City and County Officials Hold Lively Meetings
City Council adjourns after a busy session addressing drainage on West Third Street and liquor license petitions. Health reports prompt committee action. Bids for coal and a sidewalk project are discussed. County commissioners finish a quarter’s work, decide not to loan seed wheat, and plan future bridge work. Transfer operations across the Jim River begin as floods close the line.
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Fullerton
Aiuermen
Smith
Messrs
Mohr
Justice Abbey
Kibbee
W. E. Crane
Water Works Committee
Harker Bros
Mdse
L. O. Gale
Penese
Standard Oil Co
Winona Coal Co
Car Coal
Western Union Co
James Lyons
Thos. M. Wallace Mdse
Jacob Smith
Electric Light Co
A.J. Chambers Drayage
Thos. Weslen Meals
Thos
Christopher Labor
C. Rasmussen
C. Nelson
Bee
Starkweather Labor
C. Voin
W. Jones
Aaron Lindahl
S. Webber
John Cook
Ladies Cemetery Committee
Council Cemetery
C. H. Krom
Third
Lawler
Board of Health
Bridge Out Disrupts Mitchell Mail Routes After Floods
Omaha and Milwaukee rail lines report multiple bridge losses due to the Jim river flooding. A bridge at Yankton failed overnight, severing Mitchell’s east mail connection until transfers resume or bridges are restored. Trains toward Sioux City and Woonsocket faced river-related delays and reroutes.
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Mitchell
Sioux City
East
Omaha
Milwaukee
Jim River
Yankton
Scotland
Wolsey
Milwaukee Road
Woonsocket
Mitchell Dramatic Talent Scores Rich Success
The Mitchell dramatic troupe achieves a strong reception in their second season production. Knights Templar elect new leaders and appoint fresh officers to command the commandery.
Vagabonds drama delights Mitchell audience with lively turns
The Vagabonds at the Grand features Bascom the tramp and Dilworthy in a plot of mistaken confessions and family reunions. C G Rathbun leads as Bascom with strong scenes, supported by Miss Harker, Jay Dundas, and others. vaudeville acts and magniscope pictures follow an evening praised for energy and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bascom
C. G. Rathbun
Jonas Dilworthy
Dilworthy
Charity Black
Alice
Percy
Leonard Trevor
Peggy
Edgar Dix
Carlos Newbury
Miss Harker
Charlotte
Herb. Adams
Jay Dundas
Barney
C. C. Bras
Ephraim
Mr. Dundas
Ireland
Jay
Bras
Phyllis MacKay
H. P. Beckwith
Chub Finch
Ance the Vaudeville Co
Ziska
Rathbun Twins
Carl Hover
Nat Bennett
J. A. Brown
Commandery Elect Officers at St Bernard K T Meeting
Knights Templar at St Bernard Commandery held its regular meeting Friday electing officers led by E C O T Huyck as Eminent Commander and G E N C W Adams. Appointments followed with Prelate J Babcock and Standard Bearer W Woodman among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar
St. Bernard Commandery
K. T
E. C
O. T. Huyck
C. W. Adams
C. G
A. E. Hitchcock
S. W
James Moriarity
J. W
S. H. Scallin
J. T. Morrow
Explosion Kills Boy as Dynamite Roars Through House
John J. Diercks recalls a fatal dynamite accident near Oacoma on Friday. Geo F Rosecrans’ neighbor’s nine year old son was killed when dynamite left in the house flew into the air and exploded. the house was torn apart and the boy died after 15 minutes. The tragedy prompted a river flood update as Jim River rises beyond 1881 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Diercks
Oacoma
Sioux Reservation
Sioux Falls
Republican
Geo. F. Rosecrans
Diercks
Mr. Rosecrans
McGregor
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Great Slaughter Sale Council Meeting
Ain
J. F. Highland
Mitchell Township
User Goette
Wm. Saul
D. &. Braught
H. C. Greene
Jim
Jim River Bridge
Rock Valley
Iowa
Gregory
Huron
Scallin
Just
FANGY
C.G. Rathbun
Will Koch
W. H. Webster
Cemplex
Matic Venture
West
Salvation Army
B. H. Bennett
Madison
Watertown
Aberdeen
Unda
Greene
Glenn
Jamestown
Leavening Powe
U.S. Gov’t
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