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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
11
Washington August 6 taft signs tariff revision as the extra session closes. Senate approves conference report 47 to 31 and leather schedule changes are adopted. Leaders stress downward rate cuts while preserving protective duties and executive powers under the maximum and minimum clause.
In Hanson county a two year old boy of Mr and Mrs John Gill wandered from home and slept in tall grass between a pasture and corn field. While his father rode out to search the child the horse stepped on the boy's face breaking the jaw bone and causing serious injuries. Doctors hold hope for recovery despite expected facial disfigurement.
Spokane Chief of Police Sullivan has received letters and calls from Italian business leaders urging action against the Black Hand Society of Spokane. Leaders are believed located, with arrests likely once witnesses appear, as fear of harm grows among Italian residents.
Sunday services were held for John Schmidt with Odd Fellows and Elks as escorts from his Sec ond Avenue residence to the Congregational church. Rev A Craig Bowdish led the service and a local choir provided music before a graveside ceremony at Graceland cemetery. Schmidt, born January 5 1853 in Manheim Baden, died August 5 at age 56. He emigrated to the United States in 1872 and moved to Dakota Territory in 1881 settling in Davison County. He leaves a wife Matilda Baumann two sons and a daughter.
Mitchell Lodge No 1059 B P O Elks notes the passing of John M Schmidt. The document honors his charity justice brotherly love and fidelity and states losses are eternal gains. Resolutions are recorded published in the Daily Republican and an engraved copy sent to his family. Dated August 6 1909. Committee members Geo A Silsby William Nash H N Hamilton.
George Sapila of Chicago is jailed in Lake county on forgery and passing worthless checks charges. Police say he forged multiple checks near Wentworth last year, with the largest for 20 dollars, before returning east after completing a Chicago workhouse sentence. He faces trial at the next state circuit term. Sapila has a wife and five children in Chicago.
The Brookings agronomist and judge says areas across South Dakota show their best crops ever with ample moisture causing some field scars that will heal before harvest. He credits farmers for rising knowledge of improved farming practices and a broader state outlook.
Deadwood lodge No. 508 hosts a housewarming for Elks and guests at the remodeled building costing 40,000 dollars. Sol State recounts the lodge’s history from 1899 with 53 charter members to 376 today as the group plans to host about 1000 visitors for the South Dakota Elks association meeting.
Huron reports weeks of heavy unloading by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. Yards show mountains of lumber, bridge timber, and 280000 ties, with new carloads arriving daily. Materials are said to support the proposed Oneida Hitchcock line and other railroad construction planned for the season or spring.
We extend sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness during the sickness and death of our husband and father and for the floral tributes. We are grateful to the Odd Fellows and Elks for their courtesies and for their presence at the funeral services.
The State Fair showcases the 124 ft square stock Pavilion with a 60 ft central elevation and a cupola, plus amphitheatre seating for 1,500 and 36 cattle stalls per side. Nearby are three cattle barns of 144 by 48 feet, a 105 stall horse barn, three speed barns for racing stock, eight sheep and swine barns, and remodeled Woman’s Building converted for poultry with a dairy area. The facilities promise ample ventilation, comfort, and convenient inspection for visitors and judges. For entry blanks or premium lists, contact C. N. McIlvaine, Secretary, Huron, South Dakota.
Albert Lucknow of near But ter allege equal to biblical David by killing a neighbor's steer with a stone while driving cattle that had broken from pasture. He wonders if he must pay for the animal.
Brookings readers recount a train trip to Hot Springs where eighteen mothers with infants faced a milk shortage. Conductor Chambers emptied his dinner pail and fetched fresh milk from a pasture, gifting it to the families. The train then continued to Rapid City in good spirits.
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