Exhibition of Kindergarten Results Impresses Parents
A kindergarten exhibit organized by Mrs. Kinnard delighted a parlor audience of parents and area pupils. Grace Durell led piano with natural, charming performances by children such as Sam the joiner and Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep staged as a finale. Names of pupils include Plessie Snow, Jeannette Snow, Rachel Burr, Minnie Burr, Olive Dodge, and others.
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Durell
Sam
Dolly
Ray Seaman
Don Robeanlynn Mayhew
Grandma
Jess Walrath
Ozzin
Nora Starker
Santa Claus
Plessie Snow
Jeannette Snow
Rachel Burr
Minnie Burr
Olive Dodge
Jessie Walrath
WV Youngblood
Louise Hitchcock
Ay Seaman
Maude Kimball
von Roberts
Etta Woods
Nora Yarker
Verne Durell
Minnie Porter
Lyon Mayhew
Fred Robertson
Marie Faust
Kacie Brigham
Paul Gilbert
Willie Woods
Pardoned convict John Lacey leaves Sioux Falls with attorney Preston
Attorney N. Preston returns from Sioux Falls with John Lacey, whom he helped secure pardon for from the penitentiary. Preston has pursued the lis tator case in recent weeks, with prior trials in Bismarck. Dillon Preston aided Lacey’s defense in a murder trial here five years ago. Lacey, pleased with the outcome, reflects on the temperance lesson of the past five years.
Porkopolis News to Start at Stock Yards
Sioux City Journal reports a new afternoon daily to begin at the stock yards likely on the 11th. Directors to be elected today include Fred I Wrens Jr as president and treasurer and S D Cook as manager. The paper will be six columns on folio with a guaranteed yearly subscription of 900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Boys press case over death near Mt Vernon in negligence claim
Allegations say gross negligence caused the death of D. McClatchie near Mt Vernon two years ago. The unnamed boys are studying the case thoroughly and will give the company a hard fight.
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D. McClatchie
Mt Vernon
Capital audience rewarded with free Our Family Physician copy offer
The Capital announces a premium deal offering every subscriber a free copy of Our Family Physician through January 1, 1888. The plan targets old and new readers alike, aiming to boost circulation by paying subscribers to recruit one new name and presenting a $3 book in exchange for a one year subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Ype Mitchell Printing Co
Miy
Stinson & Co
Portland, Maine
Mitchell Catholic Fair Names Popular Conductor Conley
At the Mitchell Catholic fair last week Conley won the lantern prize for the most popular conductor with over 500 votes. Supporters from Parkston counted for Conley as the standout conductor in the west.
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Parkston
Mitchell
Conley
Samuel G Sands and Jannette Hamilton Wed in Mitchell
At the residence of Reverend S J Winegar in Mitchell on December 1 1587 Samuel G Sands and Miss Jannette Hamilton both of Diana Dakota were joined in marriage by the officiating clergyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Winegar
Mitchell
Samuel G. Sands
Jannette Hamilton
Diana, Dakota
Deputy Green Plans Local Greatest Show on Earth
Deputy U S Surveyor HH Green envisions a traveling exhibition in the city after fire insurance talk. He brings two cinnamon bears and signals a North Dakota jack rabbit and other natural curiosities, including stuffed wildcats and bric a brac from the Mouse River and Bad Lands. The show aims to form here and tour around New Years.
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U.S
HH. C. Green
Barnum
Phineas Phin
Lurtle
Green
North Dakota
Devil’s Lake
Edgar W Robey Leaves Stage At White Lake
Rumor reports Edgar W Robey former statesman politician and attorney of White Lake quietly departed, folding his tent after a brilliant career. The notice hints at his retirement with no further public detail.
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Plankinton
Edgar W. Robey
White Lake
Dear Bell Letter Claims Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Healed Ills
A person writes to Bell praising a remedy, saying they were once weak and pale but now feel better and excited to show the change. The writer claims Pierce's Favorite Prescription cured every malady and urges a visit, noting the family agrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Pierce
Leading Republican Politician Circulates Dakota Admission Petition
A prominent Dakota-focused Republican figure visited the city yesterday circulating a petition urging Dakota’s admission. The event drew local supporters and highlighted ongoing discussions around statehood and regional representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Dakota
Signed Petition Shows Partisan Support But No Democratic Signatures
The article notes a leader gathered several signatures among fellow partisans while it did not reveal any Democrats who signed the document, indicating partisan backing without cross party endorsement.
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Whole
Delay in Dakota code compilation draws public ire and legal risk
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports a two month overdue Dakota code by Caldwell and Price with bids pulled by Sam I Clover of Bell Publishing. Outside firms like Omaha Herald took the job amid alleged favoritism and potential law invalidation as eight months from March 11, 1887, expired with no laws printed by December 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Sam I. Clover
Bell Publishing Company
Mr. Caldwell
Omaha Herald Publishing Company
Office of Law Compilers
Dakota
Railroads split Dakota as lines fail to join
Mitchell Republicans argue rail lines will not unify Dakota and condemn artificial routes as political bonds. Yankton Press counters that transportation links serve commerce, not political union, recalling a era of harmony before railroads divided the state.
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Mitchell Republican
Dakota
Fargo
Yankton
Jamestown
St. Paul
Yankton Press
Great Plains
Coyote
Gale board delays meeting amid quo warranto case
The Gale board of trustees at the Yankton insane asylum postpones deliberations pending court ruling on per diem. Col Gale, president, cites two disappointed architects and says no meeting this week, likely delaying until after Wednesday when the quo warranto argument occurs. the public awaits resolution of this political fiasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
Gale
Yankton Insane Asylum
Col. Gale
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Superior Liver Remedy
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant, easily taken liver medicine and cathartic, claiming advantages over other remedies. It notes broad physician endorsement and lists S. N. Sealing as a seller.
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S. N. Seallin
Tarmage's Tabernacle Opens as Crowd Packed for Service
McDonald in Buffalo Express describes Talmage's opening at Tarmage's Tabernacle in Brooklyn. About 8 000 people filled the unreserved pews as gates opened. The organ and choir led a lively service with a notable sermon style, drawing praise and mixed opinion from auditors and a free thinking friend.
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Wis
Tabernacle
Plymouth
Brooklyn
New York
Cattaraugus County
Bottled sunshine and the energy problem in coal fields
A Christian at Work excerpt argues modern life relies on stored solar energy in coal. It notes current wasteful use, reports 5 to 12 percent energy extraction in steam engines, and questions the cheapest source of sunshine. It predicts electricity as a future medium that could cheaply convey energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian
Wrench in a Printing Press Disaster
A perfecting press, costly and intricate, suffered severe damage when an iron wrench left a pressman’s careless start, crashing through the machine and breaking cylinders. The rapid motion caused extensive harm, with thousands of dollars in damage and the wrench remaining undamaged.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
The Typical American and American Cosmopolitanism
A San Francisco Chronicle note argues that America cannot yet boast a typical American due to its diverse population and quick settlement. It notes the nation is a unit yet lacks a unified ethnological identity and predicts real convergence only over a millennium. It adds Good Housekeeping’s maxim that wealth is not as strong as the power to endure.
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America
Thirteen Colonies
San Francisco Chronicle
Household Hints From The New York Mail And Express
A collection of practical tips on cooking storage and comfort from the New York Mail and Express. Tips cover jelly color preservation, bread whiteness with little lard, minimal soup servings, safe canning practices, ash management, affordable kitchen grinders, broom hygiene to reduce dust, cellar moisture control, drying canned fruit, grease removal with salt and alcohol, linen closet upgrades, mushroom tests with salt, brown paper uses, hair wash formulas with salt quinine and alcohol, and foot relief with ash-water soak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Mail and Express
Stray Bits From Various U.S. Localities Rounded Up
A grab bag of short clippings notes Philadelphia as a major sauerkraut center, a Boston art show of woman etchers, a Milton Georgia couple wed by a county judge after a mule ride, and a Northwest Territory officer jailed six months for boot cleaning refusal. London hosts Dutch watercolor exhibits featuring Israels and other artists. Reading Michigan reports five silver dimes sent via postal card with looped slits. Mrs. M. M. Young of Creston Indiana nears completion of a linen thread bedspread and shams after six months and 300 spools. A Nebraska preacher criticizes poverty and debt at a Firth sermon. Los Angeles carpenters oppose eastern boomers. a correspondent accused of stirring migration.
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Philadelphia
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston
Milton
Mla
Northwest Territory
London
Israels
Artz
Mesdop
Bisschop
Mauve
M. M. Young
Creston
Firth, Neb
Janure
Carpenters and Bomnc Union of
Los Angeles
Ward Plans Exit From Baseball Amid Shifts In League Play
Reports indicate Ward will quit playing ball. The piece notes Cincinnati signed Kid Baldwin for 1888 and Sheridan now serves as a California league umpire. Atlanta may rejoin the Southern League, while New Orleans enjoys its strongest season yet. Hoover and Rowe comments highlight catcher skills and throwing power as the league considers a percentage plan.
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Atlanta
Shriver
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Baseball
South
Dave Rowe
Hoover
Chicago
Kelly
Boston
Detroit
Glasgow yacht exhibit to offer £1000 prize next summer
An international yacht show will open next summer with a prize of £1000. The Spartan Harriers of New York will sponsor America’s first open handicap cross country race on November 19, with 50 to 70 runners including Champion L A Carter. Philadelphia YMCA members plan to form a YMCA Athletic association, appointing committees to draft bylaws and study grounds for potential field events, with another meeting set for November 10.
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Glasgow
Spartan Harriers
New York City
America
L. A. Carter
Young Men’s Christian Association of Philadelphia
Settlement Notice for Mary E. Skinner in Mitchell Dak
Mary E. Skinner files final proof under soldier's hd entry 22092 in township 104 range 61 for northwest quarter of section 14 in Mitchell Dakota. Proof to be made before the Register and Receiver on December 31 1887.
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Omee
Mitchell, Oak
Mitchell, Dak
Mary E. Skinner
Town
Range
Kate Crompton
Kate Anglum
John Hohn
Michael Grady
William Grady
Blanche Palmer
Plainview
Dak
Geo
Evenitt
Register
R. N. Kratz
Atty
Land Ofice
Henry Grady
James Irving
Thomas Crampton
Joseph Curren
Abraham McKee
Gko
B. Everitt
Hager
Mitchell
Dakota
John Ward
Lownship
J. W. Mason
Wm. Mason
John Smith
M. F. Ward
Geo. B. Evenirr
Mitchell Dak
F. Blackman
John K.caster
Willian James Treving
Edwin L. Rugg
Franz
Carpenter
Ell
Ibbun
Obeverrer
Regster
R.N. Kratz
Charles C. Phillips
Henry Kelngebergs
Bejamin Morse
Geo. Moyer
Aloe Davison County
Dak. Gro.b. Evenrr
Blanchard & Hannett
Samuel Marshall
P. Morse
Mitchell Land Office Notices of Final Proofs and Witnesses
Land Office notices from Mitchell Dakota list settlers filing final proofs for homestead claims. Entries name claimants John Ward Samuel Marshall and others, with dates in November 1887 and witnesses from Mitchell and nearby towns to prove residence and cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Woodcock
Letcher
Dakota
Wilbur H. Swett
Edgar T. Swartout
Hirai L. Omealy
Mitchell
Gro. B. Evenirr
Register
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Clai
Lacey
His
S. D. Cook
New Daily
J. C. McFarland
Ico
Anderson
J. Ball
J. Raymond
LL. Whiting
Watson Thatcher
James T. Smith
J. 1. Ramsey
IT. Conley
Ki. L. Barton
MH. Milligan
A. M. Kocher
Wm. Nash
P. Carlson
C. L. Turner
Geo, Crawford
Fred Tetzlaff
J.B. Day
Ed. Rathbun
J. G. Welwig
Charles Leib
C.F. Satterlee
J. W. Sfankins
J. Cook
Plankinton Standard
Judge Edgerton
Fellows & Haney
W. M. Smith
M. & St. P. Railroad
Republican
John Quirk
Will Slater
Dr. Dundas
Charles Kibbe
Gillespie
Dr. Parmelee
Uncle Dutton
D. M. Bongard
Sam Webber
Vanderbilt
Tom Stillwell
Dr. Burr
Tom Ors- Well
J. M. Smith
Duncan
Dan Collins
Paul Page
J.j.smith
West
Charlie Harris
Will Lindsay
Ster
Major Wallace
M. M. McDonald
Fred Gillespie
Sheriff Strnchfield
Joe Morrow
Elder Kelso
Dr. Halphide
W. B. Jacobs
A. Dean
John Walrath
J. B. Day
Louis Beckwith
J. D. Lawler
H. C. Preston
Taffy
Railroads and Harmony
Tarmage’s Tabernacle
Ward
Kid Baldwin
Cincinnati
Dunlap
Detroits
Pittsburgs
Sporting and Athletic
John R. Caster
Charles G. Blackman
Albert E. Porteous
Amos Burkett
Joel M. Post
Rome
Everity
A. J. Hager
Mitchel
Register Aid
Henry J. Booth
Hanson County
Gabriel J.studebaker
Bard
Charles V.radabaugh
John Ruble
Thomas Jorgenson
B. Evienik
Hallett & Co
Portland
Maine
Trox & Co
Augusta
Minneapolis
Bigelow & Sheldon
Temple Court
Mil
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