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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
SUMMER FALLON
URGED FOR STATE
BY FARM WRITER
Says it Will Help if
Rainfall is
Light
IS GIVEN
In Same Field Summer Fall
lowed Ground Surpasses
Spring Plowed Land
IS GIVEN
In Same Field Summer Fall
lowed Ground Surpasses
Spring PloWed Land

Aberdeen, S. Dbl. NJ. Harden
of the editorial department of the
Dakota Farmer, an agriculthura
publication here, in a newspaper in
terview, strongly urges South Da-
kota farmers to adopt crop rota-
ton as Il a to avoid bad results
OF light rainfall. y trip through
Brown county revealed to Mi. Har-
den strong evidence of the wisdom of
following this course, for a field OF
wheat east of Aberdeen, containing
about 100 acres, gave AN excellent
illustration of the different methods
OF farming. a part of the tract was
we'll plowed last fall, part of it was
plowed this spring, while part was
summer fallowed last year-a strip
through the center of the 100 acres.
The land on II side of the strip
was fall plowed, that on the othe,
side was spring plowed. The grain
on the the fall plowed land and on
the summer plowed land was worth
less, an absolute failure, while the
strip in the center on summer fall
lowed land, was we'll headed out, at
least two feet high, the heads Il good
length and the whole of a healthy
green color, showing no effects of
dry weather. The tract was all
sown at the same time, the soil. was
exactly the same throughout tie
tract-the only difference in the re-
sulting crop being due to summer
following. MIR. Harden urges FARM
ers to pillow up their land where tic
crop is a failure this year and sum-
mel fallow it in preparation for next
years crop. He holds the blowing
at this time will conserve the mois-
ture and place the soil in splend.d
shape tor producing a big crop net
year, and points to the tract he men-
tons as proof of this assertion.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
GRONNA DENOUNCES
PRESIDENTS COURSE
NORTH DAKOTA SEN TOR SAYS
TAFT MISTAKES MANUFAC-
TURERs FOR THE PEOPLE.

Washington, d. Condemns.
ton of President Taft and of the
reciprocity bill bristled in the speech
made by Senator Gronna, republi.
can, of North Dakota. in the Senate
today. President Taft said Gron.
ma, after talking with foreign ma.
tons and eastern manufacturers.
thinks he represents the people, and
20 both houses of congress are to be
ignored or coerced."
Gronna said that reciprocity will
aid only the Canadian farmer and
that it is not in accord with repui3,
lean platforms. He asserted that the
passage of the pact will mean the
surrender of the markets of the
American farmer without any recon-
pense to him.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
MT. VERNON MAN IS
WINNER IN TOURNEY
FAKES SECOND in THE SINGLE
COUPLING CONTEST Or
SEE THE PROGRAM.

Lead, S. D.-Ideal weather. no
one suffering from the heat and
splendid races were the features at
the turnament of the South Dakota
here.
No records have been broken in
the hose races, but several of the
fastest in the state are COR
testing, Rapid City SO far producing
the NEST sprint winners.
Miss Katie Carctta was chosen
and crowned queen of the carnival,
which is being held here for the
benefit of the visitors, a portion of
whom are d~evoting their time to side
trips through the Hills. The Home
stake surface works are open all
week for inspection.
A summary of the races and
events follows:
Championship, hook and ladder
Won by Rapid City, Scotland second.
Green hook and ladder-Won by
Scotland, Central City second.
Ladder climbing-Won by Plot
ner. of Scotland.
Chiefs race-Won by ROUGH, Of
City.
Foreman's race-Boyce and Nc
Mahon, both of Rapid City, tied for
first.
Fircmen's race-Won by Ley, of
Green hub and bub west test
Won by Pierre.
Ladder climbing after 1%oo-yard
run-Dotson, of Pierre, first.
Single coupling-Won by Rymer.
If Clear Lake; Wagner, of Mt. Ver-
ION, second.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
PRESIDENTS SPEECH
SCORED BY CUMM|NS
ESPECIALLY OBJECTS TO STATE.
MENT THAT RECIPROCITY
WON'T LOWER COST OF
LIVING.

Washington, ID. C.-"The right o
President Taft to negotiate the Cana.
dian reciprocity agreement, to scnt
it in completed form to an
to defend and advocate it in speech.
es throughout the country was as
serted in the senate by Senator Bur
ton of Ohio, at the conclusion q
speech and in explanation of tho
measure. The senate agreed at the
conclusion of yesterdays session to
sit daily at IL o'clock and it is ex-
pected that the session will continue
until G O'Clock.
Senator Burton's speech followed
criticisms by Senator Cummins OF
Iowa, republican insurgent, earlier
in the day, of the speech made by
President Taft Tuesday at Indian
apolis. Senator Cummins said he be-
lieved it was better for the president
to try to mould public opinion by APP
pealing, to the people in speeches
than for him to use the power G.
the presidents office to pass the bill
through congress, but he criticised
vigorously the Indianapolis speech
in which the president said the pact
would probably not reduce the cos,
of living.
Sepator Burton urged that the
agreement, Notwithstanding the
power to change it, be passed with
out amendment. He said that with
out a doubt it did notrplease every
body, that probably neither Pres
dent Taft ncr the Calaaian com
mission We're satisiied-waen it was
completed. fLa
Mr.. Burton emphasized that thcss
who base their objections to the
agreement on the ground that tbs
farmer would suffer injury, were
fighting for higher duties for tho
farmer. He said no injury to the
farmer could follow the removal o.
duties on farm products. except il
certain localities along the boTie1
To keep the duties at the present
figure, he said, would be to place Tho
consumer at the mercy of a shor:
market and rising prices when Tic
time arrived that American produc.
ton does not equal American con
sumption.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
MI. VERNON NEWS

Mt. Vernon, S. D.-Aliss Opal Sny
der. who stopped off here after /;
weeks visit west of the river, lief
Sunday fer her home at Hull. la.
Mrs. hnut Newton left Sunday foi
a few weeks visit at her old home i,
Brooklyn, la.
Jack Welch and family spent the
fourth at Geddes, returning home
Wednesday. They were &lso accom-
panied home by Mis-. Jessie Welch OF
Geddes. who will visit here a couple
of weeks.
Mrs. Mabbott ana daughter Miss
Ella left last "Wednesday for the
Black Hills, where they will spend
the rest OF the summer.
Geo. Newton is now tie owner OF
a new auto, which ne purchased last
week Oh Wells & Miller of Mitchell.
Miss Bessie Mabbott was down
from Plankinton tuesday,.
John Hoesch is quite sick with
pluresy at his home in the North cast
part of the city.
Most of Mt. Vernon celebrated the
fourth at %Johnson's Grove nortl
of town. In the forenoon a fine pro
gram was given in the grove, after
which all took part in q picnic dinner.
At , O'Clock the ball game took place
in the pasture. where Mt. Ve1ncr
and Blendon played a pretty close
game. The Mt. Vernon boys were
certainly given q warm re-
ception, both by the weather
and the Blendon nine. Its a vel,
few times = ball team is asked tc
play at a picnic where they won't
even furnish a drink of water, let
alone playing q measley game. Ir
the ninth inning the score stood 9 TIC
8 and Blenlon making the next score
gave them the game. At five O'Clock
the horse and pony races We're run,
Lee Teesdale's horse winning in the
irst and Russell Tomas pony in the
second. The day was closed by .
dig dance i'll the Nit. Vernon opera
house.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
PIERRE
DURING VACATION

Pierre, S. D,-The state offices
Will be pretty we'll deserted for the
rest OF the month. The governor
will be at Watertown for the next
two weeks, as his office force are
out on vacations. Most of the su-
preme Court officials are taking
their annual vacation, and the only
state Officers here Just now are the
state auditor and land commissioner
There is scarcely an office in the
state house that is, no working with
a reduced force through the sum
mer vacation. which will last we'll
into this month.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
APPRECIATE %FIHE,lMNs' WORK

AS the twelve members Of the
Mitchell Fire Department who re-
NAMED at home from the tourna-
ment were reflling their carts last
evening they We're waited upon by
Rober Burns, who presented then,
With twenty-five dollars in cash and
l case oil mineral water in appre-
:iation of the work done at the fire
waich for 4 time threatened his lum.
Ger yards. Previous in the day JOS
spa Loevinger sent the boys tive
ooxes OF cigars. The home guard
rendered both gentlemen a rousine
vote of thanks for their generosity
BY the Home Guard.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
REFERENDUM ON LICENSE.

Yankton, S. D.-The special refer
endum election held here yesterday
TO decide the saloon scrap. caused
considerable excitement and brought
out a heavy vote considering the
time OF year. The result was So yeas
and 50 nays, meaning that j. r. Plut,
the sioux Falls Brewing company's
candidate, is defeated, and John Red
Ing jr.'s license is granted.
Dr: Cox's Painless Blister, price
soc. Is absolutely painless and "a
for SPAWN. curhs, spl,nts.
sweeney, etc. For sale by all drug
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
SCANT
TO KING GEORGE

Dublin, Ireland.-Not a single civ
il official greeted King George and
Queen Mary on their arrival here.
However, hundreds of soldiers and
appointive officials and a big street
crowd saw the arrivals. The en-
try into Dublin was informal. Af-
ter luncheon the party visited the
Royal College of Science. The
newspapers here tell King George
that he is not welcomed by the Irish
people.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13

9Th tho snpnosed pohcNef the DEM
%ocratic party That Senator Bailey en-,
poets to offer an amendment lower
ING the duties on wooden goods from
45 per cent to 30 per cent, and in
'ereasing the duty on raw wool from
20 to so per cent. Bryan is right
in saying the democratic party has
always stood for free wool. But
who can say what it is standing for
now:'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
SHOCKED THROUGH
STEEL FISH POLE

Marrinett, Wis. = Although So
600 volts of electricity passed
through his body. Max Engles OF
High Falls, is still alive. While
fishing in the real of Il power house,
hngles touched one of the power
wires with his steel rod. He was
knocked unconscious and it was fear
ed he was dead. Artificial respira-
tion revived him.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
AWAY by
BALLOON: KILLED

Coalgate. Okla.-Charles Schultz
of Oklahoma City, dropped to in
slant death at Phillips, two miles
south of here, when after he had be-
come entangled in the ropes of a
burning balloon and carried several
hundred feet in the air, the rope
gave way. lust as preparations
were being made fora balloon ascen-
sion, the balloon broke away and
the gas bag caught fire, Schultz who
vas holding one of the ropes, was
caught by the leg and carried upward
with the blazing balloon.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
SEM IS
VICTIM OF ASSAULT
is ATTACKED Ry ONE lNCLyD.
ED IN PAPERS ATTACK ON
lMMoRAiITY In DEAD.
MOOD.

BeaGwood, S. DE. l.. Semi, edi,
CT Of the Telegram. is laid up for
repairs from the effects of an assault
by p. n. Carr, owner of the Man
sion The attack was made as he
was on the way from his private Of
ice in the Gilmore hotel TO the Tele-
gram Office.
The parties met on Shine street as
IS both were about to pass Il lady
VINO was going down. Teh walk be-
,ng very narrow, Sem was completes
10 pass very close to Carr. As he
e%ciaiming, iii teach you to black
mail me-, Sem said nothing and
aad no time TO even raise his hands
% protect his face. The first blow
partially stunned him and he fell
With his head on the sidewalk and
the lower part OF his body in the gut
Ter. Carr continued the attack by
kicking or striking, getting on top
OF Sem as he lay in this position,
continuing to pound the back and
sides of his head, striking him at
least 10 or II hard blows. Between
blows he paused TO say Now will
o quit Matchmaking me?" Receiv-
ing no response he resumed the lain
of blows, until Sem, by a quick
movement tipped him off, the latter
hen making his way to Main street,
80 feet away.
May Need Operation.
Mr.. Sem was able to proceed tc
the Telegram Office, and with the help
Of others, to return to the hotel. II
having become apparent that he had
received other injuries more serious
than the general contusions on the
head, q physician found that the l1tt
rib on the right side had ben broken
N two places, the bone splinterine
BADLY, as the result of the fall to tbs
pavement, Or by kicks administered
while Sem was lying helpless. Il
will be possible to learn in a day or
whether Or not an operation fol
the removal of the splintered bone
will be necessary.
A warrant was sworn out short!
after the assault and a few moments
later Carr appeared in Judge Me.
Donoush's court and pleaded guilty.
Ie was fined the sum of s25.
Mr.. senn's condition is such that
he will be unable to leave his bed fcl
some days to come.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13

ious high mark in 1900. while the
precipitation was ~ of an inch, thc
lowest since 1898. In Deadwood. al
thoogh the nights We're comfortable.
June 90 broke the June recard witch
SO degrees. The precipitation here
was 80 inches anie the coolest day
June 20. when it was 6S degrees.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
HAS
HOTTEST JUNE

Deadwcod, S. Din common
with the rest of the country. the
Black Hills suffered the hottest
June ever recorded. Reports from
Weather Observer sager, at Rapid
City. show the mean temperature
for the month was II degrees, as
compared with 20 degrees, the prev
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
CONGRESSMAN MITCHELL DIES.

Lawrence. Kas.-Congressman Al
exander G. Mitchell of Kansas died
today, the result of an operation
for stomach trouble. He was taken
i'll in March, two weeks after enter
ing congress.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14
PLAN TO UTILIZE
 CUT-OYER LANDS
President of Natchez (Miss.) Chamber of Commerce Suggests Attractive
 Selling Plan.

c. R. Byrnes, president of the Nat chez (Miss.) Chamber of Commerce says Gerrad Harris, contributor to the Mobile Register, has evolved a very sensible plan regarding the dis posal of cut-over pine lands. The trouble about it is that it is so sensi- hle and would be so effectual it will hardly be adopted MT. Byrnes, how ever, intends presenting it to the sec ond meeting of the Land and Devel- npment Association, otherwise known as the Statewide Immigration Con- vention' which will be held in Gulf port June 23-24.
 Briefly his idea is to cut up the cut-over pine lands into ten and twen- ty-acre tracts, and sell the land to ac- tual settlers flor reasonable prices, and the balance at one dollar per acre per year, bearing reasonable interest
 If south Mississippi and the pine land owners want their lands settled up that is evidently the way to do it.
 Most of those who are going back to the soil are doing so because it is the last ditch They have either fail ed to hold teir own in the very stren- uous race for livelihood in the pro- fessions, or business life, or as art isans and wage earners in the cities and towns, and yet have a rudimen- tary knowledge of agriculture-enough to know that they certainly can make a comfortable living off the land; and with that assured, there will then be time to reach out again for something more. There is nothing like having ones living assured; in knIowing that good old Mother Earth never fails tc heed the cry of her hungrychildren
 Therefore, this large class of those who have determined t0 get back tC first principle and the land, usually are poor-desperately poor. They have no money to make initial pay ments of all the way from fifty to two hundred and fifty dollars on al patel of land. Starting anew there are tools to be brought, wagons and blows, 2 horse and COW, seed fertilizer ant fencing, and what not. It is "a finan- cial outlay they are utterly unable tc cope with. The next best thing is tt land and endeavor to make a crop or shares always with hope springine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14

something of a joke at least so far as the winning chances of his own boy were concerned Finally, in sheer self defense against the boys persis- tent appeals, he told him that he might have the use of an acre Of stump land on the strict understand ing that the stumping or afterwork should not involve the outlay of so much as a quarter of dollar. Day after day the boy toiled at the heavy task of stump digging. When at last, he had cleared all or nearly all the stumps from the measured acre, the father incidentally remarked that he would simply have to have that clear ed acre of ground and if the boy was still determined to try contest acre. he would have to clear the stumps from another piece for that purpose.
 Even this cruel stroke of injustice did not dishearten the lad. He took the spade and pickax and tackled the stumps on another acre.
 Although the boys legs often flag ged in the course of the toil which he put into his contest acre, his spirit never did. His work of cultivation was as persistent as his appeals to his father had been at the outset. The week of October first this corn crop was officially measured and at tested. The yield was S4 bushels, while his fathers room. which ad- joined the contest acre on three sides, made a yield of only nine bush els
 Here was proof against which even the fathers stubbornness could not hold out He is now telling his neighbours:
 T wish I'd only known 20 years ago what that boy has proved to me about raising corn; today I would not be about as poor and as naked as a toad!'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14

eternally in their breasts that the next year something can be done t9- ward owning a few acres. The man who is able to buy land is not usually going to buy it in small driblets, the kind who want the small driblets, are not usually able to pay the eXhorbi- tant prices asked. He don't care for ornamental villas owned by some one else to add to the view, neither does he care particularly about a public library or a Neighborhood Improve ment Club. All he wants is ito be let alone and given chance to grow some food that he may eat
 There are uneounted thousands of acres of these lands in south Missis- sippi. Most of them are owned by large corporations. Most of the land acquired merely for the timber it bore and at absurdly small prices, in some instances as low as dollar an acre. The timber has brought returns as high as several thousand dollars an acre The land, therefore is "velvet" to the owner. He is now inclined to complain that people do not congest the roads leading to 1t, and create a small riot trying to buy it from him at about $25 an acre, at least one- fourth down cash
 Not only have the people not been doing this, but they are not going to do it. In the first place the initial payment is too large. Most people with $250 cash are inclined to buck the town game while longer in the hope that the tide will turn. Trey shrink from burdening their inexpcr- fenced selves with a healthy mortgage for an unpaid balance, when that is about the sole product of the place for the first year.
 There may be few who bite at these propositions as a matter of specula- tion. They do not propose to five Gn the land, work 1t, become attoched to it and form part of a piOueer com munity Only those who are compel led, to endure these hardships Only those who have to make sucess9s at this sort of life are the ones who sue ceed. The absent treatment will ho.t do with small farm or truck patch
 Land of the sort is only worth what it will bring. Just now it is not bring ing anything. On the other hand, it's value rises just in proportion as the population incTeases-that is self evident truth An owner of 10000 acres of cut-over land, drug on the market now, can we'll afford to cut 2,500 acres or 5000 acres of it into ten and twenty acre plots, and sell them for an initial payment of ten or twenty dollars each, and nine more years to pay the additional nine dol
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14

lars an acre due, in the case where ten acre plot is sold at ten dollars an acre, with say per cent interest. taxes.
 The influx of people will send the value of the remaining land soaring the next twenty-five hundred acres can be sold at advance enough to cov- CT any deficit upon the first sale, and the balance at an advance over the batch just disposed of
 This, too for land which it may be considered has cost the owner noth- ing.
 Upon these terms settlers will come fn. Otherwise they will not. Also it is not going to take advertising in the "high-grade" publications, which the poor, people are not able to buy and enjoy, but in the newspapers which is read by those who scan it daily as the castaway scans the horizon-for a sail of hope bearing their way. In the classified and display columns of the newspapers these land owners will find their settlers. Then, after the inquiry comes, will be time en- ough for literature, winch sounds all most too good to be true, and the rest of the detals.
 Neither does a gift scheme appeal greatly to man hunting land He is immediately suspicious, and if he gets it values it not greatly above , what is cost him. A frank statement by the large land owners of the req sons why they want settlers, and the reasons why they sell at five or ten dollars an acre, a dollar down and a dollar a year for the balance per acre, will be accepted in frank good faith by those who will recognize their op- portunity Until such a move is made the likelihood is that the cut-over pine lands will remain very much as they have been since the timber was removed, a forlorn waste of waving grass and misshaped, gnarled pines, the abode of rabbits and few stray cattle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14
LEARNING FROM THE BOY

In an article, "The Boys Are After You" in Success Magazine" Torres CrisseN tells the following story:
 In South Carolina there was a lad who was aroused to a pitch of un- quenchable ambition by reading ot the success of the boys in the state who had won prizes and distinction in the corn contests. He was unwil- ing to admit that he could be beat cut by any boy when it come to raising corn, for he had the farm spirit strong within him. His father evil dently considered the contest as
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-14

the entrance to the Coliseum and re- claimed when their mothers are ready to leave again. This follows closely after the method of the creche where children firm the tenements and eel lars are cared for during the day while their mothers are at work.
 The check room bids fair to eclipse the other features of the exhibit for there babies sleeping and playing will be without the embarrassment of be- ing and knowing they are exhibits.
 A babel of tongues will be needed to care for the babes of cosmopolitan Chicago. The volunteers have been accepted in all these languages: Eng fish, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Hungarian, Bohemian, Polish, Yiddish Russian, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese Japanese and Chinese. There will be a special course of instruction for the explain CTS. Mrs. Emmons Blaine and Miss Jane Addams will give the first talks on the exhibition as a whole, and later there will be addresses given by the heads of the various committees to the explainers delegated to their sec tions.
 The children of the rich will not be forgotten. Although the exhibit was designed to bring about improved conditions for the children of the poor, those of better homes will not be for gotten and a considerable portion of space and attention will be devoted to them Mrs. Harold Mccormick opened her purse without limitation for the expenses of the exhibit and told Miss Addams and others in charge: 'When the money runs out draw on me until everything is pro- vided.'