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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03
Zeln,0 POmerOy Going
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her temporary home until tomorrow At
the end of last week she obtained a posi.
tion in the center of the city and decided
TO make her home at the Young women's
Christian Association because 1t is nearer
where she was employed"
Last night after talked to her about
going home with me she decided to do So
Her first thought was for the position she
was forced to quit. She got her employer
on tbs telephone and told him that she
would not return today.
Il am going to have her stay in Phia-
delphia until she is able to stand the trip
home. Then we are going back to Mon
tana."
Miss Pomeroy is a distant relative Of
Miss Helen Russell, of the Sage Foundation.
After she went to New York a year ago
relative told Miss Russell of her being there
and she called upon her at the Young
Women's Christian Association, where Miss
Pomeroy was then living. They arranged
to live together and have been doing so
since that time.
FATHER PROMINENT AT HOME
Mr., Pomeroy Is an attorney in the Mon
tana town, which has a population of about
10000 persons At one time he served a
term of two years on the bench Of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03

No picture theatre will be permitted to
open.
A part Of the mob lynched one negro who
was using little black child as n shield
to protect himself from the shots Of the
white men. The black pursued by htty
white men, seized the girl as she crossed
at Fourth and Broadway. Hang him =!
was the cry Of the mob. and he was hanged.
Frank s. Dickson. Adjutant General of
Illinois. reached East St Louis at 1880
this morning. Accompanied by States At
torney Schaumloffer and the city attorney,
he Immediately made tour Of the COM
munity
States Attorney Schaumloefel Of ST.
clair County estimated that $50 negroes had
been killed. Military authorities said the
death list would be much lower.
BODIES ARE BURNED
Many of the negroes bodies were
cremated in the cabins and the actual mum.
Der Of fatalities probably never will be
known.
Six negro sections Of the city were
fired by mobs and the terrorized negroes
shot down as they fed from their burn
ing homes. Two white men were killed
by negro snipers and at least three
negroes were lynched
The night was an orgy OF torch and gun.
As clouds Il smoke rolled back the light
OF burning building showed in one section
negro being ynched while crowds jeered
as they watched his death agonies: and
in another coiored men and women on their
knees begging for mercy
More than 10000 negroes we're thrown
into terror when the rioters decided 70 burn
and kill.
White women and girls Joined. shreking
In the pandemonium, mounting street cars
and dragging forth colored women to be
beaten by mobs in the streets. II was not
until sundown yesterday that the frenzy
" the rioters mounted to extremes Of vio-
lcnce, but there had been intermittent vlo-
lcnCc all day.
The rioters took Ghoulish amueement in
the lynchnE Of negroes. Two white men
strung n rope about the neck Of black
and swung him into tho air from tele-
graph pole. The rope broke and the negro
| fell 10 the ground amid the laughter Of the
! lynchers. He was killed by the fall
Another group OF white men spied three
| negroes escaping from burning house.
| They caught the blacks, strung one to a
| tree and then Coolly shot the other two.
Hundreds Of half-grown boys and girls
were in the mob. When three negroes were
| shot down at the intersection Of Ceilings
| Vile and State streets, crowd of white
| women swooped down on their bodies, kick.
| ing them and beating them with stones and
| clubs Wel-dressed girls and women. hair
| flying and clothing covered with blood led
| units OF the mob. Two girls. not more than
nineteen years old, boarded n street car
and dragged off an old woman. They beat
her into insensibllty with their shoes.
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
| The race troubles here began late in MAY
| when labor leaders expressed fear that the
| negro labor was being imported TO break an.
ticpated strikes during the summer or
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03
BEERBOHM TREE,
/ NOTED ACTOR, DIES
Son of English Grain Mer-
chant Won Way to Top
of Profession
VISITED THIS COUNTRY
Was in United States Last
Winter, Playing in Philadel-
phia in February

~ LONDON, July 3.
s,r Herbert Beerbohm Tree, the actor
e dead.
cir Herbert. who had made many public
..oosrances since his return from the
,-.,,.d states. delivering addresses describ-
49, his experiences in America. had been
m for several days.
:, vas announced that he had success
.,itv undergone an operation, and accord
~ N latest reports lie was making satis-
sse,orv progress toward recovery HIS
death. announced last nlsht' was therelole'
scnewhat unexpected,
On Herbert had a slight accident June l6
~ siinned while descending a staircase and
.,ralned the ligaments of his right Knee.
~ underwent an operation June Fl. which
.roved TO be somewhat serious, hut was
s,nscted to lead to his. complete recovery
rbs attending surgeons, however, insisted
unon the cancellation Of all Sir Herberts
engagements so that he could ENJOY COM
plete seclusion and rest.
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree was a special
favorite with the people OF this city as in
Aeed with audiences in every part of Amer
tca He had won his title to their affections
and respect by dint Of his charming
esrsonality and the virtue of mis- splendid
artistry. His last appearance in this city
was in February of this year, when he APP
peared as Wolsey in Shakespeare's Henry
VITr" At that time Sir Herbert foresaw
many more years of life and activity, for
IN one of his speeches before the curtain he
assured his audience that he would return
10 this city as soon as possible after peace
was declared, If not before.
Sir Herbert shared with Sir Charles
Wyndham and. Sir Johnston Forbes-Rob-
ertson the leadership Of the stage OF Great
Britain.
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May 2s crowd OF white men demanded OF
the city council that the negro immigration
be stopped. Mayor Molman tried TO calm
them, saying an investigation would be
ordered After the meeting adjourned
white mobs stopped street cars and dragged
negroes of and beat them.
The next day state troops arrived. There
was n riot the next night. two white men
and three negroes being shot but within a
day or two order was restored and a few
days later the troops were withdrawn.
An investigation by the state Council OF
Defense was made and they reported that
labor agents had induced negroes to come
here from the South This report was made
public last SatnrdaY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03
CITY BAND STAND COLLAPSES
Structure on North Plaza Weakened by
Wind and Rain

The band stand on the north plaza Of city
Hall collapsed this afternoon, damaging
the front end Of the structure. Chief Frank
Cummisky, of the Bureau Of City Property,
Immediately put gang Of men to work
to repair It in time for the concert Of the
Philadelphia Band tonight.
II is the belief Of the officials of the
Bureau OF city Property that the stand
was weakened by the high wind and heavy
rain last night When the stand fell today
members of the Third Regiment Band, who
have been using the stand at noon daily for
concerts to stir up interest in their recruit
ing, were in the Mayors office waiting for
the rain to stop so that they might start
their concert, otherwise some Of them might
have been injured in the collapse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03
WAR CARRIED TO JERUSALEM
Airren Drop Bombs Close to City
Turks Say City Itself Was Shelled

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN EGYPT.
June 80 (delayed) General Allenby on as
sumng command of the Egyptian eNpedi-
tlonary force, finds the operations on the
Palestine front conducted by forces deeply
entrenched within short distance of each
other.
An air squadron attacked the headquar-
ters of the fourth Turkish army at the
Augusta Victoria Hospice a mile from the
walls Of Jerusalem, dropping fifty bombs
on the buildings The Turks say the British
bombed the city, sacred alike to Mohamme-
dams and Christians, but that, thanks to AL
lah, there was no damage. The city was
not bombed. but four bombs hit the Turkish
headquarters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03
HAIG REPORTS ONLY RAIDS
ON BRITISH BATTLE FRONT
LONDON, July 3

LONDON, July 3.
Fighting activity on the British front
during the night was confined to raids
The War Office announced today that
the British troops made two successful raids
at Havrincourt, on the Arras front and
near Nieuport in Belgium. German trenches
were entered and damage inflicted to the
dugouts of the garrison.
The Germans tried to raid British trenches
in the sector of the Cojeu River but5were
dispersed
(The Coieul rises south Of Arras and
flows eastward, joining the Sense south OF
Greenland HiH)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03
AUSTRIAN DRIVE ON ITALY
BALKED BY SLAV ATTACK

ROME, July 3.
Austria -Hungarys plans for another
drive against the Italians on the Trentino
front may be frustrated by the new and
powerful Russian offensive.
For some time the Austro- -Hungarians
have been masslng big-caliber guns, huge
supplies of ammunition and reserves Of in
fantry behind their lines in Trentino, indi-
eating that an offensive was in contempla-
tion.
Germany, said a dispatch from the front
today, contributed largely to these supplies
sending many trainoads of munitions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03
GERMAN AVIATOR KILLED
Fobert Riessinger's Airplane Ramhhtd
by British Flyer

AMSTERDAM, July 3. - a Frankfort
telegram reports the death oftRobert Rios.
singer aviator, who already had downcd
four adversaries. In his lastl fight he Euct
ceeded in igniting the enemy igrplane
IAN Englishman. with certain death be-
fore his eyes, rammed Riessinger's airplano
and both airplanes fell" says the Frankfort
dispatch
The Englishmans IDENTIFY is not dis
closed "A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03
Boy May Lose Hand From Shot

ALLENTOWN. Pa, July 3.-The first
victim Of a premature Fourth Of July accl-
dent in this section is Russell Keck, twelve-
year-od som of Henry Keck. OF stone
church, who was shot in the hand and win
probably loseI the member A pistol In the
hands OF a, companion was discharged
prematurelY and the bullet struck young
Keck
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Expect Trucks for Supply Company

HARRISBURG. July 3 The firrt
trucks for the new companies being formed
as a part Of the supply trains OF the PENN
sylvania division are exr ected to arrive
this week. and No. 1 Company, OF Harris
burg, the first to be oryanized, Will be
equipped. The company will be ready 20
handle stores soon. assthe guard enters
Federal service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03

The boat containing his friends was
in the middle of the river. His face
looked towards Governors Island. A
shrek went up from somebody on the
dock below. Then Brodie let go. His
arms. at first stretched rigldly above
him, sunk down to his side. Then they
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03
ALLIES TO STRIKE
FOES ON ALL FRONTS
LONDON, July 3.

LONDON, July 3.
simultaneous resumption of all Allied
onenslves' now that Russia has at last
STARTED TO do her Bit" was expected here
Today Petrograd dispatches detailed no
abatement in the Galician attack today
with General Brussiloff's troops, fired with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03

Brodie slipped of his Jacket and,
linging 1t in the face of his COM
panlons. leaped into the roadway.
Climbing hand over hand down the
outside iron railing like a monkey he
clambered down to the bottom Of the
Iron structure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03
Fifty.Foot Fall Proves Fatal

READING. July 3-George J. Bausback
nifty years old, died In the Homeopathic
Hospital today from a fracture of the skull
as a result Of fall Of fifty feet through
the elevator shaft Of W. H. Ludens candy
factory
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03

Steve Brodie, an old time newsboy.
Jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge yes
terday afternoon. He struck on his
feet and swan for the shore. An hour
later he was in the midst OF ten acres
of hurrahing Fourth Warders, and a
policeman was leading him to the
Tombs. Brodie is twenty-three years
OF age. five feet six inches in height
and Of dark complexion. A sporting
man had said he'd bet $500 that Brodie
could not make the drop and live.
Brodie's friends took the bet and the
preliminaries were quietly arranged.
.AbeAtt 10 o'clock in the morRsns,
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Russians Smash Foes
Line; Capture $500 More

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huge supplies Of munitions arrived safely
TODAY, after making their way through the
German submarine zone.
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Three Negroes Die
in Days Race Riot
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hours. Six city blocks were wiped out by
fire. Property damage is estimated at
100000. Many bodies are believed still
in the charred ruins of the negro novels.
II believe there are more than 100
negroes dead" Night Chief Of Police
Hickey said. We have los names on an
incomplete list but have not found all the
bodies. | estimate the injured whites and
blacks at $50 but any statement at this
time can he no more than an estimate
Troops have been ordered to shoot to kill
in case serious rioting is resumed
Blood-rnad men and women rose in a
mighty mob Of 10000 during last night and
wreaked vengeance upon the black popula-
ton Of the city for the killing of Police
Detective Coppedge and william Keyser,
a merchant.
More than 400 prominent citizens were
incarcerated in the city jail during last
night, arrested at the instigation Of militia
officers.
NEGRO LEADER MISSING
DR.. L. NJ. Bundy negro dentist said to
be mob leader Of the blacks, is missing
and a search for him has been instituted
He Is the man said to have infamed the
negroes and formed the mob which killed
Policeman Coppedge. \ large reward for
the arrest Of Rundy is offered. A Grand
jury investigation is to be started imme-
diately,
All saloons are closed and will remain
closed until further instructions are issued
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HE DID 1T
Steve Brodie, a well-known
New York new ',oy, jumps
from the Broo- Bridge
A FEARFUL DESCENT

PlunSing Through 40 Rect Of Air into
the East River Just Beyond the New
York Tower-He 10 Only Slightly
Hurt-Arrsstsd for Attempted Sui
oide.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15

Hattie Cornwell, and Mable Batterton,
heirs at law and next of kin Of III. c.
Batterton, whose name was some
times written C. H. Batterton, deceas-
ed, and to all to whom these presents
may come.
Notice is hereby given that Emma
F. Batterton has filed with the Judge
Of this Court, a petition praying for
Letters Of Administration Of the es-
tate OF H. c. Batterton, whose name
vas sometimes written G.. H. Batter.
ton, deceased, and that Monday, the
twenty-sixth day Of February, 1917, at
1000 O'Clock A. NJ, of said day, being
a day Of a special ERIN of this Court,
at the office of the County Judge in
the Lamm Block, in the City Of Wa
tertown, County Of Codington. has
been set for hearing said petition,
when and where any person interest
ed may appear and show cause why
the said petition should not be grant
ed.
Dated at Watertown, 8. D., this
S0th day of January, A. D. 1917.
John Nicholson,
Judge of the County Court.
Attest:
Ralph Fl. Horswill,
Clerk.
(Seal.)
(First pub. Feb. 1, last pub. Feb. 15)
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE AND FORE
CLOSURE SALE.

Default having been made In the
conditions of a certain mortgage made.
executed and delivered by j. J. Ballou
n Marietta Ballou, his wife, OF Cod
ington County, and State of South
Dakota, mortgagors, to Harry Thorn
son, OF, WATERFOWL, Codington Coun-
ty, South Dakota, and which mortgage
is dated November 10Th, 1912, and
which said mortgage was duly record
ed in the Office of the Register of
Deeds in and for Codington County.
South Dakota, on the 10Th day of No.
vember, A. D. 1912, at 11:25 o'clock
a. m. in Book 1902 Of Mortgages on
page a08, and
Whereas. NO action or proceeding of
any nature at law or otherwise has
been instituted to ecover the debts
secured by said mortgage or any part
thereof, and
Whereas, under the provisions and
conditions of said mortgage the same
was due and payable on the 10th day
Of November, 1914, but time of pay
ment was extended December 9Th.
1914, to November 18th, 1916, on pay
ment of One Hundred Dollars ($100. O0)
on the principal, and
Whereas, default has occurred in
the payment OF the balance due on the
principal and interest thereon, all of
which was due November 10th, 1916,
besides the taxes levied against said
land for the years 1912, 1913 and 1914,
which have been paid by the mort
gagee, as provided in said mortgage,
and
Whereas, there is due at this date
the sum of Three Hunded Fifty Dol
lars (s35O.00) on the principal, to-
gether with T~wenty-eight and $500
Dollars (s2S.5S) interest and Thirty
five and 77-100 Dollars (s35.77) for
taxes, making a total sum of Four
Hundred Fourteen and 35-1O0 Dollars
t$414.35),
Now, therefore, notice is hereby
given that by virtue of the power
OF sale in said mortgage contained,
and the statute in such cases made
and provided, said mortgage will be
~foreclosd by a sale of the mortgaged
premises herein described, at public
auction, at the front door of the Court
House, in the City of Waterfowl,
Codington County, South Dakota, on
Saturday, the 31st day of March, A. D.
1917, at 1880 O'Clock in the afternoon
of said day.
That the mortgaged premises, which
will be sold, are situated in Cooling
ton County, South Dakota, and de-
scribed as follows:
The Northwest Quarter (NWA) of
the Northwest Quarter (NWA) of
Section T~wenty-three (23), in Town
ship One Hundred Eighteen (11$3
North, of Range Fifty-fye (55) West,
of the Fifth Principal Meridian, and
said premises will be sold as above
set forth to satisfy the sum Of Three
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00), the
balance remaining due on the princi-
pal sum OF Four Hundred Fifty Dol
lars t$450. 00), and interest thereon
at Z per cent from November 18th,
1915, which said interest amounts to
Twenty-eight and $500 Dollars
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15

til 9 o'clock q. M, Feb. 7th.
February 9TH.
The board met az per adjournment.
the following members being present:
Bannister, Paterson, Michaels and
Kranx; absent. Groves.
The municipal court report for the
month OF January was on motion ap-
proved and warrant ordered drawn
for the following:
Jurors fees paid All. 100
calcers fees. paid ....s-....... 1880
Witness fees. paid - go
Clerks and Justice fees.... 1000
-
utNt ~.
On motion, u. LFreed was en-
ployed to supervise the construction
of the even bridges let at the Jai.
uAry meeting ofSthe board, as ] hta
contract, the anne being 8 Per cent
of the contract price.
Moved and seconded thSt Huheff
Krter - employed AZ cverseer hi
the poor farm Tor The eaauins yAHf
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15

($2S.58), together with the sun CT
Thirty-fve and 77-100 Dollars (s35.77)
due on taxes paid, making a total sum
Of Four Hundred Fourteen and 3S-le6
Dollars ($414.35), together with legal
attorneys fees and disbursements ~
lowed by law.
Dated January 18th, 1917.
Harry Thomson,
Mortgage and owner ana
holder Of said mortsaee.
Ed. T. Elkins,
Sheriff Of Codington Gsun-
ty, South Dakota.
John N. Weber and
William G.. Gesley,
Attorneys for Mortgagee.
(First pub. Feb. 8, last pub. Mar ee}
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE

County Superintendent of Schools
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15

tell you of a joke the Nisbets heard
at the Spreckles theatre here in San
Diego one day. Two of the funny
men we're talking of cities and said
in Watertown, South Dakota they no
longer called their city fathers Water
town commissioners but Watertown
stealers! And that way out here on
the Pacific coast.
Stella Marie Stutenroth.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15

from March 9th, 1917, to March 5th.
1918, at a salary of $500 for the year.
to be paid quarterly as per contract:
motion carried.
On motion the bond of the Guar
anty State Bank of Florence, as a
depository Of county funds, was an.
rpoved, in the sum of $4,000.
The following claims against the
county having been audited were on
motion allowed:
Various parties, mothers pen
sions for February ..--.$187. 90
R. H. Young, groceries for Mil
Ter and jacket -..... l4Oo
l.. Baker, tax certificates 357
to 1854, inclusive 53.e1
H. M. Ffnnerud, quarantine,
disinfecting and report to
state superintendent . 90 80
a. "A: iarpeii, quarantine --.- 100
R. w. Mullen, quarantine =. 100
Mrs. Don Allen, salary as clerk
superintendent Office 25. 90
l.. j. Shaw, burial of John
Morris =. 70 on
Owsley Nero. Co., groceries
for poor farm ...--...... $3.50.
H. a. McKool, groceries for
GOOtCnle ana Miles .--.-.-. 400
Owsley Nero. Co., groceries,
Soules, Douthwaite, Yelling
ton - 1890
Selmser Fuel & Grain Co.,
coal for Gootchie, Soules,
Miller, Collier and Huseby... $500
Ed. T. Elkins, board and keep
of prisoners ---. $500
Ed. T. Elkins, sheriff fees and
mileage - 1000
Ed. T. Elkins, sheriff fees and
mileage, collection person
al property tax ..... $3.50
WATERFOWL Printing and Bind q
ing Co., supplies -- 9.15
Watertown Printing and Bind
ing Co., official proceedings,
auditor and treasurer's re-
port, notice overseer $500. 1925
South Shore Republican, same 1925
Public Opinion Pub. Co., same 1925
D. M. Bannister, commissions
er's per diem and mileage 300
J.. A. Paterson, same 24,OO
]. R. Michaels, same 1880
Fl. A. Kranz, same ----- 2 $40
There being no further business the
board on motion adjourned until 9
o'clock a. m, March 1, 1917.
D. M. Bannister,
Chairman.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15
Attest:
NOTICE.

An examination for Life Diplomas,
State and First Grade Certificates
will be held in the Court House in
Watertown, February 22-24, 1917, be-
ginning at $3.50 a. m. Teachers who
wish to write on this examination
must report not later than 10 a. M,
on the first day.
Sara E. Reeve,
County Superintendent of Schools
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15

- ~ r.
In the Matter of the Estate of Sus-
ana Times, Deceased.
Whereas, an order of the County
Court of Codington County, South
Dakota, was made on the 18th day Of
February, 1917, directing Henry Brey-
er as the Administrator of the estate
of the above named susanna Times,
deceased, to sell at private sale Ger
tain real estate, the property of said
deceased.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of
said order of sale the undersigned
will, on or after the fifth day of March,
1917, sell at private sale to the high
est bidder the real estate in said order
of sale described, to-wit: Lot One "a
in Block One "a in East WATERFOWL,
now a part of Watertown, S. D.
The terms upon which said property
will be sold are as follows: all of the
purchase price thereof payable in
cash.
odiu iedi estdle VIII De oHereQ IOr
sale at the office of Irwin H. Myers
in the city of WATERFOWL, in said
county, and bids in writing received
at said place.
Henry Breyer,
Administrator of the Es-
tate of susanna Times,
Deceased.
First pub. Feb. Is, last pub. Feb. 22)