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The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29

The case of Frederick A. Bemis, ex- ecutor, against Botsford H. Peet, was tried in the Court of Common Piers at Bridgeport before Judge Howard J.. Curtis on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. It was one of the many cases that these parties have had dur ing the last year or two arising over a disputed boundary line. The case was tried before Justice Downes in New town on May last and appealed by MT Peet. Judge Curtis reserved his de- cision. Attorney William S. Downes of Derby appeared for MT Peet and Alt torneys Beecher & Garfield for MT BemiS.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29

At Reid & Todd's, jewellers and op- ticians, 1O54 Main street, Bridgeport, will be found a complete line of dia- monds, watches, jewelry. silver ware, clocks, cut glass and optical goods.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29
Spring Suits for Boys.

We know please you and your boy with these new things. All the new andI hobby suits ready for boys of all ages. Come and see them The prices will please you, too.
 If your boy is between and I6, the special line of 2=pece suits will be to interest you. They come in aII-wool fabrics, stripes, pads and checks all of splendid quality, Really unusual suits at the price-$3.5o.
 Any number of handsome novelties for little fel- lows from 3 to 0-Russan blouse suits with bloomer pants; Norfolk jacket suits with boomer pants; lt- tie vestee suits in probably score of styles.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29

William Lewis of Port Jervis, N. Y., has entered the employ of R. D. Smith, and will move his family thither, this week, occupying the ten ement house on the Scudder estate, east of MT Smiths home.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29

At meeting Of the trustees of the Newtown Savings Bank on last Satur- day the usual dividend of B per cent on deposits of 5000 and over and per cent on deposits under 5000 was de- clared.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29

Fine engraved stationery. The re- pairing of watches, clocks and jewelry in our work shop by competent men means best work and lowest prices.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29

Miss Todd of Bridgeport and Misses Susie and Jennie Chambers of Water bury have been recent guests of Mrs I. P. Blackman in the Glen.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29
CHAS. H. NORTHROP,

Counselor-at-Law and Notary
 Public. Agent for the White Star and American Line steamers Office at residence, Newtown Street. Telephone 24S-14.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29

George Read of Springfield, Mass, has been visiting his sister, Mrs J. B. Goodsell, of Hopewell district.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29

Patrick Brennan, who was burned out recently, has moved into the house of Mrs Thomas Meehan, near the Tunnel. MT Brennan is expecting tO rahuild
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29

Arthur T. Nettleton, the genial treasurer of the Newtown Savings Bank, was in the Park City on Mon- day.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29

Mss Cornelia A. Caskey of Port Jervis, N. Y., will spend a week with her sister, Mrs R. D. Smith.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29

Ernest V. Haight passed Sunday with Ridgetield relatives.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29

John G. Gay of Taunton district is driving a new pair of bay horses.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29

of the new residence of Selectman
 Levi c. Morris is now completed, the
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29

The many friends of Mrs M. F. Wheeler of 1915 Barnum avenue, will be glad to hear of her condition. She has been ill three months.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29
"Tailor-m made Clothing ready for wear ;
Good Clothes For You.

Our Spring clothes all ready for you to see. Come in the next time you come to town.
 We want you to see the special lines of suits at $Io. We never before had such good suits for the money. We bought the goods very early and had them made to our order. What saved the cloth you in the price of the suit. Not of them worth less than SIP.
 We can fit any size shape of exactly as we'll as good tailor can and for half the money.
 We have two great values in black clay worsted and gray clay worsted it will pay you to Hand- suits, correct in cut, we'll tailored all through, and all wool but the thread they put together with; that's silk.
 Our Meigs & Co. Special Derby at $I.5o has $2 worth of wear in it.
The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Edwards M. Smith, M. ID

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office at Residence. Hours: g to a. m. ; 1 to ? p. m.; to p. m. Telephone and Night Bell at Residence, NewtOWn street, Telephone No. 24S-31.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-10-11
ON ROAD TO RECOVERY.
Dallis Coursey's Condition is Much
Improved. Relatives Saturday
are Hopeful.

Supt. o. w. Coursey returned on the
morning train today, and remained un-
til the afternoon train north. This is
the first time Mr.. Coursey has been
away from his brothers. bedside since
he was summoned there by the, acciden-
tal shooting, Mr., Coursey says his
brothers. condition is much improved
and his relatives and physicians are
hopeful for his recovery, His tempera-
ture today was below one hundred, his
pulse eighty-four.
At the time of the accident Dallas
Coursey and his younger brother were
out shooting chickens, AS Dallas got
into the wagon, the team started sud-
denly. To prevent himself from fall
ing he sockei the gun down solidly
with the muzzle toward him. The jar
exploded the gun and the entire
charge entered his left side and shoul-
der, tearing away the flesh so as to ex-
pose the heart and left lung, and than
passed upward shattering his clavical
and destroying couple of inches OF the
upper end of the numerous. The shot
did not pass out but lodged under the
scapula. The physicians have cut
away the lacerated flesh and removed
parts of the numerous and collar bene.
No opigtes were given as the condition
OF the patients heart would not permit
it. Supt. Coursey is very hopeful of
his brother's recovery.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-10-11
ROW AT THE AGENCY.
What the Trouble is All About
at the Lower BruIe
Agency.

Chamberlain special: Intense excite
ment was occasioned Saturday at the
Lower Brule agency over the forced at
tendance at the agency schools of two
Indian children by Agent Somers. The
children belong to Grass Rope and Lit
tie Crow. two prominent Indians, who
vigorously protested against the order
of the agent upon the ground of sick
ness.
The Indians point out that according
ing to Article 5, of the treaty of 1877,
an Indian child who, is i'll cannot be
compelled to attend the agency school,
but must be allowed to remain at home
and be cared for by the parents and the
agency physician.
Sittle Grow strenuously objected to
his daughter being compelled to go to
school when she was sick with pulmo-
nary trouble, and he was SO bitJer in
his charges of arbitrary treatment upon
the part of the agent that he was in
carcerated in the agency jail.
Almost the entire tribe is said to have
revoltei at this, and demanded the
release of little Crow. Their demands
were unheeded, whereupon they promt-
ly took the prisoner from the Jail, say
ing that if the agent could take him
without cause he might as we'll take
the whole tribe, some fifty in number.
Little Grow was then escorted home by
his friends.
The Indian police were overpowered
in an orderly manner by the friend of
Little Grow, who appear to be fully de-
termined not to submit to the position
OF Agent Somers, and have wired the
commissioner of Indian affairs at Wash
ington to send an inspector at once to
investigate the matter thoroughly.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-10-11
HANSON COURT HOUSE BURNS.
Court House at Alexandria Destroyed
by Fire Sunday Morning
Loss S25,O

The court house at Alexandria was
completely ruined by fire between
twelve and one O'Clock Sunday morning.
Nothing but fragments OF the walls re-
mains standing. When discovered the
fire was beoond control by the meagre
means OF fire protection afforded by the
city.
First reports state that nothing what
ever was removed from the building,
The records of the probate court were
completely destroyed. The damage to
other records had not been ascertained: :
The loss of the building is estimated
at $4,000. The origin of the fire: is
unknown.
LATER: The entire contents of the
court house were consumed. Insurance
$4,000.
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SOME GREAT POTATO STORIES.
High Price Of the Tubers Affords op,
portunity to Make for Some,
Loses for Others.

Farmers are finding time to bring in
some of the home grown potatoes but
not in very great quantities, as the
tubers are not 80 numerous as in other
years. There does not seem to be
much falling off in the price as yet and
they still remain above the dollar mark,
Notwithstanding that they are selling
In Aberdeen and Sioux City for Is cents
q bushel. Potatoes are making great
money this year for those who happen
to have large crop, and in connection
with the high price OF them several
good stories are going the rounds OF the
press and the following fare related by
the Aberdeen News:
Last spring Browning Lawrence had
patch of ground on one of his farms
which he thought OF having summer
fallowed. His tenant wanted some DO.
tato ground and Mr.. Lawrence told
him that if he would crop The patch in
question and keep it clear OF weeds he
could have the whole crop of potatoes
raised. The tenant planted the pota-
toes and has dug over 1000 bushels,
which are worth something like $3.50.
1t is reported that certain farmer
not many miles from Aberdeen last
fall made contract with the Sailors
to plant eighty acres of potatoes, they
furnishing the seed. The crop proved
to be a bounteous one, and there are
potatoes until you can't rest on the
place. Dealers are calling upon the
farmer and Offering him anywhere
from 10 to S5 cents q bushel for the
crop, while the Salzsr contract compels
him to deliver them to the firm on
track at % cents. And, it is said the
seedsmen have a man on the ground
to see that every bushel is loadad in
accordance with the contract.
The Oakes Republican tells this one:
"We were reminded of the old populis-
tic arguments by the experience of d
farmer near Okes during the past year.
A year ago he borrowed 1926 and bought
one hundred bushels of potatoes with
the money. This week he brought
thirty-6ve bushels into market and paid
the note and interest. Using potatoes
as circulating medium, ii shows that
there is . profit of 65 per cent in oper-
ating farm in Diokey county"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-10-11

on charge of theft. Wednesday even
ing several robes and blankets belong
ing to Mr.. A, Jackson were stolen from
the Farmers sheds. A search warrant
was procured and the property found in
the possession of the defendants The
young men were taken before Justice
Mckinley this morning and pleaded
guilty to taking the robes and blankets
but stated that they thought them the
property of the liveryman and expected
to bring them back today. They were
fined ten dollars apeice and costs which
amounted in all to fifty dollars and min
ty cents and were placed in the
hands of the sheriff until the fine is
paid.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-10-11
MRS. WILLIAMS DEAD
Wife Of Dr.. Williams Passes AWay at
Her Home Tuesday Afternoon
Years Of Suffering.
Hanson County Court House at AleXan-
dria Consumed by Fire Sunday
Morning.
Presiding Elder Hager and His Audience
Do Not Favor DOWie and
Els ISmS
DIED OF CONSUMPTION,
Mrs. DR.. Williams Passes Away. at
Her Home Tuesday,
DIED OF CONSUMPTION.
Mrs. DR.. Williams Passes Away at
Her Home Tuesday,
Conscious to the End.


AT one o'clock and thirty minutes
the angel OF death visited the home of
Rev. Williams and called from thence
the wife and mother. Mrs. Williams
has been a great sufferer for the past
few years but passed away without the
painful characteristics that sometimes
attend the last hours of the dreadful
disease of which she died.
Death was caused by pulmonary con-
sumption which resulted from a severe
case of la grippe followed by pneumonia
seven years ago. The burial services
will probably take place from the house
on Friday.
Mrs. Helen M, Williams was born in
Naples, N. Y. When twelve years of
age she removed with her parents to
Glass Lake, Michigan. She was first
married to Claudius B. Smith by whom
she had three children, one of whom
died in infancy; two, son and daugh-
ter, iveo to marry and have families of
their own. The son died about one year
ago. The daughter now lives in New
York.
Mrs. Williams was left a widow about
thirty years ago, and was married to
DR.. Williams three years later, by
whom she had three children, two of
whom. Frederick Clark and Carrie
Louise, are now living.
Mrs. Williams retained consciousness
up to the last few minutes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-10-11

PRICE BAKING POWDER Co.,
CHICAGO. :.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-10-11
to accept the fractional truth YOU

to accept the fractional truth you
accept the whole ism. There is not
enough in any OF the isms, he declared,
to take any one out of the church.
AS final lesson he pictured the
death scene of Preeident Mckinley
when men and women everywhere were
praying for the continuation of the
presidents life. Nevertheless it eA-
pired; and he repeated the words of the
dying president: "Lts Gods way:
Gods will be DONE"
After the sermon theirs was short
testimony meeting in which Dowieism
received its share of criticism from the
audience.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-10-11
DOES NOT FAVOR DowlE.
Rev. Hager breaches on Isms-it is
the Spiritually Weak Who Are
Lead AWAY,
Lead Away.

The large audience that assent bled at
the Methodist church Sunday evening
to hear Presiding Elder Hager, listened
to a sermon somewhat out of the usual.
Mr.. Hager began by drawing COMPARE
son between the constant and the tickle
church member, which comparison was
the foundation for his criticism of the
isms and those who are led captive by
them. People who are easily led away
from the church, said the minister, are
weak spiritually. They have gathered
few of the cheap Things of the the
Kingdom but have failed to come into
possession of the Pearl Of Great Price
Mr.. Hager quoted from Ecclesiastes in
opposition to Divine healing: "Give
place to thy physician" for healing of
the body, and read futher from the
scriptures in support of the healing of
the body by physicians and medicine.
One who believes the healing of the
body Ito be better religion than
ours, continued the speaker. is to be
pitied. The cure is generally the cure
of imaginary rather than real aickness.
So called christian healers and Divine
healera, he declared, are trifing with
God; gambling with the interests of the
soul gambling with the things OF God
Mr.. Hager continued The church
does not condemn everything connected
with the isms. There is some truth in
in them. but it is fractional truth and
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-10-11
CONTEST is ENDED.
The Red Side Under the Leadership Of
GustaYus LoeVinger Carry Off the
HOnOfS Of the Battle.
The 0rpheuS Jubilea Singers Greeted By
Large Audience at the Corn Pal
ace Thursday Evening.
Indians Oppose Agent Somers in Com
pelling Children Who Are iii to
Attend School.
THE RED SIDE WINS.
Large Audience Greets Jubilee Sing
ers, at Corn Palace, Saturday
Evening.

That the people of Mitchell are
greatly interested in Dakota University
is manifested by the large and repre-
sentative audiences that come out to
listen to her entertainments and lect-
ures, and the encouragement offered
the University in it's efforts to remain
at the head of institutions of it's kind in
the state.
The first entertainment of the school
year was furnished by Mason & Downs
Orpheus Jubilee Singers at the corn
palace Friday evening. The large
audience that assembled to listen to the
programe found the room much too cold
for comfort.
Prof Graham, in Introducing the
troupe, remarked upon the influences
other than the presence of the Jubilee
Singers, that marked the presence of 80
large audience, and thanked the people
of Mitchell for the spirit of loyalty
shown the University. His announce
ment that the "Reds" had won in the
contest and that their color would be
worn by the singers was greeted with
with applause. The Singers were not
in the least a Disappointment to the
audience who followed closely every
number of the program and expressed
their appreciation in hearty applause.
Hard Trials" was especially pleasing
to the audience, and after rendering it
the singers were called back the second
time. Mr.. Charles H. Downs, baritoue,
and Mr.. Arthur II. Payne, bass, seemed
to meet with special favor at the hands
of the audience. AS a whole the pro-
CRANE was pleasing and entertaining
and was entirely up to the expectation
of the audience.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-10-11
Firemen Coming.

The South Dakota Fireman's Associa-
tion will meet in convention at the
court house in Mitchell October 2S.
The association comprises all the volun-
teer fire companies of the state east of
the Missouri river. The board of con-
troll met at Yankton the first of the
week and decided upon Mitchell as the
place of the convention. Delegates
from each fire department will be
present and large attendance ia ex.
pected. The programe will consist
largely of papers and addresses. The
Mitchell Fire Department is preparing
to entertain the visitors.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-10-11

Prices Cream Baking Powder is
everywhere the acknowledged standard,
the powder of the highest reputation,
greatest strength, and absolutely pure.
It renders the food more healthful and
Palatable, and using it exclusively you
are assured against alum and other dan
gerous, chemicals from which the low
grade powders are made.
Dr.. Prices Baking Powder is sold on
its merits only never by the aid of
lotteries, gifts, commissions or other
schemes. The entire value of your
money comes back to you IN baking pow
der-the purest, most economical made.
NoTE.- Alum baking powders low
priced they but three
FRcE BAKING POWDER Co.. make
CHICAGO bread or cake glauber salts, sulphuric
acid and hydrae of alumina-all
ous the last two poisonous.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-10-11
they're Afraid of lis.

The Sioux Falls Press says that on
Saturday some representatives. of the
Mitchell football team offered TO play
Vermillion in Sioux Falls at date to
be arranged, 'sbut the offer was gently
turned down" The Vermillion man
then registered a kick against Mitchell
and remarked, We will not play
Mitchell under any circumstances.n
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-10-11
Petit Larceny.

Ian Miller and Henry knorr, two
young men who have been working
with threshing crew near here were
arrested Friday by deputy sheriff Brooks
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-08-15

A mirth-provoking scene once took
place in the palace of a former duke of
Hamilton. The duke had invited one
of his neighbors, a plain-spoken laird,
to stop at the palace for luncheon
after the conclusion of business
transaction. The laird was not used
to the luxuries of life, and watched
with an impatient eye the fittings
about of a liveried servant who seemed
to be everywhere at once, anticipating
the laird's wants in way that struck
the rustic as positively uncanny. At
last the guest turned deliberately
about in his chair and addressed the
servant in tone of considerable irri-
tation. what are ye dance, dance,
dancing about the room for, man."
he demanded. "Can ye no draw in your
chair and sit doom? I'm sure there's
enough on the table for three
Youths Companion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-08-15
Pity the Poor Rich,

Two ladies were discussing the spec
tacular existence of a very rich man.
"Yes, my DEAR" said one, 81 knew
him when he worked for Uncle Joe
for three dollars week. Of course
that is the price fixed for all million
aires who have made their money,
and it does make one tired, but this
is literally true. And now he has a
house in New York, another at New
port, a farm on Long Island, an es-
tate in Lenox and cottages at Tuxedo
and Aiken, besides a yacht and pri-
vate car that is the apotheosis Of
leather and gliding"
"Where is his home?" asked the
other.
"Home? He hasn't any. When they
get as rich as that they've no more
home instinct than milk-cans."-
Youths Companion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-08-15

together-and the majors tall, SOL

together-and the majors tall, sol-
dierly figure thrilled as 1t had not for
20 years, and he could not realize that
it was not the other woman-the wom-
an of 20 years ago-who was seated be-
side him, as she had been so often in
the old days. She told him her pa
thetic story-how she had been left
an orphan to her grandfather's care,
and how he had died year ago in the
midst of quarrel with big land sym
dicate that sought to acquire his prop
erty, and had told her that the nego-
tiations had not been closed, although
some papers had passed. He warned
her never to yield possession of the
property. Then there had been law
suits, and now they were trying to
eject her from the house in which she
was born and to deprive her of all she
had in the world. Going further into
the matter, the major learned many
things that had puzzled him during the
trial of the case involving the proper
ty, and discovered how a great injus-
tice had been wrought.
"Do not be afraid" said he, rising alb
ruptly. "You will be harassed nc
more"
He went straight back to the city,
and there was an interview with VAN
delmeier-the stormiest, it is said,
that ever occurred in the majors old
fashioned back room-and the result
was that certain checks bearing the
ma jor's signature passed to Vandel-
meier and the deed to the Fletcher
estate passed to Amy Fletcher.
There was the glow of long-deferred
youth on his face and the agility of
boy in his soldierly carriage as he
sprang up the stepS with the deeds in
his pocket. She did not entertain him
on the veranda this time, and before
the day was over she invited him to en-
Joy short season on the estate he had
saved for her-she did not know at
what cost. He remembered Eastman's
adm onition that he needed vacation,
and he decided to spend it.
There really is no need of telling the
rest of this story, for the major was
in the very prime of life, despite his
iron-gray hair, for life of modera-
ton and regularity had left him in per-
feet health, and she had been drawn
to him from the first by that subtle at
traction always felt by daughters for
the unsuccessful suitor for the moth
er's hand. AS for the ma jor, he never
could realize that it was not his Amy
of old to whom he was paying court.
1t might be added that after the we'd
ding the major, greatly to the delight
of his partners, abandoned the old
fashioned Office and the firm moved
into palatial quarters in the newest
building in the city.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-08-15
A Clerical Dilem ma,

There is a story told of a candidate
for priests orders, who was preach
ing an extempore trial sermon before
the late Archbishop TAFT and Dean
Stanley. In his extreme nervousness
he began in a stammering way: 81
viii divide my congregation into two
the converted and unconverted.' This
proved too much for the primate's
sense of humor, and he exclaimed: ::
81 think, sir, as there are only two of
us, you had better saywhich is which"
London Echo.