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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-01
AN OLD SETTLER GONE
Valentine sherman. a Pioneer Set
tier of Dawson County, Died
ut Ashton Last Tuesday.

The pioneers of Dawson county
will regret to hear of the death OF
Valentino Sherman, OF Mt. Vernon,
who passed away at Ashton, S. D.,
Tuesday, March %, at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. John Il Chase
Mr.. and Mrs Sherman went up there
last November to spend the winter.
His death was due to old age, aided
somewhat by the grippe. Several
years ago he was taken with a severe
attack OF the grippe and he has
never fully recovered from it. Mr..
Sherman was one of the old settlers
of this county. moving here in 1881,
and locating on a farm in the vicin-
ity of Mt. Vernon. which has been
his constant home. The remains
were brought this morning from
Ashton and funeral services were
held at the Holy Family Church,
and which were attended by many
friends of the family. High Requi-
EN- Mass was observed by the Very
Reverend Dean Shea, ana the seryic-
es were very impressive. The mu-
steal selections in the Mass were
rendered ny Miss Goodykoontz and
Mrs. ll9es Lyons. At the altar
were ...:tpd many handsome floral
tributes from friends of the family.
The remains were laid to rest IN the
Catholic cemetery, to which they
were followed by many friends. The
following were the body bearers
Thos Grace, James Lyons, d. w.
Collins, Of this city and Geo. W.
Dougherty, Jos. Pollard, ST., and M.
Dougherty, Of Mt. Vernon, old
friends and n%eighbors of the de-
ceased.
Valentine Sherman was born in
Weiswiller, Alasce. Lorraine, on Dec.
IL, 1928. In early life he participate
ed in some of the stirring events
that have passed into history. AS
a soldier of the second regiment of
artillery Of the French army he went
to Crimea in 1854, leaving with the
first transport of troops that left
Marseilles, France. for Russia. He
took part in the engagement on the
Tschernaye, and at the siege OF
Sebastopol from the first bomlard-
ment of the city to within a few
days Of its fall, when he was wound.
ed and removed to a hospital in Con.
stantinople. AT the close Of the
war as a mark Of honor and distinc.
ton for services on the field of bat.
' tie he received the Crimean media
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-01

from Queen Victoria. Mr.. Sherman
was married to Elizabeth Bott at
the expiration of his seven years of
military service and lived in Lor-
raine, where in 1901 he again wit
messed the scenes of war between
France and Germany. At the close
of the Franco-German war Mr..
S%herman's desire to move to a more
peaceful country prevailed and the
family crossed the waters and located
i'm Dane county, Mis-, in 1874. The
deceased is sarvived and mourned by
his widow and ten children, all of
whom were present at The funeral
today. The children are as follows:
y. G. sherman, OF Minneapolis. L..
L. and John A sherman, of Mt.
Vernon. j. h. sherman. of Pierre,
III. II. sherman, of Ashton, Miss
katherine Sherman, of Mankato.
Mimi. Mrs. G. III. Scott, of Redfield,
Misses Anna and Louise Sherman,
of Ashton. and Mrs. j. Il. Chase,
also of Ashton. In all the years that
the deceased has lived in this county
he has enjoyed the highest respect
and confidence of his neighbors, and
great sorrow will ne expressed at his
demise. To the wife and children
the friends will extend their sincere
sympathy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-01
EXTENDED CALL 70 PASTOR
Rev. A Craig Bowdish Was Extend
ed Il Call to Passionate of the
Congregational Church,

Sunday morning and evening Rev.
A. Craig Bowdish, of S1bley, Iowa.
occupied the pulpit in the Congrega-
tional church, and the two sermons
he delivered impressed the large
audiences with his splendid worth
as a preacher. In the evening a
meeting was held by the mem ers of
the church and the congregation 10
take some action with reference to
extending Mr.. Bowdish call. The
members expressed a strong prefer
ence for the gentleman and a nan
imous call was extended to him to
the p%astorate of the church. While
Mr.. Bo~dish feels inclined and
friendly toward the proposition he
was undecided as to what he would
do i'm the case.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-01
FARMER AND THE CAPITAL
A Groton Farmer Wants Capital Lo
Gated Where State officers
Can Take Families.

A Groton. Brown County, Farmer
in the Aberdeen Democrat:
The Clark Republic. Courier, a re-
publican paper has to say of repub-
lican state office holders:
'EX.State Auditor Reeves for four
years drew his salary from the state
and showed it down his jeans and
lived at Groton, and the present
state auditor is playing the same
game at Iroquois. How long will
the people submit to this state of
atfairs?'
l clip the above from the Groton
Herald. am Of the opinion the
answer to TINS is plain, but do not
think it is in the direction indicat.
ed. The aspirations, If they MAJ be
called such, do not apply alone te
Ex-Auditor Reeves and the present
incumbent but to nearly all the
state officers. l can think of only
two that have made their homes ir
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-01
THE HOTEL LEASED
The Widmann Hotel Was Leased TO Burt
johnson, Of Canton, for a Period
Of Ten Years.
The Hotel is 10 Be Finished and Ready
for Opening by First Of Sspt.--To
be Well Furnished.
COnsresatiOnaIiStS Have Extended a Call
to ReY. BOWdiSh to the Passionate
Of the Church.
WIDMANN HOTEL LEASED
COnsresatiOnaIiStS Have Extended a Call
WIDmANN HOTEL LEASED
Burt VI. Johnston, of Canton, Secure
This Fine Hosiery to 0per-
ate When Completed.

Burt M. Johnston, of Canton, has
been in the city for three or four
days and when he went home via the
Omaha road Friday evening he r
ricd with him a lease for the Wild
mann hotel. The lease of this prop
erty has been under consideration
with MIR. Widmann and a number of
applicants for the past month and
he finally concluded to turn the man.
agement ver to Mr.. Johnston, who
takes a lease for a period of ten
years. Mr.. Widmann stated that
work would be resumed on the hotel
by the middle of April at the farth-
est and sooner If the weather was
favorable, hoping to have the roof
on by the lst of May. The building
will be ready for occupancy by the
middle of August or by Sept. l at
the falthest.
Mr.. Johnston is at the present the
landlord of the Rudolph at Canton
and the years that he has teen en-
gagged in the hotel business at Cam
ton has brought HIM great popular
ity with the travelling men of the
state, and they maintain that Mr..
Johnston will make the hotel one of
the best in the state, and Mr.. Wild
mann feels that he made a good selec-
tion in the new landlord. Nh. John
ston will go east within d short time
to make arrangements for e%quipping
the hotel with furniture, and he
stated to The Republican that every
thing would be first class. The writ
er has known Mr.. Johnston for the
past sixteen years and we can take
pleasure in recommending him to
the citizens of Mitchell.
Mr.. Wicmann will retain the three
store rooms in the hotel building,
and these will be snapped up as ex-
cellent locations.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-01
POSSIBLE INDUSTRY
The Material Found Here in Vast Quanti-
ties for Producing a Fine Quality
Of Pressed Brick.
A Sample Sent East Recently Was Re-
turned in Form Of Brick That Will
Stand HeaVyzPressure... w
Valentine Sherman, an Old Resident Of
The county, Died at Ashton and
Was Buried Here.
BRICK MAKING INDUSTRY
The Soil is Here in Sufficient QUAINT
ties for Making an Excellent
Quality of Brick.

Some time ago The Republican
made mention of the presence of NJ.
L. Clark being in the city and of his
desire of establishing a brick fac
tory. Mr.. Clark had looked over the
soil and was satisfied that the clay
was here that would produce brick
of standard quality, and he has
proved that he was right. He Sc
cured some of the soil and sent it to
the firm of Chisholm, Boyd, Clark
81 Co. and had it made into pressed
brick. He received the sample yes
terday aud it is certainly as fine a
brick as could desire. The
firm in writing to Mr.. Clark stated
that the material was first class in
every particular for making good
brick, and added that the brick
would stand a pressure of 1861 pounds
to the square inch.
Mr.. Clark has taken no steps as yet
toward organizing company for the
manufacture of brick, but is open to
a proposition. a good brick indus
try in this city would be a paying
investment without DOUBT and there
is no brick shipped into the city
that is OF any better quality.
The clay, Mr.. Clark says, abounds
in great quantities within the city
limits.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-01
Mr.. and Mrs. Devy Return.

MIR. and Mrs. Ed. Devy and son,
Robert, arrived home Saturday even
ing from Tacoma, where they have
been for the past four months. Mr..
Devy said the winter weather was
just about as bad there as in this
country and that he did not improve
things when he went out there to
stay through the winter months.
The evening world., 1904-02-05

All Hand. Finished Garments from the great, CHOICE AT
fss: ::sss 81. 5.ft. mode" x 81 Both ses5' an: nc 6'sS1s, SM
SIZES FOR EVERY BUILD.
The Glenwood post., 1904-12-17
Have You Ever Visited Florida!

Here is what visitor has to say of
Oramand Waving palms, pungent
pines, groves of glossy leaved orange
and lemon trees, their branches bend
ing under the weight of the golden
globes of fruit, tropical drives and
walks, the Halifax river with its
launches and boats, inviting to fish
ing parties ON one side, and the great
ocean on the other all combine to
make Oramond one of the drawing
cards on the east coast of Florida,
Low rates to Florida points, New Or
leans, Galveston and San Antonio will
be given and attractive literature
sent on application.
r. E. FISHER,
g. p. A., C. x S. Ry.,
Mar. 81 Denver, Colorado
The Glenwood post., 1904-12-17

il. ai".,.., a05 Tho sol- olny solsj-
ing of the prime mover, Grant c.
Snyder, then editor of the Courier, as
president C. w seymour, secretary
and treasurer; A 5 Robinson, A Nj
Seymour, J. L. Ellis, Z. b ThOmp
son, w. F. Teagarden, r V. Bryan
and J. f. Downs.
As soon as the locomotive whistle
can be heard in the Craig valley the
town is assured that the necessary
paraphernalia of "A beet sugar factory
is to be placed aboard cars, the factory
to be erected at this place. What
more can we desireg In the centre of
profitable farming region, the fac
tory to dispose of the farmers crops
the railroad to furnish transportation
for the factory product, more profit
able ranching and stock raising than
ever before, the center of the immense
Routt county coal fields, natural
distributing point. The Courier sin
cerely hopes and believes that our
dreams Of many years past are about
to be realized Craig Courier.
The Glenwood post., 1904-12-17
,listqh i;dilIr,sd oaes

The Uintah railroad, a narrow
guage line "a niles long, from Mack,
II station on the D. 4 R. G. TO Ora
gon, small town in the southwestern
part of Rio Blanco county, the latter
being at the edge of the gilsonite and
asphaltum fields near the Colorado
Utah line, is to be formally opened
for freight traffic on the first of next
January. At that time the ellison
Asphaltum company, of st. Louis the
promoters of the railroad, will resume
shipments of gilsonite. The Ameri
can Asphaltum association, also St
Louis concern, will become active
producers and shippers. Heretofore
these two companies have paid out in
wagon freights to Rife and Price over
800, 900 a year
The Uintah railway is already com
pleted in such manner that one train
per day passes over it for distance
OF forty nine miles. Passengers are
carried but no freight has been re
ceived The roadbed will be ballasted
and finished up in the spring. Tho
terminus of the road is only thirty five
miles from Range'y
A wagon road is now being built
by the Black Dragon company to the
gilsonite claims owned by it on the
north side of White river. 1t is said
this road will be extended on to Yer
nal under charter as toll road,
and that the Uintah railroad tracks
will soon be extended into Vernal .-
Hayden Republican.
The Glenwood post., 1904-12-17
A Certain Cure for Group

When child shows symptoms of
Group there is no time to experiment
highly they may be recommended.
There is one preparation that can al
ways be depended upon. 1t has been
in use for many years and has never
been known to fail, viz: Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. Mr.. NJ. F.
Compton, of Market, Texas, says of
it, 81 have used Chamberlain Cough
my hildren, and can truthfully say
it always gives prompt relief. For
sale by all dealers.
The Glenwood post., 1904-12-17
RO0tt County Irrigation
1, 500, 600, 900 cubic feet of water
AS, 600 acres of land.

1S, 600 acres of land.
Combine the two and you have just
what will be within a few miles Of
Craig before another Thanksgiving
season rolls round.
For several weeks, in fact, months
the Courier has delayed publication of
the California Park irrigation project.
until we could feel certain of its sue
cess. Work has now commenced and
there is now no reason to believe
otherwise than that the undertaking
is to he carried through to finish
1t has the men and money back of it
that Will make it success.
The statistics of the Park Irrigation
reservoir and canal as outlined by j
r. Fitzpatrick and E. G. Phillips are
as follows: A dam 1O2 feet in height
is to be built about one mile below
the junction of the east and north
forks of Elk Head creek in California
park. For safety, ten feet of this
dam will always be above the water
and the remaining % feet will back
up the waters of Elk Head until they
cover 1880 acres of land and contain
l,60O, 600, 600 cubic feet So great is
the spring flow that in the month of
May alone this immense lake can be
filed to overtlowing. while the regu-
lar flow will prevent it from ever be
coming dry. 1t will be stocked with
trout, hotels will be built and it will
become one of the finest summer re-
sorts in the world.
So far as the survey has been com
pleted and mapped the ditch leading
from this great feeder will be 3OH
miles long, extending in southwest
erly direction toward and almost into
the town of Craig. 1t will be 20 feet
wide on bottom and 3s feet wide on
top, six feet deep at its source and
will carry $50 cubic feet of water per
second, irrigating IS, 600 acres of land.
Ultimately, the intention of the con
structors is to build second branch
of the main canal nearly directly west
crossing Forthcat' on creek and in
this way add 50, 900 acres more of re-
claimed land.
The irrigation scheme as hero
mapped ont had its inception several
years ago, when or how, no one seems
to know, but seems to have been
general outgrowth of conditions. Real
izing, however, that the California
park land would soon be taken up for
homes after which the success of such
an irrigation scheme would become
more difficult, several Craig citizens
formed the Craig Exploration company
The Glenwood post., 1904-12-17
Denver 4 Rio Grandc Holiday Rates

Good to all stations on D. Il r. &.
in Colorado. one fare for round trip
Going dates Dec. "a, % and 81 Jan.
l and ,, continuous Iassage in each
direction. Final return limit Jan. 4.
Special holiday rates for students
New Mexico and Eastern points.
The Glenwood post., 1904-12-17
Denver Z Rio GrdRde Time Table

EAST BOUND.
No ., Atlantic Limited. 3:20 II. III.
No I, Atlantic Mail 9:25 Il. m.
No. 6, Chicago Express, 9:35 p. IN.
No 22G. Local Freight, 1928 p. III.
WEST BOUND.
No B. Utah and California EX,
press, $3.50 a. m.
No ,, San Francisco Express, g:3O
p. m.
No. /, Pacific Coast Limited, Il :3a
p. IN.
No. 225. Local Freight, II m.
TO CARBONDALE ONLY.
No. 229. Freight, 7:l0 a. IN.
TO CARBONDALE AND ASPEN.
No. 221, Mixed, 1000 II. m.
FROM CARBONDALE AND ASPEN.
No. 22s, Mixed Arrive 9:25 p. IN.
FROM CARBONDALE ONLY.
No. 23O, Freight Arrive 900 a M.
Nos 229 and 23O do not carry bag
gage.
All the latest books. Send your
mail orders to Thorson at GlenwoOd.
The Glenwood post., 1904-12-17

All the latest books. Send your
mail orders to Thorson at Glenwood,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-23
MONTANA NoTEs.

Night Clerk Chrlsty OF the CosmO-
politan hotel. In Helena, reports TO the
police that sneak thief had robbed
the tn.
George Hammond. who is under ar
rest al Spokane on charge Of being i'm
plieated In the Bearmonth train rob
berry. has more than a speaking &C.
quaintance with the Lewis and Clark
county Jail. and sherif o'connel now
has a warrant for his arrest on a
charge OF assault.
o. Mosier, James and Edward Grady.
who confessed TO holding up nine gam
blers IN the Owl saloon 10 Billings two
weeks ago. killing Sergeant Of Police
Hannah and wOunding Sheriff Hub
bard. nave made announcement that
an they ask Is a legal hanging" E1'
ira precautions have been taken 10
guard against mob violence.
The florists Of Butte have organized
a florists club.
sThe Dawson county fair win be held
in September.
was not 80 serious at the first reports
indicated. The loss will amount u
about $500.
The delivery ~ mail ON Route No.
/. the first rural tree delivery route q
be established in MissoulA county hai
begun.
ssThe committee from the Miners un
ion OF Butte having In charge thu
special picnic 10 be held for the benefit
Of the Colorado strike sufferers have d
cided that the picnic win be held An
ust IL.
Il now appears that the lands Of tn
Flathead Indian reservation will not b
thrown open for settlement for ~ lear
a year, and II il asid by some that tn
opening will not take place for Il
moBths.
The wool men ~ Big Timber Ar
greatly pleased over the announcement
by the railway authorities that th
rate on wool from Montana points .
i3ig TlmbuF Tor baiing has been restoE
ed 10 5 cents per 100 pounds
Frank Miller. for 10 years an en-
ploye 81 ths Bate post Office. died yer
suddenly LAST saturday morning unde
unusual circumstances. The e9nditio
surrounding Afr. MilleF's death civ
Mss u thS theory that he may has
died ~ poison from oranges that
ate
/. r c Benbou Of Montana has an Al
ship Ia a canvas she'd al Deimsr "a
. den. just outside the worlds IN
!. grounds. and declares that he wi
wishin the neat icw days make a iiigl
To the fair grounds over the seronAut
course.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-23
Russia Violated Law.

The National Zeitung declares the
confiscation of the mail sacks aboard
the North German Lloyd steamer
PrinE Heinrich by the Russian volun-
teer steamer Smolensk in the Red Sen
to be unjustihable and indefensible I'm
der international law, even II the pres
.ence Of cOntraband was expected. Her
mail, the National Zeitung says, should
be exempted from conascation. and IL
is to be expected the Russian govern
ment viii make no difficulties but viii
Immediately rectify the mistake OF the
Smolensk
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-23
NORTHWEST MINING NEVIS
ITEMS or INTEREST GATHERED
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Their Owners Are Developing Many
Properties In idaho, Montana and
oreson--Mlnes Of British Columbia
Are Busy-Many Accidents and Per
sonal Events.

The widest excitement is raging in
cornueopia, Ore. camp over a strike
Of the richest ore. possibly, ever dis
covered In that section. Il Is really
the biggest strike on record there. The
discovery was made by Gallagher and
Pierce. pn0speetors. on what Is suppos
ed. TO be the old Nelson location, made
way back In the COS on Pine creek
near the Union and the COrnucopis
mines. The newly discovered ledge il
six feet vide and the ore carries b
ounces in gold and eight ounces IL
silver.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-23
Big Strike
Is Ended

Chicago, July 22.-The strike Of
packing house employees, begun nine
days ago and which has demorali2ed
the packing industry throughout the
country, has been settled here At a con-
ference between the officials of the
meat cutters union and representatives
Of all the allied trades employed at the
stockyards.
The whole controversy viii be sub
inflated 70 board Of arbitration, both
sides agreeing 10 abide by whatever de-
cision this board may reach. Pending
the decision Of the arbitration board,
the men viii be taken back TO work rs
rapidly a. possible by the packers, and
il is agreed by the packers that sll the
other employees are 20 be reinstated
within 45 days from the date work Is
resumed. III any Of the former ems
ployes are still unemployed at the ex-
piration Of that tune, such persons are
to have the privilege Of submitting
their asses to the arbitIGtion board for
settlement.
The strikers viii return 70 work as
soon as they can be notified Of the
peaceable adjustment Of the trouble.
and it Is expected that by Saturday
morning everything viii be in normal
condition At the different plants in the
cities where the employees were on
strike.
Half an hour after the decision had
been reached TO arbifrate, NJ. J. Don.
nelly. the strike leader, had got in
communication by long distance tele.
phone with the leaders Of the striker
in outside cities and had notified then
that a satisfactory settlement had beer
recahed and directed tine strikers % re
turn 70 work Is soon as possible.
The settlement Of the trouble by N
bitartion was brought about by the al
lied crafts az the stockyards who wouli
; have become involved in the contro
: yersy had it continued much Longer
The representatives Of the Sc unions
who represent about $4,000 men, &c
: together and sent final appeal to Ia
c packers asking for a three sided COZ
+ ference between the packers, the strik
ers and themselves, In a final effort
+; arrange some sort Of agreemGnt whic
f; would prevent the strike Speeding
}, the affiliated unions.
), This appeal Of the allied trades al
ions received q favorable response fro.
3 the packers, and the conference va
d the resltu. The agreement entered il
q 20 says when the men return tolwork
6 viii be under exactly the same cOnd
tions as prevailed before the strike WI
D. declared, with the expection that q
70 question Of a wage viii be decided
D. arbitration. The old wage scale and
d which the union worked last year e
Is pired May %. Since that time nuE
10 erous conferences have been held b
}; tween the packers and the union TO
an effort 70 settle upon a new schedul
I: but without success.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-23

Vancouver. b. c.. Jnly 2o.-Frank
Hayes of this city has returned FROM
the head Of Butte inlet with terrible
tale Of starvation and death Of 3 COM
rade. He and Jacob Scholtz, also o.
Vancouver, left here several weeks ago
on a prospecting "Trip, and when miles
from any settlement ran out OF provis-
ions. After starving for two days they
killed their dog and ate him and jour
Deyed along as well as they could to
salt water.
Scholtz, while crossing a small
stream, fell down and was 30 exhausted
be could not regain his feet. Haynes
was SO weak ne could render no assist
ance and saw his comrade drown be-
fore his eyes.
Haynes subsisted on what remained
Of the dog and what berries he conld
gather until he reached the coast.
where be met friendly indians, who
tended to his wants
That was three weeks age, and Il has
taken him that time 70 recover his
strength after his hardships.