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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1893
Page
7
The notice outlines one year in advance, six months, and three months rates for subscriptions with club prices for leading national publications. It asks subscribers to provide old and new addresses for changes and notes papers outside the state will be discontinued at the end of paid time.
The June issue highlights Mabel Esmond Cahill on tennis and a lineup of articles by Willard Spenser Arthur Warren and others. It reviews fiction by Howells Harben and H. H. Battles, plus poems, needlework, and travel pieces.
The Plano township women arranged for Geo. A. Silsby to lecture on the Battle of Gettysburg at Hazelton schoolhouse Saturday night. The crowd filled the building for a library fund event raising nearly $20. Mrs A. G. Rowley sang two songs. A handmade quilt, made from wedding dress pieces aged up to seven years, was auctioned off with Silsby acting as auctioneer to a hopeful housekeeper.
Secretary Burdick reports $4,650 subscribed to the Grain Palace fund with all money raised in Aberdeen. The aim is $4,000 locally, with at least $1,000 more expected from neighboring counties. Exposition success is assured, and Mitchell’s Corn Belt exposition will follow to boost both events.
About thirty five G A W R C and eight V met at the post rooms Sunday evening and marched to M. & church for the annual memorial sermon by Rev A R Bowes. The packed church reflected the reverence for fallen soldiers as Bowes drew from Proverbs to honor the dead. The discourse evoked panoramic recollections of the heroes’ struggles in the late war.
The Mitchell Dramatic Co presents A Soldier of Fortune in five acts to a large audience that mixed praise with criticism. Miss Mabel Silsby leads as Agnes Belmont in a polished performance, supported by Miss Nora Hough as Freddie Belmont and Miss Ada Skinner as Ida Lovewell. Strong turns by Geo. S. Elise as the villain Patrons praised the orchestra under Prof Frank Mashek. the company receives credit for a smooth, well-rehearsed production and plans a winter return.
The list of uncalled for letters at Mitchell post office includes Cristy Dr J Gardner W M Jenning John W Miller Mrs Hina Olson CC Raw George Russell SF Spensly John DIGN Hoeige Reier Carlson C A Lipinski Reier. Callers should say advertised. unclaimed letters after two weeks will be sent to the dead letter office. J W Beattie P M.
On Decoration Day Mitchell held a city schools led program at the opera house with a large crowd. Children in patriotic dress recited sang and marched to the cemetery where the G A R and S of W decorated the monuments and the unknown soldier grave. About 500 people attended and the day was sunny and mild with a note on cleaning Main street alleys.
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