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TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION
Many Cattle at the State Agricultural
Collee Said to be Infected With
TuherCn1OSiS
tuberculosis.

Sioux Falls Press: An eXamina-
ton recently made of the dairy herds
owned by the various state institu-
tions disclosed conditions that are
certain to produce a statewide SEN
sation. All the officials concerned
refuse to talk for publication, but
enough of the discoveries made in
the tests Of the milch COWS has leak
ed out to startle the public.
AS a courtesy to the state, the bu-
reau of animal industry, which is
allied with the agricultural lepart-
ment consented to examine the herds
at the South Dakota institutions and
DR.. j. P. Foster of Huron, formerly
state veterinarian and now in the
federal bureau, was detailed to con-
duct the tests.
With an assistant he went over all
the dairy cattle at the state peniten-
tairy in Sioux Falls, the asylum for
the insane at Yankton, the institute
for the blind at Gary, the reform
school at Plankinton, and the insti-
tute for the feeble minded at Red
field.
At the p~enitentiary, seven out of
thirty head were killed as diseased
and at the hospital for the insane
IL out of so were slaughtered. The
COWS at Gary were found to be
healthy, but the results at Plankin-
ton and Redfield have not been made
known.
In each case the COWS slaughtered
proved to be "rotten with tuberculo-
as one of the witnesses states.
The significance of these examina-
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e bankers convention

the bankers convention. His wife
went up on the afternoon train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cole Will leave
today for their claim west OF the
river. They viii drive through and
thoroughly enjoy The trip. They ex-
pect to be gone about d month.
Word received recently from Dav-
id Rybolt, in Missouri, says he is get
ting restless for South Dakota and
Will doubtless be back here soon.
Mrs. A. c. Drake, Mrs. S. j. Will
SON., Misses Grace and Violet Tobin
drove to Mitchell Wednesday.
Mr.. Charles Dixon arrived from the
west Wednesday to stay a month or
two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holiday returned
to their home in Rock Rapids on
Monday.
Mrs. Lena Bauer will shortly
lave an installment of millinery
from which her friends may select
to suit their individual tastes.
Mrs. 10y McKeel went to Parkston
Wednesday,.
Mr.. Seterstrum purchased the lot
which Joined him on the east from
o. Nj. Rosenquist on Monday.
Mr.. R%osenquist will move the
house he recently purchased from
John Hendrickson on the lot near the
blacksmith shop.
Mr.. Joe Weepie is having a new
barn built. McKeel and Bracha are
doing the work.
DR.. A. j. Howard is putting a ce-
ment walk in trent of his building
on Main strtetet.
There will be a grand medal con-
test in Tobey's hail on Saturday
evening. Admission Is cents. Every
II is cordially invited.
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GET CARNEGIE HERO MEDALS
Men and Women of Washington and
Idaho are Recognized for Brave
Deeds Performed.

Spokane, Wash, May 6.-Two
women in Washington, one woman
and a man in Oregon and three men
In Idaho have just received recogni-
ton from the Carnegie Hero Medal
Fund commission for deeds of hero.
ism In saving lives at the risk of
their own.
Marie V. B. Langdon, 20 years OF
age who rescued the Jacques family
including three little children, from
west OF Spokane, when their home
was destroyed by fire the night of
January IL, 1907, was awarded a
silver trophy.
Mrs. Minnie L. Meyers, matron of
the children's home at Riverton,
Wash, received a silver medal and
$1,000 in gold to reimburse her for
pecuniary losses sustained by fire
dn the institution the morning of
December %. 1907, when she saved
the lives Of three children. Mrs.
Meyers was severely burned. She
re-entered the building twice. The
last time all avenues were cut off
and with a child in her arms she
dropped through a stair opening to
the second floor, whence she escaped
after being burned on the face and
hands.
Mrs. Mary G. Black. Is years of
age. living at Sampson. Ore, saved
two children from drowning in
Schofeld creek on July %, 1904. Her
own life was saved by a dog. She
received a silver medal. Samuel ii.
Stowe, &c years of age, was awarded
a bronze medal for rescuing George
a Heminger from drowning in the
canal at Willamette River falls on
July 20. 1906. The current was run
ming about seven miles an hour.
Stowe plunged and after reaching
Heminger he supported him until
they were assisted up the 1O-foot
side wall.
John M. Parks and Leroy Mccoy
both 10 years of age. and Wallace
o. McPheters, "a years of age, re-
ceived bronze medals for their work
in life-saving during an explosion in
a mine at Ketchum. Idaho, on June
10. 1905.
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ETHAN.

Ethan, May l0.-Born, on Sunday,
May 2, at Mitchell to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Shipton a seven pound daugh-
ter. All concerned are doing we'll. Mr..
Shipton has many friends in and
around Ethan who extend their con-
CALCULATIONS to himself and wife and
hope that the little daughter may
ever be sunshine in their home.
Born, on Tuesday, May 4, to Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Roney, west of Ethan,
a nine and one-half pound son.
Mother and child are doing we'll.
Mrs. Edith Shipton of Mitchell,
was calling on Ethan friends between
trains on Saturday.
Mr.. Anton Bauer died at 1880
Thursday morning, after a lingering
illness of many months, during all
of which time he was a great sufferer.
He leaves a wife, one daughter and
two sons, besides two sisters, who
live west of town. The funeral was
held Friday at 10 a. m. from Holy
Trinity church, where a large crowd
gathered to pay their respects to the
memory of the departed one. The
family have the warmest sympathy of
their friends and n%eighbors here.
Miss Edith Trow attended the last
number of the lecture course at
Mitchell, Thursday evening.
MI. and Mrs. j. w. Tyler went to
Mitchell, Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. j.. w. Bryant expects her par
ents from Vermillion the last of the
week to make her a visit.
The ice cream social in Tobey's
hall on Friday evening, May Z, was
we'll attended. s10.35 being cleared
and a fine program rendered. All re-
port a good time.
M: b. Donovan has sold his resi-
dence property in Ethan to Mr.. AL
fred Clement, consideration $1,150.
A ball game on Sunday, between
the Mitchell boys and the team here
resulted in favor of Mitchell.
Work was begun on Monday morn
ing excavating for the cellar and wall
for a house which o. M. Rosinquist
will move in from the country and
fix up for rent. located in the east
part of Ethan.
Mrs. Sexton. of Bonesteel, arrived
the last of the week and will visit
her daughter, Mrs. Fred Tobey. for
a number of weeks.
l.. A. Oathout has sold another
piano. This time j. w. Tyler was the
purchase.
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An Omaha minister OF the Meth
odist church took a rap at the big hat
in church Sunday. The minister as
serted that the great straw canopies
prevented him from seeing the faces
in his congregation. The ladies wear
ing the vastly enlarged headwear
commenced to remove their hats and
at once the atmosphere took a decid-
ed clearing up, and the pastor was
cheerful. Down in Illinois there was
a bill before the legislature limiting
the size of a woman's hat to Is inches
in diameter.
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UNIVERSITY NOTES

James e. Crowther '0S, Who i
now a student in Garrett Biblics. In
stitute, Evanston, Ill. passed through
here last Friday on his way TO Mes
sington Springs where he preached
last Sunday. Crowther is now field
secretary of the African Diamond
Jubilee fund and is travelling in the
interest of the same. Next year he
expects to sail for Africa to become
superintendent of a new dis riet tc
be opened in the heart OF that coun,
try.
Ray N. Studt is visiting old Unir
versity friends while on his way home
from Lincoln, Neb., where he has
been attending college.
Last Thursday evening at Canton
Warren Coke won the state in err
collegiate prohibition contest, over
FIVE other orators representing
schools in South, Dakota. This is
considerable of an honor, the win
ner of 1T being the states represen-
tatiye In an interstate contest.
Last Monday evening in Mt. Yer
non the Philos gave the play they so
successfully presented here, Alice
in Wonderland" They were greeted
with a packed house and the enter
tainment passed off s%plendidly. Some
of the girls returned that night. the
others coming back on the train the
next morning. Mrs. Kerfoot acted as
chaperon for the party.
Prof. Hardy acted as judge in a
high school oratorical contest at
Alexandria last Friday evening.
Tuesday evening Miss Mabel Rock
we'll Smith gave a recital in the Meth
odist church for the benefit Of the
Kings Daughters. The recital was
interesting and revealed Miss Smiths
great ability as a reader.
The triangular meet Monday after-
although it was affected some-
what by the absence of the Huron
athletes and some very chilling winds
was successful financially and
in the number Of points won by Da-
kota Wesleyan. The meet was we'll
advertised and a good crowd was
on hand to witness the events.
Wednesday evening in the college
chapel the music pupils of Miss Geor-
gia Scott and the elocution pupils of
Miss Mabel Smith gave a delightful
joint recital. The numbers We're all
good, rejecting much credit upon
the two teachers as instructors.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Mrs. j. d. Stemler and Mrs. Albert
Street, OF P%lankinton, visited Wed
nesday at the home of George Worth
en-.
LOST-Southwest of Mitchell. one
single harness breeding and shaft
straps. Leave at this office and get
reward.
Word was received yesterday OF
the death of j. A. Gheen, which oc-
Cured at indianapolis last Monday
morning. Mr.. Gheen was a former
resident of Mitchell. and represented
the Standard Oil Co.
S. p. Jewett, of Geddes, was in the
city for a day or two to greet his old
time friends in this section. He had
been out to Stanley county to visit
with his sons, who have settled in
that new country. Mr.. Jewett used 10
live on a farm some ten or twelve
miles northeast of Mitchell and was
one of the early settlers in that sec
ton.
Read the half page advertisement
of the Mitchell Clothing Co. in this
issue, which refers to goods for sum-
mer wear.
Miss Dora Butler returned Tuesday
evening from Sioux City where she
had accompanied her sister, Mrs.
p. c. Barnes, who was on her way to
Kansas City where she expects to
make her home in the future. Miss
Butler will stay for the present at
the home of F. S. Turney on east
Fourth Avenue.
The insurance department of the
state has completed it's apportion-
ment of the money that is due the de-
partments of the state. 1t is derived
by assessing a tax of 2 1-2 per cent
n the premiums received Inv the in
surance companies. Mitchell will re-
ceive the sun of $445.S9, as it's share
which amount will be increased after
the tax is levied on the mutual COM
panies, which are under a different
rating than the old line companies.
The Kings Daughters, one of the
Sunday school classes of the Metho-
dist church, gave an entertainment
in the church Tuesday evening, the
feature of which were the readings
given by Miss Smith of the Univer-
sity. In her numerous selections Miss
Smith demonstrated a wide versa
tility in her work, and she was given
a most hearty and deserved apprecia-
ton. A good crowd was present to
enjoy the entertainment.
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A st. Louis man is going to lose
his wife simply for the reason that
in his early education he had not
learned to make biscuits. The woman
has applied for a divorce on that
ground. OF course the DOR man,
when he married his wife did not
think it would be Incumbent on him
to take hold Of the work in the kitch-
en- and help to get the meal. Here
after the young men who are taking
q wife ought to put in sevearl months
attending a cooking school, and per-
haps he will be able to make the
pathway Of matrimony bright and
happy by taking a few scientific
turns in the kitchen.
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kidnapping has been made very un-
popular in Pennsylvania. since the
result Of the trial for the taking
away of the Whitla lad. 1t didn't
take long to convict the parties to the
terrible crime. and when Boyle and
his wife were convicted it did not
take the court long to make his SEN
tence. Boyle was sentenced to serve
a life term in the penitentiary for his
part in the kidnapping. while Mrs.
Boyle got twenty-five years and a
fine Of $4,000. That was something of
a different termination than in the
Cudahy kidnapping case. where the
k%idnaper is now before the public
lecturing, and has even written a
book. The kidnaper is equally as
bad as the murderer and should be
shown as little mercy.
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The Nebraska farmers have COM
menced to send petitions to their
senators and representatives at
Washington asking to have the duty
kept up on sugar, in order that their
sugar beet industry will not be in
jured. It is likely that the citi-
zens off few other states would pre-
fer to have the duty removed so that
q real necessity to the people would
not command SO high a price. Is it
fair to demand a high price for an
article that q very few states produce
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ROW OF FARMERS WIVES
What it Means to QUIT the Farm,
Move to Town and "Tahke


Golfers Weekly: Farmers who re-
tire and move 10 town are more reck-
less OF them neglect OF fresh air and
exercise than city men. City men,
with their golf and other forms Of
outdoor amusement, manage to make
their play help their bodies. They
are constantly the recipients OF free
advice. What city man has moi been
warned of the advantages Of cold
baths, of suitable clothing, OF sleep
ing with the window open, of tenn
perate eating, and of exercise in the
open air? But the poor retired
farmer, with a fat bank account and
nothing to do, is often a victim of
the prosperity which takes him away
from his work and places him in a
community where he has nothing to
do. He sits around the house, plays
cards with his cronies and eats nor
than he can stand without the physi-
cal labor to which he has been ac-
customed. The general truth of this
statement holds in thousands of
small towns throughout the great
middle west, especially. The "wo-
men Observation-Disclosures the wives
not so often victims of the easier
life of the town after the rough work
of the farm. This is because they
usually continue to do their own
~housework, thus keeping up a whole
some amount of exercise. a Wisconsin
farmer, GA years of age, told us the
other day how he retired from the
farm twenty years ago, and how he
came TO continue the physical eXer-
else which keeps him in good condi-
ton. 1t was a country editor in
Iowa, who happened to give him the
right advice at the right time. He
had just moved into town, and
turned the farm over to his son-in-
law, when he CHANGED to visit the
editor, who was an old friend. Here
is what the editor said to him:
You are As now, Charlie, and
it easy and have a good time. Well,
III give you from two to four years
to live. / have llved in this one
place for thirty-fiye years, and /
have seen a perfect stream of pros
porous farmers retire, move to town,
and then die-quickly. Their aver
age life after they leave off work is
about thirty years. This is not guess
work. 1t is a calculation l have
made from facts which l have col
lected."
This scared Charley. So he kept
at the woodpile and the garden and
the pump. 1t isn't easy to do work
you don't have to do, especially in
bad weather. After the generaliza-
lions already indicated, we called for
more specific information from
Charley's own town Ca beautiful lit
tie place of 1000 population located
in the center of a rich farming dis
trict in Wisconsin). "All right" he
said, Tets have a pencil and a sheet
of paper" Then he took the main
street of his town, which is inhabited
chiefly by well-to-do retired farmers,
and began to make a list of the
widows. The significance of this emu
meration was somewhat startling.
There were twenty-seven, or, in 9TH
er words, over half of the house on
that street were occupied by the wild
ows of retired farmers.
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1t cost Cuba a little sometime
when the United States interviewed in
the family row down there. The gov
eminent has just filed a bill of ex-
penses for what it did in the matter
of p%acification. Cuba will be requir-
ed to pay the government $s,o0o,oo
for the philanthropic motives that ac-
tuated US in doing the little stunt
over there.
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ETHAN.

Ethan. May 12-Mr. and Mrs.
August Bauer Went to Mitchell We'd
nesday with Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl.
Shaw of Parkston. in the latter's
automobile. The gentlemen will at
tend the bankers convention which
convenes at four o'clock in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Bryant went
to Mitchell on Wednesday to attend
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and to cause the inhabitants of the
greater majority to pay unusually
high for the necessity. Is it pos
sible for the farmers Of Nebraska to
grow some other products that will
pay as well or even better than the
sugar beet.
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fhe Mitchell Capital
THURSDAY. MAY 10, 1903.
THE TARIFF

One of the potent factors in the
tariff proposition now before the
country is the makeup of the con-
ference committees, to which is to
be referred the tariff bill for final
consideration. On the personnel OF
the committee will depend much OF
the success of the bill, so far as the
middle classes are concerned. The
Omaha Bee has an interesting state
nent concerning the makeup of the
conference committee of many years
gone which calls to mind many of
the leaders of the senate ard house
Of twenty years ago.. The Bee article
follows:
with the time approaching when
the tariff bill will go to conference
between the two houses for the final
compromise the makeup of the con-
ference committees is a matter Of
much interest. Who will be appoint
ed NO one of course knows unless it
be the men who have their naming
and 1t Is doubtful IL even they have
as yet determined definitely. Two Of
them, of course can be singled out
with reasonable deflniteness-Al-
drich in the senate and Payne in the
house by reason Of their positions
rs the head of the committees of the
two houses which framed the bill,
for all precedent is in line with their
appointment. In scanning over the
list of those who have had previous
service on such committees it is APP
parent there is a paucity of this
class in congress. The following is
a list of the conference committees
commencing with the Mckinley bill:
Mckinley Bill, 1S90-Senate: AL
drich, Sherman, Allison and Hiscock,
republicans; Mcpherson, Vance and
Carlisle, democrats. House: McKin-
ley, Payne and Dingley, republicans;
Mills, Mcmillan and Fowler, demo-
Gratis.
Wilson Bill, 1S94-Senate: voor-
hees, Harris, Vest and Jones of Ar
kansas. democrats; Sherman, Allison
and Aldrich, republicans. House:
Wilson. Mcmillan, Turner and Mont
gomery, democrats; Reed, Burrows
and Payne. Republicans.
Dingley Bill, 1S97-senate: AL
drich. Plat of Connecticut, Burrows,
and Jones of Nevada, republicans;
Vest, Jones of Arkansas and White of
California, democrats. House: Payne,
Dalzell. Hopkins and G%rosvenor, re-
publicans; Bailey, Mcmillan and
Wheeler, democrats.
"Of these Aldrich and Payne are
only n now in congress who have
served on all three Of these commit
tees. All their associates in the Nc
Kinley committee are either dead or
retired and all on the Wilson commit
tee except Burrows, who has since
been transferred to the senate. OF
the Dingley committee three remain,
Burrows OF the senate and Dalzell of
the house and Bailey, who at that
time was in the house.
The system If seniority which
prevails in the senate and to a COR
siderable degree in the house is
likely. however. to give the older
members a potential representation
in the committee. The president, how
ever. Is far more likely to he con-
suited at this stage OF the legisla-
ton than at any other and 1t is here
that his influence may be felt in
moulding the bill into a form to salts
~ the demands Of the country as far
as divergent and conflicting interests
will permit" I
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Notice for Bridge Bids and Other
Work.

WIN.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the office Of
county auditor of Dawson county,
So. Oak, up to May Goth, 1909, for
building the following bridges and
also other contracts stated below:
One a truss pile bridge 80 feet
long with s foot wings, between
sections 13 and "a, Tobin township.
One pile bridge is feet long be-
tween sections 1 and 2, Rome town
ship.
One steel bridge on concrete abut-
ments 80 feet long between sections
10 and IA, Prosper township.
One pile bridge "a feet long, be-
tween section 1 in Prosper and sec
ton SO Mitchell townships.
Bids will also be received for put
ting down an artesian we'll at poor
farm.
Bids will be received for putting
in curbing south of court house
block. Bids must be accompanied
with certified check amounting to
Is per cent of bidding price to show
good faith.
County commissioners reserve the
right to reject my and all bids.
Plans and specifications on file at
county auditors office.
Dated at Mitchell, South Dakota,
this 10Th day of April, 1909.
H. B. Anderson,
County Auditor.
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tions grows out of the unusual care
the dairy herds of the state institu-
ton have received, and the question
is asked how many ordinary milch
cows are healthy IL those receiving
unusual attention are in considerable
part diseased. All the cows killed
seemed healthy to the ordinary OBJ
server, with sleek hair and plump
sides. 1t is understood the tubercu-
lin test was chiefly employed in max
ing the examination and in no case
did those declared diseased fail to
prove the diagnosis.
The incident is likely to revive the
agitation in South Dakota for regu-
lation and examination Of dairy cat
tie. 1t is a remarkable fact, yet we'll
established by Nathan Strauss in his
Investigations of the subject, that
the finer the breed of the COW and
the better her care the more sus--
ceptible she becomes to tuberculosis
AS South Dakota has been turning
more and more to dairy cattle of the
state is a source of anxiety to the
consumer of milk and better. There
is no question the disease is commu-
nicated from the mother to the calf,
through the medium of the milk, so
wherever the disease once gains a
foothold it makes rapid progress.
The Republican journal., 1909-05-06
MARRIED

DICKSON BEvAN. In Castine, April %, Ernest
Dickson of Rockland and Lola NJ Bevan of
Castine.
DoDGF-T THOMPSON. In Rockland, April %,
Judson Dodge and Miss Geneva NJ Thompson.
both of Rockland.
JOHNSON BusHER. In MontviIle, May 2, at
the home of the brides parents, by Rev. T. R.
Pentecost Sidney W. johnson of Waldo and
Miss Blanche A. Busher of Montville
LIBBY-RoBB. In Pittsfeld, April %, Ralph
E. Libby and Miss Annie V. Robb, both of
Pittsield.
MELvEN- BAsFoRD. In Pittsfeld, April 2e,
Wilbur B. Melvin and Miss Annie Basford of
Pittsfeld.
MILIs-O GIER. In Camden, April II, Harry
C. Mills and Lottie May Ogier, both of Cam
den.
NICHoLs-BAsFoRD. In Belfast, April 20, by
Rev. G. G. Winslow, Henry R. Nichols of De-
troit and Miss Achsea A. Basford of Northport
OGIER- PICKETT. In Camden, April q, Clar-
ence Ogier and Mrs. Sevilla w. Pickett, both of
Camden.
SPRAGuE- SIMMONS In Rockland, April "a
Robert D. Sprague and Lizzie A. Simmons,
both of Rockland.
SMITH WOOSTER. In North Haven April 23
Leander Smith of Vinalhaven and Mrs Almeda
Wooster of North Haven.
WILLIE BLACKINGToN. In Rockland April 2S
Clarence G. Wyllie of Warren and Miss Alice
Blackington of Rockland.