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PUBLICITY WAVE IS
SWEEPING WALL STREET

New York, Feb. 13.-Publicity is popular
in Wall street nowadays. Corporations
that were notorious offenders in the mat
ter of dealing mysteriously with their
stockholders are beginning to make full
reports voluntarily. Several companies in
the unlisted department of the stock ex-
change are opening their books to stock
holders without compulsion.
The American Sugar Refining company
was the first to yield to public opinion,
and now the American Smelling and Re-
filming company announces it will make
periodical reports to it's shareholders. The
Guggenheims announce they will adopt
this policy for all their properties. They
began with a full report on their Yukon
enterprises week ago, followed by a
comprehensive statement by the Guggen-
helm Exploration company.
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SENATE REFUSES
TO DRINK ALONE.
By Slight Margin Defeats the
Anti Treating Bill-Two
Additional Judges.

Pterre. S. d.. Feb. 1S.-The anti-treat-
;ng bill Went down to defeat in the
senate yesterday, lacking one Of the
constitutional majority, but it's life is
temporarily prolonged through mo-
ton for reconsideration. There We're
seven absentees and if these get back
for the final vote the bill may pass.
The house passed the measure provid-
ing for two additional supreme court
districts with only a scattering vote
opposing.
Both houses agreed by resolution to
adjourn at noon on Friday, March ..
Governor Nessey and other state otti
Gers went to Huron to attend the recep
lon To Sena tor-elect Crawford.
There were $50 new bills offered in the
two houses ON the closing day for the
introt2uction of measures.
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ROSEBUD LANDS
WILL Be OFFERED
AT PUBLIC SALE
Rough Grazing Lands May Be
Sold as Low as 81, Limited
to Section Tracts.

Gregory. S. D., Feb. 17.-Word has
that all that part of the Rosebud In
dian reservation in Gregory county. S.
d., opened to settlement by the act OF
April %, 1906, which had not been
entered prior to August S, 1908. will be
offered for sale at public auction at not
less than 81 per acre for cash. at the
town of Gregory. in the state of South
Dakota, under the supervision of James
w. Witten, superintendent of the OPEN
ing and sale of Indian lands, beginning
on March 25. 1909. and continuing from
day to day, Sundays excepted, so long
as 1t may be necessary for the offering
of the lands for sale.
Tho purchase price must be paid in
cash the day succeeding the purchase.
and no person can purchase more than
$40 acres. Purchasers will not be re-
quired to show any qualifications as to
age. citizenship or otherwise and no
person Will be required to reside upon
or cultivate lands sold to him.
All lands Which remain unSold after
having been offered and reoffered for
sale as provided will. after the close of
the sale, be subject to purchase al pri-
vate sale from the register and receiver
of the United States land Office at
Gregory, S. d. at 81 per acre in cash
This land is all very rough grazing
land and not fit for cultivation but ex-
cellent pastur" land. and no doubt bid
ding will be brisk. There is about So
900 acres which will be offered for sale.
and numerous inquiries are already
being received here relative to the
quality and character of the land.
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MINISTER'S EVIDENCE
CONVICTED OWN FATHER

Huron. S. d.. Feb. 17.-Rev. Freder-
lex Loose. Lutheran minister at Yale.
12 miles northeast OF this city. has
been undergoing sad experiences in
New York city. Last fall Mr.. Loose
Went to New York for the purpose of
bringing his mother, young brother and
sister to make their home with him at
Yale. His father being an inebriate,
became very much exercised when he
found that his Wife and children were
about to come west, and in drunken
frenzy shot the daughter. killing her
almost instantly. and also sending a
bullet into the body of the young min
lister. Loose was arrested and at the
trial, which terminated few days
since, was convicted of murder. the
conviction being based almost wholly
upon the evidence OF his son Frederick.
1t is expected that Mr.. Loose will soon
return to Yale with his mother and
younger brother and resume his pas
toral duties. The affair created SEN
sation in New York. and the proceed
ings of the trial haze been watched
with intense interest by friends Of Rev
Mr.. Loose in Yale and this part of the
state. where he is held in high esteem.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-18
THE LEGISLATURE.

Pierre, 8. D., Feb. 12.-Supporters of
the state wide herd law, which was de-
feated In the senate Monday by vote
of 90 ayes to "a nays. claim to have
discovered an error in the count by the
secretary on roll call, and are now as
serting that the vote was tie. Led
by Hare they will try quietly for re-
consideration to correct the error Fail
ing in this they will demand an inNes-
tigation.
The house yesterday passed Fowler's
mining property lien law; also Arnold's
partition fence bill, but the latter did
not get in the clearing without a
strenuous contest In which the farmer
members had their innings in debate.
Numerous amendments were Offered,
but the bill finally went through
straight.
The state depository bill went
through the house without getting
even SNOWFALL thrown at it, and no
one attempted to impede its progress.
Whiting may have figured that the
storm would prevent the newspaper
men from getting here to set up a
voice in opposition, and introduced his
bin to cut off the publication of insur-
ance statements in every circuit in the
state where the company maintains an
agent.
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JACK" B1NNs RELUCTANT
TO PLAY THE HERO ROLE

London. Feb. 12-"Jack" Bnns, the
wireless telegraph operator who was
on the Republic, has landed at Liver
pool from New York.
Catching sight of a battery of cam
eras waiting to take his pictures, he
hid in the corner of a shed. where he
remained until his train for London
started.
Binns mas been summoned to the
London offices of the Marconi compa-
ny, where the directors will present
him with gold watch and chain.
Today Binns goes to Peterborough,
his native city, where an official well
come from the mayor and the city
council awaits him.
The horses from his carriage will be
removed and accompanied by three
bands, Bnns will be borne in triumph
through the decorated streets to the
town hail. where an illuminated ad-
dress will be presented to him. He
possibly will be made a freeman Of the
city.
Andrew Carnegie is the only man
who up to the present time has been
accorded this honor.
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WHAT HAPPENED
DURING STORM
Cat That Didn't Come Back and
Man Who Slept in Sleeper
at Home.

Sioux Falls. S. D., Feb. l3--Stories
are coming from inland points of cur
ious happenings during the furious
storm that will be remembered as the
1869 blizZard.' Though there was not
a great deal of snow. the tremendous
gale that went with it produced re,
markable effects.
At Blunt, for example, steel cul-
Vert, 90 feet long and six feet in diam-
eter, started southward, crossed the
way fence. over the school section.
across tho creek and up II steep hill
and out oil sight.
A Harrowine Tail.
- Garretson. Jerry Plain reports
the strange taking off of his family cat.
She Was caught out in the storm, and
evidently beWildercd was driven before
the wind. She came to a woven wire
fence, and in an attempt to get through,
fastened her head in one of the meshes
She remained standing and was frozen
to death in that position. Her tail was
blown upright by the wind and frozs
stiff, standing as straight up as a flag
pole.
At Reliance. west of the Missouri
the snow drifted against and upon the
big sheep shed on the John r. Casey
ranch. The weight became too much
for the timbers and a section 1928 COL
lepsed. Over 1000 head of sheep We're
sneep We're dug out, but over Il hundred
We're killed.
imagined He Travelled.
At Brookings, Fred Stoltenburg de-
cided to go to Minneapolis on the even
ing of the blizzard. When the Water
town train arrived he got on the sleeper
and went to bed Next morning he
woke at 8 O'Clock and carefully dressed
himself to go out and see the sights of
Minneapolis. The car windows We're
frozen so he could not see out He was
amazed on going out to find the car
in the precise spot where he went to
sleep. The train had been abandoned
because OF the storm.
At Beresford Andy Anderson and
Charles FLYNN spent the night in the
office of the NJ. l.. Schmid livery barn,
where they work. They put an extra
amount of coal in the stove, but closed
the damper too much and this filed
the room with gas. Anderson realized
that something was wrong, but was
SO confused that he did nothing but
sit on top of the stove until Will Wat
son appeared at 6:3O o'clock and called
him off hts perch. Fortunately the
stove was nearly cold or he would have
caught Are. Flynn was unconscious in
bed, but was revived after a half hours
work.
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RUSH Mr.. GUGGENHEIM
EAST TO SAVE LIFE

City of Mexico, Feb. 18.--Daniel Gug-
genhein1. Of New York, head OF the
American Smelling and Refining COM
pany, is being rushed east aboard
special train in order that his life may
be saved Mr. Guggenheim visited
Mexico few days ago and the altitude
so affected his heart that he became
S'aiientes where tile .. tt,ss. ~ ..e,,. .s,lrSIt
ers of the company is located and there
an acute dilation of the heart occurred.
The physician who was called decided
that the millionaire's life depended on
his getting to sea level at the earliest
possible moment The special was ac-
corlingly made up and is now hurrying
to the border. DIR. Dennette, I. F. Gug-
genheim and w. C. Potter are accom-
panying the sick man.
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MILLIONAIRE FoILS
DESPERATE Thief
Trips Up Blackmailer and
Conquers Him Without Aid
of the Police.

Kansas City, Feb. 1S.-Armed with a
revolver in one hand and a dynamite
bomb in the other. man today entered
the home of Lawrence NJ. Jones, presi-
dent of the Jones' Bros Dry Goods
company, of this city, and demanded
$1,000 BY ruse Jones overpowered
the man. who was arrested. At the
police station he gave his name as c.
H. Garnett He said he was 40 years
OF age.
home, 26l3 Troost ave-, shortly before
noon and asked for Mr.. Jones. He was
shown to the library. Mr.. Jones. who
was IN another part of the house. upon
entering the library. was confronted by
the intruders revolver.
The man told Mr.. Jones to be seated.
He then drew from under his overcoat
the dynamite bomb. He explained to
Jones that unless the latter gave him
$1,000, he would Immediately blow
him into atoms.
In an endeavor to calm the man, Mr..
Jones talked with him for over half
an hour. Mrs. jones' feeling appre-
hensive on account Of her husbands.
long interview. entered the library.
The intruder ordered her to be seated.
f, Then the conversation was resumed.
| Chester l. Jones. secretary of the
| Jones company, his son, followed his
mother and he, too, was ordered to be
seated
Jones then suggested that inasmuch
as he d1d not nave the necessary FUNDS
in the house, the men accompany him
to the bank. This was agreed upon.
AS the pair We're passing through
| The lower hail. Jones stepped suddenly
back and placing his foot in front Of
! the visitor hurled him to the floor.
Jones and his son then overpowered
| the bandit and stripping him of his
weapons called the police. The bomb
did not explode when the intruder
1 fell.
At the police station it was said tho
officers had not Investigated the bomb
and would not.
Mr. Jones is one of the best known
dry goods merchants of the country.
He is reputed to be worth over ST..
100000.
At the police station the man said no
planned. after securing the money from
Jones, to take him to Independence. q:
suburb, where he would have him
chained up In house fitted up for tho
purpose. He said he had been plan
ming the scheme several months,
4 At the police station the man said
/ he came from Omaha three months
Il ago. He admitted that Garnet " m
assumed name. When he presented
himself at Jones residence he gave the
4 name of ID. Jones, Grand Island. Neb.''
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STEEL TRUST WILL
BUILD A MEM CITY

Superior. Wis. Feb IA new city like
Cary Ind. is to be built by the United
States Steel corporation around sl4 10000
plant to be erected this spring at point
on the st. Louis river within three miles
OF Superior. The blast furnaces are to be
situated OIL the Minnesota side of the ,y-
er, but auxiliary plants are to be built on
the Wisconsin side.
The Steel corporation has bought and
cleared 1.6O0 acres of land on the NNiscon-
sin side. The sum Of $14. 10000 has been
set aside. plans have been drawn and tho
same construction crew that put in the
steel plant at Gary has been ordered to Su-
perior to begin work when spring opens.
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MAN Halter WOULD NOT
HAVE MASCULINE MONEY

London. Feb. 1S.-Miss Harriet
Evans. AN elderly spinster who died
at Hackney Was confirmed man
hater.
'.She was so much against men that
she would not have coin with the
kings head on it," her landlady said
If one was given to her she would
throw il into the fire. She would only
deal in money bearing Queen Victoria's 8
head
Miss Evans went to the office of a
local newspaper some time ago. but
refused to enter it until a woman was
sent TO transact business with her. An
advertisement for apartments which
she published stipulated that there
should be no man in the house.
She even declined to receive letters
because the stamps bore the king 8
head.
A verdict of natural death was re-
turned
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evelyn KEEPS HOUSE
IN QUIET LITTLE FLAT
Mrs. Harry K. Thaw Is Studying
Rhetoric and Art Seriously,
She Says.

apartment nrn G'o Of four sn rooms and bath on
the third floor of house in West
Thirty-tlird street, not far from Fifth
the simple life. 1t is an old-fashioned
four-story building of brick, painted
white.
No thick. soft carpets cover the up
per stairway or hall leading to the
young womans home. The staircase
and hall floor are of bare WOOD. worn
between the nailheads. Above the
Thaw apartment is an attic studio. oc-
cupied by two young artists. The land
ing on the third floor is partly taken up
by Mrs. Thaw's steamer trunk. Ihere
is nothing about the surroundings to
suggest aff1uence.
The apartment is in the name of
Howard Nesbit. the young woman's
brother. and her name is not over the
bell. When reporter called there the
other night no one answered the sum
mons at the electric bell. but the door
was opened when the colonial knocker
of brass was used Mrs. Thaw answered
the door. She wore her usual costume
white turnover collar. black tie, black
waist and skirt. She said:
Il have been living here for the last
two months in seclusiun and quiet.
This is my home now-rny real home.
Yes: it is a great contrast to the 9TH
cr places | have lived in. but I'm tired
Of all that show and glitter. j wanted
home and found this place. where
intend to stay. 1T has interested me
greatly to fix up this little nest. and
nave learned to love it.
How do ] employ my time. Well.
when was very Young / was taken
out of school and my education stopped
abruptly ! have felt Keenly the lack
OF learning. Since / made my home
here I have spent most of my time
studying. reading. writing. rhetoric and
ert and l have made progress.
u have enjoyed myself in this quiet
little nook UP here away from most
everybody. Only my brother and maid
nre here with me. | don't go out much
My studies claim most of my time. and
wl1eu ! finish at night I'm too tired to
e. any place except to sleep.
Il am studying art seriously. Ere,
uuently 1 go upstairs to the studio in
the attic and put in many hours there.
I am drawing and painting. No; L
haven't sold anything yet. but I'm con-
tent to wait and work. Later i may
take up the study of anatomy. which
always has interested me greatly. but
there is nothing definite about that
now. am keeping house. ] haven't
time to bother with restaurants.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-18
ERNEST RANDALL
IS GIVEN LIBERTY
Accused Murderer of Bright
Leaves Jail, Where He Has
Spent Nine Months.

Rapid City. S. D.. Feb. l5.--After nine
months in Jail for the murder of w. F.
Bright. Ernest Randall is free on his
own recognzance.
Honor bound to appear at the next
term OF court. but it is not probable
that he will go to trial. Prosecuting
Attorney Chauncey l.. Wood has con
cluded there is no chance for convic-
ton and rather than add costs, allowed
the prisoner to be turned loose. The
motion for the release of the prisoner
was made by Boyd and Soule before
Judge Levi McGee this week. AT the
last term of court Randall was tried
for his life. The defense showed that
the cartridge that killed Bright was
different from The one remaining in the
prisoners gun. This ended the prose
cution and the jury stood 5 to i'll
favor of acquittal.
Unless new evidence is found the
case will not again come to trial.
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SOLONS IN NORTH DAKOTA
HEAR OF CRUELTY I'M PRISON

Bismarck, N. D.. Feb. 17.-The legis-
ative committee appointed to investi-
gate the penitcntiary spent a day at
enough to justify them in making a
rigid examination of the affairs of the
prison III the past
Some of the prisoners stated that
there was much cruelty practised under
Warden Bouches. Two prisoners told
OF negro who was SO badly beaten
with canes Il few years ago that. in
their opinion, death resulted
Others told of having been subjected
to stretching punishment Men were
suspended by the wrists from hook
in the wall and left hanging there. One
said he had been hanged up this way
for an hour and a half
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DRESSED AS MAN
FOR NINE YEARS

ST. Louis, Mo. Feb. 17.-Nine years
as a man was enough for William"
Winters, q medium sized brown eyed
brunette. Since she donned mems
clothes and ran away from home at
Galveston, Texas, she says she made
many close friends including the land
lady with whom she was the star
boarder for several years.
Miss Winters was discovered when
taken to the city hospital for treatment
following arrest in a lid lifting" club
raid, SO complete was the masquerade
that the young woman was accepted
for membership of several secret fra
ternities. AT Quincy She did a mans
work. She has been bill poster. team
ster. and learned to chew, smoke and
drink.
II never made love-" she said. Il
jol!ied girls along and made thcm be-
lieNe l was q woman hater.
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INDIAN MAIDS FORM
SEWING SOCIETY

Miller. S. d.. Feb. ia Christian
Girls Sewing society has been organ
ized by the Indian girls at Cheyenne
agency. Bessie Dogarm, aged 10, was
the first to urge such society. The
others are Lizzie Chasing Eagle, presi-
dent; Lucy Holly Horn, secretary; Sal
lie Shoots Off, treasurer and Instructor;
Emily Ghost Dog, instructor in song
Louisa Brown Thunder, distributor;
Aledia Brown Wolf, doorkeeper.
The society meets every Friday after
noon after the school is out, and 1t
shows that the little Indian girls are no
fdlers in trying to learn to do sewing
and in working along religious lines.
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.EGAN CAN NOT
HOLD HIS OFFICE
Supreme Court Holds Him Ig-
norant of Legal Ethics
Whiting Gives Opinion.

Pierre, S. d., Feb. 1.-THE decision
in the Egan case was handed down
this morning. The supreme court sus-
tains the lower court.
1t holds that the disbarment deprives
the attorney of all rights and privi-
leges conferred by his license. 1t cites
the disbarment decision holding Egan
ignorant of part Of the duties of an
attorney. therefore not learned in the
law as the statute requires.
The legal presumption is that tho
disbarment decision was just and it
dispels the presumption of competency
raised by Adamson. A knowledge OF
legal ethics is one of the most import
ant branches. The former decision hold
Egan ignorant of legal ethics. The
opinion is by Whiting, all Judges con-
curing
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Man IS KILLED
IN BURNING HOTEL
Fire Quenched; Returns to
Room; Second Fire Catches
Him-Hotel Destroyed.

Aberdeen. S. d.. Feb. 12-James
Mulvihill. a bricl1layer, was smothered
to death in fire which destroyed the
Wisconsin house, a frame hotel, owned
by Mayor S. A. Aldrich, at 3 o'clock
this morning.
The fire broke out last evening, but
was eXtinguished. Mulvihill returned
to his room. When the blaze again
started, he was overlooked and per-
ished without awakening. The build
ing was completely gutted. The loss is
estimated at $4,000, with $4,000 insur-
ance. The fire took place during the
worst snowstorm of the season
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TRIP COUNTY
TOWNSITES ARE
FINALLY LOCATED

Washington. Feb. 15.-The locations
of the four government townsites To-
Gated in Tripp county are as follows: !.
First Observation-Disclosures quarter of
section 26, township 95 north, range IS
west.
Second Townsite-East half of sec
tion 9. township 81 north, range &c
west.
Third Towrtsite-North half of sec
ton 21, township 100 north, range IS
west.
Fourth Townsitc-Northwes quarter
of section 34 township 1O2 north. range
"a west.
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PRESS ASSOCIATION
ELECTS OFFICERS

Pierre. S. D., Feb 17.-rhe mid-win-
ter meeting of the State Press associa-
elected: c. Nj. Day, of Sioux Falls.
president: w. II. Bancroft, of Water
town, first vice president; r. o. Scham-
ber Of Hudson, second vice president.
John I. Cogan, of Sioux Fails, secre
tary: Fl. o. Sturges. of Beresford, treas
urer; j. t. Halliday, f. L. Sem and
George Schlosscr, executive board
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FOR AMERICAN ART SALON..

New York, Feb. 18-A new home for
art is being planned for. New York If
present plans are carried to fruition,
they may practically establish an
salon is used only In a descriptive
American salon. The term American
sense. There is no intention OF 70
christening the project. In brief. the
plan is for a large, handsome, but not
high exhibition building on the site OF
the old arsenal in Central Park. under
the direction Of the National Academy
OF Design.
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NICE. oRpERLY LYNcHlNc.

Houston. Miss. Feb. 12.-Roby Baskin
murderer of the Rev w. T. Hudson, was
lynched by mob here yesterday after
noon. A crowd of over 300 determined citi-
zens took the negro from the Jail and
hanged him to a nearby tree. Not shot
was fired, and the whole proceedings was
conducted quietly.
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YANKTON GIVES
$4,000 FOR BRIDGE
City Assured Bridge Will Be
Built-Material on the
Way.

Yankton, S. D., Feb ia largely
attended railroad meeting was held last
night. Representatives of the Yankton
G. Norfolk road assured Yankton citi-
that material is already on the road
for S1,00000O bridge here and rails to
Norfolk. A bonus of $4,000 is asked
for and will be raised.
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pAlLLIPPlNE BAND HERE.

San Francisco. Feb. 1S.-The Philip
pine Constabulary band. composed of
over so MEMBERS which will lead the
parade in Washington on the occasion
of the inauguration Of President Taft.
arrived here today on the army trans
port Buford.