Fragmentary note on oil fray and weights
A garbled OCR fragment mentions oil, weight, and a fray. No clear persons, organizations, or locations are identifiable.
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1890
Page
6
A garbled OCR fragment mentions oil, weight, and a fray. No clear persons, organizations, or locations are identifiable.
Miss Daisy Samarindyex remains in Sioux City to finish musical instruction while Fred Widman gains attention for a new building on Lawler Street. The Boulton household welcomes an eight pound boy as Dean Bros. raise the sidewalk to street level. Several residents travel or plan moves, and local trade includes grain interests and insurance ventures.
Members of the G A R and W R C travel on the Great Northern Line to the National Encampment aboard the Osakts Pullman car. Officers and delegates include Department Commander E T Langley and Lucy P Bryson department president. Ban first on the car announces the department name. Tourists expect a pleasant trip.
The Chicago Tribune offered prizes for best population estimate. Julia Olmsted won first prize of 100 dollars, H K Keagg took second, and John Chandler third. Official Chicago figure is 1,008,576. On the 20th to 22nd three Madison Mitchell games are planned at city fair grounds. Alexandria beat Mitchell 15 to 16 in a tied baseball match with Mitchell securing the purse of 25 dollars. multiple players listed as attendees and participants.
Mitchell boys enjoyed Madison visit with the citizens and baseball management making guests welcome. A single full game was played on Wednesday afternoon with the Madisons' fine play outpacing costly errors at critical moments by Mitchell.
A series of return games between Mitchell and Madison is planned in about ten days. The report covers two Mitchell Madison baseball games with full inning scores and bases hits. Also included is a board of insanity hearing for Alex McLean, noting his recent speculative schemes and unusual behavior since returning from Tacoma.
Secretary W D Hall of the Minneapolis board of trade received a letter from a linen mill prospective founder advising farmers to harvest flax at the golden yellow stage with self-binders and store threshing from straw. The plan promises good seed, fibre, and a strong straw market, and Hall urges newspapers to publicize it to help farmers profit.
Mrs A Thompson and Thompson Bros sell hundreds of bushels of No 1 northern wheat. J W Rice ready to buy grain and w R Smith's elevator to operate for business. L W Lewis Co to run warehouse and feed store. Wheat prices range 72 to 75 cents per bushel. Separately, Mrs G Saunders recovers well after two pound tumor removal by Doctors Excell Crane and Tatman in Alexandria.
State Superintendent G L Pinkham will lecture at the courthouse on August 20 at 7 p m instead of the previously announced August 14. Remember the date August 20 at seven p m.
Program details for a Sabbath School Convention in Ethan dated August 31 1890. Event outline includes sessions and speakers as listed in the program.
A sequence of program items lists times from 10:30 to 3:00 including music devotional exercises and talks by Rev. J. Hendricks C. M. Peck and Rev. Willis Patchen. Topics cover attendance safety preaching temperance and teaching methods with speakers Miss Swartz N. McCormick E. L. Rugg R. N. Kratz and Mrs. Sher Till. A basket dinner and concluding prayers are planned.
One O M Quigley from Plankinton was arrested by Sheriff Dwight on Sheriff Stifler’s orders after the nearby post office was entered and its safe blown open. Quigley was later released and told to seek another locality. The Congregational Sunday School plans a Barber grove picnic next Friday afternoon with attendees asked to be at the church by noon.
The Catholic Board of Education will hold a regular session in Mitchell on August 20. Rev Father Sheehan serves as president and I A Ricklin of Sioux Falls is secretary.
Special Agent H C Gordon assigned to Cham berlain land district. Special Agent Geo C Smith transferred to this district from the Black Hills.
G. G. Cowhick arranges to close out his stock of paper paints and other merchandise to W. W. Bennett who will return shortly from Hot Springs.
The list of uncalled letters ending Aug 8 includes Mr H Ackerman Geo Anthony Edward H Vaughn Lean Iietcher AA Buller W Grimwood Karn Henderyson Fredric Lund M E Lawton Fannie McClaim Mrs A Neville Annie Like Wim Twaubley Miss G T Brown Miss Madora Thomas. Advertised requests noted. Unclaimed letters after two weeks will be sent to the dead letter office. J W Beattie P M.
The Illinois Central Railroad announces three excursion dates September 9 and 23 and October 14 to points in Mississippi Louisiana and Tennessee. Round trip fare one fare with 30 day ticket validity and stopovers south of Cairo. Agents at Duncomb and C F M branch stations sell for the evening trains the day before.
A large crowd watched Madison and Sioux Falls play in Sioux Falls. Redmond’s hand injury hurt the home club as Kelley and McDonald opened the scoring, and a disputed play over a balk led to a second game started with Schaefer umpiring. Sioux Falls won 11 to 8 behind solid hitting and late runs in the ninth.
Proposals for building a county farm addition will be received by the auditor until 12 o clock noon Monday September 1 1890. The county board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Plans and specifications may be viewed at the auditor s office. By order of county board R T Roginson auditor Mitchell S D July 30 1890.
A 1890s legislative proposal outlines amendments on public debt limits, voting restrictions for Indians, and woman suffrage. It includes debt ceilings of 600000 and 500000 and a vote on removing the word male from the constitution. The notice sets the election for the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1890.
A light fiction titled A Little Journey to the Sioux City Yarn Palace offers a farm life tale of a young family planning to attend a county event. The Illinois Central Railroad Passenger department will mail free copies to interested readers who write to J W Mery in Mancheter Iowa or Bows in Chicago.
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