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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
5
Mitchell residents undertake visits and trips across South Dakota and nearby states with weather boosting farm work. Addresses, travel, and social ties unfold from Redfield to Lake Madison, while local governance jokes and a jail sentence color a busy July week in 1915.
Friday's Daily reports Mrs. WW Snow returning after a three week visit with her daughters Maude and Ivganette in Minneapolis. Also noted, Mrs. Jennie Treuerman and two daughters depart for Woonsocket to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Kingsburg. Rev. R L Kelley, on vacation, leaves Boston for Chicago and will preach at Washington Park Baptist Church on Sunday morning, his first pulpit there since 1910. Officers of the Holiness Association were elected at the last meeting with Dr C S Bobb re-elected.
Hugh Scallin arrived yesterday for a month with his parents Mr and Mrs 8 H Scallin. He spent the past year working at Janesville Machine Works in Janesville Wisconsin. The note mentions subscriber service practices and carrier deliveries for The Republican.
An Indian plaintiff sues Major John Brennan United States Indian agent head of Pine Ridge Indian Agency and members of the agency court and the police chief in Pennington County South Dakota. He seeks damages for arrests and jail confinement alleging innocence. The United States attorney Robert B P Stewart will defend.
Miss Emma Webb eldest granddaughter of Mrs. Thomas Sterling sails from Vancouver August 10 aboard the Steamship Empress of Russia to marry Azel Anson Martin professor at the American College Madura Tamil Nadu India. Martin a South Dakota native educated at Tecf eld Johns Hopkins Yale and the University of Colorado has taught at the Madura college under Congregational mission supervision. Webb, born in Northville, attended Redfi eld schools and the state university at Vermilion.
Congress passed the non contiguous homestead act spurring about 200 filings daily at the local land office. Existing holders may add land up to a 320 acre total. residency rules apply for new lands if distant or not living on original. Married women may file for additional lands, and selling the original does not bar further filings up to 320 acres.
Larson, a Pioneer resident of Sioux Falls and Minnehaha County, died at 11 26 p m after three days in hospital with a broken leg and collar bone. He was 79. The injuries occurred when his car was struck by a Milwaukee train near the city while crossing the tracks, pushing the vehicle 25 feet.
Lewis Travis a Yankton Sioux in custody of Chief Rob erts for transfer to the Sioux Falls penitentiary after a one year sentence for assaulting his sister with intent to kill. He choked her until unconscious for several days. she remains recovering. The motive for the attack is unknown.
Lincoln county commissioners refuse licenses for Saloon in this city and two at Tea, closing all three. Plaintiffs seek court orders to force licenses, risking a fully dry county if upheld. Proceedings challenge petition defects and renewal applications in separate actions.
A wife appeals to Secretary Fellow to discharge her husband from Company BF. She cites heart disease and hardship at home with debts and lack of clothing. The letter, forwarded to Captain Rowley, suggests relief under the Way bill may free the man.
William H Williams aged 75 known as mayor of Crook City died at the Los Angeles Soldiers’ Sanitarium. A Baltimore native and Princeton graduate, he served as Civil War engineer and was famed in the Black Hills. Survived by daughters Mrs Herbolsheimer of Ghadron Nebraska and Mrs Pratt of Chicago with interment at Stursi.
Wessington Springs temperance workers report a weak E Day drive for egg contributions during Ege Week. Only ten donors within the territory responded. Mrs Hulbert of the state anti saloon league received a receipt for 20.17 dollars from egg sales in Wessington and vicinity.
Clark county farmer Sioux Walls Sr. loses his entire grease burned apple orchard after following a traveling man’s tip to grease tree bases to deter rabbits. Seventy trees, valuable Iowa varieties, wiped out in a blaze that killed the grove. Nearby homesteaders flood Zachiebech and nearby counties to claim remaining land under the 22nt homestead law as land rush continues.
Lieut. John S. Chapman arrived home this morning from Redfield after being discharged due to physical reasons. Chapman had served overseas and is listed as returning to civilian life from active duty.
Pierre S D equal suffrage forces rally to organize early for the November election. Leaders report stronger organization and broader support from parties and officers. State officials and many legislators back the movement as a speaking tour includes women from within and from other suffrage states. Anti suffrage women, led by Mrs Israel Jacobsen of this city, plan their campaign to oppose suffrage.
The 1916 Corn Palace program runs September 25 to 30 with Liberati leading a 40 musician band and 25 grand opera singers plus top vaudeville acts from the Orpheum circuit. Notables include Sousa era prestige, a world renowned cornetist soloist, and a lineup featuring magicians, elephants, ice acts, aerial shows, and three free street performances. Extensive advertising and special trains are planned to bring large crowds to Mitchell for South Dakota’s great festival.
Cattle losses reported in the Black Hills due to overconsumption of white clover. Owners note cattle gorge and die after feeding on abundant clover this season. Some herds have suffered multiple fatalities across several ranches and counties.
Hazel Geneerke adopted daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Gengerke Groton residents near death after swallowing corn cure. A physician’s prompt care saved her life, preventing a fatal outcome.
Committees have completed plans for the fifteenth annual sports day at Iroquois on July 17. Two baseball games feature the Duron, Yanken and De Smet teams, considered among the best in the state. The Carpentier concert band will provide music along with dances races and a merry go round to entertain a big crowd.
Illinois prison authorities issue a wanted notice for Lloyd Baldwin and various aliases as an escapee from a forgery sentence. A photo bulletin circulates locally for identification. The notice references a misrepresented identity linked to past criminal activity and lists lands and properties in multiple sections for auction unrelated to the case.
By virtue of a judgment in the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of South Dakota Fred Hitchcock plaintiff sues J A Stransky defendant, informing a sale of real estate in Mitchell. The sale is set for August 27, 1916 at 6 pm at the court house front door to satisfy the judgment plus costs and interest from March 1913. Owens County Clerk marks sale in Davison County.
Wilkinson has filed with this Court a petition for Letters of Administration of the estate of Walter H Wilkinson deceased. The hearing is set for July 1, 1916 at 2 a m in Mitchell South Dakota. Anyone interested may appear and show cause why the petition should not be granted. Thompson County Court S. Cattrell Clerk.
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