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taries of the board of education, was
present and assisted in the service.
The Sunday school, under the di-
%rection of the superintendent Prof.
S. ID. van BenthuysCn also caught
the Easter spirit and its contribution
to missions was about $500. There
were more than 1000 in attendance.
A short program was rendered, con
slsting of songs and exercises by the
departments, short addresses by Mrs.
j. p. jenkins and DIR. w. s. Shepherd
The climax of the program came
when the various classes came with
their offerings. The missionary de-
partment OF the Sunday school has
recently been organized and this first
program was regarded as a great sue
cess. Miss Mary r.. Walters led the
union Epworth league service at Z
o'clock, which was a splendid ser
vice and in harmony with the pro-
gram of the day.
The concert of the evening hour
measured up to any previous enter
talnment of this magnificent musical
organization. The people were charm
ed with the program and many re-
ma1ned at the close to express their
appreciation. Prof. f. w. Hobson di-
rected the service. The solo numbers
were rendered by Miss Marjory Ford
Mrs. M. Wilson and Miss Laura Saul
and Louis Lovinger. The anthems
were all in perfect harmony with the
spirit and thought of the day. The
women's choruses and the number by
the mems chorus met the highest
expectations of the people.
The pastor conducted the opening
SGry16ac and Ir NV ~ =
the university, pronounced the bene-
diction. The church had been admir-
ably decorated. The principal dec
orations We're easter lilies. There
We're also hanging under the balloon
les boxes of %geranium. There were
many other varieties of flowers. The
pastor announced that next Sunday
there would be a reception and bap-
tismal service for new members, al
so a baptismal service for infant
children and that an opportunity
would be given for uniting with the
church by letter or for the first time,
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EASTER SUNDAY
DAY OF BEAUTY
WEATHER Is FITTING FOR DAY
OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CHURCHES HAD LARGE
CONGREGATIONS.

Easter Sunday, an event Of deep
religious feeling in all C~hristendom.
was observed by the churches of Nit
chell yesterday with Suitable SER
vices. Large congregations in all in
stances were present to hear the
hymns of praise and the words of
the pastors in their Easter messages.
The weather was in keeping with
the joyful spirit of the day, the sun
breaking forth bright and early in
the morning and continuing with al
most summer-like balminess. And the
sun was a welcome accompaniment
for the Easter parade" which re-
yealed may glimpse of Dame fashion
latest mode in Beau Brummel's most
recent creation.
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WHITE SLAYER
PLEADS GUILTY
JAIL FOR TRANSPORTING
GIRLS TO SIOUX FALLS.

Sioux Falls. S. Done of the
most celebrated white slave cases
in the history of the United States
court for South Dakota was conclud-
ed when Hortense Rich, keeper of a
local resort. appeared before Judge
Ellitt in the federal court and chang
ed her plea of not guilty to guilty
of the charge OF having violated the
Mann act, otherwise known as the
white slave law. Judge Elliott sem
fenced the woman to a term of five
months in the Minnehaha county Jail
in Sioux Falls. and she already has
commenced serving her term.
Mrs. Rich was indicted on the
charge of having arranged for the
transportation of 2 girls, Florence
Schultz and Jessie McCombs- from
ST. Paul to Sioux Falls for unlawful
purposes. The alleged offense was
committed in June 1912. During that
month it was admitted that Mrs.
Rich was in ST. Paul. The testimony
showed that Mrs. Rich left st. Paul
for Sioux Falls over the Great North
ern railroad on the evening of June
is of 1912, some hours before the
departure of the two girls from St.
Paul for Sioux Sails owe the Omaha
roailroad.
This testimony, which was offered
in the trial of the case in October,
1912, was designed to show that Mrs.
Rich had nothing to do with the girls
coming to Sioux Falls, ana did not
pay their transportation, a scharged
in the Indictment. The testimony
showed that the transportation for
pay their transportation, as discharg
party, this evidently having been
done to shield Mrs. Rich.
The two girls themselves testified
that they had come to Sioux Falls at
the solicitation of Mrs. Rich, and the
Schultz girl offered in evidence a
letter from Mrs. Rich urging her to
come to Sioux Falls. The fact that
| Mrs. Rich now has entered a plea OF
guilty to the charge shows that her
visit to ST. Paul vas for the purpose
of arranging transportation OF the
girls to Sioux Falls, and that while
she herself may not have directly
ordered the transportation for the
girls, it was done at her solicitation
| and it is evident that the third party
, who ordered the railroad tickets was
reimbursed by Mrs. Rich.
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ONE LAW is
HELD INVALID
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT HOLDS
SCHOOL LAND BUYERS CAN
NOT BE CREDITED WITH
IMPROVEMENTS,

Pierre, S. D.-That the provisions
OF Section ~, Chapter 224, Laws of
1913 are unconstitutional and void.
is the opinion on the state legal de-
on inquiry of State Land
~l1epperlee. That sec
ton is in relation to compensation
for permanent improvements placed
upon state lands. Its closing provis-
ion is: Said deposit to be paid to
the owner of said dam or we'll. said
payment to be credited upon rent or
purchase price OF said highest bid
der for the lands upon which said
dam or we'll is located" This provis-
ion was made Il part of the act ON
the ground hat when a lease holder
on state lands placed such perman-
ent improvements as a we'll or dam
on the same he should be compen-
by the payment OF at least one
half the cost of the same i. the land
was leased or sold to another. This
provision is held to be in violation
of Sections , and 3. Article VIII OF
the Constitution which prohibits any
of the principal or interest of the
school fund to be diverted from the
benefit of the schools in any manner.
Such payment out of lease money
is held TO be diverting the income,
and out OF sale price the diversion of
the principal, neither OF which is all
lowable.
On inquiry from the states attor-
ney of Haakon county it is held that
when salaries of county officials are
fixed on a valuation basis where new
counties are created by division Of
established counties, the valuation
OF the portion segregated must be
secured from the records of the Old
county rs n basis for such salaries.
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STATE UNIVERSITIES
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Vermillion, S. D.-The 1915 foot
ball schedule Of the University OF
South Dakota has just been ~announc-
ed by w. j. Johnson, manager OF the
athletics. 1t consists of eight games
all but two of which will be played
away from home, and includes the
usual contests with the Universities
of Minnesota, Notre Dame, North
Dakota and Creighton. The remain
ing four games will be played with
Wesleyan, State College, Yankton,
sity of Montana, though the date for
the latter is being contested Tor by
three other institutions. But three OF
last years star aggregation Will be
lest by graduation and another sue
cessful year is looked for by Coy
ote" Supporters. Coach l. j. Cortright
and Captain Frank Mccormick Will
shortly call candidates together for
light spring football practice OF
about a week. The schedule is as
follows:
Nermillion.
October 16-University OF Minne-
sofa at Minneapolis.
October 23-Dakota Wesleyan at
Nermillion.
october sO-university of Notre
Dame at South Bend.
November 6-State College at
Brcokings.
November, 13-North Dakota Uni
versity (place undecided.
November 20-Probably Montana
University (some city in South Da-
November 26-tIhankSgi!lhS
Day. Creighton University at Omaha.
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"WOLFER" EARNS
$500 IN A DAY
HUNTER WEST OF PIERRE DIGS
OUT MOTHER AND NINE CUBS
FROM DEN IN HILLS

Pierre, S. D.,-Five hundred dol
lars for one day of work was the
nice little pickup of Fred Hanson,
a "Wolfer' who is employed by
Ranchers along White river to help
clear that section of gray wolves
which are so destructive to live stock
that the loss from one or two of
these animals is likely to run up to
several hundred dollars in a week.
Hanson located an old she-wolf
which he followed to her den in the
hills and by digging not only got
the mother but nine whelps at the
same time. bring him five hundred
dollars at the contract price of fifty
dollars for each gray wolf destroyed.
These animals will not only drag
down calves and colts, but in bands
will pun down a full grown steer,
and are never satisfied to eat but
One from a carcas but going after
a fresh animal for each meal. A
number of hunters make a good in
come killing gray wolves in the
range country but Hanson appears
to have been the lucky one for this
spring.
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D. MINE is
SLOWLY BURNING
SIMILAR no BLAZE IN ANOTHER
NINE TINT HAS CONFINED
FOR YEARS.

Lennon, ;. D.-Despite the efforts
OF the county officials of Bowman
county, n. d.. the flnkham coal mine
in Kansas City township. just across
the state line, which has been burn
ing for the past two weeks, is still on
fire, and the burning area seems to
be gradually increasing. OF late the
flames have been shooting up the
air shaft TO a considerable distance.
and the smoke from the burning
mine cam be seen eight miles off. AS
the fire area spreads the heat In
creases, the portion hat is burning
giving the appearance CT a blazing
furnace. The terrific heat keeps dry
ing out the Goa nearby and in this
n there appears to be no end
to the spreading of the fire.
Coal mine fires similar to this have
been known TO burn for years, ii be-
ing reported that a coal mine has
been burning in the northwestern
part of the county for several years.
These fires usually start from spon-
taneous combustion as a the in
stance in the Pinkham mine.
This mine being in section SO and
on state school land. County Auditor
Kelley, of Bowman county, has taken
the matter up with the state officials
and he has zen advised to take
charge of the matter. ID. p. Brace
we'll AN experienced miner, has been
engaged to try and check the flames.
He hopes ultimately to do this by
sealing up the mine to exclude the
air, but an investigation shows that
This will be Il difficult task owing to
the numerous cayeins.
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SCHOOL LAND
SALE is HELD
PRICES GO BUT LITTLE OVER
APPRAISED VALUE IN DAV-
son COUNTY-LEASlNG
COMES TUESDAY. -.

School lands of Dawson county,
placed at auction at the court house
this morning by Commissioner Fred
Hepperle. went to buyers for prices
but a little over the appraised values.
There a a good crowd of buyers
present for the sale. All lands not
sold will be leased tomorrow.
James Grady and Henry Weber
made the record for the sale when
they paid $40 an acre for a forty
in Setcion SO in Tobin township.
Several of the 'forties" for all school
lands are sold in parcels of 40 acres
each went for $40 an acre.
Mr.. Hepperle had charge of the
sale, which was cried by Col. P. Il.
Hanson, of Bridgewater, G. l.. Erick-
son offic:ated as clerk. There were
677.95 acres sold for a total value
of s33,21S. There will be APO acres
offered for lease tomorrw. The list
of sales follows:
Maurice Carlson. $40, Sec. SO,
Mitchell township.
Hobart II. Field, $40, Sec. 36 Nit
chell township.
Andrew Beller, $55, Sec. So, Nit
chell township.
James Grady and Henry Weber
$40 Sec. Sc. Tobin township.
Clifford Bros, $50, Sec. 16, Lis
bon township.
A. w Anderson, $55 and $57, Sec
Sc. Lisbon township.
Frank r. Sand, $55, Sec. &c. LIS
bon township.
o. e. Browne. SAT and $41, Sec
sc, Badger township.
/. l.. Fraser, s4S and $50, Sec. SO
Blendon township.
Geo. A. Fraser, $50, s45, $42.5t
and $40, Sec. SO, Blendon township
, Theo. Holland, $45, Sec. So, Blen
don township.
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COLLEGE TEAMS
START A
BASEBALL AND TRACK SQUADS
OUT FOR FIRST DRILL OF
SEASON ON FRIDAY.

Yesterdays moderately warm sun
bug from its Information, and the
occasional twitter OF the meadow
lark heralded the opening of spring
to a squad of over 80 baseball re
cruits who were NJ for the initial
practice on the university diamond.
Coach Herbert Hardy gave the squad
light practice in receiving grounders
and flies.
No keener competition for posi-
lions will be shown in any branch of
sports this year than on the baseball
club this spring. With a few eXcep-
tons. all of the 1914 men will try
for their old positions. Melvin Chase
will join the team again this season
and will probably be a member of the
pitching staff. Among the new men
who will contend for positions are
Hagey and Hartung for back-stop
and Hanson for first base. Among the
old men back this year are Captain
June Cass, Payne. w. Smith, L..
Thompson, Avery r. Chase. and IL.
Smith. Woodward will also be a con-
tender of an outfield position.
The track men We're also busy yes
terday afternoon. Captain Harry
Woodward, Wesleyan's heavy point
winner. was on the field expanding
his efforts with the weights. The four
events he will enter this season Will
he the shot, low hurdles, broad jump
and pole-vault. Melvin Chase was
also warming up with the weights.
"Melick" is being counted on to
be a strong contender for the weights
and javelin, as we'll as Walters and
Robertson Other men out yesterday
were c. Thompson, Mankay and Pot
.er. training for the cross-country
and Ellis and Knox, who will prob
ably he seer in the half-mile. Cass
| Wesleyan's fast century man, VIII
again be in the sprinting class, While
| Berry will take tho high hurdles and
high lump. One of the new men to
be in the track game this year is
Bob" Jordan. who made a good
showing in West high in Minneapolis
where he hailed from last fall.
The first track event of the season
will take place the latter part OF
this month. when the annual Y. M
C.. A. c~ross-country run will be pull
cd off. The first meet that the Yves,
leyan team will participate in VII
: he the dual contest with Yankton col
leae. 10 be held in Mitchell May II,
May % is the date set for the ahnua
invitation meet to be held in BROOK
iugs. Wesleyan will be representeo
at this meet. In the latter part OF
Man will occur the Mlnnesota-loakc'
ia conference event at Grand FORKS
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MRS. FRANK VAN TASSEL
IS DEAD AT YANKTON

Yankton, S. D.-The death of Mrs.
Frank Van Tassel, member of one
~ofYankton's prominent pioneer fam
lies. occurred at her home in fank-
ton after an illness of many weeks
She was born near Detroit, Mich,
April 80, 1852, and resided there UNI
til her marriage to William Bor-
demo, OF Yankton, when she became
a resident of this city. Mr.. Bordeno
died in 1874. leaving his widow and
one sen. William 7. Bordeno, now
of Kansas City. Mo. In October, 1919
Mrs. Bordeno was married to Frank
L.. NanTassel. II of the best known
residents of this section of the state.
Mr.. Van Tassel has been fer years
at the head of the Excelsior Milling
company. of Yankton; is at present
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At BAPTIST Church.

Easter Sunday was a day full of
interest at the First Baptist church,
good congregations being in attend
ance upon all of the services of the
day. AT the communion service the
pastor, Rev. Robert Lincoln Kelley,
received twenty members into the
church. At the Sunday school hour
attorney Lauritz Miller gave a
Splendid address upon christian
Citizenship" befor the Morse Mems
Bible class.
In the afternoon at 1900 o'clock
the Easter service of st. Bernard
~Commandery, No. II, Knights Tenn
plar, was held, the address of the af-
ternoon being given by the pastor
of the church upon, THE Symbols of
the Crusader, the Cross and the
Crown The new president of the b.
Y. r.. u, Miss Georgena Smith
lead n fine meeting of that
society and the services of the
day were closed by a splendid pro-
gram of Easter music by the chorus
choir. A large and appreciative aud
fence enjoyed this musical program.
Miss Ferne J.. Medley's fine lead
ership of the chorus, with the splend-
i'd support given her by each one
composing 1t, was evidenced to the
full in the program which was pre-
scented. Among the chorus numbers
especially appreciated we're Awake
Thou that Sleepest' from 1.-The Dau-
ghter Of Jarius" by John Stainer;
List the Cherubic Host" from 1.-THE
Holy City" by A. r. Gaul. with n bass
solo by Sylvan Wood and "The Fes-
tival TIE Deum' by Dudley Buck, with
q tenor solo by Charles Brown. The
difficult but beautiful solo with
Verdure Clad from Hayden's THE
Creation" was u n with perfect
poise and glad abandon by Miss Med
ley. This number will not soon be
forgotten by those present last even
ing. Miss Helen Powers work as
pianist contributed in Il very large
degree to the effectiveness and beauty
OF the entire servic.
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KIMBALL

Kimball, s. D.-The Annual
School Oratorical Contest was held
here at the Crescent Theater Friday
night, to see who would go to Nit
chell in a few weeks to take part in
the District Contest. Ralph Bray, won
first honors in the oratorical, and in
the declamatory. Marcia Jefferson
won first. Pearl Taylor, second; and
Marie Krog, third. Three out OF town
judges were present, II from White
Lake, and w from the Wesleyan
University. Mitchell.
Mrs. Nencel Rozum wife of a cry
prominent retired and we'll to do
farmer and mother of Chief Dispatch
er Rozum of Mitchell. died in this
city of pneumonia yesterday morning
after an illness covering several
weeks.
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ABERDEEN BOY
WITH BRITISH
JUDGE BoUCYER's son, FIGHT
ING WITH ALLIES. SAYS HE
MUST DUCK GERMAN FIRE.

Aberdeen, S. D.-Judge l.. I.
Boucher of this city has received a
letter from his son John Boucher,
who is now fighting in the trenches
in France with Il Canadian conting-
ent OF the British army. Young
Boucher, formerly a member of the
United States navy, joined the British
army in Canada several months ago
and is now at the front. His letter
was necessarily limited in volume, to
meet the demands of the censor, but
he informed his father that you
have to be good at %'ducking' if you
expect to get back to safety after
you fire" as the Germans fire when
they see the flash from the rife of a
soldier of the allies.
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Easter Spirit Prevailed.

The Easter celebration at the
First Methodist Episcopal church in
point of attendance and genuine
Easter spirit has not been surpassed
in the history of the church. When
the pastor, DIR. j. S. Hoagland, began
the sermon there was not a vacant
seat in the auditorium and when the
choir began the sacred concert at s
o'clock in the evening standing room
was no longer available and many
were unable to get in the building.
The offerings of the people to Chris
tan missions aggregated more than
$1,000.
The pastor spoke in the morning
on the text, For to me to live is
Christ and to die is gain" The SER
mon was full of the positive note and
aimed to bring comfort ant assur-
ance as to the glory and reality of
the life beyond. He said no yea in
human history had ever made SO
MANY graves and'that the heart
tf9f@@hMmanity. was. hungry for some
bracing word Of knowledge and con-
viction. The Rev. ;. w. Hancher,
Up. D., Of New York, one of the secre-
..r.a aAff4- -Ntr rHf -
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MISSOURPS ICE
NEAR Q
ONLY ONCE SINCE 1880 HAS THE
BIG MUDDY BEEN so LATE
BREAKING UP.

Wheeler, S. D.-The ice in most
parts of the Missouri river where
that stream passes through South
Dakota yet remains firm, and prom
Uses to break many records for late
ness in leaving the stream. Only
once has the ice in the river held fast
as late as April, and that was April
10, 1889. The earliest breakup OF
the ice was on March 4. 1882, and
the latest on April 90, 1876, which
is the earliest record of the ice in
the river. Fer four successive years
beginning in 1916 the breakup of the
ice in the river commenced in April
The ice on many stretches OF the
river is unusually heavy and serious
ice gorges and resulting foods ON
lowlands are looked for.
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ESCAPE WHILE
"MOVIES" RUN
FROM THE NORTH DAKOTA
STATE PENITENTIARY.

Bismark. n. D.-None of the six
prisoners who escaped from the North
Dakota penitentiary last night have
been captured.
The convicts We're attending the
weekly motion picture show in the
prison auditorium. They entered
the library room. sawed off the Win
dow bars and escaped. Guards.
b~loodhounds and auto parties of
citizens are securing the country for
them.
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MADISON MAY BOND
FOR NEW SCHOOLS

Madison, S. DIN addition to ell
Getting city officers for the coming
year. the voters of Madison at the
annual city election on April 20 VIII
have submitted to them two separate
propositions. One of them provides
for The issuance of bonds in h sum
of $4,000 for erecting additional
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suitable buildings for high school
purposes, and the second for issuing
$1,000 bonds for the purchase of a
school site. The city schools are
badly in need of increased facilities.
and 70 rthis reason ii is believed
both bonding propositions Will car
ry by good ~majorities.
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RABBITS A R
ON ACCOUNT OF ICE

Pierre, S. Din some sections of
Sully county, where the snow has
hardened down to practically a coat
of ice from twelve to eighteen inches
in thickness, the jack rabbits are re-
ported to be starving as it is impos-
sible for them to get through such
a coat OF ice to anything in the way
Of vegetation, aud this condition is
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president of the First National bank
and connected with several other
local enterprises. Mrs. Van Tassel is
survived by her husband and one
daughter, Mrs. F. b. Dudley, of this
city, besides a son at Kansas City.
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BIRTHS,
LESS DEATHS
VITAL STATISTICS FOR SOUTH
DAKOTA FOR LAST YEAR Ale
so SHOW MORE MAR
RIAGES.

Pierre, S. D.-The state vital sta
~tistical department gives out the
following summary of the data col
lected for the years 1913 and 1914
in South Dakota.
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SO Widespread and has continued for
so long that they have not been able
to stand the siege.
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sNH -
The services at S. Mary's Episcopal
church yesterday were carried out as
planned.
About 60 people we're gathered to-
gether by q quarter to Z O'Clock in
the morning and Easter began with
the choir's rendering of the Easter
story in S. Matthew. A few carols
were sung afterward and the Holy
Communion vas celebrated.
The service of Morning Prayer and
Holy Communion was we'll attended
and the rector, Rev. r. b. Barnett,
preached on the Easter message as
related to the church unit. The choir
was very helpful in helping to bring
home the Easter truths.
The largest congregation gathered
at h choral evensong at 5 O'Clock in
the afternoon, when the choir repeat.
ed the anthems of the early and later
s%ervices and the rector made an add
aress on the hymn, Jesus Lives"