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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27

/" GREAT NUMBER OF the in
~ ventions and discoveries which
have been Of benefit to man.
~ u kind have been subject to the
ridlcule and scorn of the so-called
wise ones of the period Just preceding
tho invention and discovery. Even
after success. has been assured and
the inventor or explorer has been pro-
clsl,ned great benefactor to his fell
lowman. some pessimists have UNDER
estimated the value of the work by
asserting that the same thing would
have been accomplished any how In
the duo course of time.
Born Navigator.
Born in .Colgolato, in the territory
of Genoa. and having been schooled in
nss!satiop early in life the skill of the
Portuguese in, this line so attracted
him that he decided to locate in Lis
bon. AS the Portuguese had already
discovered q part OF the Coast of
Africa and were anxious to find a
passage to the Indies Columbus had
no doubt that by sailing west he
might. disabyer a shorter way to that
land and by this means obtain the
commodities cheaper than they. were
sold to the venetians in Egypt.
He laid his proposal before King
John II, Of Portugal who lis
tened, and like many men of the pres
ent day literally stole tho IDEAS Of
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27
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the rich gold fields Of Panama won
for the Isthmus the elittering name

the rich gold fields OF Panama won
for the 1sthmus the glitterins name
Castillo del Orc. Spain fairly reveled
In the wealth of Panama for some
years, and the 1sthmus was regarded
as spain's richest possession. but ~
time went on and spain's power was
on the wane, and the war Of independ-,
ence came on Panama was lost. To-
day the country, or part Of Il at
least. Is in the hands Of tho United
States. and a great canal waterway
used by all nations runs through It,
shortening the distances between
many lands. Columbus 10 duly hon
ored there for on the waterfront at
ChristobaA the Atlantic end Of the
canal, heroic statue has been ret up.
to his memory.
Lttle Porto Rico must not be for
gotten-that rich little island which
came under our flag after the Spanfsh-
American War was also discovery Of
Columbus. It is one Of the most
peaceful spots on the globe and Yields
a splendid revenue to the United
States. We are duly grateful to the
navigator for this little gem Of the
Antilles.
A Great Man.
The writings Of Columbus are vol
luminous and many books have been
written on the subject. These writ
ings reveal him as man Of action
and clinging with an unusual tenacity
to his Views on navigation. His firm-
ness Of purpose and boldness Of exc
cution are qualities SO striking that
they have been universally aclknowl-
edged. His writings show his great
knowledge as a navigator, which even
his enemies in his lifetime were com.
PEELED to acknowledge. Columbus was
a great man. great not according to
certain limits, but great by reason OF
his conception ofsa grand design and
because Of its accomplishment. Ths
entire world owes him = debt Of graft
tude and on each Columbus Day-the
day set apart in his msmov-the
youths OF the nation would do we'll to
emulate him in his drmhess ef sur.
pose and do honor to his memory a:
y the discoverer Of our land.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27
TRACK
WOLSEY STORE BURGLAR

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 24.-Blood-
hounds proved successful in running
down bold thief who entered the
hardware store of Thompson Bros,
Of Wolsey, and carried away num-
Der of watches and other goods. Blood
out delay and at once took Up trail,
which they followed to certain house
1t is said the thief has confessed and
made good the losses of the store. q
settlement having been effected With
out an arrest being made.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27
VAGRANT,KILL PET
SQUIRREL; LIVED
NEAR HIGH SCHOOL

Jimmy" the pet squirrel, VINO
made his habitat near the high school
grounds, was found lying near his
homo the other morning foully mur-
c.ered. Someone had cut his throat
Tho authorities, who protect tho tame
fox squirrels of the ely, h:va been
unable 10 discover who the criminal
Us.
Jimmy" was the taincst and most
likablc Of the 400 or more bushy tail
ed fellows of Mitchell parks. His glos-
sy Brown coat and long furry tail were
The Pride Of high scnyoi students as
we'll as the tots.
AlGst everybody whiStlcd To Jim
my who would eat crnia your h#i,d.
The school children always had sr!Dc-
thing nice for him. so he moved from
the ecurt house to the school house
SO he could be nearer to Il greater mum
ber.of friends most ill the time
Jimmy" was a friend to all liis
rest OF the squirrel colony here. Be;as
q bachelor himself, he was sal! up
pc;lted administrato: If other Squirrel
family affairs. Many winter stores in
other squirrel nests, where many lit
tie squirrels lived can be traced to the
efforts of Jimmy" the school chill
dren say. 4
The police at the inquest found
'Jim's" home well stocked for the
winter. All kinds of nuts, some Of
them with the sticky finger marks Of
small children on them and fragments
of candy stuck to them were found
in his nest.
Jimmy probably won't have It
public funeral, but there is clause
in the city statutes about humaneness
u. animals.
Some men said today that tIley lad
good idea who killed "Jim" They
Slid he ought to have something ter
r;ble done to him. 's
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27
dtscoverer stands in the court yard Of
the Palace. where the President Of the
PonuhI{r nouu rosfdao

Republic now resides.
While Haiti and Santo Domingo are
NOT as profitable to the world as Cuba
they are none the less rich and when
a stable government Ia secured they
will take their places among the other
countries for which the world owes
a debt Of gratitude to Columbus.
Coffee and logwood are the principal
exports,Ithe latter being very valuable
at this time on account Of Its use as q
dye Slnto Domingo. known to Co
lumbus As Hispanola, Is merely re-
public BktSup on one side Of the island
of Haiti kt present 1t is being admin
isterea to, to certain extent by
the United States, who on account Of
the Monroe Doctrine were compelled
to set the Dominican house In order
after its numerous revolutions. Co
lumbus spent much time on this 10.
land and the old ruin. which served
him for time as home. still stands
as does large ceiba tree which is
venerated by the. natives. who declare
that the discoverer tied his boat to
the trunk OF this tree when he an
chored at the island. This part of
the island Is rich In sugar cane and
bananas.
England owes Columbus debt Of
gratitude for the Barbados and
Jamaica their rich colonies of the
West Indies. The latter was taken by
the English in 1855 and their posses
sion was confirmed by the treaty Of
Madrid In 1870. It has always been
an asset to Great Britain on account
Of its sugar, bananas. cocoanuts. log
wood. rum and coffee. It is one Of
the most loyal Of the British colonies
and hundreds Of its natives are now
fighting with the English army. .
Panama.
| In the letters of Columbus written
to Ferdinand and Isabella ts contained
the earliest account Of the Isthmus Of
Panama in existence. He wrote thi.
letter while shipwrecked on the Coast
Of Jamaica, at the end Of his fourth
and last voyage to the indies, and
| when he reached Spain his stories oi
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27
LOCAL NOTES
From Saturday 8 Daily

!! Philip McNIahon, roadmaster OF the
Milwaukee division here, went to Min
ncapOlis Friday evening on a short
pbusiness visit.
/ j. r.. Roos of Mt. Vernon, drove
| TO Mitchell SATURDAY, To transact few
bus;ness affairs here. s;ssaM
Emil, Will and Edward yaknc,z Of
Epiphany, passed through Mitchell
saturday and did some shopping in
= from here to Alpena, where he Is to
be lrarricd today.
/. Mrs John Hariie or Pul:wana speht
few hours in Mitchell Saturday vis-
/, tins friends. a
Mrs. George Conrad and son Tai
mage. formerly Of Alltchell and nov, nf
PullWana, visited in Mitchell during
The latter part Of the week.
Il. X. Eliason of Alexandria, was q
! Mitchell visitor Saturday. 81.
| II. A. johnson Of Mt. Vernon. arriv-
ell in Mitchell Saturday for brief
visit -.
Miss Ella Test has left for Wash
ington, D. c., where she has accepted
Il position on departmental work. She
the Mitchell Gazette for several years.
j. b.. JOllNSOu VI LctCiicI, uFIlNCu
Friday evening to attend to business
,'matters here for short time.
M. II. Halvcrson, Il hardware mer-
!, chant of Mt. Vernon, was a Mitchell
visitor Friday
Miss Blanche Kcyes of Emery, arriv
ed Friday for a short visit with friends
in Mitchell
NJ M Lloyd of Mt. Vernon, trans
t,, I,nn If,,iJ ri
today.
Lyle Broc, student at Dakota Wes-
leyan, returned Saturday to his home
the holidays.
II. e ireland of Ethan was Nit
chell visitor Friday.
Miss Stella Robertson, who is teach
ing in the city schools Of Platte, re-
turned to Mitchell and will spend her
Christmas vacation at her home here.
The Red Cross rooms in the federal
building will remain closed from Satur
day evening until Thursday morning.
r. L. Wilbert of Chamberlain, was a
Mitchell business visitaor Friday and
today. .a-.
n. II. stolte, of Redfield, who is
lu:!ding the central school building
here, arrived Friday to attend to busi-
ness matters with the school board.
Holy Communion service will isbe
held at Nor. Evang. church on frs
street east, Rev. Thos. Koch Presid-
ing Elder from this district will OIL
ciate. Sunday 10:30 a. m. and 1880 p
m. Everybody invited. NJ. F. Wiede-
man, Pastor.
Gilbert Graham, of the mcdca
corps at Fort Riley, Kas.., has arrive:
| in Mitchell for a short visit mere
Ehristmas furlough at his home in
l:anistola. He was at one time ernplo!
ed in the Fowler Drug company i'm
has been college student here. III.
enlisted late last summer. A
Word has been received from Nj
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27
SOLDIER NOT DEAD

Pierre. S. D.. Dec. si.--A rUmor Of
the death of Thos. Gallagher, Of Sully
county at Camp Mills was circulated
here short time ago, with the state
men that the body was being shipped
home for burial, but when the facts
was safely recovering from m attack
Of pneumonia at the time oi the cir
culation of the false report. Some one
appears to be busy circulating this and
like reports of disaster in this vicin-
ity, and traced to the source probably
would about all be located at the same
place.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27
RED CROSS OBTAINS
MANY NEW MEMBERS

washington, D. G., Dec. g4.-Re-T
ports to the Red Cross today on the
result of its campaign for 100000
new members showed some divisions
were We're srdlu mfwyp mfwpyhrdlu
had exceeded their quotas and others
were approaching figures set for them.
The central division, which volun-
tarily raised its quota from i,189, 200
to 100000 expects to exceed the
higher figure and the Gulf division,
comprising Alabama, Louisiana and
Mississippi, had gone several thous-
and over its quota.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27
METAL WORKERS ARE
GRANTED INCREASE

San Francisco, Dec. ga threat-
tened strike of metal trade unions en-
gagged in industries other than ship
building was ayerted ehre today, ac-
council When vi 'o Il Of d the s'i IS @ boundaries a
that would have been affected by the
percent additional wage inchease over
the 81 per cent advance that had been
allowed some time ago by the federal
ship building labor adjustment board.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27
CHRISTMAS PARDON.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 24-The state
pardon board recommended Christ
mas pardon for Thomas Hall, sent
from Hamlin county about. twenty
showing was such that the board
thought it best to recommend leniency.
The board will consider other applica-
tiOns tomorrow,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27
CREAM sus,NEss IMoREAsEs.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 25.-It IS re-
ported ported that 1 the cream cream a business $. ii. is
cream cream shipping section this winter.
than for any former season. Shippers
are beginning to breed for the milk
in the winter when they get better
prices than they do in the summer
season, and this helps keep up the
winter shipping season, at time when
it has practically ended in former
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27

MIR. and Mrs. o. b. Wells. came mn,
down from Loomis Friday, for WISH
at the home OF Mayor and Mrs. d y
Wells. Mr.. Wells attended the I'LL
tiation banquet Of The Elks.s... s-.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27
ELKS DEVOUR
SALMON FEED
MUCH FEAsTlNa AND GOOD FEEL
ING Is PREVALENT At lNiTlA-
TloN-18 NEW MEMBERS

Nearly 400 members of the antIcred
herd answered the call of the wild
FRIDAY evening to feast at the fresh
salmon dinner Of the Elks giveE at the
li l,all here The primary purpose OF
lne meeting was to initiate a new class
OF 1S members. lit was continuation
OF The adjourned meeting of We'lnes
day evening. -. -
The famous board of tile local Elks
lodge was furnished at this years in
lliatlon -ioyfest by William Turner
mllcll-heloved brother of the Mitchell
lodge, who is now engaged in 4 pro.-
uuce business at Seattle, Wash, Fresh
salmon direct from Puget sound was
Mr. Turner's practical method o. send
lhS MS earnest regrets that he could
not be present at the festivities him
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27
spectators Jam Court House

The Dawson county court house
was jammed with curious spectators
Saturday afternoon during the inquest.
Many were heard to say that the driv-
necessary and that carelessness might
have been partial cause of The ucei-
dent.
This is one of the first accidents
of its kind that has ever happened in
the county. according to the records.
Children Sold Stamps
1t is said that the children of tie
school where little Edwina Heidner
ing a part of the day selling Rcd Cross
stamps to passers-by. Many of the
drivers stopped and patroniZed them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27
CORONER FINDS
DEATH ACCIDENT
MAN WHO RAN DOWN ETHAN
SCHOOL GIRL EXoNERATEO OF
+ BLAME FOR KILLING

before the coroncr's jury Saturday
afternoon at the court house, to deter
nine responsibility for the death OF
Gdwina Heidner, ine-year-old daugh-
er of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Hcidnel
IF Ethan, was dismissed because of
insufficient evidence against him.
: Germsheid admitted that he was
driving faster than the law permits,
The only witness of the accident was
Robert Black, nine years old, who was
in the road near the school house
which is Six miles south Of Mt. Yer
non. His testimony is said to be I'M
certain. The accident happened Sc
quickly that his mind was unable to
comprehend all the deta;ss The jury
held that the affair was purely acci-
dental II
Said Children In Road
Germsheid testified that the chill
dren were near the road and in at
tempting to get away from the caI
the girl lost her head and ran direct-
ly in front of. it.
Miss Dell Clark of Mitchell the
teacher, had just returned to The
school house after warning the chill
dren to keep away from the road, !.
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Hold Rara limitations.

limitations OF the Elks are like no
other limitations in the world. Little
formality, aside from the private rit-
ual OF the order, impeded tile good fel-
low feeling that is the prime charac-
leHlstic of the local fraternity. With
the yearly addition of many new mem-
bers. the Mitchell lodge is quickly sur
passing any of its Kind in the smaller
cities of the. west. The Elks Home
here is second to none in the state III
many ways.
The dinner was. served at G:30 p; m:
and was prepared by p: MCCARTHY,
and much credit for the luscious flaw
or of the fresh red steaks is due TO
him. ejt.
"Prlnoess Pats" Entertain.
After the, dinner the guests Were en-
tertained By the. Canadian princess :
Pats" who appeared in the city hals
the same evening The program OF
songs. and description of the European.
war was loudly applauded. Sergeant
Bailey's description of German atrocl-
ties, aroused much feeling. she songs
OF the Grey girls, the old Scotch Dal-
lads and popular songs Of America
were much enjoyed.
~ Members For Mitchell.
VI the class, OF ~ melileIs,
We're taken into the Mitchell lodge and
the remaining one for the Huron Class.
The new members are: James a.
Gordon, J. C. Jensen, H. Rittersbac.nIef'
l.. A. Carpenter, Hans Jensen, Sanl
Lobsiger, A. U. Hoon, a: B.. DARING
Howard w. Gardner, p. y. Mason'
Clarence l.. Pier, Harry Phillips, Gnar-
les Kelller, H. H. Kennedy, Wlliiall
Schlcsslnan, Tripp; Robert y. Nc
Mt. Vernon, and William Brennan, 1ol
The Huron lodge.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27

Philip McNIahOn, rOadmaSter OF The
Milwaukee division here, went to Min
ncapolis Friday evening on a short
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-12-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
CONTINUE PLANTING
nr ,rRs. c. H. MArHIs


 The people don't realize the situation yet, but they will, for 1t is coming. Keep planting something for fall and winter. Plant rutabaga turnips now, cabbage and collards, peas, beans, Irish potatoes, sweet corn, and next month plant turnips, radishes, beets, squash, cabbage, collards, lettuce, carrots, rape, kale, beans, marrowfat peas, etc. The farmers must be urged to plant fall food acres, and above all to plant four or five acres in wheat in September to each family. Our planting season is rapid ly passing and no effort must be slack ened if we are to be amply able to care for our own population for the next 12 months,
 The United States government and the railroads are constantly warning us of the situation and urging by every pos sible word to make us arouse and pre- pare for the change, but still a lot of people can't realize the situation, and have not contributed one cent towards making it possible for greater food sup plies to be grown nearby, nor for propef warehousing and marketing of what is now growing.
 There is absolutely nothing so import ant to every citizen of Birmingham right now as intelligent and honest care Of the food crops of the state.
 This thing can't be worked out on small basis, nor with people who have no experience, neither can 1t be made political scheme for advertising mems ambitions. It is a reality that calls for the best brains and absolute efficiency, and money enough to assure continued and powerful leadership as well as prac- tical plans for warehousing and mar keting. This is every mans business to assist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05


 The summer gardens are grand. and the women are canning as fast as pos sible. Thousands of cans will add to the winter food supply in every county. The corn crop is immense, and with rains in season we may expect good results. Sweet potatoes will be plentiful, velvet beans, soy beans and peanuts will be great for stock food, so we may con graduate ourselves upon the best food crop that Alabama has ever gro wn. Nevertheless we are still buying large supplies of flour, meat and lard.
 The railroads are now federated and act as one line for war efficiency. The president, Daniel Willard. announces that 75 per cent of the equipment will be taken for war demands, and that only g per cent will be available for domes- tic use. The board of the national coun- cil of defense places the matter in different light, but less favorable for do- mestic purposes. It says one-seventh car service instead of one-fourth will be available. All of that speaks volumes to the consuming public It means that we can rely upon what is grown near by, and that we cannot rely upon what Is grown in remote states, because it cannot be hauled to us by the railroads Every railroad In the United States is short of equipment, and has been for years, and the war requirements will command what is in sight One-sixth of the railroad mileage is in hands of re- eeivers, and yet there is very little sym pathy for the railroads in the minds of the people
 Such a state of public sentiment makes it impossible for them
 money at reasonable rates with which to build their equipment It costs twice as much now to equip as it did a few years ago and yet an unreasoning pub lie still wants to blame the railroads for want of equipment, and at some time re- fuse them an advance in rates. The folly of such public sentiment can re- suit in nothing but reduced service to the public.
 We are now right up against car shortage that will materially affect food supply and fuel distribution. How can coal be hauled out to the outlying towns of Alabama without cars? We have not been pinched yet at all com pared to what is ahead of us. What is a 15 per cent raise in freight rates com pared to no freight cars being avail able?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
FLOUR AND FEEDSTUFF

Michigan Patent Flour-$14.15 Idaho Patent Flour-s13 10. Tennessee Patent Flour-$l2.60. Hish-grade Self-Rising Flour-s1290. Medium Grade Self-rising Flour-S12. 70 Hard Winter Wheat Flour--s1365. Perfection Cornmeal-$5.o4 per 96-pound sa ok.
 Hen Feed-$1.10 per 10-pound sack. Mixed Horse and Mule Feed-$54Q66. c. s. Meal 7h per cent-s47. Cremo Feed Meal-$3G. Prime c. s. Hulls-s24 Lintess IIulls-$1i. Gray Short;;-$5S.
 Wheat Bran-$52.
 Corn-$270
 Corn Chops-S4.60
 No. 2 White Oats-S1.05 per busheL Wheat--S4 per OU-pound sack. Choice Pea-green Alfalfa-s33 per ton. Choice Timothy Hay-s2s per ton. No. 1 Timothy Hay--S27 per ton No. 1 Johnson Grass-$20 per ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
Live Stock

Chicago. August 4.--Hogs: Receipts, $500; market strong. Bulk, $15. .30@16 30; light,
 s14 75@16. .25 mixed, S14. .75@16. 40: heavy,
 $14 55Q16. .45; rough. $14.55@14.77; pigs, $11. .25 @14.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1900; market weak Ma tive beef cattle, $7 .50@14; western steers,
 s .15@11 50; stockers and feeders, s5. .75G l9 cows and heifers. $4.30@11 60; calves, 1 $S. .5O@13.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; market steady. Wethers, $7 50@10. 65; lambs, $9 .25d14. .5O. Kansas City, August 4.-Hogs: Receipts, 5o0 market higher. Bulk, $15@16. .15; heavy,
 s15 sod16.25 light, $14.25d15.6o; pigs, s9@
 1925.
 Cattle: Receipts 100: market steady. Prime fed steers, S13M13.75; dressed beef steers $1od12 50; southern steers. $6. 6.5Od Il; cows. $5.25@e; heifers, s7a12 50; stock
 CTS, $6@9.75; bulls, s6@7. 50; calves, se.5 @11
 Sheep: Receipts, none: market steady.
 Lambs, s1325d14.25; yearlings, $950@11; wethers, sS .50@10; ewes. ssa9. .25. St. Louis, August 4.-Hogs: Receipts,
 3e00; market higher. Lights, $15. .70@16 10; pigs, s10. .75@15; mixed, $15. 5.75l16.35; good heavy s16 30d16.40; bulk, s15. .75@16. 25. Cattle: Receipts, POO; market steady. Native beef steers, $7 .50a1S 50: yearling
 steers and heifers. sS. .5o@1s 5o cows, s66 1o.50; stockers. S6G9 50; native calves s6 @12
 Sheep: Receipts, 15o: market steady,
 Lambs, sl050@13. 50; clipped ewes, sS@S. 50;
 canners s4@4 50; choppers, s6@6 50.