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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
MITCHELL TO TAKE PART
IN HIGH SCHOOL MEET

Vermillion. S. D.-Preparations
are nearly complete for the Inter-
state high school field and track meet
to be held on Dakota Field at the
University of South Dakota, May IA,
and the prospects were never bright
err for a successful meet. During the
past week the following Iowa schools
have expressed their wish to send
a team; Sioux City. lie Mars, 1la-
warden, Cherokee. Correctionville.
In South Dakota. Sioux Falls, Nit
chell, Yankton, Elk Point. Armour,
Centerville, Parker, Redfleld, Madi-
son, Flandreau. Vermillion and sew
eral other schools arc expected to he
represented.
The prizes offered are the best to
be obtained at any meet i'll the Da-
kotas this year. consisting of gold,
and bronze medals for winners
OF the first three places in individual
events; n silver cup to the team win
ming the relay race. a silver loving
cup to the team winning the meet,
and TO the individual winning the
most points the committee having
the meet in charge guarantee his eX-
penses to the Stage Meet at Chicago.
The 220 yard straight-away is being
pnt inta shape and will not be sur
in this cction OF the country
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
ENGINEER HAS
DISAPPEARED
GEORGE RHODES DRAW PAY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
WIFE RECEIVES POST
CARD.

George Rhodes. night engineer at
the. plant of the Mitchell Power COM
pany. dropped out of sight Wednes-
day evening, n few hours after he had
drawn s'semi-monthly pya check
from the down town office of the COM
pany. Since that time, the only trace
of him has ben a post card receiv-
ed by his wife, evidently mailed late
on Wednesday.
The card received by Mrs. Rhodes
intimated that her husband vas look
ing for another location and took
this method Of leaving town. He
wrote that he would let. her know
as soon as he had found a suitable
place for the family to mov to.
There is n child in the family. a
boy of five years old. The youngster
came down with his father on We'd
nesday afternoon and a pair of shoes
was purchased for him by Mr.. Rhodes
The fact that he had disappeared was
not known until Albert Hooking, the
engineer whom he was supposed to
relieve at midnight, reported that he
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
COUNTRY CLUBS
is GIVEN NAME
DECIDED TO FIN MEMBERSHIP
LIMIT AT ONE HUNDRED
WILL Il EINCORPORATED.

Subscribers to the organization OF
tho proposed country club met last
evening at the Elks' club and worked
out further details of the body. 1t
was deinitel ydecided to incorpor-
ate under the name of the Mitchell
Country Club"
In the absence of the temporary
chairman. Robert Burns was chosen
to preside over the meeting. The
report OF w. Il. Upton and II. Il.
Hitchcock, members of the commit
tee on Incorporation. was read and
accepted. The committee was fur
Their instructed to draft a set of by
laws.
Reports from the membership
committee show that about 90 already
have signified their intention of join
ing the club and have gkiven their
checks or the first installment of the
Initiation fee. 1t was decided to set
100 as the membership for which
the committee should work.
Upon the report OF the committee
on sites, it was decided to take an
option upon the 40-acre tract belong
ing to c. +. Raymond. Immediately
at the terminal OF the East First ave
nue. road and south of the j. T. Nor
row farm. This tract consists OF level
and rolling ground, has a good t nrf,
with running water and trees.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
| r so
WANTS TO SELL
PUBLISHER OF GERMAN PAPER
AT ABERDEEN PUTS LARGE
"FOR SALE" PLACARD ON
HIS BUILDING.

Aberdeen, 8. D.-The saloon in
terests have engaged attorneys and
are Investigating the possibilities of
instituting q contest owe Tuesdays
election ON the license proposition,
in which the vote was a tie. making
the city dry. The city %canvassing
board is in session today. and if the
board confirms the unofficial returns
the saloon men propose demanding a
recount of the ballots.
One of the interesting results of
the license election is the action talk
en- by F.. w. Sallet. publisher of the
Dakota Erie Press, a German news
paper with a large circulation in the
Mr.. Sallet issued a circular. printed
IN German and English, declaring If
license failed. he would be compelled
t o his paper from Aberdeen, on
the ground that the deprivation of
the city of the $19.S00 in revenue
now derived from the saloons would
%nccessitatc raising taxes to an en-
tent that he could no longer conduct
his business here profitably. Since
the election Mr.. Sallet has placed n
large placard on his newspaper build
ing, Offering it for sale. However,
e II. Roche. n Chicago capitalist and
former resident of Aberdeen. who ar
rived here a few days before election
to look after his property interests
paid $500 for a one story business
building on an avenue a half book
form the main business street.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
WIFE
IN QUARREL
SIOUX FALLS MAN THEN TURNS
WEAPON ON HIMSELF. ROTH
WILL LIVE

Sioux Falls, s. D.-With three bull
let wounds i'm her head and arm, Mrs.
Frank Kotecke. GA Weber avenue,
is lying at the Nc KEENAN, hospital in
a serious condition and her husband.
who fred the shots, is in the county
jail with a bullet wound, self-indict-
ed in his scalp.
The shooting occurred in the ko-
tecke home at about two O'Clock yes
terday afternoon. No one seems to
know the cause of the trouble be-
tween Kotecke and his wife, but a
Mrs. Hill who lives in the back part
of the house declares she heard them
quarreling. When she heard the
shots fred she ran out of the house.
The weapon with which the shoot
i.,g WAS done was Il five chambered
revolver and all five shots were fired
Two were fired at the woman while
she was crouching in a orner and
two as she was trying to get out the
side door of their rooms. The other
bullet was directed by Kotecke at
his own head, but whether he lacked
the nerve to aim deep. or failed in
his intention he received only a
| scalp wound in the side of his head.
which is not serious. Two bullet holes
were found in the mop board in the
corner of the room where the shoot
ing first occurred.
Mrs. Kotecke has a bullet in the
upper part OF her arm. n Went
through her ear and u third entered
the head at the top, followed the
scalp around and came out at the
back of her head. None of the
wounds are fatal, but the woman
lost Il great deal of blood, and vas
suffering great pain last night. Ii
there are no complications she will
recover,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
MINISTER'S HAD
A MUDDY TIME
TWO METHODIST DlVINES, WELL.
KNOWN IN MITCHELL, HAD
TO ENCAVATE THEIR Az
TOMOKILE.

Washington Springs Review:-Dr.
w. S. Shepherd, superintendent OF
the Mitchell district, of Mitchell, and
DR.. c. c. Ilager. of Kennebec, who
were here over Sunday, and preached
at the Methodist church in the in
terosts of the endowment campaign
for Dakota Wesleyan. were DESTROYS
OF seeing, some parties in the coun-
try Gil Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. j. II. Creighton kindly offer
ed to take them out in his car. The
day was warm and balmy. just fine
for an auto ride, and everything went
fine until they came to Il mud-holc
in the road near viii Eagles place.
Mr.. Creighton endeavored TO go
around it. but did not go far enough
and the car went into the mud al
most to the hubs. 1T took them
about an hour and a half to get out,
and the preachers did their share of
prta) wing.
1t was necessary to get some wide
boards from Mr.. Eagles before they
succeeded in pulling the car out of
the mud. We are informed that the
preachers were on their knees
pr(a)ying with might and main. DR..
Hager's lever slipped, and he landed
his knees in the mud and water.
He says that he carried a small hay
stack to put under the wheels.
They got back to town in plenty
of time for the evening service.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
NOTICE or HEARING PETITION
FOR LETTERS OF ADMINS.
TA RATION

State of South Dakota. County of
Dawson, SIS.
In County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Or
pha f. Kintigh, deceased.
The state of South Dakota sends
greetings:
To Lillian Doud, Mary Duncan.
Paul Duncan heirs at law and next
of kin of Orpha f. Kintigh, deceas-
ed; and to whom these presents may
ONE
Notice is hereby given that II. c..
Sprague has filed With the judge of
this Court, a petition praying for let
tiers of administrator of the estate
of Orpha f. kintigh, deceased and
that Saturday the Sth day of Nav,
1915. at the hour of ten O'Clock a. M.
of said day at the office of the County
Judge in the Court House in the city
of Mitchell, Dawson County, State
Of South Dakota has been set for
hearing said petition, when and
where any person interested may APP
pear and show cause why said petit
ton should not be granted.
Dated AT Mitchell, South Dakota
this DIST day OF April, 1915.
o. c. Thompson,
Judge of the County Court.
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declared that lie had not denied no
of the case, but had re-
ferred Mr.. Simons to Mr.. Brumbaugh
for any statement. With regard to
Dakota Wesleyan having two repre-
sentatives in the meeting, Mr..
Brumbaugh stated that five schools
were present and represented each by
II delegate, that himself as presi-
dent. and Mr.. Phelps, of Sioux Falls.
as secretary, had no voice in the
meeting. He declared that all schools
reviewed identical calls to attend the
meeting in this city, being sem car
bon copies. and that Vermilion was
the only school apparently anxious as
TO what might be the reason for the
meeting. The other four colleges III
the state sent their delegates with
out any hesitancy. Mr.. Brumbaugh
declared that if the university au-
thorities at Vermillion reside. he is
wiling to subit portions of the two
orations in parallel columns. which
would easily verify or %disprove the
truth of the charges.)
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
SAY ABERDEEN
WILL BE r
nor EXPECTED OFFICIAL COUNT
TOMORROW WILL CHANGE
THE RESULT THERE.

Aberdeen, S. D.--The n%o-license
vote Increased from T24 to 1895,
and the license vote increased from
1859 to 1895, which marks the
change in sentiment of Aberdeen vot-
ers toward the saloon in the course
Of ont year. In the April election of
1914, license carried in the city by
a vote of 1859 for license to 724 OPP
posed. In Tuesdays election, the
vote was tied, 1885 for and the same
number against license, and accord
ingly license has lost, unless in the
anvas by the city commissioners on
Friday. or in a possible, but not
probable contest inauguratcd by the
saloon supporters. license votes
are brought to light. The total vote
at the city election. 1850, was the
highest ever cast in Aberdeen, be-
ing 76O votes more than were cast
in the city election last year.
There is much talk of illegal vot-
ing. and Illegal registration, and n
number of ballots we're thrown out
that were cast under the absent vot-
err law" because the voters had not
complied with the provisions of the
state law regarding this class of votes
The votes thrown out, however would
not have affected the result. as they
were more dry than wet" votes
thrown out. and the votes on finance
commissioner and member of the
school board were not affected to an
extent that would change the neces-
sity fer the secondary election next
Tuesday for those positions.
notwithstanding the talk of i'll
legal voting. only ono arrest has been
made on that allegation. the alleged
olcnder being a we'll known char
actcr known as Jim Todoroff. who is
charged with illegal registration.
aud who was bound over to state cir
cult court late Wednesday.
The "drys' r behind the arrest
of Todoroff, and claim That they are
after men higher up. The states
attorney is investigating numerous
other cases of alleged Illegal voting.
and it is probable a number OF other
arrests will be made.
The saloon interests are watching
the situation closely, but their at
torneys refuse to state whether or
not they will. institute a contest and
endeavor 10 show thai license carried.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
$4,000 LOSS BY
FIRE IN WAUBAY
WATER SOON GIVES OUT AND
FOR a TIME THE WHOLE
TOWN SEEMED TO BE
DOOMED.

Waubav. S. D.-Waubay, 10 miles
east of Webster in Day cnaniv, was
6 seething mass of flames last night,
1t being feared that the town was
doomed, owing to the failure of the
water pressure.
The fire started at Z o'clock from
q small hon fire in the rear OF Har-
ny Johns Cash store. TIL S building
soon ignited and before the fire
could check the flames,
the water pressure gave out. leaving
the department Will, nothing but
chemicals to fight the flames, which
rapidly gained Roadway.
The departments of Ort!ey, Web
ster and Milbank were summoned.
but after eXhausting their supply OF
chemicals, nothing moro could be
done.
AT $50 the main business portion
of the town lying along the east side
of Main street was bruning.
An estimate of the loss, places it
at about $4,000, partially covered
by insurance.
The buildings destroyed were:
Johns Cash store.
Peter M. Engleharts , Hard Arc
store.
Goodell's Variety store.
Charles Bosley's meat market.
Louis Viewers general store.
City meat market.
The flames were finally checked
by tearing down the City Meat mar
ket. while the building was still
burning.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
ORDER OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE SHOULD NOT BE

State of South Dakota, County of
Dawson, SIS.
In County Court. April Sth. 1915.
In the matter of the estate of John
e. Regain, 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 Il 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 estat 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, hat all persons inter
ested in said estate, appear before
the Judge OF tnlS court, on saturday
the 18th day of May, 1915, at 10
a. IN. 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 Sth
day of April Sth. 1915.
BY the Court,
. O. c. Thompson.
Judge of the County Court.
(SEAL) Attest:
S. Cattrell,
Clerk of the County Court.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
NO SALOONS NOW BETWEEN
ABERDEEN AND RAPID CITY

Pierre, S. D.-The voting dry"
of Philip and Rapid City, leaves the
line OF the Pierre. Rapid City and
Northwestern Railway without a sa-
loon on the line save at the eastern
end with damp territory at Pierre
and Fort Pierre, and Pierre went
wet by a shave of only nine votes.
The votes in the various towns east
of here leaves no saloon between
Pierre and Wolsey, and gives the
Northwestern railway a stretch from
Wolsey without a saloon except those
to be found'in Pierre and Fort Pierre.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
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 III. Will
kinson, MORTGAGE, covering the
North Eighty-siX $3.50 feet of Lot
No. One %, and the North. Eighty
six Feet (S6), of the East Eighty
eight (SS) feet of Lot No. 2 CD, in
Block Ninety-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 9Th
day of May, 1914, at 1:45 O'Clock,
p. M. in Book 115 on page 90 there
of, and on which mortgage there is
now due principal, interest and taxes
the sum of -Four Thousand, Three
Hundred Twenty-eight Dollars and
Fifty cents (~$4,22S.50) together
with the statutory Attorney fees of
Twenty-Five Dollars (S25) and the
said mortgagors having made default
in the payments of the taxes on said
described premises for the year 1914.
and the same being now delinquent
and in the failure of said mortgagors
to pay the same; and the said mort
gagee having a%greeably to the terms
of said mortgage declared the entire
principal and interest of said mort
gage debt to be now due and payable
aud no action at law or otherwise
having been instituted. for the col
lection OF said debt or any part there
of and said mortgage containing a
power OF sale, the same will be fore
closed by Il sale of said described
nremises at public auction by the
Sheriff of Dawson County, or his
W. at the front door of the
Court house in Mitchell, Dawson
County, South Dakota. on the 22nd
day of May, 1916, at the hour of 2
O'Clock, p. NJ. OF said day.
Dated this 9Th day OF April, 1915.
Walter Fl. Wilkinson,
Mortgage.
Spangler & Haney.
Attorneys for Mortgagee.
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by Normal Gale.
The All Tourists club will meet
with Mrs. Olmstead on Wednesday.
THE State and Its Artists W i'll be
Artists"
Mrs. r. A. Zangle will be hostess
to the Today club at its meeting on
Monday afternoon. Mrs. i. A. Red
line will conduct the lesson review
and Mrs. NJ. G. Boyden the magazine
review. Mrs. Zangle will act as
critic.
The Round Table club will meet
with Mrs. Anna Thompson and have
the program which was scheduled
for a week ago. AT the last meeting,
Miss Elizabeth Hanson, the Red
Cross nurse, was present and favor
ed the club with an outline OF her
work in Mitchell.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
WEEDS IOWA GIRL.

Mr.. Clarence O. spratford was
married Sunday morning ut .
o'clock to Miss Marie T%oussaint. The
happy event took place at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
CHASER, 1926 S. Kimball street. The
ceremony was performed by DIR. j. S.
Hoagland, pastor Of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church.
Those present to witness the SER
vice were the mother and sister of
the groom and Mr.. and Mrs. Chaser.
The latter is a cousin of the groom.
Mr.. Spratford is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. b. Spratford and is a
young gentleman we'll known in the
city. He is associated with j. l..
McComish and Sons In the meat
market. The bride came from West
Union, la. She is a charming young
lady. who during her residence In
this city has made many friends. She
has relatives here and in Letcher.
with whom she has been staying for
Il number of months. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spratford have the congratulations
and good wishes OF their many
friends. They will be Mt home in a
few days at 125 South Kimball
street.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
MUSICAL CLUB ORGANIZED

At a meeting OF a number OF the
musical women of the city, a choral
club was organized last Tuesday eve
ming at the Congregational church.
Choral practice and a program Will be
held at the semi-monthly meetings,
the first OF which will be at the studio
OF Miss Dora Butler, on May 4.
The officers of the club elected
were Mrs. S. H.. Scallin, president;
Mrs. w. b. Bracket, vice-president;
Mrs. II. C.. Raines, secretary; Mrs.
Gertrude Metz, treasurer; Mrs. Glen
c. Miller, director; Mrs. o. II. Ent-
sminger, assistant director: Mrs. Cora
Sletten, librarian, and Miss Florence
Charlesworth, assistant librarian.
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
CRIPPLEs INJURED IN
CRASH BY STREET CAR

Cleveland, Ohio.-Eleven deform-
ed children, enroute to a school for
cripples, were injured, three fatally.
when a bus they were riding in was
struck by n street car. The attend
ant to the driver of the rig, aged 70
also may die,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
EASTERN WOMAN AGAIN
PRESIDENT OF D. A. r

Washington, d. C.-Mrs. William
Story of New York was
late last night reelected president
general of the Daughters of the
American Revolution over Mrs. G.
T. Guernsey of Kansas.
The vote was decisive one, for the
Story faction polled Cos to 4G1 for
the western woman.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
GIVEN BIRTHDAY DINNER.

Mrs. John Colyin was hostess TO a
marty OF twelve on Thursday evening
At a dinner i'm honor Of the birthdays
of her daughter Miss eliza Vermil-
yea, and niece, Miss Violet Vermilyea.
The dinner was served at six o'clock.
The table was Hastily decorated with
carnations aud ferns. The guests de-
parted at a late hour. reporting n very
enjoyable time and wishing many
more happy birthdays to tho guests of
honor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
GAYoso CLUB MET.

At the meeting of the Gayoso club
on Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Frank
Feeley was hostess ut her apartments
In the Koch fats. The Afternoon
was spent with fancy work and visit
Ing. w
The hostess served a dainty lunch
con In two courses. The next hostess
will be Miss Anna Haynes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
BIDS FOR ROAD GRADING.

Tho Butter township board will re-
ceive bids. up to the first OF May
for pulling road grader to grade be-
tween 5 and 6 miles OF road. Either
by the hour, day or per square yard.
The board reserves the right to
accept. or reject all bids.
BY order of Board,
Roy Jacobus, Clerk.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
SKATING PARTY

The Christian Endeavor society of
the Congregational church held a
short business meeting at the church
on Thursday evening and then all
adjourned to the roller skating rink,
where n very pleasant evening was
spent. qA T.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29

noon at one OF the enjoyable meet
ings of that organization. Embroidery
and conversation helped to make the
time pass very quickly.
After the business meeting, the
hostess served Il t~hree-course lunch
con.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29
MARRIED ON MONDAY.

Mr.. Charles A Kibling was married
to Mrs. Goldie Dorothy at high noon
Monday at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church. The ring service was
read by the pastor DR.. j. s. Hoag-
land. Mr. Fl. ID B%utteriield was the
witness to this happy event. He oc-
casionaly makes this town and is ac-
quainted with some merchants with
whom he does business.
The bride is from Phillip. S. d.,
and is a handsome and attractive
woman. MIR. and Mrs. Kibling have
conc temporarily to Kansas City.
Mo-, to represent his firm. Their per-
manen home will be in Minnea-
polls.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-29

(When shown the above article.
which neither denied or affirmed the
charges made against Mr.. Johnson.
the real issue in the case, Mr..
Brumbaugh declared that no time
had he refused to talk ove the tele-
phone with Mr.. .Simons or to answer
A.ciapieno- nous- Prnf Wilds also