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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
ny FRANK g. CARPENTER.


THE revolutionary troubles are
crowdimG the national pawn
shop. and scores who have been
ruined by the recent bombardmcnt are
hooking" everything under the sun.
How would you like to borrow
money or Uncle Sam at per cent Il
month?
but something Ike hve. ten or. fifty
'Dlunks' to tide You over till next
salary day That in what you can do
In Mexico CITY. Tho government hero
has a pawnshop In which you can
''hock' our watch or your wedding
ring. or even an oil stove or porce-
lain bathtub. 1t IS known as the
Monte de P.cdad. or national pawn
shop. The Spanish words moan 4
mountain OF piety.' and this noun
tain OF easily gctable gold stands just
opposite the cathedral and within
stones throw Of the National Palace.
on ono OF the corners OF Ctnco de
Mayo street and the great plaza, right
in tho heart of the capital. IT 81 a his.
thrce-story building which looks like
a prison. II has a cross on one cor
nor OF the roof and the Mexican coat
of-arms over the portals. II covers
almos; block and IL ia filled with
everything pawnablc under the Mexi-
can sun II has millions OF dollarx
worth or gold and silver stored away
IN It's vaults. and IN the sale cases
to-day I saw peck OF gold ornaments
ana OF precious stones, and also rings
and bracelets galore
In the National Pavnshop.
During my stay went through the
various rooms. seeing people OF all
ages sexes and financial conditions.
borrowing money on articles OF every
description. watched tho selling and
saw crowds looking over the stocks OF
various pledges TO get bargains. In the
loan rooms the people stood before
long counters. above which were wire
networks like those OF our banks. and
in the great patio or square. around
which the rooms OF the building run
saw them bring In automobiles, steel
safes. baby cradles, parlor sets and
pianos ] watched the opening OF an
upright piano The owner was
pretty girl dressed in black with Il
mantilla over her head. and the tears
stood in her eyes s she saw It un-
packed. In another part of the patio
were "A man and his wife getting a
loan on their parlor carpet which stiil
showed the dust OF recent wear. and
away Off in one corner law half
dozen old bathtubs. which had been
evidently taken from the houses and
brought here pledges. II may be
they will be redeemed by Saturday
night
In going through the building
saw warehouse after warehouse filled
with household goods OF every CON
ceivable kind. There were hundreds
OF porcelain and zinc bathtubs. chairs
stools and candlesticks and tables anti
beds without number. There were
great shelves filed with clothing. and
organs. talking machines and pianos
:.
and cooking utensils and things one
would not be able 10 pawn in The
states The smallest sum loaned on
any article is 6 cents of our money
and the loans run from that to $4,000
am told that about $4,000 pieces are
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
4 snapshot in the thieves Market

finger. and great sapphires and en-
Many OF the jewels were in sets con-
sisting OF bracelets. brooches and ear
rings with now and then tiara OF
diamonds TO match Most OF these
;rinkets seemed 10 me very cheap.
Just now Mexico IL in the throes OF
hard times owing 10 the revolution
AIRY troubles and the sales of unre-
deemed pledges are large. Sometimes
tourists pick up great bargains in jew
eiry. know of one man who got n
beautiful brooch containing a half
dozen pearls and four diamonds for
500 and OF another who bought
fine diamond ring for half tina;
amount. coveted set OF jewels
whose price had been cut from $500
down to 5000. but l thought OF the
customs. which are rigidly enforced
on the borders OF Texas. and did not
invest.
At the PawnbrokinE Auctions.
wish could show you one OF the
auctions OF this national pawnshop.
They are attended by the motley
throng which makes up the crowds OF
the Mexican capital There are men
in sombreros. short Jackets and tight
httinG trousers. There are women in
black, with .nantillas over their heads
and there are people dressed much the
same as those of our cities At the
auctions the pledges include. chrome
and oil paintings. bicycles and mirror.
saddles and harness. household goods
and clothing and jewelry and trim.
kets of every imaginable kind and de-
scription. The goods are put uo a,
the request of the would-be purchasers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02

Indeed. in a recent railroad ride which
carried my surplus bills In my stock.
ing. ] had $3.50 in American money,
consisting OF a hundred dollar bill.
two twcnties and a ten. put these
next my bare feet. with the idea that
II my train were held up they would
not be found. Fortunately. got
through all right. but the passengers
on the same road two days later We're
robbed by party OF bandits and lost
all but their clothing. In the noun
famous districts even ones clothing is
liable TO be taken. and there are recent
instances where men have been strip
ped and left naked. So far Americans
and other foreigners have been robbed
only OF their money, but such cases
are frequent,
Banking and Money Matters In
Mexico.
Speaking OF money matters. md
il best TO travel in n country like this
with a letter OF credit. 1 have one
issued by the riggs National Bank OF
Washington on one OF the leading
banks OF London. and with this | can
get money In any OF the cities The
place I patronize here Is the National
Bank OF Mexico. an institution whose
capital is more than seventeen mil
lions OF dollars. with deposits which
compare with our largest United
tates banks. Its profits are something
like three million dollars 4 year and
it has branches in nearly every Mexi-
can city.
Another big bank here is the Bank
OF London and Mexico. which was es-
tablshed by British capital at the close
of our Civil War and which is paying
something like IL per cent on its
stock. And then there Is the Mexican
Bank OF Commerce and Industry, back
ed by a capital OF 100000, some of
which is held by the Deutsche Bank OF
Berlin. some by the Speyers of New
York and by business men here in the
city, and also the Mexican Banking
Company, which has n capital OF about
two million
Nearly all the banks are owned by
foreigners. The Hanco National is
branch Bank OF Montreal by the Cana
dians. and there Is also a Chinese fin
ancial organization. with capital Of
a half million or So.
Altogether there are thirty-four
chartered banks in Mexico City which
are doing a business of several hun
dred million dollars a month. The to-
TAI banking capital amounts TO more
than s100.00000O in gold, and the div
idends paid range all the way from :
to l6 per cent. The stock OF nearly
every bank is far above par. and this
Is the same with the life insurance
companies, title insurance companies
and many other financial institutions.
The country now is on a gold basis, the
unit being the peso or Mexican dollar,
which is worth just about 20 cents
what Mexico owes.
In addition to the ordinary banks
there are mortgage banks similar TO
those existing III France. which extend
credit 10 agricultural and mining en-
terprises. These, to certain extent.
arc under the minister of finance, and
they are Intended to aid In the de-
vclopmcnt of tho country by loaning
money to farmers and others One OF
these banks is known as tho ns.i-
tuition of Loans for Irrigation Works
and the ENCOURAGEMENT, Of Asricul-
ture u was started with n capital Of
sll.O00.00O and n bond issue OF $50
oo0.0lo, guaranteed by the national
rsoycrnmcnt- "A, :fewt weeks ago -Cpn-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02

pa"ned every month. and something
!lkc 100000 in loans Is given out in
thar time. All but about 10 per cent
are redeemed. the interest paid in
monthly amounting to $4,000 and up
ward
How Money Is Loaned.
watched the process OF loaninE
The moment a pledge is brought in an
expert valuator fixes the price and the
loan is only a certain percentage OF
This. The price is low. for II the
pledge is unclaimed and il cannot be
sold the valuator has to take II him
self, giving therefor tho amour, OF
the loan and the interest. AS long AS
the interest IS regularly paid all
pledges are HE'D. but after this they
are offered for sale. In going through
the courts. warehouses and sales.
rooms found price tags GU every
thing. These showed the original
values and the loans. and in many
cases the values had been reduced
seemed 20 me wonderfully cheap In
deed. the first price is about what the
goods would bring in a second hand
store. This Is held for a month. and
then. IL no one comes to buy II. is re-
duced. The next month 1t Is further
marked down, and this goes on from
month 70 month until five months
when IL not sold. the valuator must
take back the article.
spent some time in the jewelry
salesroom Here wesc cases OF pearls
and diamonds. and quantities OF rings
brooches and pins set with Jewels OF
every description. saw earrings
with pearls as big as the end OF your
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-18
DECLARED AN HEIR
Romance of the Pine Ridge Res
ervation-Com Into
His Own

Rapid City, June 1S.-By rendering
a verdict stating that William White
Tibbetts is an illegitimate son of the
late Ben Tibbetts and was constIuc.
lively adopted by him a jury of the
Pennington county circuit court has
made the young half breed Sioux heir
to a portion of the estate Of the richest
squsw man who has ever lived on
the Pine Ridge reservation. Tibbett's
estate is estimated at 500, coo and
numerous cattle and horses ranging on
the agency land the value of which
cannot be determined until a round
up is held.
Tibbetts was a horse car driver in
Philadelphia at the outbreak of the
war of the rebellion and joined the
quartermaster' department. He served
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-18

through the war and then came west
as a mule skinner" and horse
w%rangler for General Phil Sheridan.
In the early '70s Tibbetts drifted into
the Pine Ridge agency. He was then
well to do and purchased a squaw
named Wahtela from Nick Jannise, a
representative of the America Fur Co.
With the squaw went a beautiful half
breed girl, Alice Edkoly, daughter of
Wahtela by a former consort. After
living with Wahtela and Alice for
several years Tibbetts having grown
rich longed for another wife and fell
desperately in love with Emily Jan
mise, a daughter of Old Nick Jannise.
who also had bad other concubiners
than Wahtela. Tibbetts married
Emily and at about the same time
Alice became the bride of George
White, an agency clerk. Five months
after the union Alice gave birth to a
baby boy, who has been known on the
as William White Tibbetts
At the time of his Firth common rumor
on the reservation was to the effect that
Tlbbetts had induced White to marry
Alice in order that her prospective
child should be born in wedlock. White
deserted Alice a few days after the
birth of her baby and has not been
Q or heard of since. Those who
knew White affirm that he was made
neart broken by the advent of the baby
and was madly in love with the beau
Indian gill.
For several years Tibbetts supported
the boy and Alice at the home of
Wshtela, his wife Emily having de-
clined to receive the boy in her home
and went so far as to threaten his
lifs. Old Wahtela had the boy in the
sage brush at one time ard kept him
out OF sight for feal Wahtela might
him bodily harm.
John Farnham, administrator of the
estate of Tibbetts and his wife Emily
both of whom died about a zeal ago
was prepared to distribute the Tib-
belts estate to Sepic Pullian, "a half
breed Sioux girl adopted by the lib
belts, and a grandson. son of a deceased
ION by Tibbetts and Wahtela. William
brought a petition to the circuit court !
and the jury have declared him an heir |
law of Ben Tibbetts.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-18

ache, nervousness, weakness, costive-
ness, when they are victims of that
most common Of all c~hildren's all
ments-worms. Peevish. i'll -tempered.
tretful children, who toss and grind
their teeth, with bad breath and
colicky pains, have all the symptoms
of having worms. and should be given
Kickapoo Worm Killer. a pleasant
candy lozenge, which expels worms.
regulates the bowels, tones up the
system, and makes children well and
happy. Kickapoo Worm Killer is
guaranteed. All druggists. or by mail.
Price 25c. Kickapoo Indian Medicine
Co., Philadelphia and st. Louis. ADV.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-18

$50, 900, making the total state aid t.
educational purposes very close to tn,
million dollars mark for the year
Lake %county's share of tie above ap
portionment amounts to $l3, G55. 20.
Plankinton dispatch: Guy Collier
a young nan who recently came &c
Plankinton from Madison, s. d.. wa.
arrested here by Deputy Cnited States
Marshal Mcqueen ON the charge OF
sending Objectionable matter through
the United States mail. The com.
planning witness in the case resides
near Madison. As the result of bis
preliminary hearing the young man
was held for appearance before the
next federal grand jury. lie is but Is
years of age.
Cards received in this city announce
the marriage yesterday at Washington
Springs of Mr.. j. A. Russell of Mad
ison and Miss Mary Elizabeth Hoff.
man, at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hoffman, in
washington Springs. Mr.. Russell is
one of the we'll known conductors of
the Milwaukee road with headquarters
in this city, and his long list of
friends will read the above announce
ment with pleasure. Following a
wedding tour Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
will reside in this city.
&c. o. D." parcel post service will
begin July /. On and after that date
any package, stamped properly and
entered under the proper class heading,
may be collected for 10y the postofice
department upon delivery at its destin-
alton. The addressee must pay the
sum, named by the sender as the charge
of the parcel before it may be taken
out of the postoffice. The value of
parcels that come under the &C. O. D."
provision is restricted by a set IF rules
that will be conspicuously displayed IN
the postoffices of the country.
Memo dispatch: The grandfather
of all catfish was killed by Joseph
Roman and Frank Kranels, pearl
hunters operating on the Jim river near
here. They were out in a boat, clam
ooAihsi Whou lDey ulSCOV6reu ln6 Dig
fish approaching the boat near the sur
face of the water. They killed ii by
hitting it on the head with q club.
The monster fish was brought to town
and weighed on a scales in a local bust
ness house, tipping the scales at forty
live pounds. 1t was the largest cat6s h
ever captured in this part of the state
and one OF the largest ever taken from
the Jim river.
Martin Johnson was a morning de.
parture for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in
the interest of his business rs travel
ing salesman and will thence proceed
to Chicago where on Sunday he will
join the St Olaf college choir of North
field, Mimi, of which his daughter.
Miss Mabel, is a member, and accom-
pany them on their European tour.
The choir will give a concert in Brook
lyn, N. y, next Monday evening, and
sail on Tuesday. June "a. The tour
will a period of about two
months, extending throughout Norway
and other countries, concerts being
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-18
FARMING SURVEY
Aberdeen Boys Out on a Hike
to Observe Farm Con
ditions

Aberdeen, July Is. -Fifty-two BOYS
from Brown county started from Aber.
deem on the first Brown county bows
better farming survey, a trip which
will last ten days, during which time
the boys will visit many farms in
the county, farms that are kept up
to date and farms that are left to
run down. Each night while en-
route a camp FIRE will be built after
supper and the boys will prepare notes
on the day's trip and listen to a lee
dyffe"BUhIiSt a26,S 4staes frEinshad
association.
The trip will be under strict mill
tary discipline, Capt. Walter III.
Hickenbotham, commander of Com
psny l., Fourth South Dakota infantry,
having charge of the trip and the line
of march. Boys who refuse to obey
orders will be given duty in the mess
tent or for aggravated cases will be
sent home.
The following is the list of speakers
who will address the boys each night
this week: Monday, Alfred Wens, Of
Bath, writer on agricultural topics
and n of the leading farmers ia the
state; Tuesday, DIR. G.. +. Country
man, Aberdeen; Wednesday, DIR. j..
ID. Whiteside, Aberdeen; Thursday,
former Senator j. M Lawson, Aber-
deem; Friday and Saturday nights the
boys will be addressed by persons
along the line of march. On Sunday
night Gov. f. M. Byrne will speak to
the boys.
Provisions will be furnished the
boys en- the trip, army style of mes
sing being used throughout. The buys
are anticipating not only a pleasant
time and outing. but a profitable trip
as well, it being the object of the as
ISOLATION to. inculcate into the minds
of the boys what is to be gained by
farming along the proper lines and
methods.
Most Children Have Worm
Many mothers think their children
are suffering from indigestion, head
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-18

At Eighty-four Cuts Third Set OF Teeth
Brazil, Ind.-Mrs. Caroline McGregor,
aged eighty-four, mother of Judge
Samuel NJ. McGregor, Is cutting her
third set Of teeth. Eight teeth OF the
third set have come out SO far as to
prevent her wearing her false set.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-18

There is nothing worse than bad,
foul smelling breath, get rid of ii for
yur friends sake anyway. Hollister' g
Rocky Mountain Tea will clean, pull
fly your stomach and bowels, your
breath will be pure and sweet. Doc.
Tea or Tablets. Ask your druggist.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-18
Last Notice to Those Who Have
Not Cleaned Up Their
Premises
Premises.

You are hereby notified that if you
do not at once clean up the city will
do so and tax the same against the
property. j. NJ. Duff, City Health
officer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-18
THE CITY.


Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day; not much change in tempera
ture: moderate winds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-18

Most Children Have Worm
Many mothers think their children
are suffering from indigestion, head
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-22
WEATHER SAVES
W0MAN'S LIFE.
Aged Lady Fractured Hip
and Crawls to Barn Where
She Remained Some Time

Willow City. n. D., Dec. :2.-That
the warm weather that has prevailed
all fall and winter saved the life Of
Mrs. Opsahl, mother of the Opsahl
boys of this place. was demonstrated
when the unfortunate old lady spent
a portion of the night i'll the barn
after falling on the ice and breaking
her hip.
The men folks were away that night
and she was alone. Her o with
whom she lives had retired for the
night when she heard some stock at
the hay. She went out to drive the
stock away when she slipped on some
Tee, and in falling broke her hip. Tn
able to reach the house she crawled
to the barn, managed somehow to
open the door and drag herself i'll
side, but was unable to again close
the door, and her son found her there
upon his return at 1 o'clock in the
morning.
Mrs. Opsahl is Il frail little woman
Z age and had it not been exceeding
~ warm for the middle Of December
she undoubtedly would have froze to
death.
She was taken to the Rugby hospi-
tai where an X-ray examination was
made and the fracture reduced.
Later word was received that upon
a thorough examination it was found
that the hi pwas not broken as was
at first feared, but that the bone was
splintered somewhat and the hip bad
~ bruised, which gives rise to the
hope that her injuries will soon heal
and that she will oon be able to re-
turn home.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-22
ABDUCTION CASE
AT CARR|NGT0N
John Noremburg Charged
With Taking Minor Girl.
to Fargo With Him

Darlington. n. D.. Dec. oc.-John
Nuremberg is in Darlington in Jail
charged with abduction. The state
alleges Nuremberg took Miss Anna
Pergende to Fargo, the girl being a
minor. The information sworn out
charges the man with abduction for
prostitution" although no effort is to
be made to show that improper rela-
ttons existed.
The couple were arrested at Fargo
q few minutes after they reached
there and had registered under as
sumed names. They were brought
back to Darlington and Nuremberg
was given a premilinary hearing bur
the case was continued to give the
defendant an opportunity to present
his side Of the case.
The girl Is sixteen years old ana a
daughter of Mrs. Albertina Pergende
OF Darlington, who was recently d.
vorced from her husband.
Nuremberg came to this region
thirteen months ago. He claims to
be a brother Of Mrs. Pergende, al.
though she does not know 1t, having
lett Germany many years ago. How
ever she accepted him as such and he
has spent much time with her since.
The girl told the mother she was
going to Bordulac to work. The moth
err found Nuremberg at the depot and
later became suspicious. It was found
that the girl did not leave the tram.
at Bordulac and inquiry located them
at Fargo.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-22
ITALIAN KISSES
NUESSLf'S HAND
Prisoner, Sentenced to Six
teen Years, Tells Story of
Family Back Home

Bismarck, n. D.. Dec. :2.-Bewlid-
cred and apparently unable to com.
prehend the ordeal awaiting him,
Francesca Coccimigilio stood before
Judge Nuessle Saturday afternoon to
receive the sentence of sixteen years
servitude in the state prsion, having
been convicted Of assassinating Felice
Yanna2za, IL fellow Italian.
Unable to speak the English lam
guage. the only reply he could make
through the interpreter was to tell Of
his wife n little daughter back in
Italy. who are without relatives and
without support. He told the court
that he came to Chicago five years
ago. and had always sent his little
family funds for their support. and
that he had been steadily employed
working on different railroads. He had
sent them over 500 just before he
was arrested for the crime for which
he and his family must suffer.
He told of never before being in
trouble, that he had an honorable dis
charge from the Italian army. and had
other documents that bespoke his
good character. Before returning to
his cell in the county iail after being
remanded to the custody of the sher-
if he stepped up to the bench and
kissed the judges hand.
States Attorney Berndt in his mo-
ton that sentence be passed begged
the ilemency of the court for the un-
fortunate man, and the Judge caution-
ed Coccimigilio that if he obeyed the
rules at the prison that his sentence
might be shortened considerably. Up.
on motion of Attorney Smith, the
court granted sixty days time in
which a motion for a new trial might
be filed.
George Nichols, aged a., found gull
ty of assault and battery. committed
upon 500 Fow, employed at the At
lantic cafe, was sentenced to so days
in the county Jail. He has already
been ~incarcerated nearly three months
awaiting trial.
Isaac Lanto, aged SO. who had
pleaded guilty to the charge Of rape,
received the minimum sentence Of
five years in state prison. The states
attorney also sought clemency for him.
Lanto will also be taken to the neni-
Tertiary some time Monday.
Upon motion Of Attorney Mockler
the passing Of sentence upon Isham
Hall, convicted Of maintaining a COM
mon nuisance in violation Of the pro-
htbition law, had the passing of his
sentence postponed till 2 o'clock Tues.
day afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-22
NO PURCHASE

Milwaukee Road VIII Not Buy Mid.
land Continental Line.
Forbes. n. d., Dec. 22.-The Mil.
waukee road is not to purchase the
Midland Continental, according to
Vice President Hadley of the latter
road. who wrote George H. Ladd OF
this place an emphatic denial of the
fumors that the Milwaukee had Sc
cured or would soon have charge Of
the Midland. The representatives, If
the company have been securing
right-of-way through here and had
made considerable headway until the
rumors gained currency.