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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1907
Page
8
In Salem a contested race saw Mrs Cora Long challenging Henry Huhle for a seat on the board of education. More than 50 women voters cast ballots, but the saloon keeper won by 24 votes.
The Pittsburg Leader reports Evelyn Thaw’s mother stating she would have killed Stanford White if her daughter had confessed to her what she told the jury. She also says she never aided Jerome in pursuing evidence to discredit Evelyn or the trial.
The dispute in Ohio centers on Taft and Foraker with Foraker eager to topple Taft’s presidential hopes. Opponents accuse Taft of defeating a Republican governor in Ohio years ago and seek punishment now. Taft plans a strong challenge, inspiring his supporters to back him.
Mrs. Brown of Aurora Illinois says Senator Pettigrew is her long lost son kidnapped as a child. She plans a court fight to prove kinship, while Pettigrew calls the claim a sign of madness and says his mother’s remains lie in Rock County Wisconsin beside his father after accompanying him to Dakota years ago.
Sioux Falls voters approved street car franchises Tuesday. The Mills group sought a thirty year charter while the Jones group pressed for twenty years, both backing a reestablished system. Mill's victory ensures a legal franchise and paves the way for renewed service.
In Chi¢apa moral reforms show progress as an inspector is busted for taking a bribe in a sanitary inspection graft. An inventor paid $200 in marked bills during a private meeting arranged by police witnesses. The inspector claimed the money was pocketed by accident without consent. Police magistrate records the incident amid rapid city changes.
Notice to land owners in Davison county South Dakota that lands described by meets and bounds in sections 983 984 985 and 986 are platted under chapter 12 article 19 for assessment in 1907. Surveys are to be made so lands can be properly described. Dated April 15 1907. H B Anderson County Auditor.
In Ethan the Worthen boys defeated the Ethan team by 20 to 14 Friday afternoon. A prairie fire threatened a farm house north of town but was contained. Local social events included birthday and surprise parties with small gatherings and a rug as keepsake.
Arthur Sanford died after a long illness at 5 pm Sunday aged 67. Funeral at the M E church in Ethan with old soldiers as pallbearers, including Chas Phelps and Mr Weeks. His widow, relatives, and nephew from Cherokee, Iowa attended. services followed by burial in Ethan cemetery.
Loomis notices report births and small items. A ten pound girl born to Mr and Mrs Thomas Wagner on April 11. The Gilfillan brothers hunted seedom south of Mitchell. Mrs F J Smith suffers quinsy with doctor visit. Dr F F Kidd visited from Woonsocket with wife and baby. A four horse team runaway incident near Loomis. William Allen from Mitchell begins barber work in Loomis. Nels Jensen and William Anderson from Mitchell buy corn in Leewis. W W Miner suffers an incubator lamp explosion causing a fire at his dining room.
In Loomis and nearby, firefighters quelled a blaze with some damage done as volunteers helped. Orval Crippen begins a new addition on his father’s house with Smith Odell assisting. Dr KF S Kidd joined the Masonnic order in Mitchell. Loomis saw a three-family move event Monday stirring local residents. William Nash visited the area Friday as seeding finishes and corn plowing begins. Ged A Johnson transported wagons and buggies by car. Mrs Thom Carter plans to visit their farm west of the river Thursday. H H McLain visited Mitchell Sunday. Mrs L Wesseler of Sioux Falls visits her hosts Mr and Mrs D F Barrows.
Emsley notes Marchlike warmth easing frost. Art Gardner and family visited Ed Cropsey. Various farmers, including Stiles and Barker, were in Mitchell for nursery stock and improvements. John Stultz, Miss Hattenburg, and others attended social visits. Olson bought hay. Moses relatives hosted. Heckel, James Stevens, and others involved in trades and preparations.
Prosper notes detail Howard Wilson's trip to Chicago with two carloads of fat cattle and Peter Flemmer of Mitchell selling fat cattle to ship to Chicago. Gust Johnson had a farmer’s telephone installed, John Hendrickon left for Chicago, and Robert Livingston with family visited A. P. Anderson. A surprise party at Ole Rudd’s drew a fair crowd and members enjoyed themselves. Amanda Wilson and Hester Johnson visited Mrs. P. Anderson. The Swedish Lutheran church league, closed last Christmas, will reorganize April 21. Mrs. John Hendrickon visits Bore Borenson in Tobin township.
Riverside notes report Mrs. Cus of Mitchell visiting her daughter Mrs S Welmyr and returning home Saturday. Thos McGivern of Victor Tow arrives in town from Watertown to buy land and visit niece Mrs John Murtha. Laura Smart of Lalare begins spring term at Garden Prairie. Mrs Peal Kewley and Mrs A C Ames visit with the Taylor family. Epworth League meeting held at J Wallis home. A cow drowned on the Williamson place. W L Wallis’s new house nearly ready for occupancy. Sermon Sunday at 11 and quarterly meeting in the evening.
Advert says Kirk's Jap Rose toilet and bath soap is transparent and easy to read through. It notes it is sold by druggists and grocers.
Tom Masson in Judge surveys the home as a social fixture and economic trap. He notes decorating plagues, mortgage strain, and a future split between servant-dependent classes and workers free from babies or bank accounts.
Data from Dr Thomas Grant Allen cites New York City ten deaths daily Chicago six and Allegheny County Pennsylvania central for steel iron coal mills and mines with 17000 injuries and deaths yearly. Coroner notes foreigners treated worse than horses. Hungarian consul cites weak law enforcement.
A light exchange between a bride and groom from Bohemian Magazine humorously compares a heavy loaf of bread to its rising. The bride jokes the dough would be heavier if it rose, prompting the groom's quip about yeast and size.
A hotel proprietor questions paying for Herr Iichmann’s rooms while a clerk asserts his wealth. The clerk explains wealth by noting Herr Iichmann’s age and his wife’s beauty, sparking an irony about appearances and fortune.
The Italian sociologist Line Ferriani reports survey results showing Greek young women's marriage motives vary. Most marry to escape seclusion and see life, few for love or home life. only four cite household training as a factor. Ferriani notes many are not marrying for love and laments the lack of deeper reasons.
Fragmentary text appears to debate proof quality for an acquaintance or project. The note questions the value of a stronger form of verification between unnamed parties, suggesting dissatisfaction with current assurances and a call for improved evidence.
London reports discuss the role of private members and the need to devolve bills and estimates to grand committees. The piece argues for developing talent beyond the floor debates and warns against closure and idle parliamentary culture, urging broader responsibility and targeted inquiry.
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