Refund Road Tax and Milwaukee Taxes In Brief
Contracts were awarded for a gas traction engine and a road grader. The county will refund $108 in Milwaukee railroad road taxes collected in 1915 under protest after court rulings found such levies against city property illegal. County officials say road levies must be outside city limits, with many counties facing similar issues.
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Board of ‘County Commissioners
Falion
Milwaukee Railroad
Larrity Miller
Mitchell Sketches Many Men in The Republican Edition
Artist John Gilbert prepares a special Mitchell edition for The Republican to feature portraits of local business and professional leaders. His background includes work for Detroit Chicago and San Francisco papers and he aims to depict each subject’s profession in the drawings.
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Mitchel
John
Gilbert
Detroit
Chicago
San Francisco
Arist
Republican
Mitchell
Akel
Republican plans special edition souvenir for Mitchell event
The Republican promotes a forthcoming Mitchell souvenir edition highlighting Mr Gilbert and his enterprise. The article emphasizes a credible, distinctive issue, a departure from ordinary special editions, intended as a lasting keepsake for Republican readers.
Rival Democratic Meetings Shake South Dakota Politics
Two rival Democratic gatherings convened in Mitchell, one called by Sen. H L Johnson and Rep. Harry Gandy, the other by Dr. H J Rock, to select delegate slates for the May primary. Both factions back Wilson’s renomination, while Republicans push toward harmony and widespread support across districts amid Senate and governor race interest.
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Mitchsil
Democratc Party of
South Dakota
St. Louis
United States
H.l Johnson
Harry Gandy
Hi. J. Rock
Aberdeen
Democratic State Central Committee
Wilson
Dr. Rock
Johnson
Gandy
Pressent Wilson
Republians
Congress
Friends of
Christopherson
Friends
N. Eb, Knight
Hamlin County
Black Hills
William A. Lynch
Huron
Night classes for foreigners in Mitchell expanded
United States naturalization examiner W. V. Casper visited Mitchell guiding a plan to hold night school for aliens at the Central School building. The program, run by the college Y M C A and supported by the public schools and Commercial club, will offer English and civics and other subjects to prepare immigrants for citizenship with no fees at first.
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Mitchell
United States
College Y. M. C. A. W
Casper
Mitchell Public Schools
Commercial Club
Louis Ortmayer
College Y. M. G. A
Charles Bentliff
Meet Again After 38 Years Reunion of Cousins
Mrs Stella Maeston of Los Angeles and Mrs Ili Stearns of this city, cousins, held a reunion at Mrs Stearns home after a 38 year separation. They were girlhood chums and had not seen each other since girlhood days until Mrs Hueston arrived from Los Angeles for a brief visit to Mrs Stearns and relatives.
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Webster
Stella Maeston
Los Angeles
Cal
Ili Stearns
Stearns
Hueston
Craze Ends in Tragedy as Family Fire Kills
In Rock Island Illinois Mrs Veronica Polski 35 killed herself and her two daughters aged five and seven by locking them in a room and setting their clothing ablaze during her husband and three sons absence. The three died from the flames.
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Rock Island
Ill
Veronica Polski
Kewane
Mysterious Disappearance of Canova Man William Fenton
William Fenton of Canova has been missing for about a week. Relatives conduct a search with no trace found. He last drove to Howard to sell a horse and left another horse and sled at a livery barn, promising to return for them in a day or two.
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Canova, S. D
William Fenton
Canova
Howard
State Treasury Report Shows Balance in South Dakota
The report of condition of the South Dakota treasury as of January 41 lists on hand total funds at 771,098 dollars. General fund totals 165 dollars, twine plant 261,649 dollars, game fund 60,341 dollars, and agricultural extension funds 22,386 dollars. These are split into county special 8,615 dollars, Smith Lever 2,832 dollars, and county agricultural 10,939 dollars.
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County Agricultural
Extradition Warrant Hangs Over Released Inmate
Pierre North Dakota. When Sam Bozen steps from the state penitentiary at the end of his term on a conviction for obtaining property by false pretenses he will be met at the door by Sheriff Morgan of Foster County who holds an extradition warrant for his return to the north state to stand trial on a grand larceny charge.
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Pierre, S. D
Sam Bozen
Schriff
Morgan
Foster County
North Dakota
North State
Funeral held for Ralph Christopher in large church
Nearly every seat filled at Wirst Methodist Church as Ralph Christopher, killed in a runaway accident, was remembered in a 2:30 p.m. service. Pastor J S Woagland led the rites with music by a quartet and floral tributes from friends and coworkers. Pallbearers were six of his schoolmates, and interment followed at Graceland cemetery. Rathbur Grocery Co employees attended, and the firm paid all funeral expenses.
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Wirst Methodist Church
Ralph Christopher
J. S. Woagland
Chistopher
Emes
G. H W. Miller
Myrtle Wilson
J. D. Westbrook
Donald Hoon Carl Maynard
Herbert Barnard
Wil Carlson
George Carlson
Melville Bacon
Graceland
Rathbur Grocery Company
Sloan’s Liniment cures sciatic nerve pain fast
Sciatica relief claim: Sloan’s Liniment penetrates to the pain source and brings quick ease. Advertises as helpful for rheumatism lumbago sore throat chest pain sprains bruises neuralgia and headache with a 25 cent price at druggists.
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Sciatica
Sloan
Morgenthau Arrives in New York Aboard Frederick VIII
Henry Morgenthau United States ambassador to Turkey arrived in New York aboard the Frederick VIII and was greeted by May or Mitchell's reception committee. Mrs Morgenthau accompanied him from Constantinople and he planned to depart for Washington that night. He gave a guarded speech and avoided discussion of major European issues.
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Morgenthau
New York City
Henry Morgenthau
United States
Turkey
Mitchell
Constantinople
Washington
Davison County Commissioners Meet in 1916 Session
Davison County officials discuss bids for filing cases shelves and graders. They approve contracts with Coxe Durkee Co and Mitchell Publishing Co, cancel a duplicate warrant, adopt a bond release for D L McLeod, and approve various county payments and rock excavation adjustments. Meeting notes show continued sessions and a warrant to G M and St P Ry Co. for road tax settlement.
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Web
Educator Supply Company
Michell
Coxe-Durkee Co
Mitchell
D. Mitchell Pub, Company
D. F. Watson Mfg. Co
Jamestown
McLeod
Snow
Clark
Treasurer’s
Auditors
Mitchell Publishing Co
Lehman
E. O. Meliwen
Lehian
L. McLeod
Davison County
South Dakota
Board of
County Commissioners
Tavison Conunty
Northern Casualty Company
D. I
Inter-State Surety Company
Grady
C. F. Raymond
Davison
H. J. Parrett
Foster
S. J. Smith
Pain Warps into Wartime Health Ad Split
An old advertisement promotes Sloan’s Liniment or Band for home use as urgent first aid against pain. The snippet touts quick relief and implies wide availability in households, emphasizing immediate application with a small bottle for family needs.
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Sloan
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