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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1903
Page
7
South Dakota banks have surged from 25 to 57 national institutions since 1899 as deposits, profits, and loans rise. Geo A Silsby notes a 100 percent deposits gain since 1899 despite harsh frosts, with eighteen new banks this year and per capita deposits around 71 dollars.
The Republican editor corrects a misreported claim that J A Miller was pastor at Kimball. Miller, a lay man without credentials, supplied sermons after May 2 for pay. He vacated the parsonage after trustees’ action. saloon painting and retirement cited as unrelated.
Neighbors in Blendon township mourn the death of Newton G. Graves at 14, just shy of his 15th birthday. Deafness from infancy after a fall did not dim his gentle spirit. He died Aug 6 from a right lung abscess after a brief illness. Funeral Aug 7 at 2 pm at home, Rev. D M Powell officiating. buried at Letcher beside grandfather. Community cared for the family during harvest, flowers and sympathy gratefully remembered. A Friend.
A Shell Lake, Wisconsin bookkeeper recalls a four year old with colic and cramps who deteriorated after morphine. After giving Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, the child slept and recovered within hours. For sale by all druggists.
An advertisement promotes the DeLaval Baby Separator as the best and most economical machine, offered on flexible terms with assurances of new, unused stock. It invites farmers to try before buying and notes a Mitchell South Dakota post office list of uncalled letters dated August 12, 1903, urging customers to mention advertised when inquiring. A D. W. Collins note adds a second hand Aultman Taylor engine and Nichols and Sheppard 36 56 separator with accessories for sale.
The Capital prints details of Mitchell’s proposed city hall to be built on Second and Rowley, costing 36150 to Frei Brodstrop with Gottlieb Scheur enbrand handling stonework. Basement work starts late this month, completion aligned for September 15, featuring Sioux Falls granite exterior, red birch interior, steam heating, electricity lighting, and a 1200 to 1500 seat auditorium. The project promises to house state legislators and officers, making the state capital relocation unnecessary.
Local items report McCormick coin binders for reliable work, fall term at ManKato Commercial College opens on September 1, catalogue available. Fred B. Klee begins re erection of a new 18 by 80 foot one story telephone building with central office moved there after completion under R M Spink. Myrtle Wells leaves for Spokane Falls to head skirt department in a large establishment. she is well qualified. W C T A elects officers for the year led by Mrs J S Wilson and others. state meeting marks 86 members, up ten from last year.
Nicholas Bossen, injured when both legs were cut off by a Milwaukee freight train last Sunday, is en route to Omaha for hospital care. Society leaders arrived to take charge, dues paid, and $800 promised for the loss, with officials optimistic about recovery and county reimbursement for care.
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