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WILL CASE IN COURT.
The Famous Griffine Trouble Said to
Be Settled

Gary. s. D., NOV. 11.-Another chapter
has been written in the famous Griffing
Will contest, which HAS been in the
state circuit court of this county for
some time,oand which involves a valu-
able estate. The parties to the contest
are the heirs of the Griffing estate. The
present Mrs. Gritfing was the second
wife of the deceased who subsequent
to the marriage had made will which
left her out completely. When this was
discovered, shortly after the death of
MIR. Grit1ing, the heirs met and agreed
to take an equal share regardless of
the will. Mrs. Griffing afterwards found
that she had certain rights as Il widow
and contested for them in probate
court. There she was defeated and she
carried the case to the state circuit
court. Recently testimony in the case
WAS taken before Judge Marquis, Who
mas now rendered :, decision, which is
strongly in favor of the widow The
decision OF Judge Marquis gives the
Widow q valuable homestead for life,
one-thlrd of the remaining property and
the usual exemptions allowed by law
The other two-tllhtis of the PR ssrty
IS ordered by the decision 10 be equally
dlNiled between the other heirs, who
are the children of Mr.. Grifling.s tirst
Wlle Ihe decision OF Judge Marquis
ii is said. is far from satisfactory TO
THESE heirs. and it is understood they
will appeal the case to the state su-
prelne court in the hope of having the
decision of Judge Marquis set aside and
the case reopenel. Ii this course is
taken 1t promises to be several years
yet before the contest for the estate is
brought to n cOnrlnSiDD
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GREAT WATER POWER.
Canal Five Miles Long TO Assist /.
Gcneratinu Electricity.

Spearfish, s. D., Nov. 1O.-Cheap pow
er is to be furnished in a few months
by the Black Hills Traction company,
which is building an enormous water
power plant on Redwater, about seven
miles from this place. Few Black Hills
people know Of the size of this opera
tion. A canal is being constructed five
and a half miles in length which will
carry 1000 miners inches OF water. It
will have a fall of 103 feet, and will
generate from 1000 to 1 200 horsepower.
A right of way 100 feet in width has
been secured along the ditch. The dam
and ditch will cost about $50, 900.
The chief purpose OF the water power
is to furnish energy for the trolley
system between Spearfish, Deadwood
and Lead. The company has been A.
nanced, it is stated, by Milwaukee peo-
pie, and before the enterprise is I'm
operation between 100000 and $780,
900 will be spent It will give quick
passenger and freight service between
the valley towns and mining camps.
The power plant is to be finished be-
fore January 1, and it is expected that
the rails will be laid for the trolley
line within the next twelve months.
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DEN OF RATrLssNAkEs.
Reptiles by Hundreds Under Clan
Rock


Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 15.-A rattle
snake den has been discovered in the
southwest portion of Gregory county
and it is planned to use dynamite IL
the effort to eXterminate the reptilei
before they can scatter over the coun
try next spring.
Information i'll reference to the dis
covery of the den was furnished b.
Theodore Musch, who has homestead
in that portion of the Rosebud reser
walton which about a year ago WA
ceded by the Indians and opened Il,
white settlement.
AT point about 1876 rods from thu
dwelling, house of Mr.. Musch is rocl
about by IL feet in size. Beneath thi,
rock hundreds if not thousands of rat
tlesnakes appear To have taken up Their
winter quarters. Along about midday
when the sun is warm, the reptile.
emerge from their den under the rocl
for the purpose of baslling in the sun
shine.
The den was discovered by acciden
by Henry ISusure, Il neighbor of Mr.
Musch, who had occasion to pass il
proximity to the rock and discoNere,
Il number Of the snakes in the inlmedi
ate vicinity. A brief investigation con
vinced him that under the rock Vert
many more of the rattlesnakes. He re
ported his discovery to Musch, and to
geeher inc Two men proceeded 10 INT
den.
They promptly inaugurated a warfar,
upon the reptiles and in u few minute.
succeeded in killing twenty-five o.
them. The following day they agail
visited the rock and killed nine more o;
the snakes. Other visits have sine,
been made. and up to last reports thi
two men had l.illed seventy three of thu
rattlesnakes.
The snakes average from three t,
four feet in length, and those thus fal
killed We're found within a space of 20
yards of the rock.
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NEW RURAL ROUTES.

Pierpont, S. D., Nov. 11.-Through
the efforts of Postmaster f. b. Udell,
of this place, and Senator Kittredge,
of Sioux Falls, arrangements have been
made for the establishment of two new
rural free mail delivery routes from
this place. 1t is expected the new
routes will be placed in operation jan
uary 2 next. These will be the first
routes of the kind to be established
from. Pierpont. Three years ago an
effort was made to have rural route
established from this place. but the
effort was abandoned owing to the con-
dition of certain portions of the pro-
posed route. The area to be covered
by the two new routes to be established
in January will contain forty eight
square miles and hundreds of persons
will be benefited by the establishment
Of the /
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-17
RUSH OF CATTLE.
This Week Marks the Towns clima,
as Shipping Point.

Pierre, s. D., Nov. 15.-The North
western road is crowded in this city 70,
a few days by the heaviest stock ship
ments of the yea. They began Satur
day morning to send out $50 cars O.
stock. which We're sent out at the ratt
of 100 cars a day. This is the last heav!
shipment of the season. Notwithstand
Ing the fact that shipments came slow
ly early in the season, this total ship
ments for this year will show up a.
large as for any former season, and az,
the climax of range shipments from
Pierre. Before the shipping season
starts again there will be dozens o
smaller receiving points west of herr
where the loading will be done. and
while the stock will come through thil
city on their way to market the bus.
scenes of loading at the yards will no;
be feature as it has been for man.
years in the past. The Northwestern
road by its extension will cut into ter
ritory which has shipped over the Mil
waukee road from Evarts this season
and the road will be Il busy one Wit!
cattle for few years yet.
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TUBERCULOSIS AMONG INDIANS
Is Prevailing Disease According to Re.
comfy Complied Statistics.

Pierre. s. D., Nov. 11.-Doane Robin
son OF the state historical society is col-
lectlng statistics on the prevalence of
tuberculosis among the Sioux Indians,
and has received reports from all the
agencies in South Dakota, and Stand
ing Rock in North Dakota The gem
erai tenor of the reports being to the
effect that tuberculosis is the prevail
ing disease among the Dakota In
dams. where it was unknown fifty
years ago.
The reports from sisseton is that
practically all the Indians are aft
fected with the virus of the disease to
a greater or less extent and that fifty
years ago is was unknown among
them.
Rosebud reports fifteen per cent OF
the Indians on that reservation to be
affected.
Pine Ridge reports 6s out of 1so
deaths in 1901 to have been from tu-
berculosis; and that in 1905 80 per
cent. of the deaths We're from that
cause.
Lower Brule and Crow Creek both
report the disease to be prevalent,
and the greatest number of deaths on
those reservations to be from that
cause.
Cheyenne agency reports tuberculosis
to cause the greatest number of deaths
on that reservation, and that it is pre-
valent.
Standing Rock reports GA per cent.
OF the deaths on the reservation in 1904,
and IS per cent. in 1905 to have been
from that disease.
Yankton agency reports tuberculosis
and old age to be the chief cause Of
death on that reservation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-17
SECOND LARGEST
HATCHERY IN COUNTRY
Government Fish Station al
Spearfsh Has Received At
tention Of Uncle Sam.
LARGE SUMS EXPENDED
This Fish Hatchery Has Been Called
Upon to Distribute Fish to Every
Part of the United
States.

Spearfish, S. D., Nov. 13--Very few
people know that the second largest
fish hatchery in the United States is
located at this place. The government
has just finished vast improvements at
the station which will eventually be
made one of the most important in the
United States.
The hatchery at present is under the
skillful management of d. G. Booth,
who took charge of the station about
six months ago. The station is now
distributing over 100000 fish fry each
year to different parts Of the country.
This record has not been reached by
any other fish hatchery in the United
States. Shipments of eggs are made to
many points in the country as far west
as Portland to distributing trout in
Maine. Fish have also been planted in
Florida.
Up to the present time. only $25, 600
has been appropriated by congress for
the work here and any one visiting the
station will readily see that the amount
of money has been judiciously used in
the improvement of the location.
The grounds are located in the
shadow of the highest mountains in the
Black Hills and form a natural basin
suitable artiticially to the propagation
of small fish as if nature had designed
it for that purpose.
Spearfish creek has been harnessed
to provide the many ponds where mil
lions of fish are Matched. The whole
station is a mass of stone walls to re-
tain the water. A huge stone bullShead.
has been built at the head OF the creek
ito supply the necessary water for the
ponds. This bullShead is 400 feet long,
eight feet high and fourteen feet in
width. A similar bulllhead but not SO
large has been built along the north
side of the station TO guard against any
sudden flood.
{, Only a few years ago the hatchery
was destroyed by "a spring freshet. A
hydraulic engine has recently been in
STALLED TO force water to the many
parts of the buildings and other inn
lprovements aggregating s11,Ooo.
, During September over $1,000 was
paid out for labor alone at this sta
ton.
A large number of FISH have recently
been placed in the streams and lakes of
his state as Well as in Nebras ska.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-17
MANY TAKE CLAIMS.
founs People Of eeadIe County Secured
Homesteads. /

Huron, S. D., Nov. 13.-Large num-
bers of people in this part of the state.
are filing on government lands vest
of the Missouri river along the line
of the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
way extension through the Sioux In
dian reservation from Pierre to Rapid
City. One squad of eight from the
eastern part of the county entered,
homestead filings at the Pierre land OF :,
flee this week. and during the past
month forty or more such filings have
been made by Beadle county people.
They are mostly young people, unmar-i
ried and ambitious to secure farms Of,
their own. Some have entered lands
IN Hyde county on the old WinnebagoI
reserve. which are especially. desirable
There appears to be something of the
old time enthusiasm about the TAX.
ing OF government land for homestead. !.
and people are fast realizing the fact,
that land In this part OF the north
west is something very desirable TO-
!posseas.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-17
IHOMESTAyE vein
IS RICH IN COPPER
Believed Paying Quantities OF
This Ore Can Be Mined
in Futule.
~ HAS LITTLE WASTE
Some Of the outcroppinss Of Copper
Ore Run as High as 80 Per Cent.
to SO Per Cent. Pure Metal
Mining News.

Deadwood, S. d.. Nov. 1O-Recent de-
velopments along the strike of the
Homestake vein on the south show q
great possibility that copper ore will
eventually be mined in vast and pay
ing quantities within the very near
future.
Within the city limits of Deadwood
there are excellent copper prospects. as
is indicated at the Montezuma mine In
Deadwood gulch. There is a very
ginning on City creek in this city and
ty-five miles, where the copper vein
passes under the limestone formation
at the Southern Queen mine which Is
owned by Custer people. All along
this vast belt there are outcroppings
of copper ore, in some cases running
80 per cent. to so per cent. of that
metal About midway of this belt Is
the famous Blue Lead mine. which. Is
now being thoroughly developed by
sociates of Chicago.
1t was In this mine that r.. NJ. Ma
loney Of Deadwood, who opened up
the Orphan Bell mine at Cripple Greek.
spent something like 100000 In trying
to find the vein with long cross-cut
changed hands and John Harnan Ia
now personally experimenting the
sinking of the shaft from the surface.
which will connect at depth of 900
feet with this cross-cut tunnel. Il is
ESTIMATED that there are 100000 tons
the surface Of this Blue Lead mineii
which could be treated at big profit.
The Dakota Calumet company has
an excellent copper property on the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-17
TO vAcA1E STREETS.
Move at Pierre to Open Right of Way
for Railroad.

lot NdbFOdQs
Fort Pierre, S. D., Nov. n.-E. c.
Garter, chief engineer of the Northwest
lern railway, is out from Chicago look
ing over the survey in this vicinity with
a view to acting on suggestions and
recommendations made by Major Chit
itenden of the government service In re-
gard to the relation of railroad and
government work in the food area. He
and Engineer Dixie took trip up Bad
river the first of the week and some
changes are in contemplation in the
survey as q consequence.
G. l.. Millett, president of the Stock
Growers bank of this city. was circu-
llating a petition Wednesday for the
'yacating of certain streets and alleys
for right of way of the Pierre. Rapid
City and Northwestern railway. The
proposed route of the road is between
First and Second streets all the way
from the north city limits of Fort
Pierre to Bad river and crosses Main
street where the Davis livery barn now
Stands.
All options for property along the
right Of way have been secured and
Fort Pierre people are jubilant over
prospects. According to present sur
lvey the railroad will cross Bad river
six times within six miles OF town.
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OPENING oE LlRRARY.

Deadwood, S. D.. Nov. 11.-One of tn.
social events of Deadwood for the sea-
son was the opening of the Carnegie
library in this city Tuesday night. One
of the finest public library buildings in
South Dakota has recently been fin
fshed with Carnegie money and 1t is
being freely patronized by Deadwood
people. The building is made of stone
and is nicely finished within. The exer-
cises We're taken part in by the mayor
of the city and other offici1s.
Tuesdays election in Deadwood re-
suited in the carrying by very small
ma ajority of a bond issue of $45, 900,
which is to take up the floating indebt7.
edness in outstanding warrants. Out Of
q possible 1,40O votes only 296 were cast
and it may be decided that the poll was
too light to be made legal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-17
MUCH MLLLET sHlPPEp.

Claremont, S. D.. Nov. lit is the
proud boast of the people of this place
that during the past two years Clare
mont has taken it's place as the great
est primary market in the world for
has also made a great record as a
wheat shipping point. During the cur
rent season single elevator has
shipped out about 100 carloads of wheat.
and has paid to farmers in exchange
for grain as much as $4,000 per day.
This Isl only one of a number of eleva-
tors. and it is probable the others have
done equally as WE'LL Corn raising has
also proved success in this locality
during the last few years, and Clare
mont is becoming a great market for
the shipment of the finished product
in stock for beef and pork.
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TO ENLARGE SERVICE.
-Four Mail Routes from Scot. nd MAJ
Be Altered.

/ Scotland. S. D., Nov. ia special
agent of the postoffice department has
spent week in this vicinity for the
purpose of investigating the rural mail
delivery situation and arranging for
the enlargement Of the service. At
Scotland is one of the principal towns,
has seven rural routes in operation.
-Four of these start from Tyndall, two
from Tabor and one from Springfield
Arrangements are being made for es-
tablishing nine from such routes. three
from Scotland, three from Avon, one
from Springfield, one from Tabor and
the other from Tripp. The addition of
the new routes will give practically the
entire rural population of Bon Homme
county free mali delivery. Each of the
new routes will be from twenty eight
to thirty miles in length. After COM
pletfng the work of giving the farmers
of Bon Homme county free mail deliv-
cry, the special agent will proceed to
Hutchinson county, where he will make
similar Improvements in the rural mali
delivery service
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-17
AGED pAKoTAN DEAD.


Huron, S. D., Nov. lO.-Funeral SER
vices for the late Frank Blume took
place from the family residence east
OF the Jim river today The service
was conducted by Professor Martin
Schoenert in the German language.
The attendance was large. many being
Blume died In Minneapolis at st. Bar
nabas hospital where he went for med
ical treatment some two weeks since.
He has resided here since 1882, and al
most continually since that time oper-
ated a large brewery on the east side
of the river. His wife and four chill
Robert and Albert Blume, all Of this
city, and Mrs. ]. Stephan, OF st. Louis.
Mr.. Blume was native OF Brunswick,
Germany, and came to the United.
States with his wife and four children
in 1873.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-17
GOVERNOR ELROD
ISSUES PROCLAMATION
Recounts the Many Indications
Of South Dakota's Pros
peritY
Wi " OBSERVE NOV. 80
Thi. Day Ha. Been Set Apart in Thi,
State as Well as in All States for
Thanksgiving and Praise to
the Almighty.

Pierre, S. D., Nov. 1.-THE annuall
proclamation for Thanksgiving day,
left the Office Of Governor Elrod yes,
terday. He recounts the many bless
ings that have come to the people OF
South Dakota and reviews the evi-i
dences of great prosperity all over the,
state. The proclamation in full fol-
lows:
All the people of this commonwealth have
great reason to be thankful for bountiful
crops, for employment for health, for
happy homes, for blessings unequaled, and
for all the necessaries and many Of the
comforts of life.
plIs;saat In conformity with the proelamat1en Of
a $50 = Samuel H. ElTSd
as a day OF thanksgiving.
All cit1zens are earnestly urged to cease
from their labors at least part Of the day,
and to meet in houses of worship or in
homes, and give thanks unto God.
Where there is sickness and sorrow, let
friends fail not to do and say things which
ones to be thankful.
Brother ought to learn from brother.
Recently there was a fast day sacred to
country sacredly kept the fast day Of his
native land. Possibly some Of them did it
through tdlsn II fear Be that as it may, there is
thanksgiving day for love of home and
country and In acknowledgment of divine
blessings.
the day as his best thoughts direct, and as
the day groWs old let every citizen of the
commonwealth silently petition the great
Father to continue his goodness to us.
Given under my hand and the great scar
Of south Dakota, at the capitol in the
in the year Of our Lord nineteen hundred
and i've, and In the sixteenth year OF the
By the Governor: Samuel H. Elrod
p. D. Wipf. Secretary of State.
BY r. A. Platts. Assistant Secretary.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-17
BIG SNAKE A TERROR.
Fair Residents ON Prairie Ranch Hav.
Lively Time.

q Lively Time.
Pierre, s: D.. Nov. l3.-N1rs. Robert
Cheney, formerly Miss Lisie Wilkin-
son of Norfolk, Neb., writes of u thrill
ing adventure With Il bull snake at her
ranch home near here.
Mrs. Cheney and IL sister-n-law were
alone AT the raneh, Mi. Cheney and
Ned Wilkinson having ridden some dis
tance away for the day. The two
young women, having been about the
ranch for an hour or so, returned to
the house and upon entering found
to their terror that huge bull snake
had stretched himself at full length
upon a shelf which rested high up
against the wall of the room. Fearing
to leave the house lest the snake might
escape and fearing. too, to strike, the
pair We're disn1ayed as to the course
which they might pursue. At length
one of them had a happy thought and
they determined to capture the crawl
er in a big sack with a hoop at it's
mouth--just as they capture boas in
the jungles.
Accordingly the hoop sack was Sc
cured and placed at one end of the
shelf to act as a pitfall for the mon
ster. From the rear the prospective
captive was urged to go into the sack
by means of a we'll directed club. But
the reptile merely raised up his chin,
looked into the sack with a naughty
glance. Finally the shelf dweller did
drop off into the sack.
The weight of the beast carried the
sack and all to the floor. Siezing his
opportunity the crawler began to crawl
and carried his head underneath a chif-
fonier. His tail went dragging after
and the puzzled young women were left
holding the sack"
To get at the deceptive creature they
drew the chiffonier from the wall. But
M cor l,1sv,
eyes. The creature had utterly disap-
:peared. Visions then of the great big
collier all wrapped up inside a drawer
of the chiffonier, making himself at
home in nest of neckties and dainty
.handkerchiefs. came to Mrs. Cheney.
sBut a thorough search failed to reveal
the monster.
Hours afterward they learned why.
Away back in the corner. underneath
The ch.ffonier. was a tiny hole through
the floor of the house-and through this
elole the bull snake had gone into his
;len
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-17
FATHER LOSES SUIT.
Foster Parents Upheld in Trial for Pos
session of Child

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 16.-Judge
MARQUIS, of the state circuit court for
the Third circuit has rendered a decis-
ion in case of unusual interest, which
was in the nature of habeas corpus
proceedings for the recovery Of pos
session of a child.
The plaintiff was r. ]. Sunde, a
prominent resident of Luverne, Mimi.
The defendants were Mr.. and Mrs.|
Dyrdall, who live near the little town OIL
Toronto, S. D. Some years ago Sunde'si
wife died, leaving little daughterl
named Stella. This child, who is now
about years of age, was with the!
consent of the father placed in the
home of the Dyrdalls, the understands
ing being that she would ranain with
her foster parents until she had ate
tained the age of Is, and had been con-
frmed in the Norwegian Lutheran
church. i
Several months ago Sunde remarriedl
and demanded that the child be re-
: turned to him, on the ground that he
was then in a position to give his little
daughter home. The Dyrdalls had
become greatly attached to their little
adopted daughter and refused this re-
quest. Persistent efforts were made to
induce them to surrender the child, but
without success, and finally Sunde in
'stituted the habeas corpus proceedings.
In his decision, which was rendered
after having the case under advise
ment for several weeks, Judge Marquis
orders that the girl remain in the care
and custody of the Dyrdalls until she
shall have become confirmed in the
Norwegian Lutheran church or at
tained the age of Is years, or until the
further order of the court. The order
of Judge Marquis also prevents Sunde
from interfering in any way with the
Dyrdallss during the period they have
charge of the girl