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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
3
For sale ten full blooded Barred Rock hens, one cockerel and ten eight week old chicks priced at 81 dollars. For sale of trade furnishings fixtures and lease of the City Cafe. For sale a steam threshing outfit engine 25 horsepower. Wanted any kind of work in Mitchell by a fifteen year old boy address B15 care Republican.
Business leaders discuss forming a golf and country club in Mitchell with a nine hole course along river banks. Plans include tennis courts a club house and luncheon facilities with locker rooms. E. E. Wagner leads the movement and a booster meeting may be called upon his return from Sioux City.
Whitlock pleaded guilty and was fined $75,000 by Judge Scholfield. At the fixed rate it would take 156 years and three months to pay, leaving him 206 years three months old at the time of full payment. he is 50 now.
A. A. Truax, a prominent land man, reports Hand county crop prospects are especially good after a 500 mile northern trip. Wheat may yield twelve bushels per acre, flax stands eight to sixteen inches, and corn tasseling well. Moisture has been adequate despite some missed rains, and farmers near Mitchell are busy as corn tassels. This year looks promising for South Dakota.
A preached reflection on Matthew's parable of the Treasure hidden in the field. The Great Teacher invites listeners to value the Kingdom above all, urging self sacrifice to gain heavenly inheritance and noting the elect are called during this age. The fishing net image warns many other “fish” may enter but only the chosen enter the Kingdom.
The funeral for C. W. Johnston, who died yesterday at Chamberlain Sanitarium, will be held tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. at the residence 212 West Fourth Street, with the Knights Templars in charge. Interment will follow in the local cemetery.
Notice to Elks invites all members to assemble at the Elk's home at 5 30 p m Thursday to attend the funeral of Brother W Johnston signed F M Leving Exalted Ruler.
In Newburgh Pennsylvania, Mrs Ella Hart Thompson Cathcart dies from nervous prostration amid marriage and divorce turmoil. She had divorced Dr Claude Thompson but married R Harry Cathcart Jr. and faced possible bigamy charges. Cathcart, son of a wealthy medicine maker, had a prior sensational divorce case.
The ad states that dysentery is serious but curable and that Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has cured it even in malignant and epidemic cases. Sold by all sellers.
Hardy H. Whitlock former Vermillion county treasurer was fined 75000 dollars with a payment plan of 40 dollars per month after being indicted on a charge of having embezzled funds in Danville Illinois.
Charles W. Johnson born August 2 1860 in Patoka Indiana lived there until 21 then moved to South Dakota. He worked as bank cashier in Chamberlain, ran the Pierce hotel in Yankton, managed Mitchell house and owned a garage and auto agency in Mitchell. He was an Elk Mason and Knight Templar. Survived by wife daughter Marie mother and several siblings.
Rev Dr Samuel G Smith of Minneapolis asserts heredity overstates biology in Eugenics Congress remarks. He favors social and moral training for every child and argues criminals arise from choices and environment, not genetics. He cites adoption, education, and New York Childrens Home Society as proofs of reform through nurture.
Sealed bids will be received by the clerk of school district No 15 Butler Township Sanborn County South Dakota until 12 o clock noon August 20 1912 for material and construction of a school house at the southeast corner of section 30 Plans and specifications available at the clerk s office First National Bank of Letcher and First National Bank of Mitchell The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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