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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-07-29
FINE CROP IN SIGHT
Dawson County Farms Show
an Excellent Condition in
the Way Of Crops.
Some Government Fish Were
Placed in the Jim River
Last Monday
HELD FOR SELLING LIQUOR
John Porter Was Held to Cir
cult Court for Selling Liz
TOR to Minors.
HELD FOR SELLING LIQUOR
A FINE CROP OUTLOOK.
Mother Earth Has Yielded an Abundant
Crop This Season.

Mother Earth Has Yielded an Abundant
Crop This Season.
A drive around through Dawson
county reveals some wonderful things
in the way Of crops. Monday afternoon
the editor took drive of about 25 miles
through the northwest part of the coun-
ty and that journey was made through
fine fields of wheat, standing high and
grandly beautiful. through oat fields
which have in the main yielded up
their fullness with an abundant crop,
and corn fields which have every indi-
cation of surprising all former yields.
About the finest piece of wheat seen in
the drive was that of Jos. Gilfllan, liv-
ing 10 miles north of town. It is about
four feet high with long, well-filled
heads, and the entire large field is all
OF one height, presenting picture
that was truly grand. They commenc-
ed cutting the piece today and ex-
pect to secure heavy yield. Corn in
that part of the county, as we'll as in
other parts, is doing nicely and with a
little more rain an excellent crop is as
sured. Reports from over the county
in general are of a most encouraging
nature, and south of town, in the vari-
GUS directions, wheat and corn are said
TO be right at the top notch for a first
class crop. ~
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-07-29
FROM CAMP MERRITT.
\ Mitchell Boy in the First Regiment
Writes of What is Going On.

EDITOR CAPITAL:-By the time
you receive this communication it is
very likely that we will be on our way
to the Philippine Islands and there is
much JOY in the camp over the prospect
of going to the front. We ought to get
away by the 23d at least, but I under
stand that the transports are not quite
ready. One Of the Co. q boys was acci-
dentally shot the other day by the care
less handling of his gun. The bullet
entered q little low in the breast and
passed through his right lung and came
out of his back. At present he is get
ting along very we'll.
Last Wednesday we had target prac-
tice and surprised myselfby making a
score OF A out of possible so and was
tied as second best in the company. II
l can keep up the score am sure to be
able to get into the sharpshooters, and
that is the place want to go.
Yesterday we packed our haversacks
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-07-29
THERE is PLENTY OF ROOM.
Mitchell Will be Able to Take Care of
Everybody at the Convention.

Mitchell Will be Able to Take Care OF
Everybody at the Convention.
An impression prevails in some parts
of the state that Mitchell will not be
able to take care of the great crowd of
people who will be here to attend the
republican state convention. just how
this idea got any foothold among the
people is not known, but there is not
the least ground for the impression.
The committee on accommodations, of
which Mr.. WI. Healey is chairman,
authorizes THE REPUBLICAN to state
that no matter how large the crowd is
Mitchell will take care of it in a man
ner that will be satisfactory to her
guests. Parties desiring accommoda-
tions during the convention can address
w. j. Healey with the full assurance
that they will be provided with a COM
Portable place to sleep and eat.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-07-29

for days march and were on the Pre-
sidio, the government reservation,
nearly all day. 1t was brigade drill
and at the conclusion our regiment was
graded as the second best regiment in
the brigade, our company being espec-
tally complimented by the colonel for
its fine showing when passing in the
review.
Saturday at the time of the acciden-
tai shooting l was on guard not far
from the tent in which it happened,
and when the gun report was heard
two policemen jumped my line and
started fer the fence, but headed them
off and ordered them back across the
line. One said 'put us in the guard
house if you want to-" That made me
hot and l replied thatif they said much
more 1 would do 80. He made some
fippant remark and called the cor
poral of the guard and they had to send
for the chief OF police and he had to see
the colonel before We let them out.
4ueFS 1Su muCu love O6LW60Q Lu6
soldiers and policemen.
Henry Tunis has been i'll for some
time but is better now. For two weeks
he did not go to dri,;.
The total uu,n Der of men in our reg
iment now is ,034, and Is recruits are
needed. There is not SO much sick
ness now as formerly, the boys are get
ting more accustomed to the climate.
At present there are IS in the hospital.
There was young fellow by the name
of Sweeney who came all the way from
Lead to join the regiment and be was
mustered in a few days ago. Well, I
must close and make preparations for
drill. presume the next time write
it will be from foreign shore.
Yours truly.
F. T. MCLAIN.
Camp Merritt, Cal, Joly Is, 1898.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-07-29
STOCKING UP THE JIM RIVER.
A Number of Black Bass Were Placed in
The River Monday Evening.

A Number of Black Bass Were Placed in
The River Monday Evening.
For the past year or two Frank
Baughman has endeavored to secure
some young fish from the government
hatcheries with which to increase the
number of ths inny tribe in the Jim,
but until recently he has been unsuc-
cessful. Monday evening he received
a consignment of 300 black bass from
the hatcheries at Meridosia, i'll. They
were brought here by E. K. Burnham
and delivered to Mr.. Baughman, who,
with several other gentlemen, took the
fish to the, Jim river and turned them
loose. They placed $50 in the river at
the mouth of Rock Creek and an equal
number about mile farther down the
river. The fish are from four to six
inches in length and we're in very fine
condition, and when the little fellows
were placed in the water they shot off
into their future home with alacrity.
In conversation with q fish authority he
stated that the black bass was among
the best kind with which to stock the
river. They attain weight of from
five to eight pounds and in the spring
when they spawn at least $4,000 eggs
are laid by each fish. It has been sug.
gested by Mr.. Baughman that people
refrain from fishing in the vicinity
where the fish were put in the river sc
as not to disturb them in their new
home and not drive them to other
places. Mr.. Burnham left on the
Omaha at noon Tuesday for other places
and he thinks in the future it will no
be 80 difficult to secure more and vari
Gus kinds of fish for the river.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-07-29
SAYS MILWAUKEE DON'T OWN 1T.
Correspondent Says the Milwaukee DOESN'T
Own the Chamberlain Line.

A Deadwood correspondent to the
Minneapolis Journal writes fairy tale
to that paper which evidently has but
little sem blance of truth in it, claiming
that the Milwaukee road does not own
the line of railroad between Chamber
lain and Mitchell and that it is simplv
leased. The story goes on in this way:
1t will not be long before the Black
bills will be connected with the east
ern part of the state, if the present in
dlcations are true. 1t is learned from
an ofhclal OF the Milwaukee company
that plans are being made to push it's
road across the reservation from Pierre.
The company does not own the road
from Mitchell to Chamberlain, as is
generally supposed, but has lease on
IL which expires the present year. It
Is SAID that the company will not renew
the lease. but will, instead, build from
Armour or from some poiut along the
road between Mitchell and RedfeId. Il
ls stated that the road between Mitch
and Cham mberlain has not paid expenses
since Cham berlain was cut off from the
Black Hills business. The Midland
Pacific Railway company, which is
building into the hay Creek coal fields
ASSAt0 OolSuS udS dlSO announced
it's intention of building a. road from
Belle Fourche to some point on the
Missouri river. The company is heav-
lily backed by New York capitalists.
some OF whom will be in the Hills in q
few days to review the present work
that is being done on the coal road.
The company has control of over 20. 900
acres OF choice coal land in the Hay
Creek district. It is thought that tn
transportation of coal and stock to the
eartern part of the state would furnish
sufficient business for the euccessful
maintenance of road across the reser
vation.
This sounds altogether too much like
certain town up on the Missouri river
had something to do with the origin of
that story and it would seem a little
early to spring q story of that kind,
when the legislature is five months
away.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-07-29
A New Shoe store.

Jos. Levinger said few days ago to
the reporter that he would soon have
the largest stock of shoes of any town
in the state and from the number of big
boxes piled up in front of his store Sat
urday he has made his assertion
good. He has made some improvements
in his store to accommodate the stock
and even now he is short of room. The
shipment comprises just a carload of
shoes of all grades. Mr.. Levinger says
he will be able to make some low prices
on good quality of goods.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-07-29

II pounds of sugar for ST..
s ounces Royal baking powder ~
cents.
16 ounces Royal baking powder Al
cents.
20 cent can OF Bartlett pears for l2a
cents.
s pounds of oat meal for 25 cents.
The best 30 cent vinegar 20 cents.
All package coffee9 cents, worth 10
cents.
Gold Dust l8 cents, worth 25 cents.
Hasken's soap, ID bars for 25 cents.
All other laundry soap, 9 bars for
25 cents.
Corn starch, per package, cents.
Gloss starch, per package, cents.
Mondamin Elastic starch cents,
worth l2a cents.
20 cent bulk coffee for 10 cents per
pound.
Peaberry 80 cent coffee for 10 cents
Extra fine Nibs tea, worth As cents
for 30 cents.
Sounces Pride of Mitchell baking
powder for 9 cents, worth Is cents.
l6 6ounces Pride of Mitchell baking
powder for Is cents, worth 25 cents.
Is ounces of K. G.. baking powder for
II cents.
Extra fine grated pine apple, worth
70 cents for 124 cents.
Van Camps 25 cent catsup for Il
cents.
Golden Drop plums for u cents can
worth 20 cents.
Egg plums for IL cents can, worth
20 cents.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-07-29
Inspected OUR SIDEWALKS.

An Aberdeen Representative Paid Mitch
ell Visit to See Our Sidewalks
Mayor Hute OF Aberdeen was in the
city last week to inspect the new CO.
ment walks and stone crossings which
have beer laid here in the past two or
three years. Aberdeen is considering;
making the same kind Of improvements
and to form some kind of an idea as to
how beneficial they are Mr.. Hute came
down and got all the Information neces-
sary to present to the people OF that
town. Aberdeen needs these improve
ments and it is very likely the town
will do something in that direction
next year. Mr.. Hute gave his impress
sions to the public through the Aber-
deem News, which are printed below:
Mayor Hute paid visit to Mitchell
yesterday to investigate the matter of
the cement sidewalks being put down
in the business section in that city and
the stone crosswalks they have had in
use there several years. He returned
last night, and this morning expressed
himself as very much pleased with W hat
he saw.
The city of Mitchell began eig ghtyears
ago to lay stone crosswalks in the busi-
ness part of the place, and has contin-
ued to use the same material for all her
principal crosswalks ever since. The
first crossings laid of stone are still in
tirstclass condition and have proven
very economical. They are laid of stone
eight to twelve inches square, the mat
erial being a coarse granite from the
quarries southeast of Mitchell.
About four years ago the first cement
walks we're laid in the business portion
of Mitchell. The cement used Is the
Dakota product made at Yankton, and
they we're put down by the same man
who has constructed most of the cement
walks that line the streets of Yankton.
The first walks put down in Mitchell
OF this material now show neither de-
fects nor wear and have proven so sue
cessful that the city has extended them
until at the end of the present season it
is calculated the whole of Main and the
business parts of other streets will have
walks of the same material.
The cost is about twice that of board
walks but their durability and smooth
ness and the added attractiveness in
appearance given the streets compen.
safe several times over for the extra
cost. The walks are laid twelve feet
wide, and give quite metropolitan and
prosperous air to the city, making {
most favorable impression upon the per
sons from out of town.
The contractor who is now doing worl
of this class for the city of Mitchell be
lieves that the Aberdeen sand ant
gravel may be used in connection will
the cement and form as durable walk
as can be found anywhere, and it will
be worth while for the city council O
| Aberdeen and for citizens generally tt
thoroughly investigate the variou
points of advantage and disadvantag
possessed by these walks. If they hav
the merit claimed for them where the
are in use, they may be economical
adopted for the business section of AT
erdeen, and will no doubt save the cit
and property owners much expense i
the cost OF repairs and in new walks i
the course of a few years.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-07-29
MADE A BIG STAKE
Young Man Who Spent Three
Years in the K1ondike
Made a Strike.
Frank McLain Writes Home
Of Soldier Life With the
First Regiment.
HAVE VERY FINE SIDEWALKS
Aberdeen's Mayor Inspected
the Cement Sidewalks in
Mitche1l-Are Fine.
A RETURNED KL0NDIKER.
Visions of Wealth We're in Evidence
Around the Man From That Region.


Around the Man From That Region.
For the first time that the Klondike
region has attained SO much uoLoriety
over the discovery If such i'm
mense quantities of god the editor of
The REPUBLICAN saw Monday real
live man from that faraway country,
and he carried about him the evidences
of wealth. although he was that careful
not to make much of display of his
possessions. The young mans name
was Berman Laackmann, and he LETT.
Cham bsrlain about three years ago for
the gold regions He first went to
Forty-mile creek and engaged in placer
mining, but this not turning out to his
satisfaction in the way of gold he went
farther up into that country and after
prospecting around for some time sue
ceeded in locating the famous Bear
Creek mine, of which he is sole owner,
80 far as his discoveries are concerned.
Mr.. Laackmann says that the country is
overrun with men who have gone up
there with the expectation of making
their fortune within q month, but he
wants to disabuse the mind of anybody
who has any intentions to get rich so
quickly. In his opinton, after three
years OF prospecting, the riches can be
attained only through hardships of the
most unpleasant nature. 1t costs an
immense amount of money to buy pro-
visions and he stated that but short
time ago he had to pay $40 for sack of
flour, but that wasn't so much when he
was making a great deal more every
day.
He left the Klondike country on the
oath of June and landed at Seattle on
July 10, coming right through from
that place to Mitchell and he left on
the afternoon train for Cham barlain,
where he has brother living, but who
does not know of his arrival in this
part of the country.
Mr.. Laackmann carried number OF
fine specimens of gold in its native
state, which he extracted from the bed
of Bear Creek and he says there is
plenty more where that came from, only
one must put up with great many
hardships to get it.
On the trip down from the Klondike
country Mr.. Laackmann said that a
great many dangers were encountered
which delayed them in making good
time. He also stated that there were
many passengers on the Roanoke who
had made good money in the gold
fields, the amounts he however were
unable to name, and SO far as his own
possessions were concerned he kept
that matter entirely to himself. he
didn't know whether he would ever
return to that country or not, but we
got the idea from the drift OF his re-
marks that he had made enough te
keep himself pretty comfortable for the
rest of his days. The young man is {
quiet, unassuming gentleman and ii
evidently possessed of the ability t,
take care of what he owns.
1
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-07-29
The Railroad Peoples Sale.

Many ladies have asked u.s. why did not have this
Great Clearing Sale in the latter part Of the month
the railroad people could share the benefit Of the SALE
For this reason we decided to continue the sale to
JULY 30 and as our stock in other lines is too large
we decided to add few other items to the list:
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-07-29

Jail until the bond could be secured.
Late in the afternoon Porter was
released from Jail, having put up
the cash for his bond. 1t is also
asserted that he has been in the habit
OF furnishing parties with liquor who
could not purchase it at the saloons.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-07-29

Apricots, worth Is cents a can for
3 10 cents.
ounce bottle of phosphate for I
l cents.
ounce bottle of phosphate for 10
j Icents.
Il ounce bottle of phosphate for II,
cents.
2pound cans best Java and Mocha,
5 worth ST. 90 for 10 cents.
Best table salt and cents sack.
American lye cents can.
French gloss shoe polish for 10 cents.
ri Gilt Edge polish worth 25 cents for
10 cents.
Three pound box oyster crackers for
lis cents, worth 80 cents.
}, Muscatelle raisins pounds for 25
Icents.
ri Musoatelle raisins pounds for 25
Icents.
81 Apricots worth Is cents a pound for
Is 10 cents.
Brooms worth 25 cents for Is cents.
81 Extra good quality white cups and
Isaucers and dinner plates for IS cents q
e Iset.
Get,There smoking tobacco worth 25
,r cents for Is cents.
All clothing for less than cost.
h All shoes and slippers l-5 per cent off.
All dry goods is per cent off.
10 All ladies' shirt waists 33 1-3 per cent
off.
- All hats and caps l.5 per cent off.
hl All carpets and curtains Is per cent
off.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16
BOARD DID NOT MEET.
Colonel Ripple, John Gibbons and D.
]. Phillips Only Members Present.

4 meeting of the board of associated
charities was scheduled for last night
but Colonel Ripple, John Gibbons and
d. J. Phillips We're the only members
present, the other active members be-
ing out of town, and adjournment was
made to a date subject to the call of
Colonel Ripple.
The report of Mrs. DuGgan, agent
of the board, for the past two months
is as follows: Total cases inVestigat-
ed since last meeting, 97; found wor-
thy and aided, "A: not in need and
not worthy, %: transportation furnish
ed for .; lodging and meals for g.
employment for IL. sent to charitable
institutions, l.: taken to iudust trial
school, g; sent 10 Oral School, to pri-
vate reformatory, >; to Hillside home,
g. sent to relatives, :; arrested for
non support, 8; cases of children ne
elected, :.
The next meeting will he the annual
one at which officers will be elected
and the work for the ensuing year
mapped out.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16
QUORUM NOT PRESENT.
Meeting of Society for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Postponed.

The annual meeting of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
was fixed for yesterday, but quorum
did not materlalize and adjournment
was taken until next Tuesday evening
at s o'clock at the board of trade
rooms. Officers will be elected for the
ensuing year.
John NJ. Kcmmerer. president of the
association, said 1t never was in better
shape than at present. The attendance
az meetings is no measure Of the effect.
Many prominent citizens contribute
lib, rally every year, and the agent is
attentive to his duty and watchful
that no abuses are tolerated. lie makes
u report 10 Mr.. Kemmerer every day.
The expense of running the association
is small and there is no trouble in get
ting subscribers
A now watering trough is in course
of construction at the Providence
square to supplant the big hogshcad
which had stood there since the In
dians Cavorted in that vicinity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16
PERSONAL

l.. n, Kram2r, of New York city, is in
town,
George simons. Of Lake Ariel, was in
the city CsteIday.
Miss Lou HardcntCrgh, Of Honcsdalc
Is visiting in the city.
John r. Cameron, Of CarbOndalc, is the
guest of DR. Longstrect.
Attorney \. \. Nosb burg Is attending
court AZ Tunkhdnnock today.
Myer Davidow the Lackawaunu avenue
shoe man, is in New York ON business
EN-County Treasurer Van Bergen, Of
Carbondalc, Was In the city yesterday.
Attorney John II. Bonner was at
Wilkes Barre yesterday on lrSdl business
Rev. ]. y. Monitt, of South Scranton.
left for New York city yesterday 10 rc-
main several days.
u. W. Morrison, Of Chicago, is visiting
his brother 5. q. Morrison. lie will sail
Wednesday on the Majestic for England.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16
INITIATED NEW MEMBERS.
Fifty-Eight Received in Anthracite
CommanderY, knights of Malta.

Anthracite commandery, No. cit,
knights of Malta, initiated fifty-eiEht
new members last night, at its hall in
the Guernsey building. The ceremon-
les incident thereto began at nightfall
and lasted until daybreak, this morn
ing, or, at least it was expected that
they would continue until that hour
At midnight a recess was taken for
luncheon Which was served at Mitch
ellis dining room on Washington ave-
nue..
This is the last class of applicants to
be received as charter members. The
charter membership will close with
iG0 names on the roll, making Anthra-
cite commandery one of the largest in
the organization.
The limitations last night were con-
Quoted by G. Berry Uthman, sir knight
commander; G. Q. Swartz, generalis-
simo: Samuel Coslett, captain-gener-
al; Frank IL. Young, prelate: f.. r..
Bone, recorder, and G. II. Pierce, OF
Philadelphia, grand recorder.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-16
IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS.
Very Favorable Day for the Accused
Alderman.

Yesterdays session in the Kelly i'm
peachmcnt proceedings developed very
little Il anything unfavorable TO the
defendant, and much that tended in
his favor
In the alleged fictitious case of James
Cleary against Lou Brown and Bessie
Moore, the prosecution brought in a
James Cleary who answered the de-
scription OF the prosecutor designated
in the transcript and to the probable
Chagrn of the prosecution he not only
admitted that he was prosecutor in the
specified cases against the two defend
ants named, but also substantiated ev-
cry other averment of transcript. such
as the number of subpoenas issued and
served, number of oaths administered.
the number of witnesses examined and
the like.
Next the prosecution took up the
cases marked under the heading of
STRAW bail" There was a lengthy
discussion ocCasioned by the prosecu-
tons attempt to show irregularities
other than straw bail" i'm the cases
grouped under this heading of the bill
of particulars Commissioner Carpent-
er sustained the contention of the de-
fense that the examination would have
to be confined to this one charge.
Among these latter cases was one
in which John Sharack was named as
bondsman. \ man of that name liv-
ing in Old Forge was put on the stand
and examined as to whether or not he
became bondsman in the case in ques-
tion and whether or not he owned real
estate Of sufficient value to meet the
bond. 1t developed that he was not
the bondsman in question and his tes-
timony was ordered stricken out. John
Sharack, n saloonkecpcr of Twenty
second street, was the bondsman in
the case