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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
8
Chicago and Sioux City markets report higher hog values with top price near 10.12 while cattle steady to 10 cents higher and sheep showing strength. Receipts for today and tomorrow listed with price ranges by grade. Minneapolis cash shows mixed grain prices.
Receiver Charles Howe takes charge in Meade County as the Meade County entity issues a large dividend payment. The scene centers on the financial maneuver led by Howe and the Pierze family’s ongoing involvement.
May Manion describes a loose versatile coat for cool summer days made in blue serge and wool cheviots with options in belt styling and a sailor or round collar. The article lists yardage estimates and a pattern number 9062 for boys ages 2 to 8, available by mail from the fashion department for a small fee.
Butter market remains firm in New York with receipts totaling 13 644 and prices showing strength across grades. Creamery extras and firsts hold at higher bids while packing stock retreats to lower levels as buyers stay cautious. The political note mentions Democrats and Bull Moosers shifting support toward Wilson amid an evolving party alignment.
O A Beltzer, manager of the Nebraska Indians, praises Roy Gilmore for his umpiring in a game against Artesian at Phiteheock park. Beltzer writes that critics overreacted and that Gilmore used sound judgment on close calls, with any mistakes unintentional, while fans debated the officiating.
Prince Henry of the Netherlands, consort to the Queen, has left Dutch soil for Switzerland for six months of mountain climbing. Accompanied by two nobles, he will not stop in Germany while traveling. Previously seen in Red Cross duties he leads, and resides largely at Het Loo, where hunting is common.
In Beadle county a miscount on an adding machine assigned 1181 votes to Fellows instead of 191 for National Democratic convention delegates. Edelstein of Dallas was elected but did not go. Fellows travelled to St Louis though not entitled to the trip. The error did not affect the state convention canvass.
A convention vote in Minnehaha County stood apart from the state canvass and could not be affected by it. The report notes the local decision remained independent of state-level review or alteration.
In South Dakota the fire marshal notes a drop in fires and losses in the 1916 fiscal year. Total fires fell to 474 with building losses of 316000 and contents losses of 826. Defective flues and careless dumping of ashes remain major preventable causes, with lightning and incendiary fires also contributing.
Kansas and Missouri police join in a manhunt for attackers who beat the wife of Prosecutor Oscar McDaniel of St Joseph Missouri to death. McDaniel had earned the ire of criminals through vigorous prosecutions and was threatened by a convicted burglar who later escaped and warned him in writing. A fake message lured McDaniel from home the night of the murder, returning to find his wife dead.
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