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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
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Racing az San Antonio. Texas, has be-
SuE. A fair class of horses Ia entered.
and the feature tn a race at one mile,
fourth on the card.
The Australian tennis players won The
Dwight u. Davis International cup. final
Is defeating Messrs. Wright and Aisx.
anscr. the American contestants.
Nyron Curtis, wise ha. coached the
tarleson football team for the past swo
seasons, Aas resigned hfs position aud
viii return East and So into business.
Harry Slower. manager OF the track
All Battle. Mong. sags be has aAvIcss TO
he effect that there wlll be 90 legislation
agasaSf racing iu that State this SHUTTER.
Al Frankfort. ky., Justice fassing. in
the Court Of Appeals. rendered q decision
giving har~~tsssn u sweeping victory. hold
Ing that betting or wagering on a horss
race is not gaming aud eanfos b~ Goa
sirae1 se a felony.
Iea, ipriesolt, claiming 10 be feather.
se champion Of England. knocked out
I harlss Grsfsu. feathefweighf cha napsos
81 Australia, In ,he elevssash round Of .
boas which proved tbs beat boxing exhIbi.
ton sessa IN ~iisrstosa Ia t.any years.
No football game Will b. played be-
tween Iowa and Mtslaes~sa unst fall ADD
oeggllaflons have l~en practically ensiea.
as sBe ssotsiers Insist that the "a nse Las
played at Minneapolis. and Iowa insists
taat il be played Al Ioaa City or not vi
ali.
Alfredo ie Gro II auha il the three.
cushion billiard chs rapiDn of the weird
having won the third block nf the mated,
with Taonaa. A. iiaessoa of ST. Louis h.
the score 81 ~ to 5S. The final score
for tha three blocks game IN. he Oso 10.
aiuesfon ioI.
Now that iemnYews aud some OF ths
other STARS are ous of amateur billiards
owing 10 the showing up in Chicago. II
shessid be possible 10 arrange an unnssa.
ally interesting amateur tourney. for tbs
lesser players will have n chance nom they
did rsss have before
Negotiations are on to take the Cornell
Yale anj Harvard rowing crews to Seat.
tie during the Alaska Y skSl- Pacific ~,
position pext summer. Tt " planned Il
irggou each month during the exposition
whieh opens June ! and clsa~e~ Oct. III.
The State board of control OF hiyl
school athletics will not decide oa III.
! place for the annual meet OF the lows
| high schools. but the different institution
will be given nm opportunity to choo~.
the location Of the big yearly event. De
Moines expects to capture the meet.
A fine row has been stirred up ia base
hall circles BY statements from Umpire,
| KLEIN and Jchnstone that an attemp
was made to bribe them at the dccidin,
gaIne between New York and Chicas,
a, the New York Polo grounds. NJ
tional League officials ara investiutin,
| and prosecutions my follow.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
FIRE IN NEW YORK THEATER.


Just after the curtain went down
On the last aet Of eaThr Three Twins,
at the Herald Square Theat-r In New
York Tuesday night smoke began pour
ing from The wall back ~ the first bal.
cony, There was a cry of Are and n
confussSi rush for the exit doors by
about 80 men and women left In the
house, who were standing in front OF
their seats arranging wraps aud coats
They all Got on. safely. but not a mo-
mem too soon. for about three min.
ntes after the alarm flames burst
through the wall back of the balcony
and swept across the balcony seats In
ten minutes more the whole rear part
of the thcater. from orchestra to gal.
lery, was ahiaxe.
At midnight the fire was about under
c~nntrol, bur the theatsr was practically
gutted. All the auditorium part was
gone. and the flames had penetrated
into the section back OF the stage. The
girl members Of the company were the
last 10 leave the place. Some nf them
led 10 broadway and tn 35th street In
their costumes aud ran into adjoining
buildings. BESSIE Mccoy. the star.
tainted on the stage when she saw the
flames break through the balcony wal
some Of the other dancers carried her
on.
Had the Are burst through into the
balcony ten minutes sooner or even Nye
minutes, there might have been terrible
loss ~ life. but most of the audience
of 1000 or so IT naen and women WERE
ont OF the theater or In the lobby lead
Ing 10 Broadway when the cry ~ "nre"
arose.
lee Schubert. one ~ the lessesss of
the Herald Square Iheater. said that
the damage was about $4,000 10 the
building and sio.o0u 10 the Interior
The properties and scenery of eThe
Three Twins" were not injured.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
MISSOURI GUSTS OIL TRUST.


Declaring that the Standard Oh Com
aatly Of Indiana. the Republic oil Coin
isany Of Ohio and the Naters-pierce Oil
company of Missouri had cseaspired aud
combined to inonolsslixe the oil husi.
tess In the State. the supreme Court
~ Missouri tHs issued a decree oiisf
lng all three frotu tue commonwealth
aiad timing them Sse.os each.
The decree against the Water. f'iercy.
company liz tempered b. the pFosisu
that IL may continue In business III hy
Jan. II. 1900. II can show 10 the eetssrf
that II has taken steps to operate ms
an independent concern aud has salts.
I'D the Judgment against II. The other
companies are given until March /.
800. To wlaai up their affairs In the
state.
The decision. which WAS unanIusgus
81 the part of the seven Judges, and
was written by Judge Woosisan. il ~
sweeping sllat Attorney General iiadlcs
aud Governor Folk hail IT az the end
81 Illegal commercial combinations In
Missouri. and the former asserts tina
In conjunction With the decision ~ she
supreme Court 81 the Iniisi States IN
the tobacco trust case. IL viii affect sim
liar suits In other States.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

BY a simple operation on the head. re
moving pressure on the brain. unused by
an INJURY. DIR. Herbert l.. Northrop Of
Philadelphia has changed a man from =
drunkard and a thief TO an honest, indus.
trious man, respected by his employers
The patient declares that his desire fcs
drink and theft has entirely disappeared
and during twenty-five months he has
lived an upright life and been twics pro-
NOTED by his employers. He was a nan
OF good habits when at the age OF IS a
timber struck him on the head. causing
confusion Of the scalp and a hematoma
in the upper frontal region close TO the
middle line on tbs right side. He was
unconscious for sixty seconds. During
the twelve years following be developed
drinking and stealing habits. neglected bis
family and was finally discharged from a
good position for drunkenness and for
misusing the company's funds. The op-
GRAFTON was then performed, and after
twenty-five months OF well doing with no
relapses, DIR. Northrop announces q eorn
plete cure.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
Reader. want Facts rirss.

Prof. w. u. Scott OF Northwestern uni
~yerslty, In his new book on the Pay
ehology of Advertising" gives the results
Of a sci OF questions rent to 1000 readers
Of the modern daily newspa per. From the
answers sent by 1900 men he has reached
the conclusion that readers do not care to
have a paper serve as interpreter Of the
news or rs advocate OF the truth. All
that they want In a brief bat comprehen-
siyc publication Of the news. In bis
opinion that editor will BE- most appre-
ciated who selects news most wisely and
presents the unvarnished truth In all mat
ters In which the constituency are inter
es.ed. He adds sThe ideal paper would
have 70 do only with facts The news
would have to be well written. bu, tbs
interest would be mainly In the news
itself and not In the reporters Or the pub
lisher's views concerning It." The answers
showed that local news leads all other
features In interest. Then came In order
named, political. sporting and financial.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
GROSS EARHrxos TAX Is LxoAr>


Mtsn~sats VIA. Case. AwAtass sSs~ae
Novsh~~n and tho Maple Lsa1.
The State of Minnesota won i aouhfo
viefory in Tbs saprvfsn Goars In Ht. Paul
when that ssars. by Justice G. L. nrewn.
Sled opinion. I'm Its favor In both tho
Ghlssaga Great Western and the Great
Northern railways tar caSen. The eSsur1
apholsis the validity Of the hw Increasing
the railroad gross earnings tar from 3 -
4 per- csysf. ~Aieh the reads attacked ~
unconstitutional Attorney General r. r.
Young personally fought the roads Goa
sensiau that they could not he made 20
rwy a rrsss-earningx tar larger than the
= per e~us. which YEA. provided for In
their territorial CHARTERS. The Great
Northern case u~ounInaiiy Involves 313A.-
T5s - for it.xs faxes. The Great Vest
srn case involved about g. ON. The
ausousss AT stake. however. In rally more
than $4,000 a year 10 the State srcAs-
nry, IL the decision II sustained b. th~
United States supreme Court. to whieA
II will undoubtedly be appealed.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

10 s~ hehaaa ia. txars for 4 tweiver
fsnsash,
The famous sesassssspt cas- II Hssckhn
Store and isaug~ COMPANY against
t~ioasap~Fx. ssev i'rv~lsIsms Mitchell an4
Secretary Morrison NJ the Fsd~ra:ina
of Labor vas decided by Ju@ttss Wright
ri the Supreme Court " the District
of Columbia adversely IN the F~siera-
ton oEfseials t;~eaarerx WAS sssssssew0
to twelve irsusstfss. imprisonment. Mitch
ell ~ nine months afai Mnr9tsssn To slx
naaftlhs The essw xrex cut 1t the ali
legged sssyesst ~ lbs eoanEnany'x products
aud the plating of tise eosspany on tho
unfair list. and she fssirrafiossss alleged
violation Of Judge t;ould's recent man
daaaus attracted wtsie attention.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

Naasa t.av~s~av r~seAaas J@Am 1~I-
lisa, Wtsw~.s nastas M~~aas~As

t.ov. ife~A at Kansas ~Tarsaasa Jaha
seiisus. es,N serving = Iife ssntenrw fos
the ~rsaTsieT III AAs father. j. II. aoislas. q
@*llseda real estate ama Insurance Hsan
81 Tereka. In Mar. fssS Young tsaggsms
was n ~ssaa~at nj Kansas university al
the time II hhs fathers isash, lie was
GOA Ytstei af.s8 fhe sesstussay of TIRES
ne~ro~s ml af "a hesng ctrvaaxstan siai
The state set up the plea that sasiins
was Ia sose alta Miss Frances nsfosek.
. wealthy soang woman of t&wrrae~. and
planned the slllAag Of bis father that be
might gRin the his life Insurance which
the ses,ior salllns carried. 0ue ~ tA~
n~sroes has since written a book assert
ING that th1 testimony NJ the trial was
part at a plan by enesaies es seanx Gel.
laBs 10 ruin hsnn
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

In the November Everybodys. Charles
Il. Russell, known In two continents -
one OF the greatest OF muckrakers. and
who has been criticised for not doing
something constructive. comes to the front
with three specific proposals for civic
betterment. They are To establish q
new standard Of public service by dlscon-
,inuinx the practice Of paying our public
officials salaries. to abolish the political
boss by establishing everywhere the sys-
tenn OF direct nominations and TO clear
our minds Of the singular superstition
that 10 long Diseased Us concerning the
nublic utility franchise" by adopting tho
simple plan Of the annual lease. His
belief ig that "the best way to abolish
the muckraker IL to abolish muck"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

2o-Marriage Of Prince August VII
liam Of Germany and Princees Alexandra
Victoria OF Schieswig-H olxtein.
2~-Canadian elsctions carried BY Sir
wilfrid IAariee and Liberal party.
NOVEMBER.
l--I~ath Of Mrs.. Julia A. Carney
poetess. a. 6:aiestmrK. III.
-National election. w. III. Taft and
J-nes =. Sherman. Republicans. chosen
President and vic~ President.
4-D~ath II Tomas Estrada Palma.
frst president af Cuba L.ihrc.. .Chas- w.
Eliot RESIGNS m head Of Harvard uniyers
sity.
s-Teash Of vicsorien sardoa, rr~ach
playwright.
a-~Trisi OF Rss faRarhsre heSinx ia La
Porte. Ind Fornaer L. - Senator Ia.
ward w. Carmark shot dead i'm Nashville
tT@nn.l street. Fast master Edward
Nj. Morxan Ut New York shot ln street.
fo--Warship North nAkasa iaanehea a,
Quincy. Mass.
IL Explosion and ere Ia MIN In West.
phalia, Germany. kills ~, naera.
r3-Ica,h of Emperor OF Chins 80.
Secretary Of the Navy Metcalf resigns,
itI,esth Of iswagey fsaaprsss Of
essina Gen. lose Miguel Gensrs chasea
president at tulsn elections.
i5 South Eeaa lind. J l~essoshce rob
berry.
24~tiov. A. n. t'ammims chosen 4. y
Senstor from Iowa t. Lieut.. Gov. Garst
becomes Governor af lows.
s-~Isay lauanhsfe convicted OF arson
at La Porte. ind.
2T-T-eaxy between United States and
Jafan lis announced.
@-l3s miners killed by explosion in
Mariana, Pa.
1Ftood at Guthrie. OKLA.
DECEMBER.
president Nord Alexis OF HAyti de-
posed. PA III asc.nds throne of China
-. Hole blown In levee. saving town Of
Pine Bluff, Ark
S-Fatsi battles between religious "a
natics and police in streets Of Kansas
City.
10--Abraham Rues. San Francisco 20
iitical boss. convicted OF bribery.
l2--Dutch cruiser Gelderland captures
Venezuelan guardxhip Aix.
l5~-Death Of Donald q. Mitchell
Unconstitutional government inau-
gurated In Conssantinople.
O-Gen. Antoine Simon sworn In a.
president Of Hayti.
2l-Graft arrests cause sensation In
Pittsburg.
2-Burning Of Herald Square tA~ser
In New York.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

The explosion N . work rnan's powder
filled clothes ssauSsi tbs owner. A. Bar
ton. 10 b. seriously. II sos fatally. In
jarei AZ rsse plant Ut the Hnrson Powder
Company. nsar Ic~silvsilr. OAie. He
turned on d ssaali isantgr which emitte6
q ssssrk. which eausssi his clothes - -
ps,sie. bat fortunately did not ~ "a aa3
powder In the plant.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

hassas CITY Mass Atseaps "a Eaa
Martial Dt.~.~a m~s~fss - DEATH.

frtdwgfsk l. IeSersaa was shot and al
most INSTANTLY Allied In Kansas GIsy by
bis wife. Mr.. IsnsH Peterson. ~ they
were returning froaa = danee. The couple
were married three sesrs ago. bat Ils~d
together bat one year, Last moaih Mira,
Peterson hissi sast for dlyarcs. huf her
hssslpand bad been attempting Ia eH~~f a
reconciliation. and persuaded hsr 10 ae-
tsraEsn az hlra Ia a aansw, slhey a~narrsi
81 whsle be- wa~ tsktag her hons~. and In
a Lonely Spot IN the southeast part Of
iown, X N claimed. be- slapped her fare.
she drew a sissall revolver frsta her pocket
and shot hIm fsar times. She was arrest
et, bat expressed no rewres.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

of the Americas
Federation oT Ia
BAR Isrlsfcv ternse
n given ahn
Nitshs.sl and tsrr~
sary MarYtMHa. A.
be- had announced
that is~ wssald ~ -
q e~al rather than
ahaEaisssl chr t~~sysDtt
and blacklist. NJ.
axsAsasass~~ - 100 ss~ssAxun
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
INCREASE IN ALIENS SHALL
Asw~rtea tsata~A Owly d,10s ree-
~sg IN N~a1.

esq a~v In N~a1.
The increase In the alien population IL
the United States In sh~ year ending
Sept. .pl Easf waa only s..:sA. Aexs,rding
TO SegFstsry Strains. T2t.lf@ foreigners
esnpe To this eSaantry In the ssafs h~tween
Obs. 1. iisis. and Sept. ID Last. but dar-
Ins the same period TfT.sit Foreigners left
ossr shores for their osxu e4suntraes. S~c~
r.faFy Strmas said that neveF before has
the government had figures - 70 depart~
Ing aIiens. ssva msAhips hass hesn relied
upon Ia furnish estimates ~ fhe~s, bat
until she last gear tsae gssar~~ wwrr noe
officially recorded. Hereafter tb~ walI 10
dofas.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

John w. Axkern VI AIbugncrqa~. q
NJ, will claim n share of the estate a.
I.aroa Christopher Springer II WIimine
ton. IAsl. estimated at &SnyO1O00A. A.
kern. who il an efaplose ~ tAs Sauts
~ railway. declares his grandmother.
Hannah Springer, Was q sister of To
baron ard that he Ii her only direct D.
SCI ndant now living.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

Immedia ,ely after she had looked upon
her dead husband. who was being buried
from their home. Mrs. Catherine Moore,
aged O. years, dropped dead from heart
disease In Philadelphia. The Moores had
been married forty years.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

The jury ia The case cf Harvey Hazel.
II YEARS old. charged with murder ia the
FIRST degree. for The killing of hix mother.
retnrned a verdiet Of murder in the second
eiegree in Toledo, Ohio. The finding Of
the jury means that the 10y mus; 40 10
rhe penisentsry for the remainder of hIs
life. The court can give no other sen
,enee. but he has hope OF pardon or pa
role
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

Two slight earthquake shocks lasting
three seconds. according to Forecasser
Meade Of the United States weather
bursau, were felt in San Francisco Tues
day afternoon. No damage was done.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

A bad break In the natural gas main
Of the Columbus Gas and Fuel Company
at Mex Albany. Ohio. caused the gas 10
20 out In hundreds OF homes In Colum-
bus and there was much suffering.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

The origin Of the Great Banks Of New
~foundiand b said to have been In the
boulders carried down By icebergs. Tha
bank = 600 miles long and 40 bread
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
JAZZ roR , MEN.


ssass sssr ia sail In Tbs pamssssasen1
fas eessssstsgst M ssssags sswsssi nsas In
N~Ashlagfsaa ta Hanse~a sssasyer~, had
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01
Low water Delay. Csai sAiss.

A shipment Of l.otpsOOD bushels q coal
left the Kanawha river the other day ~
Cincinnati and Louisville. TIE river a
dam No. q lacked one foot Of enough
water 10 start the Pittsburx fcef u oven
a,.00o.OoO bushels Tor the South On Tue
day.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-01

1-Great fire in Tampa, Fla.
2-Attempted assassination of Chief of
eolics Geo. NJ. Shippy Of Chicago.
4-170 Children lose lives in burning
g public school In North Collinwood, q
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-11
Up and Down the Valley

Sugar City cantaloupe growers are
delighted with the returns received
thus far this season.
Over at Sugar City large part of
the third cutting Of alfalfa is now in
the stack. Some farmers will get
four cuttings this season.
The Sugar Company is making rap
i'd progress in rel anding their pipe
line from Lake Henry TO Sugar City.
about two miles being practically fin
ished. Al one time eighty men and
twenty teams were employed.
They have the Watermelon Day
habit in Las Animas also. On that
great day go tickets were sold TO
visitors going to attend Watermelon
Day at the Rocky Ford Fair, and for
ty-one tickets to visitors going to
the Lamar Fair.
w. S. Mick informs The Sparks
that his oats field OF thirteen acres
gave him s7l bushels. machine meas.
ure. of the choicest oats he has yet
seen in Colorado. This is at the
rate OF sixty.seven bushels an acre
which is an excellent yield. The
oats were grown on land that was
in sugar beets last eason.-Lamar
Sparks.
Late tests OF beets indicate that
the harvest will commence about Sep
tember 18th. Early fields are show
ing from ten to fourteen per cent
sugar with a correspondingly high pei
centage of purity. There are some
wild-eyed predictions as to tonnage
some optimistic growers claiming
twenty-five tons. This may be ex
travagent but 1t sure will be the best
crop In many moons.-Sugar City Ga
zette.
At the special election held last
Saturday at the school house, forty
one votes were cast, and when count
ed forty OF them were for the bonds
and one feminist. The election was
necessitated by the fact that taxes
on school land in the district had
been collected for several years, the
money spent for school purposes. and
according to recent ruling of the
state supreme court, the lands were
exempt from taxation, and the money
thus collected must be returned
Ordway Era.
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-11
NEEDFUL KNOWLEDGE
La Junta People Should Learn to
Dssest the Approach Of Kidney
Disease.

The symptoms oi kidney trouble ARE
80 unmi.tnka that they leave no
ground for doubt. Sick kidneys rscr-,-
u thick. cloudy. ofi.nsiy. urine. full ~
sediment. Irregular ~ passar. or attend.
-d by n sensation II .snlding rh. hack
aches constantly. headaches and dizzy
sl'~llu may occur md IN. victim is often
weighed down by feeling of lanruor
ana fatigue. Neglect these warnings
and there IL danger of jfop-y. Brighfs
disease. or disbet.-. Any On. of these
symptoms II warning enough 10 h~gin
treating the kidneys NJ once. Delay
often proves fatal.
You rHn u.r no better remedy than
IpoHn's Kidney Pulls. Heres la JuD'a
Mrs. J. y, Everett, 3i5 ". Second
street. In Iunfn. Colo. says; re-
ceiv~d great benefit from Donb's Kidney
I'iils. had troubles which ! believed
were due Ia di-ori.frd kidneys and l
WAS I~d 10 try Doan's Kidney Pills. pro.
curing them ffom the la lun,a DRUG
70. This remedy helped inc 80 greatly
that ] have advised other people to u-c
y sud now ] know that II has given the
asslrri results, Ny opinion of Donn's
Kidney tills. however. IL not based On
hsAfray but on personal experience"
eor sale by aIi dealers. Price -
sests. Poster. AiIlburn Co.,. Bpnslc,
New York. sole aSents for the United
States.
6s1emh.r The nsme--Dsas's-asd
tohs ~ stAss.