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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
Three GO UNDER
ICE: And DROWN
Triple Tragedy at Fort Randall,
South Dakota, on Christ
mas Day.
MEN HURRYlNG HOME.
Drove Into Airhoe at Night-7-he Town
Is Far From Railroad and News
Of Accident Has Just Come
Out.
MEN HURRYlNG HOME.

Armour, S. D.. Dec 31-News of a
Christmas day tragedy in which three
lives We're lost has just been received
here. The dead:
c. H. SLAIGHT Fort Randall. S. D.
DANIEL SLAIGHT, Fort Randall,
S. d.
HERMAN cAsHERMAN, Fort RAN
dali, S. d.
The team which was carrying them
home to spend the Christmas holiday
with their fsnilies broke through the
ice of the Missouri river and all three
went down and were drowned. The
first evidence of the tragedy was dis
covered by D. Moran. who found piece
of bed quilt on the edge of big air
hole in the ice.
c. H. Slaight drove to Lake Andes
to meet his brother Daniel, the latter
coming from his claim in Lyman coun-
ty to spend Christmas with his broth
er's family. The train was late into
Lake Andes and the journey was made
at night, as Mr.. Slaight was anxious
to get home to his wife and little
baby 2 weeks old.
Mr.. Casherman was making the trip
after his Wife, he having secured po
sition in Avon, and was returning to
get Mrs. Casherman to take her to
their new home.
The Christmas festivities in Fort
Randall and the whole section round
about We're interrupted by the news of
the terrible accident and men spent the
holiday recovering the bodies OF their
friends.
Fort Randall is an abandoned army
post on the west side of the Missouri
river, about twenty five miles from a
railrOad
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
WHICH OF THE FOUR
MEN DID KILLING?
coroner's Jury at Canton Trying to
Fix Blame for the Murder of
Jerry Burns

Canton. S. D., Jan. 2.-What appears
to have been wanton murder was the
killing Saturday night of Jerry Burns
of Mountain Lake, Mimi. in a room
over Thorpe's restaurant here.
1t appears that a shotgun stood in
the room where the men were carous-
ing and one of a quartet there with
Burns picked up the gun and shot
Burns through the groin. He died a
short time afterward.
The four men. Michael Caffery. Ole
Norgard and John Ferguson. who live
near Hudson. and John Purcell, of
Creston, Ia, were arrested and brought
here.
The coroner's inquest is now in prog
ress and up to 3 o'clock this afternoon
there has been no evidence adduced
showing which of the four men COM
mltted the crime. The first part of the
inquest was devoted to taking testi-
mony of outsiders. The four men un-
der arrest will be examined late this
afternoon.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. lip to
the present neither Dakota territory
nor the state of South Dakota has had
a native born state officer.
This distinction will, however, come
to Hans a. JTstrud, of this city, when
shortly after the 1st of January he
will assume the duties OF superintend-
ent of public instruction, to which po-
sition he was elected in November 1t
is a curious fact that this native SON"
honor should come TO a Norwegian
But except for his parentage Mr.. Ust-
citizen as there is in the country, and
the fact that he has chosen to ill the
high position in the public school selv-.
ice is testimony of his interest in the
welfare OF the nation.
Mr.. Ustruds parents came 10 this
(MinnehahD county about thirty
eight gears ago, being real pioneers.
They lived in a log hut south OF Baltic,
and it was there. a few years after
their arrival, that Hams a. Ustrud was
born. The latter early decided TO get
a good eGucation He attended first the
rural schools. and it was his expert
ence here which has already led him to
declare his policy win be to secure their
bettefment. He will carly ask the
state legislature for assistance in this
direction. He finished his school work
in Augustana college here and for six
years taught in the schools; of Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota and this county In
1902 and again in 1904 he was chosen
superintendent of schools for Mime
haha county by the largest majority
ever given u candidate for that office
Last spring he announced his candi-
dacy for the state superintendent,
aligning himself with the insurgent
faction of the republican party. He
had strong opposition from c. Il. Swan
"a, of
in Kingsbury county. But he Won
handily and has just recently an
nounced his determination to appoint
Mr.. Swanson as his first assistant
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
GETS CHANGE OF SCENE
BUT THE AIR is SAME

Sioux Falls. S. d.. Jan. 3.-William
DockerN. we'll known to the police of
the Twin Cities and who has just COM
pleted a term in the state penitentiary
at saltwater. was discharged Saturday
only to fall into hands of United States
officials, who took him in tow and
escorted him to Sioux Fails. Dockery
escaped from the prison at Sioux Falls
April 10. 1900. He WAS serving Il SEN
tence there for robbing The mails when
he managed to escape.
In 1903 he did a job in Minnesota
and got a sentence 70 the reformatory.
Because of incorr,blity, he was trans
felred TO Saltwater. He now returns
To complete his old sentence of five
years in the Sioux Fails prison.
pockerv is 2S years of age and,
though comparatively young in years,
is q hardened and dangerous criminal.
For q time he was identified with the
so-called Rice street gang. of st. Paul.
which. in the early days, kept the po-
lice busy
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
THREE OF THE -FOUR
MEN were ASLEEP
This Is Their Testimony at In-
quirY Into Murder OF
Jerry Burns.
MIKE cAFFERY is OTHER
If He Also Says He Was snoozino
When Fatal Shot Was Fired, the
Case Vii! Be as Mysterious
as Ever.

Canton, S D., Jan. 3.--'rhree of the
-four men III the room With Jerry Burns
at Hudson S. d. Saturday night, when
the latter was shot to death with u
shotgun. have sworn at the coroncr's
inquest here that they We're asleep
when the fatal shot was fired.
These men are Fred Ferry. ole Nor
gard. of Hudson. and John Purcell of
treston. Ia; l:lls tends TO throw the
responsibility for the murder on
Michael Caffery, of Hudson but he may
also declare he was asleep and the case
will become as mysterious as ever
catfery will be examined some time
today. The five men Were i'm a room
above Il restaurant and had been drink
ing. The shotgun with which the mur-
der Was committed appears to have
been left there by someone, and its use
may nave been the result of IA drunken
braw or a nlaudlin attempt to frighten
Burns.
Little Information was gathered from.
outside witnesses of value in deternin-
ing who really did the killing
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
STATE BAR MEETS AT
PIERRE JANUARY 9-10

Pierrc. S. d.. Jan. 1.-The seventh
annual meeting of the state bar asso-
Walton will be held in this city on the
9th and 10th of January. The annual
address will be delivered by Hon
Charles Elliott. one of the justices OF
the Minnesota supreme court The
presidents address will be by Hon a.
w. Burt. of Huron
The papers to be read are by Hon
j. II. Mccoy, of Aberdeen. on Trial by
Jury; Hon. Philo Hall. of Brookings
The Police Power, Its Importance and
Development Hon. S. V. Jones. Of
Parker, Contracts; Hon. j. Z. Payne,
OF Nermllion, Suggestions for
Strengthening Our Tax Procedure;
Hon. George Rice, of Flandreau. PRO
posed Changes in the Fellow Servant
Law; and by Hon. Frank Turner, OF
Faulkton.
The annual dinner of the association
will be given on the evening of the
10th.
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GOOD YEAR FOR BANKS.
And Incidentally South Dalsotans Pros.
per Notably.

per Notably.
Watertown, S. d., Dec. 31.-This has
been Il remarkable year for South Da
kota, despite the heavy rains of the
fall which delayed thrashing and made
the moving of this years crop very
slow. Public Examiner Frank L..
Bramble, examiner of all banks save
national, has just issued a concise
comparative statement of 1905 and 1906
of the conditions of the banking insti-
tutions of the state which come under
his jurisdiction.
Since November of last year the
number of state banks in this state has
increased from 262 to 80 with an in
crease of capital stock of s542.5 The
number of private banks have, during
the same time. decreased from thirty
six to twenty-nine. The banking cor
porations have increased in number
from twelve to thirteen and the in
crease of capital stock is exactly $780,
900.
The year ending November -, 1906
shows a total increase over the year
ending November 9, 1905. of nearly So
100000. OF this increase SI,234 1876. 81
comes under the heads Of deposits sub
ject to check and certificates of de-
posit.
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FORMER RIVAL TO
Be HIS ASSISTANT
State Superintendent Ustrud
Will Appoint Professor
c. e. Swanson.
RURAL SCHOOLS A HOBBY
To Better Them BY Providing Better
Equipped and Better Paid Teach-
ers-Sanitary and Attractive
Premises to Be His Aim.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 2S.---H. A.
ustrud, of this city, the newly elected
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton, has decided to appoint Professor
G. p. Swanson. the present superin-
tendent of schools Of Kingsbury county.
deputy state superintendent.
Mr.. Swanson stands high in educa-
tional circles and was a candidate for
the nomination in opposition to Mr..
Ustrud.
Mr.. Ustrud states he will make the
betterment of the rural schools his hob
by to some extent. He favors increas-
ing the salaries of the teachers in the
rural schools and expresses the opinion
that law should be enacted fixing the
minimum salary Of a country school
he would, if he had his way, provide by
law that the state, which has a large
school fund which is not being used,
should assist the smaller and poorer
districts in paying teachers SO that
better teachers could be employed.
Will Inspect Schools.
Mr.. Ustrud announces that he intends
to reorganize the force in the office OF
the state superintendent, and will ask
for an appropriation to enable him to
secure more assistance. He wants to
make a thorough inspection of the
schools of South Dakota each year. III
discussing his coming duties, Mr.. Us
trud said:
Il believe in raising the age limit of
rural school teachers from IL to 10
years l do not believe the ordinary
girl of II years is large enough, nor
we'll enough educated to teach the or
dinary country school. / also believe
in requiring better educational quail
fications in teachers, and think every
one of them should have had at least
one year of normal training.
Il also believe that the state should
aid the high and graded rural schools
financially. Why should not the school
money now lying idle in the state treas
ury be used for that purpose?
Il want to see improvement IN the
school surroundings and more sanitary
buildings. We forget. it seems to me,
that we are becoming a great state.
and that the day when the little old
| red school house in the country was
good enough is past. believe that the
plans for every country school should
be drawn by an architect and it should
be SO constructed as to afford the great
est possible advantages in light and
other necessary auxiliaries. The
grounds should be Systematically beau
| tif1ed
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
THERE is Wafer BENEATH.
Artesian Basin Struck in Western
South OaLnta

Pierre, S. D.. Dec. 29.-Another arte-
sian we'll has been secured on the line
between here and the Black Hills,
showing positively that the artesian
basin underlies practically the whole
of the western half Of the state, as we'll
as the eastern half. The flow is found
at much greater depth west of the
river than east of it. the we'll just So
cured at Newin having a depth OF
l,S42 feet. This is almost double the
depth at which water is found in the
James river valley.
The water in this we'll. like that at
Capa is very warm. having tempera-
ture of over 100, and it is accompanied
by a strong flow of gas.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
VAUDEVILLE SINGER GETS
DIVORCE FROM PREACHER

Sioux Falls. S. D., Jan. 2.-Mrs
Florence Halliday Brown. formerly of
New York city. who. While her husband
was preaching in Brooklyn, created n
sensation by appearing at the Orpheum
as a vaudeville singer and dancer, do
ing this 10 help educate her son. and
who since last March has been a resi-
dent of Sioux Falls, was Saturday
granted divorce from the Rev.
Charles S. Brown, once assistant rector
of st. Paul's Episcopal church in
Brooklyn, but who now resides i'm Jer
scy City.
vorce. Mrs. Brown was awarded the
custody OF Stanley. Martin. her 1lyear-
Old son.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
WOULD PAY GUARosMEN
For ATTENDING DRILLS

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Jan. S-Officers of
the South Dakota National Guard met
here TO discuss legislation needed by the
guard. The meeting indorsed the propos,-
ton to pay guardsmen % cents for each
regular drill attended as Il means of en-
couraging the members to attend drill and
that the efficiency of the guard Will thus
be enhanced.
Adjutant General Charles H. Englesby
announced that the estimated requirement.
of the guard for the next two years in the
way of a state appropriation would be
slo.O01 per year. The appropriation for the
preceding two years was s2600.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
STATE oRTicULTURlSTS
TO MEET AT GROTON

Groton. s; D.. Jan. S.-A meeting of To-
cal business men will be held Wednesday,
afternoon to arrange for the annual con-
vention of the South Dakota horticultural
society. here January %, % and "a. The
residents of Groton will spare no pains or
expense TO make the coming, convention
one of the most successful and interesting
ever held by the lociety
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
MANY SUSPECT FOUL pLAy.
But Warrant Is Out for Missing Ranch
Foreman.

Spearfsh, s. D., Dec 3S.-whether
the disappearance of Peter M. Peterson.
trusted foreman on the ranch of Henry
Frawley, a prominent lawyer of Dead
wood is due to foul play, mental aber-
alton, or the theft of $500 of Mrs. Fraw
ley's money then in his possession, has
not yet been ascertained. However, a
grand larceny is out. That man in
this position would sacrifice his good
name for so small an amount
as $500 is hardly thought possible, but
it is more likely that he has met with
foul play
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
SEEK HEALTH, DIES.
Mrs. Samuel Burleieh Milton Expires
at Phoenix Ariz

Redfeld. S. D.. Dec 2s.-word has
been received here of the death of Mrs.
Samuel Burleigh Milton, whose hus-
band was formerly in the newspaper
business here. He was subsequently
telegraph editor of the Washington. D.
c., Star.
Mrs. Milton died at Phoenix, Ariz..
whittier she had gone with her husband
on account of i'll health. Arrangements
for the funeral have not been made.
Mrs. Milton had been i'll for about six
months with bronchial trouble and had
been in Arizona about two montas,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
THREsHER COMPANY GOES
AFTER HAZEL MERCHANTS

Sioux Falls, S. d., Jan. 3.-The Ad-
vance Thrasher company of Battle
Creek Mich has filed in the United
States court in this city petition ask
ing that Reuben j. Arnold and Alvin
w Arnold farm machinery dealers, of
Hazel. :. D., be adiudged involuntary
banllrupts. The thrasher company all
leges that the members Of the firm are
indebted To 1t in the sum of Sl.376.IS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
CHURCH ON PLAINS.
Presbyterian Push Westward With
Much Success

Huron, S. D., Dec. 29.-Rev. ]. P. An
derson and Rev. G. II. Grant have re-
turned from Midland, fifty miles west
of Fort Pierre, where they organized
a Presbyterian church with seventeen
members and a large number of sup
porters. Rev. L. c. Deli, missionary
for the Central Dakota Presbytery, is
acting as pastor of the new church.
which is the outgrowth of the work OF
Oscar L. Tell. of this city, Sabbath
school missionary
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
ALLEGED BOYCOTT CASE
is CONTINUED TO JANUARY II

Sioux Fails, S. d., Jan. 3.-Judge Car
land has continued TIL January II the
hearing i'll the case of Montgomery Ward
& Co.. of Chicago, against the South Da-
xota Retail Merchants and Hardware
Dealers association and z. j. N1annix, cd
;tor Of the Commercial News, for alleged
conspiracy and boycott
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
kLTTREpeE HANDICAPPED.
Anxious to Introduce a Bill for Free
Lumber, But Can't.

Lumber, But Can't.
Sioux Falsl, S. D., Dec. 2S.-'I am in
favor of the removal of the tariff on
lumber and if it were within my power
to introduce a bill putting lumber on
the free list l would do so. But all such
measures should originate in the house
and it is not within my power to in
troduce such BILL" said Senator A. B.
kittredge, who is home to spend the
holidays
After the holidays Senator Kittredge
expects to address the senate at some
length on his resolution for the inyesti-
cation of the lumber combine He
thinks it will be passed and that a
full and comprehensive Investigation
will follow
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
pHARMAcIsIs TO M-E1r.

Dell Rapids, S. D., Dec. 29.-E. C..
Bent. secretary of the Soutl, Dakota
board of pharmacy, has sent out no.
tices of meeting of the board at Can
ton January 8. Candidates for regis
tration will be examined at that time.
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FIRST EFFECT UNPLEASANT.
But New Rate Bill Will Soon Work


Deadwood. S. d., Dec. 2s.-Congress-
man e. w. Martin is home from Wash
ington to spend Christmas with his
family. Speaking of the coal situation
here Mr.. Martin said he believed it
was largely due to the new rate bill.
as the coal dealers had delayed or
ders to take advantage of this and then
found themselves suddenly snort, and
also to the fact that the railroads had
to meet an increased demand on ac-
count of tie great development going
OH everywhere.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
HoMiNG PIGEON LOSES
LIFE I'M SOUTH DAKOTA

Monroe. S. D.. Jan. 2-Noah Suttel
noticed a strange pigeon about his
place and killed the bird. He then dis
covered it was a carrier pigeon, which
from its general appearance anC
fatigued condition doubtless ha3 tray
eled many hundreds of miles. On one
of it's legs was ring upon which the
following was engraved:
cahottes 'o2 s7s.
Curiosity has been aroused as to
where the pigeon came from and as tc
the name and address of its owner.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
MIGHTY Close CALL.
Companion Falls, Gun Is Discharged,

Companion Falls, Gun Is Discharged,
and Leg Is Lscerated.
Mitchell, S. d., Dec. 29-While hunt
ing jackrabbits near Mitchell yester-
day afternoon Leonard Woodman, the
son of Engineer Chas. Woodman, was
seriously wounded in the leg by the ac-
cidental discharge of q shotgun in the
hands of Blaine Scriven.
Young Scriven slipped and fell stris-,
ing the hammer of the gun on the
frozen ground. The load tore away the
calf of the leg of Woodman.
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RAck no oLp i4oMz,

Yankton, S. D., Dec. 2S.-Mrs. joseph
Ward. wife of the founder OF Yankton
college, arrived from Boston, to make
her home here with relatives. Mrs.
Ward has BEEN very i'll but was able 70
travel.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
.nc EAC4, IN BANK.

Pierre. S. D., Dec. 29-Teposits Oh
$50, 600, 900 in South Dakota banks No
vember 10 indicates per capita hoard
of S1GD
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
GEIs 1s MoNIHs

Yankton. 8. D., Jan. Judge
Smith sentenced Oscar Mason, on
plea of guilty to grand larceny to
.'<htesn months in the peniten tiary.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
WILL FIGHT FOR IT.
South Dakota Travelling Men Start
2-Cent Fare CAMPAIGN.

Mitchell, S. D., Dec. Ecclesiastical
with the reply of Chairman Mcleod,
Of the Western Passenger association,
to their request for flat 2-cent fare
and an interchangeable excess mileage
system, the South Dakota Travelling
Mems associations executive commit
tee met here Saturday night and de-
cided to go before the legislature in an
effort to enforce the 2-cent rate.
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PIONEER LAWYER DEAD.
e. G. Dudley Who Was Police Judge
of Omaha In 1875

of Omaha in 1876.
Hot Springs. S. D., Dec. 29.-On Fri
day will take place the funeral of
Judge Z. G. Dudley. pioneer lawyer
and police judge of Omaha in 1876.
He was born in Ohio in 1892. The Ma
sons will conduct the funeral. He
leaves two sons.
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THE FISHING SEASON
is OVER, YOU KNOW.

: Pierre, S. D., Dec. 29.-Joe Ger
= lack and Matt Wagner, OF Lau-
= rel, Sully county. report a pc
= culiar hunting experience a few
= days ago. They We're driving
= across the prairie in buggy and
: saw wolf to which they gave
= chase, one Of the men driving
= and the other watching for a
= chance to shoot. In the chase a
y prairie chicken was scared up,
= and the hunter with the gun
= took a shot at it, killing the bird,
y which fell In the buggy as they
= drove under it with the horses
= on the run after the wolf.
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and who has been United States dis
trict judge since 1904, has risen to
that high position from a penniless
boy.
When boy of ten he started to
walk from his Tennessee home, where
he was born, to North Carolina, with
ten cents and chicken sandwich in
his pocket. He stopped at Bakersville,
N. c., little town at the foot of Roam
mountain, and applied for work and
food at the Office of the country news
paper He got both and began his
tareer as printers devil. He work
ed hard for number of years and
Identified himself with the Republican
party. He first got a small appoint
ment In the. internal revenue service
and was promoted gradually. He mar
ried a Miss Bowman, the daughter of
prosperous farmer.
Judge Pritchard was the nominee
Of his party for governor of North
Carolina in 1883. In 1890 he was a
candidate for congress. Both times
he was defeated. Marion Butler con-
ceived the scheme Of fusing the Re-
publicans and Populists and Pritchard
was his foremost ally. Fusion" won
by a large majority. In 1904 Pritchard
was elected to the United States SEN
ate and represented North Carolina
there until four years. ago. when he
was made district judge.
Judge Pritchard is so years Of age.
He is considerably. above medium
height. and. In. fact, always appeared
quite giant among such men as Sen
ators Chandler and Quay, near whom
he sat in the senate.