Mitchell High School Class Receives Practical Graduation Sermon
Nineteen graduates of Mitchell High School were addressed by Father Maher at the Corn Palace. He warned that true success comes from moral integrity, not worldly acclaim, and urged students to pursue a life close to God while pursuing vocation with dedication. The program included a quartet and an invocation by Dr. W. S. Graham.
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Mitchell High School For
Maher
Holy Family Catholic Church
Corn Palace
Father Maher
Archangel
Christ
Kingdom of God
Miss Goodykoontz
Mr. Pehrson
Mr. Brown
B. W. Burleigh
Board of Education Selects Teachers for Ensuing Year
The Board of Education met late into Friday night to select the corps of teachers for the next term. E J Quigley was chosen superintendent A C Shepherd principal and Mrs Mary Taylor assistant by acclamation. Multiple ballots filled vacancies across grammar grades with Miss Grotewohl Miss Connor Miss Windle Miss Warne and others elected or reelected, while janitors Warren Wells and Stowell were named.
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Board of Education
H. L. Bras
E. J. Quigley
A. C. Shepherd
Mary Taylor
A Grammar Gr
Misse Grotewohl
Connor
Windle
Warne
Noble
Miss Grotewohl
Jackson
Miss Connor
West Side
Miss Windle
Miss Warne
Julia Rogers
Miss Angell
Miss Foley
East Side
Miss Miner
Miss Wedehase
South Side
Miss Krom
Yankton
Barber
Lakefield
Escape From Yankton Asylum Leads to Local Incident
Michael Curran, confined at the Yankton insane asylum for four years, escaped a week ago and returned home Tuesday night. He became violent Wednesday, threatened his wife, and forced her to surrender pension papers and $20. He was jailed Thursday as asylum authorities were notified. His condition is described as temporary insanity with periods of rationality, but deemed incurable by the superintendent. An asylum attache collected him Friday morning.
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Michael Curran
Yankton
Michael
Mike
Little Life Lost at Milwaukee Depot
A three month old baby died after sickness aboard a delayed eastbound train arriving in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Mrs. C. F. Coffee, also known as Kittie Althea, and the infant were en route to Mt. Vernon to visit relatives. Funeral arrangements were set after the child’s death at the Dix house and later at Dr. and Mrs. Bracy’s residence in Mitchell. The mother, a former local teacher, faced overwhelming grief as the community witnessed the tragedy.
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C. F. Coffee
Milwaukee
Kittie Althea
Elgin
Illand
Mrs. Coffee
John Althen
Mt. Vernon
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South Dakota Immigration Association
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Weller
Davison County
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H. M. Goodykoontz
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