The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-03

and about fifty tons of choice hay.
1t is said that, with the exception of
his house, the farmer, whose name
could not be learned, lost his entire
possessions. Bloodhounds were
brought from Mitchell and set upon
the trail of the suspects.
Groton-Mrs. Chas. f.. Phillips, a
well known woman of Groton, had a
narrow escape from death as the re-
suit of gas escaping in her home.
Although only semiconscious, she
managed to open the door to her
sleeping apartment. and this saved
her life. When found in the morning
she had recovered to some extent, but
it was some hours before she fully
recovered her faculties.
Sioux Falls-Claiming that over
indulgence i'm strong drink is re-
sponsible for his predicament, l.. c.
Cody, a j~ourneyman tailor, who dur
| ing the summer and fall was employ
ed in Parker, has been lodged in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary TO serve a
term of one year for forgery. He
| pleaded guilty TO forging the name of
his employer to two checks, each for
$22. One of the checks was cashed
by a Parker bank and the other by
a hotel man. After committing the
crime Cody fled and was captured in
| Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls-Two noted Sioux In
| dian cattle and horse "rustlers" in
the persons of Francis Black Horse
and John Bear Horse. belonging on
| the Rosebud reservation, have been
lodged in the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary, following their entering pleas
of guilty to the charge of stealing
horses and cattle from settlers in the
vicinity of their reservation. Black
Horse will serve a term of one year
while Bear Horse was given a term
of two years and three months.
Belle Fourche-Word comes here
of a fatal accident to Hans Fogh, mai
carrier between Vernal, in the NORTH
part OF this county, and Strool. Fogh
with Myron Aylesworth, a merchant
of Vernal, were driving an auto be
tween Strool and Hettinger, N. ID.
when in some ann the machine
went over a high embankment anC
pitched out both men. They were
found unconscious by friends ant
rushed to H%ettinger. where Fogh''
injuries are said to be such that h,
will die, while Aylesworth Is reeov
ering. The machine was demolished
Rapid City-Former States Attor
ney Alvin Waggoner of Philip hai
just received a surprise packag,
Il thnnnnh thn s,nsIa tLnA ,.axr ,aZ..1f Z,
the capture of William F. Him., TO
whom officers have been searching
for some months. When Waggone,
was states attorney for Stanley coun
ty he sem HIM to the Sioux Fall
penitentiary for murder. HIM wa.
later adjudged insane and transfer
red to Yankton, but escaped AM
since then his whereabouts have beel
a mystery. The package just re
ceived by Waggoner contains Hinz
picture. on which is inscribed, 'lov
ingly yours, William #. Him." an,
was postmarked Minneapolis. Off
GERS are now trying to trace the maj
i'm the Twin Cities.
Pierre-The national forest re
serve department reports over a hal
hundred applications for filing home
steads within the reserve. under tn
provisions of the act of June IL
1906. As each of these application
must be passed upon after a surve.
to determine as to whether the trac
will be more valuable for agriculture
purposes than forest purposes, tn
field force OF the department has bee
busy. and the open weather condi
tions extending so far into the fal
has given them an opportunity no
often at their command in the Hill
where IN early snow stops such work
The department encourages tn
homestead filing on such tracts with
in the reserve as are shown by tn
survey TO be OF the proper eharacta,