13 Sep 1895
Page 1
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1895
Page
1
The readable fragments reference a university service or event connected to a church. Names, dates, and locations are unclear, but the bits suggest a formal lecture or ceremony involving faculty and attendees at a campus or religious site.
The Epworth League raised funds for Dakota University with a well received program at the Corn Palace. Parlor Orchestra, Boggs Adams Presba trio, Emma Harker recitation, Lee quartet, Rathbun siblings, Nat Bennett and D. D. Strong trombone and baritone duet, Nichol piano solo, and a final Irish duet closed the lively event. A political essay on hot winds by Geo. E. Curtis linked the concert to soil moisture and artesian irrigation, urging moisture retention to deter drought winds. A surprise party followed Miss Mabelle Adams's home hosted by Presbyterian youths featuring vocal solos and piano pieces.
Mr George E Curtis outlines a Chicago Meteorological Congress talk on hot winds harming South Dakota crops. He argues each state creates its own hot winds via northward pressure drops and southerly heat, driven by cloudless skies and intense insolation, with temperatures rising by morning as dry earth fuels ongoing currents.
Hiram W. White a wealthy Yankton inventor file for divorce. The Ohio native married three times to women including widow Mrs Whitney and Judge Wheeler's widow before remarrying the latter after nursing him back to health at the world’s fair. Now separated again as wife leaves for LaCrosse. White nearing 75 and unlikely to take a fifth wife.
The land office heard a Thursday case from the Yankton reservation involving A J Barkerman and Fuller. Barkerman claims priority by squatter’s right while Fuller filed a soldier’s declaratory on the land, represented by A B Hager and Col J M Adams.
The opening of the Mitchell schools shows enrollment higher than last year with 95 students in the high school and 52 promoted. Teachers welcomed pupils as marks of a bustling start, while Davison County property appraisals proceed for ex treasurer Taylor. Articulated irrigation plans, wind damage, and post office notices fill the rest of the day’s county news.
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