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Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
MAN SHOOTS WIFE,
CHILD, AND SELF
HENRY BECK, YOUNG HUSBAND,
ALONE DlES-BABY NOR
TALLY WOUNDED.
WIFE'S WOUND NOT SERIOUS
Slayer Had Been Recently Released
From Workhouse-Despond-
ent From lncurable
Illness.

Minneapolis, May 9.-Henry Beck,
% years old, 2517 Minnehaha avenue,
went home, broke down the door to
his wife's bedroom, and shot her and
their seven months old baby boy, then
shot himself through the heart. He
was dead when found by the police.
Wife's Wound Trifiing.
The wife was wounded in the right
arm and her injury is not serious.
The bullet which struck the baby,
went downward through the little
ones thigh, after striking the abdo-
men. The child will die.
Beck had but ten cents and doc
tors certificate that he was unable
to work because of tuberculosis. He
had been released from the city work
house but week, sent there on a
charge of intoxication and vagrancy.
The police theory is that he was dis
couraged and determined to kill his
wife, baby and himself. They believe
he thought his wife and baby dead,
or dying, when he turned the weapon
upon himself.
According to the story the police
learned from Mrs. Beck, who was
taken to the City hospital with the
wounded baby, Beck came home late,
after he had been drinking, she said.
She had gone to bed in an upstairs
room and locked the door,
Wife Tried to Escape.
Beck entered the house, lurched up
stairs and with kick broke down
the door. Frightened by his actions,
Mrs. Beck tried to leave the room,
carrying little Robert with her. She
said nothing to her husband, accord
ing to her story, but Beck immediate
ly began to fire. Whether he fired
one or two shots at her was not made
clear in her story, but hospital ply
sicians think the shot which passed
through the baby's thigh is the same
which lodged in Mrs. Beck's wrist.
She bears other marks of the en-
counter in bruised neck and shout
ders. She said Beck clutched her
and struck at her, but she managed
to escape from the room, screaming
all the time.
In her night clothes she got outside
and neighbors at once telephoned the
police. The telephone messages were
that Beck had wounded his wife and
child and escaped. They knew moth.
ing of the final shot, Police officers
hurried to search the surrounding
country and to watch all street cars
and bridges for signs Of Beck. Other
policemen went to the house and
there found Beck's body
Mrs. Beck said her husbands dread
of the workhouse where he had served
more than one term, might have
caused him to kill himself. She did
not know why he tried to kill her
but said he had sought to kill her
more than year ago, before they
were married. At that time, she said.
he slashed her wrist with a razor
and then told her he had taken pois-
on. He was taken to hospital then.
but doctors could find no traces of
any poison. He was arrested and
placed on probation.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
news BRIEFLY TOLD.
INTELLIGENCE HERE GATHERED
COVERS WIDE AREA.
GREATER OR LESSER IMPORT
includes What Is Going On at Ws-.s
inoton and In Other Sections Of
the Country.
CONGRESS.

The senate has confirmed the nom
nations of Charles ]. Neill, as com
missioner of labor statistics; ]. r
Armstrong of Juneau as governor OF
Alaska and H. M. Smith as commits
sioner Of fisheries.
Ben c. Davis, confidential secretary
to Secretary of State Bryan, was
made chief clerk of the state depart
ment. Davis lived in Omaha after
completing his course at Carthage
college, Illinois. He was Mr.. Bry-
ans secretary when the latter was in
congress.
Better have a spoils system than
an abused civil service system, was
the declaration of Senator Overman
of North Carolina in the senate when
he asked Senator Pomerence, chair
man Of the civil service commission,
when his resolution for investigating
the service would be reported on.
Alarmed by the frequent lack of a
quorum in legislative sessions and by
the strength of the republican Oppo-
sition to many of President Wilson's
nominations, senate democrats at
conference decided to put forth ef-
forts to preserve the working major
ity at all times.
The Underwood tariff revision bill
is expected to pass this week from its
scene of rushed consideration in tine
house to be weighed in the steady
balance of senate deliberations. 1t
probably will be passed in the house
not later than Wednesday night, just
as it came from the ways and means
committee, with free raw wool, free
sugar in three years, its income tax,
free meat, free -four, and slashing re-
auctions in live stock and manufac-
tured articles
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16

Rapid City.-Bishop Joseph Busch,
of the Roman Catholic diocese of
Lead, has purchased from Mrs. Rose
Brown, about q acres in the Provi-
dence addition, lying west of the
Northwestern tracks. The purchase
price named in the deed is $500 and
it includes all of the land purchased
some time ago by Horace Gambrill
and E. A. Brown, of the Providence
Mutual Investment company, of Prov
idence, r. l., for $40 and other con-
siderations. The land lies in the ar
tesian belt, which has already been
tapped by the adjacent land owners
for water and is susceptible of irri-
CATION for farming. The purchase is
the first made by Bishop Busch in
pursuance of colonization scheme
he is perfecting.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
Ministerial Snake Story.

Misunderstanding one of his mich
COWS acting strangely, Rev. ]. T. Hal
liburton, of Meadow, walked out into
the pasture and found the cause of
the disturbance to be a huge prairie
rattlesnake lying coiled and ready to
spring. The folds of the reptiles
body made a pile as large as water
bucket, above which it reared it's head
foot or more. The vibrating tongue,
buzzing rattles and threatening atti-
tude of the snake induced the min
lister to leave the field and call for
assistance. When he and his son re-
turned a few minutes later, armed
with clubs. his snakeship had uncoil-
ed and glided into a hole in the
ground. Me
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
MAN DoDGEs COUGARS JUMP
Animal Then Follows Him Half Mile
to His Home-Lamp Used 10
Weapon.

Shamokin, Pa--As Elmer Gross was
returning from work at the Cameron
colliery q catamount, large and heavy
as q bulldog, sprang at him from the
bushes fringing the road.
Gross sidestepped the beast and
jerking lighted miners lamp from
his hat, turned the blaze into the
face of the cat. which ran away. but
soon returned and followed Gross q
half-mile toward his home at Tharp
town. M
Gross hurried into the kitchen and
got a rife. but when he came out the
cat had disappeared.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
Firemen Remove FIau.

East Liverpool, Ohio, May 9.-Con.
troversy between patriotic societies
of the city and the Socialistic organ.
ization over whether the Socialists
should fly red flag from their head
quarters, reached a crisis when Mayor
r. j. Marshall ordered the fire de.
partment to remove the Offending
flag. 1t was taken down amid the
cheers of a great crowd, but within
half an hour another red flag was
flying from the same staff, and fur.
Their trouble is feared.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
Papers Filed at Pierre.

Pierre.-Papers we're filed in circuit
court to contest the license election
in Harold on the grounds of INSULT
cheney of the petition under the prop
erty regulations of the last session,
and also to contest the successful loan
ticket, known as the Independent, on
the grounds that the nominations were
not properly made. The case will
come up for hearing at the regular
term OF court here this month.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
Picks Out Burial Place.

Mitchell.-"Dad" Quinn of Cuthbert,
a small town north of this city, visited
the cemetery here and picked out his
final resting place. Mr. Quinn is past
80 years old and said that he knew he
had about two months to live, and de-
sired to have everything in readiness
when the end came. He is quite
wealthy and has just returned from a
trip to the Pacific coast, where he
spent the winter season.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
To Spend $4,000 on Roads.

NATURALIZATION county's COM
missioners have decided to expend
$4,000 on new roads and fixing over
others in this county this year. A
contract has just been awarded the
Dakota Engineering company for its
services in all road work to be done
this year. BY competitive bidding for
this part of the work the commission
ers were able to save about SIS per
mile, the work being done for $22.58
per mile. 1t is expected that fully
fifty miles of roads will be finished
This season. E
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
GENERAL.

The Grand Army of the Republic
will have its 1918 reunion in Chatta
nooga, Tenn.
The duchess of Connaught is recov-
ering from the recent operation which
she underwent for appendicitis.
The plant of the American Agricul-
tural Chemical company was totally
destroyed by fire. The loss is 100000.
Seven sailors were drowned at Hell
golend, Germany, yesterday by the
capsizing in heavy sea of a salvage
I boat.
Manager Jim Buckley declares that
Willie Richie, lightweight champion
Of the world, will be the next man to
fight his clever little scrapper, Tommy
Murphy.
The New York State Law and Or
der alliance is "going to see to it"
that the race track gambling law is
enforced on every track this year,
according to it's superintendent,
George H. West.
Such success has attended the es-
tablishment of a cooperative store
BY the New York Railroads company
for the street car employees of New
York that a second store has been
opened. The receipts for the first
day footed up to more than $500 with
everything sold at cost.
To direct the attorney general to
collect from the Missouri Pacific
$3,36O,OOO, the outgrowth of financing
by the government of the original
rail between Hannibal and st. 10
seph, Mo-, a resolution was intro
duced by Representative Nicely Of
Kansas.
Evidences of a determination to
hurry completion of the Panama canal
are seen in reports from the Isthmus.
The nine mammoth steam shovels
digging at the Culebra cut have been
put on twelye-hour shifts and work
ing at such a rate would have the
canal ready for ships through the
most troublesome part Of the canal
kF the time the locks are ready. While
.se Last o@cial estimates Of the ear
Hest dtf1s at which ships could pass
fsheo,asn the canal has been some
stinte in GEssssr, the rapid work may
yn.asse 1T JessslNis for ships to go
fttspnian earlier.
Tine Izsscuu Wa set At An auction
aate ~ the Msstsassr&l art collection
ri the l.ass !. Nss.eraa, when limoges
enamel sat esl.ats Ment for 31S.375
They &srs tssggsetsf In translucent
oplpnaf s,nss,iss.l- & packet of upward
Of 500 aoDs LETTERS ~ Robert and
Elizabeth E.srrsts HsGmaang brough,
$3z.750.
In the nine qesra last Dsst the New
Haven railroad a<ersssass. fss CAPITA
stock, bonds and BILLS parable 400 De,
cent. The New Haven IL one Of the
roads the eminent doctor u railroads
]. Pierpont Morgan, prescribed for. Il
took the medicine.
In the later part OF 1912 the cos
OF living in the United States wa.
higher than any other time for TWEEN
ty-three years. The bureau Of labo
statistics has issued. a report on re
tail prices from 1890 to 1913. Thu
lowest cost was reached in each q
the geographical divisions and In tn
United States as whole in 1896.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
Ban on Free Lunches.

Aberdeen.-The city commissioners
passed their new saloon ordinance
with an amendment that no saloons
shall serve free lunches. This amend
ment was passed at the solicitation Of
H. D. Cough, superintendent of the
Living Waters mission, and several
of the local ministers.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
FROGS Profitable sideIine.

Gam valley.-Herman Koch, a we'll
known farmer of this vicinity, is the
frog king of South Dakota. On his
farm he has large pond and takes
the best care possible of the frogs, of
which there are thousands. In one
day recently he marketed large con-
Segment, for. which he received the
sum of $500, proving that this side
line is a profitable one for him.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
craxed Id sIaht of corpse.

Wilkes Barre, Pa--Samuel Mumma.
aged forty-fve. Of Wilkes Barre. Pa
went insane while viewing the body
OF his brother-in-law. Guyton Brudoll
who had been killed In the mines. Az
soon as Mumma caught sight Of the
features of his dead relative, he ut
tered q maniac's scream and 1t requir
Cd several men to hold him. He was
taken to an asylum.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
Will. Welcome Them.

Aberdeen.--The Aberdeen Com
mercial club is making arrangement
10 show the Minneapolis trade extern
sion excursionists a real good time
during their stay here over night on
Monday, May 10, and expect to show
The visitors the time of their lives.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, May 8.-Hogs-Receipts,
days average; bulk of Sales $3.50
8.45; light, $8.25@8.50; mixed, $3.50
$50; heavy, {79o@s45; rough, $500
cattie@Receipts. 1900; weak, 1oc
lower; beeves, 1920 o. 800; Texas Steers,
s6.75@775; western, $6.9o@S.10; stock
ers. and feeders. 5000 500; cows and
Sheep = Receipts. $4,000; generally
10c lower; native. $5.SO@6.s0: western,
$590@70 yearlings,. $6.30@7.70; ma
tive lambs, $685. @S.4O; western. $3.50
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
DAILY MARKET REPORT


Minneapolis. May S.-Wheat, May.
S6%c; July. SSAc; No. northern,
S9Ac; No. northern. s7kc; No. l
oats, 33hc; barley. mailing, 5Sc; No.
rye, 5Sc; No. ! flax. $1.29z
Duluth, May S.-Wheat. May, 88Ac;
South St. Paul. May Seattle
Steers. $7.oo@7.6O; cows. s5s5@6.75;
calves, $6.00@S.75; hogs, $7.9O68.2O:
sheep and lambs, S6.0O@7.25.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16

Miller.-Star route mail carriers
IRE enlarging their wagons in some
instances in order to accommodate
he increased business since the par
,Nl rssf began.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
SMALL GRAIN ALL N
FARMERS BEGIN TO PREPARE
GROUND FOR CORN
PLANTING.
HAPPENINGS OVER THESTATE
What 10 Going on Here and There
That 10 Of Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout South pa.
kota and Vicinity.

Sioux Falls.-Small grain seeding
now is completed in practically all
parts of the state and in the southern
section farmers for some days have
been preparing their lands for corn.
Commencing Monday morning thous-
ands of farmers, especially In the
southern part of the state, were hard
at work planting their corn crops, and
this work win be pushed as rapidly
as possible. It is estimated that the
corn acreage this year will show an
increase of not less than 20 per cent
over the acreage devoted to this crop
last year in South Dakota. There also
has been heavy increase in the small
grain acreage, farmers having been
encouraged by the bright prospects to
crop all the land possible. Most of
the small grain fields already are fine
and green, the grain growing rapidly
under the influence of the favorable
conditions. Small grain is in an I'M
usually healthy condition, this being
due to the cool weather following its
sowing, which caused grain to stool"
well, the growth going into the roots
and making them strong, instead of
the growth thus far going chiefly into
the stalks, as would have been the
case had there been continuous hot
weather after the seeding was done
Recent rains have added greatly to
the vast amount of water already in
the ground in all parts OF the state
Crop conditions throughout South
Dakota accordingly continue to the
most encouraging character.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16
cIew to Murderer.

Mitchell-Early in March murder
was committed near Andover, S. D.,
surrounding which was cloud of
mystery. Investigations have been
carried on through correspondence by
Sheriff Garrick and States Attorney
Waddel, with the result that the dead
mans name was found to be John
SCHUYLER; that he drew $311.06 from
the Capital National bank, of st. Paul,
leaving the city in company with a
man named Joseph Loeb. Before
leaving st. Paul Loeb told friend
named Tetschinger that SCHUYLER had
departed for Seattle in company with
q man he met In the woods Loeb
has been traced to having reached
Bremen, Germany, early in April, and
it is expected that efforts will be made
to find him in that country. SCHUYLER
was found dead in the country near
Andover, and the absence of the
money drawn indicates that he was
robbed and then killed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1913-10-10

It sa.'- of iaI- D4ts are
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-16
FLOOD DISASTERS
THEME OF PINCHOT
AT D. AR CONGRESS

The address of Clifford Pinchot. former
Chief Of the Forestry Bureau Of the De-
partment of Agriculture. on conservation,
with special reference to the recent
disastrous flood. yesterday made a deep
.. impression upon the Daughters Of the
American Revolution. and was a feat.
ure of the days proceedings.
The dreadful flood loss OF the present
year was not unforeseen" said Mr.
Pinchot. so far as we know anything
in advance we know that disastrous
damages from floods must come. The
loss from 1900 to 1908 was 1900. 900, 600
The loss will be repeated in the next
ten years. So will the diminishing loss
from unnecessary disease.
The difference is that disease is de.
creasing because We are fighting IL
and floods are increasing because we let
them alone. We fight disease: We mere
ly regret floods.
There is only one way to control
the flow Of river. and that is to
control the whole of ii. The place To
take action against the floods Of the
Lower Mississippi is not in Louisiana and
Arkansas, but in Ohio Indiana, and
West Virginia
THE way out is the preparation and
working out of great general plan
to control and make use of our rivers
for all purposes in which they can be
valuable to man.
Flood control. cannot be carried out
without using means which are neces-
sary also in the improvement of navi-
cation. the development of water power,
the irrigation of arid lands, and the
supply of water for domestic use. 1t
is a national task. and only the nation
can undertake it."
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D. A. r. NOTES.

Mrs. Simon Baruch. regent Of the
Knickerbocker chapter. New York. was
instrumental in having the cottage OF
Edgar Allan Poe. at Fordham. N. Y
bought by the State.
A letter has been received by Mrs Mat
thew T. Scott from Secretary Of War
Garrison. asking the assistance of the D.
A. r. in the War Department work OF
preserving the historical records Of the
civil war. The congress adopted a me-
ton to send Secretary Garrison a vote
of thanks for honoring them with this
request.
The delegates divided their time be-
tween the reception at the New Willard
given in honor Of Mrs. William Cum
ming Story. by the Manhattan Chapter
of New York, and the reception to the
D. A R. by Mrs. A. s. Burleson, wife
Of the Postmaster General at the Pow
hatan.
A crowd, which extended nearly to the
corner Of Fifteenth Street, formed out
side the New Willard during Mrs.
Story's reception. Mrs. Story wore a
beautiful gown of mauve and silver bro
cade crepe, trimmed with rare old lace
and carried bouquet of orchids and
roses. She was assisted by candidates
on her ticket, the State officers of New
York, and a number of State regents.
Among the handsome gowns in the re-
ceiving line were those worn by Mrs.
Mary S. Lockwood, of gray and silver
brocade, trimmed with rare old lace;
Mrs. William d. Smoot. black lace; Mrs.
Kregelo, black charmeuse; Mrs. George
M. Sternberg, purple and silver brocade;
Miss Janet Richards, black brocade:
Mrs. Boyle, white lace: Mrs. Sophie
Whaples. white lace; Miss Mary Wilcox,
lavender chiffon; Miss Iglehart, black
lace; Mrs. Buel, blue velvet and lace;
Mrs. Augsburg, black spangled tulle
over with peachblow satin; Mrs. Ross.
pale pink brocade and white lace; Mrs
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were in a delicious dread Of startling
climaxes.
Mrs. Fowler had to announce only that
the credentials committee would meet
after the session with the new credentials
committee of seven.
This was thought a matter of no great
moment, though later IL proved important
to the committees which did not begin
their sessions until after midnight
Endorsed as . Compliment.
Once again. after this relieved sus.
pense, Mrs. Fowler took the floor. She
had to announce that she had been in
dorsed by her State chapter for the presi-
dency general. She had accepted the
Endorsement only as a compliment she
stated, and would not be a candidate.
J Il am not a dark horse" she concluded.
and there was applause. Mrs. Fowler
and other women were constantly spoken
of yesterday as dark horses In rumors
which included stories of possible divi-
sions of factions, possible coalitions, and
many other deals" none of which could
ever be put upon firm foundation.
Mrs. Horton. nominated in a ringing
speech by Mrs. A. A. Kendall, was
seconded in one minute speeches by Mrs.
Brady. of Buffalo; Mrs. Clayton r.
Truesdall. of Ohio; Mrs John r. Walker
of Missouri, and Mrs Lawson Peele. Of
Georgia.
Mrs Augsburg was cheered when she
arose to nominate Mrs. Story, and she
was interrupted and followed by pro-
longed applause. She read telegram
from Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks. Of
Indiana. former president general, now
i'll at her home, stating that she would
like to nominate Mrs. Story.
Mrs IohO I.aidiaw Buell. of COnnectf-
cut: Mrs. James C. Dunning, Of Massa-
chusetts; Mrs. Joseph II. Deaborn, OF
New Hampshire, and Mrs. Smallwood.
of the District of Columbia seconded
Mrs. Story's nomination.
Mrs J. Morgan Smith, Of Alabama,
nominated Mrs. Bryan. The seconding
speeches were made by Mrs. Andrew
Fuller Fox. of Mississippi: Mrs Polk.
Of Tennessee, and Mrs. Bradley. of New
York
The following were nominated for vice
president general: Illinois, Mrs. John c.
Ames; Tennessee, Mrs. Thomas Day; Mis-
souri,, Mrs. Benjamin F. Gray, jr.; Ohio,
Mrs. Thomas Kite; Pennsylvania, Mrs.
Allen P. Perley; Indiana, Miss John Lee
Dinwiddie; Iowa, Miss Harriet I. Lake:
North Carolina, Mrs. John Van Landing
ham; Alabama. Mrs. Rhett Goode: Cali
fornia, Mrs. John Swift, and Kentucky,
Mrs. r. II. Cunningham.
Election Judges Named.
The following election judges were ap-
pointed last night:
BY Mrs. Horton-Mrs. North, of New
York; Mrs. Chapman of Maine: Mrs.
Kirkland, of Massachusetts; Mrs. Cullop.
of Indiana; Mrs. Foster, of Pennsyl-
vania; Mrs. Joy. of Michigan: Mrs.
Brookmire, of Missouri; Mrs. Dunn, OF
New York
BY Mrs. Story-Miss Florence Finch,
of New York. Mrs. Alvin w. Lane and
Mrs. Dearborn, of New Hampshire; Mrs
Harvey, of Delaware; Mrs Bissell, OF
Connecticut: Mrs Young, of Kentucky;
Miss Grace Pierce, of New York: Mrs.
Weed, of California: Mrs. Duning, Of
Massa chusetts.
BY Mrs. Bryan: Mrs Bradley. of New
York: Mrs. Noel, of Massachusetts,; Mrs.
Draper. of the District; Mrs. Eagan, Of
Florida; Mrs. Thompson. of Massachu-
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DIRECTIONS FOR VOTING
ON MACHINE TODAY

/. Move the handle OF the
curtain lever to the right as
far as it will go. and leave 1t
there. (This will close the cur
tain around you and unlock the
machine for voting.)
2. Turn down a voting point
er over the name of each can
didate you wish to vote for, for
each Office. from a horizontal
position to q diagonal position.
slanting toward the right. and
leave it there.
8. Move the handle of the
curtain lever to the left as far
as 1t will go, and leave it there.
(This will register your vote. re-
turn the pointers to their I'M
voting position. and open the
curtain.)