Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-05

Jones and seventy-five" and Jones with the
pass in his pocket presented it, and 1t was
up to the conductor to pick the seventy
five in the crowd on a train Of from ten
to twelve coaches, all crowded to the steps,
and with a half dozen Jones" passes
presented. For the last thirty days OF the
campaign the smallest number, which
visited Pierre in any one day was 1000 and
one day the record went up to 10000, These
people had to be entertained, and sent
home feeling satisfied, and the population
OF the town was organized into a reception
committee, with every house admitting
dodgers. who were assigned from a central
office at which a large room was arranged
for a checking room, and was open at all
hours. special trains arriving at any time
Of the night or day, each of which was met
by men with megaphones, instructing the
travellers where to go to be provided with
lodgings and stopping places.
The same argument of centrally ana
future development which had been used
by Pierre from the beginning Of its exis-
tence was again potent in this campaign
and the final vote was 1900 for Pierre, and
$1,000 for Mitchell.
Mailing Down the State House.
The following session of the legislature
took up the question of the construction
of a suitable permanent capitol on the
grounds at Pierre, and after quarrelins
over It in the legislature for some time
provided for a wing Of a building to be
constructed at a cost Of not more IMAM
$50. coo, to be so constructed as to form a
harmonious part Of a whole building. The
governor. auditor, secretary Of State ana
state land commissioner, we're to compris"
- 1T ,FNaR The annatrtIr-
TON OF the bulldog. These officials, after
travelling to the capitals of several states
decided that the building. which has been
erected in Montana, was in the line of what
would better fill the reeds Of this state
than any other which they had found, and
secured plan for a completed building upon
the plans of the Montana constructive,
somewhat modified, and advertised for bids
for the construction OF the foundation OF
the east wing. This contract was let, and
the work completed IN the fall of 1905. In
1904. they advertised for bids for the cree
ton Of the wing, but when the time came
for opening the bids, representatives OF
Sioux Falls went into the supreme court
asking for an injunction to prevent the
board from acting on the ground that
they did not interd TO use any South Da-
kota material IN the work. After the APP
plication had been made the commission
stopped procedure until the court had
passed upon the application, and then
rejected all bids. II was then so late II
the year that nothing more was done unit
after the election, and Few officers formed
the commission.
This wait also brought a new Legislative
r. session, and this session decided upon pro
ceeding with the construction Of the com.
plete, structure instead of only a portion
Of il, fixing the cost Of the whole struc
ture at $6OO,OOO, and providing means FOL
the funds. which might be lacking aftei
sale OF lands donated by the general gov
eminent for the construction Of a capital
They also provided that in the letting o.
bids the commission might give South Da
kota stone a 5 per cent preference in III,
letting Of contracts.