Mitchell Happenings and local notices drift through town
Local items report Mrs. Taubman visiting the Bras home, Hanson county funds aiding transport of the South Dakota regiment, new electric lights on Main and First streets, a juvenile band street concert, funeral services for Mrs. Simmons, site visits by residents, a court term in progress, weddings, theatre reviews, and various local announcements. The piece notes tax collections, civic events, hardware and clothing updates, and upcoming sales and meetings in Mitchell.
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Cubs
Boynton
Thos. Taubman
H.L. Bras
O. L. Branson
Hanson County
South Dakota Regiment
Electric Light Co
Main Street
First Street
A. A. Stevens
Parkston
I. D. Simmons
Downey
T. J. Spangler
Woonsocket
Judge Smith
A.J. Moher
Henry Schultz
Edith Heminway
A.C. Stevens
Republican
Branson
San Francisco
Kelsey
Myrtle Vinton Co
Miss Vinton
J. A. Baker
East Third Street
J. M. Wood
J. A. Gheen
Sioux City
Aberdeen
Ed. Holleran
Fulton
Ill
Belle Koch
Wisconsin
Jess Litsey
Alpena
Allie Lathrop
Dixon
Celeste Coghlan
St. Paul
T. C. Burns
H.D Butterfield
M. J. Turney
Neillsville
Wis
Bobb
I C. Fletcher
John Haviatko
W.F. Leomer
Piano Township
Loomer
Rathbun
J. N. Hathaway
Grand Opera House
Monte Cristo
A.T. McGovern & Son
Letere
Mitchell
Milwaukee Road
Grain Palace
Fight for Your Baggage on English Railways
A New Yorker recalls chaotic baggage on English trains where compartments are scarce and trunks vanish on platform crowds. He grills a London railway magnate about baggage checks and learns the official line that the idea is Yankee, not British.
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England
Atlantic
London
Baye
Lincoln and the Hair Growth Trick
A Chicago Record tale recalls President Lincoln tricking a verbose Philadelphia Quaker philanthropist by offering a bottle to apply on his head. Lincoln joked the remedy would make hair grow, sending the visitor away amused as Judge Carter laughed at the scene.
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Lincoln
Hrair
Carter
Congress
Cleveland
Philadelphia
White House
Judge Carter
Chicago Record
Typewriter Tactics at the Office
A Chicago Record quip notes Mrs Spellman wears her best summer outfits to the office. When asked if she is in love with anyone there she replies no, fearing it would scare her employer into giving her less work.
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Monmouth
C. F. Hackett
Parker
Hackett
City
Convention of the Baptists
H. Nelson Tragitt
Webster
Tragitt
Yankton
William Holland
Episcopal
Navy
Myrtle Vinton Co
Opera House
Bret, Whitcher
The
Gazette
Tam Mz Publican
Brown
Mitchell
Republican
Cuban Land and Steamship Co
Col. E. W. Foster
Armour
S. D
Minneapolis
Minn
Cuba
L. E. Whitcher
U. S. Land Office
West Third Street
Abraham Boynton
Serpent sightings spark beachside theories
In a provocative exchange, The Serpent notes frequent sea serpent claims at popular beaches. LeWitt suggests the pattern arises from tempting women, while Cleveland Leader frames it as a recurring local curiosity.
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Greene
LeWitt
Cleveland
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Mitchell and Vicinity
Minneapolis Tribune
Hospital Corps
Joseph Vermilyea
Roy Perry
Co. G
J. E. Turner
Madison
Rockford
Mr. Turner
W. E. Turner
J. F. Bradley
Twin Brooks
Huron
Bradley
Methodist
Philippines
Spangler
L. Plotner
S. Webber
Plano Township
Simpson
Smith
Jones
Chicago News
New York Weekly
Scott
Scott & Bowne
New
Dodd’s Bakery
Capes and
America
Harker Bros
Mitchell, S. D
McKibbin & Co
Biefield & Co
Union
South Dakota
C. Ferguson