County awards bridge contracts. lowers 1909 tax levy
County commissioners completed a two day session approving contracts for two bridges to John Towle Iowa contractor at 1550 dollars and for a new boiler in the courthouse to Modern Heating & Plumbing Co at 1850 dollars. They also approved liquor bonds for R S Martin B L Johnson Ethan saloon and Thomas Marshall Mt Vernon and arranged a bond refund to reduce interest. The tax levy totals 8 8 6 10 10 6 10 mills and 29 296 dollars a nine tenths mill reduction from 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Towle
Iowa
Firesteel Creek
Lisbon Township
Court House
Modern Heating & Plumbing Co
R. S. Martin
B. L. Johnson
Mitchell
Jobin McDonald
Ethan
Thomas Marshall
Mt. Vernon
ALL IN THE NIGHT as a Capital City
A Scotland Journal column attacks Pierre’s bid for state capital, accusing Hughes County displays of being staged for visitors. It claims night tours hide the county’s true condition, suggesting exhibits come from Sully Kingsbury or Brookings counties, while local grain shortages imply dependence on eastern supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland Journal
Pierre
Hughes County
Miller
Hand County
Huehes County
Sully
Kingsbury
Brookings
Northwestern
Jim River
Slughes County
Pierre boomers and night rides darken state route claims
A letter criticizes Pierre residents for alleged nighttime restrictions and secrecy on travel routes through Toughes county. It argues no grain elevator near Highmore and no milling west of Miller, urging daylight visits to Mitchell as the developing capital with vast grain crops alongside rail lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Highmore
Miller
Fierre
Toughes County
Dpierre
Mitchell
South Dakota
Advertised Letters at Mitchell Post Office September 7 1904
List of uncalled letters at Mitchell post office as of September 7 1904. Names include Mrs Atkinson Frank Lajobby Mamany Surtis J C Cross Charley Cummings Gen J Devyaul Jessie Dean Lawrence Denningu Roy Kero J L Horner Earl Hioldridge James Judge Carl Lindstadt Luedthe Albert Moran Luke McMan Marshal H Rgan Margaret Rossner Tom Juttin RE Reideman Jeanette Shaft Hank Stevens Frank Tucker Pearl Vanderhule J A Wight Ann Wolf Lewis Wells Joseph Wagner Halvorsen Ole Reg Foreign Ebner. Call advertised. If uncalled within two weeks they go to dead letter office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Shaft
Hank Stevens
Frank Tucker
Pearl Vanderhule
J. A Wight
Ann Wolf
Lewis Wells
Amos Wagner
Joseph Halvorsen
Ole
Reg
Wollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad Claim
A concise advertisement touts Wollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a fast-acting blood, muscle, brain and nerve tonic. The pitch emphasizes rapid benefits and offers tea or tablet form for 35 cents through Seallin Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wollister
Seallin Bros
Fragmentary Society Gossip Notes from City Pages
A garbled clipping mentions sensational lines about a divorce case and a scandal involving a wife harming her husband. The text references a Cleveland and Dallas News quote about the impact of divorce courts. The fragmentary nature limits clarity on people or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas News
Rocky Mountain Tea Ad Ends Seallin Bros Sketch
A vintage ad copy promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as the secret of prettiness for a girl described with pink cheeks and golden hair. The advertisement appears under Seallin Bros branding and notes blue eyes and youthful glee as part of its appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain Tea
Seallin Bros
Notice for Bids on Court House Heating Boiler
Notice is given that bids will be received at the county auditor’s office until Sept 6 1904 for a new modern steam heating boiler at the court house and for tilting a same with heating mains. Bids require a certified check equal to 20 percent of the building price. County commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids plans and specifications at this office. Q Y Stearns, County Auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Auditor
Court House
Notice to Hunters in Perry Township Trespass Warning
Notice is hereby given that hunters are warned not to trespass on my premises in sections 22 and 27 Perry Township Davison County under penalty of prosecution according to Jan N Goodbla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Township
Davison County
Jan. N Goodbla
Spink county visitors face 40 cent boat ride charge
A group from Spink county toured Pierre to observe the buffalo ranch of Scotty Phillips and a boat ride. On returning, they were asked to pay 40 cents, provoking anger at being taxed for Pierre’s campaign fundraiser. One observer called it outrageous and questioned state progress reliance on buffalo ranches. Agricultural displays were described as shabby and misrepresented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spink County
Pierre
Buffalo Ranch
Scotty Phillips
Sentleman
Hughes County
Ile
Iollister Rocky Mountain Tea Ad by Seallin Bros
J Sampson of Newport touts Iollister's Rocky Mountain Tea products as curing a sick daughter. The ad claims she became rosy cheeked and healthy after using tea or tablets. Price listed 385 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sampson
Newport
Daugher
Iollister
Seallin Bros
Woman's Library Association plans new books for winter reading
A meeting of the Woman's Library Association decided to order a new list of books for winter reading with about 300 dollars allotted. Suggestions may be left with Mrs. A. E. Hitchcock or Mrs. WD. Butterfield. The library, now heated by steam, may open evenings for reading current literature. Readings provided include Harper's Weekly, Harper's Monthly, Century, Outlook, Cosmopolitan, Youth's Companion, St. Nicholas, Literary Digest, Saturday Evening Post, Scientific American, Poet Lore, Carpentry & Builder.
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Woman's Lirary Association
A. E. Hitchcock
WD. Butterfield
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Monthly
Century
Outlook
Cosmopolitan
Youths Companion
St. Nicholas
Literary Digest
Saturday Evening Post
Scientific American
Dpoet- Lore
Carpenter & Builder
Scallin Bros Offer Hyomie Plan with Money-Back Guarantee
Hyomie treatment for catarrh is offered by Scallin Bros with a money-back promise if it fails. The plan differs from other remedies and includes extra bottles at 50c for use with the inhaler. Readers are urged to try without suffering tickling or irritation and to avoid injustice by not taking advantage of the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scallin Bros
Scallin Isros
Social Notes and Finances in Society Columns
A clipped passage from the Willishington Star discusses social positions and aristocratic origins in relation to financial news. It notes how aristocratic background does not guarantee mention in financial columns and highlights the blend of entertainment and social status within society pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vail Thiaves
NTE
Ee Liorehiten
Willishington Star
An Bievits Your Humorist Lord Welvin Humility Shines
The London Chronicle notes Loni Hela with eleventh birthday humor, and Lord Welvin's Newton like humility while touring a great electrical works. A workman asks about electricity and receives the witty reply Move do. The piece portrays Welvin as beloved by his colleagues for his modesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loni Hela
Qeesten
Pellines
Lord Welvin
Neves
London
Sunstroke Advice From The Boston Herald
A Boston Herald note warns that sun exposure risks extend beyond the head. It urges protecting the ventral nervous system and the back of the neck with clothing modifications such as a double row of buttons or a concealed cloth insert to prevent sunstroke.
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Boston Herald
Dispatch From Stirling Cables New Cabinet Changes
Rear Admiral Stirling of the Asiatic squadron replies to a dispatch about cabinet reshuffles. The message notes orders issued before the new secretary is known by recipients, reflecting rapid changes and uncertainty in the government leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Admirral Stirling
Asiatic Squadron
Navy Department
Themen
Ity
Intricate India Letter Etiquette and Basque Trinquet Feature
A descriptive note on a decorative India letter with gold sprinkled paper and a heavy seal, stressing proper handling as insult avoidance. It also surveys Basque trinquet as an ancient court-game related to tennis, noting Bayonne and St Jean de Luz origins and a Louis XIV linkage. a brief comic exchange closes the segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bayonne
St. Jean de Luz
Louis MV
St. Jean de Luz Churel
Paris
Alarm clock purchase leads to cat incident joke
In Yonkers Statesman style humor, a buyer says the alarm clock is useful and a seller claims to have killed a cat with it, presented as a humorous exchange in a local paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Klock
Mr. Shotwell
Yonkers Statesman
Market report from Edwards Wood Co on Minneapolis grain and Chicago markets
Thursday market data shows opening highs and lows for wheat corn oats and cash wheat quotes for Minneapolis and Duluth alongside Chicago oats and corn figures. Receipts at Northwestern and Duluth Minneapolis car lots are recorded with stable cattle hog and sheep prices across Chicago Sioux City and Denver markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Wood Co
Minneapolis
Duluth
Sioux City
Setivher
Chiraro
Grain Price Listing From Mitchell Elevator
Prices paid for wheat and corn at the Pruax & Betts Elevator Jo in Mitchell are listed. Wheat No 1 Northern at 99 cents, Wheat No 2 Northern around 1.06 dollars, yellow corn price shown as 32? with other figures unreadable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Pruax & Betts
They Read About Air and Health in 1874 Journal
The article notes a historical health journal from 1874 that claimed sleeping in bad air with heat over 50 degrees was safer than sleeping in clean air under 40. It highlights older hygiene authority views and their influence on public understanding.
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Afr
Ietem
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SNL
Dinin
Ofice
Q. Y. Stearns
Hanters
Capaign Fund of
Woman’s Library Association Will
Scalin Bros
Catarih
Ilyomie
Huquette
Trinqguet
Journal
Amusant
Chicago
Dee
Chicago Park
Parker
Wever
Srain
Cooper Commission CO
Ninn
Ray Smith
Butterfield’s
S. C. Wherry
S. D
Wain St
Weaver’s Squares
Widmann
Bidwell Land & Loan CO
Litchell, S. D
Davison County Depository For
Seseas
Ferris
J. H. Ferris
Champeny Block
W. A. Cross
Carpenter and Joiner
Burns’ Lumber Yard
Semel Vale Ees
Farmer City Property
Mitchell, So. Dak
Ay Flerch Bal
Sen Coe
Ry Qern i
RUH & Garton
Tin
West First Street
Ui & Gartorn
FOLEY
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