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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
WIFE NO. | AGREES
TO DROP The CASE
F. w. SaIIet Succeeds in Sc
curing Withdrawal Of An
nuIment Proceedings.
BACK FROM CONFERENCE
First Wife lnstructs Attorneys to Dru
Action and the Honeymoon
With Wife No. 2
Is Resumed.

Sioux Falls. S. D., Feb 1S-The suit
Instituted in The state circuit court in
this city, by the former wife of Fred
erlck w. Sallet. formerly editor of AN
influential German newspaper at
iankton by which she sought to have
declared void decree of divorce
granted to Mr.. Salet last May, con-,
trary TO expectations, will not come to
trial, MIR. Sallet and his former Wife
having adjusted their differences out
of court.
Mr. Sallet, after procuring the di-
vorce, married Miss Elizabeth GoetZ,
who had been his bookkeeper during
the time he was editor of the Yankton
newspaper Mr.. Sallet and his at
torneys have returned here from Mer-
rill Wis, where the former Wife now
resides, and while there the differences
OF the couple We're arranged. with the
result that the first Mrs Sallet has
Instructed her attorneys to withdraw
The suit in which she charged that
MIR. Sallet had procured the divorce
from her by fraud
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
RATE BILL KILLED IN
S. D. LEGISLATURE

Pierre, S. D., Feb. 1S.--The house rate
bin called out a crowd this morning
that filled the gallery, but was disposed
ol IN short order. When the bill came
up for passage, Browne rose to n point
OF order. holding that the motion to
reconsider and table the serate bill in
the house carried with it the main
question.
The speaker held with Browne and
'arroll appealed from the decision OF
,he chair but Immediately asked to
defer action on his motion. This be-
ing refused he withdrew the motion and
the rate bill went to the rubbish heap.
DoWdells uniform text book bill was
raised from committee of the whole i'm
the senate yesterday looking as though
Vt needed more air which it will get
today, and ~ prooab.y then go to it's
Tong sleep. III win receive the proper
euiogy from its author and it's epitaph
Will be written by Dudley, the object
ing democrat
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
1--WE STOCK WASHED
AWAY IN TIE FLOOD

Vermilion. 3 -, Fob 20 Scores of
farmers With theil families fed from
ahe oNerfloWins Wat"rs from The Mis-
souri riNcl sunday afternoon. due 20
.,n zee gorge south OF here, but they
lost thousands of head of live stock
aud Immense quantities of grain corn
and other products. Hay and straw
stacks are floating about.
The Milwaukee, and st. Paul railroad
is hard hit here and nj Burbank. The
train for Sioux City, which left Gank
ton this morning, came far as this
station The train from Sioux City for
Aberdeen could not get here. 1t is es-
timated that between three and four
miles of track IS washed out.
The gorge formed about 3 o'clock
Sunday and it was less than six hours
that a lake four miles wide and about
ten miles long was formed. Among
the farmers who ned with their families
but who lost heavily in live stock and
other property We're:
Thomas Walker, whose pens contain
ing zoe hogs We're flooded and all OF
the animals drowned Ben Waterman,
+. O. sheldon, Martin Erickson, Will
liam Gunderson, William Cooling and
Richard Wherry. The latter had his
effects all collected 10 he disposed of
at auction sale today. and all was
washed away lis loss will be from
81 500 to S., Geo.
Students Try Dynamite.
The rural telephone system was used
TO great advantage in notifying farm
ers OF their danger The water has
been stationary since about > o'clock
This morning.
The families of Stanley ketchum and
Herman Peterson which We're in Il state
of quarantine, had not been appraised
OF the coming of the flood. ii was
learned this morning that two feet OF
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
HOGS FLOATED BY
ON a SIRAW STACK

Burbank :. D.. Feb. 20 water from
the Overlooking Missouri river is With
III fifty rods of the Milwaukee and st
Paul railroad STATION here. Between
here and Nermillion miles of track is
Inundated and much of it washed away.
AT one point i'm plain sight from here
II big straWstack, which noated from
somebody's farm. is planted squarely
on the railroad track.
G. w. Devoe, a farmer six miles
southwest from here, wts one OF the
many tanners driven from their homes.
He lost considerable property, forty-tive
hogs in one bunch drowning The swine,
when the water approached. managed
to climb on top OF a large pile of
straw Later the Hood washed the
strawstack away, the hogs floating
along until the Water-soaked straw
could bear the weight no longer and
then they drowned. Three feet of wa
ter is i'm DeVoes house
Much live stock was lost principal!y
hogs Mood and hay floated away in
great quantities. II is not anticipated
further damage will be done. This
town is on rather high ground and viii
scarcely be damaged. The flood is
worse Than the one eight years ago
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
BIG CHUNK OF COMMISSIONS
is IN COURT CONTROuEpcN

Sioux Falls. $. D., Feb l9.-Whether
the county treasurers of the various
counties of South Dakota are entitled
70 or | per cent commission for the
COLLECTION of city and school taxes. is
question pending before Judge Jones
OF the state circuit court here
1t has been the practice for Years in
practically all of the counties of th..
state for the county treasurers TO re-
tain per cent. commission for col
lectlng the city and school taxes Tho
4 per cent commission is exacted nm :
de-, a general law enacted in 1877.
The contention of the attorneys rep
resenting the Salem board of educa-
ton Is that under section 1865 of the
political code, county treasurers are al
lowed to hold back only per cent. Of
.he city and school taxes collected by
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
NATION NOT TO BUY
HOME OF BETSY ROSS

Washington. ID. c., Feb 20.-The gov
ernment will not buy the Betsy Ross
House in Philadelphia. where the first
American flag was made. The commits
Tee on public buildings and grounds
decided upon an adverse report upon
Representative Moons bill providing
for the purchase, and that ends the
matter so far as this congress is con-
cerned. The committees action was
based upon a long standing policy of
the government to purchase no prop
erty merely because of its historical or
sentimental value. 1t has repeatedly
refused to purchase the house in this
city i'm which Lincoln died. and Mount
Vernon, the home of Washington is
maintained by patriotic organization
without government assistance OF amy
Kind.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
ANT|-TREATING BILL.
IS STILL AT The BAR
70 BE Judged Again After
Killing Of Two Reports
on 1t.
THE 2-CENT FARE MATTER
Carroll Means to Have a Measure Pre-.
pared for Re- ntroduction-Re
wise City Ordinances Every
Five Years.

Pierre. s d., Feb l9-Afler a strenu-
Gus day, in which twenty minor bills
We're passed and two combinations
which supplied entertainment for the
crowded gallery, the senate will today
renew the contest over the anti-treating
bill and Dowdell's school text book
bi.l.
ne fofnler. coming up With major
lty report from the temperance commit
tee against it and minority report for
IT, failed of adoption of the minority
report by one, and The majority report
failed by three, leaving the bill i'm the
same status as before the senate acted
upon the committee reports. The line
up will be more stringent today than
yesterday and the result is in doubt
DoWdell's text book bill was amend
ed TO exclude independent incorpora-
iionS and then defeated by one Vote
Dillon tried to table the whole PROPOSE
tlon and failed by three after extended
and pointed debates.
Lost Without Change of Heart.
He Immediately gave notice for recon
slderation and thus holds the fate OF
the bill in his hands unless Dowdell can
persuade someone who voted against
the measure to move to reconsider
Carroll who defeated the 2-cenf rate
pill which he sought To champion in
the house. and killed it by voting to
table a motion for indefinite post pone-
ment, VIII father new rate bill which
WllI be worked out in committee to-
day and introduced Monday
The senate passed the following house
pllls Protecting the name of II trust
company from use by and not under
pahk examiner; providing for the reNis-
ION OF city ordinances every five wears;
permitting sureties on official bonds the
hinit Inability to the amount in justti-
catloii establishing Il division legsla-
tive reference in the state library.
New Bills.
New bills Introduced. Senate:
Robertson dissolution of corpora
tions.
Egge. repeal OF Sioux Fails water
works bin of 1905.
Goodner, modifying the admission OF
attorneys.
Perkins, division of organized coun-
ties.
Deering, assessment of banks.
Dillon. appeals from the board of
equalization.
House:
Smith, legalzing the Marshall county
court house fund.
Price, repeating the honest caucus law
ana limiting the number of saloons to
one for 500 persons
Cable, , mills deficiency levy. 1907 and
1905
Railway committee placing ,ele.
phones under the railway commission.
Whittemore. new divorce bill. ths
same as the senate bill which waa
asphyxiated
The educational code was read and
Gany amendments offered. 1t was or
9ered printed and went over To Tues
Say
The house passed a bill providing sa7
'he llcensing or nursery agents by thu
state board of agriculture.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
FAVORABLE REPORTS ON
TRIPP COUNTY, 4 ANN pIII g

Washington, Feb. l9. Representative
Burke has secured a favorable. report
ifom the house Indian committee. and
senator Gamble from the senate Indian
COMMITTEES, on the bill to open the Rose
bud Indian lands in Trpp county.
South Dakota. To settlement. The
Burke proposition is in the form of am
Ordinary bill and the Gamble bill pro-
Nldes for ratification of the agreement
recently negotiated by Inspector Me
Laughlin. Both provide for the sale
OF the lands at Sc per acre for the first
tnree months after opening: 81 30 for
the next six months, and So 30 per acre
thereafter. One important provision ia
an appropriation of $l65.ooo to pay the
state Tor school lands, and another is
That for the rearrangement of allot-
ments, i'm addition to which cbildrnr
born since last allotment was made
are to receive their share of lands
If the bill goes through this session
IL VIII be year or more before M.
lands are opened
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
ENGINE fIUHoES
INTO SWOLLEN RIVER
Frank Booth, Northwestern En-
gineer Killed, and Fireman
McMabb Scalded.
WRECK AT CANNING, S. D..
High Water Weakens Bridge ard II
Goes Down Under Weight of
Train-Dead Engineer
Well Known.
WRECK AT CANNING, S. D.

Huron. S. D.. Feb 2l.-Engineer
Frank Booth was killed and h'iren,an
MeNabb severely scaided in wreck of
Northwestern freight AT Canning, $.
D.. last night.
The wreck was caused by high water
IN Medicine creek, which the road
crosses at Canning. Hughes county,
and at Rosseau, where the wreck was
on sunday night.
The bridge pilins Was weakened By
the Mater, and the engine plunged into
the creek.
Engineer Booth was drowned. lie
lyed in Huron a number of Years aud
his family is we'll known here. He Was
one ot the Oldest engineers ON the
Northwestern in South Dakota.
HooIh's body was taken from the en-
g'ne ab IN fifteen feet of water. con-
duetor Rafferty, MAS in charge of tho
train sunday Twenty-Five cars loaded
With ~ .;criai for the Northwestern cX-
tension. Went into a ditch not far from
last night accident
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
DRAINAGE GETTING MORE
AIIENIION THAN IRRIGATION

Aberdeen, s. d.. Feb. lS.-ro those
VINO ten years ago deemed Brown coun-,
" the center of the desert a rather.
funny circumstance occurred when the
farmers east Of James river turned out
70 oppose the building of drainage
down to James river. Their argument
was that while the ditch would be a
good thing for the Marshall county
people 1t would result in converting a
large amount of Brown county land
!hto s"amps. 1T is noteworthy that in,
the present legislature there is mnch
more interest in drainage bills than in
irrigation projects
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
600 FEET OF CHAMBERLAIN
BRIDGE is CARRIED OUT

Chamberlain. 5. D.. Feb u "A gem
oral breakup in the Missouri river be-
gan here at O'Clock this afternoon
ana ice is running heavily. with a stage
OF w2ter only two feet lower than the
maximum stage OF last summer
Fully SEQ feet OF the temporary rail
road bridge over the Missouri river, of
the Milwaukee company. WAS swept
out III fifteen minutes after the first
ice began moving, and more is certain
to 20.
Te,l employees of the railroad who had
been blasting the ice a few minutes
before the breakup had a narrow es-
cape lHom drowning
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
WOMAN is PRESIDENT
OF EDITORIAL ASSNCIATIOh

Bonesteel. S. d., Feb 2o-A conven
tion in this place of the editors of Boyd
and keya Paha counties, Nebraska,
and Gregory county, South Dakota. re-
suited IN the organization of the Ponca
Valley Press association The follow
ing We're elected officers:
President, Mrs A. NJ. Armstrong.
Butte Gazette: secretary, Opia cham
bers. HerricS Press; treasurer w. F.
Kinney, Burke Gazette.
The next meeting will be held at
!Ierricl in Ma.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
GREAT NORTHERN GETS
LARGE GRAVEL DEPOSIT

Sioux Fails. S. D., Feb 20 During
the East two or three years the Great
Northern Railroad company has 4x-
pended nearly S5oc0o IN the purchase of
new property in Sioux Falls, including
me site of the magnificent new depot
building of the company The com
pany has just concluded the purchase
OF an additional ifty acres. on the
tract IS heavy deposit Of gravel
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22

Washington. ID. c.. Feb. 2o.-The SEN
ate committee on naval affairs today
authorized a favorable report on Che
naval appropriation bill. a number OF
increases in the appropriations were
recommended, the most important Of
which was an additional $4,000, 900 for
new battleships. bringing the total up
to sl2,000.000. The house provisions
for two battleships of the Dreadnaught
type We're not amended
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
NAMED TO HELP KIT
PRQRE IlMRER IRIlS1

Pierre. S. D.. Feb. 20-The lumber
trust among the retail dealers of the
State will be investigated by Senators
Svhlitz and iIrion and Representatives
Miner
they arc probably expected to work
for nothing and board themselves as
40 appropriation is under consideration
10 help them in their race after the
octopus. but as the octopus is sup
hcsei to be found in every town
and city in the state and the trav-
cling expenses are not expected to
reach a very large figure The bill
mas passed the house without opposition
and will undoubtedly have clear sail
ing through the senate. This commit
tee IS composed OF three democrats, an
!naepehQehl republican and a prohibit
ZIONIST and it is thought that senator
hittreGge will find no difficulty in
working in harmony with them
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
LABOR IN BLACK HILLS
TO JOIN IN THE PROTEST.

Lead S. d.. Feb. 1S.-The Trades as
sembly met with representatives from
All of the Hills unions and voted to
hold protest meeting against the in
carceration of and abduction of Hey
wood, Moeyer and Pettibone by the all
legged connivance of the officials of
Idaho and Colorado. The Miners'
Union opera house will be donated for
the services next Sunday and a mann
moth turnout is expected
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
MURDER LEFT BY THE
IL EY A DEEP EnyevEpv

Canton, S. d.. Feb. lS-Michael Caf-
fiery was acquitted of the murder Of
J.; NJ Burns at Hudson, last December.
Inc ~! jury was out twenty-five hours
Five men We're drunk and carousiner in
Il room at Hudson. The light was out
and four swore that they were asleep
when shot was fired that killed j.
NJ. Burns one of the four, Michael
caifery. of Sioux county, Iowa. was
arrested ana Gound over for mur-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
MRS. CRAWFORD is
HOME FROM AOSpI1hI

Huron s. D.. Feb. l.-Governor Coe i.
Crawford brought Mrs. Crawford home
from the Rochester. Mimi. hospital ON
sunday tho first lady of the state having
almost recovered from the effects of an
operation for appendicitis performed three
weeks ago. The governor returned to
Pierre on Monday.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
PAYS $4,000 FOR 1853 ACRES
NEAR BRIDGE ATER

Bridgewater, S. d.. Feb. 1G-M. H
Ryan, of this place, has bought what
is known as the Gage farm" consist
ing of 153 acres adjoining the town
site, for $1,000. the highest price for
which land has sold in this locality.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
BECOMES STANDARD OIL

Nermillon. S. D.. Feb. 1s.-W. NJ.
Barnett, of this city, has gone to Dead
wood to take charge of the Standard
on eompany's interests in the Black
Hllls. Barnett was formerly agent at
the Milwaukee depot here. serving for
nine years.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
FARMER Will REPLACE
ELEVATOR RECENTLY RllRNED

Toronto. :. D.. Feb. .-StoclSholders
of TIA" Toronto Farmers Alliance Ele-
vator company, have decided by a
vote OF l42 to So to construct a new
elevator 10 take the place of the one
recently destroyed by fire
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
ARRESTED IN PHILADELPHIA
FOR SIOUX EnIIc cpIhac

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. l6.-Hartley G.
Knight was arrested hero last night on
a warrant from Sioux Falls, S. d..
charging him with embezzling 81 400
from the Bee Hive company. of that
citV
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
TWO CENT Rate
A MISSOURI LAW

,I ~ city. Mo. Feb. 2l.-Th-
a today passed the house 2-cent
"a ager ,ate bill. Governor F'clk
Nj sl It.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
is 1T A CASE OF MlLADY
NOT PAYING FOR HER HATS

Sioux Falls, S d., Feb. l6-Ella G.
Morris. miliner of sSturgis, has filed
a petition in voluntary bankruptcy She
places her liabilities at s3,327; assets at
SO
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
SENATORS Swell
BATTLESHIP FUND
Naval Affairs Committee In.
creases Appropriations and
Report FavorabIy.
++%~4*<A**+*$++sA++++4-+
CARRIERS RESIGN,
PAY TOO SMALL.

= Washington. Fob 20 The letter
: Gamers situation in Butte. Mont,
\ is causing concern 70 The postofiice
+ Department. which is unable to I'M
: crease the pay of the tw"nty-nne
= men because tho law forbids more
y tllan $50 per annum in offices of the
; class To which Butte belongs. The
= carriers declare they cannot l.ve on
= the salaries paid or on the salaries
, promised in The pending postoffice
. appropriation bll, and therefore
= tender their designations.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
HOUSE cONFEREES AGREE
ON IMMIGRATION Eil

Washington D. C.. Feb. 90 T,
ference report on the immigrant
was agreed to by the house 10
Isl, nays l01.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
SOUTH DAKOTA HAS
A PRIMARY LAW
1t Is State Wide in Character.
And Option Feature Is
Eliminated.
FOUR REFORM MEASURES
Anti Pass Monopoly and Anti Corpon
alton Gift Bills Enacted Into Law
Wolf Bounty Again to
the Fore.
Pierre, S. d., Feb 20. Rather abrupt

flefre >. d. rep zo-iSa'le' aux ul'
ly the primary bill emerged from the
,anela of h,,ll,ushes where il had been
obsciref hv a variety of membranes
IN ,he way of amendment and reaching
The omen sea through the manipulation
of a ioint conference committee made
straight for port 1t has 'arrove" A
l1tla of lis san has been cut. but it is
7,rohahly INC more seaworthy because
of il
As originally drawn 1T contained a
nrovisio,l fo,, conntv local option which
n,r,nit,ad counties ,o waive its appli-
cation to county nominations Whenever
desired b,l the house section of the
joint committee issued an ultimatum
TO the committee of the senate that a
conference agreement must leave out
an provisions for SUCH manner OF pass
ing up good thing, and the senate
committee swallowed the medicine ana
called 1t sweet
Agreement Reached.
After this there was no difficulty in
reaching an agreement and the meas
,,re " bif., rayoIntionized tho nartv last
year and will have Important bear ngs
on the future is now an effective law
of the state
1t is too lengthy for ANALYSIS at his
time. but it may be said in a g. :. ral
way that it is a more compile ..tSs pad
accurate piece of work than the. bill
which created the furore two years ago
and then died of strangulaton. Its
enactment into law is considered the
most Important accomplishment of the
new administration UP to the present
time because of the extreme agitation
which has attended the progressive pri-
mary legislation in this state. More
than that, 1T marks the fulfilment of
every important pledge made by the
insurgents in the platform declaration
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22
Agreement Reached.

After this there was no difficulty In
reaching AN agreement and the meas
ure which reNolutionized the party last
year and will have important bear ngs
on the future is now AN effective law
nf the G flt
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-03
QUIET WEDDING

The lecture room of the Kawaahal
church was the scene of quiet wed.
ding last night. The contracting par.
ties were Miss Juliette X. Bush and
John Fl. Jones. The ceremony was
performed by Rev, II. H. Parker, the
pastor of the church.
}. II. Jones is an employe with Me
lnerny, Ltd. Miss Bush has been en-
ployed as stenographer in Judge Per-
rvs office for some time
Mr.. and Mrs. David L. Peterson were
the only Others present at the cere.
mony outside the bride, groom and
The bride wore a beautiful gown Of
white silk Lansdowne tastefully trim
med with white lace, which covered
the corsage, the skirt being trimmed
with medallions and insertion to
match, She wore white roses in her
hair which was simply and most be-
arranged Mr. and Mrs.
Jones will spend two weeks in the
and will then return to Ho-
noIulu, where they will make their
bone,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-03
LEAH CHAPTER LUNCH

Following are the committees that
will have charge Of the luncheon to be
given May II and IS by Leahi Chap
ter The luncheon will be served in
the old Pacific Hardware store:
Executive Committee. J. Cross,
Il. H. Williams, Mrs Clara NJ. j..
Schmidt.
Lunch Committee-Mrs Emma A.
Ab4es, Mrs. Anna s Wright, Mrs.
Alice G. Herrick Mrs. Adelaide NJ.
Webster, Mrs. Mary L. Coney, Mrs.
Clara M. j. Schmidt.
Reception Committee-Mrs. Sally L.
Williams, Mrs. Emma L. r.. Crabbe,
Mrs. Nellie d. Cross Mrs. Alice G.
Herrick, e. r. Beth
Floor Committee-H H. Williams,
+. j. Cross, c. l.. Crabbe, X. b. Porter
G. Y. Herrick.
Refreshment Committee Mrs. Mel
lie d. Cross, Mrs Edna NJ. Porter
Mrs. Belle e. Scoville.