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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
THAT JAPANESE TREATY

Hartford, Conn.,, Courant: The
text of the new writing of friendship
between the United States and Japan
agrees with the earlier reports of it.
1t is a small piece of paper-as
printed in The Courant" of Wednes-
day it made only thirty-one lines
to make SO great and so %reassuring
a stir in the world.
Men very generally, and partic-
ularly those representing foreign ma
tons, appear to have expected a quar-
rel between Japan and this country.
This expectation did not come from
knowledge of what the builders of
modern Japan were saying, or from
what the responsible men of this
country were saying, either. 1t came
from the existence of those elements
of rivalry and contention about which
nations can fight easily when they
are disposed to fighf-such elements
as the control of the great ocean
which washes the shores Of the two
countries, neighboring territorial in
terests In the Far East, and above all
the clash of commercial interests and
projects affecting the vast and Slow
ly-awakening Chinese Empire. From
such premises as these a struggle
between the United States and Japan
fixed itself in the minds of many men
as an event more than likely to
happen.
This little piece Of paper with its
few lines has pretty we'll made an
end of that delusion wherever it
existed. All these possible causes OF
conflict are utilized in this brief
statement to emphasize the common
point of view which the two coun.
tries take in regard to them. The
objects for which these two coun.
tries might wage war with each
other. IL they were so disposed, turn
out, in this little paper, to be causes
not of discord and war, as many ex.
pected, but of concord and peace
Such a change in the possibility OF
events, where two virile and grow.
ing nations are the forces concerned
naturally made a stir, and also ma.
turally brought deep satisfaction tc
every responsible mind.
The question may be asked
whether a little piece of pa.
per al accomplish SO much for the
peace Of the Far East. IT is mos1
probable-and probabilities are the
only things to reckon on in human
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
AN ALL STAR TEAM
A Team Selected From the Colleges
of State is Presented by Coach
Hardy.

A selection of an all-star college
football team of the state has been
|%engrossing the attention of one or
two football enthusiasts in different
parts of the state. Coach Hardy, of
Dakota Wesleyan, has outlined what
he considers an exceptionally strong
team picked from all the college men.
Owing to the fact that the Wesleyans
have played the heaviest schedule
of any of the college teams and have
met more of the elevens than any
other team, Mr.. Hardy is particu-
larly we'll qualified to select the men
more on their merits.
Here is the way in which Coach
Hardy names the men for the posi-
lions on the gridiron:
Ends, Johnson and Evans, &ermil-
lion; tackles. Todnem, Mitchell, and
Gardner, Yankton; guards, Brown,
Vermillion, Graham, Mitchell; cen
ter, Weir, Huron; quarter, Thacka-
berry, Vermillion; half backs, Cough
lin, Brookings, and Hardy Mitchell;
fullback, Hare Vermillion.
That Vermillion has the strongest
team in the state is evidenced by
the fact that five or nearly half of
the eleven is selected from the state
university, and they have shown the
form throughout the season. Mitch
ell has three men and Brookings,
Huron and Yankton fill out the bal
ance.
Coach Hardy stated that the above
team is not necessarily the best in
all lines, but in defensive and often
sive work they are thought to be SUI
perior to any team that can be
brought together.
Mitchell played a schedule of eight
games and lost two. She scored "a
points against her opponents and AZ
points were scored against the boys.
At the beginning of the season
the Wesleyans were playing a slow
game and were not really in the best
of condition, but the latter half they
played the game in good form. The
football boys declare that if they
had the use of the gymnasium to dc
their early training in that they
would be in much better condition
for the opening of the season than
is usually the case.
somern.nR new IN either home q,
flee furniture Ear no more room
and no more use for the old thing,
tina. we're serving you only the othe,
day and are attN nserul \ wan, a,
will find a cash hnvar
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11

except that in a final decree of di-
vorce cannot be granted until six
months after the court has heard the
evidence and rendered a decision.
This prevents hasty remarriages,
which is often the object of certain
class of divorce seekers. The re-
quired residence in Nebraska before
action can be begun is still only six
months, however.
Divorce Easy in Nevada.
Nevada has exactly the same laws
as South Dakota had before the cleo
ton. So far as I know it is the only
state now where divorce is as easy as
it was in South Dakota. In Idaho
the required residence is only six
months, but there are other condi-
lions. which detract from it's popular
ity for those who want a legal separa-
ton.
The number Of people living in
Sioux Falls for the purpose of estab-
fishing a residence in order that a
divorce action might be brought al
ways has been greatly exaggerated. 1t
is often stated that the divorce COL
ony numbered as many as 800. 1 am
sure there were that many, al
though at times there probably have
been at least 100 seekers after d.
vorce.
There was a certain class of di-
vorcees who undoubtedly had a bad
effect on Sioux Falls society, and es-
pecially among the younger people. 1
refer to those who were members of
fashionable eastern families and who
spent money ~recklessly. Many had a
charm and attractiveness which ap-
pealed to the younger people and
made their influence all the more
dangerous.
Divorces Helped Business.
The dry goods merchants and the
proprietors Of the hotel where most
of these people lived undoubtedly
will feel the loss of this business
'keenly. They spent money freely.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11

ed as much as anything for suppos-
ing Sioux Falls to be sort of a lunatic
asylum. Perhaps the alteration can
take place-it ought to, for if there
ever was a town with good prospects
with SO little spirit of working to-
gether it is Sioux Falls. Giving away
the things you have to some other
town will not help make a town grow,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
City and County Students.

Protect your school books from
disease germs and wear by using
n of the new Sanitary Book Cow
ers given away free by Scallin Bros.
j. H. Ferris and Diehl & Brown. A
limited number, call early. No cut
ting, no FASTING.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
BIG YEAR FOR A

Doane Robinson, the states his
torian, has completed his estimate Of
what South Dakota has produced in
the year 1908. and the sum total is
amazing. The figures supplied by the
historian indicates that the state has
produced 26.OOO,OO0 more than in
1907. $39.O00,O0 more than in 1906
and 58,OOO,OOO more than in 1905.
Here r the figures of the wealth
produced during the past four years:
1904, SIG. 792, 1000; 1906. $126,7s2,-
900; 1906. $145.812.000; 1907,
$16O,232,0OO. The productions of
all kinds for the present year
amounts $185.434.000. This makes
an increase of 16 per cent in a single
year. and is a record of which the
state should be extremely proud.
Mr.. Robinson has computed the
amount that each line has produced
and 1t should be understood that the
historian does not work on as lib
eral a basis in this way that the gov
eminent statitiscians do, and conse-
quently his sum total will fall below
what the government will give out
later:
Wheat. 35,882,O0O blu. $ 32,292,S 500
Corn, 75,584,000 bu.. 3~5,624,4S0
Oats. 3%4.281,OOO bu... 1~4,39S,O2O
Barley, 24,414.00O bu.. 1~1,474,580
Flax, 5,000,O00 bu... 5,250,O0o
Spell, 3,i5O,0OO bu..:. 100000
Hay, 3,,26O.O0O TONS. 100000
Potatoes, vegetables and
fruits ...:...... 100000
Dairy products... !. 100000
Poultry and eggs..... 5,150,OOO
Honey, $4,000
Livestock ....:....... 3s,977,5 $50
Wool and hides ....... 1000
Minerals ERA! 2 and a.! stone. 100000
Total for year. .....$1s5.434,43 O
MI. Robinson also gives the result
of the. principal crops by counties. In
Dawson county he states that we have
raised 443,29s bushels of wheat, L.
425,O00 bushels of corn. 1880
bushels of oats, and 110,275 bushels
Of barley.
It is encouraging as each year goes
by that the state gives evidence of
growing richer by reason of the good
years in agriculture and stock inter-
ests. The bank statements for the
year show an increased deposits on
the part Of the people, and there is
q very wide comparison of 1908 when
the deposits amounted to 100000
900 in the state and national banks,
while this year it reaches the Inn
m sum Of $69.000,O00. 1t shows
that the people of the state have been
making some money in the past ten
years of good crops. Hundreds and
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
have been spent in improvements in
these ten years in all parts Of the
state.
South Dakota is holding her own
in fine shape and there is no reason
why she should not continue to forge
ahead, so long as the sun shines so
brightly and the ram comes in such
generous quantities. There is no
state in the union that is showing
any greater or more substantial ro-
gress than South Dakota, and the
eastern people are coming to realize
It too, when they are coming out here
and paying $50 to SIS an acre for
land which they scorned to take a
few years ago even at $40 or $40
per acre. The people profted to a
great extent by the indifference shown
at that time.
The Sioux Falls Press has com
menced on a herculean task-that OF
- tEa
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11

But by far the greater majority
OF those who came to Sioux Falls for
divorces were quiet, respectable men
and women who lived without osten-
tation, and in many instances were
a distinct addition to the city's Soc
lal life. There were many splendid
men and women whose course was
prompted by entirely justifable and
worthy motives.
The notion that the city of Sioux
Falls opposed the change in the state
law because of the p%ecuniary profit
from the %presences of divorces is a
mistake" said Mr.. Davis. "Sioux
Falls returns showed a majority in
favor Of the amendment"
There is more Catarrh in this Sec
ton of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be
%incurable. For a great many years
doctors pronounced it a local dis
ease and prescribed local remedies.
and by constantly falling to cure
with local treatment, pronounced It
1ncurable. Science has proven ca
tarrh to be a constitutional disease
and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F. ]. Cheney & Co..
Toledo. Ohio. is the only constitu-
ttonal ure on the market. II is
taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a t%easpoonful. 1t acts direct-
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. They offer one hum
dred dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials.
Address: F. j. CHENEY E. co
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
No mar'er what 1t is. IL an ad IN
the went column can't ind It. it,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11

No mar'er what it is. IL an ad IN
'he want column can't md 1t, it,
r-silv lost.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
Divorces Helped Business.

The dry goods merchants and the
proprietors Of the hotel where most
of these people lived undoubtedly
will feel the loss of this business
keenly. They spent money freely.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
|N[WS!OF THtC0URTSI| I1IIl a
.FAINTS AT SIGHT OF
SPOUSE AND RIVAL
WOMAN COLLAPSES IN THE
COURT ROOM
Sees Alleged Husband with Wife No.
and Lapses Into Unconscious
ness - Pearlman Denies
Charge of Bigamy

Ethel Pearlman, who followed Jacob
Pearlman to Los Angeles from Michi-
gan and caused his arrest on a charge
of bigamy, tainted in Justice Summer
fields court yesterday as Pearlman and
the woman he Is charged with unlaw-
fully marrying entered the courtroom.
AS Pearlman passed in front of his
wife the latter held out her arms APP
pealingly, and cried out, my husband; !;
how ! love you; why did you leave me,
and fell backward into the arms of her
mother. She was carried into an ad-
joining room and consciousness was
soon restored.
Mrs. Pearlman No. 1 said she mar
ried Pearman in Vienna eight years
ago. The ceremony, she said, was per-
formed by a Jewish rabbi. Later her
husband came to the United States,
settling first in Winnipeg and then in
Rochester, N. Y, and Detroit, Mich
The woman followed him to these
places.
Pearlman denied he had ever been
married to the woman, but said he had
lived with her in Europe and this coun-
try. "She acted as housekeeper for
myself and brother in Detroit" he said.
but never represented her to anyone
as my WIFE"
The woman could show no certificate
of marriage, it having been taken, she
said, by her husband while they were
living in Winnipeg.
The case was continued until Friday
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
WILL DELIVER LECTURE
ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Noted Eastern Man to Speak ct Tenn
pie Auditorium Next Sunday
Afternoon on Principles
of Movement

Next Sunday afternoon, October is,
at o'clock, Rev. Arthur r. Vosburg,
c. S. B., of Rochester, N. Y, will de-
liver a lecture at Temple Auditorium,
Fifth and Olive streets, on Christian
Science.
Mr.. Vosburg was educated for the
Presbyterian ministry and graduated
at Auburn Theological seminary j. 1892.
He was licensed to preach by Lyons
presbytery in 1891, and called to be-
come the pastor of the Presbyterian
church at North Bergen, Genessee pres
bytery. in 1892 Bot he had experienced
the healing efficacy of Christian Sci
ence, and had been a student of Its
teachings for some time, so he finally
decided to devote his time wholly to
active work in the movement. He be-
came a practitioner in Rochester, was
first reader in Second Church of Christ,
Scientist, there, and in 1899 became a
member of the board of lectureship
appointed by the First Church of
Christ, Scientist, of Boston, Mass.
This lecture board was created for
the purpose of correcting false impress
sions that have obtained in regard to
Christian Science, and Mr.. Vosburg's s
lecture will be an excellent opportunity
for those who desire to know what
Christian Science really is.
The lecture is given under the auspi-
Ces of First Church of Christ, Scientist,
of this city and is free to the public.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15

at supper, the rest of the company
being served in a large tent erected
on the side lawn. Afterward there was
dancing.
The brides gifts to her maids were
smart little finger rings of topaz and
gold.
Calvin P. Heaton stood with the
groom and Robert Peyton and Lester
Hibbard ushered.
Before going to their new home in
Gallup n. NJ, Mr. and Mrs. Cotton will
take a trip north, returning to Los
Angeles en- route to their future home.
For her going-away gown Mrs. Cotton
has a tailored broadcloth of SAKE blue,
with which she will wear pattern hat
in the new taupe shade, the pretty CO.'S
tune being completed by handsome
set of mink.
The house party at the Peyton home
breaks up today, Miss Gregory Miss
Cotton and Mrs. John Page of Phoenix,
Ariz., leaving for their homes at once,
and Miss Brooks and Miss McMurray
starting east Sunday. Mrs. Cotton,
mother of the groom, and her sister,
Mrs. II. NJ. Rees of Columbus, Ohio,
who came on for the wedding, goes to
Coronado Friday and Miss Beckwith
will remain with Mrs. Peyton until the
Christmas holidays.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
BROTHER AND SISTER MEET
WITH A DOUBLE ACCIDENT
Are Thrown from a Cart and Then
Run into by an Automobile.
Neither Is Seriously
Injured

Thrown out of their vehicle and then
being struck by an automobile was a
double accident which befell Miss Eliz-
abeth Taylor, II years old, and Henry
Taylor aged 10, her brother, at the
summit of Cahuenga pass yesterday
morning.
The two were on their way to school
They were riding in a wheeled
cart from their home near Hollywood
to the Hollywood high school.
The motor car was driven by j. H
Madison of Petaluma, who was accom-.
panied by Hiram Higbee, a prominent
business man of that city. They were
on their way from Los Angeles to theil
homes.
Owing to the steep grade, the oocu.
pants of the vehicles did not see one
another until they met face to face al
the summit of the grade.
The horse became frightened, wheeled
around and ran away. The students
were thrown out directly in the path
of the automobile, which the chauffeur
had turned toward the bank. The
brother and sister were struck by the
auto, but Madison stopped the machine
in time to avoid running over them.
The injured persons were taken tc
the Sisters hospital in this city, where
the surgeons found the boy had sus-
tanned a fracture of the collar bone and
was bruised about the body. The sis
ter escaped with less painful injuries.
Higbee and Madison appeared at the
sheriff's office and made a report of the
accident. Two ranch hands who hao
witnessed the accident corroborated the
story and the men were allowed to go
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
WOMAN PROMISES
TO AVOID SUICIDE
MRS. THOMPSON DISMISSED
AS SANE
Admits She Had Intended to Kill
Herself in Church-Leaders in
Religious Work Attend
the Hearing

Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, the young
woman who, it is claimed, threatened
to commit suicide in the First Meth
odist church a few days ago, was dis
charged yesterday by the lunacy COM
mission, after she had promised to
make no further attempt to end her
life.
Miss Thompson frankly admitted to
the commission that she intended to
commit suicide. II had been despond-
ent for some days." she said. Il had
thought how hard l worked to do
right when | was employed at Pierce
Brothers undertaking establishment,
and of the obstacles that had been
placed in my way, especially by one
man. who took every opportunity TO
insult me.
81 felt it was hardly worth while
living, and had made up my mind to
end it all. | was extremely despond-
ent. / have no thought of suicide
now-it is thing of the past"
Miss Thompson said she is now with
friends and will remain with them
until her normal nervous condition Is
fully restored.
Some excitement was created when
one of the witnesses, Miss Sadie Ber-
tram, became hysterical and had to
be carried from the court room. A
large number of persons, prominent in
church circles. were present during
the examination.
Miss Cora Zimmerman, who was ar
rested Monday and placed in the
county hospital under the belief that
she was insane. was discharged by
the lunacy commission yesterday 1t
was said that Miss Zimmerman be-
lieved herself to be a woman of
marked beauty, that she would marry
the scion of a wealthy family and a
brilliant career on the stage awaited
her
These supposed delusions she ex-
planned by saying she had written to
friends in Globe, Ariz., her former
home that these events were likely
to occur, but that it was huge
joke" Her arrest she attributed to
her mother, who, she said, wanted to
take her back to Arizona.
Antonio Costorano. the Mexican Who
it was claimed, paved the way for
future trouble by eating asphalt, was
released yesterday by the lunacy
commission. Costorano told the COM
mission he did not eat asphalt, but
admitted having swallowed a quantity
of rubber insulation. According to
physicians at the county hospital the
indigestible matter almost caused
death. Costorano explained his act by
saying he had just reached Los An
geles, became drunk, and ate the stuff
because he was hungry.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
CONTRACTOR CHARGED WITH
PASSING FICTITIOUS CHECK
Don KimbaII, Who Is Operating in
Quarry Near Oxnard, Also Alleged
to Have Uttered Four
Other Checks

Don Kimball, a rock contractor ope-
rating {. number of laborers in the
Round mountain district. near Oxnard,
was arrested at that place Tuesday by
Marshal Kelly of Oxnard at the re-
quest of the Los Angeles police, and
was brought to this city yesterday aft
ernoon by Detective Thomas Ziegler.
He is alleged to have uttered four
checks for small amounts. The specific
charge against him is passing a fic-
titious check on c. Way of the First
National bank.
Marshal Kelly accompanied the Los
Angeles officer and returned to Oxnard
last night with Alfred Wall, who was
arrested by the Los Angeles peolice AT
the request of Kelly. Wall is charged
with having burglarized La Petite thea
ter at Oxnard, securing $50 in money
and other va'uables.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
BOTH CALLAHAN AND NASH
ARE HELD FOR TRIAL

c. J. Callahan and Fred w. Nash,
metallurgist and secretary respectively
of the Gold Bullfrog Mining and Milling
company, were held yesterday by JUS
tice SeIph to answer to the superior
court on the charge of issuing false
statement concerning the condition of
the mining property in September last.
The justice in rendering his decision
said he believed the case demanded
further investigation. Callahan and
Nash furnished $1,000 cash bail each for
their appearance in the superior court,
and it is probable they will be ar
raigned this morning.