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HURON is VISITED
BY SERIES OF FIRES

Huron, S. D., Oct. 17.-Property worth
$1,000 went up in smoke. Sunday morn
Ing, whcn the barn. two colts, a COW,
the latter belonging to George Watt,
harness and other property. We're
burned at the home of A. G. Drake.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Friday night, fire originating from
the city dump pile, spread over George
Kinds pasture northwest Of the city
and consumed a large amount of hay
and feed belonging to Mr.. Kinds. Mr.
Ilinc!s was in the city at the time
arranging the funeral for his Wife
whose death occurred the evening be-
fore. and except for the efforts OF
neishbors, the buildings on the Kinds
farm would have been burned
Sunday afternoon. While party from
this city were going up the river, they
discovered the Great Northern railway
bridge spanning the Jim river on fire
and except for their timely arrival, the
structure would have been consumed
They succeeded in extinguishing the
flames 1t is supposed the fire origin.
ated from a spark from a locomotive.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
THE PRESIDENTS
HUNTING TRIP

Stambul La. Oct. 12.-In the absence
of much definite information concern,
Ing the progress President Roosevelt
and narsy are making with their bear
hunt, the newspaper hunorists left be-
hind here are having their own kind
Of fun.
Some OF the newspaper correspond,
ents got together and perpetrated the
following on their papers under the
date, Camp Roosevelt, by Wireless
Telephone"
With Single Shot.
while hunting this morning in the.
canebrakes. President Roosevelt came
upon two she-bears and their four,
cubs. They attacked him and were
soon reinforced by two huge male
bears. The four adult bears reared
upon their launches and surrounded,
the president while the four cubs ran
in at his feet and snapped at his shins.
He backed against tree, and with
one single shot slew two of the bears
in front of him and wounded third.
The fourth bear was reaching from be-
hind the tree.
face from the wounded bear in front.
which was advancing to another at
tack. Quickly he bent his rifle across
his knee till it was in the shane of q
let, travelling in a circle. killed the bear
behind. and, continuing in circle.
pierced the heart of the bear in front.
The president went before breakfast
today to a canebrake twenty miles
away. Before he knew it it was break
fast time He climbed tree, went
out upon a limb. initiated the call OF
u doe. and when a big buck came be-
meath he dropped astraddle of it's back.
seized its antlers and. by twisting the
head, steered the buck into camp as
chauffeur steers an auto. He COW
cred the twenty miles in eighteen min
uteS"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
PUBLIC AND RAIL WAY
WAR OVER NEW DEPOT

Canton, S. D.. Oct. 14.-The question
of replacing the Milwaukee depot at
this point is still matter Of great in
terest to Canton people and the travel
ing public. A few months ago the old
shack. which for years had done SER
vice at this point as depot. was
burned. and a movement for the con-
struction OF a fine new ediflce was i'm
mediately taken up by the company.
The railroad officials asked for the
vacation Of street and the city coun-
ell had promised to accede to this re-
quest. A large majority Of the resi-
dents interested joined in the petition
for the vacation Of the street and IL
was supposed that all matters were
settled until it became known that the
company was planning the erection Of
a wooden structure. This did not
please certain parties and threats OF the
referendum were freely INDUCED in,
with the result that the company with
drew its workmen and stopped all
work on the new edif1cc.
The council meets on Tuesday night,
when it Is expected that the street will
be duly vacated and work resumed.
The proposed building is to cost about
$4,000,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
.LUSlTANlA AGAIN
BREAKS RECORD
Lusitania's New Time:
Four Days, 20 Hours.
Lusitana's Previous Time:
Five Days, ! Hour, 20 Minutes.

New York. Oct. 14.--By arriving here
at 1:25 a. IN. today the Lusitania, Gu
nard liner, and holde. of the trans-A
lantic world record, again broke that
record, having crossed the ocean in
four days and twenty hours. Her pre-
vious time was five days, one hour and
twenty minutes.
Steamship men claim this achive-
ment proves the superiority OF turbine
engines over the reciprocating type.
The Lusitania's run of 619 knots is 8
knots better than the former record.
held by the Deutchland. Her average
sped exceeds the record OF 1888 held
by the Kaiser Wilhelm on the North
German Lloyd line and her record for
the trip across the ocean beats that OF
the Deutschland which crossed from
Cherbourg in five days. five hours. her
average speed being 23.l5 knots an hour
while the average OF the first trip was
23.O1 knots, five days and fifty-four
minutes over the trip
The Lusitania's first trip gave her
the record for the Queenstown course,
formerly held by the Lucania of the
Hamburg line, which made the trip in
five days Z hours and twenty three
minutes.
The Cunard line captured it's first
record for the voyage across the ocean
when the Europa In 1876 made the then
remarkable time of eleven days and
three hours. beating the former record
of the famous Great Western. made In
1888, of l41. days.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
SIOUX FALLS SUIT
OF CATALOGUE HOUSE
May Be DISMISSED
Montgomery Ward & Co., o,
Chicago, Not Likely to Push
Case Against Retailers

Sioux Falls. S. D., Oct. 1.-THE October
term of the United States court convened
here today, with Judge John +. Garland
presiding. Although there are about sixty
criminal cases on the docket for the term.
1T is expected that only between five and
ten will be ready for trial. None of the
criminal cases are of great Importance.
The main case of Montgomery Ward
Il Co. VS.. the Retail Merchants and Hard
ware Dealers association of South Da-
kota, is upon the calendar for the term.
The suit WAS instituted last December, at
mhica time the plaintiff company sought
to secure temporary Injunction restrain
ing the association and it's officers from
continuing their warfare against mail or
der houses in general, and the plaintiff
company n particular
Pin" Chicago concern received knock
out blow AS the result of arguments before
Judge Garland on its motion for tenn
porarN injunction. and it is expected that
the main case will not be pushed but viii
pe dismissed when it is called
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
MORE OIL TRUST
RECORDS DESTROYED

New York. Oct. 14.-Loans aggregating
$50, ,OOO, 600 which the books Of the South
ern Pipe Line company show were made
to P. S. Trainor between 1899 and 1905 be-
came more puzzling of solution to Frank
B. Kellogg, conducting the federal suit
against Standard Oil. When Tra,nor tes-
tilted the money had never bee., paid to
him and that he had never heard OF the
account. Trainor said that he was form
erly crude OIL purchasing agent for the
Standard Oil Company OF New York. H.
NJ. Tilford, treasurer of the Standard OIL
of California and president of Continental
Oil asked to produce reports of the Con-
tinental testified that whenever a new
report was received he invariably de-
stroyed the old one.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
TRAMP SETS FIRE To
JAIL, CREMATES HIMSELF

Viborg, S. D., Oct. 16.-Setting fire
to the Jail during the night. when the
residents of the town were sound
asleep, an unknown tramp destroyed
the structure and cremated himself,
only his charred bones being found this
morning by the town marshal, who had
called to give his prisoner some break
fast.
When the tramp was arrested yes
terday afternoon he was searched and
relieved of all matches. and the town
officials are at loss to understand
where he secured the matches 1t is
believed here that someone passed him
the matches from the ouside. The loss
to the city is $4,000
Inc Jail was a new structure, having
only been completed a short time. A
large amount of hose was stored in
the building, and this was consumed.
The Jail will be rebuilt.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
SERIES OF TROLLEY
LINES FOR S. D.
Aberdeen Grants Electric Fran
chise With Privilege to Pur-
chase Plant.

Aberdeen. S. D., Oct. l6.-At a sp>
cial meeting the city council passed
the electric light and power ordinance
and franchise will be granted the
Lake Andes Wagner and Armour
Traction company. to run twenty five
years, permitting the erection OF a
The city reserves the right to pur-
chase the plant at the end of ten years
or at the end of any five-year period
after that time.
Back of this action of the traction
company in Identifying itself with Alb
erdeen's interests is said to be a we'll
developed plan for the construction of
an extensive electric railroad system
to connect the southern part of the
state with Aberdeen and traverse terri
tory through which there is no railroad
line According to a report, the plan
is to construct a line from Lake Andes,
connecting at Wagner, north to Mitch
ell, thence northwesterly to Wessing-
ton Springs in Jerauld county, then to
Miller, north to Orient, thence north
'easterly through part of Sphinx county
to Aberdeen.
The Lake Andes company is practi-
cally assured of an entrance to Mitch-
ell at which place it will later on in
stall new electric light and power
plant. 1t is understood that the COM
pany is figuring on making PROPOSE
tions to other towns along the line Of
the proposed new interurban railroad
and that the whole plan will be we'll
developed before the end of the present
year. In the meantime Aberdeen will
get modern plant and in few weeks
hll the old street lamps will be re-
moved and arc lights substituted. EARLY
next spring the company believes it
VIII have it's plant In operation and
supplying power to the manufacturing
interests
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
WAGNER MAN HEIR
TO MILLION DOLLAR
ESTATE IN MISSOURI

Wagner S. D., Oct. 15.-Although
considerable secrecy was maintained as
to the cause of the recent departure OF
George Drips, we'll known citizen OF
this place. and his wife for Kansas
City, it now has been learned that their
trip was for the purpose of looking af-
ter valuable estate i'll which they are
interested.
They. with four others, are heirs OF
an estate worth about 100000. 1t con-
slsts of quartere section of land near
the cente- of Kansas City that for
years has been used for Il race track
and for park purposes. The land was
the property of Drip's father, who died
some time ago.
1t appears that alleged heirs are con-
testing the claims of the four who arc
stated to be the true heirs. and it is
possible the estate will not be divided
until after long legal battle. Drips,
however, is confident that he for one
can fully establish his claim to a share
of the estate.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
RAIL WAY LABORERS
in UNIQUE ATTEMPT
TO SECURE DAMAGES

Davis. S. ID, Oct. T.-Ralroad detec-
ives have succeeded in uncover.ns a pc
cul:ar attempt to extort money from a
railroad company.
Tie two men implicated were employed
as section men near this place. They fls-
lrcd out that it would pay them we'll to
get hurt so they went to work and
pulled some spikes and loosened a rail
In a cut near Davis They then took their
handcar along the track. and at the point
where the rail had been loosened the
handcar left the track, as planned, and
the men, in the melee got hurt" but a
little more severely than they anticipated
The two men then filed a claim for
damages but the claim agent was not
satisfied and called upon the railroad de-
tectiVes. who after hard work succeeded
III securing a confession from the two
Eet-rich-quick men. They will be for,
tunate If they escape a term Ia the pen.
itentary.
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EGAN'S FEE IN
MURDER CASE, $4,000

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Oct 15.-Ten thou
sand dollars is said to be the fee
George Egan, the Logan, Ia. attorney.
will receive for defending Mrs. Julia
O'Grady, accused of the murder of her
husband two weeks ago on their farm
north of this city.
There has been a report that Law
Yer Egan intended TO move from Lo-
gan, Ia, to this city to engage In the
practice of law. From his appearance
in the O'Grady case it would seem not
unlikely that he intends to do so. Mrs.
Egan will be in this city next week
and the report is that Lawyer Egan
brings his wife to this city at this time
to look at Il handsome residential prop
erty which has been offered him:
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
ABERDEEN sHERIFF'S
ABSENCE SAVES LIFE


Aberdeen. S. d., Oct. 16.-Sherff An
derson had a narrow escape from death
when the eight prisoners who escaped
from the county Jail were working to
free themselves. One of the prisoners.
who refused to leave the Jail when the
others escaped. said that the men had
saws and 44-caliber revolver which
in some manner had been passed in
side. One of the men stood guard with
the loaded gun ready to shoot anybody
who appeared. He remained on guard
till the others were outside and then
he joined them. declaring he would
shoot to kill if anybody attempted to
Interfere The sheriff had been de-
layed longer than usual in making his
rounds. Had he returned, as his Gus
tom, after the distribution Of the even
ing meal, he would undoubtedly have
been shot. No trace of the fugitives
has been found
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ACTOR, DYING STAGE
DEATH, ASKS AUDIENCE
TOPLEASE Be QUIET

New York, Oct. 12.-George Spencer,
ater, now playing in "A Desperate
Chance arose from his death bed
Gcene during the performance last
night and made an appeal to his audi
ence to behave and let him die in peace.
The theater policeman had been hav-
ing trouble with the audience, and in
the death scene the jeers and whist
ting became so loud that actors lines
could not be heard.
Spencer stood it as long as he could
end then rose up in bed, threw aside
and patent leather shoes, got out of bed
and walked to the footlights.
Then amid applause, he lay down
again, pulled the sheet up to his neci
and continued to die
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
CHURCH is STOLEN,
POLICEMEN SEARCH

Chicago, Oct. 14.-The man who stole
the First Presbyterian church of River
Grove. ILL.,, is no gentleman.
This is according to q. A. Rhodes, 296
Wabash avenue. He is a deacon in the
purloined place of worship, or, rather
he was. The Chicago police We're noti-
fled today by Rhodes to keep an eye
out for the missing church and to seize
it If 1t should happen to stray in the
thoroughfares of this city.
According to Rhodes the church was
stolen Tuesday night. When the par
ishioners went to prayer meeting
Wednesday they found only the vacant
lot left.
Aside from the greater part of the
church all the decorations, chairs,
benches and hymn books were stolen.
There was no split in the congrega-
lion
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
DEAD MANS FRIEND
STARS THE UNDERTAKEN

Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 15.-While pre-
pairing the body OF an Italian for bur
ial, q. j. Schminnim. of Glendale, N.
d., had an exciting experience at Ips-
wich, few miles west of here. A
friend of the dead man remand in the
room watching the undertaken. and
when the latter was preparing the way
for embalming by severing an artery in
the body the spectator drew a knife
and made slash at Schminnim.
The blade struck the undertakers
collar and narrowly missed piercing his
neck. A struggle followed. in which
Schminnim picked up a hammer and
gave his assailant several raps on the
head. which soon put him to sleep.
When the man recovered he said he
thought the undertaken was doing
some crooked work
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
.EGAN SECURES BOND
FOR MRS. O'GRADY

Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct 14.-Sheriff
Mrs. Julia Ann O'Grady, charged with
the murder of her husband, who was
surrendered by her original bondsmen
soon after it became known that she
had discharged the attorneys who rep
resented her at the coroners inquest
had engaged in their place George w.
Egan, of Logan. Ia, the attorney who
acted as special prosecutor during the
trial Of Mrs. Emma Kaufmann. Attor.
ney Egan had drawn up a new bond.
which was Immediately approved and
filed. so Mrs. O'Grady will remain ct
liberty pending her trial.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
TELEGRAM STOPS
WEDDING AT ALTAR:
GROOM DISAPPEARS

Watertown, S. D.. Oct 14.-When
Fred Haase. of Fox Lake, Wis, man
of wealth and standing in his commun-
ity. passed through the city yesterday
brought to a close. temporarily, at
least romance in which plots and
counterplots have played a conspic-
uous part on the South Dakota prairies
for the past four months.
Last June Mr.. Haase prevailed upon
his daughter to visit an uncle. P. w.
Schoenberger. residing near Kampeska,
about ten miles west of this city, the
hope being that her prolonged stay here
would abate her infatuation for Will
liam Wilkie Collins. a printer said to
reside at Fox Lake. The uncle was
taken into the confidence of the young
woman's father. and he made the cause
of the "old man" his own. Thrice he
succeeded in heading off elopements.
But the old folks finally capitulated,
and "Uncle Pete" Schoenberger seemed
to yield.
Father Sends Telegram.
The young man. who had once tried
to get license in Codington unity,
but failed through lack Of a witness
to vouch Tor his cause, was told to re-
port and take the girl of his choice.
He came here, secured the license. and
took the Justice to the Schoenberoer
home. where the knot was about to
be tied. when up dashed an automo-
bile with a telegram from Mr.. Haase.
asking that the event be postponed un-
til he could appear in person to wit
ness the ceremony
Collins returned to Britton. where he
had laid his plots. to await the com
ing Of his future father-in-law. The
old gentleman came. made a note of
the situation. and, as he AYERS, wired
the young man to appear and claim his
pride. Then the old gentleman waited
for thirty-six hours and. hearing moth
Ing from his prospective son-in-law. he
took his daughter home to Fox Lake
Collins. 1t Is suspected mistook the
fathers surrender as ruse to gain
time. and il he got the telegram that
Is GAINED to have been sent him, it is
other link in the conspiracy to defeat
him. At all events it is not thought
that the last chapter has been written
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
WOMAN MIsMATED. NOT
OPPOSED TO DIVORCE

Roston, Oct. 12-Mrs. Elizabeth Cop
ley Peabody. who has been sued tor ul-
vorce by her husband. George Lee Pea
body, banker, will make no objection
to his getting u decree. She says:
Mr.. Peabody and were married too
young. and we did not understand each
other or ourselves. as 1t now seems ,u
me. We held to our ways and lived
peacefully. but perhaps little inde-
pendently Of each other.
>. 1t seems to me that we continued in
this way quite ignorantly. as / now
look back upon it, unit! the time came.
a few years ago. when he seemed Il.
;desire to call me back and that We
should become more domestic. extrem..-
: ~ 80, as his wish appeared to me. anu
Il just couldn't stand it,
Il believe my husband was ard ~
one o. the very best OF men. He WAS =
model n1a... We were antsmatcd, sisae
- ali.r
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
ALL SOUTH DAKOTA
MONEY IN STATE BANKS

Pierre. S. D., Oct. 1.-THE report of ths
condition Of the state treasury up till Sep
temner 3o which has been filed with the
governor, shows that all the funds of tho
state are now deposited within the banks
of the state. no accounts being carried in
outside banks. The total amount is sass.
l9S60. The Pierre banks are CARRYING over
$!0O.GOo, and the Sioux Falls Savings bank
holds sl42,eoo. while the balance is seat
tered over the state generally in small
amounts in many banks. The report
shows only about $3.50 in the general
fund. this being caused by a recent call of
outstanding warrants.
The capitol building fund at that time
showed $161.I72, which is sufficient 10 carry
the work this year and most of next, with
indications favorable for further sales of
building lands before the end of the pres
en- year to swell the fund.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
FINISH ARGUMENTS
IN STOCK FOOD CASE

Sioux Falls, S. D., oct. 14.-Argument
for and against the granting of a tenn
porary injunction in the suit instituted
some weeks ago by Marion w. Savage.
of Minneapolis, trading as the Inter-
national Stock Food company, against
A. II. Wheaton. food and dairy COM
missioner of South Dakota, have just
been concluded before Judge Garland.
of the United States court.
The date for the hearing on the main
case. which was instituted as test
Of the new law, has not yet been fixed,
and the arguments just concluded were
for and against the application of the
plaintiff for a temporary injunction re-
straining the state dairy and food COM
missioner from enforcing the new law
pending the hearing on the main case.
Judge Garland took the matter under
advisement.
The main suit was instituted for the
purpose Of securing permanent in
Junction perpetually restraining the
state dairy and food commissioner from
enforcing the provisions of an act of
the last session of the legislature, which
is designed to regulate the sale of stock
food within South Dakota. and which
went into effect on July last. The
law provides that each manufacturer
shall place upon the outside of each
package of medicinal preparation Of
fered for sale within the state "A printed
statement of the common name of each
and all Of the ingredients OF which the
preparation is composed.
The Minneapolis man alleges in his
complaint that the ingredients which
make up the preparation handled by
his house are a secret. and that to
name them on each package, as the
new law coEtemplates, would cause ir-
reparable injury to the business Of his
house and loss of many thousands of
dollars. The complaint further alleges
that the new law is unconstitutional
and void in that it is a violation of
both the constitution of the United
states and of the constitution of South
DaiSnta
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
RAPID CITY TO HAVE
MONSTER SAM MILL

Rapid CITY, S. D.. Oct. 17.-Work has
just begun on what will be the largest
saW.nill in this section OF the state.
Representatives of the Lanphere-Hin-
ricks company, of Wisconsin, looked
over the local field and determined to
move their big plant here and erect a
large building TO house their machinery.
The plant when completed will have a
capacity OF 100000 feet OF lumber and
1t is the intention to employ $50 men in
side and 300 more on their outside work.
They will construct a small railroad to
the heart Of the timber district west
of tere
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
FORTUNES MADE IN
SOUTH DAKOTA LAND

Miller, S. D., Oct. 16.-In the
little towns between Huron and
Pierre are many men worth
from $50,000 to 100000, and
who only a few years ago could
not get a dollars credit at any
bank or buy a bill of goods on
credit at the stores. Some of
these men are now in the bank
ing business themselves or at
the heads of big industrial en-
terprises. They have become
rich by holding their land which
they took from the government
and then buying more before it
reached the higher prices. Some
have become wealthy as land
agents.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
HURON MAN BEATEN
BY HIGHWAY ROBBER

huron. S. d., Oct. 17.-While on his
wy to his home, +. H. Stark was
stopped by q holdup. Who pointed a
LeNolNer at him and demanded that
he hold up his hands. Stark was slow
TO comply with the request and the
footpad struck him a heavy blow on
the head. rendering him unconscious,
the assalliant then making his escape.
a physician was summoned and the
Mound In Mr.. Stark's head was dressed.
He will recover