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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
IT WAS A CORKER
1 Cyclone Wipes the Little Town Of
Epiphany Out Of Existence and In
juTeS Fifteen People.
Rain is Coming in Abundant Quantities
and Nearly an Inch Of Water Fell
in One Hour Tuesday.
TO RUN 100 MILES
A Century Road Race TO be Arranged
for Soon Between Dell Rapids and
Sioux City, Iowa,
TO RUN 100 MILES
CYCLONE AT SPENCER.

Houses Blown to Atoms and Several Peo-
pie Injured Big Loss of Property.
A small cyclone visited the town of
Spencer, small village 20 miles east
of Mitchell on the Omaha, and vicinity
Monday evening about e:20 o'clock.
The cyclone first made its appearance
a half-mile south of town, moving slow
ly toward the northwest, striking the
ground first near the Omaha track,
west of town, where several telegraph
poles were simply twisted in twain.
The cyclone seemed to gather more
force and moved swiftly to the north
west and two miles from Spencer it
struck barn. The building was lifted
high into the air and scattered like so
much straw, the fragments being car
riel quite a distance from where the
barn was standing. A number of small
houses, barns and windmills in the path
of the cyclone were blown down. In
the vicinity of Spencer no lives were
lost nor was anybody seriously injured.
The little inland town of Epiphany, ten
miles northwest OF Spencer, caught the
full force of the cyclone and the entire
little town was leveled with the ground,
the damage to property alone. it is said
will amount to $4,000. Fifteen people
were hurt by falling timbers and
borrds, a partial list Of the injured be-
ing secured as follows: Mrs. ellison,
John Schneider, F. Schneider, Rev.
VIM. kroeger, Henry Jens, j. Kosak,
MIR. Pitrie, the former superintendent
of schools. Rev. Kroeger, who was
standing in the blacksmith shop at the
time the building was carried away,
was badly injured and almost paralyzed.
The fine church building, which cost
49, 900, was totally destroyed. The
wind lifted the entire structure 25 feet
in the air and remained intact for a few
moments when it collapsed. The tower
roof and sides we're carried along with
the cyclone, but the floor, pews and
altar were dropped on the same spot
from whence they were first removed.
The creamery was also completely de-
stroyed, the building being carried
away and only the boiler was left stand
ing in its place. The spot on which
Epiphany stood is practically as bare
now as before the town was built.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
From Missouri to South Dakota.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Three
families from Missouri yesterday drove
through Sioux Falls en- route to Devils
Lake, N. D. Today four more families
from the same state passed through
town en- route to Flandreau, this state,
where they will locate. These people
have lived in Missouri all their lives
and they declare that they were never
out doors befo, e and that this is the
first time they ever got a good fresh
breath OF air. They say that hundreds
of Missouri people are now looking anx-
iously toward South Dakota and that
there will be large influx of people
from that state to South Dakota this
fall. The members of this party have
taken land and will put in a crop this
wear
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
The New Hoard Steps In.

A recess was taken for a few moments
after the adjournment Of the board
before the new board was called and
greetings were exchanged between the
retiring and incoming members. The
election OF a president was the first
order OF business to be taken up by the
new beard and it was not so easily DIS
posed Of as it has been previously.
The names Of Messrs. Helwig, Adams,
Wallace and Van Alstine were men
toned in connection with the office
and il took 10 ballots before one man
could be centered upon. The last bal
lot gave Helwig 5, Wallace 2 and
Adams !, and Nj. Helwig was declared
elected The new members who quail
flied we're G. G.. Boulton of the First
ward, c.. w Adams and Jerome Wiltse
of the Second ward, the former having
been reelected. John Tannehill of the
Third ward and H. Mccormick of the
Fourth ward. The election struggle
over the presidency was not so
prolonged, still! it required six ballots
to elect Thos. Wallace over E. 3. Van
Alstine, the ballot standing 5 to 3. N.
L. Dawson as school treasurer qualified
and his bond of $1,000 was approved .
T. A. Bidwell. who has acted in the
capacity of secretary Of the board for
several years past, was continued in
the office for another year. Mr.. Bid
we'll has evidently given satisfaction to
the board, as his election was made
unanimous after the informal ballot.
President Helwig appointed his COM
mittees for the ensuing year as follows:
Teachers-Thos.W Wallace, E. B. Van
| Alstine, G. w. Adams.
Buildings and Grounds-C. G. Boul-
ton, Jerome Wiltse. Fl. Mccormick
Supplies-John Tannehill, E. B. Van
Alstine, Thos. Wallace.
Finance-H. Mccormick, G. C. Boul-
ton, Jerome Wiltse.
The board adjoured to meet Friday,
May lst. at which time teachers ap.
psications for positions in the city
schools will be taken upand acted upon
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
NUMBER 80.

from Dell Rapids to Sioux City, dis
tance of 102 miles, under the auspices
Of the Century Road Club Of America.
The arrangements are in the hands of
Thomas Ray, q resident of Madison.
Mr.. Ray is an enthusiastic member of
the G. r. c.. and is taking this step as
preliminary to working up an inter-
est in the clubs membership in the
state. The race will be run on June I,
and will be open only 10 residents of
the state. There will be 30 prizes Of
cred, the aggregate value of which
will be 5000, and as all the fast men in
the state will enter, the event is GER
tain to be an exciting oue. Among
those WHO have already entered are
George Norton and W. S. Catlin, two
of the speediest men in the state, and
their example will soon be followed by
other swift riders. Here is an oppor-
tunity for several speedy riders in
Mitchell to distinguish themselves.
The race will be the first of the kind
ever attempted in the state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
Applications Already Being Made.

Clerk Bidwell. of the board of educa-
tion says that he is already receiving
applications for positions as teachers in
the public schools. a great many of
the applications are made by teachers
in various parts OF the state, who have
acquired high regulations, and one ap-
plication is made by resident of Sioux
City. The applications are to be acted
upon next Friday evening. At present
there are about 60 applications on file
in the clerks office, which will prob
ably be increased by the latter part of
the week.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
HOLD AN EXTRA SESSION.

The County Commissioners Met With the
County Assessors Saturday.
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock Chair
man Collins called the board of county
commissioners to order and all the
mem bers were present. The board
passed on the usual bills and then al
lowed the seed wheat bills which were
presented. The amount of seed wheat
purchased by the county and then sold
to the farmers reaches the sum Of 81
597.23. The farmers had the option of
purchasing the seed wheat wherever
they could buy it the cheapest and as a
result considerable quantity was pur-
chased OF the farmers in the county
who were able to hold over portion
of their crop from last year.
In the afternoon the assessors met
with the commissioners and formed the
basis for the assessment for Dawson
county this year. The following asses
sors we're wresent:
Perry. F. Berry,
Badger-John Ford.
Blendon-J. G. Clapham.
! Mitchell twp.-C. U. Miller.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
IN PLENTEOUS QUANTITY.
An Immense Rain Tuesday Helps Along
the Crop Prospects.

An Immense Rain Tuesday Helps Along
the Crop Prospects.
A bout 6:3O o'clock Tuesday this
section was visited by one of the heav-
lest rains in number of years. During
the first hour from $3.50 to 1870 the
weather observer states that three
quarters of an inch OF water fell. Rain
kept coming until noon and up to that
time the precipitation amounted 10 1.26
inches. At no time in the past five
years has so much water fallen in this
vicinity in the same length of time.
AT present the farmers have practically
finished sowing their wheat and all the
early sown wheat stands from three to
five inches above ground. This rain
will give the late sown wheat a great
impetus toward an upward tendency.
The subsoil is now thoroughly wet
down to a sufficient depth that will be
of great assistance to growing crops in
case the rain should take q vacation for
several weeks. A considerable quanti-
ty of oats have already been sown and
farmers are already preparing the
ground for corn.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
May Come to Mitchell.

Huron is in doubt about the populist
convent ion being held in the city on
July II where it was located by the
state central committee when it met in
Mitchell recently. When the com
mittee agreed to call the convention
at Huron it was understood that a 5 lday
rate was to be given at the hotels, but
since the republican convention was
held there when the rates were showed
up to 81 per day, the populist central
committee does not propose to be
queered in any such style and unless
Huron guarantees the S rate the COM
mittee will locate the convent ton either
at Sioux Falls or Mitchell, with the
chances largely in favor of this city,
owing to it's central location and the
fact that it has an exposition building
in which to hold the convention. The
populists met in Mitchell two years
ago at which tine nearly all of the
delegates drove here by team and
camped out on the prairie and vacant
lots in the city.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
Called IA New Pastor.

Wednesday evening after the regular
prayer meeting service in the Baptist
church another meeting was held to
discuss the matter of extending call
to Rev. G. w. Mcconnell as pastor of
the church. The reverend gentleman
has been here during the past two
weeks and preached in the Baptist
church and has given excellent salts
faction. He is a live, interesting and
energetic speaker and holds the close
attention of his audience through his
discourse. The question of Mr.. Nc
Connell becoming pastor OF the church
was laid before the congregation and
as result unanimous call was tend
cred him. Before giving his accept
ance to the call, however. he will re-
turn to Ashland. Neb., and his decision
will be known from that place.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
A CYCLONE CELLER.
a Mitchell Citizen in the Midst of
Regular Ola Cyclone.

a Mitchell Citizen in the Midst of
Regular Old Cyclone.
The cyclone, which done so much
damage at Epiphany, Monday evening
got in its work at Howard, over in
Miner county. r. D. Prescott, of this
city, is st that place at present and in
a letter to his partner, T. A. Bidwell,
writes as follows concering the cyclone:
1--WE had cyclone scare here last
night and your obedient servant made
some OF the hardest running of his life
to find hole to crawl into About
mile south OF the hotel | found a newly
made cellar and [ sat down and with NV
Off eye on the monster and the other on
the hole in the ground [ waited results.
1t passed west OF us just missing Villas.
People have gone down in the south
west corner of the county where it is
reported several are killed and have
not returned. Houses and barns we're
demolished and how many are killed I
don't know. | don't want a cyclone to
come any nearer to me than that one
did last night, but am alive and still
in the ring, but think I foundered my
self running last night. 1t came about
! o'clock. All the doctors were sent
for from Epiphany. where the greatest
damage was done. I have now found a
cyclone cellar and where shall goneNt
time if have good luck. | am sitter
than a foundered horse after my run
and don't think | was the only one who
ran Everybody did and women and
children screamed and one man was SO
frightened he cried. Such is life"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
Can't Stop Whining.

The Gazette came out Friday with
lingo OF stuff that is amusing. The
Gazette admits it was defeated and
will take its medicine without grim
ace, yet the paper wants to show that
the winning side used dishonest methods
to attain its end and alleged that
votes were purchased A charge of
that kind is senseless coming from
paper that was defeated and it shows
disposition to keep up struggle which
received a silencing majority. The
two columns of stuff in the Gazette on
election matters sounds rather sad and
we are inclined to believe that Brer.
Johnston doesn't want TO take his medi-
cine which was so generously dished up
to him on Tuesday.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
THEY REORGANIZE
The New School Beard Met to ReOrganiZe
and W, Il. HelWig is Made the New
President Of the Board.
Odd Fellows Celebrate Their Seventy
seventh anniversary Saturday Even
ing With Speeches and Music.
WITH THE ASSESSORS
County Commissioners and Assessors Get
Together and Arrange a Basis Of
Assessment for This Year.
WITH THE ASSESSORS
TIE NEW SCHOOL BOARD.
They Assumed Control of school Matters
on Friday Evening.

They Assumed Control of school Matters
on Friday Evening.
The board of education held its reg
ular meeting Friday evening at which
time the newly elected officers assumed
the mana9 ement Of the scnool affairs
in this city. Before closing up the
affairs of the old board permission was
granted the high school to use their
room for an entertainment. The sal
aries of all the teachers in the schools
were raised five ger cent. The retir-
ing members are II. 3, Rogers, First
ward, G. w. Adams and f. L. Moses,
Second ward, the latter having one
year longer to serve but owing to his
removal to the country necessitated the
election OF another man to take his
place, ]. O. Walrath, Third ward, and
A. Z. Dean. Fourth ward.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
Mitchell city-H. Mccormick.

Mitchell city-H. Mccormick.
Beulah-D. G. West.
Mt. Vernon twp. J. E. Bromwell.
Mt. Vernon village-not elected.
Prosper. 2. Carlson.
Lisbon-A. D. Stevens.
Union-Henry Heidinger.
Rome-John Craig
Tobin-Fr2nz S. Carpenter.
Baker-Dan Nickish.
The assessors agreed on the assess
ments of lands in the following town
ships and on live stock:
Mt. Vernon, Rome and Mitchell
townships S4.15 per acre. Blendon,
Badger, Perry, Beulah, Union, Pros
per aud Tobin townships S4.00 per acre.
Lisbon and Baker townships 1915 per
acre. Horses under three years over
six months s.. Horses three years and
over, Sl5. Cattle under two and over
six months, SO. Cows two years and
over, $1,000; all other cattle, SO.
Mules and asses, &l5. Sheep, all ages
over three months, 81. Hogs, all ages
over three months. ST. per hundred lbs.
The boa-d adjourned until the next
regular meeting.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01

Dane Hodson came down from Mil
bank Wednesday accompanied by his
two children who will make their home
with relatives in this vicinity.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
THE ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATE
Was the Seventy-seventh Anniversary of
Founding of the Order.

Oh Ine ofuer.
April 2Gth OF each year is sacred to
all Odd Fellows for On that day II years
ago, the order received its birth in
America in Baltimore. AS the day fell
on Sunday this year, Chanka lodge de-
cided to celebrate Saturday evening
and at the same time commemorate the
sixteenth anniversary of the local lodg
Owing to the rainstorm the exercises
were delayed in starting and the aud
fence was diminished on that account
Vice Grand Geo. W. Carton had charge
of the excellent program of music and
speeches which was listened to with
close attention. F. D. Powers, J. NJ
Adams, A. S. Curtis, H. G. Greene and
others talked very Interestingly of Odd
Fellowship and the Rebekahs. The mu-
sical features were given by the Griffith
Mandolin club, which played several
selections and A. H. Pehrson sang a
solo that was very pleasing. The Lee
family also contributed several musical
numbers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
Have Raised the Cash,

9ankton will get the state fair for
nine years. This was settled Friday
when the business men of that city
subscribed the required amount, $4,000.
Yankton people now have the matter
in their hands to make the state fair a
success and we hope every citizen Of
that. city will work toward the common
end of demonstrating the fact that
South Dakota can maintain state fair
equal to any in the west, and we believe
that if any town in the state is capable
OF doing this Yankton is certainly that
very town. And Mitchell is ready to
encourage and assist wherever possible
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-05-01
A Century Road Race.

In the bicycle news OF the Minneapo-
lis Times we notice that arrangements
have been completed for a road race
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-03
FLOWERS AND WEDDING BELLS
Caton-Ash Wedding Takes Place Today a.
the Home of Bride

At the home of the brides parents,
z06 South Market, at high noon, today,
OrvilIe G. Cation and Irma Presly Ash
as the high contracting parties, with
the Rev. J. A Lawrence offlcia ting, viii
consent to the tying for life the silken
cord whose soft leashes already binds
their hearts in love. The cottage will
be redolent with palms and cut flowers,
and resonant with happy voices and
music. After the wedding breakfast
the bridal pair Will take the evening
train for the south. Mr.. Cation is 10
Gated at Independence, Kan, where he
is doing a good and profitable business,
and where he has a pretty home already
furnished to receive his bride, who in
being a dutiful daughter, fair sweet
girl, will prove no less a loving wife and
a handsome bride. All Of the Eagle
force from the ground floor to the sane
tum in the attic, with which institution
Miss Ash was so long and worthily con-
nected, will be throwing metaphorical
rice and old slippers in her direction as
she glides away towards the land Of
magnolias and orange blossoms, as will
both herself and husband be followed
by the hearty well-Wishes and mental
and expressed congra tulations OF their
hosts Of friends, and all uniting in the
sentiment that may theirs be-
THE pure. open, prosperous love,
That. pledged on earth and sealed above,
Grows in the worlds approving eyes,
In friendships smile and homes caress;
Collecting all the hearts sweet ties
Into one knot OF happiness
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-03
FIRE DRILL Is PERFECT
What Chief Walden has TO Say Abou
Alarm System in Schools.

At the annual meeting of the board
Of education night before last, Fire
| Chief Walden made the following re-
port
To the President and Members of the
| Board Of Education
Gentlemen During the past year a
request from the fire marshal, that a
system Of fire drill in the public schools
! be inaugurated, was acted upon by
your honorable body with unusual
promptness.
Superintendent Dyer took hold of the
matter and instituted a system of drill
that for the short time of practice has
proved to be a successful one.
1 have visited several of the schools
and sounded the alarm when principal
and student were completely surprised,
and found the work performed system
atically and with unusual quickness.
In no instance did it require a longer
period than So seconds to entirely clear
the building Of every student, the quick
est time being A seconds. 1 could not
find time to visit all the schools but
from reports from the several principals
justifies my saying that the same degree
Of efficiency in drill obtains.
L found the alarm service in several
of the buildings inadequate, different
devices for sounding an alarm, an alb
sence of similarity in alarms, no perma-
nent location in the buildings for the
alarm. In order to remedy this would
recommend that mechanical gongs
eight inches in size be placed in each Of
the buildings, certain manner OF
sounding the alarm be adopted. and that
these gougs be used solely and exclu-
sively for fire purposes.
I find increased fire hazard at the
Washing ton and Carlton school build
ings owing to the construction of the
furnaces and heating arrangement.
Until a general overhauling could be
had / would suggest that asbestos be
placed underneath the floor joice just
above the furnaces and places where the
hot air pipes rest against or near the
timber. The timber is very dry and
much dust etc, accumufates, so that a
spark from any source would ignite and
serious results would follow Janitors
and those in charge of the furnaces
should be vigilant and not leave their
furnaces until every precaution against
fire is used.
There is an earnest effort on the partof
superintendent Dyer and his corps of
assistants to promote interest and Sc
cure efficiency in the fire drill. Re-
spectfully, A. G.. WALDEN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-03
WAS ONTO HIS JOB
How Kansas boy Dodged the Cyclone at
st. Louis.


Yesterday Commander Appling of
Eggleston post received a letter from his
son William who. after great suspense
and agony, he had given up as dead.
The young man is working with an ice
company there and his route home was
through the stricken district. The mo-
ment Commander Appling heard of the
cyclone he tefegraphed to his boy. but
getting no reply for several days he
concluded that he was among the I'M
known dead The letter yesterday was
mighty cheering.
The fact is the boy was in the cyclone
and he would undoubtedly have lost his
life but for being a Kansan- When he
saw the cyclone coming he recognized
IL as he would an old enemy and imme-
diately took TO his heels in search OF a
cellar. He lodged into a large base
ment and before he had time to set
down and whistle while the twister
passed over the entire five-story build
ing was leyeled to the first floor. The
young man dug a hole through the pile
OF fallen bricks and reached his board
ing house before Stra woerries and
cream were all gone. Before boy rails
ed on the prairies OF Kansas will miss a
meal the cyclone must be a great deal
worse than the one at st. Louis.