Today in Mitchell History

November 20, 1915 – High School Football Team Went Down in Defeat Before Mitchell November 20, 1929 –Injunction Proceedings Planned to halt James River Contamination November 20, 1950 – Overpass Opening Set at Mitchell November [Read More…]

November 19, 1909 – Dedication set for the new Mitchell High School November 19, 1909 – Farmer Finds Gold Near Mitchell November 19, 1967 – Mitchell Prairie Market Badly Damaged by Fire November 19, 1982 [Read More…]

  July 10, 1936 – Rain Prayers Offered July 10, 1951 – Hold Mitchell Man after Two-Car Accident in which Six Persons were injured, two critically July 10, 1981 – Development proposed for archaeological find [Read More…]

  July 9, 1973 – Daily Republic-KORN to Sponsor Radiothon July 17   July 9, 1992 – Zion Lutheran Church in Mitchell to Mark Centennial   July 9, 1994 – Mitchell Chief of Police Resigns [Read More…]

1909- Automobiles Will Race   1926 – Twin City Architect is Barred from South Dakota   1945 – Girl Hurt by Tractor 1946 – Tot Rallying from Accident that Killed Father, Sister 1955 – Mitchell [Read More…]

  1911 – Slackers Arrested   1917 – Weird Story Scares Patrons of Peddler   1929 – Ask Cooperation of S.D. Drivers   1953 – Mitchell City Council Approves Beer Licenses   1962 – Mitchell [Read More…]

  1914 – Stork Wins Race with Automobile   1925 – Mitchell Man Lands Big 45 Pound Catfish 1926 – Mitchell Girls in Lead on Hike Through Hills 1927 – Davison County Pioneer Farmer Dies [Read More…]

  1978 – Letcher boy saves best friend’s life   1978 – Alexandria couple unaware farm was leveled   1979 – Corn Palace fire arson, but reason not known    

June 21 – Today in Mitchell, South Dakota History 1900 – Dakota University in a Prosperous Condition Dakota University at Mitchell has closed a very successful year. The enrollment for the year reach 358, coming [Read More…]