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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
Gulf Stream Fruit.

The superiority Of certain English
fruits has its origin in a cause little
suspected. 1t is the blessed gulf
stream which does 1t. Foreign grow
ers r every bit as acute as the Eng
lish, it may be, but they have not the
right atmosphere. The gulf stream
imparts a b%enefcent humidity to oul.
atmosphere which results in our fruit
having the thinnest and finest skins of
any in the world. The English straw.
berry is without equal for flavor. The
English grape, though it may not have
the fine flavor of the Spanish. has the
best skin. The French tomato is az
thick skinned as the English fele
grown. the English apple eclipses its
rivals because of its thin skin. Every
fruit according to its climate. Grown
in a different atmosphere, the English
apple would shrivel in a day; here,
helped by the moisture from the gulf
stream, it ripens within the thinnest
of Jackets and is as much superior to
the foreign or colonial apple as a peach
is superior to : parsnip.-St. James
Gazette.
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MIS-. lars OF lass preeaeis. sno
has sssn sisitisls bee sosl " -,
Fare, returned to her n.5ne GA sian-
day. she VAS accompanied by heF
two little 2sand-danshters,
Nj. and Mss Charlie Sedan and
daughter aod Lee Holiday, of Rock
Rapids, Iowa, are here Visiting their
sistsf, Mrs jonas Nelson.
Mrs. Jonas Nelson and son,
Howard, who have spent the past
three weeks visiting relatives In
Rock Rapids Iowa, arrived home
Tuesd ay night.
Two hundred and four tickets were
sold to Mitchell from Ethan on We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Schmitz have
three daughters here visiting them,
Mrs. Fergen and Miss Josephine, of
Parkston and a r0arried daughter
from Iowa who will spend two weeks
here with her parents.
Two hundred tickets from Parkston
to Mitchell and over three hundred
from Emory were sold to accom- modate
the crowd who would 90 to the
the NJ. W. A. Log Rolling.
Charles Trow has improved enough
so he is able to go to work again.
Mr.. and Mrs. L.. A. Oathout visited
at Alexandria last Saturday and
Sunday.
Ladies Aid Society will meet on
Wednesday with Mrs. Carrie Cole.
wo sisters are here giving instruc-
tions to a number of children. They
assemble at the Catholic church.
They board at the home: of Mrs.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19

ETHAN.


Ethan, July l5.-Frank Coles new
barn was blown off its foundation
during ..the wird. and hail storm on
Saturday night.
Neil Weepie'hadi a new granary just
about Completed which was turned
completely round in the wind storm
Saturday evening. 8 number of out
buildings were blown over and a
number of trees Flown down.
MIR. Bunnell's folks had a picnic in
their grove, on the Charles Donk
farm. one mile south OF town Satur-
day afternoon. a ball game.between
Ethan and Worthen was played with
Ethan's boys the %victors. a pleasant
tine was enjoyed by all until the
storm struck.
Mrs. Church, of Chamberlain, who
came to attend the funeral Of her
mother. NJ. W. Oathout, returned
Wednesday.
Miss Lora Oathout, of Minneapolis,
returned to that city Friday.
One large window in MIS-. Carrie
Coles house was. broken by hail Sat-
urday afternoon.
Haley Trow spent Sunday at the
home of his parents.
Charlie Coyne, Of Midland, came
down Friday to visit his parents and
returned Saturday.
MHf ShOr1oc TrnU uhn hos hoon c3pE
at the bone Of his parents, is i'm
proving at this time.
Mr.. Setterst1um's mother is here
to visit her son and family, L..
%Settrestrum.
Mrs. Albert Klolz has gone to
Lake county to visit her sister.
Miss Alice Winters. ct Iowa, is
here visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Josephine Schmitz is spending
her vacation at the home Of her
PARENTS.
Neighbors and friends raised money
by subscription and bought three
horses for Harry Elliott to replace
the ones which were Killed by light.
ming.
The Sunday school OF the NJ. E.
church will have a picnic In the Will
Smith grove, two miles north OF
town. on Tuesday, july @.
John siberz, OF Mitchell, visited
In town Monday.
Mrs. a q. Bauer is Visiting at
Madison. She attended the Chau-
tauqia there.
Jerry Phelps has been in town
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
A London Foo.

Nothing has such n bewildering ef-
feet as fog. Only animals which find
their way by scent ear get about in it
with any certainty. Birds are entirely
confused by it. Tame pigeons remain
all day motionless and half asleep,
huddled sup, either in or just outside
their pigeon houses. Chickens remain
motionless for hours during heavy fugs.
No bird sings or utters a call, perhaps
because 1t fears to betray its where
abouts to an unseen foe. During one
very thick fog a blind man was found
wandering about a certain district Of
London. This man was in the habit Of
coming up every day from a suburb,
carrying notes and parcels, and had
scarcely ever lost his way before.
Asked why he had gone astray (for he
was quite blind, and 1t was supposed
that weather would have made no dit
ference), he said that in a fog the
ground sounded quite differently
London Chupas.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19

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in l2nssuis fus asgaFaays
Nj. j. Ill Nar2s, sg. rssafsses
from Wisconsin, DO kg3asg.
Mrs aud Mrs. Cssas returned srots
Msat OF sise river.
Miss Mary Conan, Gf L.etetser, wa
visiting q few days az 4. n. Watkins.
Ray and John Miller who havt
been visiting at +. j. Smiths, re-
turned TO their home at Miller on
Monday.
Mrs. Walters, OF Osakis, MIMI.
arrived here on. Friday to make Il
visit with her daughter. Mrs. ]. P.
Etlilian.
VIM Clark went to.Kimball Friday,
where he will be in the employ of
the Iowa Bridge Co. Tor about a
month.
VIM. NJ. Smith and Supt. Quieley
was E on our streets Monday.
Mrs. j. L. Brown. who has been
sick ..for the past month, was able
to come to Loomis--on Monday.
Loomis was we'll represented in
Mitchell on Wednesday ..at ..Barnum
b Bailey's show.
Mr.. j. 81. Marks is building a new
house and barn on his farms in sec
ton I.
The ball game between Loomis
and L. w. N. ball teams Saturday
resulted in a defeat to the L. w.
Ms by a 0 of 10 to IL.
A number of Loomisites visited
the ruins .of the following homes
which vas destroyed by the tornadoes
Saturday afternoon: B. Kane, j.
Graves, j. Pease, P. Hogstead and
A. Smith.
VIM. Clark was called from Kim
ball on Sunday by the serious illness
Of his father, Robert Clark Of Letcher.
There was a rush in LOOMS Satur-
day afternoon-not a rush in. business
only a rush for the dtpping..tank. AS
the Loomisits thought they were
quarantined by the tornadoes which
we're in the. vicinity ..of LOOMS so
they pressed the dipping tank in
service for relief.
Mrs. j. Warren Mrs. Frank Cald-
well aud Geo. Book we're called to
Marion Iowa on account Of the
serious Illness OF their brother who
was reported as diving.
Charley Lambert ofWessington came
down Tuesday for a load of machinery
that he left here when he moved to
Washington.
The Farmers Elevator Co. Of
Loomls meet on4Tuesday and elected
their officers as follows: President,
q M. Bower; ~secretary1 j. +. Wat
klns; treasurer, Will Comstock.
There will be another meeting Of the
company on Tuesday, July 22.--
There will be a convention Of the
Sunday schools Of Dawson county at
the LOOMS church or Sunday, July
81.
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easn % is III tinu, $50 ~ ceuFat
tts u ople started Tor glse SHOW
~s1ounat al tbs usual hour Aud ttey
were forced 70 stand around on The
grounds for tso todrs or more, anti
tten the ticket wagons were not
opened nntil 8 clock, and then 1t
vas Il crush and a Jam Ia get your
pasTeboard. one fellow Who had
been standing In the mass, being
pushed and showed around. as bun
ifeds OF Others we're, and nearly hay.
inl his clothes torn of OF him. finally
TN ergeu from the Jam aud waving
his ticket aloft. shouted "Eursk
I've g0t it., come on boys The doors
were finally opened and it took all OF
Il half hour for the immense crowd
TO get into the tent and get seated.
1t was 3:45 O'Clock when the per
Torrance started. The tent was
crowded to its utlAoSt capacity and
400 or SEQ people sat on the GROUND
around the out,r edge Of the hippo
drome track. Mr.. O'Neill, u OF
the press representatives. informed
The Republican there were over
IA. 600 people in the tent.
The circus performance was of a
character not to arouse very much
enthusiasm, for the acts, while they
were excellent and the performers
did their their work we'll, were OF
the old time character. and the pro-
eran lacked the Sthrillers" that
we're ADVERTISED. But there was the
usual acrobatic work, the horse back
riding, and these were good, no
mistaking that, the Japanese iugg-
ling, which never varies, and the
aerial artists, etc. all of which has
been seen in a circus from time
ilnmemorial. The opening spectac-
ular production OF peace was a
beautiful thing in which some
gorgeous costumes were seer and
some line liveried horses.
The ''Dip of DEATH" where the
young lady rides down the incline in
an automobile, was omitted. Press
Agent Fellows sent a letter to The
Republican before the show began
that it would be impossible to give
that portion Of the performance for
the reason that in the morning the
great boom. which is utilized to haul
the heavy iron apparatus to the top
of the tent, was broken and that
there was not sufficient time to re-
pair it and set up the machinery.
Mr.. Fellows said that they regretted
the cutting Of this act very much.
as they had featured i1 very strong.
Taking it all in all. while the show
is all that it is advertised, the
people feel that taking the large
into consid ration, they were
not treated in the Very hest manner
by the Barnum & Bailey manage
ment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
Not . Mourning Suit.

Brown just met White a few mi.
utes ago on his way downtown to re
cover his sons body. Green-You don,
tell me! Was his son drowned.
Brown-Oh, no. But his father said
he needed a new suit Of clothes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19

Some people are going to be mighty
surprised when they find out that there
is a difference between real goodness
and a receipt for pew rent.-Florida
Times-Union.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
ONLY ONE PERFORMANCE
The Barnum & Bailey People Stood
Mitchell Off With One Per-
Torrance in Afternoon.

Generally speaking reople do not
vrumble or Nick on a circus, but
when Barnum s. Bailey turned an UNI
pleasant trick on the people Of
Milchell and her visitors Wednesday
afternoon by only giving one per-
formance--and thereby making thou
sands forego the pleasure of going to
one performance they think they
have a Rick coming.
The management announced prac-
tically at the last moment that they
would give but ore performance.
claiming that the Milwaukee road
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05

n<ats and IS the most perfect Plant
OF its kind yet built Deseryiag spe-
cal mention are the electric light
plant. which brilliantly lights the
building. and arrangements are nov
being perfected which xill result IN
the town of S~ink being supplied
with light from this source Every
labor saving device known is utilized
Al the factory. including >iuicing OF
the ashes and carrying away the pulp
by gravity, and The entire plant Is a
monument OF mechanical skill and m
genuiry. The cost OF the factory MAS
$4,000. and the daily capacity =
1910 tons, but the limit Of 1900 tons
hzs been reached since the factory
started
The officers oi the Holly Ccastrue-
tion company are a follows. Presi-
dent. w Nj Ni.eys secretary. J. {
Aifchefi: treasurer. Michael Gavin
assistant secretary. and assistant
treasure @ W. Stevens: auditor. r
ID. Siacshouss: consn,ling engineer
NiIheiu Bauer: consi. acting eugi-
nccr. s W S;usheiuer
The oficial roster ~ the factory
furce Is a. fellows; Su1erinteu1ent.
s W Sin-heimrr: assistant suacr,n-
iendeui. Albert SieIzad: agricultural
superintendent. J r Gauger: local
manager. c r. Evans.
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05

school buildings are being erected and
the old ones enlarged in order TO
give the scholars the best advantages
10 be had anywhere.
During the year just closed the
Holly and Swink railroad was built
through this section. thus giving the
iarmers the advantages Of railroad
facilities in moving their crops. Since
the erection Of the sugar factory at
Swink. about ten miles distant. ten
beet dumps have been erected at a
cost Of from $1,000 to $itoo each. and
the farmers have engaged very exten-
siveiy in the raising of beets. ship
ping car loads to the factory each
day. and could double the amount II
the necessary cars could be secured
The beets average twenty tons TO the
acre for which the farmers receive
IS . ton.
Since the advent Of the railroad.
the new town Of Cheraw. which is
located in the center OF the valley
has been laid out, and on December
10Th . sale of lots took place. Seven
~ lots were sold. business lots bring
ing from So to $50 each. and resi-
dcnce lots from $40 to SO each.
A kraui factory will be located in
the valley some time during the year
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05
FsaY lyss uAasss nss,,rAl.

Work at Fort Lyon. few miles
east OF Las Animas. is progressing
rapidly. and the ruins of ouihu;ld-
ings and debris is fast disappearing.
The grounds and buildings will be
thoroughly cleaned. decayed wood
work removed and the premises put
in shape for mechanics to go 10
work A dozen iaborers and three
families have been installed there.
and house cleaning has been going
on in earnest during the past week
The verandzs will be torn away
from all the buildings and large,
roomy, wide yerAndas will reylace
them By the opening OF spring. the
psemises will be in shape TO receive
patients from the various naval hos
pitals along the coast.
OF late years Fort Lyon has had q
checkered career From being a SPOT
Of beauty and an oasis in what was
considered a desert, il has fallen into
decay, . veritable bIotch on the land
scape, an eyesore in a beautiful and
cultivated country II is one of the
cases in which the tables have been
turned with = vengeance: the com
try has been transformed into thing
OF beauty and an oasis on large
scale. while the Fort when down in
ruin and desoiation. Attempts have
been made TO revive Il. the most no.
table OF which vas she State Sol
diers' Home. which was almost Sc
cured for il. A few years ago the
buildings and land were appraised
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05

profit Of FIVE dollars. but il is the
fault of the farmer and not Of the
land. The man who loiters along and
lets things take care Of themselves
is sadly fooled when il comes to run
ming an irrigated farm.
In all the many districts that group
generally as the peach belt, lands
which few years ago went begging
for iocaior.. are being grabbed up at
hundreds up to thousand dollars an
acre. and the way in which canals
and reservoirs are being built and
new lands brought into orchard is
something startling to old-tmers
When new corners arrive and see the
profits made from the orchards they
cannot get their money out OF their
rockets quick enough to snap UP the
tracts offered them by the men who
have no other reason TO sell than that
they are making enormous profits in
so doing.
Lands on which peaches may be
grown year after year are extremely
scarce IN the world. The EIberta
is often as fckie as pretty maid
the only human creation that has
ever been deemed equal to eompari-
son with it. Elsewhere a peach year
comes but now and then In the
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05

and ordered sold, but the large. fine
stone buildings could not be removed
come busy and populous place once
e~~-ps az material. s,.d remained un-
sold, and it was . lucky chance for
this community that bidders were
shy. as FoSs Lyon is destined 10 bt-
more. even surprising in beauty its
early existence. but with this differ
ence. that the country around il is
no longer a desert and the Fort is no
longer an oasis. This happy con-
dition Of affairs has been brought
about BY the visit Of United States
Navy Surgeon James Gaven Field .
couple of months ago, who was on .
prospecting tour to the abandoned
military forts Of Colorado and New
Mexieo. for the purpose OF selecting
. ssaieasiua for tuhsseulosis ostisass
of the United States navy. Surgeon
Field vas extended every facility TO
look the country over. and satisfied
himself reGarding the beneficial ef-
fects of the climate and altitude on
people afflicted with the great white
plague. and Al once determined that
Fort Lyon Rad superior advantages
over the other points he had visited.
and his report decided the selection
Of Fort Lyon The people Of this
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05

can be made TO yield. In Colorado a
property owner is not satisfied with
less than ten per cent annual inter
est uron his Investment. II Is IL. ON
this basis that we have always CAL
cu'afed estimates in figuring On the
earning capacity oi i-rissfed l-rd.
Suppose tba. a i6o-acre well estsb-
lished farm contains in one year fifty
acres of potatoes. fifteen acres Of
beess. sixty acres of wheat and thirty
Of alfalfa. The average yield of po-
tatoes is 100 sacks or 1000 pounds
to the acre: the average market price
is not less than fifty cents per ewt.
OF 3ys an acre: the expense Of cult
vation is $40 an acre. This leaves a
net profit of SIS an acre. or $3.50
for the entire CROP of fifty acres.
The average yield of bee.s is If
teen tons and al the market price. S.
. ton. the gross return is SIS. The
expense of cultivation is $50. which
leaves q net profit Of Sss. or &s1s for
the crop of fifteen acres. The aver
age yield Of wheat Is thirty-hve
bushels. or s.ioo pounds the acre.
which AZ the average market price OF
u per cwt. returns SCI. The ex-
pense Of cultivation is s.. leaving
net profit Of $I6. or 500 for the crop
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05

II sixty acres when the season Is all
right. The average yield OF alfalfa
is four tons from a good stand which
at the market price of 81 a ton. gives
$40 an acre; the expense Is So. leay-
ing a net rroht OF SI3. or $500 for
the crop OF thirty acres. While the
cash profit on alfalfa is comparative
ly small the crop is invaluable as a
fertilizer.
BY adding these profits we find
that such a farm would net above all
expenses a grand total OF $3.62S.
This sum divided by 100 gives $s2.6s
as the ret acre profit. This profit
then becomes the interest upon its
real valve Placing that interest at
TEN per cent per annum and multiply
ing by ten. il becomes evident that
such a farm is worth to its owner
S236. 60 an acre. These estimates are
extremely conservative and are real
'zed every year by any number Of
reoressntative farmers who know
how to plow. SOW, till and reap. Or
dinary estimates range from $3o to
SEQ. No estimate of irrigated lands
is lower than $50. and consequently
such a farm is worth only $500 the
acre
However. many farmers all over
the country have given yields far
above these figured estimates. For
instance. a I6o-acre farm near Eaton
this year netted $9.o67. or &oa an acre,
and Iyo-acre farm yielded 5000
or $6I.so an acre. OF course. there
are some farms in the sane neigh
borhood that do not yie'd yearly
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05
s,eaa Dn1s oAxs osse.

Mt have accumulated that the
,,:a S,,,es is as well adapted 10
the cultivation Of beet sugar a.
,,,,nv and France. both OF wh'e"
.,rn,,;es produce more OF inc arr"
:, H., they can consume. he es
,,h,;.hmeut oi so important a" ''''''
,rv i one oi the best advances y
H., made. Al one time sugar wan
r,.d a. a luxury, but II mas pc
roue necessity. Its eonsu'"p
;, ,be United States has rsae"e'
~ over 90 pounds Tor eae"
-, Most os the supply u
~, ;,,norted. but the growth oil 'hs
home production Of beet sugar : ap
"A The beet crop IN TINS '
-. year will yield SIo.ooo-ooo wo''"
','e seven wears ago the item
was only S7ooo.ooo. ~, ann
Irr;gatio,A as it is extensively r
,,;sd will stimulate the beet sugar !"
-. 80 Colorado now leads with a"
ecu, this wear Of 3oo.ooo'ooo pounas'
california is second with
nounds. and Michigan, o'Ah -
,d,ho follow in order. lhro"s"o''
The west and in many northern sAe
N. beet sugar industry IS sA'"s
ground and promises to be steadily
profitable crop. Nor is it likely that
the annexation of Cuba. following
the acquisition OF Hawaii and the
Philippines. would be damage to
American beet sugar. The demand
for sugar is great and increases with
bounds. Beet sugar and cane sugar
have some distinctive qualities of
which a larger use is likely to be
made. At present the inhabitants of
the United States raise only one
sixth of the nearly o.ooo.ooo.ooo
pounds of sugar they now consume
annually. They are glad to know that
beet sugar has made good.-St. Louis
obe-Democrat.
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05
nelseeeg VAllN.

The close of the year 1900 marks
one nj the most prosperous in the
history OF the rich and fertile Hol-
brook Valley. about eight miles north
Of La JuntA.
Fifteen years ago the first settler
wended his way to this valley and
broke the sod Of which is today one
OF the -ichest agricultural districts in
the eptire west. Twenty thousand
acres nf land are now under cultiva-
tion. being Tlanied to sugar beets, al
falfa. hay. wheat. oats. and IN fact
any products of the farm give the
very best resvit. The valley is hf-
teen r;i~- long. f,o-r three tn hve
miles in width. and has a population
OF from |, 700 TO 900 souls-
The ~''uc-'ioraI advantages are
above TIE avers-e of most farmins
communities. The schools are grad
ed. seven teaches are employed. new
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05
Uxplseaoump WATERS.

\ valuable Tepor: on the under
ground waters OF the Arkansas VAL
ley IN southeastern Colorado has just
been issued by the United States
Geological Survey as Professional
Paper No q The area discussed in
this publication is limited by the
eastern aud southern boundaries of
the state. by line drawn east AMI
west through Palmer. and by line
drawn north aud south through Can
on City. In this region there Is an
area of considerable extent in which
artesian water is available and in the
last ten years numerous wells have
been sunk to develop this important
resource. The artesian flows, how
ever. are obtained only in the lower
lands and one of the principal OBJ
jects of the investigation has been
the determination OF the area IN
which the water will rise TO the sur
face without pumping. As the wat
cr bearing sandstone and the asso-
ciated formations do not lie level or
even slope regularly to the east II
has been necessary to ascertain the
distribution and structure Of the var
ious formations in order to Indicate
the depth of the water bearing STRAIT
um. Professional Paper No. 81,
which may be obtained on applica-
tion 10 the Division. United State
Geological Survey. Washington. ID.
c., contains a discussion of all the
factors affecting the supply Of ar
tesian water. cross sections that show
the principal underground features,
and maps that indicate the distribn-
tion of formations on the surface. the
depth TO the water bearing horizon,
the area in which flows may be ex-
pected. and the head OF the under
ground waters. The report ais" CON
tains many well records and detailed
information regarding localities IN
.h;cb borings have been made.
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05

Colorado peach belt. however. every
year is a peach OF = one and every
man Who is in the business can make
all kinds OF money by following it
carefully. A prominent peach grow
er in Mesa county kept accurate 1c-
count of expenditures and receipts ON
his large orchard for = term of 1--WE
years. He received gross for his
peach crops from 500 to $3.50 an
acre year and his net profits aver
aged little more than $500 an acre
per annum for the entre term Such
profits are not equaled in the bank
ing business. Denver Field and
Farm