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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
1
Washington reports Bishop OGorman bid 31600 for the Indian school at Chamberlain South Dakota, the highest offer and department approval. The Catholic society plans to convert the site into a modern Catholic college with commercial and classical courses. The move fills a regional need as no nearby equivalent institution exists.
The state auditor's office shows almost $3,000 in revenue from binding twine sales in June and warrants issued on the wolf bounty fund totaling $16,000.
White Lake South Dakota July 13 M I Griffin a prominent local businessman met a Mitchell bound auto that crowded the roadway Griffin swerved to avoid collision and the other driver stopped challenging a fight Griffin accepted then stopped the altercation soon after and helped the other man back into his car advising caution on the Aurora county roads
Deadwood South Dakota July 15 William E Curtis well known Chicago journalist is in the Black Hills gathering data on dry farming near Belle Fourche He was invited after a criticized letter urged caution about rushing into so called dry farming regions Curtis was part of the 1874 Custer expedition.
Aberdeen S D July 15 The second largest real estate deal in Faulk county history closed last week at Faulkton. Title to 4160 acres of land near Buckmore known as the Spahn ranch including barns corrals and equipment sold to Gus Schultz G W Schulder and others of Malcolm Ia for about 100000. P H ONeill was the seller. The purchasers will divide the tract into smaller farming parcels for resale.
Lake Preston South Dakota July 15 W O Golder of this place was duped in a smooth confidence game in Madison by which he lost one ready made suit of clothes. Golder drank with a stranger then bought a suit, paid for it and left it with the clerk to ship if not claimed. After he boarded the train the stranger claimed the suit and left town with it. Golder learned of the theft days later by phone.
A $2,000,000 mortgage in the secretary of state's office shows the Veblon and Northwestern Railway company owes St Louis Trust Company twenty years at five percent. The line will run from Aberdeen South Dakota through Veblon and White Rock to Barrett Minnesota, serving a sparsely connected region.
Hundreds of farmers from Rudolph and surrounding area rushed to Aberdeen for the preliminary hearing of Em Victor on charges of murdering the Christie family. The court postponed the trial indefinitely as Victor had not hired counsel or heard from relatives, and he was not brought into court. Public sentiment is bitter with growing belief of an accomplice.
A July 14 hail storm from the southwest hit Hudson South Carolina damaging grain fruit gardens and trees. Town windows shattered fruit destroyed and losses reported in the hundreds to thousands of dollars with corn severely riddled but potentially recoverable.
Huron South Carolina July 14 a rear end collision near Parker on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad killed Brakeman Booth single of Huron and seriously injured Firemen Ackley and Kerkow both of Huron The wreck occurred Sunday evening and the men were on duty at the time.
Vermilion South Dakota July 14 Mrs Dockey a housekeeper on Dredge No 2 along Clay Creek canal has trained many fish to gather at the boat for meals. The fish from minnows to bass swim to the dredge and eat from her hands while Mrs Dockey says only fish caught for the table may be kept outside her pet domain.
A 15 month old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Millage of Norway township near Worthing South Dakota, wandered from the yard and fell into a roadside ditch filled with several feet of water. She was found dead in the ditch shortly after missing was noticed.
In Vermillion South Dakota residents learned that Louie Maggerson head clerk at Lee Prentis general store and Myrtle Vaughan a bookkeeper were secretly married a year ago. They kept the union quiet until Maggerson announced it on the eve of his vacation and revealed the ceremony had taken place in Sioux Falls a year earlier.
Pierre South Dakota July 14 an effort seeks congressional action to establish a national bison park within the Black Hills Forest Reserve likely along Rapid Creek Scotty Philip to divide his Missouri river herd to aid propagation in the Northwest with the Black Hills seen as favorable for management and growth of the species once abundant but now scarce.
Passengers aboard the American liner New York were astonished three days at sea to find caterpillars at the table in bed and under foot. The insects arrived due to a broken box at sea carrying a parasite for moth control.
Emil Victor, accused of killing the Christie family near Aberdeen South Dakota, appeals to his aging parents in East Aurora New York and to his siblings for defense funds. State's Attorney Van Slyke seeks appeal. witnesses place Victor near Rudolph the night before the crime and describe his pistol expertise.
Brookings South Dakota July 13 Professor James H Shepard head of the chemistry department at the state college left for Washington DC to testify before President Taft on pure whisky He was selected by the National Pure Food association to speak for all states and is regarded as the leading authority on whisky defining purity as the world standard
J A Worswick, a well known Aberdeen resident, was fatally injured last night at 11 o clock when crossing the street he moved to avoid one car and failed to see another coming from the opposite direction.
Edith Townsend a twenty year old woman registered from Sioux City died after taking corrosive sublimate in what authorities term a suicide attempt. She called for a physician, offered no reason, and expired shortly after.
Paris readers confront a wave of suicides among youths aged 14 to 16 with at least nine deaths in a month. Maurice Barres blames public school curricula prompting calls for a thorough investigation and remedial changes, amid reports of a "death club" at Clermont boys school.
Madison Neb July 13 P T Unruh of Tyndall S D held on embezzlement charges freed on bail with a local banker as security.
Emil y’s defense claiming presence in Conde during the Christie family murder is unsupported by locals and railroad workers. Police trace the killer’s route to Northville where Victor was arrested, with several witnesses identifying him en route. Victor has no counsel, citing inability to pay, and the court has not acted.
Mr and Mrs Geo H Eastwood editors of the Herald Watertown S D were sued for criminal libel by A Sherin for publishing last week an account of an alleged horsewhipping on the street by an irate woman The defendants waived preliminary exam and the case will be heard at the regular August term of municipal court A Sherin formerly editor of the Watertown Times is now practicing law in Watertown
Ora Lenker, 18, drowned while bathing with two Medema brothers near a dam on Thunder Creek in Tripp County North Central. Medema youths were rescued after efforts by a man named Morehouse. Lenker and the others had been playing ball before swimming when cramps struck.
Pierre South Dakota July 12 Governor Vesey saves nearly his two year salary for the state by securing a reduced fire insurance rate through coinsurance. He induced the government board of underwriters to cut the rate about 20 percent lowering premiums from 30 000 to save between five and six thousand dollars. The governor made two trips to Minneapolis to finalize the arrangement.
Nels P Swan son of Garfield township South Dakota is alive to read reports of his own supposed demise A daughter in law Mrs Charles Swanson has died at his home investigators seek cause though poison or external factors are uncertain The elderly man reputedly wealth but known for penury tensions with Swanson and his wife have persisted for five years
President Taft, returning to Washington, praised the Senate tariff bill for passing. He announced tentative fall travel, proposing a cross country route from Beverly to Seattle visiting Denver, Salt Lake City, Spokane, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Texas, Corpus Christi, Houston, New Orleans, Louisiana, Jackson Mississippi, Birmingham, Montgomery, Macon, Augusta, Savannah, Wilmington, Richmond, and finally Washington.
Frank Brandle George McCarty Fred Kline and Charles Bowman were arrested in Hyde county on horse rustling charges and held for the circuit court. A horse taken by the group was recovered in Ohio. Officials say the seizures may break up the gang as further Implicated suspects are sought. A second item reports T J Hunt of Waener severely injured by a mowing machine leaving him paralyzed and likely lifelong disability. he is related to Mrs Geo W Bullock.
Harrisburg South Carolina July 10 J B Jones a pioneer farmer went mad from efforts to propagate a new corn species His family left for California but he returned to continue experiments The sheriff Quein took him into custody at the farm where he lived in a corn crib The old man first settled at Hartford South Dakota in 1876 and is now very old
A federal court in Sioux Falls discharged an order to show cause in the city of Huron versus Dakota Central Telephone Co case. Judge Carland says the case cannot be dismissed or enjoined, leaving the injunction of Judge Taylor in effect and the only remaining relief is a possible appeal to the Supreme Court.
Aberdeen South Dakota July 10 Aberdeen is excited today over the exhibition of E J Kirkhagen who claims to have found in a local rock quarry stones resembling diamonds in the rough Some stones are dark brown and will cut glass samples have been sent to Toronto and New York for examination by experts
Safeblowers attempted a 2 a.m. raid on Henry Zumhofe’s feed store in Redfield. They piled feed sacks to muffle an explosion but fled after failing to crack the safe, leaving $40 cash in a drawer and taking only insurance papers and documents of little value.
Fred Burki, a leading Eden township farmer near Hudson South Dakota, was seriously injured when a 2yearold bull charged him in the pasture. He was knocked down six or eight times, with ribs broken and chest injuries. his right arm dislocated. A doctor reported serious condition but cautious optimism for recovery. Albert Burki aided his father home and doctors treated him.
Aberdeen July 9 funerals for Christie family murder victims will be held tomorrow with bodies in state at a local undertaker. Emil Victor 23 arraigned yesterday in Rudolph case and preliminary trial set for June 12. Victor asked for an attorney and claimed he can prove he was innocent when the crime occurred.
Aberdeen July 9 Frank Alexander of Mound City and Miss Winifred Francis of Aberdeen wed today and will live in Mound City. Alexander recently suffered a severe car crash and was cared for at the Samaritan hospital where Miss Francis served as a nurse. As he recovered his affection for his nurse grew, leading to the marriage.
Heavy rains in the past two months spur a drainage project in Bridgewater M C. The proper petition was filed with the county commissioners and an appointed official will assess property before work begins. The effort aims to relieve surface water and protect crops.
Pierre South Dakota July 9 The state auditor at this time paying off warrants for bounty wolves. Bounties exceed 14 000 dollars with five dollars paid for each gray or timber wolf. State is not freed of the wolf pest despite large payouts.
George H. Fuller's family faced a quintuple drowning after Gladys 12 fell for a fish at a 10 foot deep reservoir. Brother John 14 dived but tangled in weeds and died. Ellen 14 also went under while trying to help. Mother and father perished after entering water to rescue them, the mother clutching the father as both drowned.
In Columbia South Carolina on July 9 a Belgian immigrant, John Ferman Famaey, announced his engagement to the daughter of Baron de Colgran Delwaynen of Holland. Arriving three years ago aboard the Wittekind he learned English rapidly and rose to a secretary’s post for a typewriter manufacturer in New York with a high salary.
The article reports on large personal property assessments in New York ledgers dated July 9. Andrew Carnegie and Mrs. Russell Sage are listed with 5,000,000 each, John D. Rockefeller at 2,600,000, and Morgan at 400,000. Other figures include seven members of the Ewer family at 1,340,000, H. H. Rogers and William Feller each at 300,000.
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