Mitchell local notes and brief business items
Mitchell entries report Ward Ellis visiting friends, Iver S. Henjum inaugurating as Farmers Union Supply warehouse manager, and various notices on sales, auctions, and local travel. County commissioners awarded bridge contracts while Miss Ada Newell returns to Washington state teaching. May or Wells receives a hunting boat from Mitchell friends.
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Iver S. Henjum
Sioux Falls
Farmers Union Cooperative ‘Supply. Company
Don’t
Broadbent
Dix
Ada Newell
Mellette
H. G. Meyer
Mayor Proposes Licensing Cars to Curb Auto Theft
Mayor J. B. Wels pushes a licensing plan to prevent car thefts. License applicants would provide full driver and vehicle descriptions, including engine and serial numbers, with duplicate certificates issued to family members. Garages would verify certs before selling gas or oil to strangers.
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J. B. Wels
Law proposal to curb car theft with owner identification
The article notes a proposed law requiring certificates for drivers to deter car theft. It argues the measure would prevent theft if owners saw who drives their vehicle and mentions similar efforts in Iowa Minnesota and other states to extend the policy to surrounding regions.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Nobles Unveil New Cunningham Motor Hearse
Noble & Son introduced a new Cunningham motor hearse, one of the finest of its kind. The vehicle, capable of high speeds and slow city pacing, features hand carved side panels and a flower rack inside to handle wreaths without damage. Ordered last May, delivery was delayed to yesterday due to factory rush.
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Hi, Noble & Son
Cunningham
Cunninguam Company
Bakery Owner Recalls Old Theft and Identifies Suspect
Kansas City police nab Ralph Maddock after Herbert H. Snyder recalls a twelve month-old robbery. Snyder spotted Maddock at a saloon and used conversation and drinks to fix the suspect’s identity. Maddock admitted arriving from Manhattan Kansas a week ago before a warrant was served.
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Kansas City
Herbert H. Snyder
Snyder
Ralph Maddock
Manhattan
Kas
Wilson creates social problem at Washington balls
Washington society frets over how to handle the president at official balls as etiquette lacks a clear format. Crowds press for a glimpse while hosts struggle with precedence and seating arrangements. Officials urge a formalized social protocol to restore tranquility and order. Open municipal rink noted in Lead.
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Washingtton
Washington
Southern Society
Pan-American
Wilson
Willard Hotel
Sidney Brooke
Washington Society
City Park Rink Opens Under Mayor How ard Plans
The new municipal rink at City Park opens as Mayor Harry L. How ard pushes a park arrangement meant to boost amusements. A special motor was provided to pump water to flood the rink, located above the city water line.
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Municipal
City Park
Harry L. Howard
Ball Park
Whitetail Coyote Outsprints Wolves In Western Kansas
Winona Kansas reports the famed coyote Whitetail ends a five year pursuit by a racing car and four top hound packs led by Major the Russian. A four-dog hunt pursuit over three miles ended when Major grabbed Whitetail by the leg and toppled him, leaving the coyote stunned and the car’s pace unbroken.
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Winona
Kan
Whitetail
Kansas
Wallace
Scott City
Winone
Cheyenne
Pred Ludlow
B. W. Brooke
Arthur Simpson
Brooke
Simpson
Major
Supreme Court ends seven year express tax battle
The Supreme Court reversed Hughes county's 1914 assessment of American Express and Wells Fargo under state law. It ruled franchise value must be included in assessments for going concerns, nullifying the 1907 tax law as unconstitutional and dismissing the suits. The decision affects 1913 to 1916 taxes and ends a seven year dispute with the express companies.
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American Express Company
Wells Fargo & Company
Tax Commission
State Board of Assessment and Equalization
Indian Pipe Maker Graham Dies in Moody County
Plandreau South Dakota obituary reports the death of Thomas Graham an aged Indian resident of Moody County a pioneer digger and renowned maker of pipestone tomahawks and warelths His wares were sold nationwide and he had a growing trade It is alleged he was implicated in the New Ulm Minnesota massacre during the Civil War but he never confirmed or denied the claim.
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Plandreau
Thomas Graham
Moody County
Blandreau
United States
Graham
New Ulm
Minn
Rich Farm Suit Targets Quiet Title Dispute
William A. Reilly files suit near the Nebraska South Dakota border to quiet title to his farm valued at 30 per acre. Defendants Harvey Hookstra Charles Wells and Carl Brandenberg allegedly engineered a deal shifting Reilly to trade for a Gregory hotel and a questionable note to Peter Le Deaux. Reilly seeks cancellation of the hotel title and restoration of his farm title amidst mortgage doubts and Le Deaux’s claimed wealth.
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Gregory
S. D
William A. Reilly
Nebraska-South Dakota Boundary Line
Harvey Hookstra
Charles Wels
Carl Brandenberg
Reilly
Hookstra
Wells
Peter le Deaux
Iis Farm
le- Deaux
State board seeks 350000 for building improvements
Pierre South Dakota. The state board of charities and corrections will ask for about 350000 for building improvements next year. Major asks include 160000 for the Redfield northern hospital administration building and 72000 for the Custer tuberculosis sanatorium heat plant and expansion.
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Penitentiary
Yankton
Plankinton
State Board of Regents
Lead man shoots self in double tragedy verdict
A coroner's jury in Lead, South Dakota, found that William Hamilton died by his own hand while temporarily insane. He shot himself in front of his wife after learning of a death, causing a dramatic, fatal scene.
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Lead, S. D
William Hamilton
Lead
English-born motorman Nathan Hamilton ends life at home
Hamilton born in England, aged 61, employed by Homestake Mining since 1879 as a motor man. In a nervous collapse he fatally shot himself with a 45 calibre revolver after declaring he would end it all. Survived by widow, two sons and two daughters.
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H Hamilton
England
Wits
Homestake Mining Company
Aberdeen sees record December cold and heavy snow
Aberdeen South Dakota endured its coldest December in twenty years. The month opened with a 56 degree day on December 7 but then 23 days stayed at or below freezing and 24 days never rose above freezing. Nights reached 29 below and over twenty inches of snow fell.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Mercury
Discharge Petition in Otie H. Kittleson Bankruptcy
In the Southern District of South Dakota Otie H. Kittleson of Mt. Vernon seeks discharge from all provable debts after bankruptcy adjudication on September 25, 1916. A hearing is set for March 5, 1917 at Sioux Falls. creditors will be notified by mail of petition and order.
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H. B. Dawes
Fulton
City Hall
O. H. Kittleson
Mt. Vernon
Mitchell
Otie H. Kittleson
James 1D
Elliott
District Court of the United States
South Dakota
Davison
United States of America
District of South Dakota
Sioux Wls
James D. Elliott
Sioux Falls
Oliver S. Pendar
Foreclosure Notice for South Dakota Mortgage 1917
Notice of foreclosure under South Dakota law. Mortgagors Anna Spears and James Spears defaulted on a Feb 2 1912 mortgage held by M J Webber of Mitchell SD. Amount due 190.89 principal and interest plus 10.72 taxes and 25 fees. Property in Davison County, 3 acres in section 10 township 103 north range 60 west, to be sold Feb 17 1917 at 10 AM at Mitchell courthouse front door. Mortgagee M J Webber through attorney Herbert E Hitchcock.
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South Dakota
Anna Spears
James Spears
M. J. Webber
Mitchell
Office of the Register of Deeds
Davison County
Section
Township One Hundred Three
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Ward Ellis
Wesleyan
University of South Dakota
Mitchell Savings and Loan Association
W. B. Rathbun
Ross Jacobs
Pukwana
Pukwana Press Reporter
Court House
Miller School of Chiropractic
W. Nat’l. Bank
Broadbent's
Glen Hagey
Bristol
Mitchell High School
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
J. GC. Parkinson
Armour
Frank R. Cotton and Baby
Parker
H. L. Martinson
E. BE. Theuser
Wessington Springs
Sioux City
Ray Tyler
Des Moines
Mrs. Wood Smith
FF. W. Rummell
M. D. Bassett
Dennis Coughlin
Kansas City, Mo
The
Aterinary College
Mrs
J. T. Coughlin
Elks Lodge
Milwaukee Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Milwaukee
Sanborn
Kimball
Jim
Mayor Wells
Mitchele
Issued
S. 1
Peter Thompson
H. D. Buitterfield CO
Coyote
Kansas Wolpe
Charles F. Johnson
Martin Libenson
Clay
Alfred Halverson
Frank Wilhaus
Turner
C. P. Jordan
Mellette County
State
M. Bell
Perkins
Bell
Claude Herron
Smith
R. VanRusehen
Turner Affirmed
Edgar Chuescales
Wisconsin Granite Company
Minnehaha
Affirmed
Security State Bank of Faulkton
Cavour
Beadle
Vandeskey Schurtz
Sebastian Thomas
al Brown
Gates
Yankton-Clay County
C. M. Snow
Supreme Court Banos
Whiting
Henry Hubers
Gurnsey
Polley
Nels Danielson
Herman Alberts
Lyman
City of
Pipestone
Pamiltar Flandreau
NPS
Board OF 1S
District Court OF the
PITT
Otie HH. Kittleson
Mortgagee
Herbert E. Hitchcock
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