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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1916
Page
4
Local notes report a meeting called for Friday by the Corn Palace soliciting committee to organize fundraising for the fall festival. Chairman W W Reams indicated active work would begin Monday. Several city residents and visitors are listed with brief notes on marriage, politics, theatre, and social events.
Fragmentary text references De peermiany and Gianavolis amid Democratic and Conservative signals. No clear events, dates, or outcomes are readable to determine a specific newspaper item.
Aberdeen bankers report farm mortgage payments surge as farmers pay off debts in the last two months, with over $75,000 idle in one bank vault. Real estate lending is scarce while farmers use chattel loans to expand cattle, hogs, sheep and silos amid a war-inflamed boom. The boom fades into prudent debt reduction as farmers aim for steady wealth without overreliance on grain yields or markets.
Benjamin Morse a Daw son county pioneer and First Baptist church founder in Mitchell died yesterday in Amarillo Texas at 2 29 o clock while wintering there. He would have turned ninety next month. Relatives in Mitchell were notified and his son James Morse now in California and daughter Mrs. A B Rowley prepared to bring the body home for funeral services in Mitchell. Morse settled near Mitchell in the 1880s later lived in Indiana and returned to Mitchell after 1910. He organized a Bible class named for him and was active in the Baptist church.
South Dakota State's Attorney Huntington says using a device to reduce power meter readings is not a crime. The Aberdeen Light and Power case against J J Honnegger for defrauding the utility was dismissed for vague laws. The February circuit term opened with other cases, including the Schmidt murder matter and a trial with jurors deadlocked. George Conrad will move his dairy to Pukwana March 1 and transfer farm to A I Warner. The Widmann Tailor shop becomes Custom Tailor shop under E Michels and J W Siberz with Siberz touring North and South Dakota for work. Michels will focus on the local shop.
Brookings Register argues South Dakota farmers should shift from wheat to alfalfa beef and cream, citing low wheat yields and high costs. It highlights alfalfa production worth about 5 million dollars and beef cattle value around 17 million, plus dairy gains and regional growth in Brookings County.
Brookings, S D. Fourteen percent of farms with hog cholera harbor it due to virus carried by roaming dogs. Dr C Lipp of South Dakota State College warns dogs spread foot and mouth disease Rabies and other diseases. A useful dog is one that stays home. roaming dogs are a danger.
A compact note explains testing procedures for wiring fencing in Washington DC. It mentions practical steps and cautions for ensuring proper function and safety within established standards.
Andrew Steen of a Rock Creek farm near Mitch ell died Tuesday after a yearlong illness from pneumonia. He was 66. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Rock Creek church with Rev. A N Brudvig of the Norwegian Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will follow in Rock Creek Cemetery. Steen was born in Norway.
Redfield South Dakota lieutenant governor Peter Norbeck announces his bid for the Republican nomination for governor in May. He outlines a platform of businesslike administration, rural credit reform, highway and irrigation funding, budget reform, workers compensation, and cautious legislative change while emphasizing independence from factions.
J A Dundas sells the Maynard theatre to Geo W Ryckman with possession Monday evening. Ryckman, experienced in picture shows, has owned venues in Woonsocket Scotland Worthington Minn and Lake Andes D T, and will operate the Mitchell house with Dundas contracts and Paramount features. Dundas plans for the future unclear.
Kimball Graphic editor Clare Tinan and family rode in a reserved sleeper with two engines and a westbound train held to 6 pm to ensure timely connections for his theater visit. Chief Dispatcher Rozum arranged the leniency amid local rail tensions and jokes of renaming the town to Tinan.
The market shows a break of over seven cents per bushel from earlier session levels. Rumors circulate that the German ambassador passport issue is near a decision, adding a geopolitical note to the trading day.
Disturbing rumors claim Washington Berlin tensions over Germanys submarine policy may trigger a wheat market frenzy. The report notes unsettled trading and potential price swings amid diplomatic strain.
In the New York Morning Telegraph a columnist argues that phrases praising a well armed disciplined militia suggest dissensions within peace societies and defense groups. The piece foresees an experienced cadre of fighters forming to keep the nation invincible against global threats.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat reports Washington discussions about going dry, a move seen as potentially almost a casus belli among nations represented diplomatically, signaling mounting tensions over prohibition talk.
The notice states a mortgage on land described as section and range in Davison County South Dakota is to be foreclosed. The sale will occur at the front door of the court house in Mitchell on February 22 1916 at 10 am. Sheriff BE Owens Davison County and attorney Howard Warren Yankton are involved.
In the Fourth Judicial Circuit Davison County South Dakota the court orders a public sale of the southeast quarter of section 18 township 104 range 61 west of the 5th P M at the Mitchell county courthouse steps on March 18 1916 at 2 pm. The sale is to satisfy a circuit court order in the case Merriman plaintiff versus Sarles Smith Htta West Ray Smith minor and Guardian Lewis Merriman. The referee L J Welch signs the notice dated February 16 1916.
State of South Dakota Davison County notifies Maro Worrall Murl Shultz heirs and all next of kin that Charles W Wilson has filed for Letters of Administration for Rhoda M Wilson deceased. A hearing is set March 4 1916 at 10 a.m. in the Mitchell court room. Judge Thorlpson presides.
Public notice from Pierre dated January 7 1916 announces lease of all unleased common seed land in Davison County. Auction to be held at the courthouse from early morning until 6 pm. Pred Hepperler signs the notice.
United States v. Quivver questions if US courts may punish adultery involving Indians on a reservation. A. G. Granger of Kadoka was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court as Warren represents the government. South Dakotans in Washington include Mr and Mrs Douthitt, Ben Ash Donne Robinson, and Royal C. Johnson capita delegation. Snow adds a wintry scene as Perkins sale and eastern buying trips are noted.
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