The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-19
MRS. WELLER ON
H STATE FAIR
FINDS EXHIBITS AND CROWD
BIGGER THAN EVER AND is
PROUD OF DISPLAY or
- MITCHELL WOMEN

Myra Pepper Weller told The Re
publican her Impressions of the state
fair today,as follows: '"'
mo doubt you will have many re
ports from people who attended the
State Fair at Huron, but each will
have seen things from "a different
viewpoint.
"The great crowds that attended
Wednesday were a surprise to many
being almost double that of the larg-
est attendance any previous year.
There We're fourteen coaches filled
completely, as we went up Wednes-
day morning and the crush at the
turnstile entrances was not only UNI
comfortable but really dangerous,
and it took over an hour for them to
be admitted.
Some remarked that it would
have beer better to have gone up
town and entered at the other gates,
but reports were to the eject that it
was even worse there.
The exhibits are much finer this
year than last and it is a revelation
to people from other states to see the
South Dakota products.
i spent IL SOOu poTUlou OIL Ily llllle
in the Woman's building, and am
proud of the Mitchell exhibit al
though it failed to win either first
or second prize-getting third place.
Sioux Falls, quite deservedly l be-
lieve was first, but many others,-my-
self among the number, believe that
Mitchell is entitled to second place.
II tried both days to get a seat in
' tho u ,nifhnatr ht1t hrnlrnIc lVnro
unable to secure seats and were turn
ed into the fieh where they stood to
watch the races. | don't care enough
for for such things to stand and
watch them so l put in the time with
the machinery, seeing the wonderful
exhibits of traction engines. There
are fourteen different tractors repre-
sented--some firms have two or three
machines there. And the automo-
biles were much in evidence-hun-
dred of them on exhibition and thou
sands of people came in from other
towns and from the country in their
own cars.
1.-The most interesting affair on the
grounds yesterday was the annual
meeting of the Dakota Pioneers.
! There is a regular organization and
steps abe being taken to erect a per-
manent building on the fair grounds
for a home. and to have a regular
Homecoming day each year for the
old settlers.
1T was also voted to have the coun-
ty organizations and delegates each
year to the State meeting and to re-
port progress from their various To-
calities. There were several speech
es from men of note at the meeting
yesterday. among them we're Gov.
Vessey, Prof. Bromlee, and others
whose names | failed to get. 1.-Two
women made short addresses. One
of them was Mrs. Pickler of Faux
ton whom many In this city know
we'll and f~atorably.r The very best
part of the entertainment in my mind
was a poem by Dnane Robinson, and
it is SO excellent / hope you will print
it here so more people may enjoy it.
l asked Mr.. Robinson for a copy and
here 1t is.
1.-THE Pioneers
God in his providence has made
this law:
That some may suffer all that's stern,
severe:
u III lSSi lhC AiCdh-
full claw
OF Hunger's wolf; survive the hourly
fear
or savage knife, in lonely dug-out
cave.
Altar from kindred. home or loving
friends:
Ill-fed, %ill-clother, unkempt, COM
PEELED to brave
l tFhn M M ~, nY'c hnat.N .Eynn, winforbS
storm defend
Unsheltered flock; and when the
years are flown
Let Times alenbic from these dregs
distill no
Remembrances only of sweet days,
oergrown ti>i zt'' 40a
With copse of gladness and with
dreams that fll7fHsb as
The heart with joy;hmake biting
hunger sauce Eigie Udel
For feasts; the chilling storm a tonic
draft
The dug-out ave a palace rich and
gloss
The savage threat a phantom to be
laughed
Away. Such spirits hath the Fa-
ther bound
Since Abrams day and David's prem
tice years,
To seek and break his farthest,
widest ground:
The seed of every land; His daunt-
less pioneers.
The father tries them in his tierc-
est heat;
He proves their worth by flood-and
tempest-test;