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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
7
Lyman County residents report travel and family visits from Sioux City Mitchell Canton Yankton and Eagle Grove. New arrivals include a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Albert Williamson of Kennebec, while J G Bartine expands into alfalfa farming. Local guards recruits and moves to new homes also feature in this community roundup.
Miss Blanche Wyant and Mara Kohler attended a school picnic in Presho Friday morning and returned Sunday evening. Miss Mabel Wrickson visits relatives in Chamberlain this week. Alice and Grace Lockwood of Chamberlain stayed with their father at Lower Brule last week and returned home Saturday. Albert Williamson of Kennebec was in town Monday. Mrs. N J Lauerman came to Chamberlain Wednesday for dental work. Mr and Mrs H H Wenegar and family plus Mrs Hemphill and Mileen Hemphill visited from Chamberlain Sunday, returning with JW Hemphill entourage.
In Presho region last week crops benefit from nearby vein activity. Mred Wenobhie plans replanting about sixty acres of destroyed corm. Vernon buys 160 acres southeast of Presho from an eastern seller. Ival Wilefson builds a new barn west of Presho with carpenter work by Bowers. Wilda Johnson leaves for Murda to work in a restaurant. An artesian well is drilled north of Presho by T A Hagler. Coffin of Presho opens a Murda clothing store with rank Albers supervising.
K W. Leliand and Oscar visited Oncoman on business last week. Mrs. Owen and her daughter Neilie traveled to Minnesota for a visit. Albert Olson’s young son fell ill with quinsy. A picnic near Presho drew a large crowd last Friday. A Sunday ball game at J J Waller’s home saw Hilmoe beat Medicine Creek 6 to 15.
Gus Fredmanun traveled from Adrien Minnesota for a short visit as a local celebration committee announced a day program. Two games Murdo versus Reliance in the morning and Kennebee versus winners in the afternoon with O J Branson of Mitchell slated to speak. Horse events and a ball game encore, plus a Murdo band performance and a special train from Murdo to aid westbound attendees. John Mikens, from Stanley county, aims to raise stock at a new ranch location. Lyman county faces a potential three county split if Black Hills meridian petitions succeed for Presho and west-end removal. Developments in coming weeks are awaited.
Brookings South Dakota State College experts warn against overloading spring pastures. Prof Larsen says July drought and pests reduce milk and calf growth when feed runs short. Overcrowding now leads to poor wintering and lower profits. advise understocking and supplement with green fodder.
Meyers tops amateurs with 91 and Kreger leads professionals with 87 as the Mitchell gun club hosts a well attended event. The Topperwein exhibition for Winchester Repeating Arms drew strong applause and the pair will remain in the state for four days.
No orders to depart for the Mexican border have been received as the National Guard at Redfield mobilizes. Company I drills and recruits fill the ranks with eleven men set to leave for the camp tonight, including Austrians and naturalized citizens from Perth Amboy, Mitcell, Pierre, and Bridgewater.
Captain Seth Bullock files with the War Department in Washington to organize a cavalry regiment from western South Dakota and eastern Montana and Wyoming. Applications to join the unit are pouring in to him.
Virgil Rice, young son of Hetland residents, was severely bitten and mangled by a vicious dog in his grandparents yard. The dog was killed to end the attack.
Saturday Local Notes report a large crowd expected at Muskin Park next Sunday for a baseball clash between Artesian and Letcher. The item lists arrivals, travels, and upcoming events including births, anniversaries, and community notices across Mitchell with multiple residents and businesses mentioned.
A shoe merchant warns fall prices will rise as leather scarcity tightens supply. He cites Russia as a frequent calf skin source and South American kid skins plus Australian kangaroo hides, all disrupted by wartime shipping and military contracts in Italy Russia England France and other nations driving up costs and limiting availability.
Milbank South Dakota Watertown selected by the grand lodge Knights of Pythias as 1917 meeting place. About 150 local delegates attended and officers were elected for the year. A note: chancellor J J Pears, grand vice chancellor John Ruckman Aberdeen, grand prelate J Urquhart Valley Springs, grand master at arms M Holter Webster, grand keeper of records W A Roberts Huron, grand inner guard G Lehr Tyndall, grand outer guard W Coplin Lead. Visiting delegates were given an automobile ride to Big Stone and a boat trip on Big Stone Lake.
Aberdeen, S D was escorted by veterans of the Civil War to Fair a train in the city. R B Setherland of Leola is noted as the only Civil War survivor living in McPherson County. He served in the Fifth Ohio Cavalry, enlisting at age 15, and accompanied Sharman in the sharman in the sonsh.
The second volume of O W Coursey's Who's Who in South Dakota showcases biographies of leading Dakotans with a concise, readable style. Notable entries include A I Kitchencook L. B Anderson W H ROI Gen German J S Hoegland and U S Senator Tommy Sleee Governor Frank M Byrne and university leaders.
A dairy contest judged by the state dairymen and buttermakers association awarded top prizes. First place earned about 4 percent butterfat, Garretson’s A EH dial earned second, while Wale Mio and Mel Surety tied for other places with rates around 8 percent. The average butter score reached 91.2 percent in the test conducted at the Colpsa creamery under supervisor ALPL.
Pierre reports the new homestead act expands privileges for homesteaders in western areas. It allows selecting up to 20 acres within twenty miles of the original entry and ties the privilege to the actual residence on the initial claim, replacing the old additional entry rules.
The city has completed municipal ownership of the electric light system after voters authorized purchase in a recent special election. A three member arbitration board set the price, bonds were sold to fund the purchase, and extensive improvements are planned to make the city among the best lighted in South Dakota.
Roy Wilcox, a Web ster man, survived a thunderstorm while calming frigh tened horses on Albert Holmquist’s farm near Webster. A lightning bolt killed both horses and knocked Wilcox unconscious. He later recovered but sustained paralysis in his limbs and burned feet.
Commerce Commission today affirmed railroads may levy a tapea charge up to 15 per car on heating cars carrying cheese from Wisconsin to Kansas Missouri Nebraska and the Dakotas to prevent freezing.
Reports from Redfield detail a drowning of Private David Jopplicton, 23, of Separate Company G, Lond. A bay incident occurred during a river swim with companions misreading his distress. His body was sent home. the regiment will escort his remains and continue mobilization under Hay resolution for border protection.
Camp Hagman Redfield S D Saturday 1700 strong fourth infantry set to thirty or forty days of hard drill before being deemed prepared and sent to the border. Company F tents pitched as Mitchell cheers their troops. Enthusiasm rises on train as war dept orders federal service and possible oath. physicals next week with few failures anticipated.
Dean W. Harris of Redfield and William V. Knight of Gettysburg headline the latest recruits for Company F, bringing total to 75. officials say 75 more men are needed to reach war strength.
Aberdeen S D residents raise 1600 dollar fund for Company 1 guardsmen for comforts. The drive reaches 679 15, with 1000 dollar goal near. On Sunday many Aberdeen autos traveled to Camp Wagman Redfield to visit Company L guardsmen.
Cornelius Turner, arrested on grand larceny charges in connection with a $20 theft, was brought back from Sioux City by Sheriff Owens to Mitchell. He appeared in police court, a hearing was set for Thursday, and bail was fixed at 500 dollars.
Chester C. Dillon steps down as Dakota Wesleyan athletics head and will coach Simpson College in Indianola. Ja Conel Pillow, a former Illinois four letter man, recommended for the Dakota Wesleyan job, led Brookings high team to strong showings. S. I. Morris said Board action would wait a few weeks for committee review of applicants.
John C. Tatman an early county settler died at his Oak Creek Colorado home at 73 following arrival in 1879 with Edward Devyv from Ludington Michigan. Tatman a physician became a prominent property holder and active community member, with ties to Mitchell and Firesteel in the region.
Leander LaChappelle a long time resident of the northern Black Hills died at his home in Belle Fourche after a brief illness at age unknown. He came to Deadwood in 1876 from Canada and helped organize Deadwood Lodge No. 7 A I and A M. He belonged to all Masonic bodies in the region and a large Masonic funeral is planned. He is survived by a widow.
Arlington South Carolina police arrested two men and two women driving a Bord car after a sheriff Telegram ordered apprehension of car number drivers. They face charges of car theft and suspected kodak theft at Castlewood, with possible white slavery charges for the two men. They were taken to Hayti for a hearing.
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