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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1914
Page
4
FOR TRADE for Mitchell residence or income property choice quarter in Aurora county. Muller phone $267. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE Fine improved half section 2% miles northwest of Yankton. Write Western Land and Securities Co. Yankton. NEW BUNGALOW FOR SALE pipe bath furnace etc. Phone 641.
A stray pig is reported 10 miles south of the stock yards. The notice says let Rowley handle the job and mentions insurance.
In Washington the opening session of the second annual convention of the Women’s National Democratic League proceeded with Joseph W. Folk speaking in place of Speaker Clark who remained home with a severe cold. Mrs. William A. Cullop acted as presiding officer, and is expected to be elected president. Over 500 delegates from Democratic women’s groups attended as Clark praised the league’s work and its inspiration for the party.
Barry Buehre unearthed a 21 inch red pipestone piece three feet underground while digging a basement for a local business block at White Lake. The carved crossbow shaped pipe features engraved flower work on one side and faint tracing on the other.
An advertisement promotes Dr. Kings New Life Pills as a gentle natural bowel remedy for all bowel troubles. It claims to stimulate regulate bowels and tone the system with a 25 cent price and distribution by H. Be Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia and St. Louis.
Washington DC WSJ report noting Secretary of State William J. Bryan admits stage fright before speeches. Syndicate writer Fred C. Kelly quotes Bryan saying he feels hollow in the stomach and must lie down before addressing audiences. Despite nerves Bryan has always managed to complete his talks and has spoken publicly since age 14.
J P Morgan voiced support for a large regional reserve bank to cover the New York district, saying the bank's size and assets matter more than capital. He suggested the federal district could be Boston to New York, with focus on a bank that commands respect globally rather than on a fixed location. Baker Jr. urged balance, noting eight strong banks may be better than one dominant institution.
Mitchell resident Mrs. W. Noah of 302 E Second St reports years of back pain and headaches from weak kidneys. After trying many remedies she used Doan's Kidney Pills, with three boxes improving her health markedly. Sold by all dealers 50 cents. Oster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents.
Mt Vernon notes report Miss Ella Wagner of Minnesota visiting home. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Henderson on December 30. Miss Blanche Genkins returns to Cedar Rapids for school. Mrs C B Woodward returns from Iowa. A son born to Mr and Mrs Alfred Dexheimer on January 3. Clifford and Vernon Corey return home to Wendte South Carolina after month with sister Mrs Ole Ettswold. Lina Mickelson and Mattie Hjelma open a dress shop in Mt Vernon. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Wm Condan on Sunday January 4. Grandma Burns dies in city. funeral services held.
The remains were sent to the town for burial on Sunday afternoon. She was accompanied by her daughters Mrs Williams Mrs Pease and Miss Ella Burns and two grandchildren Ray Williams and Miss Nellie Pease.
New York City report notes Secretary McAdoo hints opposition to creating a massive regional bank covering most of the northeast and 40 to 50 percent of the country’s banking power. He argues multiple northeast banks could aid exchange and mercantile transactions while preserving interwoven business ties.
The federal circuit court affirmed prison sentences for thirty members of the International Association of Structural Iron Workers in the Los Angeles Times dynamite plot case. Six convictions were reversed for retrial. several named defendants include Olaf Treitmoe William McCann James Ray Richard Houlihane Fred Sherman William Bernhardt and rank M. Ryan. Most defendants remain on bond.
Angelo Pugliese arrived with details of 75 laborers on the Grand Trunk Pacific line in British Columbia. A raft attempt failed on the Fraser River leaving 75 dead, 25 survivors injured, five bodies recovered, deaths said to have occurred in November, no inquiry started. Some injured taken to an Edmonton hospital.
Washington D C reports Martha Washingtons will stolen from Fairfax county Virginia during the Civil War has surfaced in J P Morgans New York library. State Senator R Hwatl Thornton plans to seek Virginia attorney generals suit in federal supreme court. Morgan refused return but offered photographs if given opportunity to photograph Washingtons will in Fairfax archives.
From Tuesday's Daily Pierre South Dakota the majority and minority Republican slates were announced after pro posal committee meetings. The majority ticket lists Cramford for US Senate Dillon for Congress first district Johnson for Congress second district Rice for Congress third district Byrne for Governor Norbeck for lieutenant governor Rood for secretary of state Caldwell for attorney general Wandlin for state auditor Lugg for superintendent Hepperle for school lands Dougherty for railway commissioner Way for state central committee. The minority ticket names Burke for US Senate Woods for Congress first district McNulty for Congress second district Rice endorsed but not nominated Anderson for Governor Everitt for lieutenant governor Glassner for secretary of state Forest for attorney general Keller for state auditor Shaw for lands Kroneman for railway commissioner Lockhart for state central committee Haney for national committeeman.
J G Bartine of Cacoma, rival of Judge Rice for Congress in the Third district, passed through Mitchell returning from a state meeting. He said no nomination is planned as Rice will run independent, and Bartine may join the independent column. In district talks Bartine won five of sixteen counties. General committee totals gave Rice 27 945, Redfield 185% and Bartine 42 000 in party votes.
In the Third district Judge W G Rice was initially chosen but rejected by the full committee, leading to J G Bartine of Oacoma being favored. A district endorsement rule and constitutional concerns over judges holding other offices sparked the dispute among leaders and Governor Byrne supporters.
Unanimous resolutions praise the Byrne administration and commend Crawford Storting and Dillon. They back direct presidential primaries, state primary laws, recall of court decisions, federal and state cooperation on roads, conservation, and progressive reforms including tempering the caucus system, tariff principles, currency reform, and suffrage outreach.
Roy Ni Wolff and Miss Marjorie Adams wed at the bride’s uncle S J Wood home in Woonsocket on Monday November 24. Rev I P Barnett officiated. The couple, long secretive about the ceremony, will reside in Woonsocket after a brief honeymoon through Chicago Milwaukee and the Twin Cities.
Mary A Grout filed a petition for letters of administration in the Davison County Court. Hearing is set for January 24 1914 at 10 00 a m in Mitchell South Dakota at the court house. Interested parties may appear to contest the petition. Judge O C Thompson Clerk S Cattrell seal.
Hettinger North Dakota farmer B B Bobb sent a consignment of Grimm alfalfa seed to the agricultural college at Guelph Canada after competitive tests across the country. The college paid 45 dollars per bushel for nearly two bushels per acre, indicating a strong hay yield.
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