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pETT1GREw SAYS RosEyELT,s
PLATFORM MUST BE RIGHT

Chicago.-R. F. Pettigrew of So.
Dakota, a former Senator and one of
Champ Clark's campaign managers,
came to the front yesterday with the
announcement that he would not
support Governor Wilson. The for
mer senator stopped off here on his
way home from Oyster Bay.
II regard Wilson as a reactionary
and l will lot support him." he said.
"Will you support ROOSEVELT" he
vas asked.
THAT depends on the third party
PLATFORM said Mr.. Pettigrew. 81
think Roosevelt would be preferable
to Wilson, and have told the colonel
that l would be with him if his plat
form was a progressive one"
Mr.. Pettigrew was still much
wrought up over the Baltimore con-
y%ention''s action. He said Clark was
defeated by a Bryan-Ryan-Taggart-
Sullivan and New York delegation
combination. He insisted that the
Missourian was the choice of the
people.
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MARATHON DEATH
CAUSES AGITATION
ITO ABOLISH RACE
Depression Follows
Passing Away of
Portuguese Runner
TO WIN
of Olympiad Tonigh
Will Show Them Easily
In the Lead

Stockholm, Sweden.-With the
Americans in the first place, the
Olympic games will officially end to-
night, when the prizes won will be
distributed in the stadium in the
presence of the king and members of
the royal family.
The first honors are sure to go to
the Americans, although the total
number of points won by them will
not be known until tonight.
In the 500 meter cross country
run today, n. Kolehmainen, a Swed-
ish runner, finished first, Anderson
OF Sweden was second and Exc of
Sweden third. H. II. Hellawell, best
among the Americans, came in
twelfth.
In the SO0-meter swimming event
Australia was first, America second
and England third.
Marathon Causes Death.
There was depression today in the
training camps over the death of
r. Lazaro, the only Portuguese rum
ming in the marathon yesterday, who
died in the hospital of exhaustion.
He was overcome by the intense heat
Lazaro died in agony, but believing
that he was the winner of the race.
Slavik, a Bohemian runner is in bed
condition.
Because of the fatality, there is a
movement to modify the marathon
or abolish it.
The Americans today won a VIC
tory in the 1600-meter finals, a
French runner finishing second and
an Englishman third.
Stockholm, Sweden.-south Af-
RIGA, which heretofore played a rath-
err modest part in this Olympic
drama, came to the center of the
stage at the moment of it's culmina-
ton yesterday, winning the marathon
race, the most important number on
the Olympic program.
The winner of the classical mara
thon was K. K. Macarthur, a tall
Transvaal policeman, who has never
yet been headed in a similar event.
His compatriot, c. w. Gitshaw, came
second into the stadium several hun
dred yards behind and third to ap-
pear was the American, CASTOR Stro-
bino, of the South Paterson Athletic
club, who put up a drawer fight than
most OF the runners, for his feet were
skinned and bleeding and he was suf-
fering great pain.
The times as announced we're: Nc
Arthur 2 hours SO minutes; Gitshaw,
2 hours 81 minutes So seconds; Stro-
bino, 2 hours 3S minutes AZ 2-5 sec
onds.
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STATE PAYS ONLY FOR
REAL WORKING DAYS
ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES
THAT WRITING A LETTER
OR TWO DOESN'T CONSTR
TUTE DAYS LABOR

Pierre, S. D.-Attorney General
johnson, has on request OF State Au-
ditor Anderson. held in effect that
where the law provides a per diem
for services of a member of a state
board, the services rendered must
have been enough of a day to indi-
cate that service was really rendered,
and that the mere answering of a
letter does not entitle the official to a
days compensation. The query a on
account of w. l.. Nercoe, as secret
airy of the state board of health, who
put in his claim for five dollars per
day for all of May, and a part of
June. In a statement attached to his
bill he said that part of the amount
was for attending to correspondence,
and the attorney general advised the
auditor to demand an itemiZed claim
as to the time used in the service of
the state, before payment was made.
If the statement showed that, all the
working days of the month were
spent in looking after the business of
the state, either in supervising coun-
ty boards or in other business Of the
state, and that other business was
not carried on during the time stat
ed, the secretary would be entitled to
the compensation of five dollars per
day, but that merely answering a
couple Of letters did not make a
days work for the state. This is
likely to create some slight friction,
as it is claimed that former secre-
taries have drawn pay for services
such as have been turned down UNI
der the decision OF the attorney gen.
eral.
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NEWS FROM ETHAN

Ethan, S. D.-Mrs. Sollie Nolt and
son, Chad, have gone on a months
vacation, which they will spend with
relatives at Mt. Vernon, Mitchell and
Alexandria.
Leo Fix, Ed. Zhenpfening and Tim
Tiff and Will Smith went fishing to
Rockport one day last week making
the trip in the latter's automobile.
Mr.. Bruce OF Yankton, whose bid
was the lowest for the contract of
putting in the water works system,
was awarded the contract at 8 300.
The work to be begun inside of thirty
days, and to be completed by October
first.
Will Weiland went to Parkston,
Thursday, to visit relatives and
friends.
John Tyler and Will Smith went
to Mitchell, Wednesday.
Mrs. Ray kenrich was down from
Mitchell, Wednesday, and spent the
day with her friend, Mrs. Frank Cole.
w. o. Champion of Mitchell was
calling OF relatives and friends here
the first of the week.
On Tuesday Jack Mcdonald receiv-
ed a telegram from Ottawa, Canada.
announcing the serious illness of his
mother at that place. He took the
1890 train for Canada hoping to
reach there in time.
William Carlton, whose home is in
Madison, S. D., spent last Sunday
here visiting relatives.
The hail did quite a little damage
south of town last Sunday night.
Henry Klumb and Joseph Schoen-
filder each lost a GOV by lightning
on last Sunday night.
Esley Meyers house was struck
by lightning last Sunday night and
his cook stove ruined. No n was
seriously hurt, for which they were
very thankful.
j. M. Evans went to Alexandria. on
/ Thursday to attend the graduating
exercises. his daughter Agnes being
one of the graduates.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. w. Bryant have
returned from their vacation which
they spent in the Black Hills and
they report a very e%njoyeble time.
Mrs. Walter Hooker and children
OF Geddes, S. D., are visiting at the
home of Mrs. A.. Walter.
Mrs. w. H. Trow returned Satur,
day from a three weeks stay al
Parkston, where she has been at the
bed side of her daughter Mrs. Byron
Swartz, who has been very seriously
III
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Funeral services were held Friday
morning owe the remains of the late
j. ID. Koch. A large representation
from the Elks lodge and practically
all of the members of the fire depart
ment, marched to the residence on
First Avenue east, and escorted the
remains to the Holy Family church,
where the services were held. Sur
rounding the casket at the altar
were the floral tributes from many
friends, which spoke a tender appre-
citation of the deceased. Requiem
Mass was celebrated by Father Hort.
Following the mass, Father OINlar-
cry gave a short address.
The remains we're escorted from
the church to the Elks home by the
fire department and the Elks, Of
which he was a member. The inter-
ment was made in the Catholic GEM
etery. The following were the pail
bearers: Oney Smith, James RogaD,
Joseph Mueller, Phillip Tobit end
the Messrs. Fergen, the latter from
Parkston.
The deceased died at Parkstoa, on
Wednesday morning, as a result of a
hemorrhage of the lungs. He has
been sick for several years with con
sumption. although he has been able
to attend to his business. Mr.. Koch
has resided in Mitchell for 4 great
many years, growing up from a boy,
and was 80 years of age. For 4 time
he was engaged in the mercantile
business on Main street. Recently he
| went to Parkston and conducted a
billiard hall He leaves a wife and
three children, his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Koch, and several bro
theirs and sisters, to whom much
sympathy will be extended in this
their hour of bereavement. The de.
ceased had a great many friends in
Mitchell who appreciated him for his
personal characteristics. and they
will regret his untimely death sin
cerely.
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DEMOCRATS WILL
MEET MITCHELL
TOPLANC CAMPAIGN
Chairman Coffey Is
sues Call to His
Committee
PETTlGREW'SMOVE
Declared by Coffey to lndi-
cate the Ex-Senators
Mind is Failing
PETTlGREW'SMOVE

Aberdeen, S. D.-The democracy
OF South Dakota refuses to become
pertrubed over the detection of for
mer United States Senator Richard
Franklin Pettigrew, the party nom
inee for United States senator, who
has just announced his allegiance to
Woodrow Wilson.
James Coffey of. this city, chair
man of the democratic state central
committee and M of the Wilson
delegates seated at the democratic
national convention after a lively
scrap in which Pettigrew sought to
seat the Clark delegates, intimated
in an interview here that the South
Dakota democrats Welcomed, rather
than PettigreW's desertion.
"Pettigrew is more to be pitied
than blamed for his action" declared
Coffey. For some time it has been
thought in this state that Pettigrew's
mind was failing. and this latest
stunt OF his seems to clinch this con-
clusion. But Jettigrew's leaving the
democratic party and lining up with
a man like Roosevelt is the biggest
boost the democratic legislative
tickets in the various counties could
have. PettigreW received something
like 1000 votes less in the state pri-
maries than any other candidate who
had no opposition. The democrats
did not want Pettigrew for senator
and many of them did not vote for
him, even when there was no other
candidate in the field. His leaving
the party and going to Roosevelt re-
lieVes the party of a great deal of
anxiety on this count, and will mean
added strength to us in the fall.
with reference to P~ettigrew's
statement that he could swing over
half of the democratic votes in the
state to Roosevelt, that is absurd. IT
P~ettigrew, Hearst and Wall street
combined coald not carry the state
for Clark, Pettigrew certainly a
not expect to swing many votes for a
MAJ like Roosevelt"
Mr.. Coifey has issued a call for
a meeting of the democratic state
central committee at Mitchell OH
July %, when plans will be outlined
for the state campaign, and head
quarters established. He hopes to in
duce the committee to establish the
headquarters at Aberdeen. on ac-
count of the superior rail and mail
facilities here, but stated the final
decision would rest with e. S. John
son, democratic nominee for COVER
nor. l.
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a p NNNf q A.H l|FNtML 9ffMs, Ha y
The great and good work of these
Doctors in the northwest during the
past three years has gained for them
a standing that places them lin the
high rank of Specialism and merit
them the most implicit confidence in
every vicinity they have visited in the
state.
THE UNITED DOCTORS with lab
oratories Boston Block, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, L the doctors who be-
ganin South Dakota over two years
ago; you no doubt have heard of
them, possibly know them personally
through treating you, or some of
your family, il not, ask your neigh
bors about them. They rely upon the
recommendations of their patients
treated to bring them their practice,
which has grown to be very extern
sive. 8
According to their system no more
operations for appendicitis. gall ston-
es, tumors, goiter or certain forms
of cancer. Tubercular glands. piles
and diseases peculiar to both men
and women, diseases of the. stomach,
intestines, liver, blood, skin. granu-
lated eyelids, nerves, heart, spleen,
kidneys, or bladder. rheumatism,
dropsy, ulcers, weak lungs ana those
afflicted with long-standing deep
seated, chronic diceases that have
baffled the skill of the family ply
stefan, should not fail to call.
Married ladies must come with
their husbands and minors with their
fathers. eonH
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DIFFICULTIES OF NAMING
TAFT ELECrRAL TICKET

Pierre, s.. D.-The South Dakota
state republican convention nominat-
ed five electors, all declared Roose-
vent men. and the presumption is
that, if elected in November, they
will cast their votes for him in the
electoral college. This action has
been very satisfactory to the pro-
gressive element, but has consider
ably rolled the Taft forces and with
few exceptions their press has severe
ly condemned the action. In some
cases, as with the local Dakotian and
Capital-Journal, the editors have left
the republican fold rather than abide
by the convention. Large numbers
of stalwarts declare that they cannot
vote for these electors.
May BE Democrats.
Their only option then is to be
democrats or put up a set of electors
agreeable to them in the independent
column. That this may be the case is
evidenced by the hostility to the IN
vention electors carrying from mere
to extreme opposition by such papers
as those above mentioned. the Aber-
deem News, Argus-Leader, Yankton
Press and Dakotan, Deadwood Pioneer
Times and theirs of the faith.
IoCSloCo, l. uloPoGSASo
Washington that Senator
r. j. Gamble has declared that the
convention nominees will not vote
for Taft, and that Secretary Hilles,
of the national committee, acting on
this information, may proceed to put
a deadsure Taft ticket in the field.
The Huronite, which has been train
ing with the Taft forces since the pri-
mary, in an editorial says unequivoc-
ably that this will be the case. If a
third electoral ticket is put up, it is
certain that some very interesting
complications will follow.
Legal Complications.
In the first place there is some
question as to the legal right to run
Independent presidential electors.
Section GA of the 1909 primary law
provides: "That state conventions
for each political party for which
delegates are elected at the primary
herein provided for, shall be held on
the first Tuesday in July, after the
holding of the primary election. At
said convention held in 1912 and
q~uadrennially thereafter each party
shall nominate it's candidates for
presidential electors" Section 1902
OF tne pOllticdl cOue says. CdHol-
dates for public office may be nom
mated otherwise than by convention
or primary meeting, in the manner
following" Here follows the proceed.
ure. The point is raised that the term
public office" may be held to in.
clude only candidates for state offic'
es, leaving out presidential electors
Other Phases of Tangle.
The other proposition is: In case
a separate Taft electoral ticket is
filed, what will his friends, nominal
ed OH the state republican ticket
Burke, Martin. Glassner and Ander
son do? Will they remain as candi'
dates, under what would be a dis
tinctly Roosevelt electoral delegation
or would they resign from the reg
plar ticket and run as independents
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BURKE DENoUNCEs ACTION
OF THE HURON COMMITTEE.

Washington, d. C~.-President
Taft conferred with Chairman Hilles,
Representative Mckinley, Represent
alive Burke of South Dakota, vice
chairman of the republican congress
sional comm0Dee and Representa-
tive Moore, of Pennsylvania, secre-
tary over the question of whether
an elector chosen of the republican
ticket could vote in the electoral
college for Col. Roosevelt, running
on a third party ticket.
In South Dakota the state conyen-
ton already had named Roosevelt
men on the republican ticket. SINH
lar action is expected in other states.
the president and Mr.. Hilles are ex-
pected to concentrate tftsir attention
upon this question.
"The cardinal plank in the bull
moose PLATFORM" said Representa-
Burke, sis thou shalt not steal,' but
the first thing that party Gid in my
state was to steal the republican
electoral vote. The state committee
chose for electors men who have de-
,lared for Roosevelt, but they will go
on the republican ticket. If they
are elected under the republican
banner they expect to vote for a man
who has deserted the old party and
is making II of his own. In South
Dakota we can petition and put "a
set of Taft electors in the field, but
in many states this is impossible"
Representative Anthony, of Kan
sas, told the president after the con-
ference that Senator Curtis and 9th
,r Taft leaders in Kansas expected to
fight and prevent Roosevelt men
rom being chosen as electors on a
Taft ticket in the state primaries
August 6.
The Taft men in Kansas have
Taft electors in the field, but in case
Roosevelt men are chosen they
know of no remedy to keep them off
the republican ticket which goes be-
fore the voters in November.
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CASHIER LET S14,OOO
GO ON WHEAT TRADING
SOLD GRAIN OWNED BY FARM
ERS, AND WHEN THEY WANT
ED TO SHIP HE WAS SHORT
KILLED SELF.

Watertown, S. D.-The public eX-
aminer's office has just concluded
an examination of the state bank at
South Shore in Codington county,
which is temporarily closed because
of the suicide of the cashier, r. H.
Williams. The cashier had been con-
nected with a farmers elevator at
South Shore for some time, in which
was stored about $4,000 worth of
grain owned by the farmers in that
section. Williams disposed of the
grain and used the money to specul-
ate on the board OF trade, and in
time lost all.
Williams is supposed to have bas-
ed his safety from detection OF the
ground that the farmers would not
be calling for their wheat, until later
in the season when the prices would
reach a higher figure. However, they
commenced shipping their wheat
much sooner and this caused the
blow to fall.
He drew on a grain firm for $500
and placed it to the credit OF the far
mers in his bank. When he had to
make the draft good later, and saw
the impossibility of it and that this
would bring out his embezzlement,
Williams committed suicide. The
bank examiner discovered a short
age of $500 in the bank and later
found the shortage in a letter laid
away in a secret place in the bank.
| Williams came to this country some
years ago from England, having been
sent here by his family because of an
impeachment in his speech, and other
e~ccentricities. Up to the present time
he had done we'll and was highly re-
garded in. the community of South
Shore. The bank will be little Affect
ed by the embezZlement.
Lennon, S. D.-Abandoning the
movement to divide Perkins county,
forming a new county from the Forth
half, residents of Lennon have filed
a petition with the county commits
sioners at Bison, calling for the sub
mission to the people at the general
election next November, the question
of the permanent location OF the
county seat. Lennon will become q
candidate for county seat honors In
the election and will endeavor to
wrest the county seat from Bison.
which has had it since the county
was organized. Bison is centrally To-
Gated, but without q railroad, while
Lennon, which is the largest town
in the county, is on the main line of
the Milwaukee railroad. but near the
northern edge of the county. Il Il ex-
pected the ensuing campaign NAIL -
q lively proposition.
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Kimball, S. D.-An $4,000 bond
issue was made by Chamberlain for
the installation of a new water
works system, the bond being bought
by eastern parties at a good figure
for the city. The. issue vas held up
by an injunction for some time until
another election was held to make
issuance Of the bonds valid. The water
for the city will hereafter be pumped
from the Missouri river, which will
always insure an inexhaustible sup
ply for fire and domestic purposes.
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WON'T OPPOSE MAN
WITH Z CHILDREN
KANSAS CITYAN WITHDRAWS
FROM RACE FOR COVER
NOR, LEAVING FIELD
TO ROACH.

Kansas City, Mo.-A. w. Brewster
a candidate for the republican nom
ination for governor of Missouri. to-
day withdrew from the contest. III
doing SO he explains to his opponent,
Secretary of State Roach, that he
will not run against Roach because
Roach has twelve children" and be-
cause Roach has flooded the state
with pictures of his family bearing
the words:
Twelve reasons for wanting this
Office"
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WOOL sEAsoN ABOUT OVER

Belle Fourchc, S. D.-Wool sea-
son is about over in this section.
The total receipts at the local ware
house will foot up to a triile less
than 1000, 600 pounds, which is less
than last year. The falling off is
attributed to the heavy loss of sheep
on the range last year. The largest
single buyer was Coffin & Gilmore
of Philadelphia, who made one buy
OF 10000 pounds.
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ticket enthusiastically. says the sen
ator.
Thirty days is the time that
would be required to make the in
v~estigation thorough, in the opinion
of Senator Cummins.
The resolutions created a sensa-
ton and were a topic for converse
ton on all sides. The convention
declined to act on the senator's sug-
gestion.
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S BITE COSTS LEG.

A Boston man lost his leg from
he bite of an insect two years before.
To avert such calamities from. stings
and bites of insects use Bucklen's
Arnica Salve promptly to kill the
poison and prevent inflammation,
swelling and pain. Heals burns. boils.
Only IS cents at Dahl & Brown.
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MANY RATTLERs SEEN.

Rapid City, S. D--Rattlesnakes
are becoming plentiful here and res
idents are wondering what brings
them as this summe has been much
wetter than for several years. Mrs.
Walter White, wife of a P. r. C. r..
r. conductor encountered one on the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-07-18

sidewalk on a main street and gave
battle. She soon killed the snake
which had IL rattles. No n is re-
ported yet as having been bitten by
the reptiles, but a number of snakes
have been killed.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
Continued from page I

letters from where they lay on the safe, now
he rearranged his clothes, cleaned his hand
with the curtains, took another cigarette
from the box, left the room, bade the negro
in Arabic, conduct him to the exit OF the
Village Negrc, which the black, suspecting
nothing obediently did, and 50 came back
to the cafe and to the Spanish girl, who was
awaiting him.
But he did these things-falling, prone
upon his face as he crossed the threShold OF
Perdita, utterly exhausted, unstung, worn
out.
FROM that moment the Cafe du Legion
ceased to exist Perdita had other
things to attend to; for when Belmont woke
he was half delriouS. During many days
she nursed him, watched him, hung over
him, and when he was fit TO be lett alone Shc
began her negotiations with the Colonel OF
the Legion for Belmont discharge from that
regiment of despair, in return for the letters
he had brought from the Village Negre. All
this and more she accomplished.
Then. one day, comrade Of the Legion
brought Belmont letter with an English
postmark on it. He pondered long over
this letter, looking very grave Perdlta
asked him if he had received bad news.
Both bad and good" he said. "A man
whom | loved once and misunderstood, who
loved me once and also misunderstood me,
is dead. He was my father. That is the
bad. And the good is that now | can do as
| would had done long ago He took her
in his arms.
"Perdita | love you, he said simply.
Her eyes glowed up at him. ~Ah, | adore
you-I worship you-I am your slave.'
They kissed for the first time since that
all but fatal kiss which The Shoulder had
surprised.