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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1915
Page
4
Hog receipts today reach 20 000 with 5 cent gains over yesterday as prices rise to 7 45 to 7 70 for various weights. Cattle and sheep show steadier tone with mixed prices and potential declines or small gains at Chicago and Minneapolis markets.
Sioux City Iowa reports steady to slightly lower cattle receipts at 1 600 with prices around 7 25 to 7 30 for bulk. Hogs show a week long price swing from 7 05 to 7 35 with midweek higher and Saturday values near 7 10. Sheep receipts are about 800 with prices up about 10 cents.
Milwaukee weather and prices show wheat at Dakota No. 1 north spot around 1.57 to 1.58 with May and July futures at 1.31 8-4 and 1.57 respectively. Corn No. 3 mixed near 76 1 2 cents, May corn about 75 1 8, oats No. 8 white around 54 cents, barley No. 3 at 76 77, rye No. 1 near 1.16 to 1.17, flax No. 1 northwestern around 1.97 1 2 to 1.99 1 2.
In Slowtown a snail racer named Sam wins the one hundred yard dash in four days three hours and six minutes marking a quirky long time event for the local nonce.
Brooklyn loses 6 to 1 as Chicago defeats Brooklyn at Ebbets Field with Pierce pitching near perfection. Rucker faced an early homer threat while Saier hit a homer and multi base hits in eight innings.
In Syracuse Justice Andrews refused to strike testimony about Barnes linked to direct primaries and race track legislation and his anti Hughes stance. The evidence stays to show Barnes's Republican position, not to prove corruption.
Dakota Wesleyan outclassed Huron College 95 to 22 in a dual track and field meet in Huron. Melick Chase led Wesleyan with 2 points and a disqualification in the 120 yard hurdles. Woodward added 18 points, Berry 13, and Chase set hammer and distance records.
Kansas City trainer George Harold Miller has been chosen to head the Dakota Wesleyan school of music voice department, succeeding J W Hobson. Miller studied at Baker University and Washington College of Music, studied in New York under Italian method master George Sweet and Max Heinrich, and with Oscar Saenger. He has served as baritone soloist for the Aborn Opera company, Chevy Chase seminary, Washington Ora torio Society, University of Virginia festival chorus, and other groups before moving to Mitchell to join Dakota Wesleyan.
Abbie Shoop an eighteen year old youth is in the custody of Perkins county authorities on horse stealing charges. He allegedly stole a horse from Charles Blade near Glenda, sold it to an innocent buyer, later repossessed it near Reader, and was captured near Ludlow. He waived preliminary hearing and awaits trial in state circuit court. He is described as illiterate.
An urgent publicizing of Dr. King's New Discovery as a remedy for children's coughs. The ad claims it will quickly stop coughing, soothe the throat, and strengthen a child, with a guarantee and availability from druggists.
An old advertisement warns that neglecting a cold leads to serious illness. It promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as essential, claiming the first dose clears the head and eases breathing, encouraging immediate purchase.
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