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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-09-14
SHEVLIN FOUND GUILTY
OF SELLING BLUE SKY

The following press dispatch APP
peared in Saturdays Sioux City
Journal. Shevlin is well known III
the Rosebud, having been at one time
editor of the Tripp County Journal,
and the only daily paper ever printed
at Winner. He left these parts for
the Black Hills region several years
ago, and has been interestNg himself
in the promoting Of oil companies in
and around Scenic.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-09-14

Mitchell, S. d., Sept. u. w.
Shevlin, an attorney of Rapid City,
was found guilty by circuit court
on charge of selling stock in viola
ton of the blue sky" law of South
Dakota. 1t was charged that he was
denied a permit to sell stock for an
oil company. Shevlin Gained that he
gave warranty deeds to tracts of and
and that this was not selling stock.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-09-14

Tomorrow, SATURDAY., the 18th, is
the day set for the bic celebration at
Witten. There will be three bands,
plenty OF sports and a general good
time for everybody. Better attend.
, 1923-02-11

LIZ SlNGEg III Abo EAIlG6 us Ollpltklpn
will mean that Casper can communi.
cate at shorter distance with norh.
ern points. At the present time a ship
per from Casper has to pay extra
freight rates IN order to get his goods
a comparatively shor distance or he
has to ship his merchandise by truck.
The new railroad is 10 be built by
this Haskell interests. c. n. Haskell
is tho former governor of Oklahoma
and has achieved a unique record in
railroad building as we'll as being in
terested in other Industries OF import.
ance. The sincerity OF his proposal
to build tho North and South rail.
road Is above question.
Sheridan. Wyo., has long been de.
string such a project and in order to
obtain It has offered the railroad com.
pany q bonus Of 500. 900. a site on
which to. construct side tracks and a
roundhouse. and also a right-of-wAy
through tho city. While Casper has
not yet been asked Just how far It
would go. nor has It said so with
out question, there is no doubt in the
minds of influential business men who
have been interviewed on the subject
that the men of this city will be glad
to meet h railroad company more
than half way and to welcome 1t to
Casper.
The making of Casper a railroad
terminus, or ever making Bucknum a
railroad terminus which has been sug.
gested, would benefit beyond all vi
sion central Wyoming. Just where the
terminus is TO be has not been def
nitely decided yet. Whether IL 10,
Gates at Bucknum or at Casper It will
mean a connection with the Chicago
& Northwestern. and his will mean a
, 1923-02-11

S mail 1SG6g puU LIlGy
stances that made perhaps 20 per
cent of the states workers idle dur.
ing approximately half of the year.
The states activities based on ex.
plo!tation of its mineral
produced during the year $3.50, 2lI 900
which was over 20 per cent of the
entire production of physical mer.
charitable commodities; the l~iyestock
industry produced $50, $50, ESQ; arri.
culture produced S29,779,5 $50, anG
manufacturing, exclusive of oil re.
timing. produced SIS, 100000. The
figures on minerals are based on the
market price of refined products and
although the estimate may be n little
high on account of some crude oil
being shipped out of the state for
refining. this method is accepted MS
The best basis On which to do the in.
dustry full Justice.
None Failed in Increase,
Among the industries listed none
failed to show a material increase
over the year previous and all are
left in a better position to cone with
economic adjustments which carried
them over the period Of financial
stress.
This is best reflected in the fact
that the assessed valuation of prop.
erty in Wyoming showed a decrease
of S2S,946,4s7 in 1929, this resulting
from a read5ustment downward of
h values of livestock and some
other property. The assessed valua.
ton of property In the state in 1922
was s4nQ 915 ana con,r,,oa .4L
s43s, 272 800 in 1921 and s422. 1897 III
In 1920. The 1922 valuation was
greater than that of n year pre-
ced'ng 1920. Tho steady increase in
assessed valuation. except during the
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great uedl, WINE Inc northern termi
nus connecting it with the Chicago 6
Milwaukee VIII provide transportation
facilities north and south such MS
have before been obtained in
this state.
The arguments for the railroad are
many. That It will open up the
state. that II will Increase the facili.
ties for persons desiring to travel
through Wyoming, that it will lessen
fre!ght hauls, and that it will arouse
a wholesome competition, are among
the most important.
When the idea Of the railroad was
FIRST brought to the attention of Gov,
ernor Haskell that gentleman sent
out men to look over tho situation and
report back. The report being favor,
able, c. s. Lake, chairman OF the
board Of transportation units. Middle
States Oil corporation. New York,
came out to Wyoming to study the
Typography and of the
country as we'll as the attitude of the
people toward the enterprise. He con.
cluded that eff the railroad could
come into the community with the
support Of the people It would be
both possible and profitable"
Mr.. Lake started in Montana, where
Haskell had already obtained a chm
ter to incorporate the railroad. Miles
City donated n tract Of and as well
as a substantial cash bonus for the
project. All the way down the line
from Montana to Casper. the resi-.
dents had been found enthusiastic for
the railroad.
In speaking before the Casper
Chamber of Commerce, January IS
Mr.. Lake said. For the railroad to
come into Casper would seem to be
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the logical thing. Yet, 1 am not Ger.
tain. There are four possible routes
between Casper and Miles City"
Since then the railroads coming to
Casper or at least near Casper seems
assured. for the moral support of the
people as well as more substantial
support will be given without a doubt.
Renewed assurance that the road
would be built this year was given
CASPER citizens ut a meeting of the
Casper Rotary cub he'd February 8,
when W. D. Outman. general right.
ot.way agent for the southern division
of tho newly incorporated company.
spoke before that body. Mr.. Outman
further stated thai four parties Of en-.
glneers were taking the field to make
surveys for the entire line extending
from the Chicago & Northwestern on
the south to the Milwaukee system
on the north.
The tracks are to be laid in sections
100 miles long. This method will add
to the speed of contraction.
Mr.. Outman further stated that The
major idea behind the construction of
this line is to connect in a c~ross.coun
try way five major lines of railroad
and possibly more. Therefore from
the opening of traffic point of view,
its possibilities are tremendous"
, 1923-02-11

were not Iraught with such trials and
tribulations that beset many of the
principal Industries.
Last year was notable for eco
nomic, especially Industrial and agri-
cultural distress. but wyoming, strik.
ing its balance sheet at the end,
finds that its Industries produced
more than during any other year of
its, history save for the conspicuous
exception of wartime prosperity.
Ample reason to believe that 1923
will be a banner year is found in the
improvement in agricultural and
stock raising conditions as well as in
increased prices for crude oil. now
the bulwark OF its Industrial life.
Four Major industries.
Wyoming's producing industries
the mineral, livestock, agricultural
and neutrality-suspicious. products
during 1922 to the velue of $249 1884,
900. This was $40, 09s, 200 more than
the output Of the same industries in
1921, when the total stood at $3.50
0S4. 500. The increase amounted to
nearly 5 per cent and the production
was equivalent to over $1,000 per
capita, based on the 1920 census.
These facts are remarkable when
taking into consideration the circum-
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was The lowest since 1914, a remark.
able fact in view Of the years shrink.
age in the assessed valuation of
property. The 1929 levy was 3,oss
mills. compared with 4.S527 mills in
1921, 3.9s mills in 1920, $3.50 mills in
1919, 81 mills IN 1918, ass mills in
1917, 4 mills in 1916 and 1915, 2.S5
mills in 1914 and 3 mills in 1913. Ths
1929 millage was only 0.06s of a mil
higher than that of ten years earlier,
but was. of course, on n very greatly
increased valuation the 1929 valua
ton being more than twice as & eat
as thai of 1913.
, 1923-02-11

not as yet been tested to their full
Guernsey is not far from Sunrise,
and n discussion that deals with
the latter can scarcely leave out the
former. 1t is in like name that the
iron shipped from the Sunrise mines
to Pueblo, may almost be said to be
shipped from the Guernsey mines,
Both towns are benefited by these
huge iron deposits.
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Bank Deposits.

Wyoming bank deposits, like as.
sessed valuation, decreased during
1922. The 1929 deposits totaled $780,.
549, 900, compared with SIS. 773.408 in
1921, s74,s54,452 in 1920 n $751;
400. 992 in 1919 the peak year in the
states banking history. Deposits for
the seven-year period preceding 1919
were as follows: 1913, 21,721, 232;
1914. s23, 1867, col; 1915, $27,3s7, o66;
1916. s227,619 $40; 1917, SOS, % sos;
1918, s54,s13.3O
State Tax Levy.
wyoming's state tax levy for 1922
, 1923-02-11
NEW RAILROAD WILL BE OF GREAT
CASPER AND WYOMING

proposed Wyoming NORTH and South railroad which it is planned will extend from
Miles City to Casper ant perhaps on through to the Union Pacific in the SOUTH goes
to its completion. This railroad looked on b " all clarsghed business men
Throughout Wyoming Ind especially by men in centrl I'M northern Wyoming as some of
gratest things shat could come into tn state Casper is especially to be helped by
, 1923-02-11
Guernsey Profits by Irrigation Work

UUeTHssy FTOIIIs Dy "IrTIgntnOn Work
One hundred sixty thousand acres
Of land will be under water in the
section of Wyoming of which Guern-
sey is the center when the Guernsey
irrigation project is completed. At
the present time the enterprising res.
idents are forced to content them
selves with iron and copper ore de-
posits and oil possibilities hat have
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FOUR MAJOR INDUSTRIES BEAT
PREVIOUS MARK; ALL INCREASE

Qualification over having forged ahead during a year.
When the entire country has clamored for financial assistance
and concessions at the hands of both government and canitaIi
is Wyoming1s portion as it rides the first waves of a new BROS
perry, tnat seems assured during the coming season. The
state has experienced 'fatter1 wears than 100 hui 49,
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last year is shown by the following
valuations for a ten-year period:
1913, $194, 617,115; 1914, s2O1 ,104 lit;
1915. $40, 1877. 1888; 1916. $227,619 80;
1917. $247, Q 6,46I; 1918, s29s, SAC ,2s4;
1919, $s75, 239.15S; 1920, s422, 9S7,171;
1921, $4s.272. 800; 1922. $40s. 1926 .S03.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-14

facilities for showing pictures in the
Clayton Town Hall and Mr.. Bausman
made arrangements with the owner
of a portable delcO electric plant
which he takes about in a auto truck.
The picture machine is a most
compact affair, about the size of an
ordinary suitcast. The first reel was
a romance entitled "Nlilk and Honey,
which took up the development of a
pure bred Dairy Herd, showing detail
ed pictures of sanitary milk prOduc-
tiOn which could be carried on, on any
farm. The next films were Depart
ment of Agriculture films showing
how Pleasant Gap seat Castle Rock
in membership in the Farm Bureau.
While the reels were being changed
Mr.. Wilson, Kent County Agent told
some of his funny stories for which he
has become famous throughout the
State. Mr.. Cobb, State Club leader
also spoke about the work that the
boys and girls clubs were doing say
ing that the value of the products
produced in five years was S100,11C
and that there was a profit of S46,-
900, the values being raised on local
market price at harvest or killing
time. The practical experience that
these youngsters get out of club work
is invaluable to the boy in later
life. This club work is carried with
children in the grades and does not
over lap the work done in the High
School Agricultural Glasses. The
meeting was we'll attended there being
rs farmers and their wives present
On Monday, March 10, DR.. Mays will
out line a tomato plant growing plan
Smyrna times., 1923-03-14
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
Rev. J. NJ. L. Eckard Announces Ser
vices For Week and Sunday

The prayer meeting will be held to-
night at the church. The subject of
the sermon on Sunday morning will
be "What Is Your Carrying POwer?"
In the evening the theme will be,
"Unappreciated Margins of Love" s"
Smyrna times., 1923-03-14
CLAYTON FARM BUREAU MEET

GOOdly Crowd Witness a Motion Pic
ture of Farm and Other Subjects
On Friday, March 9, the Clayton
Farm Bureau held a regular meeting
in the hall over the Postoffice. Mr..
Bausman County Agent for New Cas-
tie county, arranged the program
which consisted of five reels of select
ed motion pictures. There are no
Smyrna times., 1923-03-14

One half-hour of song conducted by
w. Townsend jefferson, preceding the
sermon.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-14

oFFICE-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
SEPTEMBER BREAKS RECORDS FOR RAIN
 IN FIRST DIVISION

September rainfall was the heavi- est recorded at the Juneau Weather Bureau since 1908, and has been ex- ceeded only three times in that sec tion in 32 years, according to the off cial report of R. L. Mize, meteorolo- gist in charge. More than 16 inches of rain fell during the 30-day period ending October l, and in the 24 hour period ending the 30th a fall of 3.O1 inches was reported.
 The report says that temperatures were above normal until the 18th and again at the close of the month and fell considerably below the average on the 2Oth to 22nd. The highest tenn perature was 65 degrees on the 4th and the lowest 35 degrees on the 2lst.
 Sunshine was continuous on two days during the month and there were 12 days without sunshine. The sunshine for the month was % Der cent of the possible amount. The pre- vaIiing wind was from the southeast and unusually storm, velocities of 9 miles or more being recorded, with a maximum velocity of 40 miles on the 29th. rEe fastest mile was run at the rate Of to miles an hour. %h, storm jest day was the 26th.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
TWO PROSPECTQRS KILLED; CAUGHT
 N b|C LANDSLIDE
Worst Storm in Past Fifty Years Hits Ford Arm Section, Starting
 Many LandsIdes

CHICHAGOF, Alaska, via radio to Juneau.-Two prospectors were killed here Sunday and one seriously iniur- ed when they were caught in their small tent by landslide at Ford Arm.
 Those killed were Albert Peterson, a native of Finland, aged 32 years, a member of the American Legion, Tom Benson, native of New York, aged 39 years.
 Gus Gustafson, native of Sweden, was seriously injured.
 Landslides are in evidence every where, the most severe storm of a century sweeping over this section It is impossible to get news from sur rounding camps.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
SUICIDE AT BETHEL
 BABY IS CREMATED

BETHEL, Oct. 12.-A native woman committed suicide here this week by hanging herself with a dog rope with a snap at each end. One end was fas- tened to cabin rafter, the other was around the woman's throat She had been dead but few minutes when discovered.
 Three women. one with a baby, were out berrying. The women made a fire and made tea. After their tea they wrapped the infant up and con- tinued picking berries. Returning they found the fire had spread in the moss completely destroying the re- mains of the infant.
 A couple of buildings and number of dogs were destroyed at native village not far from Georgetown. The natives were away and had tied their dogs to post.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
OPIUM SALE IN
 HAWAII INCREASES
 AS PRICES FALL

HONOLULU, Oct. 12.-Federal off cials here are continuing intensive ef- forts to curb the traffic in illicit drugs which is reported to be increasing ap- preciably with large supplies of opium secreted here as evidenced by the fact that the juice of the poppy is quoted lower than it has been for years.
 In addition to attempting to induce steamship operators to mount ma chine guns on the after part of their vessels to frighten away the small boats which pick up packages of the drugs thrown from the liners as they are entering or leaving port the fed eral officials are enforcing that DOT tion of the narcotic act providing that alien offenders may be deported to their native land.
 One oriental convicted of violating the narcotic laws, has been deported already and several other orientals also convicted, are being investigated by the immigration department with a view to obtaining their deportation.
 Illicit drugs valued at 5000, the largest shipment ever sent from the Honolulu office, have been dispatch ed to the Bureau of Technology as the result of seizures. The shipment consists of 10 pounds of opium, val ued at $4000, and cocaine valued at $5000. Opium pipes, lamps and other paraphernalia valued at $5000 were destroyed by the narcotic squad.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
RADICAL CHANGES NAY bE: MADE BY
 NEXT CONGRESS
DATE FOR RE-ASSEMBLlNG CON GRESS AND INAUGURAL DATE
 MAY BOTH BE CHANGED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-A much. discussed proposal to change the date for the newly elected congress to as semble as we'll as changing the date of the presidential inauguration will be again brought before congress at the December session, Senator Ash urst announced this afternoon. He is at work on two amendments to the constitution which will be introduced by him to effect these changes.
 Under the amendments Congress will be directed to assemble once ev cry year, the session to begin the first Monday in January. The other amend ment will designate the third Monday in January as the day the president will be inaugurated.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
ZR-1 BE NAMED SHENANDOAH BY
 WIFE SECRET TARY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-The FRI will be christened the Shenandoah by Mrs. Denby at Lakehurst tomorrow The christening party will take a short flight after the ceremony. Sec reta}y Denby will attend the christen ing of the FRI and then go to New York for a minor operation OH his right leg at the Orthopedic hospital. The injury consists of t'le seveling of the Achilles tendon, sustained while playing baseball, as the Secretary said, with some three or lou. cbil- dren of various ages" He expects to return t3 v|isuI:.gl.n "a ab3"; ten days or two Weeks.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
ONE MILLION DOLLAR
 CORPORkT|QNW WILL
 START SHEEP RANCH

SEATTLE, Oct. 1f.-Following a number of years of experimentation with sheep culture on the Aleutian islands 1900 miles north of Seattle, a million dollar corporation has been formed for the purpose of exploiting sheep raising on a scale which it is promised will equal that of the Brit ish Falkland islands of South Amer ica, it was announced. A. L. Mackin- tosh and Aman Moore are at the head of the company. The corporation will introduce a cross breed from the Lin coin and Merino strains The first of a total of 3O.OO0 head left Seattle on the Oduna Sept. 25.
 The company will establish a trad ing post and fishing station.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
ORt LADEN VESSEL HIGH AND DRY OV
 FREDERICK ISLAND

SEATTLE, Oct. 9.-Laden with six thousand tons of copper ore, loaded at Cordova and Latouche, the Alaska Steamship Company's modern motor ship kennecott, Capt. John Johnson, ran ashore in a heavy fog on Freder- ick Island, on the west shore of the Queen Charlotte group at 100 o'clock this morning and is now high and dry on the reef. The engine room of the vessel is full of water, and at low tide the vessel is high and dry. A wireless dispatched from the scene said that two vessels were speeding to the assistance of the dis able vessel, the Northwestern Ieav- ing Wrangel and the coast guard cut ter UnaIga, now in northern waters.
 The kennecott was returning from Japan where she went with load of lumber. At the time of the Japanese earthquake, according to Capt. John son she was about 100 miles off the Japanese coast, and knew nothing of the disaster until arriving in port, where her crew helped rescue the wounded and collect the dead.
 The kennecott returned by way of Seward, where she took on fuel oil, thence sailing to Latouche and Cordo- va for load of ore for the company.
 The kennecott was one of the most modern vessels afloat, being powered with Diesel engines, and having all the latest appliances for handling cargo.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
RUINED RUSSIANS
 SMILE AT ROyGH HAND OF WORLD

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1z.-Building new American careers out of the wreckage of prosperity wiped out in the Russian revolution is a task op timistically undertaken by subjects ot the late czar who have found them selves stranded in Los Angeles, ac. cording to Elizabeth Beglaroff, Rus. sian secretary of the International In. stitute of the Young Women's Chris tian Association.
 There is tragedy and pathos in the frequency with which we'll educated, refined and talented Russians of noble birth have found all occupations clos ed to them but those of most menial sort. Some are more fortunate. For instance there is a former military of ficer who has found success in a col lege teaching mathematics. Another, a former general in Kolchak's army, conducts school for Russian-Ameri- can children, but third former off cer of high rank, an aristocrat of the old regime, is unable to find even me nial work. His wife packs cosmetics in local factory.
 A former count, after serving as a chauffeur for a wealthy family, lately acquired enough capital to buy taxi cab of his own. Another noblemar works as lineman for a power con- pany, while a military leader under the Romanoffs works as a factory hand.
 Despite the hardships imposed it is surprising how cheerful and light hearted these refugees are.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
SEATTLE CENTRAL
 LABOR COUNCIL ,
 RESC|NDS ACTION

SEATTLE, Oct. 12.-By a nearly unanimous vote the Seattle Central Labor Council last night voted to com ply with the American Federation of Labor's ultimatum requiring it to dis avow it's acts of radicalism and in- subordation and pledge future compli- ance with the Federations laws, prin- ciples and policies.
 The action of the Federation was taken when the Seattle council voted to endorse the Soviet governmnt and refused to rescind their action when asked to do so by the Federation.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
GASTAV L|NDEBERG
 GIVEN FULL PARDON
 BY LIEUT. GOVERNOR

OLYMPIA, Oct. 1z.-Gustaf Linde- berg, director of the defunct Scandt- navian American Tacoma Bank, who was denied rehearing yesterday by the State Supreme Court on convic- tion of illegally borrowing $3O,000 from the bank for his own use, there by throwing it into the hands of a re ceiver, was granted a full pardon to- day by Acting Governor Coyle,
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
HUGE SLUMP IN EXPORTS TO
 EUROPE DURING LAST MONTH

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-A slump of more than $1S,OOO,OOO is reported in American exports to Europe last month compared with exports of last year, but this is more than offset by exports to other parts of the world. Grain exports from the United States last week amounted to 3,535,0O0 bush els compared with 4,6O2,0O0 during preceding week
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
HEALY RIVER BRIDGE
 WILL BE COMPLETED SOON

The bridge at Healy river which was washed out early last summer, will be completed soon, and the ship ment of coal will again be resumed. The Healy coal is the most satisfac- tory so far received in Seward, being clean and with but little ash.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
OKLAHOMA SOLONs
 MEET TO |NPEACH
 GOVERNOR WAL TO|Q

OKLAHOMA CITY, oct. 12.-The State legislature met in extra session here today to consider impeachment charges against Governor Walton. It is reported the legislature is four fifths in sympathy with the Ku Klux Klan, the larger part of them being members of the organization.