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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
1907 A Big LAND
YEAR FOR PIERRE
Halt Million Acres Taken Ia
Homestead Eilings---Receipts
Were $I4T.l66.

Pierre. S. D.. Jan. 14.-Homestead
filings went over the half-million aero
mark In the land office in this city
for the year 1907. and several thous-
and more acres We're taken up In SOL
diers' and reservoir declaratories. This
means that the man who wants free
land from Uncle Sam will have to get
busy at an early date or wait until
some of the Indian reservations yet left,
arc opened. The homestead filings alone
for the year reached 3,209. with more
than 100 declaratories. This would
mean the taking up of nearly 100
townships, or as much as half dozen
counties OF the size of those In the
southern part of the state.
Besides the filings, 172.762 acres OF
land were disposed of at cash proofs
and excess sales. which brought to the
office $S6.405. and fees amounting to
$36.S97.82. The Lower Brule receipts
amounted to $15.S00.14. with fees Of
$3.s61.S2. This making the total re-
ceipts OF the Office for the year $l42,-
1655S
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POLICE CAPTURE
,,,,,,,, "kID" EL0PERS

Des Ioines, Ia, Jan. 11.-Three Of the
four Quimby high school elopers. who
their folks they were going to a dance
and for whom every officer in this and
nearby states has been searching, were
arrested at Boone this morning at
Emet's boarding house. where they
have been stopping.
gardner. IA; Byrd Case. Is and William
Gilman. aged 20.
The fourth member was Rolla Rolin,
who cannot be found. though his COM
panions say he started back to Quimby.
So far as is known no marriages have
taken place.
The children refuse to discuss the
episode except to say that they were
out for a good time. The sheriff at
Cherokee has been notified and is ON
his way to Boone.
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DECISION HITS SOUTH
DAKOTA CATTlEMEN

Pierre. S: D.. Jan. 14.-In the case
of Henry ]. Lawrence and Sully
county VS.. A. w. Ewart and c. 3.
Ingham. decided In the supreme
court. in an opinion by Justice Corson.
the question Of highways on section
lines all over the state was made clear
and a question of local interest in
every part Of the state fixed so that
contentious will be stopped.
Ewart and Ingham leased a large
tract Of land in northeastern Suily
county and fenced the tract without
regard to section lines running
through 1t. This called out protest
from residents of that part of the
county, and in 1900 they went to the
county commissioners with a petition
asking that all section lines in the
county be declared to be public high
ways, so that they might have free
and unobstructed travel on the sec
tion lines The commissioners took
this action and the road commissioner
in that part of the county ATTEMPTED
to remove the fences which crossed
the section lines. AS fast as he
tore them down they We're repaired
by the owners of the pasture and
an injunction was asked to restrain
the rebuilding of the fences. The
case has been hanging fire for a long
time, but the Iowa court has heen
sustained in its action granting the
injunction. W.
Justice Haney dissents to this.
holding that section lines cannot he
made highways without the regular
formula Tor opening highways by pc.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
WORKED AS PEON
IN SOUTHERN MINE

Lead. s. D.. Jan. with the ar
rival here OF Charles Bodgner, a Ger
man. there was disclosed q case OF
.peonage that may reach the United
States courts. Bodgner came here
through the intercession of George
Bezik friend who had learned OF the
abject slavery in which BOdgner as
,serts he was held.
I Bodgner according to his story, land
ed in New York from one OF the big
liners last summer. on his way to the
Black Hills. Scarcely had he reached
shore. he says. when he was met by
a man who offered to show him the
way to the mining camp. Bodgner
signed contract with the Virginia Lee
Coal company and was at once taken
foreigners.
On their arrival at the camp OF the
company, near the Pennsylvania bor-
der line, Bodgner says that they We're
met by armed guards who rudely
thrust them into the mines, told them
to go to work and ffourished six-shoot-
ers in their faces. threatening to use
the weapons if any one attempted to
escape. For three months the miners
We're herded like sheep, not being per-
mitted to communicate with the OUT
side world. beaten when they worked
too slow, and fed but sparingly.
Finally Bodgner managed to slip a
letter to a visitor at the camp and 1t
was dispatched to Bezik in this city.
Bezik replied by registered mail. en-
closing money and n ticket to Lead,
and this SO cowed the company off,
cials. Bodgner says. that they per-
mitted him to leave not having paid
him cent for the work he did.
Bodgner speaks English fairly we'll
and is educated. He has written the
German embassy at Washington and
demanded that his companions at the
West Virginia mine be released and
the peonage system broken up.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
D'GRADY MURDER
CASE DISMISSED
BY JUDGE JONES
Widow, Charged With Sioux
Falls Crime, Released on
Plea of States Attorney.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Jan. lG.--Contrary
to general expectation, Mrs. Julia Ann
OGrady, who last fall was arrested Oh
the charge of having shot and killed
her aged husband, John O'Grady. at
the O'Grady home north of Sioux Falls.
.Willenot be tried for murder.
Alpha F. Orr. of this city. states at
torney Of Minnehaha county, appeared
before Judge Jones of the stale circuit
court, and moved that the charges
diligent search by the prosecution. it
appears. has failed to bring forth any
thing In the form of evidence upon
which conviction could be based.
Under these circumstances the states
attorney asked that the case be dis
missed, and Judge Jones So ordered.
When she was released fro:n custody
some weeks ago Mrs. O'Grady was
placed under heavy bond, which now
has been released. John Gc;rady was
shot and killed on a Sunday night. At
the time he was seated In his home,
the shot having been fired from outside
the building
New Evidence.
One feature which pointed to the in
nocence of Mrs. O'Grady, and which
mas not heretofore been set forth in any
newspaper, concerned her actions i'm
mediately following her giving the
alarm at the home of II neighbor.
The neighbor and his wife returned
with Mrs. O'Grady, but did not at that
time enter the house, but remained at
the doorway and peered into the room
In which the body lay. Mrs. OGrady,
however. entered the room without hes
itation, and. going up to the body Of
her husband, lifted the head from the
floor.
She then placed her cheek against
that of the dead man and piteously
called his name and urged him to
speak to her Those Who have had
much to do with criminals declare that
this action clearly was an evidence of
innocence and that had Mrs. O'Grady
really been guilty OF the wanton mur-
der of he, husband she would have
shrank from the body instead of
caressing the face and head of her
dead husband
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VETERAN OF MANY
WARS, ~, INSANE

fer. reputed to be III years old, was ad-
judged insane and committed to the
asylum at Yankton by the board of in
sanity
Keifer has been in this country ever
since the oldest settler can remember.
He is half Indian, and about 80 years
ago homesteaded farm near Lake
kampeska, but lost it through a mort
gage.
He is veteran of several wars,
among them the civil war, from which
he still has his discharge papers: the
Mexican war and the Blackfoot war of
1887, and was only prevented by his
age from enlisting in 1893 for the Span
iSh-American war
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"ELACK HAND" LETTER
WRITER is CAUGHT
BY THE POLICE

San Francisco. Cal. Jan. 15.-On ad-
vice of police authorities. to whom he
brought information in black hand"
letter threatening the lives of himself
and family should he fail to leave a
purse of $3.50 near an electric lightpole
in Washington square. Antonio Brenta.
proprietor OF the Hotel Guianduza, ac.
companied by an officer. appeared in
the square at the hour appointed ana
awaited the arrival Of the man. When
the author of the mysterious letter ap-
peared on the scene he was promptly
arrested. Hhe gave his name as John
Bona, Italian. and said he came from
New York November 6.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
DEALING IN FUTURES
NOT GAMBLING. SAYS COURT

Pierre. S. D.. Jan. 13.-The state su-
preme court has decided in effect that
dealing in futures is not gambling with
in the meaning Of the law. The de-
cision was in the case of Ferdinand
aallett, member of the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce. against Peter
N. Aggergaard. of Yankton county.
Hallett claimed that Aggergaard re-
fused to pay him a commission for put
ting through deal in futures. The
defense was that the money due as a
commission was a gambling debt and
hence not recoverable at law.
The supreme court overruled this
contention and sustained the decision
of the lower courts, which held that
the commission must be paid.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
COURT TO RULE
ON BLUE LAWS

Rapid City, S. D.. Jan. 15.-The blue
laws are to be tested in the courts
The first cases are those of Clayton
Heavlin and James Belknap, who, 1t
is alleged. hired out rigs for Sunday
use, and PATSY" Whitford, who used
his cabs for similar, purpose. States
Attorney Wood filed formal complaints
charging the three men with violations
of the Sunday closing law. and they
We're arrested. Each defendant has
asked jury trial that true express
sion of the feeling of the public on
the subject of the closing law may be
obtained
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
UNIVERSITY BAND
TO TOUR THE STATE

vermillion. S. D., Jan. 14-The South
Dakota University band will tour the
western part Of the state during the
month of April. in the interest of the
university. The band is under the di-
rection of DR. G. w. Collins. 1t Is
planned to have the musicians visit
some of the best cities in the eastern
part of the state, also the Black Hills.
They will take with them a number OF
musical artists Professor Won Geltch
has been secured to assist, together
with a glee club of male voices from
the university. The purpose is to ad-
YertiSa the nnirarsitx
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
.Ex-SHERlFFS SETTLE
FEUD; ONE is DEAD

Bonesteel. S. D., Jan. 13.-In a fight
at Fairfax, Wednesday, former Sheriff
John Dcttman. OF Crawford county,
la shot and killed George Taylor,
former sheriff of this county, Taylor
is alleged TO have had Dettman down,
when Dettman pulled a gun and shot
Taylor through the neck. The fight
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
SAM BEAR, VETERAN
THEATRICAL MAN. RETIREa

Sioux Falls. S. D., Jan. 9.--After hay-
ing been manager of the New theater
IN this city during the past ten years.
Sam NJ. Bear. one Of the best known
of western theatrical managers, will on
February l retire from the position.
He will be succeeded by Maurice jerks.
of Yankton. who is one of the risine
young theatrical managers Of the
Northwest. The retiring manager first
engaged In the theatrical business in
Sioux Fails in 1872
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
ALLEGED MURDERER
DIGS UP BURIED CASH

Miller, S. D.. Jan. 14.-Gustave Kam-
mel, in Jail here awaiting his trial on
the charge of poisoning his wife, went
to his home in company with the sher-
iff and found the money he had buried
In his garden before he was arrested.
He seems to feel better now that he
has no fear of his deposit being dug
up by the neighbors, whom he thought
might get it, as they were reported
to be prospecting for it.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
$4,000 ACRES OF
STATE LANDS TO BE SOLD

Lake Preston, S. D., Jan. 15.-The ex-
sand acres of state lands are to he dis
posed of in the Jim River valley ard
northern part of the state. About Feb
ruary 1 the specific counties in which
the Offering will be made will be decid-
ed. Estimates sent to the Office from
residents of the various counties in
which offerings will most likely be
made places the valuation of most of
the state lands at from $50 to $40 an
acre. A few tracts are valued down
to the minimum of $40, and some are
placed as high as $50 an acre.
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STUDENTS SC0UR
TOWN FOB CATS:
49,. PEOPLE AROUSED

Yankton, S. D., Jan. 16.-Failing to
understand the game" the population
of the town was startled yesterday by
the visit of the biology class of Yank-
ton college in search of cats for dis
section purposes. A large number of
the students. among which were sew
eral goods, made an attempt to get the
cats. but the towns people resented
and drove them away. AS a result
only a few stray cats We're secured.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
DAIRY BUSINESS is
GROWING IN DAKOTA

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 15.-Fifty thou
tent to which the butter. eggs and
poultry business has grown in South
Dakota during recent years is shown
by the record of Lake Preston pro-
duce house, which finds that during the
past - months it has paid to farmers
In this vicinity in exchange for butter.
eggs and poultry an aggregate of
1885, During only three months
of the year the payments to farmers
amounted to $S0,O0O
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
LILO" GOES ON AT
BONESTEEL, S. o

Bonesteei. S. D., Jan. 13.-The placing
of the lid" on the local saloons by the
town council in answer to the demand
of the citizens has made Bonesteel one
of the qufetest and most orderly towns
In the northwest. All of the saloon men
have been notified by the town mar
shal that in future gambling in any
form will not be tolerated, and that any
violation of the order of the town coun-
Gil will be followed by swift prose-
CutiOn.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
SMOOTH STRANGER BUNcoEs
ELANDReAU MERCHANTS

Flandreau, S. D., Jan. IA smooth
stranger buncoed a number of mer-
chants out Of about $40 a few days
ago. by forging the name of Father
Martyr to a letter. His plan was to
get out a year book for the parish.
Becoming suspicious, several Of the
merchants investigated and found that
Father Martyr had not given the young
gained his liberty on a technicality.
He then left town with the money.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
WRONG SIGNAL SENDS
MAN TO HIS GRAVE

Canton, S. D.. Jan. 16.-Frank Grace.
who was killed at Chamberlain while
trying to couple a passenger coach to
a sleeper, was buried here. He was
one of the most popular passenger
brakemen on the Milwaukee and from
best information was crushed to death
through a wrong signal. The body was
received here by a large delegation
of firemen and members of the K. p.
lodge. The funeral was largely at
tended.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
SOUTH DAKOTA COUPLE
FORCED TO MED TWICE

Armour, s. D., Jan. 9-Gus Burfeind
and Miss Flora Brittrich came from
Stickney, q little town in Aurora coun-
ty, and employed Justice Leof1ier to
unite them in marriage. The judge
neglected to ask for the license until
after he had performed the ceremony.
when it was discovered that the license
was from Aurora county and not this
county. A new license was then pro-
second time.
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LIGHTED STREETS
FOR PLATTE, S. D,

Platte, S. D., Jan. 16-The town
council has contracted with A. H.
Pease, one Of the owners of an electric
light plant which has just been in
the streets. The lights will be of 1900
candle power each. They are expected
ito be placed in position within day
Tor two.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
IOWA FARMER ROBBED
OF $1,000 AT REDFIEL

Redheld, S. D.. Jan. 14.-Joseph Quin-
trail, an Iowa farmer, was robbed of
$1,000 here last Thursday night.
He had made a proposition to pur-
chase restaurant, exhibiting a large
roll of bills. He afterwards went to his
room in a lodging house. and put his
pocketbook containing most OF his
money under the carpet.
He went out to see the town with
his friend. the restaurant keeper. and
when he returned an hour later the
money was gone. -Four suspects are
under arrest.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
MURDERER
HELD AT KANSAS CITY

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 16.-Governor
the governor OF Missouri for Harry
Brooks, wanted for the killing Of
Carl Linder at Midland about one
year ago. Brooks is being held at
kansas City until the papers in the
case can be secured.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
MILWAUKEE ROAD
CUTTING EXPENSES

Mason City, Ia, Jan. 15.-The Office
of superintendent of the Black Hills
division of the Milwaukee will be abol-
and the division be operated from this
point by Superintendent Collins. This
means that Superintendent e. p. Edi-
son, who has been In charge of the
Black Hills division, will be stationed
at Mitchell. s. D., to act as trainmas-
ter. The dispatcher's Office will be
abandoned at Murdo. The change is
made to curtail expenses. Business on
the new division is said to be light
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
MUNsoN is CANDIDATE
For SECRETARY QE STATE

Pierre. S. D., Jan. 9.-The Free Press
says 1t is authorized to announce the
randidacy Of L. A. Munson. of this city,
ior secretary of state and that formal
announcement will be published soon.
The report of the state treasurer for
the last day Of December shows a re-
duction in the bank balances caused
by the payment OF warrants called in
in December. The general fund was
down to s13.544.19. The permanent
school fund showed $21,47s.92. but most
Of this has been sent out since that
date, cutting that fund to practically
nothing. The capital building fund
started the new year with sl72,614.S1.
Mayor Albright has selected four men
who. with himself, will make the dele
cation from this city at the Sioux City
Missouri river convention, the list be-
ing C. H. Anderson, b. A. Cummins, T.
H. Ayres and ]. b. Binder.
A meeting of the state board of par
dons has been called for the 18th.
Governor Crawford has appointed as
additional delegates to the dry farm
Ing congress at Salt Lake City. Peter
Miller, of Belle Fourche. and Hans
Grimsho. of Vale.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
SMOOTH STRANGER
JAILED FOR FORGERY

Nimball. S. D.. Jan. "a smooth ap-
pearing and well dressed stranger.
about % years of age, giving his name
as Wilson, Wiles, Mackncy and several
other aliases, is under arrest here for
passing forged checks on several stores
drawn payable to Tom Wiles and
signed by Sam Mccormick. ranchman
living south of White kake. The checks
used were the Kimball State bank coun-
ter checks, the date line being changed
to White Lake and the check drawn
against the Aurora State bank. AS the
White Lake bank is the Aurora Coun-
ty bank. the young fellows clumsy
work was soon detected. None OF the
checks exceeded $40.
When arrested he gave his name as
Wilson, but when searched letters ad-
dressed to Frank Ryan were found. He
claims to have come from Springfield.
ILL. three weeks ago and finally ad-
mitted that Ryan was his name. He
says that he has been visiting relatives
@orth of White Lake.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
RROOkiNGS EDITOR
GETS POSTMASTERsHlp

Brookings. S. D.. Jan. 15-Geo. N.
Breed. editor of the Brookings Register.
has been appointed postmaster to sue.
ceed Editor Allen, of the Press.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
ECHO OF HOLY
ROLLER TRAGEDY
Associated Press.

Seattle, Wash, March 20.-Esther
Mitchell, who killed her brother,
George Mitchell, in July 1906, and who
for some time has been confined in the
Washington state hospital for the in
sane, is reported to have fully recov-
cred her sanity and may yet be tried
for her crime. The Oregon officials
are anxious to bring the girl to trial.
The Mitchell case was one of the
most famous in the criminal annals
of the northwest Esther Mitchell
was lured from her home by Prophet
Franz Croffie.d, an itinerant preacher
of the Holy Roller" sect. Croffield
was killed by George Mitchell, who
was maddened by the wrongs suffered
by his sister at the hands of the
prophet" The young man was ac-
quilted, after sensational trial and
while he was receiving the congrat-
ulations of relatives and friends, was
shot and killed by Esther Mitchell. The
girl was adjudged insane and lodged
in the Washington state asylum.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
DEFUNCT BANK
PAYS DIVIDEND
TO DEPOSITORS

Atlanta. Ca, March 20.-By order
of the superior court. the Central Bank
and Trust Corporation will today pay
the depositors Of the defunct Neal
Bank, with the exception of the State
and certain banks, dividend of 20
per cent.
The amount of the dividend will be
sS42 ,3SS.60, and it will be paid on an
Indebtedness of $1,711, 943.0S, which Is
the amount the Neal Bank owes after
it's Indebtedness to the Fourth National
Bank of New York, the Bank of Man
haitian Company of New York, the At
lanta Clearing House Association, and
the state of Georgia have been deduct
ed. To these creditors no divided will
be paid The receiver has approx
mately $45O,OOO cash on hand.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
OF HENRIK IBSEN
Associated Press.

Christiana, March 20.-The birthday
of Henrik Ibsen will be observed by
special productions of his dramas in
all the leading theaters of Norway,
Including an especially elaborate pre-
sentation in the Royal Theater of
when We Dead Awaken" Since the
death of the famous dramatist on May
%, 1906 his dramas have become in
creasingly popular in Norway, as well
as in other countries. Recently trans
lations of several of his works have
been made for presentation on the Jap
anese stage.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
Do Not Crowd the Season.

The first warm days of spring brin
with them desire to get out and en-
Joy the exhilirating air and sunshine
Children that have been housed up
all winter are brought out and you
wonder where they all came from
The heavy winter clothing is thrown
aside and many shed their iannels
Then a cold wave comes and people
say that grip is epidemic. Colds at
lhis season are even more dangerous
than in mid-winter, as there is much
more danger of pneumonia. Take
Chamberlains Cough Remedy, how
ever, and you will have nothing to
fear. 1t always cures, and we have
never known a cold to result in pneu'
monia when 1t was used. 1t is plea
SAINT and safe to take. Children like 1t.
For sale by Hays & Field and Yellow
Pine Pharmacy.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
PILGRIMS VISIT
FAMOUS CHESTNUT

Paris, March 20.-Curiosity seekers
today paid the usual annual pilgrim
age to the famous chestnut tree of
March 20" in the Tuillieres gardens.
According to legends this tree always
bi eaks into full leaf on March 20. Fact
doesn't Away bear out this legend,
however, and in recent years the tree
has comported itself ve.y much as
others in the garden.
The legend of the Marronnier tree is
that it burst into blossom on March 20
in honor of the birthday of the King
of Rome. France no longer has a royal
family and to this may be due the
change in the trees habits.