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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1915
Page
7
A dense facsimile of classified notices lists numerous want ads and rental offers. Items include help wanted for a press feeder and shield making, room rentals with furnishing notes, farm land and real estate inquiries, sale notices for coal stoves and household goods, livestock listings, and miscellaneous trades. Addresses and box numbers indicate Mitchell South Dakota and nearby towns.
The Barnard-Giles-Moses Co won against Harry J Parrett for rental of a traction engine and engineer services used in road grading. Judgment was $321.60 after accounting for $124.40 paid, with 7 percent interest from January 1. Discrepancies over hours claimed: 208 versus 174 days. Also, Mrs Rotta McCartney administratrix sues Gifford Bros for 145.58 with counterclaim nearly offset.
Yankton targets a hard season finale against Wesleyan with all regulars back from injuries. Dillon’s squad aims to avenge past losses, testing new plays and formations as alumni gather for the game before Thanksgiving travels and the traditional postgame feast.
Mitchell’s J W McClinton was unanimously named president of the South Dakota Educational Association for 1915 and H J Jones of Dakota Wesleyan received the full vote of the South Dakota Academy. Jay W Miller of Dakota Wesleyan was named head of the state commercial teachers organization. Aberdeen hosts the 1916 convention. Watertown chosen as site. numbers exceed 1400 attendees.
Mitchell high school travels to Yankton for a tough game on the latter’s field. The Mitchell squad, leaving tomorrow morning, eyes a hard fought contest after Sioux Falls fell to the southern team. Yankton bragged of wins over Parker and Madison, while Mitchell beat Queen City 10 to 0. Coach Hall expects a hard effort and a close outcome. The lineups feature Scheurenbrand Hoon Carlson Igg Murray McCarthy Williams Fox Coleman Dorr Vermilyen McHenry with Hage Anderson Armstrong and Rudd as substitutes. Referee Eipp of Sioux City. The game starts at 3 o’clock.
Washington ordered from San Francisco to Mexico with flagship at San Diego. The Pacific fleet will carry 275 additional Marines to land and protect Americans and other foreigners amid rising tensions.
An advertisement extols the virtues of a vigorous baby and promotes Mother's Friend as a safe external remedy. It claims to reduce pain and distress during pregnancy, promises muscle and ligament elasticity, and asserts relief from tension with thorough comfort, urging purchase through druggists.
A Sioux City Journal feature profiles W C Baker, tracing his life from Petaluma California to Mitchell South Dakota. It covers his family roots, education at Grinnell College, homesteading block Baker Township, and career in newspapers, public instruction, and state politics. It highlights his advocacy for the primary system, his views on public policy, and his reputation as a keen student of current affairs and farming interests.
Petrogra? reports state bank says subscriptions to the new Italian loan reach five hundred million dollars. strong entities include Petrogra? and Italy. The report notes satisfactory uptake and financial backing from Russian institutions.
Advertisement describes pattern No 8827 for combination undergarments and corsets sized 34 to 42 bust. Notes advantages, comfort, and decorative options with washable silks and cotton crepes. Gives material requirements and edging details. patterns mailed by Fashion Department on ten cents.
A fragmentary dialogue parodies literary life and country politics. It jokes about selling novel chapters to various sponsors, mentions a hotel, a New York landmark, and a resort, then shifts to humorous banter about drinks and distant places amid political references and misspelled phrases.
Washington reports from the post office department indicate corruption concerns about United States service persist, but recent notes emphasize smoother operation and regular receipts.
Department notes months of strain on mail service due to sinking or requisition of fast ocean carriers and indirect routes from wartime conditions. Foreign mail volume shows only a small drop year over year, parcel post to Germany largely uninterrupted except where reports restricted.
Unionville Missouri resident Mrs Mantua Seavey reports severe female illness with weakness, tremors, and sleeplessness. After taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improves markedly and recommends the medicine to others, noting the company preserves letters and offers confidential advice.
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