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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1887
Page
8
Mrs. Mary J. Balch of Frankfort Ind addressed White Lake residents on temperance urging local option laws and ballot will. The town voted to bond funds for an artesian well while continuing the Sunday and saloon laws amid some dissatisfaction with enforcement.
Storm reports from Jerauld County and neighboring towns recount a whirlwind at Crow Lake demolishing over a third of town structures, including a new grain warehouse moved from its foundation. Captain Fred Wood rescued Justice McGlashan after the building lifted, while Ed Kenny’s team nearly drowned in a creek near Wheeler. Additional notes describe a Plainfield Carlton House lightning strike that damaged the structure and knocked a family unconscious.
S A Forbes of Illinois State Laboratory writes from Champaign on July 28, 1887, to Archer and Howe of Yankton detailing that flax repels chinch bugs and may protect ground sown with flax from damage. He notes historic Kansas reports and suggests flax seed mixed with wheat could offer protection, though no definite experiments are cited.
Official record of the special meeting of the county board held August 1 1887 at 9 30 am with members A Platner M M McDonald John Cook and W W Gardner present. The report notes the call to order and attendance.
The August 1 1887 board proceedings authorize 2462 dollars balance for bridge work and replenish the jury list with named towns and counts. Bills approved include George Lowell James Lyons John Cook Platner and more. board adjourned sine die. Also reports on troops moving from Fort Yates and Lincoln to Duluth then New York posts and Indiana rail routes.
The Dakota Pioneer recalls Col Plummer's sharp attack on Col Letcher calling him the Alpine climber of jokes. It notes phrases about whisky and the objector report and wonders why the Letcher ally dislikes him while praising the Aberdeen speaker’s fame.
Parker New Era argues the territorial government is unused by residents due to winter travel to Bismarck and legislative isolation from voters. It praises moving a seat closer to Sioux Falls or Pierre to allow public input on loose legislation before it is too late, aligning Turner County with Dakota division.
In Grinnell Aug 2 the boodle trial opened late as the prosecution elects not to elect a count, entering a nolle in the last count. The state relies on a three year penalty and $1,000 fine. Neumeister testified to Wasserman's good character and Dr Thompson performed a hire service for Ocas and Varnell.
Wm J McGarigle of Chicago arrived in Wyoming Canada Aug 2 at 1 am after a Sarnia pickup. He stayed at the Central hotel without registering and was later identified by the landlord. He took breakfast at 6 am and boarded the 6:38 am toward London where conductors recognized him from a published photo.
City park officials plan six new parks in Manhattan as the Board of Street Openings moves to condemn land for public use. Central Park dominates area at 843 acres with Riverside and Morningside among the largest to date. Aqueduct project aims to nearly double water supply while underground tunnels reduce leakage. A German science note discusses thread worms in hen eggs and related findings.
A Cincinnati Telegram anecdote recalls a visit to Louisville where a man with eleven daughters explains his farm board with notches for births. He notes the board shows colts and girls mixed, as he can no longer tell which notches correspond to which child.
The article paints Lotta and her mother Mrs. M. A. Crabtree hosting guests in a luxuriously appointed cottage. It describes nine sleeping rooms, a grand bed, plate glass mirrors, and orderly routines from breakfast at eight to ten o’clock curfew, showing refined hospitality and modest revelry.
An English traveler describes carved scenes near Chiajiang China showing moral lessons and depictions of celestial beings. Pillars before the chapel feature grotesque guardians intended to ward off evil spirits as described in an antiquarian Chinese text from 400 B.C. to A.D. 200.
A Congo tale describes a declining tribe ruled by a wine loving king who drives mass drunkenness, destruction, and eventual collapse. The doctor Dr Harrison visits the king, refuses wine, and narrowly escapes execution as the king’s men chase him to the river. The piece contrasts brutal leadership with colonial curiosity.
A Lexington Georgia woman owns yarn spun and woven during the revolutionary war that remains sound after more than a century. She also preserves a glass butter dish known to be over 150 years old. Separately, it is noted that two million postal cards are printed daily today.
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