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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
WOMEN JOIN IN CRUSADE
AGAINST WHITE PLAGUE

do you know that tuberculosis is a
plant ard not a bug or any kim OF
animal life" is among the questions
asked in the printed red and yellow
note to residents. Every member %
every household was asked thesd
questions:
"When is a consumptive dangerous
to other people7"
"What is tho difference between con-
sumption and tuberculosis?
"Why do SO many negroes, Indians
and Chinese die from consumption?
"What q be done at homo to pro-
teot the family against consumption?
"Oo you know that every one is in
terested in M way or another in the
fight against tuberculosis7"
Many responded to the request Ia
call up the society HEADQUARTERS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
New York C%igarmaker, Who
Was Devoted to Petrosino,
Slain by Assassin.
FEAR THE EDWARDS

New York. May 2o.-Marked for
death, the police believe. because he
had been a close friend of Lieutenant
Joseph Petrosino. of the New York po-
lice department, who was assassinated
i'm Palermo, Piggio Puccio, a cigar
maker, was himself as~sassinated early
today as ne was trying to enter his
apartments in East Seventy-ifth
street. He dropped dead on the thresh-
old as d bullet fired over the balustrade
on the floor above crashed into his
body.
BY the time the police arrived the
assassin had escaped, presumably to
the roof and down through an adjoin-
ing house. The police say the man who
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
May WHEAT up TO
A new HIGH RECORD
Closing of the Open Trades of
Failed Brokers Sends
Price to $3.50.

Chicago, May 2o.-Closing of the open
was announced at New York yester-
day, sent wheat prices up on the board
of trade today. May at s1.30 per bushel,
making a new high record.
The market had been in session an
hour before the notice to close the
Tracy trades was posted. This action,
however, had been expected, and the
settlement OF accounts began. July
wheat advanced 1850 over yesterday to
s1.15es. The high price of May was
lMc better than yesterdays close. The
volume OF trade was not large.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
IOWA TEMPERANCE
WOMAN WINS CASE
OVER WHISKY CAD"

washington. May 2o.-The case of
Elizabeth Peck VS.. the Chicago Tribune
company, involving a charge of libel
by Mrs. Peck because of the publica-
ton Of her portrait as a part of an
advertisement Of a. certain brand of
whisky, was decided by the supreme
court Of the United States in favor
of Mrs. Peck and against the com
pany.
Mrs. Peck is a resident of Iowa and
is a temperance advocate. Her picture
was printed over another name, that of
a nurse, and she was quoted in strong
Endorsement of the whisky.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
PRISONER No. 2,oo2.

Ossining. N. Y, May 20.-Captain
Peter S. Hams, jr.. is now a prisoner,
No. 2002, in Sing Sing. Arriving at the
Ossining railroad station Unexpectedly,
he was spared the gaze of the curious,
Although he manifested interest in the
prison buildings, as he walked from the
railroad station to the gate, he pre-
served absolute silence. He was
equipped with a suit of prison clothing,
shaved and later sent to his cell. To-
morrow he will be assigned work.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
plT is DROWNED.

Wichita, Kan, May 2o.-Frank A.
Caps, formerly editor Of the Scott
City (Kas.) Herald, and associated
with Morton Albugh, in publishing the
Saratoga (Kas.) Sun, fell of a pier
drowned in the Little Arkansas river.
He had been partially paralyzed for
10 wears,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
STUFF ~ROOSEVELT'S
TROPHIES OF HUNT
Naturalists Of Exhibition Get
Busy on so Specimens Of
Al Sizes.

4 Nairobi, British East Africa, May -.
Edmund Heller, n Of the BIOLOGISTS
Of the Roosevelt expedition, came into
Nairobi this morning with some 80
specimens OF animal and bird life that
are to- be cured and preserved here.
They Include one rhinocerOs, six lions,
tw6 gira41es, 2O smaller kinds Of game,
and q variety OF birds.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
KING OF PORTUGAL
BESTOWS DECORATION
ON QUEEN AMELlE

Lisbon. May liking Manuel has
bestowed upon Queen Amelie, widow of
King Carlos, the decorations of three
orders for the heroism displayed by her
majesty on the occasion Of assassina-
lions OF her husband and son in Febru-
airy. 1908.
His majesty has decorated also the
policeman who shot Buissa, the man
who killed the king. with the order Of
the Tower and tie Sword
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
$4,000 COTTON q

Fort Smith, Ark. May l9.-Fire here
early today destroyed the Fort Smith
and its contents Of 5000 bales
OF cotton. The loss 10 estimated at
$500, 900. and is covered by insurance.
The Are Is supposed to have been
started by an incendiary. Flames broke
out simultaneously in a dozen different
places in the yard.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
DYNAMITE sANk SAFE.

Kansas city. May ls.-Bank robbers
dynamited the safe of h Shawnee
State bank In Shawnee, Kan, across
line near here, today, and escaped
With $500 an money and checks.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20

Observation-Disclosures Taft to-
day announced the nomination Of VIM.
g. Washburn as civil service commits
sioner, vice James T. Williams, re-
signed. The nomination is based % ais
Philippine record.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
WYOMING COWBOY, OF
BUFFALO Bills" DIES

New York. May 1s.-Harry Beebe. a
Lander, wyo., cowboy. with Buffalo
Bills show, died yesterday. Beebe's
great toe was severely bruised last
Monday, being stepped upon by a horse
ridden by a fellow cowboy. Partial par
alysis developed n death followed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
BOG 70 RESCUE.

Chester, Pa, May 1.-THE actions Of
. dog near here yesterday caused Will
lam Peet to follow the animal. The
dog led him to a quagmire, where he
found q man named Morrison stuck In
the mu up to his armpits and sinking.
Morrison was rescued.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20

WASHINGTON. D. Can earth
quake estimated al $500 miles distant
was recorded at the Cheltenham. Md
magnetic observatory of the United
States coast and geodetic survey
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
NEW PANTALooN GOWN
WILL RIVAL D1RECTo1RE

New York, May N.-"Pantaloon
gowns" an innovation in woman's,
dresA more startling than the "direc-
toire," are scheduled to make their
appearance Jun /. The skirt parts
at the knee n reveals regular trous-
erS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
GEN. STOESSEL is
SET FREE AT LAST

st. Petersburg, May 20.-Lieutenant
General Anatole Stoessel and Rear Ad-
miral Nebogatoff have been released
Peter and st. Paul by order of Emperor
Nicholas. The health of both men has
been gravely affected by their confne-
ment.
General Stoessel was found guilty by
court martial of su%rrendering the fortress
Of Port Arthur to the japanese and was
serving q sentence of 10 years imprison-
ment. Nebogatoff was sentenced to be
informed in a fortress for the same Length
of time for ~surrendering to the enemy at
the battle of the Sea of Japan. Stoessel
began his sentence, March 20, 1908, while
fortress April Is, S7.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20

Electric vacuum cleaners are rented
out BY the day by electric light and
power companies Of Minnesota.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
PETITION TO AMEND
LAWS ON EXEMPTION

Desmet. g. D.. May ia. NJ. Briggs.
representing the Merchants Retail as
ISOLATION. Of South Dakota, 10 travel
Ing about South Dakota, securing sig
natures to q petition under b tnttia-
tive provision Of the constitution ask
ing the legislature to amend the exist
ing laws on exemptions from execu-
Zion. The merchants have made sever
Il unsuccessful attempte to nav this
law changed by the legislature and
now they propose to present a petition
that cannot be ignored. The present
law. passed In 1890. 1t is claimed, was
adapted to entirely different conditions
than those now found In the prosperity
Of the state. Under that law absolute
exemption from attachment Is given
libraries worth 5000, wearing apparel.
provisions and fuel for a years sup
ply for the family of h debtor. a
homestead worth $4,000 and in addi-
ton personal property amounting to
$3.50 II the debtor 10 a married man II
$500 II he is single. The petition. it
appears. is being generally signed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
MISSING, HE
TURNS "W|LD MAN"

Prentiss, Miss, May 20. - Sheriff
John Laird has captured in the swamps
near here a man who had Stunned all
civilization for Ave years, and whose
occasional presence in isolated ommu-
mites near here with his unkenpt and
almost wierd appearance, earned for
him the title OF 1.-The wild man."
He was covered with only a scanty
portion of garments, his nails were five
inches long and his hair and beard
reached almost to his waist. He re-
fused to eat cooked God when it was
offered him.
He was identified as Marvin
Whitehead, whose relatives have long
been in search Of him. His family Is
prominent in this section.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20

The distribution Of hot springs In
the United States comedies very close
" with that Of the mountain uplifts.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
REWARD FoR aANpl1s,

st. Paul, Mimi, May l8.-The Great
Northern railroad has offered $50. 900 re-
ward for the capture of the bandits
who held up a passenger train near
Spokane, Wash, and got away with
$50, 900 from the registered mail.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20

EXCESS WOMEN IN WASHINGTON
Washington. May 20.-Women out
number the men by 1925 in the ma
tional capital and Its suburbs, accord
ing to the police census.
The census shows q total population
Of 843.003, an increase Of 5000 over q
year ago. The negroes number S7.l42.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
SHOT WHEN he REslsrs ARREs1

SHOT WHEN he RESlSTS ARREST
Pittsburg. Pa. May ia negro. who
threatened to kill the officer as he was
placed under arrest, while disposing of
gold watches. was shot and killed to.
day by Constable H. b. Lake. Of Cali.
fornia, Pa, near here.
A card found in the pocket OF the
man read: !
"wiliam Daguson. No. sos cass ave-,
Baltimore, Nd"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20

Just as an unsafe water tank at YER
million, S. D., which had been con-
demned. started to tumble down after
one corner of it's foundation had been
undermined. w. II. Lawton, a photog-
rapher there, made a snap shot of 1t,
the result being a rather interesting
picture.
After one leg. or standard, had been
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
HURON ELECTRIC PLANT
TO LOCAL GAS COMPANY

Huron, g. D., May &c. I. Bowe,
manager OF the Huron Electric COM
pany, has sold the plant to Coler Camp
ben. by which 1t pas.,es to the control
Of the Huron Gas company. A 20-year
franchise has been granted MI. Camp
bell by the city council, with a reserva-
tion Of the right to purchase h plant
1t state intervals during the life of
tho franchise. The city 10 to receive
1Sper cent OF the gross receipts OF the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20

KANSAS c1TY-one hundred and
seventy mules were burned to death
in a fire at the Kansas City stock yards
last night. Some stables We're de.
stroyed, the total loss approaching $780,.
900.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
NEWSPAPER MAN FOR
GOVERNOR OF ALASKA

Washington. May 2o.-President Taft
sent to the Senate the nomination of
Walter E.. Clark, a Washington news
paper man., attached to the New York
Sun bureau, as governor of Alaska. to
succeed Governor Hoggatt, resigned.
Mr.. Clark also has for years beer the
Washington correspondent for the Seat
tie Observation-Disclosures and is unusually
we'll informed on Alaska affairs.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20

undermined. the weight of the water.
in the tank caused 1t to break in two
and 1t was just at that moment that
the photograph was made. Ate.
starting to fall to one side, the huge
structure came almost straight down
and all that was left on the site was
a pile of broken timber and twisted
iron.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20

PITTSBURG. PA.-Announcement is
made here that 8 5 1000 employees of the
iron and steel companies in this vicin-
fly will receive an advance in wages
averaging 10 per cent June 1 or July /.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-08-19
ANOTHER BALI IN.
LambsBts the Preachers and
Pleads for Personal Lib
erty."

Martinsburg, Mo, Aug. IL
"I will tell you one thing, if Dave
Ball doesn't run for Governor, /
will. "
This was the opening sentence
in the speech of Judge James Ball,
of Montgomery City, here this
afternoon before a crowd of 5000
persons at the Woodmen's picnic.
He stated the subject of his adj
dress was a little of everything
and followed the announcement
by touching things up in general.
He said the ministers preached
too much rot in the guise of re-
ligion; that there was no "wet
and dry religion" in the Bible,
and they should cut out politics
from their sermons and preach
more "Christ crucifed."
He said the present conditions
in society concerning the re-.
lations of young people were the
cause of many a mothers broken
heart and a fathers downfall as
a drunkard, and that no boy
should be allowed to call on a
young girl unless his object be
matrimOny, and it was the
parents duty to ascertain this
when a youth began to pay at
tentiOns to the adughter.
He said the MISSIONARY field of
the church was at home and not
abroad and recently he wrote 4
Philadelphia minister he would
not give a aing,e cent toward the
propagation of the Christian faith
in Japan, but he had a good Win
chester and 100 shells he could
use in killing every yellow
faced, pig eyed sOn-of-a-gun."
He closed by handing Hobson
a few farm sentences for advo-
eating a larger navy and that
Missouri could not give the uni
versity all of the money, "not by
a id sight.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-08-19
he said to Atkins:

he said to Atkins:
Atkins, TIL tell the trnth,
Wagner was one of the meaneSt
scoundrels alive and nobody Liked
him. "
1t is not thought that the jury
put much reliance upon the testi-
mony of the two negro convicts,
their evidence only being used to
corrObOrate other evidence pro.
duced. The theory seems to have
been that Anderson committed
the murder simply to get out of
paying Wagner for a span of
mules. Anderson bargained for
the mules and got them in his
possession and finally took themto
Center and sold them, but never
had paid Wagner, the latter fol
lowing him to Vandalia and l.
Center and then back to Farber,
all the while importuning for his
money.
But for a certain instruction by
the court to the jury there are
those who think Anderson would
have been hung. Four of the
jurymen held out for capital
punishment as it was.
1t should be remembered that
after Luther Anderson's escape
from the Montgomery county jail,
then stealing Mrs. G. w. COvey's
horse, near Laddonia, and es-
Gaping into Iowa,-he likely
would never have been recaptur-
ed if it had not ben for the vigi-
lance of the Anti-horse Thief
Association. They sent out ci.-
culars thru Price Cunningham of
Mexico, describing Anderson and
showing a picture of him, and it
was thru this circular that Sheriff
Datjn Of Iowa was enabled 30
spot Anderson and put him under
arrest, thus causing his return to
Missouri.
Anderson was taken over to
Jefferson Sunday morning. He
was chained to a deputy officer,
j. d. Miller, Sheriff j. b. Woolery
also in charge. 1t was a touching
scene when the parents bade their
son goodbye. The aged mother
was deeply moved and with great
sobs and weeping kissed her boy
farewell.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-08-19

store in Perry, handling new and
second hand goods.
On Labor Day, Sept. 9Th, the
two Masonic Lodges of Hannibal
will give a picnic in VIM. Lakes
Grove in the east part of Perry.
A special train will be run out
of Hannibal on the above date.
The lodges of Perry, Santa Fe,
Florida, Center and New London
will be invited to attend the pic
nic. We understand everything
will be free to all of the visiting
Masons and their families.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-08-19
Mrs. Jennie Garrard.

The Centralia Courier used the
following well penned lines last
week:
The Courier regrets very much
to note that Mrs. Jennie Garrard
is to move to Mexico to reside.
Mrs. Garrard has been a citizen
Of the community so many years
and her life has been so uniform
lily sweet and helpful that all our
people have come to love and ap-
preciate her. Her beautiful life
has been such a benediction to
the town and community that we
have long since regarded her as
one of our most valuable assets.
This makes it very hard for our
people to give her up. However
she is followed to her new
home by the tenderest prayers
and kindest wishes of all ou
people, May her last days be her
best days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-08-19
Missionary to japan.

We appropriate the following
paragraph from the Columbia
Tribune:
Miss Annie V. Patton of Mex
leo is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Martha Willis, at her home on
Walnut street. Miss Patton has
just returned from Japan where
she has been a missionary for the
Presbyterian church for the past
eight and a half years. She has
been located at Tokochima, off
the coast of Japan. The word in
Japanese means "many islands, "
and the town is located on one Of
the myriad of little islands that
form a part of that country. The
missionaries are allowed leave of
absence every seven years, but
Miss Patton remained a year and
IA half over time. She will return
to her work at the end of her va
cation. She is the daughter Of
j. w. Patton, of Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-08-19

1t may be interesting here TO go
back over some of the evidence
that helped the jury to come to
their verdict.
Wednesday afternoon the de-
fense got three surprises when the
State introduced two convicts,
former jailmates of Anderson,
and w. II. Griffith, of Louisiana,
an insurance agent. The two con
yicts said Anderson confessed the
killing of Wagner to them while
in Jail, at a time when he was
soliciting their assistance to eff
feet escape. Griffith told of a con
versation he had with Anderson
and Wagner in Farber, two days
before the killing, when there was
a misunderstanding between An,
derson and Wagner. From tht
manner in which Anderson talked
he said he feared a serious out
come to the matter.
William johnson, a negro un
der fifteen years sentence in tn,
Penitentiary for murder in this
county, testified to Anderson !
talking about an escape thre,
days after he entered the jail
that Anderson said he was GU
against it pretty stout, I" and ex
planned how they could cut thei
way out, with Buck Howard, an,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-08-19
Married Last Week.

Mr.. John Plybon and Miss
Laura Burgess two popular
young people in the neighborhOod
north of Mexico, were united in
marriage the evening of the 11th
inst, Rev. G. NJ. Aker officiating.
We wish them happiness and
prosperity.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-08-19
GETS LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
Jury Finds Luther Anderson
Guilty of Numbering August
Wagner.

Hard labor for life in State
prison was the verdict of the
jury last Saturday morning in the
case of the State of Missouri
against Luther Anderson, charged
with the murder of August Wag-
ner last December near Farber,
this county.
All the evidence was in by
II 80 Friday morning and court
adjourned to 1:30 p. M, to hear
the charge to the jury and to
give the attorneys for the State
and for the defendant Oppor-
tunity to make their arguments.
The speech making lasted all the
afternoon. At six o'clock Mr..
Cant, the Prosecuting Attorney.
had not yet spoken. j. o. Barrow
(opened for the State, followed by
IS. ID. Stocks and Allen Stallings,
} for the defense. Mr.. Cant s
speech lasted from 7 80 to 9:15
O'Clock, when the officers were
called up and sworn and were
given charge of the jury, who re-
paired to their room. After an
hours conference they declared
they were not yet ready to re-
port, when court was adjourned
to 8 o'clock next morning.
The jury was out but a few
minutes Saturday morning when
it was announced they had agreed
on a verdict.
Anderson possessed himself
with his usual self-possession and
bravado and with his right hand
caught behind his ear-his
position during the greater part
of the trial-listened for the sen
tence
"We, the jury, find the defend
ant, Luther Anderson, guilty Of
murder in the first degree and
assess his punishment at life I'M
prisonment, - was the verdict.
"Is this your verdictY" asked
Judge Barnett.
cit is, replied John E. Mundy,
foreman of the jury.
In the afternoon motion for
new trial was argued, but the
motion was overruled by the
court. A motion for arrest Of
Judgment was made, but that was
also Overruled.
Judge Barnett then asked the
accused if he had anything to
say why judgment should not be
passed upon him. He replied that
he had not, only he thought thai
the members of the jury had read
the newspapers too much before
the trial. Sentence was then pass
ed and Sunday moring Anderson
was taken to jefferson City where
Monday morning he began his
term in prison at hard labor as
long as lie lives.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-08-19

Rev c. NJ, Aker, pastor of the
Mexico Methodist church, will
deliver the address at the laying
of the corner stone of the new
West Park Methodist church in
Moberly tonight, The pastor of
this new church is Rev. T. NJ.
Taylor, He was formerly pastor
of the NJ. f. church, South, in
Laddopia, this county, and
married Miss Tina Barnes of that
city for his wife.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-08-19

The Fulton Telegraph says;
Master Russell Duncan of MeXi-
co, has been rusticating for the
last few weeks at the home of his
uncle, A. S. j. Lloyd and visiting
other relatives in the Earl neigh
borhood.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-08-19

James Montague of Laddonia
is a new reader of the Message.
James is Il mighty good fellow.
and if he gets an opinion in his
head you have got to show him is
you change him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-08-19

j. f. Beamer, out Rowena way,
gets on the Message subscription
list for year.