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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25
MARRIED AT LEMARS, IOWA
A Mitchell Young Man Went Back
to His Old Home at LeMarS
for His Bride.

1t is WITH pleasure that The Re-
publirln announces the marriage Of
Mr.. j; II. Briggs and Miss Ida May
Walker. which occurred at LeMars,
Iowa, last Monday, Sept. IA. When
Mr.. Briggs departed from the city he
did not give the slightest intimation
of his intentions and when he came
back with his bride it was quite a
surprise to his friends. Since his res
idence here he has been employed in
Arney's store, and has appelIed quite
a number of times on concert pro-
grams in which his singing has been
yerv heartily received. The LeMars
Sentinel has the following to say
| about the wedding event
Miss Ida May Walker and Mr.. Rich
ard Henry Briggs were united in
marriage Yesterday afternoon at the
Methodist church parsonage, Rev.
A. a. Randall officiating. Tne young
people left on the evening train fOl
Sioux City and from there will 20 tC
Mitchell, S. D., to make their home
The young people are both we'll knowr
in LeMars, where they have resided
nearly all their lives. Their mar
! rage was a surprise to nearly al
their friends who had not expected
the event to come off SO soon The
bride is the daughter Of Mrs. Wake.
residing on Franklin street. and tn
groom is the son Of W. II. Briggs
pioneer harness maker, of this city
They both have a wide acquaintanc
in LeMars in social circles, and bot!
were formerly members of the clloi
in the Methodist church. MI. Brigg
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25
SATURDAY FOR TRAVELLERS
The Travelling Men Will be Given a
Royal Good Time All bay
Next Saturday.

The travelling men Of the state will
be in evidence at the r palace
next Saturday all day. Invitations
have been sent out to every known
travelling man who comes into South
Dakota to come to Mitchell Saturday
and enjoy the hospitality Of the citi :
zens The acknowledgements that
are coming in indicate that there
will be a lively time when the bunch
comes together.
a meeting was held Saturday even
ing by the following committee on
arrangements: Geo. M. ROwley,
Geo. Fl. Miner, j. B. Wolgemuth,
Jay Dundass, j. NJ. Wood, j. N.
Harris, f. e. Ramsdell, J. D. An
derson, W. A. Blynn, Jhas. Blythe,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25
Does not Denote Permancy.

Armour Herald: The Pierre State
Register tells it's readers that IS, 900
people have filed Oh homesteads in
this section'' in the past two years.
That is true and those filings mean
that the land will eventually pass in
to the control of the cattle kings
grazing herds across the river. From
a party who travelled over that Sec
ton we learn that evidence OF that
shanties stand here and there on four
corners, with nothing about them
that denotes "permanency Or actual
settlement. The rude affairs will
disappear as Don as proof IS made.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25
DAWSON GOT FIRST MONEY
Agricultural Exhibit Took First
Money at the State FAIR at
ianktOn This Week

Information was received from
Yankton Saturday morning that in
the county agricultural exhibits at
the state fair tnat Dawson county
was awarded first prize, with Hughes
county second and Edmunds county
third. The judge Of the exhibit was
a disinterested gentleman who lives
at Atlantic, Iowa, and his name is
j. H. Todd. This makes one more
instance where Mitchell was chosen
over Pierre. Our friends out on the
Missouri gathered up a lot Of ma
terial out in that country and went
to YanlltOn to win out over every
thing else, but the products of Davl-
son were far too much for the COM
petitor.
Dawson county's exhibit was hand.
somely arranged and sampl, IS were
shown off to good advantage. The
people of this city and of the coun-
ty are to be congratulated on the
success at Yapkton. The exhibit
will he shown at the corn palace
next week.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25

absolute and arrogant right. Her
whole claim for support for twenty
years has been based upon the as
sertion that sometime the North
western railroad would parallel it's
own line INTO the Hills. Many of
US have taken that seriously. grum-
bled Il little about dying of old age
and supported Pierre
AS a matter OF fact, the citiZens of
the Hills should and will-take this
capital relocation question just as. it
seem to be forced on us. We have
voted and plugged for the present
location thirteen OF fourteen years,
not because of accessibility or de-
STABILITY. but because Of promises
Of Il railroad ACROSS the country.
If the building OF a railroad is con-
tingent on the location OF Il capital,
let's give Mitchell and the Milwau-
kee road a chance. We can't be any
Worse Oil than now. ana taking
Plefre'S only argument as gospel
truth, we VIII be infinitely better off
in the matter OF railroad connection.
Every voter Of" the Black HillS
should study this mater carefully.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25

for the people in the eastern part of
the state when the votes on capital
location are counted next November,
The Record believes that two-thirds
it not three-fourths of the people of
this country are in favor of a relO-
cation of the capital CT South Da-
kota.
They are in favor of relocation
from purely selfish motives.
The Record is nothing if not con-
sistent. 1t was the first paper in
the Black Hills to advocate resub-
mission Of the capital question dur
ing the last session of the legisla-
tuie. 1t niS never had cause to
change its views.
We have hung like grim death for
over twenty years TO that old. faded
and shelf-worn IDEA Of a railroad
from Pierre
We have Rugged that bull train
phantasmagoria until it is aim jst
sacrilege with some to think Of u
place but Pierre. 1t happened that
Pierre YVES the last place from which
the stage coach numbered and. the
bull train crawled before the ElknoIn
struck this country. If the last ter
minus had been Bismark, N. D.. or
Sidney, Neb some of US would have
maintained that one Of these places
should be the capital Of the state
and our reasoning would be a mighty
| sight more logical than now, because
either place is more accessible to the
people Of the Hills than Pierre.
And Pierre hasn't overlooked any,
thing. 1t has showered prodigous
professions Of love on the Hills,
claiming Jul support as a matter OF
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25

more extended favors to the news
paper fraternity than ever, and that
none Of the hoys who attend will
have the least reason to protest at
their treatment. The misunder-
standing arose from the word "cre-
dential,' which implies a restric-
ton, and people who carr certain
rewards naturally resent d~ictatio1
in the manner of, utilizing it. We
are glad this is not the case. To
US it was more a question Of prin-
ciple than compensation. However,
these are matters of detail, and do
not affect the merit, of the coming
corn palace, which will be bigger,
better and more grand than eve
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25

Misses Bowen, and Judge Dick
Haney, the presiding justice Of the
state supreme court. The party was
conducted to their carriages in wait
ing. The parade was made up as fol-
lows and marched as an escort to the
governor to The Mitchell, where it
disbanded:
Major o. W. Coursey and Staff.
Third Regimental Band, OF Woon-
socket.
Governor Charles N. Herried, es-
corted by Hon. O.. L.. BranSOn anC
Hon. Ihos. Fullerton.
Co. d, Second Reg, S. D. n. G.
Mayor and Members Of City Council
in Carriages.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25
FAVORABLE TO MITCHELL
Mitchell Capital Sentiment in the
Black Hills Country is Be-
coming Stronger.

Over in the Black Hills country
Mitchell is gaining some strong
friends IN the matter OF capital re-
moval. The supposition has been all
along that the Hills country would
stand solid for Pierre. Evidently it
has been a false hope. as indicated
by the good expressions of friendli-
ness for Mitchell's Cause that come
from that part of the state. In the
last issue of the Sturgis Record, ed
tied by Hon. G. c. Moody, the fol
lowing article is taken, which goes
to show something of the sentiment
for Mitchell in the Hills country:
There will be d surprise in stor'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25

Robt. Ward. They appointed the
following committees:
Decorating hall and arranging for
lunch-J. r. Wolgemuth, Jay Dun
dass, J.. N. Harris, Wn. Herbert.
Music-H. L. Bras.
Badges-L. y. Gale
Parade j. D. Anderson, E. E.
Ramsdell, w. A. Blynn, Card Ma
honey.
One Of the big features will be the
continues lunch which will be served
from II O'Clock until l o'clock, dur
ing which the Mandolin orchestra
will furnish music. Promptly at !
o'clock the travelling men will as
senbie at the lower end of Main
street and march from there to the
corn palace Seats will be reserved
in the building for then and they
will be given Il good program by the
over carriages will be placed at the
disposal Of the travelling men fol
a ride over the city, if they so de-
sire.
Every travelling man in the city Is
expected to be Oh the reception
committee am see that their fellow
beings are properly looked after
Ba lges will be provided for the resi-.
dent and outside travelling men
The Mitchell Club rooms have beer
placed at the disposal Of these guests
and they can make their headquar
tiers there as long as they wish.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25
ARRIVAL OF THE GOVERNOR
Governor Herrled aud Party Came il
From Pierre and Escorted to
The Mitchell.

(From Tuesdays Daily.)
When the north train over the Mil
waukee road arrived this morning
there was a large crowd of people at
the depot to greet the chief execu.
tive of the state, Governor Charles
N. Herried. The governor was &C.
comparatively Mrs. Herried and the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25

is at present employed in a store at
Mitchell, S. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs will make their
home for the winter with G. M.
Goldie and family on the south side
at 3Ol south Sanborn street.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25
Sees the Matter Right.

Chamberlain Democrat: That the
corn palace management is issuing it's
credential cards was contemplating
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21
THE DAILY TRIBUNE.

THE DAILY TRIBUNE.
Published every afternoon. except Sun
day, at Bismarck, North Dakota, IL deliv-
cred by carrier to all parts Of the city at
80 cents per months. or IS per year. The
daily sent to any address in the United
States and Canada, postage prepaid, Is per
year; s. for six months; $50 for three
months.
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
Published every Friday: eight pages,
containing a summary of the news of the
week-local and foreign-particular atten-
lion being paid to state news. Sent to
any address, postage paid, for H.O0 for
one year; so cents for six months; Is cents
for three months.
The Bismarck Tribune Is the oldes
newspaper in the state-established june
II, 1878. 1t has wide circulation and |:
desirable advertising medium. Being
published at the capital Of the state !
makes a feature Of state news, Of a semi
official character, and is therefore particu
iarly interesting to all who desire to keel
the run Of state affairs-poltical, socia
and business.
41z&s
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21

ment of irrigation systems within the
state and whether the government
concludes to expend North Dak0ta's
quota some 100000 derived
through the Hansbrough act-withii,
the state or elsewhere it can do no
harm to attain theoretical and, II
possible, a practical knowledge Of how
to increase and render more stable the
production from North Dakota soil.
Irrigation is only an important branch
of soil preparation for the production
of better crops than natural conditions
permit. It msy be carried on with
profit in any country no matter how
rich or how bounteous the rainfall.
Its main advantage lies not SO much
in the securing of moisture for the
soil but in securing 1t when it is need
ed and properly distributing it. There
are hundreds Of thousands Of acres of
rich soil in western North Dakota
which ordinarily are favored with
sufficient moisture to raise good crops
but the trouble seems to be that some
times 1t Is rot properly distributed.
1t Is probable that irrigation systems
could be inaugurated which would re-
lieve the situation and at a cost very
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21
A CHICAGO VIEW OF WORLDS
FAIR

The Chicago Record Herald says:
St. Louis, five months before the
opening of her exposition, is farther
along in her preparations than Chica-
go was one month before the opening
of the Worlds Fair of 1898. The
whole vista of the exposition is al.
ready finished and spread out before
the eyes in every direction This for
ward condition of affairs, wisely
reached by careful planning ana
methOdical handling of vast army
of employees, is going to mean a great
deal to the success of the fair. The
area covered by this immense project
is as large as that of our worlds fair
in Chicago, the last Paris exposition
and the pan American exposition at
Buffalo put together. And st. Louis
will have exactly forty eight more
acres under roof than the worlds fair.
Foreign countries are spending over
$1,OOO,OOo more here than they did at
Chicago in representation; the
worlds states and territories of the
United States are exceeding the
worlds fair total of $500 600. Add
to this the important fact that st.
Louis will have the advantage Of a
whole decade Of wonderful discover
les, Of vast progress in almost every
department Of activity, and we will
be able to understand why her ex-
position ought to be the most wonder
ful spectacle of the kind that the
world has ever seen.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21

small compared with the benefits that
might be derived. The fact that
through private enterprise about 5000
acres in the western part Of the state
have been irrigated at an average cost
Of $3.49 per acre ought to be sufficient
evidence to warrant work upon a
broader basis. The cost Of irrigation
in North Dakota thus far has been less
per acre than in any other state.
That fact ought to have some bearing
when 1t comes to decide where irriga-
ton work may be accomplished with
best results to the largest number
North Dakota believes they are right
in asking that the government enter
upon extensive irrigation work in the
state.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21

complied with the terms Of the new
law requiring that the petition shall
be signed by at least 80 per cent of
the reputable freeholders of the town,
village, township or ward in which the
drug store is located, having the
qualifications of a voter. The tenn
perance people Of Park River claim
that this number of petitioners have
not been secured, and Mr.. Petersen,
for the applicant, contends that the
punctuation Of the new law Is such
that the petitioners are not required
to he residents Of the village or ward
in which the drug store is located, and
they may be residents of other wards.
There is much opposition to the
issuance of the permit at Park River
and large number of witnesses went
to Grafton to give testimony in the
case. The outcome will be watched
with interest, as the point raised by
the attorney for the applicant Is an
entirely new one.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21
Queer Suit for DAMAGES.

An Ohio health food company has
Just lost a suit brought against it by
retailer in Germany, who demanded
$ooo damages because In the pictures
wnicn the company put on cartoons OF
lts goods sent to the plaintiff the nose
of the Empress Of Germany was sc
blurred that 1t appeared to be missing.
me retailer alleged that the damage
20 the Empress nose made 1t impos-
siDie Tor him to sell the goods.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21
A Matter Of Punctuation.

Grand Forks Herald: Up to date
there has not been a druggists permit
issued in Park River under the new
Shells law. .ychn o. Hamre has made
application f. d permit and the mat
ter will be taken up before Judge Of
Probate Sheppard, at Grafton this
morning. E. Smith Peterson will an
pear as the attorney for the applicant
and the w. c. T. U. has retained
States Attorney A. r. Sinkler to op-
pose the issuance of the permit, on
the grounds that the applicant has not
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21
WALL STREET AND THE WEST.

Fifteen years ago in the West, q
land boom swept men off their feet,
says William Allen White in Golfers
Weekly. 1t was a borrowers boom.
Men seemed to grow rich who had
earned nothing and saved nothing,
but who had borrowed much. Men
did not borrow of their neighbors, for
their neighbors had nothing to lend :;
the lender was in the East. The
goose kept laying the golden egg in
the sunrise.
The company Of Eastern capital
lists" sent out young man who knew
just about as much about real values
of Western land as a pig knows Of q
holiday, and the young gentlemen
distributed the funds Of the Eastern
capitalists" over the territory adjac-
ent to his gold sign, with almost jud-
icial impartiality, to the first Ave hun
dred people who came into the Office.
Millions of Eastern money was sown
thus in the Mississippi Valley. 1t fell
on a stony ground.
And then the boom collapsed, and
for two years, while the notices OF
sheriff sales were running in the en-
terprising newspapers in the little
towns aforesaid, the relations between
the East and the West were intimate
enough, though rather unhappy
There followed a time when those
who had been participating in the
borrowers boom were trying to find
out Why they were not rich on othe,
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21

peoples money. They got the wrong
idea about it; thought that the East
ern capitalists who were trying to
collect their dues were really trying
to wiring hard-earned profits from
honest yeomanry, and things were
said on both sides which should be
forgotten; because man is no better
for recalling that he is a fool and no
happier for recollecting that he was
called q knave.
And then came a season Of exhaus-
ton. 1t occurred shortly otter the
statute of limitations had run on Ger
tain debts. For apparent reasons the
West ceased thinking Of Wall Street
and Wall Street forgot the West And
in 1897 each section of the country
became concerned in it's own prosper
ity. The East discovered the foun-
tain Of financial youth at which it
could, and did, water its languished
stocks, and the West discovered alfal-
ia and kaffir corn on the fodder crops
and scme important mines of gold and
silver and iron and COAL With the
discovery of the upland fodder crops
the possibility of crop failure was
terminated, end the prairie people
grew rich-after their standards And
with the opening of the mines the
mountain dwellers waxed fat. The
whole West began to put money in it's
banks. Western banks grew. The
deposits per capita" rose to an ex-
travagant figure.
The banking problem in the West
now is not to get the money in but to
get it out Western banks are con-
stantly reducing the rate of interest
paid on time deposits. A wise and re-
liable borrower is more welcome at
any Western bank window to-day
than heavy derositor. In the coun-
try town where this is written, an
average prairie town Of less than ten
thousand, the banks hold nearly 40
per cent of their deposits in cash or
it's equi. alent. They do this not from
choice but from necessity.
The West has no particular animos-
ity toward Wall Street now. Too
many Westerners have gone out to
lunch with the crowd on lower Broad
way in the last five years for any ugly
feeling to linger in the Western heart.
But SO long as the gentlemen who
have paid the score for these lunches
are not in absolute want, the West
will feel toward Wall Street feeling
OF sweet and unruffled Indifference.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21
Not the Sama.

Recorder Gof is telling q story Of o
brewers agent who gave evidence the
other day to show that a saloon the
license OF which was objected to had
been well-conducted place since the
conviction of a former tenant. "Dut
was not that because the sword OF
Damocles was hanging over the
placer the agent was asked. NO."
ne said. with grave surprise: mo one
OF that name ever ran the saloon at
all. New York Times
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21
Fire Screen Of Human Skin.

The Sultan OF Turkey Is said to pos
sess fire screen made Of tanned hu-
man skin. exquisitely embossed. and
over two hundred years old. The
skins were those of twelve faithful
servants who rescued one OF his mai
esty's ancestors from blazing wing
OF the palace. afterwards succumbing
to the effects OF :heir burns.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21

We must correct the statement of
the Bottineau COurant that only twice
in the last ten years has the death
penalty been inflicted for murder.
Aside from the executions referred to
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21

by the Courant, there was the Bonn
berger hanging at Cando, that Of Hans
Thorpe at Minot. and two executions
at Bismarck Murder has been not
too severely punished, but has been
punished more severely than the
Courant would have US believe.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21

The idea of that little dried-up old
man of the Minot Optic talking about
Mckenzie and LaMoure getting too
old to run things
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21

The subject OF irrigation is one with
which the people Of North Dakota
ought to thoroughly familarize them.
selves says the Fargo Forum. All are
bound to be affected by the develop
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21
Makes Powerful Exploslxa.

TWO thousand feet of air mixed n
'ne proportion OF to with coal-gas
VIII produce an explosion equal to that
OF SO lbs. Of gunpowder.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21

Fine toilet preparation make useful
and desirable Christmas gifts. Zones
Has Them"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-21

We want you to get the dishes
and will cheerfulIy pass them
over for the winning ticket, at
Nicholson store.