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Published January 04, 2013, 12:00 AM

Time capsule opened


Mitchell Area Historical Society President Lyle Swenson, left, and Muth Electric owner Dick Muth open a time capsule Friday morning at Muth Electric headquarters that was found in the cornerstone of a former Muth Electric building on Fourth Avenue in downtown Mitchell. The capsule was placed there in 1909 when construction on the then Odd Fellows building was completed.

(Photos by Chris Huber/Republic)

  • Mitchell Area Historical Society President Lyle Swenson, left, and Muth Electric owner Dick Muth open a time capsule Friday morning at Muth Electric headquarters that was found in the cornerstone of a former Muth Electric building on Fourth Avenue in downtown Mitchell. The capsule was placed there in 1909 when construction on the then Odd Fellows building was completed. <br /><br />(Photos by Chris Huber/Republic)
  • Inside the capsule were several newspapers, coins, a ring and a military ball ticket, among other things. The downtown building, which most recently served as part of the former Muth Electric headquarters until Muth constructed a new building in northern Mitchell, is being demolished. The other, newer portion of the former Muth headquarters will remain standing.