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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1911
Page
5
Estate of William A Polk deceased. Administrator calls creditors and all claimants to exhibit their claims with vouchers within six months after first publication to the administrator at the clerk of courts office in Mitchell Davison County SD.
Loomis news reports J W Ayers buying F J Smith ice house and hiring Gilfillan and Will Clark Jr to relocate and fill it with ice. A masquerade ball at Loomis hall is planned for Friday Jan 13. Community events include a Sunday school social that netted $36, plus local visits and lectures, with various residents traveling or visiting Minnesota and Kansas City.
Born to Mr and Mrs O W Cour sey a son and to Mr and Mrs William Sherman a daughter. A wedding unites Evelyn May Ander son and Harley Loyd Martinson with a large reception. Weather reports show extreme cold and a rare sky light display after midnight with possible thunder.
Postmaster Wells reports December receipts rising 25 percent from 2500 in 1909 to 3100 in 1910. If this rate continues Mitchell's post office could reach first class status by hitting 40000 in annual business as more firms start and population grows, despite census estimates.
The Dakota Metal Granary Company has leased the Robert M. Lytle Manufacturing plant to produce metal grain bins stock tanks and other sheet metal items. They ordered heavy modern machinery including a 12 000-pound open hearth riveter capable of 40 strokes per minute and an angle bender weighing 2000 to 3000 pounds.
Union Stock Yards Chicago reports hog receipts today at 23 000 with 3 268 carried over from yesterday and 28 000 expected tomorrow. Bulk hog prices range from 8.10 to 8.25 for most classes, with pigs and light stock near 7.60 to 8.20. Cattle receipts 17 000 today with gains of up to 10 cents for beeves and mixed cattle 2.60 to 7.10. sheep and lambs show steady to higher quotes, native sheep 2.65 to 4.50 and lambs 4.75 to 6.50.
Cattle receipts today totaled 2,100 steady in price. Hogs receipts were 3,700 and 10 cents lower, with top at 7.85 and bulk between 7.70 and 7.80. Sheep receipts reached 1,000.
Minneapolis cash close prices list for wheat, durum, corn, oats, barley, rye and flax. No. 1 northern wheat trades around 1.06 to 1.07, No. 2 northern 1.03 to 1.05, durum around 0.89, No. 3 yellow corn about 0.42, No. 3 white oats roughly 0.301 to 0.31, barley 0.62 to 0.88, flax 2.52.
Furnished by W H Dickinson includes Chicago Board of Trade notes and Minneapolis Chamber data. Cash closes show wheat at about 1.03 to 1.09 per bushel, corn around 44 cents, oats near 32 cents, with May July and Sept futures posted for wheat corn and oats and pork futures at about 19.5 for January and 18.70 for May.
Wheat No 1 northern 94c No 2 northern 92c velvet chaff 91c flax 2.20 oats 25c corn 35c barley 70c
R F Cranston of the Pollock Progress is elected to the South Dakota house from Campbell County. He has hired a substitute to run his Aberdeen paper while he serves in Pierre making laws for his estate.
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