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-it- •I I 1 I II BUTTER IN THE BUTTER EXHIBITS AT THE MITCHELL CONVENTION THE FINEST EVER DAIRY BUILDING AT FAIR The Association Will Ask the Legis lature to Provide far a Suita ble Dairy Building at the Stale Fair Mitchell At the annua! fon ention of the South Dakota liuttrrmarkes' anil Clean,e' ytuen's association the exhibit of butter in the contest l'o prizes was one of th* largest over shown it a conv, ntion. thrre be!ng thirty-one exhibitors, with ner.rlv ev ery creamery in the s'ale .resented The scores are annoan eti ati fallows: First |Litre iie'ng awarded to Glll.e-t Rogues.of Trent, with a scoie of 95 The others fol'ow: ,1. Hendrick aon, I^.-nnox. 94i Ktick Zyda. ML baiik, 94 Bernharil l'nu'scn Vihorsr, 94 E. 1,. Gould, Hartford, 93J: W D. Chrisler, Harrisburs 93A C. W. S'y, Mltclit'H, H3J (Hirls Ropers. Astoria. 931 J. M. Rasmnssen. thicker, 92i 11. Han on. White 9"J4: E. A. Paul sen, Webster. 92A: Rasmus Andersen. Lake Preston, 921: I'll is Hansen. •Stookiiolm, 92i N'els Sw. ns-n, Cat lh age, 92 0. H. Jennings. Ocheve 'an. Iowa, !)2 Peter Peterson. Sherman, 92 Carl .lensen. Kidder. 91 Albe-t Anderson, Woonsocki t, 91i R. II. Baldwin, Helle Fourche. 91J: Thomas Rung. Lynn, 91J: f). L. Distad, Do Sniet. 91} M. S. Tmutman. White 91 K. O Fossum, Baltic, 91£: Helle Fourche Creamery company, Belle Fourche, 91 Manisb.-Amcruaii Cream ery company, Whitewood, 91 O C. Peek, Brit ton. 90 Tlieo. Adams. DeH Rapids, 90. Among the resolutions adopted wee two things impo hint to the dairy in terests of the state. One was urg'ng the senators anil representatives in Washington to defeat the legis'ation making oleomargarine eater sold to defeat the work of the creameries. The state legis'ature was metnorla'iz ed In appropriate a stun of money suf ficient. for the erection of a da'rv building at the state fair ounds, one that is adequate to the needs of t! dairy interests of the state. 1 The Several State Funds Fierie—The report of the condition of the state treisury. a sh wn b\ state for the 'nst month, indi a'es a I total of $317,401 in all funds, bit. of this the general furd has n'v $11,023. The call or taxes for De cember will soon begin to ome 1n. and that fund will be la'gely in-: reased before the first o1' the year. The income fund for the hools of state contains $I2S.S90. but this l! he sent out to the schoo a' iv the middle of this month, and will not be idle long. The twine plant fund car ries $r.S,0S5. The (tame fend doe-t not show any great increase on ac count of the pame licenses of thi year, having but $11,627 at. the pres ent time, but as the county trcas tr et's will likely remit the game fund this month at the time of remittan• c-t of oilier moneys liiat tnilri is !iiciy in go lo $20,000 by the first of the yea -. Sink Well and Save Fish Plankinton Through the efforts ot T. \V. Taubtntin and other snorts men of this pat of the state, an artesian wn now is n^n'oi" com pletion at F'sli T,ake. a fine body of water some miles from li"ie. and as a result niiiions of fish will be save 1. During the past summer the water in the lake r'ached so low a stage l!at it was certain it would freeze to the bottom this winter if somcih'ng was not done and that the cottniless fish which it contained wou'd be kiiled. \fr. Taubman took ihe matter in hand and secun a sufficient fund In voluntary I'cnt'ibut'ons to lure the artesian well drilled At a depth o" n.-,0 feet, the drillers struck a flow of 300 gallons per minute. The immeis"' flow from the well wi'l rn'se the ra ter In the lake to its former stage and make it. an ideal placc for fishing next summer. Deeds and Mortgages Huron A mec-t'itg of South Da kota Regi-tcr of Deeds elect, v,as held hers last. week, for the pur pose of comparing notes and con ferring re alive to official matter's. It is proposed to establish a uniform form of deeds and mortgages and to unify all business of the Register of Deeds office. permanent organiza tion was perfected bv the election o' J. M. Miles of Redlield. es'dent an H. R. Cleland of Vermillion, sec e tary. An executive committee ot whl'-h the two gent'emen named are members, was named, the others be ing J. W. I.atta of Pierre, D. S'ev ens of Pisseton and ,T. W. McKil io of Ft. Pierre. The meeting was ad journed to meet at the call of the president. Mitchell—Parties eomini in 'rnm the western part of the state, on the Milwaukee road e:t n«i~n sou'h end west f'-nm Mobvidce. s'ate that the company lias rommeni nd to lay ste-' from Eac'e Putte out to VaiUi. wbl'h had been abandoned over a month ago. but was resumed afte- the urgent re quest of a dir/.cn business ni"n whe went to Chbago and laid their cast before the company officials Pierre—There have been few hurt ing fatalities, hut Paul Komfer O' Capa thinks the state has some care less shooters just the same Whi'c doinjr chores at his home a few daf ago he heard the distant report of a rifie, and went, down with a smash !n his mouth. After he had time to talu stock he found that a bullet had cul his lips and knocked out several ol his teeth. The shot was ovic'entlj fired at closer a long distance from a hlKt power rifle, and came a little bll to adding at least one to tli record frt-ni this state, than Kempet liked. oWENSOn «ETti NEW TRIAL Clay County Farmer Was Accused of Poisoning Daughter-in-Law Pierre—By ufliming the de isiin of the lower court in the ease of I he State vs. Nels P. Swenson. from Clay county, Swenson is given a new trial on the charge of tnurder ine his daughter-in-law. Heriha Swen son. by the use of strychnine. Ho was granted new trial by Judge Tripp, but th- prosecution ap pealed to the supreme court. Back of the event* that terminated In the death of Hertha Swenmn there stood out In bold relief the accusa tion that had been placed asatnst her by her father-in-law of the theft from him of J560. The old mail had ac cused li«r to her face, had mentioned It ta other members of the family, and even la neighbors. The less of this money was uppermost in hia mind from the day that he discovered that It wit grone. H» had brought 12,#00 In sold from Beresford and hid it in an aid granary. 11« advanced the argument that soma member af the family must have stolen it: that If a robber had found tha money he would have taken the whale thing. From that day until the iragedy the miser had worried over the lots of his (told. Conservation Commiiiiin Rapart Piarra—The conservation cnmmis«:on. Senator Robert ,T. Gamble. Con*re-s- rnan Martin. O. C. Dokkea, Doa»e with Governor commis sioner of schools and publi? lands: Samuel H. I/ra, state engineer, tod Robinson, has filed a report, Vestey to caver the biennial period from the year ltN to date. The attention of the commis sion has been directed principally to the dry farming prohlem. and the rommission points with pride to tha success which has attended iti efforts to secure the interest of the farmers of the state, resulting in the produc tion of a very good crop during the last season when but little vain fell in most parts of the state A largo appropriation was recom mended to bo at the disposal of the regents of education to promote the teaching of d'v farm'nc in institutes and to secure more Interest in this branch among the farmers. An an nual conservation and dove'opment congress was thought advisah'e. and an anpropriation was recommended for the purpose of promoting the same Lumber From Old Landmark Pierre—Robinson Brother-* of west ern Stanley county have lo'-rntly torn down one of the old lng houses on the Hendwend all, anil are con verting the logs into lumber with their mill. This str -ctuie was one of the first put up on the trail between Pierre and the Hills, having been huilt in 187(1 by "drirzly" Rbo'in to he used as a road house on the tra'l. whi'e he had to wat out for hostile In dians as well as care for travelers to the Hills. S. S. Slionn, the builder, was a Tennesseean who came north at the c'ose of the war. and after wan dering over the west came lo the Black Hills with the first of thorn, and decided that a road home on the trail was exciting enough for him, and settled down at a point on the trail near Grindstone Butte, where he re sided up to the time of his death. He was one of the well known char acters of the western part of the state, as travelers on the old trail all pass ed iiir place. Auto Stage Operating Aberdeen—\V. R. by man of Perkins county, west of heie. has lately estab lished an automobile st.:igc line which makes daily trips between Hettinger, N. D., and I/mmon, Strool. Paviston. Bison and Meadow in South Dakota. At present but one large rassenirer nutomohi'o is used, but if Ihe service meets with the patronage anticipated additional fa's wiil be put. on. Old timers who recall the 1 ig slasre lines of the p'oneers of other day? p"o lionnce the automobile stage an im provement in many ways. Farmers' 'Phone Line bemmon—A farmers' co-ooerative telephone company is heinsr orcani ed to build a line south from Hettinrer. X. D. through Bison, the county seat of Perkins cornty and other towns in that, pa of Ihe state. Considerable interest is being taken in the p-oio't by the people of the diffp-eni towns and it is likely the line will be built Most of the towns al'fe lei arc off the railroad, and the propo-i direct com munication with the outside world will be welcomed. Authorities After Record Huron---Frank Wells in iail here on charge of being impiicaied in the mu'der of Officer Havvley a year de-lares that he was not in Hot-on it the time of ti mnr- dei'. The authorities, however are of a diffrrrnr opinion and an in vestigat on is being made, to as er tain how Wei's spent the ti.mc from Sept. 1. 19nfl until his arrest th ee weeks ago at Chippewa Falls. Wis. His examination will not 1 had until this Is learned. Rapid City At a meeting cf busi ness men and others interested in a fair associat'on for this county anil the Black Hi Is. permanent O'ganiz-.!- th^ 'jate? are not yet iixed. 1 1 Wauner—(letting ho'd of carbolic acid instead of eye wash, and p.^ur'nt I a quantity of the burnimr liq"id into one of his eves. Mr. A. W Pa' thor I of this p'nee. mav lose the s'rht of the eye. Not until he in'e-ted some of tl- acid into his eye did be dis cover his mistake. Treatments we-e administered to counteract the effects of the acid as qirekly as po'-isib'e. It is not yet ceitain that the eye can be saved PISTE THIS IN HIT For Auditor—Anderson, H. B., re publican. 65.(• r2 Kinn'gan, democrat :!0,43S NVwcomb. prohibition, 4,075 Hixson. socialist. 1,557. For Treasurer—Johnson, Geo. C., republican. U5.S07 Boynton, demo crat, ?.0,l(i0 Wilson, prohibition, 4, 2S Ringsdorf socialist, 1,592. For Attorney General—Pohnson, Royal C., republican. 66,085 Lynch, democrat. 30.5M:! Cochran, prohibi tion, 1.C5G. For Superintendent of Public In struction—bawrence. republican, 64, S14 Nolan, democrat, 30,410 Jolley, prohibition, 4,027 Pietila. socialist, 1,538. For Commissioner of School and Public bands—Brinker, republican, 04,701 Raymond, democrat, 30,540 Jlinsvark, prohitiition, 4,044 Roush, socialist, 1.577. For Railroad Commissioner, First District—Smith, republican, 04.125 Young. democrat, 31.511: Bowden, prohibition, 4,030 Skutt, socialist, 1,007. The vote on the four gubernatorial candidates by counties is as follows I CANVASSING BOARD ANNOUN-I CES THE FIGURES OF THE OFFICIAL COUNT TICKET HEAD BY COUNTIES Vote on Governor is Given by Coun ties and Approximately Rep resents Party Dittribu tion and Poll Pierre The official cavass of rotes cast in the recent election resu'ted in the following count for state offl ials For Governor—Vesse.v, republican, 61.74 4 Wood. democratic, 37.US3 Huttcrti'-ld prohibition, 4,f.0S Op •ahl. socialist, 1.57 9. For Lieutenant Governor—Byrne, i'«-pubiican, ti'i.ii'j/ Davenport, demo crat, ,11,857 Granstrom, prohibition, 4,^5.S Goodt'ellow, socialist, 1,199. For Secretary of Suite—1'olley, re publican. ti4,4S ,» ogan, democrat, !0,927 Mingus, prohibition, 4,12 7 J.-F. Anderson, socialist, l,67i. Rep Mem. 0 So Aurora S70 813 37 4 Beadle 1.7."i7 1,152 123 40 Bon Homme .. 1,000 122 59 1 Brookings .. .. 1.463 312 270 36 Brown .. 2,746 1,700 202 39 Brule .. 66.-1 794 35 16 Buffalo 97 77 3 1 Btiite .. 6S9 501 19 40 ('tin. pi-ell ... 4ai 09 40 2 Charles Mix .. 1.448 1,326 36 15 Claik 903 471 R5 10 Clay 950 755 72 8 Codington .. 1,401 702 68 29 Corson 499 127 11 8 Custer 4 4 a 394 14 21 Davison .... 1,270 1.090 110 5 Day 1.42! 622 244 98 Deuel 21 189 136 2 Douglas 030 010 9 1 1-Mninnds ... 71S 734 61 7 Fall River .. 741 043 Fatt.k- 932. S3 SS 13 Grant .. 940 3R1 91 in Gregory .... 1,2.4 a S95 37 10 Hamlin 1.357 290 65 13 11*1 nd S2y 027 280 2S Hanson .. 41 610 43 3 Harding .... .. 0S2 237 20 18 Hughes 70.", 209 2R 24 Hutchinson 023 7 "7 40 4 Hyde 40^ 2(l9 25 20 ii raiild j'OO for Sr..000 damages. 1 tion was affected by the Western South Dakota Fair a-so'-iation which is to have its heado.ua: ters here. Of ficers for the new body were hos^u as follows: President. IV J. .T. Jack son: vice president. J. fiuell treas urer. Pete Sweeney: secretary, G. H. White These with .1 Clower. I M. Humphrey. Tom Sweeney and F. Schneidcr. constitute the hoa:d of dl rectors. The first fair will be helO here some time this (oming autnmer I 357 SI 7 Kingsbury .. 1.3V:, 035 174 bake 1.123 519 20 19 1 awn-nce .. 2.003 1.455 •12 50S Lincoln 1.277 431 91 21 Lvman 1 215 940 611 20 a rsha 11 72tl 194 10 .Cook .... 1,933 841 79 10 McPherson 72S 1 °3 30 3 Meade 1.240 1.000 7S 70 Miner 777. ,, t, 41 5 Minni Italia 2,734 2.317 192 04 Moody R30 415 07 2R Pennington 1.210 1.205 SO °3 Perkins .... •-'.129 or, 3 130 39 Potter 593 271 33 0 Roberts 1.341 5'14 99 31 Sanborn .... 714 221 100 1 S'-ink 1.C04 503 147 26 Stanley 1.99R 1.32,R 55 Sally 412 73 °5 9 Tripp 1.02,1 R70 42 13 Tip-net' 1 .OR!) 750 100 0 I ion 1 207 SH ort 4 Wa'wovth .. 7n9 41 13 Yankton .... 1 17.1 1.090 26 10 Totals .... .01,714 37 975 4 50C 1.578 Mail Pouch Causes Injury Watertown—A peeiiliar accident happened at Oirda one day last wei when the mail clerk on the ""ssrngiT t-a ri running lie-ween rierrt- and Watertown threw out the mail pouch. The clerk had such a pile of mail sacks in front of him I that lie could not a "e over it. and the first sack he threw out of the car: door struck a man who was passing and knocked him down. The man's mother, an old lady of about TCi. w:is closely following him and when he fell she tripper] uver him ami fell heavily, breaking h-r arm. The cou pie boarde.i ihe train, but the old la-, dy's injuries i-aiiseil her so much pain that flio bad t'.i be removed when th'-y bad made but two or three stations nni taken to an hotel. wh"re she bas since lieen r-ar-'d t'f^r h' the rail road physician. It is said the soil will site the road in bis mother's nam 1 Pierre- State Land Commissioner' Mokken is taking up the matter of in demnity lands for school sections with the congressiona. representatives of I the state. He desires a more equitable manner of securing the indemnity', lands than is provided in the genetal terms of open'ng different Indian reservations. The present plan is not considered as exa- tly fair to the stat' an.1 suggestions are he ng made as to plans which will give the state a better opportunity to secure lands at I least as good as those they loose through the Indian a'lottment Bilec tions. INSTITUTES' PROGRAM Program For Meetings From Decam* ber 20th to 31st. Brookings--Katmors' Institutes will he held on fo lowing dates and places as annoumcd by Superintendent Chamberlain: I Woonsocket. Pc. 20-21 Wessington Springs, Dec 21-22: Cann Val'ey, Pec 23-24: Onida, Dec. 27-2S Oettys. urg. Dee. 29-30 Faulkton, Dec. 30-31 The meetings the first day will be at 1:30 and at 7 30 in the evening The afternoon program will be ad dresses by Hon. Andrew Elliott of Ontario, one of the '.eading Institute Workers of America, a Scotchman of much experience and a splendid speak er. His subject in the afternoon will be "Horses and Corn," and in the evening he will deliver an address upon "Ho me-in a king." Mr. John Robertson will speak in the afternoon upon "Wind Brakes" and "Orcha ding," and in the evening on "Small Fruits." Mr. Robertson Is one of the most sucessful fruit glow ers In the state, and he is doing hia work in one of the dryest sections oi tile state The second day the meetings will be held at 10 no in the forenoon and 1:30 in the afternoon and the speaker will be Hon. W. D. McKee of Missou.'i an excellent Institute man and very successful live stock broader whoso subject will he "bive Stock," in the forenoon and "Farmers' Literature" in the afternoon. wish these bive Sto sessions might be well attended and made very Interesting. I will have with me Mr. W. F. Cardner of Meade county, one ot the most successful "Dry Farmers" in the state who will speak upon the "Conservation of Moisture." These men ure assigned to these meetings because of the fact that they have been successful along the lines which they speak. Stipt. Chamberlain will be present at one session, if It Is possible for him to do so. Body Found in Snow Aberdeen—A farmer driving 1nt« the town of Hecla, saw a snow-cov ered mound near the roadside, and stopping to investigate found the body of a man. He hurried to town and notified the authorities, who returned to the sprit and discovered the dead body to be that of Nels Olsen. a Danish farm hand. 4ii veais of age, who had left his place of employment three weeks ago armed with an old musket., to go hunting. There was an u-Jly wound extending to the l.one, in 'he. left ieg. ind'eating that the old weap on had been accidentally discharged. The marks on tlir g-oond showed that Olsen, after receiving the hurt, had t"ied to use t' musket as a (luteh, to enable him to reach a farm house some distan awa, hut that lie had finally become exhausted from loss o1' bh od. and had lain down and frozen to death. He had no known re'atives in this country, and will be bu ied in the Hecla cemetery. Cigar Alight in Pocket Bowdle—.lames W. Brown, of the little town of Loyalton. near here, art er suffering terribly fo three and one half days. died of bums stislainel while driving from Roscoe to his home. It is supposed that he was in toxicated when he left Ros'-ee. He la'l betii smoking and placed a !i"h el cigar in his ovecoat pocket and fe'l asleep while driving along the road. Ilis overcoat caught fire and when he awakened he was in flames. Hi must have lost consciousness for he was in this condition when found hv other travelers along the road, and whi more than a day later he rccove ed consciousness be could lemember nothing between the time be awo'e on his wagon to discove- himself to be on fire and the next afternoon. Postal Savings at Deadwood I'lendwnoil—Postmaster R. K. Grlm slinw of this eitv. has been summon ed to Washington to attend meet ing of postmasters from the dlffeient cities and towns where the new ostal banks are to be established. Mead wood has been sele ted as the one point in this state ivhero such a bank will be located for the pies nt and Postmaster f'.rimshaw Is informed that the government wishes its post masters who at-" to become bankers, to receive first bund in ormntion and to scuss logelbc' the various phases of the new business venture. Saloon License Revoked Mitchell Kor the !iic-t time in the history of this rounty the Ibensa of a saloo.'ikoiier was levoked bv the circuit judge. Frank 13. Keith, ('.tinner Carlson was arrested a month ago on the charge of se'l'ng liqit'i a person who was on the lilac' l'3t. lie pleaded not gui'tv at !'r tt. when brought before the court for his trial, decided to p'.ad fu'liy. The •court imposed a fine o1' Slall and added to the penalty by revn\i:ie his license and forbidding ltitn to cn ge in the saloon business in the state. More Money For Counties Deadwood—An effort will be made by local sportsmen to have the next legislature amend the law on hunt:ng licenses so that counties may reap more benefit. I'tider the p:esent law of $1 licenses fo" rcidints of the "tate, the stat. gets 1 alf the amount taken in by the count.' treas urers and this leavi the ciunties not enough to pay the game \va-ileus their salaries It is proposed to la"e the 'tatc take one-third of the fees col lected. the county gett'ng the rest. Sioux Falls Two oun': men of this city, while on an exned'tion a't rr skunks, visited th" old ltay:rond farm west of town In di-g'ng into what they thought was a sk 's nest they ran across a complete co n'er tfeiting outfit, including a onsider alde quantity of spurious coin. They told some friends of their find 1 and when informed that they we sub ject to a $500 fine for even having the Imolci nd coin in their possession, ithey 'immediately proceeded to de- Istroy vie outfit. The outfit was found ijiear the hut occupied by Levi Clark, now serving time at I/eavenwortb fot POPULATION INCREASE IS OVER FORTY-FIVE PER CENT IN LAST TEN YEARS POPULATION BY COUNTIES UntJer Present Ratio of Government South Dakota is Entitled to Three Representatives in Congress Washington The popdati o" South Dakota ac dins: to the of tlcial figures, made public today by the statistical bureau is r:i.SSS. an in crease of 1S2.31S or 45.4 per lent. The increase for the period from 1S90 to '1900 was 72,702 or 222.1 per icnt. With a total pouu'ation of Minnehaha county heads the list of South Dakota counties as befo c. hav lng increased her popu ation of 23 926 in 1900 to 29.B31 in 1910, a gain of 25 per cent. Brown county goes from third to se ond place in the list of South Pa kota counties with a gain of 15.2K6 or f9 per cent. The reports on population of the cities and towns of the state have not I yet been given out by the census de partment but some idea of the. gain in the principal towns may he obtain ed from comparing the gain in the counties. The population of Sioux 1 Falls according to the census of 1910 was 10.200. Minnehaha countv ga:n cd 5.705 in the ten years. If Sioux Falls shows a iopu ation of 15 000 this year it will leave only 971 gain in all the balances of the county. The population by counties as shown I by the re ent and the last census, W as follows: Counties. 1 v. 10 1900 'Armstrong Go S Aurora .... Beadle Bon Homme 1 WATCH US CROW ™esh0« f'3,8SS. a net gain of 1S2.318 and a per cuit ta of 45.4 South Dakota gets in under the wire in the national census tare with the requisite number of inhabitants entitle her to one more representative In the national house under the prt3 ent ratio of government. It Is liv the narrow margin of 1.342 that South Dakota gains her third rep resentative in congress. Had the popu lation of the state been thai much there (ould have but two reprrsenta lives from this stale in the next ten years. The population of So-th Dakota in 1900 was 401.570 while that of North Dakota was 319,1 IS, a diffe'enee in favor of South I...kota of 82.124 In fav I Or of South Dakota. North Dakota has gained on this I state during the past tan yenrs umil the difference in population is now but 0.S32. These twin states of tlie northwest are now of very nearly Ihe same population. ..15.770 S0-' ..11.0'i 10 371 ..14.17S 12."01 .. 0.451 5,401 .. ,539 1,790 .i 7 24 O-'T Brookings Brule Buffalo Bllt te Campbell I rui^ Hpc- 11 *-''10 ('lark 10*!101 ('lav S.71I Codington 11,00'i Co'son 2,!'2fl Custer -1,-ir.S Davison 11.02.", Day 1-1 :!T2 Duel 7.708. Dewey 1,11a Douglas 0,-tfiO Kdinnni's 7.(T0 Fall Ri ,'er 7,7fi-I Faulk 0.710 Grant in,hop, Gregory 13,001 llamlin 7.-17r. Hand 7.071 Hanson becauae thoy permit the foot to tleTelop uatui* »llj. Tl»ey may ruwt a trill* Riorethan cheaply made *hocs. hut the comfort th«» children harf In wearing them nml the fact that themateri and workmanship that goes into every pair l/"=" 1 O.'.'.IT Hat-ding 4. '2S llt'gbes 0.270 11 ctchinson 12."1ft Hyde ... ,'',,:'.07 .Jerauld r..l"u ncsbury 12.."00 llfisvn 2".SOT Lawrence 10,l'!M Minnehaha 2!.o::i Penningtrin 12.-1:.:! Lake JO 71 I I/ncoln 12.712 l.vtran 1.0-JR ii.sn? 1,492' 2,7S8 ft.Sl'.O 15 2'fi 17.S9T 23,920 a.61 0 9.127 1 2 1 0 1 2,0a2 Ui.sis McCr.ok n.r.sfi MfPhe son 0.7HI Mar-ball S.021 ".bade 12.010 Miner 7.001 Moody S.flR!) 0.227 r/942 4.907 r,.soi S.320 R,i'95 Perkins 11.IDS Potter 1,400 Roberts 1t,tS7 San1 ot'ti 0.007 Sehnasse 232 Spink in.fic-l "tnn'ey 14 97a Sterling ""2 «"Uy Tripp Turner t'nion Walwo th Yankton .... 2,r'S'S 12 210 I.4W 9.4V7 1,341 2,ir,2 s,.3 1,710 ir.«to 10 070 13.'7" ll.r.2 3,'3'i 12,049 Mitchell -Kate am*. Vi.'sil Boy e-s of this city have .lust issued tl.el third novel of Western life, ,n tit'fd, "The Spirit ail." the story o' I which Is laid on the reservation west of Chamberlain. Or.e of the leading characters in tho book is a prrtraval of the life of the late Bishop Hare, showing his early work among the Indians, and the great influence for good that, he had among them. The story brings in a pretty roitiance of the plains, in which the daughter of the Indian agent forms a delightful char acter. The treachery of the 1 o.iss 13,':5 Pine Ridt-e estrvat'on, 0,007 Rosebud Indian reservation. 3 9C0 North Dakota—r,77.(ir,r,. mi increase of 2.17.910 or SO.3 per cent. The in tease from 1S90 to 1900, was 120,427, or 71.7 per cent.. Texas 3,S9fi..ri42: an increase of M7, P22 or ?7 S per cent In ine ease oni 1R90 to 1900 was SI 3,107 or 36 o: 4 pet cent. 1 1 Indian VU-HiieShoM sett4 his cane, stating lb* sUe a od style of ahoe yom wait aad ws will see that yot are preaipUy aapplled. WILMAMS. HOYT&CO. $1.76 Jk $2.00 KOCIHTEI, N. Y. Bad BLOOD "Before I begaa «aiaf Caacarets I bad a bad complaxiaa, pimplae ou my face, and my food waa notdigaated aaitshould have been. N*w I am ratirely well, and tkc piniplea have all diaappaared from my face. 1 cu trmtkfuUy aay that Cascareta are just aa a4*ertiaad I wit taken only two boxes af tliM." Clarence R. Grifia, Sheridan, Ind. Pleasant, PalataUa, Patant. Taste Good. Do (feed. Never •lekea.Weabu or Gripe. 10c. 25c, 90c. Never told la hulk. Thtgeao* Ine tablet a tamped CCC, Guaranteed to cure or your money back. 939 [MORE EGGS I ksre 4iic«Ter«4 a creat aeoret haw ta Make ill keoa lay to a 4ay I® wiat^r fellars tmposslblai I I yrore It ky ceadiaf aiy —sat—ful stetked ot FREE TRIAL yam iwt ka-»a to pay tin your hens lay. Bead far tt TODAY ta Mr». L. Alley, ki I, Haw I WHO IS vF 3 Plak-MaJe Shoes •take* tkaai dNtwcar pairs of ordinary aboes il what count#. Tneae ahoaA come in »ize» 4 to IS button, laee and oxford etjlea made it all suitable leathers, if/ouff afcoe dealer 4«es not keep BRH Pi- MM MEh 7'" KB W: y?r aa well aa men are made mliierabla bjr 'T'O kldary and bladder trou ble. Dr. lCtlmer'a Bwamp BLAME I{oot th* v'd1 Madrid, (to. Wol»*a *r*at kidney remedy promptly rettevaa. At drueelsts In fitly cent and dollar alxea. Von may liave a aample bottle by mall free, alio pamphlet telllnr all about It. Address, Dr. Kilmer A Co., Btnpbamton, N. Y, TOO SAD. ornct e«. gp -5^ -t-4 1 «-v^ Mr. Knocker—I had little faith la the curative properties of your medV cine. The Agent—But It cured you? 1 Mr. Knocker—Yes, of even the Httl* faith I had In it. Tribute to Painter'a Skill. One of the still lifu paintings by Jan van lluysen in the museum at The Hague was recently injured, but it Is believed the perpetrator vai neither vandal nor thief. The picture represents a basket of fruit on which a number of Insects have gathered. On a pale yellow aj ple. which is the centerpiece In th* cluster of fruit, is a large fly, painted so true to nature, so say the officials of the gallery, that, the canvas was Injured by some one who endeavored to "shoo" It and brought his cane or hand too close to the canvas. "A tribute to the painter's genius," says the letter recording the fact, "for which the work had to suffer." Fulfillment. "Two great desires of my Ufa hara b'-en trrntlfled. One was to go up Is an airship." he other?" "To yet safely hack to earth." EAGER TO WORK. "1 Health Regained by Right Food. The average healthy man or woman 1b usually eager to bo busy at some useful task or employment. But let dyspepsia or Indigestion get hold of one, and all endeavor becomes a burden. "A year ago, after recovering from an operation," writes a Michigan lady, "my stomach ajid nerveB began to glv# me much trouble. "At times my appetite wan rort^ clous, but when indulged, Indigestion I followed. Other times I had no app^ tlte whatever. The food I took did not nourish me and I grew weaker than ever. "I lost Interest In everything and wanted to be alone. I had always had good nerves, but now the merest trifle would upset me and bring on a violent headache. Walking across the room was an effort and prescribed exercise was out of the question. "I had seen Grape-Nuts advertised, but did not believe what I read at the time. At last when it seemed t.s If 1 was literally starving, I began to eat Grape-Nuts. "I had not been able to work for a year, but now after two months on Grape-Nuts I am eager to be at work again. My stomach gives me no trou ble now, my nerves are steady as ever, and Interest in life and ambition have come back with the return to health." Read "The Road to Wellrllle," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ew read th# ihny Igttt