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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-05-17
CONCERT AND DANCE.
The Combined Affair Proved a Very
Pleasant Evening-Orchestra
Gave Satisfaction.

The entertainment committee of the
Mitchell Club provided very pleasant
evening for the benefit of the members
in securing the Giffin Orchestra En-
tertainers. The affair took place at the
club rooms Monday evening and there
was very good attendance. The first
of the evening was devoted to concert
by the orchestra in which orchestral
numbers and solos on the violin, flute,
harp and cello we're given by the mem-
bers. The orchestra in concert work is
very good indeed and it's wlaying was
heartily appreciated. Miss Helen Bick
gave several elocution numbers Snd the
audience took evident delight in listen
ing to her characterizations.
When the last number was played
the chairs were removed from the CEN
ter of the room and until after midnight
the dancing was kept up. The orches-
ira excels in it's dance music and many
very favorably expressions were heard
of it's work during the evening. The
guests enjoyed the affair very much
and the combined entertainment was
one of the most agreeable of the season.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-05-17

The "Royal Baker and Pastry
Cook "-containing over 500 most
practical and valuable cooking re-
ceipts-free to every patron. Send
postal card with your full address.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-05-17
MEET IN SIOUX FALLS.
Old Soldiers and Relief Corps Meet in
Annual EhCampment at Sioux Falls
First Week In June.
Progress Slow and Steady on the AfteS-
ian Well---ReaCh a Depth Of
Nearly 100 Feet.
Many improvements Being Made in
Mitchell Aside From New Houses
Under Construction.
OLD SOLDIERS ENCAMPMENT.
The G. A.. R. and Other sociehies
Will Meet at Sioux Falls
Early in June.

Sioux Falls is getting ready for the
state G. A. r. encampment as the fol-
lowing from Sioux Falls paper will
show. The committee having charge
of the arrangements for the annual en-
campment of the South Dakota G. A.
r., Woman's Relief Corps, Sons Of Vet
Grams, Spanish War Veterans aud Lake
Madison Veterans association to be
held in this city June 3, 4, 5, and s, are
rapidly completing preparations for
what promises to be the most interest
ing and best attended annual gathering
ever held by these organizations. The
business meetings of the encampment
will be held in the auditorium. A fine
park near the falls of the Sioux river
we'll be cleared out and prepared for
the old soldiers and others who attend
the encampment, Here tents will be
pitched for the visitors who wish to go
into camp should the weather be favor.
able. AT meeting held last evening
committees were appointed from the
Sons of Veterans to make a canvass OF
the city aad ascertain what accommoda-
tions can be granted the visitors in pri-
vate residences. A list of rooms will
oe made. and those Of the visitors who
prefer stopping at private dwellings
while in the city will be enabled to dc
so. The citizens and business men OF
the city are aiding the preparations in
every way, and no pains or expense
will be spared to make the coming
encampment one of the most enjoyable
ever held in South Dakota
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-05-17
IMPROVEMENTS THE ORDER.
People Generally are Adding in VAR
ious Ways to the Improve
ment of Their Property.

There ia. great deal of activity in
Mitchell this spring in the way OF maxi
ing Improvements on city property. At
present seven or eight houses are un-
der constructioe, .ud houses too, that
range from $1,000 to $4,000 in price.
Corners and inside lots are being COW
cred with houses that have stood idle
good many years waiting for an oecu-
pant. Mitchell people have awakened
more than ever TO the matter of i'm
proving their property in the way OF
painting, grading lawns, building new
fences, setting out trees, building ce-
ment sidewalks, and in many other
ways that adds to the attractiveness OF
home. Mitchell has made wonderful
progressin the past year and before the
end of the season comes there will be a
great change in many OF the residence
properties OF the city that will be for
the betterment OF the town.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-05-17
ATHLETIC CONTESTS
Students Of Five Colleges iii tho State
Will Assemble In Mitchell Next
Week.
Orators and Athletes Will Vie With Each
Other for Supremacy on Rostrum
and Field.
Portion Of Opera HOUSE Being Torn Down
and Hill be Turned Into a
Dwelling.
Portion Of Opera HOUSE Being Torn Down
THE CONTESTS NEXT WEEK.
Orators and Athletes Will Come to
Mitchell Next Week for Their
Annual Gathering.

On Thursday and Friday of next
week, May % and "a, the South Dakota
intercollegiate Athletic and Oratorical
contests will be held In this city, and
from the Information received from the
several colleges in the state there will
be very large attendance of students.
The colleges that will be represented in
the contests this year are Red6eld,
Brookings, Yankton, Huron aud Mitch
ell. In the oratorica' contest a year
ago Red6eld won the cup and Mitchell
won the same prize in the athletic
events. The oratorical cup becomes the
permanent pos session of Mitchell this
year, inasmuch she has won it three
times. It Was competed for last year
under the rules of the association which
requires that it be competed for five
times, and Redheld will turn the cup
over to its legitimate owners. at this
time. Another cup will be put up by
the state association this year for the
same competition. Redheld college
will be represen ted in the contest by
George Williams whose subject is
problems of the Tines" huron's
orator is Geo. I. Sheldon who speaks
on "Paul Kreuger." Brookings college
has selected John Haston who will
ia k about South Dakota" for his ora
tion. MIR. Schoenbereer will. endeavor
to win for Yauk1oa college and Miss
Edith Noble will represent the Mitch
ell University, her subj.rt being ''Tito
Melema." Miss Noble will be the only
lady speaker among the contestants.
Great interest is centered ia the ath-
letic contests, which will be held two
days, commencing, Thursday morning
and closing Friday night, the orstoricel
contest to be beld on Thursday evening
at the corn palace. Secretary Miller Of
the state association, states that all the
colleges in the scciation have made
their entries in lhe athletic events and
there is plenty OF evidence that the con-
tests will be fought to q finish. Brook.
ings, Yankton, and Mitchell have each
had special trainers al work on their
athletes the grea'er part If the spring
and some splendid events oan be looked
for in consequence. While the weather
has not been the best for training this
spring yet the athletes are said to be in
very fair condition for the coming con-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-05-17
BUILD A HOUSE OF 1T.
Portion of the Opera House Being
Torn Down to be Converted
Into a Dwelling House.

Joseph Bradley has commenced to
tear down the small addition to the
Grand opera house building, which was
erected for the use of dressing rooms.
Since the building was partially de-
stroyed by fire little over year ago
it has stood without an attempt to re-
pair it f)r future use. The owners of the
property, who reside at Milwaukee,
hsve not shown anv disposition to put
the structure back in LIS former condi-
tion. The loss on the building is
still unsettled, alough ii was agreed up-
on by three appraisers, but the owners
do not seem disposed to settle.
MIR. Bradley and his sister, Mrs.
Sickler, have an equity in the prop
erty and erected this addition. 1t is
their purpose to remove this FROG, the
main building and erect dwelling
house on the corner of Seventh and
Wisconsin streets. aaving done this
! they expect that it will be the means Of
moving the owners to take some inn
mediate action toward repairing the
house or making it possibletfor himself
to do something in that direction. The
title Of the property is in very bad
| shape and as Mr. Bradley says, it is q
very difficult matter to tell who Ia
really the owner Of it. tits to be hoped
that something will be done with the
building to restore it to It's former use.
Mr.. Bradley says they will fix it up as
soon as tho title can be quieted.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-05-17
THE MISSIONARY r LADIES.
Held a Meeting Sunday Evening in
the Interest of Their Work
on Hand,

Sunday evening Pastor Youngmsn of
the Methodist church turned his
church services over to the Womsns
Foreign Missionary Society to give
them an opportunity to present g
program to the public in order to
call attention to their works and needs.
Mrs. Youngman had charge of the ex-
ersises of the evening and some splen-
did papers on missions were read. Mrs.
M. L. Bobb offered PRAYER in behalf
of missions and Mrs. w. A. Barber
read the scripture lesson. The
choir, composed of Misses Lee and
Noble and Messrs. Boggs and Kratz,
furnished several musical selections
aud Hazel Lathrop sang solo. Papers
on mission work were read by Mrs. T.
81. Youngman, Miss Hannebuth and
Miss Keihlbauch, of the University.
Miss Ruth Youngman read a selection
that was appropriate to the occasion
and Mrs. Q. E. Hager gave an interest.
ing talk on missions as to what shall be
done for them-how one is to distribute
their time and talents for the Master in
the mission work. The society of this
city is educating one of the young
ladies in the foreign country by con
tributing to her support during the en-
tire year.
A collection was taken up for the
benefit of the society and q neat sun
was contributed for the further prosecu
tion of the work.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-05-17
BICYCLERs AND SIDEWALKS
A Wheelman Objects to the Whole
sale Removal of Wheels from
Sidewalks on Side Streets.

5 EDITOR REPUBLICANS: - l have
ordinances, which are now under dis
cussion by the city council, that an or
dinance has been drawn which has for
its purpose preventing cyclists from
using or riding on any sidewalks in the
city. think this is sltogether too long
q jump from one extreme to the other.
Some years ago when the council
passed an ordinance preventing the rid
ing of wheels on Main street there was
not the slightest objection from any
body and it was the proper thing to do,
but when the cyclists are to be driven
off all the walks in the city without
irst experimenting in some other way
is matter of injustice to the wheel
men.
There is not another city in the state
which has made an order SO sweeping
in reference to wheelmen as this one
intends to be. The wheel is used today
not so much for pleasure as great con-
venience in attending to business.
Take man who lives some distance
from the business district and at time
when the streets are muddy. BY this
ordinance he is forced to walk down
town when the sidewalk could be used
to the inconvenience of nobody, when
the wheelman uses little caution and
common sense in meeting or passing
another person on the walk. 1t is true
that there ere few careless riders in
che city when they get on the walks and
that the pedestrian is put to some trou-
BILE, but it is unjust that the many
should be punished to correct the few.
would suggest to the council that
some restrictions be placed on the
wheelmen in riding on the walks before
sweeping them into the streets. Make
the ordinance read that no wheelmar
shall pass another person without first
dismounting from his wheel, and for {
mpliance with the ordinance i'm
pose penalty I beliave that the rio
ers who have used caution heretofore
in riding on lha walks would unite il
assisting the authorities in Furnishing
all infractions a. the ordinance in thil
respect for their own protection in be
ing able to ride on the walke. believe
that the council can arrange an Ordi
nance that will not work 80 much injur,
tothe wheelmen as the one under con
temptation. Al least the wheslmen are
entitled to trial or this plan and If i
fails to work can then be changed to tht
ordinance of the more sweeping char
acter. I know OF no town in the state
where the wheelmen are not permitted
the use Of the side streets under re
strictions of some kind. If it never
rained in this country and the road
we're always smooth and in good condi
J tion then there would be no need fol
riding on the walks, but it does rain ii
South Dakota and there are times wher
the roads cannot be traversed so the
wheelmsn feel that they are entitled tt
little more liberal treatment at the
hands of the city council.
ONE OF THE WHEELMEN.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-05-17
considerable time is lost in .hauling up
the drills so many times day.

SSAok0SA oOlO SlLA0 10 lOob IL .udulluk Op
the drills so many times day.
The men appear hopeful Of striking
water when they shall have reached q
depth OF 100 feet but there is NO telling
what the result will be. They are con-
soientious in their efforts to get the
water and there is considerable satis-
faction in knowing the men are putting
forth an honest and determined effort
to supply the city with good artesisn
we'll. 1t seems to be pretty we'll set
tied opinion that Ii these men can not
secure flow ct the waterworks loca-
tion there isIno other person who can, as
they have on several occasions demon.
strated their ability rs drillers and in
knowing what to do when they met
with difficulty that has caused others
to throw up the sponge.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-05-17
PROGRESS OF TIE WELL.
Have Reached the Depth Of Nearly
100 Feet in the Rock Since
Work Was Begun,

A visit to the artesian we'll last
Saturday found the two men steadily
pounding away on the rock at the bot
tom of the we'll. The man in charge OF
the drilling stated that at the present
time they had gone about IS feet in the
rock since they first commenced drill
ing. At the start they we're able to
drill about IA feet week, but lately
they have got into a much harder rock
and the progress is much slower on that
account. The hardness of the material
is quite wearing on the drills and he
stated that it was necessary to sharpen
the drill every hour, and of necessity
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-05-17

test and from the new blood that has
been injected into several of the coll
leges there is every reason to believe
that the events will be more closely
contested than year ago, when Mitch
ell walked off with the cup. Excursion
rates have been secured on all the rail-
roads running into Mitchell and there
is nothing to prevent the annual meet
from being the great success it always
has been in the past.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-13

other than the cleanest boxing, with no
dirty work or even attempt at it,
though in the eighteenth round. in one
of the rushes, Lenny went INTO Gala
han pretty low, which drew a remon-
STRANGE from that man, but to show
that it was unintentional and that
there was no hard feeling. the men
shook hands, then continued the bout,
without further interruption, to the
end
Lenny expects to remain in Savan-
nah. He will be matched within few
days to meet either Billy Gardner or
some equally good man. Harry Harris
of Chicago notified the Savannah Ath-
letic Club that he wanted a match with
the winner of the bout 1t is not inn
probable that he may make 1t with
Lenny.
The main affair of the evening was
preceded by a number of speIialtieS
Tom Flanagan and Tony Moran went
on first for what was to be a six-roun
preliminary but Tony is in fine fettle
ard gave Flanagan a few vicious
punches, which made him SD groggy
that his second threw up the sponge
before rhe first round was over.
Sammy Edwards Energy.
Another of the specialties was the
singing of Master Sam Edwards. one
Of the stable boys of the race track.
He has Il very fair voice aad sang
couple of rag-time pieces that caught
the fancy of the crowd, which then and
there demanded that the "IIoly> City"
be sung, which was done, despite the
inconGruity of the surroundings and
the remainder of the evenings enter
tainment. Edwards stood in the
center of the ring during
his performance and men pitched
to him enough dimes, quarters and
halves to make quite a neat purse,
probably as much as some performers
get for days work.
Emil Beck and Tony Moran gave an
exhibition of wrestling which was
quite clever. though Beck so over
matched his lighter antagonist that he
secured the triumph of four falls in
just three minutes.
Oallahan's seconds were Tony Moran
and AL Godfrey; those of Lenny,
Dougherty, his manager; Pete Man
zie and Pete Porretto.
Porretto will meet Tony Moran in
25-round bout Friday night.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-13

WELL" walking up and down and
trownlng, las I've said, he's pig-head-
ed; but" a sudden smile flashing
out, "a beautiful girl'-and he made a
little courtly sweep of hands to show
the helplessness of the world before her
will
No" flushing. "he has gone away"
Yes, he had gone promptly away. A
vision of Miss Benton's eyes with tears
among the lashes went along, but he
frowned it all down, rejecting upon the
two or three households of his ac-
quaintance where the wife held the
purse. A pretty position for a man of
honor and brains and muscle to call
on his wife to pay his butcher! So he
hurried west, well from the sight of
Miss Benton and did bookkeeping at
$1,000 a year.
But a woman's will is not so easily
dismissed. Some three months later
there came a letter from the one friend
of the old town to whom he had con-
fided his address, and it had this para
graph: You have heard of Miss Ben
toms trouble? 1t is rumored that she
has lost absolutely everything, and /
Judge there can be no mistake. for she
has sold her ponies, dismissed her maid
and is advertising, poor girl, for po-
sition as governess."
That day Phil spent studying domes-
tic economy and the possibilities of
twelve hundred a year. The next
found him with a fortnight's leave OF
absence and a seat in an east-bound
train.
81 ought to send you away" said
Miss Benton, with a sigh and pout
and a furtive glance of alteration, but
l cannot
Perhaps" laughed Phil, you may
do that later; but" with a look in
finitely satisfactory to Miss Benton,
money is not everything.
Some two years had passed when
the major happened in Chicago and
called on his late ward. The street
was not a fashionable one, and the
house, though coy and artistic, was
small and plain.
You don't mean to say" gasped
the major. staring from the late Miss
Benton's simple dress to the very plain
furniture of her sitting-room, you
don't mean to say"
Hush laughing, with a finger on
her lips "I have never told him."
The major sat down limp with
establishment.
"You see we are quite happy" dimp-
ling and flushing exquisitely, 'and that
superfluous cash might be disturbing
element
Upon my SOUL"
80 be very careful. please when he
comes in. He will be delighted to see
you"
Upon my soul"
DO be careful" anxiously with eye
and ear attentive to the door.
"Upon-you don't touch it at all?"
mo" smiling, mot a cent of it,"
He still thinks" chuckling, that
he saved you from going out as gov
erness?"
Yes in a delighted nod. "Hus-s-sh,
that's his STEP
"Superfluous cash." repeated the ma
jor, discreetly low, upon my SOUL"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-13

is her engraved watermelon preserves.
With simply an ordinary pocketknife
Mrs. Rutherford has succeeded in re-
producing upon the surface of the wat
ermelon rinds a number of very pretty
illustrations of birds, animals and
flowers. Her chief work of art in this
line is a jar with rinds closely fitted
to the glass, showing likenesses of the
late President William Mckinley and
his wife at various ages and Milburn
house, in Buffalo, at which the Pres
ident died. This is accomplished by
simply cutting away the rind. leaving
darker lines of the picture. When pre-
served the green lines become very
dark and the whole bears d very close
resemblance to a pen and ink picture.
Mrs. Rutherford has a large and very
complete display of preserves, jellies,
pickles, wines and vinegars which
make a very tempting show. Like the
other leading counties, Sumter has
fine display of food products for many
and feat, with numerous varieties of
corn, oats, wheat, peas, sweet and
Irish potatoes. turnips and garden
truck generally and large exhibit of
garden seeds. In forage crop exhibits
she is particularly we'll supplied. Sew
eral varieties of cotton are shown ard
also cotton and wooden bats and some
fine sheep hides with the wool on.
Home made soap, one variety from but
termilk, and another from tomatoes, is
shown. They have cassava bush with
starch made from the roots. There is
a good display of nuts, including black
and English walnuts, pecans, chestnuts
and hickory nuts. Several varieties
OF peanuts and peanut hay are shown,
with goober peas. which are used for
ia ttening hogs.
Mr.. Montgomery has an interesting
display of comb honey put up in mar
ketable shape, with sample hives and
their furniture, showing how the bees
are compelled to store their honey IN
the various shapes desired by the own
o. AND also the methods of pa k'ng FOR
tire market, so that the honey will keep
Indefinitely without waste. Altogether,
the Sumter display makes a very IN
terestinG as well as very satisfac-
tory exhibit, and one that thu people
of that county can well be proud OF.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-13
GRANDMASTER H0N0RED.
odd Fellows Celebrated the Visit of
Head of Order to Savannah.


The odd Fellows of Savannah paid
all the honors due to his high rank
in the order to Grand Master J. l..
Bass of Rome, yesterday. A visit to
the principal points of interest about
the city, luncheon at Mrs. Bannons,
al Thunderbolt, and a mass meeting
of the members of the order at night,
were features of the glowing welcome
Grand Master Bass was given.
At the night reception in honor OF
the grand master. Ruth Rlebekah
Lodge. TO which the lady members Of
the families of the Odd Fellows be-
long. took part in the ceremonies.
The meeting was held in the lodge
room of Concord Lodge No. Z. Concord
Lodge conferred the first degree on ten
Addresses were delivered by Grand
Master Bass. Deputy Grand Master
McAlpin and Mrs. Cumbea, president
OF the Rebekah Assembly.
The following resolution was intro
duced and unanimously ADOPTED:
BE II Resolved by the Oda felloWs
Of Savannah, Ia mass meeting assem-
bled That we do most sincerely appre'
eiate the visit OF our Grand Master 70
our city al this time, ana the honor
conferred upon Us by his visit and we
90 m0st heartily invite him 20 Yish us
whenever his convenience may direct
and assure him Of the enc0ufhgehenl
ana enthusiasm We feel az the result
Of this officials visit
rbere Vas a large attendance ~ me
,,eroherv 0f the order and delight
fsi evening igas spent Concord Lodge
carried out be- part ~ the pfogfamfnf
hi fne form ana me degrees we're con
ferred upon fhe candidatct WIN inf
pfrasitf dignity
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-13

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