Farming notes and local events from West Perry area
Ice threatens work as farmers must shoe horses. picks up news on Biglow and Lockhart visitors. Odell golden wedding. various social gatherings in Beulah EMSLEY Blendon Badger Plano and others. creamery meetings. auctions announced for Ethan Mt Vernon area. old-time community life, births, weddings, illness, and public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Perry
G. M. Biglow
Sioux Falls
Alex. Lockhart
Martin Greason
Canistota
Gleason
Salem
Brookings
A. Lockhart
Cullera
Sanborn County
Local News from Mt Vernon Feb 24
Dr Smiley traveled to Shelby Iowa for a short visit last Saturday. Revs Wilson Austin and Vanard conducted Quarterly Meeting services at the Free Methodist church over Friday to Sunday. A large crowd gathered Tuesday evening to bid farewell to the Highland family with an enjoyable party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt, Vernon
Smiley
Shelby
Iowa
Wilson
Beresford
Austin
Mitchell
Vanard
Clearcale
Free Methodist Church
J. F. Highland
Volubility and the Greek Sophists on Knowledge in Oratory
The Westminister Review argues that the vice of early Greek rhetoricians lay in substituting words for knowledge. Hannibal mocked Phormio’s eloquence, showing that true oratory rests on precise, thorough knowledge, not mere verbal flourish. While some claim mastery comes from subject knowledge alone, the piece cautions against overreliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Georgias
Westminster Review
Hannibal
Carthage
Ephesus
Antiochus
Phormio
Lord Beaconsfield
Plato
Mitchell Market Quotations Report Format
Market prices paid in Mitchell updated each Friday at 10 oclock. Wheat No 2 northern around 78 cents. Dairy butter fat cows and heifers priced 3.25 to 3.75. Stockers and feeders 3.75 to 4.50. Yearlings and calves 4.50 to 5.25. Prices reflect latest quotations for produce stock and grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Local items from Mitchell and vicinity
Dave Braught went to Bridgewater on business. Mrs S M Wiener of Alexandria visited. D W Burright returned from Bowdle after land sales. Robisons rent Justice McKinley’s room for a future business office. Mrs Ben Oesun urged dancing lessons. Mrs Oregon set a meeting Friday 3 to 5. J D Wood left for Cedar Rapids after news of his mother's death aged 74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.M. Wiener
Alexandria
Judge Smith
D. W. Burright
Bowdle
R. T. Robinson
Justice McKinley
Ben. Oesun
Oregon
J. D. Wood
Cedar Rapids
Jaws
Patrick Kinney
Mt. Vernon
Kinney
Milwaukee Company
White Lake
Aberdeen
Perry
Weber
Mitchell
Ashton
The Bishop Questions Who Sees All They Do
The exchange ends with Thomas revealing that the “missus” overhears and watches their conduct. A bishop questions who truly observes their actions and thoughts, and Thomas humorously names the wife as that unseen observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
A Vacation for Him Pullen I
A brief exchange shows Pullen securing a government clerkship after hard effort. The tone hints at stress and relief as work ends and rest begins. Tit-Rite mentions the status of the position and the planned break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullen
Lenten Regulations Issued by Bishop O Gorman of Sioux Falls
The bishop outlines Lenten observances for the faithful including fasting rules, abstinence from fresh meat, and exemptions. Special permissions allow meat on most days for wage earners and households with hardship, with Ember days and Holy Week details noted and all Fridays still abstinent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’gorman
Sioux
Cton Bataliyed
Age of Froe Frog Lifespan Noted
The common pond frog’s natural life spans from twelve to fifteen years, indicating a relatively short adult period for amphibians in its habitat.
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Beulah
Walcott’s
Peck School
John Beddoes
PLANO
A. H. Bayley
D. C
No. 2 School
Deacon Morse
Badger
Letcher
Beulah Township
Helwig
Cornwall
Earl
Union Township
Kipp
Coman
Nettie Bingham
Mr. Helwig
Blendon
Blanche van de Bogart
C. E. Gordinier
J. L. Davis
Rev. Oeder
G. E. Bohner
Bethany Chapel
Newtie Graves
John Graves
Jacob Stebler
Baker Township
Gates
J. B. Davis
Jubbo L. Davis
J. B
J. S
Leete School House
Elliott Lutheran Church
Elliott
Demorest
Carrie Kittlereen
Edith Clapham
Katie Noahr
Laura McDowell
Nessrs
Dalta McLeod
Roy Smith
Jay Comfort
Lizzie Ashland
Fred Belding
Carrie Kittleson
Good
B. C. Weeks
Tillie Weeks
Harry Perkins
George Kelsey
Weeks
Annie Haynes
Fh. M. Hatch
M. B. Holmes
M.C. Bette
Miller—Heidtager
Walt Vice
Pat Kinney
Ethan
Poland
China
Walter A. Wood
Fuller & Johnson
Hapgood Gang
Allsume
Dan Keen
Saic I
Lpair
Lota
Plymouth Rock
Langsban
McCormick
Chas Wagner
Mitchell Market
Dave Braught
Bridgewater
Dakota University
Phreno Cosmian
South Dakota
Mies McVay
Sioux City Journal
John Anderson
Sioux City
J. Q. Anderson
Pierre
Maj
James McLaughlin
United States
The
Indian Service
Rosebud
Lower Brule
Lower Brules
White River
Brule
A.O. U. W. Lodge
Tate
Opera House
Milwaukee Road
Wear
Schirmer
J. A. Gheen
Clifford
Gheen
Standard Oil Co
TY. S. Cowder
Tempeton
Wounsucket
Pioteer House
John Taylor
St. Paul
Wm. MacFarlare
Thos. Liddell
Round House
A. K. Campbell
Daisy
Yankton Asylum
Mr. Campbell
G. C. Cowdick
Fred Widmann
Jake French
Prosper Township
Mr. French
Jobn W. Thomas
Emil Bruno
Mellette
Dix House
J. F. van Meter
Sisseton Indian Agency
Lower Brule Agency
Gottlieb Scheurenbrand
Parkston
K. J. Locke
Blendon Township
J. E. Wells
S. D. O. L. Branson
P. A. Zollman
John Sloan
Elkhart Careface
W. B. Pratt
Scc’'y
Elkhart
Ind
Sarsaparilla
I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Hood
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