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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
INSURANCE men
NAME LOBBYISTS
TO CORRECT LAW
Will Oppose Valued Policy Law
and State Tax on Companies
Gross Earnings.

Res.tield. $. D.. Dec. 10.-'rhe following
committees i;as been selected by South
Dakota agents to draft amendments or
-to revise the present South Dakota in
stIrance code so as to make it explicit
plain and absolutely just to all:
H. P. Packard Redtieid; y. +. Milli-
gan. Aberdeen; F. b. Smith. Water
town; j. d. LAWN. Aberdeen; w. H.
eodtllc I.rookings: a. j. Schunk. Abb
4eroieen.
This committee named represents
every kind of insurance, namely: Fire
old line and mutual. life. old line. mu-
:ual and fraternal, accident and in
-.ien,nity.
This committee will soon have a con-
terence. following which Il meeting OF
all the companies doing business in the
state will be called to consider and adj
wise. pending future action.
Those present We're agreed in oppo-
sition to the valued policy law it being
claimed that it's effect was TO encour
age fraud upon the companies by over
insuring and even by committing arson.
All We're united. too, in opposing the
present tax on gross earnings as un-
Just to the companies. both because it
subjected the insurance companies to
double taxation and because it caused
the home companies to pay similar
rates for doing business in other states
having retaliatory law. as does Min
ReSOta.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
OFFICIALS ACCUSED
OF WRONGING GIRLS

London, Dec. 1O.--W. Scoresby Rout-
ledge, who has lived for six years in
British East Africa, writes to the
Times appealing to public opinion to
stop outrageous practices. which, he
says. the imperial authorities refuse
to check. He declares that British in
tcrests in East Africa are suffering
from the Generalization of native
women by British officials. who misuse
their authority for this purpose"
He says he has hitherto refrained
from a public protest, relying on the
government to deal severely with the
abuses which he personally brought to
the notice of the officials in London.
He has been grievously disappointed
in this hope and recites with names,
as a typical case. one instance in which
the culprit was only deprived of a
years seniority and severely admon-
ished.
This man. an acting district commits
sioner. the writer says. procured a ma
tive child of 13 and retained her against
her will, and also took another child
o1 IA from the protection of one. of his
own native policemen.
these charges to the government with
the totally inadequate punishment
named as a result.
Mr.. Routledge tells of similar cases
and names more officials. He says he
is intensely disgusted with the in
sensibility of the British authorities
to these Outrages. and he demands that
the public take the matter UP.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
ROOSEVELT ALMOST RUN
OVER BY HOSE COMPANY

Washington. d. c. Dec. lit is
learned that President Roosevelt had
a narrow escape from serious injury
while driving the other afternoon. The
prompt action Of Lieutenant j. b. Ly-
ons. OF the local fire department. who
was driving heavy fire hose cart and
who threw his horses to the ground in
order to avoid dashing into the chief
executives carriage. alone prevented a
bad accident. The fire horses We're
travelling at great speed when the
driver, realizing that he would dash
into the presidents carriage but for
some desperate action, jerked the an
FINALS back and threw them on their
launches.
Their hoofs, it is said almost struck
the vehicle in front Of them as they
fell. The hose wagon was slightly
damaged. The firemen were respond
ing to an alarm from the home Of Rep
resentative Frank f. Lowden OF Illi-
nois.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
IRATE FARMER TAKES
SHOT AT NEIGHBOR

Huron. S. d.. Dec. 1O-On the George
Beck farm. 10 miles southeast OF Wes-
Sington, occurred a serious quarrel.
when George Beck shot Matt Johnson.
mflicting a painful, though not serious,
wound.
Matt Johnson, accompanied by his
friend, John SaXton, went to the Beck
farm, for the purpose of removing some
furniture stored there, which Johnson
claimed he had purchased. On being
refused admission to the house. John
son and Saxton, so the story goes. at
tempted to force their way into the
house. when Beck seized a shotgun and
fired at the two men. a portion of the
charge striking johnson in the back
part of the head. The flesh was torn
away. but the skull was only slightly
injured. and he will recover.
Sheriff Young went to the Beck farm
W here he arrested Beck and brought
him to this city, where he is now In
custody. awaiting prelinsna,N exart-
sfiatioa The aIfait' has "c.fNse,le,i soine
stir in the west part OF the county.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
PANAMA CANAL BONDS
SELL AT GOOD FIGURE

Washington. Dec. 9.-Secretary Cor
telyou announced that Panama canal
bonds have been sold at an average OF
S1O2.4368. The lowest accepted bid was
$102.2778. There were 159 accepted
bids, amounting to $3O.OOO,O0O. Six
hundred seventy-two bids We're reject
ed. amounting to s72,sOs,sOO The total
number of regular bids. therefore, was
iS31, subscribing for $1O2.s0S, 500
The bona tide character of the bids
lis shown by the fact that OF S34 re-
iceived, all but three were accompanied
by certified checks or cash for two per
cent of the face value of the bonds ap-
piled for.
! Following are the names of success
full bidders for $1.OOO.OOO and over:
Fisk and Robinson, Of New York city:
Chase National bank. Of New York;
National City bank. Of New York
The highest bid was by j. F. House
man, Bradshaw. Neb for 500 at 1O5.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
W|TTEN SELECTS
TOWNSITES FOR
COUNTY OF TRIP
Opening Will Be Postponed to
March 25 to Save Settlers
from Exposure.

Dallas, S. ID. Dec. 5.--Judge Witten.
who returned this week from Wash
ington. expects today 10 conclude the
selection of the government townsites
in Tripp county. He will not make
the locations known until his report
has been presented TO the secretary of
the interior and approved by him
Judge Witten says that the date of
opening of 'fripp county will be about
March %. 1903. and not the first of
March as originally reported. The rea-
son for the delay is that the toughest
weather of the season often comes
about the first of the month, and the
later date. While early enough to per-
mi, of spring farming operations, is a
safer time for the settlers to get out
on their land.
a petition has recently been circu-
lated for the organization of Tripp
county, but Judge Witten is of the
opinion that nothing can be done along
that line until after the date of the
formal opening of the county to set
tleihent 1t Yet remains an Indian
domain, says he, "and those who are
1requenting Tripp county without a
permit are liable to arrest for tres
pass. Literally speaking, no white man
without u permit has any right on the
reservation, and those who are living
eminent authorities
Might Change the Plan.
Speaking of the plan pursued at
Dallas and other points i'm the regis !
trat1on and drawing OF lands, Judge,
Witten said:
There is only one thing that might
make 1T more equitable and avoid
speculation to an absolute certainty 4
the right for the people all over the,
United States to make their applica :,
tons at their homes before an au-!!
thoriaed oath officer and forward their
applications to central ONCE and filei
the same as was the case in those,
filed here and sent from Preshol
Chamberlain. O'Neill and Valentine,
When these applications are made and
filed 1T should be compulsory that each
application accompanied with a draft
for 500 as evidence that he registers
in good faith and that If he draws a,
number that he will file. If he fails to-
make his filing he forfeits his money! !
During this drawing the people who
participated i'll 1t expended more than
$2,3o0,Oo0, most II the amount being
spent with the railroads OF the coun ::
try. Under this system this would be
eliminated and only those who really
wanted to enter government lands.
would take part. Those who fail in the
drawing would have their money re-
turned to them.
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DEAREST" AND "PEACH1E'
MEANT COFFEE AND PRUNEs

Chicago. Dec. S.-The original ex-
plantations OF still more novel stua-
tic bliss Of Broker Charles j. Dannen-
baum. We're recited IN Judge Barnes
court. with the result that the crowd,
which filled the court was moved to
repeated outburts of glee. The hus-
band is suing for divorce, charging
the wife With cruelty, while Mrs Danl
nenbaum in turn. is suing her hus-.
band for separate maintenance.
The climax Of Mrs. Dannenbaum's
story came when she told of the dis.
covery of love letter in her hus-.
bands pocket which he explained as
being a business letter In CODE
Dearest" and "Peachie," and SINH.
lar words were supposed to refer to.
such prosaic matters as coffee trades
and railroad rebates-the husband be-
ing a coffee salesman and broker.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
RILEY WILL BE TRIED
FOR MURDER OF RiTTSi

Fairfax, S. D., Dec. 4.-Considerablei
interest is being taken in an adjourned,
term of state circuit court for Gregory
county. which will convene at thisl
place on Tuesday of next week, with
Judge f. q. Smith. of Yankton. presid-'
ing. 1t has been expected that the
murder cas-e in which w. A. Riley Isl
the defendant would be tried during the!
adjourned term, but this Is not so cer-s
tain.
1t is stated on apparently good au-i
thority that Riley's attorneys will en-
deavor to secure change of Venue to,
some other county in the circuit, ali
leging that there is general prejudicei
against the defendant in this county!
and that 1t would be impossible for him
to secure fair and impartial trial
here. Riley Is accused Of the murder!
of ]. r. Ritts. at Burke. last July, and
is at liberty on a bond Of $1,000, pend
ing his trial. The men are alleged tol
have quarreled over q quantity of
bacon. and Riley kicked Ritts and In
jured him to such an extent that he
ita1
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
SUSPECTED MURDERERs
ARE DISCOVERED, DEAD

Trinidad, Colo. Dec. lo-Maggic
Garcia, aged is. and Francisco Mar
tineZ. who was suspected of having
murdered the -four members of the
Garcia family. were found dead yes
1erday, 90 miles west of Garcia ranch
Apparently Martinez murdered the
girl and then suicided.
The bodies of the Garcia family were
found Mt their homes last Friday night
the heads having been split open with
an AK. The posse located Martinez and
the girl Sunday night in lonely can
yon and a guard was established over
the place. Finding escape cut off. Mar
tinez killed his companion. who un-
sloubtedly he had abducted after mur-
Iering her parents, then blew out his
Swn brains
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
TWO INJURED IN
GAS Expl gSIoi.,
Sidewalks Destroyed and Win
doWs Broken by Accident
at Yankton.

Yankuon. S. D.. Dec. 4.--By the ex-,
plosion OF gas main on Broadway,
this morning so feet of sidewalk was
literally broken into fragments and NJ,
Y. Gilman, banker and James TODD.
fire chief were thrown Is feet into the
air, the former sustaining broken an
ssle and both parties being considerably
Bruised !,
Many lights of glass were broken
from windows of the buildings adjoin-i
ing the street. and the terrific force OF
The explosion caused vibrations which,
were felt all over the city, and the
noise of which was deafening in tho,
vicinity of the casualty was plainly
heard to the limits of the city. /.
MIR. Gilman is resting as easily as
could be expected after such a painful
experience. and the escape of both mem
from more dangerous injury is consid-
cred remarkable by all who have
viewed the ruin wrought by the ex-i
poSion
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
FOOTBALL INJURY TURNS
YOUTH INTO HOLDUP MAN

Cleveland. Ohio. Dec. 1O.-4\n accident
in a recent football game made high
wayman OF Ashton B. Collart. aged 90.
according to his father. Martin c.. Col
Tart. who filed an insanity complaint
against his son today.
Young collart was arrested Saturday
charged with holding up George Lau
Iollart had felled Lau. according to the
officers. and was holding q revolver at
the mans head while he went through
his pocekts when the police interfered.
My sons mind was affected by an
Injury sustained when he was five
wears Old" the father said. "This fall
he plaved football and suffered concus-
sion of the brain. Since then he has
been unbalanced"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
vAGAeoND DOG
BEATS HIS WAY.

Aberdeen, s. D.. Dec. S-A
new kind Of hobo has put in
an appearance in this part Of
the state. 1t is dog that has
all the abits and instincts of
the veteran tramp. The dog
makes trips over the Milwau-
KEGS extension. using freight
trains at will. for he has made
friends With all the train crews
The dog has been named
Boomer" and his appearance
indicates that he is not suf-
fering from lack of nourish-
ing food. Boomer frequently
visits a town. makes friends and
eats few meals. but refuses
; to remain. When the next
freight comes along the dog
jumps aboard the caboose, wags
his tail and barks a farewell.
Boomer seems to know all
about the trains. when they are
due and the direction they are
) going. and he seldoms is car
; ried back Immediately toward
; the place he has Just left
Boomer resembles a shepherd
; dog. with pronounced retriever
habits.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
women OPERATE
STREET RAILWAY
Will Collect Fares for a Day and
Keep All Change to Help
Pay for Church.

Sioux Falls. :. ID, Dec. 9.'rhe peo-
pie of Sioux Falls, on Wednesday OF
this week will experience the novelty
of having women conductors on the
cars OF the local electric street railway
system. BY the terms of an agreement
between President Mills, of the street
railway company, and the women OF the
local Congregational church, the cars
will be turned over to the women on
that day for the purpose of enabling
them to raise as much money as possi-
BILE toward the fund for the payment
of the new 100000 church building
which the Congregational society is
completing in this city. The women in
innate that they will give back no
change and those who ride on the cars
on Wednesday will have to provide
themselves With nickels in advance or
they will be assessed whatever sum
they tender in payment for the ride.
Two women will remain on each car
throughout the day and until the cars
stop running at II o'clock at night.
Under the agreement they will be per-
mitted TO retain one-half of the total
sum collected in fares during the day.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
GETTING READY TO
LAY GOLDEN EGG

Rapid City. S. D.. Dec. 5.-Had he,
known in time before he killed it. Hans,
Nelson. blacksmith. believes that he,
might have had the goose that laid,
the golden egg" Nelson purchased the
bird for a. Sunday dinner, and when his
wife got busy she found a gizzard we'll
mixed With gold dust. BY "panning"!
the material from the gizzard she OBJ
talred enough 'colors" to partly pay
the purchase price of the goose. be-,
sides several rubies.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
BOY is scALDED
BY BOILING LARD

kimball. S. d. Dec. 5-whle aiding
his mother i'm trying out" lard, the
5-year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs Leo.
Geppert, who reside on farm Is miles
southwest OF Ktmball. was frighlfully
scalded by hot lard. The little boy was
stirring the lard with a spoon and
tipped the kettle over to such an extent
that u large quality Of the melted lard
poured out upon him, severely burning
his face, breast and abdomen. For a
time 1t was feared that withou, doubt
he was fatally injured. but there now is
q chance of saving his life.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
SPATTs PAYS FINE
FOR SHIPPING GAME

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Dec. Tt has lust
cost Edward Spatts, of the little town
of Meckling. the sum of 5000 for send
ing game out Of the state in violation
of the provisions of the Lacey act, 9TH
erwise known as the national game
law. Spatts was brought to Sioux
Falls by a deputy United States mar
shall on complaint charging him with
having violated the law in the manner
stated, and entered plea of guilty to
the charge against him. Judge Car
land imposed fine of 5000, which
Spatts promptly paid.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
BARBER VIOLATES
THE POSTAL LAWS

Niborg, S. D., Dec. SC. H. Hayens.
a young barber Of this place. was taken
into custody today by a deputy United
States marshal on complaint of Post!
Office Inspector Collier on the charge;
of getting 81 cents on postal money
order that was made out to some one,
else. The money order was made out
to another barber. whose name is c..
w Havens. The hearing was held be-
fore Commissioners f. r. White at
Yankton. and he was bound over to,
the next term Of court at Sioux.
Falls
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
COAL BLACK WOLF
CAPTURED At PIERRE

Pierre, S. d., Dec. A wolf, coal,
black except for little spot of white
on his breast, is a curiosity brought in
from the hills northwest of the city by
among the wolf tribe, that being its
only distinguishing characteristics
;Lumley caught the animal with a
pack of hounds
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
LEPER GENERAL s WIFE
DIES OF LEPROSY

Wardell. leper wife of General war.
dell. whose case created such a stir in
this community and In Arizona died
today of lePsosy in the county hos,
pitA
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
.DOANE ROBINSON
TELLS ALL ABOUT
GROWTH OF STATE
Places Production for Year at
$185, ,434, 43O-Wonderful
Increase in Stock.

pierre. s. ID. Dec 7.-Doane Robin
SON. state curator, historian and statis-
ticiSn. has issued his annual pamphlet
on population. crops and new wealth.
Within the state of South Dakota.
He places the present population,
base,! upon the latest school census, at
oGN.,4. Including 1869 Indians. This
Is gain of 32.95S over the state census
o! 1908. Stanley county has had the
largest gain in population 1863; while
Lawrence SustainS the largest falling
ol' i.44a Gains are shown i'm all other
counties except Fall River in the west
eHH part, and Bon Homme. Brookings.
Clay Lake. Lincoln. Mccook. Mime
hifta. Turner. Union and Yanllton in
t'an eastern and southern parts of the
state.
Fhc assessment. which is based upon
one fourth OF the real value. foots up
SIS, $40. .o6S, which is a gain over the
assessment OF 1907 of s23o66. l9l.
on November Ia the state owed S779
5ol in revenue and general fund war
rants an increase of s27S.s5s over the
preceding GEAR The cash in the treas
urN and collections from the tax levy.
OF 1908 will reduce this indebtedness
somewhat; S22o. 900 has been collected
upon the twine plant fund and is now
available
While South Dakota banks send their
balances to Sioux City. Omaha. Chi
cago. Minneapolis. st. Paul and New
York, the deposits in all banks in the
state amount to $6S.S32.a .a99.4l
The wheat crop for 1905 is estimated
at Sa.SS2.0So bushels, which includes
over 100000 bushels of durum wheat
There is also 75.5S4.31I3 bushels of corn:i
34.2Sl 093 bushels of oats. and 24414, ,468
bushels OF barley.
Live stock marketed increased from
practically 275,OOOO0O pounds of cattle
and l96.oO0,090 of hogs to 429 100000 of.
cattle and 236 900, 900 of hogs while the
hens produced s5, ,O0O, 900 and the faithful
COW ss,000.0OO. The entire production of
the state for the year is valued at
S1S5, 434. .430
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
OFFICIAL RETURNS FROM
SOUTH DAKOTA ELECTION

Pierre, S. d.. Dec. a.-The official
figures on the late election, which have
been completed, show the Taft vote to
be 67,a36; Bryan. 40.266 The congress
sional vote was: RepD, Martin. 67.-
5S2: Burke. 67,40O; Dem.). Dowdell
3S,75S; Olsen, 3s.622: special election,
Martin, 65762: Soule 39.S65. For gov
ernor Vessey (RepD. 62,ssa: Lee
Dem). 4S,S37
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
RANDALL JURY
FAILS TO AGREE.

Rapid City. S. D.. Dec. 4.-The jury,
in the Randall murder case was called.
lin and discharged this mornint.. after
being out 50 hours and unable to agree
Preparations are being made to ar
que motion to admit Ernest Randall
Ito bail
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
FARMER FALLS FROM LOAD
AND BREAKS HIS NECK

Scotland. S. D.. Dec. 10.--While haul
ing load of hay Herman Bitx. a farm
er living near town, fell from the load
and his neck was broken.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
LOST BY ONE VOTE

iankton, S. D.. Dec. 5.-This county
has an election contest on its hands.
Norman Nelson. who was defeated by
Louis Berkley for county commissioner.
has filed notice of contest and the
case comes to hearing shortly. Nell
son was defeated by one vote.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
CHAUFFEUR GOES 70 PRISON.

Hartford. Conn, Dec. s.-W Z. Kib-
be and w. H. Phair. chaufreurs. whose
reckless driving OF automobiles. 1t was.
charged, caused two deaths. pleaded
guilty to granddaughter. Phair was sen-i
fenced to not less than three nor more
than four years in prison.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
TROUBLE RENEWED WITH
CHAMBERLAIN ORAWRRIDGE

Chamberlain. S. D.. Dec. Running
Ice prevents the closing of the Milwau-
kee drawbridge at this place and west
ern traffic is seriously interfered with
Reports from the coast line west
from Aberdeen are to the effect that
trains are blockaded ives, of Mobridge
by heavy snow fall
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
CUPID CAUGHT THE
WILKES FAMILY

kimball, S. d., Dec. 5.-Father
daughter and granGson married
in the same week This is the
record established by ex-senator
John Wilkes, who married Mrs.
Emma Stevenson last week at
Chamberlain. the event being
followed by the marriage of his
daughter. Miss Lena Wilkes. to
Guy Frick, of the same place,
and this served as inspiration to
young Leo Wilkes, who hied him
away to White Lake and
brought home bride in the per-
son OF Miss Lucy Vice.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
MURDERED MANS BROTHER
TAKES CLARK FARM

Nermillion. S. d., Dec. "A brother.
OF c. G. Clark. who was shot by his
divorced wife, will come from Colorado,
and take charge of the farm while the
woman is incarcerated in the peniten-
tiary and it is understood that the old
est boys will remain with him on the,
fafm While the youngest boy will be,
sent to school in this city under, the
care of guardian