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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-12
BURIED At GRAcELAND
Funeral Services Held Over the Re-
mains of Mrs. Burnside at the
Residence Saturday.

Mrs. Hannah Burnside, who died
the evening of July 4th as the result
of several strokes Of paralysis, was
buried at Graceland cemetery Satur-
day afterno n. Funeral services were
held at tile residence on Fifth A venue
west at 2:30 o'clock and were COZ
Quoted by Rev. Fl. S. Wilkinson,
pastor Of the Methodist church.
MANY OF the oldtime friends OF the
deceased were present and the floral
tributes were many. Rev. Wilkin-
son delivered a short address and
commented upon the life of the
deceased. Appropriate music was
furnished. The following we're the
pail bearers: j. A. Reed, w. e. Tip
ton. Jos. Swift. w. H. Turneaure.
E. j. Grinnell, A. M. Crossett.
Hannah Priest Cooley was born
Dec. 10, 1887, in Grafton county,
N. Fl. She vas married TO William
A. Spooner of the same place in 1857,
and they moved to New York, resid-
ing there until 1866, when Mr..
Spooner died.. She then moved to
Manchester, Iowa, where she was
preceded by her fathers family. In
1867 she was married to Charles
Burnside Of that place. In the
spring OF 1882 they moved to Mitch.
ell, where they have since lived. OF
the three children born to the union
one died in infancy, aud Derby passec
away Nov. 10. 1905, leaving Howard
who With Mrs. G. Y. Priest, ant
J Wallace. q RraDd on, mourn tho los
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-12
souSA COMING TO MITCHELL
The Great Bandmaster Comes Long
Distance to Open the Corn
Palace Engagement.

A busy season has been mapped
out for John Phillip Sousa and his
hand, beginning with their seventh
annual appearance at Willow Grove
Park, near Philadelphia, Pa, OH
August 10th. This engagement
continues "a days or until September
End, Labor Day.
On September 9th, will begin the
organizations eleventh annual en-
gagement at the Western Pennsyl-
vania Exposition, Pittsburg, Pa,
same ending On September Goth,
when the route leads to Mitchell, s.
D., for a week of concerts at the
Corn Palace. Sept. 1928.
From Mitchell the itinerary con-
tinues to the Pacific Coast, then
back to New York for a Christmas
tide concert ..at the Hippodorome on
December 18th. Then follow two
weeks of rest over the holidays, or
until January 5th, when a second
tour begins, that will carry the band
through the New England States,
southwark to New Orleans and north
ward again to New York City, for
a closing concert at the. Hippodrome.
on February 23rd.
This will be the SoQsa Bands
thirty first semi-annual tour, and its
eighth time across the continent,
making a total Of more than 1900
concerts, given in 900 different
cities, since the Bands organization,
on August 1st, 1892.
While the oousa Band has been
idle since November last, in order
to give its leader a much deserved
rest after Is years Of c~easeless activi-
ty, there have been few idle hours
in the life Of John Phillip Sousa, for
be has just completed words and
music Of an attractive summer song,
"I've made My Plans For the Sum-
mer", and is now engaged in writing
a new comic opera, which is to have
an early Broadway production.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-12
The Athletic Sports.

On the Dad leading into the park
the athletic sports of the dag were
given. There was not enough room
for the people to see what was going
on as the crowd flocked along the
side OF the race course and shut off
the view. The following were the
winners:
50-yard dash, free-for-all-Joe An
derson, LIST; Paul Sheeks, I'd.
1oo-yard dash, for men-Jack
Hubbard, LIST; Paul sheeks, I'd.
50-yard dash, for girls-Gladys
Berry, LIST; Mabel Split, I'd.
Potato race-Thomas McManaman
list; John Berry I'd.
50-yard race-John Berry, LIST;
Oscar Link, I'd.
The best baseball game of the day
was between the juvenile teams,
which came together about 4 O'Clock.
The Mitchell high school team played
Fulton, and the little fellows were
fighting their way through the game
from start to finish. In the early
part of the game each team made
three scores and from then on to the
ninth the score was a tie. In the
tenth Fulton failed to score and
Mitchell with two men out managed
to push the deciding score over the
plate amid the yells and cheers of
her supporters. This closed the fes-
tivities of the day at the park and
by Z o'clock the great crowd had
departed for their homes, we'll pleas
ed with the success of the day. The
Park Association had a splendid pat
ronage among their various enter
prises and while the expense was
large, the association will be able to
clear up a good sum of money.
In the evening a dance was given
at the city hall as a close of the
celebration, but the weather was too
hot to have a large number of dane
ers. The music was furnished by
Nichols Mandolin orchestra.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-12
ON The PANAMA CANAL
Prof. Finch Saw the Great Canal in
Course of Construction and Gave
a Lecture With Illustrations.

a Lecture With Illustrations.
The illustrated lecture on the
Panama Canal by Prof. Grant E.
Finch at the University chapel Fri
day evening was not very we'll at
tended because of sultriness of the
weather, but those who we're not
there missed a very instructive
and entertaining address. Professor
Finch, who is a relative Of Prof.
Seaton OF the University, is a very
pleasant talker and his remarks were
illustrated by a very good set of
stereopticon views of the canal and
its surroundings.
Professor Finch stated that he
spent twenty-one days last summer,
travelling back and forth over the
canal route, taking his own pictures
and getting his information first
hand. AS Introductory to his re-
marks he spoke briefly of the i'm
portance OF the canal when it should
pe completed, and described the
earlier unsuccessful attempts to make
a waterway between the Two great
oceans. The picture showed in a
very clear manner what work has
already been accomplished and the
many difficulties that are yet to be
overcome. The effects OF the CHI
mate, the character and classes of
the laborers, the steam drills,
dredges and shovels, the dwellings,,
hospitals and sanitary work Of the
government and many other feature
Of interest were presented in tn
course OF the lecture. While the
official estimates place the completion
of the canal within eight years, Prof.
Finch believes that in view of the
great obstacles it will be twelve or
fifteen before sbips will 20 through,
but lie mas no doubt as TO the final
success of the enterprise.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-12
HAD A HAND TORN OFF
Chas. Hahn Started the Celebration
With a Serious Accident to His
Hand Wednesday.

Chas. Hahn, a plasterer who lives
at Ethan, started in his celebration
Wednesday evening at that place.
He hlled a pop bottle with powder,
inserted a fuse and a cork. He
lit the fuse and as it didn't go off
Immediately, he picked it up with his
left hand and with his right he at
tempted to light a paper to light
the fuse again. While doing this the
fuse started to burn and got into the
powder before he saw it, and bring
ing on the explosion that he was
waiting for. The explosion tore his
hand badly and the flying glass pune
tured his limbs to some extent. He
will lose the use of his left hand as
a result of the explosion. DIR. King
was called for and he went down to
Ethan that evening to dress the
wounds.
Another slight accident happened
on Main street Thursday afternoon.
A lady was pushing a baby cart
across Second street on Main and
when in the middle of the crossing
two girls who were driving a team
ran into the woman, knocking her
over and the buggy wheels passed
over her back. Her clothes were
slightly torn across her back and the
baby was thrown out of the cart.
The girls drove on without attempt
ing to find out how badly they had
injured the lady. She got up and
after resting a few moments started
on with her baby, neither of whom
were injured to any extent. The
parties were Mr.. and Mrs. George
McConkey, as we learned this after
noon. Mr.. McConkey was caught in
the buggy in some way and was drag
ged a distance of fifteen or twenty
feet, being bruised to the extent that
he could not attend to his work to-
day. Mrs. McConkey was also bruised
considerably.
A young lady was injured in the
face Thursday ewing by the explo-
sion of a firecracker, which some
careless person held while she was
going by.
Fenimore Cooper was injured
Thursday in a peculiar manner. A
number of boys had a giant cracker
which they placed under a tin can
in the middle of the street, and after
igniting it they got away a safe dis
lance. Fenimore ran to the porch,
where his mother and several ladies
were sitting. When the giant crack
er exploded it scattered the pieces
of tin in all directions, a number of
which struck Fenimore below the
knee and it required the services of
a physician to dig out the tin. The
lad cannot walk and he had an as
sistant to help him cover his route
on The Republican this evning. The
ladies seated on the porch narrowly
escaped being hurt. One of the
large pieces Of tin passed over their
heads, through a screen, breaking
the glass in the window and landing
OF a bed some distance from the
window.
Other than these four incidents no
other accidents are reported.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-12
Who Can See the Finish.

Philadelphia Record: Nebraska il
going to try government by injuno-
ton" in a new form. The attorney
general of the state has asked the
courts for injunctions to restrain
four leading railways from disregard
ing the 2-cent fare, anti-pass and
commodity rate legislation. Accord
ing to this, every law should be ac-
companied by injunction DEGREES adj
dressed to the entire community for
bidding people to violate the enact
ment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-12

OF the good woman. During the
twenty-five years that Mrs. Burnside
has resided in Mitchell she has made
many friends. She was a woman
who was devoted to her home life
and home duties and made a in
.teresting circle for the members of
the family.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-12
THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY

~ " 40 SoSaI AoSoA oN AoDll o
Park and an Immense Crowd
OF People Participated.
The people OF Mitchell ana sur
rounding country, that is = good
portion OF them, went down to
Tobin's Park to celebrate the -Four n
OF July, and a more ideal spot could
not have been found in the country.
1t is estimated that fully 800 people
were in the park during The day.
The celebration was given under the
aupsices OF the Mitchell Park AS
ISOLATION. which had charge of the
everything on the grounds.
The morning dawned cool and
pleasant and it was ideal weather for
the celebration, but as the hours
advanced it was evident that the day
was going to be bot and this was
a%bundantly verified in the afternoon
when the thermometer reached 1902
degrees.
LII lIO siONC LllSlC was q SOOl
breeze blowing, which, however, was
prevented from circulating on &C.
count OF the low branches on the
trees.
At the last moment Wednesday the
Omaha road consented to running a
special train to the grove and Con-
ductor Collard was assisted by a
detachment from the Mitchell fire
department who aided him in his
work and also to prevent any possible
accident while people were getting
on the train and making their way
down the embankment. There were
no accidents reported at the getting
OF place. Agent Wilt stated that he
sold 85l tickets to the park for the
special train. 1t was a great accom-
mediation to the public as many
would have had no opportunity to
have gone down but for the train.
A speakers stand and seats we're
placed in one Of the many shady
portions of the park and the ex-
cerises were held there. Robert
Bruins presided at the morning ex-
ercises which began at IL O'Clock.
The Mitchell band played three or
four selections tc bring the crowd
together and the music sounded fine
in the woods. The chorus Of girls
under the direction Of Miss Mona
Doane sang a selection and they we're
heartily applauded. The male quar-
tet, composed of Messrs. Downey
Morris, Kratz and Hager. sang
several selections and their singing
made a hit with the people, who
encored them long and loud.
The address of the day was deliv-
cred by Hon. H. G. Preston, of this
city, and it was without question, one
of the best addresses that we have
heard in years. He took up the his
%torical features leading up to the
signing of the declaration of indie
pendence, showing the steps that
were taken and the causes for the
final act in the colonists declaring
themselves free. He explained many
points about the declaration of in
dependence hat were of a highly in
teresting character, and in the last
portion of his address, dwelled to
some extent on the duties of the
voters of today in exercising their
freedom Of the ballot. Mr.. Preston
was highly complimented by his
friends on the address for the his
toric value in presenting the causes
and incidents leading up to the great
est act ever performed by an assem-
IDLY of men.
After another selection by the
male quartet and one by the band,
adjournment was taken for dinner.
There were many groups scattered
through the park and a happy hour
was spent at the lunch tables.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-12

In after two men were out. Only
seven Innings were played SO that
Plankinton could catch a train home.
The score by innings is as follows:
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-12

Will Scallin umpired the game ant
there was no kicking on his decis
ions.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
Gives Opinion on Marriaqe.

Attorney General Kirby recently re ceived communication asking for his opinion as to whether marriage license may be issued on Sunday with out violating the law and whether a marriage censummated on the same day under the license would be valid. Although the matter is ose that would appear from the nature of things to interest many people, the question had never been asked the attorney general before nor has an opinion on the mat ter ever been given out. In answer. ing the question, Mr. Kirby said: Ut might be a violation of law for a clerk to issue marriage license on Sunday, but the license itself so issued would not be void nor would a marriage con- summated on Sunday under such li- cense be void. It is true that the sta- tute says Marriage is considered in law a civil contract, to which the con- sent of the parties capable in law of contracting is necessary (Kirby's Di. gest, Section 5171): also that ordinary contracts eISered into on Sunday are void. This is not trlue as to the mar riage contract, however because it is also a social and domestic relation as declared by the Supreme Court in DOdSOn yS State"
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
Model Steamboat Exhibited.

J. J. Lewis, county clerk of Ran dolph county, recently presented to the museum of the Department of Mires. Manufactures and Agriculture, a miniature steamboat made by his brother-in-law, Dallas Long, a 10-year old boy of Argenta The steamboat is complete in the minutest details. It is about three feet long, and is painted red, white and blue. The boy says that it is modelled after one of the excursion steamers on the Arkan- sas river, and has named it the Rose City. An old river pilot who dropped into the department saw the boat and pronounced it accurate in it's dimen- sions and construction. The exhibit is attracting considerable attention from visitors to the museum.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
Two Women Shot By Unknown.

While under guard of a constable in the schoolhouse at Meyers Hill, three and a half miles from Mckenzie, two negro women, the Taylor sisters, one 20 years of age and the other 15, were shot by an unknown person. The elder sister was killed outright, her head being blown off, and the young CT sister was shot through the lungs and fatally injured. The shooting of the women was the sequel of an as- sault with a knife made by them on the preceding afternoon on Mrs. Jack Rhoton and her married daughter Mrs Nora Oglesby. The assault on Mrs. Rhoton and her daughter was unpro voked and murderous, and Mrs. Rho- tons life was saved only by the fact that the negress who wielded the knife failed to strike when she intend ed
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
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Arrest Boy For Wrecking Train.

Under indictment on a charge of having been responsible for the wreck of Rock Island passenger train No. 6, on the afternoon of March Is. at Cuneo, a loading switch about four miles from Hazen, which resulted in the killing of the engineer and fire man of the train and the injuring of eight members of the crew, Tillis Matthews. 15-year-old boy, has been arrested and placed in the Prairie county jail The boy was indicted on testimony of Rock Island special men, but steadfastly maintains that he is not guilty
 Under the laws of Arkansas train wreeking is a felony and is punish able by imprisonment in the peniten tiary of not more than twenty-one years, nor less than five.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
Supreme Court Affairs.

The transcript of an appeal in the case of the Hammond Packing Con- pany ys. the State, has been prepared at the Supreme Court of the State, and is now ready for transmission to the Supreme Court of the United States where the case has been ap- pealed from the State Supreme Court It is the well-known antitrust case which is being used as 9 test of the validity of the antitrust law
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
Six Injured in Wreck.

While switching cars in the yards at Brinkley, a string of cars being switched by a Rock Island engine run away and crashed into a string Of boarding cars on a siding occupied by negro laborers of an extra con struction gang, demolishing a sleeping car and seriously injuring six negroes among whom was a woman thought to be fatally hurt.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
Col. James Gibson Dead.

Coh James A. Gibson, one of the best-known citizens of Arkansas coun- ty, died at his home at Dewitt re- gently. He was a lawyer of consider able ability and was the acknowledged leader of the bar in his county until stricken with paralysis some eight years ago, from which he never re- covered
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
Wallace Wright Killed.

Wallace Wright, young Iron Mountain brakeman was killed on the Greenwood branch at Van Buren while switching cars at one of the coal mines. He attempted to step upon the footboard Of an engine as it ap- preached him, missed the board and was instantly killed. His body was mangled beyond recognition.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
Reports Received.

The first installment, consisting of few hundred volumes of the ninth biennial report of the Department of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture, has been printed and received by the department. The reports are for the years 1905 and 1906. There will be 10000 copies printed.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28

Naturally, the Chicago man who has retired from business with only s5,- 100000 because he has enough" is being sharply criticised Why doesn't he keep on working to get money to endow universities and establish edu- cational funds and libraries?
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
Carried Mother to Safety.

Mrs. A. D. Watson, who runs a boarding house in Pine Bluff, carried her invalid mother, 72 years old, from the building during a fire which de- strOyed the house, thus saving her life. Assistant Fire Chief Frank King fire.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
"UncIe Dickyn West Dead.

Richard West, who was 90 years of age and known as Uncle Dicky," died at his home in Coal Hill after having been in feeble health for about five years. MT. West came from Ten. nessee about 50 years ago and pos sessed the reputation of being the keenest dear hunter in that section of the country.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
Met Horrible Death.

The cable attached to a truck up- on which there was a heavy log broke at Birchett & Cos. mill near Marion, and the truck and it's load passed over the body of Earle Nonan, an employe of the mill, crushing his body horribly.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28

Buffalo robes will soon be a thing of the past" said a local dealer to a Kansas City Star reporter, who has had six robes on sale this winter, the property of a citizen who could not afford to keep the precious skins long CT Five of them have been sold, and while $500 has been offered for the last of the lot the dealer is holding it for $500 the price demanded by the owner The robes are not unusually large, either.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
New Hardwood Mill.

A new hardwood mill is being estab- lished at Lockesburg which will re- quire 14 men to operate and will cut 10000 feet Ter day.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28

That this is the children's century was judicially affirmed by the supreme court of Mississippi. says the Balti- more American, which affirmed in a suit for damages brought by the par ents of boy injured by an electric light attached to a tree that the small boy in the pursuit of happiness guar anteed by the constitution has an in- alienable right to climb a tree
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
Fire insurance Business.

A table Of the premiums and losses of the fire insurance companies doing business in the state has been compil- ed from the records in the office of State Auditor and Insurance Commis- sioner A. E. Moore
 The table shows every fire insurance company that operated in the state during the year 1906, together with the home office. the premiums received in the state and the losses incurred in the state. The amounts given as the premiums received in the state are the gross premiums and in each in stance both in the premiums and in the losses, where there has been a frac tion of a dollar less than 51 cents it has been omitted and the fractions ex ceeding fifty cents have been counted as additional dollars.
 The table is as follows:
 Premiums. Losses Rock. Ark. ......... .s431.421 s122, 2,s3S Atlas. Des Moines Iowa. 1663a 5,92S Gi e s, Clarksyille, Commercial, Houston, - Commonwealth. Dallas,
 Texas .....#....... 32.331 15,01o la. ................ 7s,ss1 23,657 Franklin. Wheeling. W.
 Va. ......... 54.347 9,4S4 Freehoders, Topeka. Kan 12.o37 2.6o9 Home Fordyce Ark. 2S4.034 101 .4o6 Houston Fire and Ma
 rine, Houston, Texas. 95,632 40,041 Interstate, Texarkana. Mercantile. a Little Rock, 'i''o' iO'0
 Ark, ........... 59.f22 1882 Merchants. Little Ipck.
 Ark. ....... 22.r.3S 3,117 Mississippi Home. Vicks-
 burg. Miss ... 57,917 24,o71 Ark ................ LOTT 47,e67 Nebraska Underwriters
 Omaha Neb. .... 34.333 11.1S1 \. C. ............... T9.6so 36.s1o Greensboro. \. C..... 32.a89 17.6s2 boro. \. C............ 2o.315 6.364 Southern National. Aus
 tin. Texas .......... 3S.41e 2.S30 Standard Fordyce. Ark. 32.714 4.3S5 T. & C.. Dallas. Texas. 103.44S 26,1T6 Travellers. Pine Bluff,
 Ark. .............. S9,199 2o,0So
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
Mrs. Ben L. Griffin Dead.

Mrs Ben L. Griffin, wife of Ben L.. Griffin. state secretary of the Farm CTS Union, died of heart failure at her home in Conway. She was ap. parently in good health, and her sud. den death was entirely unexpected
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
Child Scalded to Death.

The little 3-year-old boy of MT and Mrs Grip Sanders, living near Perry vile, while playing, fell into tub Of hot water and was scalded to death.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28

Marie Corelli says there is an invis- ible power which compels her to write. This will lead Hall Caine to believe that invisible powers must be possessed of unworthy tendencies.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28
Cut By His Cousin.

James Strawn was seriously if not fatally, cut by his cousin, young man named Plemmons in a row six miles south of Pike City Plemmons has been arrested and placed in the county jail at Murfreesboro
The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-28

If the French aeronaut who has made 210 successful attempts has ever studied the law of probabilities he must realize that it is about time for him to quit.