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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
GREAT AMERICAN GAME
AS Exemplified by the Merchants
and Clerks in a Close and Ex-
citing Game Friday

The merchants and clerks fought
afternoon at University park under
a torrid heat that made the game all
the hotter, and. according to reports,
which are Slightly at variance from
both teams, it must have been some
thing fierce. The merchants won,
however.
This is the way the teams lined up:
Merchants-LaSage, pitcher; Ham
lei, catcher; shortstop, Scallin; lst,
DR.. Smith I'D, j. Il. Wells; Sd, Jesse
Branch; left, Blynn; center, Dowdy /;
right, DeMuers.
ylerkS-Herman and Branson pitch
ers and first base: M~etcalf, catcher;
I'd, kimball: Sd, McLain; sllortstop,
ID. Welch; left. l.. Welch; center,
Stenwall; right, Belts.
The game was IA pitchers battle
from start to finish. and while the
clerks hit frequently there was A
merchant standing around with his
big init out for the fly. ana the
clerks retaliateu at every OppOrtun-
isy. Jim Wells, who was one of the
crack players something like ten or
fifteen years ago, did the star hit
ting for the merchants, aud accOr1-
ing to report he batted a ball over
~Stenwall's head that brought in the
winning run Just what the score
was is hard to determine, there
seeming to be a concerted movement
on the part OF the players to agree
on d certain score. We have had it
from various sources that the score
was 2 to !, again that it was 6 to l,
still another admitted that it might
have been 8 to 1. Further, that the
game lasted IL innings and that Jim
Wells hit the last ball away over the
centeftielder's head and the last
score came in amidst thunderous
applause. Another told us that the
game lasted nine innings and still
another that the bunch Quit when
they got tired. That there might he
a chance for discrepancies in the
game is due to the fact that Cliff
Reeves kept the score of the game
ON a notcbed stick, and in the In
tense excitement it is possible he
might have lost track of a few things
that are said to nave uranspired.
Herman for the clerks lasted three
innings, when Branson was pulled
off Of first base to go in the box with
the bases full and one mar out. The
clerks went at it hard and put out
the other two men without giving
them a chance to score. Merritt
umpired the game, and his decisions
were acceptable without much kick
ing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
MARRIED DOWN IN VIRGINIA
Welded Couple Will Come to Mitch
ell to Make Their Future
Home.

Tazewell Va, Sept 6.-Yesterday
afternoon at four O'Clock Mr.. Henry
James Kelly and Miss Margaret
Bowen Gillepsie were united in the
holy bonds Of matrimony at the
residence Of the brides father. Mr..
Geo. w. Gillespie.
Mr.. Kelly is a sol OF Rev. VIM. I'll.
Kelly of our county, hut for several
years past has resided in South Da.
kota, where he has been employed
as salesman for the Sioux City Iron
Company q of the largest whole
sale firm OF that section.
Miss Gillispie is the daughter OF
Mr.. Geo. W. Gillespie. president
Of the Tazewell National Bank and
also a prominent shareholder in
several large coal companies of this
section.
MI. and Mrs. Kelly left on the
evening train yesterday for Chicago,
wheIe they will spend several days
before returning to their future
home at Mitchell, S. ID.
Quite a number of friends and
relatives attended the wedding and
the numerous list Of presents were
pronounced as beautiful and fine as
and ever seen in our town.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
CORN PALACE BANNER
Causes Trouble When 1t Was Take1
to the Depot for Shipment
Over to the State Fair.

The big banner painted by Alex.
Dumas for advertising the corn
palace caused quite a bit of dis
turbance on lower Main street yes
terdag afternoon. The banner,
wbicil was 30 feet long, was rolled
up aud put on Ed. S%chlimgen's dray
to haul to the depot. One end
reached out past the horses head,
and lile animal shied at it, natuI-
ally. When a corner was TUNED sud-
denly the banner hit the horse in
the head and he started to run away,
and it was all that Mr.. Simons and
Mr.. Schlimgen could do to hold to
the banner and not be thrown out.
At the critical moment Amos
Chandler, who had figured in the
police court a short time before,
proved the hero of the hour in this
incident. He rushed out into the
street, caught the horse by the bit
and tried to stop him. This proved
Intellectual, and as a last resort he
grasped tie horse by the throat and
choked him down With his powerful
hand. The banner was saved from
damage, Simons and Scllimgen
were not hurt and the banner was
loaded on the train for the state
fair at Huron.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
CONSIGNED TO THE GRAVE
Chris Christinson Was Buried Tuesday
Under the Auspices of the
Order of Eagles.

Funeral services were held at the
2 O'Clock over the remains OF Chris
Christianson, a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. 2. Christianson, who live on the
south side. His death occurred
Sunday morning at 10 O'Clock as a
result OF typhoid fever. which fol-
lowed 4 sunstroke on Wednesday of
last week while he was operating a
thIesiling machine engine northeast
of the CITY. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev II. S. Wilkinson,
whose remarks were quite appropri-
ate to the occasion. The music was
rendered by the Misses Morris and
Hager and the Messrs Morris and
Hager The attendance was large.
many friends coming from south OF
town. where the deceased formerly
lived, and by whom he was highly
respected. The moral tributes were
many and very beautiful. The Fra
ternal Order of Eagles attended the
services in a body, and followed
the remains to the Glaceland ceme-
terry, where lhey gave their rituals
tic service. The pallbearers were
William Jones, "A. j. Davis. Frank
Conant, Mott Davis, Ole johnson
and William Rush. The deceased
was % years of age. He leaves a
father, mother, sister. aud brother,
the latter living in Colorado. to
MOURN his early and untimely death.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14

Quaker doctor found a very ready
sale for his medicines and enough
was sold TO keep a large numher of
people in medicine for some time to
come. A nail driving contest for IA
ladies was the last feature aud it
had to be run in three heats. Miss
Harris beat out the first lot of con-
testants and there was no evidence
that any Of the ladies hit their
fingers, as it was distinctly under
stood that there was to be 40 excIa-
nations in event any such a ching
happened. The second lot of contes-
tants went at their work harder
than the first and finished up a little
sooner. Mrs. Spence was the winner
Of the second heat. Miss Harris and
Mrs. Spence we're then given the
platform to exercise their nail driy-
ing powers for THE prize Of SIS. Both
were urged on 10y their excited ad-
mirers but on the homestretch the
head Of Miss Harris's hammer flew
off, and it was thought she was out
of the race One of the other con
teStants handed her a hammer and
she r%edoubled her energy With the
result, and much to the surprise OF
all, she finished ahead of her COM
petitor, and the Quaker doctor
handed her out five big silver dollars
Miss Harris drove The ten nails in
the hlock ne wood i'm 20 seconds
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14

ties. from which the four young men
were required to draw their sus-
tenance. Nothing abasbed they
tackled the long rubber stem and one
of them gave every indication of
having got his start in life in that
way. A. Davis disposed OF the milk
question first and was awarded the
prize. 1t was great sport for the
crowd while it lasted. The concerts
have been given for the past tour
weeks and they have drawn immense
crowds every night, and the stunts
that are being done by the yaude-
Vile artists are really good.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
Milk Drinking Contest.

The Quaker doctor offered a prize
Of So in a milk drinking contest one
night at the conclusion of his con-
cert, and three or four young men
got into the game. The four glass
of milk on the table looked tempting
and they did rot look like a very
big JOB. When the fellows..got on the
platform, and they supposed they
were to drink the milk from the
glasses, a roar Of laughter greeted
them as the Quaker doctor came
forth from behind the screen carry.
ing in his hands four nursing bot
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
A Heavy Fall of Ram.

A heavy rain storm visited this
section during the night of Monday,
beginning at l O'Clock, and while
the precipitation was not very
heavy and was not accompanied by
much wind, the thunder and light
nlng was very severe. The precipi-
tation amounted to 81 inches. The
weather bureau predicted a light
frost for the night, but it failed to
materialize, the thermometer going
only to 81 degrees, but With the
prevailing ::moisture there Is a possi-
bllity..of frost.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
WHY PUMP DON'T COME
Strike Situation is the Cause OF the
Delay OF the New Pump for
Water Works.

The new pump for the water works
which the city council contracted
for away last spring has not been
shipped as yet, although it was due
here some time in June. Chairman
Wells, Of the committee. has been
lnteIrogated times without number
as to the reason for the pump not
being i'm position before this. Mr..
Wells and Auditor Markham have
at different intervals gone after the
pump company in Milwaukee urging
an early delivery, and tile SUPPOSE
ton was that it was to have been
shipped Aug. Is, hut it was not.
Alderman Wells made a final appeal
to the co rpany concerning the deliv-
cry OF the pump and he received the
following reply:
City Of Mitchell, j. e. Wells,
Chairman Water Committee, S. d.
Dear Sir: We duly received your
favor of August 30, and would say
was answered on the same date,
therefore our letters crossed in the
mail.
When we wrote your city auditor
sometime since that we would make
shipment of your pumping engine by
Aug. 10, sure, we were at that time
confident that shipment could be
made at the time stated, but the
moldels strike, which is still in
effect in ten cities, including Mil
| Waukee. still hammers us
1t is necessary for us to get a
large number of castings made out
side and while there is not very
much difficulty i'm getting larger
castings, which are profitable to
the outside foundry men, the tug OF
war comes when we try to get the
smaller parts. For some little time
the main castings for your pumping
engine have been ready and stand
ing IN our shops. Our Mr.. Prescott
has been to the foundry and given
the matter Of getting out the small
Ter castings, which we're promised
to US long ago, his personal .atten-
ton. He now advises that the two
discharge pipes for which we have
been waiting are on their way and
all that remains is the cast iron shell
for the surface condenser. This we
expect to have within a few days
and we can at this writing promise
definitely that your pump will be
shipped Within the next two weeks.
Answering your question as to
whether we have any interest in
trying to accommodate you by trying
to get the pump shipped, we would
say that there mas certainly been no
Intention on our part to ignore your
letter, we simply have been ham
pered by the molders' strike referred
to and repeatedly disappointed by
the outside foundry who are doing
some OF work, and if there has
been two or three days delay in
answering your leJter, it has been
because we have taken time TO look
into the matter thoroughly and get
as good an idea as possible as to
just what we could say in reply
regarding the time of shipment.
Your order happens to be the last
one on our books on which we made
promise of quicF delivery. We have
put forth Jul most strenuous efforts
to get it shipped and we will con
tinue to do so until the machine is
loaded On the Car and headed for
Mitchell.
Very respectfully yours,
Fred. NJ. Prescott Steam Pump Co,
by John Carey,
Manager of Sales.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
Putting on the Roof.

Work is progressing fine on the
Gale theatre building. The brick
work on the front is all finished and
it is d handsome piece of work that
has been done by N. ID. Clark and
his force of men The roof is now
being put on and it is expected that
it will be ready for the roof by
the latter part OF the week. This
work is being done by G.. Il. Larry
and he has shown considerable skill
in putting the heavy beams and
timbers together for The roof sup
port. 1t is exec ptionally we'll braced
and Is a fine piece of structural
work. Brick work on the rear walls
has been suspended for a few days
until the carpenters get along a little
farther in the work. Manager Gale
says that the opera chairs have been
shipped irom Chicago, and there
will be no waiting on that score.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
CITY 1REAsuRER's. REPORT
The Receipts and Disbursements Of
the City of Mitchell for the
Year Ending Aug. 81.

0dI GuOAA6 aug. oAs
City Treasurer Kibbee has just
filed his annual report Of the receipts
and disbursements of the cash Of the
city for the year ending Aug. 81,
the important features OF which will
doubtless be of int crest to the citi-
zens.
The balance on hand Sept. l, 1905,
was, s3,Ooa.O3 L. The important re-
ceipts for the year are practically as
follows: Tax collections from county
treasurer, S27, 1853. IA; water, rents,
50, 1871. 90; licenses. 81, AGO. 80; fines
in police court, s791; tapping sewer
and water mains, S106; rents from
city hall, 81, 94o. SO; poll taxes ,s345.-
25; cemetery lots and sexton fees,
S643; sale of sewer bonds to McDon-
cid, Mccoy g. Co., 500, 255. 80. There
were a number of smaller receipts,
which hrings the aggregate, includ-
insg the balance on hand one year
ago, to S1O7, 481 20.
The disbursements are as follows:
Warrants paid on the general fund,
S25, 891 81; interest on the same,
$3.50. 81; warrants paid on cemetery
fund. 1917. so; city hall fund. So, $685.
06: on eve fund. 500. 02O. SO; cou-
pons on bonded Indebtedness, S7,677.-
so. a total of S1O5, 73O. 81, and leaving
a balance in the treasury of 81, $50 %.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
TO CIRCUIT COURT
the colored Man, Appealed
His Case to the Circuit Court
for Decision

Amos Chandler, the colored man,
was up before Justice Thompson
Friday afternoon on the charge Of
disturbing the peace. He had a
fight a day or two before with a
shoe sinner by the name of Smith,
the latter pleading guilty and paying
his fine. Chandler declined to plead
unless ne vas served with u war
rant. Whom this had been done he
wanted a jury trial, AID this was &C.
corded bum Friday afternoon at A
O'Clock. A jury comprising Earl
Waterbury. Frank Lyon, Ora b.
Wells, ljelNan II. Becker, Andrew
E. Eddy aud W. \. Barber was
selected. j. l.. Hannett appeared
for the city aud j. G.. Markham for
che defendant. Chandler's defense
Was that he was simply defending
himself from the attack of Smith,
but the city presented evidence
sufficient to show that he was as
much engaged IN the fight as the
man who pleaded guilty, and the
jury returned its verdict in support
OF the evidence Of Attorney Han
nett. Justice Thompson imposed
a fine OF Sl5.
Chandler, however, declined to
accept the decision Of the jury and
gave notice of an appeal to the ci1-
cult, where he thinks he will be able
to be cleared Of the charge.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to the friends and neighbors
for their Kindness and thoughtful
ness in contributing to the care of
the late Charles Burnside during mis-
long eE7eef led condition, and for the
expressions which were so manifest
at the funeral services.
Mrs. Charles Burnside.
Howard Burnside,
Mr.. and.Mrs. G. V. Priest.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
AMONG SUNDAY SCHOOLS
County Convention Was Held Thurs.
day at the Methodist Church
Papers Presented.

i ne Sunday school workers of Day-
ison county met in convention
Thursday afternoon at the Methodist
church. which was presided over by
Rev. III. S. Wilkinson in The absence
of President Peck. The secretary of
the convention was Harriet Reeves.
liz was the intention to hold a morn
ing session but owing to so few ar
irving for that session it vas post
poned until the afternoon. Two ve~y
interesting addresses were given,
n by Mrs. Fonken. superintendent
Of the PRESBYTERIAN Sunday school,
on Best Primary Plans,n and the
other by Mrs. Josephine Vermilyea
on Sunday School and Temper
ance."
The rest Of the afternoon was de-
voted to a discussion OF matters re-
.latinv to the Sunday school work in
the county.
In the evening two addresses were
given. Rev. +. p. Leach, secretary
OF the State Sunday School Associa-
ton, spoke and DR.. Thomas Nichol-
son, also delivered an address, both
of which touched with strong
interest on the work of the Sunday
school.
The election OF officers was post
poned until the spring meeting CT
the association, the location OF
,.l,;,l- ,,;u 10 lo+orr,i,ol I,to,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-14
Filled Them Up With Medicine.

The Quaker medicine company
closed its four weeks engagement in
the city Saturday evening land there
was not a night but what the lot
az thronged wit :people. The
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-01-13
He Owned Straight Down.

During the early construction
period of the Wachusett reservoir in
the towns of Clinton, Boylston ant
West Boylst n, the property owners
mostly farmers, protested quite earn
estly against the right of the metro
politan water board to take their
lands by eminent domain" a power
they never before heard Of.
One day during this period of agi
tation minister driving through the
Nashua valley, the future site of the
reservoir, came to hill where a fine
view of the surrounding country could
be had. Daniel Carville, a farmer,
who for seventy years had lived in
that region, suspecting that the occu-
pant of the carriage was an official
who was looking over his premises
for the purpose of selling it later by
eminent domain" walked up to the
carriage with an inquiring look.
The minister putting his head out,
In pleasant tone inquired if he own.
ed this beautiful hill"
Carville, desiring to impress the
supposed agent of the water board
with his idea of ownership, replied:
yes, every foot of it right straight
down to hell.'-Boston Herald.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-01-13
Mlsta' IN for a -utler.

London society foil, are much
amused at a recent misadventure of
Lord Newton-9utler, who is a digni-
fed man Of rcther stiff carriage and
who is himself responsible for the
story.
1t was musical at home in Bel.
gravia, to which the lord was invited,
and, 1t being rainy night, he wore a
felt hat and long waterproof coat
over his evening dress. The family
butler opened the door to him, looked
puzzled for moment, and then asked
tentatively, Name, please?"
Lord Newton-Butler," was the re.
ply.
"Oh, Lord Newton's butler, are you?
Come along. old chap, and have
drop of something in the housekeep-
er's room. They've got a job lot up.
stairs tonight and your master amt
come yet, II you're looking for him"
with pleasure" said his lordship,
who spent chatty five minutes with
the butler over a glass of Burton ale.
Much obliged to you, I'm sure, and
now think I'll go and have look
at the Job lot in the drawing room"
And to the buffers horror his new
acquaintance strobe up the stairs and
was soon warmly shaking the hand OF
his hostess.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-01-13
Rounded Up Undesirables.

A remarkable experience was tried
in Bavaria in 1899, in an effort to solve
the problem of the unemployed. Count
Rumford, an Englishman, after an ad-
venturous career in America, settled
in Bavaria, won the confidence of the
elector, and obtained permission to
apply Cromwellian methods in Kidding
the state of all its tramps, beggars,
thieves and undesirables. On New
Years day four regiments of cavalry
were distributed throug' out the state
and at a given hour "a "drive" was
made Of all the undesirables. Over
10000 were placed under arrest, in
Guiding no fewer than 1900 in Munich
alone.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-01-13
PATHS Proudest Moment.

The story of PATHS "proudest mo-
ment" is pretty. 1t occurred in the
course of an evening spent at the
house of Mr.. Alfred Rothschild, where
a dinner was given in honor of the
imminent marriage Of the Prince and
Princess of Wales. The King rose to
propose the health Of Madame Patti,
and told of the cities in which he had
heard her sing. And then he describ.
ed how Queen Alexandra had once
held up little Prince George" in
whose honor they were that night as
sembled, and bade him embrace her,
so that in after life he might truthfully
say he had kissed the famous Ma
dame Patti That was the happiest
and proudest moment in the divas
life.-E. A. B., in The Sketch.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-01-13
JOYFUL SONG OF THE CRICKET.
Its Remembrance Almost stirs Maine
Editor to Poetry.

6bitOi W EOCtIys
The song of the cricket is associat.
ed with some of the most joyful
events in life, with full granaries and
heaping cellars, with bending or
chards, where squirrels scamper and
cough along the walls, with hazy hills
and misty wales, with mellow sunlight
and silver moonlight, with kissing
parties in the old farmhouses. and
with seeing the rosy-cheeked girl
home along the country road, and
with standing by her side at the front
gate, until the old stars went down
in the west and new stars peeped
above the eastern hills.
How the crickets did sing on those
nights! And they said "Cheer up" as
plainly as could be! Why any fellow
should wish to cheer up, or how he
could possibly need to cheer UP, when
standing close up alongside of nice
girl to keep the bears away, Is ques-
ton that we refuse to answer; and 1t
does not matter in the least, for If the
crickets had cried for us to feel bad
we should have disobeyed them and
would do so now, If we had the
chance.-Bangor News.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-01-13
BLACK HAIR THE STRONGEST.
viii Sustain Almost Double the
Weiuht of Golden Tresses.

Black hair is stronger than golden
tresses and will sustain almost double
the weight. Recently a German sci
enlist has been experimenting and
has found that 1t is possible to sus-
pend weight of four ounces by a
single hair, provided the hair be
black Blond hair will give way at
varying weights dependent upon the
exact tint. yellow hair will scarce
support two ounces. brown will hold
up three without breaking, while a
very dark brown will sustain an add
tional half ounce.
The greater vitality of the black
hair is declared to be the reason for
the preponderance of blond bald
heads, and according to this expert,
menter, a person with jet black hair
will still enjoy a full growth, while
the blond will have been bald for sew.
en- and half years
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-01-13
To Make IndeIlbIe Ink,

lndelible ink for marking linen may
be easily prepared at home by put
ting two inches of lunar caustic in
an ounce bottle and filling the bot
tie up with good vinegar. Be care
ful that the bottle is perfectly Clean or
the result will not be satisfactory.
Cork tightly and leave in a sunny
place for two days before using