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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
THE SAL TING OF A MINE
Francis Heurtevant Thinks He
Was Swindled in a Placer
Purchase.
Some Gravel That Was Said to Pan
Out $4,000 Per Acre Proved
Disappointing.

Francis Heurtevant brought suit in the
Superior Court yesterday against John d.
c. Day and Theodore Begel and the Bank
of California, charging the first two parties
named with fraud in a mining transaction
in which Heurtevant was the victim. Ac-
cording to the allegations made Day and
Begel sold to Heurtevant two tracts of
land, one containing seventy acres and the
other fifty-one acres, one known as the
Hike Hill placer mine and the other the
Happy Home placer mine, for which he
(Heurtevant) agreed to pay $4,000. The
sum of $12, 500 was put up and the balance
was to be paid In installments of $500 each,
the next payment being due in Sep
tember.
Day and BegeI represented to Heurte-
want that they had mined two and half
acres of the property, and that it realized
$4,000 per acre The deed was placed in
escrow with the Bank of California, and
Heurteyaut entered into possession aud
put UP improvements costing Sill, 900. He
worked the mine and got less than $4,000
per acre.
He alleges belief that the defendants,
Day and Beg ell, took bullion from other
mines and placed it in the property they
offered for sale.
The plaintiff alleges that he has lost
much by the transaction; he does not wisn
to pay the amount due, but asks for judg-
ment for the sum paid, or that $25, 900 be
fixed as the amount due from him for the
property and no more.
An Injunction was asked for restraining Q
the Bank of California from making any
disposition of the deed. 1t was granted
by judge Trout. The mines referred to
are in Trinity County.
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San Francisco in safety. Mrs. Grove is
still very delicate.
In his report Captain Grove says:
I'VE sailed from Swansea on April and
had an uneventful trip to the Horn. Then
we caught it, and between June l and 13
we were driven to the eastward of Staten
Island three times with success sion of
southwest gales. After rounding the
Horn we had succession OF heavy gales
to so south in the Pacific. On June "a my
son was born, but what his name will be
don't know. Ny wife will settle that mat.
ter when she is able to be about again.
The Muskoka is almost a new vessel and
this is her first trip to San Francisco. She
is rugged as four masted bark and pre-
sented very pretty appearance as she
sailed in past the Fort Yesterday. At that
point she began taking in SAIL and few
minutes later redstack tug took hold of
her and towed her to an ANCHORAGE.
The waterfront thieves are outrivalIng
the landsmen. Within the last few davs
they have raiied barkentlne and robbed
an office. The barkentine Uncle John
was lying at the foot of Third street, and
Sunday night Captain Hutchinson and
Chief Officer Trainor went to bed in the
cabin, never dreaming of danger The
captain left his lamp burning low, but the
mate put his out. During the mig hit
thieves broke in and stole everything
movable in the cabin and every stitch of
clothing belonging to the captain and
mate. With the clothing went the sailors
money and iewelry and everything of
value they possessed. The robbers did
not even spare the captains and mate s
shoes and stockings, and when the two
men arose yesterday morning they had to
dress in oilskins and rubber boots in order
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WAS BORN AMID
SOUTHERN STORMS
Captain Groves Wife Pre-
Sented Him With a Son
and Heir.
A NATIVE OF CAPE HORN
Arrival of the Muskoka With
an Addition to the Crew
List.
WATERFRONT THIEVES BUSY.
They Steal the Clothing and Shoes
of the Men of the Barkentine
Uncle John.

For the first time in many years a sail
ing vessel arrived in port yesterday. after
a stormy passage around the Horn, with
a newborn babe aboard. The little one
came into the world when the wind was
bowling through the rigging of the good
ship Muskoka and every gust put her lee
rail under the water. Captain Groves
attention was divided between his wife
and his ship, and between the two he had
an unusually lively time of it for twenty
four hours.
Captain Grove is determined to make all
his family good sailors, so when he sailed
from Swansea on April 8 last he brought
his wife along. On June "a, in latitude
5S deg. IA min. south, longitude 81 deg.
west, his son and heir was born. Every
thing possible was done for the comfort
of the mother and child and both reached
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
The Teachers, Mutual Aid.

The annual meeting of the Teachers Mutual
Aid Society was held at the City Hall yester.
day. Three hundred and ninety votes were
cast. The following board of directors was
elected:
Miss L. L. Fowler, City Normal Schools Miss
A. M. darcy, Denman Grammar School; Miss
L. Maccord, Whittier Primary School, Miss L.
Patterson, Hsight Primary School; Miss E. E.
Kelly, Mission Grammar School; Miss B. Ryan,
Richmond Primary school; Miss A. Schendel,
Lafayette Primary School; Miss E. Donovan,
Franklin Grammar School; Miss NJ. E. Grote,
Durant Primary School, and Miss L. r. Chase,
MOulder Primary School.
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Him
Horn
to reach a olothing-store via the vessels

agents.
The office of the steamer Point Arena on
Mission-street wharf was also entered.
All that the burglars secured was valise
and camera belonging to ]. B. Ford. It's
value is not known as Mr. Ford has not
been seen since he left his belongings in
the Office.
The late whaling cruise of the Queen
has created regular disturbance on the
water front. Wills office on Commercial
street is watched day and night, but as
the place is closed up and the late man.
ager Is now out in one OF the boats after
whale, the creditors get little satisfaction.
Hour after hour, hackmen, collectors for
photographers and printers, restaurant
men and whaIers, and the fair typewriters.
who did half the work and all the CORE
spondence. come and go. but there is no
sign of the absent manager. Goodall.
Perkins & Co. are appealed to, but that
firm repudiates all claims. Bruce, Bovine
& Co. are asked for information, but M.
Bovine says that all they had to do with
the venture was the loaning of some
bombguns and harpoons.
"Our interest in the venture was sim ply
this" said Edwin Goodall yesterday.
"Mr. Wills came to US and said he had
chartered the steamer Fearless and that
thirty people were going in her at $35
head. He asked us to send out the Queen
and give him a percentage on each ticket
sold. This we agreed TO do, but when
people came to us and wanted their bills
Okla we drew out, and that is all there is
to the matter. We are not responsible for
any bills contracted by Mr.. Wills and will
not pay them."
Those who have claims against Wills in
sist that the hunt was advertised as ''The
Pacific Coast Steamship Company's Whal-
ing Cruise and say they will look to
Goodall, Perkins e. Co. for their money.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamer
Acapulco arrived from Panama yesterday
with twelve cabin and twenty-four steer
age passengers. Among the former was
Ed Cramp. late engineer on the City OF
Panama, and John Rooney, late purser on
vessel at Panama, and their explanations
of the change are as follows: Rooney says
he came back on account of sickness, aud
Cramp says his six months contract was
up and that he was tired of the job. Man.
ager Schwerin says nothing.
The British tramp steamer Strathgarry
will take the largest cargo OF barley away
that has ever left San Francisco IN one
bottom. She will load over 1000 tons for
Liverpool.
The Pacific Mail Company's Aztec has
sailed for Comox, B. c., to load coal for
Honolulu. All the company's steamers
from Hongkong are TO touch at that point
and it is necessary to have full supply
there The Aztec will take down over
5000 tons.
In the feet race from Vallejo of the
Corinthian Yacht Club last Sunday the
Nellie finished first, with the sloop Ethel
a close sec cond and the Ella third.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
GOLDEN GAlA CARNIVAL.
Progress in arrangements for the Com
ing Festival.

ing Festival.
A number OF orders for carnival buttons
were received at headquarters yesterday
in response to letters sent out to the trade.
The buttons will be ready for delivery
next week.
John P. Irish and Congressman Mcguire
are to debate upon the gold and silver
question for the benefit of the carnival
funds. AS Irish will leave for the East on
Thursday nigh the debate will be held
during the latter part of September.
In order that there may be no conflict
of date between Los Angeles and the local
affair. both being set for the same date in
April. a communication will be addressed
to the directors of the Los Angeles affalr,
asking them to arrange it at q different
date from that of San Francisco
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Holds to tho Papers.

Eugene Robinson, executor of the estate OF
Daniel A. Hunt asked Judge Coffey for cita-
tion requiring his attorney, James H. Creely,
to come into court and show cause why he
should not deliver up certain books, papers
says the estate is ready for distribution, but
that Greedy has refused to deliver up the
papers and is so causing delay.
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AUCTION SALES.

BY INDIANA AUCTION Co-This day, August TO-
Furniture, ETC., al 1857 Market St. at IL O'CLOCK
BY FRANK W. BUTTERFIELD - This day
uesday), Groceries. 316 Sixth st., at IL CLOCK
BY BLANCHARD Bros. & LANE-Thursday
August 27-Horses, Wagons, Bicycles, etc, at ZI5
Market street, at 10 O'Clock.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

BALDWIN THEArER. Gay Parisians"
COLUMBIA THEATER-"T The Social Trust"
KoRosco's CJ ERA-B oUsR-"A Nutmeg Match"
TIvoL1 OPP, "a o1rsE- .Cavalleria Rusticana"
and "Romeo and Juliet"
ORPHEUM-High-C Glass Vaudeville.
eUTRo BATHs-Bathing and performances.
SHOOT THE CHUTEs-Dany at Haght street.
one block east of the Park.
iCIRcUs-At Central Park, commencing Septem-
Der 3.
CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR At sacramento
september 70 September 19.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
MEMS LEAGUE MEETING
Prominent Speakers Will Address 1t
This Evening on the Subject of
the New Charter.

There will be meeting of the Mems
League of the Third Congregational
Church in that edifce this evening for the
purpose of hearing the new charter dis
cussed by prominent citizens OF this City.
The idea is that of the pastor, DR.. William
RAIDER, who is desirous that the young
men of his fold shall be educated so as to
vote intelligently on local issues.
The meeting will be addressed by James
d. Phelan (president of the Citizens
Charter Association) J. Richard Freud,
F. w. Dohrmann (president of the Mer.
chants Association) and P. A. Bergerot.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
Shot for &hn

shooting contest took place at Shell Mound
on Sunday between James Bargones and Har-
vey Stewart for purse of $50. Stewart won.
The score was kept by Albert Castagnetto
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
NEW TO-DAY.


We should like to send
you a package of ScAl12lMg's $
Best tea; but we don't know
what kind you like.
If you really want pure
fresh tea, it is so little trouble
for you to ask your grocer
for Schlz2amg's Best; you
are welcome to take it home
and try it; you are welcome
to your money back if you
don't like it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25

Every person over five years Of age in
Storbech, Austria, is chess-player. The
game is tau. ht in the schools.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
Trunks Moved a5 Cents.

Commercial Transfer Co.. 43 Sutter street
Telephone Main 49, Keep your checks for u.s.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
TIvOLI OPERA-HOUSE

N Rs. hRNksrINE kRELISs Proprietor & hans2ss
Grand Opera Season
TOM IGHTs
Also Thursday and saturday Evenings,
Mascagnis Masterpiece,
.sCAVALLERIA RUSTICANA" ~
Preceded by the Balcony and Marriage Scenes from
"ROMEO AND JULIET
Bertini Humphreys Mchelena, Bernice Holmes,
Rafael, Abramoff, Pache, Casat, Perroni
Null, etc. in the Casts.
Tomorrow "Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
Verdifs Lyric Drama,
lila TRA WAT Az,
Natal, Micheena, DeVries, Boyce, Karl, Null,
Napoeleoni, Schnable, ETC., in the Cast.
NEXT WEEK
I"-and-'RIGOL
Popular PrIces-25c and SOC.
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NEW To-DAY-AmUsEMENrs.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-10
W. S. Logan for Governor.

The Hanson county popu.ists held
their convention Tuesday and besides
selecting their nine delegates to the
state convention instructed them to
support Capt. W. S. Logan for govern
or. The convention endorsed Mr.. Lo-
gan for the place on having received
assurances from Dayison, McCook and
Sanborn counties that they would sup
port him. With three candidates al
ready in the field for governor, and
such prominent men as Grigsby of
Sioux Falls, Wynn of Yankton and Keith
of Lake Preston, the Hanson county
candidate will have hard tussle for
the nomination. Yet Mr.. Logan is
about as able a man as any of them but
the election of a populist governor is
not TO be considered in 1896.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-10
Married at Kimhali

A very happy wedding event oc
Cured Tuesday evening, June 30, neal
Kimball at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Boyd, when their daughter, Miss Gale
was united in marriage to Mr.. Davi6
Wolf of Richland Center, Wis. There
were about Is relatives and friend:
present, who, to show their high ap
probation OF the bride, presented hel
with number of beautiful and costly
presents. The bride is we'll known il
Mitchell having been connected TO,
some time with Champeny's depart
ment store and in that capacity made
large circle of friends who will ex
tend their best wishes in her matri
monial step.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-10
CAUGHT A HORSE THIEF.
Deputy Brooks Makes an Arrest Wednes-
day Evening of One of These Fellows.

Deputy Brooks Makes an Arrest wednes-
day Evening of One of These Fellows,
What on earth a man wants to steal
a horse for at the present price of those
animals is past understanding unless he
wanted to use it as means of locomo-
tion. Wednesday Sheriff Cook receiv-
ed a telegram from Sheriff Miller of
Aurora county notifying him to watch
for horse and man which was stolen
near Plankinton from farmer named
]. H. Helton Tuesday night. A close
watch was kept all day but the fellow
did not come this way. Late in the
afternoon gentleman drove in from
Mt. Vernon who knew of the robbery
and had description of the horse fur
nished by the owner, and informed
Deputy Brooks that he had met the
pair few miles west of this city. The
deputy with r. L. Tremaine struck off
in that direction and two miles farther
south saw man sitting on the doorstep
OF an unoccupied house on the Reagan
farm. The fellow was eating a lunch
when the deputy approached him and
when asked where the horse was, stam-
meringly replied it was in the barn.
The fellow gave his name as H. H.
Nearing. He was brought back to
Mitchell and placed in Jail. He was
searched and among his effects was
found Sl4.0O in money and graduating
diploma from some university or col
lege at LIE Mars, Iowa. Sheriff Miller
and Mr.. Helton, owner of the horse,
drove in from Plankinton Thursday
and identified the stolen animal,
the party returning to Plankinton short.
ly after noon. The fellow doesen't look
like hardened criminal and gave no
excuse for stealing the horse other
than that he did not want to walk out
of the country. From what Mr.. Hell
ton said that it is quite evident that
Nearing had stolen another horse
which he left at Helton's place and
took o fresher animal,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-10

consideration being necessary to make
the transfer legal.
Alderman Levinger made a report
OF the committee appointed to examine
the books OF the auditor and treasurer
and everything was found to be in first
class shape. Recommendations were
made in reference to new records being
kept of the water rents.
Alderman Bracy read the resolutions
presented by the committee on the
late Hon. R. D. Welch, ex-mayor of
Mitchell, which were adopted by the
council and ordered spread upon the
records.
Alderman Levinger made a report on
the water rents and stated that $718
had been collected and that "a consum-
ers had discontinued the service. A.
number OF consumers asked for an ex-
tension of time to pay the water rent
varying from week to three months.
A motion was passed to the effect that
all deliEquents should pay their rentby
July Is or the water would be shut off,
and the marshal was instructed to so
notify them.
The city council met Tuesday
to take up the business left over from
the regular meeting. b. McCormick's
bill for assessor at S21O was found to be
correct and John Cooks bill for board
of prisoners was allowed after an ex-
planation at his hands. The matter of
refunding the city's bonded indebted
ness was then taken up and after
some discussion il was learned that by
leaving the matter open until the next
meeting of the council better bid
could in all probability be secured.
One company was ready to take $50, ,O00
of the bonds at 103 and per cent. The
motion prevailed to lay the bonds over.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-10
Had His Salary Raised,

Despite the hard times in South Da-
kota the post Offices seem to have kept
up to the standard and in many in
stances surpassed last years business
and among those offices is the Mitchell
post office under the management OF
S. T. Greene. According to dispatches
sent out from Washington the salary
of the Mitchell postmaster was raised
from 50, 100 to $1,000. There were
seventeen towns in the state which
were advanced in salary, and three,
Chamberlain, Huron and Dell Rapids,
were decreased in their salaries 800
each.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-10

thing previously attempted on this
platform by state talent. Too much
cannot be said in praise of the efforts
of these young people for they deserve
it. Every number on the list was good.
showing culture and training. The
musical numbers by the Lee Sisters are
especially worthy OF mention, and Miss
Julia Rogers exhibited fine ability as
an elocutionist. The dramatic drill
and the scarf fantasies by young ladies
in costume were beautifully executed
and gave pleasing variety to the pro-
gram. This class shows a high degree
of proficiency in the arts represented,
and their entertainment is splendid
recommends for the school.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-10
A New Irrigation System.

Monday morning the editor of The
CAPITAL in company with L. W.
Adams, Judge Abbey and L. E. Stair
made trip up to Casper Kerr's farm
seven miles north of town, to see in
operation a new irrigation pump. Most
all of Mr.. Kerr's land lies adjacent to
the Jim river and is in very good posi-
tion to irrigate with this new method.
The system employed for raising the
water is by means of pump which is
erected over the river near the bank.
The pump consists of box about %
feet tlong, nearly three feet square and
is set in the river about three feet. In
the bottom OF the box is wheel, with
500 revolutions minute, which drives
the water up to another wheel half way
up the box and the second wheel per-
forms the same function Of the first by
pushing the water out of the box into
the long trough and thence into the
main ditch. The capacity of the pump
is l5O, 900 gallons per hour but the pump
by reducing its length, turned cut over
100000 per hour. This is a greater
water producer than any two artesian
wells in the state.
The pump is very simple in construc-
tion and is driven with a 16-horse
power engine. Mr.. Kerr and f. L.
Rowley have gone into partnership
with the irrigation idea and they are
satisfied that they can irrigate over a
1000 acres with comparative ease and
little cost. The pump worked like
charm the first time and has not failed
in it's duty so far and there is not much
reason why it shouldn't as there is
nothing about the pump to get out of
repair. L. W. Adams sold the outfit
to Mr.. Kerr and as this has given suoh
excellent satisfaction he will undoubt-
edld push the sale OF the Menge pump
in the river portions of the state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-10
DEDICATED THEIR HALL.
The G. A. R. Comrades Dedicate Their
New Hall Monday Evening.

The G. A. R. Comrades Dedicate Their
New Hall Monday Evening.
Monday evening large number of
G.. A. r. and W. r. G. met in the new
post hall for the purpose of dedicating
it to their combined use. The rooms
have been tastily papered and present
very handsome appearance. Com
mander Lott had charge of the exer-
cises and first introduced Judge Abbey
who made one of his usual interesting
speeches. Rev. G. W. Mcconnell of
the Baptist church was called upon and
kept the people in a good humor. Mrs.
Anna Williams read an interesting Sc
lection while Commander Lott and
Carl Hover furnished the musical part
of the program, After the literary
feast was finished attention was turned
to refreshments, which consisted of ice
cream, cake and lemonade, and in the
meantime the members enjoyed social
hour or more. Shortly after IL o'clock
the company departed for theirhomes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-10

Father Maher appeared before the
council in reference to the Catholic
cemetery. The society were desirous
of making some Improvements on the
property but did not want to go ahead
until they could secure title to the
property. They have used the grounds
for their cemetery for the past ten years
and the arrangement:hen was that they
would be sold them at any time for $40
per acre, the plat containing 25 acres.
Father Maher stated that for the soci-
ETY. to pay $3.50 for the grounds at this
time would render the them helpless
in the matter of making the desired
improvements. It was their intention
to sink an artesian we'll at once and as
a further consideration for the property
the surplus water from the we'll was to
be utilized free by Graceland cemetery.
Taking everything into consideration
the council decided to give a deed to
the Catholic church and motion to
that effect was passed. a small money
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-10
COUNCIL MATTERS
Much Business Came Up Before the Coun-
Gil Monday Night and Some Was
Laid Over a Day.
The Bond Matter Was Deferred for Ac-
tion Until Next Monday Evening
For a Better Bid.
HAVE A NEW HALL
The G. A. R. and ". R. c. Dedicate
Their New Hall Monday EY5Ding to
Their Combined Uses.
THE MONTHLY MEETING.

City Council Has q Great Deal of Business
to Transact at the July Meeting.
When Mayor Fullerton raped for
order at the regular meeting of the city
council Monday evening Aldermen
Johnston, Simpson, Nielsen, Indra,
Pollard, Bracy and Levinger responded
to the roll call by Auditor Smith, who
read the minutes of the previous meet
ing which stood approved. The first
matter OF Importance to come up was
the appointment of an assessor, the
term of the present assessor having
expired. The mayor appointed c. W.
Taylor to fill the position for the COM
ing term and the appointment was con-
tirmed by the council. The bill Of
Crane g. Dundas for medical attend
ance on the family of Gus. Mielenz dur
ing the diphtheria sickness, which was
laid over from the last meeting for an
itemized statement, was brought up.
DR.. Dundas was present and explained
the bill, by showing the number of
visits, medicines used and the treat
ment. Alderman Bracy objected to
the bill, first because he considered it
excessive and again because he thought
that there was some irregularity in the
proceedings, as he believed somebody
had exceeded their authority in en-
ploying the physicians. A motion to
allow the bill was not seconded. The
following bills were then allowed and
warrants ordered drawn: