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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1912
Page
8
Our prices are consistently lower than elsewhere and the suit department grows busier daily. Women’s suits range from $12.50 to $35.00 and girls’ suits from $5.00 to $25.00. The newness and individuality in our dresses promise style exclusiveness at unusually low prices.
Mitchell society notes this Corn Palace week feature Mme Viva Ethelia from Chicago Grand Opera with the Congress Cabaret Orchestra boosting hippodrome shows. The week also covers several local weddings including Rivedal–Svendal and Green–Dabbler with receptions and homecomings, plus multiple out of town guests and stonehouse gatherings.
Stilwell of Alexandria and Rev Henry Snyder pastor officiated a church service at the local parish, with Snyder leading prayers and Stilwell attending as guest.
Ethan news notes visits and relocations from Parkston Dimeck and Yankton with many residents visiting Corn Palace events. Local market changes include John Clement selling his meat market and Karl Clement leaving Ethan Drug Co. for unknown plans as the Corn Palace week activities unfold.
Erie freight crew near Tiondale sees a large buck deer with five double-pronged antlers swim the Delaware river, climb the embankment, and crawl beneath rail cars. The animal becomes tangled, frees itself, and bounds away up the mountain after a brief standoff.
Dr William H Davis of the Boston health department told an audience in Washington that breast feeding slashes infant mortality from bottle feeding. He cited Norway and Sweden as models and noted 55 million babies born each year with 14 million dying before age one. The United States reportedly accounts for about 1,000 infant deaths daily.
Chin Shwe, a Chinese candidate, is nominated by Republicans in Boston’s Seventh Ward. He is said to be the first Celestial nominated for a U S political office and vows to back Chinese women’s admission and tariff reform while supporting lifetime judicial appointment.
Dr Vernon M. Cady told the American Federation for sex hygiene that America’s real “who’s who” is being compiled at Cold Spring Harbor. He praised the Chinese as examples of race persistence and urged restricting birth to improve the bloodline, citing the Herreshoff and Abbott families as models. Mrs. Anderson returns home with her mother from Minneapolis.
Chicago hog market slow with prices around 8.40 to 8.90 and 20000 receipts today. Cattle receipts about 18000 with steady to ten cents lower bids from 5.60 to 11.00. Sheep receipts near 95000 with weak to ten cent declines. Sioux City market steady with top around 8.00 and bulk near 8.40 to 8.50.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered grain terms Wheat No northern and No 4 northern entries along with barley corn oats and velvet chal. The legible items hint at commodity notes or prices but lack coherent structure or complete details.
An OCR fragment lists grain prices and arrival notes for Minneapolis markets including wheat, corn, oats, barley, and rye. It mentions “No. 1 northern” and “No. 2 northern” wheat, varieties of durum, corn, oats, and barley with approximate bids and arrival terms, dated in December with scattered figures.
Readable portions outline bulk shipments of oats barley and rye in Milwaukee with codes for No 1 northwestern and No 2 barley. Entries reference December dates and quantities including 68 and 77 for corn and barley and 70 for rye with various lot numbers and fob details.
In today’s session the court issued eleven decisions. From Carson Donn: Yankton-Clay county Drainage Ditch affirmed. Frank C. Mariner vs Patton Spink reversed. Annie J. Smith vs Order of Commercial Travelers affirmed. Elvira B G Ballou vs W B Carter et al affirmed. First National Bank vs Aberdeen Artesian Well Co Brown reversed. State ex rel G L Setm vs 7 St Cronin et al Grant denied dismissal. Alan Bouge Jr vs ala 1 Gunderson Turner affirmed. State vs Uno Stone Hamlin affirmed. State vs 8 D Julius Grant affirmed. From Whiting: Charles Miner et al vs Clifton Township Beadle affirmed. Michael T Collins vs Lyman county Stanley reversed.
In Kenosha Wisconsin a mob organized by Sheriff Andrew Stahl dragged Wiley Davie from the jail and staged a lynching to force him to reveal the location of a stolen shotgun. Davie, tied and pleading, named the gun before the rope was removed and he was returned to custody.
Elsie Gerber aged two, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Gerber Jr living southwest of town, died after swallowing poison. She fell ill, seemed to improve, then relapsed with convulsions and died shortly after.
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