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Whom Senator Gamble received the
first news OF the result Of the pri-
mary In South Dakota 1t is said down
10 Washington that the senator
rushed OF to ind hts old Mormon
friend, Senator Smoot, of Utah,
and to him he conveyed the intelli.
Rence that South Dakota had cast its
vote for the insurgents. Senator
Smoot Is a good deal interested in
the outcome of the senatorial fight
In this state and bis sympathies are
with Governor Crawford and the iu-
surgent faction. Senator Stnoot
would appreciate it very much ii
Senator Kittredge a he defeated.
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Starr Catholic Church Burned.

Ethan. March 2o.-The Catholic
church At Starr burned down Thurs
day evening at 6 O'Clock. Nothing
but q few oews was saved. The cause
OF the fire is unknown. The loss ia
estimated at $40, 600. The church
was located in the central part Of a
large farming community, five miles
south OF Ethan. Rev. Wulf was
pastor at this place. There is a Ger
man school for boys maintained there,
also a Sisters school. Nothing how.
ever but the church burned. 1t is
thought they will rebuild soon.
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nor ~ Only Q >

The Chicago Record Herald has
been making some Investigations out
In South Dakota as to what Is being
produced in q financial waY. Much
has heen written about the divorce
mills In the state being so productive
that the Record, herald has been
looking into other avenues for the
wealth. OF the state and In the follow
Ing article 1t sets forth the states
resources. Il does not regard the
divorce MIL as anything Of q pro-
ductive character and does not think
that the people will suffer with its
abolition:
1t Is said that the divorce mills OF
South Dakota have enriched the
state to the extent OF SIS, 600, 900
during the last decade a careful
compuratiun for the year 1907 is
given as follows: Total divorces 552,
of which 800 we've to non-residents.
Zach nonresident must claim a
residence for six months. Expenses
OF living. setting up aud maintaining
residence, $500 per month. Addi-
tional allowance for attorneys fees
n court costs ann incidentals for
the entire term is $500. Total ex-
pense per person.. 1850. Total
Tor the lot, $4,000. which is
counted rs a profit for the state.
Possibly there may be some
question about the value OF this asset
IN . moral sense. But we pass over
that point for the present to sug-
gest that. anyway. South Dakota
ts not altogether dependent npon the
divorce mills for It's support Re.
Gently In yearly periods 1t has had
e7.OOO.OOO from Its COLO mines and
the same amount from its silver. The
value, ofSthe horse In the state vas
estimated by the 5ureau Of statistics
Of the Agricultural department OF
the United States at az. 600. OOO:
swine, 100000: mich rows, Sl7,-
O0O,OOO; other cattle, go, OOO, 600;
oheep, u, $3.50, Don.
The state also has IN annual out
put OF grain that IL valued 1T q
higher figures than Its divorces The
wheat crop In 1908 came to 9a5. 6OO,-
90; oats. el16, 10000; corn. Sl8 200
j This 10 4 partisl view, not 3 COM.
plete tabulAtiOn. 1t leaves out divers
things that are grOwn In the ground
and slS0 the great American hen,
Mllllch IL doing business In the state
18th the usual astounding results.
WosAke justified 10 c0OclOdipR. there
sfOf0s that the divorce mills fall
:1o0owhaA short Of hojny the chief
rE gasst ~
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RUDOLPH Of CANTON
Gives a Straight and Upright Plat
form as the Basis of His
Candidacy for Treasurer.

o. A. Rudolph, of Canton. M
nounces himself as a candidate for
the. nomination of state treasurer tic
be voted on at the June primaries.
Mr.. Rudolph has lived In Lincoln
county and Canton for a great many
years and is known and respected for
the high class citizenship which he
possesses. MI. Rudolph is against
the treasurer securing interest on
funds held by him and belonging to
the state Below we print the
platform of Mr.. Rudolph on which
be is making his candidacy 50
popular:
l am q candidate for nomination
at the primary election In June for
State Treasurer and desire briefly to
state what l stand for and on what
grounds L ask you support.
/ thoroughly believe 10 the princi-
pies and policies Of President Roose.
Welt.
1 believe there is no one better
qualified by ability, experience and
inclination to take up and carry on
his work aud policies to a successful
conclusion than Secretary Taft, and
our delegates to the Chicago con-
yention should be men who will
express our sentiments in no uncer-
tain terms.
| favor the election of Senator
K%ittredge to a second term, as the
best qualified Of any one In the state,
certainly veIy much greater than
that OF an inexperienced and untried
nan
MY aspiration for the Office is not
prompted by the money there is in
It. Ii the States FUNDS earn in
terest l will account to the state for
every cent OF whether the state or l
furnish the bond or whether the
state or l select the repositories.
l Will not become an officer in any
bank that has charged to il a dollar
Of the states money.
In short | will be a plain loyal
public servant. accepting the office.
if l am chosen, for the remuneration
provided by law, however great the
responsibility.
My belief is that a public office is
a public trust; that the incumbent
should be held to strict d%ccounta-
bility to the state: that interest is
but an Incident to the principal that
produces it; that any s%ubtcr,uee or
device that takes n is as reprehen-
sible as one which takes the other,
and that to divert either fru,u its
] lawful owner is simple embezzIt ment.
~ elected treasurer, 1 pledge NY
self to give the state an honest,
economical accounting. 1T Is NV
sole aim and ambition to so conduct
the AFFAIRS Of the Office as 10 reflect
credit on my honesty and Integrity.
In the years to come.
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Notice of Assessors Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the
assessors of Dawson county will meet
together with county commissioners
at the Office of county auditor on
Tuesday, April Z. 1908, for con-
ference with county commissioners
and auditor in reference to tie gel.
Torrance of their duties as assessors.
Dated this 10th day Of March, 1908.
III. 3. Anderson,
County Auditor. .
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III the primary law Is to remain on
the statute cooks of South Dakota
the first act OF the next legislature
should be to wipe out the clause in
the law which gives such unlimited
power to the members of the county
central committee. 1t should never
nave been Inserted In the first place
and 1T was the work of politicians
who were looking for perpetuation
of their faction that caused it to
become a part Of the law. Here
were the insurgents two years ago
making a great campaign throughout
the state using as a basis OF their
argument that South Dakota should
have tie primary law which would
insure the people of the state an
opportunity to have a voice In the
choice of candidates or delegates to
conventions. just the same the
people are just as helpless as they
ever were under the primary law.
when such power was delegated TO
the county central committee. The
members OF the insurgent fac,i q
framed the law and q section was
inserted which gave the right to two.
thirds OF the members OF this county
central committee to dispense with
the primary and for the committee
to make such selections as it saw tit.
The INSURGENTS had a majority Of
the counties in The state at the close
Of the election two years ago aid
they were looking far enough into
the future to Fix things 90 that in.
stead OF the people doing their own
bidding the county central com.
mittee could ve,y easily, and still he
nuder the law. supercede the will Of
the people and this was done In
numerous cases 10 the state Ut
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ETHAN.

ETHAN, March l6.-Mr. and Mrs.
Whitney. of Huron, visited with Mr..
and Mrs. S. j.. Wilson a few DAYS
the first Of the week. Mrs. whitney
Is a sister Of MIR. Wilson.
A very pleasant surprise party was
given at the home Of MI. and Mrs.
Frank Klotz on Thursday evening,
the occasion being MI. Klotz's birth.
day. Games we're enjoyed, finch
being the favorite. Light refresh.
ments ere served.
5. j.. Wilson has had a large
cistern put down this week, in
readiness for spring rains.
We are pleased to note that the d.
w. volunteer mission band will have
charge of the services in the M. r.
church in the evening of Sunday
March %. We anticipate a great
treat. -
Donk and STOPPER will have a cook.
Ing exhibit at their store all this
week, to which all the ladies are
Invited.
We see by the Loomis items in The
Republican that Wick Waugh who
accompanied his parents to Arkansas
last fall, has returned to Loomis.
Mr.. Waugh is a brother OF Mrs. s. G.
Oathout.
a team beRlonging to Mr.. Morgan
the drayman, ran away Friday. 1t
was hitcbed to the dray with no one
on it, and after running round town
1t was caught in a field north of
town west Of the railroad track. No
particular damage was..done.
Calls are out this week in the
Ethan Enterprise for bids for the
construction Of the Farmers elevator
In Ethan. Sealed bids will be re-
ceived until moon April 4. Address
$. O, Oathout secretary of the
Farmers Elevator Co., Ethan, S.
D.
A very interesting letter from Rev.
FL. FL. Weak, of India was published
by i~nstallments liz the Ethan Enter
prise. 1t was read by a great many
friends of Mr.. Weak's, who always
are glad to hear from him or of bis
Thomas Dabler came down from
Mitchell Saturday.
Miss Minnie Lowrie came down
from Mitchell Saturday.
Mrs. Setterstrum's sister came
down from Mitchell Saturday to
spend Sunday with relatives here.
Charlie Blackman came down from
Mitchell Saturday.
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The Mitchell Capital
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1908.
m THE NAME OF REFORM

Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Evil
dence Is multiplying that the people
u this state are rapidly coming to a
1ealization of what happened In the
election Of 1906 when the republican
pArty oganization was wrested from
wise, discreet aud honest leadership,
md by the aid OF anti-republican
votes handed over TO the absolute
domination of a band of politicians
whose official records since have
Uandalized the state both at home
md in Washington.
Responsibility for the conduct Of
public affairs Is a grave matter. 1t
has a SOLDERING effect ION men OF real
sincerity OF purpose, especially IL
they have ability to discharge the
duties OF a public trust creditably
In every respect, including a fine
regard for the dignity Of the state.
That is the character of the public
sefvice rendered by Elrod, Burke,
Martin, Kittredge and most of their
associates prior to the present
regime. They represented In public
life something vastly different from
the graft, incompetency, vulgarity
and intemperance that have char
ucterized the operations of the Gam
ble-Crawford Cassill Basford Hall
Parker combination which sails
under the banner of "reform."
The people have had an opportunity
70 make comparisons and thev have
learned a few things thereby. In the
campaign Of 1904 and 1905 the state
Was flooded with abuse of men whose
public records reflected the highest
credit all the way from Pierre to
Washington. By the way of contrast
the people now have.had an oppor-
tunity to observe the administration
OF their public affairs by the band Of
~agitators who two years ago filed
the air with Misrepresentation and
utuffed the people with false prom
Uses. And what Is the result?
Within the past two years they
A0t0 S0cu du OAllAU1L4OH VI UOSSlSm
In political matters such as has not.
been known In this state since the
P%ettigrew ..macbine was deposed in
1896.
They. have seen the rape OF the
primary In a manner almost:equal to
the practices of territorial days.
They have seen both the people and
she corporation plundered to provide
e%xtrayapranl appropriations for an
ottice holding ~oligarchy, so that
campaign funds might be provided
nth ease TO perpetuate the, power
Shat mocks ana plumbers the people.
One CRATER is In the United States
senate bv Virtue of reform votes:
another is making . frantic campaign
20 reach the same goal; two F..re-
formers are disappearing, II not
actually %disgracinR, the state In the
state house Of representatives; the
state treasurer Is Landed for a prac-
tice which hitherto has had no
defenders
And all this in the name Of
roioem;
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industry Of south Dakota, and 1t
may be that the loss of the revenue
from them would be hardly percepti-
BILE to the state at large. In fact.
except to a comparatively few people
In a few localities, 1t may be an
unknown quantity. From q money
standpoint the population as a whole
would seem to have considerably less
to fear from the abolition Of the
mills than from a single bad season
for corn.
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March : primary. AS between the
present primary law and tile former
method OF selecting delegates and
candidates let us have the Did
method, for at least the entire
power of a county cannot be put in
the hands Of a few INSCRIPTIONS
politicians who want to %pe1uetuate
themselves in power.
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ETHAN.

Ethan, March, ls.-Miss Annie
Clement came down from Woonsocket
Saturday and visited the home folks
and returned Sunday.
Grandpa Blackman died at 6 o. H.,
Saturday. The remains of MI.
Blaokman were laid at rest In the
cemetery east Of town on Monday
afternoon. Rev. f. F.. Stahl con-
ductei the service In a very COM
forting. solemn and impressive
manner. Mr.. Blackman leaves ono
sister and two sons to mourn his
loss. The borrowing relatives have
the sympathy Of the entire commun-
ity. All the business houses in
Ethan we're closed during the hours
Of Mr.. Blackmxn's funeral
George Eastman and John Donabue
went to Mitchell Tuesday p. III.
Miss Lillian Denman came down
from Mitchell Wednesday. She ex-
poets to soon 90 west to hold her
claim.
1he sad news has.just reached US
Of the death OF Carl Thomson at
his home 2 miles south OF town. Mr..
Thompson returned about a week
ago from Minnesota where he pur-
chased land and was making prepar-
ations to move their this spring.
he vas taken sick upon his arrival
home and in one short week. he has
passed from a,uong us. His family
have u most heartfelt sympathy.
He leaves a wife and five children to
mourn his departure.
Miss Shaun returned from Mitchell
Wednesday.
The %"peoples' ticket was elected
STRAIGHT Though. on Tuesdav.
Licens carried by a lac raj riiy.
Gerald Eastman is devil in THE
Enterprise office.
a temperance lecture will be given
in the NJ. E. church on Friday
night.
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The Lucky Quarter

Is the q you pay out for a box
Of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They
bring you the health that's more
precious than jewels. Try them for
headache, bi%liousness, constipation
and malaria. II they Gisappoint you
the price will be cheerfuily refunded
at Diehl & Browns drug store.
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All That Didn't sink.

n suppose you have considerable
floating population here?" inquired the
sisltof.
"Yep." replied the Dative Of the little
liver town, specially durin' the rainy
beasoo ."-Puck.
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cApp,ne THE WIGS.
oasoial Visa 81 london. Lord Mayor
70 the Law Covrts.

odso;sl Visit 81 London's Lord Mayor
70 The Law Courts.
A curious survival of medieval GUS
tom b witnessed In London on every
lord mayors day. Th1s y an official
vaat AZ Che hed mayo 10 the law
oeortA In old times the sovereign
himself awa1beA At Westminster the
coming of tbs Lord mayor II q chariot
az state VIII svesA bsassr, mace bold
q. chapaaas ed 0esesoaaly Rxarted
ceach1noo and Iooxnaa. Ths forms
have bs1 sAaaGsd, AID he visit is
now paid to the high court bit the
sptrx q the at ~De2aaina. for the lord
mayor opsns his term IN the Mansion
House wAh . -cesa1oalal inveavtas rec.
ognttiso ot tie supreme authority Of
the srs~0.
Tie Instrument used for expressing
this traditional Nsa Is an old fash
lonSd csekod hat. When the lord nav
OF In his splendid robes Of Office en-
ters rs high court with his rettnue in
costume be so1emnly nfts his cooked
hat three times from his head and sa-
lutes the lord chief justice and the
JUSTICES.
The judges always wear robes and
wigs when in court. For lord mayer's
day they have also q fat black cap.
which can be slipped over the top Of
the wig. The lord chief justice and his
associates return the lord mayors sa-
Lutte gravely. but do not take off their
black caps. If they were to do this,
they would place the crown on. a level
OF equality with the municipality.
The lord mayor. with his retinue,
then visits the judges in other courts,
to invite them to the Guildhall ban
quet. When the rustling noise of the
procession is heard each judge fumbles
in a drawer, pulls out a little square
of black cloth and crowns his wig
with 1t. The lord mayor takes off his
three cornered hat three times, and the
justice on the bench bowsSbut remains
covered--New York Tribune.
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Plenty Of Advice.
What an you doing for your co,d5~
1Nothine. Ny friends ars locking
a8ese h"-1aspers Weekly.
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Tuesday evening. Everybody had a
time

Tuesday evening. Everybody had a
good time.
John Morgan vas the first to start
blowing mother earth Saturday. j.
B. Taylor followed suit Monday.
Mrs. S. NJ. Crippen, who has bean
under the weather for some time,
is visiting with her children at
Letcher.
Mrs. James Barr and son, Dale, Of
Washington Springs, visited the last
of the week at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Gilfllan,
sr.
Alvin Young and family, of Car
thage, has moved on his mothers
farm two miles west of LOOMS.
Henry Butts and family Of st.
Lawrence, are staying at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. q.
Butts, at present.
j. E. Watkins had John L. Nelson,
the county surveyor the first of the
week surveying two blocks west OF
Loomis to join on the town.
RIVERSIDE.
Riverside, March, l9.-George
White is spending his vacation with
his sister and family. Mrs. Fl. Wood
ruff.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Gardner were
callers at the home of her parents
Sunday afternoon.
John Tjomsland and Albert Otter
son we're passengers to Mitchell
Tuesday afternoon.
James Mu1tha was in town We'd
nesday morning, the first time
since he was taken to thu hospital.
Jim's friends are glad to know that
he is improving rapidly and will
soon be able to go to his claim.
Harry Albee entertained a friend
from Mitchell Saturday. They boys
spent their time in hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Corcoran and
daughter OF Mitchell visited Thurs
day with Amos Albee and wife.
The Sunday school is mailing an
extra effort to enlarge their atten-
dance and next Sunday morning at
IL O'Clock they will have a Sunday
school rally. The shoot program will
be followed by classes in which we
hope to enroll many new scholars.
The Farmers Elevator Co.. held
their annual meeting in Koch's hall
Monday. The following directors
were elected: Mason Kenton. W. III.
Young, liver Peterson, @. e. Satter-
lee, r. Houge, III. Fields. and
Warren Ewing. at the organization
OF the directors, Mason Kenton was
chosen president, Albert Otterson
was hired to buy grain and will begin
his work Monday morning, March %.
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-03
Railroads Are Liable.

Until the beginning of the present
year claims by British farmers against
railroad companies for damage by fire
caused by sparks from an engine were
governed by the common law, under
which company was not liable unless
negligence was shown.
Under new law of parliament.
however, proof of damage caused by
sparks now carries with it the right to
compensation; the company cannot
plead that it was mot negligent. This,
however, is limited to cases where the
claim does not exceed G100 ($4S7.)
In claims beyond that amount (Which
are rare) it is presumed that the COM
mon law rule would still govern.
In behalf of railroad companies, the
new law permits them to enter on land
set aflre by sparks or on adjoining
land and clear away underground and
do anything else reasonably necessary
to extinguish fires, though trees,
shrubs or bushes must not be dis
turbed without the owners consent.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-03
FARMERS OWN ROAD.
UNIQUE LINE IN SHELBY coUN.
TY, MISSOURI.
Men Interested Gave Freely Of Their
Money and Time Toward the Con-
struction Of Steel Highway
Badly Needed.

The farmers of Shelby county, Mis-
souri,, now have railroad of their
own, and they are satisfied it is the
biggest and best enterprise ever in
stituted in the country, says a cor
respondent of the Kansas City Star.
1t is not much of a road when COM
pared with the big trunk lines, with
their mighty stock and freight trains
of 30 and 40 cars, but it is the fore
runner of as big a highway as any of
them. The eight-mile track between
Shelbyville and Shelbina, which the
farmers and merchants of Shelby
county have gone down in their peck
cts to build, will do more to material
ize the long talked of project of a
feeder from southern Iowa to st.
Louis. by way of the great blue grass
stock raising territory of Missouri,
than all the enthusiastic word pictures
sketched by professional railroad pro-
moters during the last half century.
A traveller alighted from an east
bound Burlington train the other after
noon and inquired the way to the
Corn Tassel Pilgrim A native took
him by the arm and led him across
the yards.
See that crowd of men and boys
down there?" he said, pointing to the
east. They're hiding the engine. It's
hooked on to passenger car and a
fat. That's your train"
The little engine weighed only 80
tons, including the coal car part of it,
and could make SO miles an hour,
with four coaches, on a solid track.
But the Shelby county roads bed was
yet green and dangerous to attempt
any spurts of speed. So slow was it
necessary to run that when passing
along a ditch where some boys and
girls We're skatin, they met the train,
locked arms and easily ran away from
the cars.
The railroad has made Shelbyville
great shipping center for all the
country north. east and west. BY
bringing the railroad eight miles
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-03
PRESCRIBED cuTlcuRA
Aftsr Other. Treatment Failed-Raw
Eczema on eaby's Face Had
Lasted Three Months-At Last
Doctor Found Cure.

"our baby boy broke out with &c.
Eema on his face when one month old.
One place on the side Of his face the
size Of nickel was raw like beefsteak
for three months, and he would cry
out when I bathed the parts that were
sore and broken out I gave him
three months treatment from q good
doctor, but at the end of that time the
child was no better. Then my doctor
recommended Cuticura. After using
. cake Of Cuticura Soap, a third of a
box OF Cuticura Ointment, and half q
bottle Of Cuticura Resolvent he was
we'll and his face was as smooth as any
baby's. He is now two years and a
halfiold and no eczema has reappeared
Mrs. NJ. L. Harris, Alton, Kan, May
II and June IL, 1907"