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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1907
Page
7
A Russian girl planned to enter the St. Petersburg police HQ wearing a jacket lined with a dozen bombs to blow up officers, but authorities uncovered the plot and arrested her before she could act.
A reader urges the Sioux City Tribune to refer to Mitchell’s event as the corn palace not a state fair. The letter argues Mitchell’s corn palace outshines larger fairs and critiques the newspaper’s four line editorial on the upcoming fair Sept 3 28.
Walter Wellman abandoned an early attempt to reach the north pole due to gale and snow storms. He says the airship is sound and ready for favorable weather, and he postpones the journey for a year, despite critics who doubt his plans.
Moritz Rosenthal for Standard Oil says they will seek to defeat the $29,000,000 fine if immunity promised to the Chicago and Alton road is confirmed. Judge Landis will rule on immunity on Sept. 24, affecting the case. Standard Oil argues lack of notice about immunity to test clerks for bias. The firm vows to pursue every avenue to avoid payment.
Sioux Falls faces a clash between the board of education and city health officers over vaccinating children before school admission. Health officers seek vaccination or visible arm scars, while the board allows unvaccinated children to enroll. An Anti vaccination League forms to push for entry without vaccination, signaling a lively local conflict.
The Brookings Register questions why Senator Kitteredge would seek a pliable delegation from this state for the national convention. It argues the real aim is to secure Taft’s nomination and suggests asking President Roosevelt for guidance, implying Roosevelt might invite the South Dakota delegation to support Taft.
The text questions a presidential endorsement for a third term and notes Senator Kittredge’s positions as taboo. It mentions insurgents criticizing the senator over the lumber trust investigation and claims the probe is deemed unnecessary.
Mitchell prepares for a large crowd with a full daily program. John Philip Sousa and his band headline a week of street attractions, music, noise, and bustle promising amusement for all. Attend the Mitchell event and stay through the show.
H. H. Rogers once famed for large speculative deals linked to Standard Oil is near bankruptcy after nearly two months of illness. A physician’s statement has kept him from court as he lies bedridden, counting millions only as a distant memory while daily laborers earn far more practical value for work.
The Redfield Press runs a lengthy unsigned letter by a Sioux Falls republican arguing governor credibility and motives while belittling Senator Kittredge. The writer claims no personal stake yet prints two columns, hints at insurgent aims, and may be a democrat in disguise.
A brief natural history note describes the flying fox in east Australia near Moreton Bay. It groups in dusk roosts among araucarian pines, emits barking sounds, and many young hang upside down using winged folds of skin to glide and maneuver.
The article notes that each player in whist holds one hand from 635 billion possible cards and that the total variations among all players are vast beyond belief. It says a million dealers acting nonstop for 100 million years would still exhaust only a hundred thousandth of all variations.
In Rome a pope questions visitors about their stay. If strangers have only days or weeks, they may not return, but those who have been months in the city are certain to come back. The remark appears in a Boston Herald feature.
Mrs Cathout and Lora return from New York and Iowa trip. Miss Ina Dodd starts school in Prosper township. Lora Ortman begins a western Ethan school on Sept 16. Bert Pierce hosts a party before leaving for North Dakota. Andrew Hahn to move and supervise Main street building. Community gathers for fairs, weddings teased, and local illnesses noted.
Ethan residents report preparations for the Hanson county fair in Alexandria with many locals planning to attend. Several families travel for visits to Mitchell Sioux City and Forestburg while the community notes a sudden death and local court fines.
Loomis updates report Watkins from Sioux City for the fair week. A. M Perry family of Mitchell visited Wall Clark. A contract to build the Loomis farmers elevator was let to Burge of Minneapolis with completion by November 1, 1907. Arthur Case becomes foreman of the Leteher section on the Milwaukee road. Jesse Kidd returns from five weeks away visiting Iowa Illinois Wisconsin. Trenry Newman rents Julia Warren place for winter to work for J. B. Navel in grain. Mrs S M Skelenger visiting at daughter Mrs FE Kidd’s home. Mrs Still and daughter Miss Still present.
Parker family visitors visit the Watkins home. Missionary Society met at Mrs Kidd's home. Mrs Julia Warren plans a Bridgewater visit then to town for the winter. A Mewhirther and family returned from Nebraska relatives visit.
Prosper reports a basket social at Hendrickson Bros on Sept 21. Clara Thompson began teaching at Prosper No 1 this week. A W Anderson hosts a brother from Illinois. Edward and Fred Anderson left for Stanley County to seek homesteads. O Rudd’s party drew a fair crowd. Alfred Strand’s head in a barrel incident is noted. Gerald Wilson visited O Oleson. Earnest Remington returned from Walnut Iowa. Misses Ethel Smart and Tilda Oleson attend D W U.
Riverside news from Sept 19 reports John Trots land visit in Mitchell on Sunday. Mr and Mrs BE Curtis of Mitchell call on relatives. Damon’s Pazencs moved to Mitchell and began boarding. Miss Lillian Wallis begins second year at the D W U. Rev and Mrs Arthur Hoyer visit church laity. Mrs Corogan and daughter Sarah of Mitchell visit Mrs A E Albee, with Albee entertaining a Canadian sister. John Murtha plans a Nebraska trip to manage his recent farm purchase for about a week. Mrs J U Knapp returns from Minneapolis. Vene Landuyt of Victor IA visits Murtha brothers. rents Martha Bros place next spring.
A letter to S H Morgan of Mitchell SD extols Devoe lead and zinc paint as longer lasting than lead and oil while contrasting Devoe with zinc fortified options. The note cites a New York user report of a house painted three years ago still looking new, versus a father's chalked house.
A window display showed a Chinese blue silk dinner coat in a kimono style. It featured extensive embroidery in oriental colors with nearly every area stitched by the embroiderer. The garment had a short cut with a loose front and wide sleeves.
An English note covers a man earning over £5 weekly, gender crime figures, British fruit varieties, army promotions from the ranks, bronchitis deaths, and a Kingston suburb owner banning grandchildren and cats on his property.
Sir William Herschel set up a telescope at Windsor Castle for Queen Charlotte and court ladies to glimpse Saturn and its rings despite heavy clouds. A daylight rival, Herschel’s son modeled the Saturn fan system with a backlit cardboard display nearby.
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