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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
P|NCHED BECAUSE
OF LAND LOTTERY
Running as Rival to Govern
ment, Pleads Guilty in
Federal Court.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. April S..An at
tempt on the part of Eugene G. Bar
mum. a prominent resident of Dallas.
to run lottery in opposition to the
government lottery for the disposal of
government lands in Tripp county, re-
suited disastrously to Balnum. He APP
peared before Judge Garland. in United
States court today. and entered a plea
of guilty to an Indictment charging
him with having used the mails in the
furtherance Of lottery scheme in con-
nection With the disposal of govern
ment lands in Tripp county. Judge
Garland imposed a fine of $500, which
will be paid.
The regular April term of federal
court, Judge Garland presiding, con-
vened here today. 1t is expected that
the term will last about three weeks.
Numerous criminal cases, many of a
sensational nature. and a large number
of civil cases, are to be disposed Of.
The grand jury reported and now is
at work. l.. Z. Kelley, of Sioux Falls.
was appointed foreman by Judge Car
land. The petit jury will report Tues
day of next week. when the trial OF
cases will commence.
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FARMERS ELEVATOR
BURNS AT VERMILLlON

Nermillion. S. D.. April Fire here
early Sunday morning destroyed the
large new farmers elevator. The cause
of the blaze is unknown yet it is the
opinion Of several people that it was
the work of an incendiary as the fire
started under the southwest corner of
the building. 80 feet from the engine
room The bins contained upwards of
10000 bushels of grain. the most OF
which was corn. The farmers carried
$4,000 insurance which does not cover
the loss
The elevator company has not lost
heart over the calamity, but negotia-
,tions will be commenced at once to pur-
chase the Truax elevator close by. in
which to do business until another new
one can be erected.
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SUICIDES identify
is MADE KNOWN

TYLER, Minn.. April 6-rhe woman
who committed suicide in the Baker
hotel here Wednesday night. has been
identified as Mrs. Nettie NJ. Thayer, of
Columbus. Wis.
Mrs Thayer vas the divorced wife,
of q man named Stewart and after her
divorce took her maiden name. Until
recently she resided at Flandreau.
where she had lived eight years.
DR. w. j. Evans says that after she
had appealed to him to meet her in
ST. Paul to settle some business affairs
he met the woman there Monday. She
then insisted on accompanying the doc
tor to Tyler.
The last time the doctor saw her
alive was when she stopped over and
took something out of her grip at the
hotel.
During the night. it is said, the wom-
an rushed into the Doctors room and
shot herself.
After q thorough examination it was
decided that Mrs Thaycr came to her
death by the voluntary discharge of a
revolver by her own hand. The body
will be removed to Columbus for inter
mont
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
FATE DECIDES AGAINST
HOLDER OF NO. 2e

Gregory. S. D.. April 5.--When it
came time for No. 90 to file under yes
terday's quota of the first so numbers,
there was no response, and back of
this incident is almost a double trag
edy.
w Fl. Krebs of omaha, was the
holder of this number. but died soon
after the drawing Of the numbers last
October. Under modified ruling of
the department to cover this special
case. his widow was given permission
to file for land which is estimated to
be worth not less than $4,000. When
the time for filing came. her little child
lay at the point of death at the home
in Omaha. and the mother made the
sacrifice of her chance for fortune tn
be with the child for whom she desired
the farm home in T'ripp county.
Judge Witten had no power to fur
ther modify the requirements of the
land department and the woman s
chance is lost
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CONFERENCE Of
CHARITIES WILL
HOLD A MEETING
Speaking Talent of National
Reputation Will Address
the Gathering.

Parker, S. D., April 2.-The state
conference of charities and correction
meets April IA and Is in Sioux Falls.
The committee has prepared an excel
lent program and the conference meet
ing, will be, without doubt, the best
ever held in the state.
The meeting opens at 10 o'clock the
morning of the 14th with prayer by
Bishop Hare. Mayor w. T., Doolittle
which George w. Nash Will respond.
DR.. Frank Fox, of Sioux Falls. will ad-
dress the conference on The Man
Without Character" which will be
James NJ. Brown, Of the same city. J.
g. Parsons. NJ. D.. will talk on The
Prevention OF Blindness and Deafness
and the discussion of this subject will
be led by Dora Donald Humbert, of
Gary.
In the afternoon there will be ad
dresses by DIR. N. c. Hirschy. president
of Redfield college on THE Place Of
Religious Education in Social Better
ment;" 1.-The Saving OF Girls" by Miss
by A. ]. Hutton, superintendent Wis
consin industrial school for boys: The
Chief American Industry" by Miss
Frances Mckinley; The Inspection OF
County Jails and Almshouses," by DIR.
H. K. Warren, Yankton.
John L. Gillin, PHI: D., of the Iowa
State university. will give an address.
and the Queen City quartet will fur
nish music in the evening.
Thursday morning exhibits from the
schools at Gary and Redfield will be
inspected, an informal discussion on
THE States Duty to Her Unfortun-
ates," will be held. and u visit made to
the penitentiary.
!! In the afternoon addresses will be
given by Dean Sterling. of the state
university; Bishop O'Gorman. DR.. c. B.
Mailery, Aberdeen: DIR. A. c. Rogers.
superintendent Minnesota state school
for feeble minded and colony for epilep-
tics, and greetings from Governor Rob-
Hastings Fl. Hart, of Russell Sage
| foundation, New York city, will be
present and deliver an address in the
| evening. There will be drills and songs
other special music.
A business session will be held Fri
day morning. electing officers, etc.
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WOMAN CONFESSES SHE
LEADS BURGLARS BAND

Memphis, Tenn. April s.--'rhst she
was the leader Of band of youthful
berry. was the remarkable admission
of Mrs. j. y. Wait. aged "a. when taller
into custody. According to the wom
an. she and her young sister, Lee
onora Pryor. not only planned the
burglary. but donning male attire took
am active part in it's accomplishment.
She was arrested while With her
husband. a salesman for an elevator
concern OF Memphis and st. Louis.
The woman. together with other al
legged members Of the band who had
been previously arrested. We're held
for trial.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
HIDDEN CRIME
COMES TO LIGHT
AT THE CAPITAL
Remains of Babe, Partially De
voured by Dogs, Found in
Citizens Yard.

Pierre, S. D.. April 5.-Sensational in
the extreme is the effect produced by
the finding in the yard of Mr.. Hol-
brook, at East Pierre, the head. shoul-
ders and one arm OF an infant child.
which had evidently been given shall
low burial and afterward been dug up
by dogs and part of the body devoured.
DIR. HolliSter was at once notified
and the remains taken to the under
taking rooms for further examination
and to secure some clue to the GRIM
inal mother who committed the awful
act The doctors pronounced the child
still born and their judgment is that
1t had been buried about a day when
the unearthed remnants OF the body
were discovered. There is no clue to
the guilty parties. This is the fourth
discovery of a similar hidden crime
within six weeks. and the community
is wrought UP to an intense state OF
mind.
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NORTHWESTERN BUILDS
STATION AT ABERDEEN

Aberdeen, S. D.. April Announce
plans for a new Northwestern station,
fireproof. modern, and built Of brick
and stone will be completed in about
10 days, and that the station will be
built this year on the site of the pres
ent structure, which is of wood. The
announcement was made by Vice Presi-
dent Gardner and Assistant General
Manager Cantillon. of Chicago. upon
a short visit to Aberdeen. The other
three railroads entering the city al
ready have brick and stone stations
that are con1modious and convenient,
although the Milwaukee station, built
six years ago has already proven too
small to accommodate the needs of the
road since it has become a transconti-
mental line, and new station will be
built by the company. probably this
wear
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Gregory, s. D.. April s.-splittins
to exercise her right OF choice Of 100
acres of the choicest land in Tripp
holder OF No. l In the famous Tripp
county drawing OF October 10, 1908.
filed promptly this morning at O'Clock.
She chose the west half OF the south
southwest quarter Of section 21. town
ship 100, range IS. The tract lies Just
south of the government townsite of
Jordan or Witten in the northwestern
part Of the county, where the new pri-
Nate townsite Of Redhill has just been
located a short distance to the north
of the Melser claim.
The question of Mrs. Melser's right
to file had been previously passed upon
by Judge Witten and did not come up
peared with her locator Chester
Slaughter, of Dallas. paid her filing
fee. took her receipt and left the office
soon after. The map in the filing room
was Immediately marked to show that
the tract in question had passed out OF
the list of lands eligible to entry.
Peter Swift, of Ponca, Neb., who
responded with number 9. chose the
, southwest quarter of section 10, town
ship 81, range "a, which lies half
surrounded by Indian allotments.
+. Hannen, of Meadow Grove. Neb,
holding No. 3, filed on the west half OF
the northeast quarter and the east half
of the northwest quarter of section 19,
township 100 range IS, lying half mile
west OF Jordan. and but little over a
mile from May Melser's claim.
Otto Schneider, of Mitchell. S. D.,
as number 4, made choice Of the south
west quarter Of section 2. township 81,
range IS. being q half mile from the
government townsite of Colome, sit
uated 10 miles from the present ter
minus of the Northwestern road
! Jacob Echart, Of Wichita, Kan, made
| the fifth filing on the south half op the
southeast quarter of section "a. town
ship 9s, range "a, and lot 1 and the
southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of section 8. township 81, range
"a
Samuel Anderson, Of Albert City, Ia.
was the sixth to file and his choice was
the southwest quarter of section 9,
township 100, range IS. just north of the
| new townSite of Redhill, and only q
! short distance from the Melser and
/ Hammer claims.
There will be so filings made during
| the day if all the holders of lucky
numbers are ON hand to exercise their
! right.
AT large public meeting in the audi
| torium last evening at which there
We're hundreds of the holders of mum
bers, Judge Witten made q lengthy ad-
dress and gave full instructions as to
the filing as we'll as paying q high COM
pli1nent to the qualities of the country
TO be entered.
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SUICIDE LEAPS OVER
BRINK AT NIAGARA

Niagara Falls. y. y. April AN un-
known man. about SS years old, yesterday
afternoon committed suicide by jumping
into the river from Luna island in sight
of score of persons. who saw him
swept over the falls He stood on the
railing of the bridge for a second or two
peering down into the water and then
dove in head foremost. He was described
as a handsome man weighing about 1SO
pounds with black hair and musta che
The authorities hope to establish his
identity by means of child's ring found
In one of the pockets OF his overcoat,
which he left on the bridge.
Luna falls is the smallest of the cata-
racts. but it has never given up its dead.
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WOMAN BURGLAR MAKES
BOLD THEFT OF DRESS

Aberdeen. s. D.. April 6.-Thurslay
afternoon during the absence from her
home of Mrs. \. w. Noedisch. Wife of
q local jcwcler. a we'll dressed woman
of refined appearance entered the
house through the front door and
walked I" Mrs. Nocdisch's bedroom.
which ssi" entered. Several carpenters
w"ln IN the house at the time, doing
some repairing, but the woman APP
pearrd to be so self-conii,ient that they
gave the matter no further thought,
s':i'pasine iac" to bc one OF Mrs Voc
di-eE3 friends. In a short time the
woman loft. and upou Mrs Noedisch's
l"tnI sllc found that :. valuable dress
hud been stolen from her room There
is no trace of the woman who 50
boldly lerpetratcd the theft
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
KAIsER's DOUBLES TWO,
TAILOR, CHIMNEY SWEEP

Berlin, April THE kaiser is i'll the Pc
culiar predicament of having no less than
two doubles. one. Herr Nitsche, is
humble chimney sweep Recently, when
the emperor was at a German watering
place, the story goes, a tailor. suddenly
waking to the fact that he was rathe
like his majesty. had his moustache
trimmed and dressed himself la kaiser
nearly as possible, and boldly sailed
forth.
His reception exceeded his expectations.
the incident got to the ears of the authori-
ties and next day he received peremp-
tory recommendation to alter his appear-
ance or leave town. He left
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
KISS OF DYING WOMAN
KILLS TRAINED NURSE

Cumberland. Md, April 2.-Having
1ecome infected from a kiss bestowed
on a dying patient who had grown to
love her because of her tender care,
Miss Marion c. Spier, a Cumberland
trained nurse, died in her home on
Washington street.
Hiss Spier nursed Mrs. Virginia CAL
Ian Carder, wife of DR.. George l.. Card
er. a prominent society woman, in the
Allegheny hospital, and took such tend
er care of her that the sick woman
asked the nurse to kiss her as she was
dying. The request was granted. and
in a few days Miss Spier was stricken
with the same malady, dying from
blood poisoning. contracted, the doctors
Say by the kiss
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
sPooNER SEEKS NEW
TRIAL FOR OIL TRUST

Washington. April 6.---On behalf Of
the Waters-Pierce Oil company, former
Cnited States Senator John G. Spooner
has filed in the supreme court of the
United States petition for a rehear
ing OF tho various cases brought by the
state of Texas against that company
which recently We're decided against 1t.
These include the cases involving the
appointment of a receiver for the COM
pany and the one ousting the company
from the state and imposing a fine Of
ant! trust laws. The principal reason
for the petition is that the fine was so
excessive as to deprive the oil company
of its property without due process of
law
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
SAW
HOME BURNING
Finished Run and Found Place
in Ashes After Reporting
to Headquarters.

Boone. la, April Gas Engineer w.
A. Reed. one of the oldest Northwest
ern railroad engineers, was bringing
in tic overland limited today. he
passed within a quarter Of a mile OF
his beautiful home. The Naples"
~ hich was burning.
He could not leave the train. but after
reporting. hastened back to find the
house. barn and a quantity of stock
destroyed. The loss is $1,000. partially
insured.
Engineer Reed had lust paid for the
place and the temptation to stop tho
train for help was strong.
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MORE Than $40
AN ACRE FOR
SCHOOL LANDS
Neither State Nor County Has
Foreclosed Mortgage on
Lands Sold.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. April so. e.
Dokken. commissioner OF school and
public lands for South Dakota, visited
Sioux Falls this week to prepare for the
appraisal of school lands to be offered
for sale in this country. The lands to
be put up at auction this year are To-
Gated in Sphinx. Clark, Day. Marshall.
Mcpherson. Edmunds. Miner, Sanborn.
Jerrauld, Charles Mix, Douglas, Aurora.
Gregory and Minnehaha. The minimum
price for each parcel of land is fixed
In advance by appraisal. Last year the
average price received for school lands
was s43.43 and it will be higher this
year according to Commissioner Dok-
ken.
The department. makes it practice
TO sell only the more valuable lands and
1t may be known that never again will
the average consideration fall below $40
an acre.
'Therc is lively demand for our
said Mr.. Dokkcn. land we expect to
dispose of a considerable amount OF
them.
"rhe public lands offered for home
stead in South Dakota have held back
the price of decided farms. But you
will see an immediate jump in land
values as soon as the homesteadlng
business has ended in South Dakota.
AS it is now the only very desirable
homestead lands i'm the state are to be
found in Harding county. in the eX-
frcme northwest corner"
Commissioner Dokken who has per-
haps q better knowledge of the land OF
the state than amy other man. because
OF the duties of his office. states that
the portion of Standing Rock and Chey-
enne river reservations to be opened
for settlement this fall include the best
lands in the reservations. Those in
Standing Rock are particularly desir-
able, being of a sandy loan that is ex-
ceedingly fertile.
AS an evidence OF the prosperity of
South Dakota, Commissioner Dokken
states that his office has not foreclosed
on Il single parcel of land bought on
terms. Neither have the counties found
it necessary to make a single fore
closure to collect the school funds which
are placed in farm mortgages Further
the rate of 5 per cent made on all school
funds has served the people of the state
by keeping down interest rates charged
on private money.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
DOG TASTED TEN
DAYS IN CHURCH

DcSmet. S. d., April 6.--An adven-
ture which befell Il bird dog belonging
to &. l.. Dawicy. a we'll known resident
oi this place. proves that these animals
can exist quite a while without food
or water The dog was accidentally
locked in an old church building and
was not discovered until 10 days had
elapsed when boy espied the animal
while pcering through one of the WIN
dows of the building. The animal was
released and. although it had tasted
for 10 days. it came out as frisky as
ever. The members of the Dawley
household noticed, of course, that the
dog was missing. but they supposed
that it had been poisoned, as had been
the case With Il number OF dogs at
about the time Dawley's canine was
locked in the church building.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
FREIGHT WRECK
DELAYED TRAINS
FOR THREE DAYS

Avon, S. d.. April 5.-The freight
train wreck, which prevented operation
of trains west of this city for three
days, has been cleared up and the reg
ular service is continued.
The work on the city sewer system,
which was discontinued in December,
has been renewed and the improve
ment will be finished in few days.
The Southeastern South Dakota
Teachers association will begin its
ninth annual session at TyndGll, April
Is. and continue for two days.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
DAKOTA WOMAN KILLS
HERSELF I'M MINNESOTA

Tyler, Mimi. April 5.-A woman who
registered at the Baker hotel here as
Mrs. w. j. Evans, of Madison S. D.,
committed suicide Wednesday night by
shooting herself. She was accompanied
by man who calls himself j. W.
Evans. The woman was about 80 years
old. and had apparently planned to kill
herself, as she bought revolver from
u local dealer yesterday afternoon.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR
TO NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR

Aberdeen, s. D., April 5.-Governor r.
S. Nessey has sent an invitation to
Governor Burke, of North Dakota in
viting the governor and the people of
that state to unite with the people of
South Dakota in the celebration of Da-
llota homecoming week in Aberdeen.
.Illn4. lk-1S
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FOR
THREE NEW LAWS

Huron, S. d.. April 2-The referen-
dunn will be applied to the congressional
apportionment bill, and also to the
anti-treating and anti-cigaret bills. and
whether there are to be other enact
ments in the list to be referred back
to the people is not yet determined.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
MAN KILLED IN WELL
Rv EAl INC clIRaINH

of Wolf Butte. was killed in a caving
we'll Monday afternoon. while engaged.
with several others. in digging we'll
on an adjoining farm. The well was
down AZ feet when the curbing col
lapsed and fell striking Hays, who was
at the bottom of the we'll. crushing his
skull. The walls also fell in and the
body was not recovered till after three
hours OF earnest work.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR
MASON'S 900 TEMPLE

Huron. S. D., April Frank j.
Aehn. of Springfield. Mimi, has re-
ceived the contract for the erection of
the Masonic temple to cost about $685..
600. Work on the structure will com
nlence as soon as material arrives. Mr..
.,ein will remove his family from
Springfield to Huron at once.
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ABERDEEN ESCAPES
a SERlOuS EIRE

Aberdeen, s. D., April Am ex-
plosion of gasoline in the second story
of a frame building on Main street
started blaze yesterday afternoon
which required hard work on the part
of the fire department to prevent dis
astrous fire. The building was ad-
Joined on both sides by other frame
buildings, but the other nearby struc-
lures are brick. The fire was confined
to the upper stories of the frame build
ings and the damage will amount to
q few thousand dollars.
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ELIOT At WHITE HOUSE.

washington, April 2.-Retfrine
President Eliot, OF Harvard, conferred
with President Taft today. Upon de-
parting from the White House he de-
clined to say whether he would accent
an offer of the Enthusiastically to
Great Britain
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
BIG REVENUE TAKEN
FROM COYOTES LAIR.

.Aher.l IN, 5. D.. April 6.-P. e.
Davis o1 Harding. in the new
, county ot Harding. has an estab-
; iished reputation as skillful
; hunter which was enhanced this
week when he took to the county
; scat the pelts Of As coyotes and
five grey wolves. Oscar Brown
; of the same county. killed a grey
) Wolf which measured feet from
its nose to the tip of its tail, and
stood over 3 feet high.
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ROLLER SKATES
CAUSE A FIRE.

Henry. S. D.. April 2.-The
small son of VIM. Johnston was
trying on a new pair of roller
skates in the house Saturday
evening, when his feet slipped
out from under him. He clutched
at the cloth on q table nearby.
pulling it off and carrying with
it to the floor lighted kerosene
lamp. The cover started to burn
and Mrs. Johnston attempted to
eXtinguish the flames. Instead
her clothes caught fire and.
screaming. she ran out into the
yard, where the wind famed the
burning clothes into a bright
fire. Neighbors coming quickly
rolled her on the ground SO, that.
while she is seriously burned. it
is expected she will recover.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
M'cook COUNTY MAN
DIES IN WASHINGTON

Bridgewster, S. d.. April 5.-Report
reaches here of the death OF w. I'll. c..
Sugg, at Vancouver. Wash. Deceased
was formerly a prominent resident of
this place. and at one time held the
office of sheriff for this (McCoolO
county.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
STATE SELLS 5000
ACRES SCHOOL LANDS

Pierre, S. D.. April IN. NJ. Hanson
of the Commissioner of School and
Public Lands department, has returned
from Pennington county, where he con-
Quoted a sale of the public building
lands. Over 5000 acres of land belong
ing to this particular fund We're dis
posed Of.