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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1915
Page
5
Chicago market notes a broad downturn with hogs and cattle trading lower. Estimated receipts and yesterday’s shipments cited, with prices for hogs mainly quoting 7.05 to 7.45 for various lots, cattle earnings steady to lower, and sheep and lambs showing softer bids. Estimates show daily receipts around 22 000 hogs and 16 000 cattle, with futures aimed at a cautious tone.
Sioux City market notes cattle receipts 1 500 and hogs 4 000 with steady to strong demand. Top hog price 7 05, most cattle 6 95 to 7 06. sheep 500, market steady. Beeves 6 50 to 8 35, cows 5 to 5, canners 3 50 to 5, calves 6 to 9 25, feeders 6 50 to 7 80. Hog sale strong with 4 000 head, prices up 10 to 20 cents from last week. country demand fair, quality key.
Minneapolis wheat prices show No. 1 hard at 1.58 5-8, No. 1 northern at 2.54 1-8, No. 2 northern around 1.49 5-8, 1.57 5-8, and No. 1 durum at 1.76 with other grades and arrivals noted in the Minneapolis market brief.
A dairy train run jointly by the Chicago Northwestern and C M St P lines, with the State Agricultural College and Dairymen's Association, shows a 60 percent rise in cream receipts from 1913 to 1914. The campaign promotes corn and alfalfa, silo use, and safer farming, highlighting higher creamery prices in towns lacking local creameries.
MilwaukeeWednesday. Wheat Dakota No. 1 northern spot BidSpot Dollar values listed for No. 2 northern No. 7 Velvet chal with varying bids and asks. July wheat and May futures appear with prices around 4.02 and 1.29. Corn No. 2 mixed bids 72 to 73 cents, Soybeans and oats prices shown with May and May oats bids. No. 3 barley and rye values included, Northwestern No. 1 rye near 1.91 with other price points.
The state railway commission schedules hearings in Tyndall on April 28 to discuss reduced service between Tyndall and Running Water and the telephone situation. Chamberlain on April 24 on express package delays. Moison on the 26th on Franklin Telephone Co. connections. and Irwin on the 26th on general telephone matters in the region.
Letter to voters from J W Broadbent defending candidacy for First Ward alderman. He denies neglecting city duties for private business and pledges careful public service and efforts to secure necessary improvements for the ward and city.
A dated advertisement claims four ounces of ordinary liquid arvo dissolved scalp dandruff when applied at night. It promises removal by morning and implied lasting effect with several applications, noting reduced scalp digging and buildup.
Hundreds of Shriners from South Dakota and neighboring states gathered in Sioux Falls for a large ceremonial session of FH Raid temple. Imperial Potentate Frederick R. Smith arrived by train with visiting dignitaries, greeted by parading Shriners before a late-night initiation at the Orpheum theater and an early departure to Omaha.
Andrew Kinudeson, a prominent Strool man, was held for trial in the state circuit court on a statutory charge after a reliminars hearing before a Strool Justice. His appearance bond was fixed at $500.
A motive behind the charge against Withie and Yak Ty stirred sensational reaction among homesteaders and townspeople in the region, signaling rising tensions.
The Belie Wuarde land office reports a surge of filings for 320 acre farms west of Mission since the new law took effect. Timber Lake and Lemmon offices also see demand as settlers seek additional quarter sections to extend holdings amid the land right.
Aberdeen authorities led by State's Attorney Fred G. Tyuntineton have sworn warrants for the arrest of several dealers in Aberdeen for selling cigarettes to minors under state law. Suliiagenas were issued for a number of miners and others found smoking. Rumor places a half dozen or more dealers under investigation for violations of the cigarette sale ban.
Fragmentary notice mentions a father released and a Mrs Etta Mae Fre, a Chicago society woman, tied to a charity. It references selling a lawn mixture at 25 cents and a Velvet Lawn Seeder drill for planting, with testing implied at a downtown store.
Proceedings report lists events from the Meeting of Third District Women s Moderated Clubs in Mitchell on April 7. Also notes South Dakota Trap Shooters Association gathering June 1 to 3, 1915 and Dakota Wesleyan commencement spanning May to June 2 inclusive.
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