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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1911
Page
2
The article details multiple bridge and whist gatherings at homes across the community. Hostesses, guests, and prizes are named, with parties featuring dinners, lunch refreshments, and social games. Special notes include birthdays, club closures for Lent, and a surprise birthday tribute to J P Reihsen.
A busy schedule of afternoon clubs, including Entre Nou bridge whist and Blue Ribbon gatherings, featured embroidery, high scores, and social hours. Charitable collections were taken for the Sioux Falls Children's Home. Next events include the Twenty First Century club and Mitchell Art Club meetings.
Friday night events included senior and junior class gatherings at the Wood and Gingles homes with music games and a birthday surprise for Margarite Wood. Other activities featured an Eastern Star biography reading method, Leonard Hilligoss dancing at Pitts Bros hall, a M W A basket social raising about 75 dollars, and a Woodmen lodge trip to Spencer with 28 initial members.
Harold Teesdale dies at Mt. Vernon from scarlet fever and funeral held Thursday. Five other children ill with scarlet fever, mother bedridden with blood poisoning in her hand. Three trained nurses needed to assist the family.
Board of education reviewed and elected teachers for the city schools. Principal J J Manthey resigned. the vacancy will be filled by the teachers committee. Norma Brown to head the domestic science department. The 38 member faculty will earn about $29,000 in salaries.
Yankton college chooses R L Wilson J Watson and L G Cox as top debaters to represent the school in intercollegiate contests with Mitchell and Huron. The Will T Flanagan prize was awarded to Wilson for best individual debate. The fall intercollegiate debates will be April 21 on the same question about state institutions run by local boards versus a central board.
Nettie B. Field receives $550 for 3rd and 4th grades while Fanny L. Colgan gains $550 for 5th grade. Both are listed among grant recipients in the education notes.
E. R. Buck resigns from Scallin Bros. Co. drug store and moves to Wessington Springs to purchase a local drug store.
A Sioux Falls space-writer reports that Frank A. Craft, South Dakota state fire marshal since July 1, 1907, and his team have built a record of convictions for incendiarism and reduced incendiary fires. Since his tenure began, thirteen men and three youths have been sent to penitentiaries or reform schools, with eighteen fires reported in 1909 dropping to seven in 1910. The department, funded by insurance carriers, is praised for its effectiveness and intimidation of would-be arsonists.
John Cook of Reihsen & Klinghammer meat market collapsed this morning after returning from the slaughterhouse. He was found seated on a wagon, lying on the ground when Mr. Reihsen heard a fall. Cook died before help could reach him.
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