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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-03-19

George r. Hotigh. the veteran Wa,
bash train conductor. was buried from
his home at Clayton. IH, February 21.
He vas ~ years old. Had Mr.. Hough
lived until April Is ne would have
completed his ~fifty-second year OF con,
tinuous service with the Wabash. nc
being the Oldest man in length of con
tinuous service on the entire Wabash
system. beginning his service at
Springfield. H., April Is. 1857. He
served as passenger conductor for 81
years between Keokuk and Bluffs.
The Wabash railroad ran two spe
cial trains. n from Decatur and one
from Keokuk, to enable its employer
TO attend the funeral services.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-03-19
Al Over the State

plication. may be sworn to before any
officer having a seal, located at any
place within the United States. but IN
all cases where the applicant is re-
quired to swear to the paper, It must
be sworn to before the register and
receiver.
These rules are prescribed for the
purpose of insuring accurate and or
Derby selection of the lands and max
ing OF entries, and to insure. as far as
possible, the faithful and efficient
service OF qualified locating agents.
Dated ct Bonestesl. s. d.. Feb. rs,
1903.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-03-19

In the year 1907 and in each Of its
twenty predecessors we paid to men
and women in this country approx.
matoly sl4,ooo.Ooo as a bonus for de.
stroying their own property and for
endangering - sometimes destroying,
also-ours. This ~ the conservative
estimate OF the highest authorities in
tIe insuranee wofl6. Thus IN two dec.
AIDES over a quarter of a billion do
lars has gone for criminal work in
n particular field.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-03-19

The Floyd county commissioners. Il
is reported, have ordered ten dozen
salts OF pajamas for the county's con-
yicts." Is there another county in
Georgia or another penal institution
in the United States that provides
Its prisoners with the fashionable
.nightiesf" WIG woul5nf rather be.
a pajamaed prisoner in the Floyd
county chain gang than a no night
shirt freeman on the plains Of wildly
Kansas?
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-03-19
The First RAILROAD wbI.tIe

The first locomotive whistle was In,
vented by George Stephenson in 1888
shortly after n OF his engines had
.~S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
q load Of eggs. Previously the oily
sisnal hsd beer a horn blown by the
enginsdriyer.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-03-19
DATES FOR LAND GALES.
State Land Department Fixes Dates
for Various Counties.

wv s1stSe@ SSAsb~os
The state land department has fixed
as dates for Offering state lands In tho
counties in which sales win be made
this spring as follows: Sanborn- April
%; Jerauld. April ~; Miner. April
2s; Minnehaha, April 20; Aurora.
April 80; Douglas, May j; Charles
Mix. May 8; Gregory. May 4; Sphinx.
May 5; Clark, May A.; Day, May s:
Marshall, May 8; Edmunds. May Z:
Mcpherson. May s. The lease date In
counties in which lands win be Of
.fered will be the day following the
sale date. Under the law the senate
department is compelled to offer fifty
thousand acres of land for sale, and
this will be scattered In the counties
named In the list.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-03-19

J. r. No. 1-Memorializing congress
In regard to deep waterways PROPOSE
ton.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-03-19

No. ice - Creating Office Of state
building inspector for regulation OF
public buildings.
No. 406-Appropriation for furnish
ing new capital and moving into Same.
No. I6T-Authorizing towns Of over
5000 population to create park boards.
No. 302-Creating new counties in
southern part of the state.
No. 3SS-Provides for state dairy ex-
pert.
No. 415-Provides for a bacteriolog-
ical library in the medical department
of the state university.
No. 273-Appropriating money for
a central heating plant at the state
university.
No. 94-Appropriation for state fair
at Huron.
Nc. 42t-General appropriation bill.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
OBJECT TO ROWDYISM ON CARS
PATRONS OF FALLS CHURCH
LINE WANT INVESTIGATION.
Ask That Matter Be Called to Atten-
tion of Grand Jury-Write
to Judge Thornton.

Steps have been taken by some of the
Falls Church patrons of the Falls Church
and Washington Electric railway to bring
before the grand jury the conditions re-
ported as confronting those compelled to
travel on the late cars of the Falls
Church line. There has been complaint
for a long time of drunkenness and
rowdyism on the late cars, especially
Saturday nights. 1t is charged that stones
have been thrown into several of the
cars and that there. has been drinking,
smoking and profane language.
The railroad officials say they have
made three arrests recently on account
of the throwing. but that the de-
PENDANTS have all been released on tech
nicalities.
Crandal Mackey. the prosecuting attor-
ney of Alexandria county says he has
been instrumental in having six men
sentenced to the penitentiary in recent
years for stoning the cars. such being a
felony IN the state of Virginia. He added
that he had not had reports recently of
lawlessness on the late cars, but is ready
to prosecute any cases called to his at
tention .......
A letter has been sent to Judge ]. B.
Thornton of Manassas, asking him to
place the matter before the grand jury
The letter was written by p. D. Poston.
of Falls Church. and is accompanied by
affidavits from himself and a number of
patrons OF the railroad. setting forth in
detail many instances of rowdyism on the
cars.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
GENERAL SWARTWoUT HERE.
Iew Quartermaster Department
Steamer to Ply the Potomac

The army Guartcrmaster department
steamer Gen. Robert Swartwout. whose
arrival at Fort Washington. to take the
place of the tug Lieut.. Alonzo Gushing on
the route between this city and Fort
Washington and Fort Hunt hauling gov
ernment supplies. has been expected for
several weeks past, has al last arrived at
the fort and is being made ready to re-
lieve the Gushing tomorrow.
The Swartwout is much larger vessel
than the tug she relieves and will be able
to handle all government shipments,
whether big or little. The vessel is $50
gross tonnage and net 1S5 tons and ii is
11O feet long, c4.5 feet beam and 1873 feet
deep. 1t was built for the quartermaster's s
department, by contract at Philadelphia
shipyard in 1905 and Is a sister vessel to
the steamers Gen. RatcheIder and Gen.
Pickering
The vessel has ample power to give her
good speed and Is equipped with cargo
boom and steam hoist for handling heavy
shipments. II has comfortable quarters
for the officers, but no quarters for en-
listed men, except on deck. This feature
will be remedied as soon as possible.
The tug Gushing will be sent to a sta
ton on the south Atlantic coast Capt.
s. 3. Davis, commander of the Gushing,
and the crew of the tug will DE trans
ferred to the Swartwout.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
BILLY POSTUM IN TOWN.
Biggest One Of His Species a Pres
ent for Mr.. Taft.

Ever since the possum dinner which the
Georgians gave to William Howard Taft
Billy Possum' has steadily grown in ap-
probation until now he threatens to take
Il seat alongside the teddy bear which for
several years has been the popular idol
S. kann. Sons & Co. have brought the
first Billy Possum to town.
The manufacturers of this stuffed fun
maker have made one of tremendous size
and have sent it to Mr.. Taft. They think
that Billy p. is going to be just such an
other popular idol as was Teddy B. Any
how. he Is in town In time for the inau-
glration. and the people at Kann's say it
is going to be the fad to have one on view
during the festivities.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
GEORGE BOND CLARK DEAD.
Well Known Builder and Wrecker
Of Buildings.

George Bond Clark died at his residence,
437 o street northwest shortly after 80
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Clark was born in the eastern sec
ton of the city June %. 1865. and for
more than twenty years has been engaged
in the building material business with his
father, T. Edw. Clark. at 1905 New Jersey
avenue northwest.
Mr.. Clark was an expert In wrecking
buildings. He razed more than eco on the
present site Of the new Union station to
make room for that structure, and but one
slight accident to any Of his men resulted
from the work. Mr.. Clark was also well
and favorably known in banking and COM
mercial circles -
His father, three brothers, William E.,
T. Edw., jr., and Allen B., and three sis
ters. Mrs. Rufus Darby, Mrs. Henry A.
Storey and Mrs. Theodore II. Thomas,
survive him
Funeral services will be held at 437 o
street northwest Tuesday at 2:30 O'Clock
pm. The interment will take place in the
family lot at Congressional cemetery.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
FOR BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY.
District Commissioners Request Leg
islation of House Committee.

The enactment of q bill providing for a
board of accomtancy for the District OF
Columbia, which will issue licenses to
certified public accountants and pro-
hibiting persons from representing them
selves to be public accountants unless
they hold license from this board. is
requested in letter sent by the District
Commissioners to Chairman Smith of the
House District committee.
Explaining the bill. the Commissioners
say: This bill has been prepared after
numerous conferences with men standing
high in the profession of accountancy
and follows the very best laws on this
subject that have been enacted by the
various states. The profession Of account
ancy has been recognized and regulated
for a long time in Great Britain and other
foreign countries, but the regulation Of
this profession in the United States began
In 1896, with the passage of the New
York act providing for the certif1cation
of public accountants, since which time
fifteen other states have also enacted leg
islation along similar lines. In the prep
aration of this bill the president of the
American Association OF Public Account
ants who is also a member of the Penn
sylvania state board Of examiners. and a
number of other persons interested in the
subject have been consulted.'
Evening star., 1909-02-14
FATALLY HURT IN PLAY.
Five-Year-Old Leon Warren Falls
From a Shed

Leon Warren, colored. five years of
age, fell from a shed yesterday after
noon while playing in the rear of the
home Of his father. Albert Warren. $50
c street southeast. and was fatally in
jured Other boys were playing with
him, but only Cyril Thomas saw him fall
He told the police Of the circumstances
under which the accident happened. SO
for as he knew them, and the affair was
recorded by the police as being an un-
avoidable accident.
Little Leon was unconscious when
members of his family went from the
house to ascertain just what had hap
pened. The ambulance was summoned
from the Casualty Hospital. DR.. Car
nett, who was in charge Of the ambu-
lance, hurried back to the hospital, but
the boy died on the way.
An examination showed that Leon had
sustained injuries to his head and body.
although there were no decorations. Cor
oner hewitt made an investigation and de-
cided to give a certificate Of accidental
death.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
SANGUINE OF SUCCESS.
Plans for Knights of Columbus Char
ity Ball Well Under WAY.


Preparations for the knights of Colum-
bus charity ball. at the Arlington Hotel
the evening of February %. are well under
way. The list of patrons and patronesses
has been announced and the various COM
mittees are sanguine that the event will
be brilliant, success.
e CARDINAL Gibbons, by special request.
will serve as patron. The list of patron
esses Is as follows: Baroness Mayor des
Planches, Baroness Won Hengelmuller.
Nine. de Moncheur, Nine. de Portela,
Nine. de Nabuco, Mrs. Bonaparte, Mrs.
Cortelyou, Mrs. Allies, Mrs. Bell. Mrs.
Cochran, Mrs. Coudert, Mrs. Crane, Mrs.
Larrinaga, Mrs. Lodge. Mrs. Mclean.
Mrs. Magruder. Mrs. Moseley. Mrs. Moses,
Mrs. Root. Mrs. Sands, Mrs. Semmes.
Mrs. Walsh and Mrs. Heurich.
The following committees have the en-
tertainment In charge:
Executive committee-Thomas L. Dono-
van, Arthur J. Tholl, Vincent A. Sheehy.
j. A. Flynn and Redmond Devaney.
Delegates-E P Harrington. p, T.
Heany. ]. H. Pellen, Thomas B. Nolan.
P. P. Finnegan. F. A. Mcguire, Rev. G. O..
Rosensteel 8. w. Howard and r. ]. Hal
tigan.
Press-F. A. Maguirc, A. Betz. A. D..
Wilkinson. ]. A. O'Shea and Henry 1.
Quinn.
Music and program.Thomas B. Nolan,
John O'Donnell Thomas j. Gaffney. Will
liam Mccarthy and B. r. Myers.
Printing-James Early, J. p. Myers. r.
E. Doyle, J. H. Pellen and R. A. Curtin
Badges-P. p. F1nnegan. George l..
Dant. H. A. Buscher. D. j. LiX.. Thomas
L. Degnan and j. P. Dawson.
Door and hat box-Thomas ]. Heany.
James Early, r. F.. Doyle. Jr., A. ]. Tholl.
c. b. F. Haller and Thomas P. Hagan.
Tickets-P. ]. Haltigan. chairman.
Reception and floor-William DeLacey,
chairman.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
TO OPEN BIDS TOMORROW.
Will Mark the Graves
of Confederates.

Marble monuments. about thirty feet
in height and suitably inscribed. are to
be erected by the United States govern
ment to mark the resting places of the
soldiers Of the Confederate army in the
cemetery at Alton, ILL.,, and in the Green
Lawn cemetery at Indianapolis. Ind. The
bodies of 1853 such soldiers were buried
in the Alton cemetery and 1,62O in the
Indianapolis cemetery during the civil
war. In these cases 1t was found impos-
sfble to identify the remains of individ-
uals and give each grave a separate head
stone as provided by the act Of Congress
of March Q. 1906. Col. William c. Oates
the commissioner charged with the work
of marking the graves of the Confeder-
ates who died in northern prisons or hos
pitals in the civil war. suggested thai
monuments be erected in each cemetery
instead Of the individual headstones. His
suggestion was approved by the Secretary
of War and an allotment of 5000 was
made for each monument Bids for these
monuments will be opened at the office
of Col Oates in this city tomorrow.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
Inquest Into Moore's Death.

Coroner hewitt will hold an inquest at
the morgue tomorrow morning into the
shooting of William Moore, colored, yes
terday morning by Patrick ]. Lynch, a
saloonkeeper. When the coroner visited
the police station yesterday afternoon
and was told Of the circumstances under
which Moore lost his life. he directed
that the saioonkeeper and Samuel Solo
mon the latter having handed the revol-
yer to the former, be held to await the
action of the jury. In view of the state
ments indicating the shooting was an ac-
cident the coroner suggested that they
might be released on nominal bail. Lynch
and solomon were charged with man
slaughter and each furnished security
in the sum OF S1O0O for his appearance
tomorrow. Moore, the victim of the ac-
cidental shot, leaves a wife and one child
Evening star., 1909-02-14
REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS.
Old Department Of Agriculture
Structures Are Fast Disappearing.

OF all the old structures that stood In
the grounds around the old Agricultural
Department building and were used by
various branches of the department only
the red brick main building and a small
frame lunchroom house are left.
The others have been torn down and
their sites will be converted into green
lawns and flower beds.
The last building to be removed was the
old stable of the department, which
stood In the rear of the old building and
in the court Of the new building. The
tearing down Of this structure has just
been completed. and the workmen are now
engaged In cleaning UP the ground
About two months ago the three-story
brick structure that stood at the north
east corner of 14th and B streets south
west and was used as the seed receiving
and shipping department was razed and
the material taken away. Prior to this
several buildings that had stood between
the detached wings of the new marble
department building had been removed
and the museum and seed-packing build
ing went when the work on the new
building was started several years ago
The old Agricultural Department build
ing is scheduled to come down, and the
work of demolition will be started in
short time.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
Lighthouse Service Notes.

The lighthouse service steamer Holly
has sailed from Baltimore on a cruise
with supplies aboard for light stations in
lower Chesapeake bay. Stations in other
parts of the fifth district later will be
visited and supplied with stores by the
Holly.
The tender Violet Is still In North Caro-
lima waters. where Commander Russell,
lighthouse inspector. is making an ex-
tended inspection Of lights and buoys. In
the latter part of the past week the violet
was at Newbern. From that port she
sailed on a cruise among the aids to nav
igation in A1bemarle sound. The Violet
is expected to return TO Portsmouth, Va
this week.
The tender Maple. after towing Iightship
No. - from Baltimore and placing her
ON the TAN OF the Horseshoe station has
returned TO Baltimore to take on supplies
for cruise among the light stations on
the bay
Evening star., 1909-02-14
TO GIVE ANNUAL DINNER.
Alumni Of Phillips-Exeter Academy
Plans Social Session.

The Southern Association of the Alumni
of Phillips Exeter Academy will hold its
fourth annual dinner at the Hotel Ra-
leigh next Saturday at o'clock pm.
Henry p. Blair. Sc. will preside, and
the following are expected to be present
and speak: United States Senator Frank
20. Briggs, SO. Of New Jersey; Clifford
Pinchot, 81, of Washington; Francis
RawIe. 60, of Philadelphia: Charles II.
Pennypacker. 81. OF West Chester. Pa;
Charles r. Bangs, 81. Of New York;
Maj. Joseph c. Byron. 80. of Hagerstown.
Md; Prot. James A. Tufts and Instructor
Joseph S. Ford of Phillips-Exeter Acad-
emy.
The officers Of the association are:
Henry p. Blair. Sc, president; Frank
Warren Hackett, 81; Hugh L. Bond. rs;
Nicholas P. Bond, "a. and Joseph G.
Byron. so. vice presidents; l.. Minford
Humrichouse. secretary and treasurer.
and Henry Barton Jacobs. 10; Carroll T.
Bond. 80, and John w. Titcomb. 80, con-
stitute the executive committee.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
RESIDED HERE MANY YEARS.
Samuel Rush Seibert Dies at Sisters
Home in PHILADELPHIA.

Samuel Rush Setbert Dies at Sisters
Home in Philadelphia.
The death of Samuel Rush Seibert in
Philadelphia Is reported. The deceased
was living in that city with his sister
at the time of his death, and the inter
ment will take. place there. He was.
however, for many years q resident of
this city and was we'll ,knownrto a circle
of friends and acquafntances that he hau
gathered about him during a career that
was quiet, but still not without interest
and significance.
Educated as a civil engineer. he spent
a large portion of his early life in the
employment of the government engaged
in scientific work In this capacity he
travelled abroad extensively and was a
member of the party that witnessed and
recorded the progress Of an eclipse in
Japan.
He was identified with the early use
Of the wet plate process in photography.
having passed into the prac-'ce of that
art from long experience with its fore
runner made possible by Daguerre. For
many years past Mr.. Seibert was not
actively engaged in any business. He
was a bachelor. and had his office as
well as his living apartments in the old
MetrOpolitn Bank building on 18th street,
between F. and G streets. He will be
recalled by many as one OF the familiar
figures in that section Of the city.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
FLEET OFFICERS TO Be GUESTS
NAVY LEAGUE SENDS INVITA-
TON BY WIRELESS.
Annual Banquet to Be Held at
Chamberlin Hotel, Fortress Mon
roe, February 22.

The guests Of honor at the annual ban
quet of the Navy League of the United
States, to be held at the Chamberlin
Hotel at Fortress Monroe Monday even
ing, February ID, at s o'clock, will be
Rear Admiral Sperry. the flag officers of
the Atlantic feet and the captains and
their STATS.
Gen. Horace Porter. president OF the
Navy League. of the United States. has
sent the following wireless message to
Rear Admiral Sperry, commanding the
Atlantic fleet:
THE Navy League of the United States
requests the honor of the company of
Rear Admiral Sperry the flag officers.
captains, members of their staffs and
other officers of the fleet at the annual
dinner Of the league at the Hotel Cham
berlin. Fortress Monroe, February - at
s o'clock
Gen. Porter has also telegraphed to the
scout cruiser Salem, at Charleston. S. c..
and to the scout cruiser Birmingham, at
New Orleans. asking the captains of those
vessels to communicate the foregoing in
vitation to Rear Admiral Sperry upon
falling in with him in mid-Atlantic.
Admiral Sperry has already given ten
tatlve acceptance OF this invitation. He
Is definitely advised of the date, arrange
ments for speakers and other details in a
further message. which accompanies the
invitation.
The dinner to the officers Of the fleet
is but one incident of the program ar
ranged for league members in connection
with it's annual convention and the return
of the fleet. A steamer has been chartered
for the use of the league members who
wish to witness the review at Hampton
roads by the President. February -.
Reservations for league members have
been made at hotels at Norfolk and on all
fmDOrt2nt franSn0rt alton lines between
New York and Hampton roads. The
formal sessions of the convention will
take place February % at the Hotel
Chamberlin, Fortress Monroe.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
TO tE BROUGHT UP TO DATE
POLICE REGULATIONS TO BE
REVISED.
Commissioner West Points Out to
His Associates the Necessity for
Review of the Provisions.

Upon the recommendation of Commits
sioner West, the District Commissioners
have decided to appoint board to re-
wise the police regulations SO that they
will be up-to-date. The board is to be
composed of the corporation counsel, the
major and superintendent of police, the
chief clerk OF the engineering depart
ment and the secretary to the board of
Commissioners.
Vests Motion.
Commissioner Vests formal motion
follows:
Il move that the corporation counsel,
the major and superintendent Of police,
the chief clerk of the engineer depart
ment and the secretary to the board Of
Commissioners he appointed a committee
to revise the police regulations of the
District of Columbia, and recommend to
the Commissioners such notifications
thereof in form and substance as they
deem advisable. And in the performance
Of this duty they may call before them
aHy officer or employe Of the government
of the District of Columbia for informa-
tion or advice in that respect.
That before any further police regu-
latiOns are made by the Commissioners
they shall be submitted to said commit
tee for its examination and report to the
commissioner at whose instance tue pro.
posed regulation is SO submitted"
West Urges Revision.
In urging the revision of the police
regula tions Commissioner West said:
'Since the last edition of the police
regulations was published Ill amend
ments have been made to them Many
of these amendments modify the regu-
lations TO which they relate in very
complicated manner. SO that it Is difficult
even for one familiar with them to avoid
mistakes Some of the regulations are
obsolete. In some instances the same
subjects that should be treated separate
ly are in the same article. There are
regulations which are obscure and con-
hicting and some whose validity has been
impaired by judicial decisions.
''In order to provide. as far as prac-
ticable, agains. Ine making of police regu-
lations in the future without due regard
to their effect and form, it seems ad-
visable that they should be reviewed as
suggested in the second paragraph