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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1893
Page
12
A digest of community notes from Mitchell and nearby: calls for hay, farm help, and buys sells rentals. new house foundations. creamery price offers. creamery subscrption and water works updates. local political meetings and fair preparations. oblique notices about people moving, illnesses, and crop prospects. Dakota University plans and a president’s arrival.
President Shannon of the State Board of Regents was served with a notice of mandamus proceedings at Mitchell on Monday. The case is brought by A I Hitchcock, attorney for Prof. Whitlock formerly of the State Agricultural College faculty, who alleges he was not formally removed from his chair and was dropped without notice or record proceedings.
Joe Rabe lost a valuable horse while Andrew Eddy from Michigan visits relatives. Beal church youths plan an ice cream festival at Loughead residence on Friday August 25 with games and fruit booth. Local threshing uses steamers, wage 5c per bushel for wheat and 8c for oats. flax is a failure. corn looks strong if frost delays.
Wheat threshing has begun while fields suffer from heat and drought, corn ears fail to fill and crops look poor. A threshing fire damaged a barn but grain loads were saved. Local residents move, visit, and prepare for fall threshing as social events and obituaries dot the community.
Tax Commissioner Blanchard returns from Plankinton with a 50 page report on the Hart and Hatten bank failure. He estimates depositors may recover about 25 cents on the dollar unless firm real estate can be realized near its value which could yield at least 50 cents on the dollar. The report has been sent to the court.
Mrs. W. H. Knowles died around 5 pm Tuesday after months of severe illness. A pioneer resident since 1881, she helped run Knowles Pitwood & Co and was active socially before her health declined. Rev J H Babcock conducted the Episcopal service at her East Fifth Street home, with Congregational choir selections and a long funeral procession to the cemetery.
The board fixed next year expenses at 5500 dollars up from last year. They discussed repairs and temporary school space, adjourned to Wednesday for action, and considered using the Gazette office, Cowick building, or Dr. Windle's building on Main street for quarters. Editor Taylor comments on frugality in the Alexandria Herald.
Advertises Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative improving health by cleansing the system and easing colds headaches fevers and constipation. Claims acceptance by medical professionals and endorsement for kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. Pills 50c and 1 bottles sold by druggists, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co with name on every package.
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