Mitchel Fourth of July Celebration Parade and Races
Mitchell hosts a grand July 3 celebration free to the public with a sunrise national salute. A morning parade features Trade Displays Fire Department and local pageantry then Corn Palace exercises with an oration and reading of the Declaration. Main street events include bike and wheelbarrow races, ladders and potato contests with cash prizes.
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Prof
Nicolinus
Calithumpians
Corn Palace
Frank 3. Smith
F. A. Bidwell
Main Street
Afternoon Races at Fair Grounds Featured Farm Horse Event
At the fair grounds races start at 1 pm with a 3 minute class trotters or pacers for purses around $50. A Farmer's Race welcomes horses never raced before Jan 1 1897, owned and trained on farms, no entry fee. Prizes include top $5, 2nd $2, 3rd $2, with additional awards such as a Brown track racer saddle, a wool sweater, a silk umbrella, patent toe clips, a Champion oiler, and a Jardinier for the last man.
Racing Entry Rules for Trotters and Runners
Racing events specify three-fourths mile for trotting and pacing three-minute and free-for-all classes with best three in five. Entrants pay 16 percent in select classes with five or more entering and three starting. Purses disperse 50 25 15 and 10 percent except farmer’s race. Entries to J. K. Smith secretary and bicycle races to H. P. Beckwith by 12m July 3 1897. Riders in handicap race to state best prior performance with time and distance.
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J. K. Smith
H. P. Beckwith
Mitchell July 3 Holiday Celebration with Sports
Mitchell hosts a national holiday celebration on Saturday July 3 featuring attractive sports and amusements. An exciting event includes arrival at 9 30 and is promoted as a major community attraction with many features.
Mitchell July Fourth Parade Plans and Local Notices
Detailed preparations for a big Mitchell Fourth of July celebration include a mammoth bicycle parade of 200 bikes, a trade display pageant, calithumpions, a menagerie, and a large dance. Delegations from Davison and Hanson counties join townships in a grand Main Street procession starting at 10 o'clock. Committees for township parades and numerous Mitchell merchants are named, with thanks to the Mitchll A. O. U. W. lodge for medical aid.
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Mitchell
Avasio
Meri Chante
Calithumpions
Nicolious
Davison County
Hanson County
Mitchel
Main Street
Brendon
Art Smith
Jason Powell
Neil Gordonier
Badger
Will Miner
John Beddoes
Joe Emmons
Perry—Joo. Gillfillan
Tad Bates
al. Hillman
Beulah
Chas Mason
Fred Schraeder
Henry O
John Rourette
Plano
Wm. Patterson
S. P. Jewett
A. H. Bayley
Hanson
John R. White
Henry Shultz
Oscar Cassem
Rosedale
Sam. Miller
C. J. Miltimore
Peter Wendilbor
Wesley Letters Found In London Boxes
News of newly discovered manuscripts at the Wesleyan conference office in London reveals 44 letters from John Wesley to Charles Wesley and 80 from Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, to Charles Wesley. The piece notes the evolution of the word despot from master to tyranny, and finally an absolute ruler.
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London
John Wesley
Charles
Selina
Countess of
Huntingdon
Community roundup flags cool, pleasant day and travels
A cool, pleasant day followed a good Thursday shower. Miss Mary Turner of Rockford visited brother W. E. Turner while Gene Foley plans a new lunch counter near Ginnon's shoe store. Various locals hosted visitors from Waterloo and Marion, and preparations for Mitchell’s grand Fourth of July celebration proceed with new city scales planned on East Second Street. Bishop O Gorman to visit Mitchell for confirmations and a lecture on The Constitution of the Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Turner
Rockford
W. E. Turner
Sherif Cook
Woonrocket
Gene Foley
Ginnon
R. N. Kratz
Fred
Madison Weenslay
Kratz
Henry Nauman
Waterloo
Iows
J. W. Musoo
Winifred McVay
St. Lawrence Thureday
Miss McVay
Collegiate Association
East Second Street
Milwaukee
Nat Bennett
Minneapolis
Will
Emil Straka
Lake Minnetonka
O’gorman
Mitchell
Holy Family Church
Epworth League Annual Meeting in Toronto 1897
Members and friends invited to Epworth League annual gathering in Toronto July 14 to 18 1897 with travel details touting low round trip fares on the Wabash Railroad between Kansas City St Louis Chicago and Toronto plus fast service and Buffet Sleeping Cars for attendees inquiries to C Crane GP and TA Wabash R R St Louis Mo
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Epworth League
Toronto
Ontario
Wabash Railroad
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Crane
G. P
T. A
Local Notes from Vernon Iowa Visit and Socials
J F Reynolds and family left Monday by team for a western Iowa visit. Mrs E M Kramer and Miss Pet Samuels came from Plankinton to visit relatives. Miss Carrie Rolph returned from Chicago with a parchment from a medical school. Editor Ryan and Roy Boggs attend Madison firemens tournament. Lewis Oswald oversees the News office in their absence. Crops look well amid warm days and cool nights. a sociable at O E McEwen's drew a large crowd. W Chapin and family visited from Mapleton with the Burns family. A veterinary salve claim offers quick relief for skin conditions with 25 cent boxes sold by S H Sellin.
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Mtr. Vernon
J. F. Reynolds
Iowa
E. M. Kramer
Pet Samuels
Plankinton
Bryan
M. C. Betts
H. H. Garey
Carrie Rolph
Chicago
Ryan
Roy Boggs
Madison
Lewis Oswald
O. E. McEwen
W. Chapin
Mapleton
Burns
Advertised Letters at Mitchell Post Office June 24 1897
A list of uncalled letters remains at the Mitchell post office as of the close of the week ending June 24 1897. Names include Numson Henry Olsen Ollie Parker Ralph. Call for these items and mention advertised. If not collected within two weeks they will be sent to the dead letter office. SAML T GREEN P M.
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Mitchell
Numson
Henry Olsen
Ollie Parker
Ralph
Saml
T. Green
P. M
Vacuum powered power transmission hoax shocks engineer
A boastful guest pitches a so called vacuum transmitter that would remove air from between copper wire molecules to eliminate electrical loss. The engineer, skeptical, agrees to study the claim while noting such cranks flood electricity offices daily and most believe they have Edison style breakthroughs, though none prove viable.
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Express
Earth
Edison
Tessa
Buffalo Express
Dr Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills Offer Quick Hope
Crowds at L O Gale Mitchell drug store report free samples of Dr Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills produce noticeable improvements in kidney and bladder ailments. The paper notes claims require time, warns against overhyped cures, and lists benefits from eased inflammation to purified blood and better sleep, with pills priced at 50 cents per box.
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Holens
Bright
Hobbs
Dr. Hobbs Sparagus
Dr. Hobbs Spargus
Better Than Orthography Lesson From a Father and Son
A shopkeeper father educates his son who frets over spelling while a customer orders coffee. The father notes a practical habit: Gibson pays cash, a detail the son ignores but the father values for business. The tale finishes with a gentle moral about attention and practicality.
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Gibson
London
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Sy, Ugton
Neta, Ab Pntor
Ome
Hame
Ing
Spooner & Nordaker
H. L. Bros
C. W. Gillis
Mitchell Printing Co
Harker Bros
P. T. Mc
Govern
L. O. Gale
Smith & Conyes
Geo. E. Logan
J. O. Walrath
J. C. Russell
Will Koch
E. B. VanAlstine
Asa Ducci
Geiger Bros
L. E. Stair
H. Koch
C. W. Adams
N. J. Neileen
A. H. Peaerson
F. Wedehase
J. D. Krees
Chas. Hoon
W. J. Healey
Elder & Cole
James Lyons
Chas. Ferguson
C. G.,rathbun
S. H. Scallin
D. W. Collins
Mitchell Gazette
Mitchll A. O. U. W. Lodge
H. W. Hendrickson
Quimby
Antonio Magliabecchi
Florentine
Indianapolis Journal
Judson Judies Seminary
Marion, Ala
Jobn Powers
Neighborhood News
Vernon
Bucklen
S. H. Seallin
L. O
Gale
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