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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
HOBO ARRESTED FOR THEFT.
steals Z B0x OF Merchandise from NH
waukee Freight Cas-.

steals Z B0x OF Merchandise from NH
waukec Freight Cas-.
A hobo giving his name as f~ex
Parker finds himself in serious trouble
In Hutchinson county as the result Of
stealing a box of merchandise from
a freight car In the yards OF the NIL
waukee Railroad company at PARK
ston. He was arrested soon after the
robbery was committed, and did not
hesitate to admit that he was guilty.
As the offcnse constitutes grand lar
ceny under the statutes Of South la
kota. he Ii subject to a term In the
Sioux Falls penitentiary. The box was
consigned TO a merchant at Ethan.
and contained suits Of clothing. aides
Jackets, overcoats. gloves and stock
ings. A greater part Of .he stc'sn
goods were sold by he hobo to a farm
81 living n few miles from. Parkston.
The defendant, of course. was unable
to furnish a bone for his appearance
at the next term OF state circuit court,
and pending his trial will be kept in
the county Jail at Olivet.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
Man Throws Arms About Faii;cress
Neck and Tries to Pull
His Beard.
RoYALIsr PLOT IS Scented.
insult Generally Believed to Be Act
Of Vainglorious Seeker After
Notoriety.

While Armand Fallieies. the prcsi-
dent Of France, accompanied by VI.
Ramondou, his secretary. and Coionel
Lasson, military attacllc nj the E.lysee
palace. was taking a mcrniag stroll
lei the Rue de Ii.toile in Paris. a
poorly clad individual. who evidently
had been lying In wait. suddenly jump
ed upon the President from behind and
threw his arms about NJ. Faliirres'
neck i'm nm effort to SELF. his beard.
Colonel Lasson and Secretary Ramon
dou sprang to the assistance III The
President. dragged off his assaiiaHt and
turned him over to two special uPtec-
tives who had been following the party
on bicycles. President Failittes' cane
was broken In the struggle, bat beyond
a scratch on the ear he WAS not in
jurcd and insisted ON continuing his
walk.
AS the detectives slipped the hand
cuffs on the man he cried Il am nm
armed. | simply wanted to pun the
Presidents beard" AT the station
house the Presidents assailant proved
to be Jean Maths, a cafe waiter. "A
years old and a native of the DEPART
ment of Savoie. Medals of General
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
MCCLELLAN ESTATE FIGHT.
Contest Now Before Federal Court nj
Sioux Falls.

After having run the gauntlet of the
state circuit courts and the state SUI
preme court the case involving the
ownership of the estate Of John Nc
Clellan. a Sioux Falls pioneer who died
on August 81, 1899, now has reached
the United States court in this city
and a hearing in the ease now is in
progress before Judge Garland.
The case was instituted in the fed
eral court by John c.. James s.. Will
lam s.. Walter and Edmund McClel-
land, who allege they are the sole SUR
eiving heirs of John Mcclellan and
lawfully entitled to inherit the estate
left by him. John G. McClellap is a
resident of Texas: James resides n. Ar
kansas. William S. in Colorado, and
Walter and Edmund are residents of
Pennsylvania.
The two first named allege thay are
the sons of John Mcclellan. while the
other three complainants allege they
are g~randsons of the dead pioneer.
The defendant in the action Is Geo.
r. Blackman, who is administrators of
the estate Of John Mcclellan. The
state OF South Dakota also is q party
to the suit as interviewer. The state Il
Interested in the case held there were
no legal heirs of John Mcclellan, and
II this could be established the estate
would go to the state.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
MYSTERY IN BANK ROBBERY.
California Officials Find $40 900 Miss
ing from Los Angeles Concern.

California Officials Find $20, 900 Miss
Ing from Los Angeles Concern.
The fact has just been made public
that the First National bank, Of Mon
rovia, Cal. was robbed OF q sum said
to amount to $50. 900 some time be-
tween last Saturday and Monday night.
Detectives have been at work on the
case. but II is stated hat no clews
to the robbers have beer found and
no arrests have been made. The loss
OF money was discovered when the
bank opened for business Monday
morning. Whether II vas taken by an
expert thief after the close OF the bank
on Saturday. or was removed after the
vault had been locked for the night.
has not been determined. All the Of
ncers OF the bank refuse to dkcuss the
matter. President John Bartle admit
ted that the robbery had occurred. but
said that In view Of the TACT that the
bank was@fnsured for $4,000 with a
casualty company the loss to the
stockholders would be less than $5,-
600. The bank IL capitalized at $780,
900, with a surplus OF $4,000. and has
undivided profits Of 10000.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
MANY HURT IN A 4 o
Factions In Church Have n Serious
Clash Near Pittsburg.

waring fractions Of a Catholic con-
gregation in Homestead, a suburb OF
Pittsburg. Tuesday night engaged In
a riot In which our persons were SER
iously hurt and several hundred Slavs
were slightly injured. Twenty-five OF
the participants nave been arrested
and are In Jail and warrants are being
prepared for many other participants
In the melee. After the Homestead
riot had been auelled the rioters wen
to Municipal hall, where they destroy
ed the interior of st. Michael's Slav-
onic parochial school, home Of the new
priest. Rev. NJ. c. Flagensky, whose
life they vainly sought. The trouble
was over the removal of furniture
from st. Michael's Siavonic Roman
Catholic church to the rarochial school
at Municipal hall. a nearby borough.
by q new pastor.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

MERCER, the former Minister of War,
stamps bearing the head of the Duke
OF Orleans, a card of membership in
the Patrie Franchise and other Royal
list documents were found on his per-
son. During the examination Maths
boosted of being a Royalist and talked
confusedly of having done his duty
and obeyed the dictates of his ''coll-
science" Quantities of Royalist reae-
tionary literature were found by the
police when they ransackel his resi-
dence.
The investigation reveals the fact
that Maths was in close relation with
the Royalist organization. and this
gives olo to unlor that he was the
instrument of a Royalist plot. Serious
evidence in this direction. however. is
lacking up to the present time. and it
Is more likely that he is only Il crack
Drained individual seeking notoriety.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
DESTITUTE REMEMBERED.
New York Sets q New Mark In Christ
mas Charities.

WV AU1A 0ItS WV ASMsM -
mas Charities.
New York City celebrated Christmas
~ 1908 In a way that not only lived
up to the best Of It's traditions, but
set n new standard. Favored with
abundance which the year brought
forth. the rich, well 10 do and the
moderately circumstanced had placed
mt the disposal Of active workers in
philanthropy ample funds with which
TO go at the work OF making the day
one to be remembered. The unfortu-
nate In the jails, the Ill In the hos
pitfalls. the poor in their homes and the
destitute and helpless In institutions.
MI were remembered. That not far
from 100. 900 persons were assisted by
means Of donations OF dinners and the
like In estimated.
Mnstnotable OF the Christmas BEN
e~ficiaries were those of the Salvation
army and Volunteers Of America. The
army had the vas floor OF the
Grand Central Place auditorium for
Its Christmas ~storehouse and drew
upon its supply to send out fully 5000
baskets. each containing q Christmas
dinner for some poor family.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
on TRUST oUSrIrD.
Missouri Supreme Court Renders
Sweeping On1ms0m.

Dlissoari Supreme Court Renders
Sweeping Optmion.
Declaring that the standard OH
Company Of Indiana. The Republic OIL
Company Of Ohio ana the waters
Pierce OIL Company Of Missouri. had
~conspired and combined to monopolixs
the oil business In that state, the SUI
preme court OF Missouri "wednesday
issued q decree ousting MI three from
the commonwealth and 1ning them
$4,000 each.
The decree against the Waters
Pierce company II tempered by the
proyiso that IL may continue In bush
ness II By January i5. 1908, II can
show to the court that II has ia X
steps to operate as an independent
corcern and has satisfied the Judgment
against 1t. The other companies are
given until March /, 1905, 10 wind UP
their affairs in the state.
The Republic on company. accord
Ing To a statement flied with the sccre-
tary Of state last June, has ceased to
do business in Missouri. having sold
It's interests March /. 1907.
The decision. which was unanimous
op the part of the eve judge. is so
sweeping h Attorney General Had
ley and Gov. Folk hall II as the end
Of the Illegal commercial combina-
lions In Missouri. and the former as
serts that. In conjunction with the de-
ciaton OF the supreme court OF the
United States In the tobacco trust case.
II Will affect similar suits In other
states.
Attorney General Hadiey. who has
prosecuted the Missouri case since Its
inception I'm March. 1906. will become
governor In less than a month, and
then will be charged with the enforce-
tnento Of the decree issued Wednesday.
The attorney general followed up the
PRONUNCIATION by the court with a
statement in which he asserted that
attempts had been made TO compro.
mise the suit.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

Former Insurance Man is Poisoned
by Gas.

" NnOSs
Frederick A. Burnham, of New York,
former president Of the Mutual Re-
serve Life Insurance company. was
found dead in bed in his home Wed
nesday morning OF gas poisoning. The
police lay his death to suicide.
The Durham family doctor. who
reached the home a few minutes At
ter Burnham was found, aid the case
undoubtedly was m OF accident. Gas
had escaped from a small stove. which
was used to heat Burnham's sleeping
room The physician said Burnham
apparently had turned 1t on again az
ter the flame had been extinguished.
The Mutual Reserve went into the
hands OF q receiver In February last.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
SOUTH DAKOTA
STATE NEWS
BONDsMEN ASKED 10 SETTLE.
Peculiar Issue Develops III Gregory
County.

Peculiar Isst.c Develops in Gregory
County.
| Does a beautiful talk gg;ed II popu-
lar young woman. sao iakea her own
life rather than face afraignment on
q criminal charge. thus forfeit her
bonds, and can the bondsmen be com
PEELED to settle for the raff-arpcarance
thus involved? This In nm Issue about
to be brought forward ia Gregory
county. and there are %pungert side de-
tails I'm connection with the case which
makes the attempted revival af II little
short of nauseating.
Las August Iiss pesSie Einkalar.
n Of the most popular yaung woinen
In Gregory county, formerly a resident
OF Boyd county. Seb., was conduct
Ing a millinery store at Hevrick. In
Gregory county. a fire originated in
her place of business and c~ofnriuui-
Gated to a number Of other buildings,
resulting In quite a disastrous fire for
the little town. Miss EinkuIsr host all
OF her own stock and personal effects
and Immediately after tae fire came
10 the home Of her mother. 81 a farm
one miles south OF Dallas.
A few days later the sheriff appear
ed With ii warrant fer the arrest Of
Miss Sinkuiar. charging her with hav-
ing started tho fire for the purpose Of
gathering In a small amount Of insur-
ance which she carried an her stock
of millinery. The charge aroused con-
~sternation and Indignation here, and
h begt people In the city, with Mayor
Rose in the lead, Immediately proceed
ed 10 relieve her from tho custody of
the sheriff The mayor and two or
three friends signed g bond fer $1,000
FOR Miss sinkular's appearance before
The grand jury and she was permitted
10 return home.
About a month later. before the
matter had ever been brought before
the grand Jury, h accused young
woman walked out onto the front
porch at her mothers home. pressed
the trigger OF a shotgun and trans
ferred her case to a higher tribunal.
She always protested her absolute in
nocence of the charge, n her state
ments on hat score are accepted by
nine-tenths of the people In this vicin-
ity. Especially is this confirmed from
the fact that investigation seemed to
show no real evidence connecting her
criminally with the fire. Her arraign-
ment was based entirely on suspicion.
and the very common disposition Of
Insurance companies to take advan-
tage Of all circumstances in avoiding
the payment Of losses.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

\ VAST AREA DRY"
r1olnn111ON WAVE HAS SWEET
Ov1ns WIDE SECTION.
NGwn1as Are mr. HcacianG-In Many
asasss Questaca Oves~hado~~ All
Otsss Im.0e-Reposts Show ne
Crea2r = Drnnkenncs~ and Crime.

A wave of prohibition has swept
With such remarkable effect over the
south and sentiment has No c~ryxtailixed
against the saloon and IT. kindred
Evils that the new year opens upon 4
vast stretch of territory absolutely be-
raft of liquor. while the area where
the antI-prohibftionists have tri-
umphtd marks the battle ground for
1mpending fights on The question.
Significant 81 the magnitude this
problem has assumed II the fact that
IN many tates prohibition obscurea all
0thcr municipal and state questions.
Other states have disposed ~ the issue
temporarily at least. BY the passage u
statutory laws. whose efficiency must
yet be tested. In still other states
the elections have restricted the sale
~ liquors. In the larger cities.
More than half the south's terri
tory In dry" absolutely. and in the
remaining area the sale Of nta
= restricted.
It II evident that the cities are the
only remaining strongholds for the sa-
looms, and II ID unlikely that this rom
Gition VIII be modified except through
fadlcal change in political thought,
through failure to enforce the laws
ogAinst the liquor trafnc, failure to
solve the problem growing out OF def
0its In county, municipal and state
trsasuricx from . loss Of the whisky
~. or inability to cope with the Illicit
0le Of whisky. and perhaps other OBJ
stables which follow In the wake Of
prohfbstion.
The results Of prohibition generally
are CLEANED from reports indicating a
treat decrease In the number Of ar
rests for drunkenness, an Increase In
1he bank deposits Of iaborers. fewer
eascs Of wife abandonment, and a de-
erease IN criminality generally. The
difficulty % enforcing the prohibition
laws. however. Ii conceded to be one
o. the chief obstacles to Its absolute
anccess In many states.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
SECURE siso ~ TORTURE.
Robbers Burm Victims Feet with
IAght<d Matches.

Lighted Matches.
BY burning his feet with lighted
matches two masked robbers at I
o'clock Friday morning compelled IA.
A. schAbow. Of curtice, O.. TO open
= safe In his farm house and turn
over $3.50.
After tying their victim to his bed
with strips OF a sheet and placing a
gag In his mouth the bandits went 70
the barn. stealing q horne and buggy,
and escaped. On battering In the front
door the robbers placed an unknown
substance on a heated tove which
overcam@ the family OF seven. and
the bandits then operated undisturbed
schabow II In serious condition. but
will recover.
While one ri the robbers was tortur-
ing Fchabow with the matches the
other kept him covered with a 70
voIver. threatening to kill him II he
uttered a sound schabow IL agent fo~
a Toledo insurance company.
Toledo police are searching the city
and the surrounding country for the
two robbers.
The first the Schabow family knew
cf the robbery WIS when the children
rushed to their fathers room TO wish
him a merry Christmas. He was not
there. and on entering n little front
room used as nm office they found him
on the floor unconscious, with his
ma uda and fact ftaA and n w0nt.a yfYif-
ten stuffed In his mouth. On regain
ing consciousness Mr.. Schabow aaid
that hearing q noise In the office he
went To investigate and was attacked
by two masked men. who demanded
money. He refused to open the safe.
~whereupon they bound and gagged
him and then applied lighted matches
TO his feet. He endured this torture
for awhile, but finally gave In and
opened the safe and then became I'M
conscious.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
LABOR CHIEFS FOUND GUILTY
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison Are
Sentenced.

The famous contempt cases OF the
Buck Stove and Range company
against President Gompers, Vice Pres
ident Mitchell and Secretary Morrison.
OF the American Federation OF Labor,
was decided "Wednesday by Justice
Wright. of the supreme court OF the
District Of Columbia, adversely to the
federation officials. Gompers vas
sentenced to twelve months imprison-
ment. Mitchell TO nine months and
Morrison to six months. The case
grew out OF the alleged boycott Of the
company's products and the putting
OF that company on the unfair list. and
the ~federation's alleged violation of
Judge Gould's c mandamus. and
has attracted wide attention.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
c Is ACQUITTED.
Black Hills Man Found Not Guilty by
Jury.

After a weeks trial William +.
stockton was acquitted OF the charge
CT numbering r. c. Cramer in Hot
Springs last May. The jury came to
an agreement at 3 o'clock Sunday
morning after being out twelve hours.
Presiding Judge MCGEE was awak-
ened and court convened to hear the
decision Of the jury. which was mot
guilty" and the prisoner. who has
been closely confined In the county
jail. was Immediately taken - his
home and family.
The defense set up the plea OF in
sanity. self-defense and the claim that
with proper medical ~attention Gran
mer need not have died.
Public opinion is strongly divided
over the verdict.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
ROAD PAYS $4,000 FOR LIFE.
Makes Settlement with the Widow o
Wreck Victim.

The widow of John Hanson, who
was killed in a wreck on h North
western road near Parker w months
ago. will receive $4,000 from the COM
pany. Julius Peterson, who was bad
~ injured by having a long silver
pierce his side, has settled with the
company for $500 and the amount of
his hospital expenses. These young
men were taking a bunch OF cattle to
Clay county when the wreck occurred.
The company will settle with the
stockman who sold the cattle for those
that were killed.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

Martin Brewer Is One Of the Happicst
Men I'm the State.

One of the happiest men I'm South
Dakota is Martin Brewer, for the past
four years a resident of Hutchinson
county, who has beer advised OF the
finding Of a sister, from whom ne had
been separated since they were mere
children. Brewer was raised as IN or
phan in q Catholic institution at st.
Joseph, Mimi, and upon growing to
manhood drifted to South Dakota. He
had always supposed that he q not
a living relative on earth, and his joy
upon being notified by the authorities
Of the institution at st. Joseph that his
sister had been located can be i'm
agined. He lost no time in leaving for
Minnesota SO he could be reunited to
the sister of whose existence he SO
long was in ignorance.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
Secured i'm Rank Robbery

A stranger stepped into n of the
big Mitchell banks and presented a big
bunch Of pennies to be changed into
silver, and the cashier accommodated
him. Later when the cashier investi-
gated the pennies he saw at once that
they had been secured in a bank rob-
berry. A great many of the coins were
bent and twisted as IL they had been
in an explosion, and all of them were
powder burned. A futile effort was
made to locate the stranger.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
ORDER JEWS FROM FINLAND.
thirty Famllies Have been Ordered e
Leave the Country.

thirty Families Have Been Ordered 10
Leave tho Country.
One Of the periodic expuisions OF
Hebrews h going on In Finland. Thir-
~ families have been ordered to emf
Grate q once. The senate on the ba-
~ ~ : narrow Interpretation Of the
law maintains the rihgt to issue indi-
vidual licenses emitting residence In
Finland for six months. being renew
able u the senate's discretion.
According to the Finish statutes
Hebrews m forbidden to scquire and
hold property, r denied the right OF
cttisenship and are permitted to re-
stde In Finlnad only under close re-
sfrictiOn1. An exception was made In
the ysar 1850 In favor Of 200 families.
The late diet declined to consider q
proposition abolishing Jewish disabiii.
ties.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
Vessels Crew d

The crew Of h yacht Della. owned
by jacques Lebaudy. Emperor OF the
Sahara" mutinied OF the coast near
Teneriife. Canary Islands. and hoisted
the Haitian colors. The vessel was
forced to put into Santa Cruz, how
ever. owing to lack OF coal. and on ar
irving there the mutineers were ar
rested.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
Chosen to Fedcral Posi.io,

AT the completion of a -four year
aw course in the Leland Stanford
university. at Pall Alto. Cal. Harry T..
Hutchinson. son OF ey-Mayor G.. s.
Hutchinson and wife. Of Huron. has
acen given a responsible position as
pecsal agent for tho United states
commission.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
Hartford Odd Fellows.

The /. o. o. F. lodge of Hartford
received an official visit Tuesday night
from Grand Master Ruel E. Dana, Of
Armour. A large attendance Of the or
der greeted him, and a portion OF the
evening was devoted to a school of in
strucsion. Later a joint session with
the Rebekahs was held and a bountiful
supper was served by the sisters.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
ROBBERS SAVE VICTIMS LIVES
Write Note Warming Friends OF Con-
pie Tied Up to Beds.

After being tied to their beds for ff-
teen hours by robbers. William Jones
and his aged housekeeper. Mrs. Anna
Williams, who live in a little farm house
three miles from the hamlet of Yostyille,
Pa, were discovered and released. They
might have starved or frozen to death had
not the robbers tied a note to the door
OF Z. &. Woods blacksmith shop. reading !:
Go 10 William Jones. He is tied in
bed n has been robbed by burglars.
Don't forget. This is proof The proof
was Jones gold watch strung ny its chain
to the knob Of the door.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
SCARLET FEVER PREVALENT.
Rapid City VIII Dispense with Christ
mas Services In Churches.

Rapid City Will Dispense with Christ
mas Services In Churches.
Owing to the prevalence OF scarlet
fever and the possibility Of spreading
It's germs there will be no public
Christmas celebrations In any of the
Sunday schools at Rapid City this year.
All the persuasion that Santa Claus
could bring to bea In behalf OF the
children vas unavailing. for at a con-
ference OF the local ministers, called
to discuss the fever situation, It was
decided to abandon this year the Gus
tomary Christmas tree festivities.
While there are not many cases in the
city. and no alarm Is felt, 1t was deem
ed the safest measure to take precau-
lion against possible danger.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
Water Gauge bursts.

The bursting OF a water gauge In
the cab OF a mogul engine running fifty
miles an hour and pulling the fast
through stock train on the Lake shore
railroad from Chicago to New York
resulted In the death OF the head
brakeman. the probable death of the
fireman and the slight scalding OF the
engineer.