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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
13
Mitchell prepares its twelfth Corn Palace ahead of a two week opening for public enjoyment and education. Since 1892 the Corn Palace has drawn NW visitors, with crowds and new attractions including agricultural displays, decorations, and a revived effort to feature notable music acts.
Counties apply for space in the palace to display exhibits. Prizes offered will reward counties and their products, plus advertising value from hundreds of eastern visitors inspecting the displays.
A column argues against automobile races citing Indianapolis deaths and hazard to the public. It praises proper auto use while urging strict limits and penalties to curb speeding, urging manufacturers to focus on safety over speed. The piece also notes state fair week in Huron as a separate topic with attractions and livestock displays.
The piece notes mixed reception for Dr. Cook after his northern pole claim. Some scientists challenge the finding, while others praise him as foreign attention grows and reception plans form in the United States. Walter Wellman’s pole expedition is deemed abandoned, and his balloon mishap is seen as providential.
Fair season starts across the state and runs through the month as communities prepare. The state fair at Huron opens Monday and closes Saturday drawing attention to improved exhibits and growing public confidence in the enterprise.
The Omaha Bee recounts a century of Arctic searching from Hudson to Cook noting explorers such as Franklin Ross Parry Kane Hayes Hall Greely De Long Nansen Peary Wellman Amundsen and others. It says Cook is said to have located the pole ending the era of polar exploration and leaving Arctic romance behind.
The general land office now requires actual occupancy by the claimant, not just a spouse's residence. Many claims west of Chamberlain were widely accepted when wives lived on the land while husbands were away. As land grows scarcer, proof of residence becomes stricter, illustrated by a Sioux City man whose wife solely resided on a Rapid City claim while he traveled.
Acting Commissioner Proudfit refused to issue a patent arguing the claimant must make a home on the land. The ruling hurts men unable to quit work or finance farming implements and a first season without a crop. Land office officials push for literal homestead interpretation requiring residence on the claim.
A young lady cautions her brother not to touch Mr Go rum's hat during a parlor scene. The boy asks why and she explains potential damage and that he will need it soon.
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