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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
EGAN o UPSET
INDIAN LAND TITLES

Pierre, S. D.-The titles to thous-
ands of acres of Indian heirship lands
sold prior to 1907 are at stake in Il
case which was presented to the SUI
preme court yesterday by George w.
Egan. who is raising the question OF
the right OF the state probate court
to tax jurisdiction in handling such
cases prior to the enactment Of the
Burke Law" in 1907, which speci-
fically gave to state courts that jur-
Is diction. The Egan contention is
that where the government granted
an allotment to an Indian, with con-
tract for title at the end of twenty
five yaers. the state probate courts
had no jurisdiction In settlement of
the title to the land where heirs at
tempted to dispose of 1t. Thousands
OF acres on the lower Brule, and other
Indian reservations in this state were
so sold and transferred many times
in some of the which would be
at Issue in case the supreme court
holds with the contention of Mr..
Egan.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
LEMONS CITY BAR
EARNS $1,000 A FEAR

Lennon, S. D.-The municipal sa-
loon al Lennon has completed its
first six months of existence and the
report of the manager, made public
yesterday, shows net profits of prac-
tically $4,000 for the period.
The receipts for March were 81
59S.17. The months disbursements
were: Merchandise. s47.35: freight
$22.13; cigars, $1S1.S2; labor. $3.50;
soft drinks. $40: glassware, $3.50:
telephone. $3.50; light. s2.35; cess
pool, $50; water rent. SILT; beer
s575.50; school warrants, $24S.16:
city warrants. $61a.5S: good roads
lfnnd, $100. Balance OF hand March
/, SS7.0S: balance April 1. $2.S1.
The semi-annual statement shows:
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
ASKED POLICE
TO PUNISH SON
MOTHER SAYS HER PROGENY
NEEDS GOOD THRASHING FOR
HIS INGORRiGlBlLITY.

IF any of you policemen want to
administer corporal punishment to
my son Dewey, 1t will be all right
with me. | think it is the only thing
that will do him any good"
A small. neatly dressed woman,
who looked the part of a good mother
and indicated she was anxious for
any thing that would bring her erring
son to the paths of rectitude, stood
up in municipal court before Judge
w. M. Herbert this morning and adj
dressed these words to the members
of the police department there.
Il believe in corporal punish
ment." she said. I've tried to do
everything that mother can do for
Dewey. I've pleaded with him and
used kindness in every form, but it
does no good. Corporal punishment
is the only thing left and that's what
he'll get when he m home, if he
doesn't get it here and | am able to
administer it,"
According to the story told by four
young prisoners in court. Dewey Tip
ton. son of Mrs. Mary Upton, Ho-
ward Donohue, Wolfe Underwood and
Ernest Matson, started out last eve
ming to have a little party. Matson
was the only II over age in the
group and he accordingly purchased
Il quart bottle of whiskey and a
quantity of port wine at one of the
saloons.
The three youngsters speedily be-
came intoxicated and were taken
from a rig in which they were driv,
ing ON the streets very much under
the influence of liquor. The Upton
and Donohue lads, who are II and is
years old respectively. were fined SIC
for being drunk and Underwood, aged
II. and Matson. aged "a, were each
fined SIS for furnishing liquor to
minors.
Judge Herbert gave the quartette
a warning that they should remember
a long time. Both the Upton and
Donohue boys have been witnesses in
the present term of circuit court in
a similar case, and their attention
was called to the fact that they had
promised the court previously to alb.
stain from drinking. The judge in.
timated that steps might be taken
to send the youngsters to the state
training school at Plankinton.
Joseph Jackson, who had been III
the employ of F. L. Meyer during the
winter, was arrested by the police
last evening on the charge of forgery
He is said to have signed Mr.. Meyers
name to three checks for amount:
aggregating about $50. The prisoner
is said to have confessed the acts te
the chief.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
MITCHELL HIGH
SPEAKERS WIN
MISS OPAL I4AFFERTY AND HO-
BART BROWN CARRY OFF
HONOBS IN DISTRICT
CONTEST FRIDAY
EVENING

Miss Opal Lafferty and Hobart
Brown, both representatives of the
Mitchell High school, carried away
first honors in the contest Of the
Eighth district, held in the city hall
auditorium Friday evening.
In the defamation division Miss
Latferty read The Littlest Rebel,
and the winning Grafton in committed
was "Regulus to the Carthaginians',
In this division second place was
awarded to Edmund Evans. of Full
ton, his Grafton being abraham Lin
coin.
Second place honors for the decla-
nation resulted in a tie, according to
the ranking Of the judges, between
Miss Marjorie Clifford, of Alexandria,
and Mis- Alice Lockwood, of Cham
berlain, but by a small margin of
percentage the medal was awarded
to Miss Lockwood, who read 1.-The
Swan Song.
The contest was a good one from
start to finish and the decision very
close. Miss Lafferty, who has been
taking special study under the direc-
ia Wesleyan, read her number in a
very dpie mdiHeI anu We'll ueSeTNeu
first place honor. Her prospects for
winning in both the division and state
contests are very promising. The
first will be held in Mitchell April
80. The GRAFTON by Mr.. Brown was
well delivered and he will doubtless
be a close contestant in the future
events.
The Judges for the contest were
DIR. Franklin w. Jones, of Vermillion.
Supt. B. e. Meyers. of Redfield, and
and DIR. j.. S. Hoagland, Of Mitchell.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
SOCIETY NOTES.

Mrs. Henry Herman will be hostess
to the Mitchell Art club at its meet
ing on Monday evening. The lesson,
American Poets-Eugene Field and
James Whitcomb Riley" will be UNI
der the leadership of Mrs. l.. f.. Wal
lersteadt. Mrs. Geo. ii. Rev will be
critic.
The Twentieth Century club will
meet at $50 o'clock on Monday at
tcrnoon at the home of Mrs. G.. u.
Vermilyea. Mrs. d. M. Tiffany will
have the lesson review and Mrs. G..
S. Hall. the magazine study. Mrs.
Vermilyea will give the reading, 1.-THE
Music Lesson" by Alexander Japt.
Mrs. Anna Thompson will he host
ess to the Round Table club at its
meeting on Monday.
The Today club will meet on Mon
day with Mrs. j. r. Williams, Mrs.
ID. G. Bond will have the lesson re-
view and Mrs. II. A. Zangle, the mag
azine review. Mrs. Zangle will be
critic.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Hawks 522 r,
Fourth avenue entertained five coup
lie at cards Friday evening. After the
game it was decided to organize a
card club for the purpose of playing
Norwegian whist. The club to meet
every two weeks and be called the
G.. A. N. club. The next meeting will
be at Hoyt Cox, Cos N. Sanborn st.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22

STARTS MAY q
TWO CHANGES Or ACTS EACH
WEEK AT METROPOLITAN is
PLAN OF LESSEE, A. j.

"A vaudeville program of two good
acts. changed twice each week will
be presented at the Metropolitan the
alter the coming season, commencing
on Tuesday evening, May 4. This was
announced today by the lessee Of the
theater, A. ]. Dix. who returned last
evening from Sioux Falls.
The vaudeville acts will be the
same Is presented at the Orpheum
theater at Sioux Falls. Each bill will
run three days. Motion pictures, fea-
turing the Mutual films, will cor
stitute the balance OF the program
The Mutual company Is one of the
greatest producers of high class pho
toplay features in the world
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
CHURCH CHOIRS
HERE NEXT MONTH
EPISCOPAL PARISHES WILL SEND
/ SINGERS FOR CHOIR FES-
TIVAL ON MAY ~.

On the eve of Ascension day, May
10, Episcopal choirs from four of
the Protestant Episcopal churches of
the state will participate in a choir
festival at S. Mary's church. 1t will
be the second affair of the kind held
by South Dakota churches.
The participating choirs will be
from the cathedral, at Sioux Falls,
Is. Marks church, of Aberdeen, Trim
fity church. of Watertown, and S.
Mary's church, of Mitchell. AAbout
So voices in all will take part in the
festival.
Bishop Geo. Biller, Jr., of Sioux
Falls, will be in general charge of the
services. w. l. Gray, of S. Mary's
church will be organist. Although the
program has not been fully prepared
it is known that Mann's "Magnificat'
and "Nunc Dimittis" will be sung.
The choir festival was held at
Sioux Falls last year, S. Mary's par
ish sending her boys choir to the
affair, r
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
WANT u. S. To-
STOP JAPAN
AMERICAN MISSIONARIES IN
CHINA CABLE WILSON THAT
MENACE U. $.

Picking, China.-Intervention by
the United States in the negotiations
now pending between China IL ia
pan is recommended to President
Wilson in the appeal recently sent
to him by American missionaries in
this country. The message of 5000
words was cabled to Washington. 1t
characterizes the Japanese demands
on China as acts of aggression, such
as eventually will present a menac
to the United States.
Recalling the fact that Japan has
at present in this country doubled
her usual quota of troops amounting
to 10000 mem the missionaries urge
that Japan be notified that the Ok
cess troops should be removed.
The understanding here is that a
Chinese Official or several of them
paid the cable charges amounting to
|%nearly $4,000 on the message to
President Wilson. This communica-
ton was signed by the Rev. Thwing
John w. Henry, G. II. Fem and w.
A. r. Martin, all connected with the
Picking; the Rev. Chauncey Goodrich
Of the American board of commiss-
toner's for foreign missions, who is
stationed at Tien Using; the Rev. II.
II. Lowry of the Methodist Episcopal
mission at Picking and the Rev. c.. f.
Hubbard.
The petition asks President Will
son to demand of China, and not of
Japan, American participation in the
conferences now under way. 1t lis
suggested that Great Britain and
other nations be invited to partici-
nate.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
ORDER OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE SHOULD NOT BE
MAINE.

State of South Dakota, County of
Dawson. SIS.
In County Court, April Sth, 1915.
I'm the matter of the estate of John
Il. Regan, deceased.
tition to sell land.
On reading and filing the petition
of VIM. Koch, executor, setting forth
the amount-sof personal estate that
has come to his hands, and the dis
position thereof; the amount of debts
outstanding against said deceased
and a description of all the real es-
tate of which said deceased died
siezed., and the condition and value
of the respective portions thereof;
and praying that license be to him
granted to sell certain real estate be-
longing to said estate.
And it appearing, by said petition
that there is not sufficient personal
estate in the hands of said VIM
Koch. executor, to pay said debts
and that it is necessary in order to
pay the same, to sell the whole OF
said real estate;
1t is ordered, that all persons inter
lcsted in said estate, appear before
the Judge of this court, on Saturda!
the 18th day of. May, 1915. at II
o'clock a. m. at the court room O
this court in the court house in Nit
chell in said County then and there
to show (if any there be) why
an order should not he granted tt
said VIM. Koch, executor to sell sale
real estate according to the prayer
OF said petition.
And it is further ordered. that ;
copy of this order be published TO
four successive weeks prior to sait
day of hearing in the Mitchell Cap
|ital. a weekly newspaper printed an
published at the city of Mitchell il
said County and personally seryet
on all persons interested in. said es
tate, residing in said county. at leas
ten days before said day OF hearing.
Dated at Mitchell. S. d., the ST
day of April Sth, 1915.
BY the Court,
O. C. Thompson.
Judge OF the County Court
(SEAL) Attest:
s. Ca%ttrell,
Clerk of the County Court
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
BRITISH MAKE
A NEW DRIVE
FRENCH SAY THEY TOOK GER
MAN TRENCHES BUT BERLIN
STATEMENT DENIES THIS.

London, England.-The British
army has begun another drive at an
important section of the German
line which holds conquered Belgium.
Sharp fighting occurred yesterday in
Belgium and official French report
states the British captured two hun
dred yards of German strenches, re-
tanning their position in the face of
several counter attacks. A statement
from Berlin, however, says the
British were rejected from minor
positions they had taken from the
Germans and that British attacks
near Ypres broke down with heavy
losses.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION
FOR LETTERS OF ADMINS
TR ALTON.

-E
State of South Dakota, County of
Douglas. SIS.
In County Court, April Term,
1915.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Christian Lau,s Deceased.
The State of South Dakota Sends
Greeting, To Arthur Lau. Ada Lau,
and Marcus Lau, heirs at law and
next of kin of Christian Lau, deceas-
ed, and to all to whom these presents
may come.
Notice is hereby given, That Mar
Gus .Lan has fled with the Judge OF
this Court, q petition praying for
Letters of Administration of the Es-
tate of Christian Lau, deceased, and
that Tuesday the 9th day of April,
A. d., 1915, at 8 o'clock p. M, OF
said day, being q day of a regular
term OF this court, to-wit: of the
April term. 1915, at the office of the
County Judge of said county, in the
City of Mitchell, in said County of
Dawson has been set for hearing
said petition, when and where any
person interested may appear and
show cause why said petition should
not be granted.
Dated at Mitchell, South Dakota,
this 5th day of April, A. d. 1915.
!. BY the Court,
O. c. Thompson,
Judge of the County Court.
S. Cattrell, Clerk.
(SEAL)
Walker 6 Glriey.
Attorneys for Petitioners.
Armour, South Dakota.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
NOVICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice Is hereby given that the
! Mortgage dated May list. 1914, made
by r. l.. Null and J. II. Burke. single
men, mortgagors. to Walter III. VIII
kinson, mortgage, covering the
North Eighty-siXt (S6) feet of Lot
No. One (1). and the North Eighty
| six Feet (S6). of the East Eighty
eight (SS) feet of Lot No. CD, IN
Block N%inety-nine t99). in John
|Iawler's Addition to the Town, NOW
| city of Mitchell, in Dawson County,
| South Dakota. which MORTGAGE was
| duly recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds office of Dawson
County, South Dakota, on the 9Th
day of May. 1914, at 1:45 O'Clock,
p. NJ. in Book 115 on page go there
of, and on which mortgage there is
now due principal, interest ana taxes
the sum of Four Thousand. Three
Hundred Twentyseight Dollars n
Fifty cents G4.32S.50) together
with the statutory Attorney fees or
Twenty-Five Dollars ($25) n the
said mortgagors having made default
in the payments of the taxes on said
described premises for the year 1914,
1llu LIG Sdilc pCli6
and in the failure of said mortgagors
to pay the same; and the said mort
gage having agreeably to the terms
of said mortgage declared the entire
principal and interest OF said mort
gage debt to be now due and payaDie
and no action at law or otherwise
having been instituted. for the coll
lection of said debt or any part there
of and said mortgage containing a
power of sale, the same will be lore
closed by a sale OF said described
premises at public auction by the
Sheriff of Dawson County. or his
~. at the front door OF the
Court house in Mitchell, Dawson
County, South Dakota. on the s22nd
day of May. 1915, at the hour OF Z
O'Clock, P. NJ. of said day.
Dated this 9Th day of April. 1915.
Walter II. Wilkinson.
Mortgage.
Spangler & Haney,
Attorneys for Mortgage. /.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
LYMAN COUNTY EARLY
SETTLER PASSES AWAY

Oacoma. S. DETERMINATION has
reached the. state of the sudden death
at Monrovia, Cal, of Charles G. Her
ron. who was one of the first to take
Il homestead in the region west of
Chamberlain when that portion of
the big Sioux reservation between the
Missouri river and the Black Hills
was opened to settlement in 1890.
His homestead included the land on
which the town of Reliance now is
situated and he was of the first
business men of the new town. Death
resulted from apoplexy. He was %
years of age.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
ACKERMAN WANTS
TO MEET GREEK
OFFERS TO WAGER $1,000 THAT
HE CAN THROW COTSONAROS,
OF SIOUX FALLS.

In a letter received today by The
Republican, AL Alderman, now at
Flandreau, offers to bet from 500 to
$500 that he can throw in a public
wrestling match George Cotsonaros.
of Sioux Falls and expresses his will
ingness to sign articles for the
match right now.
81 see," wrote Mr.. Alderman.
chat my challenge in The Repubif-
can has been copied in the Argus
Leader at Sioux Falls, with the state
ment that Cotsonaros had gone 10
Chicago for treatment for his injured
knee and more than likely accept
when he returned.
"Now I don't want to Wrestle a
cripple and do not want to force him
on when he is injured, but there Is
no harm in signing I'M a set OF artl-
cles and setting some date for the
match to take place and a place for
it. In case his knee does not i'm
prove i'm the time set for the match.
we can add a clause stating that IL
he is not we'll by that time, the time
will be extended until he is able to
wrestle.
"Now my argument for this chal-
lcnge is the simple fact that l
am IA pounds lighter than Cotsonaros
and at three different matches 1
have had this winter he has got up
and challenged me for a s1.00 a side.
while l have never been bothering
him at all. He has never, to my
knowledge put down a cent to bind
his bet.
"He may have all the money in
the world and he may be the best
wrestler in the world, but l don't be-
lieye it. We will go $500 better than
his $1,000 and bet any part between
500 and $500, winner to take all
gate money, providing match is in
public. l want to see how much
nerve he has when it comes to laying
down national bank Autographs"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22

for many years. He has been a teach
or in the Sunday school and %preeentor
since the congregation was organized
The members and congregation of the
church he has served SO long, regret
his departure. Mrs. Hovda who has
been an active member of the Ladies
Aid society will be missed by tho
members and friends and it is with
deep feeling that they bid her good
bye.
The host CT friends in Elliott and
vicinity of Mr.. and Mrs. Hovda have
for them only the best wishes fol
their future success, health and con
tent in their new home.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
LOCAL PARCEL
POST INCREASES
BUSINESS SINGH LAST OCTOBER
HAS DOUBLED IN RECEIPTS
GROWTH IS UNUSUAL.

Since last October, parcel post
business at the Mitchell. %postoffice has
doubled in volume. This is one OF
the most marked Increases in re-
ceipts ever known in the Mitchell Of
fee.
The fifteen days ending April IS.
last Thursday, showed that there had
been 4,233 packages of parcel post
business going out from the Mitchell
office and that the incoming parcels
has totalled 1851.
For the fifteen days ending Octob-
er Is, 1914, the total number OF out
going parcels was 1867 and the total
OF incoming packages was 2,SO6.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-22
SYVERSONS WILL
BE UP FOR TRIAL
HEADS OF FAILED BANK AT
BANCROFT TO BIZ AItRAIGN-
ED AT DE SNlET. NEXT
WEEK.

De Smet, S. D.-A regular term of
state circuit court for KingSbury
county, which will convene here next
Tuesday will have several import
ant cases to dispose of. The most
important of these will be the case
against F.. A. Syverson and r. p.
charged with Irregularities in con
nection with the failure some months
ago of the Bank of Bancroft, of Ban
croft, one of the thriving towns OF
kingsbury county.
1t is announced that the defend
ants. when their cas- is called for
trial at the approaching term of court
will endeavor to secure a change of
venue to some other county in the
state. 1t is said attorneys for defend
ants have provided themselves with a
large number of affidavits and other
documents. which are designed to
bear out the contention of the de-
IGendants that because of prejudice
against them they cannot secure a
fair and impartial trial in Kingsbury
Iyounty, 1t is expected the prosecution
will resist the motion for a change
NClluc ana VIII plCSSlil SNidCuSC
flo show that the defendants can Sc
cure a fair trial in Kingsbury coun-
ty.
The last public statement of the
failed bank, published only a few
days before it closed its doors. show
ed the institution had deposits OF
|$S2,595. The cash in hand "a listed
at about $4,000, and including cash
in banks, the bank was claimed to
have cash assets of $14,251. The
bank had $4,000 capital and a sur
plus fund of $4,000, according to the
report. with $S3,072 in loans and dis
counts. 1t is charged that the bank
received deposits up to almost the
last minute before it closed its doors,
and If it can be proved that the de
PENDANTS received Those deposits
while knowing that the institution
was insolvent they are liable to terms
in the Sioux Falls pe%nitentiary.
Prior to engaging in the banking
business at Bancroft the elder Syver-
son was a banker of Watertown, S. d
where he was rated high in financial
circles. When the ease comes to tria'
the accused, with the aid of able
lawyers, viii make a desperate eff
fort to show they were blameless ant
thus bring about their acquittal.