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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-11-12

EOR SALE-An organ. Inquire at The Demo
L crlt office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-11-12

MONEY TO LOAN ON farm mortgage. In
vi Quire AT this office
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-11-12

HIGH GRADE STEERS FOR SALE-70
IL yearlingS and Iuu two-year -olds. They are
over 1850 pounds. James Laughlin Ridgeway,
Wis
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-11-12

EOR RENT--A good dairy or stock farm Of
three hundred acres Inquire AZ The Demo
Crat Office.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
STATES BINDING TWINE
PRICES ARE DETERMINED

Sioux Falls, S. D.-Prices at which
mann Irvine manufactured by the
penltentiary plant shall be sold dur
ing the coming year were fixed yes
ferday by the state commission which
consists of the governor and the
board OF charities and corrections at
4 meeting held in Sioux Falls.
The prices fixed We're as follows:
Standard sisal s cents per pound.
White sisal 8, cents per pound.
An eight of a cent per pound dis
count on orders of from 5000 TO
10000 pounds. A quarter of a cent
per pound discount on orders from
10000 to 20.000-pounds. A half a
cent discount per pound on carload
lots.
1t was reported to the commission
that the Irvine plant has made a
profit of $4,000 for the state in the
four years thai it has been in opera
ton. The board Of charities and
corrections will meet at the p%eniten-
tiary today.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
WELSH CHORUS
PLEASES CROWD
CONCERT BY MALE SINGERS
HEARD BY AUDIENCE THAT
PACKED VI. Il. CHURCH.

over 1000 people heard the fam
Gus Gwent WEIGH Male chorus last ey-
ening in the First Methodist church.
The reception given the foreign sing
ers was a hearty n and deeply APP
preciative of their efforts to please.
The chorus was under the direc-
ton OF George F. Davies, winner of
the singing championship at Abber-
~ghehenty last year and one of the
leading choristers of Wales. Soloists
of h evening were George b. Lane,
Ben Davies, George Price, Isaac
Jones. Gwynn Jones. Disca Williams.
and Taranlais Hopkins. The sixteen
voices blended together with rare
harmony and volume.
Notable among the program num-
bers were Handles "Halleluiah
Chorus" from the Messiah" Sold
iers' Chorus from Faust" and the
WEIGH national anthem Hen Wlad
Fy Nhadau,' (Dear land of my faith
ers.) The program was considerably
heightened by the encore numbers,
which were demanded by the audi.
ence.
That the treat was heartily enjoyed
there can be no doubt. Many people
We're enabled to hear the superb con-
cert through the plan Of Or. J.. S
H~oagland, pastor of tie church, tc
open the doors and take a silver of
fering TO defray the expenses. BY this
means, double the amount guarantee
by him to the chorus was raisea.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
A INQUIRY INTO
COAL AND GRAIN RATES

Pierre. S. D.-The state railway
commission has called upon all the
railway companies operating within
the state, to report to them within
thirty days, the volume of their
business in carrying bituminous and
Ignite coal in the state. The pur-
pose of this inquiry is 10 secure fig
ures as Il basis OF whether or not
the interstate rates ON GOA can be
reduced.
They have made n similar inquiry
in regard to volume OF their bust
ness in transportation of grain. -four
and mill stutfs, such information be-
ing asked for within forty days, the
purpose of this inquiry being the
same as to thai on the coal bust
ness.
The information asked for is ii
complete detailed report of such
shipments in regard 10 dates of
same and between what points, with
the rate and amount eXacted for the
shipment.
This action was taken without
any formal complaint, and for the
purpose of investigation OF the rea-
so~nablencss of the rates charged for
such shipments in this state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
HEAVY FLOODS
IN CALIFORNIA
PART OF STATE is INyN-
DATED AS RESULT OF DOWN
POUR OF EIGHT INCHES.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Southern Cali
fornia is BLOODHOUND as the result of
a dewnpour which started at mid
night Tuesday and yielded from six
to eight inches of rain in thirty
two hours. Railroad traffic is de
moralized and telegraph facilities
were reduced seventy-fve per cent.
City streets were turned into mill
races and irrigation canals widened
into rivers. Railroad tracks on both
sides OF Santa Barbara were washed
out, bridges were torn away and
washouts blocked or stalled trains.
The Southern Pacific. Salt Lake and
Santa Fe roads with through lines
entering Los Angeles, were compell-
ed to route their trains over the
Sante Fe branch running through
Fullerton. All other lines are out
of commission. Several deaths by
have been reported. In
some sections of Los Angeles the
streets for a time We're under ten
feet of water. Fire engines we're
requisitioned to pump out flooded
Easements of big buildings. Several
houses collapsed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
SUIT COMING ON
STRANSkY RANCH
LITIGATION PROBABLE AS RE-
SUIT OF INSANITY OF THE
BUYER OF THE PROPERTY

Pukwana, S. D.-The sale OF a
large quantity of property under
guardianship proceedings while the
owned was confined in an insane asy-
lum, from which he now has been re-
leased, promises to result in pro-
longed litigation and a series of sen
sational developments.
The central figure in the Ease is
James Markrader a mysterious stran-
ger from Illinois, who several years
ago suddenly appeared in Brule
county and at an auction sale bid In
what is known as the Stransky ranch,
adjacent to Pukwana, embracing sew
eral thousand acres and highly i'm
proved. The new owner farmed The
ranch for several seasons.
About a year ago he returned to
his former home at Decatur, Ill, for
a visit, and while there became in
volved in a number of controversies
with former friends, which resulted
in his being arrested and taken be-
fore a board of insanity, which ord
cred that he be committed to a hos
pital for the insane. Several months
ago State Senator Shaw, of Illinois.
became interested in the case OF
Harkrader and some days aga sue
ceeded in securing his release from
the asylum.
Harkrader lost no time in engag-
ing an attorney and coming to South
Dakota to ascertain what had be-
come of his extensive property in
tefests in this state. He discovered
that during his confinement in the
asylum a guardian was appointed,
and that the guardian had disposed
of his South Dakota holdings under
the claim that this action was neces-
stry to satisfy indebtedness con-
tracted by Ha%rkrader.
During his investigation Harkrad-
er and his attorney found that the
personal property that had been on
the ranch had changed hands several
times since il originally was sold by
the guardian. Much of this personal
property consisted of livestock. From
such few guarded remarks as him
self and attorney made during their
investigation it is expected a suit
will be instituted to have the trans
fer under the guardianship set aside.
Harkrader owns a life interest in
a 400-acre farm near Decatur, ILL.,,
and in addition owns other property
in hat state which gives him an an
nual income of several thousand dol
lars.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
INVOKEs OLD RECIPROCAL
LAW UPON

Pierre, S. D.-A hearing has been
called on complaint of the Sioux
Falls Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany, in which that company tempts
to invoke the old reciprocal insur-
ance law of this state against the
German Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, of LeMars, Iowa. The
practice has been to allow outside
insurance companies to do business
in this state on their compliance
with the general insurance laws Of
the state. But this old law author
ICES the insurance department to re-
fuse permission to foreign COM
panies TO do business in this state,
when the state in which their home
office is located, imposes conditions
upon South Dakota companies, for
doing business in such state, which
restrictions are not imposed upon
their home companies. The South
Dakota Law requires a capital of
$4,000 for Mutual Fire Insurance
companies organized under the laws
here. The Iowa law in regard to
their home companies is similar, but
requires a capital of $1,000 from
an Outside mutual fire
which seeks. to do business in Iowa.
This fact brings the complaint by
the Sioux Falls company. which viii
be threshed out tomorrow.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
GIT rs VCTOR
IN
INJUNCTION CHSE,

licenses can be granted in Madison.
In the Madison case the question
is raised of the insertion of the
words ION such proposition" in Chap
ter 254, Laws of 1913, between the
time it a been passed by the leg
lslature, and it's presentation to the
governor for his signature. On this
the court declines to go back of the
enrolled bill for its information. but
holds on the law as it was signed.
At Madison a majority of the votes
cast on the question of license were
favorable, with sixteen ballots elm
mated. which were so marked as to
make it impossible to know just what
the voter intended. and the court
holds that under the law as it now
stands, such a vote a sufficient,
and that it is not now necessary TO
secure a majority OF all voters for
license.
In the Yankton case ii was a ques-
ion of the validity OF the license pc
tltion, the court holding that it lack
ed the required number of legal sig
natures under the law requiring
signers to be ~freeholders. and that
the election was invalid, so no legal
cen could be granted.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
McNULTY USES
SHOBER LETTER
PRESENTS MiSSIVE FROM CAM
PAIGN MANAGER URGING
HIM TO MAKE RACE
AGAINST BURKE.

Aberdeen, S. D.-Judge Frank Nc
Nulty, minority" candidate for the
republican nomination for congress
from the second district, whom the
majority fac ion claims is not eli
sible because of the state constitu-
tion prohibits judges from running
for any other than a judicial position.
SPRINGS another record on the ma
jority" state camlhien. in which
Schobers in urging McNulty to accepe
the nomination of the progressive
faction for congress in 1872. against
Representative Charles III. Burke,
mentions the constitutional provis-
ion and says it may have a little ef-
fest in the back p~recincts,'' but he
did not think it would figure suffi-
GENTLY TO prevent McNulty from
beating Burke for the nomination.
The contest in the Second district
promises to pc one of the most in
teresting political contests in South
Dakota this year. Both McNulty and
Attorney General Johnson are young,
energetic, II gifted with marked
oratorical ability. johnson has been
on the stump for some time, and
states he will speak in every town
ship in the district. McNulty has so
far made no speeches, inasmuch as
he quit the bench only February /,
but when he gets Gut his friends be
lieve he Will prove the equal OF
johnson as a campaigner.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
IN A BAD way
MANY A MITCHELL READER
WILL FEEL GRATEFUL FOR
THIS INFORMATION
If your back gives out

If your back gives out;
Becomes lame, weak or aching;
If urinary troubles set in,
Perhaps your kidneys are Sin a
bad way"
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Local evidence proves their merit.
Paul Stowell, 412 Il. Seventh ST.,
Mitchell, S. d., says: II think kidney
trouble was brought on in my case
by the hardships / endured while in
the army. l suffered with a dull ache
in the small OF my back, just over my
kidneys. After a while my joints be-
gan TO ache and they got stiff and
sore. My limbs got so weak | could
hardly work. Sometimes I{tcouldn't
put on my shoes without help. II was
fast breaking down in health, when
Doan's Kidney Pills were recon-
mended to me. Igot a supply al Diehl
4 Browns Drug Store, and four box
es drove away the. distressing back
aches and restored my strength. I
gave Doan's Kidney Pills my endorse
ment a short time after l was cured,
and l am glad to say | have been free
from kidney trouble since. I still
hold a very high opinion of Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a~.kidney r~emedy-rgct
Deans Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. Stowell had. Foster-Milburn
Co, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
A LIBEL SUIT TO
BE TRIED

Deadwood, S. De. l.. Sem, edit
or of the Deadwood Daily Telegram
who is defendant in the $4,000 Ii
bel suit brought by Attorney Geo. w.
Egan of Sioux Falls for alleged de
famation of character, has asked for
a change of venue to another county.
Egan in his suit alleged that Sem
in a series of articles in his news
paper in May, 1912, injured him to
such an extent that it cost him the
nomination for governor on the re-
publican ticket. Sem in answer filed
%affidavits of prejudice and by stipula-
ton the case has gone over until
April when arguments on the change
of venue Will be heard by Judge Nc
Nenny in the circuit court here. Sem.
has engaged Attorney j.. G.. Bartinei
of Oacoma to defend him. The Ease
has SO far attracted little interest
here.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
WARNE DIVORCE
SUIT
DEFENDANT BRoUGHTIy Co,rrT
ON CONTEMPT PROCEED-
INGS.-TRHP HEARS SUI
LEY CASE.

On the charge that he had failed
to pay Mrs. Ada l.. Warne the full
amount of alimony awarded her at
the time she was granted a decree
in circuit court last April, DIR. r. c..
Warne was brought before Judge
Robert b. Trip, of Yankton, in a
special session here today, to answer
to the charge of contempt Of court.
AT the time of the divorce, Mrs.
Warne was awarded the custody of
the three children, 5000 attorney
fees, and $50 monthly alimony as
we'll as title to- real estate in the
city. In the action before Judge
Tripp today, counsel for Mrs. Marne
claimed hat but $75 had been paid
of the attorney fee, S25 had been
paid for a period of six months and
the property had not been decided
to her.
In defense of his action, counsel.
for DR.. Warne contended that as a
result of the divorce proceedings, his
p. actice had been seriously impair
ed and that the present time had
lost considerable money. A state
ment was offered of his financial
condition, tending to show that pay
ment of the alimony was an in.pos-
sibility.
During the forenoon. Judge Trip
heard argument of counsel in the
famous Jack Sutley divorce proceed
ings, one of the hardest fought cases
that has been tried in the state. Al
torneys for Mrs. Sutley, who is the
defendant in the proceedings, claim
ed that Mr.. Sutley decided to Miss
Ina Sutley, a daughter by his first
wife, property worth about $50, 600
with the intention OF defrauding
her.
The remainder of the argument. as
we'll as the reading of several depo-
sitions which we're delayed this
morning. were scheduled for the
latter part of the afternoon, after
the court has finished with the
Warnn- matter.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
BARS
GIVEN REVERSE
LICENSE ELECTION LAST April
HELD TO BIZ H4I.EGAI-AIL
SALOONS IN CITY MUST

BY the decision of the South Dako-
ia supreme court yesterday afternoon
license election held last April at
1ankton was Illegally held by Mayor
Whlte and the city commissioners.
Word of the decision was received by
Lauritz Miller who represented the
"drys' in the two trials OF the case,
me contention OF the anti-saloon
forces in The case was that the pet
ltlons asking for the election were
not signed by twenty-five legal free
holders. Action was thereupon start
aaglnst Mayor White and the city
commission of Yankton. Judge Rob-
ert b. Trip held for the ''drys'' in
the circuit court. and his decision
upheld by Yesterdays ruling of
the supreme court.
The saloons have been open in
fankton since the trial of the case,
but according to Mr.. Miller, they can
be prosecuted for every sale of liquor
made since that time. That they will
prosecuted if they continue to III
after the decision of the supreme
court, has hisi belief. although this
matter will rest with the temperance
forces in that city.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26

MT. VERNON.

Mt. Vernon, S. D.-Miss Bess Stat
terry spent Sunday at Plankinton Wis
.iting friends.
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Grant
Williams.
III. w. Deyine left Tuesday for Wa
konda, where he will visit relatives
a few days.
Ralph Scott left Tuesday for Min
%nesota, With his car OF goods. This
vicinity will be pretty we'll represent
ed in Minnesota, when they all get
tn ere.
A. e. Lee, who has been farming
over east of town, moved TO the w. j..
Baker farm west of the city Friday
and will hold forth there the coming
season.
Mrs. Harry Martin and Mrs. Elvira
Moses We're guests of Mrs. John An
derson of PlanlSinton the first of the
week.
The basket social given by
Miss Josie Porter at the home OF
VIM. Frahm last Friday night was
we'll attended and the receipts were
something eel $50. There was plen-
tty to eat and a very enjoyable even
ing was had.
VIM. Rowley departed last Friday
for Lake Park, Minnesota, where he
has rented land and will make his
home. Mrs. Rowley and the children
went to Bard Tuesday night to visit
relatives a few days after which they
will go on to Minnesota.
Mrs. Carl and Mr. and
Mrs. Ole Ettswold We're called to Chi
cago Friday by a telegram announce
ing the death of Mrs. Dukesherer, a
sister of Mrs. johnson. Her death was
quite sudden and was a severe shock
to relatives here as it was not known
that she had been sick.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
R~ED-LETTER DAY
FOR WESLEYAN
ANNUAL ATHLETIC BANQUET 10
BE FOLLOWED BN COLLEGE
VAUDEVILLE.

Faculty and student body Of Da-
kota Wesleyan viii participate to-
morrow evening in a characteristic
college event. At $50 will be OBJ
served the annual athletic banquet at
Graham hall. Following this, a pro-
gram of considerable length will he
presented at Science hall auditorium
by various departments of the col
lego, in celebration of the Washing
ton anniversary.
Football. baseball, and track acti-
vlties will receive emphasis at the
banquet. The atmosphere is expected
to be charged with the electricity of
blue and white patriotism. The mono
gram men in each field sport, 81 in
number will be the guests of honor.
The program of toasts will afford
Il comprehensive view of the athletic
situation at Wesleyan. Prof. j. Man.
ley Phelps will officiate as toast
master. A review OF the past foot
ball season, and the gridiron pros
poets for next fan will be touched
upon by Pdof. II. /. Jones, the pre-
sident oil the athletic association.
From the student body, Harold Smith
and Ellis Walters will speak in the
respective interests of baseball and
track. President w. G.. Seaman is
scheduled for an address on pat
riotism." Several musical numbers
will have places on the program,
which has been arranged by Coach
Herbert Hardy. Announcement will
be made at the conclusion of the ban
quet as to the captain for next years
football eleven.
At science hall each of the four
college classes, together with the
faculty, the school of music. the ac-
ademy. and the preparatory business
department, will stage stunts of the
most varied oh aracter. The program
will be m long amateur vaudeville
production, such as only could be
presented by college students. All
traditions OF college life and stud
ent spirit Will be upheld at this time.
Open to the public as it is, this event
should serve to fill Science hall TO its
capacity with spectators.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
ASSESSMENT OF RANGE
HORSES STILL A PUZZLE

Pierre, S. D.-Every meeting of
the county auditors with the state
board has brought up the issue of the
proper adjustment of values between
unbroken range horses, and the we'll
bred farm horses of the etstern part
of the state, with a discussion of the
proper method of valuation to put
them on a tax equality. 1t has been
up at every meeting for years, and
while the western auditors are GER
tain that an equalized value on hors-
es as a class to themselves gives the
range horse people the worst of it,
there has never been a solution pre-
sented for an adjustment which will
be satisfactory under the laws as
they exist at the present time.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
TWO ARTESIAN PAPERS
WILL BE CONSOLIDATED

Artesian, S. D.-The Artesian Ad-
7ocate, for the past % years edited
~ Robert Emmett Dowdeil, late can
iidate for congress and democratic
xheel-horse, has been sold TO Harry
Heath, owaer and editor of the Ar
commonwealth. The two pap
ers W. he facilitated under the
ow ~ . ~ ~ Heath, who is a re-
prbi can ana VIA control the only
newspaper il .t.lcsian.
For the past few years Mr.. Dow
lell has>been engaged extensively in
he real estate business, which made
s necessary for him TO relinquish
lis newspaper holdings. Mr.. Dowdell
las been Il prominent member Of the
newspaper fraternity in South Dakota
for many years.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
WAVE OF CRIME
is INCREASING
JUDGE MARCUS NAVANAUGH. OF
CHICAGO, SAYS COUNTRY
HAS REACHED A CRISIS

Crime in the United States has
increased four times as rapidly as
has the growth of population within
the last fifty years. Today there are
10000 criminals in the prisons of
this county" SO declared Judge Mar
u Kavanaugh, of Chicago. in his
address on "Traitors of Justice last
evening at the Gale theatre before
the patrons of the lecture course.
Judge Kavanaugh is a lecturer of
considerable eloquence and his treat
ment of his subject was such as to
grip the keenest attention of his au-
dience. Succeeding his Introduction
by Mayor A. e. Hitchcock. he plune-
ed into a mass of interesting statis-
tics which showed the astounding
prevalence of crime in this II
In the last 10 years there have been
$4,000 homicides. The record of the
United States in this respect is far in
advance of that of any other civilized
nation.
1t was Judge Kavanaugh's belief
that the defects of our laws and
methods OF court procedure were in
large part responsible for conditions.
Wealth in a multitude of cases is
able to defeat Justice. Then too, the
American people are too tenderheart-
ed" declared the speaker. lone day
they commit a criminal to Jail; a
few days later they send him flow
ers. Justice should not be displaced
by pity. Respect for Law comes from
its enforcement"
He also placed a great share of re-
sponsibility upon the lawyers. New
ideals are demanded for the bar" he
said. Formerly it was considered
that the first duty of a lawyer was
toward his client. Today the standard
which considers the demands of JUS
tice before the interests of the client
is taking root" To illustrate and
enforce his points, Judge Kavanaugh
employed a wealth Of incidents, many
Of which came under his own obser-
vation in Chicago.