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NO PLACE LIKE LENNON
Dave Braught Believes That the New
Town With the yellow Name
Will be q Hummer.

Among the new towns out OF the
Pacific coast extension OF the Chicago
Milwaukee s. st. Paul railrold, west
of Aberdeen. is a new town by the
name of Lennon, aud Dive
Braught, Of this city is interested to
some extent in the growth and
development of that. place Last
year he and his son Cecil, went up
there and started a bank, making
a third institution of same character
in tie place and he said that they
were all dong a fine business. Mr..
Bralght nd that all the Indie itiuns
pointed TO d splendid growth there
when the Mil waukee road was finish
ed through to the coast. which was
to be an accomplished thing within
a year.
Dave saws the town is flourishing,
many new enterprises having started
up and that it is really imp ossble to
get sufficient carpenters to do all the
building that is being planned for
the coming year. Lennon is in the
extreme northeast corner or Butte
county, about 200 miles west of
| Aberdeen, and is about the last town
in tie state before crossing the line
over intosNorth Dakota The county
seat OF Butte is Belle Fourche and
MIR. Braught said that ii a citizen
wanted to drive through from Lem
mon to the county seat that the
! distance is 165 miles, or If he desired
to make the trip by rail that the
distance would be about 700 miles,
coming back to Aberdeen and then
going out by the way Of Pierre. He
J said that plans we're being laid for
a division of the county at some time
in the future, and there is enough
country in Butte to make three good
counties.
Mr.. Braught expects to 60 back Ia
Lennon along about the first OF
' next month.
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born to the union, all of whom have
passed away but n son. who is,
now living IN Washington state.
Mr.. Odell came vest with his family
% years ago and located in Dawson
county, and some ten Yeas ago
moved to Mitchell, where they have
lived until he passed away Thursda
Feb. 6. For the past four years-he
has been confined to his bed and
three years of that time he has been
blind as the result of old aye. but
has taken his suffering and infirm-
tiles with stole good nature. He has
been a consistent member OF the
Methodist church since be was 81
years of aye, and has lived an honest
aud upright life.
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ten YEARS FOR "BuFFALo''
The Reservation Rustlers Will Spend
Ten Years in the State Peni.
Tertiary for His Crimes.

William George, more prominently
known as "Buffalo," was convicted
in circuit court at Alexandria Satur.
day on two charges OF grand larceny.
When he was brought before Judge
Smith for sentence the court gave
Buffalo" the full benefit of the law
Oh the two counts, sentencing him
to five years in the state penitentiary
on each count. In one of the cases
on which Buafflo was tried evidence
was brought IN to show c%onclusively
that he ba been caught in the act
OF running off two head OF cattle
from the Indians and killing them,
the carcasses of which were found
on his ranch near Murdo.
The case vas tried in Hanson coun-
ty on a change OF venue from Lyman
county on the affidavit of George that
he could not secure a fair and inn
partial trial in Lyman, On account
CT the prejudice which existed there
against him. lie thought be had a
OSCCCl ollOW III Cllt lluluS vi SUId1gIS,
but it seems like he got his medicine
there as we'll.
George is an old character out on
the reservation and for many years
it is alleged that he has been engaged
in the cattle an horse stealing busi-
ness so that it has become quite pro.
fitable to him. Since the county has
become more settled with new people
cattle rustling has deterioated to
some extent bv a number of the ring
leaders being arrested and punished
to the full extent Of the law. George
vas among the last of the tribe, and
realizing that his days we're about
numbered, attempted to make his get
away last fall with several head OF
horses ohfch did o belong to him.
He was arrested In the act and his
subsequent conviction will end his
connection with the preparation of
any more like crimes on the great
reserve west of Chamberlain
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AFTER The SEAT
Lyman County is to be the Scene o,
Another County Seat Struggle
Started bv Presho.

Charles Mix county In the southern
and Walworth county in the northern
pant Of the state, will not occupy all
the attention in the matter of coun-
ly seat fights this fall when the
election takes place. Presho. in
Lyman county, west of the Missouri
river, has precipitated something of
a gigantic scrap by starting a county
seat contest at Jbe present time hy
circulating a petition asking for a
vote On changing the county seat
from D3coma to Presho Presho
started il contest two years ago but
failed t. secure a sufficient number
OF 81 Lures to be- petition and tile
county commissioners did not grant
the request.
Daco a is located in the extreme
eastern end of the county and Presho
is rot tar from that place, only a
distaNc some 81 miles and the
opponents to Ptesho figure that the
county seat, SHOULD it go to Presho.
would not be removed close enough
TO the center Of the county 50 they
are preparing d strong opposition to
removal. The Strongest opposition
is developing owing to the fact that
the movement started about two
years ago looking to "a division Of the
county will doubtless be taken ND
again. On this subject of division
there is a good deal of strong senti-
ment prevalent owe the county.
From the east to the west extremity
Lyman extends a distance OF "a miles.
aud from the north 10 TIE south line
lie is 81 mills. Tue residents living
in the western part Of the county are
assertin. that The county is far too
large to permit OF a person making
the trip to the present county seat
and will very likely ask for a division
of tie county u establishing a
county seat within claser range. The
commissioners have opposed a division
Of the county owing to the TACT that
the western part Of the county is no,
sufficiently populated as yet to war.
rant division. Presho, however, Is
going ahead With its removal prop.
osition on che ground that It Ii
located nearly 10 the geographical,
center.
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COMMENTS ON MEETING
Black Hills Men Expressed Great
Satisfaction on the Big Meet
ing Held in Mitchell.

A recent copy OF the Rapid City
Journal contains some very fine
expressions from some of the Rentle-
men who were in attendance at the
NEE ing held i'm tais CITY o. the
Roo evelt-Taft clnb These express
this time, from the fast that a year
ago last fall Termination county was
one Of the insuigent counties. There
has been a great change evidently in
the political situation over there.
and hereafter it is the purpose OF
these gentlemen to use their Influence
in b-hllf OF the stall wing of the
republican party The following are
some of the expressions gwen the
Journal of the great nesting held in
Mitchell:
Thom,s Sweeney: "By. his speech
at Mitchell Srna or Kittredge shower
hiius,lf To Ue moth an orator and a
states a He is a second JAMES G.
Blaine.''
Challes w. Brown: "Tlle meeting
at Mitchell was ola OF the greatest
eyer attended. The opera house was
packed + ON gallery to cellar. Sena-
tor kittreugc S speech was as clear,
logical, lorcetui ana a, eloquent as
any l ever listened to
DR. r. N. LtuiicS: "Aftet at
tending a meeting like the one at
Mitchell u is led to believe that
the button has dropped out of the
insulgent campaign in this state.
The meeting was a great success,
politically and socially. kittredge
made a gseat speech."
Charles d. Matteson: 'Consider-
ing that the Mitchell meeting was
ii, the nature Of complimentary
ovation to a senator it certainly was
n OF tue greatest meetings of its
Kind ever held in the vest. Ienjoyed
the trip very much"
A. X. Thomas: II never have
attended many state political meet
make comparisons, yet l don't
believe that any mere enthusiastic
meeting was ever held in the state.
There were ovet nine hundred dele
gates and every one for Taft and
Kittredke."
George P. Bennett: "The meeting
was, a great success. The senator's
speech was one Of the greatest politi-
cal speeches ever made in the state.
The way he answered his critics
was q soucre of surprise and graft
ficatton, to bis friends"
Ethen Allen: "The meeting was
a rip-roaring success. For many
reasons ] am glad I made the trip,
but one Is that after going to the
eastern part OF the state a person
from RAPID City can come home
with the knowledge that this city
Is the peer Of them ALL"
John L. Burke: sit was immense.
Never before did I see q demonstra.
tion like that one There we,e
about two thousand people 10 the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-14
BOOKS were DONATED
Carnegie Library Was the Recipient
of Many Books as Result of
the Recent Shower.

Librarian Lau1son furnishes The
Republican the following list of
books wniclf were donated by
citizens at the recent book shower,
and they make quite a good addition
to the various departments. Some of
the people who we're unable to attend
the shower sent in their books after
ward, and there is no doubt but
what the librarian will be pleased to
receive contributors along this line
at any time in the future. The fol-
lowing are the books received:
Fiction-Ou the Heights, Auer-
bach; Lady of Quality, Burnett;
Princess OF Thule, Black; Quaker
ess, Clark: Master Christian,
Corel]i: White Flame, Cornelius:
Paul Patot, Crawford: Via Crucis.
Cra~fQrd: Punokah. Dodge: Ilelen's
Babies, liaboerton; Kings Mirror,
Hope; Sport Royal Hope; In Black
and White, Kipling: Marquises' Dia-
munds, Matthew's; Tha1deus of War
saw, Potter: King Of the Golden
River, Ruskin; Moni, the Goat Boy,
'Spyri; Caruin,l SIN, Sue: Man OF
tue Hour, Ihlnet: CONCESSIONS uf
IA Club ". man, Surbridge; Aurelian,
Ware: Miss Toosey's Mission,
Wnitake
Gee al Lite rature- Red Cross,
RaBFo {; 'Aeuby Year, in Congress-.
Blaine: -tDy of Galy( Sou Horror /;
America, Picturesque and Desc1ip.
tive. Cook: Poesns, Chase; Treatises.
.2V., Gears; Home Life in Colonial
Days, Earle: Fountain of Life,
Flavel; History Of United States,
Hale; Life Of Jay Could, Ealstead
& Beale. Works, H%arodotus: History
of great Flood; Lessons In Lite.
Holland; Had & Odessy, Homer:
American Natural History, .lHoln-
day; Cosmos, humboldt: Facing
the Twenthietb Century, King
Historical Lights, Little; Little
Visits with Great Americans,
Marden: loral Tales, Marmontel
Our Thrones and Ccosses. Potts
Beyond the Mississippi, Richardson /;
Political Prohibition Text Book.
Satterlee: Captain John Smith,
Simns; Ecclesiastical History,
Socrates; Our Martyred President,
TOwsnend; White Supremacy. Van
EVE; Simple Life, Wagner.
The following is the list of donors
] at the book shower:
Mrs. j. D. Anderson, DR.. and
Mrs. B. A.. Bobb. Lucille Bobb, Mrs
81. D. Butterfeld. Mrs. Geo. Cess.
ford, Mrs. E. e. Cooper, A. S.
Cooper, Mrs. L. r. Erskine, Mrs.
E. NJ. Hammer, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Haney, Mr.. and Mrs. ". A. Helm.
berger, Mr.. and Mrs. n. f. Hitch.
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LIVED A VERY LONG LIFE
James J. odell Lived Within Ten
Years of the Century Mark
and Died OF Old Age.

Saturday afternoon James j Odell
was laid to rest in Graceland GENE.
terry after completing nearly ninety
years OF life. After living to a good
old age. through life OF the %quietest
clalacte T. aud inlpressiug his friends
with the great sincerity Of purpose
OF his existence. the spark burned
out ana he quietly passed to tue
bone Deyond. leaving a memory among
his friends as u who always trie
and 7 ally did succeed in living a
purely christian and noble life. n
in its simplicity that was strongly
characteristic
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church this afternoon at
2 O'Clock and they were attended by
many old ftiends OF the deceased
which we're conducted by DIR. T.. II
Youngman, who preached mrst in
teres ing eIlne on the life and
character OF the good man who had
gone IL mis- final honr. Appropriate
music was furnished by the church
choir. The remains were laid to rest
III Graceland cemetery, and the fvl-
lowing we're the pail bearers: 2. L.
Gibson, l.. b Willard, Alvin Scott,
o. D. Stearns, Jos Swift, ST.. and
w. III. Turneaure.
James Jefferson Odell was born In
Penkskil, N. Y, Sept. 4, 1918, and
was married to Helen Nora Hyde,
Feb. II, 1848, and had he lived ten
days longer they would have COM
pleted their sixty years Of married
life. There we're eight children
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-14
BAPTIST REVEALS Bfeun
The Sunday Services We're tho First
of the Series OF Revival Meet
ines Of the Baptists.

On Saturday evening Rev. y. T..
Conant, OF Minneapolis, came over
from Sioux FAILS to begin the evan
gelistic meetings In the Baptist
church, and the work done on Sunday
prove a splendid beginning Of this
effort. The pastor and deacons met
Mr.. Conant for a season Of prayer
and conference before. the morning
service, and then MI. Conant gave
an inspiring sermon to a large audi
ence on personal Work. using az
his text the words In Johns Gospel
to the Goth Chapter and 4th verse.
The Sunday school assembled at
the regular hour with a large attend
ance and MI. Conant spoke a few
words in praise of the "Boy Who
Could not Do a Mean Thing" The
B. Y. p. U. had a good meeting at
$3.50, with Miss L.tha Paullin as
leader.
When She evening meeting began
the congregation crowded the audi
ence room and the entire service was
the crowning feature OF the day.
Mr.. Conant led an opening song ser.
vice witch was an inspiration 10 the
entire hour OF worship and then he
spoke on verse three from the third
chapter Of Johns Gospel. He set
forth In a clear convincing manner
the fact that a man must be born
anew il be ever sees the kingdom OF
GOD, for. he went on to show, a
man cannot oy his o~n will lift him.
self into that Kingdom because a dead
man can do nothing for himself,
neither al d man by culture and
training make himself over into a fit
and worthy sublect.-of that. Kingdom,
for there can lie no culture of a per-
son until after he is born. Following
this earnest address on that all Inn
p~ortant theme Mr.. Commit sang an
impressive solo, Wbilp the solo was
being rendered the ushers passed
cards bearing spaces in which differ
ent requests could be Indicated.
ABOUT seventy of these cards we're
signed up and handed to the pastor.
The results of the day we're thus a.
grand beginning in this work and
promises fine results for the series.
There viii be meetings every night
this week except Saturday, at $50
and on Wednesday. Thursday. ard
Friday afternoons at 2:3O, and all
should bear Mr.. ConanJ at the
earliest date
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cock, Miss Edith Miller, Mrs. s j.
Moore. MI. and Mrs. Fl. G Nichols.
Grace Powers, Mrs. G. 81. Rev, Mr..
and MIS-. S. II. scallin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. A. Silsby, MIR. aud
Mrs. d. NJ. Tiffany, MIR. aud Mrs.
w. b. Upton, Mrs. Robert Wand.
Altne Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Win.
Rev. L. II. Youngman, Mrs. J..
M. Wood.
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opera house when Senator Kittredge
made his sneech and nearly all Of

opera house when Senator K~ittredge
made his speech and nearly all Of
them men. True, they were prac-
tically all warm friends Of the sena-
tor, cut you know a man is more at
home in the house of. his friends.
Senator kittredpe did rot speak
from manuscript, but extempor-
aneously made the speech Of his life
and a speech with a record behind
it, that will again land him In the
senate
R. W. Day: 81 am more than
pleased that I made the trip. II the
nythinp it signifies that Senator
Klltredre is being warmly supported
in his campaign and will in all prob
ability be ~re-plected."
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MUSTER OUT COMPANY 0
Mitchell Will Have no Militia Com
pany After Feb. IL. When it
is to Quit Business.

There will be nothing doing in the
militia line in Mitchell after Feb,
IL. Captain Ross Rathbun has been
the commanding officer of the COM
pany for several years and ne has
devoted a great deal of time to the
u%pIuilding. of the service. He has
had his men we'll in hand and they
responded to the support of their
captain in a becoming manner-all
except the last time when he tried to
secure a successor from The ranks of
The company to fill the position of
captain. Captain Ratbbun is on.
gagged in the surveying work and
during the summer months, when
he CON pany is. the most active in
the work OF drilling AND being in
attendance at the state encampment.
he reached the conclusion that
ne could not be at home sufficiently
curing that season to give the COM
pany his personal attention. Before
taking into consi Iteration the disband-
ment OF the company. the captain
made every possible effort to secure
the consent of some member of the
company to assume the command.
They all realized the hard work and
responsibility connected with the
position and very kindly declined the
promotion from the rank Of lower
officer or private to the head of the
company. Realizing that to keep the
cor pany going along in rather a
disorganized condition would mean a
reflection on the past good history of
the company the captain made
application to Adjntant General
Englesby to muster out 90. d. The
adjutant general was 10th indeed to
let the Mitchell company out OF the
service, believing that a town the
size of Mitchell ought to be repre-.
sented in the militia of the state,
but when he saw that it was impos.
siole to secure a captain from the
ranks. he yielded to the request of
Captain Rathbun ana appointed
Captain Boocock to be present an
muster out the company. This will
take place on Tuesday evening, Feb.
IL, at the company rooms 10 the city
hall building. All the members of
the company are requested to be
present at that time and to tu,n. in
all property of the state before the
date of Feb. 10.
Go. U. was organized about eight
or nine years go by Major o. W.
Coursey who had just returned from
the Philippines, where he went
through a portion OF the Spanish
American war with the South Da-
kota regiment.
1t is Understood that the company
number will be transferred to the
city of Milbank in the northern part
of the state, which has. been very
anxious to have a militia company.
CAPTAIN Rathbun stated to The
Republican that he was very sorry
indeed that he found it necessary 10
dlsband the company, but that It
would be useless to try and keep up
the company when it was i%mrossihle
to secure a commanding officer.
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Can't sympathize With Mr.. Bait.

0HH VIII W.T.. B8tt1.
Alexandria Herald: 1t Is cur.
rently reported that A. I'll. Belts, Of
Mitchell. while In attendance at the
poultry exhibition held in that city
last week, was relieved of q valuable
diamond bv an old hen from Sioux
Falls. q member of the high-scoring.
prjze-winning class. ALTHOUGH 4
former resident and well known here.
Mr.. Belts. is receiving Int little
sympathy from his Alexandrin
friends from the fact that he would
have been safe from exposure both "a.
the diamonds and that class Of heue.
had be continued his residence heror
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-01-09

First Steps in Human Progress
Starr
Fourteen Weeks in Botany.
Steele
Fourteen Weeks in Chemistry
Steele
Hygienic Philosophy Steele
Physical Geography Tarr
Fragments of Science, 3 vols
Tyndall
Electricity in Modern Life
Tunzellman
Surveying Davies Vanmeringe
Treatise on Punctuation, Wilson
Sparks From a Geological Ham.
mer Winchell
Walks and Talks in the Geolog-
ical Field Winchell
Geological Excursions Winchell
Object Lessons in Botany, Wood
The American Botanist Wood
Lessons in Astronomy Young
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-01-09

or. stalking abroad by day and by
night. But Mary was glad and there
was a new dignity about her that be-
came her well. and that grew out OF
this great call TO rally to the things
that count.
At the far end OF the room they
found the justice OF the peace en-.
throned behird long table. His hon.
or Mr.. James r. McAlllster, more
commonly known as Jimmie Mac. was
a ranchman on a small scale. He
was ignorant. but Of an overweening
conceit. He had been a justice OF the
peace for several years and labored
under the mistaken impression that
he knew law; but Gordon. on short ac-
quaintance, had dubbed him "old Ne
cesslty," In despairing irony, after a
certain high light OF early territorial
days who knew no law"
The prisoner was brought In. His
was a familiar personality. He was
known to most men west OF the river
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FROM ROUTE 3.

Mr.. Rolf of Missouri is still
looking for his young pony.
Mr.. Phillips of Galena was on
the creek Tuesday looking for a
good girl for general homework.
DR.. Morsman of Joplin remem-
bered his little friend, George
Peake, Christmas.
Mrs. Joe Ewers spent New
Years day with her parents on
Tennessee Prairie.
Mrs. C. p. Hedges and family
of Galena dined with friends on
the creek New Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cox have moved
back from Galena. Wills health
failed. He enjoys farming best.
More people live in town than
DO well.
Clyde Chips is visiting at Null
berry, Kas.
Abram Ewers had his cows in.
spected on Dec. % and drove
them to his farm near Chetopa.
Geo. Chips, who visited Otto
Shuts in Arkansas since Dec. 4,
reports fine Christmas with hi
friends.
George Peake and his moth4t
attended a masquerade at thV
skating rink in Galena Thursday
evening. There was a record
breaking crowd and much pleas
ure was experienced.
Mrs. Chas. Hedges and Mrs. P.
Bwers were calling on friends inj
Joplin Friday.
Mrs. Link Murray is very i'll.
Mrs. Estabrook spent Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. L. MUIR
ray.
The Windle brothers from ga.
lena were on the creek Saturday
night with their hounds hunting
varmints. Judging from the
noise they were successful.
Mrs. Hinsonbaugh and daugh-
ter and children called on Five
Mile friends Sunday.
Charlie Wright's mother is ex-
pecting him to visit her soon. He
is working for the Santa Fe at
Kansas City and has been for
more than four years.
Grandma Myers says she is to-
be married Sunday to a man in
Galena. We wish them good
luck and smooth sailing through
this rough old world.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-01-09
Our Next Show Jan. 10.
lease read the following:

Please read the following:
Any person attending Our Old
Kentucky Home Jan. Is, and not
being entirely satisfied after see
ing two acts, can have their,
money refunded at the box Office.
If the show don't please you step
to the Office and say so, and get
your money back.
WIN. D. HAYWOOD. Gen. Mgr.
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L library Catalogue.

We herewith publish another
list of books which win be found
in the Johnston Library. Clip
the list and add i % the list