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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
SOUTH DAKOTA BANK
STOCK WHITFIELD DOWN

Pierre. S. D., Aug. 24.-Rank stock
valuations We're reduced this year by
the state board over half million dol
lars from the returns from counties on
that class OF property. The stock Is
also assessed in the aggregate s1S3.Oo0
less for 1907 than for 1906. From the
returns. Aurora county citizens hold
none OF that class of property.
Two years ago many reservoir filings
were made In Stanley county under a
law which gave the claimant possession
only so long as he held a certain re-
quired amount of water on the claim.
the amount being based on the acreage
Many Of the filings were only to hold
tracts for friends who afterward filed
homesteads. But others We're filed with
the expectation of holding them. Very
few, however, carried out the plan, and
the land Office here is now canceling
many such filings.
The latest bank to file articles of In
corporation Is the Bonilla State bank.
at Bonilla. Beadle county. 1t Is CAP
italized 1t 5000.
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STATE OFFICIALS
TO ADDRESS PIONEERS
OF THE BLACK HILLS

Rapid City, S. D.. Aug. 2s.-1n addt-
tion to the three days celebration over
the coming of the new railroads which
will be held here September 5, 6 and I,
the annual picnic Of the society of the
Black Hills pioneers has been arranged
for Rapid City on September s. This
is to be the big day Of the celebration
and special trains with low rates will
carry the throng from the Northern
Hills Governor Crawford, Congress-
man Parker and ex-Congressman Mar
tin will all be present to welcome the
pioneers whose numbers are annually
growing smaller. Just now there are
but 12O members in good standing ir
the Black Hills.
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ABERDEEN WINS
OVER RAILROADS;
SECURES TRACK.
Railway Companies, After Long
Fight, Agree to Construct
interchange Track.

Sioux Falls. S. d., Aug. 2S.-The snip
pers and jobbers of Aberdeen are a.
last to secure the interchange raliroao
track for which they have been surviving
for several years. Three or 1our years
ago the state board OF railroad COM
anissioners acting upon complaint
made by the shippers and jobpers OF
that city, ordered that an interchange
track be constructed In that clty, pus
the railroad companies opoecteo aho
carried the matter into the courts. anu
to the supreme court OF the Unlteo
States.
Through defect in the state law.
covering the matter at issue the rail-
road won in the courts ana notnlng
further could be done until the present
time. AT the meeting Of the state leg
islature last winter the railroad COM
,missioners had the defect in the law
remedied, with the result that the inter-
change track now will be constructed
without contest.
The shippers and jobbers OF Aberdeen
recently filed with the railroad COM
missioners complaint to the .enect
that they were greatly inconvenienced
by reason of the failure OF the rail-
road companies concerned to construct
the connecting track, and asked that
the railroad commission take action IN
the matter.
The railroad commissioners issued an
order for representatives Of the rail-
road companies to appear before the
board In Sioux Falls August 29, to
show cause why the merchants and
jobbers of Aberdeen should not have
granted them an Interchange track to
be used by all the roads entering Aber-
deen. Rather than walt for the hear
ing the railroad companies, to judge by
the nature of the officials communion
tons made to the board. now have de-
cided to go ahead and construct the
desired track.
w. H. Stanley, of this city, secretary
of the board of railroad commissioners,
has been officially advised to this effect
by attorneys and others representing
the Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul,
the Great Northern and the Mime
apo]is and st. Louis railroad COM
panies. 1t is expected the track will be
completed sometime during the fore
part of September,
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INSECT DOES 4 MILLION
DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE

Dc&dWoUd, s. D. Aug 2..-It is be-
coming more and more evident that
,hc bark beetle which for the last seven
years has been destroying timber in
from this region. 1t Is estimated by
the forest reserve officials that the
loss alone IN timber to the state Of
South Dakota by the depredations Of
this bag will be more than $1,000. 600
as abou. that amount would have been
received :rom the sale OF the timber
had 1t not been bug eaten. In one
kave entirely disappeared from the
Elack Hills national forest. Another
bug is being combatcl b. the forest
service officials II is {. member Of
the To's.ic:,s :arnily. smaller and less
destructive than the bark beetle.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
ROSEBUD TOWNS TO
HAVE MAIL SERVICE

Burke. s. D.. Aug. 27.-Postmaster
U. NJ. Jury, of this pace. has received
Information from the second assistant
postmaster general that railway mail
service would be csta ollshcd for the
Rosebud towns west of Bonestcel on
September 8 as far as Gregory.
This announcements wifi be welcome
news 10 the people in the reservation,
since ii was generally thought the SER
vice would not be established until the
first OF the year.
Dallas, che most remote of the towns
must evidently continue to depend on
thc stage for Its mail. but since the
railroad has just been completed to
that point ii is likely the improved mail
service will not be long in being ex-
tcl,llcd to that town also
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BRIDGE AT PIERRE
WILL SOON BE READY

Pierre. S. D.. Aug. 29.-The caisson
wrecked last spring by the high water
Was righted today. THO insures COM
pleiion OF the Chicago and Northwest
ern railway steel bridge over the Mis-
souri, river, and it is expected the rails
will be connected the week of Septem.
Der l6.
The postoffice department, at the re-
quest OF United States Senator kitt-
redge, authorized through mail service
to the Black Hills over the new line,
TAXING effect Saturday. This will bring
Black Hills mail two days earlier. The
lrailroad will receive the maximum rate
.untll the rate has been adiusted
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
RESERVOIR SCHEME TO
CHECK SPRING FLOODS

Sisseton S. D., Aug. 2S.-R. Daven-
port. civil engineer for the government
visited Browns Valley and looked up
the long talked-of scheme of turning
Lakes Traverse and Big Stone into a
reservoir for the spring floods of the
Red river valley by means of a canal
between the Mustinka and Otter Tail
rivers. a meeting of committees from
the towns of White Rock, Ortonville,
Wheaton and other towns will be held
soon. Mr. Davenport pronounces the
plan 2 feasible one.
The farm residence of Joe Shoe
maker was destroyed by fire at a loss
of $1,000.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
4oRTIcULTURAL SOCIETIES
WILL HOLD JOINT SESSION

Brookings, S. D.. Aug. 2s.-The
South Dakota State Horticultural So
ciety will hold joint session with
the Black Hills Horticultural society
at the Belle Fourche fair, September
and g. The state society will be rep
resented by a deleEati4a OF the most
experienced fruit men Of the eastern
part of the state. and the western
region will be represented by the best
men in the same line of work.
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CLOTHES CATCH FIRE
WHILE WOMAN SLEEpS

Arlington. S. D., Aug. 2s.-Mrs.
George Bishop was terribly burned at
her home at Hetland, Sunday after
noon. She had been lying down in
her bedroom, her father sitting in the
adjoining room when she suddenly
came rushing from the room, her
clothing mass OF flames from the
waist up. She ran to the door. where
she was met by her husband, who
caught her and extinguished the flames
by rolling her on the ground. The
upper part OF her body was deeply
burned. the flesh in places being char
red. 1t is believed that she cannct
live. 1t is thought that she tipped
over lamp on her clothing. possibly
while effecting toilet preparations.
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TOWN OF LOWRY, S. D.,
READY For BUSINESS

Lowry, S. d., Aug. 29.-The Mime
apolis and ST. Louis rails now reach tc
Lowry. Notwithstanding the event was
Important, citizens We're too busy to
celebrate. So the sounds of the saw
and hammer. and not those of fire
crackers and cannon, furnished the
noise that announced the fact that
Lowry was connected With the railroad
world
: The railroad company and local busi-
ness men and farmers estimate that
over 100000 bushels of grain will be
marketed here this season. Perhaps the
greatest resource which nature has pro-
:vided for Lowry is natural gas. Sew
,eral farmers already appropriate the
flow for lighting and heating. and citi-
izens Will soon start a we'll for the same
purpose
! .Appreciating the probable Importance
iof Lowry as commercial center, Col
'onel j. H. Homes. of Aberdeen. and H.
I s; Hegnes. of Brentford. organized the
Farmers State bank, and it is doing
business before the doors of the build
ms are hung and other fixtures pro
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
BY A BOLT;
PEEVER MAN VICTIM
OF STRANGE ACCIDENT

Peever, S. D., Aug. 26.-Isaac
; Foreday, a farmer living near
; this place, was the victim OF a
; peculiar accident. He is probably
; the only man in the country
; ever stabbed by a bolt. While
; tightening a bolt on his binder,
; which had strong spring at
; tached to 1t, something gave
; way. driving the bolt toward
; him with lightning rapidity.
; The force was sufficient to drive
; the bolt clear through his hand
; and into his body directly over
; the heart. Had the bolt pene-
; trated a little further it would
; have pierced the heart and
; caused instant death.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
FAIRBANKS TO MAKE
SOUTH DAKOTA SPEECH

vernill.on. s. D.. Aug. 2s.-vice
President Fairbanks has formally ac-
ceptcd an invitation to address the
South Dakota Methodist Episcopal
conference, which meets -. this city.
October 10.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
CRACKSMEh ESCAPE
AFTER BIG ROBBERIeS

Erwin. S. d., Aug. 24.-Not the
slightest clew has yet been secured
Us to the identity Of the burglars who
u few nights ago robbed the postofflce
OF 1925. The same night Christianson's
drug store and one of the hardware
stores at Bryant We're broken into and
about s4o0 worth OF goods carried
away. Although the robberies were
committed on the same night, and at
different points, it is believed the same
gang of cracksmen was concerned in
both rObberies
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
JACK THE RIPPER
APPEARS AT BRUCE;
HORSES HIS VICTIMS.

Bruce. S. D., Aug. 2s.-A Jack
the Ripper is operating in this
vicinity, but instead Of human
beings being his victims he de-
votes his attention to dumb ami
mails. Among the animals which
were the victims of the un-
known f1end were two horses
belonging to Ole Erickson,
farmer living near here. The
horses were in pasture, when it
was discovered that both Of
them had been terribly slashed
and cut with a knife. One OF
the animals was cut so badly
that it is expected to die. The
identity OF the fiend who did
the cutting is mystery.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
SOUTH DAKOTA TEMPERATURE
WAS ABOUT NORMAL
Huron S. D., Aug 24.-The South Dakota
yra aat bpr h,,l t{r1a

weather DulletlH says.
The mean temperature was about tho
normal, excepting an excess of nearly two
degrees in the middle James river valley.
The daily maximum temperatures reached
or exceeded SO degrees over all of the
states and in places exceeded 80 degrees on
one or more days. The local maximum
temperatures for the week exceeded "a de-
grees everywhere. The highest temper
ature. 100 degrees, was recorded at Orman,
Butte county, in connection with a hot
wind, on Wednesday, and maximum
temperature of SO degrees occurred at
Pierre, Hughes county. on Saturday. The
lowest temperature. Al degrees, was ,"-
corded at Spearfsh. Lawrence county
the 18th.
Fair weather predominated, and,
though there was some cloudiness at THIS
the amount of sunshine was on the whole
fully sufficient and in some counties was
excessive. In number of eastern locali-
ties and also in parts of the Black Hills
district, rain is needed. There was consid-
cradle windy weather
The rainfall averaged considerably be-
low the normal. and over much of the
state 1t was very light. many places re-
ceiv!ng either no rain or none In excess
of trace. A heavy and apparently local
rain, accompanied by damaging hail, oc-
Cured In Hughes county on Wednesday.
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MAN, SEIZED
With CRAMP QRQWNS

Arlington. S. D., Aug. 29.-H. II.
Griffith. son of D. D. Griffith farm
'er- living north of this city was
drowned in Lake Poinsett. He was
swimming with a number of other
young men when he was taken with a
cramp and sank Divers and parties
with drags have been unable to locate
the body.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
DISCOVER IDENTITY
OF MURDERED MAN

Sturgis. S. D.. Aug. 27-Patsy Rhyn
is supposed to be the name of the young
man who was killed near his wagon in
the Slim Butte country recently After
counting the sheep it was found that
130 head were missing. Whether 1t had
anything to do with his death is not
known
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
MANY TEACHERS FILE
THEIR EXAMINATIONS

Pierre, S. D., Aug. 26.-While a few
counties have not yet reported, the
number of sets of papers to be passed
upon by these markers on teachers
examinations will exceed 1900. Besides
the regular office force of the state su-
perintcndent's Office. a large number
of outside markers have been called in
to assist in the work. which will take
about ten days
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
EoNEsTEEL STIRRED BY
ANONYMOUS LETTERS

Bons.stee!, S. .. Aug. 27.-This
place has among its population an
anonymous letter writer. who during
the past week or two has caused all
sorts of sensations as we'll as consider
able feeling between prominent resi-
Dents of the city. Among those who
We're recipients of the letters were
two OF the leading business men, the
evident purpose of the letters being to
bring jealousy and discord into their
homes and at the same time bring dis
grace upon others.
Personal enemies OF we'll known
Bonesteel editor. who sirce embarking
upon journalistic worl, here. has per-
sistently fought the tough element and
has made bitter enemies thereby, have
1ntimated that the editor was tho writ
or of the scandalous letters. In reply
20 this intinlation tho editor has Of
fercd reward of $500 for any infor1na-
ton leading to the arrest of the per-
son who renned The letters OF We're in
any way responsible Cor their sending
Bonesteei has mad many sensations
In th" last, bat none to compare with
that caused by the two communications
OF tho anonymous letter writer
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
MASKED HIGHWAYMEN
ROB HARVEST HANDS

Groton. S. D.. Aug. 23.-Two masked
highwaymen held UP twelve harvest
hands who were sleeping in a freight
car on the Northwestern track. They.
secured $50 and escaped with the loot. !
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
BIG PACKER LEASES
SOUTH DAKOTA LAND

Rapid City. S. D.. Aug. 23-Nelson
Morris. the we'll known Chicago pack
er, has leased over 100000 acres of
grazing land northeast of here on the
Standing Rock Indian reservation. For
nearly ten years this land has been
controlled on a lease by the LII" cat
tie outfit whose bid for renewal was a
fraction of cent per acre less than
that of Morris. Five years ago tho
Ii" people fenced the land. and for
years have had several large droves
OF cattle on this range, but with the
coming of Morris this number is to ba
largely increased. Morris owns much
land in Texas and has always grazed
his cattle there. Since securing this
lease in South Dakota he has moved
5000 OF his cattle here and intends to
bring in many other herds as soon as
possible. This is the first instance
where Morris has ever fed any Of his
big cattle holdings in the north, and
the result will be OF considerable in
terest to cattlemen.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
FORBIDs COOLING AND
FLIRTING IN THIS TOWN

High.nore. S. D.. Aug, 27.--"Thou
shalt not hirt on the highways and by
ways of the city of Highmore" is the
edict sent forth by the city council OF
this place. the demands of the council
being embodied in an ordinance passed
at it's last meeting, on Thursday of
this week. Penalties are attached for
the violation of the provisions of the
newly promulgated city law and Ii amy
"spoony" couple are caught in the act
they will either have to pay a fine or
be forced 10 finish their cooling behind
the bars of the city bastile
The ordinance is, i'm part, as follows:
BE i'll ordained by the city council
Of The city of Highmore, Hyde county.
S. d. 1t shall be unlawful for persons
To assemble on the steps of any church
or other public building, in the door
ways or halls of any store or place
not their own, for the purpose of visit
or in Il street, alley or vacant lot or
other obscure place. particularly male
and female persons. for the purpose OF
filtration. IN the evening time.
1T shall be unlawful for parents.
guardians or other persons having
knowingly permit any violation OF this
ordinance by such minors
1T shall be the duty of the chief Of
police to cause the arrest of all vio-
lators of the aforesaid provisions, and
for the first ofTense Gn case of min
ors) to at once return them to their
respective parents or guardians and re-
port where found, In company with
whom and all the facts and circum-
stances. And in case of subsequent
Violation by said minors Cor in the first
place If such person be of age) to
make complaint before the police court.
and upon conviction such person or
persons shall be punished as provided
by general ordinance"
The ordinance prohibiting flirting in
public places was approved by the act
ing mayor, j. e. Mcdonald. and be-
comes effective after two weeks publi-
cation in the official paper OF the city.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
SOUTH DAKOTA METHoDisTs
Will REDEEM OLD COLLEGE

Hot Springs, s. D.. Aug. 23-At the
closing session OF the twenty-eight an
nual conference Of the Black Hills mis-
sion of the Methodist Episcopal church
yesterday the educational committee
submitted its report in regard to the To-
cation Of an academy In the Black
Hills which was unanimously adopted.
The property of the old Black Hills
college here will probably be redeemed.
1T can be bought for $4,000. and Hot
Springs has raised its bonus to $1,000.
They authorized committee consist
ing of Thomas Nicholson, the super
intendent Of the mission; Hon. e. w.
Martin, ]. A. Stanley and 8. E. Wilson.
to act in conjunction with William
Seaman and Joseph T. Morrow. already
appointed for the university. to offer
$4,000 for q clear title to the property.
and request the town to increase Its
offer to the same amount. They re-
commended that after the property was
secured that $1,000 be provided for re-
pairs and renovation and $4,000 more
year. They recommended the opening
Of the SCHOOL the 1st Of September next
year, tive Of the directors to reside here
and two In Mitchell.
Pastors Assigned.
The bishop read the following an
pointments:
Belle Fourchc. A. L. Baker: Buffalo Gap
and Cascade to be supplied; Custer. J. w.
Lucas, OF Dakota conference: DeadwOOd.
First church. Thomas Andrews; Trinity.
ID. w. Tracy; Edgemont, K. r. Glmer:
Hot Springs. E. s. Chappell: Lead, John
Hail, Of Dakota conference: Washta. s. NJ.
Davis; Nashville, J.. NJ. Gardner; Ransom,
M. C. Roberts: Rapid City, F. F. Case;
keystone, f. T. Cham berlain; Rubaix and
Galena to be supplied; Spearfish w. r.
Jefrreys, Jr.: sturgis and Piedmont, G. NJ.
Cater: Sundance. Terry, Whitewood and
Vail to be supplied: Robert T1tmarsh, d.
L. Murray, j. l.. Dimmett, w. j. Cotty
and William Mason, returned to own con-
ference.
Rev. r. H. Dolliver pastor of the
largest church in Joliet. Ill.,, in the
Rock River conference, who twenty
seven years ago came to Deadwood as
the first home missionary Of the Meth
odist church. was appointed superin-
tendent of the Black Hills mission, sue
ceeding DIR. c. b. Clark, who September
l, becomes chaplain Of the Battle
Mountain national sanitarium. DR..
Dolliver is 4 brother of Senator Dolliver
of Iowa.
At the close DR.. c. B. Clark, who re-
tires after six years of faithful service.
was presented with an oak writing
desk, the presentation speech being
made by Rev. John Hall. Next year
the conference meets at Custer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-28
EquIppIng nattleshIp Virginia.

Brooklyn. Feb. 2s.---The new bat
tleship Virginia. flagship OF Rear
Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas, COM
mander OF the second division OF the
Atlantic fleet. has arrived In the navy
yard here for the first time since she
went into commission. She will be
installed with twenty-one inch SUBJ
merged torpedo tubes and will be the
first American battleshlp TO bo ntted
with tubes OF the type. Later on the
new battleships of the Atlantic fleet
will be similarly equipped.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-28
Paving nc Eugene.

Eugene Register. February 81;
The city council met TO listen 10 n
proposition OF the Warren Construc-
tion Company 10 put In bithulitic
paving for the city of Eugene MIR.
shannon, "A representative OF the com
pany. read the specifications as pre-
pared for the city OF Eugene, and A.
took him about 80 minutes, they
went into such minute detail. lie
finally got 90 the point the council
desired 10 know. about what was the
actual cost.
The cost was based on the idea
OF extending the sidewalks two feet
farther into the street, putting In a
curb and allowing seven feet In the
center OF the street for the street
railway. This " 10 cost 1850 per
front foot, II a fopr-ineh base OF
crushed stone is~used,
The city council did not take any
action but will have the city engin-
eer work the thing TO a nicely,