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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1911
Page
6
The speaker urges farmers to consider seed wheat quality and variety choice amid changing crop conditions. He notes the milling trade, warns against smut, and stresses careful selection of seed with attention to growing qualities and potential yields for the coming season.
Washington reports Victor Murdock the Kansas insurgent leader is in a Wichita clinic with stomach trouble. Doctors diagnosed chewing gumitis after years of chewing chicle to replace tobacco. He is recovering and seeking a substitute for gum.
At Dakota Wesleyan University five or six students in a local militia unit were tricked by a fake telegram ordering them to the armory for a Mexican border deployment. They traveled by six oclock train to a gala at Epicurean cafe before learning the ruse. Captain Shade assured no further war order fakes.
A farmer favors the old press drill for deep, even seed placement and notes disk drills are useful but inferior. He plans a fertilization experiment on 150 acres with a commercial mix, to gather data for future guidance and share results with fellow farmers.
Tele gram from Mrs J M Adams informs of Col Adams death on Wednesday night at the Wisconsin soldiers home. Remains to be moved to Richland Center for interment. Once a Mitchell land attorney, he lost mobility after partial paralysis ten years ago. He helped organize the militia and contributed to town and state guard development. Served in Civil War with Co H 5th Illinois Infantry.
A city hall meeting formed a Mitchell baseball club with Ray L Bran son as secretary and manager and Dr. Ray Smith as treasurer. Officers include J. E. Wells president Will Scallin vice president Otto Faul temporary captain with committees to locate grounds and arrange funding and advertising. The group adjourned to reconvene March 16 for reports.
Hartford, Conn. George W. Smith of Melrose, secretary of the Connecticut Horticultural Society, argues Eve chose a pear from a tropical Eden climate, not an apple. He says the infamous fruit could not have grown in Eden’s climate and satirically rewrites the tale.
Advertising copy touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a preventive against deadly appendicitis by stimulating digestion. It promises relief from constipation biliousness and headaches and lists a 25 cent price at Deibhl and Brown's.
Rapid City D. Agent T Brents linked to the government Indian service announced the department will pause local operations in Pennington County and shift to other fields. Brents, under Chief Special Officer W E Johnson, led a broad crackdown on bootlegging, securing 32 federal prosecutions and eight prison sentences.
Pierre is connected to the Black Hills via a new Bell company copper circuit. A. A. Lowman of Omaha and G. W. Rutherford of Deadwood supervised the project. The line now provides direct connections to major Black Hills towns through a single company network.
A coroner's jury in Sioux Falls finds Arthur Spees died after being struck by Sioux Falls Traction streetcar No. 5 at Main and Thirteenth. The verdict blames the motorman's inexperience and the company for lacking fenders on the car and for negligence.
Pierre South Dakota report notes legislative appropriations for the last session stayed within estimated state revenues. Biennial receipts exceed appropriations by about 350 thousand dollars, with further increases in valuation boosting revenues and offering a path to reduce or erase much of the state debt in the next two years through higher taxes on increased valuations.
Aberdeen residents celebrate completion of an 8 inch artesian well 1 280 feet deep with a 2000 gallon a minute flow and 260 pounds to the square inch pressure. The new source enhances city water supply and fire fighting capability.
The first annual spelling contest was held in the High School assembly hall with fair attendance. The Dakota Wesleyan University band performed. Miss Jessie Erion of Railway school Prosper township won first prize a dozen photographs. Second prize a watch went to C Dewey Sand. third prize a book to Harry Vande Borsche. A silver cup was donated to the Railway school district and a year’s subscription to the school magazine was given to H P Leavitt.
Washington reports that Edward Douglass White, newly appointed Chief Justice, favors a simple announcement for the Supreme Court. He declined the traditional self honoring salutation and ordered the bailiff to address the bench without naming him. The change challenges longstanding practice and tradition at the high court.
Sheriff Gordon accompanied Thomas Williams to Redfield where he will be placed in the Redfield asylum after a board of health deemed him insane. The 26 year old stepson of Robi. Bucknell, long treated with care, was finally placed under state care as his condition worsened. Some doubt remains why he is kept there and he may have stolen shoes.
South Dakota article notes attorney general ruling that a rushed last minute rail law is invalid for lacking Senate passage. It highlights last minute bill signing, faulty amendments, and confusion in railway law as well as mislisted personal property and live stock schedules amid hurried legislative action. The piece critiques the mechanics of lawmaking in a closing session.
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