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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1886
Page
5
Boots and Shoes bought of H M Montelius will have all rips sewn up free of charge. The store advertises direct buying, savings, and a money refund if not satisfactory, claiming 15 to 20 percent off compared with Ray Cambric Calico. Also includes a post office and train schedule notice.
Weil Bros promotes holiday goods and closeout prices on cloaks and shawls to help all classes buy a garment before a cold wave. The store touts presents from 10 and 25 cent counters to high quality art pieces, branding itself Leaders of Low Prices.
Local column notes renters and openings including Slater in the new Dur barn Brokaw to stock a store and Applegate opening an undertaking establishment. Mentions upcoming holidays bargains and a January 1 stock removal. Includes a long list of post office letters and a note on a railroad right of way settlement. States a legislative reception in Huron on the evening of the Mth.
Sheriff Alterton and Sumner Brown face testimony in Chicago as J T Summers leads the prosecution. Brown disputes authority and alleges improper extradition while hands-on travel with Alterton and Summers is questioned amid multi-city detentions. Court adjourns to await Kirk from St Paul as a $5,000 damages suit against the Harvester firms proceeds.
Conductor McCarty testifies his orders were to meet a freight at Lennox and wait for it to pass. He says a sidetracked freight at Lennox led him to push ahead without further inquiry. He cites a telegram about his ill child and says he was refused leave, bearing grief during the fatal dispatch.
The White Lake Times reports the Chamberlain Insurance Company moving to Mitchell. All old officers keep their posts except I. E. Rock who resigns due to ill health and George Silsby of Mitchell will fill his place. A capable secretary will help boost the company’s prospects.
R N Kratz visited banker Bowdle and asked for a drink he thought was his usual refreshment. He found the cup used to fill coal oil lamps was dipped in the water pail and taken a hearty swig, prompting a sarcastic remark about a lamp and its wick.
A note from a Harris family member reports Rev. C. C. Harris died in Parsons Kansas on the 1st inst after a brief illness and was buried Friday. Former Mitchell parishioners learn of his passing with sorrow as he had earned many friends during his rectorate and his leaving caused regret. The family receives sincere sympathy from Mitchell friends.
After five weeks of anxious waiting H. Shaw learns that his brother in law E. P. Fox, who vanished in New York City, has sent a telegram from Washington announcing his upcoming arrival in Charles City Iowa. Shaw left Tuesday to meet him.
Telegram delivered news of the death of 8S. O. Kimball from brain fever. Kimball, married last summer, and his wife Lou had moved to California to settle their new home. He was a prominent member of Damascus Lodge, K of P, of this city, mourned by friends and brothers.
The board of control for the Firemen’s Board meets in this city on the 15th. Members include D. Coy of Pierre as president, John Foster as first vice president, C. L. Marston as second vice president, M. F. Bloss recording secretary, T. W. D. Orswell corresponding secretary, and Fred Kincel treasurer from Yankton. Mitchell secured three seats in the last election, boosting the town’s prospects at the coming session.
The region faced a sudden extreme cold starting Friday night with city thermometers at 28 to 34 below and farmers reporting 36 to 38 below on the prairie. Residents recalled past winters as they discussed the bitter conditions and joked about the unusual readings.
Rosedale reports Robert Nicholson and Eugene Fitch have exchanged farms. The Chapel school taught by Miss Rogers closed a successful term. A pack of about fourteen wolves held a moonlit powwow around Joseph Wayman’s premises. Sleighing and a festive drive from Hope Chapel to Byron Jones’s Prosper home enlivened the week.
The new Main street block in Dakota Territory was completed and warmed up by a Bohemian dancing party. A county teachers' institute led by W E Moore is set for Tyndall December 13 to 17. Temperance meetings continue, featuring G A McFarland and Miss Sara Ferguson. Additional notes report a marriage, a disappearance tied to Armour, and plans for a Sioux City bank in Tyndall.
Hammer and Hammer showcase a humorous mechanical man killing a rat with a billy. The lifelike expression on the old fellow’s face draws roaring laughter from viewers.
Sherman Barbour returned from his father's ranch yesterday with two large wolves he shot about a mile south of town. The winter wolf population appears high and unusually bold, with a bounty on scalps making the hunt profitable for sportsmen and pelts helping cover ammunition costs.
The Fargo Insurance company announces its reorganization and establishment at Sioux Falls. Officers are prominent western gentlemen and managers are all Dakota men. J. H. Scriven serves as the local agent.
Having just installed a new engine and boiler suited to the business, The Mitchell Printing Co offers the old engine and boiler at a bargain price for cash. Call and see it.
December notes from Pleasant Ridge report near freezing weather with 34 degrees below zero and several residents ill including Amelia Nabinger and Mrs Nabinger. Local ministers Sage Sparks preach at the schoolhouse. Sunday school progresses. Miss Wright teaches. engagement of Henry Pine and Emma Pingrey. medical recoveries and visits to relatives are described. Christmas ice incident mentions Mrs Nabinger’s fall.
Thomas Clyde, foreman at the round house and machine shops, donates a large nozzle to the city fire department. The prize goes to the hose company with the most ballots at the forthcoming firemen's fair. Votes cost ten cents each, promising a sizable sum. Board of Control of the South Dakota Firemen's association meets December 15 to set prizes and plan the June tournament. If citizens engage, a grand time is expected.
A testimonial from Frank W. Gillett of Vermillion lauds Brandreth's pills for curing severe indigestion after costly medical care. The note claims two boxes restored health better than years. A separate Vermillion Republic editorial contends moving the supreme court from Yankton to Mitchell would not constitute theft if approved by representatives.
A fragmented advertisement page lists Castoria with varying spellings alongside tonic brands. It promotes Ayers products for blood purification and cough remedies, St Patricks Pills, Shilohs Cure, Wests cough syrups, and other patent medicines. Local merchants Hammer & Hammer L W Adams and J O Gale are named, plus Davison Bros Bankers offering loans.
Local firm Hammer and Hammer publicizes Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption colds and coughs with a trial bottle offer and positive guaranteed cures. Rome California dealer 1 W D Hoyt & Co reports lasting sales of Dr King’s New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklin’s Amica Salve with many cures. Sold by Hammer and Hammer.
An advert lists Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal healer for cuts bruises sores ulcers and other eruptions with a money back guarantee and 25 cents per box sold by Ammer & Hammer. Also included are testimonials from Rev Geo Thayer of Bourbon Indiana and a note on West’s Cough Syrup and Shiloh’s Vitalizer marketed by local merchants.
Farmoans. We always have money on hand to loan upon improved farms at low rates of interest. come in and see us if in want of a loan. Davison Bros Bankers.
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