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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18
In and About the State
WIFE LEFT ALONE
Becomes D~espondent and Kills Her.
self, Leaving Husband and Baby.


Becomes D~espondent and Kills Her.
self, Leaving Husband and Baby.
A sad occurrence took place recent
iy at Running Water. Mrs. Blanche
Hendricks. wife Of Jesse Hendricks,
hrahama. .: .:ssss. committed
suicide by shooting herself through
the heart with a revolver. The neigh
bors were first alarmed by hearing
cries from the yard of the house
where Hendricks lived, and upon
their arrival there they found Hen
bricks himself wandering about the
yard with a revolver in his hand In a
state of mental collapse. Upon being
asked what was the trouble he said
that his wife had shot herself, and IL
she was dead that he was going to
shoot himself also. Several people
went into the house and found Mrs.
Hendricks lying In the kitchen on
her back with her arms stretched
out, and evidently dead. There was
a quantity of blood on her breast, and
upon examination 1t was found that
there vas a bullet wound Just under
the heart.
DR.. Dugoid Of Springfield, the
ty coroner, was at once sent for and
upon his arrival with the undertaken,
Mr.. Montfore, also Of Springfield. an
Inquest was held upon the spot. All
the evidence went to show that Hen
bricks statement was substantially
correct. 1t seemed that there had
been a little trouble between them
on account Of Hendricks going to a
ball game in the afternoon contrary
to his wife's wishes. Upon his return
from the game he found her cooking
supper. They had a few words of a
somewhat quarrelsome nature, and
Hendricks said that IL they could not
get along together better than that,
that he would leave her. She there
upon went out Of the room into the
kitchen, and she must have taken
the revolver with her, as in q few
minutes Hendricks heard a shot, and
going into the kitchen found her as
described. He t~hereupon took UP the
revolver and went out into the yard
crying for help and threatening to
shoot himself.
1t seems that Mrs. Hendricks had
been in rather poor health of late and
had been somewhat respondent on
account Of being SO much alone at
home. She was a woman who was
highly respected in the community.
It is only a few weeks ago that she
had been elected organist Of the
Congregational church, the duties Of
which Office she took much pride In
performing. She will be greatly
missed In the town. One sad thing
In connection with this lamentable af-
fair is the fact that she has left a
little six-Months-old baby, who will
have to be taken care of by the
neighbors until her friends can be
communicated with.
She formerly lived in Marion juno
ton, and has some relatives near
Chamberlain,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18
A VERY BOY.

Performs Remarkable Feat Of Climb
Ing to Tear Down Rival Class Flag.
Daniel McCord, a fifteenyearold
freshman in the high school al
Pierre performed a feat, which IL II
was a part OF a circus would have
featured as a star attraction, and did
II without any of the safeguards which
would have bee nused by a circus per
former In attempting such a stunt
The show started when two Of the
Junior class climbed to the top OF the
big derrick pole on the top Of the new
state house,, and attached their class
banner to n of the guy cables
which was divided by q connection
about 100 feet from the pole, and al
lowed the banner to slide down to
the connection. They announced that
their banner was where It would stay
and the other classes gathered to in-
vestigate.
McCord volunteered to get II, and
climbed to the top of the pole, which
is about $50 feet above the ground.
He swung of onto the wire carrying
the banner, and slid down 70 the con
nection where 1t was floating, and
tore It loose. At that point he was
about 100 feet from the ground, with
nothing between him and death II he
failed. After securing the trophy, he
swung to another cable, and slid to
to ground, reaching it ct q point more
than 400 feet fro mthe starting point.
the crowd kept still while he was on
the wire, but as soon as he touched
the ground the ymade up for their
silence, and McCord was the hero OF
the evening. being carried down town
on the shoulders of the classmen who
watched his dangerous performance.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18
USE STRATEGY IN SURVEYS.
ST. Paul Road Engineers Are Said 4

ST. Paul Road Engineers Are Said to
Be Looping to Cover All They Can.
Reports from the country west OF
Forest City indicate that the different
railroads working into the reservation
country are keeping a close watch OF
the movements of one another, and all
playing for any position which will
give them a lead.
The st. Paul roads surveyors are
said to be running a line west in long
loops to the north and south to take
In as much territory as possible and
to attempt to hold it against any 9th
er line. The Minneapolis & st. Louis
surveyors are working southwest from
lie Beau, at times close to the survey
Of the Milwaukee. both attempting to
cover the Fox Ridge country. The
Northwestern crew Is working north
from Leslie, all of them heading into
the section of the state about or just
south of Thunder Butte.
II the lines nov being surveyed
into that part of the state are to be-
come operating lines within the next
two years, that portion of South Da-
kota which yet shows a blank, so far
as railway lines are concerned, will
show quite a different appearance by
the time the next maps are put into
circulation.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18
SAYS HE HIT BROWN.
NAL. Greene Leaves Story Of Harper's
Ferry Capture.

"sJ' A'SC'c Leaves otory OF FdrperS
Ferry Capture.
MAJ. Israel Greene, captor OF John
BrowA, the great Abolitionist, who
subsequently was executed. and who
died last week at his home near
Mitchell, s. d.. told to a newspaper
correspondent in Sioux Falls, proba.
bly, the only story he we has told to
a newspaper man, of the famous cap
ture.
After relating the events leading up
to the assault on the engine house at
Harper's Ferry, where Brown was at
bay, by the marines under his
(Greene's) command, he modestly said
that he was believed to have been
the first man to have gone through
the hole In the door that had been
battered down and toward which
Brown and his companions were d.
recting their fire. Continuing, he
gave the final account of the capture
as follows:
i found the room so full Of smoke
that 1t at first was hard to distinguish
anything. One of the first men I
bumped into proved to be Col. Lewis
Washington, one of Browns hostages
and a descendant of George Washing
ton, first president of the United
States. Col. Washington stepped up
to me and shouted in my ear:
That's 'OSawatomie' Brown at
the same time indicating one of the
figures kneeling and facing the hole
In the door, with gun ready. This
name had been given Brown while he
was In Kansas during the border war
fare there.
Il had my sword raised In the air
ready to strike, and as Col. Washing
ton gave me the above information /
struck down John Brown, the blow
being Of sufficient force to render him
unconscious for a time.
During the fight in the engine
house my men killed two Of Browns
men with their bayonets. One private
of the marines, Michael Quinn, was
mortally wounded while going through
the hole which had been battered In
the door. Another marine was wound
ed. My personal opinion Is that John
Brown himself shot Quinn.
1--WE removed Brown and the other
prisoners from the engine house, and
the following day-Oct. 10, 1s59-in
accordance with an order from Col.
Lee, | with an escort of marines took
John Brown to Charlestown, w. Va,
where / turned him over to the
sheriff"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18
TO ENTERTAIN G. A. r.
Annual Encampment TO BE Held In
Sioux Falls June 22-24.

Annual Encampment TO BE Held In
sioux Falls June 22-24.
Arrangements have been practically
completed at Sioux Falls for the en-
tertainment of the South Dakota de-
partment Of the Grand Army of the
Republic on June az, % and "a. The
feature Of the gathering will be the
presence Of Gen. o. o. Howard, only
surviving commanding general Of the
Civil war. Gen. Howard will deliver
an address. Henry M. Neyies, ma
tional commander-in-chief, and ex-
Gov. s.. r. Van SAINT, former depart
ment commander of Minnesota, will
deliver addresses. Others who have
places on the program are Col. Mel
vim Grigsby Of Rough Rider fame;
Miss Claris Anderson, elocutionist,
who will read THE Empty Sleeve"
dedicated to Gen. Howard by David
Barker; Capt. s. II. Magner, a
prominent signal officer OF the Civil
a who will repeat many OF the
famous war messages. Here is one
of them: Gen. Sherman on Oct. 8,
1864, signaled from Kenesaw noun
tain to Gen. Corse in the fort at Al
toona, Hold the Fort, / am Coming"
Gen. Corse answered, "Am short a
cheekbone and one ear, but a whip
all hi yet"
Special side trips and other features
of amusement will be provided by the
local G. A. r. and citizens Of Sioux
Falls. The railroads have made q
rate Of one fare for the round trip.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18

Government VIII Distribute Live Stock
and Other Property to the Cheyenne

Government VIII Distribute Live Stock
and Other Property to the Cheyenne
indians.
Any n who visits the Cheyenne
River Indian reservation In the north
central portion Of South Dakota, at
any time between June Is and July
rs, will have ample reason to know
that In these modern days Uncle Sam
takes good care OF his red wards, as
represented by the Sioux Indians of
South Dakota
Commencing on June is the govern
ment will distribute among the Sioux
warriors on thu cheyenne riser rese--
walton q vast number Of COWS and
other animals and a vast amount OF
other property. OF the live stock to
be distributed among these Indians
there will be 6,2l0 he;fers, s2s mich
cows and 92e brood mares.
In addition TO the live stock In
dian allottees not heretofore provided
will be furnished with wagons, axes,
forks, harrows, hoes, plows and
harness, which have been contracted
for by the Indina bureau at Washing
ton In large quantities for this dis
tribution. In view of the fact that
many hundreds Of Uncle Sans red
wards on the Cheyenne river reserva-
ton have but recently taken their al
lotments OF land In eeveralty, thus
renouncing their tribal relations, the
distribution of farm implements and
other property and live stock among
them will be THE largest distribution
made among the Indians in South Da-
kota since this feature of the Indians
welfare has been so closely looked
after by the government.
The live stock and other property Is
given only to Indians who have taken
their allotments. and is a sort of O
bonus and inducement for them to
take their allotment.
It is expected that many Of the
horses required by the government
for the distribution will be purchased
from parties now residing ON the
reservation who have devoted a part
Of their attention TO horse raising, in
asmuch as the specifications require
that the animals must be acclimated
TO the Northwest, particularly to the
Dakotas. Many breeders on the res
ervation have large herds OF horses
from which to select mares that con-
form to the requirements OF the In
dian bureau.
The major portion OF the cattle,
however, will be purchased from
Eastern breeders,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18
1000 VISIT COLLEGE.
Trainloads Pour Into Brooklngs foI
Two Days.

T~rainloads Pour Into 5rooklngs foI
Two Days.
The largest excursion to the state
college at Brookings In its history
took place Thursday and Friday, over
1000 visitors coming by special and
c-1..sTy trains. Tins Is the 1rsl Tins
that a Milwaukee car has been seen
at Bookings, that line cooperating
with the Northwestern In handling
the traffic. Each road had two special
trains each day besides the coaches
attached to the North Western regular
trains.
Although this was the nth annual
excursion 1t was the first time that
the children of the country schools
were included. The cooperation oil
Hans Ustrud, state superintendent OF
public instruction, and the state col.
lege officials resulted in the attend
ance being largely young people. The
weather was perfect, and the crowds
were handled quickly upon their ar
rival, every carriage and automobile
in town being pressed into service.
Most Of the time vas spent In In
specting the different departments OF
the college, and In witnessing the
folk dances of the physical culture de.
partment under miss N. X. Fromme
and the sham battle and other ma
neuvers of the cadet battalion under
Capt. E. r. Chrisman.
Thursday the visitors were ad-
dressed by Gov. r. s. Massey Of Pierre,
and Prof. p. @. Holden, the corn ex-
pert of the Agricultural college at
Ames, Iowa They also spoke yester-
day, as did N. j. Bachelor OF Con-
cord, N. D., ex-governor Of New
Hampshire and no wthe master Of the
national grange. Over 100 of the Wis
itors belonged to the state grange,
and under direction of Charles B.
Hoyt, state master, Pomona grange
was organized for Bookings county
with DR.. A. A. Brigham Of the school
Of agriculture as master.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18
ELECTED BY ONE VOTE.

Nelson OF Yankton New Grand Master
Of south Dakota A. Q. Y. w.
Olaf Nelson of Yankton was elected
Grand master of The A. o. q. w. over
r. M. Simmons OF Huron BY one vote
out OF a total of yer twelve hundred
other oficers elected were: 8. II.
GoodfeIIow OF Brookings, foreman;
s. j. Smith OF Mitchell. overseer: J.
d LAWN of Aberdeen. recorder; J. E.
platte of stark. receiver; Dan Newell
OF sturgis, guide; A. McCullen OF
Hignmore, inside watch; F. s. Row
Of Fort Pierre outside watch; G. ".
Dilger Of Rapid City.
Sol starr of Deadwood, r NJ Crane
~ Redfeld and T. M. Simmons or
Huron were elected as delegates to
the supreme lodge. Deadwood was
selected as the place of next meeting.
a committee reported f~avorably on
the administration rate, and Its re-
nart Il now being considered
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18
SURVEYS BOON THE LAND.

Prices Of Zeal Estate Are Boosted by
Civil Engineers Activities.
The people about Onida, Sully coun-
". have rome railroad crazy. A party
OF surveyors for the Northwestern
road came to the place and pitched
what looks like a permanent camp
for a long stay in that part Of the
county.
The real estate owners within
twenty miles OF that place began at
once to get their land of the market.
or 70 notify the agents handling it
that the old prices no longer held
good, but would have to stand a raise,
One man in Pierre who was negoti-
ating TOR a tract at $40 an acre re-
-ceivad & telephone call the nesA-s
announcing that the price had gone
to s2s an acre, and the deal would
hive TO be closed at ono to hold II
al that price. The surveyors have
not mace A1ssssf Eaaoye ssAee ssndtsz
ar mat place 90 predict With way
t1S< M" go
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18
COUNTY CORN CONTEST.
Boys Enter Into Contest for Raising
Prize Corn.

Boys Enter Into Contest for Raising
Prize Corn.
A. II. Seymour, superintendent Of
schools Of Kingsbury county, reports
that nearly 200 boys OF the rural
schools Of the county have entered
the corn contest ~inaugurated by the
county superintendent, and will COM
pete for the prizes which have been
offered those who this eason succeed
In raising the best corn. In the past
these corn contests have proven very
successful, and that Of this season will
be no exception. Year by year the
number of rural school pubils who en-
gage In the contests Is becoming larg-
er and the boys generally of the rural
schools are thus being trained to con-
duct corn raising on modern and SCI
entific lines. The competition between
the various contestants is very keen,
and some of the hest corn raised II
South DaKUIa rnIs season VIII Do
raised by the boy pupils Of the rural
schools Of the county.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18
NAY HAVE TWO LAKE LINES.
Rival Companies seek Franchises for
Interurbans.

Rival Companies Seek Franchises for
lnterurbans.
II row looks as il Watertnwn re.ss.
nave two electric lines connecting the
city with Lake Kampeska. Some time
ago a local company headed by A. L.
Rowe of WATERFOWL was given a
franchise to build a line to the lake.
The franchise expires this month.
and there has been nothing done to-
ward building the promised line. A
few weeks ago a second company Of
local capitalists interested them.
selves in the project and ANNOUNCED
that they would have electric cars
running to the lake inside Of sixty
days, providing they get the right Of
way. This stirred the old company to
life, and it has applied to the city
council for an extension Of its fran
chise.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18

About 10000 acres Of fax will be
sown by Fanlk coanty farmers this
vear. At the present time one can
- m IN the courthouse tower at
sra,lt.on and count from ten to ff-
taan steam rigs at work turning over
80 sod Ynonaas sS;1ShgH vic SxEs
I'VE Of these rigs, ard ~ breaking
In Twelve plows on each. recently
nsah,,ssed = record by breaking $50
s.ras iugxoesays and three honrs On
$500 sasescr aasssaes FAlta xEnm
ranlkton.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18

North Dakota Farmer Fell From Waa.
on and IL Run Over.
William Wolfe Of MELVILLE lost bis
life In an accident. Mr.. Wolfe was
driving out Of MELVILLE with a load OF
lumber when the lines accidentally
slipped out OF his hands. In reaching
for them he fell from his seat to the
ground, one wheel running over his
leg and breaking 1t, while the other
wheel went over his chest. He lived
but q harbour after the AFFAIR occur
red
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18
a SCHOOL FOR ALPENA.

New Building Desired and Bonds May
BE Voted to Build u.
In accordance with a numerously
signed petition which has been filsd
With Il, It Is expected tas--AsvsHa
board Of education will soon call q
spsciA election to the voters the
proposition 81 lssa.1g eeras M the
sans sssaa EsssA ecnstEssatinn
Of I new public school building.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18
Tyto Lynched By Mab.

Branchivilie. 8. G. jane 13.-A tele
phone message FROM sIncaks, San
miles from here. states that Qniiiie
ssrsnsnng ard Frank Gamuess, nszroas
charged with the murder OK Ben
Smeaks. were lyEched yesterday.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18
DENMARK.

The election OF members OF the
folketing took place recently, but at
this writing the result is not definite
ly known, only meager press dis
patches being at hand, Judging by
these, the outcome vas not decisive.
The principal issue waG the question
OF the national defense. about which
I have frequently written. On Feb. Il
Premier Neergaard submitted the plan
Of the government, and Former Pre-
mier Christensen opposed it with
yiEor, and submitted another plan,
differing from 1t quite radically. II
appears from the press dispatches
that thirty-eight members favorable
to Neergaard's plan were elected to
the folketing: thirty-four members fS
vorable to C~hristensen's plan, thirty.
nine Socialists and Radicals. opposed
to the defense proposition altogether.
and eleven who are not committed.
II this Is the actual result of the cleo
ton, It Is evident that the administers
ton will have hard work getting its
plan adopted by the next rigsdag. hav-
ing less than one-half OF the members
under its control.
There are to-day $4,000 electors In
Denmark--that is in local or com.
munal affairs-of whom $4,000 are
women. At the last election the total
vote was $4,000, OF whom $4,000
were women. The stay-at-home vote
vas, therefore. rather large.
The sugar factory at Halmstad will
close It's doors this SKINNER and
Iconqany will be dissolved. Last year
this COMPANY saldzftz IAetoxxAaksGan&.
evaa to the Swedish sugar trust.
which now has practical control q
the industry in Sweden.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18

The furniture factory at Gisebo was
recently burned to the ground. Only
a few Of the smaller machines were
saved. The plant was insured for 49,
600 crowns.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18
SWEDEN.

Eric Birger Trolle, formerly minis
ter of the exterior. has been named
by the king as minister In Berlin, and
assumed his new duties at once.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-06-18

The Northern Society Of Petersburg.
which Is a society OF the Scandinavian
element in the city, recently held a
araeuila successful meeting. The
society has been very active in keep
ing up the feeling for the mother
country, and these programs are ar
ranged from time to time with that
end In view. The address of the oc-
CASTOR was delivered by A. ThIllander,
and there was also an excellent musi-
cal program. The meeting was ct
tended by over 1000 people.
Rev. Nels Hannerz, who has created
quite a sensation IN the church by de-
nying the existence OF the devil, and
has been cite6 to affirm or deny hold
ing such a belief. has written the con
siatory of Stockholm to the effect that
his religious belief has no place for
any conception OF . devil. He further
afnrms that ne believes that his be
lief has nothing IN it conflicting with
the teachings Of the Swedish church
ThaxsgUHx1icetion nAs stirfS1 up ffke'
zssSx.s-- $500 ~@ss~ Yasso Rrognprc
that Rev. Hannerz will be tried Tor
heresy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-26
SERIOUS CHARGE
MADE BY CONVICT
SAYS DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF.
FERED TO DROP CASE FOR
MONEY.

Marinette, wis, May 26. Joseph
Glass. former resident of Marinette
and now serving a f1ve-year term for
burglary in the wisconsin state
prison, exploded a bomb before the
grand jury when he testffted that last
fall, before he was tried on a robbery
charge, A. e. Schwittay, then district
attorney promised to nave the matter
dropped providing Glass paid him "a
certain sum of money. Scnwittay told
me that portion of tfli smoney would
go to the robbed man, while the rest
would be used in "fixing up" matters,
testified Glass. Whether another In
dictment will be returned against
Schwittay-he as recently tried ana
acquitted of perjury charge lis
doubtful, as the convict bore bad
reputation in Marinette and Is known
to be a bitter enemy OF Schwittay.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-26
JAPS BETTER
CHRISTIANS

Denver May 26.-That the japanese
residents of the west are better chris
tians than those who seek to keer
them out of the schools and the coun-
try, was the intimation of DIR. A. w
Halsey, of New York. secretary of the
board of foreign missions. in his ad
dress following the report of the board
before the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church this morning.
II have a received letter today
said he, from a man representing L.
900 Japanese In the various western
states. He says that his people have
raised $4,000 for the evangeiizing of
the Japanese. and he wants the as
sembly to give a like amount They
are scorned but they are christians
and wonder If not better than the
ones who scorn them"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-26
ATTACHMENT TO ISSUE
IN LYNcAlNG CASE.

Washington, May 26.-The case OF
John r. Shipp, sheriff Of Hamilton
county, Tenn, and nine others CHARGED
with contempt OF the supreme court If
the United States In connection with
the lynching of a negro named Ed
Johnson at Chattanooga in 1905, was
acted on today in an opinion by Chief
Justice Fuller, which directs that an
attachment issue for Shipp. his deputy,
Gibson, and Defendants williams, Mo-
Ian. Padgett and May The informa-
tion as to Deputy sheriffs Galloway,
Justice and Ward, three &. the defend
ants. was dismissed