Rural School Notes Highlight Bond Vote and Health Efforts
Mt. Vernon approved 350,000 in bonds for a new schoolhouse by wide margin. Reports mention new attendance certificates and diplomas, Red Cross nurse visits, and plans for a new school building in Baker District No. 39. Seventh and Eighth Grade exams set for May 24 and 25 in Mitchell, Mt. Vernon, Etna, and Loomis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Red Cross
Miss Winters
Baker District No. 39
A. D.mcnary
M. A. Withers
Loomis Than
Mitchell
Etna
Loomis
Blanche Pipsel
Baker
Hazel Larson
J. M. Spangler
Vera Silliman
Fitendon
Frances Watson
Prosper
Florence Wallis
Tobin
Elsie Amick
Supt
W. M. Mair
Brookings
Mair
Emima 2
McClintock, Co
Supt. of
Red Cross Parade Draws Thousands in Mitchell
About five thousand residents packed Mitchell streets for the Red Cross Parade then filled City Hall and adjoining halls. Capt. H E Rowley led the march as crowds cheered the khaki Company I and the G A R members. Edgar Dix threw the first dollar amid calls for membership while speakers including Dr B A Bobb and Miss Maebelle Price urged support and illustrated Red Cross aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Red Cross
City Hall
Columbia
D. T. Becker
Maebelle Price
Company I
H E. B. Rowley
B. A. Bobb
Edgar Dix
Dr. Bobb
Mr. Dix
Should Watch for Hog Cholera in Farms
Brookings, South Dakota farmer must act to protect neighbors if hog cholera breaks out. Dr. J T Dinwoodie, state college extension animal diseases specialist, urges isolating outbreak points to control spread. He recalls the 1914 hog cholera scourge that destroyed pork value and stresses vigilance during the current crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
J. T. Dinwoodie
State College Extension
Ace
Dinwoodie
South Dakota
Troop L Mustered in at Kimball South Dakota
Seventy six members of Troop L South Dakota cavalry have been mustered in at Kimball. Officers listed include Captain N J Quirk first lieutenant C B Beelman and second lieutenant G A Scharnberger with sergeants and a long roster of troopers headed by Frank P Anderson James Anderson and Leroy Barr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
S. D
Lvst
South Dakota c Cavalry
N. J. Quirk
C. B. Beelman
Gr. A. Scharnberger
Geo. Drake
Harry J. Bray
Prank
Anderson
James Anderson
Leroy J. Barr
Leland R. Baumgartner
Ray
Field Lester A. Precland
Glenn
Gibson
Robert Sharper
A. W. Woshaw
Edwin S. Hubert
Amos L. Irving
Antoni Johnson
Mervin L. Johnson
Milton CG. Kennedy
Harl H. Mingery
Artfur Koeh
Walter Isoeh
John J. Landis
Bar! H. Lauley
Henry C. Linton
Roland Tittlell
Clintons
Iileya
Harry M. Lockwood
Jerry M. McBride
Wim. J. Martin
Norman C. Matson
Daniel Medicine Blanket
Gilbert C. Miley
Clarendon D. Miller
Pred V. Miller
Ernest L. Mort
Howard A. Morgan
Emil Nelson
Boyd L. Pederson
Henry G. W Peterson
Frank W. Pipal
Leon Li. Potter
Pat J. Quirk
Leonard RR. Wheeler
Harold C. Yarwood
Dewey G. Zink
Less Eats Now For High School Seniors
Mitchell High School seniors adopt a conservation resolution urging the junior class to skip the traditional Senior Junior banquet and instead hold a party. Arthur A. Anderson signs the resolution and delivers it to the junior class. no reply yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Mitchell High
United States
Mitchell High School
Arthur A. Anderson
Two Local Men Eye Big Oil Find Near Grover Colorado
George Frederick and W Bauer control thousands of acres near Grover Colorado after buying 8000 acres this winter with options on more. Two favorable geological surveys by Dr A A Johnson bolster their prospects. Frederick departs for Colorado to inspect the land and may drill test wells if promising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover
Colo
George Frederick
East Fourth Avenue
Colorado
Denver
W. Bauer
West Fourth Avenue
Mr. Frederick
A. A. Johnson
University of Wyoming
State of
Frederick
Man Confesses to Double St Paul Crime In San Francisco
Joseph Redenbanek alias Edward Hamilton confessed to killing St Paul socialite Mrs. Dunn on April 27 and Police Officer Connery in Minneapolis five days earlier. Police say the Dunn slaying stemmed from conspiracy and the officer’s death from the slayer’s fright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Calif
Joseph Redenbanek
Edward Hamilton
Ted
Mice McQuillan Dunn
St. Paul
Policeman Connery
Minneapolis
Redenbaug
Boh
Dunn
Mitchell Notes Cover Local Events And People
Local notes report W Derr and son on a basin trip, Bruce resident S D Schultz visiting Mitchell, Marguerite Clark highlighted at Met, room-rent ad seeking a girl, various city visits, police warnings about lot cleanups, and a municipal court update. Mentions of births, deaths, business, and army housing plans accompany a broad snapshot of daily life in Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Derr and Son Jotri
Jh. W. S Schultz
Bruce, S. D
Liotia
Marguerite Clark
Eountiry
L. W. Draeger
Ff Mitchell
Donaldson
Margueri
Clark
Met
Joly Hering
Pierre
William Sk. Benbow
Aberdeen
Chris Limmes
Armour
C. Kelsey
Medora
Widmann
Mitchell hosts college editors meeting among daily staff
Friday's Daily W. S. Travis notes Franklin Miller and Ole Berg of Yankton attended a Mitchell gathering of college editors. Robert Carlson a Kimball attorney toured Mitchell on business. Mrs. James L. Lardner ofWyanton Ill. visited local friends. A. H. Whittemore of Vermillion was in Mitchell yesterday. Davison county insanity board ruled George Kunzman a fit subject for state hospital treatment in Yankton. Kunzman formerly janitor at the Commercial and Savings Bank. Lauritz Miller left for Waterown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Wolk
Chicago
Over
Mitchell
Slutte
Miles City
Mont
George Slagle
Pioneer Garage
Frank W. Rockwell
Rockwell
H. Iformiester
N. H. Hoff
P. J. Tripp
White Lake
Pukwana Township
Brule County
S. Lifsehultz
St. Paul
Win, Jones
Chamberlain
J. F. Stalladay
College Press Association
Hales Lodge
Robert Carlson
Wimball
I. K. Mather
Brookings and
Beresford
Jelsie Snow
FH. Pp. Patterson
Celeste Culson
Lottie Theis
Joe Orr
Mable Nelson
Thg Department
WJ. Wellow
State of
South Dakota
Vern Landon
Vern Liandon
Byron Landon
Roy Donahue
Stenry Nynuhouse
Loomis
Lillian Olson
Laura Brookman
Vermillion
Geo. A. Silshy
Kansas City
W. S. Travis
Franklin Miller
Ole Berg
Yankton
Kimball
James L. Lardner
Wyanston
Ill
A. H. Whittemore
Davison County Insanity Board
George Kunzman
State Hospital
Kunzman
Commercial and Savings Bank
Lauritz
Miller Teft
Waterown
Man Convicted In Auto Larceny Case
Joseph Tore Man Wese was convicted in the state circuit court at Lake Andes for larceny of an automobile and sentenced by Judge Tripp to three years in the Sioux Falls penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Andes
S. 10
Joseph Tore- Man Wese
Tripp
Sioux Falls
College Editors Convene In South Dakota
The first annual South Dakota College Press convention opens at Dakota Wesleyan with college paper staffs from across the state meeting to share guidance. Walter S. Travis of Yankton inspired the association, which aims to improve inter-paper ties and benefit by expert talks from journalists and scholars. A banquet closes the event tomorrow night, likely drawing almost all state editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota College Press Association
Dakota Wesleyan
Walter S. Travis
Yankton
Mr. Besancon
Sioux Falls Press
J. FP. Halliday
Doane Robinson
R. W. Jones
South Dakota School of Journalism
W. R. Ronald
Mitchell Republican
O. W. Coursey
South Dakota Educator
Dr. Uh, TI. Jones
Card of Thanks for Our Wife and Mother
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and help during illness and death. Signed by Mr Hl Green Mrs L Hanmer and family corresponding to a local obituary notice style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Green
L, R. Hanmer
Scandal at Madison cafe leads to arrests
Madison news reports J. B. Rockafellow cafe proprietor and Mrs. Moose employee were raided and arrested. Both waived preliminary hearings and were held for trial in the state circuit court under bonds of 750 each. Rockafellow reportedly has a wife and two children in Salem. The double arrest caused a sensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
J. BR. Rockafellow
Moose
Trail
Rockafellow
Salem
Oldest Rural Church in South Dakota Celebrates Fortieth Milestone
In Bon Homme county residents marked the fortieth anniversary of the Bon Homme Memorial Church in the historic town of Bon Homme on the Missouri River. The church, said to be the oldest rural church in the state, was organized May 7, 1977 with fifteen charter members after spy era meetings in the old courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
SL. D
Bon Thomme County
Bon Homme Memorial Church
Bon Homme
Missouri River
Bon Homme County
Dakota Territory
United States Land Office
South Dakota
Mitchell Man Killed on Farm Near Virgil South Dakota
M B Showers a longtime Mitchell traveling man was killed instantly this morning while blasting dynamite on his farm near Virgil South Dakota He lived in Mitchell until three years ago and had worked 27 years for Warfield Pratt Howell Sioux City jobbers Survived by two sisters and a niece Minnie Cornell Battle Creek Mich and Clara Showers San Francisco Funeral plans await arrival of brother in law W Cornell from Battle Creek
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Showers
Mitchel
Wis
Virgil
S. D
Showers
Mitchell
Warfield-Pratt-Howell
Sioux City
IF. Cornell
Minnie
Battle Creek
Mich
Clara Showers
San Francisco
Cal
Cornell
Capture Crook and Get Rich
An article discusses large rewards offered for capturing criminals, especially for motor vehicle thefts totaling over 7500 dollars and a broader estimated pool near 10,000 dollars. It cites James Murnane of St Paul aiding Moorhead police in identifying Reed Campbell, a leading fugitive, whose capture yielded Murnane an 8000 dollar reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2. I. Owens
Moorhead
Minn
Reed
Campbell
James Murnane
St. Paul
Murnane
Great Northern Railway
Spring Fades in Mitchell Marriage Licenses Drop
In Mitchell the Clerk of Courts reports a sparse marriage license year with 18 issued in February 50 total year to date 14 in January 7 in March 10 in April and only one in May. The piece notes a waning spring romance as Cupid appears frosted by winter and vows to warm when the thermometer falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Cupid
Clerk of Courts
Spectacular blaze destroys Sioux Falls International Harvester building
A four story International Harvester office and warehouse in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, burned last night causing losses near 1 million dollars. Investigators probed incendiary origins amid reports of oil explosions and electrical causes. Five workers escaped from the fourth floor, one man, A. G. Florence, injured. The building housed vast stock of harvesting machinery and supplies awaiting shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Wills
S. D
Northwest
International Harvester Company
Willitan Sloan
Internationlarvester Company
Sloan
South Dakota
G. Florence
Rustling Gang Foiled In Trippe County Raid
Gregory county authorities arrested Sioux Indian Lee Farmer from the Bad Nation district and a white man named Argo as they attempted to drive off twenty one horses. The raid involved both Indian department stock and stock belonging to homesteaders and white stockmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory
Pripp County
Lee Farmer
Bad Nation
Argo
Gregory County
Trippe County
Indian Department
Plan to mobilize farm help across northwest states
At a St Paul agricultural conference representatives from North and South Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin urged comprehensive state led and cooperative plans to manage farm labor. They proposed defense unions in counties and towns and identified sources such as harvest armies floating labor farmers retirees homesteaders and volunteers to ensure timely harvest operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
St. Paul
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Jays. H. Hamilton
Mitchell
Simiar
Children urged to retire as curfew starts
The city marshal issues a public notice enforcing the curfew law immediately due to complaints of children on streets at unseasonable hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wentworth
Printers Attend Mitchell Banquet Affiliate With Local Typothetae
Mitchell hosts a banquet at the Widmann hotel inviting master printers and publishers within 40 to 150 miles. T. W. McLaughlin outlined cost systems and cited a federal trade commission certificate for the Cust system. Delegates from multiple towns joined the Mitchell local as part of a three year campaign costing 225000 dollars for 38000 master printers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Typothetae
Widmann
T. W. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Federal Trade Commission
The
Trade Commission
Typothetea
Allied Industries
United States
Mitchell Group
South Dakota
WW. Moyes
Bridgewater
I B. Yule
Alexandria
Otto G. Schamber
Spencer
J. Ll. Donahue
Nathan
George $. Culver
Corsica
I. W. Kreicher
Fulton
GC. D. Bullock
Lane
Ik. Dillon
I. B. Oddy
Woonsocket
Clyde Smith
Kimbath
I. W
Mitchell Choral Society Concert Draws Modest Crowd
A small turnout attended the Mitchell Choral Society May concert led by Prof. George Harold Miller with accompanist Mrs. Henry Sledeen. Georgia Scott and Gustav Schoettle were featured, performing a varied program including Verdi Anvil Chorus, Wagner Pilgrims Chorus, Chopin Ballade in A flat, and Lohengrin Tantasia, with strong applause for the singers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Mitchell Choral Society
George Harold Miller
Henry W. Sledeen
Georgia Scott
Gustav Scehoettle
the Anvil
Offenbach
Adalfa
Atlat
The
Pilgrims
Tannhauser
Wagner
OOEWS
Goma
Geo
Miller
the Soldiers
Dentine
Gounod
Rubinstein
Gustav Schoettle
Chorus
Miss Amelia Swanson Stricken by Un diagnosed Malady
Miss Amelia Swanson housekeeper at the Widmann hotel lies in a local hospital unconscious with an undiagnosed illness. She fell ill in the evening, worsened by ten, and doctors suspect a brain lesion after poisons were ruled out. Relatives were notified and expected to arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Swaanson
Widmann
Miss Swanson
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Rural School
State College
DR. Dinwoodie
Miletary
Epirst S. D. Cavalry
H. S
Gheorghe Prederick
Grover, Colorado
Provery
Connery and Dunn
Frisco
Tonor Circle
R. J. Tremaine
Wisconsin Street
Charles Blenkiron
Sadve Whittle
Congregational Church
Dice
H. W.W. Hitchcock
James Carl An
Milwaukee
Joseph Hohn
Rome Township
David
Karl Kkempton
George Ayles
Davison Street
J. J. Wert
Lars Larson
Farmer
Roeckwell
Lolleran Vs. Malone
Department of Agriculture
Mitchell Boy Scouts
Hitchcock Park
George Rew
A. B. Darling
G. G. Kimball
Paul Pebert
War Department
Leutenant
Army Engineer Corps
C. 2. Borchardt
Violet
Lowell
Slave Press Association
Wesleyan
M. BS
Parm
S. Cattrell
International Harvester CO
Devise
Paul
Mulchell Choral Society
Curly Hale
Milik
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