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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
MRS. cHAs. TAFT OWNS
CHICAGO BALL PARK

Chicago. Dec. 3l.-A deed to the
baseball park of the Chicago National
baseball league was filed for record
today proving the property to be the
property of Anna Sinton Taft of Gin
cinnati. and Charles w. Murphy, OF
the record. was conveyed to Mrs. Taft
and Mr.. Murphy for s15O.0OO. The
ground is SIT feet by $50 feet, and is
located on the west side.
New White Sox Grounds.
President Charles A.. Comiskey, of
the Chicago American league baseball
team, has announced the purchase of
"a site for new ball park for the club
in Chicago. The site comprises 10 acres
and Is located at Wentworth avenue
and Thirty-fifth street. The purchase
price is $150.O00. The new park will
not be open for occupancy before the
1910 season.
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ANOTHER PENNsY GRAFT
TRIAL EARLY IN YEAR

Harrisburg, Pa. Dec 81. = Judge
kunkle, has fixed April $ as the date
on which the third of the series OF
trials growing out of the scandal sur
rounding the contracts for the capitol
furnishings will be started. The case
TO he tried is ore ,..l;ch charssi tg.-(
spiracy to defraud the state OF 1851. on
bill for $61,9 for desks supplied to
the state. The defendants are John II.
Sanderson. Philadelphia. a contractor
for furnishings: Joseph NJ. Huston.
Philadelphia. the architect Of the build
ing and designer Of some of the fur
nishings. Former State Treasurer w.
l.. Mathues, former Auditor General w
II. P. Snyder, and J. S. Shunaker. for
mer superintendent of grounds and
buildings.
With the exception of Huston these
defendants have been convicted and
sentenced for defrauding the state In
q wood furniture contract. but are out
on bail pending an appeal to the SUI
prcmc court.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
CASTRO UNAWARE
OF HIS DOWNFALL
Physicians Claim That the
Man of Destiny Is
Sick.

Berlin Dec. 25.-Castro apparently is
unaware OF his downfall or the gravity
of the occurrences in Venezuela. Mem
hers of his party inform all inquirers
that he sends and receives no dis
patches of amy kind. The opinion is
steadily gaining ground here that Cas-
s tros power is completely broken. The
inference being drawn from the alleged
noncommunication of events by the
soNein-=@:1t or his OWN agents that
castro does not possess any further
influence in Venezuela.
DIR. Israel has twice examined Castro.
He has not as yet reached "a definite
opinion as to the disease, but he is in
suffering from severe liberation OF the
Kidneys. which can be treated without
operation.
Proclamation of Gomez.
Caracas, Dec. 25.-Acting President
Gomez issued a proclamation as fol.
lows:
Fellow Patriots: assumed charge
OF the presidency of Venezuela undes
The terms of the constitution. under
took these duties without personal am
blton. From the first / endeavored to
conciiate the aspirations OF the people
with my high obligations. and to this
end l established in accordance with
our national institutions an adminis-
tration that recognizes all personal and
public guarantees. Unfortunately my
good Intentions met with incompre-
hensible hindrance on the part of q
few persons who called themselves in
innate friends of General Castro. Not
only did these persons block the carry
Ing out by me of my legal duties, but
they stopped to conspiracy and elab-
GRATED a diabolical plot against my life,
This conspiracy was crushed yes
terday, and l personally faced the plot
ters and imprisoned them. BY so doing
I saved more than my personal exist
ence: l maintained the manly pres
tige of the chief magistracy of the re-
public, which it is my ambition to con-
vert into a fountain of good for all
Nenezuelans.
Il have constituted cabinet repre-
senting the public opinion of Venezu-
ella. and with the collaboration of my
ministers | intend to enforce the con-
stitutional guarantees; to respect the
autonomy of the various states of tbs
Venezuelan republic; to protect indus
tries against odious manipulation: to
find q decorous and pacific solution of
our International disputes; to live at
peace and with harmony at home and
abroad and to permit the law alone
10 hold undisputed sovereignty
throughout the land"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
EVERY WOMAN A VENUS;
DUTY TO BE BEAUTIFUL

Chicago, Dec. 25.-Every woman a
Venus. Not only is that possible. but
to become a Venus every woman's sa-.
cred duty. according to Susanne CO.
croft. who gave an informal talk on
The Power and Duty Of Womanhood"
larry.
Glossy hair, pearly teeth, glistening
eyes," said Miss Cocroft, ARE not signs
of woman's vanity. They are powerful
tools that she may WELD for good. and;
it is her duty TO use them. Beauty is
landscape educates and inspires. Why
should not graceful form or beauti-
ful face do the same? have seen peo-
pie who were rudely shocked by q dis
play of shapely shoulders and arms
GILLETTE may be ennobling or 1t may
be vulgar. 1t all depends upon the point
;of ,,iau
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HUNTING SLAUGHTER
IN WOODS OF MAINE

Eangor. Me. Dec. 80. o.--Thirtecn hu-
man beings, 10000 deer. 200 moose and
Il great number and variety of birds
ard small animals We're killed in the
Maine woods during the hunting sea-
son that closed last week. The deer
kill is nearly a third greater than in
1867, hut there is a decided decrease
in moose. While the loss of human life
is much greater than the average.
Large bull moose. the only kind that
can be hunted, have been rather scarce
this season, although young bulls are
numerous, and promise good hunting
another year. Cows. which are pro-
tected at all seasons. are very numer-
Gus. The weather has been unusually
warm. making it difficult to transport
game over long distances. as is
usually the case with bull moose, with
out the game spelling.
About 45 per cent of the game killed
was taken by hunters from other
states. who pay an annual license fee
OF sl5 for the privilege.
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GRlsCOM HAS RESIGNED:
POST AT HOME OPEN?

Washington. Dec 3o-The resisna-
ton of Lloyd G. Griscom. ambassador,
to lt;tiy. is authoritativelN confirmed
BY the state department. Ambassador
March :.
Mr.. f;rscom has had d distinguished
career in the diplomatic service of tho
United States. His first service in that
held was as secretary to the ambas-
sisdor to Great Britain in 1899 On July
~ 1879. re became secretary of the lc-
cation at constantinople. and two wears,
later vas appointed envoy extraor
!inary aHd minister plenipotentiary To
Persia He was appointed to Japan De-
,teMk"r l6. 1902. serving i'm that country
until january -. 1906. when he was
appointed ambassador to Brazil Pres
i&ent Roosevelt named him ambassador
TO Italy December 19. 1906
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
GREAT PLANS MOVING
FOR INAUGURATION

Washington. Dec 25.-If money has
anything to do with making Inaugural
tlons success, that OF President Taft,
on March 4. next, will be the greatest
the country has ever seen. Already
Chairman Allies, of the finance commit
tee; has in his possession a guaranty
fund of $4,000, which is $12 900 larger
than the total amount received four
years ago 1t is expected that before
contributions cease, the fund will be
considerably larger than at present.
he return of this guaranty fund is
the inaugural ball, which brought in,
$4,000 four years ago. while the In.
come from the reviewing stands
amounted to about $4,000.
1t is expected there will be at least
100000 visitors to Washington at In
oururatfOn time
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
5TRIkERREAkER FREE
OF MURDER CHARGE

Toledo. Ia. Dec. 25.--Toler. the strike
breaker who shot and killed an Iowa
Central striker at Marshalltown last
summer. was quickly acquitted of thd
charge of murder by the jury this af-:
tepnoon. Hardly had the jury gone
from the room when word came into
court that an agreement had been
reached. Just 35 minutes time elapsed
from the jury's retirement until it filed
back into the jury box and notified the
judge that it had found 1'oler not
guilty.
There was smafi burst of applause
from the spectators when the foreman
pronounced the words that made Toler
"a free man again, and then followed
the most notable demonstration ever
seen in the Tama county court house.
EToler was Immediately surrounded by
men. who congratulated him and in q
few minutes the court ordered him re-
leased.
! To,er's defense was that he shot to
save his own life,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
COUNTY TREASURER
LOCKED IN VAULT
woonsocket officer Robbed of
$5,087 and Imprisoned by
Masked Men.

Woonsocket. S. D., Dec. s1.-Count,
Treasurer Michael Meir. of this. San
born county. was robbed of $5,OS7 last
might by masked robbers and afterward
locked In the vault while the men made
their escape.
The treasurer was working late last
might to get his books in shape for the
January balance. and about 8 o'clock
two men entered the room through the
hail door, which had been left unfas-
tened and when he looked up to sea
who they We're he was confronted with
two revolvers which We're pointed at
his head. He was commanded to hold
up his hands and there was nothing
else for him to do. The vault was un.
locked to permit him to get his books
ON which he was working, and the rob
bers. who had evidently been secreted
in the building for some time, forced
him into the vault. where they secured
all the cash on hand and then closed
the door on him and pushed the bolt.
Through the window in one end OF
the vault the treasurer was able to
command the attention of some passers
by on the street and they. succeeded i'm
liberating him from Imprisonment. but
no trace has been found of the robbers.
1T being impossible for the officers to
track either team or automobile along
the roads leading from the town.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
STATION AGENT SHOOTS
MAN WHO ATTACKED HIM

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 3O-A man giving
the name of Joel b. Clark, and Omaha
as his home. is a prisoner In the city
jail, with a bad bullet wound In the leg,
he result of an encounter with w. D.
Oirady. night agent at the Rock ISL
and station, yesterday morning. With
Clark in Jail is a man who says his
name is Charles Devorak, also claim
ing Omaha as his home. O'Grady
charges the two men with attempting
to hold him up at the station, and 1t is
alleged that their plan was to rob the
depot. The men came in on the west
bound Rock Island train, and after its
departure entered the baggage room,
where the agent was at work
They said they We're express COM
pany employees. and asked permission
to remain in the room until daylight.
O'Grady refused to let them stay, and
he says they assaulted him, knocking
him down. He managed to get his re-
volver and fired at them repeatedly.
wounding Clark. Devorak ran for a
passing freight and managed to get
aboard, but policemen, attracted by the
shooting, chased and pulled him off.
Clark. on account OF his wound. was
easily captured. The men admitted to
the police that they had had trouble
with the agent. but denied any inten-
tion of robbing the depot. Clark ex-
plains his conduct by saving he was
drunk. No formal charge has been
made against him ~
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
MONETARY COMMITTEE
VISITS NEW YORK

New York. Dec. 3O.-That the visit to
Now York of Senator. Aldrich. Senator,
Teller and Representative Nreeland, who
comprise the sub committee of the
national monetary commission, is sim
ply for the purpose of comforting with
men who are compiling statistics and
writing articles for the commission.
ana is not as was supposed, for the
purpose of consulting with Wall street
bankers and tinanciers in regard to
The work of the comptroller OF the cur
rency as affecting the relations of ma
tional banks and trust companies, was
stated today by Arthur b. Shelton, Sec
rotary of the commission. Messrs. AL
dr.ch and Teller. accompanied by Shell
ton. arrived last night from Washing
lon. Mr. Freeland is expected here to-
-flaN
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
COMMISSION SAYS
SAVE WATER, COAL
and ALSO TIMBER
Conservation of Natural Re-
sources Subject of Report
Made to Governor.

Pierre. S. d.. Dec. 29.-The state con-
servation commission, which was APP
pointed last fall by Governor Crawford
and which consists of Senator Gamble.
president: Doane Robinson, secretary;
Congressman Martin; State Land Com
missioner Doiken. and State Engineer
Lea, has issued a preliminary report to
the governor. reciting their views as To
the needs of the state in the conserNa-
tion of natural resources. While the
details make an extensive report. the
findings are summarized under the fol-
lowing four heads:
/. Conservation of the soil.
Make the wilful waste of the fertll-
ity of the soil Il public offense' with
heavy Nenalties.
Encourage the application of dry
farming methods in agriculture;
through the experimental stations and
in the farmers institutes.
=. Conservation of the water re
sources.
BY strict regulation OF the boring,
fow and of artesian waters.
BY impounding the flood waters In
draws and valleys.
8. Preservation of our natural for
ests and encouragement OF forestry.
Tree planting should be encouraged
by every proper means.
4. Preservation of the coal mines for
the use of the people.
Prompt action should be taken BY
the state and nation to prevent the coal
measures of the state from passing
into the hands of private monopones,
and such regulations be adopted as will
preserve the great gift of nature tor
the beneti, OF the public.
Farming Only Really Begun.
In the review OF tine natural land re-
sources of tho state. Secretary Robin-
son gives the total of the state at Az
NJ n
of plowed land: S,000.000 acres pasture;
5000. 600 acres hay land. The remainder
is divided into 9.0O0.000 acres in noun
tain. TIMBER bad lands. water surface.
and townsites: l0.000.O00 acres Indian
reservations. and 6.00O.000 acres arabic
government land yet open to settle
ment.
With only about one-tirth of the state
under cultivation. agriculture while a
large item in states production. is Yet
only in its infancy in South Dakota.
Out OF the 25.O00O0o acres west Of
the Tooth meridian. 100000 acres are said
to be subject tn irriga ton. and the rest
must be conserved by dry farming
methods.
Lee Reports Water Supply.
The question OF the water supply o
the state is taken up by State Engineer
Lea. who places the amount of lan0
included in present and proposed irri-
cation projects at 1851 acres. He de
votes ~ large amount OF his report t.
the artesian waters of the state whicl,
are being allowed To SO 60 waste. EasI
of the Missouri river therc are esti-
mated to be 1000 flowing wells, Veg, nj
it are IS. The latter have Il combined
flow of 127.512.S0o gallons every 2l-hou'
day. What the How is eaS: of the river
is not known.
Other portions of the report set forth
the resources OF the state in the way
OF mines and quarries. which might be
developed so as to add to the general
production.
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STANDARD OIL IS
FOREVER ouSTEO
FROM MISSOURI
Evidence Showed Oombinatiop
to Regulate Prices to
Retailers.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. Is
The supreme court Of Missouri
handed down decision today
ousting the Standard Oil COM
pany Of Indiana and the Republic
Oil company from the state Of
Missouri and forbidding them ever
again to do business in Missouri,
and dissolving Waters-P Pierce Oil
company, of st. Louis.
In addition each of the COM,
panies was fined $4,000.
The order dissolving the Wa,
ters-P Pierce Oil company is to be-.
come effective January Is, unless
the company on or before that
date furnishes to the supreme
court satisfactory evidence that it;
intends to operate as an indepen-
dent concern.
A Conspiracy.
The court finds the companies con-
spired to regulate and fix the prices to
retail dealers to control and limit trade
IN refined products of petroleum. and
to prevent competition In buying and
selling these products: to mislead the
public in the belief that tney were sep
arate corporations. pursuing indepen3
IDENTIFY their business as legitimate
competitors.
Suit to oust the three companies was
instituted by Attorney General Hadley
In 1906. Evidence was taken by spe-
cial commissioners In st. Louis and In
New York. It has been before tho
state supreme court for more than
Sov0n -ludoaa Concur
The opinion was written by Judge
Woodson. All seven judges concur.
Judges Graves and Lamb wrote sep-
arate concurring opinions.
Judge Lamb. concurring as to the
action against the Standard and Re-
lief the Waters Pierce OIL company
should be fined $1.000,000 instead OF
$4,000.
Judge Graves, in his opinion, thinks
be dissolved. He said the evidences
showed that III. Clay Pierce, who owns
40 per cent OF the capital stock or the
company. did all in his power to pre-
vent 1T from going into the trust, even
ity stockholders. Judge Graves says.
could not help themselves; they should
be protected. While Judge Graves
urged greater punishment for the
oldllOdIu Ok 1uOlaIld ana ltSpuDlC OF
Ohio. yet it was due to his influence
that the WatersPierce Oil company
was not absolutely ousted from Mis-
souri,.
The opinion of Judge Woodson.
which was concurred In by other
judges. states the record shows the
Standard has been guilty Of unlawful
means in the formation OF the trust to,
control the output OF Oil and prices
at which it is sold to dealers.
Word for Pierce.
In conclusion his report, which covers
400 typewriter pages, Judge Woodson
says the action in giving the Waters
Pierce Oil company time in which to
sever its connections with the trust fs
taken to protect the minority stock
holders. The evidence, 1t is said, dis
closes majority of interests in the
company We're owned by the New Jer-
sey company and that these interests
displaced H. Clay Pierce, president of
the Waters-Pierce company, because of
his persistent efforts to conduct the af-
fairs of the company independent of
the Standard. The punishment, he says.
should be severe enough to meet tho
crime committed against the state, but
the good faith of a minority Of the
stockholders should be recognized.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
TRADE OF THE WHOLE
WORLD FELL IN 1908

Washington. Dec. 30.-'rhe United
States is not alone in the record of
smaller imports and smaller exports
that will characterize the history of
our foreign commerce in the year
about to end. OF the % principal
countries of the world. all but four
show a falling off in exports and near
ly two-thirds show u falling off in i'm
ports
Every country, with the exception
Of Argentina. Spain. Greece and Swe-
den, shows the exports of 1908 below
those of 1907. 1t thus can be seen that
this falling off of approximately $780,
100000 in imports and perhaps $780,
100000 in exports in the commerce of
the United States during 1908 is part
Of the general condition which pre-
vailed the world over
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
RRIoGEWATER COMPLETES
NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL

Bridgewater. S. d.. Dec. 3l-Aftcr
january l the public schools OF this
city will occupy the new brick and
stone school building, which is being
completed and furnished.
The new structure, which contains
eight spacious we'll lighted rooms,
large assembly hall, several recitation
rooms, principals office, library. etc. is
modern in every respect, special atten-
ton being given to proper heating and
ventilation. The building and furnish
preparations are under way for the
dedication exercises, which will occur
about January Is. Hon. f. L. Abel, Of
Huron. S. D.. has been secured for the
principal address,
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Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly.

Ritz Hotel, Piccadllly.
Dear Boy: 1 was much touched
by your chivalrous thought for me
in Belfast the other day. and L
shall always remember it with
great pleasure. I am glad to hear
you are a steady. Industrious boy.
a comfort to your mother. and l
know you will grow up brave.
honorable man. for YOU have al
ready given evidence Of the pos
session of exceptional qualities.
You readily sacrificed your little
bundle to make an easy path for
me, and hope your path through
life may be made easy and bright
by the Kindness of others. l en-
close check for 325 to buy you
some small gift that will remind
you of how l appreciate your
thoughtfulness. Faithfully yours.
Nellie Melba.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
EX-GOVERNOR LEE HEADS
EASTERN TROLLEY SYSTEM

Michigan Southern company. with q
capital of $17.000.OO0. was incorporat ted
today. The company will take over the
Toledo. Ann Arbor & Detroit railway.
and has partially completed a trolley
road between Toledo and Ann Arbor
Among the directors are ex-C:GNerno,
Andrew Il. Lee. Vcrmillion. S. D.; Viii
liam r. Niles. Sioux Falls. S. d.. and
N. a. Reese. of Chicago.
Andrew Il. Lee will be president of
the neNE l.OmnanY
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
NINE. MELBA REWARDS
A GALLANT NEWSB0Y
His Bundle of Papers Saved
Her Wet Feet and She Sends
Him a Check for $25.

Belfast, Ireland, Dec 31.-When Mel
hh was here before going to America,
a newsboy named Pollock, strewed his
hotel to her carriage so she would not
wet her feet. AS he was too modest
to tell his name she charged some
friends to find who he was and what
his character was. 1t was not until
after she returned to London that she
learned his address, but soon after she
did he received this letter:
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CATCH "cHlNks" IN COX CAR.

El Paso, Tex, Dec. 3O.-Employes
of the Southwestern railroad found IL.
Chinese in box car at Durant. N. M ;.
The aliens were taken into custody.
'rhe Chinese were plentifully supplied
with water and provisions and had
been sealed in a car billed from Red
Lands, Cal. to Chicago. Immigration.
inspectors think they We're placed in
ther evidence that there IL an orRan-.
lied band Of emugglers operating here.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
THREE SUSPECTED
ROBBERS ARRESTED
Supposed to Have Looted
Banks at Keene, Gibbons
and Ceresco, Neb.

Lincoln. Neb.. Dec. 3o.-Lloyd L.
Thorpe and Otis Leggett We're arrested
at Mindcn Oh suspicion of being impli-
co bank robberies 10 days ago.
Sheriff Ransom has wired the
Hastings authorities to arrest Albert
H. Carr. "a third suspect. The officers
are searching CarI's home In Mlnden.
where the three men live. in the hope
of recovering Il portion of the bank
pll,n.iev
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
DEMOCRATS PLAN
JACKSON BANQUET
FOR LEGISLATORS
Seventy five Democratic Mem.
bers Asked to Meet at
Omaha Before Session.

Omaha. Ncb.. Dec. 3O-An effort is
being made by the jacksonian club to
bring all OF the 70 democratic mem
pers of the incoming state legislature
to Omaha town on Monday night, jan
uary IL. TO attend the einghteenth an
nual banquet of the club, which will be
held at the Paxton hotel.
If present plans do not miscarry the
annual dinner will be the most notable
democratic event in Omaha in years.
William j. Bryan Is expected to talk on
the future Of the democratic party
Governor Shallenberger and Congress-
man Robinson of Arkansas will also
make addresses, discussing men and
measures.
Arrangements are being made to
bring together for tine dinner il possi-
ple, all Of the colonels of Governor
Shallenbergers staff In the full regalia
Of their Office.
In all, 800 democrats are expected to
attend the dinner
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
COLLISION IN MISSOURI.

Chaffe. Mo-, Dec. 25.-Local passen-
ger train on the Chicago e Nastern
Illinois railway collided with Z freight
train hero last night Five persona
were injured 81.