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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

80 Is 30 g 80 80 3d.
1t took less than half an hour for
VIII Roth and C. H. Cooke to hand it
TO Sonny Cpnha and w. l.. Warren in
the last set of the doubles tennis cham
pionship yesterday afternoon on the Pa
cifc courts. Only once did the losers
reach the forty mark and that was dur
ing a temporary awakening that seem
ed as though it might be at the hour
of the turning of the tide.
But it was a merely temporary affair
and the two players who put up such
a magnificent exhibition of condition
the day before, relapsed into the same
state of lackadaisical slackness with
which they started.
Both Cunha and Warren were very
evidently stale from their hard efforts
of the day before. They would have
been wise to have asked for a post
ponement, but doubtless did not wish
TO Inconvenience their opponents by
another delay after there had been so
many of them.
There was one other thing that GER
tainly had something to do with the
easy victory, Will Roth left his hoodoo
coat at home and came to the courts
arrayed in one of the most certain mas
cot tendencies.
1t seems that on Thursday Mr.. Roth
wore coat, quite unintentionally that
has proved never failing hoodoo for
any kind of games from billiards to
tennis. He only remembered it when
his attention was drawn to the fact
by a smiling friend, but yesterday
morning he picked out another one and
so had all the fates and mystic in1u-
ences working hard for him and his
partner.
The fourth game, won by Cunha and
Warren, was the only one to bring out
any excitement. In this game there
were some swift volleys and clever re-
turns that aroused considerable enthu-
siasm.
After that game, however, little of
interest happened save when Cunha oe-
casionally took an unexpected point
and even the deciding point failed to
create any ebullition from the specta-
tors. Cooke was serving and the score
stood five games to one and forty
thirty. Cunha took the second serve
neatly and Roth returned but Cunha
then sent into the net and the match
was over with the championship remain
ing with last years holders.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19
ROTH AND COOKE
RETAIN TITLE
Champions Defeat Cunha and
4 Warren With Ease in the
Final Set.
Score of the Winning Set.

l 9 5 6 Z Total.
Roth and Cooke
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

; Sport Notes


There was a private view at the
new Gem theater for the press last
night The machine was focused and
film thrown on the screen, showing
that the distance is well judged, and
the pictures will be very clear. Tom
Sharp was busy finishing his real hand
painted decorations, which are very ar
tistic. He has painted an appropriate
scene on each of the wall panels and
was busy last night with a make be-
lieve proscenium that will be very eff
fective. The floor of the theater is
on a slope and has much larger seat
ing capacity than one would think
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

Bismarck s utterances regarding
music are compiled in a book by Keu-
dell: "Fuerst und Fuerstin Bismarck,
Erinnerungen aus den Jahren, 1916
1S72.' Keudell once saw the man of
blood and iron shed tears during a
performance of Beethoven s Sonata APP
passionate. His favorite composers
were Beethoven and Schubert; the
only thing he did not like in their
works was the variations; these, he
said. edo not speak to the heart. -
Concerning the sonata just referred to,
he remarked: "This is like the sing
ing and sobbing of whole human life.
If I heard this music often / should
always be brave.". ea
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

Somebody asked the other day if
there was any record for walk round
the island. There is. 1t is held by
Dexter F'rasier, who last April per-
formed the remarkable feat of actual
ly circling the island without rest in
thirty-two hours.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

Fond Mother-Bobby. dear, you We
forgotten your toothbrush. Bobby
But l thought l was going on vaea-
tion.-Circle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

s'Have you read any of the recent
fetionY' 81 have read it all, -
'Where?i' ''Jn Dumas, forty years
ago. Boston Traveller.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

Jem Driseoll, the British feather
weight, seems to be winning his way
towards 60 with Abe Attell and, who
knows, the championship. He knock
ed out Young Griffin in Boston week
ago, and the newspaper account of the
battle gives him credit for wonderful
cleverness and punching ability com
bined.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

Gotch does not seem to be doing
much in England. 1t is reported that
he has accepted an offer to wrestle
Mahmout, the Turk, in New York.
Once he is in this country, just watch
good old Doe Roller get after him.
Everybody here wants to see the grand
old boy from Seattle hang it on the
champ.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

The Palama A. G. will hold a spe-
cial meeting tomorrow at Kama lane,
Palama; time, 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. All members are requested to
show up or get theirs.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-02-29

day long ago, TO be forgotten by
neitbe~. ~nen ne had been broken to
his masters will
Paul Langford dropped one shoe
neryelessly 10 the wolfslSin in front OF
his bed. Though his bachelor room
was plain in most respects, plain for
the better convenience Of the bachelor
hands that had it 10 put in rights
every day-with the exception OF a
cook. Langford kept no servaat-the
woItskin here, an Indian blanket
thrown over stiG chair by the table,
japanese screen concealing the ugly
little sheetiron stove that stood over
In its corner all the year round. gave
evidence that his tastes were really
luxurious An oil lamp was burning
dimly on the table. The SCOT of many
burnings adhered TO the chimney's
inner side.
The sound of galloping hoof-beats
on the hard road below came I'd TO
him A solitary horseman was com
ing that way and he was putting his
horse to the limit, too
Who the-deuce." began Langford.
It's Jim's COW pony as sure as I'm
sinner, What brings him home at
that pace, l wonder? Is he drunk2"
He peered out indinerently. The
hoof-beats rang nearer and nearer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-02-29

that crawling. creeping. twisting
worming. insinuating-nea and
nearer, so near now that II beat upon
her-unseen presence. She pressed
her finger to the trigger to shoot at
the tangible shadows and dispel that
enveloping. choking, blanket horror.
when God knows what stayed the
action Of her fingers. Call IL instinct.
what you will. her hand was stayed
even before her physical eye was
caught and held by blot darker still
than the night, over to her right, farth-
est from the spring. 1t lay perfectly
still. II came to her. the willy plan.
with startling clearness. The. blot
was waiting for her to fire futilely at
grinning shadows among the trees
and, under cover of her engrossed at
tention insinuate its treacherous body
the farther forward Then the play
would go merrily on till-the end. She
turned the barrel OF her rife slowly
and deliberately away from the NOV
ing shapes among the cottonwood
clump. sighted truly the motionless
blur to her right and fred. once. twice.
three times.
The completeness OF the surprise
seemed to inspire the attackers with
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-02-29
CHAPTER K
CHAPTER x.
In Which the X Y Figures Some
what Mysscriously.

Jim Munson. riding his pony over
the home trail at slow walk. dropped
sieepily in HIS saddle. II was not a
weirdly late bedtime. half-past ten.
maybe. but he would have been sleep
ing sotndly a GOOD hour OF more had
THIS not been his night to go to town
III he chose He had chosen. He
would not have missed his chance for
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
TOUCHED UP FOR $4,000
Mike Meier, Sanborn County Treas
urer, was Held Up in the Vault
for That Amount.

A bold and daring, yet seemingly
safe, robbery was committed at
WoonsoclSet Monday night when
Mike Meier, the treasurer of Sanborn
county, was held up in his Office vault
and made to disgorge about $4,000
of the county's cash.
Mr.. Meier has been the treasurer
of the county for the past four years
and his term of office will expire
the first of next week. He has been
forced to do all of his work in the
office without assistance from the
county clerk hire having been quite
a political question there. AS a re-
suit he has had to work nights to
; keep up with the business or hire a
clerk and pay him out of his OWL sal
airy.
Monday night about 9 O'Clock Mr..
| Meier IA working in his office in
the act of taking a book into the
vault. He heard a footstep and sup
posing it to be the janitor, remarked
that it was very hot in the building.
! Hearing no response Mr.. Meier went
into the vault, and on turning around
he was confronted by W masked
men with revolvers leveled at his
head.
One of them said: you will find
it a damned sight hotter than this
if you don't open that safe and hand
over all the money you have on
hand" Meier sought to daily with
them a short time in the hope that
help might come before he would
be forced to obey their command.
He said that the safe was locked
With a time lock and that he was
%powerless to open it until the morn
ing. One of the robbers covered the
treasurer with the revolver while the
other placed his ear to the door to
listen to the ticking of the clock. The
robber did not hear the ticking and
they saw that it was a mere subter-
fuge. The men then threatened to
blow his brains out at once if he did
not open the safe and turn w the
cash. Mr.. Meier saw no other alter
native and consequently he opened
the safe and the men secured be-
] tween $4,000 and $4,000. In
the safe was several hundred dollars
in checks-and drafts, but these were
not touched, and after loading their
booty the men closed the vault door
on Mr.. -,leier, turned the bolts in the
sockets and walked out of the build
ing. they did not change the combin-
alton to the vault doors, however.
The robbers made their escape, but
it could not be discovered by what
means they left town.
The vaults in the court house are
all on the outside of the building and
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
Notice of mortgage Sale.

Default having been made in the con
dlt1ons of that certain real estate mort
gage, made executed and delivered by
James r. Franklin and Lena Franklin,
husband and wife, mortgagors, to Mar
gag gag i beans anew date gui1 gsth Wh 1888. m9 and
wa filed for record in the register of
deeds office of Dawson county, South
ed in book 81 of on page 131
thereof; and,
Whereas, said mortgage contained a
power OF sale and also a provision that
IN case of default in any of the con-
aifi9ns OF said mortgage the m~ortgagee
election; and,
Whereas, said Martha e. Snow. mort
gage, is now deceased, and II. j.
spangler has, by order of the county
court, of Dawson county been appoint
ed administrator of the estate of said
fed as such; and
Whereas, said administrator has ell
ected to declare the whole amount Sc
cured by said mortgage to be due; and,
Whereas, no action at law, or other
Wis d1 has been Instituted to collect
such proceedings are now pending;
Whereas, the default in said mort
gage consists in the failure of the
mortgagors to pay the installments
due on said mortgage, or any of them,
terest; and, u pr'ne'pa' OF IN
Whereas. the amount claimed to be
this notice is 81 $1,000. principal $40
90 interest and $40, statutory attorney
Zee; and q in the aggregate The sum of
Now Therefore, notice is hereby
by virtue Of the bower Of sale therein
premises. by the sheriff of Dawson
county, South Dakota. at public auct-
the Bird day Of Feb. 1909. al. the hour
OF two o'clock p. m. at the front door
of the court house i'm Mitchell. Davi-
son county, South Dakota.
me mortgaged premises to be sold
are described as follows: C~ommencing
at the northeast corner of lot four, as
block one %. Rowley's Addition to
Mitchell; running thence west a feet
thence east Al feet and 4 inches. thence
north. 100 feet to place Of beginning,
and is situated in Dawson county,
South Dakota
Dated Dec. IA, 1905.
T. J. %Spangler,
Administrator of the estate of Mar
tina b.. Snow, mortgage.
T. J. Spangler.
Attorney for Administrator.
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EAR OF coRN-Two BOYS
What Two Energetic Boys Accom-
plished With an Ear of Corn and
Some Conscientious Work.

w. A. Wheeler, of Mitchell, in
P%lankinton Herald: This corn story
is OF interest because it relates OF
happenings in South Dakota. We Of
ten read of large prizes having been
paid for single ears of corr at the
National Corn Exposition or large
State Corn Shows, but this account
will be of still greater interest to
South Dakota boys because it was
near home. Two boys, Raymond and
Gerald Snouse of Plankinton, S. D.,
age twelve and fourteen years, re-
spectively, obtained an ear of white
dent corn in the spring of 1908.
This ear of corn was brought from
Iowa IL represented al early white
dent variety in that locality. Wishing
to do as much as possible with this
ear they shelled off the butts and
tips and threw this part of the ear
away. The remainder of it shelled
over six hundred kernels which they
planted in a garden plot about forty
or fifty feet square.
1t was very carefully planted by
hand and gave a good stand. During
the summer the two boys cultivated
the corn with a one horse cu%ltivator,
the smaller boy riding the horse and
the larger one holding the cultiya-
tor. The crop did not mature as fast
as some of the earliest in the vicinity
but owing to a favorable season it
matured in time to be exhibited at
the Aurora county fair at Plankinton
Sept. oath and 25th. From this plot
as the product of a single ear, they
exhibited in two classes. They en-
tered their corn both for the best
ten of all kinds on exhibit and also
Tor the best half bushel of corn. Six
ty five ears were exhibited all to-
sethelb more being shown than was
required in the h~alf-bushel class.
They took first premium OF So in
each class with strong competitions
as a large amount of corn had been
placed on exhibit by the growers.
purchased the best twenty ears in
the exhibit for the company l re-
j present, giving the boys IS for these
ears, thus making in all $11.O0
which the boys received for the pro-
duct of a single ear of corn and they
still have left all but twenty OF their
total product
promised to return to the boys the
best a in the entire lot to plant in
the same plot next year and offered
to give them the same price for the
best twenty ears If they sould sue
coed In producing corn satisfactory
for exhibit purposes.
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DAKOTA BOY WON OUT
Mcguire, Formerly of Mitchell
Made a Great Fight in a Repub-
lean Nebraska District.

Sioux City, Dec. 2S.-Congress-
man-elect John "A. Mcguire, of Lin
coin, Neb., whose election in a re-
publican stronghold with a normal
republican plurality III the First dis
trict of 5000 was a surprise of the
recent campaign, passed through the
city en- route to Mitchell, S. d., where
he spent Christmas with relatives.
When the democrats of the First
district made their nominations for
congress, they placed Mcguire in the
running. Not even the most san
guine felt that he could overcome
a handicap of more thar 5000
among the republicans.
Mcguire didn't looR at it that way.
He grimly went to work and before
long the republican politicians Of the
district began to hear of his candi-
dacy. Nebraska republicans didn't
like Uncle Joe Cannon's methods and
Mcguire made the most of that fact.
In addition to being in a heavy re-
publican district Maguire had no
chairman to handle his campaign.
Real Fight On Rand
Pretty soon the First. district re-
publicans discovered they had a real
fight on theirilands and Mcguire was
their chief worry. The young demo-
crat was out in the farming COM
munity making a house to house can
vass. He spoke at school houses, he
attended all meetings where the far
mers c~ongregated. Born on a farm
himself and working there until he
began the life in the rural districts.
In the city, where he was well
known as an earnest and honest
young attorney, his friends fiocked
to him, and when the votes were
counted election day, 1t was found
that he had turned a 5000 republican
plurality into a plurality for him.
self of about 900. He led both Will
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
TO EXTEND THE BUSINESS
johnson Biscuit Co. Will Establish
a Branch Concern at Fremont,
Neb., Soon.

A. Schwartzbach went to Sioux
City to attend a meeting of the sales
men of the Johnson Biscuit Co., at
which 25 of them will be present.
Mr.. SchwartZbach represents this
company in this section of the state
an has worked up a fine business
with the trade, and with which he is
quite popular. The Sioux City Tri-
bune has the following concerning
the meeting of the statesmen of the
establishment of a branch at Free
mont:
1t is possible that the Johnson Bis
cult Co. may establish a plant in FIRE.
mont, .Neb. George Volz, John Gum
and other memebers of the Sioux City
Commercial club nave been, in con-
ference with r. n. Johnson, president
of the johnson company, as to wheth-
er the company would be willing to-
take charge of a cracker factory in
their town.
These men have secured an option
on the plant of the Deadwood Biscuit
company, which has failed, and pro-
pose to move the factory to Fremont
if they can get the Johnsons to go
into it. They do not want to start the
business unless they can get a sue
cessful cracker manufactures to take
charge of it. Mr. Johnson said that
he woul probably meet the FIRE.
mont men about Tuesday, and that
he might be disposed to enter into
some arrangement with them.
Statesmen and department man
ayers Of the company are to assemble
at Z o'clock Monday evening IN the
Mondamin for the first dinner the
house has given. TWENTY-FIVE covers
will be lad. Statesmen will be present
from Wyoming. North Dakota and
Kansas and the dinner will be follow
ed by business talks and toasts.s The
company will probably make q prac-
tice of such dinners hereafter.
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each have been provided with win
doWs to give light and by reason
of this Mr.. Meier was able to get re-
lieved from his embarrassing situa-
ton. He raised the window and
called loudly for help. A man was
passing by and heard the call, and
hurried over to the court house. He
informed the ~janitor of the building
OF The cry for help and they started
on IN investigation to see where the
CRY came from. They finally located
Meier in the vault and released him
by turning back the bolts. Just why
the H0bbers did not turn the COM
Dlnaticn and thus tic up the treas
urer until they had a longer start
was not understood. With the excep-
ton OF the janitor there a no other
person in the court house.
The sheriff of the county was at
once informe of the hold up and he
started telephone messages in all
directions from Woonsocket, hoping
possibly to intercept the robbers be-
fore they got very far away.
1t was rather an unusual thing to
carry so much currency in the safe
and the Woonsocket people cannot
understand why Meier did not place
the money in the bank in the after
noon instead Of leaving it in the
safe. 1t is regarded as a loose method
of handing the county's money.
Some of the enemies of Meier at
once started the report that inasmuch
as it vas the approaching end of his
term of Office and that he was short
in his cash that he took this
method of covering up the shortage.
In conversation with Mr.. Whiting, of
Woonsocket, he stated that there was
not the least foundation for the story,
for he considered Mr.. Meier a e
fectly honest and reliable man, and
that he could not possibly have car
ried out the plan of the alleged rob
berry without assistance of a second
party. MI. Whiting stated that the
accounts of the treasurer have al
ways been correct.
Mr.. Meier is a man about 81 years
of age, and has lived on a farm 10
miles northeast of town, where he
owns 700 acres of land. He is said to
be able to make the loss good to the
county.
There was burglar insurance on
the money of the county, but whether
it withhold good under the circum-
stances of the robbery is not known.
The chairman of the county COM
missioners sent out a hurry UP call
for the commissioners to meet in
W%oonsocket and by midnight the
members of the board We're gathered.
What action was taken by them.
was not given out.
The robbery has caused a great
deal of excitement in Woonsocket,
and it is the theme of conversation
on every corner and in every store of
the city. About the only criticism
that is offered is that the money
should not have been left in the
vault.
The tax collections are not m
ing in very fast at the present time
and there seemed to be no excuse for
having the money in the safe. I'm
doubtedly a large reward will be of
'fered for the apprehension or zap
tu-e of the robbers.
Sheriff Cook received a telephone
message in the evening of the rob
berry and he sent out several mon
around the depot to see if any strang-
ers came in on the evening freight
from that direction. No suspicious
characters have been seen in the city
today.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
Cough Caution

Never. positively never poison your lungs. Iiyou
always hsal sooshe. and ease the ifritated bron-
chisl tnba. Don't blindly suppress It with .
stupefytn1 poison. It's strange how eome things
finally come about. For twenty yea1 Dr.. shoop
has constantly warned people not TO take cough
mixtures or prescriptions containing Opium.
Chloroform. or similar poisons. And nova little
late thoughConeress Gays Put it on the label,
Il poison! Ar In your Cough Mixture" Goodl
Very goodi!Hereatterfo for thisver ressonmothe..
Cough Cure. No poison marks on DR.. Shops
labels-and none in the medicine. else II must BY
law be IN the label. And it's not only safe. but It
is said to be by those that knowitb best. . truly re.
ma.kable cough remedy. Take no chance then.
Dr.. shoop's Cough Cure. Compare carefully the
Pr; shoop package with Others, and note the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
BRYAN and Shellenberger.

lam j.. Bryan and shellenberger, the
democrat nominee for governor.
Mcguire lived in South Dakota
during his boyhood. He worked on
a farm and during the winter attend
ed the Plankington academy at
Planl1inton, S. d. Here he laid the
foundation for his entrance to col
lege later. He attended the Univer-
sity of Nebraska and graduated from
a law school. Then he entered prac-
tice at Lincoln.
His parents removed from the
farm some years ago to Plankinton,
afterward taking up their residence
in .Aitchell, where Maguirey Sr..
owns considerable real estate. !.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator of the estate of
Lorin Q. Hardesty deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
vouchers. within four months after the
first publication of this notice, to the
said 7. j.. Spangler, administrator, at
Dawson, S. D.
Dated December Sth, 1908.
o. 7. J. SPANGLER.
Administrator of the estate of Lorin
@. Hardesty, deceased.