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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
SEEDING OPERATIONS.
NEARLY FINISHED IN
UP RIVER COUNTIES
Unusual Conditions of Weather
Advances the Season Nearly
q Month.

Canton, S. D.. April Unusual
conditions OF weather in this section
of the state forced farmers into their
spring work at least three weeks
ea-lier tina usual.
Farmers in Lincoln county and in
Lyon county, Iowa, separated from this
county by the Big Sioux river, have
nearly all finished sowing their wheat
and oats, and the acreage for both will
not be enlarged. The high prices will
make no material difference In acre
age to be cultivated in this section.
Little barley Is raised here and no fax.
There will be an increased acreage
of corn, as Lincoln county is one OF
the best corn counties in h southern
part of the state, and the home of
pri~ze-winning corn for years. The
ground was eve In better conditions
for seeding and the general outlook,
for a prosperous crop season was
never better.
The snow disappeared in this section
on March 3, and on the 9Th farmers all
over the county were picking their
leftover corn crop.
Residents of South Dakota for 40
years have no recollection Of such o
tinuous summer weather in March. The
ground is thoroughly saturated with;
water II the surface Is dry and warm.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL
FESTIVAL AT vERM1CllON

Vermillion. s.. D.. April 1.-The city
together with; the state university, To-
Gated here. is projecting a. dramatic
and musical May festival Of some mag
nitude. 1t will include the production
of the Greek play Of Antigone. ny
Sophocles, enacted by a cast of students
and professors, with music composed
for this play by Mendelssohn, which
will be performed by a large orchestra
and male chorus.
Special scenery will be painted. and
the costumes will be designed and
made to order. Other programs OF the
festival will be furnished by the Mimi
eapolis symphony orchestra, which will
have the assistance. of six noted solo
lists. including Arthur Middleton. the
celebrated basso; Lucille Tewksbury,
sopranos; Carlo Fischer, and others
equally renowned. The festival will
last from May 10 to. 81, and as the
university will have an athletic meet
with M~orningside college on May 18.
n the state highschool athletic meet
occur here May 20. the whole will con-
stitute a gala occasion.
The cast Of the Antigone will include.
Miss Julia Piersol as Antigone, Mr..
Wood as Creon. Miss Fannie. Marquis
as Ismene, DR.. H. r. Sutcliffe as Tires-
las. and numerous others Of amateur
and professional stage experience.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
CAPT, ISAAC BAKER
CONDEMNS Federal
CONTROL OF RIVER
Declares Government Is Worst
Enemy of Navigation of the
Large Streams.

Pierre, S. D. April Capt. Isaac
river meeting here yesterday with a
strong talk in which he expressed
committee had divided the appropria-
ton for the upper river Improvement.
He took the position that by their
making q Missouri river rate the rail-
roads themselves acknowledged the
river as a rate regulator. even II the
navigation was not extensive, and that
with a comparatively small mount
expended OF proper Improvement, the
rate reduction which must be made to
meet the river rates would run into an
immense saving to all the residents OF
the northwest.
Scores Federal Regulation.
Captain Baker characterizes the fed
eral government as the worst enemy
which the Missouri river has at pres
of the stream. 1t requires a federal
license for every man who attempts to
operate a boat on the river, but allows
a railroad to operate its trains without
any such attempt at interference with
it's engineers. He asked for revetment
the filling OF the channel with silt and
the pulling of a few snags which OBJ
struct the channel.
Vast Power at Hand.
State Historian Doane Robinson took
up the power possibility of the river at
Big and Little bends, nea here, In
which he showed that the Big bend
would develop $4,000 horsepower at
high water and IA 900 horsepower at
the mean stage, and the Little Bend
100000 horsepower at high water M
ITO. 600 horsepower at low water. These
projects could be developed without
damage to navigation and would create
a great manufacturing center.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
FIRST FEDERAL TERM OF
COURT 20 YEARS AGO

Sioux Falls, S. D.. April 1T vas
just exactly 20 years ago today that
the first term of United States cour
to be held in the then new state OF
South Dakota convened in the state,
Sioux Falls being the place where the
first term was held. South Dakota had
been admitted as q state November 2,
1889, and On April I, 1890. the first
term of federal court convened in this
city, with Judge Edgerton. of Sioux
Falls, presiding. Judge Cassius G. Fos-
ter, of Topeka, Kan, United States
district judge of that state. was pres
ent and sat with Judge Edgerton on
the bench. William d. Sterling. then
of Huron. was the United States attor-
ney. while Cyrus Fry, of Nermillion,
was the United States marshal. All the
leading actors in the first term of
United States court to be held in South
Dakota Judge Edgerton. United
States Attorney Sterling and United
States Marshal Fry-now are dead. At
the time the first term Of court con-
vened a United States grand jury also
convened, and OF this D.. N. Inman. Of
Nerrnillion, was appointed foreman.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
DAiRYMEN ASK STATE
TO FIX CREAM PRICES

W~atertown, S, D., April 2.-The Off
GERS elected by the South Dakota Dairy
men and Buttermakers' association at
the convention held yesterday are as
Follows: President, f. H. Baldwin, of
Belle Fourche. reelected; vice presi-
dent, G. II. VIM of Castlewood, re-
elected; secretary-treasurer, A. P. Ry-
ger of Brookings. The only contest was
for the office of secretary-treasurer, AL
bert Anderson, the former incumbent,
being defeated
A feature of the convention was the
decision to make an effort to have a.
law enacted at the next legislature
which will prohibit large dealers pay
ing more for cream in one locality than,
In another. The fact was brought out
that some dealers pay more for cream
where a cooperative creamery is in
operation. A special committee COM
posed of P. A. Zollman of Alexandria,
c. H. VIM of Castlewood and A. Yea
mans of Clark was appointed to take
charge of a plan toward the enactment
of a law that will protect the small
dealers.
The delegates were the guests of the
city last night at a smoker and irrfor.
NAL entertainment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
HUNTER LOSES LlTTuE TOE
THROUGH A. GUN SHOT

Armour. S. D.. April IA young
man. name Alex Ollerman, of this city,
while hunting geese Monday acciden-
tally shot off a portion of his left foot.
He was creeping up on the flock OF
geese and it is thought that the ham
mer of the gun became entangled in
the weeds. He was dragging the gun
by the muzzle. and before he realized
what was going OF he was minus the
small toe Of his left foot. Being una
Bile to walk he kept continually firing
his gun to attract attention. and when
discovered was brought to town, where
q surgeon amputated the member and
dressed the wound. This is the second
time Mr.. Ollerman has met with a gun
accident. Last year he imbedded the
hammer in his knee. due to premature
discharge. and was aid up for several
weeks.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
CORN OUT ALL WINTER
NOW REACHING MARKET

Yankton, S. D.. April 1.-The remark
able weather of the past mont has
beer the biggest spring boon to armer
In this locality to be recalled since the
county was settled. The early snows
of last fall caught nearly every farmer
with the best part of his corn crop in
the field. where it remained all winter.
A fine dry March dried this corr and
the ground out. so that the corn Is now
in bin and coming to market. Contrary
to belief the corr is in fine shape. as
though it had been in bin all winter.
tt dry and hard and ts bel cs'ed
extensively and readily. Seeding Is
just commencing in earnest, no atten-
ton having been paid to this before
this week. owing to the corn crop,
which was about finished by Saturday
night. The ground is in splendid shape
for spring work and the season opens
brightly.
T~wenty-eight births. 10 deaths n
10 marriages. were the vital statistics
for the month in this county. which is
close to the average for all three de-
pa:,ments. The majority OF the deaths
49, of aged persons. one being "a
ysxneS 81 age.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
FORTUNE SECRETEp
IN OLD WARDROBE
FOUND BY DEALER
$1,000 Hidden in Drawer of
Furniture Comes Near Being
a Bargain at SO.

Aberdeen. S. D., April PETER
Greenstein who lives In this city is too
cautious to use a ten dollar bill for a
book mark, nor would he entrust 81. 900
to a bank. but when he sold his house
he wanted his money near by where 1t
would be safe, where his eyes could
feast on it when he wanted to take a
peep and where 1t could be
after banking hours ii he wanted it.
He put IL in an old wardrobe and there
1t reposed after the home was sold and
after the household furnishings and
family goads had found their way to a
second hand dealer. the family of
Greenstein having concluded to move
out of the country.
A son of Greenstein effected the sale
of the wardrobe and other furnishings
In the temporary absence of the pater
n as luck would have it. a farmer
came in and picked out the wardrobe
Tor his own about as soon as it reached
the shop. but knowing the way of sec
ond hand dealers. the farmer tried to
drive a bargain and offered IS for the
wardrobe where the dealer wanted 50.
Both worked long and we'll for that
dollar and to show his goods to better
advantage, dealer c. r. Ray opened up
the drawers and to his surprise found
there a small and snugly trapped
In paper. Immediately there was ex-
citement from three angles. The dealer
beheld the long green" and thought
how nearly he anne to Offering too
much for 50. The farmer gasped as he
saw what he was trying to get for IS.
Peter Grecnstein and his daughter
dashed in out of breath at the critical
moment and held out two pairs of
hands to receive the bundle of bills
which was Immediately transferred to
the young woman's bosom and the last
seen of her she was boiling for a bank
to transact business.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
SALOON MEN
PLACED UNDER BAN
OF LIQUOR DEALERS
Attorney General Says Effort
at Enforcement Comes From
Unexpected Source.

Sioux Falls. S. D., April AT the
hns. session of the annual meeting OF
the states attorneys a resolution was
unanimously adopted requesting the
next legislature to amend the code Of
criminal procedure so that the defend
ant in a crimina case can take deposit
tions any time after being bound over
AT present dispositions cannon be taken
until the prisoner is arraigned in cir
cult court. which often results in fore
ing the trial of the case over to the
next term of court. The committee
delegated to bring the same before
the meeting of the state bar associa-
ton, with the request that that organi-
cation endorse it.
In view of the fact that a proposed
county option amendment to the state
voters of South Dakota at the election
next November. the following extract
from an address made by S. w. Clark,
attorney general of South Dakota, be-
fore the meeting of the states attor-
neys. will be of special interest at this
time:
while there may be a good grounds
for a difference of opinion between the
prosecuti g attorneys as to the en-
forcemeEt of the liquor laws. there are
no grounds whatever for a difference Of
opinion as TO the outlaw saloonkeeper.
II " AidM odipOLlhG0pei Il cOIl-
demned alike by those who are not in
the business as We'll as those who are
and who seek to obey the law. 1 be-
lieve that conditions liz South Dakota
have been improving along this line OF
late. and ! desire to express my ap-
probation of those fearless and active
states attorneys who have aided in
bringing about this better condition.
During the past yea a new and I'M
expected aid has come to us through
the Manufacturers & Dealers ~associa-
ton, whose membership is made up
of those engaged in the industries
allied to the liquor traffic.
Realizing that a continuance Of
open and fragrant violations tends to
establish adverse public opinion upon
all persons engaged in trade, whether
law violators or not, this association
has demanded that the law be strictly
enforced. Whatever may be the motive
of this action. We annot help but
commend the Manufacturers & Deal
ers' association and the respectable
element in the liquor traffic for their
advocacy of a strict enforcement of the
law"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
VERDICT AGAINST ROAD
FOR WOMAN'S DEATH

Flandreau. S. d.. April Judgment
was rendered in circuit court here
against the Milwaukee, road and in
favor of the heirs of Mrs. Thomas
Whealy, formerly residing near Col
man, i'm the sum of $40. 500.
While driving home from Flandreau
a little over two years ago. after at
tending revival meetings here in the
evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Whealy We're
struck by an engine on the Milwaukee
road a short distance west of town and
both were killed. This is the second
trial of the case. the former trial end
ing in the supreme court, where it was
remanded for a new trial. There yet
remains the trial of the case to deter
mine the roads liability for the death
Of Mr.. Whealy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
NEW GOLD AND SILVER
DISCOVERY AT OELRICHS

Hot Springs, 8. D., April 4.-Every
rancher living a few miles east OF tnls
city is looking for gold Lodges. The
report of a remarkable discovery Of
great interest in that section of Fall
River county. Sauer is an old miner
as well as rancher. The vein hat he
is said to have discovered is - feet
wide and samples sent to the state
school Of mines at Rapid City are said
to have gone 1929 in gold. and s109.45
in silver, to the ton The vein has
been stripped a distance of 400 feet.
Mining claims have been staked all
around the ranch. The formation is
said to be right for gold and silver.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
TIMBER LAKE Will
DRAW SETTLERS TO
CHEYENNE RESERVE
Grading Is Being Completed on
Moreau and Cheyenne
Branches of Road.

Wakpala, $. ID, April 6.-Men and
teams by the hundred are going out to
finish the grading on the Moreau and
Cheyenne branches of the Milwaukee
road south of here.
The Grand river bridges which were
washed out by the spring flood, have
been replaced. Steel has been aid
across the Grand river. and it is ex-
pected to have the line ready for :Ts-
senger traffic to Timber Lake by May
l at the latest. BY June | it is planned
to have passenger trains into Moreau,
just cross the Moreau river. OF the
Cheycnn" line.
In spite of statements to the O
trary. it is a fact that the Milwaukee
has not, as yet. laid out any townsites,
the negotiations for their purchase not
having been approved by the Indian
department.
Two Government Sites.
The government has two townsites.
one at Timber Lake. on the Moreau
Vine, and n at Dupree. on the Chey-
enne line. Lots in these towns will be
sold at auction to the highest bidder.
The Cheyenne line will be ironed this
of the Cheyenne reservation. on the
north line of Meade county. The Nor
eau line will be ironed to the head OF
Fire Steel creek.
From Timber Lake west to the res
ervation line is the largest amount Of
vacant homestead land. also from
Dupree west to the line, and 1t is there
that the bulk of the homesteaders will
doubtless go, although there is good
land left on the Standing Rock reser-
walton.
Many Will Not File.
1t is evident tina many who drew
numbers last fall did so as a specula-
ton and will not file. Lane l%ocators
are pretty we'll agreed where numbers
] to 6 should locate; after that it 10
enybody's choice.
From present indications there Wv,
be a rush to Timber Lake, the pro-
posed land office own. There never
was a better spring for landseekers,
the prairies are green. the May flow
ers in bloom; roads dry, and weather
| perfect.
The Indian delegation from Standing
Rock has returned from Washington
and has agreed to the opening of the
remainder of the reservation. There
| will only be about 1000 quarters avail
able for settlement and of these prob
81, nar uS"r 90 ara good farming
claims.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
BAR Association
CONCLUDES SESSIONS

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 4.-The
State Bar association concluded its
eleventh annual meeting here today.
and attorneys from all parts of South
Dakota who attended are returning to
their homes. At a business session near
the close Of the meeting the follow
ing officers were elected for the coming
year:
President, Carl G. Sherwood, Of
Clark; vice presidents. S. w. Clark,
of Redfield; w. G. Rice, of Deadwood:
secretary, John H. Voorhees,. of Sioux
Falls; treasurer, L. NJ. Simons. Of Belle
Fourche. An executive council of the
association, consisting of II member
from each Of the 10 judicial circuits in
the state, was also elected.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
INTEREST is DEMANDED
ON COUNTY BALANCES

Canton, S. D., April 1.-The ques-
ton most agitated now in the financial
circles of his county is, will the
the county money on deposit, based
upon the average daily balances?"
The bid of the Huron Trust company
of 2 per cent on daily balances, which
bid was received by the county auditor
last January. is what started the dis
cussion of the question. At the meet
ing of the county commissioners held in
January, at which the bankers were all
present, it was decided to postpone def
mite action until the April meeting.
However. the bankers recently had y
meeting and decided that none would
bid for the county money, hence it
looks as though the county money
would go begging, unless sent out OF
the county.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
GOVERNMENT ASKED
TO BUY BISON HERD

Rapid City. April ga buffalo herd
of national reputation as an attraction
for tourists this summer. is a strong
possibility tor Rapid City. Recently,
1t was announced that "Scotty" Phil
ip. of Fort Pierre. desired to sell his
herd Of $50 head. said to be the largest
eXtant in this country. Business men
at ono saw the possibility for such
an attraction here mt opened COM
munication With MIR. Philip. 1t is pro-
posed to ask the government for am
appropriation to buy the herd on con-
dition that Rapid City provides for
maintenance. Congressman Martin
has taken up the question at Washing
ton
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
STOckMEN's MEETING is
SCHEDULED FOR RAPID CITY

Rapid City, S. D., April 4.-Prepara-
lions are being made on ar extensive
scale for the annual stockmen's meet
ing. which is to be held in this city
April II, 10 and 10. While a good
many of the large cattle owners have
gone out of the business within the
past few years on account of the en-
cr~oachments of the new settlers, it has
been decided to make these meetings
each year as interesting as ever in
order to preserve one of the last feat
ures of the west. 1t is expected that
the usual nunber of visiting cattlemen
and buyers will be present. Letters
have been received from the Omaha
and Sioux City stockmen that they wiz
be present.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
HEARS JUDGE DEEMER

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 2.-The
eleventh annual meeting Of the South
Dakota Bar association convened here
for sessions continuing owe two days.
One of the feature at the PENN
session vas the annual address Of
United States Attorney Wagner, presi-
dent of the association. Papers were
presented by John B. Hanten. OF
Watertown. on state Taxation and
by James Brown, of Chamberlain. on
The Laggard Science The feature
of the session held this iThursday)
forenoon was al address by Hon. Hor-
ace +. Deemer. of Des Moines, Ia, a
mi Of the Iowa supreme court. on
som Proposed Reforms in Criminal
Procedure" Last evening the visiting
attorneys. to the number of more than
leo. We're guests at a theater party
rendered by the Minnehaha County Bar
association. and at the conclusion of
this We're rendered an Informal recep-
ton at the DacOtah and Elk clubs
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
JUDGE DILLON iNsTALLs
ELkS AT WATERFOWL

Watertown, s. d., April 7.-Water-
town lodge No. S3S, b. p. o. e. which
next June is to entertain the grand
lodge of the state, last evening in
stalled the officers who will be in
charge of the affairs of the organiza-
tion when the state meeting is held.
The installation was in charge of
Judge Dillon, of Yankton. The officers
Installed were: j.. G. Mcfarland. ex-
allied ruler: f. w. Lyon, esteemed lead
ing knight; H. S. Fletcher. esteemed
loyal knight; T. H. Davis. esteemed
lecturing knight: John Westburg. sec
Rotary; H. L.. Sheldon. treasurer; Will
liam Williams, tyler: Nj. H. Nickerson.
inner guard, and o. N. Whistler. trus-
tee.
Following the installation the lodge
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
WATERFOWL SCIENTISTS
WILL DEDICATE CHURCH

Watcrtown, S. D., April 7.-The new
'editice of the First Church of Christ.
Scientist. will be dedicated on mex
Sunday. The building was constructed
last summer. but dedicatory services
have been deferred. The building cost
100000.
Judge S. j. Hanna. of Colorado. one
of the best speakers sci out by the
mother church at Boston, will deliver
the address. The church is one of the
finest in his CITY.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
LIE BEAU A SUPPLY POINT.

lie Beau, s. D., April I.-Because OF
the impossible condition of the Grand
river the forage and commissaries for
the grading crews of the Chicago and
Milwaukee railroad are unable to get
supplies to their men without coming
through this city. Large shipments
of supplies have peer arriving here
for some time past. They are placed
on board the ferryboat "Scctty Philip"
and transported to ground upon which
they are able to reach the crews with
out crossing any of the large rivers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
GROUSE ovER.RuN A

Rapid City, S. D.. April a.
Grouse too tame to be frightened
away and fully protected by the
state law. r laying waste the
ranch of j. C. Bower on French
creek. So plentiful are the birds
that they pick off the new shoots
of alfalfa as fast as the grain
appears, eat everything of a
growing nature or the ranch and
make themselves a general NUS
ance. Mr.. Bower fired blank
cartridges at them, ''sicked' the
dogs on them and tried devious
ways to brighten them. but all to
no avail. He has notified the
game warden.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
GAME WARDEN WARNS
AGAINST BUYING FISH

WATERFOWL. S. D.. April Nv. F.
Bancroft, state game warden, has is
sued orders to all of the county war
dens in the state to pay particular at
tntion to people selling fresh fish taken
from stream or lakes in the state, and
instructs that all parties caught vio-
lating the state law be prosecuted. He
has made one arrest in Codington
county, but because the man is sick.
In bed. the matter has been allowed to.
rest for a time.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
HAYES TAKEN TO PRlsoN

DeadwOod, S. d., April 7.-Sheriff
Plunkett left last evening for Sioux
Falls penitentiary With Charles Hayes,
alias Bill Dunn, the murderer whose
case went to the supreme court and
who's sentence finally was committed
to life imprisonment by Governor Yes
sey. He had twice been sentenced to
hang.