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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1915
Page
4
A fragmented OCR listing of want ads shows dozens of small notices. It includes employment leads in general housework painting and kitchen work, a cafe second cook posting, waitresses, and housekeeping calls. also sales and rentals of homes, livestock and farm items, milled grain, hay, and tools. The page also contains real estate and horse sales, advertising pricing and subscription offers for Farm and Estate Journal.
Members of the three orders gathered in large numbers to mark the ninety seventh anniversary of the Odd Fellows. A sermon at First Baptist preceded the program with music and readings by local performers and remarks on the order's work. Light refreshments followed as the event closed with another solo.
Adj-Gen Morris and Lieut Hoerington toured Faulkton as a potential site for the South Dakota National Guard annual encampment in July. They, with local guard officers, inspected the field offered by Faulkton and found prospects bright for selection.
Mitchell plans a thorough census under City Assessor J. Davis with active assistants. The six district enumeration will start Monday in Mitchell South Dakota under the State Historical Department. Enumerators will collect sex, age, birthplaces, literacy, occupation, marital status, and parental birthplaces while permanent records are retained by the state historical department.
Rev Henry Snyder of Mitchell Presbyterian Church accepts a call to Parish Presbyterian Church in Syracuse New York. Announcement to congregation notes leadership change and expected transition timing. Pastor Sassler plans to lead congregation until new pastor arrives.
A Dubuque Iowa blaze of incendiary origin destroyed property valued at about $225,000 early today. Four separate sites burned, including the Carr Tigner Adams timber yard, with A McDonald and the Key City Gas Company also listed among the losses.
Fire of known origin completely destroyed Seth Bullocks ranch house on the Seth Dutlee ranch in the east end of town. Loss about 4000 dollars with less than full insurance. Distance from hydrant hindered firemen. owned by former United States marshal for South Dakota. rebuild expected soon. Site noted as birthplace of alfalfa seed and first alfalfa grown in the state.
A dynamite blast rippled through the area injuring several workers and drawing emergency crews. Local officials investigated the site while residents recounted the sudden roar and smoke from the incident.
In London, Parliament focused on German prisoner of war mistreatment. Lord speakers condemned maltreatment and killings, while Prime Minister Asquith vowed not to forget the brutal record and to seek reparation after the war.
Reports from Westown supporters show substantial progress as faculty and community members pledge funds toward a $40,000 goal. Total gifts already surpass $11,000 with $9,000 contributed by local residents, while state backing from South Dakota hints at broader support for the Mitchell effort.
Washington reports a U S appeal to the Turkish government for relief of Armenian Christians following massacres and threats of further outrages. The request was made at the urging of the Russian government through its ambassador to protect imperiled Armenians and prevent further religious outbreaks.
Fragmentary OCR describes religious figures from Athens and Constantine Panton in England reporting arrests of about 400 individuals linked to a rising. The passage is garbled with many misspellings, making precise names and events uncertain.
Fragmented report notes two gifts of $1,000 each to Wesleyan campaign and church efforts. Methodist women aid, committee actions, and multiple smaller donations from $100 to $250 are mentioned. The piece hints at broader church fundraising, with various supporters and potential large gifts in prospect.
Zapata forces operating behind General Obregon Charanza's commander at Celaya have cut his rail and wire communications and destroyed part of the airway between the capital and Vera Cruz Duval West President Wilson's.
The Supreme Court reversed Tide Frankel Smith's recount ruling in the county treasurer race between John Alten Jr and Charles Owler. The decision, though not yet released in full, could lead to a new ballot recount amid claims of irregularities in Mitchell district ballots and errors affecting Fowler's 36 vote majority.
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