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VETERAN PoPUusT LEADER
RETlRES FROM HIS FARM

Clear Lake. S. D.. Nov. 1S.-H. l..
Louclls. since early days one Of the
most conspicuous figures in the poll
tica and agricultural history OF the
state and widely known as the sage of
Altruria. has decided to retire from ac-
tive farming and spend his remaining
years at ease. He has just sold to his
sons. Daniel. the farmer. and Perry.
the lawyer the two sections of fine
agricultural land in Hidewood town
ship near here. which comprise what
since early days has been known as the
Loucks farm. Daniel Loucks in fu-
ture will have personal control of the
farm and will conduct it along modern
scientific lines. 1t is the intention of
the two sons to incorporate company
soon for the purpose Of being better
able to manage the huge business of
the farm. II. L. Loucks and his wife
have reserved a small tract Of ground
on the farm. together with comfortable
buildings, and on this miniature farm
they will pass their remaining days.
The man who thus retires from the
activities OF life for years was one OF
the best known of South Dakota mem
He was the leader OF the old populist
party and as such welded a power
which never has been surpassed by
any Individual in the state.
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ADAM SHORT TAIL
UNDER CIVILIZATIONS
BENIGN INFLUENCE

Armour. S D., Nov. 12.---Adan, Short
Tail and a number of his red brethren
came to town Monday morning and
proceeded to load up on firewater. AZ
ter securing quite a jag they proceeded
to clean out the saloon in which they
We're imbibins, destroying several win
dow lights and other evidences OF civil
ization. Marshal Griesey came along
and gathered in Adam Short Tail and
led him OFF to Jail.
The red protested and proceeded to
put up fight. when the marshal re-
minded him that he would go dead or
alive and tapped him one on the brain
pan with his billy. This satisfied the
fellow for a couple of blocks and then
he proceeded to put up another fight.
when he met with the same treatment.
A number of his Indian companions,
seeing the difficulty, came pell nell to
the rescue and it looked for time as
though the marshal would have to use
his gun. but happily a number OF white
men who We're watching the trouble
came up at this time and prevented the
rescue.
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OFFICIAL CANVASS
PUTS TAFT ABOVE
The $4,000 MARK
vessey Stops at 1900 Be.
cause of the Saloon Fight
Against His Election.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Nov. l4.-With
official returns from all but nine coun-
ties of the state and close estimates
OH these nine. it is apparent that Taft
$4,000, and Nessey by more than 10000.
This indicates that 1000 supported
Taft and voted against Vessey. includ-
ing the stalwart pro-saloon men and d
few Scandinavians who voted for Lee.
The exact malorities with nine coun-
ties estimated, are: Taft, 25.403, and
Nessey, 17,34S.
The official count in Bon Homme
shows John Holleman winner for the
state senate over J. P. Cooley, demo-
crat, and present incumbent, by 23
votes. reducing the democratic mem
149.
With official figures from all but IL
of the 5S counties, it is apparent that
the vote on county option will be re-
1narkably close. The counties reporting
so far show a majority against the
counties, Aurora, Brule, Buffalo. Greg
ory, Hutchinson, Hyde. Lyman, Meade
Pennington, Roberts, Sphinx and Wal
worth seven will probably give majori-
ties against and five for the law.
| The law probably will be defeated
by narrow margin. but it Is so small
that the saloon forces have been kept
in hot water. Some remarkable votes
have been shown. Stanley, for example.
cast the largest majority yet report
ed for the law--no less than S36 Butte
gave it Sos majority, Grant AIS. and
Brookings 40S.. Hamlin returned 81
votes against the law, while Kings
bury, adjoining. gave majority of
three out of 2.119 votes: Codington 49S,
Bon Homme with 456, and McPher-
son with 449, gave the largest major
ities against the law: nothwithstand-
ing Minnehaha was expected to lead
in opposition.
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ABRUZZI, REJECTED
BY ELKINS' DAUGHTER,
BECOMES "GAY" DUKE

New York, Nov. 1s--A New York
paper prints the following dispatch
from Turin: THE duke of the Abruz-
zi's action confirm the report that he
has given up all plans to marry Miss
Katherine Elkins, the American heir
ess. He has gone in, within the last
few days. for the gayest of gay bach
elor life.
while no direct statement has come
from the duke himself as to his renun-
citation OF Miss Elkins-or vice versa
members Of his suite, who hitherto tao
itly have admitted the engagement, to-
truth when he announced that no en-
gagement existed between his daugh-
ter and the duke. This is the way the
dukes friends expressed the situation:
THE marriage has been abandoned
on account of insurmountable difficult
ties raised by the Elkins family"
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MRS. CONGER TELLS
OF LATE EMPRESS
Wife of Former Minister to
China Says Tsi An Was a
Remarkable Woman.

Pasadena. Cal. Nov. 19-"I look
upon the death of the dowager empress
OF China as a personal loss" said Mrs,
e. II. Conger widow of the ex-minister
to China, E. II. Conger.
when my husband was United!
States minister to China had special
opportunity of becoming acquainted
with her. Since l have returned to
this country and since Mr.. Conger's
death have frequently received mes
sages OF friendship from her. ! ad-
mired her greatly. She was a truly re-
markable woman.
we went to China in 1898 and
shortly after our arrival in Peking, the
dowager empress gave the first audi
the kingdom. She had never seen for
eign women and the audience was nat
urally very formal. l saw nothing
more of her until after the return of
the court from exile in 1902. At that
time l was dean OF the women of the
foreign embassies q position which I
held until we left China in 1905. Tho
position gave me occasion to see a
great deal OF the dowager empress, an
advantage to which her friendly re-
force. ! was allowed my own private
Interpreter and my interviews We're
frequent and in a sense, quite intimate.
She was anxious to learn and showed
u wonderful knowledge OF outside af-,
fairs, particularly as relating to this
country.
She showed the greatest respect for
the United States. 1 remember at one
time when she had been assailed most
bitterly, ! had an audience with her.,
General and Mrs. Nelson A. Miles and
Mrs. Admiral Evans being with me. 1
made so bold as to ask permission to
bring an American painter, a woman,
with me for the purpose of getting her
portrait. to be exhibited at the st.
Louis exposition. She quickly con-
sented. asking only that the work be
done in such and such a month. that
being counted propitous month. l..
Immediately sent for Miss Carroll. sug-
costing that she stop with me until the
dowager empress should summon her.
She did So The portrait was,
painted. exhibited at the st. Louis eX.
position and by the dowager empress
later presented to the American peo-i
pie as a token of friendly feeling for
the people OF this country"
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RAILROADS WILL INSTALL
CLEANING AND PRESSING SHOP

Omaha. Neb., Nov. 19-The fas-
tidious traveller who whirls across the
continent will no longer fear that he
will have to meet friends at the other
end of the journey looking as IL he
had been tossed about in cyclone
He may look as spick and span as when
he entered the train 1000 miles distant
The Union Pacific has installed tailor
shops on all of it's overland trains for
course nominal charges will be made,
but the, principal reason for the inno-
walton is to make the service more
complete. More than one traveller who
had apprehensions that his coat was
too wrinkled or that the stains of travel
were too evident on his lapel has writ
ten the officials of the road and thanked
them for the new plan of keeping their
clothes in shape
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LONE ROBBER HOLDS
UP -FOUR men IN
RAILWAY STATION
Shoots Two and Makes Escape,
With Only 50 for His
Dangerous Deed.

Aberdeen. s. D.. Nov. ls.--Holding
up four men. single handed, shooting
two of them. and securing a loot or
81, is the record Of a holdup man at
the Bath station Saturday evening.
The four men held up We're Agent
Parsons, Night Operator Jack Hubert.
j. Reynolds, all of Bath, and Burke
Bendickson. OF Aberdeen. Reynolds
was shot under the arm and Ben
dickson was shot twice. once in the
neck and once under the left lung:
Reyonlds' wound is not serious and
Bendickson's. while dangerous, are not
thought to be mortal. The robber es-
capped and at an early hour this morn
Ing no trace had been found OF him.
The holdup occurred in the Bath
depot at 9:15 o'clock.
Parsons was counting the cash
when the man entered. and the COM
1nand to hold up his hands came with
such surprise that he could not be
lieve that holdup man was stand
ing before him. Hubert was receiving
"A train order at the time, and Kept
right on with his work. AS soon as ne
saw that the holdup man was In earn
est he wired the dispatcher of the
trouble without once leaving his seat.
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SNAKES THAT DRUNKEN
MEN SEE ARE REAL

Chicago. Nov. 1S.-Are the snakes
real that drunken man sees? L. w.
Rogers, national lecturer for the Theo-
sophical society. says they are In a.
lecture in Handel hall last night, Mr..
Rogers said:
"The drunken person who sees
snakes, actually sees them on an as
trail plane. The intoxicated state serves
to develop the psychic eye and thus
the objects are seen on an astral in
stead of a physical plane. The horrors
that an Intoxicated man sees are per-
fectly real on the plane that his vision
is focused. On the astral plane man
of sobriety. The penalties meted out
on the astral plane are as painful as
the penalties which men suffer in the
material world.
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TWO LAeoRERs PERFORM
A DANGEROUS STUNT

Lincoln. Neb, Nov. 1s.-Two en-
ployes of the gas company. John Erwin
heroism yesterday that prevented a
tragedy of big proportions. A spark
from the chimney at the gas plant
happened to drop in a spot on the side Of
the holder where gas was leaking. The
result was 4 burst of flame that began
to mount the side of the holder. Erwin
and Yauney hurriedly climbed lad
der. and with a hand chemical kept the
blaze in check till the fire department
came and extinguished it. The dam-l
age was slight, but II the flames had,
been permitted to reach the holder top
or had melted a plate. there would:
have been an explosion that would
have shaken the town.
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BRIDE OF FORTNIGHT
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

I Pittsburg, Nov. 1s.-Mrs Minnie,
Thomas, q bride of 12 days, on her 18th
night OF welded life attempted to sui
after II quarrel with her husband be-
cause he insisted on sitting up to read
book.
The beautiful yo~w woman. after
kicking about this tlli.s $; or literature
at unseemly hours, retired To ~ loom
and locked the door against he. i,i.i-
band, John, who was reading bliss
fully.
Finally John finished the book and
went to their room. only to find the
door locked. He knocked and was
answered by moan. He became
frightened and, breaking in the door.
found his wife on the floor. A physi-
clan got there in time and the young
wife will live.
John, it is understood, has promised
to go to bed at p. m. daily it ii will
keep Minnie from trying suicide.
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GILLESPIE JAILED FOR
BURGLARIES AT MARION

Marion. S. D., Nov. 1S.-Chares Gil
lespie of Parker is locked up in the
county Jail here charged with the crime
of burglary in the third degree. as the
result of the investigation into the
series of burglaries that We're commit
ted here Thursday night. His hearing
will be held before Justice NJ. III. Dams
at this place next Wednesday. The
other members of the gang have not
as vet been apprehended.
1t is claimed that the evidence
against Gillespie is very strong and
that his chances are bright for q term
at Sioux Falls. He is young man OF
about % years of age.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-20
CHAMPION CORN HuskER
PROVES TO BE A WOMAN

Worthing. S. D., Nov. 14.-Mrs. Med
meier. wife of a we'll known farmer.
residing near this place, has proved
herself, as the result of an interest
ing competition, to be the champion
corn husker of this part of the state.
Having their own farm work COM
peted, Mr.. and Mrs Niedmeier con-
sented to aid r. E. Hart, a neighbor,
with his corn husking. Hart. as an in
centive to rapid work and to discover
which Of those engaged was the most
rapid husker, offered a cash prize to
the person who should prove to be the
cleanest husker in the field. 1t was
found that Mrs. Niedmeier was en-
titled to the prize and it was awarded
To her
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WOMAN LOSES $500
WHILE COOKING OYSTERS

kadoka, S. D., Nov. 14.-Through
carelessness in cooking some oysters.
Mrs. ]. A. Jones, we'll known resi-
dent of this place, figures that she is
out the sum of $500. 1t has been her
custom to watch carefully for pearls
when pouring oysters from a can, but
a day or two ago while emptying
oysters from a can into a dish she
did not exercise her usual care and a
pearl worth originally about $500 went
through the cooking process with the
oysters. The intense heat cracked the
nearl and rendered IL NalueleSS
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CROOK WORKED COUNSEL
AND THEN DISAPPEARED

Aberdeen, S. D., Nov. 16.--The first
civil case to be tried at the press
damage suit of Alfred Day against the
Northwestern Railway company. In
which the plaintiff prayed for damages
In the sum of 100000 for injuries al
legged to have been received by him
in an accident While riding on the road.
When the case came to trial it de-
veoped that Day had disappeared.
after borrowing 500 from his attor-
neys, Case & Shurtleff. of Watertown.
and that there was serious reason to
doubt if he had ever received the in
jury he claimed to have suffered. The
court instructed the jury to return a
verdict for the defendant company.
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BENEFICIARY WINS
VERDICT IN COURT

Yankton, S. D., Nov 17,-In circuit.
court here the jury in the case of Syl-
vester Thomas against the Modern
Brotherhood OF America. to recover the:
insurance carried by his wife in the M.
B. A., found for the plaintiffs. and the
society lost out on all points submitted
to the jury.
The additional sum of $500 was add
ed to the amount of the Insurance.,
which was for $4,000. T.. l.. Ball. su-,
iii the interests of the Nj. 8. A.
French e. Orvis represented the So
ciety. which may decide to carry the
case TO the supreme court.
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Aberdeen, S. D.. Nov. 14.-The Mil
waukee road today began the work
of shortening its time between Aber-
deem and the coast quite noticeably
by cutting out the heavy grade at
Java. S. d. A new track will be laid
for distance of about five miles and
the trains which stop at Java will back
into that town on a spur. the main
track leaving that town some distance
at one side. The change will not only
do away with the heavy Java grade,
but will shorten the distance between
Bowdle, and Mobridge, a mile or two
of distance. 1t is estimated the change
will save an hours time
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-20
LENNox WOMAN GETS
SHOT BY COFFEE POT

Lcnnox. s. D., Nov. 1.-TWO serious
and peculiar accidents have recently
occurred at this place. Mrs. Albert
accidents. She was shot by coffee
pot In other words, the explosion Of
a coffee urn resulted in her being quite
severely scalded about the face and
upper part of her body. The other VIC
tim was the 2-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. D. Kuper. The little boy was
playing near the barn when an older
brother opened the door and a horse
rushed out. striking the little boy on
the head with one of it's hoofs. lie is
feared the boys skull was fractured
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CRAWFORD SAYS scHoEN
MAY REMAIN IN STATE

Plerre. s. D.. Nov. 12.-Governor
ton papers for the return of Chas. M.
Schoen to Chicago on charge of de-
serting his wife and child. Schoen has
started divorce proceedings at Dead
wood and declares that he was forced
to leave his wife owing to her con-
duct. The governors reason for re-
fusing to honor the reQuisition is that
it has not been shown that the the
child belongs to Schoen.
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MANY WINNERS WILL
NOT FILE ON LAND.

Norfolk. Neb., Nov. 14.-A
number OF the Tripp county
land winners on their return
from the country, say they will
not file. TT is all right for the
farmers who drew" said one of
the returning pilgrims. but a
lot of US fellows who are not
farmers and have no horses.
farm machinery, etc. cannot
figure out win at the game.
Paying $1,000 for the land,
$1,000 for a team and farm i'm
plements and another 81 900 for
Improvements and living ex-
penses, makes us believe that
we are paying too much for the
whistle"
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STATE TREASURER cAssILL
WILL GO TO SPOKANE

Canton, S. D., Nov. 16.-Hon. c. II.
Cassill. Of this city, present state treas
urer. has decided to locate in Spokane.
Wash. where he has accepted q very
f1attering offer In financial circles Mr..
Cassill Is the present cashier of the
Farmers State bank of this city. and
president OF the State bank at Hud-
son. His many friends in this city
and throughout the state regret his
removal. He has been identified with
banking in this state for about 15 years
and Is looked upon as one of South
Dakotas brightest f1nanciers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-20
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED
FOR SOUTH DAKOTA

Washington, Nov. 16.--John Woody,
was today appointed postmaster at
Cascade Springs. Fall River county, 8.
D., vice w. p. Hamelstrom. resigned:
Milton H. Derby, jr., at Gam Valley.
Buffalo county. vice r. NJ. Dwartout.
resigned; VIM. D. Kenny at Owanka,
Pennington county, vice J. w. Water
son, resigned, and George Goldthorp at
Turton. Sphinx county. vice B. Labrie.
resigned.
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CATARACT HOTEL WILL
CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Nov. 16.-The re-
Albert Jones from the management Of
the Cataract hotel, in this city, has
been officially announced. Their sue
cessor will be w. c. Kelley. late of the
Hotel Julian. at Dubuque. Ia. The
transaction involves Enmke and Jones'
lease and also all the expensive fur
nishings of the hotel. Mr.. Kelley will
take possession Of the hotel after sup
per next Sunday night.
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CAMPBELL TO CONFER WITH
VERMiLLION ON WATERWAYS

Nermillion, 9. D., Nov. 14.-Mr. Will
Campbell. secretary of the Missouri
River Waterway congress, has noti-
fled the president of the Commercial
club of this city that he will be here
soon to take up the matter of the Mis-
soun river navigation with the citi-
zens Of this city and vicinity
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BURGLARS CAUGHT WHILE
HOuSEBREAklNG At MARION

Marion. S. D., Nov. 17.-Burglars at
tempted TO enter four places here last
night, the Record Office, the Schultz
meat market, Redings saloon and the
city marshal's woodshed. but were
where they had secreted themselves
and their cases will be Investigated to-
(lay
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-20
ECAN DENIES PAPER
WILL Be DEMOCRATIC
Message from Sioux Falls
Aligned His Venture With
Wrong Party.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Nov. 16-Attorney
correctness of the report sent from
Sioux Falls to this paper stating
that he would start a democratic daily
newspaper in this city. He states that
his Affiliations have been entirely with
the republican party, and that his pro-
jected newspaper venture will have
nothing in common with democracy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-20
TRICK MULE MAKES
MONEY FOR SOCIETY

Spearfish, 8. D., Nov T.-An event OF
unique nature so far as
church societies is concerned was the
auction sale by the Catholic society Of
this place OF a trick mule. which was
presented to the society by w. w. Dris-
kill. prominent stockman of this part
OF the state. The famous democratic
mule brought good price when put
up at auction by the ladies' of tho
church society. who realized about 5000
from the sale of the animal.
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GIRL LEFT ALONE is
BURNED TO DEATH

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Nov. 17.-Ruth
kicklin. a 14-year- old girl of unsound
mind and crippled, was burned to
death at the home Of her parents near
Crooks this county. yesterday.
She was alone when the fatality oc-
Cured, but as nearly as can be told
from the surroundings, she had placed
her doll in the stove and taken 1t out
while burning and held it in her lap.
When found, her clothes We're burned
been been burned for about three feet all
around the body and then the flames
had died out The body was horribly
burned.
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SEVERAL MEN INJURED
IN ENGINE EXPLOSION

Charlottesville. Ind. Nov. 17.-Five
men were severely injured. three possi
bly, fatally, today, by an explosion in
the engine room OF the American Mill
ing conlpanys stock food factory at
Linden, 10 miles from here. The build.
ing was burned. The loss is $4,000.
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STATE FAIR BOARD
NAMES NEW OFFICERS

Huron, S. D.. Nov. 17.-At it's meet
ing in this city the state board Of ag-
riculture transacted a vast amount of
business. In spite of the fact that j.
president OF the association for some
years and did not desire re-elec-
tlon, he was unanimously chosen
president for the ensuing year, with w.
8. Hill, of Alexandria, vice, president.
Superintendents Of the several depart
mants of the fair We're selected as fol-
lows.
w. S. Hill. horse and cattle depart
ments; w. G. Faulkner. OF Berkmere,
gates and tickets; Hugh Smith. of
Sioux Falls, woman's department; H.
G. Warner. of Forestburg, horticulture;
VIM. Scallin, of Mitchell, poultry; r. A.
Morgan, of Vermillion, apiary, and w.
j. Thornby, of Deadwocd, mines and
mining.
Secretary C. N. McIlvaine was dele
gated to represent the board at the
! meeting of the American Trotting as
sociation. to be held in Chicago. De-
cember /. and also representative to
fix dates at the National Association of
Fas. and Exhibitions, in Chicago. on
Sssa, "r 3. II y probable that the
entire board will attend this meeting.
The second week in September imme-.
i diatcly following the Minnesota state
fair, was named as the time for holding
the South Dakota state fair for 1909.
A number OF changes in the personnel
of the board are necessitated. among
them the withdrawal of F. w. Peterson,
of Vcrinillion, and F. G. Robinson, Of
Groton. both OF whom has been mem
bers os the board for several years.
but on account of the former having
been elected representative in the legis-i
Ilature for Clay county and the latter,
elected member of the state board of
railway commissioners. both are in!
eligible to serve on the state fair board.
All bills Of the fair have been settled
and the books show a balance In the
treasury of $4,000 from last years fair.
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AMERICA MAY HEAD
CASA BLANCA COURT

New York. Nov. 14.-According to
cable advices it is expected that be.
cause of divided sentiment among the
powers, America may be selected az
head court which will arbitrate the
Casa Blanca aff"'"