The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-11-11
Capital Election Aftermath

WOilu you Dc pldi Wllcn lJS All
over?:' and ''liow do you think it's
coming cut?" If these have been put
to the writer onc IN the last thirty
days they have been a Thousand times.
AS to the first, we're glad it's all over
for the sake Of those nearest and dear
est to us ON whom the strain was con
tagious, and perhaps for sake of our
health. The work has been tremcnd-
ous-eighteen months-and two or
three times Il collapse physically and
mentally IA narrowly aycrted. But
1t was as exciting most of the time,
particularly the last six months, as Il
poker game, and this writer never en-
joyed or entered into any work in
which he has been employed with bet
ter spirit. $50
He is sorry 1T is all over for one
thing, in that 1T breaks facinating and
delightful business relations with the
most congenial office forcc-from that
prince of men. Vary L. Bras down
through twenty or more subordinates
that the writer was ever in touch
with. 1t is like leaving a group of
new-found friends after a long and
pleasant ocean voyage. Scarcely less
pleasant vas daily contact for a year
and a half with the splendid people
who comprise the business and social
life of Mitchell. But the ending of
the capital fight does not sever past
relations with them. If we should go
to the ends Of the earth we shall not
bid good bye to them. In the yerna-
cular of the day: "They can't lose u.s.;
The transportation feature during
the close of the campaign, for the last
few weeks, was frightfully abused.
This was to be expected Of course.
There was no way to avoid it,. People
who have made several trips to Nit
chell and all their family when put
of upon requests for more tickets
would have friends get them for them.
Thousands took the opportunity to
'aoiO lIlStiho u an pltUS vi Ullc SLulC,
many even going to distant states.
using the free tickets as far as they
would reach. To the writer, the best
feature of the free rides was that it
gave thousands and opportunity to get
of from the fafms and away from the
hundreds Of dull monotsnous little
towns scattered all over the state and
not only visit n of the three leading
cities of their state but see the famous
corn palace, all without eXpense-a
free excursion to "A multitude who
have not the means to make such a
trip. *#*
1t was a particular pleasure to know
that the young folks on the farm,
young boys and girls who rarely arc
given a glimpse of the outer world,
had the times of their life. To be
sure we felt sometimes that we'd
catch our last cold by riding in the
draft OF an open window which they
would invariably throw up, no matter
what the weather, in order to lean
out and take in great gobs of scenery
and other things, as the yellow cars
spun them along on their all too short
a holiday. ME
People who visited either Mitchell
or Pierre for n day only haye but a
faint conception of the extent, the
magnitude and expense thrown upon
the rival cities in looking after the
comfort of the guests. 1t was hard
enough on Mitchell, with five lines of
road pillng in thousands daily, but the
work was not a comparison with that
encountered by Pierre, a town with
not a tithe of the accommodations
and but a little more than one-third
Of the population of Mitchell. And
then practically everybody who visit
Ell Pierre was compelled to remain all
night, as but few are physically able
to undertake the round trip to Pierre
without rest. while thousands visited
Mitchell and returned home the same
day, practically nine out OF ten from
the north and west part of the state.
and east toward Sioux Fails.
But the visitors from points as far
east as Canton on this division and
south as far as Sioux City. and
from Douglas and Chas Mix had to
be lodged as we'll as fed and With four
trains daily coming from the points
named, each bringing from 500 to LOCO
people, it made the entertainment
committee hustle some. When the
trains pulled out for Chamberlain ana
Aberdeen about FIVE p. m. every day,
each as full as it would stick, it would
seem to an outbound passenger that
the city was deserted. But a walk up
town would find no diminution in the
throngs which preambulated up and
down the streets, for the incoming
trains from the south and east had
deposited about as many people as
they took away often many more.
The rooms OF the Commercial club