Council appoints committee to study Mitchell telephone crisis
A Mitchell city council special session appointed Councilman J C Walrath to investigate how many residents would use a new automatic system if installed. A rate dispute with the local telephone company looms as the current franchise expires May 1, with proposed increases that would fund modern automatic service.
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J. C. Walrath
Minneapolis
Mitchell
Telephone Company
Circuit Court
Faim
State Board of Railway Commissioners
Ely
Ute operation case noted as difficult by official
The Carthage mill rising two stories with a third underway. Mr Pratt of Kingsbury County reports yields: Velvet hat wheat 2712 bushels per borey, bhue stem wheat 264% bushels. oats 50.
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Carthage
Pratt
Kingsbury County
Western Canada Prosperity Seen Driven by Development
President W. Wester-Win, during a visit to Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, praised Western Canada as a natural development of prosperity. Foreign investment and immigrant farmers support a rising wheat and grain harvest while migration from the United States and abroad to Canadian farms continues. A Norwegian migrant, who saved funds to return home, died of appendicitis after planning to reunite with his wife and child.
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Irelfand
Wester
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Belgium
Province of
Manitoba
Beeves and cattle market recap at Union Stock Yards
Chicago Union Stock Yards reports today receipts near 3 200 cattle and 27 000 to 15 000 expected. market steady to lower on beef cattle with tops around 7 79 and common ranges 6 25 to 7 55. hogs strong with top 7 79 and bulk 7 60 to 7 70. sheep receipts 1 500 and market steady.
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Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Texas
Sioux City
Iowa
Arrested for Attacking Girl in Timber Lake Case
Aberdeen South Dakota reports Thomas J. King, a government agent on the Cheyenne Indian reservation, was arrested at Selby on a criminal charge filed by Miss Gladys Lynn of Timber Lake. She says King attempted to assault her in April 1911 while she worked at a Cheyenne agency hotel and that he sought to settle the matter out of court for money.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Thomas J. King
Selby
Gladys Lynn
Timber Lake
Dewey County
Lynn
Cheyenne Agency
King
Carthage Marshal Injured in Farm Machinery Accident
Henry Lucas, city marshal of Carthage South Dakota, was caught in a corn shredder at the Benj Button farm adjoining town. Both hands and an arm were badly crushed. amputation will be necessary and shock may be too great for him to endure. Licas reportedly lost one leg earlier.
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Carthage
S. D
Henry Lucas
Benj. Button Farm
Licas
Unclear OCR fragments on grain types and station data
Fragmentary text lists grain varieties and figures such as corn oats and numbers, with garbled phrases and likely station or market references. No coherent event or persons are identifiable from the readable content.
Wheat and grain prices for Minneapolis Minnesota
Market notes list grain categories with bid prices for No 1 hard wheat No 1 northern and other wheat varieties, Montana wheat and durum prices, December and May futures, corn oats barley rye and flax prices with arrival and current bids. Prices shown in dollars per bushel or hundredweight with several decimals.
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Mineapolis
Minn
Northern
Montana
Wheat and grain price snapshot from Milwaukee market
A Milwaukee market listing shows prices for wheat corn oats barley and flax with multiple grades. Notable figures include No 1 northern wheat bulk at 514 and 615, December wheat 27 8, corn values around 42 to 48 1-4, oats near 31 4, barley around 73 and 62 1, rye 62 5, and Northwestern flax at 1.32 3-4.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Family reunion prevented by death in Milwaukee area
Sivert Anderson, 36, a Milwaukee section foreman at Warner, died leaving his home in Norway two and a half years ago and a farm heavily encumbered by debt. His death ended plans for a family reunion and left unresolved financial burdens.
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Warner
S. D
Sivert Anderson
Milwaukee
Anderson
Norway
Jail Breakers Leader Yeggm an Escape at Webster Jail
James McAleer, leader of three prison breakouts, fled Day county jail in Webster with two accomplices. They overpowered Sheriff Lindquist, seized keys, and vanished after plans to rob post offices and sell loot in Aberdeen were revealed. Authorities searched through the night with no trace.
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Webster, S. 9
James McAleer
Webster
McAleer
South Dakota
Aberdeen
C. C. Carpenter
Lemmon
Day County
McNulty
Boyd
Michael Umberdahl
McAteer
Umberdall
Lindquist
Liberty
Sheriffs Office
Fewer Deaths From Contagion Reported by State Board
The state board of health report to the governor covers 1910-11 and 1911-12. It highlights the common housefly as a major health menace and urges screens and sticky paper. It lists deaths by disease: diphtheria scarlet fever measles smallpox and meningitis with totals 186 and 73 across the two periods. Measles caused more deaths than smallpox despite similar case counts.
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Scallin Brothers CO
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Tobe
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Pope
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HE. W. Heyler
Wit. J. Atkinson Ouicountin
Western National Bank
Ss. D
Vunerast Dehotol
Uadertabkers
W. Broadbent & Company
Embalmers
Broadbent Brothers
Jebson’s Livery Barn
Broadbent
H. Noble — Son
Fourth Ave
Main Street
Pee Bbb
Peps
Diehl @ Brown
Poke. M.S. Mendes Hale
Kirksville
Western Natl
Ofice
Frederick A, Dewolef
Western National Bank Bldg
K. OE
Stair
Glenkiron Bide
Attorneys AT Law
A. E. Hitchcock
Commercial & Savings Bank
Lewis Shuster
Western Nat'l Bank Mitchell, S. D
H. Noble & Son
Council For Investigation
New York
Anderson i Norway
Sioun Cipy
Parenon
J. T. Swhreney
Champeny
Architects
C. Wherry
Mitcitell
S.D
Mitchell Grain Market
Darley
Milwauker Grain Market
Yeggman
James Mealpear
VN Webster
J. M. MacLachlan
Watertown, S. D
Mitchell Hide Co
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