Beet sugar cultivation urged to cut German imports
Frugal science writer argues US farmers should test beet sugar farming across state valleys and plains. Dr Lod reports cows fed beet byproducts boosted milk in trials, while soil, moisture, and depth affect beet growth. committees and reception details listed for a 1890 discussion in St. Paul.
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Alralbert Meyer
Ger— Wang
Austria
Belgium
France
den— Match
Russia
United States
California
Oregon
Washbon
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Lilinodis
Chena Spreckela
Sugere Trust
Bendit
Lod
Business Notes on Mitchell Township Moves
Mike Ward and family will move into the Hoffman house, replacing H T L Bras. Ward plans to operate commission business out of the Foster store building near the farmers' sheds. Darry Green considers stock-cutting of drugs in his lower Plain Street building, not likely until later in winter. J N Brokaw may leave his current business to pursue other ventures.
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MikeWard
Mitchell
Bealeah
Hoffman
H TL. Bras
Mr. Ward
Foster Stores
Darry Green
Sxtte
J. N. Brokaw
City Schools Report Dec 19 1890 Enrollment and Standouts
The fall term closes with 431 pupils enrolled, up from 417 last year, mainly in the High School and A Grammar grades. A list of pupils with perfect attendance is provided by grade, including Lulu Blanchard Louisa Falkenstein Grace Reed Emma Colvin Carrie Stowell and many others. Superintendent J. M. J. Payne notes all divisions and primaries with East West and South sections and names several students achieving complete punctuality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Blanchard
Louisa Falkenstein
Lewis Pfaff
Grace Reed
Emma Colvin
Carrie Stowell
B Grammar
Freeman Willison
Retta Munger
Dot Robinson
Eunice Thompson
Willie Ball
Nellie Ball
Fred
Haigh
University Declamation Contest Closes Fall Term
The literary society at the university held a declamation contest before a good house with attendees from the city. Judges Rev. N S Bradley, Joseph Harker, and C U A Newcomer awarded first prize to Miss Mattie Miller and second to Miss Mattie Foster. Music enriched the program. the exercises closed with social time.
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Jwiges
Prompt and Truthful Answer on Treasury Surplus
The Bloomington Courier notes most of the 400 million surplus is in circulation as pensions for Captain J. R. Lowe’s comrades linked to the Huron independent. The piece labels Lowe as proprietor of a local enterprise and questions public funds usage.
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Ihaven‘independent
Treasury Department
Bloomington
J. R. Lowe
Huron _independent
South Dakota Educators Convene in Sioux Falls
Mitchell notes will be presented as the South Dakota Educational Association opens in Sioux Falls on December 29 with papers by Prof Stout of the university Supt Pryne of the city schools and Supt Bras of the county schools as the three day session begins.
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South: Dakota Educational Association
Sioux Falls
Stout
Pryne
Bras
Revelation of Mike Gurren Triggers Assault in Sioux City
Mike Gurren influenced by a supposed divine revelation and enlisted Harry Howen to help kill Bowen. Mike hurled a stone and then beat Bowen, prompting police and an insanity board review. Also reports: Catholic Knights of America 1890 finances and local office elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry. Howen
A. C. Rice
Mike Gurren
Mike
Harry
Bowen
Dixon Interview Reflects Indian Ration Concerns
Maj A P C Dixon Indian agent at Lower Brule says winter rations were initially insufficient but have since increased and most agency Indians are now satisfied. He notes crop failures this year affected ration allowances and that some agencies had allowed for home crops previously.
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A. P.cDixon
Lower- Brule
Inihe
Washington
Sensible Idea for State Penitentiary Relocation
Aberdeen Republican endorses moving the state penitentiary from its current diet to a new site. The land at the present buildings totals about 80 acres and is valued high for building use. A Mitchell location could double the value but Sioux Falls may resist. The plan would place the penitentiary nearer central state hubs and cut convict transportation costs.
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Aberdeen
Father Haire
State'board of Charities
Mitchell
Wedding Gifts Arrive for Mr and Mrs J K Smith
A late wedding report notes a large array of presents for Mr and Mrs J K Smith from many friends including fifty year acquaintances. The list features a bedroom set a toilet set an easy rocker a lamp napkins woolen blankets a White House cookbook a card receiver and a silver fruit basket among other items.
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J. K; Smith
White House
Brown County Visitors Look Ahead After Poor Crops
Anson Green and Geo A Gutman of Warner Brown County. on their way to Black Hills for a few weeks. They report Brown County crops poor but say the best farmers are managing through winter with stock. They believe current discouragements are temporary and a good crop next year is more probable.
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Anson Green
Geo. A. Gutman
Warner
Sanborn
Black Hilla
Brown County
Local figures Mr Green and Mr Gellman noted in county affairs
1890 report identifies Mr Green as a former member of the lower house last winter and linked with the Warver Sun. It also notes Mr Gellman as a substantial county farmer active for years in the area.
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Green
Warver Sun
Gellman
Poultry Fair Aims for Strong Premiums in Mitchell
E A Duane, secretary of the South Dakota Poultry and Pet Brook association, reports preparations for the annual Mitchell exhibit January 27 28 29 30. Merchants and Mitchell’s business community back the enterprise with generous premiums including grand sweepstakes and top breed awards across Wyandotts Plymouth Rocks Brahmotys Cochins Leghorns Game Fowls and more. Dog department also draws strong interest with liberal premiums and many entries expected.
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Aberdeen News
E. A. Duane
South Dakota Poultry and Pet Brook Association
Mitchell
Northwest
Dusne
Plymouth
Arei
Duane
School Report for Badger Township District No 1
Monthly school report for the district ending December 19, 1890. Enrollment 15. Average attendance noted. Students averaging over 95 in studies include Frené Watson, Burton Omealy, Edith Burke, Alta Swartout, Mabe Kings, Orrie Kipp, David Smith, Flora Burke, and Mary E Wright. Teacher.
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Badger Township
Reeves and brother raise 600 sheep near Letcher
Reeves and brother farming near Letcher report six to seven hundred head of sheep thriving. They rely on prairie pasture with no feed needed so far this fall. Wool prices have been satisfactory for those who sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olifton “Reeves and Brother
Letcher
Surprise Party for Miss Mabel Vanderbogart
Mrs W J Piggott hosted a surprise party at her home last evening for Miss Mabel Vanderbogart on her sixteenth birthday. Eight couples attended, with choice refreshments and several handsome presents. The event was described as a thoroughly good time.
Board weighing Curren case with testimony on actions and condition
A board held a brief session this afternoon to consider the case of Mike Curren as previously noted. Some testimony touched on Curren actions and mental condition, but no decisive action was taken and the panel adjourned to meet next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike ‘Curren
Curren
Koch Block Occupied for Stores and Athletic Use
In the Koch Block the basement houses butter eggs and poultry for Rice and Weller. The first floor stalls are filled with baled hay belonging to W C Russ. The second floor serves as a gymnasium for the athletic club.
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Koch
Rice & Weller
Resolutions of the Ladies Aid on Mrs Gale
The Ladies Aid Society of the Congregational Church adopts resolutions mourning the death of Mrs O Gale. They praise her as inspiration and a promoter of the church, extend sympathy to her husband and relatives, and order copies placed on records and sent to friends and published in city papers. A note mentions a cement plant at Michellis as a recognized certainty prompting inquiry into her real estate.
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Gale
Church
Michellis
Y M C A Building Dedication at Eldora
Ex PUBLICAN reports Eldora Y M C A dedicates a new building costing 3000 dollars. The facility includes a library and is debt free. J D Newcomer, brother of local Y M C A worker A Newcomer, has led the Eldora association since its start. Mitchell association shows promising potential.
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Chas. A. Newcomer
Eldora Ledger
Young Men’s Christian Association
Adebt
J.D. Newcomer
Our Citizen
A.newcomer
Eldora Association
Mitchell Association
Fraternal Lodge Holds Officer Installations
At the A. Fi and A. M installation, W. M. W. E. Randall was installed along with S. W. SpJ. Moore J.W. J. J. McDougal and other officers including Treasurer H. B. Rogers, Secretary W. A. Rogers S. D. S. H. Scarlin J. D. Geo. E. Logan 5. 8. C. W. Adams J.S. F. AS Bidwell T. S. D. resba.
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A. Fi
A. M
W. M
W. E. Randall
S. W
Spj.moore
J.W
J.J. McDougal
H. B. Rogers
W. A. Rogers
S. D
H. Scarlin
J. D
Geo. E. Logan
C. W. Adams
J.s—F
Bidwell
Resba
The Result of Merit in Brandreth's Pills
The article extols Brandreth's Pills as a fifty year proven remedy. It claims long use by families and steady sales prove merit. It notes they are the safest and most effective purgative and widely sold in drug stores in plain or sugar-coated form.
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Brandreth
Brandreth’s
Southern opportunities attract northern families to the South
The piece argues drouth and failed crops push farmers toward southern localities with milder climate and fertile soil. It notes no region guarantees wealth, only hard work and thrift, and highlights South advantages for moderate means. It invites inquiries to J. F Merry at Manchester Iowa for information about the South.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Manchester
Iowa
South
J. F Merry
Gen-Pass
Agt
Mexican Gulf Coast Winter Resorts promoted by Illinois Central
The article urges readers to consider New Orleans and the Mexican Gulf Coast as an ideal winter retreat with mild southern climate and rich leisure options. It highlights hunting and fishing grounds within a few hours by rail from New Orleans and promotes an illustrated pamphlet offered by J. F. Merry and A. H. Hanson for details.
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Illinois Central
New Orleans
Mexican Gulf Coast
Dwest
Manchester
Iowa
Gulf Coast
A.H. Hanson
Vancouver's Great Bridge Across Columbia City
The Vancouver steel bridge over the Columbia River will span 6000 feet from Washington to the shore, double tracked with a roadway atop for teams, supported by pneumatic piers. A 200 foot draw opening and 875 foot span south of the draw are planned, built ten feet above high water and forty feet above low water to found on coarse gravel eighty feet below low water. Estimated cost exceeds 1 million dollars and construction will employ hundreds, with cars not passing until January 1, 1892. The project, along with the nearby road, is advancing rapidly with 2000 men and 1500 teams at work between here and Kalama per the Columbian.
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Vancouver
Columbia
Washington
Missouri Tiver
Ita
Kalama
Columbian
Paris tastes for English ways reveal mixed feelings
Curiously Parisian society admires English fashion and manners while harboring lasting hostilities from Waterloo era. The debate notes a new Franco-Russian sheet amplifying anti English libels, yet elites imitate English dress, sports, and slang, reflecting complex cross channel sentiment.
Sleeping tramp found in organ loft at St Bonifacius church
The sleeping man was discovered in the organ loft at St Bonifacius Roman Catholic Church on Norris Square on Saturday evening. He was arrested after cash amounting to $1,000 in English gold and $400 in Bank of England notes were found on him. He claimed to have sold a farm in England to visit family members and stay at a Ninth and Race lodging house, saying the money came from his mother’s death and his travels.
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St. Bonifacius
Norris Square
Bank of England
England
Cnight I
Philadelphia Record
Tall Hemlock in Clarion Attracts Boys and Spectators
A 100 foot hemlock near Raine's flour mill draws climbers as a wild grape vine bears fruit this season. A seven year old girl from Clarion was found on a top limb gathering grapes, then slid down like a squirrel. A waterspout near Charles Island threatens boats, while land deals and timber-rich regions are noted. Washington state has 20 million acres of unsurveyed land, and a London rug sells for 5000 dollars. A 25 foot long shaft weighing 8640 pounds is built in Anniston Alabama for rolling stock works. Gold ore chlorination methods improve for low grade ores.
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Clarion
Raine
E.M. Sloan
Theiéld Hemioak
Clarion Republican
State of
Washington
United States Rolling Stock Company
Asiniston
Ala
Anniston
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W. Handwiee
J. MacoresDbos
Lidiell Lavitatiou
J.£. Wells
S.ascallio
H.&. Kitbee
D.G. Maclay
MC. Bette
Geo. H. Rathman
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B Gilbert
J. N. Crow
J. W. Beattie
J.d.morrow
T. J. Spangier
Floor
R. W. Wheelock
Abe Hitchcock
Riight
Masoniac
Anns Althen
Mabel “Robinson
Florence
Fosnick
Viola Mills
Jessie Warne
Mollie Killeen
John Robinson
Reuben Dwight
G Grammar
East
Jobin Colvin
Laura. Daniels
Stanley Stowell
Grammar, West
Lottie. Duncan
Clarence Christopher
West
John Holt
Fred Kratz
Leon Smith
Bertha Christopher
Grace le Grau
Dona Halt
Fanny Kotrba
Louis Smith
Anns Vandenberg
Charlie Webber
Daisy Atlee
George Perry
Willie Wood
Lily Halfhill
Walt Berry
Fred Kershaw
Earl Davis
Olaf Finnstad
George McCaslin
Frank Mashek
Orin Peck
Pearl Richards Chalmers Saylor
Andrew Jacobson
I Neilie Green
May Christopher
Besgie Stair
Will Spangler
Emily Kings
Bertie Kings
Lawrence Robinson
Lillie Crane
Cora Perry
Breddie Adams
Winnie
Abbey Earl Daniels
C. K
C. K.of 2
Dean Sheehan
C J. Ward
Jis. Gormley
P. ‘Jt
McGovern
M. .Jaquemai
D. ‘W.collins
O. J. Roth
Marty
U. K. of A
Dakota
Maj. Dixon
Board of
the Ladies-Aid
Society of the Congregational Church
R Om
Culf Coast Winter Resort
Paris
Waterloo
Sedan
Dts
St. James
Charles Island
New Haven
Charles, Island
Barns’Point
New Haven Register
Emilock
JK. P. Hall
Andrew Haul
St Mary’s
Short
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Olean
N.Y
St.Mary’s
Johnsonburg
London
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