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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
HORSE AND RIDER co
O MIssoURrs ICE

Forest City. S. D.-For the first
time this winter the Missouri river
2 this point is frozen over, although
the Ice yet is unsafe for the CROSSING
OF root passengers and, teams. The
flrst persons to cross on the ice were
man carrier VIM. Brehl and Roy Cat
es. the latter of Cheyenne River In.
dlan agency, and for greater safety
they dragged a boat with them So
they could utilize it if the ice gave
way. Not realizing the danger sam
pson' Sturgis, who lives on Lafferty
Island, attempted % cross the ice on
horseback. When over the center a.
the channel, at the deepest part of the
river, horse and rider suddenly went
through the ice, and Sturgis had a
desperate time saving himself from,
belng carried under the ice by the
swift current. Fortunately for him.
persons on shore discovered his
plight, and providing themselves
with ropes and other ~life-saving an
paratus they went to the scene and
finally rescued him from the lev
water. He was nearly exhausted from
exposure and cold.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
DEMOCRATS WAGE
WAR IN BROWN
AFTER ALL NIGHT SESSION.
AGREE no DISAGREE-Ml-
NORITY TURNED DOWN
by COFFEY.

Aberdeen. s. DIT was late at
night, Or early in the morning yes
terday before the democratic fac
tions OF brown county finally defl-
nItely agreod to disagree, and go
their separate ways. The majority
nominated d ticket which was EN-
dcrsed by the minority with the ex-
ception OF "a. r, Cox. editor Of the
Aberdeen Democrat, who was named
by the majority for. member OF tile
state proposal committee, a position
for which the minority chose Zach
uriah Suitler. The minority members
finally reached the stage where they
were willing TO corcede the entire
democratic ticket TO the majority, in
exchange for the state proposal COM
niitteeman but Gtate Chairman James
Corey, who was in charge, sent baclS
word that there was nothing doing
The majority, either from a desire
for harMnny, or intending to add In.
suit to injury, named John Wade,
leader OF the minority faction, foi
county treasurer. Mr.. Wade, 1t is X
pected, will decline to run on the
majority ticket. The majority ticket
Is finally named is:
State Senator. G. A. Russell of Alb
erdeen and q. y. Mather of Groton,
both OF whom served in, the session
of 1918; representative, A. w. Far
gen, Walter G. Jacobs, j.. Seamon and
Charles lei liehting; county treasur-
er. John Wade; register Of deeds, p.
t. Burns; sheriff. M. IF. Bowler; au-
ditor, John q. Smith: clerk of courts.
#. M Elicit; states attorney, Frank
=. Sieh; county judge, Il. c. Ryan;
coroner, J. Il. Heucl; state proposal
committeeman, A. T. Cox; state zen.
trail committeeman. j. II. Kelly.
An Interesting feature of the re-
publican campaign Is the fact that
Isaac Lincoln, the majority candidate
for the nomination for the state SEN
ate, is president of the First State
Savings bank, and j. Z. Browne, nh
nority nominee for the anne place, is
vice president OF the same institu-
ton.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
IN AUTO OVER
PIONEER ROAD
RANCHMAN, TRAVELS BY CAR.
OVER HIGHWAY HE OPENED
80 YEARS AGO IN BLACK
HILLS.

Custer. S. D.-Traveling by auto
mobile over the public highway
which he himself established more
than a third of a century ago, when
the methods of transportation We're
decidedly crude compared with
those OF the present day, was the
unique experience a few days ago
OIL j. Il. reynolds. a ranchman who
owns a large tract of land in Gus
ter county.
lie was one of the first to enter
the Black Hills when the Hills were
invaded by the whites, and in 1876
laid out the old road over which he
has Just Travelled in a high-powered
automobile of the most modern
character. The old highway was
known for years as the Telegraph
road and extends through a consid-
cradle part of the heart of the Black
Hills.
PREVIOUS to making the journey
over the road in his automobile Rev
nolds had made the trip owe the old
highway on foot, on horseback. in
freight wagons and with mule and
buli-teams. The. scenery along the
highway has not changed much since
1900, but the road has been i'm
proved greatly over what it was in
the pioneer days.
For some years the highway was
one of the most extensively used of
the crude highways of the Black
Hills, and hundreds of thousands of
pounds of freight, carried in all man
ner OF c~onveyances, and drawn by all
Kinds OF teams, from bulls and oxen
and br~oken-down horses to the best
horses then procurable, poured over
the road enroute for Deadwood, then
nj OF the widest and most populous
mining camps in the world.
After completing the automobile
trip over the road, Reynolds was in
a reminiscent mood and told stories
OF the road agents who in early DAYS
infested the road, of the trials and
of the ~'tenderfeet" and
others who used the old road, and of
the mining activity in early DAYS
along the old trail. He recalled that
ne first ore reducing plant in the
HIS was erected on the road, and
that in the plant Nose Hanuel-- the
first owner of the now famous Home
stake--and his partners treated the
tirst ore taken from the Homestake
which now is among the most famous
OF the gold producing mines of the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
WINS HIS PROBATE SUIT
AFTER YEARS

Deadwood, S.. D.-After twenty
two years of litigation in the local
probate court and state courts, ID. A.
MCPHERSON of this city has finally
won a decision in his favor in the u.
s. supreme court to one half right
in the old Hawke placer. a group OF
ground almost in the heart of the
city. The original suit was Mcpherson
VS.. Joseph Swift of Wilmington, Del.
and the late j.. X. p. Miller for
ground which Miller sold to Swift
and in which Mcpherson purchased
the Miller equity at an administrators
sale after the latter's death.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
ALEXANDRIA NEWS

Alexandria,, S. Don account OF
the illness OF Judge Smith, court was
postponed until Monday, February =.
Miss Frieda Seidlinger left Sunday
night to spend several weeks at the
home OF her parents in Alexandria.
MINI.
Art Thiel returned to his school
work at Rapid City, Friday night, al
ter spending the holiday vacation a,
his home in this city.
Mrs. L.. Moreh ouse and son Harvey
returned Friday from Gregory, where
they were visiting the formers
daughter, Mrs. w. A. Clawson.
Mrs. Ed. O'Brien and daughters
returned to their home at Emery Sat-
urday after a visit with Miss Ophelia
Costlgan. ~
Misses Myrtle Swcesy and Myrtle
Pope came down from Mitchell
Thursday and spent the day at the w.
X. Sweesy home.
Miss Anna Iayburn and nephew.
Donald Montgomery returned Friday
from a visit at the DR.. Il. Il. King
home at Mitchell.
Miss Tillie O'Brien returned to hcr
home at Emery Monday, after a visit
at the O. +. Holligoss home.
MISS Alice Montgomery returned
to Madison Saturday after a visit
with her brother, Z. G.. Montgomery.
Misses Stacia and Eva Shelley re-
turned to their home at Bridgewater,
Saturday night after a visit at The
Kennedy home.
Misses Clara and Florence Eicil-
acher T turned to their home ut
Bridgewater Saturday after Il visit
at the John Ebert home.
Leslie Caldwell returned to his
school work at Dakota Wesleyan.
Tuesday, after spending the holidays
at the home OF his parents, County
Auritor and Mrs. w, A. Caldwell.
Miss Mary Jarding left last Satur-
day for TT. Dodge, Iowa, tor a visit
With Relatives She was accompanied
by her nephew Pierre Case, who visit
ed at the home of his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Jarding during
the holidays. r ,En a
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
TOTAL OF $7ls,736 IN
THE STATE TREASURY NOW

Pierre. S. D.-The report OF lin
ancial condition of the state at the
close of business December 81,
showed a total of $71S.736 in all
funds, of which the general fund
carried S2SS,940. The Irvine plant
fund as accumulated $16O, 9SS and
the game fund, with the collections
of this year has jumped to $4,000:
this fund will be used for the stock
ing OF the state forest reserve with
game, and for supplying different
waters of the state with fish, under
authority conferred by the last log
islature, in case the supreme court
holding in the recent case in that
court is such that the fund is avail
able. Ii the court holds adversely 10
the Use of the fund, it will remain
for the next legislature to provide
for it's disposal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
JACK SUTLEY ASSAULTS
DIVORCE CASE WITNESS

Chamberlain, S. D. A rough
house was caused in Judge William
sons court at Oacoma yesterday in
the Jack Sutley divorce case by Mr..
Sutley's assaulting one of the wit
nesses for Mrs. Sutley, the defend
ant in the case. 1t proved a pretty
we'll matched round. After being
separated the Judge advised them
that inasmuch as there was so much
bad feeling on each side being de.
veloped that he would let them OIL
without being fined. but that there
must be no more of such proceed
lings.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
HIGH SCHOOL
STARTS SEASON
FIRST BASKETBALL GAME TO RE
PLAYED HERE WITH CAN.
TON ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

The Mitchell high school quint will
open its 1914 schedule of ames tn.
heaviest that has aver been drafted
with a contest with the Canton team
AS with the rest of the games to be
played in Mitchell on this schedule
ii will be staged at the high schoo'
gymnasium.
Fourteen games in all have been
mapped by Coach Forrest Fletche,
for the season, half OF these to be-
played at home. The schedule will
Include one three-day trip for the
members of the team, to the cities
OF Armour, Fermillion and Yankton
In 'he latter part OF February. The
season Will close on March 90.
Coach Fletcher is considerably en-
outraged by the wealth of good bas
kctball material on hand. The series
OF lnter-class games before the Holt
days showed the possibilities of a
championship aggregation and the
men are now holding practice every
afternoo N
The members of the quint will be
chosen from the following list, as
the personnel of the team will not
be known until the middle of mex,
week: Bernard, White, Wilder, Sal.
lsbury. Smith, Reierson, Maynard,
WIT, Nordbye and Norton. Several
or these were sta football players
last fall.
The seasons schedule is as fol-
lows:
January 16-Canton at Mitchell.
January 23-Canton at Canton.
January 2S-Chahaska, MINI. al
Mitchell.
January 30-Parker at Mitchell.
February 30-Parker at Parker.
February g Spencer at Mitchell.
FEBRUARY 13-Vermillion at Nit
chell,
February 1a-Armour at Armour.
February 20-Vcrmillion at YER
million.
February 2l- Yankton college
academy at iankton.
FEBRUARY % Madison at Mitchell.
March 7-Redtield at Mitchell.
warren l4-Aberdeen or Sioux Falls
at Mitchell.
March 2o-Aberdeeu or Sioux Falls
Mitchell.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15

N7,47E PL
OFSOCIALLSTPART


the national constitution prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of intoxi
eating liquors for profit.
We demand provision for compen-
sation for persons injured by crime;
a public defender elected to oppose
every prosecutor; and industries To
be organized in connection with all
penal institutions. local and state,
primarily for the benefit of the in
mates and their families.
We demand that all persons list
their property for purposes of taxa
ton, such listed valuation to be Il
sale price within thirty days; all I'M
listed property and all properties sold
for taxes to become and remain the
property or the state.
Every citizen should be allowed
to own, free from taxation and eX-
empt from execution, property to the
value Of one thousand dollars. besid-
es Il home OF the value OF two thous-
and dollars.
Every industry must bear its own
burden of sickness, accident ana
death caused by conditions therein,
and the legal doctrines of assumed
risks. contributory negligence, and
act Of fellow servant must be abolish
ed by constitutional provision.
AS a mason or carpenter owns the
tools OF his trade, and these are part
of his property not used collectively,
and which therefore ought not to be
possessed collectively, so must lann.
when owned and operated by the
owner, be considered as one
of the tools of his trade. All lands so
and operated should remain in
the u%ndisputcd possession of the oc-
cupant, and the user under laws that
will prevent speculation and exploit
tation.
1he socialist party of South Dakota
its steadfast adherence to
the principles of international social
ism and the platform of the national
socialist party, and proclaims its con
tinucd position as the only party
whose whole reason for existing is to
serve the social needs of the people.
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Every person is entitled to the full,
value Of his labor. whether Of hand
or brain, This Is manifestly impossi
bis for him TO secure while numbers
work together In any industry, and
that industry Is privately owned;
therefore the socialist party is com.
mitted To the bringing about of pub
lie or collective ownership, by ma
tion, state, and municipality of all
productive property that Is collect-
ivelyl operated,
Collective ownership, however, Is
the means to an end, and not the end
itself. The end sought Is freedom
from all exploitation, hence the So
cialist party Is Just as vitaly interest
ed In The ~ensnring of private own
ership OF all wealth used privately.
Our central idea and reason for OK
istence III the safeguarding and con-
serving OF the home.
All soclalized governing bodies
must govern themselves by ballot and
be Controlled by majorities, and as 1t
is manifestly Impossible for a state
to be governed by a majority of it's
people with one half OF its adult cit
liens disfranchised, we demand equal
suffrage for the sexes.
We demand statutory provision for
home rule Of state, county, township,
city or village, permitting any or all
of them to engage In any enterprise
when authorized by referendum.
We believe that the interests OF the
people can best be sa%feguarded by In
telligent use of the initiative and re-
and we favor extension OF
their use with lessoned power Of the
The power OF veto must be taken
from all executive officers, and the
power to declare unconstitutional any
referended or legislative act must be
taken from the courts, and these
vested in the people.
The evils OF the liquor traffic are
part OF the profit system and be-
long to the category with white slay-
cry. child labor, and similar evils. We
therefore demand an amendment to
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
RE K A TO
ADVERTISE A HILLS

Deadwood, S. D.-1nitiatory steps
toward joint advertising of the re-
sources and advantages of the Black
Hills by the different communities
through a systematized central agen-
cy were taken up at the Deadwood
business club at a joint meeting OF
Hot Springs. Rapid City. Hill City.
Belle Fourche, Deadwood and Lead
relegates held here. Various methods
of advertising were discussed and it
was finally left to a committee to be
appointed by each community in the
Hills which will meet at Rapid City
February 3 to decide what will be
and the details of the method
that will be adopted this year. The
plan is expected to same duplicat-
ing advertising methods for the ,dif--.
ferent cities and to prove much moro
to each.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
DAILY TRAIN SERVICE
WEST OF THE MISSOURI

Aberdeen. s. D.-When the state
railroad commission, representatives
of the Milwaukee railroad company,
and representatives of the various
towns on the branch lines of the Mil
waukee west Of the Missouri river in
south Dakota assembled at M%obridge
to pass on the roads request to cut
down the train service to every other
day instead of daily, the representa-
tlves OF the road, after considering
the matter and talking over the sit
nation with the representatives of
the towns. withdrew their petition
and agreed to Il continuance of the
daily service. The decision OF the
company has caused great rejoicin:;
among the towns on the branch lines.
which were extremely DESTROYS thai
the present service should continue.
and were determined to wage a figh;
to a finish in their efforts to keep
present advantages in train service.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
MANUAL WORK
RECOMMENDED
BOARD SAYS 1T is
BADLY NEEDED AT THE
STATE TRAINING SCHOOL.

Pierre S. D.--The woman's board
of investigation OF state penal and
charitable institutions has fled its
annual report with the governor. in
dicating the work of the members
in visiting the different state insti-
tutions which come under their jur-
isdiction. They show that the con-
Iditions at the ~penitentiary are good,
and that with contemplated improve
ments that institution will be one OF
the models of the northwest. The re-
port shows 1911 male prisoners and 2
females.
AT the deaf school sloyd is being
pills at that institution are being we'll
care for.
AT the hospital for the insane at
Yankton they found 919 patients, SIS
being males and BAL females. In this
institution several cases of pellagra
are reported. The work of that in
stitution Is being kept up to the
standard demanded by DR.. Meade,
ven though he is not able to give it
the personal supervision which he
has in the past.
AT the state training school they
found twenty-eigth girls in their part
of the institution, and eighty-two
boys, in their section. The lack of
manual training is condemned and an
appropriation for that purpose re-
quested of the next legislature.
The moving picture shows at the
school for feeble minded is set forth
as one of the features of that insti-
tuition which + especially appre-
ciated by the members. and which
are beneficial in their efforts. Al the
tuberculosis hospital at Custer the
needs of a heating plant and water
system are set forth to make the in
%stitution what it should be for the
state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
PROPOSALS COST
BRULE $3.50
BILLS FOR COUNTY AND STATE
MEETINGS HAVE JUST BEEN
AUDITED BY THE OFF.
GALS.

Chamberlain, S. D.-Brule count,
las Just had her first experience in
the recent township proposal meet.
ings together with the recent meet.
lngs at Mitchell and Pierre the frs,
under the Richards primary law. TEe
pllls FOR the same. just awarded here
run to about $3.50 and had the pro.
and socialists been rep.
resented the bills would have beer
double the above amount and this
Is II OF the smallest counties OH
the east side of the river.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
PROHIBITION MASS coNyENT1oN

Brookings, S. D.-The prohibition
lists of the state of South Dakota,
will meet in mass convention, at
Wolsey, s. D., Thursday, January Is,
at II O'Clock a. IN. for the purpose Of
placing in nomination a state ticket
and for the transaction of such other
business az may properly come be-
fore it. A full attendance is expected
from I've the state, as matters of i'm
portance Will come up for settlement.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
BANK CLOSED
AFTER CASHIERS DEATH

Marion, Kan.-The Marion Nation.
al Bank today failed to open it's door.
1T is announced the institution will
be closed pending action by the stock
holders. Brown Cowley. cashier. one
OF heaviest stockholders, died last
week. There was a small run yes
terday. The capital is $4,000 and
the bank was established in 1906.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
REV. McBETH's SUCCESSOR.

Lead, S. D.-Rev. Albert Hart O:
Britton, S. D.. has accepted the pas
torate in the local Methodist church
to succeed Rev. P. Fl. McBeth who
was appointed assistant superinten.
dent to Rev. Holsaple in the Anti
Saloon league of the state. Rev. Hart
will take clarke here Jan. II.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
OVERCOME BY GAS IN
MAKING NEW CONNECTIONS

Chamberlain. S. D.-Arthur Olsen
OF this city of the firm of Knutsen
and Olsen, was overcome by a YES
terday afternoon while making re-
pairs or gas connections at the home
or A. c. Whitbeck. Mr.. Olsen was
an early timer In this part of South
Dakota. He leaves a wife and grown
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15

Mrs. Lowell Palea, of P%lankintou.
underwent a slight operation at st.
Joseph's hospital and is reported to
De recovering nicely. She was ac-
|companfed to the city by her mother.
Mrs. I. II. Lynch.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
HEALTH OFFICERS TO MEET.

Pierre, S. Don the fifteenth of
this month a meeting of the county
health officers of the state viii be
held in this city, and the exalnina-
lions for those who seek certificates
to practice medicine in the state will
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15

begin on the thirteenth to cuntiuu.
for several 'daps. The two meetings
are expected to bring a number OF
physicians and would-te physiclsns
of the state together for the confer
ence. t
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
MISS pANKHURsT RELEAsED.

London. England Miss Sylvia
Pankhurst was released. from the
Holloway Jail. She has been a pris-
oner since January 8. when she was
arrested % the East Side of London.
h is in a state Of collapse as q
result of a weeks hunger strike"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-21
KentS Hill Five
Ends Fine Season

Kent's Hill Seminary closed its bas-
ketball season Tuesday night by de-
feating Wilton Academy, 46 to Il. 1t
has been very successful season.
having lost but two games and scoring
290 points to their opponents $50.
Although being disappointed in some
of the last games which were cancell-
ed by Oak Grove Seminary and Maine
Central Institute. good schedule was
played. including games with Liver
more A. c., Lewiston High, Winthrop
High and Wilton Academy.
The team was made up of the fol-
lowing men who will receive their let
ters: Swift of Weld. who has filled the
position of center, also captain of the
team for two years and has proved
himself to be star man being the
largest point getter for the team. AT
forward, Grindle of Northeast Harbor.
Crossman of Andover alternating with
Collins of DiXfield, have shown their
worth to the team many times when
the outcome of game was doubtful
At guard. Foster of Bar Harbor was
one Of the fastest men on the team, al
so gaining many points for tire team
Norton of Bridgton played a strong
defensive game, holding his forwards
to few baskets during the season.