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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
NEW LOCOMOTIVE ASH
PAN is INVENTED

Huron. S. H.. Feb. 3.-What is known
as 1he locomotive automatic ash pan
is being installed on ali locomotives on
the Chicago & Northwestern road in
South Dakota. THE first engine having
the new device left the shops in this
city a few days since. Among bills that
became law at tine close OF the last
session of congress, was one requiring
all railroad companies in the United
States to place upon their engines an
automatic ash pan. thereby insuring
the safety of railway employees in the
cleaning OF ashes froin locomotives, do
ing away with the old method of dump
ing the ashes by getting beneath the
engine. The time given in which these
pans were to be installed is July l,
1910. the law. however. going into ef-
fcct on January /, 1909 During the
lasr wear 1873 persons We're killed or in
julcd While performing this work in Tho
old way
a. Nj I;ruuha.t. OF this city, for scv
eral wears a fireman on the Dakota
Central division of the Chicago &
Northwestern line. is really the father
of the bill. and was called to Washing
tou to give testimony before the COM
1nittce having it in charge relative to
its op, ration ana results to be derived.
MIR l'ruuhart. assisted by railway mon
of Huron. We're earnest in their efforts
to procure the passage OF the bill, and
are watching it's effect with no
little interest.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
COMMANDANT OF
SOLDIERS HOME
DIES SUDDENLY

Hot Springs. S. d.. Feb. 2.-Colonel
b. l.. Dudley. commandant of the South
Dakota soldiers home. is dead, after Il
two days illness of pneumonia.
Colonel Dudley was appointed COM
mandant in October, 1907, and had Civ
en- universal satisfaction. He formerly
lived at Canistota and was the father
of George Dudley, of Canistota. rep
resentatiye in the state legislature from
McCool county, and +. A. Dudley, dep
uty statc examiner He was 66 years
of age and Il veteran of the civil war.
The burial will take place at Canis-
tOta
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
FATHER is FINED
BECAUSE HIS CHILDREN
ARE NOT IN SCHOOL

ELK Point. S. D.. Feb. IA hearing,
was held before Judge Jerome Man
gan in the county court to ascertain
whether or not the children of r. G..
Narcoe. not attending school. We're
properly instructed at home. The COM
p]aint was brought by the county SUI
perintendent of schools who by law is
the truant officer of this county. The
court found him guilty of neglect in
not sending his children to school and
iined him $40 and costs. Mr.. Varcoe
will appeal the case TO the sircuit court.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
WOLVES DRIVE SHEEP
AWAY FROM HOME

Philip. S. D.. Jan 30.-.In one
day of the recent cold weather,
Palmer q Hart of Climax, lost
100 sheep to wolves. The wolves
caught the sheep alone and be-
gan to drive thenk Whenever
any one of the flock tired and
dropped out, the wolves picked
it up. The sheep We're finally
overtal<en, in state of panic. in
the Bad river bottoms. The
wolves have been reported
worse than usual this winter
and the stockmen are planning
an extensive hunt.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
DAKOTA MAGAZINE
SUSPENDS PUBLICATION

Huron, $. d.. Feb. Report comes
magazine will either change it's location
to the Twin Cities or suspend pubica-
ton. it finds it's field too limited
for a publication of it's class. 1t was
one of the most pretentious ventures i'll
magazine publication ever attempted in
the state. &. j. Bailey was the promot-
er Of the enterprise.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
cANls1oTA is AFTER
FIRE PROTECTION

Canistota. S. D., Feb. 3-The ques-
ton of some sort of fire protection Is
being seriously agltated in Canistota.
Representative citizens will meet with
the town council this evening. at which
time preliminary steps will be taken.
1t is the purpose to put in a good sys-
TEN, probably waterworss
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
NEW BANK INCORPORATES
FOR HAND COUNTY

Pierre. S. D., Fob. 3-Articles of in
corporation have been filed with the
secretary of state for the Bank of
Nayland a new town in Hand county,
between st. Lawrence and Washington
1t is capitalized at $4,000. The incor-
porators are j. r. McCullen. Of Miller:
Otto &. Shanber, John McNay. w. F..
Pautsch. of Nayland; Adolph Shambcr,
of Brtton.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
HARDING COUNTY SEAT
GOES TO RIIEEAl q

Deadwood. s. D.. Feb. 2-Messen-
gers from the new county of Harding.
in the extreme northwestern corner of
the state, arrived today bringing ball
lot boxes and returns from the election
held there Tuesday. The bitter fight
for county scat between Buffalo and
Camp Crook was won by the former
With $50 majority out of 600 votes cast.
A fun non partisan county ticket was
elected
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
HUNT WILD GEESE
IN ZERO WEATHER

Pul. wana. S. d.. Feb s
When the therometer has been
registering from 10 to 20 below
zero off and on all winter. one
does not expect to hear of goose
hunting out on the prairies of
South Dakota in the middle of
January. but that is just what
has started the nimrods to talk
ing around here.
Not long ago some sports
declared they saw geese feeding
near Red lake. and today Ted
Gch and Albert BaatZ brought
in their proof in the form of five
White geese. They were fine.
large fellows. called Canada
geese. About 200 have been
feeding in the ncighboring corn
fields till lately, when about
one-half of them started for the
sunny south.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
pRosPEcToR GIVES UP
HIDDEN TREASURE QUEST

Wheeler. S. D., Feb. 3.-Sidney Rudd.
aged 76. a prospector. formerly of Har-
:ison county, Iowa, falling in his effort
to find q gold mine in the vicinity of
the famous burning bluff" situated on
the west side Of the Missouri river,
nearly opposite this place. by stress Of
circumstances was compelled to come
to Wheeler and seek aid of the local
authorities
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
HORSE THIEF CAUGHT BY
MINER COUNTY SHERIFF

Howard. S. d., Feb. 2.-Deputy Sher-
iff Clark ran horse thief to earth
the first of the week near DeSmet. re-
covered the stolen animal for the own
ers at Sioux Falls and placed the thief
behind the bars of the Miner county
Jail. The horse was stolen from the
Parker Ice company at Sioux Falls.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
EGAN'S APPEAL
CASE is HEARD
BY SUPREME COURT

Pierre. S. D.. Jan. 29-The appeal in
lhe Egan case was heard by the su-
preme court this morning. George w.
Egan appearing for himself and Dan
forth, who ran against him in the June
primaries and afterwards attacked
Egan's eligibility. appearing in court as
his own representative. The decision
is reserved.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
TWO INSURANCE COMPANIES
WITHDRAW FROM DAKOTA

Pierre S. D., Feb. 3-The United Or
der of Foresters of Milwaukee, Wis,
and the Northern Assurance Company
Of Michigan. at Detroit have notified
the state insurance department of their
Withdrawal from business in this state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
SENATE PASSES
HOUSE TWO CENT
RATE MEASURE
Railroad Interests Unable to
Block Passage of Measure
With Emergency Clause.

Pierre s. ID Feb. 3.-Refusing to cut
out tine emergency clause of the house
2-ccnt passenger fare bill. and finding
no second to the motion TO strike out
:he penalty clause. the senate passed
the measure practically as 1t came
from the house.
a delegation of railroad representa-
tiveS and commercial clubs from over
Tho state. which was accorded u near
ing before the house committee ON Fri
day, also claimed the attention OF the
senate committee before the bill was
brought ,,p for final passage, but dld
not succeed in changing the terms Oh
th, hill in amy respect.
J'he house passed the bill prohblt-
ing the sale of stocks of merchandise
I'm bulk in fraud of creditors after 1t
had been made d football at two pre-
ceding legislatures. and prospects arc
that the senate will follow the mousse
action and make the bill a law.
Secretary of State Policy presented
the petition praying for county option
and certifying that it contained the
signatures of over 1000 voters of the
state.
The capitol appropriation bill is on
the calendar for final passage IN the
house today and will not be opposed
tormidahly The house will also today
pass the senate joint resolution propos-
ing an amendment to the constitution
giving suffrage to women who are tax.
payers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
WEATHER OBSERVER is
TRANSFERRED TOSlOWA

Nank,on. S. D., Feb. 3D.. p. Mccall
lum. weather observer at this station
for nearly five years. mas been ordered
to Des Moines. Ia, to exchange with
w q. Cavanagh. of that place. He
will leave Immediately.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
CRAWFoRD's HOME PEOPLE
PLAN BIG RECEPTION

Huron. S. d.. Jan. 3O.-This city. the
home of Senator-clect Crawford, is
planning to give him d reception pre-
vious to his depal ture for Washington
to assume his duties.
The function will take on some of
the aspect of a state gathering. and
many of the prominent men Of the
state are expected to be present
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
GRANDMA HAD 100
DIRECT DESCENDANTS

Memo. S. D.. Jan. 2s.-Nirs.
Jacob Haar, who died here the
first, Of the week at the age of
70 years. was the mother Of 13
children. and she also had SO
grandchildren and 81 great
grandchildren. She had lived in
the county 80 years.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17
NO OFFICIAL NOTICE.

Washington Nov. lG.-rNo official
notice. was taken by the treasury de
.partment Of the controversy between
former Assistant Secretary Reynolds
now q member Of the tariff board, and
Richard Parr, deputy Surveyor of New
York. The meat of the controversy
appears to te the desire of Parr to
obtain part of the fine imposed upon
the sugar trust for alleged tariff
rauds. Parr last spring laid claim
% smch amocnt as the treasury would
'low him for the discovery OF the
frards, oct Of the fine imposed upon
the sugar trust amounting to $4,000.
10 Secretary MacNeagh was not
prepared to say today what action
would be taken on the claim,
According to The treasury officials
theer has ben no change In the sugar
trust Investigations in the last few
weeks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17
SAYS HE'S TIE MAN.

New York, Nov 1G. Edwin Ander-
son, former superintendent of the
locks for the American Sugar Rein
lng company and close friend OF
ne late Theodore Hayemeyer, an
nounced tonight that he is the man
referred to by former Assistant Sec
fetary of the Treasury Reynolds as
the one who gave the department the
1tst infornatin eneerA.ng the frauds.
Anderson filed claims for compen
sation therefor. which he estimates
Will reach st0eO,0N0. For two years
he says, he has been furnishing evi
ience, and Il was through him that
Richard Parr gained his information
Anderson declares that Reynolds
was enthusiastically for the prosecu
tion
Anderson says the American Sugar
Refining company requested his resig.
nation after Havemeyef's death on
the theory that ''he knew too much. .
lie then had been in the company's
employ thirtytwo years. As a result
Of his Investigations. he says, he
found that the government was being
defrauded of at least S5da.000 q year
at the single refinery ~her he had
been employed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17
z ASSISTANTS
ARE INVOLVED
IN FRAUDULENT WEIGHING IN
THE SUGAR TRUST CASE
NOW PENDING.
CIVIL SERVICE HEADS
Make Statement as to Appointment
CT Weighers-Heynoias-Parr
Squabbie Takes New
Turn.

Washington. Nov. 1C.-Twenty-two
assistant weighers Of the New YORK
customs house are known to have
Ibeen implicated in c. rnder positive
suspicion, in the so.called sugar trust
frauds. se 4
This was stated tonight by Chair,
man Black and Messers Mcllhenny
AMI Mashbun of lie civil service
commission, in answer to charges to
the effect that appointments and re-
moya,s at the New FORK customs
lhouse were at the dletlm Of the
trust.
The statement given out by the
commissioners is largely arggmenta-
tive and designed to show the care
taken in the preparation and rating
OF examination papers, how under
the methods, in vogue ;ais is practic,
ftically impossible for the commits
sions examiners at Washington to
show favoritism in rating; the au-
thority given the appointing officers
to examine thoroughly into the ante.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17
STATE RAILWAY
COMMISSIONERS
IN MEETING AT WASHINGTON
ACRIMONIOUS EERATE ON AL.
LEGGED ATTEMPT TO LIMIT
THEIR POWERS.

Washington, Nov. 1G.--The conten-
ton OF many members that an at
tempt Is being made to limit the pow.
.er' OF the state railway commissioners
caused an acrimonious discussion at
the opening of the convention of the
National Association OF railroad Com.
missioners today. II arose over the
recommendation that the convention
ndorse the idea Of a federal law Civ
ing the Interstate commerce commits
sion authority to prescribe uniformity
IN classification for into state ttaiIiA
md urging the state commissioner
to make exceptions sparingly Coul
missioner Gothlln Of Ohio, and others
contenied that those who voted ri
the report bound themselves to main
tain classification fled by the
commission on interstate shipments.
Commissioner Cla-, of the inter,
state commerce commission declared
the Ohioan unfair in placing tnat in.
depreciation on the commendation
Gothlin wanted the convention to
reject the recommendation. He was
voted down, Is to 80. and the com.
mendation adopted
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17
REGULATION BY
THE GOVERNMENT
URGENTLY NEEDED ~ CASES OF
GREAT MCNOPOlrS DECLARE
SPEAKERS.
THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION
In Seeticn at Cincinnati, AddreSse i
BY Garfield and c Iiott az
Last Nights :"eet
ing.

Cincinnati, Nov. lG.--plcas for GOV.
ernment regulation of monopolies
were voiced tonight teiore the con
vention OF the National Municipal
League and the American Civic Asso,
citation ~ former Secretary Of the In
terror Garfield and President Enelitus i
Eliot, of. Harvard.
Garfield asserted tnas the country's
natural resources wer> IN imminent
danger OF exhaustion and the inter,
Sests which develop this source OF ma.
tional wealth must be regulated upon
the same lines already adopted IN the
respect TO railroads. Said he:
Exactly as the railroads are ree,f-
lated because theJ .rrc public utili-
ties, so mrst the interests that de-
.ve'op the natural resources he resu
lated, heca Sc they Geai with public
interests. TIE Unfair use OF monopo.
lization of either is intoierab'e."
Garfield also maintained that the
interests of the people are not propei-
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17

ly safeguarded in the Alaska coal
fields and that Legislation ON that sub.
iect is urgently needed. He added
The people will not tolerate any
backward steps. They demand, and
will see that their demand is Needed,
that the great policy OF conservatism
be carried on in the interest of public
welfare"
Eliot said; "The sentiment of
preserving our natural resources has
gone like wild fire throughout the
country, The peoI,e have. reached
positive convictions and mean to have
conservation, 1t is the experience Of
|,teh American people that when a
monopoly establishes Itself, whether
|of labor Or of capital, it is time for
government regulation. Many monop-
olies are inevitable, and when such IS
the case the prepor supervision Is es,
sential"
Many papers on municipal subjects
were read this afternoon
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17

cedents of eligibles ant their power
of removal il It Is believed they had
grounds therefor
r The information regarding the %
assistant weighers came from the
New York customs norse Two OF
the assistants We're appointed without
certiiieation by the commission and
the remainder were appointed by Ger.
tification from 1885 to 1907, There
are now employed in New York 1876
assistant weighers.
The examinations BY which they
were chosen were prepared and rated
in Washington. The examinations
themselves were conducted by local
boards in New York and elsewhere.
The commission sets forth, however
fhat the questions concerning the per.
sonal character of the applicants and
their previous careers, having been
satisfactorily answered. tae eligible
lists were prepared and certificationa
made from these to secure considera-
ton 70 order IN which they qualified.
Fhe appointing officers were author
lied to file objections to eigibles and
make Investigations desired Tfea
the selections were made and at the
end OF PREDATORY period OF six
months the appointee's services were
continued or discontinued according
to his worthiness.
The commission concludes.
The commission desires to empha
size that ii rsed not only all precau-
tions possible in tfq selection OF
eiigibles, hrt left in the departments
.unimpaired power the sitting OF such
appointments and exercising the row.
er of removal wheEe~cr tAis service
requires"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17
IMPORTANT MERGER.

Boston, Nov 16.--A long stride te-
ward control by one corporation Of All
the wire communication In the Unit
ted States was made today in the a..
quisltion by the American Telephona
and Telegraph company Of the Vest
.ern Union
The incorporation Of a, new billion
dollar company. it Is said. viii be
necessary to include the S592, ,475.4oo
bonds and stocks Of the telephone
company, known as the Bell Tele.
phone company, and the outstanding
$lG5,000000 bonds and stocks of the
Western Union The acquisition OF
the stock of the Western Union by
the Bell company has been quietly In
progress for six months. Only a suf-
iicient amount to insure control, said
to be 81 per cent was taken over.
The officers OF the Bell company
regard the step as one OF economy
solely. Since the telephone has been
a factor 1t had to compete with the
telegraph. Lines have been parallel
led and there has been an immense
amount of duplication The officers
believe the merger will save the Bell
company s75,oo0,000 in new con.
.structi0n, also enable the utilization
of the wires both for telegraphing
and telephoning.
The history of the Western Union
|antedates the Civil war The Bell
company is OF comparatively recent
Eorigin. Both pursued the usual meth
'od OF absorbing the smaller compa-
lnies. Those acquitted by the Western
Union were lost in oblivion. The
majority Of the stock Of dozen large
telephone corporations aud many
smaller ones, rests in the treasury
lof the parent concern.
TAe telephone system annually
transmits 1856, 100000 messages The
Western Union handles Gs,o53. 00n.
The telephone system has S.Q9s,G79
miles of wire. the Weston Union , I
3S2,500. The total property value of
the telephone company is $545.0l5.-
COO; the Western Union sle4 4,0SG,920.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17

RANKS SECOND.

Washington. itov. lG.-Aecording to
the records of the technologic depart
ment the cherry mine disaster will
rank second greatest in this country.
Only that at Monogah, West Virginia,
in which 556 miners lost their lives
furnishes a greater death list.
1t was stated at the department
that the death rate of miners In the
United States until 1908 ineretsel
faster than the production of coal
During 1907, 5000 men perished in
mine disasters. That year congress
appropriated $l509l0 or the edrca
tional experiment work among miner
and after years work along these
lines the fatalities in 1893 were 2,450
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17
WARRANT FOR WOMAN
lssued Yesterday BY Cincinnati Au.
thorities In Warriner Case
Warriner in jail.

Cincinnati, Nov. lG; Warmer is
in jail tonight and war ant has been
issued for Mrs. Jeanette Stewart
Ford. charged. with receiving 81 zoo
|of the $649,000 which Warrlner is a..
cused of having embezzled. Warmer
today told Prosecutor Hunt that he
had given part OF the stolen money to
Mrs. Ford.
This afternoon Warriner pleaded
not guilty to the Indictment returned
yesterday for embezz' 'ement and
grand larceay, His bond was again
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17
THOSE CONCERNED sAl 1T Will
BE BETTER FoR PUB
Lie AND STOCK
HoL DERs.
new COMPANY MAY
HAVE TO Be FORMED
With Billion Dollar capitalization 10
n Include Stock Of Beth Westera
Uni9n and Bell interests
Figures on
HoldHGs.

New York. Nov. ii. III waa al.
|nonnced in Boston and confirmed Is
New York that another billion dolla-
merger became reality today. with
the practical absorption Of the Wess-
fern Union Telegraph Company by the
Americas Telephone ana Telegram,
company. The Western Union, one
|of the pet properties of Jay Gould.
has been in the family for genera
ton, and by the sale of the Gould
stock today the merger was accom-.
|plished
George r. Gould, chairman or the
executive committee of the Western
Union, tonight said:
10 Is fact that we have sold
large part of our holdings of the
Western Union to the telephone com.
pany believe this will innre "a the
benefit Of both the public ana the
Western Union stockholders, as the
business Of both companies can ie
handled so that they form compile d
|ment to one another. thus giving Il,
the fullest extent prompt and satis-
factory service. They should be work
I'D IN harmony, which would be to the
great advantage OF the public. as weii
AZ the mutual interests of both com.
panies.
while the report was. curren that
the Mackay companies. controlling
the Postal Telegraph company. Mill
ultimately be ineiaCea III thMs esar,
ganization, no confirmation of this
was obtained The OBJECTS Of the
Postal emphaticaIly stated that the
company win remain independent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-17
EXPERT SAYS THERE Is NO
HOPE OF ANY BEING ALIVE
Miners Union Pays Heirs Sums Allowed For
Death Of Members Charity Work is Going
With vigor--Mine is Burning More Fu-
riousIy Than Ever Now

The entomber men all breathed gas.
Car ght like rats in trap, they went
to sleep about as a person would in
taking either. 1t is not painful
death. | was twice overcome by gas,
but rescued and recovered.
We know that all are dead who
were there, but we risked our own
lives to satisfy the agonized relatives.
Exploration has been dangerous
business. We don't want to lose any
more lives Yesterday | though | was
gone. | had been feeling about in
the second vein two huadred and fifty
feet from the shaft, breathing oxygen
returning toward the cage discovered
flames. Nv first thought was that the
cage was stuck owing to the warming
heat. thought my end had come,
bit when | reached the cage ana gave
the signal my heart lightened as it
'shot upward through ile smoke to
the free air II is q mistake to think
that sealing the shaft cuts off the cir,
culation of air. Our anometers have
shown all along a gooa soirc,Gataen .Ql
air in the shaft but the fatal damage
was done long before the mine was
sealed the first time.
Will Do All Possible.
I've will do everything possible to
recover the bodies, because we be-
lieve the essential sufferers will bury
their dead. They will feel much bet
ter for a chance to Gasp the dead in
their arms.
President Earling of the St Paul
railroad, is agitated Dy the obstacles
to clearing the mine. He spent the
entire day at the scene.
Pipe was laid today from the Teser.
voir to the entrance of the shaft and
long lead hose dropped from it down
the shaft, Two hundred thousand
gallons of water brought in cars and
water tanks were emptied into the
reservoir as needed The fire engine
from La Sale forced the water
through the pipe and hose line into
the shaft