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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1909
Page
9
The piece notes the dual North Pole achievement by Waty War and Cook sharing admirable pace with Peary era pioneers. It highlights the unlikely convergence of explorers and places emphasis on courage and the long, evolving search for the pole.
Wipf formerly secretary of q and George B. Mansfield of Rapid City named census supervisors for the western district. They may appoint the examiners in their district. Civil service examinations in spelling writing arithmetic penmanship will be held in the state, with work on the enrollment starting next year.
Huron attracts state attention this week with the big state fair. Visitors praise the displays and decorative buildings as the event proves a grand success.
A fragmented report notes Ethan and Dodd starting a term in the district with mentions of visiting friends and a local neighborhood, all tied to Akron. The text is garbled but centers on a school related activity and visits during a Monday reference.
Threshing runs in the area with Chas Phillips and Magnus Hanson praised for fast, efficient work. Agnes Smith arrives to teach the Tyler school for the coming year and will stay with Mrs. Rowley. Various family visits and social updates follow, including teaching starts, dressmaking, and new cows bought by Chas Hendrickson. Wedding bells loom in southeast Prosper.
Spokane chamber proposes a $100,000 prize fund and suitable airfields for the 1910 international aviation meet if key pilots such as the Wrights Curtiss and Bleriot enter. The Aero Club would consider Spokane’s bid, with many members pledging funds to guarantee the prize. Spokane also asserts readiness to produce results quickly.
The town news notes a 40 degree frost in several city areas and lists residents departing for studies at Northwestern University and other destinations. It records visits by Prof. C D Hardy and wife, Mrs M E Rutherford, and Raymond Blynn as well as students heading to the School of Mines in Rapid City.
Hanson County Fair in Alexandria runs Wednesday to Friday with events each day. Highlights include band concerts bicycle races mule and pony contests, ball games Alexandria vs Bridgewater Fulton vs County Liners, balloon ascensions, and an automobile race with purses up to 200 dollars. Local merchants and school day activities anchor the schedule with free daily attractions and railroad excursion rates.
The Institute of Ann Arbor Michigan appoints a former Mt Pleasant Business College instructor with two years office experience to join its staff. The appointment highlights cross campus personnel exchange and expansion of teaching capacity.
Day to day life in Mitchell features a boot purchase for workers threatening to quit, a Buick journey by L Lisk and wife covering miles, and locals playing tennis late into dusk with a record set at 16-14. Also noted are Fealey’s resignation amid rheumatism, a Minneapolis yard successor, and a Taft Marine band corn palace postcard campaign led by Secretary Ness.
An elderly woman visits an optician and negotiates the price of spectacles and a case. The tradesman demands five shillings, offers four shillings tenpence without the case, while the woman discounts the case as worth only two pence. She pays two pence and leaves with the case.
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