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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-12-14
DIVIDES THE MONEY
Corn Palace Committee Made Some
Money from the Show Of
This Year.
According to Agreement 1t Mas Pro-
rated Back to the Subscribers
Last Week.
A NOY5l Remedy Is PROVIDED To- Cure
the Cattle Of the COrlStalk
DIVIDING THE DIVIDEND.
Subscribers to the Corn Palace Fund
Get Percentage of Their
Subscription Back.
DIVIDING THE DIVIDEND.
Subscribers to the Corn Palace Fund

When the corn palace project was
was adopted at one OF the meetings
held by the citizens that the money
subscribed toward the enterprise should
be rebated at the close of the palace or
quidated, provided of course that there
would be surplus
Well, there was a surplus, thanks to
the careful management of the execu-
distributed to the subscribers of the
fund. After paying all the expenses of
the palace for this year there is BAL
ance on hand Of S42S.50, and it gives a
OF the 1900 fund, 1t should be under
stood that the money on hand left over
from the corn palace of 1893 does not
enter into this division, and whatever
ury until some action is taken on that.
Within a short time Treasurer Davi-
son will prepare a financial statement
OF the receipts and disbursements of the
corn palace so that the public will have
a thorough insight into the financial
transactions of the board The state
ment will be made IN week or ten
days.
The business men who subscribed to
the fund are pretty we'll satisfied wish
the manner in which the corn palace
paid out. While they did not expect to
secure anything on rebate as the re
suit OF the palace they were willing to
make an investment in the enterprise
for the benefit of Mitchell. Whatever
will be attempted next fall in a way of
display of the agricultural products of
this section, we are sure there will be- a
disposition among the business men to
contribute to the enterprise, for it las
been demonstrated that the people will
attend a good show as was given this
year.
By resolution adopted the corn pal
ace building will remain intact for
whatever future use the building can be
put 1t has served it's time well in the
past years and it can undou btedly be
used great deal in the summer months
for various purposes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-12-14

The president of the association is
w. G. Andrews, of Plankinton, C. c.
Bras is the secretary and G. G. Hal
phide is the treasurer. Mr.. Bras ex-
poets to have the premium list out by
the first of the month, by which time
it will be ascertained what special pre-
miums can be offered. The executive
committee arranged for the premiums
offered by the association,
The state association has commit
tee selected which will go before the
legislature and ask for an appropriation
for the purpo e of advat cling the state
meeting, and will cite to Iowa, Illinois
and Minnesota as illustrations OF states
that take an interest in the fostering Of
this industry, and which give from
81 900 to $1,000 toward defraying the
expenses of the poultry association, re-
garding the improvement of the chick
en- industry as one of the best things
for the state.
The local committee hope to be able
to secure room on the ground floor
this year and feel that they were badly
handicapped last year by holding the
meeting in the basement of the opera
house. The poultry show last year was
great success and the indications at
the present time are that the show will
surpass any -: Cne previous shows.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-12-14
OPERA HOUSE PLANS
Strong Possibility That the Owners Will
Make Repairs on Opera House
at Once.
State Poultry Show Will be Held
in Mitchell Latter Part Of
January.
ArteSfal Well Contractor Expects to
Commence Work on Well Within
Two Weeks.
OPERA HOUSE SITUATION,
What Is to Be Done Toward Restor-
ing 1t to the Same Condition
Before the Fire.

Since the opera house burned down
early last spring the public mind has
been wondering what there was in the
| future for an opera house--if the pres
ent one would be repaired, new one
built, or would it be necessary for US
to get along without one, MS we did
after the old rink opera house was con-
sumed.
The one particular reason why moth
ing has been done before is because the
owners decline 10 accept the amount
that has been rendered by the insur-
ance companies for the loss, which, we
unders ard, was arrived at by the
means OF appratsiag. The loss on the
scenery in the opera house has been
settled and Mrs Sickler received 81, ,000
on that, and which was perfectly salts
| factory to her. The amount that was
rendered on the building and other ma
terial in the house was placed at 500,
which Mrs. Sckler declared would not
replace the chairs that we're destroyed
Or rendered. worthless by the fire.
/ Mrs. Sickler says that up TO the pres
| ent time she has done nothing toward
| etfectir g settlement, but that On the
first of the week she addressed letter
to the gentleman at Omaha, who is
! looking after the interests of the varl-s
Gus insurance companies that are inter
ested in the loss on the building, to Sc
| l.; r;+;,
the companies will do no more than
what is allowed by the appraisers.
This accomplished, Mrs. Sickier says
it is her plan to then secure Two com
price to restore the building and fix
lures in the same condition as before
the FIRE. She will then make a con-
tract with them and put them to work
and repair the building. When this is
completed she will begin suit against
the insurance. companies to recover the
amount expended in making the neces-
sary repairs on the structure.
| Mrs. aickler is very anxious to have
the matter settled and to put her prop
erty in shape to be earning something
and wants to give Mitchell as good an
opera house as there is in the state, but
she states that she did not feel justified
in accepting an amount as loss on the
building that did not come within one
| fifth of the amount necessary to be ex-
pended to restore the building to its
| former condition.
For the public good it is to be hoped
that Mrs Sickler will be able to make
some arrangements to give Mitchell an
opera house and q place for public
gatherings, for at the present time
there is not place in town where 400
people can gather and be comfortable.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-12-14
Resigned Her Position.

Montrose correspondence in Salem
Special: "Miss Mabel Boyer received
word that her stepmother must go to
the hospital for surgical treatment and
that she was needed at home TO look
after the little children. 1t being a
plain duty Miss Boyer resigned her
position as teacher in the primary de-
partment of our city schools and left
for her home near MITCHELL Miss
Boyer was giving good satisfaction in
her work and her departure is much
regretted. This was her second year
in our schools. Miss Farmer, OF Mitch
ell, takes her place"
Miss Boyer, however, resides at Ash.
ton, in the north part of the state ir-
stead of at Mitchell.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-12-14
PLANTATION GOT 1T.
The Station Agent Got First Prize
for Selling Largest Number
of Tickets to Corn Palace.

Several weeks before the corn palace
opened the executive committee of the
enterprise conceived the idea of offer
ing prizes to the station agents along
the line Of the Milwaukee and Omaha
roads for those who sold the largest
corn palace. The reports have been
received from each station within q
certain radius and the committee Sc
lected, which was made up OF r. j.
Tay lor, of the Milwaukee road, and c.
B. Wilt, of the Omaha road, and w. j.
Healey, a member of the executive
committee, have awarded the prizes.
AT first four prizes pere put up but this
was later increased to six, the amount
being $50. Following are the winners
First prize to Thomas Bray, of
PAsnkinton, sl5.
Second prize to c.. D. Phelps, OF
Parkston, $40.
Third prize to N. D. Starr, of Alex
audria, $3.50.
Fourth prize to Fl. E Richardson, of
Woonsocket, S6 So
Fifth prize to E. L. Hamaker, of
Spencer, S. 90
Sixth prize to r E. Mytinger, Of
Mt. Vernon, $3.50
The money has been forwarded to
each one of the winners including the
thanks of the corn palace committee
for the interest they took in sending as
large crowd to the corn palace ss
they could.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-12-14
THE BISHOPS LONG TRIP.
Drove Over Three Hundred Miles in
Visiting Among the Sioux IN
dians on Reservation.

Bishop Hare, who is well known in
Mitchell as man we'll along in years.
has just accomplished feat that would
test The strength OF man OF consider
able younger years. He has Just re-
turned to Sioux Falls from a trip
through the Black Hills made by team.
When the bishop was in Mitchell re-
Gently he started shortly after from
Chamberlain on his long trip. In
speaking of his trip the bishop talked
as follows to the Argus Leader man:
II left Sioux Falls three weeks ago
last Saturday. going direct to Cham
berlaln, where held services Sunday
morning. After services drove twenty
miles to q chapel on White river, this
among the Indians. then spent two
weeks driving from settlement to set
tlement. Had To go in a zizzag manner
and was compelled to cover 300 miles.
[ visited sixteen ditferent congrega-
tions. This 300 mile trip brought me
out at Rushvi.le on the railroad south
OF the Black Hills. | then went
through the southern hills making visi-
tatlOns and reached home Monday.
THE object of the trip was to per-
form the duties of a bishop. On my
trip confirmed about fifty and opened
several new churches. The way these
churches are built is for the Indians
to work and raise q few hundred dol
lars when supply the remainder ne
cessary to put up the building. I
found the condition of the churches on
my trip very good and the people con-
tented, with prospects for still greater
work in the immediate future.
While in the Black Hills l visited
Rapid City, Buffalo Gap and Hot
Springs. Northwest of the Indian
country there is no grass this winter,
and stock which has been accustomed
to Craze in that region is being taken
either to western Nebraska, or TO the
Indian lands.
"An agreement has been reached
with the Sioux belonging ON the Rose
bud reservation for the whites to Craze
limited number of cattle upon their
lands at a certain price per head The
number to be thus grazed is causing
some discussion, as the Indians do not
wish their ran ye to be overstocked, to
the detriment of their own cattle"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-12-14
CURES cORNsTALK DISEASE.
A Nebraska Farmer Takes Heroic
Methods t, Stop the Ravages
of Cornstalk Trouble.

Here is an opportunity for the farm
ers a this section who have baen losing
cattle by the cornstalk disease to put
stop TO further ravages. 1t has been
tried successfully down in Nebraska
and it is heroic enough to either kill
the cattle or cure them. The Sioux
City journal few days ago published
remedy that had bsen tried by two
Nebraska boys who had some cattle
that were bound to die. w. B. Bruner,
of Lynch, Neb., was the father of the
boys and he tells the Journal of the
remedy applied by mis- sons: "Well,"
continued Mr.. Bruner, "5he boys said
to themselves that if the COWS were
going to die anyway, they might as we'll
serve as subjects for some experiment.
ing. So the boys went into the house
and got four quarts of coal OIL two
quarts of which they poured down the
throat OF each COW. don't know what
made them think of this, but that ia
just what they did. Then they took
two cups OF turpentine and threw cup
OF that down the. throat. of each COW. I
don't know what put it into their heads
to do that but they did. Then they got
two dozen eggs and beat them, all up in
bunch. Half of the eggs they gave
to one COW and half to the other. Then
as last course they gave each animal
some linseed oil to act..as physic. Af-
ter thus dosing the sick COWS the boys
went to bed, prepared not TO be sur
prised to ind the COWS stretched out
dead when they awoke. When they
got up in the morning, however, they
found the animals standing up bright
and strong as ever they were in their
lives, and munching contentedly at
THAR hay. l am not prepared to ex-
plain why such IL mixture should prove
to be such an excellent remedy, but i
is certain it cured our COWS, and would
be glad to have every farmer know
about it,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-12-14
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES.
The Progress That Has Been Made
by That Body in the Past
Year.

Dr.. H. P. Carson, who is at the head
of the Presby bytsrian churches of ;outh
Dakota, has just completed his annual
report OF the progress made oy The
churches in the state, and to THE RE
PUBLICAN expressed himself AS being
greatly pleased with what has bean
done in the past year. TIL. report
shows that there are l05 ministers and
l1centlates, an increase of eight: l29
churches, an increase OF three over last
year: 1914 Communicates, au increase
OF about 200: there are 6,S52 Sunday
school children, an increase OF 600; the
church property is valued at 1882, 900;
benefcient boards SO sol; the home ex
penses were S45 $50 The work among
the Indians has been productive of
good results the past year, the member
ship having been Increased and two
new churches erected, making the total
valuation OF church property owned by
the Indians at SlS 600. The report on
Huron college was an encouraging one
and shows that the institution of learn
ing is fast increasing in students and
taking higher position among the
educational institutions in the state.
There were l67 students enrolled ia the
college in the past year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-12-14
COMES IN TWO WEEKS
Artesian Well Contractor Expects
to Get to Work on the
Well Soon.

City Auditor Mccormick received a
communication from M. E. Layne stat
ing that he expected to be in Mitchell
by the first of the year at the farthest
to begin his contract on the city artes-
ian well. Mr.. Layne was under con-
tract to begin work on the 205h of
November but he failed to complete the
well at which he was working then and
was forced to abandon any work on the
local we'll until such time as he could
be at liberty.
Mr., Layne writes that it will take
him about two weeks TO finish his work
at Rock Rapids and get here and that
he will then prosecute the work with
vigor. Everything is in readiness for
Mr.. Layne to begin work so far as what
the city has to supply in the way of cas-
ing, as nearly 700 feet are on the ground
now This will be sufficient to carry
the we'll 100 feet deeper than il now is.
Mr.. Layne will not put down a
new we'll but wall attempt to go deeper
into the one abandoned by Mahanna &
Johnston, who gave up the work year
or more ago. The council seems to
have great confidence in the ability of
Mr.. Layue to go deeper and secure a
flow of water, which will be SO much
needed next year when the additional
water mains are laid.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-12-14
CHICKEN SHOW in JANUARY.
All the Fine BOOSTERS and Hens il
the State Will Assemble in
Mitchell Next Month.

NcAJ Ill.
At meeting of the South Dakota
Poultry and Pet Stock associations ex
ecutive com mittee held in this city a
few days ago the dates were selected
for holding the next annual meeting
OF the state association. The dates are
Jan. 20, 80, 81, and Feb l. II was de-
cided at the meeting held last year the
next meeting should be held at Mitch
ell, as the city offers better railroad
and express accommodations, and for
the interest the local fancers have ia
ken in the matter of advancing the in
terests o. the poultry industry of the
state. The state association is the off
spring OF the county association which
was started here several years ago. 1t
attracted the attention of the poultry
fanciers to that extent that it WAS an
easy matter to secure their cooperation
for the perfection of state body.
The association has secured the SER
vices of w. 8. Russell, of Ottumwa,
Iowa, to act as judge and this guaran-
tees that the chickens will receive the
careful markings of an expert Judge.
Mr.. Russell has judged the birds in this
cou 1ty twice before and his work: gave
good satisfaction.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-12-14
THE BREWERS WIN.
Supreme Court Decides They Need
Not Pay Wholesalers License
for Each Warehouse.

Pierre special: In the supreme court
today an opinion was handed down by
Judge Corson in the case of the state of
South Dakota vs. Edward Zophy, in
which that portion of the present liquor
law is declared unconstitutional which
requires non resident brewers to pay
wholesalers license for each storage
warehouse erected in the state, it being
held to be discrimination in favor Of
local manufactures.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-23
THE CUBAN CENSUS.

The census Of Cuba which has just beeD
co,npl. tad, makes Q showing m uoh more
favorabis to self government than 1t was
fsared might be che case. The total pop
ulAtion IL about $50, 0O0-not quite 30
large as was anticipated. The last census
was taken In 1889, and showed almost
as large q populatio as this one. The
natural increase that should have tax en-
plsce in the intervening period was
brought almost to standktili by the re-
bellion.. and the deaths resulting from
war and famine. The most crafty ing
thing developed by the enumeration IL
that the whites far outnuinber the
bIaeks. the latter constituting only 81
per cent of the total, and being In the
majority in not sinsl province. This
largely eliminates the danger Of race
troubles, for the whites can maintain
their supremacy without resort to eny
of the unfair methods that have been In
vogue In the Southern States. Another
feature Of the census which Ii eneourag-
Ing is the per sent OF literacy which ID
found to DO unexpectedly large. q
the native adult whites who can read
and write there are 1886. and Of blacks
80 coz. All these Will be eligible to tbs
franchise. and in addition property hold.
srs, though illitsrate. and soldiers Of
the Cuban army. All this will make. II
is estimated. an electorate of about 49,.
00o. The first elactiop 10 set down foi
June IS, when municipal government
will be chosen.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-23

Il has been called TO our attention that
besides the offer OF SoC0o In cash for tbs
Marginal Way, the Boston and Mains
railroad company offer to extend tbs way
to the width OF 1U0 fast filling In the "a
feet at their own expenao. which would
be, they estimate, some els 900. An az
amin alton OF the proposition submitted to
the city governmsnt shows this 10 be the
case. That would make their ofrer for
this way arout sal, 900 In cash, or the
equivalent. But the great question In
this cass Is not whether the b ston and
Maine offer fair price, bus WHISTLER the
city ought to reltt quish Its control Of any
part Of this way at the present tine. IT
seems to Us that It would be mistake
for the oily to part with Its control and
that 1t would regret doing so In the
failure. Certainly the question is ons Il
so much Importance as to call for mature
elaboration and thorough examination
of all the intsreste involved
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-23
METHODISTs AT GARDINER
They Vote to Allow the Withdrawal OF
the Rev. e. s. stackpole.

Gardiner, April 2i.--Ths Maine Mstho
dist conference opsnsd its fifth day
az ION in this city By emitting the dsvo
t,onaI servfcs and permitting DIR. Wright
to resume his address on "Ths Deity
of Christ" which was not completed o
be adlournmsnt Of yesterday. After thu
MINUTES OF yesterdays meeting had beer
read and approved, 0sorgs t. Whitaker,
publisher of u 'on's Herald, Boston, was
introduced and announced s33y as divi-
dsnd Of profit frsm that paper 20 th'
mittse, presented the following name
from which three trr stses Of the Echoo
a. Kent's Hill are 20 BIS elected: W.
II. Berry, g. W. Bradlee, q. Il. Palmer.
W. s jones. 1. Luce. CT. Parsons, y. b.
Cummings, b. U. Thayer aud Mr.. Il. l.
Burrows Of Portland. The followinl
we're received on trial: George ID. Stsn
ley, Frank II. Hall, Charles b. Lamb
Frederick X. Griffith and joseph Put
James II. Trask was granted super
numsrary relation. Rev. Il. 5. stack
pole OF Augusta was permitted to with
draw from the mem bership and mtnistr,
OF tine church aud In his remarks spok'
tenderly and affectionately to tho con
ference.
The following resolution was then pre-
ssnted and accepted:
';Whereas, the Rev. Il s. Staokpole,
ID. D., after 22 years in the ministry G.
the Mathodist Episcopal church. and j
years OF service In the Maine conference,
desires to withdraw from our fellow
ship, we, the members OF the Maine con
ference deEire to place on record the fol
lowing resolutions:
s.That We have long held him In hial
esteem for his scholarship, his piety arc
his dsvout spirit. That 1t Is our sincsfes'
prayer that our Fathers richest bless
ing msy rest upon him In whatever heit
he may lie led to enter and labor"
Dr.Spenoer of the Church Extension GO
oiety was then introduced and spoke I'm
the interest of his society as did also Mis-
Mary A. Lunn of the Draooness hospital
| B ,ston. A report of the treasurer OF tbs
conference trustees was then made. fol
lowed by q collection Of SSi for tt {
famine fupd Of Indis. he busineEs sss
son then adjourned to $50 Q. m.
The afternoon meeting was thsn dsyot
ed to the annivsrsary Of the Women
Foreign Missionary society. MIS-. /. Lue'
presiding. An address was made BY Rev.
Luther Freeman, pastor of Chestnu
street charoh, Portland, with singing b,
the choir Of chill iren. This intended sx
crrsion during the sfterncon OF %
clergy to the National Home at Toguf
was Abandoned on account OF the smoun
Of unfinished business bs ora the oonfsr
ence which necessitated tho calling OF al
extra session. At $50 the busjness ses
sion was sgain resumed with dsvotiopi
servicss, conducted by Rev. Il. q. Az
drsws Resolutions adopting q PROPOSED
amendment to tbs sunday Laws OF the
state was offered BY W. 5. Berry ant
adopted.
Ths evening was devoted to the ami
versary of Church Extension eooiety
Rev. Q. W. Bradlee presiding. with an
address by nsv. W. A. Sp'ncsI OF PhiiH'
dolDhia.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-23

me csnsus sssms 30 make u clear
that Cuba has intsiiissncs enough
70 carry on satlsfsstafy govsrnmsnt
without aid fron thu eutside. The
equally irapcrians question whsthsr the
people have self-rsstrT i,t sneugh 10 sub
mii to the vii OF maio,i la n yet 70 to
dstern i1sd. 10 ell the count ISIS south
OF rs peorl ID By spar iih dsseeadsnts
the l,ok of that duality has iassrfersd
more than any one thing with rspubli-
can government The proneness o, de-
rsatsd uiscritiss 90 refuse TO accept the
DEF i'm at tie DC II ' and 10 seek to ebts I,
By buIle's the possrsri IN Of the govern
Reut WI / IN thsy q II "a 90 get by be- llots.
has been at the bottom Of most Of tkti :
rsvoiuti ms. and Il hes resulted il CON-
verting must Of the scabh American gov
srnments iato eli yAroi 1 Vi With though
non ias liy republi gan o. Ia fact ira, bet
tfr than despoii ims |, wish the atmJ
rs lip defi les who she'll RUE. There II a
probal i.y that TIE Cuban rspub' /, may
/, lime be metamcrphassd into much the
same lind OF a government 1t Is very
guess unable Il the Cubans can ionG
msintia . repul Ivan government as
We understand l.. siill Il iinits the
people and II stall. Il i'll answer ell
the purposes for VT i,h governments are
formed. Msli N today ita repui IL, only
In name, but nevertheless IL we'll gov
erned and the peofl, are contented and
happy. II home rule Ia Cuba shorld
evsntuslIy take the form Of ira In
Mexi,o we shorli have NO reason TO
cofnplsi1.