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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
9
Notice appears to reference a corporate name Mitchell Capital across a legal form under the act of March 3 1879. The fragment mentions Additor Manager and a price of $1.00 with a collection or class matter in North Dakota. Details are incomplete.
A Butte County commissioner at a Mitchell state meeting criticized the state law on compensation after noting he oversees twelve unorganized townships and oversaw $100,000 spent on roads this year. He argued officials deserve fair pay and that counties should control road work to avoid impoverished boards and neglected duties.
The piece argues that postwar diplomacy seeks compact European entente and criticizes romantic notions of chivalric war. It contrasts Napoleonic era decisions with modern logistics, noting that war has become a business driven by mechanization and rational state aims rather than glorious adventure.
The remark notes a shift as war is treated more as a business venture than a sacred cause, observing less emotional manipulation than in past conflicts and suggesting a form of progress.
Holland rejects any encouragement or support for Henry Ford's peace party. Dutch officials say no reply will be sent to the leader, and if activities become troublesome they may be asked to move headquarters. Sweden also plans no acknowledgment and sees Ford's mission as a novelty unlikely to affect peace efforts.
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized fare increases for western railroads with some disapprovals. Increases north of the Missouri River from Kansas City to the Colorado line were allowed at 2.4 cents per mile, while Missouri south of the river and Kansas south of main Union Pacific lines were set at 2.6 cents. Leasing rates of 2.5 cents per mile in North and South Dakota and 3 cents elsewhere were approved, with mileage tickets adjusted north of the Missouri and on Union Pacific routes. Increases east of Michigan and surrounding states were deemed reasonable.
London experts warned the two year war could claim 20 million lives. Professor Louis C. Parkes of the government health service urged that such destruction might spur a future improvement in European civilization, citing historical cataclysms that reshaped civilization. He noted falling birthrates across Europe except for Bulgaria, Romania and Ireland.
Patent medicine claim states the remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Price per bottle is 73 cents with distribution through druggists. Includes a note to use Hall's Family Pills for constipation and promises free testimonials.
The Mitchell Commercial club directs its traffic committee to begin immediate action to reduce freight rates into the city by 10 to 30 percent. Shippers pledge support, and the enthusiastic meeting vows financial and active help. If won, the change would align Mitchell with lower rates seen elsewhere in central South Dakota.
Pittsburgh suffers thousands of dollars in war munitions contracts tied up as iron molders and core makers strike. About 60 to 70 foundries and 1500 workers are affected, with risks to extension to other steel mills. Major plants include Mesta Machine Company and United Engineering and Foundry Company.
London Britain will purchase American securities using five year five percent exchequer bonds. Chancellor Ronald McKenna announced in the House of Commons that the government will buy suitable American issues at the middle American price of the day without brokerage or commission.
The South Dakota state land department allocates a total of 15000 as an annual fund for districts with indemnity lands not subject to taxation. The distribution, about two cents per acre, lists each county’s share led by Meade and others, totaling 14999.26.
Maude L. Duncan filed a petition in Davison County Court South Dakota for letters of administration of the estate of Alonzo P. Duncan deceased. A hearing is set for December 31 1915 at 10 o clock a m at the county courthouse Davison County to show cause why the petition should not be granted.
In Baltimore a scholar from Johns Hopkins, Basil Gildersleeve, explains Roosevelt’s phrase Byzantine los othete as a contemptuous label for a secretary-like subordinate. He notes the term derives from the Greek logothetes and suggests Roosevelt borrowed it from recent history to mock the president.
The case reaches the highest court as attorneys for two challengers urge who should hold the municipal court seat. In the April 20 election Judge John H. Rogers led a three man race, Walsh and Dewey trailing. A week later a special election reversed the result with Walsh winning. Rogers contests Walsh's victory, but the circuit court ruled for Walsh and he serves on the bench.
A letter from Albert Bourne of Egan, formerly of South Dakota, serving with the Royal Wield artillery in France, describes his wartime experiences. He notes his discharge planned for February's end after fifteen months of service and prior heavy wounds. He predicts a quick end to the war with a final major battle and collapse of Germany.
Bourne speaks of aging but staying fit and healthy after wartime service. He notes gray hairs and scars as honors. His wife and children are in Rye, England, and he recently took a rare few days of vacation to visit them since beginning active service around the outbreak of the war.
Ireland expands into puzzles of trade with Irish Turkish style carpets and dolls. Factories rapidly grow producing toys cigarettes and Turkish carpets for markets in Egypt and beyond. Women workers from lace and millinery trades join new employment as Dublin and Belfast spark industrial growth.
The stockholders of the DuPont Powder Company are to receive an extra dividend of 28 1 2 percent. The remark about war by General Sherman is cited as an example of exaggerated statements.
Ann Arbor reports Dr. E L Troxell assistant curator at the University of Michigan museum has returned from the bad lands of the Dakotas with a perfect mountable skeleton of a three toed Miohippus and a partial skeleton of a one toed Pho hippocampus linking mesohippus to the modern horse. He also reports the discovery of a pliohippus fossil the only one on record, which could resolve whether it had one or three toes.
A tender exchange between lovers ends with a pledge of enduring affection. She hints at a forthcoming change as she grows stout, and he reassures her that his love will remain constant with time. Her quiet smile seals the comfort of his vow.
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