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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-01
ARBITRATION TO END
TROUBLES OF MINERS

l'erre Hautc, Ind, April Hos
lilities between the Hungarians and the
American coal miners at 1asonville
were not renewed this morning. and it
is said arbitration will probably be
brought about.
The Hungarians have greatly out
numbered the Americans at .Jasonville
and there have been repeated fights.
Last night the Americans held meet
ing and appointed committee to call
on the Hungarians and order them to
leave the field. The committee was
fired on as it approached the house In
We're gathered.
Six Americans We're wounded. The
Americans retired to shelter and
opened fire on the Hungarian fort. 1t
is not known whether any Of the Hun
garianS We're hit.
hostilities between tine American and
Hungarian miners started yesterday
morning when the Hungarans refused
to allow the Americans to go to work
miners met at JaSonNlle and decided
to warn the foreigners to leave the
mine. An armed posse started for the
mine to serve the warning. They found
the FIunearians barricaded in one of
their houses and when the Americans
approached the foreigners opened fire.
The fire was returned, and 1t is be-
lieved several of she Hungarians. as
we'll as five Americans We're wounded.
The Hungarians are reported to have
sent their wives and children away
for a battle. 1t is believed, however.
their ammunition is almost exhausted.
about 1000 rounds. it is said. having
been fired last night.
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MURDER OF BRIDE

Nincennes, Ind. March 27.--Mrs. Rus
sell Culbertson died this morning from
having swallowed carbolic acid. She
was four bound and gagged in a shed
in the rear of the home of her hus-
bands father, Joshua BraZelton. late
yesterday.
After being carried into the house
she said: "A man and woman dragged
me out of the closet into the shed and
forced me to swallow sOmething.
Then She became unconscious and con-
tinued SO until death
SO far no trace of the murdcrers has
been found. The woman'ss husband,
Russell Culbertson, bookkceper for the
l<iemeyer Lumber company at Law
renccville, H., declares lie is confident
his wife was murdered by persons
whose identity he knew, but would give
no further information except to the
police.
Mrs. Culbertson lately had received
several letters threatening that If she
did not give up her husband she would
be nilled. The handwriting had been
identified as that of woman who was
friend of Culbertsons before he was
married. In the pocket of Mrs. Cul-
bertson's apron the last of the letters
was found. 1t bore only the word
Goodbye" and contained small plas-
ter of paris skull and cross bones.
The Culbertsons were married last
January. Mrs. Cu!bertson formerly
was Jessie Overton. She came here
from Texas seven years ago as train
ed nurse.
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BISON PROVIDES A
NEW COURT HOUSE

Bison. S. D.. March 3o.-'ro meet the
objections of partisans of Lennon,
whose town was defeated by Bison in
the contest both at the polls and in
the courts, for county seat honors of
the new county of Perkins. the resi-
dents of this place are having a fine
new court house building erected. Sew
eral of the county officers are partisans
of Lennon and they have refused to
open offices here on the ground that
Bison is without the necessary facili
ties for county purposes. To NEE,
these objections the new court house
is being erected by the enterprisine
people of Bison. The new building will
be 3Ox50 feet in size on the ground, and
will contain six large Office rooms on
the first floor. and the court room, jury
room and witness room on the second
floor. The people of Bison proudly
boast that a number of the older coun-
ties in the state are without SO goo1
county building. Work OH the struc.
ture will be pushed so it will be com
pleted by or soon after April .. at which
time Judge Rice. of the state circuit
court will hear arguments upon man
damus proceedings instituted by Bison
10 compel all the county officers to
maintain their offices in Bison
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NULL PROSECUTES
KAUFMAN CASE
Huron Attorney Engaged by
Minnehaha County to Handle
States Case.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. March 30.-That
Thomas H. Null. a prominent attorney
Of Huron, has been engaged by him
as special counsel in the case of Mrs.
Emma Kaufman when the latter has
the new trial which was granted her
by the state supreme court, as the re-
suit OF an appeal, is the announcement
which has just been made by George
j. Danforth, Of this city, states attor-
ney of Minnehaha county
The selection OF Mr.. Null to assist
States Attorney Danforth will be sat
isfactory to the people OF Parkston,
who have vigorously pushed the prose-
cution Of Mrs. Kaufmann. Mr.. Null
having been engaged by the people Of
Parkston to represent the prosecution
when the case was taken to the state
supreme court on appeal.
The new trial will take place in June,
the term Of circuit court for Moody
county, to which the defense took a
change of venue for the first trial hav-
ing been adjourned until June /. The
first Trial OF Mrs. Kaufman took place
in June. 1907. so it will be- two years
almost to q day when her case again is
called for trial.
Owing to the wide publicity given
the first trial. it is a matter of consid-
cradle conjecture as to whether or not
1t Will be possible to secure jury to
again try the case in Moody county.
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INDIGNANT WOMAN
H0RSEWHIPS man
WHO MAL|CNED HER
Attacks Him in Postoffice and
Applies Whip Until He Is
Rescued.


Burbank. S. D., April with
buggy whip in her hand and u look OF
determination in her face. Mrs. j. W.
Hammond, wife of the keeper of a gen
eral store at this place, entered the
postoffice Saturday night evidently
looking for someone, and the way she
applied the corrective rod to the head
and shoulders Of Il. c. Maud, local
stock buyer, indicated that he was the
man she was looking for. A son or
the victim came to the relief OF the
man and the whip was grabbed and
broken.
The cause of the sensational attack
on the part of Mrs. Hammond is said
To be that insinuating reports had been
spread by Tom Maud to the effect that
Intoxicating liquors were being sold al
the store owned by the woman's nus
band. There have been no arrests as
the result of the spectacular assault.
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THESE ARE DESIGNATED
AS DEPOSITARY BANKS

Pierre. S. D.. March 30.-The state
board of finance met Thursday and the
following banks We're designated as
defositarics: The First National,
American Exchanges. Pierre National
and Bank of Commerce.. all of Pierre:
the First National. of Rrool1ings; the
First National and Hudson State bank,
LenoX: Peoples Exchange. of Worth
ing: State Banking and Trust company,
of Sioux Falls; First National of Alex
;tnGria: the Bank of Harrisburg. Har-
rishurs: the Cotton State bank. of Col
tom the Dakota National. of Aber-
deem: Gregory State bank. Gregory.
Farmers State bank. OF Canton: the
First Nationals OF CentervilIe the Citi-
zens' Bank, OF Parker: the Granite City
bank. OF Dell Rapids: Dakota State
bank. of Baltic: Farmers State bank
of Thomas: First National. of Parkston:
Wessngton Springs State bank. Wes-
Florence: the Beresford State bank, Sc
curty State bank. Beresford: Lincoln
County bank of Canton: Sioux Falls
Natsonal BAN. the Mitchell National
bank: First National bank, of Canton:
Sioux Falls Savings bank: Commercial
State bank of Platte: Security State
bank. of Clark: the Farmers bank
Milbank: Bank of Bowdle: belmont
State bank; Hutchinson State bank
of Parkston.
The minimum rate of interest was
fixed at 8 per cent per annum on GER
tiiicates of deposit, and 2 per cent per
annum on the average daily balance on
active accounts. All banks which
made application for funds, and which
came up to the requirements of the
surety bonds were accepted.
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WAS STOPPING
AT HOTEL WITH EAMES

New York. March 26.-New light Is
thrown on the infatuation of Emilio de
Gogorza. baritone. for Nine Emma
Eames. the famous prima donna, in
several affidavits filed by Nine. Elsa
de Gogorza. In addition to the allie
cation made by Mrs. Rebecca Niue
moegen. mother of the plaintiff, comes
a sworn statement made by Fred l..
Muemoegen. brother of Nine DE Co
gorza, to the following effect:
Everything appeared to be harmo-
nious until the end Of March. 1906,
when, on going with his wife to Wash
ington and stopping at the New Will
lard hotel to register. noticed upon
turning back few pages of the regis
ter the name Of Emma Eames, and
few lines below, in the handwriting of
my brotherinlaw, Emilio de Gogorza.
LAS had been informed before leav-
ing New York that Mrs. De Gogorza
was supposed to be in Buffalo. I was
naturally surprised. I did not hear
from him until fully "a hours after
ward.
an the course OF conversation my
brotherinlaw requested my wife and
myself not to mention to my sister the
fact that we had met him in Washing
tom
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WOULD IMPOSE DEATH
PENALTY ON KlDNAPERS

Chicago, March 26-That death for
kdnapers who steal children and hold
them for ransom will be the punish
ment dealt out. no matter in which part
OF the United States the crime is COM
mitted, appears likely as u result of
the wave of horror that has swept over
the country because of the kidnapping
of little Willie Whttla at Sharon. Pa,
and the successful eNtortion of the ram
som of $4,000 from his father.
Already several states, among them
execution of child stealers. All over
the country steps are being taken to-
day in various state legislatures and
in the national congress for the passage
Of laws SO drastic that kidnapens +gill
think twice before practicing this form
of extortion which is most repellant to
America n Sentiment.
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YOUNG SWIFT INSANE;
TOO MUCH HIGH LIFE

Chicago. April 1.-Herbert l.. Swift,
SO years Old son of the late Gustavus
f. Swift, founder of the packing firm
of Swift & Co.. has been adjudged In
sane by a commission of physicians and
has been an inmate of the kinlworth
sanatarium SHINE March s, by order Of
the county court.
This became public here today. The
petition was filed March g. Louis II.
Swift, a brother. testified that MIR.
Swift had threatened to kill himself
and members of the family. Excessive
use of alcohol was given as the cause.
Mr.. Swift is married. but has no chill
dren. He has an annuity of $4,000 from
his fathers estate and at the end OF
IA years he will receive $1,000.O00. A
ccnservator will be appointed.
Too much gay life is assigned as the
reason for his breaking down.
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CRUES0ME FIND
IN STRAW STACK
NEAR BURBANK
Body of Unknown Negro Found
Under Snow-Was Stranger
in Community.

Nermillion, s. D., March 26.-A grue-
some find was made yesterday by a
man working on the c. Il. Maynard
farm near Burbank. In a straw stack
covered with snow he found the re-
mains of negro, about 80 years old
the surroundings indicating that he
had been there for at least two weeks
The mans coat and hat We're found
some distance from the body, but there
was nothing found on his person by
(which to identify him and he was an
absolute stranger in this community.
There We're no marks of violence on
the body. and 1t is evident that he
crawled into the straw stack to sleep
and never awol1e. Whether he frOze
to death or died from other causes has
not yet been determined.
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BULLETS BEAT FOUR
ACES IN POKER GAME

Pittsburs. April IA poker game at
Clarion, a few miles from here. broke ur
about daybreak after second ace of
diamonds was discovered in the deck
Peter Marsh, who held the two aces Of
diamonds as we'll as an ace of hearts and
an ace of clubs, is in the McKcesport hos
pital with two bullet holes in his lungs.
He cannot live.
There were seven others in the room
AT the time this hand was held, and six
of them were hurt by the flying bullets
and furniture. Nicholas Secoigh. who is
said to have done the shooting on having
his jack full beaten, escaped.
The game had continued for about II
hours. Secoligh was a heavy loser anf
accused Marsh of not playing fair.
Those aces seem to stick to you. old
fellow said Secoligh. and when four
aces, two OF them diamonds. were shown.
the shooting began.
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THE WIRELESS AIDS
SHIP IN DISTRESS

.Newport. II. L.. March 3O.-Witt
the greater part of her thousand pas
sengers unaware any accident had hap.
pened. the steamer Providence wa.
towed into Newport today. from tha
vicinity of Point Judith, where during
the night the steamer had become dis
abled through the breaking of her port
paddlewheel.
When the Providence became dis
abled, wireless telegraphy was en-
ployed to call the steamer Common
wealth. which was in the vicinity. She
stood by the Providence until a tua
put in appearance, and took the Provi-
dcnce in tow
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NOT FoR PApEREwlskI.

New York. March 26.--In an attempt
to cure Jan Ignace Paderewski, the fa-
nous pianist of rheumatism, which
crippled his hands. Miss Grace McCon-
nell, a representative of bee COM
pany. went to the Hotel Manhattan
with two dozen bees today to persuade
the musician to let the insects sting
him.
Miss McConnell's idea of st1nging Mr..
Paderewski originated from the intro
duction OF bees into the Roosevelt hos
pital. where they are used to treat
rheumatic patients. 1t has long been
q theory that the sting of bee is
a cure for rheumatism"
Mr.. Paderewskl refused to be stung.
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HOMECOMING WEEK
RECEIVES A BOOST

Aberdeen. S. D.. March 27.-Dakota
Homecoming week, TO be held in Aber-
deem June 21-25, 1909. was given an
appropriate sendoff at a mass meeting
at the Aberdeen Commercial club Tues
dey evening. when large crowd of
citizens listened to addresses by
Colonel Il. G. Orr and A. Fl. Wheaton,
of Brookings: r. Z. Dowdell. of Arte-
sian; Il. 3. Roberts, of Sioux Falls, and
n number of Aberdeen business and
professional men, favoring the move
ment. AS result of the meeting,
preparations for the homecoming week.
which is designed to be reunion of all
the pioneers of Dakota territory who
resided in the territory at the time of
its admission as the states of North
and South Dakota. will be pushed With
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GOVERNOR NAMES
SUPREME JUDGES

Pierre. S D., April l.-Jiovernor
Tcssey appointed this afternoon as
Judges of the state supreme court
Judge L. CT. Smith, of Yanilton. from
the Third judicial district and Judge
Mccoy. of Aberdeen. from the Fifth
district.
Robert b Tripp. of Yanllton. sue
ceeds Judge Smith on the bench in the
Third district and Frank McNulty. of
Sisseton, succeeds Judge Mccoy in the
Fifth district.
The appointments are considered
non-partisan as Judges Smith and Nc
Coy have both been allied with the stall
wart faction. while 1'ripp and McNulty
have espouscd the progressive cause.
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GRADE TO BE RAISED

Huron. S. D.. March 27.-l'he work of
raising the grade and otherwise I'M
proving the roadbed of the Chicago &
northwestern line between lroqnois and
Hawarden. will be commenced as soon
as the weather permits. Besides
graveling and in many places rebridg
ing. eiehty-pound steel rails will be laid
in place of those of lighter weight now
in use. To do the work a large force of
laborers Will be needed, and the COM
panN is now securing help as rapidly as
possible. and when the work is COM
pletcd the south line will be one Of the
s1noothest and best in the state.
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aMuRpER WlLL QUITE

lapse of 32 years a man is to be
brought to trial for the murder Of q
girl at Terre Haute. ii Sheriff Walsh.
of Vigo county, is successful in his
attempt to arrest and bring back tc
Indiana a wealthy Texas ranchman.
The body of the murdered girl wa.
found rolled in carpet.
The man whom the sheriff charge.
with the crime left Terre Haute i'm
mediately and Joined the navy. Att
erward he established himself as
ranchman In Texas and has prospered
His name is not made public.
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KAUFMAN CASE
is POSTPONED.


F'landreau, S. d.. March 27.-
District court. which was called
here Tuesday, was adjourned to
June /, when the trial of Mrs.
Emma Kaufman for the murder
of Miss Agnes Polreis will be
held.
States Attorney Danforth of
Minnehaha county. recently ap-
pointed. stated that lie had not
had time since his appointment
to prepare the case. and the at
torneys for Mrs. kaufman urged
the continuance on the ground
that Moses Kaufman. a material
witness. is suffering from nerv
Gus breakdown and was not at
present able to appear.
Both sides assert that the case
will be ready for trial when court
reconveres June /.
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MinneapoIi. Grain.

Minneapolis. March 31.-Closing cash
prices on track were as follows:
Wheat-No. l hard. s1.71b@117as; No
northern. s1.l6hM1. 1875; to arrive. $1.16lsa
/ $685. No. 2 northern, s1.14Mn1. .14ss; to ar
riv. $l.14ls@1.14ss: No 8 northern. $1.1O1sm
]. l.123s; No. 1 durum, $1.04; to arrive, S1.04:
No. 9 durum. sl.O3: to arrive $1O3
Corn-No. 3 yellow. 6l@61Ac; to arrive.
Oats-No. 3 white, 5Oss4511sc; to arrive
5OAc: No. 3, 477s04STsc.
Barley-5S1aGi6l2c.
Rye-72ssa 075a4c.
July, $1.64; October. s1.36.
Flax-Closed at $164A.
Flour-First patents, s555a5.65; second
patents, $4A5d5.55: first clears, s4 35M4 As:
second clears. $3.15ql3.25.
Bran-1n bulk, S23. .001l23.5O
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PASSENGER REPAIR
SHOPS FOR HURON

Huron, S. D., April 1.-The estab-
lisiling here by the Chicago and North
western railway of a department for
the repair of passenger coaches and
freight cars on the Dakota Central tli-
vision. will bring 10 this city about %
high class worllmen, and dozen or
more families For the present the de-
partment will occupy the old machine
shop but the company will erect a
building especially for the purpose as
soon as possible: a portion of the ma
chincry and equipment is already here.
The class OF work to be done has here
tofore pe,sn sent to uue Minpna STOPS.
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CONSPIRACY FINES
AGGREGATE $4,000.
Railroad Officials Must Pay
Dearly for Alleged Restraint
of Trade.

salt Lake City. April LIN the
United States district court today
Judge Marshall! fined the Union Pacific
Railroad company, the Oregon Short
Line. the Union Pacific Coal company
and j. NJ. Moore, manager of the Union
Pacific Coal company. $4,000 each.
Everett Buckingham, division traffic
manager OF the Oregon Short Line. was
fined $1,000.
The fines are the result of suit
against the coal company and two rail-
road companies by the d. ]. Sharp
Coal company. OF this city, who allegs
that the defendants had conspired and
had refused to haul coal previously
purchased by the Sharp company.
These charges We're sustained at the
trial by Jury which found the defend
ants guilty of conspiracy in restraint
Of trade and In violation of the anti
trust law.
An appeal to the supreme court of
the United States will he taken
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BOY ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT BY BROTHER

-Nberdeen. s. D., April l.-Raymond
F.ggers, a 1i-year-old boy living near
Faulkton, was accidentally killed by
charge from a rifle in the hands OF an
older brother. The latter fired ON
tloc}, of ducks when Raymond, who was
sitting down some distance ahead. sud-
denly arose and received the charge in
the back of his head.
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TELEPHONE COMPANY
ENJOINED FOR PRESENT

Huron. S. d., March 27.-A tempo
rary injunction has been secured by the
city against the Dakota Central Telc-
phone company enjoining it from erect
ing poles and otherwise extending Its
lines within the corporate limits of tho
city Mgumcnt will bc had before
Judge TAYLOR here on Saturday. and the
result is awaited With much interest.
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LATE CONGRESSMAN PARkER,s
WIDOW GETS BACK SALARY

Deadwood. S. ID. March 30-Accord-
ing to report of the proceedings OF
the National House of Representatives
by the Congressional Record the widow
OF the late Congressman Parker. OF
South Dakota. has been allowed S75Ot
a years salary. This amount will be
in addition to the salary drawn by tho
colonel until the date of his death
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AuREL|uS BOWEN
FOUND GUILTY OF
KILLING TEACHER
Convicted of Manslaughter and
Gets Eight Years in the
Penjtentiary.

Highmore. S. d.. March 29.-Aurcliu.
Bowen was found guilty of manslaugh-
ter in the first degree in the district
court here and sentenced to eight years
In the penitentiary for the killing OF
Katherine kille on her claim over In
Stanley county nearly two years ago.
Tho case was tried in Stanley county
last summer and resulted in disagree
ment, after which it was transferred to
Hyde county on change of venue.
it. was brought out in the trial that
Bowen had tried to pay court to the
girl and had on several occasions been
repulsed. He had boasted that he
would win her and that if he was not
successful he would see that no one
else got her. These boasts were con-
sidered meaningless until the victim
was found IN her shanty one night aft
er party with a bullet hole in the
back of her head. Suspicion was natur-
ally fastened on Bowen and he was
arrested and charged With the crime
for which he has finally neen convicted.
The mild character of the verdict is a
disappointment to those who firmly be-
lieNed in his guilt.
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BUILD MONUMENT FOR
"FOOL SOLDIER" BAND

Aberdeen s. d, March % While in
Aberdeen today Colonel Thomas c..
Orr. of BroolSings. president of the
South Dakota Old Settlers association,
received a letter from Doane Robinson,
secretary OF the South Dakota State
Historical society. stating that work
had been commenced on a granite mon
unent to the memory of the "ISool Sol
dier" band OF Sioux Indians. / in mum
Der, Who in November. 1862. rescued
two white women and four children
who had been stolen from their homes
at Lake Chetek Mimi. and taken to
what is now Walworth county. this
state whore the rescue was effected
The monument viii be erected at the
scene of the rescue, on farm now
owned by Simon Olson, one mile from
Mobridge. S. d. Mr. Robinson has con-
sented to deliver the deeiicatory ad-
dress. The monument will consist of
plain granite shaft. four feet high,
set on top of two huge native bouiders.
1t will be inscrioed:
"Chetek captiNes rescued here, Mo-
vember. 1862. By Fool Soldier band"
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STRIKING PRINTERS
RETURN TO WORK

Aberdeen. S d. April 1.-Aftei be-
Ing out one day the striking union
printers employed ON the Aberdeen
Daily American reconstlered the mat
tor and returned to work.
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FIRE BURNS BARN,
COM AND CHICKENS

last night about o'clock destroyed the
barn, COW and chickens OF A. B. Gep-
pert. of this place, entailing a loss OF
about $500. The cause OF the fire has
not been determined.
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MINER
KILLED AY MOTOR

Lead. S. d., March 27.-Isnac j. smith
was killed in the Homestake mine yes
terday by AN air motor train. He
leaves a Wife and four children. Two
OF his sons are located at Gordon. Neb.