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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
3
Local notes report relatives visiting in Benedict town Hanson and Blanch returning home from Monroe. Family travel, illnesses, and hospital stays are noted along with a Corn Palace visit, cattle shipments from Draper, and Belvidere bank deposits. Surnames Reed, Goertz, Ortman, Warrick, Ortman, Barby, Donk, and many others appear in a stream of family and community updates.
Wessington Springs manford longlard and PF Ade bar visited town last Thursday bringing down two pelicans on Mr Adebar’s Alpena farm. Dr and Mrs Ray Turley hosted cousins Mr and Mrs Irwin Doane from Austin Minnesota arriving Monday, while Hurley residents hosted them. W C T U officers were elected for the year with Mrs Fanny McDonald as president and Mrs Will Sherman as treasurer. A university of Illinois student, drafted under the conscription law, visited before leaving. Farmers report another rain hindering winter wheat and alfalfa third cutting. Mrs Olive Hoffman Cayce visit Mitchell for the Corn Palace. Mrs William Buehring and Mrs Paul Nagel returned home after two weeks with relatives.
Plankinton and nearby towns rally for the selective draft as dozens of youths head to training camps. Rev Father Suprenant urges patriotism while Red Grass hosts tables. the band leads the departing squad to the train after a show and a community banquet at the opera house.
Local families travel to Rochester Mitchell and Hamilton for medical treatment games and social visits. Reports note FFA and Corn Palace week attendance, a barn roof fall injury, and a large sendoff as Presho and Lyman county youths depart for Fort Riley with community support and bands playing.
Kadoka notes report Kadoka residents visiting relatives in Alliance Ohio and Belvidere Mrs J M Williams returning home after a brief visit Mrs Craven and family visiting C B Gilchrist home Ted reports continued activity on the reservation until snow flies R M Kurtz of Cole Iowa leaves after buying seven loads of cattle J H Fryberger receives engine and dynamo for electric light plant Otto C G Sharon expects plant soon J W Sumrall of Seattle secretary treasurer of Contractors Lumber Supply Co visits Kadoka impressed with the town Geo B Hansen local agent and customers noted
Reliance’s Mitchell County festival fills the week as residents attend the Corn Palace celebration. A patriotic gathering Friday night sent local youths to the military training camp with cheers and a long dance that ran into the early hours amid free supper at the Odd Fellows hall.
White Lake Chas. Smith and family visiting Herbert Smith return to Mechanicsville Indiana after a visit. Riv. Oberlieu and family spend a few days with George DeMean and relatives. Peter DeMean and family depart Town for home. J J Jones visits relatives. Frank Kieffer Hubert Boehmer families travel to St Helena. Mrs. Mosher and sisters ride to Chamberlain for visits. Peter Kremer Sr. dies. funeral at Catholic church. Mrs. Ray Cooper returns to Milwaukee Oregon. sister Miss Rena Gobler joins.
Local residents travel to visit relatives from Eagle Grove Iowa to Hawarden and Sumner Iowa with many notes of arrivals and departures. Military watch events, a farewell banquet for drafted soldiers, and Red Cross service mark community spirit as families group for support. Several obituaries and church notices appear among travel, illness and graduation updates across Bridgewater Corsica Armour and surrounding towns.
Pukwana residents Mr and Mrs Tom Taylor visit daughters Mrs Chas Rathbun and Mrs Howard Thompson. Silas Millage sells farm to Wm Rossman and plans further land purchases in Brule county. Draft second quota members depart for Fort Riley. Mrs Chase from Guthrie Center visits and considers settling in the area.
Our first frost came Thursday with a light coating. The early cold snap touched the region but left minimal frost over fields and sidewalks as temperatures dipped briefly.
Several Mellette county boys drafted this week left for training. Andrew Lili enlisted in the United States Navy. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Whitley of Atlantic, Tit, visiting Mrs. Whitley’s parents, Robi Pederson. Harry Roose from Co. D at Parker visited friends. mobilization may be soon. Will Simek of Geddes traded houses for an auto. J.M. Oberempt visited Parkston relatives. Mrs. J. W. Warrick left for Huron to visit her daughter. Frost is sparse in the section. Four cattle were shipped to Sioux City. Albert Hinesh bought the Delmae Shock house and will move it to his farm. Dan Schmidt of Krylov unloaded stock and machinery. Henry Jomkers barn burned, five horses and eight hogs perished.
Alexanderia residents Mr F Wickham and wife traveled to Sioux Falls for Father O'Brien’s lecture and remain for a short visit. J Harrington and Bradland S D family visit Mrs Harrington’s parents while Mr Harrington recovers from a hayload accident with a 29 pound stone injuring his head and a light hand infection. Mrs D L E Murray of Mitchell visits townsfolk W P Waite and Joe Seacat. The text notes a second allotment of how many Jett ACT and mentions a municipal Hagohana event.
At five o clock in the afternoon the municipal band played The Star Spangled Banner as the Mitchell Company F firing squad saluted and raised the flag for the first time Attorney William R B Danforth delivered an inspiring address Afterward the boys were hosted at the Catholic church parlors by the commercial club At 10 30 in the evening a band and about a thousand residents escorted them to the depot to await the midnight train that carried them to Mitchell and then to Fort Riley Kansas
Dotton Rey and family of Avon South Dakota visited TS Unruh and family Monday. Mrs Stevens, sister of Mrs A Groeneveld of Minnesota, has been visiting Caniston Relatives. Dotton hosts many at the Gorn Palace. Mrs Bert Harding visited A E Bailey’s recently. John Andrews welcomed his mother from Zell, South Dakota. Mrs Stanley left for Oacoma to visit her son Joe. Mayme and Electa Wolfe attended the corn palace in Mitchell. Prof C W Mancock and Misses Frances Schirt and Lena Tiahrt went to a teachers meeting at Parker on Saturday.
Emery notes a series of visits and incidents including Mrs Glen Smith returning home to Mitchell, Paul Buettell from Mitchell visiting, Lucille Hawn's trip to Sioux Falls and Ohio, P T Fissell and wife and Louise Prust visiting A Diener in Emery, Hutchinson county lads heading to Fort Riley, Albert Vanderlinde injured while pumping a car tire, and Mrs Algert Weeldreyer's 65th birthday with family and out of town guests from Chancellor.
S. D. Sept. 29 Following is the U S weather bureau report on weather and crop conditions in South Dakota for the week ending September 25, 1917. Cool periods aside, the week averaged above normal. Rain on the 19th 20th and 24th 25th improved soil for plowing and seeding winter grain. Corn progressed toward maturity and most is now safe from frost damage. A few late fields may still need favorable weather. Some corn harvested silos filled. Threshing slowed by rain. Flax crop mostly harvested. Potatoes yield fair to good. Pastures greatly improved. stock generally in good condition.
Charlie Morse six-year-old son of Mr and Mrs John D Morse sustained a slight concussion and bruises when he ran into a car in the alley behind O L Branson Company Bank. He was unconscious for hours and later improved with medical care. The incident occurred Friday about 5 30 pm.
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