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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
5
The Richards primary election bill proposes a three column party ballot with independent candidates by petition in column one and party nominees in column two. It restores state conventions to select principles and candidates or allows five or more dissenters to oppose. It aims to reduce private selection and cut convention costs.
Aberdeen Normal and Industrial school announces a crowded 1917 basketball slate under coach Arthur L. Strum. Readied squad trains since holidays and eyes a strong season with games against Webster Town, Madison Normal, Ellendale Normal, Yankton College, University of South Dakota, Huron College, Sioux Falls College, and a southern trip featuring several foes.
Miss Katherine Ridgeway, renowned as a premier reader, presented a varied program at the Methodist church last evening. She opened with a war themed piece on heroism, urged universal brotherhood, and then shifted to dialect numbers with natural humor alongside Miss Joe Carr who performed Chopin and Strauss waltzes.
A city paper previews next year noting an expected rise in standards and the anticipated return of the Ben Greet players, a highly popular theater company long seen in Mitchell. The piece frames the season as elevating local entertainment beyond prior achievements.
The eighth annual horticultural meeting of the State Nurserymen's Association begins January 16 in Wattertown with practical grafting lessons and a fruit and vegetable exhibit offering prizes. Leading horticulturists from Minnesota and neighboring states attend. The association's banquet is set for January 17 with Coler Stover as toastmaster.
Buenos Aires reports Argentina’s Entre Rios province is under federal intervention. Dr Joaquin Anchorena named interventor as legislature stalemate blocks two senate seats in joint ballot. President Trigoyen’s radical government previously faced similar fears of driving conservative states into intervention.
A fragment describes eating an orange in Spain as healthful. A senorita wields a Silver Knife while a mother peels the fruit, detaches a morsel with her feet, and eats the orange without spilling juice, keeping the fork in place.
Mrs Barbara Roth born in Bavaria emigrated to the United States with her parents and settled in Milwaukee. She later lived in Madison before moving to Mitchell where she died at an advanced age. Survived by four children Charles Roth Mrs C S Wooley Mas id Gurius and A A Roth all present at the service. Pallbearers were four grandsons and others.
Miss Clare Christopher born in 4, US2 died January &. She is survived by her parents, three sisters and one brother. Funeral held at 20 No Rowley Street in Pyons with Dr J S Hoagland officiating. Pallbearers named. burial in Graceland cemetery.
H J Cookie, a renowned early pioneer of Spink County, becomes Northville postmaster succeeding W Elsom who was removed. Cookie has long served on a rural mail route out of Northville.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Christopher thank neighbors and friends through the public press of the us for constant courtesies shown during their daughter Miss Clare s long illness Her brief life was brightened by these gracious ministries
In Pierre the House and Senate debate probes into Prof Jones over fake exams, a one chamber plan, prohibition measures, and a county nurse bill. Various bills include testing voting by mail, irrigation surveys, and state university funding as sessions convene and committees reconvene.
Local notes record arrivals and departures, a January marriage license for Silas Breland and Millie Jeanette Nehlund, and a church wedding at Holy Family Catholic church. Also noted are weather forecasts, immigration car movement, bank officers, railroad surveyors, theater party, and community meetings across Mitchell.
The draft outlines a verdict system allowing a nine to twelve member panel after two hours of disagreement and a nine member verdict after four hours. It discusses Free County Library Plan and references Fort Meade being considered as a permanent national military training camp.
The North Dakota Senate debated the equal suffrage amendment with Waters, Dowdell, Gunderson, Uidahtl, Odland, McLean, Mohn, Lindland, and Carlisle supporting the measure and Lincoln, Marvick, Jaynes, and Southwick opposing. The vote stood 31 for resubmission and 12 against, sending the issue to the House for action likely next week.
The Kingsbury County Agricultural Association, formed recently, is improving farming methods and helping farmers increase both crop volume and quality. At its annual meeting, officers were elected for the coming year with C. H H. Clay as president, Rollo Clendenning as vice president, and W. M. Look as secretary-treasurer in DeSmet.
Lead, S. D. Rector, longtime Homestake shift boss, was buried in the family plot at Rochford yesterday after dying in San Antonio where he sought relief from miner's consumption contracted from over twenty years underground. He worked in Colorado and Arizona and was highly regarded by fellow miners. Rector is the fourth old time shift boss to die, after General Korean William O'Brien Ole Danielson and Ed Swuntley.
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