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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
2
Local notice reports Mitchell Capital Rates adjust downward with a base rate near 1.00 and minor changes across related fees. Officials cite market factors and policy alignment as reasons for the shift affecting investors and lenders.
The annual report of State Auditor Henry B. Anderson, a gubernatorial candidate, outlines expenditures through 1918 highlighting increases and calls for disclosure. It frames questions for both sides on fiscal policy, urging a precise bill of particulars to curb extravagance and defend the public’s right to know.
The author argues against the idea that national business must be centered in one great city. He contends this concentration offers no inalienable law and yields no dividends for society or the public good.
Six Black Hills counties formed the Black Hills Associated Fairs led by W W Soule. Fairs will run Pennington August 25 28 Mead é September 2 Butte September 5 8 Lawrence September 7 9 Pall River September 10 12 Buffalo Gap September 22 24. Each county pays ten dollars for an advertising fund and a speed program rule set was adopted.
In South Dakota Fort Pierre residents joined an alfalfa growers drive to reduce jack rabbit numbers. About fifty hunters collected a thousand rabbits that day, with one five person auto haul of 210. The rabbits will go to the Salvation Army in Minneapolis to feed the city, as rabbit pest problems grow across the region.
Miss Mary Frances Hudson and Miss Helen Michael of Sioux City were guests of Mrs. Thomas Fullerton for a 1 pm luncheon and bridge with twelve attendees. The Advolens club hosted a progressive dinner with musical program, and Five Hundred club members held a 6 pm dinner.
The Mitchell Art club hosts a dinner and bridge tonight at Mrs. J. W. Leehan's, with wives and husbands invited. Other clubs including Todiy ub, Round Table, Twentieth Century, Halcyon, and O. N. T. meet Monday or Wednesday with lectures, reviews, papers, and light lunches.
Local M W A members attended a joint installation in Mitchell last Friday. C C Jacobson returned from Sioux City after a hospital trip. he also visited Canton, South Dakota. K H Davis of Mott North Dakota spent much of last week in town on business and reconnecting with old acquaintances. O H Van Dyke and son Milo returned from Rapid City where Milo filed on a claim. Mrs P Shanley and daughter Mrs Margaret O Hern traveled to Letcher to visit Mrs G Ward. Mrs R H Wolff left for Pasadena California due to a telegram about her sister illness and will be away part of winter. T M Parrott visited town early in the week and leaves for Iowa to visit old friends.
Mrs BE, Rk Woodward improves from illness. M H Griffin re elected county board chair. Hoffman brothers visit Mitchell for sister's appendicitis recovery. Hagerty and Mrs Hagerty visit relatives. Mrs A M Rogers returns from Aberdeen after wedding. Laura Davis nears convalescence from typhoid. Judge Brown rules in Woerth vs Hesser case with $138.75 judgment after $20 tender. Northwest Telephone Co. elects J A Archer president Allen Fraser VP Jos Tingle secretary treasurer. Eastern Star lodge organized in White Lake with Matron Mrs L Loevinger and officers Mrs N H Hoff and J C G Sale.
Beresford South Dakota notes reveal John Aldis and his niece Violet Masterbrook, once residents of South Dakota, married in Illinois after residents refused to sanction their union. The couple, linked by a prior elopement plan, died by suicide near Cortland, Illinois. The girl’s parents had moved from Union County to Illinois years earlier.
Drillers drilling an artesian well on Doc Shoemaker’s Sanborn county farm struck an eight foot vein of high quality lignite coal at 550 feet. Coal burns readily and emits intense heat. A thicker vein was found recently on the Dodd farm ten miles away, lifting nearby farmland values.
Aberdeen South Dakota police report Barnitz visited Sheriff Deputy Tom Wyckoff and claimed to know how to earn a $50 reward. He disclosed he deserted from the U S Army at Fort Omaha and wished to surrender, stating the government pays $50 for deserters’ return.
Mrs. Wash Eddy s very sick at her Woonsocket home. A A Appline was a business caller at Aberdeen. Mrs. H B Dowdell visited Mitchell over Sunday with friends. R Hansen visited his brother Chris Hansen. Mr and Mrs J E Whiting left for Minneapolis and then the Pacific coast for an extended visit. A number of Royal Neighbors and
In Belle Fourche Currington is held on 5500 bail after a fatal shooting amid a quarrel with Richards. A coroner’s inquest cleared Currington, saying Richards drew first, but friends allege new evidence. The case remains bound for the next circuit court term in Lemmon.
Secretary Bryan made a personal call on Mayor Mitchel at City Hall after arriving from Washington to deliver an address or message. The visit underscored ongoing talks between federal and city officials.
At a banquet of the American Asiatic Association a speaker will address the Chinese loan issue. The event highlights ongoing discussions on financing and policy implications.
Washington D C The South Dakota statute requiring railroads to pay double losses to property owners from locomotive fires was struck down by the Supreme Court as violating the 14th Amendment. Courts ruled the law unconstitutional as class legislation since it applied only to railroads.
Brookings South Dakota The students of the state college held a large mass meeting to bid farewell to retiring president Dr Slagle Speakers from every class praised his eight years of leadership and a deluxe gift was presented Wilkins presided and Dr Brown praised the spirit he fostered Slagle said he would pursue new work and hoped to unite South Dakota three state institutions
Wilbert Lyon, a threshing hand from Hamlin County, led a 100 mile auto chase after a series of robberies in Castlewood and Lake Norden. He held a revolver to an elderly farmer's head, stole a horse sold for 25 dollars, and was captured while getting shaved at Lake Norden. Lyon faces grand larceny and assault with a deadly weapon charges and will plead guilty. He is to be sent to Sioux Falls penitentiary for sentencing.
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