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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1912
Page
2
The Mitchell CPPTL Mitchell Publishing Company advertises subscription options with one year for $1.00, sixteen months plan, and three months for 40 cents. It lists Ronald Orene as editor and manager and encourages advance payment.
The Republican state committee at Huron weighs letting voters decide if electors should back Taft or Roosevelt in November. Taft loyalists condemn the move as tacit approval of a tainted nomination while Roosevelt supporters push for party independence and avoid entanglements with old parties. The plan aims to win broad Republican support for the state ticket and to give progressives a path to stay or switch parties.
The new progressive party trends toward formal organization across states. In Minnesota almost all Republican electors backed Roosevelt and resigned from the Republican ticket. Progressives plan to nominate their electoral ticket while opposing nonprogressive Republicans on state ballots.
A convoluted note mocks politics describing a South Dakota progressive favoring Theodore Roosevelt over Gene Debs. It hints at a scam involving a two cent stamp to an undersigned person and ends with a rambling anecdote about a man who died of heart failure and a family visit, with a Canada trip promised.
Huron South Dakota entries in Hereford Aberdeen Angus Shorthorn and Holstein classes are rising with swine pen space expansion planned. Beadle county builds a premier non competitive exhibit by Charles May. Twenty six counties including Butte Brown Brookings Clark Davison Dewey Fall River Grant Hand Harding Lake Lawrence Moody Minnehaha Meade Marshall Miner McCook Perkins Pennington Stanley Spink Tripp Turner Yankton Ziebach will display. State Fair officials expect record crops and unmatched displays.
Manager Milne says Mitchell will likely see many first class acts from the Jencks circuit. Booking plans place stars from Sioux City such as Walker White side, William Faversham, Margaret Illington, and Louis Mann on the Mitchell program. The opening night on August 28 will present The Honeymoon Trail at the Gate.
Default on a 1910 mortgage by Louise Merritt and Homer Merritt to H N Lewis triggers foreclosure. Amount due totals 352.80 plus 25100 attorney fee. property in Mitchell described as Lots 6 7 8 in Block 102 Lawler Second Addition except 140 feet south. sale by Davison County Sheriff at the courthouse front door August 17 1912 at 2 PM.
Davison County court to hear petition for letters of administration of John W. Gallagher estate. J C Gallagher seeks to appoint Francess Footitt of Mitchell as administrator. Hearing set for July 27 1912 at 10:00 a m at Mitchell courthouse. Citizens may appear to show cause.
In county court special term the estate of Jacob D Koch is addressed. Anna Koch has filed for Letters of Administration and a hearing is set for Saturday August 38 1912 at 10 am at the Mitchell South Dakota courthouse. All heirs and interested parties may appear to show cause why the petition should not be granted. Judge of the County Court signs this notice dated July 15 1912.
Summons issued in a Fourth Judicial Circuit case of Annie C. Dingman against John M. Dingman. Defendant is ordered to answer the complaint within thirty days from service, with service to the plaintiff’s attorney in Mitchell South Dakota, Davis County.
The document cites a legal action filed in South County South Dakota on July 27, 1912. Attorney for Plaintiff is listed but not named in the readable text. The notice indicates standard court proceedings and representation for the plaintiff.
Frank Weller sues Naylor Manufacturing Company in Mitchell Davison County South Dakota seeking 59.67 dollars plus costs for defective Disc Harrow and related damages including freight repairs and lost time. Weller’s claim includes 9 dollars for work by W Milligan assigned to plaintiff. Publication to serve defendant by August 10, 1912.
Francis Footitt executrix of Christopher Footitt deceased calls on creditors and claimants to present all claims with vouchers within six months of first publication. Claims must be shown to executrix at residence in Mitchell Davison County South Dakota. Dated July 20, 1912.
The Frick-Wittman Candy Company has relocated to 114 East First Avenue Mitchell. The firm boasts pure products and a growing operation with two floors and basement, employing eleven workers plus two travelers. Monthly payroll about $512, with EB Frick as president and L Wittman as manufacturing manager.
Portland visitors plan to Seattle then Mitchell with several Gulf, Wessington Springs and Aberdeen links. Truax Grain shows 24 inch flax from a 640 acre Morton county field while other samples from South Dakota impress. Community updates cover farming, rail, police, and a busy travel season.
Mrs. Lawrence Smith of St. Louis visits her Letcher family as local events record minor injuries and school honors. The eighth grade at Sanborn county holds graduation in Woonsocket with several Letcher graduates named. At Oak Bluffs the Countess Irmabard von Rottenthal stirs gossip with a new dance The Temptation of Eye featuring two large fig leaves and an apple.
A brief note praises a company described as a “sweet producing” firm, highlighting its quality and impact. The remark signals admiration or pride in the business, suggesting a positive local or community view of the company’s products or reputation.
Suited to wartime era readers, the notice touts Buecklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for piles and various skin and burn injuries. It is advertised as a cheap 25 cent remedy available at Diehl and Brown in Montrose South Dakota.
A South Dakota Engineering Society meeting is called in Pierre on the 21st to discuss the engineering features of good roads. All civil engineers in the state are urged to attend, members and nonmembers alike, to participate in the discussion.
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