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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1888
Page
7
Well Bros advertises dry goods clothing boots and shoes at low prices with Butterick pattern discounts. Readers urged to buy now as leaders of low prices and bargains this season.
A collage of brief items on sales at Champney Bros and J Harker Co. promotions, a street railway proposal in Winkton, a new Victoria for the Mordoff family, a birth in the Wiltie household, mortgage sale notes, and readers urged to open correspondence with eastern friends. Also mentions Ayer s Sarsaparilla as a tonic and local election talk in Davison county.
Amused himself counting telegraph poles. Royer's Cherry Pectoral has been the leading cough remedy for nearly fifty years due to its effectiveness for colds coughs and throat lung diseases. The Dakota Sunday School association plans a July convention in this city on the 10th 11th and 12th.
Lillie Carter, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Carter, died Monday after a week of malaria. Funeral at six led by Rev. A A Brown. A large crowd mourns, floral wreaths from Sunday school friends. Remains shipped east Monday night.
The Gazette questions the prosecution methods used against prohibitory crime arguing that opposing the enforcement approach is to oppose the law itself. It claims critics use spies and informers as a cover and that their rhetoric masks a sympathy for crime rather than a desire for law enforcement.
The board appointed committees: teachers Stanchfield Seaman and Wallace. finance Edgerton Windle Wheelock. text books Wheelock Stanchfield Seaman. grounds and buildings Wallace Wells Windle. supplies Windle Wells Wallace. outside pupils Windle Seaman.
Will Smith plants trees in front of his home while F Weller gets stonework ready on West Fourth Street for a new residence. Fred Kimball finishes exterior work and Hi Winsor adds fence and walk. General lawn cleanup sweeping across town.
Joseph P. Gilfillan and Miss Mary Elizabeth Hazleton wed at 8 J. Winegar’s residence in the city on April 17 1888 and will reside in Badger township. Albert H. Mc Alevy and Minnie J. Miller of Woonsocket Oak were married at the Alex Mitchell hotel on April 25 with Rev. T C. McFarland officiating.
A listing offers a good pair of mules a team of mares and a full farm outfit including three pulverizers inquiry at this office for details and price.
L. Lee Geo A Johnston W Russ and J N Brokaw depart for southwestern Missouri on a prospective tour. Johnston and Brokaw travel via the Omaha line while the others go over the Milwaukee route.
Excerpt notes that people will likely reverse doubts and feel Dakota is a fine place after experiences before them, implying a positive opinion formed through events or visits. The passage emphasizes a favorable assessment of Dakota’s character and prospects.
Madison Sentinel reports Hon. Theos. David returned from Chicago with his family to reside in Madison. Mrs. David and children wintered in Alabama. They stay at Lake Park until a residence is found. Mrs. David praised as refined for Madison society. Also noted are visits by A. E. Hitchock of Mitchell, H. K. Love of Mitchell, Louis Benton Jr. from Sioux Falls, Mrs. Judge Porter of Eldora with J. K. Smith’s son, Pres. Cooley of Dell Rapids National Bank visiting with Charles Burnside, Mrs. Allen Burdick at All Souls dedication in Sioux Falls, Adjutant General Jenkins from Chamberlain, and Rev. J. H. Babcock registered at Sioux Falls.
Rev. P. E. Holp spoke at the Congregational church on whether high interest is Christian. He argued 36 percent can be profitable in speculation, but personalExpense loans at such rates are usurious and sinful. He will present a paper on the topic in Alexandria next Wednesday before the Congregational association of south Dakota churches.
Word and Works editor Rev Ira R Hicks warns May will begin warm as the first storm period nears and ends with multiple active storms from the 6th to 9th. He lists danger days on the 7th 8th 17th 18th 19th and 20th and urges preparedness for the worst.
Mr. Gillespie and his wife with child arrived early in the week and assumed management of the Hotel Minnekahta opening it to the public. From Mitchell Dak they bring many friends and plan to invite more, praising Flat Springs and aiming to attract Mitchell visitors for the summer.
The list of uncalled letters includes Ackerman Henry, Bailey Frank, Jenny Craig Dr Cave Charlotte Johnson Mrs C Jung Mr Frank Loomis Harry McNeil Miss Porter Charley 2 Rosche Mr John Stinson K Shannon Peter Walcker Carl FOREIGN Nelson Ole. Advertised. If not called for in two weeks they will be forwarded to the dead letter office.
Rev S G Updyke of Brookings college Prof H E Kratz of Mitchell and Prof Geo A McFarland of Scotland met here Saturday as assistant superintendent of public instruction to finalize an educational exhibit for the next territorial fair and issue display instructions to competitors.
Beginning Monday April 30 the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway will run trains via Manilla between Council Bluffs Omaha Sioux City Sioux Falls Yankton and other principal points in Dakota Minnesota and northern Iowa. For time tables and details inquire of any ticket agent. Don't forget the Manilla line.
A special session of the Davison county board of commissioners convenes Wednesday May 2 1888 at 10 o clock A.M. to handle any business properly before them. R T Roprinson Auditor.
The South Dakota Agricultural Association will feature a major educational exhibit at the Mitchell fair next September. Geo A Melarland, secretary of the territorial board of education, urges county and city superintendents to prepare exhibits representing all school levels from primary to college. Large prizes will honor county and city displays and individual schools. excursions from neighboring states are planned.
P M Kiely Co reports on fruit crops nationwide with half peach crops and light pears. The apple crop is large in the west and south while New York and other eastern states are light. Strawberries will be the lightest in ten years. Missouri Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas about half, Mississippi fair, Texas adequate for home use, Louisiana greatly rain damaged. Grape crop looks better. vegetable supplies in the west and south large though southern weather slows some.
Judge Edgerton has partnered with attorney Maclay to establish Edgerton and Maclay. Offices are being prepared in the Geo Letcher building. The senior partner is widely respected in the northwest. Maclay brings three years in Dakota courts and Columbia University top academic honors.
The piece lists symptoms of biliousness such as poor morning appetite, white coated tongue, digestive disorder with diarrhea or constipation, hemorrhoids or blood loss, giddiness and headache, acidity or flatulence, and stomach tenderness. It recommends Green's August Flower as a cheap remedy trusted by thousands to correct the condition.
Letters from state governors confirm Pond's Extract as a preferred remedy for pain and inflammation. Many governors used and recommended it, and with permission, the publisher will share more of these endorsements in future editions.
A Western Rural correspondent asks how to keep a horse fit for spring work. Proper care and varied feed are key. Winter neglect, dry foods, and little exercise leave horses weak when work begins, whereas diverse grains roots oilmeal ventilation and exercise preserve condition for spring tasks.
The text warns against pushing a horse too hard at spring work and suggests gradual introduction. It recommends feeding oats and corn in spring, half and half or less corn, and, if winter treatment was harsh, using a blood remedy and stomach powders like charcoal.
Dakota settlers and their attorneys protest the land office shift to a partisan publication method and announce a special price of $2 for printing all notices in the WEEKLY Carrirat, half the former rate. The offer aims to serve local interests and support community growth through affordable notices.
Four servant girls were severely burned in a boarding house fire on Twenty-eighth street as tenants fled in panic at six in the morning. Firemen rescued five women from windows, one leaped into a fire net, others were helped down ladders. two men were burned and bruised, and the building suffered two thousand dollars in damage.
A hotel blaze at the Centennial in Butte Montana killed Frank Lincoln the assistant postmaster and left Jesse Glidden the night clerk badly burned. The owner G W Heal and George W Newkirk suffered losses with no insurance. The fire was total burning the wooden structure and its contents.
Auction notice for Tuesday May 3 1888 offering about thirty five head of shorthorns including two notable bulls Sattellite and Waterloo Duke plus fifteen bulls and twenty cows and heifers. Cattle described as in good breeding condition with cows mostly strong milkers. cows may be in calf or have calf at foot. Catalogue available April 10 from Allen and Olosk Waterloo Iowa. Auctioneer C F M Woop. Terms include one year at 10 percent or 5 percent discount for cash.
The Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha railway offers special half-fare land excursions to prominent points in North western Iowa southwestern Minnesota Nebraska and Dakota on March 20 April 3 and 24 May 8 and 22 June 3 and 19 Tickets are one fare round trip and valid within thirty days of sale For full station and destination details contact U W Teasdale General Passenger Agent Saint Paul Minnesota, for Kansas and Texas points as well.
An extensive forest fire began in the afternoon near North Kianzee land and now sweeps a large woodland tract. Rescue efforts are led by men from surrounding villages as flames spread across the area.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup touted as a leading teething remedy by a top nurse and physician in the United States. Claims universal usage for forty years, easing teething pain and curing dysentery and diarrhoea, priced at 25c a bottle. Also advertises Chamberlain's ointment for skin disease with a guaranteed sale.
The countryside around Aberdeen, Dakota, and surrounding county suffers prairie fires driven by strong winds. Property loss looms as flames scour the region and threaten more structures. A separate report notes a fire at Fargo’s Milwaukee repair shop destroying a blacksmith’s tools. an insured loss.
Aberdeen reports a two week late but promising seeding season with wheat acreage similar to last year and potential for a larger mixed farming outlook. Chicago notes the tragic death of J J Quinn's ten month old son, with repeated infant losses in the family. London reports a political incident with Moldavian nihilist links and arrest. Galena records rising flood levels with significant damage expected if flood continues.
The text discusses Mrs. Slayes with an imported Japanese cat gifted by a naval officer and Dolly Madison’s saddle nag, plus Montpelier's pet sheep. It promotes Chamberlain's cough remedy, St Patrick's pills, and Chamberlain's Pain Basin, claiming cures for lameness and rheumatism, sold by S. I. Scallin and Sr. IL Scallin.
Jesse W. Walker, president of Peoples' Savings Bank and a distinguished citizen, died suddenly of heart disease at his home in Evansville on April 26. He served with notable rank in the Civil War and held high position among Knights Templars in the state.
In Huron South Dakota on April 26 friends of Meda Y Miller president of the agricultural college raised 2500 dollars in bonds after Miller mortgaged cattle he owned. The six bondholders total twenty thousand dollars in value and Miller is left on the streets again.
Advertisement touts Dr J McLean Tar Wine Long Balm as a remedy for coughs and sleepless nights claiming a prompt radical cure and restful sleep through its use.
Thompson Bros offer one thousand bushels of good clean flax seed for sale at the Omaha elevator. Call early as stock is going rapidly.
Our druggists keep for sale alls Vegetable Sicilian UVair Renewer the best preparation ever made for restoring vitality and vigor. Money to loan on city property for long or short time. Special low rates on brick or stone business blocks. Davison Bros and Seaman.
Calumet Michigan April 26 Tuesday No 1 shaft of the Calumet and Jola was reopened and up to this hour the indications are that the fire is entirely out though the damage to the mine cannot be estimated.
A Brooklyn board of education member suggests a bureau to supply worn apparel to poor children so they can attend school. The idea cites parents’ poverty and casts off clothes as a fix, with a skeptical remark about offering lunches of "broken victuals."
Commander in Chief Rew of the Grand Army of the Republic arrives in Nashville en route to Athens for the Army of Tennessee reunion. Warrington Light Artillery fires thirteen guns in salute, and Rew speaks at the Maxwell House before a large crowd, later dining with federal and Confederate veterans.
Canada lifts disallowance clause boosting rail plans from Duluth toward the Northwest. The move benefits Duluth and the Minneapolis and Manitoba and Northern Pacific lines and spurs talk of a Duluth Winnipeg Northwestern or Lake Superior and Pacific. Duluth South Shore and Atlantic may sell out or back a new northwest route. A through line via the South Shore and a Red River east line are seen as promising opportunities.
A meeting of leading woolen trade manufacturers importers and merchants in New York on April 26 aimed to organize an association. Opponents call it a trust and fear immediate price increases for woolen goods.
Queen Victoria held a cordial talk with Prince Bismarck in Berlin as the emperor's condition continued to improve. The royal visit boosted spirits, with the queen encouraged by the better appearance and overall progress of the monarch.
London April 26 at the Grand Trunk Railway half year meeting Sir Henry Tyler in the chair said the newly constituted company shows progress and there is no despondency for the future. Gross receipts and expenses rose with net revenue £52,259 above last year.
New York April 26 reported Mgr Boulang of France renounced his faith in the Roman Catholic church. Archbishop Corrigan said he had no right to the title right reverend, that he was only a super numerary in the pope's household, and doubted any intimate relation with the pope.
ALBILENE Kan April 26 Delegates arrive in large numbers for a capital removal convention seeking to stop further work and cost on the Topeka capitol. They will send a delegation and petition to the next legislature to move the capital to a more central location.
New York reports Jim Fell a middleweight pugilist has arranged a finish with two ounce gloves against Bell Gabig of Philadelphia for 240 a side and a 00 purse. The bout will occur within fifty miles of the city in two weeks. Des Moines suit to depose County Clerk L A Wilkinson follows after attorney general complaint.
The first Cannon Valley division train of the Minneapolis and St. Louis road returned last evening signaling restored traffic. Regular service resumes today as the line is declared in proper operating condition.
Ashland Wisconsin April 26 The case brought by Mrs Catherine McDonald seeks 5000 in the circuit court after slipping on an icy sidewalk following a council disallowance Arbor Day observed in Dakota Hunon including bank closings and newspaper suspensions
A dialog from the Omaha World features two confidence men trading lines. They remark on a cheap suit and insist their clothes convey business. The exchange hints at deception and social posing as they discuss passing for Philadelphians.
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