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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
2
The Mitchell capital scene Tuesday saw a crowded gallery as the house debated a rate bill. Representative Browne challenged the ruling on recon side and table, the speaker upheld the challenge, Carroll withdrew his motion, and the bill was discarded.
Pierre report notes long calendar with bills on water and gas theft penalties, shared family expenses, bail sureties, liquor near schools, trust deeds by telephone companies, mayoral vacancies, and the Dowdell uniform text book bill. The measure failed to secure a constitutional majority but remains alive with 22 yeas and 21 nays as lawmakers clash over county option. Other enacted items include mutual insurance security deposits, open stations rule for railways, fixed court terms, and a congressional push for a mines department and cabinet post.
Superintendent Hoft announced the valedictorian and salutatorian for the 1907 graduation class just before noon Friday. Miss Lilian Johnston was named valedictorian and Mr. Ralph Miller salutatorian after a Thursday faculty meeting that approved the selections.
The University offers a one year free scholarship to a student chosen by the facility. After review, Miss Hemminger, a graduate from the 1907 class of 338, is selected as the recipient to begin college life next fall.
The piece notes a shift back to brown sugar as pure according to food law. It claims white sugar is bleached and adulterated with marble dust or sand and sometimes ultramarine for color, warning that brown sugar will come back in fashion.
Ignotus in National Review argues against a Channel Tunnel citing grave national risk for travelers and goods, noting foreign tariffs, insularity, and military defense by the British navy. A bridge across the channel is favored for military and economic reasons over a submerged tunnel.
In Pomet France alchemist M Capel believed he solved the golden riddle and displayed a gold nugget to his wife and three children. A basin of gun powder near a lamp exploded, destroying the lab and killing his family. Neighbors recovered the shattered bodies. the wife died en route to the hospital.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes sailors cultivate side lines aboard ship. A photographer snaps whales and wrecks for magazines, a knitter turns five dollars of wool into fifty, a tattooed man carves tiny ships, a bow legged sailor darns clothes, a cross eyed sailor shaves and cuts hair, while the speaker runs a lottery or lottery-like venture.
The Mitchell Gas Co franchise extension to twenty years faced final readings with councilmen Wells Burns Kings Reeves Wallace and Duncan present. Amendments to require rate revisions every five years and open books during examination were approved, with Duncan voting no citing future cheaper fuel prospects. The ordinance awaits Mitchell Gas Co acceptance within twenty days.
A long poem laments a failing catalogue house and urges dealers to advertise, deliver, and revitalize the town economy. It contrasts a decaying depot and shuttered shops with a vision of prospering stores, new stone buildings, and cash transactions revived by prudent marketing.
There being no further business appearing before the council an adjournment was taken. The record notes the session ended without additional actions or votes.
Frank Williams conducted a Friday public sale that drew a large crowd and totaled 4300 dollars. The standout lot was a team of horses that set county records by selling for 430 dollars. Williams also sold his 320 acre farm and plans to move to the city, taking up residence north of the Omaha track.
A lighthearted jab about arranging a second visit from a mother in law, with a humorous miscue about the first visit. The New York Telegraph quote frames a domestic misunderstanding in witty dialogue.
Reporter describes interviewing a woman who spoke only after her husband arrived and ordered silence. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a restrained, tense exchange centering on the husband’s authority.
The fragment notes Daniel as the most popular Old Testament figure, with a brief aside about Deacon Jones and a cryptic remark by Brother Smith. The text is fragmentary, offering little context or clear event.
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