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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-25
MINORITY WORKS
UPON PLATFORM
HOLDS MEETING AT SIOUX FALLS
AND APPOINTS COMMITTEE TO
DRAFT CAMPAIGN DOC
CMENT,

Sioux Falls, S. D.-About two
score Of the leaders of the minority
faction of republicans from different
parts of the state held a meeting in
Sioux Falls for the purpose of dis
cnssing the makeup OF the minority
republican ticket and the platform to
be selected at the meeting of the mi
nority state proposal committeeman
to be held at Pierre early in January.
The proposed planks for the minority
were discussed at some length, and
a committee of twenty was appointed
to prepare a platform which Is to be
submitted to the minority state pro-
posal cimmitteemen at their meeting
at Pierre as a suggestion of the de-
sires of the leaders OF the faction.
The committee will meet at Pierre
on Saturday, December u, just in
advance OF the meeting of the state
proposal committeeman for the pur-
pose of putting the finishing touches
to the proposed platform.
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MITCHELL FIFTH
IN STATE LEVIES
SIOuN FALLS, ABERDEEN. HURON
AND Y.ANlKTON HAVE
HEAVIER T.AXES

The city of Mitchell ranks fifth
among the lar ger cities Of South Da.
kota in the amount of tax levy. &
position in proportion to her assess.
ment OF real estate, personal prop.
erty and railroad and telephone val
uation. Figures of seven leading
cities on taxation have just been
compiled by City Auditor n. II. Jen.
SEN.
Sioux Falls, regarded as the lars.
est city in the state, has an assessed
valuation of $21 ,602,94O. with a tax
levy of 1926 mills. Her total an.
preparation for all city purposes, ex-
elusive OF school funds, is $195,5Oo
II does not INCLUDE city revenue
from other sources than taxation.
Lead. the third largest city in
South Dakota, by population figures,
rank fifth in the assessment for per
sonal property. In the city of Alb
erdeen. $1,500 has been appropriate
ed for commercial advertising. In
Mitchell, 5000, and in Yankton,
$1,000. In all, the state tax levy is
of course. i mill.
Following are the ngures for each
city:
Sioux Falls-Real estate values.
Sl~5,2a2,443: personal property, $4,-
525.3S5: railroads and telephones,
$1.7S5,112; county levy, 2.34 mills;
city levy. 9.16 mills: school levy.
&c mills: total levy. 1926 mills;
total appropriation, exclusive OF
schools and funds raised from other
sources than taxation. S195,500.
Aberdeen-real estate assessment,
s9,192,745; personal valuation, So
216,oS1: railroads and telephones,
Sl,49G.174; total valuation, Sl3,905,-
900; county levy, 2 mills: city levy,
10 mills; school levy, 5.5; total levy
$50 mills; total appropriation, ex-
elusive OF schools. s215, 745.
Lead-real estate values, $6,60S.-
765; personal property. s1,43O,000:
railroads and telephones, S694, 995:
total valuation, $S~.733,760, county
evy. 4 mills; city levy. Z mills; school
levy, 4 mills. road and bridge levy.
i mill: total levy, II mills: total
appropriation, S2.139.
Watertown--real estate values.
S~5.2S4.55S; personal property. 81
lSO.S46; railroads and telephones,
$S3S,S44; total valuation, SS.3O4.-
24S; county levy, 2 mills: city levy,
$3.50; school levy, 5.85: total levy,
1874; total appropriation. s62,613.
Mitchell-real estate values, $5.-
227.S19; personal property, s2.O92,.
1855: railroads and telephones, $685..
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WORLD WHEAT CROP
SHOWS AN INCREASE

Washington, d. C.-Figures on the
worlu crop production for the pres
ent year cabled to the department of
agriculture from the International In
stitute OF Agriculture at Rome, in
Guiding the principal countries CT the
northern hemisphere, were as fol-
lows:
All wheat. 1863 900. 900 bushels,
being 8.9 per cent o than last
year; all rye 1,S28,000, 600 bushels.
/ per cent less than last year; par
ley 1924. 600, 900 bushels. ~ per
rent more than last year; oats, a.
ST., 900, 900 bushels, 2.3 per cent
more than last year.
The total production of sugar bcets
was 54,992,000 short tons, 2,5 per
cents more than last year.
The total production OF cleaned cot
ton was 3,29G. 900, 900 pounds, 81
per cent more than last year, in the
United States. India. Japan and
Egypt.
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SEVENTY CHILDREN ASK
FOR SANTA CLAUS DINNER

Minneapolis, Minn.-A crowd OF
nearly seventy children from the low
er tenement districts invaded a lead
ing hotel here today and demandad
their dinner. informing the manager
that Santa Claus had invited them.
Their demand was complied with. Al
though the hotel manager had no.
been appraised of Santa Claus arran-
cement for the youngsters, he order
ed prepared a dinner, complete in ev-
cry detail, including turkey and all
the tiNinGs, and the children Went
away fully satisfied. 1t came out dur
ing the dinner that a stranger had
passed through the neighborliood a
few days ago with the information
that Santa Claus would be at the ho-
tel and invited all the children to
dinner.
The visitors ranged in age from 5
to u years, girls and boys being
about equal in number.
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CHAMBERLAIN PONTooN
BRIDGE OPENED BY BAR

Chamberlain, S. D.-The railroad
pontoon bridge at this place has
been giving a great deal of trouble
the past couple week, from the eff
fects of a sand bar that recently
formed along under the pontoon
which it is not possible to close. Tho
river has just closed by an ice
blockade above the bridge but Is stu
open below. All transferring has to-
be accomplished by hand, as teams
can not be used. Pilirg will soon be
placed in n space formerly occupied
by the p%ontoon to be ased until there
is a rise in the river. In the mean
time the milwaukee," is doing all
in its power under the circumstances
for the convenience of their pas
senger traffic.
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DAY COUNTY DEPOSITS
c o IN THE A

Webster, S. u. This (Day) county
claims TO stand second of the coun-
ties of the state i'll the matter of de-
posits in the banks doing business in
the county. According TO the latest
reports of the banks doing business
within the boundaries of the county
they had aggregate deposits OF So
,3o,b"2. ms makes The average
per capita deposits for the county il
trjtie over St90. Turner county banks
have per capita deposits of $195 and
that county. is believed TO rank first
If th@ eoUnies OF the state in this
respect. The excellent condition of
The residents OF Gay county is due to
the Tact that This county never has
had Il total crep failure.
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'CLEMENCY FOR FIRST
OFFENDER IS FUTILE

Deadwood, S. D.-Executive elem
ency in at least one instance here,
has failed to work any lasting reform
in handling a first offender. Several
months ago, Carl Naslund, Il young
man who had been residing in the
Black Hills for some years, forged
a number of checks in Piedmont and
Deadwood. He was arrested, pleaded
guilty and us an experiment, Judge
Rice turned him loose on his own
recosnizance under certain restric-
lions which included abstainins from
liquor and going to work immediate-
ly. Naslund got the work the next
day but failed to stick to his job and
is now under arrest at Rapid City for
forging more checks. The local auth
critics will send for him and he will
have to serve his suspended sent
ence of one year at Sioux Falls III
the state penitcntiary.
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VIII be up for hearing Monday o,
next week. The report is devoted
largely to figures, and shows that the
high cost OF living, or cost OF hie,l
living has been in evidence in botn
state and county affairs of the state.
The state record going back to 1906,
a year often mentioned, shows that
the state expenditures OF the general
fund have increased from $S19,64S
to S1,IO5,21 while the county OK
nenditures for the same time show
an increase from S~S.144,S49, up to
L 5,l17,5S3. which indicates that
there has been a general increase OF
public expenditures all alone the line
since that time.
NEW CORPORATIONS.
Pierre, S. D.-Articles of incorpor-
alton were filed today for the Big
Stone Light and Power Mt
Big Stone City, With Il capital of S25,-
600. lncorporators, ]. ID. Aldrich, 4.
e. Lutz, Fec IL. Clark and others.
For the Grestol Disinfectant comp.
any at Sioux Falls with a capital of
$4,000. lncorporators. w. G. Hath
away. c. f. Lindquist, Sioux Falls;
&. j. Hammer, Marion.
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LUGG ENTERS
SUPT. CONTEST
HUTCHINSON COUNTY SCPERlN,
PENDENT TO OPPOSE LAM
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PLACED ON CAMPAIGN
WORK.

Pierre, S. D.-That "clothiug" i
a legitimate election expense. unde
the new primary act is shown by TIA,
provisions OF section 1872 of that act
winch also requires candidates undo
the law 10 take receipts for expendi
lures, the act being: THE eNpens,
Oh amy can -ldate at any primar,
shali De limited TO payment for food
"lo'nlhS, lodging. transportation
puhllc speaking. printing, hail rent
Office rent, clerk hire, stationary an,
postage, and candidates must keen a,
iteillzed account of all such cam
palSn expenses and to whom paid an(
lille a verified itemized statemcn,
thereof in the office OF the secretar,
OF state OF county auditor as the ca.
may require; but no candidate OF
committee or organization shall bc
allowed to pay amy moneys or other
consideration for transporting voters
20 or from the polling places at pri.
mary elections"
section lo4 makss it a misdemean-
or to fail to comply with any of It's
provisions With IA penalty OF a fine o,
enc hundred dollars or thirty DAYS
IN Jail. Chapter 203, laws OF 1912,
Tue corrupt practices act, also rcquir-
e5 statements OF expenses incurred
At any election and limits the ev-
pendltures OF amy candidate at the gen
efal election to Ii half of one wears
salary, with forfeiture of the office
as Il penalty for violation, with the
saving clause that any candidate may
eXpend Il hundred dollars even
though that is more than half of one
years salary.
Section l55 OF the primary act
would look as ii it would be hard for
a campai2n committee TO get along,
as it provides; Any person. corpor-
alton, or association, or organization
which or who, shall with money. or
amy other consideration, procure or
counse another to vote for or against
amy principles OF candidates at pri-
mary elections, or who attempts to
do so shall be guilty of a felony. and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
in a sum not to exceed $4,000 or by
Imprisonment in the penitentiary not
to exceed five years. or both, at the
discretion of the court
h latest candidates to get into
the open are Frank NJ. Rood of Philip
asking for the majority committee
endorsement for secretary OF state,
and c. Ill. LuGS of Hutchinson county
asking for the majority endorsement
for superintendent of instruction, in
opposition to G.. G.. Lawrence, in his
third term aspiration.
p. j. Tscharner speaker of the
house is down from Lennon and ju
regard to his candidacy for congress
from the Third district Is non-com-
initial, but the people of the north
part OF the district are pushing mis-
campaign.
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State of South Dakota, County Oh
Dawson. SIS.
In Circuit Count, Fourth judicial
Circuit.
Minnie Bingham Smith, plaintiff,
VS.. Edward A. Smith, defendant.
The state of South Dakota sends
greeting: To the above named de-
PENDANT: You are hereby summoned
and required to answer the complaint
OF the plaintiff in the above entitled
action, a copy of which complaint is
hereto attached and herewith served
on you, and to serve a copy of your
answer to said complaint on the sub
scribers a: their office Oh Main street
in .litchell. Dawson county, South
Dakota, within thirty days from the
date of the service of this summons
on you. exclusive OF the day of such
service, and if you fail to answer said
complaint within the time aforesaid,
the plaintiff will apply to the court
for the relief demanded in the COM
plant.
Dated at Mitchell. South Dakota,
this 14th day of March, 1913.
SPANGLER & HANEY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
To the above named defendants:
You are hereby notified that the com.
PLANT in the above entitled action
was filed in the office of the clerk
of the circuit court in and for Davi-
son county, South Dakota, on the
18th day of Nov. 1918.
SPANGLER & HANEY.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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FAMOUS STAGE
LINE ESTABLISHED AGAIN

Pierre, S. D.-The people along
the high way from Laurel to Forest
City are asking that the old time
mail line direct from Forest City 10
Pierre be re-established, In the days
of early settlement this line was Of
enough Importance to boast of its
Concord coaches with driver and mes
senger who handled the express ami
mail for up river points as far as La
Beau But with the construction Of
railway lines the route was cut down
until what is left OF it is now opera.-
ing with a small outfit between
Pierre and Laurel, with a gap be
tween that place and Forest City, be-
cause of which the residents are pc
titioning for restoration of service.
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STATE BASKET BALL
TOURNEY FOR HURON

Huron, S. D.-The annual South
Dakota High School Basket Ball
tournament viii be held in Huron on
March 20th and 21st. 1914, and will
be conducted on the same plan as the
tournaments OF the last two years.
This viii be the third annual tour
nament, and the date set seems to be
me il @ satisfactory TO the high
schools, lnasmuch as it gives them
all AN opportunity TO play out their
lull schedules and make this their
final effort of the season. At the first
tournament. ten teams registered and
eight entered the contest. Last year,
eighteen teams registered. but on ac-
count OF sn%owbound trains only IL
finally entered. Judging by reports
from various parts of the state. Il
nnoh larger number will enter this
year.
A silver loving cup, twenty inches
in height, is Offered to the team that
will first have o three annual con-
tests. Besides the tournament cup, a
Tine annual cup is awarded to the
winner of the contest each year. Aber
lcen high school was the winner
.ast Year and lieGticlG won two a
tgo.
These contests are conducted I'M
der the auspices of Huron College
aad are managed directly by the ath-
.etic committee. The college pays all
necessary expenses of local entertain
ment for teams of eight men each
from all high schools whom the state
high school association has declared
eligible to enter. The state commit
tee decides on theeligibility of indiv-
idual players, as we'll as team eligi-
bility. in accordance with the rules
and repulatinnS of tho nSsnnin1ian
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DRAPER MAN ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF ARSON

i'resho, y. % evidence has come
20 ligA, within the past few days
which po:nts 10 ineendiary origin OF
the Draper fire last March in which
is baiioings were destroyed, leaving
Il number OF citizens almost penniless.
Investigation Ny OFFICIALS has led to
the arrest of j. III. Kennedy on the
charge OF arson.
Goods have been unearthed that
were reported by Kennedy as de-
stroyed by the fire. At the prelimin-
airy trial Kennedy waived examine
ton and was held TO Il circuit court
under 81 GOO bond.
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ISSl; total valuation, $7,946,435.
county levy, . mills; city levy, S
mills; school levy, So mills: total
levy. 17.9 mills; total appropriation,
~$SS,S17.50.
Huron-real estate values. S2.05S,-
141; personal property. ~$S4Q.572;
railroads and telephones, $~l,1l5,7oo:
total valuation, S5,oO9,413. county
levy. > mills; city levy, SIS mills:
school levy, SIS mills; total levy. 1876
mills; total appropriation. $77,906.
authorized estate values. So
9l9,S9o; personal property, SS31,-
065; railroad and telephones. SS47.-
3SS; total valuation, $~d.g3S.27S:
county levy, S.5 mills: city levy. So
mills; school levy, o. mills; total
levy, Isl mills: total appropriation
34,S3O.
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WATsONs HOLD
HOUSEWARMING
NEW HOME IN PROSPER TOWN.
SHIP SCENE OF HAPPY GATH.
ERINGS YESTERDAY.

In the summer of 1873, a youn!
homesteader in Prosper townshi,
was forced to ask for credit for 4;
side of bacon. in order that Ii;
might live while breaking a job y
llve acres OF land. His principal asser
was an indomitable faith in himsel.
and the future OF South Dakota.
yesterday afternoon and evening
IN one of the finest homes in Davisor
county. located in the center of 72C
acres OF the richest soil in South Da.
kota and surrounded by hosts OF
friends OF thirty years standing, M.
and MRS. George Watson celebrated
a house warming" that was royal in
its warmth and @cordiality. The al.
la1r was the sequel to the early Ell
forts Of the penniless young pioneer.
Three sturdy sons and a pair OF
Wihsome daughters, the multitude OF
friends who gathered to do Mr.. and
Mrs. Watson honor. as we'll as the
material evidences of prosperity, re-
presented a we'll rounded period
OF 50 years in Prosper township.
Through the early days of grasshop-
pers, drouth and billiards., they had
struggled and worked and yesterdays
house warming was a striking cou-
trast TO the vicissitudes of the years
gone by.
The guests which thronged the fine
new home through the hours OF the
afternoon and evening, represented
nearly all walks of life and were
from all parts of Dawson county.
Farmers with whom Mr.. Watson has
worked intimately for many years
and their wives, bankers from Mitch
ell, with whom he has consulted and
merchants with whom he traded, all
gathered to partake OF the bount-
eousncss under the h~ospitablc Watson
roof. 1t was almost like II big fam
lily reunion.
The "reminiscences exchanged, the
talks of the hardships of the years
gone by. formed the basis of the
1t vas of interest to note
the presence of Mayor A. E. Hitch
cock. who many years ago taught
school in Rockford, iowa. over
Watson and two OF his neishbors.
Fred c. Hoffman, and Byron Jones.
three school boys of forty years
lgo are now gray-haired men, who
to Dakota in 1879 and settled
Oh homesteads adjoining each other.
The new Watson home represents
the modern residence throughout. 1t
is of twelve rooms, finished in oak
downstairs and in yellow pine up
In the basement, the guests
found an electric plant TO
light the house and barns, a laundry
run by gasoline power and a NAM
moth vegetable cellar.
On the first floor We're found the
p%arlor, a living room with a ood
fire cracking in the CRATE, a sun
lit dining room and a kitchen and
pantry loaded with refreshments for
the many guests. Upstairs were five
bedrooms and a bathroom in glis :
ening white. A beautiful home thr-
oughout, n in which the Watson's,
may spend their declining years IN
and happiness.
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AMERICAN WIDOW is
ARRESTED IN N

London, England Mrs. Read
widow of the late Sheridan Pit Read
of New York. former American con
sui to TienTsin, China, was arrested
here, charged in Bow street police
court with obtaining credit at a Lon
don hotel on false p%retenses. The dc
PENDANT was remanded for a week I'M
der bond. Mrs. Read was arrested
Saturday and appealed TO the Ameri-
can embassy for assistance. She was
with her four children. She said her
late husband vas a relative of For
mer Secretary Of State Foster.
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BUDGET PLAN AT
ABERDEEN PLEASES
TOTAL ASSESSMENT OF 20 PER
CENT DURING YEAR ON SUB
SCRfI'TION AMOUNTING
TO S3S 900.

Aberdeen, S. D.-The subscribers
to the budget fund of the Aberdeen
commercial club held their annual
meeting and reelected the members
OF the committee to serve an addi-
tional term. Il slight change being
made. however. so that one third OF
the members serve for one year. one
third for two years and one-third for
three years. The members are: One
year term: Chas a. Howard, j. b,
Neeney, j.. h. Kelley, j. fl. Suite. j.
<. simmons: two-years. A. +. Mill
gan, III. c, Jewett, b. C. Lamont, II.
l.. Brown, X. j. Welsh; three-years
j. III. Jackson, Isaac Lincoln, II. III.
Angel, j. c. BaSsett, a. w. Camp
bell.
The report OF the committee show
ed that there we're 345 subscribers
to the budget fund. of whom 25S
were individuals and 50 We're firms.
These 343 subscribers subscribed
S37,150 to the fund. and in addition
$500 in cash was donated. A 20 per
cent assessment on the subscriptions
was made during the year, which
brought in $7,43O and the commit
tee had in addition the cash donation
OF $500. OF this sum, Il total of &c.
347.5S was expended, ana Il refund
of S~l,2S2.42 was made pro rata am
ong the subscribers to the fund. The
money was disbursed for salary OF
secretary and clerk, legislative ex-
penscs, postage. conventions, for an
for fossil research. in the
Bad Lands OF the Dakotas, for assist
ing in Il circulating library for the
country schools, for investigating the
brick proposition connected with The
new city hail building, an a%ppropria-
ton for the city band, and similar
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within the state all sho.s operating

within the state all shoif operating
receipts in eNcess of operating ev-
penses. In the CASE of the C. and n.
w, the company not only shows that
operating receipts were in excess of
operating expenses both on the Pier
re, Rapid City and North western
branch. but also on the Pierre and
Ft. Pierre Bride railway company,
but when it comes to the main lines
east of the Missouri which do a@ra.
larger and more profitable business
do either of the independent"
lines, they show an. immense deficit.
The showings of the different roads
is:
*tThe deficits shown by reports.)
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ON
COURT TRAIN
RUSSIAN DOWAGER EMPRESS
B.\RElN MISSES, ACCIDENT TO
TRAIN WAITING IN
STATION

Rostock, Me%cklenbers, Schwerin.
n mysterious explosion ON the
Russian court special today badly in.
1ured seven of the train crew. The
tram was standing at the station
here awaiting the arrical of Dowager
Empress Marie of Russia, from Cop
enhagen, who arrived Just Il few
minutes after the explosion. The
dowaser empress was enroute to s..
Petersburg for Christmas.
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ROOD CANDIDATE FOR
secretary OF STATE

Pierre, S. DRANK NJ. Rood OF
Philip has formally announced him
self as a candidate for the majority
committee selection to the position
of secretary OF state. Mr.. Rood is one
OF the old time Stanley county ranch
ers, who has gone into the mercantile
business at Philip, and has been q
member of the legislature. and is nov
a member OF The state brand commi..
sion.
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NoTICE TO CREDITORS.

ESTATE OF Mary c. Merriman, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un.
dersigned administrator of the estate
of Mary c. Merriman. deceased, 10
the creditors of and al! persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased
to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers. within -four months after
the first publication of this notice, ia
the said Lewis Merriman, admins
traitor. as his residence in Mitchell,
in the county of Dawson. S. d..
Dated, Dec. LIST, 1913.
LEWIS MERRIMAN,
Administrator of the estate ci
Mary c.. Merriman. deceased.
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MILWAUKEE FREIGHT
GOING BY PIERRE.

Pierre, S. D.-The Milwaukee line
is yet sending its freight to points
west OF the Missouri, around by this
city and back from Rapid City. And
since the shore ice prevents the ferry
from reaching the bank of the stream
at Chamberlain auto travellers in that
part of the state come here to get
across the river.