The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-01-24
MEETINGS ARE HELD.
W. c. 7. U. is Holding a Series Of
Meetings With the aid Of Local
OratOriCal Talent.
All tbs School Lands in This County
Will be Offered at Public Sale on
March 27,
Sioux City is Making a Strong Draft on
the Teachers Of Mitchelps Schools.
Miss Hannebuth Goes.
W. C. 7. u. MEETING.
The Union Held Forth at the Metho-
dist Church Sunday to Very
Large Audience.

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The W. c. T. q ladies are devot-
ing quite good deal of attention to
public meetings at the present time,
and the second was held in the Meth
odist church Sunday evening, which
was attended by..an audience that oc-
cupied the seating capacity of the
church. A good program had been
prepared for the occasion and it was
of an interesting character.
Mrs. G. E. Vermilyea had charge
of the program, which was opened
with music by the choir. The music
OF the evening was made quite feat
ure and aside from several good num-
bers by the choir Miss Emily Bras,
Miss Myrtle Lee gave solos and Miss
Lee and Fred Kratz sang duet. For
the devotional service Rev. t. I'll.
Youngman delivered the prayer and
Mrs. Flora Wilson read the scriptural
lesson.
| Prof. l.. A. Stout read an interest
ing paper on the ''The Lives of the
Hunted. This paper was prepared
by the professor for a home meeting
of the union and not for a public
gathering. His paper was defense
for the preservation of the prairie
chicken from the onslaught of the
hunter. Walter Seaman delivered
an oration on 'Silence is Treason,'s
his leading thought being on the
granting of licenses to the saloons and
the quietness which prevails among
a certain class of people on the ques-
tion who ought to be up and stirring
against such issuance
DR.. b. A.. Bobb gave an interesting
talk on the subject Is Alcohol Neces-
sary as a Medicine?', He answered
no the query and then gave a num-
ber of reasons why alcohol in this day
and age is not necessary in the prac-
tice of medicine. He gave a list of a
number of diseases where in former
times alcohol was the only remedythat
could be used but it has been dis
| placed by others that act much better
on the system. He believed the.day
was soon coming when alcohol would
(. be banished from the medical profess
sion as an assistant in the cure Of
disease.
Mrs. c. e. Hagers paper was on
Environment of Future Voters. y
She considered that Mitchell had a
splendid environment for the children
who are growing up to be the voters
of the future. With the University,
the schools and all the churches in
the city she thought that Mitchell
was quite well provided. There were
several drawbacks, however, in the
saloons that are operated in the city
and she made a strong appeal for the
discontinuanceo of them in the future.
i Prof e. j. Quigley presented some
| strong ideas on 1.-The Christian Vot-
Ell in the Municipality. Y He did
I not believe that the Christian voter
should Withdraw from active partici-
patton in politics, but was of the
j opinion that he ought to be some
thing of Il politician. and partisan
/. at that. AS an independent voter he
would have but little influence with
y his fellow men. AS a partisan there
/ was much more opportunity for him
! to work for the principles that We're
{ dear to him. While the professor be
u lived in partisanship there was u
: place for it to stop. and chat was at
i the borders of Il city election.
IL lie could not understand wherein any
: of the principles of a party could be
e utilized to make a city election parti
) san. There was nothing in sympa
e thy With national politics and a city
4 election. and he hoped that it woult
never be made an issue in Mitchell
n although he thought the tendency wa
d in that direction.
n Mrs. G. e. Vermilyea read an in
e teresting paper on "When Shall Cur
G few Cease to Ring?' Her pape
# touched on the ancient custom of th
# curfew belland of its being agai
4 brought into use in 1894, since whe
i over 400 cities and towns have adopte
u curfew ordinances. She gave the re
lports of police officers who said tina