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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-15
ssIoNERs' PROCEEDINGS
Regular Session.
Brookings. S. ID.

ia, met in regular quarterly session
at the office of the County Auditor, at
the county court house at 100 o'clock
D. M, Tuesday, April 6, 1909.
Members present: Geo. +. Hoch,
chairman, District No. l; J. l.. Jarvis,
District No. .; Ole Erickson District
No. 3; Lewis Johnson, District No.
4: f. II. Newton. District No. 3, and
20. J. Otternes, County Auditor, pres
ent as clerk
This being the day set by law for
the meeting of the assessors of the
county with the commissioners, the
meeting was called to order by Com
missioner Geo. +. Hoch and on motion
w. G. Edgar was elected chairman or
ty auditor, was elected secretary.
After a discussion of the various
subjects in regard to the duties of
the assessors in making assessments
of the county for the year 1909,
motion was made and carried that the
classification of lands for assessment
purposes for the year 1909, be the
same as for the year 1908, viz:
Glass "A" lands to comprise the
Townships of Alton, Argo, Aurora.
Parnell. Elkton, Sterling. Trenton, AL
ton and Sections /, 2, 3, 4. 9. 10, II,
u, -. IA, 10, 16, Brookings township.
Class "B" lands TO comprise the
Townships of Yolga, Preston, Eureka,
Sherman, Lake Hendricks, Winsor.
Lake Sinai and Richland,
Glass &C" lands to comprise the
Townships of Laketon, Oakwood, Oslo,
Oak Lake, Medary, Bangor and Broo-
ings except that part in Glass "A"
On motion the f lowing schedule
of valuations for ?Ss ssing lands was
adopted. viz,
Glass "A" lands to average $11.00
per acre.
Glass "B" lands to average $1,000
per acre.
Class &c lands 10 average s9'oo
per acre.
On motion the following general
basis of valuations for assessment was
adopted III conformity with the in
structions of the state board:
Class "A horses to average sl"'o
per head.
| Class "B horses to average S3o.oo
per head.
Stations and Jacks to be assessed
at twenty times the service zee
Class "A cattle TO average S'oo
per head.
Class "B catIe 10 average sIo'oo
per head.
Class &c cattle 10 average Hl'.oo
per head,
Mules and asses to average s"o.oo
per mead
SWINE 10 De aSsesSeu dI cow
per mead
Wagons and carriages 10 average
Si4Oo each.
Automobiles one-thlrd OF ther Nalue
assessed under CLASS no 20
organs 10 average slV'oo each'
! Planos TO average s'o.oo each'
Goods and merchahdlse 10 De as
sessed at 80 10 per cent OF Ih'olce
price
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-15
A NICE AFFAIR.

Thursday evening Mrs. r. l.. Slagle
and Misses Wilcox and Caldwell en-
tertained a company of about sixty
al the ladies dormitory. An entertain
ing program was given, after which
DAINTY refreshments were served in
the dining room. Following is the
program:
Prelude Or rs No IL
Valse. On GA, No Chopin
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-15
w. H. LEIGHTY
IS NOMINATED
FOR MAYOR AT CAUCUS SATUR.
DAY EVENING.
WAS UNANIMOUS CHOICE
AS MAYOR MATHEWS REFUSED
TO BE A CANDIDATE.

Alderman w. II. Leighty of the Sec.
ond ward, was unanimously nominal
ed for the position of mayor of the city
of Brookings at the citizens caucus
held in the G. A. X. hall Saturday even.
ing. There had been persistent rum
ors on the street that Mayor Math.
ews would he 4 candidate TO succeed
himself, but Mr.. Mathews cleared up
all doubt upon this question early
Saturday morning by declaring that he
was not and never had been a candi.
date and that ii nominated and elected
he would refuse TO qualify for the
office
Saturdays evening caucus was call
ed to order by Frank Sherwin, chair
man of the city central committee.
who read the caucus call Geo. p.
,SeXauer was elected permanent chair.
man and George d. Cole, secretary.
G. A. Mathews placed w. II. Leighty
in nomination for mayor and no other
candidates being presented he was de-
clared the unanimous choice Of the
caucus. NJ. G.. Carlisle place the name
of II. +. Haroldson in nomination for
city treasurer and there being no other
candidates he was declared the choice
of the caucus. Albert MatSon and
George p Hall were placed in nomin-
alton for city justices.
In anticipation of a contest there was
a large crowd present, but everything
passed off quietly and the business of
the caucus was disposed of inside of
twenty minutes. Frank Sherwin was
made chairman and J. F. Brooke, sec
retary of the city central committee.
The ward caucuses did not pass off
as smoothly as the city caucus. there
being spirited contests for the alder
manic nominations in each ward. Per
haps the warmest scrap was on in the
Second ward. where both sides put in
some hard work, NJ. G.. Carlisle win
ming out over +. J. Ray with only four
votes to spare.
In the First ward c. A. johnson
came out as a candidate at the last
minute. but was defeated by >. A.
McElmurry who had been in the field
several days.
In the Third ward. which always
furnishes a contest of interest, S. n
GoodfelIow was nominated over w
II. COnklin, the present alderman. who
was a candidate 10 succeed himself
The Fourth ward furnished -four
candidates, r. +. Bagley and Frank
Sherwin winning out over r. II. Wi
liams and S II. McCarl.
Following is the vote in the diff
ferent wards
First Ward
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-04-09

Hilr Hranen.

9Iui 99ctrcitcn oc5 Grausporta
tioustonitcs Ser @ouCn Alinnlcl
bal Qea1ue" son Zen 9orf Sat oit
lyublic zcrpice Gcautiiilon 0it
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talb ;ean Ealeu Ht ertilrea, uarun
Sen luuuelitucalii1at aidt min
1citena ein ausitbeB,ldl iilr Srauar
lmo Muoer reicruirter @a8cn au3e
hdu1t ucrocu ialte
2lit oer Sgite oes 0omitcs pa.
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ab1euuaen nt iieheu 5rau 6rfoq
riff Il 26nlieaou Ste Satin eints
bcfanntcu 9lr1l;s uno Qic 2loooia
tin @str.ee 6 N,aafeer sSn ocl
Qlaqeitriit peidg cou oer GarrT
Ner aommiiiiau ltlttertreitct uoroef
81 miro usagi95rt a1r 'dIJ5d'lid.
Gr1lw1 nH6 Sic 3lnoer uiarera oe.
rear3e7 III oer lliti- Stuoe
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rcmwnl sietten rad e1ut5.in'ea
out ilr oie Manner teiiimnier
4l13tn III 5emit
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-04-09
Cafro luiitbrnO,
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Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-04-09
Malen
Nardbiuicrc ucroicicn 9lnt.

N}ateIcoHe ltalnbrlcu s 2lpril
Qier geua iruf0sn 8ei6ota uao
nitIe au0ere uc1uunoct iii 1iHe8t
laatpit orr bier nit BEN hieiaeu
QTrabiHercu itaitan0. Zp gc1dr
0e. lndrHd bcaui1, memo Sieucrn 0ie
ouigrroaniiid mpopular iuIo. cur
Wirqhe1 Him oaJelea pi proteiti
rgr 0gr1nitaltett 6le GunpohHritait
q19 lWn burt 6ie suaGea uuo
0ra I'M 6a ztaot5nr Gie0ara.
tWHre Wur9au 1l1rmrt mer1ui biz
llta1 zaum lluteie Gut uil0r
0Mlt atitnno. III ogm oe Slra
bamr 1euef aaben init DEM obeH
.n0aAgfH Grioll
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-04-09
g9IutOHritiac @rairicuOlic.

Ntn3m3H 8ls $ glpriI
Cine bier eluleiroiiene lldhriht
Iautlt 0lB Der }elaidhrige 4NllIe
QotfteB ser Sobn eincs uabr 6ngo,
ju 0ciEm GouatU IeaeHo. Uobnhdl-
Ten 1lrmlr2. bon Erairicmoieu az.
i00ht pur0e p3hrcao Der ebenlails
3g6nidlril. (3eogQc llihols uou ocu
9eiheu idllIuul jua1rldltt luur0tr
lbar noh ltbag0 gerciiet lDtroeH
fornie Iie 0iabcn bsiau0cn lih ben
GiRhrud Ser 1satclhcit ont eluer
Adel ala iie non Sen @3iftn ar9e.
'allen luur0tu
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-04-09

gaIbordcr 2Gltnaut 0eiien leid'alt.
lidle l61tateil iuoeiien Sem 9e9l.
mgatatonmauoeur 9eugl0ct mlu0r
Giticr meIt DIE 9cidaiii9ln8 2ls
9griihgrulaalent nit 0cm 4uichan
oea atuagn Ciu3itrsforp5 nid1 flr
ugrtinU1r. uu0 Der SEER @cllnlaut q.
hielt }leichi iih beim aommonotu
5u meI0eu Ga9 GrIebulB 0lagr
llaterra0uul mar redi oriaiucIL
oenn Der Qeutnaat brahie Den apni
mdnocm ID melt oob er ieiu ~.
ben ntt 10000 0r0ncn bti oer nom
9aunat oauutenru @3eQidldit Der.
iidlern lieG
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-04-09

fiber 0ae 0eis, t1i1nn friih III ser
Nodt hin I'm, - erhob id1 cln
Shrm pon mn9c., .lidFr 8Gua,;.
Gin 1o0eeiaa uao picle ltn1lidS.
idle rpluDen aeneloet Bel Sonia
id'iuJ ciu glie IN Elm 6armerhouS
mo cridlul BEN Siabriaen Benjamin
Sinner. udbren0 Die 6aniIie bciln
HbUoeiien ioB. Ter Gpiihcnitaat.
llde &erfchr opH CSrono HapioS auS
muuoe in ser 9}adt frii1 am 1iorlep
auigclatcu Snpan0e nou Sdtcu.
ern i'm ,pcitIihen 4}idliaon plr0en
BON @liBcn In 9ralao acicGt Gc.
ier Snum tattc cine ourdihuittiile
Sdnclli1fett pon 80 @}c;.en in Ser
Shlnoc un0 erreid'te I'M meitlidgn
GAcile 0r9 Staotc9 cine ioIhc non
66 0}cileu Gin aino puroc bier al.
W}idIiJon 9luenue ourh cin faacp0eS
9Inei9enitil0 perteBt
4eoria. >5u.. 8. 9IQriI.
Tie hieii1e Mabl uur0e 0urd oen
ein6rcdenoeu 5turm geitort oa Per
ipdtcte Stmmgeber ieiReimc9cu 0ls
@alQofal nid)t sur 3eIt crreidlttn
un0 in eincu Sale muroe 0as 4}a1l-
IofaI ieIbit 5eritort, 10 0aB IN Ser
Stimmcnab9abc eueTauie BON ii5cr
cine Stun0e eintrat. 1Sohn Gttiu
ion. Elm y3ahlrifter. crIitt cine be-
oenflide Sfi0eInuroe las Seid)eH
begdn1niB BON 6rau &ohonna arltn'
pc er.itt ourh Sen Stuum cine St0.
run9. iuocm sic Grdger oen cara.
aui ser StraBc nie0erieBcn mlBtcn.
I'm 0eu Sniaiien Ser autihen oercn
&ier0e ourdBulehen 0rohteu sur
6UIie ellen III tonnen ,Su Tit Qco'
ria pur0e Elm Sda0cn pon lu8eialr|
$4,000 aulcyid1tct }uci @o5naau'er.
mur0en um9cuelt uu0 Elm 6abrtt.
ihorn tart bcih0oiqt GIN &1lo in.
Ser 9tabe uou Goustopu Il. Gonaro5.
Statioa iou polIitdnoiJ ucrplite:
iein.
@cru, 9<nO., s. 9lpriI.
Gin gGirbclintrm ruf 0icie
Sta0t Inn 8 llhr 2lbcn0s. 9ier
5abrifcn mur0cn }eritort mo neo.
SfYulbauier uno fleiuere,3eb1u0c|
pernihtet. Gam. Gornea mur0e inter
Sen lrilmmcrn ieines @ohuhluies
begrobcn. 1rci ieincr 9iippen u9.
Elm Arm .iito gebrohen uno auBcr.
Dem erIitt er innere @crIctln1en. cr.
mag abcr NIT oem 2eben oaponfom-
men.
Rodcitcr. y. g.. 7. 9IpriI.
e5obn Beth puroe bier mahrcuo
e;ues nut 80 N3eilen 5dneHi9feit
Sic Stlno2 0ahiuraicu0en Sturmcs
aet5otet ltn0 cin y Sabre oltcs aina
erIitt iniplQc eincS hcrabitiir3en0tn
ShDrniteuls eileu ShG0elbrtdl.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-04-09

items 81 N1ei1m Der 5htn0e lpdbrena
Is Sh,non innehaItcu iou, nobel e
s &aliaaicre tragcn muB. Sein Sc
ianuutltuliaul bari $500 altbifme.
ter. ieine 90nQe 80 Meter. ieinc S505e
20 N}ter mo iciu QurdHuciier in Der
0litte 80 Meter nidt iiberidreiten.
Uegcn Cairo.
Faria. 8 apriL
7ic irlmoiiidle Acgicrlm1 piu 6
ocriuhen }u perhin0eru, 0aB Glprl-
ano Gaiuo fraBofidps IerritoriuE
ais Cpcrltionabaii3 9egen 0ic 9egens
martle 9iGgicrmg pom 9cne5uelo
beuugt 0itier GutihuB lit oas 9e.
iuItat tiue2)}otcmpediels un0 it.nmri
oouit1u0ig nit ocn @iuitcH Oer
&nbin9toucr Gc9icrung ilberriR
61rucr ibcrltgt oie fran3oiiihc Ae
QlcrunG ob Is au9ebradt tit. Gaitrt
poa ser ,Snitl Martttilue. no CT icB
ueilt 81 pertreibeu. llebtr 0ieirr
4unft bat mau it0odl nod frinr4
Gutidllb 1cfQEt
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-04-09
Saarfei.
nasheramsacber criduhen.

4Dultlntlnopel 5. ApriL
&aiIan ,5ehmi Giicnoi Der 9craus
aebcr Der liberoten 3eintnl ! 5crbcs
IL, mtroe pon eiucm nnbafanuirr
ulann eridpiicn ais CT iein5cibdffs-
Iofal betrat Ter 0crau50cbcr iDar
bon eincu HcaieruuQ9bcanfpn BE-
gIeitrt ols 0a2 }ltt1ntat periibt iDurs
oe Man llmlbi. 0oB Dem GcrbrcheR
ein politiihgs 0}otip 3u (5rlmoc lieat
Cic .}eituul oScrbeiti@ brfanlpift
oen 2IusiduB fir Ginilfcit un0 s5orA
idrjit
Stnrm ami Ocm 5dnunr5cu Iscr.
aaujtautinppel. s. 9lpriL
Scit puci Galeu miitbet anf oryz
Sdaparjcn Nleer ciu illrhtborc
1tu9u. I}ehrcrt tiirfiide Sditit
iin0 unterlc8anlen ru0 cine 4n5OH
QteHihen iit crtrluaten
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-04-09
@ahlnadlridltcn.

Nanias Gitp s. 2lpril
9ie uoIlitdnoilcn Gcrldte pom Sen
@ahlen in aanias Sin, aa5.. 5cigeu,
0aB ser Rihtcr z. 2. @uper Rcpub-
Iifaner. in Ser 9iirgerneiitcrlp1h.
iiber ieinen 0efnofratiidcn Ndtbcuer=
Der, ,Sobn y. 9lNit, nit einer Mc6r-
heit BON 800 Stinunen qciieat BAT
eSn ocn @obIcn fiir Sen Staorot5
bottcn oie 0emofratcn sic 2berh0no
St. 2oui5. Nioy s. 9lpril.
92it elmer 0}ehrhcit non 11463
Sinuucn muoe ,5rcoerif arci5.
mann HcpubIifaler jum 9iirlcr.
meiiter uun Il. 2ouia gelpdhIt. Gr
erblen 59.816 Stimncn lpdhrcno
iciu GcQner @illiom 6. @oerner 6
nur AMI 48,353 bradte. 2llc repub
Iifouid1cn itdotiidcn 8anoioaten ma.
rem iit8rcidl
Icnucr, Gol, s. 9loril.
2ic 5rof1uen pareu bei 0cu itd0
tiid)en 92ahIen I'M QaBru Stdotc iul
Gurfihuitt iicarcih. 0on p Sti0.
ten. pon 0cncn bis lctt abihHeBcn0t
@erid)tc oorliegen, itinmten IS iiir
.trodeu~ umo tmr 7 iiir mas Sa
oiclen Std0trn lpliroeu Ste @ohlcll
iebr crbittert qeiiihrt BON ein5eInon
5tdotcn lit 0as Rciultat nod jweI.
ielbait.
St. QoliS mo. 8. 2tpriI.
c,eiicrion Gim, oie @auptitaot uon
Riiiotri. mdhItc lSobn I. @einridls
Gemofrat jlnu 9iirg,rmciit1r 81
Goltm6ia iigatc Der Nclnofrailit-
@uhI3cttcl ibcr ciHln 2'iirlcrmahl
8cttel. iiir ocu ste 9iiraorljla eintrat
Ole mcjit2u fleincrcu Stlot I'M 0itIi.
hcn D}iiouri berjdtctcu oenlofrati.
itc Siegc
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-04-09
Scoroflidle cane.

9fa}aHet 8 Gpril
Ter Sfreit Der I8ollarbcitcr IL
mmamtt ser id1on clihc glonat;
bouert, bat cine bcorohlihc gScIt
0unl aenonImgn iniolac Der 3uGb bar
IihfeitCn ncigeuoen @oltung Der
Strcifcr. IS ino Gin 1eQitnent 9rn
qoucr mo cine Abtbeilunl @en0ar-
men 1itfSorocr 5iiQcn OF Acm SiScge
nm oie bieiiac @arniiou 81 oeritar
fen.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-04-09
Sino pcridlnnpft.

Fari2, s, gpriL
Die iraSoiiiden lmo BIC euaf
id1al 9anticr2. bic iih crplllo% ua
sic $15.000000 @aufauMantor
9a6nanlcihe eitens Gbiuos buuar
ben babcn eurn in itarie &'Ort
getIcioetcn 4rotgit 8cacu sic ocut.
ihcn Nanfier5. sic uuidFinrn0 ii
oieier Sode trfolarcidl p1rrn, crIaF
fen. Cir behanpttn oaB oic Gent
ideu Die {ieutiin.9 oWmugen'
uid,t ciHhieltcH luonat nd' 4auficrs
oerp'lidttsu i'll 3ufunft GbiE1 fem
@elo ut ItIhgn auaaennmrIen. eI
miro oen c5Idubi9eru 3eitdt,et cirCp
9crtrctsr III rnenucn oer Die &gr
alle9abunl DIS bgtrIignoen l8cl0ei
libcuuahi
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-04-09
0lnd,nitar. u ~ Z 0[nriL

SSobn 8aitb mtroe bier mahrcno
zines nut 80 Meilen Sdneai9fett
Sic Stuu0e oahinraicuoen Sturmcs
9et0otet ltn0 cin 12 Sabre oItcs aina
erIitt i1iolgc eincS herahitiir3ea0tn
Shorniteins einen Shd0clbrld).
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-04-09

Die ,,tIereitern n"-3ettun
gen haben oie Geiebtcbte
BON Ga Greiie nicbt nur
miticPreiben ienoern nit
n,aeben beIfen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-04
MAsoNs HOLD LOCK WINGS FUNERAL
Their Ritual Recited Over His Body-Many
Attend Service

The Masonic white apron. more ancient than
the Golden Fleece. laid upon the body OF
Lock Wing, the murdered Chinese vice-ConsuI
whose funeral was held last night ut the chapel
OF the Frank r.. Campbell Company at No e1
West 2Sd street. The ritual OF the Masonic Order
was recited by Past Master William A Wallace
OF Hope Lodge. No. PA. of which Lock Wing was
a member.
Members OF the Oriental Club.-or which HI,
Nce-consdl was president; members of Hops
Lodge. the Chinese Consul. Wing Shin Ho: dele
gates from the Chinese Embassy at Washington
Mrs Wing and many friends were present
me sides or the chapel and tho altar were
banked with floral offerings of varied designs Re-
side the coffin II lay in state was a larga
handsomely carved chair. of Chinese manufactura
and design. which sgnifed that the dead MAJ,
had filled a government office
Inc body will be taken to-day to Washington
Conn., for burial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-04
MR.. TAFT ADVOCATES GOOD ROADS.
Favors Washington to Richmond Turnpike as
Part of Movement.

indicated his interest In good roads, the latest ex
preston being elected I'm connection with a move
ment for better highways I'm Virginia, this taking
shape IN an immediate plan for a road from the
national capital 10 Richmond In a letter ON the
subject the President says:
Il regard this part OF the general good roads
movement in the country. and I have pleasure in
saying that there is no movement that l know Of
that will have direct effect 10 alleviate the
difficulties and burdens OF the farmers life will
stimulate the traitc. and add 10 the general happi-
ness or the people mQTc than the establishment OF
good roads throughout the country. | do not think
that because this may have been stimulated by
people using automobiles II IS 20 be frowned upon
for while persons using automobiles are by no
means the most important the community the
fact that their sharp interest focused the at
tenton of the public the movement entities
them 10 credit
Il have no doubt that within the authority which
is his the Secretary Of Agriculture will be glad TO
assist by recommendation and practical advice the
methods 10 be pursued In good road building In
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JOKER IN FUR TARIFF SCHEDULES.
Insertion of Three Words, Say Dealers, VIII
ates the Whole Purpose of Proposed Law.

The executive committee OF the Associated Fur
Trades of New York sent letter on Monday to
President Taft and 10 Senators Aldrich. Perkins.
Pennsse. Root. Lodge. Dolliver, Hale. Flint and
Burrows in which they protested against the Sem
ate schedule on furs and asked that il be changed
from fits present reading. The letter follows:
We have every reason 30 believe that the Senate
schedule on furs would be adopted by the confer
ever. learn that. at The last moment, an IN
sertion has been made in Schedule N Section
40. which illustrates the efforts OF all the fur
manufacturers and dealers of the United States
Schedule n, Section 49, reads now ''furs dressed
the skin. not advanced further than dyeing
but not repaired. % per cent ad valorem
The letter declares that the insertion Of the
words 'but not repaired" is in the nature or
a joker and is Indignantly resented by the entire
trade. II is also. stated that IL is denounced as
absurd by the highest customs officials
The fur dealers say that the true character OF
the insertion win be clearly understood when the
fact Is taken into consideration that nearly all
skins be slightly repaired in order 20 pro-
7sct them from injury during the process OF dye
ing They also assert that IL is plain the con-
ference committee intended to place the dressed
ana dried skins at 20 per cent but by the inser-
ion OF these words all skins are placed practically
al IS per cent; hence they maintain that the con-
ference committee deceived as TO the true
meaning OF the words.
The very fact that the committee had adopted
the Senate fur section. says the letter. and that
only al the last moment. when there was abso-
lutely no chance for a defence, was the insertion
made. proves that the committee was deceived.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-04
WOULD MANAGE HIS OWN ESTATE.
But Brother Says Man Committed Twenty
Years Ago Is Still a Drunkard.

After waiting many years. Eugene Anderson
owner Of a large amount OF real estate in New
York. who was declared incompetent TO manage
MS estate twenty years ago. is 20 have a chance
10 prove that he has regsned his mental faculties
and Is able TO look after his affairs The petit
toners estate is valued at SsroOoo and IL in this
keeping If his brother. James 81 Anderson Of
Mount Vernon. whom the court named az com
mittee. The petitioner now asks that the brother
be removed
Justice Mills has handed down order granting
the application Of the petitioner for the appoint
ment Of a referee to hear testimony and report on
the question Of whether not the alleged incou-
petent IS now capable Of resuming the mans cement
Of his property.
H. X. Barrett. representing James VI. Anderson
as committee. opposed the motion on the grounds
that Mr. Anderson was committed 70 an Institution
at Amityve twenty years ago habituaI
drunkard. and that he still drinks and IL not
capable az caring for money. The petitioner in his
reply asserts that he has reformed.
Justice Mills in his opinion says that from the
mass Of conflicting aftidavits Il Is impossible TO
decide what is the truth 10 the present habits
Of the petitioner. So long period has elapsed he
saws. since they We're iudicially investigated that
II seems proper referee should be appointed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-04
MR. ASHCROFTS SIDE.
Biames Marx T1coip's Daughter
Clara for Recent Trouble.

Ralph ". Ashcroft. manager of the Mark Twain
Company. at No. "a Stone street. gave out state
ment yesterday concerning the differences existing
between the author and Mrs. Ashcroft who form
erly acted as secretary to Mr.. Clemens Mr. Ash
croft says:
Since my return from Europe a week ago I
nave thoroughly investigated the occurrences con-
hected with the quarrels forced Mrs Ashcroft
~ Mark Twalns daughters. and have heard what
both sides nave To say In the matter. In the sum
ner OF 1894 when Mrs. Clemens died in Italy Mrs
Ashcroft rhen Miss Lyon MaFk TWains sec
rotary When his wife died Mark Twain was ike
EMP without a rudder. and. Henry ri. Rogers
said 10 me few days before hts death. AT that
crisis In hts life Clemens needed Just such a per
son as Miss Lyon TO lock after him and his af-
ratrs. and Miss Lyon the front and has
stayed AZ the 'front.' all these years and has
any right 20 criticise her.
Both daughters. however, became iealo,Is of Mrs
Ashcroft, were afraid that Mark Twain would
marry her. and often attempted destroy HIS con
ndence IN her. When one of his daughters made
an attack upon her. about two ago. he wrote
thus: Il have To have somebody I'm whom 7 have
commence 20 attend To detail Of my daily
anairs Tor me except my literary work. 7 give Miss
Lyon tnstructtons-she does nothing OF her own
initiative When YOU blame her Won are merely
blaming me-she is not open TO criticism I'm the
The only person far as 7 know. who has
charged Mrs. Ashcroft with dishonesty Is Clara
Clemens. The matter I'm regard 70 the trouble OF
the cottage has been settled amicasly so far as
Mark Twain. Mrs Ashcroft and ! are concerned
as the proper papers drawn up although II NAV
be necessary for Mrs. Ashcroft TO commence SUIT
against Mark Twain TO set aside the deed trans
ferrlng the cottage TO him am still manager OF
the Mark Twain Company. and shall so remain
FOR the present My contract has nearly two years
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