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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16
FROM AN AUTHORITY

A writer in the FIT. .Pierre Stock
Journal touches on the 64o-acre
homestead in a way that relieves the
city OF Mitchell somewhat from the
criticisms that were heaped upon it
In the recent capital campaign. For
the purpose OF making clear that tact
that the reservation west Of Pierre
could never be settled as thickly as
the eastern part of the state the
simple truth was told to the effect
that it would require more than 100
acres of land for one man TO make d
living on, and advocated larger
farms. For this we were called
knockers. 1t is with some degree
of pleasure that we reproduce a con
tribution from the columns of the
Fort Pierre Stock Journal which en-
dorses all that Mitchell eve said and
it comes from a man who lives there
and is printed in a paper that has the
interests OF the reservation at heart :
: With a 640-acre homestead the
problem of free range will be entire
ly solved-there will be no more free
range. All the lands will be occu-
pied. Where the land is filed on now
and is yet open because Of the fact
that a nan can't afford to live on a
quarter section, mt person can buy
three ACCOMPLISHMENTS and then have
enough land to furnish pasture for
several head the year around.
There is no use in Disgusting the
fact that those who have tried it and
are in a position to know all agree
that a section of average land, out
side OF river bottoms, will pasture
only from twenty-five to fifty head Of
stock the year around. or course
the method of raising some kind Of
crop adopted to a soil and climate
like this, for winter feed, will be-
come common in a few years, but
stock raising is now and must be for
some time yet to come the principal
and in reality the only industry In
this section. A family may establish
themselves permanently on a section
of this land, but on a quarter Sec
and as yet unheard Of is fOrthcOm-
ing, it is an impossibility.
Under the present system a man
proves up on his land and as he can
not make a living on so small a tract
he is forced to sell and the country
is not benefited by the addition Of
another family to the population.
The present system fosters the very
thing which the opponents of a larg-
er homestead urge as their reason for
fighting the measure-that is, the
man who already has considerable
land Is enabled to further enlarge bis
holding and as fast as the land is
proseu up 10 snall e1 se' IL oecome
acre homestead means actual settlers
who are going to stay and do their
part in the building up of the coun-
thy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16
BETTER STOCK MARKET
Since the Armour Plant Was Opened
Stock Shipments Have In
creased to Large Extent.

Sioux City Journal: All previous
records for a single day in hog re-
ceipts were smashed in the Sioux
City market yesterday by the arriv-
al OF $50 cars, 1856 hogs.
For more than fifteen years the
stock yards company has cited in its
annual report December 3, 1899, as
the largest hog day of the yards; on
that day las ca1s, 1865 head, we're
received, owing to the failure Of one
of the big packers, which broke
prices and made a rush marketwards.
Now December I, 1904, will go into
history as the red letter day on
which the big run occurred and on
which the million mark for the year
vas passed.
Yesterdays receipts were induced
by the natural law OF supply and de-
mand, and exceeded the next largest
legitimate days receipts by twenty
five cars.
And not only is the hog supply ex-
ceeding all records, but the receipts
of cattle are far above those at the
opening Of December Of any previous
year.
While the hog division yesterday
was in congested state, the movement
scalewards began early. and an eX
cellent demand prevailed from Cuda-
by and Armour and order buyers, the
receipts being quickly absorbed, con-
sidering 1T was a record breaker in
the Sioux City market
The liberal increases recorded in
both hogs and cattle since the re-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16

Watertown Public Opinion: The
state board of charities and correc-
lions, as was noted in an interview
with MI. Thomas in the Sioux Falls
Press, thinks it wise to establish a
twine plant at the p~enitentiary, pro-
viding the state can spare the means
without seriously h%andicaping its
treasury. The Minnesota Irvine
plant is said to be a paying invest
ment. Two years ago a similar sug-
gestion was made by some one, but it
was noticed that the Irvine manufac-
turers hurried representatives to
Pierre to head off the project. Their
efforts were useless, however, for the
state had more den ands upon It's
treasury than it could provide for.
The situation may be different,
though, this winter.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16
THE FUNERAL HELD TUESDAY
Remains of Mrs. Besancon Arrived
From Mt. Etna, lowa-ln-
TERED at Graceland.

Tuesday morning j. h. Besancon
ha Soad with the remains of his
wife, Mrs. BeSancon, who died at
Mt. Etna, Iowa Friday last. They
went to that place several Weeks ago
to visit Mrs. Besancon's son, W. y.
Pond, and was taken suddenly MI and
passed away.
The funeral services We're held ut
the Methodist church at 10 O'clock
which were conducted by Rev. III. ).
Wilkinson. assisted by Presiding Ell
der Hager. a number of friends
gathered at the church to pay their
last respects to the deceased, who
was much admired in life for her
many noble qualities. There were
several very handsome floral pieces
sent to the church by friends. The
remains were laid to rest in Grace
land cemetery. The following were
the body bearers: Jos Vickers, John
Wayman, c. w. Walrath, Asa Dodd,
John Steinmetz. Samuel Vickers.
Mrs. Besancon was born in Wyom-
ing county, N. Y.,Sept. 1s, 1912. and
died at the home Of her son, w. Y.
Pond, at Mt Etna, Iowa, Dec 9, aged
81 years. She was first married to
Benjamin Pond at st. Heleny, N. Y.
Feb. Is, 1859, her husband dying four
years later. To that union was born
a son and a daughter, w. Y. and
Harriet D. Pond. Sept. 6, 1886, she
was married to j. E. Besancon. at
Pike, n. Y. Four children were
born to the union, three sons and
one daughter, Charles E., George
E.. Henry B. and Jennie B.. all Of
whom survive her, and with the hus.
band mourn the death Of the beloved
wife and mother.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16
PAYING OFF CHURCH DEBT
Debt of Seventeen Years. Standing
Paid Off by Methodist People
Up ut Faulkton.

When DR.. Thomas Nicholson re-
turned. home yesterday from Faulk-
ton, where be conducted religious
services in the Methodist church
Sunday, he expressed himself as be-
ing exceedingly we'll pleased With
the result OF his visit up there. The
DR.. was informed when he reached
Faulkton that there was a DEBT on
the church amounting to $500 prin-
cipal, and s735 interest, the latter
having accumulated in the seventeen
years that the debt had been in ex-
istence. The DR.. suggested that
they go to work and clean up the
debt, but the members shook their
heads and said that it couldn't be
done, Notwithstanding the Church
Extension Society had agreed to
knock off the interest and accept the
principal as a cancellation of the
Indebtedness.
DR.. Nicholson told the people that
he believed that it could be done and
they gave him free rein to try Sun
day, and he was very glad to say
that when the day was finished the
$500 debt was raised and then he
secured $500 more with which to
paint anu paper the church, make
some needed repairs and install a
good furnace. DR.. Nicholson said
there were some mighty good people
at Faulkton, but they did not realize
their W capabilities until they
were awakened to the situation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16
HOW HAzlNG WAS STOPPED
The Older University Students Were
Not Ill 1t and Stopped the
Younger Fellows

The matter of haZing new students
at the University has never been a pop
ular custom, and we don't remember
in years Of bearing of a case. A few
nights ago, however, the custom was
brought out. a bunch of students
located a new man and went to his
boarding house and took the lad out
OF a warm bed and hustled him down
the street four or five blocks in his
night clothes and left him there to
commune with nature, and breathe
maledictions on their heads. Several
other students were treated to a dose
of the same nature. Several nights
passed and these same students who
had enjoyed the discontinue of the
new arrivals planned for another
night Of fun. 1t should be stated
here that the students who were do
ing the hazing were, with three eX.
%ceptions. all new students themselves,
and were as much in the nature of
candidates for this kind of initiation
as the men being hazed. The old
students, the fellows who have been
at the University for several years.
resented this butt,ng-in process on a
custom that was theirs by right OF
priority il they desir to take adj
vantage Of the privilege. The older
students learned Of the raid that was
to be made the second time and with
a crowd of 80 or 40 they met the new
student tody making for the victim
and at a signal from the leader
poun cedupon the Rould-be hazers and
laid down the law that 40 more haz-
ing should be INDUCED in. After a
decisive arguments in which orator
ical efforts held sway, the new
students finally yielded to the match
less and impe1ious oratory of their
elders and returned to. warm their cots
The situation is one that would
have been taken up by the Upiver-
sity faculty, but the chagrin of the
older students and their method Of
handling the new crowd relieved the
faculty from taking any action. 1t
will in all probability end the hazing
business at the University.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16
she ought to write a b,oa or go on
the stage. She has cot enough ad-
vertising to last her a lifetime.


II is intimated tom WASHINGTON
that the senate steering committee
is laying plans to defeat any attempt
or the part OF President Roosevelt to
secure any OF the legislation that he
desires at the present session OF
congress. This scheme Is said to
have been formulated by the stand
patters, and they excuse their posi-
ton by saying that there is not
enough time to do anything but work
on old business, which can be de-
layed and dragged along to make it
meet their ends. The president may
stand a certain amount OF this kind
of work. but there is a limit to his
patience.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16

and all other symptoms of kidney dis
ease are speedily removed when the
kidneys are made healthy, active and
vigorous by the use of
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16
N.iehbors Worth Having.

Co'ia-Did you so to the theater. De
liza? Delia-Yes. indeed. The Jones
got sick and gave US their tickets. and
Mrs. Brown lent me her new hat
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16

Parker New Era: According to the
election returns in this state over
10, 5000 votes were cast on the capital
question. This does not represent
all the voters of the state, as several
thousand voters failed to go to the
polls. This shows a population in
the state Of over half a million pco-
pie. When the writer first saw Da-
kota the part now known as South
Dakota had about one-twentieth Of
its present population, and LESS than
one per cent of its present wealth.
Ten years hence South Dakota will
will have a million population. The
future is great for this giant young
state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16

opeEins OF tho Amour plant have
caused packers and these ioentided
with thu trade TO Danish all fears on
the score or getting enough stock to
keep the present packing house run
Ming to its full capacity. 1t Is plain
ly proven already that another plant
could be accommodated.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16

Hot Springs Star: The agitation
of a new capitol building at Pierre
is a good thing, but wouldn't it be
best to wait until the Milwaukee
railroad is built cross the state so
that the structure may be built of
Black Hills stone and marbei and
onyx? Leu's use our own beautiful
building material. 1t is not only
cheaper, but better than can be got
ten elsewhere. Let South Dakota
initiate some Of the other states
and construct the whole building out
of material from u W state. 1t
isn't necessary to buy anything out
side OF South Dakota. That is of
itself a valuable advertising feature.
The Hot Springs Star would lead
one to infer that there was no build
ing material on this side of the river.
There are sufficient stone quarries in
eastern South Dakota to provide
enough building material fer the cap
itol.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16
PASSED FORGED CHECKS
George Smith Used the Name of W
l.. Wallis on Which to Secure
Some Money.

Monday evening George Smith,
who has been IN Mitchell more or less
during the fall, passed forged checks,
amounting in all to $40. A party in
town saw Smith handing over the
checks and believing they were
forged gave the information to an
other party who at once 'phoned to
w. L. Wallis. of Riverside, whose
name appeared on the checks. MI.
Wallis was asked il he had given any
checks to Smith and he stated that
he had not. The matter was then
turned over to Chief Keith who
hunted up Smith and finally found
him located in the milwaukee, sand
house, evidently waiting for the de-
parture of a freight going south.
Smith went into Becker's clothing
store and made the purchase Of a
cheap overcoat and a few other
things and rendered a check for $40,
signed by w. L. Wallis, of Riverside,
in payment OF the same. The pUr-
chase amounted to So. so and he was
given the difference liz cash. At
Tobin & Navin's saloon Smith
bought a few drinks and handed
them a check for SIS and cot the bal
ance in cash. Smith then went to
the saloon of Dan Hudler and pre-
sented a check for SIS which was ac-
cepted and he got another bunch OF
cash. Smith was meeting with great
success ] u his scheme and finally be
went to Chas. Martins saloon and
bought some drinks and presented a
check for 800, which MIR. Martin ac-
cepted and paid him the difference.
The checks were all drawn on the
Mitchell National bank. Smith has
been working for Mr.. Wallis and
Travelled over the country tributary
to Riverside buying produce and was
in the habit Of signing the name Of
Mr.. Wallis to pay for the purchases.
He left his employ two or three
weeks ago., Mr.. Wallis having settled
with him.
George Smith was arraigned before
Justice Mckinley at 9 O'Clock this
morning on the charge issuing forged
checks, his attorney being Jay 6.
Markham, while Il. e. Hitchcock
appeared for the state. While there
were four cases against Smith but
one was heard. and on the rest he
waived examination. The case beard
was that Of Charles Martin, who
cashed a check for $50. He identified
the check and the prisoner who
passed it. W. L. Wallis was also a
witness for the state, and stated that
he did not issue the check Smith
used. Smith die not offer any de-
Tense. Justice Mckinley bound Smith
ever to the term of circuit court in
April in the sum Of $500 on each
charge, making bis total bond 81, 600.
Worth Having.
C"'ia-Dia you so to the theater. DE
la? Delia-Yes. indeed. The Jones
got sick and gave US their tickets. and
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16

Since Cassie l.. Chadwick has APP
peared on the stage Of action with
her monumental financial ransac-
lions she has practically obscused the
war between Russia and Japan. AZ
ter Mrs. Chac wick gets out OF trouble
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16

With the wal news from Russia,
the interesting developments in the
case Of Mrs. Cassie Chadwick, whose
financial operations have startled the
country, and the attack of Lawson
on the Standard Oil and other mon
opolies the headlines of the daily
papers are getting larger every day.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16
Dr.. A. w. Chase's
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16
His Angel.

"Jimsley thinks his wife is an angel"
'sThnt so? Why. I didn't know jim
sley was married."
HE is a widower."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-29

some of the depositors We're held as
reported in these columns, aMho the ac-
ton resolved upon at such meetings
was not made public. Recent develop
ments show that the matter has been
carried to headquarters and letters are
made public from Congressman John
r. Lacey, Comptroller William II.
Rldgely and Secretary of the Treasury
l.. nj. Shaw. Thru the representations
of George M. Christian as it now
seems, Secretary Shaw promises to be
in Grinnell on November to make Il
personal investigation of the banks at
fairs upon the street and the state
ments made. both verbally and in writ
ing, regarding tine incompetency of the
present receiver and the method of his
appointments have led to protests upon
the part of some of the depositors who
either know more of the real condit
ions than those who are making COM
plants or else do not know as much.
With this divided opinion among those
most vitality interested In the ditribut-
ion OF the banks net assets it is i'm
possible to foretell the result of an in
Vestigation by Secretary Shaw or
where blame will attach IL at all, in
the appointment as originally made.
There certainly seems at the present
writing, no ground for excessive opti-
mism with regard to the aggregate
dividend, that depositors will receive.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-29
DIVORCE CASE is SETTLED.
Parties to the Entire Sensation Patch
Up Their Quarrel.

Special to Times
Nevada, Oct. 28.-The Etnire d.
vorce case which created considerable
Of a furry over in the eastern part
of the county a couple of weeks ago,
when the petition was filed, owing to
the sensational charges preferred
against the husband, Samuel Etnire, by
the wife. Katie Etnire. has been set
tied. The parties to the suit have been
in the city for the past three or four
days, and have managed to patch up
their differences and the plaintiff has
withdrawn her suit. In letter which
she handed a local paper for publica-
ton yesterday, she states that many
of the allegations in her petition were
not really true, but had been made by
her while in a prejudiced state Of
mind. Her note of explanation would
lead one to think that the trouble was
not SO much between the parties to the
suit as it was in the minds of "the old
folks" After amicably settling the
matter the happy couple left together
with their babe of a year, for their
farm south of Colo where they will
continue to reside in peace and har-
mony. If their present intentions are
carried out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-29

below, a distance of about eight feet
In falling the machine turned upside
down and DR.. Thompson fell under 1t
the machine fortunately failing so tina,
| it's seat struck the earth just behind
the doctors PROSTATE form. Beyond
| the shock, from which the doctor soon
recovered, he was umnjured.
kensett.
| While Mr.. Thorson was away on a
visit last week his friends among the
business men of kensett took it upon
themselves to fix up his shoe shop in
fine shape. A new floor was laid,
new paper hung on the walls, and Mr..
Thorson hardly knew his store when
he returned.
Thompson.
The trappers are getting their traps
| together for the seasons trapping.
The musk rats are not as plentiful this
year as they were last, owing to the
scarcity of water during the summer
months. Several of the local trap
pers are planning on docking UP new
1 fields in which to ply their vocation
during the coming winter.
GIadbrook.
The stone for the foundation Of the
new 85-foot water tower is being plac-
ed on the grounds and work will be
commenced in earnest in few days.
According to the contract the tank has
to be completed by January LIST, 1905.
*** Three cents per bushel seems to
be the going" wages for corn husking
this season and the demand for men
will exceed the supply. Husking Will
be general next week.
Grundy Center.
r. e. Lynn has sold his livery ana
business to r. e. Cole and c. Brumm.
The sale included only the livery
equipment, the building being retained
by Mr.. Lynn. Mr.. Lynn has directed
his attention to the establishment OF
canning factory in Grundy Center Tor
some time and he is satisfied that such
business venture here would pay. "A
canning factory is an enterprise TOT
which all will admit there is an excel
lent opening here and it is hoped mat
Mr.. Lynn will decide fully to supply
this want.
keokuk.
Inere mas been some SUI III oiiio
labor circles here. The Typographical
Union this week demanded high scale
of wages, which the newspapers feius-
ed. Then the printers resolved 10
strike. A Chicago union official was
here directing affairs. He counseled
them to delay their strike until ne hela
a conference with the newspaper man
ayers. The result was that the man
gers agreed to "split the difference.
and allow a one dollar per week ad-
vance, instead Of two dollars as de-
nlanded, and on this basis settlement
was agreed to.
Alden.
The grape plants Tor the new VINE.
ward which John Adam Rink Will
plant on his farm north of town next
April, arrived in Alden last Friday.
There ara twelve hundred plants IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-29
HEAD WAS CRUSHED
Six Year Old Daughter Of X. o. Hor.
ner Of HanseII Kicked by Horse
Skull Literally Mashed Into the
Brain-LittIe Hope of Recovery.

Special to Times Republican.
Hansell, Oct. ga most serious and
probably fatal accident happened ut
5 o'clock Friday afternoon to the little
6-year-old daughter of II. O. Horner.
one Of our mechants. The iit.le one
was playing IN he va: with 1lher
children where the horses were aid
was accidentally kicked by one of the
horses, breaking her skull and MASKING
it into the brain. Doctors Hobscn
and Powers of Hampton We're sum
moned Immediately AMI performed an
operation taking out several pieces of
broken bone The ops-.,.ion was sue
cessful sG. the child recovered from
the effects. bat as Sc. lackAl about
two inches square Of enough skull to
cover the brain, aom ath;ng else was
substituted and the e!la.l:as are doubt
full of the little ones recovery.