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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
CLERKS HAVE WARM TIME.
Sullivan Urges Woodmen to Revise In.
suranee Rates.

Milwaukee, Wis.,, June 20.-Having
installed a new board of officers; re-
fused to indorse h law committed
recommendations that the head office
OF the Modern Woodmen of America
employ travelling auditors; ordered
summary dismissal of incompetent
clerks; tabled a resolution a%bolishing
head state physicians; rejected a pro-
posed change in the method of coll
lecting assessments from newly elect
ed. members; demanded q higher sail
airy for the head clerk of the society.
as well as for the secretary Of its w
organization, the local camp clerks
association convention held it's final
session yesterday and adjourned until
the next head camp in 1907. The clos
ing session. while n OF much activity
IN the disposition of affairs OF q BUSH
ness nature. was marked by warm exc
pressions of cordiality toward the re-
firing president, III. r. Hoyt, of Seattle,
to whom the association presented a
magnificent gold watch, and toward
Secretary w. T. Copeland, Just re-
elected and installed, 10 whom was
presented a large silver loving cur.
John Sullivan, member of the laws
committee, urged upon the association
the necessity of revising the existing
rates of fraternal insurance, declaring
that unless a revision was made soon,
within a few years the Modern Wood
men of America would suffer the fate
of other beneficial organizations
hopeless bankruptcy.
Among the Foresters' prize drills
yesterday the following averages were
made:
Camp No: 1854. South Omaha, Neb., Capt.
Harry STAFFORD commanding, $780,: camp
No. 1895, Omaha. Neb., Capt. T. J.. Cooley
commanding. IS. 1884; camp No. $50. Oelwein,
ing. 91.767; amp No. $50, Topeka. Kan,
Capt. o. B. Hatch commanding, g7.S9.
Several cities are striving hard for
the honor of entertaining the next BIZ
ennial convention Of the head camp
Modern Woodmen of America. Buffalo,
Cincinnati and Peoria appear to be in
the lead, while Detroit, Louisville and
Los Angeles are active opponents.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
SHE WAY NoT HANG.
Woman Who Was to Have Been Exc.
cutsd for Murder Gets Respite.

Windsor, VT, June PIT Is reported
here that a writ Of habeas corpus in be-
half OF Mrs. Mary Rogers. whose exc
cution for the murder Of her husband
is fixed for Friday next. has been
granted at Brattleboro by Judge Wheel
er OF the United States court. Accord
ing to the report the prison oficials
will be required to produce the N
In this own at 2 o'clock Wednesday,
only forty-eight hours from the time
set for her execution. It IL said that
the state will be required to show that
Mrs. Rogers Is not Illegally restrained
of her liberty.
Rutland, VT, June Pot. W. Ma
loney, one Of Mrs. Mary NJ. Rogers at
torneys. stated that Judge Wheeler Of
Brattleboro had allowed a writ. of
habeas corpus In behalf of Mrs. Rogers,
and that the writ IL returnable at
Windsor on Wednesday.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
hi NlYE's !
lmnnettssNDr aw.Bridge* Mil.
waukee Road launched
at Chamberlain.
4 Work.


Chamberlain, s.. D., June 1.-THE a
by Set DOT boat for the draw in the
railroad crossing OF the Milwaukee
company at Chamberlain was launched
tn the presence Of. about 1900 people
under the di-ectiopsof Bridge Builder
Drum. The boat had been multi on a
bank fully fifteen feet above the river.
but she settled down the incline
ennoOthly d easily. accommodating but
little water ahead 6f her. Not q drop
sstruck9hergdeck.
Il viii Ak several weeks yet TO
finish gshe boat IN but comparatively
little i1Sdone on her deck. This, how
ever. can be done In the water as well
~ In her old SpOsition. where she pre-
vented b driving of ptling from the
&aatSbark OF the rtversfor the treetle.
h pile drivers now will begin
work from the east bank, and by the
time they are through the boat will be
1nished.
work OF building the trestle
from the chamberlain depot across
American creek TO the position where
the : boat was constructed has
been completed assto he piling and
EetIdng TIMBER, n 10 now ready for
the Ties d rails.
The depot Will have TO be moved
from the south to the north side Of
@theSrallr0Ad yards no that incoming
trains VIII be able to continue across
4 river without extra switching.
Several weeks ago = couple OF large
eAst OF Chamberlain, and during The
past several days trains have been un-.
a1uAdtng ties from these tracks.
@ Several hundred cars OF ties have
arrived, and there IL now ~aSsveritable
mountain Of ties on the ground. These
: from n getting in readiness
for No tick OrNrAlla will he taken
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
PULLED OUT HIS NAILS.
Chicago Strikers Ars Charged with
Barbarous Trsatmsnt 81
otrikebrsakee.

Chicago, June 22.-Edward Rfckett. a
nonunion teamster employed by the
National Express company, was sub
jected to barbarous torture early to-
day by four alleged strike sym
pathizers. Rickett was attacked In
front OF .he teamsters' union headQuar-
tiers. After being knocked down by
the men three fingers Of his right hand
were broken and his finger nails pulled
out. The victim was found uncon-
scious in the street by a policeman.
Railroad express companies resumed
their long delayed regular deliveries Of
produce to South Water street mer-
chants today. Commission wagon driv-
ers made no protest.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
CORN is SLOW IN GROWTH.
Wheat is in Healthy Condition i,
South Dakota.

Huron. S. D., June 22.-The weekly
crop bulletin for the South Dakota sta
ton is as follows:
The weather during the week aver
aged cooler than usual for the time
in the season., though the first two
days were quite warm. There was SUI
ficient rainfall generally, and In the
northeastern counties the amount was
In excess of present needs, rendering
considerable low and Hat land too wet
for cultivation and In Grant county in
juring some corn on low lands.
Wheat On h whole continues in
healthy condition and is making good
progress. Oats, barley, rye ana spelt
made healthy and very good growth,
In the northern counties, of some
scattered fields OF wheat and BATS be-
ing thin and weedy. Some early oats
and barley and spring rye are begin
ming to head.
Winter rye and the limited acreage
of winter wheat made thrifty progress
and are heading.
Corn is generally backward. The
crop made good progress In the south
was favorably advanced. In the north
ern counties only fair growth was
made, and cultivation is considerably
retarded by wet soil. There ID consid-
cradle complaint OF weediness, and in
some counties Of unsatisfactory stands,
andacntWprns have been troublesome
In q number OF fields.
Grass continues to make very good
growth, ts in excellent condition, and
the outlook ID for q good crop.
The condition os live stock on
thesranEes Ii improving fast.
There War eome local injury to crops
in several counties by hail.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
a SHORTAGE OF SIX o
Books Of Institution Wrecked by pyna.
mite. Tampered with.

Paris, III, June 22.-OMcers Of the
Edgar County National bank, the build
ing OF which was recently wrecked by
an explosion Of dynamite, authorize
the statement that the experts em-
shortage of $1,000. 1t has also been
found that the shipments Of money
made to- grain commission houses by
Bookkeeper w. w. Juntgen, now under
indictment for blowing up the bank,
are found to aggregate about $4,000
instead OF $4,000, az first reported. 4
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
NEW o STANDS TEST
Invention Of Italian Will BE Exploited
by English Company.

ROme,asJune "a new m~icrophonic
telephone. invented by Signor Mayo
roma, brother of the Italian minister
OF inance, has been tested between Pa
sris and Rome with excellent results.
"A trial of the telephone has since been
made by sending messages from Lon-
don Ito Rome with equally good sues
cess. In spite of the transmission by
submarine ss well as by land cable.
An English syndicate has been formed
for the exploitation company.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
WRONG MAN is PUNISHED
Secures Freedom After Serving Four
Years for Murder.

Springfield, ILL.,. June Ex-Governor De-
neen today committed the sentence OF
George Godfrey to expire July 1 next. God.
fire.. was sentenced in April. 1900, to four
teen years In Chester penitentiary for the
murder Of Sheriff Herman Barnyole of ST..
Clair ounty In a jail delivery at Belle
vile. 1t has been learned that Godfrey
did not participate in the attack on the
sheriff
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
Des Moines, 1a..-"watch me catch

Marshalltown, 1a.-aMose. Arquette.
the veteran engine driver of the Iowa
Central who runs on two OF the passen-
gers between this city and Mason city.
Ia, is mourning the loss of a lower set
OF false teeth, which now in small bits
decorate the roads right-of-way some
where between Ackley. Ia, and Faux
ton, Ia. Nose" lost. his teeth while
trying to spit, and between the mus
cular movement OF his face during the
and the motion " his engine. his
teeth were separated from him ana
sailed down and away IN the riSht-of-
way.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
WOULD DIE ~
Former Fsnian, Starving sssks Death
in NsM York equAre.

IN NvNS YVEH 0QVHTve
New York. June 22.-Patrick Melody,
participated IN the Fenian rescue in
Manchester England, In 1867. for which
he is said to- have served eleven years
In Portland jail, attempted to brown
himself last night In the fountain in
Madison square.
Melody was dragged out OF the foun-
where q surgeon declared that he was
suffering from starvation. Melody was
unable to give any coherent of
himself and vas detained on the charge
IofEattemptinR suicide.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
Girl " RoseeRe
Found uneonseisus After Rseeverino
elundsr from 1urqtars,

Ptundsr from burglars.
Mishawaka, Ind. June ~. Miss
Bertha Q~uaintance. aged 20, was found
early today unconscious at her home
as a result OF blows upon the head ana
chest received in a desperate encounter,
with w burglars whose designs she
fooled. She grappled with the robber
holding the booty. consisting OF
watches, money and jewelry, and
forced him to surrender the plumber.
Blood spots on the carpet show that
the girl wounded the burglar. When
found the girl held a watch In each
hand. Doctors are seeking to restore.
her to consciousness.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
DIES WHILE TAKING FARE
Street Car Conductor Suddenly Sue
cuFnhs 10 Heart D~isease.

Chicago, June s22.-While collecting a
ney, IS years old, 27s6 Forty.second
street, a. conductor. fell to the floor
OF an Elston e n electric car, OF
which he was in charge, and died in
the presence of passengers at Halsted
street and Grand avenue Saturday.
Heart disease was the cause. His body
was AXE to Hayes undertaking
rooms 1876 North sangamon street. Nv
TIE West Chicago avenue police
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
NOVELTIES OF THE NEWS.

BIufrton, III Ochsenrider,
81 years OLD, comraitted suicide by
hanging with a clothesline. Before
committing h act he wrote his obit-
uary, selected two pallbearers. stated
where he wished to be buried, request
ed that two familiar songs be sung at
his funeral, and named the Rev. L. A.
Books to preach his funeral
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
KILLING AT PICNIC
Missourians At Poplar Bluff Engage in
Peomiseuous Pistol ARRAY.

Poplar BLUM, Mo, June Pas a re-
suit OF a quarrel among members Of a
fishing party on the Dan river, near
here, Charles Booth, Charles Wander
pool, and Cleveland Parrett were shot
and killed. Booth, 1t IL said, COM
who returned the fire. Parrett was
struck while attempting to settle the
diMculty. Mrs. Booth aud another
wonan were In the party.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
DIES in MlMlcING DEATH
Lad Follows Brothers Fate by Teuch-
ina q Live Wire.

Kenosha, Wis, June 22.-Vincenzo
and Antonio Petracci, two Italian lads,
met death in this city this morning by
coming in contact with a live wire.
One OF the boys touched the wire n
was killed and the brother was killed
in showing the crowd that gathered the
manner of his brothers death.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23
FRENCH HELD IN CHECK
Premier Prevents Discussion Of the
Morocco Question in the Chamber
Of oenutios.

Paris, June O.-An effort was made to
bring the Franco-German negotiations up
for discussion in the Chamber OF Deputies,
today, but at Premier Rouvier's earnest
request 1t resulted In adjournment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23

RAILWAYS WITHDRAW PETITIONS
Topeka, Kan, June 20.--The railroads
that had applied to the railroad COM
m:ssioners for permission to abolish the
points have Withdrawn their applica-
stions. This will probably Close the agi.
itation for the abolition Of the commod-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-23

L ANVIL = ASAA&o AL IN VIZ
phans' court not only had his evidence
indelibly stamped on his mind, but had
1t on his arm also. To prove the date
of his brothers marriage he barred his
arm to Judge Solly, who was sitting in
the proceedings Of the audit in the
estate of Edmund Kruzinsky. deceased.
late of Conshohocken, in which about
$1,000 in real estate is involved.
Joseph. brother of tie decedent, was
called to the stand to testify, and
among other questions asked was this
one:
when did Edmund marry his wife.
Nary"
the witness, rolling up his sleeves to
Judge Solly. Here is the date. I a
it pricked in indelible ink, SO 1 would
not FORGET It,"
Brooklyn. N; AFTER lying for
nearly a year in st. GATHERINGS hospi-
tai with a broken neck. Thomas
O'Brien, 81 years old, of 141 Richardson
street, died this morning. His case has
zeal circles, it being one Of the few
recorded instances Of a man thus in
jured living for any length of time.
After remaining unconscious for a
whole day he began to revive. He
recovered the use OF his hands, but
paralysis set in and soon the lower
part OF his body from the waist down
became immovable. Everything pos
sible was done to relieve the mans
suffering. For months he bore his ag-
n without complaint. Recently, how
would eat nothing unless it was forced
on him.
New York. N. "a gentleman who
recently returned from a far west
ern trip told this story the other day
~ n Il. q 4 1A rSl- T. - -,
the Rocky mountains:
When I reached the coach the driver
wanted to know how I wished to travel
first. second or third class, the price
being 81, 81 or Soc. I thought this cues
ton peculiar, as I did not see three
coaches, but one.
After we were on our journey a little
way I began to wonde in what con-
sisted the difference Of accommodations
and why there should be three classes
when we all shared the same coach.
Nv Ignorance on this point was en-
hghtened when we finally came to q.
long hill. The driver stopped his horses
and, turning around in his seat, cried
IN q q voice: First class passengers.
keep their seats: second class passen-
gers, get out and walk; and, third class
passengers. get out and-push!' l was
\ 1 was travelling first class"
Des Moines, Ia..-"watch me catch
this hook" $500
They were b last words ever spok-
en- by Barney McC0rd, who, suspended
oy q slender rope far up on the round
ed side Of the eighty foot smokestack
Of h Capital City Gas Light com
pany's works. thus called his COM
panion's attention to a foolhardy trick.
and then in attempting to execute It
missed his hold by a fraction Of an
inch and was hurled through the air
to be dashed to death on the cement
paving fifty feet below. The fall oc-
CURED about 8 o'clock last evening
from the smokestack Of the company's
works at East First and Vine streets.
and when the man was picked UP from
the ground he was dead, is neck being
broken by the force with which he
struck h pavement. ,
Marshalltown. 1a.-'Mose" Arquette.
the veteran engine driver of the Iowa
Central who runs on two OF the passen-
gers between this city and Mason CITY,
Ia, Is mourning the loss Of a lower set
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-04

II the telegraphers are successful in
their strike General Manager Horn of
the Northern Pacific viii be "blowed."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-04
UPON THE HEIGHTS.

Upon the heights I'd build my humble
home.
Not proud am |, nor anxious for great
fame,
Nor would | shed a luster on my
name
BY adding minaret, or tower, or dome.
Ask Ino pilgrims who to shrines would
roam;
Nor from the world the witness Of
acclaim.
Yet on the heights I'd build, and with.
out shame.
True, do love the shore, and the white
foam
OF curling wave and boom of surf and
sea;
The quiet valley, and the broad,
smooth plain;
The aowery fields, the carpet of green
sod;
But on the heights, the air is sweet to
me,
The sky is blue, the sunshine without
stain,
And, somehow, seem | nearer to my
God. w. H. C.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-04

+ velopment the victims of the disease
sometimes derive great amusement from
seeing their motor toss man or child
+, in the air. Such incidents pleasingH
diversity what else might soon become
monotonous sport and give greater
sest to the exhilaration produced by
rapid flight, TO treat this disease eff.
fectiysiy Il Is necessary first to catch
yo0r patient, an exceedingly difficult
thing TO do. Happily, however, genius
in a Chicago suburb has devised plan
which gives great promise in respect to
stopping the headlong flight of the ma.
chimes and bringing their drivers into
that reasonable condition Of mind in
which they can be argued with by po.
licemen and courts and the only remedy
can be apphed--a good stiff fine, in the
first place, followed later by solitary
confinement and regimen conducive to
the simple life. His plan consists in
constructing bump at every crossing.
These bumps, made OF bricks, will be
six inches high at the highest point with
a sharp slope permitting the easy pas
sage of vehicles at ordinary speed. But
they are 50 skillfully constructed that
when motor takes them at flying
speed they win fling the occupant out
and cause him to execute that lovely
parbolie curve which gives him so much |
pleasure in the case of Others. As the |
bumps are to be placed at every street |
or road intersection, it is maintained |
that the frequency of his involuntary |
and unexpected flights through the air
20 the roadside will cool his ardor, life
will once more be made safe upon the
highway and policemen will not be re-
lueed TO the rude necessity of using
heir revolvers. Dumping the bumps
n short, is put forth as an effective
ure for Ilotormania. Whether il really
ill do all that is claimed for it may
e doubted, but the inventor of the
bumps is sanguine and the ingenious
itizen would be greatly pleased to be
bic to do unto the motormaniac as the
do unto him-and do it
rst.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-04

New diseases call for new remedies,
and scarcely had a London physician
named and described the new disease,
motormania which is making such raw.
ages everywhere, when what promises
TO be an effective remedy was discov-
cred. As shown by the discoverer pa
tients afflicted with this dire maIady
are possessed of an all consuming desire
10 travel swiftly through space and
one of its most deplorable effects is
that after it has run unchecked for
time it makes them regardless of law.
of human suffering and even of human
life. 1t is true that the patients usual.
ly give notice of their approach by
"honk, honk'-though even that precau-
tion is often neglected-bnt they seem
to regard any accidents, or even fatal.
ties, occurring after their signal as the
victims fault and frequently leave him
to his fate without so much as stop.
ping and pretending to take an interest
in such a slow moving creature. This
peculiarity Of motormaniacs is well
known, and in its later stages Of de.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-04

The long cherished hope OF the people
in the Coos Bay region is to become a
realization, according to the offieiaS
announcement by the Southern Pacific
company of its intention to build a
railway into Marshfeld; well equipped
branch, 81 miles in length leaving the
main line at Drain and leading through
now undeveloped region which offers
great possibilities for the lumberman
and the dairvman. The route adopted
runs from Drain west along Elk creek
and the valley of the Umpqua river to
Scottsburg. There the river will be
bridged and the road will follow the
south bank to the coast. Then turning
due south along the coast line the dis
tance of somewhat over 20 miles will
bring the road to Coos Bay. The region
tapped by the proposed road is at pres
ent very sparsely populated, due to the
fact that no railway has offered means
of marketing the agricultural products
that could be raised on the very fertile
soil which abounds and lack Of facii.
ties for the transportation of timber,
probably the chief resource Of the dis.
trict. Some have availed themselves
of the opportunity to use the steamers
which ply between Coos Bay and coast
points, but these means are necessarily
limited. The opening of the road will
mean that the region will rapidly be
filed with an industrious people who
will readily adopt the various liveli-
hoods the district affords.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-04
SLIGHT CHANGE.

'I'm glad to find you as you are"
said the old friend. "Your great wealth
hasn't changed you."
We'll" responded Mr.. Packer, lit has
changed me trihe. I'm eccentric where
] used to be impolite and delightfully."-
sarcastic where | used to be rude
Detroit Tribune.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-04
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

Maintains unexcelled service from th
west to the east and south. Making
close connections with trains OF ali
transcontinental lines. passengers are
given their choice OF routes 10 Chicago
Louisville, Memphis and New Orleans
and through these points TO the fai
east.
Prospective travellers desiring infor.
nation as TO the lowest rates and best
routes are invited to correspond with
the following representatives.:
B. H. TRUMBULL. Commercial Agent
i42 Third St, Portland. Ore.
J. C. LINDSEY. Trav. Passenger Agsn,
142 Third ST.. Portland. Ore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-04
REMEMBERED IT DISTINCTLY.

The divorce lawyer took his pencil
from behind his ear and prepared to
jot down the necessary memoranda.
Tell me, as nearly as you can" he
said, 'the exact date when your matri-
monial troubles began"
Il can give you the exact minute"
snapped his fair client. 1T was when
the preacher said, i pronounce you hus.
band and wife Chicago Tribune.