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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-27
III! 4f "TOM" BAH.
Who Today Becomes Postmaster of Mitchell.

From Wednesdays Daily
Several months yer one-third of
a century ago, a sturdy young Scotch
lrishman decided that a certain spot
on the Firesteel creek looked very
propitious as the location of a future
metropolis. Even then there was an
optimistic twinkle in his eye and a
burr in his speech that the years
could not blot. All of which is prefact-
DRY to one of the recent developments
of democratic politics in South Da-
kota.
Following shortly on the foot steps
of this youthful pioneer came another
also brought by the call OF the west.
Arguments were given why the sec
ond man should cast his fortune by
the bank of the Firesteel, but he was
obdurate and declared that nothing
was there but a creek and pushed on
to fields west of the Missouri river.
The first of the pioneers was Tom"
Ball, recently named by President
Wilson as postmaster of Mitchell, and
Ghes second was Ed. S. johnson, can
,sda.c for governor ON the democrat
c ticket a year ago and the MAI who
was, responsible for the appointment
of his old-time friend.
Johnson Never Forgot Him.
There is no less authority than Ed.
Johnson himself for the statement
that it was because of his meeting
with Tom Ball in those days before
there was a Mitchell, that he insisted
upon endorsing him for the appoint
ment to the Mitchell postoffice. Since
Johnson was the democratic nominee
for governor last year and since he
stands high in the graces of the ad-
ministration at Washington, he is the
big man" of the democratic patron
age triumyirate in South Dakota.
Therefore when he decided that the
man who was boosting for Mitchell
even before the town was born was
the very man who should be rec
ognized now with an appointment as
postmaster, the appointment was
practically decided then aud there,
and thus Thomas j.. Ball today began
serving us postmaster of Mitchell.
Mitchell's new Nasty, the first
democrat for sixteen years to hold
the office and then only after a bitter
fight in the party organization, has
a line of distinctions as long as the
mail route he covered for twenty
years and qualities as a charter mem
Der of the band of boosters that plac-
ed Mitchell on the map. He drove the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-27
QUIT SMALL GRAIN
FARMING IN STANLEY

Aberdeen, S. DIARY Lovald, of
Midland, Stanley county, an inspector
for the state food and drug depart
ment, while in Aberdeen stated that
the farmers of that section of the
state, with but a few exceptions, have
definitely abandoned small grain
raising as the principal crops. and
are going into corn, alfalfa, beef and
%dafrying. There is no creamery in
the county, but the cream can is
shipped out with great regularity.
One of the banks at Midland kept
track of the farmers cream checks
and for the five months of June,
July, August. September and Octo-,
Der, found that over $25,000 worth
of cream checks had been cashed by
it. The other bank did not keep
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-27
TOUR BY AUTO IN
JUDGESHIP CONTEST

Madison, S. D.-Friends of Attor-
ney Ira F. Blewett of Flandreau are
making an active and effective cam
paign for his nomination for judge of
the state circuit court for this circuit.
Four automobile loads of Flandreau
friends of Mr.. Blewett, header by
Mayor T. 7. Skogen of Flandreau,
are touring Lake county in Mr.. Blew
ett's behalf. Every town in the county
will be visited by the Blewett boost
erS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-27

tab" on the cream checks. but cs-
,imates that it cashed at least S15,-
600, making a total of 100000 paid
out to farm RS of the Midland coun-
try during the five months, or an
average of $4,000 Il month for cream
alone
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-27
STRIKE IN ELECTRIC PLANT.

Schenectady NJ 1.-TWO thous-
and union pickets today surrounded
the plant of the General Electric COM
pany to appeal to non-union workmen
to join them in the geenral walkout
begun YESTERDAY.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-27
M& You need
eTGMH1s=0M
&LI if you
3rceS need glasses
Prices Are Reason
able.
able.

ArH
BECAUSE 1 MAKE AN EXHAus-
TIVE AND SCIENTIFIC. AND Ac-
CURATELY FIT EACH LENS TO
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
EYE FOR WHICH IT is INTEND
ED. SHOULD NOT IMPLY THAT
MY CHARGES ARE EXHoRBI-
TANT. WHILE 1 MAKE NO
EFFORT TO COMPETE WITH
CHEAP, IMPERFECT WORK. Yet
MY PRICES FOR EXPERT SER
VICE ARE MOST REASONABLE.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-27
HOGS ARE DULL
AND LOWER
CHICAGO MARKET SEES GENER-
AL BRACE TODAY In ALL
STOCK.s

Union Stock Yards, Chicago. ILL.,
HOGS.-Estimated receipts today,
$4,000; number left over from yes
terday 4,105: estimated receipts for
Friday, $4,000. Official receipts yes
terday 26, i53; official shipments yes
terday 5,944. Market steady to shade
higher than Tuesdays average. Bulk
of prices s7.4O q 7.T0; light. $500
@ 7.65; mixed and butchers 1925 %
$50; heavy $3.50 q $50; rough
heavy $3.50 q 40; workers. $3.50
@ 7.55; pigs $4.75 q $50.
CATTLE-Estimated receipts to-
day 1900. Market steady to 10 cents
higher. Beeves $500 a 9.35; COWS
and heifers $685. a S.25; Texas
steers $500 q 7.75; stockers and
feeders $3.50 a 7.40; western cattle
$500 q $50.
SHEEP-Estimated receipts today
10000. Market strong. Native sheep
1880 q 40; western sheep, $3.50
q $40; yearlings $500 q $50;
lambs $500 q 7.65; western lambs
$500 q 1865.
MITCHELL GRAIN MARKET.
WHEAT-Nc. 1 northern blue
stem. n: 40. 2, 60; No. 8, Sc; No.
l cs.set chaff 10; No. 2 velvet chaff.
o8.
CoRN-shelled. SC; new ear corn
SO.
OATSA5O.
BARLEY-45@ GAS.
FLAX-$1.12.
MINNEAPOLIS CASH CLOSE.
Minneapolis. ~Minn.-WHEAT.-
No. / hard sc Ia: No. 1 northern
"a IA q So ga: regular arrive S4
Ia q So; choice arrive. IS ga; No.
? northern So IA @ SO ga; No. 2
hard Montana arrive, SO ga @ "a
"a; No. j, 80 IA q 81 "a; No. !.
durum 50; arrive, same; No. 2 dur
UNI, so a Ia; arrive so; December
wheat 50 as q ga asked; May
wheat SO 3-S asked.
CORN-No. 8 yellow, GA q 6S;
arrive old 65; new, SO ~ No. 4 old
q GAY; new. so % SO.
OATS-No. 3 white SO 3-4 q sal
arrive SO "a; No. 8 35 q SO.
BARLEY-Good Sc q SO: med
SO q Sc: poor 43 @ SO.
RYE.s1 g SsH; arrive 81 g
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-27

CORN PALACE TEAM WINS OVER
WEIS BY 273O TO 1905
SCORE.
The Adair County news., 1913-04-02
Three States More.

Thirty-three state legislatures
have ratified the amendment to
the Federal Constitution to pro-
vide for the direct election of
United States senators by the
people, Such ratification has
broken all records of constitu-
tional amendments, it having
been accomplished within two
months. That the remaining
three states required to make
the amendment effective will act
in a short time, is confidently
expected by all advocates and
friends of the amendment.
The legislatures of Pennsyi,
vania, Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut, Delaware, Tennessee and
Utah are now in session. The
lower branches of the legisla-
lures of Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Rhode Island and Utah have ap-
proved the amendment. The
senate of Utah has voted the
amendment down, but Senator
Smoot has asked it to reconsider
and ratify it; and Senator Pen.
rose has said, in recent inter.
view, that he was in favor OF
this constitutional change. Ii
these two states act as their sen.
ators desire, but one more state
will be required to ratify the
amendment, hence there seems
to be good reason for the conf
dence of the advocates of the
change.-Grit.
The Adair County news., 1913-04-02
The April WOman's Home Com.
paniOn.

The Woman's Home COmpan-
ion in it's April number carries
on vigorously and picturesquely
it's great fight for Better Ba-
bies" by reporting the story of
contest just held in Colorado
at which prizes were awarded
to the finest babies in the state
from the standpoint of health.
The baby photographs that ac-
company this article are about
as attractive as one could mag
inc. A national campaign for
Better Babies" is now well un-
der way. Fully one hundred
cities all over the United States,
both large and small, are plan
ming baby shows of the new sort
for this year-that is, baby
shows at which the standard of
supremacy is not to be beauty,
as in the old-time baby shows,
The Adair County news., 1913-04-02

but health and physical excel
lence.
The April Companion, Of
course, contains many other in
teresting and highly useful ar
ticlcs. As for example. "A
Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body, 4"
by Ralph Waldo Urine; an ar
ticle by John Philips Street,
Pure Food Commissioner of Con-
necticut, who shows housewives
the Importance of reading labels
on the goods they buy; Chick
ems in the Back Yard" in which
Frank A. Waugh, an expert,
/ takes up the subject of raising
poultry on small scale; The
| Social Problems of a Girl" in
which Christine Terhune Herrick
presents some intensely pratical
and entertaining advice; and a
baseball article which will fur
mini mothers number of def
mite ideas about baseball which
ought to be to small boys at the
beginning of spring practice.
Art features and music are
contributed by Jessie Wilcox
Smith. Marion Powers and John
Rae The regular departments
for Home Decoration and Handi.
craft, Cooking, and Young Peo-
pie are up to their usual high
standard of interest and servica-
bility.
A special word should be spok-
en- this month about the fashion
department, conducted by Grace
Margaret Gould. The depart.
ment is full of time-saving and
money-saving ideas for women
to use in preparing their spring
wardrobe. Miss Gould's under.
lying idea in editing her depart.
ment is to present ways anC
means for women to provide
themselves with clothes which
shall be BEAUTIFUL and fashionable
The Adair County news., 1913-04-02
Value of Good Roads.

Summarizing in a paragraph
some of the advantages of good
roads, a set of resolutions adopt
ed by an Illinois Good Roads AS
ISOLATION says: Improved roads
mean better schools and larger
attendance, better health and
quicker transportation, better
farms and more cultivated lsnd,
better crops and cheaper trans
portation, better economic con-
ditions and more producers, bet
ter social conditions and less iso-
lation, better attendance and
better citizens, better postal
service and closer friends, better
business and more consumers,
better industries and more en-
ployment, a better State and
better nation" These are all
things quite worth while. Good
roads cost money but the returns
compensate for the expenditure
The Adair County news., 1913-04-02

ally on her mind, even when they
are on her back.
If you would stand well with
the ladies you must give them
your seat in crowded car.
The average girl is terribly
disappointed if a fellow doesn't.
go to the dogs after she had re-
fused him.
The Cynical Bachelor rises to
remark that the proper time for
man to m try is when he
hasn't anything else to worry
him.-Philadelphia Record.
The Adair County news., 1913-04-02
Quaker Quibs.

A man who sells his experience
for less than he pays for it is a
failure.
It's all right to appreciate the
good things of life, but don't be
one Of them.
A woman's clothes are gener-
The Adair County news., 1913-04-02
found a Cure for Rheumatism

II suffered with rheumatism for
two years and could not get my right
hand to my mouth for that length of
time" writes Lee L. Chapman, Ma
pleton, Iowa. 81 suffered terrible
pain so / could not sleep or lie still
at night. Five years ago | began
using Chamberlain's Liniment and in
two months l was we'll and have not
suffered with rheumatism since.
For sale by PAUL Drug Co. Ad
The Adair County news., 1913-04-02

but at the same time economical
and in no way eXtravagant.
She carries out this idea with ex-
traordinary directness and sue
cess.
The Adair County news., 1913-04-02


quality his this
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The Adair County news., 1913-04-02

This fine Stallion will make the of at my
miles from jamestown and will be permitted
to insure living colt Money due when colt oalded
traded removed from nehbOrhOOd bred other stock All
taken accidents but responsible should
RAVEN BIRD by Red by Cabes Joe 1855
he by Cabe Lexington 1884 by Black Hawk 1d4m Au hom
by Thompson Lexington he by Cbe Lexington 1884 by Gn Black
Hawk End dam by Cdwe Denmark he by King Denmark 3d dam
Bone, by old Nat Brown 81
RAVEN BIRD beautiful mahogany Bay full 10 hands high
DID, has the best feet and legs beautiful head and very heavy
well TAIL which all perfection. He
speed style action and the perfect disposition stallion ever
handled He has fine distinct and them all
He Red Birds and proven self
enb breeder
The Adair County news., 1913-04-02
BILL MCFARLAND.

This Jack the John Mcfarland Jack, Is hands high
and will stand place So 90 living Same
terms applied to horse
John F.. Woodbridge.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-02-27
Oceans Soon to be United.

Unless the engineers are disap-
pointed by landslides along the deep
cuts or groundswells in the bottom Of
the excavations the Panama canal will
be flooded next summer and tests made
Of its capacity to hold water. Once
filed with water it is apt TO be OBJ
structed here and there with sliding
dirt and rocks that may be troublesome,
but this source OF trouble will be over
come before the big ditch is finally
opened to ships. While the formal
opening for permanent use will not
occur until January /, 1915 the canal
will really be an open water way be-
tween the oceans by the middle Of
next year, and may be a passage way
for war ships at an earlier date. As
the time draws near 10 lift the gates
and join the great seas the American
people are beginning preparations for
the wonderful transformation in COM
merce the canal is 10 bring about.
Missouri will be vastly benefited, while
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
and other states adjacent to the Gulf
will be first to feel the commercial and
industrial benefits Of this marvellous
achievement OF our government.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-02-27
Tuesday Woodrow Wilson Becomes Mr. President

democratic state campaign funds, and
10 assessments upon and coercion OF
liquor interests to accomplish political
results; 10 a record Of legislative and
official inefficiency and corruption at
Jefferson City which had brought the
blush Of shame to every Missourian
and left a stain and tarnish upon the
fair name Of the commonwealth itself.
They also called attention to DONNA
ton and control in Legislative matters
by state senate made safely demo
cratic through a period Of more than 80
years as the result Of the most out
rageous gerymander Of senatorial dis
tricts ever accomplished in any state.
After hammering and hammering on
these things the republicans brought
about an awakening Of the public con-
science and the overthrow Of the long
established democratic regime. That
regime has been re- established through
an unfortunate political situation, not
through a change in public sentiment.
The sentiment Of the people against
the crimes and political schemes Of
democratic leaders is as strong now as
it was when they elected a republican
governor in 1908. The indictments
brought against democratic leaders by
the republicans were true then and are
Just as true and we'll sustained now,
The present democratic administration
is adding to the force Of these indict-
ments. The people nre observing the
methods Of democratic leaders with
great interest and when the republican
party gets into position TO renew its
fight for good government in this state
the people will respond again to their
cause and give the bouroons another
body blow.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-02-27
Another Demonstration Farm.

The sixth demonstration farm on the
Iron Mountain tracks Of the Missouri
Pacific Iron Mountain system has
been located at Arcadia, Mo-, on the
grounds OF the Arcadia College ad'
joining the right oi.way Of the railroad.
Rev. Father John Adrian, Of the col
lege, who has been a student OF
scientific farming for some time, will
be in charge under the general super
vision Of Mr.. L. A. Markham, com
missioner Of agriculture for the Iron
Mountain.
Eighteen acres will be placed under
cultivation at once, and within year
or so the farm will be extended to
twenty OF thirty acres. The bus
mess interests and residents Of Arcadia
united in a movement to have the
railroad select this site. The farm
will also be used in conjunction with
the course in agriculture included in
the college curriculum.
A specially will be made OF fruits
particularly apples, which, it is be
lieved, can be grown as successfully
there as in southwestern Missouri anC
northwestern Arkansas. Small fruits
such as grapes and berries, particular!
strawberries, will be raised, and vege
table farming will be a feature, as th'
ground is ideal for that purpose. Corn
oats, clover, alfalfa and other stapl
! crops will be given attention, and
systematic plan Of crop rotation will b
employed. Methods Of improvin
soils and increasing crop yields wi
also be feature OF the work.
The location OF demonstration farm
D on the Missouri Pacifc-Iron Mountai
system will be under the direction
l Mr.. Geo. K. Andrews, recently al
$ pointed commissioner Of agricultuI
for the Missouri Pacific proper, M
: Markbam's jurisdiction being over Ii
d Iron Mountain tracks.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-02-27

draughts. Talk TO US about the best
Of iood in season or out Now the
orchestra question is one that doesn't
bother US much down here in the
hills, the music Of the birds, the
laughter Of bright, healthy children, is
orchestra enough for ue hill billies, 1"
and il this kind OF glorifcation Of the
Ozarks does not attract the crowd,
then we are proud Of the fact that we
do not belong to the crowd.
As the St. Louis man says there are
many good locations in the Ozarks for
summer hotels, and we suppose they
will be built some time, but we can't
really say that the addition Of the av-
erage summer hotel would add much
to the natural beauty Of these hills.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-02-27
Another Democratic Trick.

Having found that the governor has
no right to appoint tri-partisau board
Of election commissioners for St. Louis
and that the appointment oI Wright,
the progressive, was without warrant ol
law, the democratic leaders are now
rushing through the Legislature an
amendment to the law under which
Governor Major may do lawfully what
he attempted to do unlaWfully. The
proposed law will require board made
up Of four commissioners, not more
than two OF whom shall be selected
from one political party. Such law
will make the board absolutely demo
cratic, as the governor may appoint
two democrats and select the Other
two members from the minor parties
| entirely ignoring the republican party
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-02-27
The Caucus win DO II.

As the Legislative session draws near
its close the democratic caucus is tax
ing the place OF legislative debate and
deliberation, and laws are apt to be put
through ike the products Of gigantic
machine. The democratic brand will
be blown in the BOTTLE" the caucus
products will be approved by the gov
ernor, and a host Of hungry democrats
will be named for new jobs provided
for in the bills. A few bills for tht
the public good may get through si:e
those providing jobs for democrats arr
ground ont, but that will be merel,
incidental.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-02-27
An Aroused Public Conscience.

In campaign after campaign the re-
publicans Of Missouri went before the
people calling attention to the evils
and abuses which had developed under
a long continued democratic rule; to
the crimes against the ballot in the
large cities by which the right Of re-
publican form Of government had almost
ceased to exist in those communities
to police and election department!
organized and conducted as polltica
machines; to excise Offices endowed
with princely salaries IOr the benefit 0
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-02-27

the hands Of the bipartisan board, in
cluding the pay Of officers and mem
bers OF the force. The municipal as
sembly is to determine the salaries to
be paid and to appropriate the money.
Under the present law, enacted BY
democrats years ago, the salaries are
fixed by the state Legislature and the
money prescribed by the police board
must be Appropriated by the municipal
assembly out Of the funds Of the city
arbitrarily appropriated. Heretofore
the governor has had the appointment
OF police commissioners and Of the ex'
else commissioner and could remove
them at his pleasure, The entire po-
lice force has been state organization.
Ii the proposed law is enacted the
only remedy the state will have, in
case the force becomes inefficient
or corrupt, will be the removal Of
one or both Of the appointed commits
sioners by the governor. 1t is hardly
probable, however, that the people ol
St. Louis will permit any abuse Of the
privilege Of home rule, though it may
be possible for the vicious elements to
combine and elect an unsafe mayor.
But the people Of our great metropolis
should be privileged to govern them
selves, like the people Of other great
cities.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-02-27
Political TOmmYEOt.

The following is from canned cor
respondence sent out from Jefferson
City last week to democratic papers:
The republican press is making a
big howl because Of the number OF
clerks on the pay roll Of the house.
It is true that there are more clerks
this year than two years ago, simply
because there are more democratic
members. In the 46th general as
sembly there were eighty-two demo
cratic members OF the house, while
in the 47th general assembly there
are one hundred and twelve demo
cratic members. With each demo
cratic member having a clerk this
explains an increase Of thirty clerks.
But the republicans have no big
noise" coming. When they controlled
the 45th general assembly they had
iii more clerks on the pay roll in the
house than has the present house.
If It is claimed that the 45th was a re-
vising session and more clerks were
needed, the answer is that the house
did not revise the statutes, but let all
the work OF revision to a special com
mittee at a cost Of approximately
$50,000 10 the taxpayers. So any way
you take it democratic administration
is about twice as economical as re-
publican administration" ;"
This is the kind Of politics which
made Missouri republican. Because
the republicans when they had con
troll padded the pay rolls aud were
wildly extravagant with the state''
money is no excuse for the democrats
to do the same thing. Because there
are ll2 democrats in the house al thi
session is no reason why each membc
should have clerk when one-half tn,
number would be plenty. Most o
the members have no more use for
clerk than a pig for two tails and pig
have been known to get along withou
any tail.
The democrats over the state wi
not stand for any such stuff in tn
, future as they have in the past, Me
are coming to the notion that they ca
vote as they please and don't car
what party a candidate belongs to
he delivers the goods. Appointin
ll2 clerks in the house because tn
: democrats happen TO have that numbt
Of members is not going to add to III
democratic majority in Missouri an
such explanations as the above al
ridiculed aud should be.-The Jacksc
Examiner (democratic).
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-02-27

Having promised certain politicians
in St. Louis specific kind Of home
rule il they would elect him, Governor
Major has tried hard to induce dem
ocratic lawmakers from the counties tc
stick to the promised brand. They
are for home rule but insist on assur
ences that it will not mean an oper
town" That's what was promised il
Majors name and certain St, Loui
politicians expect him to deliver tn
goods.