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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
HOTEI. GUEST
RUNS AMUCk
CoNNECTlcVY MAN CREATES
PANIC IN FARMER HOSTELRY
BY HIS THREATS or
MURDERS.

Farmer, s.. D.-The residents of
Farmer were given a strenuous hour
or two when an individual giving his
name rs Eugene Montry, and his
place of residence as Connecticut. be-
came temporarily insane while a
guest at a hotel. Without warning
he became violent, creating a panic
among the other guestas. He rushed
to the parlor, whore, having armed
himself with an iron bar, he threat
ened to kill anyone who entered. Aft
er illuminating those about the ho-
tel he commenced smashing obpects
in the room, and did not cease until
he had wrecked a heating stove, the
furniture in the room. a sewing ma
chine, the pictures on the wall, the
windows and everything else within
his each. BY a ruse a number of citi-
Zens finally succeeded in capturing
him, and as he yet was a raving man
lac they bound him securely with
ropes, bundled him into an automo.
bile and took him to the county seat.
whore he was turned owe to the
sheriff. Some hours later his mind
became normal and he stated he had
not the slightest recollection of what
he did while running amuck. He was
taken before the county board of in
sanity, which after an extended eX-
animation declared him II and the
authorities accordingly were compel
led to release him from custody.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
MUST
HAVE LICENSES
GAME WARDEN WILL GARRY No
h'sI OF LICENSES AND THEY
WILL BE STRANGERS

Pierre. S. D.-The hunter in the
field after the tenth of next month
must be careful that he has his hunt
ing license in his possession or he
may find trouble for himself. Under
'ile oid law the county game warden
secured Il list of the hunting licenses
and carried the list with him. and
-" men he found a hunting party out.
pN ms book he would know who was
without the proper authority. But
under the new law the state game
@ufden is a stranger. He will be
working under orders from head
Guarters to demand the showing of a
"untIns license from any hunter he
meets and to act if the license is not
~ hand. This may make ii inconven-
lent for the hunter who has paid for
a license and went afield without it,
VI ii Will be more inconvenient for
the hunter who cannot show his au-
thorliy to be out in the field, and he
is the man wanted by the wardens.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
OIL EXPERIMENT
is BEING TRIED
PORTIONS OF STREETS NEAR
CITY HALL ARE BEING SAT-
URATED WITH CRUDE OIL

Whether or not Mitchell Will have
many of her avenues oiled next veal
depends a good deal on the result Of
the present experiment which is being
tried. The work of oiling the block
OF Rowley Immediately west of the
city hall and the two half blocks at
the front OF the city hall and the
Carnegie library began yesterday af-
ternoon and has continued through
today.
The streets first were graded and
all loose material removed. The clean
er the road and the freer from dust
1T is, the better will be the result.
Application of the oil is made with an
~lmproyised sprinkler attached to a
common tank as is used to haul wat
Ell. The oil being very thick requires
some little time to soak into the
Garth and for this reason the blocks
operated upon have been shut off
from public traffic. For the initial
application a vast mount of oil is re
CURED for any given area and 1900
a~allCas will be placed upon the high
ways now being under experiment.
City Engineer Smith is superintend-
ing the labor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
FIND 100000
INTEREST MONEY
TENDERS or STATE JNVESTIGAT.
ING COMMITTEE HAVE EOCAT-
ED THAT MUCH PAID TO
STATE TREASURES.

Pierre. S. d.. The members of the
state investigating committee have
returned from their trip to the west
ern part of the state where they went
over the Soldiers Home, the Tuber-
culosis hospital. the Spearfish norm
al. and the School of Mines, all of
which institutions are reported to be
in good shape. The committee while
in that part of the state also looked
into the matter OF payment of inter
est to state treasurers by banks, and
while they are not giving out detailed
figures, they state that the total am
cunt of interest payments found up
to the present through statements by
bankers is over $780, 600 for the time
they are covering in their ~investiga-
lions, and they are not yet through
in that line. The committee will soon
report to the governor on the work
they have done up to the present,
and these reports will be made out
before much more is attempted in the
way of new investigation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
HANSON COUNTY
FAIR is READY
LARGER DISPLAYS THAN EVER
FOR THE EXHIBITION TO
TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

Alexandria, S. D-l1anson c%ounty's
eighth annual agricultural fair will
be held at Alexandria on Wednesday,.
Thursday and Friday. September 3.
4 and b. Thursday and Friday will be
exhibition days. Elaborate arrange
inents tor the fair have been complet-
ed and i. is confidently expected this
years fair will be the best in the his
tory of the organization. Nearly all
of the reservations in the live stock
department have been taken, and the
display in all departments will be
larger than ever before. Interesting
speed contests have been arranged;
call games between the best clubs in
ne county have been secured Tor
each afternoon and free street attrac-
lions have been booked. Good music.
nigh class theatrical performances
and dances each evening will com
plete the program.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
LOUCKS CLAIMS
FRUITS OF B OR
HAS SEEN DOCTRINES TAKEN UP
BY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
STILL LIKELY TO BE
CANDIDATE

Pierre. S. D.-With the coming of
the campaign of 1914 there will have
ended a quarter of a century OF time
since III. l.. Loucks started his propa-
ganda for political reforms which
were at that time laughed at as wild
and visionary, and declared to be
crazy in the extreme. In that cam
paign he placed himself before the
people as a candidate for the United
States Senate, but failed to receive
any great support when the first leg
islative session was held in the court
house in Pierre for the selection of
two Senators as the first official act
of the legislature of the state. And
to Mr.. Loucks was given the duty of
announcing to the successful candi-
dates that they had been selected,
these two being Frank Pettigrew and
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
PHEASANTS
FOR STATE FAIR
BIRDS PURCHASED BY GAME DE.
PARTMENT WITH MANY 9TH
ERS TO BE EXHIBITED AT
HURON.

Huron. s. D.-Thc 1900 Chinese
ring-necked pheasants which have
been purchased by the state game
commission for distribution in South
Dakota will be exhibited on the state
fair grounds at Huron during the en-
tire week of Sept. Sth to 18th. In
fact. the state fair will be the central
distribution point for these game
birds.
Governor Byrne, chairman of the
Commission, and Game Warden III. S.
Hedrick arc planning n of the fin
est displays on the grounds and one
that will be of special interest to
sportsmen. S. Evans of Oak Park, H.,
from whom the birds were purchased,
will also exhibit a great variety OF
game fowl, including the Amerist
pheasant of Thibet, silver p%heasants
from Central China, golden %pheasants
from the Mongolian deserts. Holy
p%heasants from the grave yards oil
Manchuria, and others from Formosa
and Japan.
The display will include many
waterfowl, such as Mandarin ducks
via geese from lhe ilNSl Niio' ASo
ducks from Siberia, Australian BLACK
swan, Tasmanian ducks. Shell ducks
and other varities never before shown
in South Dakota. Mr.. Evans will also
exhibit many species of native water
fowl. Canada geese, wood ducks, pi1
tails and mallards.
Tho state game commission will dt
much by this display to interest tn
people in the propagation of beautl
full and beneficial game birds. Sports
men of the state are showing a grea
interest in the matter of land ant
water fowl. The value of the gam
birds as destroyers OF insect pests is
subject of growing importance am
will receive due emphasis at the stat
| air.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
GOOD CROWD AT
THE BRULE FAIR
AVIATOR BELL MAKES TWO AZ.
tensions SATURDAY--WHIyE
LAKE WINS THE BALL
GAME.

kimball, S. D.-The Brulc County
Fair Saturday wound up with a very
fair attendance and perfect weather
Nviator Bell made two of the pretti.
st flights in his biplane ever exhib-
tied anywhere. At 10 "a. m. he circled
'he fair grounds and the city. staying
up 80 minutes and at 5 p. m. he made
another flight and was in the air u
minutes. One feature was when he
made Il great dip as if about to alight
On the ground and then rose to q
great height.
The races were as follows in the
afternoon:
2:17 pace. First money won by
Red Taurus, owned by A. f. Biron. OF
Selby, S. D.. time 2 90.
The SIS mile and repeat running
race was % by Montauk Neil.
Very interesting was the motor
cycle race in which there were six en-
tries. John Gilbert winning first mon
ey, Meier second and Bentner third
Chamberlain and White Lake play
ed baseball on the grounds in the af
ternoon. Score IL to Z in favor o.
White Lake.
Aviator Bell flew at I p. m. Satnr
day for Platte, and from there goes to
Wagner. where he will fly for Labol
Day doings Monday. In going to
Platte he got off his route going toe
tar east and failed to arrive at Platte
until towards evening.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
RAISING APPLES
FARTHER NORTH
CAMPBELL COUNTY FARMER
SHOWS THEY CAN BE GROWN
SUCCESSFULLY NEAR
NORTH DAKOTA.

Aberdeen. S. D,-While South Da-
kota probably will never rival Cali
f%ornia, Missouri or Michigan as a
fruit growing state, yet every little
while some Iouth Dakotan demon
s~trates that fruit can be grown in
South Dakota, if given proper attcn-
ton. Aaway mp in Campbell county,
near h North Dakota line and adj
joining the Missouri river, a farmer
has succeeded in growing apples. In
Day county. apple and plum trees are
loaded with fruit this yea Near
Waubay on the Hillebrand ranch the
apple trees are loaded down with
fruit and the ranch will have several
hundreds of bushels of apples to
sell. Crab apples ar ealso loaded,
and there is a bumper crop of both
wild and tame plums.
In Clark county, j. e. Sprague,
who moved on his present farm eight
years ago, has a variety of apple and
other fruit trees, all of which are
bearing heavily this year.
Wheat Fair in Day.
Threshing machine eturns from
Day county indicates an average
yield of wheat of ten bushels, oats
and barley averaging between 20 and
25 bushels To the acre. George
Howsen. living neal Webster. thresh-
ed II bushels of wheat, Emil Blank
got s bushels, and two farmers in
Marion township report average
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
FARMER LOSES $50
BY FAKE FIGHT GAME

Mllbank, S. D.-John Driesen. a
farmer living neal Twin Brooks. was
the victim of an unusually bold rob
berry here, his assailants being hobo
cs. He had arrived here to take a
train for home. and while waiting for
train time Went up town to secure
some refreshments. II is believed the
hohoes caubht sight of his bankroll
and followed HIM. Soon after he enter
ed a saloon the hoboes appeared and
instantly became engaged in q fake
fight. during which they attacked
D%riesen, who had his coat torn off his
back. After the fight was over the
hoboes disappeared and Driesen dis
covered that the $50 which he had
been carrying in his pocket had dis
appeared with them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
DRAGGED TO
A BY TEAM
HECLA FARMER THROWN PART
LY OUT OF RIG DURING RUN
AWAY AND HIS SKULL
FRACTURED.

Aberdeen. s. DIT c. Tsohappat.
aged so, was dragged to death in a
runaway accident near his home nor
Invest of Hecla in this (Brown)
county yesterday afternoon. Tschap-
pat was driving to lIecla with the
running gears of his wagon. when he
saw an automobile approaching. His
team was a spirited one, and to avoid
possible mishap he drove into a field
nearby. The precaution proved with
out avail, for the horses ran and
T~schappat's feet caughte in part of
the running gear and his head struck
the wheel. The team ran for a dis.
lance of three-quarters of a mile,
with the mans head dangling. His
skuIl Was fractured and he was ter
ribly mangled and died an hour later
without regaining consciousness. A
widow and four children survive
him.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
NEW MANAGER
FOR H GALE
DIR. \. j. DIN TO-DAY ASSUMES
MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL
OPERA HOUSE-BARTOLA
ORCHESTRA TO BE USED

h Gale theatre today is in the
hands of DIR. A. j. Dix, lessee and
manager succeeding Porter Bros. A
prominent dentist of the city, DR..
Dix has resided in Mitchell for many
years and is we'll qualified to under
stand and appreciate the theatrical
tastes of Mitchell people.
Manager Dix has decided to discon-
tinue. vaudeville in connection with
the moving pictures in the theatre.
However it is probable that the new
Bartola orchestra will be used begin
ming tonight will prove a source of
great attraction than the presence of
the vaudeville as in the past. This in
strument, called the Bartola Attach
ment for pianos. is one of the truly
marvellous inventions of the present
day. Its cost is $4,000. 1t enables any
pianist to play an ordinary piano and
pipe orgen, Sylephone, bells, chimes,
bass drum, tom-tom, triangle, Gym
Dol, thunder sheet and auto horn all
at the same time, one at a time or in
any combination.-Th musical effects
and tonal combinations that this in
vention enables a pianist to produce
are almost unbelievable. All this is
accomplished without any mechanical
effect in the playing of the instru-
ments. Manager Dix announces that
the prices of the nightly shows begin
ming this evening will be reduced to
5 and 10 cents.
Every effort is being made by the
new management to increase the fine
patronage which has been given the
Gale in past. Not only will the pic
ture films be of the best but there
will be three complete changes each
week. A G Simplex picture ma
chine has been purchased and will
make for more efficient service. A
feature will be made of tho spotlight
songs. Mr.. Ronald Johnson of Minnea
polls and formerly of the Majestic
theatre of Sioux Falls has been secur-
as ga singer. The show tonight
will commence at T:45 and doubtless
a magnificent crowd will be on hand
to greet the initial performance un-
der the new management.
In the legitimate show line a SPLEEN
did list of attractions has been book
ed and Manager Dix expects a most
pleasant cason for the patrons of
the Gale. The opening attraction,
wine, Woman and Song" will be
presented Wednesday evening.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
IN BANKRUPTCY, NO. 300.

In the District Court of the United
states for.the District of South Da-
kota, Southern Division.
In the matter of Walter F. Allen,
bankrupt.
To the creditors Of Walter f. AL
len of Mitchell, County of Dawson,
and district aforesaid, bankrupt.
You are hereby notified hat on
the 25th day of August, A. D., 1913,
the said Walter T.. Allen was duly ad.
Indicated bankrupt, and that the first
meeting of his creditors will be held
at the office of Henry A. Muller,
referee in bankruptcy, at rooms two
and three. in the Gilbert Block. in
the City of Sioux Falls. South Dakota,
on the 18th day of September. a. d..
1913. at the hour of ten O'Clock in
the forenoon. at which time the said
creditors may. attend, prove their
claims, appoint a trustee, examine
the bankrupt. and transact such other
business as may lawfully come be
fore said meeting.
Dated at Sioux Falls, South Dakota
this 26th day of August, A. d., 1913.
HENRY A. MULLER,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
Gideon C, Moody.

Gideon C. Moody.
Since that time Loucks has seer
all of his crazy ideas" save one taken
up as good republican progressive
doctrine. and the plank which
has, so far been rejected, that of the
governments w~arehousing agricult-
ural products as a currency basis is
being discussed in congress as demo-
cratic doctrine at this time.
A quarter of a century has gone,
and III. L.. Loucks now takes the po-
sition that he should be given some
of the fruits of his seeding so many
years ago and will ask the voters for
their support as United States Sen
ator. by a direct vote, one of the doc
trines OF his advocacy so many years
ago
This means at least that much OPP
position to Senator Crawford, and the
meeting at Huron on the tenth of
September will not donht complete
the outline of whatever else is wait
ing along the Senatorial side lines.
The indications are that Congressman
Burke will make the race for that
place. and Governor Byrne has not
yet declared that he will not be in
the line up ii the situation looks right
to him. All of this means that there
will be a warn fight for that place at
least before the primaries and gen.
eral election figures are counted, as
the probabilities are for independent
candidates in case the actions of the
proposal committees at their meet
ings in January are not satisfactory.
1t is intimated that r. o. Richards
will take the minority side of the
issue in his candidacy for the COVER
norship, and that his name will be
found i'm the Independent column of
such candidates. instead of his max
ing any effort whatever to be made
either the majority OIL minority pro-
posal committee selection for the
place. In fact before the campaign is
completed the Independent candidate
column will probably be LONGER than
either of the proposal ticket columns
to be presented to the people.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
WANTS PICTURES FOR
PUBLICITY PAMPHLET

Pierre. S. D.-immigration Com
missioner McCaffree is preparing to
issue a new pamphlet. and for the
same desires some good farm scenes
Anyone who has a farm which wouli
be a good advertisement to the state,
and who cares enough for his place
to have good photographs of the san,
can very likely get his home into the
pamphlet as a part of the features.
The department wants a number OF
such pictures, but they must be good
sized photographs, post card pictures
not being sufficient for the purpose.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
FIRST FREE LIBRARY
BOOKS FROM MITCHELL

Pierre, S. D.-Miss Borreson. head
OF the state r circulating library
department has gone out for a TRIP
over the state to look into the needs
OF the communities and sections visit
ed. h goes to Canton for the dedica-
ton OF a Carnegie library at that
place. and from there to Mitchell to
attend the Rural Life Conference
at that place, and then west. The first
box of library books sent out will ac-
company he'd to the meeting at Nit
chell, and will be supplied on Il de
mand from Bard, after the Mitchell
meeting.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
FINDS FRAUD IN
WORK OF AGENTS
STATE DRUG COMMISSIONER AN
ALYZES ALLEGED SILVER
PLATING COMPOUND SHOWS
1T TO BE FAKE.

Vermilliop, S. Done of the
most b%old-faced frauds OF the many
which are perpetrated on the I'M
%suspecting by the willy agent has
just been exposed by the Food and
Drug Commissioner at the labora-
tories here. A complain came from
Bon Homme county where the agent
has been making a house to house
anvass selling a so-called silver
plating. 1t is sold in bottles under
the manufacturers name and called
the New York Electro Silver Plat
ing" Upon examination in the lab
oratory here it was found to be a
rather strong solution of a salt of
mercury in nitric acid, cOlored
slightly pink. 1t is recommended on
the label of the bottle for REPEATING
spoons, knives, forks, etc, and its ac-
ton depends upon the fact that
when applied to any silver, copper,
brass or nickel object, the mercury
of the solution is deposited on the
article treated. A little rubbing
gives a bright surface resembling
silver, but in reality only mercury,
or better known as quicksilver,
which wears off in a very short
time. Further, the application of
this quicksilver coating to utensils
used for handling food as are spoons,
knives. etc, is actually dangerous,
as more or less mercury is swallow
ed with the food. This might re-
suit seriously in cas- a housewife
had treated all her silverware with
mercury. The solution contains not
more than the merest trace of sill
yer, but the nitric acid in it dissolves
some of the silver with which the
article was originally plated and SO
works a double harm.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
MORRIDCE ENJOYS
BOOM IN BUILDING

Mobridge. S. D..-Mobridge is en-
joying a building boom of substan-
tial proportions. "A new hotel, which
will be N of the largest in the state
outside of Aberdeen and Sioux Falls,
is being built, and several substan-
tlal business strustures are planned,
including a store building 25 by 100
feet by A.. II. Brown. a brick store
building of the sine size by j. f..
Comstock and A.. n. Brown, and other
buildings. The new hotel building
will be erected by James Kennedy
and John Bartlow. Ii will have a.
rooms and will be modern in every
respect. The estimated cost is $35,-
900.
Hilton & Yerger have leased the
Pierce hotel here of Mrs. jenkins and
have taken charge of the same.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-09-04
STATES VALUATION
TO $~1,200,OOO,OOO;
TAX LEVY ONE MILL
Rate of Taxation One
Fourth That OF
1912.
WILL RAISE LESS
Amount of Money to be Pro-
dueed For State less
Than in 1912.

Pierre, S. D.-With g.c Ia. ohoel..
ang for corrections yet 10 m2&e t!t
aotal assessment figure. f0r Srr,t
Dakota this year Will he very c'usc
to $1,000. 10000, which is = big in
crease from $353.o0O, 900 for last
year.
The levy for general state purpos-
es is onc mill in place of four mills
for last year and the levy on express
companies, telephone. telegraph and
sleeping car property is reduced from
tho rs mills levied last year to o
mills for this year.
Pierre. S. D-South Dakota's tax
levy for 1913 was fixed at one mill
yesterday by the state commission
This is exactly onc-fourth the levy
made last year by the state board of
equalization and is based on an in
crease in property valuation which
Is less than four times that of last
year SO the tax levied for state pur-
poses will be less than in 1912.
The levy is based on a valuation of
about 81 ,200. 600, 900 of property
while the levy last year was four
mills on a valuation of $345,27S.41%
which is considerably more than a
fourth of the 1919 valuation.
Reduces State Taxes.
Tho action of the commission set
ties the fact. AS far as the state is
concerned. that the average proper
ty owner will pay less instead of
moro taxes to the support OF the state
than he did in 1912.
The great increase in the total
valuation figures of property is due
to the assessment OF all property at
its full value as provided by the state
constitution and 10 the location of
large amounts which has heretofore
escaped taxation or been undervalu-
ed. The commission has insisted upon
the enforcement of the law for the
assessing of all property AT its full
value in money. This policy is espee-
Sally emphasized by the great increase
in the valuation of the property of
the liomestake Mining company of
DeadWood. Last yea this big corpor-
alton paid taxes or a four mill levy
or a valuation of S1,l0O. 900, or a
total tax of $1O6. 600 and this year
the company viii pay taxes on a one
mill levy on SIG, 900.170 or $4,000
The valuation fixed by the taX COM
OMISSION is Just double the amount
Returned by the Lawrence county of
tficials.