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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
5
Mitchell residents share social visits and hometown updates as alexandrine guests arrive from Corry Pennsylvania and Chicago. Local workers and service members travel for business training and military duties while library programs and civic events highlight the week.
Friday notes show Mr and Mrs tarry M Sparks arriving from Yankton to settle in Mitchell with Sparks taking the Atkinson paving company post and Mrs Sparks formerly Miss Machelle Price FP of Pelham Alexandria. Alfred Zoske banker Draper visited Mitchell on business. The Mitchell Municipal band canceled a Ruskin park dance due to rain and will likely reschedule. Miss Lillian Beattie left this morning for Minneapolis.
Authorities concluded prospector Tomy Gorman died in a cabin fire at age 70 he had lived near the area since pioneer days. Charred remains in the ruins confirmed he could not escape the blaze amid illness and isolation.
Peter Jardine a longtime Alexaneiria resident and prominent merchant died at his home Thursday morning from diabetes. He worked in the local mercantile trade from 1882 to 1904 and was vice president of Kirst National Bank. Survived by widow and five daughters, funeral at St Marys Catholic Church Saturday morning July 44 with burial at Catholic grounds west of the city.
Roe L. Bowen, Mitchells new superintendent of schools, was welcomed by local business and school leaders at a noon luncheon at the Widmann hotel. More than 60 attended as J. W. McGlinton retired and praised the board, then Bowen spoke of community support and plans including a new junior high school. Bowen will stay a week to review the district with McGlinton.
Joe Peterson was arrested at his home north of New Underwood by a Mead county deputy for failure to register for the selective draft on June 5. He was jailed in Wasta. In Cottonwood another man is jailed awaiting an investigation into possession of maps and offer papers he should not have.
Mt Vernon branch of the American Red Cross organized a meeting to form a local committee. Mrs P Bo Waynes was named chairwoman and HE NITSS D3 sine, NSS alin Trotter secretary. Committee members include 50 old members and other locals. The drive aims to raise funds and provide supplies, with buttons and receipts available at headquarters in the federal building.
Instructions describe selecting firm tomatoes, blanching, peeling, trimming, and packing into jars or cans. Steps include packing without added water, adding salt, applying rubber rings, and processing in a hot water bath for about 22 minutes to ensure safe canning.
The executive committee approved new roles for several women and men at a Wednesday meeting. Mrs W P Miller and others were named to committees while Mt Vernon hosts a Bridsy meet. A new workroom oversight system and a free telephone line are introduced as the animal industry bureau closes.
Alexandria stockholders see robust finances as New Primestone Grain Co reports for year ending June 30 1917. Over 400000 worth of grain moved with wheat comprising about 80 000. earnings include five and one half cents per bushel on hauled grain and five percent stock dividend. Annual meeting set for Saturday with officers Pelterend president V Phaminn secretary treasurer J P Pinehes manager.
Mitchell Gorn Palace outlines a major 1917 lineup on the Orpheum circuit featuring the Jones band a top attraction with patriotic airs plus the Empire City quartet and Steve Juhasz. Other acts include Valleelta's leopards Wilson sisters and the hirawana Japs with outside acts Six Columbians and Langer. Palace dates set September 24 to 30.
Aberdeen S D July 1 Vraik Mevnde and Miles two young men who attempted to rob Conde S D on July 8 were captured by a posse led by CG Poster deputy sheriff and editor of the Conde News. Dean sentenced in state circuit court at Redfield to 18 years in the state penitentiary at Sioux Falls. McBride who was wounded in the fight was brought in on a cot. The court cut two years from the maximum twenty due to pleas of guilty and no state expense in prosecution.
A local effort to organize a Home Guard company in Pierre moves forward with pledges to join over 125 men. Frank W. Mitefeldt is named captain, Brodstrup first lieutenant, and Roy Kaneley second lieutenant as Governor Norbeck is asked to grant equipment and guns for rapid drill and formation.
Preparations are under way for a lavish entertainment program for visiting state officials and editors on July 24 in Mitchell. The event originally targeted June 10 but was postponed due to heavy rain and poor roads. The Mitchell tournament date shifted to July 26 with a noon dine, city tour, a baseball game, and a possible band concert planned. full details to be announced.
The local Red Cross chapter outlines a two week plan to equip 250 soldiers with comfort bags containing about 25 useful items. Women volunteers, overseers, and captains from Company TP and Troop Box will coordinate weekly days. About 20 workers are on hand daily and more are invited to join specific volunteer days.
Mitchell defeated Letcher 10 to 5 in a loosely played baseball game at Hitchcock Park on Friday evening. Attendance was light as both teams struggled with fielding errors and misplays, though key innings produced runs for Mitchell.
Seventeen young men from across the state sat for exams in Lead on July 14 and 15 as part of a state plan for pharmacy training. The session aimed to qualify them for the Medical Attachment corps of the South Dakota militia and later hospital dispensary work in France. State board members B C Bent, H J Sehnaidt, B Baldwin, and L O Halbkat oversaw the testing, hosted by P r O W Brown, a former board member.
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of Guy Patten a recluse who lived in a sod house northeast of Iroquois. Neighbors found the ruins burned and bones suggesting he may have left the area to settle elsewhere. The lone house remains as a pioneer era relic across several counties.
Brookings County Weir association announces prizes for a boys and girls pig raising contest. Prizes include cash awards for high quality entries and best essays of at least 100 words on pig raising. Judges will inspect entries to determine winners from Brookings County participants.
A 74 year old man, believed secluded on a farm near Lebanon, was found dead from a self administered wound. He had a failing heart and lived alone. neighbors notified authorities after his disappearance. He is survived by three brothers and three sisters.
Instructions for preparing canned baby beets and preserving harvests. Notes on beet quality, jar sealing, and water bath processing. Weather and crop reports detail corn, wheat, oats, and other grains across South Dakota and nearby towns with forecasts of yields and moisture conditions.
Mrs. M. V Seded learns of her brother Charles Gibbs death in Grant Junction Gal. Gibbs a locomotive engineer was killed when his train hit a washout as the fireman saw danger and jumped to safety. Gibbs body was found in parts after hours of digging and water poured over the scene.
Vermillion South Dakota July 12 Governor Peter Norbeck studied in the universities prep department when campus elms were planted. Renovations include a planned women’s building cost 125090 and an engineering shops building cost 25000.
Pierre July 42 soldiers request extra comforts for cots as the state reports $445 246 in the general fund and $4 070 050 in all funds. Aiding measures include blankets and comforters to ease sleeping in the city hall auditorium in Mitchell with limited beds and supplies. The state school fund income and insurance receipts also influence distributions and expenditures.
The state fiscal statement shows over 800000 in the income fund for common schools. The annual apportionment will occur on December first instead of twice yearly, with about a million dollars distributed to school districts as an educational fund. The change aims to earn interest on daily balances and let the fund grow until distribution.
Mrs. Kleinschmidt wife of a Nebraska farmer near Pordyce died from injuries after a runaway wreck as she rode home with her daughter. Horses were frightened they bolted, the tongue dropped and she was thrown to the ground causing a blood clot and eventually lockjaw and death.
Leal marked its forty first birthday on July 11 illustrating two decades of progress since its founding. Residents Billy Baddick and Bob Whildschmidt, early settlers from 1876, reflect on the town’s civil and social development and its growth to a 10 000 population center.
Aberdeen, S. D. reports a cautiously positive view of the farming season. Farmers, real estate men, bankers and others note good corn weather and wheat prospects that promise a fair to large crop.
Pierre South Dakota July 14 the state railway commission will hear complaints about service on the Faith branch of the Milwaukee system west of the Missouri with a hearing set for Dupree on July 48.
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