Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-18

Word was received in this city Mon
day that w S. Hartsough, son of ID NJ.
Hartsough, who was at n time pastor
of the Congregational church of this
city, had committed suicide in Aber-
deem hat morning. From the Aber-
American of the following morning, we
learn the following facts: One reason
given for the awful deed, is the rejec-
of his hand in marriage by his sweet
heart He had been threatening to take
his life for some time for this reason,
and his companions, to whom had con-
fided his intentions, had tried to argue
him out of his determination, and they
watched him until they decided he was
not as desperate in his desire to end it
all as he tried to make them believe.
He went to his room at the residence OF
John Hollenbeck, in Aberdeen, shortly
before nine o'clock Monday morning and
about three-quarters of an hour later
Mrs. Hollenbeck heard the report of a
pistol. Surmising what had happened,
the lady ran across the street to the res
idence of DIR. McNutt and had the doctor
investigate. DR.. McNutt found the
young man on a bed breathing his last
and beside him a revolver with one
cartridge exploded. The American says
that the deceased was given two hun
dred dollars a short time ago by the
Northwestern Automobile company to
send to his brother but used the money
for other purposes. Mr.. Clark, the
principle owner of the company, and
Hartsough, had a talk over the matter
a short time ago and Mr.. Clark agreed
to let the matter drop if the dead man
would remain in the employ of the COM
pany as manager. This was agreed
upon. BY some it is thought that
remorse over this financial affair caused
the rash act. Another version is that
the young man was a victim of tubercu-
losis and fearing the slow death by that
disease, took the revolver route to end
it all. His father arrived in Aberdeen
Tuesday, and the remains of the young
man were inferred in that city. The
bereaved family will have the sympathy
of many Webster friends in their hour
of deep sorrow.
Last Tuesday the supreme court of
this state was called upon to decide the
question as to whom were the regular
republican nominees for commissioners
for this county. The republicans in
county convention assembled nomin-
ated J. s. Wyganowski, @. E. Wheeler,
M. b. Long and w. II. Goodrich. The
boxers nominated Larry Dolney and
s H. Hallstrom. Each claimed the
right to 60 on the republican ticket.
The republicans claiming the nomina-
tions should be made by the convention
and the boxers ~contending they should
be made by the delegates from the res
pective commissioner districts, County
Auditor Rexford was in doubt as to his
position and refused to put the names of
any of the candidates on the ticket.
Each wing Of the party at once began
mandamus proceedings in the supreme
court to compel the auditor to put the
names of its candidates upon the ballot.
The supreme court set the date for the
hearing of both cases on Tuesday and
they were presented in full. Attorney
H. II. Potter, Of the firm of Sears &
Potter appearing for the republicans
and Frank Anderson, of the firm Ander-
son & Waddel, appearing for the box
ers. After listening to the arguments
of both sides, the supreme court was a
unit in deciding the "a in favor of the
republicans upon every point and judg-
ment was so rendered. MI. Potter is
receiving the hearty congratulations of
his many friends upon the successful
outcome of the case and the able man.
ner in which he presented the issues
and the further fact that the decision
concurs with and confirms his opinion
which was read before the county con-
~vention, with which the attorney gen.
eral OF South Dakota and a number of
the leading lawyers OF the state took
issue. The decision is a compliment to
Mr.. Potter's professional ability, one
of which he may well feel proud.