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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
FORMER RICH IoWAN
Dies IN POVERTY AT
HOME OF old friend
Domestic Trouble Caused Him
to Distribute Property and
Become Wanderer,

Aberdeen, 8. D., Jan. 16.-Ihe dis
covery has just been made that Mile
lard F. Potter. who died in Aberdeen
recently, in poverty, was formerly q
man OF wealth and influence at WAY
erly, Ia. where he was engaged In live
stock and dairying on an extensive
scale. About 20 years g domestic
troubles, it is said, caused Mr.. Potter
to divide his property between his wife
and children. He left the state n
became a wanderer.
About eight years ago he came 70
Aberdeen and secured work with ]. c.
Kinney. a dairyman, near Aberdeen,
where he worked for two years. and
then started travelling over III coun-
try selling kitchen cabinets. Later he
went to Montana, having heard that
his son. Albert Potter, was located in
that state. He travelled over the state,
searching for his son., but the search
was Of no avail. Heart disdase and
Brtght's disease developed and he re-
turned to Aberdeen. where he died on
January 6. .4,l8 sflD4,g f.giE 8A.a34l
For, many years he lodged meeting
old Bremen county, Iowa, acquaint-
Ances who knew him in his days Of iaf-
duence. but a few years g he re-
newed his acquaintance with George
d McGiness. a former Wavely nan now
residing here, and Mr.. McGiness looked
after him in his declining days. MI.
McGiness located h mans relatives.
and the remains were shipped back to
the old home for interment.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
WoODMEN WILL DISCUSS
PROPOSED RATE INCREASE

Beresford, s. d. Jan. E17.-Members
Of the Modern 'Woodmen Of America
lodges eOf several counties will hold a
meeting in this city on January % for
Ethe purpose of taking action, and ex-
pressing their views in regard to the
proposed increase in insurance rates.
The decision has been left to members
pf ethe various lodges and the national
Headquarters. sf the order will be
guided by the expressed verdict 1t Is
expected that at the meeting here a
definite stand on the subject will be
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22

Trent 8. D., Jan. 19.-Three refugees
from Old Mexico. In the persons OF Mr..
and Hrs. "A. G. Farr and Mrs. 4.
Woodbury., former residents Of this
part sof South Dakota have just
|sfyachSd heraSF7a1terg series Of adj
ventures with Mexican regulars and
gH4belsI and after swithstanding the
Lhardshtps OF q flight from Mexico.
NJ. lFarr has lived III Mexico many
|He4Ip and was ayprosperous 9rancher
when the rebellion broke out. His
Eplace was raided at Intervals by both
EsnslsI q federals. and he was com
pogeeAsed stolen before his eyes, In
tfdding his live stock for had be OBJ
3scteds the lyes st il9would have been
u6TTheyI nra,ly were instructed to fleo
forstheir lives. and psficials OF the Mex
|eash Ind 9 railroad ticket. and they
pMece placadslnt aiMagOnyands started on
l the aesf Journey overland t. the Texas
During this meAorable journey they
tHrove g an entire day over 9. battle-
tN0aVWhere h federals and rebels had
fought the day before, and saw the
tederals were pouring oil over the
bodies of their dead and burning them.
During their overland Journey they
nae q number, 0f narrow escapes from
falling into the hands OF bands of
bandits who roaMIsatswill overtime war
very hard one. especially on the wo-
men OF the party, and all were nearly
t~Sxhalsted when they reached safety on
tehel American side Of the line. There
fhay lost no time lii taking q train for
FRelr forEaeruhomes anisouth Dakota.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
BROWN COUNTY OFFICIALS
ana aaEEKrMiSSlNG LAaORER

Aberdeen. s.. D., Jan. 16.-The county
commissioners of Brown county have
offered a reward of $50 for information
as to the whereabouts of Theodore
Christianson. or for the discovery Of
his body II dead. 9E 7nsS
Christianson is a bridge builder,
aged about 45, a Norwegian. six feet
tall, round s%houldered. fair complexion
and wearing a dark red mustache.
When last seen he was dressed In
On the night Of December % last,
aChristianson, who was employed as a
bridge builder blythe Milwaukee rail
road, and who had stopped at the Key
stone hotel here whenever he was in
town for the past six years, left a
purse containing $65 with the bar
tender In a saloon In the hotel build
ing to keep for him. Then he walked
out Of the saloon and disappeared and
has not been seen. since. $40 It
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
FIVE ADDITIONS rs
PENlTENTlARY INMATES

9.ouxlFails..iS D. Jan. 19.--TheI pop-
S!uiatton atsthe Sioux Fails penitentiary
Just been Increased by the receipt
Of ives new prisoners, who come from
dt9eEepS eparfsi sof tho state. and who
VIII Servo. terms for a variety OF Off
s1snsess One Of the new prisoners Is
Spon+AFnoldy Of Walwort1 county. who
SsR44ha 4arX4 s1anA thssforEW0skin 20
winding game on q bartender Of that
Lewis 4shqssand ABRAHAM Heauta. 81
FSlsetts hxoYrltysgaes agpqssgs the new.
~pfas6herS. They WIN serve terms OF
"a F Essss sasss sss az r the " sSsfs yo OF q
team Of horses. 9 buggy n harness.
John Pike. another of thaAnew pris-
pners. will serve a term ~ -FOUR months
for holding up another III with q
s sasSa q s Sasso2 ssha as s ss a45 BIS als S /
,,SecnFAlags only IA for his efforts.g The
NTH man 70 beS lodged IA the peni-
tontS0ey@AessJamAs Stanton, Of Brown
county, who was convicted Of grand
sglaleShY endsvhh will serve one 9year. Y
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
LARGE SPECIAL PANEL FOR
ssy hiTniALloEsMh9.g GRIFFIN

BtWdEb, 8. D. Jah. 60 Jutora
have bSenl summoned for u term ffoS
,ataA4.clTquit court which viii convene
Jury ID the largest ever drawn here
since TIN county was organized. The
unusualSnuifbSr of jurymen Summoned
u due p the t4Act that at the9coming
term . SelebrAted murder RAJ will he
tried. II d that III which Mfs. Maud
Griffin S@is the defendant. She 10
charged With the murder fofa her hns
AAandAatMLeola several months ago, On
RppltcatfnneA6f Ithea defsfidant.5tss who fur.
ksishsd dfidaVitn aAlllssings she could not
14ecurq fair trial In Mcpherson
county. stheScase var sktransfefred %
Edmuhdeta0uNkYs xREiMnhfa 1 .SiM
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
rHELsEA STATE BANK, .F5
.If4 WAS NOT SuSPENnEn

{ Chelsa, s. D., Jan. A.-some timo
ago ainews item appeared in a number
e papers, including n at Pierre. an.
4ouncing the suspension Of the Chel-.
lea State bank, at Chelsea. The first
nttmation the bank officials had Of the
ieport was when checks were returned
rom banks I'm other towns, marked
refused" It was later learned that
aitatemerts had appeared in seversl
Newspapers totthe effect that2the inati~
ntion was in tho hands Of the public
:namiher.
n President b. W. shouweiler. o. the
!ank, who 10 president, OF . string Of
tanks In tho gate. all Of which are
financially sound. 10 investigating the
ource Of the rumor It Ia believed tho
mistake occurred because OF the fact
vas In LIQUIDATION. Some Newspaper
correspondent evidently confused the
NO banks In his report. SHa Nh
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
FORMER SIOUX FALLS
WOMANDRIVEN FROM
WESTERN HOMESTEAD.
Mrs. Margaret Ross and Two
Sons Have Thrilling Expert
ence on Disputed Claim.

Sioux Falls. g. D.. JAM 14.--Word 9
Just reached here that Mrs. Margaret
M. Ross and two sons, former &Well-
known residents Of Sioux Falls. were
driven from their homestead near
Aberdeen, Wash, Sunday night by a
band Of Is masked men. Mrs. koss mas
appealed to Governor Lister Tor pro-
lection and declares that she will re-
turn to her homestead.
According to the account told by
Mrs. Ross, the 16 men, all masked ana
armed, forced their way n the house.
removed her and her two sons ana
after setting fire to the place, drove
them 10 miles and ordered them not to
return under penalty Of death.
The trouble began some time ago
when Mrs. Ross right to h claim was
denied. Her two sons were then &C
Cused of ~assaulting a neighbor Tor al
legged SANDER Of their mothex, leaving
him for dead m the road. Z
They were tried and convicted OF an
assault charge, but succeeded In get
ting a new trial. v A bitter jfeud In tho
neighborhood resulted. 5o
During the closing days Of her resi-
dence in Sioux Falls Mrs. Ross was
editor of the Sioux Falls Critic and
attracted attention throughout the
state on account Of her caustic utter
ances in her paper and on the rostrum.
She took an active part in politics. j..
| A. Ross, her former husband. and from
whom she secured a divorce, Is a resi-
dent of Sioux Falls at the present time.
Since removing to the state OF Wash
tngton, Mrs. Ross has continued her
political tendencies and was demo-
cratic candidate for state representa-,
tive in the fall OF 1912. She gained
prominence in the campaign by making
addresses which, while ostensibly in
favor of the democratic ticket, were
bitter attacks on the personal habits
and character Of Theodore Roosevelt.
The state central committee withdrew
Its Endorsement and her campaign
speeches were cut short. Y5fa aouH
IN DEFENSE OF ALDRIcH.
Marion, 8. D., Jan. s, 1914.-ro the Edt-
tor: An article appeared in your ape .
Marion, against Charles Aldrich. Of Wat
ertown, for the alleged seduction Of the
ptitution5 OF this '.suft,' Ia malicious and
Is intended not so much to ,in1ure Aldrtch
and the young lady. perhaps, Is to ruin
them down POLITICALLY.
Miss AIMS Vogt is not in poo health.
but she may start some legal proceedingsI
on her OWE account now and make it'
mighty interesting for certain people who
have dragged her name Town IN the mud
Whether or not Mr.. Aldrich is q married
nan makes no difference. a. he has never
man while here. and in fact. Mr.. vost
himself first invited Mr.. rAldrich to the
house and introduced him to his daugh-
ter and encouraged him In every way. p ,
Az for the '.mobbing incident last w1n1
Per. the truth is that the number Of
Marion citizens' who took part In that
consisted Of this man vogt n 4 few
others whom he paid or agreed to pay to-
assist him., and all of whom have since.
become Mr.. Aldrich's best frtends.
II you will publish this you;may IN, part,
at least. right q great wrong.
l.....- II Van Ralanhan -
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
RAILROAD TO ASSIST IN
A3ia2@ ~ WINNER WATER SUPPLY

Winner, s. D., Jan. "A. A.
Schenck, Northwestern maintenance
engineer, with a party Of field men, is
IN! Winner making surveys and plans
for piping q, supply of water from the
springs seven miles south into the
city Of Winner. E$@R4t32tr }ia
Last fall a railroad expert made q
test Of these springs and reported q
great supply Of water. In T. mean
time Mayor Barnum, has correspondent
with the railroad company asking that
they send an engineer and make q
survey without cost to the city. aif
According to the tests made there Is
an ample supply Of water from the
springs to furnish the city with spring
water. and also to supply the North
western Railway company with water
here.
Estimates already made on the cost
Df such a water system place the
Lmount at less than $40, 900, and with
The sale of water under contract to the
railroad company. the receipts from
Implying residents Of the city, and the
kEaau cos OF maintenance, it bids fair
20 be practical and inexpensive solu-
lion Of the water question. & 9NGaf 3tER'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
YANkrroN BANK OFFICERS.

Yankton, s.. D., Jan. 16.-At the AID
annual meeting Of the First National
bank here F.. L. Van Tassel was re-
elected PRESIDENT d. M. Finnegan. vice
president; W. E. Heaton. cashier; r.
n. Heaton and Hoyle Gilreath, assist.
ant cashiers. The board Of directors
instructed the cashier, ". i. Heaton,.
to make application for membership in
the federal reserve association under
the new banking act. ~ e3 /,
The First Loan INT Trust
elected w. e.. Heaton. president: E. r.
{ Heaton. vice president, and y. 3. Ray,
cashier.
AT, the American State bank M. p.
Gilman was reelected president; J..
NJ. Lloyd, vice president; Harold Ed
munds. cashier; M r. Gilman, jr, as
Sistant cashier.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
WOMAN WANDERa ACROSS .sa
ssa PRAIRIE tNi0EAOaoFNlahT

wessington. s. d. Jan. a14.AWander-
I, ngy away from home IN the night very
shinly clad. and with only ! light pair
e slippers on Aher5afeet Mrs. jacob
sltdden travelled nine miles across tho
open prairie, finally appearing at the
tonne afsMr. and Mrs. s. West. For
4 iouFS - large number, OF searchers
hunted for her, but they could ind no
trace lu& her until word canna6b rural
!slephons that she had, appeared. at the
West home.
She doesAnot attempt 20 explain ne
strange action. 1t sis believed. how.
ever. that b ma have suffered tenn
)porary mental trouble, and while IL
this condition attempted to make her
way to her husband, who was on g
farm sevsralsmiiess away. 1Saa no,
FIFTEEN SusPENsIphs ATs
DAkoTAM EsLEYAN COLLEGE
mitchell. s. 81. jan. 1S.-Refusai to
attend chapel on the day which Presi-
dent w. iG. Seaman had set for 4
slectursson Discipline has caused the
suspension Of II membars q baths
wesleyan university. until January E.
b ETr0uhle aTppseghetween the .studenfa
Ands faculty when the sophomores stole
!. heshmsna class nag. They adThiftsS
fthsst1ANEx, hut aAterarefuuenato he1rstsAI
sprenadsnt SAdmonian thsn = : chapel
eCsseeA
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
EXPRESS TAX CASES
aa8 ARGUED Ar4ST. LOUIS

Aberdeen, s. D., jan. T.-Attorney
General Royal c.. Johnson returned
tuesday night from st. Louis. where
he presented this staIe's side OF the
argument in the state express tax
cases. which hearing was held there
before Judges, Sanborn, Mcpherson and
Adams of the United States court Of
appeals. Judge T.. r. Boucher assisted
Mr.. johnson Gin representation of the
state TN the cases. while the express
companies were represented by Bailey
G Voorhees, OF Sioux Falls, and Charles
w STOCKTON Of New York. ,s.a5f@ Ell
The arguments In the case occupied
four days and the courts decision in
The matter willabe handed down later,
possibly not before two or three
months. The cases submitted to- the
court are probably the most important
from g financial standpoint ever tried
proximately $4,000 OF past. present
and future taxes, ssis5 dg| zoe 4
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
PUBLIC defender IN
DIVORCES SUGGESTED
TO. BAR, ASSOCIATION
President Mccoy Outlined Plan
for State Being Party in
All Such Actions.

Sioux Falls. S. D. Jan. 17.-Advanced
ground in divorce procedure was pre-
sented by Judge James III. Mccoy, OF
Aberdeen, president of the South Da-
kota Bar association, in his annual adj
dress before the annual convention OF
the association. He declared himself In
favor Of the present laws being so
amended that the state a be repre-
scented in, all divorce cases by a public
defender.
mt"I have been."H he said. "of the OPP
inion that there should be in each state
Y public defender In divorce cases, say
Tor instance. the attorney general OF
the state. upon whom every
and complaint In such actions should
be served In addition to the other SER
vice Of process required. by law: and
especially should this be SO when the
defendant sisg q nonresident OF the
state. + should be made the duty Of
such public defender to investigate the
facts concernin each case, and to in
terpose q defense whenever. in his
judgement the facts and circumstances,
with reasonable certainty, indicated
that the plaintiff is not entitled to
Judgment. No default Judgment should
be rendered In any case, until after
such public defender had reported the
result OF his investigation to the trial
court" a5fy ssj9H s6fb5 sGI ~ 90
The annual report of the treasurer
balance on hand of nearly $500. The
executive council reported 10. new mem-
bers of the association, one of whom
Is a full eblooded9 Sioux Indian living
IN Roberts county. n the other Is a
woman lawyer living at Lead. she hav-
ing been admitted to the bar some
months ago. H6a B9&6M8I8ffH val
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
LAND lin MccooK, COUNTY
SELLS For SIPS AN ACRE

Canistota,s 5S. D., Jan. s17.-1ni spite OF
genera sdepressionl IN real estate actiy-
that McCook county farms are stead
lily increasing in pricesa John wit.
trock. an Iowa farmer. paid DR.. Clark
1925 am acre for q quarter section lo-
Gated two and a half miles southeast
Of Cantstota. It is considered one OF
.as nsss fa ana IL inns J s fGaSsxil,s stste fa e
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
DIGS ARM LOOSE FROM
AUTO WITH PoCkETkNtEE

Miller. 8. d.. Jan. 17.-P.nned under
an overturned automobile gall night,
and finally digging himself loose with
pocketknife. was the experience Of
Lloyd Fry, a young farmer OF this Sec
Hon. q
Fry was en- route from Miller to his.
home. 20 miles south, when his ma
chine turned over, about five miles
from town. One OF his arms was
raught and held firmly under the edge
ting from his dazed condition, due to
i generally bruised condition, Fry set
at the task of ~extricating himself. He
finally accomplished the feat by digging
away the ground from his pinioned
arm. .fsisa 3{f
LAND HN Mccook, COUNTY
80 aeAfAE N$ Sean - - - AAoe aA6sh~-e
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
FIRE sExREOpEs{sHELEe a9N9
AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

white Rock, 81 u, Jan 1es-Ay new
kind 6flAre alarm aroused John lTedin,
aof this place. when his home caught
FIRE. He was Awakened by a. seriee OF
exploahons and. Tor. d time feared the
tNexinan revolutiontshad esri1extended'
70 White Roek. The Areo started In
q room where he had q number OF
'Sheiis for his shotgun. The flames
reached the shells and they were ex-
pl0dedsAt q rapid rate. The alarm OF
thegexplodinga shells came snj dine for
hint o summon his brother. and to-
gether they saved the house from de-
atrulcctiiop. aeseaa1
a peculiar double egg war recently
/ en- exhibition ins Manchester, NH The
two Inner egg both had shells, were,
connected by g filament, but one 1of
them contained only ySlk5 while tie
3othsr had only the white, part. 4
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22
BLACK HILLS STREAMS 70 aSf8a
ISL s1f TIE FINE TROuTePRosREcTs

Spearfish. Sd, Jan 1.-THE gov
eminent nsh hatchery at this place
during the winter has received an ag-
gregate OF 1000, 900 brook trout eggs
from. eastern hatcherles. The young
trout willgbe hatchedsands placed insthe
streams Of the Black, HILLS, making
the northwest. One consignment COM
sisted OF 100000 eggs. Employees Of
the forest service, game wardens and
others will aid the officials OF the
hatchery in distributing the young
trout In the streams Of this part sc
the state. e3
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-22

81 ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-09
Funeral of Mrs. KunkeI
Held Friday Afternoon

Funeral services for Mrs. Annie
Eager Kunkel. wife of Samuel Kunkel
will be held from her residence, Sec
ond and Forster streets, on Friday
afternoon at o'clock with the Rev
Stewart Winfield Herman, pastor OF
Zion Lutheran Church. officiating.
Mrs. Kunkel died last evening al
her home after an illness since the
Christmas holidays, and had been con-
fined to the house for the past eight
week. Mrs. Kunkel was the daugh-
ter of the late DR.. John Eager, of this
city, and is survived by her husband
Samuel Kunkel "a director OF the Kun
kel Trust Company and patron of the
annual children's Romper Day: two
sisters, the Misses Lille and Bella f.
Eager, and a brother, DIR. John II
Eager. OF North Sixth street.
Mrs Kunkel was a lifelong member
of the Zion Lutheran Church. always
taking an active interest in church
matters and sang for time in the
church choir. Public and private
charities received material assistance
from her and she was ready TO re-
spond for a call for help at all times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-09
GRAtHRQAQ- Q-GT1 1eRS3
.ELECTR|FICAT|Ov To
BE REPLACED BY STEAM
Two Big Improvements For P. R.
R. Main Line in Near Future;
Rapid Strides in Work

Philadelphia, Sept. .. An auto
matte signal system from New York
to Pittsburgh and the electrification
| of a part of the main line are two
big improvements Pennsylvania Rail-
road officials are watching closely. The
new signal system will be ready for
| inspection in a few days. Work on
the electric line is progressing rapidly.
AS far as Overlook. working in,
the construction gangs have set up
poles and signal bridges, and it will
| require only a short time before wires
will be strung. The work originally
began near Wayne and st. David's and
the workmen have been coming toward
Philadelphia.
From what travellers can see the
electrification work is a unique bit of
modern engineering.
Poles are set up about seventy-five
yards apart. There is a double system
! OF suspension, crosswise and length
wise. The crosswise suspension con-
sists of an upper. slightly curved wire
from pole to pole, from which is sus-
pended the straight wire between the
poles. There are two wires running
above the track, the upper wire being
used to support the lower or main
| overhead wire.
The electrification work itself has
| naturally introduced numerous prob
lens, some of them very complicated,
especially as they might affect the
continuous operation of trains
One interesting detail is that a COM
plete system for policing the railroad
has been worked out. so that thou
sands of dollars worth of contractors s
tools and material have been thor
| oughly safeguarded. This required a
considerable force, in addition to the
regular railroad detectives. Another
interesting fact is that only one man
has been killed or hurt. He was
killed because he did not hear an ap-
preaching express train.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-09
TAYLOR ASKS BIDS
FOR HAULING FILL
[Continued From First PageI

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walk down through the park and de-
eide definitely whether or not the
mains shall be placed in the park
paths and threaten the great old
trees, or whether Council shall rescind
its previous action and reaward the
contract to put the pipes in the street
But the meeting was postponed.
An hour or so after Council ad-
journed yesterday Mayor John X.
Royal, who offered the anti-park path
resolution, discovered that he had an
engagement in Philadelphia this
morning and asked if the special ses-
sion could be postponed until to-mor-
row morning at o'clock.
So Council is scheduled again to
meet tomorrow.
The Fill Below Mulberry Street
In discussing the quoted criticism
of his fellow commissioners, Messrs.
Lynch and Bowman. to the effect that
he had permitted the subway con-
tractors to sell the excavated material
instead of acquiring it for the citys
purpose. City Commissioner Taylor de-
clared that he believed it would have
been a foolish plan to buy the Fill"
when he was offered it without
charge.
''The contractors wanted a conve-
nient place to dump the material and
were glad to be allowed tc take it to
the River Front below Mulberry
street. Then after they had dumped
considerable they asked If the city
couldn't pay for the dumping charges
the men to look after the spreading
of the dirt after it had been dumped
from the wagons. To this | didn't
agree. but we finally compromised on
plan to pay for half this expense
But the dumping was not conducted
as we wished 1.-THE fill was placed
too far into the river at one point and
we ordered them to stop. Then the
contractors decided to dispose of it
somewhere else, and I'm told they