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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
MRS. KAUFMAN
GETS CONTINUANCE
der Will Not be Tried Until
Next Nav,

Sioux Falls, S. d.. Dec. 11.-Judge =.
G. Smith, of Yankton, who was called
ito the bench of the state circuit court
i'm this city to preside in the case OF
Mrs Emma Kaufman, who is charged
with the murder of Miss Agnes Polreis,
"a l6-year-old girl, who was employed
as a domestic in the Kaufman
household, Saturday afternoon heard,
concluding arguments for and against
a continuance of the trial to the
April term of court and granted
the motion for it's continuance.
The case, therefore, will. if nothing un-
forseen occurs, be called for trial dur
ing the latter part of the April term,
which invariably continues into
May 1t is believed that by that time
Mrs. Kaufman will be in condition
mentally and physically to withstand
ton resisted the motion for continu-
ance, but affidavits of physicians
presented in opposition to the grant,
Ing of the motion virtually corroborat-
ing the evidence presented by the de-
Tense, being to the effect that Mrs.
Kaufman, il forced to trial in her pres
ent mental and physical condition.
would be in great danger of suffering
physical and mental collapse. The
prosecution contended that with the
serious charge hanging over her head
there could be no material improve
1nent ana lhat She WOULD be IN as good
physical and mental condition to stand
the strain of a trial now as next spring.
Judge Aikens, attorney for Mrs.
Kaufman assured the court that if
the continuance was granted the de-
fense would be ready for trial at the
spring term of court. Mrs. Kaufman
was not in court during the adjourned
hearing. but was represented by her
husband and her attorney. The spec
tators' section of the court room was
crowded and many We're compelled to
stand throughout the session. Among
the spectators was a liberal sprinlSling
of women
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
TRY TO BREAK THE
TRUST OF CIT|ES'
Watertown Out for Committee
of South Dakota Educational
Association.

watertown, S. D., Dec. .-Watertow1,
is after the scalps Of the South Dakota
Educational association committeeman
who revised article x of the constitution
so as to read as follows:
/ 1.-The annual meetings of this associa-
chel S. D.; in 1908 at Aberdeen, S. D.; in
lS09 at Sioux Falls, S. d.. and shall cons
tinue to meet in each of these cities every
third year in the order named until the
year 1915 when its constitution shall be
Submitted for revision as is hereinafter
provided"
This is felt by Watertown to be an in
justice to her as well as to the other larg-
er cities of the state not included in the
big three" rs Hursn, tYankton, Pierrei
and possibly others who are or would be
able to entertain the annual meeting of
the association between now and 1915.
,Watertown at least has ample hotel ac-
Communications, and as for railway facilities
is not eXceled by any city in the state.
She feels that her right to entertain the
association in her turn is as good as that
of any one OF the three cities in the
f'trust' and will press her claims at the
meeting in Sioux Falls in December
through committees from the city council,
the Business Mems union and the city
school board
The annual meetings of the South Da-
a1ota Educational association with it's 1000
or 800 delegates, has come to be an inn
portant factor whether looked at from a
business an ethical or an educational
point of view.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
TURNER COUNTY HAS
BEST KEPT FARMS
Winners of j. j. Hill Prize
Money Are s. E. McCul-
Tough and j. Lakings.

Hurley, S. D., Dec. 10.-Turner county
has the two best kept farms in South
Dakota. This is the verdict of the
prize contest instituted last spring by
j. j. Hill, of the Great Northern, the
verdict of which has just been an
nounced.
The first prize of $500 goes to S. 70.
Mccullough. who has a farm east of
Hurley, and the second $150 to John
Lakings, living south of Hurley. A. l..
Johnson. living near LennoN, captures
third prize.
Turner county people are very proud
that the county has captured both first
and second money. Both farms lie
near Hurley and are models in every
particular. S. E. Mccullough, who
wins first, came here four years ago,
from Greene county, Ia, and bought a
farm that was run down and had never
been successfully farmed Since taking
possession he has brought it to a high
state of efficiency. Every animal on his
place is pure bred, even to the ducks
and chickens, while buildings and
fences are all in perfect condition.
Farmers from all over the state We're
entered, and Professor Thomas Shaw.
OF Minneapolis. was chairman of the
judges and made a personal visit to
the farms.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
MAIL DELIVERED ON
RAILROAD TRAINS
Movement Starts atLake Andes,
S. o., for Innovation in the
Postal Department.

Lake Andes, S. D., Dec. IF move
n,ent started here bears fruit passen-
gers on railroad trains will have their
mai! delivered to them while travelling.
M. +. Steele, q live stock dealer, is
active in the effort TO secure the postal
Innovation. Already LOGO copies of the,
following petition, addressed to the
postmaster general have been sent out
from here and anybody interested in
the movement is expected To boost
for it:
I'VE, the undersigned citizens of the
United States, Go hereby respectfully
petition that all railroad divisions and
branch lines of all railways in the
United States be named. and that a
postal delivery be properly arranged on
each mail train, SO that the travelling
public can get their mail thereon with
out having it sent to certain postof!ices
and resent to other postofices, thereby
causing loss of valuable time and use
less expense to the travelling commun-
ity. We earnestly beseech your judg.
nlent of this great necessity
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
PHI DELTA THETA
FRAT" At VERN1ILLION
South Dakota University Members Of
The Tridentia Are Exceed
ingIy Jubila

Vermillion, S. D., Dec. members on
the Trdentia society of the state uni.
Wersity have just received word from
Washington, where a meeting of the
Phi Delta Theta in several years, and
held that the Tridentia petition for
premiership has been accepted, and
that as soon as can be arranged dele
cation will be sent here to conduct in-
itiatory services.
This is the first petition granted by
Phi Deta Theta in several years, and
it certainly speaks well for the local
organization, which has been after a
charter for five years.
! The Tridentia society here has about
seventy MEMBERS and for three years
have enjoyed all the comforts and
pleasure that comes from having a
."frat" house. This they built in 1903
at a cost of $4,000, exclusive of furnish
ings. H. Ernest Beebe, of Ipswich, is
president; Floyd Cooper, of Canton,
yice president; Percy Sutphen, of Mill
ler, secretary; Kenneth Sawyer, of Dell
Rapids, treasurer; Burdette Elmore, of
,Wermillion, custodian. The 1sO6-7
pledges are Charles Chubbuck of Ips-
witch; Orville Schubert, of Pierre;i
Harry Aikens, of Sioux Falls.
/, The Tridentia society was repre-
scented at the meeting in Washington.
ID. c., by Senator o. w. Thompson. j..
w. Raish, Denny Sullivan and M. l.
iThOmpSon
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
SLAM DOWN LID AND
THEATER SHUTS UP
Matertown Aldermen Propose
to Raise Playhouse License
and Manager Kicks.

Watertown, S. d., Dec. 12.-Walke.
Whitesde, the talented actor. win
bump into the "lid" when he arrives
here soon to play "A Musical Melody"
for Manager S. A. Griggs has declared
the Grand opera house closed indef-
initely.
The theater manager is doubly sore.
He resents the charge that the book
ings have been of a nature to menace
the morals of the town and especially
of the young people. He further pro-
tests against the council advancing his
annual license from $50 to $3.50, With a
penalty attached of SIS fine for each Of
tfense, and placing an absolute ban
ion Sunday performances. The or
sdinance is pending and if all theatrical
ATTRACTIONS are going to be kept away
if it passes. there is likelihood of a
,fight on it,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
INDIAN SCHOOLS
GET MORE MONEY
Appropriations Are Made For New
Buildings at Several Government
Schools in South Dakota.


Washington, ID. c.. Dec. 1S.-Repre-
sentative Burke, of South Dakota IL
member of the house Indian committee,
has secured the following appropria-
tions for the Indian service in South
Dakota in addition to the regular APP
preparations: For support OF the can
ton insane asylum, $4,000; Rapid City
Indian school. new office building,
$4,000; new building at Chamberlain
Indian school, $1,000; new building at
Pierre Indian school, $1,000, and for
equipping and completing irrigation
system at Pierre, $4,000.
The committee authorized Mr.. Burke
to prepare and submit a plan to be
embodied in the bill for graduated
system of salaries to be paid to su-
perintendents of the nonreserVatlon
schools. Under existing laws superin-
tenGents of Indian schools receive sal
aries fixed by law. The salaries differ
tendents of schools with a small! at
tendance receive much higher salaries
than those in charge of schools having
a large attendance.
Mr.. Burke has devised a plan equal
izing the salaries of superntendents
and also giving the commissioner Of
Indian affairs power to fix the salaries
after the next fiscal YEAR
Mr.. Burke took up with the appro-
pria aton committee of the house a prop
osition to include in the urgency de-
fiency bill an item of $4,000 to con-
tinue all the work in the Indian schools,
the appropriation for this year having
already been practically exhausted. The
committee agreed to insert in the bill
this item of great interest to South
Dakota.
Under the existing appropriation it
was said that the work of allotment of
the reservations would soon have to be
stopped. The house Indian committee
accordingly added $4,000 to the amount
for this work asked for by the Indian
officer for the coming fiscal year
The bill will carry the usual appro-
priations for the support Of the Indian
service in Iowa and Nebraska and in
addition $1,000 for improvements at the
sac and Fox Indian school in Iowa and
$4,000 for Improvements at the Genoa
school in Nebraska.
Senator Gamble introduced a bill to
open to settlement the Cheyenne River
reservation in South Dakota
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
WAS ABSENT MINDED.
BUT GOT HIS DlVO.. ..CE
when Millionaire Alfred Dupont Estab-
lished Residence in Sioux Falls
He Was Careless,


Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 12.,-Mrs. AL
fred Dupont, wife of the millionaire
powder manufacturer at Wilmington,
Del.-although it was father who built
up the business-was so cruel and in
human in her treatment of Mr. Dupont
that the latter fed to South Dakota
and has just been granted divorce
here.
When Dupont arrived in Sioux Falls
to establish a permanent residence
he signed alfred Dupont, Wilmington.
Dell Then somebody told him he
lived in Sioux Falls and he went to the
Cataract hotel register and scratched
out wilmington, DEL and substi-
tuted "sioux Falls" This lapse had
no effect in the divorce proceedings.
Hereafter Mr. Dupont will scratch out
Sioux Falls and substitute Will
uington Dell
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
HAVE ITO MINISTERS.
South Dakota Presbyterian synod's
Annual Report.

Scotland. S. d., Dec. 12.-The an.
nual of the synod of South Dakota OF
the Presbyterian church has just been
issued by the stated clerk, Rev. II. /.
Carson, ID. d.. of Scotland, S. ID. They
,haNe 1lG ministers, l21 church organiza =
tioE&, besides numerous missions; 107
houses of Worship, 46 manses, ana
church property valued at S2G1,S00; u
college property valued at nearly s2lo.-
900; they have 1,662 members OF
lChristian ltndeavor societies, 6,SSa
church member commandments, and
over 5000 Sabbath school members.
They expended during the church
year $S2,772, the largest sum in al.
their history. Their communicate
church membership steadily increases
every year, as it has since their be-
ginning, twenty-five years ago.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
THE VANISHING PRAIRIE HEN.
clate Tinan Says Farmers Should
Work for Better Game Laws.


Clate Tinan IN September Recreation.
The people of the western prairies
should realize that all game laws are
not in the interest of the few-as some
would have them believe-but in the
interest of the many, of which they
constitute the major part. The prairie
chickens should be protected with rea-
sonable assurance of maintaining the
supply if for no other reason than the
food they furnish to the farmer, to
the stocllmen and to the rancher. With
this, the pursuit of them furnishes the
youth of the prairie homes about the
only recreation With dog and gun that
the country affords.
The rich and we'll to do can either
stock private game preserves or jour
ney affair off to distant lands where
game is plentiful. To this latter class
the coming or going of the prairie
chicken is of small moment, for the
whole world is theirs in the pursuit OF
pleasure. notwithstanding this, and
the further fact that the prairie chick
en- is the best friend in bird life that
the farmer has, destroying, as it does,
myriads of bugs end grasshoppers and
never molesting standing grain. nine
tenths of the opposition to effective
game laws in every legislative assembly
comes from the farmer members
There is a feeling among this class
of men that game protection is in the
sole interest of the city sportsmen, not
withstanding that the laws Of most
states have stringent trespass laws
which give to the farmer absolute con-
troll of his lands where the prairie
chickens breed and make their home
T'he cly spCrtsmen are perfectly Will
ing that it should be so, resting in the
belief that there will always be enough
birds to get over the line to give rea-
sonable sport.
The posting of farms, too. is APP
proved also by the better class Of
sportsmen. 1t is a protection to the
birds and q restraint on vandalism.
That is TO say it is a protection to the
birds if the farmer will let them alone
until September l, and see that his
hired help and his son do likewise.
There is Il feeling among farmers that
any law which conserNes the game is
but the saving of them for the hunters
from the towns and cities. They come
onto their lands on the opening day
and let their dogs run riot, not only
cleaning up whole coveys, but doing
more or less damage to grain and
fences. The provocation is strong,,
then, to get out a little in advance and
get n few messes before the shooting
opens in September.
There is only one remedy for this,
and that is the appointment of effective
game wardens from the farming COM
munity. In some of the western states
notably the Dakotas--lhere is no
state game warden or game commis-
sion and but a few county Wardens app
pointed by the governor, none of whom
receive n dollar of compensation. The
impossiblity of u single county game
warden watching from 500 to 1000
square miles of territory and boarding
| himself is at once apparent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
WANT EMERGENCY CLAUSE.

Sioux Falls, S. d.. Dec. 1.-THE draft
of u new state game law has been COM
pleted as the result of a meeting which
has just been held in Sioux Falls by
the committee Of fifteen, recently ap-
pointed for the purpose by the newly
organized South Dakota Game and
Fish Protective association.
The proposed new state game law is
as near as practicable copy of the
Minnesota state game law. 1t cuts the
season for shooting prairie chickens to
six weeks-from September 1 to Octo-
ber Is, and the season for shooting
quail to six weeks-from October Is to
December j.
Black Hills sportsmen have been no.
tilted that il the provisions as to big
game are not satisfactory they may
redraft that section of the law to suit
themselves.
Those behind the new law believe the
measure Will have sufficient support
in the legislature SO that the emer-
gency clause can be attached, SO the
new law will prevent spring shooting
next spring.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
LOG OF a DAKOTA HOME.
1t Shows Calm Weather, but Change
in the Crew

Gcddcs, S. D., Dec. fleeing no doubt
that MS quick marriage after II sudden
divorce might cause unfavorable comment
II. l.. WestoVer has had the followin:
newspaper communication published:
Greenwood, s. ID, Nov. 23, 1eO6.--To
Charles Mix New Era: Il. l.. Westove.
November l6, 1G0i, his VIE Eva Yves. over,
secured GHorcc from him at Yankton
There was no trouble between us; She
'ssiled TO lie single. hoping to regain hzr
heait, more speedily. She has now taken
our son and gone to my parents home in
Ohio, 10 live for awhile. also wish to an
noulce shat on November q, 1906 ! was
quietly MARI. ed to Lois J.. Smith at tre
home OF G. T.. Nestoyer at ianktcn We
now extend cordial invitr con to our
trends and reia.ives to visit us at our
''--'- p. L.. Westover.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
Club at Capital
iven FL, IF-:Iais Name

Academy S. D., Dec. Pat the former
home of Fred b. Smith at this place.
where his parents brother and two sisters
still reside and where he is greatly ad
mired, pleasure is taken in the announce
mont of the orsaniz9s. ION of the Fired
Il. Smith Club" at Wilmington. ID. c. Mr
Smith who was converted to christianity
at a little country church near here is
special religious secretary of the Young
Mems Christian association. He was the
drst general secretary of the Mitchell,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
TO TEACH FARMERS.
Institute With Coed Instructors at De-
Smet Next Week

DeSmet, S. D.. Dec. IA farmers insti-
tute VIII be held here December 10 and IL.
Mrs. Ada z. HOWE, of Wisconsin. will
speak on home darying. Professor Whea-
ton, of the South Dakota Agricultural col-
legc, will speak on dairy topics. II. +. Ly-
ons, of Nerinillion is to make an address
on horse breeding and kindred topics. Corn
crop rotation and treatment of seed grains
for smut VIII be Professor Coles topic. A.
+. Chamberlain. of Howard, will discuss
beef cattle, type, feed, etc, and hogs and
poultry 1t is expected that hundreds of
the leading farmers Of this part of the
,tate VIII attend the institute.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
cAve-lN BREAKS HIS NECK.
Well Known Miner Killed and Com,
panion Has Marrow Escape.

Lead, S. D., Dec. 7.-While working
on the 8OO-foot level in the Caledonia
mine, Frank Caretto, we'll known
miner, met instant death. Accompa-
MED by his partner, Theodore Wald-
schmidt, he was pushing a car along
No. 2, Caledonia slope, when the track
beneath gave way. AS he fell he cried
TO his partner, who escaped the cave,
in by quick leap backward. After
the first cave-in Caretto cried out for
assistance. but the landslide with it's
falling rock broke his neck, his left
arm and left leg.
A coroner's inquest will be held. He
leaves wife and three grown up
daughters. The funeral will be under
the auspices of the miners union
Lead
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
SOUTH pAkoTAN DISAPPEARS,

BelleFourche, S. D., Dec III. w. War
ren, who came here from Aberdeen, S. D.,
last spring and filed on homestead three,
miles from seim, has disappeared. About
two weeks ago he came to town and put
up his team ct a livery stable. After
leaving some Of his personal effects at S..
Il. Wilson'S hotel he disappeared and has
rot Deen seen since.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
OUT ON PAROLE.

watertown, S. D., Dec. FIRED Potti-
cary, sent up from this county for grand
larceny, was today released on parole
from Sioux Falls penitentiary. The peti-
lion for his release was largely signed in
both the city and county, his wife being In
need of his help in suppor ting their little
children
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14

=. d, y. NJ. y n anu WcAIN IfUlII e1fe1C
to the Sioux Falls association thence to
Dubuque Ia.
For the last three years a group of men
in the Washington Young Mems Christian
association have contributed largely to
the international committee, and have in
this way borne a close relation to Mr..
Smiths North American and interconti-
mental work of evangelism among men.
The new club makes more definite this
relationship, and seeks to give the mem
bers opportunity for larger moral, as we'll
as financial, support through better un-
derstanding of the religious movement OPP
Grating throughout the continent more or
less directly under the inspiration of Fred
b. Smith as leader.
The new organization starts off with a
charter membership of forty-two. 1t pro-
poses to meet whenever Mr.. Smith visits
Washington
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
FOR NEW STATE BANK.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 1o-Recent fling of
articles Of incorporation are for the
tors, A. P. Robinson, L. A. Pickering.
William, w. Worth, OF Warner; r. @.
K!yne, F. B. Cannon, Of Aberdees,
For the Rosebud Telephone conc
pany at Herrick, capital of $25,000 III.
corporators. NJ. F. Slaughter, Gregory;
G. II. Venvery, Lucius Leslie. Naper.
Neh.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
PRIESTS Transferred.

! Henry, S. D., Dec. 11.-Father Two
hig has been transferred from Este7!y
to Henry. Father s5oneterre. with
/ headquarters at Ozark. who heretos3-e
| has held services here ut intervals, has
/, been given the field at Raymond in
! stead. Father Twohig hopes soon to
complete the new Catholic church at
! this place.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
WORSE OFF THAN AT HOME.
Ute indians. Especially Women and

Ute Indians, Especially Women and
Children, Suffer for Clothing.
Deadwood S. D., Dec. S.-The Ute In
dians, government prisoners at Ft. Meade
are almost destitute and the women and
children especially are sadly in need of
clothing and bedding. The Deadwood fire
department under the direction of Chief
McHugh has commenced collecting cloth
ing, shoes, bedding and all such articles
as will help to make the Indians com
Portable There are in the camp 121 wom-
en-, 239 boys and girls over IL, ninety-one
boys and girls under that age besides
twelve babies.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
PROMINENT BAND
LEADER EXPIRES

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Dec. 12.-As the
result of typhoid pneumonia. John
Stout, widely known in state band cir
cles because of his leadership OF the
Fourth Regiment seeerl of this city.
died TODAY.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-14
Democrat Who Won
Notable Victory

Artesian. S. d., Dec. lO.-One of the
most remarkable democratic victories
in a republican stronghold at the last
election was that OF Hon. Robert Il.