The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-17
EPuBLICARS OPEN
State CAMPAIGN
Executive Committee and State
and Congressional Nominees
Meet i'm Sioux Falls.
TO OPEN HEADQUARTERS
State Chairman Cook Win Open Head.
quarters in Sioux Falls Next Week
Party Affairs in Satisfac-
tory Condition.


Sioux Falls, S. d., Aug. 11.-At 8
meeting in this city of the executive
committee of the republican state cen.
trail committee, nominees upon the re-
publican state and congressional ticket
and leading republicans from various
portions of the state, the final arrange
ments We're made for opening this
years republican campaign in South
Dakota.
1t was decided at the meeting tc
open state headquarters in Sioux Falls
on Wednesday of next week. The mat
ter of the selection of secretary OF
the state committee has not yet been
determined. In view Of the fact that
state headquarters are to be opened at
the time stated it is likely that Chair
man Cook, of the state committee, will
within the next few days announce the
appointment Of secretary.
The meeting in this city was very
representative one. Among those pres
ent We're: United States Senator Gam
BILE, United States Attorney j. ID. Ell
lott, w. c. Cook, of Plankinton, chair
man of the state committee; r. e.
Grinshaw, of Deadwood, vice chair
man FOR the Black Hills; Coe l. Craw-
ford, of Huron, nominee for governor,
Howard c. Shober, of Highmore, nom
inee Tor lieutenant governor; c. H.
treasurer: Philo Hall, of Brookings,
nominee for congress; John Hirning,
of Herreid, nominee for state auditor;
s. w. Clark, of Redfield, nominee for
attorney general; George Rice, of F'lan-
dreau, nominee for railroad commits
sioner; Hans A. Ustrud, of Sioux Falls.
nominee for state superintendent Of
public instruction.; o. c. DolSsen, OF
Clear Lake. nominee for commissioner
of school and public lands.
A of t111y 1,n 1@1
meeting were the following members
of the state committee and insurgent
republican leaders: Bogue, of Turner
county; Dillon, of Yanllton; Gjolme.
of Charles Mix; Thorson, of Lincoln.
Byrne. of Faulk; Richards, of Beadle;
Burgess, of Brookings; Basford, of
Sphinx: Phillips, of Minnehaha; Lang
ley, of kingsbury; Steere, of Jerauld;
j. d. Mclaughlin, of Codington.
During the r~Neting the political sit
was thoroughly discussed and consid-
cred, and the reports from the various
sections showed the affairs of the party
to be in a highly satisfactory condi-
ton. Work for the campaign was as
signed various persons residing in diff
ferent parts of the state, and prepara-
tions We're completed for carrying on a
vigorous campaign until the polls close
in November.
GOSPEL OF GOOD SEED CORN.
Parker. S. D., Aug. 11.-At Parker, Oc-
tober 13, there will be a corn meeting"
conducted by Professor p. G. Holden,
of the Iowa Agricultural college.
Professor Holden was the originator
of the gospel seed corn train which
toured Iowa last winter and the VIM
ter before. spreading information
among the farmers as to the selection
and care of their seed corn. Last year
about 100000 acres Of corn were grown
in Iowa, and the average yield was
thirty-six bushels The year before it
was thirty-two bushels. This average
yield means two bearing stalks to the
hill
Professor Holden believes that by
the proper selection of seed corn q stand
of corn can be secured that will grow
three stalks to the hill. This, of course.
would add one-third to the yield Of that
state. Since the lectures Of Professor
Holden and his trips over the state in
his special seed corn gospel trains, the
yield of corn has been steadily in
creased.
Beginning this month, Professor
Holden leaves the agronomy depart
ment of the Iowa Agricultural college,
He will devote his time to the college
extension work, which means that he is
to change from teaching farmer boys
in the college to teaching the farmer
and his boy direct on the farm. He
believes that u great deal can be add
ed to the increase of the yield of corn
next year by the dissemination of in
formation this year as how to select
seed corn. He believes that it is only
question of time until a perfect stand
of corn. that is. three perfect bearing
stalks to the hill, with three full-sized
ears of corn will be secured.
On the 18th of October Professor
Holden speaks at Huron and on the 18th
at Flandreau.
cLoUDBURsT IN M'cooK.
Bridgewater, S. D., Aug. 11.-Report
reaches here of a coudburst which oc-
Cured seven miles southwest of here.
along Wolf Creek late yesterday after
noon. Rain fell in torrents for about
the space of twenty minutes, flooding
.he surrounding country ard raising