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put a cigarette in his mouth, it is stated.

put cigarette in his mouth. 1t is stated.
and scratched a match on the white, new
wall, leaving a black streak about six
inches In length. Bailiff Kendig was a
witness to the act, and he stepped over to
Coblen.
you ought to have common decency
enough not to scratch matches on the wall
and mark II up Ike that" stated the bailiff.
"It is my duty to take you before the
Judge, but 1 won't do ii this time. Smoking
Il prohibited In the court, anyway"
Baififf Kendig says that about a minute
afterward he saw the same man putting
cigarette and making smoke enough in
the corridor to have 1t appear foggy. Ken
dig then determined to take the man be-
fore the court. -
Judge Kimball read the defendant a se-
we're lecture, and ordered him to pay $40
fine for contempt OF court. On the other
charge Coblen was acquitted. er
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MYSTERY IN WOMAN 5 DEATH.
Husband Finds Wife's Body Burned
to a Crisp.

PITTSBURG, Pa, January 2S.-Albert
Houck found the body of his wife lying
on table of her room burned to a crisp
when he returned home from work late
last night. The police department and
coroner are making a rigid Invesugauon OF
the death. but so far have failed to reach
a definite conclusion. Their first theory
of accidental death was abandoned when
II was discovered that nothing else in the
room was burned, not even the table on
which the woman was found. When the
woman's husband arrived home the doors
were all locked, all the lights in the house
were out. and he was compelled to climb
through a cellar wlnduw. Whether the
woman met with foul play the police are
reluctant TO say. but considerable mystery
surrounds the death.
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SMOKING PROHIBITED.
Samuel Coblen Pays for Experience
in Police Court Building.

Cigarette smoking in the new Police
Court building Is strictly prohibited, and
notice "a given that the walls are not to
he used for match scratching. This was
the decision Of Judge Kin,ball formally
annonnced from the bench of the District
aneh of the Police Court this morning.
samuel Coblen was charged with contempt
If court In doing these things and his
honor fined him SO.
CobIen was q defendant In a case before
the court. and was waiting In the corridor
for his case to be. called. While there he
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broken record. One Of the red paper
evening sheets with fondness for sign
BOARD scare heads has taken poor little
evelyn Nesbit Thaw to the verge Of coll
lapse within the first three days of jury
selection. What will become Of this slender
little wisp Of really attractive femininity
when the prosecution begins to hurl its
DToadside OF damning testimony against
the accused. no one can say. The limit of
nox-car letters has been reached, unless
tne yellow journals intend to increase the
size size OF their front pages to point which
will put the three-sheet poster at a dis
count.
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NEW YORK HYSTERICAL.
Much Excitement in Gotham Over the
Thaw Trial

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 2s.-New York is
hvsterical over the Harry Thaw trial.
The pathos promoters employed in unend-
ing array by some of the local papers are
wholly responsible for It, and, conscious Of
their success have redoubled the efforts of
their weeping pens to keep the tear ducts
of their lady readers flowing.
So far the trial has dragged along in the
usual routine of criminal cases Of the first
degree and the actors in, the proceedings
have conducted themselves from first to
last as the merely human beings that they
ra So much think stuff has flooded the
no ners that the public really Is in danger
of looking upon the mundane mortals of the
,rhaw affair as things apart from ordinary
life.
after all, and the superhuman, psychologist,
physioloeical and close to apoplectic efforts
of the heart-throb specialists employed to
flash to the waiting world the meaning OF
every pulse beat. every culver OF an eye
lid and every muscle motion Of the young
prisoner and his slight little wife are bal.
derdash, and nothing more.
Some of the most persistent or the pro-
ulcers of pathetic paragraphs have never
been to the court room at all, and their
learned studies Of every line and feature
Of the faces Of the two principals in this
modern tragedy Of real life are based upon
ancient photographs and giarihgly vivid
imaginations. They have their orders,
however, to turn on the tears to the very
limit, and they are ever equal to the task.
The work Of selecting a jury from a
panel of talesmen who are wise in the ways
Of lodging the service Of the state is
tedious and tiresome. The situation is pro-
sale, to say the least, especially when the
defendant and all his family insist upon
remaining quietly seated in their places
during the long, dull hours and never show
a trace of moisture In their eyes. This lack
characters of the play has no terrors for
the picture writer's, and they grind out
their diagnoses Of the innermost feelings
in each heaving breast long before the
days session is scheduled to begin.
In one way the Thaw trial has already
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No Touch Of Dramatic.

The remark of the street Is that she cares
little for her husband, but her every look
at the prisoner in the court room bellies the
suggestion. When Thaw strides into the
crowded tribunal each morning his wife In
voluntarily half rises as If she would go to
him and wished to be by his side. Her de-
meanor also is devoid Of any touch of the
dramatic or studied effect, and she Is rapid
ly winning the esteem Of the real fiesh-and-
blood people in the court room.
Young Mrs. Thaw's quiet dress and the
little lines that have traced her youthful
face with an expression that is both girlish
and grave are in something Of contrast
with the purple-color scheme adopted by
MAY Mckenzie her constant companion.
Miss Mckenzie is a sort Of poster girl. her
figure petite and trim, and her clothes cut
along masculine lines. The coque feathers
in her hat are set at saucy slant, and the
white collar about her throat is held in
place by purple bow tie. She is the wit
ness who unwittingly tells that Evelyn
Nesbit has outgrown her studio days and
that she has suffered. In spite Of all that
may be said Of her, there is genuine SYM
pathy expressed on all sides In the court
room for the wife Of the prisoner.
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Specialist for - Higgins.

O1EAN, y. Y, January 2s.--rof. Schatt,
noted heart specialist of Nauheii.. Ger
many. who has been lecturing in this coun-
try. is now with Former Gov. Higgins. He
was brought here on a special train from
OIL City this morning.
Mr. Higgins condition is said to be about
the same.
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RECEIVED GRATEFULLY.
Red Cross Contributions Welcomed in
Jamaica.

Although Gov. Swettenham declined re-
lief from the United States warships he
has accepted private contributions for the
Jamaican earthquake and fire sufferers
In a cablegram received here today from
Vice Consul Orrett. at Kingston, he ad-
Nised the :tate Department that the Red
Cross contributions had been gratefully
received by this government"
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that he was opposed to capital punish
ment. Il am not much interested In such
things as the Thaw case" confessed MI.
Price, and he was Immediately SUPER
seeded by John A. Anger, q heavy-set
| man with a thin voice.
The examination of talesmen for the first
half hour was fast and furious. In the
first fifteen minutes five had told why they
| wouldn't make good jurors. They got rid
of Mr.. Anger as quickly as the others.
It took Just half minute to excuse the
next man, Charles H. Mapes, who had
formed an opinion that he said he couldn't
possibly get rid of. The seventh talesman,
Alex. Homberger, had hardly got into the
chair before he was out again and away.
Maurice La Montague had no scruples
against the infliction Of the death penalty.
He was unacceptable, however, on account
of his strong opinion. Charles K. Harris,
the song writer, author Of After the Ball, y
was called next. Mr.. Jerome explained
that Mr.. Harris had an extensive acquaint-
ance among some of the witnesses in the
case, and he was speedily excused. He
gave place to August c. Anger. Mr.. Anger
was SO softspoken that he had to be prod
ded several times to speak out loud. He
wasn't sure II he was engaged in the
bakery business at present or not and Mr..
Jerome asked with smile that he be ex-
cused Frank X. Mitchell came and went
In a twinkling.
Had Impressions.
Walter D. Briggs was the most likely
looking juryman Of the whole twelve. He
has a good face, with firm mouth ana
curly black hair. Like all the others, NJ.
Briggs had formed an opinion of the case
He 7,-aa questioned closely as to whether or
not he could lay side his opinion when ne
went into the jury box anu ne SOU
he thought he couldn't he was allowed ~
depart.
Arthur H. Dale, dealer in twine, was
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Ice Bridge Over Hudson.

NYACK, N. T., January 28.-For the first
time In three years complete Ice bridge
has formed across the Hudson river at its
widest point. Today the three and a half
miles Of water separating Nyack and larry
town is covered with q seven-inch coating,
and. with the freezing weather which pre-
wallis, it IL constantly growing thicker.
Many persons walked across the river at
that point today.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
HEARsT'S COUSIN DIES
IN THE BLACK HILLsA

Lead. <. D.. Noy. 29.-ln the prime OF
life. William j. Whitmire. a cousin o!
William Randolph Hearst. the journal
list. died of typhoid fever after II lon; ,
.illneSS. Whitmirc WAS one of the best
known Of The OUNCE set in this city.
He came here seven years ago from
Leland Stamford university. where he
was Il graduate, and took charge of The
memorial library established here by
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. OF New York.
Later he went into the employ of the
Iiomestake Mining company. finally be
coming foreman of the cyanide plant
No. / here, which position he held at
his death.
He had always been the most active
Hearst supporter in the Hills and three
years ago.. when the Black Hills went
for Hearst, Whitmire was sent To the
democratic national convention at st.
Louis where he voted for Hearst for the
presidency. He was the only delegate
from the western part of the state.
Whitmire was % years old. The re-
mains We're taken by his mother To the
family home in San Jose. Cal. for in
terlnent,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
SON OF PROMINENT
FAMILY SUSPECTED OF
CANOvA BANK ROBBERY

Sioux Falls. s. D.. Nov. 26.-Under
the assumed name of Ed Dunning.
Kelley Hartwick, scion of an excellent
family of Sioux Falls pioneers, has
been lodged in the Sioux Falls peni-
tentairy to serve u term of one year.
He was tried and convicted in Hughes
county of grand larceny.
1t is the belief of many that Hart
wick was implicated in the recent sem
sational robbery of the Peoples State
bank at Canova. but the authorities
were unable to secure the evidence
necessary to warrant his arrest for that
alleged Offense.
For years he has been known among
mis- associates as 'Michigan' Hartwick.
In the past he has serve a number OF
jail sentences. and on several occasions
narrowly escaped landing in the penis
Tertiary.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
u DAKOTA CITIES
FIGHT FOR LAND OFFICE

Belle Fourche. S. D., Nov. 26.-Two
sections of the western half of the
state are preparing TO wage a bitter
fight for the land Office business which
is rapidly increasing with the numbers
of new settlers.
Petitions arc o being circulated in
the northern half of Butte county ask
Ing that that section of the country Too
taken from the and district at Rapid
City and that a new Division be estab-
lished with an office at Aberdeen. This
brought out the enmity of a number OF
prominent stockmen who. headed by
George F.. Lennon, arc circulating IA
counter petition asking that Lennon,
Named after the principal petitioner,
may be chosen for the proposed new
land office
Rapid City has entered the Gght TO
retain the whole district hy showing
that Il division would mean a complete
set of record books to be copied for tn.
new division ut great expense as all If
the north townships of Butte county
nrc now practically settled and United
states commissioners scattered
through that section have The right 10
transact land business.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
GRIFFIN CLEARED or
HORSE STEALING CHARGE

Sioux Falls. s. D., Nov. 26.-As the
result of Il hearing held before Judge
Dickey. Of this city, John Griffin has
been cleared Of all suspicion of having
been an accomplice of James w. Nil
ton. who a few days was arrested
on the charge of having stolen a horse
and buggy from a Madison. S. D., liv-
eryman. the property aiterwa-d hav-
ing been sold in Sioux Falls. Griffin
was with Milton when the latter was
arrested. but it appears to have been
purely q case OF his having been found
in bad company.
Milton was arrested near Mission
Hill. In the extreme southeastern por-
ton OF the state while. 1t was supposed.
he was attempting to make his way out
of the country. Wher arraigned In the
state circuit court Milton entered a plea
OF not guilty. He will be tried within
the Xxi few DAYS.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
EDITOR AND WIFE
DROP FROM SIGHT

Pierre. $. D.. Nov. 2S.-The disap-
poarance of Editor j. T.. Mckinley. OF
Ottuinwa, S. d.. and his wife, early last
August becomes more of "A mystery as
time goes ny. Mckinley went to OF
tumwa early last summer and started u
paper and after being there Il short
Time. married u young woman claim
holder. He conducted his paper up to
August and appeared 10 be prosperous.
the plant. the business would easily
haze paid them in IL short time.
Reside the paper he was Interested
in the townsite, and had other inter-
ests, all of which were bringing him
.ncney. The day before he disappeared
he paid several bills which he owed.
and said he would have to go to Mid
land to look after some business on
Saturday and might not be back until
Monday.
Saturday morning he and his wife
drove from their claim near
going toward Midland. and that was
the last seer or heard of them by
anyone who knew them. They never
reached Midland or any other town
along the railroad so far as a be
learned. nor can any trace be secured
Of their having stopped at any place
within a radius of Ottumwa either at
noon of that day or that night. Rela-
lives of the wife have in the past few
lays written to Ottumwa to learn il
hnything has been heard from her.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
GLOVER SAYS he
WON'T PAY COSTS

Lead, s. H.. Nov. e6.-Georgo ".
Glover says he wont pay the 5000
costs OF the famous suit of the next
friends for an accounting OF the prop
city of his mother. Mss. Mary Baker q.
Eddy. the Chrisyan science leader.
II see in the Newspapers says Glover,
where the New Hampshire courts tax
the cost up to my daughter and myself.
but YOU on't see US paying them do
YOU? l have information from my law
yers in the east saving that there is
no need 10 worry and that. | sha not
nave to pay. | believe that this recent
alleged ruling WAS iWblished merely TO
ease the minds of Christian Science Oh
lowers o fCalvin FRYE and his clique that
control my mother and that there is 40
intention of trying To- force me to pay
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
WAS A MISER;
HIS TREASURES were
PICTURES OF BABIES
Unique Character Of the Blact
Hills Stored Photos in
Cellar OF Home.

Deadwood. s. d.. NOV. 2S.-Hidden
IN the basement of the hook store of
late Max fishel We're found some
700 photographs OF babies that were
taken here in the early days of the
camp. Most of the pictures are from
fifteen to twenty-five years old. the
original in many Instances is dead. but
Il majority of them are still living
here.
When the discovery of the pictures
store and identified the photos of chill
dren they once knew. Scenes pathetic
ard amusing followed the recognition
OF photographs of some of the babies
o. a score of years ago.
Lac Fishel led IA lonely life. one OF
the strongest characteristics of which
was his passionate devotion for abies.
Back IN 1892 when the Photographic.
Grabil. who had taken the pictures.
left the Hills, i'ishcl bought up his
whole stock and hid them in his base
ment- There, it is said. he made daily
trips to pore over his treasures. Offers
of money for any of the pictures never
tempted him to sell.
The only set of triplets found in the
200 pictures are the Sellers children,
Bessie. Bertha and Belle. taken over
twenty years ago. They were the
daughters of MIR. and Mrs. l.. b.. Sell
iers. now of Sturgis. Bertha is dead.
Belle is married. and Bessie is still
with her parents on the farm near
.Sturgis.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
FORMER NOTED DAkoTAN
DIES IN MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis. Mimi. Nov. 27.-Alexan-
der Hughes, for many years prominent
IN South Dakota politics. died at his
home at Kenwood. Il suburb of Mime
apolis. Sunday, aged 62 years.
To MIR. Hughes was partly due the
removal of the capital of old Dakota
territory from Yankton to Bismarck
after "a hard fight. Mr.. Hughes was
chairman of the capital commission.
1t was from Anamosa. Ia. that Mr..
Hughes went to Elk Point. in Dakota
territory. where he practiced law and
was recognized for years as a leading
member of the Dakota bar. For a time
he was registrar of the and office at
Yankton. He also served as attorney
general OF the territory. He went 10
Bismarck when the capital was moved
10 thai city. and at bismarck he added
to his fame as a lawyer. Moving to
Minneapolis he became engaged in the
electrical business and gathered togeth-
err Il fortune of about $3.50. 600. He built
himself a fine residence at Kenwood.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
SERVANT GIRL FALLS
HEIR TO $4,000; ALMOST
COLLAPSES AT NEWS

st. Louis. Nov. 2S.-Daisy Baker. a cham
kermaid. almost collapsed when CLAUDE ID.
Ellis. an attorney of GRANVILLE, ILL.,. called
her from work in q lodging house at i
North Fourteenth street and said:
There is sl2, 900 awaiting you over in
Alexander, Ill. Where have you been the
last four years? Your mother and broth
ers have been trying to find you SO they
could get their share of your grandmoth-
er's property
\ OH. stop your fooling." exclaimed Miss
Baker, when She got her breath.
Ellis did not smile. as she expected him
to do: bat, maintaining his professional
air, repeated the bewildering statement
that In one bound promoted the chamber
maid to a small fortune.
Its true that l have come into $12.
she said last night. MY grandmother on
my mothers side, whose name was En-
'boden. died four years ago and they have
been looking for me ever since. She had
a lot OF town and farm property near
Alexander, but 1 was never there and
don't know anything abou. it,"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
AMBASSADORS CALL
ON TURKISH SULTAN
TO PREVENT MASSACRE

Constantinople. Nov. 29.-The iawles.!
activity of the Kurdish tribes in the.
districts of Erzerum. Bitlis, Van. Khar-!
put and Diarbekir. is causing livelyl
concern at the porte. particularly Az
the foreign embassies are urging thai
prompt measures be taken to prevent
massacre. /!
Under the protection of the notorious:
Ibraham Pasha. who is known as thel
despot of Kurdistan, of the Kurdish.
horsemen are making raids without dis;
elimination, Turkish villages suffering!
equally with Armenian homesteads. I!
Twenty-four villages have beer pil-l
LACED n burned within the pasti
month. Several We're composed entire-I
ly Of Moslems and in most cases thei
lives of the inhabitants were spared.l
The pinch of hunger is already beinC
felt. !
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
SOUTH DAKOTANS
HAVE So MILLION
Doane Robinson Says People
Of the State Have Much
Money in Banks.

Pierre. s. d.. Nov. 29.-Amons orn,
tubjects covered in Doane Robinson
review of the progress of South Da
kota for the year 1907 is the important
n of general finances. Mr.. Robinson
says that the anc of the people are
in an unusually healthy condition and
points out the fact that the state o
only has funds for all Of the demands
of her people, but it is able To lend
large sulns to the east for commercial,
purposes and estimates the amount "a
money so distributed at $4,000. 900. Con-.
tinuing this subject Mr.. Robinson says.
merchants have been almost uni-i
versally able to discount their bills anCi
farmers have greatly reduced their in,
debtedness. General conservatism
abounds n the banks came through,
h financial furry originating in New
York in October without %inconveni-i
ence, although tor many days the..
We're unable to draw upon their re.
serves in eastern banks"
The following table of bank deposit;
for the past ten years il submitted ii
shows at a glance The wonderful prog,
ress and prosperity of the state:
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
DIVORCE DECISION
MAKES THOUSANDS OF
CHILDREN ~lLlEGlTiMATt

Spokane. Nov. Is. - Finest b. Herald.
deputy prosecuting attorney. who handles
all the divorce cases pertaining to the
office in King county, gave out this state
Dment following the decision Of the state
supreme court that IL the parties to a
marriage in British Columbia had their
domicile in Washington and went to the
province for the purpose OF evading the
six months prohibition provided in the
;state law. and thereafter returning to this
state. the marriage Is null n void:
Thousands OF marriages are made IL
legal, thousands Of innocent chiidren's
lives baighted by the brand OF LEGITIMACY
and millions Of dollars worth Of property
has been clouded by the deciaion. Some
thing should be done by our legislature to
make citizenship imperative"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
DAKOTA "cOW-PUNCHER"
ENTERS LONDON PLAYHOUSE

Grindstone. :. d.. Nov. 2S.-This por-
ton of the ceded Sioux lands between
the Missouri river and the Black Hills
is to have a representative in a wild
west act which is to be presented at the
Crystal Palace theater in London The
representative will be Arthur Runyan,
one of the crack riders of western
South Dakota. Runyan will depart
from New YORK for london this week.
His partner is reputed to be the worlds
champion ROPE thrower. He will do II
yoping act. which will be followed by
Runyan in a bucking broncho exhibit
ton. The act of the two "cow-punch-
tars'' will be a part of Il vaudeville en-.
ie%rtainlnent.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
RAISE WATER LEVEL OF
SOUTH DAKOTA LAKE.

Lake Andes. S. D.. Nov. 81
The contractors who + engaged
in sinking an artesian we'll on
the shores of the lake near this
place report they have struck "A
flow Of 500 gallons per minute at
a depth of $50 feet. While this
flow is Il good one. the we'll men
hope to secure a still better one.
and accordingly will drill the
well fifty deeper in order to pene-
trate the water rock, which they
estimate is about 500 feet be-
meath the surface of the ground.
The we'll is being drilled at gov
eminent expense for the purpose
of raising the water level Of Lake
Andes. which is one of the finest
bodies of water and hunting and
fishing resorts in southern South
Dakota.