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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

President Franklin B.. Gault of the
State University at Vermillion pass
ed through the city Monday on his |
way to the teachers meeting at Aber-
deem.
President Kertoot and DIR. Weir of
the University left Monday afternoon
for Aberdeen where they will attend
the meeting of the State Educational
Association.
Mrs. 1. w. Seaman writes from
Chicago that she and daughter Ber-
neice are located at hat point for
the winter, instead Of going to Kan
sas City trip was given up after they
had left Mitchell,
Prof. F. H. Hon and Prof. J.. j.
Mal,they went to Al;er1cel Wednes-
day afternoon to attend o meeting of
the State Educational Association.
Prof Hoff will give a report of the
meeting of the National Educational
; Association, which he attended dur
ing the summer months.
Ask your groceryman for a sack of
that Vernell -four. 1t is just fine
and the price is certainly right.
Every sack guaranteed. Manufacture
ed by the Mt. Vernon Mill Co.
The lineup of the Y. NJ. G. A. bas-
ketball game New Years afternoon
between the married and single men
of the city has been decided upon by
Secretary Whitaker. The benedicts
team will be composed of Smith,
Branson, Atkinson, Hardy and Dix.
Klousia. Jones and Witzel will play.
There will also be a contest between
two picked teams from the high
school. Coach Hardy Of the Univer-
sity will referee both games. No adj
mission fee will be charged.
Want-To buy or rent for cash
small farm suitable for dairy and
truck farming along James Valley or
eastern South Dakota. Give full des-
cription and price. w. j. Bulin, Will
Der, Nebr.
Funeral services wer, held Ned
nesday at the residence Gil first
Avenue east over the remains of
Mrs. ELAN Needham which were con-
Quoted by Rev. A. Craig Bowdisn,
and were attended by the friends of
the deceased. Mr.. Bowdish spoke
briefly in sympathy with the occas-
sion and music was furnished by
Mesdames. Emily B~ras-Swift, H. e.
Hitchcock, S. H. Scallin and Miss
Eliza Vermilyea. The ~palIbearers
were j. S. Daniels, A. E. Hitchcock,
Geo. A. Silsby, d. B Miller, F. S.
Turney, J. N. Grow. The interment
was made in Gracelands cemetery,
The Oberlin College Glee Club gave
their concert in the city hall Tuesday
evening and it was very well attend
ed. The young men are out on their
annual holiday trip, which covers
quite a large range of territory, and
consuming a period of three weeks
The program consists mainly OF
songs and the twenty young men af.
ford much pleasure with their singing
Their voices have been developed tc
a fine point Of unity Of purpose and
they sing with excellent effect. The
songs are well interpreted and are
given with a finish that is really
pleasing. The symphonic orchestra
and the German band were not of
very humorous character and nigh,
be omitted without injuring the en-,
tertainment in the least. Director
Work has a fine bunch of young mel
under its management and they re
spond we'll to his direction. TIL,
! club was brought here under the aus
pices of the high school.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31

Burton Taner returned Wednesday
after a short holiday visit with
at Parkston.
In justice court this morning
Charles Westbrook was put under
500 bonds to keep the peace.
Mrs. N. Rogge returned from
Planhinton Wednesday where she
has been for the past two weeks.
Peter Trnan died Wednesday l
at 1880 O'Clock at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Edward Schlimgen.
Insure your horses against disease,
accident, fire or lightning Frank A..
Lyon, Agent.
Supreme Field Marshal. j. c..
Milne, of the Order of Home Guard
ians, arrived in the city Wednesday
from Huron.
Wanted-5O experienced sales lad
les, twenty cash boys and girls. Apply
at H. d. Butterfieldss big store Tues
day 4 p. m.
The Yoemen will hold their regu-
lar meeting at Odd Fellows hall Mon
Udy cV0uAu6, JUL. &. All mcnO6TS 6E6 #
cordially invited to attend.
For Sale, an extra good 6-year-olh.
fresh COW. c. S. Chapman,.. south.
side.
Mrs. F. M. Goodykoontz Departed
Wednesday for Salisbury, n. c., to,
join her daughter, Grace, VINO is now
located in the southern city, where,
they will make their future home.
TAKEN-Up at my farm 2 miles
north of Mitchell, Dec. 21st. one dark
bay western mare, had halter on,
White spot on nose and another on
forehead. Branded. Ed Tobin.
The government thermometer reg
%istered at 8 degrees above zero We'd
nesday morning as coolest durins the
night. The cold wind from the north
west made 1t feel at least 10 degrees
colder.
Mrs. Grace Chambers AMI little
son have been visiting Mrs. r. p.
Edison n other relatives in the city
since before Christmas and they re-
turned home to Mason City, Iowa.
Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. U. Hoon went to
a IAAo A4Ollllu6 anu we're aCes
companied by Mrs. M. M. Mcdonald.
who will remain with her daughter
until she RECEIVERS her health. She has
been i'll for a month.
Miss Margaret Duthie of Miller
spend Sunday in the city with her
sister, Mrs. G G. Dean, and left o n
the afternoon train for Aberdeen to
attend the annual meeting Of the
South Dakota Educational Associa-
ton.
Mrs. Ellen M. Needham died at her
residence on First Avenue east Sum
day evening, aged 68 years. Mrs.
Needham has Deen very i'll for the
past three months with a heart
trouble that finally caused her death.
Her cousin, Mrs. LeBrand, and her
husband, have been here for several
weeks looking after their relative.
Mrs. Needham has lived IN Mitchell
for a good many years, and her life
has been a quiet one, living close
within her own home.
Considerable enthusiasm is being
aroused among the young men OF the
city over basket ball. On every open
evening at the Y. M. CA. q large
number are out for practice ana
some fast teams are likely to be the
result. Besides the two games that
Secretary Whitaker has scheduled
for the afternoon Of New Years day
arrangements have practically been
completed for two games with Wes-
sington Springs on January %, one
with the high school and the other
with b young men.aDuring the win
ter several games will probably be
played with a quintet from the Uni
sversity.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
Best fillinngs, except gold, SO cents
q 81 90 cold Man Dix

Best fllinngs, except gold, SO cents
to $1.OO. cold Man Dix"
Mrs. S. H. Goldsmith and daugh-
ter, Marian, started Monday for Polo,
ILL.,, for an extended visit to their
old home.
Wanted-oO experienced sales lad
les, twenty cash boys and girls. Apply
at H. D.. Butterfield's big store Tues
day 4 p. m.
FOR RENT-4so acre improved
farm, 5 miles southwest of Mitchell.
H. r.. Kibbee.
Dan Dilworth. of w. G. Metcalf's
clothing store, departed this after
noon for Lennon, on the Milwaukee
coast extension, to take a look at the
country.
John Siberz was called back to
Cashton, Wis.,, by the death of Mrs.
Siberz's father, which occurred the
day before Christmas. Mrs Siberz has
| been there for some time.
Misses Helen and Bernice Foote
came out from Sanborn to spend
Christmas with their father, Con-
ductor Foote, of the Milwaukee
railway. They returned home this
morning.
M. G. Smith has been visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Smith
and returned home to Ipswich where
he is associated in the banking bust
ness. Mr.. Smith was a former pro.
tege of the Mitchell National Bank.
Wanted-A few second hand hi.
cycles, frames or part to rebuild. Will.
take second hand bicycles in trade
for new ones or as part payment fol
new sewing machines. L. e. Stail
south Main street, Mitchell.
The two new stalls at the Mil
waukee roundhouse have been com
pleted and are now in use for storing
engines which are to be put into ser
vice on the west end of the road
At the beginning Of the spring an6
after the work is pretty we'll along
on the passenger station the com
pany will put the men to work ii
constructing five more stalls.
F. L. Ransom and L. A. Pope, the
new proprietors of the Educator
went to Abereen Monday evening tt
attend the State Educational Asso
citation meeting. Mr.. Ransom viii
read a paper before the teachers
written by H. l.. Bras on the life o
DR.. Young, who was connected will
the state university at the time o
his death.
Sealed bids will be received by an.
of the undersigned up to loon o
January goth, 1909, for the purchas'
of NJ. b. A. hall neal Bethel church
northeast of Mitchell. Each bid mus
be accompanied by a certified checl
for 20 per cent of the amount bid
The right is reserved to reject an,
or all bids.
S. w. Rowley,
Chas. w. Brown,
William Zehlke, Com
The Milwaukee company is put
ting a more liberal construction o.
n the homeseekers excursion ticket
which they will sell during 1908
Under the new rules a purchaser o
a homcseeker ticket can stop off a
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
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Chas. w. Brown,
William Zehlke, Com.

The Milwaukee company is put
ting a more liberal construction on
the homeseekers excursion tickets
which they will sell during 1909.
Under the new rules a purchaser of
a homcseeker ticket can stop off at
any station enroute to his destina-
ton or at any station on his way
back. This is quite a concession to
the purchaser, where heretofore it
was impossible to stop on the way
out and only at one place on the way
back, but under the new rules all
J restrictions are removed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31

Mr.. and Mrs. A. U. Hoon went to
Armour this morning and were ac-.
companied by Mrs. M. M. Mcdonald,
who will remain with her daughter
until she RECEIVERS her health. She has
been i'll for a month.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Letter to The Editor
Tom Watson.

Re<E " WtA&Ms
 opelilxa. Ala. July 2s, 1908. Editor The Advertissrf
 Your editorial a few days ago in which which yon charge Tom Watson with MT, Brysn,- etc. is a rather unkind thrust at the brainlest. sincerest Jef- fersonian Democrat Tn the Union, and %a.son Sps ssrs Ts ssa M5 bs couldn't snpport Crisp because he was a Conrederate soldier and in your ed- itoriai you give some mighty good cir- tSs sfasb evidence that W1son tsst SI s9a an voted for Springer of Illinois against Crisp. or course. Bryan, like nll pemoeFats who hold party ahoye the nomination had been made, regard les of who the nominee was. It may be that MT Watson did not vote for Crisp, but his reason was not the same ed on the platform of the Farmers AL lance, and not as a nominee of the pemocretsr as you charge. He went to torrV Wssn1ington pledged to ths. n p plastv It. joining the Democratic caucus. The record of that Congress is ytndication of his wisdom and patriotism in not went Back on xii the principles he and others were there to defend We wish you would produce some better .eyi7 dence that MT. Watson voted for him. SctA tH a REAtf@t AWbk4N than Ho " AS said" Also point out that part of Mir. Watson's record which you consider crooked. Yours truly,
 J Roy McGfnty:
 (Ths Advertiser, although not under obligation sfo do so, prints the above letter The writer of 1t. of course, is entitled to his opinion of Tom Watson's ours as to his being a demagogue in the front rank. We insist that MT. Watson was elected to the 52nd Con- gress as a Democrat. He was nomi- mated by the Democratic of the Tenth Georgia District. defeating that steri- ing patriot. the late Geo. T. Barnes. Whatever else may be said MT. Bryan did vote for the caucus nominee for Speaker. while Mir. watson never en- tered the Democratic caucus but went of to the Populists. He didn't want te see what the. pemocratic Party would do, but boited 1t before Congress organized land was himself a candidate of the PoDulists for Speaker It Is not becoming in Mir. Watson. who was elected as a Democrat and refused to act with his party to abuse MT. Bryan for not v3tipg for Mr. Crisp in eau GUS. MT. Bryan stuck to his party colors and voted for the nominee. Wat son is true only to Watson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

many of these things few years have shown that Grover Cleveland was right.
 c2af5assd s2angs p si:h sis on psrty sn' Ills psr sona1 Independence has shown against the time-serving and vaciilation of lesser men aspiring to leadership where he stood out from the gloom or later failure. HIS hard common sense grew larger in the public. estimation the longer 1t was contrasted with a maze of vagaries and fanciful theories of politics and government.
 A type of the ''self-made" American with good blood in his veins and the traditions of family of truth-seek- ing. liberty-loving, wisdom-prizing, guard hi1l. MT Cleveland broadened and deepened with time. under the pressure of great responsibilities. He " was leader aS in ciyil service reform and local freedom. His natural an tipathy to shams ana nostrums in government was tonic in public life. He won and held the respect of re-
 Tn speech in Chicago last year be said: If we find that wiekedness of destructive agitators and selfish de- 9t strfe hays wee srrsd bsre ge should be peace and harmony. end have arrayed against each other interests that should be in hearty cooperation; if we find that the old standards Of sturdy, uncompromising American hon- esty have become so corroded and weakened by a sordid atmosphere that our people are hardly startled by crime of trust trust eserywSsre: if we Ind . ssdiy sty preyalent disposition among us to turn from the Highway of honorable indus- try into shorter cross roads leading to Irresponsible and worthless ease; ff we find that widespread wastefulBEss and extrayagance have discredited the wholesome frugality which was once the pride of AmeFfcanism. we should recall Washington's admonitfon that harmony, industry and frugality are essential pillars of public felicity and forthwith endeayor to change our course"
 wise and patriotic citizen, and a safe counselor by the death of Mir. Cleve-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
A GREEN GRAVE!
By W. F. HORNE.

Today stood by an open grave. and threw into 1t a spray of rose leaves, while the clay was falling. Only a rose leaf fungl there Upon the red and falling clay. That loving hands were shaYeling
 where,
 Below was laid, the bier away, Then soon above 1t rose a mound That marked the final resting place Of one deep down, beneath the ground The tomb of all tho human raceI On that green grave. made moist with
 tears.
 Some gentle hands laid wreaths of That symboled all mans hopes and
 fears
 A leafinS prayer. dlspelling gloom And is there not. within a prayer. The coined instinct of the years, That somehow God for us will care And bridge the grave when death
 appearsr
 But did the clay that made the mound. Above the grave, imprisoned there, A human soul ,eneofined round Did it escape-how, when and where {? He, has not yet, disclosed. I fear. 4 human soul to human eye Tho we are growing nearer, near, And closer to, clearer sky. Alabama, July 21, 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
LAYING OFr A CITY.

One of the peculiarities about many American cities is the lack of symmetry and uniformity in the streets. It may be 90 in some of the cities of other countries, but in the United States 1t is observable in most cities and towns. We are informed that the city of Washington was surveyed and laid out by the greet man whose name 1t bears, and that every street was measured and marked before any building was done, and thus 1t is that Washington is one of the most sym metrieal cities in the country.
 It may be that other towns were thus located, but We know that many were not, and that they still suffer from the failure. Many of the public roads of the country originated from the trails made by the wild animals. After them came the Indians who made the trails plainer. and then came the white man to lay out a road along the original trail. The road. in short, is only the enlarged trail made by animals and Indians who generally followed the easiest route and the white men fol- lowed them. This is the main reason why many Of the original roads in the country are SO crooked.
 Something of the same nature is- or was-responSibIe for the irregularity and lack of symmetry fin some of the large cities of the country. They started by accident, as it were. and never got over it. Where two public roads ia- terseeted each other in the early days. their crossing point would be selected by some sntsrprlsing man as e good business location. and he would put up country store and perhaps a dwell ling at the cross roads. Then as the region became more thiekly populated others would come in and build their stores and dwellings along the roads. Eventually 1t was found that streets should be laid of, but then they must follow the direction of the original roads. In some instances. perhaps in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
SUNDAY. JULY ss, lses..
CONSULTING THE BOSS.


 Many of our Republican contemporar- iss. as well as many of the lead. CTS of the party. gre continually trying to convince the people that Taft will be his ewn man" if he becomes President; in other words he will net be under the orders or aictation of Roosevelt. IT that is true why can he not be his own nasp during sAe eampaignf Recently hs went from his summer home in wAst Virginia to oyster Bay and held loug conference with the President regarding his letter ef acceptance. Tn deing this. as The Hartford Times says. Taft is doing exactly what he would if he were the personal agent or em- pleye of the HoR. Theodore Roosevelt" Then it aadsi
 one has to call the roll of repubIi- shs pest forty years to realize the GTenf Hayes, Garfield. Blaine, Hafrisosna. MeK3nteY, Reasevelt---can anybody con eetye Of either of these men, after be- !nK nominated for the presidency, naah- ing a long Journey in order to subTnit hle address to his predecessor in office bexoFe delivering IliE formal acceptance ef the party neKnination7
 Sast so; and suppose Mir. clsys- lands predecessor had been a Demo erat. can any one imagine Grover, after his nomination. going to that prsdecss- soE to ask him what he should say in his letter of aeesptance8 But we SUD- pose no human imagination could hear sueh strain as that. Nor is it rsas- oHsbls to suppose that any one of the men mentioned by The Times would have gone to' his predecessor for iastruetienS in such a ease,
 arThs Republicans of the country" severely comments The Times, "wiu be vssiousiy effected by this act of sub mission on the part of Candidate Taft te his mentor at Oyster Bay. A large Hwmbsr have hoped that the din and eiangeT that goes by the name Of RsessvsItism were about to be abated and that the Presidential offioe was not to be exploited for the 6eneht of self advertisers after the 9th of March. 1909. The open participation by MT. Roosevelt in the preparation of Ar. Taft's letter of acceptance. who there by humlliates himself as no party ean- didate has ever done before will dis tresS the Republicans to the point of nausea. On the other hand. such sub serviency will not fail to delight the thousands of radicals who throw nts" of joy and admiration whenever the name of the greatest American noiss- maker is mentioned. If any Demo cratic voter has felt a mental inciin- ation to cast his vote for Mfr. RooHe- velt's man In November, the inclina- tion will be reduced to very slight proportions by this act of political abasement--we had almost said of po- lItiesl effscement"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Taft's Religion.

Ws
 There is a widespread impression that William H Taft Is a Roman Cath. ollie. Why this impression obtains Is not clear. He is a Unitarian. He is a member of that church, as was his wife, however, Is an Episcopalian. The only President who was a Unitarian was Fillmore. Washington. Madison, Monroe. Harrison Tyler Taylor and Ar thur were Episcopalians. Jackson, Polk, Buchanan, Lincoln. Cleveland and Harrison were Presb yteYians. Johnson. Grant and Mckinley were Methodists' while Roosevelt Is of the Reformed Dutch. Jefferson had no religion from a sectarian point of view. He was a Iiberalist Bryan, If we mistake not, Is a Presbyterian. Some who are class ed as churcamen were not. They were credited with the religion which pre- vailed in their families