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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
TIES AND TELEGRAPH POLES
PLACED ON TRACK CAUSE
AN ABRUPT HALT.
NEAR ERIE PENNSYL YANIA
Mail Clerk Fatally Shot and Conductor
Is Laid Low.-lntrepid Passenger
Thrown 800 Feet Down an
Embankmeat.

| Erie, Penn. A fast mail and
/ passenger train on the Philadelphia q
Erie railroad was held up five miles
from this city by a band OF a dozen
masked men. The mail and express
cars and three &C the crew, G. i. Block
of Erie, mail clerk. and T. ID. Rooney,
Erie, conductor, and G. +. Bemis,
brakeman. were injured. Block was
shot in the right side and was taken
10 a hospital in a dying condition.
/ Rooney received serious injuries when
he was hit By 81 stone thrown by one
CT the robbers. Bemis was shot in
the arm
A few minutes before 10 o'clock,
when the train was making a large
curve. the engineer saw an obstruc-
tion ahead. He stopped the train with
all possible speed, but not before II
crashed into the ties and telegraph
poles that had been placed across the
track.
When the train hit the obstruction
Il was first believed by the passengers
that there had been a collision with
another trai". The next moment. how
ever. the CT k of revolvers acquaint-
ed them with the real cause of the
trains stop.
Unknown Passenger Hurt.
An unknown passenger, who, BRAY
er tran the rest caught hold of one
of the robbers. was picked up bodily
and thrown over 300-foot embank
ment. His condition is serious. The
mans head. face and body We're badly
cut and his clothing torn from his
hack. He was taken to hospital in
an unconscious condition.
The spot selected by the robbers
was ideal for their work. On one side
of the railroad is u large ravine and
the other side is dense wood. The
men had hidden among the trees. 1t
was from this point that all of them
made their appearance when the train
came TO stop.
Almost before the train had reached
the obstruction the masked band had
taken up their position at practically
every entrance to the cars. When the
passengers begun pouring from the
cars there was few sharp cries from
the men to get back, and when a num-
Der of excited passengers failed to
take this advice the bandits opened
fire. They shot along the sides Of the
cars, level with the windows, and this
effectively put an ei.d to the curiosity
Of the passengers. number of wom-
on faiptpd and tho screams of ut thprS
caused much confusion.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
MOTOR BURSTS, | DEAD
THREE OTHERS IN ACCIDENT AT
OCONOMOWOC RESCUED.
Daughter Of L. M. Alexander, Banker
and Paper Manufacturer,
Jumps; Loses Life.

Oconomowoc, Wis, July Pauline
Alexander, the 19-year-old daughter OF
L. NJ Alexander, Milwaukee banker
and paper manufacturer, was drowned
when she leaped into Oconomowoc
! lake to escape the flames after an ex'
! plosion of the engine of the AleXan-
der power boat named in he. honor
The boat was hardly clear of the
pier at the Alexander summer place
/ Figured cottage when the engine ex'
ploded. An instant later the gasoline
tank forward was in flames and the
occupants of the boat were forced
TO leap for life.
John Alexander was a mass OF
flames and he was the first to jump.
His clothing was covered with blaz-
ing oil and he dove instantly TO es-
cape fatal burns. He is seriously,
but not fatally burned. Following his
leap, Miss Pauline. her mother and
Miss Jones jumped.
While Miss Jones and Mrs. Alex
ander fioated on the surface, clinging
to fragment Of the wrecked boat,
Miss Pauline seemed to be unable to
keep afoat. She was one Of the best
girl swimmers in the Oconomowoc
lake district, and though Malcolm
Rogers, CT Chicago was rapidly ap-
preaching in his sailboat, he did not
arrive in time to rescue her. though
he pulled the other three from the
water
The accident at once brought par
ties from all of the summer homes on
the lake. BY the light OF lanterns and
electric flashes, the lake was hastily
dragged, in the hope of recovering the
body before life had fed but it was
two hours after the accident before
the body was located.
Miss Alexander was a talented mu-
sician and had written several clever
short stories. Her father is one of
the best known figures in the western
paper world, being president and gen.
eral manager most Of the time that
the now dissolved General Paper Co.
was in operation, and he is the head
of several mills in the Wisconsin riv-
er district. He is also president of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
bank of this city. Miss Jones is the
daughter of the president of the Mil
waukee Mechanics Insurance Com.
pany.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
MAGAZINE TRUST sui
CONSPIRACY TO RESTRAIN IN.
TERSTATE TRAFFIC.
New York District Attorney Takes Ac.
tion Against Alleged Unlawful
Combination.

New York, n. Y. A civil suit
was filed in the United States court
for the dissolution of the Periodical
Clearing house and about a score OF
other magazine defendants.
The petition fled by District Attor-
rey Wise alleges unlawful com binatiOn
and conspiracy TO restrain interstate
traffic and foreign commerce in mag
azlne and other periodical pubica-
tions.
The petition charged that the defen.
dants, since July, 1909 have been en-
gagged in an illegal combina ton, i
dissolution of which is asked for.
The proceeding in equity is against
the Periodica! Clearing House, Double
day, Page & Co.. Crowell Publishing
Co, S. S. Mcclure Co. Current Litera-
ture Publishing Co, Phillips Publish
ing Co. Harper & Bros, Leslie-Judge
Co., Review OF Reviews Co. Interna-
tonal Magazine Co, New Publication
Co, Butterick Publishing Co, Stand
ard Fashion Co, New Idea Publishing
Co. Ridgeway Co, American Home
Magazine Co., Short Stories Co., Frank
n. Doubleday, Herbert S. Houston,
Frederick l.. Collins, Chas. d. Lanier
and George Won Utassy.
The Periodical Clearing house in the
petition is described as corporation
organized under the laws of the state
of New York. carrying on business
throughout the United States and for
eign nations, with its Offices and prin-
cipal place of business in this city. It's
authorized capital stock is of the par
value of $4,000, consisting of 20 shares
OF the par value Of 500 each, of which
Ii are issued anG outstanding.
The Suburban Press. a New York
corporation: Good Housekeeping,
Massachusetts corporation, and Hamp-
tons Magazine, a New York corpora
ton, together with the defendants are
the stockholders of record of the de
fendant Periodical Clearing house.
Doubleday. Collins, Houston Ian
ier and Won Utassy constitute its
board of directors. and Houston. Won
Utassy and Lanier are respectively, its
president, vice president and secre-
tary-treasurer. These officers Of the
Periodical Clearing house are officials
also of one or other Of the defendant
corporations engaged in the publca-
tion of magazines.
The petition recites that prior to
July. 1909, there were and are now in
this country upwards Of 10000 corpora
tions. partnerships and individuals
engaged in producing, publishing, and
selling periodicals in open and free
competition; that following the organ
izatiOn Of The Periodical Clearing
House, in July, 1909, notices were sent
to all Of the principal subscription
agencies and agents in the country
notifying them that they would have
to sign the contract with the Periodic
al Clearing House if such agencies in
tended to further business with mem
bers' OF said Periodical Clearing
House"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
Trouble on Russo-Chinese Frontier

ST. Petersburg, Russia.-Disuuietin
news is pouring in front the Chinese
frontier. 1t is asserted that the Chi
nese persist IN shooting at Russian
fishermen who approach the Chinese
back of the Amur and that they also
are destroying the Russian navigation
signs and light buoys on the Amur
and Ussuri rivers
Moscow, July 1.-One hundred Chi
nose bandits attacked and drove back
re Russian frontier post in the Amur
district The bandits retired upon the
arrival of Russian torpedo boat.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
Navy Yards Expenses Cut.

Washington, d. c. - In the absence
of action by congress upon his recon-
mendation for the abandonment OF
the Pensacola and New Orleans navy
yards. Secretary Meyer is reducing
the personnel and equipment of these
stations to point believed by the
navy department to be more commen-
surate with their value to the navy.
Ne has ordered decrease of 40 per
cent in their allotments OF expendi-
lures. and further reductions will be
made as circumstances warrant.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
HARVESTER PROBE IS ASKED.
Resolution Proposing Investigation OF
International Concern.

Washington, ID. c. An investi
CATION to determine whether the In
ternational Harvester Company has
violated the antitrust. interstate com
merce or National Banking association
laws. "and whether it has entered into
relations In violation Of law with 9th
er persons. firms or corporations" !,
proposed in resolution introduce,
by Representative Lobeck. of Nebras
ka.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

Chicago, July 3.-Cattle-Receipts
estimated at 200; steady; beeves. $46b
G675; Texas steers $4.5oQ6; western
steers. $40 5.95; stockers and feed
ers, $3.50 $40; cows and heifers. $2.25
q rs; calves. &5.75d8.
Hogs-Receipts, estimated at 5000:
strong. &c higher: light, $e.S0@6.72AS
mixed 5000 ~; heavy ss.2O@6,7o;
heavy. s6.35 $50; bulk of sales $3.50
G6.65
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 5000 !:
weak: native $250M44O: western
s275G440: yearlings. $425@B10s
lambs. native, $4.50@7.55; western.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
WHO is EcUADoR's PRESIDENT?
Prospects Seem to be Ripe For First
class Revolution.

Quito, Ecuador.-Congress will meet
July 10 to consider whether Emilio
Estrada was legally elected president
January II, in succession to General
Eloy Alfaro. 1t is persistently rum
ored that the legislature will annul
the elections and pass resolutions in
favor of installing General Flaavio, a
nephew of the present executive, who
was the second nominee in the presi-
dental office.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
TEN ARE KILLED.; 80 HURT.
Pumping Station Of City Waterworks
at Buffalo Colapses.

Buffalo, July 1.-Ten men were
killed and thirty injured when the
new pumping station of the city wa.
collapsed. All the ambulances In the
collapsed. All the ambulances in the
city were called to the scene. The
Porter avenue pumping station was
nearing completion. but had not been
ip order for supplying the city water.
The property loss will be over mil.
lion dollars. .
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
DAILY MARKET REPORTS.
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, July S.-Wheat. July,
$3.50; Sept. $3.50; No, northern,
rum. S6%c; No. corn, 6Okc; No. 8
white oats, 43c: barley mailing. ssc;
No. rye, S3c; No. l fax, $2O5
Duluth, July 3.-Wheat. July. 97Lc:
Sept, $3.50: No. l northern. 97Ac: No
] durum, S6Ac.
South st. Paul, July 3-Cattle-
Steers, $5.2545 $50; cows $3.00@425,
calves, $25OG6Oo: hogs. $6.2596.45;
sheep. yearIings, $3.0066.0o
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

It has now been demonstrated that
q motorcycle comes OF second best In
a collision with an automobile. The
question has interested many persons
who have had to step lively in cross
ing the asphalt.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
5000 CATTLE DROWNED.
Bursting Reservoir Disastrous in
Colorado.

Grand Junction, Colorado.-A reser.
voir, containing 5,000-acre feet of wa.
ter, burst. causing a property damage
Of about one hundred thousand dol.
lars. Five thousand cattle were
drowned, and several bridges were
swept away. Nc lives were lost.
Along the path OF the food for nfteen
miles, crops were washed out.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
CROWDS IN SAN FRANCISCO PUSH
PELL NELL FROM ALL
BUILDINGS.
BUILDINGS ARE CRACKED
One Man Dies of Frieht.-Two Shocks,
Heaviest Since 1906 Cat
astrophe, Are
Felt.

San Francisco, Calif.-Two earth
quake shocks, the heaviest since the
big shake of 1906 and separated by
only few seconds, Jared the central
portion of California and western Ne
vada. The first sharp shock, expert
enced at 2:0l p. m, was followed with
in a few seconds 10y one of similar in
tensity, each lasting about five sec
onds
Only trivial damage has been re-
ported from any section, but in San
Francisco and other cities in the ar
fected area, panic seized upon crowds
IN stores and restaurants and there
was pell nell exodus from the large
buildings.
One peculiar feature of the earth
quake was that II did not appear to
follow the old fault" in the earth's
crust which has been the playground
of tremeblers in the past, but extended
from the seacoast eastward to the
Sierras, including hitherto exempt
mountain areas. 1t was felt to the
northward of Sacramento in the Sac.
ramento valley, southwark as far as
Fresno, and to the east to Reno and
Carson, New, the latter place expert
encing the heaviest shock in its his
tory.
Cracks in Office Buildings.
Some slight damage was done to
buildings IN San Francisco. Heavy
stones in the coInice of the Mechan-
les Bank building were moved slight
ly out of alignment; superficial cracks
were made in several large Office
buildings; cornices of the new post
Office buildings were disarranged and
minor damage was done 10 the in
terror walls of several other buildings
Within few seconds after the first
shock many downtown buildings were
depopulated in a rush to the streets.
Telephone and telegraph service was
suspended by the operators deserting
their posts. Herbert Hadkey, a lodg-
ing house III mate. fell dead of fright
and some cases of hysteria, of cuts.
and bruises suffered in the semi-panic
were treated at the hospitals.
San Jose, heavy sufferer in 1906, re-
ported that the shock was the severest
experienced since that time, but it did
no serious damage.
At the observatory in Santa Clara
college the seismographs were badly
damaged by the quake, both reels be
ing thrown off the recorder They
We're quickly replaced, but not in
time to preserve a perfect record Of
the waves.
Stockton and Fresno people were
frightened by the jarrng but there.
as in Sacramento, where the state
Offices were deserted in trice as a re-
suit of the trembler, the damage to
buildings was trifling.
In Reno, New, the shock was scarce
ly felt but in Carson City it was So
we're. A session of the federal court
was being held and the chandeliers
in the courtroom rocked to and fro.
Judge, jury and attorneys rushed
from the chamber in fright. No dam
age has been reported, however.
The mean time clock at the observa.
tory of the University of California
was stopped for the first time since
the great quake of five years ago.
The deep, booming reverberations
which usually mark disturbances of
widespread character accompanied
the first tremOr.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
Cornell Colleqe Dean Resions.

Ithaca. New York. Dean Liberty
Hyde Bailey OF the Cornell college Of
agriculture, confirmed a report that he
mad resigned. He declined to an
nounce his plans for the future. DR..
Bailey was chairman of the Roosevelt
country life commission.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
FILES MONSTER MORTGAGE.
General Baking Company Borrows
S25.OoO.OO0.

Cleveland, Ohio. - A $4,000
mortgage from the General Baking
Company, a $25.000,0 900 combination re-
Gently formed in the East, was filed
in the county recorders office here
in favor of the Standard Trust Com
pany of New York. Copies of the
mortgage are Icing filed in every city
where the consolidation takes in a 10.
cal concern.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
UNCLE SAM is RICH.
Fiscal Year Closes With $4,000 ,0OO, 900
in the Treasury.

Washington, ID. G. - When the gov
einments fiscal year of 1911 closed
the federal treasury held a cash sur
plus of at least $33 100000 and showed
an access of all receipts over all dis
bursements for the first time since
1907. About ,S00,OO0,OO0 is in the
federal treasury, the largest sum ever
held there.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

New York supreme court has dc.
creed that bill collector must pur-
sue his prey In apartment houses only
by means of the dumb waiter. For
merly the bill collector was called
upon to cope only with deafness. but
now he IL confronted with both the
deaf and dumb.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

safety razors, are considering the
abolition OF tips. They might also
abandon criticism of the previous hair
cut.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

Henry Observation-Disclosures is
the name of man who lives In Mis-
souri,. We suppose his friends call
him Hank Observation-Disclosures for
short.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

A government woman expert says
that chickens kept In cold storage
nine months or year are more
healthful than those fresh killed and
kept ~ hours without refrigeration.
1t may be. but she will have time
convincing the ultimate consumer.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
Idaho Lands Restored TO Entry

Washington, d. c. - A field exam.
ination having disclosed that approx.
ma,ely 1929 acres Of lands in Idaho.
recently withdrawn for examination.
contain no phosphate deposits of value,
President Taft has restored them to
entry
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

A wife In Atlanta had her husband
arrested because he refused to kiss
her. Husbands are getting very frac-
tious these days. and advanced fem.
ininity II finding 1t necessary to drive
them back into harness.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

A New York boy found a certified
check for $55.O0O and was paid 81 re-
ward when he returned it to its own
er. Notwithstanding this. however.
honesty Is still the best policy.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

boy graduated from Pennsyl-
vania high school without ever hav-
ing missed half day, and shall such
horrors Of child slavery be unre-
buked?
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

Returning from Asian 1ungles. a
scientist announces that man with
a tactful wife in wild country can
get along twice as we'll as a single
man." Also In a tamc country.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

Just to make good the proud boast
that every other city in the country
is merely one Of ,ts suburbs, New
York. few days ago, sent Pullman
carload of its women to Reno to get
divorces.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

Wealth is no longer an open ses-
anne to independence" walls a disap-
pointed capitalist Too true. Why.
nowadays one cannot wear a silk hat
and short coat without being ridi-
culed!
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

The appearance Of five aces in
poker game in Pennsylvania and the
resultant death of three men. simply
goes to show that a good thing some
times can be carried too far.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

The heir to the East Indian throne
Of Baroda. who 10 student at Har-
ward, had to work on his twenty-first
birthday while his future subjects
were celebrating It with holiday and
festivity at home. This IL but an.
other instance Of the modern way In
which princes have to stand q great
deal to keep their jobs.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

II is surprising how city man. for
tunate in the possession of a garden
about the size Of checker board, can
spoil $3S worth of clothes planting 10
cents worth Of peas.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

One man gave fortune teller 1915
treasure by digging in his back lot.
He didn't find the treasure. but he got
q lot of exercise.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

According to fashion experts In
London and Paris the harem skirt is
dead. AS matter Of fact 1t was
born that way.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

Irrigation is fast driving tho Great
There are canals enough already 70
reach across the continent If placed
end on end.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
Wisconsin Apportionment Passed.

Madison, Wisconsin. With the
completion of the reapportionment Of
the state. the legislature practically
completed it's work, after six months
session. The legislature will adjourn
after the governor has had time to
veto any Of the measures passed.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

Western farmers want the weather
bureau investigated because its pre-
dictions don't agree with their rheum-
atism.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
klDNAPPERS GET GIRL.
Atrocity Pulled or In WiIds of New
York City.

New York. N. Y - Five young men,
believed to have been members of q
notoriows West Side gang, jumped from
a taxicab in Central park, ran through
the shrubbery to bench, shot young
man there and carried of the young
woman with him. They put the girl
inside the t.xicab and were gone be.
fore any one Of a number of spectators,
including policeman, could reach
them.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
SOUTH DAKOTA

Now. altogether: rs +. hot enough
for you?"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07
French Spy Sentenced.

Leipsic, Germ.-Captain Lux of the
French army, was sentenced to six
years in fortress for espionage.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

The convicts who struck for the
eight-hour day in the Michigan peni-
tentiary finally decided not TO walk
out
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

Named Wisconsin Revenue Collector.
Washington, d. c. - The president
nominated Frank l.. Gilbert to be col
lector of internal revenue, Second dis
trict of Wisconsin.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

The earth has only 10000 years 10
live, according 10 a Swedish astron-
omer. Let US then be up and doing,
etc.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

Even the mosquito is feeling tho
Impulse Of the back-to-thefarm move
nent
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

man to establish correspondence
school of aviation
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

When an aviator loses his way in a
fog he cannot ask a policeman. At
least not yet
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

Germany has adopted new gun de-
signed to bring down aeroplanes, just
as If aviation is not dangerous enough.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-07-07

Nearly everybody who says Il don't
care" is not telling the truth.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
ECZEMA CURED
By External Application.

We have at last found a
remedy that positively cures
any form of eczema. So sure
are we of this remedy that we
guarantee to refund your
money if it fails.
SPEISER'S LOTION
never fails. Try a bottle to-
day. Two sizes-50c and 81.