Bethel and South Dakota notes from Feb and town meetings
Interwoven items from Bethel, Blendon, Plano, Ethan and Beulah describe residents painting, tending incubators, chickenpox in Bethel, people visiting, dances and lyceum elections, creamery meetings at Bayley school, plans for a new creamery at Andy Gilbert’s, basket socials, school entertainments, and a proposed artesian well discussion with local officials and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Nic Gaetze
O. A. Bates
A. H. Hubbard
H. A. Robinson
Barry
Fulton
Shay School
Henry Heljeson
Hiram Heljeson
Goodman Walker's
Hiram Kilborn
Schlund School
John P. Lawrence
Grandma Cowan
New Lutheran Church
Frank Martin
Walt. S. Logan
Mies Alberts
Letcher
Groves
LaFortune
Bayley
Wheaton
Co-Operative
South Dakota
Andy Gilbert
Local notes reveal road flooding and farm leases in EMSLEY area
The column records road flooding from well water in Badger districts and several farm rentals, with two more farms for rent and occupancy hopes for school families. Local social items mention visits, entertainments, a birthday surprise, and a Valentine party among Valente residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badger
Joe Kotsba
Amos Lamb
Geo. A. Silby
Valentine
W. H. Helwig
Bennie Helwig
Miss Saul
Eggs for the sick from St Johns Streatham church
The pastor urged donations of new laid eggs from a poor parish to aid hospitals and convalescents. Over 5 000 eggs were given. 4 972 were stored in the chancel before being sent to medical charities after the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Church
Streatham
England
That Young Man Might Be a Two-Headed Exhibit
A parent jokes at breakfast that a young man seen in the hall late last night could be hired by a dime museum. The daughter defends him as the father notes the man has two heads. The line blurs between humor and mock alarm in a light household moment.
Novel Method To Produce Iron Tonics From Plants
French chemist M. Gabriel Viand proposes feeding crops with iron manures to create easily assimilable iron tonics. He notes it would be interesting to determine how much iron plants could absorb through this method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Gabriel Viand
Witness tale from Sir Frank Lockwood recalled in York court
The speaker recounts a story of a witness who claimed to have seen a cattle thief. In York, a defense attorney challenged the witness's ability to identify a beast, joking that the witness could only see as far as the attorney is from him, which drew laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lockwood
York
Express Office Adams Seeks One Man in Town Full of Adams
A countryman asks a policeman to identify a specific Adams in town. The officer notes many Adams live there and asks which Adams is meant, revealing the express office owner as the sought person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Countryman
Dr Rea Special Industry Physician Visit in Mitchell
Dr Rea, president of the Southern Medical and Surgical Institute in Louisville, offers a visiting medical service in Mitchell S D February 47 1898 at the Mitchell House. He claims rapid diagnosis and cure for a wide range of diseases and vows to pay $50 if he cannot locate the disease in five minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rea
Southern Medica and Surgical Institute
Louisville
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South Sanbo Butler
Edna Weston
Heary Sprague
Mitchell
Rosa
Crane
Frank Andrews
Luells
Jule van Overscheltz
Woonsocket
Butler Lyceum
Lyman Jacobus
Clifford Wheeler
M. Meiers
E. Corliss
J. B. Wilds
Alta Lindsey
J. G. Andrews
Renee Hughs
Yankton
Plano
F. L. Logan
W. B. Rowley
Alpena
Ethan
Ethan Hall
Augusta Schlimgen
Parkston
Etta Ottman
O. F. Doty
Carrie Schmidt
S. Carpenter
W. Rathbun
Matt Schmitz
Tobin
Northeast
Beulah
Andrew McKee
Earnest Buttolph
Bliss
Loren Gregg
Joe Smith
Fred Clark
Ben Helwig
the Bantam
Ned Smith
the Bachelor
Fanny
Jane Smith
Maud Gregg
No. 5
Union
J. Hall
W. H. Saul
West Buelah
Arthur Gardner
Fred Barnard
Sadger
Saul
Frank Raike
Mr. Tyler
Peek
Miss Wood
Ira Frazer
Buelal
F. E. Willison
Mrs. Good
W. M. Smith
Smith Brothers
MT. Vernon
H. H. Garey
Iowa
Jobn Ferger
Eric Atkinson
Betts
Mary Dougherty
Him
S. D
Mitchell House
Engel Free
DR. Rea & CO
Typewriter
Mitchell Printing Co
THE
Sioux City Journal
News of the World
Perkins Bros. CO
Sioux City
Daily Journal
Sunday Journal
Daily Evening Times
Journal
Capital
Daily Republican
the Journal
J Iobon Onea
Inter Ocean
Lund Inter Ocean
Harper’s Publications
Munsey’s Publications
McClure’s Magazine
Ladies Home Journal
Cosmopolitan
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