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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15
THEIR CLASS DAY EXERCISES
High School Graduates Had Their
Class Day Exercises Friday
Afternoon.

Previous to their departure from
the high school, the graduating class
usually gives their class day exercises.
These were held in the assembly room
of the high school building Friday
afternoon and they were very much
enjoyed by those who were present.
The class this year numbers thirteen,
but this alleged unlucky number does
not have any effect on the class mem
bers. The colors are red and yellow
and the class motto, mo crown with
out labor" These were displayed in
the room.
The program that was arranged was
highly interesting. The orations
given we're well written and show a
high standard among the students of
the class. The debate vas an inter-
esting feature of the afternoon, and
the arguments for and against the
justifiableness Of the attitude Of the
south toward the negro were pre-
sented in fine shape. The debate was
not decided for either side. The fol-
lowing program was rendered during
the afternoon:
Music-Mandolin Club.
Salutatory- Maud Belts.
Oration-Value of EducatiOn-Fred
A. Rubin.
Vocal Solo-Merle Tillotson.
Oration-We Must Keep at It-Lu-
lu Stoughton.
Instrumental Solo-Hazel Lathrop.
Oratjon-WOmen GiveIs and Their
| Gifts-Grace BeckWith.
Music-Quartette.
Recitation-Toussaint L'Ouvetur;
Mae WEIGH.
Glass History-Marie E. Coffin.
Music-Rex and Ross Rathbun.
Glass Prophecy-Harry B. Nc.
Cauley.
Vocal Solo-Louise McGovern.
Essay-Social Unrest-Elmer Loom
er.
Instrumental Duet-Cora Scott
Sara Noble.
Debate-Resolved that the South il
Justified in her attitude toward the
Negro-Amrmative, Paul Hoyt, Mary
Pratt; Negative, John Jones, Grace
Smith.
Music-Mandolin Club.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15
GOVERNOR TO COME
Coy. Cummins, Of Iowa, Accepted In
Yltation to Address Bankers Meet
ing July 8.
hitChelTS BoWlerS Nent Up Against a
Hard Team at Sioux Falls and
We're Defeated.
Graduating Class Of High School Gave
Their Glass Day Exercises Last
Friday Afternoon.
GOVERNOR CUMMINS COMING
IOwa's Governor Consented to Come
to Mitchell for Convention Of
State Bankers.

When it was evident that the
State Bankers Association showed a
disposition to accept Mitchell's invi-
tation to meet here in 1908 O.. L..
Branson set about to ecure some fine
speakers for the occasion. The date,
however, was not set at the recent
meeting of the executive committee
on account of Mr.. Branson's being
unable to get a decided date from his
speakers.
1t was bis ambition to secure the
consent of Governor Albert M.
Cummins, Of Iowa, to come to the
meeting OF the association and de-
liver an address. The governor has a
great many appointments and it was
a difficult matter to secure an open
date. Yesterday Mr.. Rranson was
gratified to receive a letter from
Governor Cummins setting forth his
willingness and pleasure to come to
Mitchell on Wednesday, July 8, when
he will deliver an address. MI.
Branson also secured the consent of
Hon. Bartlett Trip, Of Yankton, to
deliver an address on the same eve
ming, and will take up the latter part
Of the evening for his remarks.
Mr.. Branson stated that the dates
for the bankers meeting would be
July 7 and 8. He is arranging a splen-
did program, into which, aside
from the usual speeches from promi-
nent bankers, will be injected a good
proportion of music, both vocal and
instrumental.
The presence Of Gov. Jummins at
the meeting will be the means of at
tracing a very large crowd of peo-
pie, not only from the ranks of the
bankers but from the people as well
who will be anxious to hear the
gifted orator from our neighboring
state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15
OUR BOWLERS DEFEATED
Sioux Falls Bowling Team Knocked
Over 1928 More Pins Than
Did Mitchell.

A company Of Mitchell bowlers
tackled a Sioux Falls team Thursday
evening in the Queen City, and ac-
cording to the Sioux Falls Press this
morning the boys were defeated by
1923 pins. The Argus-Leader an
nounced the Mitchell team as having
men in it who had bowleG in nation
al championship games, and that
if Sioux Falls won it would be a gr eat
victory. The following is the score
that was made by the two teams
during the contest, the men being
reduced to five IN each side instead
Of six, Kjelmyr not playing with the
Mitchell team.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15
Some Modern COnveniences.

Dell Rapids Times: Down at
L1vermore, Iowa, a farmer came to
town, got on a drunk and disturbed
the peace and quiet of the place.
However, he got away from the
authorities and returned home be-
fore he could be arrested. The next
morning he called up the marshal By
Telephone and asked him if he had
a warrant for his arrest. The mar
shall replied by reading him the in
strument by phone. The farmer
said he would consider himself under
arrest. He then called up the Justice
and pleaded guilty as charged in the
information. The justice entered
a fine of 81 and costs, which the far
mer sent IN by the rural mail carrier.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15

has had to do all Of it's freight and
passenger work by team, a situation
that has worked to some extent
against the growth of the town,
situated as it is in a fine agricultural
region. But the people are going to
have a railroad and the contractor
and his big gang of men, horses,
tents and other paraphernalia were
given as royal a welcome as if the
King Of England had suddenly des-
cended upon them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15
STUDENTS TO HURON
Arranging to Secure a Special Train
to 20 to the O%ratOrical and
Athletic Contests.

Enthusiasm is being aroused among
the students over at the University
to secure a big crowd to 60 to Huron
on May 81 to attend the intercol-
legiate athletic and %oratorical con-
tests. The managers believe that
at least $50 people ought to go from
Mitchell. The students agree to
furnish one-half of that number and
they think the town people ought
to get up the other half. The
train will be secured on the Omaha
road, and the rate of 81 for the
round trip has been assured. The
train will leave here Thursday morn
ing and return from Huron Friday
evening after the o%ratorical contest
is finished. 1t is a splendid idea to
carry out and later the town people
will be canvassed to help out on the
proposition. y
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15
ATTEMPT TO KILL
Wellington Skies Arrested for Making
Attempt to Kill Young Lindsay on q
Last Thursday.
Els Examination Was Held Friday and
Re Was Bound Over to NOVembr
Term Of Court.
Misses Ferris and Davis Gave EloC utiOn
ReCitpl at University Chapel Last
Friday Evening.
MADE ASSAULT TO KILL
Wellington Skies Made a Attack OF
Wilbur Lindsay in North
Part of County.

The examination Of Wellington
Skies was held in the sheriff's Office
at the court house Friday evening
before Justice Mckinley. He is
charged with an assault with intent
to kill, and the complaint was made
by Wilbur Lindsay, a young boy about
Is years old. Sheriff Klntigh arrested
Skies on the Gregory farm Friday
afternoon and brought him to town.
Skies works the farm and takes care
of the stock.
H.. G. Preston appeared for the de-
PENDANT and H. r. Hitchcock for the
state. Young Lindsay IN the witness
stand stated that on Thursday about
IL O'Clock Skies drove along by their
farm In a buggy; that he stopped his
team and with a little preliminary
speech got out and started for him
in the field with an open knife max
ing a threat that he would cut his
heart out. Young Lindsay said he
stood his ground and that Skies made
a lunge at him with his knife, tear
ing a small cut in his wampus; that
Skies then got in the buggy and
drove off. A brother of Wilbur testi-
fed that he saw the action of Skies
but did not hear any Of the CONVEX
sation. Chas. N. Lindsay, the
father, was put on the witness stand
and detailed an incident that &C.
Cured in the morning and afternoon
of Thursday. Mr.. Lindsay said he
was coming into town and met Skies
on the road; that Skies deliberately
pulled into .Lindsay's wagon and then
claimed that Lindsay broke some of
the spokes in one of the wheels and
|rthat he would have to pay for them.
Some words ensued, and when Skies
drove away he told Lindsay that il
he drove past his house that day he
would shoot his head off. Mr.. Lind.
say transacted his business in Mitch.
ell and with his wife started fol-
their home. In passing the Gregory
farm Mr.. Lindsay said that Skies
appeared at the fence and that be
told him not to come any further Of
that he might never get back. With
that Skies ran to the house and ap
peared an instant later with a CUR
in his hand. He fired the gun in thu
direction of the buggy and it's occu
pants, some Of the shot entering tn
ground in front of the mules tina
were hitched to the wagon.
Mr.. Preston stated that be did no
care to present the defense at thi
: time, realizing that there was caus
for holding the defendant to tn
circuit court, but that he wanted t
present to the court the fact tina
there bad been some i'll feeling be
e tween the men which antidated tn
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15

656 791 654 $50 IT'S 1926
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15
W. f. Gilbert Changes Headquarters

W. f. Gilbert is home for a few
days. His future headquarters are at
Mason City Iowa, where he Will have
charge of the Lund Land Agency
business for southern Minnesota and
a part of Iowa. Mr.. Gilbert will
move his family to Mason City, when
the schools close for the summer
vacation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15
ARE A HAPPY PEOPLE
Washington Springs People are En-
thuSiastic Over the Railroad
Coming to Town.

The graders for the extension Of
the Milwaukee road from Woonsocket
to Washington Springs have arrived
on the ground and the work will be
commenced at both ends Of the road
and finish up in the middle. With
the exception Of small strip of road
in the northeastern part of the
county, Jerauld has never had a foot
Of railroad, and Wessintgon ..Springs
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15

Ii Steb-.
dent OF
who re-.
bctor of
is been Il
the OBJ
| illinois,
on sus-l
!. no case
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15
Geo. Kanouff Will Contest Claim.

Chamberlain Journal: Earl
Rogers, the champion ladder climber
of the state, received on the freight
last Saturday a new ladder which was
built in Mitchell. 1t is on this ladder
that Rogers hopes to win the honors
again as the champion at the fire
tournament in June. A number of
tifemen, under the direction of
Rogers, who is chairman of the race
committee. have begun practicing
nightly now, and if Chamberlain
prizes it WON'T be the fault of the
boys.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15

episode Of Thursday, which would
doubtlessly appear in circuit count.
Justice Mckinley held Skies to the
circuit court in bonds of S400, which
the young man gave and he was
liberated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15
An Absurd Tariff Tax.

Notwithstanding the alleged short
age" and high price of coal last year,
the Manufacturers Record makes the
remarkable showing that our produc-
ton last year was the greatest ever
made. and also far in excess of the
rest of the world. The astonishing
fact is shown that the United States
output is beyond that of Great Brit
ain: that Pennsylvania will do as much
as all the bituminous coal mines of
Germany, while West Virginia does
as much as Belgium. and Illinois as
much as France. Soft coal output in
this country has doubled in ten years.
so that the tonnage of the variety of
fuel alone for last year amounted to
the enormous total of 254,OO0,OO
tons.
Under these conditions Il tariff on
coal becomes an absurdity. not only
as a tax on the ordinary consumer
but as an obstruction to our man
ufacturers in gaining control of the
worlds markets. The suspension. of
the tariff for one year is little Iess
than an aggravation of the evil. The
tax should be removed altogether.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15

An amusing story comes from Mis-
sissippi, where it is said that the far
mers are organizing to protect them
selves from the ravages of candidates.
1t is the hospitable custom down there
to feed and lodge the candidate and
his horse. and in the old days of the
Statesman and the planter it worked
beautifully. 1t has now, however,
reached a point where a dead beat
who is able to get a nomination and
borrow mule lives on milk and
honey all summer. The Mississippi
farmers may be obliged to vote on
the C.. o. d. basis to get even, after
the style of the metropolitan suf-
fragist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15

the chief magician among the promo
tiers sought to impress upon the
minds that there were very secure Sc
curities awaiting their digestion.
There were railroad securities, for in
stance, which did not represent water
but substantial additions TO the mile
age. equipment and earning power of
properties.
Then Mr.. Morgan left the public, in
Guiding the press writer's. to mistake
the for instance" for the whole thing
and assume that the head magician
had nothing else in mind. As mat
ter of fact it is safe to say that he
had something else very much more
| in mind.
The great mass of "industrials" un-
derwritten during the last few years
is about half water-probably more
than half. Perhaps half represents the
actual plants included in the various
combines at n high valuation. 1t may
be mostly old stock in a new FORM
The other half is double distilled wa
ter, representing nothing but the sup
posed power of the several combines
to eXtort money from consumers un-
der shelter of the sacred Dingley
tariff.
Of this mass it is stated that over
$300,000.000 is still in the hands of un-
derwriters, not even swallowed much
less digested. 1t is this more than
the railroad kind that Mr.. Morgan
most likely had in mind.
Possibly such securities are secure.
But what if the administration should
get after the industrial combines in
earnest as it seems to have got after
the railroad merger? Or what if con-
gress should get enough Iowa on the
brain TO rae the Dingley shelter
from the front of those who are sell
ing goods from 30 to so per cent
cheaper abroad than at home? Might
not thoese aqueous securities in
which Mr.. Morgan is so deeply inter
ested look somewhat less substantial
than he would be pleased to have
hungry public think they are?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15
More Of Those ''Undigested Securi-
ties.''

Chicago Chronicle: Some of the cur
rent newspaper discourses on "undi-
gested securities" proceed upon the
assumption that when J. Pierpont
Morgan used that term he referred
only or mainly to railroad securities.
Tt is true that in his own remarks on
the subject he made special mention
of those securities and abstained from
mentioning other kinds. 1t is not
a necessary inference that he had no
other kind in mind.
Men do not always publish from the
housetops all-that they have in mind,
and this is extremely likely to be true
of men who have some undigested
things which they are anxious to in
troduce into the public stomach.
When Mr.. Morgan sent forth his
bulletin he was trying to excite an
appetite. To this end he talked of
infallible signs of prosperity, progress
sive and prolonged. There was going
to be plenty of capacity for .securi-
ties. He wished to impress that deep
IN upon tie minds of those who were
beginning to banker but were shy
about getting right hungry.
Next, in order to persuade the ham
lerers that it would be safe to bite,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15
KILLS GERMS OF CATARRH
Hyomei Goes to the Root of the Disease and
Makes Astonishing Cures.

Catarrh cannot be cured by the use
of pills, liquid medicines and SOCIAL
ed system tOnics. Under such treat
ment the germs of the disease will
still live in the air passages and in
crease and multiply.
Hyomei is the only scientific and
thorough way to cure catarrh, kill
ing the germs in the air passages, it
enters the blood with the oxygen,
destroys the microbes in the blood
and effectually drives from the sys-
tenn all traces of catarrhal poison.
Thousands of testimonials have
been given as to the astonishing
cures made by this remedy. ]. S. MI
gent. treasurer of the American
Union Life Insurance company, of
New York City, writes. ''Hyomei has
completely cured my daughter of ca
tarrh, from which she has been suf-
fering for years.
Probably the strongest evidence
that can be offered as to the powers
of Hyomei to cure catarrh is the fact
that L. II. Thomas agrees to refund
the money to every customer who
can say Hyomei has not cured them.
Now is a good time to cure your
catarrh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15
PRELIMINARY SURVEY
BEGUN AT ROCK FALLS

The preliminary survey for the
Rock River Traction company began
Monday, the survey starting in Rock
Falls and running to Prophetstown
on the Prophetstown road. then to
Spring HILL to Geneseo, and from the
latter place to Moline and Rock ISL
and. The survey is in charge of F. Z.
Andrews, vice president and general
manager. The power house will be
located in Prophetstown.
r The new company will endeavor to
secure a private right of way from
Rock Island to Rock Falls, and if tins
cannot be accomplished the public
highway will be used.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15
AGreat Sensation.

There was a big sensation in Lees
vile, Ind, when w. II. Brown, of that
place, who was expected to die, had
his life saved by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. He writes:
Il endured insufferable agonies from
asthma, but your New Discovery gave
me immediate relief and soon there
after effected complete cure" Sim
liar cures of consumption, pneumo-
MIA, bronchitis and grip are numer-
Gus. It's the peerless remedy for all
throat and lung troubles. Price, so
cents and 81. Guaranteed by Hartz
&c Ullemeyer, druggists. Trial bot
ties free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15
ANOTHER GERM DESTROYER.
HerpIclde is Death to DandruG Germs.

The germ burrows into the scalp,
throwing up the cuticle in thin scales.
called dandruff, or scurf, and digging
at the root of the hair where it saps
the hairs vitality. First comes brit
tile hair, then lusterless and dead-like
hair. then falling hair, and. finally,
badness. Nine-tenths of the hair
troubles are caused by dandruff.
Without dandruff hair will grow lux
uriantly, as nature intended "Herpi-
eide" kills the dandruff germ, leaving
the hair to grow unhampered, as it
does with the American red man.
Sold by Il. II. Thomas. druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Today's Quotations on Provisions. Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel
Rock Island, April l5.-Following are the
quotations on the local market
Provisions,
Butter-Creamery 24c, dairy 20c.
Eggs-Fresh lie.
Live poultry-Chickens 1Oc per pound,
hens &C per pound, ducks 12hc, turkeys l3c,
geese 9Mc.
Vegetables-Potatoes. 4Oc to SOC.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Steers eS.25 to $780, cows and
heifers g. 90 to $3.50, calves $3.50 to $3.50.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers 90. 25 to o. 25.
Sheep-Yearlings or over, per cwt. 81 90 TO
IS 90, Lam bs per head a. 90 to $3.50.
Feed and Fuel
Grain-Corn 4504ec; oats, 35c to Soc.
Forage-Timothy hay. el3 to Ella, prairie
$40 to 81, baled prairie %, baled notify Sl2
Woodland, per load q. Ooas5.5O
Coal-Lump. per oushel l3c6lI4c. mine run
13c per bushel, slack per bushel &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15
Due Notice is Served.

Due notice is hereby served on the
public generally that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is the only salve on the
market that is made from the pure,
unadulterated witch hazel. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve has cured thous-
ands of eases of piles that would not
yield to any other treatment, and this
fact has brought out many worthless
counterfeits. Those persons who get
the genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve are never disappointed, because
it cures.
Harper House pharmacy; A. j.
Riess drug store, corner Seventh ave-
nue. and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15

The Indians have come into line in
advancing financial civilization and
formed Il little trust of their own
which is causing the cattlemen of
northeastern Kansas to wonder. The
Indians own many miles of fine cat
tie range in that section and for years
they summered cattle on their reser-
yations for 81 head. Then the cattle
owners began bidding against each
other for the choicest corners of the
range and the aborigine calmly lit a
fresh pipe and said he thought that
he must really charge So for each
steer. This was willingly paid and the
red men opened his eyes and began
to give the matter a little serious
thought, which resulted in the quiet
announcement few days ago that
the range interests had been pooled
and that the price hereafter would be
S. steer for pasturage. The cattle
raisers were fairly caught and many
will pay the advanced price, as they
have no time to make other grazing
arrangements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15

The advertising scheme of the
worlds fair commissioners to send
an oiled silk balloon wild on dedica-
tion day and with a notice attached
directing the finder of the balloon to
return the notice to the commission
ers and get a season ticket to the
fair. is a good one. The farmer boys
will be out on the hill tops with their
long range rifles. a season ticket to
the worlds fair is pretty big game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15

Next fall governors will be elected
in Ohio. Iowa, Maryland, Massachus-
etts, Rhode Island. Kentucky. Louisi-
ana and Mississippi. Of the eight
states named five have democratic
governors now. From the tendency
of the times and monopoly it is more
than probable that all those states.
with possibly one exception. will elect
democratic governors The one eX-
ceptiOn is iowa and that seems to be
beyond redemption.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15

Assistant Attorney General Beck,
who argued the railway merger case.
has resigned in order to give atten-
ton to his private practice. Prob
ably the railway people found him so
effective that they decided to elimi-
nate him by putting him on the pay
roll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15

TERMs-Daily, 10 cents per week. Weekly,
81 per year IN advance.
All communications of political or argu-
mentative character, political or religious
must have real name attached for publica-
tion No such articles will be printed over
fictitious signatures.
Co, respondence solicited from every town
ship in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15

Mayor Fleischman, of Cincinnati,
who was recently reelected, gives
away 500 loaves of bread every day to
the poor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15

The fact that Judge Hanecy, of
Chicago, is a candidate for reelection
ought to call the attention of the
people of that city to a very plain
dIltv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15
New York Stocks.

/ New York. April l5-The following are the
closing quotations on the New York stock
exchange: ..- ta--.
So Pacific $50, sugar 1925, C. & A. com. sssz
gas IOIh Penna. 1915. b. & o. SSx. O. r. Z! q
Pacific Mail 334. Atchison com. 79ls, w. U
rel. Co. SIS. n Y. Central l29%, l.. g.
II4E, b. r. IT 65% Rdg. com. 53h, leather
com 14h, copper 62al. Atcnison pfd &c. U.
:. Steel pfd. s59S, U. : Steel common IS,
Missouri Pacific 1904. Union Pacific common
Ss% coal and iron SO Erie common S3A
wabash ptd 44s4. Can Pacific 1291s. Republic
steel common 1915, Republic Steel pfd. IN
NJ. K. g. T. common 23l4, American Car
Foundry common 391s; G. & G. w.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, Ill. lEntered at
the postofflce as Second-class matter.l