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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-07-14
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.

Alexandria, S. D.-Miss Olive
Vaughan went to Mitchell Wednes-
day for a few days visit and to see
the circus there Thursday. +
]. w. Peckham, editor of the
Parkston Advance, and oil inspector
of this state, stopped off in this city
for a short visit with relatives Tues
day. Mr.. Peckham went on to Sioux
Falls to be present at the republic
can convention.
Hon. e. G.. Dunn of Mason City,
Iowa, spoke to a large and interested
audience in the opera house Saturday
afternoon. The subject of his talk
was Farmers Elevator Companies
and it was thoroughly appreciated by
the farmers present especially.
John Monson went to the republi-
can state convention at Sioux Falls
Tuesday.
The strong wind Tuesday evening
did, no particular damage, besides
blowing out e few window and door
glasses.
Everette Adkins, who went home
for the fourth and to stay until his
hand had sufficiently recovered for
him to resume operation in the hard
ware store again, come back Wednes-
day. His hand has made good pro-
gress and it will soon be all O.. H
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Denmark and
little daughter were over from Hart
ford Tuesday and Wednesday for a
short visit with their son and brother,
w. e. Van Denmark.
Mrs. Foss and daughter went out
to W~estover Wednesday for a visit
with the son and brother, who located
out there. Mr.. Foss has already been
out there for some time.
Mrs. Abbie Nunamacher returned
to her home at Fairpoint Tuesday.
A band of gypsies came into town
Wednesday,, but decided this was no
town to do much business in SO kept
right on.
Ed. Dickinson and Walt Crouch,
rural carriers went up to Mitchell
Thursday to take in the big circus.
A great many went up by way of
autos and in other ~conveyances so
that Alexandria was very we'll repre-
scented.
H. w. Wallace arrived in the city
again Friday on a business trip.
Mrs. G. Lunn and daughter Mable,
came down from Mitchell Friday for
a short visit with relatives and
friends.
Miss Ella Kelley of Sioux Falls is
in the city on a visit to the Andy
Johnson family, who just recently
moved here from there.
The Euworth League business and
social meeting was held at the home
of Mrs. w. F. Waite. An instructive
and pleasant meeting was reported.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-07-14

among the first houses of worship
built in the new town of Pierre, and
was used until 1888, when a more
commodious structure was built on
the hill. This was the home of the
church until last spring when it was
moved off the lots to make way for
preliminary work on the new build
ing, since which time that church has
held its services in the Grand Opera
house.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-07-14

it all and never suffered a serious
accident. And despite the lurid stor-
les of the wild and woody west and
the Deadwod stage coach, Harvey has,
covered 100000 miles and never had
a hold-up. Mr.. and Mrs. Fellows wiz
leave in a few days for an overland
trip through Yellowstone park.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-07-14
and the reports coming in at that
time will serve in a way to determine
something of what to expect along
that line Of yield.
NEWS FROM ETHAN

Ethan, S. D.-Wcrd has just been
received of the birth Of a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Oathout at Yer.
million.
Joe Craig of Tulare has been visit.
ing relatives in Ethan and Mitchell
for the past week. Mr.. and Mrs
Craig are travelling in their new tour
ing automobile. Mr.. Craig said he
drove 115 miles the day he came
from Tulare.
Quite a number went from here to
Ringling's Brothers circus in Mitch
ell Thursday.
Mr.. Bauer of Ch%illicothe, Mo-, a
brother of A. G. Bauer is here with
his bride, this being their honey
moon trip. They are visiting rela-
tives in this vicinity.
Misses Mary Carlow and Veronica
Clark returned from Mitchell Fri
day noon.
Albert Klotz has sold his residence
in The east part of town with three
lots to Mr.. Dunlavy, consideration
1926. MI. Dunlavy will take pos
session as soon as Mr.. Bryant can
get in his new residence, possibly
August LIST.
Mrs. Sanford is having the cellar
under her residence concerted.
This has been rather a strenuous
week with the Fourth of July, Ring
ling Brothers circus, the extreme hot
weather and a terrific dirt and wind
storm on Tuesday evening all in one
week. A great many large trees were
blown down in this vicinity Tuesday
evening.
Charlie Coyne Of Midland, came
down July 4th for a visit with his par
ents and other relatives.
Mrs. VIM. Carleton and daughter
returned from Hartford Tuesday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clement spent
last Saturday, Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday in Emery, Bridgewater and
Mitchell visiting relatives.
w. o. Champion is attending sum-
mer school in Mitchell.
Mrs. John Champions sister, Miss
Jennie Winters of Davenport, Iowa,
is visiting her. She will probably
stay a week or two.
The Ladies Aid society will meet in
the class room of the church on
Wednesday, July 18th.
Miss Clara Tremaine is spending
this week in Parkston and Miss
Frances Tremaine is spending the
week with friends in Mitchell.
Con Schiech is gladdening the
hearts of his parents and friends, by
remaining a few days at home in
Ethan. Con is working for an Oil Co.
and is away most of the time.
News was received on Friday tsat
the infant daughter born to Mr.. and
Mrs. s. C. Oathout at Vermillion on
Thursday had died "a hours after
birth. The remains were brought to
Ethan on Saturday and buried in the
cemetery here. The friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Oathout extend their SYM
pathy to them in their affection.
Rev. Mr.. stebbins, wife and two
children have arrived from North
Dakota and will be warmly welcom-
ed among us.
Mr.. Ottman of Mott, N. D. is here
visiting his aunt, Mrs. j. w. Ottman
and his cousins, Mrs. G. Brown and
Mrs. L. H. McKeel.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-25

beam pushed his way northward past
the icebergs and miles Of dark water.
Everything he touched on the way he
turned into beautiful rainbow colOrs Of
purple. green. yellow and blue.
Northwind was delighted to see him,
excIaimlng that the presence OF even one
little sunbeam made his home seem so
much warmer and brighter.
When the sunbeam returned home he
repeated that remark to the kind-hearted
King of Gold, who saidi IF Mr.. North
wind was so grateful for one little beam,
I shall try to please him by driving my
chariot, the Sun, nOrthward each sum
mer, and sending many beams to light
his land. And may be his brother, Mr.
Southwind. who lives way down at the
other end OF the world. might be cold.
too. so in the winter I shall wheel my
fiery chariot down toward his country
that he may be warmed and chsered with
the bright beams also"
So the kind old King Of Gold did as he
had said, and he found that both Mr..
Northwind and Afr. Southwind and all
their friends were very grateful for his
Kindness And once every year he still
drives to see them
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-25
To Mrs. w. H. FeIton-Dixie
.... Dixie

AS long as the world turns on its axis.
Till sun and planets. madly collapse,
For virtue, valour and real glory,
Dixies land will shine in song and story
Then hurrah for Dixiel Hurrah! Hurrah!
With heart and hand, brotherly band,
For right and truth we firmly stand,
Way down south in DixieI
Her DANES as pure as her snowhite
cotton,
True to their faith as the electric its
button,
Her maidens the purest of all creation
With grace and beauty adorn every
station.
Then hurrah for Dixie; hurrah. hurrahl
With heart and hand, brotherly band,
For right and truth we firmly stand.
Way down south in Dixie.
Long is the roll OF Dixie's great men
Heroes, authors, patriotic statesmen
To civilized man, an aggregation grand
That lived, worked and died for our
southland. -
Then hurrah for Dixiel hurrah,s hurrah!
With heart and hand, brotherly band,
For right and truth we firmly stand,
Way down south in Dixie.
Most respectfully dedicated to one of
Dixie's noblest danes, Mrs. w. H. FELTON,.
C. P. SULLIVAN.
Ceror LJ,Ii Ala
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-25

country where cows are scarce and hogs
are scarcer.
Next, the high tariff on. food products
that are virtually shut out from US, SO
that the great trusts in America can
rake in the profit with boths. 1t is the
greed and selfishness of great combina-
tions which are eager to place men In
congress who will vote down any meas
ure of relief which can be there pre-
scented.
We are between the upper and the
neither milestone, SO to speak, and are
being ground to powder because these
greedy and selfish men control congress
and the legislation of the country against
labor and the other consumers of these
high food products.
We will discuss the food scarcity first,
because we all can tell what is going on
right under our noses in plain daylight
Our farmers Chat see) look upon cat
tie and hogs as a side issue. If they can
pasture few cows in the summer time,
that is all right so long as the pasture
holds out, but when fall of the year
comes on they run of the surplus cows
and heifers to the butchers in town ana
sell them for what the combinations OF
butchers will give for them. Poor,
scrawny stock are thus pushed on the
anu In6 DuICnGTS puI THIS DeeI
on their customers and get the price that
fat beef ought to bring. Some butchers
are getting rich fast on what our sap
headed farmers are simply throwing
away In this fashion. We can raise
hogs IL we try, but we don't try: that In
the plain English of the business. is
The people in south Georgia are getting
rich because they raise hogs as well as
cotton, and they raise two bales OF cot
ton to our one bale while they are doing
it. We do not farm as farmers should
do, by raising plentiful home supplies
and make cotton our surplus money crop.
What have said. you will see, only ap-
plies to farmers, but If our farmers were
more progressive and not short-sight-
ed the people who do not farm would
not be so completely at the mercy OF
the trusts and q venal congress- People
must eat, and they will eat. whether food
is high or reasonable. Therefore We
understand why II Is that this cry Of
''extortion in food prices" has gone up
to congress. and also why there must be
some show Of investigation to hoodwfnk
and deceive the victims Of greed and
selhshness.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-25
War Experiences

"Dear Mrs. FELTON,: 1 have been reading
your interesting letters long time. sec
YOU are a friend of the old Confederate
soldier. ~
IT followed the fortunes of the I'D Geor-
gia. Wrights brigade, from Big Shanty
to Appomattox, Court House; was never
on a sick list, but was wounded. foar
times.
II lay within 20 yards of Yankee guns
at Gettysburg, wounded, until our men
fell back, and two OF my company then
dragged me off the field as they retired.
IT would like to inquire if the following
men are alive yet:
bill Grant, who was drying the wagon
that 1 was captured in at Greencastle
Pa. So -s.
'Roba Wood, of the Second Georgia
battalion that carried a letter from me,
at Chester hospital. back to my mother
Marshall, of the 18th Georgia, that
had a minnie ball cut out of his neck, the
same day I had one cut out Of my side,
by the Yankee doctors, and
"Finkly, of Orrs S. c. Rifles.
at was in prison at Point Lookout, Md.
from October 2, 1868, to March II, 1854 and
was guarded every third day by ne
groes.
II got back to my command the night
before we started on the march to the
Wilderness. l was there in every night,
skirrnish or march that Wright's brigade
was in, and saw Wright's horse shot from
under him at North Anna and saw Gen
eral Sorrell shot down at Hateher's Run.
II saw the first flag of truce. Demas
riding; Lees surrender, on the evening
of April Z, 1865, if Captain Perry met the
first one. Captain Perry was adjutant
general of Sorrells brigade at the sur
render.
Dear Mrs. FELTON,. the older 1 get the
more 1 think about what the soldiers
went through during the war; but the leg
islators think but little about us.
IT wish you may live many years to
use your pen for the good of our country.
&c. N. STROUD,
First Corporal I'D Georgia
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-25

With two investigating committees ap-
pointed in congress. one in house, anoth-
er In senate, it would seem likely that we
might get at bottom facts as to soaring
food prices, but when read that 1t Is
considered a political scheme to influence
congressional elections during the present
year, / could also see that 1t was
scheme to deceive the dear people"
In my opinion chat is worth no more
than anybody else's opinion who has
given time and study to this subject),
there are two reasons why everything to
eat has grown so dear, because there is
plenty here to eat If there was only the
wherewith to buy It; and the first reason
is the growing scarcity Of hog meat ana
beef meat all over the United States.
People in the west cannot supply the
demand that comes from vast sections of
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-25
GOVERNOR ABANDONS PLAN TO
PURCHASE w. AND A. TERMINALS

Now that it has been proven that there
is plenty of money in the state treasury,
citizens of Georgia are wondering about
those w. s. A. terminal lands in Chatta-
nooga, which the legislature authorized
Governor Brown to buy and which have
never been bought.
The options have expired, but the land
is still there, and the advisability or ac-
quiring 1t is the same now as when the
legislature passed upon 1t. The reason
or at least one ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Brown
gave at the time was that there was no
money in the treasury that could be APP
piled to the purchase. There is plenty OF
money in the treasury now, and more
coming in every day.
VIII Governor Brown now take steps TO
obtain this land?
On what ground does he neglect to do
so, after the legislature has passed IA
vorably upon it?
A Journal reporter asked Governor
Brown these questions Tuesday morning.
The governor declined to discuss the sit
uation.
1.-THE matter is ended said he, 1.-The
options have expired, and l have already
given my reasons for letting them ex'
pire. There is nothing more to be done.
at haven't bought the lands. 1 don't
intend to buy the lands. And 1 don't
choose to give any more reasons. Such'
in substance, was his ultimatum so far
as the interview with a Journal reporter
was concerned.
WHAT LEGISLATURE DID.
In view OF such a declaration, the FOL
lowing brief presentment of the history
of the state legislatures attitude in the
matter may be interesting:
In the summer of 1908 the legislature
passed a resolution authorizing the gov
ernor to obtain options on certain lands
for enlarged terminals for the~use Of the
Western and Atlantic railroad (the
states railroad) at Chattanooga. The
state now occupies with switch yards and
terminals land right within the heart OF
the city, the most valuable property in
Chattanooga for business purposes. The
city of Chattanooga has been urging the
state of Georgia for several years to
move her freight yards out of the city
and thus give opportunity for the maip
street to be extended.
OPTIONS WERE SECURED.
Former Governor Smith brought the sit
uation to the attention of the Legislature
In his message of June "a, 1908, and recon-
mended that the state acquire property
further out from the center for the en-
Iargement of its terminals. AS stated
above the Legislature passed a resolution
and the necessary options were obtained
on 40 acres of land at $1,000 an acre and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-25
O6en Letter in Atlanta Journal
To Hon. Hoke Smith.

Hon. Hoke Smith: y
Dear Governor.-All my friends in Geor-
gia know that was one of your strong
est, If humblest. supporters. in your first
race for gubernatorial honors. They know
and you know. that 1 labored in season
and out of season. for your nomination
and election, both by letters to friends in
south Georgia, middle Georgia and north
Georgia, and that L made speeches for
you notably at Indian Spring, Dahlon-
ega and on Decatur street, Atlanta, to
large crowds.
During your race with Gov. Joseph NJ.
Brown, was sick in a sanitarium in At
lanta, for month or two and later in
Thomasville, Ca for rest and recupera-
ton. My friends, the enemy, through
out the state have joked me and laughed
good humoredly at me over your de-
feat by Little Joe." 1t was not that
Joe that defeated you, but another Joe, a
good and esteemed personal friend of
mine, but of different political creed from
mine, and the railroads and whisky men
and the panic that defeated you.
My health, thanks to beneficent Prov
idence, and to my own late prudence
and discretion as to my diet and conserv-
alive habits, is now robust, and have
gone from 40 pounds avoirdupois to 100.
and am moderately in the political arena
once more, ready for battle.
1 have been asked perhaps a thousand
times over Georgia what you would do.
I have invariably replied: 1 do not know.
But I have generally added: 1 know
what Mr.. Smith ought to do in my opin-
inon; he ought to permit his old political
friends in every county of old Georgia to
put him again in battle array and elect
him governor. They are anxious to do
this. Besides the things already enumer-
ated that led to your defeat, another
thing, in my Judgment, entered very
largely in that defeat viz: The SAN
guineness and overconfidence and the I'M
derwork of the "old guards" and the
Tenth Legion" your old political SOL
diers who slept before In serene conf
dence. Let us hoist your banner again,
Hoke, and we can. and will, elect you.
T.. I. FITZPATRICK.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-25

80 acres at $500 per acre. This fact was
reported by Governor Smith TO the legisla-
ture in his message of June %, 1909, when
he especially recommended the purchase
without delay of the 80 acres at $500 an
acre. Two hundred dollars had been
paid for this option. In the course
Of his message Governor Smith
said he thought it would be a great mis-
take if the state did not take advantage
of the option ii had on the $500 land
1t Is believed that with the purchase of
these-terminal facilities outside the city
the state could have developed its prop
erty in the central portion so that hv
the close of the present lease the bust
ness property belonging to the state In
Chattanooga would rent for $25OO0O a
year.
I. The last Legislature passed bill appro-
priating money for the purchasing of
these additional terminal facilities at
cost of about $40 900. The legislative COM
mittee having gone to Chattanooga and
looked over the situation, recommended
not only the purchase of the land on
which options had been obtained, but of
an additional piece of land as we'll.
AGENT MADE REPORT.
Though Governor Brown approved the
bill passed by the legislature and sent
an agent to Chattanooga, who. it is I'M
derstood, reported that the purchase
would be a good investment he has fail
ed to take advantage of the opinions.
Governor Brown wrote a letter to At
torney General Hart, claiming that the
treasury was in a depleted condition and
gave as q reason for not Immediately
purchasing the lands that the money
then in the treasury was not available
for this purpose. There was at the time
in the treasury over 500, 900 that had been
collected from the. near-beer licenses to
be used for the development of the peni-
tertiary system. The money not being
needed for the penitentiary legislature
use and 1t would appear that this money
was therefore clearly available for the
Chattanooga purchase. Beside this, it is
stated that Governor Brown had a right
under the constitution, had he chosen to
do so, to borrow the necessary money for
the purchase. 1t has now been fully de-
veloped that Governor Brown was in
error as to his views of the condition of
the treasury, and at present the treasury
is really in better condition than it has
been for years.
The people of the state are deeply in
terested in the developing and preserving
of the w. & A. railroad, for it Is their
property, their investment. They own it.
But Governor Brown hasn't bought the
lands, he doesn't intend to, and he doesn't
choose to give any more reasons for his
attitude.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-25
IE WASHINGTON'S WILL
BY Frederic ]. Haskin

country. Under the general laws of the
state every major general in her line of
the Revolutionary army was entitled to
Washington was the only one of them
who did not take advantage of this pro-
vision, and I'm keeping with his fixed
principle TO accept no compensation for
his services except that which arises
from sense of patriotic duty earnestly
performed, he never accepted a foot of
land or other financial reward from the
nation he had done so much to found.
A rumor at one time reached the ears
of General Washington that others were
locating upon his lands in Ohio He
wrpte to the officials in charge and was
assured that such was not the case, but
that if any steps were taken placing
them in jeopardy he would be notified
He paid taxes on these lands until the
time of his death and his heirs con-
tinued to do so for some time thereafter.
In his will he bequeathed the property
to certain of his heirs and advised them
against selling at an early date, as he
believed the rapid enhancement in it's
value would provide them a better in
yestment than any other securities in
which the money derived from it's sale
could be invested. II was on this advice
of Washington that the heirs held the
land.
Meanwhile other people came in and
made second entry upon the land. That
they were squatters is shown by the fact
that the surveyor used the field notes of
the Washington survey in locating the
entries. There were various proceedings
in congress from time to time intended to
protect the title of the Washington es-
tate to the Ohio land, but the matter was
never adjusted. and was finally lost sight
of after the last action of the original
executors of the estate.
There were other second locations of
lands on the western reserve but in every
case ii is said that the losses were made
good either by relocation or scrip Wash
ington's estate alone lost it's lands for
good. In 1852 there was a law enacted
providing for the issuance of scrip in
such cases, but the affairs of the Wash
ington estate had been settled and there
was no one to make the application for
the scrip. In 1899 there was another law
enacted which cut off the right to. have
these old warrants satisfied by scrip.
1t is held by the Washington heirs that
this law was unconstitutional; that one
of the conditions upon which Virginia
gave her western territory to the union
was that these warrants should be salts
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TELL NE A q
nSToRYM
NSCHILDREh,S
s ~ PlAYTlNE

KING OF GOLD.
II was when the earth was quite young
that Mr.. Northwind sat shivering one
day I'm his dark palace in the Land Of
snow and Ice
"BOo-oo. it's coIdr' he said. as he drew
his snow cloak closer about him He
complained so bitterly and his teeth
chartered so loudly that even the King
Of Gold in mis- palace on the sun far to
the south heard him
So he sent a messenger. a sunbeam, to
inquire the trouble. The lonely little
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