Concert Orchestra Delights City Amid Stormy Attendance
The Cosgrove Concert Orchestra drew a large crowd at the opera house despite a stormy evening. Soprano Hazel Kirk Strayer and violinist May Hudson received strong applause. cornet and clarinet solos by Warener and Rudd impressed. Afterward, the troupe played for a Bachelor Club dancing party at Mitchell Club rooms, with dancing until 1 30. The performance was praised and a return date is hoped.
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Opera House
Cosgrove
Hazel Kirk Strayer
May Hudson
Mather
Warener
Rudd
Settler
Mitchell Club
Bachelor Club
Appointment of Kintigh as County Sheriff after long ballot
In a special session of the county commissioners the sheriff vacancy caused by Geo H Brooks's death was filled by electing I. E. Kintigh on the eleventh ballot. Kintigh, a respected city figure and former police chief, received three votes to secure a majority and was declared elected unanimously. He is expected to be a capable officer for the county.
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Adaster Anderson
Geo. H. Brooks
Geo. Arland
Dodnon
Henry Swindler
Kintigh
Arland
Cook
Swindler
Wich Dodson
A Splendid Entertaiment by Prof G B Thomas at Opera House
The A O U W brings high class entertainment featuring Prof G B Thomas with illustrated songs melephone solos and elocution numbers. Show runs Thursday Friday and Saturday evenings with stereopticon travel talks Edison moving pictures and a changing program nightly. Mrs Thomas and children assist. First show is this evening at the opera house.
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G. B. Thomas
Opera House
Thomas
Edison
Long Service as Missionary Marilla B Ingalls Dies
Mrs Marilla B Ingalls who went to Burmah as a missionary in 1881 has died at Thonzze. Her long career in Burma spanned decades, serving among local communities and church missions before her death.
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Marilla B. Ingalls
Burmah
Thonzze
Washington Letter Notes on a Welcomed War Dept Dog Clem
Secretary Root allows General Corbin's collie Clem to enter the war department with his adjutant general. The skilled dog’s attendance caused earlier conflicts with guards. Also recounted are Capitol reports on Representative Gaines, Senator Hanna jokes, bandanna rivalry, pension protests, and East Room opening plans. Champ Clark named as Democratic House leader candidate in Missouri delegation.
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Root
War Department
General Corbin
Pierpont Morgan
Clement A. Griscom
Baird
Corbin
Adjutant General
Clem
John Wesley Gaines
Tennessee
Congress
Gaines
Actus
Joe” Cannon
Cannon
Grosvenor
Richardson
New England
Washington
Hanna
Scotty
Scott
West Virginia
Capitol
Senator Morgan
Pettus
Cortelyou
East Terrace
Treasury
Champ Clark
Missouri
Carl Schofield
Educational column notes on teachers and school affairs
The column reports Little Addie Bromwell receiving a Certificate of Award, mentions Bernice Brown as teacher, and notes I L Gallagher organizing a night school in Ethan teaching arithmetic geography and penmanship. It covers teachers meetings, a February 20 joint celebration, a flag tribute for McKinley, touring libraries and encyclopedias, and a traveling library law effort.
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Addie Bromwell
Bernice L. Brown
I. L. Gallagher
Ethan
Mitchell
Baker No. 1
Grace Cornwell
McKinley
Baker
Tobin
Lisbon
Union
A. V. Hall
Jerauld County
Sanborn County
Yankton College
Lisbon Township
Bakerz
State Department
For Sale or Rent: West Fourth Street House and West Fifth Street Lots
A notice advertises a good house and lot on West Fourth Street for sale or rent and two additional lots with a barn and well on West Fifth Street. Interested buyers should inquire at the county treasurer's office.
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West Fourth Street
West Fifth Street
Spent Hops Litter to Be Used for Animal Bedding in Dublin
Dublin plans to recycle spent hops into litter for horses and cows. The move aims to convert brewery byproducts into a practical agricultural use, reducing waste and providing a new bedding material option for local farms.
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Dublin
Insurance caucus backs valued policy bill against lobbyists
In Pierre the house caucus of over 40 members vowed to push house bill 140 the valued policy measure. They pledged to oppose adjournments, support final passage, and back any committee action to secure the bill's passage as the session intensifies.
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House
House of Representatives
Mitchell Triumphs In Bowling Series At Alexandria
Mitchell bowlers won the third contest in the series against Alexandria by 243 pins after a late surge by Stenwald who rolled 199 in the final game. Branson led the Mitchell effort with the most pins across all three games, while Alexandria captain Smith and teammates Sloan Peckham Ryburn Carpet Mahon posted scores in the 110 to 170s per game. The series began with Mitchell winning by 43 pins at home and Alexandria taking the second in a big away win. the latest match drew a good crowd as both teams showed solid yet ordinary individual scores. Alexandria players, including Smith and Sloan, accepted the loss good-naturedly and returned home pleased with their trip.
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Mitchell
Alexandria
Branson
Stenwald
Alexandria Boys
Short Stories From A Fragmented Ledger Of Facts
A collection of diverse notes mentions that 884.97 per mille of men entering U S army are naive born. A Texas man claims Beaumont oil kills ants with three or four applications. Artificial tea is made from oxide of iron and tea dust rolled with starch. John Hay's birthplace in Salem Indiana remains a visitor site. Bishop Phillips Brooks statue near Trinity Church Boston nears completion. Derby Connecticut dedicates a library donated by H Holton Wood and Boston family in memory of their son who died in 1897. Southern California yields 22 million pounds of lima beans yearly, accounting for three quarters of global production. one bean ranch spans 1,500 acres.
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United States Army
Texas
Beaumont
John Hay
Salem
Ind
Phillips Brooks
Trinity Church
Boston
Derby
Conn
H. Holton Wood
California
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