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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22
WILL NOT AFFECT LAND VALUES
Capital Removal Will Not Depress
the Value of Land West OF
the Missouri River.

Fulton Advocate: The 500 Falls
Press, in noting the sale Of school
lands in Brown county, ascribed the
high price for which they sold to
their nearness to the growing city
of Aberdeen whereupon a Mr.. Nc
Kenzie from Groton writes the Press
as follows:
[ desire to call your attention to
an error Of Judgment in you editorial
on land values in your daily issue Of
the 25th inst.
, You stated therein that the reason
of land selling so high in Brown
county was on account of its proN-
unity to the growing city of Aber-
deem.
Every cent Of land sold in Brown
county at the big prices is close to
the city of Groton and nowhere near
Aberdeen. Lands i'm the vicinity of
Groton have teen selling all the way
from sl5 to s25 an acre above the
lands near Aberdeen. The school
lands have all been sold to parties
adjoining them and were bought by
them by reason of their intrinsic
values, regardless of proximity to
any town or towns. You are GER
tainly not familiar with the existing
conditions as to land values in Brown
county.
This corroborates the position Of
the Advocate that values are not
dependent on location near large
cities but in their quality and pro-
ductive capacity. While nearness to
a large city Or town is a convenience,
it is not a necessity, and the real
farmers will not sacrifice quality to
location. In this connection 1t will
naturally occur to every thoughtful
person that the cry OF Pierre that
the removal Of the capital to Mitch
ell will effect the value Of the state
lands west of the river has Tic merit.
If the capital is such a potent factor
in fixing land values its influence
seems to be of a depressing rather
than e%levating nature. Why, else,
should the land in Hughes county in
which the capital is situated and in
Hyde county, adjoining be cheaper
than anywhere else in the state east
OF the Missouri? II the Pierre coun-
try is good as any other section Of the
state and this is the effect of IA
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22
years capital she ought to be eager

years capital she ought TO be eager
to have it removed.
:. Those who profess--to... believe that
tie Observation-Disclosures own 10.
cality and ,.tear .down remote locali-
tics, are referred To-. our. sister state
to ::tbe ..east, Minnesota. Here 1.-THE
capital lis Scarcely more than "a
stone's:.throw from ..the...east line.of
the State. according to Pierre logic
the country contiguous to the capital
should be much more thickly settled
and farm land much more valuable
than in the western part of the
state. But the reverse is true.
There is a greater farm population
in the west than in the east half Of
the state, and the values Of farm
lands in counties adjoining South
Dakota, average considerably higher
than within a radius of fifty miles Of
st. Paul. According to the gospel
of st. Pierre, this should not he. but
it is, and is also a conclusive
dlIo"Ci W uuo LioilC lued. Liz laiiu
in the west part Uf the state is high
err because it is better land.
All the talk OF knocking" the
state and eifecting the value of the
state lanas is buncombe, pure and
simple. Having no real basis on
which to ask for the retention Of the
capital Pierre raises these bogus is
sues, trusting to the thoughtlessness
of the voters for their effect.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22

The terrors of Group and whooping
cough are greatly lessened if there is
a bottle Of Coles Cough Cure in the
house. Children like it n it will
positively cure lung trouble if taken
in time. % and SOC. Guaranteed by
all druggists.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22

"Itching hemmorrhoids were the
plague of my life. Was almost wild.
Doan's Ointment cured me quickly
and permanently, after doctors had
failed" c. +. C%ornwell, Valley
Steert, S%augerties. N. Y.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22
Two of Them,

Towne--l met hat fellow De Rates
today. Browne-Yes; so he just told
me. Towne-Talk about a man who
won't listen to son Browne-Don't!
That's what he's just been talking
about.-Philadelphia Press.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22

The little folks love DR.. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup. Pleasant to
take; perfectly harmless; positive
cure for coughs, colds, bronchitis,
asthma.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22

Bodily pain loses its terror if
you've a bottle of DIR. Thomas Ec-
lectric Oil in the house. Instant
relief in cases Of burns, cuts, sprains,
accidents of any sort.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22

'Travelmucll, l understand, is a fin
ished scholar"
Fright you are; he was shipwrecked
on the cannibal islands a year ago and
hasn't been heard from since."-Cin.
cinnati Times-Star.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22

Scrofula, salt rheum, erysipelas
and other distressing eruptive dis
eases yield quickly and permanently
to the cleansing, purifying power of
Burdock Blood Bitters.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22
Received Tumultuou.ly

NE says he created quite a furore
with his new play" remarked the first
actor.
"Huh!" snorted the other. He means
he created quite a few roars-'Git OF
the stage! Shoot himr etc."-Philadel.
phia Ledger.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17
BROKERS SEEKING TO
APPEASE CUSTOMERS
How Local Naval Stores Men Look
on Convention Resolutions.

How Local Naval Stores Men LOOK
on Convention Resolutions.
A number of local naval stores brok-
ers returned from jacksonville yester-
day morning, after having attended
the session of the, Turpentine operat-
ors' Convention.
Free talk around the Board of Trade
yesterday Indicated that the sentiment
here is that the passage of the salty
resolutions was merely the result of
the efforts of the brokers to appease
their customers. for the prices which
they were forced to pay for products
in Jacksonville with the poorer facili-
ties.
Jacksonville is not an open market
from the fact that exporters prefer
having the stock here than there on
account of shipping and other ,facili-
ties. There is no competition there on
which to make a market, and the very
competition here after the market
closes is what molds the prices for
the following day.
Operators have noticed that prices
they received for their products were
often lower than those paid in Sa-
vannah after the closing, and when
they complained to the broker with
whom they had made a contract they
were told that this was the fault of
the Savannah Board of Trade.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17
ABANDONED SCH00NERS
SIGHTED BY KANSAS CITY.
Capt. Lewis Thought His Vessel
Passed Outside Tropical storm.

Capt. Lewis Thought His Vessel
Passed Outside Tropical storm.
Two abandoned schooners loaded
with lumber were reported by Capt.
Lewis of the Kansas City, which ar
rived from New York yesterday morn
ing, one sighted early Thursday morn
ing sixteen miles southwest of Frying
Pan Shoals lightship, and the other
about fifty miles southwest of the
same point.
One of the schooners had lost it's
jibboom and bowsprit 1t could not
be determined whether the schooners
had been injured by the tropical storm,
or had fouled each other during the
night, or were abandoned for some
other cause.
we did not get in the path of the
storm" said Capt. Lewis. Il suppose
we were too far out to sea. We had
no bad weather, though for four or five
hours Wednesday night there was a
strong breeze from the southwest,
changing to northwest and then to
northeast. All the way we had
moderate breeze
Just north of Cape Hatteras we
saw black clouds between us and land
and after we got south OF Hatteras we
had some pretty heavy squalls, with
rain, and then it cleared up. That
was probably the storm.
1.-THE two schooners we saw We're
waterlogged and We're in no danger of
sinking The Kansas City did mot
stop al we observed the Merrimack
alongside and had sent a boat. We got
close enough to see that no one was
there except the boats crew. The
second schooner was lying low in the
water and seemed as if some vessel
had run into it. A Clyde line steamer
looked after it,"
Capt. Lewis notified the chief officer
of the Columbus. which went out yes
terday, of the location of the schoon-
ers.
Capt. F. w. Dow of the steamship
Allegheny, which arrived in the morn
ing from Philadelphia, passed at 4:45
yesterday morning a waterlogged
schooner with burgee at half mast.
The schooner had a deck load of lum-
Der and was on fire. Capt, Dow circlcd
around it twice and satisfied himself
that there was no one aboard alive. AS
far as he could see astern after leav-
ing. the vessel it was still burning. 1t
is possible that this was one of the
schooners sighted by Capt Lewis
Thursday morning
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17
EARLY CLOSING OF
STORES ENDED
Fall and Winter Hours Now Prevail
Throughout the City.

Throughout the City.
The wholesale and retail stores no
longer close at 6 O'Clock as was the
custom during the summer.
The official early closing ended on
Thursday night, and hereafter all
stores will be open on weekday nights
until Z o'clock. On Saturday nights
they will remain open until between II
and ~ o'clock, depending entirely upon
the business which is going on.
The o'clock closing Will continue I'M
til week or two before the Christmas
holidays. AT that season of the year
there is always an increase of business,
and the holiday shoppers could not
make all their purchases between the
regular opening and closing hours. In
Difference to them, therefore, the mer-
chants will keep open until the usual
hour of closing on Saturday nights.
With the exception of these holidays,
and some other special occasions which
may arise. however. all stores will
close at o'clock.
The merchants are well satisfied with
the results of the o'clock closing dur
ing the summer months They find
that shoppers. once they have learned
they must make their purchases before
that hour. find they can do all their
business just as we'll before O'Clock
as after. The result is that no bust
ness is lost, and that both the mer-
chants and their clerks are given the
summer evenings entirely to them
selves.
The closing hour is adopted by both
the. Retail Merchants Association and
the Wholesalers Association. This
makes general observance and no
one merchant profits as a result of an
other closing. 1t is improbable that
any change will be made next year,
the satisfaction given by the early
closing hour being so general.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17
DOGS FUNERAL AT NIGHT
FOLLOWED BY ACCIDENT
e. ". Petit Kicked Several Times BY
Frightened Horse.

e. v. Petit Kicked Several Times By
a Frightened Horse.
While returning from the interment
of pet dog which he priced highly,
Mr.. E. v.Petit was kicked several times
by horse and painfully injured
Thursday night on the Augusta road.
So badly hurt was Mr.. Petit that he
had to secure the services of a physi-
clan. He was kicked just below the
heart, on the left leg, had his right
army badly bruised and ruptured a
blood vessel in the calf of his right
leg.
Zip" Mr.. Petit's valuable trained
shepherd dog, died and he determined
to give it regular burial rather than
to deliver it into the keeping of the
scavenger department. to be sent to
the garbage dump on the County
Farm. A horse and wagon were Sc
cured and Mr.. Petit employed two ne
groes to accompany him on the trip
into the country. l
The dog was buried without Incl
dent, several miles from the city, after
nightfall, and the trip back to the city
was begun. In going over a rough
piece of road the wagon lurched sud-
oClliS' IIIOWluS lHS HeSIOeS out. MT
Petit, who was driving, pulled the
horse up suddenly and was thrown
forward.
The animal began kicking, and land
ed several times on Mr.. Petit before
he staggered out of the way. The
blow under the heart dazed him and
it was at first feared he had been Sc
riously injured. He hurried to the
city, where he secured medical atten-
tion, and no serious results are antici-
pated.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17
Tours to the Sapphire Country p

Southern Railway announces autumn
tours to the beautiful Sapphire Coun-
try Tickets to be sold Sept. 10, II
and "a, with limit nine days from date
of sale, at rate of $346O from Savan-
nah, including railroad transportation.
seven days board at one or more of
the modern hotels of the Toxaway
Company and hack ride from Lake
Toxaway to Sapphire Inn or Fairfield
Inn and return. A weeks outing at
Franklin Inn, Brevard; Toxaway Inn.
Lake Toxaway; Fairfield Inn, Lake
Fairfield, or Sapphire Inn, Lake Sap
phire. A region of unsurpassed love-
Illness, offering good boating, fishing,
riding and driving; Astounding in pic
turesque lake and mountain scenery;
an altitude of $500 feet and. climate
most delightful. Excellent train serv-
ice and convenient schedules. Com
plete information gladly furnished by
z. G. Thomson, c. P. and T. A., 141
Bull street. Phones S5O.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17
cow GETS DEPUTY
MARSHAL INTO TROUBLE

A case against j. Ben Wilson, United
States deputy marshal, was called. in
Police Court yesterday, but was post
poned because of the absence of the
defendant.
Deputy Marshal Wilson is out of the
city, but is expected to return to-day
He will then be served with a sub
poena. and the case will probably be
tried Monday morning.
Deputy Marshal Wilson is charged
with allowing his COW to run at large In
the city limits. The case was made by
Mounted Patrolman Malphus Thursday.
Though not very serious offense, IL
is unusual for a deputy marshal TO be
tried I'm Police Court on any charge.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17
PLEASED WITH CHOICE
OF GEN. M'GLASHAN
As Commander of Georgia Division
of Confederate Veterans.

OF confederate Veterans.
. AS far as could be learned none of
the Savannah veterans who attended
the state reunion in Rome have as
yet returned to the city. 1t is prob
able that the delegates from the local
camps have stopped over in Atlanta
and will reach the city to-day or to-
morrow.
General satisfaction is expressed in
Savannah over the action of the vet
Grams at the reunion in selecting Gen.
p. A. S. McGlashan of Savannah as
their leader for another year. Gen.
McGlashan was opposed to reelection
and 1t was against his wishes that
he was put In nomination. The popu-
larity of the Savannah officer. how
ever, made II impossible to put a sue
cessful candidate in the field against
him.
THE assembled veterans did exactly
the right thing" said a Savannah vet
eran In discussing the election of Gen.
McGlaShan. I'VE knew he felt that
some one else should have the post.
but there is no veteran IN the state
Of Georgia who is better fitted 10 hold
the highest post OF honor that his
comrades can bestow. During the
time he has been commander, Gen.
McGlashan has done much for the or
der Of United Confederate Veterans
and ] know his services are looked
upon with the highest appreciation al
national headquarters.
"Of course the Savannah veterans
were especially anxious 10 have him
rechosen. Though the headquarters
OF the division eth officially remain
~ Atlanta, yet the fact that We have
the commanding general practically
puts them here Gen. McGlaEhan rep
rcaeniF the unanimous choice " the
veterans % Georgia ~ leader and
.'eommander ~ ne division for at least
another year"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17
BULLET AND WHISKEY
CAUSE LUNACY WRIT
wyIIy Brown, in jail for Thirty
Days. Believed to BE Insane.

WyIIy Brown, in Jail for Thirty
Days, Believed to BE Insane.
AS a result of a shot through the
brain several years ago, and the too
liberal use Of whisky recently, Wylly
Brown is believed to have become in
sane. A writ of Iunacy was sworn
out for him yesterday before Judge
Henry McAlpin, in the Court of Or
dinary.
Brown is now in jail, having been
sent there from Police Court Thurs
day for thirty days. ! He was arrest
ed Wednesday night for being drunk
and laying on Bay street. He has APP
peared in Police Court number of
times, generally charged with being
drunk. Once before after he had been
drinking a good deal it was thought
that he was insane, but he became
all right after d short time.
Brown now appears to be especial
ly impressed with his own name and
he answers Brown to almost any
question asked him. A person, who
has known him for years. asked him
yesterday, if he remembered him.
When Brown nodded. he was asked
the name of the man who was talk
ing to him. Brown" he at once re-
piled.
Asked the location Of a~number of
places with which he has been familiar
for years, Brown would answer
Brown. The authorities think 1t
will be better for him if he can be
sent to the state sanitarium. Periodi-
cally he gets on sprees and the. drink
ing almost always affects his brain.
The wound in the head, received years
ago, is believed to be. the primary
cause of Browns condition. The war
rant was sworn out by the coun y
physician.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17
FOR ENTICING SAILOR
SIX MONTHS IN JAIL
Penalty Imposed by Judge Norwood
on John Morris.

Penalty Imposed by Judge Norwood
on John Morris.
The central figure at the criminal
session of the City Court yesterday
was John Morris, nice appearing
white man, charged with aiding an ar
ticled seaman to escape, and with car
rying concealed weapons. He was SEN
fenced by the court to pay fine of
$25 in each case. or to serve six months
in Jail for each offense, sentences to
be cumulative. The man was remanded
to Jail.
The prosecution on the first charge
was brought by F. Raimussin the
captain of the steamer Nordkap. He
claimed Morris had gone aboard his
vessel and attempted to entice away
an articled seaman, Oscar Kampman,
a Finnish sailor. Oscar had great
trouble with the English language and
it was extremely difficult to understand
just what he wished to do. Morris was
adjudged guilty and sentenced as
stated above. The carrying concealed
weapons charge was preferred by Pa
trolman G. A. Collins, who made the
arrest.
John McLaneY .colored, charged with
escaping from the chaingang pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to twelve
months additional changing service,
sentence to begin at the expiration of
the old sentence.
Isaac Smith, colored, charged with
stealing a box of shoe paste and poll
ish from the store of M. Wilensky,
was adjudged guilty of larceny from
the house and sentenced to pay fine
of $50 or serve twelve months on the
changing. He goes to the gang.
The four cases cited above made up
all the business transacted in the City
Court. The day was one of the light
est criminal days that the court has
had in a long time, there being usually
fifteen and twenty cases to be disposed
Of AA
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17
WALTER C. PARTRIDGE
HAS CALLED FROM PARIS
Cnblegram From French Capital
Has Reached savannah.

Cnblegram From French Capital
Has Reached savannah.
A cablegram from Paris, France. was
received yesterday morning from Mr..
Walter c. Hartridge by the Savannah
members of the firm, OConnor, o'Byrne
& Hartridge.
From Paris Mr.. Hartridge will go to
Hamburg, Germany, where he will
finally dispose of the holdings of King
O'Keefe and Immediately thereafter
will return to his home in Savannah,
from which he has been absent for more
than year. He is expected to arrive
here in from forty to fifty days.
Upon his arrival in New York the
Savannah attorney will have made a
complete trip around the world, Leav-
ing Savannah he went by rail to San
Francisco and from there shipped to
Hong Kong. At that port he secured
passage to PARKWAY zap in the Caro-
line Islands, finished up the legal bust
ness of King O'Keefes estate, and then
sailed for Germany.
For long time nothing was heard
from Mr.. Hartridge all trace of him
having been lost after he arrived at
Hong Kong on his return journey. The
first word received thereafter was the
cahlegram from Paris. The members
of the firm here suppose he stopped at
one of the Mediterranean ports and
from there went to Paris.
sThe case i'm which Mr.. Hartridge was
interested as attorney has already been
reported at length in the Morning
News, which contained the first account
of his successful fight in a legal battle
that involved three nations, the United
States, Germany and England. Inter-
national Importance attaches to the
case and the record made by the Sa-
vannah firm is one which is equaled
by few, If any, legal firms of the world.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17
DREW HIS KNIFE
AND FOUGHT OFFICER
Fillmore Daniels. Badly Beaten by
PatroIman Mt Union station.


PatroIman Mt Union station.
Aroused from a sleep in the Union
Station early yesterday morning, Phil
more Daniels, who was waiting for a
train, showed fight and had to be
severly dubbed before he was subdued
by Patrolman Zipperer, of the Union
Station squad. Daniels is a powerful
man and the officer fought him for
fully ten minutes.
Daniels had been drinking which fact
probably accounts for his going to
sleep in the station. When the officer
aroused him, he pulled out his knife
and attempted to use 1t. Drawing his
club, Zipperer rained blow after blow
ON the mans head. Before the con-
fict was over Daniels was very bloody.
The officer stated In Police Court that
he watched his man carefully during
the fight and refrained from using his
pistol, though he would have used 1t,
he said, If Daniels had succeeded in
cutting him. Daniels, who is from the
interior, paid a fine of $25.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17

ON oct and Southern Railway
VIII sen ali-raii rognd trip tickets from
savannah 70 Boston m the above very
low rate. good 70 return until Oct 81
stop.oYeTf permitted 0n the return
trip af Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington. Pullman drawing room
sleeping care and unfr0rii0l dining
raf service Furfhrf Information fufs
nlshrd ~ r.iV ticket onre. in nali
ffffff.-aad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17
WIN rscAPEp coNvIcT.

Sheriff w. w. Southerland of Cof-
fee county was in the city for few
hours yesterday. He was on his way
home from Mt Vernon and had with
him as a prisoner James II. Stanley,
who escaped from the changing some
fifteen months ago. The man was
charged with burglary. Sheriff South
erland left at night for Douglas with
his prisoner. Stanley was captured by
some clever defective work on the
part OF Sheriff Switzerland.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17
Sept. 2sth, Georgia Day, worlds
Fair. 81. LOuis-Excursion Rates
via Central of Georgia Ry.

Tickets will be sold on Saturday.
Sept. "a, and Monday. Sept 2s, good
to return within ten days after date
of sale. Tickets are not good in par
lor or sleeping cars. and will be honor
ed only I'm coaches. For further in
formation. apply to your nearest ticket
aeent-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-17
JUVENILE BURGLAR
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Had Been Released I'm Morning As a
Suspicious Character.

Had Been Released I'm Morning As n
Suspicious Character.
Released from the police station yes
terday morning, where he had been
held for several days as a suspicious
character Daniel Washington. a 1S-
year-old negro boy was arrested last
night by Patrolman Sullivan and is
now held on a charge of burglary.
The Juvenile crook entered the cook
shop of John Cain at No. $40 Jones
street, west, and was caught after u
hard chase. He took a window out
in the rear of the place. and was
crawling inside, when he was seen
by two boys. The alarm was given
and Washington made a break for lib.
erty. Patrolman Sullivan Joined in
the chase. and after a long run land
ed his prisoner. For several DAYS
the plain clothes men had been try
ing to secure evidence against the
Juvenile thief but without avail.