Former resident Hofstetter globetrots for trade school study
George Hofstetter son of Mr and Mrs Leo Hofstetter and a former Mitchell resident toured the globe returning for a visit. He has drawn and designed for a Manila government arts and trades school and will resume duties after sailing May 8 from San Francisco. He studied trade schools worldwide and taught at Brookings State College for a year after graduation.
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George Hofstetter
Leo Hofstetter
Mitchell
Arts and Trades
Manilla
Phillippine Islands
Hofstetter
Wessington Springs
San Francisco
Hong Kong
China
Burma
India
Ceylon
Palestine
Egypt
Mediterranean
Sicily
Naples
Italy
Venice
Genoa
France
Barcelona
Spain
Suez Canal
Paris
Hofstet
State College
Brookings
Notice of Real Estate Foreclosure Sale in Mitchell SD
Default on a May 1913 mortgage by Elmer J. Jane to Davis & Daniels prompts foreclosure. The sheriff will sell the east halves of lots 7 and 8, block 10, Railroad Addition in Mitchell on May 2, 1915 at 10 am to satisfy $1261.02 plus costs and attorney fees.
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Elmer J. Jane
Davison
South Dakota
Davis & Daniels Company
Mitchell
Davison County
Register of Deeds
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Rheumatism Relief
Ad claims Sloan's Liniment quickly relieves rheumatic pain by penetrating to the inflamed joint or muscle. It soothes the hot swollen feeling and offers near instant relief for colds sore and swollen joints lumbago sciatic and similar ailments. Money back if not satisfied.
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Sloan’s
Sloan
Wesleyan Announces Busy May for Athletes
Dakota Wesleyan outlines a May schedule with five baseball games three track meets and a cross country run. The athletic board met to set dates including a May 2 dual with Yankton and an May 1 Brookings invitation. Wesleyan also heads to the Tri-State meet in Grand Forks North Dakota. Monograms were awarded to six players Capt Knox M Chase Berry Woodward Jester and RR Smith.
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Dakota Wesleyan
Athletic Board of Control
Herbert Hardy
Wesleyan
Yankton
Brookings
Grand Forks
N.C
Yankton Courge
State School of Mines
Rapid City
Mitchell
State University
Yankton College
Vermillion
Athletic Board
Knox
M. Chase
Berry
Woodward
Jester
RR. Smith
College
Thompson
Hartung
Emery
Cass
Hanson
Chase
Avery
Stagey
W. Simith
Bethlehem Steel Opens and Rises Then Dips in Tumultuous Session
New York City Bethlehem Steel started the market at 12, rose to 145, then fell to 120 in the first half hour. By midday about 700,000 shares traded as the stock drifted lower, slipping from 186 to 151 amid a feverish, unsettled day.
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New York City
BethLehem Steel
Itose
Closing Order Honors Lincoln
Washington government offices ordered closed Thursday to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Lincoln's death. The White House consulted department heads to determine applicability to federal branches. Postmaster General Burlegan ordered postal offices closed for part of the day.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Lincoln
Burlegan
Big Orders for War Materials Across Pittsburgh District
Pittsburgh firms report booming wartime production with Westinghouse Air Brake Company installing special machinery to manufacture shrapnel shells cartridge cases and fuses under contracts spanning a year. Several smaller firms also rush to fill ammunition orders as shops accelerate output for European needs.
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Pittsburgh
Associated Press
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Europe
New Fort on River Rhine Reported by Basel Officials
Basel dispatches say Swiss German authorities are rebuilding the fortress at Isteins five miles from Basel on the Rhine and damming the river to flood surrounding lands when sluice gates close. Observers think these measures anticipate a French offensive success. In France British HQ says Neuve Chapelle remains a focal point as troops recall a major local victory that could signal a German line breach.
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Basle
Switzerland
Isteins
Rhine
Neuve Chapelle
France
Ypres
Lachasse
Beer in canteens debated as war ends
London reports that Parliament debated allowing beer in military canteens. Secretary of State for the Colonies Lewis Harcourt said dominions would be consulted on peace terms. War undersecretary Harrold Tennant noted 1446 promotions to commissions since the war began and stated beer remains the only intoxicant allowed in canteens with no sale ban planned. Prime Minister Asquith said Parliament would sit for only three days.
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London
England
Lewis Slarcourt
Harrold Tennant
Asquith
Governor Byrne presses Mitchell to go dry in city hall meeting
At a temperance rally in Mitchell city hall auditorium Governor Frank M. Byrne and State Senators Bobb and Glas urged a dry Mitchell in the spring election. They warned liquor harms heredity, economics, and education, citing penitentiary cases and state funds for schools.
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Frank M. Byrne
South Dakota
University
Agricultural College
Mitchell
Glass
Forces of Temperance
North
Young Farmer Dies Suddenl y in accidental gunshot wound
Claw W. Bartee a 24 year old tenant on the J Blenkiron farm northeast of Mitchell died yesterday afternoon from a gunshot wound to the chest. A jury impaneled by Hanson county coroner Dr J Roselle ruled the death accidental. Bartee, formerly of Sheridan county Missouri, married Mary Peregrine in December 1913 and leaves a two month old infant son.
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Claw W. Bartee
Tennant
Blenkiron
Mitchell
Hanson County
Sheridan County
Missouri
Mary Peregrine
Tragedy in Missouri Farm Barn Ends in Accidental Death
Jor Bartee of Milchol dies in a barn accident on Tuesday afternoon at the old Chet Brown place in Missouri. Neighbors William Gilmore and Bart Bartee discovered him with a discharged shotgun and a small stick in his hand, the coroner and jury ruling accidental death. Bartee had recently visited Mitchell and the Wester general bank. his wife suffers severe shock from the loss.
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Jor
Milchol
Missour
Chet Brown
Wiliam Gilmore
Bart
Mr. Barter
Mr. Gilmore
Nammer
Mr. Flattee
Mr. Bartee
FE. C. Bailey
E. Kh. Gregory
Leslie Proudy
Mitchell
C. BE. Peregrine
Wheat prices surge on looming global shortage
Chicago traders see a world wheat shortage for immediate shipment and push May wheat up six and a quarter cents to $1.63. The market activity was unusually large for Wednesday with heavy turnover and brisk business.
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Chicago
Britton Man Fatally Wounded Handling Revolver
John Henry's accidental discharge of a revolver at Aberdeen left a bullet lodged in his head. He was brought to a local hospital and is probably fatally wounded.
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Aberdeen
John Henry
Britton
Henry
Fire at Chicago Insane Hospital Fire Drags 200 Patients to Safety
A ramb ling frame annex at the Chicago state hospital for the insane in Dunning burned, trapping two hundred convalescent patients who were rescued. The blaze caused about $5,000 in damage to the outbuilding.
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Chicago State Hospital For Insane
Dunning
236 Japanese Die in Mine Accident Near Shimonoseki
Tokyo reports a coal mine disaster near Shimonoseki claiming 2236 lives. Details indicate a fatal accident at the mine with heavy casualties among workers.
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Tokyo
Japan
Shimonoseki
Builer Township Seeks Road Grading Bids
The Builer township Board will receive bids up to May 1 for pulling a road grader to grade the F-7 road, replacement or repair work to improve road surfaces.
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Builer Township
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Fred Rutherdt
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S. Minn
Hanson Co
Nettie Bloom
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Alexandria
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Underwood Monarch
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Remington
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Brunswick-Balke Collander Company
Third Street
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Farm and Real Estate Journal
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Iowa
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Mitchell, S. D
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Mitchell, South Dakota
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NEW York Exchange
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