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THK NORFOLK WBEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , DECEMBER 15. 1911. Olitrlct Court on In Antelope. Nollgh , Nob. , Dec. 12. Special leThe The NCWH The Hocond week of ties tllHtrk't court of Antelope county opened In thin city yesterday with Judge A. A. Welch of Wnync on the bench and \V. J | . Powcra of Norfolk IIH niportcr. The llrst en so on the docket to bo tried before a Jury. was that of ( ' H. Dtipreo against the village officials of Orchard , \vhoin the foiiner sued to u- cover $20,000 alleged damages to hlti litmlneHH while having chaigo of a hotel at that plm e and to ! IH | poisoiril character Thin IIIHO IHIH been in con t for neaily four jeniH and linn been ad journeil ftoin tlnio to tlnio for unions i onions * . The defendant was lol.vlng on Ills ntlom < ' } s at O'Neill and Noi- folk to assist him through the teim , hill both failed him In this lospoit , and It alm > wax an Impossibility for an attorney to take up the rase without having any knowledge of the evidence In coiiBoqnoneo It was dismissed with out piojiidleo. "I am going after those ft Hews again , and the next time I will btlng suit for IfiO.OOO , " was the lemark made by .Mr. Dupieo after the dismissal of the enso. "I nni going to ha\o two attorneys , and If the papoin aie piopeily iiiuilo out there will ho no question hut the case can bo tried at the next totm ot court. " This lemaik wits made when ( ine.slloiu d UH to the llkllhood of se eming an attorney. The next Impoitant case Is that of , Mrn. Nols Pedeison , who Is biinglng null against the bonding cotniianles ropiesonting the saloon UeepeiH of IhlB city for $10,000 each. It will he icmembered that Leu Gioggcison was charged with the killing of Mr. Peeler- son and was acquitted by a jury last spring. Mr. Pedersen , dining the latei months of his lifetime , became an habitual drunkard Fire In Luna Park. Now York , Dee. 12. Flic which for a time threatened to burn out the heart of Luna park , the grent show place of Coney Island , raged for an hour and a half yesterday afternoon , but was confined to the Luna park lestnuraut and an amusement resort V adjoining. Both these structures were practically destroyed at a loss rang ing from $30,000 to $50,000. Buckncr Has the Case. Emory L Bin knur , manager of the Nebraska unit entity football team ten jears ago and now assistant district attorney in New York Citv , Is piosc- cntlng Ethel Conrad and Lillian Gra ham , the two choius girls charged with shooting W. 10. D. Stokes , the millionaire South Junction News. A paity was given last Saturday evening at the Carver home , In honor of Hamilton Caiver's fifteenth birth day. Julius lloehe went to San Francisco , Cal. , where lie will enter the U. S. navy as a musician. A. II. Hell , a ranchman , of Tolteck , Wyo. , was at the South Norfolk last evening , on his way homo fiom Anoka , whcer ho had been visiting with friends. Joe llepperman of Hoi ton , Kns. , went to work in the shops as a ma chinist today. Exciting Session at Medicine Show. Albion , Neb. , Dec. 12. Special to The News. A medicine show which hold forth heto all labt week , has been the source of atmibement and excite ment to town people. The show ran buioothly until Satin day night , the last night , when the climax was i cached and the clash came. Acting under the influence of drink , the boss of the show stmck his wife and reeled her over a tiunk onto the floor , and a general lough house followed. Local officers quelled the boisterous bunch. Charles Lucas , a member of the com pany , was man led to a young lady from Pieice , on the stage one night of their stay here. The troupe are now showing at Cedar Rapids. Still in Sioux Falls Jail. Attoiney W. J. Hooper of Gregoiy was in the city Monday , em onto home from SiouxFalls. . Joe Baker , Anson Wagar , Fain and Herman were still In jail on three indictments returned by the federal grand juiy , and encli must funilsh a $0,000 bond. Albion. Albion , Neb , Dec 12 Special tc The New s The Albion National bank is exhibiting a tiophy in the shape ol a silver cup which will be given as ti prio at the Coin Show and Domestic Science exhibit to be held at the Court house on Dec. 15-10. Hen Bowman telephoned relatives and friends in Albion that one of his horses won first piemium at the Inter national Live Stock exhibition held Ir Chicago last week. Mr. Bowman Is r great lover of horses , and has sonu of the finest bred horses in Nebraskr and surrounding territory. To Dedicate a New Church. Tllden , Neb , Dec. 12. Special tc The News. The new Catholic church eight miles south of Tilden , will be dedicated with solemn ceremonj Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. The church cost about $6,000. and is free from all indebtedness. The style o architecture is very beautiful , and tin furnishings are complete in every de tail. Father McMahon of Norfolk hai charge of the church and has workec hard in bringing things to such i happy completion. A number o priests will take part in the ceremony and ono of the greatest pulpit orator In this part of the country has beoi secured to deliver the dedication sei mon. Could Live Few Days. Nellgh , Neb. , Dec. 12. Special t The News. Word was received fror Omaha yesterday afternoon that th condition of Mrs. Elizabeth Payne wa V unchanged , and that the attondln physicians had practically given her up , stating that she could live but a few days * longer. Hhe In nufferlnt from ntoppngo of the inte'sHlnos , caused from tumor or cancer. Mrs. I ) . P. Payne of this city and Mrs. P. W Pnyno of Elgin left thin morning for Omaha to be present with the rest of he family during the remaining hours ) f the mother. RAILROAD MAN SUICIDES. rrelght and Passenger Agent of Spo kane and Inland , Ends Life , San Pinnilseo , Cal. Dei. 12 F E Mi KIMIII of Spokane , freight and pas- onger tiafflc agent of the Spokane mil Inland Emplio lailroad company ; , tilled himself by Inhaling Illuminating gas In a do\vnto\vn hotel. The body MIS round last veiling. Mi Keen left a letter to his patents Containing a check for $2.100. and ill- oeted that it bo used to loinplctc layments on KOIIIC land tiiat he had ngaged to pine base The letter said lint money tumbles were not the ten- ,011 , for his act. McKeon In ills faie\vell o his fathei , (111 ( oU'd hint to an of Iclal of the Mlnneliahn National bank if Sioux Tails , S. I ) , another note ad liossod to his sister. Miss McKeon of Slonx rails enclosed In $7S In im- em y as a gilt to her. TRAIN CRASHES INTO TEAM. T.\ndall , S D , Doc 12 laik lughes , one of South Dakota's plo- leer elti/ens , was stmck bv a fieight i aln Sunday afternoon and instantly ( Illci ! lie was driving home fiom Innili with his family when his team lecame unmanageable. The lest of he family succeeded In getting out of he buggv before the team Ian away mil eiossed the railroad tiack just ihend of the fi eight train The engine stiiiek the buggy squarely and cairled t and Mr Hughes several tods down .ho track. No blame is attached tu ho engineer. Dummy West Knocked Out. Spencer , Neb. , Dec 11 Spcvla ! tc Phe. News I tank Mnusen of Om.i'i.i ' mil "Dummy" West of ( itegoiv met n a ten tounil bout at the Spcncci Opeia house befote a taiily good ? ! muse Mailmen won In the third loimil \ltli a light swing landing on West's heek bone. The blow \vas a ten ilk me , and West was out fet several ninnies In the first and secoiiil omuls West Ic'd the lighting , but was unable to land effecUvely. .M.utsen 'ought on the defense , owing to Wesl iiitweigliing him over twenty pounds West's weight is 172 , and M.iusen' . ' l.'iO. The fight was puielj on the qnate , and the speetatois wete wel' satisfied with the tesult. THE NORFOLK SPIRIT. The Boosting For Home Industry Has Not Let Up. Noifolk has a spit it which Is f.isl glowing upon all Noifolk citimis I'ho "Norfolk spit it" it is called , anc it means ptactically "boost for Nor folk and eveij thing In Norfolk. " This pirlt has been demonstrated here with the anival of a new cigar fac ; oiy. Every dealer in Norfolk whc leals in cigars or tobacco has prob ibly found this spirit more noticeable since the arrival of the new indnstiy Those who are tegular smokers have InoKcn away from some brands , am snrpiised dealers with calls for the ionic made brand. Othet Noifolk made piodncts aie getting the same sup tort. Final Rate Case Decree. Washington. Dec. 11. A linal de ; 'iee was enteted by the commerce [ oiiit today , making permanent the : empotary injunction heretofoie planted to testtain the inteistate com ineice commission fiom enforcing it' older for mateiial reductions in tin ti ans-coiitinental late cases. This action was more or less formal as the government has appealed the case to the supreme court. Electricity at Beemer. West Point. Neb. , D e 11 Tin neighboring town of Boomer has in stalled an up to date olectiic Ugh plant. The plant is being installed bj Rebuiltg & Neely , and consists of . fifty hoisepower oil engine and dynamo name , capable of lighting the city wit ! 110 volt Hrhts. Twelve streel Hglit' have been elected , the majority o the business bouses have been vviu-il and a gieat many residences. DAKOTA MAKES A TRADE. Will Exchange Widely Scatterec School Lands For One Big Chunk. Washington , Dec 12 In Soulh Da kola , the first stale agieelng to ex change its school lands , scattered a ninety-two different points thioughon the Black Hils and Harney Nationa forests , for one solid block eqnivalen in si/e and value , final apprasmenl wa made and Foiester Graves , boat ! o the national forest service , has ap proved the final report on the Irans for. In return for its widely scatlerei lands Ihe slale will receive a Intg' ' Irnct In the Harney national forest. Mrs. Mary West. Nellgh , Neb. , Doc. 12. Special ti The News. Mrs. Mary West , one o the old setllers of Antelope count } died at her home northwest of thl city , last Saturday of neuralgia of tin heart. She was 76 years of age. Fu neral services were held yeslerday al lernoon , Rev Bow en of Ihe Methodls church officiating. Burial was held a Laurell hill cemetery , this city. BURNS IS UPHELD. Register of Gregory Land Office Glvei Clear Bill By Government. Dallnc S. D. Dec 12 Special t The News. At the federal court ho ! In Sioux Falls last week intorestln developments wore made by the grai' jury In uncovering numerous Ian frauds which TP alleged to have tr ken place In the Gregory land dli rlct , comprising the Rosebud country which resulted In Indictments of Joe I. Baker and Alison Wagar of Greg > ry and Logan B. Fain and Brlce Her nan of Timber Lake , S. 1) . For mail ) nontlis numerous peclal agents of the le'partiin'tit ef ) the Interior have beei it vvotk on these case's , and It Is -lalmed by the agents of the govern nent that ( he ofTendcis will have gteat difficulty to make a smtlsfaetorj xphinatlon to the conit of the actions mil Iriegulaiitles of which the > aie ice-used. The gtand juiy returnee' hie-e dlst t let Indictments against I In < e > r , Fain and HIM man tor suboullna Ion of perjuiy and conspiracy , am laker. Pain , I lei man and Wagar ate ilso Indicted for tampeiing with the fedeuil giand juiy , and with these nu nonius charges hanging over them the quintet me all In Jail at Sloir "all.s nw ailing ttlal. In i oiinertlon with the sottlemoni > f Clregoiy county Maker was con vie led In the fedeial louit al Dead wood , and was sentenced to a line o 51,000 whle-li he paid for an offense li lis land operations similar to the barges no1 , , held against him. Ine-l lent to the opening of Tilpp lountj \nson Wagar was taken In by the fed ial aiithoiltles foi fraudulent useo he malls In coiineclion with his lam ipeiatlons. and was heavily lined The ndli ted men have been active In theli -ffoits to have a eongtesslonal invest ! gallon of the Giegoty land oftlce , am lave lined ihingos against the icglstei I1 ( ' Mums lei illegibilities in tin > oifmmanee of his official duties , am is a lesiilt nnmeions special agent ; weie detailed to Giogoiv to invest ! nate for the dopattme-nt charge1 ( gainst Register Mums which ic suited in them ninoveilng many al leged iriegulailtles of Minn's accii seis and the1 Indictments just te tinned weie the icsiilt. Registe : Mums' actions have been upheld b ; the depaitment. The indictment letnrned agains the four men charging tomporlnt with the jnty is legnided as a vei ; si-ilous offense , and the fedeial pena code1 , iiiticlo Ji7 : pun Ides a penalty o a line of $1,000 or impiisonmetit fo not mote than six months or both lim mil inipilsonmciit. ACCEPT PERSIA'S APOLOGY. Beilln , Dec 12-A Russo Persh compiomlse Is piobable , according ti i teleMam fiom Teheran It is repelled polled that Russia is satisfied will Persia's apology and that the Russiai government will withdraw its domain for the dismissal of William Morgai Sinister , the American acting tieas- urer geiie'ral in Persia , and also that i will not ask for an indemnity. Tlieii will , however , in Hie fulure be ai Anglo-Russian control over appoint incuts of officials by the Persian gov eminent. "Actors" Are Feasted. Those who took part in the Ad cln' ' "Tom show" which ptoved such ; success , botli financially and olhei wise , were entettallied at a inncheoi and smoker in the Commercial clu rooms Monday evening. All excel ) about live of the cast were present a the meeting. The song "hits" heard a the show were heaid once moie a this meeling and weie applauded am apprecialed as well as at the origina peiforuiance behind the footlighls. President W. H. Blakeman acled a toaslmasler at the luncheon table , am sliorl addresses weie made by varlou members of the "cast. " While many business men are cor Ilclonl Ihat Norfolk population will b doubled within ten } ea's , the youni "boosteis" last night cut down th > limit to live yeai.s and pledged them selves to woik in hearty coopeiatioi vvilh the Commeiciul club or any otlie oigani atfon which has aims lowan the upbuilding of the city. The "Noi folk spiiit" which was explained as ; combined spiiit of wet king for Noi folk "all the time" was a featuie o the evening. Among those who made addresse weio. J. W DIetiIck , Eugene O' boine , Heiman Sehelley , C. B. Cabc niss , Lorin Bineggeman , Abe Levine F. C. Asians , H. S Thorpe , Kail Stc tan , W. W. Wasson. E. F. Husc Chailes Loefelle , R. N. Zimmerman , C J. Bullock , Ben Hull , Chailes Geiecke Oliver filer , A. W. Hawkins. Henry Stehr Was in Town. Henry Stehr , convicted of mat slaughter and sentenced to an inch terminate toim in connection with Hi dealh ot little Kaurt Stehr , his stei son , was in Noifolk jesleiday for th first lime since he was laken to th Madison county jail after the coronor' juiy had connected him with his stei child's death last winter. Stelir , lee ! ing much heller and wealing belle clolhes than he did when arrcsled , an in his own words "a liltle bleache out , " was here In ehaige of Sheriff C S Smith , getting togelher some p. pers and books which he declares wi ! be of value to him when lie expecls t expose the whole matter of a "conspli acj" against him. Stehr will be laken lo Ihe penitci liary Ihe hitler parl of Ibis week , ac cording to Sheriff Smith , unless h should decide lo appeal his case I the supreme court. Socialists In Gei many have raised $150 for Stehr an socialists In Chicago are reported t be working on a similar fund. Steb Is said to have been a lending soda 1st in his community in Germany. PERCY ROASTS HEARST. Mississippi Senator Delivers Bitter A tack Upon Magazine. Washington , Dec. 12. Senate Percy of Mississippi rose to a questio of personal privilege in the senate te day and delivered a scathing dcnut elation of an article relating to hi election , published In the Novombc number of a popular magazine. H also bitterly attacked William I I ' ! irst who , he said , owned the mai 1171 IIP and Inspired the article and wh supported former Gov. Vardeman b < fore the Mississippi democratic prl < mary to succeed Percy Prize Essays on Corn. The following essay on "How 1 Grow Gewd Corn , ' written by W. Allen Tan nehlll , son of Ftank Tannehlll , took first prlsro nt Hie * icceiil corn show First of all. have- good seed Take n stalk cutter about the hist of Marc ! ) and cut the old stalks The stalk cutter tor will cut them up In little' pieces so they will not bother In listing ami plowing. Along about the Mist of Muv or a liltle later , take the lister anil list the corn In , dioplug a gtaln abonl e'voi } sixteen Inihes on common land a lltle bit ilosei If you have extra good land .lust as U begins to come ii | lake a lloal or a haiicnv ami drag ovet II so as to .smooth the dill down at omul iho com , and mash the clods up In abonl a week take the two mw lister cultivator ami set all the disk * and shovels lo tlnow the ( Hit oiil away from the corn Do this nboiil eveiy we-ek for tlnce weeks , and then set all the disks and shovels to tlnow the dltt in mound Ihe com , plow wltli these sol this way just once Then take the liairow again and set thr teeth stialght , up and down , so IIH tc level down the soil mound the com After jou have harrowe-d this wav once , H will he level as any land. Then take a lour shovel ciilllv.itoi and cultivate it twice with tills , tin last time veiy shallow by this time the coin will be too big to plow nnv mote. About the Hist of September ge tlnoiigh the tout and pull all the cockle buns and sun tlovveis out o ! the com. And then yon will havevom com inlse'd 1 will giiaiantee yon i good uop. bailing unfavoiable woathoi conditions. W. Allen Tannehlll. 1. ) jeais. Route No 1 , Noifolk , Neb The following essay on "Com Glow ing , " by lia W. Heppeily , took set-one prl/e : Com Is a native of America. It I1 giown in nenily all the states , ii South Ameiica and in many foieigi lounliies , although the United Stales produces Ihree fourths af all the con taised , which Is about 2,500.000,001 bushels annually The importance o the seed 1.01 n which one plants cai haidlj bo estimated , because it lake1 just so much time to cultivate a hal stand of com as a good stand , and be sides the stunted stalks which bea little A good stand can generally bi had by selecting Iho seed one wisho * to plant the following jc'ar from tin field early in the autumn and have I stated In n diy aiiy place. Coin grows best on a fairly heav ; soil wheie the laiger p.ut ot a ram tall of liom twenty-seven to thirl } five Indies falls dining the snnime months , and wheie theie is plenty o sunshine and warmth There aie different ideas as to tin cleplli mid lime of plowing for corn I ill plowing is good , because it loosens ens Ihe soil so as to letaln the moif tnre which falls during the winter am spring and kills what cut vvoims am corn root worms which may be de structive if not killed. Listing Is piactlced on dry am light soil for the purpose of gellini Hie reels well down inlo Ihe faoil , am It also ptevents blowing down of tin stalks. Com is geneially planted by : cheek-rower planter which plants si that it can be cultivated both lengtli wise and cioss-vvise. Drilling is no generally practiced on plowed lane ! because It is inconvenient to uleai out Iho weeds. The lime of planting varies will Ihe year and location , but in the eei : tral states between the first and III leenth of May is a good time. The depth of planling must be gov erned by the quality of the soil. If i is a clay or other moist ground one o two inches aie sufficient , but ii sandy , loose and dry soils thiee inchc is moie neaily con eel. As soon as il germinales cullivatioi should begin , Ihe harrow and weede are good implements to kill smnl weeds and lo bieak Ihe crusl. Eaily cultivation is impotlant , be ; cause if the plants aie subject to un favoiable conditions the yield wil not bo as good as possible. The depth of cultivation is cor ti oiled entirely by soil conditions : Tlieie are few times when deep cnltl valion is needed. If extensive lain have packed the soil and kept it wale soaked , deep cultivation will help t > dt.v and aeiale Ihe soil. Shallow cnl tivalion does not hi oak Ihe toots a does deep , but kills weeds and lorm a soil mulch. The fieqnency ot cultivation is regi lated by the giowlli of weeds and sol conditions. It should be oflen enong ! to kill all weeds which may stall nni keep a good soil mulch of about line inches lo in event evaporation afte Hie corn is too tall for a double cult ! vation a single one should be usei which will increase the yield consldei ably by keeping a good soil mulch. This with good seed seleclion am attention as to cultivation and soi conditions we will always say "Cor : is King in Nebraska. It a W. Capperly. TUESDAY TOPICS. R. Selleu of Kamloops. B. C. , Is Ii town , and intends to spend a fev months with relalives. Mr. and Mis. S. M. Braden aie I Chicago. E. E. Truelock went lo Madison. Le Broeckor is subslituling as fire drivei Mr. and Mrs. George Berry and Mis Helen Tanner of Baltic Creek , went t Omaha to attend the sheep show. II. Hull of Clearwater was In th city attending the Eagles raeellng. M. D. Tyler went to Madison on bus Iness. Lieut , and Mrs Engene J. Ely c Honolulu , Hawaiian Islands , arrive hero last night for a visit at the horn of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gillette. Dr P. II. Sailer went lo Chlcag where he Is scheduled lo make an ae dress before the meoling of Nortl western railway surgeons. A meeting of the G. A. R. will b held tonight. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Robert I Truax , a son. Mrs. II. W. Chaeffeo and childrei who had been vlslllng at the home c C. L. Chaffee , loft for their new home' nt Ft. Leaven worth , Knn. Mrs. C L , Chnffeo and Mrs. Eel Euglo ncroinpim < led them as far as Omnhii. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Bonjnnilti Hoffman , n daughter. Hose company No. : i will hold u meeting in the city hall tonight. 0. C. Loseh of Idaho Falls , Ida. , , and M. C. Losch of West Point were In the city over night. 1) ) F. Dick Is suffering from a sprained ankle and foot , as the icsult of mi accident al Meadow Gtove. Fred Verdello suffeicd a biulsed [ fool as Iho losull of a heavy pii't-e ol coal falling on him al South Noifolk. No bones were btokon R. N , Hlmniominn. who has leased the llagey building , has now taken possession of the place , and will soon open a new lostaurniil tlieie. Ofllceis for the ensuing year are to be elected al a tegular meeting of the A. O. t1. W. this evening. All Woikmen me leque-sted to be pie-senl al this meeting. Scoutmaster A. O ! la/eu has Issued 01 deis for eveiy Noi folk hey scout tei lepoil nt Filth and Noilolk avenue at 7 o'clock this evening to paitlclpatc In the Y. M C. A piogtam. The scouts must be In lull unlfomi. Geoigp Spencer , a nillioad man , who sustained a bioken leg In an acci < dent while on duly at Ewlng , pur chased the pool and billlaid pat lot business which it. M. Wnddell , only lecently bought by him fiom George Mates. Mr. and Mis. F A. Se-iler of Vet del aie now lomfoitably settled In the Meswick house on South IMevetitli sit eel. Mr. Seller has accepted the management of the Weldenfeller sal loon. Mr. Weidetifoller and his famib mo wintering In Texas. Noi folk stoics opened Monday nighl for Ihe Initial evening session of tin shopping season Iwo weeks before Christmas Most eveiy store in Hie city was open for business and a fail ciowd of shoppers came out to ex amlno Iho holiday goods. City Clerk Ed Haiter is snfforlni from an injury to his hip as the re suit of a fall while walking Into Die city on the lailroad tiacks this morn ing Mr. Harter Is laid up al his home and is unable to bo at his office , not withstanding the fact that he claims the injury is not set ions. Willis E. Reed of Madison is scheduled uled to make an address to Norfoll business men at Iho meeling of Hie Noifolk biaiich of Iho Slalo Federation tion of Retail Dealeis which will be held in the Commercial club roomi Tlnnsdaj evening. Noifolk busines1 men ate invited to nllend Ibis meet ing. Among the day's out-of-town visit ois in Norfolk weio : Mr. and Mrs. W J. Hooper , Gregory ; Mr. and Mrs. C H. Trepen , Oakdale ; Willis E. Reed Madison ; T. L. Patrick , Scotls Bluffs O. M. Burch , Gregory ; R. A. Helm maim , Fairfax ; II. F. Harms , Pilger W. S. Bruce. Yanklon ; Barney E Smith , Rapid City ; A. B. Nicholas Wayne ; M. C. Sorensen , Highmore Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Cones , Pierce F. W. Studloff , Wisner. SATISFACTORY TO PACKERS. Panel of Twelve Men for Jurors I Turned Over to Government. Chicago , Dec. 12 , A panel o twelve men , believed to bo satisfac lory to counsel for the Chicago pack era who are to be tried for allegei criminal violalion of the Shennai anti-trust law , was tendered to th : government counsel today. A secom venire of fifty men , it was declaretl would not bo taken until later. Tin examination of the panel by the gov eminent was begun this afternoon. Hamllton-Krodky. Madison , Neb , Dec. 13. Special t The News : Judge Bales issued a nmi riago license to Albert Loyd Hamlltoi and Miss Lena Krodky , both of Noi folk. SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE. The Milwaukee has announced tha its branches on Ihe Moieau and Chej enne tiver divisions west of iho Mis semi liver have been closed lo liatfi indefinitely. A big gambling laid at Lead tesiilt eel in the capture of ten piofesslonn gamblers and a gteat amount of gam bling house appaiatus , including man ; decks of "lixed" caids Goveinmenl agents nt work on th Cheyenne River Indian leservatlo : have succeeded in breaking up a bat gang of ciiminnls who have been oj eraling in llial connlry. About fittj coiels of wood were cu from Sherman park nt Sioux Falls am distributed among the poor of th city. The wood cut had to bo removei for the good of Ihe park , and thus Iw purposes were accomplished. Ole Lindberg. of Beresford , say when ho relumed from a visit lo Swc den he found that his wife had falle : in love with another man and sh compelled him lo sleep in Ihe allie He now says she has nm away wit : the oilier man. The state teachers' meeting n Plot re concluded a successful meei Ing. Aberdeen recently held a tag da ; for the benefit of the children's horn nt Sioux Falls. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Phillips , c Kentworth , celebraled Ihelr golde wedding anniversary. Etnll J. Woorlh , of Kimhall will b an independent candialo for congres for Ihe now First district. Representative Frank P. Glassnei of Bonhomme counly , Is Ihe fourt candidate to announce himself for see rotary of state. Leonard Metcalf , manager of th Anderson Lumber company at Bell Fourche , Is In jail on a charge of en bezzlement. He was unable to si cure hall. A inixup has occurred over a slier ago of | 230 In the South Dakota slmr of expenses for the governors' specli which Is making a tour of the eas I'he bill was sent to the state auditor , vho refuses to pass it. August Albright , aged 18 , of DC Smet , had his hand torn to pieces vhllo operating a hand corn shredder I'reparalloiiH are under way for the iniiunl meeting of the Church Fcdeni- Ion council of South Dakota , which vlll meet al Huron. Dec lit and 20 Jans Berger of near Mlxby , who was irrcsted recently on a charge of shoot ng a Mtalllon belonging to a neighbor , IIIH begun a libel milt agnlnsit the Ilxti.v Join mil hc > c-ause of statements mbllshed In connection with his at- rest. rest.Tho The State * Libuny association , In session at Pleiie , adopted a tesolu- Ion favoilng the exclusion of the Cos- nopolltau magazine fiom the llbrailes if theHtali * because of the class of Itcialuro which it publishes The * law firm ofase < Shuitleff , me of the oldest and best kno\Mi In vVnte'itown , has been illmtolu'd b > inn- ual agreement. The paitnci-H will ontlnuo to practice in sepatate ot- Ices Madison high school cnmo In for a ol of crlliclsm al the animal met-tlng > f the State IntoischohiHtlo Athletic issoelatlon at Plene. The Madison luthoiitlos have piomlsed a moie Igfd ohscivnnco of the mien In the nt me. Mi-cause he owned $ . " > 0 which lie oulil not pa > , Adolpli LMolhanor , a H > nng Mohemlini , shot and killed him self at the home of Janic > s Retsclnuli it Yankton Eva Mav Kielter , convicted of the ; imn der of her husband , near llechi list Fehmniv , has begun her senlenco .n . ( lie penitentiary at Sioux Falls Stopping long enough to warn flu ; ompanloiis thai a cave In was Im iicnding cosl the life of Mai tin Show- ITS , a miner , aged 27 , al the Do Smet mine near Central C'ltv While attending church services Mrs Tere/a Kostel , a pioneer resident of Tabor , and vicinity , aged 71 , was stricken with hemorrhage of the bialu and apoplexy and died some hours later. She is survived by five sons. George W Hlller , a well known bus iness man of Hoi Springs , ended Ills life by severing Ihe jugular vein will a penknife. Mr. Hiller worried ovci i business venture. A public rest room for the benefit of ladies who come to town to do thoii shopping is soon lo bo opened al Del Rapids. The national secretaries of Hie home missionary hoards represenlcd Ii South Dakota are planning an impor taut meeting at Huron on Dec. 20. Articles of incorporalion for a nev nursery firm lo bo known as "Tin Newburjs , " have been filed. The flrn will have lieadqiuulers at Mitchell. Engineers engaged to Invesllgali llio proposed irrigation project on tin Little Bend near Pierre have roportee that the cost will be prohibitive. Lease payments due the state fo : the use of various lands which inns * be paid by Jan. 1 , amount to $185,05 i The money will go lo the differen stale Institutions and schols. Mrs. George W. Inglish , vvifo of th court reporter at Deadwood , was Hi only woman lo succeed in shooling : deer during the season just closee ! The animal was a three-point buck. Several horses , including a very va : uable animal belonging to John Wai kins , have been stolen in the vlclnit o'f Hartford. No clue as lo Ihe Identit of the thief has been found. A law enforcement campaign is be ing waged at White Lake. It is re ported that things have been loose I the town for some time and that th new regime is slow to take effect. The First National bank of Rapi City , the State bank of Newell , th First National bank of Custer , th Keystone bank and the Bank of Ho Springs have been united in a specin combination. The will of Mis Lodena Edgerlo of Salem , by which she left a larg pail of her foilune lo Ihe Children1 homo at Sioux Falls and to varion churches , is being contested by ' 'e children. Automobile clubs of Beresford , A cosier and Elk Point held a nieelin at Beresford and perfected a counl orgnni/alion. A big banquet was given by 111 Commercial club at Miller in honor a Iho opening of Iho organization's fin new quaiters. A roporl lliat Mrs Demi Finberg c Meresford lias deserted her liusban and ran away with another man i emphatically denied by her friends Intoresl has shifted from Iho nine : talked of Meridian road to a plan fo a big east and west road through th state from Chicago by way of Hi Twin Cilics The rural public schools in Ihe v : cinily of Aberdeen are holding a bii corn show and exhibit in that cltj Prizes are offered for the best dls pla > s There will be no Soulh Dakota stat militia camp in 1912. This is bccaus on alternate jears Ihe militia gee into camp with federal troops at soin central point. Four strong candidates are out fo the office of secretary of slale and i is claimed by politicians Ihat the figh for that office will bo the hottest c the campaign The report of Insurance Commit sloner Basford shows that during th past six years there has been over 10 per cent In the fire insurance policie held in the state. The state board of pharmacy ha Issued a report to the effect that th pharmacy department in the stal college at Brookings is ono of th most efficient in the country. Word has reached Huron to the e fest that Bert Allen , for some years resident of that city , committed su cldo at La Crosse , WIs , , by taking cai bolic acid. Ho was a railroad man. It is reported that the Scotly Phillip herd of buffalo , now numbering aboi 300 , are rolling In fat while catllo i the same region are nearly starvei The bison are the better foragers. Arthur Huemoller and Howard Jei sen attemplcd to hold up a Wester Union messenger boy at Aberdeen an were arrested on a charge of currying conce-aled wcnponu Thev wore uunt to the reformatorv at Plnnklnton Over $4 to each pupil will bet the * amount of slate aid to the public schools for tlie present calendar vcai The fund Is growing , mid the time 1st not far distant when iimnv of the ! schools will bo oiillio.v ! supported without locnl taxation ! Pour motherless children , the oldest of whom was 12 } e-niH of age , wt ro found In a teiilblo plight at Wnler- town Thev weio entlielv without food and had little clothing 'I heir Immediate wants were supplied , and the * } ' me to bo looked after b.v the Sunshine * soclet } of that place 1 Two little daughtoiH of Mr and Mrs Clu'Ster , of Haves , letalned their piesenco of mind when e-aiight In a | bll//aid and weie mned hlemalnini. . In a sclioolhoiiHo o\ei night Instead of tr.vlng to get home tlnongh the ntorm Clrculais me to lie HCIII out in all feaelieis and loutilv supeiititi-ndi nit In the state Inking up the matter nt 'preventing ' ralhwiv accidents | The census tepoit of IMO ! on luu i ( Ion placeii the total litigated ( > til- tot \ in South Dakota for that ve-ai at 2MGsr ( > acict ; , mi Incieane tiom > I mm an os In iH)0 ! ) | ( Minilest L llvde , wldelv known .is South DaKota'st wealthiest clll/e-n , IH about to ho tiled In the federal court ' Slonx Palls on a elimge of mimis- , Ing the mails | John Pran/el , a ' 1'iipp count } honn . steadi r , attempted to shool n daiich I tor of Cliailes Put/ler while * In a fit 'of ' Insanltv Ho will probably bes m to the * hospital at Yankton While * w 01 king on a corntdicUir 'Peter ' Gi'ibor , a farmer , iioithwc'H ol 'llaitloid ' , had his hand taught In the jmachlno and so liadlv mangled that it bad to bo amputated \\hat me expected to be the final aiguments in the famous llamlln counly county-seat war are being niado liofoio Referee Thomas J Law Tlie contending towns are Castlewood and Hayll. Dr. TaIor of Mollne , 111 , in an ad dress before the convention of the- Slalo Implement Dealers' association tit Sioux Falls urged the dealers to take * up scientific farming methods j with the farmers. I Bishop Rowe of Alaska in an ad dress before the students of Iho slalo college at Miookings entered a vlcor Jens denial of Commodore Pear > s claim that Christian missions were a failure among the Eskimo W T Brown , of near Crook Cit > , while silling in his cabin was slruck with a piece of rock thrown from a quarry blast and seriously injured D M. Danner and Robert Richard son , lesidents of Jeranld count } , were both seriousl } injured while operating com shredders Tlie injuries mav piove fatal. Anehew Anderson of Clarno , while ft templing lo biidlo a horse , was thrown down by the animal and ver } seriously injured. 11 Is feared that he will die An extensive ptogram has been pre pared for the annual convention of tlie Soulh Dakota Corn Growers as , soclatlon , which is lo meet at Mitchell - [ ell Jan. 15 to IS Fred Kluckman of Toronto was 'frightfully ' burned by an explosion of a Un pail in which he was attempting ' lo warm up some coffee | Two Sioux Indians in an advanced slago of intoxication attempted to shool up Ihe town of Carter and were ' captured only after a bard fight The Redfield poultry show is to lie 1 held the firsl week in January Instead 'of ' the thiid week as original ) } planned A M Shaner of Lanark , 111 , 1 will score the birds : ! i A movement has been slaited bv the citi/ens of While Lake to establi-.li ' a fine summer resoil park around the 'lake ' near that town which bears the 1 same name. ' , A local biior at Castlewood paid ' ,0111 , $1fi'j ! ) to farmers of the commu- nil } for hogs and turkeys within three days' lime. Local firemen of Iho slalo are tak ing vigorous exception to remarks } made by Stale Fire Marshal Craft in connection with the stale tournament ami opposing a state appropriation for them. Geitrudo Ritchie , daughter of Mrs Ritchie , whose companion , Louis Hog- eis , is on trial for the minderof her Infant , tcsllfled In Iho Irial Ihat Mrs ] Ritchie had never divorced her first ( 1 husband The Brown counly coin school closed a very successful session at Aberdeen wilh a total attendant e ot 2,733 recorded. It will bo repeated noxl year. Tlie Commercial club at AVatauga has taken up the sidewalk problem in that town and proposes lo push Ihe mailer of now and boiler walks throughout the cily. Coyolcs have become such a pesl in Iho Black Hills connlry thai many of Ihe counlies have offered a special bounty of $2 for each cooto scalp submitted. An Involuntary petillon In bank ruplcy has been filed against the Dairy Lunch system at Aberdeen , and Ihat company nolified to prepare a sc bed- ulo of creditors. Mrs. Albert Meslo of Yankton fell through the entrance of an outsldo eel- i lar way and sustained severe injuries. i A ear-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Hall of Aberdeen fell into i an elevator shaft in a hotel there and dropped thirty feet. She miraculously s escaped serious Injury. Mr. and Mrs , Bert Miller of Aber deen , parents of a young girl recently sent to the reform school , were ar rested and fined for failure to do their duty in the care of the child. President H. K. Warren of Yankton college pronounced the eulogy over the body of the lalo Judge Tripp at L Iho funeral , which was held In the Episcopal church Monday morning Attention is being called to the fact that the 1910 census shows that irri gation In South Dakota has been cheaper according to the territory ben efited than in any other state ,