Yankton Man Turns Cholera Vaccine into Hog Prosperity
J Ralph White details Frank Dudley of Yankton County South Dakota who vaccinated his herd during a 1912 cholera outbreak saving 90 percent. He then offered a guaranteed immune hog sale, bought at premium, while expanding to 900 hogs annually. The system relies on alfalfa pasture a corn tankage ration and minimal losses.
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J. Ralph White
Frank Dudley
Yankton County
South Dakota
Mr. Dudley
Iowa
Dudley
Waste on soil farmed by American farmers
President E C Perisho of state college told the state experiment association that 40 percent of land and labor are wasted in corn, wheat and oats crops. He urged better seed, soil fertility, cultivation and favorable climate as key factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings, $. C
E. C. Perisho
State College
State Experiment Association
Perisho
Bugs Eat Up State Crops in South Dakota Report
Brookings S D entomology department estimates insect damage across farm products including cereals hay stored goods and livestock with losses from 5 to 20 percent figures show corn wheat and fruits most affected. Professor H C Severin notes borers in shade trees require community cooperation and relentless control to prevent reinfestation.
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Brookings
S. D
Entomology Department of State College
South Dakota
H. C. Severin
Clean Up Week Urged By Governor Byrne In State
Governor Byrne designates the first week in May as clean up week for South Dakota urging general cleaning and beautification. The city mayor proclaims May as clean up month guiding residents to improve yards and streets. The Woman's Club plans to transform a neglected city block around the auditorium with shrubs and flower seeds from Washington officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ms City
Womans' Club J
Washington
Graduate Vets Granted Cross Border Inspection Privilege
The South Dakota livestock commission has arranged with North Dakota Montana and Wyoming to accept inspections by graduate veterinarians of South Dakota for cross border shipment. The department will notify SD graduate veterinarians of the privilege and provide applicable regulations. This eases prior delays awaiting federal inspection for shipments to adjacent states.
Miller writes of car episode in Republican letter
Lauritz Miller defends Chief Smith and himself in Omaha case involving Gus Pete, the Greek accused of selling liquor in a railcar at Mitchell. He asserts Pete's guilt, defends police methods, and criticizes J R Welch’s investigation as incomplete. Dated March 30 1916.
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The
Republican
Gus Pete
Omaha Railway Company
Mitchell
Smith
J. R. Welch
Omaha Real
Chief Smith
Herbert
Pete
Welch
Scientific pruning rules from the American Forestry Association
The American Forestry Association through American Forestry Magazine outlines September pruning guidance. Use pole saws for tips, avoid top cuts except on old trees, finish cuts toward the trunk, cover wounds with coal tar, and remove large limbs gradually over seasons to prevent damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Forestry Association
American Forestry Magazine
Hoax Telegram Triggers Militia Call in Alexandria
Six teen members of the Mitchell county militia in Alexandria faced a fake telegram to mobilize at Redfield for patrol duty on the Mexican border. The hoax sparked fear and drama as soldiers prepared to march, then learned the order was forged, causing disappointment and tears among families.
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AleXandria
Mitchell Company
State Militia
H. H. Stuart
Redfield
Old Town
Drys Gain Heavily in Michigan Vote
In Michigan county option elections the drys won every county and gained two from wets while wets held seven counties with smaller majorities. Ingham county saw a large dry gain raising the dry majority to 2,415. Lansing city also voted dry by 675.
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Lansing
Mich
Ingham County
Linsing
Vets
Lansing City
Lime Not a Fertilizer Says Missouri Station
A Missouri agricultural bulletin clarifies that lime is not a fertilizer. It corrects the misconception that lime directly feeds crops and explains lime’s main role in correcting soil acidity to improve bacterial activity and soil structure for legumes like clover and alfalfa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M_ I Miller
Missouri
Lyceum Talent Delights Mitchell Audiences At City Hall
A four company Lyceum program at Dakota Wesleyan in Mitchell closes the season with amateur acts presented by college students and local clubs. standout pieces include In Honor Bound by the English Club Players and the Dakota Wesleyan Entertainers perform a diverse set of songs sketches and scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
City Hall
Dakota Wesleyan
Mitchell
Jilonor
Alcott
Fred Hartung
Bernie Brereton
Carl Harvey
Olin Jackson
Miord
Alice
Jewell Bothwell Tull
Bernice Tipton
Jank Petrie
Teresa del Riego
Lake Rose
Hthelbert Nevin
Lugia Denza
Hazel Reynolds
Dakota Wesleyan Entertainers
Cuddle Doon” Anderson
Helen Gross
Mitte
Frank Petrie
Berniece Tipton
Clyde Tull
Parks
Dr A W Waite Indicted for Murder in Grand Jury
New York City grand jury returns first degree murder indictment against Dr Arthur Warren Waite for allegedly poisoning his father in law John B Pecx, Grand Rapids millionaire M Kludt of Wessington Springs operated on yesterday at St Josephs hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Arthur Warren Waite
John BB. Pecx
Grand Rapids, Mich
M. Kludt
Wessington Springs
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lovinger and Priest Wed in Surprise May Day Marriage
Louis Lovinger and Ruth Priest married in a sudden home ceremony at the Priest residence in Mitchell. The couple, seen as popular locals, rode a Milwaukee train south toward Iowa for a ten day trip. The bride works in the county register of deeds office and the groom is tied to the Lovinger Conges clothing firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Lovinger
Ruth Priest
Milwaukee
V. Priest
Mentzer Street
J. S. Hoagland
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. Lovinger
Lovinger
Iowa
Mitchell
Joseph L. Lovinger
Lovinger-Conges Company
Charles V
County Register of Deeds Office
Primary votes received today in Mitchell W Republicans race
The Mitchell W Republican campaign invites Republican readers to vote for the party nomination. Ballots printed in The Republican ask members to mail by next Thursday, signed, choosing among Borah Burton Cummins LaFollette Roosevelt Root or other named figures. No publicity for ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell W
Republican
Republican Party
Mitchell
S. C
Borah
Burton
Cummins
LaFollette
Roosevelt
Root
Chicago
Wstabrook
Sherman
Weeks
du Pont
Orderly Saved Kreisler's Life
The German violinist Fritz Kreisler credits a private from the Third Jaeger regiment of Graz for saving his life in 1914 near Lemberg. The orderly braved night Cossack attacks, searched for Kreisler with a lamp, and found him after hours of lying among the dead and wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaeger Regiment
Graz
Fritz Kreisler
Mitchell
Kreisler
Lemberg
Soldier recounts escape and convalescence in Austria
The narrator describes using a comrade as a pillow, receiving brandy, and being carried back to lines and a field hospital after a wounding near Romarano southwest of Lemberg. He later moved to Vienna for recovery and then to Carlsbad to finish his convalescence.
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Romarano
Lemberg
Vienna
Carlsbad
Socialists File Large State Ticket For Prairie Election
The Socialists announce a full state ticket for the prairie election. Candidates include Fred Fairchild for governor from Wellsburg and Charles J. Ware for lieutenant governor from Aberdeen. Other posts list Fred W. Huck, Roscoe as secretary of state. Clara Strohmeier, Aberdeen as superintendent. Olive Knowles, Deadwood as, Francis Atwood of Sisseton for congressman, and B. M. Mulcahy Rapid City for another seat. Presidential electors include C. A. Castle Elk Point G C P Hammel Kimball L E Stair Mitchell Hugh Watkins Winfred Oscar Huettner Mobridge with Lester Geer as railway commissioner. The attorney general notes a woman may serve as state treasurer and that Atwood must choose which of two positions to stand for on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Atwood
Lester Geer
Wall
C. A. Castle
Elk Point
P. Hammel
Kimball
L. E. Stair
Mitchell
Hugh Watkins
Winfred
Oscar Huettner
Mobridge
WB. Francis Atwood
Richards Heads His Own Slate for State Offices
Huron South Dakota. A Republican conference led by R O Richards endorsed a full slate of primary candidates including Frank L Mease Madison Wang J Olston Lake Preston W S Bowen Huron W C Lusk Yankton James Halley Rapid City C H Dillon Yantkon J W Parmley Ipswich O E B Farnham R O Richards governor Huron H Everett Redfield Frank C J Jackson Salem N P Bromley Redfield J B Handlin Sturgis D B Wipf Parkston Amasa Hoffman Leola Susie Bird Belle Fourche for various statewide offices including governor and superintendent of public institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
S. D
R. O. Richards
Frank L. Mease
Madison
Wang J. Olston
Lake Preston
W. S. Bowen
W. C. Lusk
Yankton
James Halley
Rapid City
Congress
C. H. Dillon
Yantkon
J. W. Parmley
Ipswich
O. EB. Farnham
Everett
Redfield
Frank C. J. Jackson
Salem
N. P. Bromley
J. BE
Handlin
Sturgis
D. B. Wipf
Parkston
Amasa Hoffman
Leola
Milwaukee Rail Line Linked to Superior and Huron Route
Superior, Wis announces the Duluth, Huron and Southern Railway will lay tracks between South and North Dakota terminals, creating a double outlet for Pacific coast traffic. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul promotes the line, purchasing right of way from Superior to Wapheton and Huron. The $25,000 capital will back a $20,000,000 eastern bond issue. officers include W. Henerson, K. W. Morrow, and Charles Wolfe.
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Superior
Wis
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Superiors
Duluth, Huron & Southern Railway Company
Huron
S. D
South
North Dakota
Head of the Lakes
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Great Lakes
Wapheton
N. D
Hed River
Milwaukee
Wesleyan Interclass Track Schedule Set For Spring
Coach Chester Dillon releases Wes leyan interclass dates for spring events including April 8 freshmen vs seniors, April 18 sophomores vs juniors, April 22 class championship, and April 29 intramural baseball. Cross country run slated for early April, subject to Y M C A sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester G. Dillon
Wesleyan
Track and baseball captains chosen for Mitchell area teams
Elections left track captains Herbert Fox of Mitchell, Otis Chamberlain of Alpena, Clifford Knox of Montrose, and June Gass of Scotland chosen by seniors though his absence may affect the election. Baseball captains named William Kay of Scotland by the freshmen. Coach Dillon begins a strict workouts program as spring weather returns, aiming to forge a disciplined track team from available material.
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Herbert Fox
Mitchell
Otis Chamberlain
Alpena
Sopphiomore
Clifford Knox
Montrose
June Gass
Scotland
L. Spear
Dell Rapids
Academy
William Kay
Dillon
Ctiff
Wesleyan Man Wins In Contest
Francis Case of Hot Springs representing Dakota Wesleyan won the South Dakota peace oratorical contest at the college chapel. Four contestants, Case first, Beyer second, Goddard third, Brady fourth. judges were Mc Clinton Mitchell and Reams. Case will compete in Omaha on April 28.
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Francis Case
Hot Springs
Dakota Wesleyan
South Dakota
College Chapel
Mr. Case
Jean Brady
Huron College
J. Beyer
Yankton College
Bertin Goddard
State College
J. W. McClinton
Frank W. Mitchell
W. W. Reams
Omaha
Missionary Tire Appeal From Wessington Springs
In Wessington Springs South Dakota a campaign car ved on was launched to provide Ira J. Jones a missionary in Japan with a set of automobile tires and tubes. Jones said in a letter to Dr. C. V. Fox that he bought a used car in America but could not use it because the tires wore out. A subscription list started, and Jones will soon receive the donation.
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Wessington Springs
S. D
Ira J. Jones
Japan
C. V. Fox
America
Foreign Mission
Chicago Faces Milk Shortage as Dispute Escalates
Chicago confronts a looming milk famine as producers and distributors clash over prices. Suburban dairy plants are picketed and owners demand higher rates. In Marengo a farmer overturned two wagons transporting milk to a distributor.
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Chicago
Marengo
Loomis Brief Notices and Local Changes
Mrs A Darmer remains in Mitchell Hospital and is improving. Sunday marks Rev Lesapp’s last Loomis sermon as he departs after influential service. Rev J H Nolt of Mt Vernon will preach next Sunday. Joe Smith renovates his store interior. Abs Will Clark visits Mitchell this week. Local farmers begin wheat seeding season.
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A. Darmer
Mitchell
Mr. Lesapp
Loomis
J. H. Nolt
Mt. Veornon
Joe Smith
Abs
Will Clark Jig
Knocked Off Milwaukee Railroad Bridge Rescue Near Miss
S D Homer Beital of Weta S D narrowly escaped death while replacing the Milwaukee railroad bridge over the Missouri River when adjacent timbers broke and knocked him from the piling. He was knocked unconscious into the water but revived by the chilly river and was rescued by nearby skiff passengers. His injuries were not serious.
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Chamberlain
S. D
Homer Beital
Weta
Missouri River
Belial
Lutherans Plan Church Building at Wessington Springs
German Lutherans of Wessington Springs have bought a site for a church to be built by August 1. The structure will cost about 2000 dollars.
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Wessington Springs
M. C
Half of teachers failed in last examination in Pierre
The Pierre examination report shows 533 applicants for teachers tests. Three earned life certificates, 12 state certificates, 87 first grades, 159 seconds, 21 thirds. There were 24 failures among state applicants and 223 failures among county applicants.
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Pierre
Five Children Die In Scranton Fire At Marion Home
A fire in Scranton, Pennsylvania, killed five children and critically injured their parents who escaped by leaping from a window with a burned infant. A boarder was also hurt in the blaze that destroyed Patrick Marion’s residence.
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Scranton
Patrick Marion
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