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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1914
Page
7
A small tea hosted by Mrs. Robert Ward honored Miss Jace Lamme of Chicago visiting R. J. Lamme and Mrs. I. Windle’s guest Ralph Wickersham of North Yakima. Seven guests enjoyed luncheon, music, a pig book drawing, and readings as the division closes its year under Mrs. Donaldson’s leadership.
A wedding at the home of G T Miller joined Miss Florence A Miller and Mr Samuel C Lobsiger with ring ceremony led by Dr J S Heagland. Attendants were Miss Pearl Jones and Edward Lobsiger. The couple will reside at 212 Main Street after a wedding dinner and reception. Mr Lobsiger owns Central Auto Machine. Mrs Lobsiger previously worked at Central Auto Supply.
Announcement from Bridgewater Tribune details the marriage of Miss Amy Satterlee and Mr. Joseph Tschetter at the bride’s parents home near Mitchell on Saturday September 5. Rev. A. C. McCauley officiated. The couple will honeymoon in the Twin Cities and reside in Bridgewater after October 1. The groom, a local businessman, remodeled and furnished the Todd dwelling for their return. The bride, formerly a schoolteacher in Bridgewater, is well known and admired. The couple have many friends who extend best wishes for a long, happy marriage.
Aberdeen, S D O F Waller of the Milwaukee road reports improved agricultural and dairy conditions west of Chamberlain on the Black Hills division. Wheat yields 10 to 15 bushels, oats 40 to 55, barley 50 to 80, with a 50 percent rise in corn, cane and koalaing acreage and widespread silo construction for ensilage. Koalaing is a new livestock feed with corn like fattening potential and 40 percent less moisture.
Seventy-five members sat down for a 7 o'clock dinner Friday evening hosted by the Methodist Ladies Aid society division led by Mrs. Fred Donaldson. Husbands and local doctors attended as special guests after an afternoon meeting of notable interest. Tables bore cosma bowls while autumn flowers adorned the walls. An informal program followed as each member noted they had earned one dollar toward the division funds.
Governor Byrne announces delegates for the Inter National Dry Farming Congress to begin October 12 in Wichita Kansas. The list includes A A Powers Wasta W F Morris Wasta R B E Huddles ton Elm Springs E RR Angel Owanka George Morlocker Red Kim R P Campbell Wall John Newcomb Pedro Sid Ayre White Owl Chas Boreson Ethan Joseph Kotba Mitchell J G Rapp Morris town A J Burke Mansfield Albert McKinstry Bison G W Wilkinson Hardin Grove Martin Ee gen Cottonwood J W Parmley Ipswich.
Kingsbury county authorities arrest a young man who calls himself Andrew Meyers on forgery charges. Sight drafts and blank checks found in a hotel room suggest a wider pattern of passing worthless checks. A bank traced a forged wheat check for 200, yielding a 150 draft and 50 cash. The suspect is believed to be an expert swindler with missing records and lists of women’s names and addresses.
At a Charles Mix county circuit term convening Monday Judge Tripp will preside over the Evans case retrial. The defendant is charged with selling Black Hills stock deemed worthless and illegally securing funds. A grand jury will report to investigate several Charles Mix cases among about 100 on the docket. Also noted is a visit by Mr and Mrs BE Higgins and Frank Divert of Sandusky Ohio to Mitchell.
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Mrs. C. Vermilyea and daughter Violet Vermilyea arrived home from the Pacific coast via Canada reporting heightened wartime scrutiny of Germans in Canada. Bridges and tunnels on the Canadian Pacific Railway were guarded to curb German sympathizers crossing into the United States. She quoted German residents who had citizenship papers and were barred from border crossing, and noted arrests of Germans suspected as spies amid a strong war mood and drills by youth. They traveled through Canada to Winnipeg after visiting Vancouver and other Pacific Coast points.
John Chase of Alexandria South Dakota died at his home near midnight aged eighty. He was an early settler from Waterloo Wisconsin arriving in 1871 and homesteaded in Wayne County. A Civil War veteran, he helped develop Alexandria and ran a large nursery. Survived by a widow, five sons and a daughter, funeral Monday at 2 pm from his residence with Grand Army Post rites and burial at Green Hill Cemetery.
Wailer reports crop survey across south and north of Aberdeen South Dakota noting yields east to Milbank and north to Britton Marshall County Wheat averages about 12 bushels per acre with durum 10 to 25 oats 25 to 55 and corn 30 to 45 Frost and hail reduced some yields No.1 wheat scarce with most grading No.2 to No.4 rust damage 5 to 15 percent.
South Dakota received about three inches of rainfall in 48 hours reversing the normal late season pattern. Mitchell gauge recorded 2.65 inches since Saturday morning with 1.60 inches that Saturday, leaving Sunday morning readings to be reported.
The South Dakota Women’s Christian Temperance Union re elected its officers for the coming year with one change Miss M Jean Wilkinson becomes corresponding secretary The slate includes Mrs Luella A Ramsay honorary president Mrs Anna R Simmons president Mrs Alice M A Pickler vice president Mrs Flora A Mitchell recording secretary and Mrs L Safford treasurer The session focused on national prohibition and a constitutional amendment drafted by the late Mrs Lildan M N Stevens and introduced by Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson Plans to aid its passage were discussed and subscriptions secured The amendment also considered includes women suffrage
A. P. Duncan once a bright Chamberlain banker and cashier, married with a baby girl, has been placed in the state hospital for the insane after a progressive mental breakdown. He vanished to Chicago for specialists, then returned as his condition worsened, with fears of self harm. His wife joins her parents in Mitchell as a public school teacher.
Hot Springs M D On advice of the attorney general Dr Wilcox republican nominee of Wall River county for the legislature has withdrawn from the campaign and the county committee will name his successor He is surgeon at the State Soldier s Home and authorities say he could not legally hold two state offices so he sacrificed his chance to go to Pierre next January He had pledged to this course during the primary if the state authorities so decided.
Holland themed decorations for the Corn Palace are outlined by Dr. F. Daniels Gillis with Dutch motifs set to color the maize inspired displays. William Kearney leads placement as about forty workers, planned to rise to eighty, race to finish before opening in two weeks despite three rainy days.
Trains from all directions bring students for the opening day of enrollment at Dakota Wesleyan. Registration starts this afternoon and continues tomorrow as attendance is expected to surpass last year aided by good state crops. The opening exercises are at 10 AM with Rev. T Lewis delivering the address. Prof Grover Graham named instructor in social and political science filling the spot left by Prof Warl Karickhoff.
A. M. candidate from Brown University has almost completed his work for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. He has spent the past two years on the faculty at Shurtleff College.
Dr Samuel Weir, after nine years as an instructor at Dakota Wesleyan University, will leave South Dakota. He has been preaching at the local Methodist church and has accepted a chair at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. He will travel to Mitchell this week to finalize arrangements before his departure later this month.
In Rapid City a premature can explosion seriously injured George Keown. While fetching fruit in his cellar a jar blew apart, severing arteries in his left arm and nearly causing fatal blood loss before two physicians arrived. Neighbors mistook it for a gun tragedy.
Aberdeen South Dakota. President Perisho of the South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts spoke at a luncheon of the Aberdeen Commercial club. He advocated cordial cooperation with all agricultural bodies to improve farms and homes, urging swift work and avoiding controversy. His call to unite college efforts with Better Farming groups was well received amid prior friction with the Aberdeen Better Farming association.
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The American Exchange Bank and Pierre Banking and Trust Company merge under the former name. L A Munson cashier of the Exchange Bank sells his stock to BE H Wood and others from the Banking and Trust Company and retires. J A Mallory becomes cashier of the consolidated bank.
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