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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-08-10
STOCK SICW
IN NJ COUNTY

Vivian, 5 II Vivian Win hold it's
s.cond IAN festival ani Lave stock
NOV Aug. 2@-2l. Lyman County
az in the past made q great recold
In its shipments Of cattle from the
range. Under the lever conditions
OF settlement stock raising is assunl-
Ing a more intensive form few
miles north Ct Vivian there is the
finest herd Of t%horougA Hereford cat
lie me writer has ever seen. The
pick from this and other cattle and
horse ranches and arms, Will be il
evi ience at the exhibition. DAir!
products viii also be shown. Two
days are to be devoted to sight see
ing and recreation.
Prominent speakers are being en-
gagged. Governor NesAoY and an in
dian speaker are expected to deliHcl
a~ddl esses.
Horse races. foot races, tugs G
war. baseball games and other mat
tors OF interest are being scheduled
As Vivian IS one OF the aggresslN,
towns on the milwaukee, system be
tween Chamberlain and Rapid Git.
and almost at the biographical cen
ter of Lyman county, the stock SHOW
and fall festival viii command
goo, deal OF interest.
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PROBE
OF S|LSBE{ CHARGES
DEMOCRATS OE HOUSE PROPOSE
TO ATTEMPT TO MAKE \ PO-
I.lTiCAL VICTIM or TOM
BURNS.

Washington, d. c. The charges
of George Silsbce the Minnesota
farmer against T.. G.. Burns, the
land register at Gregory, S. ID. viii
doubtless be made the subject of in
Nestigation by the house committee
on expenditures in the interior de
partment. The subject was consid-
cred at an executive session of the
committee held today. While no
conclusion was reached, it is the
understanding that the charges OF
Mr.. Silsbee. who alleges that he lost
title to a homestead as a result of Q
conspiracy in which Register Burns
figured into. The investigation will
be taken up at once if congress il
to remain in session. Ii not the in
CURRY will not be set in motion until
December.
At a meeting of the committee,
Representative Burke, of South Da-
kota, protested against an inquiry in
this case. lie insisted that if the
charges We're sustained the commit
tee had no authority o act.
MIR, Burns has little besides his
reputation, and his reputation among
his neighbors is a good one,' said
Mr.. Burke. IF he has erred in the
administration OF the land affairs al
Gregory he will be punished by the
secretary OF the interior, who has
jurisdiction over him"
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Present Constitution
Relieves Them Of
Most OF Taxes
ARE TAX DODGERS
Concealed Real Earning, Tin
State Board Get Rail
road Reports

pielre. S. u If the people OF
this state aGu4t tine cca. .tutional
amendment providing for TAXING
franchises, ri the next general cleo
.'ion, the express companies doing
business in the STATE viii no ,-ionbt
Get .heirs' properly.
The only real estate which amy G.
press company owns IN this state is
a lot and building in this city by the
American company. They have al
ways fought and avoided paying tan
es OF that ON the ground that it is
part of their "equipnlent' used in
their business, but nov they go into
the United States court with a plea
that they are not subject to taxation
In this state except on their actunl
property, and that the state in assess
ing them on their business" is go
ing outside OF its rights, and tho
court sustains their contention. Ii
is a ease of no taxation either Wa!
on the contentious OF the company
but on their decision gained in tn,
United States court, the county
would certainly have good grounds
tor recovery of taNes on their real
property Lere for Il series of years.
The express companies continued
to pay taxes in this state OF theil
business 50 long as the state board
accepted their reports, which only
showe8 business which originates
and ends within the state. probably
about ten per cent of the real bust
ness they do. But the railway com.
panies are required to make a show
ing of their receipts from express
companies, and that was an entirel!
different story from the reports the
express people filed with the state
The state board began TO take the
figures of what the railroads showed
in their reports as to the real amount
of business which the express com
panies transacted in the state, ant
on this the companies are making
their fight. and have apparently won
On the side they tried anothel
trick. The United State Gompan.
sold its business to the Wells Fargo
and when the purchasing compan!
was called upon to pay the assess
ment against the United States, they
refused on the ground that they wee
not tr%ansacting business in the state
for the previous Year, II With lh,
United States out of business in The
state there was no way for collection
from them. On that basis all amy
companies need to do was TO trans.
fer to one another each wear, anl
slide out.
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IRRIGATION GAINS ADVOCATES.

Pierre, S. D.-The dry situation
over the western half of the state has
brought II 1cvival OF interest in the
question Of irrigation to all that part
of the state. OF course, for years il
rigation has been carried on in tn,
Black Hills aE.t out along the foot
hills, bat as a mean OF increasing
the yields of farms outside the lin
its OF that country, little attention
has been paid to it. The big project
for the western part of the state has
been the government enterprises a,
Belle l'ourche. but this is not COM
ing up to expectations this year on
account of the dry conditions en- the
watershed, and while those who are
working under that project secured
enough water early in the season TIC
assure them Il first cutting of alfalfa,
the water supply failed later in the
season, and the farmers in that see
ton are suffering loss.
The dry weather has stimulated
the use of water along Cheyenne,
White and the Missouri rivers. where
no attention has been paid in past
years to this help in c~rop-raising.
Several small plants are pumping
water from the Cheyenne river in the
vicinity of Wasta. Besides these al
ready in use, many other plants arc
being built. A large outfit for the
country near the forks Of the Chey-
enne river was unloaded at Wasta
last week.
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REPLIES To
UXDERWOODS ATTACK
.~~l MIS- II III RESPONSIBILITY
ioE EDITORIAL AID TELLS
WHERE HI con INFoEMA-
1lDN.

Chicago. Voluntarily assuming
fun responsibility for the ditoriaI re
Gently published in his weekly paper
which caused Congressman Under-
wood OF ALBANIA 10 brand him a iai-
SITTER on the floors oil congress, Nil.-
lam J. Bryan yesterday replied 10 tile
attack and declared that ne intended
10 discuss some other things.
Mir Bryan proceeded TO grant
Congressman Un5erwood's request
upon which the editorial was based
He declared that hte information was
taken from a Washington dispatch
published by an Omaha newspaper
If this information is correct, MIR
Bryan declared he will stand by hi:
statement. If investigation shows i
TO be erroneous. lie gladly will ack
nowledg his mistake.
Bryan arrived early in the morn
ing and read Congressman Under
woods attack in the newspaper
while eating breakfast at the univer
sity cdlub. He left before noon TO
Iowa where he had engagements IL
lecture.
Reference in Address.
Mount Pleasant. la.-Willian
Jennings Bryan spoke a the chautau
qua here this Afternoon and refer
ring to Mr.. Underwood's statemen
yesterday i'm the house said:
George Fred Williams was tn
first med to read me out OF tn,
democratic party. But this has HAP
pened so often that ! am used to it
The last time was Yesterdays
Mr.. Bryan did not mention Mrs
Underwood by name. He said dun
ing his lecture thai he would neVe
run for the presidency, and mad
his old charge that Roosevelt :n
other republicans had bodily stole.
his political theories and policies fC
their platforms.
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MAD DOG SCARE
ST|RS COMMUNITY
EXCITEMENT PREVAILS NEAR
sls,SETGN WHEN HYDROPHO-
MA EPIDEMIC BECOMES
PREVALENT IN THAT SEC
T!ON.

Sisseton, S. D.-An epidemic OF
h. drophobia in the country north
west Of Sisstton is causing much eX-
element and anxiety. \ dog be-
longing to William ii. Walker, a
farmer, began to act in a
peculiar manner about two weeks
ago and bit several persons. No at
tention was paid to the matter until
three OF Mr.. Walkers hogs. which
had been bitten by the dog, began to
lun about wildly and appeared 10 be
infected with rabies. The hogs We're
killed; but the farmer paid no fur
thcr attention to the matter. al
rs u %neighbor. William Brunette, and
Il child of another neignbor. Henry
Engle, had all been bitten by the
deg. 1t happened, however, that
while Maurice SCHNEIDER, of Sisse-
on, was in the vicinity the dog snap
ped at him and bit him in the leg.
When the report reached town
that the hogs at the Walker farm
had become infected. SCHNEIDER left
in company with a local physician
for Minneapolis. where an investiga-
ticn was made of the heads of the
hogs at the Pasteur institute con-
nected with the state university. This
proved to the satisfaction of experts
that the hogs had been infecte5; with
rabbies, and SCHNEIDER immediatelf
began treatment. The discovery was
wired back to this city and the three
Walker children went on to Mime
apolisafo Treatment last evening.
William Brunette and the Engle
child were hurried to Fargo, Walker
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-08-10
ENCOURAGE FARMERS
TO RAISE BACON HOGS
SIOl'N FAILS PACKING COMPANY
OFFERS PRIZES FOR FARM.
ERS TO RAISE THE NEW
BACON HOGS.

Every farmer in South Dakota
who makes ii a practice # raising
hogs ought to get 4 copy Of the
premium list of the South Dakota
fair and read the Inducements OF
John Morrell & Co. to pro .uce TIE
bacon hog.
This firm recently bought the
packing plant in Sioux Falls and has
put it on a fine basis. The COMPANY
has II of the finest packing plants
in the northwest and is equipped
with everything to produce the best
bacon and hams in the country.
What the company wants the farmer
to do is TO produce a h1g that viii
make the best hams and bacon
meat.
To encourage his part of the hog
industry the Mufrall company has
offered a ceries OF special prizes to
be presented at the South Dakota
state fair at Huron. where the eN-
hibit is to be made. The prizes
amount to n tctal of 5000 in cash,
and will be divi@sd into separate
sums for the breeds of the large
Yorkshire and breed that is good fer
bacon and ham.
With the establishment of the
Morrell company's plant in Sioux
Fails it is in Il position To handle
South Dakota hogs better than amy
-utside Institution. and because it
IS a South Dakota industry it ought
20 be %patronized by South Dakota
people. Farmers should ship their
hogs to that packing house and the
people OF South Dakota i'll turn
should buy the product of that in
stituti@n N. fer there is no reason
With the splendid equipment that
the company has there why it cam
lot produce just as good, if not
better. bacon an hams as amy pack
ing plant in the country. When pat
ronizing a state industry the people
are net building an some outside
affair by spending their money with
foreign concerns. The MCrrells
have shown great faith in South De-
Fota by Investing a large sum of
money in their plant, and the pecr'c
are taking no chances whatever H.
dealing with This concern.
People WHO have visited Sioux
Falls and been taken cut to the
packing plant speak in the highest
,erms of the equipment. the c~leanii-
ness and the general air of being
able to do things at the plant.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-08-10
EXPRESS RECEIPTS
LARGELY PROFITS
COMMISSION lind
COMPARE ,lisitlh iilIli.
Mn\ih lNAi>IIb MD
MILLION NtAK m
Ni+itIb

Iaa.anapc ma 5lial# pte5li-,@
20 ne me nso. 4 thota cue ..5, tt44t,n
iAto Ne ratios and prae loss o} til.
express must eyer uudelakou by
amy state Was commenced today by
the Indiana Railroad Commission.
Meeting in the State House. tho con-
mission in%iNugnialed an INQUIRY THAI
Win not stop until every phase Of
the question has been irob,d All
Of the express companies operating
IN Tie state are Involved. In it,
order tor the hcarim% the commission
expressed a belief THAI the rates nov
charged are excessive and unjust.
This is the str0ud attempt uf the
commission 70 bring about a general
reduction on AL express rates he
tween points within the state. In
1907 the commission conducted an
exhaustive inquiry into express rates
the first general Investigate n Of
such nature attempted by amy such
department into such tariffs .3ev-
eral months were occupied in the
taking of evidence, and MS u result
the commission issued an order re-
ducing the rates in all express ship-
ments within the state from fifteen
to twenty per cent.
The express companies appealed
to the United States circuit court
whore Federal Judge A, b. Anderson
set aside the order, holding that the
commission had not the statutory
right to make such an orGer. The
commission then set about to have
the general assembly amend the law
so as to give the commission The
authority TO initiate ate actions
The amendment was passed by Tho
legislature.
The inquiry commenced toaa!
former probe. and much OF tie test.
mony previously obtained Will b,
used. The commission found at tina
time that the express business il
Indiana amounted to about ST 1000
600 a year. The rate reduction or
dered put aside by the feGeral cour
would have save1 Ioosier shipper.
from Sl5O.00O to 100000 a year
At the former Investigate IL the com
mission was OIL the defensive. in i;
way. but this time the tables AT,
turned and it devolves on the dc
PENDANT companies to show that 1h,
finding of the commission is unjus
or unreasonable.
On going deep into the history o
the express business, the commissio,
has discovered that but little none,
had actually been put into the bust
ness, as compared with the amoun
taken out. Most of the capital stool
the commission found to be water.
1t was shown that the minimum eX
press rate in this country has for
quarter of a century been maintail
ed al twenty-five emit while i,
Great Britain. where the EXPIRES
companies compete with the govern
ment parcel post, the minimum i
eight cents. The commission ais,
expressed the opinion that the ey
press companies We're parasites o,
the public and the railroads., an
that the express business ought t.
be done by the railroads thcmselvt $
eliminating the great profits of TN.
express middlemen.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-08-10
TEN BUILDINGS IN
POLLOCK BURNED
BLAZE BROKE OUT IN CIGAR
STORE AT $3.50 a. NJ. AND
SPREAD RAPIDLY.

Pollock, S. d. - The fire which
visited he town of Pollock, in Camp
bell county. on Wednesday morning
broke out in the cigar store of Dan
HeintZ about $50 in the morning
and spread with extreme rapidity.
Ten buildings in the business sec
ton of the town, which has about
200 Inhabitants. were destroyed. The
firms suffering from the flames are
Beschke & Derin. general merchan-
else; n. NJ. Spencer's jewelry store;
vacant building owned by l.. j,
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SIGNED,
SENT TO SENATE
NO PORTABILITY IN APPROVAL OF
MOMENTOIS DOCUMENTS An
THE WHITE HOUSE.

Washington, ID. C.. - President
Taft will send to the senate today
the general arbitration treaties be-
tween United States and Great Brit
ain. and the Unitel States and
France, signed for this government
and for Great Britain here today,
and for the government of France at
Paris.
Brief messages of trasmittal to the
senate We're written and signed by
the president yesterday and today it
will lie With the United States senate
to ratify what has ben termed the
greatest step toward the abolition OF
warfare that the world thus far has
taken.
Already there has been mutterings
from the senate over these h%treaties.
President Taft is non-committal, but
is anxious to put them before that
body before the adjournment of The
special session.
took place in the presidents library
ic than the cast room. Numerous
and the United States. have been
SlSINh III iiidt IOuIll anu lllc liltSStlS-
cs OF presidents and many importan,
state documents were written with
in its walls.
Small oformaiity attached the
ceremony. Secretary OF State Knox,
British Ambassado. Bryce. Consul
lar Chandler Anderson of the state
department. Osmund Obey. second
secretary of the British embassy
Nisccunt st. Challe CT the French
embassy, two members OF the cabi-
net, :; score of newspaper men and
three photographers We're present.
The treaty With Great Britain was
signed at 3:10 O'Clock. Secretary
Knox and Ambassador Bryce signed
duplicates at the same moment. while
the photographers clicked their cam
clas in accompaniment to the
scratching pens. The French treaty
W;s signed by Mr.. Knox one minute
later.
The treaties out OF the way, Pres
Sent Taft tool his place at the desk.
ol'fore him We're two messages to the
senate. He affixed his name and
then so far IS the executive elk of the
government is concerned, the mat
ter was concluded.
T. New Treaties in Il Nut Shell.
The general features of the new
treaties are:
All differences internationally Jus
ticcab!e shall be submitted to The
Hague unless by SPECIAL agreement
some ether tribunal is created or Sc
lectcu.
Difference that either country
thinks are not justictable shall be
referred to Il commission of injuiry.
composed OF nationals of the two
governments empowered to make
recommendations for their settle
ment. Should the commission de-
eide that the dispute should be ar
bitrated. such decision will be bind
ing.
Before arbitration is restored TO,
even in cases where both countries
agree tE:t the difficulty is suscepti-
be of arbitration, the commission OF
INQUIRY shall investigate the dispute
with a view of recommending a set
Element without arbitrator.
The commission, at the request Of
either government, will delay its find
ings one year to give IN opportunity
for diplomatic settlement. The SEN
ate will ratify the terms Of submits
sion of each disput to arbitration.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-08-10
pHAIRIE FIRE STOPPED.

Aberdeen. S. D.-A prairie fire OF
unknown origin broke out i'll the
vicinity of Eagle Butte and burned
over three quarter sections, the
homesteaders of settlers named
Baird, Reynard and Scherer. The
fences on the three quarters were dc
stroyed, with the hay and some tia.-
Der, the burned region being swept
clean. The h~omesteaders joined
forces and succeeded in extinguish-
ing the fires before ii sprea@i to al
joining homesteads.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-08-10
s. D. CHS MN
CONGRESSMAN BY
VOTE OF SENATE
I'a Without Roll
Cdl House AlpoT
t~lonn1cnt l5lll


&ashinetan. u G. The senate
Ills afternoon aaop,,a without roll
can III" House bill iiXins tic man
Der el representatives in The next
eunsr,ss AT 4a3.
AA amendment by Root. Of New
heil, To leave the number Oh rep
t".@,ntat.Ne at @9l, as al present, was
defeated, % to 46 An amendment
b. C%;roi.na. oil .sollh Dakota, Tor Me
Gambler. Of Norlh Dakota, To make
Tie membership 400, was rejected
b. u vote OF - to AZ,
This bill provides that South Da-
Fula yhail have three congressman
instead OF two and means fur
lhor that each Of these Will be elect
cd tlo!n his own district instead OF
AT large.
Before passing the bin, it was
amended, on motion by Senator Bur
ton, republican, CT OHIO. His
amendment strikes out the proyis-
ION that the states shall be redislrict-
cd by the legislatures, and provides
that the distlicting shah be done in
accord with the la@a OF the states,
The roil-oall on This was. yeas, 30;
nay, rs. This amendment means
that, il it is not agreed upon by The
House, the measure must be taken
into conference.
The South Dakota legislature last
winter passed Il law that automati-
.aily districts the state in case tho
new appollionment bin become law
The new congressman for that state
would come from the First district
in which Mitchell is situated.
1t is expected hat the democrats
will force through the House the I'm
derwood bill f0r revision of the cot
tom schedule, before adjCurning to-
day.
Objects to Higher Postage.
w. S Shallenbe!ger, former assist
ant postnlaster-genelal, Appeared be
tone the postal rate commission today
in behalf OF numerous religious pub.
lications ans protested against or
Ger of Observation-Disclosures Hitch,
cock. recommending an increase in
postal rates OF magazines. He said
that it would strike q blow AT odu-
cation and especially at religious ed
ugation.
steel Trust Secured Prize.
New York City.-John a. Topping
OF the Republic Iron and Steel Com,
lany, today told the Stanley stee,
trust Investigating committee, how
the steel trust gobbled up the Ten.
ncss,e Ccal and Iron Company. This
property he considered especially
valuable. as it could produce mon
three dollars Il ton cheapea than amy
ether plant i'm The world.
Yesterday afternoon Grant b
Schley, OF the brokerage firm o.
Moore G. Schley, said he knew moth.
ing at the time of the visit made to
President Roosevelt by Judge T.. II
Gary and Henry e. lflick of tho
steel trust, for the purpose of as
certaining koosevelts views upol
the proposed transfer of the Ten
nosee company to the trust. lnas
much rs Gary and lSrick professet
TO be taking this acti , To save the
firm of Moore & Sthl,y, wl.oi: WA.
carrNinE hea;y leans en- Il . :o,k o.
the Tennessee comp; ny, this teati-
mony suIpiis. the committee.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-08-10
ITS ALWAYS BAD.
TIE BEST OF BACKS ARE Dad
WHE NTHEY ACHE, AND NIT
CIiEIL PEOPLE KNOW 1T.

ooos
Bad at night when bedtime comes,
lust as bad In the morning.
Ever try Doan's Kidney Pills for
1t?
Know they cure backache-cure
every kidney III?
If you don't. some Mitchell peo-
pie do.
Read a case of 1t:
c. w. Downey, 212 II. Fifth Ave,
Mitchell, S. Oak, says: For u
number of years l was bothered by
kidney trouble and although I tried
a great many remides, l was not re-
liew de. Otter my back became so
lame that l could not get around.
Eoan's Kidney Pills were finally rec
commended to me and l decided to
try them. The first few doses help
ed me and before long | was feeling
better in every way. have rec
commended Doan's Kidney Pills to
many of my friends and shall con-
tinue to do So
Fol sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-08-10
BURGLARS Al ABERDEEN.

Aberdeen, S. D.-Burglars enter
ed the residence of DIR. Robert L.
Murdy, an Aberdeen physician, while
the family were out of town and the
doctor was detained by a profession
al case. and ransacked the house.
carrying away a large quantity of
s%ilverware and jewelry. Before de-
parting the robbers raided the cup
board and DR.. Murdy upon reaching
the house found the remains OF
quite an elaborate feast on the dam
ing DON table. ssss
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-08-10
FAHMERS AIM SLAP
At THE PRESIDENT
BECAUSE HE WILL ATTEND coz.
NEGTiClF STATE FAIR, THEY
DROP OUT OF TT.

Hartford, Conn. Because Presi-
dent Tart announced that he would
visit the Connecticut state fair in
the State Grange Will not
have anything to do with that attrac-
ton. The officers of that organiza-
ton, which is composed of farmers
has called off Grange Day at the
fair, as a protest against the presi,
dents advocacy of the reciprocity
pact. The Grange as an organiza-
tion opposed the ratification Of the
treaty.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-08-10
ACCUSED OF STEALING.

L. e. Chamberlain. of Clinton. Me.
boldly II Bucklen's Arnica
Salve of stealing-the sting from
burns or scalds-the pain from sores
OF all kinds-the distress from boils
or piles. cit robs cuts, corns. bruis-
es, sprains and injuries of their ter
ror.' he says, ".as a healing remedy
its equal don't exist" Only Csc at
Diehl and Brows.