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HUSBAND SHOT;
WOMAN IS HELD
FOR THE CRIME
Both Protest That She Is Guilt,
less. But Authorities Hold
Her for Trial.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Sept. s.-Shot
through the body just below the heart
and with only fair chances for recoN-
cry. William Fiber made sworn sworn
today before Attorney Joe Kirby for
the defense and witnesses, that his
wife, Margaret Fiber, with whom ne
was found alone at their lonely resi-
dence in Willowdale, had nothing to DO
with the shooting.
The police were called Saturday to
the Willowdale home by Margaret FIJI
Der, who has lived there alone with her
husband since the closing of the houses
two miles west of town as public
band had been shot and was dying.
Hurrying to the scene. Omcer johnson
and City Physician w. 3. Keller and
Oflcer Collins found the two alone In
the lonely house, the woman nursing
her husband as he lay on the moor.
Gated that the bullet wound, entering
below the heart and coming out Just
below the left arm pit, might be fatal
Both the apparently dying man and
the sorrowing woman told the Same
story, first to the officer and physician
and later to the states attorney and
coroner, that Mr.. Filber had opened
the door to Investigate noises outside,
and had been shot by some unknown
person or persons. In the room, now
ever, was IOuIlu ii oo-SdlAOiO ASNOA'NA
with an exploded cartridge In one
chamb4
Beside the recently discharged re.
volver at the house, a club was found
lying on the bed. Blood stains would
indicate it had been recently used. and
a fresh cut over bruised and black
ened eye on Margaret Fulber indtcat-
ed that it had played an active part IN
a quarrel.
Both the woman and her husband ad-
mitted they had quarreled. 1t Is
known Fiber had been drinking the
evening previous, and left town to go
to the home at Willowdale at late
hour. Previous quarrels have resulted
in Margaret Fiber calling on the pc, po-
lice for protection from her huspano'
but this was not recently.
Before Fiber had been removed to
the hospital he had the following paper
drawn up: Il hereby bequeath all my
property and effects to my wife. Mar
garet Fiber, in case of my DEATH.
Signed, William Fiber"
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AUTHORS HELPMEET
GRANTED A RELEASE
FROM CALLING BONDS
Mrs. Harry Thurston Peck the
Latest Product of South
Dakota Divorce Mill.

Sioux Falls. S. d., Sept. 1.-THE long
list of distinguished persons whose
matrimonial bonds have been severed
by the South fs-kota courts was added
to today, when a decree OF divorce was
granted to Mrs. Cornelia Dawbarn
Peck, the defendant in the action be-
ing Harry Thurston Peck, professor Of
Latin in Columbia university, cele
brated magizine writer and prominent
educator of International reputation.
The dec-ae. which was filed in the
Office of the clerk of the courts in this
city today. was applied for and granted
on the ground of desertion. 1t Is set
forth in the decree that it appears to
the satisfaction of the court that the
property rights Of the plaintiff and
defendant have been settled and ad
justed between the parties and that the
settlement and adjustment is fair
and reasonable one to each of the par
ties to the suit.
Mrs. Peck by the decree. is given the
care. custody and control of the only
child of the couple. a daughter. Con-
stance Saltonstall Dawbarn Peck, aged
16. until the daughter shall have reach
ed the age of IS years. The testimony
in the case shows that Mr.. and Mrs.
Peck were married at No. 612 Carlton
ave, Brooklyn. on April 26, 1882.
Mrs. Peck took up her residence IN
South Dakota on April of last year,
locating at Brookings. where she has
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ALL NEW CASES IN
UNITED STATES COURT

Deadwood. S. D.. Sept. 5.-United
States district court has convened for
it's fall term here with Judge Garland
on the bench. All the old cases have
been cleaned up at the last term and
it remains for the grand jury to find
new indictments before there will be
cases to try. The grand jury con-
sists of o. F. Swanson, Warner; f..
w. Webb Aberdeen; Ed Baldwin,
Wentworth: Maurice Ringrose, Aber-
deem; f. B. Whitney, Artesian; Fore,
man Ben p. Hoover, Gettysburg; A.
b. Davis Florence; Arden Clark, YER;
million; James Lyons Mitchell; Will
Salem; r. p. Brown. Sioux Falls; w.
d. Eklund Nermillion; f. B. Lloyd,
Alexandria,: Frank Renner. Sioux
Falls: F. A. Dell. Ordway; Charles T..
Conger, Buffalo Gap; j. c. Simmons,
Frederick; j. w. Fuson. Buffalo Cap.
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MISSOURI RIVER
ROADS CONTEST
Object to Reductions in Through
Freight Rates to Atlantic
Coast.

Chicago. Sept. Sat a conference Of
the legal representatives Of railroads
operating between Chicago and the
Missouri river. decision was reached
to contest the decision of the Interstate
Commerce commission in the famous
Missouri river rate case. Exception 10
taken to the commissions order that q
reduction OF cents per 100 pounds be
made In the thorugh rates from the At-
lantic coast to the Missouri river. The
rates are to go into effect September l5.
apply for an injunction against the
commission.
A rehearing of the case is to be asked
by the Santa Fe, Illinois Central, the
Alton and the Wabash on the ground
that they have had no opportunity to
present their side of the controversy.
The original defendants are the Rock
Island, the ST Paul, the Burlington, tho
Northwestern and the Great Western
roads.
The kernel OF the commissions de-
cision was the adoption Of the principle
that the through rate must be below
the sum Of the local rates at the Mis-
sissippi and the Missouri rivers. To
do this the body ordered the 9-cent re-
duction on Missouri river through busi-
ness. Chicago and st. Louis jobbers
regarded the decision as OF vital i'm
portance, inasmuch as they say the
business west of the Missouri river will
be irreparably injured because of the
disadvantage In rates as compared
with those made to Kansas City, Oma
ha and other Missouri river points.
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WIFE BORE % CHILDREN;
HUSBAND MALTREATED
HER AND GETS WoRSTED

sturgis. s. D.. Sept. lO.-The people Of
this community believe tnat when a
wife has borne % children for her hus-
band, he does not owe her beating.
Accordingly they have beaten the wife
beater Charles Stegmeyer.
1t seems that Stegmeyer was not
content that his wife should have made
him the father Of brood Of %; he
asked her to take in washing to help
clothe and feed the family. Even this
was not enough. The neighbors saw
him beating his wife publicly and later
when he met her on the street he
knocked her down. This was because
she had spent &62 without consulting
him about it.
At IL o'clock that night. rap at the
Stegmeyer door was answered by the
man and he found six men wearing
white handkerchiefs over their faces.
He was instantly seized. taken out Of
doors and a rope placed about his neck.
One Of the group advised hanging him
to nearby telephone pole. but others
determined that it would be better 6
suspend him from a tree and he was
led north through the timber bordering
on the creek. Here he was given q.
drubbing with a robe, each of the six
taking turns, and was released on
promise to leave town next morning.
He kept his promise.
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ACCUSED WOMAN
SHOOTS HERSELF

Bonestcel. s. D.. Sept Miss Bes-
sic Sinl1ular, living south of Dallas. S.
D.. committed suicide yesterday after
noon by shooting herself through the
heart with a shotgun.
Miss Sinlsular was engaged in the
millinery business at Herrick. S. D..
until the 10th of last July, at which
time a large part of the town was de-
stroyed by fire. Miss Sinkular was
accused of having started the fire, was
arrested and had her preliminary hear
ing before Judge Biggins, Of Bone
steel on August l, and was held to the
circuit court in the sum of $1,000.
Brooding over this trouble is sup
posed to have been the cause of her act.
Miss Sinkular came here during the
rush and proved up on Rosebud farm.
Her folks are we'll to do.
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BOY HAS HABIT
OF DISAPPEARING

c.arcmont. S. D.. Sept. 5.--A few
weeks ago Phillip ElIery disappeared,
taking with him a horse belonging to
Jesse J. BARTON, Il farmer who had pro-
vided him home. The boy was
finally located and arrested, but upon
his promise of future good behavior
Barton decided not to prosecute him.
but instead forgave him and once
more took him into his home.
Now the boy has again disappeared
After supper he was told to throw
down some hay for the horses and
started out. with a companion follow
ing him. Arriving at the barn the
companion was surprised to note that
the lad had not entered the building
ahead of him. He called loudly for the
boy. but there was no response
Alarmed, the others about the place
We're summoned and Immediately COM
menced a search, but could find not
the slightest trace of the boy about
the place or in the vicinity.
The boy had on several occasions
complained about his head, and it may
be that he wandered away while tenn
porarily deranged. The Bartons are
greatly alarmed. fearing that i'll has
befallen him.
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SCHOOL "FRAT"
WAR GOES MERRILY
ON IN CHICAGO

Chicago. Sept. 1O.-A battle royal be-
tween the Chicago high school frater-
mites and the board of education is
scheduled for the FIRST day of school,"
From members of various fraterni-
ties and sororities-members who. for
obvious reasons stipulated that their
names should not be published-it is
learned that the secret organizations
have not the slightest intentions of
bowling to the boards stringent anti
frat rule which was adopted last
spring.
The rule provides that members OF
any secret organization connected
with any Chicago high school or whose
existence influences the conduct and
discipline Of any such school" shall be
suspended Immediately from the school
system. In spite of all this boys and
girls and planning to open their chap
ter houses" and begin rushing" candi-
dates for membership and conducting
their various activities in full view Of
the school authorities.
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"PRlNCE" SAvINE IN
TOLLS IN ANTWERP

Chicago, Sept 1O-Nichoas savine.
who styles himself prince Savine" and
Count De Toulouse Lautree," one of
the worlds most picturesque adventure
ers, is in the hands OF the police again.
this time at Antwerp. where he is
charged with cashing stolen coupons.
1t was learned in Chicago last night
that he has been arrested under the
name of Count De Toulouse-L -Lautrec.
His protests and his claim that he was
an American citizen, which he backed
by displaying naturalization papers
granted in Chicago, established his
identity.
Investigation showed that he escaped
recently from Siberia. whittier he was
sent after his extradition from Bre-
men by the Russian police in 1905. He
became known in Chicago in 1895,
when he came from San Francisco.
He worked as cab driver waiter and
billiard marker. but landed in Jail when
his criminal distinction became known.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
AGED GLOBE TRoTrER
DIES IN DOUGLAS COUNTY,

Armour. S. D., Sept s.-Bernard
Crinnigan, veteran of the Mexican
and civil wars, passed away at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. J. L. Bee
son, who resides some eight miles
southwest of Armour.
The deceased was born at Longford.
county Longford. Ireland. March II,
1912, and at the time of his death was
aged SO years. The old veteran enjoyed
excellent health until about two years
ago, since which time he has failed
gradually. He spent a stirring life, at
an early age enlisting in the British
navy and forming one Of the commis-
sion that was sent to British Columbia
in 1886 when the cry was "F'ifty-four
forty or fight" Later he entered the
merchant marine, wandering up and
down the waters of the globe visiting
every place of note. He enjoyed a re-
tentive memory and 1t was his delight
to entertain company with a recital of
the sights he had seen and the ex-
periences tlat had fallen to his lot.
He served under General Zachary Tay-
lor in the Mexican war and was pres
ent at the storming and capture Of
Chaupultepec.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
YOUNG MEN WALK
FROM PIERRE TO HURON

Heron. S. ID. Sept. 1.-Two young
men. Robert " Loughlin and Will H.
StarlSy. started to walk Thursday
morning to walk from Pierre to Huron.
These young men are athletes and en-
JOY some reputation as football players.
They will make the trip from Pierre
to Huron. distance by wagon road Of
ABOUT $50 miles, on foot. They are
coming to attend the state fair, and will
be properly uniformed and will carry
canvas banners on which is painted:
I'VE are walking to the state fair at
Huron. September ILL The first
stopping place will be at Blunt. thence
to Highmore, thence to Miller and
from Miller to Wolsey. coming to this
city from that place on the morning Of
September Z.
Secretary McIlvaine. cf TIC state fair
board, has arranged for a band to meet
the young men on their arrival at the
city limits and will escort them through
the principal streets of Huron. The
boys make the trip on foot for the
purpose of putting them in shape for
football work the coming season.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
LAKE WAS DRY ID
YEARS AND NOW is
AT FULL, TIDE AGAIN

Madison. 8. D, Sept. "A peculiar
condition is noted at Lake Madison
four miles from this city.
Fourteen years ago a portion of the
lake four miles long and one mile wide
went dry. A short time previous to
this, Lake Herman. one of it's feeders.
also became a failure as a plunge bath
and went on the dry list, but in the
course of a couple OF years regained
practically its former volume of wa
ter. Lake Madison remained dry and
grew up to coarse rush grass until it
looked like a forest jungle. 1t lost out
as a pleasure resort and struck almost
a death blow to u flourishing chautaqua
project.
A year ago the water began to come
back to the dry part of the lake and
now the rush grass has disappeared
and the lake has assumed its former
appearance. having enough water to
permit the operation OF a pleasure
steamer. Only last year the commits
sioners of this county sought to Sc
cure an artesian well on the banks OF
the lake to restore Its volume OF wa
ter. The effort failed but the lake has
made good.
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CONTESTS
FOR COUNTY SEAT

Parkston. s. d., Sept s.-A county
seat fight promises to be precipitated
in this Ulutchinson) county by the
filing with the board Of county COM
missioners of petition which was cir
culated by representatives of Parkston
who inaugurated the movement for the
submission to the voters at the election
in November of the proposition of re-
moving the county seat from Olivet to
Parkston The petition filed by the
Parkston men contained more than
1,400 signatures, all the signers being
bona fide residents and voters of the
county. The principal claim made in
behalf of Parkston is that it is Sit
uated on railroad, while Olivet, which
has been the county seat for many
years. is situated at an inland point
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
MILLIONAIRE PUBLISHER
is SEEKING DIVORCE,

Chicago. Sept Am item of real
estate news today corroborated the res
port that has been current for several
weeks that VIM. d. Boyce, the million.
aire publisher, and his wife who, with.
three children, lived at the Virginia.
hotel until last winter, have agreed,
upon a separation. The transaction.
was conveyance in trust by Mr..
Boyce to the State Bank Of Chicago OF
the Boyce building and the transfer to
his wife of the family residence on
Hampden court and Wrightwood ave-
nue. with only nominal consideration
of 81 in each instance. Mr.. Boyce 10
said to have established residence In
North Dakota, at Bismarck, and Nrx.
Boyce Is travelling In Europe.
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AGED 80, HE D1sCARDs
SPECS" AND CUTS TEETH

Philadelphia, Sept 10-Albert Edde-
man, of Cinnaminson and Folsom streets,
Roxborough, is cutting teeth and throw
ing away glasses at the age of 81 years.
He is now displaying two teeth which
have appeared in the last few months and
says that he is sure that a soreness of
the gums, from which he has suffered for
several months. tells of the coming OF
more.
For years he has had to use glasses
whel. reading. During the last few days
his sight has so improved that he has
dispensed with them. Mr.. Eddelnans 3
father and forefathers have lived in Rox-
borough. One OF his ancestors lived to
be 103 years old.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
.BLEACHED FLOUR
IN GENERAL USE;
RETARDS DIGESTION
Chemist Finds Nitrous Acid a
Disturbing Factor in House.
wife's Delight.

Brookings, s. D.. Sept. Sit Is quite
possible that the next session of the
South Dakota legislature will consider
the enactment of a law forbidding the
bleaching of flour, as result of ex-
periments carried on by Professor
James Fl. Shepard, state chemist.
Realizing that in recent years enor-
nous quantities of wheat hour have
been treated with nitrous acid to give
it the shining whiteness that appeals
to the mistakenly particular housewives
Professor Shepard determined to find
the effects OF the adulteration. Pre-
vious experiments had been made to
find the action of nitrous acid on gluten
fes ssor Shepard proposed to find Its rela-.
tion to digestion.
AT all times in tho artificial digestion
to which he submitted bleached flour.
nitrous fumes were given off from the
tubes. In some cases no digestion oc-
Cured during the first hour of the pro-
cess. When the fumes were confined
digestion was retarded "a per cent, as
compared With per cent in the open
tube. Professor Shepard concluded that
when nitrous acid is added to -four, it
is confined during digestion and there
fore must seriously interfere with di-
gestion. He is satisfied that no diges-
tion occurs until the acid is entirely
eliminated
Asked what proportion of flour sold
on the market is bleached and whether
the state food and dairy commission
would ask the legislature to pass a law
forbidding the practice, Professor Shep-
ard stated:
The practice of bleaching flour is
now quite general. 1t would probably
be difficult for a man to buy unbleached
flour on the market, unless a special
order or a special inquiry were made.
l do not know, personally. of more than
two or three mills in the Dakotas that
do not use the bleaching process.
I'm regard to your second inquiry
l would state that no legal advice has
been obtained up to this time in re-
gard to the sufficiency of our present
pure food laws to cover the case of
bleached flour. So far as 1 know, no
steps have been taken toward formul-
ating a new law to be enacted next
winter
Owing to the almost universal prev
alence of the bleaching process in all
OF the states. one would be rather led
to expect that some move on the part
of the United States government may
be expected in the not distanct future
l understand the government has been
making Investigations along this line
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
NORTHWESTERN PUTS ON
NEW TRAIN SERVICE

Huron, S. D., Sept. 9.-The new pas
senger time schedule on the Chicago
& Northwestern railway. which has
Just gone into effect, gives South Da-
kota the best railway service it has
ever had. Two additional passenger
trains now operate between Omaha.
Huron and Oakes, each carrying
through sleepers. Through trains, with
sleepers, will also operate between Chi
cago, Huron and Deadwood. These
changes will prove very helpful during
state fair week. September I'LL. By
the new arrangements 1t Is thought
that several old time conductors and
trainmen will be compelled to remove
to other cities to reside.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
BOYS FEET LAcERArEp
IN MOVING MACHINE

Corsica. s. d., Sept. S.-The 1O-year-
old son of r. Wolbrink. residing mid
way between Harrison and Corsica,
this county. met with a serious acct
dent Wednesday. The little fellow
was engaged in cutting weeds along
the highway when something in the
gear of the moving machine attracted
his attention and he stepped down In
front of the sickle to attend to the
defect, and gave the horses the word
to go before he stepped out of the
way.
Result, both feet badly lacerated.
toes on right foot all cut. one or two
Of them almost severed the heel of the
left foot being also severely cut. There
is every chance for his recovery with
out combinations set in.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
DEMOCRATS BEATEN
IN SUPREME COURT
Cannot Place Convention Nomi.
nee on Official Ballot With
Primary Nominees.

Pierre, S. d. Sept. 4.-The members
of the democratic party. who brought
an action against the secretary of state
to have the names Of certain nominees
placed upon the official ballot recrrved
severe set back today when the su-
preme court stated in its opinion that
In passing the primary election law it
was the intent of the legislature to pre-
scribe mandatory method for all cleo
tive Offices.
That such method does not permit
the nomination of party candidates to
either of such offices except where no
candidate has received the requisite
vote at the primary, that such method
permits central committee to NOM
mate only where vacancy oc-
ours after a candidate has been nom-
mated at the primary. The plaintiffs
are therefore not entitled to have
their names on the official ballots at|
the fall election.
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THROWN INTO DITCH;
WOMAN'S ARM BROKEN

Menno. s. D., Sept S.-Mr and Mrs.
Chris Bertsch. we'll known residents of
this part of the state We're attempt
ing to cross the Jim river south of here
when the watchman at that particular
point to enforce quarantine restric-
ton, raised his stick for the purpose
of stopping them The movement
frightened the horses driven by
Bertsch. which backed into a ditch,
causing the vehicle to tilt In such a
way as to throw Mrs. Bertsch, who
had a small child in her arms. to the
ground. Her arm was broken and she
was otherwise injured. A damage suit
may result.
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STATE ENGINEER WRITES
IRRIGATION TREATISE

Pierre. S. d.. Sept. AT the request
6f the United States department OF
agriculture. State Engineer Samuel II.
Lee has prepared a treatise on 'Irrigae
tion in South Dakota"
The work contains information on
the general characteristics and physi-
cal features of the state, including ref.
distribution of the rainfall. the average
temperature in typical localities, popu-
lation, principal industries etc.
Irrigated lands and irrigated products;
will be discussed. The pamphlets wiz
be issued and may be obtained fromI
the United States department of agri.'
culture, Washington D. C.
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PEACE OFFICER
USES AUTOMOBILE

Bridgcwater. S. d.. Sept. s.
Geo. Miller, night watchman at
this place. has secured an auto
mobile which he will use in pa
trolling the town. In it he will
give all hobos free ride from
whatever point taken to the viii
lage Jail.
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DOG QUALITIES FOR
COUNT ToLSTors CLASS.

spearfish. S. D.. Sept. O.
Vegetarians are In this day and
age not an uncommon thing.
But to f1nd a meat eating ami
NAL whose wolflsh taste for the
flesh of his fellow being has
been appeased, is indeed un-
common. C. F. Ernest. prom
inent rancher near this city,
boasts the ownership OF a veg
etarian Collie dog. Every morn
ing Mr.. Ernest cuts turnips,
beets, ETC., for milch COWS at
which time the dog is present
and gorges himself with the
vegetable diet. Outside of this,
milk, bread and other scraps
from the table are the only
things he will eat.