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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-12-25

we're covered with blood and every
thing points to the fact that he WAS re-
sponsible for the crime.
After bearing the evidence IN which
the revolver, cartridges and the lady'e
budoir cap with bullet in it we're
introduced and some of the other de-
tails of the shooting made known, the
jury returned the following verdict:
estate of South Dakota, county OF
Fall River, SIS: In the matter of the
inquest OF Elda German, deceased, YER.
dict Of ooroner's jury. We, the jury,
duly and legally empanelled and sworn
to act In the Inquest over the body of
Elda German, deceased, find that the
deceased came to her death by means
Of bullet wound inflicted by one Joe
Horman: Signed: O. A. Doolittle, H.
w. Ard, T. Burohel."
Should German recover from the
self inflicted wound, he will be held on
q charge of murder. From letters
found on the person Of German it was
learned that they we're former resi-
dents Of Rossville, Georgia, and rel
atives there have been notified.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-12-25
A LEADING QUESTION
Does Partnership With Vice Pay? Nj
Citizen Its Up to You

Does Partnership With Vice Pay1 Mr.
Citizen Its Up to You
The following resolution and COM
ment is taken from the Hot Springs
Weekly Star, issue Of May Sth. 1914
This pertains to the May 4th. 1914
meeting Of the city council at which
time action be the new council and the
mayor was taken in the matter Of
houses of i'll repute. Following is the
resolution referred to, with the intro
duction:
"a matter of unusual interest was
that of q resolution which was read BY
Mrs. DR.. O. B. Clark. Mrs. CLARK Was
one of q committee of number of wo-
men aud presented in her usual enter
tanning and forceful manner ths follow
ing resolution: Copy furnished by Mrs.
Olark)
Resolution
WHEREAS: It has come TO our
knowledge that there ia, at least, one
house Of ill-repute In Hot Syringe, and
WHEREAS: We believe that the OK.
istance of such place In our town
! apparently with the consent of The
city government, and matter of CON-
mon talk, 10 subversive of our public
morals and q deadly danger to tn.
physical and spiritual health of oul
community,
RESOLVED: That We. women o
Hot Springs. do hereby put ourselve
on record ss earnestly protesting
against the tolerstion Of any immora
resorts and that We respectfully re
ouest the City Council to use its powe
to sbste this evil and purify our city.
u Supported BY vote OF 500 womo
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-12-25
NICHOLS PROPERTY Is TO BE
PURCHASED
DEAL TO BE CLOSED SOON
PRESBYTERIAN BOARD HAS Accepted
DR.. NICHOLS Offer TO:.BUY
HIS SANITARIUM

A special meeting OF the board Of
trustees of the Presbyterian Sanitarium
and Hospital was called Tuesday, De.
cember 22nd and met in the Conner
cial CLUB rooms.
This meeting was called to consider
q proposition from DR.. Perry Nichols
of this city to purchase his building.
We have previously stated that DR..
Nichols is leaving Hot Springs in order
to centralize his work in one institution
in Savannah, Missouri.
DR.. Nichols proposition was so ex-
ceedingly generous that the board felt
justified In changing the original plan
and accepted his offer, from the fact of
it being at approximately half of its
original cost and was accepted. The
executive committee was empowered
to consumate the DEAL
The manager, Rev. Dwight D. Tall
man will begin financial campaign at
once with view to opening the Ssni-
tarium in the spring.
The work done on the other plan
proposed by the Presbyterisns has In
no way been lost as the ground has
been prepared thereby. ALI work Of or.
ganizstion has been we'll done, the cor.
poration is intact and in q position to
consider and accept this proposition
and go to work on it.
Mr.. Tallman has worked away
quietly for the last three years and this
offer he feels opens quicker and
easier way to get the Ssnitsrium es-
tsblished than to stay by the old
plan.
1t will be necessary to make few
changes adding come equipment. It
is planned to add new equipment from
time to time adopting the best methods
Of sanitarium treatment.
This institution will in no way ccn.
fliot With the institutions now here but
will create q new interest among . new
and entirely different class of people.
The Sanitarium cause was presented
at the general assembly Of the Presby-
terian church at Chicago, Illinois, with
the result that the permanent board
Of ministerial relief located at Phili-
delphis, took action, heartily endorsing
the effort
The form of organic .tion will remain
the same, the ssnitsrium being COD
trolled by board of trustees selected
from ten cities in the states of South
Dakota and Nebraska.
Dr.. Calvin Il. French. formerly ot
Huron College, now of the college
board, with supervision Of all of the
Presbyterian colleges of the United
States. will remain on the board.
DR.. French was in Pennsylvania q,
the time of the meeting but sent wore
heartily approving the change Of plan
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-12-25
SOUTHERN DISTRICT SCENE OF
TRAGEDY
ELDA CORMAN MURDERED
JOE C0RMAN, WOMAN'S HUSBAND.
IN HOSPITAL IN VERY CRITICAL
CONDITION

One of the worst tragedies in the
history of the city was enacted Tues
day evening when Joe German, q pro.
fesslonsl pugilist, recent arrival here
from Louisiana. shot and killed his
wife, Elda German, and then ATTEMPT
cd to end his own life at what is known
as the "white house" in the southern
portion OF the city. The body of the
dead womsp was taken to the morpue
and the man taken to the hospital
where at this time he has better than
an even chance to recover.
AT the inquest held at the CITY hall
Wednesday afternoon tho following
facts regarding the shooting were
brought out by witnesses summoned
oy the state. The witnesses were
Chief of Police George MoCrscken,
lsadore Sohell, Frank Anstette. Night
Watch George Brown, Mrs.
) b n n, William Schwab. Drs.
Geyerman and Wheeler. The iurv
was composed of G. A. Doolittle. H, w
Ard, and #. Burohel.
1t seems that Mrs. German came
here from Edgemont about the 2lst of
November and leased or bought the
white house." About that time sha
wired Joe German at some point in
i-onisinia to come here and spend the
holidays. He arrived few days ago.
Tuesday afternoon parties who were
there stated that she was drinking
heavily and that frequent quarrels
arose. About supper time DR.. Jen-
nings was summoned sitter being told
that the woman had taken poison but
upon examination be found that such
was not the case. Mrs. Johnston, who
was cooking there, then tells that after
the doctor left both the man and
woman again resumed their drinking
and quarreling and finally German
ordered Mrs. Johnston from the house.
AS she was leaving the kitchen she
heard number of shots and realized
that something serious was happening
she fled down the road. Meeting some
men she asked them to inform the
police which they did
Chief of Police McOracken. Night
Watch George Brown and Sheriff Clark
with number Of others about town
were soon at the scene of the TRAGEDY,
On entering one of the rooms they
found the woman breathing her last on
the floor with bullet wound penetrat.
ing her head from her right eye. The
man was lying on the bed with a bullet
wound In his head but while they were
removing the body of the woman be
came to himself and asked for some.
thing to smoke. The woman was taken
to the morgue and the man to the hos
pital. Numerous bullet holes were
found in the walls showing that fight
had been In progress. The mans hands
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-12-25
Read Details

How to enter the campaign and get
one or more of these big prizes. There
is no speed limit in this campaign. Get
busy today and send in your name to
this paper and get the book of instruct.
ions and rules. Listen, you can be a
winner twice. You can win trip to
the Panama-Paoidc Exposition and
then if you are one of the three highest
In the state at large you will be given
one of tina large touring cars. This is
the best chanoa you have ever had to
earn so many grand prizes. Two a.
once? Yes double header. The Hot
Springs Star now offers you the oppor-
tunity to carry off the touring oar
along with the trip and other prizes to
be announced later by putting in few
weeks work. This campaign will only
run few weeks. and you may reslize
your life long dream. SO don't hesj.
tate, 60 ahead ana take sdvantabe OF
this generous opportunity placed oe-
fore you.
IL This Your Auto? Is This Your Trip:
How about it, is this your touring
car, is this your trip to the Panama
Pacific Exposition? Are you going tc
take advantage of this real opportun-
ity you nov have presented to you anc
get to see Sau Francisco aud .he Elk
position and also have an Mutomobil,
all your owe? That is the oily question
for you to decide Do you wish 10 hav,
an automooiie ali OF yonr own or dt
you van; 10 ride wheu your f1iend
Civ: you 80 oapor:;i.i The 10
Springs St.r gives you the nppnrtun
ity - Rrati+- INA. dearest wis., O
yours and have I'll snt, all yonr OWL
The Campaign Will BE Decided
The Campaign will Ue dec,nsd o.
points Issued on money collected o.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-12-25
ANNOUNCE DEPUTIES

Brief Clerk Only Old Timer to Stay in At
torne. General caldwell's Office
Pierre, 8. D., December 1S-The
newly elected state auditor, j. E..
Handlin, Of Sturgis, announces that
his deputy will be ]. l. O'Donnell, who
Is tinfshing term ss county auditor
of Sully county. Most of the present
attaches in the auditors Office will re-
main under the new official.
In the attorney generals office sew.
eral changes occur. P. w. Daugherty,
who leaves to become member Of the
railroad commission. will be succeeded
by o. q. Sweet, of Rapid City; Byron
E. Payne. of Pierre. will be named to
succeed Harry O'Brian, of Highmore,
who has been with Royal johnson;
Forest Auldredge, present brief clerk,
will be part Of the new force.
The superintendent of public instruc-
tion. o. 81. Lusg, has chosen @. T. King
as his deputy, to succeed o. O. Young,
who was with Superintendent Law
renee. Mr.. Kings home is in Brook.
ings.
The office Of secretary of state, un-
der the new official, Frank Rood, will
remain practically the same, ]. T. Mel
son remaining as chief deputy. The
governor office, land commissioner
and treasurer, are second term Offices
and will remain as now organized.
The political complexion of the
legilature, as shown by careful can.
vass, indicates that Of the eighty.four
republicans in the house, sixty.one are
of the majority faction. and twenty
one of the minority faction, and two
arr unknown here as to political pref
erence. There are nineteen democrats,
which make up the total of one hund-
red-three honse members.
In the senate, of the thirty.four re-
publtcsns, twenty-three are majority
faction. ten minority faction, and the
preference of one is unknown. There
are eleven democrats, making up the
total Of forty-f]ve members,
This gives grand totals Of eighty.four
majority republicans, thirty one min
ority republican, three republicans un-
known, and thirty democrats, out OF
the entire legislative total of l48 mem
bers.
The Rebekah lodge of the city will
give dance on the evening of Decem-
Der 3lth. Further particulars will be
announced next week.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-12-25
LADIES OVER ENTIRE COUNTY
NOW ENTERED
A TRIP TO EXPOSITION
By PANAMA. PACIFIC EXPOSITION
COMMISSION and STAR WILL Be
One OF THE PRIZES

For the first time list of the ladies
who have been nominated by their
friends to win one Of the prizes that
ts being offered by the Panamu-Pacitio
Commission of South Dakota and the
Star is published below Each lady
has chance with little hustliug to
win one of three big automobiles and
some one Of the contestants is sure of
trip free OF all charge to the Panama.
Pacific Exposition at San Francisco
the coming year. Full particulars re-
garding the contest will be found in
this column Of the paper The
contestants are scattered over the en-
tire county and without doubt many
more will be entered before another
week. As large number is bound to
be entered for the contest a small
amount of work together with your
friends help will land the trip. Read
the rules governing the contest and
enter the race while it is still young.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-12-25
BROKEN Off SHORT

The surgeon knows how to get inside
information.
It takes a woman to point out the
faults ol other women.
lime ISN'T always money TO the chap
who does credit business.
There may be germs in kisses, but
every g,rl thinks she is immune.
A nan who doesn't exaagersts $
..c.le l. se:a -. ar interesting .e'ke-.
When young ma" telis a girl that
ne'ii love her forever. no doubt he te-
ileves it.
When n mau boasts ~ being SLOW
but sure, We are at least sure about the
slow psrtl
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-12-25

The Rebekah lodge of the city will
give dance on the evening of Decem-
Der 3lth. Further particulars will be
announced next week.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-12-25

Two heads are better than one-in ,
kissing match.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-22
SMOOTH PRISONER
NEARLY MAKES ESCAPE
FROM COUNTY JAIL.

James Mack, the man who was ar
rested some time ago for check for
gerry, who has confined in the county
Jail for some weeks, and who was
taken to Carson Thursday by Sheriff
Randall to serve sentence in the pen
itentiary, is a pretty smooth article,
and evidently not a new hand at
crooked business. During the trial of
Rehfeldt on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week, Mack was
given the freedom of the corridor in
the Jail, and came pretty near making
his escape. In some manner he had
secured a short piece of file and
with it made a saw out of a spoon
handle and another saw out of a piece
of tin tobacco box. With these he
sawed piece of the Dashboard in the
corridor out. He then broke a fiat
piece of steel off the toilet tank and
made a chisel out of it. With this he
had worked out the mortar between
the bricks i'll the wall and was within
one tier of brick of freedom. He was
sentenced Wednesday and the Sheriff
took him to Carson Thursday. No
body knew anything about his work
until Deputy Sheriff Ambrose found
the break, after Mack had been taken
away The tools above spoken of
were also found in his cell, as was
also bottle of water and bucketful
of grub which he had saved out of
his meals The saving of the base
board had been so fine that it was
hardly noticeable, and the board was
put in place whenever any of the Off
GERS appeared. The bricks had been
taken out whole and the mortar dis
posed of in drain pipe and the bricks
replaced loose The work probably
took some time and he was not able
to complete the job before he was
taken to the penitentiary. Mack
wore beard of several weeks growth
and had made of small piece of steel
4 razor with which to shave himself
after getting away, which would have
helped as a disguise. He is probably
an old hand at this kind of business,
and had it been discovered that he
was making this effort to get away the
Court would doubtless not have been
so lenient with him.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-22
GUILD-CARROLL.

Clark Guild County Recorder and
Auditor returned from somewhere
last Monday morning, bringing with
a bride, as we intimated he would last
week. Mr.. Guild and Miss Virginia
Carroll were united in marriage in
Virginia City last Sunday afternoon
by Judge Langan. The bride is Yer
ington production and one of the most
charming young girls. who ever grew
to womanh00d in this part of the
State, being both beautiful and ac-
complished Mr.. Guild has served
Lyon county as Auditor and Recorder
for a number of years, and has made
a careful, painstaking, economical and
accommodating official He has re
Gently been admitted to the bar and
altogether is one of Lyon county's ris-
ing Young men. Both the bride and
groom have hosts of friends in this
community who wish them the best OF
god luck in their new relationship,
and the Times joins in wishing them
a long and happy welded life. We'd
nesday night the charivari band was
abroad and made night hideous until
the grom furnished the wherewithal
to quench their fearful thirst.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-22
JUDGE WINTERS TRIES
TWO CRIMINAL CASES
IN DISTRICT COURT.

District Court was in session in
Yerington on Monday, Tuesday and
part of Wednesday this week, Judge
Winters presiding, and the following
business was lransacted:
In the case o: Herman ]. c. Reh-
feldt, charged with burglary, a jury
was secured to iry the case as follows
G. c. Johnstone, Chas G. Foster, A.
J. Johnston, G. c. McVicar, f. A.
Cassidy, ]. F. Ehrman, G. A. VIII
liams, c. F.. Wedertz, F.. A. Dickin-
son, c. X. Beaman, Louis Menke.
F. l.. Littell District Attorney VIII
lis prosecuted the case and defendant
was represented by J. A. Cutlery.
Rehfeldt, on or about May l3 broke
into a cabin owned by Walter Cow
dry in Daney Canyon, above Dayton,
and stole bed canvas, provisions,
etc. He was caught by Deputy Sher-
iff Thompson few days later over
near Waskoe Lake. After number
IF witnesses had been examined the
arguments were made and the case
went to the jury about a o'clock Tues
day afternoon The jury remained
in session until after 2 o'clock that
night and then reported that they
could not agree. They were then dis
charged. The case will be tried again
1t is reported that the jury on its firsc
in session until after II o'clock that
and finally veered around to II to !
FOR acquittal.
In the case of James Mack, charged
with forging checks, using the name
of Hery Therein, defendant having
pleaded guilty was sentenced to serve
not more than thirty months nor less
wenty months in the Nevada State
penitentiary.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-22
BRIEF MINING NEWS OF The DISTRICT
FOR the PAST WEEK

Mining Situation-The mining stu
ton in the Yerington district seems to
be on very substantial footing.
While smelters and mines all over the
country are shutting down or curtail
ing production our smelter is treat
ing the usual tonnage OF ore. In fact
this institution is one of the import
ant industrial plants of western Ne
vada. 1t is not to be spoken OF as a
Democratic candidate for a State
Office did the other evening when he
inquired: "Where is this dinky smell
ter in this section of country This
man was from Reno, and Reno would
be mighty glad to have the smelter at
her door, for it is a business propo-
sition that is larger than anything
Reno now has or, probably, will ever
have. Here we point with pride to
"our" smelter and it won't buy any
candidate many votes to disparage
our enterprises, be he Republican or
Democrat. The Mason Valley Mines
Co.'S management in all departments,
is probably the most able to be found
in any mining and smelling center
in the country.
Mason Valley-Everything at the
Mason Valley mine is running in its
usual smooth way. The production
is up to the usual amount of ore. The
eastern section of the mine is showing
up wonderfully we'll as development
progresses and the amount of ore
being blocked out indicates a good
big production for long period OF
years.
Nevada Douglas-The large body
of ore recently uncovered in the Cast
ing Copper section of this property
is being developed as rapidly as pos
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-22
FOR ASSEMBLYMAN.

f. w. Simpson, of Smith Valley.
has an announcement in this issue as
a candidate for the Assembly from
Lyon county. Mr. Simpson is cne Of
the heavy taxpayers OF Lyon county
who is willing t. devote some of his
time to looking after legislation for
the benefit OF the county AS every
one knows, the Office Of Assemblyman
is a thankiess one and there is not
enough pay in it to cover expenses.
Too frequently, therefore, it has
been thrown as a sop to those
who have had little interest in
the affairs of their constituents,
and the result has been poor
legislation Mr.. Simpson is man of
affairs, large ranch owner and stock
man and has the ability to look after
the countys interests carefully. While
he has announced himself as an indie
pendent candidate, he is a Republi
can. This happened because his
friends did not prevail on him to seek
the position until it was too late to
come before the primaries. We are of
the opinion that Mr.. Simpson will
make strong. run for the Office, and
are confident that if elected he will
look we'll after Lyon county's in
forests
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-22
HAPPY MARRIAGE EVENT.

One of the outstanding events OF the
season took place at the beautiful
country home of Mrs. Louise McGow-
an on Sunday morning of this week
1t was the marriage OF her estimable
daughter, Frances, to DR.. Edwin s.
Scott. of Ft Bragg, California. The
ceremony was solemnized by Rev
Franl, Summers, pastor of the Meth
odist Church The happy event took
place about 30 After the cere
mony bountiful dinner was served
Only the immediate relatives of the
bride, the mother of the groom, and
a special friend of the groom, one
Mr.. Gallagher, of Fit Bragg, were
present to witness the ceremony After
dinner the bridal pair were taken to
Wabuska by Mr.. John MCGOWAN.
where they took the train for Reno
where they were to spend few days
before going to their future home, Fit
Bragg. Many beautiful and useful
presents were given to the bride. A
host of friends wish these estimable
young people long and prosperous
journey together.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-22

sible and is proving to be big thing
in high grade values. The Ludwig
section, under development, is look
ing better than ever and proving this
oldtimer to be the greatest producer
of high-grade in the State The rail
road spur to the site of the teaching
plant is completed as far as the grad
ing is concerned and ties and steel will
be laid as fast as men can do the
work. The actual construction of the
teaching plant proper will be pushed
to speedy completion. A large amount
of material is being brought in and
unloaded every day.
Blue Jay-Elbert and Summers,
leasers of this property, are pushing
the 300-foot tunnel ahead as fast as
possible. This tunnel will connect
with the deep shaft, and when com
pleted, will give them better facilities
for handling the output OF ore they
expect to extract While the work
Of driving the tunnel is going on a
hoist has been installed and ore is
being hoisted every day. This ore
contains excellent copper values and
shipments to the smelter will prob
ably begin next week.
Silverado-A M Wishart made a
trip up to the Silverado mine this
week He reports the ore shoot hold
ing out unusually we'll and quite q
quantity of ore is ready for shipment
again 1t will be shipped just as soon
as the smelter gives the word as to
what can be done with silver ore.
Leasers are working in all parts OF
the Yerington district and in spite OF
the depression in other parts of the
country, affairs here seem to be run
ming along very smoothly
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-22
FINE MAP.

This Office is indebted to Senator
Newlands for a new and up-to-date
map of Nevada, compiled from the
official records of the Land Office and
other sources under the direction of
l.. p Berthrong, chief of the draft
ing division. The map is the product
of the Department of the Interior,
whose engineers, topographists and
draughtsmen have been working on
it for the past two or three years, with
the result that it is undoubtedly the
best map of Nevada that has ever been
issued
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-22
MRS. HANK BLANCHARD DIES.

Mrs. Maria L. Blanchard passed
away in San Francisco on the 18th
inst. after an illness of several weeks.
The deceased was the widow of the
late Hank Blanchard, of Bodie Cal,
and was the mother of Leete NJ
Blanchard, of San Francisco, and the
late Van G.. Blanchard and sister of
Mrs. |. Requa. The deceased was a
native of Bangor, Maine Mrs Blanch-
ard was well known in Nevada where
she was a frequent visitor in years
gone by.