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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1914
Page
4
For sale or exchange a fine improved half section located 2 1/2 miles northwest of Yankton. Contact Wes he aer and Securities Co. Yankton for details and terms.
Multiple farm listings in New York state describe 40 acre, 70 acre, and 178 acre properties with houses, barns, orchards, woods, and level land. Prices range from 1200 to 30 per acre with terms such as 4 percent cash and equity options. Include locations near Syracuse and Salina Street addresses and contact details for R. R. and E. Munson.
Wim Balding sells part of his land at farm auction one mile east two and a half north of Loomis four south two east of Letcher and eight north three west of Mitchell starting 10 a m Wednesday Reb 18. Auction features 20 horses including black stallions Iowa Brick and Leon plus 69 cattle two and three year old steers and farm gear such as binder cultivator and corn planter. Usual terms and noon lunch. Sale conducted by Judge Bros and Loomis State Bank clerk.
Emmanuel Schoenfelder, a wealthy Hutchinson County farmer, died after his belt caught in a gasoline engine while shelling corn on his farm near Tobin township. He was one-armed and died of fatal internal injuries. funeral held at Dimmock yesterday. survived by wife and many children.
Miss LaVerne Ambrose, a Sparing Valley teacher near Wessington Springs, led her pupils in a one hour effort to fight a prairie fire. The group used burlap sticks soaked in water to halt the flames and prevented major damage before the alarm was raised.
In Butte Montana Zavardeno Caleratti and his ten year old son were killed by bullets after a quarrel over dancing quality. Police hunt for John Caterno who allegedly shot Caleratti as the men argued and then fired at the pair in a dance hall.
A broken rail on Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha No 2 the Omaha Twin City Limited caused a wreck near Bigelow Minnesota. One killed fourteen injured and forty shaken. J Bloomfield Surprise Nebraska dead. Victims include Jack P Cullen Sioux City and A Stapleton Lake Andes South Caro. Passengers mostly from St Paul Minneapolis.
South Dakota Press association elected W. C. Lusk of the Yankton Press and Dakotan as president at Aberdeen after a large winter meeting ending with a buffet lunch. Officers include L. D. Aldrich and Paul Dutcher with J. F. Halladay as secretary treasurer, and an executive committee led by Nana H. Gilbert and others.
Raynes Andover Clare Timan Kim ball Tom Taubman Plankinton are noted in connection with the association whose next meeting date will be set by the executive committee.
A $40,000 fire leveled the Van Epps estate building at Phillips and Eighth, wiping out Webber Brothers restaurant and Thyssen's saloon. The blaze damaged adjacent properties, started by a stove, with insured losses and the Webber brothers planning to rebuild and resume operations.
The Gregory County county seat dispute centered on Fairfax seeking an elimination vote at the March primary under Chapter 112 of 1911. Burke and Herrick ask the court to compel placing their names on the ballot and challenge the constitutionality of eliminating candidates in county seat fights.
Pierre South Dakota The state tax commission released figures showing Homestake Mining Company tax payments for 1905 to 1913 with annual totals ranging around 60 thousand to 108 thousand dollars. The 1913 over 1912 increase was 91643.48 dollars and the 1915 assessment raised taxes above 200 thousand dollars, reflecting a forced higher valuation.
Sioux Falls voters face a special election Tuesday on a $175000 school bond issue and a $7000 ground purchase bond for athletic and school use. The 20 year bonds carry up to 5 percent interest and aim to fund two new schools and a large addition to an existing building amid rapid growth in school age children.
Davison county commissioners rejected the petition to establish a county agricultural expert by a 3 to 2 vote. Gleeson and Jensen supported the plan while Lehman Curtis and Grady opposed it. The board may consider a future proposal before the September session.
Dispatches from Miles City Montana report John M Burgess the Texas cowboy who killed Sheriff Billy Moses of Rosebud Montana has been brought to Miles City under heavy guard for safe keeping. Forsythe residents fear possible summary vengeance and Burgess secures defense from Margaret Young while Truman Moses aids the Texas prosecution.
I N Halliday of Huron, superintendent of the South Dakota Sunday School Association, slipped on an icy sidewalk in Aberdeen Saturday night. He was found near the police station dragging with his right side paralyzed, had a cut over the left eye and a lip wound, but no head wounds. He remained in a coma after saying his feet slipped. He was en route to Groton for a Brown County Sunday School meeting.
At a meeting the Coyote club appointed a committee to buy a site for a flouring mill in Woonsocket South Dakota. A Carthage South Dakota company with complete mill equipment offered to move the mill to Woonsocket and begin flour milling if a suitable site is provided.
I W McCall a sheepherder with Collett and Weare was missing since January 20 after leaving his flock. He was found near the Belle Fourche River between Alva and Hulett with both feet frozen and signs of severe exposure. He was partially demented and cannot explain his actions. the sheep were recovered and McCall had money in the bank and owned horses.
A fire traced to defective light wiring damaged the Lemmon Herald building and plant. Estimated losses reach 800 dollars for the structure and 2500 dollars for the equipment. Printing has moved to the Lemmon Signal office until new material arrives.
Former Governor Elrod was the principal speaker at a Bradley gathering of the minority Republican faction. County candidates on the minority shared brief talks as a largely attended meeting showed strong interest.
Sworn statement dated January 22 1914 filed with Davison County Circuit Court clerk H B Attrell. The exhibit bears an official seal and appears as part of the auditor and treasurer records. The fragment references a sworn affidavit and court clerk certification in Davison County.
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