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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1918-04-18
LOCAL NOTES

n Miss May Gavin has departed fo'
Dubuque, Ia, for a tw" weeks visi
With relatives and friends.
Born. to Mr. and Mrs. f.. j. Mc'righc
30 West Fourth avenue, on Monday
April 10. daughter.
Il. a. Belts has returned from Cen
trala, wash. where he With Mrs
Belts was called by The death of +;
aiece, Miss Harriet Belts. Mrs. Bclt.
before returning Io Mitchell will spen1
z few weeks with relatives al Ions
Beach Cal
=. C.. llincl of Tripp is Mitchell
business visitor today.
III. p Will of Washington Springs
arrived in Mitchell Monday evening on
a short business trip.
John Bieggcr, an insurance man OF
SIOUX Falls, was looking after bust
ness interests in the city Monday.
w. II. Guderian of Parker was visit :
ing with friends and transacting bust
ness matters in the city Monday
:, The Norwegian Lutheran Ladies
Aid society will meet "Wednesday af
lcrnoon at the home of Mrs. Il. Soug-
stad, 713 East FIRST avenue.
i. i. Newell who has been attending
ll1e Holiness meetings in Mitchell left
This morning for his home in Garpen-
Ter.
j. C. Sampson of Isabel was tran
sactlne business in Mitchell MondaN.
Ed. johnson and T.. Anderson of
Stickney Mere Mitchell visitors AloH-
day.
Paul Graham of Mitchell is The, lai-
est recruit by The Mitchell recruiting
station. Graham who reached the age
of ~ wears after men of draft age
We're required To register last June.
enlisted in the coast artillery as he
Wished to- chose that branch of the
service.
L.. T. Thomas of Kmball was visit
nS friends in the city Monday.
Miss Edna Radabaugh. Miss Margaret
Card, Miss Lavina Collins and Miss
GlennN Collins. returned This morning
from Washington Springs where t!ey
spent sunday at The Collins home.
III C.. Raap of Montrosc was tran
sactns business in the city Monday
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MILWAUKEE, LOAN
DRIVE FROM OACOMA

The Milwaukee employees are con-
tinuing their Liberty loan drive With
success. according to local men inter-
csted in the effort. The 100000 mark
is passed and B, G. Searles, trainnlastcl
left Oacoma this morning with road
master A. ]. Barbee TO solicit between
that town and Rapid City
There is.no doubt but that Milwau-
kee workers on the west end OF the
line. in the prosperous and wide awake
Try. will. contribute as libelaLly and
With the same degree of generosity as
here, where even the poorest paid me1
and girls bought literally of the wal
issue.
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The small daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Hoffman of Parkston was
operated upon al a local hospital Mon

The small daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
6ot'licb Hoffman of Parkslon wa:
operated upon al a local hospital Mon.
day.
G.. j. Bliss departed for Sioux City
last night on a business trip.
a. II. Sherwood of Brookings Mas
Mitchell visitor Monday.
v. G.. sudbcrg and Fred krcutZfeld
of Fulton We're visiting With friend!
and llansacting business i'm The cit,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Roti, and fam,.
of Memo moipred To Mitchell sunda,,
To spend the day with Mr. Roth
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Roth
The Rev. Father Julian who ha:
been visiting for a number of days n
ne home of his sister. MIS-. L.h1rIc;
SMITH. Will return to his ttlties i'm 81
Paul, Kan. This evening.
The Royal Neighbors Thi,nb)e cIu|
will meet at the Red Gross rooms Med
nestlaN evening at ! 30 O'Clock.
The. ID. p. French family has moved
il.o rom llieir home located al S06 West
street.
MISS Anna Dunn is i'll and is con
ilned 10 St Joscph's hospital. Her
condition Is not serious.
a. \. 1'ruax leaves tonight ON a
business trip TO Chicago and NIjIwa,l-
kce. 'e'
NJ; r.. Shook, switchman in the Mil
yankee Yards left this morning for
Madison; Wis, where his family IS the
guest of relatives. They Will return
10 Mllchell in few days.
The w. C. I. L. will meet wsdues
Gay tS afternoon With Mrs. Koepp. GOO
West FIRST avenue. Come early as we
WISH 10 do Red Cross work.
Ray Mclean. coach of athletics at
u OF, Wesleyan university, will leave
lonishl for Toronto. Ohio. where ne
VIII be one of the men making I'M ilin
iilsl Increment of selected men from 1,,n
t1at city. He was given a farewell re- '..
r,cptlon by the faculty and students of
llle college this morning, The faculil
him with camera.
REGULAR meeting of the Homestead
efs ~ lie Eagles hall on "Wednesday
evening, April II. at s o'clock. a FOOD
is desired.
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Edward Smith, MT. Vernon.

4NOuCeS nave Dcell sent 10 ttleSe men
by the Dawson county exemption board
to report at Mitchell on Friday, April
2b, for induction into the military SER
draft call. men living some distance
from Mitchell may make arrangements
TO be sent with the draft quotas from
tire city in which they are residing.
The men called for service on April
26 make who have been summoned
by the Dawson county board to enter
The United Slates service.
Used go Names.
Only 60 names We're required in or
der to fill UP the quota for the special
call and The first increment of the sec
ond draft. This record is believed by
the board to be one of the best in the
State. In addition. several men We're
relieved of military service until aftel
harvest and will then be ready to re-
spond to the call to military service.
According to the order issued by
Provost Marshal General Crowder. tho
within five days afler they mobilize II
Mitchell. The local board has not We
received the schedule by which thu
men will be moved. These arrange
'llents are made up by the railroad ser
vice which provides for the transport
alton of the men by the shortest route
and with The least confusion.
Is First Ten Per Cent
The men called for service compris
lhee first 10 per cent of the 1874 mel
called from Dawson county for tn
second draft 1t is possible, accord
ING TO Chairman Upton OF the loca
board. that mobilization of the secon
! draft will proceed during the entir
summer On the other hand % pc
/ cent or so per cent Of the quota al
lotcd to Dawson county may be cale
for within the next month. ENerythin
!. depends upon how rapidly the war de
/ partmcnl can transport trained troop
( to France.
= Camps are being elnptcd Of soldier
( each week and drafted men will
7 sent to the training stations as 500
as they can be accommodated. Lac
/ Of transportation facilities was instru
| mental in sending only 10 per cent q
! the second draft at This time, was
/ statement m2ue by Chairman Tiptol
4 Two newly married men have re
ceived their notices to report for Sci
vice on April 2G and several farr
klaborers We're told TO arrange their al
fairs so as to be ready. The case {
every mar called for service wa
/ thoroughly investigated by the boar
before he was sent his notice to ar
bpear. Several men actively engaged
operating, farms We're given time
plant and harvest their crops befol
answering the call.
If One of the men called in by I'll
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LETCHER TO GET
HONOR BANNER

Letcler. as being the first town in
The slate to over subscribe her third
Liberty loan allotment. is claiming the
state honor rlag. In addition she has
secured the Liberty flag awarded to
all towns ver-subscribins their quo
tas.
After a one day canvas held last
Tuesday. Lctciier raised S19,50O. ac-
cording To Guy w Crawford. who is
I'M Mitchell today. The sum allotted to
Letcller was $4,000. and the over
subscription is approximately 80 1-3
per cent.
Spencer, in NTcfook county. telc-
plloned TO Mitchell this morning that
She had already passed her quota. The
exact figures however We're not given
Jackson county has already surpass-
ed her quota by $4,000 two days, Fri
day and Saturday being taken for tho
drive.
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MILES CANDIDATE FOR
THE SHERII7F'S OFFICE

Mr. A. e. Miles. Il Well known con-
tractor of MITCHELL TODAY, announced
his candidacy for The Republican nom
inaton for sheriff of Dawson county.
Mr.. Miles has lived in Mitchell for
the last twelve years, all of That time
being engaged in The contracting bust
ness.
For he past four years. MIR. Miles
has served as alderman from the
Fourth ward He was Reelected with
out opposition today At the present
time, Mr.. Miles is serving as chairman
of Tho street and alley committee and
in This capacity has had general super
vision over the maintenance of The
citN's streets and alleys.
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WHEAT JUMPS
1900 ACRES
DAWSON COUNTY ay a coNsERvA-
TIVE ESTIMATE, WILL SHOW
LOYALTY. WlTE 20 PER
CENT INCREASE

BY Increasing their wlica acreage
lllllN 10000 acres oNer two Years. ago.
Dawson county farma's are giving a
practical dcmnnstlsliicn 10 the gov
rrnment of tllcir lnyalss Putting thei1,
land into other small grains would as
SURE Them a larger percentage of profit
but in almost every insianr the farm
crs have put part ei their lands into
wheat This is a 30 per cent increase.
Many farmers. who haze in the past
ten years raised not a single busllcl of
Wheat, have 'lalis Year put q good part
of their land into the needed grain.
Scarcity of good seed corn has en-
abled many farmers to put part of their
corn land into Wheat.
Good Seed Corn Scarce
High percentage lest seed. corn is
difficult TO obtain this year and nearly
every ear used for seed has been hand
selected and then tested. one man
faNlnS near Mount Vernon. who oper-
ates q i00-acre farm, Will be unable to
put i'm his usual 100 acres of corn. He
has on hand only six bushels of select
ed corn and This. with the most careful
planting. will cover only 40 acres.
What remains of the 400 acres will be
put into wheat, it is thought.
y. :. .Stl'eele. "a Dawson s,couulty
farmer for the past twelve wears. eX-
pressed himself as greatly concerned
over the seed corn situation. Corn is
needed almost as. badly as wheat and
without good seed, he said. o. large
crop was not possible. Crop condi
tions. he asserted. We're the most sat
lsfSlng in many Years.
Best in Thirty Years
Never in thirty years has the crop
outlook for South Dakota been SO
bright was the declaration made by
Thomas 0'Albrrow. Sufficient moisture
during the winler has put the land in
TO excellent condition and favorable
spring weather has enabled the farm
crs TO do their planting quickly. with
Eltlle 'time lost by reason of stormy
days.
I'm spite of llle $500 price for
wheat said Charles Mcldel, farm
ers are showing theirs t,lAl'iotism by
putting in much more then the normal
amount of wheat. Farmers Mould be
getting more money by raising small
grains but few of them are paving, al
tentlon TO THAT phase of it,
More Tame Grass
More tame grasses are being .sown
tnds Year. Comparisons made with
sales this season and previous ones
show thai sweet clover is becoming
popular with farmers. increases live
stock production is aseribed as al,e>
nl:lin reason for The large areas ,,lll
into tame haN.
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Missouri Source Expensive.

Bringing water from the Missouri
would cost over a million dollars. An
of the springs along Firesteel creek.
The lower sandstone water which is
now i'm use in the city as abundant but
the quality is not satisfactory. The wa
ter so hard that to soften 1t would
be very expensive proposition. Fire
steel creek would not furnish suffi-
cent water during dry periods of the
year.
OF the two sources left, the James
river would furnish sufficient water of
u satisfactory quality but this water
would require sterilization and in adj
dition would vary in quality from
What is termed as Very soft water at
times of maximum flow to very hard
water at times of minimum flow.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1918-04-18
NINE DAWSON
COUNTY MEN TO
FILL May QUOTA
South Dakota To Furnish 487
Soldiers To Be Sent To
Fort Logan, Col.
CREDIT TO NEXT QUOTA
ADHERE To SEQUENCE IN CLASS
ONE WlTH EXCEPTION OF THOSE
PEEFERRiNG AGRICULTURE
Al CLAIMS

These are eight of the nine mer
called as the second percentage of The
l9lS draft. The ninth selection was
still undecided al 3 p m today be
cause of agricultural claims.
Order No.
72 Joseph Levine, New York City
w John E. vvestby, Mitchell
SO Linn G. Evans, Mitchell.
SO Presley X. Smith, Mitchell.
ga Henry a. Wagner, Mitchell.
So Fay c. Cottingham, MT. Vernon.
90 Edward Lobsiger, Mitchell.
fo4 Perry A. Day. Mitchell.
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SANDSTONENOW
ONLY SOURCE OF
MITCHELL WATER
Engineers Say New City Sup
ply Will Need Softening
Is Best Plan
WILL COST sl2e,ooo.oo
EXPERTS SAY BUT ONE OF SIX
SOURCES Is FEASIBLE MIS-
souri, PLAN WOULD COST
A MILLION.

preliminary reports on the propos-
ed water works Improvement submit
ted to The city council by Burns and
Mcdonnell consulting engineers of
Kansas City, Mo-, Indicate that Of The
six sources of supply considered, only
one, the upper Sandstone, would prove
entirely acceptable.
Before it could be used, however,
s0ftening would be necessary. Because
the upper Sandstone water could be
secured at a much less cost because
of tile smaller amount of treatment re-
quired. its availability to the city, and
the fact that it would have to be lifted
against a smaller pressure to get into
tile reservoir. the consulting engineers
recommended t0iat the new supply be
secured from the upper sandstone
and that tile water be softened.
$4,000 Proposal
Included in the improvements rec
onllnended are wells, we'll pumping
equipment, softening plant. new pump
from the reservoir into the mains and
the elevated tank. 4 new boiler and
an elevated water tank. The propos-
ed improvements would cost approXi-
nlately 1926 900. The elevated MMter
tank. which is necessary for the eco
fnonMcal operation of the pumps while
pumping directly into the mains would
llaNe capacity of 100000 gallons and
would be placed on a tower 1875 feet
high.
Another part of the Improvement
proposed by the city council is the
V,1stYuction of dseveaal watermains.
These include some large mains to i'm
prove tire supply in case of fire and
several cross nlains to connect. up the
dead ends of the present lfIains in Or
der to keep the water in circulation
and in a fresh and sanitary condition.
Want Lateral Mains.
Several lateral water mains along
the routes of. the sewers. which have
been constructed during the past two
or three years, are also proposed.
These improvcmentssw would cost slight
IL less tlran $4,000
@ In their inNeSt legations. the engsn-sS
eers studied the possibilities of six
proposed sources of Water supply for
MITCHELL Results of tests made by
the city engineering department, all
government geologic reports concern
ing this part of the country, rainfall
data. data regarding a great number
of privaie wells in this. aftesian belt.
and rainfall statistics were carefully
gone over
Six sources of supply We're consid-
cred. the Missouri river. the open
springs near Mitchell, the lower stand
stone stlatl,m the uperstandstone
stratum. Firestcel creek and the James
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1918-04-18
PARK Err

Mrs. n. II. Martin was called TO Chi
cago on Saturday by the death of her
sister the Wife of Dr., Wallace, who
died very suddenly. 90
Mrs. Bert Nandewater returned to
her home at lreton. Iowa. on Monday,
after spending a few days with rela-
tiveS in Parker.
Miss Nissen returned from her home
in Minneapolis on Saturday. She had
brother.
Mrs. y. NJ. Buclsmiller, who has been
visiting at the P. Schufrelder home
| the past two weeks. returned to her
home at Parker Friday.
Dell phillips went to Beresford oil
business the first of the week.
Mrs. Schufreidcr returned home on
Thursday from Rochester. MINI.
w. II. Clifford came down from Mil
Ter, 5. D., on Saturday to spend few
days with his friends here
Mr. and Mrs. n. G. Pfeffer returned
from Florida on Monday.
Mrs. John Rehmstedt went TO Fla.
warden. Ia. on Monday to visit Mrs
Bultman.
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Requires softeninq.

Before il would be entirely salts
factory the upper sandstone water
would require softening but could be
secured at much less cost than any
Of the others. Mhen softened, Mitchell
woultt have as good water as any city
in the country and much better than
that supplied in most cities.
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BOARD for examination was accompan-
ed by his father and stated lie wished
70 be relieved of military service un-
Ill after his crop had been harvested.
IT developed that the young man, with
lis father was farming 400 acres of
land When asked by the board as to
the amount of wheat they We're rails
ing the Older man said:
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PLANkINroE

~, WIS. u. Gallagher arrived last
Tuesday night from Nlurdo to spen,J a
Week or two with her parents. MIR and
Mrs. III. q. Lewis.
Pat Mccormick arrived i'm Town ON
saturday night after several months
stay in The Black Hills country.
Miss Nellie llormer left last Thurs
day evening for Correctionvillc. la. he
lng called there by The illness of her
mother
Mrs. Charles Ferguson arrived last
Friday morning from Mitchell TO spend
few days at the G. A. Archer home.
William Bissell, manager of Fellows
drug store, is home from. weeks yisit
at Irene, S. ID.
II. II. Wilson left last Tuesday nighl
for Montana to spend his vacation
putting in a quarter section of crop.
John llourscht Went to Sioux Citl
iast "Wednesday TO purchase cattle.
MIR. and Mrs. j. w. Burnham enter
tanned a party of friends Monday eve
ming.
Rev. Il. w. Spencer of wessinstor
springs. spent Monday here as th,
guest OF Rev Cooper.
Mrs. III. +. Fellows and Miss Mar.
lore entertained a party of friends Fri
day evening. The evening was pleas.
antiN spent at cards.
| MIR. and Mrs. Il. C.. Blackwell enter
tanned a small party of friends at card
| Saturday evening.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1918-04-18
VIVIAN

John Olson returned the latter mart
of last week from trip to Hot Springs,
Albert Allard arrived Tuesdoy for a
visit with his son. Leonard Allard.
band of gypsies passed through
town Monday. This is one of the usual
signs of spring.
tanned the school board and teachers
OF the Vivian district at seven O'Clock
dinner last Friday evening. Those
present We're MIR. and Mrs. o. DUNLAP
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoskings. Misses Tripp
Hansen, WALLACE, Garnis and Judsor
Osgood Wait, who has been here Wis.
lung at the n. Slloop home and other
relatives. left for his home at Nashua
Ia. last week.
Miss Evelyn Davis of Murdo spen
the weekend at the home of her uncle
l.. C. Woodward
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1918-04-18
Promised To Raise Wheat

None. We are gcTFlng more money
for our other grain"
Wlcreupon the board asked II tho
farmers thought they Mere doing their
share when tile government WAS urg-
entity asking for wheat The board
then stipulated that the leglstrant
would be relieved from military SER
vice until after harvest If some of the
400 acres be put into wheat. Although
tlre season for planting wheat is all
most past by rearrangng their plans,
the father and son agreed 10 comply
with the boards request. and the
young man will receive2his call later
in tire Nnar tia-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1918-04-18
Get Farm Furlouohs

Instructions have been received by
the local exemption board Which will
enable men now in training camps to
their agricultural pursuits. Requests
for the soldiers services must come
through the farmers needing them.
Fhe local boards are not authorized to
furnish transportation either from Or
to the camp.
Charles Babandrier whose name was
posted by. the Dawson county exemI-.
|tion board as being delinquent in full
(illing the regulations ct the military
service act has complied with the pro-:
visions of the act and the order in
Quoting him into the military service
has been suspended. ,5. . ls.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1918-04-18
DRAPER

Mrs. Anna Convey is spending the
week al the r.. A. Devine home.
=, ~ M Housil returned home from Des
MONIES sunday.
Jim Pipers returned TUESDAY from a
business trip to Armour.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wiley returned
last Week from visit With relatives
and friends at Mitchell.
;, n MISS 4, Matte Hadley left Sunday for
visit at the home of her brother. Mr..
and Mrs. w h. Marshall
Al Zoske made a business trip to
SlouN CITY the first of the week
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G.. j. Bliss departed for Sioux City
last night on a business trip.
A. II. Sherwood of Brookings WAS d
Mitchell visitor MondaN.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1918-04-18

NJ; r.. Shook, switcllman in the Mil
Wa'1kec V,a,ia Yards left this morning for
Manlson; .lal; Wis, where his family is the
+ uesI ol reiatlNeS. They will return
TO Mitchell in few days. u
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1918-04-18

Y. G. -Sudbcrg and Fred kreutzfeldt
OF Fulton We're visiting With friends
and lransactins business in The city
MnndaN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-31
As more men
FOR SHIPYARDS
REACH SEATTLE

Forty.fivc skilled mechanics
arrived shortly after g u. m.
Thursday morning from Kansas
city "a work In Seattle ship.
yards. This II the second con.
tlngcnt Of experts from that city
and the third small group Ia mr..
rive from the Middle West In tho
last two days.
The other groups came from 81.
Paul and salt Lake city. making a
total OF about is5 men. Those who
arrived Thursday were first assisted
by agents OF the federal employment
bureau and labor union men In oh.
tanning rooms. and then were taken
TO tho metal trades council hall.
where short meeting was held In
tho forenoon.
Practically all OF the men who
came from 81. Paul and Salt Lake
city were on the job Thursday morn.
Ing. A few brought their families
here and are now looking for per.
manent quarters. The housing com.
mittee has had little difficulty so far
In providing temporary quarters.
r. A. SilcoS. head OF the federal
employment bureau. said no moro
workmen win hc brought here until
those on hand are fully aSsimilatod
into the plants and until there Is as.
Surance that there win be no short.
age of material. due 10 the tranapor.
tation tieup.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-31

Their. are n lot of little ways 60 do
your bit for Uncle sammy In the
war
Take Mae Cahiii. dashing prima
donna with 'Th. Song and Dance
Revue 81 1918" at tho Pantages
this week
Mac IL trying to DO hers with a
sugar bowl. 20 wit.
She has organized all OF the acts
on the bin. including Mimi. the Gle.
plant. into what Ia known among the
performers "a tho Sugar Club for
the Boys IN France"
Vaudeville folk eat three times n
daY---onc. at noon. again in the late
afternoon or evening, and once more
after the show Mt night. Mindful Of
tho sugar shortage and food admin.
latrationn'n regulation. Miss cahili. In
organizing the sugar club" aforo-
said. has persuaded tho other people
on the bin tn give UP one lump 81
sugar for each neal Of tn. day and
pass Il 90 her.
She - keeping the cubes I'm good.
sized box. and when II II fun che IL
going 60 send u Co the food admins.
tratlon. with the request that u be
forwarded 20 the boys In France
with the compliments % the Pan
taErs performers.
Untii the sugar club was organic
cd the big elephant. ON the hill was
getting nm eighth 81 pound 81
sugar every day. hut no more Miss
cahiii gets II.