Plan Huge Reception To Boys From Border
The Fourth South Dakota infantry returning from Mexican border duty is to be welcomed in Mitchell with a citywide reception. A banquet, decorations, music, and a formal address by General George A. Silsby are planned, with medals likely for individual soldiers. Committees led by Mayor Wells and Commercial Club directors coordinate arrangements, including a parade, restrained seating, and a station arrival celebration.
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Mitchell
Pourtr
South Dakota Infantry
George A. Silsby
A. B. Darling
John Chapman
Redfield
Rowley
Port Crook
Neb
J. H W. Wells
Commercial Club
Tt. Kelley
Jones A. B. Darling
Howard Bjodstrup
T. C. Burns
I. J
J. J. Wells
Jones
H. Kelley
A. B Darling
City Hall
A. C. Miles
L. H. Nedrow
J. P. Reihsen
John Walrath
James Rogan
Nels Jensen
Ralph Davis
Thomas Eastcott
J. J. Davis
Howard Brodstrup
Harold Meyers
PF. Meyers
Charles Bentli
John Broadbent
L. J. Welch
J. Pellow
Huskies Snowbound During Black Hills Invasion
Coach Ben Wheatley’s basketball squad, the Huskies, were snowbound at Murdo after leaving Mitchell Monday night for a Black Hills trip. They faced a long delay as a winter storm halted travel west of the river, with prospects of remaining several days.
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Somerset
Ben Wheatley
Black Hills
Murdo
Mitchell
Milwaukee
Chamberlain
Snowbound Train Delays Team Trip to Mitchell
Five miles east of Murda an extreme snowbank halted a train with the team aboard. Passengers walked to town as the sleeper was moved into Murda overnight. Telegrams said the journey would resume next day but fresh storms left trains abandoned and drifts up to five feet. A rotary snowplow was requested. Prof Lindsey suggested the trip would be given up.
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Ward
Murda
Toose
Wheatley
Mitchell
Murdo
J. ©. Lindsey
Lobbying Continues On Public Utilities Bills At Pierre
Mitchell delegation pressed opposition to public utilities bills at a special meeting in Pierre. Sioux Falls Commercial Club and others plan delegations as lobbying persists to influence both houses. Railroad commission delegates claim officials back measures favoring corporate interests. some senators show concern over the bills' potential harm and aim to kill or soften amendments. John Kurvink and S. Weller return from Pierre to resume work while J J Fellow stays on to front the final canvass before Friday vote.
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Mitchell
Sioux Malls Commercial Club
Mitnhell
Railroad Commission
Lrst
le Mitchell
John Kurvink
C. S. Weller
Pierre
J. J. Fellow
Railway Committee
Three Men Die as Freight Crash Near Sherman
A northbound Great Northern freight rear-ended another train 112 miles west of Sherman. Three men were killed and nine injured, two seriously, all aboard the caboose of the first train. Survivors were brought to the hospital by a special ambulance train.
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Sioux Falls
S. 10
Great Northern
Sherman
Sh 10
Inheritance tax paid on Deering estate to SD
State treasurer Gus H. Helgerson announced receipt of an $85,000 inheritance tax payment from the Deering estate of Chicago. Courts ruled the tax due on property ships owned by William Deering in South Dakota, marking the largest single inheritance tax payment to the state.
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Pierre
S. D
Gus H. Helgerson
William Deering
Chicago
South Dakota
Want Ads From Mitchell Area Help Wanted and Rentals
A garbled collection of want ads lists help wanted opportunities at the New Mitchell Cafe and a repair job, plus numerous rental offers including furnished rooms, seven room houses, a modern hotel, and farm labor positions. The notices mention Mitchell National Bank as a contact point and include various small ads for livestock, vehicles, and local services with names like Weller Land, James Jay, and The Brunswick Balle Go.
Mother names newborn Champ Clark Thomson in New Orleans
Genevieve Clark Thomson gives birth at home in New Orleans to a boy named Champ Clark Thomson after her father the Speaker of the House. The mother was previously Genevieve Clark and later wed Ted Was Miss Genevieve Clark before his marriage to the publisher of the New Orleans Item.
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Mreé. Thomson
New Orleans
Champ Clark Thomson
House of Representatives
Ted
Genevieve Clark
New Orleans Item
Columbus College Beats White Lake in Return Game
Columbus College defeated White Lake 45 to 23 in the new Columbus gymnasium. The home team showed improved shooting and teamwork while White Lake struggled to convert in the early season rematch.
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Columbus College
White Lake
Chamberlain
Columbus
Columbus Star Barney McAready Shines In Contest
The agility and accuracy of Barney McAready, the Columbus star, dominated the game, with Hobbs of the visitors also contributing notably for the opposing team.
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Barney McaAready
Columbus Star
Hobbs
Sioux Valley Power plant selling talks in Canton
Negotiations are under way with a Minneapolis firm seeking to buy the Sioux Valley Power company property and plant that serves Canton, South Dakota.
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Canton
S. D
Minneapolis
Sioux Valley Power Company
Gerard urged to be cleared or blamed in leak inquiry
London dispatch reports the Brankfurter Zeitung calling for a strict inquiry into charges against James W. Gerard former U S ambassador. The paper says charges should be promptly denied or confirmed and that they reflect on Gerard and German officials for permitting information leakage about Casement.
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London
England
Exchange Telegraph Company
Hauge
Brankfurter Zeitung
James W. Gerard
Entente
Roger Casement
Gerard
U S House Passes Bone Dry Act in Postal Bill
The U S House approved the bone dry amendment to the postal bill by 321 to 72. The measure bans liquor shipments into states that bar sale, creating fully dry states where shipments were previously allowed in limited quantities.
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Washington, T. C
Senate
House
Syndicate Plans Control of Local Plant in Lighting Sale
Discussion grows over selling the local electricity plant. Cantone capitalists propose a syndicate to acquire the facility and take control, rather than allowing an outside firm to purchase the property.
Unique Possums Owned by DeSmet Resident
Gay Barrows of De Smet South Dakota keeps a pair of possums as pets. The unusual duo were brought to him from the south.
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DeSmet
S. D
Gay Barrows
City Council Set to Revisit Longstanding Sewer Petition
A 1914 sewer petition for South Minnesota South Montana and West Fourth streets, long tabled since N M Jensen and A E Hitchock era, will be on the agenda at the next regular meeting. Also Ordinance No 835 raises city attorney pay from 400 to 600 with Roscoe Satterlee to benefit. Ralph K E Davis named city auditor to start March 1 as Eastcott becomes county auditor. Rest room hours in city hall remain under mayor review.
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Minnesota
South
Montana
West Fourth Streets
N. TI. Jensen
A. EB. Hitchcock
Thomas Eastcott
Roscoe Satterlee
Ralph KE. Davis
Isastcott
Eastcott
German Spies Not To Blame In Tsukuba Explosion
Tokyo reports naval officers ridicule German espionage claims after the Tsukuba collision on January 14. The battleship sank with 157 sailors killed and at least 50 injured. The cause remains a mystery with one naval officer suggesting spontaneous combustion in the powder magazine as the likely explanation.
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Tokio
Japan
Associated Press
Tsukuba
Wreck of Tsukuba Near Yokosuka After Fire Sinks Warship
At Yokosuka the warship Tsukuba sank after a massive explosion and smoke pillar. Captain Arima survived as 62 sailors were recovered with many believed still in the wreck. The ship, once a home yards flagship and imperial transport, was a gunnery training ship.
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Yokosuka
Arima
Tsukuba
Emperor
Empress
America
Fukumoto
Mitchell Ahead of Bridgewater Bowlers Triumph
Mitchell bowlers defeated Bridgewater at Jattar's alleys with 2842 to 2429 pins after two big volleys, then secured two further wins. H G Scharnweber led with 553 across three games, Fred Weiss 548 with a 200 high, Wetergreen top Bridgewater 507.
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Mitchell
Bridgewater
Jattar
Invaders
H. G. Scharnweber
Fred Weiss
Wetergreen
Wietergreen
Reiser
Wipt
Heck
Untitled note on friendly tame animals in cold weather
A friend reports the animals are thriving despite the cold. They have grown tame and comfortable around people.
Colombian bill fails to be ratified by Senate panel
Washington D C The Senate foreign relations committee ruled a long pending treaty to compensate Colombia for the partition of Panama could not be ratified. The decision followed the reading of President Wilson s letter urging ratification. Chairman Stone said a formal statement and public release of the letter would follow.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Colombia
Panama
Eles
Wilson
Stone
Butterage receipts and creamery figures reported today
New York City receipts total 24 814 with creamery output 44 441 2. Firsts average 38 1 2, seconds 36 1 9 371 1 2. Quarterly figures reflect market activity and dairy product pricing.
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New York City
Deserters Try to Rejoin Marines in Signed Names
New York City reports deserters using fictitious names and altered fingerprints flood recruiting offices since Germany severed diplomatic relations. Captain Frank B. Evans says fingerprints on file in Washington bar their enlistment despite patriotic wave.
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New York City
Uncle Sam
Germany
Frank B. Evans
United States Marine Corps
Washington
Swindler Buys Steed With Worthless Check
A stranger visiting Hutchinson county asked for dinner then bought a horse for a small sum. He paid with a check for more than the price and received a cash difference. He left on the horse, leaving John Carter with a worthless check and the buyer’s gain.
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Molan
S. D
Hutchinson County
John Carter
Carter
Settlement of Belle Fourche Irrigated Lands Complete
Belle Fourche S D reports all 4000 acres opened to settlement were quickly taken by entrymen and entrywomen. Each entry required 2.25 dollars per acre at entry plus 42.25 dollars per acre to be paid in fifteen annual installments. The irrigated lands will receive Belle Fourche project water and produce crops this year for the first time.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
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