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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
1
Denver reports nearly 500 feet of the Tennessee Pass tunnel on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad caved in last night about five miles west of Leadville. No casualties occurred, but tracks will be out of service for about three days. the cave in near the tunnel portal likely at an airshaft, caused by unprecedented heavy snow melt.
Pierre South Dakota May 20 The Forest City Press reports the Cheyenne River Indian reservation now shows automotive fever as several mixed-blood residents invest in motor cars for travel. Younger Indians also buy cameras and typewriters signaling drastic shifts from customs of a quarter century ago.
Pierre May 20. Last week W R Porter reported several rattlesnakes killed at a den in War Creek bluffs southwest of Fort Pierre. Soon after Tom Texly killed 87 rattlers while Glenn Spears and Fred Erickson boasted an eg raid with crowbars producing 120 rattlers for a days work.
Martin Hermann aged 83 a pioneer resident northeast of Tripp South Dakota in a fit of temporary insanity cut his throat with a pocketknife. He had suffered asthma and feared nonrecovery. He is survived by five sons and four daughters.
At the Iowa South Dakota Lutheran synod meeting in Eureka S D officers were elected G Eisenberg president W Baetke vice president W Schroeder secretary and John Lambertus treasurer. Delegates voted 59 for Eureka 18 for Parkston to locate the college. Herman Dierenfeldt donated four blocks of ground for a brick building costing about 20000 with dormitories planned later and an expected attendance of 700 to 800 students within a few years.
A Pierre party including Professor J Fred Olander and John Porter hunted rattlesnakes at War Creek about 12 miles from Fort Pierre. They killed 60 with clubs and attempted a dynamite excavation, while Olander claimed millions may lie in such hunts. The tale boosts local belief in clearing the west river country of snakes.
Watertown South Dakota May 20 The city to gain an electric line to Lake Kampeska within 60 days A local firm with 50000 dollars capital backs the project and Chicago Engineering Construction and Security company has the contract to build and outfit the road for service by July 1 1909 Three heavy cars will run at first.
Watertown South Dakota May 20 The Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad will iron their recently acquired grade from Aberdeen to Pierre starting at Cresbard where it crosses the Watertown LaBeau main line and extend it to Pierre by fall if possible creating a short line from Pierre and the Black Hills via Watertown to the Twin Cities.
Chicago actress and playwright Clara Lipman Mann wife of Louis Mann becomes heiress to two hundred thousand dollars from her father Abraham Lipman diamond broker in a one million dollar Atlantic City estate plan announced today.
Pierre South Dakota May 19 Railroad excitement rose as George W Seevers general counsel and L G Scott auditor of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad visited the secretary of state seeking details on railroad corporations. While no definite action was announced reports say the M and L plans to buy right of way on the old Aberdeen grade. The grade a former Duluth to Denver prospect tied to Northern Pacific plans. Citizens watch the visit as rumors point to real extensions in the state and a new M and L organization with Seevers as president Scott as secretary and L F Day as general manager. Also rumor Northwestern will begin expansion from Cherry Creek northward. The western state stands to gain after years of isolation if lines extend past the Missouri river.
Fort Snelling battalion of about 325 men and officers will join the South Dakota National Guard at Camp Roosevelt near Lake Kampeska for a week starting July 7. General Englesby will visit Fort Snelling to finalize plans with its commander. The department can transport only one battalion due to cost, but the total camp strength will reach 1,250 with the Fourth Infantry personnel, the largest ever at the state reserve camp.
Desmet South Dakota residents warn of Leslie Young who calls himself head of the Universal Stock Food Cabinet. He promotes a farmers union with five year dues totaling 53.50, claims eggs will fetch 65 cents a dozen and grain can be sold above market, and offers supplies at 15 to 20 percent below retail plus a home veterinary cabinet. Farmers sign contracts and pay 2 dollars mailing fees. contracts are notes for 53.50 due in fall at 10 percent interest. Young attempted to sell 15 notes to Germania State Bank without success.
Phillip South Dakota May 19 Governor Vesey will speak in town as the state’s first bid for an Independence Day address. A large sports program will be arranged and all Western Stanley County invited to attend the governor’s speech.
LeBeau South Dakota May 19 Authority granted by the comptroller for the First National Bank of LeBeau with 25000 capital L St Davidson and W L Merrick as president and cashier A B Cutts and J F Knight directors Also the sougle boat Mandan left Sioux City en route north likely to improve LeBeau harbor where over 1900000 in commodities moved last year
Pierre South Dakota Superintendent Hans A. Ustrud joins with the agricultural college to expand the June 3 and 4 trip from farmers to a farmers and boys excursion. Professor Holden and Governor Vessey will attend, with an expected 15 000 boys.
William L. Lansing who killed his wife in Presho on Wednesday night was surrounded in a claim shanty on the tower Brule reservation and killed as officers closed in. He fired on pursuers, was shot twice, and died minutes later. The tragedy followed a long crime that left his wife murdered in a brutal act before dawn. Nearby surveys and railroad activity unfold as Minneapolis & St. Louis surveyors prep west of the Missouri into the Cheyenne reservation. North Western railroad officials arrive for a routine tour amid expected expansion west of the Missouri River in Pierre and Le Beau.
The couple from Lennox South Dakota who fled after a fight ten days ago are reported in custody at Idaho Falls Idaho. The sheriff seeks requisition papers to bring them back to face their crime.
Beresford South Dakota May 17 Ole Dahlum was discharged after a hearing before Justice Dean for the death of hired man Nels Nelson. The wooden stick he threw was ruled a self defense measure and the fatal blow to the back of Nelsons head was found not murder.
Records from Agent Hopkins of the Milwaukee and St Paul railroad show over 400 carloads of immigrants goods passed Chamberlain since January. Those crossing at Pierre push the total past 1,000, equaling 50 trains of 20 cars each. Each settler claimed at least a quarter section, totaling 160,000 acres. More migrants from east of the Missouri river arrived overland, bringing experienced farmers who will aid farming expansion in the trans Mississippian region.
Belle Fourche S D May 17 The Redwater Land Canal company's ditches flumes and water rights sold at sheriff sale for 100000 to Judge Plowman of Deadwood representing bondholders. The company originally acquired 4000 inches from Redwater river and Chateau Harrison water rights from 1885. The present company formed in 1889 held 10000 inches and expanded 42 miles of ditches but the system ceased to be profitable, forcing the sale.
George Schultz, long employed at Homestake in Deadwood, plans immediate gold mining on the south fork of the Grand river in Harding county. He ordered material for a 30 foot sluice after finding black sand paying up to seven dollars per ton, above the seven dollar per ton return in some Grand river sands. The piece recalls Bowman county’s first settler, a Black Hills prospector, who worked near Haley on the north Grand fork in 1887.
Fire destroyed the Garrick Potter Garrick and the Chilson Grain elevators at Butler, Aberdeen S D, early Wednesday. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars as fire fought with limited equipment amid high winds. depot narrowly saved.
Alcester South Dakota May 17 The coroner s jury after months of consideration returned that Nelson died from blows in a felonious assault by person or persons unknown The report notes a possible contributory cause from alcoholism and exposure to cold but the primary finding refers to the assault provided the verdict lacks a named suspect
The Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound railroad company filed a mortgage for 100 million dollars with the United States Trust Company of New York. The bonds run 4 percent and mature in 30 years.
Aberdeen South Dakota May 15 1910 11 year old William Peterson son of J C Peterson sustained serious internal injuries after falling beneath the wheels of a coal wagon drawn by a traction engine the wagon carried him while he rode on it authorities report it was an accident at onlookers say the boy slipped and fell under the wheels
The governor on recommendation of the board of pardons issued a pardon for Philip Van Keuren who served a four year term for forgery in the third degree in Lawrence county. He was exemplary in confinement and served as a trusty and first assistant in the penitentiary office.
A fire started by a pipe spark ignited a blanket in a buggy near Kadoka on May 18. The blaze spread rapidly in windy conditions, but Kadoka men organized a swift defense and saved the town from the approaching flames.
Aberdeen May 15. J T Sheldwick a cigarmaker for Sauer Bros was found unconscious after an overdose of laudanum by his landlady who entered his room prompted by his groans. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover. No clear motive is known.
In Presho Edith Dittman spares her fiancé Herman E Schwartz for Sioux Falls arrival Arthur Machow. As Schwartz prepares a home on his claim near Lower Brule, Edith and Machow board a train and wed in Mitchell. Schwartz remains on his claim cooking for himself as guests arrive.
The state auditor reports total filings for the year at Yob2 with 2,083 filings in Stanley county. Others include Hughes 120, Potter 56, Sulley 47, Lyman 98, Hyde 96, Hand 29, Carson 27, Faulk 22, Spink 6 and Beadle.
Lenox South Dakota May 14 Richard Carr, a stranger, is charged in justice court after allegedly slugging James Terry and robbing him after a runaway accident. Carr had ridden with Terry before the incident and is accused of trying to sell Terry's false teeth. Terry remains in serious condition.
In Sioux Falls Dr. W. O. Stanley argues South Dakota imports diseased cattle and hogs, with 25 percent of penitentiary and insane asylum cattle tubercular. He warns of lax quarantine, urges stringent state law and national legislation to halt diseased stock entering the state and markets.
Pierre May 14. The Pierre health committee has pressed a long running cleanup effort. Alderman Grant Dowell, chair, issued a newspaper letter pledging firm action. Several city lots long used as garbage dumps are being cleaned up despite owner opposition, with Pierre expected to become a model clean-up city.
L. Tis ber a Ceylonese tea dealer from Calcutta visiting Aberdeen in the interest of his firm challenged Rev. Dr. C. H. French sermon saying no country holds womanhood and motherhood higher than India. Tissera, a church member with Christian parents, spoke after the address.
In Redfield South Dakota the anti license committee has obtained a writ of restraint on the city council to stop issuing licenses. The case cites alleged illegal voting at the last election and a court term beginning May 11 will decide. Redfield switched from dry to wet this spring by a 6 vote margin after a year of dryness.
Beresford South Dakota May 14 J A Larson senior member of Larson Bruehler drug firm in Beresford is in serious condition with three or more broken ribs after a fall while leaving the bathtub. His injuries are extensive and require opiate relief.
The 27th annual national Episcopal church congress begins a four day session in Boston as leading bishops rectors and laymen from across the country attend the opening.
Forestry education expands across the United States with colleges and high schools offering courses. Washington DC schools and Iowa rural and urban systems lead, teaching forestry elements tied to geography and agriculture, with teachers noting high student engagement and practical observation skills.
Sioux City shows hogs mostly $6.70 to $7.20 with mixed lots at $6.90 to $7.05. Cattle steady with steers $5.00 to $6.75, cows $4.00 to $5.75, bulls $4.25 to $5.75, calves $3.00 to $7.50. Hogs in Chicago quoted steady with heavy shipping at $7.40 to $7.50 and light at $7.20 to $7.35. Sheep steady to 10 cents lower with lambs $6.50 to $7.25.
South Omaha notes cattle market steady with varied prices for native steers cows and heifers western and Texas stockers and feeders bulls and pigs. Pairs and lambs show different ranges with heavy and light classifications reflected across categories and an overall soft tone in some lines.
Sioux City market notes list Butter Packing stock poultry hides tallow hay and straw prices. Butter cases 6.00 per case. hens pullets roosters varied. Hides by grade 10 14 cents. horses 1.75 3.50. Tallow rendered 5 4 cents. Hay prices ranged from 7.04 to 13.00 per unit.
Sioux City May 19 Wheat No 1 velvet chaff new 1 17 No 2 velvet chaff new 1 15 No 2 northern new 56 pounds test 1 18 No 2 new 54 pounds test 1 15 No 4 new 8 pounds test 1 11 rejected 1 03 Corn No 3 mixed new 64c No 4 mixed shelled 62c ear same as shelled but 75 pounds to the bushel yellow more than mixed Oats No 3 white new 51c No 4 white 4c No 2 mixed 49 12c no grade 48lnc Barley C 45 pounds test 58c D pounds test 57c E 44 Dee ee Sic Flax No 1 1 59 No 2 1 57 Rye No 3 new 72c
A Melbourne Times vignette recalls a colonial volunteer on guard for a wagonload of goods. A stock exchange member asks the colonel for the wagon's rough value, learns about £200, and proposes to return with a check to buy it, then sleep to avoid the cold.
Eugene Wood argues in October Everybody's that Ohio spends about 160 dollars yearly per boy for welfare and training. He estimates 11,000 boys, a societal value of 10,000 dollars each, and potential savings from reform amounting to 70 million dollars, compared with 2 million spent, plus broader crime prevention costs.
A calculation shows that if daily entrants to London were dispatched by rail from one station, 1,977 trains carrying 600 people each would be needed. If arranged in a straight line, these trains would span 221 miles of track.
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