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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
7
Mitchell Rice explains rice as a highly nutritious economical staple. The guide details recipes and serving ideas including molded rice with dates or raisins, rice with tomatoes, rice soup with vegetables, German rice pudding, rice muffins, cornmeal cake, and cornbread gems, emphasizing nutritious preparation and meatless meals.
A Mitchell Newman Club guide lists practical methods to repurpose leftovers. It covers hash and casseroles for meat, potato dishes, rice uses, tomato sauces, cheese scraps, and stale bread techniques plus ideas for sandwiches and desserts.
A collection of simple no frills recipes includes White Cake with caramel filling and milkless eggless butterless cake using pantry staples like flour sugar and lard. Also present are a pudding Damp dish and a meat pie with potato crust and various spiced cakes and fruit desserts.
The best cornmeal is ground fine with yellow corn offering more flavor. Cooks face trouble making mush as it tends to become jumpy, and the best method to fix this is explained.
Instructions describe dissolving cornmeal in cold water then boiling to avoid lumps. Scalding with boiling water and letting stand improves muffins and corn cakes. Cornmeal valued as winter staple high in starch and fat. Guidance on mush and molding, muffin pans, and frying without dense sections. Includes recipes for cornmeal griddle cakes muffins and rich corn cake with proportions and steps.
Scarcity and rising tuber prices spark a Mt cell meeting of grain growers stockmen and poultry fanciers to investigate the potato situation A committee is formed to organize a South Dakota potato growers association with G W Randlett assisting and speakers pledged for statewide meetings The panel includes former Governor Sam Elrod Manley Champlin W Su Lynan Jester Slade Ben Laushe George Dixon Ed Underwood Sam Carlson Arthur Arneil and Charles McCaffree
Nearly 71 head of cattle sold at the South Dakota Livestock Dredders' association sale. Herefords averaged 261.66 dollars with a top of 406 for a Hildebrand bull. Shorthorns, polled Herefords, and Angus also drew strong prices as hogs sales followed in the pavilion. Col Jones presided with R J Harrison as clerk.
Reports indicate the state law forbidding cigarette sales is widely violated in Lincoln County. Attorney Carlson intends immediate prosecutions of violators after warning all dealers to cease sales.
Erwin South Dakota established a commercial club after a mass meeting of local business people. Elected officers include President Gilbert Johnson Vice President J W Krueger and Secretary J W Marl with the organization now in place to promote town business interests.
Presidents of Hamlin county held another meeting to push steps toward a successful conclusion of a project to utilize the surplus water of the Big Sioux River in Sioux Falls South Dakota.
Local Mitchell items report residents and visitors from Hull to Redfield, farm events, stock sales, and public programs. Highlights include meetings at Dakota Wesleyan, Loomis Parent-Teachers talk by H P Patterson, band production plans, a sewer store addition, and farm shows with delays from a late southbound train.
Prof. G M Whipple of the University of Illinois joins other experts in denying that Jones examinations of school and college students fall under educational clinical or anthropometric work. Whipple asserts medico clinical work requires an MD and that anthropometry offers little immediate value to schools. He cautions that medical and psychological expertise is essential for in depth examinations and guidance on sex matters.
The second yearly distribution of 10 million dollars under the federal aid road law was announced by Secretary Houston. Total for fiscal year ending June 30, 1918 includes 161,892 for South Dakota, 284,788 for Minnesota, and 152,286 for North Dakota after a 100,000 administration deduction.
Bernard Baker of Baltimore resigns from the federal Shipping Board in Washington D C. The formal action was announced this afternoon.
State Board of Regents met to discuss charges against Prof. W Franklin Jones of the University of South Dakota and outline institutional needs for the legislature. Independent telephone interests reached an accounting system compromise for smaller firms while larger companies keep the standard plan. An Aberdeen club backed a marriage license physical exam bill and a bill to empower towns to levy a half mill tax for five companies was introduced. Indian lobbyists Noah Bad Wound and Star protested county attachments affecting judicial offices. Constituents urged a strict dry position on prohibition with letters and telegrams backing the policy.
Daly famous actor and producer reported near death in New York after appendicitis operations. His stage show The Master in which he starred was cancelled due to his illness.
Notice is given in Davison County Court Mitchell SD that Charles R Smith and others petition for Letters of Administration for Barbara Roth deceased. A hearing is scheduled Monday February 5 1917 at 10 00 a m at the County Judge's office in the Mitchell courthouse for any interested party to show cause why the petition should not be granted. Dated January 12 1917. O G C Thompson County Judge.
Mortgagors Anna Spears and James Spears defaulted on a February 2 1912 mortgage held by M J Webber Mitchell SD. Amount due 190.89 principal and interest plus 10.72 taxes and 25.00 attorney fees. Property in SW quarter section 10 township 103 north range 60 west 5th P M, 3 acres. Sale at public auction February 17 1917 at 10:00 AM at Mitchell Court House front door. Attorney Herbert J Titchcock for mortgagee.
Emerson Rowley administrator of the estate of D H Rand Deceased calls all creditors and claimants to present claims with vouchers within four months after first publication. Claims should be shown to Spangler and Maney in Mitchell Davison County South Dakota. Dated January 15 1917. Ed P Rowley Administrator.
Notice that on March 19, 1917 all unleased state lands in Davison County will be leased at public auction from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the courthouse. Dated Pierre January 11, 1917. N. E. Knight, Commissioner of School and Public Lands.
The December fire showing reported by the state fire marshal cites 75 fires with losses totaling 107 507 and insured value of 351 122. November 1916 losses ran 23 514. December losses 104 709. Defective flues caused 18 618 of the losses, overheated furnace pipes 16 750, with 30 420 from fires of untraceable origin.
Pierre South Dakota reports a bumper ice season on the Missouri river. Unprecedented clear hard ice measured about two feet thick, with the local company completing storage of over 3,000 tons in its houses and shipping more than forty cars to towns east.
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