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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20
DEMANDS VOODOC TEST.
Negro Juryman at Inquest Says if Gun
"Sweats Blood" Suspect Is
Guilty of Murder.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. 17.-Sam
Haywood, prominent farmer near
Monticello, was called to his door Sat
urday night and assassinated by man
standing at the gate who emptied a
charge of buckshot into his body.
Louis Hursch, who was under sus-
picion, was last night taken before a
coroner's jury and denied his guilt a
negro juryman demanded the ''voodoo"
test. calling for Hursch's gun, saying if
it was discharged. and Hursch was gull
ty it would 'sweat blood at the muzzle."
The gun was discharged and Hursch
taking the rust on the barrel for blood
plunged knife into his throat, expiring
before the jury without uttering a word.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20
ABUSE PURE FOOD ACT
Commissioner of Patents Holds Manu-
facturers and Packers Cannot have
Guaranteed on Labels.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. IA
cording to a sweeping decision w
commissioner of patents, any label Oeal
ing the inscription Guaranteed unS a.
the pure food and drug acts, jun :ntoU nd.
1906" where such inscription IS iH !, 70.
ed to imply that the government I 10
sponsible for the purity or the eVV'i i
will be refused registration; - and
others throughout the country are inv nv
printing their labels as to give t Lhao; iI
preston, whereas it is held by o4i't the
that the government simply accepts the tbs
goods are pure and then investlg nnss
his business. Upon proof that tn ne p the
food and drugs act is being vlolateun
goods are confscated and the Iuan"'"
turere punished.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20

new scale of weekly payments, taking
effect on May l last, the allowance for
one child was S1.22; two children, $1.10
each: three children, 81 cents each; four
children, 81 cents each; more than four
children, maximum of $4.3S. The
state has found it wiser, SO Consular
Agent Caldwell of Brisbane writes to
Daily Consular and Trade Reports, to
pension the mother than to condemn her
to such employment as would cause her
to neglect her children.
One of the largest gas companies in
London has reduced its price from II
cents to 60 cents a thousand feet.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20
AFTER COAL BARONS.
Suit of Government to Dissolve Alleged
Anthracite Trust Is Resumed in
Scranton, Pa.

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. 17.-With in
dependent operators as the principal wit
nesses to be examined, the hearing in the
suit of the United States government to
dissolve the alleged anthracite coal trust
was resumed here today before c. H
Guilbert, who was appointed by the fed
eral court to take, testimony. Among the
independent operators to be examined
is John C. Haddock of Wilkes Barre.
who gave evidence unfavorable to the
large coal companies during the sessions
of the anthracite coal commission.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20
BARBER IS PARALYZED,
Draws Razor Across Throat of Patron
and Crowd Thinks Customer Is
Being Slain.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 16.-Wil-
liam Hoffer, barber, was stricken with
paralysis while shaving a patron Satur-
day night. The razor he held as he fell
slid across the throat of the patron and
cut a slight cash just over the jugular
vein.
The man in the chair jumped hurriedly
to his feet and wiped his neck with his
hand Those in the shop, seeing the
blood on it, thought Hoffer had cut his
throat. and there was wild scramble
for the door.
The patron was not seriously injured,
as the razor turned slightly so as to
throw the edge away from his throat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20
PRESIDENT GIVES
LIST OF GUESTS
UNION LEADERS WILL ATTpr,
DINNER TO BE GIVEN AT Tup O
WHITE HOUSE.
OUTLOOK IS REPRESENTED
Supreme Court Justices and Head, :.
Departments and Bureaus Are II
cluded in Invitations
OUTLOOK IS REPRESENTED
ALL ARE FRIENDS OF 1Apo,

WASHINGTON, d. c. Nov =
Announcement was made at the wI;,,
house today of the list of guests who r.r
attend the dinner at the white bon+
tonight which has been referred 70
the dinner to the friends of labor
The list is as follows The PraS;d,n.
Justice Holmes, Justice Moody, Sacr,
tary of the Interior Garfield Secroto,n
of Commerce and Labor STRAINS Ror~'
sentative H erbert Parsons, Assistart
Secretary of State Bacon; Mai .Con
Leonard Wood, Interstate Commarno,
Commissioner Clark, Commissioner "
Labor Neill, Forester Clifford pin
chot, Henry l.. Stinson. Initial
States attorney: T. V. PowdqrIyS
formerly at the head of Ta
knights of Labor; Warren s. Stono
grand chief Brotherhood of LocomotiTs
Engineers; John j. Hanrahan, grand
master Brotherhood of Locomotive Fira
men; w. 5. Carter, grand secretary and
treasurer Brotherhood Locomotive Firo
men; p. II. Morrisey, grand maSfo,
Railway Trainmen; 7. j. Dolan, general
secretary-treasurer international Brolb.
erhood of Steamshovel and Dredgeman,
Al. Faulkner, president of National
Window Glass Workers; David Mackar
president Building Trades Organization,
John j. Towers, secretary treasurer New
York State Council Of Carpenters,
George w. Alger, attorney for labor
unions and writer on labor subjects; Ed.
ward j.. Garegan, attorney for labor
unions; Robert Z. Bell, attorney for a.
Dor unions, New York; James Bronson
Reynolds and Charles Ii. Sheriff. at.
torneys; DR.. Lymon Abbott of the Ont.
look; Lawrence S. Abbott of the Ont.
look and Ernest H. Abbott of the Out.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20
The Romance of the Bloodhound

No breed of dog makes more, ,ln nr,d
esting study than does the blood lo' If
1t leads one from the beaten tr I:a4orv
canine interest into the realm OF n lSroon
and romance. In the wars oetM Wed
England and Scotland it was OFTEN and
in tracking fugitives. Both Wallace mes mes
Bruce had many hair-breadth eso'tthe
from bloodhounds; on one occasffopp ruce
that he only escaped by wading dow" ror.
stream until he found refuge in an UoN
hanging tree, and so succeeded IN en ,,ntry
ing his pursuers off the scent.-Coun"'
Life
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20
In Strict Sec1usion.

Here is the extract from the prospec-
tus of hotel in Switzerland:
''Weissbach is the favorite place of re-
sort for those who are fond of solitude.
Persons in search of solitude are, in
fact, constantly flocking here from the
four quarters of the globe" - London
Telegraph.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20
At Skibo Castle.

Carnegie is leading a happy, comfort
able existence at Skibo castle. 1t is true
that part of each morning is devoted to
that portion of his voluminous mail
which his secretary sorts out for his
personal reading. The Laird of Skibo,
however, spends most of the day out of
loors. CARRIED in Norfolk jacket and
knick erbockers. If he does not fancy
golf he may steam out on Dornoch Firth
in his yacht. Or perhaps in a small boat
added gently by gillie, he will fish
for trout or salmon. If the weather
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20
BOY BORN TO DUCHESS.
Wife of the Late De Chaulnes, Formerly
Miss Shonts, Mother of Heir
to Title.

NEW YORK. Nov. 16.-A cablegram
from Theodore P. Shonts from Paris
received here today, announced that a
son had been born to his daughter, the
Duchess de Chaulnes. The Duke de
Chaulnes died in Paris last spring.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20
OFFICIALS WILL STAY.
Against Revenue Collectors Is
Not Sustained.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. IL
The investigation into the charges of
2ernicious political activity against
Archie u. Sanders, collector of internal
revenue at Rochester, n. Y, and John A.
Merritt, collector of customs at Niagara
Falls, \. Y, has been completed and it
is understood that the facts brought out
are not considered serious enough to
warrant the removal of these officials.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20
BANKS DOORS CLOSED.
Shortage of $50, 1000 in Cashiers Accounts
Causes Comptroller of Currency
to Take Action.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. IL
The comptroller of the currency has
been advised of the closing of the doors
of the Citizens National bank of Month
cello, Ky, on account of a shortage of
more than $4,000 in the cashiers de-
partment. The bank had Il capital of
$4,000 and total resources of about
S194 coo.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20

nrove inclement, Mr.. Carnegie may have
= turn at the billiard table or diver
himself in the splendid sw7m I4I ,, pau
are being entertained they are summoned
, to breakfast pe by bagpines. much as in the
DAYS of 'Waverley' and Rob Roy I;
The breakfast itself, however, usually
has many American dishes, and the ap-
nointments of the castle represent , the
latest devices for comfort and ease'-1ll-
Bits.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20
Pension for Indians.

In the state of Queensland, Australia,
there is a pension system for widows left
with the care of children. Under the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20

Advertise in this paper. and make your
wants known to our home people, and
stimulate enterprise in our vicinity
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20

In England last year only the potato
and hop crop fell short of the 10-year
average--all the rest far exceeding it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-20

Truman III. Newberry, assistant secre-
tary of the navy, who will succeed Vic
tor H. Metcalf as secretary of the navy,
is from Detroit, and is an enthusiast
with respect to naval matters. He is,
man of great wealth and during the
Spanish war contributed by his personal
efforts and otherwise to the organiza-
ton of the volunteer naval force which
mustered into the service of the gov
eminent. He served himself as volun-
teer officer. His ambition has been to
become secretary of the navy. and this
he has finally accomplished. He may be
continued as a member of Mr.. Tafts
cabinet.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
OVER At the STATE FAIR
Fine Exhibits, Large Crowd and State
Fair Started OF in a Sue
cessful Manner.

The members of the corn palace
evening after spending a very pleas
ant day at the state fair at Huron.
In conversation With u of the COM
mittee he stated that the opening day
was a very successful one and that
an immense crowd of people was on
the ground to hear Governor John
son speak. y trip around the stock
sheds showed a good display Of cat
tie, horses, sheep and hogs and the
display Indicated that South Dakota
had some mighty good stock on it's
.prairies. There were a dozen or if
teen representatives breeders among
the cattle owners, while in hogs and
sheep there were many fine animals
in the pens.
The committee spent a portion Of
the time in viewing the county eXhib-
its in the agricultural department., in
which fifteen counties we're on hand
with the exhibits. Conferences were
held with the representatives with
reference to their bringing their ex-
nlbit to the corn palace, and the in
dications point very strongly to
Butte, Hughes, Clay, Sphinx and Clark
Joining the dozen counties that have
already signifed their intention of
showing at the nalace
In the agricultural department
there is a fine display of grains that
shows in a way what South Dakota
has done this year, and what is dis
played at Huron will be seen at many
other fairs this fall.
Huron is deserving Of great credit
for the high plane on which she has
raised the state fair, and it is all the
more creditable that it has had to be
done under more or less adverse cir.
cumstanceS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
A QUEER PHENOMENON
A Small Body of Water in Washing
o Totally E%nyeloped in
Darkness.

Spokane, Wash, Sept. 7.-Robert
S. Fulton, a rancher living near Har-
rington, Wash, SO miles southwest
of Spokane, reports one Of the most
remarkable phenomenon that has
ever mystified the people of Lincoln
county in the discovery of Swamp
Lake, which is now as dark as night
"a hours of the day and one day af-
ter another. The air is perfectly dry.
but from 10 to rs degrees cooler
than in the sunshine. Fulton recent
ly travelled with a two-horse team
along the shore of the lake and was
in utter darkness for more than
three-quarters of a mile. He thought
it was a fog, and. as the horses did
not take fright, he did not become
alarmed, but his little daughter was
over-awed and cried loudly. The
darkness overs the lake which is q
vast swamp and extends from 80 to
100 feet out from the shore. Many
theories have been advanced by stud
ents of natural phenomena and ex-
perts, but the majority Of people who
visited the lake returned non-pluss-
ed and mystified. All the natural.
conditions appear to be normal ex-
cept that it is dark. when there Il
light all around.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11

lessor of modern Languages, Clarion
ID. Hardy, A. 3D., is director of the
School of Elocution and Oratory,
Clarence V. Gilliland, A. NJ, is the
principal of the Academy and profess
sor of English Bible, Mr.. Roland
Neal, A. M, is professor Of Natural
Science. Miss Anna Laura White,
Phi. b., is instructor of Mathematics.
Miss Edith Noble, A. b., is professor
of the Latin language. Stephen d.
Van Benthuysen, M. Accts., is the
dean of the School of Commerce.
Miss Hannah Miller is an assistant
in typewriting and stenography. En-
cry w. Hobson is the director of the
voice department of the School Of
Music. Miss Georgia Scott and Miss
Abbie PiXley are teachers of piano,
Percy F%ullinw4der is instructor Of
the violin and Mrs. Samuel Weir is
instructor in voice.
Miss M. Louise Pinckney, of Min
netonka, Beach, Mimi, who has been
appointed instructor in art, is a grad
uatte of Teachers Conege, New York.
She is highly recommended as an ar
fist and teacher, and is especially
strong in portrait work, but has al
so mastered work in black and white
and china painting. Her general ed
ucation has been good and her ap-
pearance and manner are attractive.
Mr.. Arthur Dow, director of the Fine
Arts Department of Teachers Col
lege, says: "Gives exceptional prom
Use as a painter. She should make
an unusual teacher, having many
things in her favor. She has an ex-
ceptional personality and will make
an excellent disciplinarian. 1 believe
Miss Pinckney will be a great sue
cess"
Monday and Tuesday will be the
registration days. On Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock, the formal
opening of the college will take
place. The services Of DR.. Andrew
Gillies, of Minneapolis, have been Sc
cured to deliver the opening address
on that occasion. The recitations
will start on Thursday morning, and
the fall term of the University will
have been inaugurated under the
most suspicious circumstances for a
successful year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
PUBLIC LANDS VANISHING
Year by Year Lands Are Being
Thrown Open to Settlement,
But Few Millions Left.

Chicago Record-Herald: From a
report of the land Office it appears
that the public lands contain 754,-
S95,296 acres, an area more than
four times as great as that Of Texas.
But it would be an error to conclude
that this vast domain is available
for settlement. Nearly one-half the
area is in Alaska and much the great
er part Of what remains is in the
mountain states Of the west-Arizo-
ma, California. Colorado. Idaho. Mon
tana. Navada, New Mexico. Oregon
and Utah. More than 6O.OOO,OOO
acres are in Nevada, where there are
seemingly endless stretches of rock
and sand.
In crossing the continent by any
of the great railroads one ia always
impressed by such barren wastes. and
1t is certain that throughout much
of their extent reclamation is impos-
sible. The present reclamation pro-
jects Of the government affect only
100000 acres all told. There il
nothing, therefore, in the figures
first given to encourage the thought
of a limitless reserve for the people.
1t should be felt, rather, that the old
opportunities are rapidly passing
away and that the chances that are
left should not be neglected. Condi-
lions are such that the most earnest
efforts are being made to prevent the
abuses of the past, to discountenanca-
speculation on a large scale and rem
der all possible assistance to settlers
in good faith.
To show how rapidly the area has
diminished we shall refer to a state
ment prepared by the land office ten
years ago. At that time the acreage
OF the public lands vacant and sub
ject to entry and settlement and ex-
clusive Of Alaska was placed at $751;
368,274. The public lands in Alaska
were estimated at 369,529.6OO acres,
which gave a total of GAS, 897,S74.
This did not include Indian eserv
Itions which have been thrown open
since and occupied.
1t is obvious that the time is near
when there will be little arabic land
at the disposition Of the government.
But it has a great work to perform
in its irrigation schemes and in the
related projects for conserving the
natural Of the country.
When it has done all that it can do
in promoting the settlement of the
arid regions, it must still labor at q
kind Of protection concerning whose
main principles there is hardly a diff
ference of opinion among the people.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11

Residents on Second Avenue west
filed a petition asking for the con-
demnation of the plank walk in front
of several lots out in the vicinity
of the park and asked for the con-
struction of cement walks. The petit
tion was granted and the owners of
the property were ordered to be noti-
fed to construct the walks at once.
The ordinance to number the resi-
dences and business houses was
brought up for passage but was laid
over until next meeting of the coun-
Gil, on September 16 to make further
inquiry into the system to be en-
ployed in numbering. The ordinance
was new to the members of the coun-
Gil, it having been started under the
former administration.
The ordinance governing the
speed limit for automobiles was
taken up and placed on its
second reading and passage. The
speed limit was placed at 10 miles
per hour, or six minutes per mile
within the city limits, with appro-
pirate penalties for violating the or
! dinance attached. The ordinance
was passed and will be in force after
it's publication. Ten miles an hour
for an automobile is a pretty slow
speed and does not indicate as swift
a pace as when a horse is driven at
the same speed through the streets.
A member of the council stated that
he was taken out in an automobile
by one of the owners and shown
just what a ten-mile gait was, and
the council member was inclined to
agree that sending an auto ten miles
an hour was not, seemingly, a very
fast pace.
Arrangements were made for pro-
viding for special policemen and de-
tectives during the week of the corn
palace. Additional local men will
be added to the force in the discretion
Of the street and alley committee
and several outside detectives will be
secured to aid in the efforts to KEEP
in touch with the outside element
that for the purposes Of prac
ticing their devices on the unwary
The council adjourned to meet or
September 16 to pass the apropria'
ton ordinance.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
A CORN PALACE QUEEN
Saturday Night of the Corn Palace /.
Queen of the Big Event
Will be Crowned.

AT a meeting of the corr palace
committee held Monday evening, a
suggestion was presented to the COM
mittee as the feature for the closing
night that a corn palace queen be Sc
lected by a popular vote of the people
during the next two weeks. and that
on Saturday night the young lady re-
ceiying the largest number of votes
should be crowned the queen of the
corn palace with attendant ceremo-
mics. The proposition was favorably
discussed and by an unanimous vote
of the committee it was decided to
adopt the suggestion.
The details of the affair have not
been worked out as yet, but it was
left to a committee consisting of G.
w. Downey, l.. l.. Ness and ]. I. Nor
row to arrange it and carry it
through. The details will be an
nounced within a few days.
With a contest OF this kind going
on it is believed that it will be the
means of arousing the local interest
in the corn alace to the highest pitch
and likewise be the means of making
the closing night of the palace one
of the most enjoyable of any through
out the week. Heretofore there
have been no attendant ceremonies
at the close of the week and the pal
ace season was permitted to go out
of existence in a u altogether
too quite. The browning of the queen
will be something of a novelty and
serve to fill the palace to its utmost
capacity for this pretty ceremony.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
Grand Larceny Charge.

Lead-Grand larceny is the charge
hanging over the head of G.. H. Dog
gett, who came to this city some time
ago from Sac county, Iowa. Sheriff
o. Curry of Sac county will arrive in
the city shortly with requisition pa
pers from the governor of Iowa for
the young mans arrest. The accus-
ed mans lawyer believes him to be
innocent, and those who have known
him while in the city say that his ac-
lions have proven him to be anything
but criminal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
Off for Alfalfa.

On the first and third Tuesday, Of
each month, the Alfalfa Develop
ment Company is conducting popular
excursions to she choice fruit and
farm lands of Southern Washington,
starting from Minneapolis. Fare
will be refunded to all Purchasers OF
these lands. Write at once for full
details to r. z. Dahijelm Manauer,
225 Railway Building, Minneapolis
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
Cough Caution

Never. positively never poison yourlungs. Ifyou
from . simple cold only--yo should
alws - heal soothe. and ease the irrttated bron.
chial tubs. Don't blindly suppress IL with .
SUPPLYING poison. It's strange how son. thinss
finally come about For twenty year, Or Shoop
has constantly warned people not to take cough
mixtures or prescriptions conta iuins Opium.
late though-ongress says Put IL on the label,
Il poison! Ar in your Cough Mixture Goodi
Very soodIlHereatt er for this eryr easonmothen.
Cough Cure. No poison marks on DR.. shoop's
llAbels-and none in the medicine. elss 1t must By
q said to 10 by those that O it best, a truly 70.
Variable cough remedy. Tai no chance then.
particularly With your children. Insist on lhavtns
DR.. Shops Cough Cure. Compass carefully the
pr. shoop pAckaes with Others and note the
difference. No poison marks therel You can
AlwayS b on tho safe ode by demanding
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
Call for Bids


Sealed bids for the construction,
including material and labor of a
school house to be located on the
n. w. quarter section s, 104, G1,
Badger township, Dawson county,
South Dakota, according to plans
and specifications on file in the office
of w. H. Comstock, district clerk, in
his residence in Badger township,
will be received up to IL O'Clock m.
on the goth day of September, 1908.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Dated at Loomis, S. D., this 9Th
day of September, 1908.
w. H. Comstock, Letcher, S. d.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11
FIRST FATAL ACCIDENT
First Fatal Accident Happened on tn,
Electric Line at Sioux Falls
Tuesday Afternoon.
Tuesday Afternoon.

Tuesday afternoon over at Sioux
Falls a little girl IA years old, the
daughter of a farmer, was knocked
down and killed by one of the cars
on the traction road. The little girl
attempted to cross the track in front
of the swiftly moving car, but was
knocked down by a corner of the
car striking her. She grabbed the
rail of the car to prevent being
drawn beneath the wheels, and she
was dragged a distance Of thirty feet,
and finally, l%oosening her hold she