Weekend Notes From Prosper and Mitchell Social Roundup
Local items report travel and visits among residents: Fannie Watson Gertrude Hoffman and Blanch Jones attend a D W U event in Mitchell. Robert Watson leaves for Brookings SD Agricultural College for a final year. Ben Schaub ill but improving. August Schaub’s family called home from Sioux County. George Hofstetter returns from Mitchell to visit family. Nettie Hofstetter starts school in Home township. Widespread warm weather aids corn harvest with early husking. W. GTU plans 15 cent social Oct 31 at Mrs Albert Klotz home to benefit a cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benj. Schaub
Schaub
Frank
Chamberlain
Nettie Hofstetter
Home Township
Joe Schiech
Ts. Will Smith
Ethan
August Schaub
SR nanTey
Lunck
Florence
Hanson County
Hofstetter
George “Watson
Portland
Washington
California
Wisconsin
Lee Carlson
Lucy Huntison Schluter
Mitchell
Corn Palace Week Visits Highlight Rural Social Ties
Oct 2 notes show frequent travel and hospitality among neighbors from Hitchcock to Luana and Ethan. teachers grant vacation to visit Mitchell during corn palace. Guests include Mr and Mrs Drake, Mr and Mrs Wilson, Mr Dawson, and families. new birth announced for Jonas Nelson and a boy. extended family visits from Carroll and Huron areas amid community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qct
George Oathont
Luana
Mitchell
Corn Palace
Jonas Nelgon
Corn Palace Week Observations In Loomis Community
Loomis residents note visitors and departures during corn palace week. Mrs Schelen ger heads to Iowa City for winter, while F S Kidd and Nellie Wracheck travel toward Iowa City. Local families like Gilfillan, Purdy, and Shurtleff share news, with Nelson Halstead foot injury and Hulk Miner buying cattle nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loomis
S. Schelenger
Iowa City
F. S. Kidd
Will Glark
Bep
Bartlett
H.B. Purdy
James Barr and Family
Wessington Springs
Gilhi Jan
Myrtle Holshire
Nellie Wracheck
Edward Swartout
Highmore
L. S. Eager
Burt Poll
Lyle Cooper
W. B. Smith
Nelson Halstead
Mitchell
W. A. Shurtleff
Walter Hooper
Sioux City
Gilfillan
Hulk Miner
J. W. Gilfillan
John Ayers
Alpena
Stoves Sold to School Board by Barber
Cale's Hot Blast Stoves were sold to a school board, as arranged by Barber, in a local transaction. The sale involved the transfer of stoves to the educational district for institutional use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cale
Barber
Mt. Vernon Notes Of Visits And Arrivals
Mt. Vernon residents report visitors from LeMars Plankinton Sheldon Alexandria and Hinckley. Mrs Beatty and Mrs Roantree met, teaching duties announced for Miss Mary Machean, and Dr Crane consulted with Dr Smiley on a serious case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Beatty
LeMars
Town
Robt. Roantree
J. W. C. White
Plankinton
J. KE. Brown
Mary Machean
White, M. D
Anderson
Sheldon
Comn Palace
A. Vavrichek
W. ©. Crane
Mitchell
Smiley
John Momsen
Alexandria
G. H. Smith
Hawaiii
S. D
W. A. Ashton
Hinckley
Auction Sale of Household Items in Mitchell
Household goods to be sold at auction Saturday October 7 at 2 PM on Second and Main in Mitchell. Chas. Austin listed as proprietor. Focus on mass of household op s. sale details indicate items ready for bidding by local buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michell
S. D. Chas
Austin
Advertised Letters At Mitchel Post Office Oct 4 1905
The list of uncalled letters at the Mitchel post office includes Anderson Grace Miss, Cooper Mr J W, Carlson Mr Henry, Crossley Mr J E, Cunningham Daniel, Hapson Mr Mass, Olson Mr Elmer, Rahder Mr John, Rouse Mr A R, Riedel Mr C N, Schieltz Miss Susie, Smith Mr Sam, Yamin H, Yearley Mr P J, and Alyira Foreign. Recipients urged to call and say advertised or they will be sent to the dead letter office after two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchel
Anderson
Grace Cooper
J. W. Carlson
Henry Crossley
J. E. Cunningham
Daniel Hapson
Mass Olson
Elmer Rahder
John Rouse
A. Riedel
C. N. Schieltz
Susie Smith
Sam Yamin
H Yearley
P. J. Foreign
Alyira
Isxune
Ada Yabne Obituary Seventeen Year Old Passes
Ada Yabne died suddenly at home after a days long illness reportedly heart paralysis. She was born near Minburn Iowa and moved with her family to this state in 1900. She left parents seven brothers and five sisters. Funeral was held at the Plano home September 22 1905 and interment followed at Graceland Cemetery Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ada
Minburn
Iowa
Plano
Graceland Cemetery
Mitchell
Local Notes From Plang and Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Jessie Bell plans to stay in Mitchell indefinitely. J OC Blenkiron drove his fine span of colts at the farm Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller LaRue dined with G B Browny and family Tuesday. Approaches to the new bridge in Perry are nearly graded. A H Bayley visited Plane on the 17th. S M Brown of Richland, Mich spent the Sabbath with K Brown. Mrs. Havyorka's mother returned to Mason City Friday. Mr. and Mrs. R LaRue and their two sons Quentin and Ward visited here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Brown
Large 19th Century Snapshots and Laws Across Nations
Reports from the era note license requirements for photographers in Russia and a census estimate of China at 432,000,000. British seaside games involve prize sand castles, a Sydney newspaper highlights a love letters ad, and a Swinemunde sentry earns praise after detaining Prince Frederick Henry. A 378 pound sturgeon is caught in Scotland, and Japanese women gain property rights and divorce privileges under a new civil code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
United States
Anderson
Peking
China
England
Sydney
Australia
Prince Frederick Henry
Prussia
Swinemunde
Scotland
Singers falter after fit of anger short story note
A brief odd item notes singers struggle to sing after anger. It cites quirky facts like a giant world book count and a Chicago photographer claiming the largest photograph. It mentions a left eye used shooter with a specially twisted shotgun for comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Connecticut
Printers Battle Mitchell Strike Disrupts Sioux Falls Press
Warning notices deter printers from Mitchell as strikers meet trains to spot replacements. The Republican presses on with a four man job department while Roy Boggs resists the picket effort and remains employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux
Mitchell
Republican
Roy Bogges
Boggs
Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters Endorsed For Digestion
The ad describes WAAT TQ EAT as a hard question for someone with weak digestion and lists symptoms like heartburn bloating and cramps. It promotes taking Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters before meals to strengthen the digestive organs and recover health.
Card of Thanks for Myr and Mrs J F Yabne Family
We thank our friends and neighbors for their faithful help during our daughter's sickness and death. Signed Myr and Mrs J F Yabne and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myr
J. Ff
Yabne
County Commission Reaches Complete Session In One Day
County commissioners wrapped up their quarterly session Tuesday evening and completed all business in a single day by expediting their agenda.
Mi-o-na Promises Health Restore Through Stomach Support
An advertisement proclaims Mi-o-na as the vital center of health, claiming stomach strength converts food to nourishment and cures heart, liver, and kidney diseases. Sold by Scallin Bros with a guarantee that no payment if health is not restored. a 50 cent box promises quick improvements after a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Chase
Uspe Walton
Michigan City
AW. Chase
AW Chase
Buffalo
Scallin Bros
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Prosper
Philip Tobin
Tyndall
W. GT. U
Albert Klotz
Phil. Tobin
Parkston
Elwood
Barber’s
H. L Bras, P. M
Majestic
New York
Typographical Union
Theo
Hamm Seco
Paul, Min
True Weight CO
Binghamton N.Y
National Tool Co
Temple Court
Minneapolis
Electric Business College
Third Avenue South
Fifth Street
Uncle Sam
St. Louis
Minneapolis Cerealco
Minneapolis, Minn
Miona
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Wm. C. Metcale
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