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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15
T. hSLEY.

F. T. hSLEf,
Emsley, May 6.-Wm. Allen and
family and Erwin Stevens and wife
spent Sunday at Geo. Stevens.
VIM. 2. Jones and wife and e. V.
Greene and wife spent Sunday at G.
Welch's.
Earl jerks and lady spent Sunday
at G.. e. jerks.
Art Gardner and wife spent Sunday
in Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. VIM. Davis and children spent
Sunday with her parents.
A twelve pound boy came TO the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. jerks,
May 4, and is working for his board.
Albert Stevens had..the misfortune
TO lose his best .lorse last week.
VIM. Harker was an Emsley caller
Monday.
L. NJ. Sampson has been enlarging
his creamery the past week.
Earl Annis came Gown from Cham
berlain Saturday for a short visit.
Our assessor is making his rounds
this week. or course everybody has
a stray dog.
Mr.. Gaines was out from Mitchell
Tuesday.
Mrs. Gardner has been on the sick
list the past week.
The Stevens boys had some fine
seed corn shipped up from Springfield.
Miss Edna Daniels is staying at A.
a. jerks.
L.. M. Sampson was in Mitchell
Monday after his gasoline engine.
Vim. Davis was in Mt. Vernon Sat-
urday.
Rev. Bell was well pleased with his
n regation Sunday, there being
nearly sixty out.
Mr.. Heckle is erecting a house on
his farm.
Mr.. Taylor, of Mt. Vernon, agent
for the DeLaval cream separator, was
in these parts Saturday and left a
machine at H. l. Stevens on trial.
The hail insurance man is again in
this vicinity. He evidently thinks
he viii get out early and, my, such
awful hail storms as We are going to
have.
Miss Florine Barnard visited We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. A. a.
jerks.
George Wilson is back from his
claim west Of Chamberlain.
Emsley, May 13.-The ground is
soaked to its fullest capacity.
The farmers are busy blowing and
planting.
Earl jerks and Art Davis spent
Sunday at j. Allman's.
&. f. jerks and wife and son.
Peter, and II. I. Stevens and family.
Mrs. j. Altman and Mrs. j. Weakley
spent Sunday at il. a. jerks.
Art Gardner sold his bay team tt
Berry Bros.
VIM. Markla marketed hogs in
Mitchell Tuesday.
Some of our young ladies wore out
swo pairs of glasses Sunday looking
for their beaus. Brave boys, to let
little rain scare them out.
G. E. and Earl jerks marketed
Boys in Ethan the first Of the week,
Misses Myrtle and Emma Davis
and Mrs. j. Altman were fishing or
the Enemy creek Wednesday. We
don't expect there is even a frog
left.
Fl. l. Stevens has purchased a Jer-
sey calf of Mr.. Russ. H. I. think
there is no use bothering with skin
milk when you al just milk tn
clear cream.
Fred Moses marketed a fat COW il
today.
Mr.. Russ gave Pete jerks thre,
little lambs. Peter has grown con
siderable since.
John Altman was in Mitchell will
hay today.
Luther Plotner and Charlie Bale,
visited thisoburg Tuesday.
W. Higgins has struck something
IN W. NJ. Wilkinson's well that is
little harder than his drill. He in,
tended to put in dynamite today.
CAS- AURORA.
East Aurora, May 13.-Our items
soured on our hands last week.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Mollie M. Kufus, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
administrator of the estate of Mollie NJ. Kufus,
deceased, to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said deceased, to ex-
hibit them with the necessary vouchers, within
notice y ntHonitIhu the said said ; administtrrator. at Mt. V ve,s
non, in the county of Dawson, S. D..
Dated May 9th, 1905.
EZRA BAILEY,
administrator of the estate of Mollle NJ. Kufus,
dappas1d -.# EE EE --at EGsy EE
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15

Baker, May 13.-Although recent
rains have been fine fol ~vegetatlon,
farmers have been retarded in their
work. A few have planted corn;
some expect to begin planting this
week; while others have considerable
blowing yet to 40.
Fred Kersting has been quite sick
lately.
Alice Bourret has been spending a
few days with her grandmother, Mrs.
Clark.
VIM. VanFleet expects to take a
load of hogs to Ethan this week.
Carl Knappe's team Of young horses
that we're being used in the field ran
away a few days ago. They were
stopped at J. L. Bourret's. Not much
injury resulted, except to the har-
ness, which was damaged cons idera-
bly,.
o. M. Butterield has rented part
Of the land belonging to Rudharts,
who, owing to Chris. illness. are not
able to farm it all. BIS.
Ruth and Edith Parrotu spent We'd
nesday of last week at j.. L. Bour.
ret's.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15
UNION.

Union, May 13.-The rain Of the
past week has kept our people pretty
quiet.
Albert Cornwell's barn at the
school house blew down in one of
the recent gales.
Enos Champlin contracted to have
his house built in Mitchell. We are
sorry to lose this family from Jul
midst, even though we know there is
not much to keep them here.
w. Cornwell marketed hogs in Mt.
Vernon Wednesday.
MI. Phillips new house in Mitchell
will be ready to occupy in a week or
so.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15
BIG RACE MEET
Mitchell Driving Park Association
Will Give a Racing Meet on
June 9, 3 and 4.

The Mitchell Driving Park Associ-
alton has arranged to give a racing
meet in this city on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, June 2, 3, 4.
The purses for the meet aggregate
81, 600. The following is the list Of
races for the event:
Tuesday, June 2.
2:35 class, trot............ $3.50
2 20 class, pace $50
Half mile run and repeat. ....... rs
Wednesday, June 3.
2 :23 class, trot.. ........... $3.50
Three-year-old, trot or pace: $50
Pony running race, a mile and
Thursday, June 4.
2:30 class, pace. .......... 25O
Free-fOr-all trOt or pace.......... 25O
Running Novelty race d mile.... 100
The entries for the races will close
Monday, May 25, and the indications
are that there will be some good
horses here for the great event. The
president Of the association is G. W.
Johnston and the secretary is Geo. E.
Logan, to whom entries should be
sent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15
MT. VERNON.

Mt. Vernon, May 14.--Geroge Car
Ion came down from Mitchell on
business.
Fred Wagner returned from How
ard last week Thursday and has re-
sumed work in Holmes & HoWe's
hardware store,
Conrad Dittman, Of Emery, is WIS.,
iting his brother, Carl Dittman.
Mrs. Jane Haynes was in Mitchell
Friday and Saturday Of last week.
Miss Katie Rushmore is teaching
north of town and spent Sunday. with
Miss Marian Fitch.
miss Esther Schneider was in
Mitchell Monday and Wednesday.
The Very Reverend Father Shea,
of Mitchell. conducted mass at
George Dougherty's on Wednesday
morning.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-23
PAPER HATS ARE POPULAR.
Chicago Chapeau worked Up" by a
Girl of That City.

The girl in the paper hat will be the
belle of the parks and the lakes and
the summer resorts this coming sum
mer The paper hat is the prettiest
hat ever invented, according TO know
ing beauty lovers and critics, and it
can be made as dainty and delicate
as a hand-tucked chiffon, without
costing a third of the latters price.
Just how strong Is this point in
favor of the paper hat only those in
dividuals who have bought and paid
for the lovely but perishable chiffon
creations" can realize. And when it
is added that the paper hat will wear
far better, withstanding far more
varied and trying tests and conditions
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-23
DOG TRAY PUT TO USEFUL WORK
In Belgium He Is often Seen in
Harness.

A distinctive popularity that at
tracts the attention of stranger il
Belgium is the working dog. From
time immemorial, this hereditary
loafer has been given over to pleas
ure; but, like certain others of the
privileged classes he has had his day
at least in Belgium. Such amateur
service as he has rendered in the past
in aiding the shepherd, guarding the
household, and rushing with sledges
through the frozen regions of the
north is too much in accordance with
his instincts to be classified as labor
so it is here, for the first time in his
history, that the necessity of doing
something for which natural repug-
nance is felt land this constitutes the
essential difference between work and
play) has been forced upon him; but,
like the old noblesse, he accepts the
change cheerfully, and patiently per-
forms his task. Sentimentalists, TAX
| ing no thought of the man or even OF
the woman whose burden he shares,
may complain that he is greatly
wrOnged but sensible people must re-
joice that he has at last been set to
work and compelled to earn his own
living. Liege is city of large wealth
and great industrial activity, possess
ing the largest mandatory of ma
chimes and machinery in the world
and employing as many horses as any
other town of it's size in Europe; and
yet for every horse at least two dogs
are to be seen in harness on its
streets. They are to be met at all
hours Of the day, but in the early
morning the boulevards are alive with
them. Traffickers (mostly women)
with gaily painted carts drawn by
Well-fed dogs, are then seen striving
to be first in the market place. A
pretty bare-headed Walloon peasant
girl moving brisltly at the side of
flower-cart drawn by stalwart mastiff
is pleasing vision to the early riser.
The gardener, the butcher, the baker,
the grocer, the porter, the eXpressman
common carriers of all kinds, engage
his service. His step is 50 much
quicker than that of the horse that he
will in an hour cover twice the dis
lance and carry with him a greater
burden in proportion to his size
Six hundred pounds is the usual
draft of an ordinary dog, though a.
mastiff is often taxed with as much
again. They are driven single, double,
and sometimes three and four abreast,
and are hitched indifferently in front
of, beneath or behind the cart or
wagon.
The expense of feeding them is
about six cents day, horsehesh and
black bread forming the staple of their
food. The expense of shoeing is
saved. The United States consul at
Liege urges a similar use of dogs in
this country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-23

| than the chiffon beauty. the secret of
the paper hats inevitable popularity
and prominence is most clearly ex-
planned. And when it is further added
that while the paper hat will not of
course, emerge triumphant from a
violent rainstorm, it will bear, I'M
dimmed and unaltered, the most bril-
liant sunshine and the soaking, dis
piriting mists that reduce its chiffon
rival to a decidedly limp condition, no
woman will wonder that the orders for
paper hats are piled up far ahead of
the few people who can successfully
create" them nor that at least every
other woman in Chicago is laying
plans for most stunning hat to be
worn during the hot days of the COM
ing summer.
me pretty things appeared simulta-
neously last June on two continents
and IN many places, but TO Miss Olive
Van Ruff, the acknowledged paper
artist" of Chicago and the west. be-
longs the credit of having worked
up the paper hat from the merest I'M
considered trife of accidental and
ephemeral millinery to a thing of real
artistic value and undeniable charm.
The shapes upon which the hats of
paper are made up are precisely the
same as those employed for any ether
kind of millinery process. The colors,
styles, modes of decoration and gen.
eral appearance are all of similar
order and correctness. The floral
bandeauX, diaphanous scarfs and
drapings, together with fancy hatpins,
leafy wreaths and all the delicate
ideas and devices utilized in dainty
hats of more costly material are
brought to bear upon the paper hat
problem no less effectively as well.
Every age, size and style of the fem
mime hat wearer, from the tiny two
year-old up to the sweet girl graduate,
bride and bachelor girl stages, can be
suited in a paper hat of most approved
and becoming shade and manner, nor
has the little widow" been neglected
or forgotten by any means. She. to-
gether with the stately grandmother,
whose thronging years and descend
ants forbid her to appear girlishly at
tired, may wear as pretty and taking
a hat of paper as the veriest girish
belle-Chicago Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-23
FIoored With His own Weapon

An obedient husband up in Franklin
county Maine was Directing to doing
certain work about the house. and he
quoted Scripture to his wife, show
ing that the household duties should
properly be assigned to the woman
The good wife replied by reading to
her astonished liege II, Kings, xxi, IS:
II will wipe out Jerusalem as man
wipeth a dish. wiping II ana turning
1t upside down. That husband has
wiped the dishes ever since.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-23

colleague in consultation over your
fathers case. Nothing more can be
done now. We will be here quite
early"
He gave few directions as he
passed through the consulting-rcom,
and then son and daughter were let to
their painful vigil, and the thick fog
covered all as with funeral pail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-23
TIMELY SHORT STORIES.

The guests were waiting. Already
the organ was playing the professional.
! Under the terms of the betrothaI, the
bride was to pay $995,000 cash. She
had counted out 1000 $4,000 bills.
Change, please" she said. That his
grace the duke was nettled everybody
could see. 1t was a painful moment.
But the archbishop came to the rescue.
Laughing as If it were the best joke in
the world, he passed the hat among
the bridal party, and in moment COL
lected $4,000, which he pressed into
the brides hand. Thus the self-respect
of neither was sacrificed. OF course,
the story leaked out Dear old fell
low!" exclaimed everybody, and the
archbishop was more in demand at
weddings than ever.-Life.
During the Crimean war a Scotch
office: was appointed to command a
regiment recruited in Glasgow, Scot
land, and, being Highlander, took a
vote of the regiment to determine
whether the men favored the adoption
of the highland costume,
In due time the regimental orderly
appeared before the colonel with the
result of the vote.
well, orderly" said he, chow many
of the men favored the adoption of the
highland plaids?"
"Only two, sir"
only two! Well, I am glad have
at least two good highlanders in my
regiment. Who are they?"
Corporal Flaherty and Private Null
ligan, sir. "-Philadelphia Ledger
Edison has made but one speech in
his life; it was not a brilliant one. He
had agreed to lecture on electricity be-
fore a girls seminary and had en-
gagged friend named Adams to work
the apparatus while he talked But
when the inventor arose to address
his audience he felt so dazed that he
simply said: Ladies, Mr.. Adams will
now address you on electricity and |
will demonstrate what he has to say
with the apparatus"
western politician is authority for
the following story: Mark Hanna once
gave a banquet in Ohio to fifty farm
ers. The desert was to be twenty
luscious Georgia watermelons. The
day before the dinner Mr.. Hanna had
the melons plugged and poured pint
of champagne into each melon, then
placed them on ice, After the dinner
each farmer got half melon. They
began tasting them, winked at each
other looked wise, and before the af-
fair was over every farmer was slip
ping the seeds into his vest pocket.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-23
In the Silly Night.

What is it?" the druggist sleepily
inquired from his bedroom window.
"Thish ish drug store, amt it?"
said the man who had rung the night
bell.
Yes. What do you want?"
Want to look in your city directory
minute. an shee where live. '-Phila-
delphia Public Ledger,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-23
The Only Restful Place.

she was all worn out and in need
of rest. understand
quite right"
why was that :"
well. after two weeks of that life
she had to come home to rest"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-23

TO cleanse swansdown-Tack the
strips firmly to piece of muslin or
calico. Make lather of soap jelly
and water in which you can COM
fortably bear your hand--a heaped
tablespoonful to a gallon-add tea.
spoonful of liquid ammonia. Put the
swansdown into this, leave for few
minutes, souse up and down, and with
out wringing put into a second lot of
suds prepared in the same way, and
souse up and down. 1t if does not
look clean, use third lot of suds.
Rinse in two lots of clear warm
water and hang in the wind to dry,
giving it an occasional shake. When
dry rip it from the muslin and rub
gently between your hands to soften.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-23
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To bleach inen-Pillow cases.
sheets, etc, which have become a bad
color should be washed thoroughly
with soap and hot water. Then put
into cold water and soak all night
allowing a tablespoonful of ammonia
to each pail of water. Boil and blue
the linen next day. Treated in this
way linen becomes snowy white.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-23

To preserve enameled ware-Before
using new enameled cooking utensils
grease the inside with butter. This
prevents the enamel cracking and
chipping afterward
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-10

need money. It's run and hide for
weeks perhaps, and I've but few dol
lars. You gents led me into this; not
but what l was willin', but it looks
ticklish now. Give me a thousand
down when I place the lad with you
a thousand, see! If not, swear I
won't take the risk. know the inside
Of Jail, and l don't like it."
His companions, leaning on their ell
bows, covered their hard mouths with
compressed palms and gazed thought
fully in each others eyes.
"You two are as safe as fleas," went
on the coachman. Pm to provide the
team and get rid Of it. You're landed
at the place you've picked out with
what you've been after these two
months. Where am 1? Escapin' for
my life or just as bad. A thousand
amt penny too much; no. nor five
thousand with what you'll get"
"Hushw Kissed Gradley through his
fingers. Tomorrow night, sou say
Deliver the goods and it's yours. Then
get out and keep hidden until you hear
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-10
A Curiosity In NOmencIa ture.

The negroes in the British West In
dian island of Grenada find it very diff
ficult to keep track of their descent
Gus custom they follow in naming
children. The fathers Christian name
is given to the son for his surname
Thus, if man is named John Jones,
his son may be called James John and
that sons son Robert James and so
on to the end of the chapter. Natural
ly in few generations families get
into a hopeless middle, and nobody
knows exactly to whom he is related.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-10
THE LITTLE
COACHMA
BY Elliot tVoKer .
Copyright, 1903, by T. c. Mcclure
BY Elliot rVoNer

There was more than a suspicion of
snow in the dampness of the late twi-
light, now darkening rapidly as the
dismal clouds above closed pall-like
over the city streets.
The we'll clad business man, the
sturdy laborer with no overcoat, swing
ing his dinner pail by rough red fin
gers; the factory girl hugging herself
within faded shawl, the smart clerk.
the trim saleslady-all pressing on,
leaving their workday behind.
Among them glided small, wiry
man, stepping fast where open spaces
gave him expeditions advantage. His
head was bent, his cap pulled over his
eyes and the collar of his heavy box
coat turned well up to hide all view Of
the face and head save glimpse Of
grizzled. close cropped hair, a jutting
nose and quick eyes,
Presently he slipped down a side
street. keeping close to the smooth
walls of the high brick buildings, then
with lessened speed, moved cautious
ly into a dark alley. \ few moments
later found him in a poorly lighted sa-
loon, knocking softly upon the closed
door of room to the left of the unat-
tractive bar.
Come in," sounded low call, and
the man entered.
At q round table sat two men, both Of
good appearance and in apparently
poor keeping with their dingy sur
rOundingS.
A gas je. fickered dimly from the
furnished fixture on the cheap papered
wall, glimmering on the empty glasses
and the bottle ornamenting the table
between them.
Turn up that light and sit down,
Pennock. l got your note. What's
the news?" remarked the older of the
occupants to the newcomer.
1T looks like chance tomorrow
night, Mr.. Gradley," began Pennock
in a deliberate whisper.
"S-sh!' said the other warningly
"We'll drop names, I guess" and his
companions nodded. "Have drink -
he added
mo, l must skip back The old
mans particular, you know. He won't
keep a cOachman a minute if he smells
Of liquor
"How about the first time you met
u.s." grinned the third man.
THAT was a night Off" replied the
coachman soberly. 81 know better now
Gentlemen, if l turn the boy over tc
you what do l get?"
Twenty years if you're caught" saiG
Gradley facetiously. 'That's what we
will all get. If we work things right il
means fortune for you"
Pennock's gray eyes were expires
sionless in their stare. His thin, close
shaven lips set anxiously. But I've
got to get away" he objected. "Pn
the one they'll look for, of course. II
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-10
q us, Where shall we meet ?"

from us. Where shall we meet?"
Garter street. corner Hammond ave-
nue.. between 9 and 10 o'clock. I'm
drivin' him home from kids party
and he'll be alone. That's it,"
The little coachman put on his cap,
buttoned his coat. nodded significantly
with a finger on his lips and the door
closed softly behind him. Then he
passed quickly through the outer room
and out again to the dark alley now
whitening fast with swirling snow
fakes.
I'm bout the last one to leave, Pen
nock,' said little Philip Vaughn. as the
cOachman tucked him ill., Its most
10, amt it? l had lovely time. Ridin'
home alone in the big sleigh is fun too.
Have some candy? I've got two bags"
mo. Flip every one called him Flip.
Il don't go much ON candy"
His stern countenance was f1intlike
as he mounted the box.
Three blocks and he slowed up and
stopped, to jump down with the reins
in one hand, bending over to open the
heavy door,
1.-TWO gentlemen. friends of your ia
Their, Flip he whispered. I'm goin'
to give them a lift
"All right" murmured the siX-year-
old sleepily. 'L' 'em pile in.''
A few cautious words, the handing
of small package to the driver. and
q whisper of advice from that worthy.
Hes almost asleep. No need to dope
him.
The millonaire's sleigh slid rapidly
on through the lighted streets. Inside
it was very dark and still. The child
Struggled against the warmth of the
villain beside him and his little head
fell lower and lower.
Now they were going faster and
turned a corner sharply to stop with a
jerk
On each side the curtained doors
were violently wrenched outward. The
conspiratOrs within, too startled for re-
sistance, found themselves in the re-
lentless clutch of uniformed men who
yanked them viciously to the icy pave
ment with fierce commanding words.
The abductors glared wildly at their
captors, then at the entrance toward
which they were being roughly hustled.
| Over it, in black, forbidding letters,
plainly to be read in the CLEAN from a
nearby arc light they saw police
Station
'"Tuck that boy in! Tell him it's all
right and we're going straight home"
raped sharp voice from the box as
a shrill wall issued from the interior of
the equipage. Lock those fellows up
in separate cells
A big officer touched his cap. ''We1l
take care of 'em, sir" he called re-
spectfully, and the little coachman
drove on. 49,
ooh, that's Ellerton, the detective"
he added to curious bystander.
"Smartest man in the west for this sort
Of thing. Old Vaughn sent for him
three months ago. Seems he got an
inkling that his boy was being watch
ed Neat, wasn't this landing 'em
right here at the door?"
But the next morning little Flip won
dered what had become Of his friend
and if he should like the new coachman
half as well.