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The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
CHANGE FOR
FOX BREEDERS
The Government VIII Lease
Islands on Coast Of
Alaska.
BUSINESS Is PROFITABLE
Pelb Of The Silver Species Bring Big
Prices, and Industry b Ex-
peeted 10 Thrive.

About ten years ago q small farmer OF
Prince Edward Island. which II one of
the Nova Scotia group OF the east coast
of the Dominion Of Canada, became very
weary Of raising potatoes and other small
garden truck and decided he would take
up some more profitable line of endeavor.
Accordingly, he trapped pair OF silver
foxes and put them in q pen. Soon he
had quite brood OF animals, and In
due course Of time killed one Of them
and sent its pelt to London.
This farmer knew the pelts were val
liable, but when he received returns from
the London furrier to whom he had sent
the pelt to the extent Of about q thou
sand dollars, he became convinced that
there was nothing else on Prince Edward
Island quite SO alluring as fox culture
Realizing the value of his discovery.
this farmer kept his brood Of foxes Sc
cret. and stealthily set about trapping
more of them. The peculiar breed which
brings such fabulous prices is not SINH
lar to the ordinary red fox which may be
seen wild anywhere in the South and In
some of the Northern States. 1t was the
silver fox, an animal the pelt Of which Is
Of beautiful texture and fneness.
Made Large Fortune.
This Prince Edward Island farmer con-
small farming on the side to prevent his
neighbors from discovering the secret
of his waxing prosperity. His fox pens
were in a deep wood on his farm and for
several years the people believed that he
kept them merely as pets. In the end.
however, the secret leaked out and other
Prince Edward Island farmers began fox
culture. It appears there were few of
the animals left on the island. So the
fnv fhar ma r. q
for himself and sold pairs Of silver foxes
at the fixed price Of $4,000 a pair. He
grew wealthy in the trade and Is still
raising the silver fox and shipping large
consignments of skins to London every
year. That poor. potato-raising farmer
who discovered the value Of the silver
fox now is a member Of the Canadian
Parliament and more than millionaire.
That little story constitutes the germ Of
what bids fair to become an important In
dustry in the northern half Of the North
American continent. The success Of this
single fox raiser has interested people ev-
erywhere and latterly, has interested the
United States government
Secretary of Commerce Redfield. has had
the matter of fox raising brought to his
attention and has been SO well pleased
with it that he has given notice that the
department will lease twelve large ISLANDS
on the coast of Alaska for terms Of fye
years to responsible bidders who desire to
cultivate the silver fox. The Alaskan field
is even wider than that Of Eastern Can
ada. For the Arctic blue fox is heavy
fur-bearing animal of great beauty and
value The raising of these Northern
foxes has been going on in the Pribilon
Islands for some time in a small way.
The Arctic blue foxes are not SO valu-
able as the silver foxes, but they bring
good prices, 500 to $50 pelt being paid
In London.
Expected to-Thrive.
1t is believed that the industry will
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
SUGGESTIONS FOR TRANSFERRING
THESE PA1TENNS.

THE window name method : perhaps the
simplest and b particularly suenesful when
the material i thin such - batiste, lawn. or
handkerchief linen. the best plan i to pin tie sheet
Of paper and the m,kHial together and hold them
up against tie window pane and With sharp psacl
On ths pattern oa top a tahie q other hasd s,r
facs. end carefully traes ths dein With VEL
pointed psncl. The deiu may slso b transferred
to hsavy material By uing pisce of n.nsfer q
and eoth. u.iag sharp pointed penel to secure
elssn, tnA
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
Many Yards Excavated.

During the fiscal year. 1,076.l75 cubic
yards were excavated from the Anacos-
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
Secretary Of Another Interior.

From the New Yo<k Evening Sun.
Now comes Secret:lry Daniels, who says
that mineral water is the best drink
How many Secretaries Of the Interior
have We. anyway.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
TRANSFER EMBROIDERY
PATTERNS SUPPLIED BY MAIL
FOR 10 CENTS EACH

TOR TIE benekt cf our readers Who pesier
trana9 patterns to work BY instesd Of
tracing the design: On THE pass By any q the
to supply patterns q any q te snbguidry desisns
which are featured. foe 10 eents nch
Patterns Soe stamping the outer aud under poe.
tions ass river md he two afeto b laced toeeAse.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
DRILLING THROUGH GRANITE
~ MAKES WELL EXPENSIVE

Sioux Falls, s. D., Aug. S.-without
doubt the most costly artesian wei!
ever drilled In South Dakota for it's
depth, has been completed on a farm
occupied by William Rapp in the
eastern part of Minnehaha county. The
well is only so feet deep, and yet it
represents an expenditure of about
$1,700. Similar wells of about that
depth have been sunk in Hutchinson
county and other counties in the GEN.
trail part of the state at a cost of not
more h $3.50 or 5000. The reason
why the Minnehaha county artesian
spouter cost SO much was because the
drill at a depth of 100 feet encountered
granite such as rop out of the ground
around Sioux Falls. Drilling was con-
tinued after the granite was encoun-
tered, it being believed that the drill
would soon pass through it. But
such did not prove to be the case and
after penetrating a distance of $40
feet into the solid granite the work of
drilling was abandoned. Several
months drilling were required to pene-
trate the granite to the depth stated.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
ANOTHER ARREST FOR
ARSON AT ABERDEEN

Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. s. Charles
Murphy, of Minneapolis, who claims to
be a nephew of the state fire marshal
Of Minnesota, is in the Aberdeen jail,
charged with arson. Murphy, who is
about 20 years of age, is accused of
making three attempts to set fire to
The store. building of the Welsh Groc-
cry company, where he was employed.
Three times within the past two
months attempts have been made to
burn the Welsh building, a two story
brick structure, 50x142 feet in size. On
each occasion the fire department
reached the scene in time to extin-
guish the blaze. Tuesday night a fire
destroyed q barn across the street from
the Welsh building, and in which r. T.
Welsh, proprietor of the store, had
some material stored. When the fire.
men reached the scene, Murphy ap-
peared and called their attention to a
fire In a pile of rubbish adjoining the
Welsh building, which the firemen
extinguished. The barn, with it's con-
tents, was a total loss. !.
State Fire Marshal Grams, who was
still In town. after causing the arrest
of four members of the Aberdeen fire
department for arson, started an in
v~estigation of Tuesday nights fires.
and speedily ran onto evidence that
led him to suspect Murphy. When
lodged in a cell at the police station,
he made two attempts at suicide by
hanging himself with his shirt, and
was only quieted after morphine a
been administered.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
START TEST OF Law
REQUIRING DOCTORS
TO REPORT DEATHS
Law Enacted by 1905 Legisla,
ture Fixes Fine of 500 for
Such Negligence.

Faith, S. D., Aug. S.-As a test case
States Attorney Stanley has com
menced an action against Dr.. +. r
Ayers, a well known Faith physician,
for failure to report the death of How
ard Lutz, who died some weeks ago
in this county, it being alleged that
DR.. Ayers was the attending physician.
Under the provisions Of a law en-
acted by the state legislature in 1905
1t is the duty of the attending physi-
clan to report all deaths to the clerk
of courts in the county in which the
deaths occur, a penalty of $100 for each
failure to so report being provided in
the state law.
The state is making this a test case
to emphasize the Importance of this
law requiring the keeping of vital sta
tistic records. When the case is tried
In court an effort will be made to
have the $500 penalty assessed against
DIR. Ayers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
LARGE FEE COLLECTIONS
BY FRARY'S DEPARTMENT

Vermilion. S. D., Aug. AT the close
of the first month under the new laws
enforced by the state pure food and
drug department checks .aggregating
$6,149.SO have just been sent to the state
treasurer by Commissioner Guy q.
Frary. This amoun covers fees COL
lected by the department as follows:
Oil inspection, SO, O43. so; stock food and
feeding stuffs license fees, s1,es5; 40
tel. restaurant and rooming house IL
analysis SO. The fees for oil in
spection are the heaviest they have
been since this work was taken over
by the department last March and
more money>has been collected for fees
under the stockfood and feeding stuff
law than in any previous July. Tn
der the hotel inspection law, Az Ii.
enses We're issued during July. This
number no doubt establishes a new
record in the collection Of these fees.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
VETERINARIANS IN
huff AND DECLINE
TO ATTEND exams
Only Three Applicants Appear
at Boards Licensing ses.
sion on August z.

Pierre. s. D., Aug. 9.-In conformity
to the attitude of defiance featured by
the graduate veterinarians at a meet
ing recently held in Mitchell, the indi-
cations are that few of the regular
practitioners will apply for designa-
tons as deputies under the new live
stock law. At the examination held
by the board yesterday there were only
three applicants.
Under the provisions of the new law
such profession, must take the board
examination, unless they have been in
practice in the state for a period of
five years previous to the adoption of
the new law. 1t rs assumed hat many
of h veterinary practitioners in the
state are legalized under the five-yeaI
provision and that this is one reason
for the light showing at the exaHina-
ton.
On the other hand it is also evident
to the members Of the board that most
of the graduate veterinarians intend
to display hostility to the law, as indi-
GATED In the resolutions adopted at
their recent meeting. They contend
that the restrictions in this state are
not strong enough to conform to the
regulations In neighboring states.
There had been much agitation
among the farmers of the state over
the operation Of the previous live stock
regulations in this state and the de-
mand for a change in the law was one
of the commissions held by nearly
every member OF the legislature from q
farming community.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
GUHiN CLAN CELEBRATES
GOTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Aberdeen, s. D.. Aug. 81 County
Superintendent M. M. Guhin, his
brother, p. H. Guhin, and his sister,
August II for Salt Lake City to at
tend a reunion of the Guhin clan.
nearly 100 strong, the occasion being
the celebration of the Goth anniversary
Of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Pat
rick Guhin, ST., parents of the Aber-
deem Guhins. The elder Guhin is 80
and his wife is so, and all their chill
dren, grandchildren, nephews and
nices will assemble for the reunion.
T. II. Guhin, of. this city, and his
brother. Tim, Of Utah, have not met
before for 26 years, and both are look
ing forward eagerly to the approach
ing reunion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
GREGORY is SECRETARY
BLUE SKY COM MissloN

Pierre, s. D, Aug. 8.-The state Sc
curities commission today selected
Herbert Gregory as secretary. He has
been an examiner in the insurance de-
partment. The securities commission
consists of the public examiner, the in
surance commissioner and the state
auditor. This commission. has general
jurisdiction over h operations Of the
blue sky" law passed by the last legis-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
WORRYING
ABOUT PROVISIONS
FOR DUCK SHOOTING
Law Likely to Be Proclaimed by
President in Spite Of Vari-
Gus Protests.

Pierre. S. D., Aug. 11.-Game Warden
Hedrick has returned from the Omaha
meeting, called by the government to
consider the game law, known as the
sWeeks-McLean law, passed March 4,
to be in force upon presidential proc
lamation, which cuts off all shooting
Of migratory birds along the Missts-
sippf, Missouri and Ohio rivers. except
Tor November and December, such
months being practically useless In
these northern states.
Considerable protest was entered at
une meeting abou these portions of the
federal law, but the government au-
thorities claimed 1t was necessary to
Mep such fowl from becoming extinct.
The Mississippi hunters claim that
with river shooting gone, they have
practically none, for all the private in
shore preserves are now taken in that
country by clubs and wealthy men.
The Missouri region is not so much
affected. because this condition does
not exist so largely. The closed hours
for all seasons, from sunset to sunrise,
also give much dissatisfaction, because
this cuts OFF the early morning and
evening shooting, which is best of all.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14

The Belgian lace industry has adj
yaneed greatly in the last few years.
~ h present year promises to be the
best yet on account of the new styles
3favortng theu use of laces. The Belgian
Industry owes its prosperity largely to
n very low cost of hand labor, the
uniformity Of the work and to the great
variety of laces produced. Exports to
the United States amounted to $427. 1924
! 1872. against $439.046 in 1911 and
$s43.046 In 1910.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14

a Canadian. paying his first visit to
London was asked what he thought CT
II Well" he replied. 'sit is astonish-
Ing the number Of people who have
got q shine on their boots In the morn
ing. He then explained that over on
the other side ~landladies never brush
boots, with the result that people Of
both get into the habit of pat
rontzing shoe shine parlors' when
they want their boots Cleaned.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14

Clocks endure much longer than any
1tner machinery. The French. city Of
built In the year 1889 and is stiil keen.
ing good time. Except for cleaning and
g Few necessary repairs it has never
during q period OF more than
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14

Bcan1atnin Franklin was a lover Of
me books. but II IL much to be doubted;
tenth Of the price that one of
MS own books lately brought in Eng
!and--A Dissertation on Eberty and
Mecessity," This small volume sold tor
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14

asAl1arn SAneski. who viii be the
lIsl incNmbentsof the chair Of Japanese
and literature, recently es-
teDl,sa1ad ssatS Harvard. is at present
~ cns!!4s In ne College Of Literature in
on hisssnsw duties in Septamher.M
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14

The toxic tendencies a. alLa,,rn
waterssNhAve been corrected WITH nitric
acid experin1entaily by an AustfaIian
chemist which leads TO- the belief that
vast aleass OF unproductive land NAV
3 safely Irrigated IN that anner
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
HAS EXCITING TIME
WITH CLOTHES IN FLAMES
SECRECY MAINTAINED
AT ELLIPTIC WORKINGS

Deadwood, s. D.. Aug. 1.-THE dia-
mond drill work at the property OF the
Elliptic Mining company Is progressing
steadily, but secrecy is being main
tained about the results. Only a few
of the employees are allowed to have
N definite knowledge regarding what
Is being taken out OF the hole and
they apparently have been instructed
to give out no information.
1t Is known that the pulp, as 1t Is
recovered from the boring of the dia-
mond drill in the work of trimming out
he old hole, is being placed In sealed
packages to be assayed later. to de-
termine the value of the rock at diff
ferent points along the course of the
drill hole.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14

q machine has been perfactad u,b,ch
pou9s any dry powder into j nanar
oasssfoAds the bag. makes q a box.
placeAg shtle and ~ folded Circular WITH
snsitstspAstes on q label, and seals tho
.DOx at u rate OF 1.5O0Sboxea M ehn,,r
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14

8..sia iss olive g. .r1lrser. the FIRST to OBJ
Dnplin:ss after women were admittadsf n
tno university, has Just been appointed
lecturer on English history
inssthe institutiun: ss Ats1y
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
cONFEsSEs GETTING FIRE
TO EMPLOYERS STORE

Aberdeen, S. D.. Aug. e.-Another
sensation was sprung In the arson
cases here late yesterday afternoon,
when Martin J.. Brown, alias Charles
Murphy. the young man arrested on
suspicion of having set fire to the
Welsh grocery store. made a full con
fession, acknowledging that he had
made h three attempts to burn the
Welsh store, and that he had set fire
to a barn across the street from the
Welsh store, which was burned on
Tuesday night. He stated his right
name is not Murphy, under which he
passed In Aberdeen. but Brown, and
that his mother resides In st. Paul,
MINI. He denied he had ony motive
In starting h fires, as r. j. Welsh,
his employer, had always treated him
kindly, but that he could not resist
the impulse to start the flres.
The flremen who were arrested for
fourth degree arson Tuesday have all
been released on bail.
Capt. Jack Keegan. Of the Aberdeen
fire department. is largely responsible
for the FIVE arrests in connection with
the arson cases here. he having fur
nished tho state fire marshal the clews
upon which the arrests were made.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14

Goose.. Gosling and Jocelyn "a s,,r-
names ere corruptions Of a word which
originally denoted the ssgoths rrha
aLlrSts. NE GAnder was an Individual
seailed the VOLT while the original
MT Duck was doughty. man.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
HoMEsTEADER KILLED
BY EXCESSIVE HEAT.

OWanka, S. D., Aug. 9.-Johr
Knapp, a h~omesteader, was found dead
in n OF the .outbuildings on his farm
under circumstances which indicated
that death had resulted from heart,
failure, brought on by the excessive
heat. He had been hauling hay and
with his wife. She was to pick berries
in q neighboring draw" In the prairie
and he Was to meet her late insthe aft.
ernoon7 and accompany her home. Up-H
on his failue to appear she made her
way home alone and a search revealed
tie dead body Of her husband In the
to- seek relief from the heat. He
was 20 years Of age and Is survived
by a widow and several children. Some
sof he latter are grown and reside IN
Iowa, which was the former h6me@of
the family.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
WEST RIVER COUNTIES
PICK UP SOME IN 1918

Pierre, s.. D., Aug. 9.-Official fig
ures for the school census for 1913,
just completed and filed in the office
of the land commissioner, show a net
decrease Of 1856 children of school age
for 1913 over that of 1912. The total
Of such children for 1913 is III, 91S;
for 1919 it was 172,074. The 1912 fig
ures, however, were a decrease of 2,24i
over the figures of 1911, which indi-
Gates the state has picked up consid-
cradle during 1913 over 1912. The gain
for 1913 is in % counties. % of which
are east of the Missouri, and five west.
A decrease is shown in 33 counties,
% east Of the river and II west. Min
nehaha county shows the largest in
crease, gaining 581 children over
1913; Coddington county is second in
gain, 178 more than 1912. with a total
of.A;421, and Brown count is third,
gaining TIA, with a total of 6,956.
DeWey county shows the second largest
gain Iii the state, mex to Minnehaha.
with 24S over 1912, but it is due to the
fact that Indian children are now
enumerated there. and have not pre-
viously been. For this reason Corson
also shows an increase. Lyman and
Stanley counties show the greatest
loss, Ly1nan's being 2S6 and Stanley
29S, from 1912 figures, which is due to
crop failure in that country for two
or three years in succession, and con-
sequent moving out of claim settlers
back to other portions of the state or
to neighboring states. Last year, 1912,
the west counties showed a decrease
as a whole: for 1913 they show an in
crease as a total.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
MINNESOTA OFFICIAL WAS
FORMER SOUTH DAKorAN

Aberdeen, s. d.. Aug. lid. NJ. Neill.
OF Red Wing. MINI, lieutenant gov
SON n his brother in Aberdeen, was
q pioneer of Aberdeen and of Ipswich.
He first visited Aberdeen on August
2. 1881, having driven overland from
Milwaukee, and a little later he helped
organize the town of Ipswich, the
ty eat OF EdYnunds county. Later on
he located at Milbank, s. D., where he
took part: in the Grant county seat war
and in 1886 returned to Minnesota.
While here Mr.. Neill indulged in many
interesting "reminiscences Of the early
days In this section OF South Dakota.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
INDIANS ADVANCING in
AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS

Aberdeen, s.. D., Aug. n~.-According
to Maj. S. e. Allen, of the Sisseton
Indian reservation in the northeast
ern portion of South Dakota, the In
dams Of that reservation are progress
Ing steadily in the arts Of civilization.
Most of the Indians are now cultivat-
Ing their lands, and are proving good
farmers. Some of the finest crops Of
wheat, oats. barley, flax and corn in
Indians this year. A total of 27,179
acres was cultivated on the reserva-
ton this year, a gain Of 5000 acres owe
last year. The increase is largely due
to the fact that many of the younger
Indians took up farming and cultivated
heir allotments this year, and Major
Allen predicts that next year will see a
large increase over this years acreage.
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HAS EXCITING TIME
WITH CLOTHES IN FLAMES
Astoria, s. D., Aug. 11.-Mrs. III. M.
Hanson, wife of a well-known farmer
living near here. was seriously burned
when gasoline was spilled over her
clothing and became ignited.. With
rare presence Of mind she carried the
burning gasoline a outside before it
exploded and thus saved her home from
destruction. She had turned. off the
fire In a. gasoline stove and was filling
h tank, using a small funnel, when
the funeel slipped from It's place and
precipitated the gasoline over her
clothing. The burner was hot enough
to ignite h fluid and In an instant
she was a mass Of flames. She sue
ceeded by a desperate effort in extin-
gushing the fire before she was ia
tally burned.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
BOY o WHILE
ATTENDING CHURCH PICNIC

Yankton, s.. o.. Aug. 11.--At the an
nual Sunday school picnic here OF the
Methodist church. Edward Hobson,
only son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hob
was drowned Friday afternoon In
lake. The lake is a shall
low. artificial lake, and it was thought
there was no danger. Some young girls
,~raisedSsan alarm when they saw the
boy go under and not come up, but
their cries were anheeded at first, as
1t was thought they were Joking. The
body va recovered half an hour att
erWards but life was pronounced
tinct by the physicians who were hur-
ried to the scene.