Week of local notes with travels and town updates
Mr and Mrs Seatson return from Florida as Mitchell sees light snow. Hoff leads South Dakota to San Francisco NRA convention with one fare rate. J B Martin leaves as Hutchinson sales manager. city school board agrees. sewer work expands while Juniors and Seniors honor Prof J E Martin with gifts. Miller bridge outage disrupts Milwaukee service. localities report fire and land news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoff
National Education Association For
South Dakota
National Associatio
San Francisco
J. E. Martin
Martin
Una Blackman
Rodell Warne
Hutchinson, Kan
Girls Glee Club Presents Cantata and Concert at High School
A Friday evening program by the Girls Glee Club at the high school drew a small audience but offered a fine musical treat. Edna Thain supervised the event with strong performances by Louise Scott Gail Raney Myrtle Weddle and Katie Coughlin and Helen Powers Lottie Pound on piano. The first part featured choruses and the Pilgrim's Chorus from Tannhauser rendered well, followed by the cantata King Rene's Daughter with twelve selections presented in good form. A possible repeat performance is discussed for a time with fewer concurrent events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Thain
Louise Scott
Gail Raney
Myrtle Weddle
Katie Coughlin
Helen Powers
Lottie Pound
Pilgrim’s Chorus
Tannhauser
King Rene
Banquet for 450 Men at Local Church Revival
Four hundred fifty men attended a Friday banquet in the basement of a Methodist church as part of a city revival effort organized by lay leaders from Presbyterian, Baptist, and Methodist churches. Militia members served, Dr. Bromley spoke on race and postwar life, and attendees moved in procession to the tabernacle for evening worship and a sermon from Isaiah 1:18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof.Hardy
Bromley
Darkey
Kentucky
Tabernacle
Union House of Worship
Dr. Bromley
Doan's Kidney Pills Praised by Mitchell Resident
Mrs. Mary E. Perry of Mitchell South Dakota credits Doan's Kidney Pills with reversing kidney disease and dropsy after doctors warned she had Bright's disease. She says symptoms subsided and health improved, confirming her previous endorsement in 1907. The testimonial notes the product is sold by all dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milling Co. Buffalo New York is cited as sole US agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Mary E. Perry
West Eleventh Ave
S. Dak
Dean
Bright
Doan
Lower Grades Board Meeting Approves Manual Training Extension
The board of education met Friday with four members present. It authorized 40 tool sets and extended manual training to seventh and eighth grades. Frances Leavitt was hired for seventh grade. Darm declined. Hurst appointed science teacher for the term. Edith Blaisdell hired as drawing supervisor. Salary set at 400 yearly. Teachers committee to study a physical director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Messrs. Litchfield
Heyler
Branch
Cone
Department of Manual Training
Frances Leavitt
Darm
Prof. Hurst
Edith Blaisdell
Dr. Cox Painless Blister Sold by Drug Gists
An old advertisement touts Dr. Cox's Painless Blister priced at 50 cents. It is described as absolutely painless and guaranteed for horse ailments including spavin curbs splints Sweeney and related conditions. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
selvIry & Hiewish
Kicked by Mad Horse Narrowly Escapes Injury
Samuel Birch of Beetown Wisconsin suffered a severe leg wound after an incident with a horse. Doctors could not heal the sore until Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it completely, praised as a healer of ulcers burns boils eczema scalds cuts corns and more with a 25 cent trial at Diehl & Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Birch
Beetown
Wis
Bucklen
Notice of Probate of Will Hearing in Mitchell South Dakota
State of South Dakota Davison County in County Court case of estate of C P Taylor deceased. Heirs A M Taylor Florence Alexander Halbert Z Taylor Grace Kidd Clyde Taylor urged to attend April 8 1911 at 1 pm for proving will and issuing Letters Testamentary. Dated Mitchell SD March 18 1911. Clerk of Court seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davison
C. P. Taylor
South Dakota
A. M. Taylor
Florence Alexander
Halbert Z. Taylor
Grace Kidd
Clyde Taylor
Mitchell
Daedalian contest honors go to Leavitt at City Hall event
The Dakota Wesleyan University oratorical contest at City Hall ended with Mr. Leavitt and Mr. Chapman tied on rank but Leavitt winning by higher percentage. Judges and attendees noted the strong performances from Todnem, Hocking, and Tibbetts as the field competed for state competition in Vermillion late May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavitt
Dakota Wesleyan
Vermillion
Chapman
Daedalian
Dakota Wesleyan University
Alta Witzel
Students Association
Profesor Hunter’s College Orchestra
Todnem
Americas
America
China
Tibbets
United States
Hardy
Hamline University
Hamline
Hocking
Mr. Chapman
Mr. Leavitt
Mr. Tibbets
Mr. Hocking
C. D. Sterling
Redfield
Professor Bruce McVay
Woonsocket
W. R. Ronald
W. M. Mair
A. T. Downey
Mitchell
Straw Used in Road Making in Washington State
In Walla Walla county Washington wheat straw is used extensively to build dirt roads and is said to produce the finest kind of road. Straw has been used for years on roads in the state and gives the best results when spread on wet soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Walla Walla County
Washington
Washington State
Mortgage Sale Notice for Davison County Property
Notice announces foreclosure of the Besancon mortgage on Lot 6, Block 14, Railroad Addition, Mitchell South Dakota. Sale by Davison County Sheriff at the courthouse front door in Mitchell on May 6, 1991, at 2:00 PM. Principal $1,100 plus interest $349.16 and $25 attorney fee total $1,474.16. No prior legal action. Mortgagee O L Branson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Besancon
O. L. Branson
Register of Deeds
Davison County
South Dakota
the Register of Deeds
Mitchell County
Davison
State of
Mitchell
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A. B. Seatson
St. Augustine
Florida
J. J. Hoeksma
Pacific Coast
J. B. Martin
Hutchinson
Kan
Mr. Martin
B. L. Dimick
Kimball Street
Fourth Avenue
H. C. Preston
Points
Montana
Miller
Tillie Anderson
Justice Drake
Anderson
Milwaukee
Chamberlain
Missouri
W. E. Rathbun
The
Royal Insurance Co
C. E. Brady
Missoula
Mont
Brady
Earl E. Watson
Brookings Agricultural College
A. Bidwell
New York
Panama
South America
Caracas
Barbados
Bermudas
Martinique
Peg Leg Looby
Artesian
Looby
Chief Shade
Billy
Looby Pere
James 4A. White
Sixth Avenue East
Florence Fosdick
Miss Lyons
Loomis
Mr. Smith
Congregational Church
Graceland
Rowe
Garden City
Chicago
Curtis
Perry Township
Mrs
Alvis Johnson
City
C.W. Downey
Ashton
Mrs. Johnson
C. L. Downey
Omaha
Edgar, Neb
IN Mitchell
Mitchell, S. D
Cattreill
Cocal
WOK
Lakota
Edna MacLachlan
Kappas
Philos
Mitchell Catering Co
Stig
W.P. McNaul
Coalport
Z. Rathbun
Igo
A. E. Porteous & Son
Turner Produce Co
T. J. Spangler
Mortgagee
Ours
Northwest
Western National Bank
Masury
Moresco
J. H. Ferris
E. K. Mather
C. Ef
C.H. EiNert
C.E. Anaging Eng'r
Bole
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