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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30

Beadle county failed in lis effort 70
enter Huron into the capital contest
next year ard toappaase their c9nstlf-
uaney the legislators from that 1ai.i-
wick are behind a measure 10 EsFtna~
BrntIy establish the state fair at
Huron at the expiration Of 1anhtns
term. 1t is believed the bill VIII
pass. Well. between blogied porkeFs
and bad hlo5ded politicians We don't
KNOW but what Huron will gel the
better Of Mitchell eve though the
latter succeeds in sceoping the CAPT
ta-whicn is By 80 means certain,
AYankton} Dakota Herald.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
JOHNSON IS EXONERATED
BOARD OF STATE CHARITIES HOLDS
HIM GUILTLESS.
Charges Made by Moses Nj. Clinton
Not Sustained by Testimony Re-
port to the Governor.

Richard o. Johnson, superintendent of
the institution for the education of the
deaf and dumb. against whom numerous
and sweeping charges were brought by
Moses NJ. Clinton, a discharged employe,
has been completely exonerated by the
Board of State Charities after a searching
investigation. Not one of the charges
made against Superintendent johnson by
Clinton were sustained by testimony in
troduced at the several hearings. and the
board finds that the superintendent has
acted the part of gentleman and a capa-
BILE official.
The report of the board covering the
charges and the findings were filed with
Governor Durbin yesterday. The charges
are given specifically and following each
one is the finding of the board. Invariably
the finding is not sustained. Concerning
four charges made by Clinton the board
takes upon its own shoulders all response
bility. The four charges referred to were
that Johnson diverted funds from the
regular appropriation to build green
house; that he expended $500 to buy a
motor, against the advice of the chief en-
gineer and his assistant; that he paid DR..
Latham, teacher, seven weeks salary
he didn't earn; that he paid his wife the
salary as matron, whereas she was not per-
forming the duties of matron.
REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR.
The substance of the report of the board
to the Governor is:
'As a result of this investigation, we feel
1t is proper to say that we have a hlgher
regard for Superintendent Johnson than
ever before. The knowledge he displayed
and the ability shown, together with MS
disposition TO treat the prosecuting wit
nesses with the utmost fairness, are worthy
of mention here.
while we recognize ii to be the duty or
proper attention TO that which is known TO
be wrong in any public institution, TO the
end that it may be rectihed, we cannot
condemn in too strong words the irreSpon-
Sible employe who has been discharged ana
for malicious or revenGeful motives brings
unwarranted charges against the manage
ment of one of our great public institutions.
charges of this kind brought In recent
years. This is doubtless due to the improved
condition of the service. While IL is part
of the duty of this board to see that every
inmate of every institution receives right
treatment, IL is also equally its duty TO see
that the management of an institution is
protected against unwarranted and unjust
criticism.
Whatever was done, If anything, con-
corning the specifications in the first four
charges, was the act of the board OF trus-
tees, and not of Mr.. Johnson, the super
intendent."
The investigation of the charges was held
Feb. IS. 20 and q. Fifty witnesses were ex-
amined under oath. The widest scope was
given the investigation, but Clinton's own
witnesses failed to back him up In sustain
ing the charges made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19

Water Company Suffers a Loss Of
12,OOO-RaiIroad station Damaged.

What are thought to have been two fires
of incendiary origin occurred yesterday
morning at o'clock. One was the burning
of Scofield's -four mill north of the fair
grounds, and the railroad station at Ma
lott Park, two miles farther north, also
burned. The loss to the mill is estimated
at $1,000. The station was damaged about
$1,000.
The mill was practically a new one, hav-
ing been remodeled within the past few
years. The property was owned by the In
dianapolis Water Company, but had been
leased by z. II. Eaton & Co.
The fire was discovered by Jack Chris
tian, keeper of a roadhouse near by. Al
that time the fire was creeping up through
the building, apparently having started In
the cellar. A telephone message was sent
to fire headquarters in this city. but on &C.
count of the muddy roads no apparatus was
sent out. The fire was allowed TO burn its
way through the frame building.
While this fire was in progress the burn
ing of the railroad station at Malott Park
occurred. This was small, one-story
frame structure. The origin was not
known, but some of the residents ventured
the opinion that il had been set on fire.
An Noverheated stove in the home of j
w Frame, 529 North Noble street, caused
a fire yesterday afternoon that did damage
amounting TO $50.
The home OF William Burgoyne, 152,
Spann avenue, damaged to the extent
of so by a defective f1ue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
EAST CHICAGO TO SULLIVAN.
Indiana HarbOr Company to Build
RailrOad-New Bank at Madison.


Marcus r. Sulzer. the well-known poll
tician of the Fourth district, is the prin-
cipal stakeholder of the Peoples Bank, of
Madison, concern just organized The
bank has capital stock of $4,000, and
Sulzer owns 1S2 shares, B. F. Law fifty,
w. w. Miller thirty, Lewis Suzer thirty
Benjamin T. Head one hundred, J. s. Head
are distributed in small amounts.
The Columbia Electric Company, with a
capital stock of $4,000. filed articles Of in
corporation. The directors are Seymour
Morrison, F. N. Martindale and Luther r.
Frost.
The Indiana Harbor Company, which is
organized to build a line of railway from
East Chicago TO Sullivan county, dis
lance of 200 miles. Incorporated. The capt.
tai stock of the company is 5000 and the
directors are Oakleigh Thorne, John A
ard Fitzgerald, Charles w. Hotchkiss,
Frederick r. Babcock, A. d. Erskine and
Jarvis Hunt.
The United States Locomotive Company,
Indiana law yesterday. The capital stock
is 100000.
The Rock Oil Company, a corporation of
Illinois,, capitalized at $4,000. incorporated
under the laws of the State yesterday
The Farmers Canning Company of
Crothersville, with a capital stock of s1O.-
600, Incorporated
The ]. d. Holman Company, of Roches-
ter. with capital stock of $500 incor-
porated. The directors are John d. Hol-
man. Anna Holman and George w. Hol-
man.
The Princesse Manufacturing Company.
of Fort Wayne with capital stock OF SIS .
600, incorporated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
COMMITTEE WILL MEET
CHAIRMAN GOODRICH WILL CALL A
MEETING FOR NEXT WEEK.
He Announces that Matters Of a ROu-
tine Character Demand Attcn-
ton at This Time.

A meeting of the Republican state COM
mittee will be held some time next week.
State Chairman James P Goodrich, of
Winchester, who was in the city yesterday,
made this announcement but he said that
the exact date has not been determined.
IL am trying to ascertain when the men,
bers of the committee will find 1t most con-
venient to meet" he said last evening, land
1 shall probably decide on the date and
issue the call tomorrow
Mr.. Goodrich said that there was moth
ing of especial Importance to come before
the committee, but that the meeting would
be for the consideration of some routine
business matters that needed attention. The
committee has not had a meeting for sew
eral months.
In this connection it is announced that
there will be no change made in the man.
agement of the press bureau maintained by
the committee. George B. Lockwood, who
has been at the head of the bureau, was
made private secretary to Governor Dur
bin this week. but he will continue to super
wise the work Of the bureau for the present.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
FEWER CASES OF SMALLPOX.
State Health Boards Statistics FOL
February Show Decrease.

Statistics of the State Board of Health
show that smallpox is letting up slightly
in the State The number of cases in
February was less than in January. al
though the number Of deaths was the same.
The statistics of the board are as follows:
There were reported $50 cases of small
pox In fifty-nine counties, with fifty deaths.
AS compared with the corresponding month
last year this is an increase in number of
40 per cent, in area of 17.5 per cent. and
in deaths of 157 per cent Compared with
the preceding month, smallpox shows a
decrease in cases of ga per cent. The num-
Der of deaths are exactly the same for both
months and there is an increase in small
pox area of SO per cent. The severe cpl
demic centers were in Cass, Marion, Brown,
Daviess, Fulton, Grant, Knox, Lawrence,
Madison. Martin, Monroe, Ripley, Wander
by counties in the month was as follows:
Adams. fifteen; Benton, two; Boone,
one; Brown, fifty; Carroll. one; Cass, 115,
one death; Clark. eleven; Clay, ten; Clinton,
one; Daviess, fifty-three; Dearborn, seven;
Decatur, thirteen; De Kalb, nineteen; Del
aware, two; Dubois. twenty-five; Elkhart.
two Fayette two Floyd one F tpirfn
Hancock, eight; Howard, ten Huntington,
one; Jackson, one; Jasper, one; Jefferson,
one; Johnson, one; Knox, twenty-one; La
twenty-seven, two deaths; Marion, ISL.
thirty-nine deaths; Marshall. eight; Mar
tin forty; Monroe, sixty nine; Montgomery,
five; Parke, two; Posey, three; Pulaski,
eight; Putnam, two; Ripley, twenty; Rush,
two: Shelby, one; Spencer, fifteen, three
deaths; st. Joseph, two; Sullivan. FIVE. Tip
pecanoe, seven; Upton, three; Vanderburg,
twenty-five, one death; Vermillion, twelve;
Vigo, twenty: Warren, six; Warrick, five;
Wayne, three; White, nineteen.
AT Indianapolis the greatest fatality. is
to be noted, where there were thirty-nine
deaths on account of smallpox with Isl
cases, making a death rate of PA per cent.
Vaccination "a Marion county and in Cass
county has been very general and 1t is
now believed that not less than S. per
cent of the population has been vaccinated.
disappear and it certainly will do so on
account of this general vaccination"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
Here Is Banker Who Received 80
Per Cent. on His Money.

INDIANA NATIONAL BANK
Indianapolis. Ind
February Is, 1903
Mr. Robert n. Merritt Manager
The Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New York.
dear Sir-In acknowledging receipt of the
notice of dividend at the end of the fifteen-
year period on Policy No. 316333. insured by
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York. my life. / wish to express
my appreciation OF the amount OF the divi-
dend and of the management which can
produce such satisfactory results.
If allowed to add to my insurance 1 find
IL would reduce the cost at this time some
thing over fifty-one per cent, while IL /
avail myself of the cash option on same ii
gives me, in addition TO the protection /
have had during the fifteen years, an aver
age annual dividend of thirty-six per cent
on the premiums paid: i can assure you
this result is very gratifying. l can heart
fly recommend the company and its man.
agement to those who looking for in
surance at the very lowest possible cost.
Yours truly.
". T. MALOTr.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
CORNERSTONE LAYING.
GEN. j. II. Carnahan and A. A. Young
Making Arrangements.

General James r. Carnahan and A. A.
Young, representing the indianapolis Com
mercial Club. are busily engaged in pre-
pairing the programme for the cornerstone
laying at the new federal building March
25. 1t is settled that Addison C. Harris
will make the principal address and Repre-
sentative Jesse Overstreet will preside.
Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge will be
present and make short addresses. There
will be music by bands and street parade
prior to the ceremonies, which will be I'M
der the auspices OF the Masonic fraternity.
In the street parade the military and civic
organizations of the city will be invited to
take part Invitations have been sent TO
the mayors of many Indiana cities. 10 the
different State officers to number of the
federal officers and to the Indiana mem
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19

j. N. ZermenO, of Guadalajara, Mexico
VIII File Articles To-Day.

j. N Zermeno, an attorney of Guadala-
lara, Mexico, is at the Denison. Mr..
Zermeno is here to perfect the organiza-
ton of the Western Mexico Development
Company and he said last night that the
articles of incorporation will be filed in
the office of the secretary of state to-day.
E. II. Talbot, of this city, will be the
president of the company.
The company is being formed to promote
an enterprise new to Mexico-an interurban
electric railway. There are electric rail-
ways in Mexico, but they are all city lines.
The Western Mexico Development Com
pany purposes the construction of line
from Guadalajara to Chapala, a summer
resort located on the shore of a lake of
that name, fifteen miles distant from
Guadalaiara
American capital and American enter
prise have done wonders for Mexico within
the past few years. said Mr.. Zermeno last
night. There is at present about $500, :
600 of foreign capital invested in Mexico,
and of this amount 5000. 100000 has come
from the United States. We realize what
this means for our country and We are. of
course, anxious to encourage further In
vestmonts from citizens of the United
States"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
Interested I'm Oil Fields.

W. B. Dodds, of Marion, who is interest
ed in the oil fields of Grant county, was in
the city last evening on his way to st.
Louis for short business trip. Mr.. Dodds
says that the prospects for great develop
ments in the Indiana oil field are exceed
ingly bright. There is more 'wild-catting'
being done now he said, than ever be-
fore, and that means that the field will
be extended, and big things are expected.
However, the oil business is rather quiet
just at present because the warm and wet
weather has softened the roads so that the
heavy hauling that is necessary cuts the
roads all to pieces, and the road super
visors have stopped all teaming. This will
not last very long, though, and then the oil
men will take up the work with redoubled
energy"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
FISH AND GAME REPORTS.


Harry w. Kline. of Silver Lake, who rep
resented Koscisko county in the House
during the recent session of the Legislature,
was in the city yesterday and called at the
Statehouse TO get his quota of the reports
OF the fish and game commissioner.
II didn't have any idea that there was
such a demand for these reports" he said
until / got home and found that almost
every other one of my constituents was
anxiously waiting for me TO get a copy I
had not taken mine home with me and con-
sequently / had to come back after them
The number is exceedingly limited and /
don't know just how shall proceed in the
matter of distributing them. I'm afraid
I'll get into more trouble than IL didn't
have single copy
Mr.. Kline was also interested I'm the fate
lakes OF more than certain area, and he
called at the Office OF the secretary OF state
TO learn what had become of 1t. He found
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
A Senatorial Tora Next.

William S. Wells, of Fort Wayne, who
was one OF Allen county's representatives
in the House during the recent session of
the General Assembly, was in the city last
night and to few friends he intimated
that he will probably make the race for
Steve" Fleming's seat in the Senate two
years hence. Senator Fleming has an
nounced that he will retire from politics and
Wells would like to succeed him.
Wells was one of the representatives who
stood close to organized labor and he is very
proud of letters of Endorsement he has re-
ceived from a number of prominent labor
leaders on his legislative record.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
ARREST CAUSES SURPRISE.
Clazde stevens, a Muncie Grocer,
Brought 10 the City

Postofice inspector Fletcher and Deputy
United Sta.es Marshal Martin went TO
Muncie yesterday TO arrest Claude Stevens.
a grocer OF that city and keeper OF a post
ONCE subs tation. Stevens's arrest grows
out OF tho arrest Of Edward Daniels at
Muncie thu other day. Daniels is I'm the
Marion county jail charged with forging
posfoffice orders. IT was from Stevens 8
Office that the blank orders were supposed
10 have been taken. Stevens has endowed
a good reputation at Muncie. and his arrest
created considerable surprise. He gave a
bond or 800 for mis- appearance before the
United States commissioner at Muncie ON
Friday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
Fine weather for Crops.

'It would do your heart good to get out
into the country and see the way every
things growing" said State Oil Inspector
Sid Conger last evening in the lobby of the
English. 1--WE just come back from two or
three days on my place down by Shelbyville
where I've been looking after the spring
work. This warm weather is great for
garden sass and you can almost see the
stuff grow. The trees are all budding, the
green. But, say, little freeze would nip
things!"
Conger has a place down in Shelby
county that he enjoys fully as much as he
enjoys politics, which is saying good deal,
and from this time on he expects to spend
a fair share of his time there.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
TECHNICAL SCHOOL PLANS.


DR.. s. c. Dickey received a telegram yes
terday announcing a meeting OF the execu-
tive committee of the Winona Agricultural
and Technical Institute. TO be held next
Wednesday at Philadelphia at this meet
ing plans viii be formulated for the board
meeting ODE held in indianapolis the third
Tuesday IN April. The executive committee
will also discuss arrangements for receiv-
ing endowments- DIR. Dic<ey says a num-
Der OF men and women of Indianapolis will
will have to do with the school, The board
Is now looking for a man TO be principal
OF the school. The members have someone
In mind. but they are not prepared TO give
his name at his time. There will be two
departments of work In this school-higher
technology and a trade department
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
Water COmpany's Position.

F. A w. Davis. of the Indianapolis Water
Company, says the company's protest
against the pollution of Fall creek will not
be withdrawn. He asserts that the position
of the company has been misunderstood.
1.-THE company has never made any protest
against the army post being located on Fail
creek" he said, but IL has filed a protest
against an army post using that stream as
an outlet for sewage" Mr.. Davis declares
that the water company will demand of the
government If II locates its post north of
the city that ii will not dump sewage into
Fall creek. He says the company will urge
that the government connect the post with
the city sewerage system.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
Resting on His Farm.

Senator Pressly Smith, of Paragon, who
represents the joint district, composed of
Marion and Morgan counties, was in the
city last night. Senator Smith says that
he has been spending his time since the
adjournment of the Legislature on his
farm. 81 have been resting" he said, land
/ am inclined to think that / have had
more real rest than any of the members of
the party that went down to French Lick"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19

that II was one Of the numerous measures
that had met with the Governors disap-
prevail. Kosciusko county contains large
greatly interested I'm the bill. The Gov
ernors reasons for vetoing il were that he
believed ii would permit of the destruction
of many beautiful lakes that are not quite
large enough to come within the prohibitory
provision of the bill.
Mr.. Kline says that the people in his part
OF the State well satisfied with the
work OF the Legislature, and that there has
been no criticism except from few rapid
partisans and Democratic newspapers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19

High Price for North Pennsylvania
st. Property I'm Residence District.

st. Property I'm Residence District.
The largest price ever obtained for North
Pennsylvania-street property In the resi-
dence district was paid yesterday for the
residence of Mrs. Lydia Defrees at 2S1
North Pennsylvania street. The property
was bought by Estelle p. Johnston for
1880. The frontage of the lot is twenty
feet on Pennsylvania street, and the price
paid per foot was $S75. The sale was ne
gotiated by Joseph X Kreber
Another sale recorded yesterday was that
by Mrs Sallie p. Grubbs to Julius T. East
man of her property on the northwest cor
ner Of ST. Clair and East streets for $40 900.
The property consists of a row of brick
apartments. The lot has a frontage of fif-
sale was conducted through the agency of
Ralston & Camden.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19

B. E. Wallace, of Peru, and Mrs. Wallace
were at the Denison yesterday. Mr.. Wal
lace is the proprietor of the Wallace cir
Gus, which is now in winter quarters at his
farm near Peru. The circus will start on
its summer tour in a few weeks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19

n zier. OF New Albany, who has been in
jail for contempt Of court. has been re-
leased for few days TO assist the federal
receiver In Strengthening out the affairs OF
d. Zier q Co. The order releasing Mr.. Zier
was made at the request OF the receiver
W l. Taylor, former attorney general has
been retained by Zier 10 represent him in
4he Bankruptcy proceedings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
New Bank at Madison.

M. r. Sulzer, of Madison, one of the Re-
publican leaders in the Fourth district, was
in the city yesterday looking after bust
ness matters in connection with the in
corporation of a new bank for Madison.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
Spring Tour of Shoe Men.

Commercial men representing the shoe
factories of Boston and other Eastern
cities are starting west on their spring
trip, and a number of them have been in
Indianapolis. Half a dozen of them were
stopping at the Denison last night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
Southern Indiana Men.

T. H Adams. postmaster of Vincennes.
and o. M. Keyes, of Dana, a former men,
Der of the State Senate, were in the city
yesterday, and stopped at the English.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
Physician for Reformatory.

DR.. H. c. Sharpe, of Jeffersonville, who is
the physician for the Indiana Reforma-
tory. was in the city yesterday. stopping
at the Grand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
Judge Winfield Pays a Visit.

Judge M. Winfield. of Logansport, one
of the prominent Democratic politicians of
Cass county. was at the English yester-
day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19

| am organizing several person.
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May | send you full particulars
of special advantages offered?
Some of the excursions are one
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Others are round-trip, in first
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on limited trains.
The rates are very low.
Accommodations are excellent.
| have selected the best Cali
fornia line the Santa Fe-
and confidently guarantee
a delightful outing.
Why not go this spring and
see California at its prettiest?
Such an opportunity seldom
comes.
Don't miss 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
Matthews Men I'm Town.

Joseph Mayer, Jules Marched and A.
Wuchner. of Matthews, were the guests of
George n. Catterson, at the Columbia Club.
Yesterday.