davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20

swung over the orchestra to such al
Turing music that the men in the front
rows hoped that the ropes might break
that the girls could be precipitated in
their laps. Mrs. Kimble closed the act
singing the "Glowworm" with delicate
electric light effects.
After the intermission came the
dance of the hours. There were "a, in
pink for dawn, golden for noon. purple
for evening and black for midnight. 1t
had the beauty and color of poem by
Keats OF the full day represented
there was not even a bad quarter of
an hour.
PORTOLA Is BEWITCHING
For witehery the Portola dance had
it on the others. II the fete of next
October has half the wickedness that
seemed to lurk in the smiles of the
damsels of that dance it should attract
people from every capital of Europe.
Mrs. Phipps again appeared in what
might be called solo dance, La
Senorita-
The Marsovian national dance. which
included the Merry Widow number,
danced by Miss de Young and Charles
de Young. was enough to make trav-
eIer look up Marsovia in the geog-
raphy and HE there on the next train,
If a guarantee could be given that the
country is as interesting and Vigor-
Gus as the dance. Mrs. PRESLEY con-
cIuded the scene with the song, Villa
another inducement to visit Marsovia
if that country can boast of as sweet
singers as Mrs. PRESLEY.
Then came the voting and the grand
final procession.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
DANCES
LEAD IN VOTING AND
PORTOLA is SECOND

The 5000 mark was neared by two
of the dances last night as the result
of the most exciting contest that has
occurred in the voting at the kirmess
for the most popular dance, the dance
holding the first three places at the
close Of Thursday nights voting MAIN
tanning their positions. Behind the Mar
sovian and Portola dances. which are
in the lead. there has developed a
pretty battle. in which several of the
dances are punched
The Marsovian dance refused to be
ousted from first position. though some-
what behind the Portola dance at one
stage of the voting. Some one. how
ever, sent in about 500 votes for the
Marsovian dance, which closed with
1888 votes. while the Portola had
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
CONTEMPT CHARGE HANGS
OVER LEE B. COATS
Judge Trout Will Decide Case
With First Wife's Plea

Lee B. Coats, who is involved in
property disputes with his two former
wives and with his partner, w j.
Bricker, was in Judge Troutt's court
yesterday on an order to show cause
why he should not be punished for
contempt of court in removing from
bank S4,050 alleged to belong to the
partnership. This money he drew out
him of the dissolution of partnership.
Judge Trout will give his decision in
the case in which Ida Coats, the first
wife, whose marriage with Coats was
dissolved by the superior court of Los
Angeles, is suing to have all Coats
property declared community. emitting
her to half.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
Fighter Drops Senseless in
Ring and May Die

SAN PEDRO, Feb. 19-As he was
leaving his corner tonight at the be-
ginning of the eleventh round Wauk
Coursey of San Pedro, who had been
matched to fight Is rounds with Jimmie
Maier of Los Angeles, dropped uneon-
scious to the mat and did not open his
eyes for more than two hours.
Coursey is in critical condition and
may die. The San Pedro youth had
been putting up a plucky fight and fell
from sheer exhaustion. He entered the
ring slightly weak
he was too ill to remove to his home
upon regaining consciousness.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
DEATH SUMMONS
SIGMUND ri. SIMON
Well Known Banking Man Ex-
pires at Age of SeventY.twO

Sigmund Fl. Simon, for Il years ac-
countant with the Anglo California n
bank, died at his home. S29 Fell street,
Thursday, after a short illness.
Simon was y years old and was one
of the best known men in the banking
business on the Pacific oast His
nephew was for many years manager
Of the London branch OF the Anglo
Californian bank
He was the father OF DR.. Grace ST.
mon and the late Dr. George w. Simon
He leaves three chiIdren-Madame Jo-
seph Berringer. Mrs. Ida Meyers and
DR.. Grace Simon. The funeral will be
private
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
RELAYS oUTRuN HAYES

OSWEGO, N. Y. Feb. 19.-John ].
Hayes, winner OF the Olympic Mara
beaten here tonight in a 10 mile relay
race by w. N Queal of Alexandria Bay,
N. Y. and John L. Sullivan of Mariolius,
n. Y. The winners time was $500
Both of Hayes competitors set a fast
pace which he was unable to follow
owing to trouble with his stomach.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
NATIONAL GOLF DATES SET

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-R. C. Watson
Jr.. secretary of the United States golf
association, announced that the execu-
tive committee at recent meeting had
decided to hold the national open cham
pionship tournament on June "a and 25
over the links of the Englewood golf
club. The womens national tournament
at the Merton cricket club will be
played in the week of October A.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
TWENTY-FIVE CONSULS
GATHER AT LUNCHEON
Nations of the World Repre-.
sented About Board

twenty-five foreign consuls. repre-
senting "a countries. were the guests
yesterday afternoon Of the California
Promotion committee at a luncheon
given in the red room of the st. Fran
els hotel. 1t was the first affair OF
its kind given in this city and was ar
ranged for the purpose or or1nging
about closer commercial relationship
between San Francisco and the coun-
tries represented by cOnSuls.
The luncheon was presided over By
ZOeth S. Eldredge. chairman OF the re-
ception committee OF the Promotion
brief addresses were Fred s. Stratton.
collector of the port; Mayor y. r
Taylor; Henry ID. Williar; Frank Bopp,
consul for Germany: A L. Crane. sec
commerce, and Seichi TakahaShi. act
ing Japanese consul. Takahashi as
sured the members OF the COMMITTEES
and his fellow cOnsuls that Japan bore
friendly relations toward the United
States, despite recent events.
The foreign consuls who were pres
ent were as follows:
P. Wodon, Belgium lDiogenes Quintero. Pam
gium E. MoIia Salvador
Archibald Barnard. Bra Franz Bopp Germany
zil and Bolivia Walter R. Hearn. Great
Juan Searle, Chile Britain
Rafael J. Prieto COLON R. de Fontana. Greece
bia Milton +. Clark. Greece
Gulllermo Figueroa, Cos Felipe Galcia. GuAts-
H. H BirkhOlm. Den salvador GaIicia. Gute-
P. a ArcentaIes Ecua Jose se1'F Fiallo. Honduras
Henri A. J. Merou. seichI Takahashi, Japan
France George c. Marsily. Ths
Roy 2. Satfold. Liberal Netherlands
EustorjiO Calderon. MIC Henry Lund. Norway
aragua Paul kOSakeVlch, Russia
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
NELSON BEATS FRrTcH

The curtain raiser. a Is round affair
proved slam bang mill in which the
local lightweight. Sam Nelson, won a
decision over Otto Fritch of Oakland
The contest was evenly waged for the
first five rounds. when Nelson began
peppering his opponent with straight
lefts, which won him the verdict.
The Oakland chap showed all the
aggressiveness and kept after his man
but he lacked cleverness and failed
often in his efforts to put over a hay
maker
Gus Roster, old time amateur heavy
weight. was referee and proved a ca
pable official and his decision was IA
vorably received
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
TRoTs ON ICE TRACK

MONTREAL. Feb. 1s.-At the De
Lorimer Park meeting today Doris B.
mare from Pictou, Ont. made two
worlds Ice records. Doris b won three
heats in order, the time being 2:f5.
2:14&. 2:15. the three fastest heats
ever trotted in a race on an ice track.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
BOBBY wALTHoUR BEATEN

ATLANTA, Ca, Feb. 19.-Elmer COL
Inns tonight defeated Bobby WaIthour
in a 15 mile motor paced bicycle race
here on IL lap track, winning the
last two heats. Gussie Lawson won in
two mile motor race from Charles
Turville by five yards. Time 2:09
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
RALPH RosE WINS CASE

HEALDSBURG, Feb. 1s.-Ralph Rose
the worlds champion shot putter. who
was recently admitted to the bar as an
attorney, won his first case in the Local
Justice court today.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-19
PROSPER

Aug. 1S.-The farmers
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-19

lawyers fees. Some fellows who
don't know better (and indeed some
who do know better) try to patch up
titles with afidavits; nov an AFFIDAVIT
as to title has no legal effect; 1t Is an
exparte proceeding had, without cross
examination and establishes nothing
in a legal manner; it's only effect Is to
satisfy the peace of mind of some one
temporarily, whose peace of mind will
again easily be disturbed when he
learns the truth. So we say: Beware
of the fellow who has the affidavit
habit; we have seen so many written
opinions of rate advising the procure>
ment of affidavits to patch up titles
and the records in the court house are
being filled up so rapidly with such
nonsense that it is time a halt should
be called. Hundreds of dollars have
been paid out recent years for afl-
davits and recording them that don't
amount to a pinch of snuff.
We make abstracts of title from
our own records all of which have
been compared page by page with
the county records at the court house.
We examine titles with care using
common sense in perfecting them
where they need it.
Respectfully,
Dawson County Abstract Co.
By F. A. Bidwelf.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-19
FIish, Il the soir;..

a case recorded by Plutarch wouio
seem to support the theory that during
periods Of protracted insensibtiity tie
spirit Of the sleeper, freed from the
body, wanders away to realms and
scenes not conceivable by the ordinary
senses. A a named Thespius, he
tells us, fell from a great height and
was picked up to all appearances dead.
Ihere We're no external wounds about
him, but the physicians wern satisfied
OF the fact Of the decease. Arrange
ments were made for his burial, but
on the third day after his fall he re.
vived. much to the CONSERVATION of his
friends. In a short time it became
quite evident that the whole tenor Of
the mans life had changed. Previous
y his character was that Of a repro..
bate and Il vicious man, but after his
insensibility he ever followed after
virtue. On being asked the reason Of
the change. Thespius related that dur
Ing his long sleep his spirit had been
liberated from his body and had soar
ed away to a strange land. where II
mad joined a whole company If other
spirits. His past life was disclosed -
him in all its hideousness, and th.
glorious c%a.abilitias which were he
Tore him We're revealed in such y man,
ner as % make him ambitious OF Mt.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-19

bringing in the sheaves.
Some of our young people attend
ed the ice cream social at Chas.
Browns last Saturday evening and
report a very pleasant time.
Charles Hendrickson visited at the
home of A. Wittstruck last Sunday.
The young peoples meeting held
at the Lutheran church last Sunday
evening was we'll attended.
Miss Dorothy Wittstruck, who
graduated from the eighth grade this
spring, expects to attend the high
school at Mitchell,
Mrs. Darling, Of MitchsIl, visited
at the home of her son, w. A. Darl-
ing, last Wednesday.
ETHAN. -
Ethan, Aug. 18.-John Clement
went to Sioux City with a car load
of stock.
John Weepie and Joe Weepie' have
gone into partnership in the stock
business.
A. c. Drake went to Canada Mon-
day.
Mrs. A. c. Drake and children re-
turned from Sioux City Saturday
evening.
1t was noted in last weeks Park
ston paper that Mr.. Davis had re-
eeived the appointment of post mas
ter at that place, and as soon as his
bonds were approved, he would take
up the work.
Miss Grace Sargent of Vermillion,
has arrived to visit with her sister,
Mrs. j. w. Bryant.
Ladies Aid of M. e. church will
meet en- Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the
home of Mrs. R. Gammill.
A show is billed for the last three
nights of this week.
Elmer Barker expects 10 go back
to Canada the last of this week.
The second story of the school
house is completed as far as the brick
laying is concerned. 1t is certainly
going to be a credit to the town.
Frank Green is driving on mail
route No. l and it is expected he has
bought the route.
L. H. swartz, of Parkston, accom-
named A G. Drake tn Canada this
week.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-19

A couple of men out at Rapid City
we're defendants before the United
States land of!ce concerning their
patents on some mining claims. which
they have been wor.1ing since the
early COS. The governlnanl de-
|clined to issue patents on the ground
that the claims we're not valuable for
mining and that the parties we're ar
tempting to hold rnem for forestry
purposes. Special service mon at
tempted to siics that the assay of
the mineralssindicatssl that they were
not valuable, and me Situ .tion look
ed bad for he miners However, in
some of - aapers intrcdnced lA the
governm II some tilae before it was
tsseoveradSshat an assay of TIE mi,,-
erals was made sol e years ago aud
that they report at that time to the
affect thsI the land was excelIcu, for
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-19
Established in 1882
Bidwell Land and Loan Company
Proprietor Dawson County Abstract Company
Real Estate. Loans and Insurance
Mitchell, South Dakota
EXAMINATION OF TITLES TO LANDS AND LOTS

Did you ever have any one examine
the title to your property? BY this
we do not mean reading over an alb
stract of title. An abstract Is a brief
of the various instruments touching
the title as they appear of record and
shows the chain of title. But to ex-
anime a title with care the examiner
should take the abstract to the court
house and there read over in full all
of the instruments spread upon the
records; by the reading of the COM
plete record one can find any defects
and in no other way are they to be
found; many mistakes have been
made in preparing papers and a good
many in recording them especially in
earlier days when land was not worth
much and things were done in a hur-
ry. Many of the defects are of a SER
ious nature and to make a good title
another instrument is required. II
you have not had your title carefully
examined it would be we'll to have ii
done; perhaps something is wrong
that you do not know about; a deed
may be required or a release of mort
gage or some other instrument; ii
may be easy now to obtain 1t but il
you wait until some one dies from
whom the instrument is required you
may be put to a lot of expense and
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-19

feature and the counties which have
come to Mitchell to show their coun-
ty products have reaped much bene-
fit from the advertising. Eastern Wis
4itors take advantage of the cheap
rates In the Ia. to come to South Da-
kota and they stop off at Mitchell
to view the cor palace and there
they have an excellent chance to
see what is produced In all sections
of the state. Space is now being re-
served in the palace building for the
counties which desire to be repre-
sented and every inch reserved for
this purpose will be utilized.
Coming at the close of the fall
amusement seaso the dates of Sept.
81 to Oct. 2 were selected as the best
for all people. Much of the fall
work is completed and many will de-
sire to take a few days of from work
for a short outing and a trip to the
corn palace will just be the ideal
thing. Both the Milwaukee and the
Northwestern roads have given
rates Of n fare for the round trip
and special trains will be run from
various parts Of the state each day
in the week.
Mitchell will entertain her friends
during 0 r pa4ace week on the same
liberal and generous scale as in prev
ious years and can assure them that
everything will be done for their
comfort and pleasure.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-19
LOOMS.

Loomis, Aug. 18.--Mg. and Mrs.
John Hodenfield and children, of
Clear Lake, Iowa, visited sthe last of
the week at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Frank Kidd.
Harry Shipton, of Mitchell, was on
our streets Monday.
Bert N. Beaumont returned San
day from his visit at CASTLE, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Wagner's little
daughter fell out of a buggy ard had
jher arm broken.
DIR. Kidd and family came down in
their auto Saturday.
L. G. Alexander sold his farm
Tuesday for $1,000.
Charley Pool is learning to run an
auto these days.
Mrs. Warren Green, Of Hawarden
Iowa. who has been visiting at the
home OF her father and brothers, Mr..
Joe Gllfillan ST. returned to her
home Monday.
JUG VlChSAC 0Au WAACS VI MAASCuC1As
visited Saturday evening at the home
Of Elmer Marsden. also visited at
family. of Mitchell, also visited at
the Marsden home Sunday.
Charley Clark has gone to. Elk
point to help his brother. Ralph, in.
the store for awhile.
Hager and Winsor were out Fri
day looking over their farms and
were well pleased with the outlook
for a crop.
Wheat in this locality is going
from 12 tos25 bushels per acre. Oats
will 90 about so o. an average, bar
ley is not tee best.
W r.. Mcdowell, the manager of
the Farmers Elevator, is getting his.
share Of grain and more and is pay
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-19
Two Of South Dakota's ex-gover-

Two Of South Dakota's ex-gover-
.nors have recently heen stung ly
grafters. Ex-Governor Lee placed the
utmost confidence in a railroad pro-
moter down in Chicago, and who
separated him from $4,000 of his
money. Ex-Governor Herried, o. Ab-
erdeen. came in for a little touching
up by a real estate CRATER who met
the ex-governor in the cast and being
pressed for a little morey at the time
represented himself as a former ABB
erdeen resident and gos 4 $50 check
cashed, and which the ex-governor
still holds as collateral. Lee has
landed his man behind the bars for
the present. and may be able to re-
coup OF q small scale. but He1ried's
fifty is gone where it will re seen no
more.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-19

The st. Paul Dispatch a few DAYS
Eago contained a statement concerning
the elongated schooi year as advo-
lcated8 by the superintendent Of schools
jof that city, 1t being lis idea that a
twelve months school, would serve
the interests Of the pupils much bet
ter q term of nine Eionths. Tn
der this new system the superinten-
dent says that 1t would not be oblIg-
atory for the pupils to attend the fun
twelve months but that he could SEE
i1ect whatever three terms as would
fbe the most satisfactory. Tho rea-
sons advanced for the additional three
months OF school arc certainly not
sufficient to increase that much more
expense on the people. The srperln-
tendent says that pupils could get
along faster and finish their schooling
much sooner. That Is one OF the
troubles Of today--,here Is TOO much
hurriedness in the educational sys-
item among the yourg ana too much
effort extended to crnwd them along
when there Is plenty ofStime to get
throMghNwith their cartier schooling
and not getsthem OF to college a YEA
or tWosabefore they should lie OF OF
the high school department.. TIE ST.
Paul superintendent Is ambitious
and toopsnralulch So for The rTesent ti W
1T Viii be a nuls;aes. * years ii
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-19

FOss q Taylor h landmen, sold
John Olson's farm Thursday for $50
per acre to an eastern man.
Carl Goodbla and family visited
Sunday at the home of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Goodbla.
Quite a number of the Loomisites
went to the James river Sunday to
eat watermelon and have an outing.
1t was reported there was plenty of
watermelon and all had a good time.
Lou Merriman has bought proper
ey in Mitchell and is going to move
there in the spring.
Nels Marks boys and John Oleson
were playing with a % rifle Satur-
day when in some way the gun went
OF in the Oleson boys hands and shot
the Marks boy in the calf Of the leg.
The bullet has not been removed yet.
Ralph Clark and sons, Master Lor-
an and Donal, of Elk Point, visited at
the home of his parents, MI. and Mrs.
Will Clarke, the last of the week.
There was an open air meeting
held on Main street Saturday evening.
The Rev. A. B.. Keller of Watertown,
conducted the meeting. He is a very
forcible speaker and hold his hearers
in close touch with him all through
his services.
The city Of Mitchell hasn't a very
discerning lot of policemen. One of
Dawson county's best farmers, liv-
ing up in this section, was subjected
to an unpleasant indignity a few
days ago when he went to town. The
farmer didn't happen to have on his
Sunday clothes and a white collar,
nor were his boots BACKED. Probably
there was some mud on his clothes,
and he might have looked a little off
color, coming out of the harvest field.
This good farmer went to Mitchell
and while he was standing quietly
at the corner of the First National
bank building; one of those police
officers, wearing a suit of clothes
with fine brass buttons on, walked
up to the farmer and asked him
what he was doing there. Tie farm
er replied that he just standing there
and was doing nothing. That was
enough for the policeman; he had
found a man who a not working
and consequently he must be u in.
Says the policeman: Come with me
and I will give you something to do,
you are under arrest" With this the
brilliant limb of the law walked the
farmer on to Jail, the farmer being
SO surprised that he forgot even to
enter a protest. On the way up to
the JAIL they met another farmer
coming along and the latter seeing
his acquaintance in the company Of
a police officer, asked after the troub-
lie. The policeman said that he had
a hobo and was going to take him to
jail. The friend suggested to the
policeman to let the farmer go, as
he was far from being a hobo and
that so far as money was concerned
the arrested farmer could buy the.
policeman twice over and then have
a little something left. We hope
that the police of Mitchell learn to
distinguish the difference between a
respectable farmer and a hobo, and
if they can't our farmers will have
to carry a letter of Identification.
hereafter,
PROSPER
Prosper, Aug. 1s.-The farmers
isaat = 6nishnd.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-19
NEGLECTs HIS OWN INTERESTS.

pHfAE eAHtENs
If the farmers of South Dakota
paid a little more heed to the expert
ment station at Brookings, in CON
nection with the agricultural school,
we are inclined to the belief that they
would be many dollars ahead as each
year rolled around in the way of in
creased crops. inasmuch as the facul-
ty members are continually expert
menting with grains to secure the
largest possible production. There
are some farmers who have taken
advantage Of what experts have as
certained from experiment and they
are ready to give testimony that the
discoveries have increased the yield
OF several grains which they have
grown. In commenting along this
line the Yankton Press and Dakotan
Offers these ~suggestions where the
farmers are benefited:
South Dakota farmers the state
over should keep their business eye
on what e being accomplished It the
state agricultural experiment sta
lions. Our agricultural college peo-
ple are using their best Efforts and
applying themselves diligently to
promote the agricultural industry OF
the state by discovering methods Of
making two bushels OF grain grow
whore but one Is grown now and with
no more outlay Of labor or money
than the n bushel requires. I'm
proved methods and Improvement in
quality Of product is the slogan Of
the experimental farmers and they
are doing a great deal more than
merely holding down a tat public Of
flee or earning their salary. For in
stance Prof. Willis has secured a
variety Of oats which in actual tests
at the Brookings farm during a per-
Tod OF sevenSyears has not failed to
produce each year twelve bushels
more per acre than any other variety
sown. It is worth while for any
GARNER to grow this kind Of oats
which would give him nearly 500
bushels more on a 40 acre field than
any other variety and will cost no
more in money or labor. South Da-
kota farmers should not be backward
about calling on the Brookings insti-
tuion for any of its good things. The
institution is sustained by the state
to promote It's grandest industry and
Its officers and the officials are never
SO we'll pleased as when the farmers
call upon them for information and
assistance. 2