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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1896
Page
8
The phrase the cold shoulder linked to a guest who overstayed welcome with a cold shoulder of mutton. It notes Harvard College, the first American college, opened in 1688 in Newton Massachusetts, now Cambridge.
In Plano the pleasant weather allows farmers to finish corn work while a singing school and Christmas Eve entertainment engage No 2 residents. Local teachers, officials, and families are mentioned along with moves, arrivals, and civic efforts including a post office bid for Eva Comfort and various social visits.
Dick Saul returned home last Friday. Will and Joe Smith report great damage to fruit trees by ice. Clay Young traveled through Beulah bound for Hanson county to husk corn. Superintendent West visited No.5 last Tuesday. Five men hunted last Saturday and bagged 93 rabbits. Mr. Pringle attended G A R election in Mitchell. Yankton College president Mr Warren spoke at the school house.
Sunday items include Walter Rowley aiming for Brookings College engineering, hunting tips, sledding, and neighbors aiding Mrs. Good. Wm Duncan of Mitchell visits, dairy and farming updates at Fletcher farm, possible wedding hints, twin calves at John Good’s barn, and a 25/50 cent sale of medicines by L. O. Gale. Also DeWitt's Witch Hazel and One Minute Cough Cure praised. notices urge debt settlement at Elder's shoe store by December 20.
Absence of Mayor leads Presidet Pollard to preside as council finishes early. New water works boiler approved at about 1200 dollars including related expenses. Sprinkling franchise proposed by Hover laid over. First reading of opera house license ordinance set at ten dollars yearly. Various bills audited including salaries, coal, drayage, and water works costs. Council adjourned to meet again Monday evening, Dec 14.
Phares Behannesey, a young Syrian, drew a good audience at the Methodist church Thursday to discuss and illustrate his country’s living, fashions, and customs. About twenty youths acted as models in oriental costumes showing rank, wedding rites, greetings, and daily life. He explained marriage, divorce, infidelity, eating customs, Mohammedan prayer, and the priest’s role. He seeks funds to study in the United States before returning to teach a new religion in Syria. The Epworth League sponsored the entertainments.
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