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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
3
Tuesday’s directory highlights residents returning from visits in Sioux City and Denver, plans to teach in Draper, and a San Francisco expositi on trip. Local births, deaths, and college openings anchor a busy week as Dakota Wesleyan University reports enrollment and a memorial service is planned for Edith LeGrand.
George Harold Miller, newly appointed head of the Dakota Wesleyan voice department, will present a recital at Mitchell First Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow at 8 15 PM. Prof W L Gray will play piano, with a program featuring songs by Schubert, Tschaikowsky, Mendelssohn, and others.
Rapid City attorney Orville Rinehart, in Pierre en route to the state fair, declares he is a strong candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor. He played a notable role in the last legislative session and is pursuing the nomination earnestly.
Huron South Dakota reports a large crowd on opening day despite rain. Art Smith plans aerial stunts on Wednesday and Thursday. Tomorrow features harness and running races with five main events and purses totaling $3?000. Auto polo between English and American teams follows the races. Fireworks by Paine's Peerless excite spectators as warmer weather boosts attendance expectations for the week.
Reports received today say the vessel Colligion ran aground and is ashore east of East White Island. Authorities survey the scene as salvage crews prepare to assess damage and potential environmental impact.
Aberdeen S C Duck hunters at Sand Lake reported a man from Groton spend Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning in rushes after drifting from shore. He fired his gun and called for help during the night but was not found until an early Sunday morning helper reached him. He was chilled and exhausted but in a fair condition.
Mitchell high school plans a rotating platform display of manual training and domestic arts items at the Corn Palace this fall. Agricultural products will ride on a miniature train cars. art and penmanship show in the main west stairway booth. Exterior work continues despite recent bad weather and a new waterproof roof layer is added to the dome.
Mercedes Tonner, two, fell into a 45 foot deep well 18 inches in diameter filled with water at the Tonner farm. Heard moans from the barn, rescued by a rope catch on the first attempt, unconscious but alive with no lasting injuries.
Seven native Scots from the Black Hills region, members of Clan Stewart pipers, headline the Corn Palace program. They will replace the Five Mac Kies after negotiations were reopened, delivering pipe music, dances, Stewart plaid costumes, and a troupe including four pipers, drummers, a dancer, and two Hite girls.
The Clan Stew art pipers will perform in the Corn Palace program after gaining rapid approval from audiences in the Black Hills over the past decade. Their act features street appearances and the program includes musical and speaking portions along with Scotch dances like the High land fling sword dance santrousch and sailors horn pipe.
George Hirsch, a prominent Highmore farmer, was thrown from a rig during a run away and left unconscious on the prairie. Two wolf hunting men with hounds located him after his dogs barked for help, and the hounds guided their owners to the scene. Hirsch was taken home badly hurt from the fall.
Waubay South Dakota launches a drive to raise as near 35000 as possible for the Duluth Huron and Southern railway. The Commercial club plans schoolhouse rallies district wide along the proposed right of way to win support. Vice President G W Morrow said dirt would fly from the Huron and Waubay terminals as soon as 35000 more is in sight.
Frank L. Holbrook longtime Royal hotel proprietor in Huron died of heart failure Saturday night. He had driven home from the garage, planned to see a doctor, and collapsed on reaching the second floor office. He was between 50 and 65, and recently sold the Royal to run the C. N. W. depot cafe.
Aberdeen South Dakota report: Arthur Moore, a 15-year-old boy, suffered the loss of an eye in a hunting accident. The incident details are sparse but indicate a gun-related injury during a hunt. Authorities and caregivers are involved as the case develops.
A shotgun barrel clogged with dirt was cleared by boys who then fired the gun. The Lacey boy shot while the Moore boy stood twelve feet away. The barrel exploded, a steel fragment struck the Moore boy and split his eyeball, leading doctors to remove the eye to save the other.
Hog receipts yesterday and today show strong market with prices five cents higher than yesterday. Top hogs reach 8.37, with most between 6.90 and 8.30 for various grades. Cattle and sheep also rise. beves to 10.35, cows to 8.40, calves to 12, and lambs to 8.60. Sioux City reports similar gains. Minneapolis cash wheat quoted with varied grades and arrivals.
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