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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1911
Page
4
The piece argues Congress uses self interest over facts in tariff and reciprocity debates. It criticizes incumbents for prioritizing re election and producer influence over farmer welfare and national interests. It condemns insincerity and populist tactics in legislative sessions.
Preliminary results from the Thirteenth U S Census of Manufactures for Sioux Falls South Dakota compare 1904 and 1909. Establishments rose from 61 to 83 with value of products up 52 percent to 2 889 000 and wages and salaries rising 60 percent.
Edward Tilden head of Swift and Company refuses to appear before the Illinois state Senate committee probing a Lorimer slush fund. He sends two attorneys with instructions. Contempt charges likely against Tilden Benedict Cummins for failure to produce books. Senate to act on contempt and jail request. Local items note social visits and minor village happenings.
A Clay City Illinois man, told by five doctors he had consumption, uses Dr. King's New Discovery after returning home from the mountains. He credits the remedy with saving his life and enabling him to work again. It claims to aid all lung ailments with prices 50c and 1.00, trial bottle free, guaranteed by Diehl & Brown.
Ray Thorndyke came up from Vermillion to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. J R Thorndyke. Fred Hartwig visited from Ethe and Mrs Homer Anshutz stayed with relatives at White Lake. The W R C held a meeting and initiated Mrs T B Haynes Miss Loraine Owens Mrs Geo Moore and Mrs J A Geiger with lunch. Birth announced Ruben Earl’s son born April 25. Fred Ralston married Bertha East at Havana North Dakota. Many locals traveled to Madison South Dakota for a trip and several attended a play at the Gale last Friday night.
Fred Cropsey and Val Johnson were seen in Lisbon one day last week. Mrs. Mary Wheeler returned to her Mitchell home after a month with her son Cliff Wheeler.
Mrs R F Dundas is laid to rest at Graceland cemetery after funeral services at the Congregational church attended by many friends. Rev W M Mair delivered the tribute. pallbearers included A E Hitchcock and George A Silsby. she was born in Hudson Michigan in 1848 and lived in Mitchell most of her life with her husband Dr R F Dundas and three children, one of whom died in infancy.
Altar Society of Holy Trinity Church raised 99.75 at a recent basket social. Fr Feldmeyer gave a gold watch to the top bidder. Several residents visited Mitchell and Stickney, while others returned from the Soldiers Home in Hot Springs. Betsy Brown organized a Worthen School Township basket, netting 15 for the school fund.
Alexandria items report travelers Leo and Bernie Kelley Frank Durkee and Leonard Hilligoss returning home on the Mitchell line. Arthur Fox came back from six months at Boyles Business College in Omaha. Carrol Clark visited his mother Mrs. May Clark after two weeks working in North Dakota. C D Seymour Co sells harness and saddlery business to a buyer from Ocheyedan Iowa. next week the purchaser will invoice. The Stoltz child near Emery was seriously injured playing outside last week. he is improving. Mrs Stoltz is daughter of County Commissioner M M Johnson. B N Wood, managing…
Red Diamond Lumber Co arrives home in Minneapolis for a short visit. Nellie Wilson’s fourteenth birthday party is held at her home with about twenty friends. W M Slade moves the old Hess house to a south of mill lot to remodel as his new home. F A Martin rushes cellar work on his new house on Hess lot land. E B Yule of the Alexandria Journal is reported to have been sent to the Senate for confirmation as postmaster. Alfred Netson leaves for Mitchell for summer work. High School hosts a reception for the faculty on Friday April 21 with games to midnight, refreshments, Lucas Orchestra, toasts, and a well received program.
State Engineer S H Lea has been invited to present a paper at the National Irrigation Congress on measurement of water in streams. His administration has pushed practical devices for flow measurement, with western interest growing as stream flow becomes a key issue.
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