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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-12
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
General Business is Good. But Local
Trade Controversies Are Causing
Trouble in All Lines.

New York. Aug. ar. G, Dun s.
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Local trade controversies are the
most serious drawbacks to business,
most other important factors tending
to Improvement. Despite some de-
crease in the wheat yield, crop pros
poets are most encouraging, and the
loss in quantity of wheat promises to
be fully offset by higher prices, so that
the agricultural communities will be
in position to purchase commodities
freely.
Delayed orders for iron and steel
products are being placed, and at
woolen mills there is a notable increase
in activity.
Railway earnings in July were only
"a per cent. smaller than year ago,
and at many cities there is evidence of
returning confidence, with a little inn
provement in mercantile collections.
Several strikes are in progress, and
this, together with others under con-
sideration, initiates against a resump-
tion of normal conditions in trade and
manufacture.
Foreign commerce at this port for
the last week shows a decrease of ST.
047,4SS in exports and a loss of So
230,il5 in imports as compared with
the same time last year, the latter item
being partially responsible for the
losses in federal revenue.
Tanners are seeking hides in good
condition, of which the supply is short
as those taken off by unskilled hands
since the strike began are badly cut
and are offered at concessions.
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Lincoin county Wheat.

canton, S. d, Aug. S-Harvesting of
wheat has been practically completed
in this part of the country, and this
fact has disclosed to the farmers that
what looked like a big wheat crop Two
or three weeks ago has turned out to be
great big deception. The wheat crop
of this locality is comparatively small,
but what there is of ii is almost a total
failure, if the reports of the best au-
thorities on the subject may be relied
upon and the black rust which has
created such Widespread CONSERVATION
throughout the country during the past
few days, is the cause of it all. 1t is
safe to estimate that the damage done
to the wheat in this county amounts to
80 per cent. of loss, and even what
wheat there is harvested will not
amount to much more than good chick
en feed. In some localities there are
some good fields that will thresh out "a
fairly good crop of average quality,
but there are other fields that are al
more severe on the wheat of the up
lands than that on the bottoms, for
practically all Of the upland wheat is
greatly damaged, While there is con-
siderable that is good on the bottom
lands. The black rust has not affected
barley and oats to any great extent and
these two crops are above the average
in point of quality and yield. Corn is
progressing splendidly under the hot
weather during the present week, and
it now looks like a bumper crop this
season. Corn oats and barley are the
great staple of this section and the
failure of the wheat crop will not give
our farmers the blues at all.
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SPIRITED DIVORCE CASE
Beadle County Woman Makes Som>
Sensational Accusations.

Huron, S. D., Aug. l0.--Judge Whiting
held court here in chambers, and be-
sides disposing of a number of motions,
applications ETC. heard petitions for
divorces in three cases, one of which
Lawrence vs.. Lawrence, attracted more
than passing interest from the nature
of the complaint Mrs. Lawrence seeks
separation from ner husband on the
grounds of cruel treatment and failure
to properly provide for her and her
five of six children born to them dur
ing the nine years of their welded life.
The complaint sets forth that at no
time during her sickness did the de-
fendant provide proper medical aid or
nurse for her nor did he provide other
necessary comforts at such times; that
at one time one of the children fell
sick. and although urged to do SO the
father declined TO call a physician until
it became apparent that death would
follow. The child was brought to town
and they We're advised by physician
that nothing could be done for it, and
before they left town the child died in
the mothers arms; on reaching home
the mother prepared the body for
BURIAL and as Il coffin was not pro-
cured for it the body was placed i'm u
cracker box and buried by Mr.. Law
renee. In addition to these charges, the
plaintiff states that in her weak and
frail condition she was compelled to pre-
pare the meals for the family and also
at times milk several cows, care
for the horses, clean stable, etc, and
further states that the defendant is
worth $4,000 in real and personal prop
erty and cash in bank.
To all of these charges Mr.. Lawrence
enters a denial and places his belong
ings at sum not exceeding $500, all
though he had transferred stock and
real property to the amount of many
thousand dollars about the time the
proceedings for divorce were COM
menced, the transfer being given to his
sister. The court called Mr.. Lawrence
to the bench and after being sworn
asked a few questions and then di-
rected him to Immediately have the
title in the property mortgaged trans
ferred back to him, to pay So per week
alimony during the pendency of this
suit, and also pay $50 attorney fees
for his wife. This proceeding has
caused much comment as the parties
are we'll known i'll this section of the
country, and Mr.. Lawrence has long
been classed as one of BeadIe county's
most prosperous farmers and stock
men.
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BONDED DEBT OF STATE.
IT Will Practically Be Wiped Out b,
1 anu AZ hA III

Levy o' Nlliis
Pierre, S. D., Aug 9.-South Dakota
should take pride in the fact that the
levy of ! mill for the bond interests
and sinking fund, which was levied by
the state board, will practically wipe
out the bonded indebtedness of the
state.
While the state general fund is
chroncaliy short. and several times
each year the need OF registering war
rants comes To that fund. the sinking
fund has always been in shape to not
only meet accruing bonded Indebted
ness. but to take UP time loans be-
fore they became due. The state treas
urers, with ore exception, have han
died the funds carefully and to the
best interests of the state and have
taken up a large number of bonds be-
fore they have become Que. securing
their surrender, though in most cases
reluctantly. from the holders.
So long as the present larcical as
sessment values are continued by the
nssessors of the state the general fund
Is likely to run short at any time, and
force the registration of warrants. and
often Of funding bonds to take up the
outstanding warrants to reduce the in
terest charges. If the valuations were
returned even within 80 per cent. of
the actual value of property the gem
sral fund would keep pace with the
needs of the state.
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NUN BIER 4G.

what one does not want-drinking
to which barbarisln and vulgarity are
fifty married.
III am sent here of God for nothing
else. am sent here to tell you, and
entreat you. to discern that most of
our methods of dealing With the drink
evil of our day and generation are
tainted with falsehood and dishonored
by essential unreality and diScredited
by widespread, consistent failure.
There Is the drink evil. and you and
l must not ignore it, There is a task
for Christian men and women to per-
form and you and | must not shirk it.
But let us begin by trying to recognize
the facts and let us deal with them in
a way worthy of their portentous sig
nificance.
"One kino % man goes To a saloon
to get an intoxicant and for no other
reason. Another goes there for any
one of a half dozen purposes-refreSh-
ment, amusement, information phys
ical easement business appointment, or
mere change-for which last you, my
brother, go next door to club which
al sensible people regard as wholly i'm
nocent.
Nov. then, the saloonkeeper has
been keeping these different wants to-
gether. The wisdom of those who am
tagonize him will be in separating
them.'
The bishop says the public house
movement in England has done this.
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BOY AT CANTON
CRUSHED BY timber
With Other Children He Was
Playing on Pile Of Ties
When One Fell.
SHARPs AFTER WINNER
Plan Made to Contest the Claim of the
Lucky Man, William Mccormick,
Who Drew No. in tie
Rosebud Lottery.

Canton, $. D., Aug s--Prinney
Mrs. j. p House, of this city, met with
a fatal accident. In company With
some other little boys he was playing
on a pile of railroad ties and in his
effort To climb upon the pile the little
fellow was thrown under a falling tie
and seriously crushed The falling
timber struck him in the stomach just
below the ribs and almost crushed it
In. He also received several severe
cuts in several places in the head. AS
soon as the accident was reported to
the boys parents he was placed in
the hands of a surgeon who gave him
every assistance that was possible. but
the little fellow died from his injuries
after several hours of great suffering,
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DAMAGE BY RUST
IS NOT SERIOUS
Farmers Have Discovered That
Their Fields Generally
Will Yield Well.
COMPLAINTS OVER STATE
Big Harvest Is Now at Its Height ana
Soon the Vast Granary of West
wis Be Supplying the
Sets of the East.

Sioux Fails S. d, Aug. 1o-The farm
>.rs of South Dakota have in general
discovered that their wheat fields We're
not so badly injured as the first re-
ports of rust damage indicated, and
they accordingly have to II great eX-
tent recovered from their scare of
few days ago over the rust question.
y good Illustration of how unneces-
sarily many of the farmers We're alarm
ed is furnished by an incident which
occurred in Brown county. A farmer
in that county told an acquaintance
that he would not cut his crop of
wheat. He declared it had gone to the
dogs, 50 to speak.
The acquaintance visited the farm
cf's fields and examined ii carefully.
with the result that it was found the
heads in general contained from fifteen
10 twenty good kernels. Only an oc-
casional head had been affected by
rust.
similar condition in wheat fields
near Hudson which were examined was
Ierealed--sone heads are practically
worthless. while others are we'll filled
with nice. plump kernels
Around Montrose rust has attacked
wheat and the yield will be affected,
hut nevertheless a fine crop is antici-
rated
In the vicinity of Madison, Lake
county, damage was done by rust only
IN spots
Not Seriously Damaged.
Nlthough practically all the wheat in
the vicinity of Bryant was affected to
more or less extent by rust it Is
not thought any of the fields win be
Total loss
The acreage of wheat in the vicinity
of Vel Rapids is very light, as the
t3r 'crS have come 10 the conclusion
tht wheat faisinG is not as profitable
-flst sf4.r 4
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GIRL GOT DRUNK
AT BISHOPS Tavern
She Took Some Beer "Just for
Lark" and Got
the Lark.
COULDN'T FIND WAY HOME
Policeman Finally Gathered in Mar
aaret Cooper and Started Her in
the Right Direction-story
of Her Experiences.


toxication as she wandered aimlessly
through the streets, Miss Margaret
Cooper, fair and comelv and less than
20 years of age. living AT 14l1 Deering
Place, was cut short in suffering at
tempt to sing Il Won't Go Home Till
Morning" by running plump into the
arms of Patrolman Comisi1y on Twen-
ty-second street, shortly after o'clock
this morning.
AS the policeman led the girl closer
to street light. 10 get a good look at
her before ringing for a patrol wagon,
he observed her neat gentee manner
of dress and her general refined ap-
peara ance The investigation which he
then made into her case will no doubt
furnish food for many sermons against
the liquor evil. and particularly will it
make most excellent ammunition for
those who have taken issue with the
action of Bishop Potter In formally
dedicating the new Subway Tavern at
AZ Bleeker street, for it develops that
the girl owes bar downfall of last night
TO her having visited the saloon that
was stamped with the approval of the
famous church prelate.
Had Never Drank Before.
Miss Cooper. when taken to the Thir-
ty-second street station, became suffi-
ciently sobered by her surroundings to
appreciate her position and her appar-
ent moral dcpravity She declared.
hyst erically, that She had never before
been intoxicated, that she had scarcely
known the taste of any liquor before it
was serve'l 10 her aud two girl friends
in the Tavern, ut the soda fountain
last night.
When tlle policemen said they would
nj once take her home she begged that
they call physician to administer
"a mt to h,s,.
aie. SO her parents would not discover
her plight. That could not be done
however, and she was soon taken, APP
parenty sober, 70 the number that she
gave Policeman Comisky.
ISuf!lefv ler inte,Iiea tn taa nclice
officers at the station she told the story
OF her experiences of the night or as
much as she could remember. She re-
fused to give the names of her com
parions, as she wished to protect them
from publicity.
Led by Their Curiosity.
1t being SC warm, two girl friends
living in our neighborhood, and myself
started out early in the evening to go
out on one of the boating excursions
When we got down town, however, and
had transferred for the ferry, one of
the girls expressed curiosity to see the
new tavern which the bishop pro-
nounced as good thing.
we ail became interested and con-
clnueu .nefe would pe no harm going
over l'lSTe, anyway JUST TO see what
| ii was like. as the papers told of men
taking their wives and families there,
( ana glfis gong and drinking at the
Sooa .a;,. lona'aih'
liilaiiS lound 'he place. and we
Went III aflu had ice cream soda The
piace was luil on women and girls and
some OF iheih We're gong on back In
I the saloon part to see what IL was like
Wo ilttle siils selllis newspapers
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SAYS STRIKE is OVER.
Nelson Morris and Wife AccordinsI.
Leave for Europe-Icemen Help
Add to Trouble.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-With more than 3Oo
pickets the Ice Wagon Drivers and
Helpers union today established a.
blockade of the retail and cold storagel
meat market business of Chicago. lnI
front of every small store that handiesl
meat one picket or more was on duty
to try to prevent delivery from thel
stock yards or elsewhere. The ice car
helpers today declared their intention
not to handle ice for any dealer who
patroniZes strike-affected packers.
Asserting that the stock yards strike
is as good as ended Nelson Morris and
wife started today for a three months
European trip.
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RARvs TRAGIC DEATH.
Peculiar and Fatal Accident to Little
Girl Recently.

Salem, S. d. Aug. 9.-Miss Florence
Grinshaw was married Wednesday to
Ernest Packard at the home of the
brides parents in Jefferson township.
The Hotel Dewey of Bridgewater is
being fitted with steam heat
A peculiar and fatal accident hap
pened to the l6months' old daughter Of
Joseph Cilanzer near Bridgewater last
Friday. She was playing out
of doors as usual. and the mother go
ing out to look after her found
her sitting in natural position near a
barb wire fence her sunbonnet caught
on the lower strand of the WIRE and
the child was dead. While playing
near the fence the little ones bonnet
had caught on the wire and sitting
down the child had drawn the strings
Tight about her neck. thus choking her.
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Labor Day Picnic.

Lead S. D.. Aug. S.-The annual La
Dor Day picnic of all the unions of the
Black Hills will be held i'm this city on
August 10. An elaborate program has
been arranged, several hundred dollars
having been put up for prizes. This is
one of the leading events in the Black
Hills.
The business men of Lead will not
hold a carnival this year as first adver-
tised but will make special feature
of the encampment of the soldiers and
sailors, which will be held in this city
tlIpl1st % "a and -
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Young Mems Political Club.

Lead $. D.. Aug. 9The young men
of this city who are republicans have
organized n very strong club in this
city. With about IS members to start
With. Politics in Lead viii be warm
this fall owing to the launching of the
democratic paper and the feeling
toward the would be candidate, w. r.
Hearst Great interest is being taken
among young men on both sides.
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Gets Two Bad Men.

Deadwood, 5. D, Aug. Sheriff
William Moses, OF Butte county, has
returned from Mccool1. Neb. having in
charge the two horse thieves who sold
to Deadwood and Lead parties nine
draft animals that We're stolen from a
rancher north of Belle Fourche. Their
names are William Moore and Ed
NparSley
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-12
DAKOTA STORM DAMAGE
Corn and Small Grain Suffer by Hail
in Belt in Beadle and Sphinx
Counties

Huron, S. d., Aug. H. Except in a
stretch two miles wide by five long, be-
tween Sphinx and Beadle counties. last
nights hail and rain storm did little
damage in this section. Corn suffered
most AS small grain is mostly i'm shock
or stack. The damage to corn is esti-
mated at 80 per cent. and to small
grain "a 20 per cent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-12
No Sunday Baseball.

Salem, S. D.. Aug. s.-The citizens of
Canistota have petitioned their board
of trustees to enforce the laws against
playing ball on Sunday. The petition
also askes that places of business be
closed on Sunday.
Crooks entered Frank Sauer's meat
market at Spencer, S. d., and tapped
! he tin fnt. sc
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-12
Protecting Prairie Chickens.

Miller, S D.. Aug S-To save the
large coveys of prairie chickens that
are swarming in the grain fields of this
section from the unlawful guns of SOON
er sports, Game Warden Dunn has APP
pointed a dozen deputies in different To-
calities to protect them until they may
be legally shot. The birds are unusu-
ally large. tame and fat for this early
in the season, making the temptation
to shoot them very hard to resist.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-12
NEW YOUNG LAWYERS.
State University Class Is Admitted to



Pierre, S. D.. Aug. 9.-The supreme
court has admitted TO practice in the
courts of the state the class which
graduated from the law department of
the state university this year. Profess
Sor Droppers, president of the univer-
sity, and Thomas Sterling, dean of tha
law department. were here to look
after the details of the admission. The
class was: John q. Bradford. Vermil7
lion. Peter j. Engseth. DeForest. Ill.,:
Michael j. Englert. Laurens. Ia; Alolph
y. Gilbert, Pukwana; Elbridge Il.
Healy, Summit; Edward l.. Sheldon
Badger. Ia; Leonard p. Simons, Red
field Chester j, SNYDER, Watertovn:
Cloya D. Sterling, Redfeld; William
H. Warren. DeSmet; William G. Wad-
die, Merrill, Ia.
Besides the university class the court
admitted Byron y, Payne on a certif-
cate from the supreme court of Min
nesota.
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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.

Secretary Wilson and Senator Kit
redae in the Hills.
Deadwocd. s. D.. Aug. Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson. Senator Kitt-
redge and other members of the South
Dakota delegation in congress arrived
in Deadwood. Secretary Wilson, under
the guidance of Captain Seth Bullock.
will make an extended examination of
the forests in the Black Hills country.
reception was rendered Secretary
Wilson and Senator kittredge.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-12
NO CHARGE FOR WEIGHT.
First Glass Postal Regulations for For
eign Business Amended in inn
portant Respect

Washington. Aug. 1l.-Postmaste,
General Payne has amended the posta.
regulations. to take effect Immediately,
so as to permit for the first time the
elimination of all weight restrictions
on first class mail matter addressed to
all countries.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-12
Salem Plans Carnival.

Salem, S. D., Aug. 11.-Business me
of Salem held mass meeting Monda S
evening and it was decided to hold a
fall celebration here on August 80 and
81. These will be street attractions
and baseball tournament and races.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-12
clothina Workers Go out.

Chicago. Aug. Six hundred erl.
ployes of fourteen clothing manufac-
turers struck today because the en-,
ployers announced they intended tol
run on the open shop plan.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-12
SLIPPERY CUSTOMER.
lanes Moore Makes His Escape From.
Rrule COUNTY Jail

\, Hhamberlain, S. D., Aug. 1o:-James
Moore. so-called, has broken from the
Rruie county Jail, and is again at large.
IN" escaped prisoner had been per-
nitted to go from his cell to the cor
ridDF 10 eat his supper. When the Of
Gers returned later it was found that
he had picked the lock on the back
door of The Jail and escaped He was
later seen at place east of town about
mile, after which he went to the
farm of w. A. Swale where he stole
horse and saddle. Moore is about
> feet. inches tall, weighs about 16O
pounds dark complexion. brown eyes,
large Roman nose two weeks growth
OF beard, wore dark suit of clothes with
blue overalls over them and black
hat. He was being held on two sep
arate charges of counterfeiting, having
been brought before United States
Commissioner Tidrick, from Mitchell
by Deputy United States Marshal Pet
tie. where he and his three compan-
Ions had been working the crowd gath
cred for the Ringing circus several
weeks since. The man was to have
been tried at the coming term Of
United States court at Deadwood.
Moore is one of the smoothest and
most desperate characters ever rounded
up In this section and there is little
hope OF his recapture.
General Chaffee to View Troops.
Deadwood S. D., Aug. 10.-An official
telegram has been received from Gen.
eral Adna r. Chaffee stating that he
viii arrive at Sturgis by way of the
Northwestern Thursday morning Of
next week. He will be escorted to the
Fort by a military escort, and = will viii
spend day or two in reviewing the
troops and inspecting the new work
that has been done by the government
at that fort
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-12
EX-SENATOR VEST DEAD
Veteran Missouri Statesman Passed
Away Peacefully.

Sweet Springs, Mo-, Aug. 11.-After
lingering for weeks between life and
death, former Senator Ct. G. Vest of
Missouri passed peacefully away today.
The end came without struggle, he
having become unconscious early Sun
day morning, when he sank into state
of coma from which he never aroused.
The remains will be taken to ST.
Louis this evening for nterment in the
private car of Vice President Allen of
The "lSalN'' road