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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-03

Our good governor is the busiest.
man III the state nowadays He IS
travelling everywhere looking after
the interests of the state in a man.
ner that arouses the enthusiasm and
the admiration Of the insurgents.
The governor dnds that state bus;-
ness Is a pretty hard matter to settle
and keep it settled. There is mach
TO be done by the governor before he
lands souarely in the United States
senate and lie Is hiding the road less
smooth as the days go by.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-03
ASIIl.N

Ethan, Dec. 2S.-Eliphus Tobey
and bride, of Minneapolis, arrived
in Ethan last Saturday to make q
visit With friends and relatives il
this vicinity.
j. M. Evans has returned home
after an extended trip in Iowa.
Mrs Herman Wurm departed Mon.
day for Shullsburg, Wis, to make
an extended visit with relatives
and old friends.
Sollie Nolt went to Mitchell today.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Sheahan, MIR. anc
Mrs. Ferd Sheaban, aud Fletchei
Gammill, all of Mitchell. ate Christ.
mas dinner at the home OF Il. NJ,
Gammill.
Frank Scheich departed tn 5 weel
for points i'm Michigan ane ohio
His father lives in Michigan, aud ne
has not seen him for 26 years.
Misses Gladys and Eva LoWl's
went to Mitchell Wednesday to spenC
a few days at the home Of theil
aunts, Mrs. A.. Sheaban, and Mrs
A. Dodd
Merritt and Edna McCrary, O.
Parkston. ale Christmas dinner a,
the home of Charlie Drake.
a surprise party was rendered
Arthur Roney and wife last Friday
evening. About thirty young people
we're present and had a jolly eooc
time until the wee sma' hours Of
the morning.
Mr.. Stonehurner, of Beloit, Wis.
arrived Friday to he at the bedside
Of his mother, who is very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. MacFarlane,
parents of Mrs. A. q. Drake, left
today for their home in Broadland,
S. d.
Miss Ina Dodd was the victim OF
a surprise party Christmas night.
About twenty guests we're present.
Games we're played, refreshments
served, and a very enjoyable evening
was spent by all.
Miss Bessie Sabins of Mitchell, and
Miss Edna McCrary, Of Parkston,
are the guests of Miss Violet Tobin
this week.
Gus Roney, OF Parkston, spent
Christmas in Ethan.
Wedding bells will ring again soon.
ETHAN.
Ethan, Jan. 1.-Miss Katie We'll
and returned to her home in Lester
Vile Monday.
Rob Curran spent:.sunday in Mitch
| ell.
Earl Eastman Sundayed at home.
Bert Drake and wife drove to
Farkston Monday.
-..Sollie Nolt spent Sunday under
the parental roof in Mitchell.
Jack Mcdonald, an old time
Ethanite, is again seen on oul
streets.
Miss Clara Schaub went to Mitchell,
Monday.
VIM. Craig spent Sunday with
relatives in Mitchell.
Miss Mary Fosterman has left fol
Niobrara, .Neb., to make an extended
visit with relativs.
Jim Carlow, of Tulare. spent Sun
day at home.
ALI Clement, Of Kadoka, is re.
newing old acquaintance iu and
around Ethan.
Mrs. Art Pierce, and son. Master
Rumble Matthiessen were Mitchell
visitors Monday.
Mrs. Ira Cults and son, Arthur,
returned Monday from Emery. where
they had been visiting.
Miss Annie Clement came home
from W~oonsocket for a short vacation
over New Years.
Miss Lena Miller took the NORTH
bound passengre Tuesday p. M.
Roy Oathout arrived Monday even.
ing from Portland, Ore, and seemed
quite glad to get back to South
Dakota again. Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Oathout will ..follow ::soon. having
stopped In Trip for a short visi,
with friends.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-03

OF course. the lumbermen have not
admitted the potency of the Kitt-
redge speech. They have made 1t
appear very lngenlously that the
lower prices are due to trade con-
ditions. Ia the FIRST place, there
Was an overproduction of southern
pine. Then the freight advances
from the Pacific coast upset the
Wholesale trade. On top of that came
the money panic. Retail dealers
stopped buying. Manufacturers who
worked on borrowed money were
pressed for payment, and, unable to
borrow more. they began selling
lumber for what they could get.
Lumber was shipped from the south
to northern cities. to be- sold In
transit for what It would bring.
Prices went tumbling, first on the
product Of the south and the far
northwest. and now on the lumoer
OF Minnesota and Wisconsin. All
that lumbermen have gain by adj
vances In two years has been lost at
one swo0p, and prices are once more
on . level more favorable to the
consumer.
All this explanation sounds very
plausible u ienors the South
Dssota senator entirely. and under.
te8o0 - e1plAio Tie "bustinR' OF
~ trust ~ ths oposstton Of she hw
Of supply md oooand.
They know - blame sight BETTER
In Sioux Falls.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-03

If you are soon to move. search
out some of the Surplus things and
use a for SALE ad.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-03

The Sioux Halls Press is to have a
bran new editor today In the person
of Mr.. Ronald, recently OF the Sioux
City Tribune. Mr.. Ronald has been
doing the South Dakota political
work on the Tribune, along with his
other duties as managing editor of
that paper 1t may have been due
to the fact that he had SO MANY
other duties to perform that he did
not have time to keep in close touch
with the political situation, or the
Tribune would not have been respon-
sible for SO many statements that
we're somewhat strained as to truth
and veracity. 1t is to be hoped that
Mr.. Ronald will find his work in
South Dakota pleasant and profitable.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-03

We notice that insurance state
ments are still being run in some of
the insurgent newspapers of the
state, Notwithstanding the fact that
the statements are supposed to give
some information OF the business OF
the company for the year ending
Dec. 81, 1906, and here is the in
surance department still working
away on those statements that ought
to have been completed at least SIX
months ago. Evidently the state
ments have been held back in their
publication to keep the insuIgent
papers 10 line, and to keep up their
enthusiasm. By this plan there
will be something doing In the pub
LEGATION line all of this year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-03

The silen' mouth is maloajors.-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-03
The Mitchell Capital
FRIDAY. JANUARA 3, 1908.
SOMETHING OF a BUSTER.

The ability OF Senator Kittredge
to do things is recognized outside
OF his own state as we'll as within its
borders. An appreciation of his
talent In the matter of trust busting
vas given by the Minneapolis Journal
q few days ago, in which the senator
from South Dakota is credited with
putting to ront the lumber trust Of
the northwest. The Journal does
not accept the idea put forth by the
lumber men that the prices we're
reduced from other causes, out
plainly gives the credit to the
action Of Senator Kittredge in
institu5ing proceedings to make "a
deep and thorough INJURY in to the
means and methods of the lumber
trust, which held the people Of the
whole northwest and exacted from
them the last cent for the lumber
they bought. Some of the insurgent
newspapers which have been shouting
themselves hoarse over the alleged
fact that Senator Kittredge is such
agreat friend of the corporations and
trusts can read the following state.
ment made by the Journal and then
ponder owe the fact that they have
done the senator an injustice by
attributing to him the record OF a
corporationist, when In fact he has
succeeded in breaking down a trust
that did more damage than any
other combination In the northwest:
Senator Kittredge Of South Dakota
Is the man who "busted" the lum-
Der trust. That statement has been
questioned in some quarters, but it
must be true, for Kittredge admits
It. So do his newspaper supporters
In South Dakota. where the senator
Is engaged in a contest or reelection.
Senator Kitt1edge made a speech
against the lumber trust in congress
last winter. 1t didn't take effect
Immediately. Even as late as August
there was another advance in the
prices of lumber, but along in No
vember the fabric of the. giant trust
began to totter and tall as a result
Of that merclless Kittredge attack.
It's echoes still ~reverberate, and the
high prices which he attacked SO
y~lciously took a tumble only yester-
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-10-09
Case & Eschbach Getting Ready
For Long Contract.

The North Coast contractors at
work just west of town are making
preparations for extensive work on
a long time contract in this vicinity.
According to Peter Eschbach they
have leased warehouse facilities and
are securing large supply of feed
for their horses. They have about
20 head of horses in their own outfit
which they expect to work steadily
from now until next June. They
expect to employ about $50 men
when they get to running and they
are getting supplies to feed them and
storing them. 1t is likely that they
will have to secure additional ware
house room by lease or build tenn
porary warehouse structure some
time later in the season.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-10-09
State Valuations and Tax Lew,

The state tax levy at 4.S mills,
completed by the board of equaliza-
ton, will raise an aggregate of 49,
593.25O, as compared with $685.
576 by the 81 levy of last year.
This years levy will raise 81 49,
$50 general fund as against 1,S71,-
4Si school fluid; s149,72O military
and s347 ,296 public highway.
All property in the state was re-
turned by the county boards and
state tax commission this year at
an assessed valuation of s675, ,57S,-
1893. The state board found its
actual value to be 81 ,567, 1852, ,O95,
on which the state average of 43. II
per cent gave $685.: 80, ,z7S. From
this latter was subtracted the $25,-
902, ,567 exemptions allowed by law
and the result is $649, ,696, 7O9,
which is the state boards equalized
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-10-09
To Cement HanfOrd Canal.

The Hanford Irrigation & Power
Company have reorganized and it is
reported have available for use 1926
600 to complete their project and
made some needed Improvements
in the Canal. On account of the
large loss of water by seepage thru
the gravelly soil, it has been decid-
ed to cement the first seven miles
of the main canal and work was
commenced on the surveys and es-
Inmates have already been prepared
on the cost of the work. The
Steamer Mountain Gem will again
resume her run to haul the cement
and other construction material and
as much of the work as possible will
be completed before the cold wealth
er sets in. Indications are that the
Hanford project will take on added
life and activity when this work is
in full swing.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-10-09

ing the railroad where they again
turned north and We're caught some
where north of the big trestle. No
damage was done to the rig, even
the whip had never left the socket,
but Il valuable coat belonging to one
of the party was dumped into the
pond.
Don't forget to bring your wife and
all your relation to the chicken sup
per given by the Ladies Aid at the
school house Friday evening, Oct. l6.
Mrs. +. f. Coffeen, arrived Satur-
day from Wilbur, WASH. to join her
husband on the ranch near Finley.
Maurice Lyons who ha. been at
tending Moller's Barber College in
Spokane returned home the first Of
the week, having completed the work
OF the school.
Clarence Lyons was home over
Sunday from his work at PascO.
Clarence and Hollie CarIe, returned
Tuesday from the ranch near Mos
COW, Idaho. The other members OF
the family who are there will return
about the holidays
H. NJ Thamke returned the first of
the week from a trip to Ash Springs.
Portland and around to Victoria. b.
G. and Seattle.
H. W. Nelson, the manager of the
Local lumber yard returned from his
vacation trip last Friday.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-10-09
Finley.

Mrs. George Finley, who has been
visiting her daughter at Boundary
| Falls. B. c., the last two months
came home last Saturday.
Grandma Milne of Kennewick, is
visiting her friends i'll the Valley this
week.
1t was thought the frost of last
| week would injure the fourth crop of
alfalfa but it is going ahead like
noting had happened and promises
to make a full crop.
Joe Smith who moved his family
to Idaho last spring spent a few
days among his friends here last
week.
John Nelson, OF Fairfield. Wash,
who bought 30 acres in Section 16
about two years ago, has moved on
t. it and is preparing to build and
make other improvements. Louis
LindStrOm, from the same town.
who bought 10 acres adjoining it,
will arrive i'm short time to put his
land in cultivation.
A livery team hitched to n two
seated hack and driven by some real
estate agents was tied up at II gate
in front of III. b. Haney's, house last
Tuesday, In some WaV they got
loose and started north at a break
neck speed. They did not slow up
any when they struck the pond f
water but splashed through making
! the water fly high i'm the air. They
ran about half a mile beyond the
Bowles ranch, then turned east cross
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-10-09
Budget Of Boat News.

H. R. Vibber, the purser for the
| Columbia Steamboat Co. returned
Wednesday evening from Cello
where he has been experimenting
the repairs now being made on the
Mountain Gem. The replanking
on the bottom of the Gem is nearly
done and the repairs will be COM
pleted in about two weeks when the
Gem will return here and begin
hauling the large shipment OF ce-
ment which the Hanford company
will use in cementing their ditch.
About 400 tons or 1000 barrels have
already been ordered and it is prob
able that about twice that amount
will be required to cement the seven
miles proposed to be lined with con-
crete. The Open River Association
is building two new steamers at
Cello to ply the upper river. The
hull of one of these new boats is
completed and the machinery is at
hand ready to be set. In two
months the new boat should be
ready to run. The material for the
second boat is on the ground but no
work has been done on it. These
boats will run from Cello to Ken
newick and Pasco on regular sched-
ule. The Open River Associate n
has one boat, The Relief, now haul
ing wheat from points up the river
as far as Arlington to Cello to the
Portage road on which it is trans
ferred to Big Eddy and loaded on
the Association boats below the
Falls. The Association is operating
two boats on the lower river, The
Joe N. Teal and the Sadie M. and
both boats are doing an excellent
business. The prospect for much
boat traffic from this point both up
and down the river is excellent.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-10-09
Portland & Seattle Shops at Finley?

The report is that the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle Railway has re-
Gently closed deal for for forty
acres of land adjoining the Finley
townsite and local people are won-
dering what it means. The Oregoni-
Ian in an article given out at that
end of the line is authority for the
statement that the officials of the
road on their recent trip of inspec-
tion were looking for the most suit
able place to locate shops and yards,
and taking into consideration the
connecting up with the Kennewick
Northern, the most satisfactory
pace is six miles out of Pasco at
Finley. The location of the shops
at that point would have many
things in it's favor. The land was
secured at very reasonable
price. The shops would be close to
the division point and far enough
away that the switching and moving
of cars would not interfere with the
movement of trains across the bridge
which will be a considerable item
when both lines have put on full
schedules of trains. Very little grad
ing would be required as the road
is practically on the level in the
vicinity. The town would be sur
rounded by productive farms and it
wolld be easy for the workmen to
get good share of their living in
the local market at easonable prices
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-10-09

value of all property in the state
this year, as compared with s5713,
O7O.52S, state board of equalization
last year.
In the aggregate the steam rail-
roads will be taxed on gross as
sessment of sSi, ,6i1 $40, electric
lines s13, ,9Gl ,527 and telegraph lin
es 50; 1857. The gross state taxes
to be paid by Benton County are
$40, ,42O.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-10-09
zent Will Contest Holcomb Victory.

Judge w. w. Zent, who contest
ed the primary nomination with 0.
r. Holcomb, of Ritzyille, and who
failed of endorsement in any of the
counties of this district, has brought
an action in the supreme court at
Olympia to upset the result.
| The dispatch containing this in
formation, which is dated at Seattle
on Sept. 20, is as follows:
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 29.-Judge
w. w. Zent of the superior court
of Adams, Benton and Franklin
counties was in Seattle today con-
sulting with McBurney and Cum
mings, his legal advisers. He in-
stituted proceedings while here to
test the validity of the primary cleo
tion law and he will make applica-
ton to the state supreme court for
a writ of mandate directing the state
canvassing board and the secretary
of state to declare nomination of
the judiciary in his district. He
alleges that the ballots submitted to
voters in his district were void be-
cause of uncertainty in that his op-
ponent failed to state when filing
his declaration of candidacy wheth-
cr he was a candidate for the long
or short term. Should he fail to
get the writ he will then ask that
the secretary of state be directed to
certify that Ills opponent, @. r.
Holcomb, was nominated for the
short term.
Zent will also attack the primary
election law on the ground that the
non partisan feature is unconstitu-
tional in that it denies to one class
of voters privileges granted to an
other class. The two dominant par
ties are required to nominate at the
primaries. but not under their re-
spective political designations, while
it authorizes all minority parties to
nominate in convention and provid-
es that their names shall appear up
on the official ballot.
The Prosser Republican says:
A friend of Judge Zcnt informs
us that the Judge claims that when
he was appointed by Gov. Mead he
was appointed to hold office until
the next geneeal election, which will
be on November 3rd, and that as
all other judges who are regularly
elected at that time will not take
Office until January 4th,l as provid
cd for in the constitution, there will
te an interim OF two months after
the termination of his term of Office;
that when Attorney Holcomb filed
his declaration Of candidacy he stat
ed that he was a candidate to sue
cced W. w. Zent; that Judge Zent,
in filing his candidacy, stated he
was candidate for the four year
term beginning January 4, 1909,
that if Holcomb was nominated at
all it was for the short term (No-
vember 3rd to January 4th) and
that he Judge Zent) had no con-
testant for the long term (four years
from January 4th) and his name
should be placed on the ballot.
The second point made according
to the foregoing dispatch, is not
new one. If sustained it would up
set all the nominations for judicial
! positions and in fact, effect the
membership of the supreme court
itself, inasmuch as two members
thereof were successful candidates
at the recent election.
The outcome will be watche W tn
interest and inasmuch as the elec-
ton is only four weeks off, deci-
sion will have to be made very soon.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-10-09
Lecture CCuls, Attraction; md
Dates.

Rachel Stcinman Concert Co.
Nov. 10th.
Denton c. Crowl- Dec. 18th.
Colonial Saxaphone Quartet
January 9th.
Elizabeth de Barrie Gill
March 10th.
Lucian Edgar Follansbee-
April End.
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-12

HON. Irvine L. Lenroot speaker of
the last Wisconsin legislature and a
candidate for Congress in the Superior
district includes in his declaration OF
principles the following: "If elected
promise to vote against Cannon for
speaker. Il would rather, if elected be
without any committee assignments at
all, and free to represent your wishes
in my votes, than be chairman of the
committee on judiciary representing
Cannon's will" Two of the Minnesota
delegation have given similar
pledge. We expect to hear nothing of
the sort from Tawney, however.
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-12

If the total national currency of the
United States now in circulation were
to be equally distributed among the
87,l4OOOO men. women and children
within the state and territorial limits
OF this country there would be thirty
five dollars, thirty-6ve and q fraction
cents for each person. These figures
are official, having been complied for
the United States treasury department
If the distribution was actually made
how long would it be before more than
half would have nothing?
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-12

ing the liquor traffic is the worst sys-
TEN we could have. It creates bitter
factional feelings in tho smaller towns
and communities and draws people to
the larger towns, which are already ov.
er populated to the detriment Of the
smaller towns. The result of the pres
ent Saloon system is deplOrable con-
ditiOn of affairs, and it is about time
we get q remedy. Let us remember
that upon the intelligence of the rank
aud tile Of the people hangs the success
of this Republic. AS the people are, 50
is the government; for the stream new
or can rise above it's source. The officers
and governors of this country derive
their just power from the consent Of
the governed. In the same degree that
the common people rise in intelligence
and take interest in public affairs will
the work OF the political shysters, boss
es, cliques and demagogues diminish.
The people are oppressed under polit
ical boss system of political dictators
for certain s'interests" and this should
be period Of emancipation and reno.
walton OF American politics. American
people have the grandest a nd best her
itage of any people on earth and there
fore we have great responsibilities for
there are no privileges without respon-
sibiliries America has been the eman-
cipator and refuge for oppressed hum
anity, at home and abroad and we
should continue that policy. But we
must sweep before our own doors frst
and cut off all vices and abuses # we
misuse our rights, privileges, opportuu-
tiles, blessings and mercies we will
have to suffer the penalties; for there is
there is no punishment so severe as the
punishment for mercies abused, which
history SO emphatically teaches us.
France has it's bloody aud revolution
ary history; and when the Roman ar
istOcracy sold out their constituents in
the legislative balls and Oh the Iudic-
ial bench for gain and "graft" and
wine and luxury. the doom and down.
fall Of the great Roman Empire was at
hand II We let our American politics
be dominated by schemers and graft
ers and demagogues and the Liquor
Oligarchy our republic is doomed to
destruction. Is the republican party
going to be an instrument in the hands
of the All Mighty to prevent this ter
rible calamity? O God hide from me
the day when the agonies of my country
shall begin! o thou beloved land
bound together by the ties of brother
hood and common interest and perils
live forever one and undivided!
i X. j. KNUDTSON
/; Lyle, MINI. Aug. 8 1908