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Unfortunate for a Conservator.

Kansas City Star:-Another cpl
sode involving Secretary Ballinger's
attitude toward the public domain
of which he is trustee is set forth
in the current Golfers. The govern
ment's acquisition of fifty-four acres
of land from the Truckee River Gen
eral Electric Ctmpany to carry out
the Trucker-Carson irrigation pro-
ject vas under negotiation when Mr..
Balllnger assumed Office. He dis
carded the terms proposed by Secre-
tary Garfield and substituted others
giving the power company perpetual
rights and a monopoly over a large
area in the Tahoe National Forest.
William Kent, an aggressively
public spirited Chicagoan, wired a
protest to the President. Clifford
Pinchot protested and Senator
Newlands Joined with him. AS
a consequence the contract for the
present is held up.
Possibly Kent and Pinchot and
Newlands and the engineers whom
they consulted are all mistaken. But
it is unfortunate that the Secretary
of the Interior, who proclaims him
self a good conservationist, should
so constantly and on SO many differ
ent subjects come into conflict with
the men who stand for the Roosevelt
policies.
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DEMOCRATIC IS ELECTED
Elected From Rock Ribbed Republi
can District in New York on Tar
if Reform Platform.

Rochester, N. Y, April 2O.-Be-
tween 5000 and 5000 voters in Mon
roe county changed from the repobli-
can to the democratic column yes
terday and elected the first democra-
tic congressman that has represented
the Thirty-second district in twenty
years. James S. Ravens, democrat,
running on a tariff reform platform,
defeated Geo. W. Aldridge for a score
of years ruler of the country repub-
lican organization, by $500 votes.
James Brock Perkins, whose death
in the middle of his third congress-
ional term, necessitated a special ell
ection yesterday carried the district
in 1908, by 1O,167.
Ravens Vol on the platform advo-
eating a tariff reform in the interest
of consumers, revision of duties on
wool and wooden goods, removal of
tax on hides and lumber, removal of
the tariff on iron ore, the income tax,
and advocating his independence of
political bosses of any party.
Aldridge contented himself with
general proclamations favoring the
policies of the republican administra-
tion.
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NEWS FROM LANE

Lane, April I'D. H. Wood is
one Of the busiest men in this local
ity, being enumerator for quite a
large section of country, namely: The
city Of Washington Springs, village of
Lane ana townships Franklin and
Washington Springs. Mr.. Wood is an
old soldier, a veteran OF the civil
war, and his many friends are pleas
ed that he secured the position.
Next Sunday the new Ev. Lutheran
Zion Emmanuel church will be dedi-
Gated. Services in the morning will
be in the German language. In the
evening Rev. Ganschaw will preach
In the English language. Fine pro-
grams have been printed and It is
expected that the event will unusual
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NEWS FROM AlPEHA

Alpena, April 19.-The entertain
ment advertised for last Friday even
ing was postponed on account Of the
inclemency of the weather. Prof.
Steece phoned over stating that he
could not leave Washington Springs
until after 4 o'clock and owing to
the bad weather and the condition of
the roals he thought 1t advisable to
come some other date, possibly next
Friday or Saturday.
All extra time here is now taken
mp discussing the prospects of the
election, which Is taking place today.
Quite q little excitement prevails, as
the question. of license or n%o-license
q before the voters.
DIR. Shull returned from the north
Friday morning.
Nd. Neumeyer was down from Vir-
gils0n business the latter part Of last
week and the first of this week.
Report has It that M. j. Weider has
traded his residence and mill for
Grant Andersons Buick automobile.
The ladies Of the N. =. church held
ahakery ct the store Of a. f. Smith
Saturday.
and Mrs. Al. Lawrence left
hore$ for Wolrey last Saturday even
inU3Whofe they will spend q few
n rSyisiting relatives. Mrs. Law
.rence now has besides her parents
10 brothers and two sisters living
49, Kitty Eatonwas given q pleas
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NEWS FROM ETHAN

Ethan, April 20.-Born to Mr.. ..ud
Mrs. Theo. Geisen, a son.
Frank Mcpherson went to Park
ston Wednesday between trains.
Mrs. Henry Bowlby and children
left Wednesday for Canada, where
Mr.. Bowlby went about three weeks
ago. This is another good family
leaving us. Their many friends wish
them all happiness and prosperity in
their new home.
MRS. Oberham has been very SER
iously sick, SO her father and moth
er were sent for from White Lake.
Mrs. Walter Hooker visited at
Geddes with Mr.. Hooker a few days
this week. They will move to that
place as DOR as Mr.. Hooker can Sc
cure a house.
George Fuller was down from
Mitchell Thursday.
Ray Vining has secured r. R. No,
l and will start in on his duties Mon
day morning.
John Holm and Mr.. Weber went
to Mitchell Friday.
Candidates for office are quite
plentiful in our little town of late.
Mrs. Byron Swartz visited with her
parents here Wednesday and Thurs
day.
April IS, Mrs. Herman Oberham
is much improved at this writing SO
her parents have returned to their
home in White Lake.
The Epworth League Social com.
mittee have a basket social advertis-
ed for Friday night, April 22nd,
Every one come and help a good
cause.
Miss May Gavin returned last week
to Mitchell to take up her work as
nurse at the hospital.
Strawberry shortcake is the latest
article on the bill-of-fare in Ethan.
Gus Swensen anticipates a visit
soon to his old home in Sweden. He
will be accompanied by his daughter.
Mrs. Esley Meyer has just return.
ed from White Lake, where she Wis.
tied her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Fergan and
children of Parkston, visited last
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
Matt Schmitz.
Mrs. Newell Blackman's parents
! Mr.. and Mrs. Angel, of Mitchell, Wis.
tied her for a few days last week.
A regular blizzard ragged here on
Sunday, April II, the worst one
known for the season of the year.
All the fruit will be ruined for this
year al the plum, cherry and apple
trees were all in bloom.
A surprise was given in honor of
Miss Lucy Stainbrook on Friday
evening at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. John Bracha.
Mrs. Newell Blackman and little
sol came down from Mitchell Mon
day 400
Albert Klotz was in Ethan on
business Monday.
A wreck on the Milwaukee road
down by Scotland Saturday delayed
all the trains and consequently the
mail until Sunday noon.
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ant surprise at the home of A. F..
Smith. It was In the form of a fare
we'll party as Miss Eaton expects to
take up her abode in Virgil, keeping
house for her father when she re-
turns from a visit Of several weeks in
iowa. Miss Eaton left on the night
train Monday.
F. Mann is now loading a a of
goods for shipment to Sidney, Neb.,
where he and his family expect to
has won a place in the hearts Of AL
III midst.
Lyle Young has accepted a posi-
ton as meat cutter in a market at
Aberdeen and expects to locate there
if every thing is satisfactory. He was
down Sunday.
The storm v e Sunday caused a
very unusual thing to happen. Meth
er one Of the church bells rang all
day and as may be inferred there
were no services at either church.
People were either too discouraged
to turn out or thought the good Lord
wanted them to rest at home.
Arna %Schleunes, who has been Wis
iting home folks at Tolstoi for the
past two weeks, returned to Alpena
to take up her duties behind the
counter at Peter Lehr's last Monday
morning.
Will Scheel and wife and two ME
ces who have been staying with them
took the morning passenger south.
They will make a visit in the south
ern part of the state and look over
the west with a view to taking up a
It is reported that Frank Jones
and his sister take possession Of the
hotel Virgil this week. May they meet
with success in their new venture.
A. H. Meyers has received a ca
load of Auburn autos and unloaded
them Monday.
Lott Denton was down from Virgil
on business on Monday. He reports
as t1ourishing at the little city
to the north.
N. j. Durham, who is canvassing
this part Of the county with his coun-
ty history is now tied up as he
has been travelling on a bicycle.
T. F. Beuchler and wife we're down
from Aberdeen last Saturday and
Sunday.
Will Thompson and wife Sunday
ed at Alpena with the home folks,
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WEsLEYAHs WIN SWAT.FESr
Ragged Game Gives Them VICTORY
Over Yankton College on Deamond
by Score of 10 to o.

~ oSOAo = AO W Os
With the locals pounding the ball
AL over the field, Yankton was defeat
ed In the first local college game by a
score of Is to 8. The playing OF both
teams was at times very ragged, with
the Wesleyans being first to take ad-
vantage Of the numerous errors. Kirk
was on the slab for the locals and held
them down to a few scattered hits.
Hanna, Halla, and Parkin In turn
we're in the box for Yankton, each be-
ing hit freely. The game was wit
messed by a goodly crowd of down
town enthusiasts and students. Will
Scallin acted as umpire.
The game opened with Yankton to
bat. The first two men up walked and
getting no further than second. Har-
die, the first local up, knocked a
safety but was caught off third. Rex
Smith wal discovered asleep between
S cond and third. In the second in
ming Best, of Yankton, scored on a
wild throw over catcher and a safe
hit by Melich brought in Hall. Urqu-
art scored on one more error. Safe
ties by Sheeks and Mclean brought
in four scores more for the locals,
making 3 to 4 in the second inning.
In the third inning Yankton scored
again on an error and. the weak pitch
ing of Hanna allowed the Wesleyans
to total Z runs in succession. Halla
then went to the box for the visitors
but was retired in the fifth after he
had allowed 4 runs. Parkin, nephew
of the major Lacquer by the same
name, vent in for the remainder of
the game which was devoid of scores
Short batting rallies in the seventh
and ninth innings brought in 5 runs
for Yankton. In the last two innings.
in order to save Kirkpatrick for the
hard games Thursday and Friday,
Patterson pitched for Mitchell and
walked several Yankton players.
Three of them were hit by the ball
and given first.
From point of errors the locals
probably excelled their opponents
from the asylum town. Several of
them were costly, notably the one by
L. Smith in the ninth which resulted
in two runs. The stick work and
base running. of the Wesleyans was
SSp AAoLSAs 4AS 6lCdIcSI uclcCL, duu
one that was apparent at the open
ing of the season, is the infeld de-
f,ase; with Maclean at third, how
ever, it has been strengthened great
ly. Hogan at short, plays a fast and
heady game, but L. Smith at the ini-
tial sack seems hardly up to the
physical requirement desired at that
position. The outfield is we'll forth
fed and much credit is due them for
their showing. In batting, Rex Smith
is leading the team, with Hardie and
MacLean close behind.
The batting order of the two teams
was: Yankton: Gardner, lib: Melick,
c; Parkin, 3b; Hanna, p; Boiler, SIS;
Best, 2b; Urquhart, lib; Hall, CT; Hal
la, IF. Mitchell: Hardie, 2b; Pat
terson, RI; r. Smith, c; Sheeks, CT; L.
Smith, lib; Maclean, 3b; Taylor. lib;
Hogan, IS; Kirkpatrick, p.
The cor by innings was:
Wesleyan. % 4 04OO COX Is
Yankton. 10 3 1 0 O 2O3 9
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lETcnER NEWS

AetCQers April - w. T..
Ryan spent Tuesday in Mitchell.
Mr.. Lewis Of Worthington, MINI.
is here visiting his daughter. Mrs.
1ibbetts and family.
Mrs. VIM. McGarvey and Mrs.
' Emma Phillips shopped in Mitchell
Tuesday.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
l Nunnemaker on Tuesday morning,
April 18th. Aasdanghter. Mother and
child are doing nicely. ~.
Elmer Goodwin and Andrew New
man spent Friday in Mitchell.
| The afternoon passenger train
was held here Tuesday until about
- o'clock on account Of the wreck
near Woonsocket. The passengers
took supper here and then were tax
en- as far as the wreck and transfer
red to another train.
Mrs. Alfred Metcalf spent Satur-
day in Mitchell.
The Travel Circle met Wednesday
evening In the M. E. church. A large
crowd attended and reported a good
time. Misses Clara Krause, Ruth
Davies and MI. Ray Goodwin were
the entertainment committee.
Misses Melissa Walrath and Lois
Wiltse, and Messrs Carl Freeman
and Ben Van Metre took in the
Third Degree" in Mitchell Friday
night.
! Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Williams form
erly of Letcher, now of Ashton. S. d.
were in town Sunday renewing &C.
quaintances. Mr.. Williams returned
to Ashton Sunday night. but Mrs.
Williams remained until Monday
and went on to Mitchell.
Misses Blanche and Kitty Ryan
and Jessie Witzel came home from
the Mitchell D. w. U. to spend Sun
day. g
Lee Kepler of New Hampton, Ia,
is installed as the new barber in the
McShane barber shop.
Mrs. Harry Burgan went to Mitch
ell Hospital Monday for q third OPP
Grafton for tuberculosis of the
glands of the neck.
A team belonging to the Brown
field livery became unmanageable in
the street Wednesday SO that to
avoid a runaway the driver, Rob.
Clark was forced to unhitch them
and pull the rig to the barn himself.
I Mrs. w. e. Bingham assisted by
her daughter, Mrs. j. X. Burg en-
%tertained at an informal luncheon
last Thursday in honor of Mrs. Bari
of Des Moines.
The Junior Methodist Aid Society
were entertained by Miss Myrtle
Ryan at her home Saturday.
Mrs. Guy Keller returned from the
Mitchell Hospital Monday night,
where she underwent an operation
for appendicitis.
The Letcher band gave a concert
Friday night. The mua'~rl numbers
were we'll appreciated. Mr.. l.. M.
Doyle and Miss Myrtle Ryan gave
two well selected readings. A dance
was given after the concert and was
we'll attended.
Edwin Wilson clerked in j. X.
Burg's store Saturday.
MI. Roy Ryan of Cuthbert visited
at the w. e. Ryan home Sunday.
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ly interesting and that a great many

will attend.
Mr.. Dodds, who moved here with
his family last fall. and this spring
moved onto his farm a couple of miles
west of town, is making some good
improvements on the place, enlargine
the buildings. Mr.. Dodds vas a few
years ago auditor of Union county.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Wood enter.
tanned their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs
o. NJ. Wood of Valley Springs, las,
week. The visitors were on their way
to Lennon, S. D., where a married
daughter resides.
The Commercial Hotel has been
newly papered and painted on the in.
terror and other improvements made
SO that now everything simply
shines.
7 The new settlers may not know
how Jerauld county got the name,
Twas named in honor of II. A. Jer-
auld, a representative in the Territor.
ial legislature from Lincoln county.
Mr.. Jerauld is now living in Califor-
MIA on a fruit and chicken ranch. He
is a lawyer by profession.
/ 1t is reported that Rev. Williams
and family will soon move into the
Starkey cottage in the west suburbs
of town.
e. H. Wood went out to Pierre the
middle of last week. He intends to
move to that city in the near future
and go into the banking business
along with Gov. Wesley and others.
Last Thursday a rain storm visited
this section. Friday there we're aur-
ries of snow and Saturday a heavy
"northwester". Sunday morning
quite a blizzard was raging, which
continued till Monday morning. 1t is
feared that some fields will have to
be resown
Landlord and Mrs. w. S. Cochran's
little boy met with an accident a few
days ago while at play. He fell, and
ran a piece of sharp weed into his
head very close to the right eye. 1t
took the physician some time to ex-
tricate the long sharp piece of dried
weed and was very painful. The little
fellow Is all right again now.
There was a wedding down in
Blaine township recently. John S.
Steichen and Miss Gusta Arens were
united in matrimony. Many friends
were present at the ceremony to wish
them we'll on their voyage through
life as man and wife. Many handsome
presents were given the young couple.
They will reside on q farm in Aurora
county. ~
Last Tuesday the public school
gave an entertainment that was good,
very good. The recitations, music and
drills was fine and gave evidence OF a
good deal of splendid talent. Quite
q number said they enjoyed this On
tertainment fully as we'll as soma OF
the numbers of the Chautauqua
course that have appeared here this
winter. Prot. Morehead and the
Misses Wood and Schryer. our teach
ers, are to be congratulated on the
sueess of this@2event, aas its.showsd
that some >g%oodeSwork is be-
ing done in our schools.
There are a good many small Or
chards sip Jerauld county and fruit
trees have done we'll here, but row
there is general lament because the
cold snap has ruined; the blossoms
and thereIl be NO fruit this year.
Wm. Renika was all ready to 20
breaking when the storm came. He
and his brother have contracted 20
brake out a lot of virgin prairie.
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EIGHTH GRADE ExAMMAT1oN.

Eighth grade examinations will be
held in the court house, Mitchell and
in the schol houses in Mt. Vernon.
ethan and Loomis on Thursday ind
Friday, May IL and 10, 1910, begin
ming at 9 "a. m. All Dawson county
pupils in 9Th grade are urged to be
present at one of the places desig-
mated.
o. E. Browne Co. supt. Schools.
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ANNOUNCEMENT rs
ANNOUNCEMENT.

I desire to announce that 1 am a
candidate for the nomination for
county auditor, subject to the repub-
lican voters at the June primary.
Charles III. KrOm.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

I am a candidate for the republican
nomination for the Office of Register
of Deeds of Dawson county at the
primary to be held June z. 1910.
D. G. Cox, Mitchell, S. D.
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ENCOURAGEMENT

I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the Office of Register of
Deeds of Dawson county subject to
the will of the republican voters at
the June primaries. &
8 q Scoville =
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ENCOURAGEMENT.

I hereby announce that l am a
candidate for nomination for the of
flee of sheriff of Dawson county, SUBJ
ject to the will of the Republican
voters at the June primary.
n Cnaff
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

I hereby announce that I am a can.
dtdate for nomination for State Rep.
resentative of Dawson County, sub
ject to the will OF the republican vot-
ers Of Dawson county.
Chas. Boreson,
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FOR COUNTY TREAsURER.

am a candidate for County Treas.
urer subject to the will of the repub'
lican voters of Dawson county at the
primary election to be held in June
1910.
Dated Mitchell. March 8, 1910.
H. B. Rogers.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

I hereby announce myself a can
didate for the office of sheriff of Day.
ison county, subject to the will of the
republican voters at the June prim-
airy. Geo. w. Fuller.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

I am q republican candidate for
the Office of clerk of courts for Davi-
son county at the primary to be held
June Z, 1910.
w. H. Turneaure.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

l am a candidate for county treas
urer, subject to the will of the repub-
lican voters at the June primary.
w. b, ROWley.
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A PARTY TO THE MURDER.

THURSDAY. APRIL 20, 1910
A PARTY TO THE MURDER.
A year or SO ago Col. Duncan B.
Cooper OF Nashville, Tenn. and his
son. met former United States SEN
ator Edward W. Carmack on the
street. and shot him to death. There
was no question about it. The affair
happened In broad daylight. There
lay the corpse; here hung from the
murderer's hand the smoking pistol.
Fol defense, Col. Cooper, who had
made a business of running the poll
tics OF Tennessee. of deciding how the
people should vote and seeing that
they did as he wished, pointed to the
fact that Carmack had written things
about him in his newspaper. The laws
of Tennessee, of every state, provide
relief for individuals libeled by news
papers. II Carmack had been guilty
OF falsely accusing Cooper, no Ioubt
he could have been jailed or impris-
oned. But Col. Cooper perhaps from
his habit Of experimenting the max
ing and u%nmaking of laws, didn'.
choose to obt;s::r. relief IN the way the
law provided. In other words, he
made Q law for himself.
There was q great deal Of excite
ment on the occasion Of Col. Cooper's
TRIAL in the lower court. The case was
permeated with politics. The LIQUOR
question had been at issue between
the murderer ana the murdered.
There were conditions under which
the guilty often go free. But Col.
Cooper was convicted. All the in
genuity Of his lawyers. all of his own
political prestige. could not save him.
He was sentenced by . dutiful court
to twenty years In prison.
The ease went to the supreme court
appeal. Last week that tribunal
decided that there was no error in
the record Of the lower court, that
Col. Cooper had been lawfully CON-
and that no must serve HE
years imprisonment.
AG9setE Y
At this moment. almost before the
supreme court had finished the read
lng q IL decision. Governor Patter-
Don.NaassDoiitcal associate of Col.
Cooper. wrote . full and complete par
don for the guilty man. That : Jury
md two eonrts had found the politi-
Man guilty insths taco Of political
Was nothing to the governor
Df the state. Presumably he was un-,
dor Obligations TO Col. Cooper. In any
event no had . personal interest In
the case. The law mattered not to
n his opinion human life should
be taken whenever Q public man took
to what . newspaper said
about him.
Governor Patterson should be
and IL the law per-
he should be punished as
veil. II would be q poetic justice to
him to sit in Cooper's cell
through the twenty years. For he has
made himself q party to the deliber-
lte murder Of q citizen on a 'city's
highway. BY using his official power
10 exonerate the slayer, he has en-
eouraged violence in his state. If
some other follows the example of
The murderer he has freed, there will
be more innocent blood On his hands.
II this incident is not enough to
bring about the passage Of a law
In Tennessee taking from the COVER
nor the power OF pardon, then we
have no high opinion of the Tennes-
ZEE people. At least that power
be divided between the gov
ernor and members of a board to
make sure that just such misuses of
the power as that by Governor Pat
do not take place.
NEWS FROM ALPEHA
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to the decision OF the republican
primary DAWSON county next June.
Robt. Zangle.
Mt. Vernon, s. d.
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POLITICAL ANN, JNCEMENT.
I wish to announce that I will be
"a candidate for the republican NOM
.ination for county auditor, subject
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Martin returned
from Mt. Vernon,
the funeral of his