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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-15
CHANGE WAY OF
SELLING LAND
Secretary of the interior Inaueurates
New Procedure in Sale of
Indian Lands.
Much OF the Former Red Tape and
Long Delays Have Been
Eliminated.
New MethOd Will Result in More
Sales and Better SatisiaC.
tiOn TO All.

1t will be a matter of decided
interest to prospective purchasers
Of Indian lands to know that the
secretary of the interior has re-
Gently issued new rules and regu-
lations governing the procedure in
such sales, which will greatly re-
duce the length Of time required
for the purchaser 20 secure title
Formerly the lands were listed
for sale by the superintendent in
charge of the agency or school,
upon the receipt of petition from
the applicant; then after the sale
was made the secretary of the in.
terror would inquire into the rea-
sons for the sale, the necessity
therefor, the disposition to be
made Of the proceeds. the amount
and value of the land that the pc
titioner would have remaining and
the adequacy Of the consideration.
"A report was also required from
the geological survey and the re-
clamation service, as to whether
the land covered by the sale was
mineral or mineral in charac.
ter, and whether it had power site
or reservoir possibilities. In case
Of inherited lands the sale was
made, and the heirs were deter
mined afterwards, but prior to the
submission of the findings to
Washington.
Under the new practice, an al
lottee desiring to sell his land
must submit a petition therefor,
through the superintendent of the
agency, to the secretary of the in
terror, upon the receipt of which
reports are obtained from the geo
logical survey and the reclamation
service, when it is determined
whether the petitioner should be
permitted to make the sale, and
in heirship cases full report of
the probate proceedings must ac-
company the petition in order that
the heirs may he definitely deter
mined before any action on the
| petition for advertising is taken.
In all cases the petition must he
submitted to the secretary of the
interior and approved by him be-
fore the land can be listed for sale.
While this was a radical change
in practice, it was adopted with a
view Of reducing to minimum
the delay in the approval of In
dian land sales after the purchaser
had deposited his money. Under
the new practice, when the sale is
actually made and the money de-
posted, the only question that
will remain Cor consideration is the
adequacy Of the price. Sales will
be acted upon within few days
after the papers are received, and
when approved the purchaser will
be given immediate possession of |
the land.
The new practice will consider
ably increase the number of sales
in view Of the fact that the pur-
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-15
ii. II. NJ. Since, oI WaapaIa, SuG.
6ests Local Indian Hospital
al LiitIe Eagle.
Biz Abandoned Government Indian
School Could Be Used ior
the Purpose.
Considerable Disease Among Stand.
iIg Rock Reservation In.
dians.

In last week issue of the Nc
Laughlin Messenger appeared the
following letter written by H. IL.
M. Since, of Wakpala. The News
considers it of sufficient interest to
the people Of this part Of the state
to be worthy Of reproduction:
Wakpala, S. H., Feb. 20, 1912.
Editor Messenger,
Mclaughlin, S. ID.
Sir: AS Il result of the recent
revelations Of conditions among
the indians in Minnesota, a bill
has been introduced in congress
for the erection of hospital for
the Chippewas to cost 800, 900,
for the treatment Of tuberculosis
and trachoma and kindred diseases
among the Indians, also as home
for the aged.
Now, while conditions among
the Inkians of COrson county are
of course nothing like as bad as at
White Earth, they are bad enough
and constitute a menace to the cit
izers Of tLis county.
DR.. Veldhuis, who was for many
years in charge of the medical work
among the Indians of Corson
county, estimated that l5 per cent
OF them were tubercular, in one
form or another, and trachOma was
chronic with quite a number Per-
s)nally, | cannot call to mind a
single instance of white man or
woman contracting tuberculosis
who has lived among Indians, and
| do not think there is much dan.
ger from that source. With tra-
choma it is different. Any immi-
grant who upon arrival in this
country is found to be afflicted
wi h trachoma is Immediately de
ported, yet Indians suffering from
this terrible disease are allowed to
roam at will by the government.
AS an instance | would cite the
ease Of a young girl who was dis
charged last week by the authori-
ties of the st. Elizabeth's S Mission
School here, suffering with a bad
case of trachoma in both eyes.
The lady nurse at this school had
done ali possible for the child, but
the disease had rea he'd a stage
Where an operation was necessary
and she was sent home. The
probable result of this will be. the
whole family will be affected soon
er or later by wiping on the same
towel, etc. One member of this
family is often in town, eats at the
restaurant. etc. Supposing he
uses the common towel, the dis
ease could easily be spread. How
many cases of blindness might re-
suit from this one instance!
There is at Little Eagle an
abandoned monument Of govern
ment folly, the Little Eagle school.
Why would it not be good idea
for us to ask our congressman to
have this building turned into
hospital, on the same lines as the
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-15

| have a number Of lots in the
Northwest Townsite Company and
the Main Park addition that l can
sell at bargain. NJ. 7. Woods.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-15
ABERDEEN Will
HAVE CROWDS
Leading Men Of Northwest TO Attend
State Builders Convention
Next Week.
Large DELEGATIONS Coming From
Minnesota, North Dakota
and Montana.
An Excellent Program Of Addresses
by Prominent Speakers Has
Been ARRANGED.

The western passenger associa-
tiop will grant the regular eXcur-
sion rate of a fare and third for
the round trip from all POINTS in
south Dakota 70 Aberdeen for the
STATE Builders meeting to be held
here March 20th and Dist. After
several days efforts in tryi..g to
secure this rate, John ID. Deets,
state immigration commissioner,
last night received a telegram an
nouncing that the above rate would
be arranged for. This applies tc
all railroads entering this city and
from all points within the state
only.
Hotel reservations are being
made every day, the Sherman and
Ward hotels each having large
lists of reserves for the two days
of the meeting.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-15
Development League.

The Northwest Development lea
que will be represented by Lewis
Penwell. president of the league,
and the largest land owner of the
northwest, Will A. Campbell, Of
st. Paul, secretary of the league;
and Charles Patterson, also of st.
Paul, chairman of the executive
committee.
Among some of the other prom
inent speakers who have places on
the program are: f. Y. Sarles,
of Hil.sboro, n. d., ex- governor
Of North Dakota and president o.
the North Dakota Better Farming
association; G.. l.. Dotson, editor
of the Sioux Falls Press: 0. l..
Branson, Of Mitchell, president of
the First National Bank Of that
city H. II Foster, manager of
the Morrell Packing company Of
Sioux Falls; E. j. Mannix, editor
Of the Commercial News of Sioux
Falls; j. w. Parmley, of Ipswich,
a banker and real estate dealer;
Thomas Cooper, OF Fargo, direc.
tor os the experimental work be-
ing carried on in that state by the
Better Farming association; A. l..
kinkead. of Huron, a real estate
dealer; III. l.. LouCks, of Water
town, one of the earliest pioneers
in the state; q. K. Malone of Dra-
per, SIdJc lHaoltr VI Jue NTd0S0,
the farmers association; Ed Lee
han, of Mitchell, commercial
traveller and one Of the most fluent
and interesting takers among the
travellers; John ID. Deets, Of
Pierre, state immigration agent
and the man who has been work
ing the hardest to make this State
Builders meeting the most sue
cess and the largest meeting of its
kind ever held.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-15

Letter files and typewriter paper
for sale at The News office.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-15

| have q fine small residence for
sale cheap. M. T. Woods.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-15
State Towns Coming.

Ali OF the larger cities of this
state are to be represented by dele
cations. Sioux Falls, Watertown.
Brookings, Huron, Redfeld, Mo-
bridge, Lennon, Pierre and many
other cities in the state will lie
represented by their leading busi-
ness men. Governor Vessey will
be here and will have a place in
the program.
The railroads will all have rep
resentatives at the meeting, among
which will be +. w. McKenna
yice-president and chief of the
operating and constructing depart
ment of the Chicago. Milwaukee &
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
WOMAN A
SUICIDE

Mrs. Lillian Leo, So years old,
wife of John Leo, former member
of the state legislature and prom
tnent Tacoma attorney, IS dead
today by her own hand. She fired
a .3S caliber bullet through her
brain last evening while lying in
bed at her home, CAPT South G
street.
A few minutes before her dead
body was found, relatives teie-
phoned her that they would be
with her during the supper hour.
you'll find me dead" re-
piled Mrs. Leo. I've just
taken a lot of chloroform."
Hurrying to the Leo home they
were entering the door when a
shot was fired. Mrs. Leo was
dead when they reached her room,
the bullet having passed through
the head.
Dependency over long Illness
is thought to have been the mo-
tive back of the suicide.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
CITY CLERKS
PLAN UNION?
legged money trust, in ses-

City hall clerks in the water
and light departments especially
are talking of organizing a clerks
union.
1T looks as if the only way to
get any salary increases is to or
ganize and get in a union and
then use the union vote to get
what you want. The liuemen have
union and they get a boost of
40 cents a day without trouble.
The firemen and policemen or
ganized and pledged the commits
sioners before the election and
gave their votes for an increase
in wages and the clerks who are
not organized and have no votes
to speak of are passed by"
The last action of the commits
sioners in giving salary boosts
has opened the eyes of the clerks
to the way the thing works.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
Funerals.

The funeral Of Guy Mcclure was
held from the Hoska- Buckley
King companv's chapel this after
noon at $50 o'clock, under auspices
of the Tacoma Electricians union.
Rev. II. b. Hendley officiated. In
termeut, Tacoma cemetery.
The funSrH of Lionel H. Lang
ford was held this afternoon at
1870 o'clock from Hoska-Buckley
King company's chapel
The funeral of George Lawrence,
who was found dead in rowboat
on Fox island recently. was held
privately yesterday from the Hos
ka- Buckley-Ki CompGuy's chapel
interment, Tacoma cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
TO
KNOW SOON

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10,
The defense in the trial OF
Judge Robert W. Archibald of the
commerce court, charged with
misconduct in office. will close in
the senate this afternoon, the
time limit set by the impeachment
court. But few senators heard
all the testimony in the case, the
most persistent listeners being
Senators LaFollette. Root, Reed,
Thornton and Penrose.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
CONTEST CLOSES
NEXT SATURDAY

Lively interest is being taken
by public school children in the
sale of Red Cross seals, with the
result that great quantity OF
the seals have been sold up to this
time.
The Contes: CIuses Saturday.
The two prizes, gold watch
from Preston a. Berry, jeweler.
and the bicycle from the Wash
ington Tool K Hai DWARF company,
are an added incentive to Tue con-
test.
Alice Watson of the Low eli
school, fifth grade, holds ne best
individual record so far. She has
sold $i7 worth of the 5000 seals
sold by her school. The High
school has disposed of 2G.tOp,
huston school 1000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
GIVE $500 TO
GET" PETE

SEATTLE, Dec. 19.-County
commissioners today appropriate
ed $500 to be used in securing
evidence against Peter Miller in
new criminal cases against him.
Miller is the most noted prisoner
in the county Jail. He has been
there since 1909, since which
time he has been convicted in
two burglary cases, both of which
the supreme court sent back for
re-trial. He acts as his own attor-
ney in defense.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19

fore farmers fail to cooperate
and the work of getting good
milk is made doubly difficult.
He urged greater state interest
in the matter and a state fund
to pay for cattle condemned.
The educational committee of
the state federation submitted its
report giving a list of things the
women should work for.
The meetings of the president
council are open and all women
are invited to attend them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
MAY DITCH
NEAR-JUDGE

SEATTLE, Dec. ia tele-
gram received here from United
States Senator Wesley l.. Jones
states that confirmation of the
nomination of c. w. Howard as
federal judge, succeeding Han
ford, is in doubt. He says that
the senate may hold up judicial
appointments until after the re-
tirement of President Taft. Sem
ator Poindexter is fighting the
appointment of Howard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
TONG WAR
HITS SEATTLE
ID :. :
Nv

SEATTLE, Dec. 19.-The Hop
Sing tong is on the warpath today
as the result of murder here
last night, in which Wong Song,
tong of the tong, was killed.
The murderer escaped, but it Is
claimed evidence was secured this
morning which shows that the
murder was committed out of re-
venge for the death Of Seid Bing
of Portland, whose body was
found in a trunk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
TO HEAR RECOUNT CASES
TOMORROW BEFORE CARD

Sheriff Longmire and other
officials who are challenging the
count of ballots in the recent
election will be given COM
bined hearing before Judge Card
at II o'clock on the morning of
December 81.
1t is the intention of the SUI
perior court judges to combine
the contests in one official count
rather than go to the expense of
demanding special recount for
each challenge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
JORDAN TO
HAVE CHARGE

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Will-
lam F. McCombs, chairman of the
democratic national committee,
will, late today, announce the ap-
pointment of Eldridge Jordan,
president of the Merchants and
Mechanics bank of Washington,
as chairman of the committee IN
charge of the arrangements for
the Inauguration of President
elect Woodrow Wilson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
OLD RESIDENT DIES.

After several years" illness
Mrs. Margaret Manners, an old
time resident of Tacoma, died at
her home, 1105 South Pine ST.,
last evening. She is survived by
a husband and one son. The fun
eral will be held from the Hoska-
Buckley-King chapel Saturday at
2 o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19

FOUND GUILTY

John ii. Klinkenberg, TAI
coma real estate man, Is to-
day awaiting sentence f'r
having dcfrauded Michael
and Mary M"eir, an aged
German couple. ont of their
home and property worth
$4,000. y j.,gy returned n
verdict of gIilty after 80
minutes elaboration yestcr-
day afterauon. John VI.
Walter, 4 civil engineer,
charged with being a party
TO the shady dealing OF
Elinl<enherA, is in Portland
under 81, 200 bonds. but the
time for his trial has not
been set.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
VITAL STATISTICS
Died

Fensi, Anna. age II. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. John Fensi of Doug
las. Alaska. died yesterday at the
2llS South Yakima av. The re-
mains were removed to the c. c.
Mellinger company's to await ar
rival of Mr.. Fensi.
Kirk, Paul. age 60. died Tuesday
at one of the city hospitals. lie is
survived by a widow in St. Paul.
The remains were removed to the
l. NJ. Gaffney Company's to await
funeral arrangements.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
TUBERCULAR CATTLE
STILL EXIST HERE

. Tubercular cattle still exist in
this vicinity, according to the
statements made by City Milk
and Dairy Inspector Calkins to
the Presidents Council of Wom-
ems clubs at the Wv. C. A. at
noon today.
The inspector said some have
been destroyed, but that the work
is seriously hampered by the
fact that the state makes no pro-
vision for recompensing the farm
er whose COW is killed, and there
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
CAR PROPELLED
BY GASOLINE
MOTOR

Carrying load of prominent
Milwaukee and other railway
men, the new gasoline propelled
car of the Milwaukee railway
which is to be put in service on
the line from Everett to Monroe,
made a run from Seattle to Taco
ma yesterday in an hour and 13
minutes.
The car works fine and is the
first of the kind on the Pacific
coast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
SCHOOL BOYS SEARCH FOR
BODIES OF LOST AVIATORS

or tomorrow. Only one hope re-
mains that the ayiators are saved.
If they were picked up by a sail
ing vessel they may be on their
way to some Orient or South
American port. There Is believed
to be little chance that they have
been rescued. More than 100
school boys joined the searchers
early today,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19

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o o
{: TURKEY CENTS o
The American gobbler going anything
this Christmas knock the the high
living
{. is lowering now, o
8. he will be by Christmas
make hole weeks salary however,
{: Tacoma laboring have turkey. 9
9 9 o o . Q Q o o o o 9 % Z. 90 39@3@a@@01 o
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19

10Y UHI0tu TTtss IVIiStu WfFt.I
REDONDO BEACH, Cal. Dec.
19.-Searchers for the bodies of
sAviators Horace Gearny and
Chester Lawrence. lost while fly
ing from Long Beach to San Fran
cisco, were doubled today. Ac-
cording to persons familiar with
the tides and currents here, the
bodies should come ashore today
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
WILL REPORT SOON.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. TO.
The Burton subcommittee of
the senate is expected to report
on the seamen's voluntary servl-
tude bill January 9. The passage
of the measure is generally pre-
dictei.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
COMMITTED TO ASYLUM

In committing Harold II. Luth,
longshoreman, 81 years old, to
the Western Washington hospital
for the Insane today, an insanity
commission named as the prob
able cause of his infirmity
fracture of the skull sustained
two years ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
PASSED OPIUM

James Butler is today in the
hands of the federal authorities
for having attempted to pass
opium to county jail prisoner
on the day he was himself re-
leased.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
SUES FOR $4,000

Hit by piece Of slabwood and
knocked off and injured while he
was riding on a wood car of the
Tacoma Ice company, Jacob Will
helm has sued the company for
$4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19

WALLA WALLA, Dec. 10. =
Mrs. William Alexander last night
laid her four-month-old baby son
on a bed and left him. Returning
later she discovered that he had
rolled over on his face and suf-
located.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
BODY
OF SUICIDE

Mrs. Joe Bertrand of Seattle
has identified the body of the
young man who killed himself in
the Wilburn hotel, 1115 South d
street, yesterday as that of A. b.
Coulter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
JUNK DEALER MAKES
A 100000 "FIND"

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1S.-
Edw. D. Hemingway, junk deal
er, found more than 100000
worth of rare stamps in $50
worth of waste paper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
ELECTRoCUTED IN BATH TUB.

Chuschich Yoshda, japanese, So DID, cleo
trocuted last evening japanese boarding house the
. Defiance mill He had the bath
thought light simultaneously
ing short circuit through his heart The light
o torn from the ceiling when he found.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-19
OFFERS S25 TO NEW MOTHERS.

MELBOURNE. 19-The prosperity of the .
Australian people indicated by the comparatively few
allowance
granting in Australia giving birth
child Applications law became effective October
, 10, have been practically neg gable .
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-07-09
Second Choice
Vote for One

The officer preparing the ballots shall pro-
vide necessary space for the officers to be
nominated pursuant to law; provided that
in city primary elections in cities having
ballots shall be prepared carrying out the in
tent of said charters of said cities, placing
all names of candidates for city office
one ballot in each city without any party
vide. In such cities, except for the emitting
of all party designation, the provisions of
this Section shall be followed as fully as
practicable.
Sec. 5. That section 1877 of the Revised
Laws of 1906 be and the same is hereby
amended SO as to read follows:
Section 1877. The auditor of each county
in which said primary election is held shall
have printed sufficient number of separate
primary election ballots varied as may be
The names of candidates under headings
properly designating each official position,
shall be rotated upon the ballot in the print
ing SO that the names of all candidates for
lots used in each election district that they
shall appear thereon substantially an equal
number of times at the top at the bottom,
and in each intermediate place, if any, of the
list or group in which they belong. All
officers charged with the preparation and dis
tribution of such ballots shall cause the
printers forms to be tranSpoSed and the
blocks of the ballots to be made up as
to carry out the intent hereof There shall
be printing on the back of the ballots or
any mark to distinguish them except the
initials of the judge or clerk provided that
In all city primary elections in cities having
home rule charters, the officers designated
in said charters shall prepare primary ballots
charters, and this section shall apply therein
only In so far as it does not conflict with
the provisions of said charters"
Sec g. That section 1S9 of the Revised