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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1912
Page
3
Ethan South Dakota reports a busy week with house work on a foundation new furnace installation and several visits by residents and visitors. A Methodist minister in West Virginia is killed after facing threats over sermons on dishonesty.
Mrs. Roy Jarnigan joins city editor Jarnagin in Mitchell occupying the First National bank building unit. Pharmacist Paul Schultz leaves for Pierce and Schuyler Nebraska to run a new drug store. Auctioneers Col. James Judge and sons set fall sale dates as they move to Mitchell. Church sermons cover salvation and Mahomet. Rev Barnett may be reached via Sioux Falls. Corn Palace carnival bands secured. Miss Ida Sinclair wins Maynard theatre auto contest with $925 prize. Paving crews push to finish Northwestern depot block and East First avenue by weekend. Disco White corn wins state fair premium, grown by W S Hill near Alexandria.
Report notes a town resident was badly injured last week in a haystack accident and is now improved. It mentions Mrs C F Drake and Mrs L EB Lowrie under medical care, and Mr Setterstrom's youngest brother at home sick from an accident. No details available.
Secretary Wheeler of the corn palace committee announced that Madam Viva Ethena, prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera, will perform at Mitchell Palace Week. She will sing each afternoon and evening with the Congress Cabaret Orchestra providing music for the week.
Commissioners from the state board met with Silsby and Mitchell officials to discuss rail rate discounts for wheat turned into flour if a flouring mill opens in Mitchell. They noted no law compels railroads to grant such rates for in state wheat. interstate rules apply. One Dakota railroad reportedly grants such rates in select cases. Silsby will pursue the idea with railroads directly. The meeting was encouraging for the Mitchell flouring mill prospect.
A mob in West Virginia attacked a minister during a sermon, striking him with rocks and killing him. Police report the assailants escaped, and investigators are seeking witnesses and motives in the incident.
The passage describes Stephen being stoned by the council after being laid hold by witnesses. A young man named Saul is mentioned as overseeing the witnesses clothes while Stephen prays to God. He asks for forgiveness for the sin of his persecutors as he dies.
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