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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1903
Page
11
Yard goods include Melange Etamine Venetian Granite Cheviots and Fancy Woven all Wool Spring Suitings along with plain or fancy Mohair and Sicilian cloths in every shade. Prices reflect top class dress fabrics and color selections seen nationwide at or near double the price.
Public notice from Davison county South Dakota names administratrix Martha Lirsky liquidating the estate of Sarah M Brookins and guardian Philip Tobin offering private sale of minors real estate in March 1903. The notice requests creditors claims within four months and outlines sale terms for cash at the Winsor law office in Mitchell.
Davison County South Dakota court guardian seeks private sale of minor Lenora Collins estate. On or after March 2 1903 at F H Winsor law office in Davison County the undivided one month of the southwest quarter of section 11 township 1 north range 61 west will be sold for cash. February 7 1903 Guardian A B Hager.
Meerschaum tobacco pipes are boiled in oil or wax before use to enhance smoking readiness and flavor.
For rent a first class dairy farm and ranch six miles from Mitchell and two miles from skimming station. Enquire of Walrath Bros Mitchell S Dak.
In Pierre on February 26 both houses avoided drama as they rushed bills with little opposition. The senate debated an educational bill with Payne and Lawson backing a graduates preference for certificates, while Dillon pressed for sectarian schools. House actions included boundary elections between Lawrence and Butte counties, surety company organization, and a constitutional amendment joint resolution. The equal suffrage amendment was returned without recommendation. The senate passed several measures including a state medical examiners board and other bills on registration, minors liens, livestock larceny, and state fair funding.
The capital question remains unsettled with talk of reconsidering the removal resolution. Observers say the removal plan may have gone too far by including too many issues for this session. There is growing restiveness, but a two thirds vote in both houses is unlikely.
Pierre Feb 26 The senate passed a house bill that bases salaries of county officials on registered voters, adding in the number sworn in at the previous election and multiplying by five to determine county population for salary purposes. Applies to county superintendents of schools and county judges, reducing yearly salary shifts due to changing vote totals.
An advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a lasting cosmetic with real-appearing color that never washes off. It lists a 35 cent price and credits S. H. Scallin as vendor. The copy contrasts painted women and floral looks to sell the product.
The examination will be held at the court house in this city Friday and Saturday March 6 and 7 1903 beginning at 9 00 A M sharp. Students must arrive on time or be barred from taking the test. O W Coursey County Superintendent.
Miss Frances Haney and Roscoe BE Cone wed in a quiet ceremony at the groom’s home in Sioux Falls. Cone, an assistant cashier at the Commercial and Savings bank, and the bride, formerly of Mitchell and Dakota University staff, will reside briefly in Sioux Falls before she returns to Mitchell. Their friends extend hearty congratulations.
Public auction on March 5 1903 at the seller's farm located 6 miles west of Mitchell and 6 miles east of Mt Vernon on the Mitchell Mt Vernon road. Live stock includes several horses cattle and poultry with numerous farm implements and household items. Terms cash or time on bankable security for larger sums with 10 percent interest and 2 percent cash discount. Auctioneer Phil Tobin. clerk Wm Smith. proprietor John Ward.
Public auction at 10 am on Wednesday March 4 at a location 1 1/2 miles NW of Mitchell. Items include 4 work horses 16 cattle and calves 20 young stock 75 chickens farm implements hay seed corn 2 harnesses and more. Cash under 10 dollars bankable credit after with 10 discount for cash over 10 with 10 2 percent interest up to Nov 1 1903. J S Severson & Son auctioneers Wm M Smith clerk H L Omealey proprietor.
The Sayles family express heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathetic aid during the sickness and death of their little child. They gratefully remember the help from Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Sayles.
Hapgood Hancock disc plan to be shown publicly near the city for farmers to view. M C Porter reports improving after limb removal and hopes to visit downtown soon if weather stays good. Mitchell City hosts a Wednesday evening dancing party with Imperial orchestra praised as best of the season. ER VanAistine improves his harness room to showcase stock and farm machinery. D B Cropp recalls narrowly escaping a Cedar Rapids hotel fire with wife as trains were delayed, saving them from being there.
Little three year old Nellie Bliss, daughter of Mr and Mrs C J Bliss, died Tuesday morning from pneumonia following measles. Funeral at their West Fourth Street home at 9:45 Thursday conducted by Rev J P Jenkins with large attendance and floral tribute. Burial to Ethan with friends traveling by Milwaukee passenger car.
The Saskatchewan Valley Land Co. of St Paul announces one thousand quarter sections of fertile Western Canada lands ready for settlers. Accessible by excellent railways, this exceptional offer invites applicants to secure a free farm through the company’s Canadian land venture described earlier in this paper.
John I Newell of Pierre SD offers seed corn for sale 15 cents per bushel yellow and white dent seed corn bred in Hughes and Sully counties. Total price 1.50 dollars per bushel.
Chronic indigestion and nervous debility described with testimonials from Green of 1 caster New Hampshire. Woman credits Hall?s Bitters with restoring health for 60 cents and claims it surpasses all other medicines in the family. Satisfaction guaranteed by 8 H Sealith with anecdotal endorsements.
The text notes the Suez Canal as about ninety nine miles long and claims it reduces the England to India route by nearly four thousand miles, highlighting its strategic value in shortening historic sea travel distances.
L. O. Gale promotes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as cures for biliousness jaundice constipation and inactive liver. The pills arouse secretions move the bowels gently and tone the stomach liver and bowels to remove the cause of trouble. Continuous use promises no return of the ailment.
Water power on the Pacific slope could generate electric energy equivalent to the combustion of 300 million tons of coal annually.
A runaway accident in Franklin Grove Illinois left J. B. Orner with a four year persistent leg ulcer that resisted doctors. Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed the wound quickly and was praised for other uses including burns bruises skin eruptions and piles sold at S H Scallins drug store for 26 cents.
A report estimates the solar system moves toward the Hercules constellation at about 20,000 miles per hour. At that rate it would take roughly one million years to reach the target region.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for chilblains frost bite damp sweating and swollen feet. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
A brief jab notes Minister Bowen as a poet by hobby yet criticizes his recent actions in Venezuela suggesting a mismatch between poetic image and political conduct.
An ad touts Dr King s New Life Pills claiming healthful effects and relief from constipation. It emphasizes facial color differences and urges readers to try the remedy for 25 cents at S H Scallin Drugist.
Advertisement extols Rocky Mountain Tea as a system purifier and vitalizer that builds health from the ground up. It claims caterplillar eye details and offers the product for 35 cents, signed by H. Scallin.
Notice notes Sarah Bernhardt memoirs will be ready for publication next year. It mentions health topics for children and promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children with claims of quick cures, available at druggists for 25 cents with free samples. Includes address in LeRoy New York.
In Alost Belgium the town has sold a Rubens painting for 300000 dollars to raise funds for construction of a new church. The sale was announced as a civic effort to support local religious infrastructure.
When you wake with a bad taste in your mouth, visit L. O. Gale's drug store for a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. One or two doses will restore health. They also cure biliousness, sick headache and constipation.
A note on the Caracas to Valencia railway describes fifty five miles with eighty six tunnels. A local ad offers a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets at L. O. Gale's drug store noting relief without constipation and a regular 25c per box price.
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