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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1886
Page
8
Priday April 16 1886 ad touts the Werth Bros department store with a full supply of merchandise. It invites customers to inspect new goods and updated counters while promising best prices and a strong seasonal lineup.
The Mitchell Printing Co extends a payment offer originally set to expire April 1. Subscribers in arrears who settle by May 1 may receive the discount. Some have accepted the terms while others regret they cannot meet them.
Local items describe rental houses and property sales in Mitchell A.G. Champeny and I. Champeny advertise goods from shoes to hosiery. Other notes include arbor day plans, Sabbath school convention in Mitchell, real estate moves on West Third Street, and proposed building on Main Street.
Howard Advance urges every old soldier in Miner County to attend the G A R encampment at Mitchell next June. Accessible by rail or private conveyance, the county should send a full representation. Let's all rally.
The G A R Camp Fire in this city welcomed three new members at last Monday's meeting and received seven new applications for membership. The next meeting is set for the armory next Monday evening with all old soldiers invited. A special program will be arranged and extensive preparations are underway for Decoration Day May 30, including new uniforms. Further particulars will be announced.
The long-time resident James McEwan died at his Mitchell home on Sunday morning at 9 30 in his 84th year. Born Sept 28 1802 in Warren County New York he lived in Lehighgate Vermont Orwell Wisconsin and Chester Station before settling in Mitchell in 1882. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church with Rev G B Clark and Rev J W Torrance officiating.
A reflective piece on night work and solitude contrasts with rapid railway progress. Surveyors on the Milwaukee line reach Dobson’s. Grand View eyes Northwestern access. Winston Brothers secure contracts for grading and track work on Mitchell-Scotland and Douglas routes, with finishing timelines into August and a May town market launch in Douglas county.
Bicyclers under the lead of Mr. N. Kratz discuss forming, with many new bicycles expected in town. Kratz reads sporting journals daily, focusing on cycling columns rather than being seen as a sporting personality or organization.
An item from the Dakota Methodist references local history on the Methodist University project and its early incorporation. It mentions Heuron conference, Mitchell, Dr Tooke, and the Mississippi scheme by John Law, plus German Boy Iron sold to N Grant for 1000 dollars with hopes of faster trots this summer and possible sale completion by Mr Grant.
The Pine school house temperance meeting drew a full crowd. Beulah and surrounding areas report oiling events, Sunday school program led by FE L Rugg, arrivals from New York and Missouri, and town notes including weather, road mishaps, and local visits.
Mr 4 H Bennet reports from Ignacio Colorado that a bad winter has left deep snow but the Montezuma Valley looks promising with water hoped for. He praises the climate and land yet notes the nearby Ute Indians hinder settlement, with a potential reservation arrangement on the horizon.
List of letters remaining uncalled for in Mitchell P O for week ending April 12 1886. Names include Borreson Kristoffer Conant Jacob Davis Ernest W Cutts Grey Foote Hinman C F Levitin Adolph Peterson P. Pike John Smith Mrs M C Smith Mrs A D Somers Henry Stewart Mrs Lou Stevens Edward Stegmeyer Frank Peterson J.
Gibson Bros announces remaining stock of famous seed potatoes in section 10 Rosedale. References available from any local resident. Prices described as reasonable for the best cropper and general purpose potato.
Territorial Farmers' Alliance officers endorse Dakota Mutual Insurance Company after reviewing its plan. J A Henry, Sup't of Insurance, approves and recommends the Jail Department to local Alliances. Signatories include H L Loucks, A D Ci1AIE, W F BusHNELL.
In Badger Township on April 12 1886 F D Tylen endorses the Farmers Mutual Protective Association of Plankinton after crop hail losses and full payment of 26565 with only 960 in assessments. He asserts the association is cheap and safe for farmers to protect crops at actual cost. W A Abbott of Des Moines Iowa touts Chamberlains Pain Balm for rheumatism. Sold by Hammer & Hammer.
Notice to farmers of Davi son County highlights the Farmers Mutual Protection Association of Plankinton for crop protection and low costs. Geo Farnsworth is contracted to handle local business with assurance of association backing. The text advertises West's Cough Syrup St Patricks Pills Winslow's Syrup West's World Wonder and a pump giveaway by Baker Bros with a 65 foot well drill reward.
Hammer and Hammer announce their agency for Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. They guarantee its efficacy for throat, lungs, and chest conditions and offer a free trial bottle to prove its merits.
Newspaper advertisement lists multiple remedies and products including Electric Bitters for Bright's Disease diabetes and urinary issues with a money back guarantee. Also promotes West's World’s Wonder liniment Shiloh’s remedies cough syrups and liver pills along with sewing machines land parcels and farm equipment from local merchants.
An old physician offers a free remedy recipe for consumption and lung ailments sent by mail. A separate 1886 land notice lists Charles B. Rathbun filing for final proof on land in Mitchell Dakota Territory with witnesses named and date May 22 1886.
Bowne and Newcomer advertise land breaking on parcels ranging from fifty to one hundred acres. Work to occur from May list through July 4. The notice cites First National Bank Mitchell and The Standard as sources, with West's Liver Pills and L. O. Gale as advertised products.
Anton Holt adopted son of Jorgen Holt left his Woonsocket Dakota home two miles east on Thursday March 30. A reward is offered for information on his whereabouts. He is about sixteen, of medium height with a sallow complexion, wears a dark jean suit, cloth cap and old boots, carries a large revolver and wears a large gold ring. Dialect broken. Address C K Larson Woonsocket Dak.
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