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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1915
Page
9
Thursday notes report moves of residents to Seattle and Kennebec on business and family visits to Mitchell and Sioux Falls. Highlights include a gun club tournament, a wedding in town, new business openings, travel by auto, college plans, and a county jail incident involving an inmate flooding a cell.
Mitchell defeats Sioux Falls 7 to 3 in Plankinton in front of hundreds at the county fairgrounds. Caylor earned two bases and two runs, while Lane struggled for Sioux Falls as Mitchell pitchers limited hits and tallied four victories in six games between the clubs.
Aberdeen reporters recount Sarah and Alice Smith two sisters 19 and 21 disguising as hoboes to travel from Billings Montana to Mobridge South Dakota then to Aberdeen to reach their mother in Lansing Michigan before she dies. They endured brutal train rides and a box car journey with rough men before arriving in Aberdeen and awaiting transfer to Minneapolis.
Pierre S D reports agricultural census figures with large alfalfa acreage in Butte and Davison counties. The data notes cropland totals, including 7000 acres of alfalfa in Davison, nearly 7000 in Yankton, and 15 000 in Butte with 40 000 irrigated acres.
Deadwood South Dakota residents protest the parole of Tom Dare the bank robber who held up the First National Bank in 1910 and shot at cashier Poznan. He escaped but was recaptured and served four and a half of an eight year sentence. The protest cites his long criminal record while the petition claims he has tuberculosis and may not live long.
Jessie Jug 25, a Sisseton Sioux, fell from a boat on Buffalo Lake near Sisseton Indian Agency after an epileptic attack. Unable to assist, she drowned before help could reach her.
A St Louis dealer bought 400 Meade county horses from George Price for $40,000. The price was $100 per head and delivery starts at once for use in the European war, marking a large cash deal in the area.
Additional fair attractions include old Indian games and Baynes participating in lacrosse football and baseball showcasing regional athletic traditions and community involvement.
James Brown age 17 of West Boro Missouri died after a freight-car shooting near Elk Point. Edward Griffith of Charlotte Town Prince Ed Ward sland was wounded and survived. three robbers fled toward Meckling after demanding to frisk about 30 harvest hands.
Aberdeen South Dakota reports 1964 harvest season work for 1964 men organized by the harvest labor bureau of the local commercial club. An estimated 15000 to 20000 harvest hands passed through Aberdeen headquarters with crime down, linked partly to the town being dry since July. Wages averaged 2.50 for ten hours, and only one employment bureau complaint reached officials about a Minneapolis agency charging men 2.00 to then reach Aberdeen for 3.50 daily work. the Minneapolis mayor reportedly revoked that agency’s license.
Carl Hoblit, on Benjamin Bailey’s farm, was bitten on the arm by a rattlesnake as he loaded hay. He cut the wound, sucked out the poison, and sought antiseptic care at a nearby house. The lad recovered aside from illness and a sore arm.
Blunt South Dakota news notes a plan to form a regional league in 1916 with teams from Miller Huron Redfield Faulkton Gettysburg Blunt Warford and Highmore. Efforts aim to limit salaried players to home teams, acknowledging full salaried clubs are tough for small towns. Faulkton fielded a strictly home team this season and performed well against semi pro squads.
The supreme court released opinions Wednesday on the Pierre S. D case with rulings affecting the contested matter. The decision details outline the court's reasoning and any remands or affirmations issued.
With cooler weather reading rises as non fiction shares 31 percent of total books read. In children’s books travel and fairy tales lead, while adults favor philosophy travel and useful arts. A Saturday story hour for twenty children featured Hollow Tree and Deep Woods.
The South Dakota tax commission increased Davison county real estate and personal property values by 5 percent, raising the combined valuation to 24 697 851 dollars from 24 002 258. Details list real estate at 20 293 028 dollars and personal property at 4 404 823, with railroad property valued at 2 003 292 and city versus rural splits noted.
Dowling a Northwestern railroad brakeman died in a local hospital from injuries after being struck by a freight train as it pulled into the Rapid City yards. His home was in Chadron Nebraska.
Yesterday afternoon at the Christian church Miss Bernice Frost of Mitchell presented Misses Wisse Luetlhy and Mary Blackwood in a two part musical recital. Invitations were issued for the affair and the two young ladies are longtime pupils of Miss Frost whose pianoforte teaching has earned her statewide recognition. She plans to depart soon for Boston to continue studies.
Davison county sportsmen prepare for duck and prairie chicken season two weeks hence. Ducks are abundant due to lakes and sloughs from heavy spring rains. Forty seven hunting licenses issued to residents at $1 each authorize shooting ducks geese and waterfowl from September 10 to April 9 while chickens grouse snipe and partridge may be shot September 10 to October 9. No sale of game and no rifle use at night. Federal and state dates vary with openers set September 7 by law.
The Charles Mix County Bankers Association met in Gednes last night and passed resolutions protesting the state banking department order requiring banks to keep 50 percent of reserves deposited in designated South Dakota state banks. A committee was appointed to pursue the matter with other banks statewide.
Mrs Julius Gottsleben wife of a local homesteader near Philip South Dakota suffered severe injuries while operating a mowing machine. A thunderstorm frightened the horses causing the machine to run away and throw her to the ground. She sustained internal injuries and was fatally harmed.
In S D voters supported municipal ownership of the local electric light system. A board of appraisers will fix the price, with appointments by the mayor, the plant owners, and the two parties jointly. A subsequent bond vote will be needed to fund the purchase.
The South Dakota supreme court found Sioux Falls attorney Joe Kirby guilty of contempt and fined him five hundred dollars. J J Wipple was found not guilty personally, while Tripple Printing Company was fined one hundred dollars. Disbarment action against Kirby remained undecided.
A major half century Sweepstakes for South Dakota cars opens State Fair week on Monday September 13 with five entrants chosen from one mile trials. The trophy is a silver loving cup and the event is sanctioned by the International Motor Contest Association. C N McUvyaine Irfon is the official rep. The two opening days feature seven big events drawing top speed entries.
The U S Weather Bureau reports a generally mild week in South Dakota with scattered showers, cooler than average temperatures, and rapid crop progress. Harvestes advanced with favorable threshing conditions and large grain yields. corn development and top cutting noted. potatoes and pastures also performing well.
State tax records show broad gains in livestock and land values with sheep slipping. New lands added exceed eight hundred thousand acres, Perkins county reports the largest land gain while Meade and Spink counties lead in horses and cattle counts respectively.
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