Democrats Clash Over Primary Law and Party Control
A factional dispute within the state Democratic Party centers on authority after a new primary law. The party committee claims rightful power to call meetings and organize, while rival leaders accuse them of overstepping legal bounds and threaten to disrupt county and state actions.
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Pat Oran
Beneral
Hays
Piesiine
HR. Se Rock
Ewemocratic State Committee
Demostroa Fat Mitchell
Johnson
Omey
Watt
Humes
Richards
Mitchell
King Coffey
State Committee
Democratic Party Inquiry Highlights State Committees Misuse
Fragmentary notes recount a Dakota state party dispute over who authorized a political meeting. The document quotes Democrats arguing their call lacked proper channels and state authority, accusing others of organizing without legitimacy and seeking unity despite criticism.
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South Dakota
Mitchell
Rock
Dakota
Goffey
Johnp
Gandy
Collinsons
Polish immigrant seeks wife and child lost in Poland crisis
Phillip Slobowitz of Madison South Dakota, a Polish tailor, fears his wife and infant in Russian Poland are dead or displaced. He has labored to send funds, but a past letter returned unread. He travels to St Paul to seek German consular help to locate and possibly reunite with them.
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Madison, S. D
Phillip Slobowitz
Babe
Poland
United States
Slobowitz
Russian Poland
St.Paul
Russian
Mrs Cooper Called Beyond After Lingering Illness
Mrs A S Cooper died yesterday afternoon at 6 30 at 704 South Edmundy Street after years of poor health and a final attack of grip and heart weakness. Funeral services will be held at 8 00 tomorrow morning at the residence and the body will be shipped at 9 00 to Alexandria for burial. Dr J S Hoagland will conduct the services and J D Anesthetic will sing. Interment will be in Green Hill Cemetery in Alexandria at 10 30. She was born March 25 1861 at Sugar Grove Wisconsin. She married A S Cooper November 2 1870 in Harrisville Wisconsin and came to Hanson County 38 years ago, later living in Mitchell. She leaves a husband four children William Cooper of Lewis Montana Mrs Mahbel Harbert of Mitchell Lumin Cooper of Alexandria and Miss Flora T Cooper of Mitchell Two sisters and a brother also survive.
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A. S. Cooper
South Edmundy Street
Alexandria
J. S. Hoagland
Methodist Church
J. D. Anesthicok
Green Hill Cemetery
Anna Nolt
Sugar Greeks Wis
A. & Cooper
Harrisville
Wis
Draft Primary Ballot Forms Shaped by Secretary of State
Pierre reports Secretary E M Rood, backed by the attorney general, has drafted the May primary ballot removing references to national and state delegates. It places at the top presidential nominees and vice presidential candidates, with electors listed as individuals under the act. The change aims to resolve ballot form confusion and establish a single legal format.
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Econ
Ran Mong
Press- Beetay Cabaldgtes
Nabameennder
Local notes from Mitchell area activities and travels
Local notes from Mitchell and vicinity describe Mrs. Harry N Carlson leaving Redfield after visiting her sister Mrs Rush, plans of Mrs B A Young to return from Wash with daughters Eldora Young Bessie Cobb and Marie Newell for the weekend, and visitors Allen Harris family from St Lawrence. Other items include births, deaths, moves, school events, and upcoming basketball games.
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Harry N. Carlson
Redfield
Wm. T. Rush
B. A. Young
Wash
Eldora Young
Bessie Cobb
Marie Newell
Young
Delivery Boy Ralph Christopher Killed in Wagon Accident
Ralph Christopher 16, regular Rathbun Grocery delivery boy, died after a team wagon split on Lawler Street and Sixth Avenue in Mitchell. Witnesses say the king pin broke, horses dragged the boy, and he was found with skull fractures while being taken to Drs Bobb and Bobb and later to the hospital.
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Ralph Christopher
Thomas Christopher
Rathbun Grocery Company
T. C G. Burns
Hull
East Seventh Avenue
East Side
Christopher
West Side
Burns
D. Ju. Tenney
Seventh Avenue
Lawler Street
Sixth Avenue
Virgil Boyles
Losee
Verne Slagle
Rathbun Company
Jack Radloff
Bobb
B. A. Bobb
Sioux City
Ralph
Mitchell
Radloff
Mitchell 30 Years Ago in The Republican News Mix
Mitchell history page recounts local business openings, a meat market revival, Y M C A meeting, a church event, fire at Stafford's drug store, and notes on rail and road developments. Also reports on ball night, Washington and Longfellow birthdays, and early Dakota immigration trends.
President Wilson Avoids Crossing Mavienn Border
President Wilson says he always accepts a challenge but will stay away from the Mavienn border, citing impulse of his native blood as a reason to avoid a fight. The Wichita Eagle reports his remark as part of commentary on the border situation.
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Wichita
Eagle
Wilson
Mavienn
Wanted man John W Keating pursues Kitty Clark
February 18 1936 note reports John W Keating a gentleman of means in the city wanted by the marshal for assault on Kitty Clark after learning of her attention from others. He fled toward Alexandria, leaving a key to Brady's liquor store and is considered at large.
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John W. Keating
Fisure
Marshall
John
Kitty Clark
Kittie
Kitty
Justice Hannett
Joan
Alexandria
Brady
Brady’s
G. Preston
Huron
Higgins
Yankton
Dr. Brush
New York
Boston
Washington
Tyndall Tribune
Robert M. Ewert
Mitchell Capital
Iowa
Ewert
Paul Page
Alex Stitchell
Philadelphia
John B. Gough
Death of M W Walsh. post office chaos in Mitchell
Telegram reports M W Walsh of Clymon Wisconsin died. his sisters Mrs James Lyons and Mrs Rose Walsh of the city are named. In Mitchell C J Ward built four houses in four years. At the post office four spring parcels burst on the morning train causing a scramble as workers secured the roaming items and repacked them.
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Ed Foley
M. W. Walsh
Clymon
Wis
James Lyons
Rose Walsh
C. J. Ward
Mitchell
Silsby
Charlie Washburn
Gail Rathbup
Gail
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Nate
Atretoh
Tate
Tatewide
Peroushout
Madison
Mrs. Cooper
Fioneer
Hanson County
Paneral
Olrick
Allen Harris
St. Lawrence
S. D
Harris
Jennie Dougherty
J. G. Lindsey
A. E. Comfort
Jay
Mt. Vernon
Montana Street
Burton Tanner
Chicago
Dakota Wesleyan
Tanner
EB. A. Tanner
R. H. Nix
J. B. Williams
Sioux Falls
Ward Ellis
B. Wison
Kansas
George H. Rew
John Hall
Eldora
Rew
Woonsocket
Clarence Pier
Clarence
BH. W. Randall
St. Paul
Chamber of Commerce
Widmann Hotel
Randall
T. J. Morgans
Commercial Club
Salem
M. P. Dougherty
Charles O’connor
Fred Waite
George Miles
Ben’t. van Metre
Wolsey
Jennie Wiltse
W. H. Conyes
Aberdeen
Alden Ryan
Denver
Creighton Law School
Omaha
John H. Hanson
Hanson
Ryan
John Ryan
Lars Runstad
Bertha Westhouse
Vernon
BE. B. Collins
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Ross Underhill
East Sixth Avenue
Board of County Commissioners
Ben K. Dickson
Clinton Hartwick
South Sanborn Street
Halleck ‘Harrold
Worth Main Street
Loomis
Ethan
First Baptist Church
Rev
Osgood
James
Westbrook
Stat Secy
Geo. W. Miller
L. A. Stout
EB. H. Wilds
G. R. Shelton
L. A. Williams
Miller
Clayton A. Doane
Fler
8. S. Gould
J. D. Doane
Alpena
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
J. D. Anderson
Nanna J. Moore
Flandreau
OG. B. Clark
Milwaukee
Mary A. Pope
South
Duff Street
Clark
Epworth League
Green Evangelistic Party
Notre Dame Academy
Fulton Advocate
Fulton Commercial Club
Fulton
B. J. Allen
Perry
Fred Grace
Gann Valley
John Grace
Missouri
Chamberlain
Will Clark
Willard McMackin
West
Eleventh Avenue
Olive Geiger
Mitchell Yards
Illinois
Mark Mizener
Hhs
J. H. Ferris
Bowman, Dd
William A. Scott
J. G. Bent
Dell Rapids
State Pharmacy Board
Vermillion
Gridiron Club
Mitchell High
R. D. Wilde
B. 3B
Clyde Kimble
J. W. Bryant
Mitchell Study Club
A. U. Hoon
West Fourth Avenue
Leo John Trents
Margaret Crampton
Mthan
Ht. Raber
Mitchell Publishing Company
Hampshire Paper Company
Old Hampshire Bond
Rosetta S. Appel
Marjorie Ward
East Fourth Avenue
Philharmonic Club
Mary
Henry N. Carlson
Nedved, Valentine
Fritz Kreisser
Chas Opher Boy
Anle
Hunter
Rogers
Indiia
R. D. Martin
C. L. Marston
Pratt
White Lake Times
Louis Stern
O. L. Letcher
Main Street
Stafford
Dgvnna
Artesian
Mitchell Mail
H. J. Cooke
Cook
Chester
Iown
Ewart
James Tobin
Tobin Township
Sioux City Journal
EF. G. Champeny
Mitchell, D. T
Rapid City
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Layton
Alex Mitchell
Shaw
Stella Adams
Marvin Dundas
Emily Rogers
Lizzie Gleason
Iva Keith
Walter Farnum
Earl Rogers
Lena Gleason
Artie Bracy
Vinnie Cooke
Mabel Daniels
Hemsted Fotterfield
Ruby Skinner
Blanche Durell
Plorence Barber
Lillie Payne
Lulu Abbey
Longfellow
G. Edgerton
Judge Edgerton
Alexandria Herald
Sheriff Alterton
W. C. Metcalf
G. C. Clement
A. M. Bowdle
Here
Scotland
Mitchell-Scotland Gap
First National Bank
J. D. Lawler
J. F. Gilbert
Thos. C. Lawler
Prairie du Chien
Jas. S. Foster
Wm. Koch
West First Street
Smith
Teachner
I. J. Gray
H. J. Bingham
Department of Dakota
J. M. Adams
Ransom
Comrades of
Ransom Post
Arland
Mitchell Light Guards
M. W. Sheare
C. H. Dillon
Plankinton
J. M. Barker
Kimball
The
Sanborn
Woonsocket News
Prof
Shanton
Dakota University
M. E
Hunt
White Lake
Alexandrra
Rosedale
A. Ry Dean
Man
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