I HE xNOUFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL FRIDAY SEPTEMIIKH 4 1'JOR '
MM. AND MRS. GEORGE WILLIAMS
RETURN FROM PARK.
TELL OF STAGE COACH THEFT
Mr. nnd Mrs. Williams Were Only a
Half Mile Behind the Seventeen !
Stage Coaches Which Were Help Up
In Yellowstone Park.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Williams of
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Norfolk were only a half mile-behind '
the caravan of seventeen stage '
coaches that wore hold up and robbed [
by one man in Yellowstone park the
other day. These Norfolklles were i
jiroKont a few moments after the rob-
liory at a mooting which was held by
Ihe 100 victims of the single-handed
. robber. At tl ; it mooting the victims i
t'onnjeil iii ) tholr loss and Mr. Williams i
ways that $1,17. In cash was stolen
nnd $2,335 Including cash and jewelry.
The press reports said that the
plunder amounted to $10,000.
The robber came out of the brush
siud held up ono stage1 after another ,
right down the line through seventeen -
teen of them. Ono hundred people i
were "touched. " Ho was masked In !
n kakl mask. Once or twice the wind [
llew ) up his face-covering nnd dis
closed a pair of blue eyes nnd a coun
tenance apparently thirty-eight or
forty years of age.
The robber disappeared Into the
brush after the robbery had boon
Jlnlshed.
Victims Hold a Meeting.
At the next hotel Iho robbery-vic
tims got togelhor and talked over
. their common-grievance. They count
ed up their losses. One Tennessee
man had three daughters , each of
whom were n diamond ring. Two
save up the'lr rings. The third wore
ono worth $300. She dropped into
Iho bottom of the stage and told the
rrobbor .she'd rather die than give it
\\r > . "Then I'll kill you , " the robber
said. She took off the ring and It slip-
lied from her nervous fingers Into a
crack In the stage. The robber failed
lo find it. Later the girl dug It out
jund saved It.
Ono of these girls gave a box of
candy and a package of gum to the
robber , Ono woman dropped her
glasses , but told the highwayman he
would have no use for them. Ho
1 stooped down , picked them up and re
turned thorn to her.
'Mie robber fired n shot in front of
the first coach. It was about 9 o'clock
f last Monday morning. Tlio highway
man told n millionaire's son to hold
iho sack for htm. The lad laughed.
' The robber tapped the youth ever the
Iioad and after that the young follow
got out and held the sack for catch
ing cash and valuables through the
seventeen conches. lie even held the
saclr-ssyfcillp his own father poured out
{ ' "v 'oney.
* ' With Mr. and Mrs. Williams was
I his daughter , Mrs. Illennn. Her baby ,
n year old , gained live pounds on the
I Irip.
Touching.
Sparta Notes , Verdigro Citizen : The
two doctors who were canvassing this
neighborhood last week professed
themselves to bo endowed with more
tthnn ordinary curative powers , and
ihelr sense of touch must have been
near the perfect marl ? . Their claim
was that they asked no questions and
that by simply touching you In the
.nock with their hand they could loll
your ailment to a dot , but wo did not
learn o'f anybody being touched in
the neck for anything in this vicinity.
Frank Pilger.
T'lerce Leader : The many friends
of our popular and efficient county
superintendent , Frank Pilger , will be
jlellghtod to learn of a victory which
Is state-wide , a victory which is an
lionor to any superintendent and a
credit to thai county from which said
person hails.
Tlio victory Is this : Of all Iho coun
ty superintendents In the state Mr.
"Pi.lger is tlio first one to file his annual
ve'rort with the stale superintendent.
And that does not cover it all. For
l.ho past throe years ho has won the
same victory. The people of Pierce
county have ono of the best , if nol Ihe
liest , county superintendent , in the
state and wo sometimes wonder if
they appreciate this fact. Superin
tendent Pilger has never spared
neither time nor effort in supplying
our country schools with the best of
teachers , and not once has ho had
siny trouble In securing sufficient
teachers to fill the schools , a difficulty
which so many counties experience
each year. And those teachers arc
required to attend Insiltuto each yi ar
land pass a certain grade in tholr ex-
mutilations or they will not bo allowed
to teach. Note what ho says In his
School News of August : "Ono lady
5s mnd at us because we won't 'leave
her tench. ' She has the promise of a
school. She has , also , several grades
liolow10 per cent. What do you think
* of that ? " And again regarding Instl jV
tutes : "A teacher who dreads atlcnd-
Ing Institute , is not a good teacher '
She dreads her school work. She Is
not professional. " That's the right
kind of a stand to take. So long as
such rules are put Into offcot and on i <
forced. It can bo relied on that out
schools arc in the hands of safe anil
competent teachers.
But back to our first subject : We
Join with the people of Ptorco rounty
In ootiKratiilntlng Siiperlntendont I'll-
KIT In his three successive victories ,
over all the other miporlntoudonts In
the Rtatn.
Dattle Creek News.
Mrs. D. Wlllborgor of Anoka was
vlsltlni ? relatives hero this week.
George Simmons , who Is In an
I Omaha hospital to have a disfigured
fool troatod. IH doing line , nnd his
folks expect him home In the near
future.
| Mrs. ,1'rltchnnl and Mrs. Bnrtholl
of Meadow Grove , accompanied by
two ladles from Iho east , were visiting
hc'i'o Sunday with Mrs. M. L. Thom
son. ,
t Lee Taylor caught a pickerel In the
Elkhorn river Monday weighing
twelve pounds and seven ounces.
Harry and Bernard Paulson of No-
llgh were visiting hero Tuesday with
l tholr cousin , Harvey Kuhrts , and
other relatives.
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Win. Stork was bore Tuesday from
.Madison advertising the county fair.
Edward Fuorst , ono of our draymen ,
, Is another one who knows what Is
'good ' , because bo ways : "Tho Norfolk
Dally News Is the bosl dally for our
country. Send It to mo. "
John Locht , the shoemaker , has
bought Howard Miller's little house
on Sixth street and Is llxlng it up for
a first-class dwelling to be occupied
by himself.
Mrs. Herman Euckor and two chil
dren were hero last week from Spen
cer visiting with her sister , Mrs. O.
II. Maas , and brother , Chas. T. Ha-
man.
John W , Oorlwlch was here the
latter part of last week from Norfolk
looking at some land north of town
which ho liitondod to buy.
Miss Emma Beyer , bend clerk at M.
L. Thonisen's store , returned from an
eastern vacation trip last Thursday.
Fred Koestcr and M. L. Thomson
were business visitors lo Plallc Center -
tor Friday.
Dr. Campbell of Tlldon was here
Sunday on professional business.
Jacob Hlntz was hero Friday from
Nollgh visiting at the home of his
daughter , Mrs. Sophia Kuhrts.
Henry Massman , sr. , was at the
Lutheran hospital at Sioux City part
of last week Mr treatment.
Mrs. M. Warnko and Miss Henne
Tohlen were visiting Sunday and Mon
day at the Henry Ililgen homo at
Pierce.
Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Johnson of
Crelghton wore vlsillng here Sunday
at the homo of his parents , Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. Johnson at the county farm.
Burt Crowcll was here Sunday
from Tllden visiting his mother.
Station Agent Harry Whiting and
family returned Salimlay from Hot
Springs , S. D. Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Hografo and son , Kinley , and Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Praouncr returned home
Sunday from that health resort.
SUGGESTED THAT VISITING TRIP
AND DRAWING BE COMBINED.
With the dates for the opening of
Tripp county drawing near and with
no definite time as yet set for the
Norfolk visiting excursion up the
Uonesteol line , several Norfolk citi
zens have suggested that a "Norfolk
registration day" bo sot during the
Trlpp drawing and that the registra
tion day ho combined with the Nor
folk excursion. In this way the towns
on the north line could be visited and
at the same time the big land draw
ing could be taken in.
Mayor Sturgeon is inclined to view
the new proposition with favor. Mr.
Sturgeon says it has been hard to ar
range for special cars but that cars
will bo ready at the time of the open
ing.
Non-Partisan Support.
Clearwater Record : This paper is
non-partisan but we cannot forbear
to mention the fact that if the Repub
licans see fit to place In nomination
Silas R. Barton for state auditor at
the primaries next week , they will
strengthen their state ticket and also
get the right man before the people.
His name comes fourth on the ballot.
THREE DROWN IN JAMAICA BAY
Brooklyn Woman and Her Two Chil
dren Victims of Water.
New York , Sept. 1. Mrs. Richard
Rmlermachcr of Brooklyn and her two
children , Ida , eleven .years old , nnd
Richard , were drowned In Jamaica
bay. The children were fishing from
a lloat when a boy accidentally toppled
plod overboard. Ida screamed and
then jumped overboard to save him.
The girl managed to reach her broth
er , but was dragged under the surface
just as Mrs. lUidermacher , who baa
been attracted by the girl's cry
reached the scene. The mother , with
out hesitation , dived after the chil
dren , fully dressed though she was.
None of the three cams to the surface
again.
Two Killed by Falling Coal.
Centcrvillo , la. , Sept. 1. Caught
under a fall of coal In the Suiibhine
father and son , were instantly killed
The father was a native of Belgium
and leaves three orphan children.
Hotel Thieves Busy In Iowa ,
Iowa Falls , la. , Sept. 1. A series of
hotel thelts In all parts ot Iowa cul
minated In this city when guests at
a leading hotel missed much wearing
apparel and other valuables.
FROM THE SECTION HOMESTEAD
COMES THE "KINKAIDERS. "
To the aid of Congressman Klnkald
In his light for re-nomination and re
election to congress from the "blx
sixth" has come a new factor In west
Nebraska politics , -the "klnkalders. "
( The "klnkaldors" are a now force In
the west. They are the homesteaders
who have settled on section home
steads made possible by the Klnkald
law. So they call themselves "kin-
kaldorw. " after the Klnkald homestead ,
named In turn from the Klnkald bill ,
a name-sake of Congressman Klnkaid.
The "klnkaldors" accept their
name. It Is sprinkled through every
western newspaper. Notices appear
calling the "klnkalders" to meet for
county fair purposes , for this or that
reason. Tlio kinkalder has a pride In
his broad homestead.
It takes no very discerning politi
cian to figure out where the "kin-
kalder" stands on congressional poll-
tics. He has a name In common with
his congressman and ho has a section
homestead by grace of the Klnkaid
bill.
Senator Sibloy would take the nom
ination from Klnkald. Can ho ever
break through the ranks of Iho kln
kalders ? Judge Wcstovor on the
fusion side has congressional ambi
tions. Again the klnkalders from the
western prairies.
Congressman Klnkald is the best
advertised man In west Nebraska.
His name is on every lip in the Sixth
district. That ho will go back to
Washington is "the one best bet" that
west Nebraska offers.
These Klnkald homesteads which
dot the west are also said to bo Re
publican strongholds.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Miss Ida Jones arrived at noon to
he the guest of Miss Helen Hermann
for a few days.
Miss Helen Mathewson , of Macy
and Miss Louise Mathewson of Lin
coln are visiting Mrs. J. S. Mathow-
son.
son.Fred
Fred Haaso , Herbert Wlchmann ,
Oscar Fechnor and Elmer Neuman left
Monday for Lincoln to attend the
state fair.
Mrs. II. M. Culbertson and mother ,
Mrs. M. J. Jackson , returned Satur
day from a month's visit at different
Iowa points.
J. E. Wilbur of Omaha , traveling
auditor of Iho Nebraska telephone
company , is In the city on business
for two weeks ,
Herman Winter , Carl Zuelow , Otto
Zuelow , Julius Haase , Henry Haaso ,
August Hellerman and their families
went plcnlclng Sunday on the
Krantz farm.
Miss Laura A. Phillips of the Iowa
state normal of Cedar Falls , la. , who
was the guest of Miss Cora A. Beels ,
returned to her home yesterday. Miss
Phillips was one of the instructors of
the Wayne Normal just closed and is
a candidate for county superintend
ent at Cedar Falls , Iowa.
Dr. Chas. Wayne Ray will deliver a
lecture at Ponca and Waterbury this
week.
L. V. Glldca 'has resigned his posi
tion as baggage master at the North
western uptown depot.
Miss Minnie Marquardt suffered a
badly scalded hand. Monday morning
while working in the Norfolk steam
laundry.
A. W. Wilde has resigned his posi
tion as ticket clerk at the Northwest
ern uptown depot and will be succeed
ed by C. J. Larkins.
Harold Gow will work In Norfolk
the next few months as tlio represen
tative of the National Fidelity and
Causualty company.
Durt Kummer has returned to his
position as stenographer for General
Superintendent S. M. Brnden after a
month's vacation spent in the Black
Hills.
Kimball Drebert has resigned his
position as cashier at the Northwest
ern uptown depot and will leave Wed
nesday for Amos , la. , where he will
attend college.
A team belonging to R. E. Thiem ,
hitched to a meat wagon , became
frightened Monday morning and ran
down Norfolk avenue from Fifth to
Third , 'finally stopping behind August
Pasewalk's blacksmith shop. No
damage was done.
At 8:30 : o'clock last evening at the
bride's homo on Norfolk avenue , A. C.
Stear and Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall of
Norfolk wore united In marriage by
Rev. Mr. Hedbloom , pastor of the
Baptist church of Norfolk. Mr. and
Mrs. Stear left today on a thirty-day
wedding trip with the intention of
visiting Chicago , Pltf.sburg1 , Dayton
and Dubolso City , returning to Norfolk
by way of Niagara Falls. In eighteen
years Mr. Stear has worked continu
ously in two stores and during those
eighteen years he has been off duty
but six weeks. In one wedding trip
ho now plans to equal the combination
vacation periods of eighteen years.
Both the bride and groom of last eve
ning's wedding have lived in Norfolk
many years , gaining many friends In
the city in that period.
A. Kimball Barnes and Miss Minnie
Fricko were married in Omaha at
11 o'clock this morning at the homo
of the bride's parents , Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Frlcke , at 3855 Charles
street. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Robert L. Wheeler , pastor ot
the First Presbyterian church of South
Omaha , an old friend of the groom's
family. The wedding was a very quiet
affair , only the members of the two
families being present. Chief Justice
and Mrs. J. B. Barnes and Guy W.
Barnes left Norfolk on thp early morn
ing passenger for Omnhn. The brldo
of today's wedding Is known In this
section of Nebraska as a very charmIng -
Ing young lady , her parents having re
sided nt ono time In Madison. The
groom Is the youngest son of Chief
Justice nnd Mrs. Barnes. Ho gradu
ated from the Norfolk school In 1S9S
and from the slate university In 1902 ,
securing the much coveted scholarship
honor of election to membership in
the Phi Bella Kappa fraternity. Ho
also took post graduate work at the
university after ho had secured his
first degree. Mr. Barnes studied law
privately while acting as private sec
retary to Judge Oldman of Kearney
and to Judge Good of Wahoo , His
admission to the bar came after ho'
had passed an exceptionally line ex
amination. He Is now practicing law
with the linn of Hall & Stout , a prom
inent law ( Inn In Omaha. The young
people will be "at home" at1019
Charles street , Omaha.
'THE ROYAL CHEF" BRINGS MANY
SONG-HITS TO TOWN.
The theatrical season of 190S-9
opens auspiciously In Norfolk with a
big musical-comedy , the kind of a
show Norfolk and northern Nebraska
like. "Tho Royal Chef" comes after
having made good In Now York and
Chicago. William II. Conloy , the
comedian , is said to bo not only a
very funny fellow , hut a player with
a voice and ability to act. There are
a big bunch of pretty chorus girls and
a number of clever people to bring
the laugh. The stage is to be
filled with a carload of special
scenery brought to town by the show.
Among the popular song hits which
will be sung arc : O'Reilly , Lot Mo
Go Back , It's a Way They Have in
Chicago , When Old Glory Foals From
Everywhere , Tale of a Tailless Frog ,
Spin Again , Strolling , Picnic for Two ,
Maiden and the Kissing Bug , The
Mythical Isle of Oolong , Old Mother
Goose , What Color Eyes Do You Love
Best ? , What's the Matter With My
Man in the Moon ? , Tammany and
Love in a Mango Tree.
The out of town demand for seats
lias been brisk. There are several
hundred choice seats still available ,
however , which ought to be filled in
case Norfolk cares to see good shows
this winter. The management is guar
anteeing this attraction on faith In
Norfolk's desire to see good stuff In
the theatrical lino. It's up to Norfolk
to say , by their support , whether or
not they want good shows in the fu
ture.
Junction News.
Miss Jonas , who Is visiting at the
homo of her sister , Mrs. Charles
Baker , living one milo west of the
Junction , mot with a1 painful accident
Saturday evening while cutting the
head from n fish. The knife slipped
and took about an inch from the
thumb on her right hand. The
wound was dressed immediately.
Mrs. A. R. Beaten and two children
arrived home from Denison , la. , where
they have been visiting for some
lime.
Charles Schram returned to work
today after a month's vacation.
A new coat of yellow paint is being
A now coat of yellow pain is being
put on the Rome Miller eating house
in place of the red paint.
Harold Robb of Wlsner came up
Sunday noon to attend school this
year in Norfolk.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Hodson ar
rived homo from Des Moines , la. , last
evening from a two weeks' visit. They
were accompanied home by Mrs. Hod-
son's sister , Mrs. Cooper , and son , who
will remain here for a couple of
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Adams and
four children went to Chicago Mon'-
day noon for a short visit.
New cement walks are being laid
on Lincoln avenue in front of Her
man Mai's property , now occupied by
Mr. Knowl.
Mrs. E. S. Cummins and three
children came home from Battle
Creek Saturday noon.
Mrs. Peacock and two children ,
Lawrence and Marthna , of South
Omaha , are visiting old Norfolk
friends.
UNDER FAVORABLE CONDITIONS
DAY WILL BE PUT TO TEST
Saturday will bo the first "exchange
day" following the summer vacation
which the workers for Hie success of
the Norfolk exchange day decided on
for the summer months.
"It Is up to the farmers lo toll
whether or not they want the ex
change day to continue , " slad Mayor
Sturgeon today.
Mayor Sturgeon believes lhat the
exchange day will prove a great bone-
tit to the town and to the farmers.
Ho wants the day kept up.
WINONA HAD THREE BUILDINGS.
A SCORE NOW GOING UP.
Gregory , S. D. , Sept. 1. Special to
The News : The town of Wliionn ,
situated thirteen miles west of Dallas
In Trlpp county and which came Into
oxlstanco on Juno 3 , 1UOS , Is now en
joying a boom such as only a Rosebud
town can ever experience.
At the opening lot sale It will bo re-
! i memborod thai hundreds of people
I were In attendance and that over I
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' $15,000 worth of lots were sold. The |
great majority of purchasers at' this j
sale were men who Intended making
Wlnoiui tholr homo as soon as Trlpp
county was opened for settlement.
Now that the president has Issued his
proclamation opening Trlpp county
October 5 , the lot owners have boon
exceedingly busy getting material on
the ground for tholr buildings to bo
u.srd for different lines of business ,
t'p to tlio Issuing of the proclamation
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tion there were only throe buildings
In Wlnona ; but now there are over
twenty under construction and the
material is on the ground for nine
moro. And what was on Juno 3 a
quarter section of rolling prairie , will ,
when October 5 arrives bo a city of j [
several hundred peoplo. A large general - |
oral store , a hardware store and a i
largo two story hotel , 25.\SO , are in
the course of construction and a lum
ber yard and a bank will soon bo In
operation.
The citizens ot this now town al
ready claim 150 inhabitants. Chrlss
Colombo , on whoso allolmenl the
town is situated , lias by common con
sent boon chosen mayor of the town.
He Is also the peace officer and as
Ho weighs about 200 pounds , Is as
strong as an ox and possesses the
norv'e to look down the barrel of a
six shooter , It is needless to doubt
thai order and qulel will reign su
preme in Winona.
This Itllle town Is sltualcd in the
very Eden of Tripp county. The sur
rounding country the host thai can
bo found. Lying both lo Iho north
and south of It are largo tracts of fer
tile unallotted lands that will be
among the first to lie taken by the
lucky ones in the drawing. Winona
will be the first to\\n west of Dallas
and will have an advantage over Its
sister towns in being established
when the rush conies. Tlio head
quarters of the Winona Townsite
company is at Gregory . W. II. Tack-
ell , a member of Iho company , has a
seven passenger Jackson louring car
wilh which lo carry the many pur
chasers 'who are anxious to get estab
lished in the coming town in Tripp
county. Lots have been in great de
mand since the Issuing of the procla
mation , and those who purchased lots
for speculation have found Wlnona
real estate an excellent investment.
"Shall the People Rule ? "
Norfolk , Neb. , Aug 29. Editor
N'ows : Shall the people rule ? Yes !
If the people of Nebraska will go to
the primaries September 1 , they shall
rule. The people who are too busy on
that day to bo United States citizens
shall not rule.
The new primary law' was passed to
give the people of Nebraska the op
portunity of ruling if they wish lo. If
they don't care to rule lol the law bo
repealed at the next legislature , and
let us go back to the old caucus sys
tem. It Is much cheaper.
The farmers of Nebraska are surely
not awake to their new responsibility.
The records thus far show that the
towns nominate the candidates under
the new law because the farmers
think it not worth while to atlend Ihe
primaries.
The farmers of Nebraska rule In
everything hut politics. Money talks ,
and the farmers have the money.
When they tune up their fiddle , mer
chants , tradesmen , professional men ,
everybody dances to their music. But
in the game of politics they are losers
because they do not play their hand.
September 1 finds the average far
mer busy haying. If ho stops to go
and vote a ton or two of hay may get
wet and spoil. If he doesn't stop ,
some ofllce-seeker is nominated that
the farmer docs not trust. Perhaps
ho would have been nominated In
spite of his vote. Perhaps not. Many
a rascal has got Into office because
some good man was too busy to vote.
In the world's fight for freedom
millions of bravo men have sacrificed
their time , their fortunes and their
lives for liberty , for roprcsenlallon ,
for Iho ballot. All these priceless
privileges are ours by Inheritance ; and
yet , there are thousands of farmers
and others in Nebraska who allow
petty affairs to steal away tholr citi
zenship. They are like Esau of old ,
they sacrifice their birthright for a
mess of potlago.
Democratic farmers of Nebraska , do
you want Jim Dahlman of Omaha as
your candidate for governor ? If you
don't , gel busy September 1 , for the
Dahlman forces are already busy.
Republican farmers of the Eleventh
district , do you want C. A. Randall of
Newmans Grove to take' Iho senator
ial nomination away from Stanlon
county where common courtesy and
proccde.it demands that it should go ?
If you don't , go to the primaries Sep
tember 1 and see that Applohy of Stanton -
ton is nominated.
Political wise-acres are wagging
tholr heads and telling that the now
primary law Is a fizzle , that it Is a
great expense and that the bosses
dominate the nomination the same as
they did at the cnuctmos.
This Is true only In so far as the
uHors do not roall/.o tholr responsi
bility. No political ring can put a man
Into ofllco under the now law un
less the thinking voters stay at homo
and say. "Amen ! So bo It ! " Any
good mini can bo filed as a candidate
by his friends. They can publish his
candidacy far and wide. They can
place an enumeration of his gooil qual
ities In the hands of every voter. And
I when a good candidate Is HO advertised
\ what can prevent his nomination ? Can
a ring of party bosses do It ? Can
the most powerful of political ma
chinery do It ? No , decidedly no !
There Is but one way lu which ho can
lese out and thai Is by the friends of
good government staying at homo
from the primaries.
Shall the people rule ? Lot every
man who Is a good citizen bo on baud
September 1 , to answer , "Yos ! "
R. F. M.
BAKER'S TRIAL SOON.
Man Accused of Rosebud Land Frauds
To Be Brought to South Dakota.
Sioux Falls , S. D. . Sept. I. Joseph
B. Baker , who recently wan loraiod at
Lnwsou , Olila. , and arrested on in-
ail-Notions from the Pulled States au
thorities of South Dakota , will bo
brought to the slate and be given into
custody of the federal authorities.
Ho Is under Indictment In the federal
" "tirt for South Dakota on the charge
of land fraud.
It Is expected his trial will take
plnoo during the regular term of the
1'nltcd States court , which will con-
\one at Dead wood on Tuesday , Sop-
U.nLcr 1. For several years the ac
cused was a familiar figure In real
estate circles in Gregory county , and
following the opening lo settlement
of a part of the Rosebud Indian res
ervation in that county In 1901 was
cnnselpcuous in the handling of re-
lliiqulshmonts in tie | newly opened
territory.
Baker had as a partner during his
residence in South Dakota an Individ
ual named H , C. Wyatt , who Is now
serving a term in n Missouri Jail for
an offeiiFo similar to thai charged
against Baker In this state. The prin
cipal stock In trade of the two men
while in Gregory county was the fil
ing of soldiers' declaratory statements
upon vacant lands , and In this way
they ag'-ngate many hundreds of
acres of rich prairie land.
When opportunity offered they sold
the relinqulshments to Ibis land to
actual ( settlers who were anxious to
occupy ( the region , and thus fleeced
the aclual seniors who were anxious
lo occupy Ihe region , and Ihus fleece
the actual settlers oul of hundreds of
dollars for each quarter section , Iho
seniors being compelled lo purchase
Iho relinquishiuents In order lo secure
a clear homestead entry upon the
tracts covered by the soldiers' declar
atory statements.
The two men became so bold in
their operations that the attention of
government officials was called to1 the
mailer , with the result that an inves
tigation was made and both men were
indicted. Wyatt was tried and con
victed several months ago , but Baker
succeeded in eluding the officials un
til recently , when ho was run down at
Law to n.
Prior to departing for the south
Baker resided for n time on a home
stead belonging to his brother and
settled near Ilerrlck , one of the new
towns In tlio coded portion of the Rose
bud reservation.
Guard Strangers From Drowning.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Aug. 20. Special
to The News : A movement has been
inaugurated in Lyman county for the
placing of warning notices at all
crossings of streams in thai counly
which are dangerous during high wa-
tor. The past year or two several
persons have losl Iboir lives while
attempting to cross streams within
the boundaries of the county and others - i
ers have had remarkable escapes ,
from drowning. The old timers are
j
aware of the danger attending efforts
to cross some of the streams when
they are greally swollen by excessive
rains , but strangers In the county ,
such as those from other stales who
have taken homesteads there and
parlies traveling through the country ,
little realize the danger of attempting
to ford some of the streams when the
water is high. It is for their benefit
that it is propped to post the warn
ing notices at each crossing which is
considered dangerous. The notices
will show the danger line and will
advise travelers not to attempt to
ford the streams when .the danger line
has boon reached. It Is believed the
posting of the warning notices will re
sult In saving lives during each sea
son.
Old Settlers of Dlxon.
Alien , Nob. , Aug. 28. The Dixon
county Pioneers' and Old Settlers' as
sociation hold tholr eighteenth an
nual picnic hero Tuesday and enter
tained several thousand people.
There was a ball game In the morn
ing between Alien and Wakofleld ,
won by the former 5 to 3. Emerson
nnd Newcastle contested In the after
noon , the latter winning.
R. H. Wilson Sinclair was the
speaker of the day and there were
the usual street attractions and a
picnic dinner.
Railroad Notes.
Dallas News : John Mellon , traveling
agent for the C. & N. W. railway , was
in town Tuesday and Wednesday
morning. Ho drove to the U. Cross
ranch and other ranches , making con
tracts for shipment. No less than
15,000 head of steers will bo shipped
out of Dallas this fall.
Anoka Herald : Wo hear that the
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work of the extension of the C , & N.
W. railway west from Dallas will ho-
gin Imtnodlnloly after the opening of
Trlpp county to Hcitloiucnt thin fall.
Lot her go , the sooner thai line of road
Is built through to Philip the sooner
Anokn will get the division point.
Sioux City Tribune : The Northwest
ern rallroml , tit tfio oxpouso of thous
ands of dollars , Is remodeling Its on fo
und observation cars. Two cum Just
out of the shops arrived In Sioux City
yesterday and were put on Iho Sioux
City and Minneapolis run. Conductor
William Monte was never so proud
In the fourly yours of his service as
when ho showed his no"/ car yester
day. Inventive genius has almost
doubled Iho space In the kitchen and
pantries of the now cars. Humidors ,
chill boxes and provision lockers have
been added. A cellar beneath the
floor extends half the length of the
car. triio walls and llttings are fin
ished In inlaid cherry and quarter-
sawed oak. The observation half la
covered with a heavy Wilton carpet
and fitted with beautiful upholstered
furniture. It is said these cars are
equal to any cars of the same typo
on the trunk lines and are without
doubt the host ever BOOH In Sioux
City. S. M. Soreuson , who cared for
Governor Johnson's party on Its trip
to the Democratic convention , Is In < !
charge of Conductor Montc'u car. The
revenues of tlio road under the law for
the year ending Juno ISO , 1007 , was
$10,011,359.G9 from pas'songer faros ,
this represents 353 , 713.189 miles trav
eled by passengers of the roads dur
ing the year. For tlio present year
under the two-cent law , the receipts
were $7,930,599.12 , Indicating that 3G9-
829,970 miles had been traveled. This
was an increase of 13,000,000 miles in
the distance traveled in the stato. The
receipts of the road fell off materially ,
but , there was a greater amount of
travel.
Thresher's Coffee Is Poisoned.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Aug. 25. Special
lo The News : Members of the Den
Hughes threshing crow , now working
In Bon Honimo county , nnd several
other men employed on the farm of a
man named ICortan , wore the victims
of a peculiar wholesale poisoning case.
Several of the men employed on the
place and four members of the thresh
ing crow became seriously 111 after
partaking of a meal. A physician who
was summoned discovered that they
had boon poisoned. Two of the pois
oned men had a narrow escape from
death. { Just bow they wore poisoned
is j a mystery , but the poison Is sup
posed } to have been In some coffee
which they drank. It Is slgnlflcent
that those who drank the most coffee
wore in the most serious condition ,
while i those who did not touch the cof
fee wore not affected at all. Some
unknown enemy of some of the men
may have deliberately placed poison
in the pot , or some poisonous bug may
have crawled Into the coffee.
Hosklns News ,
V. NOHOW of Norfolk , with his wife ,
spent a two weeks' vacation with rel
atives and friends in and about Hos-
kins.
George Green of Presho , S. D. , ar
rived Monday for a few days' stay.
He reports a slight frost in South Da
kota on Thursday morning.
August Uehmor gave a dance for his
son , Otto nohmor , Saturday ovonlng
in the big barn on the nohmor farm ,
the dance bolng in honor of Otto's
ninotenth birthday.
Mrs. Hauptli and daughter , Miss Ella
Hauptll , visited at the Roorko homo
over Sunday.
Irwln and Martha Xutz of Norfolk
visited at the 55utz homo over Sunday.
R. Roorko left for Hartlngton Mon
day.
day.Miss
Miss Olllo Billet loft for Stnnton
Monday.
Miss Belle Dally of Florence arrived
Monday to spend a week nt tlio homo
of her uuclo , J. Foster.
Otto Schultz of Norfolk vlsltod Sam
Nelson between trains Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Woathorholt Is on the
sick list.
13. Grubor left last week for St.
James , Minn. , where ho has charge
of the parochial school.
A largo gathering of neighbors and
friends were present at the chris
tening of the Infant of Mr. and Mrs.
Gus Dick.
Rev. B. Grubcr received a call to
Now Prague. Minn.
Harry Iluelow has recovered from
an attack of typhoid fever.
Mrs. Charles Notzllch is visiting her
brother in New Richmond , Wls.