n^ MitcheH Capital THttRSBAY, RRPT, 16. 1909.

AMERICANS !TCRNED TRICK.

-Kansas City Stair: If America is prouder of any one thing at this time than one American, has reached the

^ north pole it is that two Americans have reached it. The achievement of

as remarkable and inspira-. ttonal as that of Cook, and no more WoM- And it is not derogatory to eltli-

: •rS'o '.'note that this double culmina-^ Hon of a series of endeavors extend-

ia* over 400 years was in part an evo Stationary process. ' AH that Cook and

! ^ Peary and their progenitors and as­sociates! in arctic exploration had

made, ih a certain degree, the result, possible.

^ is remarkable, but not wonder-% ful, that both should almost sim-

al^etyuily... have succeeded where 4k many others jhadfailed. The colnct

deoce itself, Indeed, demonstrates

L. A. Oathout and mother went to Parkston on Friday.

Mrs. W. H. Trow visited friends in Parkston Thursday and Friday.

Henry Evans, of Fulton, was in town Sunday.

Mrs. C. Mutziger returned Thurs­day evening from Denver, Col. where she has been for some time with her daughter, Mrs. O'Rourke, whose hus­band is in very poor health.

Charles Brown has advertised his residence property here, also his feed bam and two business lots on Main street for sale. We understand Mr. Brown is also thinking of leaving Ethan. So many of the old time set­tlers of Ethan have moved away just lately. It leaves a feeling of sadness with those who are left.

Henry Bowlby of Tobin township, left for Canada last Tuesday in com­pany with W. B. Tobey.

Raymond Bracha has been on the sick list the past few days.

Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Wilson went to Huron on Saturday to attend the state fair.

Mr. and Airs. Frank Sand have Uurt thf way to the polo has been cleared of the Ignorance concerning j some old friends from Illinois visit-

; ft and of many of the physical prob-;ing them. i' Mins which had baffled the pioneers

search. " ,^That. Cook, and Peary heard and

llt'lkw1 nothing of one another In the tf-aonrse of their expeditions is not sur-;.|#rtaiiag and certainly casts no doubt

the statements of either. It iX'WOuld have been indeed a miraculous

chance that would have brought , tfcem In contact in the vast solitudes fff the polar region. Had there been

id at the pole and Cook's records iMen planted there Peary would un-doubtely have found them on his later

^ jrlslt. As the only solid thing at the was a drifting mass of ice, of

Worse Cook's records were not in :|ilAce after'thelapse of a year,

in to the credence to be given the narratives of both lt jhould be as ab­solute as could be given to any word

t^pif an explorer. There Is always room 'if -iot doubt on the part of cavilers. ^'.iWro or three men could correct a lie

' Ip well as one could make it. At the i;| last, creditably must depend upon

the character of the person or per-'.fiou1 who tell the storyi and the un-il'Mtmished character for truth and ef-

jS^jjjte-Aotency' of both these explorers has ^heen,, established. Besides as the

Igood Pope Pius X, has said of Dr. a man of the courage and fine

iaith.: to do what each of these two >£nen"ha? done is not to be suspected

Of falsehood.

feSfc two census supervisors for,

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sunday in Mitchell.

Bryant spent

LOOMIS. Loomis, Sept. 15.—Ray Ritter and

wife of Galena, 111., visited at the home of Penula.

Mrs. Frank Kidd is in Wisconsin visiting with relatives and friends this week.

Ray and Earl Woodcock and Will Clark jr., all returned from the west the first of the week.,

Miss Sarah Comstock went' to Yankton Tuesday to atetnd college.

Carl Goodbla and wife were driv­ing along the road Sunday evening and on the cross road between Will Clark's and John Gilfillan's they saw a large snake. Just then the Gilflllian boys came up and saw at once it was a large rattlesnake. W. H. Gilfilan cut the snake's head off. It had seven rat­tles and a button..

Robert Clark and family of Letch­er visited Sunday at the home of his brother, Will Clark. Tim Staats and family visited there also Sunday.

Some of the Loomis nimrods were out hunting but we have not heard of any big' killing.

HANSON COUNTY FA'S i; • '• _____—— --•.4:

It Opens Next Tuesday Morning for

Receiving Exhibits and Starts iu

\ l-'i'i: Earnr.'t Wednesday. ~ '

Alexandria will have the Hanson county fair next week, commencing on Wednesday morning, and the sub­joined program indicates what a good time is in store for the people who attend: Tuesday, Sept. 21st, lintiv.nce !)av.

stitute of Ann Arbor, Mich. She has had two years experience in office work and one year as instructor in the Business College of Mt. Pleasant.

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ADDITIONAL LOCAL The government thermometer went

down to 4 0 Tuesday and in several places in the city a light frost is re­ported by the early risers.

Miss Roxena Butterfield

The Baking Powder

Story in a nut-shell.

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dVpurted Wednesday ofr Evanston, 111., to

All exhibits should be brought in' resume her studios in Northwestern

LV f̂i Mr, ^CHlCAGO^/

Adulteration V" Impurity Unhealthfulness

and put in place on this day. No ex­hibits accepted after ten o'clock Wed­nesday, Sept. 22d.

Wednesday, Sept. 22. -j|C Alexandria. Business Men's "bay!-"" 10:00 a. m. band concert and ball

game. 1:30 p. m. business men's parade

(The best ever witnessed in Alexan­dria.)

2:30 p. in. exhibit of saddle horses by lady in front of grandstand. Purse $10.00.

3:00 p. m. ball game. Alexandria vs. Brldgewater. V'

4:00 p. m. mule race. Purse $15, five to start. Pony race. $5, (limited to Alexandria ponies.) Gent's driv­ing race, Purse $15, three to start.

5:00 p. m. tug-o-war, Alexandria Vs. the world. .

5:30 p. m. balloon ascension, i-i 7:00 p. m. band concert on fair

ground. p. Thursday, September 23.

School Children's Day. 10:00 a. m. band concert. 1:30 p. m. 2:30 pace. Purse $200.

2:40 trot, purse $2 00. Pony race, purse $10. Running race. (1 mile), purse $100. Mule race, purse $15, five to start.

2:30 p. m. automobile race, light runabout car, purse $100. V u

University. , * -f 1 >•

"Hanna" White Ash Splint is the best soft coal for cook stoves. Ask your dealer.

Prof. C. D. Hardy and wife return-: ed Wednesday from Denison, Iowa, having been there the past two weeks visiting relatives.

Mrs. M. E. Rutherford, of St. Jan es Minn., arrived in the city to make a visit with her mother, Mrs. H. D. Mathews.

Buy yenr wool blankets now while the assortment is large at Jno. H. Creighton's.

Raymond Blynn left last even­ing over the Omaha for Salt Lake City going there this year to attend the Utah School of Mines.

Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Barnard arriv­ed home Monday evening from a mouth's trip which they spent at points on the Pacific coast and the Seattle exposition, returning through Colorado. *.

t High Price Indifferent Leavening Residue of Rochelle Salts

Most Leavening Power Purest Ingredients Moderate Price

Cheap* , Baking Powder

Trust Bakingf Powder

CALUMET BAKING POWDER

Received Higheit Award World's Pure Food Exposition

Chicago, 1907.

Wednesday Walter Adams and Frank Winsor went to Rapid City for the purpose of entering the School of Mines where they are students. They were accompan-

I ied by Will Tolson, of Baltimore 4:00 p. m. ball game, Fulton''vs.}Md" who llas bee& visiting with the

County Liners. . „ j young men several days.

5 : 3 0 p. m. balloon ascension, ji j Sidney Graham left last evening 6:00 p. m. foot races. Boys un-'for St. Paul where he will join his

der 12 years, 50 yards, $2. Girls un-1 mother and the rest of the family and der 12 years, 50 yards, $2. Boys un- then proceed to Salem, Oregon, their der 18 years, 50 yards, $3. Girls un-j future home. During the past week der 18 years, 50 yards, $3. One bun- he has been doing corn palace adver-

Phillips and Magn,us very good machines

A PROSPER

Prosper, Sept. 15.—Threshing is in progress in several parts of this vicinity. Chas Hanson have •and can' thresh more grain out (in "less time and- do better work than any we have heard of.

Miss Agnes Smith arrived at the Sunday

dred yards free for all, $ 5 . Tug-of-war, Emery vs. Fulton, $10.

7:00 p. m. band concert, Emery band. I

Friday, September 24.''" "" V 10:00 a. m. band concert^ ' . 1:00 p. m. (sharp) 2:18 pace,

i purse $200. Free for all trot or pacs $200. One-half mile running race, purse $50.f||pfV"

i 3:00 p. m. automobile racfc. '5 miles, touring car, purse $100.

tising in the surrounding towns to the north.

Largest and best line of wool horse ; blankets in the city at Jno. H. Creigh­ton's.

j i Peter Kanos, the young Gre~k who robbed t'ne Candy Kitchen a short time ago, was taken before Judge Smith Wednesday at a special term of court. The boy pleaded guilty] and Judge Smith ordered him confin-j

STILL COMING

'Utji Dakota have been appointed in •David D. Wipf, former secretary of state, and George B. Mansfield, of

gHapid City, vho will have charge of ihome of w- A. Tyler last 'the western district The 'supervisor J evening as she has been employed to 1»ilT have the (power to appoint the [teach the Tyler school for the com-enpmerators and clerks and applica-jinff year and will make her home

•t ttons should be addressed to the su- j with Mrs. W. Rowley during^ that |

4:00 p. m. ball game. The winning ed in the reform school at Plankin-teams of the two previous games.

• 5:00 p. m. balloon ascension, i. Free attractions every day.. • Railroad excursion rates. V-iffM

ADDITIONS TO FACUL1 rv iijiervisor of the district in which the Applicant lives. Civil service exami­nations will be held in this state on Oct. 23, ^.909, at Sioux Falls, Dead-Jirood, Pierre, cWatertown and Aber-

"4teen"when examinations will be made ,In the following subjects: Spelling, 'letter writing, arithmetic, penman-•hlp^and copying from plain copy. Only on^persoh can be named from the, sam^iamily. , The work of. enu-

p ajeratloi^will start next year./»

Is attracting; the attention the people of the state this week

,w!th the blsr state fair. From all nport« the display in all lines will be

with exceptionally Jlne ' »isM«|»f^Mttle which have been se-

% cured, from other states. All roads !' lead to" Huron fbr" the week, and ' the

q>lendid advertising that has been the-enterprise will Insure a

crowd for the week. The fair 11 close Friday night and we hope

ilihear at "tte end that the fair has en a grand success. The attention

*\the peot>l6 will then be directed Mitchell's corn palace which opens Sept: 2.7 lor a week. The people

HTA.coine to regard the corn palace the 'biggest' and best

Stow of the; year, abd Mitchell Is get-"tiiig r«ndy tip make her' promises good •

l usual. With the United States ikrine band as the big card thous*

• and thousands of people will ^ adviftiitagiev of • the opportunity

; the. preMdent's band. Then Bew^P^wwbn# and the beauti-decorated building will come

for a share of the attention.'

KTHAN^!';

than, Sept. 13.—Miss Lottie Car-,began a term of school In

^Jy»me district In Tobin town-Monday,'8ept. 6. /•

.^Mary Grady began her school ^iMutzlger neighborhood two

of town on Monday, Sept.

ld|k. Dodd began a term of Jtome district on Mon-

Trow is spending her visiting friends.

Mitels at Akron visiting

time: • L. Lourie and family visited\t tho | President Kei-foot Has Succeed^ i.i

home of W. A. Darling last Sunday. J Securing; Excellent Instruct or*

Miss Gertrude Hoffman, who hasj to piJ1 vacancies. been visiting in southern Iowa, has j (

just returned home and she expects' vacancies caused by the .fi;eC-to continue her college course at the appointment of Professor war-D. W. University the coming year. field to an important fellowship in

,,Sociology and Economics in Missouri, Miss. Tilda Oleson commenced!

„ ... ... , „!and ,by the leave of absence of Prot-teaching Monday with an attendance^

„ x „ fessor Neal at Johns Hopkins, ivk be of thirteen p.upils. I . . . _ , ^

I filled by Professor A. E. Rigby and A. Carlson and family visited at • Professor j. A. pynch.

the home of A. Wittstruck last Sun-day. ' '

Miss Cody is doing dressmaking slderable work as a college protes

ton until he was 21 years of age. It! will mean a period of three years j

confinement. i | !

I For Sale—A few choice Chester j White boar pigs. G. W. McConkey, ;• Sunny Side addition, Mitchell, S. D. j

People will forget the new loca-1 tion of the postoffice and reach the :

door cf the rid location before com- j ing to and see their mistake. Thei

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west and t:o-..-th side people find the i distance a little greater when they I have to walk an additional block to | the new location, but the handsome j building and fine accommodation•• ought to prove an attraction an j re-1

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THOSE BEAUTIFUL TAILORED SUITS ARE NOW HERE AND

MORE TO COME

JVo Disappointment to those who wait to see our l ine of ready-made garments , just the con­trary, a del ightsome pleasure awaits vou. j

ee Our One Piece *Dre*sse*s

Infants Childrens Clocks

. . . In this l ine and also in ladies our showing tor hi l l i s large and com-

. p l e t e . ! « • - h

You wil l certain Iv miss i t i f vou buy; e lsewhere before look in a; our l ine over.

LET US FIGLRE WITH YOU ON UNDfcRWEAR

0. E. VERMILEYA

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move the objection.

Tom Hardy admitted in police court Tuesday that he had been

Mr. Rigby is a graduate of Cor- drunk but pleaded with the judge •"lUSfflSl&l nell College, Iowa, and has done con- to let him go this time. On further

for Miss M. Dabbler.

Mr|s. N. Anderson spent Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clar-

questioning he admitted that he had sor in Japan. He is thirty-eight years been drinking for the last twenty old, and has a family consisting cf years and had been drunk Overy time a wife and two children. Mr. Rigby he had the necessary money. Judge

ence Warfleld. , , .-s spent the last two years iii the Markham decided that the county Wedding bells will soon ring in1 University of Chicago specializing in jail would be a good place to get a

southeast Prosper. Sociology, Economics and History. little of the alcohol out of his system Mr. and Mrs. John Ocheltree spent His general character and ability are and so sentenced him to four days.

Sunday with K. Strand. ^ I recognized by all who have met him i WOO] automobile shawls and Chas. Hendrlckson has just pur- as fitting him to occupy the position r0bes at j jj creighton's.

chased four more cows. Charles j to which he has been elected in Da-seems to think there is money in the(kota Wesleyan University. The Uni- The heavy hand of the law fell up-milk business. ?j|f | vergity is very fortunate in securing on three violators of the city or-

, The Misses Witts truck were pas- Professor Rigby for'this vacancy. dinance relating to riding bicycles. sengers to Parkstor last Wednesday. Mr. J. A. Pynch is a graduate of upon the sidewalks Wednesday when

— — — t h e University of Wisconsin, where Wm. Dodson Andrew Shomer and Money Prizes for Aerialists. he aid raaj0r work in Science and as- Lloyd Gardner pleaded guilty to the

: Spokane, Wash. Sept. 16.—One sisted Professor Martin for one year charge and paid fines of $5 each. Tne hundred thousand dollars In cash In that Department. Professor Mar- complainant in each case was Officer prizes and adequate fields for trials tin writes: "His work was so satis- Foran. The police are contemplating are guaranteed by the Spokane cham- factory that I would have been, glad taking some action in regard to the ber of commerce to the Aero Club of to have kept him for another year children who are running their wa-America to have the international If he had not received a larger salary Sons on the Main street walks as aviation meet of 1910 near Spokane in the school where he is now teach- these are decidedly more of a nui-or in any part of the Inland Empire, ing." sance than the bicycles, as often ped-provided the Wrights, Curtiss, Bier- He has since taught one or two estrains are compelled to give them lot, Paulhan and birdmen of equal years in first class high schools and a wide berth in order to avoid being note are entered in the contests. has shown such proficiency in the run into. t t J * ^

L. G. Monroe, secretary of the com- Department of Natural Science that gee J> h7Ci^^u for laD robes mercial organization, who has just he has been recommended verv high- . . . . , ... . . . , an(i automobile shawls. » submitted a proposition, embracing Iv for the position which he is to • .? the foregoing to the board of direct- occupy here. Mr. Pynch is t'.iirty-two Not because he needed them for ors of the Aero Club, said: years of age and has a wife and two any future duck hunting expedition

"The fact that New York does not children. or anything of that nature, but to appear to have a 'cinch' on the com-^|l|Both of these professors will ar- avert a partial strike at the gravel ing meets leads us to believe that rive on Friday of this week and be pit north of the city Tuesday J. F. Spokane's proposition will receive ready to assume charge of their de- Gillick, superitendent of the James careful consideration. Many of our partments at the opening of the River division of the Milwaukee, sent 900 members are willing to subscribe school next Tuesday. ^ down and purctased ten pairs of rub-to the $100,000 fund and we have Miss E.' Clare Wiland, who takes ber boots at a local shoe store. It assurances from others., so there will the position of instructor in short- seems that it is necessary to keep ten not be the least difficulty in raising hand and typewriting is a graduate men working in the pit where the the amouiit in a short time. Spokane of the Mt. Pleasant (Michigan) high gravel is being taken out on account is ready to make good.". school and of the Stenographic In- of the water seeping in and that Mon­

day the men sent a demand in to the boss that unless rubber boots were forthcoming they would quit. Mr. Gillick was telegraphed with the re­sult that the boots were purchased and everything will be lovely till the boots spring a leak.

L. Lisk and wife of New York city, who are crossing the country in a Buick, stopped at the Mitchell Wed­nesday for dinner and to rest up a bit before proceeding on their long jour

reason for giving up the work was, because he has been suffering with rheumatism for some time and the work in the yards was more that ne-could handle in his condition. John Clifford, of Minneapolis, is the suc­cessor of Mr. Fealey in the yards.

Secretary Ness Wednesday re­ceived an immense quantity of post­cards which will make a good fea­ture for advertising the corn palace. The design of the card is very at-

ney. They have been travelling for *ractive and was drawn by Floyd Gil-lis. In the upper right hand corner some time as their speedometer with

a record of 52,966 miles would indi­cate.

is the capitol at Washington, and leaning over it is President Taft withi his broad smile and marching down

The lawn tennis enthusiasts are the roadway is the United States sticking to the courts just as long as Marine band on its journey to Mitch-possible. The playing after supper ell to play for the corn palace. The has to be eliminated because of the mayor and. a group of citizens is in darkness coming on so early, and the lower left hand corner ready to they get busy about 5 o'clock and play greet the arrival of the band. Just until some one has to light a match above is a miniature drawing of the to see the ball. The other evening M. corn palace building, and the whole R. Tournier and Dr. R. J. Lamme tells the story at a glance. Mr. Ness broke the local record for the longest wants the people to call at his office match of the season when they play- and get these cards and send them ed a set that went to 16-14, which is out to their friends. equal to three ordinary sets of tennis. — -The players put up a great game, | each winning his own service right along until the 28th game when Tournier won his serve, Lamme lost his and Tournier was able to come asked the price.

Struck a Bargain. An old woman recent Iv , . . . e n t e r e d a v

opticians sbop nud asked to look it some spectacles. Choosing a pair, sb*

back again with a win on his serve giving him the victory in the match.

A report appeared In the Sioux

"Five shillings," was the answer

Uvaser™ ""J >"«««

City Journal Monday, sent out from j ^s- l°d.." said the tradesman, wbn was Mason City, Iowa, to the effect that! deJeriulni,d get all he could.

"Do you onlr take off twopence for the case.' queried the woman

"That Is all. The case Is worth no more than twopence." was the reply

"That is good news!" ejaculated' the old lady, with a sigb of relief "it's, the case for mine which I have io-1"

So saying, she laid down tl,< ' peuca and marched off with the

John Fealey had resigned his posi­tion as yardmaster in the Milwau­kee company's yards and laying the cause to the idea that Mr. Fealey was losing his mind. The report seems to have been more or less malicious from the fact that there is not a word of truth in the statement, except that Mr. Fealey has resigned. w-His sole

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