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THE MITCHELL CAPITAL MITOHBLL PUBLISHING OOM~ PANY, PROPRIETOR. 'WrMSoiitld, Editor and Man Alter SUBSCRIPTION RATES. rOn Year fi.oo §ix Months MljiANS-ftgUCH Jfatw. 1 :to 7:. .. .75 iTtow.Monthi .40 Strictly In Advance. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAP£R TO SOUTH DAKOTA. Monday's decision by tlie United .States supreme court, holding, in particular, that the states have the i» right to: regulate intrastate rates, is of great importance to South Dakota, in more ways than one. It is the court's view that, while it la true that the regulation of rates within state Ibocders may impose a burden upon Interstate commerce, the states can ,jipt he denied this regulatory power, in the absence of legislation by con /grogs specifically curtailing the right lofothe states i.to control intrastate rates that, might affect interstate ,-n ,M This deoisionlias a dkoct bearing upon action taken by the state legis- i*ture"for the reduction of. passenger and-freight rates within this state, -i! LUiiatton -ta tte. federal, courts'has V." held. up. both a. 2-cent passenger fare act:and a-2 & cent passenger fare act passed- bytbe Squth Dakota legisla ture. lf rthe supreme* court ihad held 'that:the states could not interfere i'b vlibt interstate, rates by fixing rates to apply within their borders, -this iffgialaiion would unquestionably have been set aside.'A special mas ter, now 1 Judge dates .of: the state Supreme court, after an exhaustive hearing, found for ,the, federal,,dis trict-court, at-Sioux Falls that a 2 Ms cent pasBepgsr faro in this state would not be'confiscatory, and there fore should-be sustained by the fed, eralcoort.iThe findings of. the mas .ter„muBt still bei reviewed, by Judge Elliott of'Jthe federal court, but the ^probabilities. are that he .will. coin. «ide with' the decision of the special vr jnaater. Even, then the case will no ••doubt be^ appealed, whatever the de .^cUlon of,.Judge Elliott. Therefore considerable*'more delay will be in evitable before the state can know Kwhether or not it Js to enjoy the ..i.bgneflts of reduce^, passenger fares ^ilti'4he light of- the deoisiou of the United States supreme court, the vphysical valuation made by the state .oft the railroad, property in the state, will prove exceedingly useful. With that for .a. basis, the. state railroad commission .ean devisee new schedules of ireight.and, passenger rates from time to time. And, with, the decision of .the, supreme court. settling dis pates as it 01 the inumberof items in railroad valuation—rnotably the one ^a^to..the iwonthiof the right of way and other real estate—rthe commis sion can. proceed with reasonable asr i,p*rance of support by the courts. ...Sntftbe 'decision means a great deal more than this. It has beent the pjracttce on the jart of the railroad i:eWMa»le* cater to the viong hatil:" To- this end they have made taWiiqng. .distance, rates. fWhich have done much- to develop great trading 1 eptktftntifThe.BBect of .this has been to dtscourage' local^develppment. States :. kave foundi it:qnlteiimpossible to do tbnaMteta with themselfes. The ser. t^ce^add ratea.pn traffic to the larg- -ej: cjties has eerved to concentrate 1 ^uatFi^ofjajll »orts at these points. ^ByAWar Of illustration,, the live stock fi^4ha,-Mreateiat stpt«i,,h»B been ship, to packing-centers, there to be 49MIM4 and shipped back to the same western states forconauniption.Siui u. ilarly, local flouring mills ,inSouth Dakota have found it difficult to cmnpete iwith such flouring centers ^aK Minneapolis. Thus it has developed ithat .grain: is shipped, to Minneapolis to be iniUed-An^ buck again to this aUte to be eaten, Thereis no good rf^wiL. for this, since the local mills can .wutily compete with the larger lgtyl^Jf ff^ght rates were not so ar ranged^as to put the larger mills on {.Pl^KCtlcally the «ame basis with them. fe4«urely local industries are entitled to the_ local business and the railroads /^^kbattld inot velopment of local concerns( at the expense of the larger centers. In a word, it is up to the state railroad commission to take steps at once to assure to South Dakota the right to do business first of all with ItBelf. THE "LOBBYISTS." Says the Kioux Fulls Argus-Lcad er: "But after all hasn't a man a mor al and legal right to go to the nat ional capital and have his say about legislation that is pending? Nothing has been disclosed in the investiga tion of the Washington tariff lobljy indicating that any attempt has been made to improperly influence mem bers of congress. There is a good deal of tommyrot about the lobpy talk, alter all." There is a lot of truth 111 the, above. Lobbyists who employ old-time meth. ods of bribery and, coercion, are of course abhorrent. They are usually representatives ot interests that have no legitimate case upon which to base their claims. But the men, who.have so far taken the stand, before the Senate commit- tee are not lobbyists, in the above sense at all. They represent interests affected directly by the. tariff. There is a group of these men working for free sug^r—.advocated ,by President Wilson—and another group oppos ing free sugar. It should be borne, in Uilnd that both, sides in the tariff con troversy have selfish interests, .The consumer wants the tariff 30 arrang ed that .it. will. mean money in l\is pocket. The manufacturer wajits A tariff .that will mean .money in, his pocket. The selflslimenss of the one is no more to be exalted than the selfishness of. the other.,If the con sumer's interests should (be, consider ed, the producer's should also. If either party at interest wishes to pre sent its case,in person, The Republi can believes it is the duty of con gress to hear any sjich statement. It Is true that the- consumer is seldom represented, .but. that only makes it the duty of congress..to exercise the more concern about his welfare. Surely that fact alone does not make it a crime for the producer to tell his side of the story. "It WHAT DISCOURAGES DRINKING. It has often been remarked by tljis paper that a great deal can be done to solve the liquor problem, if the use of liquor is divorced from attrac tive or so-called fashionable sur roundings. A lot of men acquire tho habit of drinking just because it is believed to bo "smart." Time was when ability to consume intoxicants was-regarded' by many as a sort of measure of one's manhood. LJquors have all too long played an important part in formal diuners and banquets. It is difficult to understand just why it should be oonsidered a brilliant performance to- engage in poisoning one's self, but it seems to have been so regarded for centuries. This idea that drinking constitutes, on the one hand, a manly accomplishment, and, on,,the, pther ,hand, .an .illumination of social affairs, has been largely, very ..Jargely, responsible for tlje •maintenance aud growth of the habit 01, dunking. u(, 1 be allowed to wean ,1t -•way... -»fj|er^llect—in the long ruv—of ^atatet regulation, should be to raise '£-£o*g"'distance' rates and lower local f»teg. This will mean a gradual de- When liquor is despised in'high places, when it is understood that it destroys manhood,,.When it is recog nized and described in all respectable circles, for just, the evil, and sordid thing it is,, the habit of drinking will become less fashionable. This is seen- by the New York Tri bute, which says in a recent editor lial. (jW r. JSj" \f y. 11 "One docs not have to, go back to Danit!-WebBter to find an- era when not only drink but-drunkenness was .oonsidered a decent and respectable practice. The.'damning,- destroy ing effect of drinking to excess 1b now accepted as a commonplace. The drunkard is. no -longer a- hero. He is an object of pity like every other weakling. "Of course, hard drinking still-ex ists and crops out now and then in one quarter of another. But, taking the "country through', there can be no question that here, as in England, both- teetotalism and temperance have made enormous gains. The pre sent conspicuous case of Colonel -Roosevelt, whose precise degree of temperance is .not far removed from the teetotalism of Mr. Bryan, is both a mark of progress and a shining ex ample." Further comment might have bepn made upon the action of President Wjlson in banishing all liqpors from the White House, offering reasonable hope that they wiliinever .be. reinstat ed. there. Another powerful influence that, ib ..brought to bear more and more strongly against the liquor traf fic with each passing year, is that of buelnesB houses the country over. It is next to impossible now for any man with an uncontrollable appetite for liquor to obtain a desirable business position. It is recognized that It prac tically unfits him for his work, or at all events seriously impairs his efli ciency. •It is next In"impossible to reform men by legislation. So long as they are.determined to drink, it is exceed ingly difficult to coerce them into stopping. But when it is well estab lished and recognized that drinking is an abomination, a disgrace, bar ring men from success in life and shutting them out of good, society, the practice of drinking will become more and more unpopular. These in fluences, together with that of the church, which is decidedly pro-temp erance in its teachings, will accom plish far more than direct warfare, and will in time obtain the victory. T.. W., Dwight, president of the state board of regents on Saturday gave out at Sioux Falls a statement in opposition to the law passed by the recent legislature giving the Ab erdeen normal the right to engage in collegiate work, upon which law the referendum has been invoked. Mr. Pwight speaks for the whole board and shows that the Aberdeen news papers, in trying to make it appear that Regent Hitchcock of this city is alone in support of the referendum have misrepresented the situation. As a matter of fact, the board of regents is a unit in opposing this scheme to give the Aberdeen normal the right to go outside its legitimate sphere of pedagogic instruction and engage in general college work. Mr. Dwight makes it clear that the regents are unanimous in desiring a co-ordinated educational system in the state, and one that avoids duplications of plants or courses, excepting only the l.ormal work for which four schools have been provided in -order to serve the different localities more conven iently. CORN PRIZES OFFERED BY CHAMBERLAIN CLUB Chamberlain, C. D.—Early in th spring the commercial club of this city offered prizes of ?25, $15 and $10 to the boys and girls under six teen years of age of Brule county who would produce by their labor the best acre of corn. There are elev en who have entered this contest, nine boys and two girls. The girls are Loretta Cable of Brule township and Nore Newell of West Point township .... r- O .. lDl PROM ANNIIAJ. STiTBMEOT. Year Ending December 31st. J912. Norwich Union Fire Insurance So ciety, Ltd., of Ctreat Britain. U. y.. Home Oftioe, New York City, LedK«r. a»aeta Dec. 31, '11. $ 2,709,196.63 iC. .".'£c INCOME, Total,pr«mium receipts Interest and rents Grong profit on asset* ,'Frora all other sources ... Total income Total disbursements .. '.Balance *^....^«. "4. W 1,737.842.37 90,150.60 ledger 2,562.50 .10,00.1.91 ... 1,810.659.28, s'l D1SBUBSBMKNTS. |Pald for losses (t0fi.fiK.ljt Commissions or brokerage and agency expense 319.061.46 Salaries, and office Exp... 237,761.60 (All other disbursements. ,. 310,800.22 .8 1,773.227.4' a ...... .* a,776,528.44 .IUPDGJDR ASSISTS. »"ai 3onds otv stocks 2,091,487.17 JBsh In office and banks .. 377.314.49 Jther l«dBer assets 308,240.18 Total ledg-er assets 1 2,777,041.84 Less balance due special agents 513.40 Total .............. .» 2,776,428.44 NON-LEDGER ASSETS. interest, andrents $ 21i880.S3 Other non-ledger assets .. 3.196.65 Orosa assets $2,800.(05.82 .Deduct ag-eivtg' i.baianoes and all other non-ad mltted assets $ 25,137.32 /.Xotal. admitted Meets .$ 2,775,468.50 LIABILITIES. Unpaid losses and claims. .$ 121.219.81 Premiuin.v unearned 1,609,503.48 A"'ttnei" liabilities 108/834.96 Surplus over alienabilities 941,110.26 T&YSil .8 2,77S 4(8.50 BUSINESS IN SOUTH DAKOTA. 1912. £Uks written Pretnlums eDBseanaldreceived spenaaa.Incurred ... 1,181,213.00 22,050.85 1.178.92 22,374.74 i.fi 1 ~AI 'CcBiMT** Ce*tMcae «f Authority. whereas, The -Norwich Union Fire Insurance society, Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws or Great .Britain, has Bled in thls-oCFlce a sworn statement ^exhibiting its condltion.aiicl business for the year ending December 31,: 1912.- conformable .to the. require ments of the laws of this state regulat ing the business of Insurance, and^ Whertaa, The- said company has flled in: thia-ftfTioe a-.duty certified copy of its charter, .with certificate of organiz ation, in Qompllance with the require ments -of- the Insurance law aforesaid ifraw. Therefore, I.. O. S. Basford, Commissioner of Insurance of the State of South Dakota, pursuant to the "ro vtsions of said laws, do hereby certify hat the above named company is fully empowered, through its authorized agents, to transact Tts appropriate bus iness of Fire, and Tornado Insurance in this stale, according to the laws there of. until the last day of February, A. D. 1914. fjn Testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand and official seal at Pierre, this first day ot March, A. D. 1913. O. S. BASFORD. (Seal.) Commissioner of Insurance. By F. C. Mueller. Chief Clerk. MITCHELL PASTORS HAVE OUTING The Ministerial association met Monday forenoon at the Methodist church and after brief stay Uev.'s Mair and Tilley, took the company in their autos to the Old Mill on the Jim River. The cars were filled, as there were twelve in the company. The picnic grounds were reached in good time and soon two of the min isters were out in the river with seine catching minnows for the fishing con test that was soon to take place. It was a lively bunch and every one had a good time from the very start. Rev. Snyder and Mair chose to be cooks and took charge of the baskets and boxes and made ready the spread which was to a king's taste, served in "a la picnic" fashion. The business discussions were held at the dinner hour and then the try for the finny tribe. It was not a good (lay for fish, or at least some old timers who were out trying their luck said it was an off day. However at about five o' clock the contest closed and it was discovered that each one had about the same luck, amounting to a splen did catch and a good outing. Such a day, of boating, bathing, fishing and getting close to nature is a good thing for ministers and pas tors as well as the members of their congregations. The place is an ideal spot, full of healthy suggestions from the trees, vines and flowers, hills and rocks, the winding river, birds, buds and skeeters, the old mill and the water fall at the dam, the farm home, the pastures and grazing flocks, all these with a nature longing after the good in each one present, made the day one of great profit and pleasure. The meeting adjourned to meet at the call of the president after the vacation season is over. INFORMAL RECEPTION. A social affair which will long be remembered by the seventy-five or more ladies who were present, took place at the parsonage of the First Methodist church, Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. It was a reception in honor of Miss Mary Phelps who re turns as a missionary to Japan after a somewhat extended forlough. Miss Phelps has represented the Des Moines branch of the Woman's For eign Missionary society in Japan for twenty years. The reception was giv en under the auspices of the local auxiliary of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society and the Woman's Class of the Sunday school. The out of-town visitor was Mrs. Taylor of Minneapolis, secretary of the Min. neapolis branch, who spoke a few words of greeting. Mrs. Wilt presi dent of the local society presided. Mrs. Zangel of the Woman's Class presented Miss Phelps a fine blue serge dress and Mrs. Hoagland for the Missionary Society gave her an elegant sweater. Miss Ruth Minty sang a solo. After the formal evercis es refreshments were served and a ueligheful social hour followed. ""n COURTESY TO MRS. SNOW. Mrs. Homer Snow was the guest of honor at a 10:00 o'clock breakfast, given by Mrs. Roy Jarnagin last Tues day morning at her home over the First National bank. Twenty-live la dles were in attendance and a delic ious repast was served. The guests were seated at two long tables which were decorated with large central bouquets of oriental poppies. Place cards and favors were in the form of small telescope fans with the name attached to a card, with a design of sweet peas done, in brown sepia. The hostess was assisted in the serving by •Miss Florence Shelby. The party ad journed at the approach of the noon hour. ". 0 CAMPING AT THE RIVER ^_| Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Raber and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dyar are enjoying an outing of a couple of weeks on the banks of the Jim. They are occupying the Virgle Boyles cottage. The river is reported to be delightful at the present time, with but very few. mos qultoes and comfortable days and evenings. J. PHILATHEA CLUB ENTERTAINS. The Philathea class of the First Methodist church entertained mem bers and visitors in the ohurch par lors Monday evening. A six o'clock luncheon was served after which a short business session and social hour were had in-the rooms of the class. This class which is made up of young women of the city is doing a splendid work under the direction of Mrs. J. P. Jenkins, the teacher. Young ladies of the city who have no Sunday school affiliations are cordially in vited to. join this class. it CROCUS CL.UB MEETS. Mrs. J. Lovinger entertained the Crocus club Wednesday afternoon at her home on Second avenue east. Ten members were present and the after noon was spent in doing fancy work and and a social time, after which a dainty two course luncheon was serv ed. Mrs. Lovinger was assisted by her daughter Sophia. The next meet ing will be held at the home of Mrs. W. Wood where the club wttl enjoy a picnic supper on the lawn. RECEPTION FOR GUEST. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sidle occurred a reception 111 honor of their son John H. Sidle and wife, who wore married June 11th at C.ayville, S. T). The groom was formerly em ployed at the Ferris Drug store and his many friends extend their con- gratulations. Ilis bride lornicrly Miss Edith Wadsworth is not generally known here, but as the young lady of his choice is sure to be a favorite. The evening was spent in games of various nature, one being A Game of Hearts in which the head prize was won by Mrs. J. H. Sidle and the con solation prize by Mr. J. II. Sidle. Vo cal selections were rendered by Miss Jennie Allen and Mrs. C. T. McGrew and several instrumental ones by Nina Hanten. Light refreshments were served and the pleasant evening all too quickly passed. The guests de parted for home wishing the bride and groom much hapiness and joy in their new home. They will be at. home to their friends after July 1st at Gay ville, S. D. DR. KEltFOOT INAUGURATED The Minneapolis Tribune in its is sue of Thursday, June 12th, contains the following account of the inaugu ration of Dr. Samuel Kerl'oot, for merly president of Dnkotu Wesleyan, as president of Hamline university at Ilamlino, Minn.: "Dr. Samuel F. Kerfoot, who be came president of Hamline university today, said in his inaugural address. 'A great fact in favor of the small college is that the student is not lost in the mob.' He made it plain that in his belief the small college, such as Hamline, had the advantage of allow ing students to come in closer per sonal contact with their instructors and, 'as iron sharpens iron," the be nefit derived was mutual. "Though his topic was "The Dyna mic of the Christian College', and though he reviewed the history of collegiate development, this element of personal contact predominated. The inauguration services were held in the Hamline Methodist Episcopal church. The retiring president, Dr. George H. Bridgman. formerly pre sented Dr.iKerfoot to the college di. rictors as their new president. 'The work of the school,' said Dr. Kerfoot, 'is not to stop with mere mental acquisition, but sets itself the task of helping to direct the mental organism so that not only the mem ory, but the whole mental process of nutrition becomes active.' "Dr. Kerfoot said that the thought ful youth was the hopeful youth, but that the power of thought and know ledge should be wisely directed or it might become a power for evil and its possessor be led into pitfalls. In speaking of the faculty, and address ing a portion of his speech to its members. Dr. Kerfoot said: 'The student may have small equipment and fewer subjects in the small college, but he secures "more teacher" while a teacher may have fewer pupils, but more possibility of finding and developing the student The important question in education is that of the schoolmaster and bless ed be the school which has a faculty who are lovers of their kind and who study the laws of the universe in or der to help men.' "B. F. Nelson presided at the church. The invocation was by Rev. Charles M. Stuart, president of Gar rett Biblical institute, Evanston, 111. In the afternoon the fifty-fifth com mencement exercises took place. There were 411 who received diplomas from the president. The commence ment address was by Bishop William A. Quayle." LADIES ENTERTAIN. Mrs. H. R. Kibbee, Mrs. Virginia Doyle and Mrs. Wm. Smith were the hostesses at two parties during the past week, of which the first was giv en 011 Wednesday afternoon at the Win. Snrith home and the other 011 Friday afternoon at the H. R. Kibbee home. The decorations at both affairs were pink peonies and pink sweet peas. About forty guests were present at each occasion. On the first day the hostesses were assisted in the serviug by Misses Florence Walrath, Mildred Derr, Wahneta Ferris. Bess McHenry and Lois Wiltse. The host esses were assisted 011 Friday by Miss es Gail Wallerstedt, Laura Walrath, Nellie Wilson, Margery Foster and Irma Foster. Music for both days was furnished, by Miss Rachel Doyle with vocal solos and Miss Mary Kibbee 011 the piano. .• MRS. WAGNER ENTERTAINS Mrs. H. D. Wagner entertained a few friends at a ten o'clock break fast Thursday morning in compli ment to Mrs. C. A. Plank of Hawar. den, la., who is her guest for a week and Mrs. E. E. Wagner, who is soon to leave Mitchell to reside in Sioux •Falls. The table decorations were of lavender iris and the place cards and score cards were of Japanese'design. The breakfast was followed by sev eral hours of bridge. The prize for high score was won by Mrs. Graham of Sioux Falls, while the hostess pre sented each guest of honor with a dainty souvenir of the occasion. .' CLERKS HAVE PICNIt The force of clerks of the Butter field store held' one of their pleasant picnics at Tobin's Park last Thurs day evening. They left town at 6:30 after the close of the store and were carried to the river ii rapid time. A big supper was spread on the, banks of the Jim after which a monstrons bonfire was built and the evening was spent in the telling of stories and singing of. songs. It is reported that it was quite late when the happy party made its way homeward. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. Mr. and Mrs. B. Baker entertained at dinner June 5th, the occasion be ing their first wedding anniversary. Only a few invited friends were pre sent. Wonderful Skin Sal\e Bucklen's Arnica Salve is known everywhere as the best remedy made for all diseases of the skin, and also for burns, bruises and boils. Reduces inflammation and is soothing and healing. J. Brown. T. Sossaman, publisher of News, of Cornelius, N. C., writes that one box helped his serious skin ail ment after other remedies failed. Only 25c. .Recommended by Oiehl & .,TW» MITCHELL WILL" G0 AFTER MORE EQUITABLE RATES v, Traffic Manager is Rec ommended at Meet ing of Club. A BIG ATTENDANCE At Annual Banquet and New Board of Directors is Named. That the city of Mitchell Is to have a traffic manager, man who is trained in the freight rate business and who, it is believed will save the merchants hundreds of dollars in overcharges, was the decision of the meeting of the commercial club last night at its regular banquet which was held at the Elks home. The above idea was recommended to the new board of directors by the out going board and in quite an exten sive explanation of the matter. Sec. retary Silsby went into detail as to what the saving ill readjusting freight rates will mean to the city of Mitchell. lie quotes figures to show the results of the idea in Sioux/ City, which has in its employ three traffic men, and so convincing was his argument that the meeting unani mously endorsed his idea. In connection with the above mat ter it was decided to ask the city council, to act in accordance with a recent law passed by the state legis lature and levy a small tax on every citizen in the city for the support of the commercial club in an advertis ing sense. The law contemplates that every citizen in a city is benefitted by this advertising of a city and therefore it is not unfair to ask them all to help meet the expense. This matter comes in particularly oppor tune at this time for the commercial club here has been handicapped for lack of funds ever since it was organ ized and is just as crippled in that line today as it. was at the beginning. It is believed the council will fall in with the idea without hesitation and that the results will far more than justify the movement. The new law under which the above action was taken is cited as Chapter 124 in the session laws and the body of the act reads as follows: "That the city council or board of commissioners in all cities organized under the general laws of this state or under special laws, unless other wise provided for in their charter, may levy a tax of not exceeding one mill each year on all taxable property within the city for the purpose of creating a fund for the purpose of ad vertising the city's possibilities and advantages to the world as a home and as a location for factories and other legitimate enterprises. Said tax shall be used lor no other purpose than hereinbefore provided. Said tax levy shall be made by said city coun cil or board of commissioners at their first regular meeting in September. Said levy shall therennnn be immed. iately certified by the city auditor or the city clerk to the county auditor of the county in which said city is situated. Approved March 14, 1913." New Board »l" Directors. As last night's meeting was the an nual one, it was the occasion of the election of a naw board of directors and the following men were named by the nominating committee: F. J. Herrick, B. V. Dieni, P. H. Kelly, ('. E. Vermilyea and Wm. M. Herbert. This committee will hold its organi zation meeting in the near future and will then elect, a secretary for the coming year and also a president, will be elected from among its members. A hearty vote of thanks was given the outgoing board for its work dur ing the past year and a likewise hear ty welcome was given the new board. The meeting last night was called to order by President W. R. Ronald, after the banquet was finished. It was an excellent spread and was serv ed in handsome style in three cours es. Edgar McCarthy had charge of this feature of the evening. Following the call to order, the committee on nominations composed of E. M. Chaney, H. D. Butterfield, Robt. Burns, B. A. Bobb and Ed. Leehan was appointed and retired. The report of the secretary was then read and that was followed' by the report of the treasurer. The secret ary's report went into detail as to the things done by the club the past year and it demonstrated fully that the organization was an unusually active body during that year. Mr. Scallin as chairman of the soliciting committee then made his report. He stated that the solicitors. had met with good support but that the work of that committee was not yet nearly finished. The president next presented the matter of the.support of the club by the city council, and on this matter, S. H. Scallin, H. D. Butterfield .and W. E. Tipton all spoke heartily in its favor. Mr. Tipton made the "motion which named the expression of the club that it favors the council, mak ing a levy as deemed sufficient by it, acting in accordance with the secre tary of the club and an estimate fur nished by him, according to the new law. The motion was seconded by Chas. Weller and after such items as that of the city advertising, and an estimate of the amount needed be furnished the council by the board were amended to the motion, it was carried unanimously. Every One Interested. Several enthusiastic speeches were made at this point to the effect that under the new idea, every person who owned property in Mitchell would be benefitted by improvements in the city »vnd would therefore but be doing rieht in helping to obtain these improvements, while a few men in the main business center of the city would not be giving most of the commercial club support as in the past. Mr. Scallin emphasized the fact that the new funds will not be avail able until next year and that thoso^: who have subscribed to the club anfl who have not paid should make it a point to do so as the money is badly needed at the present time. General Silsby urged everybody, including the young men of- the city to buy the $1.00 membership cards at 3 once as nothing will show their boost er spirit more. F. J. Herrick made a talk in which he emphasized the work accomplished by the retiring board and he made the motion for the vote of thanks and presided while the vote was put. Mr. Tipton in speaking of the new traffic manager idea, made a motion that the idea be strongly recommend ed to the new board of directors and that that body take such steps as it sees fit. This motion carried. 1 War on Milwaukee. Ed. Leehan next arose and in ari impassioned speech declared war orr. the Milwaukee railway for alleged discriminations in freight rates and he cited several flagrant examples to illustrate his points. He declared that local freights south of here were an nulled without cause or reason and that whereas they only now ran three times a week, Sioux City jobbers could get goods to such towns as Eth an. Parkston and Tripp any day of the week, which made the idea of a Mitchell firm trying to compete with the Sioux City houses practically out of the question. He recommended that the commercial club here finish, the work of using honeyed words tc^. the Milwaukee, which had alwayifr been able to obtain anything it want ed in Mitchell and that -Vie company be approached in a stern matter of business which affects every business man in Mitchell. Chas. Weller closed the evening with one of his characteristic speech es made in the true booster spirit and he urged the strong support of every person in the city in the back of the commercial club and its tran sactions. Chas. Adams also spoke, briefly and the meeting was'adjourn ed. It was undoubtedly one of the most enthusiastic meetings the club ecer held and for genuine accom plishment, it will probably rank at the top among the many decisive movements of the club. One hundred fifty of the representative business men "were present and the number who left the hall at th close of the banquet and before the business meet ing started were noticeably few. The business was transacted with quick ness and dispatch and the entire affair was over before 9:30 o'clock. Treasurer's Report. The treasurer submitted his report as follows: Balance 011 hand, June 24 1912 $ (546.90 Receipts to date ...... 1,078.25 Total Expenditures .$ 1.725.15. 1,(!5:{.4 0 Balance on hand June 12 1913 $ 71.75 Total amount subscribed July 1, 1012 '2,020.00 Amount collected at $1. memberships $ 58.00, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSi ON AP PLICATION OF GVARMAN I'OR DRDKR OF SILK OK HKAL ES TATE. State of South Dakota, County ot Davison, ss. In County Court. In the matter of the estates and guardianship of Ruben Krebsbacli and Florence Krebsbacli, minors. It appearing to this court, from the petition this day presented and filed by H. R. Kibbee the guardian of the persons and estates of Ruben Krebs bacli and Florence Krebsbacli, minors praying for an order of sale of certain real estate belonging to his said wards, that it is for the best inter ests of said minors and of their es tates that, such real estate should be sold. It is hereby ordered that .the next of kin of the said wards, and all per sons interested in the said estate, ap pear before this court on Thursday, the 10th day of July, A. D., 1913, at 10 o'clock a. m., at the court room ot said court at the court house in Mit chell, Davison county, then and there to show cause why an order should not be granted for the sale of such estate. And it is further ordered that a copy of this order be published at least four, successive weeks before the day of hearing, in the Mitchell Capital, a newspaper printed and published in said Davison county, and personally served on all parties •interested, who reside in said Davi. son county, S. D. Dated June 3rd, 1913. •By the court, O. C. THOMPSON, :Judge of the County Court. Attest -j S. CATTRELL, (Seal):,- Clerk of the County Court NOT1CK OK THE TIME APPOINT ED FOR APPROVING WILL, ETC. State of South Dakota, County of Davison, ss. In County Court. In a a DeRoo, deceased. The state of South Dakota sends greeting to Sarah DeRoo, Lloyd De Roo and 'Alice' Detrow, devisees, leg atees and heirs next of kin of D. De Roo, deceased. Pursuant to an order of said court, made on the 9th day of June, 1913, notice is hereby given that Saturday, the 5th day of July, 1913, at 10 o' clock a. m., of said day at the court room of court, at Mitchell in the county of Davison, have been ap pointed as the time and place for proving- the will of said D. DeRoo, deceased, and for hearing the said petition for probate thereof and the issuance of letters testamentary therein, when and where any person Interested may appear and contest the same. Dated at Mitchell, S. D.. the 9th day of June, 1913. By the court, 1 O. C. THOMPSON. Judge of the County Court. Attest: S. CATTRELL, Clerk of the Court. (Sea1-! $,!Hi