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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1911
Page
2
A terse OCR fragment notes Patcrell Capital Purishing Co with ten proprietors and prices listed as one dollar, seventy five, and forty. The itemization is unclear but indicates a small business or stock offering with minimal readable figures.
The paper reviews Tuesday elections with emphasis on Massachusetts voting trends and Taft era implications, noting Foss’s win and the impact on reform and party power. It also surveys Philadelphia corruption, Penrose and Vare influence, and socialist trends, followed by a state of dairy industry growth and margins in 1904 to 1909 production.
Casselman & Co of Richmond Virginia advertises 700 farm bargains with a free illustrated catalogue offering. The firm has operated for over 20 years.
Congressman Eben W. Martin of Deadwood declares strong support for President Taft's renomination in a Deadwood Pioneer Times statement. He calls Taft the only Republican who can win in 1912 and cites tariff reform corporate regulation and universal peace as key goals. The undercurrent of Taft sentiment is described as strong across South Dakota with expected primaries in June.
Charles Mix county commissioners near completing a county seat canvass between Lake Andes and Wagner. Wagner appears to lead by 400 to 500 votes and likely will be on the ticket to move the county seat from Wheeler. The fight has been long and the vote may favor locating the seat on the railroad. The campaign remains civic and largely cordial. The Lake Andes faction may also back Wagner if they join in.
Asher Knepper of Hulett Wyoming walked fifteen miles to Belle Fourche South Dakota to rob the Tulette bank over a $500 note. He demanded the note, handed the gun to a bystander, then walked away leaving note fragments. He pled guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and was bound over to district court.
Watertown South Dakota plans to extend the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad northward into Canada from Watertown or Minneapolis. A city hall meeting tonight will discuss action to show Watertown’s cooperation with the line. Officials note surveys and a large building fund and hope Watertown lies on the preferred route to create a Canada to Gulf trunk line.
The Italian legation in Washington issued Rome's statement claiming Italian troops killed Arabs and others in Tripoli as retaliation for Arabs and Turks violating civilized warfare rules. It asserts Arabs have killed the wounded, mutilated the dead, and ignored flags of truce, with even Arab women said to have killed treacherously.
New York City Frauds totaling about 2 000 000 alleged against Columbian Sterling Publishing leaders. Frank Orff president and J B Atkin lawyer were arraigned by post office inspectors on mail fraud charges. Orff remanded to the Tombs after claiming innocence and promising to prove it.
The governments of Norway and Sweden asked the United States to extend free importation of pulp and print paper to their shippers under the favored nation clause of the reciprocity tariff treaties. Canada already enjoys this concession under the act of July 26 1911. Many parties anticipate suits to recover duties paid since the law’s enactment running into millions of dollars.
The district Knights of Pythias convention is set for November 27 with delegates from Chamberlain White Lake Woonsocket Armour Parker and Alexandria meeting Mitchell lodges. Grand Chancellor C W Felton of Yankton and other officials will attend. no program has been released yet. This marks a long absence of Mitchell hosts for the group.
In Mitchell Saturday afternoon Judge Dick Haney chief justice of the state supreme court announced his bid for renomination by South Dakota Republicans. The move follows long service on the bench with a planned quiet dignified campaign. Haney, serving since 1896, would be succeeded by opponent John W. Gates of Sioux Falls.
Reports indicate a weekend cyclone caused extensive damage across southern Wisconsin Illinois and the Great Lakes region. At least seven dead and many injured as storms toppled property and stranded vessels.
Aberdeen South Carolina federal court to convene November 14 in the federal building with Judge James D. Elliott presiding. Grand jury will be empaneled. petit jurors start Thursday. Twenty two civil cases set aside from murder case of Robert Gilland. A L Smalley faces fraud charges amid family dispute over divorces.
In Atlanta President Gompers branding courts as foes of labor delivers annual AFL address. He condemns injunction judges and the McNamara persecution in Los Angeles as part of his remarks. Secretary Morrison reports 1,756,000 members, the federation’s largest tally.
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