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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
ouTcAsT FROM HIS TRIBE
Old Indian Stunned Because, Burie.
for Dead, He Recovered,

Arkansas City Traveller: During the
coolest night of the winter John Stink.
a full-blooded Usage. was induced to
sleep in the Office OF the Capital hotel.
1t is perhaps the first time he has
spent a night under the roof of a hotel
or dwelling house for many years. 1t
Is certain that it is the first this win
ter. despite the exceeding cold. his
Indian is a peculiar character. and
therefore the reason for his living out
of doors. As an Usage he is possessed
the poorest person in the world. He
Is nearly fifty years old. and has no
relatives.
He is an outcast anon his tribe. He
is supposed by his tribesmen to be
possessed of All evil spirit, and for this
This antipathy has existed for years.
and, as the story goes, has arisen from
a burial of John for dead and his COM
ing back to life again.
After an illness that lasted for a
long time his tribesmen thought him
dead and he was buried according to
the primitive customs Of the Osages.
This was to V the body With
stones to sufficiently prevent the
wolves from getting to it. He was
placed on the hil used Tor the bury
ing ground and the stones piled over,
- N0S AASS Stlo 1llo
strength returned, and ne was able TO.
wiggie out from among the stones. and
eventually recovered.
Since tna, time no Indian will have
anything TO do with him.. He beats
about the ountr surrounding Paw
huska, camping under hooks about
town when he is here, but refusing all
a to sleep under a roof. The night
e he was induced to sleep in the
hotel office was bitter cold. The old
Indian had wandered about until he
was almost frozen. when some white
men almost forced him to so into the
hotel to stay.
The night before he had slept out
Of doors d a big tree. He had a
big fire and only a little clothing. He
seems able to endure a wonderful
amount Of exposure. The old Indian
seems to have no aim in life. no hope,
no pleasure. He is simply existing un-
til the end with the stoicism Of his
rnoA
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09

place. Last sunday Wnan an excursion
waA run from Stoux City to Cham
berlain there was the usual crow OF
trtppers and all the business men. en-
cept the saloonk eepers. were raking In
money as fast as they could.
h was especially true OF the youth
from the east. FIe was selling alleged
Ice cream sodas ut a rapid rate and
was accosted by an ancient looking
steamboat captain for a drink of ate
Sci YOU "a glass o. lem'nade fer
the bell in his cash register.
Il can't drink your dern lem'nade,"
protested the old man. Gimme Il glass
OF water, son."
Don't sell water here said the
youth.
OF course You don't. I only want
you to give me a glass of water"
Don do that kind of business
here" was the reply.
A cowboy who was struggling with
a substance called phosphate snndae,"
at this point put down his spoon and
reaching over the bar grabbed the
overnight youth by the nape Of the
neck.
"Ladle it out" he remarked quietly,
AM hurry VI or TIL smash up every
dern thine in this ladies' parlor."
The youth looked surprised. but he
man had finished drinking he threw
down a dollar on the counter
How much?" he asked.
The youth looked as if he would like
to AXE some of that money. but he
found he -coyruncher gazing at him
and with an effort he said there was
nc charge.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09

h~asaraptdly gone through the stages Of
an Indian trading post and frontier
tOwn n is now reckoned as a railroad
center with a future.
Az the country in that vicinity be-
Ean&tO be populated lit soon became
apparent that the railroad would have
to be extended to meet the increasing
demands of commerce. A short time
ago the need became pressing and the
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul Rail-
way company began to hurry the ex-
tension.
j. r. Pinson, a young engineer In
b employ Of the company. who has
been at Kansas City, Mo, was ordered
to construct a bridge at once at Cham
berlain, n three days later he was on
the spot looking over the ground. This
was! on April 1, and on April 4g15O men
were at work. On April IS the first
pilesswas driven and by June rs the
bridge Will be ready to receive q train.
This haste naturally necessitated a
structure which. though suitable for
present purposes, is intended to last
only tenor twelve years. Except for
q small portion there is no steel in 1t,
lumber alone being used. h are.
I'm fact. two bridges. One stretches
from the town of Chamberlain to
American island, in the middle OF the
OF the island to the west bank Of the
river. Tracks will be laid on the
island and will Join the two bridges.
This 10 the first wooden railroad
bridge to be constructed on the Mis-
souri, river. There IL a deal OF scott
ing among some engineers as to
whether a wooden bridge will be able
to stand the crush when the Ice .breaks
or the regular springtims floods come
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09

thea ssven feet mNrs.
About q hundred yards from the
bridge being built is another very diff
ferent from It's fellow. THIS 10 the
standing for eleven years and which
was built by The citizens OF Chamber
lain so that the ranchmen in the great
grass country beyond the Missouri
could bring their droves here for ship
mcnt to market. AS these droves often
filled whole trains. Chamberlain be-
came familiar in the annals of stock
growing.
This bridge has no p%retensIons to
style as far as modern engineering is
concerned, but it is remarkably useful
and this with the people Of Chamber
lain is OF far more Importance. 1t is
known as a pontoon. supported by a
long row OF boats. Just before the
floods come the bridge is unlocked and
put in a plsce of safety. AT other
times the floating bridge rises and falls
with the stream.
The bridge is not very wide and If
a pedestrian meets a team coming in
the opposite direction he clam
Der out on a pontocn until the team
has passed or run the risk of having a
rear wheel hit him in the stomach.
Notwithstanding that it has Il new
Sunday excursions. Chamberlain is
still very much of a frontier town.
Cowboys, Indians and gamblers are
seen everywhere and one cannot throw
a brick without bringing out a bar
tender asking for money to pay for a
broken window. Saloons are thick, but
they are we'll regulated and are not
allowed to run on Sundays.
The cowboys at Chamberlain are
very much after the same pattern us
in any other prairie town. They ride
in with n rash end cut holes In the
atmosphere with .s,.idly yells. The In
dians LOAF arorild the streets all day
and, If watched. can be seen trying to
induce some White individuals to buy
them llIl,or.
The supreme court decision making
an Indian a citizen Is not given much
attention at Chamberlain. An Indian
is an Indian to the citizen of Cham
berlain and as one of them remarked,
mo dern jedge could make him a white
man-no, stree. not wen by givin' him
a vote an a bottle Of whisky"
Most of the citizens of Chamberlain
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
Local Formally.

Golfers Weekly: John G. Car
isle tells Of a case that many years
ago he was called upon to try before
, Justice Of the peace in the moun-
aims Of Kentucky. This justice Of the
peace was ais a blacksmith. He came
nto court from his smithy, and. retain
ng his leather apron, mounted the
bench with all possible solemnity OF
manner. The worthy man was very
otf1cious in his manner, trying hard to
initiate the legal dignitaries he had
seen in the surrounding districts. 1t
vas plainly'to De seen, says Mr.. Car
isle. that the good mar had deter
mined that in the presence of a city
awyer from Louisville it behooved
lin, the justice, to assume a judicial
tir that would be doubly impressive.
The case under trial was that in which
suit was brought for the payment of
iced furnished certain horses. Mr..
Carlisle represented the defendant, and
he defense made was that the bill.
rad been paid. When argument had
been had, the Justice delivered himself
" the following: THE court has lis
ened to what the witnesses have got
o say and the talk Of the lawyers.
rhe court will o decide this case
Just now 1t reserves its opinion. The
Ease goes under advisement for three
lays, and the court will then decide
he case in favor OF the plaintiff"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
B0aED5 FiRS Tin BRIDGE
MiiwsutssS and ST. Paul Railroad will Not Undertake to subdus the
TNrbuisnt Missouri at Chamberlain, 8. D.

down. They argue that substantial
steel structures have been unable to
Withstand the ravages of the river and
that a wooden brioge will go with the
first onrush of the waters. r.
But as the reed can Withstand a
storm by bending to the wind while
the sturdy oak is split asunder in its
proud defiance. s. Is this bridge eN-
pected to weather all the FRANKS of the
big stream.
No attempt will be made to fight the
Missouri. While other railroad bridges,
force against force, this one in a a
ner. takes oft its zap to the Big Mud
dy" n will open to allow the river to
wend its way.
In order to do this a draw will be
employed. This draw is nothing more
or less thar an immense boat which
will form a part of the bridge and
will swing from the shore to the stand
bridge when necessary. This will
be used also to allow steamers to pass
up and down the river.
Jutting from the standing bridge will
be huge pointed piers which will act
as guards for he solid part of the
structure and will direct the ice to the
opening. This boat is 500 feet long and
will be launched shortly.
AS the bridge now stands. that por-
ton over the west channel is already
completed and the which is to span
the east channel is more than half
finished. Beyond the river some 200
are busy with shovels. erecting
the grade for the pe,r of rails that will
run straight to the Black Hills.
The men york seven days a week
and II. r. Drum, a shaggy bearded
in the bridge building line,
that they do work. From the time
the whistle from the saw mills blow
in the morning till nightfall the men
are at 1t.
It was during the noon hour that
correspondent visited the scene Of
the building Of the bridge. The men
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09

lay about in their different places of
employment. enjoying the sunshine. AT
1880 o'clock the whistle from the saw
mill screeched its warning and before
the echo had died away across the
river the noise OF construction was in
the air.
On the west bank of the river the
engine driving the pile driver puffed
out a volume OF smoke, the immense
hammer ran up and dropped with
thud.
There was something wrong with the
pile driver in the middle of the river
and the form of a man could be seen
~clambering up the ladder to set mat
shore the stentorian voice of Mr.. Drum
rose and in a below he desired to know
what IA up.
Someone standing on the scow on
which the pile driver f1oated gave back
answer in the language Of the Mis-
souri, river. A boat put off from the
shore and a man In the stern stood up
and, making a speaking trumpet Of his
hands, shouted instructions. Evidently
his opinions concerning a man who
would try to work a driver when the
complimentary. Before the boat could
reach the pile driver the man on the
ladder waved his hand and began to
descend. A second later this engine
also pulled forth smoke and the steady
"thud, thud' of the falling hammer
kept time to the buzzing of the saw
mills.
These piles are driven q feet Into
the river bottom. not to bed rock. but
to something Just as substantial and
not az expensive. They are driven tll
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
COOKING WITHOUT FIRE.
Idea of a Firm Manufact.
ina SJups.


English Worlds Work: At various
recent food exhibitions there has been
on show an invention for heating tood
without a fire and without the usual
troublesome accessories of pots and
pans. An innocent looking tomato SOUP
tin has four holes punched at one end,
and Immediately this is done the whole
thing begins tc fizz and boil. 1t is left
for five minutes, until the heating ma
terials %evaporate, turned upside down.,
and left for another five minutes; then
1t is opened in the ordinary way. when
thoroughly cooked soup can be poured
out The food. which is prepared by
some we'll known firms, is OF the first
quality. About a dozen varieties of
soup can be had, n the same num-
Der of entrees, besides coffee, cocoa and
1t is a great find for the ,notorist
on a tour for business or camping for
pleasure. Room has to be found in the
car for the required. number of tins
of the usual timed food size. and after
a meal. of course. the used tins can be
thrown away. A hundred other in
selves in which such an invention
would be invaluable-as an ~elnercency
ration for the soldier on the field. while
accommodating, on outpost duty, OF. in
bivouac; as a means of provision for
the a%eronaut, the Sportsman the
er. for a solitary occupant of Il city
fiat who has grown weary Of restaurant
meals. as an ally of the housewife
when cook is i'll or non-existent. IL
might even be adopted by the patient
member of a "frst-night" theater
queue. or he adventurous @loyalist VINO
waits long hours in the hope of view
ing some imperial professions. And
the wonder of it is that no one has
forestalled the ingenious American
Tor the secret of the process
is that cold water poured on liroa
brings it to boiling point.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
7DCa1-l3 FlNCl
tFrom the SIOUX city Tribune.y

At Chamberlain. 8. D.. on the
bank opposite the Missouri riv-
ers In the waters between ant
far into the lonely prairie stretch
ting beyond toward the Black Hills, are
now heard the clang. and the Q and
the clash of building. ms steam
pile drivers bslch out volumes Of
ssmoke which hang over the town Of
Chamberlain like a cloud, a saw mill
on the eastern bank ~screeches and
huns n buzzes and tiny donkey en-
sEfnea scattered about s~pasmodically
spit out spurts OF steam.
The whole is caused by h building
yof the new bridge across the river by
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad n is a part of the plan of
extending its line to Rapid City and
the Pacific coast.
It Is another step in r white mans
victory over the stubborn west and
history is repeating itself when the
glory of the conquest falls to a rail-
road company.
Some twenty odd years ago Captain
j. A. Eaglin, commanding the river
steamboat Josephine. was plying UP
the river in that vicinity and had his
attention attracted by a man OF the.
eastern bank who waved his hand
frantically.
You have some lumber for me-"
-------- and this is Chamberlain"
Where is Chamberlain" asked Cap
tain Eaglin.
Here" beloved the man. pointing
to a. strip OF sand, a barren. rocky hill
side and rolling prairie reaching out to
the east.
The lumber was put ashore and on
chat day was erected the first house In
Chamberlain In the years that fol-
lowed Captain Eaglin left the river and
q now living at 706 Pearl street in
Sioux City. The Josephine was run
ashore at Riverside park and now is
slowly rusting way. and Chamberlain
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
Presto EXPRESSION.

Chicago Tribune: Old Hunks fs;t
ting for his photograph)-Weil, amt
you ready? What are you waiting
for?
Photographer-A little ~pleasanter
expression. please.
Mrs. Hunks (who is standing at one
;side)-He's got his pleasanter express
sion On, Mr.. Smith. I guess you dtl,,.t
notice how he looked when we tuIne
In.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
Paid Extra For II,

Chicago News: you are allowed to
iirt??" asked h young man who had
ordered lobster.
YES" replied the pretty waitress.
But why is it you fiirt with old
.ogies who look as IL they were going
% bite a %tenpenny nail in half?"
Ssh! The boss pays me extra to
iirt with them and keep them from
complaining about the food"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-02-01
CORN TRAIN FOR IOWA.
Campaign to Increase the Crops VIII
Be Managed by a Railroad.

Campaign to Increase the Crops Will
Be Managed by "a Railroad.
Following campaigns in South Da-
kota, Minnesota and Nebraska by the
Chicago and Northwestern railway in
it's prosecution of a pure seed propa-
ganda, it is announced that a special
train for the state of Iowa will be
placed on the road about the middle
of February and will reach practical
~ every important grain shipping point
in the state, says the Chicago News.
More careful and scientific selection
of seed corn with a view to increasing
the production Of the state Is the OBJ
ject of the enterprise. Professor p. G..
Holden of the State Agricultural col
lege at Ames, Ia, is the demonstrators.
A total of more than 200 stations and
over 1900 miles of well equipped lines
that reach the finest grain growing re-
gions in the state are to be covered.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-02-01

to surrender to those fellowsY Then
down he popped his silly head, but he
was too late. If he had not betrayed
himself by calling out, the Japanese
would never have found him. AS it
was, they went after him and returned
TO me dragging Nikifor along. 1t serv-
ed him right for interfering in my at
fairs without being asked to give his
opinion.
$50 the Japanese made ready to take
us away with them. Just as we were
moving off Panas calls out mockingly
from his hiding place in the tree top:
oh, you fatheads, you fatheads. If
only you had kept your tongues quiet.
Our comrades scorn. coming from his
hiding place. made us mad with rage.
We wanted to get at him, but the Jap
anese, the yellow heather, broke out
into fiendish laughter, and then one Of
them skipped up the tree and dislodged
the shamefaced Panas by prodding
him with a bayonet. We were march
ed off to pass the night with our cap
tors, who did not have the laugh over
us very long, for on the morrow we
managed to escape from them"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-02-01
REALISTIC STORY WRITING.
Model Permits Author to Knock Hex
Down TO Depict Jealous Rage.

Model Permits Author to Knock Hex
Down 20 Depict Jealous Rage.
A story built on psychological study
of emotions and passions, with a living
model on which to try out" the parts,
and faithful portrayal of personal
experiences in lovemaking is what
Clarence Wilbur Taber of Evanston,
ILL.,, is bringing out, says Chi'~;o dis
patch.
The heroine, known to the stage as
Alice Moulton, has been transferred
through the aid Of psychology and
realism to the pages Of a bound vol
ume and in the world Of letters is a
unique production
In order that this may be done love
scenes, a passionate proposal of mar
rage. the first awakening of two af-
finities in the soft moonlight, the rage
of a jealous man and a disappointed
sweetheart have for the purpose Of
procuring realism been acted out like
a play between the author and his
model. In his own home at Evanston,
in the presence Of his wife, c. Wilbur
Taber says he put himself in the posi-
ton Of his various male characters,
while his beautiful model, properly
costumed, placed herself in the posi-
ton Of the female characters.
Taber understood the part he wanted
to emphasize, and with hard study and
continuous application his model as
simulated her portions of the story
Each memorized the part assigned and
then went through the motions. These
included lovemaking, kisses, caresses,
weepings and moments of bliss.
The daring model who essayed to aid
the author in his work permitted her
self to be first embraced, then repulsed
and finally struck to the floor in the
frenzy of his angry passion, and then,
in order not to lose any Of the effect,
Taber rushed like a mailman from his
house, across fields, down the road, and
did not return until the psychologically
produced passion wore off.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-02-01
Prayer by the Piece.

1t seems that the chaplain of the
New York state senate prays by the
piece. That is, he gets paid so much
per prayer for his invocations, and
the rule is no prayer no pay. The
other day he was five seconds late for
the opening of the senate, and that
body proceeded to business without
his good offices, and the chaplain was
charged up "To one prayer you didn't
deliver, So"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-02-01
POEM THAT WON A SUPPER.
Chicago Alderman Dashed on Three
Stanzas and Beat John l.. Sullivan.


Stanzas and Beat John L. Sullivan.
Doubling the ability of Alderman
Bathhouse John Coughlin Of Chicago
to dash poetry off the reel, John L.
Sullivan, former champion pugilist, re-
Gently wagered a supper that the pom
padour bard could not extemporize a
poem of three stanzas on subject to
be chosen by Sullivan, the topic being
81 Wish 1 Was a Bird" says a special
dispatch from Chicago to the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
EASY swag," said the Bathhouse as
he produced his pencil and went into a
trance In few minutes he trium-
phantly flashed the following in the
face of the great ex-fghter:
I WISH I WAS A BIRD.
wish 1 was a bird, fitting from bough to
Dough,
With nothing on my mind. nothing to
crease me brow.
I say, 1 wish I was bird twittering
among the trees,
And all had to do was to f1irt with hon
eybees.
That's the life would like, and who
would say me nay?
I'd futter here and f1utter there through
out the summer day.
I'd have the gayest line of sport in chas-
ing butterflies
And robbing farmers cherry trees to
make me cherry pies.
I'm sick and sore on everything and want
to get away
To some sequestered, wooded spot and be
a bird for a day.
I'd like to pour out me soul to the winds
and babbling brook
And bosky dells and sylvan glades Oh,
where is such nook?
John L. perspired profusely as he la
bored through the poem and was over
whelmed with admiration.
Nothing to it," he admitted. 'Old
man, you've got the lit'ry bunch down
east skinned forty ways from the jack.
The feeds on me-"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-02-01

Rev. J. N. Parker, Utica, N. Y, writes :
Gin June, 1901, I lost my sense OF hear
ing entirely. My hearing had been
somewhat impaired for several years,
but not SO much affected but that 1
could hold converse with my friends /;
but in June, 1901, my sense of hearing
left me so that / could hear no sound
whatever. | was also troubled with
rheumatic pains in my limbs.
81 commenced taking Peruna and now
nv hearing is restored as good as it was
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-02-01
Fraud Expose d.

A few counterfeiters have lately
been making and trying to sell imita-
tons of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, coughs and colds, and
other medicines, thereby defrauding
the public. This is to warn you to
beware of such people, who seek to
profit through stealing the reputation
of remedies which have been success
fully curing diseases for over thirty
five wears. A sure protection to you
is our name on the wrapper. Look
for it on all DR.. Kings or Bucklen' s
remedies, as all Others are mere imi-
tations. H. E. BUCKLEN & Co.
Chicago, H., and Windsor, Can.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-02-01
SHOOTING soRAPE AT MORGAN.
DIR. Raglan Uses Pistol on Vester Saun-
ders, His Brother-in-Law.

ders, His Brother-in-Law.
A serious shooting ARRAY has Oc-
Cured in Morgan. DR.. K. Mex. Ra-
gan shot Vester Saunders twice, and
while the wounds are not necessarily
fatal the affair is greatly regretted.
The combatants are brothers-in-law.
Mr.. Saunders had been committed to
the asylum, but through friends OBJ
tanned a Through. Saunders armed
himself, and has been a terror to the
community. The wife of Saunders
complained to her brothers of i'll
treatment. Saunders lived in Baker
county. DR.. Raglan went down and
brought his sister home, in Calhoun,
by consent of Saunders.
Saunders came Sunday to take his
family back home. In talking over
the matter of ill-treatment Mr.. Dank
Raglan and Mr.. Saunders got into an
alteration. DR.. Raglan, to stop that,
stepped between them, when Saunders
attempted to shoot DR.. Raglan. A by
stander knocked up the pistol and DR..
Dagan fred twice, both shots taking
effect. Saunders is now at DR.. Ra-
gan's receiving the medical attention
necessary.