Demand Grand Jury Probed In Election Case In Mitchell
Mitchell citizens urge a grand jury to fully investigate tampering allegations in the Second ward ballot box as cited in Judge Frank Smith decisions. The call, echoed by mayor, ministers, and local figures, seeks swift official action and a thorough sift of facts to clear the innocent and identify offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Ward
Althen-Fowler
Frank 2. Smith
Republican
Mitchell
A. E. Hitchcock
C. T. Litchfield
George A. Silsby
Robert Lincoln Kelley
C. Burns
G. T. Notson
A.C. Miles
Time changes on Dakota routes affect Huron trains
A Dakota and C N W railway timetable update changes several arrival and departure times. The evening passenger to Sioux Falls Sioux City and Omaha now leaves at 9 45 instead of 9 35 linking with the Watertown train at 9 40 nightly except Sunday. Pierre Rapid City division shifts alter Black Hills service with morning through Pierre and evening only to Pierre.
Crime to Give Rum to Cured Drunkard
An act passed last legislative session imposes a penalty of ten to fifty dollars and possible jail time for anyone who sells or gives intoxicants to a person who has undergone a cure for intoxicants. The law takes effect next month and mandates fines and costs be paid.
Offense Penalty Summary
The text states a fine range from fifty to one hundred dollars for any subsequent offense and a jail sentence not exceeding sixty days.
South Dakota Auto Registrations Reach 21071 This Year
Pierre reports that 21 071 automobiles have been registered in South Dakota in 1915 with motorcycles totaling 1400. Officials estimate year end registrations could reach 30000, nearly doubling the previous year’s totals.
Van Benthuysen Wins Mile At Chicago Meet
Mitchell high school captain Harry van Benthuysen won the mile in 4 minutes 84 seconds at the fourteenth interscholastic track meet at the University of Chicago. He had previously run 4 minutes 36 seconds last year and has won every event this spring. La Grange high school won the meet with 26 points. Graham of University High, Chicago set a new interscholastic world record in pole vault at 12 feet 7 1/2 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry van Benthuysen
Mitchell High School
University of Chicago
Mitchell Youngster
Ife
South Dakota
Chicago
van Benthuysen
Mitchell
D. van Benthuysen
State College At
Brookings
Wesleyan
la Grange High ‘School
Graham
University High School
Tourney Honors Go to Pierre at South Dakota Firemen Meet
Belle Fourche South Dakota Twenty third annual tournament closes after a week of events with warm hospitality. Six hundred twelve firemen and eight bands marched in the parade as Miller band drew praise. Pierre wins the silver loving cup for top team with fifty three of one hundred possible points. Lead and Hot Springs take the Hook and Ladder race and the purse is donated to injured Pierre members Roger and Thii. Yankton chosen to host the 1915 tournament.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
South Dakota State Firemen’s Association
Miller
Pierre
Lead
Hot Springs
Rhorer
Thii
C. B. Freeney
Yankton
F. J. Hooper
Rapid City
A. Q O. Olding
Redfield
W. S. O’brien
P. H. Coquillette
John Mueller
Matt Behréns
Parkston
Heavy Snow Hits Hills With Severe Freeze in South Dakota
Snow fell all day Saturday in the northern hills of Deadwood South Dakota reaching four inches to a foot at higher elevations. Telegraph wires were knocked out by the storm and a severe freeze followed, leaving mountainous areas cloaked in snow.
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Deadwood
S. D
WHEAT CROP PROSPECTS UP IN SOUTH DAKOTA IN 1919
A government crop report for June indicates a 50 percent rise in South Dakota wheat prospects. Spring wheat stands at 96 percent of normal, with 3,672,000 acres sown and a potential yield near 45,800,000 bushels. Oats and barley also show strong outlooks, while corn prospects are favorable despite wet planting conditions. The overall state outlook is excellent.
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South Dakota
Middle West
Minnesota
North Dakota
Varley
Notre Dame Graduation Day Highlights at Academy and City Hall
Notre Dame academy held its graduation events from 10 AM to 10:30 PM with class day exercises in the hall featuring Miss Mary Glennon and Miss Louise Smith. Alumni luncheon for 108 followed, then instrumental recital and a city hall graduation ceremony led by Rev M J Breen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Academy
Academy
Mary Glennon
Louise Smith
C. EB. O.flaherty
T. J. McNabee
Kadoka
Wm. Koch
W.A. Delaney
Henry Swindler
John Determan
H. B. Zilisch
T. C. Burns
Bernice Frost
City Hall
Academy Glee Club
M. J. Breen
Columbus College
O’flaherty
School awards honor medals to several young ladies
The academy department awarded the gold medal of honor for politeness to Miss Nellie Hayward of Garretson, South Dakota. Miss Marie Mylan of Mitchell received the history medal, and the medal for Christian doctrine went to Miss Marguerite Fitzgerald of Mitchell.
Farmer E A Willman Takes Poison Then Hangs Himself
E A Willman, about fifty, a prosperous Jeland county farmer, killed himself by poison and then hanged in an auto shed on his farm. An empty one ounce bottle of formaldehyde was found nearby. He was survived by a widow four sons and a daughter. The death is linked to crop delays this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
S. D
E.A. Willman
Jeland County
Willman
Pioneer farmer dies after sixteen hours alone in field
Andrew Horsted of Bryant dies after a paralytic stroke leaves him stranded on his farm for sixteen hours. The 65 year old resided in the Bryant area since early days and was found by neighbors after lying on the ground all night while his team stood idle by the barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant
S. D
Andrew Horsted
Bryant Territory
Horsted
Robert Warren Safe in England
Yankton South Dakota reports Robert Warren son of Warren of Yankton College is safe in England after being held by Germans as a suspected spy during World War I. He volunteered for Red Cross work, studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, was captured, confined, then located by American consular agents and released. He is expected to return to America soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
S. D
Warren
Yankton College
Robert
England
Robert Warren
Oxford
Red Cross
America
Iowa Wins Grand Prize at Panama Pacific Exposition
Frisco Fair's grand prize goes to Iowa for its state agricultural exhibit at the Panama Pacific exposition. Iowa awarded prizes to 289 exhibitors with two medals of honor, 13 gold medals, 5 silver medals, 161 bronze medals and 24 honorable mentions. New York City also seizes grand prizes for municipal health and illustrative photography with nine medals of honor across exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Calif
Iowa
New York City
Submarine Blockade Strains Norway in Food Shortages
A letter from Ole S. Brakke, once a resident here now in Ortnevik Sogn Bergen Norway, reports strict times and rising food prices due to the German submarine blockade. He notes many vessels carrying food from England to Norway were destroyed, worsening shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trent, S. D
Norway
Ole S. Brakke
Ortnevik
Sogn
Bergen
England
Petrified Oak Found Near Rapid City In Rough Country
H I Daniels found a 1000 pound petrified oak section northwest of Rapid City South Dakota. The log shows a woodpecker drilled hole preserving pill marks from a century ago. Nearby a rock bears 1852 carved with a partially legible name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S. D
Daniels
Lyman County Man Granted Pardon for Cattle Rustling
Governor Byrne pardoned Bert Gravel from Lyman County after a guilty plea to cattle rustling. He has served part of a fourteen month sentence for the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Byrne Wias
Bert K. Gravelle
Lyman County
Bride to be honored with surprise shower for Ollie Hitchcock
Miss Ollie Hitchcock, fiancé of John Matzigkeit, was surprised at a Thursday evening shower hosted by Miss Nora Keen. A mock wedding entertained guests and many gifts were received. The couple will wed next Tuesday at the Hitchcock home in South Minnesota Street with Rev. A. V W. Carhart officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Hitchcock
John Matzigkeit
Nora Keen
Hitchcock
Merle Grace
Flora Vermilyea
Birthday Party for Two Little Girls At Mrs Rohan Home
Mrs. John Rohan hosted a 3 to 6 pm birthday party for her daughter Margaret Mary and granddaughter Josephine Bracken on East Third Avenue with six young guests and a three course luncheon. A Storma Journal notice reports Miss Mary Hull and Gustav Hanson wed at Mt. Vernon M E B parsonage on June 2 with brief reception. couple to honeymoon in South Haven Minnesota. A W C T U meeting at Mrs. Conyes home features floral program and prize ice cream. Minneapolis guest Mrs. Lineay visits First Methodist church reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rohan
East Third Avenue
Margaret Mary M Rohan
Josephine Brummer
W. G. Bracket
Josephine Kremer
Mary Louise Fritz
Winifred Welch
Odessa Conrad
Betty Ulm
Marcell Murphy
Storma Journal
Mary Hull
Gustav Hanson
Blendon Township
M. EB. Parsonage
Mt. Vernon
W. T. Ferguson
Ida Hull
Alfred Hanson
Bierce
J. H. Hull
Blerndon Township
Blendon
Hanson
W. H. Conyes
Fred Donaldson
Flower Mission
Alma Dahl
Margaret Mitchell
Beth James
W. H. King
J. R. Erskine
Becomes Insane by Grief for His Wife
Joseph Blige of Ruthven Ia has been ordered to the Yankton state hospital after returning to his father Thomas Hidge’s farm near Onida S D He reportedly lost his mind from grief over the death of his wife about two years ago His condition worsened as he brooded over the death in what authorities call a pitiful case He is hoped to recover through expert treatment at the state asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onida
S. D
Thomas Hidge
Joseph Blige
Ruthven
Yankton
Asyum
Prison term for transporting women to Irene
Irene South Dakota man Irene S D plead guilty to bringing women from Sioux City to Irene for unlawful purposes. Lewis Baker former livery manager received nine months in the Sioux Falls penitentiary and was jailed today. Evidence showed the practice of moving women from Sioux City to vacant houses. After serving his term he faces federal Mann Act charges for transporting women across state lines.
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Irene
S. D
Sioux City
Lewis Baker
Tripp
State Circuit Court
Sioux Falls
Baker
South Dakota
Two Local Weddings In Chamberlain City
Miss Val Kyle wed Victor Rousher of Victor Iowa in a Catholic ceremony. They depart for their home in Victor where he farms. Miss Gene Brown daughter of Judge James Brown married George Drake of Kimball at his father in law’s home. They leave for Kimball where he works in mercantile business. Both brides are noted as popular and well loved in Chamberlain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brown
George Drake
Kimball
Brige
Husband Missing Returns With Family From Wyckoff
Howard Hanson of Miner county returns from Wyckoff Minnesota with his daughter Mrs Jens Jorgenson and her children. The husband and father suspected of a mysterious disappearance may have died or harmed himself. Mrs Jorgenson's parents will care for the youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
R. C. Hanson
Miner County
Wyckoff
Minn
Jens Jorgenson
Jorgenson
Hayfield
Child Drowns In Farm Water Trough
Louise Gottsleben eight months? and sixteen months? The article reports Elrod eight. The drowning occurred on a Clark county farm when the child wandered from the house and fell into a watering trough. The body was found forty minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elrod
Louise Gottsleben
Fred Gottsleben
Clark County
Severe windstorm sweeps county with extensive barn damage
A Saturday morning windstorm brought heavy rain and strong gusts across the county. Dozens of barns were blown down or destroyed in Richland and Smith townships, with scattered property loss and no confirmed reports of further damage. The Missouri River high water began receding and officials expect the Milwaukee railroad bridge to be replaced within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gelock
Auiteo
Richland Township
Smith Township
Oaiso
Mawns Pi
Samuel Smith
Chas Stepen
Here
Austro Hungarians Move Against Italians on Isonzo Front
Twenty five thousand Austro Hungarian troops departed Trent and push toward the Riva Rouverto front amid heavy fighting near Goraz and Gradisca. Italian casualties reach about 1500 with similar Austrian losses. Tolmino depot destroyed by Italians. Caporetto front captured by invading forces.
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Tanisbruck
Austria
Trent
Goraz
Gradisca
Tolmino
Caporetto
Tasonzo
Tradas
Triest
Londay
England
Ifonso
Gulf of Triest
Rome
Isonzo
Italian War Office
Italy
Galicia
Berlin
Vienna
Przemysl
Petrograd
Wiszenta
Teutonic
Turkish War Office
Frank Caucasus
Olti
Agamemon
Dardanelles
London
Karlsruhe
Baden
Victory on East Front Goes to Leyton Armies
German forces claim a 43 mile eastern advance near Mosciska with 16 000 Russian prisoners taken. Petrograd reports a Dnie s ter crossing and local Russian success at Zaleszozyky but no river reversal. In Milan Front the French and Belgians press German positions with a fresh Belgian crossing at the Yser and an held blockhouse near Dixmude. Greek election returns point to Venizelos victory while King’s illness could slow impact. London awaits word on a new 1 250 000 war budget.
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Leyton
London
England
Germany
Mosciska
Sienidwa
Petrograd
Dneister
Zale Czozyky
Lemberg
Yser
Dixmude
Greece
M. Venizeros
Great Britain
House of Commons
Reginald MecKenna
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Tion
Lauritz Miller
Davison County
Wile Run
Firemen
Capitol
Notre Dame
Jerauld County
Aral
Bryant Farmer
Rapid
Byrne
Yrbar End Party
Merton Boyden
John Tuckey
Willams
William Scallin
Elizabeth Vermilyea
John Colvin
Political Economy Club
H. I. Jones
Myra P. Weller
Flora Wilson
Municipal Court Room
Lindsay
F. C. Hicks
J. P. Jenkins
Linsay
Mrs Conyes
E. G. Linsay
Minneapolis
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Lineay
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Semty TG
Chamberlain
Invaders
Teutons
Elizabeth Brown
C,h, Browmy
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