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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1907
Page
6
County officers appoint agents to handle school text books for the year. New books arrive this year prompting an exchange. Find your wants during the week to avoid next rush. Send the children. they receive the same treatment as if you came yourself.
Mitchell opens fall term with 27 teachers led by F H Hoff as superintendent and M M Ramer as principal. East Side, West Side, and South Side grades add staff including music supervisor Jessie Walrath and primary assistants. School census shows 1236 children, up 100 from last year.
Neighbors arranged a surprise farewell picnic in the west side park for Mrs. E S Johnston and her children as they depart for Quinn in Butte County. Women in the neighborhood hosted supper, shared a poetic tribute, and presented a clock and thimble before departure in the evening.
W M Smith treasurer and President Gale chose street and inside acts from the Western Vaudeville company for Mitchells corn palace week. Street shows include Steiner Trio Mile Doesch and Castana while indoors Howard Bros Douglas duo and Ed LeVine bring comedy and acrobatics. The events run daily starting Monday September 23 with afternooon and evening performances for thousands of visitors.
The city council approved a $46,000 appropriation to run city business next year. A heated discussion over the Mitchell Gas plant ended with plans to seek a federal court injunction to remove the plant, plus a city-backed expenditure for the legal action. The meeting also appointed James Clark as fire police, ordered cement sidewalk repairs, approved a Fifth Avenue crossing, and discussed street and bridge projects.
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