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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION
FOR LETTERS OF ADMINS
TRATION.

State of South Dakota, County of
D%evisOn, IS.
IN COUNTY COURT
In the matter of the estate of John
Swanson, Deceased. !,
The state of South Dakota sends
greeting. to Freda. Swanson and Carl
e.. Swanson, heirs at law and next of
kin OF John Swanson. deceased, and
to all to whom these presents may
come.
Notice is hereby given, That Freda
Swanson has filed with the Judge of
this court. a petition praying for let
tiers of administration of the estate
of John Swanson, Deceased, and that
Saturday, the 18th day of August.
1914, at ten O'Clock a. M, of said
day, at the office of the county Judge
in the City of Mitchell. County of
Dawson, South Dakota, has been set
for hearing said petition, when and
where any person interested may APP
year and show cause why the said
petition. should not be granted
Dated at Mitchell. South Dakota,
this Sth day OF August, A. D 1914.
o. e. Thompson,
Judge of the County Court
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Nv-vv, "--s~.s44le
NEW MANUAL
TEACHER HIRED
SUPT. j. w. McCLINTON ENGAGES.
FLOYD WILSON OF CHICAGO.
FOR HIGH SCHOOL POSI-
TION.

Floyd Wilson, of Chicago, will be
the new manual training teacher at
the high school the coming wear to
succeed M. V. Cogsdill, resigned,
This was announced today by j. w.
McClinton, superintendent of schools,
h arrived home yesterday with
Mrs. McClinton after, an eastern trip.
Mr.. Wilson is a graduate of the
Kansas Agricultural college and for
two years after his graduation was
connected with the school. He has
had several years experience in In
diana and has had considerable prac-
teal experience, a factor especially
desired by Supt. McClinton, having
worked for the Rumely Products
company.
H. Gu Foster, who resigned from
the position of instructor in English
and literature at the. high school,
for Which he had been engaged, has
been succeeded by a Miss Walters,
OF Chicago. Miss Walters has had,
four years experience in High school
work and is a graduate OF an eastern
college.
In connection with their trip to
Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs. McClinton
had an enjoyable trip on the way.
They embarked on the Great Lakes
at Sault Ste. Marie, went through
Georgian bay and by Mackinac is
land down to Chicago.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
KNOCKS OUT GUNMAN
DESPITE HIS WEAPON

DeSmet, S. D.-Three hpldup mel
with a warm reception when
they attempted to hold up and rob
two DeSmet men. Thomas Blachford.
Jr.. and Joe Clark as the twin were
going home after dark. AS they
passed a lonesome spot, three men
stepped from the shadows and one
of them pointed q gun at Joe Clarll's
face and they two We're ordered to
hold UP their hands. Blachford, in
stead of .obeying, struck the gunman
over the head, and for a time there
was a lively scramble, in the course
of which the gun was discharged, the
bullet grazing Blachford'ss head. The
holdup men fed. and have not been
captured as yet.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

State of South Dakota, County of Da.
%vison, SIS. -
In County Court:
In the matter of the guardianship
and estate of Ruben krebsbach and
Florence Krebsbach, minors.
1t appearing to this court, from the
petition this day presented and filed
by n. r. kibbee, the guardian of the
persons and estates of Ruben Kres-
bach and Florence Krebsbach minors
praying for an order of sale of GER
tain real estate belonging to his
said wards, that it is for the best in
terests of said minors, and of their
estate. that such real estate be sold
and that it is necessary for their
support and education.
lit is therefore, hereby ORDERED,
BY the Court, that the next of kin of
said minors and all persons interest
ed in the said estate appear before
this Court on the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1914, at ten O'Clock a. m. of said
day at the court room of this Court,
in the Court House in Mitchell. sDav-
ison county. South Dakota, sthenSand
there to show cause if any they have.
why an order should not be granted
for the sale of said real estate.
And it is further ordered that a
copy of this order be published at
least four successive weeks before
the day of hearing in the Mitchell
Capital, a newspaper printed and pub
lished in said Dawson county, and
personally served on all persons in
terested who reside in said Dawson
county.
Dated this twelfth day of August,
1914
BY the Court,
o. c. Thompson. Judge.
Attest:
S. Cattrell, Clerk.
(Seal)
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
NOTICE TO

Estate of John w. Gilfllan, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned administrator of the es-
tate of John w. 4Gilfillan deceased
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de-
ceased to exhibit them with the ne
cessary vouchers, within six months
the first publication of this
notice. to the said administrator at
the office of A. E. Hitchcock, in the
city of Mitchell, Dawson County,
eouth Dakota
William H. sGilfillan,
Administrator.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
RAISE MOST
OF COUNTIES
TAX COMMISSION MAKES TENTA-
TIVE LIST OF LAND VALUES
PENDING HEARING OF
COUNTIES.

Pierre, S. D.--Next Tuesday, Aug
ust Is is the date for the counties to
make complaints on the figures fixed
as assessment land values by the
state tax commission. The commits
sion has been at the work of equali-
cation of lands for the past week, and
has made out a tentative list, in
which they have increased the re-
turns sent in on thirty-seven counties
in amounts ranging from five to fifty
per cent, the largest increase being
on Stanley county. They have low
cred the returns on five counties in
amounts from five to fifteen per cent.
Twenty counties have been left as re
turned. The probabilities are that
there will be a number of county
auditors IN hand next Tuesday to
express their views in regard to as.
sessment values, and every one OF
them representing the poorest
county in the state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20

-. - ". sH
believed to be the only ones in this
vicinity who have as yet answered
the call to arms.gpiF u 1911
ev. Father Bnuter is especially
we'll known in Mitchell. He has been
a frequent visitor to the parish of the
Holy Family Catholic church. He had
charge of the parish work when Rev.
c. e. O'Flaherty attended the retreat
at Chamberlain this summer and has
officiated at the pipe organ. of which
he is master, on numerous occasions.
Rev. Father Mo was forced to
leave a new church in the process of
erection by the call. In the past eight
or ten years, there have been a num-
Der of French priests stationed at the
Woonsocket parish, which is one of
the most important in the state.
Father Mo had been responsible for
considerable growth in his parish. 1t
Is OF interest to note that the Woon-
socket church has its parishioners
largely divided between the French
and German nationalities, two of the
powers engaged in the great conflict.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
Spangler & Haney.
Attorneys for Mortgages.
NOTICE OF MoRTGAGE SALE

Notice is hereby given that de-
fault has been made in the payment
of the debt secured by that certain
real estate mortgage given by Aletha
Holmes and H. H. Holmes, husband
and wife, mortgagors, to Dawson
County Bank, a corporation, mort
gagee and assigned to Laura H.
Holmes, which mortgage and as
assignment are due recorded in the
office OF the register iof deeds of
Dawson County, South Dakota, and
which mortgage is dated September
5th, 1912.
That the amount claimed to be
due on said mortgage at the date of
this notice is the sum of Eight Hun
dred Three Dollars and Ten Cents
($SO3.10) principal and interest and
Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.O0) sta
tutory attorney fee, and hat no pro-
ceedlngs at law or otherwise have
been had to collect the same or any
part thereof, and that the m~ortgaged
premises are described as follows:
Lot Twelve CPD, Block Eight (s)t
OF III town of Mt. Vernon, in Dayi-
son County, South Dakota.
And notice is hereby further given
that, by virtue of the power of sale
contained in said mortgage and the
statute in such cases made and pro-
vided. said mortgage will be fore
closed. and said mortgaged prem
Uses sold at public auction to the
highest bidder. for cash. by the.
sheriff of Dawson County. South.
Dakota. at the front door of the
court house in Mitchell, Dawson
County, South Dakota on the goth
day of September, 1914 at the hour
of 2 O'Clock p. m.
Dated August sth. 1914.
Laura H. Holmes.
Assignee of Mortgagee.
Spangler & Haney
Attorneys for Assignee.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
IN THE DISTRICT COURT oFrHE
UNITED STATES FOR THE
DISTRICT OF SOUTH DA-
KOTA, SOUTHERN d.
. vfTSInE p

In the matter of Walter F.. Allen,
Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy, No. 500.
To the Honorable j. D. Elliott,
Judge of the District Court of the
United States for the District of
South Dakota:
Walter F. Allen of the City of Nit
chell, in the County of Dawson, and
State of South Dakota, in said dis
trict. respectfully represents that on
the 25th day of August, 1913, last
past, he was duly adjudged bank
rupt under the Acts of Congress re-
lating to bankruptcy; that he has
duly surrendered all his property and
rights of property, and has fully COM
piled with all the requirements of
said acts and of the orders of the
court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may be
decreed by the Court to have a full
discharge from all debts provable
against his estate under said bank
rupt acts, except such debts as are
excepted bylaw from such discharge.
Dated this 9Th day of July, A. D.,
1914.
Walter r Allen
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE
DISTRICT OF SOUTH DA-
kOT.A, SOUTHERN d.
VISION.

S1SION.
In the matter of Walter F. Allen,
Bankrupt.
On this oath day of July. A. D..
1914, on reading the attached and
foregoing petition, it is 3.
Ordered by the Court, that a hearl
ing he had on the same on the 5th
day of October. A. D.. 1914, before
said Court at Sioux Falls in said dis
trict at ten o'clock in the forenoon;
and that notice thereof be published
twice in "The Mitchell Capital" a
newspaper printed in said district at
Mitchell, S. D., and that all known
creditors and other persons in inter
est may appear at the said time and
place and show cause. if any they
have, why the prayer of the said pc
ton should not be granted.
And it is further ordered by the
Court that the Clerk shall send by
mail to all known creditors, upon
payment by the bankrupt, or his at
torney, of the actual expense thereof,
copies of said petition and this order
addressed to them at their present
as stated.
Witness the Honorable J. d. Ell
hot, Judge of the said Court, and
seal thereof, at the city of Sioux
Falls in said district on the gath day
of July, A. D., 1914.
Oliver Pender,
(SeaD Clerk.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
DOG TRIALS in THIS
& A SEPTEMBER /

Aberdeen. s. Ds4Lewis Mctirew.
secretary of the All-Amarican Field
Trials association, has announced
September l as the date for the COM
mencement of the trials. which will
be held near Wetonka, in this
(Brown} county this year. Many
dogs have been entered from all sec
tions Of the United States. A dozen
Or more trainers have been in differ
ent parts of northern South Dakota
for several weeks, getting their
string OF days in shape for the con-
tests, and the meeting is expected to
be one of the most largely attended
and most successful in the history of
the association.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
WAR WAGED ON
HORSE DISEASE
FEDERAL OFFICIAL KILLS $50
ANIMALS WEST OF THE RIVER
AFFLICTED WITH DOUR-
..-l n -.

Aberdeen, S. DID,. e. r. Flory
of the United States bureau of ami
NAL industry passed through here
from a trip to the Standing Rock and
Cheyenne, River Indian reservations,
where he had just been appraising
and killing horses afflicted with dou-
rine. Out of about 5000 animals
tested for the disease, DR.. Flory
found $50 afflicted and had them
killed. He returned to that region
today, and expects to have to kill
about $50 more of the animals.
Dourine was brought from France in
1886, and has made rapid progress
among horses, being spread by breed
ing stations. No known cure has
been discovered for il. The govern
ment is making every effort to stamp
out the disease. and horses killed be-
longing to Indians who have not
patented their lands are paid for in
full up to 500 an animal. while
horses owned by whites and Indians
who, have become citizens are paid
for one-haH the appraised valuation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
WON'T PUT OFF
q EXPO
SOUTH DAKOTA MAN TOLD PAN
ANA FAIR AT FRISCO WIlI.go :.
NOT BE POSTPONED ON So.
ACCOUNT OF WAR.

Aberdeen, s. D.--Max Binheim.
editor Of the Dakota Freie Presse
and secretary of the Aberdeen Press
club, wired the management of the
San Francisco exposition, asking that
in view of 1.-THE world war in Europe.
the exposition might be postponed.
Mr.. Binheim took this action in view
of the work of the South Dakota ex-
position commission, recently APP
pointed by Governor Byrne, in rails
ing funds by private subscription for
a South Dakota exhibition at the ex-
position, thinking the management
might postpone the exposition for a
year, and that would, give the 1915
session of the South Dakota legisla-
ture an. opportunity to make an APP,
preparation for the states exhibit.
He received a reply from the pres.
ident of the exposition, stating that
the possibility of postponing the x
position had been gone into thor
oughly and it had been decided to
hold to the original plan and. hold
the big fair in 1915. The statement
was made tfat . in THE Svigw .'of the
management, the travel that usually
goes to Europe would be attracted
to SanFrancisco in 1915 il the world
war continues, and that only five
of the thirty-seven countries promis-
ing national exhibits at the exposi-
ton were involved in the war, and
there was every reason to believe the
other thirty-two, at least, would have
exhibits in accordance with the orr
ginal plans, while they had reason
to believe hat at least two of the
remaining five would take part in
the exposition, even If the war con-
times.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
WILT OFFICIAL,
OF COMM
MITCHELL MAN ONE OF HIGH
.sT.,TF. OFFICERS CHOSEN
EY TIE KNIGHTS TEN
nI.s

Cr,,,i1).ou G n 1,bo tb;r,.
e.at ~ Nc ,nirts,
90, 49, Nc liana
conth ~ eirpia oi
49, 80 .sila.e" ihufsuay
,hia " 'nise-Hass SESSION II,
cato. too,, ~ nar, on one nu'"iea auie-
60 y pars. "ita ~ Was pro
f,,1 nonn,. ~ o1 as a. " mos surses.,
ol-''s pl"1lpg Soh'ihapa
,not;,o 49,,
aiannso, ~ ~ "sle a."ass at .ie
nicpio unohao, sis,.ois anu seseral
,hoir RI "Ite .elu curing
1noas Wy oaio unuer we
liz p w W
1rn;r,s 80 misnt.s eonoei's on ,l'e
pan.ao NJ a'ihua aiacr aeu Dress
araativ ,,aasa "si.las hhisn.s %eis
500 80 pis"seo WIN .is otate uhl-
snents amu 'he work ~ rs dong ana
openl many nones on me Deauf'iui
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Joseph Weepie, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
d~ersigned executrix of the estate of
Joseph Weepie, deceased. to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them, with the necessary
Vouchers, within six months after
the first publication of this notice, to
the said Louise Weepie, %executrix.
at Ethan, in the County of Dawson.
Dated July rs, 1914.
Louise Weepie,
Executrfx of the Estate of
Joseph Weepie, Deceased.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
IS NOT
FOR RICHARDS.
HIS ACTION IN BOLTING HIS OWN
PRIMARY Is USED AGAINST
HIM THERE.

~. !, V,1
oeauwood' . D;--lhat me cam
aiaacy OF II. ". Rlchards OF huron as
an independent lor governor Is 10
receive scan. supper IN 'he Black
lilils, ls%lhdicated o I by the tone
VI sultoliais ana genera
conversation IL BLACK FINS mas az
ways peen regarded as the
preserve III oouth l'akota, JUS voters
iaVorihg conservative iepupllcans put
IL also a n polltlcal reputation
ior ana hltcleo ana loving What
lis peopie consiuer 1lalr pray. news
paper eultoriais anu individuals gen
eraiiy since me announcement OF n
is'chards canulaacy ave unlted IN
terhiins ~ lllosical II unWarrant
~ SINCE Mr, fsicnaros particlpateo IN
.ile .epunilcah primaries, at ehat tiine
Eettlhg ms fisnas TO sign a pledge
mat 'hey wouiu upport''he repuD-
mean tichet ana no" come u
s9uafelS AGAINST the or tle'
l,iciaros pfaiiiary law ne latherea
aha loushe ipr, t3fA1
MOST Vo.eis IN uae biacR Hliis OPP
poseh .5e itleHarus p[iinaTy On prihh11
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
HIGH FIGUREON
PERSONAL VALUES
PROPERTY IN DAWSON COUNTY.
EXCLUSIVE OF REAL ESTATE
EQUALIAED AT S22 1888 09s.

Personal property in Dawson
county, according to figures just com
piled by Deputy Auditor w. o.
Champion, has been valued by the
county board of equalization at s22,-
SS3,99S. The boards value of real
estate in the county, $13,046, 0S9,
has been raised by the state tax COM
mission to $13.69S,393.
The largest single item of person
al property in the county, goods and
merchandise. was fixed by the county
board at $S95.19S. Tho rext largest
item was horses and mules trheo
years old and over, csrNted to have
a value of s657,49S. There are g.
sos horses and mules of this age in
the county.
The figures further show that there
are $50 automobiles in the county,
with a value,of $2O4,365. The musi-
952 pianos and player-pianos, of a
value of $119.953. There are AS
motorcycles, worth SEALS. 4.
Other figures of the taxable artic-
les of personal property in the coun-
ty are as follows: 914 horses and
mules n year old, worth 34,6O2;
915 horsesa nd mules two years old,
worth 1925; 81 horses and mules
of Glass "A" worth s15,O90; 5,o72
head of yearling cattle. worth $780,
COB; 3,453 head of cattle two years
old, worth $116,373; 6,121 cows,
worth $242,44O; all other cattle.
1908 head, worth s53,T25; 97S
head of sheep. worth 1885,; 1895
hogs, worth ~$12S,53O; 1856 wagons
.carrias and sleighs, worth $71,442;
54 steam or gas traction engines,
worth $29,995; "a threshing ma
chine s%eparators, worth $7,735.
Following are values of personal
property, not listed by numbers:
grain of all kinds, s42.960: agricul-
tural implements, s154,781; house
hold furniture and provisions, with
exemptions of s60,311, S274,8 sos;
furniture and fixtures ofsshotels ard
lodging houses, $I3,960; Office fur
niture and fixtures, $35,4O5; gold
and silver plate, china and cnt-glass,
$500; watches and jewelry, $5.144;
materials and manufactured articles,
A$34,293; tools and machinery, $685.
712O; moneys, $95,330; credits, $272,-
2eS; bank stock, $3.50; shares of
capital stock not incorporated in
South Dakota, $1,000; elevators,
warehouses and mills. $67,O0: all
other. items not listed. $22,815.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
MITCHELL GIRL
ON FLEEING SHIP
WOMAN HISTORICAL AS CRUIs-
Frs CHASE BIG LINER ACROSS
ATLANTIC-TO SING
HERE NEXT MONTH.

With port holes blanketed to
prevent the escape of light no fog
horn blowing and two cruisers CIV
ing chase in the rear, the trip of
Mrs. Merle Tillotson-Alcock from
Europe back to America two weeks
ago was one of thrills. Mrs. Alcock
has written to Mitchell friends of her
experience.
AS she did not give the name of
the liner, it is surmised that she
made the trip across the Atlantic
in an English vessel which locked
at New York on August 10, a week
ago today. Mrs. Alcock, who lived
in Mitchell upto a few years ago and
began her musical education in this
city, gathered many vivid impress
sions of the journey.
Every portfolio on the ship was
covered to prevent any light escap-
in to give the location of the big liner
during the night. Although there was
heavy fog during the nights, the horn
was still lest it lead to pursuing
cruisers to the ship. All attempts at
gaiety on board the vessel were
abandoned and many of the women
grew hysterical over the suspense,
NAisSiACAI SIIl ScdSOl. III fHu-
rope was one of triumph. She appear
ed in a number of the larger cities
and reaped numerous favorable COM
ments, upon her voice from critics
III Italy, Germany and England.
These tributes were a distinctive eli
max to the voice heard so often from
Mrs Alcock when a girl in Mitchell.
AS a fitting recognition of her abil-
ity as a %soloist, since her return
from Europe Mrs. Alcock has signed
a contract to appear as a soloist with
the New York symphony orchestra,
Of which Walter Damrosch is direct
or, This is one of Americas foremost
musical organizations.
Mrs. Alcock was engaged during
the winter to sing at Mitchell's Corn
Palace next month. She has written
that she will be here for the big
fall festival. While here, she will be
a guest of her sister, Mrs. Geo. II.
Bishop, ZIG East Ninth avenue 1t
is not known whether her husband
Bechtel Alcock, will accompany her
to Mitchell.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
QUITS ROAD
AFTER 40 YEARS r v

DeSmet. s. D.-Lou O'Brien, the
oldest passenger conductor on this
division of the Northwestern railroad
made his last u on August 5. ard
has retired from the service on half
pay. sO'Brien had been in the Ser
vice of the Northwestern railroad for
forty years, 'thirty-four of which he
has been running on this division.
He has made his home for many
years at Tracy, Mimi. where he will
continue to live. The company Will
pay him half the salary he was re
eefving on retirement. for The re-
mainder OF his life. Il
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-20
EPIDEMIC OF ANTHRAX
IS STOPPED IN LYMAN

Oacoma, S. D.-After several out4
breaks in this vicinity, It is, believed
that the epidemic of anthrax among
cattle has been stopped. One of tho
heavy sufferers near Oacoma. has
been the firm of Hickey Bros, whose
cattle had the disease. Every carl
cass has been burned, the. grass
burned off in the pastures where the
cattle have been and all of the anil
mails in the infected district hayd
been vaccinated. 1t is expected that
within thirty days every yistage Of
the disease will be stamped outi
Feed is excellent In the neighborina
country and by the middle Of October
this locality will have the best cat
tie it has seen in years..