Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-12-30
VERM|L|ON SEEKS
FOR MISSING Chief;
WOMAN IS ACCUsER
Telephone Operator Prefers
Charge Against Mount Who
Has Disappeared.

slightest trace yet has been found of
"Bud" Mount, night chief Of police in
Vermilion, who disappeared a few days
g after serious charges had been
preferred against him by a young
woman, who formerly was employed
In the Vermilion telephone office and
Sioux City.
About three weeks ago Mount ten
dered his resignation to the city com
m~issioners Of Vermilion, but later re-
considered the matter and was con-
tinued in office. He had filled the po-
sition Of night chief of police for sew
eral months. His record was fairly
good, except that he was criticised in
some quarters for alleged laxness in
discovering three fires which broke out
during his incumbency of the office.
The first inkling his Vermilion
friends had that he was involved in
difficulty was when a Sioux City at
torney arrived in the city armed with
the necessary papers to cause Mounts
arrest. The complaint In the case was
made by the former Vermilion tele-
phone operator, who charged Mount
with a statutory offense. News of the
arrival of the attorney must have
reached Mount, for when the prelim-
inaries had been attended to and an Of
hcer went to arrest him, he had dis
appeared. 1t is believed he boarded an
early morning train and departed for
parts unknown.
The young woman who made the
charge against h missing officer is
the same woman who a few weeks 6
tiled a complaint against Joseph Suth-
erland, another Clay county man,
charging him with attempted criminal
assault, alleged to have been commit
ted last October. Why so long a period
should have been permitted to elapse
between the time Of the alleged at
tempt and the filing of the complaint
is unknown.
At the time of Mounts alleged Of
Tense the young woman was employed
as night telephone operator. According
to her complaint the first offense was
committed last July.
The Clay county authorities are
making every effort to locate Mount
81 he nay be brought back to South
Dakota for trial.
ABERDEEN-After an interesting con-
test before County Judge C. O.. Newcomb
of the Brown county court, the will of
the late Jens Harksen, a farmer who re-
sided neal Westport in this county, was
admitted to probate. Harksen died about
five weeks ago, leaving about $50 worth
of property and several children. Two of
the children, dissatisfied with their share
of the estate as left them in the will,
sought a redistribution of the property,
alleging mental incompetency of the de-
cedent, undue influence, and that the will
was illegally drawn. Judge Newcomb
overruled all the objections made by the
contestants, and probated the will. The
attorneys for the dissatisfied heirs an
nounced they would appeal to the state
circuit court.
WATERTOwN-City Auditor o. NJ.
Lane. a staunch adherent of Wilsonian
democracy, acted as a model today at the
sity hall while Patrolman AL Wilson tried
,ut the latest wrinkle in handouts Just
received by the police department. The
tufts securely clamped on the wrists of
the city official, while Mayor Henry Wag-
ler and Chief of Police Jones looked on,
Wilson discovered that the key had been
left at the hardware store through which
the shackles Were ordered; meanwhile
lane sat manacled while a hasty trip was
made to obtain the key.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS w. Fait. a base
ball player claiming to be signed by the
Chicago White Sox for next year, who has
been in the county Jail for several weeks
awaiting trial on a charge of having vio-
lated the Mann white slave law by
bringing a young woman here from Mil
AGA, Mimi, for immoral purposes, is APP
parently insane. Physicians who have in
vestigated the case express the belief that
Fait is really insane and Is not shamming
and he Will probably be taken to the fed
eral hospital for the criminal insane at
Washington. D. c.
CLEAR LAKE-When A. T.. Fisher. a
farmer living west of this city, opened
tho door last evening in response to a rap.
he found there an Irishman with q moss
| agate mustache and Hibernian brogue.
who requested accommodations for him
self and two friends, who would willingly
sleep in tie barn. AS Fisher proceeded
| into the yard he discovered the friends
were his brothers and the ''Irishman" his
~half-brother, all of whom had been
brought together for the first time in q
years.
WATERTOWN-The razing of one OF
the first business blocks of the city, now
occupied by the First National bank, the
wealthlest banking institution here, will
begin early next spring to make room for
a $4,000 banking building. The original
| building was erected In 1880 AMI occupied
by the Codington county bank, later the
First National. The new structure will
embody all the latest ideas in bank con-
struction, with a terra Gotta exterior.
WENTWORTH - Preliminary arrange
ments are being made for the annual
farmers institute and short course, which
will be held in this city on February q
and 20. One OF the features is. expected
to be an address on farm fertilizer by
State Agricultural Agent Ward o. Os.
trander, of Sioux Falls. one of the leading
ing farm experts of the state.
RAPID CITY-The sheriff's office In
this city has been busy during the past
few days collecting delinquent taxes
Thus far Sheriff Baken and his assistants
have collected an aggregate of about $l0.WN
of these taxes. and the work is being con.
tinued with the prospect that several thou
a dollars more will be collected.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Schulze, com,
monty known as .sSchlitz.. a local book
keeper of unmistakable nationality. short
fat md jolly, with a face like ohn Bun
ny.s. has been Offered SIS 0 per week by a
Chicago moving picture house.
PARKsTON-The annual ball of the
Parkston volunteer fire department viii
be held Monday evening. January 8. This
will b one OF the chief social tents OF
the winter In this city.
MONTROsE-Mrs. "A. w. Perry 10 in
serious condition Al q result Of over
exertion while lifting objects in her home
She sustained internal injuries.
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