The man, "by
common rumor," he said, was supposed
to be collecting police graft from his
Office at 115 Broadway. He trailed
Norton, he testified, to Sheehan's
house.
"had Nothing on Him."
A few days later, Kelleher testified
he met Sheehan by appointment and
the commissioner said to him, What
have you 60 on me?"
Il told him." said the witness that
l had nothing on him, but that did
have something on George C. Norton
and that l had been sent to find out
if Norton ever met Sheehan and that
l had found him and that my job was
done. told Sheehan that Norton was
supposed to be getting graft He told
me then he should be arrested. / stat
ed that was police job and not nine"
did Sheehan ask who you were
working for?" asked Emery R. Buck
ner, counsel for the committee.
II said yes replied Kelleher, I
thought l was working for AL John
son.
What die he say?"
keiieher's Brother Testifics.
"Sheehan said: That will be all
right; we will get hif," replied the de-
tective.
Captain Reith testified he had re
ceived word" that Johnson wanted to
see him and that upon visiting him
Johnson said that his name was about
to be certified for promotion to Com
missioner Bingham. johnson then
took him, he sad. to see Thomas J.
Hazlett, former secretary to Mayor Nc
Clellan, as the man who could do the
business" for him.
Would Have to Put Up $4,000.
"Hazelet asked me some questions"
testified the witness. land later l got
word to call at the home of Johnson.
l went there and Johnson told me that
he had done all he could for me and
that l would have to put up 100000"
Reith said he would have been will
ing to have paid $4,000 for promo
ton. The job was not worth it, he
declared, but you don't have to work
nights. You can get plenty of Sleep"
Gaynor Praises Police.
Acting District Attorney Moss con-
tinued the examination of witnesses
and the secret John Doe inquiry to
determine whether the police sup
pressed any discriminating letters re-
ported to have been found in "Gyp"
and "Lefty's" fiat. He refused to say
what progress had been made.
Mayor Gaynor sent letter to Com
missioner Waldo congratulating him
upon the arrest of persons charged
with completely in the Rosenthal MUIR
der and attacking "the district attor-
ney's office"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
Eiated Over Big Crops.

Philip, S. D.-Farmers in this vicin-
ity are much elated over the prospect
of a big corn crop. Last year this
section was drouth-stricken, but corn
this year bids fair to yield 20 to 40
bushels per acre. A good crop OF
small grain has been harvested.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27

Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, Sept: 10. - Wheat. Sept.
size; Dec, s9Ac; No ] northern. sSA @
drum, 83hc; No. corn. tic: No. 8
white oats. 31c; barley mailing. SIC;
No: 2 rye. S1hc: No. / fax. S1.79.
South st. Paul. Sept. 10. = Cattle -
Steers. 1915; cows. $4.10@6.00; calves.
$4.75 @10.25; hogs. $7.90@8.40; sheep
and lambs, $3.7506.50.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
Officer Who Took Bride ousted.

Chicago, 1llinois.-Accused of TAX
ing a so cent bride, Fred E. Brandt,
member of the police department, was
stripped of his star and termed dis
grace to the police force by Assistant
Chief Herman F. Schuettler. Brandt
admitted that he took so cents from
a peddler after arresting him for cry
ing his wares.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-27
Chicago Live Stock.

1880; market. steady to 10c higher:
beeves, s5.75@i090; Texas steers, S4.65
@635; western steers. $5.7009.3O;
stockers and feeders. $4.20@7.15; cows
and heifers. $2.so@7.S5; calves. 1850
Hogs-Recefpts. $4,000: market slow,
S7.so@s,s5; heavy. s7.75@S.5S; rough.
$7.75@7.90; pigs, $45O@7.90; bulk OF
sales. $s.o5 @S.6o:
to 1Oc lower; native. $3.50@4.6O; west
ern, $350@4.60: yearlings. $4.60@5.70;
lambs. native. $4.S5 Q7.50; western. $50
755.
The Washington times., 1912-11-22
In the N. L. Corral.

President will probably
consider his L. promise
than threat To
a bed of wherever happens land
National
it does Office boy who a glutton for punishment
While the boy returning from the there is still time left in
which the above another
elastic
available
thicker In addition "Felon
F1ynn'here Thorpe
Princeton the fold or the entire
grdon his
batting 60
calling ubleetha should be
Of last Saturday In short
Harva
The Washington times., 1912-11-22
thomas, Fields, and Brush
Ahead After Two Weeks
of Rolling.
FOURTEEN ENTERED
IN BOWLING MATCH
results Of Last Nights Sets and
Notes Of Washington
Leagues.
By KIRK C. MILLER.

On the eve Of the close Of the sec
ohd week OF the Individual tenpin
tournament now In progress at the
Falace Alleys, three bowlers are tied
Tor frst position. Thomas. Fields. and
Brush have each won three and lost
one set which gives them a percentage
Of .750
Fourteen of washington's most ex-
pert tenpin killers are entered In this
tournament which will run for the
same number OF weeks. The winner
ana two runners-up will be awarded
prizes at the close OF the tournament.
the former to hold the District cham
pionship for the 1928 bowling season.
Harry Krause. one Of the proprietors
OF the Palace Alleys. and for years
one of the best-known bowlers Of the
Capital. has held the championship In
tenpins for years back. He explains
TO his friends that he has become tired
OF the honor he carries, so he suggested
championship to decide his successor.
He refused to enter the matches him
self. but sent his brother. Len"
krause In to attempt to keep the title
Lon" has not met with the luck that
was expected, he having figured In four
sets. three of which were lost.
indications are that before many of
keenest competition among the partici-
pants. McKnew. c. Miller. Van Bus
kirk, and Shaffer are at present scrap
ping for exclusive right to second place
Each has won two and lost two
matches and anyone Of them is likely 10
surge ahead of his competitors and get
into that first place tie.
w. Miller has lost one and won one
game and Brown has won two and lost
one set.
Results Of last nights matches In the
individual tournament are: