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Mitchell Capital

Location

Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1909

Page

14

Advance Prices and L SYSTEM Label Warrant Pledge

A brief notice emphasizes advance prices and the L SYSTEM label as a warrant of worth and a pledge of perfection in pricing and labeling standards.

Elks plan August gathering with mining stock prizes

Deadwood Pioneer Times reports hundreds of Elks will gather in August with rewards of 500 shares of Black Hills mining stock for the tallest and shortest entrants. A Dakota Elk cup for largest lodge representation and a $20 window-decor prize are also planned. Events include a special train arrival August 17, speeches, a grand ball, Spearfish barbecue, and lodge visits in Lead.

Deadwood Pioneer Times Deadwood Lead Lodges Black Hills Elks Deadwood Lodge Col Dick Woods Sioux Falls John Neary Lead Pioneer Times Col. Woods Dakota Elk The Credi Adams Dick Wodls Association Hiks Spearfish Lead Lodge No Mills

W A Barber Leaves Education for Banking Career

W A Barber, former educator and Dakota Wesleyan normal graduate who taught in Mitchell and Minnesota, recently sold his hardware store and moved to Osmond to join his brother’s bank. A respected teacher and public citizen, he leaves the education field for a more lucrative avocation, and Mitchell laments his departure yet wishes him success.

Sioux Tallis Argus-Leader W. A. Barber Osmond Dakota Wesleyan Redfield Mitchell Minnesota Barber

Made It Clear Sergeant Interview With Recruit

A London Punch skit shows a Royal Irish Constabulary sergeant drilling a recruit. The sergeant tests courage asking if a desperate attacker would force a fight, the recruit replies he would not, prompting a chuckle from the sergeant.

Royal Irish Constabulary Maginnis London

Murderer Captured After Presho Wife's Slaying

William Lansing killed his wife near Presho and was captured 22 miles north of Presho. he resisted capture and was shot in the chest, dying minutes later. Captain Lavender recounts the crime and the path to discovery as investigators uncovered the woman's body hidden under a beam. The motive appears linked to a divorce proceeding and a family moved from a nearby claim.

William Lansing Presho Liing She Sheldon Lis A. W. Lavender Sioux Tralls Press Vresho L Lavender Capt. Lavender Lansing Lyman County Sam Sheldon Presha Milwaukee St. Paul Sheldon

Fleece Leader Claims World Record Fleece at 67 Pounds

R A Jackson a Columbia County legislator known as the sheep king of the Tukanon claims the world record for the largest single fleece weighing 67 pounds 5 ounces. He also reports three clips totaling 142 pounds from Rambouillet sheep. The wool will be part of Columbia county’s exhibit at the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition in Seattle.

Spokane Wash R. A. Jackson Columbia County Chicago

Marriage on a Chicago train journey around May four

The speaker denies disguising as Miss Dittman and confirms boarding the same train with friend Mr. Schwartz. They travelled to Chicago with aid from friends, were not married in Mitchell, but wed May 4 at the sister's home. Schwartz fought a fair but unsuccessful contest.

Muchow and Dittman Elopement Sparks Public Inquiries

The Republican reported on the Presho elopement of Miss Bertha Dittman and Arthur Muchow, clarified by his Sioux Falls statement that consent and prior affection led to a Chicago marriage at his sister’s home. Separately, Sioux City Journal recounts South Dakota liquor history from statewide prohibition to local option and dispensary episodes through 1900.

Sioux City Journal South Dakota Carolina

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Elis Sea Island Anne Gheesete Maker Chevictt Madras Ellow Chas. G. Wood, Prop Main Street Gale Theatre Mitchell, S. D Hills City J. L. Dumas Washington State Horticultural Association Touchet Valley Muchow Bertha Dittman Republican Arthur Muchow Mr. Schwartz Miss Dittman Mitchow Argus-Leager Machow
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