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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
FLOWING ON LARGE SCALE.
Thousands of Virgin Acres Being Sowh
to Flax Near Waqner.

Wagner. S. D., June 3.-The Indian
heirship land which was sold last year
in the vicinity of Wagner is all being
broken up this spring and sown to flax.
Over 10000 acres will be broken i'm the
eastern part of Charles Mix county this
summer. A large amount of it is be-
is dotted with large traction engines
One of these outfits will break about
twenty-five acres per day. The break
in,s up and settling UP of this territory
means much for Wagner Wagner has
surrounding it. in extent and richness
of territory, the best territory of any
town on the Milwaukee railroad west
of Yankton. Land values and town
property have about doubled here dur
ing the past two years. c. A. Padley,
general townsite agent of the Milwau-
kee company was at Wagner few
days ago and in conversation with
your correspondent stated:
This is my first trip to Wagner for
over a year. ! am surprised at the de-
velopment of your town and the sur
rounding territory. You have got as
fine a territory tributary to you as any
town in the state and in q very few
years you are bound to be the best town
on our line west of Yankton. l wish
that our company instead of securing
$50 acres for town lite had secured a
half section, as we could have sold all
Of it for town lots
Farmers have finished corn planting
and small grain is looking fine with
every prospect of good crop.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Annual Meeting Will Be Held at Dead.
wood This Season.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. June 5.-The mem
bers of the state board of railroad COM
,nissioners. whose headquarters are in
this city, have received information to
the effect that the various committees
have taken up the work of preparing
for the annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Railroad commits:
sioners, which will convene at Dead,
wood on August 16 next. This will be
the first time in the history of the asso-
citation that its annual convention will
be held in South Dakota.
This, years convention will be of the
utmost Importance. owing to the public
discussion of, and interest in the rail-
road rate question. Men prominently
connected with the railroads will at.
tend the Dendwood convention for the
purpose of presenting the views of the
railroads in regard to the proposed gov
ernment control of railroad passenger
and freight rates. Those who favor such
control will also be represented by
prominent speakers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
SIOUX INDIANS
BUILD RAILWAY
They Are Efficient Both as
Workrnen and as Con-
tractors.
GET GRADING CONTRACTS
Several Sections of Road Making on
the New Milwaukee Extension in 4,
South Dakota Are Contracted
for oy Red Men.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. June THAT the
Sioux warrior has become an efficient
workman, as we'll as contractor, Is
shown by instances in connection with
the extension of the Chicago. Milwau-
kee & ST. Paul railroad from Chamber
lain to the Black Hills.
A crew of twenty five Sioux Indians,
with teams and scrapers. are at work
on that part Of the railroad grade
which extends through a large island
on the Missouri river opposite the
town of Chamberlain. Thee Indians
are from the Grow Creek agency. and
at the suggestion of Major H. d.
Chamberlain, United States Indian
agent at Grow Creek, the contractors
were induced to give them trial
The result is proving very satisfac-
tory. The Indians have contracted for
several sections of the work of grading,
and under the immediate supervision
of John Van Patter, an agency en-
ploye, they are making good progress
With their contract.
AT another point on the railroad eX-
tension, AN Indian named Louis Loud
en- has a contract for grading. He has
the utmost confidence Of his brethren.
as is attested by the fact that instead
of employing white graders, he secured
the services of u number of Sioux war
riors from Crow Greek and Lower
Brule agencies.
The old days when the Sioux war
riors We're accustomed to recline in the
shade While their wives split the fire.
wood, cared for the ponies and per-
formed all the other labor of the house
hold, appear to be gone forever. Hun
dreds OF the Sioux Indians have gone
to work on the reservations and other
points to prove that they can earn a
living for themselves and families.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
BOYS PLAY FRANKS.
Flash Fireworks and Friahten Com
nencement Audience at Mitchell.

Mitchell, S. D.. June 5.-The COM
mencement exercises Of the Mitchell
high school were held in the auditor
ium Of the city hall here last night.
Fully 1900 people were in the hall
when some thoughtless young man
flashed some sort of fireworks in front
of one OF the second story windows.
AT once the cry of fire was sounded.
and it was by the united effort of sew
eral cool headed men that panic was
averted. 1t required several minutes of
time to get the audience again seated
and quiet restored.
The program was fine one and the
graduating class closed the term with
honors. The salutatory delivered by
Miss Ruth E. Wilson was enthusiastic
ally received by the large audience.
Hon. o. L. Rranson delivered a fine
address that was appropriate for the
occasion. Miss Bessie B. Erion gave
the valedictory address, and it was a
superb effort that every one appreciat-
led by a resounding encore.
Hon. f. H. Winsor, president of the
board of education. presented the
twenty-five diplomas in scholarly
and able address that was the gem of
the evening.
The citizens of Mitchell feel they
have as fine a class of public and COL
'lege schools as can be found i'm the
northwest, and to Superintendent f.
II. Hoff and Principal M. M. Ramer
much credit is due for the splendid
line of graduating students that are
eaving the high school yearly.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
BUILDING THE CAPITOL.
Pierre Business Men Take Action To-

ward Raising Funds.
Pierre, S. d., June 6.-At a meeting
in this city, attended by the leading
business men of the city, it was decid-
ed to take definite action toward se-
curing the necessary cash by sale of
state building lands to secure the re-
quired $150,0O0 for the erection Of the
wing of the new state capitol. In the
conference it was proposed that a COM
pany be chartered under the state laws,
with p. f. Mcclure, A. Ewart and c. C.
Bennett, the presidents of the three
national banks of this city. as direct
ors, to issue stock to the amount of
$13O,OOO for the purchase of $4,000
acres of the state building lands. The
amount appropriated for the construc-
ton Of the wing is s150,00O, which is
to include the cash on hand for that
purpose. The amount on hand is $780,
600, and the amount of stock which
will be issued by the company is Just
the $4,000 difference which must be
raised through the sale of lands. While
1T is not likely that just at present 49,
900 acres of this land could be select
ed which would sell at $40 an acre for
cash, that amount could be disposed of
at that figure in the aggregate If time
could be allowed on the sales, as in the
case of state school lands. A company
could take the whole amount and put
up the cash and sell the land on terms
which would allow them to get out on
Illc uedl, WIluc lUe Sldle, not DGl0R In
condition to make the terms. could not
make the sales. If the state board
would attempt to sell the land on terms
the probabilities are all against their
disposing Of enough of it to secure the
funds required before contracts for the
work can be let. and such action would
only result in piling up in the treasury
whatever cash was realized. where it
would be of no benefit to the state or
the building fund until the full time
of the tenn sales would have expired
Such action would also delay the work
for several years. while by a certain
sale to a company the new building
could be completed by the tst of jan
uary. 1907. The fund now on hand
will put in the foundation, and will be
used at once for that purpose, while
the money from the sales Of land can
be used In the construction work next
year and the building pushed to COM
pletton.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
GREAT FIND OF GOLD.
Valuable Pieces Picked from Macada-
nized Road

Edgemont, S. d.. June 5.-The little
mining camp of RoubaiX, in the Black
Hills, is literally paved With gold.
Samuel Mulholand of that place is
exhibiting some free gold specimens
that are really freaks of their kind
They We're secured by Mulholland at
the dump of the Glover Leaf mine, and
in the main street of Roubaix, where
they had been broken up into a crude
kind of macadamizing. One fragment
was Is or 16 inches long and between g
and inches square, looking almost as
If it had been hewn with jackplane,
and particles of gold We're sticking out
of it on all sides.
The specimen must have contained
several dollars worth of gold. Mulhol-
land had his pockets filled with small
pieces that he had taken out of the
street of the town. Some of them were
exceedingly valuable on account Of
the great amount of gold in them, as
we'll as for their popularity.
1t is probable an effort will be made
to form a company for the purpose of
extracting the gold from the specimens
of gold-bearing rock which now thickly
cover the greater part of the main
street of the little mining camp. 1t is
believed the broken rock contains gold
to the value of many thousands of dol
ny,S
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
coMMENcEMEN7 WEEK.
Yankton College Seniors Are Bus,
Over Qrations

Yankton, S. D., June b.--This is COM
mencement week OF lankton college.
and yesterday morning at The Congre.
cation church President ii. X. Warren
delivered the baccalaurea,e sermon tn
the graduating class of 1865, the mem
bers of which are: Messrs. II. c. Fris-
bic, Ray Ellis, w. II. Hughes and Miss
Anna Bagstad (scientihc) and Miss
Mary Shaw and Mr. Dre!sbach (clas-
sic). In the evening the annual ad-
dress before the Christian associations
of the college We're delivered by Rev.
George ID. Wilder, Tung- Cho, China,
former student and returned missions
airy. The program of the week is as
follows:
Monday, June 5-Commencement
concert and graduating exercises of
the conservatory of music
Tuesday, June 6-Annral meeting of
the corporation. Riggs prize contest.
Annual meeting of the board Of trus-
tees. Graduating exercises cf the aca-
DENY.
Wednesday, June 7-Exercises of the
twenty-third annual commencement.
Address by Rev. Frank T. Bayley, d,
D.. Denver. Colo. The annual college
collation. a-t Dallin hall takes place at
noon, to which all friends of the in
stitution are invited. In the evening
the annual reunion of the Alumni
closes the commencement events.
The home of Bernard Bonrem, re-
Gently married. was subjected to the
rough usage of a charivari party, dur
ing which the place was subjected to
a pretty lively assault. at which the
fence was partly demolished. windows
were broken in and screens torn off
A number in the crowd We're recog-
nized and arrest was escaped only by
the prompt payment for all damage
done.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
SHOOTING TOURNEY.
Good Records Made at the Meet in
Vernillion.

Nermillion, S. D., June 6.-The three
days shooting tournament held here
this week under the auspices of the
state association closed here yesterday
afternoon with the live bird shoot The
second days shoot was not as we'll at
tended as the first, number of the
shooters going home. Contrary to ex-
pectations, H. G. Taylor of Meckling
did not make high average OF the tour
nament, Kline of Spirit Lake defeat
Ing him by two targets. Kline broke
55S out of GOO.
Among the professionals the race
was pretty one between Gilbert of
Spirit Lake and Morrison of ST. Paul.
Out of the 600 shot at by these gentle-
men Gilbert broke 5S5 and Morrison
5S4.
In the live bird shoot yesterday aft
ernoon c. c. Russell of this city won
out, thereby being declared the state
champion.
In the election of officers H. G. Tay-
lor was again named as president Of
the South Dakota Sportsmen's asso-
citation. Alvin Shaw Of belmont was
elected vice president: H. A. Gayhart,
Hot Springs, secretary: Fred Dray,
Beresforc. treasurer. The place for
holding the. 1906 shoot was not deter
mined. The president and secretary
were gwen authority to name the CITY.
President Taylor said yesterday that
the shoot would no doubt go to Hot
Springs.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
PETIT JURY DRAWN.
Term of United States Court to BE
Held at Pierre.

Held at Pierre.
Sioux Falls, S. D., June "A petit
jury for a regular term of United
States court to be held at Pierre, has
been drawn by Jury Commissioner D.
IS. Glidden and Oliver S. Pendar, clerk
of the United States court in this city.
The petit jurors will be required to re-
port at 10 a. m. on Tuesday June 13.
The jury is made up of the following
persons:
E. B. Dawson, vermillion: J.. b.
Clark. Gettysburg; Frank Phinney.
Dean: John A. Blatt. Lead; r. H. Cook.
sskimball: ]. o. Conrick. Chamberlain;
John Bertrand, Alexandria; Dan Dona-
hoe, jr.. Sioux Falls; e. A. Bruce.
IYankton; Henry. 1. Stearns, Brookings:
y. N. Cooley, Sioux Falls; H. c. Silken-
son. Alsen; Hugh Smith, Howard; w.
r. Burkholder Irene: j. F. Nichols.
Wheeler; NJ. T. Hogaboom, Sioux Falls;
liver Bagstad, Violin; Octave Lassier.
Lead; M. w. Sheafe. jr., Watertown;
George Carr, Flandreau; NJ. c. Connors.
,spearfish; A. Hall, Aberdeen; Richard
p. Cyrons. Carthage; Harry Clark, Hot
Springs; j. L. Robbins, Sioux Falls; G.
IA. Sells. Sioux Falls; B. e. Taylor
!Woonsocket; Nick Marx, Kranzberg; j.
;Rathgeber, Yankton; Percy Russell
'Deadwood.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
COVERED WITH RED FUNGUS.
Cedar Trees in vermillion Are Likely
to Die as a Result.

Vermillion, S. D.. June s.-Residents
of the city have been gazing with Won
der this week at bunch of cedar
trees on Main street that have turned
from deep green to a beautiful
orange color. AT first it reminded one
of a tree covered with red rust. but
closer investigation shows that the
'cedars are covered from trunk to tip
of branches with the jelly like process
of the cedar apple, a fungus growth
whose history is varied. Why the trees
at this particular place should be at
tackled and others not touched was
mystery until one versed in tree life
was consulted. Growing in the lot just
across Main street is a row of thorn
apple trees and the spores from these
have reached the cedar, being carried
by the wind.
1t is probable that the trees will be
able to stand the strain upon them
this season. but it is altogether likely
that they will die as result of the
fungus growth. 1t would be no surprise
if in time all cedar trees would become
victims of this parasite
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
MEMORIAL DAY.
Towns in South Dakot. Fittinely OBJ
served Occasion.

Aberdeen. s. D., June 2.-The dedica-
tion OF the monument In honor of the
soldier dead, presented to the q. A. r..
by members of Robert Anderson post.
W. r. c.. No. 18, was the principal
event OF Decoration day in Aberdeen.
;T.;e rnveiling took place at Riverside
cemetery. The monument is twenty
one feet high and is a very beautiful
specimen OF the stonecutter's art The
base consists of a mammoth slab OF
granite eleven feet square and four feet
high. This is surmounted by smaller
stone six feet square and two feet high
upon which stands the figure of sol
dier.
Huron, s. D.. June 2.-Never in the
history OF Huron was Memorial day
more generally observed than today.
The exercises throughout We're intense
~ interesting and impressive. The
procession to the cemetery was preced-
ed by the cornet band, followed by the
G. A. r., the w. r. c., Battery A OF
the South Dakota National guard, and
many hundred citizens in carriages.
The exercises We're under the direction
Of the Grand Army, assisted by the
w. r. =. At the cemetery the usual
ritualistic ceremonies We're observed,
and the graves OF the forty-three un-
ion soldiers and two confederate soil
dfers We're profusely decorated with
flowers. Each OF the graves has a
nisli pie Heauslone, IurnlSneQ Dy the
government, and at each has been
placed 3y the Grand Army an iron
marker with flag holder, from which,
foated odd Glory"
Bridgewater. s. D.. June 2.-Me-
mortal aay was appropriately OBJ
served by the citizens of this city. Fol-
lowing the parade, made up Of old SOL
diers and the pupils OF the public
schools, Il program was rendered at the
opera house, which was of most in
teresting character. after which line
of march was formed visiting the diff
ferent cemeteries, where the graves OF
he departed were strewn with flowers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
DEFRAUDED UNCLE SAM.
William r. HarsneII Accused of Getting
Government Land llleoallx

William r. HarsneII Accused of Getting
Government Land illegally.
Chamberlain, S. D.. June 7.-Receiver L
B. Laughlin and Clerk c. 8. Taylor, of the
United States land office at Chamberlain
left this morning for ST. Paul. Mimi. TAX.
ing with them the records of the office for
the purpose of Offering testimony in the
case of the United States government VS.
William T. Harsnell, of ST. Paul. The case
promises to become very important one.
1t was brought as the result of the inves.
t.gat.on of Special Inspector Moore of the
general land office in Washington, and in.
wolves the requirement of about twenty
quarter sections of public lands in Lyman
and Stanley counties by alleged fraudulent
methods. The case was brought in the
United States Circuit court OF st. Pas
because of the residence OF the defendant
at that place.
During the absence of the records from,
the United States land office at Chamber.
lain the office will act merely as receiv.
ing office, as during the Rosebud filing
period last fall, when the records were Al:
Bonesteel for several weeks. the office be.
ing In charge Of Register c. L. Brock.
way.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
WILL DEBATE WITH lowANs.
Negotiations Now Pending Between L.
of s. D. and Iowa

Vermillion. s. d.. May 31.-One
of the big debates promised for
next year will be between the
state universities of Iowa and
South Dakota. Iowa has submitted
ia compact for the approval of South
Dakota and this will no doubt be ac-
icepted by the debating board of con-
troll, with possibly slight change in
lone of the articles.
(, More attention is being paid each
year by the University of South Dakota
to debating. and students are taking
greater interest along debating lines.
were defeated by the Hawkeye de-
:baters and since that time they have.
ibeen anxious to have another The
compact for next year is as good as
settled.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
DUEL WITH a COW.
I8erosford Divine Badly Bruised in
Heroic Act,

Bedford, S. D., June S.-A duel be-
tween Rev. H. w. Jamison, pastor of
the Congregational church. and a
vicious COW presented an exciting scene
.On West Eemlock street. The tussel
was severe one and resulted in nu-
1nerous bruises on the head and face of
the reverend gentleman, but he is re-
joicing rather than complaining in that
the affair resulted in the saving of his
little boys life. The boy was playing
upon the lawn when the COW, thinking
he had gone too close to her calf, made
"a charge upon him. Rev. Mr.. Jamison,
realizing the danger IN which the boy
was. made a rush for the animal and
grappled with her. He is a man Of
powerful physique. and this fact may
account for the injuries not being
greater. Rev. Mr.. Jamison is well
known IN Congregational church circles
throughout the :tate.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
DIED OF injuries.
Huron Lad Who Lost Both Less Unde,
Cars Dead.

Huron, S. D.. June 6.-Ausust Allen
whese legs We're SO badly crushed
Wednesday night in the yards of the
Chicago and Northwestern railway
rendering arnputation necessary. dice
Thursday evening. 1t is believed that
as he was intoxicated in the early par,
of the evening. that he fel! upon the
tracks in the railway yards and was
run over By Ike switch engine anG
cars. He was not fcun3 till an hou,
after the accident occurred. So far as
known Allen has no relatives in this
part of the country. H" was a butcher
by occupation, ana 10: several months
had been employed in a market d,
Hitchcock.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
NEW TELEPHONE LINE.
Work Being Rushed on Dakota Cen
traI at Ethan.

Ethan S. D., June "A gang of men
began work on the Dakota Central
Telephone company's line running west
from this place and connecting many
iof the farmers with this place and
Mitchell, which is the other end Of this
rural phone. A carload Of poles has
been received and it is expected that
the line will be in running order in q
short time. A carload of poles has also
been received by the Dawson County
'pany), and work has also commenced
upon its thirty-five miles Of line, Be-
tween the two companies every farmer
will soon be supplied with a phone.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
CREATES GOOD HABITS.
School Savings Bank at Pierre Is .
Success

Pierre S. >, June S-The school chill:
dren of Pierre have now on deposit in the
National Bank of Commerce in this city
over S2,CC0 their savings through the
school savings system. This represents
the accumulation in large part of the pen
MES and nickels which would have beer
spent for candy or wasted in some way II
1t had not been for the savings systems
The deposits draw per cent. interest af
ter they have been the bank for sis
months, and this is generally added to the
principal as it becomes due There has
been but little Withdrawal of the fund
most of it being allowed to remain and
accumulate. The increase of the past
school year has been s6s9.92, and the tota;
on deposit at the end of the year was
S2O6917
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
LIBRARY is OPENED.
carnesie's Gits to Deadwood Free t,
People.

Deadwood. S. D.. June 6.-The public
library, which was built with gift >.
$4,000 from Andrew Carnegie. has beer
opened to the public OF this city. A larg'
number of new books nave been pur
chased by the Deadwood people. which
have been added to the list The cit,
council made a special appropriation o
$1,000 for the yearly maintenance o
the library.
DIR. a. j. Sutton has accepted a cal
at the First Baptist church at Con
cordia. kas. He has been pastor of the
First Baptist church in this city TO.
three years. Before coming to Dead.
wood he occupied pulpits in Nebraska
and Iowa.
Mrs. Jennie Snow, one of the cldes'
pioneer women i:l the Black Hills. hav-
ing come to Deadwood from Cheyenne
in 1877, is dead in this city. She is wei
known throughout the Hills.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
STUDENTS IN HOT FIGHT
Streets of vermiliion Were Scene Of a
Rather Sansuinary Battle
Last Nioht.

Vermillion, S. D.. June 5-Students O.
the South Dakota university to the
number of 100 engaged in a free-for-all
light with downtown fellows last night
on the campus. The fight was a result
.of threats made by the latter to initiate
several students. which were partially
carried out before the students organ
lied.
Z Cooper. baseball player, received a
bad cash in the neck from a knife. 1t
is thought not to be serious. Dougan,
another student, had his nose broken.
There are many fellows with bruised
heads and limbs this morning.