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pose Then. after taking up collec-
ton for Mrs Miller and another for q
maidstone for her husband. the meet
ing adjourned.
There we're iaWless characters in
Royal Flush who expressed themselves
much pleased with this proposed ad-
vent of the law. The reason for their
satisfaction was that when the vigil
lance committee took them In hand
they were pretty sure to get their
deserts That the committee occasion
ally made a mistake and punished an
innocent citizen did not concern them.
As soon as the court was organized
and the lawyers arrived the lawbreak-
ers considered all restraint removed.
One of the worst Of them. Mike Flynn.
having grudge against professional
gambler. Light Fingered jim" as he
was called, waited week for the new
order to be established before taking
his revenge. then shot the gambler
down in cold blood In the center of the
town. He at once gave himself up for
trial
There were three witnesses who had
seen the shooting. Bill Evans was the
first of these who was called upon by
the prosecution he had stood within
a hundred yards OF the two men and
had seen the whole affair from start to
finish. His story was that Flynn had
approached Light Fingered Jim" from
behind and shot him in the back
When the attorney for the DEFENSE
took the witness" he held up before
him a thaumatrope. which is card
with a bird sketched on one side ana
q cage on the other By means OF two
strings. one on each end Of the card.
be revolved 1t rapidly and asked the
witness what he saw The answer
was "a bird in a cage" The lawyer
then showed the thaumatrOpe to tne
jury and said:
.aThe witness evidently has defective
eyesight. His vision is so bad that ne
can't even see that the bird ana the
cage are on opposite sides OF the caro-
The next witness was Abe Wilkins.
.Where were you. Mr.. Wilkins. when
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!: The Deposing Of
Judge Lynch
! But He Was Restored as the Best
, Form Of Justice to Be Had
) at Royal Flush
By DAVID SKINNER
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

Judge Lynch had fallen into dis
repute at Royal Flush. Tom Miller
had been accused Of the murder of his
partner. Josh Jones. and notwithstand-
ing his protestations Of innocence and
the fearful pleadings of his wife had
been hanged to the branch of tree un-
til be was dead. The day after the
hanging the murdered man walked into
Royal Flush covered with wounds and
scratches. to the surprise Of all. the
terror of few who considered him q
ghost and the chagrin of those who
had been active In making Mrs. Miller
a widow.
The case against Miller had been SO
plain that no one but a fool or one
interested in defeating justice could
fail to see that he was guilty. He and
Jones had been working q claim to-
gether upon the mountain side. Fright
full cries had been heard In that region
in the dead Of night. The next morn
ing Jones was not to be found. and
Miller's clothes were smeared with
blood The vigilance committee arrest.
ed Miller. who told cock and bull
story about a mountain lion jumping
on his partner and he MILLER, attack
ing the beast with his knife. Having
turned the beast on himself. Jones. be-
ing freed, took to his heels. The lion
made off.
Jones on his arrival confirmed Mil
ler's story. supplementing it with the
information that once out OF the
brute's clutches he had not stopped
running till dawn Of day.
meeting of the residents of Royal
Flush was called. and the matter Of
deposing Judge Lynch and substitute
ing regular court procedure was dis
cussed. The nearest practicable plan
to such substitution In SO small place
was to elect a judge and invite two
lawyers to settle in the place. the one
for prosecuting attorney, the other for
the. defense of accused persons. A
committee was appointed for this pur.
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Considerafa.

Miss Antique don't believe Won
could tell my age. Miss Caustioue-
l could. but wouldn't BE- SO mean
Philadelphia Record
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Nothinn.

B1nks-Where spent Christmas last
year the thermometer dropped to zero.
Jlnks-That's nothing. Binks-What's
nothing? Jinks-Why, zero!
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to move back to Etkls. They have
many friends here wAogwin welcome
them back.
Mr.. M. Bracha went Mitchell,
Tuesday.
Rev. Norton preached in sas N. E.
church Sunday. 1t being sash a
cold day the congregations both
morning and evening were skaal,
The Catholic ladies cIeasea ever
$50 at the supper they served last
week in Tobey's hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. FrensA aspects
to move into town March dAt into
the Mrs. Mary Hanson hsuse.
Tony Deegan. Nick LssAea and
Charlie Trow went to Parkesssa We'd
nesday.
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NEWS FROM ETHAN

Ethan, S.. Don Saturday, Feb.
IS, between the hours of two and five
a parcel shower was given in honor
of Miss Minnie Lowrie, whose APP
preaching marriage to Mr.. Charles
Strand will soc be announced. The
ladies numbering about fifty, brought
their parcels to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Gammill in the south part
of Miss Lowrie. A pleasant after
noon was spent with music and con-
versation, q delicious lunch was sery-
ed, and Miss Lowrie received the best
wishes Of the whole company for her
future happines sand prosperity all
along life's pathway. A great num-
Der of pretty as we'll as useful arti-
cles were received.
w. P. Smith went to Mitchell We'd
nesday afternoon. Goods are arriv-
ing for the new store which will be
operated by a company concern.
Mr.. John Tobin, who lives two
miles south of town, contemplates
building another story on his cot
tage, which will give them plenty of
room.
Teachers meeting was held in the
school house again Saturday after
noon, this being a special meeting.
From the printed program it seems
it must have been and interesting
meeting. All the teachers in this
district but 8 being present.
Miss Sophia Weiland returned re-
Gently from her claim in Perkins
county.
L. A. Oathout sold 500 bushels of
seed corr this last week to the Da-
kota Improved Seed Co., at Mitchell.
Byron Swartz of Parkston was in
town Saturday.
A full house greeted M. Engled of
who gave a moving picture
show here Tuesday evening.
Quite a number from Ethan saw
The passing Of the meteor on Tues
day evening. It looked like a great
ball of hre:> The roar. resembling
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LETCHER ITEMS

Letecher. $. D.-Misses Blanche
and Kitty Ryan returned to Mitchell
Monday after an over Sunday visit
at home. Their friend. Miss Della
isstbeen ,i 2 Of Mitchell. spent sun
day with them.
Mr. Walter Kirkpatrick. Of Gackle.
~. Dakota. ID here visiting relatives
thtssweek.
Miss Patricia shanIey Of Woon-
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NEWS FROM LISBON

Lisbon, s.. D.-Guess the ground
hog didn't miss 1t much when he went
back for six weeks.
There was a large crowd at Mr..
8Cropsey's sale and things sold we'll.
Frank Buttertield and his moth
er returned from GAIA, Iowa. Mon
day last. Mrs. Butterfield spent the
winter there with her daughter, and
Frank, went down to spend a few
days and to accompany his mother
home.
Mrs. Mary Wheeler is visiting her
son. Clifford Wheeler and family.
Floyd Jenck transacted business
In Mitchell Wednesday Of last week.
Tom Showalter, Miss Clara Sven
zen and Miss Clara Thompson spent
Wednesday evening at G. c. WHEEL
.er's.
Mi. Cropsey said his sale brought
34.400. That Is pretty good. Mr..
and Mrs. Gaines spent Friday and
Saturday at Mr.. Cropsey's to be there
Tor the sale.
Miss Anna Sambo is reported not
50 well. DR.. Freyberg was called out
Sunday and got as far as Mr.. Crop
seysss with his auto and borrowed
g horse and buggy and went on his
way.
There was Q surpIise party at Fred
,Cropsey's Monday night. Every one
had . grand good time and plenty to
eat, for Mr.. and Mrs. Cropsey are
royal entertainers.
Mr.. Stevens people visited at
Mr.. Qropsey's Sunday.
John Showalter was calling in
these parts Sunday.
John Lowell has ben moving hay5
grain and machinery the past week
Mrs. Elsie jerks spent Wednes-
day Of last week with Mrs. G.. Wheel
er.
Bert jerks contemplates building
In the near future. Listen for the
wedding bells then. for Bert does
not like to batch.
a man up nea LOOMS by the name
OF Frank Kenton. has rented the
Frank Weller farm now occupied by
G. c. Wheeler.
Mrs. Strand and cousin spent
Monday evening Of last week at Wick
Geo. Miller transacted business in
Mitchell Monday of this week.
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State of ohio; City of Toledo,
Lucas County. SIS.

Frank ]. Cheney makes eA&h that he
is senior partner of the Arn ef F. J..
Cheney & Co, during business u the
City of Toledo, Cunty and State afofe-
said, and that said firm Will po1 the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of CatArvh that
cannot be cured by the use Of Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and Subscribed
in my presence. this Sth day Of Deeem-
Der. A. D., 1888.
(SEAL) A. w. 0ILaAaON.
Notayy Public.
ly, an dacts directly on the blosa and
mucous surface of the systen. send
for te~stimonials free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo O..
Sold by al druggists. use.
Take Halls Family Pills fer csAsti-
patton.
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eSV w. Wy W NO ANAA M~0ulVOS0UIQ
ever since statehood. ana there was
no other way to get tho representa-
ton for the Western counties than to
take tham from the eastern ones.
While there IL yet room for expan-
sion OF the house so far % constitu-
tional limitation 10 concerned. the
house chamber in the new capitol
places q limitation and to keep with
in that. In the adjustment. the num-
Der has been reduced one. to a total
OF 103. In the new bill.
The changes in the senatorial dis
tricts from those now in existence
are: Henson and McCook together,
instead OF Hanson and Miner.
Harding and Perkins q new dis
trict with one senator.
Lyman a district with one senator.
Hand and Hyde q district with n
senator; Hyde is now with Hughes
and Sully.
Hughes and Sully a senatorial dis
kAASS WAlA OuCs
Stanley a district with one senator,
now with Lyman in one district.
Deuel. and Hamlin one district
with one senator, each now a sepa-
rate district.
Trip and Mellette a new district
with one.
Dewey added to the district of
Faulk and Potter.
Corson added to the district Of
Walworth and Edmunds. a
Butte and Lawrence joined in one
district with two senators.
Meade and Ziebach made a dis
trict with one.
Douglass and Aurora are made
one district with one senator, now
two districts.
Miner and Sanborn are placed in
one district.
Brule, Buffalo, and Jerauld are in
cluded in one district with one SEN
ator.
Outside these changes the list re-
main just as at present.
In the house the changes are:
Union from 8 to 2; Clay from 2 to 4;
BonHomme from 3 to @; Lincoln
from 8 to Q; Turner from 4 to 8;
Hutchinson from 3 to 2; Charles
Mix from 2 to 8; Minnehaha from
IL to 5; Gregory from 1 to 2; Moody
from 2 to L; Brookings from 4 to
3; Kingsbury from 3 to Q; Beadle
from 2 to 3; Stanley from 1 to 81;
Lyman from 1 to q; Roberts from
4 to 3; Day from 4 to 3; Lawrence
from S to 4; Meade from 1 to @;
Hamline and Deuel. are made one
district with n house member,
each o having me-. New districts
are Trip and Mellette, 2 members;
Harding 1; Perkins Q; Corson L..
Butte 1; Dewey and Ziebach 1.
In detail, the old districts of
Meade. Butte, Perkins and Harding,
which has had but one senator, has
been cut into several districts, Hard
ing and Perkings being one, Butte
being added to Lawrence; and
Meade and Ziebach being made an
other district. Stanley and Lyman,
which have SO long been one dis
trict with one senator, are separate
districts with n senator each.
Trip and Mellette, which have had
no representation, are made a dis
trict and given one senator and two
representatives. Dewey and Ziebach
counties are made a representative
district with one member, and Cor
son is a district with one.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-23
SEX HYGIENE INSTRUCTION
is APPROVED BY HOUSE

Pierre, s. D.-New bills presented
in the house are: 381, judiciary CON-
mittee, providing expense accounts
for supreme court judges; 382, bank
ing committee, fixing fees for exam
i%nations Of building and loan asso-
Citations; 393, banking committee,
providing manner of organization of
trust companies; 384, railway COM
imittee, authorizing the railway COM
mission to fix rates for express COM
panies doing business in South Da-
kota; 3S5, the general apportion-
ment bill with 1913 house, and As
senate members.
House passed house bills 81, APP
p%ropriating 1855 for expenses of in
vestigation fef Soldiers Home; ZIG,
providing manner of making drain
age assessment; 1913, providing for
physical education in public schools,
257, allowing husband or wife to
testify against the other in cases of
bigamy or adultery; 246, providing
protection for drainage bitches, and
keeping them clear from obstruc-
tions: 30s. providing for instruc-
lions in sex hygiene in schools; $50.
reducing the fee for fraternal society
solicitors to fifty cents; 263, regu-
lating bonds of steam threshermen.
The Senate presented new bills:
276. Pearson, exempting owners Of
stock from expense for treatment un-
der provision Of inspection law; 277,
state department committee, provid-
ing an executive accountant, with
salary and expense Of $4,000 a year;
8. ]. r. %, submitting an amend
ment reducing interest on deferred
payment on school lands to five per
cent.
Senate passed Senate bills 14S,
creating incidental fund for insane
hospital; 172, Jail and poor house in
spection bill; 1873. protection of elk;
PAT, providing for deputy county SUI
perintendents in large counties; 1884,,
dairy expert and a%dulteration bill.
Senate passed house bills 90, nam
ing and registering the names Of
school districts; 80. authorizing
county mutual fire companies to do
cyclone business; 219. authorizing
chief clerk in Insurance department
to sign papers.
STATE APPORTIONMENT BILL
MAKES NUMEROUS CHANGEsI
Pierre, 8. D.-The new apportion-
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Washington, d. c. Carrying a
provision prohib itinE the bayhg by
the government of armsy ksn the
steel trust for the c~oastyusGAea of
battleships, the badly batsefse naval
appropriation bill wal passed by the
House today.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-23
WHITING DOESN'T RELISH
TRlCKERY WITH HIS BILL

Pierre, s. D.-Saturday by a mo-
ton. while Whiting was out OF. the
house, his criminal practice act was
sent to the live stock committee.
| Whiting vas wroth and prepared a
motto INTO get his bill out Of that
committee. But the house had
adjourned before he got in his
motion and accompanying speech. At
the morning session the committee
sbeat him to it" and reported the
bill back to the house without rec
ommendation, which under the rule
placed it back on the calendar. That
was Just what Whiting was asking
for in his motion, but he did not in
tend that all his efforts and grey
matter should have been wasted and
he sprung his motion Just the same,
and with 1t his speech roasting the
rest Of the lawyers of the house for
fighting the measure by any means
to keep 1t from coming to a vote,
calling them assassins in the dark.
That started all the lawyers to tell
ing what an honorable profession
they represent, and what an honor
able body Of men they are and ev-
er yone asserted that he was willing
to back that statement If anyone
wanted to know. Then the laymen
opened up, and told what they
thought about lawyers in general,
and the house lawyers in particu-
lar, and 1t took over an hour to work
of the surplus steam. with a calen-
dar of nearly a hundred bills wait
ing for action, and when the row
was all settled, no m had anything
to offer as a settlement, as the whole
proposition was settled before the
row was started at all.
The bill to pay a judgment held
by Margaret w. Mellette. against the
state on account of the old Taylor
defalcation matter, which has been
before several different sessions of
the legislature. to fail of passage ev-
cry time in one house or the other,
now shows signs of becoming an en-
actment. The senate has passed the
bill providing the appropriation, and
the house appropriation committee
has f%ayorably recommended it, and
it is now on the calendar to be
reached some time for action.
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thunder, which followed the fash,
must have been two minutes later.
The last dance before Lent will be
given in Tobey's hall Tuesday, Feb.
20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eliphus Tobey ar
rived Sunday from Stickney and are
visiting relatives here and at Nit
chell.
l.. A. Oathout went Parkston Sat-
urday and acted as a%uctioneer at the
basket social given by the school
pupils attending the school that is
taught by Mr.. Byron Swartz. The So
cial was held on Saturday evening
and the proceeds amounted to $50,
which will be used toward the pur-
chase of an organ for the school.
Roy Oathout's school in Worthen
township will have a basket social at
their school house on e Friday
evening, Feb. "a.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-23

Ethan, S. D.-Mr. and Mrs. White
head have arrived from Nebraska
with a car of goods and will soon
be settled on the farm, n mile
north of town, where McKeel and
Bracha have just finished their new
house and barn. !
Gus Tremaine went to Mitchell
Monday Afternoon, and will be able
to help his father now until he gets
installed in his new meat market on
the south side.
Mr.. Truman Dodge who had a
sale recently has five cars! loaded
with horses and goods and expects
to move at once to Reliance, Anoth-
err good farmer leaving the country,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sand who
formerly lived here but now in the
state of Washington, are the proud
parents of a son, born Feb. 9Th.
Mr.. A. G. Bauer will, move inc
his new residence this week.
Mr.. Herman Hurm will move in
to Mr.. Dick Truths house March list.
Mr.. Charles Clark arrived last
week from Seattle, Washington and is
visiting his parents and other rela-
tives. He will remain a week or ten
days longer with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike Clark.
Frank Schmitz came up from DIM
ock Tuesday.
Quite a number from here will go
to Mitchell Ito attend the play, Union
Depot for a Day." Friday evening.
Haley Trow has gone to Dimocs
to finish plastering Mr.. Zeier's new
house.
An epidemic Of whooping cough is
again raging among the children out
east Of town.
Letters received from Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Schmitt, denote that as soon
as they prove up on their land in
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-23
Az PROPOSED.

Pierre, $. DR.. o. Richards Il
sending letters here this morning
putting the ban Of his d%isapproval
on tho call Tor the organization Of .
branch OF the national progressive
league to 20 held in THE city ON the
25th Of this month. He denounces
all Who attempt to take a part in
the call OF. the meeting. He takes
the position that his ''primar league"
should be recognized as the South
Dakota branch of the National or
g~anisation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20
CHAMP CLARK IN
 PATRIOTIC SPEECH , AS NEXT SPEAKER
Especial from United Press.)

Washington, Jan. 20-With Champ Clark securely lashed in the Speaker chair for the next Congress, stripped of the power of naming committees, the House Democrats, today, congrat- ulated themselves on last nights eau GUS.
 There were fire and powder possi- bilities in the meeting and the lead CTS breathed a sigh of relief, today, when they realized that for time at least their troubles were over.
 The program. as arranged, went Representative Fitzgerald. of New York, tried to lead revolt against taking the committee appointing pow CT away from the Speaker. The ma jority members of the new Ways and Means committee, headed by Repre- sentative Underwood, of Alabama, who was elected by the caucus, will begin immediately the work of framing the committee appointments and just as soon as the session is over they will start their tariff investigation.
 Accepting endorsements of the eau GUS for the Speakership of the next House, Representative Champ Clark of Missouri, made a brief speech be- speaking his thanks and desire for liberality of consideration For both the old and new members.
 From the bottom of my heart I thank you for your generous endorse ment for the high office of Speaker of the House of Representatives" he said. "I shall endeavor to discharge the duties of that great position so fairly so justly. and so impartially that you will never have cause to regret what you have just done.
 ''This caucus was called for the purpose of selecting the Democratic contingent of the Ways and Means committee for the 62d Congress in or der to expedite tariff legislation by se curing as speedily as possible the data on which to base a bill or bills which we believe will promote the prosperity of the whole country and give a new impetus to every legiti- mate business undertaking within the broad confines of the Republic. The quicker our plans are formulated and known the better for all concerned.
 Each member of the caucus should have opportunity to express his opin- ions fully, and whatever is done should be marked by good nature,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

pressive measures of his cabinet min isters against the Socialists when he summoned Premier Katsura and Min isters Komatsubara, Hirata and Oura, and requested them to retain their portfolios and work devotedly for the state. The four men, yesterday, for mally rendered their resignations with the intention of discovering whether the Emperor approved or disapproved their action in fighting the growth of Socialists in Japan.
 The protests against the recent sen- tencing to death of 24 Socialists fotind guilty of planning to assassf- nate the Mikado have been numerous and the cabinet ministers took this