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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
10
A garbled report references Vladivostok described as a Siberian Paris and mentions alcohol restrictions, mining, rail and shipping movements, and European defense terms. It mixes place names, military actions, and cultural notes, with unclear dates or outcomes.
Miss Jeanette Frey of Chicago visits Miss Marguerite Andes while Paul Young presided at a Wendell Phillips versus Sioux Falls game. Dakota Wesleyan alumni and several educators drop in for the Yankton college clash. Elizabeth Jost and David Nolan wed in Pesho, with plans for a new home. Local officials address court appeals, a Mitchell port office fireman exam, and a Kennebec liquor arrest. Four turkeys awarded at Palace store. visits by A L Mawson, G W Austin, and others mark a season of gatherings.
James D. Westbrook of Atlanta Georgia has been secured as assistant pastor to Dr J S Hoagland at First Methodist Episcopal. He will begin around January 1 and is active in South Dakota religious meetings. he is a singer and song leader with strong devotional service skills. He will take over the work formerly led by Rev C B Harrold who moves to Groten South Dakota.
The Plankinton Mail questions why Mitchell and Brookings were billed as state collegiate title contenders while noting the University of South Dakota has beaten both. It argues USD is a university not a college and thus not in contention, highlighting USD's wins over Dakota Wesleyan and the State College and the overall football supremacy within the state.
Professor George Harold Miller heads the new Girls Glee Club at Dakota Wesleyan University. Rehearsals twice weekly feature a diverse soprano and alto lineup, a young ladies trio, and an upcoming public debut at the university chapel during the Graham Hall Rose Petal production.
Rail executives from Lackawanna, Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio discuss unified embargo rules to ease export freight congestion. The conference aims to build a Democratic Act economy and coordinate ways and means amid the ongoing political campaign.
Thirteen are dead and twenty are known to be injured in a tornado that struck the outskirts of Hot Springs yesterday evening. The storm lasted about ten minutes, tore through Riverview Park area, and moved northeast, leaving a one-eighth to one-quarter mile wide wake. Search efforts continued at daylight. Communication between Hot Springs and Little Rock was restored by 10 o clock.
Sioux City reports Senator Johnson of Yankton plans to back a national defense program in the coming session. He says strengthening defenses aims to deter war, not provoke it, and predicts bitter fights across party lines. He will arrange a Washington home for his family during winter.
Mrs Clarinda M Abraham aged 83 and widow of pioneer John Abraham died at home 521 North Main Mitchell from age related complications. Funeral at First Baptist Church Sunday at 2 80 p m. Survived by eight children six daughters two sons including Charles in Walnut Ia and William in Minnetonka Can. several daughters listed from Chicago and Mitchell. Members of Women’s Relief Corps and G A R pallbearers to be named.
A Thanksgiving morning service at the Baptist church drew a large crowd. The sermon by Rev. van der Maaten centered on gratitude, praising america’s harvest, peace, and national destiny while urging integrity and service to sustain the republic.
County commissioners plan their first annual gathering in Mitchell on December 13 and 14 with an expected 100 to 125 attendees. The program features talks on county problems and lectures on road and bridge work, with sessions at the courthouse and a banquet at city hall.
Bijou Hills in Brule county, near the Missouri River, hopes to gain a new railroad. The Dakota and Southern Railway plans a route from Mitchell through Aurora county, turning at Bijou Hills to Platte to connect with the Milwaukee line. Olaft would provide a southern spur to Bijou Hills, with Stickney as the current rail junction. Preparatory work has begun and construction is expected soon.
Murray shines amid Mitchell defeat as Yankton overwhelms the Lions 60 to 0. Murray, the standout center, breaks through the line repeatedly while Mitchell teammates lack cohesion and fight. This end-of-season loss follows earlier narrow losses to Sioux Falls and Armour, revealing coaching strengths despite overall struggles.
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