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Mitchell Capital

Location

Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1906

Page

1

Unclear fragment prompts terse notice

Fragmentary OCR text provides no clear event, entities, or context to summarize into a factual newspaper card with named persons or organizations.

Fragmentary coffee recipe hints at fruit punch and mint

Readable bits describe mixing fruit flavors with lemon and mint for a punch. Mentions quantities like a quart and a spoon, with references to whisky and rum style serving. The text is garbled but centers on a fruit punch or cordial preparation.

Fire Ravages Aberdeen West Side Hits half Block

A blaze in Aberdeen Dorchester last night destroyed two business houses one hotel one residence two barns and a feed warehouse with losses heading to 50 000 while insurance stands at about 18 000. Occupants saved many homes by battling flames from roofs as wind blew sparks four blocks away. Origin under investigation. James Arntz injured cutting eye while coupling nozzle.

Aberdeen, & D Fr. Coleman Company Aberdeen Machine Company Hecker James Arntz

Pretty Maiden and Young Rancher Wed After 100 Mile Ride

An elopement in which Jessie Allery and rancher Edward Stevenson rode 100 miles to obtain a marriage license and wed at the nearest settlement. Parents objected to the match but reconciled, with the couple to live near the sheep ranch.

Edward Stevenson Jessie Allery Jessie Top Bar Stevenson Mr. Allery Pierre Auway Allery

Riverside depot approved by railroad commissioners

Riverside residents won a depot and agent for the Riverside point on the Omaha line after the state railroad board recommended the project. The company will build the depot at once and appoint an agent. The board will hold its monthly meeting in Sioux Falls next Thursday to take up further actions.

Sioux Falls S. D Riverside Omahe State Board of Railroad Commissioners Railroad Company

Aberdeen Lad Struck by Freight Train on Great Northern Tracks

Louis Paeth eight-year-old son of Ludwig Paeth was playing with a calf on the Great Northern tracks in Aberdeen SS D July 24 when he was struck by a freight train. He fell beneath the last car and lost his right arm below the elbow after emergency removal and hospital treatment.

Aberdeen Great Northern SS. D Louis Paeth Ludwig Paeth

BIES BY OWN ACT. Tries to Burn Down Jail and Dies

Gridgewater S vD reports a young man jailed for drunkenness set fire in his cell. He rolled bedding into a bundle and ignited it, intending to burn a hole out. He died from smoke and heat. a night watchman rescued him but could not save him. Remains to be shipped to Kalamazoo, Mich, home of his mother.

Gridgewater S. Vd Tlee Olistedd George Miller Kalamizoo Mich

MOTHER AND CHILDREN KILLED In Rock Island Train Tragedy

Watertown South Dakota July 26 Mrs Gus A Berndt and her two daughters Ida nine and Ella four were killed on a trestle north of White when a Rock Island passenger train struck them as they walked to a farm. The bodies were thrown fifty feet into a water-filled embankment before a passerby rescued them. The tragedy occurred while the mother and children carried dinner to the father working on a nearby farm.

Watertown Gus A. Berndt Ida Ella Rock Island White

Jones declines a presidency at South Dakota university

Regent Spafford of Flandreau says Dean I S Jones of the University of Minnesota has declined the offer to become president of the South Dakota university. The board of regents will canvass the field for a strong replacement to guide the growing institution.

Minnesota University

Rise and Fall of a Black Hills Mine

Deadwood South Dakota reports the 1879 strike by Robert O Dwyer and Henry Mahnke near Central City that yielded gold then showed fortunes fade. The duo bonded the mine for 175000 dollars with 10000 down, shaping one of the Hills richest claims before abandonment.

Deadwood S. C Black Hills Robert O'Dwyer Chicago O'Dwyer Henry Mahnke Central City Custer

Harvest Prospects Lift Clay County Outlook and Politics

Vermillion South Dakota July 26 Farmers in Clay county brace for a busy period after harvest to gauge political opinions. Winter wheat yields average twenty to twenty five bushels per acre with top quality. oats may reach sixty to sixty five bushels. Corn lags slightly due to cool June but is expected to mature well, sustaining a bright overall outlook.

Vermillion S. D Clay County

Crop conditions report from Hive S Co area

Reports indicate widespread showers over the past week benefiting wheat oats and barley with rapid maturity. Barley and oats near ready for harvest while wheat heads developing well though overall wax pine crop quality falls short of expectations. Haying underway with abundant good quality hay and red rust seen in some fields but no black rust reported.

Hive S. Co

Huron Drayman Dies From Injuries Sustained

Fred Ross Jr aged 46 formerly Cedar Rapids Iowa died in Huron South Dakota from injuries two days after being kicked by a horse. He was an early Huron settler and a former prominent member of the local fire department and a leading figure in the Modern Woodmen organization serving as active venerable counsel at his death.

Huron S. D Fred Ross, Jr Cedar Rapids Ila Heis

Wheat cut for fodder signals railroads need

Rapid City South Dakota July 25 report that wheat yielding up to fifty bushels per acre is cut green for fodder due to lack of markets as railroads extend west from the Missouri river. Corn compares with Nebraska, oats yield around 190 bushels per acre, and wool prices run from 23 to 24 cents.

Rapid City S. D Missouri River Nebraska

Brookings Adopts Stringent Blue Laws in City Code

Brookings South Dakota July 25 The revised city ordinances list offenses including throwing paper on streets thawing fruit peelings on sidewalks weeds on private property fires in fire units water running from eavespouts planting cottonwood trees ads on poles horse hitching selling air guns furnishing tobacco to minors killing song birds cycling on sidewalks spitting on sidewalks displaying stallions and drying clothes in front yards. Citizens jeer at the strict rules lingering over daily life.

Brookings S. D

Yankton College to Host Summer Theological Institute

Yankton South Dakota plans its annual two week theological institute beginning July 21 with lectures and addresses from Rev. Frank K. Sanders D D Rev. Wm G Ballantyne and Rev W J Turner and ministers from Mitchell Elle Point Stelline Yankton Huron Beresford Letcher and Canton. The event draws many local ministers. A theft at Fred Scheel clothing store across from police headquarters saw suits worth about 100 stolen and two glass panes removed. Minnesota agricultural authorities Prof Shaw and Prof T A Haverstadt visited last week assessing farms for J J Hill prize money with ten entries in the state and O J Salem of Violin among competitors.

Yankton College Yankton Frank K. Sanders Yale Theological Seminary The Congregational Publishing Company Wm. G. Ballantyne Oberlin International Y. M. C. A. Training School Springfield Mass W. J. Turner Norfolk Neb Mitchell Elle Point Stelline Huron Beresford Letcher Canton Fred Scheel Shaw T. A. Haverstadt Minnesota J. J. Hill O. J. Salem

Sioux couple obtains license to wed after murder verdict

In Webster South Dakota July 25 John Mato Bear and Mary Tamarpiyaotawin of Waubay Sioux Indians received a marriage license. Bear, recently convicted of murder and sentenced to life, wed Tamarpiyaotawin to make her heir to his land. The ceremony raised questions if the plan will succeed and notes Bear’s two common law wives and Sisseton elders with multiple spouses complicating probates.

L. W. Lewis Bear

Sioux Falls Board of Trade to be Renamed Commercial Club

Sioux Falls officials announced plans to rename the local Board of Trade to the Commercial club and to incorporate under state law with a capital of 25000 dollars. The group will focus on advancing the city's commercial interests.

Sioux Falls S. C Board of Trade Commercial Club

Governor Elrod Defies Dental Board Appointment Law

In Pierre South Dakota July 21 Governor Elrod is named a defendant in a suit by state dental association members. The statute requires the governor to pick one of two names the association sends for a board vacancy. he allegedly appointed Henry S. Larson instead, prompting the association to seek a court ruling on the law’s validity and enforceability.

Mitchell State Dental Board State Dental Association Elrod State Association Henry S. Larson Bryant Laurson Vermillion

Sioux City Brakeman Loses Limb in Parkston Accident

George Arde a Sioux City brakeman on the night train between Sioux City and Mitchell slipped on a banana peel at Parkston depot around midnight fell under a moving freight train and lost his leg below the knee. Surgeon W S Crane amputated the limb and the patient rested easy.

Sioux City Milwaukee Falls Parkston Mitchell S. D George Arde

Horse Kicks Driver. Man Injured at Huron Outing

A horse hooked to a dray driven by Fred 300s became frightened in Huron on Tuesday and kicked the driver from the wagon seat. Mr Boos suffered a broken leg between the ankle and knee with bones protruding but hopes exist to save the limb. A large Huron delegation is enjoying outings at Big Stone Lake with city representation at several lakes including Kampeska Byron Okoboji and Spirit Lake.

Huron Fred Boos Big Stone Lake Lake Kampeska Lake Byron Okoboji Spirit Lake

Tramps Held for Murder in Mitchell Circuit Court

Mitchell South Dakota July 21 Police Justice Herbert holds H T Williams and Herman Edward Vey in jail without bail for the murder of an unknown cripple in the stock yards. Each man accuses the other and three principal state witnesses are bound over for November circuit court.

Mitchell S. D Herbert H. T. Williams Herman Edward Vey Dutch Jack Williams Los Angeles Vey St. Joseph W. Burke Victor Potter W. F. Barnes Fulton Spangler Victor Putzer

Medals for S D Volunteers in South Dakota Regiment

Major Laughlin of Deadwood reports word that a U S Senate bill providing medals for the South Dakota regiment will be signed by the president. The measure covers those who remained in service after the peace treaty with Spain when officers could not compel continued service.

S. D Deadwood Laughlin South Dakota Wilipina Frost Spain

Watertown Cadet Band Chosen to Lead Michigan Section

The Watertown Cadet Band will lead the Michigan section in the G. A. R. national encampment parade in Minneapolis next month. Detroit seeks next year’s encampment as Wolverines attend in force, with Watertown praised for its prior national prominence and South Dakota G. A. R. pride.

Watertown Wolverine State S. C Watertown Ciadet Michigan Minneapolis South Dakota Denver Sunshine State Michigan Department Detroit Wolverines Minnesota

Moody killed in ambush in Shoshoni Wyoming

Warner Moody town attorney and son of late U.S. Senator Moody of South Dakota was shot to death while returning from a social dance. Frank Anderson was wounded in the shoulder. An assassin fled as gamblers suspected in recent days operate sure thing games. A large angry posse pursues.

Shoshoni Wyo Warner Moody United States Moody South Dakota Frank Anderson Neightor

Beit Will Reveals Vast Charitable Bequests and Africa Plan

London readers learn Alfred Beit’s will details public bequests totaling about 9.7 million dollars with estimates near 12.5 million. He leaves Hamburg and Berlin art, funds for University of Johannesburg, Rhodesia and Rhodes University, London and Hamburg distributions, and a 6 million dollar rail and telegraph fund for Africa to advance Cape to Cairo links. Residue goes to his brother Otto Beit.

London Alfred Beit Beit Vnstate Bell Hamburg National Gallery Borster Jager Tne Joshua Reynolds Lady Cockburn British National Gallery Reynolds Boone Berlin College of Technology London University de Beers Company University of Johannesburg Rhodesia British South Africa Company Rhodes University Grahamstown Cape Colony Rhodes Memorial Fund Cape Town Union Jack Club South Africa Transvaal Kimberley Dr. Jameson Lewis Mitchell Rhodes Fund Cape Belt Otto Belt

Long fight over dead man s gold in multicountry heirs case

Sioux Falls July 23 A protracted legal battle over the estate of John McClellan who was killed in an elevator persists after the death of administrator William Van Eps. Ireland and Arkansas claimants vie for heirs status while probate petitions seek J Howard Gates as administrator, with judges cautious on jurisdiction and outcome.

Sioux Falls S. D John McClellan William Vin Isps McClellan Wilkes Ireland William van Eps State Circuit Court Campbell Aberdeen van Eps State Supreme Court Arkansas J. Howard Gates D. R. Bailey Gates Bailey

Runaway accident injures Sherman House owner

James Ringrose proprietor of the Sherman house near Aberdeen was badly hurt when his harness broke, the horse bolted, and the buggy overturned. He suffered a broken collarbone, a sprained ankle, hip bruises, and a cut arm, and will stay in bed about two weeks after being cared for by a passing farmer.

Landlord Ringrose Aberdeen Sherman House Aberdeen S. D James Ringrose Sherman House Ringrose

Creamery in the Hills Opens in Hot Springs

Hot Springs South Dakota reports progress on a new creamery the first in the area. G D Harras of Hot Springs National Bank spearheaded the project and the old planing mill is being converted with top creamery machinery. The facility will churn 900 pounds of butter per batch and process about 596 gallons of cream, enough for at least 1,000 cows.

Hot Springs S. D South Dakota G. D. Harras Hot Springs National Bank

Burke South Dakota Deeds Pending After Contest

Citizens of Burke in the ceded Rosebud Indian reservation area will soon receive deeds to their lots after final proof on the townsite was completed. Judge Starcher will deliver deeds August 4 to those legally entitled, ending months of delay and enabling immediate improvements and town growth.

Burke S. D Rosebud Indian Reservation Starcher

Creamery a Success in Wartford South Dakota

Hartford Creamery reports show strong operation with 13,485 pounds of cream and 2,517 pounds of milk received in the first fifteen days, totaling 4,228.8 pounds of butterfat. Butter shipments rise by about 200 pounds weekly as patrons cover operating costs, allowing superior prices and growing patronage.

Wartford S. D Hartford Creamery Company

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