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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-19
MRS. PoTHILL ON THE STAGE.

All Southerners will be interested in
knowing that Mrs. Hope Pothill, nee
Miss Sourie Lee Van Hoose OF Gaines
vile, Ga. has adopted the dramatic
stage as, a profession and is meeting
with the same measure of success that
has come to her famous brother, ELL
son Van Hoose. now inging in Grand
Opera In Germany. RNs
Mrs Pothi1i n the widow of Hon.
Hope Pothfil. late Solicitor, General OF
the Macon tGa.) Judicial Circuit. whose
tragic death so startled the entire
country few years ago.
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Cleveland, and he has spent the great
er part of his fortune IL that effort.
He has fought the battles of the peo-
pie and they have not supported him
as he believed they ought to. Four
times within the past ten months
the plans have been defeated by a
popular vote. Tuesday an election
was held in Cleveland on the three
cent fare proposition where a new
line was to be given a franchise in
Guiding the low rate of fare, but the
people defeated it by over 5000 votes.
This fall the mayoralty election takes
place and it seems to be a question
whether Mr.. johnson will become a
candidate after such a rebuff as was
given him on Tuesday. 1t is said
that the man who first put Tom
johnson in as mayor of Cleveland
will be the democratic candidate
against him. With the defeat of the
~three-cent franchise efforts will be
made by the traction company to for
stall any future movements of that
kind.
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st. Peter, Mimi, is OF the map. If
was the home of Governor johnson.
The governor, however, has forsaken
his old home town, and has moved
TO st. Paul. This seems to be the
first move in the governors presi-
Dental aspirations. To be heralded
from the comparatively small town of
JSt. Peter is not much. To be known
as a residentgof st. Paul sounds in
deed much more impressive and i'm
Fportant. That is q hard blow on st.
Peter. What an immense amount of
advertising would come to that place
had the governor remained there and
conducted his campaign. 1t woulo
|be q second Lincoln. It was In. st.
Peter that the governor first got his
prominence, and It was from st. Peter
that he went to the governors chair
for three successive times. It seems
that he owes sort Of = debt Of graft
tude to st. Peter which he ought to
have paid by remaining there for the
next few years.
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Proprietor Dawson County Abstract Company
Real Estate. Loans and Insurance
Mitchell, South Dakota
EXAMINATION Of TITLES TO LANDS and LOTS

Did you eyer have any II examine
the title to your property? BY this
we do not mean reading over am alb
stract of title. An abstract is a brief
of the various instruments touching
the title as they appear OF record and
shows the chain of title. But to eX-
anime a title With care the examiner
should take the abstract to the court
house and there read over in full all
of the instruments spread upon the
records; by the reading of the COM
plete record II can find any defects
and in no other way are they to be
found; many mistakes have been
made in preparing papers and a good
many in recording them especially in
earlier days when land was not worth
much and things were done in a hur-
ny. Many of the defects are of a ser
ious nature and to make a good title
another instrument is required. If
you have not had your title carefully
examined it would be we'll to have it
done; perhaps something is wrong
that you do not know about; a deed
may be required or a release of mort
gage or some other instrument; it
may be easy now to obtain it but if
you wait until some one dies from
whom the instrument is required you
may be put to a lot of expense and
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lawyers fees. Some fellows who
don't know better (and indeed some
who do know better) try to patch up
titles with affidavits; now an affidavit
as to title has no legal effect; it is an
eNparte proceeding had without cross
examination and establishes nothing
in a lega! manner; its only effect is to
satisfy the peace OF mind of some n
temporarily. whose peace of mind will
again easily be disturbed when he
learns the truth. So we say: Beware
of the fellow who has the affidavit
habit; we have seer so many written
opinions of tate advising the procure
ment of afidavits to patch up titles
and the records in the court house are
being filled up so rapidly with such
nonsense that it is time a halt should
be called. Hundreds of dollars have
been paid out recent years for afi-
davits and recording them that don't
amount to a pinch of snuff.
We make abstracts of title from
our own records all of which have
been compared page by page with
the county records at the court house.
We examine titles with care using
common sense in %perfecting them
where they need it.
Respectfully,
-
By F. A. Bidwell.
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Hills visiting Deadwocd. Lead, Hot
Springs and other points OF interest,
has Just returned home and speaks
we'll of the wonderful scenery i'll that
part of the state.
Mrs. e. Tobey is visiting unaer the
parental roof.
The Smart school house is think
ing about locating itself in another
part of the township.
Arthur Anderson visited at the
home of y. Wittstruek last Sunday.
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such a statement. The court eser-
cised an unusual leniency WaS,n IL
granted Egan a chance for a avar-
ing, and since then this attorney has
SHOWN scant courtesy to the ms,Ahsrs
of the court in some of his newspaper
articles. Egan will find that his ga ne
of alleged persecution will net last
so long when he gets into the oTen to
make his fight for the goyerno4ship.
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THE SUNDAY ENFORCEMENT

Sioux Falls Argus Leader: About
one thousand people attended a paid
baseball game in Sioux Falls. last
Sunday, which shows once more that
it takes something more than the en-
actment of a law to change the habits
of the people.
The Argus-Leader does delight in
having something to say every day or
two about the non-enforcement of
either the Sunday law, the anti-treat-
ing law, etc. The above extract in
dicates something of the hilarity the
AL. INDUCES yer the fact that a
paid baseball game was pulled off in
Sioux Falls on Sunday and nobody
was arrested. We believe that the Sun
day closing law should have hte
same recognition, so long as it is on
the statutes, as any other law. and
the same way with the anti-treating
Jaw. If some miscreaht should break
into the Argus-Leader counting room
and get away with some Of its cash,
we are inclined to think the business
manager would be hunting UP the
sheriff and want the fellow arrested.
What would the business manager
think il the sheriff should tell him
that there was little use in enforcing
the law against stealing so long as
the public recognized the violation Of
the Sunday closing or the anti-treat-
Ing law? Wouldn't there be a howl
60 up? Sure. And wouldn't the
Argus-Leader pay its respects to the
sherih for his neglect Of duty? Sure
again. Why then should the sheriff
be any more active In hunting up rob-
bers than In trying to enforce the
Sunday closing law or the anti-treat-
ing proposition. Both r laws and
both are entitled to the same recog-
milton Of enforcement as the law
against stealing. II those two laws
are unpopular the legislature will
not hesitate in repeating them II the
people want them repealed.
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knife and after grinding the blade
placed it under a rug near his bed,
with the remark that Morrison could
not get him again, but it SO happened
that the sheriff entered the back
door, when he went there Sunday,
and thereby stepped between Bryant
and the deadly weapon. Bryant is a
moral coward, you say. and would
not have used the knife. but towards
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sometimes sake a shot at you in the
dark and have been known to use
a knife when nee a victim is placed
at their mercy. The Jail is mighty
good place for s'the likes OF him"
and it was. fortunate that but one
justice was in town or a change would
undoubtedly have been taken aud no.
telling what the result would have.
BEEN" -
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Chicago Il going to try the woman.

Chicago ID going to try the woman
ucator out In very responsible
poosition. Mrs. Ellen Flagg Young
has been elected to the superinten-
aencsy Of the city schools and will be-
I'm her work with the opening Of the
1All term. Chicago has an intricate
&oolasystam, and where harmony
among the factions IS far removed.
It'll big Job for q woman to under
|atake, and vet, woman Is moving ~
gglargers spheres at the present time.
andthere 10 no questioning the ability
Mrs Young. It is rarely the case
ssSkatawoman s. ~placedsat the head
such great school system as
chicago possesses, that is in the way
1 sapublic schools. Woman's success
Il MIG head 81 seminaries Is well es-
M la4Iblishedbn st seems to be q diff
IsaSlrent proposition with woman at
lsssheadsso public schools. Chicago
Sh1dsconsiderable trouble during
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and IS It seeming
ID III not be Strengthened out by
1SSIIsS, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 4, was doubt.
sheu.ghts.be I rs, the soft in.
a woman In the place
u osnllnIggg y said ". have great abil.
IaISsil5asl astt ii possible that she vii,
ssjs1sI lIjss Sslgy,n III Of thework. The ex.
%a2de&SaSSISaSEX ywf11 ha8 watched WITH prna1
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PLANTATIONS BAD MAN
Chas Bryant Breaks Into His Wife's
Restaurant and She Turns Him
Over to the Officers.

Plankinton has one of those char
acters known al worthless citizens
in the person of Charles Bryant. He
had been serving a sixty day sentence
for some infraction of the law and
when he returned to Plankinton Sat
urday he broke into his wife's rest
aurant, and the Plankinton Herald
tells the rest of the story as follows:
Upon complaint of Mrs. Bryant,
her husband was taken before Jus
.tice Rowland Monday afternoon
charged with threatening to kill. De-
PENDANT pleaded not guilty and Sc
cured Bob Blackwell to defend him.
Mrs. Bryant and little daughter testi-
fed that on divers occasions defend
ant had. while under the influence of
liquor, threatened to kill the wife,
several officers of the law and then
blow out his own diseased brain.
witnesses sc%orroborated the tes-
timony and the justice placed Byant
under $500 bond to keep the peace
in default of.which he is now board
ing at the Morrison where he will
undoubtedly remain until court con-
veaes on October 4th. Judge Smith
scan then pass upon his case and eth
Ter discharge the law violator or allow
him to remain confined. This COM
munity is mighty thankful to see him
behind the bars as he is a dangerous
character Only Sunday morning the
degenerate secured a large carving
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It IS stated that George W. Egani
has issued his ultimatum about be-
coming a candidate for governor, and
III is: That unless he is readmitted
to practice as an attorney by the state
supreme court he will come out as a
candidate for governor. That is a
fearful responsibility placed on the
supreme court. we doubt very much
II the threat will havesa any influence
With ne court in determining wheth-
Ier Mr.. Egan Is entitledsato he$re-in-
stated. blt itlooks a little oneer that
4 man supposed to have such an
whelming intelligence would make
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King Edward is not averse to get
ting a little easy money from. Ameri-
can investments. The press dispatches
say that the king cleaned up an even
million dollars by buying some rail-
road stock at the suggestion of j. p.
Morgan and then sold 1t after it had
risen from sc to Is. 1t seems that
Mr.. Morgan had been entertained by
the king and to repay for the kind
ness and honor gave the king a tip
on some American securities. The
king was well. rewarded. and would
doubtless be pleased to entertain any
other American gentleman who pos
sessed Of the4same faculty for tips.
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OUR BA1TLESHIP NEGLECTED
Crew of the South Dakota Battleship
Feels That the State Legislature
Ought to Recognize Ii.

Deadwood Pioneer-Times: The
crew OF the battleship South Dakota
feel that they have been sighted
By the commonwealth for which
t. eir vessel is named and judg-
ing from the light in which they pre-
sem their story, there is ample rea-
son III the feeling, according to the
report of Col. w. j. Thornby, who
has recently returned to Deadwood
after a trip to the Pacific coast dur
ing which ae was a guest on the bat
tleship While she lay in the harbor
of San Francisco.
The South Dakota is the only bat
tleship in the navy of the United
States which has not received some
token of recognition from the people
CT the state whose name she bears.
it is the custom of the government to
name the battleships after the var
ious states, as the cruisers are nam
ed after the important cites of the
country. For many years, past when
a state is thus honored it has been
state to appropriate a sun of money
for the purchase of a silver service
to be presented to the vessel with
formal ceremonies. The custom has
become SO generally established that
when a state neglects to conform to
it, the neglect is almost taken as an
Intentional slight and the officers and
members of the crew naturally feel
hurt.
The people of this state have no
reason to feel otherwise than proud
of the crew that a the South
Dakota. The are as fine a body of
men as can be found aboard any of
the ships of the navy and hav excell-
ed in workmanship and all o.her re-
quirements which mark the compe-
tent seaman. Their entertainment of
Col. Thornby during his visit to their
vessel was hearty and royal but it was
impossible for him to escape realiz-
ing that they felt the slight which
South Dakota had offered them.
Call for Bids For Coal.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the Office of
County auditor of Dawson county,
is. d. up to Tuesday, September 7th,
1909, to furnish coal to Dawson
county for court house and county
poor farm for the winter of 1909
and 1910, bias to cover hard coal de-
Tlivered in hin at court house.
Best Hooking Valley coal Delivered
IN bin at court house.
Best Hooking Valley coal delivered
in any part of the city and best hook
ing valley coal at sheds for county
poor.
County Commissioners reserve the
right to reject any and all bids.
Dated at Mitchell, S. D. this 9th
day of August, 1909.
H. B. Anderson,
County Auditor.
~ " 49,
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PROSPER

Prosper, Aug. 11.-Andrew Ander-
son and family spent last Sunday at
the home of Mr.. Golbrg.
Eskel Carlson expects to go out on
his claim the first CT September.
Mrs: Emma Oheltree, Myrtle and
Matte Wittstruck, Agnes and Regina
.Scheich and Florence Watson have
returned to their respective homes
after receiving two weeks of ex-
cellent instructions at the Normal
institute. which was held at Mitchell.
w. Darling and family who pur-
chased a residence in Mitchell some
time ago, expect to move there this
fall. Every one will regret the loss
ola gooo neighbor.
Miss Gertrude Hoffman is spend
ing a part of her summer vacation
with relatives in southern Iowa.
Miss Ida Wittstruck, who has been
spending her vacation in the Black
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-22
THIRTEEN INDICTMENTS
IN COAL ENTRIES
Thousands of Acres in Horn Country
in Wyoming Are In
voIved.

Cheyenne, Wyo., May 22.-The Uni
ted States grand jury returned thir
teen indictments charging conspira
cy to defraud the government Of
thousands of acres of valuable Goa
lands in Big Horn county, now con
trolled by the Gebo Coal Company
against prominent New York coal op
orators and capitalists.
The defendants named are Samue
w. Gebo, George w. Daily, Wilber
force Gully, John Nelson, John B
Wright, Rufus J. Ireland, Thomas Nc
Donald and Frank T. Wells. Two in
dictments were returned against
each of the first five men. The lands
in question are located in the Ow
creek district, Big Horn county, were
filed upon three years ago and the en-
tries have been under investigation
for a year.
The grand jury also returned indict
ments against ten prominent Lara
mie county ranchmen for illegal
fencing of public lands.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-22
MRS. MORSE
ACCUSES COURTS
Claims That They Set Themselves
to Conspiracy to Ruin Her
Hush and.

New York, May 22.-Mrs Clemen-
tine Morse. wife Of Charles w. Morse,
the former banker, asserted in an in
terview today that long ago persons
high in power vowed they would ruin
her husband and that they had kept
their vow against justice and truth.
Mrs. Morse declared that government
officials had boasted also that they
would cause Morse's downfall, but
Mrs. Morse said she did not then be.
lieve the courts could be used as a
party to the plans Of her husbands
enemies. 1T is incredible to me that
a court can be used to destroy a mans
property and his family made to suf-
fer" she said Mrs. Morse asserts
that her husband paid every dollar
he owed to every depositor in the bank
OF North America and that she had
gladly sold her jewelry to pay the
claims against her husband, one Of
which at least was pure blackmail, but
which he paid to avoid notoriety.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-22
LAWYER FOR
v|CE-uODERATOR
Charles S. Holt of
Chicago is APP
pointed
CAPTAIN Of INDUSTRY SPEAKS
Urges Men to Go Out in
the Streets to Save 4
Sinners.

Denver, Colo, Nav 22.-"Go ont in
automobiles in carts, on the curb
stones. anywhere, only be sure you
with men to the church." was the ad
vice given the Assembly of Presby-
terian church today by John H. Con-
verse, of Philadelphia president Of the
Baldwin Locomotive work and lead
ing figure in the Assembly. There
was, a time. when we of the Presby-
terian church. considered it beneath
our dignity to preach the gospel ex-
cept except from the most luxurious
churches" continued Mr.. Converse.
But that time has passed. 1t is time
trine, Mr.. Converse offered with pre-
now to 60 to the sinner and not ask
the sinner to come to YOU" This doc
sentation of the report of the commit
tee on evangelistic work Of which he
is the chairman. The report OF the
committee of ministerial relief was al
so presented. 1t urged each congrega-
tion to contribute generously to the
found for superannuated clergymen.
The appointment of Charles S. Holt,
president of the Presbyterian bother
hood. as vice moderator was announc-
ed. Holt is a Chicago lawyer.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-22
ALDR|CA GOULD
NOT GET VOTE
Senate Refuses to
Stop Talking on
June 2
BAD BUMP FOR BEVER|DGE
Hale Takes a Fall Out
With the Senator From
'' Indiana.

Washington, May Ex-senator AL
edrich made good his promise of yes
terday to try today to get day
named for taking final vote on the
tariff bill, He named Wednesday
June 2, as his preference. He did
not get it. His request for ballot
on that day covered not only the bill
but the amendments then pending
There was prompt objection from
both the Democrats and the Repub
lican sides of the chamber. AS
unanimous consent is necessary un'
der the rules, Aldrich submitted with
the best grace possible.
Angry at Beveridge.
Washington, May 22.-Hale, reply
ing to an attack, advised Beveridge
mot to bump up every few minutes,
half the time voting with the com.
mittee, half the time against it, SO
as to get his name in the newspapers
and on the record" He advised him
mot to criticize the older, though !
will not say, better Senator's"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-22
MRS. TAFT MUST
GIVE UP SOCIETY
She Will Go to Massachusetts Summer
Cottage Some Time
in June.

Washington, D. G., May 22.-Al
though Mrs. Taft is making salts.
factory progress in her recovery from
the slight nervous breakdown which
she suffered several days ago, she
probably will be obliged to give up so
cial duties for some time, it was an
nounced tonight.
II it is found that Congress will be
in session until July l. Mrs. Taft will
probably leave Washington for Bev
.erly, Mass, early IN June. the presi
dent to join her later in their sum
mer home.
The third Of the four Friday after
noon White House garden parties ar
ranged by Mrs. Taft was held indoors
today because Of rain.
Mrs. Morse, of Cincinnati, Mrs
Taft's sister, acted as hostess.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-22
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
SCHOOL FOR MEXICO
viii Be Supported BY United States,
Germany, Mexico and Other
Nations.

Mexico City, May 22.-Ncholas
Murray Butler, president of Colum
bia University has completed ar
rangements for the establishment OF
the international archaeological in
stitute of Mexico, the purpose being
to study the early history of Mexico
The Institute will be supported by
the United States, Germany and Mex
leo and Columbia, Harvard and Penn
sylvania universities will guarantee
the United States share of the ex
penses. Mexico agrees to provide
suitable headquarters and pay the
salary of a director to be selected by
the three countries interested The
American Archaeological Institute
and the Hispanic Society of Ameri-
ca agree to give financial aid. The
results of investigating of ruins of
Mexico will be published in many
languages but all relics found are to
remain the property of Mexico be-
cause of the law which prohibits the
expectation of such articles.
Mexico Inhabited During Stone Age.
Mexico City. May 22.-Evidence
that Mexico was inhabited during the
stone age is in possession of Profess
sor George Engerand and Fernando
lrbina Urbina, connected with the ma.
tional government, who have just re-
turned from exploring the wilds of
Chiahahs, on the upper waters of
Usumacinta river near Guatemala.
Just outside the hamlet of Con.
ception" they discovered vast quartz
field which they believe supplied the
material for the arms factory for the
people of the stone age. They found
all manner of weapons hewn from
stone. Many of the samples brought
in are entirely new to Mexicos col.
lection of relics.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-22
Dynamite Explosion
at Pronnontory
Point
INJURED TAKEN 70 OGDEN
Had Gone Into the Quarry
to Investigate the
Batteries.


Ogden, May 22.-Six men were
blown up in quarry at Promontory
Point. thirty miles west Of Ogden on
the Ogden Lucien cutoff at TAO this
morning, when one Of series Of
blasts slow in exploding, caught two
trainmen and four quarfymen. who
had gone into quarry to investigate
the results Of the discharge Of a bat
terry of holes loaded with dynamite.
Among the most seriously injured are
Conductor Bert yJennins and Brake
man w. d. Tribe; who we're in charge
Of one Of the six worth trains. The
injured were brought to the hospital
here IN special train. !.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-22
LOS ANGELES
RIPPER ARRESTED
Had Assaulted School Girl in Most
Fiendish Manner and MutiIated.
Her Body.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 22.-The po.
lice placed under arrest a Mexican
named George Valdez, whom they
found on Los Angeles street and who
answered the description Of the man
seen on the Griffith park road and
thought to be the murderer Of Annie
Portera, the school girl. Valdez had
blood on his clothing, the presence OF
which he did not readily explain. he
admitted also that he had been in the
hills for several days.
Examination OF the body at the In
quest developed more evidence Of the
hendish character Of the assailant. He
had left two circular marks on her
body, similar to the crosses marked
upon the victim by Jack the Rip
per-