City Council approves $29000 budget for next year
Mayor Silsby presided as the Mitchell city council set a $29,000 annual tax levy to run city government. Funds were allocated for interest, sinking, fire, streets, salaries, and utilities while plans for a new hose house were approved for bids.
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Second Avenue West
Rowley Street
Edmunds Street
Water Committee
City Hall
McKinley
McDonald
Railroad Street
King
Markham
City Council Meeting Ends With Appointments
At Monday evening’s council session Mayor Silsby hosted attendees after a prior invitation. The meeting featured council members and appointees in a concluding reception and remarks.
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Silsby
Messrs. Koch
Kings
Curtis
Reeves
Bers
Markham
Mitchell Census In Mitchell Declared Honest By State Historian
State Historian Robinson investigated Mitchell census counts after local questions about padding. He personally visited 87 houses and several hotels, confirming a five percent per family rate and a population of 5719 with 65 houses, concluding no padding or inflated figures.
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Robinson
Mitchell
Aberdeen News
Silsby
State
First Light Frost of Season Barely Touches Crops
The government weather bureau forecast hard frosts and Sunday night the first frost of the season appeared. It was light with no wind and a clear sky, causing little or no damage to corn. The thermometer registered 86 degrees during the night, and conditions were favorable for frost.
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Government Weather Bureau
Public Schools Open With 662 Enrollees Monday
The article notes that public schools opened on Monday with an enrollment of 662 students. A G A R delegation to Denver was so large it required a special train.
Two Delightful Luncheon Teas Hosted by Mrs Burright and Mrs Leehan
Mrs. D W Burright and Mrs Edward Leehan hosted two successive five o'clock luncheons for about forty guests each afternoon. Floral decor in white and yellow, catered refreshments, and a guessing contest highlighted the cheerful gatherings.
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D. W. Burright
Edward Leehan
Scott
Lewis J. Welch
Julian O. Tiffany
Alice Dear
Maude Hager
Mae Welch
Grace Beckwith
Lucille Evans
May Herzog
C. G. Rathbun
Sid W. Smith
Misses Welch
Beckwith
Opening Of School Year Faces Crowded High School
The fall term opens with imperfect attendance as many pupils delay returning until after the corn palace. Superintendent Hoff reports enrollment, notes overcrowding in the high school, with Ms Ella Preston housed in the basement and rooms on the third floor in use. The chemical and physical labs have moved to the basement. crowding will require action within a year.
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Prof
Breckenridge
Jjuron
Jennie Claypool
Spencer, Lowa
Lillian Duncan
Chamberlain
Central Wish School
J. H W. Hoff
Commercial Law
James M. Breckenridge
Edith Noble
Emma Haynes
Edna Wattaway
Margaret Maguire
Lillian Vpatterson
Marie Frinzell
Lizzie Brown
Mona Jtoane
Mila Preston
Whittier School
West Side
Sara Scallin
Mamie Saul
Corn Palace
Ella Preston
Supt
Hoff
First Decorating Done for Corn Palace
Decorator Robe began work on the corn palace with a small crew to place corn and grain decorations. The initial work started Monday on the southeast corner tower as designs for the towers suggest an elaborate and attractive display to be built downward over the next two weeks.
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Robe
Mitchell Troops Head to G A R National Encampment
The Mitchell contingent and nearby towns depart last Friday at 12 15 by Milwaukee road for the Denver G A R encampment. A special train carries two sleepers and a chair car with a Aberdeen sleeper, and South Dakota banners promote the crowd. Gen Wolgemuth brings 200 corn stalks to be paraded in Denver.
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Mitchell
Denver
Milwaukee Road
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Corn Palace
Wolgemuth
Grand Army
South
Indians to Religious Gathering
Three car loads of Indians men and women passed through the city Monday afternoon on the Milwaukee road bound for Devils Lake North Dakota for a religious gathering of Presbyterian and Congregational churches. A dozen Indians alighted quickly and headed for a saloon before the train resumed. The old habit seems strong.
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Milwaukee Road
Devils Lake
N. D
Presbyterian and
Congregational Churches
Santee
Greenwood
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