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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-12

ROSWELL SMITH coLLAPsEs
Roswell Smith, condemned to die
on gallows tomorrow morning for
murder, collapsed in cell when Gov.
Dunno refused to interfere.
Mrs. Havelock Ellis says: 81 have
tried to understand man and have
been married to one % years" Hats
of to Mr.. Ellis. They are onto the
rest Of us ID two weeks.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
BRULE COUNTY
COUPLE welded
EARL CLARK AND ANNA NELSON,
BOTH OF PUKWANA, UNIT
ED IN MARRIAGE.

This forenoon at IL O'Clock, Earl
Clark vas married to Miss Anna Mel
son at the First Methodist Episcopal
church. The ceremony was perform
cd by DR.. y. S. Hoagland, who read
The ring service. The young people
we're attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Rex
Watson, OF this city, Mrs. Watson
being a cousin of the bridegroom.
Mr., and Mrs. Clark will visit with
friends in this city for IA few days
and thcn go to their farm. They are
from Pukwana, S. D., and Will i'm
mediately commence housekeeping
in their own home. Mr.. Clark Is a
young farmer and stock raiser we'll
known In Brule county aid a success
full business man. His bride is the
daughter OF Mrs. II. Nelson of the
same county and Is an attractive and
popular young lady also we'll known.
They have the congratulations and
good wishes of their friends in this
city and elsewhere.
A4andoC
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
COUNTRY CLUB
TAKING SHAPE
ORGANIZATION OF COLE EN.
THUSIASTS NOW SEEMS TO
BE UNDER WAY.

The proposed country club for Nit
.chell golf and tennis enthusiasts now
seems to be assured. At the second
meeting. held at the Elks' club last
evening, reports of encouraging
progress were made and a commit
tee appointed to go definitely into
the matter of organization.
F. IL. Winsor was elected as chair
man of.the committee to draft arti-
cles Of incorporation, plan the finan-
cial scheme Of the club and outline
bylaws. The other members Of the
committee will be III. Il. Hitchcock,
Robert Burns, w. e. Upton, G. r.
lynn and s.. H. Scallin.
The membership committee, con-
sisttng OF G. F. lynn, Arthur Smith
and w. II. Fritz, reported that a list
Of 160 tentative members had been
drafted, from which 1t was probable
that over 100 would be secured. A
number of possible sites for the club
were discussed, but owing to road
conditions the past two weeks. the
committee was not in shape to Offer
pnv recommendations as to desirab-
ilit-,
Another meeting win be held or
April Is, when it is planned to have
the plan Of incorporation ready 70,
adoption.
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SHOWS COST OF
INSTITUTIONS
STATE AUDITOR FINDS THEY
RECEIVE TOTAL OF $1,4l7,-
900 ANNUALLY FROM
THE STATE

Pierre, S.. D.,-That twenty-one
counties out of the sixty-three in the
state contain within their borders the
different institutions of all classes
and character, large and small, which
might be Chased under the head of
"state institutions, and that it takes
more than the income from state
taxes to maintain these institutions,
is the finding of State Auditor Hand
lin in his analysis of state finances.
His showing is: that the cost of main
tenance OF the different state institu-
tons for the ear ending July first
1914, vas in round numbers $1.417,
900 and that the total receipts of
state taxes for that year amounted to
$1,000, 600 with miscellaneous rev
enues OF 100000. He finds that
the counties In which the different
state institutions are located paid
into the treasury for that year $780,
600, the rest of the taxes coming
from the other counties of the state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
NORTHEAST LINE
OUT OF HURON
IS INCORPORATED FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW LINE
1O5 MILES INTO DAY
COUNTY.

Pierre. S: D.-Articles of incor-
poration were fled today for the
Huron and Northeastern Railway
company. with headquarters at Huron
and a capital of $4,000.
1t proposes a line from Huron to
Roslyn, Day county, 105 miles in
length. The incorpcrators are F. w.
Henderson of Summit; Walter Pei
ham, of Sioux Falls; c. Il. Adams, OF
Chicago, and Charles E. Wolfe and
Frank Budack, of Wapheton, N. d.
The same people have incorporated
construction company to be known
as the Huron Investment and Con-
struction Company, with a capital OF
$4,000.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
LICENSE LAW
TO BE REFERRED
PETITIONS READY FOR REFER
ENDUM OF MEASURE RE
TO APPROVE LICENSE

Deadwood, S. D.-Petitions for
signatures to refer II. b. No. Sc
passed by the last legislature without
the emergency clause, have been
printed here and will shortly be dis
tributed over the state. They must
contain 5000 signatures and must
be flied with the secretary of state
before April 80. This is the bill
requiring a majority of all votes cast
in an election to submit the license
question in a community. 1t was
passed in the 1913 legislature in the
same fern but through some error
was enrolled to read a majority of
those voting on the proposition. This.
it was charged in the last legislature,
WAS the work of enemies of the bill,
but the state liquor dealers associa-
ton is going TO refer it to the people
in the 1916 election,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
CIRCUIT u
OPENS TUESDAY
OVER ONE-THIRD OF CIVIL AC.
UONS ON CALENDAR ARE
FOR DIVORCE.

Over one-third of the civil cal
IN the April term Of circuit court for
Dawson county. which Judge Frank
~ Smith will v next Tues
any morning at 10 O'Clock. are for
avnrcn5 Five actions on the docket
are criminal suits.
Twelve divorce suits will be heard
wv Judge Smith. Nearl yevery suit
was brought by wives alleging cruel
~ and nOn-support. The divorce ac-
ttons are Eliza A. Sherman VS.. Leon
2 Sherman. lngeborg Fideroff VS..
Henry Fideroff. Emma Ryckman VS..
Jal1cs w. Ryckman, Grace C. Stein
y : r. Stewart Stein, Jennie Heuer-
mann vs.. C. A. Hauermann. Ida Han
rnn VS.. Joe A. Hanson. Marie b.
Scott VS.. +. II. Scott, MARITIME Kill,on
KS, Henry u. Killion. May T.. Erwin
vs.. Geo. 3. Erwin, Blanche Campbell
NJ. j, q. Campbell. Albert Il. Hockett
vs. Elsie Hockett, Hazel v. Bone
fyrel KS. Willis r.. Bonesteel and
Gladys Greenfield VS.. Everett G..
Greenfield.
Twenty other civil suits are on
tho calendar, a large number OF
which were carried over from the
last term Of court. The criminal &C
tions will be against George Koch,
for adultery; Harry Wilson, for
burglary; Il. +. Geiger and James
S. MADDEN. furnishing liquor to min
Ors; and Lille Sibley, child aband-
onment.
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STATE BANKERS
PROGRAM READY
GILBERT HUBBARD AND COVER
NOR OF MINNEAPOLIS RE-
SERVE BANK TO BE
SPEAKERS

Deadwood. S. D..-Vice President
N. T.. Franklin OF the South Dakota
Bankers association has announced
the program of speakers for the an
nual convention of the association
which will be held here June 25-26.
1t consists of Ebert Hubbard of e.
Aurora. N. Y. who viii speak on
Getting Together" Theodore Void
of Minneapolis, governor of the 9th
federal reserve district who will
speak on Federal Reserve banks"
Dean Mckusick of the law school of
the state University at Vermilliou
on Negotiable Instrument Law and
its Effects on South Dakota Cmmer-
cial Paper" and Hon. Frank Sanford
of Valley City N. ID. on Farm Ac-
counting. 1t is expected hat at
least 400 bankers will be present and
elaborate palms for their entertain
mcnt are being made.
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WHITE SLAVERY
SPEAKERS TOPIC
DIP. Il. II. EssERT, OF DENVER,
SPEARS IN THE MITCHELL
CHURCHES SUNDAY AND
TONIGHT.

Or. T. IT. Essart, of Denver. ma
'tional lecturer OF the Worlds Purity
federation, spoke to a great union
mass meeting last evening at the
First Methodist Episcopal church,
the structure being filled to capac-
ity. Members of all denominations
were in the congregation.
DIR. +. F. Schwab, of the Congre-
saticnal church, and Rev. f. b. Bar
nett. of S. Mary's Episcopal church,
were present and assisted in the ser
vice. The choir and congregation
sang "The Battle Hymn of the Re
public" and 'America." The pastor
of the church, DR.. j. S. Hoagland, in
lroduced the speaker.
Dr. Essert's subject was "The
Worlds Blacklist Crime-Whito
Slavery" He handled the subject i'll
a clean and vigorous fashion and his
plea was enthusiastically endorsed
by his hearers. In the afternoon, at
the First Baptist church. DR.. Es-
sert spoke TO a congregation OF $50
men. He attacked the double stand
ard of morality and the a~squiesence
CT society to the Sowing of wild
This afternoon DR.. Essert spoketto
women at the Congregational church.
This evening he will speak at the
Congregational church at a union
meeting for men and women His
subject will be Booze and Vice"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
ORDER OF SALE OF RE.NA
ESTATE SHOULD NOT BE
MAIZE

State of South Dakota, County o.
Dawson, SIS.
In County Court. April Sth. 1915.
In the matter OF the estate OF John
b. Regan, deceased.
Order to show cause on filing pc
tition to sell land.
On reading and filing the petition
of VIM. Koch, executor. setting forth
the amount of 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
sliced, 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
esttte in the hands of said VIM.
Koch, executor. to pay said debts,
pay the same, to sell the whole Of
said real estate;
1t is ordered, that all persons inter
c:leu IN Salu eSldle, appear before
the Judge of this court. on Saturday
the 18th day of May, 1915. at 10
O'Clock a. M. at the court room of
this court in the court house in Nit
chell in said County then and there
to show cause (if any there be) why
an order should not be granted to
said VIM. Koch, executor to sell said
real estate according to the prayer
of said petition.
And it is further ordered. that a
copy of this order be published for
four successive weeks prior to said
day of hearing in the Mitchell Cap
ital, a weekly newspaper printed and
published at the city of Mitchell in
said County and personally served
on all persons interested in said es-
tate, residing in said county, at least
ten days before said day OF hearing.
Dated at Mitchell. S. d., the StE
day of April Sth, 1915.
BY the Court,
O. G. Thompson,
Judge of the County Court.
(SEAL) Attest:
S. C%attrell,
Clerk of the County Court.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
PANK is
AGAIN IN BUSINESS

Springfield. s. D,--Arraagements
ave been made whereby the Bank
If Springfield which closed it's doors
asst October and mas been i'll the
lands of the state hank department
VAS opened under new management.
t also takes over the business of the
Farmers and Merchants bank, which
pened the same day that the old
,ank closed. The banking fixtures
If the new bank will be dismantlen
nd the business transferred to the
building of the older institution
Robert Robok. Of Toledo, Ia, an6
L. V. Harlan. of Dell Rapids. this
tate, have re%organized the bank and
furnished the outside capital.
The terms of settlement with the
creditors of the old bank are a guar
of SO per cent. 25 per cent of
is to be paid at once, the bal
lnce inside of a year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15

OBITUARY
HENRY KOCH.

Henry Koch was born near the
Rhine river in Germany in 1S4S.
With his parents he moved to this
country the following year. His boy
hood days were passed near Madison,
Wis, in the little town of Cross
Plains. In 1869 Mr.. Koch was united
in marriage to Miss Gertrude Ber-
%gerhauser. Eight children were born
of this union. Five We're called by
death before the departure of their
father.
To a homestead i'm South Dakota
Mr.. Koch removed in 1871 and ten
years later came to Mitchell. Here,
as one of the real pioneers of the
city. he launched into the mercantile
business and gained the reputation
Of being reliable and thrifty bust
ness man. The deceased built two
store buildings on lower Main street
and ten years ago established him
self in a new business on East First
avenue. He has been in business in
Mitchell eve since 1881. Mr.. Koch
was a loyal member of the Holy
Name society.
His death last Sunday morning,
April 4th, was a heavy blow to his
relatives and to the hundreds of
friends of the family in the commun-
!ty. Death came after an illness of
two months from Bright's disease.
The funeral was held Wednesday
morning at the Holy Family Catholic
church. Rev. c. f. O'F1aherty. as
sisted by Father NJ. j. Harte, of Nit
chell, and Father I. Turgeon, of
Woonsocket conducted Requiem high
mass. The pall-bearers were Her
nan Zimmerman, Herman Marking,
~. Herzog, Joseph Mclaughlin, Nick
ttramer and L. w. Leellan. 1nterment
vas made in Calvary cemetery. Mr..
Koch is survived by his wife and
'hree children. The latter are Mrs.
l.. +. Geiger and Will Koch. both OF
his city and Joseph Koch OF Huron.
Other relatives present at the funeral
we're Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Acker, OF
Madison Mimi, the latter a niece OF
the deceased and Mathew Koch, a
cousin, from Nebraska.
Mrs. Paul Stowell.
Hulda Harie Marty was born in
Madison county, New York, April II
lS47, where she grew to womanhooo
md IA married to Paul StoWel IT
1871. This union was blessed with
hree children, Mrs. o. A. Rates
Who now lives on a farm north OF
Mitchell, and Stanley Powell, of Puk-
vana, S. d.. n dying in infancy.
The family moved to Mitchell rs
ears ago. where they continued to
.eside until the time of her death or
April 5, 1915. Soon after coming to
Iitchell she united with the Congre-
,ational church, of which she re
NAMED a faithful and active member
10 the end.
She was always present at the ser
vices of the church when her health
permitted and was deeply interested
n the social and civic life of the
community and at the time of her
ieath was an active member of the
w. r. c., the Eastern Star. the w. G
+. U. and the Degree of Honor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
KEG OF WHIsKEY is
TAKEN; NO ARRESTS

Clear Lake. S. D.-State's Attor-
'ney w. w. Knight was busy last week
with the liquor cases. the biggest
activity in this line here in several
months being evidenced now. A par
tally filed key of whiskey was con-
iscatod at the Hamm Brewing com
,,any's building en- a seizure war
rant, no prosecutions following, as
10 owner nor any evidence of the
liquor having been sold could be
found.
Charles Horn, of Waterfowl, who
had been under suspicion here on
several occasions during visits to the
own, was taken into custody and
hig grips searched. He a released.
Gust Johnson, OF Bemis, was ar
rested and fined $40 for being intoX-
icated, while Ed Dunman was fined
$500 for selling liquor to john
o while in an intoxicated condition.
Clear Lake will be a dry town
after July /.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
GET PHEASANTS
STATE THIS YEAR

Pierre. S. D.-The state game de-
partment reports it practically i'm
possible to secure pheasants for dis
tribution this year, on account of the
demand from the east for all the
birds which can be secured. That
section of the country has been Sc
curing its stocks from European
Europe has wiped out that source Of
supply. The department last fall
secured a shipment of birds and has
had them wintered by different per-
sons oye the state who ere willing
to look after them, and has about
one hundred birds which are being
sent out this spring on orders which
were in early in the season. These
are being supplied from the nearest
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
LAW
rs KNOCKED OUT
MITCHELL DEALERS NOW HAVE
RICE PAPER SMOKES ON DIS
PLAY IN WINDOWS AND
COUNTERS.

For the first time in many years
Mitchell tobacco dealers today had
cigarettes on display in their win
dows and show cases. 1t is expected
that their example will be followed
largely all owe the state.
The display of the little rice pa
per smokes followed the decision
made in municipal court this morn-
ing, when Judge VIM. M. Herbert
found A. +. Scharnweber not guilty
on the charge CT selling cigarettes
illegally and ordered his discharge.
When Mr.. ~Scharnwebcr was ar
rested recently, he demanded a jury
trial and the cas- was placed on the
calendar. Through his attorney, T..
j. Spangler, in court Monday morn
ing he entered Il plea of not guilty
and raised the question of constitu-
tionality.
Judge Herbert's ruling today au-
tonlatically admits the u%nconstitu-
tionality of the present South Da-
kota statute. which is identical with
the law recently declared %unconsti-
tut:onal in a united decision of the
supreme court Of Michigan. The rul-
ing will probably be made the basis
for similar actions by tobacconis,s
all over the state.
States Attorney Lauritz Miller de-
clared that he would not attempt to
carry the matter to the supreme
court and that he was satisfied that
the ruling was sound.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
lMPOsTOR POSING
AS FEDERAL OFFICER

Deadwood, S. D.-Local officials
have been asked to locate an alleged
imposter of many aliases who poses
as an army nan and is wanted by
he government for f%raudulently i'm
personating a federal officer. He is
known as Captain Russell and is said
to have victimized merchants in
Western South Dakota by making
purchases on displaying a certified
check, and having goods sent to
wrong addresses. Circulars an
nounce hat the department of JUS
tice is Offering $50 reward TO rhis APP
~prehension.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
NOTICE 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 I'll. VIII
kinscn. MORTGAGE. covering the
North Eighty-siX (S6) feet OF LOT
no. One (1l. and the North Eighty
six Feet (S6). of the East Eighty
EIGHT (SS) feet of Lot No. 2 ca. in
Block N:nety-nine (99), in John
LAWYERS 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 oth
lav of May. 1914, at las O'Clock.
p. III. in Book lis on page 96 there
of. and on which mortgage there Is
now due principal, interest and taxes
sum of Four Thousand. Three
Hundred Twenty-eight Dollars and
Fifty cents ($4,3GS.50) together
with the statutory Attorney fees OF
Twenty-Five Dollars ($25) and the
said mortgagors having made default
in the payments CT the taxes on sald
described premises for the year 1914.
the same being now delinquent
in the failure of said mortgaeors
% nav the same: and the said mort
g having a%greeably to the terms
If said mortgage declared the eh'ire
principal and interest OF said mort
gage debt to be now due and paSaDle
and no action at law or otherwise
having beer instituted, for the col
lection of said Gebt or any part there-
OF and said mortgage containing a
cover of sale. the same viii be tore
closed by a sale of said descrlpea
premises at public auction by the
sheriff OF Dawson County. or his
". at the front door of Thu
Court house in Mitchell, Dawson
County, South Dakota, on The 22no
day of May, 1915. at the hour OF :
O'Clock. P. NJ. of said day.
Dated this Sth day of April. 1915.
Walter H. Wilkinson,
Mortgage.
Spangler & Haney.
Attorneys for Mortgages.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15

and measles in South Dakota, for the
year 1914, is the showing of the
figures of the state vital statistical
department. The deaths from
whooping cough numbered "a, and
those of the other three diseases
were %diptheria 10, scarlet fever IL.
and measles {. The measles toll was
reduced from 3S in 1913 to Z in 1914.
Typhoid fever deaths went down from
50 to AZ, and deaths from pneumonia
from 40 to 351. tuberculosis deaths
increased from 2T5 to 2S9, and the
total number of deaths from all
causes WAS 44SS. a decrease of 240
from those reported for 1913.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
DEADWOOD BUSINESS
o NICE GAINS

Deadwood, S. D.-Improvement in
business conditions here is shown by
he March clearings of three offices
he p%ostoffice, county treasurer IL
american express office, all of which
how substantial gains over the bust
Tess of March 1914. The postal re-
,eipts for the year ending March
81, 1915 were $500 greater than
hose of the previous year, the county
.treasuror's receipts were $4,000
greater. that much more in spring
axes being collected, and the ex-
,ress office showed a gain of $4O0
yer tho previous Marcn.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION
FOR LETTERS OF ADMiNlS-
VR ATIQN

State of South Dakota, County OF
Douglas. SIS.
In County Court, April Term.
1915.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Christian Lau. 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
us L-au has filed with the Judge Of
his Court, a petition praying for
.etters of Administration of the Es-
ate of Christian Lau, deceased, aud
hat Tuesday the 27th day of April.
\. d.. 1915, at 8 O'Clock p. m. of
aid day, being a day of a regular
orm of this court, to-wit: OF the
Npril 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
sad petition, when and where amy
person interested may appear and
how cause why said petition should
not be granted.
Dated 1T Mitchell. South Dakota.
his 5th day of April, A. d. 1915.
BY the Court,
o. c. Thompson,
Judge of the County Court.
S. Cattrell, Clerk.
(SEAL)
Walker g Gurley,
Attorneys for Petitioners,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15

Miss lrma Foster was hostess to
The Younger Set Bridge club on We'd
nesday evening. High score was made
by Miss Cell Wallerstedt.
Mrs. Wallace MacLean was a guest
of honor at the club meeting. After
a delightful evening at progressive
cards, a luncheon was served by the
hostess. being assisted by Miss Mar
jorie Foster.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
81 DEATHS FROM
COUGH

Pierre. S. D.-That harmless"
cough took a death toll
equal to hat of the combined dread
diseases OF scarlet fever, diptheria
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
CARD OF

To the many friends who so kind
ly helped us during the Illness and
death Of our dear daughter, sister
and mother. and for the many beau
tiful flowers given by all, we wish
to thank you.
Mrs. G. G. Morgan,
Mrs. G. w. Morgan.
J. IL, Nolt and family.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15
Til AuInuioT CLUB.

The Altruist club met on Wednes-
lay of last week with Mrs. Palmer.
Roll call consisted of quotations from
favorite authors. Mrs. Olmstead had
the lesson topic, "American Authors
Mrs. Tyler and Mrs. George were
guests.
A very appctizing luncheon was
carvpd