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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28

ter known to the uninitiated as the
Health Department, could not possibly
allow the old year to come to close
without a wildly jubilant howl about
the public health.
In an elaborate statement the Il. u.
announces this week that Chicago Ia
the healthest city on the globe"
The story has very familiar flavor
10 it.
We believe we have inhaled it be.
fore.
1t Is redolent of old-tlmc fakes and
fancies, and Of other things,
As 1t is being borne along upon the
breeze we cannot help recalling the
ancient lines which, as lovers of old
time Boxing Night Pantomime will re-
call began as follows:
Sing n song Of microbes,
Bottle full Of rye
With healthy pay roll
Need IA body cry?
But Of course everybody who has any
knowledge Of the operations OF the
Health Department knows that this
claim that 1t has made Chicago the
healthiest city on the globe, Is n sly
joke.
Wen, this Is hilarious season any,
how and there Is no reason why the
Boozers' Union should not enjoy itself,
TOO
But there is serious side to the
question.
The public should not allow itself to
be deceived by the hlariousness Of the
Boozers' Union.
IL should not forget that the water
supply OF Chicago Is diluted sewage.
That It's sewers are never cleaned.
That the Health Department main.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28

DR.. Emil q. 1lirsch, the eminent
Jewish divine says Mayor Harrison
does not know what organized charity
Is. DR.. IIirsch Is right. The City
Hall Lizard Is a better judge of or
ganized appetite.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-11-29
Has Deserted Populism.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Robert
Emmett Dowdeli, formerly secretary of
the populist state committee and ran
tankerous advocate of fusion, announces
that he is through with the party which
he did so much to ruin, and it is un-
derstood he will go oyer into the demo-
cratic party, and take with him as many
populists as he can. Mr.. Dowdell is not
shrewd man, but he is fsrsighted
enough to see that populism is done for.
AT the time that populism took up with
democracy, the party was a good third
in the race, and many of the leaders
fondly foresaw the time when it might
become the dominant party in the
union. 1t was we'll represented in both
branches of congress and was casting so
large an aggregate vote as to entitle 1T
to the earnest respect OF all people.
But all this is changed. The party
made an unholy alliance with the demo.
Gratis in the hope OF getting spoils- Its
leaders sold the party out for a mess of
pottage. In the last national conven-
tion, it nominated democrat for pres.
ident and a silver republican for vice
president, with the certain knowledge
that the vice presidential nominee
would Withdraw in favor of q democrat.
leaving the populists absolutely y-without
representation on the ticket. II was
predicted at that time that this pitiful
surrender to the democrats would ruin
the populist party and that it would
never again hold national convention.
Whether or not the last portion OF this
prediction will cone true is yet too early
to determine. but that the populist
party is all shot to pieces, and that it
will never rally'from the blow its foolish
leaders have dealt it, is beyond ques-
tion. The party is now paying the
penalty OF selling It's principles for the
hope of Office.
And now men like Dowdell, who have
helped to scuttle the populist ship, are
deserting her. They do not want to be
carried down in the wreck, and so they
are rapidly climbing over into the dem
ocratic scow. Dowdell is'only one ol
many. His action in itself is insignif
cant. But as bearing on the present
hopeless condition of the populist party
and it's lugubrious future, it is worth
this passing comment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-11-29
Going to Have a City Hall.

The town of Mt. Vernon is going to
have a city hall evidently by the way
the citizens are starting in on the
proposition. A petition has been cir
culated asking the board to call q
special election and it has been signed
by three-fourths of the inhabitants of
the place. From this the election will
carry very easily and bonds will be
issued for the erection of the building.
The town board has also arranged to
light the streets Of Mt Vernon. Sever
al large gasoline lamps have been pur-
chased and will be installed soon. 1t is
claimed that they will answer every
purpose for street lighting. Mt. Yer
non is certainly forging ahead in the
matter OF public Improvements.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-11-29
Father Krueger's Money Mill.

Alexandria special: Mrs. Elizabeth
Briugleman bought ITO acres of land
joining Epiphany and paid $4,000 for it.
The money was obtained from Father
Kroeger, and Mrs. Bringleman brought
it down wrapped in newspaper. She
laid the package on the desk in Thiel &
Ryburn's office. When they asked if
she wished to pay cash she pointed to
the package and said, ''there's your
money!" Tt was taken to the First
National and found to consist of ones,
twos and five dollar bills. There were
several packages and the whole made a
good sized bundle. One package was
found to be S97 short. Mrs. Bringle-
man took that back to Epiphany and
told Father Kroeger it was short. He
threw the package back into the safe
and gave her another without a word
The last was found to be right.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-11-29
HOTEL BURNED FRIDAY.
Dumont House at Woonsocket Nearly
Destroyed by Fire-Started in
the Laundry Room.

The Dumont house at Woonsocket
was nearly destroyed by fire Friday,
only portion of the house being saved.
The fire originated in the laundry room
and had gained such head way before it
was discovered that the flames scattered
to other parts of the house before they
could be checked. 1t is stated that
there are but four rooms in the house
that were not touched by the flames,
and that the contents OF the other rooms
were nearly destroyed either by fire or
water. 1t could not be ascertainedsh how
the fire originated. The hotel is owned
and operated by Mr.. Walker, brother
in-law of R. j. Taylor, of this city.
The hotel was good one and will SER
iously impair the hotel accomnod ations
of Woonsscket.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-11-29
Catholic Church Choir Gives Its Annual
Entertainment to Fair Audience
Program Good.
Buttermakers Will Hold Their Annual
Convention at Huron Commencing
Next Tuesday.
OFFERS SOME SUGGESTIONS.
State Board of Health Addresses {
Circular ON General Smallpox
Conditions in the State.

City Health Officer Crane has re-
ceived Communication from the state
board Of health, of which VIM. Ed
wards, is president, and A H. Rogers
is secretary. The circular is as follows:
To CITY AND LOCAL BOARDS OF
HEALTH:-
Whereas smallpox is epidemic in sew
eral localities in the state of South Ba-
kota aud whereas an honest difference
of opinion exists among physicians as
to the nature of the prevailing disease,
variously called ''cuban itch," ''cedar
Itch chicken pox," smallpox, u
"varioloid." ''dermatitis herpetiformis "
and perhaps other names, it ;is hereby
ordered by the state board of health
that all cases of acute eruptive disease
of communicable nature be subjected
to quarantine regulations.
City and local boards of health are
earnestly requested to report all cases
of acute eruptive diseases to the sup.
erintendent of the county board o.
health. The cooperation of the towr
and county authorities is solicited tt
the end that loathsome disease be
speedily stamped out of the state.
Dated, at Bowdle, s. D this 1st day
of May, 1901.
South Dakota State Board of Health
VIM. EDWARDS, M. D.
Pres. and Supt.
A. II. ROGERS, Secty.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-11-29
WANT THE LAND BAD.
Over Two Hundred Sections of South
Dakota Land Involved in One
Transaction.

The balmiest of boom days In South
Dakota real estate transactions do not
compare with the activity OF the pres
ent day, aud there is no boom in opera
tion at the present time either. True,
there is some land bought for specula-
tion but the purchaser generally knows
where he has customer for the land
who wants to settle in the state. A
Sioux City special of recent date gives
the brief details OF q heavy transaction
in South Dakota farms that is certainly
amazing in its magnitude and helpful
to the state in more ways than one.
The special speaks of the transaction in
this manner:
What is with little doubt the largest
single deal in farm land ever trans
acted in this city has just been closed
by Hiland P. Lockwood. 1t involves
the change in ownership of 204 quarter
sections of South Dakota land, the
largest transfer of this kind oil land
made in the northwest for years, =
The total consideration was about
S175, 900, and the total number OF acres
that changed hands was $3.50. The
purchase includes farm lands in central
South Dakota, in Edmunds, Faulk,
Hand, Buffalo aud Jerauld counties, all
of which were held by an English syn
dicate and had been SO held for many
years. Associated with Mr.. Lockwood
in this purchase we're two large real
estate firms now operating in South
Dakota and one South Dakota banker
who has already invested heavily in
lands in that state. Mr.. Lockwood
himself retains 5000 acres of the en-
tire purchase.
Mr.. Lockwood states that the land
was bought for speculation. 81 believe
the day of cheap farm lands in South
Dakota is past" he said. 81 know Of
one firm in that state that got out list
last January, advanced the prices
quoted the next April, made still fur
Their advance in September and is about
to get out another list, when the prices
will again be advanced. That is one
reason why bought this land. had
chance to get it at a reasonable figure
by taking it all at once"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-11-29
MITCHELL SHUT OUT
High School Foot Ball Team Was Unable
to Score Against Their Sioux Falls
Opponents.
Fire Practically Destroyed the Dumont
House at WOonSOCket Early Fri
day Morning.
Two Real Estate Firms Have Purchased
Over Two Hundred Quarter Sec
tiOnS in This State.
PLAYED AT SIOUX FALLS.
PLAYED AT SIOUX FALLS.
High School Team OF Mitchell Played
the Queen City Lads Satur-
day Afternoon.

Saturday evening the Mitchell high
school foot ball team came home from
Sioux Falls with score OF to against
l.. The boys are not particularly sore
over their defeat, but maintain as q
matter of justice that the score ought TO
be O 80 o.
In the first half neither side scored,
and ,hsre was excellent work done on
both sides. 1t was in the second half
where the business was done and the
rules offer no excuse for the play made
by Sioux Falls and which won them the
game.
a Sioux Falls player made an end run
and in the tackling by Mitchell he ran
out of the lines. Instead of bringing
the ball back, as he should have done
under the rules, the ball was simply
thrown to Il Sioux Falls player, who
made an end run for Mitchell's goal and
got within two or three feet of the line
before he was downed. 1t was an easy
matter for Sioux Falls to then push the
ball over the line for touchdown.
Referee Leving when appealed to by
Mitchell said heNplay was good and nc
further question was raised. Sine.
Leving and the team came home ths
rule was looked up and Sioux Falls wa
clearly in the wrong, but it was too lat,
then to do anything since the game hat
been awarded to Sioux Falls. Mr.. Lev
ing notified Sioux Falls that she coul(
not claim the game on that play ant
maintains the score should be tied.
Hough wss injured in the secont
half of the game and had to retire,
which was virtually responsible fol
crossing the line. Brigham was ais
injured, having broken his nose
When the first half was ended the bal
WAS in tho center of the fold and neith
er side was gaining. Mitchell pre-
sented q strong game all the wa.
through and the teams were vel
matched.
Mitchell expected to play at Madison
with the high school team but Madison
wrote that the game would have to b.
declared off.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-11-29
THE STATE SCHOOL MONEY,
State Has Loaned Over a Million
and a Half Dollars of Its Per-
mauent school Fund.

Taere is no state in the union that is
laying the foundation for irs future
school facilities as is South Dakota, and
already has its bgRefcent qualities been
felt in the appointments that are made
every six months of the year for the
various counties in the state. It is re-
ported from Pierre that over one and
one-half million of dollars has been
loaned to the various counties, which
in turn has been loaned to farmers and
municipalities on mortgages and
bonds. The money is loaned at rate
OF per cent and the interest amounts
to goodly sum each year. This is di-
verted to the use of the school through.
out the state to aid in paying the
expenses. of running. The fund will
accumulate in the years to come so that
future generations will doubtless have
little trouble in paying the running ex-
penses of the public schools.
According to a report from Pierre
Sphinx county handles the largest sum
of any county in the state for the pur-
pose of loans, it having received up to
date 1897, ,OoO, while Campbell county is
using s84, 1870. Dawson county has q
little over 500, 900 loaned to farmers in
the county.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-11-29
WILL MEET AT HURON.
Dairy and Buttermakers Association
Will Meet at Huron Three
Days Next Week,

The eleventh annual session of the
South Dakota Dairy and Buttermakers'
Association will be held at Huron on
Dec. 3, 4, 5. The executive committee
has provided a very entertaining pro-
gram for the delegates and visitors to
the meeting, and instructive papers on
matters relating to the creamery and
dairy will be given.
These meetings are quite important
to the dairy and creamery interests of
the state, for there considerable valu-
able information given in many differ
ent ways at these meetings and when
put into practical use results in in
creased earnings both for the farmer
and the creamery.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-11-29

low, and indicates the pleasure that was
derived by the audience in listening to
the singers:
Festival Hymn. ................. Buck
THE CHOIR.
MISS GERTRUDE KOCH.
MRI FRED KRATZ.
Dear Eyes, Dear Heart. t................ Armstrong
Miss BLANCHE RowLEY.
Little Sister and Observation-Disclosures.
MISS MARY MEAGHER,
MR.. S. EARL BROWN.
When Thou art Gone. ................... Sobeski
MISS EMILY BRAS.
Selection from Last Days of POmpeii. .......
Miss JOSEPHINE WILLKOMM
Burst Ye Apple Buds. s.......................Em Emery
Miss FLORENCE GREGORY.
MISS is GoopYkooNrz. MIR. S. EARL BROWN, % Mr..
FRED KRAFT.
Tell Me Not .Couchois
Miss Gregory and Mr.. Brown we're
applauded so vigorously that they had
to respond with an encore.
The rest of the evening was devoted
to serving refreshments and and dane
ing, the music being furnished by
Nichols mandolin club. 1t was long
after midnight before the company de-
parted for home, and they all voted the
entertainment a decided success.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-11-29
A Female Hustling Husker.

Canton News: VIM. Bell will finish
securing his corr crop today. A man
and his wife who were travelling in a
covered wagon stopped at Mr.. Bells
last week and secured their services to
assist in husking corn. Mr.. Bell said
the lady husked so bushels of corn on
Monday, IS on Tuesday and on Wednes-
day when he told US about it, she ex-
pected to husk 60 bushels. She makes
a pretty fair "helpmeet" for her hus-
band who is husker from baskerville,
as it is no trouble for him to hush 80
bushels per day.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-11-29
FRIDAY NIGHTS CONCERT.
Catholic Chu rch Choir Gave Pleas
ing Entertainment at Odd
Fellows Hail..

A splendid social and musical pro.
gram was given at Odd Fellows hall
Friday evening by the Catholic church
choir. The attendance was limited
owing to the other attractions in the
city that evening. The program was
arranged under the direction of Miss
Grace Goodykoontz and she enlisted
some fine talent for solo work. The
program that was given is published be-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-11-29
Why is ROYAL
Baking Powder bet
ter than Any other ?

Because in it's mammoth works a
corps Of chemical experts is con-
stantly employed to test every ingre-
dient and supervise every process of
manufacture to insure a product ab-
solutely pure, wholesome and perfect
in every respect
The most wholesome food and
the most digestible food are made
with Royal Baking Powder.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. 100 WILLIAM ST. newyoRk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-30
ANDREWS MAKES STAND
FOR WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE

Representative j. H. Andrews dis
tinguished himself at Springfield Sat-
urday in fight in behalf of the wom-
ans suffrage bill which, fortunately,
was killed.
Familiar events in Mr.. Andrews
political career are already beginning
to operate against him at the state
capital. The Chicago Tribune ccrre-
spondent said in the course of a spe-
cial to his paper:
MIR. Andrews supported the bill.
Mr.. Rinaker said he had been inclined
to favor the bill until he had heard
the remarks of Mr.. Andrews.
When l heard what he had to
say about women holding caucuses.
said Rinaker, and recalled some testi-
mony in an election contest in which
the gentleman was concerned, show
ing how they hold caucuses up in the
region that he comes from-where
the minority was bigger than the ma
jority-I at once and forever changed
my mind.
"Mr. Bundy's motion to strike out
the enacting clause of the bill was
carried"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-30
All on Account of the Boots.

As a sergeant was bawling out his
orders in a barracks III Dublin and
watching the line of feet as the raw re-
cruits endeavored to obey the word of
command he found, to his astonish-
ment. that one pair OF feet, more no.
ticeabIe on account of their extra large
Size never turned.
Without taking his eyes off those feet
the sergeant bawled out a second or
der:
About face"
He could see that all the feet except
those he watched turned in obedience.
Rushing up to the owner, a little fell
low, he seized him by the shoulder,
shouting:
why don't you turn with the rest?'
81 did!' replied the trembling recruit.
You did, Ell? Well. l watched your
feet, and they never moved"
Its the boots they gave Inc, sir, >"
said the poor fellow. They're so large
that when L turn my feet turns inside
of them."-London Answers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-30
Committees Have Meeting.
Am AdrcrtI,inr schemc.

Several old acquaintance of the late
ID. II. McAlpin, the tobacco manufac-
turer, were discussing his business sue
cess in an up town club, and one of
them told the following story as illus
trating the farreachinC effect of COM
paratively insignificant things some
times.
1T was after Mr.. McAlpin was well
started in the tobacco business" he
said, that an enterprising rival began
TO cut into his business by advertising
that he placed dime in every tenth
package of tobacco put up in his fac
tory. One day u foreman of the pack
ing room went to Mr.. McAlpin and
said:
- have a suggestion to make that
promises to knock out this dime in ev-
cry tenth package scheme of your rival.
Will YOU hear it?'
Yes; go ahead
"'Well. then. just put a dime in ev-
cry package of tobacco put up in our
shop and don't advertise it. 1t will adj
vertise itself quickly enough
MIR. McAlpin saw that the sugges-
ton was good. and he accepted it. 1t
cost him a good deal of money, but its
success warranted it. Within few
weeks farmers were buying McAlpin
tobacco, knowing that they would find
money in each package, and if they
had found diamonds it would not have
surprised them."-New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-30
ChancerY Notice.
State of u'InoIs.

state OF Illinois, lsz
Rock Island County. %
In the circuit court Of said county, TO the
May term d 1901.
The Home Building and Loan association of
Rock Island, a corporation, Vs. Mary Jane
Murray and William h. Murray. In chan
Gerry. Bill to foreclose.
AFFIDAVIT Of the nOn-res idence of Mary Jane
Murray and William H. Murray, defendant
above named, having been fled In the Office of
the clerk OF said circuit court OF Rock Island
county, notice IS hereby given TO the said
Mary Jane Murray and W lillian II. Murray that
the complainant fled its dill of complaint in
said court on tue chaucery side thereof, on
the 18th day of December 1870, ana that a
summons thereupon issued out of said court
against said defendants and returnable on the
first Monday of January, A. D, 1901 as Is by
law required, and that after wards to-wit: On
the lss day OF April A. D., $780, an alias sum-
mons thereupOn issued out of said court
against said defendants, Mary Jane Murray and
William III. Murray, return able the first
Monday OF May next. 1871.
Now unless you. the said Mary Jane Murray
and William H Murray s. all persOnallV be and
appear before said circuit court OF Rock bland
county on the first day of the ne xt term To ere
o.. to be holden in Rock island, in said county,
on the first Monday of May, 1901, and plead
ausw er demur TO the said complain ants iii
of complaint, the same. and the matters and
things therein charged and stated, win be
taken az confessed, and a decree entered
against you scsordiug to the prayer OF said
bill GEORGE w. GAMBLE Circuit Clerk
JACKSON d HURST. Complain ant s Solicitors
Rock Island, Ill, April b, 1901.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-30
Four Specials.

At our dress goods counter
we offer four lots of most sea-
sonable and handsome merchan-
disc at about half real value:
SIC all wool imported challies,
large line OF the dainty de-
signs to select from, at,
per yard. ......... SOC
soc to 81 satin stripe, all wool
challies, not the common sat-
in stripe goods. but the i'm
ported picot edge stripe chal-
lie the kind that wears we'll
i'm exquisite jardiniere
designs down they 60. soc
The new polka dot. all wool
henriettas, 3S-inch wide,
cream with black dot, navy
with red dot, cardinal, Yale,
ETC., with black dot, sold by
some stores at 75c; they were
So here, but Tuesday
Silk-stripe Waistings, Atwood,
fancy, handsome striped ef-
fects, all the new pastel sbad-
lngs, sold elsewhere at CSC
per yard; our price was 75c,
but tuesday, very spe-
clal at.. $40
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-30
The disadvantage of De1lcacy.

The editor sent her little story back,
with polite note praising its delicacy,
but saying it was unsuitable to his
magazine. Again she sent it forth.
Once more it was returned with kind
words for its delicate touches and re-
Grets that it was unavailable. When a
third time the little story had been
praised for its delicacy, but rejected,
the authoress was in despair.
'It looks to me" she said, 'as if my
story was so delicate that it had gone
into decline. New York Mail and
EXPRESS