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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1911
Page
4
The readable lines describe a mysterious death at a home on Wednesday near October 18 and reference a Mrs Hiram Ely and several unnamed locals. Details are garbled, with scattered mentions of a rabbit, hills, and a $100 offer linked to a child, forming a fragmented crime scene snippet.
A muddled account recalls Yankton's tense game with Storer and Shae, featuring backfield plays and a dash of misfortune. Eskers of yards and a failed drop kick mark the late stages as Yankton battles to contain Nesteyax and Dripp on a gritty field.
The article recalls era when North West railroad workers faced long layovers and family time, noting the shift when night trains became daily and Sundays disappeared. It highlights Aberdeen Sioux City routes, changes in conductors, and aging crews enduring heavier schedules while reminiscing on past comforts and rest. Enduring workers like Fargo and Webb are mentioned alongside shifts in duties and layovers.
J M Dunmire and Sons of Scotland sold 37 head at the Btock pavilion on Friday afternoon. Prices were fair, sales aided by Carey M Jones and Jay H Craton. Principal buyers included P J Wickham of Alexandria with four head and J E Zeibach of Gann Valley with eleven. George Conrad and T Olmstead of this city also bought, average about 73 dollars per animal.
Booker T. Washington failed to gain satisfaction at law after being beaten by Henry A. Ulrich in a March incident. Ulrich was acquitted in a special sessions court despite defense suggestions of provocation. Ulrich later faced arrest for fugitive from New Jersey on a desertion indictment.
A San Francisco jury seated in Daly City found Mrs Notley not guilty of damaging Mrs Tinto s window. The panel ruled Mrs Rodey s stone could not have hit the window if she had intended to break it, and therefore the proof showed no intent to strike the glass. The verdict was quick and unanimous with both defendants astonished.
Pierre South Dakota reports on the Milwaukee Road and Puget Sound branch earnings for last year. Main lines east of the Missouri river and into the Black Hills show revenues of 7 378 008.69 and expenses 4 565 866.63. Puget Sound branch west of the Missouri from Mobridge reports 1 984 022.64 in revenues and 861 770.71 in expenses. Net revenues total over three million dollars.
One hundred fifty thousand coal miners in eastern Pennsylvania will strike on April 1 and stay out until a 20 percent wage increase is granted. President John P. White of the United Mine Workers cites rising living costs and nine years without raise as the reasons.
Pierre 8 D The Interstate Surety Company of Redfield has purchased the business of the Equitable Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Brookings. This transaction reduces the number of state surety companies by one.
Aberdeen reports a head on collision between a stock train eastbound and a westbound freight at Bristol at 5 30 Sunday morning. Gunton immigrant bound for Watson Minnesota killed. Two other immigrants and two trainmen slightly injured. Weather foggy. Engineer Phil Hughes crushed hand. Track cleared within an hour with no traffic delay.
Deputy Commissioner Otterness led an inspection trip to the Black Hills prompting prosecutions of two Rapid City butchers for adding a poisonous preservative to sausage and of Earl Taylor for selling meat unfit for food after a crippled railroad struck animal suffered hours in heat, with Judge Exlie condemning the practice.
The brief note mentions a sum of $50.00 linked to an individual named Mr. Tay lor amid unclear events or transactions. The fragmentary record provides minimal context beyond the amount and person.
In Pierre South Dakota chatter grows about a third candidate for U S senator amid moves by Thos Sterling to declare for La Follette. A confirmed Sterling declaration could end the search for another candidate and set up a straight contest with Gamble. The government snag boat Mandan remains tied up waiting for a clear river channel due to floating ice.
Governor Plaisted announced Maine retains constitutional prohibition by 758 votes after correcting four towns' official returns from the September special election. Early returns had shown repeal by 26, but clerks later reported reversals in four towns, leading to the final outcome.
Washington D C Richard Ryan head of the controlling Railway and Navigation company renounces all stake in the 56 acre Canyon Creek Lane Terminal Tract on Controller Bay Alaska. The move follows disputes over adjacent waterfront claims and a secretary of the interior stance on the law. In Seward Alaska a telegram praises the mining congress and Alaska resource development policy. In Hurley S D Forest Bach suffers severe arm injuries after his hand is drawn into a belt driven pulley while operating a gasoline engine. doctors weigh amputation as a possibility.
The Cleveland Press reports William Rockefeller, father of John D and Frank Rockefeller of Cleveland and William Rockefeller of New York, died about a year ago May. Family mentions burial location is unknown to avoid ransom by ghouls. Ida Tarbell had earlier raised questions about the elder Rockefeller’s identity and whereabouts.
President Taft voted early in Cincinnati after marking his ballot carefully. He greeted Governor Warman and his daughter and spoke of voting Republican though critics noted the linkage to George B. Cox. The president reiterated confidence in the Republican ticket and his prior remarks on Cox.
Reinforcements from Italy joined the assault on Turkish defenses at 7 45 this morning as Italian warships shelled from the arbor Lertin. German correspondent Herr Gottberg, who left Tripoli after reported massacres, publishes a detailed account of the violence he witnessed.
Federal Judge Anderson orders seizure of Ironworkers records by the U.S. Marshal. The grand jury in Indianapolis takes the files from the Indiana Trust Company for LA authorities to seek. The panel opens an inquiry into McNamaras alleged interstate dynamite transport. Los Angeles prepares for further trial developments as Judge Bordwell allows broad examination.
For freend tornado insurance see W. B H. Rathbun, agent for the Royal Insurance Co.
Deadwood plans to install fifty tungsten lamps along principal streets with merchant funding. Subscriptions raised to cover costs, with Consolidated Power & Light laying poles and wires. After 61 months of merchant payments the lights and posts will transfer to the city.
The column records visits and calls in Parkston from Sunday to Thursday including Mrs. Byron Swartz, Miss Clara Tremaine and Miss Frances Tremaine from Mitchell, and Mr. James Judge of Workston. It notes travel by WW. oJ. Craig to see his ailing father, auctioneering by Judge Brothers in Alexandria, and various townsfolk visiting Mitchell and Tulare. A saloon burglary is reported with theft and liquor taken. a pocket book found in the lumber yard contained receipts.
Thomas Kelly a 14 year old Minneapolis boy was arrested and held until his parents sent money for transport home. He arrived with another boy believed to be the son of A J Oderard of 2882 South Pleasant Avenue Minneapolis but Oderard disappeared before police located him. The boys ran away to see the world but Kelly said his travel itch was largely satisfied and he was glad to return.
Dell Rapids resident John Conway and Spokane Walsh native Patrick Conway are reunited after decades apart. Patrick left home during the rebellion, later serving in the army and fighting at Bull Run, prompting L. H. O'Neil of Sioux Falls to undertake a search based on a single clue.
The text stresses water as essential for vitality and bodily operations including digestion and elimination. It notes an average adult needs about two quarts of pure water daily and cites Japanese soldiers drinking two to four gallons daily. It ends with a brief remark on mining accidents where fatalities occur after dam failures.
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