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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-03-30
TAXES HEREAFTER
New Law Puts Them
on Same Basis with
Other Property.
TO USE LoCALRATE
Instead Of Flat Rate Equalling
Average Assessment of All
Taxing Districts in State.

Pierre, s. D. The telephone COM
panies doing business in South Da-
kota will ind themselves on . Diff
ferent taxation basis from this time
on under provisions Of the new law
fixing their manner Of assessment.
Up to the present taxes levied against
the telephone systems in the state
were at a fat rate. equal to the ave-
erage assessments over the state and
have run from rs mills to about %
mills annually. But from this time
on. the taxation against such prop
erty will be local, and the compan-
les will be called upon to pay the
same assessment rate upon their
property as do other property own
ers in the different taxing districts
in which they operate. That is. in a
town they will be taxed at Just the
same rate as is other property in
that town; and in the country dis
tricts. whatever property in that
district. The only difference is is
the name of assessment, that be-
ing fixed by the state board, and the
value SO fixed to be certified by the
state auditor to the various county
auditors, and the amount of tax de-
manded of the companies will be
spread upon the records. This puts
telephones upon the same taxing ba-
sis as railroads, the assessment be-
ing made in the same ann by the
state board, and the taxes levied
against them being the same as for
all other property in the different
taxing dustrict. This will make their
taxes higher in the towns where their
main Offices are located. and reduce
them in the country districts where
they have merely a line Of wire rum
ming across the same, but will in the
aggregate bring a much larger reve-
nue. from this class of property than
1t has been paying.
Must File Maps.
q. fFrHen
One provision of the law is: every
telephone company shall file with the
county auditor of each county.
through and into which said tele-
phone company runs, a map showing
the number of miles in each taxing
district of such county," AS the
law passed carried an emergency
provision, 1t is now in effect, and
such maps will no doubt be demand
ed early this year to allow division
of the tax leyies against such prop
erty.
The law also changes the form of
statement which is to be filed with
the auditor on or before the first day
Of July, with a penalty of an increase
of twenty-five per cent in the assess
ment value Of companies which fail
to make the required reports, and it
will likely be to the interest Of the
different telephone companies ope-
rating in the state to learn just what
is required Of them in blouse Bill
227" before they find their valua-
tions materially increase on account
of any neglect on their part.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-03-30

DR.. Co.'s Painless Blister, price
SOC. Is absolutely painless and ir
'uaranteed for spawn. curbs, splints.
sweeney, etc. For sale by all drug.
gists
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-03-30

phone company &c that place for per-
mission 70 r1iss, their ratss.
Application has been made b. The
Can!stota Telephone company to In
crease its rates, and Q hearing will
Be held at that place ON such spplica-
ton.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-03-30
ARM EN0NEER JUlsI
RRLEAsEn FROM FEDERAL
PRISON PARTICIPATED IN
0REAg FRAUD ON THE
UNITED STATES.


who with John Z. Qaynor. has Just
completed . y-year term In the fed
sral prison here. for completely IN tie
Savannah Harbor inprovsmsnt
frauds. was releassd from prison o
free man for the sarst time In twelve
ysAss. HAa application Tor leave 70
take the pappef's oath VA granted
By Walter Colauitt. United States
commissioners.
With John F. Gaynof and Capt.
oberlin II. Carter. an army omcer.
Greene was indicted in savannah. Ca.
In 1899. According to the govern
ment's evidence the crime Of which
they were accused was conspiracy to
defraud the government In harbbor
Improvement work. The government
asserted that the three stole S2.17a,-
800. Each man. 1t was charged. got
a third. or t724,fO3.
Carter. who was the engineer In
charge Of the work, was found gull
ty and served q 4-year sentence 1T the
federal penitentiary In Fort Leaven-
worth. Gaynor and Greene were
found guilty in April, 1908. They.
too. have served out 4-year terms.
but there were fines Of S575,0o0 linz
posed against each. It waa for that
reason that Greene took the pauper's
oath. 7a@f
With Gaynor. Greene made every
possible effort to escape punishment.
He was arrestd with Gaynor in New
York when the exposure Of the
frauds came. but az soon as the two
were released on bail they ded to
Canada. Government detectives
went after them. When efforts to
,, extradite them from Montreal were
Just about to succeed they went to
Quebec. Detectives kidnapped them
and took them back to Montreal
Then followed q long legal fight.
A Quebec Judge issued q writ Of ha-
beas corpus. which was served on the
jailer in Montreal. He delivered the
prisoners without notification to the
e~xtradition tribunal and permitted
them to be rushed back to Quebec.
Then the United States government
appealed to the privy council Of Eng
land for their extradition, and in
1902 the plea was granted.
Greene and Gayuor were taken
back to the United States for trial.
They were found guilty. but fought
on. carrying the case to the United
!, States Court Of Appeals and trying
to get a trial before the United States
Supreme Court. June 8, 1907. the
court Of appeals affirmed the decis-
ion against them.
In his petition to be declared ex-
empt from the $4,000 fine by TAX
ing the pauper's oath, Greene admit
ted that he was worth about $780,.
900 in 1907 but that he is now pen
ni,ess. He said he spent more than
100000 in lawyers fees.
Greene was a captain in the Unit
ed States army and was graduate
first in his class at West Point about
fifty years ago. He was born in
Connecticut. and went to Bowdoip
College before he entered West
Point.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-03-30
IsSdsR Either
Push ANar
inalC onclusion.
I|lE||DERAs BEATEN
Repo.ql !! 4 q TTo x Insurgents
Defsated REGULAR. Killing
81 Wounding 200.

iSl6fsheeS.will resnltaia the ultinate
SIsss1issatisn of&PrsadatrDlax. Hor-
slvvNlss..sesnetAin,.k thaaDias. has asked
tie reateaationsof the cabinet because
ks-huaiaSi rsfussd Is accept its advice
tosnaks peace With the insurgents.
aThSos 6SIisxs that Dias viii continue
SfosWakesWar anon the insurgents ana.
aven uponsthe Unitesl states IL presi-
s6sntST sft interferes In the struggle.
Montersy. Nexico.-1t il reported
hers that Joaquin Casus viii succeed
Ramon Corral 4 mintster Of the in
terror ana yicspresident 81 the Msri-
scanSrepublic. Corral il expected TO
b s0h ApraaSAAt sao ~ = noush
esn heyss willssoe onered
Sp~oskseieseh 81 VA.
SSS szstlss 8 sicsosy
.!Bs.sSs -, transformer arriv-
Nssa $3.50 that army Of
IAsssesnts nas% crushed the FEDERAL
- norm Of Cninaanua.. killins
~ aa1 1ooa sedesals. NO DC
8 Ve srepoI'ed.
- A2sonto - our
ssa!.sN 81 M suneslns smons
ssasssgssroop sWno we're housed IN
800 slyer Eaents ~ tents ana
i. : - Nele scdsy 70
q n 9'aa sas.susp ma tne
49, q MsA0 H1sAARb AVt Anssans
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-09
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

On Tuesday morning Mr.. Jno. Z. Col.
line, one of our well-known citizens,
met with a serious accident while at
work
Mr.. Collins asked the fireman, who
was a new hand, TO get him a drink OF
water. The fireman went to the first
tank and finding it empty went to the
next and drew a cup of water. Mr..
Collins drank of it and immediately
discovered that a mistake had been
made, as his mouth was badly burned,
the cup having had caustic soda in it
instead of water.
He was attended by Dr. A. C. King,
who ordered him removed to the hos
pital, where he remained until Wed.
nesday noon, when he was removed to
his home in Elmira avenue. He is do
ing nicely now.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-09
His Perfect EnuIish.

did you ever notice anything pa.
culiar In Prof. VS. speech?" in.
quired friend of the professors.
why, no, don't think did"
well, he would never be guilty OF
saying what you said Just now"
He wouldn't? What did l say?"
you said, 4 don't think l did,"
as there anything out of the way
about that?"
Yes, you didn't say what you
meant at all. You didn't mean that
you didn't think, but that you thought
you didn't Prof. W is so careful
that he says exactly what he means,
and nothing else. You do not mean
that you do not think, when you say
that, but that you do think that such
and such is not. Nearly everybody
does that, so it sounds queer when
people speak as the professor does,
and say, I think / don't instead of
I don't think l do as the average in
dividual would say. Another of the
professors idiosyncrasies is to say,
I'll not where you or l would say, L
won't All those little ways sound
queer, but they're absolutely correct
and irreproachable. The professor
uses more perfect English than any
one else / know" .
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-09
BELLEVIIlE SOCIAL CLUB.

The fancy dress and masquerade sol.
rec given by the Belleville Social and
Pleasure Club of Algiers at Pythian
Hall, Saturday night, February 25th,
1911, was a success in every respect.
The entertainment was very largely at.
tended and a good time was had by
one and all.
The committees in charge were as
follows:
Arrangement Committee. C. Du
rand. Jr,, CHAIRMAN; H. L. Dieterich, ex
officiO; j. Gerrets, A. Gendusa, f. Nc
Cluskey, R. Baudier, J. McCluskey.
Floor Committee. T. Olsen, chair
man; w. Laughlin, w. Lawrence, r.
Gould and R. Schroeder.
Reception Committee-W. r. Du.
rand, chairman; o. Lindquist, ]. Cal
houn, J. McCluskey and p. McGivney.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-09
Aleerines at Law.

| Purchaser to Andrew Kerstens
same property, $500 terms. Renaudin
notary.
MaIville Green to Widow John Ow
ems ct al, two-third of lot Teche, La
marque, Nunez and Socrates, counter
letter.
Third Dist. Bldg. Association to Mrs
L. F. Gisch, lot Pacific, Elmira, Eve
lima and Eliza, $1,000, mortgage. Zen.
gel, notary.
Brown Realty Co. to Francis W,
Matthews, lots Nelson, Shepard, Co
pernicus and Olivier's property, $3.50
cash. Vidrine, notary.
Mrs. Louis A. Brauner to Common.
wealth B. and l.. Association, lot Yer
ret, Delaronde, Olivier and Pelican
Ave. Cash.
Purchaser to vendor, same property,
$4,000 terms. Flynn, notary.
Mrs. John f. Collins to Eureka
Homestead Society, lot Opelousas, Ell
mire, Pacific and Eyelina, $2,2l0 cash.
Purchaser to vendor, same property.
$500 terms. Benedict, notary.
Mrs. VIM. II. and Robert L. Riley
to Albert Z. Hotard, lots and portions
Lavergne, Verret, Patterson and Della
ronde, $500 cash. O'COnnor, notary.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-09
An Old Story,

Sisters Young Man (at the celebra.
ton OF the engagement)-Now, Karl.
wouldn't you like to taste some cham.
payne?
Karl-Oh, know what it's like. This
'sn't the flrst time she's got engaged.
MIsfortunes Must Come.
AS daily experience makes II EVIL
dent that misfortunes are unavoidably
incidents of human life, that calamity
will neither be repealed by fortitude
nor escaped by fight, neither awed by
greatness nor eluded by obscurity,
philosophers have endeavored to recon
cile us to that condition which they
cannot teach us to merit, by persuad-
ing us that most of our evils are made
affective only by ignorance or per-
,erseness, and that nature has an
aexed to every vicissitude of exter.
nal circumstances some advantage
sufficient to overbalance all its incon-
veniences.-Dr. Johnson.
Pearls from New York State.
Several years ago Henry Bailey of
Brldgewater gave to the Oneida Coun.
ty Historical society a collection OF
shells which he had secured from his
pond. At the same time he gave to
his daughter, Mrs. Charles Kerlief of
lion, one Of the shells which seemed
pretty one. And two weeks ago she
perceived what was taken to be
pearl in this shell, and to make sure
or It's nature the find was shown to n
]eweler in Utica. It was pronounced
pink pearl, and 1t is said that If de-
tached from the shell 1t would be
worth from SIS to 500.
1t is by no means a rare thing to
nnd pearls in the shells taken from
local waters. Many shells have been
brought down from Adirondack waters
with fairly good pearls in them, and
a Few years ago some were discovered
In Fish creek which were valuable.
The worth Of a pearl depends not
alone on its size, but more particular.
ly upon its shape and color. A good
pearl must be either round, pearl
shaped or a perfect oval. 1t is be-
cause most Of the pearls found In
local waters fail to fill some of these
requirements that they are not rated
as especially valuable 1ewels.-Utica
Pre-
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-09
TRUTH NOT ALWAYS SOUGHT
One Is Too Frequently Apt to Be
Swayed by His Friendship and
His Enmities.

A person should always make up
his mind more carefully upon a mat
ter in which an enemy is interested
than where the personal element is no
part of 1t. Unless he does this he
will be apt to think his enemy is
wrong. His prejudice then. rather
than his judgment. will rule.
And the case is the same IL a
friend Is interested That one fact
may control ones judgment. 1t is
ordinary experience for man to take
sides with his friend, and 1t is often
done without considering whether he
Is right or not, in which case a man
regards friendship as stronger than
truth.
Friendship is the most beautiful
fact in human experience, and to say
"he is my friend" is saying a great
deal. But it is saying a great deal
more to say 'he is right" and stand
by him for that. than solely for
friendships sake. This does not make
friendship cold-hearted. AS Cassius
said to Brutus: "A friend will bear a
friends infirmities;" and even those
infirmities out Of which faults grow,
but not the faults.
But our great concern should be
In dealing with those whom we do
not like. lest our opinion is swayed
by prejudice or malice. Truth should
be the arbiter in all cases. There Is
nothing so fine in a mans character
as frankness to a friend or enemy.
Such a trait always proves its high
merit, by the sense of pleasure It
gives one when 1t is exercised. One
OF the best things to make a man
think is to be frank with him; II he
Is right. to say so: IL he is wrong, to
say so. whether he is a friend or
enemy. And this, not in any con-
troversial spirit. BIZ. simply as the
expression OF. ones good will, which
Is always in order.-Ohio State Jour-
nal.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-09
The Cost of livinu,

She was having a little bite after
the theater with the impecunious man
who had gone with her on her pass.
What sort of Welsh rabbit will YOU
have?" asked the waiter, plain, with
an egg in it. or"
IN have one with an egg in it."
said she.
Inc lmpecunious man. who had
turned quite white. came back to his
natural color.
Thank the Lord you stopped him at
the one with an 1gg in IT," said he.
That's only five cents more than the
plain. they run up to a dollar apiece
these fancy Welsh rabbits. Didn't You
know that?"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-09
Marriage In a Snowdrift.

The unique experience Of being mar
ried in snowdrift belongs to Thomas
stickley, young farmer. and Miss
Florence Merkley Of Newmarket.
Mr.. Stickley and his bride to be
started to drive to a minister's house
In Mount Jackson. Snowdrift after
snowdrift was encountered. The
horses became exhausted and the vehi-
Gle finally came to stop in a five-foot
drift. Leaving Miss Merkley, Stickley
made his way on foot to the home
Of the Rev. Henry Ditzler, who re-
turned and married the couple in the
drift on the road.-Winchester cores
pondence Baltimore Sun.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-09
Historic English Recipes.


In England each county glories In
certain dishes which must be eaten
just there to be appreciated. The
Bath bun, Shrewsbury cakes, York
shire pudding, Banbury tarts and any
number of dishes that have become
famous. The average American goes.
sees, eats and pronounces them heavy
and sticky, but consoles himself with
the thought that they are historic.
Good bread making is not said to be
an accomplishment of the English
cook. but the muffin or trumpet and
ten cakes are worth trying.
The great fault with the English
soups such as ox-tail and mulliga-
tawny is their strength and heaviness
To begin a dinner with any of these
soups as they are served In large
portion shows active digestive DOW.
ers, but lack of knowledge as to the
real mission of soup in a meal.
A breakfast menu recommended for
August is one that would not find
favor with us. Bloaters on toast
corned beef, mullins, brown and white
bread and butter, marmalade and
boiled hominy. Olive Green saws: "An
American who ate a breakfast like
that in August probably would not
send his collars to the laundry more
than once or twice more"
Devonshire Cream.
This is an old recipe which is ia.
nous in London. Allow milk to stand
"a hours in winter, IL in summer and
then brought just to the boiling pbjnt
not to boil, however. The slower II
is heated the better. 1t is then set
away until the following day, when 1t
Is skinned and 1t is then known as
clotted cream. 1t has a characteristic
and delicious flavor
Banbury Tarts.
Stone and chop one cupfuI of rails
ms, add one cupful of sugar, one egg
slightly beaten, one cracker finely
rolled and the juice and rind of one
lemon. Roll some pastry one-eightb
of an inch thick and cut in pieces
three and one-half by three inches
wide. Put two teaspoonfuls of the
mixture on each piece, moisten the
edge with cold water, half way around
fold over and press the edges together
with fork dipped In -four. Bake %
Why He Waited.
The man who is anxiously watching
the steeple Jack at work 300 feet from
the ground is approached by a passing
acquaintance.
"Hullo, Brown" says the latter.
are you still here? It's fully an hour
ago that | saw you standing in the
very same spot"
That fellow up there gives me the
cold shivers," says Brown. He makes |
me feel weak In the knees"
Going back to your Officer" IN.
luires the friend.
Il guess So" Brown reluctantly re-.
'lies. There doesn't seem to be
much use in waiting any longer.
lon't believe he is going to fall"
And he turns away with a lingerin.
lance at the intrepid jack.
l
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-09


Next Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
the cornerstone of the remodeled
church will be laid with impressive
ceremonies. Rev. Albert Witt will
preach the sermon. The service will
be held in the old church building
After the sermon the whole congrega
ton will file out of the church and the
Rev. F. Wambsganss will then lay the
cornerstone in the name of the Triune
God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. We
hope to have large congregation pres.
ent. Friends and wellwishers are well
come.
There will be but one service next
Sunday morning in the German lam
guage, with celebration of holy COM
munion.
Rev. G. c. FRANKIE of the First Eng
fish Church, will deliver the Lenten
sermon tonight.
Tuesday, March IA, the pastor will
deliver an Illustrated lecture entitled
The Passion Story" The lecture will
be delivered in schoolhouse at 8 D. m.
The price of admission will be 10 cents
Tor adults and cents for children.
There has been no official announce
ment made as to Rev. Wambsganss
going to Fl. Wayne, where he was
called to become an assistant to his
father. We haven't from good author
ity that Rev. Wambsganss will accept
the call.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-09
ARTICLE V.

All the corporate powers OF this cornor
atipn shali De vested In and exercIse5 n,
oVaru OF three (3) directors who 49,,
pe st0ekholders and who shall ha elactaG
assnud,V on the second Tuesday in Norct
vi eaeh year. by the stockholders eommnna
,s ~ me second Tuesday In March IeI ,
ton shall also be elected by the bo,rS s opa
among their members or as soon tbauo I'm 81
possible and the directors and officer
eudIl hoid their respective Offices until thoi,
succeSsors are duly elected and onaltSoa
me said officers are declared 10 no n praSi
cent, Nice-President, and a Secretar ~
treasurer. The Office of Secretary-T raas
urer may De hlled by person who NAV
tha dis. not oe a director or stakeholder, nj
The first Board of Directors il baroh,. 4,
cared to be Charles W. Robinson. JesSa Z.
hsinWater, Robert G. Robinson. with tba
sdi9 tharles w. Robinson as prpsiden,
salu Jesse u. Rainwater as Vice President
5 Snd tne said Robert G. Robinson, Secretary
The said Board Of Directors and ot,oars
sndh retaln their respective Offices unriI The
stcGI tuesday In March. 1912, or until
sas successors are duly elected and uuaIi
OF directors before the expiration Of fba,r
Term, snail be filled by the remaining dire
lots ior such unexpired term.
Sald board shall have the mower IN naLa
~ '3 y.ia"s, rules and regulations as If NAV
ueen proper, and to alter amend hrest ava
revoke same at pleasure anu
any director shall have the RIGHT m ha
.eprssen,ed by written proxy given 70
,h.oS her lwho need not be a member Of
neatfn 70 represent him at any directors |
"ee'ns' ana any director may waive any
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-09
Mortgages Recorded.

Mrs. Annie Vinet, widow of Adolpt
Schwalb to Arthur G. Lafitte, $500,
note, l year, Z per cent, lot Homer
Newton, Vallette and Verret. Maho
ney, notary. -.
Laura c. Fink, widow of B. j. Das
singer to c. w. Wiegand, $500, l note
year, per cent, 2 lots, Delaronde
Olivier, Pelican and Vallette SITS. eau.
tier, notary.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-09

and all notices of meeting by written nOtic
to the Secretary and each member of tn,
Board, as also the stockholders shall leav,
their last address with the Secretary of th
corporation, and their failing to do so shall
be construed as waiver of all notices.
Three members of the board shall cOnsti
tute quorum for the transaction of al
business.
All meetings of stockholders shall b,
called by written notices sent to each OF
them at their last known address not less
than ten days prior to said meeting, unless
herein otherwise provided for.
ARTICLE vi.
The failure to hold an election. or to elect
either directors or officers OF this corpora
tion on the day fixed. shall not forfeit this
charter, or affect this corporation in any
way, but the then existing board or officers
or BOTH shall retain their respective offices
until a meeting can be held, and until such
board, or officers are elected.
ARTICLE VII
This charter may be amended, altered. or
modified, or the capital stock increased or
diminished, or the corporation dissolved by
a vote of hree-fOurths OF the stock issued at
any meeting called for that purpose. after
thirty DAYS notice thereof shall have been
published in one or more newspapers in the
city Of New Orleans, during the thirty days
just prior to said meeting; and also by
written notice mailed by the Secretary to
each stakeholder at his last known address,
at least forty days prior to the date of said
meeting.
At the dissolution of this corporation
either by limitation or otherwise, its affairs
shall be liquidated by the then Board Of
Directors, who shall be vested with full
power to liquidate and wind up its affairs
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable
for the contracts or faults of this corpora
ton, nor shall any mere informally in the
organization hereof have the effect OF rem
dering this charter null, or exposing any
stakeholder liable Hereunder.
Thus done and passed in my Office at the
City Of New Orleans on the day, month and
year herein first above written, in the pres
ence OF Pierre A, LelOng and A. ID. Preston
competent witnesses, who hereuntO sign
their names with the said appearers and
me. Notary, after reading of the whole
Original Signed: Chas. W. Robinson. 80
shares; j. g. Rainwater, one share; X. G.
Robinson, four shares.
A. ID. Preston, p. A Lelong, Jr.
W. MORGAN GURLEY, Not. Pub.