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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-13


and these tickets be purchased from conductors and e
changed for transfers.
Conditions in Baltimore and many other American cities
similar TO those in Toronto W
In comparison isn't the Seattle Electric company geeng
off very eheapyP n
COMMON USE OF TRAcRs
sy On: S' s; s.. s' oh: s.s
who may wish 10 AXE away thu compNhys business.
ss s ps.: d fs he. P ss:s
tion to enable them to Judge Of eegheousness OF the COM
paiE.. y
a Tsty s.,s to i4s lighting sAp.ay und
a invited SS"p''io' the e''';,''" to stay
''' 4S: s.s.. r through methods:
s ssss s ,s ,rs ea to remain h's BUSH
sHuFELEToN FRANcHIsfPQfco.
The public still familiar with thesSftle,On franchise
'.S:s q s' AZ d the
' < !, such :. he s's ss. ss' q
a"ss j., ever. eight ducts , IA. laid ,l 5,
t'' 4Sss SE r. tozb.ny h.. secured an n,,tpr.
,ien Of this clause N pemi, the city to use these ducts
eurpoees Hence Ns city Obliged string wires overhead
So much oTIhatorplsints OF Stone Webster
SEATIIEs GROUNDS FOR COMPLAINT
and NSatY5s Seattle to complain OFF,
,unlvArstl transfer system that doesn't transfer.
hAul fare hat be secured except upon the pur.
chase S dolars worth tickets the offices and sub,
stations OF the Seattle Electric company.
Cars crowded Suocation
Single track car upon accidents
are frequent
Participation by the Seattle Electric company municipal
politics and continued control Of the city council
The of Juggling tactics in securing what known
the Shuffleton lighting franchise.
An taxation less than
when according their statement Stone Webster
have put SI4oooooo into property here.
continuation. in OF the conditions that
existed when Seattle had only half the population has today
If Stone Webster hoped by the publication of their letter.
strike blow the municipal ownership movement they
have gone wide Of their mark
They given the municipal ownership advocates
weapon they had not hoped to secure
They have loosened the fox and the municipal ownership
pack is in full cry.
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ASKS FOR a
FRANCHISE

aheu, the cost. ~ long as he could
act What he wanted
The Union Pacific application
shows conyluHlvely that the North
Coast railway, so-cnlled. never had
any legitimate connection with thu
Hartman interests. aud lends color
TO the fret Impression that the
North Coast IL simply a huge spec
ulatNe scheme,
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with months wages amounting ID
500
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WERE TAKING NO CHANCE.

for Stone Webster 10 secure control Of various
lines in this city and operate them jointly was not secured
prosperous cities the country and when the future
uvd beyond the shadow OF doubt Stone Webster took
chances Seattle They knew what gong to be
before they spent cent
The letter also says that OF the lines in
diiapda,ed condition and in this respect states truth
The Madison line for instance could be placed in this
class
And today on the Madison car line are the same old
that Stone q Webster found there.
And what OF the James Ballard line and
University iine9 Have Stone Webster done anything
for them9
Are the people who forced these lines satisfied
with che accommodations given thema
ANY individual or company or even 'he municipality,
st free buy these properties but either they dared
take the risk did think them worth buying says
the letter.
critics there else around who wanted
them The truth is that in the spring OF movement
the acquisition OF these properties by the
municipality IL the all absorbing issue OF city cam
pagn IL either franchise the Seattle Electric COM
pay such that company wanted the operation by the
bid the Stone & Webster people stand idly by and wait
the ou,eome3
Not bit OF i'll
THEY FOUGHT THE PEOPLE
Every inch of the way they fought this effort of the people
acquire these car lines Their representatives here spent
money literally.
They made promises Of all sorts.
Some of them they have kept.
There was no Indifference manifested the part of these
Boston people. -, 49,. ...u.
to get il.
And they succeeded
The city council theirs do with they pleased and
Immediately following the election they got their franchise
And incidentally they have been getting just about what
they wanted ever since then.
But to quote further from the letter;
After this group had raised 100000 and spent in Sc
ac the public would have given them 100000 for their
and spent the public will give s3soooOo for the share
What is this that from these dignifed Boston
gentlemen Who ever heard OF the public making any offer
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Hartman aska 90 come in from
IL pswafaish VALLEY along What
cn av.. where the other roads have
sirsady asked Tor franchises. ard
,hsnca up Railroad av and ifth sv.
" 10 Smith cove. Salmon hay and
RAshrd lie thus spans the whole
ctr comlng In from the south. and
having himself IN \ position 70 es-
,ead Bis tracks as far unrthward
A. ~ desires Il Il plain that be
wanls to raaca Ballard aud Ia great
shlagls miils
His Intention 20 80 - far north
xard explains the recvut activity In
rial estate al Iuterhay east ef the
Great NnFthern property. and the
rum0r that the Seattle Lighting
eunpany has soid is INTERPLAY plant
a. xeli a. It's plant on Jackson -.
HIS agents are known 20 have re-
corsiy bought several lots adjacent
Il ne fnterhay Eas works plant
tnA L il probably true that be has
also taken the property occupied
By The plant
ne stesson Pest min property
ukirh Be has already srrurcd. and
TIE Moran Bros. company plant. FOR
usicA ~ has been negotiating. he
snasahtsdly Intends TO use for
aoek&
Fer Depot Site.
TIE Iaokson street property ~ the
seattle Lighting company. the
property Of The Seattle Rsnt0n Clay
nnpahy and the Vuican Iron
Works. ana the block nos uwuei
~ he cit, be viii uao for his pas
~nxsr depot This property f.
practically 80 wide aad 500 feet
hex Win the Intervening streets
vacated. lYing Just 60 the east 81
re Great Northern DEPOT and ter
nsnaiA Upon q be vill erect a de-
pot undoubtedly Of such sire and
eaafy thar Il will probably make
ne sqaaitY sdifice % the Great
Northern hook unimportant
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Two per cent is the highest
this company will ever be fore
ed to pay under any OF its exist
ing franchises.
In the city OF Toronto. Cam
ada. the street railway company
there, when il handles as many
people in a year as does the Sc
attic Electric company now,
will pay to the city treasurer IS
per cent of its gross receipts.
In addition that company
pays as rental for the use of the
streets $500 per year per single
track mile.
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BANK CLEARlNGs
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farther east which Hartman would
certainly like t. get
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THAT Wall FROM BOSTON
FALLS UPON DEAF EARS
Seattle Citizens Not Deceived by the Famous Stone and Webster
Letter Published Last Sunday the Local Organ Of the Seattle
Electric Company

TO the Seattle Electric conn
pany, for their property Ger
tainly no one in Seattle.
They (the public have in.
sisted. complains this Stone g.
Webster letter, that for the
privilege Of doing business in
Seattle the street railways shall
pay a good proportion OF what
they take in"
On some Of its franchises the
Seattle Electric company pays
/ per cent OF its gross receipts;
on others IA per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-07
OAKLAND REAL EsrATE-oontinued
AUsTIN's LIsT1

g26 OO0-To properly keep pace with the IN
prorements being made By George w NC
Near ESQ. across the street. consisting
OF reinforced concrete building costing
over Si0O. 600, this lot ought 10 carry a
s-story building and IL would return big
rrrfs Sau Pablo ave. inside OF Twenty
second St. IS about the best what Is .
A total investment OF under S5o,oVo VII
handle this ! know good thing. This
Is one. koos9
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-07

PROFITABLE 22room apartment house. nicely
furnished; guaranteed to clear $50 monthly;
reasonable rent; satisfactory price and easy
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-07
SOUTH DAKOTA HAS
A WONDERFUL YEAR
Railroad Building, Irrigation
Work, Enormous Crops
and Prosperity.
MR.. RoBlNsoN's REPORT
Secretary OF the Historical Society Is
sues Another Valuable Comp-
iation of Sta te's Achieve
MR.. RoBINsoN's REPORT

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 4.--Resumption of
railroad building by three different
lines, good progress on one of the big
gest irrigation projects in the world,
passage of laws by congress favorably
affecting the commonwealth, beginning
of a new capitol building, reduction of
the floating indebtedness-less cash in
the treasuly-to S200,o00 and the pro-
duction OF the largest crop in the
states history are some of the achieve
ments of the state OF South Dakota dur
ing 1906
These results are Interestingly told in
the annual pamphlet issued by the de-
partment of history, Doane Robinson,
secretary, on the progress of the state.
1t tells OF the building of the Chicago,
milwaukee, and st. Pau railroad ex-
tension from Chamberlain to Rapid
City. grading being nearly done, al
though l50 miles of the rails from
Nurdo to Rapid City being still lack
ing. The Northwesterr's extension
from Pierre to Rapid City. prompted by
the starting of the first trans-state lire
by the Milwaukee and st. Paul. is about
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-07
MRS. NJ. kAvFFMAN
SEEKS CONTINUANCE:
Rich Woman Cannot Stand
Trial for Murder, Friends
Say in Affidavit.
COUNSEL SCORES PAPERS
Thinks Printing Incidents of Case Be.
for Their Development in Court
Was Wrons-Case Goes Over
Another Week

Sioux Fails. s. d., Dec. 4.-Ilnpover-
sshed mentally and physically and un-
able at this time to stand the strain
Of II trial for the murder of her maid
servant, Agnes Polreis. Mrs Kaufman
Mil get Il continuance of the case. if
numerous a1iidavits submitted this
morning are given consideration by the
court
Judge L. G.. Smith, of Yankton, called
unto the case, because Judge Jones of
This city. is a neighbor OF the kauff-
man's, ADJOURNED court at noon before
the state had been heard ON a motion
FOR n continuance filed last Monday.
The hearing will be resumed next Sat
urday ut 10 O'Clock
Neither Mrs. Kaufman, her husband
nor her son was in court this morning.
Last Monday when she pleaded not
guilty 10 the murder charge, she was
closely veile(l, but she was reported in
good health.
Nd,eavits We're submitted testifying
to me mental amd physical weakness
of the accused. Her husband, Moses
lIa9,qfman. president of the Sioux
I,alls Brewing company and their son
Charles related that during the SUM
mel at French Lick Springs Mrs.
1l.fllfflnan had i,eal, Very iii. The same
testirnony was given l,y Mabel phillips
a registered nurse of Ohio, who had
charge of MIS-. Kaufman.
4 half dozen others including three
physicians, told the same story.
Judge +. II. Aikens. counsel for the
accused. submitted am affidavit of his
own in which he lanbasted the news
pa.1crs which have told the facts in
the Lauffman case. before they were
submitted in court. He criticised states
ATTORNEY Quinn Of Hutchinson county
for bringing here a trunk of blodv
clothi1le.. raDreeel,tine. ,lem 10 be}one-
to the dea(l girl and exposing them to
bubble gaze.
Joe I[jri,y. representins the state
asked for a commission OF three phy-
sici8ns to examine the mental and nhy-
.sicial condition of Mrs. Kaufman.
Judae Smith said he had no authority
to compel her TO submit to sflch in
sll,i,.-. ,phe case was here Iio1rnel
llf. ". a. (,ernain. the l.alIiln,;af
family physician. who signed The death
certificate in the case of th, alleged
muir sred girl. was one a! the affiallts
who declared chat the condition of Mrs.
Kaufman is now such THAI a trtal of
rha case would place her undel. n strain
which she could not stand vita the
sesUlt that there would be n mistriai
and Che COUNT put to needless. expense.
IN the main he Was corroboratetl by af-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-07
PRIEST CRAWA-S FROM
BURNING PARSONAGE
from Paralysis, Has Marrow
Escape.

Nermillipn, S. d.. Dec 6.-Woro.
fomes from GarryoWen that the Cath
Ollie parsonage there was destroyed by
fire last Sunday morning and that ev-
erything in the house, including the
costly library of Father Lawrence Cur
ley. was burned. Nothing was saved,
and the fine new church building, less
than fifty feet from the parsonage, was
only kept from burning by the heroic
work of the congregation.
Services Were being held in the
church at the time. Father Curley, who.
recently suffered a paralytic stroke. was
alone in the house, when he noticed
flames in the kitchen. He could not
walk, but managed to crawl to the
door Luckily it was not latched and
he was able to open it while lying on
the floor. He had barely got outside
when the flames rushed through every
room in the house and the c0ngrega-
ton was aroused to action. plenty of
water was at hand, and in the alb
sence of wind the bucket brigade was
able TO confine the blaze to The house.
The loss will easily reach $1,000.
So critical is Father Curleys condi-
tion that it was decided to take him
to omaha, where he vas placed in Il
hospital today.
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half completed, grading being nearly
all done.
Work on Pacific Extension.

half completed. grading being nearly
all done.
Work on Pacific Extension.
The Milwaukee and st. Paul has also
graded it's Pacific coast extension from
Glenham, Walworth county, across the
Standing Rock Indian reservation into
North Dakota, a distance of about
eighty miles in this state. The rails on
this extension are laid to the Missouri
river, where a substantial steel bridge
is under construction at about the
mouth of the Grand river. This sys-
tenn, too, has completed its line from
Sioux Falls to Madison, about fifty
miles. The Northwestern has also un-
der construction an extension of it's
Bonesteel line, northward a distance of
thirty miles, and also a steel bridge
over the Missouri river at this point.
The Minneapolis and st. Louis has
graded a line from Watertown to
Leola, in Mcpherson county, and Il
branch from this line from Condee, in
Sphinx county, to the Missouri river at
LIE Beau, and will have the entire eX-
tension in operation by January l. The
line from Rapid City to Mystic, uniting
the Northwestern and Burlington sys-
TENS in the Black Hills. was Completed
last spring and is in operation as THE
Crouch Line"
Favorable Legislation.
Congressional legislation affecting
railroad matters passed at the last ses-
sion, was as follows:
Extending the time in which the
1ankton, Norfolk and Southern may
build bridge across the Missouri river
at 4ankton until March 8, 1909. Ex-
tending the time in which the Winni-
peg, 4ankton and Gulf railway may
build a bridge across the Missouri at
Ianllton until February 5, 1909. These
charters have taken on special interest
since the incorporation q few weeks ago
OF the Yanllton and Southern railroad
with United States Senator Gamble. of
this state, as one of the incorporators
and a statement by him that one of
these two charters would be utilized by
the projected road to the gulf for
crossing the river at Yankton The
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul rail-
way was granted a charter for a
bridge over the Missouri at Mobridge
The Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific
railway (the Minneapolis and ST.
Louis) was granted the right to cross
the Missouri at LeBeau.
Railroads Are Wise.
Reason for this activity in railroad
building is seen in an average report
for several years of the commodities
carried by the railroads from South
Dakota to outside markets. Mr. Rob-
inson conservatively figures the 1906
output of agricultural and mineral
products will be $145,S12.S31. AS all of
this except what the 4S5,00O people of
-" state need for home consumption
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STANDS OFF OFFICERS.
iAdjudsed Insane, Nun Barricades Her.
self and pefies Arrest.

YanlSton. S. D.. Dec. Alarmed with
, a gun, Sister Agnes, formerly an ac-
credited nun of the Benedictine con-
vent here, is standing off Sheriff
Wright and his deputies, who are en-
deavoring to carry out the order of the
insanity commission to place the wom-.
AN in the state asylum here.
She was adjudged insane yesterday,
but it being late she was allowed to
ireturn to the brick cottage for the,
might. She proceeded to barricade SER
self. 1t is not desired to face the gun
she is said to have and so stratagems
will sa resorted to. [
Sister Agnes has not few friends in
the Catholic church who are befriend-
ing her, and includes Tathe" Link
amongst her supporters so that there
lis no telling where the affair will end.
Agnes was turned out of the convent
years ago and brought suit against
Bishop Marty to recover $1,500 alleged
ito be due for her services as a uull.
THE case fell through, however.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-07
BRAvIkG BLIzzARDS
TO HOLD FARMS
Homesteaders Vending Thsir
Way to Western South
Dakota.
RESIDENCE INSISTED ON
Government is Not Permitting Any
Sighting of the Reeulations-Many
Women Among the
Sojourners.
RESIDENCE INSISTED ON

Miller, S. D., Dec. driving
against snow and wind to their home
steads west of the Missouri river, i'm
migrants, men and women alike, are
daily vending their way through here
towards the setting sun. Many of
them have come from the eastern part
of the state or from adjoining states.
The government allows no leave of
absence for any cause unless a home
nas been established on the land. In
many instances the local land office has
given leaves Of absence. but only in
certain emergencies are these held
good at the general land office. Those
who filed last summer will have to go
apon the land in spite of the blizzards
if they hope to hold claims. And many
svho now are away on leaves of abb
sence, formerly having established
nome there, may lose their land If it is
contested.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-07
TOWN WAS THREATENED.
Catholic School Burns and Sioux City
lcl.ad Ia,.

Jefferson S. D., Dec. 3.-The Cath
olic parochial school here was practi-
cally destroyed by fire this morning
and the whole town threatened. Sioux
City was appealed TO for aid and a fire
company with an engine was on board
a train ready to start when the flames
Ayere subdued
Although the 200 students were busy
at their studies when the fire was dis
covered, there was no panic and no one
was hurt
The building was a three-story brick
veneer and the framework is destroyed,
the brick still standing. The loss viii
be about $4,000, fully covered by in
surance Rebuilding will be started at,
once.
Jefferson has a population of about
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-07
GOES INSANE IN IOWA.
South Dakota Man Suddenly Afflicted
at Cambridue

Nevada, Ia, Dec. 1-While Her.
man Hartzell, of Redfeld S. D., who
had registered at hotel at Cambridge,
was sitting by the stove, he became
suddenly insane. About supper time he
suddenly jumped up and started to
running around the stove Continuing
this for time he would sit down and
weep bitterly. A search revealed
purse containing s427 and a ticket to
Chicago. During his occasional sane
spells the man would talk, but would
give no information regarding himself
other than his name and address and
that his father was confined in an in
sane asylum.
The family of the man was wired at
Redfield and have sent word that they
will arrive in Cambridge today and
take charge of the man.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-07
WOLVES ARE KILLING
sheep Near City
Believed Gold Weather i'm North
Has Driven the Beasts
South.
BIG FLoCKs ARE INVADED
Hungry Animals Make Appearance for
First Time in Many Years in
Thick!y Populated
Sections.

Sioux Falls. S. d., Dec. s.-sheep
owners in northeastern Mlnnehaha
county, along the Big Sioux river re-
port wolves are killing many sheep. 1t
is many years since the animals have
been SO numerous or so fierce in this
thickly settled portion OF the state
They are believed to have been driven
from the forests of Minnesota by the
cold weather. 1t is. probable that a
Wolf roundup will be organized.
Michael Showers and George Millard,
who own a flock OF 5000 sheep report
heaVy losses
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-07
YOUNG GIRL IS killed
Bz:F0RE EYES O.; Marry
Miss Goldie Stafford. a Student
al Dakota Wesleyan Univer-
sity, Fun Over by Train.

Mitchell S. d, Dec. s.--Before the
Mortified gaze of fully 100 persons, Miss
Goldle Stafford. a student at Dakota
Wesleyan university here, was at noon
today run over by a Milwaukee and ST.
Paul switch engine and killed in
stantly.
The depot platform was filled With
Sioux City passenger train Vas still at
the station. Miss Stafford was about 1S
years old and her parents live at Mill
bank S. D.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-07
MAY ISSUE BONDS.
Expert Accountant Says YanktonS Car
Borrow $1Co,ooo.

Yankton, s. d. Dec. IAN expert
report on the city's indebtedness, just
submitted to the Business Mems club,
places the outstanding bonds at $4,000.
1t was the opinion of the expert that
the city, with only $4,000 of this sum
in water bonds, could legally issue
bonds to the extent of 100000 additions
al for the revision and completion OF
the present water service.
Charles w. Nolen and Anna Scher-
schlight, both of this city, and both
members of very prominent families.
were married here Tuesday by Rev,
Lawrence Link
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-07
GOT OUT IN THEIR N,eHT,Es.

EIkton S. D., Dec. 1.-The first prac-
teal fire test of Elkton's new water works
was afforded by early morning fire
that gutted the second story Of Browns
drug store building. The alarm was turn
ed in at 200 a. m and before the first
stream Of water could be played on the
fire the apartments on the second floor
We're a mass of flames, the occupants
having escaped in their night clothes.
Aside from the personal effects of the
rcomers the loss is fully covered by in
surance. The origin of the fire is un-
known
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-07
WITH cLEAvER AND KNIFE.
Hotel Employees Slash Each Other IN.
Serious Manner.

Huron S. D.. Dec. G.-Threc en-
ployes of the Dakota house, Cnarien
Abraham, an Egyptian, and Wilia13
johnson and Wife. colored during the
breakfast hour got into quarrel, tho
Egyptian having meat oleaver ant,
the negro knife With which each
was slashing the other, when Mrs.
Johnson interHered and received a blow
f.cm the cleave- in the hands of the
Egyptian. which severed the arteries
and inhiGscs. a serious wound in the
left arm above the elbow. johnson
was cat i'll several places, but the
Egyptian Jared still worse, and it was
necessary to call physicians to sew
up the wounds All three are in a SER
ious condition. but all will recover