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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
7
Mitchell reports a wave of visiting locals from nearby towns as winter storms disrupt travel. The day includes postponed funerals, express-rate hearings, frozen travel lines, redecoration of city hall, and notes on poultry show success with 30 feathered exhibits.
Friday and Saturday updates from Mitchell include plans for a $15,000,000 water power corporation proposal by George W. Adams of Councils Bluffs, arrivals and health updates on several visitors, a possible Dakota Wesleyan and Augustana dual debut challenge, and progress on Eagle lodge quarters and other local facilities. Flights of business and social history mix with obituaries, births, and civic notices as Mitchell community life unfolds.
Arrived home this morning from Aberdeen where they had been snow bound for three days while returning from a visit at Margo N. 1 with Mrs. Kugo Stern. W. T. Olmstead died last night at 6 in a sanitarium and his body is being brought to Mitchell for burial. Funeral services set for 2 o’clock Monday afternoon. Miss M Maybelle Wright of Kimball was a visitor in Mitchell yesterday.
Fairfax South Dakota reports OBE Jaynes stricken with heart failure while shoveling snow on his porch. His wife found him minutes later beside the porch with the snow shovel dropped. The Gregory County resident and family had moved from Iowa in 1905 to Rosebud country.
Vermillion Iowa notes an elderly resident Charles Lindquist found dead in bed of heart failure. He had not been in robust health recently but was reportedly well on retiring. Survived by a widow and several sons and daughters.
Notice announces March 19 1917 lease auction for all unleased state lands in Davison County to be held at the county courthouse from 10 a m to 4 p m. Dated Pierre January 22 1917. N I Knight Commissioner of School and Public Lands W B Meyler of Selby SD notices related odd family detail.
Several major firms will occupy the second floor of the Mitchell Realty building once ready. Spangler & Haney, H F. Giddings, Ros. Joe Satterlee, Dr K L McDonald, J B Williams with Kansas City Life, Dr P Farnsworth, and Drs F D Gillis and G Ta Patria take offices. First floor spaces and stores include W I Fritz, Mrs George Fosters hat shop, and Mitchell Abstract. Completion uncertain, occupancy likely after May 1.
Louis Detterman a 40 year old farmer living near Bridgewater was crushed when a snow loaded roof collapsed. His son outside called for help and he was recovered at 4 o clock dead. Funeral services set for Saturday at the Catholic church. He leaves twelve children.
The first annual Central South Dakota bowling tournament will be staged at Scharnweber alleys in Mitchell on February 7 8 and 9. The event aims to aid bowlers from smaller towns who cannot attend larger meets and will feature three events five men doubles and singles with out of town teams only. A three game match between Victor Burrhus and Marion Dowdell will be rolled during the tourney with teams from several towns already signaling entry.
The passage notes Davis and Eastcott being named to county offices. Davis, with training at Boyles College and banking and mercantile experience, joins as auditor. Eastcott, a little over three years as auditor in prior role, replaces N. K. Jensen who left to become U S marshal for South Dakota, elected last fall with little opposition.
In Doland South Dakota cattle market bidders paid 9.80 dollars per hundredweight for a carload of twenty steers. The lot averaged about 140 dollars per head with the top animal at 171 dollars. O M Stucker and R W Subrie led the sale setting new local price records.
The article details extreme cold across the region with temperatures plunging to 35 below and past lows. It notes snowstorms, stalled trains, wrecked rails, and ongoing efforts to resume service as weather eases. It mentions specific towns and rail lines including Omaha, Mitchell, Sioux Falls, Chamberlain, Sanborn, and Sioux City.
The region endured subzero cold with readings near 80 below zero and near the all time low of 39 degrees. Weather officials warn more cold is ahead and the groundhog forecast may offer a hint on winter’s length.
A morning cold wave empties gas lines at a Main Street restaurant as customers form a blue fingered, white faced crowd. They request heat driven items like hot coffee and hot dogs while the cook laments frozen gas. The line thaws after 15 minutes and patrons restate orders two hot coffees and two hot eggs.
The Odd Fellows held their annual roll call in the T O O S hall despite storms and travel disruptions. The second degree was conferred on three candidates, letters from out of town lodges were read, Rev. Robert Lincoln Kelley delivered an address, and supper followed before adjournment at 2 oclock.
Mitchell wakes to a temporary job program as ten able bodied men report to the city hall at 8 am to shovel snow and clear residential sidewalks under the direction of Street Commissioner J B Doty. The effort aims to provide meals and shelter with productive work.
Public auction of the parcel in section 10, township 103 north range 60 west will be held at the Mitchell courthouse front door on February 17, 1917 at 10 a.m. The mortgage from Anna Spears and James Spears to M. J. Webber of Mitchell, recorded February 3, 1912, covers 8 acres. Amount due includes principal and interest 190.89 dollars taxes and interest 10.72 dollars and attorney fees 25 dollars.
Notice is given by Emerson Rowley administrator of D. H. Rand deceased to creditors and claimants to exhibit claims with vouchers within four months after first publication. Proceedings held at Spangler and Ifaney Mitchell South Dakota. Dated January 15 1917.
The Mitchley Science Club held its third meeting at Science hall Wesleyan adopting a new constitution to admit active and associate members, with aims to join state academy of science and advance civic projects such as testing Mitchell water quality and gas supply. The program included lectures on solar system evolution by Prof L A Stout, film reels on automobile manufacture, and milk supply tests by Profs Scott and Hamilton. A luncheon followed, with honors to members and a motion picture setup recently secured by the college science department. Born to E B Cudmore near Mitchell on Monday Feb 5.
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