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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1905
Page
6
Mitchell Gas Co. has agreed to acquire the city electric light plant from J. Rh. Mikesel for $20,000. The new owner will take possession on July 5, with C. C. King of Scotland representing the deal. Mikesel to retire from the business to focus on his stock ranch. he has recently upgraded the plant and wiring system.
The Wednesday club gathered at Mrs J D Anderson's home for a military themed evening hosted by four women. Husbands attended as players enjoyed six fort themed card tables with photo partner clues and flag prizes won by Mrs E B Radell and S G Boyce amid refreshments and singing.
The church committee urges at least 2000 to be spent on construction excluding furnishings and organ. A local donor offers 1 per yard netting a second. Two committees will solicit pledges from city parishioners and countryside supporters. A two week follow up will decide if the new church is erected, with total cost estimated between 30000 and 85000 dollars and a summer start anticipated.
A spring election will include a vote on whether the city council should pay for sprinkling Main Street and side streets from Railroad to Fifth Avenue. A petition signed by businessmen and taxpayers urged a contract to sprinkle at city expense, with some citizens preferring decision by referendum.
An enthusiastic Sunday meeting of nine men from the Catholic church heard the committee’s progress report on a proposed parish plan. The group will make a final decision in two weeks, with further discussion slated for April 16.
A City Hall concert under Presbyterian auspices featured local talent. Mrs. Roy Jewell and Miss Ethel Smith opened with a piano duet Aurora. Virgil Boyles sang On the Rolling Wave and received an encore. Several soloists and a duet performed with notable reception before Miss Tillotson closed the program with Slumber Boat and When the Birds go North Again.
The Field Secretary Rev C V Gilliland has pushed the canvass for the 325000 needed for Century Memorial Hall with vigor. Dr Nicholson notes many pastors and people responded nobly and the rollope management praised loyalty and generosity across the conference. The new dining hall and housing needs have filled almost all spaces with 142 boarders and dining visitors, signaling a forthcoming need for another building and broad support from friends of the institution.
The Katherine Ridgeway Company performed on March 15 marking the end of the 1904-1905 lecture and entertainment course at Dakota Wesleyan University. The series, praised as the best and most expensive yet, drew strong public support and featured top performances under Prof. T. F. Graham. Plans for 1905-06 promise an even stronger lineup. The courses are sustained by Mitchell citizens and Prof. W. F. Graham's noted business management.
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