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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
3
Local notes report Mitchell banks closing 1 p m May 25 for the South Dakota Bankers Assn annual meeting. Notices advertise farm stock and lumber bargains, a Distilled Water Co auction, a store remodeling, a wagon accident near Mitchell injuring two, and a song recital with local performers.
The Board of Charities and Corrections will receive bids for lumber until June. Bids open to suppliers and contractors, with specifications and submission details to be provided by the board. Deadlines set for prospective bidders.
Berlin reports the agriculture minister moves to boost goat rearing as winter milk shortages loom. Prussia’s agriculture chambers coordinate with breeding associations to encourage farmers to raise goats this summer and plan premiums, with city meat markets altered and special pastures arranged. Public demand for goat milk to be reduced to boost kid crops.
The Australian apple crop, unusually large this year, is seriously affected by ongoing conditions reducing quality and market prospects for growers in Melbourne and across the region.
Dearth of ships at export ports limits shipment of nearly 5,000,000 apple cases from Tasmania and Victoria. Only about 1,000,000 cases can be exported, leaving roughly 4,090,000 cases for a population of about 4,000,000. If all consumed, each person would need an apple daily for five months.
The Inland Daily Press association executive committee warned that Europe’s war will raise newspaper prices. Aimed at coping with shrinking paper stocks, the group urged strict economy in paper use as several cities with populations around 40,000 and smaller communities saw daily papers fail to publish.
Reports indicate many newspapers face severe shortages running their operations. Publishers consider complete shutdowns or switching to very small editions to cope with dwindling resources.
In S D Bottum judge granted an injunction prohibiting new saloon licenses in Orient after dry petition challenge. Orient voters favored a license in spring, but court found petition signatures insufficient and injunction stands. Likely appeal to state supreme court.
The South Dakota Bankers' Association group No. 4 schedules its annual meeting Thursday at the Iris club. The program starts at 1:30 PM with solos by Mrs. H. T. Gearhart of Plankinton and Prof. G. H. Miller, followed by committee appointments. The principal afternoon address will be given by W. F. Mchane.
T J Morgans resigns as secretary of the Mitchell Commercial club effective June 1 after nearly three years in office. He cites a desire for change and better focus, plans vacation this summer and possibly work elsewhere in Minnesota or Chicago, with several openings elsewhere offering higher pay.
Hennepin County Savings Bank hosts a bankers meeting at Hitchcock Park with a 3:30 ball game between Letcher and Artesian followed by a 6:30 banquet. An 8:00 program features a solo, two addresses on credits rural live stock, Elk's quartet performances, and officer elections. Banks close at 1 PM Thursday for the day.
In Sioux Falls South Dakota J L Borneman 24 was driven by grief over his wife’s death to shoot himself. His condition is listed as serious. His wife Mrs Borneman died Saturday.
The interstate commerce commission finds combination lumber rates from eastern Oregon via the Oregon and Washington railroad unfair to Montana South Dakota North Dakota Minnesota and nearby states. Railroads have until September 1 to set lower rates.
Howard South Dakota reports primary election registration for the county at 1,525, up 60 from the governor race turnout in 1914. Of the total, 866 are registered for the current contest as of the latest tally.
The report shows 626 Democrats, 13 Socialists, and 10 pre registered voters expected to cast ballots in the upcoming primary, reflecting party strength and voter interest ahead of the election.
William N. Berry, former saloonkeeper, was sentenced yesterday to four years at hard labor in the state penitentiary for the shooting of a Finnish farmer near Deadwood last January. He was moved to Sioux Falls last night to begin his term.
It is alleged that Indians slated for citizenship in Pierre South Dakota are arranging to dispose of real estate. Whites had advanced payments binding transfer on title, and other Indians on different reserves are awaiting chances to convert holdings to cash.
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