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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
BRIDGE VICTIMS ARE
AT LEAST EIGHTEEN
Dead While Only Four Of Forty
Seven Others on the Motor
Train Escape Unhurt.
10Y AaseelA1rp raraa,


RANDOLPH, Kan, Oct. 16.-of
the sixty-five occupants OF Union
Pacific motor train who slid into u
heap at the bottom of a passenger
car, when it plunged on end into
Fancy creek today, eighteen lost
their lives, according to the best
estimates tonight. Most of these
were drowned in the car. Only
four escaped unhurt. Eight bodies
have been recovered from the mud
and water which filled the bottom
Of the upturned car to the depth of
many feet.
A revised list of the recovered
dead:
Louis Atwood. Topeka. Kas.
Mary. Giles. Manhattan, Kas.
Miss Alma j. Jellin, Garrison, Kas.
Mrs. Stella Chapman, Manhattan,
Kas.
Miss Ethel Repser, stocksdale,
Kas.
A. o. Shaw, Tecumseh. Neb.
Carl Stonebery, Randolph, Eas.
Miss Della Peterson. Stockdale,
Kas.
no 5SnanCe 70 ESCane.
No occupant Of the forward end
OF the car used as smoking com
rartment has yet been discovered
among the survivors. The smoking
compartment was 5subacrgc;l almost
Immediately after the a5utmazt gave
way and those in it had little or no
chance to escare. Three bodies have
been taken from this saction and
though they we're badly injured.
death occurred from browsing. All
OF the bodies vet. remaining in the
CIR are in this section.
Many Of the passengers were young
women school teachers. All went
into heap when the car struck
the bridge weakened by rain and
plunged downward into the swollen
creek.
Rescue Difficult.
The rescue of the passengers was
extremely difficult and many were
bodily injured after they had been
extricated from the interior Of the
half submerged car. II was neces-
sary for the survivors to crawl up
the sides Of the car, using the window
lodges and seats as the runes of a
ladder and many fell repeatedl- a f.er
almost achieving Thr ;ess.
Nearly all heramc naco,seious
from loss Of blood or shock on
finally reaching safety.
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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
-FOUR KILLED
And -Four Injured by an Explo.
sion in New Bi-Product
Plant at Fairfield.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 16.-
Four men were killed and four in
tured tonight in an explosion in the
new bi-product plant of the Tennes-
see Coal Iron and Railroad Com
pany at Fairfield. The dead:
j. L. Donneliy.
L. ]. Wright.
Perry Poor.
Peter Bernhart.
: The explosion occurred in valve
of q sixty-two inch gas main in the
pump house which forces the product
o.the benzol plant adjoining. The
gas ignited, shooting flames through
the entire building.
The benzol plant was completed
only recently and has a capacity Of
1900 gallons day. The extent of
the damage is not known.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
BANK CASES
AT Grafton so Far as Misde-
meanors Are Concerned Are
Stayed by Writ.
tsy Assoe,a1Go pRxsH

GRAFTON. Oct. ia writ of pro-
hlbition has been issued by the SUI
preme court of appeals in session at
Charleston. restraining the circuit
court of this district and the prose-
cutting attorney of Taylor county
from proceeding at this time with
the prosecution Of the misdemeanor
cases againat the former officials OF
the Grafton bank, including John T.
McGraw. Charles R. Durbin and
others.
Indictments were returned against
these men a few weeks ago and a
hearing In the cases had been: an
nounced for next week. The felony
charges against the same men are
yet for. trial on October q.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
PAGE.. DENIES [:
Report He Had Sent Cablegram
to Washington Offering His
Resignation.

LONDON. Oct. ia report was
current in London tonight that the
American ambassador, Walter H.
Page, had sent cablegram to Wash
ington offering his resignation from
the ambassadorship.
Mr.. Page, who was apprised Of
the report. said to the Associated
Press:
There is DO truth in such report.
I have not resigned and i have taken
NO action which would justify . rn-
NOR 20 that effect"
In what way the rumor arose is
not known.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
INDICTMENTS GALORE
Returned by Kanawha County
Grand Jury with Seventy
Two for Felonies.
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CHARLESTON. Oct. l6.-The
Kaawha county grad jury late to-
day reported 400 indictments. Two
OF these named persons charged with
murder and seventy were for other
felonles. OF the .3as misle,neanors
indictments nearly 100 were against
local pool room. cigar and fruit store
owners. who were charged with op-
Grating slot machines.
The grand jury was N session for a
week. It reported the largest mum
Der of indictments ever al&de by a
Kanawha county grand jury at a ses-
sion. No names against whom true
bills were found were announced.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
GOURI MARTIAL
of Rear Admiral Little, Retir-
ed, is Postponed So He Can
Prepare His Defense.

WASHINGTON. Oct, 1s-The
court martial Of Rear Admiral will
liam H. Little. retired, was post
lponed today until November q, Adj
ilniral Little explaining to Secretary
Daniels that he would be unable to
prepare his defense by next Monday.
the original date set. The oticer is
charged with neglect OF duy In hav-
Ing accepted as machinery Inspector
submarine K-2 from the builders.
when he is alleged TO have known
that there was defective construc-
ton in its electric storage batteries.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
last SURVIVOR
0f Those Connected With the
John Brown Raid at Rar-
per's Ferryis Dead.
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FREDERICK. Md, Oct. 1s.-Patrick
Higgins, 81 years old. native of Ire
land and probably the last survivor
of those who were connected with the
John Brown raid at Harpers Ferry,
W. Va, died last night at Sandy Hook,
Nd.
Higgins. who was a government
Waterman at the time was captured
by the raiders but escaped in the
darkness amid a shower Of bullets.
He served in the Civil war and alter
ward was employed as a railroad lab
orer for many years. He accumulated
$4,000.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
HOWLED DOWN
Is Premier Botha at Christianas
and Face is Bespattered
with Mud.
,ss s.see,.rkp ,.,,,,

LONDON. Oct. 16-A Reuter- desz;
patch from Capetown says:
General Lewis Botha, the. pre-
mter. has concluded another cleo
pioneering tour on which he al
dressed many meetings in former
rebel centers in the western Trans
wal. At q majority OF these meet
tngs he received peaceful hearing
and obtained votes Of confidence.
but at Christiana he was howIed
down and his face despatched with
mud"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
MISS HARDWOOD
is Recovering and She Asks
That Cook Be Not Prosecut-
ed for His Crime.
tsy AsseelATeo raIss,

ELKINS. Oct. 16-Reports today
state that Miss Marie Harwood,
whose throat was cut with knife
by William c. Cook, travelling
fieight agent for the Coal and Coke
railway, Wednesday evening, Is i'm
proving and her recovery is expect
ed. Miss Harwood has asked that
Cock not be prosecuted. She Is
cheerful and shows not the least
feeling OF revenge. Her wound re-
CURED thirty-two stitches.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
NINE EXPLOSION
is suggestedb Berlin as Lead.
ing to Report of the Sink
ing of a Boat.
ar A.,oeIAr,p .,,..,

AMSTERDAM, Oct. ia SEMI
official telegram from Berlin states
that nothing is known there Of an
engagement between German war
ships and British submarine on
the island OF Moen, in which a. Ger
man torpedo boat was reported to
have been sunk.
The telegram suggests that the
explosion Of a mine probably led to
the report.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
FIlssr CASE.

BLuEF1ELn, oct. 16.-The first
case brought Under the West Virginia
fraudulent advertising law resulted
today IN jury verdict OF guilty
against Louis Wolmuth. OF Baltimore
manager OF WOODEN mills that have
branch stores In the state. The pen
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
10 MAKE EXPLOSIVES.

WHEELING. Oct. 16-The Ma
tional Salt and Chemical COMPANY.
of New York has purchased tbs
Benwood Brewery. Company build
ing In this city and will engage m
the n1apnfacture Of explosive chem
icalE to be used in war munitions:
I large force Of Killed WORKERS viii
be employed. &, Z n n
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
10 BUILD.

eex AesoeMfeo PhESg,
CHARLESTON. Oct. 16--Fifty to
seventy-flye thousand dollars will
be spent here this fall by the Stand
ard Oil Company in the construc-
ton of an Office building and eleven
steel tanks with which to handle its
oil business. throughout West vir-
ginia. according to announcement
made today. n
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
H!LLsTR0M LOSES
Before the Board Of Pardons
and He VIII Be Re Sem
fenced to Death.

B SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. is
board Of pardons danled Communication
10 Joseph Hillsttom tonight and 4
minated his reprieHe Ha ftf < 5
Y be- taken bef6fe tbs tifsti lcf s. 81
and re cntenSe 4 t6 destIi
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
ROBBERS SCARED AWAY.
q. :, ! ssoe,Altp mrs,

CHARLESTON. Oct. is-At 9 am.
Saturday robbers broke into the bank
OF Greenyille, Monroe county. and
dynamited the door of tho safe but
were frightened away before getting
any money. Z.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17

LONDON, Oct. 16-Roumania has
Joined Greece in declining to enlarge
the confagration in the near East
by declaring officially that the Rou-
manian government intends to pre-
serve strict neutrality.
This step followed close on init
nation from unofficial German
sources that 1t was time that Bucha-
rest give more definite Indications
of Roumania's stand, in view of the
latest developments in the Balkans.
From German source also comes
report that the British and French
ministers are leaving Athens. But
this report Is discredited here. and
1t Is without any other confirmation.
Germans on Defensive.
Unofficial .y,ports from Petrograd
say the Germans appear to be on
the defensive along the entire line,
except that section near Dvinsk,
which, 1t is said. tlrey have been or
dered to capture at any cost.
Berlin. however, officially rsp6fts
Russian attacks not only before
Dyinsk, but at number OF other
places at which they have been re-
pulsed. These attacks were ali
comprised within the army group by
Field Marshal Won Hindepburg.
which is taken to mean that the
Russians have assumed something
in the nature Of genral offensive
along the front, OF which Dvinsk
forms salient. Along the western
front many isolated bombardments
have occurred, with varying for
tunes.
Italy to Enter Campaign.
Italy is again unofficially reported
to be on the verge of joining her al
lies in the Balkan campaign. While
the French and British are still land
ing troops at Saloniki for the army
which will be under the supreme
command OF General Serial, the
former commander in chief of the
French army OF the orient. the Ger
mans announce that their forces
continue to make Roadway against
the Serbians. whose positions south
of SemendS:a have been stormed.
Tho Bulgarians are said to have
forced the frontier ridges at several
points between Negotin and Strumi-
ka. That Bulgaria does not antici-
pate any hostile action on the part
of Greece is indicated by advices
from Bucharest that Greece has
purchased large amounts of wheat
from Ronmania which will be per-
mitted passage through Bulgarian
territory.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
ALLIED MINISTER'S LEAVE
POSTS IN CITY OF ATHENS
Roumania's Step Said 10 Be
Result of Insistence for
3 Declaration.
GERMANS ON DEFENSIVE
Russian Attacks Are Claimed
by Berlin to Have Been Re- |
pulsed at Many Places.

LONDON. Oct. 16-Aliied troops
left saloniki Saturday for the Serbi.
an front at the Serbo-Buigarian
frontier, according to an Athens
despatch to Reuters Telegram Com.
many.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
tsv AsseclArsp ratss,

PETRoGRAD. Oct. 10. via Lon.
don, Oct. IL, 3:16 A. M.-Britisll
submarines operating in the Baltic
have sunk five German transports
and forced another ashore, accord
ing to Russian official statement
given out here tonight.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17

Rear Admiral Robert Pole had his
a "trip s ar few days when taken for
s Curtis; flying boat at Loag The
G9 d d the mGtqs The suddenly
rested the wafer Those
then begin its spiral downward sighed with relief. =
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
The WEATHER

Generally Fair Sunday and
Monday.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20
MAKING MANY PLANS
TO ENTERTAIN ELKs

Yankton, S. D.-The biggest and
best meeting of Elks ever held in
South Dakota will convene in Yank-
ton on the 9th of June. The occasion
will be the annual convention of the
South Dakota State Ellks' Associa-
ton. The meeting will last two days.
The committees appointed are
working hard to make this conven-
ton a notable success. Entertain
ments and attractions of merit have
been arranged, including base ball
games, vaudeville, bands, dances II
many other things. Special trains
have already been chartered for some
of the delegations. Sioux Falls and
Sioux City will send special trains,
with bands and Elks base ball teams
Mitchell and aberdeen will also send
big delegations; Watertown and
Huron. it is understood, will come
to Yankton with q big bunch of Elks.
The Black Hills lodges, which include
Lead, Rapid City and Deadwood, will
turn loose a good share of their
antlered herds to attend the conven-
ton.
1t is not definitely known what
cities will seek the 1910 convention,
but it understood locally that the
convention here will have several in
vitations. and the fight to land the
1916 meeting may prove II OF in
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20
HAS FARM
BOOKS TO LOAN
AGRICULTURAL SUBJECTS ARE
TREATED IN VOLUMES JUST
RECEIVED BY MITCHELL
COMMERCIAL LUB.

Some of the most recent farm
sooks, by the best authorities on
sricultural subjects, have been pur-
,ased by T. j. Morgaus, secretary of
+. Commercial club. and will be loan
r~-->--- ~ othcr persons
In Dawson county for information
Or debate work.
.,,o.y of the Soil and THE
erm That Won't Wear Out" by
yril G. Hopkins, of Champaign, H.,
Q among the best books on these
,biects and we're written by an au-
',ority. These volumes demonstrate
hat constitutes permanent fertil-
W
other books are 1.-THE Solution of
e Nitrogen Problem" "~Phosphor-
is, the Master Key to Permanent
.riculture," Farm Measures" by
harles Il. Thorne, director of the
rio agricultural experiment station
'irst Principles of Feeding Ami
ais" by G. w. Burkett, Farm
rithmetic." by Burkett and Swar-
i. Management and Breeding of
orses," by H. w. Harper and Soils
I'D Crops by Hun and Burkett.
The last five books are published
d distributed for the writer's by the
.ange-Judd company. The. books
n be obtained at the office Of the
ommercial club at any time.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20
COMMISSION TO START
BANK GUARANTY PLAN

Pierre. S .D.-;The meeting of the
South Dakota Banking Commission
which has been called by Bank Ex-
aminer Wingfield, executive officer
OF the commission, for this city on
the 10th of this month, will have a
lot of work to carry out at that meet
ing. Its work is to take the necessary
steps to put the new bank guaranty
act into actual working existence
among the state banks. The guaranty
act is m which in its main essen
tials was framed by the bankers of
the state themselves through a COM
mittee appointed by their association
for that purpose, and is expected to
work with very little friction. While
the law is in existence through leg
islative action, there vii be two
other acts for this same end upon the
ballot at the general election next
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20
DO FANS WANT
BASEBALL TEAM
THIS QUESTION FOR MITCHELL
SUPPORTERS OF NATIONAL
GAME is UP FOR CON-
1 SHERATON.

Is Mitchell going to have n base
ball team this season? This Is a
question which the fans of the city
Will have an opportunity to settle to-
morrow. when the Letcher team will
meet Mitchell at the college field to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock.
Practically every city and town in
South Dakota, irrespective of size,
have a team in the field now or are
going to have within n few days.
Sioux Falls and Huron have fast semi
professional teams, some members OF
which are being paid good salaries.
IL Mitchell is to be in the procession
the fans will have to busy themselves
Il nd-give loyal support.
Fifteen years ago Mitchell was de-
cidedly on the baseball map, with
such old fans and players dis j. II.
Wells, William Scallin, DR.. Ray
Smith and others. The teams thar
used to wear Mitchell uniforms We're
fast enough to make the fans Of
South Dakota talk long about the
proves of Mitchell's players. 1t was
one or the best advertising mediums
Mitchell probably ever had.
Mitchell this.year has a team fast
enough to compete with all corners
Last Sunday the local club played Its
first game, defeating Letcher on her
home grounds by the score of 1 to
0 In one of the fastest games in sew
eral Letcher has long had
the reputation OF being a real base
bnll town. with plenty of players OF
real ability. With the good material
already on hand and Two or three
salnried players, Mitchell could meet
any team In the state. With the right
encouragement ut the present time
plans VIII be made to build up {
team OF the caliber that should rep.
resent Mitchell.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20
TO S FOR
FALSE STORY
BUTTE COUNTY MAN Is CONv1T.
ED OF FALSELY ACCUSING
ANOTHER OF MURDER.

Belle, Fourche, S. D.-Because a
jury declared that he had falsely
tried to swear away the liberty of
William Erickson, Nestor Daniels
must now go to the state peniten-
tiary. Four years ago the body OF
August keskitalo was found in bits
on his ranch near here, evidence
showing that it had been blown to
pieces by a charge of dynamite which
had been used i'll blowing out tree
stunps. A few months ago Daniels
gave out what was p%urported to be
a confession to the authorities in
which he declared that he had seen
William Erickson, a brother-in-law
of Keskitalo, set off the charge which
caused keskitalo's death. Erickson
was brought here from Montana but
told such a straight story that the
authorities investigated further and
soon doubted Daniels story. Daniels
was taken to the spot, where he
claimed to have stood while witniss-
ing the alleged murder and twas
seen hat he could not possibly have
een the act. He was then arrested
himself, charged with perjury and
tried this week and convicted by q
jury on his own evidence.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20
GIRL K FROM
HOME AT LOOMS
las BEEN LIVING IN COVERED
WAGON-LOOMIS PEOPLE
COMPLAIN TO AUTHOR-
TILES.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Among
he latest arrivals at the Children's
one is attractive little Ada Ling.
he was brought over to the Child
ms Home last evening from Mitch
II by Mrs. E. Littlefield. n OF the
7eld workers for the society.
The Ling girls life has not been
: very pleasant one so far. With her
ister's husband and their three chill
'ren the Ling girl has been travelling
round the country making their
''ome in a covered wagon. drifting
rom place to place wherever the
Nrother-in-law could find work. The
'ost winter he has been at work most
e the time at LOOMS and the atten-
ION of the people of that place was
called to the mode of living. Com
nlaint was finally made to the Chill
dren's Home society that the little
rirl was being made a drudge for the
samily and that the mode of living
vas not the best and further that she
was not being properly clothed and
AIRED for physically.
The child was finally taken into
he courts at Mitchell and Judge
Thompson after listening to the tes-
timony directed that the child be
turned over to the home society.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20
Is HURT IN
S. D. WRECK
FREIGHT CARS AND PASSENGER
COACH JUMP TRACK THREE
MILES WEST OF YANK.
TON.

Yankton, S. D.-Eighteen passen-
gers on the Milwaukee railroads
Platte line accommodation train we're
injured last night when three freight
cars and the passenger coach jumped
me track three miles west of Yank-
ton and rolled down a thirty foot en-
bankment. None of the passengers
we're injured seriously.
All the occupants remained in the
coach as it left the track and somer-
saulted down the declivity. They
were jolted over each other as the
coach went down, many being cut
by shattered window panes.
A. w. Lavender, of Yankton, a
travelling salesman, received three
fractured ribs. A Minneapolis travel
rg man and his wife were among
the injured. Several suffered broken
zones. The Yankton hotel was used
to accommodate the injured.
Conductor Steffen and Brakeman
Corcoran, both of Yantkon, we're
bruised. Corcoran's arm was wrench
I'd. He was in one of the freight cars.
The train was travelling at a mod
crate rate of speed when the derail-
nent occurred. Trainmen were un-
rble to account for the accident.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20
q Haney,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION
FOR LETTERS OF ADMINS
TR ATI0N

State of South Dakota,
County of Dawson. SIS.
In County Court
In the matter of the estate of Julia
A. Nolt, deceased.
The State of South Dakota Sends
Greetings:
To John II. Nolt, ST., George "
Nolt, Carrie Heller, Mary Sphinx, Juli5
Coursey, John H. Nolt, Jr., Sollie
Nolt. Rinnie Nolt, Walter Nolt, Flor
enc Hamiel. and Albert Nolt, heirs
at law and next of kin of Julia A
Nolt,, deceased. and to all TO whom
these presents may come:
Notice is hereby given, That Johf
ii. Nolt, Jr., has filed with the judge
OF this Court, a petition praying for
Letters of Administration of thf
Estate of Julia A. Nolt. deceased
and that Saturday the 22nd day o
May. 1915, al the hour of ten O'CLOCK
in the forenoon of said day, being z
special day of said Court, at the
office OF the County Judge. in the
Court House in the City of Mitchell
County Of Dawson, State Of South
Dakota, has been set as the time anf
place for hearing said petition, wher
and where any person interested may
appear and show cause why sale
petition should not be granted.
Dated at Mitchell, South Dakota
this 9Th day of May, 1915.
Q. G. THOMPSON,
Judge of tho County Court
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20
WILD CAT is SHOT
BY ISABEL SETTLER

Isabel, S. D.-The first wild cat
zen in this contry i'll several years
vas looking for some young stock
4 rancher near there. Mr.. Emery
waos looking for some young stock
he had turned out or the range, when
he was attracted by the barking of
his dog.
He walked over to- a clump of
bushes where he thought the dog had
a snake freed, and discovered what
he thought was a rabbit asleep. He
struck the animal with his riding
auirk, and was greatly surprised
when a Wild cat shot six feet into
the air.
Mr.. Dog was right after the bob
cat when it struck the ground, and
kept the feline engaged until Mr..
Emery returned from the house with
his shotgun, quickly ending the ami
nails life.