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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
6
Chamberlain honors John Rogers who enlisted in Mitchell and placed a 7500 bond purchase. Rogers, Spanish American War veteran, wore a Philippine Mauser badge and was active in Chamberlain’s Liberty Loan effort, sparking local pride as the city surpassed its quota on day one. He leaves a family at home.
In Gregory county South Dakota on April 17 a preliminary hearing bound Charles Overton for trial in the circuit court on charges he set fire to a Wardell farm barn. Bloodhounds traced a scent from the ruins to Overton’s home, a motion to exclude this evidence was denied.
Heavy rains fell in Kimball yesterday and last night totaling about one and a half inches. The city voted quietly with Dr Gailbrath defeating Rupert Joslyn for mayor by 144 to 74. Aldermen elected included No Maldarman for first ward Batty Ryan for second ward Jack Verschoor for third ward. James McClanahan elected city treasurer and Fy B Reynolds along with S Robinson named city officers.
Manehall Kile observed flames under his feet as he drove along a country road. The car’s contents were saved in time but the vehicle burned, with the radiator and one wheel destroyed as kerosene exploded. The fire’s cause remains a mystery.
Aberdeen voters cast 4296 ballots for city commissioner water and sewers municipal judge and two board of education directors in the calm election. Women voters numbered 234 though both sexes were eligible.
April 16 Sioux Falls report states Capt. Vanties Payne resident of Milbank pled guilty to arson and fraud linked to a Bristol fire. He claimed responsibility for setting a building blaze to collect 600 in insurance and is sentenced to Howe Falls penitentiary though potential early parole is contemplated due to alleged mental incapacity.
Advance indications from Aberdeen say there will be little baseball or other sport this summer as the war continues, fans believe profit will be scant and amusements will be pushed aside for the larger war effort.
Huron residents have converted all vacant city lots into Liberty gardens under the War Garden Association. School children will plant and tend vegetables this coming summer in a program directed by the city’s initiative.
Police report Gust Siebert, fined $500 and jailed for bootlegging and vagrancy, disappeared after release. Authorities suspect possible alien involvement and extended search across the area.
Governor J Peter Norbeck designates Friday April 26 1918 as Arbor and Barberry Eradication Day urging citizens to plant trees and shrubs and uproot and burn the common barberry bush to curb black stem wheat rust and protect the food supply.
On the final filing day for nominating petitions in Pierre many candidates rushed to file. Orville Rinehart of Rapid City entered as a Democrat for U.S. Senator creating a three way race. Will Nursh of Deadwood and G A Burkhart of Gregory joined as Republicans for Secretary of State. Sidney Land of Lead filed as Republican for State Auditor. GC Helgerson of Mount Vernon seeks State Treasurer for the Republicans. Frank M Byrne of Faulkton Republican for U.S. Senator. R B Dowdell of Artesian Democrat for Congress in the First District. Donald McLean of Webster Republican for Congress in the Second District. Walter C Mizer of Rapid City as a nonpartisan candidate for Seventh Circuit judge.
Pierre April 15. The first coal barge started up the Missouri River from this city today in a bid to establish coal barging from northern mines. W H B Lyman operates a barge capable of upstream travel at good speed and will soon bring down the first coal shipment toward Mo Bridge.
Classified items list rental rooms and sales notices. Furnished sleep rooms near Main priced at 8 dollars monthly. Unfurnished rooms with separate entrance one block from Main. White Wyandotte breeder stock and seed potatoes offered by local sellers. Young horses for work or driving, wagon and harness available. Second hand survey instrument offered cheap. Sellers include S. Matzigkeil Frank Stach J. W. Beddoes and Frank Wellar with contact details.
Receipts and prices for LIQUX CITY hogs cattle and sheep show mixed to higher trend. Hog prices rise 10 to 15 cents with total receipts around 21 000. cattle buyers pay steady to 100 cents higher for killers. fat cows and heifers near 80 to 87 dollars. calves and bulls show varied gains amid April trading.
The German Russian members of the Milford Mennonite colony near Hitchcock have given 1512.85 to the Huron Red Cross chapter. Of this, 342.85 came from a Red Grass auction and the rest from special contributions, showing patriotic support.
A severe fire on Otto Lacombe’s farm near Milbank consumed the dwelling and its contents while the family was away. Neighbors saved the remaining farm buildings through hard work, marking one of the era’s most disastrous fires in the area.
Mrs. Wallace O. Newton, a pioneer resident of Huron South Dakota, died at her home yesterday from paralysis at the age of 65. The obituary notes her long association with the community and her status as an early settler in the area.
Classified notice seeking purchase of a lot within four blocks of Main Street on payments with five Toll particulars and an offer to buy a house and one or two lots in Mitchell on monthly payments of 40 dollars with option to pay more. Address AD care Republican.
A description of a fashion millinery creation by Clue Millan featuring a navy hat with a unicorn motif. The hat is edged with tiny spink roses and brown tulle veils layered to form airy yet solid structure. The overall look is praised for its feminine charm and visual appeal.
A Branson & Company Bankers advertisement lists several houses on the North and West Sides with frame or stucco construction. Prices range from 3,000 to 5,500 dollars with features including modern baths, electric light, city water, and garages. Some entries comma stray text and unclear details.
Private sale of ten farm horses weighing 1400 to 1700 pounds and black mules at 2900 pounds. The seller A L Snider of Letcher notes the land rental to five neighbors as context and lists animals for sale. A secondary fragment recounts a Philippine legend about the Igorot head hunting and the Moon, Sun, and a decapitation tale.
Grain quotes from Milwaukee and Minneapolis list prices for corn, oats, barley, rye and other cereals. Notable figures include No. 5 mixed corn at 4.80 and various yellow corn grades around 1.30 to 1.55, with oats and barley showing broader ranges and futures quotes in May months.
Butter: Wligher Creamery, 383 42. Eggs: receipts 42,568 cases with Firsts 32 and ordinary firsts 81. Potatoes unchanged with receipts 37 cars.
New York City April 16 Butter market firm with receipts 6761 clubs. Creamery prices higher than extras at 46 46 percent with a 92 score. HGGS Market firm with 40962 cases and fresh gathered extras 38 percent. Extra firsts 38 percent and firsts 34 36 percent. Live poultry firm with changes noted.
Mitchell produce market reports show butterfat at 40e eggs 68ve and hog receipts around 800 with prices ranging. Cattle receipts about 5 600 steady market with steers around 77 0 to 90 and cows and heifers 9 00 to 12 00 calves 6 00 to 14 50 stockers and feeders around 40 00. Sheep receipts 200 steady with lambs 8 80 to 14 00 and ewes 5 00 to 14 00.
Chicago hog prices climbed fifteen cents with total receipts around 21 000 head at Union Stock Yards. Prices listed include 47.50 to 60.50 for various lots with heavy and rough categories, calves and lambs showing mixed values. Sheep receipts totaled about 9 200 with the market described as firm and midrange bids noted for lambs and hogs.
Advert suggests local sprays and douches fail to cure catarrh and urges readers to use S.S.S. 8S from Swift Laboratory Atlanta. It promises to attack the disease at its source by drawing germs from the blood and offers free medical advice from the Medical Director. May imply longstanding endorsement.
A factory representative named Louder visits Mitchell to showcase the Russell Rear Axle with internal gear drive and Berling magneto. The display emphasizes quality as the best of its kind and the best kind available.
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