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M. |. FOX MARR|ES
AMERICAS OIL QUEEN
Well Known South Dakotan
Becomes Wealthy and Makes
Brilliant Match.
BRIDE WAS MRS. RUSSELL
She Owns Extensive Oil Fields, While
the Groom Has Large Interests in
cuba-Was Governor Lees
SON. -in-Law.
BRIDE WAS MRS. RUSSELL
lFrom the Sioux City Tribune. e.)

VI rom lIle olOuH lily 1IlDuue.J
Word has just been received here of
the marriage some time ago of M. L.
Fox. formerly of Vermillion, S. d.. to
Mrs. Russell, of Springfield, ILL.,, known
as the oil queen of America"
The wedding followed shortly after
the first wife of Mr.. Fox, the daughter
Of Ex-Governor Lee, of South Dakota,
secured divorce. The present Mrs.
Fox is one of the wealthy women of
Illinois and the owner Of extensive oil
fields. The couple live in Chicago.
Mr.. Fox is reported to have invested
very successfully in Cuban lands and
now owns $4,000 acres in that island.
He has made considerable money in
other ways. Few men are better known
in South Dakota than M. L. Fox, where
he was newspaper man and political
manager for his father-in-law, Gov
ernor Lee.
Came from Georgia.
Mr.. Fox came to South Dakota about
ten years ago, shortly after gradual
tive state. He had practically no money,
but Immediately forged to the front
owing to his ability and capacity for
hard work. He became the editor Of
the Sioux Falls Press, and for time
was the editor and manager of the
lJCduWOOu independently, d newspaper
owned by Freeman Knowles, congress-
man from that section of the state
During the incumbency of the office
Of governor by Andrew e. Lee, two
terms, Mr.. Fox was known as the gov
srnor's political manager and was a
power in the fusion ranks Of the state
For some time after the governor had
finished his second term Mr.. Fox was
interested in real estate matters and
also worked as immigration agent for
the Milwaukee and ST. Paul railroad.
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FEDERAL COURT
AT DEADWOOD
Long and Varied List of Cases to Be
Tried Before Judge Garland
Three Counterfeitino Cases.

Deadwood, S. D.. Sept. 1o.-United
States court With Judge Garland on
the bench convened for the fall term in
this city. There are about 200 court Of
ficials, jurors and witnesses in attend
ance. But few of the witnesses are In
endar are concerning the whites.
The following men compose the grand
jury, which is expected to report to-
morrow morning: E. S. Knowles, John
Benson, Jacob Schaitzel, John Mundt,
foreman; John Bleeg. o. ID. English, all
of Sioux Falls; j. j. Nissen, Edward
M. Hart, both of Vermillion; Gilbert
Donoho. Rapid City; f. M. Ryan, Ar
tesian; Frank Strohbehn, Wagner; e.
p. Ashford, Rondel: Fred p. Somers,
Iona; Henry Eidam Forest City; j.
w. Ross, Milbank; ID. G. Stokes, Brit
ton; George Sigl, YanlSton; John Carl
son. Canova; L. o. Mitchell White
Reynolds, Hinsdale: F. N. Voight.
Aberdeen; j. T. Martin, Lead.
Among the cases that will come up
in court this term are three postoffice
CAGES, two for sending Objectionable
matter through the malls, one for intro
ducing liquor on the Indian reserva-
tion. three for grand larceny, three
counterfeiting cases, and several for
violating the statute regarding the in
spection of cattle before shipping.
These latter cases are all from the east
ern part of the state and this will be
the first time that such cases have ever
been brought into court. as the laws
regarding the inspection of cattle are
recent.
The grand jury reported yesterday
and it is not probable that the court
will be in session more than a week.
present at this term OF court and who
have come to be familiar figures dur
ing the session, are Judge Garland.
Marshal Seth Bullock, District Attor-
ney Elliott. Major John Brennan, agent
at Pine Ridge; e. d. Kelley, agent at
Rosebud; Fl. d. Chamberlain, from
Crow Greek; Oliver Pendar, clerk of
courts; w. G. Porter, assistant United
States attorney, and Jerry Carlson,
deputy United States marshal.
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MRS. MOLINEUX-SCOTT
IN MUSICAL COMEDY
Sioux Falls Divorce and May Yohe
Matrimonial Adventures, on
STAGE TOGETHER.

New York, Sept 1o--Mrs Blanche
MolineuN-Scott the former wife of Ro-
land b. MolineuX, who announced her
decision to 30 on the stage soon after
her divorce from Mr. MolineuN was
granted and her marriage to Scott, the
lawyer who represented her in the pro-
ceedings, is about to carry her plans
into effect She has made arrange
ments for a joint starring tour with
Miss May Yohe. ano soon tho billboards
are to bear their names coupled as the
stars in Mile, Nitouche." a musical
production. Lionel Lawrence am
nounced that Mrs. Scott had signed
the contract Rehearsals will begin
next week and the tour will begin early
In October.
Mrs. Scott appeared for brief time
In vaudeville after her return from
Sioux Falls, and Miss Yohe has been
seen here in the variety theaters oc-
casionaily since she parted from Put
nam Pradlee Strong
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PRISON SENTENCE FOR
TllhEATEMlMG WRITER
Man Who Mailed Improper Missives to
President Roosevelt ard Others
Indicted BY Grand Jury.

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9'S'' ~ A0' ~ - 'ie . '''i''
VIZ M" Eeturliea zen lhal0li'sats,
which VIII be made public as soon as
he arrests have been made. AS was
.ypec1ed the AMY, ,,,,,l, it.s t;,,,, ,,o,,,,.t
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0''s ''i0' ''iils' M'ie'i 'iie ti'al ol
asses commenced. Nick Swanson, an
indian from Rosebud agency, pleaded
guilty TO having stoler Il mare from
elmer Huston. and sam Mound an In
liam, pleaded guilty to the charge OF
having introduced liquor upon the
row reservation. They We're sentenced
Saturday. A fatal mania for writing
improper letters has brought Edward
Hobart Dahlheimer the erstwhile dis
soNerer of diamonds on the White riv-
sr, before the United States court and
will result in his being lodged for some
time at tine expense of the government
This is not Dahlheimers first offense,
as he has already served a term for
writing letters TO Helen Could. But m not not
even a penitentiary experience could
check his fluent pen Ne came out of
the penitentiary and was soon AT if
again. over 500 letters and postals TO
such people as President Roosevelt
George Gould. Governor Higgins of
New York and others were mailed and
signed with his full name He is mar
ticlllar as to his correspondence 1ist and
desires an exclusive circle ONO of the
strange features of tho ,,asa va .,,at .,,e
though the letters wera signed b,, s'1r tho
mans rightful name Vet IL ,1as ~ Ds ,1,r ,li
time before the officia1s co,,,d ,a, he,,a, ,ns
nnr bi,, Ia ;,. ,'i' , oo'li' ias liallas
hrine, nisay tn ,,,,,,a5s. les 10
men througho,,t ~ ~ ssu
sba,.;ef 80 ,aa,il .,,e livery
waet bad pn. la,r,r-Ia ie.i III .ile iolth
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GOVERNMENT MUST PAY.
Indian Wards Lose Half Fare Privilege
Under Rate Law.

F'landreau, S. D.. Sept. 12-The new
rate bill affects the transportation of
Indian pupils to and from government
schools. Heretofore the railroads have
carried all Indian pupils at half fare,
and on written order of the superin-
tendent the school employees We're car
ricd at the same rate. The local agent
of the Milwaukee,, Fred Stewart, has
received instructions that this conces-
sion must not be granted after the 2Sth.
Superintendent Peirce, of the F'lan-
dreau Indian school, said that he had
been expecting the order and was not
surprised that even government busi-
ness was to be included in the law.
Annually the government appropriates
$4,000 for transportation of Indian pu-
pills to and from this institution. and
the new law means that this amount
will have to be nearly doubled.
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NEW Head FOR
S. D. university
Professor Gault of Tacoma,
Wash. Named President.
of institution.
SUCCEEDS Mr.. DROPPERs
Appointment Ends a Long and Unhap.
py CSontroversy Born in Poll
tics-School Has
Suffered.
Mr.. DROPPERs

controversy over the presidency of the
state university at Nernllion is at an
end The board of regents appointed
DR.. Franklin B. Gault, of Tacoma
Wash, one of the best known educa-
tors in the west, who viii take hold
September 20
Dr. Gault succeeds DR.. Garrett Drop
pers, who Was removed by the board
of regents over Il year ago.
Professor Gault was formerly presi-
dent of Whitworth college. Tacoma,
Wash, a college having 200 students.
Prior to holding the presidency of the
small Washington college, Professor
Gault was superintendent of the city
schools at Tacoma from 1888 to 1892.
He went to Tacoma from Pueblo, Colo,
where he was city superintendent Of
schools from 1883 to 1888 Prior to that
time he was superintendent of the Ma
son City, Ia, schools for two years,
and before that was superintendent of
The schools at Tama, la, four years,
from 1877 to 1881.
Professor Gault is 54 years old and
is a graduate of the college at Cor
nell, la
A Former Iowan.
Tacoma, Wash, Sept. ,.-Franklin p.
Gault for the past eighteen years one
of the most prominent educators in the
northwest, who has accepted the presi-
dency of the State University of South
Dakota at Nermillion, came to Tacoma
from Iowa in 1883, and for four years
served as superintendent of the public
schools, making a high record in that
capacity. He was then elected presi-
dent of the University of Idaho at
Moscow, and remained there six years,
returning to Tacoma to assume the re-
sponsibility of establishing the new
Whitworth college as an educational
power in the northwest.
For the last year he has been con-
nected With the Home Savings and
Loan association, acting as its secre-
tary, and the present appointment is
the greater compliment to his reputa-
ton and ability in that it came prac-
Gcally unsolicited.
Professor Gault was appointed by
President Roosevelt in 1902 q member.
of the board of visitors at the United
States naval academy at Annapolis, an
honor wholly unsought.
DIR. Droppers is stll in Vermillion,
though no one processes to know what
he intends to do. He is very popular
among the student body and the great
ma jority of those in attendance at the
university have stood with him to the
last all the time expressing the hope
that he would be retained at the
head of the states highest educational
institution. Droppers resignation vas
asked for, to go into effect y year ago,
but he was continued until Christmas
time last year, but no one could be Sc
cured to take his place and the resig-
nation was put off until the close of the
last school year in June.
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MAY IRON OLD GRADE.
Great Northern Surveyors at Work
Hand County,

FaullSton, S. d., Sept 11.-Work on
Aberdeen to Pierre has been COM
,nenced at last, according to residents
OF tie northwestern part of Hand
county. A party of surveyors is now
busily engaged i'm running a line from
the northeast to the southwest along
the old grade that was built by the
residents of Pierre in the carly '90s but
which was not ironed.
The grade was built for a road to
run from Aberdeen to the Black Hills
in the boom days of Pierre. A short
time ago the Great Northern pur-
chased the right of way from the citi-
zens of Pierre. for the ostensible pur-
pose of building an extension of their
road from Aberdeen TO Pierre
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
RECOVER BODY OF MAN.
ritz ReinoehI Was Drowned in the 8

Fritz Reinoeh' Was Drowned in the Big
Sioux Near Sioux Falls Tuesday.
Sioux Falls. S. d.. Sept 11.-A search
which has progressed steadily since
Tuesday afternoon, when Fritz Rein
oehl of this city, WAS drowned in the
Sioux river at point about three
miles from the business portion of the
CITY, mas been ended by the finding of
the body of the unfortunate man about
three or four miles down the river from
the scene of the drowning. AS the re-
suit oil conference between the cor
oner and the sheriff it Was decided that
an inquest was unnecessary, as it was
clear case of drowning. The brother
OF the dead man, who was located in
Wisconsin, has arrived here for the
purpose of taking charge of the re-
mains.
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Aberdeen, S. d., Sept. 1O.-Passen-
gers who came through TO this city on
the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
Passenger train last night were sur
pi1sed to see a man suddenly dive
through the window of a coach on the
moving train and woman jump from
the rear platform of the train near
Watson, few miles from here
the woman was Mrs. Giddings, who
had been to Minneapolis to identify
tile man arrested there on suspicion Of
having stolen a case of dry goods vail
ued at 5000. The man was being
brought to Groton to face charge Of
grand larceny. Just before Watson
was reached the man dived through
the window of the car. The woman
pulled the bell rope and an instant
later was on the rear platform shouting
TO the train crew not to wait for her.
She jumped from the moving train and
started in pursuit Of the fleeing pris-
nner.
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NEW COURT HOUSE FOR CLAY.
Voters of County Will Decide Question
at Next General Election.

Nermillion, S. O.. Sept. l3.-At the
next general election the voters of Clay
county will be given an opportunity to
say whether or not they Want u new
court house erected in this city at q
cost of 100000. Petitions We're pre-
scented to the county board asking that
they submit the question, and this they
decided to do. The plan is to raise
$4,000 by taxation, which will require
the levying of II 3-mill tax for two
years and Il 2-mill tax for one year.
This amount. added to the 100000 now
in the hands OF the treasures, will erect
y court house that will be the pride
of the citizens of the city and county.
and will supplant q structure that has
for many years been an eyesore to the
community.
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ATTEND PRISON CONVENTION.

Sioux Falls. S. D., Sept. 12-Har1y
T. Parmley, warden of the Sioux Falls
penitentiary, in company with d. c..
Thomas, of Watertown; William Pow
ers, of Yanllton: Jacob Schnaidt. Of
Memo. and w. E. Upton, of Mitchell
who constitute the state board of char
tiles and corrections, will depart on
Wednesday of this week for Albany. N.
Y, where they will attend the annual
convention of the National Prison as
ISOLATION, which will be held in that
city the latter part of the week.
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TWO DEATHS AT vERMlLLloN
A. 4. Wooaworti1 and Adam Snyder
Pass Away.

vernilllon. $. d. Sept. 1s-At his
room in tho Waldorf hotel in this city
occurred the death Sunday of Land
lord A. n. Woodwork. Although he
had been ailing for Il couple of weeks
or more it was not considered that he
was dangevousiN III Death was .,la-
den and came Before the members ot
the family could be sulnmo by the
nurse. MIR. MoolWorth had been a
prominent citizen of this city for many
Years. 'or several years he was in
charge of the Chandler house. but poor
health caused him To quit the hotel
business. He went TO Centerville and
for some time operated Il hardware
store thcre. Finally nc returned to
Ncrlnillion and Il few months ago
leased the Waldorf. a wife and three
boys Clifford, Halle and Bristol, sur
Nivo him.
In the death of Adam Snyder the
community loses another good citizen.
MIR. Snyder has been quite poorly for
months, suffering from stomach trou-
BILE for which there seemed To be no
relief. He was u pioneer hereapouts,
and had served the city on various oc-
casions as alderman or member of the
school board. Besides the wife. two
sons. George and Fred, and a daughter,
Helen, are left to mourn the departure
of the husband and father.
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CITY TREASURER RESIGNS.

Yanllton, S. d., Sept. 13.--August Won
Eschen, who was elected to the office
of city treasurer on the democratic
ticket at the recent city election, has
rendered his resignation To take effect
Sept. 10. S. S. Bucllwalter, who has
been secretary of the Yankton Building
and Loan association for several years
past. has been chosen to fill the va
cancy. Mr.. Buckwalter will also be
treasurer of the board of education.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
ALL FOREIGNERS NOW
INCLUDED IN BOYCOTT
no Abatement in An.i-Foreign Feel
ing in China, and Discrn1ina-
ticn Extends.

Washington. ID. c., Sept. 13.-Mail ad-
vices received here from China are dis.
Guieting to Americans having financial
interests in the Orient. There is nc
abatement OF the anti-foreign feeling
and the allirosity is no longer con.
fined to Americans. but includes all
foreigners eNcspt the Japanese.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
FOR NEW ZION CITY
IN SOUTH DAkOTA A
Special Commissioner Goes 10
Butte County to Get Big
Tract.
MANY WILL JOIN COLONY
Diseatsfacsion Over Mixed Up condi
ton OF Affairs in Dowie's Old
Monarchy Causes
Detection.

Aberdeen, s d., Sept. 13- Wholesale
exodus is predicted from Zion City by
r. Y. lverson, who has arrived here
from there und1r commission to go tC
Butte county TO secure a large tract of
land for the purpose of forming u new
colony for at least sixty families and
perhaps 100
lverson says dissatisfaction is grow
ing rapidly over the tangled condition
of Zion's affairs and if he secures suit
abe land other families will undoubt-
edly join the party for the South Da-
kota colony. The plan is to establish
u new city and build schools and in
dustries. Farming will also receive at
tention
GETTING READY FOR FESTIVAL
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
INDIANS AS WEATHER PROPHETS
Say There Will Re No Killing Frosts
Before October IL

Wagner. S. d.. Sept l$.--Some of the
Yankton Indians living in this vicinity
aspire to become weather prophets. AS
q starter they have recently been
studying the sun. Esoon and stars, and
now announce that everything inGii-
Gates that there will be no killing
frosts in South Dakota until Oct II.
They now are trying to determine
whether or not there will be any snow
during the coming winter
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FLEEING PRISONER
CHASED BY WOMAN
Prisoner Dives Through Window
Moving Train and Escapes
Woman Doesn't Hesitate.

Aberdeen. S. D., Sept. The pris-
oncr who lcaped from he car Win
dow last night escaped by the time
Mrs. Eddins accomplished her leap
from the train, the man disappear
ing through corntield and was
soon hidden from view. Farm hands
AIDED in the search, but failed to
trace the fugitive. The woman
iiagsed a freight and continued her
journey home to Grotou
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JA.- DELIVERY A. WATERFOWL.
Short Terrers Saw Bars in Window Of
New BastiIe and Escape,

Watertown, S. D., Sept. S.-For the
second time in one month the new
Codington county Jail has failed to hold
it's prisoners. This time two men by
the names of Johnston and LeMay
made their escape in the same way as
did the noted forger, Jones, by saw
ing the bars on window. Outside as
sistance is undoubted, as a ladder was
found in the yard next morning.
The men were sent up by the city
police court for impersonating an Off
Ger and for highway robbery. No clew
has as yet been obtained as to their
whereabouts.
Twenty-siX teachers opened the high
school and graded schools of Water
town today, With 1870 pupils in the for
mer and $40 distributed through the
latter. All available floor space in the
five buildings is utilized, and even the
high school assembly room is converted
into recitation room TO accommodate
the flood of new scholars.
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lowAn HELD 70 RFoReERY.

Yankton, S. D., Sept. 1O.-A. Swinney
who says his home is in Ottumwa, Ia.
was arrested here for forgery Ie had
secured cash and merchandise from
several business firms, when the checks
We're pronounced fraudulent by the
cashier of the local office of the Loo
nan Lumber company, by whom the
favor OF Ed Kennedy. The checks were
cashed at the various places just as the
clerks were preparing to close for the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
KILLS SEVEN WITH AXE
Lunatic With Deadly instrument Runs
Amuck Through an
ASYLUM

Warsaw, Sept. 10.-An inmate of an
asylum for the insane at Gpru Kali
waria. thirty miles from here secured
an ak yesterday and i5ii anluck
through the instit ution. is;3 seven
fellow iunatics.
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slipped and fell. Mr.. Nelson owned a
fine farm in Torey Lake, and leaves a
family to mourn his loss.
Webster, S. d., Sept S.-Edward OIL
son, a prominent farmer of Day coun-
ty, was fatally injured while at work
with a threshing crew. He was su-
peTiptending the work on his farm
and, stepping before the separator, he
fell and was badly crushed in the face
and chest. A physician was sum-
moned, but he says the man cannot
recover
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
TEMPERANCE WORKERS MEET.

Springfield, S. d., Sept. 12-The con-
vention of the second South Dakota
district OF w. C. r. U. workers met in
Springfield Thursday morning for a two
days session. The meeting was called
TO order at $50 by Mrs. Dollarc of
Scotland, president of the convention.
Miss Hays, of Miltown, was chosen
secretary. Reports We're made by dele
gates from the various localities repre-
sented and in response to roll call quo
tatlons We're given from the writings of
Miss Willard. Mrs. Dolard delivered
the annual presidents address and re-
port of the years work, containing
many wise suggestions for future work.
Her recommendations We're Unanimous
ly adopted.
Friday morning the Visiting delegates
We're conducted through the normal
school buildings by President Trazee,
and ali expressed themselves highly
pleased With the buildings and particu-
larly with the condition in which they
and the grounds are kept during the
summer months.
Mrs. Raredon was elected president
ana Mrs. Dollard, who has served for
four years as president, was elected
vice president. The convention passed
a vote of thanks to the citizens of
Springfield for their courtesy to the
speakers, the singers, and those who
had charge of the decorating the
church in which the meetings We're
held.