Huerta Seen as Capable Yet Not Quitter by Visitor
Raymond A. Carhart, arriving from Mexico, says General Huerta is a capable leader who drinks heavily but is not incapacitated and will continue to fight if properly supported. He notes Huerta’s resilience and predicts different outcomes with adequate backing. Carhart traveled from Mexico City to Mitchell, visiting family after a long journey and witnessing quiet conditions in Vera Cruz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoriano Huerta
Raymond A. Carhart
Mexican Republic
Rev
A. B. Carhart
Mr. Carhart
General Huerta
Huerta
Carhart
Mexico City
Mitchell
Vera Cruz
New Orleans
Chicago
Mexico
Progressive party to nominate a full ticket in June convention
Huron South Dakota secretary Irving H Jones of the Progressive party announces that the June 9 convention will nominate a full ticket for state and congressional offices not limited to United States Senate. He rejects claims the party will endorse Republicans and says strong candidates will be fielded in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
S. D
Irving H. Jones
Progressive Party
United States
Jones
United States Senate
Sanitarium Bath Reopened With Expanded Facilities
The Sanitarium Bath and Treatment parlors under the Navin hotel, opened by manager M. W. Hickok on September 10, now boast doubled capacity and new departments for men and women. The facility offers hydro-therapeutic, nassotherapy, thermo-therapeutic, and electro-therapeutic treatments, an arc light for violet to yellow ray therapy, and a full range of baths with trained nurses on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navin Hotel
South Dakota
M. W. Hicok
Hickok
Guests Offered In-Building Treatments With Privacy
The facility proposes allowing out of town guests to receive treatments and baths within the building, ensuring complete privacy and seclusion comparable to their own homes.
Colportage Automobile Dedicated by Sioux Falls Baptist Association
The Sioux Falls Baptist association dedicated its colportage automobile this afternoon on church grounds. Rev. John S. Schroder will use the car for South Dakota colporting work, with Dr. Ketman in charge of the dedicatory services and Rev. Robert I. Kelley having raised the purchase price. The event included sermons on home missionary work and a program featuring talks by Rev. Hagen, Rev. Palmerton, J. W. Broadbent, and Dr. Ketman, plus a reception and music from the Tilley orchestra as delegates were hosted in the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls Baptist Association
John S. Schroder
Baptst
South Dakota
T. L. Ketman
Chicago
American Baptist Publishing Society
Robert I. Kelley
Mr. Schrader
S. P. Shaw
Sioux Falls
Association
Ketman
Shaw
Sioux Falls College
E. F. Jordan
Tilley
T. H. Hagen
Huron
Roy L. Palmerton
Madison
J. W.broadbent
Mitchell
Dr. Ketman
Schroder
Platte
Missouri River
Rathbun
Parker
Julius Coon
Emma Tenhaven
Sioux Walls
Women’s Home and
Foreign Missionary Societies
Calportage Automobile
Mr. Palmerton
A. Bailey
Spencer
Two men charged with dynamiting trout in Spearfish River
C H Miller of Central City and Riley Tucker were arrested by a deputy sheriff after a dynamiting incident in the Spearfish River Canyon. High school students and professors who witnessed the scene reported dead fish. Gun clubs will support the prosecution to protect the fish for sportsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spearfish River
C. H. Miller
Central City
Riley Tucker
Wer High School
Mysterious Departure Involves Possible White Slavers
Two girls about sixteen fled this city toward Denver under suspicious circumstances. Authorities seek a smooth, well-dressed man connected to the incident. The case prompts talk of a new South Dakota law restricting ticket sales to riders under twenty-one without parental consent. The girls were returned home by the Burlington railroad after agents alerted their parents.
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Lead
S. D
Denver
Black Hills
Burlington Railroad Company
Custer
South Dakota
Man pinned between horses in burning barn near Wessington Springs
Max Freese escaped death when lightning struck Ed Freese's farm four miles north of Wessington Springs. He freed two horses, then reentered to free two more before being pinned between them. The barn and seven other horses burned, losses estimated at $2,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesington Springs
Max Freese
Ed Freese
Wessington Springs
Officers for the year named by the state optometry association
Pierre South Dakota report shows H. M. Reed of Pierre elected president and M. S. Catlin of Dell as vice president for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
H. M. Reed
M.8. Catlin
Dell
Rapids and G A Biesman to Meet Next Year at Aberdeen
Rapids and G A Biesman with W H Knutzon secretary and Charles Sauer treasurer meet next year at Aberdeen to discuss plans and arrangements for the group’s activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapids
G. A. Biesman
Sturgis
W. H. Knutzon
Leola
Charles Sauer
Aberdeen
339 Entries for Big Meet in Huron South Dakota
Three hundred thirty nine entries are received for the Minnesota Dakota Intercollegiate Field and Track Meet to be held in Huron on May 28 and 29. Martin Delaney of Chicago to referee in place of Everett C. Brown now in Paris for Olympic preparations. Delaney coached at Stockholm Olympics and is athletic director of the Chicago Athletic Club. Six record holders return to defend titles, with new material from twenty colleges competing. South Dakota College and Dakota Wesleyan plan special trains, and Minnesota colleges may join a train. South Dakota tennis tournament set for May 27 and 28, with winners to face Minnesota champions May 29 for interstate title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
S. D
Martin Delaney
Chicago
Everett C. Brown
Paris
George Olson
W. A. Chittick
R. S. Anderson
Hamline
J. W. Crays
Marble Wins State Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest
Samuel Marble won first place in the state intercollegiate oratorical contest at Sioux Falls with From A Fame to Infamy. Bert Fenega of Yankton College took second, J. A. Johnson of the State University third. Marble graduates next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Marble
Sioux Falls
Bert Fenega
Yankton College
J. A. Johnson
The
State University
Mr. Marble
Dakota Wesleyan
Benedict Arnold
Marble
More Autos in the State
Pierre South Dakota reports state automobile records show 14,480 registered cars 1,200 motorcycles and 400 dealers to date this year. Last year 14,457 autos 1,214 motorcycles and 299 dealers. Officials expect the auto total to exceed 15,000 before midyear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Plankinton businessmen back team with $200 monthly
Plankinton, S. C. businessmen pledge over $200 a month to support the local baseball team this season. The fund will allow management to hire several paid players to strengthen the squad for important games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plankinton
S. C
Saloonkeepers seek license reduction in Lead
Sixteen saloon keepers in Lead petition city commissioners to cut the license from 1100 dollars citing high living costs. The board took the matter under advisement and will likely rule at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lead
S. D
Fatal auto crash ends life of Robert Devy on West First Street
Robert Devy died instantly when his car skidded and overturned near the almond place on West First Street after leaving the city limits. He was pinned under the steering wheel. two women passengers were shaken but uninjured. The incident occurred Friday afternoon as three boys on bicycles rode nearby. Devy, born December 9, 1886 in Mitchell, lived here all his life. funeral arrangements were set for Monday at his residence with Rev. F. B. Barnett officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Devy
West First Street
C. F. Raymond
Devy
William
Roland
Katherine Cratty
Lorena Keyes
Mr. Oland
A. W. Delaney
BR. FE. King
Mr. Devy
Mitchell
Edward Devy
Bob
F. B. Barnett
Myron Rowley
Rufus Lyons
Percy Frink
Arthur Smith
Walter Tobin
Charles Bunting
Luverne
Minn
Clear Lake
S. D
Sioux City
Columbus College Defeats the Miners in Nine Inning Game
The Columbus College nine defeated the Rapid City Miners on Friday afternoon. Moesler pitched well for Columbus, fanning seven and allowing seven scattered hits. Columbus had eleven safeties off Holly, and a three bagger by the team in the eighth plus a first inning triple by Biggins highlighted the win. A neat triple play Mootz to Hruska to Gilbert was the game’s feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
S. D
Rapid City
Columbus College
Holly
Columbus
Moesler
Columbians
Biggins
Diploma Night for Local Class Sets May 29
Stephen Kuhle Roy Bruhn Walter Stange Donald Heying and Lowell Gardner are among the graduates. The class will receive its diplomas on the night of May 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Kuhle
Roy Bruhn
Walter Stange
Donald Heying
Lowell Gardner
Hitchcock Denied State Expenses for Regents Meeting
In Pierre South Dakota the supreme court sustains a state law prohibiting boards from meeting at state expense during conventions and fairs. A Hitchcock of Mitchell had sued after the state auditor rejected a bill for regents expenses for a meeting in Turin during a political gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Auditor
Hitehecock
Truron
Meade County Inquires on State Attorney Fees for Foreclosure
Meade county questions whether the state attorney is entitled to any fee for foreclosing school fund real estate mortgages, asserting the act is part of his official duties and not a payable fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meade County
Devy Funeral Held in Mitchell Amid Bereaved Community
The funeral for Robert I. Devy, killed in a Saturday car accident, was held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at 523 North Lawler Street with Rev. FF. B. Barnett of St Marys Episcopal Church officiating. Burial followed in Graceland Cemetery beside his father Edward Devy. A quartet sang and pallbearers were Glenn Rowley, Charles Bunting, Arthur Smith, Rufus Lyons, Percy Frink, and Walter Tobin. Relatives from Adrian Minnesota Sioux City Clear Lake Mitchell and Springfield attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FF. B. Barnett
S. Mary's Episcopal Church
Robert I. Devy
North Lawler Street
Graceland Cemetery
Vesta Murray
Laura Saul
Virgil Boyes
J. C. Lindsey
M. Sullivan
Adrian, Minn
M. Distad
Sioux City
Mrs. R. T. Dahl Dies After Extended Illness
Mrs. Sadie Dahl 48 died at St Josephs hospital after an extended illness. Funeral held at 8 pm at 615 West Fourth Ave. She moved to Mitchell 17 years ago with husband I T Dahl and children Alma and James. Remains to be sent to Colton SD for interment aboard the Omaha road. Modern Brotherhood of America members attend. Rev A N Bruevig of the Norwegian Lutheran church officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Colton
S. D
Modern Brotherhood of America
A. N. Bruegvig
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Alumni to Honor Dr Weir at Commencement Banquet
Dakota Wesleyan Professor Samuel Weir, philosophy and psychology, is set to be guest of honor at a monster alumni banquet during commencement. Plans depend on alumni approval after letters from Alumni Association president Kauritz Miller and other prominent alumni gauge support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Weir
Dakota Wesleyan
Kauritz Miller
Dr. Weir
Dragged on point of plow by runaway team
Roy Webb, a young farmer near Aberdeen South Dakota, was dragged beneath a five horse gang plow when the harness failed. The plow point wounded him badly, exposing his intestines, and he lay in a field for hours before a neighbor found him. Doctors fear blood poisoning but hope to save his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen, S. D
Roy Webb
Aberdeen
Horges
Webb
Dry vote blocks wholesale liquor in Salem town
Pierre S D state legal department reports Mc Cook county inquiry finds Salem voted dry and that granting a wholesale license elsewhere in the county does not confer rights to Salem for the VabBlatz beer warehouse.
South Dakotаn Father of Twenty Children
G A Read of Pleasant Ridge, a retired merchant and stage-line area figure, attended a recent retail merchants convention. Read, 25 miles southwest of Lemmon, is postmaster, justice of the peace, and storekeeper. He has fathered twenty children, thirteen living, with twenty-seven grandchildren, and has lived in Summit before moving to Pleasant Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
G. A. Read
Pleasant Ridge
Little Town
Perkins County
Lemmon
Salem Graduates Class of Salem bene School
Three girls and seven boys form the graduating class. Read names include Feee Heying Rucille Edmonds mee Ander son Hjalmar a iotions Elmer Nye and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
8. D
Salem Bene Bchool
Feee Heying
Rucille’ Edmonds
Mee Anderson
Hjalmar A
Elmer Nye
Alumni urge Seaman to retain Dr Weir on faculty
The Student Association passed resolutions urging the board to keep Dr Weir as a faculty member after the executive committee asked for his resignation. Alumni plan a banquet and have begun a flood of letters to Dr W G Seaman, urging retention, with strong support from former students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
W. G. Seaman
Weir
Ackerman vs Miller Wrestling at Liesch's Hall
A wrestling bout at Liesch's hall featured Al Ackerman against Chas Miller for a $400 purse. Miller defeated Ackerman two falls to one in a best two out of three, drawing spectators from surrounding towns. Local Frank Dillon, formerly in Presho furniture, moves to the area to enter the same trade and will occupy the former Weissel Restaurant building next to the lunch room and bowling alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
S. D
al Ackerman
Chas. Miller
Liesch’s Hall
Miller
Frank Dillon
Presho
Weissel
Obituary for Mrs. Sadie Dahl
Mrs Sadie Dahl born September 15 1866 in Telemarken Norway came to the United States 28 years ago. She died after an operation failed to save her and rests with Jesus after services in Mitchell and Colton with local pastors officiating. The family expresses sincere sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Dahl
Telemarken
Norway
Ole
Anna Qualseth
United States
Robert T. Dahl
Dell Rapids
M. D
Ramel
Alma
Mitchell
Dahl
Jesus
Mongager
Qualseth
Colton
Waithefan
Phildhood
Ie Fang
Ta Heale
Qnee
West Hirth, Avenue
A. N. Brutling
Air rifles damage Milbank telephone wires
An expert investigated at Milbank South Dakota after patrons complained of poor telephone service. He found many wires punctured by air rifle pellets. Authorities warned small boys to stop shooting at wires and expect the trouble to end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milbank
S. D
Lemmon High Sets May 29 for Graduation Exercises
Graduation ceremonies at Lemmon High School will be held on May 29. Rev. Dr. J. P. Jenkins of Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell will deliver the address. Seven graduates are Genevieve Hoehn Benneta Balch Mabel Southworth Marie Rose Ephraim Trenner Ralph Bucholtz and Will Stamg.
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Moosers
Sanitarium Bath
Minnesota-Dakota
Minnesota
Wesleyan
Samuel
R. L. Phillips
Indian Valley
Cardus
Cardui
Cardus Woman's Tonic
Ladies' Advisory Dept
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Hitchcock
Supreme Court
R. T. Dahl
Appter
U. S
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