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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
CONS OF NORWAY TO
HAVE CENTERvIl Dcl

Centerville, Ia, July 27.-A meeting
was held here by number of Nor
wegians of the city and surrounding
country for the purpose of making
preparations for organization of a
lodge of the order Sons of Norway
This is benevolent and protective
order consisting of Norwegian-A Ameri-
cans, with jurisdiction in the states
of the middle west. The grand lodge
Headquarters are at Minneapolis.
The meeting was very enthusiastic
and the new lodge will be instituted
on Monday evening, July 90, with a
large charter membership. A repre-
sentative of the grand lodge will be
here TO ofticiate at tic installation, as
will also a large number of the menu
bers of Gjoa lodge, No. 65, of Sioux
Falls.
Wollert Eildahl. of Sioux Falls, vice
consul of Norway. has been here fer
several days assisting in the p.elinl-'
1nsry work.
Among the charter members will be
most of the leading business men OF
Centervillc, VINO are eligible, including
Mayor l.. E. Sagen.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
.MATRON OF PRISON
DIES ON EVE OF
HER MARRIAGE
Miss Matte Campbell Of Sioux
Falls Penitentiary Has
Pathetic End.

ssioax Falls, S. D.. july .7-Apatheti>
feature of the death of Miss Matte
Camrbell for the past two years mat
ron of the Sioux Falls penitentiary,
which has just occurred after an ILL
ness of several weeks, is the fact that
had death not interviewed she would In
the near future have become the Wife
# George Strosser, popular young
Sioux Falls business man.
Miss Campbell failed rapidly during
the two days Immediately preceding her
death, and her father was summoned
from the east, but he did not reach the
city until a few hours after his daugh-
ter had breathed her last. Prior to
coming to South Dakota in 1904 Miss
Campbell was a resident of Chicago.
She lived at FaulSton for time be.
fore coming to Sioux Falls to assum
her duties at the ilenltentiarN.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
CARRYING FORTUNE
AROUND COUNTRY
TO GIVE RELATIVE
o. D. Shower Deposits S7o,,
600 in Sioux Falls Bank
for Lost Cousin.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. Id. T,
Shower, who is supposed TO be in Sioux
Falls, is being literally chased by a
little fortune of $4,000 in cold cash,
which is following him about the coun-,
try. Among the present visitors to
Sioux Falls is ID. d. Shower, Il cousin of
the man TO whom the $4,000 belongs.
He is in charge of the money and has
deposited it i'm u Sioux Falls bank pend
ing the result of efforts to locate the
missing cousin. He will remain here
for a week in hope that the cousin will
show up and claim the money. The
bearer of the money was in Sioux City
last week and advertised for Il week
for the missing owner of the money,
but without success.
shower, hearing that the missing man
might be found in Sioux Falls, came
here and brought the fortune with
him. ID. f. Shower cannot get the
money from the bank until D. ID. SHOW
er sees him personally. This is the .ea-
son the latter is carrying the money
around the northwest while looking for
the lucky cousin to whom it belongs.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
WIFE'S TITLE TO HER
HOMESTEAD is PRESERVED

Whtewcod, S. d.. July 30.-By one
of the most important decisions this
year tie secretary of the interior has
just declared that a Wife who has
just taken up homestead land prior
to her marriage can maintain her title
TO the land, even though her husband
makes his legal residence elsewhere
The decision was in the case of Mrs.
Augusta Raymond of Whitewood, VINO
has been fighting two years 10 hold
her land David Perkins, of the same
place, contested her right to the land
on the ground that her legal residence
was with her husband. who is en-
ployed in another section of the coun-
try. The land office at Rapid City de-
cided against the woman, as did the
commissioner of the land Office at
Washington, but Attorney r p Stew
art, OF Deadwood. appealed the case to
Secretary Garfield personally and has
just been notified of the decision that
will make an important precedent for
future cases.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
ROPES END PROPOSED
FOR BOLD THIEVES In
BUTTE COUNTY, S. D.

SpearMsh. S. D.. July $3.50 bold
have become the depredalions of the
horse thieves in Butte county and the
adjacent ranges that some ranchers
VINO have been heavy losers are advo-
eating the ropes end for any of the
thieves Who are caught. Some of the
most valuable horses belonging to big
and small ranchers of Butte county
have been run out TO other parts of the
state and disposed of, and notwth-
standing the fact that several arrests
have recently been made, horse rustling
continues. Deputy Sheriff Harper, of
Butte county, passed through here on
the hunt for some stolen animals on
the trail of some OF the thieves
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
Seeks Heirs to Fortune

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 1.-Sioux X.
Grissby, a local attorney, and States
Attorney y. +. Orr, of this city. have
departed for Ireland, for the purpose of
securing new evidence bearing upon the
identity of the legal heirs of John Nc
Clellan, a pioneer resident of Sioux
Falls. who died some years ago leaving
valuable estate. which has been in
litigation ever since that time.
III had been decided by the courts
that there We're no legal heirs and that
the estate should revert to the state OF
South Dakota, when Grigsby & Grigs-
by Who represent what are known as
She Arkansas claimants, succeeded in
having the case reopened. This action
Was taken ON their claim of newly dis
covered evidence. and it is to procure
This evidence and place it in legal form
that Sioux Grigsby is making the trip
to Ireland, the birthplace of John Nc
Clellan. States Attorney Orr is accom-
panying him for the purpose of repre-
sentins. the state and looking after it's
interests
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
FINE $5o,oco HOSPITAL
PROPOSED EOR YANkroM

Yankton, S. D.. July 3o.-Bishop
teot Tomlinson, OF Chicago. are in con-
ference With n number of business men
appointed on the new city hospital to
be erected: at Stn outlay of $4,000 At
first 1t was proposed to form corpo-
ration, but now the Benedictine Sisters
here desire to undertake the work and
it now looks as if Bishop O'Gorman
will give his consent to this plan The;
project embraces eventually nagnifi-
cent group of buildings on Mount Mar
ty. the most commanding site it is
claimed anywhere in South Dakota.
During the bishops visitation seven
sisters will take the perpetual vows of
the order and three will be received for
probationary membership.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
FEES FOR FILING VITAL
STATISTICS GO TO CLERKS

Pierre, S. D.. July 3O.-The legisla-
ture of last winter, in chapter 246 of
the session laws, makes clerks of
courts eN-ofiicio superintendents Of
vital statistics and requires certain du-
ties of them in regard to the collection
of such statistics, providing a scale of
fees for such services. In Lawrence
county Clerk of Courts Starr claimed
these fees as his own in addition to
any other salary, which contention on
his part was not admitted by the
county commissioners. The matter
was submitted to Attorney General
Clark, who holds that these duties are
extra official, and as such entities the
Officials TO the fees
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
REJECT TELEGRAPHlC BID,
LOSER THREATENS SUIT

Deadwood S. d.. July 31.-Angered at
having his bid for the electrical fur
nishings Of the new Lawrence county
court house turned down by the county
commissioners owing to an alleged IT,
regularity, the representative of the
David j. Braun Manufacturing COM
pany. of Chicago. is preparing to sue
the county commissioners and compel
them to give him the contract. The
contract went to the Nosburgh Manu-
featuring company. of Chicago, for
$1,000 but the other firm had made Il
telegrap phc bid of s10O less, which the
commissioners deemed improper under
the law
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
CROUCH LINE HARD
HIT By THE FLOODS

Rapid City, s. D.. July 26.-It will
still be a couple of weeks before the
Crouch line Which operates the short
line between here and Mystic, a dis
tance of thirty-nine miles, is again open
for traffic. This railroad has about as
many curves for the distance as any
road in the west and during the heavy
foods early in June, was completely
Rapid creek We're taken out by the
high water and the road bed was re-
duced to the level. This line is the one
used by the Burlington to reach Rapid
City and will also be used under a.
traffic agreement by the Milwaukee
road
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
.F|ANCE AWAY, GIRL
WEDS HIS FRIEND,
IN HOT SPRINGS
Miss Coe StiIIier of Omaha Gre.
ates Sensation by Marry
ing Travelling Man.

Hot Springs. S. D., July ga pretty
romance eliminated when c. William
Glazier. a we'll known commercial man,
and Miss Coe Stillier, of Omaha. were
secretly married last evening at the
court house.
Miss stillier's friends report her en-
gagement to Harry Anderson, friend
of the Glaciers, who is out on a two
weeks trip. Glazier's friends gre await
ing the return of the unlucky absent
suitor, who must be consoled by the
thought that all is fair in love and
war
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
BOY RAFFLES
is LIKELY TO
COME TO GRIEF.

} Lake Preston. S. D., July 26.-This
; place has a genuine boy burglar,
) whose name out of Difference for
, his parents. who are prominent resi-
: dents of the town, has not been
; made public.
; The boy frequently has been
; caught appropriating property be-
; longing to others, ransacking
; houses for money and other valu-
; ables and in general carrying on
; unusually bold acts of thieving.
; When traced down the stolen prop
: erty has been restored to it's owners
) and the case against the boy has
) been dismissed, only to be followed
) by other acts of burglary.
; Patience now has about ceased
; to be virtue and some of the bust
; ness men. in self protection, are
; discussing the advisab.lity of hav-
; ing the boy burglar sent to the re-
; form school, regardless of the
. wishes of his parents.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
DEPosiToRs STILL WAIT (
FOR MONEY. LONGlNGl "

Scotland, S. D.. July 26.-Depositors
who had money in the failed First Ma
tional bank, OF this place, have not
been informed when they will receive
q portion of their deposits. Paul Land
mann, receiver, states there are a NUM-
Der Of lawsuits as the outgrowth OF
,,fle banks failure, and that pending
their settlement no payments Will be
made to depositors.
c. c. King, president of the bank. 81
now IN prison for breaking it.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
DATES FOR INSTITUTES
IN CI hC< nm

Brookings. S. D.. July 30.-The follow
ing dates for farmers institutes in the
Black Hills have been fixed by the
state agricultural college.
Speartish, September II and is; ST.
Onge, September 20 and 2l Belle
Fourche, September % and "a; Pied
mont, September 25; Sturgis, Septem-
Der 26 and 81; Rapid City, September
80 and October L; Buffalo Gap, October
" and 3; Hot Springs, October and s.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
MORE CONTRACTS FOR
BELLE EOIJRCHF DROIEcr

Washington. July 3O.-The secretary
OF the interior has awarded a contract
loI the construction Of about three
miles OF lateral bitches and structures
on the Belle Fourche, S. D., irrigation
project to Harry Shelving, of Belle
Fourche, at $S.795.
The secretary has also executed a
contract with George A. Lane, Of Sa-
noma, 5. d., for the construction Of
ABOUT ten miles of lateral bitches on
the same project at 81 600 !.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
TWO NEW TELEPHONE
LINES FOR CLEAR LAKE

Clear Lake, S. D., Aug. 1.-As soon
as Anateri2l can be placed on the grounts
Two new ines will be constructed front
'-lear Lake by the Clear Lake Tele-
paone company. One line will extend
through the farming region east of
Town, while the other will run in a
northwest direction
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
VETERANS OF HURLEY
PLAN FOR CAwpElRE

Hurley. S. D., Aug. preliminary
arrangements already are being made
D: inc members of the local post, G.. A.
r., for a campfire about Sente1nber /
Governor Crawford viii! make an ad-
dress The program will provide for
literary features and sports Of various
kinds: The day will be a big one in
The history of Hurley and the occasion
VIII furnish an opportunity for the rails
iis o. iunds TOR the erection of a pro-
posed soldiers monument.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
RAISE FUND TO CAPTURE
BAND OF SHEEP THIEVES

Belle Fourche, S. d., July 31-;1orse
owners and sheep growers have COM
hined in raising a fund for the cap
ture and prosecution of a band of
thieves which have been rading their
camps daily. At a meeting of the Bell.
I7ourche Sheep Growers association,
an assessment of one-f fourth of cent
per head OF sheep was made
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
GASOLINE ExPLoEE5
BLOWS MAN FIFTEEN FEET

Custer, S. D., July 31.-While clean!
ing a shirt with gasoline. In his tent
near town, Dave Peterson, master me-
chanic at the New York mica mine.
was the victim Of an explosion i'll which
he was badly hurt. a gust of wind
blew the flames from the stove into the
vessel of gasoline. causing an explosion
which blew Peterson fifteen feet away.
Everything in the. tent, including
money and gold watch, worth $780,
were destroyed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
SWINE BREEDERS GETTING
READY FOR CONVENTION

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Aug. l.-Prelimin-
airy arrangements for the annual con-
yention of the South Dakota Swine
Breeders association, to be held here
October 80. are being made as the re-
suit of a visit to the city by E. B.
Parker. of Winfred. president OF the
association, and S. A. Bras. of Artesian,
secretary. There will be sale during
the convention and hundreds of buy
e's from all parts Of South Dakota and
adjoining states are expected TO attend.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
ELECT MATHIEsEN CHIEF
OF FIRE DEPARTMENT

Henry, S. d.. Aug. HI. O. Mathia
sen has been elected chief of the fro
department to fill the vacancy caused
Ny the departure of Chas Aldrich, tho
Ola chief, from Henry. The department
consists of two comNlnies OF sixteen
men each, and is one ii the most eff
clent in the state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
BELLE FoURCHE TO HAVE
UP TO DATE PUBLIC PARk.

Belle !Fourche, S. d.. Aug. IA pub j
lie park. something that none of the
larger towns in the Black Hills IN,
joys. will soon be the boast of Eelle'
Fourchc. Plans for it's building have
been completed and work started A
stretch OF ground along the Belle
Fo1rcnc river was selected and laid out
with ciiNewsys. A dancing pavilion;
bowling alleys and other forms of
amusement will be included
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
OLD RESIDENT, TIRED
OF LIFE, HANGS HIMSELF

rope over q beam. Carl Christensen,
so years old. hung himself this morn
Ing. His iifeless body was cut down
by farm hands who found ii when they,
went to do their chores. Christensen.
has lived here thirty years. No cause
of suicide is known
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
3ES ON CHAIR At
HOME; KILLS SELF

Deadwood, S. D.. July 26.-Leaving
a farewell note naming an adminis-
traitor and complaining of poverty.
tJ-f1ve years q resident here, sat in q
chair and blew out his brains in his
home this morning. He was for many
years an expressman here, but was un-
able recently to make living. He
leaves four motherless children and a
rich brother, o. A. Poirier, at Glad
stone Mimi
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
FIREMAN GETS SERIOUS
INJURY WHILE ON ENGIf

Huron, S D., July 27.-t'.remal.
Luckow, OF this city. was struck on the
head with slash bar. While on his
engine with Engineer Williams at
Lake Preston. He was severely in.
jured and it was several hours after
being brought home before he recovered
consciousness. Mr.. Luckow is married
and has one child. 1t is thought he
will recover
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
REV. FATHER TRAYNoR
GOES TO COTTON G ~

Eeresford, S. d., July 30-Rev. Father,
Traynor, Who was some months ago,
transferred from the Elnmet charge
near Eeresford TO LennoX, has now
Lecn given the work at Cotton Mime,
hai1a county, where the duties will in
dude moving the church to another:
location and building an a11ltion and
constructing a priests houa7.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
FINED AND SENTENCED
10 .IAII GOD CnIICI

Fo'' Sh1EL
:, NcSslnston, S. ID, Aug. 1-Georgo
Fountain, we'll known here as horse
trainer, was fined s25 and sentenced
10 twenty-five days in Jail by Justice
Curtiss for cruelty to animals. He
serlously injured a colt in breaking.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
SEWER BONDS CARRY
BY SMALL MARGIN

FlanlSinton, s. d., July 29.-'The spe-
cial election held at Plankinton for
voting sewer bonds 10 the amount of
$4,000 was carried by a majority of
nine votes. The city council is arrang.,
ing to sell it's bonds, and as soon as
the money is received the work of in
stnlling the sewer will begin.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
BENEDIcTINE SISTERS
GIVE $4,000 10 HOSPITAL

Yankton, S. D.. July 31-Pledgins
100000 toward the new hospital the
Benedictine sisters have been given
complete charge of the institution. This
was decided at meeting OF the asso-
citation at Sioux Falls, over which
Bishop O'Gorman presided. The bishop
pledged $4,000. Bonds to the amount
OF $4,000 will be f1oated. The COM
peted building will be a quadrangle
with o frontage of $50 feet each side.
1t will be a four-story affair and cost
about 100000. Work will begin at
once
The yankton Independent Telephone
company has elected its officers as fol-
lows: Fred Schnauber president; r.
n. Jories. vice president; f. l.. Van
Tassel, secretary. and w. H. Edmunds,
treasurer. The officers and NJ. P. Ohl-
man. c. j. Novotny and C. II. Dillon
form the board of directors. The an
nual report showed a successful year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02

; REQUESTS THAT HE
BE SENT TO ASYLUM;
DRINK Ills MEAN EcIc


= BE SENT TO ASYLUM;
DRINK, HIS NEMESIS
Brookinss, S. d., July 29.-Jas.
= r. Brooke was adjudged insane
= by the county board of insanity
and committed to the state
asylum at Yankton. Brooke's
condition was brought on by
excessive use of intoXicants He
= requested that he be examined,
rs he said he was afraid he
would injure some Of his friends
= or relatives.
His case is a pathetic one,
and would serve as a good text
= for a prohibition lecture Elf
teen years ago he was one Of
the most brilliant young attor-
neys of this part of the state,
= and seemed to have a successful
career before him, but craving
= for liquor has reduced him to
= his present condition. His prac-
tice gradually dwindled away,
= his family left him and he was
reduced to the necessity of be-
ing supported by his widowed
4 mother
: About two years ago he re-
formed and gave up his old
ways. He Joined the Episcopal
church and later became a min
lister Of that denomination. He
was given charge in Arkansas
= and later transferred to Barnes
= VILE, Mimi. While there the old
craving came back to him. and
= he left his pastorate and Went
= to Minneapolis. He was found
there by a friend and brought
y home this week
\ T.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02

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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
GREAT DECREASE
IN THE OUTPUT
OF BLAST FURNACES Is REPORT.
ED ON ALL SIDES.
FIGURES FOR DECEMBER I.
Show that 227 Furnaces Were In Op.
GRAFTON on that Date, as Compared
with 314 Month Previous
No improvement Probable

Cleveland. Dec. Sowing to the
present conditions in the financial and
industrial world, unusual Importance
attaches to the reports of blast fur
mace production. The monthly stats.
tics of the Iron Trade Review show a
production for November of 1,S15,224
tons, against the record of October,
when 2.359,690 tons were made. The
decrease of 544466 tons does not
fully represent the curtailment in pro-
gress, as the number of furnaces in
blast December l was 227, against
3l4 in blast November 1. Some of the
latter were active a part of Novem-
ber.
The statistics for December will un.
doubtedly indicate a very much larger
decrease than those for November,
but this rapid blowing out of furnaces
will, 1t Is believed, hasten the time
when production will be less than de-
mand. Furnace operators are show
ing determination not to sell below
cost, and the curtailment program Is
being rigidly adhered to, to prevent
accumulation of stocks. which would
have most depressing effect upon
the market.
New York, Dec. 5.-The Iron Age
says
The volume of new ORDERS for fin
ished iron and steel is still light, and
little improvement is expected during
the current month. So far as figures
are available they justify an estimate
during November of about 40 per
cent. of the capacity of the mills.
Small purchasers contributed the bulk
of the new business and 1t is they,
too, from whom collections are most
satisfactory. The wire industry, whose
products go into so many diversified
channels and to so large an extent to
the farming community, Is relatively
best off.
Output is being closely adjusted to
shipments and sales and probably
averages 40 per cent. of the capacity.
In some branches the cutting down of
the make is even more drastic.
Until lately the steel makers were
most radical in blowing out blast fur
naces, the United States Steel Corpor-
alton now having only 45 per cent. of
its pig iron capacity In operation.
Now, however, the merchant furnaces
are pursuing the same course in in
creasing numbers. 1t is expected that
by the 18th of December the greater
majority of the furnaces in the Ma
honing and Shenango valleys will be
idle.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
MINOR MENTION.

gang of nine plate layers were
run down by locomotive on the Glas.
gow-Paisley line i'm Scotland. Seven
of the men were killed.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued a call for a statement Of the
condition of national banks at the
close of business December 3.
The first instalment of new gold
$40 pieces has been shipped from the
United States mint in Philadelphia to
various sub-treasuries about the
country. There were $4,000 of them.
The house committee on banking
and currency has authorized Chair
man Fowler 10 appoint scb-commit-
tee of five to draft a currency bill to
meet the present financial situation.
Edward W. Fowler. former apprais-
er of the port of New York. has been
appointed collector of the port of New
York, vice Nevada ~ Stranahan, re-
signed. Ill health is given as the rea-
son for the resignation of Stranahan.
Cash in Chicago banks to-day ap-
proXimates $500, 100000, of which
Sl00000,O00 is in savings banks and
the remainder in the national institu.
tions. Never in the history of Chicago
banks has the actual money on hand
been so large as at present.