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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1915
Page
2
An old newspaper fragment outlines subscription rates and advance payments for Mitchell, South Dakota. The clipping includes postal handling notes and a notice of second class matter under the 1879 act, indicating publication details.
The report notes a state wide population drop around 50 000 with most losses in newer western areas while southeastern counties show modest gains. The text links depopulation to land speculation and migration, praising dairy and diversified farming as stabilizers in Lyman County and projecting long term prosperity. It also mentions a Russian dissatisfaction note with Allied delays in WWI.
The 1915 state census shows a modest decline of 4 350, far short of the feared drop, with South Dakota projected to reach one million residents within fifteen years as rural growth and farm consolidation fuel future expansion. Webster reports 75 residents sign for a South Dakota National Guard company with Merrick as captain and McElwain as lieutenant.
Thursday notes report Rev. Meyer’s funeral at White Lake with about 40 priests and 1,500 attendees. Mrs. Hatsminger returns from Chicago. Mrs. Appel sails east for two weeks of buying. various Mitchell and surrounding residents are listed with visits, elections, bank plans, theatre shows, and tennis results.
Mitchell and Mt Vernon played a tight game won 8 to 4 by Mt Vernon. Key hits came from Treganza MacLean and Lawrence with strong pitching by MacLean and Timm. The contest drew a fair crowd and ended with both teams showing solid defense.
Executors Henry Swindler and Mary Koch publish a six month creditor claim window for the estate of William Koch Deceased. Claims must be shown with vouchers to Henry Swindler's office in Mitchell Davison County South Dakota, dated July 24 1915.
Books of old Mitchell boys are being added to the library collection with purchases and gifts. Patrons include Mr and Mrs Hitchcock Mr and Mrs Smith and Miss Jennie B Dickson who donated Four Victorian Poets. The new titles cover logging life in Maine and western prairie poetry by Charles Badger Clark.
Mitchell area farmers race to finish squirrel cage frames to operate binder wheels in wet fields. Frank Lyman seven miles southwest of Mitchell built the first cage costing 25.95 dollars, with Riverside shops making two more. local dealers rush to secure more engines from Lincoln Nebraska to supply demand.
Scotland defeats Mitchell 3 to 2 in a game marked by hard luck for Ed Linston who yielded three hits and three walks. Umpiring drew criticism from Mitchell players as crowd taunts and bias were alleged, while gate receipts rose from $12 to $18. Tonight's game at Hitchcock park starts at 6 pm with Booster Day tickets selling for $1.
Gerald Harrigan the young motorcyclist who ran into and killed William Pierce near Deadwood last month faced a preliminary hearing in a Deadwood justice court on a manslaughter charge. He was held to the circuit court for trial and posted 1000 dollars bail for September term appearance. Rose Pierce, daughter of the deceased, testified as the state’s principal witness.
Faulkton Providence Hospital company buys the Mores residence site a half block with fifty feet excluded the house cost 30000 in original value but the company paid 10000 to acquire the property for a future hospital plan.
A terse line in the Philadelphia Record notes a self inflicted death as a notable item with an abrupt phrase about political ambitions in Haiti.
The U S Weather Bureau report for the week ending August 3 1915 notes cool weather with frequent heavy showers and reduced sunshine. Ground remains very wet delaying haying and harvests though crops generally do well with winter wheat rye barley and oats harvesting progressing or complete in some areas. Spring wheat ripening though wet ground slows cutting and corn shows as lagging but improving. Meadows and pastures are excellent and livestock is in prime condition.
Davison County boards of equalization report total property value up $1,218,200 from $22,883,998 to $24,002,258 in the past year. Auto counts rose to 518 with value up to $190,768. piano counts at 58 total $119,200. Detailed farm land, livestock, machinery, and various personal property values are listed across multiple categories.
Saturday notes report Philip Medley arriving to visit his Omaha family. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Betts return from Doland. Bernice Morgan departs for a Butte and Livingstone Montana trip. Various residents plan work for room and board and attend weddings, church services, and trips to California and the San Francisco expo.
In the matter of the estate of Sarah Corcoran guardian Edith Corcoran petitions for an order to sell a portion of the minor's real estate. The court sets August 1 1915 at 10 a.m. in Davison County to show cause why the sale should not be granted and requires four weeks of publication in the Mitchell Capital.
In the District Court of the United States for the District of South Dakota Southern Division Paul Throm of Mitchell was adjudicated bankrupt on July 26 1915 A meeting of creditors is set for August 6 at 10 oclock in the forenoon at the Paxton Building Sioux Falls to prove claims examine the bankrupt elect a trustee and address related matters Georgi J Danforth Referee in Bankruptcy Sioux Falls South Dakota dated Mule A 10 14915
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