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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1914
Page
6
Report describes burglars stealing a Ford from a business owned by W. R., then driving it to Day County where it broke down. They abandoned the car and fled, leaving clothing and tools behind. attackers are suspected but no arrests noted.
A 1926 banquet celebrates Dakota Wesleyan football's triumph with speakers, music, and honors for team members. Notable figures including Berry and Robertson attend as locals praise the Blue and White squad and reflect on the program's spirit and 1914 roots.
Fragmented text mentions percentages and proportions in a worn daily notice. Readable names and precise facts are limited, but context suggests a midstream report on wear, prices, or share data. The legibility gaps prevent a clear, standalone event or outcome.
New arrivals list titles across fiction non fiction and reference. Notable entries include Aldrich Barnaby Lee Bennett Story of a Bad Boy and Juvenile fiction works alongside non fiction guides House Plants and How to Grow Them and Boston Cooking School Cook Book.
The Students' association now conducts Friday chapel periods to boost rallies and discuss student activities. A Blue and White Book of Good Cheer by the Wesleyan English club is being prepared with art stories and poems for gifts. The Mandolin club plans a program for Kimball high school. Cast members rehearse The Romancers under Prof Clyde Tull. Mrs Clyde Tull read a Christmas story at Graham hall with tea. A Kota Wesleyan college glee club forms under Student's association with Guy Morris manager and Carl Harvey assistant.
Milwaukee Road retrenchment cuts freight train runs from Mitchell in all directions this week. Key change: Bronx City freight No 96 will depart 7:30 a.m. only Tue Thu Sat. other days it runs north from the south. Aberdeen to Mitchell detours follow a new schedule with trains running north Mon Wed Fri and returning south on alternate days. Running Water line freight No 461 shifts to a single crew. Tyndall and Running Water service to be handled by a passenger crew. A two-crew arrangement on the Sanborn to Mitchell run is cut to one, consolidating the Canton stop.
Three intercollegiate debates will be held Saturday evening and Monday afternoon in the college chapel at Weslayan. The Adelphian Amphictyon, Kappa-Daedalian, and Kappa Delta Phi societies debate the same question on federal progressive inheritance tax and minimum wage. Tickets are on sale at the university.
A well dressed man was killed by Milwaukee trains along the South Dakota Iowa line between Canton South Dakota and Inwood Iowa. Multiple trains passed over the body scattering remains along the tracks near the Big Sioux river bridge. Fragments were found at Mason City and Sanborn and the trunk located east of Canton. Authorities took fragments to Inwood for investigation.
The Belle Fourche Water Users Association victory upholds Judge Elliott’s ruling in favor of settlers under a government irrigation project. The decision, endorsing government supervision of water rights, could prompt a readjustment of water rents and help settlers on federal irrigation schemes. Lead and Denver attorneys represented the plaintiffs.
Peter J. Rodge a former law partner of the late Senator Kittredge and ex member of the state legislature, recently retired as Sioux Falls postmaster, was found dead in his garage this morning. Heart failure is suspected as the cause.
The Hayward Masons complete their temple in Howard, a two story brick lodge with Kasota stone trim, 34 by 74 feet, cathedral oak interior, housing reception rooms, dining hall, kitchen, lodge room, and club spaces. The building costs about 12500 dollars excluding furniture and includes a heating and lighting plant.
Milwaukee railroad reduces train service in South Dakota. Freight runs between Aberdeen and Mobridge and between Aberdeen and Milbank will be tri weekly instead of daily. Local passenger trains are removed between Mobridge and Miles City until further notice. The Columbian and Olympian fast trains will stop at all stations between Mobridge and Miles City while passenger service east of Mobridge remains unchanged.
Supreme Court decisions announced in Pierre yesterday deny petitions for rehearing in several cases including Henry vs Meade County Bank Hepner Wheatley Nelson v Edwards Poulson v Morkxns Crisp et al vs honour State v Parks Minneapolis and St Louis Ry Co v Way et al Larson v Seguin Meade County v Welch Gray v Western Townsite Co.
Twenty two Mitchell high students practice for the annual inter scholastic debate tryouts to be held Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Contestants will argue the Monroe doctrine policy and are judged on logic, stage presence, and delivery by Supt. J. W. McClinton Prof. J. C. Lindsey and Prof. Lyman Fort.
In Veblen S D excitement runs high as buyers are found for a portion of the second mortgage bonds of the Veblen and Yairmount railroad at fifty percent of par value. Investors had expected little chance of a market, but the prospect of a railroad revival encouraged the purchase.
Henry Buriett of Eden near Pierpont was shot by a drunken livery barn employee after Buriett attended his sister Julia's wedding to Frank Randlett of Langford. The assailant, Charles Kiusios, jailed in Britton, awaits trial at the Marshall County circuit court in January.
Charles Briggs aged nine a Sioux Indian boy of Crow Creek reservation died after matches in his vest pocket ignited his clothing. He rolled in prairie grass to smother the flames but the fire spread, burning him from the waist down. He succumbed after great suffering.
Lyman County sheep raisers ship fertilizer from their sheds to Boston. They receive $130 per car for the fertilizer loaded at the nearest stations, reflecting a 1914 guide description of this agricultural shipment pattern.
Sioux Falls was chosen as the site for the mid winter meeting of the South Dakota Press association with dates set for February 4 and a tentative second day. The executive board made the decision at a Carpenter Borel meeting after invitation from the Commercial club was accepted. Attending members include F Halliday of Iradople E B of Alexandria W Lasker ton and George a of Sioux Falls.
Aberdeen reports a US industrial relations conference plan to form a labor market information bureau to balance harvest supply with demand. The piece presses against farm women and girls in the fields, urging wage adjustments and protections, citing a Warriors Union backing for action on the issue.
Peter Radford, National Farmers' Union lecturer, argues that women in the fields total 1,514,000, mostly in the South, likening their bondage to slavery and condemning industrial greed. He questions mediation for workers and calls for mercy toward field laborers amid rising prices and wage demands.
A committee led by Frank Trumbull representing 35 major railways asks President Wilson to back rail credits and allow higher revenues amid European war induced credit and revenue strains. Wilson calls it a lucid truth and urges public and government cooperation to sustain rail operations.
An East Prussia frontline interview describes Russian troops advancing on a German battery. The officer notes high morale, initiative, and little brutality, with German losses appearing greater than Russian. He recalls a cavalry assault that decided the battle and a panic among German soldiers.
George Hassel, 45, of 1113 East Thirty-fifth Street, says he killed a man during an alleged robbery after leaving Paul Pereska’s saloon at Canalport Avenue. Hassel is detained at Canalport station as investigators brace for a coroner’s jury postponement. Jewelry worth about 1500 dollars was found on Hassel after a chase.
Julian rolled 212 pins and 203 average to pace the Pintails in a win over the Win-Feons. Plankinton’s stars travel to Scharnweber alleys at 7 tonight with a 1007-pin alley record in their last home match.
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