Mt Vernon News Briefs From May 17
Local items recount Miss May Hodge returning from Des Moines to Mt Vernon and family travels. Notes on Ralph’s eye surgery in Sioux City, church events, a funeral for Mrs. Samuels, social honors for Miss Lulu Maddox, and community updates from Ethan Bethel Blendon and nearby areas with multiple visits, visits, and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Vernon
May Hodge
Des Moines
Henry
Alexandria
Colby
Ralph
Sioux City
Lulu Maddox
Lizzie Arland
Mitchell
T. Mast
Hazel, S. C
Mast
Hazel
E. O. McEwen
Jus. Haynes
Tunis and
Newell
H. H. Holmes
P. Shepherd
Madison
Arthur Shepherd
Norton
Epworth League
N.S. Shepherd
Salem
John Samuels
M. E
Will Shepherd
Plankinton
Mt. Vernon
E. J. Haynes
Bachelor Maida Society
Miss Maddox
Local Notes and Political Detail from Sioux Falls
Allen Ladd attends college contests from Milltown. The Fogarty liquor case verdict is not guilty. Prof J F Brumbaugh and wife welcome a baby boy. Judge D Haney comes from Pierre for the oratorical contest. Various notices and ads on health tonics and local events fill the page. The Bradley case ends in guilty verdict. stay of sentence granted for June. The Sioux Falls populist convention is criticized as a fusion setup, alienating genuine populists and aiding party realignment.
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Allen Ladd
Milltown
Fogarty
J. F. Brumbaugh
University
O Davison
Hanson
F. Weller
Joseph P. Bradly
Mr. Kittredge
Supreme Court
Smith
Bradley
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Allen
Weaver
Bryan
Pettigrew
Butler
Colorado
Jerry Simpson
Rynders
Pennsylvania
Brown
Massachusetts
Jones
Illinois
Cincinnati
Advertised Letters at Mitchell Post Office Ending May 17 1900
List of uncalled letters includes W.E. Hayden Mr. James McLaughlin Mr. Chas. Martin E. L. Temple Miss Elia May and Williams. Recipients urged to call and say advertised. If unclaimed in two weeks they will be sent to the dead letter office. H. C. Cuark P. M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Hayden
W.E. McLaughlin
James Martin
Chas. Temple
E. L. Williams
Elia May
Silver dollar pledge sparks Home fund drive at Odd Fellows meeting
At the Odd Fellows grand lodge session N C Nash of Canton urged contributions to the Home fund for an Odd Fellows home. He dropped a silver dollar on the table and others followed, creating a jingle of coins for about five minutes. The collected amount totaled one hundred dollars.
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Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows
N.C. Nash
Canton
Brother Nash
Try Allen's Foot-Ease for cool comfortable feet
A vintage ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to soothe swollen hot feet, relieve sweating, ingrown nails, corns and bunions, and ease with tight shoes. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free trial package. address Allen S. Olmstead LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmstead
LeRoy
N. Y
Teaching a Horse Tricks and a Chicago Street Car Episode
An old feature describes training horses to bow No and kiss using the whip and rewards then a segment recounts a Chicago Archer avenue street car scare as a would be holdup ends with a humorous change reminder.
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Chicago
Archer Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Catching Rabbits With Hose Method Highlighted
In Nebraska boys hunt rabbits using a coil of inch diameter hose lowered into burrows. They shout to guide the rabbit to the mouth of the hose and into a sack. The method is praised for speed and simplicity compared to ferrets. San Francisco Argonaut.
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Nebraska
San Francisco
County to Loan School Money at Six Percent Interest
Dayiton county declares a five thousand dollar loan program for schools at six percent interest. Loans secured by a first mortgage on Davieon county lands. Dated May 11, 1900. H. B. Anderson, County Auditor.
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Dayiton County
Davieon County
H. B. Anderson
Notice to Teachers Regular exam for certificates
Notice states the regular examination for teachers certificates will be held at the Mitchell court house on Friday and Saturday in 1900. O E Browne is the county superintendent of schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blendon
J. C. Clapham
Kelsey
Blendon Republicans
H. W. Smith
B. A. Cowen
Victor
Alfred Larsons
A. W. Smith
F. H. Winsor
Mitewell
Ross Baker
Firesteel Township
Aurora County
Our Town
Court House
Mitchell
Juvenet
O. E. Browne, Co
Uncle Billy praises bicycle and comfort
A playful testimonial notes Uncle Billy rides a bicycle and feels good, saying the ride evokes a pleased back expression. The line encourages readers to buy a bicycle that makes them feel similarly joyful, as Uncle Billy did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
The Prodigal Returns in Jungle Encounter
A cannibal chief hails his son as the prodigal returns. a head hunter is ordered to kill the Kaffir. Separately, Mexico wheat is valued near 30 million dollars annually, with rice at 6 million and beans at ten million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mbongwa
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mexico
Unclear fragment sparks debate over diet and behavior
A shredded Chicago News clipping hints that authorities link child disposition to diet, contrasting rice versus meat eating. The text shows incomplete dialogue and garbled phrases about hearts, teeth, and tobacco, reflecting a damaged historical page segment.
Name spellings and origins noted in Fairfax list
The record lists variations of surnames and prefixes including Mac, Macpherson, Macdonald and Donaldson with notes on meanings and pronunciations. It highlights Fairfax as meaning face or fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac
Macpherson Meads
Macdonald
Donaldson
Fairfax
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