Mrs Townsan Honored As Mitchell Links Visit Mayo Week
Mrs Charles Townsan formerly of Mitchell now in Minneapolis visits her sister Mrs Henry Herman and attends several parties in her honor. A breakfast on North Rowley street features blue decor and bridge prizes. tea on West Fourth Avenue follows with pink decorations. Outing in West Side park includes former neighbors, with lunch baskets and informal visiting. The week also notes a farewell for Mrs Brock, and a Newman club picnic at Riverside park with social events and a sixth birthday party for Wilda Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie Rhodes
Bridge
B. W. Leehan
George Kimball
Townson
Andrew Wilwein
West Fourth Avenue
C. A. Bower
J. H
Brock
Rush Eddy
Defi Street
Nsnor
Appleton
Wis
H. R. Beyer
Florence Davis
Fred Wilson
City health steps to curb infantile paralysis spread
The city board of health restricts under 12s from cinema visits and urges Sunday schools to skip services as no new cases are confirmed. Details include a description of infantile paralysis, its causes, symptoms, and the current epidemic in Sioux Falls and New York City with rising deaths and cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of Health
C. P. Farnsworth
Congregational Church
Farnsworth
Sioux Falls
S. D
New York City
Advertising brings more tourists to Black Hills this year
Deadwood South Dakota reports a strong summer for visitors as trains and autos from across the country fill arrivals. The surge follows extensive spring and winter advertising done jointly by Hills communities, yielding visible results compared with prior years.
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Deadwood
S. D
Black Hills
Cattle Season Opens With Strong Start in Belle Fourche
The 1916 cattle season opens with expectations of large shipments. The first move includes six carloads sent to Chicago. Horse shipments remain steady as French government buyers continue to accept animals for Atlantic coast shipping to France for cavalry remounts.
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Belle Fourche
Chicago
Atlantic
France
Hay Gets Plum Nomination for United States Judge
Washington DC President Wilson nominates Representative James Hay of Madison Virginia as chairman of the House military affairs committee for judge of the United States court of claims to succeed Judge George W Atkinson who retires due to age.
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Hay
Washington, D. C
Wilson
James Hay
Madison
House Military Affairs Committee
United States Court of Claims
George W. Atkinson
Local Notes Roundup From Mitchell and Vicinity
Mitchell and surrounding towns report travel health and job news. Sibert family vacation to Colorado Springs. Mrs Boyles ill in Yankton after a sanitarium stay. Leehan at meetings in Watertown. Brown returns from California. Eastman to Wessington Springs for rug store work.
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Jacob W. Sibert
Colorado Springs
Colo
Virgil Boyles
Yankton
S. A. Boyles
Gerald Eastman
Minneapolis
Wessington Springs
Rural mail carriers hold South Dakota convention in Canton
The annual convention of South Dakota rural mail carriers gathered in Canton with a large turnout. Mitchell was chosen as next year’s site, and Nels Johnson Melette was elected president with Frank Harradan Watterown as vice president, Fredd DeGroot Volga as secretary, and James L. Boyd Wolsey as treasurer. Delegates to the Chicago national meeting named were Karl Swarthout Sioux Falls James Boyd Wolsey and F J Oelrichs Avon. Canton hosts entertained attendees between sessions.
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Canton
Land filings surge as noncontiguous homestead law expands
In Pierre South Dakota residents west of the Missouri River rush to file under the noncontiguous homestead act. Within twenty miles of eligible lands the demand explodes with over 40 000 acres taken in 251 applications in ten days as people learn of their now wider rights. The busy Pierre land office anticipates most desirable lands to be claimed soon.
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Pierre
S. D
Missouri River
Marked auto road urged from Mitchell to Huron
E W Carr of St Lawrence S D asks Mitchell Commercial club for a marked auto road between Mitchell and Huron. He recounts a June trip toward Lincoln where bad roads near Woonsocket forced detours and delays showing the need for clearer routes.
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Mitchell
Huron
Mitchell Commercial Club
E. W. Carr
St. Lawrence
SL. D
Mr. Carr
Lincoln
Neb
Woonsocket
Mir Schell
Black and Yellow Trail Aims for Hue Ron Meeting Route
Enthusiasts propose a direct trail to Hue Ron to boost attendance at meetings and gatherings. A well built road with mileage signs could advertise the Corn Palace and attract larger crowds this summer, with warnings for bad road sections along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uto
Hurean
Hueron
Churches Rally Against Sunday Theatre Change in Mitchell
Mitchell churches adopt unanimous resolutions urging city officials to keep the existing Sunday closing policy for theatres. They argue state law and local custom protect families, homes, and a wholesome town life, warning that altering the ordinance could invite an “open town” situation and harm Mitchell’s reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Mitchell
Avilinance
Davison County
Veteran Indian Agent Brennan Resigns From Pine Ridge Post
Major John R. Brennan resigns after sixteen years as superintendent of the Pine Ridge Indian agency. The veteran Hill settler, who arrived in 1875, will retire to Rapid City and make way for a successor, with resignation effective July 3 or upon appointment. He led the agency after the last uprising, earning wide northwest recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John KR. Brennan
Pine Ridge Agency
Deadwood
S. C
John R. Brennan
Pine Ridge
Washington
Rapid City
Brennan
Hills
Northwest
Health board elects officers in Deadwood South Dakota
At the annual election of the state board of health and medical examiners, Dr. Felix Ashcroft of Deadwood was named president, Dr. E. W. Feige of Huron as vice president, and Dr. P. B. Jenkins of Waubay as secretary. Committees then left for sanitary inspections of state institutions at Spearfish, Custer, Hot Springs and Rapid City.
Perry Township Briefs Include Horse Rescue and Optimists News
Harold Balding narrowly escaped a fall when his horse reared and dragged him by the stirrup, bruising him but healing. Optimist Club notes record 28 members meeting July 7 with games, lunch, and plans for July 21, 27 events including a picnic, races, a ball game, and a dance. Mrs. Lewis visits from Mitchell. social clubs share visits and upcoming meetings through July 26.
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Perry Township
Harold Balding
William Balding
Tie
Optimist Club
Ienry Beauman
Mr. Morrison
Optimists
Lewis’ Grove
Plano
George Lewis
Anderson
Mitchell
CC. Wildman
Robert McCue
William Baxter
Artesian
Sherman Lewis
Large Small Grain Prospects Reported Across Dakotas
Metre South Dakota area reports indicate the largest small grain crop in years. P Dike Northwestern railway superintendent notes favorable conditions with minimal rust and predicts harvest within a week. Robinson Vireus tours northern South Dakota and southern North Dakota reporting excellent outlook and farmer optimism, aiding circus business. Early ripened fields ready for cutting in Sully County and southern regions, with progress expected next week.
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Metre
South Dake
P. Dike
Northwestern Railway
South Dakota
Uiis
Robinson Vireus
North Dakota
Sully
Escape Despite Shots In Mitchell Patrol Mixup
Mitchell night policemen pursued a Ford party of two men and two women from Farmer on assault charges. After shots fired and a man escaping, three captured suspects Hol Lynch Kate Connelly and Mabel Lee faced Judge Herbert on vagrancy charges with $50 bonds and a preliminary hearing set.
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Farmer
Mitchell
Mylan
W. M. Herbert
Hol. Lynch
Kate Connelly
Mabel Lee
Brule County Feels Hottest Weekend Yet
Chamberlain South Dakota reports a weekend with temperatures around 103 in the shade and no hot winds. Heavy rains last week yielded moist soil, boosting growth of small grains barley rye and winter wheat now in harvest. Corn lags but shows improvement over last year as wheat and oats reach milk stage.
Contingent Weather Pressure Threatens Crop Averages
A brief report warns heat and drought conditions may tighten farming yields, risking a below average crop. Farmers anticipate stress on growing conditions as temperatures rise and moisture remains scarce.
Golfers Clash As Mitchell Club Championship Nears
Branson faces either Paul Young or W R Ronald in the Mitchell Country Club handicap golf final. Branson leads Hunter 4 up with six holes left as the event resolves this week after 19 holes in the Young versus Ronald match and disputed scores in the Hunter versus Branson contest.
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W. C. Winter
Paul M. Young
W. RL Ronald
Mitchell Country Club
Mr. Hunter
Ray J.“Branson
Young-Ronald
Hunter-Branson
Mr. Brianson
Hunter
Young
Ronald
Central employment bureau to aid Mitchell farmers harvest needs
A central employment bureau will be set up at the Commercial Club to connect farmers near Mitchell with men seeking harvest work. Farmers in need should call 2484 and report their needs so the bureau can arrange suitable help during the harvest period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Commercial Club
Oerlity
Indians Meet for Day Cause at Crow Creek Conference
Nearly seven hundred delegates from South Dakota North Dakota and Nebraska gathered at Crow Creek 14 miles north of Chamberlain for a three day Indian Temperance League convention. Leaders urged statewide prohibition with speeches by Sioux figures and officials. A September demonstration and barbecue were proposed with venue to be decided.
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Isaac Omaha
Greenwood
Huch M. Jones
Hamill
Russell Harrison
Crow Creek
Samuel Hopkins
Abraham Red Wing
Santee, Neb
Jonah Omaha
Simeon Antelope
Mitchell
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Riverside Park
L. J. Welch
Clu
John Berry
James Lyons
John Sibert
C. T. Kennedy
JL. J. Welch
John Bartolet
Anna Scott
Wilda Scott
A. J. Arnold
Thomas Fknstcott
Arnold
Bastcott
Philharmonic Party
Philharmonic Club
Edith Avery
Bernice Frost
Fern Medley
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Millie Konze
Maude Weckett Waite
Lanring
Evenines
McCarthy Cafe
Board OF Health
Watertown
State Jobbers’ Association
Lannie J. Brown
California
Ada Wood
Ottumwa
Ama Taylor
Iowa City
Peabody
South
Edmunds Street
J. S. Michael
Sioux City
R. D. Wilde
Elizabeth Kelley
University of Wisconsin
Peoria
Ill
Philip Medley
Milwaukee
Court House Lawn
J. S. Hoagland
W. N. Porterfield
San Diego
Calif
Porterfield
San Diego Sun
Sacramento Star
Gazette
J. S. Johnston
W. J. Caffee
L. D. Test
Lead
Mildred Test
Mt. Vernon
W. M. McDonald
S. G. Strand
Hot Springs
Ark
The
Republican
Hoboes
I. Anderson
Jack Leonard
Charles Bonner
Carl Thoming
W. EB. Carr
John M. Games
Fort Dodge
W. HE. Tipton
Roscoe Satterlee
David Pearson
Alta Pearson
Redfield
Camp Hagman
R. C. Dodds
Aberdeen
Dodds
A. C. Wheeler
C. H. Palmer
LaMoure
N. D
C. C. Lowe
Little Kennedy Graham
Ruby Byers
Cedar Rapids
H. D. Butterfield
Apt
Henry C. Clemensen
Dr. N. J. Mf
Pete Gallasher
Jugce W. M Llarhet
Presho
John Wieffer
Hugene Martin
Presho Fis
Andy Grizelle
Howard Campbell
Eleventh Avenue
Campbell
Reichsen Slaughter House
Sirenst Court
Barnard-Giles-Moses Company
Marcus J. Pooley
Dakota Wesleyan
Wr. TH. J. Jones
Carnation Milk Company
Oconomowoe
Mr. Pooley
Canon—Meellepte
Methodists
Presbyterians Baptists
Congregationalists
Kmian
Brule County
Branson
Dabor Bureau
Tiis
Chamberlain
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