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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1906
Page
11
Thomas G Briggs died after a fatal accident at the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul yard while helping secure train cars. He was a night policeman who had left that job for railroad yard duty and leaves a wife and three children.
A large concourse of friends and fraternal orders honored Thomas Briggs at a Mitchell church funeral. He was killed in a Milwaukee Road yard accident last week. Rev J S Surbeck led services, with A O U W and Red Men assisting. He served in the Spanish American War and as a night policeman before joining the railroad yard staff. He was 29.
Roselle Knott and company thrilled Mitchell at the Grand Opera House with When Knighthood Was in Flower. Knott’s Mary Tudor drew long applause for her vivacious style and graceful portrayal. Charles Standon as Captain Standon received steady ovations for a faultless performance. The ensemble was praised as high quality, making the show the best Mitchell has seen.
Enrollment reaches 350 by noon, with 54 new students, exceeding last year's total. Chapel exercises featured Prof. C. V. Gilliland's talk on purpose, Rev. H. S. Wilkinson on the college man in business, and performances by Prof. Frank Barry and Miss Beebe with Maude Silsby-Nichols.
Mrs. W. N. M Hollands, age 40 years and nine months, died after ptomaine poisoning from meat eaten with her family. She had been ill for a week, became unconscious, and died this morning. Known in lodge and society circles for kindness and gentleness, she leaves a husband and children.
Impressive services were held for Minnie Dougherty Hollands at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Baptist church. Odd Fellows escorted the casket, with Knights of Pythias Yeomen Maccabees and Rebekahs attending. Interment followed at Graceland cemetery. Hollands died from poisoning after eating minced ham. She was born in 1865 in Canada and lived in Mitchell since 1890. She leaves a husband W N Hollands, three children, three brothers, a mother in Watertown, and a sister in Portland Oregon. She carried a Yeoman lodge life policy for 2000.
Ralph W. Wheelock, private secretary to Mayor Jones, spoke to Minnesota prohibitionists at a state and county banquet. He disclosed he voted for Dortsett for governor last fall and praised the party for advancing law and order while criticizing saloonists.
Mrs Gabrielson died at her Hanson street home Thursday evening after a year with dropsy. She fell ill while performing housework and died soon after. She leaves a husband and two daughters, the latter living in Oregon. The family moved to Davison county twenty years ago and settled in Tobin township before moving to Mitchell. Her son Carl Gabrielson died Friday morning and his body was taken to Prosper township Swedish cemetery for interment after church services at 9 o'clock Sunday.
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