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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06

were primitive irrigationists. The
ds-irrigationists at home
brought irrigation into Mexico and
carried il up into Texas, Arizona and
California. In some of our southwest
ern projects We are using bitches
century old and more. The Mormons
irrigated almost as soon as they got
10 Utah. The Greeley settlement III
Colorado also practiced irrigation.
And so there was irrigation In the
west from the start, but II was print
tive In type and unreliable. The United
States was the first government on
earth TO 60 into the work on grand
scale. When the agitation for irriga-
ton began there was great dispute
whether the individual states or tue
government should take charge and
build the projects. Public opinion
fiuctuated from one to the other, but
finally the magnitude OF the work de-
raanded that the government do II.
Mai. John w Powell was the true
father OF reclamation. Early In the
sos he persuaded the Smithsonian in-
stitution TO send him west TO study
the land. His work there In drawing
Typographical maps eventually devei-
oped into the geological survey, and ne
Was made director of 1t.
Oct. 2, 1883. Maj. Powell was an-
thorized by congress To investigate the
possibilities OF reclamation. | had ap-
piled to him for job, and he sent
Inc out west.
I'VE hardly knew how 10 go TO work
or what information we wanted. Many
OF the western streams are dry for
months during the year. The Rio
Crande for hundreds of miles dries up
TO. a trickle So we knew practical
irrigation was impossible unless the
rivers in flood times could store
enough water 10 last through the dry
period.
I'VE began measuring the streams
With clumsy instruments. After d
great amount OF work we devised a
satisfactory system OF measuring
flows day after day. The cowboys
had much fun shooting up our instrr-
ments. and confiscated apparatus
wherever they found II. Newspapers
joked about measuring the rivers
Finally the cattle ranchers feared We
were going to turn their country into
market garden. They nad so much
influence they were able to have our
appropriation cut OF and the work
stopped.
First Returns Coming In.
AT last, though. the country de-
manded room TO expand and the agi-
tation began again until the appro-
priation for the reclamation service
passed In 1901 and We organized for
the work.
I'VE began with four projects--the
Roosevelt dam for the Salt river pro-
ject in Arizona; the Tuckee-Carson.
New, project, in which Senator New
lands was interested; the North
Platte project in Wyoming; and the
Milk river project in Montana.
The first returns OF water pay
ments from the projects are now CON-
ing In. Settlers are benefiting by the
government work. There are million
OF acres that can still be reclaimed.
The service Is now on a self-support-
ing basis. 1t Is my belief that the
smaller. less expensive irrigation pro-
jects ought to be left to private CAPT
tai TO develop. The government can
undertake the difficult, expensive
ones"
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AFTER % YEARS OF LOYAL
WORK HE IS TO BE FIRED
.tcontinued from Page oneJ

for the young dreamer, and other
dreamers like him, at first Congress
men tested at the river measuring and
laughed at ii as a device for extracting
money from the government treasury.
Cowboys thought IL good sport TO shoot
the river gauges full Of holes.
The dreamer endured the laughter
and kept up the agitation. Finally COLI
gress appropriated the money for re-
clamation. and now the desert OF the
past is blossoming and bearing great
crops of fruit and grain. Ii has pro-
yided homes for prosperous thousands,
end will provide homes for millions
more as the reclamation work pro-
crosses.
This year the reclamation farmers
are making their first water payments
TO the government. That Is the con
tract. The farmers who live on the
projects must pay for them In 10 an
nual installments. The service Is
about 10 become self-supporting. for
the money paid In by The farmers VIII
be applied to future projects.
The prize for 20 years Of labor
the satisfaction OF seeing his dream
given a practical realization to the i'm
mense benefit OF the whole country
is Just before Newell's eyes. But 1t Is
to be supplanted by army engineers,
according 10 an official announcement
from Taft-he is to be fired, in plain
English.
Why?
Because he is a snake" to use
popular Washington expression. lie
dared TO testify against Ballinger. lie
isn't a politician, so he onends the
eyes of Postmaster General Hitchcock.
This quiet-mannered. efficient en-
gineer, absorbed only in his work, As
! years old, at the height VI his public
usefulness, is to be fred because he
lis obnoxious to the bunch who have
wormed their way into the seats OF
power.
The whole thing Is breaking his
/ heart Men OF the Ballinger- Lawler-
| Hammond type cannot understand
why. They know Newell time and
again has been offered twice, triple
and quadr1Irle the salary paid him
/ by the people TO go over to private
corporations But he has steadfastly
refused TO 90 That any man can
Illace an ideal OF service above salar.'
! "a quite beyond the Ballinger party.
And 30 they feel they are doing him
no wrong NV firing him.
irrigation is old as civilization"
said Newell in an interview. The
first irrigation was In Babylon and the
cast. The garden OF Eden must nave
hcen irrigated either naturally or by
attifice. Civilization. seemed to grow
a. men irrigated and pTacticed inten-
s,ve farming The east-Egypt and
Syria-were admirably adapted TO u.
irrigation Means Civilization.
"Our German ancestors were a Wild
folk until they conquered the. irrisai.
ing peoples OF the south and learned
agriculture from them Irrigation has
always mmeant civilization. The most
Icivinzed Indians were those living in
the pueblos Of the southwest They
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06

BOSTON, June 6.-Preferring a
clean cut American to any of her titled
sountrymen as husband. Baroness Fue-
ger Won Rechtborn, who belongs to
one OF the most distinguished branches
u the Austrian nobility, has renounced
al the advantages of title and has be-
rome the bride OF William Potch, Har-
.}aFd 100 of Boston Baroness Won
Rechtborn Is third cousin to Count
Laexio Szechenyi, who married Gladys
Vanderbilt. She has been in Boston
about four years, passing to the gen
1ral public as Miss Mitzi Gall
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06

Jules Falk, the vioinist, has played
before some large audiences In Amer
ica But he has never given a con-
ocrt the income from which he would
be Wiling to trade for his violin. II
il worth $4,000, more than the box
Office receipts OF a whole grand opera
performance.
II is a Stradivarius. made In 17O6.
One time IL was owned by an Italian
musician who. in order to elope with
girl. sold IL; the girls father for
gave them. but the musician, after a
long search, found his violin again in
the hands OF a man who wouldn't sell
il hack to him for any price. Fax
bought the instrument for $4,000 frorl
Marcel Herwegh. Of Paris. son OF the
German author. Geo. Herwesh.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06
STARTS ISLANDER SUIT.
Chicago Physician Sues Three Rivers
Banker and Attorney.

LANSING. Mich, June 6.-Word
has been received here that DR.. Orion
X Thompson. Of Chicago. has filed
suit for $4,000 damages against
George T. Wolf. banker and financial
agent for Miss Anna Kincaid, who died
in Chicago recently, and George II.
Arnold, attorney. both OF Three Rivers.
The suit is for alleged SANDER and
results from charges said to have been
made against the physician in connec-
ton with Miss Kincaid's death. A cor.
oners Jury in Tecumseh blamed DR..
Thompson, holding the operation may
have been avoided. A jury in Chicago
exonerated DR.. Thompson.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06
BOY rs DROWNED
Port Huron Tot Falls Into st. ClaiI
River While Playing.

PORT HURON, Mich, June 6.--Roy
Rockstroh, z years Old fell into the st.
Clair river while playing about the
drydock yesterday and was drowned.
His mother returned from st. Clair
about $3.50 o'clock last night to learn
that her son had met q tragic death
In the water She had gone TO st.
lair to place flowers on the grave oil
her baby boy. who died last Wednes'
day.
Roy wanted TO accompany bis
mother TO ST. Clair and cried when
she told him she couldn't take him
with her. "Oh. why didn't take him
with me-" walls the grieving mother
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06
BOY DISAPPEARS.
Reaches Destination After Long Trip
But Parents Can't Find Him.

But Parents Can't Find Him.
LONDON, Ont. June 6.-George
Gering, 10 years old, who arrived in
this city Saturday. after trip alone
from England. is thought 10 have
been kidnapped by a well-dressed wo-
man for whom the police have search
ed In vain.
The boy Is the son OF a wealthy
English family lie stepped OF the
train at the depot early in the after.
noon. A letter delayed in the mails
reached the relatives later In the day
It informed them OF the time OF his
arrival. which they had not known be
fore They hurried to the depot but
could not locate him. The boy had
planned 10 visit his uncle. James VIII
lians, wealthy farmer, residing near
this CITY.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06
NM ADVANCE
IDEALS OF HOME
Thousands Of Women To Attend Ma
tional Mothers Congress in
Denver June 10.
THE OBJECT OF THE
MOTHERS CONGRESS.

To raise the standards OF
home life.
To develop wiser and better
trained parenthood.
To give young people an OPP
portunity to learn how to care
for children.
To bring home and school
into closer relationship,
To form parent-teacher asso-
Citations in every community.
To establish kindergartens.
Secure better laws for the
care OF children.
To promote the distribution
OF literature of practical use In
the home life.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06
Seeks Divorce From JAP.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.--Mrs
Gladys Emery Gunjiro Aoki. daughter
OF Archdeacon John Emery OF the
Episcopal diocese. whose violently ro-
mantle infatuation for the clergyman's
Japanese houseboy ended in their
marriage last spring, has begun to
seek divorce that was regarded by
every one as inevitable.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06
BROWNS IN LAKE.
Kalamazoo Man Is Seized BY Epileptlc
Fit While Boating.

HASTINGS, Mich. June 6.-(Spe-
Rose, Sc. of Kalamazoo,
was found dead b. two fishermen In
a drifting boat on Guernsey lake late
He was lying with his head
end shoulders under water. Coroner
Snyder, of Hastings. decided he was
geIzed by an epileptic At.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06
Suspect in KeIlner Case Held.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 6.-Dls
patches from Bowling Green. KY. tell
CT the arrest OF man who answers
the description of Joseph Vending.
wanted for killing Alma Kellner. The
police say the man talked incoherent
ly of having blood on his hands He
had been employed as laborer In q
Bowling Green mill only a week.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06
Gives cholera Germs to Kun Count.

ST. PETERSBURG. June 6.-Dr.
Patschanko who. with Count de Lyas-
sv. were arrested here about a week
ago on suspicion OF poisoning Count
Bouturlin, heir 20 a fortune OF sS,500.-
600. has confessed that he killed
Count Bourturlin by injecting cholera
germs. The police say he has con-
fessed he killed other wealthy Rus
slams In the same way.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06
mANIsTeE ZIMMERMAN DIES.

MANISTEE, Mich. June 6.-News
was received here yesterday OF the
death OF William Douglas, a pioneer
lumberman OF this city. at Chicago.
while he was on his way home from
Texas, where he spent the winter for
the benefit OF his health. Mr.. Douglas
was member OF the Buckley 4
Douglas Lumber company and was
also vice-president of the Manistee &
Northeastern railroad.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06

Twas al ordinary soap box I'm
derneath IL were three sticks, loose
~ but cunningly laid together AZ
the end ~ one OF the gticks w2s a
tsr ,ltiug Parker house roll.
The hirdlet found the box and me
ban Twi;tering with glee II hoped
upon cIc of the delicately adjusted
sticks.
,"Chick dee.deo," the birdlet bur
bled
Good nignt'
che end)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06

Z Live trout are carried from French
streams to Paris, sometimes more
than 100 miles. IN automobiles fitted
with glass tanks In their tonneaus.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06

CALIFORNIA; oil production for the
past two years has exceeded In value
It's gold output. which has been In.
creasing steadily year by year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06
IRRIGATION Means Civilization.

"Our German ancestors were Wild
folk until they conquered the irrisai-
ing peoples OF the south and learned
agriculture from them Irrigation has
always mmeant civilization The most
civilized Indians were those living IN
the pueblos OF the southwest. They
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-05-19

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra is
today an organization that can COM
pare favorably with our own. There
are, in fact, many points of similar
ity. The wood-winds, trumpets, and
horns are about equal to ours. The
lower sections of the string body
share the virtues of tonal beauty
and solidity that have long distin-
! guished the Thomas cellos and BASES,
while the seconds duplicate our weak
ness and the firsts seem to nearly
equal ours. In all matters of rhy-
thmical and tonal precision the
! Thomas orchestra is perhaps a tri1e
better by reason of its many years of
| added experience. But in attention,
in discipline and in enthusiasm the
advantage would seem to lie with the
younger body"
The Minneapolis Symphony Or
chestra will appear in Mitchell next
week, on the occasion of the May
Musical Festival, Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
Tuesday evening the program will
be presented by Richard Czerwonky,
the violin solist Of the orchestra, Miss
Weaks, a singer, and Ralph Dennis,
an entertaining lecturer.
Wednesday afternoon Emil Ober-
hotter will conduct his famous or
chestra through a magnificent pro-
gram, in which several Of his soloists
will appear.
Wednesday evening the choral club
in conjunction with the Symphony
orchestra and the solo singers will
present 'Hiawatha's Wedding Feast
the music Of which is written by Cole
ridge-Taylor, an American composer
Of the later day music. 1t is a beauti-
full composition with music that is
pleasing. Director Hobson has his
chorus Of 100 voices in fine trim for
the event and 1t will be given a splend-
Id rendition.
This enterprise ds worthy Of the
best support that al be given to .
musical affair, and the Gale theatre.
where the festival will be held, ought
to be packed both nights and after
noon.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-05-19
4 MITCHELL Man
!. WEDS HURON LADY
DIR. W. N. GRAFTON rs MARRIED
TO PROMINENT LADY OF HU-
RON-WEDDNG OCCUR
RED TUESDAY NIGHT.

DR.. WaltersM Grafton. of this city,
ana Clara A. Belts, of Huron, were
married Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock
In the latter city at the home of DR..
C. 8. Belts. The ceremony was per-
formed BY Rev. G. H. CRUDE. Of Mil
Ter. assisted by Rev. G. H. McCauley.
OF Bridsewater. A sumptuous we'd
ding supper was served and following
that the bridal party took the train
Tor Minneapolis and from there 90 to
New York city for their wedding trip.
Dr.. Grafton is we'll known over the
state through his official position as
superintendent Of the State Apti-sa-
loon League. The many friends Of
the superintendent will extend their
congratulations.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-05-19
Notice to Contractors.


Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received up to one
o'clock p. M, June 10, 1910. at the
auditors Office Of Dawson county, S.
Oak.
One steel bridge "a feet long 1914
foot steel legs with concrete backing,
two IA foot wings on upper side and
two IL foot wings on lower side OF
bridge. This bridge to be built be-
tween sections is and 16 in Tobin
township.
One steel bridge in Baker township
between sections % and "a said
bridge to be 20 feet long, on steel
legs with concrete backing, two 10
foot wings on upper side and two
9 foot wings on lower side Of bridge.
One steel bridge in Lisbon town
ship between sections IL and IL, said
bridge to be 80 feet on 10 foot steel
legs, and concrete backing, with four
10 foot wings.
One 20 foot pile bridge between
sections 80 and "a in Lisbon town.
ship, 10 feet high. 8 feet backing and
four u foot wings.
One A truss pile bridge % feet
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-05-19
GREAT PRAISE
~ -
FOR the ORCHESTRA
CHICAGO WRITER GIVES MIME
APOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHES
IRA A SPLENDID EN-
DORSEMENT.

That Minneapolis has within the
last eight years developed one of the
three greatest orchestras in America
has been asserted by Pawderewski and
other musicians and critics, and
wherever the orchestra has been
heard on it's tours during the last few
years, it has established itself as the
peer of any which have preceded it.
Its successes in Winnipeg, Duluth,
Des Moines, Omaha, Lincoln, Kan
sas City. and other western cities,
have been little less than sensational,
and it is re-engaged at practically
every place it appeared last spring,
besides which the urgent calls from
other music centers have made it
necessary to add three weeks to the
length of it's our this year.
Mr.. Glenn billiard Gum, Chicago's
leading music critic, now with the
Inter-Ocean, and just appointed
critic for the Tribune, recently heard
the orchestra and pays it the fol
lowing tribute in the Inter-Ocean of
Sunday, Feb. 20. The excerpt here
given is part of an article covering
over a column:
"a recent visit to Minneapolis en-
abled me to hear a rehearsal of Mr..
Oberhoffer's orchestra. 1t was the
renewal of a very pleasant experience
an experience that in the nature of
things musical is necessarily rare. l
learned to know an exceedingly force
full and interesting personality in the
| gifted conductor and 1 had the rare
pleasure of imbibing the musical i'm
pulse that emanates many character
| istic and individual manifestations
from every symphonic body. The
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-05-19
t 10 CREDITORS.

Estate of Israel Koehler, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned Executrix OF the estate of
Israel Koehler deceased, to the cred
itors of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
within six months after the first pub
location of this notice, to the said
Executrix, at the law Office of ]. L..
Hannett, Mitchell, in the county Of
Dawson. !
Dated April 26th, 1910.
Luella B. Stever,
Executrix of the estate Of Israel
Koehler, deceased.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-05-19
UNIVERSITY GOODS
AMATEUR THESp|ANS
ITALIAN SOCIETY PRODUCE THE
MAN IN THE CASE" IN CHAP.
Ell LAST SATURDAY
EVENING.

In their second annual play, "The
Man in the ase', a comedy in three
acts by Winthrop Packard. the Thai
ian Society of Dakota Wesleyan
scored considerable of a success Sat-
urday evening. Their offering in anna
teur theatricals was given in the col
lege chapel and the large room was
completely filed. Each of the act:
and the i~nterspersed numbers were
enthusiastically received and the
young ladies and their director, Miss
Ethel earns, deserve much credit for
the manner in which the affair was
presented.
The story of the play is set in
classical Boston, in the home of one
of the leaders of Back Bay society,
a Mrs. Montressor, whose part was
taken by Grace Norvell. To stay at
the home of Mrs. Montressor with her
niece and daughter comes a leader
of the Theosophist cult, Madame
Bogusky, a lesser Llama Of the sect.
The niece, Doris, is melancholy and
the prophecies invokes the aid of her
mystics to cure the young lady. Some
amusing situations occur and the
daughter of the house and her chums
Gladys Gadabout invent a fictitious
lover who distracts Doris and livens
her spirits. This is the mar in the
case who by some accident or other
has the same name and is really en-
amored by Doris. The comedy was
filled with numerous displays of wit,
which made its rendition very delight
full.
The leading part, that of Doris, was
taken by Mary Morrow, who played
the part of the innocent and capric-
ious young girl to perfection. Flor
ence Walrath as Gladys Gadabout and
Ethel Trevithick bore the parts we'll
Of the plotters against the mystical
Madame Bogusky, impersonated by
Julia Potter. The comedy character
in the play was Elizabeth Smith as
ALLEN O'Rourke, the maid who mixed
her French and native brogue from
Cork in a delightful manner.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-05-19
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids for the construction Of
open ditch in Dawson county, drain
age district No. 2 will be received at
the office of the Dawson county aud
itor until one o'clock p. m. of the 10th
day of June, 1910, when and where
they will be publicly opened and ex-
amined.
The work to be done consists Of
constructing an open ditch by team
and scraper or by dredge and involv-
ing approximately 24250 yards OF
earth work.
Unconditional certified checks pay
able to the county treasurer equal to
ten (10) per cent of the bid must
accompany each proposal condition
ed upon entrance into contract and
furnishing bonds by the successful
bidder within 10 days after the award
of the contract.
Bonds equal to fifty (50) per cent
Of the contract price will be required.
All payments Tor work completed Will
be made in cash on semi-monthly es-
Inmates.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at the office Of the county aud
itor or at the Office Of the Dakota
Engineering Company in Mitchell,
The board of county commission
ers reserve the right to reject any or
all bids.
Dated at Mitchell, S. Oak. May 4,
1910.
VIM. Nash,
President Of county commissioners.
H. B. Anderson,
County Auditor.
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VIII HAVE PUBLIC SALE.


On account Of having to vacate the
livery barn which I occupy at the
present time on the corner of Law
Ter and 3rd street, I will have a pub
lie sale of my livery stock on Satur-
day, May 81, consisting of 16 head
Of horses, two work horses, the bal
ance drivers, and a registered trot-
ting stallion; 4 surries, 4 single bug
gies, 6 pole buggies, 2 wagons, 6
sets Of driving harness, 2 sets work
harness, 8 sets Of single harness.
robes, blankets, hynets, etc. and one
clipping machine.
Terms Of Sale-All sums Deer 80
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long in Rome Township between sec
tions 8 and 4 to be 10 feet high, n
16 foot wing on north upper side and
three foot wings, 20 foot piles, to be
used 16 lines 4x12 joist.
One A truss pile bridge between
section 1 in Rome township and
section Sc in Prosper township,
bridge to be "a feet long, s feet high
! two IL foot wings on upper side and
two 10 foot wings on lower side of
bridge. 16 lines 3x12 joist.
One 80 foot steel bridge on con-
crete abutments, three 16 foot wings
and one IL foot wing, the bridge to
be 6 feet higher than the old bridge,
this bridge to replace what is known
as the Titus bridge.
And also one steel approach 80
feet long to be built on north end of
, what is known as the Lewis bridge
north of Mt. Vernon.
All Of the above bridges to be 16
foot roadway.
Bids will also be received to fur
nish the county with American Ingot
iron culverts to be delivered as want
ed.
And also proposals to sell the county
one sup-to-date elevator road grader.
The bids to be>accompanied with a
certified check of 10 per cent of bids.
The county commissioner reserve
the right to reject any and all bids.
Dated at Mitchell, s. D. this 3rd
day Of May, 1910.
H. B. Anderson,
County Auditor.