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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-07
MEMORIAL SERVICES
FOR DECEASED t[KS
MAYOR HITCHCOCK DELIVERED
a FORMAL ADDRESS AT AN.
NUAL SERVICES HELD IN
THE HOME SUNDAY.

For the first time the !Elks gather
ed in their own nome Sunday affair
noon to hold the annual memorial en-
ercises in honor of the deceased
members. The general invitation to
the public brought out a large num-
Der Of friends, and the lodge room
was filled to nearly its capacity. A
number of members from outside of
town, we're present.
The exercises were in charge of
Past Exalted Ruler, l.. ID. Milne, in
the absence of Exalter Ruler Burns.
The program began with a selection
by The male quartet composed of
Messrs. s. A. Wise, j.. G. Lindsey,
Eugene Hager, G.. FL. Watkins, who
sang again at the close of the exer-
Ic:ses. The. invocation was given by
chaplain Ness. Miss Mae WEIGH sang
Ia beautiful sacred solo. Rock of Ag-
es," with fine effect. the accompani-
ment being played by Mrs. r, G.
~ g.
Raines. s4
Exalted Ruler Milne conducted the
opening ceremonies of the lodge, and
the roll. cali of deceased members was
read as follows by Secretary Silsby:
10: B. Barrett, p. j. Flemmer. James
Mckinley, John NJ. Schmidt, Charles
g. Woods, Emil Becker, II. II. Good,
William Nash. W. e. Warner. .
The memorial address was given
by Mayor A. E. Hitchcock, which oc-
cupied close to an hour in deliver.
anee; Hessspsokes principally upon the
tenets, of the .Elks order, and empha-
stzsds tAemTin away AS torimpress up
Httlh ,ssspeeYFesAA t he splendtd features OF
The. lodge. The mayor interjected d
/, lumber of selections from authors
bearing on his subject, and the entire
address was an excellent presentation
of the fidelity Of mankind and the
right and better living.
With the closing ceremonies of the
lodge the afternoons exercises came
to a close.
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CONCERT AT
METHODIST CHURCH

The Methodist choir entertained
"a good audience at the church Fri
day evening in a program that was
rich IN all its features. every. one of
which received a. full merit of APP
probation. There were twenty
three singers in the choir. and the
numbers rendered showed the splen-
did training of the musical organiza-
ton under the direction of Prof. z.
W. Hobson, whose work in this ave
nue. is of the highest character. He
strives to bring his singers up to the
best possible point of perfection and
they work under his inspiration with
a willingness and e%arnestness that
makes the music they render espe-
cially attractive. This was shown
in two. c%horuses, Worthy the
Lamb that Was Slain" and the Hal.
lelujah Chorus both by Handel At
tention is given to the slightest de-
tail of the music and it is all brought
out with the finest kind of effect. The
male chorus was also heard in two
Soldiers Chorus" from
Faust, and %"Jacobite War Song" by
Billiard, both of which were rem
dered with fine skill.
Prof. L~oudenback gave a pipe or
gan selection in March Triumphans
which marked great ! ability on his
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-07
SECRETARY Of STATE !.
IS POPULAR OFFICE
SOME CANDIDATES, ARE IN THE
FIELD FOR THE, REPUBLICAN
NOMINATION. AT THE PR.
MARY.

Pierre, S. D.-The fight for. reoub.
lean nomination for secretary OF
state in the primary promises to be
the warm II of the campaign fol
state place. By the coming into the
ace of Fred Hepperlee of Eureka,
and the drawing out of Represen-
tative Giedt, the northern part OF
the state has a strong man in the
field. While Hepperlce has been in
local public life. as one of the lead
ing citizens OF his town. holding q
number of town official places, his
only service outside his home town
has been as a member of. the state
senate, where he made q. number OF
friends over the state. He is at pres
ent president Of tho Eureka Com
mercial Club, and is helping in that
Hpacity to let the people. of the state
know that Eureka lis on the map.
Thetindications are thatslocality will
give each Of the four candidates a
strong following. with Hepperlee in
the north, Pay at Huron, Murphy in
Turner county. and Glasner in Bon
Homme. While each will no doubt
draw largely in his own local section,
the Question, As which can. garner the
greatest amount Of strength general
" oyer the state outside Of his Inn
locality. The fight promises
t. be . warm one with the four can
didates after the place.
The democrats are beginning to
show more political activity as the
new year approaches. The talk Of
Ed. 8. johnson Of tYankton as their
candidate for governor is; becoming
more pronounced, and whtlo P. F:
WlckhAm. Of Alexandria has been
mentioned. in that connection, John
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-07
EGR WHO
GIRL

Valiant, OKLA mob forced an
entrance to the Jail here yesterday,
secured a negro who refused to give
his name and hanged him to a tree
at the fair grounds near the town.
The negro was arrested OH the
charge of assaulting the 12-year-old
daughter of Lee Saunders of this
place.
Tie mob dispersed leaving the
body of the negro swaying in the
wind.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-07
.b1y ql|Il' RHGlIl0l .
I .f||0I|U|ID|I / Pl'R0H |l|

Ei,lt nj $:t<tes eteS.y isIT2Fft1 pElAE 80
PliteraT,sss n1:While, the repors at
tlsy snsSdilnl9seriinig nrlnu which was: ,se-
eqrsd q Investigate the possibilities
AZ thss Me 81 water: Al, Little: Bend
NJ loves II not Is favorable as
Monltsbes DESIRED. II shows the possi-
bNitiss}sof aspoTer II be deveioped at
TINT point u come time when IL can
ALPHABETICALLY aseds The cost of de
veioppdntsnt. 81 the power % placed at
yyass1Bs,0660s xhich puts II 81. too
hssyy assccharse rsthe use: of pump
M water for irrisation of lands
which csnsbe reached practically.
The trouble appears TO be that most
~ the land subject to irrigations lies
II too 6is ! level above the river
1ogs make thhes use 81: water practical,
sthesexpenssspt setting the water to
the landshsing such. that At would be
pracsically prohibitive But with
the.esstimate 1t is suggested that
9shere 10000 acres can be secured
~ srsster elevation than. .ilQQ feet
sescFessths river water could 'he. sup,
alleA ~ steam pnppipg at 9 cost q
{ "A. acre Is = comparison $ Of
eosts. Il 8 shown. that the average
cost under government reelamatfof
i 44ss6a ii aofs, ranging from s22
snassfh 8 Observation-Disclosures
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-07
JUDGE Wt[PS IS Ne
GIVES DEATH SENTENCE
REMARkARLE SCENE ssNAcrsD
IN CHICAGO COURT WHEN
FOUR ARE SENT 10 THE
GALLONS.

demned. d Judge AdelOr j. Petlt sat
Griay to be hanged on the third day
before the approaching Christmas.
Their ages range from 10 years to
35. The youth of three. the utter de-
spair betrayed by all and the awful
announcement uttered by Judge
Petit, upon each in succession caused
every person in the courtroom to sob.
Cont Arraigness Society.
When Judge Petit, tears streaming
down his cheeks, coupled with the
condemnation of the men before him
an .arraignment of conditions in so
ciey and in Chicago which he held
responsible for their crime and their
fate, there was added to the proceed
ings a factor that made them with
out precedent.
The men sentenced were four OF
the. murderers of Fred W.. .Guelzow
Jr.; the truck farmer slain and rob
bed Oct. Goat Lincoln and Peterson
avenues while on his way to market
With: I, load Of produce. They are:
Thomas Schultz. 1s yearD old.
Fsank ,shiblax,ki, ~ years Old.
h. Eyrald Shtbiavski, Franks broth.
e.. -. years old.
Philip sommerlinE, So years old. 4
The two other .murderes Of: the
truck farmer escaped the death pen,
atty because. of their youth:
The ovcrruling Of motions for new
trials and in arrest of Judgment pre-
cedels the imposition of, sentence. !"
This The Arrangement.
Then Judge Petit uttered his ar
fragment
This is no hour which L would
have. chosen to pronounce sentence
when every mans heart goes out t.
you, in spite of the things you have
DONE" he said. Were it not for thu
fact that society has in some mannel
to protect itself l am sure there
would be no trial the conclusion o:
which would be the sentence o
death.
"To those upon whom l have beer
obliged, as medium of the law, Il
pronounce the sentence of death, tn
only thing l can say is, God hav'
mercy on your souls
'It took the shock of the anar
chists' trial to, arouse the people t,
the danger of destruction of proper
lty. 1T took the shock of the sorrow
and sadness of the Iroquois fire t
put safety devices in the theatres o
the country end to compel the en-
forcement of the laws with referenc
to the places where people were won
to c%ongregate for whatever purpose
It took the shock of the car barn ban
ats trial and the punishment mete
QUITO those bows to stop the wave o
crime that was. sweeping over an
threatening to engulf this city.
'aWho knows but that these, 81
men may be the mean of arousin,
the people of this city to such an ex
tent: that they Will rise up, in thei
wrath and wipe out the condition
whits:ih smhraake:ft possible for tits sor
of crime Is Be. Be- Com coom1imftteassyy 'Ss -
" s,r.l1N- n !. b. I. -. - p = "c.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-07

Rapid City. s. D.-since October
20, 81 inches of snow has fallen here
and nearly as much in the valleys
andi agricultural districts. The gov
eminent records here show 81
inches during the month of Novem-
her and ia during October. This
all is more than the total fall for
two Sears and as most of it has
melted and seeped into the ground,
prospects for excellent crops next
summer are practically assured and
farmers throughout the western part
of South Dakota are in a much more
;ubliant frame of mind than for sew
eral years past.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-07
BEEF TRUST CASE UP.

Washington, D. Cs-Attorneys for
the Chicago beef packers today asked
the supreme court to reverse the rul-
ing OF Judge Kohlsaat, who denied
them habeas corpus proceedings, in
their Indictment. for criminal viola
ton of the antitrust act.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-07
LETCHER ITEMS

Le:cher. S. D.-Thanksgiving
morning at 1880 at the Catholic
church occurred the marriage of
Mrs. Annie G. Welch to Mr.. Dan
Ford. Father Bouter o%ficiated.
Quite a number of friends, witnessed
the ceremony. The bride wore a
beautiful gown of gray messaline
and a handsome white beaver hat
immense white willow plume. She
Kate Gormely of Mitchell who was
dressed i'll white. The groom wore
the conventional black. Wilfred
Gormely, brother of the bride, act
ed as best man. The wedding
breakfast was served at the home of
the bride.
The bridal party went to Mitchell
for Thanksgiving dinner at the home
of the brides mother, Mrs. CORN
ley. The bride and groom returned
on the afternoon train. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ford are we'll known in
Letcher as it has been the home OF
both for many years. The Letcher
friends join in wishing MIR. and Mrs
Ford every happiness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will e. Ryan enter
tanned at dinner in honor OF Mr..
and. Mrs. Dan Ford THURSDAY even
ing. The guests were MIR. and Mrs
j. K. Burg, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ward
and Mrs Ward of Mitchell. The
guests and host and hostess present
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Ford with u hand
some silver creamer and sugar on a
brass server.
Mrs. Oliver j. Grace went to Nit
chell Sunday where she will meet
her husband and journey on to
Washington, d. G. to spend the win
ter.
Saturday mrning at 8 O'Clock at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Ford.
occurred the marriage of Miss Hazel
Lee to Mr.. James Seward. 1t was a
very quiet affair. The brides gown
was a white mesaline skirt and all
all ove embroidered waist. The
young couple left on the midnight
for Mason City, Iowa for a couple of
weeks visit. The "boys'' gave them
a good send off," The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and, Mrs. w. T. Lee
CT Hoys Cafe. Although she has
been here but u short time she has
Won many friends. The groom has
lived here AL of mis- life and has
many friends. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Seward Jim is one
Of OAR draymen Of the firm Seward
and Bollinger. May happiness and
prosperity attend Mr.. and Mrs.
James Seward.
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VISIT
NEW YORK TODAY

Albany. n. Y.-Governor Dix and
Mayor Melvin greeted the western
governors special here today. They
escorted the visitors to the capital,
where they were given a reception.
The party will leave for Washington
tonight. r
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-07

business. The sermon caused consld-
erabie comment. The music WAS
furnished by the auartette and was
greatly appreciated.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-07

"a 4sEs1fI H-4-ttat rNT H~st atstgS. -'t .G lt
Pierre, s; D3.;:--.The. state land de-
|partmaeenpts !, 81 sending snlrdliln,g put statements ct alyeltt
Of lease payments due January first
next. They amount in total to 1885,
o55s and, the money. goes o,tthe diff
ferent state institutions and schools
affected by The; .slands jspapYments
made for them. Tire common school
fund amounts TO $145,666; agricul-
turslt college. lo.sS 4 eHnlyeEsityg,
/; 4,2Ss;; public -buildlng,y $i,24o; ed{!9::
caakionai and charitable, ;ig78;;
Gaining ssseh,oolg' ~.ss1sHdeaaf school
s27ss; blind school @1.262; northern
Hospital s2s2s;; school Of Mines
$36ls; Madison and spearish nor
mails, s4SS9; springheldSnormal 81
|8l1; Northern normal $25s0: Stan
ley rounty will pay the highest
amount. $s806.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-07

Deadwood, S. D.-To Mrs. George
w. Inelish. wife Of the court stenog.
apl1er. belongs the honor of shoot,
ng the only dcer shot by a woman
In the Black Hills this year. On the
asst. day Of the season Mrs. lnglii
brought down a three point buck
which was shipped into Deadwood,
The deer was secured near spearfish
Falls and was shot in the eye.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-07

ktnlball,: S. D.-E6OrtS are being
made at White Lake to clean up the
town of the gambling and bootlet,
glng which has been going OF with
q great of freedom in the pasi
-four or Ave months. A law and Or
der League has ben organized, and
determined efforts are to be put forth
enforce the Law. The states attor-
ney for the count 'yappeared on the
iscene. and gave the gambling fra
ternity "a hours In witch to get rid
of their paraphernalia or submit to
an arrest. The gambling element at
first made an attempt to fight the
caosfng Of their place Of business, but
finally, gave up, and showed an incli-
nation to respect the law. The
League will be maintained as a pre-
yentiye of q recurrence Of the ganb-
ling end bootlegging.
--o-
Pierre, s. D.-Articles Of sincorpo-
ration. have been; lied for q new nur.
ssrys arm in this state. at Mitchell.
thesname OF The Newburys.'''
The new znrnS Is capitalized at $780,
900 and IL incorporated by Charles
Edwin g. ElisabsthSA. and Jessae,
=. Nswbury. and. Frank Herrick,
o. Mitchell where the Newbury fam-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-12-05
New Fire Insurance Co. Here.

The general offices of the Citizens Fire
Insurance Company OF West Virginia
formerly located in Charles Town. w.
Va. are now installed in the new Fidelity
Building, Charles and Lexington streets.
While the company was incorporated IN
1907 under the laws of West Virginia,
with a capital of $2Io, 900. its general
offiG es will hereafter be in Baltimore, and
a large amount of its stock Will be held
by Baltimoreans, making the institution
essentially Baltimore enterprise. Mr..
Richard w. Alexander, of Charles Town.
is its president. William G. Baker, Jr..
of Baker, Watts & Co., of this city, and
]. Arthur Nelson, president of the
Fidelity and Deposit Company OF Mary
land, are vice presidents, and Walter w.
Alexander is secretary, Mr.. w. 0,
Norris, of Charles Town, is the treasurer.
The directorate contains the names of
many business men of both Maryland
and West Virginia, among whom, i'll
addition to those mentioned, are Robert
S. Shriver, of Middendorf, Williams &,
Co.. F. w. Mish president of the First
National Bank of Hagerstown, Col.
Braxton d. Gibson. president of the
Citizens National Bank of Charles Town,
and Robert l.. Withers. president IF the
Farmers and Merchants Deposit Com
pany, of Charles Town.-Ba'timore
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-12-05
DIR. Vending Lecture.

An audience that filled the Stevenson
auditorium at the Y. M. c. A. greatly
enjoyed the lecture by George R. Wend-
ling upon "Mirabeau and the French
Revolution, the first of series of six
to be delivered in this city.
The subject was handled in a most
interesting manner by Mr.. Vending,
He depicted the chaotic conditions and
turmoil which existed during the French
revolution, comparing the conditions in
that nation and the republic that follow
ed, to conditions that have existed in
this republic. The influence of Mira
beau, the great French orator. who
was in fact the greatest of the age in
which he lived, upon the people, the
manner in which he taught the people
conservatism and held before them the
necessity of a sane government; the
tragic events of time when with the
aim of lettering conditions in France
almost every mans hand was turned
against all others, was so described by
Mr.. Vending that the auditor almost
| forgot the fact he was a listener and
not spectator of the stirring events
of the days of the commune.
Mr.. Weddings powers of description
are wonderful, his narl alton of events
told with fiuency, and the lecture prov
ed to all who heard it great pleasure. =
Charleston Gazette.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-12-05
Col. Ed. Mcdonald

COL Ed. Nc Donald who was dashing
cavalry officer in the Confederate army
IN the sixties, and who had not been in
Keyser since soon after the close az the
civil war, and who is now a prosperous
farmer in Jefferson county this state.
attended our Agricultural Meetings here
this week and took an active inters st in
our meetings. Though nearing his
fourscore years his bow still abldes in
strength. His father once owned and
occupied the stone house across New
Creek. now owned and occupied by
Mrs. Geo. E. Leps. His "reminiscences,
the recital of some of his war experience
and his success as a farmer thrill ed the
audience that cheered him to the echo.
There are still living in our county few
veterans who followed him from Bull
Run to Appomattox. No one who was
present here received more hearty
welcome Keyser Tribune.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-12-05
Death of Rev. DIR. A. c. Hopkins.

Though not entirely unexpected, the
announcement last evening of the death
of Rev. DR.. Abner c. Hopkins came as a
shock to the entire community. Hehad
been i'll for several weeks but seemed
some better. yesterday, and up to the
very time of his death was talking to his
physician. when suddenly. in a moment.
the vital spark went out and he was no
county. Va, and was 76 years of age.
In the War Between the States he served
as Chaplain of the Stonewall Brigade,
and later as Chaplain of the Second
Corps. Army of Northern Virginia, and
on the staff of General John B. Gordon
on the memorable retreat from Peters
burg to Appomattox. He had been pas
tor of the Charles Town Presbyterian
Church for more than forty-fve years,
and was one of the best known ministers
of the Southern Presbyterian Church
He was one of the two Oldest ministers
of Winchester Presbytery and had served
as moderator of that body, of the Snynod
of Virginia and of the General As
sembly. He was trustee of the Union
Theological Seminary. He was one of the
principal organizers and for many years
had been President of the Lee Memorial
Association, a chartered organization
which erected a monument to the Con.
fedeaate dead in Edge Hill Cemetery
and has charge of the soldiers lot there
and of the annual Memorial Day ex-
ercies at Charles Town. AS citizen of
Charles Town for nearly half century.
Dr. Hopkins has been the beloved "Bish-
OPP of bonneville through these many
years. visiting the sick, comforting the
mourner and burying the dead; no de-
nominational lines barring his broad
christian ministrations. aud lie was be-
loved by all our people as no other has
parture is great, aud we can only say
Thy will be done" His pure soul has
gone to rest with that of his great war
commander meath the shade of the
trees" on the eternal shore. He is sur
vived by wife. who was Miss Akin
son; four sons. Judge William B.. and
Laurence, of Texas; Rev. A. c. Jr,,
of Buena Vista, Va, and John A., of
New York, and three daughters, Misses
Mary, Amelia, and Anne Peasants Hop
kins. Funeral services will be held in
the Presbyterian church tomorrow
"wednesday afternoon. at 2:3o O'Clock,
conducted by Rev. DR.. F. NJ. Woods of
Martinsburg. The pallbearers will be
officers of the church, as follows Ac-
tive-G. E. Hughes. Chas. w. Brown,
Thos. R. Moore, c, N Beard, W. A.
Higgs and J B. Huyett. Honorary
Cleon Moore, Crank Gallaher Wright
Denny and S. Lee Phillips.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-12-05
DECEMBER II TO rs
}. B. ZINN e. CO., Inc.
Commissioners Notice,

In the Circuit Court of Jefferson County,
West Virginia.:
CONKLYN BROS. Plaintiffs.
vs.
SHENANDOAH MILLING co. Defendants
Extract from decree of November LIST. 1911 }
''Thie ca Sc coming on to be heard this 1st
day OF November, 1911. on the papers for
merry read and the report of the General
Receiver, W. +. Alexander. this day filed, re-
porting that he had received fr4m Conklyn
Brothers the sum of s1719 %, which pays in
full for the property purchased by them in
the bill and proceedings mentioned and af-
ter deducting the General Rece' ver's COM
missions on said amount, viz: S6S 70 leaving
d balance in h hands OF 1850. 90. which
bears interest from September IL. 1911, and
there being no except ms to said re POI I the
sa me i approved and confirmed. n con
slderation whereof it is ordered and decreed
that this cause be referred to Commiss Toner
y. w. Washington. who after giving notice
to the parties, or their attorneys, to the
Shenandoah Milling Company and to the
stockholders of said Company by pu bicatiuf
for four successive weeks in some newspaper
p blished in Jefferson County. hall MAKE
report to the Court to whom the funds in he
hands of the General Receiver are to be paid
after his deducting any unpaid costs of this
suit"
A copy teste.
JNO. Nj. DANIEL,
Clerk Circuit Court
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-12-05

At a meeting of the Directors of the
Citizens Fire Insurance Company, held
in its Office in Charles Town on Wedues-
day last, Col. R. P. Chew and T. T.
Perry rendered their designations az
President and Vice President of the
company. K w. Alexander was elected
President and William C. Baker IT.. and
J. Arthur Nelson, of the Fidelity and
Deposit Company of Baltimore, were
elected first and second Vice Presidents.
and Walter W. Alexander was elet ted
Secretary. Messrs, w. o. Norris,
Treasurer and Forrest w. Brown, At.
torney for the company. will retain tleiI
respective positions. MI. r w. Alexander
with his force of clerks. has removed to
Baltimore and opened offices in the
Fidelity Building,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-12-05
POwhatan College Notes.

Edward Bingham will give a song anc
dramatic recital at the Co lege on Thurs
day next at Sis p. n.
Mr., John Gaunt, of Berryville, spen
Sunday st the College.
Superintendent Stayman, recent,
elected Principal of the K-yser Prepar
atory School, spent Saturday and Sun
day at the College.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5, P. Wright. of Wash
ington c tv. spent ten days visit witt
their daughters at the College.