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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13

or cquai assessment. The farm
lands value is fixed approximately ii
Il conference of county auditors al
flerre each year, and no doub,
farm lands all over the state are un.
~Seryalued. 1t would be unjust to the
Gaviscn county farmer to double his
assessment, and leave the other as
sessments of the state where they
are. For then he would be paving
double his share Of state taxes. In
any event it is beyond the power Of
Mitchell to change the basis of valua-
of county commissioners will hardly
correct the inequality. The only way
by which the city could secure relief
is to lower its percentage of valua-
ton to that in the rest of the coun-
ty, but this would be contrary to the
spirit of the law.
Another interesting fact disclosed
by Mr.. Polleys is that the assess
ments in the city range all the way
from less than 20 per CEN to more
than 90 per cent of the actual SELL
ing value. Such variations are the
means of obvious injustice. 1t means
that there are cases in Mitchell in
which one MAI is paying two and a
half times as much taxes as another
mar with the same amount OF prop
erty. 1t ought to be possible to cor
rect such inequalities, as they are
the product of inaccurate valuations.
These are but two of many posi-
BILE illustrations of the miserable tax
atien system in use in South Dakota.
1t is unscientifc, unjust, discrimina-
tory, violative of the first principles
of good government. If some of the
numerous candidates for governor of
South Dakota who promise to seek
that Office We're prompted simply by
a desire to perform a real service for
the state, instead of merely a yearn-
ing for Office, they would promise at
least themselves that if elected they
would do all in their power to corr
rect the manifold wrongs to be found
in the states abominab,e methods of
assessment and taxation.
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THE TASK.

IEaE2H aErA-
This will be a good time, Mr.
Reader, to consider the tremendous
task q daily newspaper imposes on
the editor. What would a daily pa
par be without an editorial page? 1t
IL the very heart Of the paper, and
without It no paper could long ex-
ist. True, q great many subscribers
seldom read what the editor writes.
A.ue, q great many do not agree
with him. True, many others en-
Joy nothing better than throwing the
sharpoon into him. True, a few do
not know, and care less, what he and
his paper stand for, but all expect
him "a write q strong article on
someburning topic, to give advice to
statesmen. legislatures and to pres
sfdents, and to keep the thought of
the public mind clean and whole
SONS
some on matters of education, ciyics
and morals. and to do this well e
~ On s so,mnpea 81 these things he
g uEt write every day in the week ex-
g I ana 10 pressing is his work
gthA aanday sometimes the
sascsso'rmapellled is prepared his
ediNtssria9la; TIsosifose Who haye#nsy-
esexerted their mental machinery
enough t. keep out the rust, the
thing may seem easy. But it is not.
aaTsodlssIbl,escompelled to grind out two or
three editorials every day OF every
week in the year, and always to.
speak the truth with charm and
force is an intellectual feat that
would make the wisest man hesitate
before accepting q position necessar-
sily demanding so much of brain. 1t
fssno wonder then that editors, like
preachers, are sometimes ashamed,
Or should be. Of their productions.
When this page contains an editor
5ialaof mediocre merit do not con-
denim the editor for his intellectual
SdulneEs without considering the
4%eaanrorniity OF his task and giving him
credit y for the many meritorious ar
ticles ne does writa.
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%sTlEaRlLlNGss

SyI&HE&SSsH ftH61 NIfsF5e 2aegTs4a,E+
Dean Sterling of the state univer-
sity has announced himself a candi-
date for the u. 8. Senate to secceed
sAnobert y. Gamble, and will make the
race before the June primaries in
1912. Nearly every newspaper in
the state has spoken kindly of the
Dean, but 1t is safe to say that not
half a dozen periodicals have accom-
panied their complimentary remarks
about his spotless character and in
tellectual ability with the statement
that he would receive their support.
You will note how careful the news
papers are at this particular point.
The cline up has not been agreed
upon yet and will not be for some
time The primary is the best prac-
teal method Of eliminating the worst
lindScf politics from the elections of
public officials, but those who have
witnessed its operations whore 1T is
In force must admit that 1t by no
means prevents Objectionable poll
tics. Political trades and ungodly
combinations will betthe order of the
day in South Dakota next year in
the election Of U. s. Senator, gov
ernor and all the rest of them, just
ass In the days Of the past, Now
sStnese IS not a man better fitted by
nature and training for the U. s. Sem
ste Dean Sterling. There is
a spot on his character or rec,
sssS 4 e not q profound stu
nssfslaaiw ana politics. there Is not
slylipsisreaned. cultured and Chris
sg5sstlsnsn IA the state than he,
ss1E3Il Ncg1l.dd dohoncr to5oIur state.
~ lr-sspssssntlatiys a. Wash.
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8. Ronald. Editor and Manager
iBSCRIPTIoN RATEs.
OFFICIAL U PAPER

Nots;--sTIl The editorial matter on
this page was written, on the invita-
tion 81 Tho Republican. by Rev. w.
MNair, pastor 81 the Congregation.
q church OF Mitchell. No restric-
tionssac-e imposed, either in topics
81 subject matter. Other minister's
q the city Will supply the editorial
naatter on succeeding Saturdays
Tho Editor.
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M%ITcHELL's SPIRIT.

One of the most noticeable things
about Mitchell is the spirit of union
so strongly manifested in all matters
that affect the development of the
city. To one who has recently come
to the place, and from a city that is
always torn asunder by fractional
strife, it is interesting and a source
of the greatest relief. There are in
our city no strong factions malign-
ing, prosecuting, and opposing each
other on every proposition that is in
PRODUCED for the good of the commu
nifty. This is the kind of a spirit
necessary to build a city. This IS
the best kind of advertising a city
can have, and everywhere in the
state our city is praised in the
highest terms for this very thing.
The writer has been over the entire
state during the last two years and
everywhere people speak of the fine
spirit of union among the citizens
of Mitchell. Only the other day in
a distant part of the state a gentle
mar said to the writer, II like your
city. My business calls me there two
or three time a year, and | always
enjoy the business men of Mitchell.
They are united to - nan for the
good of their town, ard after wit
Messing the animosity and strife in
many towns that | visit it is a great
pleasure to get into a place where
they all pull together. l do not
know of a city in our state in which
| would like to live as we'll as |
would in your town, and if the OPP
pcrtunity ever presents itself 1 shall
not be slow about moving to Nit
chell."
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In a recent article In one of the
magazines a distinguished physician,
a member of the state board
of health in Massachusetts,
discusses infantile paralysis. Two
very interesting things are
learned by a careful perusal of the
article, one is that Sir Walter Scott
was a victim Of the disease, and it
left him lame for life, the other
I'll It the automobile is responsible
fer the increase of the disease. The
process of reasoning by which he
arrives at this conclusion is inter-
est!ag tosaythe Least, and by It ere
prove almost anythinS-1he
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THE MINISTER'S EDITORIALS.

Aberdeen News: The Naitchell Re
publican turned over its ' editorial
page last Saturday to one CT the pas
tors of the city, who wrote all the
editorials in that issue, and is re-
spousible for the same. The Re
publican will make the ministerial
editorials a regular Saturday fea-
ture, the different ministers Of the
city taking turns at the job. w. r.
Ronald, editor of the Republican, is
a pretty good sermonizer himself, as
his religious meditation" a Satur-
day sermon, has proven, but the in
novation will be watched with inter-
est.
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AS a housenold remedy for cuts.
burns. bruises. piles, pain and sore
ness Of all kinds, DR.. Cox's Barbed
Wire Liniment. Csc size has : no
equal. II not satisfactory. money re-
funded. For sale by all druggists.
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ington. But can he be elected? The

ingron. But can he be eiectede Tn,
writer of these words very mucl
onbss it. Several substantial req
sons can be advanced for this doubt
In the first place it is evident t.
the student CT American politics thai
seldom. very seldom, has a MAJ
walked out of the library or schoo'
room into a great political office
Great political Offices are not secured
by the unframed politician who has
spent half his life with his face in
4 book. and whose pen and voice
have been silent on the questions
of the day for a decade. Dean Ster-
ling lays down a great work that has
kept his eyes on the page of a book
or manuscript for many years and
walks out into the arena of politics
and asks the people to elect him to
the highest Office within the power
OF a commonwealth to give. Only
on extraordinary occasions has such
a nan been elected, and it will be
contrary to the rules of the game if
the dean succeeds in his ambition.
Then too the distinguished cduca-
tor is not the type of man that APP
peals strongly to the masses. Scho!-
arly, profound and absolutely hon
est and reliable is the dean in his
statements, bat he lacks the warmth
of heart, the Imagination, the emo
ton, and the vivacious, electrical
style of eloquence that the success
full stump speaker must possess, and
the man who is elected to the SEN
ate from South Dakota next year
will have to be a good public speak
81. Inc style Ol OTdtOTy employed
by the dean would appeal to the
learned Judge, but would fail to
move a jury either to tears or laugh
ter. The judge is one and the jury
is twelve. The dean will have the
of his life to spend a
large amount of money, for the po-
litical game is the costliest form of
gambling outside Monte Carlo. That
he will have the opposition of some
trained politician and ONCE holder
goes without saying, and the man
who is holding public sofsce nearly
has the insidestraek in a race
II this kind ind However II Is a pity
that men Of the deans rugged
strength do not stand a better chance
IN politics than they do.
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Gensest Ignorance of the subject il
shown by his statements, inasmuch
as &c did not know where else to
place the cause of the disease, he
might as we'll select the automobile
as anything under the heavens. This
is a new charge against the popular
machine, and the writer mentions il
for the benefit uf the local physi-
clans and any others who may be in
terested in the subject.
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lnasmuch as the average reader
of the editorial page thinks the edi-
tor should give him something to
think about this writer will throw
out the following question for a lit
tie solid. thinking. This will keep
you busy for a time. Why do the
sun and the moon seem so much
larger on the horizon than they do
when they are high in the heavens?
Now do not attempt to answer this
off hand, for not one person in a
thousand IA do it. There is not
one person in ten who can answer
the question intelligently even after
giving the matter considerably
thought and study. Do not think
for a moment that the editor has
time to answer it for you, or that he
knows any more about it than you
do.
Only a few days ago wheat was
for eight cents less a bushel
in Winnipeg Canada than In Min
neapolis. What would happen if we
had reciprocity with Canada? 1T
would mean disaster to the Ameri-
can farmer. Wait a minute. The
same day the price of wheat in Far
go, North Dakota, was twelve cents
less than it was in Minneapolis, ana
is in the U. S., and the farmers
of North Dakota are prosperous. Tie
fact of the matter is that reciprocity
with Canada would harm the Ameri-
can farmer no more than reciproc-
ity between the states.
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BY this table the influence of a
nearby market is shown, as the land
in Mitchell and Mt. Vernon town
ships, both close to market, is valu-
ed the highest in the county.
Carlow. Minnie Weepie, John Grosz.
Loomis.-Elsie Joy, Hattie Bark
er. Roy Allen. Julia Ford, Ray Tay-
!o--. -s,s 1andon. Gladys Eerker,
Gertrude Barker.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-03
Fraternal Brotherhood.

Ogden lodge, No. 371. is TO hold its in
stallation OF officers on Friday evening
Every officer, both retiring and new.
should be present. and the members are
will also be presented with the state cup
which they won by n good margin. The
cup Will be presented by Vivian White
head, state manager.
Murray lodge, No. 7i5. installed its offi-
GERS for the ensuing term on Saturday
night. four of them not being present. al
though notified Of the time OF installation.
and IL was decided TO tell them that they
must be present at the next meeting.
After the ceremonies Brother Althouse.
The new president, thanked the members
for the honor shown him and Invited tncm
down 10 ice cream and cake. an invita-
t!on which was appreciated by All VINO
.partoot 1t was announced that Brother
Sparlis might be in Murray TO help build
UP The lodge through July.
Sego Lily lodge. No. 2oI. rs alWays
startling at sis p. IN. and sharp at mat.
The members express themselves as oeinG
very pleased at the change and the at
tendance Will be better Is the prediclon.
Brother Wright says If you have not beGn
lately come and see how YOU IKE " IL
was suggested that picnic De hela Va
August some time. and that II ue JOINT
picnic with all the other lodges IN me
state IL will probably be held In wan
damcre Installation second meeting
night IN July. ~, -
we'll We all hope this is false alarm
and ihat Sister Rothweli Will continue 20
Ia. the leader. OF the team, and as sne so
often is. and the leader Of the run hs Wen;
All members OF the team are Feqursteu
10 be a, the band stand IN Liberty PARK
al D. M. on Monday. when they are 10
have their pictures taken. Installation
on Wednesday,, y II come.
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SURVEY ANNOUNCES
STEADY PROGRESS
Success Attends Efforts to In
crease Game by Propa-
CATION.

WASHINGTON, July 2-Steady prog
ress is being made In the movement for
'he increase OF game by propagation and
the establishment of game preserves. ac-
cording to the annual review OF the bio
logical survey. The more than 100 IA
tai accidents TO hunters last year great
Y exceeded the record of any previous
year Popularity OF the automobile In
hunting materially increased and the
possibility of utilizing the aeroplane in
ouck shooting was demonstrated by ex-
perimehts I'm southern California.
In the east. where game Is largely
ires from natural enemies. bounding Is
prohibited and females and young are
protected by law. deer are increasing
IN the west however. game Is exposed
To attack by coyotes, wolves and noun
tain Hons and the natural range OF big
game is being encroached upon by set
tlement and grazing demands.
INC demand exceeded the supply of
game birds for restocking.
Comparatively few quail were available
Great destruction OF game by forest fires
was reported.
Interest is manifested In the expert
mental stocking of American covers with
European game birds. The Hungarian
partridge remains the favorite, although
there Is Il noticeable tendency to return
10 the pheasant as more likely TO give
satisfactory results.
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Beginning of the Year Found
Business Unsettled and Capt.
tai Extremely Timid.
FUTURE is NO LONGER
A NATTER OF DOUBT
End of June Finds Uncertainty
Cleared Away, With Improved
Trade Conditions.

NEW YORK, July 2.--The month just
ended brought 10 It's close half year
OF uncertainty and dulness in both
finance and business, with many decided :
ly unfavorable conditions. The beginning
OF the year found the steel trade unset
tied. the copper trade demoralized. cap
ital awaiting rather fearfully the supreme
courts Interpretation OF the Sherman
antitrust law, pending which many new
enterprises were held back: foreign trade
unsatisfactory; the political outlook un-
settled and general business at low
point
The six months which has elapsed
brought about charges Of such decided
character that marked Improvement Is
quite generally expected during the rest
OF the year.
The supreme courts decisions In the
Standard OIL and American Tobacco cases
and the interstate commerce commissions 9
refusal TO permit railroads TO inaugurate
general increase In freight rates re-
moved the chief causes OF uncertainty.
Decree Beneficial.
While the commerce commission de-
cree resulted in temporary depression
OF security values, conservative opinion
seems To have adopted the belief that the
rejection of the railroads petition was
beneficial rather than otherwise.
By enforcing policy OF rigid enom-
oomy most OF the transportation companies
have been able to maintain dividends.
while at the same time the tendency
toward increasing the cost OF living was
checked effectively In one important d.
were Immediately reported AS favorable TO
what is known as big business" and
relieves the financial world OF many for
bodings. paving the way for large enter
prices that had been delayed many
months.
While improvement in general business
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-03
STEEL PRODUCTS
IN GOOD DEMAND
Improvement Noted Two Weeks
Ago Extends to Raw Material:
Trade Increasing.

NEW YORK, July 2.-The ,nonrov.
6s,i IN iinlshel steel products fiftcen
oaSs aso was extended TO raw maieriai
pig IRON and coke-and to semi -fintsbed
S.eei iast week. The volume of husinesa
IN pig IRON was the largest in two montba
aEgg,cgatlng 100000 tons
me greater activity was at tho ex
pense OF prices, Buffalo furnaces dinnin,,
pelow SiS and eastern PennsylvanIap ynr,
i taees shading Sil for No. foundry n
Is notable that little steel making iron
was sold. but the foundry moyement
s.eadiiy oToadened and contracts are no,,s
uluer negotiation for loo, ,000 tons ~
more some OF the largest meters Of
ii,y h,ay IRON are In, the market for long dc.
iinery: ana many more small consumers
arc nuEing for early shipment ConS
.Iacts lot foundry and furnace~cokc were
Piaeed IN the east and central west call
ing TOT 100000 TO 300, 900 tons sbInmenfe
10 extend over six months to q year
me larger orders for finished ,noter,a,
IulcKened the mills and foundries 60
Inat IN the industry. as whole, is operating
~ per cent OF capacity; that finishine
m mills generally have 40 TO Ga per cent
III commission. '' Ne''
juno rail- contracts aggregated Iso ooo
' sons' car shops booked orders for i4S7
cnrs ana 5000 more are under nesotia
.ion' locomotive works took orders for
Iof engines. Steel building orders were
ssmaIler, but June contracts were the
largest or the monthly record this wear
--i25,00o tons '' Sen'
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ReDeccas.


Al the regular meeting OF Miriam Re-
oecca lodge No. .. /. O. o. f.. Saturday
nlSht.. the officers and members OF Naomi
Sebecca lodge No. attended by invita- :
ZION Tor The purpose OF holding a Joint
ihstallatioL of the new officers OF both
lodges for tho ensuing term. After the
regular business District Deputy Pres
laent Mrs Ruth Watrous and suite, con-
sisting of Mrs. Maud Watrous, district
deputy grand marshal: Mrs. Norton, dis
.rict deputy grand warden, Mrs. Clara J.
Moore. district deputy grand secretary:
Mrs. Iarrah. district deputy grand treas
Grer: Miss Lillian Pearce. district deputy
grand J. c.. and Joanna Melton, district
deputy grand chaplain, took charge and
Installed the new officers In a very pro-
fcient and impressive manner. The new
OFFICERS Of Naomi No. I are: Anna Wal
ton: y. G., Alice Nudge, " c.: Mary
Nickerson. secretary: Blanch Ames, treas
urcr. Mary Christensen. warden; Kate
Frost. conductor; Flora Manning r. S.
TO y, C.; Eta Harsh. l.. S. To n. c.;
Miss CAM J. c., Charles Culver O. G.. !;
lnez Hepworth, chaplain: Erma Hager-
stein. X. 5. TO V. c.; Fannie Russell l.. :.
TO V G Those for Miriam No. ) are:
Margaret HartwelI. n. G.: Elizabeth Nc
Leese. V, c.. Marian p Lepper. secre-
tary; May Berry. treasurer; Matilda Ar
lob. warden; Anna G. Cramer. conductor;
Charlotte Dorm. II. s. to N G., Della
Brandt, l.. 5. TO y. c.; Ada Blank. |. c.:
John l. Bergfield. o. c.; Eta l.. Frick.
chaplain: Ida Cough. r. S. to V. c.: LII
lian Alcott. l.. s. TO V. G. After the In
stallation all repaired to the banquet
hall. where dainty refreshments were
served. The tables were beautifully dec
Grated with flowers and the national flag.
4 large number were I'm attendance and
all had an enjoyable time.
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conditions has been slow. the:e are no
Indications that speedy revival one a
pronounced scale may be expected signs
Of betterment are not wanting. The cop
per trade has recently experienced an
awakening as q result OF a more vigor-
Gus domestic and foreign demand. Steel
orders are considerably larger than in
the carly year.
Heavy Foreign Trade.
Foreign trade has exceeded all pre-
vious marks. exports having reached the
value OF $1,000 .000.0 for the first time In
one year Crop prospects are on the
whole favorable. The financial situation
Is sound, with AN abundance OF money
and abnormally low rates. Uncertainty
as to the extent TO which tariff rcvisons
may be carried still constitutes re-
straining influence.
The course OF the stock market indi-
Gates general expectations Of all inn
provement. Trading has been narrow and
dull during the great part OF the year.
but the market recovered effectively
from the depression OF 1910. Stocks
reached their highest prices of twelve
months during May and In juno the
movement was carried further. The dull
ness OF the market Is shown by the rela-
lively small number OF stocks dealt In
during the six months the aggregate
having been 7.07I 900, as compared with
81 .9S9. 900 In tho first half OF 1910.
The stock market maintained it's dull
and rather uncertain tone last week Its
hesitation was aScribcd as In recent
weeks, TO the undetermined crop pros
poets and the chances of politics.
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Makes Supaestinn
= medicines Versus Fakes.
mo Tribune.

sn' Tuft's recent message sug
~ amendment to the Pure
nfugs law In its relation to
Medicines, does not refer to
4aurd medicines as Foley g
aa a',, lar Compound and Foley
"'' both Of which are true
~ 'a'eiully compounded of in
"nose medicinal qualities are
oy the medical profession
'ue best known remedial
we diseases they are intend
", .fact' For over three de.
t: Honey and Tar Com
veeh a standard remedy for
NE and affections Of the
and lungs for children
'"h persons. and il retains
prominence above all other
4, Oh It's kind. Foley Kidney
equally effective and meri
wi sale by Schramm.Johuson.
aye stores.