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ALC0CK PLEASES
WITH HER RECITAL
SINGER OF PROMINENCE, ONE
TIME MITCHELL GIRL DE-
LIGHTS ALL THOSE
WHO HEAR HER

The promoters of the benefit for
the Mitchell concert band, at the city
hall last night could hardly have
chosen a better drawing card than
Mrs. Merle Tillotson-Alcock, of New
York City. The house was filled and
the attention throughout the entire
program vas of the closest. Mrs. AL
cock, ably accompanied by Miss Fan
ME Mccormick on the piano, lived
up to and exceeded the excellent re-
Communications which proceeded her
here.
The singers voice is a clear rich
contralto and she combines With it a
charm of manner and expression to-
gether with a clearness of enuncia-
ton which goes to make a most
pleasing effort.
Mitchell music lovers are highly
gratified with the opportunity offer
ed to hear Mrs. Alcock sing and
those who never heard her before
were astonished at her musical pow
er. She has not been in Mitchell for
some years and her voice has just
reached it's full development und,r
the painstaking instruction of Prof.
essor Bruno HUM of New York.
The accomplishments by Miss Nc
Cormick are we'll worthy of mention.
She is a famed pianist and the news
OF her playing in this city is always
sure to prove an attraction to the
music lovers of the city.
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CORN AND POTATO
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
WESTERN LYMAN COUNTY BANK
CASHIER WRITES ENCOUR-
AGINGLY OF INDICATIONS
in THAT SECTION.

while some parts of Lyman coun-
ty will produce only fair crops this
fall, the real western part of the
county will have a bumper season,
is the statement of w. C. Hitchcock,
cashier of the A. C. Whitebeck bank
at Okaton, in a letter to The Repub-
lican this morning.
THE grass has been green on the
prairie all season and parture has
been plentiful. In addition to this the
prospects now point to a bumper
corn and potato crop, while consid-
cradle small grain is being harvested
at this time. We intend to prove by
our crops that 1912 has not been a
dry year in Lyman county"
The above is in accord with re-
ports which are coming in from all
over the country. South Dakota will
surely be heard from this fall and
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LAWS
ARE

Rapid City, S. Dan interpreta-
ton of the new land laws in relation
to homesteads, has been received
here by Register Burke of the local
land office, from the officials of the
general land office in Washington.
This makes it clear that a homestead
er's time under the new law, com
mences the day he begins actual res
idence and continues for three years
no prior constructive residence be-
ing allowed under the three year
proof. Another change noted is that
while heretofore no specific amount
of cultivation has been required, now
one-sixteenth of the total acreage in
all 100 acres tracts under the gener-
al law. must be cultivated the sec
ond year and one eighth the third
year. The communication privilege aft
er IA months actual residence is I'M
affected and remains as under the
old law.
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$ appointed by a

that the del s appointed by a
county committee Should have pref
erence over delegates chosen in a
primary. In one case the Roosevelt
votes in the state convention We're
thrown out because not authorized
by the county convention or primary.
In the other case the Roosevelt del
egates chosen in a primary We're
thrown Out and the delegates chosen
by a county committee without any
primary or convention were seated.
In one case it was wrong not tic con
suit the voters and in another it was
wrong to consult the voters. These
contrary views of the proper way of
selecting delegates destroy one an
other. So far as the Californ'a case
is concerned, The Republican believ-
es it is no less than impudent that
a national committee chosen in 1908
without any reference to this cam
paign and in nearly every case with
out consulting the voters at all,
should presume to set aside the law
of a sovereign state STIMULATING how
the delegates to a national onven
ton should be selected.
Ii this is the BEST presentation that
can be made in behalf of the con
testing Taft delegates seated by the
national committee and giving Taft
control of the national convention,
then The Republican believes more
than ever that Taft is the nominee
of the national committee and not
of the national convention or of the
republican party.
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IS GOOD
DISTRIBUTING CENTER
MITCHELL FRUIT AND GROCERY
COMPANY DOING BIG BUSI-
NESS AND REPORT PEACH
BUSINESS AS FLOUR
ISHlNG.

A statement made by the Mitchell
Fruit and Grocery Co., this morning
that business shows a marked in
crease over this time last year, is a
good indication of the growth of this
city as a distributing point for whole
sale products.
The peach crop is Just beginning
to come in to a marked; extent. Two
car loads of Texas AlbertaS and one
been handled by this popular whole
sale concern this week, and reports
are that it was not e necessary to
unload the fruit into the warehouse,
SO great was the demand for it. An
entire car lad of Van Camp canned
products came in this morning.
The Mitchell Fruit and Grocery
company, as it is now conducted is
not an old concern. The wholesale
grocery department was started in
1910 and SO great was the growth of
the business that the splendid build
ing now occupied by the concern was
necessary, and was erected about a
year ago.
No fruit ever spoils in the ware
mousse. II is u Will d colu
storage refrigerator which will hold
between three and four carloads of
produce. Every modern convenience
for the handling of the doods is at
hand and thus the work is simplified
to the highest point of efficiency.
Retailers in the vicinity of Mitch
ell are buying unusually heavy this
year" said Manager Leon. This is
undoubtedly caused by the splendid
prospects for bumper crops, and re-
~tailers are realizing that the demands
thwis fall and winter will be great"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-01
AUTOMOBILE MASHED,
BUT NONE INJURED
CAR WITH FOUR OCCUPANTS is
WRECKET BY FREIGHT BUT
NO ONE is HURT.

Elkton, S. D.-To have the auto
mobile in which they were riding to-
tally wrecked by being struck by a
freight train and escape with their
lives vas the thrilling experience of
James O'Leary, of Moody county, and
Charles Luken, Con O'Leary and
Henry Troutman, of Brookings coun-
ty. Troutman, who is an Elkton deal
err, was running the car and applied
the brakes while crossing the track
when he saw the freight train bear
ing down upon them, but was I'M
able to check the speed of the car.
The car was about in the center OF
the track when it was struck by the
train. James O'Leary and Luken
jumped from the car an instant be-
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ogniZe the ~unquestioned majority
there, how IA they ask others to
bow in submission to the question:
able majority at Chicago?
The poll taken by The Republican
of it's readers shows that nearly all
the Roosevelt men are standing by
the Huron convention. That means
that practically all of them will vote
the republican ticket. Roosevelt OBJ
to carry the general election, espec-
ially since al least half of the La
Toilette voters apparently will abide
by the Huron convention. On the
other hand, the Taft followers in this
state, if compelled to stand alone,
could furnish only a small fraction
of the necessary votes for Il republi-
can majority in November. 1t was the
Chicago convention, and not the one
at Huron, that created u division be-
tween republican voters that could
not be bridged. The Huron CONVEX
ton chose to follow the division con-
tanning by far the largest number of
voters. If their action in ignoring
Taft's nomination was extraordinary,
it must also be considered hat the
situation in the party is extraordin-
ary. IL there had not been such a
division in the party, the candidates
would never have approved the
course taken at Huron.
Those who resent the fact that
they have no opportunity in the sit
| uation to vote for Taft, may blame
Roosevelt if they wish, or any of the
other leaders at Chicago. The schism
was made before the delegates met
at Huron and would have remained
regardless of any action taken there.
The nominees on the state ticket
found a difficult situation and one
that they had had no hand in Great
ing. If it is the mere name of the
republican party that is cherished. il
should be reflected that no Other
course would have been so likely to
bring victory to the republican nam,
in this state.
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mAs<M
A DANGEROUS GAME.

Some Taft followers in Bon HON.
me county have started going a pet
ition that obligates the signers to
oppose the election of any candidate
on the republican state ticket who
refuses to recognize Taft as the
party's nominee for president.
This. of course, is a game that
more than one faction can play. 1t is
true that there are more men on the
state ticket who reject Taft than
there r who accept him. But if car
ried out vigorously, this attack upon
the majority of the state ticket, must
result, according to human nature,
in q counter attack upon the Taft
men on the ticket. The one thing a
warfare Of this kind would be sure to
accomplish would be the defeat of
tue TAU c~andldaLeS. InlS Inc RepuD-
lican hopes will not happen. The
whole state ticket put up by the vot-
ers should be supported by those
who took part in the republican pri-
maries. These candidates were nom
mated by either a plurality or a ma
jority and there should be no appeal
from those nominations. There can
be no question that the action of the
Huron convention was taken by a
majority Of the delegates. lawfully
elected. II those who do not approve
the Huron convention refuse to rec
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EX-GOV. RICHARDS DIES
or HEART FAILURE
FORMER COMMISSIONER OF GEN.
ERAL LAND OFFICE PASSES
AWAY SUDDENLY IN AUS
TRAIIA.

Melbourne, Australia.-William A.
Richards, former governor of Wyom-
ing, is dead here from a sudden at
tack of heart failure. Richards was
born in Hazel Green, Wis, in 1919,
and educated at Galena, Ill. He was
surveyor-general of Wyoming, from
1889 to 1893 and was governor of
state from 1895 to 1899. Later he
was commissioner of the general land
office of the United tSates.
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MARRIAGE ~sOLEMNIzED.

A pleasant social affair took place
Monday evening at the parsonage OF
the First Methodist Episcopal church
when Miss Elizabeth lsaacson of Eth
an was married to Mr.. Alex Meurs OF
Mason City, la. The young people
left on the late train for the latter
city where the groom established
in business and where .lIey will make
their future home. The bride is a
we'll known lady of the neighboring
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THE TAFT CASE.

The long predicted defense OF
Taft's nomination by the republican
national convention has appeared. 1t
was given out yesterday morning by
Chairman Hilles of the national re-
publican campaign committee. The
circular. which contains about 5000
words, is entitled: Resume by a
competent person of the statement
relating to contests over seats in the
republican national convention 1t
is not signed by any person or by any
committee. Its anonymity is an ele-
ment of weakness. At least it would
have been more impressive If it had
been signed by some prominent re-
publican who has enjoyed the conf
dence of the public.
1t is impossible to reproduce the
circular in it's entirety in these col
umus. 1t is probably just as we'll to
epitomiZe its treatment of the con-
tests over the delegates-at-large from
Texas and Washington and the dis
trict delegates from the Fourth Cali
fornia. because these contests are the
ones upon which the Roosevelt fol-
lowers placed the most reliance and
over which they have since made the
most complaint.If the Taft adherents
can show that these contests were
not well-founded, then the whole
Roosevelt protest against the results
of the Chicago convention falls to the
ground. Following is a faithful sum-
mary of the Taft campaign commit
tees version of the contests above
referred to:
Texas.-Of the 245 counties asked
W Sello uclC6 dtCol w tnS 0ldlS
ton, there we're 80 counties practic-
ally without republican voters and in
which no primary or convention had
been held. 1t was shown that Com
mitteeman Cecil Lyon had been in
the habit for some ten years of con-
trolling the state by securing from
two federal office-holders in each of
these counties a proxy to himself or
a priend, to represent these counties
in the state convention. The national
committee decided that these 80
counties, having practically no re-
publican vote, We're not the proper
| source from which to obtain con-
troll of the convention, and conse-
~quently refused to consider they had
any right to seats in the convention.
| OF the remaining 1862 votes, Taft had
carried SO counties and therefore the
Taft delegates-at-large were seated.
Notwithstanding contest turned
on the delegation from King county,
in which Seattle is situated. The
county committee for that county.
consisting of $50 men, appointed
Taft delegates to the state convention,
without holding a primary or conven-
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ton. Meantime, the city council OF
Seattle redistricted the city SO that
1t had ISL precincts, instead of Psi.
The chairman of the committee, a
Roosevelt man, had been given au-
thority by a general resolution to
fill vacancies on the committee.
Therefore he proceeded to appoint
13l new committeeman and with
these voting in the county committee,
a primary was ordered. The Taft and
| LaFollette men refused to take part
in the primary. The Roosevelt COM
mittee showed by affidavit that 5000
out of a total of $4,000 republican
voters in Seattle took part in the
primary. The national committee
took the position that the chairman
of the county committee exceeded his
power in appointing the 131 new
committeeman, claiming that the au-
thority given him to fill vacancies
did not extend to new places on the
committee. The control of the state
convention hinged on the King coun-
ty delegation and the decision by the
Taft committee that the delegates ap-
pointed by the King county commit
tee and not those chosen in the pri-
mary were entitled to their seats,
served to give the state delegates to
Taft.
Fourth California.-Under the
state law of California, the delega-
ton of 26 from the state was chosen
at large. The call of the national
committee forbade any law or the ac-
ceptance of any law which prevented
the election of delegates by districts.
In other words, the call of the ma
tional committee was at variance
with the state law. The national con-
vention recognized the party law
and held it to be more binding than
any state law. Consequently the Taft
delegates from the Fourth California
district were seated, because in that
one district alone in California Taft
had a plurality over Roosevelt and
LaFollette.
The summary given above presents
the statement made in behalf of Taft.
1t is the Taft side of the controversy
and therefore must be assumed to
say all that could be said in %justifi-
cation of the national committees
disposition of these contests.
In Texas it is held that the Roose-
welt men were not entitled to the
delegation because the committee
man obtained proxies from republi-
can office-holders in the counties in
dispute. In Washington, it was hello
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fore the collision, but Con O'Leary
and Troutman We're caught in the
wreckage of the car when it turned
turtle after being struck. Troutman
had five ribs and one of his legs
broken while Con O'Leary was cut
badly about the head and sustained
numerous bruises. Immediately aft
er the accident it was reported that
Troutman died from his injuries, but
he yet is alive and it is expected Will
recover.
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
THE MIKADo.

The mikado, ruler OF Japan, is a
reasons. The attention Of the entire
world has been fixed upon him for
some days owing to the fact that he
most progressive and enlightened of
all the heayen-born rulers of the
flowery kingdom. He sleeps in a
the modern man, eats with a knife
and fork, has a table and chairs in
the dining room, and walks on beau
tiful and costly rugs and carpets in
the ancient palace of the Shoguns.
He wears a starched shirt, linen col
lar, and silk neckties, and in many
other ways reveals the modern and
progressive trend of his general
makeup. This Is most extraordinary
when the condition of his subjects is
considered. The mikado's subjects do
not sleep in a bed--they sleep on the
floor. They do not eat with a knife
and fork-they use chop sticks. They
do not wear the clothes of the Amer
lean and the European-they dress
in the costume of their ancestors.
The mikado not only does the
above mentioned things, but he also
writes poetry. And he writes much
of it. He writes forty or fifty poems
a day. He turns them out with great
rapidity. During the last thirty years
he has written more than seventy
thousand poems. This is going some
in the poetry business even for a
king who traces his ancestry back
to the twilight age of history. On he
first day Of the year he announces
a subject on which all the forty mil
lion subjects are requested to write
a poem. These literary illusions are
sent to the mikado, who, with the as
sistance of his secretary Of poetry
reads them all and selects the six
best. These are published in all the
papers of the kingdom and the au.
thors become distinguished for a
time. One Of the highest ambitions
in the heart of every Japanese is to
write a poem sufficiently meritorious
to win the favor of the emperor who
dwells in the ancient palace of the
Shoguns.
The mikado is held sacred in the
affections Of the people. They are not
allowed to look ut him through spec
tacles or glass Of any kind, nor will
the law of the land permit them tc
iooK down upon MIN from a seconc
story window or a tire top. When he
passes along the streets the windows
Of the upper stories of the houses
are closed and darkened that no one
may gaze from above o his roya
highness. His is a sacred person ane
he must not be contaminated b,
coming too near the earth and it
people.
@s%
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MAY DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT.

Constantinople, Turkey. = The
grand vizier today asked parliament
to pass a bill authorizing the sultan
to dissolve it at his pleasure. If it
agrees he will dissolve. If it r.
fuses, the cabinet will resign.
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SIX O'CLOCK N

Mrs. Geo. Roddy entertained Il few
lady friends at a six O'Clock dinner
party last Wednesday evening at nee
apartments in the Kock flats on
Rowley street. The dinner was given
in honor of Miss Mary Jarden, a sis
ter OF the hostess, of Milwaukee,
Wis. Miss Jarden is spending the
summer with Mrs. Roddy. The ev-
ening following dinner was spent in
a social and musical way.
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MITCHELL
C REA SUCCESS.

PICNIC GREAT SUCCESS.
The Sunday School picnic of the
First Methodist Episcopal church
proved to be the most successful ever
held thus far. The day was ideal, just
enough clouds in the afternoon to
make the trip delightful and later
the shining sun was not felt i'll the
shade of the beautiful Tobin grove
The procession headed by the Mitch
ell brass band began moving from
the church at 1920 a. IN. There We're
about forty automobiles, several big
~hay-racks, a number of great carry
all-wagons and about an hundred
other conveyances that carried the
happy company. Several automobiles
returned Immediately to get any be-
lated picnicers. The committees had
the work well in hand and soon the
program of events as announced in
the printed program we're under way.
A thousand people partook of one
OF the most bountiful dinners posi-
able to provide. After dinner child
rem Of the primary and intermediate
grades to the number of about 400
We're given a launch ride. The launch
was kept busy going all the after
nuon. There were all sorts of races
and various contests which were en-
tered into heartily by the children,
young people and the Older ones. Sew
eral exciting games of base ball were
played between various classes and
organizations, ending in a splendid
game between the married mems
club and the unmarried nine. The
former proved the victors by IA close
lead. There We're many swings, mum
erous hammocks and other arrange
ments for the convenience of the
people. Free lemonade was given out
all day an it was of the finest kind.
Free ice cream was given to all the
children. The band played occasion
ally and the whole affair was inc.
1t was remarked that not even a cry
ing baby was heard all day. The way
in which everybody rallied to assist
made the work easy. The officers and
many committees have the thanks of
the church for their services. After
dinner a great many more came down
to the grounds and spent the after
noon.
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Lawrence Derr, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Derr, 400 East Seventh
avenue entertained a group OF boy
friends on the occasion of his eighth
birthday, Thursday afternoon.
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will clinch nor firmly her position
among the agricultural states of the
union.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-01

town and is popular on account of
many admirable qualities. The cere-
i.ony was read by the pastor, DR.. j..
S. Hoagland.
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MRS. ALcock GIVES RECITAL

Music lovers of the city We're treat
ed to a rare delight last Thursday
evening when Mrs. Merle Tillotson
Alcock, pupil of Bruno HUM of New
York and c%ontralto in his choir gave
a recital at the city hall. A large
audience greeted the singer and her
vocal selections we're exceedingly
pleasing. She was accompanied on
the piano by Miss Fannie Mccormick
of this city.
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DOMESTIC SCIENCE DINNER

Miss Laura Kings gave a pleasing
evening to a number of her friends
last Saturday at her home, OF East
Second avenue. A five course dinner
was served. Miss Lucille Hust of
Winona, Mimi, and a student in the
domestic science department OF
Stout's University, at Menominee,
Mimi, prepared a boned chicken
which was served in style at the din
ner. The others present took a great
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-01

interest in the domestic science
workers art and declared her cook
ing to be excellent.
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Count of Dawson
r. A Zamle, Audior being first uN sworn.d doth SAY hat the Treasurers
exhibit hereon is a true ad correct tatenent of the financial condition. OF
Dawson County as appears by his books, ad that the AUDITORS Exhibit is a
and correct statement of all warrants drawn OF the treasury during the
N that the Statement of assetsa N liabilities is true and correct
Subscribed H. sworn to before me this 10th day If July 1912
> FRI Clerk of Circuit Court.
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SOCIETY NOTES

7 NJ I'D
The ladies aid society OF the Con
gregational church was entertained
at the home of G. w. Adams,
500 Second avenue east, Thurs
day afternoon. Miss Gall and Mrs.
Pherson. We're the hostesses. The
attendance was unusually large and
all report a very good time.
The ladies aid society of the Pres
byterian church gave an ice cream
social on the church lawn, Thurs
day evening. The night was a good
one for eating ice cream and the at
tendance was correspondingly large.