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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
8
Sioux Falls prelate O Gorman is slated for elevated duties as archbishop in line for a rig assignment. The Pope praises St Paul archbishop, and His Holiness speaks enthusiastically of that role during frequent audiences with Pius X.
Rome dispatches note Pope praises Archbishop Treland of St Paul and Bishop O Gorman's audiences. The tainted suggestion is that Archbishop Ireland may receive the red hat if Bishop Gorman becomes Archbishop of St Paul, aligning with current expectations.
In Rome on March 20 Pope Pius X received Rt. Rev. Thomas O Gorman bishop of Sioux Falls in private audience. The pope praised the American episcopate on church state issues in France and discussed Archbishop Ireland’s remarks and the Philippine question. He noted correspondence with President Roosevelt and welcomed Mrs. Douglas Robinson to Rome during Holy Week. St Patrick's day observances at the Irish college followed with Vicar Cardinal Vinent presiding.
Sioux Falls reports Colonel EE Cressey a veteran Omaha editor and Dakota pioneer dodged arrest on suspicion of being a crook in Minnesota. A stranger questioned him at a depot as a train began to move, and the town marshal confirmed he was not the wanted man before he boarded.
A party of hunters on the Missouri River become marooned on separate sandbars as rising waters and drifting ice threaten their safety. Two men, Doty and Kimake, are among the stricken group, while a farmer and another hunter seek to rescue them after a long drift.
Aberdeen S D March 21 Professor Anton Romanoff a violin teacher has disappeared leaving creditors mourning his loss He was a Russian violinist and linguist fluent in six or seven tongues He came to Aberdeen three years ago set up a studio and attracted pupils He reportedly conned a young man with a few hundred dollars who is not troubled by wealth now
Governor Crawford names I. C. Huss of Pedro to the livestock commission seath and M F F Cummings of Wilmot to the board of embalmers. Newbanks of Pierre Anderson of Sturgis and Prank ltood of Ashcreek are named to the state branch commission.
Bryant S D reports Norden is formed thirteen and a half miles east of Bryant and will house the Bank of Norden with capital of $10,000. Incorporators are H H A Ruden M B Westad and B U Hestad.
Sioux Falls March 21. The South Dakota Rhodes scholarship board named George Whitefield Norvell of Mitchell University the new Rhodes Scholar to study at Oxford. He succeeds Paul M. Young of Vermillion State University, who earns his B A at Oxford this June and returns to South Dakota. Three candidates contended for the post.
Fifty female workers at a United States stamped envelope factory in Hartford walked out to protest night shifts. They questioned the plan and demanded hours to suit them, prompting management to promise a negotiated schedule.
Officials face site selection with surface rights held by owners while Homestake Mining owns bedrock. Government demands安全 ground free of cave in risks from underground workings, requiring Homestake input on current and future stability before final choice.
Sheriff ER Sherman chased and fired in the air at Chas Hall a Dallas transient fleeing arrest after cigar boxes were found on him. Hall's partner Daniel O'Brien Omaha was arrested at the depot for selling cigars believed stolen. Hall was captured in the courthouse yard after scaling fences. cigars linked to a Jefferson saloon.
Rapid City reports the Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad has restarted construction toward Chamberlain. Track reaches Kadoka, 120 miles from Chamberlain, with rails laid for fifteen miles from Rapid City. Crews are grading and filling gaps, and track laying will soon begin across about seventy five miles remaining.
Charles Seeley and Rose Blanche Spaulding were married at the bride’s mother’s home in Huron by Rev. Fred W. Long. Seeley is a Chicago and Northwestern railway man. Spaulding is president of the South Dakota Daughters of Rebekah grand lodge and widely known in the state. They will be at home in Huron after April 15.
Lake Andes March 18 The body of Charles Slaight, one of three men who drowned on December 25 near White Swan while crossing the Missouri river on ice, was found on a sand bar two miles below the break. No trace has been found of H Cushman and Daniel Slaight.
Aberdeen South Dakota March 18 revival services begin with evangelist R Johnson. Six churches join to suspend their own services for a month under the business men's sponsorship. An auditorium is rented for March 18 to April 10 at 500 dollars, with a choir of over 300 providing music.
Hot Springs South Dakota March 20 an electric burglar alarm at the First National bank sounded early Sunday morning forcing two men who had entered through a window and were working on the time lock to flee the scene. A trace could not be found.
Adjutant General Englesby seeks a full regiment of regulars to encamp with the state militia in summer and has been encouraged they will be provided. State militias avoid concentration camps this year. regulars will be stationed at state camp grounds for training of local troops. If secured, state guards will camp about July 1.
Walter McCarty and Harry Daum, both in their teens, used passes belonging to the North Western system and a clerk to flee toward the coast. Their plan unraveled after officials were alerted and conductors warned to eject them. The youths deserted the early train at the ice houses after being advised to return home to their mothers.
Gregory S D announces its annual May Day celebration on May 1 with Governor Crawford expected to attend. Since 1904 Gregory has marked the Rosebud country opening, hoping train service reaches Gregory by May 1, possibly requiring special trains for nearby county towns.
Sioux Falls veterans of the Civil War have secured a charter for a second Grand Army of the Republic post. More than forty old soldiers signed the application for the new post, following local action by area veterans.
Parkston South Dakota on March 20 the injunction proceedings to halt a new city hall were dismissed for failure to appeal. City officials plan to erect the building at the earliest date with a cost of 6 500 dollars.
Dr. Thomas Nicholson, president of Dakota Wesleyan University Mitch ell, will deliver the annual commencement address to Centerville public schools on May 29.
A twenty member Armour Fire Company was organized in Corsica South Dakota on March 20. Officers named include Sam McDonald as chief O Bradshaw first assistant chief S Winner second assistant chief D H Raben treasurer and T F Mahoney secretary.
Washington reports Mrs Gamble’s illness delaying departure for Senator Gamble and party. They plan to travel via New York and Princeton, while South Dakota insurgents celebrate Senate-confirmation overrulings on post office appointments. New congressmen may influence Platte and Chamberlain appointments through ongoing investigations.
Washington dispatch reports a dispute between Nicaragua and Honduras over a stolen mule belonging to Senor Irenio Salgado. Honduran foreign minister Agusto Coello protested to Nicaraguan minister Jose Gomez, while Gomez noted Salgado was not a Honduran citizen and had fled prior revolutionary activity.
Sioux Falls D March 16 Officers and directors of the Oldham Farmers Elevator Company Kingsbury county will resist an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed by T R Yoder Albert Koehne and Thomas W Rae. The answer alleges irregularities in conduct and accounts and asks dismissal of the petition with costs. The case proceeds at the April term in United States court.
Pierre S D March 14 The last South Dakota legislature approved the largest total appropriations in state history totaling 2 395 407 21 surpassing the 1 976 439 high set in 1903 The items include general bill 1 089 300 00 legislative expenses 66 681 15 circuit judge costs 1 500 00 and numerous department allocations such as Brookings dormitory 50 000 00 and reform school improvements 9 100 00 The record encompasses state capital and various agency needs across departments and institutions.
Aberdeen South Dakota March 16 Brown County has lost two post offices Berne and Mansfield while McPherson and Spink gain. Berne mail now goes to Wetonka McPherson County eleven miles from Aberdeen on the Leola branch line. Mansfield sits on Brown and Spink county line and the post office moved into Spink.
Sioux Falls March 16 Saloon men in South Dakota look for a loophole in a new law banning saloons within a third of a mile of educational institutions. The act does not define which schools count as educational institutions opening potential evasion.
Petra Lien, 23, rode three miles barefoot in near zero cold in a nightgown to summon aid for her husband Andrew Lien after an explosion and blaze at their farm. He died at daybreak. she, burned and frozen, remains in precarious condition. Funeral of Mr. Lien was among Hughes County’s largest.
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