The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-25
ROUNDING Up THE
SOUTH DAKOTA THIEVES
officers Now Confident That They
Have the Gang Just Where
They Want Them.
LEADERS ARE UNDER ARREST
Trying to Freeze the Salvation Army
Out of Yankton Where tho
Drum Disturbs the
NeishDurs.

Yankton, Dec. 21.-Deputy Sheriff
Tsclletter took Frank Springfield, the
last man arrested, with him to Scot
land. Officer Tschetter is of the opin-
ion he has Il strong case against
Springfield and can implicate him
with Il robbery at Freeman, Hutchin-
son county. He will prove that SPRING
steel disposed of some of the stolen
property. A portion Of the same goods
has been found in possession of Il bar
Der named Hoag. in Scotland, and
more in the possession of two BROTH
ers named Smith, i'll Tyndall. Shan
non and Culligan, the two men first
arrested by the sheriff, have been re-
leased by the authorities here. No
one appearing against them, they
could only be held twenty-four hours,
but as the officers proceed with the
robbery Investigations, it lies within
the bounds of possibility that they
may be re-arrested.
The Salvation army and DIR. Wander
hule have been at war for the past six
months, through the army's barracks
being stationed next door to the doc
tors home. In conducting their night
ly meetings they seriously disturb the
quiet of his household. Mr.. Wander
hule has appealed to the law for relief,
and finding none whatever, has been
obliged to resort to all kinds of de-
vices with which to drown the sound
of the bass drum. Failing in these,
he has instituted the novel plan of
freezing :he army out, in the follow
ing manner. He has opened the upper
windows of his building, and the cold
wind blows over and into the room di-
rectly over the barracks, with the re-
suit that the Salvationists cannot keep
warm. Legal advice is now being
sought by the commander of the army
to secur the closing of the windows.
The exceedingly cold weather of the
past four days has made crossing the
Missouri river at this point on ice very
good, and Nebraska farmers are now
taking advantage of the opportunity
to cross without danger.
The Yankton Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION is very enthusiastic in its
work land is using every possible ef-
fort to better travel into Yankton, as
evidenced by the last meeting at which
the officers were instructed to appear
beforethe county commissioners dur
ing their January session, and urge
that the Jim river road cast of this
city, which was badly damaged by last
springs flood, be repaired and grav-
elled in the spring. They also appoint
ed a committee Of three TO confer with
II. Fl. Smith relative to q Yankton
cracker factory.
a. Strand, representing the Edwards
Installment house of Minneapolis, who
was recently arrested, convicted and
fined the sum Of $25 in justice court
here, through having broken the law
regarding peddlers, will appeal his
case under instructions received from
the firm, who will send an attorney
here to defend him.
Miss Rose Matthiesen and Miss Mary
Wilde of the corps of teachers in the
1anliton city schools, will attend the
annual meeting of the State Teachers
association, which will be held at
Sioux Falls, December 81.
Yanltton chapter No. A of the Royal
Arch Masons, elected officers for The
ensuing year as follows: w. S. Stock
well, most excellent high priest; Z. G..
Edgerton. king; Birney c. Woolley,
scribe; w. S. Radcliffe, secretary, and
j. j.. Nissen, treasurer.