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20 Sep 1917
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
1
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The state ton department releases figures from a government report showing South Dakota's new wealth for the year at a record level, with total value around 568 million dollars and per capita wealth near 946 dollars. Bank deposits rise 27 percent from 1916 to 1917, and automobile registrations indicate sufficient cars for the population.
Notice from Davison County South Dakota court concerning estate matters for Maybauer and OFlaherty with filings for administration and probate. Includes appointments, required appearances, and a broad summons to defendants in Mitchell with deadlines after service for answering.
A legal filing dated August 22 in Dakota lists D C Thompson as attorney for the plaintiff. The fragment implies a court action or complaint but provides limited context or details about the case or parties involved.
Notice declares the firm Electrical Supply Co dissolved and continued by C V Ellis and C E Robbins Mitchell South Dakota. They will collect bills and pay debts. Dated August 25 1917. Also includes court notice in Davison County SD for Ellen Maybauer estate with hearing set September 22 1947 at Mitchell Court House.
Executor C E OFlaherty calls all creditors and claimants to present claims with vouchers within six months of first publication. Claims must be shown to C B E OFlaherty, executor, at his Mitchell South Dakota residence. Dated September 10 1917.
Storla Bank established by local farmers and businessmen with capitalization of 15000 dollars. The Farmers State Bank of Storla will open October first, with W M McDonald as president and Joseph Smith as vice president. Directors include Chris Scott and G W Shumway. A new 24 by 40 foot one story building with fireproof vault and modern fixtures is being erected, work started by I C Broken and crew from Mt Vernon.
The Madison territory sits in the artesian basin as Wright Thompson’s farm five miles southeast of Madison yields a strong artesian well. Drilled to 124 feet the three inch diameter well produces a steady flow with a ten foot water projection above ground. The pressure is sufficient to lift water over the pipe top.
Local notes report visitors from Kimball Kennebec Huron and Aberdeen to Mitchell for business and social calls. Troop BE and Company F spent a day at the state fair with over 60 men from each unit. A city library exhibit covers army life materials including Plattsburg Manual Tales from the Trenches and navy volumes. Troops and dignitaries attend state fairs and field day planning continues with the Corn Palace promotion.
Friday notice calls boys to the Corn Palace at 7 tomorrow morning to strip cage from the building. All non workers who climb scaffolding or roof will be prosecuted. John Michels, superintendent.
In Flandreau Moody county authorities arrested three men for violating state prohibition laws. James Anderson pleaded guilty to possessing liquor, was fined 250 dollars and jailed for thirty days. Ed Henderson will plead not guilty and face trial. J. J. Pouber plans to enter a guilty plea before Judge Jones.
Mitchell community mobilizes for a war library drive to supply non fiction and technical books to cantonments and camps for American soldiers. Local schools and county teachers pledge support urging cash and book donations to be sent via the library committee for bulk purchasing and timely delivery.
Crops west of the Missouri River near Reliance South Dakota rival state outputs with abundant small grains and hay. Barley on the Wooster farm yielded 56 bushels per acre while Harvey Hidebrand’s north of Reliance produced 47 bushels. Wheat yields also good with Rose stem wheat at 23 bushels and Marquis fall wheat weighing 60 pounds per bushel. Train officials note rising grain traffic but worry about transport bottlenecks as yields threaten market access.
A Milwaukee Road brakeman’s keen nose led to the arrest of Ted Smith in Barnard South Dakota for importing liquor into a bone dry state. A trunk he unloaded contained four quarts of alcohol two quarts of whiskey a broken whiskey bottle and three quarts of beer. Sheriff Wyckeff and local officers were present when Smith arrived for the trunk.
Two weeks into the term Mitchell schools report 1224 pupils enrolled, compared with 4349 for all of 1916 and 1947. The high school totals 365, up 40 from last year, while ward schools show broader gains. Central leads with 307, Whittier 174, Longfellow 165, Lincoln 137, Eugene 76, as new citywide system changes take shape.
Six hundred officers and men of the South Dakota federalized guard gather in Mitchell as three Troops join Troop E for a long trip to Camp Cody. The procession, led by the Mitchell band, attracts thousands and includes donations of food, coffee, and comforts from local firms and residents.
Officers and men of Troop E stationed at Mitchell before leaving for Deming New Mexico extend thanks to Mitchell and surrounding community. They praise civic support from city and county officials merchants churches Elks Red Cross and residents. They pledge to remember Mitchell fondly while on duty and hope to return home soon as South Dakota sons.
Troop E soldiers face mixed feelings about leaving Mitchell for Deming New Mexico. Some express relief at a fixed destination, while others feel sorrow at parting from home. At a local hotel, four visitors from Deming are noted by Mitchell residents: Corp. A. F. Noren, Corp. A. F. Smith, N. R. Gleason, and W. H. Wright.
J. M. Tibbetts, formerly a notable South Dakota pulpit speaker, visited Mitchell en route to New York City where he directs Community Chautauqua work. He noted the war season boosted chautauqua appeal and patriotism, saying President Wilson urged continued programs. He currently oversees the Community circuit across New York, the Carolinas, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, and New England, with White Plains, New York as his address.
A Belchertown correspondent reports Jack Newman trained a 100 pig company with a 32 pig squad. Each morning these pigs followed drill masters around the field for two miles before breakfast. When Newman delayed, the 32 pigs performed the evolutions on their own.
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