The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29

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splendid state university is now To-
Gated; it is only a little while ago
since the tuffalo grazed where this
growing young city stands and
where yonder pioneer Methodist
University stands; it is only a little
while ago that the Indian roamed
over these vast and fertile prairies,
and today they are covered with
thousands of acres of corn and other
grains and are dotted with the homes
of the happiest people on earth.
There is scarcely a home in::all this
vast state that hasn't plenty of the
necessities Of life and many Of the
comforts OF life. Most of US are
thankful, happy, and contented.
There are those, however, who
grumble and find fault. Some lind
fault with the weather, others with
the railroads, and others with the
government; but where in all his
tory, ancient or modern, is there a
people who r better fed, and bet
ter clothed, o happier. than the
average South Dakota citizen? Aud
ct us not forget that 1T rains upon
the Just and the unjust, and the
grumbler and the fault finder are
living ON the fat Of the Land. How.
a man can be a pessimist and live IN
South Dakota, is more than [ can
understand. There is either some
thing the matter with his stomach or
the wheels 10 his head are going the
wrongsdirection
To the multitudes Of strangers who
are going and coming up and down
our state, WI point with pride to our
fields Of grain and corn, to our herds
of cattle and f1ocks Of sheep and
trains of hogs. Yes, we are proud of
our state; proud OF Jul schools and
churches and public buildings. We
South Dakotans think there is no
state in the union quite the equal of
the Sunshine State. Our bread and
butter, our potatoes ard meat are
unsurpassed. Our homes are all that
the word implies; our citizenship is
cosmopolitan; hospitality ..and good
cheer abound on every hand. We
take special pride in our schools. Our
common schools are unsurpassed.
There is now in the present school
fund 50, 66l, 834.77 and there is yet
1908, 1874 acres Of school lands unsold.
The Commissioner Of School and
Public Lands distributed 1918. O53. %
among the schools Of the state for
the six months ending June 3Oth.
This large sum vas for interest and
rents. No part Of the permanent
school fund car ever be used. With
honest business methods in vogue,
and economical administration, taxes
will become lower and lower each
yeaI.
1t has long been tue dream of the
people OF the Black Hills and the peo-
pie who live east of the Missouri
river. that the two parts of the state
might be united by direct railway
communication. Year after year has
come and gone and still no roads.
But all things come to those who
wait. 1t is only a question eff a few
months until the Milwaukee and
Northwestern roads will have united
the Hills and the eastern part Of the
state. The fields and farms OF the
eastern part OF the state produce all
of the necessaries required by those
who toll in the mines. Once these
parts of the state are united, watch
the state grow and develop. Mitch
ell will grow into a large city and
while she is expanding every other
village and city. and community in
the commonwealth will improve. If
1 could choose for my home town Of
Clark-and I think it is the best lit
tile city in the state because it is my
home-tlle location Of the capital
with all is schemes, or yonder Uni
versity with its influence for good, I
would take the University. That
institution will have the prayers Of
Wesley and Simpson ..and Joyce, and
such a multitude Of those WHO have
gone on before that there is little
chance that those in charge can go
far wrong.
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