Group 4 Bankers In Session Today
Close to fifty bankers from the Fourth group of the South Dakota association met at the Elks club for their annual session. President Ludwig Lovinger of White Lake chaired. secretary James J. Lahey of Mitchell kept minutes. A. B. Darling, F. D. Peckham, and M. F. Patton were named to the nominating committee. Speaker A. A. Crane of Minneapolis discussed federal reserve banks and the 1907 panic. Roscoe J. Gone of Huron and the James Valley Bank plan closed the program with a talk on state bank infancy law. An evening dinner featured the Metropolitan Theater Orchestra. cars reported to have narrowly avoided damage from spikes and 2x4s placed on roads, with officers pursuing suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota Association
The
Elks’ Club
Wudwig Lovinger
White Lake
James J. Lahey
Mitchell
Vesta Murray
O. BE. Murray
A. B. Darlling
Lovinger
Ninth Reserve Bank
Minneapolis
Northwest
Crane
Louis Lovinger
Stanley Vermily
Troon
Metropolitan Theater Orchestra
Roscoe J. Gone
Huron
Commercial ‘& Savings Bank
James’ Valley Bank
Notre Dame Academy prepares for June commencement
Notre Dame academy plans a series of events beginning Friday June 4 with the operetta The Maid of Japan at City Hall Auditorium directed by Miss Ethel Dowdell. A juniors to seniors banquet occurs June 7 followed by alumni reunion June 8 and class day recital June 9 under Miss Bernice Frost. Graduation exercises on June 10 feature music and address by Rev. M. J. Breen, Columbus College president. seventeen grammar school diplomas awarded.
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Notre Dame Academy
City Hall
Ethel Dowdell
Academy
Themusic Department
Bernice Frost
M. J. Breen
Columbus College
Grammariae
Ring Lardner Girl's Letter Divorce and Desertion Note
A fragmented Chicago story recounts Ring Lardner through a letter from Mary Honrath requesting divorce and detailing separation after a troubled marriage. The text includes accusations, financial notes, and a vivid line about leaving a “Devil” and living with “rich people.” Additional fragments describe a fire and emergency response at a nearby farm building.
Smasher's Highways Sparks Debate Over Spikes
A fragmented clipping references a figure dubbed Smasher advocating spikes on highways and an opposing stance. The brief notes an auto topic and hints at a public safety or infrastructure dispute without concrete details.
Prisoner Escapes Jail After Lunch-Time Theft
Claude Roberts one of two youths jailed for stealing a small amount from M Magneson at a local hotel party escaped last night with James Conway. They used a pried window to flee with coffee sugar and bread from the jail larder while Glenn Stafford stayed behind. Stafford will face Judge O Thompson next Wednesday in juvenile and county court. Magneson, now charged with furnishing liquor to minors, was fined $25 by Judge W M Herbert in municipal court.
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Claude Roberts
M. Magneson
Fulton
Roberts
James Conway
Fire set on bulldog by neighbor cruelty case
Sioux City Iowa. Jack Carter of 418 South Glass Street drenched a bulldog owned by J A Evans with oil and set it ablaze after luring it into his home. The dog died from burns. Carter faced cruelty charges in police court but the case was continued to pursue a possible malicious injury charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
A. Evans
Correctionville Road
Gambol
Jack Carter
South Glass Street
Evans
Carter
Don Mullan
Frank to Hear Clemency Request On Own Behalf
Atlanta prosecutors and supporters push for clemency for Frank after Mary Phagar’s murder. Mrs Leon M Frank would offer an affidavit detailing her knowledge of her husband’s movements the day of the crime at a state prison commission hearing. Frank may be called by his counsel though precedents allow no applicants to appear directly. Efforts to secure juror signatures and appeals from ministers continue amid opposition from Solicitor General Dorsay and a New York Georgia society petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Leon M. Frank
Mary Phagar
State Prison Commission
Nex
Frank
W. M. Howard
Dorsay
Georgia Society of New York
Letcher Picnic Comes Thursday
Letcher hosts its annual farmers picnic on Thursday June 3 with harness and running races a baseball game Mitchell versus Letcher and bend music. Featured races include a 3 minute trot or pace for 100 dollars a 2:25 trot for 100 dollars a half mile running race for 50 dollars and a quarter mile pony race for 15 dollars. Harness races are mile heats best two in three. Purses are distributed 50 25 15 and 10 percent. W C Botkin secretary and Harry Sammis marshal of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letcher
Mitchell
W. C. Botkin
Harry Sammis
Chautauqua Program Heads to Mitchell Run June 26 30
Notable figures including Henry A. Buechler Lillian Ringsdorf and D T Robertson appear in Mitchell Chautauqua from June 26 to 30 with superintendent R O Bates and Julia Potter as play supervisor. Daily events feature children activities concerts readings and lectures by Gov. Henry A Buchtel and others plus a controversial Rooster Day notice from the South Dakota food and drug department urging rooster removal to protect egg supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Henry A. Buechler
Colorado
Lillian Ringsdorf
D. T. Robertson
Joe RN. Hanley
W. B. Whitmore
R. O. Bates
Julia Potter
Chautauqua
Glenn Wells Company
Mexico
Lord Fauntleroy
Lucille Adams
India
Sumner R. Vinton
China
McCord
Henry A. Buchtel
the Modern Crusader
Joe R. Hanley
The
Cavaliers
Aberdeen street railway seeks temporary receiver in Aberdeen South Dakota
After five years of operation the Aberdeen street railway has operated at a loss for three consecutive years. Directors led by former Governor C N Herreid G N Harris Colonel Chas Howard C I Baston and A L Ward plan to ask Aberdeen businessmen to share the burden and apply for a temporary receiver to maintain service while seeking reorganization. The goal is to keep the franchise in local hands and attract stock from citizens until patronage and finances improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Herried
Rooster Day Declared in South Dakota in 1915
South Dakota Food and Drug Commissioner Guy C. Frary designates Saturday June 12 1915 as Rooster Day to slaughter or market male birds to curb egg loss from fertile eggs and blood ringers. The proclamation urges all poultry owners to remove cockerels to prevent waste and improve egg production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food and Drug Department of
South Dakota
Vermilion
Guy G. Frary
Vermilion, S. D
Guy C. Frary
Food and Drug Commissioner
State of
Heavy weekly rain hits Mitchell and region
Last week brought 1.87 inches of rain over Mitchell and nearby areas with .42 inches overnight and .55 inches by noon. Forecasts promise continued showers, damp roads slow trains, and heavier Iowa rains are noted. Rainfall is widespread across the state, affecting roadbeds and travel conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Milwaukee
Black Hills
Missouri River
Iowa
Library Report Shows Over One Third Nonfiction Drawn
Miss Edla Laurson reports thirty four percent of city library books last week were non fiction, with sociology leading demand at 24 volumes and literature at 20. Children accounted for 29 of every 100 checkouts, total 472 books read, while periodicals circulate like books with fines for overtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edla Laurson
Emma Holst
Lilly Patterson
New York City
Industries of
Lane
Boston
Cantón Men Barred From Liquor By Prosecutor
Canton South Dakota authorities report that several men known to overindulge in liquor will be barred from obtaining any alcohol within Canton. The state’s attorney has required all local drug stores to refuse liquor even when prescribed by physicians, with prosecutions possible under state law for violations.
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Canton
S. D
Carlson
Policewoman Named for City of Pierre
Pierre South Dakota mayor Borst appoints Mrs J Hipple as the first policewoman for Pierre with police powers and without pay She will oversee city cleanup efforts and enforce orders in her official capacity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre, S. D
Borst
Pierre
J. ©. Hipple
Flood and fire devastate Cottonwood area in Sudden storm
In Cottonwood South Dakota Mrs Warry Smith and her 11 year old daughter perished after a swollen Bad River flood swept away their ranch house. Smith husband JWarfy clung to a tree and was rescued as towns warned of rising waters toward Fort Pierre. Fire from the same electrical storm caused about $50,000 in losses, most of Cottonwood’s business district damaged and rail traffic halted along the Chicago and North Western line. Crops and livestock suffered widespread flood damage across the valley while Pierre reported light rainfall and towns moved to high ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottonwood
S. D
Warry Smith
B. W. Wirkpatrick
Bad
Here
Jwfarry Smith
Pierre
Powell
Missouri River
Ft. Pierre
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Rapid City
Mt Vernon Man Heads Bankers Group Four
J M Newell cashier of First National Mt Vernon named president of Bankers Group Four. Vice president elected was C Vessey of Wessington Springs State Bank with J W Bryant as secretary treasurer. Mitchell officials and county reps named to executive committee and resolutions panel. Dinner, music, and remarks by Rh E Cone expounding on banking guaranty law and its passage. Out of town bankers listed.
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J. M. Newell
First National Bank
Mt. Vernon
Bankers of Group Four
Ec Vessey
Wessington Springs State Bank
J. W. Bryant
Commercial & Savings Bank of Mitchell
L. Lovinger
Aurora County
I. S. Swartout
Buffalo
S. S. Stowell
Brule
J. Welch
Davison
C. H. Stillwell
Hanson
W. T. George
Jerauld
H. Allen
Sanborn
A. B. Darling
Mitchell
W. H. Pratt
Chamberlain
F. D. Peckham
Alexandria
Ludwig Lovinger
A. Silsby
Elks’ Club
St. Mary’s Guild
Metropolitan Theater Orchestra
Silsby
Elks
Rh. E. Cone
James Valley Bank
Huron
Cone
South Dakota
James Coffey
J. F. Kelley
Aberdeen
Bankers’ Association
Nebraska
Bankers Listed Across South Dakota Banks
A lengthy roster names numerous banks and officials across the state, including Dakota State bank in Tripp, Farmers' Savings in Wessington Springs, Security State banks in Ethan and Montrose, First National branches in Wessington Springs and Parkston, and multiple named presidents and managers such as J C Unruh, S W Wright, F J Welch, C L Breckenridge, J J Walker, H M Englund, W A Thwing, and F G Vessey, among others. The document presents a consolidated list of institutions and their corresponding officers across various towns including Parker, Chamberlain, Huron, Alexandria, and Bridgewater.
Sues for Maintenance of Insane Patient in South Dakota
Brown County sues the estate of Peter Wanttaja for 2613.33 claiming the lunatic was kept at Yankton State Hospital from 1899 until his death in 1913. The estate valued at 5142.08. Sakris Wanttaja served as guardian and administrator. The county asserts the estate owes maintenance costs after guardianship and administration.
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Aberdeen
S. D
County of
Brown
Peter Wanttaja
Wanttaja
Hospital For
Yankton
Sakris Wanttaja
Sakris
State Hospital
Carnival Tivoli to visit Woonsocket for week in June
Woonsocket Water Carnival Company will host the Big Allman Bros Shows for the fourth annual water carnival the week starting June 14. The addition of this major carnival firm brings extra amusements to Woonsocket including baseball games boating shoot-the-chute water-toboggan and dancing alongside the usual attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket
S. C
Woonsocket Water Carnival Company
Allman Bros
Water Carnival Company
Allman’s
Carnival Company
Hecla Man Missing For Several Weeks
Herman Hubert of Hecla South Dakota disappeared after leaving home for Timber Lake to file on a homestead and then planned to reach Minneapolis to buy an automobile. He carried a substantial amount of money and has not been heard from, prompting police involvement.
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Hecla
S. D
Herman Hubert
Hubert
Timber Lake
Minneapolis
Auditor cites coal cost analysis saving state $4208 in April
Pierre S D state auditor Handlin finds that by demanding a copy of the coal analysis furnished to state institutions and computing cost on the heat analysis test rather than vouchers, he saved institutions $4208 for April.
Davison County Treasurer Sworn Statement 1915
Chas Fowler testifies as county treasurer that the exhibit shows the true financial condition of Davison County per his books. It was sworn before a notary on May 4 1915 with the official seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Davison
Chas. Fowler
Davison County
State OF
J. M. Crampton
Treasury
Cattrell
Auditor's Exhibit Warrants Issued and Liabilities Details
Auditor's Exhibit lists warrants issued during the quarter with amounts and totals. It shows liabilities of the county in detail including total school money received to date, warrants outstanding at 7 percent interest, and bonds outstanding. The entries include a Warrants Outstanding total of 17688 61 and Bonds Outstanding of 8000 00, with a Grand Total of 171165 18.
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Board of Health
Circuit
Ake Co
Esle Wretevesene
Peter E Ee
Ewes Ees Roaseveen
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