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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
Governor Conner Away.

Governor Conner was not in the city. An effort was made to communicate with him but it failed. It is thought that he was at his farm place in Barbour county. Neither one of the Conner boys would make a statement as to the difficrlty, though they were asked to do so just after making bond at the police station.
 The supposition Is that the failure of the damage suit against the Advertiser, brought by Governor Conner and tried in the city court of Birmingham recently, has made the members of the family r ore bitter against the editors of the paper It is also said, but no one can verify the rumor, that the young men were in a building today and heard MT. Glass say something that they took to be a reflection upon their father. Maj. w w Screws said this story had no foundation in fact at all
 The difficulty drew a large crowd to the vicinity of the postoffice and there were also a number at the police station, where MT. Glass went immediately after the trouble. He did not seem to be much hurt the only evidence of the difficulty being a bruised cheek, where the fist or one of the young men landed. The war rants for the Conner boys were sworn out by Mai. W. w. Screws, senior editor of the Advertiser and president of the com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31

The negro mortality from tuberculosis in the United States is about 150 per cent greater than that of the white people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31

of them, I don't know which. struck me with his fist. I have been informed since that the two men were Donald Conner and Fletcher Conner and that 1t was Donald Conner who struck me. He said to me, T am tired of the attitude of the Adver- tiser toward my father (B. B. Comer),' and with that he struck me. He said also that if the Advertiser cid not cease it's attitude that worse would happen to me The whole affair was unexpected. It was like a clap of thunder from clear clyx
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31

The national commission on country life is studying the sanitary condition of the farmers, and will lay special emphasis on tuberculosis in the rural districts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31

Dr. s. A. Knopf says, "A child predis- posed to tuberculosis should not go to school before it's eighth year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31

Consumption costs the United States 100000 lives of human beings double that number of cows and live stock, and at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31

Flies are spreaders of consumption, by carrying the germs about from the sick to the well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31

Very few people use more than small percentage of their lung capacity. fact which tends to produce consumption, espe- cially in school children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31

least one billion dollars in money every year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-15

The world is nothing to me any.
how. unless on one Of Uncle Sans
ships. 70 take me along II you
want" 70 apake William A. Kelly
at an early hour this morning when
Patrulman odin suggested TO him
that be was 1eseftcr from the
navy.
Yes, I'm a dsaerter, all fieht, all
right | lsft the Nebraska IN New
York on June :. and vas going 10
siye myself up. anyhow"
psifulman Odln mot Kelly this
morning on the Waterfront Kelly
had an altogether beaten up air
about hin and a look a. v be had
been lott ever from the night bo.
fore. plus a sahguinafy looking
nose. The policeman accosted him
aaa observing. from his luuE er.
pafienoe on the waterfront. that
Kelly was obviously a sailor. and
that his arms we're covered with
tattoo marks. be accused him Of be-
Ing a dcseftet. And Kelly owned
up.
lie said that he cult the Nebras-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-15
LAND-LoGGED AND BROKE SAILOR
PINES FOR HIS HOME ABOARD SHIP

Ia on June 2. with si.iso. aud that
be had exactly 6 cents left ~. =
he aid 4 had had few more
cents should have had a fow more
hours fun. aud then | should have
given myself up. for what's tho
world tonne without a shipi have
seen nina years service now. aud
! gusWa can't DO siihou, A."
70 at the present moment. Kelly
ID lanvhlahiug 10 the city pail. walt
les III pairolman odiH takes hin
over 10 tho navy yard this after.
noon iiu managed to spend his
last fiNs eonta. and Il tasted good
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-15
wRlosTs WANT MORE TINE.

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE
Wright brothers, on account u the
various accidents that have hap.
paned since their arrival At Fort
Mycr, may be forced to obtain a
further extension Of time from July
-. 10 which TO eomplete their offi.
olal asfoplaaa speed and endurance
trial.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-15

the fohpil. hoariy foreigner used 10
The hafacni Of outdoor work the
lack Of eSerelao Ia CALLING In The
extreme llo wants to work. wifi
work. an1 has committed no crime
~ cfiht understand why be Is
treated b. d common criminal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-15

The Tia Yung Qul troupe Of I'm.
pefiai Chinese Performers, now ap.
peafing AZ the Chinese Village on
the Pay Streak. has the rare dis.
tiaetion Of their profession In China
Of having been awarded a special
prize Of 5000 BY the Dowagsr En-
press At the conclusion Of an er,
hibltiun given At hor command 10
the city OF Pekln, The troupe has
also appeared before tho royalty OF
Europe
Their established position IN the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-15

Another case mentioned Ia that
Of two sailors who left their ship
and crossed the northern line, I'm.
AWARE Of any wrong doing. They
secured employment the very day
they crossed the line and after
working faithfully for a month they
were arrested by the immigration
officials.
That vas four months ago and
they are stu detained
The letter also takes up the san.
iiary conditions Of the house aud
states that they are not conooiy.
able.
besides being Infested With yer
min. the writer says that the ven.
iilauon Ia very poor aud that the
officials In charge have made no
provisions for exercise Of the dc,
iaincd prisoners ut all,
We are priaonera pure and sim
pie" the writer ntaiea. aud the
conditions we are compelled 10 IN.
deFgo here are hardly in accord
with the American spirit OF justice
that We hear 80 much abou, In the
old county,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-15
Herded in Detention Camp
Here in Disgusting Man
ner While Never Ending
Red Tape Is Unwound.

In a plteoua appeal to the public
through The star Incorporated IN
which Is the question boldly asked.
Where ia your boaated American
luatioeia twelve Inmates OF the
United States immigration deloa.
ton station at Smiths Coyo have
written a letter to The Star. 10.
Qucating that the same 10 given
publicity.
IN the letter are quoted Instances
Of detained men and women which.
u true, would make tho true Amer,
lean blood In any man boil with
rage Il sounds exceedingly like
tyranny, providing the incidents
are true as related.
One case IL mentioned of Ger.
man aailof who was taken IN and
consequently was paid off and land.
cd At a hospital In Tacoma After
he had fegalued his health he waa
given a Job painting the hospital
There the immigration officers
found him and placed him under ar.
rest for hclng an alien. lie 10 stlll
hold prisoner at the detention
station. waiting for the red tapo Of
the immigration service to unwind
aud announce hla fate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-15

Inv oNAf iNNehAHstot
A reporter for The Star vas sent
TO the detention station To lnycaii.
safe the conditions. and found
them TO be similar In every r.
apcet To any jail The building ls
an exceedingly poor wooden siruo.
ture that would burn Al the slight
eat provOcaiiou. and the mon and
women both are crowded In quar-.
tsra that. to say the least. are not
pleasant.
There are three vashbovla pro
vldcd for all OF the nifty men i'm.
prisousd and 10 these same wash
boslS the mon % all Eatlonaiities
perform their daily ahiailons With
tho Chinese this includes the daily
.aahlne atf tNNlr faaf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-15

While in The bath room With the
Inspector IN charge. japanese
came into the room and bsthed a
swollen eye With cold water He
was infested with an ere disease
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
OBITUARY

Orrin w. Jones was bora in Van
Buren, Ononada county, Naw York,
January IS, 1880. On October 27,
1852, he was married to Miss Vary
e. Rodgers. They moved TO Hillsa le,
Michigan, in 1865, then TO Mt. Nsr-
non, S. d. in the spring Of 1882 az
through all those pioneer years, with
their hard times, and changing sea
sons he kept his home, his friends,
and his faith in Dakota's future. He
was an industrious man, painetakiAg
in all his efforts, maintaining the re-
spect of all TO the close OF his life.
Mrs. Jones died in August, 1907,
after which he resided with his son,
Clarence, mean his old home. Soon
failing health made it needful for
him TO retire from all active life.
Since last November he has been very
feeble and he died March 80, 1909,
aged 10 years, 2 months and 2 days.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Jones were bol4
six children, four sons, and Two
daughters. OF these the eldest, Fran
els, died in infancy, and the daughter
Emmar in 1883. Those REMAINING are
William b., OF Steilacoom, Wash,
Clarence w, Mt. Vernon, S. D., and
Elmer e., and Mrs. j. Il. Dewey Of
Victor, Colorado. Mrs. NJ. Belts, of
Mt. Vernon, vas a sister to Nj, Jones.
The funeral services We're from
the home of his son, Thursday. April
/, at 1880 p. M, attended by cary
| day pioneers, and friends and neigh
bors. A quartet rendered the old
hymns. Rev. F. j. Norton, of Mitchell,
a former pastor. conducted the ser
vices. The day was ideal and its
quiet was in harmony with the occa-
sion. Interment was at Mt. Vernon.
Thus another pioneer passes on to
his rest and reward. Always unassum-
ing, quiet, and hopeful, his end was
peace.
The %pallbearers were from among
his pioneer friends.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
START MATTRESS FACTORY
An Infant Industry That May Develop
Into Quite an Institution IN
Wears to Come.

Last fall Charles Wilson. OF Rock
ford, Ill.,, laid the Foundation for a
mattress factory. and With the cpen-
ing of spring he has begun wor in
the manufacture of the article. 1t is
a small beginning in the way OF a
factory, but Mr.. Wilson feels very
confident that he is on the road TO
a fine success one of thse days. ME-.
Wilson has his business located in a
building just south of the Anderson
Lumber Co. and he is at work there
making mattresses to fill orders that
he has already secured, and more
that are in sight. He will employ
several people right away and as his
| business increases it will naturally
| grow larger.
Mr.. Wilson expects to cooperate
with the Mitchell Furniture Co.,
which can be of much assistance to
him in this business in extending
his goods. At the present time Mr..
| Wilson will confine his attention to
the manufacture of mattresses, but
later expects to develop other artic-
les in lines that will be in more OF
less sympathy with this business.
The proprietor said THAT the out
look for this business in this terri
tory was very good indeed and that
he has orders enough ahead to KEEP
him busy for some time. He has q
large territory to cover, for there is
no such factory within a radius OF
several hundred miles, With the ex.
ception of Sioux Falls.
Mr.. Wilson said he has travelled
over. the northwest for a number oil
years and selected Mitchell as the
best possible point in the state to es.
tablish his business. He has had ter
years experience in the mattress line
and is a competent person to carr,
it along successfully.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08

prising things was that the printers
union of Lincoln adopted a resolu-
ton endorsing the law and asking
the governor to sign the bill. This
indicates that the laborer is not such
a strong friend of the saloon as was
supposed, particularly coming from
the representatives of a trade which
in times past was supposed to con
tain a large percentage of men who
drank.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
and file claims on several

cate and file claims on several de-
posts of iron he found years ago.
Mr.. Clark has been making his
home with his daughter and nieces
in Spokane since coming 10 the states
last September. He was attacked
by a strange malady while i'm the
north last summer and he was ad-
vised to seek a milder climate. HAY
ing fully recovered he is now arraug-
ing his affairs to hit the trail9 to
Alaska, where he expects to remain
throughout the season, returning be
fore the freeze next winter.
Joseph Clark is a native of New
York, born in Wayne county ON Jan
uary 20, 1929. He crossed the plains
in 1867, going into the oregon, and
after prospecting the hills in the
boundaries of Washington. Idaho,
Montana and Oregon he went tic
Alaska in search of mineral riches.
when | went to Alaska in 1855
| was looking for mines" he said. 81
had heard that three Russians had
brought out several pounds of gold
from the interior, and Immediately
my partner and I planned to SO
where we could get a lot of the vel
low stuff.
we outffttcd at sitka and built
a boat from lumber bought at that
point. We did not get rich, though
Il have located several copper an6
gold claims in Alaska. and l know
whore there is a big d~peosit of iror
ore, which will be sold to an eastern
syndicate. Experts at Duluth ana
Pittsburg say it is especially adapted
for making steel. When ! return
next fall probably I'll settle down OF
a piece of land somewhere in the
Spokane country and try my hauC
at apple growing \ see a lot OF mel
and women with no more eNperienec
than mine are becoming Independent
al it. I'm goins to try it too
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
UNIVERSITY auIEs

Harry Whitlow was in Mitchell
Wednesday OF last week on his way
to Chamberlain, where he viii take
treatment in the s%anitariuln.
The Thalians and D|aedalians held
Il joint meeting Saturday evening at
which an enjoyable program was pre-
sen.ed.
Mamie Knigb, wa down nom
Woonsocket, Friday and saturday OF
last week visiting her University
friends. She is teaching at present
in the Woonsoczet schools.
Ernest Washburn has left school
for the spring term on account OF his
brothers. illness at his home mean
Artesian.
The attendance for the spring term
has been very encouraging so far,
there being $50 students enrolled
now as against s35 for The same
period last year.
Frank Grace leaves school IF his
1eEm for his claim in southern Hand
county. on which he Will remain fol
the Hext six months.
On Tuesday of last week Miss irene
Weir entertained a small party OF
friends in honor of Miss Carrie
Stricken who has returned to her
fnma i'm Cincinnati Ohio
pr. Merfoet returned Tuesday et-
ching from Il rip 10 the east whore
had been in the interests of the
University.
o. Monday evening the Philoma-
thian society will present Mice In
Wonderland" in the college chapel
Miss Mabel Smith ana the Kappa or
chestra will assist in the entertain-
ment.
Miss Berenice Lathrop has re-en-
tered school after studying music in
Chicago the past winter.
The warmer weather of tho past
few days has permitted the more am
bilious Of the track mon 10 get ou-
and commence spring practice. The
baseball men have been out for some
time and the outlook is promising
for good teams on the track and OF
the diamond. The tennis. enthusiastic
were out one day this week and linn.
bored up some.
The date has not been definitely
settled as yet, but sometime the frs
of next week the University basket.
ball team will play the down town
business mems team for the city
championship. The college team ha:
felt encouraged because of the show.
ing they made against Huron ant
intend to play their best, although
they are at some disadvantage he
cause OF lack of practice.
Grace Dickey, '0S came down from
Iroquois Wednesday and is now Wis
iting friends in Mitchell.
Instead of rebuilding tie roof o
the g~randstand hal was blown of
Hast winter it has been decided to US,
the lumber in building additional
%bleachers, thus increasing the s%aatin;
capacity and rendering the stan,
available for amy crowd which Nigh
come to the park.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08

while crossing the river Mondas got
stuck and were in about four hours
until Will Powers h%appenel aong
and with the aid OF a long rap4 pull
ed them out.
DR.. Fryberg was in u entity
last week.
Albert otterson and familg soe4t
Sunday at the M~agdeson home.
Mr., and Mrs. Alvin Anderson sun
dayed at the Davis home.
Mrs. AlDee spent sunday with her
sister, Mrs. Cochran, in Mitc1e,l.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
Olive Salad

Take one dozen cn.ons and a pint
of olives, two green peppers and one
red one; chop fine. Into this stir one
teaspoon mustard seed, one small
bottle h~orseradish and one 5 cent
glass of mixed mustard. one tea
spoon salt, and one tablespoon brown
sugar, one cup vinegar; miv all to-
gether and let stand one week. 1t
is fine with cold meats.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
W0N AGAINST RAILROAD
Decision Rendered in Northern p&ci
lc Case After Twenty-three
Years OF Litigation.

Spokane, WASH, April 6.-Joseph
NJ. Boyd, president OF the Union Iron
Works in Spokane, has just received
judgement for 100000 against The
Northern Pacific Railway company
for money advanced to Il contractor
in the construction OF a line TO rthe
Occur d'Alene Railway & Naviga-
ton company between Old Mission on
the Occur d'Alene river and a mining
camp in the panhandle of Idaho,
which was afterward taken over by
the Hill interests. The decision was
given by Judge Edward Whitson
of the United States district
court of eastern Washington follow
ing litigation since 1856 in the state
courts of Idaho and Washington and
the federal courts.
The case presented many curious
complications and since its beginning,
% years ago. it has outli5ed two
judges, one being removed and the
other dying before they rendered
opinions. The first judgment was
obtained in April, 1896, when the
the Occur d'Alene Railway & Naviga-
ton company became bankrupt and
was absorbed by the Northern Paci-
fc company. Efforts made by Mr..
Boyd to find property belonging to
the defunct concern We're unsuccess-
full and new litigation was started to
revive the judgment under the laws
of Idaho.
This was strenously resisted by the
Northern Pacific Railway company
by the removal of the case to the
United States circuit court OF Idaho,
where, subsequently,, Mr.. Boyd OBJ
tanned judgment. The company ap-
pealed, taking the case to the United
States court of appeals at San Fran
cisco, where Judgment of revival was
reaffirmed in 1906. Mr.. Boyd then
sought to establish his judgment
amounting approximately 100000
as a debt and liability of the North
ern Pacific Railway company.
Suit was instituted in the United
States court of Washington, eastern
division, where during the last three
years it has been s%tubbornly resisted
by counsel for the railway company,
resulting as already noted. Judge
Whitson's opinion covers SO pages of
typed manuscript, in which he says
among other things:
81 cannot bring myself to believe
that those who prevent another from
seeing Alright can be heard to say that
such person can be guilty of neg
lect. If the stockholders We're in
duced to make their investments
without the knowledge Of this debt,
manifestly it must appear to them
that they are enjoying the benefit of
the compliments efforts whose mon
ey went into the construction of the
railway which has since passed into
the control of the company of which
they we're stockholders.
cit will therefore not be any breach
of the rules of equity to let them out
of the abundance of their profits pay
for that which they are now enjoying.
Complainant must prevail and those
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08

Nebraska's legislature passed as
drastic a measure against the saloon
as any state and still not throw it out
of business entirely. A bill was in
troduced about the middle OF the
session requiring all saloons In the
state to open their doors at Z O'Clock
in the morning and to close them at
8 in the evening. making 1t what is
known as the daylight law. The bill
finally got through both branches OF
the legislature, and was then SEM up
to Governor Shellenberger for him
to sign. When 1t became known
strenuous movements were started
all over the state with the idea in
view of urging the governor not to
sign the bill. but he did so, and a
great Improvement will be noticed In
the moral condition in that state.
The opponents to the daylight sa-
loon urged the idea that this was q
blow against the laboring mans club
and that he would be prevented from
going to the saloon. One of the sur
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
The Mitchell Capital
THURSDAY. APRIL 8, 1909.
PLAYING WITH REFERENDUM.

When the initiative and r%efercn-
dunn was adopted in this state it was
not conceived that the latter part OF
the measure could be used TO really
hold up a good law, but it Gems to
work to the detrIment OF a good law
as we'll as a bad law. The r%eleren-
dunn has not been invoked Il great
number OF times but at the present
time it is being misused TO defeat the
efforts of the Legislators to put forth
a good game law. The law should not
be SO easy Of attainment in the way
of securing such a small proportion
of the voters. The South Dakota
measure permits only u small frac-
ton OF the voters to make d law in
operative when it is upheld by the
great majority of voters. The Sioux
City journal makes a very excellent
comment on the misuse of the re-
ferendum, as has come up within
this state recently:
Theoretically the referendum is
supposed to give the people u process
by which they cal suspend and veto
bad laws enacted by the legislature.
Practically it does that and moro.
The South Dakota experience dem
%onstrates that the referendum af-
fords convenient methods by which
the operation of good laws may be
deferred for a year and a half. And
In order to accomplish this result all
that is necessary is to have some fl
nancial interest at stake that will
pay the expense of circulating a
referendum petition.
"The referendum is now being in
voked against the game law passed
by the late session of the legislature.
The law was approved by South Da-
kota sportsmen as contributing to
sane sport. There is not the slight,
est question that it will be approved
when submitted at q referendum.
But a referendum petition is now in
circulation against it, i%nstigated APP
parently by a few ammunition deal
ers who take a shortsighted view OF
its effect upon their business. All
they have to do to hold the law ur
for a year and a half is to secure pc
titions bearing the mt of 5 pei
cent. of the persons who voted at
the last election. Or course, the re-
quired percentage will easily be Sc
cured. People like to be accommo-
dating when papers are passed
around that may be signed without
costing the signers a cent. AS soon
as the required number of signers
has been secured there will be assur-
ance of two or three more seasons
of slaughter of the game which the
new law is designed to protect.
"a requirement that referendum
petition Dear the names of % per cent
of the voters would serve to restrict
closely to the function for which il
was intended"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08

Riverside, April, 7.-Mrs. w. L.
Wallis was a Mitchell visitor Satur-
day.
Wedding bells are ringing in our
midst. Miss Emma Davis and Alver
Anderson We're united in marriage
Tuesday.
Everyone is getting busy at sprinc
work.
Harry Woodruff the Riverside mer.
chant, is doing a rushing business
these days.
MI. Ellsworth attended the Lum.
bermens' convention at Mitchell.
Two young men from Mitchell