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Rapid City is preparing to celebrate
The advent OF the Milwaukee and
Northwestern roads into that city
or Sept. 5. 6, I in a way that will
indicate the way they feel over being
connected with the eastern part of
the state. Rapid City will provide
three days of sport and amusements
that will be OF. interest to everybody
and an invitation is extended to the
whole eastern part of the state to
be present and help Rapid City do
honor to the occasion. BY those
dates it is expected that both the
Milwaukee and the North Western
roads will be running regular pas
senger trains into Rapid City and
that traffic relations will be in effect.
If we cannot all be there we certainly
can rejoice in our hearts that the
east and the west are no longer
separated but are bound in q strorA err
bond of friendship than ever. Quiz
a number Of people are planning on
making that trip to the Hills just as
soon as permanent trains are eSlab-
lished.
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FULTON

Fulton, Aug. s.-The Farmers
Warehouse company has just COM
pleted a new elevator which more
than doubles their capacity to handle
grain and gives them the LARGEST and
best equipped plant in this part of
the state.
Crops are all looking we'll and with
no unusual accident We will harvest
another ''hunper yield" Barley
aud early oats ale being threshed
and the yield is reported good.
Hon. j. II. boehmer has just fin
isled cutting ten acres of clover hay
and reports a yield of rs tons, We
thank inat this tan rot be beaten
anywhere.
A good deal Of winter wheat was
sown last fall and the yield is quite
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-09
The LIBRARY Benefit
Baseball Game Will be
Played This Afternoon for a
Library Benefit.

The baseball fans of the knights
OF Columbus and the Knights of
Pythias are anxious to show their
proves on the diamond, and they
have selected the Carnegie library to
be the beneficiary Of the big gate
receipts that are anticipated from
the number Of people who are
expected to be in attendance.
I. The Knights have selected players
from their lodges who will slime
With brightest e%ffulgence on the
diamond and every opportunity will
be given them to display their
wonderful ability on the field and
with the stick. The men who have
been selected to fill the very difficult
ostions on the teams are players of
recognized ab1lity-in their youthful
days anG they fully believe that they
are just as good men as they were
boys.
The line up of the two teams might
lead some people to think that the
game will be punk but the promoters
of the benefit want to assure the pat
ronizing pubic that they will get
their moneys worth and then some.
This is the lineup that has been
handed in for publication:
knights of Columbus-Ed Leehan,
catcher; William Koch, pitcher;
Tom Burns, first base; P. a. Kelley,
second base; A. 4. Doyle, tAird
base; John Berry, shortstop; Frank
McGoyern, left field; M. Nj. Doyle,
center field; A. G. Berry, right field.
Knights Of Pythias-Frank Weller,
catcher; Max Korn, pitcher; A. Il.
Daniels, first base: Robert Burns,
second base; L. D. Puldy, third
base; G. 1. Bras, left field: Tom
Ball, center field; WA. Heinberger,
right field. George a. Johnston will
umpire the game, Joe Koch will keep
score and BUDDY Burns will act as
official water carrier.
The game will be called at 4 O'Clock
and will be played at the fair gouDds
Remember it is this afternoon.
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THEN

Ethan, Aug. 1.-The ladies of the
Catholic society at this place will
have a gala day Aug. Is. They will
served dinner and supper, also mid
night supper in Tobey's store build
ing on that day. They will also serve
cake and ice cream all day and eve
ming. A bowery dance will also be
given and the patronage Of all the
people is solicited.
Arthur Worthing, OF Mitchell, was
in town Monday.
The families Of John Clement and
6. A. Carlow had a picnic at the
river Sunday.
Rosenquist's Lewis and Nelson's
families made up an other party who
were fishing and picnicing Sunday.
Date Raben, Of Armour, drove
down from Mitchell Monday night.
He is doing a little business at
MITCHELL. also Ethan. He reported
his family we'll and as being well
pleased with his business prospects
IN the bank at Armour. Mr.. Raben
and family will be remembered as
former residents OF Ethan.
James Conway, of Dallas, another
former resident of our little city ar
rived here Tuesday. lie reported his
family as very we'll satisfied with
their present location. He has
bought 80 acres of land jolning..Dallas
and is at present erecting a magniti.
cent house 32x42 with Is feet posts
which they expect TO make a perma-
nent home. They report Dallas as
receiving an enormous boom at this
time.
Quite q number from here went tC
Alexandria on SATURDAY. to see the
Boston Boomers play ball.
The Drake family connections have
all gone TO the river today for ar
outing.
!" The Aid Society took in Slo.45 fo1
/ their ice cream aud cake stiNel Oh
Saturday, Aug. 3rd and it was
poor day, too, as farmers were sc
busy harvesting.
Fred Grosz has gone to Washington
Springs and ordered his paper sent
there. He is hunting up a new
business location as his health will
not permit him to work in the shop
any longer. He will send fox his
family later after getting permanently
settled.
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Sioux Falls is getting quite en-
rhusiastic over the building Of the
electric railway over there, and
which is W commencing to assume
proportions of an excellent line.
When MI. Mills first asked for his
street car franchise the thing looked
so improbable that there we're many
citizens out against the proposition.
There were enough men. however,
who were sufficiently informed Of
MI. Mills sincerity in the invest
ment that public confidence was
restored and the franchise was
carried. Since then Mr.. Mills has
been demonstrating to Sioux Falls
that he near business from the
ground up and the way in which he
is strlnging poles and wires along
the streets and getting in ties and
rails, it looks like Sioux Falls is
again to have her ambition realized
by having a street railway. Mr..
Mills displays not only much faith
and confidence in Sioux Falls
but in South Dakota as we'll
because Sioux Falls is more
or less dependant on the growth and
development Of its own state for its
future growth. 1t is to be hoped
that more men OF the financial
charoctor op NJ Mills uiII t,,r, +h,;,
eyes toward South Dakota and we
believe that they will find many good
places for legitimate investment.
There are many cities in the state
which present excellent business
openings n Way or another and the
men who get into them first are the
ones who are going to make the
money in the future.
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A Pierre correspondent looking
over the names OF the 1905 census for
this state discovers that the Smiths.
Browns and Jones families are less
numerous than In the east. 1t was
popularity supposed that the Smiths
could outnumber any other class in
the state, but they are put down
near the foot of The class. In this
state the Johnsons stand at the head
OF the list with $40, and the
Andersonscome next with $3.50, while
ble Olesons are third in the list
with 1880. The Smiths are fourth
In the list with 1880 then comes the
Nelson's with $3.50. the Petersors
with 1910, the Hansons have 1880,
while the Jones' come in with the
smali number of 1895, and the Browns
with 1920. Our Norwegian friends
have been none ambitious to come
west then the staid old families of
Smith, Brown and Jones.
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LOOMS.

Loomis, Aug. S. Miss Ruth
Crippen has been Oh the sick list fol
over a week now.
Mike Christensen has resigned as
agent for the Milwaukee Co., at this
place and the company has put Geo.
Ayres in charge for the present.
j. FL. Marks, ST., is having a large
house and barn built on his farm 4
miles northwest of Looms.
Rev. G.. W. Kilbon has resigned as
pastor OF the Congregational church
at LOOMS and Letcher. 1t is with
regret we have to let him 90 fol- be
is a fine preacher.
NeIs Marks is reported very SICK
wit typhoid fever.
Henry Tlm,u is building a large
barn on his farm three miles north
east of LOOMS.
A. F. Pascoe has put a new side
walk in front OF his restaurant. 1,
improves the place very much.
Sbdll1C SLu4IU, VI IdlhSIOu, Sdmt
up Saturday and visited at the nome
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L,
Merriman.
Mrs. Will Allen and children
started for Mitchell Friday with {
livery team. The flies got on q o
the horses back and the horse kicked
over the tongue and broke the rig 81
badly that she had to abandon 1t ant
get another.
Les Hardie and wife, of..Mitchell
visited at the home Of her sister
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ayers Sunday.
Mrs Frank Kidd returned Tuesday
from Woonsocket, where she Ia!
been taking care of her daughter
Mis-. DR.. Kidd, who has been quite
sick.
The w. G. 1. q. met at the home
OF Mrs. j. p Gillian Wednesday.
Mrs. Elmer Marsden died Saturday
noon of cancer Mrs. Marsden has
been very SICK for a long time She
leaves a husband and three sons. Il
mother, Mrs. Anna Comstock, and
a sister, Miss Alice Comstock, Of
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The Sioux City Tribune still feels
it necessary to assist the ipsurgent
faction of the republican party in
South Dakota by giving it boost
whenever it thinks it has the
opportunity to do so. just at the
present time the Tfibune is taking
the action Of the state board Of
equalization in increasing the assess
ment OF the railroad property by 45
! per cent as the fultillment of cam
paign pledge. 1t is true that the
board did make the increase and it
could we'll afford to under the cir
cumstances at present, but when
the Tribune asserts that "no
increase OF consequence was made in
the general property assessment Of
the state, the valuation Of railroads
may be taken to mean that they
have been PLAYING far less than their
share OF taxes.n In Its eager desire
to throw all the high responsibility
for the increase Of assessment to the
board of equalization che Tribune
has overlooked the great increase in
the personal and real estate assess
ment that has been made in the
state. 1t is so large an amount that
it certainly ought to appeal to the
Tribune that while the personal and
real estate assessment had already
increased it would naturally follow
that the roailroads would come in
for a larger assessment on their
property. The assessment OF real
estate and personal property this
year has been Increased just $50. 00O,-
600, and under that increase it
would stand to reason that the rail-
roads would be raised somewhat a
Pierre report states that in the past
ten years the assessments on real aud
personal property and on railroad
property have Just doubled i'm assessed
valuation. so that it seems that there
has been an equal division in the
a sessec valuation along that line.
The assessors throughout the state
set the pace In increasing values and
the state board OF equalization
followed suit in en!argiug the a.
sessed valuation Of the RAILROAD prop
erty.
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ETHAN.

Ethan, Aug. 3.-Mfs. Rundle and
son and daughter of Monticello,
Iowa, are the guests of MI. aud Mrs.
"A. NJ. Pierce tins week. Mrs. Run
die is Mrs. Pierce's mother.
John Dixon had the misfortune to
have a ladder break under him Fri
day, which precipitated him to the
ground. 1t cut quite d cash in his
hand and bruised one of his legs
quite badly. DIR. Trow was called
and at present he is quite comfort
able.
Miss Annie Clement is the latest
apprentice in the printing office.
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Vlckers are congratulating them on
the birth Of their little daughter.
Mrs. John Tyler is still quite sick
with rheumatism.
Miss Lora Oathout arrived Wednes-
day from Minneapolis and will re-
main about a month resting and
visiting her relatives and friends.
Miss Pearl Gordon returned Satur-
day from Huron, where she attended
summer school. Her brother, An
drew, will remain until his school
begins in Alexandria Sept. 2nd.
The Ladies Aid viii meet on
Wedneday Aug. 18th at the home CT
Mrs. w. S. synder.
The Catholics have selected Thurs
day Aug. 10, for their picnic day.
Everything will be fer sale and the
public is requested to patronize
them. Full particulars will be given
later.
Miss Florence Koch returned Sat
friday to her home in Mitchell. after
having spent the past week as the
guest of Mrs. Fred Tobey.
Fred Tobey made a business trip
to Woonsocket this week.
Geo. Koch of Mitchell was in town
| Friday.
Mrs. w. 3. Tobey is expected home
from W%est6eld, Iowa, Monday.
Earl Craig is quite sick with
typhoid-pneumonia at the home Of
his sister. Mrs. Hortense Sanford.
DR.. Maytum of Alexandria is attend
ing him.
Only one month more and school
will begin, and parents and pupils,
are anxiously awaiting the names Of
the teachers.
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body.

Chicago life is altogether too fast,
according to the city statistlcian, and
he predicts unless the men call a halt
In their strenuous lives that Chicago
will eventually become an Adamless
Eden, for the men are dying of at a
much greater rate than the women.
The health commissioner in a bulle-
tin has just revealed the fact that
In seven months OF this year IL, 600
men have died to only 5000 women.
The health offer maintains that the
men Of Chicago are living at a rate
that is 30 per cent faster than the
women, who are said to be living the
simple life, and he declares that
unless the men return 10 the same
kind of a life that there will not be
enough left to tell the story in a
number of years.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-09

The Chicago Tribune is securing a
canvass OF the presidential situation
as it appears to western men and is
sending out blanks to be filled out
asking several questions relating &c
the coming campaign. The first
question is with reference to the
approval OF the progressive policies
of the president. The Tribune also
asks for a choice of the suggested
nominees-Cannon, Fairbanks, Knox,
Hughes, Taft. Placing Taft last
evidently means that the Tribune
is not particularly enthusiastic ovel
the candidacy OF the secretary Of
war. The individual is permitted to
make three selections, a hrst, second
and third choice. We are inclined
to believe that the Tribune will inc
a very healthy sentiment in favor &!
Secretary Taft.
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II

Riverside, Aug. 8. - Clarence
Wallis called at home Monday even
ing.
Mrs. Maud Wallis and Mrs. Ida
knapp were in Mitchell Wednesday
morning.
The Misses Scho6eld we're calling
in Riverside Tuesday afternoon.
All the staple articles in groceries
a now be had at the store. Mr..
Woodruff intends to build a house
soon aud then use the entire building
for his store.
MI. and Mrs. W. L. Wallis visited
their daughter, Edna. In Mitchell
Sunday.
Geo. White. of Mitchell visited
his sister, Mrs. Woodruff, several
DAYS last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. d. DeMott and
three daughters were entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs, j. F. knapp Sunday.
Thos. Schotield has recently had a
part Of his LETT ear removed, it being
affected by a cance1. All hope that
the operation will be successful and
relieve Mr.. Schotipld of any further
trouble.
A friend of the Kendall Bros. from
Alden, Iowa. chme MONDAY evening
to assist them through tarvesti q.
w. l. Wallis and Otto Alseth tnilt
an addition OF the Hub ifu 4
Palmer office for j. l.. Wallis the
fist of the week. They returned to
their work on the Hillman house
Wednesday afternoon.
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Mitchell's corn palace will be the
greatest event for the entertainment
of the public this year Of anything
In the northwest. The assertion is
made on the strength Of the successes
which have con e to the corn palace
In past years. Starting off with
Sousa's band as the nam attraction
1t is an organization in music that
car appeal to tine every lover Of
music. 1t is the idea to give the
people the best there is In music, so
Mr.. SouSa was again secured. and
the magnificent reputation that be
and his band made here three years
ago will not be forgotten by the
people who had the great pleasure of
listening to the music. 1t was with
some hesitancy on the part Of Mr..
Sousa when be made his contract
three years ago to come to Mitchell,
thinking the town too small to
warrant In the bringing Of such an
organization to the state. Mr.. Sousa
is this year glad to return to Mitch
.ell's corn palace after an acknowledge
ment that 1t was one of the most pleas
Inc engagements be has ever played
In his life. Since the great bandmaster
was in Mitchell three years ago, he
has visited the foreign countries and
played in all the leading cities.
Alter a rest from band work since
the first OF the year, Mr.. Sousa starts
out this month with his splendid
band and he writes that his Mitchell
engagement is being anxiously looked
forward to by himself and his men
with the greatest Of pleasure. Aside
from the musical attractions the
greatest display Of AGRICULTURAL pro-
ducts will be made from the counties
In this section of the state. In the
past year Mitcnell's corn palace his
done untold good fur lhe state in
advertising its resources and showing
what Is being aun year in and year
out with the good soil with which
the state is blessed. There is likely
10 he a display OF the itripated pre-
ducts from the Belle Fourche district
at the palace and the western section
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Letcher and three brothers Elmer
Comstock, of Washington and Will
and Eugene, Of Loomis. to mourn
her loss. The funeral was held at
the home Monday at 9 d. NJ. The
remains were taken to Edgerton,
Wis, Mr. Marsden and Eugene Com
stock and wife accompanied the
remains. She will be missed by a
large number of friends.
c. P. Stockdale. who was working
for the Iowa bridge Co., has returned
to Loomis.
Mrs. Geo Warne and children, of
Eenver, are visiting at the home Of
her mother. Mrs. Nj. Bates.
Mrs. Henry Timm. Of Iona S. d.
is visiting at the home Of Will Clark.
Harry Packman went east to Sioux
Falls Wednesday.
Bethel and Letcher played base
ball Monday. The score stood 6 to 5
in favor of Bethel.
John Lewis went to Letcher Tues
day to visit With friends and rel
ativ:s for a few days.
c. P. Taylor had three land seekers
call on him Tuesday from the east.
The South Dakota Elevator Co. is
having their elevator painted.
j. P. Gilillan while working on
81. j. Timm's barn fell froni a
ladder some sixteen feet and was
bruised quite badly.
Miss Lizzie Bennett. of Sioux City,
is visiting at the hotue Of her uncle,
Will Clark.
Will Walrath and family are having
a very'pleasant visit with his father.
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will be we'll represented in this re-
i%spect. Mitchelps palace will be held
from September % to %.

Down in Clay county the Missouri
river has been taking some land that
doesn't belong to it. The recent
assessment of that county brought to
light the fact that there we're ll6
acres OF land missing, and on inves-
tigation.among the owners along the
banks OF the Missouri they stated
that the river mad carried it of.
This land was valued at 300 per
acre and the old muddy carried off a
pretty good slice Of wealth for some
people. Before long it will doubtless
place it somewhere else and perhaps
it is now carrying away from Clay
county what IL deposited there many
years before.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-09

satisfactory. A. w. Soladay esti-
mates his at IS bushels per acre.
@. j. Halstead, who has been
manager for the Tuthill Lumber Co..
at this station, has resigned his
position and will 90 to his claim in
Nebraska. He will be succeeded by
w. Fl. Ryan, OF Redted. Mr.. Hal
stead has made an envlable reuuta-
ton for .integrity, accurate business
methods, courteous treatment of the
patrons of the yard and he will be
missed. He has always been in the
front ranks Of those interested in the
upbuilding of town and all public en-
terpfises. -
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PROSPER.

Prosper, Aug. Harvest is now
In full blast and the weather is as
favorable as can be expected.
All are cordially invited to attend
the ice cream social at Edward
Anderson's neyt Friday evening,
Aug. Is.
Nh. and Mrs. q. P. Christensen
called on j. E. Smart's Tuesday.
Miss Regina Hunt spent Sunday
with Goldie Simpson.
Miss Anna Oleson spent Tuesday
afternoon at j. r. Smart's.
Clarence Anderson, who has been
on the sick list for several days, is
reported better.
Mr.. j.. e. Smart had the mis-
fortune OF stepping on a rusty nail
one day last week, which caused
him severe pain but is now able to be
around ONE
OIlin D%orrance, of Kalamazoo.
Mich is working for o. i. Oleson.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-09

Wilbur Glass, of Codington county,
is getting into good training for the
congressional nomination from that
section of the state. The lnsurgent
leader realizes that there will be
quite a few candidates in the field
and he is out early enough to gather
up whatever there is loose around
the state. In the state legislature
last winter Mr.. Glass took quite a
prominent part in shaping certain
portions of the work done by chat
body.
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WAS MARRIED LAST NIGHT
o. Gale and Miss Juliet Thomas
Were Married and Left on an
Extended Wedding Visit.

Thursday evening at 5 O'Clock Mr..
L.. o. Gale and Miss Jullett
Thomas, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. G. thomas, were married by Rev.
f. G. Drown, of Woonsocket. They
left on the evening Omaha passenger
for a wedding tip to last a couple of
months.
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The Huronite thinks that Beadle
county has made a greater gain in
the assessment than has Dawson
county, and refers to the fact that
Beadle county gained 800, 600 in as
sessment in fifteen minutes n day
while the county commissioners were
in session. Dawson coupty's assess
ment was increased one million dol
lars in a year by the honesty OF Its
citizens in giving in their property
and the rise in value of the property.
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The Mitchell Capital
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1907.
New York and Chicago are start

New York and Chicago are start
ing the world with the great amount
Of crime which is being carried on in
their midst. Murders are, seemingly,
of every day occurrence and the police
department seem to be unable to
cope with the conditions OF crime.
The police force has been enlarged
in both cites with the hope Of arrest
ing some of the murderers, but their
success so far has been rather limited.