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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-07-16
Firecracker Caused Runaway.

A team owned by J. j. Webster
ran away on the evening of July 4th
they having been frightened by the
explosion of a fire cracker in front of
the Laporte Hotel. The team was
being driven by Wilson Confer who
was thrown from the wagon, a buck
board style, which was upset. When
the cracker exploded directly in front
of the horses, their jumping apart
broke the neck yoke, causing the
tongue to drop. The team ran a
short distance below the Brewster
residence where the vehicle collided
with shade tree and the horses ran
into the fence and stopped without
infiicting any injury to themselves.
Mr.. Confer received a slight buise on
his shoulder. The wagon was badly
demolished.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-07-16


Some knock kneed miscreant
who thinks he is as cute as a cross
eyed gander, had the audacity to
spread large quantities of salt on the
grass along the sidewalk fronting T.
j. Keeler's residence on the night
the COW question was decided. Next
morning the village herd came in
multiples to gnaw at the delicious
mineralized surface. The business
center of the county seat was pictur-
ed in its true state, stripped of all its
shams and pretences. BOssy's persist
ence in remaining to chew up big
patches of sod and profusely anoint
the walk was extremely annoying to
the more delicate sensibilities of the
good household here mentioned.
Only for justice in their behalf
have we been impelled TO ever
again mention the filth at our
doors. Our only reason for not call
ing the salt distribu tors more hard
names is because the English vocab-
ulary of fire-and-thunder expletives
is some what limited by that blickety
black blasted press mueller law.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-07-16

The 18th Annual Convention of
the Sullivan County Sunday School
Association will be held at Forks
vile, Pa, August 6, and Z. All
schools are requested to send dele
gates and contribute $3.50 for county
work. State workers have been Sc
cured and we expect one of. the best
conventions we have ever had.
A. P.s Starr, Pres,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
In Point of Population.

White Lake Standard: With Mitch
ell only 36 miles from White Lake
and within so miles of the most dis
tant point in Aurora county, it seems
that nothing could prevent Aurora
from going solid for Mitchell. In
points Of merit we might take the
census or 1900 and we would find that
Dawson county and the five counties
which border on it have a population
of 1854, while Hughes county and
the four counties which border on it,
constituting consi iderable larger
area, have population of lO.s37, and
Pierre has had the capital all these
years as drawing card.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
The Live Stock Show.

In connection with the poultry
show will be conducted the annual
meeting OF the South Dakota Live
Stock Breeders Association, the pres
ident Of which is J. NJ. Erion, Of
this county. and Prof. j. W. Wilson,
Of Brookings agricultural college, is
secretary In writing to Secretary
Scallin Mr. Wilson states that there
will be large attendance at the stock
meeting. and conservatively esti-
mates that it will reach at least 400.
Aside from the literary features of
the breeders convention there will
be il t. i..!,: sale OF blooded stock,
whicH ,l itself will draw large num-
bers. One Of these sales was con
Quoted at Huron last spring which
resulted in bringing large number
Of prominent breeders from all points
in and out Of the state. 1t is believed
that the second sale will result in a
larger attendance than the first.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
WON BOWLING CONTEST
Mitchell Team Defeated the Alexan-
dria Boys by a Score That
Was Not Very Large.

1t was very close and exciting
bowling contest that was held at the
Vermilyea alleys Thursday evening
between the Alexandria and Mitchell
teams, and it was just about mid
night when the last ball was rolled.
Mitchell won by a narrow margin Of
36 pins. Mitchell won three games
out of the five played and at the end
OF the fourth game the local bowlers
were 80 ahead. Tue Alexandria
bowlers took trace. and went after
that score pretty hard, put they
couldn't make the connections. John
Sloan for the Alexandria team made
the highest average of 1873 and also
the highest individual score, 100. For
Mitchell Ray Rranson made the
highest score, 843, and bowled The
highest score of either team, 1872.
There was good crowd in attend
ance and the excitement ran pretty
high on the last game. The follow
ing is the score for the five games:
A l,,s
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
SOLDIERS AT REOFIELD
New Rules Adopted Governing Con
duct Of Troops While Enroute
to Encampment.

The milit 'ry convention. consisting
of all the militia officers in the state
above the rank OF first lieutenant.
which convened at Redfeld, last
week, completely re-organized the
military forces of the state. The
designations Of Majors Hines and Ma
honey having been previously accept
ed. Captain Johnson, of RedfeId. and
Captain Aldrich, Of Sioux Falls, were
appointed vto the two vacancies.
Major Coursey, Of this city, was ad-
vanced to the highest major in the
second regiment In selecting his
battalion he took the Volga, Salem,
Yankton and Mitchell companies.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
NUMBER )2

the league in the state Of Ohio, and
or the branching out Of the work he
said that in forty states and territor-
les either an antisaloon league.move-
ment or some society that worked in
harmony with it was represented
and that the work was being carried
forward in a successful manner. He
said that the league was making
noticeable enforcement of tile laws.
that is the league was not the en-
forcing power, but the organization
was working in sympathy with the
officials. Mr Frohock said that 90
far as aid from the people was con-
cerned that be found ready responses
on their part TO assist the league by
contributing literally to the work.
In speaking Of the possible failure to
enforce the prohibition laws he said
1t was due in large measure to the
enforcement Of other laws, and this
law came in the same category. He
said the anti-saloon league was nom
partisan in character, that the fight
was always made on the individual
and bis attitude with reference to
the liquor laws. 1t was the person
that the league sought to defeat
rather than the party. In the even
ing Mr.. Frohock spoke at the Presbv-
terian church, where he touched on
other phases OF the anti-saloon league
movement. Mr.. Frohock is an earnest
worker in the cause and his efforts
doubtless will prove Of benefit in
the state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
WITH HOME GUARDIANS
Fred b. Smith Will be Associated
With the HONS Guardians in
His Future Lodge Work

Since his retirement from the po-
sition Of grand master workman OF
the A. G. U. W. Fred b. Smith, of
Hecla, has associated himself with
the Home Guardians Of this city and
in the future will use his best efforts
to build up that order in South Da-
kota. It is a new institution. COM
palatively, aud Its features of insur-
ance are based on sound principles.
In his connection with the Home
Guardians the following statement
was handed The Republican for pub
iication:
~ he reasons why l resigned nv
position as Grand Master Workman
or the A. 0 U. w Of South DakoIa
nave been fully explained to the peu-
pie OF the state.
since my resignation I have had
several ploposi ions from ditferent
fraternal societies and old line com.
patiies Submitted to me. Attel care
fully considering the different prOpO-
sltjons offered me and believing fra
ternal insurance to be by far the most
desirable life insurance for the mass
es Of the people. have accepted the
eneral field managership OF the Or
der OF Home Guardians, Of Mitchell,
South Dakota. This institution is
the only life, accident and disability
insurance order organized and Operat-
my under the laws Of the state uf
South Dakota The officers OF the
order have been residents OF this
state flom twenty to thirty years
and are men of integrity and good
business quail tications. Some Of them
have not only state but national .ep-
utatiOn.
81 he Order Of Home Guardians is
two years Oh and has issued some
2O6l policies since it's organization,
which represents more than twice as
much business as was written by any
OF the older traternal orders Of the
same age. The order has met all Of
is obligations promptly and has no
outstanding claims against it. The
order has written more insurance
since January 1, 1903, than any other
fralernal order doing business in
South Dakota and has more money on
hand to pay death losses in propor-
GiOn to the amount OF insurance in
force during the time the order has
been in existence than any other fra
ternal company operating in the
state.
GAS loyal citizen Of South Dako-
ia, should associate my self with a
home Institution for the reason that
our people should build up within
our border an order that would be a
credit to our state and known
throughout the northwest as safe
and reliable institution. 1t is ack-
nowlcdged by all the great life lnsur-
ance institutions that IA reserve fund
feature Such as the Order of Home
Guardians possesses is necessary to
perpetuate the existence of frater-
nal life insurance order. The South
Dakota insurance cOmmis ssioner's
report for the year ending December
81. 1902, shows that the life insurance
policy holders of South Dakota sent
out of the state $50 743. As more than
vas paid into the state for losses.
This amount should be kept and in
vested in the state.''
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
KELLOGG, TIE S0NGSTER
His Unique Entertainment q Revela
tiOn in the Bird World-High-
ly Artistic.

1t isn't once in a lifetime that
person has the opportunity to enjoy
an entertainment such as that given
by Charles Dennison Kellogg at the
opera house Saturday evening" As a
bird warbler or bird songster Mr.,
Kellogg stands in class by himself,
and one who may not, perhaps, have
cared an iota about the songs OF the
feathered tribe low certainly has a
different opinion or birds and of the
ability OF an Individual to reproduce
their tones so perfectly aud with
such ease and skill.
Mr.. Kellogg's entertainment was
supply in the absence of Mrs. Beech
er, the dramatic reader, on the lee
ture and concert course, and not to
disappoint bis ticket holders Prof,
Graham secured Kellogg at cost
largely increased over the Beecher
attraction. How we'll Kellogg would
satisfy was a question before the en-
tertainm"nt. After it was over the
question. was answered so strongly in
the affirmative that the evening could
he considered a wonderful success.
The Kellogg entertainment consists
of "a reproduction of the songs of
birds, perfectly given and an interest
ing narrative Of their lives and hat-
its. Pictures Of the birds are thrown
on canvas and the artist gives their
song, which is so realistic that one
could imagine that the tones came
from their very throats. Through
this entertainment one is brought
close to nature by means of the pic
lures and the enjoyable description
of Mr.. Kel!ogg's outdoor life, seven
months OF each year, he says, is
spent in the woods in further culti-
waiting the lives OF the songsters. BY
his continual living in the woods MI.
Kellogg has been able to acquire the
songs Of the birus, which he repro.
duces, not in whistling or by the
yodle. out by the same manner in
which the bird sings. Mr.. Kellogg
produces all Of his tones below the
larYnx and he has range of great
expansion.
Mr.. KeIlogg's description Of his
travels were Of highly interesting
character, particularly TO the island
Of rock on the north coast of this
| country, where his Investigations
were displayed in photographs.
Saturday afternoon there were three
hundred children in attendance at
tie matinee and MI. kellogg gave
them an interesting talk on the bird
question.
| The entertainment throughout was
a rich one and the song he rendered
sn the bird voice were appreciated
beyond expression. Mr.. Kellogg could
be heard again with profit.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
THE LIBRARY OPENED
The Carnegie Library is Now Open on
Saturdays Only for the Issuance Of
Books to the Public.
Mitchell Defeated Alexandria in a Close
ly Contested Bowling Match on
Thursday Last.
Fred B. Smith Associates Himself With
Home Guardians Of This City as
Grand Field Marshal.
Fred B. Smith Associates Himself With
THE LIBRARY OPENED
Books We're Issued Saturday From
Those That Have Been Cata-
logued-Open Saturdays.

Saturday morning at 10 o'clock the
Carnegie public library was opened to
the public for the issuance OF books,
but the exceedingly cold weather pre-
vented any number of people getting
out at the opening hour. Librarian
Rracy and his assistant, Miss Laur-
son, were on hand to wait on the cit
izens who called.
The only books issued today were
OF the fictit n variety, as these were
the only ones that have been cata-
logued so far. The editor OF The Re-
publican was the first one at the IL
brary at the hour Of opening and so
got the first card and first book issued
from the new institution.
The library Will be open on Satur.
days only from 10 a. 10. TO 8 D. M.
No hooks will be issued but what
have been catalogued so that it will
be some time yet before the nearly
2,000 volumes that are now IN the Ii.
brary will be ready to be let out.
Several mem bers of tie Woman's
Library Association have expressed
the opinion to The Republican that
arrangements ought to be made sc
that the library building could be
open to the public all hours of the
day and evening. They SAID that
about $40 has been expended in Sc.
curing weekly and monthly inaga.
zines so that these could be read b7
! the visitors to the library and that
the money Is absolutely wasted wher
the magazines cannot be- utilized by
the public.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18

General COnklin informed each Of
the majors that they would have to
inspect each company in their respec-
tive battalions once mouth hercaf-
ter.
A committee consisting of Majors
McDougal. Jackson, Aldrich, Johnson
and Coursey, framed a set OF rules
and regulations by which troops are
to be governed while going to and
from encampments. These rules alb.
solutely prohibit the use of liquor by
either the officers or enlisted men
while enroute. They also prevent
enlisted men from leaving the train
without permission OF their COM
manding officers; from using obscene
or insulting language to anybody
either on or off trains.
A plan was placed on foot to take
all Of the troops in the state to St.
Louis next year. General Conklin in
formed the officers that it was his in
tention to call another convention
either in Aberdeen or in Mitchell
some time In May.
One thing that will come down
hard on some of the militia boys is
new regulation which was adopted.
Essentially 1t means that any men,
Der who does not attend drill at least
once in thirty days will be dishonor-
ably discharged. The major OF each
battalion will inspect every company
once in thirty days, examining not
only the men but the records, and if
any man be found to have been alb
sent all the time during that interval
he will be ordered discharged. This,
it is expected, Will increase the at
tendance at drill and aid greatly in
attaining the best results.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
ON ANTl-SALOON LEAGUE
Rev. Mr.. Fr0hOck Delivered Two
Addresses on the Anti Saloon
Movement Sunday.
Movement Sunday.

Rev. Herbert Z. Frohock, superin-
tcndent of the Anti Saloon League,
who arrived in the city Saturday
frolnh is trip back to his home in
Seneca Falls, N. Y. delivered two
interesting addresses on the Anti-Sa-
loon League movement Sunday morn-
ing and evening. In the morning he
occupied the pulpit at the Methodist
churcn and delivered his address to a
packed audience. He gave a sketch
Of what had been accomplished by
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
THE CHICKEN SHOW
Fifth Annual Exhibition Of State Poultry
Show Will b. Held Here First
Week in February.
The State Live Stock Breeders ASs0cia-
tiOn Will Moet Here at Same Time
and Have Public Sale.
Some New Rules ard Regulations Were
Adop.ed for the State Guard at
0idcerS' ieeling.
STATE POULTRY SHOW
The State Exhibition Will be Held
in Mitchell Beginning First
Week in February.

The local managers, of the State
Poultry Show are getting active in
commencing arrangements for the
coming exhibition, which will he held
Feb. 2, 3, 4, S, 6, 1904 This will be
the fifth held by the state association
and each succeeding exhibition has
made the society stronger among the
poultry fanciers not only Of this state
but OF the surrounding states, from
which come number of entries
will Scallin has been appointed to
I'LL the vacancy in the secretaryship p
caused by the temporary removal of
r. M. Sphinx. Mr.. Scallin states
that the show will be held IN the
Colvin warehouse and by reason Of
its great room any number Of entries
can be accommodated and the coops
can be arranged so that there will
be no necessity of crowding as has
been the case in previous shows.
The regular cash premiums will be
given for the exhibits and as spec
ial inducement large number Of the
business men CT the city have offered
special prizes in the various classes
Of birds, so that there will be few
exhibitors whose birds are meritori-
Gus but who will carry home some
valuable melnento Of the occasion.
A committee will visit among tie
business men of the city for subscrip-
tlons to meet the expenses of the
coming show, and it is hoped and be-
lieved that the solicitors will be as
sisted in every way possible to make
the show Il success. T he poultry in
dustry. since the first show was held
in Mitchell, first under a county Or
ganization and later under state aus
pices, has increased with wonderful
strides. 1t is marvellous what the
receipts are in the course of year
from the hen. A poultry authority
states that according to the indus
trial census Of 1900 there were $780,
700, 900 fowls in the United States,
and they produced in eggs and poul-
try the sum Of 1921 1000. 600. a yield
Of over 400 per cent on the invest
ment-a greater output than all the
gold and silver mines in the country.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18

100 794 7S5 SO5 AT 1872
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
Camp Elects Officers.

Monday evening occurred the an
nual election of officers of Mitchell
Encanpmen5. with the following re-
suit: Past Chief Patriarch, ". N.
Hollands; chief patriarch. A. j. Cur
It's; high priest, w. NJ White; senior
warden, E Fl. Mckinley; junior
warden, G a. Anderson; scriEe, NJ.
E. Orrell; treasurer, S. B. Spink.
The officers will be installed at the
first meeting in January.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-09-03
W :DOyd0Ir
Nv CHAT

Three hundred and twelve American
women have married foreign titles.
wellesley College, at Wellesley,
Mass. this year graduated 15S young
women. &&
The Princess Of Wales as Duchess OF
York always insisted upon having
plenty Of rose bushes in the garden.
The Vienna University bids fair to
become woman's institution, so nu-
merous are the fair candidates for ac-
ademical honors on the banks Of the
Danube.
OberIin College women are working
hard to secure funds for a womans
athletic field. Each student engages
to contribute ten dollars and most of
them are earning the money them
selves.
King Edward has conferred the dec
grafton of the Royal Red Cross on
Lady Macdonald, wife of Sir Claude
Maxwell Macdonald, in recognition OF
her services in attending the wounded
soldiers during the defense Of the lega'
ton at Pekin in 1900. Sir Claude Mac
donald was then the British Minister
In China.
DR.. e. Cashier, of Marienfelde, near
Berlin, who was one Of the first Ger
man women to come to this country to
study a profession closed to her in Ger
many, has given up her profession OF
dentistry after many years Of success
full work, and is devoting herself to a
school of horticulture for women
founded by herself There are now
number Of women dentists In Ger
many.
After two years Of litigation the
highest court in Mexico has decided
that the Rancho Lame de Orc, worth
millions Of dollars, belongs to an Amer
lean girl, Miss Mona Clair Erskane, OF
Illinois. Miss Erskane inherited Q
claim to the lands in Mexico FROM her
father. with the. advice to study law
and Spanish and to fight for the claim
in the courts. She did as directed,
making her own brief and arguing the
case before the court.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-09-03

until the roads got into condition. Wen,
to make a long tory short the niece,
as You probably have surmlsed. is at
present my wlfe The oldest part OF
it all 10 vet to come, for mutual In
Quiries soon elected the fact that we
were both from New York City; but
it was not until some lime afterwnrd
that we discovered that we lived In the
same street, Ind, what was stranger
still, actually next door to each other,
and had grown up without knowing
each other, separated only by a wall
of brick and plaster, nv boyhood at
school and young manhood ar college
making the circumstances a perfectly
natural. one, especially as our parents
were not acquainted."-New York
Tribune.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-09-03

q. Nesbit appears again in Ainslee's
with a story In the August number
even more interesting than "The Lie
Absolute" II is entitled The Force
Of Habit" and while 1t is, in fact, a
psychological study, 1t is not in the
least didactic; the picture is drawn
delicately, and with the utmost skill,
and with the same optimistic good ma
ture that pervades "The Red House"
and 1.-THE Lie Absolute" by the same
author. In this case, we sympathize
with the victim, but we can't help low
ing his tormentor all the more.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-09-03

Square lace Jokes adorn both dresses
and tailor rigs.
Plaid cravats are odd, and, IL becom-
ing. very pleasing.
Pongee collars with lace en- applique
are tremendously smart,
Some handsome costumes show panel
fronts from throat to toe.
One row Of pearls is a charming fin
ish for rich Empire comb.
Embroidery roses are stuffed Into
such relief as to seem life-sige.
Tassels still play more or less i'm
portant part in dress and cloak max
ing.
Pleated skirts are best liked when
set on a yoke which is extended into a
panel front
There seems to be less and less DIFF
ference between dresses for women
and for misses.
A tiny marabout plume the shade OF
the dress is pretty touch for the eV-
NthhE| Nol1uiNs
Quaint, old-time rufles are feature
Of many of the dresses that might well
be called picture gowns.
II is whispered that many an old cur
tain has been sacrificed to trim a new
dress with "aptique lace"
scalloped effects with strap finishes
are conspicuous on some of the hand
some imported tailor costumes.
In tucked dresses it's merely mat
ter OF taste whether the tucks go round
and round or are mitred down in
front.
Appliques of all shapes are In great
vogue, there being little choice be-
tween square, round, oval and scroll
SLOPES.
An underblouse Of red-dotted white
Liberty Is effective on q pretty pongee
model, the dots showing up fetching
" In the abbreviated sash as well as
the front aud the undersleeyes.
Paradise plumes have become ex-
ceedingly fashionable in Paris, though
their expense naturally limits the pro-
ductlon They are to be seen in yell
low and white on burnt-stiaw toques.
and the combinations Is one that for
the moment Is considered the height
Of chic Ia millinery. -