Top—State Building. Center—Rotunda State Building
Lower—State Exhibit in Agriculture Bulding

Governors of South Dakota:—Arthur C. Mellette, 1889-93; Charles H. Sheldon, 1893-97; Andrew E. Lee, 1897-1901; Charles N. Herreid, 1901-05; Samuel H. Elrod, 1905-07; Coe I. Crawford, 1907-09; Robert S. Vessey, 1909-13; Frank M. Byrne, 1913-17; Peter Norbeck, 1917-21; William H. McMaster, 1921-25; Carl Gunderson, 1925-27.

A SOUTH DAKOTA CREED

"I believe in South Dakota, in the fertility of her soil, the warmth of her sunshine, and the nurturing tenderness of her winter snows: I believe in the simple beauty of her rolling prairies and the more pretentious splendor of her western hills. I believe in her government, and in her institutions of home and church and school. I believe in the sturdy, intelligent manhood of her sons, and the chaste womanhood of her daughters. I believe that under the skies of South Dakota will continue to grow and prosper an intelligent, patriotic and God-fearing people amply able to work out and solve the perplexing problems of the future as they have those in the past. I believe that as the bright noonday sun is only the fulfillment of the morning prophesy of its dawning splendor, so the accomlishments of our State today are the monuments of the hardy pioneers of yesterday. I believe that as the gorgeous tints of the sunset skies predict the coming of a bright tomorrow, the proud record and accomplishments of South Dakota surely point to a state whose star shall shine as rightly as any other in the Flag of Our Country."

EDITOR'S HOME

The above picture, home of the editor, his wife with her saddle horse, the team of elks and carriage, Bob Taylor, coachman. Miss Lotta Kramer and Clara Averil, guests of honor, given a speedy ride. The advance guard of the automobile, taken June 1894. The team could not stand hard road travel but were swift on the prairie.

INSCRIPTION ON MEDAL SHOWN IN ABOVE CUT
"SOUTH DAKOTA WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION
Presented to L. G. Ochsenreiter, President, Worlds Fair Commission,
by the Commissioners, as a Souvenir of 1893."

Note—Made at Lead, S. D., of gold from Homestake Mine.