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The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-05-29
Court lnstructs Jury To
Bring In a Verdict Of
NotGmlty.

The May term of the Circuit
Court for Perkins County came
to a close Tuesday after having
been in session for more than a
week. The greater portion of
the time was taken up with the
burlington murder case which
resulted in acquittal for the de-
fendant, William burlington.
The story of this case has been
previously told in these columns
and no new testimony was intro
duced into the records by the
prosecution. There were several
attempts to get matter before
the jury which the attorneys
for the defense objected to as
improper, and their objections
were sustained by the Court.
At the conclusion of the prose-
cution's testimony, attorneys for
the defense, made motion that
the Court instruct the jury to
bring in verdict of not guilty.
This the court refused to do.
There-upon some rebuttal test
mony was introduced by the
defense and again the attorneys
moved that the court instruct
the jury to return a verdict Of
not guilty, which motion was
granted and the Court so in
structed the jury. The jury
retired and after 20 minutes
deliberation returned a verdict
as directed. Attys. Tscharner,
of Lennon, Jackson, of Hetting-
er and Drewry, of Bison, app
peared for the defendant while
States Attorney Stanley was as
sisted in the prosecution Of The
case by Atty. Percy Helm, Of
Belle Fourche.
In the matter of the Donavan
divorce case, after hearing the
testimony of both sides, the
Court took the matter of Judge
ment under advisement and it
will be perhaps 80 days before a
decision is rendered.
Attorneys Berry and Hickman
appeared for the defendant,
while Attorney Eddy appeared
for the plaintiff.
Other cases on the calendar
were disposed Of in rapid order
and Court adjourned Tuesday
noon.
In next weeks issue we will
publish a full list Of the cases
both criminal and civil, that
were disposed of at this term Of
the Circuit Court.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-05-29
New Rural Route To Start June lSt.

Rural Route No. running north of LENNON will Monday
morning with Will Detze temporary This the first
be started from Lennon and has total length of 81
miles follows: Starting from Lennon and going Northwest
and West to Southeast of Section A Township l29
Range 92, thence North line of Section 10
thence Northeast and North to center South line of
Township Range Southeast corner
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-05-29
! Interest Is Devel-
he'd as The Trial
1pceeds.

the court room packed
witnesses and as many
tors as could crowd into
It's and ailses, the taking
|imonv in the trial Of John
kgres8 started at Billings
Nv. Judging from t h e
took the attorneys to ex-
the witnesses on the first
e case will be a record
\ for Custer county, not
i the witnesses summoned
b for the lenght OF the
Only FIVE of 130 witnesses
kamined the first Cay and
the court adjourned at
klock the redirect examin-
4 the fifth witness was
hpleted.
|ress is charged with the
of Sheriff William Moses
yth at Rosebud on jan
th, of this year, and this
western section seems to
generally interested in
al than any other GRIM
ctiOn tried in the west
RS.
there was consider
hp0rtant testimony in
d Tuesday, especially dur
examination of William
lBill Bailey, there was
clalIy sensational develop
the testimony being as
Eted from all the wit
falled. The opening state
Of the lawyers of the
tlon and for the defense,
Feedlngly important and
succeed in proving half
acts as outlined in their
FntS, the trial will TEEN
nsations.
|ney F. H. V. Collins
be opening statement for
Fecution. After reading
[ormation filed against
Mr.. Collins said: Bur
Ft threatened to take the
doses in the office of the
jail, that their second
eroccurred on the streets
th and at the close of
Burgess went into the
Ter Hotel, took off his
followed Moses down
et with his six-shooter,
g to Kill the sheriff.
pc day of the homicide,
Collins, Sheriff Moses
Rosebud to conduct a
sale. At the close of
ne said, the sheriff
driver of his automobile
was ready to drive back
tn and he was about to
zen a saloon man of the
Pmplalned to him that
mad pulled off an old
% tea party" the night
m his saloon, getting
no making a man dance
Tune of his revolver.
vent to the saloon and
ated the matter, Mr..
lated, finding the facts
alleged by the saloon
and then proceeded to
&c Of the justice of the
where he swore out a
Tor Burgess arrest.
rant was made out and
Moses to serve and he
l0f the Burgess home,
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-05-29
High School Play Great Success

School. The play was undoubtly
the best production ever given
by the high school and one that
will be well remembered by
those who were fortunate enough
to be present.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-05-29

A large crowd was out Tues
day evening to witness the very
enjoyable production of Among
The Breakers" q pleasing drama
presented by the Seniors and
others of the Lennon High
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-05-29

This will accommodate about Is patrons less with tweeky
which will be benefit the people living in that
community.
The patrons must remember that mail be delivered
of the various regulation mail boxes placed
the deposit the mail and this should be attended
fore June 1st.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-05-29
Lennon Man Receives
Very Strange Confession
A Former Lemmonite Writes Local Man a Letter
Enclosing Following Confession.

W. H. Nesbt received the following confession Monday of
this week from Guaymas Mex which pupors to be from
E. Wakefield former resident of this place
The circumstances of the theft remembered by many being
here and the in which took place. described in the
confession is probably correct.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-05-29

state would prove that Mrs. Bur-
CESS had walked the streets of
Rosebud the night before with a
winchester and that Burgess
had boasted: I'm going down
to the train when No. 6 comes
in and Pm going to walk up to
Billy Moses and say to him:
Billy Moses, you
you're a dead man.
When Mrs. Burgess saw
Moses approaching, said Mr..
Collins, she took down her win
chester and presented its busi-
ness end first to Moses when he
came to the door. "You can't
come in," said Mrs. Burgess to
Moses, and the sheriff said he
did not want to come in but that
he had a warrant for Burgess.
Mrs. Burgess is then said to have
sent Sloctm (Bill Bailey) to bring
Burgess. When Burgess got out
onto the porch, according to Mr..
Collins statement, to the jury,
the sheriff read the warrant to
him and Burgess replied that he
would go with him but asked if
he could go into his house and
get his coat. Upon receiving an
affirmative reply, Burgess enter
ed the house again, procured
his cowhide coat and two six
shooters, it being the contention
of the prosecution that he en-
tered the house for the purpose
of getting the guns and that the
coat was only blind. Mr..
Collins related that when Bur-
CESS reappeared on the porch
his wife said that she was going
to go too, and directed Bill
Bailey to get his hat. Then,
said Mr.. Collins, in some unfor-
tunate or inexplicable way, Mrs.
Burgess discharged her win
chester, the bullet penetrating
the porch between herself and
Moses. At the instant the shot
was fired the sheriff said, Il
want that gum" and stepped
forward toward the woman.
Says Burgess Fired First
When the sheriff stepped to-
ward the woman, Mr.. Collins
said that the prosecution would
prove, Burgess opened fire,
wounding the sheriff and also
shooting his wife. Four shots
were fired by Burgess, according
to the prosecution, both the
third and the fourth shots being
deadly and the last shot being
fired after Moses had been shot
down and was lying on the
porch. The state contended
that in the convulsions of death,
Moses discharged his revolver,
but that he did not shoot at all
until he had been fatally wound
ed by Burgess.
After killing Moses, according
to the prosecution, Burgess went
down the hill toward town and
stood off the public with win
chester, threatening to shoot any
one who approached the scene
of the homicide, but finally
allowed a doctor to enter the
house to care for his wife's
wound.
AS Burgess stood over the
sheriff's corpse and looked down
at his victim, said Mr.. Collins,
he exclaimed, "You ----
you're just where
vo,1 helonu"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28
PRoGREssIvEs AGAINST THEM.

Progressive voters must not run
awsy with the mistaken notion that
they are under any obligation as such
to vote for those constitutional amend
ments to be submitted to them on the
pink ballot at the coming election.
Many leading progressive" are
openly and vigorously opposing some
or all of the amendments.
We doubt if Mr.. McGovern himself,
who unfortunately has been long COM
mitted to three or four of them, would
stand for the rest, if pinned down to
categorical statement.
Among the influential ''progres-
sives" who have pronounced strongly
against the amendments, or the most
vicious of them, is Samuel H. Cady
of Green Bay, a warm supporter of
Mr.. Phillip.
Take that preposterous and rankly
socialistic proposal that the state go
into the insurance business, thereby
mourning the dangerous liabilities in
volved for the taxpayers.
Mr.. Cady speaks with expert knowl-
edge on that point. Here is what he
said:
Suppose the state was engaged in
this business and carried millions upon
millions of dollars of insurance on Mil
waukee property and Milwaukee had a
great fire such as Baltimore or San
Francisco experienced These fires
drained the treasures of many insur-
ance companies. But such a fire in
Milwaukee, with state insurance in
force, would call upon the taxpayers of
the state to bear the burden, and we
have taxes enough to pay now without
inviting any more.
Think that point over, Mr.. Taxpay
er. If you do not care to let yourself
in for the risk of any such liability,
the thing to do is to vote an emphatic
No to that question on the pink
ballot.
And be sure to remember that it is
most important to vote; failure to
vote against an amendment would be
about equivalent to voting for it.
So let's US repeat our former recon-
mendation, which is in line with the
Philip platform:
Vote for none of the amendments!
Get the pink ballots! Vote mo"
on all!-Mllwaukee Sentinel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28
Future of Lead.

The increased expectation of lead
during the past few months combined
with diminished importations from
Mexico owing to the closing of mines
in that unfortunte country should
pparently create satisfactory condit-
ions in the domestic market for this
important staple and there are many
who profess to see a heavy demand
for lead at advanced prices during the
coming year. 1t is hoped that this
optimism is justified andl the price
of both i'm nd lead cores determines
the prosperity or otherwise Of miners
in this section. Production continues
and the movement of tonnage from
this distict has been quite active dur
ing the past ew days. Lead and
zinc will respond quickly to any
marked revival of business in the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28
PROGRESS GONE TO SEED.

The Milwaukee Free Press has long
been an advocate of the ideas of the
ldeas of the progressive" clements
Of the state, cannot stomach the
schemes concealed in the amendments
submitted to a vote of the people at
this election and warns its readers of
their hypocrisy and danger, in the fol-
lowing editorial:
Few politically independent citi-
zens eff Wisconsin will care to deny
that the progressive movement in
this state has of late years exceeded
the speed limit. That movement has
been productive of much legislation
that is sound, corrective and costrut-
I've, Legislation essential to the econo-
mic and social progress of the state,
and which even those conservatives
who opposed it at the time of its
inception, accept today at its demon
strated value. But as the progress
sive movement lost its character as
2 vital popular protest against the
stagnation of the old order, as it
degenerated more and more into
fractional political asset, a cinch by
means of which certain politicians
believed themselves tied to office, so
called progressive legislation became
more a matter of fashion and exped-
sency than of essential principle.
AS result, laws have been passed
and appropriations made, recklessly,
specifically and heedlessly, and the
single excuse offered was their alleg-
ed 'progressiveness. No PROPOSAL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28

so novel or difficult, so unsponsored or
unproven, but that it could obtain a
hearing in the halls of legislation,
providing it had somewhere obtained
the label, progressive" or was
champiuned by some progressive"
leader.
Against this false and opportunis-
tic "progressiveness' the people of
Wisconsin have begun to enter a SER
ious protest; and, for that matter, so
have the people Of many another en-
lightened state where this same pol
itical of exploitation of the forward
movement has become hostile to the
welfare Of the community.
We recall this distinction between
Wisconsin's early progressive move
ment, with its product of carefully
devised reform legislation, and it's de-
generate offspring, with its plethora
of half baked, articficial laws, because
the proposed constitutional amendments
providing for the initiative and other
like instruments are one OF the fore
runners of the latter period. Entire
ly apart from the essential merits
and demerits of these instruments,
the form which they were given by the
Legislature of 1911 is incompatible
with the best constructive thought on
the subject. II is hoop-la legislation
of the worst progressive type, legis-
lation accomplished post-haste because
the initiative and the referendum
were at that time the fashionable cry
of the professional saviors of the
people.
The Free Press has always doubted
that any real demand for direct
Legislation was widespread in this
state. Such demand as made itself
heard was largely of artificial inspira-
ton due to agitators. Certainly,
the legislative conditions have not
been such as to require popular check
or stimulation. If anything, the
reverse has been the case.
However, even if there still exists
any desire for the initiative and the
referendum on the part of any con-
siderable body of citizens, they can
not, il they have the slightest con-
ception of these instruments, desire
them grated upon our system of
government in the dangerous and ILL
considered form provided in the pro-
posed constitutional amendments.
Milwaukee Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28

Philip was nominated for governor
because of the ardent desire and de-
termination of the people to get
relief from high taxes and to get rid
of the burden Of some of the OPP
pressive laws and the multiplicity Of
Offices. They had five candidates to
choose from, four of them posing as
"progressivess, and they chose
Philip. They had both the first and
second choice, the latter being look
ed upon by the politicians as a sure
way to beat Philip. but the people
wanted him because they knew he
was honest and sincere and stood for
the things they want, and so they
nominated him. No Independent
candidate was needed and Senator
LaFollette, who was urged to be-
come such a candidate, emphatically
turned the proposition down. Now
that man like Blaine has jumped
into the field as an independent
candidate, to further divide the re-
publican vote, we do not believe the
people will be turned from their
purpose of putting Philip in the
governors chair. Votes taken from
Philip and given to Blaine are
really votes given to help the demo-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28

Mr.. Taxpayer, are you not get
ting tired of contributing four or five
acres of your farm every year to fur
nish soft snaps for an army of univer-
sity professors and commission hold
ups? The university crowd is fearful
that E. L. Philip will be elected
and the truth really known. They
mislead you when they accuse Philip
of being lobbyist, but not one of
them will dare to accuse him of not
being an honorable, clean, successful
business man. They realize that E. L..
is big enough and shrewd enough to
''find the leak. They know he has
''no strings" and Will tell the truth,
hit whom it may. If you, Mr.. Tax
payer, want the facts and want to
know where your high taxes have
been going, then vote and work for
E. L. Philip for governor Dodge
vile Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28

Roosevelt was inveigled into Civ
ing an endorsement to the independent
candidacy of Blaine, who fought him
two years ago and was at the head
of the organization urging republi-
cans to bolt their own candidate and
vote for Wilson. And the Roosevelt
endorsement is quoted now with a
great flourish by the papers that
ordinarily cannot find anything mean
enough to say about Roosevelt, but
who hope that his endorsement may
be some help to their present cause.
Great good that kind of thing will do.
Vote for Philip and an honest and
economical state government.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28

or the particular candidates they de-
sire they prompt attempt to overturn
the result of the primary, determine
that the people shall not rule, make
mockery of their principles and
bring out independent candidates.
This class of professionals are the
very fellows who sheer and jeer at
those who justly complain of burden
some taxation.
We should either respect the will
of the people-let the people rule
abide by the result of the system we
establish with such such high praises,
or repeal the law. Viroqua Censor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28

country and that revival may not
belong delayed. The inauguration of
the new banking system within the
nextfew weeks with a lowering of
interest rates will stimulate enter
prise and in conrgess has at least
ended the passage of laws restricting
individual and corporate effort there
should be age nuine improvement with
the turn of the year. Lead and zinc
are necessities and their use in the
arts and industries is increasing each
year. The growth in demand must
eventually bring profitable prices
Galena Gazette
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28
Dolls for Society Women.

IN Vienna a regular trade is done in
elegantly dressed dolls that are pur-
chased by society women. These dolls
are carved by hand after models by
we'll known artists, and they often
fetch as much as SIS each. Their COS
tunes are beautifully made, and no
two are alike in face and figure M
to America.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28
It's Easy Money.

Say John, your father says he
would give one hundred dollars for
something to cure your feet and stop
that awful odor. It's easy John.
Bankers Antesptic will knock all that
awful odor in Is seconds. For sale
by j. 7. Bennett. - Adv.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28
PRIMARY LAW SHOULD BE RES
PECTED OR REPEALED

When the editor of the Censor was
a member of the Legislature he favo-
ed, worked and voted for the primary
election law, so that Z" the people
might rule. In practice it seems
that when few disgruntled, self
Amounted leaders, professed friends of
the law, fail to nominate themselves
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28
ESTATE of Joseph S. Kidd. deceased.
IL State of Wisconsin, County Court c

Grant County-Tn Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the special
term of the County Court to be held in and
for said County. at the Court House, in the
City of Lancaster. in said County, on the
fourth Tuesday of November A. d. 1914 being
the oath day of November 1914. at the hour of
ten O'Clock in the forenoon. the following
matter will be heard and considered:
The petition of Valdai S. Kidd, for the ad-
mission to probate of the last will and
testament of Joseph S. Kidd late Of the
town of Glen Haven, in Grant County, Wis
cOnSin deceased. and for letters tesla
mentary thereon be issued to Valdai S.Kidd
as executor thereof,
By order of the Court.
E. B. GO0DSELL, County Judge.
Dated Oct. 22nd 1914.
Brown, Brennan & Carthew. Attorneys.
1st ms Oct %; last ms. Nov. H.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28

The Wisconsin Supreme court has
issued an order prohibiting the use
of voting machines int he state in
the coming general election and re-
quiring that a printed ballot be sued.
The last Legislature passed law
which rovided a method for making
second choice Of candidates for United
States senator, both at the primary
and general election. 1t was found
that this could not be accomplished
the voting machines. The cost of
the election thus will be increased
greatly. The election cost in Mil
waukee alone will be $4,000, while
the city will have to discard voting
machines which cost $1,000
Thirty governors, ten former gov
ernors and probably the president
of the United States will attend the
governors conference which is to
meet at Madison, Wis, November
10 to IA to discuse uniformity of
laws regulating and taxing corpora
tions doing an Interstate business.
Cheese prices have taken sudden
slump the past two weeks with the
result that cheese of all kinds is
moving very slowly. American
cheese has fallen off three cents a
pound the past month anu Swiss and
Limburger have dropped off about
two cents. The cause of the low
prices is said to be on account of the
large amount of old cheese on hand.
The whistle of a locomotive is
heard 3, 300 yards through air, the
noise of railroad train 300 yards,
the report of rifle and the bark of
dog 1900 yards, the human voice
caches a distance of 1000 yards, the
croaking of frogs 900 yards and the
chirping of crikets 800 yards.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

Tor Cox eruOr-
EMANUEL i. Phillip. OF Milwaukee.
FOR Lieutenant. Governor
EDWARD F. DTTHMAR, OF BarSboo.
Fer Secretary of State
JOHN :. DONALD, of Madison.
For Attorney General
WALTER @. OWEN. of Pierce county.
For state Treasurer
HENRY JOHNSON. of South Madison.
For United States Senator
FRANCIS Z MCGOVERN, OF Milwaukee.
1deunber OF Congress Sd Dist
JOHN NJ. NELSON. of Madison.
For Assembly. 1St Dist-A. v. WELLS.
Fer Assembly Sd District-EDW. HEATH
COTE.
County Clerk-CHAS. Il. DICKINSON.
County Treasurer-WM. c. LIVINGSTON.
Sheriff-FRANK HE'LL.
Register of Deeds-THOS. "A. THOMPSON.
CLERK of COurt-GEO. W. BARROWS.
District AttOFney-H. +. CARTHEW.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28
Why Worry About Birthdays?

Don't start counting your birthdays;
they don't really count. We've been
confusing age with efficiency for too
long. How far have you developed?
How sharp are your faculties?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28
A Good Investment.

Barker's remedy for coughs colds,
catarrh and rheumatism cures and
prevents. For sale by J. T. Bennett.
. Adv.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28
Oh Say, Mother

Don't forget Barker's antiseptic
for baby's bath. 1t destroys all odor.
For sale by j. 7. Bennett Adv.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28

cratic candidate, Likely" Karel.
Remember this when you go to the
polls next Tuesday.