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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
BRANsoN IS CHAMPION
up His Old Partner in tn,
Championship for the Single
Tournament.

After waiting a week or ten days
to play off the championship match
in the single tournament of the
Crescent Cub, Ray Branson and Ora
Wells met in the finality of the match
Wednesday evening. Tuesday even
ing the play indicated a hard fought
match, as Branson got the first game
ga, and Wells turned on his oppon-
ent and took the next set 81.
When play was resumed the fol-
lowing evening, it didn't take long
to see that Branson was playing in
fine form and was able to handle
most everything which came his way.
While Wells put up a good game,
his drives were short and dropping
in the center of the court it gave
Branson a chance to kill the ball to
the side lines or cross the court,
placing them we'll out of reach of his
opponent. Wells resorted to lobbing
occasionally and in one or two in
stances when Branson went to the
net with a rush, Wells laid a pretty
lob over him to the back line and
winning his point. Branson was
quite successful in hitting the side
lines for passes, winning a number
of points in this way.
The first set was won by Branson
60, and most of the games went to
duece, but Wells could not get the
points to win a game. The same
thing happened in the second set,
which Branson took 60. To show
Branson's good play Wells had the
score on him 81, and another point
would give him the game, but Bran
son went in and took the next four
points and the game.
Branson and Wells are old time
partners in doubles and have played
together for several years. They
quit winners this year in both doubles
and singles. With this tournament
the tennis d is about over for
the fall, other than a few games
which might be played by individual
players. 1t has been the best season
for tennis in a good many years,
more new players coming to the
front with a good swift game and
they made some of the older players
hustle some to keep out Of their
way.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
The LYMAN TWINS HIT
The Twins Made the Time Pass Swift.
ly by With Their Many Comic
al Situations.

Manager Jencks furnished a very
good attraction in the Lyman Twins,
when they presented The Yankee
Drummers' at the Gale Tuesday
evening to an audience of good pro-
portions and they kept the people
busy laughing from start to finish.
The comical situations grow out of
the great similarity of the twins and
the mixup that follows their every
appearance on the stage. The play
is drawn on lines that give the twins
an opportunity to work in a great
deal of fun and they made good in
way. Patti Rosa in her songs
was we'll received ad Miss Van
Brocklin got a good hand in her
songs. The work of the chorus was
but fair. for the principals were in
the limelight the greater share of the
time.
The next attraction is Friday ev-
ening when cat Cripple Creek" will
|,be presented. While the title indi-
Gates a blood and thunder drama. it
is said to be free from the usual har-
rowing situations.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
One Trust Overlooked

Aberdeen News: Th. Standard
Oil trust is condemned, the lumber
trust is being probed, the harvester
trust Is TO face a trial, and the
government is busy looking into the
operations Of other combinations.
The worst Of them all-the telegraph
trust-appenrs to have escaped the
attention of the department OF
justice. If Secretary Bonaparte
would get busy With his trust and
give Judge Lan1is an opportunity to
do Something to it, The pubic would
rise up u call him blessed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13

veyed." Later before the surveys in
a large part of that country was set
aside as forest reserve. Still later a
law was enacted allowing settlers to
make homestead entry on lands with
in the forest reserve, which were not
valuable for timber. Under that law
a number of squatters went upon
agricultural lands within the reserve
and later when surveys were made
they were found to be upon sections
claimed by the state.
The contention of the state has
been ever since the question was
raised that these sections are state
property but the secretary of the in
terror has ruled all along that the
settlers had prior right as they had
settled prior to the survey, and in
fact that the provisions of the en-
abling act meant practically nothing.
On a recent trip east Attorney
General Clark took up the matter
with the forest reserve legal depart
ment and found that they believed in
the contention of the state, but de-
sired to settle the matter in some
way without disturbing settlers, not
only for South Dakota, but for other
forest reserve states.
Two Plans
These two plans We're suggested.
One is that the states be given a por-
ton of the forest reserve equal to
the two sections in each township,
but that it all be in one body; the
other that the states be granted a
proportionate share in the revenues
from the forest reserves, equal to
their claims in title; that the reserve
be handled by the government, and
the amount due each state be turned
Owe to the school funds.
A conference of the legal officers
of the states interested with the legal
department of the government will
be called at some central northwest
city at an early date, and some de-
finite plan of action will be formu-
lated. While South Dakota is the
only state which has agitated the
matter, the other interested states
will be asked to take part. About
60, 900 acres is involved in this state,
and a much larger amount in other
northwest states, and the govern
ment forestry department desires to
have the whole deal cleared up un-
der one congressional action.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
MARRIED At NOON HOUR
Devers-Halpenny Nuptials Celebrated
at the Noon Hour-Left for
Their Home.

A happy home wedding occurred
at moor Wednesday, when Mir
JAMIE Elizabeth, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. w. Devers, was united
in marriage to Mr.. Charles Halpen-
ny, of Worthwhile. The wedding
march was played as the couple en-
tered the parlors of the home on the
south side by Mrs. j.. M. Deyers. and
they were attended by w. R. and Miss
Margaret Devers, brother and sister
of the bride. While the ceremony
was going on Mrs. Devers played
Memberships Spring Song softly.
The nuptial knot was tied in an i'm
pressive manner by Rev. H. S. Will
kinson. The bride, who is a brunette,
looked a picture of loneliness in a
gown of white Persian lawn, trim
med with Valenciennes lace, and she
carried a boquet OF brides roses.
After the hearty congratulations of
all had ben rendered, the guests sat
down to a sumptuous wedding din
ner. The bridal couple were the re-
c4pients OF many presents,
The bride has lived in Mitchell
for a number of years and last year
she taught in the city schools, maxi
ing a fine success of her work. She
is highly regarded by a large circle
of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halpenny departed
on the afternoon train for Worthwhile
and from there they go to Chelsea,
a new town on the Minneapolis e
st. Louis road to make their home
in the future.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
WEDDING RECEPTION
Mr.. and Mrs. sheaban Prepared
Delightful Entertainment for
Brides and Grooms.

At the south side home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Sheaban Monday evening
there occurred. a very delightful So
cial function in the nature of a dou-
BILE reception for Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur D.. Mann and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Sheaban. Both couples were
recently married, the former about
two weeks ago and the latter were
married some time last winter.
There were about fifty relatives and
close friends present during the even
ing, and while there was no special
entertainment prepared the guests
found much to enjoy themselves
during the evening.
On a table were displayed the
many gifts that the bridal couples
received on this occasion, and they
were numerous and very useful. At
a seasonable hour a buffet luncheon
was served.
The only outside guest present was
Mrs. j. Jefries, Of Dexter, Iowa. a
sister of Mr.. Mann.
Later in the season Mr.. and Mrs.
Mann expect. to leave for the country
across the Missouri river. where
they will make, their home on a
claim.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
Who Was the Winner.

A baby vas born to a certain
minister last Saturday morning."
says an Oklahoma paper. THAT
evening the officers waited on him
with $50 In cash. The next morning
when the congregation assembled twJ
waRs stood before the church and
one bet that the minister would
thank the Lord for the money first
and the other one that he would
thank Him for tine baby. When the
reverend gentleman rose to pray, be
said: Lord we desire also to thank
You for this timely succor; anG the
boys are undecided yet as to which
is the winner.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
Men Wanted.

In an old letter. written to a young
man in 1867 the following clipping
was found. Is this want still felt?
Men Wanted.-The great want of
the age is men,. Men who are not for
sale. Men who are honest, sound
from center to circumference, true to
the hearts core. Men who will con-
denim wrong in friend or foe. Men
who know their place and fill the
needle to the pole. Men who will
stand for right If the heavens totter
and the earth reels. Men who will
tell the truth. Men who neither brag
nor run. Men who. neither swagger
nor finch. Men, who. have courage
without whistling for it. Men care,
less of mans applause. Men too
large for sectarian limits, and too
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
THE REMAINS LAID TO REST
Services for Mrs. George Stevens
Were Held at the Methodist
Church Wednesday,.

Wednesday at 2 o'clock at the
Methodist church, funeral services
were held over the remains of the
late Mrs. George Stevens. Gather
ed at the church We're the many
friends of the community down in
Lisbon township, where the deceas-
ed lived for so many years. The
services were conducted by Rev. H.
s.. Wilkinson, pastor of the church,
who delivered a sympathetic address,
touching upon the life and charac-
teristics of the deceased woman.
Music was furnished by the choir.
The interment was made in Grace
land cemetery.
Esther Cornelia Hall was born at
Hartford, Conn, January Is, 1855,
where she spent the greater part of
her youthful life. After coming west
she located in Delaware county,
Iowa, where she was united in mar
riage to George Stevens, December
IL, 1873. They lived there until
1883, when they moved to South
Dakota, and located on a claim in
Lisbon township, Dawson county,
where. they have resided through all
the years of hardship and toll until
they moved to Mitchell so that Mrs.
Stevens could receive treatment from
her physician. She died September
9, of cancer, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. James Duncan. She
leaves a husband an six children to
mourn her loss, all of whom were
gathered at her bedside when the
last hours of her life ebbed away.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
Nerves Unstrunq
Could Not Sleep
Z: Mr.. A. J.aF ilkins Of Newark.
My .,'tells ola permanent cure by
pr.A.W. chas,e''si Nerve Pills

W4len.a g; man; states in the most. posi-
Tive terms that Ipr.sA..W. chase's Nerve
Pills was the only medicine out Of all
that he usedsthat gave him~health, nat
urah strength and steadiness of nerves
and concludes by saying he can "hon-
estly say it, he means 1t, and just
what Mr. Filkins says hundreds OF,
others have rsaidSin letters to us equally
as strong. Mr.. Filkins says:-Dr. A.
". Chase's Nerve Pills is the only medi-
cine that helped me. II was in very
bads,condition. My nerves all unetrung
played out from. care, nervous, excit-
eble and unable to sleep at all nights.
Nothing seemed to take hold until I
got DR.. "A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills.
They have done me a world of good,
staadied my nerves. given me strength
inc sleep. I needed them badly enough,
and can honestly say the pills have.
been asgreat comfort to me, /. can also
say they are sure and reliable. I am
only. too glad to recommend them" soc
q box at all dealers or DR.. A. w. Chase
Medicine Co., Buffa1o,'N N. Y ~
.W!i {, % - ttIT& ls.rsfE .aA~ . 80 ~ 81 ENs ~
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
Improving Western Waterways.

St. Louis Republic: With a sur
plus in his treasury fast growing to-
ward 100000 900, our Uncle Sam
uel ought to do something really
handsome for his inland waterways
next winter. The amount would
make fourteen feet of water from
Chicago to New Orleans and from
Omaha to the Mississippi. And the
people would get the money back
in a very little while.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
MOMENTS WOES
Mitchell Women Are Finding Relief
at Last

AG kd6O
1t does seem that women have more
than a fair share Of the aches and
pains that atflict humanity: they
must "keep up" must attend to
duties 10 spite of constantly aching
back, or headaches, dizzy spells,
bearing down pains; they must stoop
over, when to stoop means torture.
They must walk and bend and work
with racking pains and many aches
from kidney Ills. Kidneys cause
more suffering than any other organ
Of the body. Keep the Kidneys we'll
and health iseeasily maintained.
Read of a remedy for Kidneys only
that helps and cures the kidneys.
Mrs. Charles Hickman, OF. 200
Mulberry Street, Yankton, s. D.,
says: 81 had backache for several
Jeurs and tried and tried TO get rid
of 1t but 1t seemed to STAY With NE.
There was a dull heavy bearing
down pain In the Joins andaI am sure
It, was caused by inactive Kidneys.
/ had daily proof Of that from the
appearance OF the nSecrettOnS which
Contained considerable SEDIMENT.
Deans Kidney pills being brought
to myi notice, Isg0t a box and BEGAN
using them. They cured me, and 1t
required only two boxes to rid me of
all the trouble. I have no hesitation
In recommending Doan's Kidney Pills
to others"
Forsale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-D oans-and
take no.other.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
ace Monday.

7. ace Monday.
With. the opening day of the corn
palace it is likely that Mitchell will
have a distinguished visitor in the
parsonage of the governor of South
Dakota. The corn palace committee
extended an invitation to Governor
Crawford to be present on the open
ing day, Monday, September %, and
in response to the invitation the gov
ernor addressed a letter to Secretary
Powers, which he received this
morning. stating that he accepted the
kind invitation for the corn palace,
in which he took a decided interest
for the good it had accomplished in
the state, and that If he could make
his arrangements he would be present
on the opening day. 1t is to be hoped
that the governor can arrange his
plans to be in Mitchell on the first
day of the great fall event.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
THE CHURCHES
With the Primary Departments
Overlooking Two Churches +
Used for Schools.

There is such a crowded condition
in the city schools that Su%perintend-
ent Hoff has been forced to cut up
some of the rooms in the primary de-
partment and find another location
for the children. When the schools
Opened it was necessary at once to
again secure a room in the Methodist
church for the children, which is pre-
sided over by Miss Linklater.
Over on the east side the condi-
tions within a few days after the
opening of school were such that
some of the children had to be chang
ed, but where, was the proposition,
III Miss Pease's room there were &c
children, a number far too great for
|comfor of all. Superintendent Hoff
finally rured the German Evangel-
|ical church on First Avenue east as
a substitute for a school room, and
Wednesday the school was opened
there with SO pupils under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Jay Dundas.
Within a couple of weeks the
crowded condition in the high schoo
will be even worse than it now is
as by that time superintendent Hof
believes that the enrolment viii
reach over 200.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13

strong for sectarian bands. Men who
do not strive, o cry nor cause their
voices to be heard in the streets, and
who will not fail nor be discouraged.
Men who know their message and tell
it. Men who know their duty and do
it. Men who know their place and
fill it.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13

If your wife looks tired out, don't
eat, can't sleep, buy her a package
of HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
The greatest tonic for mothers; keeps
them we'll and happy. 35 cents, Tea
IoreTablets. s.. H. Scallin.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
STATE CLAIMS MUCH LAND
State Has Contest With Settlers
Over land in Black Hills For
est Reserve

Pierre special: For the last four
years the state has ben attempting
to settle the question Of title to
sections sixteen and thirty-six in
the Black Hills forest reserve. When
the enabling act was adopted the
general government donated to the
state for common school purposes
sections sixteen and thirty-six Of
every congressional township in the
state whether Surveyed or unsur-
theBlack Hillss ectionwere completed
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13

Your blood is your life. If it's inn
pure, it acts as a receiving agent for
diseases. Protect your health by
keeping your blood pure and rich.
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea, the
most effective blood tonic for thirty
years. Nothing so beneficial. 35 cents,
Tea or Tablets. S. II. Scallin.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13

Day by day, she pined and wasted,
Till as last she came to see
The best thing for her health to take
Is HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
IS. II. Scallin.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
kIDN II, LIVER
AND BOWELS

Sickness is next TO impossible ii you keep
the Kidneys. Liver and Bowels in perfect
working order with an occasional dose Of
DR.. a. WI. Chass's
kidney-Liver Pills
Mr.. s. B. Holden, No. 2s41h cass Ave.
Grand Rapids, Mich, says:-'I have for
years been subject to sluggishness OF the
liver and constipation. the kidneys were also
inactive and caused me a great deal of pain
Chase's Kidney Liver Pills and they cured
the inactivity of the organs rapidly and
Easily. would not be without them csc
oox az al! dealers. Write for a free sample
VI. A.. w. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Sold by all Druggists.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13

BROS.
New Goods Are Ar
irving and Being
Placed Or
Sale

Blankets, Comforters
Pillows, Sheets, Pillow
Cases and Bed Spreads.
Dress Goods, Silks,
Flannels, White and
Colored Waistings.
Table Linens, Nap
kins, Tow and
Center pieces, Muslins
and ~ Cloths.
Kimonas, Wrappers,
Underskirts, Hosiery
and Underwear.
Gloves, 81 a d
chiefs, Corsets, Ribbons
and Infants Wear.
Skirts, Ladies and
Children's Cloaks, etc.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
THE GOVERNOR COMING

Crawford Accepts nx,Invi
vitation to Attend the Corn Pal
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-02

price; maybe 1t gives a picture OF the
goods The local merchant shows you
the goods; you may examine them
critically; he may allow you to test
them or to call in an expert to advise
you Is 1t fair to conclude that the
catalogue article is the cheaper just
because the price is lower?
An element that must enter into the
comparison of goods and prices is,
that in any attempt to fool the GUS
toner, the local merchant is decided.
ly at disadvantage. He must show
the goods. not merely describe them.
His business depends wholly upon the
limited trading area of his town and
his ability to inspire confidence within
that circle. He cannot afford to make
practice of misrepresenting his
goods
The mail order house is not so tied
down to the maxim that Honesty is
the best policy" 1t has no neighbors.
no fellow citizens. no mutual interests
with its patrons. Its trade area is
wide and always shifting Naturally
these conditions do not demand extra
ordinary vigilance in supplying hon
est-made goods. And where Vigilance
is not a needed employe in the busi-
ness he is generally taken off the pay
roll, which makes a saving in expense,
as well as in the cost of the goods. II
lower prices are quoted by the cata-
logue house, may not this account for
It?
VIII 1t pay?" Is it a matter of
economy to buy inferior and damaged
goods when the same money, or even
little more. will pay for goods OF the
best quality? Which course does a
mans first duty to his own household
dictate?
But to get at the bottom OF that
question. we must consider the far
reaching general effect of mail order
trading. II single catalogue houses
are to be capitalized at SAC, 1000. 900,
they must be reckoned with along
with Standard OIL, the beef trust and
railroad mergers. If they are allowed
to suck the blod from our country
towns. your grandchildren will find
conditions much the same as those of
your grandfather's time. Their mar
kets will be 80. so or rs miles away.
The towns and villages will be de-
serted. and the hubs" will be too dis
tant to send the radiating spokes of
rural mail. telephone lines and other
modern conveniences far into tho
country.
CHARLES BRADSHAW
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-02
TWO BIG QUESTIONS
THE "MoRAL OBLIGATION AND
DOES 1T PAY7"
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
An Honest Answer to These VIII
Keep the Trade with tho
Homo Merchant Every
Time.

copyrighted. 1906. by Alfred C. clark.)
When the thrifty person or his wife
sits down for the first time-or any
time-with the mail order catalogue
and its temptations, there are two.
and only two. points to be taken into
consideration.
One of these is moral obligation.
and the chances are that that will be
dismissed as sentimental nonsense.
The other is-Will it pay? and to
that the thrifty person will be in
clined to interpret an answer from the
prices quoted in black-faced figures in
the catalogue.
Neither of these questions should
be lightly dismissed. Moral obliga-
tion is not sentimental nonsense, and
black-faced figures sometimes lie.
The duty man owes to his own
community and his obligation to trade
at home are so often reiterated in the
country press that, possibly like some
of the preaching. it has tendency
to harden the hearts of the sinners.
What has your neighboring town