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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
KENEFIcK RAILROAD
IN RECEIVERS HANDS

Kansas City. Mo-, Dec. 15.-The Mis-
souri,. Oklahoma G Gulf railroad has
been placed sin the hands of a receiver
through Q suit brought by the Baldwin
Locomotive works of Philadelphia. a
creditor, according 10 an announcement
here by Alexander New, chief oun
for the railroad company.
Mr. New said the receivership suit
was brought before Judge Hook in the
federal court in ST. Louis and thai
Judge Hook yesterday appointed Will
lam Kencfick, of Kansas City, president
and chief prontor of the road, to be
receiver.
MI. New said the receivership was
due to the failure of a Paris bank
which financed the road He said the
railroad company owed the BALDWIN
Locomotive Works company several
hundred thousand dollars.
tends 1876 miles from Denison, Tex. to
Baxter, Kan.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
SHEDS NEW LIGHT
ON BANK FAILURE

Des Moines. Ia. Dec. 15.-Tha.
George H. York, a Colfax grocer. held
. hammer" over the, head OF Mortimer
3. Wheelock, late cashier of. the Citi-
e State bank of Colfax, whose body
was taken from the Des Moines river
a few days age was the statement OF
Finley H. Anderson, teller Of the bank.
at the c%oroner's inquest today. The
entire trend of the Investigation is to
show that York had some power over
Wheelock. 49,
Testimony offered by State Bank
Examiner Wolever and Teller Anderson
showed that York's entire Indebtedness
amounted to W. $780, 200, ana that
nearly all of it was caused by over
draft on his account. Anderson told Of
orders given by Wheelock tina pro-
tected York in his Indebtedness to. the
bank. Wolever showed that 1000
worth of York's checks We're carried as
cash at Il time, and replaced by a
personal check from Wheelock when
the bank examiners unexpectedly APP
pearea.
Anderson refused to identity the
oVerccat found ON the river bank as
that OF Whee!ocll. He said Wheelock
did not wear such cheap clothes and
that he never permitted his clothes to
become so taCky. e
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
HUNGARIAN RENTERS
WOULD HUSH SCANDAL

Budapest, Dec. 15.-Count Tizsa.
Hungarian premier, and Count Khuen
Hedervary, ex-premier, today paid
100000 out Of their own purse to XIII
political graft scandal which has al
ready wrecked one ministry and
threatened to destroy the present one.
Son time ago the Hungarian Traf-
nc bank paid into the government
party fund s400, 900, In return for which
1t received q concession for a gambling
casino on Maggarete island. The scan-
dal caused the downfall Of DR.. Won
Lukacz, Count Tizsa's Predecessor. ana
when the latter became premier he re-
pudiated the deal. The bank threat
The government party then acknowi.
edged it had spent the money for cam
paign purposes, and the two men gde-
cided on h personal sacrifice to end
the affair. -
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
FORMER POLICE HEAD
IS HELD AS CRAFTEn
Elk Chief Of st. Paul and De,
tective Accused of Holding
Up Disorderly Houses.

st. Paul. Mimi, Dec. 15.-Martin J
Flanagan, former chief of police, and
Fred Turner, former city detective
We're arrested today on indictments
voted late yesterday on charges OF
bribery and grand larceny in connec.
ton with the investigation of graft in
the underworld. They were released
later on bonds of $4,000 each.
Nine joint indictments against thu
former chief and the former detective
We're returned. Eight charge bribery
1t being alleged that the two former
police officers entered into agreements
with proprietors of disorderly houses
to permit them to operate with police
protection for considerations varying
from 5000 to 5000.
The ninth charges the defendants
with being agents of former resort pro-
prietors for the disbursement Of a fund
of $2,175, to combat the abatement law
In the legislature, and alleges the in
d1cted men embezzled the amount
named. Grand larceny is charged in
two counts.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
A0NEW.FRYE AFFAIR
STILL BREWING TROUBLE

Meadow. s. D.. Dec. 16.-Another
angle 40 to be tried In the Agnew-Frye
controversy. which has been one Of the
bon mots Of this section. In the trial
OF the criminal assault case, Jerome
Frye was dismissed and this was fol-
lowed by the arrest Of Albert Agnew,
the complainant, on the charge 81 as
sault with intent to kill.
While Agnew wss working in North
Dakota last fall. Frye stopped over
night at his homo, and 1t was alleged
IN the complaint that he assaulted
Mrs. Agnew. Mrs. Agnew did not tel
her husband Of the incident, but after
two months wrote to her mother about
It. The latter, It IL alleged, advised
her not TO tell Agnew. for fear that he
would kill jerome.
Recently Agnew learned OF tho In
cident and met Frye in front Of the
Farmers State bank at Faith. He drew
= revolver and pulled the trigger, but
the hrst cartridge failed to explode.
Crying. don't shoot. Frye ran into
time, the bullet going through the back
Of Frye's coat and graxing his akin.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
REBELS, STORMING
CITY OF TAMPICO,
ARE DRIVEN BACK

Washington. d. c.. Dec. 15.-Real
Admiral Fletcher cabled from Tampico
under date Of l a. m. today. that at 4
p. m. yesterday he had ordered all
Americans from the city and at mid
night he had transferred about 500
who were aboard the Wheeling and
Tacoma to the battleships Virginia,
Fnode Island and New Jersey, outside
The admiral reported hat ali foreign
women and children were out Of the
city at l o'clock this morning, but
that some men preferred to remain.
He also stated that the situation was
getting worse" and that skirmishing
continued with the Mexican gunboat
Bravo Smelling the position of the con-
stitutionalists.
Foreigners Are Safe.
Admiral Fletcher asked the navy de-
part1nent to make public nounceme
that all foreigners were safe and that
1t was impossible to send personal
messages to all who have relatives on
the ships. The navy department has
engaged the Ward liner Moro Castle,
winch VIII arrive at Tampico early to-
morrow to receive such refugees as
may wish to leave.
n navy department later issued
this statement:
"A cablegram~ has been received
from Rear Admiral Fletcher, sent from
IamPico, Mexico, 2 p. M. Friday,
which Y the information that
fighting, but that the fighting is not
serious. Aguilar was reported to have
Just arrived with 5000 men and TAX en-
a position on the right bank Of the
river. He said the Mexican gunboats
Vera Cruz and Progresso were en-
route to Iampico. Admiral Fletcher has
received information that both federals
and constitutionalists have shot or
hanged all prisoners taken, numbering
about 65. Three of these men were
hanged in the afternoon from within
the federal lines in full view Of the
shipping and city. Admiral Fletcher
made formal protest in the name of hui
mainly against the practice. He reports
that no foreigners or property have
been injured and that the New Jersey
is en- route to Tampico.
The army transport Sumner leaves
Galveston today, for Tampieo. Ar
all Americans 1T Tampico. They
number about 500"
Dispatches Held Up.
Dispatches from Rear Admiral
Fletcher at Tampico, received here
early today and sent late last night,
say the fighting was continuing there,
but made no mention of a report that
the American admiral had peremptor-
lily ordered the fighting to stop.
Admiral F%letcher's dispatches were
withheld from publication until after
they had been submitted to Secretary
Bryan and Secretary Daniels, who was
late getting back from Baltimore. The
battleship New Jersey has been or
dered from Tuxpan to Tampico to Join
the American fleet in the fighting zone.
Secretary Bryan today instructed
Consul Letcher at Chihuahua to pro-
test to Gen. Francisco Villa, the con-
stitutional commander. against the ex-
pulsion of Spanish subjects from that
city. Secretary Bryan's action was
taken on representations made by the
Spanish ambassador. No official word
has reached the department concerning
the threatened c~onfiscation Of the prop
erty of the Spaniards.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
eABcock KNOWS TRIALS
OF PIONEER FARM LIFE

Egan. B.. D.. Dec. 15.-The editor OF
the Egan Express had an old time re-
union with p. B. Babcock, now a Sioux
CITY commission merchant, who settled
ON . claim near Colman. Moody county,
y 1878. Among the trials outlined by
Nj. Babcock was the details Of his
nrot harvest, an set forths in the fol-
lowing little reminiscent story In the
Egan Express:
THE only team he had was a yoke
OF oxen These he hitched onto his har-
yester, harnessed the same an horses.
except the collars were turned upside
down. Rope was used for tugs and also
for lines. Thus equipped. the question
wa where to get q driver for the
team. Mrs. Babcock was willing to fiji
that position, but another question
then arose-what to do with the baby?
This problem was solved by placing a
small box on the tongue In front of
the mother. and putting the baby in 1t.
With these conditions the outfit was
started. with Mr.. Babcock doing the
binding. The baby. would sit In the
box and watch the proceedings until
II fell asleep, when the mother would
take the box of. set It on the shady
side OF 9 shock Of grain to have its
sleep out"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
HANSEN CHALLENGES
SEED CLAIMS GIVEN
OUT. FROM ABERDEEN
scores Brown County Agent
for Alleged M~isinformation
on Alfalfa Offering.

Brookings, s. D., Dec. 13.-Declaring
that misrepresentation concerning the
variety n quality of South Dakota
alfalfa seed are unfair to both the
general public and to honest seed men,
Prof. N, E. Hansen comes out with a
statement today in which he severely
scores H. F. Patterson, county agent
Tor better farming In Brown county.
The enterprising business men Of
Aberdeen backed the so-called South
Dakota Better Farming association in
the purchase of $1,000 worth of al
falfa seed. A letter has been sent by
h county agent, Mr.. Patterson, to
the register of deeds in each county
of the state announcing two carloads
or South Dakot grown seed for sale
by the Better Farming association at
Aberdeen. Concerning this offer Pro-
lessor Hansen says:
"Supt. Fl. F. Patterson makes the
claim that both of these carloads were
raised In western South Dakota and
that carload No. 1 has been raised on
dry land between the Cheyenne and
Bad rivers for the past 20 years; or
iginal seed came from Russia. Car
between Elk creek and the Belle
Fourche river for the past 20 years;
has spreading root system; original
seed from Turkestan.
challenge both Of these claims.
No seed man in America has ever
claimed to have Russian alfalfa seed
from a field 20 years old or from
Turkestan alfalfa fields 20 years old.
No seed man in the United States has
made these claims. because he would
not claim what is not In existence. The
records show that the first Turkestan
alfalfa seed was brought over to Amer
lea in h spring of 1893 by myself and
that the shipment was about nine tons.
From European Russia ] first brought
over alfalfa seed in 1906, which was
seven years ago."
Professor Hansen says he would NOT
cast any reflections on the common al
falfa seed which was raised in large
quantities during the past season in
western South Dakota. There will be
9 good market for all of it, he says,
Tor 1t Is good seed when properly
cleaned But" he adds, III Mr.. Pat
terson chooses to send out common
alfalfa seed In active competition with
the South Dakota seed men, at the ex-
pense Of the business men Of Aber-
deem he should compete fairly and not
make claims which no scotsman has
ever yet made. This seed has been
bought in the same region where h
South Dakota seedsmen have been
buying, but the seedsmen have been
and are dealing fairly with the pub
ic by selling 1t on Its merits"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
CHANGE OF VENUE DENIED
IN COLONEL MORSE CASI

Tyndall. s. D., Dec. 15.--The trial OF
Colonel Morse, the southern gentle
man, has been postponed until January
-. When h case was called for trial
here this morning the attorneys for
the defense moved for a change in the
place Of trial, claiming that because OF
the prominence OF the parties interest
ed In the case, and the nature OF the
alleged assault. there was SO much bias
and prejudice against the defendant
that he could not have a fair and inn
partial trial in Bon Homme county.
Judge Tripp granted the state one day
In which to prepare a resistance to the
motion. Counsel for the state then
appeared in court with over 100 am
davits signed by men from various
parts OF the county expressing the
conviction that Colonel Morse could
secure a fair trial here. Judge Trip
then overruled the motion for a change
OF venue but allowed a postponement
Of the hearing.
Colonel Morse is the Southern gem
tleman" who shot Gus Halberg, a Tyn-
dali hardware merchant, during a dis.
pute in October over a shotgun sale.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
TRAILING ITALIAN WHO
SENT INTERNAL MACHINE

New York, Dec. 1s.-A young for
eigner. swarthy and clean shaver. was
sender Of the internal machine which
killed Ida Anusewitz yesterday as she
opened II at her desk in the Office ,of
the @. x. Bottiing company.
From q patchwork of clues. the DO
lice wove over night a theory OF mo-
I'VE lor the crime The slain girl, they
= bomb was intended.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
DEMURRER FILED IN
COLQREp RuITERlNE SUIT

Sioux Falls. s. D., Dec. IA de-
murrer to the complaint has been filed
BY Joseph Marley, H. G. Smith and
William H. Gels, of this city, who re-
Gently were made defendants in ar ac-
ton instituted by States Attorney
Martin Bergh, who charged them with
having sold an imitation Of butter col
ored so as to resemble butter. The de-
murrer is based upon the allegation
that the complaint in the case should
set forth h charges in a more specific
manner. The court has taken the de-
murrer under a~dvisement. This is one
OF the first cases of the kind ever in
stituted in South Dakota. The COM
pany which manufactured the prod
uct which the ~defandents sold, is de-
lending the action. II a conviction is
ecure In this case, similar suits will
be commenced In other parts of he
state where the company sells its
product.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
INDIANS MAKE EFFORT TO
GET PAY FOR BLACK HILLS

Pierre. s. D, Dec. 15.-The movement
to secure pay for the Black Hills
among the Sioux. which was started
several years ago, is now near the
stage OF final action, SO far as the In
dams are concerned. Twenty thou
sand Indians ire interested in the out
come, and at a meeting held on the
Standing Rock reservation a few days
ago ttwa decided to make a levy Of
10 cents o. each Indian for the pre-
Iminary expense of sending q delega-
ton to Washington to secure the in
PRODUCTION of a bill for payment. An
other meeting Is to be held on the
Cheyenne River reservation at an early
date to make the selection Of head
men Of the tribe to go to Washington
to act for all the Indians in the push
ing of their claims, which are based
on the assertion that they never re-
ceived n compensation for the Black
Hills territory taken from them at the
time Of the gold discoveries In 1876.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
TOWN j 4 3

LIE Pas, Man. Dec. lie Pas. the
new udso Bay railroad terminal
fire swept this morning. An entire
block OF buildings n several Others In
adjoining blocks were burned. Tha
loss is estimated at $175,0 90. Many
guests at two hotels. which wara
burned We're forced to flee from the
buildings in night attire.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
tFEDERALs ARE MTRENcHEp
AND READY FOR ASSAULT

Ojinaga. Mexico, Dec. 15.-Perched
on h high hill Of Ojinaga which com
hands a sweeping view of the nearby
desert and canyons, the federal army
today had Its guns trained in expecta-
ton of an attack by the 1000 or 5000
rebels who are rapidly surrounding the
town.
The commanding position of the fed
erals, with trenches and forts fixed
for resistance. will make it impossible
tor the rebels to storm the place with
out heavy loss of life. The rebels will
have to climb almost straight up "a
the town and be constantly exposed to
nre. except for q slight shelter afford
ed by thick mesquite bushes.
The volunteers and federals garri-
soned here after their retreat from Chi
huahua have prepared themselves for
the expected attack and the rebels UNI
der General Herrera have announced
their intention of attacking from three
sides to force a surrender or to drive
the army across the river into the
United States. u.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
WOULD BAR A N
AND OTHER ASiATlCs

Warrington. Dec. si3.--An amendment,
to the Burnett immigration bill de!
signed to exclude Japanese, Hindus an
Chinese lahorers under the genera
term OF eAsiatics," was adopted today
~ the House immigration commits.
after q heated discussion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
FEATURE DAMAGE CASES
IN GRlST AT Fl

Fandreau, s. D.. Dec. 15.-In circuit
court here Thomas Burke was awarded
q judgment for $500 against Charles
Duncan and his son George and
Ernest, for injuries received when a
team OF horses driven by the defend
ants go beyond their control on the
streets Of Egan and dashed into
plaintiffs wagon, injuring him. The
defendants commended that it was
purely an accident and that it was
through no carelessness on their part
that their horses ran away.
Samuel Eltvik was awarded q
Judgment for $50 against William
barnes for injuries received when the
automobile driven by Barnes caused
plaintiffs horses to become frightened
and run away. 1t was charged that
Barnes did not exercise proper care
with the auto when passing plaintiffs
horses.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
WHITE HOUsEsMINT
BED ONLY MEMORY
Mystery Shrouds D;sap-
pearance Of Plants Set
Out By Jackson.

Washington, Dec. 15.-what has be-
come of the historic White House mint
bed? No one seems to know, aae who
gave the order that led to it's disap-
p~earance.
Andrew Jackson is said to have
planted It, and during all the changes
IN the White House buildings and
rounds 1t a survived. But the place
earth. and there Is not a twig or a
sprlg, apparently. or q root Of it In
existence.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
MADISON MAN PRESIDENT
1IATE Tg1EAlERe

Sioux Falls. s.. D.. Dec. l6.-The 18th
annual convention OF the Retail Innple-
mont Dealers association Of South Da-
kota, southwestern Minnesota and
northwestern lows, concluded tt work
Ehare yesterday Afternoon and took q
~anccessSul conventions ever held by
The association.
Shortly before the final adjournment
The following officers were elected for
the coming year: Preaident, George
~. WAsksy, Madison: vice president. r.
III. Hubbard, Henry. b. g. Barton, OF
VefymiltOns for many years secretary
treasurer OF the association. was res
3talnod Ia the position. "A. o. Stake,
spf Beresford. ana r. ". Campbell, Of
aRedaeld. More elected to the board Of
director1.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
SOUTH DAKOTA WILL
TRY EXPERIMENT Of
FARM FOR cONWCTS
rract Of $40 Acres Purchased
by State Board, as Author
lied by Legislature.

Sioux Falls, 8. D.. Dec. 16.-As the
result OF action just taken at q meet
mig In this city OF the members OF
the state board Of charities and cor
tections, Governor Byrne will in the
future have h satisfaction OF see
Ing his plan put into operation, Of CIV
Ing convfcts Of the Sioux Falls peni-
tentiary work on a state farm.
1t is expected that South Dakota,
under the arrangements just made, will
commence employing prison labor in
agriculture early in the coming spring.
Most Of the prisoners in h peniten-
tiary before two. years have elapsed
will be engaged In open. air labor in
stead OF being given the confinement
of indoor work, as at present.
The action taken by the board of
charities and corrections was the con-
Guiding of negotiations for the purchase
OF q 240-acre tract Of farm land sit
uated Immediately north of the prison
grounds. This farm when added TO the
240-acre tract previously owned by the
state and situated just north of the
new purchase, gives the penitentiary a
farm aggregating 480 acres. The price
paid was 1925 per acre, which is o
sidered very reasonable.
The state will be given possession of
the new purchase on March i of next
year, and the board Of charities and
corrections will at once ommence the
work Of Improving and putting the
farm in condition for farming opera
tions next al The first convict
farming will have to be confined to
the new 240-acre tract until 1916, as
the land already owned by the state
has been rented for q number of years,
and until these rentals expire the full
plans of the prison management with
reference to utilizing prisoners on the
state farm cannot be put into opera
ton.
This will work no hardship, as the
contract with the company that pur-
chases the output OF the prison shirt
factory will not terminate until July,
1916, and before that time 1t would
not be possible to transfer any great
humber Of prisoners from the prison
factory and binder twine plant to the
farm.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
FEARED FEDERAL CONVOY
HAS FALLEN REBEL PRE-,

.Otinaga, Mexico, Dec. 15.-Tht
federal forces were at a loss today t.
know what Lad become OF Genera.
Salvador Mercado. the ranking officer
Of the Mexican army In the north. II
was believed that ne, with 1000 fed.
erals had been intercepted by rebels IL
aTaountatp pass at La Mula outside OF
Ojinaga and that he would be at.
tackled by superior rebel forces before
the rebels attack Ojinaga.
Mercado went out Of the fort here
to escort in some struggling refugees.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18

The electric fan was Invented BY a
electrical engineer To- Mnom tae les
came while experimenting with
nE0p0llsr to. an electric boat
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
EoY's LEGS CRUSHED by
LOAD OF SHELLED CORN

Alcester. S. D., Dec. 1.-THE 12-year,
oldsson OF Carl vike. residing eight
miles southwest of here. while hauling
q load OF ,shesled corn to town. fell UNI
der the rear wheel Of the heavily load
ed wagon, which passed over both oil
his ankles. crushing them { such an
extent that amputation Of both legs
may be necessary. The only person
sister, two years his Junior, and 1t was
time before aid was summoned.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-18
BLACK HILLS sTALWARTs
TO SUPPORT JUDGE RICE

Deadwood, S. D., Dec. 15.-rhe stall
wart republicans OF the Black Hills
counties have practically decided to
unite on the support OF Circuit Judge
w. G.. Rice as a candidate for con-
gress In the Third district, to succeed
Congressman Eben w. Martin, who
mas announced his intention to retire
from the game.
In spite Of the Homestake political
control OF Black Hills politics, there
are q large number of progressives
In this section who will support a good
progressive from some other part OF
the district rather than tamely submit
TO the conditions that have existed in
this district in the past. There is a
strong sentiment in this territory for
Senator j. G. Bartine of Lyman county,
who has announced his candidacy. II
Senator Bartine can get the backing
OF Trip and Gregory counties, and
this seems probable, the Black Hills
counties will have some trouble in die
tating the nomination Of the election.