Local news items and notices from Mitchell and vicinity
Local brief notes report people visiting from Madison and Milton, real estate for sale at 607 West Third, and multiple residents returning from trips to LaCrosse and Iowa. Juries and theater plans feature, withHarvey Noble joining L. J. Shaw in a furniture venture, followed by farm moves to town and widespread holiday mischief addressed.
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O. L. Branson
Chamber Main
West Third Street
James Shaw
Madison
L. J. Shaw
Richardson
C. W. Walrath
Milton
Wisconsin
James Clark
Sioux Falls
Joe Kirby
R. N. Reierson
LaCrosse
Matt Goesche
Wm. Koch
Geo. Sommers and
Frank
Laglori
Nuevitas
Cuba
Geo. Thomas
Perry Township
Sam Rowley
Thomas
Rues
Sixth Street
Main
John Gilfillan
Tubbs
Henry George
Clark Shaw
Grand Opera House
Absen
Miss Thropp
Harvey Noble
Chamberlain
Watertown
A.C. Stevens
M. E. Church
Essie Bates
Wm. Herbert
Mr. Herbert
Thunnissen Place
East Second Street
Herbert
West Side
Epera House
Work for the jaws a si ex pause rumor gep tium
Seventeenth century writer John Bulwer humorously translates three dinner rules as Stridtor dentium attum silentium rumor gep tium meaning work for the jaws pause frequent ha-ha. The fragment hints at a playful joke about dining conduct and linguistic play.
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John Bulwer
Lien ruling discussed in Adama v Grand Island case notes
In Plankinton Judge Bennett and Mr. Kannedy review Adama v Grand Island and W A R Co 72 NW 577. They state liberers cannot establish a lien against railroad companies in this state. The case hinges on property description in liens and a rehearing has been granted. The piece also includes a humorous anecdote about married life and personal property.
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Plankinte
Bennett
Kannedy
Adama
Grand Island
W. A.r.co
N. W
Supreme Court
Haney
Gardner
Rapid City
Hasey
Invention Sells and A New Fortune Ahead
A middle aged husband proclaims his lifelong effort has paid off as his invention sells and a fortune awaits. His wife Maria dreams of continuing to make his shirts and ties, while he laments the toil. Later a humorous note from Town Topics recounts a patent lawyer’s bright children and a crafty monkey titled Bookie looking for trouble in a toy chest.
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J. N. Hathaway
Sioux City
A. H. Marsh
Lake Shore National Bank
Dunkirk
N. Y
Omaha
McGovern, Gillis
Harker Bros
Walpole
C. C. Dean
Monmouth Merchant Mills
Sidney Smith
C. T. Chandler
E. T. Blackett
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Col
J. A. King
Sully Courty
Chamberlain
Chicago
Mr. King
Sully County
King
Maria
James
Bookle
A Conservative Parrot Relies on Old Carpet
A Spectator correspondent recalls an aged parrot with conservative instincts. After a new dining room carpet was placed, Polly resisted the change, screamed Take It away, and refused to eat until the old carpet surrounded the cage. Once restored, the parrot cheered up and stayed loyal to its familiar patch. The piece notes how creatures mimic human habits like yawning and stretching.
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the Spectator
Polly
Blizzard Term Origin Story From Dakota Frontier Tale
A Sioux Falls era editor recounts how the word blizzard entered American speech via a Vermillion troupe, detailing a dramatic 1860s storm observed near Yankton and Vermillion. The anecdote accompanies notes on naturalization steps for becoming a British subject, explaining ordinary and special act pathways.
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South Dakota
Chicago
Old Timera
Fritchinson County Herald
Dakota Republican
Vermillion
Peake
William Peake
Bell Ringers
Mr. True
Yankton
Sioux City
Mr. Peake
Sweet Innocence and The Worst Part of It Cartoon Dialogues
Dialogue pieces show a child Ethel dreaming of teaching while Edna plans motherhood and imagined discipline. A punchline from De Jones-Smythe pits a discharged worker against a sleight at hiring a replacement in a Chicago News item.
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de Jones
Smythe
Chicago News
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Mitchell and Vicinity
Carlota Moyer's
O. L. Brannon
Jersey
CuHas
W. Bones
J. K. Smith
Iowa Points
Mabel Robinson
Tyndall
Egan
Will Sanford
Emery Thurs
Henry Helshire
S. F. Russel
Geo. E Foster
Lead
Black Hills
Russell
Henry Parry
Parry
Honey
Tony
London
Ethel
Edna
Sherwin-Williams
Burnside Sells
He Does
Ferguson
Mittens
Leggin
Loggins
C. Ferguson
Scott
Scott * Bowne
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