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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
8
A powerful overnight thunderstorm illuminated the sky and dumped 1.95 inches of rain in about an hour, filling basements along Main Street and prompting calls for long term solutions to surface water drainage. The piece also notes high rainfall totals for June and discusses local weather impacts on farming, infrastructure, and public health data from Yankton County.
The 1907 division of vital statistics report, prepared under Hon. Doane Robinson, details births 11,097 with county rates. deaths 4,129 including 158 in Yankton, with leading causes such as consumption, old age, pneumonia, congenital disability, and cancer. It notes higher birth rates in Stanley County and German-populated counties, and mentions Brown, Lawrence, and Minnehaha as major killers among populated counties.
Record of a Thursday night wrestling bout at the Gale theatre between Jack Willet and Mantove the colored chef. Willet halted bets before the bout and later insisted on a fair result, showcasing superiority and promising to throw ten men in Mitchell for a $200 purse.
Mayor Hitchcock of Mitchell selects J R Allison a former Hanson county resident for the city’s police chief post. Neighbors see him as an ideal choice and supporters praise his popularity in the appointment.
The Dakota Wesleyan alumni banquet at the Methodist church welcomed 15 Normal department graduates and peers from special departments. Miss Ethel Shepherd presided and delivered the welcome. Miss Stella Hemminger gave the reply. Dr. Samuel Weir shared entertaining remarks. Miss Berna Gulstine read a poem. The gathering renewed acquaintances and celebrated the incoming class.
The School of Commerce lists one year business course graduates and shorthand certificate recipients alongside Prof S D van Benthuysen’s achievements. Names include Beatrice Gilbacker William Carland Roy L Dround Ray McKillip Clara Hall Harriet Rowgillis and others.
Residents southeast of the city lodged objections with the council against the Mitchell Power Co regarding a gas plant near the electric light plant. The company sought a new site about three blocks away and has purchased a 300 by 300 foot block of ground to settle the locality issue.
The article outlines Ringling Brothers World Greatest Shows daily needs from 2000 pounds meat to 50 000 gallons water and 1690 bushels oats. It notes 1250 payroll, twelve acre tents, three barber shops, library, hospital, and a Mitchell performance on Thursday July 9 with a Mile La Belle Roche double somersault. Reserved seats available at Diehl & Browns at regular prices.
A fifty member military band under Albert C Sweet leads the Show with top tunes for circus program openings. The group is cited as among the best in the United States for incidental music and operatic and popular selections during door hours before performances.
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