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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1886
Page
5
Our candid message invites you to buy direct from the manufacturer saving 15 to 20 percent over Ray Cambric Calico prices. See Revolution Shoe Store prices for Ludlow Pebble Go Ludlow Carasca Grain Button Calf Boots wool boots and more. Buying direct from manufacturers in case lots reduces costs.
Mail and train schedule details list closing times for incoming mails in various directions and daily departures and arrivals. It names postmaster David Hammer and outlines east west north and south mail deadlines and train times with several exceptions and locations.
Weil Bros leaders of low prices announce a holiday sale to clear their ice line of cloaks and shawls before winter. The store boosts savings across all counters from 0 to 25 cents to the finest art pieces, inviting customers to buy gifts within reach.
Five new members join Tom Orswell hose company. Brigham to open a boarding house on Main and Fourth. Carpenters begin shelving in O J Raymond's store. tenant Mr Peak to move in by December 1. County women and children rely on Davison bounty. G A R to host open camp fire. Whale bone cane draws interest. shipwreck story. Train brakeman Lane escapes injury in collision. Congregational ladies thank helpers for Thanksgiving dinner netting about $60. Dakota Fire and Marine Insurance rents upper floor at Raymond's for offices. vault to be built, ready in twenty days. Will Smith narrowly avoids fate after layoff from fatal wreck involving Engineer Blackwood. City truck house to include council, fire and police in shared quarters. Revival services at Congregational church grow. Mr Wiard sermons and Rev Osborn lead singing. Sioux City Journal notes Mitchell train status. postal clerk orders expected daily.
Negotiations to move the Dakota Fire and Marine Insurance Company from Chamberlain to Mitchell interests are complete. The firm will operate within ten days, likely in the former American Investment building, with Major Kellam remaining president. George A. Sibby to replace L. E. Rock as secretary. Goodykoontz, Stearns and Inglis stay on as attorney, agency manager, and adjuster respectively. The reorganization will be announced soon, and the move is viewed as strengthening the company despite Chamberlain's regret.
L W Adams nearly missed his Thanksgiving turkey after a market mix-up sent the bird to Frank Adams the night watch. Frank received and enjoyed the turkey as a gift, while L W Adams chased the delay. The error led to a late-night investigation and humorous mutual blame among all involved.
The second lecture of the High School course by Maj. A. G. Kellam of Chamberlain, titled Scenes and Incidents, or Lessons from the Great Rebellion, drew a decent crowd and offered new thoughts. The third lecture, by Hon. A. J. Edgerton, on December 13, covers The Campaign Against the Sioux Indians. Mitchell residents are urged to attend.
L Terpening and A E Fuller hunted wolves last Friday south of town. Fuller wounded a large grey wolf with his first shot and dropped his gun in excitement. Terpening seized the gun, Fuller pursued the animal, and Terpening finished it with a precise shot without harming Fuller.
W. D. Marsh contests Republican insinuations that he dozed during a signal. Neighbors report he was in his barn when notified and vaulted the door yard fence in a sudden exit, vanishing so quickly that only a dim streak crossed the horizon.
Sheriff Joe Stiffler of Plankinton and J. T. Granger pursued Dr. I. E. Coombes in Plankinton on Saturday and captured him for embezzlement after a successful hunt.
City council met in new quarters with a quorum and allowed 190 for Purdy damages from a mule accident. Labor bills ranged from 36 to 200 dollars for blacksmithing, engineering, street work, and other services. A territorial alliance communication urged hosting 200 to 400 delegates in December with hotel rates and transportation arrangements.
List of remaining uncalled letters for the Mitchell post office incl Miss Mattie Allen Mrs Anderson EJ Krumweib Md Leaugden OS Saxter Sophia H Biker Albert Melons Johan Olsen Louis Berry Maggie Parker Minnie Renolds Joe Devy Henry Richardson Wm Dunn Jas Freeland Mrs 8 J Schill Charley Garner Samuel Slone John Gardner Jas Smit Mary Graves Levi Gibson CC West Mrs J Hibbson Wm Whitney RJ Hill and others. If not called within thirty days, they will be sent to the dead letter office. D Hammer P M.
Rev S J Winegar urged Sunday night to visit the sick and helpless, highlighting Captain Boynton near the lumber yards who has been paralyzed and blind for four years. A kind call and neighborly visit can do a lot of good for such an afflicted person.
A council meeting received a communication from the Territorial Farmers' Alliance announcing a gathering here on December 22. Committees were formed to organize the event, expecting 200 to 400 farmers to attend.
Notice to land men announcing printing of final proof blanks under Commissioner Sparks circular and urging early orders. Includes copy of circular and states only blanks will be accepted. Also notes Charlie Shaw hose company won a $20 prize from Chief Orswell for best run and connections last Saturday. Trains affected by a show east and north all week.
A committee of ladies and gentlemen met to organize the Fireman's fair to raise funds for the June tournament. H. E. Durell named chairman, Mrs. Silsby secretary, with committees formed for Finance Amusements Soliciting articles and Tables. Next meeting set for Friday at 3 p m. The item ends noting a healer claimed to cure consumption.
The Mitchell Packing Company will be in market to buy hogs and cattle on or about December 22. They seek to pay top cash market prices and encourage farmers and stock dealers to bring stock to the packing house. They will also take poultry and game. JOSEPH ROSTER.
Notice reports Doctor Fishblatt comes to Mitchell for his fourteenth visit on a Wednesday, outlining the scheduled medical appointment and location.
A compilation of immigration cases and appeals sent to the secretary or pending decisions dated November 17 to November 26 1886. Entries include Witzel versus Jaquith Andrews and Barnes with final hd numbers, proof demands for Reed Garland Dyedahl and others, proof rejections for Hancock and Bender, hearings ordered in Abraham versus Camman and related cases, and multiple cancellations for entries due to residence failures.
The Diana Advocate argues the tax limit change offers practical benefits. It notes taxpayers rarely have extra money in spring, but shifting deadlines could ease penalties, reduce delinquency risk, and lower borrowing costs near the next harvest.
Yankton Press reports Delegate Gifford has secured a 25000 appropriation for a James river survey aimed at rendering it navigable. A preliminary survey has been completed. authorities say the river could become a valuable interior canal with modest work, potentially aiding Gifford's campaign.
A Brooklyn painter at 105 Carlton Avenue testifies the plasters are the best external remedy. He says after applying the plasters overnight from a severe cold he could walk with little pain within eight hours. He reports using them in his family with almost immediate relief for various ailments.
Farmers urged to act now as two healthy bull calves near Mitchell are offered by Gro P Dix. Also advertised are West’s Cough Syrup and West’s Liver Pills sold by L O Gale and L C Gale, touted as cures for coughs throat and lung ailments with various bottle prices.
Delegates from townships not in session met in the Baptist church on November 27. Deacon Morse opened with devotion, L McCurdy named temporary secretary, and township roll call listed representatives from ee, Beulah, Mitchell, Prosper, Perry, and others. A resolution reorganizing the county Sunday Schools Association was adopted, officers and committees named, with future conventions planned for winter and a June county gathering likely.
A Fond du Lac area man recounts long illness with abdominal pain breath odor and fatigue until Dr Fishblatt’s treatment, after which he recovered. The article notes other patients from Merillan and Fond du Lac reporting relief from chronic catarrh and throat ailments. West's Cough Syrup and World’s Wonder Liniment advertised as remedies.
A La Crosse Wisconsin business college advertisement appears in a different column. The brief notice highlights the school’s offerings and contact details while noting placement in the column feature.
Portland publishers George Stinson & Co. report strong demand for several new lines and seek more agents nationwide. No experience needed, women welcome, work flexible from home, with guaranteed success upon following straightforward directions. Free full particulars by mail.
Warns readers against fake cures and urges purchase of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. Promises relief for throat lung and chest infections. Trial bottles offered free at Hammer & Hammer’s drug store.
Mr D I Wilcoxson of Horse Cage iXy says years of phthisic and diabetes caused excruciating pains and near convulsions. After six bottles of Electric Bitters he gained eighteen pounds and believes he would have died without the relief. Sold at fifty cents a bottle by Hammer & Dammer.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cats bruises sores ulcers salt rheum tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It claims to cure piles with a money back guarantee and priced five 25 cents per box. Sold by Hammer & Hammer.
A retired physician claims a simple vegetable remedy cures consumption bronchitis and other lung ailments plus nervous complaints. He offers to mail the recipe free in German French or English with usage directions, to W A Noyes Rochester NY, also advertising Shilohs Catarrh Remedy with a nasal injector and sewing machines by L W Adams Mitchell Dak and Hackmetack perfume priced 25 and 50 cents.
McDermaid and Fetch announce weekly hog and cattle sales every Wednesday at their lrst meat market north of the depot with payment at the highest market price. Also advertised are SuIlche’s Cure for Croup and Whooping Cough, St Patrick's Pills for stomach cleansing, Hammer and Hammer selling Civil effect, and Shiloh's Vitalizer guaranteed to cure dyspepsia and liver complaints.
A terse ad notes Taylor's Premium Cologne claims no single odor predominates to give universal satisfaction. Sold by druggists with a two cent stamp for a Riddle Book. Walter A. Baylor Atlanta Ga and L O Gale listed as sellers.
A humorous quip about doctors tends to patients as a setup for old time home remedies. The text touts Dr Biggers's huckleberry Cordial and tainted patent cures, listing remedies for bowels croup and coughs. It mentions Studebaker wagons and carriages sold by local dealers I W Adams and L O Gale, Mitchell Oak area.
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