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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
HORRY BANK LOOTED.
Safe of Planters at AynOr Broken
Open and Stripped of Its Contents.

Conway. Aug. 31.-Horrys baby
banking institution, the Planters bank.
which opened for business about two
weeks ago with David Graham as
president and c. f. Powell as cashier
in the town Of Aynor, about 2 miles
distant, was entered by robbers some
time Sunday night. it's safe broken
open and the contents taken. The
bank was doing business in temporary
quarters and had only small safe
to house its cash. The robbers en-
tered the door of the building with
little difficulty and at once proceeded
to open the small safe in which were
the books and some Of the cash Of the
bank. 1t seems that they broke the
combination with an axe or some such
instrument and drove the inner por-
tion of the combination into the safe
door. after which they opened the
door with ease. They found only SIS
i'm coin since the cashier had taken
the prccautiOn to deposit more than
$1,000 of the banks funds in another
safe i'm town. No one has Venturcd to
Surmisc who the guilty parties are
but the officers are using every clue 10
discover their identity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
TRANSPORT VS.. SUBMARINE.


Baltimore. Aug. 30.-The pursuit of
q British transport by a German SUBJ
marine while the transport was en-
deavoring to hit the periscope Of the
under-sea boat. was witnessed by
Capt hikkelsen. OF the Danish steam
ship Olaf. here today from Bristol
England.
Capt. Mikkelsen said that on August
is. the day after the Olaf left Bristol.
the transport was seen going at a
high rate OF speed and from time to
time firing at n submarine periscope.
The distance between the vessels
was less than two miles. and between
short intervals the submarine would
rise To the surface. exposing its per-
iscope. and dive again TO escape the
fire from the transport. The captain
said he did not see the transports
name or learn the outcome OF the
fight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
Jolly Gym Picnic.

On Thursday evening the Jolly
Jym Club gave a moonlight picnic for
the members. The girls assembled at
the Washington street school at 6.3e
o'clock and were carried out to Po-
calla Springs in automobiles. A very
pleasant evening was spent in games.
and other amusement and all did full
justice TO the contents of the well
flled baskets. AT 1890 o'clock the
Jolly Jyms returned to the city. each
one declaring that she had had
such good time"
The jolly Jym Club wishes to thank
the friends who SO kindly gave the
use OF their automobiles for the even
ing, the chaperones and all who went
with the club members and did so
much to make the occasion a pleasant
one.
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DISCUSS COTTON LOAN PLAN.
Reserve Directors Expected TO Take
up McAdoo's Proposal To Move Crop

Washington. Aug 3l.-Although
Secretary McAdoo returned from his
vacation today. most OF the reserve
members still are out of town and
the secretary had no opportunity to
discuss with them his plan To deposit
10 necessary. s3O.0O0.O0O OF govern
ment money In the three Southern re-
serve banks OF In national banks In
that section. To- aid In caring for the
cotton crop. The board was said to-
day not TO have been consulted before
announcement OF the plan was made
Last winter when the order of such
deposits was broachcd II Is known
several board members held the view
that deposits of government funds In
a few OF the reserve banks without
deposits In the others should not be
approved Whether their position has
changed Ii not known. The plan Is cx-
pected to come before the board
Thursday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
HELD ON ASSAULT CHARGE.
Robert RawI i'm Lexington Jail Accus
cd of Attack Oh Young Daughter of
NciShbOr.

Lexington, Aug. 31.-With the
charge Of attempted criminal assault
resting against him, Robert Rawl. a
young white man of the SaXe-Gotha
mill village, member of a we'll known
Lexington county family, is in the
Lexington Jail, having been arrested
at his home late this evening by Sher-
iff Sim j. Miller. =
The alleged victim is a young white
girl of the same locality, the two fam
lilies residing close together. The as
sault, it is charged was made about
o'clock last night. The cries Of the
young woman attracted the attention
OF her father, who ran to his daugh-
ter's assistance. The father grappled
with the man and struck him in the
face with his fist. The man ran off in
the darkness
The girls story is that going out
into the yard, man, who she said
was Rawl, rushed upon her from be-
hind tree. She says that the man
threw her to the ground and when
she attempted to cry out he ran his
hand over her face and mouth, which
is borne out by the statement of the
father of the girl. She at once recos-
nized the man she said.
The girl with her father came to
Lexington this morning and swore out
a warrant for the arrest of the man.
Rawl is a young married man, hav-
ing four small children. He denies the
charge Of attempting to harm the
woman, but admits having been on
the scene.
The girl faced Rawl this afternoon
and told him that he was the man.
1t is not known what efforts will be
made in the young mans favor, but
1t is expected that he will demand a
preliminary.
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FUNDS OF HOSPITAL PATIENTS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF TIE
COMMISSION INVESTIGATES IN
CHARLESTON.
Some Patients should be Paying-C
N. Chcitzberg Says Certain Proper
ties Arc Not Yielding What They
should.
News and Courier.

News and Courier.
Mr.. c. X. Chreitzberg, OF Rock
Hill. Is here In the interests OF the
State board OF charities and correc-
tons He Is stopping at the st. John
Hotel. MIR. Chreitzberg Is chiefly en-
gagged In looking up the financial status
OF patients In the State Hospital for
the Insane or OF their relatives who
support them. II Is the intention OF
the new board to relieve the State OF
the support OF patients that own prop
erty sufficient for their own support
or who have relatives fully able to
take care OF them. The names of one
hundred, patients from Charleston
county are to be looked up by Mr..
Chreitzberg.
Mr.. chreitzbcrg stated that I'm many
Instances he finds that relatives are
easily able tn pay the fees Of patients,
and In some instances patients have
property which Is either being mis-
managed or from which they are de-
riving no revenue. In all cases where
II Is thought TO he necessary the Judge
OF Probate Is requested 10 appoint a
committee TO look after this patients
property. The committee consists of
but one person and Is practically the
same rs n guardian.
In a great number OF instances Mr..
Chreitzberg stated that he found
property belonging to patients which
is not being used at all. This is gen.
orally caused when any estate is di-
vided. this property is set aside and
the other members OF the family sell
their shares and leave. This condition
Is found much more than where prop
erty Is being mismanaged
Most OF the work OF Mr.. Chreitz-
berg Is done I'm the Probate Judges
offlce. Many of the patients are
eliminated; often tt con be readily
stated by the Judge as to whether
the patient Is poor or not.
Foho"ins is the personnel OF the
board: DIR. George b. Cromer, of
Newberry. chairman; Mr.. r. Hayne
King. of Charleston; Mr.. l.. e. Carri-
gan. of Society Hill; DIR. z. T.. Cody
Of GreenvilIe. and Mr.. ID. ID. Wallace.
OF spartanburg.
Mr.. Albert s. Johnstone, of Green
Vile. Is the secretary, while Mr.
ChrcitzberF and Mr.. q. D. OHphant.
OF Columbia. are assistant secretaries.
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GERMANS WOULD BUY COTTON
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SECURED MONEY FALSELY.
IL. "A. SimOns Arrested and Brough
Back to Lexington.

Lexington. Aug. 31.-H. A. Simons,
wanted in this county on a charge of
securing money from the Bank of
Chaplin under false pretense, was ar
rested in Savannah, Ga, late this af-
ternoon by Sheriff Sim ]. Miller. and
the prisoner is tonight in the Licking
ton county Jail. ..
The warrant for Simon's arrest in
connection with the transaction with
the Bank of Chaplin was issued by
Col. j. II. Frick, magistrate Of Chaplin
upon affidavit OF !. g. Mayer, former
cashier of the Bank ~ Chppin, fol
whom there arc = huWbe. ~ indies
ments now pending il The general ses-
alons court OF Lexington county The
charges against Mayer grew out OF
the transactions in which Simons is
alleged to have been a party. Simons
Is said to have secured money from
the Bank Of Chaplin on March 16,
1914, more than year ago, although
the warrant for his arrest was not is
sued until May q, this year. since
which time the officers Of the lew
have been endeavoring to run him
down. Not until Saturday morning,
last, however, did Sheriff Miller sue
ceed in locating the alleged fugitive
from justice. Monday morning word
was received that the fugitive was
again hiding in his old lhaunts, and
Sheriff Miller haNened to Savannah
After reaching Savannah yesterday
afternoon. Sheriff Miller was not long
in securing The arrest of SimOns. For
fear that an effort would be made to
fight coming back to South Carolina
without requistion papers, the Lex
ingtOn sheriff lost no time in crossing
the river back into South Carolina,
and in little more than IL hours
from the time Sheriff Miller left Lex
ington for Savannah Simons was
placed in the Lexington Jail. breaking
all records for prOmptness in bring
ing one prisoner from one State into
another.
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To We'd I'm October.

Alcolu. Sept. 1.-Mr. and Mrs
David Wells Alderman announce the
engagement of their daughter. Miss
Mouzelle Alderman. to Enoch Blair
Rice of Bclton. The wedding vii
take place In October.
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Willing 20 Take Il Only on Condition
That Il he Delivered at Teutonlc
Port.

Berlin. Aug. 81 (via London, Sep.
i)-German business men have trans-
mitted to the United States an offer
TO buy 100000 bales of cotton. The
price offered was 10 cents a pound.
payable on delivery OF the cotton In
a German harbor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04

According To custom of long
standing many Of the stores will keen
open later today than during the
summer. the first of September al
ways ushCring in Z o'clock closing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04

If you are going to need any Cotton
. Sheets this season now is a good
time to make your purchases. We
have new, full size Burlap Sheets at
The dozen $3.75
Single Sheet .35
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The cars in the wreck on the
northwestern Railroad near Whites
HiulhS ABOUT week ago were brought
into town Tuesday. They were pretty
hadly broken up and will require a
great deal of repairing before they
can be used again.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-04-10
L|SH STORE ROBBERY
MCDONOUCH NAILED HIM

Night Policeman T. B. McDonough
made good catch Monday night
when he arrested Thomas Roper, CIV
ing his age as II years and residence
as Chelsem, Nebraska. The fellow
was noticed by Policeman McDonough
in the rear of the Frank Lish hard
ware store at a few minutes after r..
He was crouching down behind a
counter or desk when the officer
looked in through the front window
Mr.. McDonough started for the rear
Of the store and in the meantime the
burglar left the building, ran up the
back stairway and down the front.
BY this time the officer was back and
grabbed his man as he stepped out of
the Jessen-Lish stairway.
The officer thinks that there were
two men in the store. Thomas Roper,
if this be his name, had Savage
automatic revolver, one special re-
volver, three watches, three knives,
pencils and about So in change that
he had taken from the store. A load
ed Winchester which had been taken
from the shelf, was also found at the
rear of the store. Entrance was made
through rear window.
Roper claims that his father died
when he was eight years of age. The
authorities have written his mother
at the address given. From papers
on the boy it was found that he was
a reform school convict, out on parole.
1t is quite possible that the burg
lar is more than II years of age and
that he was assisted by hobos who
were in the city. People heard some
one whistle from the railroad track
as though trying to give warning of
the approach of the officers. The
prisoner was taken before Justice
Sterland and will be taken to the re-
form school at Mandan. Sheriff
Brown expected to send him down on
Friday.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-04-10
MRS, LYDIA v, RICHARDS
STARTS BIG ENTERPRISE

Mrs. Lydia w. Richards of Beach,
en- route home from two months
spent in the Twin Cities, was busi-
ness visitor in the city on Saturday.
While away, this enterprising lady
arranged some matters in connection
with the manufacture of a new break
fast food which has been duly
patented and gives promise of being
a very popular cereal. Buel w.
Richards is associated with his mother
in the Pure Wheat Breakfast Food
Co. product which is to be manufac-
tured at home from the wheat grown
on their own farm. The labels on the
packages of this breakfast food, read:
IL R Ranch Pure Wheat Co. The
new product is to be handled by the
Bismarck Grocery Co. and will be in
the Dickinson stores very soon.
Mrs. Richards, former teacher of
the South Side school in Dickinson
and at one time superintendent of
schools in Billings county, has just
plated new addition in Beach on
the north side of the track. She
gave four acres for Beach's high
school and the agricultural high school
buildings, to cost about $4,000, and
10 acres for agricultural plots. This
left her land for a desirable residence
addition between the school grounds
and the railroad track. The grade
building is on the south side of the
railroad.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-04-10
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
TO Be ENLARGED

The Pensioners of st. Joseph's
church are taking the necessary steps
to get ground south for an addition
to the present building which is great
ly needed. Although the church is
large, costing some $4,000, it be-
comes necessary on Sunday to hold
two services and then the people are
greatly crowded. For special days,
like Easter, it is impossible for all to
get inside the church. ~e.l
The. church was built back about
to the alley in the first place and now
the property owners in the block are
signing a paper authorizing chang
ing of the alley, running around the
south point Of the proposed addition
in a semi-circle. H.
In this connection, it will be inter-
esting to note that the people in the
neighborho of Hirschville are ask
ing for a church and Bishop Wehrle
has promised to go out and talk it
over with them on May 81.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-04-10
ASSESSORS MEET APRIL 4
GET SUPPLIES, START WORK

The various assessors of Stark
county will meet with Auditor j. L.
Hughes on April IA to get instruc-
tions and receive supplies. In the
city of Dickinson the work of asses
sing was commenced April 1. Asses
sor Walter Sterland has a large
amount of work to do which will re-
quire his services the most of the
summer.
The assessors outside of Dickinson
are expected to commence work about
the 18th. In Belfield the assessment
will be taken as village, the city
regime not being effective until the
9th.
City of Dickinson-Walter Sterland.
Village of Richardton-H. P. Dinius.
Village of Taylor-S. N. Hutchinson.
Village of Belfield-Vernon Bloom
quist.
Gaylord TWP. J. Kleopfer.
Grand Meadow Twp.-Shelby
Ward.
Simpson Twp.-L. O. Ringdalh.
South Heart Twp.-J. C. Cheadle.
Ash Coulee Twp.-Frank Zastoupil.
Green River Twp-Henry Fisher.
Heart River Twp.-Oscar Dietsche.
Grand Meadow Twp.-Knute
Stanger.
RAIDER Twp.-Peter Walery.
Assessor 1st Dist.-Andrew Obri-
gewitsch.
Assessor End Dist.-Frank Mayer.
Assessor 3rd Dist.-Kurt Schliesser.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-04-10

the policy contained this clause:
"Should the losses and expenses i'll
any year exceed the amount collected
from assessments and premiums,
then all losses shall be paid pro rata
which shall be accepted as full pay
ment."
AS the Des Moines Mutual did not
operate as an assessment company in
this state, but collected straight
premium for the insurance, Attorney
Blanchard is Of the opinion that the
aforesaid clause is not operative in
North Dakota.
This looks like good reasoning, and
the chances are that the Des Moines
Mutual will find that the North Da-
kota law is too strong for them and
that the $4,000 was placed with the
insurance department to protect farm
ers against just such things as the
company is apparently trying to put
over people.
A number of policy holders around
South Heart, Belfield, Gladstone and
in Dunn and Billings county territory
will watch the outcome Of this suit
with a great deal of interest.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-04-10

BUSY REDUCE
COUNTY DEBT

The Stark county commissioners,
Delbert Hughes, Adam Mischel and
John Lob, were pleased this week
when they found that the present
warrant call Of $95,000 is to take up
all outstanding warrants above
$780, 900. At this rate the board be-
ieves that in two years all warrants
will be taken up as soon as issued,
and then it will be time to make defii-
mite plans for a new court house.
The road expense is not quite as
heavy now as it was in 1913 and the
assessed valuation is increasing a
little each year.
This week the board has been at
tending to routine work mostly. On
Monday delegation of Taylor people
appeared before the board in connec-
ton with the consolidation of three
townships under the name of Grand
vale Township. The new consolidated
district includes the township south of
the railroad, the one north and the
one north and west. Among those up
for the township conference and other
business matters, were: Milton Bobb,
MAIDS Jesperson, Peter Christensen,
Alfred Jorgenson, Knute Stanger,
Fred Deeken, Dick and VIM. Dohr-
mann and Herman Leutz. The idea
of consolidation is to save expense.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-04-10
DEATH Of MRS, ORCHARD
DEVOTED WIFE AND MOTHER
WAS BORN IN STERLING
CASTLE, SCOTLAND, IN
1849. LIVED IN CAN
ADA.
Private Service at Mcdonald Resi-
dence at 2:3O O'clock p. NJ. Sat-
urday, April 10. Interment
in Dickinson Cemetery.

Surrounded by all the family, John
Orchard, her husband, E. R. Orchard
of Fargo, N. D., DR.. Norris G. Orchard
Of Rochester, New York, Mrs. Welton
Mcdonald and w. J. Orchard of Dick
inson, Mrs. Orchard peacefully entered
into rest at / 80 Thursday afternoon,
April 9Th.
Mrs. Orchard, whose maiden name
was Isabella Clark, was born in Ster-
ling Castle, Scotland, on September
18th, 1849, moving with her parents
to Toronto, Canada, during her early
childhood.
On June 3rd 1872, she was welded
to John Orchard of Devonshire, Eng
land, and two years after her mar
riage moved to London, England,
where they made their home for
many years. About twenty-eight
years ago they returned to Canada,
and in 1892 the family moved to Dick
inson, remaining here about three
years, whilst Mr.. Orchard was pastor
of the Congregational church of this
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Orchard, with
their family of one daughter and
three sons, then moved to Fargo, N.
D., residing there until about five
years ago, when Mr.. Orchard opened
a real estate and insurance office in
the Press building.
Seven children were born to Mrs.
Orchard, three of whom died in in
fancy. She is survived by her sisters,
Mrs. P. F. Carey of Brooklyn, New
York, Mrs. John Clark, Toronto, Mrs.
George Lovey of Toronto, and her
brother, Andrew Clark of Toronto,
Canada.
Mrs. Orchard lived for her husband
and family, seldom caring to mingle
in social life but prefering to give all
her thought, love and energy to her
home life.
Two years ago she submitted to an
operation at the Drs. Mayo hospital
at Rochester, Minnesota. For a year
had restored her health and in re-
sponse to her wishes housekeeping
was resumed but this proved to be
beyond her strength and residence
was taken in apartments at the Viii
lard hotel.
Six weeks ago, because Of failing
health, Mrs. Orchard was removed to
the home of her daughter, Mrs. We'll
ton Mcdonald. A week ago all hopes
of recovery were given up and the
two absent sons, Ernest and Norris,
were summoned. 1t was the special
desire of Mrs. Orchard that the simp-
lest possible form of private service
be held at her funeral. Her
wishes will be fully respected by her
family in this regard and the service
will be held from the residence of
Welton Mcdonald on Saturday after
noon at 2:3O.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-04-10
BLANCHARD BRINGS SUIT
FOR INSURANCE CLAIMS

This week Attorney H. J. Blanch-
ard brought suit against the Des
Moines Mutual Hail Co. to recover
for damages to, grain crops in 1914.
His hail loss claims for farmers in
this vicinity aggregate nearly $4,000.
The company entered the state last
year, putting up $4,000 with. the in
surance department of North Dakota,
and solicited insurance on a fiat rate
of Csc per acre. This was some 20c
per acre less than what the old line
companies were charging and the
farmers appeared to think that they
were getting insurance at about the
right cost. Those who sustained
losses had their claims adjusted and
finally received so per cent Of the
adjusted damage. Time went on, and
the insured finally discovered that
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-04-10
WANT FEES RETURNED

Daily Pioneer:-Attorney W. F.
Burnett Of Dickinson was in Mandan
recently and argued motions before
Judge J. M. Hanley in district court
in connection with a suit for restitu-
tion of fees from Stark county to the
heirs of Mr.. Frye and Mr.. Walton.
The supreme court of the state re-
Gently declared a certain class of fees
illegally collected and the statute
under which they were taken uncon-
stitutional. About 81 1000 is involved
in the two cases argued. No decision
will be handed down for several days.