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Mitchell Capital

Location

Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1908

Page

2

Mitchell County Commissioners Equalized Assessments 1908 Session

Mitchell County commissioners met July 7 1908 to equalize assessor books. They raised and reduced farm structure values in several townships and abated specific assessments. The board reviewed taxes with county officials, approved county exhibit funds, and authorized bids for coal and other county needs.

Union Township Towit Blendon Mt. Vernon Lawler Mitchell Board of Equalization Board of County Commissioners J. N. Crow Rock Island Plow Co John Lawler Carl Gabrielson D. ‘A. Scotts City of Annie Spears Arthur Allen Mattie Devy Mitchell Corn Palace Wm. Nash Diehl & Brown Mdse Paas Mitchell Boiler and Machine Co Court House Mitchell Heating & Plumbing Co McKinley & Eddy oHoogabdgaondo Ray A. Wright Turner Produce Co Moise O. M. Butterfield C. E. Brady Mitchell Township A. J. Buffaloe the Educator School Supply Co E. J. Quigley C. W. Gillis H. Noble & Son Coan O’cl Wm. M. Herbert State Norman McGuire Wm. Miller Wm. Herbert Delvan Becker J. G. Markham Baker Township Independent H. C. Cook S. C. Oathout Inem Widtsic A. Beach L. Tremain Telener W. A. Branch Virgil D. Boyles Creneerintae Badger Geo. Bock, Jr E. A. Comstock O. Johnson John Laglan Knute Johnson Chas. Baisen A. J. Daggett Mt. Vernon Village W. J. Baker E. L. Bridge Beulah Curt Michael John Carlson Jess Wilkins A. Sagan H. H. Ochiltree Prosper H. H. Elton P. Jones Lisbon Geo. Stevens K. K. Stanbaugh Union J. H. Atkinson H. W. Cornwell Baker C. QO. Daniels Henry Gerber Tobin John VY. Carlson Phil Crampton Rome Alf Dodd Theoore Gusan Wm. Erpenbach Ethan Village Floyd McKeel Hirst Louis Bailey A L. Kobb E. S. Gould L. H. Dilley W. M. Grafton C. W. Adams J. B. Doty Herbert Daniels H. J. Martin C. R. Winter H. J. Blair O A. Bates Asa Dodd W. H. Bacon O. W. Coursey Salary T. B. Haynes J. R. Allison HE. K. Mather Court House Lawn South Dakota Davison

Serpent Tale From Martinique A Lancehead Impales Lover

The Paris Eclair recounts a grim incident on Martinique where Sergeant Legrand frees a night punished Private Durand to a deadly lancehead. The six foot snake slept on Durand’s bare chest until milk and music lured it to a bowl, then ten cudgels killed the creature. Durand survived after hospital treatment, his hair now white.

Paris Durand France

Lovers Ruse Ends With Betrothal By Redheaded Cousin

Bertha Vernon refuses cousin Tom Manning’s marriage proposal after sparring with her parents. A rival, Mr Henry Manning, arrives and wins Bertha’s favor. Tom capitulates, and Bertha accepts Mr Henry Manning’s suit, ending the family feud over the match.

Her Husband's Grouch Comic Exchange Noted

A visitor tells a wife can help a home, and Mrs. Torkins replies it is a pity she cannot influence the home team to win every game. The quip appears in the Washington Star.

When the Empire Calls Ye Out on Two Strikes

A Chicago Tribune style quip frames swearing as necessary only when the empire calls on a batter facing two strikes. The joke plays on baseball jargon to deliver a humorous legalistic line about propriety.

Empire Chicago Tribune

Trick for Oil and Vinegar at a Picnic

A Philadelphia Ledger note describes a prank using a bottle mixed with oil and vinegar. At serving time the oil pours smoothly while vinegar can be released slowly by re-corking and tilting, creating mild confusion among guests over which liquid is being served.

Philadelphia Ledger

A Queer Needle and Thread From Mexican Plant

A Chicago News item describes a Mexican plant with leaf-edge prickles that can be pulled out to form a natural needle and fiber thread. The fibers twist around the needle as it is drawn, and air exposure hardens them. a thread so made is claimed to bear five pounds.

Mexico Chicago News

Wordplay Jokes From the Philadelphia Ledger

A set of puns and jokes comparing professions and daily tasks. Highlights include choirmaster versus dress, farmer versus dressmaker, washerwoman and the week, and a riddle about a wholesome word.

Philadelphia Ledger

Hook Em Sniffy Outdoor Ring Toss Game

An outdoor game uses a ring on a long cord aimed at a tree hook or post. Players swing the ring to catch the hook to score points. A multi-hook board assigns points, and after several turns the highest score wins.

Conundrums and Dot Tales From A Family Page

A collection of light humor and children’s vignettes. Jokes on poultry dealers clergymen soldiers and a tramp with a tired coat are followed by Dot’s memory lapse and canary bird pun.

A Hundred Years From Now Poem Reflections

A child speaker imagines how girls and boys will be dressed eaten and read in a distant future. She wonders about fashions meals tastes and books and whether future children will outshine today’s in beauty and wonder.

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Ieaacness J. R. “Allison A. J. Annis BD. D. Watkins Board of Baker Township O. K B. D. Watkins Geo. H. Miner Jake Huntz B. Huntz S. H. Lyman Justice Fee A. Shultz L. D. Cas Rnorp Theodore Reinartz John Reinartz BE. EB. King Elmer Barker Dan Sullivan Henry Austerhouse John Bannan John L. Twohy Alfred Smith Frank Barring John Olson Claude Wattles R. L. Tremain Bell Hall J. W. Williams Will Casteel Ed. Willett J . J. G. Markham Hospital For Insane Davison County J. F. Bartow Emma, Bunnell John Ebbott L. Q. Hardesty Lucille Hershman Joseph Page Emma Pound Wolfgang Schutzgman Louisa Sholes Nicolas Sherman Eliza Schutz Geo. F. White jAmna Brown Lisbon Township Tra L. Fraser Buelah Same Office of Register of Deeds C. B. Brady S. Cattrell Perry Township N. Gaetse J. F. Murphy al al A Mitchell, S. D H. B. Anderson Bertha Vernon Tom Manning Tom Vernon Bertha Manning Henry Greenville Mr. Henry Mr. Ienry Papa Mr. Vernon Pertha Thomas Henry Manning Conundrums Dottie Dot Mamma
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