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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-12-30

hearing the dog pad softly toward
me around the table. recall even
hat I had put the matches down and
corld not find them. Then, with
bursting horror OF the room and It's
contents. OF the gibbering dark
around me, | turned and made for the
door bv which | had entered.
I could not find it. | felt along the
endless w~ainscoting. past miles OF
wall. The dog was beside me. ! think
but he was part and parcel now, to
nv excited mind. with the Thing un
der the table. And when. after aeons
Of search, found a knob and stun
bIed into the reception hall, l vas as
nearly IN a panic as any mar could
be.
was myself again in a second, and
by the light from the hall I led the
way back 10 the tragedy / had STUN.
bled on. Bronson still sat at the table,
his elbows ~propped on 1t, his cigarette
still lighted, burning a hole In the
cloth. Partly under the table lay
Mrs. Conway. face down. The dog
stood over her and wagged his tail.
Mcknight pointed silently to a large
copper ash tray, filed with ashes and
charred bits OF paper.
The notes, probably" he said rue
fully. He got them after all. and
burned them before her. It was more
than she could stand. Stabbed him
first and then herself"
Hotchkiss got up and took OF his
hat. They are dead" he announced
solemnly, and took his notebook out
OF his hatband.
Mcknight and | did the only thing
we could think of-droye Hotchkiss
and the dog out Of the room, and
closed and locked the door. TITS a
matter for the police" Mcknight as,
serted. 81 suppose you've got an Off
Ger tied TO you somewhere. Lawrence?
You usually have"
We left Hotchkiss in charge and
went downstairs. II was Mcknight
who first saw Johnson, leaning against
park railing across the street, and
called him over. We told him in a few
words what we had found, and he
grinned at me cheerfully.
After awhile, in a few weeks or
months, Mr.. Blakeley," he said, when
you get tired of monkeying around
with the blood-stain and finger-print
specialist upstairs, you come to me.
I've had that fellow you want under
surveillance for ten days."
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We crowded out of the elevator at
the fsurth floor. and found ourselves
I'm q rather theatrical hallway of dra-
peerless and armor. II was very quiet;
we s.eed uncertainty after the car
had gone, and looked at the two
or three doors In sight They were
heavy. covered with metal. and sound
prook From somewhere above came
the metallic accuracy OF a piano.
plane. and through the open window
we cesad hear-or feel-the throb OF
the 0aAnonball's engine.
"WeR. Sherlock" Mcknight said,
-whasss the next move In the
game? Il Is our jump. or theirs. You
brought as here"
Noae OF US knew Just what Z do
next No sound Of conversation pene.
rated the heavy doors. We waited
uneasisy for some minutes, and Hotch-
kias Ieoked at his watch. Then he
put II to his ear.
Good g~raciousi" he exclaimed, hts
head cooked on one side. Il believe II
has stopped. I'm afraid we are late
We were late. My watch and Hotch
kiss agreed at nine o'clock. and, with
the discovery that our man might
have oome and gone. our zest In the
adventure began to flag. Mcknight
motioned us away from the door anC
rang the bell. There was no response
no sound within. He rang 1t twice
The last time long and vigorously
wftheut result. Thet he turned and
looked at us.
4 dent half like this" be said
woman Is in: you heard me asl
the elevator boy. For two cent.
TaR
a seen II when he did. Tn,
de~r was ajar about an inch. and
aarrew wedge Of -rose-colored ligh
ssswed beyond. Then. with both me,
- nay heels. ! stepped into the prI,
ste corridor Of the apartment an,
loaked around It Was d sopare =
eepesoH hall, With i.ats. ana I counl
2. csazfs. A lantern OF rose-cclore
sss=s 80 I desk light over ! wrsf,,,
'AAse asross made the room brsrhs an
sEss1zaf. q q empty
Azne pf 10 rere ccnfortas,e =,
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place was full OF feminine tribes that
made us feel the weakness Of our po-
sition. Some such instinct made Nc
knight suggest divsfion.
We look like xinvading army"
he said. III she'sA Y alone, we win
startle her into a ASsm. One of US
could take a look around and"
What was that? Didn't you hear
something?"
The sound, whatever II had been,
was not repeated. We went awkward
ly out into the hall, very uncomfort-
able, all of US, and fiipped a coin. The
choice fell on me, which was right
enough, for the affair was mine. pri-
marily.
Wait just inside the door," I d.
rected, land II Sullivan comes, or
anybody that W his description,
grab him without ceremony and ask
him questions afterwards"
The apartment, save in the hallway,
was unlighted. BY n of those freaks
OF arrangement possible only In the
modern fiat. l found the kitchen irst,
and was struck a smart and unex-
pected blow by a swinging door. l
carried a handful of matches, and by
the time ! had passed through a but
lers pantry and q refrigerator room ]
was completely lost in the darkness.
Until then the situation had been
merely uncomfortable; suddenly It be.
came grisly. From somewhere near
came a long-sustained groan, followed
almost instantly by the crash of some
thing-glass or china-on the floor.
] struck a fresh match, and found
myself In a narrow real hallway. Be.
hind me vas the door by which I must
have come; with a keen desire 70 &C:
back to the place / had started from,
! opened the door and attempted to
cross the room. / thought | had kept
my n Of direction. but I crashed
without warning into what, from the
resulting jangle, was the dining table
probably laid for dinner. | cursed my
stupidity In getting into such a sit
uation. and l cursed my nerves for
h1n0AAA6 AJ b0Au 5nahC WACu j IiEu
to strike a match. The groan had not
been repeated.
1 braced myself against the table
and struck the match sharply against
the sole of my shoe. It fickereG
family and went out And then, with
out the slightest warning. another disf
went of the table. II fell with 9
thousand splinterings: the very ali
seemed broken into crashing waves
Of sound. stood still. braced agains'
the table. holding the red end of tn.
dying match. and listened. | had no
long to wait; the sToan came again
and recognized 1t. the cry of q dol
in straits. breathed again.
Come. old fellow" / said Com,
on. old mar Let's have q look a
you"
I could hear the thud OF his tail OF
the door. but he did not move. II.
only w~himpered. There is somethin,
companionable In the presence OF
dog. and fancied this dog in trouble
Slowly / began to work my wa,
around the table toward him.
Good boy" said. as he whimpered
Wen find the light, which ought I,
be somewhere or other around here
and theB-
I stumbled cver something. and
drew back my foot almost Instant,
did step Oh syDu. old mani. sSsa,
claimed. and bent { pat him. II
il merube STRENGTHENING ~sudaon,x -.
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Censlderat0.

Johnston Ito wife)-WelL, Maria.
I'm going to stay at home with you %
day and help you TO udy UP the Aoass.
I'll tack down the carpets and hang Uy
the pictures 10 begin with.
Mrs. j. 10 shfl4ren)-ChildFsn,
you may 60 s~sT 10 g~randmanmA and
stay all day. (Asias)-I kAsw my
husband II q deacon In the shwsA. 6Ut
for all that he IL % apt 10 MA AAs
thumb with q hammer m any o3Aaa
man.
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A good honest laugh at a good hon
est Joke or BIT Of sarcasm rubs U the
gathering wrinkles Of care; but an III
tempered joke. is like q poisoned a.
row. which makes a wound, and leaves
its poison after II is withdrawn.
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Always laugn when you can; T. -
. cheap medicine. Merrtment b .
philosophy not well understood. u =
ths sunny side Of ex.xtsnca-ByFsn-
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She-Do YOU think that AAAhneAa
training Injuries the hearth
The Profsssor-Eo, indeed. 70 N
emily when it causes q man to lose his
head that 1t does any damage.
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Truly SPOKEN.

Truly spoken.
What q narrow. s!rcumssrtbeA ma
the woman must Lead 20 whom . wTtD
kls IL q tragedy
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Want experiment. Station

pierre-ProbsSiy one OF the nrst
special bills for an appropriation In
the state legislature when 1t con-
yenes next month will be presented by
the senator and representative from
Lyman county. This will ask for the
appropriation of a sufficient sum OF
o to establish an agricultural
experiment station to be managed by
the state. The movement was started
by the Vivian Commercial club and
the Vivian grange when a mass meet
ing was called to discuss the PROPOSE
ton. II is designed TO have the sta
ton located at the center OF the coun-
~. which is Vivian. and a movement
will be started by the commercial club
to enlist the assistance OF all other
localities in the county. It 70 assert
ed that there is great need for an ex-
perimental station In that rornty N
order to ascertain just what Is the
best seed and grain to plant there to
obtain the best crop results.
Lead-while the immediate family
OF George w. Glover have re>eiv-
ed no direct information from I'm
since his departure for Boston to at
tend he funeral OF his mother, the
late Mary Baker G.. EDDY. thev doubt
the report to the efegt he will make
an effort to break the will which has
left and which hequeath1 the greater
part Of the property TO the perpet at
Inw Of the churiih. Mr.. Glover has al
ready received SPAS 900 from his moth
II. and tajs viii be increased by q
GIN OF $4,000 to him and an equal
amour, III each OF the five children
and his family express the belief be
viii be satisfied.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-16
EXPLOSION STARTS
BAD FIRE AT GREGORY, S. D.
Quick Work OF the Fire Department
All that Saved Business
Part of Town.

GREGORY, s. D., March 15.-(Speoial
Telegram 1.-THE Harden drug store here
was Quilted by fire last night about s
o'clock. The fire started in a gasoline ex-
plosion. A man using the telephone lighted
his cigar and dropped the match on the
floor near a gasoline can which was leaking
and an explosion followed. In a minute
the entire inside OF the building was a
roaring mass of flames. Mrs. Harden es-
capped by the back door, while Mr.. Harden
and the man went out the front way.
II was only a few minutes after the
alarm sounded till the fire department was
on the ground with two lines Of hose. The
fire was shooting up over the back and
curling over adjacent buildings, and a
dense volume Of smoke was pouring out
OF the front. So efficient was the fire de-
partment and the water system 80 power
full that within three minutes the fire was
under control and in ten II was out.
Mr., Harden bought the building last year
and rebuilt II. The loss on the building is
81. 800 and on the stock Is 5000, with $4,000
insurance. The Harbens lived in the rear
and upstairs and lost their clothing and
goods.
Had It not been for the water works
system and the prompt work OF the fire
department the center Of the city would
now be a mass Of blackened ruins.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-16

statement
FOR many years the STANDARD oil aid
not create a market" continued Mr.. Kei-
logg. "or increase Il. Those markets we're
made by independents by struggling in
competition for the OF the
world"
with that as an Introduction Mr.. Kellogg
launched forth into the history OF the
Standard oil company.
'That was the genius OF Mr.. Rookie
~feller,' shouted Mr.. KelloEg, turning 20
Mr.. Mirburn. whose words he quoted as
he told Of the purchasing and closing Of
refineries.
Justice Lurton asked Mr.. Kellogg IL he
would not reply to the claim that all the
Standard OIL properties had always had
common owners. The Standard OIL attor-
neys claim tina the property having COM
mon owners there was no restraint of
trade in the reorganization OF the Stand
ard oil company Of New ersey in 1898.
Increase In Stockholders.
II think It has not replied Mr.. kellogg.
The number Of stockholders has increase
from three to many thousands"
Justice Lurton said he wanted to ask
Mr.. Milburn Just what his claim was.
1T was a body OF common owners from
Che beginning. The individuals changed, A
man might sell his interest to, another man
and the court so finds IT," Mr.. Milburn re-
piled.
Mr.. Kellogg told the court that to meet
the purposes Of the STANDARD oil two bal
ance sheets were kept in one pipe line
company. On one of these ar employe was
credited with a receipt. OF S22.OO0,0OO. He
said the employee never got II and that the
Standard declined to tell who did.
Did they distribute it7' inquired Justice
Lurton.
w don't know. When / asked Mr., Mil
burn he said he would not crafty my al
most feminine curiosity"
Mr.. Kellogg took up the question of prof
its. The Colonial oil company, he said, in
1906 earned a profit Of 5O27 per cent on its
capital stock.
"what2 what?' interrupted Justice
White.
- 502.7 per cent on its capital stock
and h.2 per cent on its net assets Mr.,
kellogg answered.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-16
The Midwest Life

II life Insurance were a new thing and
uen were not SO familiar with II, there Is
tothing which would appeal any stronger
0 the average man, The fact that by the
layment OF a small sum each year he
Guild create an estate sufficient to protect
rs family would seem almost like a fairy
ale. In what other safe way can one by
he payment OF a few dollars annually
make Il possible for his family TO receive
thousand. two thousand or five thou
sand dollars n case OF death II IL should
occur within q ear or ten years for that
matter?
The Midwest Life OF Lincoln would be
pleased 10 quote premium rates and fur.
nish a sample policy to any one interested
IN this important subject. In 1909 only
three old line COMPARES made a larger
gain IN insurance IN force IN Nebraska
than The Midwest ufo II has openings
Tor two c. three q .-elass general agents.
Write OF eau az home office for further
mfoin.dtOa.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-16
DID MIXERS USE HYPOTIsM :
That's what Sam suter Would Like
Much to Know.

that's what Sam suter Would Like
Much to Know.
Did the Mabray gang have a staff hyp-
notist?
Sam Sutor, a mike from Cass Lake,
Mimi, says he was put into a trance that
lasted for two days when they operated
on him for the removal Of his pocket book
The mental anesthesla was administered
says sutor. beyond a doubt, and he cannot
figure out just which one OF the s~teerers
did II.
Il know I was hypnotized, that Is all
there was to It," declared sutor. There
is nothing else could explain It. / Just
went ahead and did what they told me TO.
1 Just gave them my money"
sutor was firmly convinced tina there
was something mystic in the working OF
the Mabray gang that he is lingering in
Council Bluffs 20 see the trial through to
the finish. He attends every session OF the
court. not missing a word OF the tesu-
mony.
The Cass Lake mike eyes Mabray warily.
While on the witness stand during the
trial last week he avoided the gaze Of the
chief defendant as he testified.
Sutor runs a hotel at Cass Lake. but he
Is concerned In most OF the other business
enterprises OF the settlement, but Just now
he has time 20 study the oecuitism OF the
mixers crew Al Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-16
Smith and Farr
Win at Sioux City
First Primary Held Under the New
Iowa Commission Plan
Law.

SIOUX CITY. Ia. March M-(SpeolaI
TelegFam)-At the first primary under the
commission plan of government in Sioux
City on Monday, A. A.. Smith and r. P,
Farr were nominated for mayor, Smith get
ting almost half the total vote, Smith is
city clerk and Farr is a lawyer.
The following were nominated for eoun-
eilmen: Jonathan Brown, retired banker;
G. h. Healy, Insurance and real estate
man and president OF the Water Works
board: D.. q. Kerby, insurance man and
alderman OF the Second ward; Frank S,
Wagner, president of the Live Stock ex-
change; e. o. Wesley, contractor; w, r.
True, city auditor; Rudolph Beerend. pro-
prietor Of the Mitchell hotel; r. s.. Whitley,
superintendent Of schools.
At the election March % a mayor and
four councilmen will be elected.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-16
STEPHENS PULLS ROM RACEF
FremOnter Withdraws From senR-
tOriaI Fight and Declares He
VIII Not Run.

FREMONT. Neb,, March 15.-(special.l-
Dan v. Stephens has announced that he
will not be a candidate for the senate. He
admits that in an unguarded moment he
permitted himself to drift in that direction,
but after contemplation concluded he did
not care to make the race. Whether Steph-
ems withdrawal is in the interest OF Hitch
cock or any other candidate Is a question.
He hands the latter a bouquet. but at
the same time has a good word for all the
other would-be democratic senator's.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-16
NATIONS DANGER


Mr.. Milburn in closing. 'The power Of
the United States government as 1t exists
has reached right into the vitals Of this
organization.
Hero Is an organization that has a
continuous life OF forty years. I don't
say the men IN II have never done any
thing wrong. Judge us. ! ask you, by hui
man standards. I have no doubt 1t has
done things that 1t has no right to do.
But II has done this; 1t has fought for
the marketing Of an American product;
for the delivery OF an American Product
all over the inhabitabfe globe"
OIL aud Trade.
IF your honor please" said Mr.. Kel-
logg, ethis Is the second time l have lis
tened to hat passionate appeal to protect
American foreign commerce. II has al
ways been the slogan In this case. As a
matter OF fact the STANDARD Oh has not
increased American percentages Of exports
OF this product. The percentage exported
tprevious 10 1871 was greater than II has
been since L
He then quoted figures TO support this
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-16

league from a squad of something like
eighty baseball players, and have a reg
ular schedule of games. The teams will be
as evenly balanced as possible and two
games each week VIII be played on the
from the city league ten of the best play
ers, who will organize as the York base
bah team and then organize a tri-county
league. Letters will be written to base
ball managers at Aurora, David City, SUIT
ton. Fairmont, Exeter. Geneva and Dor
chester, hoping to interest players to or
ganize a tri-cunty league and play this
summer, a series OF games. York has
many good base ball players and its citi-
gems patronize games.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-16
HOGS PASS ELEVEN DOLLARS
several Car Loads Sell for a1I.O5
ON Chicago Mar
ket.

ChiCAGo' March 1.-THE price OF live
noEs passed the s1 mark here today. sew.
eIal carloads selling at Nl@ a hundred
81 JOSEPH March IA record prieo
LOT lambs was paid at the South ST. Josenh
market today, 1915 per hundred. Also !
record Tor wethers Of g per hundred.
KANSAS CITY. March 15,-rhe following
record prices on the local market Were
recorded today; Hogs. sio72M a hundred
pounds lambs 9.S5; yeariinEs. s., ola
wethers. SSi5; ewes, SITS.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-16
CUMMINS HITS RAILWAY BILL
Elsting ondltion with which IL is desirable
deal with k-e - 4 sa M
ocOntlnuod irom Flrsl Pase.l
cqd Between Two Fires.

Eisting ondition With which Il is desirable
deal with e-e4 ~ & s 1850 eA
Placed Between Two Fires.
Il would not, however, be inclined to at
ach much Importance TO the practice
Ihieh now seems to be very general were
net that It's consequences. in the very
AZURE Of things, must be disastrous ALI
hough a senator my be in full sympathy
the broad purposes which the lesis-
alive proposes TO accomplish, the moment
.e asserts his independent view of the best
ray to accomplish the purpose he finds
dmseif In direct conflict with the presl-
ent and he must choose between losing
no presidential favor and doing q thing
= his conscience tells him II ought to be
one.
II do not ferr la. IN a slight Instance
y dIi r. or %Jtratlon. the independ-
1d st.,rs OF congress can
. 3 bit llpln subjects like the
pc Is, tne practice of having bills
prepared the executive offices and pre-
tented TO congress for passage. accom-
sanied with an Implied message that pun
shment follows ,disobedlence, h continued
rom year to year. In the end congress
viii become a mere form in organized So
dety. e ~
with the utmost respect for the ex-
lifted office of president OF the United
States and for him who occupies It at
The present timer record my protest here
and now against a practice which I believe
% be full OF danger and disaster
Declaring to be extraordinary the cir
sumstances connected with the origin Of
the bill, the Iowa senator detailed the
meeting last August OF Attorney General
Wickersham In New York with others,
who, he said, had undertaken to put in
'hape for enactment the various recon-
nendations OF the president bearing upon
railroad legislation. The report, as made
70 the chief executive, was supposedly con-
idential. he said, but as a matter OF fact
ong before It reached the president il had
fallen into the hands OF the railroad men.
Discussing the progress. OF the bill after
Il reached the president, Mr.. Cummlns
declared that 1t had been vastly changed.
indeed, he declared, ''but for the birth
mark OF the commerce court no one would
recognize he measure that was born In
he dog days up there IN New York"
These changes he attributed to the in
luence OF the railroad men which had
been brought to bear upon the president
md the attorney general before January
l. when the bill was presented to the
hartman Of the committee on interstate
commerce.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-16
BRIDE OF FIVE MONTHS
KILLS HERSELF WITH GAS
Mrs, Rose Montgomery OF TeIShmah
Uses Kitchen range to
End Life.

SIOUX CITY. Ia, March 15,-(special
Telegram. )-Despondent over sickness. Mrs.
Rose Montgomery, IS years old, committed
suicide in her kitchen early this morning
by turning on the gas stove and the gas
Jet. When her husband walked into the
kitchen this morning he stumbled over her
body. She came to Sioux City from
Tekamah, Neb, and was a bride of only
five months
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-16
BUSY DAY FOR ROOSEVELrS
Ccontlnued from First Pace

Continued from First Page.)
to omdurman will be made In the sirdar's
yacht Eifin.
me tentative plans OF the RooseYelts
provide Tor their departure from here on
a special train Thursday night. On ~
way to Cairo a stop OF one day viii he
made al Assuan, upper Egypt. on the east
bank Of the Nile. and two DAYS win he
given over to a visit to Luxor.