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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
2
Mandan North Dakota December 4 Rev J Fontana German Evangelical minister at New Salem and Tl A Lechrei former Mercer county auditor were bound over to the United States district court after a preliminary exam on the charge of disloyalty. Government evidence showed Fontana opposed sale of Liberty Loan lands and prayed for Germany. Witnesses testified he praised Germany before the war and wished for its success prior to U S entry.
In Dakota, Nebraska, soldiers from Camp Dodee defeated Camp Punston 7 to 0 in a rough football game. Robertson of Dartmouth kicked a goal for the winning side, while Camp Punston held territory late. Lieutenant Megernick, formerly of the University of South Dakota, played full back for Dodge.
Washington, Dec 1. Van I Manning, head of the Bureau of Mines, appointed licensing officers in South Dakota under the federal explosives regulation act. The list includes county auditors and clerks across numerous counties with Francis S Peabody named Chicago director assistant to oversee enforcement. Licenses required for use of explosives. aliens from unfriendly nations barred. Penalty includes 5000 fine, one year imprisonment, or both.
Governor Norbeck departed Pierre for Washington to press South Dakota troops into a sanctioned role and discuss the use of Japanese and Chinese contract labor on farms during the war period. He will also consider sanitary measures and potential affiliations with federal efforts while in the capital.
Fragmented ad style copy touts local applications as ineffective for catarrh and endorses a cure applied to the body. Claims remedies act on blood and mucous membranes with doctors recommending a prescribed treatment. Also pitches a laxative called Kall’s Family Pills for constipation.
Mrs S A Young visits sister then to Omaha to join husband who has first lieutenant commission at Port Snelling. Mr Young on furlough. Mrs L B Aosman home from Town trip visiting son at Morning side college. H G Bayle travels to Wuathwen Town to bring his children home. Wessington Springs residents hear of Thanks staging with parents north of town. Fire sale of old properties to Calhoun Lumber and EB Theater signals modernization.
Corsica Mrs John Klien returned last Friday from visiting relatives in Town Wia. Jonessa arrived from Columbus Mont for a visit with Mr and Mrs Peter DeWaard. Avie Dykshoorn’s team frightened the wagon last Thursday injuring him. G Mears learned their private fleaty died of pneumonia after measles. Park Sleister, enlisting, instructed to report at Rock Island Arsenal. Haek nin and Rert Nieuwenhis return from church. their aunt injured in a collision. J A Benkelman and Ada Benkelman visit relatives in Sioux Center Sheldon and Iowa Points. Jacob Dykstra’s team kicked wagon injuring him.
Spencer reports that local teachers attended the South Dakota Educational Association meeting in Sioux Falls while others at Virgil Ganistola and Mitchell underwent hospital care. A Red Cross bakery sale raised about 85 dollars, and a serious auto accident near Salem left a woman injured but stable after a buggy collision. A Union Thanksgiving service was held at the Baptist church with Rev. Moore speaking and donations for Sioux Falls children.
Chamberlain N W Egleston and wife plan California winter departure after his resignation from Brule county exemption board. Governor Norbeck names C C Stuart to fill vacancy. Whitbeck receives trench memento from France, an automatic lighter crafted from a shell casing. McCarthy party heads to Medelia Minn for a Noankseiv ine dinner and family time. Alvin Gilbert and Francis Sullivan leave for Omaha to seek enlistment in the signal corps while Misses Bess Scott Blanche Drew with Lucile and Robert Drew visit relatives there. Sadie Bartlett, missionary in Bolivia, marries Gheste C Wisehmeier in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and will live in La Paz. Leah Simock returns home after six months with Mrs J Guptill. Mrs Dash plans winter in Pesassi.
Salem residents hosted relatives from Fedora Brook nes Vermilion and Des Moines for Thanksgiving. Several locals visited family in Plankinton and Sioux Falls. A buggy auto crash near Salem injured Miss Anna Lynch and Archie Gulzler, with facial injuries and bruises. both were hospitalized and later stabilized.
A 5-foot pole was erected on school grounds last Friday morning, lifting the flag from the outside front entrance to high mast height on campus. Win Sleeper and son in law. Melvin McCloy left for St Monica California to settle there. families remain in St Monica during their absence. Mrs Joseph O Brien returned from Port Riley and Camp Funston after visiting their son Orin, a soldier. A Red White and Blue bank window star honors family members in U.S. service, Orin O Brien being the star bearer. The Royal Neighbors formed a real society last Monday night with officers elected including Mrs Lb. BE. Baekmore and Gladys Gooper. Meeting every first and third Monday. teachers’ meeting held Saturday with Supt Howey defending the session.
Kadoka Scott Wellman and his mother visited last week with his brother and son J Wellman of Masonville Ta. M P Gossard and wife travel Wednesday to Okalon to spend weeks visiting at the home of their daughter Mrs N Shinrood and family. Mr and Mrs Brockelsby are visiting with two of Brockelsbys cousins Miss Ming and Mabel Phillips of Oswestry. Cisy Fomphell of Dell tardis, organizer for Women’s Defense, was in Wadeka on Friday afternoon. County officers J C Snyder chaired the meeting.
Miss Evelyn Sherwood serves as secretary with an executive committee including Mrs F J Kelling Miss Anna Duthimer and Mrs L Delermann Other military councils to be set up at various county points Walter Stout arrives from Milehedl this week to assist his mother who is seriously ill Garson Williams of Philips visited locally to handle business matters.
Emery Monday reports Grace Johnson's 20th birthday celebration with games and singing. Nearby items note a quiet Catholic church wedding, travel plans, navy exam grants, and visits to Des Moines and San Marcos amid assorted hometown happenings.
Belvidere residents report Pat Morgan returning from Hot Springs to work at the carpenter shop for weeks while George Grayner continues there awaiting another week or two. James Hibbard finished digging a well north of town with 24 feet of good water. Local bank statements show deposits surpassing 200000, up over 20000 since the last report. The railroad completes spillway work to better hold water for another year. Townsfolk assist river crossing repairs. Camp Cody letters note Corporal James Drips is ill with measles and other quarantines. Local families send boxes of cats to Camp Cody boys for Thanksgiving. Home Guards drill weekly. membership near 75 with promising prospects.
White Lake Tony Warnick returned from Ft. Riley Kansas on short leave. W. L. Cook family and Mrs. EB Booth came home from Brookings by auto. Rinehart Wagner of Onega stopped briefly at the Hubert home. Margaret Loevinger left for Vermillion to visit cousins at the state university. George Lawhorn returned to Garner after visiting his sister Mrs. Byrom. Mrs. Will Malkmus and daughter visited from Livermore with Mrs. Nieh olay Blasen. Maude Barnum, training at St Joseph's hospital Mitchell, spent weekend at home. A A Lawrence and daughter Phoebe of Mitchell visited the Fraser home. daughter stayed a week. Gladys Scoll, Platte School teacher, returned for Thanksgiving, joined by Reierson and Tidrick.
Bridgewater P I Hanson and family left Tuesday for Brémer Nebr for a visit with Mrs Hansons parents. G W Laing went to Sabula Ia Wednesday due to his father illness. Dr Seymour left Saturday for Chicago to join the veterinary corps with lieutenant rank. Miss Eulalia George from Canova visited and later went to Sioux Falls for a teachers meeting with her sister Cora. Fred Renner had a car accident near the Tschetter farm Sunday evening. he was pinned underneath but survived with non life threatening injuries.
Sioux Falls reports from Dec 3 detail updates on U S Navy expansion and training efforts. News from Milbank and Alcester covers soldiers awaiting ships, winter accommodations, and equipment readiness, with notes on trainees finishing officers' programs and a Milbank boy describing camp life and amusements.
In Aberdeen North Dakota Rev All Horn, pastor of the Evangelical Association church, was driving home after a sermon when his car struck hogs and overturned. He yelled for help and a farmer three miles away heard him. The farmer brought a neighbor’s car to town for treatment. Horn’s injuries are not serious despite the crash.
Pierre D. Dec. 38 The attorney general holds no dockage for moisture may be taken from corn. State market officials found dealers charging 80 to 85 pounds extra per bushel for moisture. Dockage is limited to dirt foul seed or other mixture and must be percent based. For corn on the cob, no more than 70 pounds may be docked regardless of moisture content.
The passage discusses how buyers cannot safeguard against excessive corn moisture by purchasing more than seventy pounds per bushel, nor can the corn be docked for such moisture. It notes the inherent moisture content limits and the impact on price and quality assessments within standard trade practices.
W H King and family visited Camp Mills New York describing Thanksgiving morale among 27000 soldiers awaiting transatlantic deployment. He praised Mitchell alumni Lt Shipton and Lt Rogers, noted strong camp spirit, and said South Dakota hemp supply concerns for Sioux Falls penitentiary also discussed with officials in Washington.
Davison county will get 19000 dollars as part of a 49000 dollar rural road program. Four thousand dollars is state aid and 46000 comes jointly from the federal government and Davison county for improvements. Work may begin this winter on the Sunshine highway from Ethan to Loomis and the Mt Vernon road, with the Mitchell east road already in fair condition.
Brookings December 3 The Stock judging team of South Dakota State College attends the International Livestock Show in Chicago where they judge horses cattle hogs and sheep against teams from other agricultural colleges. Members Layson Millersburg Ky Brookings Arthur Tompkins Brookings Glenn Hoon Kadoka Garrett Doktor Andover are coached by Prof. B L Tompson. The team left Brookings a week ago to practice on several herds en route stopping at Sioux City Cedar Rapids Iowa Gal y Davenport.
Mitchell police confined one drunk for November and eight arrests mainly for speeding and traffic violations. The city collected 59 dollars in fines, and officers answered 87 calls. A clean up push targeted back yards and alleys with active community involvement.
Local parents of Central School gather for a PTA meeting Saturday at 3 45 pm. The session features performances by students, a food preservation talk by Sadie Whittle, and remarks from Dr. Mitchell about school programs and upcoming events.
Mr and Mrs W H King along with their son have come home after a month touring the south and east. They visited New Orleans and Camp Mills in New York where they saw Mitchell soldiers and Lt Leslie Caldwell who recently earned a commission at Fort Snelling in Minnesota. Caldwell is on furlough from his Alexandria home and is ordered to report to Camp Munston December 45 for duty. Also in Mitchell are Lt Walter B Smith from Kennebec State on furlough, and local officials including County Agricultural Agent W Brennan who leaves for Brookings for business before returning.
The November report of condition for the state treasury shows total funds of 4 443 018 with 47 in the general fund 34170 in the game fund 885 830 in the twine fund and 244 416 in various extension funds. The largest balance is 14 000 plus in the County agricultural extension fund. The common school fund is 1 067 22 and will be distributed to schools soon, likely reducing total funds by month end.
Fragmentary text mentions a morning event with Mrs Sid W and a Mariing Nel. No clear names, places, or actions Identifiable details are insufficient to form a proper news item.
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