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TWO Caught in Collapse Of a
Bridge and One Is
Shot.
ARE scALDED TO DEATH
Threshina Machine Goes Through a
Bridge and Unfortunate Men Meet
.-lorribie End-tiircd Man
Shoots Farmer.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Oct. 1.-Three'
men are dead in this vicinity as the re-
suit of accidents during the past twelve
hours. Two of the victims We're Will
liam Thompson. aged 40, and Joseph
18alSken, aged 81. They met their DEATH
as the result of the collapse of an app
proach to bridge over the Sioux;
,iver between Dell Rapids and Baltic,
north of Sioux Falls last evening"
The two men We're attempting to.
cross the bridge with the engine andi
tender belonging to the threshing OUT
Iit owned by Thompson when the ap-
proach gave way, precipitating the en-i
!sne and tender into the cavity, caused
by the giving way of the bridge ap-,
proach. The drop caused the engine'
and tender to buckle and the unfortu-,
plate men were caught between the en-i
gine and tender and crushed and scald-l
ed to such an extent that they diedl
today
Accidentally Shot. ),
The other victim of an accident was
Chris Koisch a prominent farmer re-.
siding on IL rented farm about five and,
one-half miles southwest of Sioux
Falls He met his death as the results
of being accidentally shot by Charles
Lamparter his hired man.
Lamparter about IL o'clock last night
heard commotion in the chicken,
house and arose to ascertain the cause,
He discovered a pole cat in the vicinity
and returning to the house procured
double barreled shotgun with the in
tention Of shooting the animal. Kolsch:
and his wife had been aroused and
,Lamparter informed them of the fail4
ure of his errand. Not returning to the
lhouse within what was deemed a rea-
,sonable time, Kolsch stepped to the
door and peered into the darkness. At
this juncture a shot rang out and the
unfortunate farmer dropped to the floor
at the feet of his wife, who had foll
lowed him to the doorway.
Children Baceiy Escape.
Lamparter rushed into the house to
aid the PROSTATE man and in the eX.
citement of the moment the second barA
rel of the gun was discharged, the dis.
charge passing through the ceiling and,
barely missing some of the Kolsch chilA
dren who We're asleep upstairs.
Kolsch was struck in the fleshy part
of one of his legs and notwithstanding
the strenuous efforts of his wife and
hired man to bind up the wound and
stop the flow of blood, he bled to
death before physician could reach
the scene.
Lamparter is almost crazed by the
unfortunate affair. and is unable to ex-
plain how the accident happened. He
was returning to the house with both
hammers of the gun at full cock when
the weapon was accidentally dsl
charged.
kolsch is survived by his widow and
six children. About three years. ago
his father was instantly killed by fall
ing from his wagon and breaking his
neck while en- route home from Sioux
Fails.
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INDIAN HISTORY AND RELICS.

,Doane Robinson, State Statistician,
Gives Interesting information.
Forestburg, S. d., Oct. John w.
Nisher, of this place, author of a recent
prize essay on the Indian history of this,
fSanborn) county, has received from
poane Robinson, secretary of the DEPART
ment of history of South Dakota some in
teresting information concerning Indian,
relics from Sanborn county which now
are in the state historical museum and
as to other matters connected with the
carly Indian history of Sanborn county.
Secretary Robinson states that in the,
state historical museum is the skull Of an,
Indian. who evidently came to his death,
by an arrow shot, which struck him in
the eye, the arrow being still implanted,
in the eye socket. The skull was found,
on the James river near Forestburg in
1850. and was presented to the state his
torical museum by DR.. Crane of Mitchell,
In his essay Nj. Vishcr referred to-
mounds and stone work on Turtle Peak
in reference to this Secretary Robinson
says: AS you suggest, the mounds and.
stone work on Turtle Peak were evidently,
intended to mark the grave OF some dis-l
tinguished person or persons The form,
of the mound was the real memorial to tho
chief so honored, while the turtle indica tes
that he and his friends belonged to the,
Turtle ledge, or cult Of his tribe. for
there is q sort of free masonry among the
Sioux which they hold very sacrediy"
Secretary Robinson points cut that
heavy mauls formerly utilized by tbel
stioux Indiana were not SD at the end OF.
n thong of 1ec-sE!a, as i..agy White pee.
pic suppose, bat til hans @@s att.lch-.
CO to II ny hfiuj Of Ise lrunke.,t
about i, 50 hat Il V;-s rfn AZ
TN haul
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-05
TAKES sweet PEAS,
PLANTS Liver PILLS
Clerk in Mail Order House
Makes Serious Mis-
take.
GAVE HIM APPENDICITIS
And the Liver Pills Which Wife of :
South Dakota Farmer Planted in
Her Flower Garden Refused
to Grow.

Aberdeen. S. D., oct, 4.-Through the
error of a clerk in :; Chicago mail or-
der house, John Olaffson, II we'll do
Danish farmer, living twelve miles
north of this city. has been compelled
to submit to an operation for appendi-
citis.
Olaffsons trouble started last March
when the rural mail carrier delivered
10 his farm an elaborate catalogue is
sued by II mail order house in Chicago.
In examining it Mr. Olaffson dlscoN-
cred that he could save "a few pretty
pennies in the cost of a certain brand
of liver pills which he had been talk
ing. Mrs. Olaffson also became inter
osted in the catalogue, and determined
to order some sweet pea seeds.
How Olaffson has suffered this sum-
mer as y result of what happened after
the order was sent no one but the old
farmer can tell. The fact is that sweet
pea seeds have been stored away in
his vermiform appendix all summer,
and instead of producing splendid
plants in front yard, covered with fra
grant flowers, they have sent out small.
thin sprouts which have wrapped
lightly about the seeds, some of them
several inches in length.
y few days after the order was sent
for the liver pills and sweet pea seeds
containing two stout manila envelopes,
ON one of which WAS the printed direc-
,ion, Take one before and two after
each meal" and on the other instruc-
tions as 10 the proper cultivation of
sweet peas
Mr. Olaifson found on opening his
pf.lats sof pils that there WAS no coat
i'll <--A----l but was pleased TO dis
COVER that, in spite of this omission,
The medicine was tasteeSs.
He had taken several pills whom he
became violently i'll with pains in his
abdomen. A physician. hastily sum-
noned, diagnosed the case as one of
appendicitis ana said that an operation
would 81 ilocea5;i, 10 save hls life.
The operation was successfully per-
formed about two weeks ago, and in
the excised appendix the surgeon found
three small brown colored pellets. He
started an investigation, which soon
led him to the conclusion that the
clerk, in putting up the Olaffson order,
had transpnsed tine printed directions.
and that Olalfson had taken several
doses of sweet pea seeds. while his
wife had planted the liver pills
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Former South Dakota 2-na, ~<.
Accepts Invitation to Stump
New York.
is AN ARDENT ADMlRER
New York Journalists Stands Next to
Erysn in PETS Estimation, but
He VIII Work Witl1 Nel,ras-
kan in His Campaign.

iouH Falls. S. D., Oct. 2.-Richartl
Franklin Pettigrcw, formerly United
States senator from South Dakota, has
accepted an invitation from w. r.
Hearst to so to New York and cam
paign for him this fall in the latter's S
candidacy for governor of the Empire
state. Mr.. Esttigrew expects to go
within I; week and will probably re-
main in the east for couple of weeks,
providing democratic campaign man.
ayers in this state decide that they can
spare him that long. He has offered
his services to the party here and will
make u number of speeches in South
Dakota upon his return from New
York.
Former Senator Pettigrew is an ar
dent admirer of Hearst and places him
next to Bryan. He looks upon the
New York journalist as a coming big
man in the party. though inasmuch
as Hearst has said that he will not be
a presidential candidate in 1908 and
everything points to the nomination OF
Bryan, Pettigrew will stand by Bryan
for a third chase after the bee. 1t was
Bryan and free silver that caused Pet
tigrew to leave the republican party
and bolt the national convention at st.
Louis in 1896. to which he was Il dele
gate, and he has stood by the Nebras-
kan ever since.
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DRIVEN FROM HONE; wANDgRgR
Anton Volk Pays The Penalty of Hs
Cruelty.

Aberdeen. $. d.. oct. 3.-lcriVen
rom his home by the arm OF the law
because he made life miserable for his
Family, Anton Nol5. Il man past the
meridian of his life. is a homeless wan
derer on the Brown county prairies.
Yesterday afternoon he turned his back
On the place where he had lived for
many Years, said q few words of fare
we'll To some of his children, and left,
probably never TO cross their thrcsh-
sid again
Nolks election is the direct result
Of the tragedy enacted Monday night,
when his Wife, scared into insanity by
his threats To kill her if she did not
withdraw divorce suit which she had
commenced against him, wandered
away from home. She was found many
houfs later and taken to the home OF
friend in this city. Yesterday, through
her attorney, she received permission
from Judge Mccoy to eject her hus
band from the house and the sheriff
served the notice.
Nolk has been a habitual drunkard
for some time. Only IL few months age
he was in the county Jail for ntoxi-
cation, but was liberated upon pay
ment of his fine. The property has
been in Mrs. Nollls name for several
years, being transferred from him be
cause of the fact that his heavy drink
ing threatened bankruptcy. Mrs. Volll
now owns the land. which is Il valu
able quarter and it is entirely clear
except Il small mortgage of q few hun
dred dollars against it. The land is
situated Il few miles north of this city.
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COULD MOBILIZE IN "a HOURS.
South Dakota Militia Could Be Erough,
together In FURRY

Watertown. S. d. Oct 2-When
approached by a Tribune corresponds
ent with the question as to how the
South Dakota rational guard would
meet call for service in Cuba Ad-
jutant General E.nglesby replied: Il
hardly think that the South Dakota
national guard will be called upon to
furnish troops for service in Cuba, but
in the event tkat this state should be
called upon, the Fourth regiment can
be brought together at the state camp
grounds at Watertown within twenty
four hours. And when the companies
arrived they would be fully equipped
for field service With everything frora
modern rifles to shelter tents The
6 neral is now absent with the cavalr>
on Their practice n2arc!, to the Missouri
river
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wooNsockET FEELS BETTER.
Sale of Richards Ranch Means Drop :,
pinu of County Seat Fioht.

WoonsoclSet, S. D., Oct. 1.-The peo-,
pie of Woonsocket are feeling better
now that Dick" Richards, of Huron,
has sold his large ranch at F'orrestburg,
as it probably means that the hopes of
that little village in the geographical
center of the county will now go by
the board as regards moving the county
seat from this city which is on the ex4
treme western edge of the county. Mr-
Richards, the heaviest land holder at
Forrestburg, has been blamed by Woon-
socket people for instigating the county
seat fight and for promoting the hopes
of the Forrestburgites, and as he is
known as fighter and a very success
full man in all that he undertakes it
was feared that he might accomplish
his purpose and that the official seat of
,the county would be taken back to Forl
,restburG where it was twenty-five years
?v)
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100000 IN TAXES.
Enormous Sum Collected in Law

NONTTNy III 0SPsS''f0S''
Dcadwood, s. d., Oct 4.-The coun-
ty treasurer of Lawrence county has
just made n rough estimate of the
amount of taxes paid into his office for
the past month. and the total will be
in the ncishborhood of 100000. Under
the restraining order of the circuit
court, tine treasurer was enjoined from
accepting more than eight months of
the taxes on town and city realty.
This is unquestionably one of the best
records ever made in any one month
in this county.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-05
PRIMPING CAUSED DEATH

cirl Receives Fatal Burns from Alcohol
Lamp While Heating Curling Iron.
Dcadwood, s. D., oct 3.-Nera Van.
2ant was fatally burned by the flames
rom an alcohol lamp on which she
was heating her curling iron, and died
lfier tWenty-four hours of intense auf
leriag.
She occupied rooms over a saloon
and tile first that WAS known of the
accident WAS when the girl. onveoped
in flames, rushed into the bar room,
crying for help y man standing near
6N Immediately threw his coat over
her and distinguished the flames, but
II Was too late
She had lived in Deadwood for the
past eight years.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-05
FIRE AT BUTLER.

Butler S. d., oct. 3.-An early morn
ing fire caused q $1,000 loss TO the Nc
Caul-Webster Elevator companys lum-
Der yard in this town. BY heroic eff
forts OF the volunteer fire department
the blaze was confined to the lumber
yard, notwithstanding the high wind
that was blowing.
The origin of tine fire is unknown, but
ii is supposed to have been set by
tramps who have made of the lumber
shyds II lodging house.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-05
slxTEEMRouND PUPPY STAKE.
Hares Fan Poorly in National Coursine
Meet at Hot Sprinas

Hot Springs, S. D., Oct. 4.--'The sixteen
round puppy stake in the national cours-
ing events yesterday was run. The wealth
or was warm and clear. but the hares ran
poorly. The scores are as follows:
Fortunate Effort beat Ellington. S to o.
Miss Grain Belt. Tea Coffee. undecided.
Golden Trail E@at Weary Willie, to o.
Wildwood beat Fine Edge. 8 to g.
Third Round-Golden Trail beat Fortu-
nate Effort A to 2.
Wildwood beat Miss Grain Belt, 16 to o.
Both dogs in finals owned by James
Freeman.
rwcnty-four- hound. All Ages Second
Round-Bartegus Beat Missile A. Bye, .
TO o.
Baby Aurora. the Flight, first heat, tie;
second won by Baby Aurora 10 to 5.
Wild Gus beat Marvs Clair, A to 0.
l'ourpaugh, Lord Berry, first heat, tie;
second heat won by Fourpaugh, to 2.
Laxgarcia beat Las Mascotta, to 2.
Miss FLORENCE beat Happy Free. . to 3.
Third Round-I3artegas beat Baby
Aurora - to o.
Wild Gus beat Iaxgarcia. 9 to :.
l'ourpaugh beat Miss Florence, 10 to 6.
Wild Gus beat I5artesus, TO ).
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-05
HURON COLLEGE OPENS.

Huron, S. D.. Oct. 3-The fall tern
of Huron college opened with an in
creased enrolment of students, with
prospects of numerous additions within
the next few weeks Until the new
building now in course of construction
is ready for use, the college manage.
ment is somewhat hampered for room.
but is vet able to accommodate all here
and will make room for those yet tc
come.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-05
BROWN COUNTY FAIR.

Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 4.-The Brown
county fair opened yesterday and there
is every indication that it will be a
great success. The exhibits are much
above the average and the entertain
ment features are the best that can
be procured. The fair will continue all
this -.'ecl,.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-05
SUCCEEDS WARE AT LEAD.
Rev. Montgomery Moves from Aberdeen
to Elack Hills City.

Aberdeen, S. d., Oct. 4.-Rev. T. NJ.
Montgomery, who has been rector of
ST. Marks church of this city for the
past seven years, left today for Lead
and Deaiwood to assume charge of the
Episcopal churches in those towns.
They have been without Il rector since
the retirement of Rev. G. Ware. who
was convicted in connection with land
frauds. Rev. j. w. Hyslop, of Sioux
Falls S. ID, to whom st. Marks church
extended Il call. has accepted and will
take charge of the parish November 1.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-05
UNION VITAL STATISTICS.

ELK Point, S. D., Oct. 4.-The vital
statistics of Union county as shown
by the clerk of courts report for the
month of September give fifteen births
and six deaths during the month.
issued and seven persons who took out
their first naturalization papers during
the month.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-05
CUPID BUSY AT HURON.

Huron, S. D., Oct. 3.-Three nlar-
Tiages were solennized here this week:
Robert Il. Reed and I.ffie N. Walker,
both of Huron. by Rev. j. p. Anderson,
they will reside in Marion, Ia; j. II.
Reedy and Mabel c. Phillips, both of
Huron, by Rev. f. Long, will reside
acre; Charles Myers and Maude Noor-
MES, both of Hitchcock, by Rev. +. L.
Hudson, will reside in Hitchcock.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-05
STATES OLDEST MASON DIES.

Ger is dead in this city at the age of IS
years Mr. Spencer was known us the
Oldest Mason in the state having joined
that fraternity over sixty years ago at
Upper Sanduslly. o. He was a mem
Der of Cement lodge, at Claremont,
which viii have charge of the funeral.
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$50 AN ACRE FOR DAKOTA LAND.

Huron, S. D., Sept. 2S.-The largest
price yet paid for South Dakota land
was Yesterday paid to r. o. Richards,
of this city, for his 1,S0O acres ranch
near Forresburg, Sanborn county the
consideration being $4,000 or $50 an
acre. The purchasers of the large tract
of land are members of the Hutter-
MISUNDERSTANDING society, Ger
nan-Russian organization with head
quarters at Olivet, Hutchinson county.
The Richards ranch is one of the
finest in the state and the buildings are
modern and comnlete, while the loca-
ton is exceptionally pretty and attrac-
tive
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-05
LOS ARG LES sIZzLEs.
And People al. That California City
Swelter i'm Temperature
OF 11o

Los Angeles. Cal. Oct. 3.-yesteraay
ras the hottest day of the year.
At 12:20 p. m. 1l2 degrees was re-
corded in the shade.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-05
M'Cl. ELAN BOLTS.
Man Who Beat Hearst for Mayer Will
Oppose Him fer
.oVcrac;

New York, Oct. ..-.Iayor McClel-
Ian gave ont . statement this after
noon. IL saii he wo72ld not
vnf" f. srovlraor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-09
AT DANVILLE.

Mrs. w. N. West is at Brightlook
Hospital for treatment.
ellis & Colby have just received
another carload of Kemp manure
spreaders.
Mrs. Horace Rowe has returned from
a two weeks visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Carl Lang, at East Barnet.
Dean Hale, who has been so seriously i'll
for some time, is able to attend school
egain.
c. H. Wilson's R F. D. route has been
extended to the corner by Lawrence
LaPlant's. His route now covers 245s
miles.
County Game Warden ]. c. F. Richter
oil Peacham was here last week to in
vestigate the case ola deer killed bv dogs
at North Danville. Several der have
been seen near here recently and William
Somers saw one crossing Joe's Pond on
the ice.
The w. c. T. U. meets with Miss
Hattie Choate Friday afternoon.
Road Commissioner Henry Chalmers
commenced Monday to repair the roads.
He employs two machines and eight men.
Ira Preston has been at home i'll the
past week.
Mrs. E. K. Hill OF Barre has been visit.
ing at A. {. McLean's.
Mrs. Charles Fellows, who has been
very i'll, is able to be out,
c. S. Ranney, who has been very pain.
fully i'll with sciatic rheumatism for
long time, is slowly recovering.
The Herald Square Moving Picture Co.
will exhibit at the Town Hall Friday
evening. The company comes highly
recommended and will give good enter
tainment.
The following officers Of Diamond
Chapter O. E. S, were installed at the
public installation Wednesday evening:
W. NJ, Mrs. Anna H. Dole; W. P, DR..
Henri L. Packer; A. NJ, Mrs. Kate Will
son; treasurer, Mrs. Anna L. Green; Sec
rotary, Mrs. Fannie E. Ranney; conduc-
tress, Mrs. Nellie Goss; asso. conduc ress.
Mrs. Annie R. Cass; Ada, Mrs. Flora
DAVIS; Ruth, Miss Nellie Colby; Esther,
Mrs. Minnie A ingalls,; Martha, Mrs.
Edith S. Moore; Electa, Mrs. Maggie
Merrill; Warder, Mrs. Mary Smith;
chaplain, Mrs. Cynthia Ainsworth; sem
tinel George Green; organist, Charles
H. Wilson.
Low price on grass seed and seed corn
at Frazier's, West Danvie.
The many friends OF Mrs. William
Brown, of Barton, formerly OF this place
will be sorry to learn that on April &c
she Tell and broke her hip, and is in a
critical condition.
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Bankruptcy Notice.
PETITION FOR DISCHARG

re IL ION FON D1SS dAKOE.
In the matter of
Sherman X. Graham In Bankruptcy
Bankrupt
To the Hon. Hoyt H. Wheeler Judge of the
District Court of the United States for
the District of Vermont.
Sherman r. Graham of st. Johnsbury in the
County of Caledonia and State of Vermont,
in said District, respectfully represents:
That on the 5th dav of September, 1905,
he was duly adjudged bankrupt under the
Acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy;
that he has duly surrendered all his property
and rights of property, and has fully COM
piled with all the requirements of said Acts
and of the orders of the Court touching
his bankruptcy;
Wherefore, he prays that he may be de-
creed by the court to have full discharge
from all debts provable against his estate
under said Bankrupt Acts except such debts
Dated this 3rd day of May, A u 1906.
SHERMAN X. GRAHAM, Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
United States District Court for the Dis
trict of Vermont
In re, Sherman X. Graham, Bankrupt,
Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that Sherman X.
Graham, Bankrupt, has filed his petition,
dated May 3rd 1906, praying for discharge
from all his debts in bankruptcy, and that
all creditors and other persons Directing to
such discharge may appear before me at my
office in st. Johnsbury, aforesaid, on the 21st
day OF Nav, 1906, at O'Clock in the fore
noon, and then and there present their objec-
tions, If any, to such discharge, with their
proofs thereon.
MARSHALL MONTGOMERY,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Dated at st. Johnsbury, VT. this sth day
OF May, 1906.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-09
At JOe's Pond.

Arbor Day was observed at Lake View
Farm by setting out 40 maple shade
trees along the roads in Lake View Park.
F. M. Shaw, A E. Counsel and Milo
Chande r assisted in the work.
The ice has been steadily going out of
the pond the past week and is now all
out. A number o good catches of fish
have been reported.
W. H. McFarlin of St. Johns bury is
building cottages for NJ. M. Goodwin
and Mrs. Kate G. Brock, both OF St.
Johnsbury.
Several hocks of wild ducks have been
seen on the pond this spring.
A. R. Ellis and Joseph Barry of St.
Johnshury spent Sunday at their camp.
Lumber has been drawn for a cottage
for Fremont Ranney OF ST. Johnsbury.
E. c. Stanley and Fl. P Brown OF St.
Johnsbury spent Sunday at Bi CHI Lodge.
Alfred Brown of St. Johnsbury sp, Mt
Sunday al his cottage.
A deer was seen crossing the ice in the
pond one day the first OF last week.
Maurice Lovejoy OF st. Johnsbury is
getting the Aldrlch and Burbank steamer
ready to be placed in commission.