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ny in Copper l'i~." Ih'y "efe
 guo.,s of q. II. Miller, supcrinteads,| of inc company, who proved himself royal cnicrtaincr
 (From Saturdays Daily
 George Loriug is in the city I'd Ramsgntc on business. seligman Merchant Visits. Michael Mcbride, the Seligman n-l chant. i. visiting in the city. New Deputy Appointed. William Suhcrs has been appolal deputy sheriff by sheriff Smith. Here on Business. Enjoying a Vacation.
 Henry Price is here from his min \ in thc Crook Canyon district enioy,l vacation. Home from Phoenix.
 Nathan Levy arrived home yest-| day afternoon from a short bustsl visit in Phoenix and the Salt RyJ valley. Here from Williams. Attorney ]. F. Russell arrived hon last night from a professional visit ,I Williams. McCabe Visitors. F. D. Thayer, c. C. Martin nI George Meade of McCabe are visid,l in the city. Back from His Mines.
 John Slak returned here from mines in the lower Turkey Greek dI trict last evening. Chaparal Visitors.
 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Forrest ul son, Toomas, of Chaparral. arc va| ing in the city. Monica Visitors.
 Mr. and Mrs. C. F.. Bunker re,ur,,l here yesterday from an extended vsl to the Monica mine. Left for Topeka.
 George C. West, auditor of tbs $. Rl F. & F.. left yesterday afternoon d Topeka. Kansas. on railroad businea| Back from Bouse.
 D. A. Burke arrived home yesterdi1 from the Bouse district in the A. d country. where he has mining interest," Circulating Among His Friends.
 Mike Ryan, pioneer miner and pra| pector of the Bradshaw mountains, | here circulating among his mu1 friends. Here to Locate.
 Henry F. Ashurst. former dis,hd attorney of Geronimo county, arriyt3 here last night from Flagstaff to lOeA'] permanently.
 Passed Through.
 District Attorney F. NJ. Doe of Cd conino passed through here last nisii on his way from fralgstaG to Phoetd on supreme court business. Back from Fossil Creek.
 F. $. Niele, consulting engineer 4 the Arizona Power Company, has 's| turned from visit of inspection 4 the company's plant at Fossil Cresl| Visited His Nephew.
 Mayor Goldwater arrived home ye| terday morning from visit with X nephew, Barry Morris Goldwater, il| infant son of Mir and Mrs. Bard Goldwater. More Bounty Pelts.
 w. II. Rheiner of Copper Basin sur| rendered the pelts of five wild eA'1 to Clerk Peter of the board of supeI visors yesterday, and filed n claim i'1 inc statutory bounty.
 Electrical Engineer Here.
 c. O. Newman, Los Angeles ele'| trical engineer, is here on his way \ Fossil Creek to inspect the electti plant of the Arizona Power Compauf| in course of construction.
 Will Remodel Sugar Factory.
 Nine mechanics, with George Buss| by superintendent, passed through he'1 last night on their way to Glcnda1 from Grand Junction, Colorado. Ths1 will remodel and put in nsw machi'| cry in tho sugar beet factory al Gles| dale. Superintendent Bushby expe'1 to have the plant ready for opcrato1 by April l.
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Homo from Kansas City.

II. C. Shotwell of the firm of Lati mcr and Shotwell arrived home la, nigat from business visit io Kansa City.
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Remains Inferred.

] Remains Inferred.
 The remain. of i.hcrt S'rausburg who was fouuI dead Tuesday morning at o'clock near the Fitzsmmon' brickvard with % bullet wound in tho center of his forehead, was inferred yesterday m fine Citizens Cemetery The funeral WIS attended by large number of the Hebrew residents of The city and their friends.
 (From Fridays Daily) McCabe Visitor.
 John Pearson of McCabc is here on ! business. Here on Mining Business.
 ]. A. Crane of san Diego is here on mining business.
 Turkey Merchant Here.
 ]. r. Clcator, the Turkey merchant. is here on a business visit Copper City Visitor.
 E. <. Ryan of Jerome arrived here on last nights train from the copper city.
 Enjoying Vacation.
 Emmett Fitzgerald is in the city from his mines enjoying a short vaca | ton.
 Purchasing Supplies.
 W. F. Sanders is in the city from his mines in the Ycager Canyon district, purchasing supplies.
 Visiting Relatives.
 Miss Mamie Cain. teacher of the Skull valley school, IS the guest of rel ativcs in the city.
 Home from Trip. County Surveyor Park Latimcr ar. rived home last night from survey trip 10 the Fort Rock country. Mine Manager Here.
 c. A. Randall, general manager of the Davis group of mines in the Slate Creek district. is here on mining bus. 1 mess. Back from Visit.
 Joe Bold. general agent of the Ari. zona Brewing Company, arrived home yesterday from business visit to PhocniX
 Left for Florida.
 Mrs. Q. r. Hopkins was an outgoing passenger yesterday afternoon for Florida, where she will visit with rel. ntivcs.
 A Flying Visit.
 ]. Y. Nelson, the Jerome Junction merchant, paid flying business visit to the city yesterday, returning home on the afternoon train. Enjoying a Vacation.
 K. II. Row is fin tho city from the Treasure Vault mine. enjoying well earned vacation. He reports mining active in he Mineral Point district. Mining Engineers Here.
 Frank llunsaker and Elmer B. Me. Cartney, eastern mining engineers, are here on mine inspection trip. They returned here from McCabe yesterday. Will Leave for Los Angeles.
 F. r. Hastings. general freight and passenger agent of the x. F., r. X F. and leased lines, will leave this morn. ing for Los Angeles on railroad bus. mess
 Home from Visit.
 Rev. and Mrs. l.. W. Whcatley and family arrived home yesterday after noon from Solomonvillc, where they have been the guests of relatives dur ing the holidays. Homo from the Coast.
 Mrs. H. C. Story and two children arrived home last night from the coast, where they were tae guests of relatives during the holidays. They were met at Ash Fork ny Mir. Story. who accompanied them home. Back from Visit.
 J. K' Campbell, chief of grazing of the district of the forestry department embracing Arizona, New Mexico, Ok. lnhoma, Kansas and Porto Rico. re. turned here last evening from a three days official visit to the Black Hills range He will leave this afternoon for Flagstaff. Visiting in Phoenix.
 Mrs Robert Baird, Jr., is visiting friends in Phoenix. Church sorvicc>
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Will Remodel Sugar Factory.

Nine mechanics, with George Bus ny superintendent, passed through he last night on their way to Glcnda from Grand Junction, Colorado. Thi will remodel and put in nsw machl cry in tho sugar beet factory al Glc dale. Superintendent Bushby expe' to have the plant ready for operate by April l.
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New Deputy Appointed.

Michael Mcbride. the Seligman ns chant. i. visiting in the city.
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Enjoying a Vacation.

Henry Price is here from his in the Crook Canyon district CT vacation.
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Here from Williams.

Attorney ]. E. Russell arrived
 last night from a professional vi Williams.
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Home from the Coast.

Mrs. II. C. Story and two childr, arrived home last night from Il coast, where they were tne guests relatives during the holidays. Tn, were met at Ash Fork ny Mir. stor whO accompanied them homo
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(From Saturdays Daily

George Loriug i, in the city Ramsgntc on business. c,t,,,,,,, Merchant Visitg
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(From Fridays Daily)

lFrom Frlday's DalIyJ McCabe Visitor. John Pearson of McCabc is here on business. Here on Mining Business. l. \. Crane of san Diego is here on I.u.tp..4
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,re on Mining Business.
Turkey Merchant Here.
Copper City Visitor.

J. r. Clcator, the Turkey merchant. is here on business visit
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William Subcrs has been appoint q deputy sheriff by 'SherifI Smith. IJero on Business
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Home from phoenix.

Nathan Levy arrived home vest day afternoon from short buslr visit in Phoenix and the Salt Ri, valley.
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Mine Manager Here.

C. A. Randall. general manager of the Davis group of mines in the Slate Creek district. i, here on mining bus mess.
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E. <. Ryan of Jerome arrived he on last nights train from the copp' city.
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Visiting Relatives.

Miss Mamie Cain. teacher of the Skull valley school, is the guest of rel ntivos in the city.
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Left for Topeka.

George C. West, auditor of tbe $. F. & F.. left yesterday afternoon Topeka. Kansas. on railroad busihsl Back from Bouse.
 D. \. Burke arrived home yesteral from the Bouse district in the A. & country. where he has mining interes,
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Enjoying 2 Vacation.

Emmett Fitzgerald is in the ci' from his mines enjoying short vac ton.
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Chaparal Visitors.

Mr and Mrs. Dennis Forr, son. Toomas, of Chaparral, Q ing in the city.
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Home from Log Angeles.
Passed Through.

Allyn Lewis, former resident of Phoenix passed through here last night on his way from his home in New York 10 southern Arizona and Mexico on mining business. New Law Partnership.
 Under the firm name of yyne and l'amson, Attorneys x. A, Vyne and Richard Lamson formed law part. nership yesterday. The new firm has offices in the National Bank building. False Fire Alarm.
 A false fire alarm called out the de. partment Co South Granite street yes. terday evening at s;35 o'clock. The run was made in record time. IL was not discovered who turned in the alarm.
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Home from Trip.

County Surveyor Park Latimcr rived home last night from q sur trip TO the Fort Rock country.
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Mine Manager Visits.

John ]. Jackson, the Copper Basi mine manager, is here on mining bu' mess
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McCabe Visitors.

F. D. Thayer, c. C. George Meade of McCah in the city.
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Visiting in Phoenix.

Jack Jaeger, chief engineer of th $. F., F. F., is in Phoenix on rMlroa' business.
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Monica Visitors.

Mr. and Mrs. C. F.. Bunker re,u here yesterday from an extended to the Monica mine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-16
When they arrived at the claim

When they arrived q. the claim
"shanty" which they had previous
ly had erected on their land they dis
covered that the doors had not yet
been placed in position and it was
late at night before men arrived to
do this work and make the members
of the party comfortable. The claim
shanty in which Miss Vogel and her
girl friend resided is 1Ox12 feet in
size and the interior is a kitchen, din
ing room, bedroom and parlor COM
bined. I'VE have the house paper
ed inside" writes Miss Vogel, "and
curtains put up, which helps to make
it cheerful and pleasant" She ex-
presses herself we'll satisfied now
such an existence being varied by
trips to Bixby and attendance at
dances there.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-16
RATES LOWERED
Local Agent Cites Number to Show
Reductions by Wells Fargo 4
Company.

There has been considerable COM
try regarding the Wells Fargo &
Company express rates being %increas-
ed in South Dakota.
H. E. Page, local agent of the
Wells Fargo & Company takes ex-
ceptions to some of the statements
appearing in this and other papers
which have given out to the public
the impression that Wells Fargo &
Company rates are higher than other
companies, especially as far as Mitch
ell, s. ID. is concerned.
In an interview with MI. Page to-
day he had the following to say: "Be-
lieving your paper to he fair, liberal
and desiring to give the reading pub
lie the facts, I would like to take
exceptions to the statements going
the rounds through the daily press of
the country and which also appeared
in your paper a short time ago, set
ting forth the idea that this company
had raised its rates 20 to Is per
cent instead of lowering them.
t'This statement was certainly made
without investigating the facts III
the case. The facts Of the matter
are that rates have been lowered,
ranging from 20 per cent to 33h per
cent and this company's rates are no
higher than other companies rates
within the state, as is shown by the
following comparison of rates, which
are only a small percentage of the
number of reductions made. Any n
desiring further information along
these lines is asked to call and in
spect our tariffs which are on file
at our office. The rates I refer to are
as follows from Mitchell:
"W. F. & Co. rates Rates prior to
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-16
DRlous DEFECT IN STATE LAW

- exceptionally important decis-
10 IT that Issued BY Judge Smith
Eofgt1ae district court IN Mitchell q few
No. 40. whom he declared the city
Aitchsll could not hold the Da-
kpta Central Telephone company to
il.alsgrssment to pay ten per cent OF
4o.rtien Of its gross receipts into
thesNcity treasury. The purport Of
~1esaourt's decision IL that the city
sespga1ld either give or withhold : fran
lle % telephone cmopany but
1at &c could impose no conditions
Nsglsteysr upon the company.
61gs Smith rendered . pioneer
4ee1llon. % Tar ~ the state courts
lopncsrnsd. at least. Judge Car
eaoe thu federal court at Sioux
~ lgssoIalrly this year made q some
similar decision in a case
Wv 10y Huron for the purpose Of
Cl11lI 1lIfh Dakota Central Tele-
T. llccnlpanny upon the expiration.
anlhiss.
tatnte which 3 responsible
lGilofornarkable decisions was
~ Is SslSsS 81 tho territorial leg
~ rs-enacted when.
anno IA
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-16
nINsuRGENrs" CONFER.

A, meeting Of the so-called "insur-
gents" of the House of Representa-
tives was held in the office OF Con-
gresham Hubbard OF Iowa, last Sat
urday evening. Only nineteen attend
ed the conference, but it was assert
ed a test of strength in the House
would reveal many more. 1t is but
natural that, after the virtual re-
buke of the insurgents" contained
in President Taft's Winona speech,
the less courageous would fail to
show themselves in an avowed meet
ing of the insurrectionists. 1t is
also true that, on a test vote in the
| House, some who would stand in too
much fear of the speaker to attend a
meeting of protest against his rule,
would be too much afraid of Can
mons unpopularity back home" to
vote with him.
The two South Dakota members of
the lower house did not attend the
insurgents meeting. They have not
at any time classified themselves as
Insurgents" Congressman Martin.
we believe, did not vote with the Can
non crowd in the adoption OF House
rules last spring and recen " refus-
ed to accept a committee appointment
given him by the Speaker, claiming
he had not been treated as We'll as
a promised.
There is much speculation in
Washington as to how the "Insur-
gents" will come out of the regular
session. One theory is that Speaker
Cannon is to turn progressive and,
by putting through radical admins
tration measures, leave the "insur-
gents in a hole. which, if it hap
pens, will present theologists with a
new problem in regeneration. Some
reports have it that the president is
to chastise the insurgents, but the
truth probably is that he is trying
his best to favor neither side, and is
devoting his energies to the adoption
of his legislative program. The num-
Der of insurgents" who wear the
label is limited, but the republican
majority in the House is small. Add
ed to all this is the fact that a con-
gressional election occurs next No
vember and a loud outcly mas been
made against Cannon tn :ough a half.
dozen republican states in the mid
die west.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-16
LIFE on the CLAIM
What One Goes Through With in
Holding Down an Uncle Sam
Claim Out West.

Marion, Dec. 10.-Some of the
hardships occasionally experienced
by some of the hundreds of young
women who are holding down.
homesteads in the western and north
western parts of the state is reveal
ed by a letter which has just been
received here from Miss Mildred Vo-
gel, a former Marion young woman,
who recently located on a homestead
in Butte county. Her troubles COM
menced soon after leaving the little
frontier town of Bixby for her home
stead, many miles away. In company
with a girl friend and one or two
others she left Bixby in a wagon
driven by a man who had been en-
gagged at Bixby for the purpose. In
the wagon were the household goods,
provisions and such other property
OF members of the party as they
would require during their residence
on a quarter section of Uncle Sans
land.
After proceeding only a few miles
on the journey the king bolt broke
and the horses ran away after tip
ping over the wagon and scattering
all the stuff yer the bleak prairie.
Miss Vogel and her fellow travellers
saved themselves from being serious
ly injured by jumping from the rig,
and when they recovered sufficiently
to take an accounting of their sur
roundings, they found themselves in
the midst of a collection of flour
sacks, trunks, hat boxes, brooms,
pals of eggs. packages of coffee,
yeast cakes, matches, bacon and
other articles and provisions.
After packing themselves up they
started with the driver in search of
the team of horses, which had broke
from the wagon and after a walk of
many weary miles over the prairie
the horses we're recovered and taken
back to the scene of the accident,
where matters were righted and the
journey finally was resumed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-16
A%RIsToCRATIC CORN.

At a corn show at Des Moines, Ia,
a few days ago, a single a of prize
corn sold for $4,000. e. E. Faville
bought ten ears of prize-winning corn
at the National Corn exposition at
Omaha for $4,000. At that rate,
a bushel of corn would cost 81
345.O0. No doubt the buyers thought
the corn worth the money. or they
would not have paid such prices as
the above. M%anifestly the agronom-
lists have won their struggle for rec
ignition Of the fact that there is such
q thing as breeding in corr as we'll
as In live stock. Not many years
ago corn was corn and oats was oats.
But now the farmer Is recognizing
more and more the difference in quail
tty. That difference in quality, of
course. includes q difference in abil-
ity to produce quantity. The differ
ence between virile seed grain and
weak seed grain may make all the
difference between q successful crop
and one that fails. OF course the
quality Of the seed is not everything.
It will not abolish the consequences
of poor farming. The one big fact
is that a given amount of work with
good seed will produce SO much more
revenue than the same amount OF
work with poor seed, that the farm
er who once makes the experiment
will express no surprise at hearing
that an ear of corn winning sweep
stakes in a corn show has been sold
for $4,000.
The farmer Of other days thought
that cattle and hogs "just grew" and
that they needed n more attention
than to give them feed. Now the
broad-backed. deep-chested, long bod
led animals that Craze on every stock
farm bear testimony to the fact that
the farmer Of today knows the pro
duction Of the best-paying live stock
is something Of a science. Just &c
the farmer Of tomorrow will fully
appreciate the fact that the produc
tion Of the best-paying grain require,
knowledge OF developing seed Of vi
tally and providing for its growth
soil containing just tho nutrimen,
it needs.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-16
EVERY DAY EXCUSES
These We're Discussed and Answered
by Evangelist Thompson Friday
Night.

At the Baptist church Friday night
the Harp Evangelist played and sang
with fine effect Rocked in the Cra-
die of the Deep" and the "Holy City"
as we'll as several other selections.
Then the evangelist called upon
the audience to name the
that sinners give when they are urg-
ed to accept Christ. These excuses
were noted and then were taken up
in order and answered. The list was
a long one and Mr.. Thompson spoke
at length upon some of them, such
as "My Opinion is as Good as the
Preachers" In answer MI. Thompson
said: "Your opinion may be better
than the preachers and even then you
will be lost unless that opinion puts
you in harmony with God and is in
harmony with the plain teaching of
His word" Other excuse were dis
cussed such as L have sinned away
the day of grace" 81 can't believe"
II can't hold out" and more that are
often heard. But all excuses will
melt away and be gone If a person
is willing to do that which he knows
he should do.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-16
ALEXANDRIA NEWS

Alexandria, Dec. 14.-Albert Hill
the prominent Hereford cattleman,
has decided to go out of the stock
raising business. and will have a
public sale of his cattle in the stock
pavilion at Mitchell, Dec. 80. There
will be GO animals in the sale, and
w4tA the reputation that Mr.. Hill
has for producing fine cattle the buy
ers will be sure to get something out
of the ordinary.
Mrs. Minnie Knapp and daughter
were called to Arlington a few days
ago by the death of Mrs. Knapps'
sister-in-law, Mrs. Thomas Reed. The
deceased was we'll known here, hav-
ing visited with friends a number of
times.
The board of education has COM
menced the enforcement of the school
law in requiring children to attend
the public schools a certain portion
of the school year.. So many chill
dren are staying out at the present
time that it was decided to use the
law to enforce their attendance.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-16

~ 49, SHNSsSHSs HEsE-fE2&sfI
right of eminent domain. u the cas-
in the federal court brought by tn
city OF Huron, Judge Garland con
strued this as being the equivalen
Of a perpetual franchise. In the cas-,
brought by the city of Mitchell
against the Dakota Central Telephone
company. City Attorney Miller re
lied chiefly upon the provision of the
state constitution which requires tina
the consent of a city be given before
any public utility company may oper'
ate within its borders. In constru.
ing this provision with the statute
Judge Smith held, as noted above
that the city could do no more than
either to give or refuse its consent,
Having the right of way, under the
state law, a telephone company, UNI
der the Judge Smith decision, need
do no more than take possession OF
the desired streets and alleys under
the same proceedings as required OF
the railroad companies, once the city
gives its consent.
1t is amazing that the statutes OF
any state, in the year 1909. should
be in such a condition as to warrant
a decision of the effect Of that given
by Judge Smith. Franchises. within
the gift Of the cities have been uni
formly held to be property and courts
everywhere through the country have
upheld laws and ordinances exacting
conditions and considerations for
them. If the laws of South Dakota
are such as indicated by Judge
Smiths decision-and there is no
reason to doubt that they are-it
means that cities and towns of South
Dakota can exact no pay for tele-
phone franchises and cannot even
reserve the right to regulate rates
charged by telephone companies.
The territorial legislature of 1885
doubtless reflected the willingness Of
the people of the territory to get
telephone service without imposing
conditions upon the telephone COM
panies. But the South Dakota Of
1909. with its dozen of respectable
cities. is not to be compared with the
Dakota Territory Of 1885 and its
sparse settlements. Here is work
for the legislature of South Dakota
to do and at its next session. There
a be no retroactive legislation on
the subject. It is too late to give the
cities right to exact pay from tele-
phone companies already on their
streets or to reserve the right to
regulate the rates they charge. But
at least franchises granted in the
future can be made subject to any
conditions the cities and towns may
wish to impose.