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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06
WINFIELD SCORCHED
BY A $4,000 FIRE
Six Business Blocks Are Wiped
Out at Early Hour This
Morning.

+ Des Moines. Ia, Jan. Fire at 2:D0
this morning burned six business
blocks at Winfield, Ia. doing damage
OF the fire has not been learned.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06
ICE HARVEST eEGINs.

Centerv11le, S. D.. Jan. 1.-The an
nual ice harvest on the Vermillion
river at this place is now in full blast
The ice is about two feet thick and Of
No. quality. Hundreds Of tons will be
put up by local parties and large guam
titles shipped to other towns. This in
dustry gives employment to quite a
number Of men.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06
COLD Al sRIpoEwATER.

Bridgewater, 9. D., Jan. l.-Unusu-
ally cold weather prevails in this lo-
cality for SO early In the winter. Their
mometers about town registered from
day morning. while during the past
three weeks on several mornings from
is to 20 has been reported. Sleighing
has been excellent for the past month.
Considerable corn still remains in the
fields unhusked. W., 4
81. n. Bleeker. an extensive imple-
ing large warehouse in this city,
where he will engage in the implement
business.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06
MESSAGE
CARVED ON STONE
FOUND IN GRAVE
Directs a Search That Reveals
q Still More Mysterious
Parchment.
100 feet north and 100 feet west
OF whore this stone stood,
You will find some papers
That will do you lots Of good. .
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Mobridge, S. D., Jan. This strange
rnissive, crudely carved on stone tab
let and buried with the bones of man
and woman nearly a century ago, made
A. w. Vail. general foreman for the
Milwaukee road think that he had
been reading the Gold Bug or
Treasure Island" when he unearthed
an old grave one mile east Of Mobridge
few days ago.
Mr.. Vail was prospecting for gravel
for the Milwaukee road when he accf-
dentally broke open the old grave and
found the tablet with Its writing, in
French. He at first thought 1t was a
hoax, but upon digging again 400 feet
north and 100 feet west he was sur
prfsed to find hollow bone of some
animal and to find in this bone. which
was plugged at both ends, piece OF
parchment covered with writing in
French. Mr.. Vail will not disclose the
exact wording OF the matter on the
parchment until he can get the time to
go to Alabama and look into the. au-
thenticity of it, but he says that 1t per-
made by the government to one Pierre
La Moure, in 1885, The parchment
was dated that year, while the tablet
bears the date of 1842.
The French settled this country in
the early days, many Of the Indians
on the reservation having French
names. It is thought that La Moure
and his wife perished while prospecting
In this part of the country, and that
other members of the party, fearing
they would never return, buried the
parchment in the belief that 1t would
be found some time.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06
COMMISSIONERS. LISTENS
TO SERVICE coMplAlNr

Geddes. s. D., Dec. 31-Railroad COM
missioner Rice. Of F'landreau, met with
representatives. Of the towns along the
Yankton-Platte line to hear complaints
about the tnefncient service given BY
the Milwaukee company. It is alleged
and other jobbine points is all the way.
from q week to a month in reaching
its destination. Wagner and this place
are now out Of coal and unless service
can be improved promptly there viii be-
suffering from cold
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06

Aberdeen, 8. D., Dec. 31.-John 4.
Ronayne, Of this city, has been ap-3
pointed transfer mail clerk in charge
Of the United States mails in this city
since the establishment OF the once
Of Chief Clerk Dennisten, Of the rail-
way mail service two months ago It
would be appointed to give the mails
better attention. Ronayne has been
mail clerk in the railway service here
since 1883. His son Michael was one
of the victims Of the fury OF the muir
derer, Victor. hanged in this city: In
November.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06

TO EXAMINE PILL MAKERS.
Dell Rapids. 8. D.. Dec. 31.-The next
regular meeting Of the South Dakota
board Of pharmacy Cor the examination
Of candidates for registration and gem
eral business will be held at Redfeld
January 10. -
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06
THEATERs DISREGARD
NEW BUILDING STATUTE

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 6.-While tie state
building inspection law Went into erect
the first of last July. along with the
other laws of the 1909 session. the
amusement, under the provisions OF
the law itself. We're given six months
in which to get their buildings within
the provisions of the law. The six
months expired yesterday and the law
lis now in full effect and force. The
law, chapter pa of the laws of 1909, re-
quires that every theater, opera house
or other public building used or to be
used for theatrical or operate pur-
poses or for public resort or en-
tertainment, for the accommodation Of
100 or more persons shall on or before
July 1, of each year. pay an annual Ii
cense fee to the state of $500. The law
makes the hotel inspector ex-officio
building inspector. 1t fixes require
ments as to the manner OF construction
of such places OF amusement, and pro-
Nides a fine of $500 for failure or re-
fusal to comply with the provisions of
the law. While it does not require a
license from schools and churches. it
includes such buildings within the
scope OF provisions in regard to safety
Up to the present time. IA out OF
the hundreds of opera houses over the
state have paid the required license fee
and secured their authority from the
state treasurer as such public houses
of entertainment. but it is not likely
that single one Of them has taken ad-
antagee of the six months, time to get
into shape to comply with the law so
far as safety is concerned. Now that
the time is up, the inspector Is in po-
sition to enforce his orders in regard
to the matter of safeguarding patrons.
and II he follows instructions. there
will be something doing along the line
of opera houses within the next few
mOnthS
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06
MOTHER REsPoNs,eLE
For chill DIS enEArE

Elk Point. S. D., Jan. 4.-Mrs. Henry
Jansen. of 500 Valley township, was
arrested yesterday by Thomas Gunder-
son. sheriff of Union county, on the
charge of numbering her 3-months- old
baby. When her husband returned
from the corn field Tuesday evening,
the baby was not in the room. and on
looking about found the child In an
other room, dead.
An inquest was held at the Jansen
home Wednesday by States Attorney
Charles Stickney and Coroner H. f.
Elliott.
The mother was placed on the wit
ness stand but would not say anything
about the babys death, but as there
were finger marks on the baby's throat
the jury brought in verdict that the
mother strangled it and was charged
with murder in the first degree.
She has been acting rather peculiar
for some time, and the opinion is that
she was insane when she committed
the act.
Her trial will be held at the March
term of court and her defense will be
insanity, and II such is the case she
will be sent to the insane hospital at
Yankton.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06
STATE BANK DEPOSITS
INCREASE S3,7s9, ,9e1

Madison. S. d., Jan. 5.-An increase
in deposits of s3,789,9s1 in two months
and a half is the record made by the
state and private banks of South Da-
kota from September L., 1909, to Novem-
the public examiner, John L. Jones,
just issued. 1t NAV well be doubted
whether any western state has ever
made so good showing within SINH
lar period Of time.
According to this report there were
474 Of these banks on November 16 last.
an increase Of two from the last re-
port. The deposits amount to s49.-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06
wooNsockET REVIVAL CLOSES

Mitchell, S. D.. Jan. 5.-A series Of
revival meetings at Woonsocket con-
Quoted by Rev. r. E. Johnson, of Min
neapolis, have Just closed after a
months duration with most successful
results. Over 300 converts resulted
from the meetings For the meetings
large tabernacle, was constructed by
the citizens and the building was
crowded nightly for the religious serv.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06
WRoNaED HUSBAND sEcuREs,
POSSESSION OF cAll loNEN

Aberdeen, s. D.. Dec. 31-R. N.
Montgomery. q railroad mail clerk of
this city. running between Aberdeen
turned from Missoula, Mont. where
he went in pursuit Of his wife. their
two children and b0arder named
Sprague with whom Mrs. Montgomery
fed. The man was tried in Montana
for q statutory charge and sentenced
to 1S0 days in jail. Taking the two
children from the mother, Montgomery
returned to this city, placing the chill
dren with relatives at Ludden, n. ID.
No steps toward q reconciliation were
taken by the wronged husband.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06
BRACE OF MARRIAGES
IN UNION COUNTY


Elk Point, S. D.. Jan. 3.-The fol-
lowing were married at Elk Point this
week: Mr.. B. A. Schooler, Of Reliance,
s. D.. and Miss Rhoda Steesy. Of this
city, were married at the home of the
brides parents in this city, Rev. j.
Clarence Green, pastor Of the NJ e.
church, officiating.
Thomas Beckers. Of Gregory, and
Miss Abbie Card, of Elk Point town
ship, We're married at the M. e. par
sonage by Rev. ]. Clarence Green, pas
tor of the NJ. e. church of this city.
Mr.. Trace Bristol and Miss Mary Ru-
haak, both of Elk Point township, were
married at the Baptist parsonage. Rev.
George w. Bird, pastor of the Bap-
tist church, officiating.
Leonard C. Helgerson, Of Mount
Vernon, S. d. and Miss Josephine Kali
stad youngest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Torger Kalstad, Of Brule town
ship, We're married at the home Of the
BRIDES parents, Rev. Mr.. Reinertson,
. pastor of the st. Paurs Lutheran
church. Oficiating.
Mr.. Juble Ostland, of Woolsey, S. D.,
and Miss Adeline Johnson, of Vermil-
lion, were married at the Baptist par
sonage by Rev. George w. Bird, pas
tor Of the Baptist church of this city.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06
HoMEsTAkE FAILS TO
RESUME OPERATIONS

Lead, S. D., Jan. 4-The unions made
another move in the Homestake lockout
trouble by posting notices containing the
names Of 40 men whom it alleged had
violated their obligations by signing the
Homestake non-union list. The lists are
headed. Traitors to the Working Glass,
Bulletin No. IT, and were widely placard-
ed about the city. They attracted consid-
orabie attention, but are not expected to
lead to eny other result. The notices set
forth that the men mentioned had "lost
the respect and confidence of all honor
able men,
For several weeks a persistent rumor
has been in circulation that the company
intended resuming operations about Janu-
ary l. but as the year is over and no
preparations have been made. it is evil
dent that the company has no intention
OF re-opening in the near future In fact
the best posted business men and those
in closest touch with the situation here
declare that It will be easily six months
before the Homestake turns a hand to-
ward resumption of work The manage
ment has made 1t plain that no compro.
mise is to be made. and that 1t is content
to bide it's time until conditions become
more settled. and it is generally under
stood that it will manage it's own affairs
and employ such men as 1t sees Mt.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-06
GEDDES REPuOlATES
CHARGES OF JONES
ABOUT STATE HOME
Governor Has Looked Into AL.
legations and Discharge of
Inmates Upheld.

Huron, S. D., Jan. "a letter from
Colonel j. B. Geddes. commandant at
the South Dakota Soldiers home at
Hot Springs, makes emphatic denial OF
the charges preferred against him by
Editor Granville Jones, of Aberdeen.
The letter is dated December %, and is,
in part. as follows:
He editor Jones) says it is unfor
tunate for the state that Governor YES
.sey refused to do anything, and that
he feared Colonel Cieddes. as he had
hard campaign coming on.
"In the first place. Jones charges that
four old soldiers We're dishonorably dis
charged from the home. which he
knows is false. for the records show
that each man had an honorable dis
charge. He also says discharged them
because they gave testimony before the
board to the disfaNor of the command
,tion because Governor Nessey was
afraid of Colonel Geddes. He also
charges that the commandant falsif1ed
the records. but fails to say where. The
facts are that the records of the home
Iare an open book, and Mr.. Jones never
looked into it. The records show that
these men We're charged with insub-
ordination and making false charges
against the management of the home
also refusing to obey the rules and cr-
ders of the home.
'At a meeting OF the board of COM
missioners Of the home. the board
called each of these before them and
they then and there made their state
ments. and after due deliberation the
board found each guilty as charged.
and ordered their suspension from the
home, which order they refused to obey.
and for refusing to obey the order they
were discharged. They then served a
mandamus on the commandant and the
board Of commissioners to reinstate
them as members of the home. The
case was heard before Judge McGee,
in circuit court for Fall River county,
and the action of the board and COM
mandant was sustained by the court
and the case dismissed. All this was
known to Jones long before he wrote
the letter he claims to have sent to
Governor Nessey.
81 will say further that Governor
ivessey has never failed to look into
and after every complaint made to him
in regard to the soldiers home and all
OF them have been thoroughly investi-
gated by the board of commission
ers.''
Continuing, Colonel Geddes expressed
amazement that Jones. whose father
and relatives, Geddes says. we're rebels
lin the civil war; should try to regulate
. home for union veterans.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10

entire safety give his occupation to the
enumerator as smuggler and disclose
the profits in that line of activity. If
woman of 40 still has the bloom of %
on her cheek and has prevaricated for
decade, she may safely relieve her
mind by lapse into truthfulness and
have no fear that the swains of the
neighborhood will be put hip to her de-
ception.
These matters have always given the
census bureau a vast amount of trouble
There have always been certain indi-
viduals that have not looked with favor
upon the idea Of being catechised They
have not understood and have attrib-
uted all sorts of motives to the ques-
tioners. Particularly is this true among
foreigners. In some European coun-
tries oppressive taxes and military
service are based upon the census In
others criminals are traced by adj
dresses given to the census enumera-
tors. There is all manner of trouble
for the individual that originates with
the recording of his name with the CEN
sus authorities.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10

Francisco. signs the local proclamation.
The enumerators who call upon you
are likely to be young men of good ap-
pearance, attractive personalities,
pleasing address. A. decided preference
has been shown to young men in the
colleges who are anxious TO earn money
to help along with their educations-
Great numbers of these throughout the
country will go to make up the fact
gathering army. The salaries are in
some cases per day payments and In
others so much for each individual
enumerated. When it is all over the
badges of authority which have been
worn through the campaign may be
kept as souvenirs of the task accom-
plished. This is in accordance with the
precedent of European countries, but
over there the custom is often to give
no other reward than the badge and the
honor that goes with it, This country,
however. with $4,000, 900 to spend. that
amount having been appropriated by
congress. is more liberal in extending a
monetary reward.
When the taking of the census is
completed the returns for each individ-
ual of the 90.000,000 will be transferred
to a card. This will be the record of
the facts in connection with each. The
card will be run through one of the ma
chimes that the necessity OF the census
bureau has developed. and that machine
will punch holes IN it in accordance
with the entries upon 1t. The position
of this hole will represent sex. age
nativity. occupation and all manner Of
other things with relation to the indi-
vidual in question. Eventually the 90
100000 cards will be completed with
their holes indicating the facts about
each individual.
In conjunction with the punching
machine, another has been perfected
6A
holes. 1t has almost human intelIi-
gence and vastly more than human
skill and ability to handle vast amounts
of work. The completed cards are run
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10

In all such cases the enumerators
persuasion, explanation, diplomacy. He
is to show his badge. his commission.
He is finally to read the law which
states the penalty of refusing to an
swer the questions. Finally he will
report to the supervisor and that official
Will endeavor to get results peacefully.
Other things failing, the law. backed
by the whole machinery of the govern
ment. will be called upon.
The census bureau has this time ex-
ercised a vast amount Of energy in
preparing the people for the coming
enumeration. 1t has done this through
an educational campaign. The object
of this campaign has been to get the
people, particularly the foreign born
element, to understand the purposes of
the census. This has been accomplished
in various ways. The press has been
asked to help. Appeals have been made
through the public schools. Boards
of trade, educational societies, the
churches have taken up the campaign
of enlightenment. The president him.
self has issued a proclamation to the
people asking them to cooperate.
On this Sunday morning the object
of the census will be explained from
tens OF thousands or pulplts through
out the country. Particularly will this
be true in Catholic churches. as these.
almost in a body. have agreed to talk
to their people today upon this sub
ject. The Catholic churches have a
great membership among the foreign
born. The priests are closer to these
than anything else in the new land.
The newcomers may be distrustful of
all else, but they will have confidence
in that which the
Likewise are the teachers of public
schools in foreign sections called upon
to explain the object of the enumera-
tion to their pupils, and these in turn
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
What Census Will Show

The census will show him how many
people there are in the nation. 1t will
record the number Of those who want
work and can not get it. 1t will show
him how many babies are born but die
in infancy. It viii show him the ma
tionalities of those breeding the men
Of tomorrow. It will show him whether
the lands are going into the hands Of
the few or of the many. 1t will show
him 10 what extent the masses are con-
Eregating in the cities. 1t will show
him the thousands of tendencies Of ma
tional life that mean advancement or
calamity in the future. It will be the
basis Of a national understanding the
importance OF which can not be over
estimated.
Each individual Of US will contrib
ute his small portion to the report. 1t
IS TO the benefit Of each of us that it be
correct and complete. The enumerator
viii call upon each of US and, willing
or no. we must answer his questions.
II we refuse we may be arrested, fined,
sent to prison. II we give information
that is false we are likewise liable to
fine and imprisonment. Hence the con-
clusion that 10000 600 women viii tell
the truth as to their ages
II IS a great army that viii be mar
shaled into the field by the census bu-
reau on Friday next. The rank and
file of this army viii be the enumer-
ators There viii be $1,000 of them,
one assigned to every community
where there are. roughly. 1900 people.
This army viii be divided into compa-
mics Of men OF approximately $50 each.
These will be captained by a super
visor. one such having been appointed
for each congressional district in the
nation. These captains report directly
TO the chief OF the supervisors divi-
sion. Arthur z. Seymore, who is In
reality aide de camp to the commander
in chief, z. Dana Durand, the head of
the census bureau itself. In this for
nation the campaign goes on as ef-
fectively as the marshaling of a great
army in time of war.
The census enumerator will call at
vnur house some day among those i'm
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
A Wonderful Machine

This remarkable mechanical device
of the present census is destined to be
the instrument that will make IL far
more exhaustive and correct than any
that have gone before. So vast has
been the quantity of information here
tofore gathered by the enumerators
that IT has been impossible to mass
and arrange it until it became ancient
history. 1t was simply beyond the
capacities Of any clerical force. But
these machines will this time so expe-
dite matters that not only will accu-
racy be greatly increased, but a vastfv-
greater amount of material may be
handled. and thus a much greater
amount Of fact recorded. No nation IN
the world has ever taken census that
will begin to compare with that the
United States starts on its way on Fri
day next So don't sic the dog on the
enumerator when he comes. but give
him every assistance possible.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10

through the second machine. II the
holes in the card indicate that the in
dividual for whom it stands is a fe-
male, the machine automatically re-
cords her in the female column of the
table If she is white. black, mulatto,
Italian, or what not. she is tabulated
accordingly. So is the occupation, age.
marital condition, number of children
and many other things shown by this
machine that does the entire stunt
within itself So remarkably perfect
has 1T become that 1t automatically
corrects the mistakes of the human
operators who have handled the work
before IL reached the machine. II a
card. for example,. came TO the ma
chine registered the given person as a
female and in the occupation field the
perforation indicated that the calling
was that of a brick layer. the machine
would automatically reject the card and
throw it out on the ground that fe-
males are not brick layers.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Those Who Won't Talk Up

There are many institutions in the
United States that have also felt a
great delicacy in giving the details of
their management. Sectarian schools,
hospitals. eleemosynary institutions and
such have always been the bane of the
enumerator. Then there have been the
individuals with the constitutional
grouches who have refused all infor-
nation on general principles
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Poster in Every Tongue

The presidents proclamation issued
a month ago has been printed in the
form of an attractive poster in 22 diff
ferent languages. The whole country
rs to be placarded with these posters
No show that has ever gone on the
road has been so widely billed as has
the coming enumeration. The posters
are sent to supervisors in accordance
with the reports of those officials as to
the languages spoken in their districts.
The posters of a given language will be
put up in the haunts of the men who
speak that language.
The consular and diplomatic repre-
sentatives of the different nations have
also issued proclamations to their own
people in America, explaining the CEN
sus to them and instructing them to
answer freely the questions of the
enumerators. Among these, also pre-
pared as placards for posting, the most
interesting is that of the Chinese, duly
interpreted into the hieroglyphics of
the far east and containing the seal of
the Chinese empire.
Lii Yung Yew. consul general for san