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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1887
Page
5
Weil Bros. advertise reasonable goods at low prices. Every customer is welcome. Buyers can save on all goods including dry goods apparel boots and shoes. Leaders of low prices and agents for Butterick patterns. Come and see the bargains this season.
NOTICE OF INTEREST We want live correspondent and agents for subscriptions in every town and adjoining counties where the CAPITAL circulates. Library cash commissions will be paid on subscriptions received. Address or pass on at once. THE MITCHELL PRINTING Co.
City fills with hogs corn and wheat as notices mention cures from Jr Sage's Catarrh Remedy priced at 50 cents. Geo A Johnston reports snow vanished in Iowa while Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to purify and cure catarrh. Aust in and Harvey released on bail after county jail time for wheat stealing. Old Capital building is being repurposed for Miss Conway's millinery stock. Reading room benefit at the Armory draws strong attendance with a successful supper. Woonsocket coal prices slip to 10.75 as regional supply remains ample. Spelling contest and school progress praised. sleighing party enjoys evening out. Dedication of the new Masonic hall planned with banquet and ball. Artesian well in White Lake drilled beyond 857 feet with granite-like rock. Swan Bros. consider quitting. city council coordinates ongoing work and sampling plans with a geologist. The present well yields about 100 gallons per minute, a test deemed necessary.
The list shows uncalled letters at the Mitchell post office for the week ending December 13. Names include Burt, Burr, Brunsick, Crowley, Gier, Goff, Harmon, Stow, Stoffee, Perrson, and others. Note instructs callers to say advertised when requesting letters. Uncalled items may be forwarded to the dead letter office if not claimed in two weeks.
Thomas Moore comes back from Redfield where he worked at the Congregational college. A Byron Jone social Monday evening drew a large, happy crowd. Gibson returned from White Lake Saturday. J O Bard’s house narrowly escaped a blaze a few days ago. fire was detected early and saved dresses and cloaks from destruction.
The Helping Hands of St Marys church staged a successful festival at the rink with booths on the east side offering home made confections Japanese articles and a fish pond game. Attendees bought gifts and prizes as a musical program led by Mrs S L Whitney showcased vocalists and a cantata with strong audience enthusiasm throughout the evening.
A young man named Sam Austin faced a hearing before Judge Abbey after being accused of stealing wheat in Badger township. He was held on a $300 bond and released after bail was posted by R N Kratz and S D Olmstead. Sheriff Stanchfield later recaptured him at Milwaukee depot when he attempted to flee with his grip, bringing him to jail amid suspicions his bondsmen feared his departure. The case leaves his innocence in question while highlighting the breach of bail.
On Tuesday afternoon a party of sixteen enthusiasts in hunting attire with thirteen hounds set out for a favorite sport. The pleasant day yielded nine spirited runs in three hours as the dogs captured each time a jack rabbit, while they briefly tracked a fresh wolf scent without catching it.
An energetic movement forms to organize a gymnasium in the city and meets encouraging response. If rightly managed the association could bring pleasure and profit, countering the typical sedentary Dakota lifestyle with active engagement.
Dyspepsia and liver troubles are described as misery caused by greasy, bad food and worry. Green's August Flower is marketed as a wonder remedy that reforms the digestive system and restores happiness and appetite. A bottle is sold for seventy five cents.
A Crowing Industry. Mitchell sees the celery raising business expand under W. H. Knowles. He supplies the home market with crisp relish and takes standing orders from Aberdeen, Huron and other towns. Also, all debts to Deck & Edgerly must be settled before January 1 to balance books.
Electric Bitters are extolled as a universal remedy for liver and kidney diseases and impure blood. The ad claims it cures pimples boils salt rheum malaria headaches constipation and indigestion with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Price is 50 cents and 1 per bottle at L. O. Gale's Drug Store.
Sylvester Mehner returns home to assist his invalid father in Pleasant Ridge. Ira Frazer relocates a complete house with twelve horses and six sleds, moving eleven miles north. Wolves roam near Nabinger’s corn house as rabbits abound this winter. W. C. T. U. holds a mass meeting December 17 with all invited. Greenlief Stevens marks fifty years of marriage, celebrated with friends and gifts in Bethlehem NH. Olive Nabinger boards near Pine school and attends Pine schoolhouse class. Albert Smith’s school begins December 12 with nine pupils under Lallie Pine. A large surprise party for Mr and Mrs Jacob Reitzel at Mrs Wright’s hosts sixty-three neighbors. refreshments, music, and plays end with warm goodbyes.
This ad extols the lungs and breathing system and claims clogs in air passages harm function. It promotes Boschee's German Syrup as the single sure remedy, available from any drugstore for 75 cents a bottle, even after other treatments fail.
In the home of Rev. S. J. Winegar on December 10 1887 Granville A Starr of White Lake Dakota and Miss Ettie E Burnette of Steambridge East Canada were married. Starr is described as a rising young business man and many friends extend congratulations to the couple.
Our old subscribers can share with friends and secure a copy of Our Family Physician. Subscribe Republican for three months at 2.25 or Caritas for one year at 1.75 and send to someone not taking either. Examine the premium worth 3 dollars at Mitchell Printing Co.
Mr C H Mortis of Newark Ark says abscess of lungs made him incurable yet after Dr King's New Discovery he is on his third bottle and oversees farm work. Jesse Middlewart of Decatur Ohio reports doctors gave up but he now enjoys health. Free sample bottles at L O Gales drug store.
An 19th century advert describes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin erup tions with a money back guarantee. It notes a 26 cent price per box and lists Dr David Kennedy as a referenced remedy authorizing a kidney liver and blood cure book via a 2 cent stamp request from Rondout New York, urging readers to mention the paper.
Tite Rev. Geo. UW of Bourbon Indiana testifies that he and his wife owe their lives to Shilon's Consumption Cure, praising its effectiveness as a life saving remedy.
All parties owing Chandler Bros are requested to call and settle before January 1 1888. After that time accounts will be put into the hands of an attorney for collection. Chandler Bros.
Friday’s spelling contest split between east and west sides of C D A B grades. West side featured 22 C’s and 21 D’s, east side 17 D’s and 16 A’s with multiple pupils named in oral rounds. Written test totals varied with west side missing 226 to 450 words and east side 173 to 125, revealing contest outcomes and lingering debility noted by officials. Physician endorsement of Scott’s Emulsion appears as a separate ad fragment concluding the report.
An eight girl entertainment for a relief fund drew a small but appreciative crowd. Mabel Vanderbogart and others sang Down in the Diving Bell, Viola Mills and May Krom recited, Lena Quimby and May Krom played a duet, Katrina featured Frankie Kintigh and Jesse Mills, with other readings and a musical charade. A quilt sold at auction raised about $13.50, below expectations for the effort.
Many people refuse cod liver oil for its taste. Scott's Emulsion with hypophosphites overcomes this by being as palatable as milk. It is presented as a valuable remedy for consumption, scrofula, and bronchial ailments.
Col Plummer newly back from Washington says Dakota has little chance for division or admission under the present Congress. He notes Delegate Gifford makes a creditable record, but a territorial delegate is powerless. He accuses Democrats of blocking Republican territories while lawmakers pursue the coming presidential campaign.
Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup praised as a trusted teething remedy by a leading nurse and physician in the United States with decades of use. Claims relief from teething pain dysentery diarrhea griping wind col d and promotes quiet for the child while noting Pond Extract popularity and Shilohs Cure for croup whooping cough and bronchitis sold by L C Gale.
An offer promising savings on stoves for the upcoming thirty days. The notice emphasizes discounted prices and limited time to take advantage of the deal. It presents typical promotional language aimed at attracting buyers.
The Mitchell Printing Co presents a choice collection of steel engravings ideal for holiday gifts. Call and see these handsome items available for purchase or order.
Mitchell Dak December 10 1887 notice of intention to make final proof for L Eben Booth Hanson county for the east half of the northeast quarter and southwest quarter of section four township one hundred three range twenty nine before the register and receiver January 24 1888 at Mitchell Dak witnesses John Ruble Iver Peterson Thorwell Jorgensen Aaron Webb all of Mitchell Dak Gro B Evenritt register R N Kratz attorney
Land Office at Mitchell Dakota December 6 1887 notes a named settler Albert E Porteous of Davison county Dak filing notice of intention at Mitchell January 17 for the southwest quarter of section 32 township 101 range 60 parcel 16705. Names connected include Charles G Blackman Newell Blackmun John BR Castor Isaac Sheeder all of Rome South Dakota. Gro B EveR itr Register BR N Kratz Attorney.
Land Office in Mitchell South Dakota dated December 15 1887 announces final proof to support claim before the register and receiver February 1 1882 for Joseph Gifillan homestead entry 13126 on the e% ne and chf se 40 101 60. Witnesses listed: Nic Dunderlineer Benj B Pooley Charles GC Roe Isaac Spier all of Mitchell D T Gro B EvERIT1 Register
Jennie Smith of Lamont Michigan, daughter of a local farmer, defied family by marrying Alexander McGee a full blooded Negro. After years of secrecy the couple wed in St Paul and live on a farm near Aberdeen. Her father disowns her and vows action to withhold inheritance.
A Dakota printer Cavalier writes to Secretary Owings in Olympia offering to move his first class printing office to Washington territory. The Walla Walla editorial note mocks Cavalier as a democrat on the make and warns Owings remains a formidable hurdle as Olympia is deemed too hot for Cavalier under Owings.
A morning blaze at 5 o clock gutted the tenth story of the Iron Front Building at 163 Green Street. Hayes and Paully report losses of 25 thousand dollars, Schonestone Bros. 12 thousand, and Hirsch and Sons 15 thousand. The cause remains unknown.
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