Local and Personal Notes at Washington Cafe and City
Local items report a dinner at Washington Cafe with soup and pie, cheap meals and a $6 ticket. Glifford B. Reeves returns from California while sister Lannie J. Brown stays to join a Pan American cruise up the eastern U S coast. Teachers Ralph Waite Ruby Mills and Winnifred Grace attended a spring musical festival in the city. A Ladies Aid meeting is set for Friday afternoon at Mrs R N Schaple. A closing out sale offers ladies wear at half price. Violinist Fritz Kreisler concert plans are noted for Mitchell. J J Blisworth joins John Deere Plow in Omaha. Baptist Philathea class to meet April 18 at Florence Aronson's home. A church party heads to Hurley for district Presbyterian session. Local travelers L H Beckwith and companions plan return from Los Angeles early next month. Glenn H Rowley leaves Milwaukee depot for Dubuque to join Milwaukee division office as chief clerk, with a Sioux City stop to visit brother Myron K Rowley. Mrs James Spry returns from White Lake visiting her parents Mr and Mrs John Jaks.
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Glifford
Glenn H. Rowley
Milwaukee
Dubuque, Ta
Milwaukee Division
Sioux City
Myron K. Rowley
Heyler Announces Candidacy for Davison County State Rep
BD. Heyler declares his run for State Representative on the Republican ticket from Davison County. Filing notes indicate the vote date is May 23 1916 and he seeks the office to be decided that day.
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Davison County
Bloodhounds Track Suspects in City Burglary
Two youths named Wess Jackson and Theodore Odden were accused of robbing Carl Reichel’s hardware and furniture store. Bloodhounds tracked the pair to Wheeler after the crime, with about 15 in cash taken from the store. Several other local robberies had prompted the use of the tracking dogs.
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Herrick
Wess Jackson
Theodore Odden
Carl Reichel
Hertz
Wheeler
Missouri River
Notable peace advocate Miss Addams to miss Sweden event
For the second time illness prevents Miss Addams from attending the European peace conference. She had been expected to delegate to Henry Ford's permanent neutral peace conference at Stockholm. illness stopped her from joining Ford peace party to Europe last December.
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Miss Addams
Henry Ford
Stockholm
Ilness
Henry” Ford
Europe
Dober
Millionaire on Arctic Trip
Chicago financier John Borden and explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson plan a five to six month Arctic voyage from Seattle aboard the schooner Great Bear. Capt. Louis Lane will command. three Chicago guests travel for sport. The voyage covers about 5000 miles to the Arctic and back, with plans to harpoon bowhead whales and hunt eider ducks, carrying a crew of 24 and provisions valued at roughly 93,000.
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Chicago
Tii
Seattle
John Borden
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Mr. Borden
Louis Lane
Nome
Alaska
Norris H. Bokum
C. K. Knickerbocker
R. B. Slaughter
Arctic
Lane
North
Borden
Stefansson
Steffansson
Maine
American
Straits of Magellan
Pacific Coast
Aleutian Islands
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Anadyr
Siberian
Arctic Ocean
Point Baronw
Beaufort Sea
Corontion Gulf
Canada
Parm Land High Farm Sale Sets Local Record
A. P. Carlson sold his farm near Parm Land High to Charles Harms for 140 dollars per acre, a record in the area. The land’s value ten years ago was about 50 dollars an acre, showing a sharp rise.
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S. I
A. P. Carlson
Here
Chartes
Summer School Offers Two Six-Week Terms
Two six week terms run June 12 to July 21 and July 24 to September 1 at Northern Normal and Industrial School in Aberdeen South Dakota. All subjects for every grade of certificate. Tuition and expenses described as low. Send for bulletin.
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Bulletin
Northern Normal and Industrial School
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Sure Way to Get Rid of Dandruff
A home remedy claims four ounces of plain squid arvon moistens the scalp at night to dissolve dandruff by morning. Three or four applications allegedly destroy all signs of dandruff and stop itching, leaving hair fluffy and lustrous. The remedy is said to be inexpensive and available at drug stores.
Mitchell Diary Notes and Local Nominations in 1886
A compilation of Mitchell notes includes the Damascus lodge anniversary, K C Preston’s trip to Marion, an odd four oxen hitch sight, wedding tidings for John Lowell, and a city convention slate with O T Letelier as mayor and others as officers. Also listed are revival plans, a gun shop opening, Dakota university spring term, legal jurors to Yankton, hygienic supper plans, new business openings by H I Lester, and Faulkner purchasing O T Letcher hardware.
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Damascus Lodge
iSnights of
Pythias
K. C. Preston
Marion
Iowa
John Lowell
Mein Street
John
O. T. Letelier
DD. WesWards
Stey
Murray
Fluron
Tom Griffin
North Main Street
Dakota University
HH. Dillon
J. Brady
A. A. Hammer
Yankton
United States Court
Dr. Windle
Hveseine
Local Notes From Luverne April 11 1886
April 11 1886 Luverne Minn F O Mark rents and moves into HI IXress house J A Fosdick rents Rogers place opposite Marshall Durell’s Luverne Dr W E Crane from Mitchell S D visits daughter Lillian Mine host Shaw improves Mitchell hotel Alex Mitchell hotel The Mitchell Light Guards elect officers J M Adams Geo F Fox Geo A Johnston J H Scriven secretary J A Wilson treasurer New council members J L Bowman Jas Wiltse H L Bowen Chas Lewis John Gillespie Will Lapham April 12 1886 Curtis sells Hudson Wring er interest to G H Marker Justice Abbey fines three drunks Watchman captures dis orderly persons Reierson to build south side store
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F. O. Mark
J. A. Fosdick
Rogers Place
Marshall Durell
Luverne
Minn
W. E. Crane
Mitchell
Lillian
Shaw
Alex. Mitchell
Mitchell Light Guards
J. M. Adams
Geo. F. Fox
Vic
Geo. A. Johnston
J. H. Scriven
J. A. Wilson
J. L. Bowman
Jas. Wiltse
H. L. Bowen
Chas, Lewis
John Gillespie
Will Lapham
Students deny slur on Seaman at Dakota Wesleyan
The Dakota Wesleyan Student Association voted to deny responsibility for a circular titled The Student Voice that attacked Dr. W. G. Seaman, demanding his resignation. The document, printed by a local shop and spread on campus and nearby streets, prompted a unanimous motion condemning the publication and affirming the student body's lack of involvement.
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G. H. Spencer
Spencer Music Company
Dakota Wesleyan
Mitchell
Fritz Kriesler
W. G. Seaman
Students’ Association
Wesleyan
Seaman
Student Voice
A. N. Tiseaman
South Side
Violet Jones
Helen Gross
B. Leffert
Sec-Treas
Kickapoo Worm Killer Ad Claims Fast Child Relief
Watch child for worms and give one half to one lozenge Kickapoo Worm Killer at first sign. The candy worm remover supposedly paralyzes and removes worms, improves digestion and health, with 25 cents at your druggist.
Fourteen National Parks Span Vast U S Acres
Washington DC reports the fourteen national parks cover 4,655,966 acres or 7,290 square miles nearly as large as New Jersey and holding more grandeur than the rest of the world combined.
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Washington, D. C
United States
New Jersey
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Washington Cafe
Wright
Ladies’ ‘Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
R. N. Schaple
South Wisconsin Street
J. J. Blisworth
John Deer Plow Company
Omaha
Neh
Baptist Philathea
Florence Aronson
West Fourth Avenue
C. B. van der Maaten
J. A. Williams
William Wallace
Hurley
Presbyterian Church
L. HB. Beckwith
A. Davison
George Hust
Los Angeles
Cal
James Spry
White Lake
John Jaks
W. Heyler
Davy News
Jem Borden
Chicago Sportsman
Frozen North
John Detterman
BK. Gitchoucea
Commercial & Savings Bank
F. M. Stewart
Western National Bank
Mitchell So
H. G. Giddings
BR. E V. Ebobb
Drs. Bobb & Bobb
First National Bank
Edith M. Shank
Grace L, Shank
Osteopathic Physicians
Crow
A. B. Hagdr
Mitchell Trust
Downey & Kittleson
E. B. Rowley
Broadbent Bros
Morticians
Mortiress H. Noble & Son
Fourth Ave. West
D. Wherry
Phare
Butterfield
Winifred Delaney
Delaney
Kabo School OF
Kabo
Vgs Pelane
H. D. Butterfield Co
Mabel Silsby
University Chiis
Browne
Zetta
C. Baker
Curtis
G. H. Marker
Decatur
Justice Abbey
J. Reierson
Dakota Wesleyan Association
National Paris
Prudence
Commercial and Savings Bank
Pathe Pathephone
Diehl Drug Company
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