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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1911
Page
8
Receipts and prices for cattle sheep and hogs show slow demand with declines from Tuesday. Hogs mostly 5 to 10 cents lower. cattle receipts about 200,000 with beeves 5.15 to 6.70 and western cattle 4.80 to 5.80. sheep receipts around 20,000 with native sheep 3.00 to 4.70 and lambs 4.50 to 6.15.
The Easter services at the German Lutheran Church on First Avenue East drew over 200 attendees, with many communicants. Pastor Loose preached on Resurrection and eternal life, and new members were received with the Lord's Supper. Confirmations of Carl Scheurenbrand, Elizabeth Scheurenbrand, Herman Riggert, Eunice Pluddemann were held, and the church was decorated with Easter lilies and flowers.
Spokane federal court overruled a demurrer in the Alaska coal lands case involving Harry White Donald McKenzie Raymond Brown William Dunn and Charles Doughton. Judge Gudkin follows up to review the Stacey indictments. earlier Seattle Judge Han ford favored the defense on key points.
Easter services at the Big Tabernacle drew about 7 000 attendees. The morning offering raised roughly 1 500 for the evangelistic work while 3 PM lecture on Boys Booze and the Water Wagon drew a full house. Chief Shade dispute referenced. Bromley defended remarks and offered a monetary challenge if arrest figures were published. Evening sermon cited Proverbs 29 1 as central theme with many answering the invitation.
Sioux City, Iowa stock market telegraph with cattle receipts 1,800 down ten cents. hog receipts 4,700 down ten cents, top $6.05, bulk $5.90 to $6.00. cattle stockers steady. sheep receipts 200 weak.
Furnished by W H Dickinson & Co grain brokers list Chicago cash close today with Wheat No 1 Northern spring 99 1 02 No 2 northern 97 1 00 Corn No 3 white 49 1 2 50 No 3 yellow 49 1 2 50 Oats No 3 white 32 1 2 33 1 4 standard 33 1 4 $3 1 2 Barley 70 1 10
Minneapolis cash market closed with wheat prices for No. 1 northern at 97 3 8 to 97 7 8 per bushel and No. 2 northern at 94 to 95 7 8, No. 2 durum at 82 1 4, corn No. 3 at 49, white oats No. 3 at 31 1 4, barley 70, rye 87 to 88, and flax at 2.62 dollars per bushel.
Letcher South Dakota residents report Easter trips and visits to Mitchell Woonsocket and Sioux Falls. Mrs Wm McGarvey and others spent Tuesday in Mitchell while families like Mrs Gomer Davies and Ruth joined trips there. Parochial School students Anna Griffin Mary Welch Mernaugh Welch returned from Woonsocket for vacation.
Wheat and grain prices are listed for Mitchell markets with no. 1 and no. 2 northern wheat at 86 and 84 cents, flax at 2.10, corn at 35, oats 23 and barley 70 to 90 cents. Indianapolis reports former Democratic chairman Tom Taggart backing moves to close gambling in French Lick health resort hotels, aimed at reducing notoriety, amid long-standing raids and family objections.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay $100 for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notarized December 8, 1888 in Toledo. The remedy is taken internally and claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A busy week in Lisbon with a fine Easter program and a large crowd at the Thom as school house. Local residents visit family in Mitchell and around Co. C. Wheeler’s, faces include the Yorks Steevens Showalter and Johnie, with gatherings and a fire scare near Holsher’s building. Plowing for corn and plans for a Loomis hall dance finish the notes.
Loomis residents hosted Easter dinner with Stockdale and Kidd families from Ashton and Woonsocket. Visitors included Rev William Taylor from California and Rev E W Jenney from Yankton. Taylor to preach at Loomis church next Sunday. Sunday school and program praised. Mitchell attendees joined services.
Vida Shane travels to Salem to accept a school post. Star Restaurant staff aided by B A Sage and Davis Williams. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs John Roesch. Brown and Amshutz visit from Mitchell and Plankinton. Trone and Florence to Illinois. A Frederick and A T Cooper visit from Illinois and Stickney. Lars Elswold heads to Colorado. W S Shepherd leads quarterly c onference at M E church. W C T U program at Opera House a grand success with Ethel Williams and Mabel Williams.
Tuesday ballot results from Sioux City report Mt. Vernon embracing prohibition by a strong majority. W. M. McDonald won re election as mayor.
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