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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-30
CUT the ASSESSMENT
Board Of Equalization Reduced tn.
Assessed Valuation Of City
by $4,000.

The board OF equalization has I'm
ished its labors and the books will be
turned over to the county board OF
equalization. Tie greatest reduction
on 1t the assessment occurred on
moneys ard credits, which reached
nearly the sum of $4,000. A11da-
vits we're presented by parties against
whom an assessment Of this cbarac-
ter had Teen made to the effect that
the moneys and credits did not &C.
tually belong to them or that they
had any Indebtedness which Offset
the same. When this had once been
started there was really no place to
stop as a matter of Justice to the
smaller holders Of moneys and cred
its. One member. Of the board ex-
pressed the idea that In his opinion
there should have been no reduction
on the moneys ana credits whatever.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-30
no Lack Of Appreciation.

Aberdeen News: with the depart
meat commander Of the 9. a.. r.,
the department president OF the W.
D. ", the department adjutant gem
lSeral and quartermaster general OF the
81. A. r., the department secretary
OF the ". re, the president Of the
State Firemen'sA Association, and the
heads OF a few other state orRaniza-
Etions Tin its midst" Mitchell has no
reason to complain of lack OF appre-
citation Of her home talent on the
part OF the rest OF the state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-30

GOTTA mmtN ks. Rnl&yeryy Attle 81
nlhee \ Aatetes Was ..bfoken.@ rortiongoI
the north walllIwll have to be taken
down and rebuilt, and this Will Gre
ats a aelay on the builtings until the
aTrivatyo OF new Materials
Mr.. Sclleurenhrand stated that his
loss by the accident w0uffdi amount to
about $500, and Mr.. Bjodstrop will
lose perhaps $3.50 on his carpenter
work.
Work was negun this morning to
remove the north wall as far as it is
sprung andstaking out the timbers on
the first floor.
General regret was expressed by
everybody fol the loss to the con-
tractors and for the delay that would
ensue in the bank officials getting in
to their building.
In the reconstruction of the walls
Gladstone will be eliminated and
nothing but granite will be used In
the building.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-30
The WALL COLLAPSED
Portion Of South Wall Of Commsrcia
and Savings Bank Collapsed
Wednesday Afternoon.

An unfortunate accident happened
to a portion OF the south wall OF the
new building being erected for the
Commercial and Savings bank We'd
nesday afternoon about s O'clock
when a portion of the south wall coll
5lapsed toaa point about four feet
above the first floor.
The wall OF the first story had teen.
completed around the building and
che joists were placed in positionaai
week ago. and the masons had COM
menced to work on. the second story.
This wall was about 40 feet long and
extended back OF the building which.
adjoins the new structure. 1t was %.
inches in thickness, the outside OF 1T
being constructed OF granite and it
was backed up with Gladstone rock.
The j ists rested OH the Gladstone.
which carried q heavy load Of stone
that had been placed on the floor for
further work. About fifteen minutes
before the accident happened Mr..
Scheurenbrand's attention was called
to the wall giving away by Mr.. Cas-
ter, who was operating the hoisting
apparatus. The men were put to
work to remove the stone and efforts
were made to trace Che floor, but 1T
could not be done soon enough and
with a crash that could be heard six
or eight blocks the wall gave way,
and stone and mortar and heavy tim
|bers was precipitated othe floor aud
ground.
The wall was built with a view to
to exceptional strength and it was
a matter Of surprise that it gave
away until it was noticed that the
Gladstone had become so soaked
with water that 1T could not carry
the weight. For the past week the
rains have been soaking it thorough
ly and the rain Saturday night only
increased the addition of water, so
that the entire wall had nc oppor-
tunity to dry out The ~cha1kstone
crumbled with SO much moisture and
the collapse naturally followed.
There were six or eight men onthe.
floor when it gave way and they we're
precipitated beneath in a mass of
stone, but very fortunately they were
not injured save a few scratches and
bruises. Seyeralmen had been work.
ing on the first floor and escaped
from the falling floor just in time.
The collapse of the south wall
caused the north wall of an equal
distance to be. pushed out and dis
.turbing the brick work and the terra
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-30
Advertised Letters.

LL..E HEF
The following is the list of letters
remaining uncalled for in the Mitchell
%postof1ce at the close Of the week end.
ing June %, 1905:
Albert, Miss Florence
Calfee, Mrs Mary II
Cooper, Mr. j W
Carlson, Mr. Henry
Dolan, VIM M
Gregg, Mr. E
Graham, DR. /
johnson, Grace
Kliener, LA
Koch, Mrs George
Morgan, Miss Elenora
Morgan, Miss Myrtle
Piston, MI Ernest
Simmons. Mrs Anna p
Taylor, Mr. Clarence
Tjomsland, Miss Katie
Foreign
Melin, Mrs Emma
When calling for the above please
say advertised. If not called for
in two weeks they will be forwarded
to the dead letter office.
h. L. Bras. p. NJ.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-30

The Fourth of July is near at hand.
Then some mothers boy is sure to
get hurt-maybe yours will. Don't
worry, but have a box of Coles Car
bolisalye handy. It will instantly
stop the pain Of burns and cuts and
heal without scars. Coles Carblisalve
is a good thing to have in the house.
Sold by all druggists.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-30
Threshing Rig.

I have for sale at a bargain COM
plete Carr Scott ~threshing outfit,
consisting Of a twenty-five horse
power engine, a forty-sixty-four sep
arator, two good tank wagons, a new
belt and everything complete. See
me at once at the Champeny block,
Mitchell, S. d. Lewis shuster.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-30
Card Of Thanks.

/ desire TO express my thanks to
the members OF the independent
Order of RedHMen Of Mitchell who SO
kindly assisted me in the removal of
my beloved husbands remains from
Chamberlain, S. o. to Oaker, N. D.
cemetery. Mrs. a. 81. Bailey.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-30


If In kind Of bilious MOOD,
Youswisll an aid to digest food,
No other pill IS half SO good
AS DsWitt's Little Early Risers.
The famous litGle pills. Early Ris.
erss cure constipation, SICK headache,
b%illiousness, etc. They never grippe
or sicken, but impart early rising
energy. Good for either children or
adults. Bob Moore, Lafayette. Ind. ,
says No use talking, DeWitt's
Little Early Risers do. their work.
All other pills I have used grippe and
make me sick. ,DeWitt,s Little EARLY
lRisers brought the long sought relief.
They are perfect. Sold by e. o.
Gale.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-30

Hail

Hail
May destroy your crop any day. In
sure before your crop is gone with the
Northwestern Fire and Marine Insur-
ance Company. Lewis Shuster,
Mitchell, s. d.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-30

u fortune disregards thy claim,
Don't hang thy head In fear and
shame,
But marry the girl that you love
best;
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
will do the rest.
Scallin Bros.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-30

&Emakjna5Rood tilengahl place would
i sssffiiedSS6yyy another, d Nicholson
peWsithSspeci referencestc the
s5aaanIsaamusersatc:Rlotol which viii beinaug-
4 latiil anexCasyear, witch insreaiity
IlnsaWIth the openinR ofstbe sprInp
teasn Match IS aud viii Commune
oKaSpey3od of III weeks. WhicbSriyes
aneSfeache. anSooDortunltystoatten
R0Od haif tern aftersteachfnr oye
aaYeasmonths HI the rural schools.
HSsSSlIsoreferred 10 the reimbursement
81 tSNeac0mmlercIal course Whichsis
0gconllp5rise four years studysand
heSydeclared u eradnateYrom that de-
pgasfftment wsouidsneesdI 10 apology.
hexSs6dluR difsculty:sDr. Mich
01SOn said. wassthe Indebtedness on
@Ujasnfudiry Mennorial Hal, and il was
6EamabIItionl and that sof the support
efSs SfN6etolece ii have thar wiped
" inSor6srxhal VIII 1 clean record
4 1IlinaddieStesdissSIss some proQress could
"a SSSsSlaade IN securing "a endowment
J0f Elacsi nsutitntion, Eheygwere cor
1rOIted WithSthe deht snSthis Wv:
henM the building Viz started ii,
tthe ideastosexpend o35.OOOs III ia
S~Seso1inaslJttrncgtiiotinr but through thas rise ia
"a III price al labor and materiul that
Slunis thllde been Greatly increased. ana
ii1atead OfJ36, 900 tie sun has reached
aesOoO. I'll his sum o52.Ooo has
MAeennssproyided for n theawav al -.
3uYtIles, atiu $4,000 has been paid
glpOI /. lsavino balance due al
aboult $4,000. with the complete
eQuidpnlent of tile buildinp il The
Nay@ofsseweraae. interior fixtures.
its1wsill TeoutIe Us 900 III All. ana
mo besfxised Ia this sway. The
board 81 tfustees 81 the University
assumed al obligation toSraise 5000.
tlhe laytnen 81 the Methodlist church
0fSOufh Dakola, throupi1it i'll presi.
sdenf,H b. G.s futon. az vernpiiifon.
aassuinedstOTa1se III. 600. ana Tia nen.
5pI,leSDf MIlittcfiet.nl aresasked ID raise ia
0theeir 5000, ii Isl which is is So NJ.
so5nIpliislieds by jan j 1901. Dr. NIcl,s
solsonI spoke very encoarapinplysof the
psstayear 81 the institution. stating
lbaitswith I'LL asa students If has been
possible to pay all the obligations ia
HE wager expenses for the wear, He
asserted that the coUinc wear looked
s@al ,s
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-25

1867 at West Grove, Pa. Miss Lydia
c. Gawthrop. In 1885 he removed to
Florida and was appointed a United
States district judge in 1889.
The charges against Judge Swayne.
briefly stated, include:
Nonresidence in the northern district
Of the state Of Florida.
Unlawfully imposing a fine and i'm
prisonment on Z. T. Davis and S. T.
Belden in 1901.
Cnlawfully committing to prison IN
1902 O'Neal for alleged contempt
Of court.
Conduct ~unbecoming a Judge in ap-
pointing one Tunison. in 1900. knowing
him to be a man of bad character.
Refusing a fair hearing and trial to
,)ne Hoskins in 1902.
On behalf of Judge Swayne it is urg-
ed that there is no warrant for the
charge Of n~onresidence and that even
il it were true it would not warrant
impeachment proceedings, that the 9th
err charges are fimsy and untruthful,
that the whole proceeding has its origin
in the personal resentment of n man
upon whom Judge Swayne placed a Jail
sentence for contempt of court and that
this mans influence famed into fame
the political animosity of Democrats
toward Swayne on account of election
prosecution during the strenuous times
which marked his early incumbency
Of the federal judgeship.
BY the constitution Of the United
States the house Of representatives is
and the senate has the sole power to
try all impeachments. the chief justice
Of the supreme court presiding in the
case Of the trial of a president. The
ease of Judge Swayne was presented
before the bar of the senate soon after
the opening of the present session of
congress by a committee from the
as a grand jury, had previously passed
a resolution accusing the Judge OF
high crimes and misdemeanors." The
trial will take place before the senate
in open session, and Judge Swayne will
have an opportunity to prepare and
present his defense. The committee Of
the house which will act as managers
Of the trial is composed Of Palmer
rep. Pa, Gillelt Rep, Call, Parker
rep, n. j., Littlefeld (Rep.. Me-,
Powers (Rep.. Mass.), Clayton (Dem.,
Ala and De Almond Dem.. MOI. The
charges have been referred by the SEN
ate to a select committee composed Of
Plat Rep., Conn.). Clark (Rep.. Wyo).
Fairbanks REP, INDY. Bacon Dem.,
Ca and Pettus (Dem., Ala.).
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-25
RAILROADS WANTED.
TRANSFORMATION FACILITIES IN ThG
PHILIPPINES ARE LIMITED.

10 Develop the Natural Wealth Of
Necessary 70 Connect PeEe with
lnter1or@TAs Water DuAalo.
The development Of the Philippine
Islands along the lines Of industry has
been greatly hindered By lack Of facili-
ties for transportation. The natural re-
sources Of the islands are great but
they have been made Of comparatively
small use to the world as yet owing in
part to the difficulty Of getting the
products to a market and wen Of get
ting to the regions where the undevel-
oped wealth Of the islands lies.
For this reason the Philippine insular
government il anxious to introduce i'm
provements in the way Of roads and
bridges and especially railroads. A bill
was introduced in congress at the last
session which provided for federal aid
to railroad construction In the Philip
pines through guarantee Of the bonds
Of the company or companies building
lines. This bill passed the house, but
action on it in the senate was not se-
cured. 1t is to be pressed during the
present congressional session, and 9TH
er projects and plans for developing
the resources Of the islands are likely
to receive consideration in this connec
ton.
President Roosevelt in his recent
message to congress expressed his hope
Of 1.-THE immediate enactment into law
Of the legislation now pending to en-
courage American capital to seek in
vestment in the islands in railroads.
in factories, in plantations and In lum-
bering and mining" The first step in
this direction must be the improve
ment Of transportation facilities. At
present mail and merchant steamers
afford communication between the is
lands, but there are practically no up
to date facilities for transporting
passengers and freight from the in
terror to the coast. Luzon boasts the
only railroad in the Philippines. and
that is but 12O miles in length, extend
ing north from Manila to Dagupan. on
Lingayen bay. 1t Is estimated that
the islands require ut least 1000 miles
Of railroad as a factor in their develop
ment. At present the ports r gen.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-25
A FINANCIAL LEADER,

Banker Slm0ons aaA ais Views -
Longer PPeeiAeatlA1 Terms.
]. Edward Simmons, the New York
banker, 10 Of the opinion that It IL
needless to unsettle business 80 often
as once in four years for the purpose
Of a presidential election. His expert
ence as ~lnancier and president Of vari-
U institutions representing heavy
moneyed interests has led him to be.
heve that the agitation connected with
q presidential election Is a great him
drance to business. The chance that
changes Of far reaching Importance
may be made al the result Of the cleo.
ton auses investors to hoard their
money instead Of putting it in circula-
ton through useful enterprises. A
longer presidential term. he holds,
would be a great boon to business in
terests.
Mr.. Simmons is one Of the most sue.
cessful mel Of the time in the world of
finance. Though a millionaire. he is
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-25

LOCOMOTIVE.
orally reached from the interior by
small rivers or by cart roads or foot
paths. These paths and trails extend
from the ports in all directions, but
afford very poor facilities for travelling
through the country. though efforts
have recently been put forth toward
their improvement. and it is the policy
OF the insular government to continue
this improvement by the building of
new roads and bridges and the repair
ing of existing works of this kind.
Professor Dean Worcester in his
work entitled 1.-THE Philippine Is
lands" states that many Of the paths
called by courtesy roads" are nothing
less than bitches. pools and sloughs
during the rains and Mt such times ut
terly impracticable for II man on horse
back, while there are plenty of so
called roads Oh which IL horse Is
worse than useless at any time. AS for
baggage, it is borne on mems backs or
suspended on poles between pairs of
carriers or sometimes dragged along in
sledges by the slow plodding carabao.
or water buffalo. These conditions
were general in Spanish times in tray
cling into the interior. Many improve
ments have come in customs and ways
Of living since the American
cy Of the islands, and vet in the matter
Of transportation facilities
lively little has yet been accomplished
owing to the lack of capital for making
the improvements.
Among the majority of the inhabit-
ants the water buffalo continues to be
the beast of burden and the ''locomo-
tive Of the Philippines" But he is far
from being an Empire State express or
a Twentieth Century limited. He will
not work in the middle of the day and
insists on having his mud baths at reg
ular and sometimes irregular intervals.
He can go where the horse cannot, but
if urged to proceed when not so in.
clined becomes q most unreliable
means of conveyance. Sooner or later
he will spy a tempting slough, and into
it he will go. no matter what happens
to the traveller or the baggage on his
back. Professor Worcester's experi-
ence with the carabao led him to the
conclusion that it is generally easier to
walk than to ride one Of these animals.
The water buffalo is valued by the
FIiipiros at from $40 to $50. according
to local demand. Not long since a pest
killed of a great many Of the beasts of
burden. thus seriously interfering with
agricultural industry and making all
the more apparent the fact that new
methods Of transportation are urgent.
" needed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-25

come sneakin back to ask fur q war
rant fur assault and battery! Il thar
. man in this rooi who wouldn't turn
over In his grave II dead and hearin'
Of SIGH a smirch on the manhood Of this
town. II Christopher Columbus was
still Twin kin any Of you doubt that
he'd be ashamed Of ever diskiverin' SIGH
4 kentry7
Excuse this emoshun, but l can't
conceal It. When Tom Davis called
fur jestice I had to give it to him. I
amt sayin' what my feelin's wal to-
ward him. but I went ahead and Is.
sued the warrant and called the case.
Most Of you attended the trial and
heard and saw what happened. Sing
Lee stuck out fur It that he was actin
In self defense. and Tom Davis even
admitted that he was the first to lay
on hands. When 1t come to his bein'
run out Of town he hadn't any better
excuse than to say that he lost his
sand all to nee.
"Sing Lee couldn't be punished &C.
cordin' to law, and Tom had no case
accordin' to law, but had I let matters
end thar 1t would have been diggin'
the grave Of manhood fur q hundred
years tn come. l limited to the heather
that he'd better pay the costs and go
back to his washhouse, and he did %.
As fur Tom, I sent him to Jail fur a
year. l don't say 1t was law and I'm
not askin' anybody else to say so, but
I do say that IL I'd done any other way
the ghosts Of them who fell at Licking
ton would have been as thick as flies
around the back door Of my saloon.
The sentence pleased everybody. v
Tom hisself.
"And now comes the higher court
and reverses my decision and orders a
new trial. Jestice are set aside, and
law must prevail. Right yere in this
courtroom I've got to chaw my words
and let Tom Davis loose to be run out
Of other towns by other heathens. It's
got to be done, and I'm goin' to do it,
and it's needless to say that I'm ex-
pectin' your sympathy and wantin' to
feel that 1t hurts you as much as II
hurts me,
II am now sayin' to Tom, who sits
over thar lookin' like n sheep thief, that
he's turned loose and clear Of the law,
and I'm also addin' that II he's spry on
his feet he kin git beyond the town
limits in fifteen minutes. II he's found
among us after that time then thar
will be a circus in Sandy Bend. and
he'll do most of the perfOrmin'.
I'VE will now adjourn and git up a
dog fight to assuage our sorrers."
NJ. QUAD.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-25

not known SO widely for his wealth,
but his grasp Of financial subjects is
considered exceptional, and for this
reason he has been placed in posts Of
much responsibility by fellow business
men. During the panic of 1884, when
Wall street was almost demoralized by
the big failures that were daily occur
ring, he took the helm rs president Of
the Stock Exchange and aided in re-
storing confidence. A few years later
a president was wanted for the Fourth
National bank of New York. one Of the
foremost financial institutions Of the
city. Mr.. Simmons owned none of its
stock, knew none of it's directors and
had never been III the bank, but he
was chosen its president because of the
record as an able financier that he had
made. He is n native of Troy, N. Y.
where his birth occurred in 1871, and is
a graduate Of Williams college, Massa-
chusetts, which has hOnorel him by
making him one Of its trustees. He
studied law and for three years prac-
ticed it in the city of Troy, but in 1866
removed to New York and started bust
ness as a broker.
Mr.. Simmons has held the presidency
Of the New York clearing house-per-
haps the highest position in the Ameri-
can banking %world-and as a member
Of the clearing house did distinguished
service during the panic Of 1893. He is
a Democrat and vas an intimate friend
Of the late Samuel J. Tilden. He was
for some years president Of the board
Of education Of New York city and has
at different times been talked Of as a
candidate for mayor of New York and
also for governor Of the Empire State.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-25
TRYING TO DIE POOR.

Andrew Carnegie's Ambition and His
Immense Income.
The now famous female exponent of
"frenzied finance" Mrs. Cassie L.
Chadwick. has dragged the name Of the
multimillionaire philanthropist, An
drew Carnegie, into undesirable public
ity by raising money Oh notes bearing
his signature. but which he says he
signed. The canny Scotchman
is said to have remarked that the fact
that bankers loaned money on the
notes without looking into the question
of their genuineness was at least a
tribute to his financial credit. He has
not given any notes IN many years.
When MI. Carnegie was born sixty
seven years ago in a little one story
cottage in Dunfermline, Scotland. near
the old abbey church where repose the
remains Of King Robert Bruce, his par
ents little thought he would have to
work hard us an old man at giving
away money in order to die poor. Not
long ago his wealth was estimated at
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-25

boy of fifteen obtained u position in the
Office Of the cashier Of the Northern
his interest in the railroad went be-
You'd the routine duties with which he
was at first intrusted.
He did not dream then of the days to
come when salaries Of $4,000 to $780,
600 a year would be at his command.
but railroad problems interested him
so much and he applied himself so
diligently to his work that better posi-
tons soon came to him. At thirty
even he was drawing $4,000 a year
as traffic manager of the Union Pacific.
In 1897 he was chosen president Of the
Northern Pacific and left that road a
year ago to his present duties.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-25
G. S. MELLEN's r e

Railroad man whose Views PRoO.
1aent Roosevelt lnA0eoeA.
In his recent message to congress
President Roosevelt in discussing the
labor problem quoted from a speech
delivered some time ago BY the psesi.
dent Of u Of u great railroad sys-
TENS" and indorsed the common
sense character Of his views. He did
not mention the name Of the railroad
oficial. but 1t transpires that he -
Charles 8. Mellen, president Of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad. and that the address in ques-
ton wal delivered about q year ago
before the Hartford (Conn.) board Of
trade. Il discussed the need Of for.
bearance on the part Of the employees
and employee. When Mr.. Mellen a. q