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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18
IS NAMED
BISHOP OF STATE
FOR EP|SC0PALS
Sioux Falls Man Named
to Succeed Bish-
op johnson
DEAN OF CALVARY
New Bishop Has Served -Four
Vars as Dean of the
Calvary Cathedral
DEAN OF CALVARY

\ new bishop was elected for South
Dakota today by the House of Bish-
ops of the Episcopal church, which
is in session i'm New York City. These
officials named Dean George Biller,
ir., of Sioux Falls, as the successor
of Bishop Frederick Foote Johnson,
who a recently transferred to the
diocese OF Missouri. The information
was received by The Republican by
wire this afternoon from New York
City.
Dean Biller, who is about 81 years
old, made his entrance into the work
of the Episcopal church in the mis-
sionary district of Oklahoma, and
was later transferred to the East
Side i'm New York City, where his
work was emincntly successful. -Four
years ago @Dcan Diller was sent out
west and was placed al Sioux Fails
as dean of Calvary Cathedra, cficiat-
ing in that capacity under the late
Bishop Hare and Bishop Johnson.
The new bishop is we'll known il
Mitchell, having for the past two
years during the l-enten season made
weekly visits to the city and spokt
to the members of st. Mary's chur"l
on subjects relating to the period un
der observance. The people who hav'
heard Dean Miller were very mucl
impressed With his ability, and hi
appointment will be very acceptable
to them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18

Pierre, S. D.-The work of parking
the state capitol grounds is being
pushed as far this spring as, tho APP
preparation for that purpose will al
low. The work is being done under
the general plan proposed for a lake
on the eastern end of the grounds,
although that will take several years,
considering the appropriations of the
last session. In fact the appropria-
ton barely allows the beginning of
the work, and while the foundation
is being laid for further improve
ments in future years, but little can
be done in the way of trees or shrub
berry until more cash is available.
While the beginning is being made
on the state grounds, the city is be-
ginning to take heed and pay atten-
ton to the natural park owned by
this city, which has been in a state
of neglect for several years. The
weeds and underbrush are being
cleared out, and gravel roadways are
taking the place of the mud road:
which cover the tract every spring
Vacant spaces are being set to elm
trees, and the tract has been give1
a general clearing up.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18
inch and a Half of
Moisture Fell in
This Section
STOPS AT RIVER
Rains as Far West as Cham
bellain and West of Lem
mon in North End

A rain Of very general PROPORTIONS
covered South Dakota Friday night.
and reports from an sections show
that Il Was heavy. In The vicinity Of
Lennon, on the nortl boundary of
the state line. rain has faalen for the
past f%orty-eight hours, and extend
ed soTe distance beyond there.
A heavy rain fell all the way from
Aberdeen to Mitchell and thence on
south and east. The rain belt end ID
at Chamberlain, and no moisture IS
+: Norted I'm west OF the river, in
- ectici. rain was quite heavy,
c~G....encing at I O'Clock in the eve
ming falling nearly all the time dur
ing the night and ending this morn
ing. The government rain guage lndi-
Gated that $50 inches of water fell.
Farmers in a great many cases
have finished sowing wheat, and some
have q portion OF the GOATS soWn.
There was plenty of moisture in the
ground at the beginning Of spring
work, as the heavy rains last fall
soaked the ground to quite Il depth,
reported to be at least sever feet
will help along the wheat and put
the ground in just that much better
condition fer the beginning Of corr
planting, which is next TO follow.
With the coming OF this rain the
crop season starts out better than
for several years and there is a splen.
did feeling among the farmers tina
this is to be n year of big anG plen'
tilul crops, il the seed which ha.
been planted has terminating pow
or.
Woonsocket, S. D.-This section
had over W inches of rain las
night making conditions and pros.
poets absolutely perfect. Farmer!
are putting in their crops in bette
shape than ever before.
The Coyote club had its annu1
meeting Thursday evening. All tli'
officers were reelected. \ luncheon
was served and u program arranged
Addresses were made by j NJ. Smith
, II. b. Dowdell. l.. l.. Lawson and ]
II. Dalton. \ great interest is bein:
taken in the water carnival whicl
will take place this summer. Tn
executive committee is nj work ar
; ranging all details.
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SHOWS FULL REPORT
OF BANK FINANCES
ptHLiC EXAMINER WINGEIELD
MAKES \ COMPLETE STATE.
MI,NT OF NIL FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS.

Public Examiner Wingfield has just
issued an elaborate statement OF the
financial condition OF state banks.
Ei.vate banks, trust companies and
the national banks of the state, and
is the first one OF the kind yer is
hued by the department. While there
is a decrease OF 50, 900. 900 shown in
the totals, this is due 10 the cut in
the expense, which occurred shortly
after the December call, and which
effected the call on Feb. 20, from
which the report is made. The gen
eral conditions of the banks show
an improvement, and many of them
borrowed money to avoid the liquida-
ton of loans which arc maturing,
and not force the payment of loans
when property would have TO be sac
riliced on q forced sale. The reduc-
ton OF deposits is due TO the settle
ments that were made on real estate
sales, and the paying Of interest. Had
it not been for the , NO matters the
banks would have shG"n no decrease
The state banks show Il decrease ir
loans and discounts of $691,796.14
and likewise a decrease of $1,l41,
53S.15 in expenses. The surplu!
shows an increase of $~12S,5S0.lS
while the undivided profits decrease
$1,745 640.92. The check deposit!
and savings deposits for Dec. 5, were
$19,7S3,4O4.92, and for Feb. 20 the,
were $19,354,7 O5.20, making a de
crease OF $42S,699.T2. There is
decrease of ~$65,S36.57 due to othe
banks. The national banks show de
posts of $10,270,9S2.95, and saving
deposits of $1,11S,351.10 on Feb. 20
and s13,345.013.23 in time certifi
Gates, a decrease of nearly 100000
The amount due other banks show
a decrease of ~$359,91S.T7. The com
bined statement OF the four fnancia
institutions of the state show chez
deposits aggregating 2O,085,321.0!
a decrease of sS2S,151.1O at the Eel
30 call. The savings deposits sho'
at $3,OS6,S2O.76 and al increase G
S~32,32O.4S. The undivided profits ir
: dictate a decrease of 5000, 1924.
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STOCK YARDS ARE TO
Be GREATLY ENLARGED
MILL MAKE VARIES LARGER EON
COAST SHIPMENTS Is T"E DE.
CISlON BY TIRE MlLW NJ
kl,E COMPANY.

\ party of Milwaukee road officials
were in the city Yesterday and had
a conference With the coast stock
shippers and the local shippcis rela-
tive to the installation OF the new
stock wards in the eastern part OF
the city, just outside the city limits.
In the railroad party were j. II,
Foster. of Minneapolis, general SUI
perintendcnt, j. G.. Love. general
freight agent, +. T.. Rice. general
carpenter. ~. w. Collins, superin-
tendent of the |. e ID. division. w
f. Cody of Mason City, and o. f,
Mailer, division freight agents. With
the shippers they Went cut to The
what it was the intention to do in
the building up of the new Yards.
The officials nave decided TO ey-
tend the yards in length from 5i4 tt
$50 feet, and to increase the widt!
so that a track can be laid in Tho
middle TO enable the better handlinl
OF the stock in loading cars. IN in
creased capacity will be given Tho
LEGAL shippers in the yards, and the,
will be allowed two-tbirds of the si2,
of the accommodations for the oas
shippers. The trackage first outline;
fnr ,hn IN ,ra,,lc Ii. IA, IA, pr,1ucn,
for the better handling oil the train
in and out OF The place.
The company will ask for bid
shortly for putting down a ten incl
Well for an adequate water suppl.
for the yards, and a large windmii
and gasoline engine will be utilize,
to pump the water. The officials ais
decided TO equip the entire yard
with concrete floor. except that poI
ton which will have 10 be filled. Tha
will be covered with a board loo
until the ground settles sufficient
so that the concrete can be la't
With the concrete ilCoring the yard
will be able 10 be kept in a very sar
.itary condition.
Tho company expects to commenc
work Immediately, a delay havin
ensuod after the plans had bee
changed to such an extent. .Ager
Shelby stated that when the wor
vas completed Mitchell would hay
better stock yards than a great man
OF the larger towns ON the lines {
the company.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18
DESERTS WIFE WHILE
SHE is IN HOSPITAL
MCPHERSON COUNTY MAN RUNS
AWAY WITH DOMESTIC WHEN
MATES LIFE WAS IN
BALANCE.

Aberdeen, S. D.-The authorities
of Mcpherson county and of Brown
county are searching for Harry Hal
penny, a barber, and Julia Hass, n
domchtic, said to be lialpenny's par
amour, who eloped from Lcola, the
county sea- OF Me- nerson county, n
short time ago, |llalpenny deserving
his wife and their 3-year-old child
to go with the llass woman. Mrs.
llalpenny's father is Sheriff Young Of
oil Mcpherson county, and the officer
declares he will not rest until his
r%ccreant son-in-law is doing time
behind the bars Of the South Dakota
penitentiary for the wrong he has
perpetrated. A few DAYS ago Mis-.
lIalpenny was brought to an Aber-
deem hospital, in a precarious physi-
cal condition, and there gave birth TO
a child. If was after she had been
taken to a hospital, and while her
ians were fearful the young mother
must give her life for the child about
to be born, that Halpenny is alleged
to have deserted her for another
woman. A couple answering the de-
scription of Halpenny and the Hass
girl have been arrested at Sioux City
and an officer has been sem to bring
them back to South Dakota.
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BIC BOND ISSUE
BY THE MILWAUKEE
FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Nearly 1000 to
be Raised This
Way
IN STOCK FORM
Will be Offered Stockholders
In Proportion to Their
Holdings

Minneapolis, Minn.-Plans for f.
nancing the big schedule of extern
sions and improvements + to be
made inthe northwest by the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railway as
sumed concrete form today when the
roads directors authorized a new is
sue OF 4 IL per cent convertible de-
benture bonds for $34,S93,466. The
new issue will consist of preferred
and common stock and will be offered
to stockholders at par i'm proportion
ia II per cent of their holdings. The
bonds may be converted into COM
mon stock at par any time between
June |, 1915, and June !, 1922.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18
ART CLUB LADIES TO
BUILD A BAKDSTAkD
LADIES OF MITCHELL ART CLUB
HAVE INTERESTED THEM
SEINES IN \ PERMANENT
H.ANDSTAND.

Desiring TO help some Mitchell in
stitution in being built up, the ladies
of the Mitchell Art Club recently
adopted the measure of planning to
furnish a permanent band stand for
the use of the Mitchell Concert band
in entertaining the public during the
summer and for certain public gath
erings.
A week ago a committee Of eight
of the ladies called on the county
commissioners and presented their
request to be permitted to erect an
attractive band stand on the lawn
of the court house without expense
to the county. The commissioners
took the request under Amusement
and took action on the plan of the
ladies. The commissioners decided
unanimously to grant the request OF
the club, and rendered the use OF
the west side of the court house
grounds on which to erect thei1
structure, under the supervision OF
Chairman Curtis OF the board.
Tie i~dics will begin at once tc
ia Tie funds to carry out theil
l.ans 20 that the stand can be erect
ed as soon as possible for the begin
ming of the band concert season. lr
past years the band concerts have
been given on Main street, where
!. the people had little or no accommo
dations to listen to the music, eX
except those who possesse automo
, biles or buggies, and a place of thi!
!, character has long been needed
, where the band can give its concerts
: as we'll as having a place for pub
) lie speaking or open air services. TIL
expense of the project has been s.
/ great and lacking a moving spirit i
1 has been put off until the Art Gu
ladies took the matter in hand. The
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18
GEN.. FRED GRANT
EXPIRES SUDDENLY

New York City.-Telegrams OF sor-
row from all over the country have
been received by the family of the
late Major General Frederick ID.
Grant, who died at midnight from
heart failure at a hotel here. This
followed an operation for throat
trouble, which perhaps was cancer,
the disease which killed his father,
President U. S. Grant. General Grant
was worried over his condition, which
may have fastened his death. The
funeral, with military honors for the
deceased, will take place Sunday or
Monday.
New York City.-"Grant is dead"
This news flashed from the apart
ments OF Major General Frederick
Dent Grant at the Hotel Buckingham
shortly after midnight sent a shock
through the city such as that which
startled the whole country on the
death of his father twenty-seven
years ago. The news was far more
sudden. 1t came less than an hour
after the first alarm had been sound
ed that General Grant was even ser
iously i'll. The alarm itsef had come
before it had been generally learned
that General Grant was even in the
city, as his presence here had beer
kept a secret.
Get a physician quick; the gen.
eral is dying This telephone mes.
sage, received at the night desk OF the
Buckingham at 1880 O'Clock las
night, was the first news.
A bellboy was dispatched to the
Office of DR.. Abbey nearby, but tht
physician was not there. Mrs. Gran
was notified, and, chatting at the de
: lay, she cried back Historically: &c
, an ambulance; get anybody
The alarm was sent to police head
quarters, from which an ambulanc'
WIS uls pdlClltu. SdllS WSlC pun -
at random. also, for physicians in tn
Fifth Avenue district and within
few minutes two had responded.
When the ambulance arrived, with
in four minutes of the alarm, it wa
said General Grant was probably dy
ing. He was in too dangerous a con
dition to be removed, and the ambu
ance was driven away.
At midnight the general died. TIL
firsthand information as to the caus
of death was choking; but later !
was stated that the cause was hear
) failure. following diabetes and di
L gestive disturbances.
Death thought to be due indirectl
s to cause of his fathers demise.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18
CONGRESSMAN MARTIN SAYS
ROOSEVELT is LOSING GROUNE.

Washington, ID. C.-The sharp OPP
position TO tn denomination of Pres
ident Taft which has developed
among the insurgent republicans Is
calling attention to his excellent rec
ord and is both bringing out and
making plain his strength with the
people. This is the opinion of Repre-
sentative Eben w. Martin, of Dead
wood, who has just returned to
Washington from a trip through Mis-
souri,, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois,
as we'll as his own state.
AS a result of this opposition, adj
ditional spirit and momentum will be
given to the Taft cause, Mr.. Martin
thinks, and his reelection in Novem-
Der is a certainty.
Mr.. Martin went west principally
to keep an engagement TO make an
address before the graduating class
of the South Dakota Agricultural col
lego at Brookings, and to keep an
other engagement to make a political
speech before the Business Mems
Taft club of st. Louis. While on the
trip the fame of hi: o~ratory preceded
him. and the South Dakota congress
man was invited to make political
addresses before the students of Chi
cago University, and also at Dixon,
Ill.
The localities which l visited"
Mr.. Martin sair, were in states
which N retofore have been very
strong for Roosevelt, and where the
people in large majority have a high
appreciation of the public service
rendered by Roosevelt while presi-
dent. 1T is apparent on all sides, how
ever. that there is general regret that
he has been induced to become a
candidate for nomination at this time.
In all of these states Taft sentiment
is growing. Thousands of men who
were Roosevelt men In other cam
lpaigns are now supporting the presi-
dent. ! shall expect the president 20
have a majority OF the delegates in
Iowa and South Dakota, and believe
!. that he has at least an even show
in Minnesota and Missouri. While
the present contest is unfortunate in
some %Iesneets, am satisfied that
some real and permanent good will
result"
HALF OF DELEGATES OF
VERMONT FOR PRESIDENT.
Montpelier, Nt.-Of the eight YER
mont delegates to the republican Ma
. tional convention at Chicago two dis
! trict delegates will 60 instructed for
Taft and two for Roosevelt.
| Two Of the delegates were chosen
l without opposition and the other two
7 after two spirited contests between
t the Taft and Roosevelt forces in
! which the Taft maporities were 81
t and SO. respectively.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18
INCREASED ACREAGE WILL BE
PLANTED WITH ALFALFA

Pierre, S. D.-Farmcrs who are
the ground in excellent shape for
starting the grain, on account of the
late rains of last fall. The rains of
the past three days. which in some
cases have amounted to cloud-bursts,
and which in showers ranging from
a fraction of an inch up to several
inches have covered all the central
part of the state, u that the
grain own before the rains will he
benefited, and while seeding may be
delayed a few days, no is COM
planning.
the country will be largely increased
this year, as much of the land is to
be put in condition this year for ir-
rlgation in cases of need will lie
seeded to alfalfa. But outside OF
this, practically every alfalfa grower
is increasing his acreage, and many
VINO nave watched the success and
profit which has come to the alfalfa
growers are getting into the game
for a share of it themselves.
The breaking outfits have beer
STATED all over the county, and an
other large acreage of sod win Dt
turned under. This OF itself mean.
an increased acreage of corn an,
flax, while the amount of col,
j, ground which is being sown tt
wheat, oats and other small grain
i, is largely in excess of that of forme
, years. With the outlook so good TO
. the beginning of a crop, the farmer
e are encouraged to increase their acre
4 age on all crops, throughout thi
: part OF the state generally.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18
PENALTY NOW FOR
FAILING TO MAKE
ELECTION RETURN
Precinct Officers Will
Thus Lose
Pay
TO HURRY REPORT
County Auditors Who Neglect
Returns Must Pay for
Messenger from Pierre
TO HURRY REPORT

Pierre, S. D.-For three years the
state has had Il law requiring pre-
cinct officers TO make unofficial re-
turns to the county auditors in spec
ial envelopes outside the ballot box
returns; and the county auditors TO
make unofficial returns of the votes
of their cOuntie. to the secretary of
state Immediately after they secure
the unofficial returns from their IRE
cinctS. This vas intended to hasten
the securing OF returns followed an
election without waiting for official
counts. But as no penalty vas impos-
ed, many precinct officers fail 10
make the return, and q bunch of
county officers made no effort to get
in reports. In n case the precinct
officers sent back their blank forms
with the words "No cigars, no re-
turns written across the face of the
blank. The last session has attempted
TO make the law a little more effect
i've, and to this end has provided
that any precinct officers who fail to
make the unofficial returns to the
county auditor shall be deprived OF
and that in case OF the failure OF
county auditors to make the return
within three days after the election
the secretary of state is instructed tt
send o messenger to the county after
such returns, and the expense OF such
messengers shall be charged to the
county, and the county commission
crs are instructed to deduct the same
from the next salary voucher for sucf
mean that the unofficial returns vii
come in more promptly from thi:
time on or a lot of precinct Office.
will serve the public without pay
and some county auditors will pay fol
their neglect.
Another provision of the last ses
sion Attempts to prevent any candi
date from securing any benefit by hi
name appearing at the head of thu
ballot in all counties of the state
1t provides that the county list shall
he arranged alphabetically and tn
namef of the different candidate
hhall he certified by the secretary o
state to the auditors of the differen
counties in such a way that all re
tate to place each one at the hea'
of the ballot in some of the countie
of the state. This will mean a Pre-
cess of selection by the for e in tn
department of the secretary of stat
which will Keep them busy for a tim
after the last of the nominations ar
filed, and again for the general cleo
ton.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18

river at Wasta and Creston i'll this
county We're awarded to the Henne-
pin Bridge company of Minneapolis,
their bid for the two bridges being
S43, 900. The county recently voted
in favor of issuing bonds for the
construction of the bridges and the
bridge company promises to COM
mence work on the machinery at
once and to have the bridges placed
and completed by October. This will
mean the last link in the chain of
good roads across the state into the
Black Hills.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18

The University baseball team
leaves this evening for Huron to play
the college team there tomorrow, and
from there the Wesleyans will go to
Brookings for a game. The team has
not done any great amount OF prac-
tice work this season, and is not as
strong now as it will be later on.
A fine schedule is being arranged
for the team, which is said to include
a trip out to the Black Hills ccun-
try.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18
LOWER RATES GIVEN
WESTERN WOOL MEN
INTERSTATE COMMERCE. COM
MISSION TODAY ORDERS RIG
REDUCTION IN
TARIFFS.

Washington, d. CA far-reaching
decision which will change the whole
freight rate situation for all western
wool-growers. was made today by the
interstate commerce commission. The
commission ordered a biz reduction
in the rates on wool, hides and pelts
from every point west of the Missis-
sippi river to every point east of 1t.
This decision upsets rates made in
1896. The commission holds the
present rates to be unreasonable.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18

heavy SHOWS, and farmers had made
excellent progress with their seeding,
respect when the first heavy rain OF
the spring came. The rains will put
the sown grain in good shape for Il
rapid growth, and the land yet to be
sown will be in good condition for
crops as soon as it can again he
worked. Old timers in northern South
Dakota say they never saw a more
propitious season as far this year and
predict heavy yields.