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Newspaper

Mitchell Capital

Location

Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1913

Page

6

Everitt Seeks Republican Nomination for South Dakota Lt Governor

Redfield resident 30 years in business and politics Everitt announced for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor of South Dakota. He served three terms in the state legislature from Spink County and led the party locally. He managed Governor Byrne’s primary campaign last year.

Redfield S. D Hyeritt South Dakota Everitt Spink County Gov. Byrne

Indians Dodge Bill in Saloon License Case

Judge Williamson of the state circuit court hears a novel case by two Sioux Indians who ran a saloon and owe Fre mont Brewing $1,000. They argue the brewer violated federal and state laws by selling liquor to Indians, and thus the claim should fail. The judge has taken the matter under advisement.

Fairfax Williamson State Circuit Court Fremont’ Brewing Company Brewing Company

Humboldt Fire Destroys North End Buildings Over 60000 Loss

Fire swept Humboldt’s north business district yesterday afternoon threatening the whole village. Property losses exceed $60,000 with approximately $26,000 in surface damage. The Hahn & Duncan store and nearby shops burned. Hartford and Sioux Falls departments aided, fire fought amid strong winds. Injuries to two firefighters reported, with one seriously disfigured by a tank explosion. Insurance totals about $26,475 with total loss around $61,775.

Humboldt Hartford Sioux Falls Hahn & Dun¢edh Sioux Falls Humboldt Journal Hahn & Duncan General Fred Fehlaker Carl Wilek Hahn & Duncan Mike Riveness Implement Co Bert Drakes Era House Fred Weise Gabel North Burns F.N. Angus Fred Long C. B. Fritz

Government Keeps Control Of Cavern Despite Patent

The cave remains under government control as forest service asserts two cave entrances lie outside the patent granted last month for a homestead. Officials say the ground within the patent excludes the entrances, keeping access free for visitors to view the crystalline formations.

The Forest Service

Appeal Granted in Arson Case of Interior Men

John Bush and Jesse Hodges, residents of Interior, were found guilty of arson in the state circuit court for burning a homestead and ranch owned by Harland Snodgrass. A thirty day stay of sentence was issued as they plan to appeal to the state supreme court, citing trial irregularities and seeking a new trial with alibi and circumstantial evidence cited.

Interior S. D John Bush Jesse Hodges State Circuit State Supreme Court Harland Snodgrass State Bank of Interior Bush Hodges Connover Snodgress Ranch

Government claims entrances to cave near Deadwood

Forest Supervisor Kellester and A C Moore of Piedmont assert that the Crystal Cave near Piedmont remains government property. The pair spoke on the ground, defending what they call official ownership of the tunnel entrances and surrounding area.

Deadwood S. D Crystal Taee Piedmont Kellester A. C. Moore

Bartine Enters Race for Third District Congress

South Dakota state Senator John G. Bartine of Lyman County announces candidacy for U.S. Congress from the third district. He served two terms in the state senate and was a leading supporter of progressive measures, with backing from progressive Republicans and a large personal following.

Lyman County Oacoina S. D John G. Bartine Barline State Senate

Four confess bank robbery by Aberdeen quartet

Four prisoners in Brown County jail confess to a string of burglaries in and near Aberdeen. Frank Hayes and Benson on Billiard, from Chicago and Omaha, admit to robbing Olander clothing store and West Side Grocery and suspect a Mina bank burglary. Two more suspects, Jack Schaffer and Clarence Johnson, join the Mina robbery plot and provide details of dynamite use, car theft, and an aborted bank safe break. The group claims ownership of the Mina heist and notes dynamite and a nitroglycerine bottle left behind.

Aberdeen Fred M. Jump T. C. Wyckoff Brown County Frank Hayes Benson Chicago Omaha Olander West Side Mina State Bank Mina Jack Schaffer Clarence Johnson Milwaukee Road State’s Hatkin Mina Bank Hayes Billiard Johnson H. J. Draheim Draheim Edmunds County SchaulYer and

Bank Robbery Suspects Held for Trial in Ipswich

Four men implicated in a bank heist will be transported to Ipswich, the county seat, for trial. Van Billiard and Hayes face charges in addition to the Aberdeen store robberies. Authorities say a wife of one suspect visited Mina to pass on information that helped the burglars enter the bank and escape.

Ipswich van Billiard Hayes Aberdeen Mina

Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed by South Dakota Governor

Governor Frank M. Byrne proclaims Thursday November 27 as Thanksgiving Day in South Dakota. He urges a home coming with peace rest and good cheer and asks for prayer benevolence forgiveness mutual helpfulness and broad charity to foster appreciation for family community and public service.

Commonwealth Frank M. Byrne South Dakota

Kimball Notes and Local Moves

Dr J L Hinkley named deputy state veterinarian after two years as Kimball local vet. Miss Jennie B Dewey marries E J Sanderson of Sioux Falls and plans to reside there. Dewey’s family moved from Kimball to Canton and then Sioux Falls. Wm Nottingham leaves Kimball to lead a large brass band in Larimore North Dakota.

Kimball M. D J. L. Hinkley Hinkley Jennie B. Dewey Kimball Graphic Office E. J. Sanderson Sioux Falls Dewey C. L. Dewey Canton Wm. Nottingham Kimball Brass Band Larimore N. D

Express Firms Dodge Frost Loss Policy Hearings

Shippers accuse express companies in Pierre S D of adopting a rule that refuses responsibility for frost damaged perishable goods, leaving shipments at shippers risk. Delegations from Minneapolis St Louis railway towns attend a state railway commission hearing on proposed cuts to LeBeau line service, reducing to two mixed trains weekly.

Government to Sell Big Lot of Timber in Black Hills

85 000 000 feet of timber are offered for sale in the Black Hills national forest. Ten forest service officers prepared the estimate this summer. Territory lies 10 miles west of Nahant, 3½ to 8 miles wide, extending to the Wyoming line, comprising yellow pine and spruce. Sawmill operators in the Black Hills expect to purchase.

Deadwood S. D Black Hills National Forest Forest Service Nahant Wyoming Line Black Hills

Defies Robber Then Dodges the Bullet

Flandreau South Dakota resident Dell Stombaugh faced a late night holdup he refused to surrender to. He taunted the robber directing him to a hotter place and was shot at point blank range but the bullet missed. Stombaugh fled as the assailant escaped and police search for the unknown gunman.

Stombaugh Stombaught

Two Counties Enroll Well in Ipswich and Edmunds

Ipswich South Dakota officials report enrollment by November 1 with two months left for unregistered voters. Carson and Lawrence counties show strong GOP leads. Edmunds county precincts reveal 1272 registered from 1456 votes cast in 1912.

Ipswich S. D J. W. Parmley Carson Lawrence Lawrence County Edmunds County

Senate panel votes to cut regional banks to four

Washington figures report a 7 to 5 Senate banking committee vote shifting to four regional reserve banks. Crawford of South Dakota backed administration plans while Reed and OGorman sided with the administration on the proposal. Democratic leaders threaten a party caucus if fundamentals are cut from the House bill.

Washington, D. C Senate Banking Committee Reed O’gorman Crawford South Dakota Plan Washington Senate Senate Banking and Currency Committee House Wilson Owen Hollis Pomerene Shafroth

South Dakota Agricultural Meetings Set in Mitchell

Five day event in Mitchell January 27 to 31 gathers corn show, grain growers, live stock breeders, and poultry groups. National speakers include Prof. C. G. Hopkins and Sam Jordan with local leaders Gov. Byrne and A. Hitchcock among addressers. Prize fund reaches 700 dollars plus trophies and cups.

South Dakota Mitchell I T South Dakota Corn and Grain Growers’ Association South Dakota Poultry Associaation C. G. Hopkins University of Illinois Big Man United States Hopkins N. 8. Manson South Dakota State College United States Department of Agriculture Siberia Sam Jordan Missouri H. J. Hughes Minneapolis Farm, Stock & Home J. C. McDowell Central States Department of Agriculture Washington H. C. Hughes Iowa State College Ames R. L. Slagle Brookings A. Hitchcock State Board of Regents Dakota Improved Seed Company A. N. Hume Jacob Wickie Langford S. D J. G. Hutton South Dakota Experiment Station M. Champlin South Dakota Experiment Association C. M. Karlstad Dempster Andrew Palm Codington County A. E. Hitchcock

Electrification Planned for Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Route

New York City reports the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad will start an electrification project before January 1. Specifications are set and the contract will be let soon. Initial work covers 113 miles over the Bitter Root range with operation hoped by year’s end. About 8 million dollars will fund the first 500 miles.

New York City Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Bitter Root Mountains

State AG rules against hiring another hunter under license

South Dakota ruling states a hunting license is personal and cannot be used to hire another licensed hunter for pay. Wardens may enter private property to investigate game law violations. Osteopaths may not use medical titles on signage or ads.

Damage case arising from fatal automobile accident

Richard Timmer files a $5,000 suit against Frank Johnson of Hudson after his son Albert Timmer, a small boy, was killed when struck by Johnson’s car in an accident. The case centers on the fatal incident and damages claimed by the father.

State corn and grain show leads to rural life conference

A Spink County event schedule lists a livestock sale and a music program at 1:30 p m with Gov Frank M Byrne and university professors speaking on farming. A 9:00 a m corn and grain school covers small grains led by Brown county figures with lectures on farming credits and advisory work. Evening sessions include demonstrates from Dakota Wesleyan University.

John EB. Larson Spink County Frank M. Byrne South Dakota State College R. L. Slagle C. G. Hopkins Agronomist University of Illinois Manley Champlin H. F. Patterson Brown County M. Addres H. J. Hughes Farm, Stock and Home Minneapolis United States J. C. McDowell United States Department of Agriculture Dakota Wesleyan University

Miss Franklin Weds in Washington D C

The marriage of Anna Mildred Franklin of Deadwood S D to David S Traitel of New York was performed quietly in John Marshall place with Judge Bundy presiding. The bride, heiress to Harris Franklin of New York, traveled to Washington for a secret wedding and will honeymoon at the Willard before returning to New York.

Washington Dpd David S. Traitel New York City Anna Mildred Franklin Deadwood S. D New York New Willard Traitel Bundy Old City Hall John Marshall Place Benjamin LD. Traitel Franklin Harris Franklin Semple School For Willard Hotel Willard West Seventy Sixth Street

SHIPS TIN CANS TO STATE OFFICE

The attorney general’s office received a heavy box from Yankton containing two dead hens a football an iron wheel tin cans broken brick and stones A letter from Anna Grosser claimed the shipment injured her property and asked for state legal help In the Calaberese murder case Judge Hughes sentenced the defendant to sixteen years in the penitentiary and lawyers filed a motion for a new trial.

Hughes Calaberese

Graders Finish Pond on Capitol Grounds

Graders complete the last section of a seven acre pond on state grounds at Pierre South Dakota. An island measuring one hundred by one hundred fifty feet will be decorated with flowers and shrubs at the center. Water supply will come from an artesian well feeding the pond.

Crowds Welcome Battleship Wyoming to Malta Harbor

Great crowds gathered to greet the battleship Wyoming upon its arrival in Malta. Report says it is the largest and most powerful warship ever seen in the harbor.

Wyoming Malta

Rapid City court opens term over 50 000 dollar county fund misappropriation

Pennington County faces lawsuits against former county officials including Treasurers George B. Flavin and John E B Halley and Auditor Robert Rudeskit for alleged misappropriation exceeding 50 000 dollars. Bondsmen defendants join the suits as motions seek specifics and new trials are sought in a related criminal case. James Hurson sues Freeman Lewis for 2000 dollars over a haystack accident. Other major cases are expected.

Rapid City S. C State McGee Pennington County George B. Flavin John EB. Halley Robert Rudeskit George E. Plagin James Hurson Freeman Lewis Lewis

Pass Day With The Mother Dead

N A Foote returned from Spain to find his wife dead in bed, heart disease the presumed cause. The two young children, unable to unlock the door, spent the day alone with their mother deceased without food or heat.

Court Reverses Ditch Case Suit In South Dakota

The South Dakota Supreme Court at Pierre reversed a Davison county circuit court ruling over a drainage ditch in Union township. Property owners fought a $728.90 assessment for benefits claimed from drainage near Lisbon township to the county line. The case followed appeals after the Davies County commissioners fixed the charge, and its path drew notable local attention.

South Dakota Supreme Court Pierre Union Township Supreme Court Frank Smith Davison County Ciircuit Court Lisbon Township

Most Stock Shipped Yet

The corn crop in this locality is nearly all harvested and grades No 2 with 16 to 20 bushels per acre. Stockmen are buying the surplus at 60 to 65 cents per bushel. Hay is plentiful and stock are in good winter condition. Hog shipments exceed any previous year. cattle and horses also high. Prices: cows 50 to 85 dollars, spring calves 25 to 37.5, yearlings 40 to 50.

Prince's Auto Kills Girl In Potsdam Accident

Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia rides in an automobile that struck a four year old girl in Potsdam Germany. The child died shortly after. the prince took her to a hospital for treatment.

Prince's Auto Pottsdam Germany Frederick Leopold Prussia

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