Neighborhood News Roundup of Jan 5 From Badger and Surrounding Towns
Local notes from Badger Mitchell and nearby communities report visits by Sunday school workers, farm incidents, and holiday gatherings. Entries cover: school vacations, a horse entangled in barbed wire, carriages and sleigh accidents, visits by friends, dancing parties, church and teaching updates, new wells and farm improvements, and multiple social visits across Union, Flensburg, Plano, Emsley, and Artesian through early January 1898 with emphasis on residents like C. M. Peck, Rev. De Groff, J. E. Watkins, and W. L. Wallis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flensburg
Francke
Benton County
Iowa
Lutheran Church
Daniel Ischirei
C. Neugebaur
R. E. Nix
Cleardale
Beall
Charles Stanga
W. F. Kemp
Dewey
Fred Sheeder
John Schumacher
C. Struch
January weather and small town notes across Iowa and South Dakota
Vern on Iowa reports Russell Molin back at Toledo for university study and Henry Sherman visiting from Sioux City. Local merchants tally yearly profits. Frank Mabbott and Ama Haynes resume Vermillion studies. Hog losses from heat during market prep. Missouri-born Gertie McEwen visits Emerson. O E McEwen class hosts a surprise gathering with a banquet lamp left as a token of affection. Dr Smiley appointed pension examiner for Mitchell district and attends first board meeting. EvuHAn Dakota notes Mrs Lowrie ill with paralytic stroke. Misses Minnie and Augusta Schlimgen attend Parkston New Years dance. Mike and Dan Donovan travel to Elk Point for ill sister Mrs J McVey. Lyle Lowrie in Ethan. Oyster supper at M E church Friday. C F Drake seeks county commissioner post in Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Field
D. A
J. J. Wallis
W. L. Wallis
Lizzie Huberty
Alexandria
Nic Gaetze
E. E. Dean
Mrs. Ruden
Emery
Bessie Jackson
Messrs
George Thomas
F.L. Rowley
Mtv
Vernon
Gertie McEwen
E. O
Emerson
Nebr
O. McEwen
Smiley
Board of Pension Examiners
Mitchell
M. E
C.F. Drake
The Seeds Were There With a Garden Seed Confusion
A farmer shouts across a garden fence asking about a hole his neighbor is digging. The neighbor explains replanting seeds and asserts the seeds are inside. An aside notes daily ice consumption in Greater New York, with about 20 percent artificial in summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Nubbins
Nubbins
Greater
New Yark
Perent
Resourceful Smith The Shoe Maker Who Got Rich
A Washington Star tale recounts a crossing state line blacksmith who sold hard cider to farmers to attract customers. He shoeed horses and repaired wagons, amassing over 80 000 dollars. Prohibition era scandal hinted by emptied whisky barrels in the cider press cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Pennsylvania
Sioux City Journal
Willy Nilly
Washington Star
Hearing as Sight The Ears Guide The Blind Man
Pearson's Weekly describes how blind people rely on hearing to navigate new places. Through constant ear training they detect objects by air currents and echoes, judge street widths and landmarks, and move with surprising confidence after first exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’s Weekly
Worth Appreciated by a Hands-On Leader in History
Pearson's Weekly recounts W H Smith aiding a troubled news office, earning a foreman’s promotion after a night shift. The anecdote highlights his practical leadership and quick action to save a morning edition. It also notes a Massachusetts Civil War soldier who lost a leg when muskets toppled in the Washington capitol rotunda shortly after enlisting on April 30 1861.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Smith
Jack
W. H
Pearson’s Weekly
Massachusetts
Capitol
Washington
Married Thursday Morning Kinney Manning at Holy Family
Patrick Kinney and Kate Manning wed at Holy Family church in Mitchell with Father Hogan officiating. After the ceremony the couple, joined by Phillip Sheehan and Mrs Kinney, attended a breakfast at the bride’s sister’s home and planned to start housekeeping on West First Street after February 1. A reception followed at Mr and Mrs Uch’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Kinney
Kate Manning
Holy Family Church
Father Hogan
Phillip Sheehan
Miss Kinney
Wm. Koch
Mr. Kinney
Milwaukee Railroad
Mitchell
West First Street
Uch
New Name for Mitchell Hotel The Raymond Opens
Uncle Jake Conant and family have converted the Sanborn house into a pleasant hotel with new furniture decor and paraphenalia under the name The Raymond in honor of his grandson. The Conant family will manage the hotel aiming to please visitors and make it a popular headquarters in Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Conant
Sanborn House
Conant
The
Sanborn
Mitchell
Thrat
Raymond
Jake
Gibson Girl Debuts in February Ladies' Home Journal
A new Gibson Girl by C D Gibson will appear as the February Ladies' Home Journal cover. The illustration features the artist's one year old daughter described as drawn by her father. The caption reads My Valentine. Also notes a clubbing list with subscription prices for several papers.
Belgian Schools Teach Girls Housekeeping And Childcare
A contemporary report notes that certain Belgian schools educate girls in all branches of housekeeping and in child management, reflecting a curriculum focused on domestic duties and family care as essential skills for women. The piece highlights a broader social expectation surrounding women's roles in society and argues the schools prepare students for domestic responsibilities within the home and family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Dakota Farming Theme Drives Prairie Farmers News
A Dakota farming paper highlights its focus on original matter written by practical Dakota farmers and experimenters. It claims over eighty percent of content is original, with no other farm publication matching its Dakota emphasis.
Paper for Farmers of Dakota Offer for Subscriptions
A promotion offers the Dakota Farmer and The Capital at 1.30 dollars per year when paid in advance. The deal covers new subscriptions or renewals for both papers, targeting readers in North and South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter Ocean
Sioux City Journal
Dakota Parmer
North and
South Dakota
Dakota Farmer
Weekly
Capital
Daily Republican
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Neighborhood News
Badger Badger
No. 1
J. E. Watkins
Bethel
UNION
Dexheimer
Ed. Cornwell
W. Higgins
Welch
Wm. Cornwell
Hattie Earl
Union Township
West Perry
Dan
al Lillie
Aurora County
Charley Smith
Will Herbert
Lincoln
Neb
Will Clark
Plano
Ethel Jewett
Julia la Fortune
John Washburn
A. H. Bayley
Co. E. Brown
Mabel Snow
Tom Crosby
Ana Moses
Santa Claus
Frank Moyer
Prof. Duncan
W. Gardner
B. E. Barnard
Pratt
Albertson
Gene
Arthur Teneyck
Sioux City
Emsley Eureka Club
Baily
Mt. Vernon
Charles O. Daniels
Emsley
Hazelton
Mammie Daniels
John Anderson
Warren Warfield
Albert Stevens
Arthur Tencyck
Charlie
Fred Hazleton
Brookings
Agricutural College
H.N. Warfield
Warfield
Clyde
Earl Brown
Presbyterian Church
Barncard
Palmer
Pledgbure
Daniel
G. E. Jenks
H. N. Warfield
South Sanborn
Butler
H. B. Eure
Artesian
Mies Lu Reeves
Chas. Blanchard
J. B. Wild
Robert Mayberry
Manning
Blendon
Newton George
Warnie Schlund
L R Bingham
Badger
Mr Davis
Harry Perkin
John Graves
Kyontz
al. Schlund
E C. McLeod
Mt, Vernon
Ethan
Smith
Fred Widmann
Mis Motel
Aberdeen
S. D
F. T. Bushnell
Chas. H. Loucks
J. H. Shepperd
M. J. Greeley
N. E. Hansen
D. B. McCapes
Thomas Shaw
E. A. Burnett
Bay Barker
Alda M. Miller
H. C. Warner
J. B. Power
Jerusha
Alma Cole Pickering
John O. Walrath
Chicago
Minneapolis
Healey’s Hardware
Mitchell, S. D
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