Died in Rapid City Ruth Hughes former Mitchell resident
Mrs Ruth Hughes died in Rapid City on March 26 1909 at age 80 after pneumonia Born Ruth Goodwin in Port Huron Michigan November 14 1828 she married James Hughes in Lexington Michigan migrated to Manitowoc Wisconsin then Yankton and Mitchell before moving to Rapid City Her life showed deep pioneer work needlework and family grief with six children lost before her death and a large surviving clan Funeral is set for Sunday at 1 30 in the Episcopal church officiated by Rev George Kellar.
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Rapid City Journal
Ruth Hughes
Mitchell
Rapid City
Ruth Goodwin
Port Huron
Mich
Lexington
James Hughes
Manitowoc
Wis
Hughes
George
Secore
Lfe
Gold Prizes Awarded in Annual Diary Contest
Dr Chase's Almanac announces nine cash prizes totaling 8200.00 for the best diary entries. Winners include Mrs Julia Case of Owatonna Minnesota and Mr Joseph Garrison of Bloomsburg Pennsylvania with other recipients across New York Ohio and Indiana. Full details appear in the 1909 Almanac available by writing to Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Chase
A. W. Chase
Julia I. Case
Owatonna
Minn
Joseph Garrison
Bloomsburg
Neva
Hope Varley
Ashtabula
Ohio
Dana Burchard
Candor
N. Y
Wm. Wilson
Webster St
Ottawa
Seth Pease
LaPorte
Ind
O. R. Grove Warren
G. E. Glasgow
D. F. Kelley
Homeworth
A. Ww. Chase
Odd Fellows Begin New City Building Project
Work started Tuesday on a new 40 by 150 foot building for the Odd Fellows in the city. The site is half a block west of Main on Fourth Avenue, with the second floor for the lodge hall, the first floor for Mitchell Auto & Supply Co, and the basement for storage. The project, planned for years, is funded and expected to be completed this summer.
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Odd Felows
Main Street
Fourth Avenue
Odd Fellows
Mitchell Auto & Suppy Co
Mitchell Grain Market Prices Report
Wheat No 2 sold at 1.01 dollars. No 3 0.98. No 4 0.94. Rejected 0.86. Velvet chaff 0.97. Durum 0.86. Flax 1.46. Oats 0.44. Corn 0.52. Barley 0.48. Rye 0.58.
Third annual Conference of Charities meet in Sioux Falls
The Conference of Charities and Corrections holds its third annual convention in Sioux Falls on April 14 15 and 16 with many state figures speaking including Dr Kerfoot A Hitchcock and W E Tipton. The program features multiple addresses discussions and music across sessions, plus a pen visit and a late Friday business session to elect officers.
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Conference of Charities and Corrections
Sioux Falls
Kerfoot
Dakota Wesleyan University
A. §. Hitchcock, A Member of the Board of Regents, and W. E. Tipton
Board of Charities and Corrections
State Penitentiary
Bishop O'Gorman
Dean Sterling
State University
Vermillion
Sidney Shurtleff
Federal Supervision of Public Health
GC. B. Mallory
Aberdeen
Hitchcock
Mitchell
A. C. Rogers
Minnesota School For
Vairbault
J. K. Kutnewsky
State School For Feeble Minded
Robert S. Vessey
School For Deaf
Queen City Quartette
Hastings H. Hart
The
Russell Sage Foundation
New York City
April Weather Forecast Shares Mars and Mercury Storm Plan
Forcaster Hicks predicts a stormy April with multiple storm periods from the 1st to the 6th and around the 11th to 19th. He cites Mars Mercury and lunar influences, warning of tornadoes and possible blizzards in some regions and cooler trends late in the month.
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Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Meon
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Davison County Assessors to Meet in Mitchell for 1909
The assessors of Davison County South Dakota will meet at the county auditor’s office on Tuesday April 6 1909 to receive instructions for 1909 assessments. The assessors’ books are expected to be ready for delivery. Dated Mitchell South Dakota March 22 1909.
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Davison County
Dak
Office of
County Auditor
Hager Holds On as College Orator Champion
Rumors of a judging error circulated after the Kent prize contest at Huron college. A committee review confirmed D. E. Hager remains the first place winner and champion orator with all privileges and emoluments.
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Eugene Hager
Huron
Huron College
Hager
D. E. Hager
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Elden Miller
Gleason
F. Holmes
Wesley G. Schreimer
S. E. Quarter
B. GC. Wilson
F. G. Tincknell
N. W
Catherine H. Brady
A. J. Swanson
Davison County Fair Ass'n
M. F. Patton
N. E
S. E
John Killen
John L. Lytle
Hammier
Mitchell Louis Fellger
Falkert Becker
N. W. Quarter
N. E. Quarter
F. Cooper Et al
Mina
Chicago
Becker
Jane Smith
Annie &. Smith
J. I. Goldhagen
Ignatz Goldhagen
SS. HK
N. EB
C. Cooper
Mina Becker
Wm. M. Smith
Chas. Alexander
Fred M. Johnson
Hoover
Lawler
Mitch OR Met Adonderad Do Bbesp Julius Krogmann Et al To Winsor & Hager
D. W. Burright
Wm. Koch
Charles T. Puetz
G. P. Grosz
Ide pAood
Greene
Edward T. Smith
Mitchell Grain Market
Conference OF Charities
Falls Meeting
Bishop Hare
William T. Doolittle
Geo. W. Nash
Aberdeen Normal and Industrial School
Frank Fox
James M. Brown
J. G. Parsons
M. D
Dora Donald Humbert
School For Blind
Gary
S. D
N. O. Hershey
Redfield College
Samuel F. Kerfoot
Emmet M. Cook
M. M. Williams
Centerville
A. J. Hutton
Wisconsin Industrial Schools For Boys
Waukesha
Col. S. E. Young
South Dakota Training School
Plankinton
D. C. Thomas
State Board of Charities and Corrections
State School For Deaf
Queen City
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Tette
John L. Gillin
Iowa State University of Iowa
State School For
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S. HE. Young
A. D. Stuckeman
Dr. L. GC. Mean
H. A. Astrud
W. E. Mair
W. E. Tipton
Mayer & Danica
Charcter
W. H. Conyes
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Otsente Oy Becker, Meyer & Co
Comcaao
Forcaster Hicks
Srl Hicks
Mitchell, S. D
Blackheads
Searle Institute
Minneapolis
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