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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-11-13
Arid GRAZING LAND
IN FOREST RESERVE
To Be Made Useful by Conserving Sup
ply of Water for
Stock

Farmers Bulletin 5o2, recently pub
lished by the Department of Agricul-
ture, gives some very interesting in
formation as to the means by which
practically worthless range may be
improved by the development of stock
watering places.
Range cattle require from s to 10
gallons OF water day, and sheep need
from e to Q gallons per day. This is
vital necessity. No matter how
good the forage may be, if there is
not sufficient and permanent sup
ply of water near at hand, the stock
will not thrive.
Upon the National Forests the gov
ernmeDt has developed watering places
in several ways. The flow from ordi-
nary springs and seeps has been in
creased by digging them out and
curbing the sides with cement; and
then carrying the water through pipes
to some convenient trough. Swampy
spots have been utilized by cutting an
open channel from some spring in
their midst, and drawing the water to
the trough. Dirt food-water reSer-
voirs have been constructed to store
the water and thus supplement the
natural supply. Burrows have been
run diagonally across slopes to collect
the rainfall or melting snow waters
and carry them to the storage reser-
voir. In cases where the natural sup
ply is so feet below the surface, wells
have been drilled.
In this work on the range to i'm
prove the water facilities, a total of
SIC projects have been developed by
users of the range themselves, 172
through cooperation between the For
est Service and the users, and IT'S by
the Service alone. OF these 676 i'm
provement projects, 378 are springs
and seeps, and 286 are reservoirs,
while the balance are wells, trails, and
the like. In Oregon and Washington,
101 of these water Improvements have
been reported up to January 1914.
Copies OF Farmers Bulletin 592
may be had upon request OF the local
congressman, or by purchase (5
cents) from the Superintendent Of
Public Documents, Washington, D. c.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-11-13

Seventy-6ve horses have been purch-
ased in the Walla Walla valley for the
British army.
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POLITICS
ARE STARTING
SEVERAL CANDIDATES TO SHY
HATS INTO RING IN NEXT
FEW DAYS.

With the biennial city election five
weeks away, possible candidates fol
positions on the city council are com.
mencing to feel out the sentiment
among the voters of the four wards
of Mitchell. 1t is, expected that sever.
al announcements will be made
within the next few days.
That Mayor A. E. Hitchcock will
be a candidate for reelection seems
very While the mayor has
made no definite announcement, it is
understood by his friends that he
will allow his name to come before
the voters, especially in view of the
telephone litigation now pending.
Two candidates for aldermen,
both in the Third ward, have been
mentioned. Ben w. Palmer has al.
ready taken out a petition and 1t is
understood that Howard Gardner con.
templates doing so.
The whose terms will ex.
pire on May 4th are Prof. s. D. van
Benthuysen, First ward; John Mich
els. Second ward; John M. Siberz
Third ward, and DR.. j. c. McCart-
ney. Fourth ward. The election Will
be held on April 81.
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SIS, 600 LIBEL SUIT IN
MINNEHAHA CAMPAIGN

Sioux Fails, s. D.--Yestcrday ar
ternoon g. w. Egan az attorney for
County Auditor Harry Howe prepar-
ed the papers in q S25, 600. libel suit
against County superintendent OF
schools T. T. Thompson, who Is a
candidate against Mr.. Howe for the
Republican nomination for county
auditor.
The action is based on an article
appearing in the Poster which Mr..
Thompson is said to be responsible
for, and also a circular campaign
letter which Mr.. Thompson has SCAT
tered broadcast which circuiaryclaims
that Mr.. Howe tried to force the pa
irons of the schools of the county to
pay a higher price for school books
than the law specified.
Regarding the contemplated suit
against the editor OF the Poster no
action will be taken until utter the
next issue of that paper to give the
editor an opportunity to retract his
accusations.
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FIND HOMES
FOR CHILDREN
NO DEARTH OF ROSTER PARENTS
FOR HOMELESS TOTS FROM
NEW YORK.

Twelve children sat on the rostrum
in the city hall auditorium this af-
ternoon. Some very manly little
chaps, others We're little maidens with
smiling faces and " We're tiny tots,
80 small that they could not under
stand what it was all about.
The dozen were the homeless
children from New York city, brought
by the Children's Aid society. And
that they would be welcome In the
homes of the people of Mitchell and
1.-THE surrounding country, was shown
by the fact that the auditorium was
packed to capacity with those who
had come to see the children. Many
of them were willing to be the foster
parents to the youngsters on the
stage, for there we're at least eight
applicants for every child to be CIV
en- away.
Singularly, many of the women in
tho audience, for it was a feminine
audience to a large extent, carried
babes in their arms. Many Of the
audiente were people who had lost
children in the past. for a glance
from one OF smiling youngsters was
enough to cause them to wipe away
la furtive tear.
Miss Clara B. Comstock, agent for
the society, opened the program by
introducing Prof. II. i. Jones, who
said a brief prayer. shen then intro
duced Miss. Anna Laurie Hill, Of Des
Moifies, western agent of the society,
who is now making her hundredthI
trip west in placing children for tho,
society. Miss Hill spoke at length
the aim OF the society and manner
of placing children, emphasizing that
all must. receive the same care 3 as
blood children.
The local committee then retired
and went over the list of applications
which had had been received for the
children.
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position as state circuit judge, he
took n~osactive part instile campaign:
and in fact. has been canvassing the
Second less than three weeks, while
his opponent, Acknowledgement Royal
@. Johnson, has been actively at
Eworkssince the 9th of January. JudgeI
McNulty and his friends are greatly
Encouraged over the prospects, espec-
tally SO since the campaign cry OIL
the Johnson forces, that the South
Dakota constitution prohibits Mel
Nulty's election to congress OF to any
other office other than judicial, APP
parently has made no impression on
the voters in view of the presidents
cited from Illinois, which has a con-
.stitution similar, but more positive
in its provisions than has South Da-
kota, yet elected Judge Lyman Trum-
bull, a judge,-to the senate during the
decade preceding the civil war and
the Douglass Democrats, a majority
In the Senate at that time, and Bit
terly opposed to the wing of the
Deniocracy which Trumbull repre-
scented, SSn~evertheless gave Trumbull
his seatSon the ground that q state
- ~ liiSuts W plCSCIAOc Iic VuHlle
f%ications of a member of congress.
AS toSthe other candidates on the
state ticket-it all depends. If Burke
is elected Senator, and the stalwart
Republicans are in a state of enth-
usiesp over his prospects that has
not boon witnessed since their last
successful campaign in 1904, and
Anderson is elected governor, the
prospects are that the majority Of the
stalwart ticket will be carried
through, with possibly scattering ma
|jcrity' candidates winning. II Byrne
registers a victory, 1t is possible that
stalwart state officials will not be
many, II any more than at present.
II Richards is nominated for COVER
nor-the stalwart candidates for the
minor state offices have a better
show than the majority do. But
here will be alot of guessing up to
about midnight on the night sof
March "a.
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.uilding committee.

DuliuIuS COHlfnlttee.
We further suggest that the build
ing committee should be instructed
to make "a careful investigation OF
exposition buildings of this sort and
get the advice OF architects CONVEX
SAINT in this particular line of work
before making the plans, and to do
this work they be authorized such
expenditures as is necessary to make
this investigation.
Personnel is Important.
we call your attention to the i'm
portance of the selection of the build
ing committee and we suggest that
the selection of this committee be
made by the board of directors of the
Commercial club, the board .of di-
rectors of the Corn Palace and the
city council, acting jointly; and that
these gentlemen take immediate ac-
ton, as we recommend that we make
an effort to complete the enterprise
for the 1914 festival.
I'VE further recommend that the
cost ofr&the proposition should be
kept well within our means so that
the bonds would be good merchant
aoie SECURITY, unu ny having tne city
practically back OF the payment Of
the interest that the bonds would be
OF merchantable value equal to a real
estate loan.
"Rcspectfully %sumbitted,
John Michels, Chair.
"a. Il. Hitchcock.
-. L. Morrow.
III. d. Butterfield.
"P. II. Kelley.
"W. S. Hill.
Robert Burns"
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MRS. A M HOSTESS.

A delightful afternoon was spent
Thursday at the home of Mrs. w. G..
Seaman, on College hill, by the ladies
of Mrs. Jennie Wtitse's division of
the Woman's AID 81 the Methodist
church. Mrs. S. Weir and Mrs Sea-
man acting as hostess.
Following the business meeting
there was a short program after.
which Mrs. Ezra Bauman, better
Known to Mitchell people as Miss
Florence Carhart, told, in avery in7i
teresting manner, something Of the
surroundings. and of the work in
which she and her husband are en-
gagged in Santiago, Chill. S.sA.
The guests were reminded that St.
Patrick's Day must be near by the
color scheme SO attractively carried
out in the refreshments served.
MRS HITCHCOCK SURPRISED.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid Soci
ETY. quietly slipped up to the home Of
Mrs. w. A. Hitchcock on South Min
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Best Family Laxative.

Beware of Constipation. Use DR..
Kings New Life Pills and keep we'll.
Mrs. Charles E. Smith, of West
Franklin, Me-, calls Them "Our fam
lily LAXATIVE" Nothing better for
adnltss OF aged. Get them today. csc.
All druggists or by mail. H. e. Buck
len & Co., Philadelphia or st. Louis.
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PAY
DOUBLE SHARE
THEIR PERCENTAGE OF ALI.
SOUTH DAKOTA TAXES TWICE
III AS MUCH AS IN 1904, SAYS
COMMISSION.

Pierre. S. D.-The state tax com
mission has just Issued the follow
ing statement of taxes paid by the
railroad property of the state, show
ing the percentage of all taxes paid
the railroads has increased from 5.37
per cent In 1904 to HOP per CEN
in 1913:
Tabular Statement of Tax Payments
by Railroad Companies
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-03-19
GUESSING STAGE
NOV, REACHED IN
PRIMARY CONTEST
Correspondents
Assume The Role
Of Prophet.
BURKE IN LEAD
BURKE IN. LEAD
So Asserted In His1 Home
Town - Aberdeen Scribe
Thinks. we'll of Richards.

Pierre, S. D.--A week moro OF the
primary campaign is yet ahead for
this state before the votes are cast,
but it is pretty safe to predict that
there ia not likely to be any radical
changes in the situation from this
time on. The political roor-back al
tho close of a campaign is not likely
to got any votes, as the people look
upon last day statements with -sus-
picion, and on TINT basis, the outlook
is at this writing that when the vot-
es are counted, 1t will be-found that
Charles III. Burke is the selection for
United States Senator and Frank NJ,
Byrne for governor. While this is a
political guess. as all must be be-
fore the votes arc counted, it Is has
ed on actual inside figures which are
secured not, only in the Burke head
quarters at this city, but also on d
report purporting to give the real
inside figures secured at the majority
headquarters at Huron. While boil,
sides are of course making their
claims of success at the polls, their
real figures make the showing above,
and IL campaign figures collected
from both sides Of the campaign are
az, criterion of the outcome these
two men are az certain as any can
didate can be up to the time the votes
are counted.
The congressional contest appears
to be close in all the districts. In the
first there has been an opinion that
Dillon will win easily, but the indica-
and that Dick Woods Is not making
the losing fight which was at flrst
thought to be the situation. In the
second district the fight Is a close
one 80 far as can be learned with
both sides claiming certainty of sue
cess. Ten days ago Royal johnson
had the best of it apparently, and
may have yet, but 1t is a fight. In THE
'thirddistrict the indications r fol
"a close vote, with Judge Rice probab-
Iiy having the better OF 1T. First re-
ports indicated that Meade county
would give a heavy vote against him
on account OF the MEADE County
Bank" cases, but later returns indi-
cato that he will carry that county
which, in a close contest mea q
great deal. s
On the rest of the ticket tho indi-
cations appear to be with the ma
]ority ticket generally, but with the
probabilities In favor of cutting on
the auditor. attorney general and
secretary OF state In favor of the mi
nority selections. The minority claim
that this will be strong enough to
carry these officers through. and 1t
may BIO the majority. has a long lead
to AArt, With and the cutting win
have TO BIO extensive to leave these
two behind, but past primaries have
all shown mixed tickets. and tho pre-
sent campaign may show tho same
results, but with the Wow that the
majority mas naturally tho best .of 1t
votes II, the state with past com.
patgns to guide.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-03-19
SOCIAL HOUR CLUB.

The Social Hour club OF Butler and
Perry townships met on Wednesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Potter. 1T
was a beautiful; spring day and fifty
or more met together to, celebrate
the second birthday Of the club which
thoughtful Grandma Bates proposed
starting. 80
Some visitors were present and
wished the club success and progress
for the coming year. The club mem
bers are striving to build up meet
ing to be benefit to farmers wives
and daughters. After dinner there
was a short program, followed by the
business meeting and election Of Of
ficers for the ensuing term.
The officers chosen were Mrs.
Robert McCue, president, Mrs. NJ. P.
Bates, vice president, Mrs. Bert Smith
secretary; Mrs. VIM. Baxter, treasur-
er, Mrs. A. l.. Snider, conductor OF
exchange. The discussion and Ques-
ton were entertaining, folloged by
several. fine musical selections by
Mr.. Potter, enjoyed. by all.
Much credit is due to the retiring
president, Miss Elsie C%lapsadle, and
the secretary, Mrs. M. d, Daily, for
the good work they have done in var
ious ways during the past six months
and over that they have served in
these officers. Mrs. Peddicord handed
over a neat book to her successor
with everything favorable.
The club adjourned to meet with
Mrs. Bert Smith on March rs for an
afternoon meeting. The members are
asked to come early. All new Corners
i'm the neighborhood, are invited to at
tend.
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GI4
MRS. HANEY

Mrs. Dick Haney received the
Round Table club on Monday even
ing, at one of the most delightful af-
fairs that the club has enjoyed. The
feature of the evening was an address
by Prof. Clyde NJ. Tull. of Dakota
Wesleyan on S~hakespeare's Henry
W." which the club has been study
ing this year.
The address was greatly enjoyed
andSlater the professor lead in a dis
cussion which was both Interesting
and instructive. At the close. the pre-
sident, Mrs. Mama Moore, voiced for
the club members their appreciation
of the address bysProf. Tull.
AT the close the hostess served
light refreshments, in which she was
assisted by Mrs. J.. o. Walrath Mrs.
T. j. Spangler and Mrs. j.. G.. Nc
Cartney.
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|na6d
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nesota street Monday evening. and
gave that lady a complete surprise
The occasion that brought the com
pany together was Mrs. IIitchcock's
birthday. The evening was pleasantly
spent in visiting and discussion and
after refreshments, provided by the
surprisers the party broke up at a
late hour. Mrs. Hitchcock was pre-
sented with a beautiful piece Of
drawn dork and a plant as a reilem-
brance of the day.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-03-19
New Site PRACTICAL

John Micheis, H. Il. Kibbee and S.
III. Scallin all heartily endorsed the
selection of the committee declaring
that from a practical. and business
standpoint the north site was the
more desirable. Mr.. Scallin declar-
ed that the noise from the Omaha
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-03-19
ABERDEEN MAN sGuEssEs THAT
RICHARDS Will RUN WE'LL

81, Aberdeen, S. DR.. o. Richards
Of Huron addressed n large crowd at
q injecting at the court house on Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock. s2icl-
ards, as an Independent candidate
for the Republican nomination for
governor is making good Roadway. He
has an attractive personality, andshe
attacks the platforms OF both the
majority and minority factions, and
his vote on March 2f Is apt to sur
prise all save the most careful read
er OF the signs of the times In S6uth
Dakota. 1t is not at all improbable
that "Dick" Richards, rather than
Frank M. Byrne or H. b. Anderson
will lead the list when the votes for
governor in the Republican primary
are counted on March "a. This de-
ponds largely, however, upon how
the Republican voters regard the
Richards primary, which was holly
criticized when the candidates and
the rank and file of the Republican
party started to work under it's pro-
visions late in November. At that
time, it is probable the bill and it's
author would have been consigned to
the neither world with great unani-
nifty by both factions. Since then,
however, with the actual trying out
of the law; it is believed Richards
has at least an evenachance with the
two other candidates. As to Anderson
and Byrne, it is anybody's guess.
Byrne is a fine ~campaigner, and de-
tends his record as governor and the
record OF every employe OF the state
during his Observation-Disclosures
Emil Guentlief, whom he fired be-
cause he charged theatre tickets and
candy for some lady friends to the
state. Auditor Anderson is not SO
campaigtier, but has made a,
splendid record for economy in pro-
tecting the state from illegal claims.
many of them as bad, If not quite so
clumsy. as the Guentfer voucher.
His friends claim he will win at the
aud Byrne's friends, who
arc umerou and aggressive, nre
equally as determined in their view
of the situation, which fayors their
AS for the congressional situationi
in the second district, McEulty. sinceI
he began his active campaign on
I, has made gains. Beforei
that, owing to his occupancy Of the
-. LfA "a - EHL. Il AEaAE~rfLf
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GIVEN BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.
Mrs. Mary Pope was surprised By
a party of sixteen of her friends on
the evening of March q, the occasion
being her fifty-ninth birthday. The
evening was spent with music and
games. =
Several beautiful presents were
given Mrs. Pope. At the close of the
evening u delightful two-course Inn
vas served by Misses Myrtle
Pope and Sophia sLovinger.
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Lov1NGERs ARE SURPRISED.

bs
the impromptu hosts on Wednesday
evening at a surprise given them by
a party of their friends, in honor of
their recent twenty-fifth wedding an
niversary. Twelve couples were in the
party which came to the Lovinger
home and awaited the return of their
hosts. is
Cards and other games were the
diversion of the evening, with several
musical numbers by Miss Sophia Low
niger and Louis Lovinger. During the
evening, Fred Reuterstrom, in be-
half of the guests, presented Mr.. and
Mrs. Lovinger with a silver thermos
bottle and making an appropriate
presentation speech. Refreshments
brought by the guests were served,
closing the delightful evening most
fittinsly.
The guests of the evening were
Mr.. and Mrs. John kurvink, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Downey, Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Under
hill, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Snow, Mr..
and Mrs. Winnie Woodman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. a..
G.. BergQuist, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Dortlanr, Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Scallin,
Mr.. and Mrs. X. A. Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Reams and G. w. Adams.
|a N- f. t--aEa - y -Nrf t
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CELEBRATE SILVER WEDDING

In honor of the twenty-fifth ami
versary of their wedding, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nels Jensen OH Thursday even
ing Were hosts to a large party of
their friends at the Il. o. O. F. hall.
The affair followed q. meeting OF the
Odd Fellows and Rebekals and was
largely participated in by. the mem
beers Of the two orders.
Following a program of music, re-
citations and cards, the guests were
served with a sumptuous three-course
dinner. The tables we're beautifully
adorned with cut flowers and the at
fair was one of jollity and congrat-
ulation for the pair who have been
SO happily welded for a quarter of a
century.
One of the pleasing features Of the
evening was the presentation OF a sill
yer set to Mr.. and Mrs. Jensen by S.
w. Rowley, in behalf OF the two lodg-
es. Mr.. Rowley testified heartily to
the esteem in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Jensen were held in making the pre-
s%entation.
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HALCYON CLUB SESSION
The Halcyon club met last Monday
afternoon with Mrs. S. G. Sccville.
The study hour was spent in discus
sing current events.
At the close of the afternoon the
hostess served a lunch. The next
meeting will be with the president,
Mrs. Henry Schultz.
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soRosIs CLUB MEETING.

The scrosis club met Friday after
noon with Mrs. Frank WEIGH, SIG
West Second avenue. Mrs. A. C. Nc
Grath had charge of the lesson, and
gave, a very interesting review of the
book Sowing Seeds in Dannie," by
Nollfo Mc!.uod
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
FODDER FOR FANS

ing his first season, as a professional
player. He went under the name of
Sullivan that year, and the official sta
tistician has refused to keep those rec
orsd.
This cruel slam from Los Angeles:
The st. Louis Federals having obtained
a ball park are now busy assembling a
team with which to decorate It. Then
the fans Of that po9f settlement are
hoping that the outlaws have better luck
than the Browns or Cardinals have ex-
perienced to date.
Fritz Maisel the third sacker for the
Yankees, says that he signed with Far
rell because he had promised to do SO
after he heard from the Players Fra
ternity. That is why the Federals lost
him.
Frank Chance bames Murphy for the
Feds. Tinker blames Ebbets. Secretary
Mccullough, OF the Pittsburg Feds,
blames Dreyfuss, because he wouldn't
let the International into Pittsburg. It's
q grand little game, who's to blameY