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LOOMS.

LOOMS, June 26 DE-. f. S. Kidd
and wife and baby OF Woonsocket
visited at che home Of their parents,
Mr.. and Mis- z. P. Taylor and Mrs.
Frank Kidd, the last of the week.
The Young family got a telegram
fron. Mrs. kafenberper at ScatN au,
Canada, that her husband was
struck by lightning and killed. Wick
Young started for there Saturday.
Mrs. Rafenberger is we'll known in
this locality and has the sympathy
OF the entire community.
Tim Stats lost a valuable horse
Tuesday. 1t was sick about fifteen
l,ou rs.
In the young matron's contest
there we're five speakers. The silver
medal was awarded to Mrs. Edward
Watkins. In the young mems con-
test Clyde Taylor won the silver
medal.
There is going TO be a Fourth Of
July celebration ons mile south Of
LOOMS in ]. B. Taylor's grove.
There will be all kinds OF games.
Everybody has an invitation to come
and help US celebrate.
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'lankinton, at that place at S q. m

Plahkinton, at that place at S p. NJ.
Saturday, June 20. He was the eldest
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Craig. Of
this place and leaves besiue his aged
father and mother to mourn his loss
eight sisters and OH. rether,
besiies a host of friends. Two
sisters, Mrs. Philip Tobin, of Canada
and Mrs. James Tobin OF California
we're unable to be present. The only
brother Joseph Craig and wife of
Tulare and six sisters. Mrs. Jane
Tobin, Mrs. Thomas Navin and
Mrs. Herman Schurz, all Of Mitch1
ell, Mrs. John Moran, Of Armour,
Mrs. John Donahue, of this city,
aud Miss Katherine Craig. Of Aber.
deem we're present to attend the
funeral. The remains we're laid at
rest about noon In the Catholic
cemetery at this place, the services
being conducted by Father Kelley, of
Plankinton. The pail bearers were
NJ. Donovan and Will Grady, of this
place and four close friends OF the
deceased from Plankinton. The
sorrowing relatives have the most
sincere sympathy of all their fliends
aud eighbors In this community as
we'll as else where
j. l.. Donahuc had busine S III
Tulare the first of the week
Will Champion attended the
county institute in Alexandria last
week.
We have heard OF seven or eight
APPLICATIONS for the Ethan schools
already.
Edward Tobin. Of Mitchell and
William Tobin. Of Tulare were here
Monday to attend the funeral of
John Craig, Will Tobin being a
nephew of the deceased.
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MORE FARMERS THAN TENANTS

The Wall Street Journal has been
making a study Of the ownership of
farms throughout the United States
according to the last government
census and it finds that the greater
per cent OF farmers are tilllng their
own land. The article that the
Journal gives on this matter Is quite
interesting and Is as follows:
There are now 10 the United States
not less than 5000, 600, farms repre-
senting an investment of fully
s25, 900, 600, 600. EiRhty per cent Of
this, or go, 600, coo, 600, represents
the value invested in farm lands and
improvements, including buildings.
When the census of 1900 was taken
IS per cent of the farms of the coun-
try were being worked by their
owners, and IS per cent, or over one
third, were operated by tenants. II
tenancy now represented a like
proportion of farm values, there are
lie the hands of cash and share
tenants property Of the value Of
81, 600, OOO, 900. an amount equal to
the entire capital stock OF the rail.
roads Of ohe United States. AS be-
tween ownership and tenancy there
are about two Of the former to ore
OF the latter in the management OF
the farms which produce crops
valued at owe 81. 900, 600, 600 a year.
1t is not always the case that owner
ship is coupled with good farming,
nor that tenancy is u sign of bad
farming. The fact is that there is
no guarantee against sllpshod farm
Ing in the tenure of the occupant Of
the land. Many tenants bring out
much better results than their owners
could. But as a rule ownership is
more likely to be conservative of the
permanent elements of value in land.
while tenancy In American farming
Is concerned with getting the
maximum result from each years
efforts and Investment, with only
minor regard for the enduring value
OF the property.
The value of farm lands has been
steadily rising for some years. The
effect has been rather to increase
than to decrease tenancy. But the
area within which tenancy has
enlarged lies near enough to city and
town markets to encourage a bust.
ness!tke management of the resources
OF the soil In order to yield the
largest net returns. To this end
rotation becolces a rule of maximum
net profit, the use of fertilizers is
judiciously applied and Intensive
methods of cultivation contine the
effort of che tenant to a few acres
where formerly he attempted to
work a whole farm. The result is
not only a better s of land, but a
better symstem of farm management,
taking 10th present and future values
into account.
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The national republican platform
IL receiving the attention Of William
Jennings Bryan at the present time,
which does not seem to suit the
gentleman in the least. he claims
that 1t is not In sympathy With the
Roosevelt administration and con-
sequently is not In harmony with the
presidential nominee. Contrary to
what Mr.. Bryan says, 1t is given
out by Charles Ellis that Mr.. Taft
was c%onversant with every plank of
the platform before it was presented
and that he endorsed them all.
Under those circumstances 1t hardly
proper for Mr.. Bryan to assume to
say that Mr.. Taft Is not in SYM
pathy with 1t. Everything Is running
60 smoothly In the democratic party
that the peerless leader wants to try
and work up some discord in the
republican party, but William will
fail In his efforts.
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Riverside. June 25.-F. l.. Whit.
man. OF the International Harvester
Co.. was In Riverside Thursday
morning.
Mrs. Maud Wallis attended the
graduating exercises OF the class of
Liberal Arts at the Nj. Z. church
Thursday morning.
People in the vicinity OF Riverside
find it very convenient to take the
train for Mitchell as the river is high
and the roads are we'll nigh impassi.
BILE.
MI. and Mrs. L. A. johnson gave
a birthday party for their con,
Lester last Thursday evening. The
young people report a very enjoyable
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. 'robin went to
Ethan Sunday to attend the funeral
OF Mrs. Tobin's brother
The bridgeme7 left here Monday
for Alexandria. The water was SO
high that they could not finish the
bridge.
Mrs. Della Patterson left Tuesday
evening for Running Water To visit
friends for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Wallis and
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FOR AN ALFALFA SHOW
Omaha Laying the Ground Plans TO,
an Alfalfa Show to be Held
in December

While "corn is king'' alfalfa is
undoubtedly queen" in the western
states and to his queen, King Corn
Is to build a palace in Omaha which
will be one of the special features If
the National Corn Exposition to be
held there December 9 to 10.
The "Alfalfa Palace" is being
planned by the directors of the corn
show because Of the increasing in
terest In the crop and its growing
Importance as a food for cattle. The
palace is to be built of bales OF
alfalfa and lined with exhibits OF
alfalfa and other grasses. Valuable
premiums are to be offered for the
best types of the alfalfa plant, and
many growers will secure hay presses
and modern machines for baling
alfalfa.
Much attention is to be given
alfalfa at the National Corn EXPOSE
tion as 1T IS now recognized that it is
a necessary food for stock. The best
authorities have demonstrated that
cattle cannot use to advantage all
the carbohydrates and oil in corn
without a protein ration. 1t is a
waste to feed straight com to stock
in preparing them for market u
the big packing houses are now paving
better prices for the stock fattened
on a mixture of corn and alfalfa.
Then the mixture is cheaper. Few
feeders are still of the opinion that
they can afford to feed straight corn
worth 60 to IS cents per bushels to
cattle for which they receive from
Sc. SO to SO at the outside. For this
reason those interested in agrieul-
ture are to secure exhibits and give
demonstrations Of interest to every
grower or feeder of alfalfa, when the
big palace is opened at Omaha in
December.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26

Efforts have been made Ivy the
democrats to get John Mitchell, the
labor leader, to accept the second
position on the national ticket Mr..
Mitchell has just addressed - lette,
to the democrats that he will not
under any circumstances become a
candidate for q political Office, bur
prefers to remain 10 touch. with tile
labor interests OF the country in
connection with the head OF the
trade agreement department. o! the
national civic federation. In this
capacity Mr.. Mitchell believes that
he will be OF greater service to the
laborers of the country than as a
candidate for vice president.
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Alfalfa Fed Cattle Wanted.

When a train load Of cattle sold in
Omaha last week for 500, 600, beiug
exactly % per hundred pounds for
every steer on board, the buyers for
South Omaha packing houses said
"TheY we're among the finest ever
brought to this market and were
fattened on q mixture OF corn and
alfalfa"
The great packers have recognized
that the alfalfa feo cattle are Of
superior quality and are doing all
that they can to encourage feeders
to mix the great protein food with
corn In such proportion as will
enable the stock to utilize all the
carbohydrates ana oil in the corn.
These they cannot use without
waste unless q protein ration is given
as a neutralizer.
To encourage feeders to take up
the balanced ration as the best for
cattle. the packers are to have
exhibits at the National Corn exposi.
tion to be held in Omaha next
December, and will show In the cuts
of meat the superiority of that from
alialfa-corn fed steers. 1t will be
one of the most interesting exhibits
ever shown at any exposition and
the expense Will be entirely paid by
the packers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26

There is a general regret at the
death OF Ex- president Cleveland, for
he Is a man whose greatness has
grown with the advancing years, and
the wisdom of his administration
came after he left the presidential
ONCE. Mr.. Cleveland has lived a
modest, quiet and retiring life, and
just previous to his death he was
associated with one Of the great
Insurance companies of the east. His
death is of1cially recognized 10
Washington, and on the occasion Of
she funeral to be held Friday,
President Roosevelt with many
0f1cials from Washington, will attend
the funeral. With the death Of
Nj. Cleveland there Is not nov a
living ex.president Of the United
States.
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ETHAN.

Ethan. June 25-Fred Gleason's
son aud Philip Young. a nephew OF
Phi II Gefmschied, have just returned
from Prairie au CHEN, where they
have attended school since last
September.
halcy Trow left on Tuesday for
Hayli, S D., where he will help
erect an elevator for John NJ. Deere,
OF Mitchell, under the direction OF
Mr.. Ed. Hail, VINO will have charge
of the work.
Fred Grosz and Charlie Puetz went
to Mitchell Tuesday
Mrs Lockan and Anna Puetz we're
among the passengers 10 Mitchell
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Oathout
moved to Alexandria on Tuesday.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26

South Dakota Is getting to be very
much like Iowa on the water ques.
tion. Not in the history of the
settlement OF this country has there
been such a vast amount of rainfall
as this summer has shown 1t is
amusing to turn back over the pages
OF history, during the days Of the
few years of drouth and Compare 1t
with the present year or even last
year. These years have removed the
stigma of an arid country from South
Dakota, and 1t should never be
referred to in that light again. For
ten years there has not been a year
in the state when th~e..rainfall during
the growing season has not been
sufficient to mature the crop and to
compare those years with the years
OF drouth remove the faintest
suspicion of this being an arid
country. In this state the greatest
amount Of rainfall comes between
the months Of March and September,
the growing season and 1t will run
all the way from Is to 20 inches
during that time. Previous to 1898,
there were several years of little
moisture during The growing season,
but the years we're so few that It does
not cut any figure with the succession
of plenteous years In the moisture
PROPOSITION. This year has beaten all
recorts In the matter of moisture
and up to the present time, begin
ming with March l, there has fallen
over 20 inches Of water, but 1t has
come with too much at one time,
and like Iowa, South Dakota has
bad q surfeit of molsture-much
more than 1t can handle.
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They we're accompanied 10y Roy who
will assist This brother Leslie sell

They were accompanied by Roy who
will assist his brother Leslie sell
pianos for john Dobsou of that place
Joe Klemisch, who had been 10
Yankton on business for a week.
returned on Tuesday.
Joe Craig took The north bound
train Tuesday.
Miss Grace Tobin and mother
went to Parkston On a shopping tour
Wednesday afternoon.
Roadmaster Graves has b gln
work on the roads.
George Sand will move into Ms.
SaDford's new house aud the elevator
man, Mr.. Fleming, Of Iowa, will
occupy the looms over Blackman's
store.
Mrs. August Bauer has a lady
friend visiting her.
Quite a good crowd attended the
dance at Tobey's hall Wednesday
evening, June p.
A number fron mere went Ia
Mitchell today t take the eighth
grade examination
Mrs. John Moran and children are
'sp ndtng q few DAYS with thei,
relatives here. Ihsir home is at
Armour.
Easryb idy is cordially invited
to come to Ethan july 4. to cele.
brate.
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About the last returns on the
congressional candidates have been
received from Pierre and it is q
settled fact beyond all further
dispute that Eben W. Martin has
defeated Congressman Hall for a seat
In the house Of representatives In
Washington. 1t was . great victory
that Messrs. Burke and Martin
secured IN defeating Hall and Glass,
and it will ever DO . mystery as to
the temperament Of the voters Of
South Dakota why they turned in
to defeat Senator K%ittredge, and
nominated Governor Crawford. 1t is
one OF those matters that is wholly
inexplainable.
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ETHAN.

Ethan, June 22.-Mrs. W. $. SNYDER
and children returned from Iowa
the last uf the week.
LLOYD McKeel and Mike Bracha
have severed their connection With
George Sand and now advertise for
jobs as contractors and builders.
Work has begun OH the new bank
building for the Security State Bank.
Work has also begun on the whole.
sale cold storage house for Mr.. T..
Navin.
The sad news reached here last
week OF the death OF John Craig, of
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S. J. Conklin, the OLD political
warhorse Of Clark county, has come
out In a letter In the Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader declaring that he will
not under any circumstances support
Governor Crawford in his candid ,cy
for the senate. and he warns ali
stalwart republicans to take the
same stand. M. Conklin speaks
out with much strength when he
says that the governor received his
nomination BY a bare majority and
that through the worst system Of
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James s. Sherman, the republican
nominee for vice president. has been
taken seriously i'll and will have to
submit to an operation for gall stoues
Of the bladder. 1t is q dangerous
operation and there is q possibility
that 1t might end fatally.
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daughters attended a surprise rarity
on l.. a. Gardner Monday evening
in Nitchell.
Mrs. Eugene Hooker and baby
daughter took the train here for
Mitci ell Wednesday for a visit with
rela,lvts.
Mrs. Lottie Schultz visited several
DAYS at the home of G. F.. Satterlee
last week.
Hubbard e. Pal uer Elevator Co.,
are putting in new approaches TO the
driveway.
W. /. Damon, of Mitchell will
occupy the pulpit Sunday morning in
the interest of the Anti-Salocn
League.
a
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Bids for Thing.

The township board Of Badger
township, Dawson county. S. o.,
Will rec i've sealed bids for digging
ditch and laying approximately l3l
rods Of ttling In section IA, Badger
township.
The hoard reserves the right to
refuse any and all bids and will
require q good and sufficient bond
of party securing contract.
Bids to be opened at Loomis y. d.
July =, 1905. at 9 a. %.
81. G. Clark.
Township Clerk.
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Fifteen years 60 II any farmer or
any person ever thought that the
time would ZONE when 1t would be
necessary to tile this county, they
Woul1 have Thought he was a can
didate for the insane asylum, yet
that Is what 1t is coming to without
. doubt. Fifteen years ago It was
not thought that enough rain coul
possible fall In this section to put
,tbe ground IN such condition that
filing would have to be utilized to
drain OF the surplus water. But 1t
10 here. Now the farmers have
commenced to . che necessity Of
it. Last year the fear was enter
teined for z time during the July
0ason, whom such copious rains fell.
During May and June the need has
become moe apparent than Y er
In many parts Of the country the CRY
q coming up OF the need for tilinR
the farm. Up In Badger township
the on1cers are taking the initiative
In tiline and have advertised for
bids to lay 1000 feet OF tiltng to drain
on the covered portions Of ground ia
. certain portion Of the township.
The Initiative OF the Badger town.
ship Officers will doubtless I've followed
by tho average farmer, who knows
the need for . drain. Men Who have
\ Armed IN Iowa aud knowing some
= the vet conditions Of the soil
I'm there. assert that With the
iusAsnsa fall Of rain this spring and
sunaer that Dawson county must
comSto the tilinR proposition, and
they asume to say, further, that the
land isall the better for tiling even
though : season happened to DO
sligntly dry. The conditions over
the counts e 70 the prevalence Of
water wouidslsad one to believe that
the farmers No really no against the
question Of tllng and that pretty
strong. Land that has been con-
sidsred high ana dry in all the
previous Years OK farming In this
county are TO-DAY flvm Z foot to two
feet under water. Several men who
sasxpected TO plant 90 acres Of corn
Wsregoniy able to plant so acres and
sgthsif corn planters ate standing in
y the ~steled tielos wsking for the
moisture to recede. .heiuQ denied
the crop Of one season would pay
nsarls for tile tiling that would have
g sbe done. 1t viii he quite an In
nosation 10 the South Dakota farmer
toStile his land when. the time va
0hen hs would look toward the
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heavens and wonder when the next
rain would put In an appearance.
But it is different now, and a new
expense is finding Its way lr profits
OF the farmer.
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Card OF Thanks.

We wish to thank the people of
Mitchell for their kindness and
sympathy to us during our beveave-
ment over the death of our younpt st
s1E on June IL. Mr.. G. w. Bell
and family.
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deception and lying that was ever,
witnessed in the state, and the old
gentleman insists he knows what he
is talking about.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-17

EOR SALE-A one story building 12x14 SIT.
posts, well built, dou bic boarded with pa
per between the boards, shingle roof. Has
been used as scale house at railroad station,
and must be moved to make room for new
engine house.
Also four good doors, front and vestibule
doors. Apply TO N. 81. Snow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-17
Ivey's Pharmacy
STAGE LIN Z
MINERAL POINT-DODGEVILLE
Morris Proctor. Proprietor.

Morris Proctor, Proprietor.
Stage runs daily, except Sunday, leaving
Mineral Point at 7:40 a. m, ana DodgeV1IIe
between l and p. m,
Connects at Dodgeville with train on
c. s. n. w. R'y for Madison, MilWaukee, etc,
and al Mineral Point with 4:30 train on
c. NJ & St. 2. R'y for Platteyille, Darlington,
Shullsburg Monroe and Janesville.
Calls left at the hotels, Mineral Point will
receive prompt attention.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-17
THE HIGH SCHOOL
Another Teacher to be Added to
the Faculty Next Semester.
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES
In the Grades and the High School
on Friday Afternoon,
Dec. IS.

School closes Friday evening for
the Christmas vacation of two weeks
Mr.. Adolph Appel has donated to
the school several volumes of the L. S.
Geological Survey.
The grades are preparing Christmas
exercises for Friday afternoon. Par
ents and others interested in the
schools will be welcome.
The Board of Education recently
decided to place an extra teacher in
the High school at the middle of the
year. This action has been under
contemplation for some time. The
classes are so large that in many
cases teachers cannot do their best
work and the pupils are at a great
disadvantage.
The University inspectors have for
the past two years urged the addition
of another teacher, saying that it had
been agreed by the Northwestern assO-
citation of colleges and universities
not to continue to accredit high schools
whose enrolment was more than 30
for every teacher in the high school.
If the university had dropped US
from their accredited list our gradu-
ates would have been obliged to take
the enterance examinations if they
wished to go away to school; but more
than this, such action on the part of
the university might have caused the
State Superintendent to drop US from
the "Free High School" list, which
would have deprived US of our state
aid and would have made it impossible
for us to collect the tuition of the
high school pupils from the towns.
With this additional help we shall be
able to do as we'll for the pupils as
any of the schools can do, and we
shall expect a much larger number
from the surrounding towns.
In order to determine how we stood
in comparison with other schools in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-17

regard to the number of teachers, we
corresponded with number of prin-
cipals with the following results:
Number of pupils enrolled for each
teacher counting the principal in
every instant only half times), Mon
roe. %; Platteville, %; Whitewater,
"a; Lancaster, 30: Berlin, p; Amigo,
27; Viroqua, %; Jefferson, p: Angus
ia, %: Dodgeville. 27; Kaukauna, 26;
Marshfeld, 25; Columbus, p; Wauke-
sha, 28; Sparta, %; Menasha, Is; Dar-
lington, %; Oconomowoc, 304; Miner
al Point, SO.
The seniors in the high school are
preparing a program for Friday after
noon. They hope to see their friends
present.
PROGRAM-2:00 p. N.
Glass Roll
Piano duet, Florence Hughes and
Evelyn Fielder
Vocal solo, Wilbur Bergman
Newspaper, High School Knocker"
Piano solo, Mrs. LOyeland
Recitation, Lulu Chandler
Piano solo, Miss Lorch
Vocal trio, Hughes sisters
Christmas tree, Presented by the
class
Piano duet; Florence Hughes and
Evelyn Fielder
Recent visitors in the high school:
Mrs Or Hales Mrs WikinpssOn
Prin. Murley of Argyle, Elmer We'd
lock, 08, Miss Florence Voss, DR..
GratiOt, James W. Hutchison.