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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
11
A dense page of Want Ads listing employment, housing, and sale notices. Notices include WANTED farm help, cooks, waitresses, stenographers, housework help, and skilled trades. RENTALS for furnished rooms and modern houses. FOR SALE items such as cattle, furniture, machinery, and land. multiple listings with names, places, and contact avenues across Mitchell South Dakota in a winter catalog style.
San Francisco United States District Attorney J W Prescon said the federal inquiry into the Hill liner Minnesota’s disabling found no indication of tampering with boilers. The probe aboard the Minnesota heard Captain Garrickle and chief engineer describe coal bunker fires and gas buildup, with mechanical breakdowns blamed for the troubles.
In September the state reported over one hundred million dollars in bank deposits, with commercial deposits totaling 83,145,569.50. The rise of about seven million compared to September 1914 is attributed mainly to commercial deposits held by residents for savings and business transactions. George F. Hennessy, formerly foreman at the Dubuane repair shops, has been transferred to Mitchell as agt foreman of the Milwaukee roundhouse.
Mitchellson shows two telephone systems one by Dakota Central Telephone known as the automate system and a wireless system by Howard van Benthuysen between 1120 East University avenue and 1025 South Sanborn street about a block apart. The new device works well and is in constant use allowing clear conversations similar to a standard line though quieter. Van Benthuysen, son of Prof. S. D. van Benthuysen of Dakota Wesleyan University, built most of the apparatus over two years and oversaw its installation. The initial two room test gave way to a block length, with neighbors enjoying the novelty. Attempts to reach Max Black at 600 West Third avenue failed to hear talk but whistles were audible. With adjustments, longer distance talk may become possible. Howard Van, once a student inventor of wireless telegraph, now pursues wireless telephony while studying science at the college academy.
A clipped item notes Mitchell’s famous Corn Palace faces competition as Bloomington adopts the same approach to publicizing corn country. The Melean count event in Mitchell drew strong praise, with city decorations, city support for musical and vaudeville acts, and university faculty contributions.
Paris based AP correspondent reports economist Paul LeRoy Beaulieu predicting no universal war collapse, a swift end to the conflict by autumn, and a postwar surge in industrial activity. He foresees higher tariffs, adjusted free trade shifts, and rising taxes across England, the United States, and Germany as nations rebuild after substantial wartime expenditures.
The text argues Spain suffers more than Paris nations from the war. It notes Spain's island status and heavy wartime spending, predicting gradual recovery after years of manufacturing strain. It adds the United States profits comparatively but cannot be said to benefit, as losses by its customers will eventually affect it.
In New York City Anglo-French five per cent bonds wobble after a banking syndicate floats 510 million. The first 25 bonds opened at 4 3 1 decline, recovered to 94 1 2, with 60 percent of the issue placed by the syndicate and Morgan announced underwriting leaving 300 million unplaced.
Washington reports Secretary Daniels told Congress that 22 000 ton California class dreadnoughts set the high water mark for US battleship size. He argues larger ships offer diminishing returns amid torpedo and air mine threats and favors more ships over oversized hulls. Plans mention a possible 26 000 ton ship with 16 or 17 inch guns.
London England Viscount Alverstone former lord chief justice of England died today in London at Newcastle in February 1912 he suffered a heart attack and resigned age seventy he was known for sports and public service including the Alaska boundary commission and the Venezuelan Boundary Commission as a prominent British jurist and athlete with a life marked by public and diplomatic roles
Washington dispatch notes that Justice Hughes is regarded as the strongest Republican candidate despite opposition from party insiders. The report traces competing booms for Root Whitman and Barnes, detailing the vendetta among factions and the shifting support that keeps Hughes atop the favored list.
Mexican authorities report arrest of bandits posing as army officers in Mexico City. The gang took stolen money and valuables totaling over a million dollars in recent weeks. Two policemen were wounded in the raid that ended the operation, and the gang included nineteen men and five women accomplices.
Articles binding Jess Willard the world heavyweight champion to a scheduled March 4 bout in New Orleans with Fred Fulton of Rochester Minnesota for the world title were signed today.
A Ford carrying two young couples veered into a ditch near L. D. Test farm south of Mitchell while traveling without lights. One young man suffered serious injuries, a young woman was unconscious for about 30 minutes. The car belonged to George Fuller and two men and two women were aboard.
Elizabeth Spencer, famed soprano, will perform at City Hall this Saturday at 8 o clock. Edison praised her voice as the best in the United States or world. Broadbent Bros and Tarrigan & Bros handle Edison instruments in Mitchell, aiding the event.
A colored man was severely slashed, receiving a deep wound from the left cheek to the corner of the mouth with a butcher knife. The injury exposed the jaw and required over 60 stitches to close the wound.
Sincere thanks for the kind acts and beautiful flowers sent during the sickness and death of our son and brother. From Mr. and Mrs J H Dunn, Mr and Mrs Fred Dunn, Mr and Mrs Otto Beyer, Mr and Mrs Presley Smith.
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