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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
COUNTY
AGENTS WORK
DOUBLES ACREAGE OF ALFALFA
AND ADDS A THIRD MORE
TO THE AMOUNT OF
CORN.

Aberdeen, S. Dbl. f. Patterson
of the South Dakota Better Farming
association of Aberdeen, estimates
that the acreage sown to alfalfa in
Brown county has been increased
during the past twelve months from
about 1000 acres to $500 acres.
During the same period, the acreage
planted to corn has increased from
$4,000 to $4,000 acres, and the po-
tato acreage has increased about
5000 acres. The association has de-
voted its efforts quite largely to in
ducing farmers to raise more live
stock, and Mr.. Patterson is very
much gratified over the showing al
ready made. 1t is estimated the
combined value of the new crops in
the county is $765,73O. OF course
this is not all new wealth, as the
land now in alfalfa or corn or po-
tatoes would have produced some
crop in any event, but the progress
made in diversified farming, and the
fact that the crops are paying we'll,
encourages the association and the
Aberdeen business men who are
backing it financially.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
LOOMS

LOOMS, S. D,-Dert Butler bought
he sixty acres of land adjoining
-conis on the south from Geo A.
1hGson for $100 per acre and Bert
'clson is going TO build a $1,000 resi-
ehce on it for Mr.. Butler at once.
w. l.. Driver has finished painting
in Clarh's house and barn.
MI. aad Mrs. Hal Darrows visit
! at the parental home in Mitchell
3turday and Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Boltman. and daugh-
I, Miss Zette Mae Boltmnn, and
m. Lyle Bo!tman. visited relatives
md friends the first OF the week
ere,
WIN Clark and wife, and Miss An
lie Morgan, attended the X. c. pic
it at Rushin Park Tuesday.
Corn in this locality is looking
inc and is good for from As to sc
bushels to the acre.
Mrs &C. Childs ana her mother
@Is. Cove, returned from a visit
n Nebraska not long since.
Everybody has cut their alfalfa
he third time already.
James Duncan and family OF
Mitchell visited here with relatives
sunday.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
WAR CAUSE
OF SUICIDE
GERMAN KILLS HIMSELF AFTER
BROODING OVER EUROPEAN
CONFLICT.

Aberdeen, S. D.-Brooding over
the European war caused Chr:stoff
Meyer, a well-to-do German farmer
residing near Hecla to hang himself
in his granary yesterday. Family
troubles also entered into the affair
to some extent. Meyer was married
last December to a German girl and
his family relations had not been
very harmonious.
The body was discovered lat, i'll
til. afternoon by Frona Olsen. ~
year-old daughter of a ne'ghbor,
who had gone to secure Meyers as
sistance during threshing. She found
the body in a granary. He na.l been
dead for several hours
Meyer was SO years old, coming
to Brown county 20 years ago from
Germany. Five sisters in the cid
country AMI lis wife are the only
survivors.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
POSES A CROESUS
OF THIS STATE
GREENWOOD MAN TELLS CHICA-
GO PAPERS OF FICTITIOUS
WEALTH AND DESIRE
FOR A WIFE.

Wagner, S. D.-"Not a cent; all a
pipe-dream," vas the answer which
the officials of the Commercial Ma
tional bank, of Wagner, wired to a
Chicago newspaper in answer to an
inquiry as to the truth of the claim
of Thomas Evans, a South Dakota
man, that he had $780, 600 deposited
in the bank.
Evans is the man who during the
past year has visited several cities in
the east and announced that he was
a wealthy South Dakota ranchman
who wasa searching for a wife. HE
recently appeared in Chicago n
told a fantastic tale about himself
and his Importance in South Dakota.
He told a Chicago newspaper that he
had three ranches in South Dakota,
a big general merchandise store at
Greenwood (Yankton Indian agency)
and "a 700 acre farm in western 1lli-
nois.
He stated that now that he had
made his pile, he wanted to retire and
visited Chicago for the purpose OF
getting a wife. He is quoted as say
ing:
81 don't care if she is a blonde or
brunette and don't want any woman
with money. If she's about my age
(47) or under, it will be all right,
and 1 don't mind if she is a widow
that is providing she hasn't too many
children. She won't have to do a
lick of work the rest of her days.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
SCHEURENBRANDS
STILL IN GERMANY
HAD PLANNED TO SAIL AUGUST
IL ON STEAMSHIP WATER
LAND.-TRIED TO LEAVE
BEFORE WAR.

Mr.! and Mrs. Gottlieb Scheuren-
brand, who sailed in the spring for
a visit at their old home at Stuttgart,
in Wittenburg, Germany, have been
detained because of the troubled con-
dition in Europe and their return is
indefinite.
Mrs. Fred Widmann, whose sister,
Miss Pauline Engel, of Reutlingen,
Germany, had expected to come to
Mitchell with the Scheurenbrands, re-
ceived a letter yesterday from her.
The letter stated that Mr.. and Mrs
Scheurenbrand had telegraphed Miss
Engel to prepare to sail from Ham
burg on August IL, on the liner
Vaterland, il hostilities should not
prevent.
At first the party had intended to
make the return trip on O vessel of
the North German-Lloyd line. The
Vaterland is a boat on the Hamburg
American line. At the time of send
ing the telegram, the Scheurenbrands
were much worried over the outlook
for war and intended to return to
America as speedily as possible. The
letter from Miss Engel was dated
July 80.
1nasmuch as Mr.. and Mrs. Scheur-
enbrand had been depending upon
letters of credit to finance their trip
Mitchell relatives this week. cabled
them money to be used to purchase
tickets home. 1t had not been pos
sible to cash checks or letters of
credit abroad because of the troubled
financial condition.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
BASEBALL VS..
WAR BULLETINS
CROWDS IN NEW YORK WATCH
DIAMOND SCORES AS CLOSE
LY AS NEWS OF CONFLICT.

New Workers apparently are as
much interested in the struggle
among National league baseball clubs
as in the news of the gerat war in
Europe. This is the observation of
III. ID. Butterfield, who has returned
with Mrs. B%utterield after an ex-
tended buying trip to New York mar
kets.
Bulletins of the war;" said Mr..
B~uttertield, ARE displayed on the
Herald building and in the Times
square. Right beside them are the
baseball scores. and from the crowds
thai are surging around both points
they are the most Interested"
New York markets have been
greately demoralized by the war, ac-
cording to Mr.. B~utterfield. Many
merchants all over the country have
ordered their fall goods for Septem-
Der delivery. Most of these are ship
ped from abroad to arrive in New
York in the month of August, but
with commerce at a total stop, there
is no chance of delivery. Some of the
houses making a specially of import
ed goods will not send out travelling
men this year, said Mr.. Butterield.
The wal has hit the market for
colored goods especially hard. Prac-
tioally all OF the dyes used in the
mills + imported and the manu-
facture of cloths will be greatly in
iured. Silks, gloves, perfumery, but
tons are other items of interest to
the feminine shoppers which are i'm
ported and will be greatly reduced in
supply.
The toy market will be affected
considerably by the blockade of
European ports. Practically all OF
the toys sold in America are manu-
featured in Germany and are ship
ped to arrive in October and Novem-
Der as a general rule. Fortunately.
Mr.. Butterfield ordered his stock of
toys, dolls especially, last February
and received the last of his entire or
der early in August.
Mr.. Butterfield enjoyed greatly a
visit to the Sandy Hook testing
tries out its heavy armament Twelve
targets were stationed three miles
out in the ocean. The blueiackets at
the guns planted nine shots in the
middle of the targets. Ships from all
over the world are now in the harbor
at New York. These are chiefly
tramp" freight steamers, which sail
from port to port without regular
routes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
ALLEGED FORGER
is BOUND OVER
S. L.. RAMSEY. LANDED BY SHEER
IFF BERRY AFTER LONG
CHASE, HELD TO CIR
CUT COURT.

Brought back to Mitchell after a
chase extending to Thermopolis,
Mont, r. l.. Ramsey, of Oklahoma,
was bound over in Municipal court
this morning by Judge w. NJ. Herbert
ito the next term of circuit court un-
der $1,000 bonds The charge against
him was obtaining money under false
ipretenses.
1t is charged that a month ago
Ramsey cashed a check at the Ethan
State bank for $40 upon the repre-
sentation that he had funds in the
First National bank of Boynton, Okla.
F. ]. WEIGH, cashier of the Ethan
bank. signed the complaint against
Ramsey.
The prisoner, who was remanded
to the county jail, was married only
four months ago and was with his
bride when arrested by Sheriff J.. F.
Berry in Montana. Ramsey was
brought back to Michel Wednesday
night.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
ANTELOPE ARE FOSTERING
BUTTE COUNTY FARMERS

Pierre, 6. D.-Ranchers in the
country northeast Of Belle Fourche
are beginning to complain of the dep
relations of antelope herds in their
alfalfa fields. Since the enactment of
the law giving these animals perpet-
ual protection, with a jail sentence
as the minimum penalty, the few
scattered herds in the northwest part
of the state are said to have shown
a large increase. The only reduction
occurs when a wandering party OF In
dams off the reservation happens in
the vicinity of an antelope herd, at
which time it suffers an immediate
and material reduction. 1t is stated
that there is one herd of about eighty
several miles northeast of Nisland,
and other smaller herds at different
locations in Meade and Butte coun-
ties. besides several small herds in
the breaks of the Cheyenne river in
the vicinity of Leslie.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
r AND RICE
MAKE SPEECHES
GOVERNOR COMMENTS ON THE
STATES GOOD FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RICE DIS
CUSSES NATIONAL Is
SUES.

Murdo, S. D.-The principal speak
ers at the Vivian stock show, at vi
ian, Thursday, August 9th. were
Governor Frank M. Byrne and Judge
w. G. Rice. Neither of the speakers
devoted their time entirely to poll
teal speeches or to their individual
candidates. for office this fall. Both
were we'll received by the audience
which filled the hal! and overfiowed
to the anterooms.
Judge Rice spoke of matters of
national interest including some OF
the important measures which have
been attracting the attention OF con-
gress and the entire country during
the past year. He dwelled for some
time on the glory Of the American
flag and offered several reasons for
this. He paid a tribute to the
mothers and women of the country
in the statement that If he were fore
ed to coniine himself to any one rea-
son for the success Of America and
the glory of the flag that he Woulu
unhesitatingly give the credit to II
women of the country, the fact that
they properly instruct the children
of the land and in return receive h
respect to which they are entitled. :
Governor Byrne talked on the fl
nancial condition of the state and the
present system of taxation. He stat
ed hat the state is free from debt,
Notwithstanding the fact that we now
have the lowest levy OF any state in
the union. He explained that the.
revenue for the fiscal year ending
juno 30th more than paid the ap-
propriations for that year and with
he same assessment for this year
and a smaller appropriation made by
the legilature the balance should be
many thousand dollars more to the
good on July LIST, 1915. He proph-
esied that the balance would soon
be sufficient TO take up all outstand-
ing warrants issued for the capitol
building, leaving the state entirely
free from debt and with considerable
capitol lands owned by the state that
may be sold at much better figure at
some more o%pportune time. He ex-
planned the working of the state tax
commission and the fact that the pro-
visions of the constitution and stat
utes were now being complied with
in the matter of assessing property
at full value which would prove a
much more equitable method OF as
| sessment. Ills careful explanation
| of a number of matters OF state adj
| ministration in which his hearers
| seemed interested vas we'll received.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
MAKES ANSWER
TO SUTHERLAND
CAMPAIGN MANAGER WRIGHT
SAYS RICHARDS WAS THE
UNANIMOUS CHOICE OF
CAMPAIGN COMMIT.
TEE

George w. Wright. campaign man
ager of the Progressive party in
South Dakota made this statement:
II have read an article by John
Sutherland of Pierre, in the issue of
the Public Opinion of August 2Sth,
criticising Mr.. Richards personally
and declaring the Progressive party
Endorsement of Mr.. Richards for gov
ernor as fictitious. l desire to reiter-
ate to the Progressiyes of South Da-
kota that every member Of the Exc
cutive Committee and Campaign
Committee were present either ply
'sically or by proxy at the Huron meet
Ing, August 18th, and did indorse and
nominate Mr.. Richards as the Pro-
gressive candidate for governor,
which was given to Mr.. Richards UNI
solicited on his part. The members
present were in conference all of the
day of the 9TH of August. of which
day Mr.. Sutherland departed tor
home in the morning, and therefore
was not present at the Huron meet
ing at the time matters were settled
upon as regards Mr. Richards"
Geo, w. Wright.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
.fF-ARisES MIX
FAIR PROGRAM
BEST OFFERING YET MADE IN
THAT COUNTY WILL BE PRO-
V}DED All PLATTE THIS
YEAR.

Platte. S. D.-The Charles Mix
county Fair at Platte, S. d. will be
leld Sept. 9th, 10th, and 18th, this
year The exhibits in all classes from
live stock to fancy work promises to
De larger than ever before. Increased
purses for harness and running
ace promise to bring out the larg-
est field of good horses in years. The
engagement of the Armour band is
4 guarantee of the highest class of
music. The free attractions are of
he highest class ever cen at a coun-
y fair, baseball games will be play
ed each day between the Yankton
md Greater Sioux Falls teams to
decide the South Dakota State Cham
pionship. AS both teams have play
ers who are destined to get into bet
er company next season this series
Of games will prove to be the most
interesting ever seen in this section.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
COUNCIL FAVORS
THEATER SCHEME,
FAVORABLE REPORT OF SPEC
IAL COMMITTEE Is 4AC-
CEPTED.-VOTE ON RAIL-
WAY FRANCHISE OCTO.
: BIER 20.

Proposals for the conversion OF
the city hall auditorium into a
municipal theater received the sup
port of the city council in special ses-
soin last evening, when it voted to
accept the report of it's special com
mittee declaring the scheme a feas-
ible one.
The report, which was signed by
s. D.. a Benthuysen, A. c. Miles
n A. j. Kings, declared that 1t
was feasible to convert the city he'll
into a theater building. The com
mlttee, however, declared it's opinion
that the city should not assume the
financial obligations entailed, in
view of other necessary improve
ments.
The committee expressed the be-
lief that if the Commercial club
would finance the undertaking and
turn the improved property back to
the city at the end of five years OF
for such term as would be agreed
upon, the Improvement would be a
benefit to the city and general pub
lie. All plans would have to re-
ceive the approval of the city coun-
Gil for remodelling the building.
Vt was further suggested that the
Commercial club protect the city in
having a reserved right for a place
of public meetings, carry and select
a management for the theater that
would meet with the approval of
the city council.
Ordinance No. 32S, granting a
street railway franchise to o. E. Cas-
sem or a term of twenty years, was
placed upon its second reading and
passage. October 26 was set as the
date upon which the voters of the
city will accept or reject the propos-
ed franchise. This step is necessary
under the state law, a it is not with
in the power of the council to grant
the franchie.
w. A. Wheeler, secretary and
treasurer of the city park board. APP
peared before the council and asked
that $4,000 be set aside for park
purposes the coming year. Mr..
Wheeler especially called the atten-
ton to the fact that in the past two
years the city of Aberdeen, S. D.,
has appropriated $4,000, or $14,-
600 annually, for such purposes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
CORSICA WOMAN is
KILLED BY LIGHTNING

Corsica, S. D.-While sitting on a
couch directly under a chimney, Mrs.
VIM. A. M%ullenberg, wife of a Doug
las county farmer, was struck by a
bolt of lightning and instantly killed.
When the storm came up herself
and husband and children arose from
heir beds The husband was sitting
near his wife when the bolt of lightn
ing struck the house and entered the
room where they were sitting. Null
lenberg was quite severely shocked
when the bolt struck his wife SO
close at hand. A child who was sit
ting near them on the couch was not
injured in the least. The other chill
dren, who also were in; the room es-
capped injury. The unfortunate wo-
man was 2S years of age and was the
mother of seven children, all of whom
survive her.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
'9-YEAR l.
GIRL HEROINE
SAVES LIVES OF THREE SMALL.
FIR CHILDREN WHEN FAM
lLI ROME is BURNED.

Pukwana, S. D.-The heroism of
Il little girl OF nine years old is re-
spoasille for the saving of the lives
of three smaller brothers and sisters
,accordinG TO the story of the burning
of a barn on the Robert Thompson
farm near here.
The parents of the youngsters were
in Chamberlain at the time of the
ire, which started in 4 manner I'M
IN the hay NOV when they discover
known. The children were playing
ed the flames bursting through the
aoor. Gathering her little flock to-
ether, the girl helped them through
l door on the side and brought them
o safety.
The barn was entirely destroyed,
s Wei as harness and machinery
which TIE owner had stored inside.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
WHAT STATE
WILL VOTE ON
TWELVE PROPOSITIONS ARE RE.
FERRED TO VOTERS WHO
MUST POST THEMSELVES
ON THE QUESTIONS.

Pierre, S D.-The new law in re-
gard to what shall be upon the bal
lots for constitutional and referred
laws, has cut the statements down
to a point where it is impossible for
the average voter to know lust what
he IS voting upon. The secretary of
state In arranging the sample ballots
has given each proposition a number.
and all of the propositions will be
placed upon the ballot under the
same number as in the sample, and
II any voter cares to vote upon any
particular proposition and he tamil
larlzes himself with the number of
that proposition on the ballot he
will know just what he is voting on
through the number system. On the
constitutional ballot, No. l., is the
amendment for equal suffrage.
No. 2 proposes the reduction of
the rate of interest on deferred nav
ments on state school lands, from
SIX per cent to five per cent.
No. 3 proposes to abolish the two
term limitation of office holding for
county superintendent of school.
NO. a is to give the legislature
power to fix the percentage of sig
azure which may be required for
invoking the initiative and refer
endum and recall in municipalities.
the fixed ratio now being five per
cent.
No. 5 seeks to open the way for a
state hoard OF control OF three MEM
bers for the management of all the
different state educational i~nstitu-
tons, instead of the present regent
system.
No. 6 changes, legislative terms
to four years, and elects half the
membership every two years.
NO I authorizes the legislature to
provide means for hearing cases by
the supreme court in cases where
regular members of that court are
interested parties to matters at is
sue.
No. 8 allowing the creation of ir-
rigation districts along the same
lines of drainage districts which are
formed under a like amendment
adopted several years ago.
No. l on the referred laws at
tempts to change the manner of
granting liquor licenses as to what
shall constitute a majority. and the
length of time a license vote holds
good.
No. 2 is a new primary election act
to replace the present "Richards''
Law.
No. 3 is the law which it is claim
ed seeks to make a second state uni
versity Out of the Aberdeen Normal
school.
The third ballot, for a vote on the
matter of a constitutional conyen-
ton for revision of the constitution
mas but n subject, which carries
the number 1.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
TO FILL RUSH
SERUM ORDERS
STATE COLLEGE CAN NOW snip
HOG CHOLERA VIRUS ON RE-
QUEST By WIRE.

Pierre, S. D.-To secure prompt
service in cases of emergency. the
state live stock sanitary board at its
last meeting modified the regulations
IN regard supplying hog cholera
virus from the state department at
Brookings. The new regulation al
lows DR.. Lipp, at the head of that
work in the agricultural college to
supply emergency orders for virus
which are sent in by telegraph or
telephone, with the provision that
this order must be followed by the
regular printed formal order which
has up to the present been the only
authority on which a shipment of
virus would be made. This change is
expected to be used only in emer-
gency cases, and is TO- help in such
instances.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
WINS OVER
EMERY; o S TO 4

Alexandria, S. D.-Of the many
excellent games of baseball played
By the Alexandria team during the
present season the lest and most in
teres;ing was tlat played on tile
home diamond observation-disclosures.
day, when the Montrose club was de-
feate by a score of five to four in a
game which required thirteen In
nings to decide. Rther more than
the usual number of errors in the
work of both teams was acknow-
lodged by the managers at the close.
Init the game was a contest royal
from start to finish, and despite the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-03
UNDER WAGON;
IS BADLY INJURED

Washington Springs, s. D.-Serious
injuries were sustained by Wendell
Wilson. son of Rev. j. H. Wilson. OF
Washington Springs, as the result Of
lying down under a wagon to sleep
while working IN the harvest field.
The team started forward after young
Wilson crawled under the wagon and
n wheel Of the loaded wagon pass
ed over his arm, his shoulder and
were broken and he suffered inter.
nal injuries.