Presbyterian synod program outlines October meeting
Rev H P Carson and Rev Henry Snyder announced a fall synod in Mitchell with pre synodical Sunday school sessions led by Rev George G Mracker of Cedar Rapids. The main synod program, speakers, and sessions run October 8 to 12 with plans for Rev Robert E Speer to speak. Woman's Missionary Society also holds conference.
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H. P. Carson
Huron
Presbyterian Synod
City
Henry Snyder
Mitchell
George GC. Mracker
Cedar Rapids
Town Synod
W. Grant
Synodical
J. W. Christianson
Synod
J. O. Buswell
D D
Minneapolis
New York City
Tike Bareas
Presbyterian United Movement
D. M. Butt
Britton
S. D
Church
HE. McAfee
Harry Morehouse Gage
Huron College
Synodical Young Peoples’ Meeting
Robert E Speer
D. D
Synodical Womans’ Missionary Society
Womanus’. Board. of Missions
Meeting at Pierre to urge irrigation amendment
A meeting is called in Pierre on Friday August 28 to promote a constitutional amendment from the last legislative session. It seeks an adequate legislative enactment to secure irrigation projects under state law and discusses the irrigation proposal.
Mitchell Public Schools Open Next Week Details given
Mitchell public schools prepare for the new year with enrollment days Thursday and Friday at the high school and a Saturday teachers meeting. Enrollment assigns students to classes for the first day and lists grade locations across Whitier Eugene Field Longfellow and Lincoln buildings.
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Mitchell
Supt
J. W. McClinton
Central School
Whitier
Eugene Field
Longfellow
Eest
Lincoln
Libel Suit Filed by School Teacher in Camp Crook
Miss Pearl Bringgold of Gallup sues FE. W. Titrington for defamation of character in a letter to the Gallup school board opposing her selection as teacher. About thirty witnesses summoned. tension rose after Bringgold had Titrington arrested on a peace bond alleging an attempted shooting.
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Camp Crook
Ieee
F. W. Wilson
Buffalo
Miss Pearl Bringgold
Gallup
FE. W. Titrington
Miss Bringgold
Turington
Grain Firm Falls Into Involuntary Bankruptcy
Des Moines Iowa an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed today against the B A Lockwood Grain Company with assets listed at 350 000 and liabilities 250 000 The officers stated they had agreed to the bankruptcy action which was brought by creditors.
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Des Moines
B. A. Lockwood Grain Company
Creditors Cite War Strain on Grain Transport in Suit
A court suit cites a contraction of credits due to the European war and inability to obtain cars to haul grain as primary causes. The filing implicates the financial strain and transportation bottlenecks impacting the debtor.
Black traveler and Ada Payne claim man is a white slaver
Ada Payne describes L D Dupree as a white slaver claiming he traveled with her across several states since leaving Topeka. Police detained the pair Saturday evening after a loud quarrel on Main Street and over earnings. The Mann Act violation is being reviewed with the federal district attorney in Sioux Falls.
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L D. Dupree
Ada Payne
Topeka
Kan
Dupree
Payne
Lower Main Street
Upper Main Street
Attoreny Miller
Federal District Attorney
Sioux Falls
Davison County Property Values Rise 1914 Tax List Underway
The Davison County total property value reaches 25 643 094 up 1 214 117 from 1913 with farm lands driving the rise. City property drops slightly while real and personal values, railroad and telegraph assets adjust, and the county auditor begins assembling the 1914 tax lists with a January 1 deadline.
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Davison County
State Tax Commission
Robert A. Zangle
State Commission
County Board of Equalization
Mitchell
Republican
Iowa and Dakota
Milwaukee System
James River
Sioux Cty
Dakota
Omaha
Minister as detective foils bootlegger in Clark county
A clergyman in Bradley disguised in old clothes approached a man suspected of selling liquor at a blind pig. He bought liquor, giving evidence leading to the bootlegger's arrest by Sheriff Dunlop and Deputy Baker of Clark county. The bootlegger identified himself as Oscar Buffington from Angelo Texas. Officers also arrested Chas. Hampberg of Crocker on gambling charges.
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Chas. Hamberg
Crocker
Sequel Noted in Davison County Alienation Case
Sioux City papers report the marriage of James E. Boyd and Mary Maiden of Mitchell as a sequel to a Davison County circuit court case. John Maiden was awarded 3000 dollars against Boyd for alienation of his wife’s affections, with an appeal now before the state supreme court.
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Sioux City
James E. Boyd
Mary Maiden
Mitchell
Circuit Court
Davison County
John Maiden
Boyd
State Supreme Court
Mitch
Legal notices and probate hearings loom in Mitchell South Dakota
In Davison County details surface from 1914 hearings. Mrs D M Tiffany petitions for letters of administration for A H Salisbury estate. hearing set September 24 1914 at 10 am in Mitchell Court House. Judge O C Thompson presides. Clerk S Cattrell seals the notice.
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State of South Dakota
Davison
A. H. Salisbury
State of
South Dakota
Susie M. Salisbury
P. P. Salisbury
A. H. Saiisbury
D. M. Tiffany
Mitchell
Mitchell, S. Dak
O. C. Thompson
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
An old advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers $100 for a catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, marketed by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, with other products promoted.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Incendiary destroys separator at Alpena farm
Alpena South Dakota report says a deliberate act damaged a grain separator at the Miller farm near Alpena. The incident occurred around three o clock in the morning and is attributed to a known arsonist nicknamed Jack the Separator Smasher who has operated in the region for years.
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Alpena
S. D
South Dakota
Miller Farm
Fire destroys separator. owner suspects incendiary origin
The separator was consumed by a fire that burned until discovery. Owner J. C. Beatrick believes the blaze was incendiary in origin. No trace of the fire bug has been found to date.
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Ing
J. C. Beatrick
Spink Wheat Yielding Well in Redfield County Report
Spink county better farming association reviews conditions noting good threshing progress though rains delayed some. Wheat yields across six farms totaling 990 acres average 19.9 bushels per acre. Farmers harvest corn for silos, with advice on silage packing and moisture. Ten hog cholera cases reported. caution urged to prevent spread between farms.
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Redfield
S. C
Spink County Better Farming Association
Spink County
Alexandria Team Sets Impressive Baseball Record
Alexandria South Dakota reports strong run by its baseball team over six weeks with sixteen games played four losses and many scores by both sides. A key win came at Montrose with a 2 0 shutout in nine innings, a return game set for August 26 on Alexandria diamond amid high expectations.
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Alexandria
S. D
Montrose
Lugg Named Superintendent Amid Resignation Fallout
Local news reports Lugg appointed superintendent following the resignation of Mr. Lawrence. The Republican nominee takes over amid leadership changes and ongoing political activity in Parkston and Pierre with governor Byrne involved in supportive statements.
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Lawrence
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