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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1915
Page
5
The notice lists subscription rates for Mitchell Capital with prepaid options. It specifies monthly terms and a rate of 1.00 and 76 40, indicating advance payment requirements. The item appears as a public notice type in a Mitchell, South Dakota, newspaper.
A 1915 South Dakota census report shows 3,136 residents unable to read or write, about 0.72 percent, compared with 16,933 illiterates or 2.9 percent in 1910. Analysts note potential undercounting in 1915 and argue literacy may have improved, especially outside cities where education access is greater.
The passage argues that if Wilson refuses to exhaust his powers to obtain from Great Britain the rights now granted by Germany he will betray American duties and commit a flagrant violation of neutrality, a spirit he is expected to uphold above all others.
Mitchell public schools report 1150 pupils enrolled with 275 in the high school, marking the heaviest attendance yet. Notre Dame registration opens tomorrow as the academy schedules first classes. Rural Davison county schools begin nine month terms with Mt. Vernon Ethan Loomis sharing new principals and staff assignments for the start of the term.
Mitchell closed its baseball season in 1915 with a double header at Yankton, losing 5 to 2 and 8 to 7. The team finished 32–22 (.593). Pitchers Johnson and Reed in game one, Kramer hit a grand slam homer. In game two Liston and Thiemann started. Liston walked three in the eighth and Johnson finished. Spectators praised Yankton’s effort and edge, while Mitchell prepared for departures and future assignments.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Anthony Giffard son of Viscount Giffard and grandson of the Earl of Halsbury with uncertain meaning and garbled wording.
Winner Seney travels to Sioux City to accept a position with Central Auto and Supply. Andy Butler heads to Chicago this week to work as an electrician. Dutch Henry likely stays in Mitchell this winter. Heinie Scharnweber, Mitchell resident, spends ten days practicing shooting before hunting ducks and prairie chickens.
Members of Feni more council United Commercial Travelers and families spent a Saturday at Riverside park for the Knights of the Grip third annual mid summer picnic. Transportation by car, a family dinner, a rain sheltered pavilion, baseball between Hats and Leans, races for children, and music by Petersons orchestra highlighted a day of sport and socializing with prize roses for top dancers.
Mayor A B Hitchcock announces a strict ban on petty gambling fortune tellers and street attractions during the Corn Palace week to ensure value received. The program features Ferullo’s band soloist, vaudeville acts, and a strong lineup of women performers plus aerial and carnival attractions.
Canton South Dakota mourns as Thomas Thorson longtime banker and Republican National Committeeman dies at 72 of heart leakage. Survived by wife and two brothers Samuel Canton and Christ Thorson Tacoma Washington. Born November 14 1848 in Norway he became Canton mayor state official banker and civic leader.
Sioux Falls in disbarment action as Frank R. Aikens appeals to limit counts from three years ago. Referees allow introduction of Kirkland, Burnett, and Kalkley evidence while Hartman considers Alma Svendsen case affidavits and Daisy Havens testimony.
A letter from state game warden H S Dedrick confirms the opening of the waterfowl season in South Dakota on September 10 and its close on December 1. Prairie chickens and grouse season runs only until October 9, yielding limited hunting time. The note clarifies that the combined state and federal rules allow two months and 20 days of hunting, with specific dates differing from the federal opener of September 7 and close of December 1.
Aberdeen South Dakota Judge George W Crane of the municipal court strict in applying the law. He fined the man $100 or fifty days in jail after a woman was arrested for prostitution and her companion also faced arrest. The woman received a lighter fine of $80 or forty days in jail.
Aberdeen South Dakota two weeks after Carl Cramer alias Carl Meyers drowned in Snake Creek the victim’s father Meyers from Tolstoy has arrived to claim the body and identified it upon arrival confirming the loss.
Henry Siemers a wealthy farmer living five miles west of Frederick in Aberdeen, South Dakota, died by his own hand this morning. He owned a 480 acre farm and other property. no motive is given for the deed.
A man named Smith was arrested by Sheriff Dunn in Clear Lake South Dakota for running an extensive illegal liquor operation. In court Judge Sherwood accepted a guilty plea, fined $50, and sentenced to 30 days in jail with the sentence suspended for good behavior. Grips seized from the suspect contained 21 quart bottles. The illicit trade extended into rural Devel County and targeted harvesters.
A Gary visitor who came to Clear Lake to see a married woman was attacked by three of her relatives as he stepped from his car. They beat him severely, leaving bruises and cuts, and allowed him to drive away. The assailants warned they would do worse if he returns.
Quick relief claim for rheumatism and muscle pain from Sloan's Liniment. Advertisement-style text urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle for use on sore joints, muscles, lumbago, sciatic pain and swelling.
Prominent figures in South Dakota political history will speak at a monster mass meeting at the Gorn Palace on September 8 and 9 to launch a state-wide prohibition campaign. Attendance is expected between 2,000 and 2,500 as speakers cover war on liquor, dry town implications, and constitutional amendments with governors, judges, and U S senators taking part.
An early cold remedy pitch urges readers to act quickly to prevent serious ailments. It promises relief as the first dose clears the head, eases breathing, and restores vitality, urging readers to buy a bottle today.
Pierre South Dakota reports indicate threshing outfits will be scarce in the northwest counties this fall. Years of drought limited equipment, but now a large crop arrives with insufficient machines. Nearby Brown and Garrett yield 70 bushels per acre on 45 acres of oats and Gordon Stewart shows 20 bushels per acre in the same area.
Verne Collinge of Sturgis is the first Dakota Wesleyan football player to arrive in Mitchell for the training camp starting next week. He is hailed as the athletic find of the year and reputed as the best all around athlete in the Black Hills.
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