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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1907
Page
8
Winter Bros advertises clearance prices on wash goods at 10c per yard, white peques 19c per yard, linen towels 18c per yard, table damask 89c per yard and hammocks 96c. The listing emphasizes rapid sale of various home textile items.
A fragmented market list shows various goods with quoted prices such as flax at 97 cents, corn at 39 cents, and bats at 32 cents. Other entries include 81 cent items and a few shorthand din. no clear event or seller identified.
Local residents and visitors fill pages as Miss Jess Litsey and Mr. EB Bailey of Chicago arrive to spend a week. Several others travel from Gowrie, Sisseton, Madison, and Yankton. Miss Alice Cooper declines a job, and Miss Bessie Maguire heads to Chamberlain. Community events include Elks plans, WCTU meeting, and sports updates with a Mitchell baseball game victory.
Report from train travelers indicates a devastating hail storm Wednesday, sweeping from three miles west of Aberdeen and moving south for about 40 miles, seven miles wide. Areas around Warner Rondell Rudolph Duxbury and Mellette suffer near total crop destruction. one farmer lost seven quarters of grain. Cool, damp weather follows the storm.
Plankinton remains dry as bonds await county commissioners approval at their Sept 8 meeting. The city attorney notes that without official sanction the saloons cannot open, forecasting another month of dry spell.
The applicants must readvertise and take the same action again following the July meeting. The decision mirrors earlier steps and outlines required procedural steps to complete the process.
Sincere thanks to friends for kindness and sympathy during illness and after the death of Frank Trudell. Special thanks to the G A R and W R C. Mrs M Kanouff and Kamily.
Plankinton sets an Aug 29 30 celebration featuring a sporting program and racing both days. The organizing committee aims to secure William Jennings Bryan if possible. Officials promise the fall celebration will surpass all prior efforts in entertainment.
Last night the thermometer fell to 42 degrees marking continued cold. Garden crops such as cucumber and tomato vines remain vulnerable as corn strains struggle against frost threats.
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