New Liability Law Sets Rigid Rules for South Dakota Employers
A new workers compensation law takes effect July 1 in South Dakota affecting all employers except farmers. It makes the principal contractor liable for subcontractor injuries, sets wage-based compensation ranges, and requires medical and hospital coverage during early disability. The law is elective via written notices and includes extraterritorial reach and detailed permanent injury scales.
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Pierre
S .D
Tabor
South Dakota
Iowa
Indiana
Mitchell Clarion Ceases Publication After 15 Years
After fifteen years the Mitchell Clarion published by Coxe Durkee is discontinued with yesterday’s issue due to rising printing costs. The paper began in 1902 in Mitchell by G. W. Williams, later sold and merged, and finally absorbed by Coxe Durkee. Subscriptions will be honored by The Capital or The Republican, and accounts will be mailed to clear balances.
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Mitchell Clarion
Coxe-Durkee Company
The
Clarion
Mitchell
G. W. Williams
W.A. Branch
W. H. King
King
Mitchell Baseball Fandom Plans Booster Meeting
Mitchell baseball fans gather at city hall tonight at 8 to decide on forming an independent team. Local supporters aim to raise funds and endorse a home club as semi-pro teams rise elsewhere, with a strong turnout expected to back the move.
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Mitchell
Mitchel
Leeheads Pennery Woman Appointed General Manager
Philadelphia Pat Wlisha Lee assistant general manager of the Pennsylvania railroad lines east of Pittsburgh was today appointed general manager to succeed S. S. Long who died several days ago.
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Leeheads
Penney
Philadelphia
Pat Wlisha Lee
Pensylvania
Pittsburgh
S. Long
Novel Bird House Contest Aims at City Students
The J. B. Anderson Lumber Co invites grade school students to enter weathered rustic unpainted bird houses by April 20. Prizes range by species with first prizes from 4.00 to 8.00 and smaller awards, judged on workmanship design and location. Entries to CC H Entsminger at 720 N Main for rules and details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Anderson Lumber CO
J. B. Andreson Lumber Co
Martin
CC. H. Entsminger
J. }. Anderson Ltr. Co
N. Main
Preliminary hearing set for Charles Schmidt on traitor act
Sioux Falls will host the preliminary hearing of Charles Schmidt of Elkton on April 4 before U S Commissioner DD Conway. Schmidt was arrested on federal charges for threatening the life of President Wil. bonds set at $2000, with Schmidt jailed awaiting the hearing.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
United States
DD. J. Conway
Charles Schmidt
Elkton
Wilson
South Dakota
Congress
Schmidt
Doctor Drowns While On Call In South Dakota
Dr J J Sampson a prominent physician and his driver Wendt perished in Snake Creek during a thawed surge near Athol South Dakota. Sampson’s body was recovered Sunday evening while the driver remained missing as search efforts dragged the river and recovered one horse.
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Mellette
S. D
Snake Creek
Olen
J. J. Sampson
Wendt
Sampson
Dr. Sampson
Convicts Make Daring Escape From Nebraska Prison
Lincoln Neb two convicts Tom Carr and Wacsel Trook escaped from the state penitentiary by tying a 40 foot rope to hooks and climbing over the wall. Carr is serving one to ten years for burglary and has twice broken parole. Trook is serving five years on a statutory charge.
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Lincoln
Neb
Tom Carr
Wacsel Trook
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Carr
Rook
T R Anxious to Lead Army
Theodore Roosevelt has sent urgent messages to the War Department seeking permission to form a division to fight with the Allies in France. Secretary Baker has not acted, though Roosevelt has plans ready for enlistment equipment and transport. Thousands of supporters urge him to proceed once authorized.
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New York City
Theodore Roosevelt
War Department
France
Baker
Roosevelt
United States
State lands sale to offer 175000 acres in eleven counties
South Dakota state land department announces sale of about 175000 acres across eleven counties. Prices range from 10 to 115 per acre with payment terms over 15 years, interest five percent, and early payoff option. Listings include Gregory, Charles Mix, Douglas, Aurora, McCook, Lake, Spink, McPherson, Brown, Hand counties with specific acreages and price bands.
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Gregory County
Charles Mix
Douglas
Aurora
McCook
Lake
Spink
Dimands
McPherson
Brown
Cressey Becomes Cashier at Sioux Falls Savings Bank
Kendall J W Cressey, longtime attache and veteran bank employee, is promoted to cashier of Sioux Falls Savings Bank, succeeding James Lambertson who resigned. Cressey joined the bank 21 years ago as a stenographer and rose through bookkeeper and note teller roles.
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Cresshey Works
Sioux
Kendall JW. Cressey
Sioux Falls Savings Bank
James 4B. Lambertson
Chester Approves Bach and Butler Electric Franchise
Voters in Chester South Dakota approved a franchise for Bach and Butler to install and operate an electric light system and power plant. Construction will begin once materials are received.
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Chester
S. D
Bach & Butler
City to vote on one mill band tax in April election
A petition filed with the town board leads to a city election on April 17 where voters will decide on authorizing a one mill tax for band support. The measure follows a new state act allowing reviving such tax if a city majority approves.
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Canova
Sparrows Cause Long Telephone Outage and Costly Repair
A pair of sparrows nested in the Moody County Telephone terminal box for winter. Snow in the box melted and damaged the main aerial cable, creating a hole that required installing a new cable at an estimated cost of about 7600 dollars.
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Flandrean, D
Moody County Telephone Company
Peter McVary Found Not Guilty in Montana Murder Trial
Frederick South Dakota readers learn that Peter McVary, once of Frederick, who was arrested in Ryegate Montana months ago for murdering homesteader Gunnar Anderson, has been found not guilty after his Montana trial. Locals believed his innocence from the start.
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Wrederick
S. D
Peter McVary
Ryegate
Mont
Gunnar Anderson
Montana
Card of Thanks for Geo W Cooley Family
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness and help and for floral offerings sent during the illness and death of our father Mr Geo W Cooley and family Mr and Mrs N Blackman and family
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Geo. W. Cooley
N. Blackman
Madison Episcopal Guild Hall Planned
Ground has been selected for a Grace Episcopal church guild hall in Madison. Construction will begin this spring.
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Madison
Grace Episcopal Church
Dell Rapids Reverts to Mayor Council Government
In a special election Dell Rapids voters chose to abandon the commission form by 225 to 122, returning to a mayor and city council system after growing dissatisfaction with the earlier setup. Dell Rapids was among the first South Dakota cities to adopt commissions.
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Dell Rapids
S. D
Mitchell notes recount visits and events in August records
Mitchell brief items report Mrs. Herman Loveren returning from a wedding trip to Sioux Falls and many visits and activities around Mitchell. Readers note hospital stays, school teaching in Centerville, Yeoman state college event in Aberdeen, a Master concert at the Methodist church, and multiple local business visits and permits.
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Herman Loveren
Sioux Falls
Murder Suspect In Snowbound Death Found Near Dry Canyon
Raymond Johnston aged 17 a cattle herder was found dead in Dry Canyon with a revolver and one empty chamber nearby. Saitake Guy Wialj-Lyinge is named as a murder suspect as police weigh suicide versus foul play.
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Saitake Guy
Wialj
Raymond Johnston
Dry Canon
Here
Navy Reopens Bids for Small Patrol Boats and Sub Chasers
In Washington D C fifty four more bids for building small fast patrol boats and submarine chasers were revived at the Navy Department. Each bidder offered multiple boats with the aim of the shortest delivery times.
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Washington
D. C
Navy Department
Best grapplers meet next week in Nebr showdown
Critics favor Joe Stecher over Earl Caddock for the world championship match set for April 2 in Oiatia Nebraska. Stecher, American champion, is taller older and heavier, while Caddock a former national amateur champion has risen quickly to challenge.
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Oiatia
Joe Stecher
Earl Cuadock
Stecher
Boyfron
Anita
Caddock
Lilke
Aimateur
Towan
Uidock
Bob Managoff
Wach
Panl Domike
Mort Henderson
Masked Marvel
Sstecher
William Denmetral
Prank Goteh
U S Battleship Rumor Of War Ties To April Fools Tale
Town buzzed with reports a U S battleship captured subs and seized a German base. By Sunday night rumors faded after readers learned the dispatch was an April 1 hoax, notes on a St Louis paper.
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Atlantic
Congress
Germany
Stouts
St. Louis
Poison in Red Cross Bandages Ring German Plot
Philadelphia Red Cross and Justice agents uncovered bandages sent from New Jersey towns containing ground glass and other unknown contents. Albert W. Staub urged vigilance at headquarters noting a socially connected woman with German ties led a bandage operation, warning against unfamiliar women joining workrooms.
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Philadelphia
Red Cross
New Jersey
Weils
France
Department of Justice
Albert W. Staub
New York
Atlantic Division
American Red Cross
Mr. Staub
DOJ Agents Ready for Internships Before War Breaks Out
DOJ agents are prepared to intern as soon as war breaks out, indicating readiness for immediate deployment and support roles once conflict begins. The statement frames a proactive posture by the department toward wartime operations and personnel integration.
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Department of Justice
A Cheaper Way to Plant Potatoes
Washington D. C. researchers outline a method to cut seed potatoes into cone shaped pieces containing one fifth to one seventh of a potato each. This technique aims to lower seed costs while preserving yields, with guidance on storage, indoor starting, soil preparation, and optimal spacing for rows 10 to 12 inches apart. Specific varieties such as Early Ohio and Marly Harves are noted as suitable.
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Washington, D. G
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Middle West
Ohio
New Yorker
American Rhodes scholars volunteer to train in England
Twenty American Rhodes scholars offer to train in England should the United States declare war on Germany. Names will go to the War Department via the London embassy. Volunteers include R. P. Coffin of Maine, Wyatt Rush ton of Alabama, W. C. Bosworth of Vermont, and others from Delaware Florida Arizona Wyoming Nebraska Colorado Utah Connecticut North Dakota Rhode Island Washington Missouri Minnesota with prior cadet or military training.
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Rhodes
England
United States
Germany
War Department
Washington
London
Ieneland
R. P. Coffin
Maine
Wyatt Rushton
Alabama
W. C. Bosworth
R. J. Grismer
Vermont
Meacure Prickett
Delaware
L. S. Laffitte
Florida
I. W. Rogers
Arizona
S. S. Sharp
Wyoming
P. F. Good
Nebraska
D. P. Miller
Colorado
W. W. Stratton
Utah
P. Newhall
S. H. Paradise
Connecticut
Dp. T. Nelson
North Dakota
W. S$. Burwell
Rhode Island
J. H. Binns
1. W. Nash
Missouri
H. 2. Bigelow
Minnesota
Woman Badly Scalded in Boiling Water Fall
Mrs J F Dacawitz of this city was badly burned after tripping and dropping a pail of boiling water. The scalding liquid splashed over her face and arms, causing serious burns over a large surface.
Local Notes from Mitchell and Nearby in Daily In
Mitchell visitors include Lison of Wessington Springs and George Doane of Kadota. Examinations April 10 for forest clerk. pos pays 1100 a year. Visits by Miss Phyllis Neumayer to teach. Baptist Brotherhood banquet planned. Library adds gardening reads and three pamphlets on federal farm act. Philharmonic club places Musical America issues in reading room.
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Cos. Weller
Alpheus
Sam
Sioux City
Mitehell
Rapid City
Hugton
Pierre
Sioux Talis
Waertown Deadwood
Newell
Government Forest Service
M. J. Shade
Plankinto L
Miks
Baptist Men’s Brotherhood
Ladies” Aid Society
Brotherhood
Moyet
W. C. Baker
Omaha Federal Farm Joan Bank
Philharmonic Club
Angell Rites Held Wednesday Funeral for Frederick Dr Angell
The funeral for Frederick Dr Angell of Mitchell was held Wednesday at 2:59 in the North Main Methodist church with Oscood in charge. Services included hymns by Mrs Rowe and Miss Ver miiyen, and pallbearers included Kibbee Cittrell and Wood. Angell, born 1836 in Providence Rhode Island, died Monday after a long jewelry career in Portage Chicago Omaha before moving to Dakota to live with his daughter. He was cousin to James H Angell, former University of Michigan president.
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Frederick DR. An Sell
George Cooley
Graenand
Mitchell
Portage
Wis
Chicago
Omaha
Dakota
Mr. Anwell
James H. Angell
University of Michigan
Mitchell News Bits Including Health and Visits
Loomis Mrs A Darmer remains very ill with care from Mrs Vom Darmer of Mt Vernon. Mrs Wilsonates returned from Iowa. Lois Taylor Gladys Taylor Ruperta Gillillan and Lloyd Comstock at home for spring break. Anni Watkins visiting sister Mrs Rodell Warne. Jesse Watkins visiting sister Mrs Rodell Warne. Jesse Bobby ill with measles. Vivian Jasper back to school after a week ill. Large church crowd for final special meeting. Mrs John Taylor hosts Women’s Home Missionary Society dinner. 36 attendees. Major Douglas Settle of the US Army in Mitchell for inspection today.
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A. Darmer
Vom Darmer
Mt. Vernon
Wilsonates
Iowa
Lois Taylor
Gladys Taylor
Ruperta Gillillan
Lloyd Comstock
Anni Watkins
Rodell Warne
Jesse Watkins
Jesse Bobby
John Taylor
Women’s Home Missionary Society
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City Hale
Hleton Teuton
Laberty
T.R
Lacas
D. J. Noble
Aberdeen
G. S. Mare
Mr. Noble
Harold Haynes
Spencer
Charles R. Hateh
Wessington Springs
Roy Hartwell
Biker
Prem. Jos
Hamilton
Minneapolis
Peter W. Brethorst
Centerville
A. A. Smith
Sellars
Yeoman State Covelage
Leo van Wagenen
Palmer
Earl Woodford
Mary Woodford
N Arnold
Kennebec
R. N. Wolsaple
Anti-Saloon League
C. Siter
Chamberlain
Una Smith
Plankinton
Frank 3B. Smith
W. J. Cobb
Lyle, Minn
J. H. Kueken
J. Davies
Letchlers
Methodist Church
Ava Whitlaw
Watel Reynolds
Carl Harvey
George H. Miller
H. W. Dledeen
G. T. Miller
Miller
H. W. Tledeen
J. L. Wingfield
State Bank
CommonWealth Mortgraze Company
Hitchcock Park
Tigers
Harmon
Scallin
Scott
W. O. Redfield
Tripp
Mitchell Hospital
A. J. Rozum
West
Second Avenue
S. Stowell
Pukwana
J. B. Arnold
Goldhammar
North Main Street
J. S. Michael
RR Od. Wilde
WY. J. Shepherd
Oconomawoce, Wis
L. M. Wing
Devils Lake
N. C
Hd Wertman
Milwaukee
W. Hinde
Forestburg
Parnsworth Hospital
HW. J. Bilis
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Lee Miller
Parkston
J. L. Lovinger
R. J. Dowdell
Mitche
Bar
Dpock
von Stecher
Omalla
U. S
Philadelphea
Oxford
Yvanker
Gikmany
Oxford, Ineg
Lison
George Doane
Kadota
Halpl dl
Gerrott
Mich
S. G Cartensten
S. P. Thompson
Jose ‘Thompson
W .A. Cobb
Scotland
Yes- Lerdas
Phyllis Neumayer
Ver- Million
Mitchell High School
University of South Dakota
White Lake
D. B
S. Gurney
Yankton
Vay
Paul L. Brown
Baby
Doland
J. Maclean
Bruce
Wallace Maclean
Loomis
Vivian Jasper
Douglas Settle
United States Army
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