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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-06
An odorIess pisinfeetant.

If one objects to the odor of carbolic
acid, he may use for the plumbing an
odorless disinfectant prepared as fol
lows: Dissolve half a pound Of per-
manganate of potash in four gallons
of water and pour this carefully down
the pipes. This solution, If allowed to
stand In bowls or basins, will stain
them purple. The stains may be re-
moved with a weak solution Of oxalic
acid. The acid must be rinsed of i'm
mediately after 1t has been used.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-06
Incidents in His Life.

John H. Babcock was born in the
village of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
county, N. Y, Aug. II, 1926. His
ancestors or his fathers side came
from Wales several years before the
coming of the Mayf1ower and settled
in Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Those on his mothers side came
from Holland and settled in New
York-a juaicious blending of the
Yankee and Dutch stocks.
Rev. Mr.. Babcock has had an
%eventful career. His BIRTHPLACE was
his home until 1857. In 1853 he mar
ried Margaret A. P. Christie, daugh-
ter of Judge Archicbald Bull, of
Troy, N. Y. She died twenty years
ago and is buried in Graceland Gem
etery. He was ordained a deacon
of the Episcopal church in 1853, and
priest in 1856.
During the thirty years from 1857
to 1887 he wandered from east to
west-from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific-and back again, fulfilling his
duties as clergyman and teacher in
New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvan-
ia, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon, California,
and South Dakota. He anne to
Mitchell, in May, 1887, and was
| rector Of ST Marv,c church for al
even years. He went to Sioux Falls
in 1900 to pass the remaining years
of his life.
He has been honored with ap.
pointments to various positions and
Offices in church and state. He was
head master of the Ballston Spa in
stitute under his fatDer, Deodatus
Babcock, D. ps principal of Glen
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-06
THE WHEATFIELD.
Whsrs the eiiIowins Golden Waves
Stretch From Sky to Sky.

Whsrs the eiIIowins Golden Waves
Stretch From Sky to Sky.
Take a look at the wheatfield that
has been brought up to perfection as
1t stands, yellow as gold, with the
sheen of the sea, billowing from sky
line to sky line like an ocean of gold,
where the wind touches the ripping
wave crests with the tread of invisi-
bic feet. In California, in Oregon, In
Washington, in Dakota, in the Cana
dian northwest. you may ride all day
on horseback through the wheatfields
without a break in the flow Of yellow
heavy headed grain-no fence lines.
no meadow lands. no shade trees,
no knobs and knobs and hills and hol-
lows of grass or black earth through.
From dawn till dark, from sunrise. in
a burst of fiery splendor owe the
prairie horizon. to SHUTDOWN, when the
crimson thing hangs like a huge shield
Of blood in the haze of a heat twi-
light, you may ride with naught 10
break the view between you and the
horizon but wheat-wheat. 1t is like
the gold fields. 1t goes to your head.
You grow dizzy looking at it. You rub
your eyes. Is 1t Il mirage? The bill
lowing yellow waves seem to be
breasting the very sky. You look UP.
The sky is there all right with the
black mote Of a meadow lark sailing
the azure sen. He drops liquid notes
of sheer mellow music down on your
head, does that meadow lark, and that
gives you back your perspective, your
sense Of amazing reality. You are
literally. absolutely really. in the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-06
midst Of a sea of living gold. 1t is 70

midst Of a sci Of living gold. It is you
and not the lark that is the mote.
You begin to feel as II your special
mote might he a beam that would get
lost in infnity If you stayed there long.
and so you ride or and on, and some
more on, and by and by come out of
the LEAGUE long. fenceless- fields. with
an odor In your nostrils that isn't ex-
actly like incense-it's too fugitive, too
fine, too sublimal Of earth. 1t Is aro-
matte, a sort Of altar Of roses, the i'm
prisoned fragrance of the billions upon
billions of wheat flowers shut up il
the glumes Of the heavy headed graip
there. And that's the odor of the
wheat.-Agnes c. Laut in Outing Mag
azine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-06
COUNTY OPTION MEETING
A Mass Meeting Was Held ut the
City Hall Sunday Evening to
Hear Discussion.

There vas a large assemblage OF
at the city hall Sunday even
ing to listen to a discussion OF the
question OIL county option and one or
Two others OF a moral nature that are
prominent III the campaign. The low
er floor Was u4.ed up ana t44e overflow
nearly A.4eu uAe gallery.
Music lor. the evening was present
ed by d large choir under the direc-
ton OF b. w. llobsun, WIN Clarence
i-ooIals at the piano.
Dr., Ii. S. Wilkinson presided as
chairman OF the meeting and said,
that no apology was necessary for
The churches closing their doors and
engaging in u mass meeting of this
character when there We're several
moral issues at stake in the present
campaign. He introduced as the
first speaker Lauritz Miller, the city
attorney, who explained the incep-
tion OF the county option law and
the progress it made through the
legislature in 1907. He gave the
legal Interpretation of county OPP
ton nj explained it's action as it is
placed before the people. He insist
ed a county option did not mean
county prohibition, and closed with
a strong presentation of the bene-
fits to be derived in ease county
option carried.
Rev. A Craig Bowdish, pastor of
the Congregational church, spoke
Win reference to the moral question
of county option, which he enlarged
upon with much interest, hat it is
one of great advancement and wouYa
have a splendid effect in the better
ing of conditions and would give the
rising generation an opportunity to
grow up under better influences. He
referred to the other amendments
to be voted upon, namely the divorce
law, and the Sunday amusement
law, all of which he urged his hear
ers to vote yes upon.
DR.. Wilkinson, of the Methodist
church devoted most of his talk tc
the divorce law, relating the bad cd.
or that had been attached to the state
by reason of this state being a clear
ing house for the unhappy maria
ges of eastern people. and he though,
the time had come to raise the per.
iod of residence to one year, and thus
raise the standard of the sacredness
of marital relations in this state
Speaking of the county option ques
ton, he said that the majority Of the
county did not have a chance to ruiz
in the license question, and gave thu
incident of where 70 voters in Trip
determined the policy of license il
that town; that a drunken man sho
a bartender, and that the entire
county vas thus called upon to pa.
the expense of what 70 voters ha.
accomplished. He. said that liquo
dealers expressed the opinion tina
farmers would not come to a tow
which was dry and in the presen
campaign they thought it was no
right to permit the farmers to vot,
on the question OF county option e
cause they were afraid that the ques
ton would carry with their vote. FL
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-06
SIR KNIGHTS OBLIGATED
knights Templar Laid to Rest the
Remains of Their Brother, John
III. Babcock.

Ill. l5oDcOCk.
Friday evening the remains of the
late Reverend John H. Babcock
were brought from Sioux Falls to
Mitchell via the Omaha road, and
were accompanied by Rev. A. w.
Bell, Mayor A. e. Hitchcock, Char
les w. Adams, Most Eminent Com
mander of the knights Templar,
George A. Pettigrew, grand recorder
of the Grand Commandery Knights
Templar, and j. T. Morrow, George
w. Burnside, and BENZ. F. Ives, re-
personalities of the knights.
The funeral party was met at the
train by the Sir knights of this city
| and escorted the remains to st.
Mary's church, where they laid in
state until Saturday afternoon at
12:45 O'Clock.
At that hour. brief funeral services
We're conducted at the church. The
casket containing the remains of
Rev. Mr.. Babcock laid in front of the
chancel and many beautiful floral
tributes were sent by his former
Pensioners, and lodges which spoke
praise and love for their former rect
or. The music was furnished by Mrs,
Emily B~ras-Swift. Mrs. James b,
Bately, Virgil Boyles and G. w,
Downey, with Mrs. A. q. Hitchcock
at the organ, all of whom formed
the choir during the latter years that
Mr.. Babcock otficiated in st. Mary's
One side of the church vas reserv-
ed for the Pensioners and many
came to pay their last tribute of re
spect to this grand, good man, wht
had ministered to them for so man.
years.
Mr.. Bell spoke briefly of the as
sociations with the deceased and pait
a merited tribute to the splendid
qualifications that he possessed.
At the close of the service Si1
KnightsWm. M. Smith, j. H.. Davis
knights VIM. M. Smith, j. III. Davis
G.. w. Johnston, H. ID. Butterfield
H. b. Rogers and Samuel Weber
bore the remains to the funeral car
The Sir knights of st. Bernard Com
mandery were, in waiting at thu
church to escort the remains t.
Graceland cemetery. Dakota Yves
leyan band headed the procession ant
played a solemn march as the cor
tege wendell it's way through Mail
street. At the Omaha depot carriag
es were taken by the Sir Knight
for the cemetery. At Graceland th
burial rites of the knights Templa
were given impressively, and the re
mains of Mr.. Babcock found a plac
of rest beside those of the wife VIII
had preceded him twenty years age
Mr.. Babcock died in Sioux Fall
Monday morning, Oct. 26, at tn
age of 80 years, and he has bee
calmly waiting the end to come
Those of Mitchell who knew him re
vered I'm to a high degree. He ha
entered tnelr lives in a religious an
social way and in whatever capacit
he found a warm place in the heart
of the people. Always the same t
Everybody he was a man to inspir
confidence, love and esteem and
was given him to an unlimited dc
gree by his Mitchell friends.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-06
A Hindrance.

Standardization are half an hour
late this morning. Letter Carrier-Yes
ma'am. The sections Of stovepipe l
have to wear inside my trousers legs
on account of the dogs you keep alon.
this street hamper my movements.
ma'am."-ChicaRo Tribune.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-06
VENICE OF AMERICA

Venice of America is fourteen miles
from Los Angeles.
The most unique Beach resort on
the Pacific coast.
Among it's manx attractions is the
largest dance pavilion in the world, the
largest skating rink in the world and
the largest and finest bath house and
plunge on the Pacific coast. Open all
the time.
one of the advantages that Venice
has over resorts is the fact that one
can secure at a most moderate cost,
beautiful and attractive villas and
bungalows ranging from seventeen
dollars and a half to thirty-five dol
lars a month which includes light,
water and laundry. These villas are
situated on the Venice canals. con-
Veniently near to the ocean.
Venice is also well supplied with
first-class restaurants at popular pric-
es and every thing that goes to make
up~f for a high class Seaside resort.
Those who wish to bring teams, will
find first class stable accommodations
at moderate prices.
: Perhaps one of the greatest attrac-
tions of Venice is it's equitable eli
mate. From May until November the
thermometer hardly varies.
To those who wish to secure a
pleasant summer vacation for moderate
costs, Venice of America certainly
should be it.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-06
1897, 90450 $9.1T2.144.00
S.93T.904.5O

Increase 5 23423950
1t was expected last year that there
would this year be quite notable
raise in valuations, especially in re-
spect Of the southern Pacific and e.
Paso and southwestern railroads. The
board however felt that in view Of
the general financial depression it
would Re unwise At this time to dis
turb valuations. But there were three
items that required adjustment in any
event. one was the increased mile
age ce the FL Paso and Southwestern.
another was the listing of the railroad
telegraph lines Of the ella VALLEY.
Globe and Northern, and the N. & p.
which were inadvertently left off the
schedule last year by the board and
which the former line at least was
wise enough TO leave off its schedule
returned this year, together with the
raising Of the valuation of the l. 7 &
5. w. telegraph line from SO to $50
per mile, the flat rate charged to all
the lines. The third item was the re-
valuation of real estate owned by the
several companies, chiefly the South
ern Pacific
This revaluation applied mainly to
the railroad acreage in the yards and
grounds at Tucson and Yuma. some
Of which has been recently acquired
but most Of which the company has
owned for years and which has not
been increased or readjusted for prob
ably twenty years Demand for this
did not merely originate with the board
but citizens of those towns who had
adjoining property and were paying
taxes on much higher valuations in
sisted that the railroad property should
be raised to something near an equit-
able figure. The county assessors Of
Pima and Yuma counties. at the re-
quest Of the board, furnished sche-
dulles Of valuations by which they
easily arrived at the figures adopted
Representatives Of the railroad com
pany readily agreed to the valuations
made as being just and proper the in
crease in the realty being 10000 at
one point and $32, 900 at another.
In the case Of the Saginaw and Man
istee railroad, the valuation was re-
duced as the company has taken up a
part Of its track, decreasing the mile
age
The result Of Incorporating the items
named has raised the rate per mile in
one instance S25 and in another in
stance $485. 1t might therefore be.
said that there was merely added the
valuation on new property or property
hitherto overlooked. there being no
change in other respects.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-06
RECORDERS OFFICE.

Jos. c. Green to Chas. p. Munger ct
al. deed NW1-4 SW1-4 Bonnie.
r. +. Wright and wife to G.. f. NOll
deed N1-2 NE1-4 14-2N-2E.
c. w. Manderfeld and wife to Maria
s. de Pima deed Lot Blk. u Phoenix.
4. Mendoza and hus. to L. NJ. Bar
celon deed Lot II Blk. A, Glendale.
+. L. Ballenger ct al, TO Chas. j.
Besse deed Lot Blk. u Phoenix.
Chas. J. Besse to j. V. Scribner deed
Lot . Blk. u Phoenix
AlRre Land & Cattle Co, to L. S.
deed Part Sec. 2S-2-2E.
T.. d. Lane and wife to a. A. Har-
mon ct al, deed NE1-4 SELL 33-3N-
IF
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-06
RAILROAD SCHEDULES
ADOPTED BY BOARD
The Rates Not Changed From Last
Year, But Added Property and That
Previously Overlooked Amounts to
Nearly a Quarter Million.

The territorial board of equalization
yesterday finished the preparation of
its schedule of valuations of railroad
property for assessment purposes, for
the years 1907 and 1908, a transcript
Of same being given below. The in
crease this year totals nearly a quart
er of a million dollars. but as Will be
explained later it has been placed on
railroad realty and on telegraph lines
in connection with railroad operation,
that have heretofore escaped the eagle
eye Of the board to some extent, the
rates on the railroad mileage alone
remaining practically the same as last
year. In cases where the valuation
per mile has been raised, the increase
has been put there merely to comply
with the law. In reality there is no
increase in the trackage assessment
anywhere but the law requires that
other railroad property owned by the
company shall be prorated to the mile
age of the company 50 there is no
entry separately. Of realty or other
holdings For instance the valuation
of the Southern Pacific's realty is
much higher than last year, but under
the law the total valuation of realty
and trackage must be divided by the
number of miles thus making the total
bill for taxes. so much per mile for
company's holdings. In this way
mile on the desert gets as high a
rating as a mile in Tucson. having its
prorata benefit of all the railroad
realty owned in Tucson by the COM
panV. Following is the schedule Shoy-
the assessment for both last year and
this year:
ROAD TnTA Y Al II AVInN
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-06
YOUR VACATION PLEASURES

VIII be incomplete, without the daily
Republicans visit Do not miss
single issue. Phone Main Al, and give
the address or addresses, where you
want The Republican sent; same price
by mail, 10 cents per month.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-06
TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS.

The following transcripts of the rec
ords Of the offices of the district clerk,
theprobate court and the county re-
corder are furnished by the Arizona
Abstract & Title Company.
The records for yesterday were:
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-06

If you want everyone to greet you
With smile upon his face.
Carry CrYstaIlized Cactus Carry,
From Donofrio's place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
Ruins Catch Fire.
PASSING OF AN OLD HERO.
Rear Admiral Kane Was a Naval
Academy Graduate Back in 1859.
Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. March 14.-Rear Admiral
Theodore Frederick Kane. retired died
suddenly today in his apartments in the
Park Avenue Hotel
Rear Admiral kane's appointment dates
back 10 the time when great part of
the ships of our navy We're sailing yes
sells and when an ironclad had never
been heard of. Sailing maneuvers in
stead of armor belts were the subjects of
discussion.
He was born in Washington in 1910 and
was graduated from the Naval Academy
in 1859. just before the start of the civil
war. His first assignment was to the old
Constitution. which was breaking up the
slave trade on the west coast of Africa
When the war broke out he was the eX-
ecutive officer of the ,BainbrGge which
was blockadng Florida. and later was
attached to the Soncma of the James
river fiotila which engaged the rebel
batteries there.
At the close of the civil war he received
and went In search of the pirate Tacony
After he was raised 10 the grade of COM
mander he was appointed aid to Admiral
Farragut.
In 1885 lie received departmental ap-
proval for his action al the result and
ire at AspnWail where lie was senior
officer. Since his appointment as cap
tain. in 1856. much OF his time was given
to service on the board of inspection of
merchant vessels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
MILLIONAIRE. DIES INSANE.
Alfred Peats Organized the Wall
Paper Trust.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WHITE PLAINS. NY. March H.
Suffering from insanity. brought on by the
death of his six-year-old daughter. WHO
lost her life in fire which destroyed his
mansion at Greenwich. on the sound, "
became known today that Alfred P.ais.
millionaire and organizer of the wall paper
trust. had died in Bloomingdale Asylum.
,snite Plains. Mr.. Peats was forty-two
years old and had been patient at
Bloomingdale for several years.
It the time of the fire he was living in
his new s65 900 mansion. Eta Crest. over
hooking the sound. Mr.. Peats was i'll al
the time and the firemen wers Obliged 10
carry him and his daughter out of the
burning building. After her death he a.
veloped paresis.
Mr. PeatS was native of Rockianu.
H., and was for several years In business
i'm Chicago. After the organization of the
Will paper trust. in which he took the
leading part, he came TO New York. He
adyanca I'd from a clerk at an ordinary sal
ary to the head of great trust. he con
ceived the idea of wall paper samp.e
book and developed the small order
business through hundreds OF thousands
of dollars spent in advertising In the
magazines. II is said that he made money
so fast that it affected his mind. and that
Was one OF the causes of his INSANITY
The body will be taken to Chicago. MI
Peats' aged me. her lived in White Plains
and cared for him until her death lew
months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
SAMOANS ARE ANXIOUS.
May Petition President Not to Dis.
turb System of Government.

SAN FRANCISCO. March l4-Adyices
from Tutuila. Samoa, of February ).
state that the samoans anticipate with
some anxiety the establishment of a civil
form of government. 1t is the desire of
the chiefs to maintain the present system
of government. and hearing that appli-
cation is being made 10 Congress to es-
tablish civil government they are about
TO present a petition TO the President
praying that no change be made at the
present time.
After stating present conditions in ,Sa-
moa. the petitioners ask that the system
of administration of the islands which
was introduced upon the annexation to
the United States be continued until such
time as a majority of the Samoans can
understand and lie the system of
government in vogue in the United
States OF America
The natives are well satisfied with the
conduct and attitude of all the naval Of
ticers who have from time to time been
at the head Of the islands affairs. The
present form of COVE nment has always
had the full>confdence Of the people and
they have readily submitted to all regu-
lations or orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
TRAGEDY AT YORK, PA
RESIDENT OF BoYDs. MD, KILLS
WIFE AND SELF.

YORK. Pa. March 1I.-George BentZ,
aged forty-eight years, of Boyds station,
Montgomery county. Md. fired two shots
from a revolver into the left temple of his
wife and then turned the weapon upon
himself and sent a bullet into his right
temple here today. Both died in a few
minutes. Mrs. Bentz was thirty-f five years
of age. The tragedy was enacted in the
dining room of boarding house kept by
Charles O Bren while the family was sit
ting about the dinner table
Mrs OBrien made an attempt to pre-
vent the tragedy but was overpowered
by Bentz.
Four or five children witnessed the act.
BentZ was out of work and had grown
despondent He was also insanely jeal-
t,ic 10