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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1915
Page
2
A brief community notice from Mitchell South Dakota outlines a pact from March 3 1879 and related postal details. The fragment references a price point and class matter status for the office.
The piece discusses political maneuvering around the state committee selection, critiques diplomatic meddling in international affairs, and contrasts U S openness with foreign influence. It questions support for local banking orders and praises the Mitchell Corn Palace while condemning Ethan Enterprise funding.
The Sept 7 1915 county commissioners session records warrants and levies. Authorization to pay J A Dale 6.00 for warrant error. Expenditure totals for FY ending June 30 1915 and proposed levies for 1915 with fund breakdowns and rate portions. Afternoon session includes road grader use by Beulah Two board and petitions about highway route in Mitchell. Warrants to Galion Iron Works 500.00 and various bills approved.
A letter from Ethan Enterprise editor to Mitchell Corn Palace Committee secretary explains a shift from complimentary publicity to paid advertising. The Corn Palace reportedly stopped issuing free tickets and now offers ads at regular rates, triggering a boycott by Ethan paper over publicity. The letter notes the palace has paid its stockholders.
Minneapolis resident Mrs Joseph Aselin testifies after two years of illness she regained strength following three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims the remedy has no narcotics and invites readers to write for confidential advice from the Lynn Mass company.
Two German men using French aliases, P. Blaizot and Perret Allard, tour the Black Hills seeking horses for the German government. They admit their purchases abroad and pay premium prices, claiming to secure access to over 500 head eventually, despite not revealing their plans.
An Aberdeen woman walking home alone at night heard a man step from a vacant building and demand she raise her hands. She screamed, the startled robber fled, and the incident left her shaken by the ominous approach.
Sigseton 8 D Ed Mark of Peeg er is bound over to the next term of state circuit court on a charge of malicious mischief. He is accused of cutting the four tires on Peter Larson s automobile after an altercation. Mark was placed under $200 bond.
A fire of unknown origin yesterday destroyed the central store of Samuel Walter in Olivet South Dakota. Only a small quantity of dry goods shoes and other merchandise was saved. The loss will reach several thousand dollars.
Adele Blenbau, a United States war nurse who served in Europe, fell in love with a British officer she assisted and married him. She has returned awaiting the birth of her child and is writing a book about her war experiences.
Davison County commissioners review numerous bills for county poor and services plus a loan approval from the School Fund. The old elevator road sale to Anderson Bros. is accepted for 540 dollars. A filing project near land is declined after a site visit.
Tokyo reports that S Yamaki a Seattle journalist returns from Japan with eleven brides to be and argues Eugenics should guide selection of immigrants brides. The piece notes changing customs and a predicated shift away from choosing brides by pictures. In a separate item in White South Dakota Russell Sherwood fed Paris green to his brother Darrrell age 2 and survived after a physician was called.
An old ad touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as antiseptic and healing from the Pine Forests. It claims the product clears throat and head mucous and promotes newness and vigor. Available at All Druggists.
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