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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1887
Page
2
Mrs. George Chamberlain of White Lake Dakota pursued her absent husband Wissipes who had deserted her two years earlier. He had posed as a widower and married Mrs Bedding at Parkdale. He was brought in after a warrant. court adjourned the case until Monday.
In Fargo April 20 suspicions grow that C Nelson a 45 year old resident who died Saturday from inflammatory rheumatism may have taken his own life. He had moved from southern Minnesota left wife and family and reportedly married again in Fargo. Morphine is said to have eased his distress but no inquest or post mortem examination has been conducted.
Brookings reports a special land department agent investigating 45 entries under the 1880 act. Forty patents on local land have just been received. A special election is called to vote on issuing bonds for a county jail.
The Pierre Free Press notes Mitchell forms an Arboral Society linked to tree planting, hoping to increase Dakota’s tree cover and promote good works. Milbank Index reports Mitchell gearing up for the Ireman's tournament in June, promising a strong, well-run event. Falls Press mentions Omaha expansion from Salem to Mitchell, with the line nearly complete. Alexandria Advocate cites costs and a hospitable Mitchell preparing summer events and welcoming visitors as a capable host community.
A fragmentary note hints at a dramatic moment featuring Fae Shi The Dame, with brief cryptic lines suggesting tension around legs and a title TM. The text reads as a clipped, stagey excerpt implying performance or confrontation.
Sioux City dispatch reports jurors failed to agree after long deliberations. Foreman Ed Webster says no verdict. J D OConnell remains firm at eleven to one for acquittal, with one for first degree murder conviction. Judge discharges jurors and adjourns for a week as court moves to Monona county.
H C Green of Yankton and Jack Foster of Chamberlain were guarding a jail when a bull terrier named the Sanguinary Terror sprang from a dungeon. Foster climbed onto a cupboard, Green joined after, and both hung on for hours until the jailer returned. They vow to avoid jail duties henceforth.
Sioux Falls Press quotes a Burlington chair car conductor blaming the interstate commerce law for revenue loss. He notes pass riders, now without fares, reduce demand for chair cars and sleepers, reporting a 20 percent drop in receipts and healthier passengers on passes in the past.
In Mitchell the territorial fair location should invite broad county participation including Kingsbury Beadle Potter Spink and Hughes. The Arlington Sun urges all sections to mobilize support for a fair that serves and benefits every area now and in the future. John Porterfield relocates family and nursery business headquarters to Mitchell with plans to expand operations. The Northern Nursery Co. is praised as a reliable local institution awaiting growth.
General rains across the territory. Lead City raises 33 40 for a Fourth of July celebration. Huron National Bank designated U S depository. Posts and wards debated in various towns. Moots over school bonds and saloon licensing stir local politics. Descriptions include land bills and Indian lands in severalty debates.
Bloomington Courier notes land buyers from Mitchell stayed the night, then returned to Wheeler to look over land bought for a stock ranch. The writer suspects a railroad plan, observes the party hired a livery team and trailed the line forty miles closer, and urges readers to draw conclusions.
The Rapid City Journal notes the proverb Mother Means to her husband to git a pi when you're gittin and applies it to those buying trees this spring. It frames practical guidance for selecting and procuring saplings, emphasizing timely procurement and sensible choices for planting season.
Government chemists report Royal Baking Powder is free from alum and harmful substances. Endorsements come from Henry Morton Stevens Institute of Technology and S Dana Hares Mass. The product won top awards at Vienna World’s Exposition and Philadelphia Centennial and earned praise from chemists physicians and health boards. A diagram compares leavening power while warning against alum powders as dangerous.
The Dakota immigration bulletin outlines growth from 1856 to 1887. It cites 4 million acres settled, population around 525000 by 1887, mining exports reaching 33.3 million, forests expanding, and rail expansion with 3491 miles of road by 1887. It notes multiple institutions and 325 papers.
The St Paul Globe argues that divisions over admission of Dakota are politically motivated and provoke tired humor. It notes Nevada boroughs and population comparisons as distractions, suggesting no urgent need for a new standard and warning that smaller Dakota would still face quarrels over statehood.
The March statement of railroad returns shows record earnings across 111 roads totaling 325,751,519, up 17 percent from last year. First quarter earnings on 110 roads reached 76,995,251, a 16 percent rise, with only 13 roads below last year. Geo W Fox is in Plankinton for photography work this week.
In Pukwana Brule county confrontations over saloon licenses intensify as the board of county commissioners debates last session’s no license result. Kimball saloon interests push for licenses amid petitions, while attorney cautions illegality under new law. Father Austin accused of funding efforts.
In Lena, Wisconsin on April 21 James Carlin quarrelled with an unnamed man. He shot Maurice Beauschaud, a stranger, in Paysant hotel room as bloodshed escalated. Beauschaud died soon after. Carlin is jailed awaiting further action.
The Dest Salve in the world for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and positively cures piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give full satisfaction or money refunded. price 25 cents per box. For sale by Hauer and Haxee.
Mitchell city council enacts water regulation authorizing sale of water, street sprinkling, and licensing for water attachments. It sets license fees and procedures, stopcock placement, inspection rights, piping depths, and penalties for unauthorized use or noncompliance, plus duties of the city plumber and water works committee.
The document outlines a water works license ordinance detailing licensing terms for water use, fees, and penalties. It specifies payment in advance, monthly sprinkler charges, and unexpired terms. It lists fines for nonpayment and prohibited actions, plus roles for the mayor, superintendent, and water committee.
Frances E Phelpy rights in the southwest quarter section in Davison County are mortgaged to Mary Flintort to secure 330 dollars plus 6 percent interest due December 1 18 15. Default triggers acceleration and sale of the described premises to the highest bidder at the Mitchell Court House on May 6 1887 at 3 o clock. Attorney fees of 77 dollars are added. the notice calls for sale of the property to satisfy the debt.
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