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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
HAULED $500 IN JEwElaY
Pelnrson's Jewelry Store Was Burg
larized Wednesday Night, Rob
bers Got Away.

The corn palace season is not a
particularly profitable n for A. III.
PETERSON, the jeweler, for last year
the opening day a coon went into
his store and got away with some
jewelry. The robbery was repeated
Wednesday night.
Early Thursday morning burglars
entered the jewelry store of A. Fl.
PETERSON and robbed it of valuables
to the extent of $500. At $3.50 last
night when Mr.. PETERSON locked up
everything was in apparent good
condition, however, when he opened
up this morning he discovered that
a window in the back of the store
had ben forced and many articles
of value removed from the show
cases. Fortunately the more valu-
able goods were in the safe and
were unmolested. Owing to the Wig
ilance of the police the city has been
remarkably free from criminals but
evidently some escaped the dragnet.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
WILL TRY COMMISSION
siuox Falls Will Try the Commission
plan of City Government Next
Year.

After one attempt during the early
part of the summer to vote success
fully on the. Galveston plan of city
government, and which was lost,
Sioux Falls voters carried the prop
osition at an election held there a
few days ago, although a light vote
'polled.
Before the vote was taken the
question was pretty thoroughly dis
cussed and having tried the other
form of government for so long a
time, and'the city is so much in debt
Sioux Fans will now try the Calves
ton form Of government, which pro-
vides for a commission of five men,
who are to receive a salary sulncient-
ly large as will enable them to give
more of their personal attention to
the business of the city.
Where the Galveston plan has
been tried in.other cities, particular
ly in Iowa, it has been found to work
in a salts factory manner.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
GAVE A FINE CONCERT
Thaviu's Band and the Vaudeville
Entertainers Put up a Great
ShoM "Wednesday Ninht.

The crowd OF people which assem-
bled at the corn palace Wednesday
evening was treated to a very excel
lent performance in the way of mus
ic and vaudeville stunts. Thayiu had
an exceptionally fine program. OF mus
ic and he added one request number,
the seNtette from Lucia, presented by
the trombone section and the two cor
nets. There is always a delight in
this number and the musicians rem
dered it very charmingly. One of the
big numbers of the evening was a
descriptive piece, 1872" present
ing a scene from Russian and French
vars. Mr.. Thaviu who is a Russian
by birth, has a fine Interpretation
of the Tschaikowsky number and
he gave a vivid rendition. The bass
section of the band had full oppor-
tunity to display its ability in tue
work and it responded in fine shape.
The number closed with the Rus
sian and French national hymns and
the burning of red fire. Mr.. Ham
sang a new song on this occasion
and responded to two encores.
The vaudeville acts we're presen-
ted in the same faultless manner,
and Melville and Higgins added to
their good reputation made the
night before. They are clever peo-
pie in their quiet comedy work.
Mazuz and Mazette, Snyder and
Buckley, The Delmore Sisters and
the Bard brothers continue to please
the audiences.
This afternoon and this evening
a change will be made in the pro-
gram in that for an experiment the
vaudeville stunts will be given first,
to be followed by the band concert.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
ENEMY OF TARIFF,
Labor World Sees Danger in Bryan
Plan of Tariff for Revenue Only.
(From the Labor Worldly

(From the Labor Worldly
Workingmen and producers generally
should not delude themselves with the
belief that, IL Mr.. Bryan shall be elect
cd President. his plans for revision of
the tariff will present no menace to the
country. Mr.. Bryan is the professed
enemy Of the tariff system. He would;
impose duties, IL at all, for revenue
purposes only. On articles competing
with what he chooses to call trust-made
goods he would have no duty at all.
Any apparent deficit in import duties
arising from revised schedules he esti.
mates would be more than made up by
Increased imports. OF course, his hope
Is to strike at the great protection
States, which happen to be Republican
in politics, like Pennsylvania, New
York, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, West Vir-
ginia, etc. 1t does not seem to matter
to him that every dollars worth Of for
eign goods in the competitive class COM
ing into the United States on a revenue
or free trade basis necessarily by so
much reduces the demand for home
goods, thus %displacing just that much
American labor. What he wants to do
Is to rebuSe and avenge himself upon
protected manufacturers who do not
agree woth him in politics and who will
ave none of hin at the polls, SAYS an
exchange,
But Willie Mr.. Bryan is cunning for
protected industries and Republican
States, once his proposed tariff law
should be in force it would fall alike
upon all sections Of the country, the
only differences between one State and
another being in the degree Of hardship
imposed.
We hear Of %workingmen saying that
this time they intend to vote for Mr..
Bryan, because for the past ten months
we have had hard times. But what
good will that do? How is a tariff for
revenue, ignoring the protection idea
altogether, going to open the shops and
mills? How will the election Of Sena-
tors by direct vote start the wheels Of
industry? Or the publication Of cam
paign contributions? Or the further
harassment of the railroads. Or the
reorganization of the House. 80 that
the Speaker may be powerless7 Why
open this country now to the markets
Of the world when we have not rufB.
Client demand to consume what we our
selves manufacture? Under Republi-
can rule we have Just had ten years Of
unparalleled prosperity. Under Dem
ocratic administrations we have never
had prosperity for any period, long or
short.
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H"uTcHIHsoH's BIG CORN
Sample Of Hutchinson County Corn
That is Fifteen Feet High Shown
at Palace.

That We can raise some big corn
in South Dakota is demonstrated
by a sample of the maize which was
brought up from Hutchinson county
and placed in the corn palace for
exhibition purposes, just to show the
fasteners that corn can reach great
heights. B. F. Brown, who lives on
a farm near Kaylor, a new station
just started on the Milwaukee road,
has grown some corn this year of
which hesis exceedingly proud and he
has every reason to be. Hutchinson
county ald not send up an agricul-
tural exhibit, but Mr.. Brown did not
think his county ought to be passed
up when they produced such corn as
grew in his field this year.
Mr.. Brown brought up three stalks
that measure fifteen feet high, and
anybody who thinks the storys is
stretched can take their tape meas
ure and satisfy themselves. We
have often heard hat the corn grows
so Eigh out here that it is necessary
to take a step ladder into the field
to reach the highest ears, and this
is the case with Mr.. Browns corn,
for the highest ears on the stalk
are fully nine feet from the ground.
He brought along also samples of
his white and yellow corn that show
a marvellous development. The vel
low ears measure 1914 inches
while the white ears are IL a inches
in length. And Mr.. Brown has a
large quantity of it on his farm.
lie proposes that next year Hutch
inson county will be represented at
the corr palace, and he is going to
start the ball to rolling with the
county commissioners in the early
spring.
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PEOPLE TURNED OUT WELL
Corn Palace Contained a Large
Crowd of People for the After
noon Concert Thursday.

Things resumed a little more of
the normal condition Thursday
when a fine audience attended the
corn palace concert. The body of
the great building was nearly filled
and the gallery had a very large
number.
The program was reversed this af-
ter8oon, when the vaudeville stunts
we're presented first, and the change
seemed to prove satisfactory to the
audience. The stunts were worked
off in good time and there was no
delay. Manager Robinson seeing
that things moved along in record
Taaviu followed with his band
concert and played a program that
highly pleasing. He put on a
marcn, white City" of his own
composition that had a delightful
swing to it.
The Milwaukee held the north
and west trains this afternoon until
4:20 O'Clock to give the excursion
lists a little longer time in the city.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
Can't Disanect the Farmers.

The failure Of Bryan's desperate at
tempts to curry favor with the farmers
Is Illustrated by the manner in which
he was received at Crookston, MINI.
According to Congressman Halvor Stew
enson the event went off as follows:
"Bryan's speech at Crookston was a
great disappointment. He actually lost
ground there for Democracy. Thous-
ands of people were there to hear him.
and waited till ten o'clock in the even
ing before he appeared. The address
was a narrow appeal to farmers. a
harangue, trying to prejudice them
against Republicanism. 1t didn't take
at all. Only nee was there the slight
est symptom Of applause. He spoke to
Q silent, disappointed audience"
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north
Auction Sale.

l will sell at public auction at my
farm, s miles west and 2 miles north
of Ethan, and s miles south and 6
miles west of Mitchell, Tobin town
ship, on Wednesday, Oct. Z, the fol-
lowing property, sale to commence
at 10 o'clock a. M: Kentucky Jack,
8 years old and a sure foal getter;
10 head of horses. most all good
work horses, with some young hor-
SEES; % head of shoats, "a Brahma
chickens; 4S acres of corn in field;
is tons of timothy and clover hay;
800 bushels of popcorn. Machinery
-Deering binder, manure spreader;
gang pillow; two-row c%ultivator; corn
planter, 100 rods of wire; sulky
plow; broadcast seeder; harrow
portable, 3-horse gasoline engine;
corn shelter; 8 lumber wagons; bug
gies and carriage and road wagon;
cream separator; a number of mis-
cellaneous tools on the farm. Also
a quantity of household goods. Free
lunch at noon.
Terms of Sale.-All sums of $40
and under cash; over that amount
IA months time will be given on
approved notes bearing 10 per cent.
interest.
Jay H. Grafton is the auctioneer.
M. F. Patton, Clerk.
L. M. Sampson, Owner.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
JONES ISSUES CHALLENGE
Crawford Has Been Chal-
lenged by Granville Jones for
Open Debate.
Open Debate.

1t was announced in the city Wed
nesday hat Granville Jones, of Rapid
City, issued a challenge to Governor
Crawford to meet him in a joint de-
bate, the time and place to be fixed
by the chairmen Of the two parties.
The joint debate proposition is the
result of a speech delivered by Gov
ernor Crawford at Plankinton last
week, when he took up the person
ality of Granville Jones.
Mr.. Jones claims to resent the at
tack made on him, and when the
state central committee of the demo-
cratic party was in the city, he laid
his case before the members and ap-
proved of his plan to challenge Gov
ernor Crawford for a joint debate.
In his challenge Mr.. Jones admits
that he has criticised the governor
on the ground that his administra-
ton has been an e%xtrayagant one;
that the legislature passed laws that
were in the interest of the privileged
classes and against the good of the
common people; that the legislature
refused to pass legislation which the
common people demanded, and
which monopolistic influences OPP
posed: that legislation had been &C
compllshed by stealth which could
never have been passed by fair and
open methods; hal the governor has
used his office and is still using it,
not as a public trust to be discharged
for the benefit of the people, but as
private asset to advance his politi-
cal fortunes. Mr.. Jones further al
leges that leaving the honesty and
moral character of the governor out
of the question, there are still good
and sufficient reasons. why it would
be unwise to elect him as United
States senator.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
ODD FELLOWS THURSDAY
Three Link Members Come to Cit,
to Meet Grand Lodge Officers
and Enjoy Life.

In the large crowds Thursday were
seen the handsome and attractive
uniforms Of the Canton of the Odd
Fellows. The members of the three
link society began to arrive with the
first trains of the day from various
sections of the state, and they were
greeted by the local Cd Fellows and
the Canton, whose members appear
ed in their handsome uniforms and
marched to the trains. Several hun
dred Odd bellows came in during
the day, and they have been at
home in a very entertaining manner
by the members of the Chanka
lodge. The lodge rooms were kept
open during the entire day.
The Odd Fellows marched to the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02

Take Il piece o.. wood six and a half
inches long and two inches wide and
cut five little Sits at each end. Then.
rake a piece of wood one and three.
quarters inches long and a half inch
high. Buy a long piece of rubber. take
one end OF the rubber. pull it into one
OF the Sits and when you see that you
have enough to stretch from one Of
the Sits TO the other then c,lt it and
fasten the other end in the opposite
silt. Make and adjust four more O.
these pieces ard then take the s,nap
piece of wood and put IT under the
strings and youth have your harp. Il
can be tuned by making the ssringa
tighter or looser, and then you can
play.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
BouTELL ON BRYAN,
Is His "shall the People Rulsp"
Simply "a Local Issuep"

Congressman Henry Sherman Bou-
tell of Chicago, commenting on Mr..
Bryan's speech in Iowa, says:
Mr.. Bryan's question, Shall the peo-
pie ruler" implies that somewhere in
this country the people do not rule.
The only States where the people do
not rule are the States that are ex-
pected to give overwhelming majorities
for the Democratic ticket. Perhaps
Mr.. Bryan thinks that his question is
purely "a local ISSUE" II he is sin
cere, I challenge him to make a speech
In Vicksburg, Miss, on Government
by the People," Let him repeat one of
his famous anti-imperialist speeches,
simply changing three words, substitut-
ing mississippi" for philippines" and
'black brothers" for "brown brothers"
Let him suggest hat we have as chair
mar of his meeting John Sharp Will
liams, leader of the Democrats in Con-
gress, and as vice-chairmen the other
members of the Congressional delega-
ton from Mississippi.
And after he has made his speech
in Nicksburg, if he shall have escaped
the rule of the people in that COM
munity, l dare Mr.. Bryan to repeat
his Grafton on popular government in
Charleston, S. c., with Senator Till
man as chairman of his meeting. Mr..
Bryan's sentiments have Il purely geo.
graphical sincerity. His epigrams and
startling conundrums are especially de-
signed to meet local demands. OF this
nature are all his views on tariff and
taxation.
Mr.. Bryan's proposition that every
time a trust is formed a tariff sched-
ule should be repealed, and every time
a trust is dissolved a new duty should
be added, is too funny ever for comic
opera.
II on March 4 next MI. Bryan should
become President, with a Democratic
Congress in both houses, and should
actually place upon the statute books
the financial and economic vagaries de-
livered by him in his speech of last
Friday, 1t would plunge the nation into
bankruptcy and bring on Industrial
chaos. II he should begin by repeating
the duty on sugar to punish the sugar
trust, he would upset the national
finances by losing $eO,OOO,O0O q year
in revenues, and would stir up a revo-
luton in Louisiana, Utah, Colorado
and Michigan. Then, IL he should re-
peal the duty on cotton goods, because
some hustling manufacturers Of New
England or the Carolinas we're dump
ing goods in China in rivalry with Eng
land and Germany, he would divert
other millions from the treasury and
invite still further industrial ruin.
But. Of course, MIR. Bryan would do
none of these things, any more than
he will invade the solid South and sum
mon the cohorts Of Democracy to the
defence of the Constitution with the
battle cry "Shall the People Rule?'
MI. Bryan simply does not mean what
he says. What he utters with Chad
bandian JUNCTION in the North he repudi-
ates with Pecksniffian duplicity in the
South.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02

Milwaukee depot at 1925 o'clock to
welcome the grand lodge officers,
headed by Grand Master Dana. and
the national officer, Richard Ranay,
who is the head of the Canton de-
partment of Odd Fellowship, and
they were escorted to the hall, the
Farwell band leading the procession.
This evening at 6 o'clock a grand
parade of the Canton and the Odd
Fellows is scheduled to take place at
6 O'Clock.
Tonight after the corr palace is
concluded, the Odd Fellows will as
semble in their hall for the purpose
of holding a special session, when
several degrees will pe put on for
the benefit and entertainment of
the visitors.
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Notice of Dissolution of Partnership

Notice is hereby given that the
co-partnership heretofore existing be-
tween j. w. Overholt and Jesse
Wilkins and known as Overholt &
Wilkins is hereby Dissolved by mu-
tual consent. The business will
hereby be continued by Jesse Viii
kins who will collect all debts due
and owing to and the said partner
ship will pay any and all obligat-
ions and claims due and owing by
the said partnership.
Signed at Mitchell, South Dakota,
this 18th day of September, 1908.
j. w. Overholt.
Jesse Wilkins.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
A Healthy Family.

Our whole family has enjoyed
good heal.n since We began using ur.
Kings New Life ills, three years
ago." says l.. A. Bartlett, of Rural
Route /, Guilford, Maine. They
cleanse and tone the system in a
gentle way that does you good. csc.
at Diehl & Browns drug store.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
GOOD CROWDS THURSDAY
and Omaha Roads Both
Had Full Trains i'll Bringing
People to Corn Palace.

People to Corn Palace.
While Wednesday was a light day
for excursion trains, Thursday more
than made up for it, as two good
trains We're run On the Milwaukee.
The first train to come was from
Sioux City, which had nearly 500
people aboard, although Sioux City
contributed a very, very small por-
ton of the visitors. The west Mil
waukee regular passenger had some
trouble getting to the city, being de-
|layed by a disabled engine. One of
the passengers stated that the train
was crowded to the limit and that
it was necessary to put or a caboose
to give the people a chance to ride.
Over 500 came in from the west on
the passenger.
A special train was run from
Flandreau via Woonsocket, but it
vas delayed about two hours get
ting to town on account Of the en-
CINE breaking down. AS a result
the Washington Springs people and
those from Woonsocket and the in
tervening towns We're sent to Nit
chell on the north train, bringing
in $50 while the excursion arrived
after noon with $50.
The Omaha passenger had a good
business from the east. when if
brought in 400 people from that
direction.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
Bushes. Men Hone.,.

The business men Of our community
az a whole are honest and their meth
DDS are sound. The President has
never said otherwise. Indeed, it is
chiefly in the interest Of the great BODY
Of honest business men that be has
made his fight for lawful business
methods.-Hon. VIM. H. Taft, to Mer-
chants and Manufacturers' Association.
Boston, Mass.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
His Sweet Voice.

Heidi you hear me singing unde,
Your window last night? hope Won,
father didn't hear it? She-Yes. he
did. But yon needn't worry. &c
thought it vas the cats.-Stray Stories,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
Now They Don't Speak.

r. DO you think it would oe con.
ceited for me to tell my. friends that
; made this dress myself? Edith
MOI conceited. my dear-superhuous.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
Notice of Hearing Petition for Letters
of Administration.

state of south Dakota, County of
In County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Mer-
rift Keith. deceased.
The state of South Dakota sends
greeting to the heirs at law and next
of kin of Merritt Keith, deceased, and
to all whom these presents may come.
Notice is hereby given that Eva *.
Mohr has filed with the judge of this
court. a petition praying for Letters
of Administration of the estate of
Merritt Keith. deceased TO be issued
to II: j, Mohr, and that The 18th day of
October. 1905, at ten O'Clock a. M, OF
said day, being a day OF a regular term
of this court. to-wit: of the September
term, 1905. at the office of the county
Judge in the court house at the city of
Mitchell in the County of Dawson has
been set for hearing said edition,
when and where n person interested
may appear and show cause why the
said petition should not be granted.
Dated at Mitchell this Goth day of
September. \. ID. 1908,
w. Abbey,
Judge of the County Court.
Attest: S. Cattrell,
Clerk
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
The Observing One.

The Observing One.
Patron-How can you tell whether a
couple are married or not? Hotel
Keeper-If he orders two whole por-
tons, they are not; if he orders one
portion for two. they are.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Ellen Donovan, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the an
:dsTsigned executor Of the estate Of
itors of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased. to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers,
within our months after first publica-
ton of this notice. to the said Michael
Z. Donovan, executor, at his residence
in Ethan, in the county of Dawson, S.
ID.
Dated Oct. LIST. 1905.
Michael b. Donovan, Executor of the
estate of Ellen Donovan, Deceased.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-02
Reforming tne Head Hunters.

A curious development is in steady
progress IN the Solomon islands. the
group in the south Pacific which lies
to the west of New Guinea. whose
people have earned such unenviable
notoriety as head hunters. The young
men Of the tribes In these fertile and
beautiful islands are abandoning the
historic pursuit which has made them
dreaded for centuries in the south
seas and are taking to the copra in
dustry. Copra. which is the dried in
terror of the cocoanut. is valued com.
mercially for the oil which can be
pressed from it. and some of the young
Solomon islanders are accommodating
considerable wealth by extracting it,
though the older generation. to whom
head hunting is still the only profess
sion for q gentleman. are said to look
down upon them as being "in trade
London StuuhArd
Succeeded.
NO. Sir" said the stern parent, II
cannot give my consent-at least not
now. Before l will think of confiding
my daughter to your care you must
succeed in doing something"
ooh. I've done that. l succeeded in
kissing her last night after she had as
sured me that l never could until you
had given your approval"
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The Specials Today.

Today the Milwaukee has two
special trains in-one from Murdo
and Chamberlain and one from Can
ton, and both undoubtedly, bring in
large crowds.
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Last Teachers Examination.
The last teachers examination this
year will take place in the court
house on Thursday and Friday, Oct.
Sth and 9th.
E. j. Quigley, County Supt.
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Succeeded.
EXPENSIVE.

"No; I've decided never to accept
friendly advice any more"
why not? 1t doesn't cost you any.
thing"
We'll, I've found out that it almost
invariably costs you your friends."-
Exchange.