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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
11
Easter Sunday was observed with suitable services across Mitchell churches. Large congregations heard hymns and pastor messages as pleasant weather and bright sun accompanied the day. The parade offered glimpses of fashion trends in Beau Brummel style.
At First Baptist Church and St Bernard Commandery Easter services featured new church members, a “Christian Citizenship” address, and a Knights Templar afternoon program. Miss Georgena Smith led B Y P U. Miss Fernel L Medley directed the chorus with notable solos and Miss Helen Power accompanied piano for a memorable musical program.
Easter at the First Methodist Episcopal church drew full seats and standing room only as Dr. J. S. Hoagland delivered a sermon on life in Christ. Offerings for Christian missions exceeded 1200 dollars. The Rev J W Hancher of New York attended as a guest preacher.
Attendance exceeded 1000 as the Sunday school under Prof van Genthuysen raised about 800 for missions. The program featured songs, speeches by Mrs Jenkins and Dr Shepherd, class offerings, and a union Epworth service led by Miss Walters. Ed Hobson directed. solos by Ford Wilson Saul Lovinger. choruses praised. decorations included Easter lilies and geraniums. Next Sunday includes baptism and reception services.
The Presbyterian church filled to capacity for both morning and evening services as a harmonious day lit by fine music. Led by L. A. Williams the chorus performed two morning numbers and four in the evening, with Miss Florence Charlesworth and Miss Anna Bruce delivering standout solos and duets. Mrs. W. G. Brackett sang Hosanna with violin and piano, while EH. W. Peters on violin N. B. Ripsom cello and Mrs. Henry Snyder piano provided three well received instrumental numbers. The day was praised as a red-letter occasion highlighting superb leadership by Mr. Peterson.
Davison county lands were bid at the courthouse this morning with James Grady and Henry Weber top bidding $70 per acre for a 40 in Tobin township. Several 40 acre parcels sold for $40 per acre while total sales reached 677.95 acres for $33,218. 4,120 acres to be leased tomorrow.
Madison South Carolina voters in the April 20 city election will decide on two propositions including the issuance of bonds totaling 50,000 dollars to erect additional schools. The measures accompany the election of city officers for the coming year.
The city introduces two measures to fund schools. One issues funds for suitable buildings for high school purposes, the other authorizes a $5,000 bond for purchasing a school site. Officials anticipate strong support and expect both propositions to pass by solid majorities.
High James River waters flood low land and wash out several small bridges across the county. Tobin's Park and areas near the Omaha railroad crossing are submerged, with currents hard to gauge and paths under water. A nearby ice forge blast and a near miss on a university bridge highlight widespread flood impact as warm weather recedes water levels slightly by noon.
Judge L D Boucher of Aberdeen S D has received a letter from his son John Boucher serving in France with a Canadian contingent of the British army. The former US Navy member writes that front lines require skill to avoid German fire and notes the dangers of ducking to survive.
Doland South Dakota authorities report no trace of the yeggmen who raided the Doland post office. About $1,500 in stamps and cash were stolen, with twenty dollars recovered beside the railroad track. The robbers blew the safe, indicating expert technique, and authorities fear capture may be unlikely.
In Sully county sections, snow has hardened to a coat of ice twelve to eighteen inches thick, leaving jack rabbits starving as they cannot reach vegetation beneath the icy crust. The harsh condition hampers wildlife access to food.
Long running pressure has affected widespread communities with ongoing hardship. Authorities report the issue endures despite attempts to relieve the strain, leaving residents facing persistent disruption and uncertainty.
Bowman county officials report the Winkham coal mine across the state line in Kansas City township has burned for two weeks. Flames shoot up the air shaft and smoke is visible eight miles away as the fire area expands. D P Bracewell, an experienced miner, is trying to seal the mine to exclude air, though many cave-ins complicate the effort.
Wesleyan opened spring practice with 30 recruits on the university diamond as Coach Nerbert Tardy assessed positions. Veterans like Captain June Cass, Payne, and Melvin Chase compete with newcomers Hagey Wartung and Hanson for key roles while track training also proceeds and a YMCA cross country meet is slated later this month. The team prepares for dual with Yankton College in Mitchell May 17, an invitation meet at Brookings May 22, and the Minnesota Dakota conference event at Grand Forks in late May.
Howard S. D. West of Miner County was convicted of excessive drinking and given eleven months in the Sioux Falls penitentiary with suspended term. He serves thirty days in the county jail and must stay within county lines without court permission. If he drinks any intoxicant during the eleven months his parole is revoked and he returns to prison.
Six inmates who attended a weekly motion picture in the prison auditorium escaped after sawed bars freed the library window. Guards bloodhounds and citizen patrols scour the countryside to recapture them.
Fred Hanson a wolfer working for ranchers along White River in Terre S D earned five hundred dollars in one day by locating a den and killing a mother gray wolf and nine pups at fifty dollars per wolf. The wolves threaten calves colts and even full grown cattle and can demand high losses for ranchers each week. Hanson’s haul is noted as unusually lucrative this spring in the range country.
The Crescent Theater hosted the event with three out of town judges from White Lake and Wesleyan University Mitchell. Ralph Bray won first in oratorical and Marcia Jefferson first in declamatory with Pearl Taylor second and Marie Krog third. Mrs Vencel Rozum, wife of a prominent farmer and mother of Mitchell’s Chief Dispatcher Rozum, died of pneumonia after several weeks illness.
Mrs. Van Tassel dies leaving her husband and a daughter Mrs. F B Dudley of this city and a son in Kansas City. She was president of the First National Bank and connected with several local enterprises.
The state legal department finds Section 27 of Chapter 224 from 118 unconstitutional. It bars compensation from lease profits for permanent improvements on state lands, diverting school funds. The ruling also covers county salaries when new counties form from existing ones.
The Missouri River ice through South Dakota remains firm with a late breakup expected to set records. Historically, the earliest breakups occur in March and the latest in April, with several years showing April as the start of breakup. Thick ice and gorges may threaten lowlands as rivers thaw.
The state vital statistics department releases a summary comparing 1915 and 1914 data. Births show an increase while deaths show a decline, reflecting shifts in population health indicators across the state.
Mrs. Frank Van Tassel of Yankton, a member of a leading pioneer family, died at her home after a long illness. Born April 30, 1852 near Detroit, she married William Bordene of Yankton and had a son, William T. Bordene, now of Kansas City. She later wed Frank J. Van Tassel, a prominent local resident and head of Excelsior Milling Co.
Vermillion SD The 1915 football schedule for the University of South Dakota is announced by W J Johnson athletics manager It features eight games with most played away from home and includes Minnesota Notre Dame North Dakota and Creighton The remaining games are Wesleyan State College Yankton Montana and an undecided venue for North Dakota State The team loses three starters to graduation and spring practice will be held by Coyotes supporters Coach I J Cortright and Captain Frank McCormick plan a one week light session The slate lists October 16 Minnesota at Minneapolis October 23 Wesleyan at Vermillion October 30 Notre Dame at South Bend November 6 State College at Brookings November 13 North Dakota University at an undecided site November 20 Montana at an South Dakota city November 26 Creighton at Omaha
In Sisseton South Dakota the wife of the late Wa-ha-da-da-ta died last week and was buried Thursday in a full paleface funeral with a hearse. Her husband was a prominent figure among the Sisseton Indians and one of the original seven brothers in Dakota and Minnesota pioneer history.
In Bute county jack rabbits travel in bands of hundreds and devour alfalfa fields. Ranchers stage drives to reduce the pest, with one man claiming to have killed over three hundred near his hay stacks in February. The piece notes legislators did little to address jack rabbits unlike prairie dogs.
Twelve Welsh vocalists from the Royal Gwent company performed at the Wirst Methodist Episcopal church last evening. The program blended classic and modern songs, with W Gwynnne Jones and G F Davies drawing strong praise for tenor and direction. Spencer Till accompanied, as the group wrapped up a long American tour with encore after encore.
T A Polleys the St Paul based railroad tax commissioner tells auditor H Hower that organized townships and cities may levy a road tax on property within their limits. He cites Chapters 221 of 1971 and 252 of 1914 as basis for extending county road levies to all property in organized counties. State’s Attorney Lauritz Miller had ruled Davison county could not tax railroad property inside Mitchell.
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