Loomis Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Sales
Miss Alice Watkins visited Loomis friends Sunday. Mrs. Robert Wilkinson and Mrs. Joe Gilfillan attended the WCGIA convention at Alexandria the latter part of the week. John Morgen was called to Carroll Ohio last week due to a relative’s death. The Bates brothers shipped a car load of hogs from here Monday. The Busy Bee class of the Sunday school held a bazaar and bakery sale Saturday clearing about 15 dollars. An other sale is planned soon. The Woman's Home Missionary society will meet with Mrs. Will Allen on Wednesday afternoon. I D Lewis has purchased a new car from J F Smith. John Watkins returned Friday from a trip east.
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Alice Watkins
Loomis Friends
Robert Wilkinson
Joe Gilfillan
W. CG. 1
Alexandria
John Morgen
Carroll
Bates Brothers
Busy Bee
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Will Allen
I. D. Lewis
J. F. Smith
John Watkins
Guy Davis
Woman's Board of Home Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Main Street
Third Avenue
Mitchell Realty Company
Fred Hocking
Little Son
England
Mr. Hocking
Mitchell
K. B. Anderson
J. E. Wells
S. I. Kerns
J. W. Melody
Chas. Sloan
Sioux City
Sheldon
Iowa
Fred Donaldson
West Fourth Avenue
Gladys Belding
Plankinton
Ruth Anderson
Frank Welch
Ethan
JT. J. Morgans
Sioux Falls
Watertown
Huron
Redfield
Commercial Club
J. P. Palmer
Commercial Club of
Omaha
Widmann Hotel
L. Breidenbach
Golden Rule Grocery
Siloam Springs
Ark
Daily Register of
James W. Blakeslee
Topeka
Kansas
Pierre
Dr. G. S. Bobb
S. H. Scallin
C. W. Derr
Fred F. Donaldson
F. B. Rowley
R.B. Ruth
Peter Jordan
J. Welch
A. W. Gaines
L. FE. Lowrie
M. IE. Helgerson
F. L. Ransom
William Durkee
State chemists organize branch in Vermillion South Dakota
A South Dakota section of the American Chemical Society will organize at Vermillion on May 6. A temporary group formed last October during the ceremony for the new chemistry building at the University of South Dakota with Dr. A. N. Cook as president. The university serves as headquarters, with Sioux City chemists included among members. officers are A N Cook president W R Tydeman vice president H S Jones secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion, S. D
South Dakota
American Chemical Society
Vermillion
National Society
Urbana, Ill
Aln. Cook
University of South Dakota
Council of the National Society
Sioux City
Tech
A. N. Cook
W. R. Tydeman
H. S. Jones
Dakota Wesleyan
B. A. Mahre
Sioux Falls
James A. Coss
Ralph B. Waite
Spencer
B. A. Dunbar, Jr
H. Hungerford
Howard Loomis
James 11
Shepard
Guy KE. Youngburg
Brookings
B. R. Reinersten
We Naval Consulting Board
United States
Thomas Moison
Jones
W. S. Jones
Prof. Jones
Sioux Ciy
Phillip Diehl
Elizabeth Diehl
Butte
Mont
Katherine
Diehl
St. Paul
Mitchel
Alumni Lead in Half Finished High School Track Meet
High school alumni lead current students in a dual track meet at Tlitch cock park though postponed after a Mitchell versus Parkston baseball game. Records show Herbert Fox winning 50 and 100 yard dashes, Fox and Mason placing in the 220, Coughlin and Wilder in shot put, Van Benthuysen and Coughlin in the mile, and Mason in pole vault with distances and times listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlitchcock Park
Mitchell
Parkston
Herbert Fox
Grace
Fox
Mason
Coughlin
Wilder
van Benthuysen
Ilder
Plankinton Mail
Donald Mason
Aurora County
Voreze
Iroquois Man Arrested in Minnesota Horse Theft Case
Local officers report Harry Jay, a former Iroquois resident, fled toward Cleveland Minnesota with mortgaged horses harness and wagon to join his wife. He sold a stolen horse for 90 dollars then was arrested on horse stealing charges and later sentenced to the Minnesota reformatory. The mortgaged property charge remains pending in Iroquois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iroquois, S. D
Madison Laket Minn
Harry Jay
Cleveland
Minn
Minnesota
Barbed Wire Injury Leads to Life Saving Operation
Lars Jiangaard, a farmer near Chester South Dakota, cut his hand on barbed wire. Blood poisoning developed days later and required urgent surgery at a Sioux Falls hospital to save his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Lars Jiangaard
Here
Sioux Falls
Dakota Wesleyan Beats Sophomore Class 7 to 6
Local notes report Dakota Wesleyan academy baseball defeated the sophomore class 7 to 6 yesterday afternoon. The week ending May 2 was unusually cold and cloudy with light precipitation, but farming weather improved with plowing, seeding, and potato planting well underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Wesleyan Academy
Dy Street
Babies Win Prizes In Mitchell Bet-terabies Show
The weekly Bet terabies event in Mitchell showcased 140 babies with an average score near 2 percent. Elden Pooley and Arthur Deane Hickok tied for high 98.5, among three divisions with dozens of young contestants and numerous awards announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elden Pooley
P. J. Pooley
Arthur Deane Hickok
Miles W. Hickok
Waldo
John Clearbout
Richard
Andrew Pitchen
Lemuel
G. H. Downs Lewis
Charles WI. Jones
Charles Tice
Max
Henry Speck
Norma
In. A. Loomer
Lyrene
J. L. Kinkhead
Robert
C. K. van der Maaten
Lucile
Charles Strand
John Cook
Treda
A. R. Johnston
Bisnehe
A. Ja. Rawson
Ugene
A. F. Anderson
Douala
LeRoy Morris
Marjorie
Harley Martinson
Nolen
S. J. Merrerley
Otto Wittenhagen
Charles
CC. C. Derr
Ifrancis
K. 2
Crochet
James
James Warren
Lestlie
J. Gumbiner
Octavia
Mr. Thompson
Hloneritta
C. A. Elliott
Grace
C. A. Fidcroft
Elden
C. J. Woley
Helen
8. T. Meyers
Margaret
George Sturdevant
Phyllis
Tom France
Mary
G.T. Graham
A. Kelley
Gray
R. W. Wuehes
Local Notices and Social Notes From Friday's Daily
Mrs W H King and her son returned home from Kingsburg South Dakota after a brief visit with her brother. Mr and Mrs Frank A Gates of Kingsley Iowa visit due to niece Wilda Scotts illness. Presbyterian Women’s Board delivered a missions talk to a large audience. A daughter Bern was born to Mr and Mrs Albert Hunter of Perry township on Tuesday May 2. Mitchell band rehearsal tonight ahead of first public concert next week. Mrs A F Hitchcock returns from Florida with improved health. Mrs J P Carlson suffered a stroke of paralysis recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. King
Little Son
Kingsburg
S.D
Frank A. Gates
Kingsley, Ia
Wilda
C. E. Scott
Bern
Albert Hunter
Perry Township
Mitchell
State Legal Opinions Cover Vacancies and Auto Licenses
The attorney general holds that failure to file a petition for a county office creates a vacancy filled by the county central committee to complete the ticket for November. An auto license issued to a nonresident county owner is invalid. The state is not liable for highway maintenance in the state forest reserve. A mayor cannot vote to break ties on appointment confirmations. a tied vote means no confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hand
Orient
Paulk County
Wessington
Meadle County
Custer
April Weather Summary Shows Cool, Sunny Deficit Across State
The April mean temperature fell to 43.4 degrees, 1.2 below normal, with a high of 78 on April 12 and a 94 degree record over 85 years. Sunshine was 11 percent below normal, four clear days, and rainfall at 1.16 inches, 1.69 inches under the 2.85 inch normal. Northwest winds averaged 12.8 mph, peaking at 41 mph on April 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bareau
Huron
Sophomores Triumph in Baseball Ahead of Interclass Title
The sophomores defeated the juniors 12 to 8 after yesterday's games as part of the race to the interclass championship. Earlier freshmen loss noted. superior batting highlighted the victory for the sophomores with lineups listed for both sides and scorekeepers Marsden and Wallitee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tale
Sorphomeres
Sophomeres
Hughes
George
Treganza
Coughlin
Collns
Kutchinson
Smith
Umipir Mueller
Marsden and
Wallitee
Veterans Home Shows High Average Age In South Dakota
A South Dakota soldiers home at Wet Springs reports an average veteran age of 74.84 years. Among the residents one is 95, with large groups in the 75 to 80 and 67 to 70 ranges. Veterans receive $18,000 in pensions each quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
Wet Springs
Panama Hat Signals Summer Arrives in Mitchell
A prominent Mitchell businessman wore a panama to his office in the usual spring appearance of summer. Residents equated the hat with the season as robin-like harbingers, and many planned to revive old straw hats. The noon temperature reached 79 degrees, the warmest so far this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Watertown Golf Club Seeks State Tournament Venture
The Watertown golfers propose forming a voluntary club linked to the Lake Kampeska Country club to promote golf this season. Plans include hiring a pro, maintaining the course, and arranging interclub contests with Mitchell Aberdeen Sioux Falls Waron and Chamberlain, with charter members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Watertown
Aberdeen
Sioux Falls
Waron
Chamberlain
Lake Kampeska
Golfers Club
Huron
C. R. Winsle
J. W. Dougherty
W. Plank
G. W. Hart
Robert Hart
P. J. Gault
L. T. Morris
Garretson Hosts Luther League Convention
Several hundred members attend the Luther league of South Dakota as Garretson hosts the annual convention in sessions at the Lutheran church. Delegates from across the state gather for a full program with speakers noted for work in the league. The event, echoing Garretson’s earlier hosting fourteen years ago, marks the growth of the organization into a thriving state religious group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League
South Dakota
Luther League
Garretson
Aberdeen to Host 1917 U S Meet in May
South Dakota Sunday School association selected Aberdeen as next meeting site for 1917. The convention will run May 1 to 3 with I W Robinson of Parker as president and Geo L Kemper of Aberdeen as second vice president. officers elected include J K Cressey of Sioux Falls and Walter Loomis of Redfield among others.
Evidence Presented in S. D. Case Before Judge Rice
The sparse notes indicate a court session before Judge W. G. Rice involving the S. D. case with references to HAR VAN RUSCHEN and related evidence. Details are fragmentary, but the proceedings focus on evidentiary matters in a district court filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Har van Ruschen
S. D
W. G. Rice
State Supreme Court Referees Complete Disbarment Hearing
Testimony in the disbarment case against H. Van Ruschen of Marion has been completed. Attorneys received thirty days to file printed briefs with the referees who will study the testimony and briefs before making a recommendation to the state supreme court, which retains final authority on disbarment or continued licensure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
H. van Ruschen
Marion
South Dakota
Howard Sells Electric Bonds For $25 000 In Howard S D
After a voters decision for municipal ownership Howard S D city council sold bonds worth 25000 to a Minneapolis company to buy the electric light system. The city expects possession by May 10 and plans improvements including a new engine. Arbitration set the price and a voter referendum finalized the purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
S. D
Minneapolis
Centerville Moves to Ban Sunday Baseball
Centerville pastors urge renewal of the previous pledge promising no Sunday games this season. Local supporters claim the state law against Sunday baseball remains in effect and would be enforced if complaints are filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
M. D
Bite of woodsticK fatal to youngsters
Bruce S D reports Laurel Montana details of eight year old Caroline Elizabeth Sponsler daughter of Mr and Mrs G W Sponsler Bruce territory pioneers who died after being bitten by a woodstick The tick was removed but days later she became unconscious and died in Bruce where she was born at the family home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bie
Hiome
Bruce
Time appointed for approving will in Davison County SD
In Davison County Court at Mitchell a notice sets Saturday May 13, 1916 at 10 a.m. as the time to prove the will of Benjamin Morse deceased. Heirs J T Morse Anna E Rowley Benjamin J Miles Nina Davie and Anna PD Brookings may appear to contest and seek Letters Testamentary. Court by O C Thompson judge and S Cattrell clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Davison
Benjamin Morse
J. T. Morse
Anna E. Rowley
Benjamin J. Miles
Nina Davie
Anna PD. Brookings
Benjamin ‘Morse
Mitchell
Nenjamin Morse
Mitchell, S. D
O. C. Thompson
Notice to creditors in the estate of John Meyers
Sarah E Meyers executrix of John Meyers deceased urges all creditors and claimants to present their claims with vouchers within six months of first publication. Claims must be shown to Spangler Haney at Mitchell South Dakota. Dated March 25 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Meyers
Sarah . Meyers
Sarah E. Meyers
Spangler & Haney
Mitchell
Davison
Dak
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Mass Offerings
The family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness, sympathy, flowers during the illness and death of their mother, and for mass offerings. Chris Kirchbaum and family members Mr and Mrs Geo Schirmer Mr and Mrs Aaron Lindahl Mr and Mrs R J Kelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Kirchbaum
Geo. Schirmer
Aaron Lindahl
R. J. Kelley
Bass Caught Out Of Season Costs Man In Armour
D H Raben of Armour paid 18 dollars 70 cents after being caught eating a bass out of season at Lake Andes. The state game department notified authorities and records the violation under local bass season rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
State-Game Department
D.H. Raben
Armour
Lake Andes
Nakote
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Loomis
H. 1. Jones
H. S
Hitchcock
Harry van Benthuysen
Charles Bohart
Matt Schumacher
Bohart
Schumacher
Bohart Place
I. G. I Krouse
Florida
Krause
C. J. Wright
Raymond
Newhirter
al Furchiner
O'Neill
Mt. Vernon
Kimball High School
P. FF. Wickhem
John A. Bowler
W. G. Ainslee
Second Avenue
Tiday
Conrad Maxwell
A. K. McNeil
Wessington Springs
C. C. Dillon
Dick Waney
Supreme Court
Amelia Gibbs
Frances Brill
Pest House
Paul M. Young
Alpena
JT. J. Spangler
Ki. G. Scharnweber
Artesian Baseball Club
Bowman
Fron
June Cass
S. I. Morris
Ed Meyers
B. I. van Fliet
Mason City
Milwaukee
Black Hills
FE. Borchardt
Borchardt
American Sunday School Union
Dan West
H. A. Shute
Warold
George Williamson
J. J. Osrood
Florence
A. N. Brodstrup
Marjory
A. Test
J. Is. Betts
Dr. Ray Smith
Caroline
C.A. Bower
Ruth
Red Johnson
Hudora
Charles Apley
Carl
Clyde Washburn
Alice
H. BE. Manon
Ralph
Harry Milner
Wf. D. Lewis
Harold
Joss Underholl
Roy Morris
Wranvis
G. M. Wright
Justher
W. Gardner
Lauretta
T. G. Long
Burlyn
Geo, Rutherford
Hubert
L. G. Disburg
Franklin
I. L. Richards
Roy
John Giese
Dr. Rh. Db. Gillis
Dorothy
G. G. Kimball
Leo
John Peden
Odell
A. A. Moses
Frederick
Mr. Roggell
Gladys
J. L. McGrady
Ray Treganza
John
S. J. Kerns
A. K. Test
Hazel
D. L. McLeod
Kenneth
A. B. Coacher
Clare
C. I. van der Maaten
Annabell
Walter Zac
Genevieve
W. A. Sherman
Catherine
W. A. Wheeler
Elizabeth
S. Hall
A. W. Wall
Theodore
Andrew Ellwein
Donald
Ed Sehlingen
Leonora
Chas. Toreson
Marjorie Martinson
Helen Myers
Elden Poley
Eudora Apley
Mary Helen Smith
Harvard Rees Lewis
Annabelard
Han
Ley LeRoy Baggett
W. R. Ball
A. FE. Hitchcock
Chicago
J. P. Carlson
East Fourth Avenue
Kampeska Club
U. S
Parker
Huron Meeting
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