Senator Kittredge Leads Lumber Trust Probe in Senate
The Mitchell Capital notes the push by Senator Kittredge to investigate the lumber trust. It cites Sioux Falls criticism of delay, Minneapolis evidence, and the impact on consumers and retailers. The piece praises the senator's service and predicts broad public benefit from a thorough inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumber Trust
Kittredge
United States Senate
South Dakota
Department of Commerce
Sioux Falls Argus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Minneapolis
Buncou
Kittredue
Meeth 5Ood
Taft Seeks Peace Ties After Japan Visit
Secretary Taft travels from Japan to Manila after receiving honors from the Mikado. The reception smooths relations and supports a peaceful path between the two nations. The journey signals leniency toward third term discussions and hints at evolving U.S. politics.
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Taft
Manilla
Japan
Deaf guest misunderstands grace at dinner
A deaf elderly man sits beside a host as grace is spoken. The host repeats the prayer louder but the guest cannot hear. After demand for clarification, the host explodes in anger declaring he is saying grace. Laughter spreads as the scene ends with tension.
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Grace
Want Ad Reveals Your Lot Might Bring Twice Its Value
A local notice hints that property could be worth double to a buyer, urging readers to explore a classified ad to discover market demand and potential owners. The message emphasizes seeking an interested party through advertisement to gauge true value.
Ethan Community Notes and Social Roundup
The Ladies Aid Society meets October 1 at President Mrs. D R Green’s home. Articles note church attendance by Charles Morris and Miss Frisoa Hoffman, teachers visiting Mitchell, and Rev. Weak’s upcoming last Sunday. Local events include christening of the Stopfer infant, Jessie Adams’s twentieth birthday party, and porch work at B E Graves.
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Ethan
Ladies Aid Society
D. R. Green
Charles Morris
Frisoa Hoffman
Mitchell
Mr. Damon
Miss Splitt
Miss Stealey
Miss Hardy
Weak
Joe Craig
Tulare
L.A
Sioux Falls
John
Ladies Aid
M. E. Church
Henry Stopfer
Holy Trinity Church
Loomis News and Notices Toward Fall Improvements
John Darmer of Champaign Illinois visits brother A Darmer. F S Pascoe visits Quinn Mon day to view homestead. W W Miner and Charlie Tompkins head for Rapid City to locate land. Arthur Case moves family to getcher. Fred Bidstrop builds a bridge on Fire Steel creek west of Loomis. H C Clark relocates family to Loomis. Henry Pool dies at 86 after surgery in Mitchell. Funeral at Free Methodist church Mitchell. Clark Espy and Esty Collins visit H C Clark. Mrs Grace Derome to give elocution at Loomis church October 15 with ladies invited. admission 15 and 10 cents.
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Loomis
John Darmer
Champaign
Ill
A. Darmer
F. S. Pascoe
Quinn
W. W. Miner
Charlie Tompkins
Rapid City
Arthur Case
H.C. ‘Clark
Henry Pool
St. Josephs Hospital
Mitchell
Pool
Free Methodist Church
Graceland Cemetery
Clark Espy
Sioux Falls
H. C. Clark
Esty
Collins
Elmer Box
Waumpum
Penn
Grace
Derome
Loomis Church
Riverside Scattered Visits and Local News Items
Miss Lillian Wallis of D. W. U. spent Sunday at home. J. Daniels of Mitchell was in town Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Woodruff spent Sunday in Mitchell. Mrs. Della Patterson of Mitchell visited here early this week. Bruett Bros. one brother went north to buy horses. G. W. Bantz returned from Aberdeen and left for Independence Iowa. M. H. Bantz of Wells Bantz Whip Co. visited family while his territory lies east of Sioux Falls. Farmers to begin handling grain with the A A Truax elevator Oct 14. For moving, consider surplus items with a for sale ad.
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Riverside
Lillian Wallis
J. &. Daniels
Mitchell
H. W. Woodruff
Della Patterson
Bruett Bros
G. W. Bantz
Aberdeen
Independence
M. H. Bantz
Wells- Bantz Whip Co
Sioux Falls
Public Sale at Frank Weller Farm Near Mitchell
A public auction at the Frank Weller farm eight miles north and half a mile east of Mitchell nine miles southeast of Letcher on Wednesday October 16 starting at 10 a m. Items include twelve head horses forty three cattle milch cows steers heifers and a Hereford bull sixty head shoats and farm equipment with free lunch. Terms: cash for ten dollars and under. balances paid by notes bearing 10 percent interest with security. two percent discount for cash on sums over ten dollars. Auctioneer J S Serverson. clerk L J Welch. proprietor L R LaFortune.
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Frank Weller
Mitchell
Letcher
J. S. Serverson
L. J. Welch
L. R. LaFortune
Auction Sale Notice in Rome Township Davision County
Public auction in Rome township Davision County on Friday October 18 at 1 pm. Items include nine horses twenty two cattle sixty three hogs eighty six chickens house hold goods and farm machinery with free lunch at noon. Terms: cash for 310 and under, 10 or more payable by November 1 1908 at 8 percent interest with 2 percent discount for cash. J E Syre.
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Rome Township
Davision County
Tertius
J. E. Syre
Letter to Mr Braught from Devoe Company on paint costs
Letter to Mr D Braught Mitchell SD discusses a painting job by Grant Smith Eric PA two years ago detailing paint costs Devoe supply and labor savings. It notes Devoe bought Devoe paint $897.40 returned $811.60 saved $331.10 and mentions agents W F Nick Son and M H Gosche.
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Grant Smith
Eric
Devoe
Messrs
W. F. Nick & Son
Devoe & Co
New York
Chicago
M. H. Gosche
Bucking an Ice Floe in Peary's Polar Narrative
An excerpt from Robert B. Peary's Nearest the Pole describes the Roosevelt fighting a massive ice floe. The ship endures crushing pressure, bucking and shaking as ice edges crack, then rises with the propeller lifted and the floe finally extents away. The crew faces hours of strain and intense physical tension.
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Robert B. Peary
Roosevelt
Bartlett
Teddy
Married for Fun Ends in City Wedding
Miss Fannie Blair planned a California winter with Ralph Hawn but wed him at Rev. J. F. Norton's home after a late license. Blair, surprised yet accepting, offered the couple to stay in the city. Hawn, a Mt. Vernon carpenter, plans to wait before voting. Both families and friends offer congratulations.
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Fannie Blair
California
Harry Blair
Fourth Avenue East
Ralph Hawn
Mt. Vernon
Blair
Ink
Fishermen Smiths Face Fortune In Odd Misfortune Tale
In London Tit-Bits a tale follows two Smiths living nearby who suffer different losses. A visitor mistakes the boatless Smith for the widowed one, and comments on the widow, prompting the boatless man to dismiss her, while boasting of another prospective mate. The scene ends with the visitor leaving offended by his crude remarks.
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Smith
London
Mr. Smith
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Alice
D. Braught
Mitchell, South Dakota
Peary
Fannie Blair and
Ralph Hawn de
Gillis
Joe
Mat Kid Too
Spike Heel
Blucher
Main Street
Ifso Desir d
Bidwell Land & Loan CO
Dr. Wright
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