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u i toe -, f"1V"nj-'5i -r - " - rttmt t i i ij'm7 ' ft. MOTTO All The News When It Ii New. VOL. 20 DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1011.' NO, 16, jv. ,. v 1 "" b.; ,fV, i1 DAKOTA v- COUNTY JL JLJLJfJLmJUm lili Irtiar I. to r t. . -a.. VJV .-.-- rr - v IS SOME SPLENDjD CATTLE FROM STATE UNIVERSITY. FINEST STEER IN AMERICA Specimens to Be Used as the Best Models of Beef Types at the Winter Courses. Br tho request of the management of the National Shcop show at Omaha, the department of animal Industry of the University of Nebraska placed on exhibition at tho Auditorium tho two eteers which have recently won fame at tho International Live Stock exhib ition. One of them, called Prince of View Point, was mado rosorvo cham pion of tho show, and, as the cham pion has been slaughtered, Prlnco has tho distinction of being tho best steer in America, any age or breed. Ho was purchased when a small calf by H. R. Smith, professor of animal hus bandry, from Paul Culver, an Angus breeder at Edgerton, Mo, Prlnco was made champion of the Angus breed - when exhibited as a calf last year, and this year brings back tho addi tional honor of reserve grand cham pion. He hnajicYer won, anything less than first prize wherever he has been shown, the total winnings in cash prizes amounting to approximately 400, or four times his original cost to tho university. In addition to re ceiving milk as a calf, Prlnco was given a mixed ration of corn, oats, bran, linseed meal. Alfalfa formed a large part of his roughage during the winter, and grass In summer. Ho was also given corn' silage during the win- " t'er. ' Bluebeard, tho othor stool on exhibi tion at "tlie Slieep slkw",waS flrot'prlze" NEBRASKA ' grade calf at Chicago last year, and first as a yearling this year, bringing' back the additional honor of reserve yearling champion, a rating next to Prince as given by the English Judge. .Bluebeard.waa born.and.Toared.on the university farm. His dam was" a slater of Challenger, tho grand cham pion steer a few years ngo. Both steers are to be returned to the university farm at the close of the Sheep show to be used as models of- beef types; lff "the" w!nter''B'aort' courses at the school of agriculture. State School Funds. The sum of $252,172.47 is to be ap portioned among the ninety-two counties of the state, according to an nouncement made at tie state house today. This is tho annual apportion ment of state school funds and will be distributed to a total of 376,622 echool children. Tho following funds make up the sum total: State tax ? 471.44 Interest on school lands sold 16,295.11 Interest on school lands leased 54,637.83 Interest on bonds 166,820.11 Interest on warrants 659.98 Fish and game licenses... 13,588.00 Total ?252,472.4f For Cleaner Milk. With a view to Inaugurating tho campaign for cleaner milk, State Food Commissioner Jackson has Just completed a thorough Investigation of 138 dairies in and near this city. In the sedimentary tests which he mado tho state official found that only six graded good, forty-three fair and eighty-nine poor. The commissioner declares that although people are prono to require a rich, milk so far as butter fat Is concerned, they pay little or no attention to tho cleanliness of the fluid. Gift to-Hls.torlcnl 8oolty. Tho Nebraska state historical fio ,clety has received from Rev. Dennis O. Fitzgerald of Red Cloud, a framed copy of tho London Times of June 22, 1815, which contains the dispatch of the Duke of Wellington, dated at Waterloo, June 19, 1815, giving an accbunt of the battle at Waterloo. This paper is -In a good stato of pre servation and will be placed on ex hibition In tho museum of the his torical society. Says She's Not Herself. Mrs. Jennie Goiger, who is serving a Hfo sentence in tho penltontiary, in sists that she is not herself, but her twin sister. Mrs. Goiger is serving a Hfo sentence for the murder of a man with whom she was traveling across the country. Sho was tried and con victed In Choyenne county and after being taken to tho penitentiary was later removed to the, Lincoln asylum December 16, 1909, and escaped from that institution February 19, 1910. Sho was recaptured and returned to tho penitentiary. Pardons by the Governor. Governor Aldrlch has Issued par dons to Martin Hicks of Richardson county and Fred Dishop of Kimball county, In accordance with recommen dations of tho advisory board of par dons. Tho former was convicted for entering a houso and eteallng tbero from a pan of milk and a pocket book containing a small sum of money. Bishop stole a cow Valued at $20. Tho latter was recommended for executive clemency because it was tiiought his punishment would preclude his In dulgence in depredations. FARMER8 TO ANSWER. Rural Life Commission 8ends Out Questions. In order to obtain the most exhaus tive Information possible from the farmers of this state, tho Nebraska .T..l - ,.ml..l.. ( ..l.n blanks that contain questions asking for facts and opinions with respect to rural conditions in Nebraska. According to Prank O. Odoll, secre tary of tho commission, that organiza tion is undertaking a great project. "The results already obtained," he says, "Indicate that tho final report or thlo .commission will be of great value aB a' survey of farm life conditions, such aa has never beforo been at tained. It Is vital that wo roach tho largest number of farmers posslblo .without any delay." "To the Farmers of Nebraska" Is tho way the appeal Is addressed. Questions Asked Farmer. Following Is a list of tho questions asked in tho pamphlet: 1. Are tho farm homes In your neighborhood as good as they should be under existing conditions? 2. Are the schools In your neighbor hood training boys and girls satisfac torily for farm life? 3. Do tho farmers of your neighbor hood get tho returns they reasonably should from the. sale of their pro-, ducts? 4. Do tho farmers In your neighbor hood receive from tho railroads, high ways, trolley linos, etc., the service they reasonably should 7 5. Do the farmers In your neighbor hood recolvo from the United States postal service, rural telephones, etc., tho service they reasonably should expect? 6. Are tho rentals of farms In your neighborhood making a satisfactory living and accumulating profits which tend to enable them to become own ers of farms? 7. Is tho supply of farm labor In your neighborhood satisfactory? 8. Are the conditions surrounding hired labor on the farm In your neighborhood satisfactory to the hired help? - - . 9. Aro the farmers and their wives In your -neighborhood satisfactorily organized to promote their' mutual buying and selling interests? 10. "Have the fanners In your neigh borhood satisfactory facilities for do ing their buslness.Jn hanklng.credlt, Insurance, ctc;T 11. Are. .the taxation laws of the state satisfactory to the farmer? 12. Do you know of undervaluations of real estate or personal property In your neighborhood, for purposes of taxation? ""13.What 'change? it-' any; Tvould'you suggest in tax laws? 14. Are the sanitary conditions or farms in your neighborhood satlsfac tory? 1G. Aro the religious .facilities in your neighborhood satisfactory? 16. Do the farmers and their wives and families in your neighborhood got together for mutual improvement,, entertainment and social Intercourse as much as they should? 17. What, In your Judgment, Is the most Important single thing which may bo Immediately done for the betterment of farm life In Nebraska? Liquor Consumption. Figures garnered upon the amount of -Intoxicating liquor consumed in Lincoln show that approximately 500, 000 gallons of beer and 39,000 gallons of whisky are disposed of In a year. This amount, according to local sa loonkeepers, is loss than before the Intervening drouth of two years. Fair Dates, Secretary .ellor of tho stato fair board has returned from a meeting of national fairs and expositions ax Chicago. Nebraska was well repre sented by delegates at the meeting and Secretary Mellor has again .been appointed chairman of tho committee on transportation, a position he has held in the national association for two years. The date of the Nebraska state fair next' year is September 2 to 6. Corn Prizes to 'Boys. Audsley Follows of Winnebago, Thurston county, won the first prize of $50 offered by tho state board of agriculture for the best yield of corn on one acre. In all eleven prizes wero offered this year, the first being $50, second, $25; third, $20; fourth, $15; fifth, $10 and to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth arid eleventh, $5 each. The Lincoln Monument. Tho contract for the architectural accessories of tho Abraham Lincoln monument was awarded to Kimball Bros, of Lincoln, whoso bid was $7, 000. A Chicago firm bid $7,500. For the Supreme Bench. President Taft will shortly havo an opportunity to pass on the merits of a Nobraskan for a seat on the su promo bench of the United States. A set of resolutions commending Judge Roscoo Pound formerly of tho .stato university for that high place of Judi cial authority was mailed to tho pres ident. Public Land Sales. United States public land salea will bo held this month at the offico of tho commissioner of public land In tho federal building beginning December 21. --.Irteen tracts ot land ranging from six acres to 280 acres in size will bo disposed of to tho highest bidders. Four of tho tracts to bo sold aro in Haye3 county, flvo in Chase, one In Hitchcock, two In Dundee, and one in Hamilton county. Tho first salo will be hold at 10 a. m., December 21. Sales will also held on Jan. G, 6 and 10. TAKING " in """ CHICAGO CVCNINCt l0IT. "I Wish My Stenographer Could See Me No." JURY FREES GIRLS LILLIAN GRAHAM AND ETHEL CONRAD,' WHO SHOT 8TOKESi FOUND "NOT GUILTY." VERDICT IN 58 MINUTES Young Women Become Hysterical When They Are Acquitted of At tempt to Kill. New York Million aire Given Ovation by Crowd. New York. Lillian Gjaham and Ethel Conrad, the young women who shot W. E. D. Stokes In the logs, are acquitted. The acquittal waa re turned In record-breaklns time, but fifty-eight minutes to think it over and reach a verdict Miss Graham fell into the arms of Miss Conrad and they were locked in a tearful embrace when friends rushed to their aid. ' -x After holding a -triumphant- recep tion In the courtroom they wore es corted from the criminal court build nig by a cheering crowd. In his charge to the Jury Judge Marcus eliminated the attempted murder chargo from the indictment, restricting the Jury to the charges of assault with Intent to kill and as sault with Intent to do bodily harm. His contention was that the shooting in tho Varuna apartment on tho night of Juno 7 was not premeditated. The closing plea of Assistant Dis trict Attorney Bucknor was a vicious attack on the girls and a denunciation of Stokes. Of tho lattor ho said: "It makes no difference whether you liko Stokes or not I don't like him. I'm glad ho isn't my father. My father is a minister of the Gq.pel and stands for everything Stokes Isn't. This has nothing to do with the case, however. The fact remains that Stokes was a wily old man who knew better than to get himself Into a breach of promise suit There waa not an element of love In the whole affair. It was lust on Stokes' part and on Miss Graham's part It was lucre." The girl's plea was extortion, pure and simple, be declared, with Ethel Conrad, "a wildcat and kitten," as the prime mover. He said the whole episode was a blackmailing schemo and heaped all the blame on Miss Conrnd, whom ho described as "tho most remarkable woman I havo ever met, the most as tounding combination of a wildcat and kitten tho world has known In many years and only nineteen years old!" JUDGE ENDS HYDE TRIAL . Missing Juror Waldron Returns Declared Insane Case Set for January 2. Kansas City, Mo. Following tho re turn to court of Harry W. Waldron, tho mining Juror In tho trial of Dr. B. Clarko Hyde, charged with murdor, Judgo Portorfleld discharged tho Jury In that caso. The stato was unnblo to show that Waldron bad not discussed tho case during his absence Judgo Porterfleld said that Waldron wns In sane at the time he escaped and Is still Insane. Ho" was permitted to go homo and will not bo punished. Dr. Hydo's third trial was set for January 2, 1912, It la generally under, stood that the stato will ask for a con tlnunnco of tho caso at that tlmo. Close "Soo" for Benson. Sault Sto. Mario. Mich. Tho Amorican canal locks aro closed for tho aenson. The Canadian lock will remain open a few days longer. 8andford Is Given Ten Years; Portland, Me. Ten years In tho fed eral prison nt Atlanta was tho sen tence Imposed upon Rov, Frank W. Sandford, leader ot tho Holy Ghost and Us Society of Sblloh, for causing the deaths of six persons on tho yacht Coronet Emperor's Illness Slight, VIcnun. Reports In circulation that Emperor Franz Josef is dangerously 111 are without basic of truth. Tho emperor, It was stated, Is suffering from n r"1'1 & DICTATION . FORT PLOT MS BARED ATTACK8 WITH "foRCH AND DY NAMITE O RILEY. Double Guards Placed on Duty After r Officers Recelvedj Letters Dam age to Government $1,000,000. Fort Riley, Kan.-4Followlng tho ar rest of Rev. C. N. Brewer, Mrs. Anna Jordan and flvo soldiers, It developed j that for nine months' federal army off.- cers nt Fort Riley havo boon fighting' an . plot urfottlroy- the big arniyi reservation. Not only woro there fre-i quent Incendiary fires and dynamite' explosions, but the commanding offi cers received frequent letters threat ening them with death and tho fort with destruction. " Brig. Gen. W. 8. Schuyler, command-; er of tho pout; Col. EU D. TJoyle, In command of, the Sixth field artillery, and Col. Charles A. P. Hatfield were' recipients of letters threatening them with personal violence and the blow ing up. of-their homl3s..j The first and one of the worst fires, was the night of March 14, when the quartermaster's storehouse was entire ly destroyed with a loss of $250,000. Another fire on March 20 damaged the cavalry ordnance building. An attempt not only to burn a build ing, but to burn soldiers, was mado tho night of Juno 3. Mattresses wero saturated with kerosene and set on flro. Early discovery saved the build ing and probably many llvos. At midnight Juno 24, tho govern ment bridge was, dynamited. Tho morning of June 28 fire destroyed Troop A stdblo and killed 27 horses. August 9 an attempt was made to blow up tho water main and cut the fort ontlrely from Its supply of wator Tho attempt was only partly success ful. NO1 BALL WAR IS IN SIGHT National League Adjourns Annual "Meeting After Ignoring Hostile Attitude of American Body. Now York. Thoro will bo no big baseball war after all. The an nual meeting of tho National League adjourned without tho slightest offi cial notice having been taken of tbo American League's attitudo of hostil ity as declared In the resolution adopt ed last Tuesday. After a most spirited debate the National League moguls agreed that they could not understand tho splrltof tho communication, so It was laid on tho table to die of neglect :t zs ticket ccalping scandal and all other unpleasant" subjects. Tho National leaguo soason ot 1912 will start on or near April 11, and will closo on or near October 6. RECOVER FORTY-FIVE BODIES Now Believed There Are No More Liv ing Miners In Brlcevllle Coal Shaft Knoxvllle, Tenn. Forty-flvo dead. bodies have been removed from tho Cross Mountain mine, which, with tho flvo men rescued allvo, makes a total or flft7 given up from tho tomb. Tho officials of tbo company claim that there wore only, 86 raon nt work at tho tlmo of tho explosion, but oven wero they ublo to til exactly thoso who checked in, still many minors, boys and helpors wont into tho mines who do not appear on the company's list. Not another live minor will, In all probability, bo taken from tho mlnor as thoro Is llttlo to Indlcato that tbcro Is a living thing In tbo underground' passages. Jail for Man Suffragette. London. Allan Ross McDougall, who hurled a brass bound box at Da vid Lloyd-Oeorge, chancellor of the exchequer, when tho lattor was leav ing a woman's liberal meeting, strik ing him on tho face with tho missile, was sentenced to two months at hard labor. American Drowns In Honduras Gale. Gelba, Honduras. An Amorican who was drowned hero In u recent storm has been Identified as Fred W. Enos of Charlevoix,. Pa. 9 KILLS RUSS PACT TAFT IN MESSAGE TELLS SENATE THAT HE HAS ASKED ABBRO- CATION OF TREATY. WK1WS KlffffifESS TO CONCUR President States He Notified Russia Through U. 3. Ambassador Guild on Dec. 17 of Intention to Termi nate 1832 Convention. Washington, Russia was notified through Ambassador Guild on Decem ber 17 ot tbo lntontlon ot tho United States to termlnato the 1832 treaty ot commerce on January 1, 1918. Presi dent Taft served tho notice and asks ratification of his action In a message sout to tho senate. Tho sonnto forolgn rotations com mltteo reported a Joint resolution ap proving tho courso ot tho president.. In roportlng a Joint resolution instead ot n senate resolution tho committee disregarded tho president's desire to sottlo tho mnttor without action by tho houso of ropresontatlvos and thus lgnoro tho Sulser resolution. President Taft In his message said: "By Instructions which I caused tbo socrotnry ot state to transmit to the American ambassador at St. Peters burg on tho 16th day ot Docombor, 1911, thoro was given to tho Imporlal Russian government under dato ot the 17th day ot December, 1911, official notification on behalf ot this govern ment of Intention to termlnato. tho op eration of tho treaty ot commerce and navigation of Docombor 18, 1832, be tween tho United Statos and Russia upon tho expiration ot the year com mencing on tho 1st ot January, 1912, tho notification contemplated by artl clo 12 of tho existing treaty, having boon embodied In tho following note addressed by tho ambassador to tho minister of foreign affairs: "'Under Instructions from my gov-i srnn.6nt, and la"pursuance of tho con vorsatlons held by tho secretary ot1 itato with the Russian ambassador at Washington, I have now tho honor to glvo to the Imporlal Russian govern-, ment on behalf of tho United States tho official notification contemplated uy ttruuie It 01- luo Utmiy 01 -oo-,, whereby tho operation ot the said, treaty will terminate In accordance; with Its terms on January 1, 1913. "'Your excellency will recall that pourparlers between the two govern ments during the last three years ful ly recognised tho fact, that this an cient treaty, an Is quite natural, is no longer fully responsive In various re spects to tho needs of tho political and material relations ot tho two coun tries, which grow constantly more Im portant. Tho treaty has also given rise, from tlmo to tlmo, to certain con troversies equally regrotted by both governments. "'In convoying the present formal notification to your excollency I am In structed to express tho deslra of my government mennwhllo to rcnow tho effort to negdtlate a modern treaty ot friendship, commerce and navigation upon bafios moro perfectly responsive to tho lntorcsts of both governments. " 'I am directed by tho president at tho samo tlmo to emphasize tho great valuo attached by the government ot tho United States to tho historic rela tions between tho two countries and tho dcslro of my government to spare no effort to make tho outcome of the proposed negotiations contribute still further to the strength and, cordiality of theso relations. I avail myselt ot this occasion to offer to your excel lency tho renewed assuranco of my highest consideration.' "I now communtcato this action to tho senate as a part of the treaty making power of this government, with a view to Us ratification and ap proval." TWELVE KILLED IN WRECK 6lk Train en St. Paul Road. Runa Into Columbian Limited at Odessa, Minn. Odessa, Minn. Crashing Into the rear of tho Chicago bound Columbian limited, tho fast new all-stool train of tho Chicago, Milwaukoo & Bt. Paul railroad, a silk special which was fol lowing at terrific speed closo bohlnd killed 12 passengers and Injured noar y a-scoro moro. Tho collision oc curred a short dlstanco from Odessa. Unexpected stoppago ot the Colum bian by block signals and failure to signal the silk train, which was run ning as a second section ot tho lim ited, aro bolloved to havo caused tho wreck. Wabash In Receivers' Hands. St. Louis, K. A. Delano, Edward 11. Pryor and William K. lllxby woro ap pointed rccolvers for tho Wabash railroad by Judgo Adams of tbo Uni ted States circuit court, In answer to a petition filed by tbo Westlnghouso Air Dralto company. Each ot tho re ceivers Is roaulred to give bonds In tho sum of $300,000. Miss Barton Is Better. Washington. Physicians announco that thoro Is no lmmcdlato danger In tho condition of Miss Clara, Darton, founder of tho Ited Cross socloty. Her great vitality may enable her to ro cover In splto of hor advanced ngo, they stato. Perclval Pollard, Author, Dies. Baltimore, Md. Porclval Pollard, tho well-known author and critic, died at John Hopkins hospital from tho ef fects of an oporatlon which ho under went two weefcc go. FARM On Saturday, Jan. 6, 1912 At lO O'cIooK A. M. At the Front Door of the Court House Tin Dakota, City, Neb, I will Ball at Public Axit!erv Hhe Iseaberjf Farm The North Hnlf of the Northwest Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 29, Township 27, North of Range 7, East, in Dakota County, .Nebraska, contain ing 120 acres. Three acres in grove, three-fourths, of an acre in orchard, ten acres in pasture, sixteen acres of hay land, and the balance is under plow. There are two wells one with windmill and tower. The buildings arc as follows : One cow stable 24 ft. by 68 ft., 10 ft. posts, will hold about twelve tons of hay ; one cow stable. 14 ft. by 28 ft; one horse barn 16 ft. by 18 ft. with.12 ft. posts,""with two additions; corn crib 8ft. by 4Qft; chicken house 14ft. by 18ft., with 8 ft. posts; smoke house 6 ft. by 8 ft; granary 10 ft. by 12 ft., with 8 ft. postst with two additions; dwelling house is 14 ft. by 26 ft, lyi stories, with an addition on west side. The buildings are one mile from school house, 24 miles from Nacora, and 5 miles from Emerson. TERMS; One-Half ,.Cash.on.davof, sale..andj)alancerlthi. in 40 days on delivery of ffecd. and all bids. .... Gis A Iseivberg Attorney inFact folTOwners. " UmlertakerrCouiity Coroner. B. F. SAWYER was born May 8, I860, In Mausflsld, Mats, He started as an apprentice for three years In the Undertaking bnilneea is New York City with the largest firm in tho oity, remaining with then.' for five years. Ho has followed tho, profession ever since, coming to Japkson, Nobr, in 1880 and starting the business here. He has one of the best equipped Updortsding Parlors in the state, with ooanmodiouBp quarters, lady assistant, flno hearses and equipment and a largo stock always on hand. Ho understands all the snooessfnl methods of embalming and makes a spooiulty of tho Mice system, whioh preserves the remains forever, requires no outting.or exoition of the body, and takes nothing axray nor adds anything to the subject, tho thorough embalming being dono exclusively by esternal methods. Ii. F, Sawyer, Jackson,, Nebraska A $2.00 VALUE FOR $1.00 An Attractive Bargain, of Interest to You FARMER AND BREEDER is the live up-to-date agricultural and Live Stock Weekly issued every Thursday atSioUxGityjr Iowa. It is a genuine farm and stock magazine, because it is edited and published by practical and successful farmers and breeders men who own and operats a number of farms! Be sides the Veterinary, Dairy, Home and Dress Making depart ments FARMER AND BREEDER contains an authentic review of market conditions; accurate reports of crop conditions in this section of the country7" from" its special farmer correspondents, " and a splendid short story. It is profusely illustrated and tttTumrltl mitJjeCL-matter.- It provides thciarm homffwitlrinter esting and instructive reading good, live matter, full of meat for all appealing alike to young and old, men and women". In a word, a clean, wholesome, family periodical. Not only is t interesting, but of immense educational and practical value to the farmer and his family. Sample copies cheerfully furnished upon request. FARMER AND BREEDER $1.00) BotR Papr THE HERALD 1.00) only $1.00 Send all remittances to The Herald, Dakota City, Neb, JHARN ESSj I Everything Harness and I I I Wc have a big line of Horse Blankets, Fur Robes and Blankets in stock, and lots more coming. Look oyer our stock of Fall Goods. Our new stock of WKips has arrived and are selling at greatly reduced prices. ltopair Work Givon Prompt Attention Sole Agent for Baum's Hog Tonic, Best on the Market, Iredrlclksetx (8l Son Slubbard FOR SALE " .4 RigliFreserved to reject any in the line o'f Horse Goods I I I I I Nfahraaltai a:l r.-.i iLiiwlii AiiSwLn. -zm y -xv V,M i .,-m.-4WJjL- .."A J JLwJ '$ '" "t JC.'I .R.J '' u , .HJU, l I J"V.i. 1 ll..iin.)Vl . 4 v . ,