Local News Snippets From Mitchell and Vicinity
Local and Personal items note 24 meals for $5 at Washington Cafe and record cold at 26 degrees below zero. Mentions Bidwell’s modern houses, Mrs. Geo Ferguson headed to Portland, birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Victor Moquist, Misses Christensen Welch and Miss Welch in chautauqua work, and Dr. and Mrs. Bakewell returning from their wedding trip to Vermilyea apartments. Also covered are farm work plans for Corde Kirkpatrick, Ladies Aid meetings, and a list of M. B. Ladies Aid division meeting hosts through the year with addresses and hosts across Mitchell and nearby locales.
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George S. Bakewell
Vermilyea
Bakewell
Lucile Evans
Farmer in Hammer South Dakota Attempts Wife Murder
A drunken farmer near Hammer South Dakota armed with three guns and an ax pursued his wife across fields after she fled, a daughter restrained him, a buggy traveler aided, and a posse seized the weapons and liquor while securing the couple’s two other children at the nearby school. The man, described as usually industrious and kind when sober, was later taken into custody.
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Hammer, S. D
Hammer
Postmaster Fight Roils Redfield South Dakota
Redfield South Dakota hosts a heated postmaster contest with four or five candidates vying to replace John Fargo. Senator Johnson refuses to endorse any candidate and suggests a vote to settle the race, though Democrats fear damaging feuds.
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Redfield
S. D
South Dakota
John Fargo
Senator Johnson
National Capital
Washington
Johnson
Bargo
Ieee
Cold in Black Hills Triad AnandA Co N The Thar
A brief note reports cold conditions in the Black Hills area with a reference to Triad AnandA Co N and a mention of the Thar. The fragmentary item identifies weather context and corporate reference without full detail.
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Black Hills
Triadananda CO
New Ways to Trap Coyotes in South Dakota Hills
An article from Sully County reports George Becker of Sully using a motorcycle to pursue and capture a coyote, then finishing it with a wrench after realizing he had no weapon, hoping to claim a bounty for extra gas. A Farmington Township schoolmaid chased a coyote into a yard, covered its head with her apron, captured it alive, and tied it up.
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Pierre
S. D
George Becker
Sully County
Farmington Township
Nail Removed From Young Boy
Scotland South Dakota late hospital report says the two year old son of Mr and Mrs Ory Hegleston living on a farm ten miles north of Scotland swallowed a nail while playing. He was taken to physicians in Scotland and Sioux City then to Chicago where an operation removed the nail from his windpipe. The child was near death from exhaustion before the procedure succeeded.
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Scotland
S. D
Chicago
Ory Hegleston
Sioux City
Money Raised For Hospital Campaign In Mitchell
The first day of the state hospital drive in Mitchell raised 2059 with teams reporting 250 3250 5060 and 1059 pledges plus verbal commitments of 500 and 1000. Organizers said one tenth of the goal is done and expected to reach 20000 by week’s end as local business leaders urged state support and improved facilities. Local physicians and professionals backed the project, promising to maintain high standards and help establish Mitchell as a regional medical center.
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State Hospital
Navin Hotel
Mitchell
Northwest
Spell Binders Speak Thursday at Dakota Wesleyan
Forensic events at Dakota Wesleyan will unfold this week as the academy debating team meets Pane Human in the main forum.
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Dakota Wesleyan
Academy
Old Line oratorical contest at Methodists church
The annual Old Line oratorical contest will be held next Thursday at 8 PM in the First Methodist Church. Contestants Roy Backus, Frank Leffert, Livya Rising, and Leslie Caldwell will present speeches on America and mission, the 20th century call, dignity of labor, and the New Sons. The winner will represent the school in the interstate event.
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First Methodist
Academy
Dakota Wesleyan
Roy Backus
Mitchell
America
Frank Leffert
Canton
Livya Rising
Conse
Dakota Wesleyanias
Perry Township Social Hour Club Meeting Notice
Perry Township social scene notes: Mr. and Mrs. A C Peddicord and Mrs Peddicord hosted visitors. the Social Hour Club will meet all day Wednesday with Mr and Mrs A L Snide. all members urged to attend. John Campbell listed ill with la grippe. families visited Burt Smith and others. Mrs Sherman Lewis and Mrs Charley Kendall away visiting Mitchell and Chicago bound cattle plans.
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A. C. Peddicord
Mitchell
Charley Kendall
Lloyd Ewig
Kendall
Chicago
Fearful Return of Lincoln County Outlaw Sparks Groton Unease
Groton residents fear Oscar Lundgren has returned to avenge his 1900 threshing crew arrest. He threatened farmer Oscar Julson over wages, fled to a barn after a scuffle, was jailed, then released on promise not to return. Locals worry he may waylay and assassinate those involved.
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Groton
Oscar Lundgren
Oscar Julson
Mr. Julson
Julion
John Krommel
Breaking Seat Saves Two Lives Near Menno
In Menno, South Dakota, a buggy seat broke free from its fastenings during a collision with a passenger train. The wreck left one horse dead and the other fatally injured, while Wrege D. Mettler and his young son escaped with only minor injuries as the buggy rolled down the grade beside the tracks.
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Menno
S.D
Wreged
Mettler
Aberdeen Chinese resident Jop Kong Sing buried in Riverside
Jop Kong Sing, Aberdeen South Dakota's first Chinese resident, died at 62 after heart disease following illness. Rev. WD Kneedy of the Christian Church officiated, and local Chinese community funded a fine white man’s funeral. He rests at Riverside Cemetery.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Jop Kong Sing
WD. Kneedy
The
Christian Church
Grippe
Riverside Cemetery
Dr Hobson Eczema Ointment Promises Clear Skin
An old advertisement touts Dr Hobson s Eczema Ointment as soothing and healing for pimples eruptions and eczema. It claims to remove all traces of the ailment restoring skin to natural softness and purity and urges parents not to be embarrassed of their child’s condition.
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Dr. Hobson
Dr Hob son Eczema Ointment Ad Claims Guarantee
Vintage ad promotes Dr Hob son Eczema Ointment with a guaranteed guarantee and a no cure no pay offer. It urges purchase at the local druggist and notes a five cent price.
British Officer Shot Twenty Four German Prisoners
A British officer, American-born Princeton man, recounts in England To Day printing a tale of lining up twenty four German prisoners and shooting them dead with his own hand after German troops killed several of his men. He claims reprisals were forbidden by the war office and notes other brutal acts before the account ends.
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Princeton
George Harvey
London
England
North American Review
Lord Haldane
America
War Office
Fragmentary memoir line on battle ordeal and ambush
A veteran recalls evacuating the wounded under fire and destroying a vital asset during a clash. He mentions taking a neck wound at headquarters the next morning and notes that ambulances were spared thereafter.
School Lands To Be Sold In April Across South Dakota
The South Dakota board of school and public lands designated counties for April land sales. Counties and sale dates are Union March 8, Hutchinson April 4, Charles Mix May 5, Douglas June 6, McCook July 7, Lake August 8, Kingsbury October 10, Brookings November 11, Deuel December 12, Spink January 13, Grant February 14, Roberts February 15, Day February 17, McPherson February 18. Purchases require one quarter down, balance in five year payments with 5 percent interest. tract descriptions and minimum prices to be announced in March.
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McPherson
New York Now Largest City in the World Says London Dispatch
A London dispatch to the New York Sun reports New York is the world’s largest city, surpassing London by about 250000 people. It notes London's census errors and compares populations including Greater London and Extra London versus Greater New York, with figures showing New York ahead by a narrow margin.
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London
New York Sun
New York
Lon- Ys
Greater London
Greater
County of
Dow
London County Council
Newton City
Westchester
New Jersey
New World
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Washington Cafe
Bidwell
Victor Moquist
Lisbon Township
D. J. Noble
Mae Welch
Will
Clara Christensen
Miss Christensen
Miss Welch
Plankinton
Jeannette van Horn
Roy Rogers
M. B. Ladies Aid Society
A.T. Downey
Third Avenue
A. W. Gaines
Fifth Avenue
Myrtle’ Wilson
S. Sanborn Street
Frank Rowley
L. K. Medley
Langdon Street
B. K. Mather
I. W. Shaw
Burr Street
J. A. Witzel
Fourth Avenue
Miller
Grinnell
Sanborn Street
Reeser
Chrigtensen
West Second Avenue
Gropsy
Doane
William Sczllin
West Fifth Avenue
Hart Comfort
West Fourth Avenue
Sully
Youong Boy
THAMS
Perry Township
Grotonites
Hiy
Wil
Davison
A. B. Hager Mitchell Rust
Ind Main
A. E. Hitchcock
Commercial & Savings
Banik Mitchell ,South Dakota
Hi. G. Giddings
Wester National Bank
E V. Bobb
Drs
Bobb & Bobb
First National Bank
Edith M. Shank
Grachel, Shank
Osteopathic Physicians
Crow
Broadbent Bros. Morticiang
Jorgenson
Tive Ery
W. H. Broadbent
Wherry
Commercial & Savings Bank
Noble & Son
Fourth Ave
Diehl Drug Company
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