The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-19

depot is being graded down and At
is the intention of the company to
make the surroundings very attract
i've.
Exalted Ruler Milne. Of the local
Eks lodge, departed Wednesda
for Deadwood to take in the remain
ing days of the convention Of the
Elks. L. w. Laidly went out Tuesday
afternoon.
A Mitchell man was successful in
the drawing of a piece of land in
the Flathead reservation out in Mon
tana. Sam Olson was the fortunate
individual. Charles Ferguson, q
mer resident of Mitchell, was also
one of the lucky ones.
MI. and Mrs. Thomas McGrath
have been living on their claim in
the vicinity of Belle Fourche and near
the big irrigation dam. They re-
Gently proved up on their claim and
came home Wednesday Mr.. Nc
Grath said that there are sixteen
Mitchell people living on claims in
the vicinity of Belle Fourche.
Boys Contest ut State Fair.
The state board of agriculture has
set apart $3.50 for premiums for the
boys. Fifty dollars of this will be
devoted to a contest in judging stock
and $50 to a display of the boys of
South Dakota of horticultural and
garden products raised on their nome
farm and $50 to a display of grains
and grasses grown On the home farm
during the year 1909. These prem-
iums are offered by the board with
the sole view of getting the boys OF
South Dakota to studying and think
ing along the line of their life work.
Lectures will be given the boys on
stock judging at the live stock pavtl-
ion Tuesday, Wednesday and Thur
day mornings at 8 o'clock. and then
the boys who have taken all OF these
lectures will be called upon Friday
morning to compete In placing cerss
tain animals which will be presented
to them, and in giving their reasona
for SO placing these animals. The
boy making the most points in this
contest will receive a cash premium
lof $25; the boy making the nest
highest number Of points. SIS; ann
the third highest, $40. This contest
is open to all boys living In South
Dakota between the ages Of IL and
81. who have never taken stoCk-
Judging at any agricultural collegast
There will be no entry fees and the
only condition is that all boys COM
peting for the prizes must have tax
len three lectures at the pavilion and
have been there promptly each morn
ing. All entries for the contest viii
be, made at the livestock pavilion
Tuesday morning at 8 O'Clock.
The contest will be o the judg-1
ling of horses, cattle and hogs. IN
horses the types will be the strictly
draft horse and the strictly carriage
horse; in cattle, for excellence In
beef characteristics and In dairy
characteristics; in hogs for excel
Hence in bacon and in lard character
~listics. The system of marking will
all be arranged and explained to the
boys when entering the contest.
Horticulture and Garden Contst
In this part of the contest the frst
premium will be given to the boy
making the best display of fruits and
garden products, including the fol-
flowing items for which the number
of points set opposite will be given
for a perfect sample, or a sample
which would score 100 points:
Points
Display of apples, 3 of each var
lety ........ .......... =
Display of currants and goose
berries. one quart of each var
ietv 100
each variety $500. IS. 100
Display of strawberries, canned
or in ~preservative ......... 5O
Display of raspberries, canned
or in preservative $3.50. SO
Six specimens of each of the fol-
lowing named vegetables and
garden products: Tomatoes,
cucumbers, celery and pep
pers; squash, 2 specimens OF
each variety; early cabbage,
9 specimens; late cabbage, 2
heads; caulifower, 2 heads;
muskmelon 2 specimens; vat
ermelons. 2 specimens; pump