Local Notes from Friday in Mitchell and vicinity
Local notes report Philip McMahon visiting his brother in Fairmont Minnesota. James Livingston faced drunkenness charges and was jailed for eight days. Ellen Duncan returned from Woonsocket. Mr and Mrs Dec T McGrew visited Sioux City for the Haley Neeley company meeting. Lutherans plan a Protestant Reformation centennial celebration with cantata in Mitchell Platte and New Home.
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Philip McMahon
Fairmont
Minn
James Livingston
Ellen Duncan
Woonsocket
Dc. T. McGrew
Sioux City
McGrew
Haley Neeley Company
Gustav Rydquist
Mitchell and
Platte
United Choirs
Mitchell
New Home
F. E. Watkins
Omaha
Union Pacific Railway
South Dakota Legislature Debates Dry Bills and Voting Curbs
Lawmakers rush 1000 extra copies of a general prohibitory bill to tire houses as the session nears recess. The Senate plan dubbed the A B U bill involves absent voter rules for soldiers and extended ballot delivery beyond state lines. A fireworks and air gun sales bill fails after opposition cites child safety concerns and potential loopholes.
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Pierre
S. D
Senate
Amsden
Grant
Boreson
Davison
Carlisle
Brookings
House
South Dakota
Qodeil
Hursh
Property Change as New Owners Take Charge
The new proprietors already have taken charge of the property and began managing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Signal
Artesian Quint to Face Mitchell Five in Season Opener
Mitchell high school meets Artesian in the second game of the season at the high school gym tonight beginning at S oclock. Artesian, a small school without football, emphasizes fast basketball and has beaten nearby teams. Mitchell upset Mt. Vernon 15 to 18 in a hard fought match as Ben Wheatley drills the squad for this tougher contest. The lineup changes include Riley replacing Brown sick, Hughes guarding, Wiltse at center, Riley at guard, with Scallin and Tipton at forwards.
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Mitchell High School
Artesian High
S O’tlock
Artesian
Mitchell
Mt. Vernon
Coseh
Ben Wheatley
Riley
Brown
Hughes
Wiltse
Wiltie
Scallin
Tipton
Woman Leaves After 23 Years Deserts Husband Granted Divorce
Watertown South Carolina judge Carl G. Sherwood grants divorce to William Weeks after 23 years of desertion. Weeks waited for his wife to return, then filed for divorce in circuit court. Separate note: Bert Schroeder sells Hmery Enterprise to Travaille and Smith of Lennox, publishers of Lennox Independent.
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Watertown
S. C
Carl G. Sherwood
State Circuit Court
William Weeks
State
Sherwood
Weeks
Patience
Emery Enterprise
Hmery
S. D
Bert Schroeder
Hmery Enterprise
Travaillie & Smith
Lennox, S. D
Lennox
Drainage Ditch Project To Reclaim Farmland
A joint Moody and Lake counties meeting plans a drainage ditch spanning about eight and a half miles. The project estimates a cost near $60,000 with 75 percent of reclaimed land in Lake county. Farmers benefitting will bear the ditch’s cost.
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Madison
Moody
Lake c
Lake County
Gopher Star Harold Hanson Weds and Leaves Minnesota
Harold F Hanson star halfback of the Minnesota 1916 football team secretly marries Florence Hosford of Hall Claire Wisconsin. His withdrawal from the university forces Coach Williams to choose a replacement for this year. Hanson's fast line plunging in Wisconsin and Chicago games drew praise.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Harold F. Hanson
University of Minnesota
Thhe University
Williams
Hanson
Gopher
Wisconsin
Chicago
Florence Hosford
Hall Claire
Wis
Veteran Telegraph Operator J. Searles Dies in Akron Iowa
J. Searles, an 80 year veteran of the Milwaukee telegraph service and the oldest operator in the system, died at his Akron Iowa home. He helped report Sioux uprising news to the War Department and covered the Little Bighorn aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
J. Searles
Milwaukee
Akron
Searles
War Department
Dakotas
George Custer
Little Big Horn
Short Skirts Celebrate Economic Battle Against High Prices
Madison column reports Assemblyman Carl Pieper of Milwaukee praises the American girl for cost cutting by wearing short skirts as a form of economy. He drafts a joint resolution lauding women for addressing high living costs with style and retrenchment, noting wide admiration from all social ranks.
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Madison
Wis
Carl Pieper
Milwaukee
Supreme Court
College Degree Worth $290000
Vermillion South Dakota reports on the value of a college education. Dr Arthur Holmes dean at Pennsylvania State College estimates the education adds about $650 yearly in earnings. With 30 years ahead for the typical worker the study implies a net gain of around $19 500 per graduate and a total value near $290000 over a career.
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Vermillion
S. D
South Dakota
Arthur Holmes
Pennsylvania State College
Tie
Holmes
Girl seeks 25000 damages from Brookings city
Miss Mildred Smith, a schoolgirl, sues Brookings seeking 25000 for injuries after a radiator tipped onto her foot on October 27, 1916. The accident occurred as she played on the sidewalk near a building where the radiator had stood for months. The suit claims city fault for letting the radiator remain a danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
S. D
Mildred Smith
Schoor
Yankton Banker Critical as Norwegian Consul Fights Illness
Siegf O Hanger cashier of the Dakota National Bank and Norwegian consul in Yankton is described as very low by his physicians with little hope for recovery.
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Yankton
Cretical
S. D
Sieg O
Hanger
Hero
Dakota National Bank
Mrs Williams Hosts Luncheon and Church Reception Notes
Mrs J T Reynolds of Kansas City hosted a large 1 pm luncheon with four courses and pink white decor. Out of town guests included Mrs Reynolds and several others. First Methodist board hosted a 250 guest reception for honor guests Dr J S Hoagland Dr W Shepherd and Dr J S Harkness. Music by Miss Georgia Scott and Miss Junclle Hitchcoth. Sorosis Club met at 1115 Pennington Ave with luncheon and talks by Mrs R A Kelly. Child League and Methodist church meeting featured Inspector Shanley on dairy laws and papers by local members. Next meetings set for February 2 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. T. Newton
Ruth Henton
Sioux Walls
I. D. Aldrich
Siouxalls
W. R. MelkKay
Des Moines
C. L. Finney
St. Paul
Methodist Board
First Methodist Church
J. S. Hoagland
W. Shepherd
J. S. Harkness
E. L. Moyer
Moyer
Georgia Scott
Junclle Hitchcoth
George Harold Miller
TH. 1. Jones
Ladies Aid Society
Jay W. Miller
Sorosis Club
H. PF. Patterson
Pennington Avenue
W. Burch
KR. A. Kelly
Patterson
Bureh
R. W W. Hardie
H. G. Meyer
North Main
Child League
Methodist Church
Shanley
Mitchell
H. P. Patterson
Jas. Wright
Irene Miller
Club and Society Calendar and Installations
Calendar items for clubs and societies including Hostesses and programs for Monday and Tuesday meetings. Details of G A R and W I C joint installation with officer names. January birthday party hosted by Ladies Aid society with members and spouses invited.
Walrath and North Wedding at Home Ceremony
Miss Walrath daughter of GC W Walrath married William M North at 4 o clock on Wednesday afternoon in the Walrath home 208 West Second avenue. Dr J S Hoagland officiated before about 30 guests with Ava Whitlow singing and Georgia Scott playing the Mendelssohn wedding march as the bride descended the staircase. The couple stood at a pink carnation and smilax bower for the ring service. The Walrath residence was decorated in pink with roses and smilax centerpiece on the dining table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North-Walrath
Walrath
W Walrath
Wm. M. North
West
Second Avenue
J. S. Hoagland
Ava Whitlow
Schumann
Georgia Scott
Parish Card Party and Waffle Supper Report
Dr and Mrs G S Bobb entertain ten guests at a Tuesday dinner with pink decorations. Saturday birthday party in Wey with many Bobbs and Rockwells. red sweet peas and red candle cake. Holy Family Catholic church men held a card party and waffles in the town hall Thursday, following a similar event last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. S. Bobb
C. CG. Caldwell
Pierre
Goud
Anna Slaynes
Mildred Goodlad
Wey
Toby
Bessie Bobb
A. Bobb
Incile Bobb
Pair Wanted by Ada County Idaho Put Behind Bars
Sheriff Vaughn of Clay County captured George Ben Stein alias George VonStein and Oliver Campbell at the Sutherland farm on the Missouri river bottom. They are wanted in Ada county Idaho for grand larceny linked to stealing two horses from Boise City livery and moving saddles to Cheyenne. They were traced from Ada through South Dakota where they worked cutting wood and had relatives in Clay County. Both men are ex convicts.
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B. W. Bobb
Omaha
Harry Wentry
Rapid City
New York City
Florida
George Hedden
Miss Water Pearl Stickler
Baptist Parsonage
Robert Lincoln Kelley
Wfirst Baptist Church
Mitchell Science Club
H. I. Jones
Joseph Hamilton
South Dakota
Davison County
K. Sylvan Wood
Gora P. Sletten
P. G. Hanson
Dakota Wesleyan
R. L. Kirkpatrick
Letcher
Virginia Hammen
Woonsocket
B. E. Schlimgen
Will Conyes
Harry Stacey
N. Kraemer
J. J. Fitzgerald
Robert Glennon
Priddles
John Storm
Armour
Con Tietje
August Neugebauer
Parkston
Mitchell
J. L. Lovinger
Notre Dame Academy
Aberdeen
Sister Conception
E. G Dilley
Woodbury County
Sioux Gily
E. G. Owens
Sioux City
Vermillion
S. 1
Vaughn
Clay County
Sutherland
Missouri River
George Ben Stein
George VonStein
Oliver Campbell
Ada County
Idaho
Ada
Missouri
Boise City
Cheyenne
Wyo
Convicts Escape From South Dakota State Penitentiary
Two inmates, J. J. Steltz and David Snyder, who worked as cooks, fled the South Dakota state penitentiary last night. They escaped by climbing the outside wall using an old wagon and sideboards and are at large as officials conduct searches of the surrounding countryside. Steltz is serving a life term for murder and Snyder was sentenced in 1914 to four years for robbery.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
J. J. Steltz
David Snyder
South Dakota State Penitentiary
Steltz
Snyder
Local Notes From Mitchell and Nearby Areas
Dakota Wesleyan student from Saturday travels to Omaha for eye treatment. Mitchell hosts regional visitors including George Wiedmann and Alethea Winner. John J. With, Kimball real estate pioneer, dies at about 60 after hospital stay. Miss Millie Konze wed to William Wieland at Yankton. Mitchell Country Club names W. R. Ronald president and J. G. Betts secretary-treasurer. dues set at 25 dollars with locker fees.
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Clarence Bendler
Dakota Wesleyan
Omaha
W. J. Lucas
Platte
Itehell
John J. With
Kimball
A. L. Alden
Anneapolis
George Wiedmann
Chamberlain
Mitchell
C. Z. McGrew
Sioux City
Mr. McGrew
Haley-Neeley Company
Cecelia McGrew
Flora
McGrew
Alethea Winner
Maudeevitz
Fred Johnson
Gladys Johnson
Wm. Johnson
J. W. Burch
Nick Onze
William Wieland
Jury rules notes valid in Brule County case against Tidrick
Notes obtained from a so called wild cat concern and sold to a third party were upheld by a Brule county circuit court jury, who awarded 6470 dollars against local businessman C D Tidrick. The term also features Jack Foley's damage suit against city marshal L P Lye following an altercation last July.
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Foley
Norbeck Asks Requisition For Aberdeen Desertion Case
Governor Norbeck seeks a formal requisition from New York to deliver James Larson to South Dakota authorities. Larson is wanted in Aberdeen on family desertion charges and is held in Watertown New York. Sheriff T C Wyckoff has begun pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norbeck
Pierre
New York
James Larson
Aberdeen
Watertown
South Dakota
T. C. Wyckoff
Baseball League Hopes Grounded in Troquois Area
Local fans back a movement to form a baseball league in this region. Plans call for Iroquois to join a lineup including Huron Letcher Lane DeSmet Woonsocket and Artesian.
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Troquoiss
Troquois
S. 10
Iroquois
Huron
Letcher
Lane
DeSmet
Woonsocket
Artesian
Spencer Curch Dedication Draws Regional Baptist Clergy
Rev. H. R. Best of Sioux Falls will be the chief speaker at the dedication of a new Baptist church in Spencer S D. on Sunday January 21. The church is described as one of the finest and costliest of its kind in eastern South Dakota with clergymen from a wide area gathering to assist in the elaborate dedication exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Curch
Spencer
S. D
H. R. Best
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Spencer Ito
Mr. Best
Webster Creamery Prospering in Eastern South Dakota
Annual stockholders meeting reports Webster cooperative creamery to be among the most prosperous in eastern South Dakota. The creamery paid out thousands of dollars to farmers for cream purchases. Elected officers for the year are President Charles Kert, Vice President Matt Schmidt, Secretary Manager William Shelar, and Treasurer A. T. Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ss.Cattrell
Webster Creamery
Webster, S. D
Co-Operative Creamery
South Dakota
Charles Kert
Matt Schmidt
William Shelar
A. T. Cooper
Three Workmen Killed in Portland Hotel Fire
In Portland Oregon a hotel fire in the lower city killed three laborers and seriously burned a fourth. The fire caused extensive damage to the structure but left the remaining damage comparatively small.
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Portland
Ore
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A. B.C
Artesian Quint
Wiere
Key Man
News OF Custom Massack
H. C
Pennsylvania
Twentieth Century
F. S. Turney
J. K. Smith
C. H. Kibbee
J. W. McClinton
Round Table
C. S. Osgood
D. B. Miller
Mame Jl. Ogin
D. Haney
Mitchell Art
Id Leehan
Ray Smith
S. M. Grundhand
M. G. Wider
O. Hi. Dyar
Geo. Lew. Mitchell
W. Jones
V. Bobb
J. T., Atkinson
W. H. King
Haley von
Ve D.imery
J. C. Bryan
T.uevnda Frazer
West Third Avenue
F. G. Butler
Newman—Tostess
Veen Fritz
J. O. O'Donnell
Greenwald
Lucile Lowe
Hazel Reynolds
Miss Lowe
Mrs. Shepherd
W. Ss. Shepherd
James Grace
Frank Moyer
the Methodist Church
Howard Brodstrup
Lucile Bobb
Thelma ‘Assem
Josephine Wiener
Irma Graves
Florence Aronson
Cummneck School of Oratory
Springfield
Aimephitn IJ Express Company
East
Third Avenue
L. F. and
L. BF. Acd i. Lodge
C. J. Andres
East Third Avenue
O. M. Hleather
Thelma Andres
S. Swartz jUney
Mason City
Northwest
Sifer
AY Sioux Pales
Brulee County
Jack Foley
Marshal Lye
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