Mitchell News Roundup Promotes Local Happenings and People
Local notes report H N Pixley family moving to Kelso residence near Milwaukee track. Dr Kirkpatrick visits Mitchell from Letcher. Mitchell commercial college offers special discounts May to Aug. Mrs. Clark from Minot arriving for two months. L N Tillotson joins E B VanAlstine office. Elton McKinley's home near Main street nears completion. Various ads for DeWitt’s products and Kodol cure. Scallin and Mayer families move in. debates postponed between Yankton College and Dakota University students. City band concerts planned on Main Street. Miss Maude Ames visiting. numerous local hires, injuries, and infrastructure notes. Also notes on sidewalks, Mayor VanAlstine, and local society events.
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H. N. Pixley
Kelso
Sambora Street
Milwaukee Track
Kirkpatrick
Letcher
Mitchell
Mankato Commercial College
Clark
Minot
N. D
L. N. Tillotson
E. B. VanAlstine
Tillotson
Iowa
Elton McKinley
Sixth Street
Main
DeWitt
Yankton College
Dakota University
Yankton
EF. L. Greaves
Sioux Falla
Sanborn and
First Streets
E. D. Maxon
Maxon
Sioux City
University
A. L. Spafford
Chester
Mich
Scallin
Ed. Foley
the Mitchell
Sioux Falls Commercial News
Foley
Mitchell House
S. D
S H Scallin
A. B. Kelsey
Blendon Township
Kelsey
Bower
H. D. Butterfield
Chicago
G. P. Hathaway
Douglas
East Seventh Street
VanAlstine
Maude Ames
Schubert Symphony Club
Addie Turneaure
W. J. Baxter
North Brook
N. C
C. W.roberts
North Creek
Ark
Salvation Army
Grand Opera House
de Witt
H Scallin
C.O. Seaman
City
I. W. Seaman
Buffalo Exposition
New York State
Seaman
Cherokee
Chicgo
Ella Wilkinson
Lennox
Etta Coughlin
Springfield
W. B. Rowley
Cooper’s Plains
N. Y
Mr. Rowley
Perry Township
Walrath and Healey Hardware Sold to New Firm
On June 1 a change in the Mitchell hardware store occurs as Claude Smith of Scotland and H H Motley of Frankfort purchase stock and fixtures from Walrath and Healey. The new firm includes Dr Roy Smith of Scotland and the Smith brothers, all well known locally. Claude Smith will run operations until fall when Motley takes over. Walrath retires to focus on the Commercial Mutual Fire Association.
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Walrath & Healey
Claude Smith
Scotland
H. H. Motley
Frankfort
Roy Smith
Mitchell
Smith Brothers
Dakota University
Motley
Smith
Republican
M Harty
Walrath
Commercial Mutual Fire Association
Chiefs Report Details Police Work and City Improvements
Chief Keith presents a year one report detailing 42 arrests including 33 for drunkenness and 6 for gambling with 2 larceny and 1 gambling house case. Public works show 19 stone crossings, 3 cement, 4 plank, 140 feet of sluice, 7 catch basins, 1 foot bridge, 1,200 feet cement gutters, 825 feet cement sidewalks, 2,385 feet five foot sidewalks, 893 feet sewer, 264 feet more, and $83,434 spent on streets and related projects plus 16,209 feet of lumber used.
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Keith
Out of Business Sale by G. G. CowHicK
Mitchell shop closes Sept 1 offering entire stock of wallpaper shades mouldings paints brushes at actual cost. Best up to date line in town. Call early to select with hanging later. Located on North Main Street.
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Mitchell
G. G. Cowhicck
North Main St
Auction Sale At Mitchell Area May 18
Public auction at John Parker's place one half mile east of Mitchell on Saturday May 18 starting at 1 PM. Seventeen milk cows, 17 sheep, 1 pair of mares and harness, 1 yearling colt, 1 steel ex lumber wagon, 1 top buggy, 1 buggy, 1 steel range cook stove, 1 heating stove and many other household goods.
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Mitchell
John Parker
Depth of a rainfall measurement method explained
A 100 square inch funnel captures direct rain and drains into a tube scaled to one tenth. If the tube shows one inch, then one tenth inch of rain fell. three inches would read 30 inches in the tube. Roof gauges tend to collect less water than ground gauges due to air moisture absorption and drop size.
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New York Herald
The Deer's Horns A Curious Blend of Plant and Animal Growth
An exploration of deer horns describing their growth from the brain, their vegetable like sprouting, blood sealing skin, annual branching, and unique chemical properties that resist decay and chemical attack, noting the male horn production versus female absence.
Dramatic Life Echoes in Theatre and Truth
A compact reflection on why theater captivates audiences, citing Shakespeare’s world as a stage and noting that popular creeds gain traction when dramatically stated. F G Bernard Shaw is referenced in the discussion about dramatic form and moral storytelling.
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Asop
F. G. Bernard Shaw
Armless Wonder Exhibited in 1653 London
John Simmons of Berkshire born without arms or hands could write with his mouth thread a needle tie a knot shuffle cut and deal a pack of cards His remarkable age was shown in London in 1653 according to Bulwer in Artificial Changel ing.
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Bulwer
John Simons
Berkshire
England
London
Quiet Relief Quip from NY Weekly
A humorous exchange quotes a husband and wife on handling a hammer mishap. The wife suggests refraining from swearing and chiding the husband for insisting on driving nails himself.
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New York Weekly
A Girl's Good Recipe Reveals Plain House Wisdom
A Boston Transcript note recalls a young lady’s question about keeping hands white and soft and offers a blunt remedy of soaking hands in dishwater thrice daily while mother rests. The piece also cites France’s water boundaries and an Atchison Globe moral urging self-care alongside aiding others.
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Boston Transcript
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