Senator Kittredge Explains Panama Canal at City Hall
About 500 people attended at Mitchell city hall to hear Senator Alfred B. Kittredge discuss the Panama Canal construction. He traced the canal case from 1899 through Hay-Pauncefote, compared sea level and lock designs, praised the Nicaragua route defeat, and cited Panama improvements and yellow fever control as results of American venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Alfred B. Kittredge
Panama Canal
Helen Powers
Ruth Turney
Kittredge
Nicholson
Dakota Wesleyan
Mitchell High School
Washington
Senator Kittredge
Spain
Santiago
Oregon
Cape Horn
Atlantic
Pacific
DeLesseps
Congress
House
Nicaragua
Senate
Oceanic Committee
Panama
University Notes Brighten Campus With Visits And Events
Mr Dumbar of White Lake visited his sons Orville and George last week. Miss Lettie Grinager was visited by her mother and Howard sister over Sunday. Miss Faye Myles plans to move downtown with parents who bought a west side home. Mrs Hurry visited the Nelsons and Laurson. Alfred Wenz 07 from Bath SD plans a Pinon Colorado winter. The Hallowe en reception drew a large crowd and a mass meeting discussed a new gymnasium. The Philanathean society opened its second door program. the Southland theme featured a lullaby finale with Aunt Charlotte and her child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ra Dumbar
White Lake
Orville
George
Lettie Grinager
Howard
Faye Myles
Alfred Wenz
Bath
Pinon
Colo
The
Philanathean Society
Southland
Charlotte
Mitchell City Council Settles Electric Light Franchise
The Mitchell city council held a lengthy session with a large audience as it settled the electric light franchise matter. An ordinance for a new electric company was read with 10 cents per thousand watts rates and options for city purchase and rate adjustments. The meeting also discussed a septic tank nuisance, insurance on City Hall, a new fire wagon settlement, and appointments for water works engineer and cemetery sexton.
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Branson
Koch
Curtis
Reeves
Kelley
Burns
Doyle
Markham
J. N. Crow
South Dakota
Crow
Dakota Wesleyan University
John Steinmetz, Jr
Sewer Committee
Board of Health
T. J. Spangler
Mitchell Gas Co
Mitchell
Rosenthal
Justice Herbert
Kibbee
Finance Committee
City Hall
Fire Committee
Absher Electric Light
Joseph Koch
William Koch
Reeves, Curtis and
Absher
J. K. Tricky
George Edward Quinn
Mather
Mitchell Men Pledge New Mitchell Illuminating & Power Co
Mitchell investors form the Mitchell Illuminating and Power Co with 100000 capital to upgrade gas to water gas and expand electric service. Local and St Louis stockholders will fund modern machinery and a day and night power supply. City council grants a twenty year franchise as work begins.
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Mitchell
Mitchell Illuminating & Power Co
D. B. Miller
D. E. Braught
T. J. Spangler
Henry Swindler
D. A. Mizener
W. M. Smidt
Messrs. Rosenthal and Sutherland
St. Louis
Pew
Also Mentioned on This Page
Diehl & Brown
Kersey
A. T. McGovern & Sons
Olney & McDaid
Clinton
Iowa
Dean
Scallin Llin Bros
Mitchell, S. D
United States
University Notes
Electric Light Franchise
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