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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-24
GRANTING RIGHT OF WAY
Chamberlain Council Makes Room
for Railroad Extension Thru
The Town.

Chamberlain. March 22.-The city
council held a special meeting yester-
day afternoon to confer with the
right-of-way agent Of the White Riv-
er Valley Railroad company. An APP
plication was made for a right-ot-
way and franchise leading to the
Missouri river and across American
Island, lying opposite the city.
Assurances we're given that actual
work of construction on the line
from this city to the Black Hills
would begin Immediately and that
within thirty days work would be on
in full blast. The corporation called
the White River Railroad company
was organized with several of the
Milwaukee officials as directors, in
connection with Black Hills capital
lists, and a survey along the White
river was hurriedly made.
At the western end of the proposed
road. grading work and active prep
a%rations for tieing and ironing the
r%ight-of-way have been pushed with
feverish activity. IRON present in
dioations it would seem that there
will be a railroad in operation be-
tween Chamberlain and the Black
Hills before the snow flies next win
ter.
Sixty-four car Of bridge timbers
for the crossing OF the Missouri are
now on side tracks between this
place and Mitchell. Thirty carloads
OF piling, consisting of 40, As and sc
foot material are now in the yards at
Mitchell. 1t is said that the on
struction of the bridge will legln
within fifteen days. The river at
Chamberlain is about 600 feet wide
and the approaches to tie river will
not be long. a pontoon bridge, sim
liar to the one in use at Prairie du
Chen, Wis.,, may be used for some
time.
The necessary franchise will be
granted as rapidly as permitted by
the provisions of the law. Survey
ors have been at work for a couple
OF weeks running out the lines Of the
crossing over the Missouri river at
this point.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-24
A Dinner Invitation.

After a hearty meal a dose of Ko-
dol Dyspepsia Cure will prevent an
attack of indigestion. Kodol is a
thorough digestant and a guaranteed
cure for indigestion, dyspepsia, gas
on the stomach, sou risings, bad
breath and all stomach troubles. N
Watkins. Lesbus. Ky, says: II can
testify to the efficacy of kodol in the
cnle OF stomach trouble. | was atflic-
ted with stomach trouble for fifteen
years and have taken six bottles of
your kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which
entirely cured Inc. The six bottles
we're worth 81 ,00o. to me-" Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure will digest any qLan-
tity Of all the wholesome food you
want to eat while your stomach takes
a rest recpperates and grows Strong.
This wonderful preparation is justly
entitled to all Of its many remark
able cures. Sold by l.. o. Gale.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-24
fOIEYSNDNEYCURE
MT. VERNON.
Makes Kidneys and Bladder Right

Nit. Vernon, March % &C. q. Fitch
returned from North Dakota Satur-
day night.
Mrs. o. E. Browne shopped in
Mitchell Wednesday.
f. NJ. Hatch. OF Sioux City, was in
town on Monday looking after some
business matters.
Art Reape, Of Storla, visited his
sister, Mrs. Roy Butterteld, last
Thursday and Friday.
Mesdames Carey and Newell went
to Mitchell Wednesday to take IN
Happy Hooligan.
Mrs. a. B. Crossman, of Hendricks,
Mimi, is visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Fitch.
Dayton Turney closed a successful
term of school north of town last
Friday and returned to his home in
Mitchell on Saturday.
Mesdames Calvin and M. G. Belts
left last Friday for a visit at Sioux
City, Omaha and Minneapolis.
The dance given by the Rebekah
lodge last Thursday evening proved
to be a-decided success in spite OF
the disagreeable weather. Music was
furnished by Voegeli's Harp Orches-
ira and judging from the demonstra-
ton made by the dancers was heart
lily enjoyed. The Rebekah ladies
served coffee, sandwiches and dough-
nuts and realized a neat sum from
them.
"The Deacon" was given to a large
audience in Plankinton on Wednes-
day and the members OF the home tai
ent company came home feeling very
jubilant.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-24
LOOMS

Loomis, March 23.-Charley Smith
left Monday for Seattle, Wash, to
look over the country and visit
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Book returned
from Michigan last week. They will
at once begin housekeeping three
miles north OF Loomis.
The LOOMS base ball club will give
an entertainment at the school house
Saturday evening, April l. After
the entertainment. a basket supper
will be served, the proceeds to go
toward getting baseball equipments
for the team The ladies please bring
baskets and everybody come, have d
good time and help the boys out.
Jos. Glldllan went to Washington
Springs to visit his daughter, Mrs.
James Barr.
Mrs. Ayers was called to Mitchell
Wednesday by the serious illness Of
her mother.
Mrs. Helen Comstock took the
train to Mitchell Wednesday.
Mr.. Louvre. of Sioux City, visited
Mr.. Goodman's over Sunday.
County Commissioner Gillian had
the misfortune to have his shoulder
dislocated.
Mrs. Case came to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs Butts
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-24
Pleasant and mi

Don't drug the stomach to cure "a
cough. One Minute Cough Cure cuts
the mucous, draws the Inflammation
out of the throat, lungs and bronchial
tubes, heals, sootkes and cures. A
quick cure for Group and whooping
cough. One Minute Cough Cure re-
lieves a cough in ole minute because
it acts first on the mucous membrane
giht where tie cough troubles-in
the throat OF deep-seated on the
lungs. sold by L. o. Gale.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-24
PLANO.

Plano, March 23.-Tba balny
weather of the last few days is .tit1
ting the ground in iue shape for
early spring farm work.
A. II. Bayley is stopping with his
son in Mitchell.
Charley Blenkiron and young Gregg
OF Mitchell spent Saturday and Sun
day in Plano.
Mrs. satterlee is spending a few
days with Mrs. r. u. Lang.
Mr.. Yahne is improving in health.
r. ID. Lang is IN poor health. He
has been stopping in Mitchell for
several days under the Doctors care.
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BY the Tonic Route.

The pills that act as a tonic, and
not as a drastic purge, are DeWitt's
Littl Early Risers. They cure head
ache, constipation, b~iliousness, etc.
Early Risers are small, easy to take
and elsy to act-a safe pill. Mack
Hamilton, hotel clerk at Valley City,
n. D.. says: Two BOTTLES cured
me Of chronic constipation. Sold by
L. o. Gale.
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Notice.

The firm of Motley, Nickel and
Barber having been dissolved all
parties knowing themselves to be in
debted to them will please call on
either OF the firm and make settle
ment before April LIST, 1905. After
that date all accounts will be placed
in the hands Of an attorney for COL
lection. Fl. II. Motley,
a. B. Nickel.
W. A. Barber.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-24
A Destructive FIRE.

TO draw the fire out Of a burn, OF
heal a cut without leaving a scat use
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. a spe-
citic for piles. Get the genuine. j.
L Tucker. editor of the Harmonizer,
Center, Ala, writes: 81 have used
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve in my
family for piles, cuts and burns. 1t
is the best salve on the market.
Every family should keep it on
hand.n Sold by l.. o. Gale.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-24

IL you cannot be clever, be careful
Antrim. Naked Truths and Yelled al
lusions."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23

and bronsed, but there was no furthef
revelation In the lowering and moody
look.
II dare say" he once said, shat you
were surprised when came to look Tor
his graver'
ut 10 not usual" I said, "to ask Tor
the graves Of living men,"
Il was 20 certain that he was dead,
he explained, shat never thought to
ask. Qnite certain was; why-here
he stopped abruptly-"I was 30 certain
that was going to ask what it was he
died Of. Yes; wanted to know how he
was killed."
you said some nestold you that he
was dead. Who was thatY'
II will tell you now--not that you will
believe me; but it is true. He told me
himself that he was dead"
II do not say, David, that this is i'm
possible, because men may do anything.
Permit me to remark, however, that you
were in America, and your uncle was in
England. That must have made it diff
cult for your uncle to talk with you"
'"That is so," he replied. what I
mean is, that every night-it began af-
ter I'd been in New York and got
through my money-every night, after /
| went to sleep, his ghost used to come and
sit on my bed. David he said, I'm
dead A lot more he said that you don't
want to hear. David come home
quick he said. David, I'll never leave
you in peace until you do come home, he
said. Every night, mind you. Not once
now and again, but every night. That's
the reason why came home. The ghost
has left off coming now"
''This is truly wonderful"
"What did he'd 1t forY' asked David,
angrily. He'd got my land. Well, as
for-as for-what happened, my score
wasn't paid off by that
what did happen?"
"Never mind. He'd got my land still;
and I was a tramp. What did he want
to get by it?"
"You don't mean, David, that your
uncle deliberately haunted you every
night? No one ever heard of living
mans ghost haunting another living man.
A. dead mans ghost may haunt living
man, perhaps, though l am not prepared
to back that statement with any expert
ences OF my own. Perhaps, too, living
mans ghost may haunt a dead man; that
would be only fair. Turn and turn about,
you see. But for live uncle to haunt
live nephew-no, David, no."
HE is crafty enough for anything.
I don't care who done it," said David,
''it was done. Every night it was done.
And that's why l came home again.
And since he's fetched me home on a
FOOLS errand, he's got to keep me-
"But it wasn't his fault that the ghost
came. Man alive! he wanted his own
ghost for himself. Consider, he couldn't
get on without it!''
He brought me home, and he's got
to keep me-" said David, doggedly. Then
he slowly slouched away.
HE is going to the inn," said George.
"Will, there Is something uncanny about
the man. Why should he have this hor-
rible haunting dream every night?''
"Remorse for a crime which he wished
he had committed, perhaps. An odd COM
bination, but possible. If he had muir
dered his uncle he might have been
haunted in this way. Wishes he had
murdered him, you see. Imagination
supplies the rest"
Go be coutiruedO
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23

Businessman Who Performed the Feat
Easily.
On Jan. I, 1903, conceived the idea
Of walking 5000 miles before the ex-
piration Of the year, says writer in
Outing. The object was not to achieve
any unusual feat nor to accomplish any
conspicuous performance. The under
lying motive was, rather, to insure a
plan by which regular and systematic
exercise could be obtained.
To travel this distance it was neces-
sary to cover an average Of II miles
day. Now, IA miles for days walk
is well within the compass of the ordi-
nary man. But an occasional walk of
this length is one thing, the sustained
effort, day after day through the year.
Is another.
Let me answer the question by say
ing that at the end of the year l had
completed a distance on foot of 5,2O5
miles, daily average of IAN miles.
The stipulated 5000 miles We're fin
ished on Dec. 16, but an additional zoo
miles were covered in order that each
Of the 81 weeks Of the year might
claim an average distance traversed OF
100 miles.
set out upon my enterprise with the
knowledge that it was incumbent upon
me to maintain daily average Of IL
miles, and made 1t rule, when prac-
ticable, Of keeping about the average,
so as to have something in hand to
meet the emergencies which were al
most certain 10 arise. That they did
arise was shown by the fact that for
Is days in The year, owing to sick
ness, lameress and railway travelling,
no walking whatever could be INDUCED
in. The inability to utilize these IL
days was equal to loss of over 2OC
miles. 1t will, therefore, be seen that
under the circumstances named, it waa
imperative on many occasions, to ex.
coed the distance Of IA miles a day
in order to preserve the average.
At the beginning Of my walk my
weight was 1872 pounds in street
clothes, while at the end of 1t my
weight was 17S pounds. This loss OF
II pounds was in every way accepta.
bic. The avoirdupois lost was only re.
dundant weight, and felt, as a result
more active, stronger and harder. In
the matter Of health. I felt decidedly
better than had done for several
years.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23
WITNESSED UNIQUE DUEL.

Three Bears and q Colony Of Rattle
snakes Engaged In Fight.
Frederick linn and Mortimer Gray,
while fishing for trout in Panther run,
saw a unique duel between a mother
bear and two cubs and colony of rat
tlesnakes, according to the Philadel-
phia Record.
There Is a prevalence belief that rat
tiers and bears often hibernate togeth-
er, but this occurrence shows that
there are times, at least, when there Is
deadly enmity between the two. The
fishermen were attracted to the spot
by the squealing Of the bear cubs. and
they left the stream in the hope that
they might be able to capture the
youngsters. But the sight they beheld
was sufficient to destroy all ambition
to capture bears in such place.
The place of battle was not more
than rod from the creek, on the ris-
ing slope and on the sunny side. A
series of shelving rocks ended in q
large surface rock almost as level as a
table and perhaps twenty feet in area.
on the edge of this grew an oak tree
Of good size, but hollow of trunk about
eighteen feet up.
One of the cub bears had sought
refuge up on the first limb of this tree,
while the second youngster was hang
ing to the trunk, not more than yard
below, like a bat on limb-head
downward Both the cubs were squeal-
ing for dear life, and the spectators
soon saw what the matter was, so far
as they were concerned. The hollow
oak was bee tree and the bees by
the hundreds had swarmed upon and
about the young bears and were sting
| ing their paws. noses and ears and ev-
Iery other spot that the fur failed to
make 1mpregnable.
The fishermen soon observed that
there was more doing than the serio-
comic act Of the bee tree. Near the
foot Of the tree the mother bear was
doing dance for her life, and the
funmistakable sounds Of the whirrins
Iof snakes rattles told the tragic tile.
The bears. In their path to th1 ~
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Cathedral parish, Kansas City, M0'
contends that to remove women Silly
ers from American Catholic cnolf'
would mean to abolish the cnolf'.
Eve would have to substitute ooy'
voices for those Of women" SAID 1ns
choirmaster, "and it would be impos
sible to get enough boys banded "
gether to teach them a repertoire. a.
soon as they would learn half doasn
masses they would move away. IL,
Americans are always moving away.
They never stay still. As men 'n''
are the better for 1t, because they ..
pire to something better all tne 'lDs
and go out to find 1t. AS cnor'S' 81.
they are the worse for 1t, for even 'n ~
Episcopalians, who have really ev ,.1
choirs, experience the most dimc',s
In keeping enough Of their ooys ~ -,
gether to maintain a chorus. Iney 20. 90.
teach boys faster than we CaluoA
can, because our masses are '0ns .
whereas the Episcopalian music
shorter and more facile. uia a..
church. New York, takes boys a. ~.
age OF 8 or 10 years and educa% =.
them eight or ten years longer ~
fraying all their expenses fol .~ ,or
ing. lodging and all else, In ret1u .,u.
their services in the choir. II Is sup r.,
lated that once boy enters =, -.
church choir he must remain un. IA
end OF his contract, as mannesu ,;ta
does not begin to render anything as,a n.t
adequate returns until he Is a,n'
ready to leave the SCHOOL. ou tbe
thing IL most costly and OH, .,n
wealthiest parishes in the WOE. ..sms
stand that sort Of thing. ina' 800.
to be about the only way J! = eonn.
bic to ret i male choir m tnl r..e.rt-
ry.-Musical Leader and eo''
goer.
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Opinions Of Great Papers on Import

from the gallows large part Of the public will and
for believing that the present procedure as regard,
needs to be amended. All be equal before th
and obviously there cannot be perfect equality If
man. because Of Ills poverty, cannot obtain the
leges that man Of means could obtain It ia becns
this principle that many lawyers. doubtless will hold &
there should be law which would enable conds,.- "a.
man to appeal his case to the Supreme Court If he a.
sires and the State should pay the expenses in c. %
person is without funds" "'
The problem presents many difficulties II moor No..
may throw the burden Of expense for an appea ~ M
State, practically all condemned prisoners will be uk
assert poverty and demand similar privileges Many law
should be toward limiting the facilities for appeal ind
increasing them Were appeals barred in all ordinary ,
there could be complaint of unequal treatment WI.
ever view may be TAKEN the Hoch suggests that so
thing is wrong in the present SYSTEM since it mako. A.
elimination possible The question how that discr,m,
ton can be avoided is worthy Of the thoughtful attention ~
jurists-Chicago News
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the country his great abilities his culture his seeming
character and his sunny, genial disposition His lines
have in pleasant places The richest family IN
America took him up young man and made him its
adviser matters of business and since then he has
been its spokesman and representative.
corporations have associated him with them
supposed integrity and his high reputation
been signay honored at home and abroad and In
evening his life he sent by the greatest State in
the its representative in the Senate of the
United States In word, Chauncey NJ Depew has been
generally regarded for thirty years typical Of all that
is best in civilization.
And the report that this man has admitted
that while the guardians and trustees of widows
orphans fund.- he voted for loan of their
anteed by himself then repudiated his guarantee and
formed his creditors that the guarantee Illegal with
the result that they lost the hundreds of thousands Of dol
lars he had obtained All this time too the widows and
orphans paying him $4,000 year their legal
sci and $25 for every directors meeting whether he at
tended it not.
Can it be possible that the lust money money,
money is destroying the moral fiber of the
naton There have of late been many indications that 1t
Is, and the of Chauncey NJ Depew makes it seem
almost certainty.-Des Mones News.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23
CHAPTER XII.

We took David away with us; but the
old man was right; he was insufferably
tedious. To begin with. his mind seem
ed absorbed; he answered our questions
shortly, and showed no curiosity or In
terest in us, and pretended no pleasure
at seeing US again; he was lumpish and
moody.
Mother" said George, eve brought
David Leighan to dinner. He came home
last night"
The old lady gave him her hand, with
out the least appearance of surprise that
David had returned in SO tattered a con-
dition.
''You are welcome, David" she said.
"You will tell us after dinner some of
your adventures. l hope you are come
to settle again among your own people. y
my own people," he said, ''have been
so kind that am likely to settle again
among them
II will take David upstairs, mother. ~
said George, "for a few minutes: then
we shall be ready"
When they came downstairs David nre.
scented little more of his old appea ;.
ance. There remained a certain slouch.
ing manner. which suggested the tramn
and the sidelong look, half of suspicion
half of design, which is also common r.
the tramp; but as yet we knew nothine
of his past life and adventures.
When he was dressed he sat down r.
dinner. Then it was that we made :
very painful discovery. Our friend. VIC
found. had entirely forgotten the sim.
plest rules Of manners, the very simplest
1t was clear that he must have gone
down very low indeed in the social scale
IN order to get at those habits which
ne now exhibited. Were they acquired
In the Pacific, or In Australia. or n
America, where, as we afterward learn
ed. David had spent his years Of exiie,
l think In none Of these places. He los,
mis- manners because he had lost his elf
respect, which is very different thina
from losing your money. During the 81,
Grafton OF taking his food he said moth
ing, nor did he reply il he was aSidres.ed
and he ate enough for six men.
After dinner George and took chair,
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tree, had got into colony Of rattlers
that were summing themselves on the
rock shelf and the reptiles had COM
blned to do battle. But the old bear
was making short shBift of the venom
GUS crawlers. She was fighting them
much like dog-tooth and claw-and
there appeared to be snakes In the air
all the time, while the men saw doz-
en- or more gliding OF for shelter under
the shelving rocks. The feud contin-
ued for ten minutes or more before the
bear stopped to rest.
When she did she caught a snInr Of
the men to the windward Of her and
the next instant, after giving vent to
a peculiar cry-an alarm for the
youngsters-she shambled or into the
bushes in hurry, the cubs following
as rapidly as they could scamper down
off the tree.
linn and Gray made an Investigation
of the scene Of the battle and found
fourteen dead rattlesnakes, their bod
les bitten and torn. They also killed
seven others that in little while ven
tured out Of their retreat One Of the
rattlers was almost i've feet long and
had a string Of sixteen rattles.
The following day the men returned
with two large milk cans and made a
raid on the bee tree, smoking the bees
to death and conf1scating the honey.
Whey they had gathered the whole lot
they had small bucketful more than
would 60 In the milk cans.
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when accident does overtake Of these flyers
usually far disastrous than similar accident
slower train But it not possible apply the conditions
which make the fastest trains exceptionally safe
other trains? That is possible to improve
this regard is shown by statistics which the
recent railway congress by Sir George Armytag chairman
Of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway These
show that in four beginning with 1900
were killed injured the railways of the United
than in the whole of Europe for the time In the
mad rush of modern life safety Is sacrificed speed
every walk of nfe If made haste slowly there
would be fewer Of nerves. among women, fewer
cases of insomnia among fewer patients in
asylums, fewer divorces growing out of Ill temper In
short II we lived slower might live longer and more
happily. Baltimore Sun.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23
Notacpitaliat.

Lady Whatl You've just come out
Of prison? wonder you arc not
ashamed to own It.
Ne'er-do Well-Well, I don't own Il.
LADY, only wish did. was mere
II . lodger. Chicago Journal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23

..shorry I'm sho late. m, ..s astl .bons
gan Dingle apologedcaly, ~, wouIdp't
fresh 1okers stopped me IN
Elemmee - q. wifA
Indeed q interrupted =. ant 4
|..Why didn't you tAks tne ol ,,ttr-Phk
your mt and hit them WIZ =
aAelpnia Rreess
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23

Church. suppose You let your wife
have her own sweet way?
Gotham-Oh, yes; like but one
lump Of sugar in my coffee, but she
insists on putting in two.-Yonkers
Statesman.