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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
SPANISH GRAF TIERS
TRY IT ON MORE
NEARBY AMERICANS
Minister Miller at Madrid Re
plies by Circular Letter
Exposing Fraud.

.lloc ster, :. D., June i7-So general
tnH Nid1 spread is the attempt of
sWinIliug Span!srds to graft ncredul-
Gus .Auciicslls that the American
minister at Madrid, William Miller Col
lter, has resorted to the use of u cir
eular letter in order To keep up his
correspondence. He requests that the
newspapers expose these swindling
= homes, because his correspondence
Is / coming burdensome on account of
rcqE It's iiom America TO know If the
relH' sentations of the gratters are cor
rect.
Joel Nilsson, OF this city received a
ic;,tl fsom some Spanish crook trying
10 mt, rest him IN a fortune getting
- NE. lie wrote the Anne ric:n min
list TO spain and was advised the
mat, WAS d sake. sending circu
!oy.a Man Gets Wise"
CN&Sa, H., June l1.-1'larence Rug
II s., of tins place. has just received
tha following repIy-a circular letter
from Amt roan Minister Collier at Ma
liij, Spain, regarding an attempt by
sIanial's To swindle Ruggles:
bear Sir-In reply to your letter of re-
seyt date which i infer is IN regard TO
~ ostate Ia Spain which you have been
toll has been left by a relative OF yours,
beg to inform You thar the whole mat
ter Is swindle and an attempt to obtain
money from you by false prctences. There
u
eOmmunlCdti1@S received from people in
:hu ta-ted states to whom letters similar
70 the one You received have been sent.
There has been N existence n this country
yor upwards Of thirty years an apparently
well orealized band of swinders. who
%ork upon the same lines that have been
Used in the attempt to deceive YOU. You
'llaS' be sure that there is no truth what
aver in the statements made to you by the
people on this side in this connection Ii
you We're to continue the correspondence
with these swindlers they would send you
ste, all tending to support their state
s.lents, but warn you they are forgeres.
= ReSenty within one week one man in
floWa&apd aaother in New Hampshire
k nave eacil sent $500 here TO pay the ex-
pshses OF tie reputed daughter to Ameri-
| 70. ssps, IS Der men have arrived in Mad
taTs3. a lns 5ourneyed all the way from
s3nt4l the purpose of taking the
Ys@AJ5f. ts2i9 Gftheir home; and priest in
tStsiumpus, O., has informed me that mem
bers of his parish had started to mortgage
their farms in order to raise money to
send TO these swindlers. In the past few
months, victims from nearly every state
of the union have ritten to this !ega-
, tion.4.
AS YOU have been saved financial loss
by the Information here sent you, / ask
you, in return. help save others from
being swindled and to tighten my labor
in the matter (my correspondence in con-
necton With it being burdensome) by i'm
.nediately giving to the newspapers of
your locality an account of this sWindle,
so that publicity may XII it,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
TWO BABES FALL INTO
WATER AND DROWN

Pierre. S. D., June 19.-The 3-year-old
daughter OF William Schmidt, of this
city, was drowned in a small stream
near here by being blown into the wa
ter by "a gust of wind. She drowned
before sine could be rescued.
Mason City, Ia. June 1.-THE 81
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Crosby was drowned yesterday in the
Calamus He went with an elder broth
er to the creek and While the brother
was swimming the child slipped off
the bank into the stream and was
drowned.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
TOWN ABOUT ELIMINATED
BUT BONDS ARE VALID

Pierre, S. D.. June 17.-Another of the
st. Lawrence township cases which has
followed the decadence of that town
WAS settled in the United States court
here by giving judgment for $1,000
an! interest to Charles e. Furman OF
Rochester, y. Y. on bonds against st.
Lawrence township, which he holds. 1t
appears that the bonds in question
We're issued to pay for the sinking of
an old artesian we'll in the "old dry
days" for irrigation purposes. the work
being done under the provisions of the
'Nleville irrigation code which was
enacted to help out in the days when
the whole land of Dakota was crying
out for water. instead of the present
demand for drainage. The township
kept up the interest on the bonds for
several years. but about three years
ago stopped these payments and now
desires to prevent amy payment on the
principal Since the town of ST. Law
renee has practically been eliminated
from the map on account of the growth
ot Miller a number of suits have been
brought on old time securities which
We're Issued by that town or township
in boom days and which the people
who remain at the present time are 10th
to pay
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
TRACTION LINE PROMOTERS
GET BUSINESS STARTED

Wagner. S. D.. June 1.-THE incor-
porators of the Wagner, Lake and Ar
mour Traction company held their first
regular annual meeting at this place.
The officers We're elected for the en-
suing year as follows: President
John Absher; vice president. John
Stedronsky; secretary, Il. P. Wanzer;
treasurer. a. Alnundson; auditor, A.
II. Pease.
Arrangements We're made to take
over the electric light and power
plant at Wagner: also to build the
power house at Armour and place the
order for machinery al once, the cost
OF which will be about $4,000
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
SHELDON PRESIDENT
OF S. D. BANKERS

Huron. S. D., June 1s-over 200
bankers We're in attendance at the state
association meeting The next meeting
will be held in Deadwood, some time
next summer. The election of officers
resulted in H. L. Sheldon, Of Water
town, being chosen president; j. E
Platt, Of Clark, secretary, and Ed u
Miller, Of Huron, treasurer.
Executive committee-F NJ Brooder,
chairman, Deadwood; j. r. Hughes,
Gettysburg; c. H. Barrett, Vermillion:
Isaac Lincoln, Aberdeen; F. c. Dan.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
COLONEL BOB STEWART GOES
TO STANDARD OIL IOE

Huron. S. D.. Ju.1e 2O.-Coonel Rob
ert w. Stewart has accepted "A posi-
ton as counsel for the Standard Oil
company and will remove to Chicago as
soon as his business affairs here can
be arranged. For the past three years
Mr.. Stewart has been counsel for the
Chicago and Northwestern railway
With headquarters il. this city. a DO
sit:on which he has filled arcepta bly, to
the company o-:id all concerned and his
departure from Huron is deeply re-
Eretted
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
GIRL POISONED By
GREEN WALL PAPER

ST. Louis. June 19.-Upon the result
If an analysis TO be by City Chemist
Thomas A. Buckland. of the coloring
matter in piece of green wall paper,
depends the further treatment by
physicians of Miss Rosa Reavis, 90, for
peculiar rash on her skin, contracted
soon after the house in which she re-
sides was papered and painted
1t was found that the malady be-
came worse after she remained for q
long time in the parlo- Of her home.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
SIOUX. RIVER TAKES
ANOTHER JUMP; SERIOUS

Sioux Falls, S. D., June 1s.-Tha
Sioux river is higher today than yes
terday by several inches and the water
has spread out seriously west Of the
city.
II. T. Corson. an old resident, declares
there is more water on the bottoms
than in the high water of 1881. Much
damage has already been done to
CROPS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21

Falls; NJ j. Clancy. Wakonda; S.
Drew, Highmore; A. W. Swayne.
Springfield.
Fourth in the production of wheat.
third in the production of cattle, sec
ond in the production of gold. and first
in the production of tln-and also in
the hearts Of her countrymen,' South
Dakota today stands at the head of the
union of states without a peer"
E. c. 1ssenhuth, of Redfeld, retir-
ing president of the South Dakota
Bankers association, so addressed the
convention of the moneyed men in this
city. Continuing, Mr.. Issenhuth quot
ed figures to substantiate his state
ments. showing that the states wealth
is increasing much faster than it's pop
ulation, the money on deposit in the
banks averaging s1o7. SO per capita,
with s413.5S of new wealth produced
for every man. woman and child in the
year Of 1906. The population of South
Dakota is 100000. and the new wealth
produced in 1896 (products only) was
S145,S12,S3429.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
CHURCH BLOWN TO
PIECES IN A FIERCE
SOUTH DAKOTA STORM

Yankton, S. D.. June 19.-In a terri
&c storm Saturday night the Siegel
Catholic church, twelve miles north Of
here, was blown to pieces. The build
ing and contents We're worth $1,000. No
other serious loss by the storm is re-
ported.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
MAY SUTTON WINS AGAIN

Beckenham, England. June 1S.-In
the championship round for the Kent
tennis championship today. May SUIT
ton, of California. beat Mrs. Lambert
Chambers. the holder.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
LARGEST ONION
FIELDS RUINED

Warsaw, June 1S.-Rains have de-
vast&ted the lowlands about Nappanee,
running the onion fields. the largest in
the world
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
Kaufman on the Stand.

Kaufman on the Stand.
He stated that on June s of last yeal
Agnes Polreis. having died on june L.
he had Il conversation With Peter
Erickson.
Did Erickson say to you that the
Parkston people We're going to make
trouble over Agnes death. and did he
say he was poor man and could not
afford to mix In the case and state
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21

ling cross examinations, but witnstood
the strain in manner pleasing To the
attorneys for the defense. and did not
contradict himself upon any material
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21

will be kept here until the case
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21

Carlo is not expected to live
The Washington herald., 1907-06-25
INSPECTS DISTRICT FARM.
Commissioner MacfarIRnd Visits In
stitutiOns at Blue Plains.

Commissioner MaCfarland on Saturday
inspected the District farm AT Blue Plains.
D. c.; the Home for the Aged and In
firm. and the Industrial Home School for
Colored Children. DR.. Percy Smith. su-
perintendent for the Home for the Aged,
and Prof George W. Cook. superinten-
dent Of the Industrial Home School, ac-
c0mpanied Mr. Nacfarland.
Commissioner Macfarland said yester-
day that the Home for the Aged and In
firm and the portion of the farm which
is being cultivated in connection with It
were both in frst-class condition. He
stated that he was much pleased with the
results Of the work Of the superintendent
Dr. Smith, especially as the appropria-
tions were not entirely sufficient Addi-
tionaI laborers will have to be provided
he said. as the aged men and women are
not competent to do the hard work of the
farm. With these he stated the farm
might be made almost self-supporting
In reference 20 the Industrial Home
School for Col0red Children. which is
soon to be opened. Commissioner Mac
farland said: The appropriations for the
buildings were not sufficient, so that in
all respects they are severely simple in
construction, and additional buildings will
soon be necessary ! feel. however that
Prof. Cook will be able 70 make a success
ful start in the coming fiscal year, which
If followed up. will make the institution
entirely successful
The Washington herald., 1907-06-25
PHILIP INDICTED FOR MURDER
Judge Gould Rejects Applications
for Administration of EStnte.

An Indictment for first degree murder
against CASTOR 2. Philip in connection
with tho death Of Frank B. MaCabOy.
May Is last, was returned 70 Justice stat
ford by the grand jury yesterday.
Edward ". Opdike. q chauffeur. who
drove the car in which Philip and Mac
aboy are said 10 have ridden shortly be
fore the tragedy, is named as a witness.
Others named as witnesses are William
A. Grisset, James A Brest and John a.
Heath, employees of the hotel. Detective
Sergeant Helan and Police officer John
r. Evans and Martin Reilly. George W.
Taylor, Hazel Davis, and Hugh +. Tag
gart. the latter an assistant United States
attorney. who took the ante-mortem
statement Of Macaboy at the Emergency
Hospital II is probable that Philip will
be arTaigned next Friday.
Justice Gould yesterday decided that
on application by the next friend Of the
infant son Of Frank Macaboy, after due
notice to all relatives. be would name
some person to act as administrator Of
the estate. which, according 70 statements
in court by counsel, consists largely In a
proposed action for damages against
Castor Philip, who killed Macaboy Two
petitions for letters Of administration
were before the court, one by the father
Of the deceased, asking that he be ap-
pointed administrator, and the other by
Macaboy's divorced wife, to whom the
childs custody was awarded by the de-
cree Of divorce, praying the appointment
of Attorney W. Preston Williamson.
Justice Gould refused both petitions.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-25
GIVE PASSES WITH STOCK.
Pennsylvania Railroad Offers In
duCemcnt 10 shareholders.

According 10 information received by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
every man, woman and child who buys a
share Of stock In the Ktshocoquillas VAL
ley Railroad Company. Of Pennsylvania,
will be given a trip pass over the line.
The KlshocoqUiUas road is nine miles
long. Il runs between Benevfle and
Reedsvfle, Pa The general manager Of
the Kishocoquulas. wrote letter TO the
Interstate Commerce Commission, in
which he said that the road had never
declared a dividend Il had been decided.
therefore. 20 give trip passes with every
share Of stock issued
The general manager wanted to know If
passes SO issued were in violation Of law
The commission replied that if the road
was wholly within the State Of Pennsyl-
vania. il had no jurisdiction. If it was an
interstate road. passes could not be le-
Eally issued TO shareholders unless they
were employees. 1t costs eighteen cents t.
make a trip over the Kishocoquillas
T. is expected that its business viii be
doomed 90 the limit with the pass prem
ium offered with every share Of stock
The Washington herald., 1907-06-25

himself. and they would allow no one 10
see him. Eiker has worked for the real
estate dealers several years.
Detectives Hartigan and Evans were as
signed by Inspector Boardman TO solve
the mystery. Last night. in company
with Capt Doyle and Bicycle Policeman
Garrett, who was called shortly after the
robbery was reported, they visited the
vacant house and made an investigation
with the hope of gaining some information
that would throw some light on the case
Nothing Of Importance was discovered.
safe Robbed of $500.
By working the combination of the big
steel safe in the store of the United
Cigar Company. at Fifteenth and New
York avenue. a thief took nearly 500 In
currency from the money drawers at an
early hour yesterday morning. The
thieves gained an entrance TO the shop
by means Of a skeleton key. The robbery
was reported to police headquarters and
Detectives Weldon and Burlingame were
put at work on the burglary
1t is not known whether the safe was
opened by some one who knew the com
bination or if it was accomplished by a
professional safe opener, who committed
his robberies by cleverly working the
combination.
u is said, however, that one Of the firm
recently lost the combination, which was
on a piece of paper, but it is not ex-
planned just how any finder would know
that the figures were those used for OPEN
ing the money chest OF the cigar COM
p3ny. 10 tools Of any kind were used
A time lock on the door shows that the
safe was opened about 1 o'clock yesterday
morning Il Is believed some one familiar
with the place turned the trick The com
pany holds the manager responsible for
the money.
There were no important developments
in the robbery of the Pullman ear early
Sunday morning, when nearly $500 were
taken from the trousers Of several Wash
ingtonians. Several local detectives, as
well as those of the Pennsylvania, are
working on the robbery.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-25
NO DAMAGES AWARDED.
Commission Holds Union station on
sets All Clafms

The Union Railroad station grade
claims commission, composed Of Charles
\. Baker. George W. Moss. and George
Sprausy. yesterday reported 70 the Dis
trlct Supreme Court its appraisements Of
the damages alleged TO have resulted 70
the real estate on the south side Of Parker
street. the east side Of second street the
west side Of third street and the north
side Of I street northeast in square 10,
from changes Of grade in connection with
the Union station project.
The commission found that the dam
ages resulting 10 the property from the
grade changes We're offset by the benefits
conferred upon the property II the claim
ants by the Union station Improvements
and awarded no damages to any Of the
property owners.
The property considered by the COM
mission is owned boy Lauretta F. Boyd
Leonidas Trip,ett. jr., George E. Haml.
ton. Martin r. Morris. Redford Walker
William H. Walker Mary Tally Fennell
Margaret /. Tally TObin. Helen s Tatly
Abbie r Tally. John J. Hill, and Mary
T. Owings
The Washington herald., 1907-06-25
REQUEST IS REFUSED.
Undertaker's Firm Asks Right of
Way for AmbuIanccs.

Stating that they are operators Of a
private ambulance for the conveyance Of
sick and wounded to the hospitals and
other places for treatment in the District.
Hlndle & Bayliss. undertakers. have re-
qUested the right Of way therefore The
request is indoTsed by the following
practicing physicians Of the District: d.
Olin Leoch. F. o. Roman. H. II Barker.
James F. Mitchell. +. J. Kemp. and Odin
R. Snider.
r. II. Boardman, acting superintendent
of police, 20 whom the request was re-
ferred. stated that he could not recon-
mend that the permit be granted because
of the section In the police regulations
which limits the right of way upon the
streets and avenues to hospital ambu-
lsnCes. In informing the writer's. I'm aC-
c0rdance with this Endorsement. the Com
missiOners state that they viii receive
any arguments which may be submitted
in favor Of amending the police regula-
tions so as to apply to this case.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-25
TAKES A HAND
Roosevelt Orders Milk Inquiry in
the District.
Result of investigation 20 BE SCAT
tered BrOadcaxt-WiIi Aid
Whole Country.

President Roosevelt wants 10 lower the
death rate among the babies in cities.
lie is convinced of the Importance Of
the pure-milk question and he has written
20 Surgeorn General Wyman. of the Pub
lie Health and Marine Hospital Service,
directing that an inquiry be made into
every sanitary phase Of the milk supply
Of the District. The purpose is 10 have a
report prepared with the stamp Of highest
official authority. which viii afford in
formation and guidance for every city and
community in the country in the regula-
ton Of its milk supply.
Dr. Wyman has put Assistant Surgeon
Gen. John ". Kerr in charge Of the work
The plan is % make "a minute study Of
the milk furnished the District. the
source of supply, the conditions sur
rounding the COWS on the dairy farms,
transportation Of milk, whether IL Is de-
ivered with proper sanitary care or by
careless and diseased employees. c0ndi-
ton Of milk bottles, and a great number
Of other phases Of the question
Or. Wymau's investigation will be sup
plemented 10 the investigation already
made i'm the District by the Washington
milk commission. composed Of officials OF
the Department of Agriculture. Of the
Public Health and Marine Hospital Serv-
ice. and of reputable physicians vcteri-
naTians, milkmen. and others. This COM
mission made a report Of a comprehensive
character disclosing grave conditions.
President Roosevelt is deeply interested.
and I'm a letter 20 Dr. Wyman. not made
public. strongly urged the investigation
and report to benefit other communities.
Il is understood the President was par
tiCularly moved by what he learned of
the high death rate among babies due to
impure and improper milk supply
Although the investigation is 20 be con-
fined TO Washington. experts from other
cities will be called upon for advice.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-25

back. side. and right arm Of Mr.. George
coat were besmeared with iron rust and
oil from the engine and car. and his right
hand was slightly cut and bruised. Be
yond a badly sprained foot and leg, the
boy was uunlure5
Had IL not been for Georges nerve and
presence Of mind he would undoubtedly
have lost his life, and under the circum-
stances it was something Of a miracle
that both OF them were not killed
The Washington herald., 1907-06-25

ALlIAN-O1 Monday. June o. 1867. 20 1913 o. n.
MISSOURI r-lr7s5 wife .f James A.man. g.,
iu the faitr-sIyth rTlr If Der ---
Funeral service win b. held az her l7t7 residence.
1907 II street northeast. Wednesday J~ua -- 70
Z5l D. H. Friends rt -te family respectfully ll-
yted % attend
BRITT-Ou Monday June a. 1877. a. is- q. M,
FANNIE NJ. wife ot George :. Bu-t.
Funeral from h-r late residence. ar HEat'srl..7.
Nd Wednesday. June q. az Z.A p m. l1'sr-
meu- private.
COLE-Ou sunday. June g. I7-7 az 1870 p. m.
after q lingering illness EDITH. HsiaTTi and
Youngest daughter q Norman IT. ar1 EIlzao,i-
Cole azzl tvcutrf-ur years one month and six
r~rrra, frsr her parents. residence. 75i Twelfth
s----- southeast Uu TUESDAY. June e. 81 D. m.
IutsrmFut az GlsuwraI Crm--su. Relatives and
friends invited .Auniov1 I0r-rs please eagyl
pUFFIELD-
MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGION
OF THE UNITED STATES.
C-nlma1l.l. & Che District rf Columbia.
City e Washington. J7rz -. l2I7
The death Z Companion WILLIAM WARD DUE
FIELD Crlue, Z. 5. Volunteers ir tHis Ci-y. N
Che g2l instant is arHumc5d 20 thF Commander
Funeral Services AZ which the atfeu3arca ef COM
panions IS requested VIII BE- hfd az hi. late resi-
d,Hre, 1883 2 strsct. y. Vs.. az O'Clock p. NJ,
this day
The Insignia Of the orIsr VIII De v5ru.
By command rf
BIevct Brig -Genl IT. " Woodruff T. S. Vol.
Commander
". =. HTNFORp.
Recorder
FITZGERALD Friday June e. 1907 DAVID
A.. sau o, the late David and Johanna Fi,z-
geIa'a.
Funeral on Tuesday. Jue .. from bis late resi-.
dsuce as street northeast az 80 De- 10. Mas
al 81 Aloysus Church lutgmUt at Mount
Olnet Ccmetcrr.
HENDERSON ON Wclucslar june r. 1917. 40 the
Residence ct hg uioce. Mrs Wilbur D. Van
TasscU ~ Chestnut avenue. West Orange, y. j.,
Miss ANNA BELLE HENDERSON. aged ssv-
eutv-niue years and eleven months. -he beloved
amt of Mrs : H. Auev. o. this rtv.
Iutcment was in the family bupi-s ground at
pittstCn. Pa. cU Friday. june 81
SuPER on Sunday. Jr-.- 9 1907, at 6 a. rl.,
LILLE beloved wife 1- A. 7 S1rr ard ilI-l-
tsr Of Martha g. and tHc '8rr j. N .o3ea.
Funeral fr-m the iu=dsuca af EsE brother. i3ls
Bates stree. northwest "Wednesday june p. 60
ssh a. a.. thence % ~t A.ssirs Church
lFrsd-Hss Nd News ard Baltimore American
pleas c1pvI
The Washington herald., 1907-06-25
BONAPARTE'S BUGGY DAMAGED
Attorney Generals Team COIIides
with Another at Depot,

The carriage Of Attorney General
Bonapartc, which was occupied at the
time by his secretary. was damaged
yesterday morning in front of the Bal
timore asd Ohio station by colliding
with a vehicle driven by William Hill
Mr.. BOnaparte was not in his carriage
when the accident occurred.