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1*° /. jR/tOl/VM pegistepcd No. 26. Mart i/VICi TRIR $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00. -5 than any other time. of the year. Prices........ gt^gptfflgl wrote our New York buyer "buy for us one case of umbrellas, best to be had for one dollar." We have received them and they are the best ever, corded tape edge, gloria silk with congo handles, no bet- ter silk in any $1.50 umbrella you can buy, whether you go away or stay here it is a splendid investment for one of your dollars. NOVELTY. UMBRELLAS These begin with black with silver handles at ?1.69, a wonder ful value, and continue on up to the high novelties in all colors at .SORO.SI.S «SHoE,S It may interest you at this time to know that we have received within the last week a ?1,000 shipment of S0R0SIS FALL STYLE BOOTS. The weather from now on is sure to be a little shifty, and for the cooler days and evenings you may find oxfords a trifle cool. If so the new boots are here ready for you. BARGAINS IN MANY THINGS All wash suits are now half price. $5 to $7 Sicilian skirts are now reduced to Several of our finest novelty skirts, priced as high as 30 .12, cut ,, Ladies' oxfords in all leathers that were $3.00 and $3.50 we are now closing at & Odds and ends oxford lines in black, brown and tan, some were $3.00, now the price is *fOVR ANNUAL HOSIERY -SALE Is now on and affords a' better tffie !fF lW '^3*MtV KtSOLVED 2- 7F/AT WHEfl you TRAVEL riEED YOU "TC GOODTHIrtGS TK/WEL in fiflb "TH//1G5 WHE/i II^E. THE TRIP TAKING TIME CALL-5 FOR MANY THINGS, .SOME YOU WOULD WANT IF YOU .STAYED AT HOME. WHEN THE GOING AWAY DAY GETS CLo«SE YOU REALIZE THERE ARE MANY WANTS THAT MU«ST BE FILLED ON .SHORT NOTICE-LET VS HELP YOU. MANY LINE*S ARE NOW WORKED DoWN To A FINE POINT AND PRICE-5 HAVE DWINDLED IN PRO PORTION. YOU CAN MAKE VERY PROFITABLE PURCHASE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT OF OUR STOKE T"HE^E DAY,5. TRUNKS AND BAG.S TRUNKS AND BAG.S IF THE OLD ONE CAN NOT BE JED LONGER LET \JS -5HOW YOU OUR .STOCK. ABOUT FIFTY NEW BAG J, .SUIT CASES AND TRUNK HAVE ARRIVED WITHIN THE PA.ST TEN DAYS UMBRELLAS "Direct from the maker buying" enables us to offer some umbrella bargains otherwise impossible. Three weeks ago we GOOD GET YOO THERE. LooK SWELL, IT WOftT CoST/^UCH Aou/ buster bkowh 3. **, "i v„' V- $3.95 $2.50 $1.50 plain and fancy hose 25, 3$, 50 & 69c i$St- YOUR£ RESPECTFULLY W"7 f«S --vi«s IOWA MAN SAYS THAT IT SUE PASSES HIS STATE Journeyed With His Wife From Waverly, Iowa, to Aberdeen in Prairie Schooner—Spent Twenty Five Days on theh Road and Had An Excellent Opportunity to See the Great Blessings of the State. A trip that was commonly made in the pioneer days of South Dakota but which has been abandoned so long that its very repetition seems a novelty was ended a day or two ago on the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. George Moodie of Waverly, Iowa, to this city on a visit with their niece, Mrs. P. C. Watters. The journey was a voyage in an old time prairie schooner over the Iowa and South Dakota prairies. For twenty-five days the voyage lasted, during which time the crew of the gallant schooner traveled more than BOO miles The trip was taken at the time of year when the crops were just commencing to arrive at their maturity, affording the travelers an opportunity to see in all its beauty the grand and glorious country in which they were privileged to be. Mr. Moodie speaks of this state as the best country in which he ever'visited and is so taken with it that he thinks that he will invest in some of the land of the Sunshine State. He re cently sold his farm a mile and a half from Waverly for $107 per acre, and is willing to put some of the money back into land again. The start was made, not far from July 1st. The first twelve days were stormy, there being a shower regu larly once every twenty-four hours. This made going slow, as the roads became very heavy. The outfit con sisted of the large emigrant wagon, Mr. and Mrs. Moodie, five horses and two birds, a magpie and a canary. Mr. and Mrs. Moodie did not see the inside of a house over night from the time they started until they reached Aberdeen. They camped wherever night overtook them and then journeyed on the next morning, as soon as they thought that the team had had sufficient rest to re sume the trip. Mrs. Moodie did the cooking and the outdoor life was greatly enjoyed by both. The route traveled took in the fol lowing towns: Ayrdale, Sheffield, Clemme, Britt, Wesley, Algona, Cyl inder, Whitmore, Emmetsburg, Dick ens, Spencer, Sheldon, Boyden and Rock Valley, Iowa Canton, Sioux Falls, Salem, Huron, Ashton, Red field, Mellette and Aberdeen. Speaking of the country through which they traveled Mr. Moodie said: "I never was in a better country than that between Redfield and Ab erdeen. The land there is just right and the crops were in excellent con dition. The whole state from what I have seen of it—and I have jour neyed from the extreme southern to almost the extreme northern part— is much better than that of western Iowa, where the land Is too wet. The crops in South Dakota easily surpass those in Iowa, except corn and I am sure that If corn were raised properly in this state that it would succeed. I noticed that where the crop has been cared for it is just as good as it is in Iowa, but the trouble is that too many South Dakota farmers do. not care for It after planting time. This is a great mistake. I am positive that If the Iowa farmers cared for their crops as their South Dakota neighbors do, they would never have a yield. "The first harvesting that we saw done this season was when we pass ed through Ashton about a week ago. The crop was rye and It was a dandy one too. "Do you know," Mr. Moodie con tinued, "that I did not expect to find a single tree from the time' i'trossed the Iowa line. In this I was\most agreeably surprised for we met them all along the route and their shade was at many times (rery grateful. I' got my poor impression trom what a man from my town in Iowa, who bad been to Aberdeen to buy some land, told me On his return. He said there was not a tree to be seen anywbere. But tben be was sore at the country^ as he fell, from what I learned, Into the hands of land speculators and from the treatment- bis received be felt like knocking. He also told me that the state was full of buffate grass and that wbere that was tbe land was poor. I think that can disagree with him on that proposition n\Wrl?l£?i 4 1 "The number of artesian wells which a person runs across on coming through the state is remarkable and I wish that I had tried to keep track of them. It is a great boon to any country to be able to afford good water at any place where a' person has a mind to bore for it. South Dakota is a wonderful state, the best ever, and I see no reason why she should not come to be the grandest state in the union, though I guess she is pretty near that now." Mr. Moodie said that he might locate here if he could find what he thought would be a good investment. He still owns property in Iowa and may return there in a few weeks. JOHN BEAR, LIFE TERM INDIAN, WEDDED AT WEBSTER Was Convicted of Murder Several Redwing, Minn.—Crops doing fine. Farmers say prospects were never better in Goodhue county. Winona, Minn.—Farmers agree that crops of all kinds in this section could not be better. Harvesting barley and oats starts in ten days. Waterloo, Iowa—Corn doing fine, good reports from all directions. Oats are also improving. Weather cool. Mason City, Iowa—Corn and oats both improving. La Crosse, Wis.—Crops are doing fine, no damage reported. Harvest ing barley and oats in southern Min nesota. Winnipeg, Man.—Crop prospects continue good and at present every thing points to large crop. Comstock, Minn.—Weather con ditions favorable, wheat around here looking poor, with lots of red rust and very thin stand. Fargo, N. D.—Crops continue favorable generally with some re ports of rust and unhealthy condi tions. Breckenrldge, Minn.—Hot weather of past week has damaged wheat 15 per cent, half inch on top of head with no sign of a berry. Farmers are all complaining. Oats and flax are fine. Edihburg, N. D.—Crops looking all right, but some black rust showing up. Crystal, N. D.—All crops in good condition. Langdon, N. D.—Some black rust reported but will do no damage, otherwise all right. Milton, N. D.—Crops continue to lodk favorable. Hoople, N. D.—Wheat all headed out. We find black rust in at least fifteen fields around here. Coarse grains doing well. Park River, Minn.—Too much rain and heat for crop last week. Wlllmar, Minnl—Qrop conditions continue fair, sbme reports of red ruBt and thin stand. Valley City, N. D.—wheat slowly beading, held back by fed rust, some scattered reports of black rust. Grafton, N. D.—Crops lookikg fine, wheat mjich better, no black* rust but some spots of red. Flax fine. Morris, Minn.r—Prospects continue favorablefor an average wheat c|pp. Winnebago City, Minn —Local ele vator man drove all day yesterday and says wheat is looking fine but a little light the ground and some smut. Estimated, field 25 per cent under thatof year ago. A 4 ABERDEEN DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, JULY. 27, 1908 mm Weeks Ago and Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Ceremony Was Performed to Give Bride Her Share of the Estate. Probably the strangest wedding, considering the circumstances, that ever took place in South Dakota oc curred Monday, July 16th, at the court house. John Bear, the Indian who is under sentence of life im prisonment for the murder of the wife of Ma-ho-zo-Waste, was married in the jail by Justice Lee Lewis of Andover to Mary Tomaplvaotawin, whom he has'already lived with for twenty years. He has three or four wives living whom he married with the Indian ceremonies and by each of whom he has had several children. We understand that the object of the ceremony was so that the woman could get her share of the estate in preference to the other wives.— Webster World. WEEKLY CROP REPORT Received over private wires by Cummings Commission company, showing the condition of the crops throughout the northwest as viewed by local men. Jt.W ft? I Redfield, S. D.—Past week highly favorable. All grains continue in ex cellent shape. Aberdeen, S. D.—Ideal weather for wheat and it is doitlg fine. Little black rust reported. First barley threshed. Watertown, S. D.—Blue stem looking very bad. About half a crop expected. Huron, S. D.—Some smut report ed. Corn is tasseling. Oats best for years. Lamberton, Minn.—Wheat looking fair some report of black rust. Parker, S. D.—Oats promise a big crop corn improving. Madison, S. D.—Wheat and oats looking fine corn a little slow. Sioux Falls, S. D.—Corn improved greatly last week. Oats promise an average yield. Wheat acreage small but fair. BASEBALL NINE IN /YAK llll Shoshone Reservation to BejOpened to Settlement CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN R'Y Announces Round Trip Excursion Rates from all Points July 12 to 29 Less than one fare for the round trip to Shoshoni, Wyo., the reserva tion border. The only all rail route to the reser vation border. Dates of registration July 16th to 31st at Shoshoni and Lander. Reach ed only by this line. Write for pamphlets telling how to take up one of these attractive home steads. Information, mapB and pamphlets frcve on request to W. B. Kniskern, P. T. M., Chicago, 111. p, G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT, MlllNEA- P0LIS, AUGUST 15 to 18 Special Low Bates $5.80 From Aberdeen, S. D., to Min neapolis, Minn., and Return on August 11, 12 and 13 Via the Northwestern Line, will ap ply for tickets with favorable return limits, on account of National G. A. R. Encampment, via the Northwest ern Line. Direct route. Splendid train service. Excellent fast sched ules. Special G. A. R. trains. The best of everything. For dates of sale and full particulars apply to agents Chicago & Northwestern Il'y. $75 to the Pacific Coast and Return From Chicago. Correspondingly Low Round Trip Rates from Other Points. Via the Chicago, Union Pacific & Northwestern line daily, June 1 to September 30, to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle and Ta coma and other Pacific coast points. Very low rates to Helena, Butte, Spo kane, Ogden and Salt Lake City. Daily and personally conducted ex cursions in Pullman tourist sleeping cars to San Francisco, Los Angeles aad Portland, through without change. Double berth only $7 from Chicago and $5.75 from Omaha. Choice of routes. For rated, tickets, tc., apply to agents Chicago ft North western Ry. FOR SALE—Hay on NW% section 33-122-65. Mrs. J. E. Harkness, P. O. Bo* 274, ^bprdpn, mm ffV' J««fi yi# ifl I B"? 3"!», wr% UJLUJHB1A FAMILY Brown county is in position to fur nish a very unique baseball game, one that certainly ought to make good gate money if any part of the state can supply contestants for the other side of the game. We can boast of a family in which a ball nine can be organized which can put up a hot game for any ball team in the state. There are not quite enough boys in the household but the daugh ter, who is remarkably expert in handling the ball, and the father, still spry as a kid, can fill up the nine. Each boy from the oldest to the youngest can do as clever work on the diamond as the average mem ber of the all-salaried nines of this locality. If there is any other family in South Dakota that desires a match game with this Brown county family it can likely be arranged to come off during the annual assembly next year at Tacoma Park. It would be a feature, an attraction as novel as interesting. Now let the other family show up. 7 FIRE DID NOT CRIPPLE Coleman & Co. have opened a new temporary office af^the old stand and are ready for business. They can furnish Deering Binders, binder twine, repairs, in fact any and all kinds of machinery that they ever carried in stock as their supply is by no means exhausted. 3 9-tf New Homes in the West 1 The Northern Normal and Industrial School A STATE INSTITUTION Aberdeen, South Dakota Fifth Year Will Begin on September ll, 1906 Normal, Industrial, Business and College epar^tory Courses of Study. 'If Winter Courses for Country Boys and Girls. HAIL" 4 1 Enlarged corps of Teachers and Increased Facilities. Buildings and Grounds Convenient and Attractive. \yei| bquipped Laboratories and Shops. Large Gymnasium with Baths and Lockers. Expenses Low.«isf«^ Write to the President for a catalogue. Destroys in an hour the labor and expense of a WHOLE SEASON. We INSURE Your crops in one of the best com panies. Write or call immediately ^before it is too late. W. NARREGANG Insurance. *J5s,? Aberdeen, S. D. "•fp TO ST. PAUL-' AND ,MINNEAPOLIS AND RETURN & Greatly reduced rates will fee "made to St. Paul and Minneapolis and return, account Annual Encampment Grand Army of the Republic at Minneapolis, August 13-16, via the Chicago? Milwaukee and St. Paul Ask the nearest ticket agent of this Company for additional information regarding rates, routes or train service, or write today to Wm National Park 1 kAND Si&.'W "jfr W-f*' A-MILLER %, I- A i»r General Passenger Agent CHICAGO in fr^'2 4 THE Gardiner Gateway Unexcelled in Its scenic attractions its naturaliphenomena are wonderful. Fine hotels the most delightful coaching trip in America a constant panorama of Splendid Scenery. It's an ideal place for a summer outing of a week, a month, or theseasoDi write A. M. Cleland, General Passenger Agent, St. Paul, Minn, for full iaformatoin. "WONDERLAND 1906" wfe* TELLS ABOUT IT .orthern Pacific Railway Por details of low rates write C. L. TOWNSEND, District Passenger Ageni^jtt' 4th and Broadway, St Paul, Mintu 'iL&i .si®? s§ wall ^5 fsliPi "-"sSi ifi va i® kr. ll 11 K' •'%-Mhj ill •J* Si I* §&Wm |C'| Sir '"51 1 IL- II«