Series of Parties for Miss Grace Hamilton and Friends
Miss Grace Hamilton of Lisbon N C Miss Marguerite Anderson and Misses Marjorie and Irma Foster were honored guests at a week of informal gatherings. Hostesses included Nellie Wilson Geil Wallersteadt Lucile Burns and Mrs O B Wallace with dressy tea theatre and bridge events culminating in a three course luncheon and the impending departure of Miss Foster for Faith South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hamilton
Lisbon
N. C
Marguerite Anderson
Marjorie
Irma Foster
Miss Hamilton
Mary Kibbee
Miss Anderson
Minneapolis
Foster
Nellie Wilson
Rush Grebel
Mable Shelby
Stella Reierson
Mary
Kibbee
Faith
S. D
Clear dry snow transforms landscape and soil
The passage describes bright dry snow that covers the ground and triggers action, cleansing impurities from vegetation and enriching the soil, preparing it to yield remarkable products admired worldwide. It emphasizes the snow’s cleansing and fertilizing effects as a unique natural process.
Cooking in the furnace for economical meals
The article outlines baking and cooking several dishes using a furnace for long, unattended preparation. It advises on safe utensil choices such as tempered earthenware and stoneware, warns against cracking pottery, and suggests protective measures like asbestos covers and sheet iron. It covers beans stews cereals and meats as well as broiling and serving tips.
Poison Farm Mystery Echoes in Little Valley Case
The Poison Farm saga at Little Valley New York resurfaces as officials probe arsenic poisoning that killed AVMs Buffom and two children three years ago. Elmer Blotner, a young farmer at the site, suffers arsenic exposure sparking theories that a successor to the Buffoms could expose the farm’s hidden poison and prove Blotner’s innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Valley
N. Y
Avms
Buffom
Elmer Blotner
Sioux Falls Men Held on Murder Charge in Train Robbery
Charles Whetmore and M C McNeely, jailed in Day county on murder charges, are alleged ring leaders of bandits who robbed harvest trains near Croton and Andover. The two men reportedly killed Dan Passage, city marshal of Andover, resisting arrest. The brakeman identified them after eyewitness testimony, and they remain held without bail for the next circuit court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Keoan Witten
Ugihinsh
Charles Whetmore
M. C. McNeely
Day
Croton
Andover
Dan Passage
Whetmore
McNeely
Day County
Hurley Folks Check Victims by Missing Man
Local residents were victimized by Karl Smith, a man once employed by a Hurley business who vanished after cashing worthless checks. He claimed an inheritance from the old country, persuading merchants to cash and advance funds. Checks prove worthless and recovery seems unlikely as authorities seek the missing man Smidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley
5. D
Karl Smith
Smith
Stidt
Smidt
Notre Dame Academy Predicts Record Enrolment for Year
Rev J O Flaherty, president, says the Notre Dame academy will have its best year yet with a large enrollment. Registration begins tomorrow, classes start Wednesday, and the faculty reaches fifteen for the first time. New teacher Miss Leona McGrath joins, bringing college training and experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O'Flaherty
Notre Dame Academy
Leona McGrath
College of St. Teresa
Winona
Minnesota
McGrath
Brule County Fair Ends After Three Successful Days
The Brule County Fair completed a three day session with Thursday as a free day and attendance of 2,500 on Friday and 2,000 on Saturday. Exhibits from four counties showcased farm products, fruit, fancy work and stock. Prof. Lynch of Brookings College judged livestock and called it one of the best county fairs he had attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brule
Kimball
Lynch
Brookings College
Clean Up Forest Slashings Warns Private Landowners
Pierre South Dakota Fire Marshal Crane urges private landowners in the Black Hills to remove slashings left from timber cutting and to burn under controlled conditions to prevent fires, noting government and state reserves require piling and burning when feasible especially with snow cover.
Forest fire risk prompts removal of conditions on reserves
The text notes that fallen trees create fire hazards making flighting nearly impossible if a blaze starts in slashings. Federal and state authorities do not cover private lands, but fire marshals will authorize action to remove these hazards and clear forests across the reserves.
Charity Work on Big Scale Helps 209 Individuals
The Associated Charities report for 1915 to 1916 shows aid to 209 people via clothing, food, furniture, medical services, and money. Volunteers made 151 visits, arranged housing, nursing, and referrals to churches, officials, and nurses, with $848.75 spent on items and $809.08 in charity funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiftw-nve
Associaed
A. J. Curtis
Iity
Wara
Associated Charities Fund
Curtis
Associated Charities
Mitchell High Suffers Record Opening Attendance
Mitchell high school opened with 325 students, the largest first day total, per Supt. J. W. McClinton. Grade schools had 75 by noon, slightly below normal due to infantile paralysis concerns, though local illness absent and cooler weather expected to bring attendance to normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell High School
J. W. McClinton
Mitchell
Forty Tractors to Demonstrate at Huron State Fair
M N Tobin superintendent of the machinery department says the Huron fair will host the largest tractor demonstration yet in South Dakota. Over forty machinery firms from six states are entered with major displays by International Harvester Avery Rock Island. J T Case will showcase a fifty percent incline demonstration, a staple since 1906. The event runs September 11 to 15 and appeals to farmers considering farm tractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Harvester Company
Avery Company
Rock Island Plow Company
J. T. Case Company
State Fire Chiefs to Meet at Pierre
A meeting of the fire chiefs of the state is called for October at the St. Charles hotel in Pierre S D to discuss fire prevention methods inspections and to plan observance of Fire Prevention Day October 9 set by the National Fire Protective Association Chiefs are asked to secure cooperation of residents for special premises inspections to root out fire hazards including chimney inspections in both business and residential properties to prevent winter fires
Morality and Purity Lecture Urges Child Education
Miss Charlotte White, national lecturer for the Child Conservation League of America, urged Mitchell mothers to train children in moral purity. She warned against impure sources of sex information and urged arming children with innocent, proper knowledge to resist early temptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte 2. White
Child Conservation League of America
Mothers of
Mitchell
Miss White
Garmane
Making Over A Bad Road Near Mitchell
A Pioneer Bridge Co project four miles northeast of Mitchell showcases major road work to replace a flood prone stretch. A. N. Brodstrup leads four bridge crews in a two mile improvement including a 66 by 22 foot hill cut and gumbo road stabilization with ridges and raised center grade to resist high water. The work began eight weeks ago and should finish by week’s end, transforming Davison county’s worst mile into a solid highway ready for winter access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Bridge Company
Mitchell
Gates Hill
A. N. Brodstrup
Brodstrup
Davison County
Riverside Park
Ile
Crow Creek
Road Gang
Mooney Sentenced to Two Years for Parole Violation
Reymond Mooney of Grant county must serve a full two year term in the Sioux Falls penitentiary after violating parole by leaving the state for Chicago. Mooney and two co-defendants pleaded guilty to box car burglary and received two year sentences suspended on condition they stay in Grant county. Mooney’s breach led to revocation and full imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Reymond Mooney
Grant County
Sioux Palls
T. L. Bouck
Rinehart To Speak At Labor Day Event In Alsen
Orville V. Rinehart of Rapid City the Democratic nominee for South Dakota governor and Miss Nisse Benedict a woman suffrage worker led Labor Day ceremonies in Alsen with political topics to be avoided. Peter Norbeck the Republican nominee was invited but unavailable. Thousands from nearby areas gathered for the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alsen
S. D
Orville V. Rinehart
Rapid City
South Dakota
Nlsse V. Benedict
Peter Norbeck
Boy Survives 40 Foot Fall Into Big Sioux River
Herbert Marth eight year old son of Mr and Mrs H R Marth Garretson Garretson South Dakota fell forty feet from the edge of a high rock ledge at the end of a bridge into the Big Sioux river at Devils Gulch He struck a ledge and plunged into the water then was rescued by two men in a rowboat He was semi conscious and near death from fright and exertions upon being pulled from the water
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Big Sioux
Devil’s Gulch
Garretson
Herbert Marth
H.R. Marth
Fulton Store Robber Makes His Getaway
In Fulton a robber entered the Close drug store through a rear window and fled with about $200 in rings watches and other valuables including silver and gold ware. Bloodhounds followed a trail several miles before it ran cold. Rumors mention a suspicious stranger seen near Putton and who may have bought a screwdriver matching one used in a Mitchell businesshouse robbery. A nearby farmer reported giving a stranger a ride after a meeting point for the bloodhounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
M. D
Putton
Mitchell
Iodine Eye Lotion Causes Severe Pain in South Dakota Man
Alexandria, S. D. John McCormick, a Hanson county resident, disapproves of iodine as an eye lotion after his wife accidentally drops iodine into his injured eye. He suffered intense pain for hours before relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
S. D
John MacCormick
Hanson County
McCormick
Bread consumption and costs in the French army
Paris reports the French army has eaten about half a ton of bread per soldier since the war began. The Army Bulletin notes seventy five million yards of material used for clothing. Feeding costs are about forty cents daily per man, with front line clothing also costly and rear area clothing averaging eighty cents per man per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Army
Pulley Accident Ends Narrow Death Escape in S. D.
In De Smet South Dakota T J Enders was seriously hurt when a wood pulley burst while he was turning it at his shop. A rim section struck his forehead then flew to the ceiling tearing plaster with force that could have crushed his skull if it had landed directly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Smet
S. D
T. J. Endersby
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Pirst Annimersary Party
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Clarence Allison
A. H. Wright
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