Mitchell business giant Widmann dies after long illness
Fred Widmann a longtime Mitchell entrepreneur died at 7 10 this morning from heart failure. He was the heaviest taxpayer in Davison county and a central figure in Mitchells growth from a village to a city. Born in Württemberg Germany on October 1 1841 he built a fortune of about a quarter of a million dollars and left a legacy of honesty and industry. He started in Mitchell with the Tivoli Garden and a wholesale beer business, later developing hotel and real estate holdings. He is survived by wife Matilda and four children Fred Bertha Walter and Harry with two predeceased.
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Fred Widmann
Mitchell
Gernigh
Widmann
Davison
Ife
Sire. Widmann
Luman
Mr. Widmann
Wiesensiege
Wurttenburg
Germany
United States
Chicakto
South Dakota
Baker Township
Division County
Tapia
Widminn
Mitchell Steam Laundry
Jatz Brewing Company
Milwaukee
Fee
Val Blatz Company
Widsmann
Sheldon
Loyna
Mitched
Hasbone
Lotsia Widmann
Red
Bertha
Abs
Gustav Woelel
Walter
Harry
Lilly
Lilly Wismuun
Wide Inaunn
Widmann Hotel
Ada Miller
Ada
Jane
Borace Rishton
Body of Woman Found in River at Hennepin Bridge
Minneapolis police probe tragedy after the body of a refined forty year old woman, clad in furs and silk, was found frozen in the river under the Hennepin Avenue bridge. Investigators have not determined if she was pushed or leaped.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Hennepin Avenue
Dakota Central Seeks to Cut Woonsocket Phone Exchange
The state railway commission schedules a January 6 hearing on Dakota Central Telephone’s complaint seeking permission to sever the Woonsocket local exchange from its connecting service.
Dakota Central Refusal to Settle Over Service Bill
The Dakota Central company reportedly refuses to settle a service bill claiming nonpayment. The notice states there is unp aid amount due and unpaid and payments have been refused by the company.
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Dakota Central
Death reveals lawyer's secret in Monticello office
In Monticello New York Melvin Couch the notable lawyer and former district attorney died revealing that a woman Adelaide M Brance lived for three years in hidden rooms connected to his office She witnessed his death but did not call for help due to fear.
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Monticello
N. Y
Melvin Couch
Adelaide M. Brance
Couch
Man Pardoned by Gov Byrne For Christmas Gift
Harry R. Landers, life term for a Mitchell murder in 1906, was pardoned by Gov. Frank M. Byrne. He and accomplice KE Vey were convicted for killing an unknown man near the Mitchell stockyards during a failed robbery. Vey died insane at the state hospital after transfer from Sioux Falls. Landers was described as a model prisoner.
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Harry R. Landers
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Frank MM. Byrne
Landers
Dierman KE. Vey
Frank BL. Smith
T. J. Spangler
Vey
Sanders
LL. M. Simons
Belie
Dynamite Blast Injures Pederson and Son at Farm
In Wetland South Dakota H Pederson and his son John were drilling a well on the Carpenter farm when a dynamite pipe exploded. Pederson suffered severe leg injuries and blood poisoning. John Pederson was cut about the head and arms. Both were rushed to a hospital for treatment and care.
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H Wetland
S. D
Fige Pederson
Hiner
John
Carpenter Farm
Dynam Pederson
Ite
Ethan Farmers Move To Organize a Township Club
Ethan township edges toward a live farmers club with a meeting at the town hall. Dean van Benthuysen urged farming as a business and cooperation, naming O W Kessler president, J Shannon vice president, Frank Welch treasurer, and George Sener secretary. A January 7 constitution vote to form the Progressive Farmers Club was set with plans to meet twice monthly.
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Ethan Township
Ethan
Than
van Benthuysen
Dakota
Dean van Benthuysen
Farmers’ Club
O. W. Kessler
J. Shannon
Frank Welch
George Sener
Progressive Farmers’ Club
Rome Township
Kestler
Welch
Charles Boreson
Defeated Conqueror and a Rival’s Tragic End
A man, newly engaged to Ada Miller, narrates a near fatal fall into an abandoned shaft during a trip to the town. Horace Rishton, Ada’s other suitor, saves him but perishes after confessing his own deadly love for Ada. The survivor returns home, Ada marries him, and they visit Rishton’s grave yearly with mixed gratitude and sorrow.
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Brest
Ada
Volace Rishton
Llorace
Horace
Horace Rishion
Lis
Mitchell Takes Oath as New York Mayor
John Purroy Mitchel was sworn in as mayor of New York City on the fusion ticket. Justice Ford administered the oath, and Mitchel will assume office on the first of the year.
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New York City
John Purroy Mitchel
New York
Supreme Court
Ford
Crowley Sells Mitchell Farm to Schlimgen Family
Neil Crowley sells his farm west of Mitchell to Joseph Schlimgen with son George to take possession in spring. George plans to run the quarter himself while Crowley relocates to a Minnesota farm he has bought.
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Neil Crowley
Mitchell
Joseph Schlimgen
George Schlimgen
Schlimgen
Crowley
Fe Las
Minnesota
Cookbook Recipes and Anecdote from a Historic Menu
A collection of kitchen notes detailing Brown Omelet and Crab Salad preparations with a Fillet of Beef With Spanish Sauce and a Spanish Sauce recipe. Includes a quip about a famous cook and a mistaken belief that a secret seasoning was safetida.
Simple tailored skirt pattern with versatile waist options
The plain skirt pattern 8079 offers a three piece overlaid front design usable at high or natural waist. Suitable for coats, gowns, and various fabrics from poplin to serge, it shows sizes 22 to 32 with material needs listed and pattern mailable for ten cents. Miss Beulah Meikle spends Christmas vacation with her parents in Brookings.
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Beulah Meikle
State College At
Brookings
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