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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1912
Page
7
Large vote for Chafin arises from messy elector process as counties fail to align with electors. Veto of South Tukets unclear. Debs and Chatin boost totals reflect voters split between Roosevelt and Wilson amid electoral confusion.
South Dakota Davison County County Court in Mitchell announces the will of Christian Bujer Sr deceased. The court sets November 5 1902 at 11 a m in Mitchell for proving the will and hearing petitions for probate and Letters Testamentary. Interested parties may appear and contest.
Three people die and about twenty are hurt in a fire at the St. George Water East Third Street near Main in Los Angeles. The blaze started on the second floor trapping guests on upper levels. heroic elevator operator Oscar ferried evacuees down in a single chair car until smoke forced him to stop.
Devers was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Baken on papers by Attorney Bangs accusing him of obtaining 1750 dollars with fake warrants from the Wir Ni tone bank of White Lake. The bank suspects an earlier note dispute with Security Savings and a history of prior fines for assault and meat heist without hides.
Official canvass shows Attorney General Johnson with 64,384 votes the highest in the state ticket. Gates leads for the Supreme Court with 24,368 votes. Mitchell is second in the state office race. detailed totals include district leads for Dillon Burke Martin and other amendments and laws.
The Barnes detective agency pursues two suspected German swindlers, Ed Grunwald and red Tochennus, who drained about 1860 from banks in Garretson and Sioux Falls by passing bad drafts and cattle deals. A $1500 indorsed draft in Sioux Falls funded the scam, and the pair vanished again. Roosevelt leads Wilson in California, with Democratic petitioners alleging irregularities in Los Angeles and other counties.
The article notes disputed ballots and counting issues could alter outcomes in Los Angeles, Idaho and Vermont. Taft leads Idaho briefly with a slim margin, Wilson’s result uncertain until official tallies are finished, while Vermont shows Taft ahead of Roosevelt with Wilson far behind.
In Concord N H amendments to Glover v. the Church claim Christian Science is not a religion but a private business. George Glover seeks to overturn a residuary bequest by his mother Mary Baker Eddy to the first Church of Christ Scientist Boston. Former Senator Chandler aids the filing. If allowed the $3,000,000 bequest could revert to natural heirs including Glover.
In a dramatic Rapid City trial, Franeis M. Gage was cleared of murder in the Morrison case after days of defense arguing lack of evidence. State officials conceded insufficient proof to convict, ending a case that drew hundreds of witnesses and cost the county about $1500 in proceedings.
Washington DC court permanently suspends and enjoins the Interstate Commerce Commission order in the sugar liguerage matter. It held the ICC overstepped its authority by forcing railroads to stop paying allowances to Arbuckle Cros for lighterage from Brooklyn to the New York terminal, affecting the federal sugar refining company.
The Van Camp Packing company plant in Indianapolis was partly destroyed by fire this morning with an estimated loss of 400000. The cause is undetermined and the plant, which employs 12000 people, will likely be rebuilt. Officials announced plans to resume operations after reconstruction.
In federal court Judge Elliott ordered the release of David J. Fall and John F. Ball of Rapid City from the Leavenworth federal penitentiary on a supersedeas bond. John Fall, auditor of Pennington County, and his deputy faced wolf bounty fraud charges involving mail fraud. They were convicted and sentenced on September 14. Morris Moress, a Condon case witness, pled guilty to liquor on an Indian reservation and awaits sentencing. Daniel McGahee of Webster filed for voluntary bankruptcy. Creditors of Lawrence Holland had his bankruptcy petition dismissed.
Coroner's jury rules William J. Hunter's death at Homestake mine an accidental fall from the Star shaft. The 43 year old worker, crossing during cage hoisting, was struck by the cage head and plunged 1300 feet to the shaft bottom. He left a wife and eight children.
Aberdeen scene as Irish Tomamy Coudon pleads not guilty to murder of Narcelle. Defense argues case belongs to state courts. new indictments include Brown for liquor on the reservation and others for liquor crimes. Judge to rule on jurisdiction as bonds secured and cases proceeding.
In Iricco Utah seven trapped miners including two foreman’s daughters were pulled from the Horn silver mine after 14 hours underground. Rescue crews worked 25 minute shifts to clear earth and timbers while townspeople in Frisco watched with joy and relief.
Carthage unites the Christian and Congregational congregations into a federated church to save costs and boost community impact. Each church retains property, can withdraw with two months notice, and a nine member board oversees. Rev. Hmil Mueller to serve as pastor until March 1, 1918.
Miss Hrmmnie Schultz, an eighth grade teacher, forms an executive committee of eight student leaders to oversee a self governed classroom. An offenses list of about twenty five matches punishments to crimes from copying poems for whispering to after school retention and grade wide treats for chewing gum. Principal Irons approves and board attention is drawn to its results.
In Monongahela Pennsylvania the town of Highty Four Washington County with 700 residents, a Republican voting history, proposes petitioning the Postmaster General to rename the local post office Ninteen Twelve to honor Woodrow Wilson's 1912 election. In Mt. Vernon Ohio William E Magill aged 47 a school teacher fatally shot his wife in sleep then killed himself, leaving a gruesome scene.
The second annual James Valley Poultry Association show will be in Redfield South Dakota from December 10 to 20. Organizers expect exhibits of prize birds and related poultry products at the event.
Washington, D C—Former president William Howard Taft, eight days after defeat, issues a warning about the Progressive and Bull Moose movements. He says the reforms threaten the constitution, warns against turning government over to quacks, and urges Republicans to build opposition to preserve the minority's rights and the nation's framework.
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