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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE.
MEch Comment Against Jury's Verde.
in Carr Trial

YanlSton, S. D., Nov. 2S.-The present
term of circuit court will long be re-
membered locally as the most interest
ing for many years for many rea sons.
10 be sure Yanlllon had q murder trial.
but other matters came up in one way
or another that almost put that affair
into the shade.
First a too lenient jury construed a
case of cold blooled murder into one
of manslaughter in the second degree,
With Il recommendation for leniency.
This last Judge Smith saw fit to COM
pletely ignore, thereby giving an indi-
cation of the way the court felt about
it. Sam Carr who shot Granville
Thornton last summer in a trivial quar-
rel was sentenced to four years in the
state penitentiary at hard labor, all
the judge could give him under the vel.-
dict.
One local paper came out strong edi-
torially against the verdict and the ac-
ton of the jury is receiving general
condemnation from all sides in law
abiding circles.
The states attorney, Lee Wyman, in
his next opportunity before another
jury in separate case, took occasion
to refer to the miscarriage of justice
by asking why 1t was 1t had gone forth
that Yankton and Yankton county were
headquarters for robbers and crimi-
nails of all kinds, and stated that he
would say why, that 1t was because
"Yankton county juries do not convict,
no matter how convincing the testi-
nony. not even q murderer"
The term has also developed that the
immense expense the state will be put
to in several trials this November has
been caused directly by "open Sum
days. In the Frank Brauchman
burglary trinl 1t developed that he got
drunk the night of the crime.
James Collins was sentenced to one
year in the state penitentiary for issu-
ing a fnlse check at Mission Hill. Chas.,,
Jones pleaded guilty to conducting q;
gambling house. Carey and Walsh to
keeping their saloon open Sunday ana
U3My. All WIN b sUteneed today.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
MISSIONARIES in AFRICA.
s. Q. Pioneers of New Religious Be.
lief Arrive in That Country.


lief Arrive in That Country.
Sioux Falls, S. d., Nov. 25.-"Aiay God
help US so that we may be light and bring
the light to them and may God use us as
hshers of men, This is the ending of a
letter received from a member of the party
OIL south Dakotans who left the state last
spring IN obedience to vision alleged to
nave been experienced by a so-called
prophet who said that if a party of those
VINO had been converted by the prophet to
strange religious belief would go to
them in that far-off-land
Those referred to in the extract from tho
letter quoted are the Kaffrs, the South
dakota crusaders having taken on them-
selves the task of converting to the Christ
ian religion the Kaffirs of South Africa,
1T Is stated in the letter that the party of
religious enthusiasts is now in a region
where it can see nothing but Kaffirs and
kraals OF the people the party intends
10 chrlstlanlze he writes in part as follows:
They live in small huts one for each
wife, as heathen here is allowed to have
as many wives as he can afford to buy.
Ihey buy girl for ten to fifteen oxen, and
an OK is worth SIS in American money. II
we go to kraal where there are ten huts
we viii find the man has ten wives They
have no floors in their huts, nor stoves,
tables, chairs or beds. They sleep on the
floor and make a fireplace in the center of
the hut
The missionary out here has plenty to
do all the time, as we have to be every
thing, doctor, judge and teacher, and try
to lend them helping hand everywhere.
They are fond of music, and when we
begin to pray they will all get down on
their knees, so in THAI sense they are
better than white people,"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
PAupERs ARE FEW.
South Dakota Supports Small Numbe.
of

Pierre, S. d., Nov. 2s.-Doanc Robinson.
in connection with the census work, has
been collecting statistics as to the paupers
in the state supported wholly OF in part at
public expense. The figures he has se-
cured from the different counties show a
total of 24s supported wholly at public eN-
per.se either in OF out of poor houses, and
4s3 partially supported. The number cared
for in the poor houses of the state being
1aS, while IS are cared for outside of such
institutions. The total amount expended
for the care of these people for last year
was s7S,656.1G. Buffalo is the only county
which reports no poor to care for, while
Stanley has only one who is partially sup
ported to the extent of about s25 for the
year. Others have but one or two to care
for. Lawrence county cares for 80 i'll Their
poor house and "a outside of it, and Mime
haha has 26 at the poor farm and 25 out
side of it. These counties, with the largest
population of any of the counties of the
state, have the largest number of paupers
- e.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
FARMERS DOWNFALL.
Spent His Fortune in Gambling an.
Is Now in Jail

SPSiis s7IS Fosltsts N 1Gn1DitnS an.
Is Now in Jail.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 2s.-I'rom the
ownership OF q valuable farm to the occu-
pancy of a cell III the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary is the bittersf;ite which has bcfallen
Andrew Thone. man of middle age. who
mad he remained on the farm, would today
have been a wealthy and respected citizen
instead of convicted felon.
Tllone and his brother-in-law, n. r. Van
Horn We're arrested a few days ago on the
charge of having been Implicated in whole
sale thefts of chickens from hen roosts in
the outskirts of the city. In their case
justice moved exceedingly swift, for with
in three days of the time of their arrest
they had been taken before a justice for
their preliminary hearing, had appeared
before Judge Jones, Of tne state circuit
court. and pleaded guilty TO the charge of
burg!ally in the third degree, were sem
fenced to terms of one year each in the
Sioux Falls pententiary and had been
behind the bars of that famous prison.
When they pleaded guilty they doubtless
believed that owing to the apparently petty
character OF their rrii.ie they would escane
with terms of thirty or sixty days each in
tho county Jail, Now, however that chick
en- stealing has been held to be burglary
and peniten.iary Olfense, hen roosts in
future will b. considered sacred by light
fingered persons who have a mania for
possessing themselves OF other people S
property.
Last spring Thonc was we'll to do
farmer in Nebraska. Ele married, and his
wife, dissatisfied with life ON the farm, in
duced him to sell Out and remove to Sioux
Falls. where her peoD.e lived. The farm
was sold for SS,GG9 III cash. To his wife
Thone gave 5000 of this. and with n por
ton of the remaining $500 he purchased
saloon in this city.
He knew nothing of the business, as is
Illustrated by the fact that he sold bottles
of champagne for % cents each, thinking
they contained beer. He also lost heavily
by gambling, attempting in his ignorance
to buck ~ combine among local gam
slers, the combine having been formed for
the express purpose of 1eeciag him. 1t is
said that during single eve...ng's play
with members of the combine he lost the
sum of SI.5U0
About two months ago, having lost all
his money, he was compelled to abandon
the saloon business since which time and
np TO the time OF getting into trouble with
,he authorities he worked at any kind of
manual labor open to him. Not being able
to earn enough in this way TO support him
self and family he resorted TO chicken
stealing. with the result that the next
year OF his life will be spent behind prison
hars.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
GOOD CROP AvERAeE.

:, Aberdeen, s. d., Nov. 30-Calnpbel
lcounty made an exceptionally good
showing in wheat raising last year,
when the black rust visited most of
Ethe wheat fields of South Dakota ex-
icept those of Campbell, Walworth, Ed
smmds and Mcpherson counties. Re-
ports this year indicate that the crop
il Campbell is again bumper one
,E. b. Vronlan reports yield of over
twenty-five bushels of wheat to the
hcre, and his spelt went tl1irty-seven
bushels. Samuel Smith, also of Camp
bell county had a twenty-five acre
field which averaged thirty-six and
bne-dfth bushels to the acre.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
HORSE DROPPED DEAD
KILLING BOY RIDER
a suIIy County Lad Meets
Death Alone on the
Prairie.
He WAS BADLY CRUSHED
rhe Theory of Relatives, Who Found
Him, Is That the Horse Fell Dead,
Catching the Boy and In
stantly Killing Him.

Pierre, S. d., Nov. 27-Residents of
Suily county who came in announce
the death of Charles, a 10-year-old son
of Frank Hays, who lives on Okoboji
creek near the OLD Clifton townsite.
The boy was out on the prairie herd
ing, and not coming in, a search showed
him to be dead under his horse.
There was no evidence of stumble
on the part of the horse, and it is BIZ
lieved the animal dropped dead, catch
ing the child under his body as he fell.
The boy was lying full length under
the horse, and it is believed that he
was crushed and smothered.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
ARTEs,AN WELL ON RAMPAGE !
Water Pouring from Hole Is Destroy
ino Farm Property,

Bonesteel. s. D., Nov. 25. The big arr
tesian well OF Andrew Qualm's, located
on the milestone creek, ten mile1
northwest of Bonesteel. Is on ram
page. The inside casing OF the we'll
has broken out about fifty feet below
the surface of the ground and the wa
ter from the well is running under
meath the earth instead of the full flow
coming out the mouth of the wen. The
well Is situated on a hill about 100
yards from Qualm's fine 5000 rest
dence and the surrounding land is be-s
coming SO soft that the entire hill -
gradually settling and sliding down
toward the valley. The cellar under
meath the house has been fled with
water for the past week and Mr..
Qualm fears that unless something can
be done soon that the building will be
destroyed. Everything which can be
suggested in order to control the well
has been tried but with no apparent
effect and it seems that the fine resi-
dence and other buildings are doomed
70 destruction.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
BOOM At sTlcKNEY.

/ St.ckney. S. D., Nov. 2a.-This place.
svhich is to be the terminus of the extern
sion OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
aoaul railroad northward from Armour is
assuming a lively appearance now that
Assurances have been received that the
railroad would soon be completed this far
horthward A hardware store has just
commenced business, the foundation has
been laid for building in which a bank
will be started while another bank COM
menced business on Monday of this week.
Other buildings are In course OF construc-
tfon, and by the time the new railroad is
completed to this place every branch Of
business will be represented
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
NEWSPAPER MEN ON JuNkEr,

Sioux F'aITs, s. d., Nov. 3U.-John T..
Eogan, of this city, secretary of the
South Dakota Press association, an
nounces that arrangements have now
been practically completed for the ten
days outing of the members of the as
sociation at Washington next month.
He further announces that the cash is
jim his hands for transportation for sew
enty-siX members OF the association,
and he expects that the number will
reach the hundred mark by the time
E.e party leaves Chicago. An elaborate
program of entertainment has been ar
ranged at the national capital for the
visiting South Dakota newspaper men.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
.iAaD SEEKERS ARE
COMING c0ll.aIlj IN GaIl)sJDS
5acant Government Claims on
Reservation East Of Rapid
City the Goal
FOUR FROM slouN CITY
they Are All Women Who win Hold
Land Unit! Spring and Then
Move Upon the Claims for
the Summer.

Rapid City. 5. D., Nov. 2s.-Eastern
lard seekers are coming into this city
in crowds To take UP tho vacant gov
crn,nent land on the reservation east
af this place. Among the latest arrivals
are DR.. Harriet Comstock, Mrs. M. A.
Wilson, Miss Anna Sieh and Miss Hat
tie j. Elliott, of Sioux City. Each of
the women took up a claim sixty miles
cast of this place and they state that
a number of other Sioux City people
will be out early in the spring to take
up ground. They found the land ex-
cellent for both farming and grazing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
LIBEL SUIT AGAIN.
Editor croal Arrested as Result O.
Fierce Political Fight.

editor of the Sisseton Courant, has
been arrested on libel charge pre-
ferred by former County Superintend-
ent Randolph, who asks for $500
damages. The suit is the result Of
the fierce factional political fight
county, and is the second libel suit to to
be commenced against Sisseton ed
itor witt in month, C. C. Knappen,
editor of the Standard, having recent
ly been arrested on criminal libel
charge preferred by States Attorney
McNulty.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
TO LAY sEvyEE MAINS.

Belle Fourcle. S d.. Nov. 2S-The cit,
council OF lselle F'ourche has voted TO pl.
IN sewers throughout the main portion of
thc city john O'Banion has the contract
and the work is to be finished i'll sixty
DAYS Belle l'ourcllc is rapidly assuming
me fesaonsiblities of a city. 1t is: the
.arSest catt!c shipuing station in the worlfl
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
HORSE THIEVES BUSY.
Begin Operations in Brown Count.
Again This Fall.

Aberdeen, s. d., Nov. 25.--After a lull
of over a year horse thieves have re-
sumed their operations in Brown coun-
ty. Anton volk, a farmer living six
miles from Aberdeen reports a pair OF
valuable horses missing. At first he
believed they had simply wandered,
away and would return. When he dis
covered they had been stolen so much
time had elapsed That the authorities
are not sanguine of catching the
thieves. Two farm hands who have
not been seen since the day the horses
Were first missed are suspected.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
INSTANTLY KILLED

Custer, S. D., Nov. 2S.-A. d. Fisher,
well known miner in this part of the Hills
was almost instantly killed in the Ideal
mine two miles from this place. Arnold
Spencer, his companion dangerously
injured at the same time They thought
that the blasts in The face of the tunnel
had gone off, ard We're injured at close
range by the .lying rocks
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
PRAIRIE FIRE in eEApLE.

Huron, s. D.. Nov. 25-Destruetivo3
prairie fires have occurred In this vicin-
dreds of acres of pasture and grazing
land have been burned over and much
hay and grain in stack destroyed. to-
gether with a few stock sheds and some
cattle barns. In each case the nreg re-
suited from sparks from passing Dc0-
motives
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
HAVE COLONY OF FAMILY.
Man and Five Children Each to Ente,
16O Acres

Doiand, S. D., Nov. 27--Conductor
Ryan of this place, accompanied by
his son Edward, has been looking over
the country between the Missouri river
and the Black Hills with view to se-
curing a tract of government land in
that region. Ryan has FIVE children,
each of whom is entitled to make en-
try of 100 acres of government land
under the homestead law. and an ef-
fort will be made to secure the six
farms in one body. so the members of
the Ryan family may establish coll
ony OF their own.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
ELK p@juT -. nnpoM n

EliS Point. $. D., Nov aS-ln hard
game here Elk 1soint defeated Akron to
The tune OF q 10 o.. At no stage OF the
&a;ne vas Elk Points goal line in danger,
tiie Dali being continually in Aklon,s ter
fit8ry The Akron boys played slow and
uncertain, while the home team piayea
With a snap and visor which won the game
Ter item. Elk Point WAS rot once held
for downs When time was called the hail
was within orc yard of Alron's goal line.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
TO MEET AT eoNEsTEEL.
Rsilroad Commissioners 70 Hear Evi.
dence in Elevator Case.

Bonesteel. s. D.. Nov. 25.-The rail-
1oad commissioners of South Dakota
Win meet In Bonesteel next Tuesday
for the purpose Of taxi. evidence 10
the hearing for ncs ator site.
complaint having been ess.sred by three
parties desiring to establish elevators
herr Two of the applicants are for
ASn and the third is made by a local
hrm. The hearing Will probably last Q
,eoapls OF days.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
APPoiNTED8T TO MEXICO,

Aberdeen, s. D., Nov. 24.-J. r. Haalsef.
Of this city. who has for some time beens
an instructor in a Methodist college at,
Puebla. Mex, has been appointed p5essa
agent for educational and religious pabIi-s
cations Of the Methodist church II the cry
Of Mexico, and will move to that citY Nth
his bride. formerly Miss Gold CorWin, ~
Mitchell, upon his return to Aexteo en-
d January l. sSS
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
) >a%*@*s*4*+**A*sz44*s

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ST. Louis, Mo.-senator Coelsren's son
mas discovered Il copper vein threa
miles long and thirty 1eet thick in Old
Mexico, believed to be the largest in
the word.
Jeffcrsonviile. 1nd.--Not because his
wife talked too much but because she
talked too little does Charles Hulbart
seek u divorce. He alleges in his com
plaint that she would go for DAYS at :,
time refusing to speak Il word or have
anything TO do With him. Even for fba
commonest ccurtesies he was often
compelled TO write note. Finally. i'm
July last, Hubert says, he insisted on
talking, wllereupon his Wife left hin,
Wilmington, Del-"I am called. 7 an,
going to where Mrs. Todd has gone ),
This note was left by Walter d. Hoone,.
railroad detective who, despairine II
solving the mystery of the death az
Mrs. Margaretta Todd, committed sui-
eide by asphyxiation. Hoover had
worked necessarily on the Todd case
ever since the wealthy wolnan's bodS.
was found near the railroad d trac ,,a.,,.
Philadelphia. ''s s''i
London.-The old 74-gun f,,o.,a
Forte. built in 1912, was sunk IN the
Midway river yesterday by shells fired
by the British gunbOat Bustard. Fire
broke out this morning on the Forte
which had been used as q coal denot
and 1000 tons Of coal were soon ablaze'
The hre parties were unable, owing ia
the heat. to get close enough to deal
with the flames, 20 the shellinR was re-
seorted to In order to prevent the fire
from spreading to neigh boring shin.
ptn9.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
BUNcoEp TWO BANKS.

Aberdeen, S. d, Now 30.-A your:
Elan named Leno Il alleged 10 have
worked the banks OF Artas and Herrstd
20 advance money on q personal draft
cuSed 500 from the AHtas bank ana $50
ki0m the Herreid institution. A re-
tsafd has been offered hY the banks for
1aD capture.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
VERDICT AT YAnkroN.
Carr Convicted of Second Degree Man.
SLAUGHTER at Yankton.

Yankton, S. D., Nov. 25.-The jury
in the Sam Carr case returned a YER
dict of manslaughter in the second de-
gree at o'clock last night, after being
out about four hours.
The killing was that of Granville
Thornton, which occurred Sunday,
June ii. Carr made no denial of the
shooting of Thornton, but put up the
plea of self defense.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
CAMPBELLFOR CONGRESS.
Aberdeen Paper Announces Candidacy
of Wei. Known Judge and
Press Is Kind.

Aberdeen, S. D., Nov. 25.-,rhes cans
didacy of Judge A. w. Campbell, for
nomination for congress before the res
publican state convention. next June.
was formally announced by the Aber.
deem News today. Comment of the
state press is favorable to Campbell.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01

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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-05
RELATED OF ROYALTY.

The czarina recently gave her little
son his first toys, couple of little
manil1ins possessing the properties of
the multiplying eggs and the nests of
boxes long familiar to American chill
dren.
Prince Oscar Bernadotte of Sweden
and Norway, who recently made the
opening address at the worlds con-
ference of the Young Mems Christian
association at Paris. and was after
ward elected vice president, is the
second son Of King Oscar.
Former Archduke Leopold has be-
He supported his sister, ex-Crown
Princess Louise of SaxOny, in her
clipping escapade. and subsequently
married an actress. which caused a
severance of his connection with roy
atty He assumed the name of Herr
WOelfng.
The king Of Spain has inherited his
fathers remarkably sure eye and
steady hand and he is already one of
the best shots in his kingdom. Al
fonso XIII. is rich in great sporting
estates anu ne eHJOSS uOliltS bCbtCi
than entertaining a party of friends il
those OF his country palaces which are
within easy reach of Madrid.
The empress dowager of China is
feeling the weight of years and is
anxious to have her last resting place
made ready before she is invited to
became a guest of Heaven" The
Shanghai North China Herald says that
something like 100000 has already
been spent on the proposed mauso-
leu.n, west of Picking, designated the
happy land of a myriad years"
English newspapers declare that
Kaiser Wilhelms visit to Gibraltar
left a decidedly bad impression. He
was received with marked GOODNESS
and was not invited to visit the forti
feations. though in conversation witt
.te governor OF the port he pointedll
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-05
ODD BITS AND BREvITIEs.

John Jacob Astor owns % automo-
biles and W. X. Vanderbilt a.
Workmen attending the pans in salt
works are never known to have chol-
era. smallpox, scarlet fever or infu-
enza.
Whistler is said to have had 100
sittings for one portrait. Three sisters
in succession sat for picture he was
painting, and each in succession grew
too old, so that the picture remained
unfinished at the last.
Dr. Bean. a well-knOwn specialist,
states that he has succeeded in estab-
fishing the fact that the brain of the
negro is at least 20 per cent less than
the white mans in will power, ethical
sense and aesthetic feeling.
The chestnut is, according to medical
men, most digestihle, and can not only
take the place Of the potato, as in
France, where chestnuts. boiled and
mashed like potatoes. make delicious
dish, but in reality forms a more per-
feet form of food
Bagpipes. although the national Scot
fish instrument, have only two Scottish
articles used in their construction. the
sheepskin and tartan. The wood
ebony or cocus-comes from Africa or
Jamaica. the ivory from Africa, the horn
from Australia and the cane for the reed
from Spain.
writer on Norway says: "Oul
familiar nursery friends, Jack and Jill
are descendants of Hjuki aud Bill, the
ebbing and flowing tides, the tu.nblins
crests Of which. breaking one over an
other as the waves wash the shore
are rather aptly described in the nur'
sery rhyme"
James Carne, aged l01, has been par
ish clerk and verger Of the Church o.
st. COlomb Minor, in Cornwall, Eng
land. for 5S years, and has missed onl!
one day, when his wife died. Hi
grandfather served as verger and par
ish clerk for nearly 80 years. and hi
father held Office for 81 years.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-05
PERSONA PARTICULARS.

Starr J. Murphy for six years has
been charity manager for John ID.
Rockefeller. drawing handsome sal
ary Tor work done as head of the bu-
rcau of benevolence.
Rider Haggard says of President
Roosevelt: He is in every sense the
biggest man have seen in the United
states-the most straight thinking
and most foroseeing.'
Gen. Thomas T. Eckert, Gen. Thorn
az W. Vincent, of Washington, and
kerry Uike, portrait painter, are the
only survivors of the % persons pres
ont nj Abraham Lincoln's death.
John A. Conquest, father of Ida Con
quest. the. actress although worth
S5UO. OOO, is lahorer, packing hsh III