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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
GIVEN TIME TO
PUT IN CROPS
PRISONER NOT REQUIRED. TO BE-
GIN SERVING SENTENCE UN-
TIL FARM WORK is DONE.

Sioux Falls, S. D.-Having been
granted time to get his crop planted,
Thomas Davies, a Tripp, county
homesteader. has been lodged in the
Sious Falls penitentiary. to serve a
term for cattle "rustling", charged
with having been committed in Trip
county about two years ago. The
case is a somewhat unusual one. Fol
lowing his conviction in the state
circuit court, Davies took an appeal
to the state supreme court, which a
few weeks ago affirmed the convic-
ton of the lower court. Ordinarily
Davies woul have been lodged in the
penitentiary Immediately following
the action of the supreme court, but
in his case his application for time
to get his crops into the ground was
granted. Now that this work has
been completed and he has his farm
work in good condition. he presented
himself to- Sheriff Wood, and by. that
officer was lodged in the peniteni-
dry,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
JIM RIVER
MANDATES
THREE ROADS CUT OFF AND ON
ONE EVEN HORSES CANNOT
FORD APPROACHES TO
BRIDGES.

Due to heavy rains in the territory
along its course north of here the
James river has temporarily lost its
insignificanee and placidity and swell
led in size so that its surface is sew
eral feet higher than usual and its
waters have taken advantage of ev-
cry low place in the banks to spread
out over the surrounding territory.
Hundreds of Mitchell people were
out in automobiles and buggies yes
terday to view the spectacle.
This additionally quiet little river
of South Dakota is higher than it has
been for several years and accord
ing to latest reports, is still creeping
up on it's banks. The approaches
to the bridge on the road to, Tobin's
park are under water for about, a
hundred yards from the crossing, of.
fering an impossible barrier to au-
tomobiles but as yet being forded by
teams. A similar condition obtains
at the bridge on the road to Whites
mill; while at Gates, bridge three
miles north of. the city the depth
of the water forbids even cams.
Tobin's park is almost entirely. un-
WI WdICl. AhC COLldSGS,
are as yet in good condition, most of
them being built up, on piles. An
interesting sight yesterday. was that
of several people wading in the wa
ter-covered lowlands spearing fish.
On man with his family in a Ford
car attempted to reach the bridge
at the mill road. His car stopped be-
fore he had gone very far and he
had to be pulled out.
T. j. Morgans, secretary of the
commercial club. and j.. C. Lehman,
chairman. of the board of county
commissioners, We're out looking at
the roads this morning, and if the
highways become too bad to be
travelled over by teams and buggies,
they will grade them up. Prepare
lions r being made so that people
desiring to come to the races here
this week will not be hindered by
the bad roads.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
NOT LAW VIOLATION TO
TAKE FISH WITH HANDS

Belle Fourche, S. De-. A. Cade
of this place, was found not guilty
by the court and the charges against
him dismissed, when the action start
ed by a. fish warden named Edholm
was brought up for trial last Thurs
day. Cade was charged with illegal
fishing for the reason that he used
his hands in landing one of the larg-
est trout ever caught in this part Of,
the state, weighing IL pounds dress
ed and measuring 25 inches, After:
some three witnesses for the prpsecu.
ton were called and sworn. but be-
fore the completion of their testi-
mony, the suit was abruptly closed
by the dismissal of the action andtthe
discharge of the defendant.
The court found that Cade was
flshing with an ordinary rod and
trout-line with one hook, and that he
had made use of no illegal device
whatever, and that the bringing Of
such a suit was absurd.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
THREE COUNTIES
OUT OF STANLEY?
PROPOSED NOW TO TAKE COUN-
TIES OF JACKSON AND HAAK.
EN- OUT OF THE WEST
SIDE,

Pierre, s. D.-The counties of
jackson and HaalSen are promised
for the state If the people of Stanley
county can finally get together on a
three county division plan, Jackson
to be in the extreme southwest corner
with, Kadoka as the central town, and
Haaken county In the northwest sec
ton with Philip as the principal rail
way town. But it is not all smooth
sailing. The extreme northwest sec
ton with Milesville as a central point
wants a county complete in that sec
ton and is opposing the proposed
three county division. Midland which
happens to- lie near the line Of any
county which could be carved out,
and which claims to have been slight
ed and ignored in the meetings of
arrangement. has started to throw d
monkey wrench into the machinery,
by a petition sfor county seat removal
in the one county of Stanley, in which
fills about the middle on east and
west measurement, and near the
south line.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
COMPANY NO. /
GIVEN PRIZE
AWARDS $4,000. FOR
BEST AVERABE ATTEND
ANCE AT FIRES AND
MEETINGS. 4..l

Hose CompanyeNo.. 1 was awarded
the $25 by the city council last9night,
for having the best average, attend
ancc at fires and meetings, of, all
companies in the entire fire depart
ment, for the past year, ending May
IL! This is an annual prize given by
the council. The fire department
made a remarkable record the past,
year. as the average of all the COM
panies was very high.
The fire department gives a prize
of $500 to the man who attends the
most fires and meetings during the
year. This time there are nine 1hen
in the department who tie for this
prize. They have not missed a single
fire or a meeting during the. twelve
months. These men are: Art Wright,
Henry Snow, Edward Schlimgen,
Frank GURUS, J.. A. Rogan, earl
Kraft, L.1Hy Johnson, Bert Newman, f,
Harry. Doyle.
henderson, the prize winning COM
pany are: II. Johnson, F. Jones, syC.f
kimble. r, Perry, NJ. Hanson, F. Gur7t
lus, j. A. Rogan, and Bert Gilbreath. 4
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
IS FOUND DEAD. N
BODY d MANGLED

Veblen. S. D.-The body of Geo.
LaCroix, horribly mangled. was found
lying beside the Tyler farm, near
here. The exact cause of his death
is unknown, as while. he was still
alive when found, but never, regained
consciousness, and died at A. o'clock
in the afternoon, LaCroix drove to
the farm of Mr.. Thomas. where the
latter gave him "a check for, a saddle
he had purchased, and he then left
for the farm of Ole Bergen, another
neighbor. He was not seen again UNI
til he "a found by the roadside, I'M
conscious. He had not been robbed,
for the check Thomas had given him
was still in his clothing, with con-
siderable money. The team ran on to
Borgen's farm and stopped and it is
assumed LaCroix, who was addict
ed to reckless driving, had been
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
HOUSE FIRED
BY SUMS RAYS
TRIP COUNTY FARMER LOSES
HIS HOME AND ALL ITS CON-
TENTS AS A RESULT.

Colome, s. D.-The suns rays
shining through a window glass and
being focused upon some matches ly-
ing on a table ignited the matches
and caused "A heavy loss to Mr.. and
Mrs. I. G. FELTON,, we'll known resid-
ents on a Trip county homestead.
Before the blaze was discovered by
one of the little girls of the house
hold it had gained great headway.
Mrs. FELTON, was in the yard when her
daughter gave the alarm. She rushed
to the scene with a bucket of water
but was unable to extinguish the fire.
In a few minutes the flames had
spread to all parts of, the building,
and the structure was completely de-
stroyed, together with all it's con-
tents, there not having been suffi-
cient time to save anything. The loss
is estimated at about $1,000. -
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
C%HILDREN's DAY EXERCISES
AT BELTS SCHOOL HOUSE
From Mondays Daily


An audience tha. taxed the ca
pacity of the spacious school house
at Belts gathered last evening to wit
ness the annual Children's day exer-
cises of the Beulah Center Sunday
school. The room was decorated with
a large American flag and a profus-
ion of peonies and wild flowers added
materially to its beauty. The program
was made up from al exercise furn-
ished by the American Sunday school
union entitled 1.-THE Builders" and
the songs and Rotations were rend-
cred in a manner worthy of the high
est praise. So we'll all'the parts
rendered that.it would be impossible
to single out any for special mention,
and the liberal applause by the audi
ence showed their hearty apprecia-
ton of the entertainment provided.
The special features of the service
We're the hoop drill by a number of
boys and girls who performed evolu-
tions in marching that seemed i'm
possible in the limited space at their
command, and a splendidly executed
violin solo by Mrs. Thune of Belts
who responded to a very hearty en-
core. -
Following the program and a
short address by the minister a gen.
erous offering was taken for the
work of the American Sunday School
union. 1t was late when the closing
song. "Blesst Be The Tie That Binds
was sung by the audience, but every
body seemed to be perfectly satis-
fled with the work of the evening,
and there were many. congratulations
extended to The officers of the school
who have labored faithfully to make
the program a success.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
MEN
ARE TO SPEAK
HITCHCOCK AND JONES ON PRO-
GRAM OF FIRST STATE OOUN.
TRY LIFE CONFERENCE
AT BROOKINGS.

Brookings, S. D.-All arrange
ments and details are completed for
the first South Dakota Country Life
Conference which will be held at the
State College on June 18 to 21 inclu-
siye. stt
DR.. G. L. Brown, acting president
of the college, states that this CON
ference SIS intended to cover those
important features of country life
which has thus far received very lit
tie attention. On Friday, we will dis
cuss rural cooperation; with address,
es by DR.. B. H: Hubbard of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin. On Saturday the
problem Of rural schools and church
es will receive especial attention. I
believe we have an unusually strong
list of speakers and that the confer
tence will bean inspiration to those
whose work is Concerned with coun-
try life problemse'
Among the South Dakotans who
are scheduled for addresses or papers
are Governor F.. M. Byrne, 1. d. AID
rich, editor Big Stone Headlight,
Hon. Al E. Hitchcock, Mitchell, J. T..
Belk, secretary South Dakota Grange,
r. E., Cone, banker, Huron, Prof. H.
/. Jones, MITCHELL, Judge Alva, e.
Taylor, Huron, Professors II. G.. Sol
berg and1C. C. Iipp,, Bookings, Supt.
G. G. Lawrence, Pierre, Regent T. w.
Dwight, Sioux Falls, Supt. c. G. st.
John, Deuel. county, Supt Dilla VIM
pie. Lincoln county.
The special speakers from other
states are Dr.. B. H. Hubbard; Wiscon-
sin, Mrs. Hattie Moore Mitchell,
Drake university, Pres. ]. A. Aas-
gard; Coneordia college, Minnesota,
Il. w. Murphy, president West Cent
raj Development association, Mime
sofa. and Rev Richmond A. Smith,
Cedar Rapids Iowa.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
SPEEDERS O
AUTO RACES
WINNER OF 1912 ELGIN ROAD
RACE TO BE ONE OF THE
CONTESTANTS IN MITCHELL
NEXT WEEK.

bud" Jones, the wirey little
driver, who won the 1912 Elgin road
race on the Elgin speedway, will
steer the big National Number 5,
from Indianapolis, at the Mitchell
speedway in the races scheduled for
June II and 18. 1t is entered by
w. II. c Harr. of Waterloo, Ia.
Another famous car that will COM
pete for the purses in the big race
events, is Mercer car, Number II,
from Waseca, Mimi, entered by F..
j. Lewis. This car is said to be one
of the fastest half mile track cars
in the m%iddle-west. 1t, will be
driven by H.. A. Walker.
A a that has been attracting
considerable attention in Mitchell is
the yellow Ford, to be driven by Glen
Gilbert of this city. Another Ford,
known as the Ford Bullet" will
enter the races, with NJ. P. Fugle of
Mitchell as driver. All the above
cars are, in the local garages of, the
city, and frequent try-outs. are be-
ing made on the speedway. at Hitch
cock Park.
Other entries are: an e. M. F.,
from Parkston with "Dare Devil'
Morley as driver; A Ford special,
from Albert Lea, Mimi, driven by
Sig. Hagdell; aC9 lie car from Rapid
City, driver R.. G. HoRom; another
b. NJ. F. from Sioux City, Markarll,
driver.
Other cars are expected to enter
within a few days. one being the
Buick Bear Cat" from Kansas City
with wv Ii Tlrr~, ,r Ju1. AZ
II. A. Walker, N of the promot-
ers of the races, says that automo-
bile fans of Mitchell will have the
opportunity to see some OF. the fast
est racing on any half-mile course in
the country. The track has been
put in excellent condition.
Each a will be given three trials
the day before the aces. From
these tryouts, the highest average of
six Of the Ire will be taken, for
each event. as only six cars will be
allowed on the track at one time.
While the exact. number of names
of those to enter the motorcycle
events is not yet known, Mr.. Walker
stated that he was sure that some Of
the fastest cycles in the country
would be listed within the next few
days. Several famous drivers have
signified their intention of entering.
Trophies and cash prizes to the
amount Of SLIGO will be given in
these automobile and motorcycle
races.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
BELVIDERE WOMAN DIES.
WHILE ON BOARD TRAIN

Kennebec. S. D.-Dying suddenly
on a Milwaukee railroad train as she
had commenced, the journey to her
old home in Pennsylvania, where she
had expected to spend her remaining
years, was; the. fate ,of Mrs. NJ. Shook
of Belvidere, where herself and hus.j
band had been prominent for years.
Herself and husband and. other rela-,
'tlves had taken the train for the.
journey to Pennsylvania, but just as
the train was leaving Okaton she.
suddenly was taken ill and died in
a short time as the train was whirl-
ing her and her party over the
prairie. The body of the unfortun-
ate woman was taken from the train
here, and after being embalmed was
shipped from here to the old home in
Pennsylvania, the husband and other
relatives accompany it.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
DOING BETTER BETTER A.
.TdANgTHEiE SWEET CLOVER

P,ftfre, SID me ranthers In the
western part OF the state who are
expersmenttnS with sweet clover this
year, claim that 1t is not doing DIS
we'll ass.iss thegalfAlfai they. are trying
out for the first time. The sweet
clover does not apparently take as
kindly to the. ces Of rainfall which
is boosting the alfalfa and all other
crops In the west half of the state.
The clover advocates say that 1t is a.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
RAISE CORN
IN WALWORTH
CHAMPION WRESTLER TURNER
SAYS FARMERS THERE AV-
ERAGE 100 ACRES EACH.

George w. Turner of Selby, S. D.,
the champion wrestler if South Da-
kota, according t. the statements of
DR.. M. w Myler, was being enter
tanned II SHOWN about the city this
forenoon by DR.. Myler, an old time
friend. Mr.. Turner is On his way
to Parkston, S. D., where he will
compete in a wrestling match this
evening. While Mr.. Turner is a
professional wrestler and enjoys a tilt
IN the mat now and then, his real
occupation is that of a Walworth
county farmer.
Mr.. Turner reports that he as we'll
as many other farmers in that sec
ton of the state are each raising
about 100 acres of corn, as we'll as,
other crops in general. The condi-
tions for a bumper crop for this year
are very promising. He was very
much Impressed with Mitchell, and
remarked that it must be a fine lit
tie city to live in.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
AND SON ARE
KILLED BY

Huron, S: D.-George Freeman
and son Lee were instantly killed by
a bolt of lightning while working
i~ngaffieldton their farmsnear Messing
ton, SD. MI. Freeman was former
" Of Hitchcock, only recently going
Q Washington to- live on his farm
there. He and his sonewere alone in
the field and. were found by Mrs.
Freeman, who, together with one
young child, survives them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
ACID, BoTTL E A
IS SERIOUSLY BURNED

Worthwhile, S. D.-As the result of
"toting" an s-ounce bottle of car
bolic acid while horse back riding,
George Batteen, a we'll known Sphinx
county man, was seriously burned. He
carried the bottle of acid in his hip
pocket. The horse he was riding was
a vicious one and during a spell OF
plunging It jolted him from the sad
die, breaking-thes bottle of carbolic
acid. He was badly burned by the
liquid that he had to be taken to a
hospital.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
CANDIDATE q
SCHOOL BOARD
w. s. HILL ONLY ONE no BE VOT.
y ED ON TOMORROW-MRS.
WIDER Is NOT CANDt-
DATE. s@

Considerable interest was. aroused
today in the city school election of
tomorrow. 1t has been known for
some time that w. s.. Hill, who is
now a member,o Of the board would be
a candidate. His petition, which was
circulated by some of his friends.
with the clerk of the board. 1t was
reported today that Mrs. Martin G..
Wider was to be an opposing candi-
date. Mrs. Wider stated that she had
been urged, on the pare of some of
the club women ofthe city, tosbecome
a candidate fors the place. A petition
was circulated, but when it was
known nothing of an opposing candi-
for reelection, the petition was with
drawn. Mrs. Wider told The Repub-
iican today that she is not a candi-
date.
Mr.. Hill stated today that he had
known nothing of an OPPOSING candi-
date until the report reached him
within the lastiday or SO.
There has been little ground for
the report of a new candidate on the
eve of the election, inasmuch as the
signed petitions of the candidates are
required by law toSbe filed with the
clerk of the board not later than the
first day of June.
Mr.. Hill has been a member of the
present board of education for the
past three years. w. s. Smith is also
a candidate for treasurer Of the board
which office he has held for three
years.
The polling places for tomorrow's
election are: First ward. Dakota I'm
plements hepse; second ward, hose
house, Thrill ward, court house;
fourth ward. city hall.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
NJ BUYS BAR

Kimball. s. D.-Edwarda Parmley
of Chamberlain who formerly oper-
ated a mail route out of that city
has just consumated a deal for the
big livery barn and feed stable
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
BUTTE QUIET TODAY
AFTER LAWEEssNESs

Butte, Mont.-With Governor
Stewart here conducting n investi-
cation into the lawlessness of the
last two days, all the local authorities
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18

are making every effort to restore
calm in the ranks of Butte's 5000
miners and the city is comparatively
quiet. Men are at work in all the
mines. In the Speculation, n of
the largest mines, ninety per cent
of the day shift is reported at work.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18

better dry weather crop than alfalfa,
which vii stand a great deal Of dry
weather itself, an6 that on the show
down the clover. will yindicate any
claims they, have made for 1t as a
dry weather forage crop.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18

IL 80 - ,~--- 800 80 rff
thrown from the wagon and dragged
for a considerable distance. He was
of French and Indian descent, and
had no relatives in this section of the
state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
p DANISH HOUSE

4tr 10 DlSSOlIyfND
Copenhagen Denmark.-The Up
per house of the Danish parliament
was dissolved today by order of King
Christian. Twelve members appoint
ed by the king are not included in
the decree, which affects only the
fffty-fuur elected members. Lower
house was prorogued until after the
elections of the upper house.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18

owned by VIM. Richards, Mr.. Rich
ards taking in part exchange some
excellent land in Hand county. The
deal was made sbyeCol. Chas. E. San
ders. Brule county's cattle king.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-18
STATE OWNS
$~75,ooo;00o 90
SOUTH DAKOTA BUILDINGS AND
LANDS ARE SO VALUED IN RE-
PORT MADE BY THE U. $.
GOVERNMENT.

Pierre. S.. D.-Tne state statistical
department having been called upon
by the government census bureau to
give a statement of the value of the
public properties owned by the state
of South Dakota as shown by the
records, for a government report, has
prepared the following table for that
purpose:
State Capitol 1913 94O,s72.5S
University, State Col
lege, School of Min
es, and Normal
Schools ......... 1~,427,9s6.64
Penitentiary 81 train
Ing school ....... zoe, 22S.00
Insane asylum, School,
Tor Blind, Deaf and
Feeble Minded . %S64,715.71
sciiool Funds invested 10,342,348.3S
Endowment fund in
vested ......... 776,33s.14
School lands unsold,
2,394,0S2 acres +. AZ, S61,653.GO
Endowment Lands
unsold, 606,1235 ac-
res ............ 12,162,466.40
Cash In treasury $50. 5%01,7O7.4O
.$75,1Os,5l6.s0
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-01
Nevada History
In Grand Pageant

Preparations for the grand pageant
of Nevada history on Mackay field
Tomorrow evening at 7:30 O'Clock,
have now approached completion
and it is promised that the pageant
will surpass in completeness, authan-
ticity and beauty any spectacle be-
fore presented in Nevada.
Tickets for the exhibition will be
placed on sale at the Overland, Gold
en- and Riverside hotels and at Dali
ton, Clifford and Wilson'S Cams
drug stores. The charge for admit
tance has bsen placed at Is cents,
which will barely cover the actual
Iexpense of presentation, costuming,
etc. Chrildren six years and under,
accompanied by parents, will be adj
United free.
Miss Wier announced last night
that as a special concession Captain
II. J. Gosse had consented to act the
part of Hank Monk, the stage driver
who drove Horace Greeley out from
Carson on notable ride
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-01
More Consolidation
at GOldfield

AS a direct result of the ore dis
coveries recently made on the 500
loot lqvel of the property OF the
Silver Pick Consolidated Mines COM
pany, negotiations are under way for
the consolidation of the Lou Dillon
Goldheld Mining company and the
Silver Pick Extension Mining COM
pany, originally promoted in the
boom days of Goldheld by the de-
funct Sullivan Trust company, and
the recovery of the ground formerly
owned by the two corporations, an
option for sixty days having been
obtained from the present owners.
The negotiations are being han
died by Herman Zadig of San Fran
cisco, president of the Silver Pick
Consolidated Mines company, as
well as the Lou Dillon and Silver
Pick Extension Consolidated Mines
ompany.-Tribune.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-01
ROOSEVELT MAKES LONG SPEECH
AGAINST ADVICE OF PHYSICIAN

parties, which he said would happen
unless the people entrusted the pow
Ter to the Progressive party.
The former presidents speech was
regarded by Progressive leaders as
an indication of the line of attack
which the party would follow in this
years campaign. 1t was all uncom-
promising speech He appealed 10
Republicans to support Progress
sive ticket, but suggested no dealing
with the Republican party. He at
tackled Senator Penrose unsparingly
Let him go in sackcloth and ash.
he said, because it was owing 10
him and his associates that the Dem
ocratic party now has power to do
wrong. No more scandalous appeal
could be mVde than to return him to
power to right wrongs for which lie
is primarily responsible"
The Wilson administration pol
icies, Colonel Roosevelt said. were
responsible for backward business
and unemployment. No progress had
been made, he said, toward solution
of the trust question. and on this
point he went into what he said later
was the most comprehensive state
ment of his position he had ever
made.