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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
Drilling Contest.

At IL O'Clock the sioux Falls
Foresters gave a drill on Main street
before a very large crowd There
was no opposition to the team as the
Valley Springs team went home
Wednesday evening. Captain Brown
put the sixteen men through a num-
Der OIL very intricate maneuveres and
they responded to his commands in
a prompt manner, going Through the
evolutions with hardly a mistake.
The team was applauded time and
again as they finished formulating
a movement. a gentleman from
Omaha marked the points on the
teams drilling ana gave it 81 3-2O.
Captain Brown received a marking
OF 80 for his efforts as drill master.
Sioux Falls was awarded the prize Of
800 for the best drilled team.
Wednesday evening tire degree
team OF the Royal Neighbors gave
their drill On Main street, but they
had no competitors and was awarded
the prize of $50 for their excellent
work. The ladies were dressed in
white and presented a fine appearance
as they went through the movements
under the direction of Captain
Brown. Before finishing the ladies
were driven from the street by a
shower Of rain.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
The Log Rolling Contest.

George Glazier, of Washburn, Wis,
gave an exhibition Thursday OF
log rolling on the lake east Of the
Milwaukee roundhouse, which was
witnessed by a very large crowd of
people, many Of whom had never
before seen anything like it. Mr..
Glazier has fine control Of the log In
the water and does a number OF
interesting things. His partner
failed to arrive this morning and the
contest could not be had.
This afternoon the baseball game
between Leucher and Mitchell is be-
ing played, which will end the con
vention.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
The LOG ROLLERS HERE
lir h''tiars1 Woodnen and thr Log
H"iiese Tonne in Large Numbers
rom all Directions.

WIN tie arrival OF the special
trains oyer the Milwaukee and
Omaha reads Wednesday a large
number Of Modern Woodmen arrived
In the city TO participate in the an
nual convention of the Log Rolling
a ssociation. Good delegations
came from Sioux Falls, Valley
Springs, each of which brought their
teams of Modern Woodmen and
Royal Neighbors. The Ashton For
ester team came down on the regu-
lar train from the north.
1t was late when the parade was
formed in front of the Widmann ho-
tel, which was under the direction of
u. Tenney. 1t was headed by Chief
Keith and his force of policemen
mounted. Then came the Ashton
Foresters, preceded by the Letcher
band. Following was the Sioux
Falls team and Modern Woodmen
and the Valley Springs team, and
the officers of the Royal N%eighbors
and speakers in carriages. Local
and visiting Woodmen made up the
rest of the parade, including the ju-
yenile band of Sioux Falls, the bows
making fine music along the way, and
the big log which will be used in the
log rolling contest.
Arriving at the corn palace the
greater part of the crowd went in
side to listen to the actresses. On
the stage We're members of the Sioux
Fails Royal Neighbors and the speak
ers. j. l.. Hannett had charge of the
exercises and introduced Geo. A.
Silsby, who rendered the welcome ad-
dress in the absence of Mayor Bran
son, and briefly expressed the pleas
ure that Mitchell felt in entertain
ing the splendid crowd of men and
women who represented the order.
Senator d. L.. Abel, of Huron, re-
sponded in behalf of the Woodmen,
in a very brief but entertaining
speech. Mr.. Abel said he realized
that the exercises were behind and
that he would take up but little of
the time.
Mrs. Lima Collins, of St. Paul, a
member of the board of directors of
the supreme oracle. spoke with
great interest on the good work of
the Royal Neighbors, setting forth it's
purposes and the grand help it had
been in times past in maintaining
the household after father and moth
er were gone.
G. u. Whelan, of Madison, Wis,
the supreme lecturer, of the Modern
Woodmen, gave a highly interesting
address on the good of the order. Mr..
Whelan is an excellent speaker and
orator, and he gave the Modern
Woodmen al excellent setting forth
in presenting it's claims as an in
stitution for the preservation of the
home. After listening to such an ad-
dress as given by Mr.. Whalen one
has a higher and stronger concep-
ton of the Modern Woodmen, or
any fraternal insurance order, than
before. His speech at the opening
was a hearty expression of his pleas
ure on being given an o%portunity to
visit South Dakota, where he found
so many Wisconsin people.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
ORGANIZED A LODGE
Lodge of Royal Neighbors, Auxiliary
to Modern Woodman, Was
Started "Wednesday Night.

The Royal N%eighbors had a
pleasant and interesting meeting in
the Mitchell club rooms Wednesday
evening The rooms we're we'll filled
with a crowd Of visiting Neighbors
and their friends in the city and the
presence of Mrs. Lima Collins, the
chairman Of the supreme board Of
directors, made the evening one OF
marked progress for the order. Quite
a good deal Of enthusiasm was
aroused v the work and the pros
poets ola large camp in Mitchell.
Uuder the direction of Mrs. Clara
Brown, the district deputy, a camp
of twenty-five members was insti-
tuted, the work being done by the
visiting Neighbors from Sioux Falls.
With this large membership at
the beginning the Royal Neighbors
feel confident thar the Mitchell camp
will soon be away the largest in the
state. At the business meeting the
following officers we're elected and
installed:
Oracle-Mrs. Mable Mason.
Vice Oracle-Mrs. Ella Geiger.
Chancellor-Mrs Bessie Pierce.
Recorder-Miss Myrtle Ballard.
Recei ver-Mrs Annie johnson.
Marsllall-MrS Hattie Plotner.
InnerSebtinel Mrs. Francis Foot
tit.
Outer sentinel-Mrs. Clara Berg
quist.
Managers for three years-Mrs.
Maude Miller, Mrs. Clara A. Lukens,
Mrs. Annie Miller. Mrs. Lukens was
appointed the past oracle.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
TO HAVE AN ELEVATOR
Farmers Around LOOMS Have Organ
lied to Build an Elevator for
Use This Fall.

Tuesday afternoon fifty farmers
around Loomis met at that place L.,
forlu an organization 10 Euild a
farmers elevator. Thele lat hs en-
a great deaf of previous work cone
toward the proposition aud III
building of the elevator W S pra
.cally ST settled. Seventy-se e shares
of stock at s25 per share have already
hpen sold and the farmres met NE rely
to complete an organization. which
was effectd by the election Of G. NJ.
Bower, president; j. E. Watkins.
secretary: w. 81. Comstock, treasurer.
The board of directors elected is
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19


composed of Scott Bonham, +. D.
Watkins, Martin Gleasol, John
Rlindauer. John Titus.
at the present time the farmers
have raised s3.7*o, and they want to
Sell enough more stock to increase the
amount TO $3.50 which will b ST.
ficient to put the company ON a
safe basis with wi irh To start in
business. 1T is the Intention to have
the elevator erected so as to be ready
for the fall crop.
Another melting will be held at
Loolnis ON Tuesday OF nexs week 10
do some further Z ok und 10 rtuse zip
the selling OF stock IL Nossibie.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
INITIATED THE CANDIDATES
. Large Glass of Modern woodmen
Was Taken in Wednesday Ey-
aninp at CITY Hall
ening at City Hall.

After the pleasures Of the after
noon, the Modern Woodmen i'm the
evening of Wednesday settled down
to some hard work in the Initiating
of a large class of candidates.
Deputy Perry has been working con-
stantly to secute a large class for
this event and he was very success
full in presenting to the meeting a
fine class of new members.
The work was done in the city
hall auditorium and over 300 Wood
men were present to see the work
exemplified. AS the class was so
large only eight initiates were taken
through the entire work and it was
a pretty warm task on both sides.
The fist part Of the evening the
chairs were occupied by the officers
OF Valley Springs camp, and a por-
ton Of the work was exempted by
the Valley Springs Forester team.
They showed a good.conception OF
the work and it was shown a hearty
appreciation.
The Sioux Falls drill team Of
Foresters occupied the floor in the
work the rest Of the evening anC
they made d most excellent showinl
under the directions of Captain
Brown, the late deputy. Officer:
uf the Sioux Fails camp occupied til,
chairs during the rest Of the even
ing. 1t was a great pleasure 10 Sc
the work so we'll presented.
The work was iibi,ned about mid
night when the Modem Woodnel
repaired to Odd Fellows nall, wher'
they met the ladies OF the Roya
Neighbors and they participated il
line luncheon which had been pre-
pared. The day was highly success
ful throughout.
! In the evening Maiu street wa
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
Dr.. a. W. Chase's Ointment
Sold by all Druggists.
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of James Foran, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the UNI
dersigned administrator of the estate
itors Of and all persons having claims
against the aid deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers.
within four months after the first pub
location of this notice, to the said Rob-
ert ]. Foran, administrator. at his res.
idence in Mitchell, in the county OF
Dawson, South Dakota.
Dated June 9th, 1907.
Robert j. Foran, Administrator Of the
Estate of James Foran, Deceased.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
Certificate Concerning Use of Fictious
Name


/ L, S. w. Ballard. of Mitchell. South
Dakota, hereby certify that I have
adopted the name Of 1.-THE Mitchell
Marble and Granite Company, and that
will do business at Mitchell. South
Dakota under the said name Of The
Mitchell Marble and Granite Company
and that 1 heretofore commenced the
business of buying and selling 2
manufacturing tombstones, monuments
DAWSON county, South Dakota, and
fhtere she n ana who 1f th is aeine b wh1 IS
Mitchell Marble and Granite Company.
S. w; Ballard Mitchell, Dawson
That all Of the capital stock Of thu
said firm has keen contribqted indiyid,
tbaf no oy Other Ins Saaa n. or W. pe gaetaso Is I in.
terested in the said business from and
after this date.
State of South Dakota, County Of
Dawson, SIS.
day ge Of + t June. fso7, Sefere on m aae W Ayaa
McGrath, a Notary Public, in and for
said county an 8 state at per personally nelly APP p
me to be the person who is named in
and who subscribed to the above and
ed to me that he signed the same for
the uses and purposes therein mention
pose. and say thai Is, was the sole
member of the firm doing business as
The Mitchell Marble and Granite Com
pany, and that he subscribed his nama
to said certificate, and that no other
person or persons are members of, or
have interest in said firm.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto
fix my hand and seal notarial this
18th day of June, 1907.
WIN. McGrath, Notary Public.
State of South Dakota, County OF
I, 5. 'cattre1l, clerk of the circuit
hereby certify, that j, ave compared
the within and foregoing. certificate Of
partnership with the original c%erti1-
cate of partnership on file in my Office.
and the same is a full and true copy
thereof, and Of the whole Of said orig
S. w. Ballard is named as doing busi-
ness under the firm name and style OF
the Mitchell Marble and Granite Com
pany.
IN witness whereof. I have hereunto
affixed the seal Of h Circuit Court OF
said county and signed my name this
LIST day of July, 1907.
S. Gattrell. Clerk Of the Circuit Court
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
SIOUX FALLS GOT BOTH
The Forssters and Degree Teams
Won the Prizes in Both the
ConfeRts
Contests

Thurday a. NJ. the Modern Wood
men met in the city ball to transact
the usual business, and after settling
up everything In that line, they
selected Watertown as the next place
OF meeting.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19

Illuminated with tie 800 ~incanoes-
cent electric lights atd beauty OF the
scene "as very fasorabley commented
On by the visitors.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19
Bids for Coal.

|: Notice is herebv given that bids
will be received up to August II,
1907, to furnish coal t. Dawson
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13
WINNING ON TIE ruans

AT last we We're face to face with
the problem of winning on the turns
-or losing.
A mile away was the hazardous
Krug Corner-the spot where ,se
race was to be really lost or won The
question of supremacy determined
Fifty yards behind the thunderng
Fiat came the Darracq. Would Lar.
ella take the turn on the outside
Vivet was watching measuring every
move of the car ahead Presently
the rolling cloud, at the core of which
was the Italian car. swerved Viyet,
my companion. waved his hand. my
right foot crashed down on the ac-
celerator pedal and the Darracq re-
sponded nobly. Between the swerv
ing Fiat and the inner rim of TIE
road was an opening of possibly ten
feet. The great crowd swayed pack
ward as the Darracq hurtled lato
the breach straight ahead. nly The
two left wheels were on the grounl.
A false move and the car would nave
turned completely over. AS, how
ever. the four wheels struck sin m-
taneo1sly, the straining machine
Strengthened out with perfect eQui-
librium-and the Fiat followed. over
the next ten miles of read we were
moving at the rate of a hundred
miles an hour and we passed the
grand stand at the end of the sixth
circuit with Lancia a minute behind.
How | Won the Vanderbilt Cup in
Outing Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13

lie held it so tightly that its press
Ere hurt him and reminded him that
ne was holding ii. He opened his
hand as If the ring had turned to an
asp and stung him, and let it fall up
en- the table.
And there he stood and stared at
i. at nrst DULY and yacantly. ous
presently with a more conscious gaze.
He had hidden his victim from NOR
tai eyes but more, much mere, was
required Of him?
lie covered his eyes with his hands
ana thought keenly. acutely. Couli
he not invent some story based upon
Facts which would account FOR her ab-
sence?
II any one had seen her standing
at the gate, he IVES lost. But he re-
membered that as he stood talking
to her with the key in his hand. he
had looked up and down the lane
and had seen no one. The lane led
directly to no other house than tie
cottage; it was unlikely that any one
should have been passing. The per
sons who We're out were making the
the best of their way to the village
1t was unlikely TOO. that she should
have told any one of her intende |
visit to him and its purport. If she
had told Cyril Burne, for instance
she would have been almost sure to
tell him. Guilford Berton, that she
Lad done so.
Probably no one has seen her after
she had left the park. In that case
almost the last person with whom
she would have seen would have been
Cyril Burne himself.
II be could-his dark eyes began to
hash-if he could only contrive to
saddle Cyril Burne with the murder,
But an instant's reflection showed
him the futility of the idea. Cyrii
Burne would be traced, and be abls
to clear himself. and-S Suddenly the
idea he had been searching for flash
ed upon him.
Why should the murder be discov
cred? Why should she not have
disappeared? Why should she NOT
have gone off with Cyril Burne him
self
The blood rose to his face. and he
raised his head aud drew long
breath.
As child puts into its place a
picture puzzle, his acute brain set 10
work at once at fitting the incidents
OF the night into consecutive shane
to correspond with his hypothesis.
To be Continued
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13
Agricdltural Lore

terra were COLO and $50, 100. In
series of steamed bottles exposed to
the air for "a hours the number OF
bacteria averaged 292.450 a bottle.
while in similar series which had
been covered with al linen cloth tie
number of bacteria averaged II 6I5,
showing the Importance of keeping
bottles covered.
II was formerly believed that the
fat in the food was the main source
of the fat in the milk A good COW.
however, viii produce in a year n
much larger amount of fat in the
milk than she consumes in the food
showing that the fats are in part
produced from other nutriments. In
vestigations that have been made
show that it is not possible to in
crease either the percentage or the
total amount of fat in the milk for
any appreciable time by the feeding
of fats or oils. Where fats have been
fed to COWS, even at the rate of two
pounds OF more day of tallow, cot.
ton-seed oil, or other fats. the fat
content of the MIX was not perman.
emily increased.
There is no better place for keep
ing eggs than in the cellar, as it is
cool, and generally plenty of room
can be allowed for turning. Eggs
can be kept on either end. but they
should be turned twice week. All
eggs should be sorted as to size
shape and color When they are
ready for market they will be at the
disposal of the shipper. Eggs should
be placed away in the cellar per-
fectly clean. No egg will sell if it
Is in filthy condition, nor will eggs
keep as long as when they are clean.
Be sure that the eggs are in perfect
order as to all the requirements
mentioned and buyers will be on
hand when they are wanted.
A dispatch from Michigan saws
that the beet-sugar product of that
state this year will be unprecedented.
In 1904 SO tons was the average ,ro.
duction an acre. In 1905 it rose TO
seven tons but the crop was very
short. This year the average pro-
duetion win be 10 tons an acre. one
ton in excess of the standard Of
good year. There are under con
tract this year between $4,000 and
10000 acres. as compared with
4S,6OO last year The beet sugar
manufacturers expect production
this year of 200.O0O,000 POUNDS
against 14S 100000 pounds last year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13
skim Milk for Laying Hens.

Ohtm MIX Ior Laying HenS.
The department of agriculture has
received a report from the West Vir.
giLfa experiment station of a test
made TO determine the value of skin
milk as against water for wetting a
feed mash. In the first test, which
covered 122 days % hens fed skim
milk laid l.244 eggs. as compared with
$50 eggs laid by the " hens fed mash
wet with water. In the first period of
the second test. 60 hens fed the skim
milk ration laid S62 eggs in 81 days,
as compared with 632 eggs laid by a
similar lot fed no skim milk In the
second period the rations were re
versed. The chickens fed skim milk
laid 1920 eggs in Sc days, as com
pared with 97S in the case of the lot
fed no skim milk In both experiments
more eggs were produced when skim
milk was substituted for water for
moistening the mash. Under the con-
ditiors prevailing in these expert
ments and with eggs selling for 20 or
% cents dozen the skim milk used
for moistening the mash had a feed
ing value Of from 115 to 2 cents a
quart. In these trials 500 quarts of
skim milk were fed, resulting in an
increase in the egg production of 702
eggs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13
wlscoNslN,s CAPITOL PARK.

Should citizens of Wisconsin desire
to have enlarged the capitol pasa1
Madison of course could hardly be I'M
willing, but it should be fairly under
stood at the outset that any move
ment with that end in view is not
promoted from this point 1t is un'
fortunate that the park is not OF
greater area-that it does not abat
upon one or other of the beautiful
lakes between which it is situated
yet IL scarcely falls within the pro
prieties for Madisonians to exhibit
any large degree OF activity even IT
so worthy a plan as that which has
been proposed for the extension OF the
park to the shores of Monona- Madi-
son may be expected to cooperate
cordially In any undertaking for the
betterment of the city in it's status as
capital of the commonwealth but it
cannot properly go any further. The
disposition of the legislature in regard
to this matter, whatever it might be,
would entir-ly accord with the will ot
this people who chance to be so cir
cumstanced as naturally to feel an
interest somewhat deeper than that
experienced by others elsewhere To-
cated-Madison Democrat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13
NO CONVENTION.

The Greenwood Cleaner, endorses
the calling of a constitutional conven.
ton to the end that the errors in the
statutes of 1898 may be corrected. 1t
says:
THE large number of bills in the
Wisconsin legislature to correct errors
in the statutes of 1898 is another
striking argument in favor of a con-
Istitutional convention which will
frame new and up-to-date constitu-
ton and allow the hundreds and hun
dreds of pages of dead trash to be
left out"
That is one of the most brilliant
ideas that has been waited this way
in many a day. Why not at the same
time propose that the constitutional
convention take upland finally dispose
of all the questions of religion and
economics that vex the world? Mean.
while let us do away with this talk
about a constitutional convention. If
changes are needed let them be made
separately and in order without in
volving the whole existing system of
law. If there are hundreds and
hundreds" of pages of dead trash that
needs to be eliminated from the
statutes. that end can be accomplished
easily and quickly by the legislators.
nor will an expense of quarter mil
lion dollars be entailed to effect the
result.
10 nritf 111sr a iCt
constitutional convention 1t is a
created issue No public demand is
felt for it or expressed for it. 1t may
seem simple thing, this convention
to the unthinking; but do they realize
that it would mean the unsettling of
the commonwealth? After such a
convention the supreme court would
have to begin anew In its work of
Interpretation What that means
lawyers can well appreciate and lay
men vaguely imagine. The PROPOSE
ton is one of ponderous import in its
disturbing possibilities to established
law, and not single. solitary, sub
stantial reason can be advanced why
such a disturbance is justified. If
the constitution needs changing in
specific particulars let the changes
be made by the modest, inexpensive
and non-radical method by which it
has been altered repeatedly hereto
fore. but let there be a summary re-
lection of the mischieyous doctrine
if any one shall seriously advance it
that a wholesale tinkering with the
good old, tried, fundamental law is
desirable. Rare indeed has there
come to this Office a newspaper ex-
preston favorable to the notion. Wis
consin editors, naturally enough, are
too hard-headed to discern the need
of wasting a quarter million dollars
to overhaul a constitution which they
have had no reason to suspect is not
quite good enough already. They are
not in the habit of putting entire
roofs upon their own offices simply to
plug up leaks in one or two Places nor
to buy new presses because a wheel
or two upon the old ones are worn
out-Madison Democrat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13

The general passenger agents OF
the Nebraska railroads, after confer
.ence, announced that the various roads
would sell 1.000-mile books for $50
with a rebate of $40, being equivalent
to 2-cent fare Legislative leaders
declare that the offer of the roads is
made in response to movement to
head off the 2-cent law now pending
before the legislature. but its enact
ment into law is foreshadowed. In
deed the 2-cent wave is submerging
the roads all around. but that fact
is no warrant for any rashness on
our part We want the lowest
fare possible. That is certain
but We want nothing that may work
injustice to the corporations. There
is danger of reactionary consequences
not of a healthful nature in Legislative
excuses along the line IF reduced pas
senger tariffs. Freight patrons may
have to make up to the companies
what passengers gain, and this, he II
understood, they are not willing % DO