Sixty Years United in Marriage of Mr and Mrs Curtis
Mr and Mrs A S Curtis of this city celebrated sixty years of marriage with a Monday evening reception at the Grand Army hall hosted by the W R D G A R and Daughters of Rebekah. The couple, who later shared a purse of money with friends, reflected on a life filled with travel, work, and service in Marshalltown Iowa and Dakota territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Curtis
W. R.D
Rebekah
Grand Army Hall
Anda Thompson
Curtis
America
Iowa
Mr. Curtis
Blackmith
Marshalltown
Go. I
18Th Town Infantry
Arkansas
Missouri
Dakota, Territory
Sixtieth anniversary for Curtis couple noted in extended family piece
Mrs. Louisa M Putnam Curtis turns eighty as Alpheus S Curtis’s long life is traced from aNY farm to blacksmithing. The couple married in Hillsdale Michigan in 1842 and settled in Mitchell. Their son Ambrose W Curtis runs the livery and serves on the city council. Their family endured tragedy with two deceased children and a long western migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsdale County
Curtis
Louisa M. Putnam
Erie County
Ohio
Sandusky
Mich
Hillsdale
Carroll Couty
Iowa
Firesteel
Mitchell
Davison County
Esther Morris
Frank S
Ambrose WJ. Curtis
Tramp Elements Suspected in City Theft and Attacks
Reports detail a string of incidents as tramps ride freight trains and attack workers. Conductor Murphy was shot in the hand near Elk Point, a stone struck a caboose near Mitchell, and a team of horses belonging to J Condon disappeared from First Street after dark, with strong suspicion of tramp involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Elk Point
Dave Murphy
Sioux City
Mitchell
Lesterville
Clemenger
Aberdeen
Clementer
W. J. Condon
Condon Slives
First Street
First
Cement Walks Expand Across City Residential Areas
Cement sidewalks are rapidly rising in the city’s residential zones as contractor Gottlieb Scheurenbrand vows to hire more experts to meet ongoing demand. He notes contracts ahead will keep crews busy, with main improvements along Main Street from Fourth to near the Omaha depot, replacing failing plank walks and providing a continuous path to the depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottlieb Scheurenbrand
Scheurjenbrand
M. Keith
Mrs
John
Hough
L. J. Shaw
A. B. Seaton
L. B. Millard
Mr. Odell
Chas. W.boggs
Scheurenbrand
Main Street
Fourth Street
Omaha Depot
Omaha
Hall
Sixth Street
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Scallin
Cascara
S. H. Scallin
Chicago Shoe House
Mitchell National Bank
Mitchell and
McCormick
John Colvin
D. T. Gilman
Aaa
Danes Dent
A. L. Brambon
J. Welom
National Bank
Mitchell, South, Dakota
J. D. Newcomer
Dabiels
T. Alduncan
Branson
Mrs. A. S. Curtis
Sary
Milwaukee
J. Condon
Gream
Price Baking Powder Co
Chicago
Norte
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