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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23

The new progressive republicans,
the old progressive republicans and
the republican primary league are
scheduled to assemble in this city
during the week Of the corn palace to
try and reach something Of a definite
conclusion for future history. From
the mixup over at Huron and the
subsequent statements which have
been made 1t is not at all likely that
the conditions will be any less strain
ed. for the primary league officers
are insisting upon the passage Of a
certain resolution which the Office
holders union is very much opposed
to. Dick Richards seems to have
stepped into the arena to some ex-
tent yer at that meteing and put
the p~rogressives in the hole when
they declined to entertain his reso-
buttons on civil service for the state
employees. According to reports
the progressives out Of harmonyswith'
some things proved just as arbitrary
~ speaker Cannon. whom2the newer
sprogressives have sworn to defeat.
'and Who will cali upon al South
.Dakotans to join ID the issue. Well.
vii wiiait; until next week U, see
,vshiat happens.
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BueulARs STILL At II
Two Attempts We're Made Monday
Night at Breaking in Houses,
One Being Successful.

Ok4c lOCAuk 0uSSSSo48&1e
It seems that the efforts of burg
lars to effect entrance into houses
has not abated to any great extent
from the fact that two attempts were
made to break into residences Mon
day night, one of which proved sue
cessful but not renumerative.
The residence of Virgil Boyles was
operated on during the night, but
the burglar was unable to effect an
entrance for the reason that he was
frightened away. In the early part
of the evening, about 9 o'clock, Mrs.
|Boyles' maid discovered a fellow look
ing in the kitchen window, and an
hour later he made the second trip
for investigation. By this time the
two ladies were frightened and sent
over to a neighbours and got Toland
McGrew to come 70 Boyles and re-
main over night. About 1880 o'clock
the fellow returned with the evident
determination of getting into the
house. He tried the back door by
cutting through the screen and then
the basement door, and he was I'M
able to get into the house. Mr.. Nc
Grew had a shotgun in his hands
awaiting the arrival of the intruder,
but the fellow finally skunk away, go
ing north.
The residence or Il. Breidenbach
was the second one of the night to b
entered. Mr.. and Mrs. Briedenbach
went to Sioux City on the 1 O'Clock
passenger, and en- leaving the house
did not lock the door. Mrs. \. G.
Pringle and Miss Hanson were left
there to take care of things. About
8 O'Clock Mrs. Pringle said she vas
awakened when a man stepped into
the bedroom and turned down the
light which she had left burning.
When he saw she was awake he
crouched down partly behind the
door and watched her. Mrs. PriEgle
was not in the least daunted by the
presence of the burglar, but got up
out of bed and started toward the
burglar. The fellow failed to stand
his ground and made for the front
door without getting anything. Mrs.
Pringle said the man was smooth
shaver and wore moccasins.
It would seem like it would be a
good idea for the residence portion
Of the city to be placed under patrol
for the time being until some Of these
would-be burglars are eliminated.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23
1oATH1srY YkARs

sSSsIsast week the Mitchell Capital eel.
s1asated its thirtiath birthday, and
s1Aisswesk begins the volume number
a9hixty one. Thirty years Of newspa-
- life III the west covers quite q
EReriod of time. and the Capital has
J 9Den devoting its efforts through
41hpse long period Of years to the up
Dnilding sof Mitchell and South Da-
ota. For perhaps ten years It was
Ganducted - : weekly alone. but
engeegsthat time It has been associat-
llassthe weekly edition Of The Daily
1epnblican, and many people have
11en#Slead to think It raj q separate
Dlablication. The Capital saw the
aG1Sntry n II earliest settlement
Gksnthere was mighty little to de-
AoteSsthe magnificent settlement Of to-
1l;y.Vvhile the earliest settlers
AoinghtSo the possible development
aGllethe country We do not believe that
1areNwas one Who really expected to
4 - country reach It's present
as1Itligts 81 tit has come about through
succession 81 many crop years and
much better farming than was at
el1st the case. Good farming has
LlsnlasoneSof thes things which has
SSbrought this country to a high stan
fldsssaIsded by past ten years Of
MISUNDERSTANDING has come at the
1deopsSrSsaeason
NH auth Dakota bids fair to keep up
SInlsssiff1iEsNodnl,wsardmarch Of progress. and
u l1kchell Willno be tagging behind
g1lEStbsssIleast. IA this splendid march
16slaGaiita viii keep pace and the
a1S Republican will lend Its in
n 9Siin1SSselstotheSsam important end.
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passenger Sunday.
LOOMS.

LOOMS, Sept. 22.-Gordie Ander-
son has been under the doctors care
all summer. DR.. Will Ball, of Mich
ell. took him to Sioux City the first
of the week and had him operated
on and he is getting along good at
present.
The Rev. G. D. Yoakham preached
at the Congregational church Sun
at the Congregational church Sun
day morning and evening. He may
stay here all the time If every thing
is satisfactory.
Several of the LOOMS people at
tended the Huron fair and some are
attending the Sioux City fair now.
Will Clark is building a new barn
40x5O fist.
Frank Boltman and Earnest Case,
and Geo. Haws and family have gone
west of the river to live on their
homesteads. The Brown boys and
their sister, Mrs. Anna Goodman, are
living west OF the river.
Corn in this locality Is about all
out of the way of frost now.
William Comstock, jr., went to
Mitchell Tuesday to attend Dakota
Wesleyan University.
Albert Jebsen, of Mitchell, was in
this locality Tuesday buying cattle.
The Koolish orchestra of Mitchell,
furnished music for the dance at the
LOOMS hall Friday evening. Mr.
Smith is to be congratulated on Sc
curing such fine music, for everybody
had the time of their lives.
Mrs. w. d. Allen was on the sick
list Saturday and had DR.. B. A. Bobb
of Mitchell, to see her. She is better
now.
Ben Wicks, ST., has been down Wis
|iting with his children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Les Slade of Mitchell township.
Paul Anderson was thrown from a
horse Monday and had four bones
broken in his hand. He went to
Mitchell and had them set.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23

The Epworth League of the M e.
church will give a social in Tcbey's
hall on Friday evening. Sept. 25th.
the proceeds to be applied on the
pastors salary. A fine literary and
musical program will be rendered,
and lunch will be served all for the
small sum of Is cents each, which
will be collected at the door. Every
one is cordially invited to come and
help a good ause.
Born, at Yankton on Wednesday,
Sept. is. to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Weiland a 10 pound daughter. Mr..
and Mrs. Weiland until recently were
residents of Ethan.
The news has just reached us of
the birth of a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Snyder at Sioux City. Mr..
and Mrs. Snyder were formerly resi-
denSs of Ethan and have many friends
here who congratulate them on this
event.
The ladies OF the NJ. ID. church will
serve a six O'Clock supper in the
building of Mr.. RosenQuist just mov
ed east of the store building on Tues
DAY evening. Price 25c per plate. The
proceeds of this also to be turned on
the pastors salary. All members and
friends of the church are requested
to contribute.
r. L. Tremaine and Mrs. Ira Cults
went to Mitchell Thursday in MI.
Plotner's automobile. They also at
tended the D. of H. meeting the same
evening.
Mrs. Lena Bauer will have her
millinery opening soon. Her new
building is being plastered.
Henry Evans come down from
Mitchell Sunday. He is teaching
school nine miles northwest of Ethan.
A. NJ. Pierce of sLeola, arrived in
town Sunday.
Matt schmitz took the south bound
Doeoorror CTn1ov
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AID PoLIcEMAa's FAMILY
Friends Of Late oficer Hawley a
Huron Start Fund to Aid in Sup
port Of Family.

Since Chief of Police Crosse Of
Sioux Falls started the fund among
the peace officers of the state for the
relief of the family of officer G. A.
Hawley of Huron, who was recently
shot and killed by a hobo, the fund
has been growing and has met in
many places the approval of the men
who are engaged / nthe enforcement
of the law. Chief of Police Thomas
Cunningham has started such a fund
and a number have already contrib
uted 81 each. Although the money is
being contributed by policemen and
those connected with the sheriff's Of
nee there is an opportunity for any
one to help who wishes. It is said
that the family Of Onicer Hawley has
been left in almost destitute circum-
stances and the cause Is surely a
worthy one, for the reason that the
distress in this case has been occas-
Toned by a man offering up his life
for the protection of society. 1t seems
that something should be done SO
that the cities and counties in which
such tragedies occur should be able
to make provision, for those who suf-
fer because their loved ones fell in
the performance of duty.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23
If veu Would Aequir. Pei..-

If Ycu Would Acquire Police
Keep your hands away from the
head and fare.
Do not slip your rings up and down.
Do not pick up articles ' the room.
and nut them down again as you talk.
IL you carry a fan do not open and
shut It al ali times or tap your face o,
the furniture. with IT,
Learn ~ urtp the hands In the lap.
n the ar,us Of the chair or at you-
side and d0snot move them unless 1t IL
necessary.
Constant gesturinR 10 foolish. Don't
think 1t ~ expressive to talk With the
hands unless you thoroughly cnder
stand the art. A few gestures grace
fully and timely made are eloquent.
Ftdgc:ing v,'th the hands % stupid.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23

its being done Monday morning. The
city council is arranging to suspend
an immense banner across Main street
as a welcome tc the visitors corning
next week.
Jos. Michels went up as far as Red
field this afternoon to hang out the
last of the corn palace advertising in
that section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Crawford and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ward came down
from Letcher Wednesday p. m in the
Crawford auto.
Do you wish to buy a house in
Mitchell Address A. E. Carhart
for the best bargain of the year
Promptness necessary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Belts, Mrs. Geo.
Foster, Mrs. Geo. Strong, Mrs. A. X.
Campbell, Mrs. Charles Ferguson
went over to Alexandria Wednesday
to attend the first day of the Hanson
county fair.
George A. Silsby departed on the
midnight Milwaukee passenger for
Blunt, where he will meet a party of
Illinois people who are interested in
some investments in that section of
the state.
Judge Smith and Court Stenogra-
pher Boyles returned this morning
from Washington Springs, the term of
court being very short, owing to a
death in the family of one Of the at
torneys who appeared in a major por-
tfon of the cases.
Jos. Swift has commenced to re-
string the wires along Main street
from the Milwaukee depot to the
corn palace from which will be sus-
pended the i~ncandescent lights for
illumination during corn palace week.
Through carelessness the wires have
beer damaged to quite an extent
since last year..
You will notice that the American
flag is flying from the pole on top of
the federal building, it having been
erected for the first time this morn
ing. The employees did not quite m
derstand the regulations n when
the furniture inspector was here yes
terday he suggested that the regula-
lions would better be followed, which
requires the flag to be displayed on
the building every day during work.
ing hours. from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m.
The flag will continue to fly every day
hereafter.
Two young men of Mitchell have
received appointments as principals
to Annapolis and will take their ex-
'%aminatfons towards entrance next
spring. Lloyd Wiltse received word
Tuesday afternoon that he had re-
ceived appointment through the eff
forts OF Senator Crawford and several
days ago Albert Nolt received an an
pofntment through Congressman
Burke. The examinations are held IN
the spring and If the young men are
successful will enter the Naval Acad.
envy a year from now.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23
ADDITIONAL LoDAL

See Waterbury & Klousia's new
ad in this issue. r
George E. Foster went over to
Sioux Falls Wednesday to attend to
some business matters.
Alva Halling left Tuesday evening
for Lusk, Wyoming, to look over the
country with a view of locating.
j. P. Hauser and wife and his par
|entss, Capt. and Mrs. j. H. Hauser of
Aberdeen, left Wednesday p. m. for
Presho where they will visit relatives
for several days.
Rev. G.. T. Notson and wife went
over to Alexandria Wednesday. Mr..
Notson preached the funeral sermon
this afternoon over the remains of
Mrs. A. G. Peck, n Of the old resi-
dents of that section, and who died
la few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lally spent
the day Tuesday in the city with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Heimberger and
left on the evening Omaha passenger
for their home at Montrose. They
we're on their way home from the
Black Hills country, where they went
for their wedding trip.
Mrs. Curran and daughter, Miss
Alyce, departed Wednesday via
the Milwaukee road for Missoula,
Mont. where they will make their flu
to which Mr.. and Mrs. d. M. Potter
|ture home. This is the same place
moved about a month ago. For a
long time Miss Curran was 4 mem
Der of the telephone force and was
a very capable operator.
The Kelley Land Co. is getting out
a large quantity of South Dakota
maps, on the back of which is printed
much information about the state,
and which he will send all over the.
east. Mr.. Kelley finds that the map
has quite a strong influence in di-
recting correspondence and later in
vestigation of the state. The map is.
one of the latest.
At the meeting of the board of
education Friday evening several bids
will be opened for matters pertaining
to the school interests of the city.
Bids will be opened for supplying the
new high school with furniture, to
include desks, seats. chairs for teach
ers and other purposes. Bids will be
opened for the supply Of coal, for
laying cement walks at the new high
school building and for furnishing
the curtains and hanging them for
the various rooms in the building.
BY Friday or Saturday the business
men viii commence: to decorate their
store. fronts, for corn palace. week.
The petition that was circulated last
week asking the. business men e ar
range for decorating was signed pref
~ generally and II they all do so
Main street ought to presen: a nigh
ty INC scene from the Milwaukee
depot to the corn palace. The work
should be started in time to admit Of
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23
Mitchell Market Prices

Wheat, No. 2. Sic: No. 8. 7sc; Nj.
a, TAG; rejected. etc; velvet chan,
|76c; durum. &c; fax, $1.1S; oats,
zee: corn, 53c: barley. sec: rye. Gle.
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'AsawAux ssAAcn foRMAll. opfNfe
Res.'.i r..'s Over New l;se Put ."
Monday, tesvi"s "'s;"'s st5:'s

Regular train service on the new
Nashwauk branch OF the Great
Northern was instituted on Monday
between this city and Grand Rapids,
giving the east and west lends. Of
the range . needed train service aud
one which will be greatly appreciat-
ed by the travelling public
Under the schedule the train plac.
ed in commission leaves Grand
Rapids nj Z a. m. arriving in this
city at 9:46, and departing leaves
Virginia at Sis and arrivesae Grand
Rapids at 500 o'clock. !
The train places this end of the
range in closer touch WITH Grand
Rapids, Coleraine, Bovey, Calumet,
Tacon;te, Nashwauk, keewatin, Kel-
~ Lake and towns between this
point and Hibbing, and will have a
natural tendency to bring addition
al buainess to Virginia, the range
center.
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Should 6e Added to v;rq;a;a district

AT the last meeting of the board
of county commissioners th( school
district of Pike was disbanGed, ow-
ing to the tact that sufficient funds
for the proper running Of school
affairs were not available from the
present valuation of the district.
Pike school district embraced
townships 6QL16 and COLT, lying
north of the present boundary of
the Independent School Distict of
Virginia, and containing lands
which, when proven up and devel-
oped will make of the se4ion a
valua bic asset. These tow hships
should be added to this district,
and while temporarily such al course
would necessitate an expe4 41iture
slightly in excess of the revei ne to
be derived there can be mol doubt
but such action would redobd to
the financial benefit of the district
later.
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Orqanize !. o. 6. 7.

AT meeting held at the -Presby.
terian church Tuesday evening by
Miss Emma James, of Minneapolis
state organizer of the Independent
Order of Good Templars, an organ.
ization was perfected by the elec.
ton of the following officere:
Chief Templar-G. r. Forbes.
Past Chief Templar-Mrs. f. W,
Merritt.
Vice Templar-Miss Lilly'P. Hoar.
Supt. of Juvenile Work--Mrs. G.
W. Forbes.
Recording Sec'y-HerbertS. King.
Financial Sec'y-C. Roskilly.
Treasurer-Mrs. L. P. Miller.
Marshal-Wm. +. Hildebfandt.
Chaplain--Rev. r. W. Wilcox.
Asst. Sec'y-Mrs. c. Roskilly.
Dep. Marshal-Miss Jennie Mathe-
son.
Guard-Miss Eliza beth Allen.
Sentinel-Frank Stevenson.
! Registrar-Mrs. II. 5. King.
| For lodge deputy Mr.. John Ros-
killy was recommended fot appoint.
ment by Grand Chief Tetnplar A..
Brandt, of Minneapolis, a I'd will be
duly commissioned.
Miss James expresses herself as
highly pleased with the yeady re-
sponse by good YiraipiaI,s.. Many
members of the. hswly Instituted
Pilot Lodge No. 149 of Eveleth were
in attendance Tuesday evening, the
officers of this lodge and Rev. Viii.
cox assisting Miss James in the ser.
vices.
Any who were not priviledged to
be present at this meeting are ear
nestly requested to be present at
the next meeting to be helt, at the
Presbyterian church Tuesd,y even.
ing, December 21st, at which time
they may be taken INTO member
ship. All friends of Temperance are
cordially invited to join.
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4 Most ExcelCe0t Nuo,be{

The Wickersham lecture 1t the
Roosevelt Auditorium on Saturday,
evening is deserving of all lraise,
and the school mauagemen{is to
be congratulated on furubhing
numbers of this description {r the
enjoyment and edification nd only
of school pupils but school Htrons
as we'll.
This lecture was the secon( of a
course of five numbers, aud are
pleased to note the entertainments
are receiving deserved suppft by
citizens in general.
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Two Hockey Teaaas.

Through the efforts of tn city
council in establishing rim } for
the youngsters two hockey llama
have been organized for the pjoy-
ment of this healthful Outdoor
sport, one a High School al the
other a City Team. 1t there any
other range teams who thin1 they
know the game they may hie an
opportunity of exemplifyind their
knowledge to the local bund and
Of concluding they have 4t yet
learned all the points of the me.
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Had q 0iQ Crowd.

The turkey supper served by the
ladies of the n. Is. Aid at the church
parlors last evening was we'll pat.
ronized, and the ladies are well
pleased. And az usual those who
partook of the feast Get before them
by the good cooks associated with
the Society are loud in their praises.
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(3 children)
Miss Edna L. Cole.
Aeother Cloth;aq Store.

1t is given out that the Dowling
building at the corner of Chestnut
and Cleveland has this week been
leased to clothing firm who will
open therein shortly after the first
of the year one of the neatest places
in this city of fine stores.
The location 10 considered a good
one, and a good business should
greet the expansive ideas of the
backers.
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Notice..

J. W. Milligan will leave on Dec
ember 21st for the south, and dur.
ing his absence Messrs. Rooney and
Murphy, of the Minnesota Real
Eatate and Insurance Co. will handle
the sale of Wiupie. Texas, town lots
and fruit lands in suburbs. Address
Minnesota Real Estate & Insurance
Co.. 4l3 Chestnut St., Virginia, Mimi.
Phone los.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-17

Work on digging a basement
under the hirst building at the
corner of Chestnut aud Cleveland
occupied by Alexander Reid 4 Co.
has been commenced this week. A
full basement will be put uoder the
double block, giving the tenant
considerable additional room which
IL badly needed, aud permitting of
other iuproveqafnts 10 the build.
Ing.
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n. E. ClIurcjp.

MOI ming and evening services at
the II. +. Church next Sunday at
regular hoNFs. Subject of morning
eermon. "Christmas Preeents for
Ny Friends." .
Subject of evening sermon. MANS
Value: The Relation of Economice
and Character"
A cordial invitation extended.
". Wu&ox, Pastox.
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hol;dav Rates to the Eai

Via the South Shore to all tateru
Canadian points and to lo|i atar,
tions in Northern hichigsp| # in:
terested apply to*AgeRts fofertic.
n1afs: IN.
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CLOSING EXERCISES.
Schools WIN Present q Fine ProQcam,
at ltolidoy C)oeiaQ Exercises
"Wednesday Eve0i0o.

~ ssOsS~1Wy NVO0O0SY 1N0U NSSOS
Wednesday Eve0ioo.
Under the direction of Superin.
tludeut Bliss the pupils of the Vir-
|ginia schools will present a most
enjoyable program At Holiday clos.
ing exercises at the Roosevelt Aud
itoriu,n on Wednesday evening
next, to which all parents and
friends of the school are cordially
invited.
The program of the evenings en-.
tertaiunnent will be az follows:
Music Alma Mater Virginia High
Boys Glee Club
Patriotic. Sentiments "How Amer
.ica 10 Made Second Grade
az children(
Miss Edna Hill
Little Piay----~Sunbonnet Babies
and Overall Boys"- First Grade
0childred)
Miss Fannie Strub
dialogue. e."Oklahoma" Fifth Grade
rs children)
Miss Helen Fryberger
Concert Recitation- "The Holi.
days' Carnival First Grade
"a children)
Miss Helen Houk
Dialogue Santa and the
Dragon Second Grade
(32 children)
Miss Fora E. Fiandt
Concert Recitation "Seeiu' Things
at Night .Kiudergarten
(8children)
Miss Florence D. Garlock
Recitations----"Mother Alphabet
and Her Children Second Grade
az children)
Miss Edna Richards
Motion Song -Christmas Eve"
-------.---Second Grade
az children)
Miss Estelle H. Page
Little Play---" -"What Mother Goose
Children Want tor Christmas"-
-Kindergarten
(8children)
Miss kathleen E. Sackett
Drill.-------"T Thanksgiving March"
Sixth Grade
(14children)
Miss Lianda E. Beach
Music "A New Medley Atkinson
Boys Glee Club
Dramatized story------"Red Shoes"
~------1------Fourth Grade
us children)
Miss Clara Waddick
High School Play "A Pair of Gloves"
Anna Sullivan, Dagmar Dahl,
James J. Quayle, Demgen w.
Hayes, and Merrill C. Merit
Miss Lorena MacFarlane
Dialogue Scenes of the Rev.
olution"- n"---~-------.Seventh Grade
(36 pupils)
Miss Ida n. Flood
Play Father Goose Convention"
MISREPRESENTATION Sixth Grade
us children)
Miss Leta F. Winter
Chorus "The Banner of the Free"
Eighth Grades
(68 pupils)
Miss Marion o. West and Miss
Mary G. Fitzpatrick
Drill "The Christmas Star"
Fifth Grade
children)
Miss Nina L. Nichols
Dialogue ---"Christmas Secrets"
Fourth Grade |
Q0childTen)
Miss Edna L. Johnson
cantata "Voices of the Seasons"
Sixth Grade
(33children)
Miss Edna L. Cole.