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jjrfjponyes will paper the Inter
i^.titore room.
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MENTION. The repairs on the Odd Fellows hall
I have been comoleted.
ume Carefu.ly for
The
are having a large
Java and Mocha coffee.
Inder of the Mott stock of
een packed up for shipment
cles, velocipedes and ex
s, go to Ferguson's Cash
ire.
iise of Ethan has rented the
,rm near the University and
town.
Greene are selling good
for 25 cents, and good
ontj for $1.
!j's little flurry of snow simply
|reat to the spring prospects,
as a rain.
club met last night to
^matters connected with the
TM^pt in this town.
Rathman is having an elab
^painted on the fence in the
ei'bflice by Ed. Skinner.
3*o£pnole board has been added to
^BBents of the Y. M. C. A.
Bnted by B. N. Kratz.
lean give you a good hat for
[ijtban any one in town. He
ile line and they are very
Treasurer Smith talks of
fet^ree houses to rent on his
fljtfjust oil from Main street be
and Fifth.
Sji'Agent Clark of the Mihvau
J^lthere is some hope of the reg
|||J^i:bound passenger train being
liftbout April 1st.
Hft-is one of the most insidious
jfe destroyers. Hood's Sarsa
i&Ctmnteraets its deadly noison
|'s up the system.
jSSsfceiver of the F. M. P. A. of
^ftpn has made his report to
aney and the business is closed
I per cent, basis.
SiiSaVage. who is teaching in the
^Schools, has been at home for a
because of sickness. She re-
Hiker duties on Saturday,
le & Newcomer have money to
real estate at lowest rates.
aster Beattie sports a bran new
Hike price of Tom Burns' confl
ict th£ former would be in office
,1st. Sam Greene's telegram
ihe bet.
SRowloy is expected to'1 remove
tax City this week to one of his
rtheast. Mrs. Rowley will
parents, Deacon and Mrs.
tneanwhile.
l^&J^li'jiilWter Quigley, recently ap
Parker, has been suspended
of a shortage in his accounts,
claims was due to ignorance
^Ki'bCriBgulatioiJs.
cannot buy a better family
Ckntotcine than Dr. Sawyer's B'amily
At will positively cure difficulties
R(.stomach, liver, kidneys .and
Sold by L. O. Gale.
ikinton Standard: It is said that
who was a former resident of
but now of Mitchell levied
tail on a citizen of this city and
to the tune of $40.
ket News: Mitchell is the
llbr holding the Independent
invention. With the exception
ipsocket it is the most accessible
it located town in the state.
Spat variety of new work shirts at
^pjgjufon's, at his customary low price.
not fail to read our wonderful pre
seed offer in another column.
im|j|ust have seeds why not get them
||jgpbing? We guarantee these seeds
the very best. They are guaran
l-to us.
Mitchell, Feb. 28.
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Mitchell Dry Goods Co. has
decorated its show window with a view
to the nearness of St Patrick's day.
The freight trains from the south
and east last night each brought in
several cars of emigrant goods bound
for points west. S
An effort is to lie made to secure the
Republican state convention for Mitch
ell, at the committee meeting to be
held here next week.
Frank Curby, who has been in the
employment of Rath bun & Whitman
for the past two years, has resigned his
position and gone to Sioux City.
There is a general kick about the
quality of kerosene* now being sold in
the town, but the local dealers say
there is no remedy unless some encour
agement is given to companies compet
ing with the Standard Oil.
Hats, hats, hats, hats, hats, hats,
hats and hats! at Ferguson's.
Why is it that those that are well feel
well? It is because they have good
blood. If your blood is out of order use
Dr. Sawyer's Eclipse Sarsaparilla. It
eclipses all other remedies in the
market. Sold by L. O. Gale.
Those nice ironing boards at Fergu
son's are only $1.
The recent comments on the poor
farm report have stirred up the reform
ers quite extensively, and they are
making efforts to controvert the facts
set forth by our Tobin correspondent
last week but official figures are hard to
dispute.
Landlord Millham thinks that the
Populist convention will bring fully
1,000 people to town, and is looking out
for Mitchell's chances to sfecure the
Republican and Democratic gatherings.
When it comes to politics Col. Millham
is cosmopolitan.
Health Officer Daniels has ordered
the mud hole near the Milwaukee sta
tion drained. He will next devote his
attention to the streets and alleys about
town, which are in worse than their usual
condition by reason of the heavy snows
and the early thaw.
Aberdeen News: S. T. Greene se
cures the Mitchell postmastership, af
ter a long fight.
Nobody hereabouts has heard of any
light. From all accounts Mr. Greene
just went down to Washington and
helped himself to pie.
The first base ball mat^h of the sea
son Monday afternoon between the
University and town boys resulted in a
score of 17 to 15 in favor of the former.
But five innings were played but for
the first game of the season the boys
found this to be a plenty. There will
be a return game later.
Bargains every day in the week at
Ferguson's Cash Bargain Store.
Miss Dudley, who has been a mission
ary in Japan for 21 years, spent Tuesday
evening in town, the guest of Rev. and
and Mrs. Bradley. Quite a number of
the ladies of the Congregational church
met her during the evening and enjoy
ed her recital of her experiences. Miss
Dudley went from here to Yankton.
The Mitchell Steam Laundry has set
up two free delivery boxes, one near
the postoffice and the other near the
First National. Now if these enter
prising people will only invent a collar
button that will go into a stiff shirt
band the first time trying they ought
to get all the trade of the town.
Inquiry into the status of municipal
politics develops the fact that Thos.
Fullerton is the only candidate in the
field for the nomination as Mayor. It
may be that Mitchell will stick to her
long time custom of finding some man
who is willing to sacrifice himself in
this position, and then elect him with
out opposition.
An anonymous communication from
Piano takes exceptions to recent politi
cal reflections upon John Jackson of
that township, and although we desire
to treat everybody fairly, anonymous
communications don't go—except to
the waste basket.. Our Piano corres
pondent cast no reflections on Mr.
Jackson's character, but simply noted
his political defeat.
Scallin's Sarsaparilla cures
rheumatism and diseases of the
blood, stomach, liver and kidneys
The ne.wly appointed pension board
for this county is made up of Drs. Dan
iels, Bailey and Windle.
Geo. Crouthers and Wallace McMul
len Wft Tuesday for Santa Clara
county, Cal., where they will remain
for the next few months and if satisfied
with the country will move their fami
lies there this fall.
An announcement of interest to the
traveling men is received to the effect
nat Rev. C. H. Strickland of Sioux City
will preach in the First Baptist church
of that town on next Sunday morning
upon the subject, "'Knights of the
Grip."
Mitehell people who have been in
Chamberlain recently, say that out
good neighbors out on the Missouri are
giving currency to the rumor that
small pox prevails in Mitchell. This
is a mistake as there hasn't been the
least suggestion of the disease, unless
it be in the general vaccination made
necessary by the suggestion of the
state board of health.
Granite ware at the Cash Bargain
Store.
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Sioux Falls Press: Sioux Falls will
not have a coursing meeting this
spring, as enough people here are not
interested in that class of sport, at least
they would not attend the meetings
called to perfect an organization. A
kind of local meeting will be given to
try and educate some of the people up
to this class of amusement, and some of
the dogs of this city will run in it.
During his recent trip through Iowa
Geo. A. Johnston ran across a loud
mouthed traveling man from Michigan,
who offered to bet $100 that he could
name ten square miles in the Wolverine
state that had .more wealth than the
whole state of South Dakota. George
came back at him by offering to bet
from $100 up to $500 that there was one
square mile in this state which possessed
more wealth than any ten square miles
in Michigan, and named that part of
the Black Hills which includes the
Homestake mines. The Michigan man
then quietly laid down.
Knowles Sc Greene will sell you good
canned California peaches, apricots,
green gages and grapes at 15 cents a
can.
New lot of granite and tin ware at
Ferguson's.
A Change In Territory.
Aberdeen News: J. W. Zollars, of
Sioux Falls, and J. D. Muldoon, of Min
neapolis, general agent for Wm. Deer
ing & Co., of Chicago, have been in the
city today for business reasons. By a
recent apportionment in territory, Mr.
Muldoon will hereafter have supervis
ion and charge of the country adjacent
to the H. & D. division of the Milwau
kee system in South Dakota and of the
country immediately west and north of
Aberdeen. Certain portions of Min
nesota and Iowa will be added t£ Mr.
Zollars' domain in order to make up for
that subtracted in this section.
Clark Rowe for Register. i-
The only remaining land office posi
tion in the state has just bten filled by
the appointment of Clark Rowe to be
register at Chamberlain, whose name
was sent to the seuate Tuesday. It has
been said that Senator Pettigrew op
posed Rowe while Senator Kyle favored
him, but it is hardly probable that the
former took the trouble to interfere.
Rowe has had considerable experience
in land matters and will make an effi
cient officer without doubt.
Itev. A. M. tie lVUiitldon DiHUiinstMl
The recent Telluride papers bring the
news that Rev. A. M. de P. Gliddon,
who has had the same brilliant career
in that town that marked his stay in
Mitchell, and'who is now abroad on his
wedding tour, has been dismissed .by
his church, which seems to feel that
his usefulness there has come to an
end. Notice of his dismissal has been
sent to him, as the action was taken
after he left for Europe.
Window shades in
colors at Ferguson's
Store.
all the latest
Cash Bargain
After using several boxes of Scallin's
Lightning Headache Killer I cheerfully
recommend it to all who suffer with any
kind of headache. (Price 25o, warranted.)
J. E. WELLS, Eegister of Deeds
ITCHELL DRY GOODS CO.,
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. LITERAHY NOTES.
SOUTH SANBORN".
1 Putin Accident to an Old and Gsteeined
Citizen.
Again are we called to chronicle the
death of an old and esteemed citizen,
Mr. C. McLane. Last Friday morning
while he was helping to put a wagon
box on the wagon and standing between
it and the team, the horses became
frightened and ran away, throwing
him violently to the ground the wheels
passing over the body causing injuries
from which he died next day. Dr.
Kirkpatrick was in almost constant at
tendance until he died and Dr. Crane
was up Friday afternoon but all their
skill could only in a measure allay the
intense suffering he endured. Con
sciousness was spared him to the last
and a short time before he died he call
ed his children to him and bade them
goodby, leaving fond messages for the
absent daughter who a short time ago
went east to visit friends. The funeral
was postponed until Tuesday to enable
Mrs. Jerdeau to return.
Mr. McLane was an old soldier and
all the comrades in this vicinity and
many from Woonsocket attended the
funeral in a body aud the casket was
draped in the stars and stripes. The
obsequies were conducted by Rev. C.
M. Peck of Mitchell, assisted by Rev.
Mr. Framer. The remains were follow
ed to the cemetery by a very large con
course of friends and laid to rest by the
side of his wife who died about teven
years ago. The children of the Sunday
school, of which he was formerly sup
erintendent, marched out and placed
flowers in the grave. Two daughters,
Mrs. Wash Bro&erick and Mrs. Steve
Jerdeau and one son. Elmer, are' the
near relatives.
W. H. Williams and wife, with
friends from the east who are visiting
them, came down from Woonsooket
Saturday morning to spend the day
with postmaster Hopkin's family, re
turning on the afternoon train.
Mr. Charles Peck, who last year
lived on the Thomas Taylor place, came
down from Wessington Monday to set
tle up some business with the Inter
State Stock Exchange Co.
Miss Kate Gilby closed the winter
term of school in the Chandler district
with an exhibition Friday evening. A
collection was taken to start a school
library.
Mr. John Bevier is very sick with
pneumonia and considering that he has
already lived beyond four score years,
his recovery is somewhat doubtful.
Mrs. Susie Broderick and daughter
Lily, went to Woonsocket Saturday
with the Williams party, returning on
Monday morning.
Mr. G(reen has moved a house in
from the country on to his lots in Letch
er and will soon have it ready to live
in.
The storm prevented a very large at
tendance at the Hopkins sale but con
siderable stock was sold, never the less.
Smith Crippen will vacate the Nich
olas house very soon and it will be oc
cupied by Mrs. P. Kelley.
A minstrel troup gave a very pleas
ant entertainment at Welch's hall
Saturday evening.
F. McCurdy started the ball rolling
by putting in the first piece of grain
this spring,
Mrs. John Wilson is siek with erysip
elas.
tithan.
Pension matters must be getting
pressing as Col. Adams was in town
again Wednesday.
Mr. Brown is having the finishing
touches put on his house in the shape
of porches.
Mrs. Asa Dodd has been very sick
but is improving uuder the care of Dr.
Crane.
The L. A. S. took tea with the presi
dent, Mrs. Robt. Linn, Wednesday ev
ening.
Mr. and Mrs. Snow of the poor farm
visited Mrs. Davis Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Brown rejoice
over the birth of a son
L. W. Doty. Jr., was in town the fore
part of the week.
W. K. Rathbun had a sale Wednes
day.
The sale Tuesday went off well
NEW GOODS, NEW GOODS!
Still they come and they will continue to come because we sell noth
ing but New Goods and replace with New Goods, not old, and we deal
New Goods and buy New Goods and offer nothing but New Goods for
ale, and make Cheaper Prices than some people try to get for old stuff,
on't buy a cent's worth of goods this spring 'till you have carefully
Ooked the market over. Your dollar is your own, hence spend it where
will go the farthest and give the greatest results. We not only guar
ntee more for a dollar, but a better stock to select from.
Dr. Parkhurst, the story of his life
and his remarkable war against the of
ficial protection of vice and crime in
New York City, will be the subject of
an authoritative article in McClure's
Magazine for April. The article will
be illustrated with several portraits of
Dr. Parkhurst.
Portraits of Professor Henry Drum
mond, Andrew Carnegie and Ellen
Terry will be the "Human Documents"
in McClure's Magazine for April: and so
many interesting ones have been se
cured that the department will be
larger than usual by three or four
pages.
The Late F. W. Whitman.
Carthage, N. Y., Republican: The
10 o'clock train last Thursday morning
brought to Carthage a little sorrowing
band who had journeyed hundreds of
miles to lay the husband and father
near the sacred spot where the happy
childhood days of. the wife were spent.
The deceased was Mr. F. W. Whitman,
who died at his home in Mitchell,
South Dakota, February 23d, and the
wife was Miss. Etta Emmes, daughter
of .J. B. Emmes, who was for a number
of years a practicing lawyer in Car
thage.
She was accompanied by her brother,
H. C. Emmes. It is rumored that the
family will return to Carthage at an
early date for a permanent residence,
and the many sincere and loving
friends of Mrs. Whitman Will gladly
welcome her again in their midst.
Sherman in Sioux Kail*
Sioux Falls Journal: Miss Ida M.
Sherman, the young evangelist of
Michigan, who arrived in this city last
week, has been conducting revival
meetings every evening since at the
First Baptist church. The attendance
has been very good and there has been
an awakening among the members of
that church, as well as many of the
Christian people of other denominations
who have been in attendance, and the
leaven is spreading in the community.
As the meetings, which will be contin
ued, progress, there is evidence that
this revival will sweep the community,.
Miss Sherman is a remarkably Huont
and earnest worker.
Vaccination Itecoinmemlecl.
At the meeting of the state hoard of
health held at Vilas recently, a resolu
tion was unanimously adopted recom
mending a general vaccination of the
people of the state, and particularly of
the children of school age. The board
has power under the law to order
general vaccination but has not done so,
at the present preferring a recommen
dation to that effect. The county
superintendents of health have been
notified to secure the co-operation of all
school teachers, physicians and town
ship boards to this end.
Fox Kinney the Favorite.
Argus Leader: The Mitchell Cours
ing club has chosen William Fox
Kinney of thisuity to be judge at the
Mitchell coursing meeting to be held
April 17. There were two candidates
for the judgeship, Messrs.' Kinney and
Mulcaster, and the vote stood 43 to
1 in
favor of the former. Mr. Kinney did
not solicit this position, but it 'was
granted him upon the recommendation
of friends. He will put in an applica
tion for the judgeship at the big St.
Louis, Mo., coursing meeting.
Made Good CIUCKSCH.
The conundrum social given by the
Congregational church at the home of
Mrs. D. B. Miller on the east side Wed
nesday evening was a pleasant affair.
Conundrums written on slips of paper
were distributed in various parts of the
house and it was the privilege of the
guests to answer as many of these as
possible. Miss Gilbert and Miss Nora
Harker answered 24 correctly and were
awarded the first prize, a bunch of
beautiful flowers. The threatening
weather prevented a great many from
attending the social.
If you decide to take Hood's
rilla do not be induced to buy any
stitute article. Take Hood's and
Hood's.
Buy your summer underwear at
guson's.
JUMPED E0R LIFE.
Narrow Escape of Coopers From a
Burning: Factory at West
Superior. i:
As It Was, Over Dozen Were Iu
jured, Some of Them Very
Seriously.
Second Time the Factory Has Burned
Within a Year—Railroad
Trestle Saved.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., March 15.—
Fire started in the Doud barrel factory
and cocper shop from the dry kiln and
completely destroyed the buildings and
contents. When the fire started 40
coopers ware at work, and so rapidly
did the flames spread that they barely
escaped with their lives. A number of
them were seriously injured by jumping
to the ice 20 feet below. The men at
work lost all their clothes except those
they wore, and all the money and
watches in them. The loss on the build
ing and stock will be about (25,000,
with insurance of $9,000. This is the
second time the shop has burned within
the past year, but this time the railroad
trestle to the Freeman and Minkcta flour*
ing mills was saved, and the mills
will continue running day and night,
having telegraphed for barrels. Those
badly injured were:
Philip Y'just, hands and face cut and
burned Ted Chappell, injured internally
and cut about the face Peter Weiss,
ribs broken and head and hands cut C.
J. Thompson, both legs broken A. E.
Ladd, internally injured and right leg
and arm broken and bruised Joseph
Schultz, right leg broken.
At least a dozen were injured and
burned but not seriously and were able
to walk to their homes.
WEAR SHORT SKIRTS.
Another Order Issued to the Chicago Tel*
ephone Girls.
CHICAGO, March 15.—The local man
ager of the main Chicago telephone ex
change, who a year ago promulgated an
edict that all the girls employed in the
Chicago exchanges should uniformly
dress in black, has just issued another
remarkable ukase, which reads some
thing like this:
"Hereafter the girls employed in the
main office shall wear their skirts so
that they will clear the floor by three
inches."
There were many impromptu indig
nation meetings held in the cloak rooms
but no protests were offered to the order.
"It would be of no use," said one of
the girls. "The times are hard and we
can better afford to cut off our skirts
than to cut off our wages."
The manager explains that this new
move is to prevent the raising of dust in
the office, which settles upon and im
pairs the working of the instruments.
"The girls walk briskly about," he
added, "their skirts sweeping alongthe
floor and stirring up the dust. This
lodges in the instruments and causes
trouble. Our patrons are annoyed and
delayed. We have to think of our pat
rons you know, as well as of our em
ployes."
LOOPHOLE IN THE LAW.
Possible That the Floyds May Escape on
a Technicality,
MINNEAPOLIS, March 15.—The Trib
une says: It is possible that, after all,
the Floyds may escape the clutches of
the law. The December term of court
was adjourned on Monday by Judge
Hicks without consultation with the
other judges, and was thus closed be
fore its business had been disposed of.
It is believed that the Floyds cannot be
now legally sentenced before the next
term of court, which does not
commence until next month. The
law provides that after be
ing convicted the prisoner may
remain ip the custody of the sheriff for
a "reasonable length of time" before
sentence is passed upon him. The ques
tion now is, can they be held until the
next term commences before sentence is
passed'(
It is customary for the senior judge,
prior to adjourning the court, to call in
his associates and inquire whether their
business bas been finished. Judge Hicks
did not do this, but without consulta
tion on Monday declared the court ad
journed, sine die.
His action caused much comment
among attorneys, and may cause consid
erable annoyance to the county attorney
and Judge Jamison.
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Oregon Short Line Washout.
BOISE, Ida., March 15.—Travel on the
Oregon short line hns been interrupted
for 24 hours by a washout near Mini
doka. It is expected that the break
will be closed during the day.
For-
DEALERS IN NEW GOODS.
Agts lor JACKSON'S GLOVE-FITTING CORSETS