Weathered rural notes hint at spring seeding near West Perry
Across West Perry and surrounding towns on April 18, farm reports describe rains settling dust, cattle and horse losses, measles cases, school shifts, and local trades. Mentions include Augusta Maguire's district teaching, Dan Barton’s cow loss, Gilfillan illness, Perry and Mitchell visits, and village notes from Flensburg Ethan Prosper Emley Badger Plano Beulah Mt. Vernon Blendon and Wakonda districts with seeding progress, schooling changes, and minor incidents.
War Declared as Spain Threatens U.S. Vessels
Washington reports Spain practically declares war and sails flotilla to attack all United States ships. North Atlantic squadron moves to blockade Havana. The notice lists local names and events from Mitchell with brief mentions of measles, visits, farming, and a horse seizure notice. Postscript lists uncalled letters and a horse seizure announcement.
Jains Run Large Animal Hospital in Bombay
The Jains maintain a substantial hospital for sick and aged animals at Bombay with sheds for cows and oxen near the gate, disabled horses in the next court, and separate enclosures for dogs, cats, monkeys, sheep, goats, birds, fowls and reptiles. They are noted as transmigrationists, and the text notes no hospital for women in India until the Women's Foreign Missionary Society opened one in Bareilly.
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Bombay
India
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Bareilly
The Drawback Revealed in Paris Figaro Excerpt
Mlle. Victorine confides to the janitor’s wife that her mistress, old and feeble, has promised to remember her in a will if she cares for her until death. The janitor’s wife replies that better care prolongs the wait for the legacy. The remark underscores the moral irony of service for inheritance.
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Mlle
Victorine
Paris
Figaro
Mitchell Market Quotations For Produce And Livestock
Market reports from Mitchell updated each Friday at 10 o’clock list prices for wheat No 2 northern at around .80, butter 14 cents, potatoes 20 cents, fat sheep 3.25 to 3.50, fat cows and heifers 2.75 to 3.25, stockers and feeders 4.00 to 4.50, yearlings and calves 3.00 to 5.00, and hogs 3.00 to 3.25.
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Mitchell
Dadsee
Local Adaquate water work, weather notes, and town news
J B Wolgemuth is putting city water into his residence. Dr Crane was called 18 miles north west to attend a boy hurt in an accident. Light rain Wednesday night keeps top soil in good condition and aids wheat. Mrs Geo E Logan was called to Chamberlain for nar brother N W Eggleston sick with typhoid fever. Married Wednesday at 8 pm at Mrs Walstrum's home Frank Grout and Miss Mary Walstrum officiated by Rev A C Stevens. Mrs C W Walrath and children left for Milton Junction Wis to visit relatives. T J Balls new house on west Third street grows into a fine residence. Nellie Ball resigned from Spooner & Nordaker's. Republicans won Aberdeen city election, Sioux Falls tight. Mrs H G Nichols recovering from broken limb. Will Harker returned with 245 cattle from Volin via the Lyman farm in seven days. City council met and opened bids for sidewalk in front of block 10, lot 20. award to A E Nichols as lowest bidder. J G Anderson died at Ethan aged 62. C F Drake and Levi Brown brought his casket. Cyrus Warne broke his leg again after a fall at the creamery steps. will be housebound. City council canvassed Tuesday's election results. no certificate for May Bobb due to absence of such office in Mitchell. News of Spain declares war. flags raised across Mitchell in minutes. J B Wolgemuth M E Spooner and Ed Tobin first to raise. Maxwell from Running Water arrived in Mitchell. he survived a blizzard ordeal on the Missouri River with frostbite and is recovering.
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J. B. Wolgemuth
Nellie Ball
Spooner & Nordaker’s
Aberdeen
Sioux Falls
H. G. Nichols
Will Harker
Volin
Lyman Farm
A. E.nichols
J.G. Anderson
Ethan
C.F. Drake
Levi Brown
Tralle
A. W. Davis
Yankton
Cyrus Warne
May Bobb
Spangler
Mitchell
Spain
M. E. Spooner
Ed. Tobin
Notice of Land Office Final Proof for Nicklaus Reimers
Notice is given that Nicklaus Reimers has filed for final proof to support his land claim in South Dakota. The proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Mitchell on May 27, 1898. Witnesses named: Nicklaus Schneider, John Heysett, Martin L. Bobb, and Abraham Reitzel, all of Mitchell South Dakota.
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Mitchell
S. D
Nicklaus Reimers
Nicklaus Schneider
John Heysett
Martin L. Bobb
Abraham Reitzel
Mitchell P. O
D. Gero
E. Foster
Register
Names Grow for Our Weekly in Davison County List
Our Weekly expands reach with about 275 subscribers in six weeks and new names added weekly. Notable additions include Andrew Sloffer Prosper township T N Snyder Beulah Badger towns W Comstock J Jacobs J H Whitmore Hanson James M Parker Lisbon T F King Mt. Vernon B V Wilder Sanborn Mitchell towns W Frazier Ward Oscar Michael H H Holmes Andrew C Schuster Mrs Havens L E Witcher A S Tapp Ed Cullen Samuel Vickers J E Moore John Vickers A A Truax G A Marietta L D Twitchell Peter Wendelboe P H Hanson Fred Zehlke J Teeney C N Lindsey J C Dunbar and others.
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Davison County
Andrew Sloffer
Prosper
T. N. Snyder
Beulah
W. Comstock
Badger Township
L. J. Byrne
J. Jacobs
J. H. Whitmore
Hanson
Hanson County
Ed. Cullen
Samuel Vickers
J. E. Moore
John Vickers
A. A. Truax
Mt. Vernon
G. A. Marietta
Clarion
Iowa
L. D. Twitchell
Badger
Peter Wendelboe
P. H. Hanson
Fred Zehlke
Perry Township
J. Teeney
Sanborn County
C. N. Lindsey
J.C. Dunbar
Brule County
London Bridge Built of Wood, Says Pall Mall Gazette
The Pall Mall Gazette argues the London Bridge was wooden, not stone, built by Roman engineers. It notes stone bridges exist elsewhere but London’s Thames crossing remained wooden until 1176, due to local wood abundance and lack of nearby stone. If a man is happily married he is transported for life.
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Dartmoor
Pall Mall Gazette
Thames
London
Editing by the Golden Rule in a Rural Editor Letter
A country editor urges readers not to drop a paper for disagreement, citing a past letter about subscriptions. The item recalls a 34 year old Copenhagen scene where Greeks asked Denmark’s king to crown Prince George, who was welcomed as a brother sovereign after a royal seat shared.
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Neb
Denmark
Prince George
It Costs Nothing appeal echoes in Thackeray tale
A Thackeray anecdote describes a lord who never found a vacant place on his estate yet carries an acorn and plants it. The moral urges kindness and small acts of generosity, insisting they cost nothing and can brighten lives.
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