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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
WOMAN I'M viGHTG0WN
SAT ON RUDE BURGLAR
Mrs. Marie Josephson Thus Held Him
While Her Husband Tied Him
for the PaIice

New York, Nov. 5.-Because of the
repeated visits of burglars to the Lenox
Court apartments Nos. 100 to 1O2 West
One Hundred and Forty-first street
Mrs. Marie Josephson has been alert
to suspicious sounds in the night. A
faint tapping in her bedroom before
daybreak aroused her, and she awak-
ened her husband. who is superintend-
ent of the apartments.
You're nervous; that's ALL" Joseph
son said. But I'll get up to satisfy
YOU
NO you WON'T said a grufl voice.
If you stir I'll blow your head off"
Jnsephson bounded out of bed and
grappled with a man who stood at it's
loot. While the men We're fighting des-
perately, Mrs. Josephson turned on the
light. Seeing that her husband was
getting the worst of the encounter.
she went to his assistance. She was
staggered by a blow, but returned
bravely to the attack of disconcerting
the intruder until her husband caught
a grip and tloored him. Mrs. Jose phson
was on his back in an instant. and sal
there until her husband secured the
man. Then she flung a dressing gown
about her, ran to the street and sum
moned two policemen.
They took the prisoner to the West
One Hundred ard Twenty-f1fth street
station, where they say they found on
him a bunch of skeleton KEYS and a
pair Of cuff links belonging to Joseph
son. A bundle of clothing was found
on the floor OF the bedroom.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
PEAT AT wATERrow,N


Watertown, S. D., Nov. with al
unlimited supply of mud in the sloughs
and shallow lakes of Codington coun,
ty which is claimed to be a very good
quality of peat, this part of the state
may solve the cheap fuel propositior.
{. H. Barrett has made several
"briquetts" from the peat, and wher
thrown on a fire they burn with a blue
blaze for an hour and a half. the heat
thrown off being more intense thar
that produced by anthracite coal. The
bricks can be manufactured for Slips q
ton-a good many times cheaper thar
even soft COAL
The briquetts are made by machinJ
enormous pressure, the fuel being
turned out ready for use as fast as the
mud can be poured in. The initia,.
cost of manufacturing plant woul6
be about $50. 600
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
FOR NEW GAME LAW.
Governor and Governor Elect WIN

Governor and Governor Elect WIN
Meet With Sportamen.
Sioux Falls, $. D.. Nov. S.-A meet
ing of the sportsmen of South Dakota
Will be held in Sioux Falls on NoVem-
Der IA for the purpose of framing a
new state game law.
Coe |. Crawford, who the first of the
year Will become governor of South
Dakota; Governor S. Fl. Glrod, eX-
Governor Chas. n. Herreid and othel
prominent residents of the state have
signitied their intention of being pres
ent.
Copies of the state game laws of
Minnesota, Montana, Wisconsin and
other states arc in the hands of the
sportsmen and will be brought before
the meeting for the purpose of aiding
In framing the proposed new state
game law for South Dakota, as 1t is
quite generally admitted that the pres
ent game law is defective in many inn
portant particulars. The intention is
to have the proposed new law sub
mitted to the legislature at it's session
next January and February with the
request that it be enacted INTO law as
substitute for the present law.
The sportSmen of South Dakota are
deeply interested in securing an inn
proved law, and the meeting in this
city is certain to be we'll attended and
Of q rouSing character.
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s5,444,ess.44 IN GOLD.
Total Receipts from the Homestake for
the Year an Immense Sum.

the Year an Immense Sum.
Lead, S. d., Nov. S.-The annual re-
port for the Homestake Mining COM
pany for the fiscal year ending June 1,
1906, has just been issued to the stock
holders. 1t would have been in their
hands some time ago had it not been
for the San Francisco disaster, which
destroyed many of the valuable rec
ords.
The total receipts of the company for
the fiscal year were $5,444,9SS.44, of
which s5,10O,445.49 We're from the sale
of bullion alone. The chief item of the
disbursements was labor, which to-
tailed S1,943,770, and next to that came
the dividends. which amounted to ST.,
310,400. The magnitude of the COM
panys workings may be judged some
what from the size of some of the
minor disbursements. The cost of oil
alone was $32,44S.73; candles involved
an expense of $22,535.29, and the sum
of S1S3,663.06 was paid out for powder
1851, ,0S1.01, which has already been paid
out for the construction of the shines
plant which is being erected in Dead
wood at a total cost of about $500,000.
Another feature worth comment is
that the dividends paid for the last six
years amount to over 33 1-3 per cent.
Of the total production. The company
has had no Indebtedness since the year
1908. The cost of water for the y,
was much greater than usual, as great
Improvements have been made in the
Spearfish water system. The report
shows remarkable economy in treating
the ore, and great results for so low
a grade proposition.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
TRAIN CRASHES into
STRING OF BUNK CARS
Lodging Cars Are Shattered by
Mountain Passenger With
Disabled Brakes,
ARE NO FATALATIEs
None of the Passengers or italian La
borers Sleeping in Their Bunk Cars
Who Were Thrown from Their
Beds Are Hurt.

Keystone, S. D., Nov. with the
switch of the main track turned and
the brakes on an incoming passenger
train on the Burlington road refusing
to work, causing it to crash at full
speed into a long string of bunk cars
on a side track occupied by Italian
iaborers, it remains a miracle that none
we're hurled into eternity or at least
not injured.
When nearing the station the engi-
neer on the train discovered that the
brakes refused absolutely to work and
whistling for a clear track he was hor-
rified to find that the switch was
turned and that his train must crash
into the bunk cars that filled the side
track. The crash few seconds later
was a terrific ore and four of the bunk
ears were shattered into kindling wood.
The Italians were thrown from their
bunks into the snow banks and pine
brush by the side of the tracks but
were not injured, and neither were the
passengers on the train hurt beyond be-
Ing shaken up little.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
MEXICO May BUY ROAD
Negotiations Are in Progress for the
Mexican CentraI-Minister of
Finance i'm New York.

New York, Nov. Cit was stated ir
Wall street that considerable progress
has been made in negotiations between
representatives of the Mexican Centra
railroad and the Mexican government
for the sale of control of the railroad tc
the government. The negotiations have
been in progress in various forms fol-,
the last six months and were taken ur
anew on the arrival in this city recent
ly of the minister Of finance, Mr.. Ii.
mantour.
Mr.. Limantour, it is believed, will
take with him a plan of sale thai
eventually will be accepted by his gov
ernment.
The Mexican Central extends from
the City of Mexico to Ell Paso and has
branch lines in several directions. One
line extends to Tampico on the Gull
of Mexico. Three lines are projected
to the Pacific coast. II. Clay Pierce
of ST. Louis, is the controlling power in
the road.
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FARMERS iNsTlTuTEs.
Dates Fixed for Meetings by State In
stitute Board.

stitute Board.
Howard, S. D., Nov. 2.-Farmers' in
stitutes under direction of President
A. E. Chamberlain will be held as fol-
lows:
Ipswich, November 10 and 13; Selby,
November IA; Mound City, November
l5; Roscoe, November is and 16;
Faullkton, November 16 and II; Get
tysburg, November 10 and 20; Onida,
November 20 and 21 Pierre Novem-
Der 81 and %; Highmore, November
%; Miller, November % and "a; Wes-
Der rs and 81; Willow Lakes, Novem-
Der 81 and 2S; Vienna, November 2s
and %; Watertown, November 80 and
December j. Revillo, December 8;
Goodwin, December 3; Gary December
q and 5; Clear Lake, December and
telline, December Z and S. Arlington,
December 10; DeSmet, December 10
and IL; Garden City, December 10 and
lS; Webster. December IA and IS;
Waubay, December IL and 1S; Sum-
nit, December IS; Twin Brooks, De-
Nilbank, December 81 and %; Oldham.
December 26; Wentworth, December 27
and 2S; Flandreau, December 2S and 20.
The corps of speakers is very able
and embraces the following: Mrs. Ada
f. HOWE, of Elm Grove, Wis, who
will speak on home dairying, from the
standpoint of the farmers wife, and
will speak in the evening upon some
subject pertaining to home life; Pro-
fessor a. H. Wheaton, Of the agricul-
tural college, who will speak on the
dairy cow, her type, feed, care, etc,
and on pure food laws in the evening;
Professor John S. Cole of Broollings,
who will speak on corn, crop rotation
and treatment of small grain seed for
smut; r. f. Lyons. of Vermillion, whose
subjects will be horse breeding, feed
ing and fitting for market, and crop
rotation; A. e. Chamberlain, who will
speak on beef cattle, type, feed, etc.,
hogs and poultry.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
THREE BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS.
Two Aberdeen Men and a Cotton Man
File Voluntary Petitions.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Nov. 3-Charles,
Fl. Mewing, of Aberdeen, has filed a
petition in voluntary bankruptcy in the
United States court in this city. He
schedules his liabilities at $13,373 and
his assets at $9,514.
George Snyder, a farmer, who gives
Aberdeen as his postoffice address, has
filed similar petition. In the sched-
ule accompanying his petition he places
his liabilities at s1,579 and his assets at
$500.
F. P. Blanchard, of the firm of Blan-
chard & Nelson, of Cotton, also has
faled similar petition. In the schedule
both as an individual and as mem
Der of the firm. AS a member of the
firm he. schedules his liabilities at ST..
5!s, with no assets. His individual liza
sets at S715.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
DEATH FROM EXPOSURE.
Homesteader Frozen in Blizzard That
SWept Prairies a Week Ana

Bonesteel, S. D., Nov. Sword has
just been received here that the jury
impaneled by the county coroner TO in
quire into the cause of the death of
Charles B. Cornell, homesteader. liv-
Ing near Gregory, returned verdict
that the man came to his death by ex-
posure in the blizzard of last Thursday.
Cornell took his children to school i'm
the morning of the day of the storm
and not returning ut night a searching
party was organized and he was found
the next morning frozen to death in
the snow, lying directly behind the
horses which had been compelled to
stand allday and night in the storm. the
reiils being entangled in the wheels of
the wagon so that they could not move.
The mans hands We're clasped across
his breast as though he suffered great
pain before death and it is thought that
one of the horses kicked him While he
was trying to fix broken whiffletree,
and that he was injured so that he was
unable to rise and seek shelter from
the storm.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
MURDER is FEARED.
Sphinx and Sanborn County Farmers
Mysteriously Disappear.

Webster, S. d.. Nov. S.-Frends of
Albert Hanson, of Pierpont. S. d., are
here investigating the mysterious dis
appearance of the man who, they fear,
has been murdered. On October Han
son drew $500 from the bank at Pier
pont and drove to this place, with the
Intention of paying for a team of horses
he had bought and purchasing another.
1t has been ascertained that Hanson
called upon the man TO Whom he owed
money. but not finding him at home
promised to call again the next morn
ing. That night he was seen about the
streets by several citizens of Webster
but since then nothing has been seen
of him.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 6.-Relatives
and friends are becoming uneasy over
the disappearance of Joseph O'Leary,
formerly a resident of Sanborn county,
and brother of 2. O'Leary who yet re-
sides in Sanborn county. Nothing has
been heard from the missing man for
over four weeks and his relatives and
friends fear he has been the victim of
foul play.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
WRECK NEAR SIOUX FALLS.
Rock Island Passenger Goes Into Ditch
and Number Are Injured.

dtid a INuItOeF are
Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. While rum
ming at an average rate of speed the
Rock Island passenger train from Chi.
cago was ditched late Saturday after.
noon at Ellsworth, Mimi, and Sadie
KRAMER, of this city, and eight others
were more or less seriously injured in
the two coaches, which were totally de-
molished. 1t is thought that the train
must have struck a broken rail-
The injured:
Charles Bowers. s years old, Rock
Rapids, Ia, injured internally; will;
die.
Mrs. w. H. Bowers, boys mother,
injured internally and head badly
cut.
Frank M. Bryan, Montpelier. VT, in
Jured internally; condition serious.
Charles Shade, president of First Ma.
tional bank, Rock Rapids, Ia. badly in.
jured.
Philip Marshall, 81 North State street,
Chicago.
Sadie KRAMER Sioux Falls. s. ID.
Arthur Cage, travelling salesman, Des
Moines, Ia.
John Whitney, Rock Rapids, Ia.
Mrs. Savage, Rock Rapids, Ia.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
OBJECT 10 LID.
Saloon Synpathizers Are Accused
Breakina Ch,trch Windoms

bTeaKIh9 Ch1Tch WIndoWs.
Webster, S. D., Nov 7.-One hundred
dollars worth of glass was broken in tho
Congregational church at this place
Friday night presumably by some sa-
loon sympathizer in retaliation for the
active part taken by the pastor, Rev.
Mr. Martin, in the fight on the blind
pigs.
The lid" has been declared on in this
town. but has been pretty badly tipped
by several blind piggers. The local
temperance league has been quietly
gathering evidence against the Joints,
aud Friday confronted the proprietors
with the alternative of quitting busi-
ness forthwith or facing prosecution
and certain conviction. MIR. Martin has
taken the lead in this work, and it is
thought that some one attempted to
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
MONUMENT TO SEWARD
Movement to Honor Man Who Nego.
tiated Alaskan Purchase.

Seattle, Wash. Nov. 3.-A movement
has been inaugurated in Seattle to
erect monument to perpetuate the
services of William Henry Seward, sec
retary of state under Lincoln and John
son. by whom was negotiated the treaty
with Russia whereby the United States
acquired possession of the district of
Alaska for a consideration of $1,000, 900.
1T is proposed to erect, by popular
subscription, a monument in the heart
of the city, to be unveiled on the same
day that the Alaska Yukon Pacific ex-
position is opened to the public, which
is set for 1909
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
MURDER MYSTERY uNsoLvEp.
Authorities Have No Glue to Identity
of Men Killed at Bristol

e1 a. D''sSoi.
Bristol, S. d.. Nov 5.-The Day
county authorities are now Just as far
from solving the mystery as they were
when the bodies We're first recovered, a
week or ten days ago
The bodies of the two men were ex-
humed yesterday for more thorough
investigation, following letter from
st. Joseph, Mo, where one the dead
men is thought to have lived at one
time from the marks which he carried
on his clothing and some beer checks
which he carried in his pocket. The
letter described one of the men as a
fellow with red hair and gold eve
tooth. Both of the murdered men have
brown hair and neither one of them a
gold tooth. One of them bore scar
Oh his right leg below the knee. but as
that mark is probably borne by hun
dreds of other persons that is not con-
sidered Significant
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
POLITICIANS INDICTED.
st. Louis Grand Jury Busy Probin.
Alleged Election Frauds.

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 6.-Carrying out
its announced intention to leave moth.
ing undone to make thoroughly non
partisan investigation of alleged elec.
ton frauds and indict Offenders several
true bills have been returned by the
grand jury.
An Indictment charging mutilation of
the poll books was issued against Fred
erick Heidecker, republican city CEN
trail committeeman in the Ninth ward
and against j. H. Hibbard, republican
clerk in the Fourth precinct of the
Fourth ward, and Frank Hughes dem
oecratic clerk in the same polls, charg-
ing neglect of duty, and against DR..
H. g. Crosby, charged with having
made a false aft1divit
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
NEW BANK I'M NEW TOWN

Brentford. S. D., Nov. 1.-THE FARM
ers' State bank, of Brentford, having
a capital of $4,000 commenced business
here today The principal stockholders
are leading farmers of this vicinity.
The officers of the new banking institu-
ton are: President, r. c. Styles, cash
ler N. S. Hegnes. Brentford is one of
lne new towns on the extension of the
Minneapolis and st. Louis railroad.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
POPULAR PASTOR LEAVES.
Rector of Episcopal Church at Huron
Goes to Elkhorn. Wis.

Huron, S. D., Nov. 3.-Much regret
is expressed by the announcement that
E. II. Edson has ,9ildei =. III, res4g-
nation as rector of Grace Episcopal
church to take effect on the 18th inst.
Mr. Edison has been in charge of the
church here for three years and has
Won n host OF friends. He goes to ST.
Johns Episcopal church at Elkhorn,
Wis. one of the largest and richest
churches in that state
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
FEAR TREAcHERY.
Troopers Not to Take Chances With
the utes

Sheridan. Wyo.. Nov. s-A messenger
arriving at Arvada from the headquar-
ters of the Tenth and Sixth cavalries
reports change in the plans. The Utes
will be brought to Arvada and taken
from there by rail instead of marching
overland to Fort Meade. as was at first
proposed They should arrive at Ar
vada this evening.
Fear of treachery on the part of the
Utes is believed to be the reason for.
the change. Many dissatisfied IItes sti.l
advise resistance to removal from Pow
der river valley.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
CAN NEVER AGAIN SELL LIQUOR.
Judge Revokcs Saloon License of Au-
rora County Man

White Lake. S. D., Nov 2-Wenzel
Huebl is the first man in that part of
South Dakota lying east of the Mis-
souri, river to have his saloon license
revoked under the provisions of the
state liquor license law, which bars him
forever from re-engaging in the saloon
business anywhere in this state. Huebl
some weeks ago was arrested on the
charge of keeping his saloon at White
Lake open on Sunday He was tried
at a term of the state circuit court and
the jury returned q verdict of guilty.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
CHAIR OF CORPORATIONS
Commercial Universities Will Be E..
tablished, Says a Banker.

New York, Nov. 3-Frank A. Van,
derlip, vice president of the National
City bank, talked on corporations al
the opening of the course in Wall street
investing at the West Side Y. M. C. a,
In the course of his talk Mr.. Vanderliu
said that the time would come when a
great commercial university, ranking
with other educational institutions,
would have to be established in order
that corporate affairs might be properly
understood.
Corporations have become the vast
and all-pervading factor in our COM
mercial life" he said
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
ORGANIZE NEW coMpANv

Belle Fourche, S. d., Nov. "A new
land and stock company with paid
up capital of $4,000, has taken over
the Behymer ranches which consist of
about 5000 acres of land on Hay creek,
fourteen miles from this city. The
president of the company is e. j. Le
Seur. of this city: treasurer, j. E. Hart
Well of Crawford, Neb.; secretary
Chambers I<ellar, of Lead, and ranch
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
PAPERS CONsOlJnATE

Sisseton, S. D., Nov. 1.-THE Sisseton
News and the Roberts County Banner
nave been consolidated and will appear
TINS week as THE Banner-News." by
the Banner-News Publishing company.
Mr. Mosier, present editor of the News.
and l.. c. Emerson, editor and publish
er of the Banner, will assume equal re.
sponsibility in the publishing of the new
paper which will have by far the
largest circulation of any paper in
Roberts county,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
GOLD NUGGET i'm DUCKS CROP.

aberdeen, S. d., Nov. g. L. W.
Zeitlow, the Dakota telephone magnate,
Eas killed the duck that holds the
golden nuggets" While out hunting
the other day Mr.. Zeitlow succeeded in
bagging several ducks and when pre-.
pairing them for the table a nugget of
gold about the size of u pea, was found
in the crop of one
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
PIONEER DROPS DEAD.

Wife of the Proprietor Of Parker. s. D.
Hotel Succumbs to Heart Disease.
Parker, S. D., Nov. 7.-Alrs. A. n
Still, wife of the proprietor of the
Parker house. dropped dead shortly he
fore noon While assisting in the prepar-
ing of dinner. She and her husbano
came to Parker in the very early days.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
SEVEN HORSES BURNED.
Fire Destroys Two Barns at Doland-
NieaeAro,e Rt,,a

Doland, S. D.. Nov. 5.-A large liv-
cry barn, a private barn adjacent, and
seven horses We're burned to death In
the most disastrous blaze that has Wis.
lted this town in recent years. The loss
is estimated at $780, with insurance
on the livery barn of $1,000 and on the
private barn of $500.
The entire north end of the town was
saved with great difficulty. The cause
of the fire is not known.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
INCREASE I'M POPULATION

Elk Point, S. D., Nov. 5.-Thirteen
births as against six deaths in Union
county during the month of October
show net gain in the population. The
vital statistics report also shows that
ten marriage licenses We're issued dur
ing the month.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
WAS PROMINENT IN EARLY DAYS

Huron, S. d., Nov Gold time
friends and members of the Beadle
county bar are enjoying a visit from
Hon. A. B. Melville, of Chicago. who
10 here on q matter before Judge Whit
Ing i'm circuit court. Mr.. Melville re.
sided here in the early sos and was one
OF the foremost attorneys of the state
and one of the best trial lawyers in the
mort thWaSt
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
HUNTING DEER I'm THE HILLS.
Month of November Comprises Open
Season in Dakota.

Hill City, S. d., Nov. 5.-The deer
shooting season in the Black Hills
opened yesterday and scores of sports
men are now engaged in hunting in this
and other portions of the Hills.
The season closes November 80 and
no one hunter is permitted to kill more
than two deer during the month the
open season lasts. The law requires
those who wish to hunt deer to procure
licenses, which are fixed at s.. so for
residents of South Dakota and S25 for
those who come from other states.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
PEOPLE APE LAW ARlD,Nc

Alexandria. S. d., Nov. 6-'rhe Jury
has just been drawn Tor a term Of
state circuit court, which will convene
in this city on November II, but il il
probable that the term will not last
over few days, as the people of Han.
son county appear unusually law abid.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
SETTLE CHURCH DISPUTE.

Swedes and Norwesians Both Claimed
Ownership of Lutheran Church.
Lead, S. d., Nov. 3.-The Swedes and
Norwegians of Lead, who for some
years have been engaged in a dispute
as to which faction had the right to
occupy the Lutheran church building
in this city, have finally succeeded in
adjusting their difficulties by the Nor
wegians purchasing the interests of the
SMedes in the building and grounds