The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23
chicken SHOW OVER
Premiums Were Awarded Thursday and
the Successful Show Closed Last
Friday.
Effort is Being Made to Establish a
Branch Of Humane SOcisty in This
City.
RebekahS Installed Their Officers Satur.
day Night Refreshments Were
Served.
SHOW CLOSED FRIDAY
Meeting OF State Poultry Association
Ended Friday Evening-New
Officers Elected.

Ended Friday Evening-New
Officers Elected.
The annual meeting Of the South
Dakota State Poultry Association,
which was in session in this city
during the greater part Of last week,
closed Thursday evening, after
having had n of the most success
full shows in the history of the asso-
citation. The birds IN exhibition
are fine ones and those who have not
taken advantage of the opportunity
TO see them have missed a rare
treat.
The election of officers for ensuing
year was held Thuls1ay evening with
the following result:
President. F. Reinelt, Trip.
Vice President = T. Il. White,
Mitchell.
Secretary-R. M. Sphinx, Mitchell.
Treasurer. N. Grow, Mitchell.
Executive Committee. f. Rein
cit, I. T. White, r. M. Sphinx, F.
A. Hopping Yankton, N. J. Nelson
and Geo. W. Law, Mitchell.
Auditing Commitee-C. j. Stemler,
Plarkinton, G. w. Gillis and John F.
Just, Mitchell.
Mitchell was selected as the place
for holding the next annual meeting
Of the association.
The blue ribbons have all been at
tached to the coops, and the follow
ing is a list of the prizes awarded:
Barred Plymouth Rocks
F. A. Hopping, Yankton, I'd and
3rd pullet and a~d-cockerel.
E. P. Sand, Ethan, 1st hen, 30
hen and I'd cockerel.
VII. Phillips. Sanborn, Iowa.
1st cock, 1st pullet and Sd pullet.
John F. Just, Mitchell, I'd her
and Sd pen.
White Plymouth Rocks
Peter Warns, Wentworth, 1st cock
LIST and I'd pullet.
@. P. Roth, Trip, 1st and I'd her
and 1st cockerel.
F. J. Purdy, Mitchell, I'd tockerel
Sd pullet and 1st hen.
Buff Plymouth Rocks
W. S. Snyder, Ethan, 1st hen ant
1st pullet.
w. H. Phillips, Sanborn, lst cock
erel, I'd pullet, I'd hen.
#. T. White, Mitchell, I'd hen, 81
pullet, Sd hen, 1st and Sd cock.
White Wayndottes-
Wm. Scallin. Mitchell, 1st cock
lst cockerel, LIST, I'd and Sd hen, 1st
I'd and Sd pullet and 1st and I'd pen
1st premium for best dozen eggs.
Buff Wyandottes-
II J. F. Reinelt, Trip, LIST, I'd an
Sd cock, 1st and I'd cockerel, LIST, 2
and Sd hen, 1st and I'd pullet, 1st, 2
and Sd pen. Mr.. Reinelt wa
awarded American sweepstakes an
silver cup on this breed of chickens
O. D Stuck, Mitchell, Sd cockere
and Sd pullet.
Light Brahmas-
Geo. W. Law, Mitchell. 1st cocl
J 1st hen, 1st and I'd cockerel, 1st, 2
and Sd pullet, 1st pen. Grand SWEEP
stakes for best cock, cockerel, her
pullet and pen; also Asiatic SWEEP
stakes.
w. S. Snyder, Ethan, I'd hen.
W.. H. Phillips, Sanborn, Sd cocl
erel, weight IL pounds.
Black Langshans-
E. R Storer, Mitchell, 1st cockere
LIST, I'd and Sd pullet.
Mrs. Storer, I'd cockerel.
Dark Brahmas-
Alta H. Lawrence, Carthage, Is
and I'd cockerel, 1st. I'd and Sd pulle1
1st pen.
Buff Cochin
w. A. Barber, Mitchell, 1st hen. :
Single Comb White Leghorns-
M. D.. Purdy, Mitchell, 1st, I'd an
I'D cockerels, 1st, I'd and Sd hen, Isl
I'd and Sd pullet, LIST cock and Is
pen. Special silver cup for cocl
cockerel, pullet, hen and pen i
Mediterranean class. Mr.. Purd
was also given the highest scorin
for any bird in the show, that Of 951
points.
SINGLE Comb Proyup ,oohorpe