Little Giant nailer heats up South Dakota trade
A new nail making contrivance by ALN Widnbarth of Bridgewater, called the Little Giant, promises rapid assembly and nail savings for merchants across South Travers, Mitchell, and nearby towns. Patented last Nov 20 1917, the device ships ready made and reduces freight and breakage costs, with orders already from Craids, Sioux Falls, and other rail towns. firms Haley and Neeley, plus two others, have placed purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Travers
Neignhem Wasules
Aln Widenbarh
Bridgewater
Mitchell
Firgze
Craids
Sigux Falls
Sioux City
Haley
Neeley
Hughimore
Lushirville
Parker
Emery
Pripp
Parkston
Commerce Chamber Elects Committees
The Pol Series of committee chairmen for the Chamber of Gapmypreme was appointed at a Monday meeting. A 110-person volunteer list was created for the upcoming season. Chairmen include Burns Ged and others across Real Estate, Transportation, Industrial, Education, Professional, Finance, and Waste Trade committees.
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Chamber of Gapmypreme
Liter Tron Mitchell
SE Rt
Burns Ged Poids
Miather Givie Fae Ah Een
Pawies Lerishotine
Laiuritz
Milter Prllivity
A. Po Selanmweberericntture
Hattinan Real Estate
Iemiersniyy
Hot Waste
J. W Areondhent Industrial Raber Riurns Educational
Mm. W
Barnett writes of Christmas in France
Barnett recounts Christmas in wartime France written from the frontiers three days after Christmas. He thanks friends for carepackages that included chocolate, dates, milk, soap, and cookies, noting the boost to troops. He urges readers who sent magazines to include a one cent stamp and address Captain Frances B. Rammeth for proper distribution through American Expeditionary Forces hospitals.
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Poaneis Bo Barnett
Reeto
St. Marys Episcopal
Tall Nilers
Mitchell Ghantin
Barnett Arges
Ire Company Branch to Open in Mitchell
A new IRE Company branch is planned for Mitchell led by J. W. Geax and executives from Perkins Bros. The group aims to establish offices and a salesroom as part of a regional expansion. The move involves Mitchell boosters and local families joining the effort to promote the venture.
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IRE Company
Osyners
Tdakota
Farie Mwyire
Mitchell
Plekre
Avid Trens
Meer
Corporation
Mitchel
Ffes
New Greene
J. WW
Geax
Perkins Bros
Sigs
Thie Wiethi
Mitehell
Atteding
Mutlell
Letters from the Front and a Bridge Back Home
Lieutenant Shipton reports from Europe with Ed Bricker and Company 146th Supply Train. He describes long ocean travel, censorship, and homesick feelings while noting French civilians, currency woes, and soldiers from many nations. He hopes for a return to America and asks for hometown news.
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Seg’t ED Bricker
Shipton
Ed Bricker
Atlantic
Tam
America
Ray Tiffany
Frank Panicky
R C Workers in New Record at Mitchell Red Cross
Mitchell Red Cross workers set a yearly high by turning out 4 476 knit and sewn items last week an uptick fueled by Community Sewing and the High School Girls program. The week ending January 26 saw 92 pieces compared to 60 prior with 32 sweaters and 628 sweaters totals across the list of garments and hospital items.
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Mitchell Red Cross
T Helr
Pye
Alder
Federal Building
Red Cross
Federal
Wonans Relief Corps
Nels Jensen
Division
Minneapolis
Dakota Germans Held on Espionage Charge
Walter Heynacher a real estate dealer and former German navy captain and Conrad Kernemann a German newspaper joint editor were jailed in Aberdeen SD pending a hearing on espionage act violations. Federal raids on Sioux Falls seized letters and files from the Germany Verein society as evidence. preliminary hearing may be delayed. Heynacher is a U S citizen born in Europe and Kernemann is a naturalized German and head of the local German alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germania Verein
Sioux Paris
Heynacher
Rorngemann
South Dakota
Gersman Aluane
Yankton College Quints Shape for Conference Title
Yankton college basketball builds toward Aberdeen game after a rough first meeting with Trinity. Coach Montgomer y reshapes the lineup with Slemmons and Phens at forwards and May moving to guard, aiming to redeem a season spoiled by early ejections and a disputed conference crown.
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Yankton
Wankton College
Trinity
Montgomery
Aberdeen
Ohe
Fenanea
Texas
Gitsen
Slemmons
Phens
May
Ma Rames
Subh
Berdeen
Madison
Sioux Falls
Vermillion
Huron
Elendale
Bel
Morningside
Sioux City
Western Union
LeMars
Marveh
Colonel Wales Not Co Respondent in Suit Denied
Robert I. Hall, a close friend of Colonel Wales, says Wales was aboard a ferry bound for France when the South Dakota affair occurred and that Wales is not the man involved. A New York account claimed Major Wales was the accused and sailed earlier, but Hall asserts the error and defends Wales’s character. Lieutenant Hazle suggests another officer may have used Wales's name at a hotel.
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Aberdeen
New York
Cobnel Boyd Ware
South Dakota
Lvares
Robert I. Hall
Colonel Wales
Gira
Mr. Hell
Corone
Wiles
Wales
Bord Wales
Major Wales
France
Adlone Wales
Hazle
Soya Wales
Mr. Wall
Mitchell man charged after alleged attack with scoop shovel
Axel Peterson was arrested at his home north of Mitchell after his wife signed a complaint alleging he pursued her with a heavy scoop shovel and struck her. He faced a hearing in the Mitchell municipal court as details of the alleged assault emerged. Peterson had been known as a railroad yard worker and was regarded as amiable by many.
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Axel Peterson
Mitchell
Isquit
Iis
Peterson
Mitchell Minienal
Hhem
Canrf
Fire Breaks Out On Ju S Steamship Deepwater
An Atlantic port reports a fire on the American steamship Deepwater docked at a pier. The ship was towed to harbor and the blaze was declared under control within 40 minutes. Origin and damage remain unclear as fire boats assisted and the US Shipping Board oversees the scene.
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Atlantic
Bond
Deepwater
Hardstream
Number Six
United States Shippine Board
Rempfer Bank Painted Yellow in Parkston
Unknown men painted the Rempfer bank in Parkston with yellow paint after midnight. By morning the coating was washed off or scraped away by bank staff. Local reaction was mixed as Parkston stays quiet and tensions from recent Mitchell violence echo in town.
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South Dakota
Parkston
Rempfer Bank
Sandis
Rempfer
Company W
Mitchell
Remyptfer
Coal Block Saves Woman From Train in Mitchell Yards
A lump of coal saved Mrs Jennie Rauseler from being struck by a switch engine in the Mitchell railroad yards on Saturday night about 10 o’clock. She skirted the tracks to avoid snow and narrowly escaped as the engine approached, fainting in the snow but unharmed after the coal hit nearby.
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Mitchell
Jennie Rauseler
Vondan
Tim
Basketball Girl Hurt in Practice
Miss Mary Wing daughter of Dr and Mrs WB King suffered a Drolenecullar bone injury while assisting teammates in a practice game between the Freshman and Junior teams in the inter class championship series. The accident, though not believed serious, will force her to miss school for an indefinite period.
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Mary Wing
WB. King
Miss Wink
Miss
Unclaimed Warrants In State Offices
Warrant claims linger in state and governor offices with 190 issued warrants awaiting claimants. Some are fifteen years old and worth hundreds. if unclaimed, they will be destroyed under law. Philippine soldier warrants are also unclaimed, indicating forgotten money or deceased recipients.
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Siave
Big Concern Says One Man Can Do Work
A Detroit Dodge Brothers executive argues the automobile era reduces the need for many salesmen and skilled workers. He notes firms with ten to twenty salesmen cut costs by reallocating staff to passenger car sales, claiming one capable man can cover substantial territory and meet growing demand.
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Detroit
Dodge Brothers
Local notes mark military moves and health updates in Mitchell area
Lieutenant Colonel W O Hagzle seeks extended leave to be with his son Gordon as doctors report a critical condition improving after a severe illness. Mrs. Wazl announces Gordon’s improvement by telegram. Also noted are travel plans of Abe Wilkins on an eastern buying trip and Becker Clothing Company’s new service star with Walter Kerr joining the medical corps.
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W.O. Hagzle
Aberdeen
Altres
Iis
Gordon
Wazl
Ciolonel Hazie
Mt. Vernon
Wis
Mitchell
L. S. Vickers
Leonora
Mark Meinzer
Des Moines
A. Webber
Souk Falls
Mifehen
Motel Byrum proprietor visits Mitchell on business
Jay Cooper owner of the Motel Byrum at White Lake was a Mitchell business visitor Friday and today meeting local officials and discussing opportunities.
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Jay Cooper
White Lake
Mitchell
Soldiers in France crave home baked coffee cake and warmth
S D soldiers write from Pershing's army in France describing longing for coffee cake from home, coal shortages, and comfort foods. They praise South Dakota climate, note wine and tobacco, and report camp life, payrolls, and morale as they anticipate further fighting.
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George Terrell
Bridgewater
Pershing
France
South Dakota
Clark Gough
Canova
Americuan Expeditionary Army
Amd
Sioux Falls Man among Train Wreck Victims
A Chicago bound Illinois Central passenger train derailed near Granger Iowa this afternoon. Five to six people were seriously injured and two named Sioux Falls residents died Martin O Thompson and Mrs Henderson. An unidentified woman remained trapped and a five month old child was reported missing. William Geisen and his company passed Mitchell after a three week western tour.
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Sieine
Maha
Granger
Hightears
Ofnerals
Chicago
Say
Martin O. Phompson
Sioux Falls
Henderson
Sioux City
Illinois Central
Omaha
Ghicawo
S. Spitzer
Messing
William Geisen
Mthan
Mitchell
110 Sign for Farm Labor Initiated by Mitchell Men
One hundred ten Mitchell men signed for voluntary farm service following the high school boy census that began last Thursday and was reported late Saturday. Chamber of Commerce directors, meeting today, praised the initial success and expect many more enrollments. Those signing become liable to work on farms during the harvest season. The effort follows a January 8 annual meeting suggestion and those wishing to enroll may contact W. W. Blain, secretary. The directors also announced the appointment of the entire series of committees.
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Mitchell
Crmsade Beean
Wis
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
W. W. Blain
Mystery bootleggers tied to Alpena train wreck
A Milwaukee southbound derailment near Alpena revealed sixteen gallons of whiskey in a trunk billed to G Klein. The state attorney and police hunt for G Klein and others named by twelve locals as possible bootleggers amid county speculation and a widening mystery. Train officials suspect a systematic bootlegging network in the area.
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G. Klein
Alpena
Altorey
Jerauld County
Klein
South Dakota
Con- Signeus
Wyoming
Congregationalists Adopt New Church Food Conservation Plan
The Generegational church implements a wheatless food system with meals aligned to new resolutions. Ladies Aid members share barley flour recipes and serve wheatless dishes. A voluntary weekly food-saving report will be sent to Washington, led by Mrs. H. Hitchcock.
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Generegational Church For Food Conservation
Ladies Aid Society
Washington
H. &. Hitchcock
MITCHELL ASKED TO SELL FIELD GLASSES TO ARMY
War department seeks field glasses and binoculars from the public due to shortages. Donations accepted and $1 paid. items may be returned or paid for after the war. Glasses sent to Washington or to Mr. OF Meyer of Diehl Drug for evaluation. Districts assigned to county commissioners at a long session. Nels Jensen to District 5, Snow to District 4, Grady to 2, Lehman to 3, McLead to 4.
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Mitchell
ARMY
War Department
Washington, D. C
County Board of Commissioners
Nels Jensen
Chairman Snow
Court House
G. F. Grady
J. G. Lehman
D. L. McLead
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