Drafting New Prohibition Law Prominent Meeting Held
A Mitchell gathering at the Anti Siloon Tenge rooms discussed draft provisions for a new prohibition law. Attendees included prominent lawyers from Mitchell and other cities, plus Anti-Saloon League officials from Des Moines and Washington. Proposals include permits for distillers, medicinal and sacramental exceptions, monthly sales reporting, and a Commissioner of Prohibition with strict penalties. The group aims to entrust drafting to experienced prohibition advocates and anticipates broad state administration support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Vierre Ext Mionth
Sawyer
Lown Anti- Saloon League
Des Moines
Fowl
Hans Wisne
Wheeler
Anti Salool League of America
Washington, D .C
Whiceler
Secon
Origpists
Anti-Saloon League
Expect to Drain 150000 Acre Tract
At a joint Brown and Marshall counties meeting on Thursday, officials discussed plans to drain a 150000 acre tract and coordinate actions between the two counties for development and resource management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Brown
Marshall
New Bank Guaranty Act Boosts Wisconsin Deposits
State Bank Examiner Wingfield notes that deposits in Wisconsin state banks rose sharply in the past year since the new guaranty act. He cites about 23 million dollars total increase in state deposits and a 3 million plus gain in national banks, with up to 20 million in state banks. He attributes most of the rise to the act and farmer product receipts unlikely to exceed 1.5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wingfield
Wisconsin
Stan
Mary
John
Roberts County Road Reform Praise for County Road System
J Willard Thomas, county superintendent, lauds Roberts County for shifting to a county road system. He credits commissioners and engineer Didlake for planning and supervising trunk lines while townships handle feeders, resulting in better roads and faster maintenance with shared costs. He notes roads like Browns Valley to Wilmot and towns across the county show clear improvements and view education as a motive for good infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts County
Wilmot Lake
Sisseton
Claire City
White Rock
Summit
Long Hollow Township
Browns Valley
Huriton Township
Wilmot
Ills
United States
Kirst “Holot
Jonor
Didlake
J. Willard Thomas Co
Railroads Win One Point Anyway
The railroad commission granted a temporary increase in demurrage rates for state railways to ease car shortages. The schedule starts at $1 for day one, rising to $3 per third day, with two days of clear time before charges apply. Respondents from wholesale houses and freight officials attended the hearing amid 27 issues. In a separate note, E. H. Vogel of Taylor Township, Traverse County, facing mounting woes, reportedly contemplated self harm after family troubles and crop failures.
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The
Railway Commission
State Railways
Gil
E. H. Vogel
Taylor Township
Traverse County
Noted Tragedy Follows Father’s Absence at Granary
A father was found hanging in a granary by one of his sons shortly after he left for chores. Eight children, seven of whom depended on him for support, survive the deceased.
Last Tribute to Little Euphamia Nelson
Euphamia Nelson died Thursday evening from diphtheria after a brief illness. Born in Peeyer September 19, 1910, she was a beloved child whose loss grieves her family. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon with interment in Peeyer. The Pilot extends sympathy to the bereaved family. State Game Warden Hedrick reports over 200 tons of rough non game fish harvested for market last year under game department supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euphamia Nelson
Hophamia
Peeyer
Peever
Hedrick
Game Department
Writing a Real Manner of Verse and Phrases
A voice mocks polished writing methods and urges real gritty work for young writers. It contrasts fancy phrases with practical hustle at the printing office and calls for genuine, diamondlike material over theory. Edwin Nelson returns from Fergus Falls business college for vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Edwin Nelson
Fergus Falls Business College
How to Put fee Up Easy Ice Method
A dated how to carve ice by digging a pit, freezing successive water fills, and building a shed oven around the ice. The method yields layered ice, splits into pieces as water recedes, and claims to be inexpensive and effective for making ice at home.
Woman Cleared in Spouse Killing After Retrial
Maggie Clinton, accused of killing her husband Jack Clinton at their ranch in Carson County last July, was acquitted after a retrial. Defense, led by Pat Morrison of Mobridge, argued self defense. States Attorney Robert Pearson aided by Judge Frank McNulty of Aberdeen prosecuted.
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Maggie Clinton
Jack
Clinton
Husebee
Carson County
Pat Morrison
Mobridge
Robert Pearson
Frank McNulty
Aberdeen
Indian Kills Squaw Then Shoots Himself at White Earth
A Sioux man, George Lamon Gulex, killed Mrs. Caroline Holstein, a Chippewa, and then fatally shot himself at White Earth, a village on the reservation north of Detroit, Minnesota. The shooting last Wednesday was witnessed by Holstein's crippled brother-in-law Timarord, a Sisseton visitor from South Dakota. The article notes regional land issues and homestead opportunities in the northwest. Albin Read of Wilmot and Lens Olson of Sisseton were married by Rev. Ebert on Wednesday.
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Detroit Minn
George Lamon Gulex
Ciroline Holstein
Earth
Here
Albin Read
Wilmot
Lens Olson
Sisseton
Ebert
State Legislature to tackle prohibition law and IWW threat
The 1917 session at Pierre must confront a stringent statewide prohibition law to be enacted after voters approved the amendment. Lawmakers may curb IWW activity, increase judicial districts, empower county commissioners, and revive women suffrage bids in 1918. Martin Rome, 55, committed suicide after despondency following a gun purchase and return. Clarence and Webster Anderberg, students at the University of Minnesota, returned home for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Workers of the World
South Dakota
Martin Rome
Wahpeton Marble Works
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Anti Saloon League
Krainins
New “Dry! Ban
Homer M. Derr
Pierre
Mirshiall
Min Poi Polletson
Row County
George A. Bison
Marshall County
Wien
Witter
Caldwell
Selby Tumber Company
O. W. Shultz. Lumber Company
Parmers’ Lumber Company
Mir Shultz
Pew Company
Shultz
Roberts County Roads
Little Euphamia Nelson
Poe
Waither
Squaw
Silla
Congress
Northwest
Missouri River
Tegista- Mite
Pierre Carlo Dik Gundary
Dakota
Clarence
Webster Anderberg
Minnesota University
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