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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
INSTITUTE OPENS
Large Enrolment of Teachers Wa
Noticeable on the First Day
of Institute.

Monday at 10 O'Clock a. NJ. Suuer.
intendent Quigley called the normal
institute of Dawson county to order
and tile eight days Of actualss insti-
tute work was begun. Not much
was accomplished at tile morning
session, for 1t took some little time
to get the teachers classified accord
ing to the work ..they . desired to
take up and The time was spent in
that duty.
At the noon hour there were an
ever hundred Of teachers enrolled
and according to the enrolment OF
last year there were four-fifths of
the teachers present on the opening
day. which 10 indeed a good record.
There Is a noticeable lack OF men
enrolled ct the institute and OF the
hundred teachers present there are
but five men attending. They seem
to have dropped out of the profession
as the women became more agrees
siye In the teaching OF school.
Ihe FACULTY OF the Institute Is
made Of Prof. F II. Hot as con-
ductor, Prof. G. A. Warfeld.
Jennie L. CIaypool, who vas a
former teacher in the city schools,
Jessie Walratb, o. e. Browne, of
Mt. Vernon, Della Conley, and E.
j. Qnigley.
The institute will close on the
evening of Aug. IL. "
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
A WALPoLE ANEcDoTE.

To Save the Woman's Life She
Couldn't Recall Who Told 1t.
81 heard a very funny story the other
night about Horace Walpole," said
Mrs. Blake. II wish l could remembe,
who told it. Henry, can you remem.
Der? Was it Mr.. Sellers?'
"No," said Blake stifly; sit wasn't
Sellers"
81 wonder if it could have been Mr.
Windsor?'
"No," repeated Blake; SIT wasn't
Windsor"
Before Mr.. Blake had a chance to ex'
press an affirmative or negative opin'
ion Of that hazard as to the source OF
the Walpole anecdote Mr.. Barton came
in. Mrs. Blake, being by that time
sure of herself, tried on him her rec
ipe for winning universal affection.
"Oh, Mr.. Barton" she said, II am
very glad to see you. I have hardly
stopped laughing since I saw you the
last time"
Mr.. Barton, a cadaverous man with
solemn eyes, looked rather foolish.
"Indeed?" he said. MAY I ask what
about?"
lover that funny story you told
about Horace Walpole," said Mrs
Blake.
"M-m-m-Horace WalpoleY" STAN.
mered Mr.. Barton. 81 am afraid you
must have got me mixed up with some
body else. ! don't know the first thing
about Horace Walpole. and If I did
know anything funny about him ]
couldn't tell it. To tell a funny story
is beyond my powers. Even If 1t was
funny to start with 1t wouldn't be by
the time l got through with it."
Mrs. Blake's spirits were somewhat
dashed by her fasco in finding III
owner for the Walpole story, but she
bore up c~ourageously. and later whel
out Of earshot Of Mr.. Barton and dilat.
ed on the pleasure his story Of Horace
Walpole had given her. Mr.. Markham
was not cast in the funeral mold that
gave to Mr.. Barton his grave aspect
but he protested himself totally inca
pabss Of telling a funny story about
Horace Walpole or anything else.
Presently Mrs. Blake left the room
to prepare the sandwiches. Nj. Blake
followed her.
Tor the love Of the Lord" he said
don't make a fool Of yourself again
b. trying to get some other idiot If
there TO father that Walpole story. ]
told you that yarn myself"
Ms. Blake stood stil1, With carving
knife poised in afr.
"You?" she said incredulously. "And
It was &C clever too."-Nsw York
Times.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
II NOR
Mr.. HENPEKT's EFFORT.
The Letter He Wrote to His Absent
WITH.

The Letter He Wrote to His Absent
Wife.
care you thinking Of my return
Henry, and longing to see me once
more?" wrote Mrs. Henpekt to hel
husband, from whom she had beer
absent for some weeks on a visit to bel
mother.
And when Henpekt took up his per
to reply he scratched his head and
thought md thought and finally evolv
ed the following:
mo, dearest; have been so busy
enjoying myself lately-er-I should
say working SO hard, that I confess
have not been worrying as much ove1
your return-I mean absence-as
ought to. You know the good bool
So. Take no thought for tomorrow
Sufficient unto the day is thc'-er-
something Or another-I forget exactly
what-but anyhow, that's just the way
I feel about your coming home. yor
must come when you get good and
ready, dearest, though there is no par
ticular hurry about 1t, and l will try
to bear up nobly till then and viii
meet you at the station, cheerfully re
signed to my fate-I mean wheneve,
you send me word that you are com
ing"
And then Henpekt looked over what
he had written and shook his head and
said: 'Confound letter writing any.
how! I haven't got my sentiments
plastered over with tany. ETC., quite
as plentiful as l orter, l s'pose, bu,
I'm a little out of practice on the tafTy
business, and l haven't got time tc
write another letter anyhow-got to fy
around and make hay while the cats
away. as they tell about-so l guess
I'll have to sign my name to it and
send the plaguy thing along as 1t 1.
and take my chances"
And he did.-wm 8. Gidley in 30
hemhn.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07

Insomnia Is the not uncommon fate
Of the brain worker who after years Of
continuous mental strain retires from
active life. The reason is that mental
activity demands a large supply OF
blood for the brain, and the blood YES.
sells gradually accommodate themselves
to this large supply. But when the
bard work is over the brain does not
always realize that it needs less nouP
ishment. and hence the condition of ex.
cessive mental activity which is what
insomnia is.-London Mail.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
Spelled In Fell

"We had an editor In chief On our
paper years ago who was a stickler for
no authorizations" said a veteran news
paper man. HE didn't believe IN alb
breviattng anything but the word mis-
TOR. The names Of states had to b
spelled out. One time one Of the boys
wrote a news story which contained
this clause: And Mosart's mass was
played The proofreader who got the
story had been under the exacting di-
rection of that editor for years, too
many years to allow any proper name
to get by him without being spelled
out, 30 when he came to this mass he
srung' the word, and It came out Mo
xart's Observation-Disclosures Bee.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
ILaeked Reii.h.

4 good many Of the Sac and Fox
1ndians do not talk much. and when
they are In a store and see somethins
they want they pick It up and pay for
Il. When Tom Hall was keeping q
drug store an Indian woman entered
It and picked up a can Of varnish and
paid for 1t. A few weeks later the
same woman was in again and Tom
asked her IL she wanted another IAN.
She said no. they couldn't eat the can
che had.-Stroud (Okla.) Messenger.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
A Golf Outrage.

The Earl of wemyss was on a Fife
golf course on o1a occasion accompa-
MED by an old caddie. His lordship got
his ball on one occasion so heal the
hole that to play it was, as it appeared
to him. s%uperluous. So be simply tip
ped it in with the toe of his boot.
The caddie revolted instanter. threw
down the clubs and looked Mortified.
When he found words to speak it was
to say. Hang It. me lord. gowf's
gowf!"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
How Il Works Out,

How u Works Out.
II never tell funny stories in my
speeches" remarked Senator sor-
ghum.
1.-THE audience always enjoys them"
"Yes. A man hears you tell q, funny
story, and he thinks It L. 80 good hs
tries to remember 1t. He regards you
as a first rate fellow and feels thank
full to you for giving him a new one.
Then he tells 1t to the first friend he
meets, and as he isn't a good story
teller the friend doesn't laugh. Then
he tries it on the blass hotel clerk and
the stolid drug store man and several
others. and by the time he gets home
he concludes you have passed him a
gold brick. He not only refuses to
vote for you, but tolls all his friends
he doesn't think it's dignidsd to kssp
In Office q man who tells funny So
rtes."-Washington Stat.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
e%astronorny In Milan.
Milan beef is the best I'm italy.

Milan beef Is the best In Italy.
Bernoldo in his calendar says that
In medieval times there was more
food than money given for church
tithes.
Since old classic days Milan has
been noted for the love its people have
for good food. 1t is one Of their chief
conversational topics today.
The common people love sweets, SO
that they always have candy with
them. and drivers leave their teams
in the streets to 90 in and get an ice
cream.
Public banquets In renaissance times
grew In popularity. Patrician family
festivals. marriage feasts, etc. were
celebrated in public and al fresco.
Each trade had its favorite eating
place,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
DICK LYON is CHAIRMAN
Man From Governor Lees Town
Will Manage the Democratic
.Campaipn This Year.

There was a good representation
of the democratic candidates on h
state ticket and members of the
state central committee in the city
Tuesday afternoon to select a chair
man Of the state central committee.
1t was of easy solution, for what
opposition there was to Dick Lyon,
of Vermillion, at the Rapid City
convention faded away at the meet
ing. aud he was unanimously elected
to run the democratic campaign this
year. He will name his secretary
and treasurer later. and In the
course of ten days will appoint the
executive committee, whtcn is to
consist of a member from each of the
nine judicial districts.
The work Of the state convention
at Rapid City, SO far as it %pertained
to the nomination of the greater part
of the ticket, vas all for naught,
as was decided by the attorneys
present at the committee meeting
They held that the nominations of
treasurer, secretary OF state, auditor,
commissioner OF school and public
lands, attorney general, superinten-
dent of public instruction and rail-.
road commissioner w re not 10 con-
formity with the state primary law,
and that these candidates will have
to be named by petition. Each can
didate will start his petition out at
once. Under the circumstances
these candidates will not appear
under the democratic column on the
ballot in November, but it was
decided hy the committee to place
the candidates under the title Of
ssGood Government" The nomin-
alton Of Aadrew Olson Tor congress
At the convention upon the tele-
graphed resiRanation of @. j. B.
Harris, OF Ysnkton will not stand
either. Nj. Harris, however, will
tender his resignation In writing
to the secretary OF state and the
state central committee will appoint
Mr.. Olson to the vacancy.
Tuesday eyeringa political meet
Ing Vas held wnen the Bryan and
Leo club assem- bled In the CITY hall,
President LaFollette presiding.
Addresses were delivered BY Judge
Soule, the candidate for congress
for the short or unexpired term OF
the late Col. Parker. Ex-Judge
Fiske, Of Sioux Falls, delivered the
longest address Of the evening, and
Ex-Governor Lee closed the speak
Ing with a brief address. The
speeches we're Of a general character
and they were received with tumul-
tuous applause at times.
At the close of the addresses q
smoker was held In the heaquartels
OF the BRYAN and Lee club over
Becker's clothing store.
Wednesday the state committee
held another meeting, at which the
decision Of Tuesday afternoon was
reversed concerning the nominated
membefs OF the state ticket. The
names Of those candidates non In
-sated at Rapid City will be presented
ito the secretary OF state fer 'placing
40 the ss%detnocratlc column, and
should be refuse to place them there,
Nm appeal will be taken Immediately
! TO the supreme caurt fora decision.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
hoard In til. M.,edr.m..

H0at0 III b M0JoofAm0.
The beautiful heroine hurried across
he rocky chasm.
"You refuse to sign the papers?'
Kissed the tall tragedian.
II dol" cried the heroine, stamping
her foot. Another word and l shall
toss my head for
Waltz
"Wait for what, Cecil LivingstoneT'
"Wait until l put on a catcher's NIT
to catch it."
And the villain still pursued her
Detroit Tribune.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
Radical.

81 hear hat your new school super
intendent is rather radical"
HE Is that" responded Farmer
Haw. 'He's cut out the higher head
work and the perforated tattling. and
he's advising teachers to handle the
children according to the rules of COM
mon sense. oh, yes! Our new super
mtendent is radical. all ~right."-L0uh-
Vile Courer-Journal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
Busy Times Ahead.

"Pretty drll and monotonous out this
way, isn't tt?' remarked the tourist.
Not always." replied the quiet na-
tive. "By heck, this country'n be stir.
red up purity constable in a few
weeks.
You don't say? Riots?"
mo, spring DECENTRALIZATION Post.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
Looking Forward.

"Don't you get tired of being referred
to as the representative Of mendacityr'
Sure l do" answered Ananias. I'D
rather be something profitable. such as
a malefactor Of great wealth."-Pitts-
burg Post.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
What Did He Get

You hav.. asked her father for Ma,
bets hand, of course?"
"Of course"
"And you got it?"
81 got it. all right. Didn't you no
tce my Iimp?"-Cleveland Plain Deal
or.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
FOR SALE.

Two quarters near Loomis. one u
near Letcher, one "a near Mitchell,
n x and 2 quartrs near Mt. YER
non, S. OAK. All in high state OF
cultivation, some of it improved. I
own these lands, will sell right.
Buy direct and AYE agents commits
sion.
E. L. Hosteter,
Waterloo. Iowa.
Reference. First Natnl. Banks.
Mitchell and Mt. Vernon S. Oak,
and Waterloo. Iowa.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07
EXPANSION.

Expansion.
'"The magnifying power Of the tele-
scope does wonders" said the scientist.
Yes" answered the magazine pub
Usher, 'but It's not much compared to
what the magnifying power Of the i'm
agtnation can do."-Washington Star.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-07

How utterly ridiculous! Why. he
has practically no character at all"
Exactly. The more contemplate the
character the more interesting it Is III
the smart set."-Catholic Standard and
Times.
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Subject For conv.r..t;on.

Eyes. indeed. he's one of the mos
interesting characters In the smar
eQfn !.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

Four marriage licenses were issued
from the office Of the probate judge
yesterday as follows: Harry L. Brad
shaw to Margaret Messtk. both OF To-
peka. Frank Penney Of Silver Lake
to Martha Haynes of Douglas. Wyo.
sylvester Cunningham to Daisy Mitch-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
TOBE SOLD AT HOME.
Bear Interest Rate of Four and
q Half Per Cent.
Boundaries of Second Ward
Sewer Agreed Upon.

The city council has entered into a
contract with the Prudential Trust
company, under which the trust COM
pany acts as fiscal agents for the city
in the sale Of the $4,000 worth Of i'm
provement bonds.
The contract. as drawn up, was sub
mitted by Mayor VIM. Green to the
city council for its approval last night
though it had already been signed by
w. W. Mills, president of the Trust
company, and attested by George P.
Stitt, the secretary.
The council approved the contract
and the mayor Is empowered to go
ahead with the details for the. sale of
the improvement bonds upon a popular
subscription basis, the trust company
acting as fiscal agents to awaken in
terest in the bonds and receive funds
for their purchase. To show the wide
interest being taken in the sale of the
bonds Mayor Green yesterday received
a request from a man in central Kan
sas asking to purchase from $1,000 to
$1,000 of the issue. The bonds will be
of a denomination of $500 each, will
bear AZ per cent interest, are nom
taxable u lder the new state tax law,
will be offered to the highest bidder;
no sales for less than par and the ac-
crued interest.
The contract entered into follows:
ut Is hereby mutually agreed be-
tween the city of Topeka and the Pru-
Dental Trust company. a corporation,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
WALKER STILL IN JAIL.
But 1t Is Reported That He Has Won
His Case.

San Diego, Cal, June 4-The steam
err st. Denis, which arrived here this
morning from Ensenada brought the
report that william F. Walker, the
New Britain. Conn, banker. arrested
in Lower California, after a long
chase and who was fighting extradi-
ton has won his case in Mexican
courts and that orders revoking the
commitment to the Ensenada prison
were expected to reach Ensenada soon.
The report is indefinite as to what
authority rendered the decision, but
Walker is still in jail there and en-
joying the luxury Of having his meals
served to him from a restaurant. If
he has won in the upper court, he must
now wait the slow action Of Mexican
courts before he can be released.
Walker is wanted in Connecticut on
the charge Of embezzling more than
100000 of the funds of New Britain
Savings bank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
NILES GOT II OF Them.
Jointists Arrested for Violating Su
preme Court Injunction.

j. Y. Niles, who was sent by the SUI
preme court to Pittsburg on Tuesday to
arrest the fifteen individuals who fall
ed to respond to the states citation
for contempt. returned today, having
completed the service and attachment
of twelve of the fifteen, all Of whom
gave bond in the sum of $500 each.
John Welsh and Peter Barini are in
Kansas City, but Sheriff Welsh of
Crawford county assured Mr.. Niles
that he would keep after them and
place them under arrest.
John Tanquay is in jail at Pittsburg
for another offense, and the sheriff
will serve the attachment papers on
him as soon as he Is released. 1t is
understood that he will give bond.
One of the fifteen men is agent for
a transatlantic steamship company at
Pittsburg, and he had his plans all
made to sail for Europe in about q
week. He may be obliged to change
his plans.
Mr. Niles says that the men gave
him no trouble, and that they put up
bonds which are good for hundred
thousand dollars. -
1t now looks as though F. B. Wheel
err of Pittsburg, member Of the legis-
lature from Crawford county, might
have to do some explaining to the SUI
preme court.
The fifteen parties who are alleged
to be in contempt of court all say that
they engaged Wheeler to look after
their case, and supposed he was doing
it until they were placed under arrest
for contempt. Wheeler notified the
attorney general that he had with
drawn from the service of the fifteen
men and had nothing to do with his
case. If the fifteen men should be
fined for contempt, they might sue
Wheeler to compel him to pay their
fine. Mr.. Niles, on his return from
Pittsburg said:
"These men claim that they did not
know they were in default in their
duty to the supreme court. They say
that they supposed their attorney was
looking after their cases. had no
trouble with any of them. The bonds
men they secured are good for over
hundred thousand dollars. I feel
sure that Sheriff Walsh and his depu-
ties will keep on the trail Of the two
men who went to Kansas City,.
The names of the twelve men who
were arrested and gave bond were as
follows: John Simion. James Jepson,
Adam Kazmierski, w. H. Conlon, Jo-
seph Valentine. Ed Haran, Moses
Wright, B. w. Brown, w. s. Stroud.
A. N Stroud, Pete Comiskey. Simion
WernSberger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
PROTESTS FILED.
A Number of People Object to Their
Assessments.

The county commissioners have been
in session since Monday morning as a
board of equalization and up to this
afternoon had listened to just 81 pro-
tests on property assessments. The
most unusual of these protests was
registered today when the owners of
the Bennett barn out ON West Eighth,
near Buchanan street, objected to an
assessment of $4,000 on this structure.
It was alleged that the barn cost $14,-
900 in the first place and ds now on the
market for $780, Among other pro-
tests filed today were: J. X. Bair,
Shawnee mill, $45,7OO; N. ]. McGrath,
$3.50; E. B. Guild, 10000; c. E. Guild,
$12, $40; George M. Crawford, $500; DR..
Keith, hospital, $13,500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LEAGUE.
Begins It's First Annual Convention in
st. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo-, June 4.-The Ameri-
can Anti-Tuberculosis league, an or
ganization composed of physicians and
iaymen from all parts of the coun-
try, banded together for the purpose
Of stamping out the white plague"
began its first annual convention here
today and will continue in session UNI
til Saturday evening.
The league work is practically d.
yided into two departments. medical
and legal, and the main purpose of the
organization is to devise the best meth
DDS for Graduating the disease, from
the standpoint of medicine and legts-
lation. The league owns no property
and is wholly charitable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

The petition of property owners a,
Sixth and Morris avenues for the re-
grading of West Sixth avenue two
hundred feet west from the end OF
the brick paving in order that storm
water might be drained on into q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

The dogs are dying off in Topeka
from Core-itis-that is they are be-
ing forced OF the earth by persuasion
emanating from gun in the hands of
William Core, dog officer, who last
night reported that he had disposed
of 102 dogs during the month upon
which dog license had not been paid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

The council will meet again on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
A Grand Family Medicine.

"It gives me pleasure to speak a good
word for Electric Bftters,'. writes Mr..
Frank Conlan OF No. 436 Houston St, N. Y.
sia and liver complications, while for lame
hack and weak kidneys it cannot be too
highly recommended" Electric Bitters
re911Iate the digestive functions, purify
me blood and impart renewed vigor and
vitality to the weak and debflitated OF
10th sexes Sold under guarantee at all
drI11 stores. 80 cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

small creek, was sent to the commit
tee on streets and walks.
The new sidewalks on Douthitt ave-
nue. from Western avenue to Topeka
avenue will be five feet wide-this
was the resolution of Councilman
Tandy.
The paving of East Sixth avenue
from Locust street to the eastern city
limits will 80 over until next year.
The council will meet again on
June 18TH
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-02-14
Pioneer, STAFFORD COUNTY.

Feb. 18th
Miss Ola Moody is working for
Mrs. 6. D. Estes.
+. At this writing John Wolck is
able to sit up some.
Mr.. John Hunt returned from
Iowa Saturday where be had been
visiting the last couple months.
Rev. Kemp has the grip and
was not able to ill his place at
Pioneer Sunday night.
LATE Burlingame visited at NJ
NJ. Strickler's Sunday.
Walter Hickman's second boy
has been down with the rbeumat.
ism.
1t is reported that Mrs. J. J
Hickman has sold her farm to Ton
McGinty.
Several Pawnee Rock young
folks ATTENDED church at Pioneer
Sunday night.
There is a great deal of sick
ness in this vicinity at this writ
ing.
Mrs. Kintner is down very Low
with rheumatism.