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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
2
Mitchell brief a long list of residents and visitors with regional ties including H W Fulweiler H Griffin J B Bresson and many others. Reports cover travel, social visits, business, a Camp Fire Girls initiation and local civic notes with a railroad change rumor and community events.
EB Wagner of Sioux Falls traveled through Mitchell Thursday evening returning from Chamberlain where he attended court. Ludwig Sievert of Stickney visited Mitchell for business. Miss Ziporah Burns headed to the Fort Creek Indian agency to spend summer with friends. J. N. Hoover M. Sletten and Chas.
An eight inning old time game at Hitchcock Park between Mitchel and Letcher baseball clubs ended in a 4 to 4 draw after a tense late rally. Both sides exchanged runs across the fourth and fifth frames with steady offense and no decisive break. The sixth to eighth innings continued the back and forth scoring as the teams fought to the stalemate.
Solicitors for the Red Cross War Fund launch a county drive aiming to raise at least 150,000 in Davison County with committees named in Mitchell and surrounding townships. The campaign runs through June 28 with plans to extend to secure countywide support and mobilize volunteers for fundraising.
A deputy sheriff exposes a German peddler, traveling house to house with plaster products laced with deadly leprosy germs. He was arrested and faces a harsh sentence. Mitchell police urge women to deny entry to peddlers and report sightings promptly to curb danger.
Mrs. Charles Morris, a California native now in Sioux Falls, traveled solo by car from Los Angeles to South Dakota with camping gear and a poodle. The April to June trip faced heavy snow in Arizona and muddy roads elsewhere before plans for a Black Hills tour and further travel through North Dakota Montana and Minnesota.
A campaign for Kennel No 2 members of the Order of the Yellow Doe results in a class of 20 candidates initiated. Funds go to the Red Cross as W I Reed and Fred P Meyer lead the effort with many joiners from Mitchell and surrounding towns.
Attorney General rules hospitals may import alcoholic products from outside the state under regulation to meet needs, while strict interpretation would clash with federal law. In related notes, Edward Bdholm reports antelope shipments to a state game preserve near Custer, boosting wildlife holdings. Tourists flood Spearfish canyon lodges as Nebraskans join summer visitors in the region.
Pierre reports a shift in prairie travel where modern highways show two worn ruts instead of a broad bare surface from decades past. The grass now grows thick between and along the tracks, highlighting the change since the auto dominated travel.
Trojan Company miners in the Bald Mountain district walked out last Thursday over a fifty cent wage ruse. Eight hour miners earned 84.00 per day while shovellers got 3.50. Mogul and Golden Reward mines completed the Bald Mountain triangle, restoring about 800 men to work for now.
News reaches the state of the death at Newport of Harold Lehriner a White Rock boy who recently enlisted in the Navy and trained at Newport meningitis caused his death He was twenty two years old and was well regarded at White Rock high school where he studied before enlisting.
Ernest Nicholson, 49, a farm hand for Henry Reeves near Huron, disappeared after leaving Saturday night to visit his mother in Wessington. He did not return with a month's wages prompting police to fear foul play and a search has begun.
Washington June 21 Pair fax Harrison chairman of the railroad War board announced roads reduced the car shortage by more than one third during May while increasing bituminous coal traffic nearly 25 per cent. He said transportation conditions continue to improve and the railways are handling their greatest traffic in history.
The June 2 1917 adjourned session of the County Commissioners lists attendees including W W Show Jotteh D G Meleod Grady and Chairman Nels Jensen plus others. Delinquent tax adjustments and refunds are approved for multiple residents and properties with motions adopted. The board adjourns to 9 a m and reconvenes on June 6 1917 with various bills and expenditures approved for road work coroner services and county offices.
Regular adjourned meeting notes a Davison County board with Nels Jensen chair and commissioners Lehner Grundy Snow McLeod present. They review delinquent tax for Wim Spangler, approve pension and salary warrants, purchase a typewriter, authorize bids for coal, and adjourn sine die after roll calls and resolutions.
Organization of Davison county for the Partners Non Partisan league will begin under Harry Bo itice. Mr. Rice reports strong progress, noting South Dakota’s easier organization than North Dakota. Over 400 joined in Transon County and more are expected as the league’s need and justice are outlined in The Republican Farmers' page.
The text notes that assistance will be provided from Dunber to Adelaide. No further details are clear in the damaged passage.
Local leaders call for immediate fundraising to meet a 15 000 Red Cross allotment for Davison County. The committee reports strong progress with cards and solicitors everywhere and urges every resident to contribute within two days to avoid falling short.
The National Implement and Vehicle association warns that without immediate government measures to protect farm equipment production and labor, the United States risks food shortages for allies and domestic needs. It calls for equal priority of farm machinery with war materiel, raw materials access, and transport support to avert looming shortages.
The Tirteenth division cantonment camp progress is unclear. A telegram from Senator Johnson hints Des Moines as a possible site reconsideration but the War Department decision remains unpredictable. Indications show Minnesota and Iowa senators may oppose moving the camp outside their states, making Mitchell a likely backup if Des Moines is rejected.
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