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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
10
On Wednesday Mr and Mrs F A Bidwell celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary in Mitchell. Mrs Bidwell has long been active in the W C T U and a surprise gathering praised her faithfulness. The couple, married in Kirksville Missouri, has lived in Mitchell since 1881 and are finishing a fine home.
Vital statistics for June list numerous births in Davison County with parents named individually. Entries record gender and dates for each newborn from families including Sherman, Fraser, Lefft, Myer, Ruthard, Schlingen, Phillips, Myers, Cornwell, Jeffers, Crampton, Carlson, Swartzbach, Klotz, Beekman, Cocher, Cruttenden, Edwards, Hogan, and Hagan among others.
L. L. Ness of the corn palace committee received a telegram from Senator Gamble confirming a secret message from the secretary of the navy that the United States Marine Band will be the musical attraction for the corn palace week September 27 to October 2. The committee calls it the neatest attraction the palace has ever had.
The South Dakota Lawn Tennis association announces the Tate Tournament will run July 19 to 24 at the Crescene Club courts with over 200 invitations issued. Defending singles champ John Barton and doubles holders Barton and Phillips of Sioux Falls aim to defend titles as top contenders join players from across the state. Ray L. Branson is rising as a stronger contender while Ayers hall is named official ball supplier for the event opening July 20.
Claude Sanders and Mrs. Emma Rowley were married in Omaha Wednesday and arrived in the city Thursday evening via the Omaha road. They will live on the Dean farm northeast of town where Mr. Sanders is farming this year after proving up on Meade county claims. They expect to reside on their claims eventually.
A railway mail service bottleneck on the Aberdeen to Sioux City line drew congressional attention when Dr J O Dobson showed Rep E W Martin how mail piled up in a Mitchell to Manilla route. An official letter to Martin confirms admission of the need for an extra clerk on trains 3 and 4, improving connections at Mitchell with Aberdeen and Sioux City night trains.
The Turner Produce Co plant showcases a new method freezing ice cream without ice or salt or crank turning. Pure cream cools and freezes through two brine cooled compartments and revolving discs before packing in ice for shipment.
F A Green and E Vanscoter of Greenwood South Carolina announce plans to start the Dakota Manufacturing Company in Mitchell with $15000 capital. Ten operators and one road man to begin, pending building availability, backed by Commercial Club support.
The Klickitat Irrigation company plans a $15 million private scheme southwest of Spokane to irrigate 600000 acres in Horse Heaven country. A 150 mile main canal will feed 16 reservoirs storing winter water and summer snow melt from Mount Adams, with operation targeted within five years.
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