The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-11
PROSPER.

En-
Prosper, March S. Spring is in
sight.
Eskel Carlson sports IA new top
buggy.
Miss Bertha schluter is visiting
her sister. Mrs. kruse.
Get your COW bells ready aud load
the old musket
Frank Mcfarland made a visit to
sunset farm over i'm Hanson county.
Con Shurz visited his brother,
Herman, Sunday.
Will kruse visited at the Bee Hive
Sunday.
frankie Mcfarland has purchased
the famous trotting horse, Tom.
which the Duchess will now drive i'm
her phaeton. Tom was sired by the
famous l<ingbolt of Cumberland
county, Kansas, and is one of the
finest animals in this part of the
state.
The prize offered by l.. e. Stair,
the photographer of Mitchell, which
was a dozen cabinet photos, was won
by Miss Agnes Scheick. The con-
test between MI. Hendrickson's and
Mr.. Oathout's schools came Off We'd
nesday and was a very exciting
affair. Both schools lined up in SOL
id phalanN and the battle was royal
from start to finish. The words
were pronounced by Mr.. Hendrick-
son and Mr.. Oathout judged the
spelling. Everything was fair and
general good class spirit prevailed.
When the foes were vanquished the
Prosper High set up a yell that
might wake the dead, as did also tie
Justly throated friends from the west.
Mr.. Hendrickson presented Miss Ada
Yahne a beautiful gold watch for
standing up the longest of any from
his school. Miss Blanche Jones won
second place. This gives Agnes
Schieck the glory and honor Of spell
ling down the three schools and Miss
Regina Schieck that of the two
schools.
There is beginning to be some talk
about a rural telephone system for
Prosper township. This idea is
growing and counts among its sup
porters and advocates the best and
most thoughtful farmers-those who
are progressive. The advantages Of
having a telephone in. a farmers
house are too many and too great to
enumerate here. Everybody knows
them. In case of sickness, accidents,
or emergencies Of any kind direct
communication with neighbors or
the city might be the means OF saw
ing life Or property. Wherever they
are in use the patrons would not be
without them. Over in Hanson
county there are three four or rural
phones running into Alexandria, be-
sides the yural phone of Worthen
township which connects with
Ethan and Alexandria both. All
these companies are owned and oper,
ated by farmers, and they say they
would not be without the use of a
phone for many times Its cost. The
first cost to the farmer is the only
one, comparatively, and after that
he has the free and unlimited use
of it as long as he desires. AS high
as forty patrons can go on one line
and thereby materially cheaper the
price to each farmer. In our town
ship men like j. P. Carlson, John
Erion, Il. J. Hoffman, Frank Nc
Farland, William Darling and Others
are in favor of it and would like to
see a rural telephone system put in.
Another thing that is demanding
the attention Of those who are inter-
ested in school affairs is the tow n
ships central school. Among the
school patrons considerable interest
is being shown that is very favor
able. This school plan has passed
the experimental stage and in those
places where given a trial and used,
it meets with the universal approval
OF everyone. Besides this the bene-
fits to be derived from having high
school facilities in the country are
of inestimable value since they give
the boys and girls OF the township
the best advantages of school train
ing without the disadvantages OF
city life. The problem OF transport
alton is a settled one and that seems
to be the only question people have
against it. Get together and vote
for a new building in June and be-
gin to enjoy "A good school.
VT. VERNON.