Improving Mitchell Civic Effort Aims for Beauty
Mitchell residents and the Voday Club advance civic improvements through school beautification programs. Plans include prize lawns, seed sales, plantings, and park ideas while urging broad community cooperation to make Mitchell the state’s most beautiful city.
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Republican
Washington
United States
Citizens of
Board of Education
Mitchell
James Hannett
Bertie Doud
Hazel Bowes
Ryland Kibbee
Willie Avery
Whittier School
Longfellow
Opera House
Thos. Nicholson
Tron
A. E. Hitchcock
Mitehil
Indiana
Initchell
Imake Mitchell
South Dakota
Voday Club
Paul Scott's Colony Defends South Dakota Settlement
Paul Scott responds to a Mitchell Clarion article about his proposed colony of Black settlers. He argues land can support families on 40 to 50 acres, cites funding and a planned canning factory, and says his project aims to boost South Dakota with disciplined newcomers from cities and farms. He says he seeks to prove a man can prosper on smaller acreage and hopes Mitchell becomes a center for the settlement.
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Mitchell Clarion
Mitchell
Milwaukee Road
the Clarion
Nan
South Dakota
Clarion
Snowfalls Aid Sleighing Despite Weak Winter
Snow fell for much of the day turning drifts into ice with an iced Sunday. The light snow increases sleighing potential somewhat though winter has been poor overall.
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Vround
Seven Colleges Form Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Seven colleges in Dakota Territory formed the Northwestern Intercollegiate Association at Yankton to supervise eligibility and activities. Members include Vermillion University, Brookings agricultural, Yankton College, Dakota Wesleyan, Redfield College, Huron College, and Morningside College with plans for future expansion and annual meetings to set schedules and elect officers.
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Yankton
Northwestern Intercollegiate Association
J. L. Lardner
Dakota Wesleyan
Vermillion University
Brookings Agricultural
Yankton College
Redfield College
Huron College
Morningside College
Association
Free Homestead Bill Rumors Circulate in Rosebud Area
Yankton Herald reports growing talk of a free homestead law within two years to aid settlers on Rosebud claims. The piece notes $4 per acre is high, towns like Herrick Burke and Gregory grow rapidly, and local projects include a hotel schoolhouse and brick manufacturing by Eugene Globbinskey.
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Yankton
Herrick
Burke
Gregory
Lonesteel
Michael D. Dowling
John A. Aurin
Mr. Dowling
J. D. Hinton
Newburys Promote Expanding Family Greenhouse and Catalogue
The Newburys family operates a growing greenhouse in Mitchell with 23 000 square feet of glass, a 90 horsepower boiler, and 50 acres of nursery including shade trees shrubs and roses. Their annual 32 page catalogue lists prices and products for spring sales across the state.
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Newburys
Chamberlain
Mitchell
Treenhouse
Oil Inspector Emil Brauch Visits City For Four Years’ Work
Emil Brauch, state oil inspector, spoke at The Widmann hotel. He noted oil laws are adequate to ensure quality and declined pressure for changes. His successor, Mr. Branch, inspected 1,300,895 gallons of kerosene and 1,182,445 gallons of gasoline last year, with $6,473.35 in fees.
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Emil Brauch
Widmann
Tie
Branch
Jury Disagrees in Dr Koch Trial at New Ulm
The Minneapolis dispatch reports the New Ulm jury in the Dr Koch murder case against Dr Gebhart failed to reach a verdict. Eleven jurors stood nine for acquittal and three for conviction, leading the court to discharge the panel amid local interest and a strong acquittal sentiment.
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Minneapolis
Dr. Koch
Dr. Gebhart
New Ulm
Missing Ruth Collins Returned From Absence at Yankton
Ruth Collins, a Yankton college student who vanished in December, reestablished contact from Omaha where she was employed as a domestic. She did not reveal her reasons for leaving but said her actions were justified.
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Ruth Collins
Yankton College
Yankton
Omaha
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Butterfield’s
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Today Club
Paul Scott
Tory
Work OF Today Club
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Paul Scott’s Colony
Ning Factory
Rosebud
State Treasury
Tion
Rosebud Reservation
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Gebhart
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