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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-20
were FINED $1,000
FOR DESERVING BABY
MIR. AND MRS. ARTHUR SHELLS
PLEADED GUILTY TO CHILD
DESERTION-GOT A HEAVY
FINE,

In circuit court this morning Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Skells appeared to
answer to the charge Of child deser-
ton, and for not giving that atten-
ton to the child that is an imposed
duty of the parents.
States Attorney Herbert filed the
information with the court, and the
father and mother entered a plea Of
guilty. Judge Smith imposed fine of
$500 in each instance. making ST.
600 to be paid by the parents.
Friends of the Skells at once arrang-
ed for the payment Of the fine. and
when the amount was turned over to
the court the parents were released.
The Skells now have possession Of
the baby, In fact it was out Of their
care a little over a day. Shortly af-
ter Mr.. Ske!ls was arrested he and
his wife expressed a willingness to
take the baby back and give it their
protecting care.
The case taken up this morning
was that Of Gorham VS.. Williams, in
which Gorham sued for damages ON
a property contract. After the evil
dence was in this afternoon the court
instructed the Jury to bring in q YER
dict in favor Of Mr.. Williams. C. F.
Tym appeared for Gorham and T. ].
Spangler for Williams.
The jury in the case of LaFollette
VS.. Agnew Bros, publishers Of the
Gazette. brought in a sealed verdict
during the night and it was opened
at the beginning of the court session
this morning. LaFollette sued for
the recovery of $500 alleged to be
due on notes on the purchase price
of the Office, and the Agnews resist
ed payment on the ground that a mis-
representation was made as to the
amount of job work that was done
and the size Of the subscription list.
The jury rendered a verdict against
LaFollette and allowed Agnew Bros.
$500 damages. T. j. Spangler APP
peared for Agnew Bros. and A. E.
Hitchcock for Mr.. LaFollette.
The case Of Paul Moody was TAX
en- up late this afternoon. He is
charged with the crime of rape.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-20
DRY FARMING WILL
Be DONE BY U. S.
LOCATION or $4,000 nxPERI.
MEnST STATION m FALL RIVER
COUNTY WILL HELP AL
FRANslussouR1
REGION.

Hot SpringS. 8. D.-The location OF
the government agricultural expert
ment station IN FAN River county by
the recent congress. and the appro-
priat;on OF 100000 for its develop
ment. Is most gratifying to the re-
zion west % the Missouri river. The
measure was secured through Con.
gfessman Martins efforts and "a
something the whole western re-
gion has been anxious for since the
semiarid region began to be develop
ed agriculturally. It is the purpose
Of the government to make this a
"dry farming" experimental station
whereby the people who are settling
in such large numbers all through
the semiarid region may learn how
best to till the soil, to conserve the
moisture, what grains are b%estsadapt-
ed to the soil, and in short the gov
eminent proposes to do the expert
menting for the people. thus reliev-
ing the latter of considerable ex-
pense and time.
The law proposes that the county
shall furnish a tract of 100 acres, the
soil of which shall be representative
of the county and the western re-
gion SO far as possible. the selection
to be made by representatives of the
agricultural department. Local COM
mittees are already at work securing
options in various portions of the
county and there is considerable
friendly strife being worked up be-
tween localities toward securing the
coveted prize. The agricultural de-
partment has been notified that nu-
tracts will be ready for IN
spection as soon as their representa-
tives may be sent. It is the inten-
ton Of the department to break the
entire tract this season and at once
begin the erection of buildings, SO
that in another year they will be
ready to begin their experiments"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-20
.MEMCANS HAVE NO
TREATY WITH JAPAN
CONGRESSMAN ASSERT THERE IS
NOTHING IN THE ALLEGED
SECRET TREATY BETWEEN
MEXICO AND JAPAN,

Washington, d. C.-The circum-
stantial story widely published to the
effect that the American troops were
assembling on the Mexican border
line because of the discovery by Am
bassador Wilson of an alleged secret
treaty between Mexico and Japan is
denied by congressman who have
been in frequent conference with the
President on the Mexican situation.
81 can bay emphatica'ly and with
out reservation of any kind that the
story is a malicious fabrication"
Continuation of D3A) Guide
declared Representative Foster of
Vermont, chairman OF the House
committee on foreign affairs in the
last Congress and ranking Republic
can member of the committee in this
Congress.
president Taft showed me the en-
tire correspondence between himself
and Ambassador Wilson, and l give
my word of honor that the name
Japan did not once appear in that
correspondence.
Sees Criminal Conspiracy.
ri am absolutely convinced that
there is a criminal conspiracy on
foot for the purpose of bringing on a
war between the United states and
Japan. Thousands upon thousands
of dollars r being spent to carry
on this propaganda, and l am conf
dent that the plans of these conspira-
tors will unfold themselves before
very long.
81 am convinced that this c. instant
agitation is nothing but a subterfuge
employed by those people who are
determined that this government
shall build not less than two battle
ships each year"
Senator Burton also made author
lied denial of the story in behalf Of
President Taft, characterizing it as
wholly false.
Senator Bacon said: "The Presi-
dent has talked to me and to other
members Of the foreign relations
committee and explained the reasons
for sending the troops south. There
was danger Of widespread revolution
and perhaps anarchy in Mexico. The
President acted quickly and decisive
ly. He believed that the army
should be on the border ready for
any contingency when congress met"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-20
DEMOCRATS DIVIDE
on PUBLICITY Bill
SPLIT m RANKS OVER RRpUBLI.
CAN AMENDMENT RnQum.
ING REPORT OF ExPENans
AND RECEIPTS OF MDl.
VTDUAL CANDIDATE FOR
OFFICE.

Washington, D. C.-The demo.
Gratis had their first serious trouble
in the house yesterday at the close
of a session marked by Insurgency In
the democratic ranks. by reason OF
which the republicans narrowly
missed scoring . triumph whom the
house passed the Rucker bill TOR pub
licity Of campaign contributions be-
fore elections. The hight arose or
er the extent to which publicity
should go. But for the vigorous ana
continuous . Of the democratic
party whip an important republican
amendment extending publicity to
the individuals receipts and expens-
es for candidates. would have been
retained in the bill when finally
passed.
As 1t was the amendment vas adj
opted owe the protests Of the 6emo-
cratic leaders by the support Of If
ty-two democrats who voted with the
republican strength. A resort to .
parliamentary move enabled the
democrats later to get rid Of the
amendment, but twenty-eight of
their number refused to change their
attitude and stuck with the republi-
cans in opposing the majority.
The Rucker bill, az passed. makes
more stringent the campaign pub
licity law passed in 1910. That law
required publicity Of expenses after
election. The Rucker measure will
require publicity Of bills by the cam
paign committee. ten days previous
to elections and the fling Of q sup
Elemental report every three days
thereafter until election day. The
Rucker bill limits publicity Of CAM
paing expenditures to sum Of 500
or over. but Mr.. Rucker accepted IN
amendment Of Mr.. Kopp from Wis
consin, requiring the publicity OF all.
sums Of $1O or over for campaign
purposes.
A resolution asking the president
to inform congress what IL being
done by the executive department TO
restrict further immigration into this
country and It's possessions Of Jap
anese coolie labor, was adopted.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-20
r MAKES NEW
LIGHTING

Huron, S. D.-A new contract for
street lighting has been secured by
the board of commissioners with the
Huron Light & Power company, by
which these can be secured at a very
much reduced rate for the next ten
years. The new contract provides
for a charge Of $S5 a light for the
first five years for each light and $50
a light for the second five years.
This is a saving to the city of $27
a year on each light for the old con-
tract, or altogether a saving per year
Of $945 on all the lights. or for the
term of the contract a total of $780,
325.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-20
MIDNIGHT IN THE A

and yet sleepless diram Scranton. Of
Clay City. I'LL. coughed and coughed.
He was in the mountains ON the ad-
vice Of I'VE doctors. who said he had
consumption. but found no help in
the climate and started home. Hear
Ing OF Dr.. Kings New Discovery, he
begun to use It. II believe It saved
my life." he writes ''for It made .
new man. Of me, 90 that I can now do
good work again" For all lung dis
eases. coughs. colds. 10 grippe. asth-
ma, Group. whooping cough, hay few
or. hsmorrhsges. horsslsss OF
quinsy. I'D the best Known remedy.
Price Soc ana SEQ. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed b. DashltG Brown.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-20
D|Az SURPRISES
news Of BATTLES
AMERICAN RETURNING FROM
MEXICO TELLS OF FIFTEEN
ENGAGEMENTS NEVER BE.
FORE REPORTED.

San Diego, Calif.-Fifteen battles
have been fought near Mexico City
since the insurgents began, their re-
volt in Mexico, and all news of them
suppressed, according to DR.. David
Watkins, who arrived here today. He
says that 1000 persons were slain in
all in these engagements, but that
Diaz succeeded in s%uppressing all
news concerning them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-20
@ X by MAD RI

Samuel Birch. Of Beetown, WIS.,,
had . most narrow escape from los
Ing his leg, % no doctor could heal
the frightful sore that developed. but
at last Bucklen's Arnica Salvo cured
It completely. Its the greatest heal
.sf Of ulcers. burns, boils, smema,
scaids. cuts, corna, cold-oorse, bruis.
- and piles on earth. Try Il. 3sa.
Ct Dashl Z Brown.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-20
MILLIONS
LOANED TO CHINA
DEAL ORIGINALLY NEGOTIATED
BY j. p. MORGAN & CO., IS
CONCLUDED WITH FORMAL
AGREEMENT.

Pekin, Gilman agreement to
lend China 100000 for the es-
Enlistment of an uniform currency
system in China. was signed today.
Banks Of America, France. England
and Germany are behind the big
loan. This deal was originally ne
gotiated by J. p. Morgan & company
Of New York. and 1t gives the Unit
ed States a particularly advanta-
geous position in China. The money
Is to be expended In the development
Of Manchuria.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-20

Dr.. Co.'s Painless Blister, price
Soc. Il absolutely painless end L.
uaranteed for SPAWN. curbs. splints.
sweeney. etc. For sale b. ell drug
gtsts
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-20

point. the cory Of the nurse. Mia
Van Nuys. hiding medicine In her
shirtwsist TO keep Hyde from pois-
oning IT, wa improper. 20 we'll a.
all testimony tending to east sus-
picion By Inference or the character
ana conduct OF HYDE"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-20
DAIRY CATTLE FOR
WEST OF

Pierre, 8. D.-One Of the notieea-
bio changes in shipping conditions
to be noted d the number Of dairy
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-20
Unworthy of Comment.


Typhoid germs. the opinion says,
often are used by doctors and there
was more aso to believe that the
fever at the Swope home resulted
from the illness Of a negro servant
than from incubation by Hyde.
Hyde's taking bottle water to the
swope home was the natural thing
to do. the judges hold, and the
testimony about poison in Lucy Lee
Swope's drinking water on the train
was termed unworthy Of comment -
The hypothetical questions, It 70
ruled. called for conclusions that the
Jury or court. instead Of the Wit
nesses. should have made.
"And." concludes the court on this
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-05
Stops a Deep Seated
Cough in a Hurry
a Family Supply OF Unsauaie0 Cough
Rsmedy Tor 5oo-Morey Re-
fuNdoo II e Fails.

Cough medicines, ~ . rule. contain .
large proportion Of plain SYRUP good An
gredient, but one that anyone can make.
A pint Of eranulAted sugar, with i pint
Of warm water. stirred for minutes gives
you a. good syrup ~ money can buy.
A 80 cent hottie Of Pincx, mixed In .
pint bottle with homemade sugar syrup,
gives you full pint Of really better cough
syrup than you could buy ready MIXED for
$50. There's a clear saving Of &aAo. Full
directions In package.
And money couldn't buy . quicker,
better remeiy. Takes hold NJ once, gives
almost instant relief. and usually stops
the most obstinate, deepSeAtea cough In
- hours. 1t stimulates the sppstss. 10
slightly laxative and has ploaaant tAsoe-
children take it willingly. Splendid for
hoarseneea, asthma, chest pains, and other
throat troubles, andmnequA2ed tor prompA
results in whooping. cough.
Pinex IL q special and highly 0on0on-
trnted compound OF tUporoed Norway
White Pine exuruot, and u rich In guA1Aool
and other natural healing pine elements.
Simply mir it a<adirected"wi sugar syrup
or strained honey, and 1t 10 ready for use.
Csed In more homes In the y. 9. and
Canada than any other cough remedy.
Pinex has often bean im1ta3ed, but nevee
successfully, for nothing else will produce
the same results. The genuine 10 guAxan.
teed to give absolute satisfaosion or m0pey
refunded. Certificate OF GUARANTEES b
wrapped In each package. Your druRgiet
has Pinex or win got 1t for you. H6oa,
send to The Pinex Co. Fort Waynes Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-05
AmuSementS
"WaIIineford" Tonight.

The fascination of observing a
smooth financial operator with an elias
tic conscience manipulating rapid
wealth-ac acquiring plans in small
town forms the pivot of the plot in
Geo. NJ. Cohan's much discussed come
dy Get Rich Quick Wallingford,
which is to be seen here for the first
time at the Gennett tonight.
How Wallingford promotes his big
idea" the covered carpet tack; the
Transit Interurban railroad system
and all the other visionary schemes
that he conceives to interest the sus-
ceptible yokels; the true to life yet
forceful way in which he works these
seemingly impossible propositions
which eventually become paying in
vestments, and that the wheel of for
tune finally turns and makes him an
honest man with sound financial
rating after life spent in the en-
deavor to get something for nothing
is told in one of the smartest stories
the American stage has recently har
bored
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-05
SHOOTS HIS HEIR
Announced His Purpose in
Will to Her Parents.
National News Association


ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,. Oct 5.-"f
die and Madeline lives I hereby be-
queath her my entire estate, on con-
dition that she enter convent and
never marry"
This is the will of Erskine S. Wal
ker, found in an envelope addressed to
the parents of Madeline Kemp. Short
ly after it was mailed, Walker shot
the girl and killed himself. Today
doctors say there is a chance the girl
may recover.
The shooting was the result of the
girls parents objections to an imme-
diate marriage. The girl is only 16
years old When she refused to disc
hey her parents and wed at once Wal
ker shot her, then himself.
The letter to the girls parents ex'
planned that Walker was unable to
have the will witnessed for to do
so would cause his purpose to become
known and prevent the shooting. A
provision of the will gives the girl
$4,000 if she marries. Walkers es.
tate is valued at 10000
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-05
Sore
Throat
Wisdom

/ nTOdL turks behind every case of
Wisdom sore throat, she wouldn't
rest until she had effected
a cure every time child has it.
Your family physician will verify the
statement that it is positive fact that every
child with sore throat is in immediate dan
ger of contracting Group, Quinsy. Tonsilitis
or Diphtheria, and is not removed from that
danger until the throat is cured. Think oft!
Liniments or outward application of
medicines do not and cannot cure the all
ment, though they may offer temporary
relief. Neither can you cure sore throat
with cough syrup or cold cure.
To cure, you must get at the seat of
the disease, removing the cause: Moth,
ing does that so quickly, safely and
surely as TONSILlNE. A single dose OF
TONSILlNE taken upon the first appear.
ance of sore throat may save long weeks OF
sickness, great expense, worry, even death.
TONSlLlNE is the stitch in time.
Use little sore throat wisdom and buy
bottle of TONSlLlNE today. You may
need it tomorrow.
TONSILINE is the standard sore ~
throat remedy-best known and ex3
most effective and most used. Look
for the long necked fellow on the
bottle when you 60 to the drug store
to get it. Is cents and so cents.
Hospital Size s1.O0. All Druggists. "a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-05
WILL BLACkEN HIS
W|Ft'S CHARACTER
Unwritten Law to be the De-
Tense of Bigamist-An
uxorcide.
t\ational News Association

OREGON, ILL.,. Oct. 5.-Dr. Harry
Elgin Webster was indicted for wife
murder by the grand jury. after but
three witnesses had testified.
The unwritten law. twisted to suit
the strange facts in the case of the
killing of Bessie Kent Webster. by her
husband. DR.. Harry Elsin Webster.
will be the defense when the young
Chicago physician goes on trial. Web
stel hopes TO save his own life by
blackeQns the character OF the girl
who married him. he says, knowing
that he already had legal wife. He
held long conferelce with his law
yers ever the defense and talked this
plan over with them.
AS first step in his defense Web
ster has repudiated the long detailed
confession he gave Chicago detectives
and repeated to the prosecuting attor-
ney here. An element of mystery was
given the action when attorneys for
the defense intimated that Webster
colud show that he killed his biga-
mouswife only when he was forced to
do so by fear of death at her hands.
An ivory handled revolver, the proper
ty of Mrs. Agnes Kent, mother of the
murdered girl, is to play a strong part
in the defense.
Il expect to show" said Attorney
Francis j. Callahan. in charge of the
defense, after the confession was re-
pudiated, that this revolver was
drawn by Mrs. Webster on the night
of her death and leveled at her hus.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-05
EXPECTED STRIKE IN
EFFECT SATURDAY
Labor Leaders Unanimous in
Act Against Hartman
and !. G.. Lines.

CHICAGO, Oct. with rioting and
death features OF the strike OF shop
men on the Hartman lines, with Fed
eral courts taking a hand in the con-
troversy and with troops called out to
guard railroad property in MISSISSIPPI
pi where a pitched battle was fought
and three persons reported killed, 1t
was feared both at strike and rail
road headquarters today that further
disorders would occur. According to
reports received both by the railroads
and the Union the situation at Nc
Comb, Miss, where the whole city is
made up practically of railroad EN-
playes, is critical. Further clashes
between the strikers and the Mississ-
1ppi guardsmcn, who were fired
on when they entered the city early
today, are feared.
Other outbreaks reported at Hous-
ton, Texas, where railroad police
man was killed and others wounded,
at Mounds, ILL.,, where switchman
was fatally shot and lesser riots in a
score OF cities along the Illinois Cen
trail have had disquieting effects.
Reports from the shop clues on the
Hartman lines outside the Illinois
Central were more reassuring. AS yet
no outbreaks have occurred and the
strike breakers. now manning the
shops have not been molested.
At noon today the time granted by
the union and Southern Pacific rail
roads for old employees to return ex
pires. Railroad officials predicted
many would return to work. Union
leaders said when the time is up the
men would stay out and the railroads
would not realize how stubborn q
fight they have on their hands.
The Illinois Central today quit hir
Ing stril ebrcakcrs saving the" have
enough men to man their shops.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-05
IRRIGATION PLANTS
Texas Farming Largely Built
Up on Them.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct. 5.-ln-
terest OF the business world of Texas
is centered on the various and extern
sive irrigation projects now under way
in many parts of this state. The st.
Stephens Irrigation company south OF
Maria is making rapid strides toward
completion OF their plans, while the
Medina Dam and Irrigation company,
the six million dollar project thirty
miles northwest of San Antonio, fin
anced by the English capitalist Dr. r.
X. Pearson, is bringing to bear all the
powers OF man and forces OF nature to
the successful and early completion OF
the gigantic task before them. North
west of Maria and the st. Stephens IT.
rigation territory, other projects are
on for the construction Of dams and
reservoirs that the unlimited POSSIBLE
tiles OF the soil of central and South
west Texas may be developed. If the
underground flow from the Rocky
mountains. which biologists have pro-
ven underlies wide belt of land in
Texas extending the whole length OF
the only problem of Texas develop
the only problem of Teaxs develop
ment will be solved. Progressive and
far-seeing men are realizing this, and
are bringing in artesian wells from
this flow as rapidly as they can be
sunk In the country around Mid
land, particularly, is this being done
with absolute success. Scientists es-
innate that If Texas alone were cult
waited to the limit of its possibilities,
that no other part of the globe would
have to be devoted to agriculture-suf-
iicient foodstuffs could be grown in
this state alone to supply the entire
world. With the realization of the fact
that through irrigation the agricultur-
al possibilities of the state are in their
own hands and are not matters of
chance rains, the Texas land owners
are masters of the situation and have
the world in a sling
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-05
A HAPPY HOMECOMING.

The husband who comes home from
his daily toll, whether working for
small or large pay. must appreciate
the presence of wife we'll gowned
and restfu;ly awaiting him, and chill
dren equally well grOomed and show.
ing every evidence OF maternal care.
A woman does not need to be a
slave to drudgery, but a happy home.
builder Hewitt's Easy Task soap Is
of the greatest help to this blessed
condition, because 1t lessons the la.
Dor Of keeping the home and all that
pertains to 1t clean, wholesome and
attractive. No friction to such a
home. Five cents a cake.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-05
CONFEDERATE VET
ERANS AT BEAUMONT
National News Association

BEAU MONT, Tex, Oct. 5.-Hun-
dreds of Confederate veterans from
various sections of Texas are here in
attendance upon two-day session be-
ginning today, of the annual reunion
of the Grand Camp of the United Con-
federate veterans of Texas. The city
is gayly decorated in honor of the war
veterans and their friends. Grand
Commander B. B. Paddock of Fort
Worth presided at the opening session
this morning, at which Mayor Pope
welcomed the veterans to the city.
Tomorrow will be held the annual pa
rade, the election of officers and also
several of the principal social events
of the reunion.