Davison County Financial Exhibit's 1914 Audit Details
Auditor and Treasurer sworn statements for Davison County South Dakota dated May 1914 detail receipts disbursements and cash on hand. Exhibits show treasury funds deposits warrants and drawns with asset and liability confirmations. Clerk of Circuit Court notes sworn attestations of accuracy by auditor R A Zangle and official.
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Davison
Cattrell
Davison County
South Dakota
Davison Padele
Treasury
R. A. Zangle
iBubnes
Bediana
Scattrell
First National
Mitchell National
Summer chautauqua set for Central school grounds week of June 16
The board of education announced the summer chautauqua will run June 16 to 19 on Central school grounds at Third and Sanborn. Annual school election officials by ward were named with polling places at Dakota Implement, Hose House, Court House, and City Hall. Coal contract awarded to John Determan at $6.60 per ton. Treasurer reports show receipts of 4,712.56 since last report and May 26 balance of 13,747.08, with prior balance 12,028.66 and county funds 6,172.48 plus tuition 248.50.
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Eae
Couinty Bridge
Unty Institute Tae
Mt. Vernon
Emia
Sch
Perm
Miges
Sete
Ange
Board of Education
Central School
Third and
Sanborn
Afair
Dakota
D. Pearson
M. V. Comthill
Hose House
George Lio
Earl B. Rowley
Court House
W. A. Branch
Geo. E. Foster
Fourth Ward
R. J. Lamme
C. 8. Hall
John Determan
Wwafranta
Settlers Return as Black Hills Flourish with Rainfall Boost
Deadwood reports a rare revival as new settlers return to the Black Hills. May rainfall ranged 2 to 5 inches across western portions, hindering planting but boosting growth. Alfalfa first cut expected two weeks early, with Meade County planting over 1000 more acres than in prior years.
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Meade County
Crops Promising After Rain Yet to Help Growth
Local reports from Black Hills counties show rising acreage and strong signs for the season. Farmers expect a single good rain this month to push crops toward peak yields as conditions improve.
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Black Hills
Atata
Good Roads Day Proclaimed In South Dakota
Gov Frank M Byrne proclaims Friday June twentieth as Good Roads Day to spur permanent road improvement across the state. He calls for neighbor hood work, meetings, and photos to show before and after conditions and urges officials at all levels to participate.
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Frank M. Byrne
South Dakota
Mitchell sewer bids set for year with Wm Fitch lowest
City council opened sewer bids totaling four thousand and more for Mitchell. Wm Fitch Co of Omaha won at 4078.12 while rivals from Marshall Minnesota and Pipestone Minnesota quoted higher. City engineer Smith estimated 3928.21 for the project.
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Mitchell
Wm. Fitch Company
Omaha
Hector Coolsett
Marshall
Minn
G. S. Redman
Pipestone
Almo Engine & Supply Company
Sir H. Smith
Fourth Street
Edmunds Street
Fourth
Wisconsin Streets
Slavens Street
Third Avenue
Minnesota
Iowa
Fourt Avenue
Montana Street
Kirth
Montana
Fifth Avenue
Iowa Street
Minnesota Street
Fourth Avenue
Dull Street
Gamble
Kittredge Street
J. N. Crow
Fourth and Main
L. BE. Beckwith
Davis & Daniels
F.L. Moyer
John Determan
J. F. Anderson
Mr. Moyer
Republican
Smith
Wolf
St. Paul
John M. Sibert
J. O. Walrath
Hitchcock
Guy W. Fr
Gompers Attacks Cleveland Pastor Over Rocke feller Sermon
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor visited Cleveland to aid teachers forming a union and attacked Rev W W Bustard pastor of Euclid Avenue Baptist Church over a sermon defending John D Rockefeller in the Colorado mine strike. Gompers called ministerial associations a union of professional theologians.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
W. W. Bustard
John D. Rockefeller
Colorado
Bustard
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Rockefeller
Gompers
Joke Leads to Meadow Saloonkeeper’s Arrest
Cliff Larsh of Meadow, Bison, S. D., was arrested for keeping his saloon open after hours. A prank by patrons allegedly set the clock back, making closing occur before the law allowed. Larsh posted 250 dollars for state circuit court appearance. He previously was fined in 1913 for Sunday opening. He runs for sheriff against the incumbent in November.
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Bison, S. D
Cliff Larsh
Meadow
Larsh
Bison
Deafness Cure Claim For Catarrh By Hall's Cure
An advertisement asserts deafness due to catarrh can be cured by constitutional remedies. It explains inflamed Eustachian tubes cause hearing loss and offers $100 for any catarrh deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Fletcher Leaves Mitchell for Washington and Lee
Forrest Fletcher, longtime Mitchell high athletic director, moves to Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia as assistant athletic director and track and basketball coach. His departure removes a foundation builder for Mitchell's program, while Fletcher brings a record of shaping athletes and teams.
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Forrest Fletcher
Mitchell High School
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Fletcher
Mitchell High
Virginia
Washington and Lee
Harry Godlitz
Oak Park
Ill
Minneapolis
Keewatin
Prairie du Chine
Wis
Goeritz
Notre Dame
Alfalfa Train Meetings Set for Mitchell Area June 19
An alfalfa silage special train will visit Mitchell June 18 with eight planned talks at 8 a.m. on June 19 across Ethan town hall Rome Township Lisbon township Farwell Mt. Vernon Beulah Loomis and other sites. Prof P G Holden will speak at a selected meeting yet to be chosen.
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Mitchell
Ethan Town Hall
Sollie Nolt
Rome
Charles Boreson
A. J. Frantz
Lisbon
Charles Hoelshire
Mr. Hoelshire
Farwell
Charles Thompson
Mt. Vernon
J.C. Clark
Beulah
Joe Kotrba
P. G. Rose
Loomis Town Hall
Aberdeen Woman Tied and Robbed in Home Invasion
Mrs Adolph G Miller of Aberdeen was assaulted tied and gagged robbed of about 163 dollars. A young man matching the name James King who stayed last winter and left last March came seeking room and board. He returned with a 20 dollar advance and tied up the victim after snatching a revolver. the intruder ransacked the house for valuables.
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Aberdeen
Adolph G. Miller
Fourth Avenue
James King
King
Love Affair Involved In Theft Case At Miller Home
A burglary at the Miller residence uncovered cash totaling $163 including $40 found in a lamp base and $120 in Miss Emma Abelt’s trunk plus interest money. Police linked the suspect, a man named King, to the crime with photos and letters found in Abelt’s album. King had previously dated Abell but was cut off due to gambling.
Kimball Notes Move, Marriages, and Water Analysis
Kimball residents report B P Farness moving to Wist South Dakota after organizing the local Lutheran church. Frank Henrichsen of Buffalo County relocates to Gann Valley with fourteen coyotes for a roughly forty dollar bounty. Chas Woodman, Milwaukee engineer, catches a four foot spoonbill catfish in the Missouri River. Ross Dousseau and Hazel Babcock wed at the Catholic church. they will reside here. City water sample shows 2384 parts per million solids with high mineral content, including 1200 ppm sulphate and substantial sodium carbonate, deemed unsuitable for regular table use.
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Milwaukee
Missouri
Ross Dousseau
Hazel Babcock
O’gorman
Parker
Guy Grary
South Dakota Food and Drug Department
Strangers Held in Seneca Robbery Wave
Faulk county authorities hold a stranger on charges tied to a spree that saw four businesses, including three stores, robbed in Seneca. The suspect, identified by nearly a dozen locals, exchanged coins in Carlyle and faces trial at the next state circuit term.
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Seneca, S. C
Faulk County
Seneca
Carlyle
Forced Son Entrapped to Rob Pool Hall In 1911
Eugene Wakefield, a former Lemmon locating businessman, affidavits that he forced his son at gunpoint to rob Gilbert Sorby’s pool hall on January 21, 1911, stealing 14.25 dollars. Wakefield claims he was dying after a Guaymas fight and wanted to clear his son, now in the US Navy. He had fled Armour in 1906 and was later jailed for failing to support his family before vanishing.
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Lemmon
S. D
W. H. Nelson
Eugene Wakefield
Gilbert Sorby
Wakefield
Guaymas
Tex
Perkins County
Armour
Douglas
June bugs spur injunction against Gale theater sign
J K Smith, tenant above the Gale theater, seeks a restraining order against manager A J Dix to dim or remove the illuminated Gale sign. He argues the sign blocks second floor views, creates glare, and attracts June bugs. Judge Frank B Smith granted a temporary injunction after filing.
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J. K. Smith
A. J. Dix
Gale Theater
Ture House
Dix
Between Showers Farmers Gauge Corn Growth
The brief note observes farmers using interludes between rain showers to assess how much their corn has grown, reflecting agricultural routines and timing for field work.
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N. B. Rogers
SNR
Ore Tee Ee
Chwe
Circuit and County Co
BRM
Aiee Dee Bees
Hh Building and Repairing Co
Sty Board of Health
T.blhlvie de & Eis
Bodmrs
Hinds
A . Etiesl
State
Gov. Byrne
Council
Joke
Southern School
Isin Sswe
A. M. Bruce
Kirksville
City
Fifth Ave
Herbert E. Hitchcock
Commercial and Savings Bank
Mitchell, South Dakota
Ul. G. Giddings
Charles WY
Tym Giddings & Tym Lawyers
Nat'l] Bank
Zollman & Tipton
Mitchell National Bank
Ss. CO
Wherry
Commercial & Savings Bank
Broadbent Bros
W. H. Broadbent Co
W. Hull
Jebson's Livery
Broadbent
Hi. Noble, & Son
Fourth Ave
West
Noble & Son
Mitchell Publishing Coo
Daily Republican
Cece
Rick
Western ‘National Bank
Mitchell, S. D
J. KK. Smith
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