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met as board OF education. Gilbert q.
Elites county superintendent presiding.
The petition of Jacob Nyhouse and
others praying for a change of the
boundaries of school districts No. IA, II,
10, 16. and q was read.
The remonstrance signed by August
Kraft and others against a change OF
the boundaries of the above mentioned
school districts was read.
On motion duly seconded the petition
Of Jacob Nyhouse and others praying
for a change Of boundaries, so that
school district No. IA shall include Sec
ton 10, 20, p, 2S, 20 and 30 township
SO range So and chool district No. IL
shall include section 81, 80, SO township
SO, n 5S and section 4, 5, 8. township
81 range 5S and school district No. 10
shall include section 81, 35, SO, township
SO range So and section 1, 2, 3, township
95 range So and school district No. s16
shall irclude section 10, IL, IL, 13, IA
and Is township IS range So and school
district No. q shall include section 10,
20, 81, 2S, 20 and 80 township 95 range 5S
nj that the unaccounted territory In
GLIDING section Z, 8, 8, 16, IL and is
township 95, range IS shall be organized
n a new school district named school
district No. So. was granted.
The petition Of Aug. Kraft praying
to change the boundaries of school dis
tricts No. 10 n IA was on motion re-
jected.
The petition of Aug. Kraft and others
praying to change the boundaries of
school districts No. IA and 70 was on
motion rejected. .la".a Ia5SE
The petition Of Jacob r. Steiner and
others praying to change the bound
aries of school districts No. 50, SO was
on motion rejected.
On motion board of education adj
journee as such board and met as
board Of county commissioners.
The committee appointed to view the
proposed road between section 10 and
30, township So range 81 reported favor
/ able on the same n IN motion the
states attorney is hereby instructed
to draw up a contract for a strip OF,
land for road from the section line to
the proposed bridge petitioned for or
asked for in this petition and that
the county will pay the price agreed
p for this strip Of land as soon as
the bridge is located.
On motion the following bills were all
lowed:
A. M. Void Construction COM
| pany, part payment on new
courthouse for April ......... 50, 10000
II. V. Ptak. for sewer connection ag
from new courthouse ........ 10000
H. l.. Brelsford. taking are OF
small pox patient, amended TO 1900
The petition Of Fred Schneider and
others praying for change Of boundaries
OF school districts No. Ii, IS and 20 was
accepted and Wednesday June 10, 1914
at 2 O'Clock p. m. was set for the day TO.
hear said petition.
On motion following commissioner
and sheriff bills were allowed:
Fl. G.. Gum, commissioners salary
and mileage ........ 1890
Jos. V. Wagner, commissioners
salary and mileage ......,.....,. $500
c.. N. McCollum, commissioners
salary n mileage ........... $3.50
Chas. Dirks ........................ 32.40
L.. L.. Wagner, sheriff attending
commissioners .............,..,.. 500
On motion board adjourned to Tues
day June 9, 1914, at 9 o'clock a. m.
/ H. G.. Gum, Chairman.
Attest: ~" IN
j. j Maus, Department Auditor.
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Paredon. Mex, May 1s.-The first
engagement In force OF the rebel cam
paign against Saltillo cannot longer
be delayed. The rebel troops rapidly
are taking up the positions assigned
them in General Villas plan of bat
tie and are closing on the town In such
O way the rebel leaders will check
any attempt of the federal garrison
to e~vacuate or the retreat to h south,
even should. the soldiers of Huerta con-
template such a move.
Spread widely east and west Of the
railroad from Paredon to Saltillo the
ccnstitutionalists troops are combing
the country Whereabouts and sweeping
the federal outposts and scouting par
ties before them, There has been some
skirmishing reported, but it has not
been OF such a character as to develop
the positions OF the federals or the
plan of attack of the constitutionalists.
With the advance guard, the cara
gosa brigade, in possession of Pare
don, and other brigades advancing
rapidly, but As miles separate General
Villa from his goal,
That AZ miles, however, is desert
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FEDERAL TROOPS TO
REMAIN IN COLORADO
Will Not Be Withdrawn Until
Outcome of Mediation
Is Known.

Washington, May 19.-Representa-
live Heating, Of Colorado, conferred
with President Wilson today concern
Ing conditions in the strike district Of
his state. Although the president hal
advised Governor Ammons hat fed
eral troops would not be allowed to re-
main indefinitely In the strike sections,
Mr.. Heating said the president was not
disposed TO withdraw the government
forces Immediately and Is willing to do
everything within reason for the pres
ervation Of peace in the Goal region.
Mn Keating expressed doubt as to
the ability of the state militia to main
tain order in the strike districts after
the withdrawal of federal troops unless
mine owners consent to the mediation
Of disputed questions.
Austrian Ambassador Dumba today
laid before the secretary of state and
the secretary of war an urgent request
that federal troops be retained on duty
in the Colorado strike district. The
requests were, made at the instigation
of he Austrian government on infor-
nation received from their agents in
Colorado.
The ambassador declared in his opin-
ion that the militia was. not sufficient
force to maintain order If the federal
troops were withdrawn and that he felt
sure that trouble woul break out again
as 500 as the army was out of the
state. He stated that Austrian citizens.
who make up a large part of the pop
ulation in Ludlow and other strike cen
tiers, had been found dead and their
bodies ~plundered.
MI. Dumba stated that the secretary
of war said there was no immediate
intention of removing the troops. The
Italian ambassador. who represents a
number of his Countrymen in Colorado,
will make a similar appeal.
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RUMoR OF ARMS BEING
CONCEALED NOT PROVED

Trinidad, Colo, May 18.-Reports
reached military headquarters today
that a large number of rifles had been
concealed in the coal districts in places
from which they could be easily
brought out. Military authorities made
1t plain hat no search for concealed
arms would be made without further
orders from the wal department. The
disarmament proceedings is at an end,
SO far as measures authorized by or
ders already received are concerned. .
A complaint was made by strike lead
ers that miners imported to work at the
Gray Creek mine were being hauled to
the mine in the wager OF a rural mail
carrier. An investigation by the mill
tary officers convinced them that no
imported men were being put to work
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TAFT URGES PUBLIC TO
SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT

New York, May 18.-William How
ard Taft gave his views on the Mexican
situation yesterday in an address at the
Free synagogue's celebration of Peace
Sunday. ....
While the former president expressed
little hope that the pending mediation
conference would accomplish It's imme-
date purpose, he asserted the offer of
mediation and it's acceptance was an
important step toward the future set
Element of international difficulties in
the western hemisphere. He said there
was unpopular pressure for a military
policy which the administration cannot
resist. He sale that the people were
determined to do their duty even should
that duty, involve war. But for war.
he added, the people have It present
little enthusiasm.
The criticism MI. Taft leveled at the
Wilson administration had to do with
the aid which, he said. the sdministra-
ton had given to the Mexican consti-
tutionalists.
1T is my Judgment" he said, that If.
in our course toward Mexico during the
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Rurnors OF Federal Attack on
Vera Cruz Fail to MateriaEze

Vera Cruz, May ia rumored con-
centration of Mexican federal troops
before the American lines in the vicin-
ity Of Vergara station, two miles out
on the Interoceanic railroad failed to
materialize into the early morning at
tack which had been predicted by ma
tiyes who entered Vera Cruz yesterday.
The night passed without any Incl
dent at the American outposts and no
Indication was given that Genera
Navarrete or General Pena, contem-
plated any violation Of the armistice.
From several quarters rumors were
pe~rsistently circulated yesterday con-
corning Mexican troops movements In
the vicinity of the American outposts.
The American army headquarters staff
was disinclined to take these rumors
seriously, but precautions were taken
to guard against any possible night
surprise.
Under the general precautionary
plans agreed upon by the headquarters
stats the marines and b~luejackets on
board the American fleet are held in
readiness to come ashore at an hours
notice in case the garrison should be
attacked. ..fm
The chief military development in the
Mexican situation was a report that
San Francisco bridge IN the Inter
oceanic railroad, % miles from Vera
Cruz, had been destroyed. This con-
firmed previous reports from naval
aviatais who made observations along
this route.
General Funston did not describe the
in which the bridge had been
destroyed, but 1t was assumed that IL
was done by federal soldiers. The
bridge, which spanned a ravine and the
river Antigua, was OF steel construc-
ton, 1853 feet long. Its destruction will
not affect communication with Mexico
City, as the principal route is over the
Mexican Central railroad.
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end Of their campaign for the over
throw of Huerta and must be reckoned
with in the establishment Of any form
Of provisional administration pending
the holding of a constitutional election
for the selection of permanent officers,
UP to a late hou today no word had
come from the constitutionalists with
regard to the latest phase of the situa-
ton at Mexico City, " -
The Huerta delegates never will
agree to the selection for provisional
president Of any of, the constitutional
list military men," said a man who had
a long talk with the Huerta represen-
tatives here yesterday" They want
someone. however. for provisional
president who will guarantee a fair
election to all parties concerned and
who has not been a military partisan"
This view was conceded with that
obtained from other persons who had
informal talks with the Huerta dele
gates here. The three Mexican did not
divulge the nature Of their long con-
ference with Huerta, before their de-
Iparture.
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OLD EXPENSE CRAFT
ANNULLED BY COURT
Personal Outings Under Guise
of Public Business Taboo
in South Dakota.

Pierre. S. D.. May 18.-The supreme
court today sustained the demurrer in
the test case brought by President A.
f. Hitchcock, OF the board of regents,
holding that he could not receive a
warrant for expenses while attending
a board meeting at Huron last fall
when the state fair was in session. This
decision on the law of the last session
will preclude fake special meetings OF
boards while fairs, political conventions
etc, are in session. Judges Whiting
and Policy wrote dissenting opinions.
Whiting said: II believe we should re-
fuse to place any such a construction
upon a law as will result in penalizing
the honest official when there Is
nothing in the words used that indicate
such an intent"
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The confirmation of Huerta.s attitude
agrees with the view obtained by some
of the close friends of the Mexicans
during their stop here. According to
this view the delegates realized the
present administration at Mexico City
Is fast going to pieces and 1t was in
evitahle that Huerta give place to other
authority. 1t did not. however, disclose
that Huerta had authorized his resig-
nation. IL they considered that course
necessary and this more definite phase
was first made known in the dispatch
through diplomatic channels. ~.
Who Comes Next2
who will come after Huerta, whether
an individual or a provisional commits
sion, still is an open question, but IL is
gathered the succession win not be
likely to fall on military leaders who
have come to prominence "by arbitrary
forces"
one difficulty attending the estab-
lishment Of a temporary government in
Mexico City to succeed Huerta will be
presented by the problem of the consti-
tutionalists. The rebels are nearing the
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GUNNER GET $3,4OO
WORTH OF DIAMONDS
Two Des Moiners Are Tied and
Locked in a Bath Room as
Robbers Search Premises.

Des Moines, Ia, May 19.-Police at
noo today had not secured the slight
est clew to the three gunner who Sat
urday night broke into a residence oc-
cupied by Mrs. Louis McGregor and
Miss Hazel Ferguson and escaped with
diamonds valued at $4,000. They over
powered the two women, tied them and
locked them in the bathroom while they
went through the house. The only
diamond saved was by Mrs. McGregor,
who concealed it in her mouth. The
robbers are though to have left Des
Moines in an auto at midnight Satur-
day night, going west.
Des Moines, Ia, May 18.-Burglars
entered the offices of the Bankers
Life company Sunday afternoon, got
the keys to the office of Secretary
Nollen and secured stamps worth $500
and $35 in cash.
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PENNSYL- WANNA VOTERS
TO CHOOSE CANDIDATES

Philadelphia, May 19.-Final prepar-
ations for the primary election tomor-
row are being made by the candidates
and their supporters in the various
parties.
The bitterest contest is that within
the democratic party for the guberna-
torIal nomination between Vance C.
Mccormack, former mayor Of Harris
burg, and Michael J. Ryan, city solicit
tor OF Philadelphia.
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ARGENTINE MINISTER IS
FIRST AT NIAGARA FALLS

Buffalo. N. ", May 1S.--Romuio
Naon, Argentine minister, first of the
South American mediators on the
Mexican problem. reached here today.
Robert r.. Rose, state department. rep
r~esentative, met him and took httn TO
MAJ ara Falls. Canada, by automobile.
The purpose Of DIR. Naon's early ar
rival is to complete the plans for the
conference, which will begin with the
Mexican and American delegates on
Wednesday. While rooms and a con-
ference hall already had been engaged
at a leading hotel in Niagara Falls DIR.
Naon desired to make certain that all
conveniences were provided. s..
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AMERICAN VICE CONSUL d. a...
RESCUED BY ENGLISHMEN

New York, May 1S.-Eleven refugees
from Mexico, four of them from Tam
pico arrived at New York today OF the
Ward line steamship Camaguey. Ac-
cording to the refugees. rioting in the
streets was continuous and all hotels
refused to house Americans. The
American vice consul, according to
one passenger, was dragged from a
neck. Sailors from the British cruiser
Hermione rescued him.
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TO Rour

Chicago. May 19.-The judicial and
police campaign to eliminate crimes Of
violence and drive gunner out Of the
city took q new turn when Mayor
Harrison appointed a council commit
tee of v to investigate the causes Of
such crimes, their frequency, their Of
fetal disposition and best ean of
prevention.
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REBELS ASK FINANCIAL
AID TO CARRY ON WAR

Washington, May 18.-That General
Caballero, constitutionalist commander
at Tampico, had requested through the
Chamber of Commerce there all bust
ness firms, Mexican and Spanish to
subscribe to g voluntary fund for the
constitutionalists, was reported to the
Mayo.
Circumstances Of the request for vol
untary contributions were described in
a statement from the navy department.
1T was made clear Asaid the state
ment, that this fund was not to be in
the form OF a regular war tax,
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Noiea of tha Consumar-

The attorney for the gas company
was making a popular address.
Think of the good the gas company
has done?" he cried. IF l were per-
mitted a pun, | would say, in the words
of the immortal poet: Honor the Light
Brigade"
Voice of consumer from the audi
ence: 'Oh. what a charge they made
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NoRwEelANs CELEBRATE.

Minneapolis, Mimi. May 1S.-The
forenoon Of the final day Of the CEN
tennial celebration Of Norway's indie
pendence. which began here Saturday,
was devoted to visiting and sight see
ing, followed by an aeroplane flight
and a baseball game at the Minnesota
state fair grounds. Addresses were
scheduled for late this afternoon.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-05-21
Ble FIRE DAMAGE.

New York, May 19.-FIames burned
through six floors of a loft building ex-
tending from % Des Brosses street
back to Greenwich street late last
night, doing damage estimated at $780,
900. A fireman fell through a skylight
from the roof and was seriously In
jured, Several other firemen were
OVarcome -.
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AMERICAN DELEGATES
WILL LEAVE TOMORROW

mar and Mr.. Lehman, who Will rep
resent the United States at the peace
conference at Niagara Falls, Ont, to-
day arranged to leave Washington at
3 o'clock tomorrow morning. This ar
rangement will put the American dele
gates at the scene of the conference
about the time the Mexican delegates
arrive there from New York.
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KERR TO MEET WILSON.

Washington, May 18.-Robert ].
Kerr, of Chicago and Mexico City, who
was provisional governor of Vera Cruz
for q short time, following the en-
trance of American forces, arrived in
Washington today and called at the
White House. He expressed a desire
on his arrival to lay information reIat-
Ing to Vera Cruz conditions before the
president.
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SEND OUT ESQ REFUGEES.

Washington. May 1S.-The Brazilian
minister in Mexico City reported today
he was completing arrangements for
the departure of $50 American refugees
who will go by train to Puerto Mexico,
where they will take Ship for the
United States.
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past year. we had not exercised sucn
direct Influence as we have to aid one
OF the contending parties we should
not now be so near general intervention
and war
In conclusion he called Upon all
Americans TO aid the president In his
efforts to find peace.
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TO TAKE OVER LIGHTHOUSE.

Washington. May 1S.-The Brazilian
minister in Mexico City informed the
state department today that the Mex
lean department Of communications
had appointed three men to resume
charge of the Lobos island lighthouse,
now operated by American forces. This
information was. conveyed to the Bra
lillian minister through the Mexican
foreign office
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DIES AT HIS DESK.

New York, May 1S.-Edward Burns
vice president Of the American Ex-
change National bank died at his desk
today. He had been Connected with the
bank for nearly half a century, enter
ing it's service as an office boy.
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PIANO MANUFACTURER DIES.

New York, May 1S.-Lavlne NJ. Ide,
we'll known in the piano trade in this
country, died yesterday OF heart dis
ease at his home in Mount Vernon
Mr.. Ide was born in Manchester, Mich,
81 years ago. p. 4",
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GOVERNOR is ARRESTED.

Stockton, Cal, May 1s.-Hiram w.
Johnson, governor OF California, was
arrested yesterday by Speed Officer
&C.. w. Fisher, of Lodi, on a charge OF
exceeding the speed limit while travel
ing in his automobile near that town.
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ApMIRAL U DIES.

London, May 1S.-Admiral Sir
Charles Carter Drury died here today,
aged SIS. He was born at Rothesay,
New Brunswick, and entered the
1908 he was the second sea lord of the
admiralty. .
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Washington, May 18-General Huerta has authorized the Mexi-
can mediation delegates to submit his resignation, in case such a
course is found necessary to a settlement in peace negotiations. This
was stated positively in dispatches today from a thoroughly COM
petent diplomatic source in Mexico City, to one of the foreign repre-
sentatives here and confirms limitations given by friends Of the
delegates here yesterday. a
According to this information from Mexico City General Huerta
at first authorized the delegates to discuss the question of only
Tampico conflict leading to the American occupation of Vera Cruz,
Later the Mexican dictator, it is reported, came to recognize the
necessity of a broader settlement and then conveyed to the delegates
assurances that he was prepared to step down should this course be
found necessary by them. "& q
The problem causing chief concern to diplomats in Mexico City
now is that of the form of administration to be established during the
interregnum before a constituhonaly elected president could as
sumo office. No intimations concerning the name Of a possible sue
cessor to Huerta were contained IN the dispatch; this subject being
one which it would be necessary to consult the opinion of con-
Shtntionalst leaders and others.
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RESIGNATION OF HUERTA
is PLACED IN HANDS oh
EMISSARIES FOR MEXICO

Next Step in Situation Presents Difficulties Which May Prove
Hard to Slrnount Without involving United States With the
Rebels-Federalists Said TO Recognize ~Irnminence of Mill
tary Governments DoWnfaIl-Declared in Official Circles
That New Administration Will Not Be Made Up Of Those
Who Have Gained Prominence by Arbitrary Force.
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A Hint to the Least of Us,

The smallest bird cannot light upon
the greatest tree without sending a
shock to it's most distant fiber; every
mind Is at times no less sensitive to the
most trifling words.
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South China annually produces more
than 10000 bales OF raw silk, and ex-
ports more than 10000 900 pounds,
valued at mo- than ST, 900. 900.
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o LEAVES v

Palermo. T.aly,g May 19.-Rosa
Salient. 40 years ~, gave birth here TO
two boys and three girls. The mother
and Ave children are all we'll
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auditor be ana ne IL nSTSDS lilsNi oN'"
to advertise for bids for wood and
| metal furniture and decorating for the
new court house, bids to be opened
June 8 at 10 o'clock a. m. for the
furniture, and June 10 at 8 o'clock a.
m. for the metal furniture and deCora-
ting. Motion carried.
on motion, the following bills were
allowed:
G. A. Johnson, grading, $50.
f. l.. DeMelt, grading, $50.
Cyrus House. grading, $43.
Lester Lyons, grading, $l3. .
Tabor society hall, rent for teachers
district meeting, 50.
III. G.. Gum, grading, $16.65.
l.. l.. Deming, grading, $44.SO.
w. f. Colwell, grading, $1S.
Fred Sunderman. grading, $2b.
]. L. Meighen, making out papers Tor
admittance to Soldiers home, 81.
DR.. Herm. klima, medical care or
Mrs. Horack, $14.9O.
r. T. Berry. grading, $14.
Avon Clarion, printing, 1926.
Dakota Central Phone company. toll
messages, $l.85.
Dakota Central Phone company,
phone rent and messages, $3.50.
W.. A. Glasner, meals for smallpox
patient, $22.40.
ON motion board adjourned to 1
o'clock p. m.
III. G. Gum. Chairman.
Attest: J. j. Maus. Deputy Auditor.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board of county commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment. Present full
board, deputy auditor and sheriff.
On motion following bills were al
lowed: City of Tyndall, for tapping
water mains for new courthouse, $35.
On motion board of county commits
sioners adjourned as such board and