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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1914
Page
6
Government crop report shows South Dakota expects about 161,900,000 bushels of corn wheat and oats valued at roughly 98.84 million dollars, about 16 million more than last year due to higher prices. Corn leads gains with about 8,000,000 extra bushels, wheat up 3,000,000, oats down slightly.
The Davison County Board of Commissioners met September 1 1914 in regular session with all members present. They set annual levies totaling 81892.00 3.2 mills for the County General Fund Bridge Fund Road Fund Insane Fund Sinking Fund and approved bond return and bids for road and bridge projects. The session adjourned to 1:30 pm and reconvened before adjourning sine die.
Aberdeen D. The thirteenth year of the Northern Normal and Industrial school opened with Mrs J L Browne delivering an address. She recalled growth from a single building to a campus with many buildings and nearly forty directors. Attendance on opening day was large and under President W F Johnson the school aims to surpass its past record.
In Pierre the state supreme court ruled against F Malloy and in favor of the Milwaukee Railroad ending an eight year dispute. Malloy faced theft allegations over a carload of coal. his suit sought $29 000 damages.
Federal suit was dismissed. Malloy moved to Port Dodge Iowa and sued in Sioux Falls state court, which ruled for the railroad. The state Supreme Court upheld the lower court’s finding in favor of the railroad company.
The South Dakota Women’s Christian Temperance Union opens its twenty sixth annual convention at City Hall auditorium. Leaders announce a poster campaign Votes for Women parade and rally plans while delegates discuss progress, with Mrs Alice Pickler and Mrs Anna Simmons prominent in running the meeting. The event includes addresses by Miss Laura Lindley and Rev Robert Kelley, with a focus on equal suffrage advancement. A mortgage notice follows.
More than a hundred workers finish the fairgrounds buildings and exhibits for the Thirtieth South Dakota State Fair in Huron. The event opens at nine o clock Monday morning September 14 with a competitive lineup in live stock agriculture county exhibits and educational displays. The Midway is colorful. hundreds of concessions including the World at Home rise rapidly. crowds are expected as horsemen automobiles fireworks and concessioners arrive by train. Huron prepares to manage traffic and crowds during fair week.
Daviton county and its agricultural resources are to be showcased at the state fair in Huron and the Corn Palace in Mitchell. P. H. Kelley and son William shipped the display to Huron yesterday emphasizing alfalfa and corn despite rust affecting many county fields and challenging sample collection.
Oats samples ran strong and clean with grains arranged in glass jars for a top display. William Kelley prepared a county exhibit plan surmounted by a massive eagle design by William Kearney. T. J. Morgans of Mitchell's commercial club travels to Huron to oversee the Davison county booth on Monday.
Notice declares fault in payment on a real estate mortgage from Aletha Holmes and H. H. Holmes to Davison County Bank, later assigned to Laura H. Holmes. It lists a balance of 803.10 principal and interest plus 25.00 attorney fee, describes Lot 12, Block 8, Mt. Vernon, and sets sale by Davison County sheriff at 2 pm on September 29, 1914 at the courthouse steps in Mitchell, with August 8, 1914 date and Spangler and Haney as attorneys.
Estate of John Swanson deceased. Administratrix Ireda Swanson requests all creditors and claimants to file their claims with vouchers within six months after first publication at Mitchell National Bank Mitchell Davison County South Dakota. Dated August 29 1914.
Mitchell voters will decide on adopting a commission form of government in a special election on Tuesday September 22. An ordinance committee report supported the petition signed by 241 electors representing 15 percent of the city’s voters. Election judges were named for each ward. Ward contractors Ward & Weighton of Sioux City were awarded the contract to build a 760000 gallon concrete reservoir.
The city accepted lump bids for the reservoir at $9 300 with a rival $115 800 proposal by W D Loveau. Completion by December 14 1914 is possible, but extensions for freezing temperatures may push finish into spring. Plans also authorize sanitary sewers along Main street alleys with costs of 28 20 and 332 70 per 25 foot lot. A walking path on Sanborn viaduct will be repaired for winter and a cement path laid in spring pending property owner consent.
The bank reports assets totaling 86 000.00 cash in reserve and 9 820 856.12 total resources as of June 30 1914. It lists loans and discounts 82 818.15. U S bonds 100 000.00. deposits due to other banks 194 549.89. commercial and time deposits 682 590.48. capital 100 000.00. surplus 25 000.00. undivided profits 4 722.16. and notes rediscounted 150.00. The cashier L S Vickers signs the statement sworn September 15 1914.
The viaduct will be widened to align Sanborn street walk with the street. With heavy Main street traffic during Gorn Palace week, many sidewalk stretches near business properties were condemned, but owners who repair theirs promptly will not have to rebuild.
S W Ballard senior member of the marble and monument firm bearing his name was seriously injured when an automobile driven by Mrs J C Myers struck the wagon he was unloading bricks from in front of his home at 607 North Main street. He was pinned between the wagon and curb and taken to the Northwestern hotel for care.
The loaded wagon was moved several feet from the impact of the collision. The accident proved a considerable nervous shock to Mrs Myers, who was nearly prostrated by the event. The item advertises a cure for a depressed condition at 25 cents from druggists.
Advertisement-style notice touts Dr Wine's New Life Pills as a tonic to the stomach and bowels. It claims to cure dizziness and biliousness and to rid the body of waste and fermenting poisons through a healthy bile flow.
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