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Riverside, April 2.-Harry Albee
is home for spring work alter attend.
ing Boyles Business College in Mitch
ell for the winter term.
v. T.. ..Damon attended teachers
meeting, in Alexandra Saturday.
The revival meetings closed Tues.
day evening.
j. F. knapp was a passenger to
Mitchell Thursday afternoon.
J.. s. Daniels, of the Davis &
Daniels Co., was in town Monday
helping invoice the yard preparatory
ito tTrning IL ove to the new msana.
ger. g. L. Ellsworth.
Miss Maud Lewis is assisting Mis-.
Carson with her house work this
week. e
The Hanson township school board
held their spring meeting Tuesday
afternoon With the clerk, W L..
Wallis.
Miss Grace Greenacre was an owe
Sunday guest Of her sister, Mrs, S.
Kielmyr.
Miss Lizzie Watson visited in the
W. L. Wallis home Sunday.
6 L. Ellsworth arrived the first
OF the week and has taken up his
work as salesman for the Davis &
Daniels Co. His family are now
visiting at Luverne, Mimi. and
Will come as soon as MI. knapp can
give possession Of the house. MIR.
knapp expects to locate on a claim.
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'rne Bookings Register says:

We have teen looking through tie
stalwart papers from - telegram to
Senator Kitt,edgs for secretary Taft
telling him how sorry he was that
Crawford had defeated "kitt" 'but
II one GAS been received IL has been
overlooked" Secretary TAFT did
however send q telegram to the
Republican headquarters 1T Huron
thanking those who had insured him
of the delegation from South Dakota.
The language of Secretary Taft is
not CORRECTLY quoted. tor he extended
his thanks tn the progressive"
republicans for their support. He
knew all the time that the stal~aus
were with him, and 1t was gratifying
to the secretary that the .'provrps-
sives'' had come into camp. Before
that meeting of the state central
committee at Il iron you could hardly
get a peep out Of the insurgent sup
porters that indicated they were in
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03

1t has got a very sore mouth but
will come out all right.
The Badger town supervisors met
Tuesday. They appointed Bert
Beaumont as treasurer as the gentle
man that was elected Mach 3
would not qualify.
V. j. Stearns qualified FOR justice
OF the peace. MI. Stearns says the
first couple that comes to be married
he will perform the ceremony free
and present them with a Plymouth
Rock hen and rooster. Who will be
the lucky ones?
w. V. M1ner loaded two cars at
LOOMS the first of the week with
horses, cattle, pigs, household goods.
farm implements, seed grain and feed
to be shipped to Hermosa. We are
very sorry to have MI. Miner and
family leave this county. He was a
good farmer and a number one
neighbor.
Mrs. Frank Kidd went to Woon.
socket the last of the week to doctor
with her son, DR.. f. S. Kidd.
Roy Perry, Of Mitchell, put in a
foundation for Eugene Comstock
the first of the week. Mr.. Comstock
Is Voing to build an addition to his
house.
The Rev. f. e. Keller and family
are out Of town for a day or two.
W. Fl. -.Comstock's family had a
siege with the measles but are better
now.
W. V. Miner visited at win Clark's
Monday and Tuesday night
The Gillian family returned Mon
day, all hut j. W., who came Tues
day. They have the sympathy Of the
entire community In their hour of
bereavement.
Miss Floy Stevens, Of Mitchell, is
visiting at the home OF her sister,
Mrs. w. u. Allen.
Mrs. W. D.. Allen is on the sick
list.
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To Whom 1t May Concern.

10 aviod mistakes in securing
signatures to nominating petitions
for Legislative and county offices, 1
wish to impress the Importance Of
having all petitions signed as pro-
vided by subdivision q. chapter 1879,
session laws 1907, and present the
petition In ample time to the country
auditor so that In case of error that
there will be plenty of time to secure
correction to petitions. l will be
glad to render ana assistance that I
can In the way Of information so as
that there may be no dispute as to
of..petitions offered for filing.
Very Respectfully,
81. B. Anderson,
County Auditor.
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FEES SHOULD BE ELIMINATED

The probibitionists and the social
lists are opposed to the section of the
primary law which requires candi-
dates for official positions to pay
certain fees into the state treasury.
Neither party has anything like a
possibility Of winning in an election.
but at the same time they feel that
they have "a right to perpetuate
their party without being required
TO pay for the privilege. Taking it
from the congressional positions down
through TO the county positions, It
Will require u sum OF money TO a
for all the fling fees. Tie prohi-
bitionists propose to carry the law
to the supreme court for a decision,
and they believe that will secure a
Just decision In their behalf and
which will give them the privilege
OF being able to maintain their party
Without imposing a tax en- their
candidates.
The fee section Of the primary law
and the general law itself seems to
be opposed to the many principles of
the primary. The IDEA of the prim-
ary is to give every nan the right to
vote for whom he pleases. and thus
remove the possibility OF bossism.
Yet the fee section denies the free
dom Of the average individual TO
become q candidate Of his party
Without paying for the privilege.
The two propositions do not harmo-
nixe In the least and In justice to
the average man who might desire to
become a candidate the fee section
should be eliminated from the law.
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Tho Parker-Press Leader makes
some caustic comment because the
ArRus-Leader is being sent free to
many people IN the state, when 1t
alleges the sole purpose of 1t is to
discredit Governor Claword before
the voters OF the state. The Press
Leader SHOULD re able to take Its
medicine, for the Sioux Falls Press
and the Aberdeen American. both
4 nsurgeDt papers. are being sent
broadcast over the state Just for the
purpose OF DISTRIBUTING Senator
KittredRe. Is 1t right for the Press
and American to be sent out free by
the insurgents, and entirely wrong
for the Argus Leader to be sent out
on the same blsis: THIS free paper
distribution was first started 10y the
Insurgents and they were afraid the
influence Of one paper would not be
su61cient. 30 they sent out two OF
them
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03

The insurgent. reform paper down
the street in writing up the republic
can county convention did not make
any attempt to stick to the truth.
And we want to call attention to
Just one portion Of the proceedings
concerning the adoption OF the reso-
buttons. The paper stated that the
vote was so close On the adoption Of
the resolutions that it was a question
II they really carried, but that
under the arbitrary. rule Of the chair
man they, wlre declared adopted
This would iniuicate that the insur-
gent paper sWads attemlttinR to show
that the inAslgents were In control
of the convention and that they
we're; being gagged. The control Of
that convention was determined
IriRht at the start when the insur-
gents made an attempt to create
some dissension in the ranks Of the
stalwarts by nominating a chairman
from that faction. The vote that
was given on chairman was "A stall
warts and 80 insurgents. The same
vote would have been given on the
resolutions had 1t been called for,
and how the insurgent paper could
possibly figure that a vote of "a to
70 is close is beyond comprehen-
sion. The insurgect paper Thought
that IL might sound good to make
such 9 Statement to show that the
l~nsuTzents we're bsing robbed OF
4somsthtng when the fact 10 they had
nothin9 20 - robbed Of. Further
than that they had no reason to
expect to be recognized when they
we're In the minority.
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PRESENCE OF MIND.

a Madhouse Doctors Experience With
His Crazy Cooks.
A celebrated Scotch physician tells q
story of a madhouse doctor whose
presence Of mind alone saved his life:
"a great friend Of mine was for u
considerable time the medical superin-
tendent Of a lunatic asylum near Glas-
gov.
Zone night in making his customary
rounds he had occasion to visit the pa
tents in the kitchen, who were pre-
pairing the dinner. There were seven
Of them, all big, sturdy fellows, who
were believed to be harmless. The
keeper only looked in upon them now
and again, feeling that his constant
presence was unnecessary. ST.
"The doctor unlocked the iron barred
door of the kitchen and went in
among the lunatics. 80
! There were five large bef'ers con
tanning scalding water ready for max
ing the days dinner for the patients.
Zone of the lunatics pointed at the
boilers full of hot water and, laying
AAo aAho 1bOh IL AOSlOI . StlOuluCl,
said, Doctor, you'll make a fine pot
of broth And the words had 10 soon
er been uttered than the other SIX mad.
men shouted in a voice Of delight,
Just the thing and, Selling the doc
tor, were in the very act Of putting
him into n of the large boilers of
scalding water when the doctor had
the presence of mind to say, but not a
second too soon:
"'Capital broth!. But it would taste
better IL I took my clothes off,
1.-THE madmen, with a yell Of delight.
said Yes and the doctor asked them
to wait a moment while he went and
took his clothes OF. But as soon as he
got out Of the kitchen he turned the
key in the door and ordered the keep
e. to see to the lunatics being put un-
der restraint.
THE Doctors presence Of mind saved
him, 1t Is true, from a terrible death.
but he died shortly after raving mad.
The experience had destroyed his rea-
SON."
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LOOMS.

LOOMS. April 2.-Elmer Allen and
family OF Mitchell visited at the
home OF his brother, W. D. Allen,
Sunday.
Geo. Book. ST.. shipped . cat load
of sheep to Sioux City Friday.
James Barr, of Washington Springs
accompdni:d his wife and son. Dale,
to Loomis Friday, returning home
the same day. Mrs. Barr vent Sat-
urday with the rest of the Gil6llan
family to Sioux City tv attend the
funeral of James L. Gillian Sunday.
Geo. Huntly had a small child get
some I've in its mouth Tuesday noon
but old not get any down his throat.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03

The candidacy of Governor john
son, Of Minnesota, for the democratic
nomination to the presidency is not
being received any too cordially by
the democrats of tile northwest.
Naturally Minnesota would look to
North and South Dakota for a little
neiahborly aid for their candidate,
but both states have declared for Mr..
Bryan, South Dakota's state central
com mittee doing this some TIM ago,
while North Dakota fell into line
for the Nebraska statesman last
week. Johnson's candidacy 10 not
alarming MI. Bryan to n great
extent, and the indications point to
the fact that Secretary Taft and
Statesman Bryan will occupy the
attention Of the country in the course
OF q few months. The outcome?
There will he hut one::possib1ltty and
that Is that Secretary Taft will
sweep the country-ror the people
have reached the conclusion that the
secretary stands on the same plat
form, that President Roosevelt does
and there is an absolute surety that
these policies will find q splendid
interpreter in the secretary. MIR.
BRYAN faces a different proposition
than he did in 1900, at which time
ther. vas not a Roosevelt In the
chair and there was not the same
progression In the country that
there is today. 1t has come about
Through the activity Of the republic
can party, and the people will have
to depend on that party to carry
out to a finish the policies which
have found 90 much favor with tile
people in general.
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UNIVERSITY NOTES.

School has begun again AMI a
goodly number OF the old students
have enrolled for the spring tern.
4 few, however, have left US. Among
these are Raymond Smith, who will
teach a school in Sphinx county, ard
John Stevens who has gone across
the river to hold down a claim.
John has been a student here fol-
several years and will be greatly
missed. e. P. Walters will take
his place in the bookroom ana Bernie
Dean is doing the work he used TO
do at the Mitchell Catering Go.
r. N. Studt has quit his job at I'll 9
dining hall and is boarding at t! e
Enterprise Cluu. 1his shows that
the several student clubs that have
been osganizcd u e a complete su .
cess aud are holding their own
against tue competition of tile COLLEGE
boarding ball.
Many of the less lucky students
who welesnot able TO 70 home during
the short vacation, whiIed away the
time working about the campus or
pulling trees for Newbnry.
Prof. Seaton occupied the pulpit of
the Presbyterian church at Alexan.
dria last Sunday.
The unlucky. folks whom fate
compelled to remain at the dintpr
nall during vacation had q tafy pull
Friday night. It was an occasion OF
great merriment to all present.
Miss Robinson. who has occupied a
place IN the college faculty as Dean
OF Women. and professor of English,
will not he With US this term. Miss
Tsubman, Of Boston, has been
secured to take Der place.
Miss Etter, until recently q mem.
Der Of the faculty has returned to
Allegheny, Pa, where she expects to
finish her college course.
Laurence Todnem and Lucy Des.
mond are late victims of the measles.
Hugh E. Smith, visited chapel
Wednesday morning and gave a very
helpful and inspiring address to the
students.
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ETHAN.

Ethan, April 20. W. Coursey.
of Mitchell vas In town Tuesday.
The Ladies Aid Society of M. E.
church will meet on Wednesday
April 8. at the home OF Mrs. C. A..
Drake.
Roy Ia hout, Of Prosper township,
attended the party at Mrs. II.
Miller's Monday evening.
About twenty OF the young people
surprised the Misses Lena and Rhoda
Miller on Monday evening. Music,
both vocal and instrumental, was
enjoyed together with other games.
LiRht r, freshMents Of a delicious
nature were enjoyed and they all
departed wishing for Many more
such pleasant evenings.
Clyde Thompson, Of Corsica, came
in on the evening PASSENGER Tuesday.
Mr.. Thompson was formerly station
agent here.
Mrs. Albert Klo 2 il on the sick
list this week.
Rev. +. e. Stahl Went 10 Reliance
Monday. He EXPECTS 10 'eturn the
last of the week.
The Ethan ban1 will give a dance
on Tuesday, April p i,paleme ted
by a concert.
Preparations for Easter program
have begun.
Miss Lena FISHERMAN is staying
with Mrs. Carlow for a few days.
Charlie Trow has begun WORK for
W. W. Jones.
DR.. 'rrow's lot will soon be en-
closed by net fence. Still the work
of inprovements.goes on 10 our little
city.
David Rvbolt, of Missouri, who
spent last summer here has
returned, and will probabl, work
here another year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03

meantime Judge Wiley has been ex-
onerated by President Roosevelt and
Secretary Root
The most serious charge against
Judge Wiley u that upon taking
once at Shanghai he disbarred with.
out cause or authority al but two Of
the American lawyers In that city.
while permitting any foreign lawyer
to practice in his court
Judge Wiley IL a Democrat and q
native Of St Louis. He IL a graduate
Of Yale law school and was admitted
to the bar in 1893. In 1901 he was ap-
pointed by Secretary Taft as Judge Of
the court Of the first instance, Philip
pines. A few months later he was ad.
vanced to the attorney g%eneralship and
In July. 1907, was appointed to take
charge of the new court for China at
Shanghai.
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ETHAN.

Ethan. March 3O.-Rorn to Mr..
and Mrs. Conrad Schurz Friday
morning 4 daughter.
MIS-. Peter Kurtenbach died very
suddenly at Parkston on Thursday
morning.
Charlie Adams is visiting his
friends here for a week OF so.
Frank Shannon was the latest
recipient Of a surprise parry on
Thursday evening.
. Miss Edith Trow spent from
Thursday afternoon till Saturday
afternoon with her friend, Miss Ina
Dodd. She was a visitor at Miss
Dodd's school Friday and enjoyed
her program very much.
Mrs. Sbeaban, Of Mitchell, spent
Friday here with her mother, Mrs.
R. GammiIl.
Another pleasant party was en-
joyed on Thursday night at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Tyler.
Roy Oathout spent Saturday and
Sunday in town. The county
schools are all nearing their close.
FL. A. KaeppIer of Washington
was here on business one day this
week.
Mesdalues Rosenquist and Nelson
will have their spring millinery OPEN
ing on Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, April 2, 3, q. Hats to suit
every one. both as to price and
quality and dreams of beauty.
MI. and Mrs. Art Pierce and son
Rumble, arrived in Ethan on Thurs
day. They will move soon to their
new home in Leola.
A very large crowd listened with
very close attention to the services
in the M. e. church last Sunday
evening which were conducted by
members Of the Student volunteer
mission band of D. w. U. Miss
Florence Carhart had charge Of the
services. Mr.. Walter Smith favored
the audience with two solos which
we're we'll rendered. Miss Cables
paper aud also Miss Shepherds talk
we're full of interesting ideas along
the line of missions. The meeting
was very much enjoyed by all those
present.
A very interesting letter from Mrs.
Rapp was published in the Ethan
Enterprise of this week and read by
her many friends here.
Elmer Barker's team was the last
one TO indulge in a runaway. The
buggy was smashed somewhat and
Ed. Barker got his face scratched
up.
Miss Ina Dodd's school entertain
mcnt on Friday March 81. was very
we'll atteudeh Try pupils. parents aud
other flieuds. Her program consisted
OF songs. recitations, dialogues and
instruI entail music. Miss Dndd
treated them all to oranges. peanuts
and candy. The souvenirs which
she sent tor the pupils % arriving
in time will be distributed later.
This closed a very successful term
Of school.
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Tie democrats are going to boost
Andy Lee for the nomination OF
senator at the June primaries. Such
is indicated by the democratic con
ventions which have been held, and 1t
is probable that when the state con-
vention Is held here in April the
plan will be- put into execution and
the ex-governor brought out in full
force.
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The Cas-. Of judo. w;,a.x.

Lebbeus R. Wiley, Judge Of the
United States court at Shanghai, Chi.
ma, against whom charges have been
preferred, took his seat on the bench
on Jan. 1, 1907. The charges we're pre-
ferred by Lorrin Andrews. formerly at
torney general of Hawaii. and were re.
peated by him before the house COM
mittee on the judiciary as a basis for
impeachment proceedings. In the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03

N Of the men who have gone into
the reforming business OIL a basis
for Office. That this is true is evil
denced by the very few reforms that
have taken place In the past year
that the insurgents have been In
control,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03
From James whitcomb Rilev.

One bright morning while Riley was
on his way to his publishers he met
what seemed to him an unusually large
number of friends who made the con-
ventional remark about the weather.
This unremitting applause pleased
and amused him. When greeted at
the office with Nice day, Mr.. Riley"
he stopped at the door and answered
drolly: "Yes-yes. I've heard it very
highly spoken Of"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03
PEOPLE OF rHE DAY
Kentuckv', Nav Senator

The election of former Goyerno.
William O'Connell Bradley, a Repuh.
lican, as United States senator from
Kentucky when the Democrats had n
majority in the legislature was quite
the political sensation of the day.
Senator Elect Bradley will succeed
James B. McCreary. his term begin.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03
How Uncle Joe Would pio the Canal.

Speaker Cannon returned to Wash
ington from his holiday %sojourn at
Danville, ILL.,, with a laconic observa-
ton about the construction Of the 18TH
milan canal. '"It is merely a matter of
digging md damming." he says
The speaker had some conversa-
ton on the subject with Lieutenant
Colonel George w. Goethals and in the
course of it made his remark about the
task of the two DIS. But he added,
while that tells the story. if l were
the chairman of the commission and
in your shoes ! should be disposed to
do as Dewey did at Manila-cut the
cable. Then would go on digging and
damming to heat the band."-Boston
Herald.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-03
WILLIAM o'ooNNE11 BRADLEY.

ming March 4. 1909. He received sixty
four votes, four of which were cast by
Democrats opposed to Ex-Governor
Beckham. leading Democratic candi-
date for senator, who was Endorsed at
the state primaries.
The new senator is q native of Ken
lucky and is sixty-one years old. He is
a lawyer who was admitted to the bar
by special act Of the legislature In
1865, being under twenty-one years of
age at the time. He was elected gov
ernor of the state in 1895 and in 1896.
was indorsed as the Kentucky candi-
date for the presidential nomination.
Senator Elect Bradley is red headed
and has Irish blood. The combination
is prophetic Of excitement. He loves a
political row a much as his forbears
loved the ruction of Donnybrook. In
all probability he will Join the ranks Of
those new senators who have kicked
holes in the senate tradition that new
members are to be seen and not heard.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-21
GOVERNMENT DENIES DESIRE
TO FORCE JAPAN'S HAND

Washington, Nov. 17.-The atten.
ton of the administration was again
directed to the publications indicating
it to be the purpose Of the United
States government to force Japans
hand with view to securing assur'
ances regarding her intentions toward
Manchuria. Denial was made both at
the White House and at the state depart
ment that there was any friction with
Japan or that such a request or dc.
mand had been made. AS matter OF
fact, all that has been done, as stated
in the Associated Press dispatches, was
to make an effort to secure more dell
mite statement from Japan touching
her position in Manchuria, she having
given more definite assurances to the
other countries having interests III Asia
than to the United States.
The White House statement follows
''The statement that there has peen
any friction between the state dpeaf.'
ment and the Japanese government Is
entirely erroneous. On the contrary
the relations between the two govern
ments have been constantly growing
closer and the understanding better
The statement as to there being any
friction is not only unwarranted, pu'
the direct reverse of the facts.
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HINDU DELEGATES FAVOR
REMOVAL TO HONDURAS

Vancouver, B. c., Nov. 14.-The
Hindu delegates will report favorably
on the proposition to transport their
fellow countrymen of, British Column
bia to British. Honduras. This is the
advice received by cable from j. b.
Harkin, private secretary to the min
lister of the interior, who is now in
Belize, the capitol of the Central
American colony.
It is understood that Harkin and the
East Indians will leave next week for
Vancouver. On their return here the
Hindus will present many reasons why
the offer of the imperial government
to locate them in British Honduras
should be accepted. The cost of their
passage from British Columbia to the
colony will probably be borne Jointly
by the Ottawa and imperial authori-
ties. The Hindus will be employed on
railway construction work and on sugar
plantations at rate not exceeding 81
day. It is expected that 95 per cent
of the East Indians resident in British
Colubmia will accept the liberal terms
respecting employment guaranteed by
the governor of Honduras. Those who
refuse to immigrate and are found out
of work during the winter months will
be deported to Hongkong.