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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

The new type of baggage check
omits. however, any means Of telling
the condition of the baggage when de-
hvered All the punches and holes are
in that case in the trunk
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

A Philadelphia woman has been
declared insane because she talks
necessarily" But how does this dis
tinguish her from the normal?
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

A woman has sued her husband for
divorce because he insisted on play
ing checkers all the time. Couldn't
stand his checkered career, evidently.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

A noted German editor is coming
over here to learn all about American
newspapers. He'll have long time
to spend in studying.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

A New York prisoner explained that
he gets thirsty every time the moon
changes. which is as good an excuse
as most men give.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

Have you ever noticed how nice
looking and intelligent the women
are who have taken to wearing SEN
sible heels on their shoes? OF course
you have!
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

One may openly confess an unholy
curiosity as to what the woman con-
ductors of Philadelphia will say when
the trolley slips off the wire.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

A designer says that $9,4S is enough
for g. dress for a young girl. 1t may
be enough for the dress, but IT
wouldn't convince the wearer.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

After ALL 1t would seem that those
guns for the destruction of war aero.
planes are waste of time. Just give
the aviators enough space. and results
will be accomplished.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

This is the open season for Welsh
rabbits
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

A Fond du Lac Judge holds that q
woman may slap her mother-in-law.
Sure she can, if she wants to run the
chance.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

An Englishman has developed a
stingless honeybee that is better
worker than the bee that stings. Hur-
ry with the kickless mule.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29
PROPER CARE OF SEED CORN
Ears May Be Hung Up on Woven
Wire Apparatus as Shown in IL
lustration-Air Is Needed.

An excellent method Of caring for
seed corn is given by w. d. Gay in
the Iowa Homestead. He selects q
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

Intensive housework" is a phrase
recently uttered and brings up pic
ture of much toll on the hands and
knees.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

Radium is said to add fertility to
the soil. But there are lots of cheap
er fertilizers.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

The inventor of circus lemonade
died recently. showing that all men
eventually get what is coming to them.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

A Chicago woman advertises herself
as that doctor" Must give her
patrons dope on the latest styles.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

A Chicago waiter has been arrested
charged with hanging about GENE
teries and attempting to flirt with the
women and girls. A grave offense.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

"a spade is not an implement Of
wealth." remarks a Pennsylvania la
Dor leader. Still, money, the root OF
evil, can only be obtained by digging.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

A hunter was killed in the Maine
woods the other day. That ceased
long ago to be heroic.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-11-29

ears will be conveniently located for
testing. 1t would mean millions OF
dollars in the pockets of farmers If
this or an equally good plan could be
used in saving all the seed corn this
year.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
Immense Phosphate Deposits.

Phosphate lands which a year or
two ago were withdrawn from entry
for settlement by the federal govern
ment, constitute, it is said, the great
est known phosphate deposit in the
world. These lands comprise nearly
the whole of Uinta county in Wyo-
ming, and portions Of Morgan, Rich
and Cache counties in Utah, and Of
Bear Lake, Bannock, Bingham and
Fremont counties in Idaho. making in
all about $500 square miles Of terri
tory which is more or less underlain
by phosphate rock. Besides these
vast natural deposits, it is pointed out
that the gases from the smelters at
Butte and Anaconda, which are very
injurious to vegetation, may be made
to yield s%ulphuric acid for the manu-
facture Of superphospnate fertilizers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
MAY ADD CABINET OFFICE
Civil War Veterans Opposed to Owen
Bill Which Would Create Public
Health Head.

Washington.-The Owen bill. which
should 1t become a law, will create a
new cabinet officer as head of the de-
partment Of public health. is meeting
with opposition on the part Of the old
soldiers, and also on the part OF the
secretary OF the interior and commits
sioner of pensions. The bill provides
for the taking over by such depart
ment, II it is organized. the entire con-
troll OF the present pension bureau.
and the old veterans seem to be OPP
posed to such a transfer of their in
terests. They say:
ITO transfer the pension bureau from
the department in which it was or
ganized and developed would be a
hardship upon the veterans who deal
with 1t and are familiar with the
methods of the present department
and the bureau chiefs. 1t would be
the substitution of doubt for GER
tainty."
1t is also proposed to transfer the
Volunteer Soldiers homes to the new
department. 1t Is suggested, however,
hat the home for regular soldiers be
retained in the war department
The veterans are being urged to
communicate with their representa-
tives in congress and express their
opposition to the passage of the bill.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
ASSERTS MORGAN FLED
CONGRESSMAN SAYS n. LEFT TO
AVOID SUBPOENA.
F%inancIer's Testimony Is Desired BY
Stanley Steel Committee Concern
Ing Tennessee Coal Deal.

washington, D. C.-According to .
statement made by an eminent mem
Der of congress-, J. Pierpont Morgan
made a hurried trip abroad to avoid
testifying before the Stanley steel
committee concerning the purchase OF
the Tennessee Coal & Iron company
by the United States Steel corpora-
ton.
1t a just become known that for
the past month or more the o
prominent Democratic corporation
lawyer in New York has been work.
ing quietly in behalf OF the Stanley
committee gathering information as
to this deal. 1t is declared that MI.
Morgan learned OF the activities OF
this lawyer investigator, and started.
as he himself expressed it. for Egypt
as fast as he could go"
The Stanley committee is particular
ly anxious to ascertain at first hand
the exact plan of purchase, how the
money was paid and how the property
of the Tennessee Coal & Iron com
pany was delivered. These points
can only be made clear by the books
of J. P%1erpont Morgan and company.
fiscal agents Of the Steel corporation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
CASHIER BARES CRIME
ALBION BANK MAN CONFESSEs
HE AND SON FORGED NOTES.
Both Were officials Of a Manufactur~
Ing Concern and Lent IL
Money-$144,o 600 involved.

Battle Creek. Mich.-H. M. bearing.
cashier of the failed Albion (Mich.)
National bank, and his son, p. M.
bearing, pleaded guilty to charges OF
embezzlement and forgery. They
were bound over to the Detroit
grand Jury and bonds were placed
at $4,000 each by United States
Commissioner Clark. The men were
arrested at Albion Tuesday. as a
result of the closing of the bank.
The shortage amounted TO $l44,022.
The men confessed that they had
been forging the notes for over hve
years In order to finance the COOK
Manufacturing company, Of which the
younger bearing was secretary and
treasurer and the elder president.
The Cook Manufacturing company
was having a hard time financially, SO
the father permitted the son to forge
notes to protect its credits. This be
gan In 1906. The money was INSULT
cient, SO Cashier bearing aided his
son, until their forgeries reached $l44,-
600. Not until Bank Examiner Her
bert Johnson came along Saturday
last was the situation discovered and
the bank closed.
The arrests of the two men followed
a dispatch from Washington stating
that Comptroller OF the Currency
Murray had announced that the forged
notes, which caused the failure OF the
bank. amounted to $144,OS8.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
IN A FIERCE GALE
ATLANTIC FLEET OF TORPEDO
soATS HIT HARD IN A
COAST STORM.
DEsTR0YERTeRRY
Two seamen on the Salem Swept ov-
erboard and Drowned and Vessel
Heavily Damased--Schooner Eloiss
10 Also Wrecked.

New York;. Five torpedo boat de.
strOyers belonging to the Atlanti
feet on its way to Guantanamo for
the winter maneuvers, which we're out
In the violent storm off the coast. put
into Bermuda. The destroyers were
all OF the new oil burning type-the
Preston, Ammen. Perkins, Walker and
Sterret. The Dixie, mother ship OF
these boats, also reached h same an
chorage. The Dixie. the dispatch says,
has sprung a leak, necessitating re.
pairs, but to What extent was not
known.
Wireless messages indistinctly re-
ceived in New York reported the
Omitted states torpedo boat destroyer
Terry 10 trouble. The vessels posi-
ton was given as latitude 1921 north.
longitude 81 west, which Ia a little
northeast Of Cape Hatteras. The yes
rel was In communication with the
steamer Tagus and the b~attleshiD
South Carolina. No other details were
received here.
Further wireless advices from YES
sells In communication with the Terry
were to the effect that the destroyeTs
turbine engines and pumps we're out
Of commission; that all her stores
were ruined and her wireless apparar
tus not working
A message received from h battle
ship South Carolina indicates that the
disabled craft ia somewhat further
north than reported by the Tagus In .
previous message. the battleship re-
porting the Terry's position in lati-
tude 1921 north and longitude 81 west.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
TO HAUL SEEDS FREE
IMPORTANT CONCESSION MADE
TO DAKOTA SETTLERS WEs'
OF RIVER.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, tire Var'ou'
State Institutions and DR.
ferent Parts Of the
State.

Sioux Falls.-Dr. w. G.. smith, d
nember of the state board OF rallroau
commissioners who has just returned
from Chicago, has brought the peo-
pie of that part of he state lying
west of the Missouri river, n OF TOUR
counties lying east OF the river d
substantial New Years present IN the
form of free freight rates on seeu
grain which will be needed tor the
coming season.
The railroads which have consented
to grant free freight rates on SEED
grain hauled to those portions OF
South Dakota mentioned are the chi
ago Burlington & Quincy, the Chlca-
go d Northwestern, the Fort Pierre d
Rapid City, the Chicago, Milwaukee &
Puget Sound, the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul and the Minneapolis & st.
Louis.
After enumerating the above rail-
roads which have granted the rate.
DR.. Smith stated that they have
agreed to haul to county commission
ers in the counties tributary to their
lines west of the Missouri river in a
lots. free of freight charges, seed
grain from Minneapolis and points on
their line in eastern South Dakota.
who will buy and distribute the seed
grain at the price at point of loading,
so that the farmer will get the bene-
fit of the free freight"
The counties east of the Missouri
river to which the free rate applies are
Faulk, Edmunds, Mcpherson and Wal
worth. This concession means much
for western South Dakota, for it en-
ables the farmers to get free of
freight charges the best seed grain in
the northwest. The free rate will go
into effect in a few days.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
A NEWS r

After much discussion the city coun-
ell at Mitchell a taken steps toward
the laying of a lot of concrete paving
early next spring.
Mayor Hitchcock, of Mitchell, gave a
dinner to nearly all the public officials
Of that city. Prominent business men
were also present.
Although. ewing to short crops, the
usual amount of new building was
not done in Aberdeen in 1911, the to-
tai foots up over 100000.
Six railroads nave agreed to haul
seed frain fire of charge to four
ties east Of the Missouri river n all
that section west of the river, this sea-
son.
A passenger train on the Northwest
ern line was ditched two miles north
of Piedmont. Several passengers were
shaken up, but no serious Injuries re-
suited.
Membership in the automobile club
recently organized at Watertown in
increasing at a rapid rate and prom
ises soon to include practically every
auto owner in the city.
Pierre wants c%anneries. The local
commercial club is en~deavoring to Sc
cure the location of such at Pierre the
coming season, offering as an induce
ment any acreage desired and natural
gas for heat and power.
In connection with the good roads
convention which has been called to
meet at Deadwood next month agita-
ton for a cross state road from Sioux
Falls to Deadwood has been resumed.
It would go via Chamberlain and
Mitchell.
Wolves are becoming very numerous
on the lower section of he Lower
Brule reservation, north of Presho,
and now have become so fierce and
bold that they attack grown steers,
several of which they have killed. 10
cal sportsmen are talking of engaging
in a wolf roundup for the purpose OF
Kidding the reservation of the fierce
animals.
The births for 1911 in Yankton
county were 319, according to the Of
fetal county record, against 303 the
year previous, but less than for 1909.
The deaths were 175, % less than in
1910. The marriages were 126, five
less than in 1910 and exactly the same
as in 1909. The divorces were II, two
more than in 1910 and again exactly
the same as in 1909.
Giving way under great pressure
brought to Dear upon him, Dick Fool
Bull, of the Rosebud Indian reserva-
ton, who is now serving a sentence
in the state prison for horse stealing,
has told the authorities the name Of
the man who assisted him in his crime.
The man, Luke Stand-By-His-Side, has
been arrested and urn over to the
T,rinn county authorities.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
ACCUSE EX-MAYOR
DETECTIVE BURNS SAYS BOOK
WALTER KNEW OF M'NAMARAS'
GUILT TWO YEARS AGO.
HE NEGLECTED. TO PROSECUTE
Dropped DynamitIrs Inquiry and Wa
Admitted into Labor Printing Part
nershIp-Former Executive Willing
TO Bare Details to Jury.

indianapolis. Ind.-Former Mayor
Charles A.. Bookwalter, who. 1t 10
claimed. had sufficient evidence In
his possession two years ago that IN
dicated that Bridge and structural
Iron Workers officials had caused dy-
Mantle explosions In this city, was
charged with gross negligence by DO
tective william j. Burns In not push
ing the prosecution.
Burns said the former mayor
dropped the investigation and not
long afterward was invited to become
a member OF a printing firm doing
much work for n national iapor
unions, and In which Samuel Comp
ers, president of the American Fed-
Grafton. is reported to him to have
been interested.
Bookwalter denied that Gompers
had been interested In the printing
Arm. or that he knew him intimately.
He said the partners in h firm were
Leo M. Rappaport, counsel for the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, and Hugo
Thorsch, a long time friend OF Com
pers.
Bookwalter admitted that two years
ago he had told a score of prominent
national labor leaders that he was
convinced of the guilt of John j. Nc
Namara and the iron workers union
in connection with the four explo-
sions on property of Albert Won
S~prechkelsen in October, 1903.
Bookwalter said he would bare all
the details OF the municipal investiga-
Mcnamara. as OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
the International Association OF
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
was the %conspiring executive who
caused the explosions In this vicinity.
Bookwalter said that he had told
John j. Mcnamara OF the strong sus-
picion against him and that in his
conversations with a score OF labor
leaders he had placed the RESPONSE
bility upon the iron workers union.
Washington. - Samuel Gompers,
president OF the American Fedora
ton of Labor, commenting upon q
statement by former Mayor Bookwal-
ter Of indianapolis, said:
mo person, living or dead, ever
made such a statement to me or even
gave q hint that ]. ]. Mcnamara or
any one else was engaged in a dyna-
mite plot or dynamite campaign"
Washington. - President Samuel
Gompers of the Federation of Labor
denies with all the emphasis at his
command the charge that he stood on.
or insulted in m way, an American
nag while delivering a speech at the
labor day celebration at Oakland.
Cal. last September.
The accusation was made in re-
ports to the war department from Of
fcers In San Francisco and Los An
geles. The most direct evidence up
pears in photographs received by
Major General Wood. chief Of stan
Of the army. and by Major General
Ainsworth. adjutant general of the
army.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
ALFRED I. DICKENS EXPIRES
Son Of Famous English Novelist Dies
Of Heart Trouble In New
York Hotel.

New York.-Alfred Tennyson Dick.
ems, son Of the famous English au-
thor, Charles Dickens. and godson OF
the late poet laureate. Alfred Tenny-
son, who arrived in this country from
Australia last October for a lecture
tour, died suddenly here at his apart
ments in the Hotel Aston.
Overcome by weakness while seated
in the hotel smoking room. Mr.. Dick
ems was escorted to his rooms. Doc
tor Burt, the house physician, quick
ly reached his side, but he succumbed
before the physician completed his
diagnosis of the attack. Afterward
the doctor said death resulted from
heart failure. superinduced by acute
indigestion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
Scales Down Rate on Potatoes.

Pierre.-The state railway commits
sion has received notice from the in
terstate commission thai the rate on
potatoes from Langford to Kansas
City will henceforth be 30 cents. in
stead of SO cents as heretofore. The
reduction came as a result of com
plant made by Platte Brothers, OF
Langford. who made complaint of
high charges against the Milwaukee,
and sought rebate. That railway i'm
mediately reduced its rate from 3S
cents to 20 cents, at which point it has
remained since.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
Britain's Tongues.

Within the narrow compass of the
British Isles no fewer than seven Ian
guages are spoken. They are Eng
lish, Welsh, Erse lin ,Ireland), Manx
lin the Isle of Man. where until re-
Gently, church services We're conduct
ed in that tongue), Gaelic Tin Scot
land). French in the Channel islands,
and Cornish in Cornwall. Though
the total for his own islands is seven
tongues, yet is the Englishman said
to be the poorest linguist in the world.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
REFUSE A PLEDGE
OHIO REPUBLICAN, INSURGENTS
REJECT RESOLUTION TO IN
DORSE LA TOILETTE.
DEFEAT OF TAFT IS ASKED
oInchot and Garfield Speak Against
Endorsement OF Any Candidate
Platform Principles Adopted Fol-
low Those of Chicago Conference.

Columbus, O.-The Ohio progress
sive Republican conference here by
a vote of So to 80 refused to indorse
Senator Robert M. La Toilette as a
candidate upon whom the progress
sives could unite for the nomination
for president at the Chicago conven-
ton.
After refusing the Endorsement OF
the league, the delegates voted, 81 to
II, in favor Of a resolution. as a per-
sonal expression of the delegates.
naming Senator La Toilette as the
living embodiment Of the principles
of the progressive movement, and the
logical candidate to carry them 10
successful fruition."
Clifford Pinchot, who declared that
he spoke only for himself ard In no
way for Theodore Roosevelt. and for
mer Secretary of the Interior Gar
field were the leaders in the debate
against giving any candidate an In
dorsement-
Senator Works of California and
later Senator Clapp Of Minnesota
we're vigorous in urging thai the Ohio
progressives concentrate their efforts
In working for the election Of La
Toilette.
A declaration Of principles adopted
unanimously was substantially the
one prepared by a committee ap-
pointed at a meeting of progressives
of the western reserve. On the ques-
ton of national policies, 1t followed
the line of the platform adopted by
the progressive conference in Chi
cago.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
BY Private subscription.

Pierre.-A few weeks ago the aud
itor's office held up a warrant for
1880 drawn by Commissioner of I'm
migration John D. Deets, paying for
South Dakota's share of the govern
ance which had not been raised by
subscription would have to come out
of the state treasury, the legislature
not having appropriated any funds for
this purpose. Mr.. Deets reports that
practically all of this balance has been
raised by subscription.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
SAYS MORSE OFFERED BRIBE
Banker Accused BY Prison Warden OF
Attempting to Influence Him by
Money Tender.

Atlanta. That Charles w. Morse
soon after commencing his prison
term offered him $1,000, which he con-
strues as an attempt to bribery, is
the charge made in a formal state
.ment by Warden w. M. Meyer Of the
federal prison at Atlanta.
Meyer said he gave Morse permits
sion to send a cipher telegram buying
some gas stock and that a few days
later Morse came into his office and
said:
Warden, l made $4,000 on that
deal and I want you to have half Of
It,"
The warden said he promptly told
Morse never to offer him money again
and advised Attorney General Wick
ersham of tho incident. An investi-
cation by the department of justice.
the result Of which has never been
made known, was made Immediately.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
DEPoRT j. 3. sNEAD AND WIFE
From country-"Affinity" Of Wom-
an to Follow In Near Future.

Winnipeg, Man. B. Snead. said
to be a wealthy canal contractor of
Fort Worth, Tex, and Mrs. Snead.
who, it is alleged, eloped with Albert
G.. Boyce from Texas to Canada. left
here for Minneapolis.
Boyce and Mrs. Snead were being
held here as undesirable citizens in
Canada. Mr.. and Mrs. Snead were &C
companied to the train by private de-
tectives. Boyce, the authorities here
say. will be deported later.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
RUSSIANS HANG is PERsIANs
Cars court-Martiai ExactIng Heavy
Toll for Casualties Suffered In
rabrIx Invasion.

Tabriz. Persia.-Sixteen Persians
were hanged by order Of the Russian
court-martial in connection with the
recent attack on the Russian troops.
The Russian court-martial is exact
ing a heavy toll for the casualties suf-
fered by the Russian troops. The Of.
flcers composing the court-martial are
trying the prisoners in patches, and in
nearly every case the accused are con-
demned to be summarily hanged
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12
To Assemble in Convention.

Pierre.-At Madison, probably on
January 10 and IA, will occur a gath
ering of representatives from every
county in South Dakota through which
the meridian road as laid out passes,
for the purpose Of ~perfecting a per-
manent organization. 1t is likely that
delegates will be here appointed to
attend the meeting at Emporia, Kan,
later in the month, of delegates from
ali American states through which the
road passes to organize a liIe national
association