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WOMAN TRIED TO
KILL GOVERNOR
With Revolver Concealed in
Her Dress She Besieged
Office Until Arrested.

Denver. Colo. June 2~2.-Through tho
cooiness Of Assistant Secretary James
i. Doushcrly, OF the State Humane
society. Governor Henry A. BUchtel es.
capped probable injury at the hands Of
Mrs. ANNE Cochin. an insane woman.
Labcring under u deIusion that the
governor had got possession Of $4,000
h imagined was left her by w. 8.
Stratton. and is scheming to force her
to marry him. tn" woman visited the
executives Office with the intention of
shooting hin, with 4 39-calibre revolver.
She had the weapon concealed under q
Jacket she carried on her arm.
I1nabie to obtaio admission into the
executive chs mbe- the woman went to
the humane society n made threats
to fix tue governor" After warning
Private Secretary Montgomery. Mr..
Dougherty Joined the woman while she
was waiting at the Broadway entrance
to the state house and persuaded her
to accompany him to the court house.
There he swore out a complaint Of in
sanity against her and she was taken
to the Psycopathic ward of the county
hospital by Deputy Sheriff Baker.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
DEAD HORSE CAME
BACK TO LIFE and
ASKED FOR WATER
Fell Dead and Was Dragged
Out-Returned and Made
Owner Think of Ghosts.

WATERFOWL. S. D., June a4.-Jim
Kroeger and Pat Culhane are two so
Der, Industrious farmers living near
Elkton. S. d., neither of whom be-
iieves in ghosts. or was supposed to
have a guilty conscience. But for q
short time last Thursday night what
few hairs they ave left on the tops Of
their heads displayed a frantic desire
to loop the loop in the crowns of their
hats.
1t seems that in the afternoon, while
working in his field one Of MI. Kroe-
supposed. After trying for some time
to revive the animal. he summoned his
neighbor. Mr.. Culhane, from an ad-
Joining field and the dead horse was
hauled off the farm.
In the evening after the chores were
done Pat come over to smoke a pipe
with jim n sympathize with him
owe the loss of his valuable horse.
Jim had just told his neighbor some
OF the habits of his favorite horse,
how he could turn him out and he
would go to the watering trough over
yonder unaccompanied II If the
trough was dry rattle the handle that
II came and set it for him. AS he
spoke the wv men turned toward the
we'll, and Pats pipe fell to the ground,
and jim knocked off his hat in scratch
ing his head. which felt kind of itchy.
They looked apologetically at each
other and picked up their belongings.
each thinking what an old fool the
other must think him to be, when a
noise like the rafting of the windmill
lever came from the direction of the
we'll. They were both so much startled
by this that there was no Disgusting
the fact that they though. they were
seeing q ghost. But the gnost held his
ground and in the moonligh: they could
see it nosing the windmill lever. Fin
ally. getting courage from each others
presence. they started for the we'll.
calling the dead horses name which
the apparitlon sc closely resembled.
When half way there the horse replied
with a real horsey neigh. and Jim.
scarcely believing himself awake,
found 1t to be his lost horse, very skiff
and muddy pa one side. but neverthe-
less very much alive. He has not yet
had it satisfactorily explained to him
what could have made his horse so
apparently dead and yet leave him
none the worse for 1T.
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Dakotas were in Central park there
would be guns popping like popcorn
and blood flowing clear over to River
side park.
That's all wrong. Look at these fell
lows who are here as delegates from
North Dakota and South Dakota. They
ma not be flashing the latest thing in
clothes or hats, but what's under the
hats is good goods. You haven't no
ticed that any of them have to be roped
and tied before they're taken up in the
elevators. It's money and not guns
hat makes heir pockets bulge out, be-
cause We're prosperous in the north
west, and We're going to have the big
gest wheat crop ever. Possibly you
think that hasn't anything to do with
politics, conventions and nominations.
but it has. Give US a bumper crop and
it won't b. hard for the rulerz Of the
ranch to round up n corral the voters
for Taft.
Human life is safer in Dcadwood
y the mining gulches today than it is
in the alleys of Chicago and on the
Bowery. Nobody is packing guns in
Deadwood any more except an occa-
sional tanshod tenderfoot who comes
out from the east to annex n mountain
tan and accumulate a few pipe dreams
to spring on Broadway
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
MOTHER, ATTACKED ey
DOG, SAVED az CHILD

Buffalo. N. Y. June 8-Mrs. George
Kent was bitten 70 timss by a pet bull
dog and her ~11-year-old daughter. Ethel
Kent, vas also badly kitten. when tho
animal went o .
Three men. attracted by the screams OF
the woman. kicked the doGsto death. d
its body was sent to the health DEPART
ment for examination.
Some one rang the Kent door bell, and
the dog became infursated. Ethel tried
to quiet him. and he sprang at the girl
and fastened his eeth in her shoulder.
Mrs. Kent went I tn girls aid. and the
dog attacked her. J. nile the daughte.
mother. the beast sunk his teeth into
Mrs. Kent's shoulders and arms 20 times.:
/. The plucky child kept her grip on the
dog. and finally dragged him away from
her parent. Passersby ran into the house.
Kent and her daughter are In . serious
condition.
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UNCLE SAM TAKES
CENSUS OF FLIES
Washington. d. c., June 25.-Uncle
Sam is busy these days counting house

Washington. d. c., June 25.-Uncls
Sam is busy these days counting house
flies.
He started a sort of fly census for tho
purpose Of ascertaining the relations
ship between the little buzzing pests
and typhoid fever. 1t is believed by
some Of h agricultural department.
entomologists that flies do an awful
lot towards spreading typhoid fever
germs around-in fact. several OF them
have been caught with the goods.
The plan, therefore. is to catch tho
wicked little insects. count them, and
compile q lot Of data for comparison
with statistics furnished by the health
department as to the prevalence q
typhoid fever in localities where the
captures are made.
The fly census. therefore, has been
inaugurated in Washington and Pits
Aburg and may be extended to other
cities. DR.. L. o. Howard. chief entomol-
ogist Of the department Of agriculture,
is in charge Of the fly paper squad,
which posts sheets Of good old sticky
STUFF around in public places and gath
ers them in again after captures Of 48
hours have been made.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
SOLD ANOTHER MANS
HORSE WHILE DRUNK

Dallas, S; p. June 1e:-Harry Hur-
county, west OF here. finds himself in
serious trouble through becoming In
toxicated and selling a horse which
did not belong to him. He borrowed a
team from Henry Ramus, an acquaint-
ance. stating that he wished to drive
to Springview, Neb. Instead Of going
to Springview he came to Dallas and
got drunk. He squandered money
right and left, and when he ran short
OF funds he sold one of the borrowed
horses to Ghet Slaughter. a local liv-
eryman. The crime was not discovered
until the following morning, when
Ramus CHANGED to come to Dallas.
About the first thing he saw upon en-
'tering town was Slaughter driving n
Of his horses. Ramus Immediately
claimed the animal as his own. and the
upon. explanations being made the
horse was turned yer to him. A war
rant then was sworn out for Hurley's
arrest, and when taken before q local
Justice he vas held in bonds Of $500
for appearance at the next term Of
state circuit court in this (Grecory)
county
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
HISTORIC FLAG is
PRESENTED TO THE
SPRINGFIELD NORMAL.

Springfield. s. D., June 23.-An event
of unusual interest was the %presenta-
ton a few days ago of an historical
relic. in the form of a flag. to the
state normal school at this place. The
ner, oie.of the prominent pioneer rest.
OF this part of the old territory.
who yet resides here. The bic flag was
mad by the ladies of Springfield in
1872. and was first flung to the breeze
at the Fourth of July celebration and
picnic that yea 1t was the first ban
ner of thee stars and stripes used at
Homme county. 1t was also the first
flag to float over the Springfield nor
NAL school at it's first session in 1881.
In 1872 1t was suggested by the ladies
of Springfield that h residents of the
then little frontier town should cele-
brnte the Fourth of July with a picnic
ut Emanuel creek. near Springfield,
could not properly celebrate the day
without a flag. 1t vas proposed that
If the gentlemen would furnish the ma
terial the ladies would make the flag.
This was consented to and the flag
vas made and carried at the head OF
the procession on the march from
the town to the picnic grounds.
MI. lulllel. III prescribing tne nlStOrl-
cal old flag to the state normal school,
stated that he regretted that the names
of the ladies who aided in making the
flag had not been preserved, but that
to the best of his recollection only four
of them yet are living. and only one of
them within the boundaries of what
now is the grand young state of South
Dakota.
Since the first Fourth of July cele-
hratiOn the old flag has been rsed on.
all kinds of occasions. both public and.
private, and for a number of years was
the only stars and stripes in SPRING
field
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
DIVORCE COLONY
ATTACHE WRECKS
A FAM|LY'S HOME
Grace Ellingwood Arrested in
Texas and Returned to Sioux
Falls to Face Law.

Sioux Falls, S. D., June 25.-Another
sensation has been added TO tne ions
list growing out of the maintenance
of "A divorce colony in the city or slous
Falls. and the colony itself Is wrough'
up as it has not been in many years.
Mrs. Grace Ellingwood. who came
here nearly a year ago to obtain a
divorce from her husband, who Is q
prominent physician of Utica, N. y.
was arrested yesterday at FL Paso.
Tex, on IL statutory charge whlle she
was making her way from Sioux rams
TO some place of temporary asylum,
probably Old Mexico, until the storm
created by her escapade should dow
over OF spend it's force. She is ex-
pected to arrive here this week m
charge of an officer and then hef pre-
liminary hearing will be had. The pa
pers in the case were sworn out by
States Attorney A. F. Orr. The woman
witt. whose husband Mrs. Ellingwood
is alleged to have become involved Is
a resident OF this city, and the nus
band vas until q few months ago con-
nected with one of the leading bust
ness houses of the city When his name
became so prominently connected with
that of the divorcee that lie left for an
unknown destination, deserving his
family and leaving them practically
penniless.
An effort is being made to find the
III iASo
and humiliation upon his family. Ee
was a prominent member of several
lodges, and these organizations are as
sisting in the search for him. BY some
1t is thought that Mrs. Ellingwood was
trying to make her way to him at the
time of her arrest. The names or ina
injured parties are withheld at this
time out of consideration for their sur.
ferings which have already been all
that they could bear.
No incident in all the history of the
divorce business in this city has SO
aroused the people against this curse OF
the idle mistits who prey upon the
homes of the innocent as means OF
diversion during their enforced resi-
dence for purposes Of divorce only, and
it will have important bearings this fall
when the vote is taken or the divorce
law against; which the referendum was
Invoked by the lawyers of this part OF
the state.
sioux Falls. s. D., June 25.-Word
comes TO Sioux Falls that Mrs. Filing
woodahas applied to the courts of Tex
sas for a writ of habeas corpus. and vii!
test. to the last the requisition laws of
the name of the complaining witness
into the foreground. n IL Mrs. w. L.
Alexander. She has been on intimate
terms of friendship with Mrs. Elling-
wood, and through their acquaintance
the opportunity was given for the meet,
ing of Alexander and Mrs. Ellingwood
and when the actions of the two be-
first disappeared and a little later Mrs.
EllinEwood followed. The wife then
got busy and found several places
where the two had registered at hotels
as man and wife. These revelations
gave rise to the cause of action.
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NO MARRIAGE PROPOSED
INVOLVING CANNON BOYS

belmont, s. D., June 25.-An article
appearing III several of the daily papers
some time ago in regard to the escapade
OF two girls Of the Warner family with
a couple of boys by the name Of Cam
Non, while correct in the main incidents,
did not state the facts as to a pos
sille marriage as the solution Of the
embarrassing incident. There was an
assault committed and a fine imposed
in justice court, but there was no prop
.osition involving marriage as the Can
non boys are merely 13 and Is years
of age and not qualified to contract
marriage. The case in court which was
the basis Of th%e-6riginal story. was set
tied at h time as shown by the rec
.ords in the local justice court.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
DIVORCE DECREE ExclTEs
COMMENT AMONG FRIENDS

Beresford, S. d., June 19.-Something
of a sensation has been created in this
city n vicinity by the announcement
that Mrs. Ethel Bennett has been
granted a divorce from her husband,
Ray V. Bennett. They are compare
lively young and both grew to matur-
ity in Beresford. numbering their close
personal friends by the score. Some
two or three weeks ago Mrs. Bennett
resigned a good position mere and de-
parted for other points in the state.
Her departure caused a great deal Of
comment. n soon the report gained
circulation h a h had applied for a
divorce. Word now has been received
that she has been granted a decree.
Upon what grounds she secured the d.
vorce is unknown. as the facts have
been concealed from the people Of
man and at present has Texas as his
territory. 1t was generally supposed
that their domestic relations were Of
the most pleasant character. and the
knowledge that they have been sepa-
rated by the divorce courts was q great
shock to their many friends in Beres-
ford n vicinity.
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eLAcksMITH's Disappearance
SURROUNDED BY MYSTERY

viborg, 8. D.. June 24.-Not the
slightest trace has yet been found of
Chris Bovberg, a Viborg blacksmith,
who disappeared. a week or two ago
under mysterious circumstances. Fear
ing that he never will be found his wife
has sold her household goods, and with
her two little children has departed for
the home of her parents in Chicago.
So far as known the domestic relations
Of the missing man and his wife were
of the most pleasant character, and for
this reason 1t is believed in some quar-
tiers that he did not voluntarily disap-
pear but either wandered away while
temporarily insane or has met. with
foul play.
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QUINN ASKING FOR
RURAL MAIL SERVICE

Quinn. S. D., June 23.-An inspector
Of rural routes was in Quinn Tuesday,
June 16. and viewed the proposed 90
mile route north from Quinn. If Quinn
gets this route established 1t will be
the first town west of the Missouri
river between Pierre and Rapid City
to have rural free delivery. and proves
the rapid development of this section of
the country and the permanency Of the
former homesteaders who have re-
claimed this land of the bison and cat
tlemen and turned it into improved
farms within the last three years
Should the route be established by the
government it will probably be the
first in q country as new as this.
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YOUNG MAN SHOOTS
GIRL THROUGH HEAD

Armour, S. D., June 22.-Another ac-
cident with the fellow that was fooling
with a gun and didn't know it was
loaded" occurred recently at belmont,
but has been carefully covered up. A
young man named Albert Goehring ac-
cidentally shot a young lady named
Hildebrand, during an outing. The
bullet from a % rife passed through
the skull Of the young Medical
assistance was hurriedly called and it
is thought she will fully
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
UTES READY TO
TREK BACK HOME

Rapid City, S. d.. June 2o.-H: p,
Harris, a highly educated Ute Indian.
a government interpreter, is here
awaiting the arrival of Captain Johns
son. an army officer of Fort Robinson,
Neb.. i great favorite OF the Utes,
and whose advice they prize highly
When Captain Johnson arrives ar
rangements will be perfected for tho
return of the 400 Utes, who left theil
reservation some two years G m
who have been scattered over the Sioux
domains near Rapid City and up in
the Thunder creek country. These Ute1
will be transported back to their ma
tive reservations within the ext few
days, as they a expressed a de-
sire to get back to their old stamping
ground, and signified their willingness
to be good and not go off on a wal
scare again.
1t cannot be ascertained until the
arrival of the captain what mode Of
transportation will be adopted, but il
is likely hat the trip will be made
overland.
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seth BULLOCK
INDUCES IN A
TALKING STUNT
Strives to Correct False I'm
pressions About Western
Men and Conditions.

Chicago, Ill.,. June 22.-''The people
out west would be damned CAD to elect
Teddy. president for life II they could.
but they know they can't. md they're
getting ready to hit the trail for Taft
because they like his style. Old tim
ers think 1t Is a rank shame he v
lived out there, as Teddy has, but
they've found out he bears the same
brand as the man with the big stick
n that he's n mixer all right"
So spoke Seth Bullock. of Deadwood,
one time blazer of ways on frontiers.
and now United States marshal for
south Dakota, as he tossed his broad
brimmed SLOUGH hat on the bed at the
Palmer house and began to tell a re-
porter how things political are looking
to him.
Tn keeping pretty close to the res
ervation here" he said. Little afraid
to trust myself in Chicago. especially
after the II goes down. You can't tell
what's going to happen here on the
side streets and in the alleys. and I'm
not in my old time training for self
defense.
Maybe you don't know--Most New
Workers don't-that there is no more
of this wild and woolly' business az
cept what may ave moved here to Chi
cago or on down to New York. New
Workers have an idea that they could
put North and South Dakota both in
Central park and have q lot of the
park left for the children to play in.
And they've got the notion that if the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
INK STAINS LED
TO TWO ARRESTS

Olivet, S. D., June 22.-Henry Evans,
formerly Of st. Louis. and Henry Wipf,
OF this county. were bound over for
trial in the sum of $1,000 each for
robbing the Milwaukee depot at Free
a In default OF bond both are in
Jail.
In breaking open the money drawer
the robbers upset a bottle OF indelible
ink, and the ink stains were found on
Evans person. 1t was by this evidence
that the crime was fixed on him. He
Wipf. and laying on him the blame for
putting up the deal. Wipf maintains
his innocence.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
FAIRFAX SECURES
WATERWoRks SYSTEM

Fairfax. S. D., June 25.-Fairfax is
now to nave electric lights. a deal
having been made between the Fairfax
Milling company and c. A. Johnson,
whereby the latter will install a 1000
1ncandescent dynamo in connection
with the formers new IS horsepower
producer gas engine.
This will put Fairfax right up in
front with a good system of water
works and electric lights. Several
blocks Of new ement walks are also
being laid.
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ST. LOUIS m DANGER.

New York. June 19.-The lives Of 200
persons were imperiled early today, by
an inceRdiary who made q futile at
tempt 20 burn a tenement house in
Stanton street. The stairway from the
ground to the roof was saturated with
kerosene. Policemen and others check
ed the blaze with buckets Of water.
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LITTLE BOY WAS
DROWNED IN WELL

Armour. S. D.. June 22.-The 2-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hall. OF
this city. met death by falling into
q partly constructed we'll and drown
ing Wednesday afternoon about 4
o'clock. The well was being sunk by
Mr.. Hall and owing to the heavy rains
was not completed. The mother Of the
child was attending to some house,
hold duties Wednesday afternoon and
the little fellow strayed out into the
yard and it was some time before he
was missed.
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-FOUR ARE SENT
TO PENITENrlARY

Huron. S. D.. June 25.-In circuit
court here Saturday, Judge w. G. Rice,
Of Deadwood. presiding for Judge
on the criminal calendar for the reg
ular June term. William E. Wingard
was sent to the pen~itentiary at Sioux
Falls for wv years. Leo Arnold, one
year; Mrs. Myrtelle Higgins, one year.
all for adultery: Frank Lowe was sent
for one year for burglary. The riot
case against I. NJ. Stauffacher and five
others resulted in a verdict Of not
guilty..
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
DYNAMITE KILLS TWO.

Sargent. Colo, June 22.-By the <
plosion of a carload Of dynamite near
here today a freight train IN the
Denver and Rio Grande vas blown to
pieces. Two tramps were killed and
seycra! trainmen injured.
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PETTIGREW ADDRESSES
OLD SETTLERS MEETING

wentworth. S. D.. June 23.-Ex-Sen-
ator r. f. Pettigrew, of Sioux Falls.
ent and make an address during the
approaching annual meeting and picnic
Of the Old Settlers association Of this
(Lake) county. Settlers who located in
the county as late as 1885 will be eligi-
BILE to membership in the association
This Ynar
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
SUSPECT MAY BE
MINDEN MURDERED

Fairfax, s. D.. June ia u
fully answering the description Of
law, Pearl Taylor. at Minden, Neb..
three or four weeks ago, and claiming
to be Charles Price, Of Central City. nj.
taken into custody THU morning
about six miles west OF this place by
Sheriff McMullen. Nebraska officials
have been notified.
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THREsHERMEN DISCUSS
PERSISTENT NEEDS

Huron. s. D., June 24.-The South
Dakota Threshers' association, which
closed it's annual convention here Sat
urday. was attended by 200 %threshers
of the state. Hon. H. j.. Rice, of HUI
ron, represented the Huron CONNER
cial club, at the opening session
delivered the address of welcome, to
which response was made by Henzie,
representing the association. During
the sessions a number of interesting
papers were presented and discussed,
each bearing upon the interests Of
tareshers and grain growers. Some
matters relative to needed legislation
was also discussed. A very interest
ing address on the subject of Good
Roads vas given by State Engineer
Lea. 1t was decided to hold the next
annual meeting in this city, June, 1909.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
BEETLE HANDLE is
DRIVEN IN HEAD

Watertown. S. D., June 24.-Iieiny
Leibert. a farmer living near Elkton.
met with an accident which may yet
result fatally. He was building a fence,
and his hired a was driving a post
the beetle slipped, throwing the han
die out of his hand and forcing itself
endwise into Mr.. Leibert's head, the
end Of the handle crashing into the
skull just above the right eye. Medical
aid was summoned at once but up to
today the patient had not recovered
consciousness. and it is thought ire
paning will have to be performed be-
fore he will ecover, If he does then.