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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1916
Page
4
Lost a small pocket book containing money. Leave at Republican office.
Rail timetable fragment lists trains between Aberdeen Sioux City and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Omaha. Details include numbers, destinations like Aberdeen Sioux City Chamberlain Rapid City Mason City Murdo and Twin Cities. several nos. 4 6 8 93 101 103 191 192 depart and arrive times, sleepers diners cafes and observation cars noted.
Ten men are dead and forty seriously injured in a crash near Brandon Manitoba when a snow clearing train collides with a heavily laden stock train just east of the city. Most victims were snow clearing crew, as the other train began to back.
The Oriental sail fish or Histiophorous orientalis grows to ten feet and 164 pounds with a dorsal sail used to catch wind. It often travels in pairs in rough seas and yields about 2,000,000 pounds yearly as a food fish. Dorado is caught by a decoy bush raft and bamboo net or by drifting with hooks baited with squids.
A humorous anecdote recounts a hen seeking family closeness and being chased through a house. Guests, curiosity, and a later shot under the dining room reveal the hen’s insistence on human company, illustrating birds’ affection for people.
The piece argues that a single honest vote outweighs endless political declamation against corruption. It stresses proactive virtue over apathy, warns against neglect of duties, and urges patriotic service beyond holding office, citing Christ's teaching that the greatest shall be the servant of all.
Workmen's teams report subscriptions to the proposed Methodist State Hospital total $4,024 with promises of more despite bad weather. Dr Harkness urges Mitchell to back the project fully, while Dr Seaman of Dakota Wesleyan stresses humanitarian value and the impact of every dollar for the afflicted.
Tonight at 7:30 the Corn Palace auditorium hosts an indoor ice skating opening. A brass band will cheer skaters under electric lights on a smooth ice surface. Admission is ten cents for children and twenty cents for adults. spectators pay the same price as skaters at fifty cents.
Retiring boards of Mitchell National Western National and Commercial & Savings banks were re-elected at their annual stockholders meetings. The First National and First Trust Savings meetings were postponed to next Tuesday. Officers re-elected include Mitchell National W M Smith president M F Patton VP J J Lahey cashier C A Davison asst cashier Western National S kh Morris president A B Darling VP L S Vickers cashier LeRoy H Morris H N Gaines asst cashiers Commercial & Savings H R Kibbee president J T Morrow VP J W Bryant cashier W H A Loomer O B Wallace asst cashiers. Banking organization declared usual dividends and increased surplus.
Ardmore near the Nebraska border faces a wave of anonymous letters accusing residents of moral failings after a mysterious winter fire at Dr I P Bilger home. The letters target prominent people, but origin remains untraced, stirring local tension and charges.
A reminiscence recalls Link Bitter a lean man who fought ague for fifteen years with daily chills at 4:15. He could twist his skin as he shrank, and a nurse once fed him through a facial wrinkle. Anecdotes include a Scottish joke and an ancient landmark oak in Wellesley.
The text describes intense public sentiment directed at officials, with quiet investigations failing to yield results. The conflict is implied to escalate to possible violence if the letters demanding action do not stop, highlighting growing pressure and risk.
In a playful anecdote, a girl named Sadie defines a gentleman as “a man you don’t know very well.” The line appears amid reflections on the elusive, formal idea of gentlemanliness and its imperfect history. The remark injects humor and a social critique into a discussion of character.
Those curious about birds may profit by inspecting poulterers shops during game season. They will find rare and valuable specimens likely dumped in a hamper by the shooter hoping for London dealer payment. A fine museum of stuffed birds could be built by buying those that reach Leadenhall market.
Forty two years after Alaska was bought for 7,200,690 the United States now gains far more than that sum each year from Alaska. Gold, fish, furs, lumber and other products boost revenue, with development still in early stages and vast potential ahead.
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