Christmas entertainments and community notes from Priday 1891
The article describes a Sunday school Christmas program with dialogues and music, a visit from Santa Claus, and gifts. It mentions a Badger Christmas Eve event at Teck school house with cakes and a charity drive. Revival meetings continue at Center school-house with about seventy five conversions. Also listed are local visits, farming plans, a new barn pew place in Baker township, a school vacation, and residents’ movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janes
Dakota ‘University
FasHi Eichinerer
Uh Browne
Barnard
Union
eAdeout
Thomas Stuke
E. Wagner
Joban
Lewis
Dakota
Wall
Jaim
Phelps
Baker
Maggie Haxasier
Deserved Send Off for Notorious Local Figuture
A despondent farewell article laments the death of a noted local figure once blacklisted by the community and criticized for years. It recalls past affiliations with Kimball and McKay, recounts friction with creditors, and notes the town’s mixed feelings as the individual departed, reflecting on frauds that forced migratory crime.
Bank Condition Report Highlights Solid City Finances
The report on national banks in this city shows deposits materially rising since October. Both banks are described as conservatively managed and financially strong. The Security Bank is also praised for solid resources and prudent conduct, reinforcing Mitchell's institution as a stable monetary foundation for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Aghie
Doess Mitchell
South Dakota Educators Meet In City This Month
The South Dakota Educational Association plans a three day meeting from the 29th to the 31st in this city. Davis reports at least 300 attendees. All meetings except the Department of Superintendence will be at the Presbyterian church with a musical program arranged to draw attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frese
South Dakota
Educa uSional
Associationrof
Davis
Association
Presbyterian Church
Spd
Department of Superintendence
Arrapg- 706
A Fine Outfit for Col Adama in War Corps
Col Adama of the 2nd Regiment recently received from the War Department in Washington a complete set of accoutrements suited to his rank and duties. The issue includes a cavalry saddle and bridle with blanket and other related equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adama
Adan
Gibes
Washington
Attech
Shlanket
sJrother
Indian Outbreak Threat Described with Weapons Cache
Fragment describes Col. Adams as preparing for a major Indian outbreak after seizure of a horse, a pair of Colt revolvers, numerous smaller articles, and a full ammunition supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adamaasys
Harrison's Popularity Rising in Republican View
Sam Clark reports from Keokuk Gate City noting a Chicago Times reply that Harrison would outperform current Republican expectations for 1892. Agricultural Press surveys show readers prefer open candidates and new policies with 9 000 for Harrison and 31 000 for Harrison overall, suggesting central states favor him over Blaine and predicting gains as an unpopular president year passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Clark
Keokuk Gate City
Chicago Times
Harrison
Agricultural Press Syndicate
Blaine
Central States
The Non Political Alliance in Woonsocket News
A critical piece targets the Alliance’s non partisan claim and brands members as Judas if they align with political interests. It argues for or against religious or political meddling and accuses leaders of manipulation for office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket -Newa
Judes
Memperor
Sioux City. JF Kimball Takes Bookkeeper Post
Siou x City welcomes Joseph F. Kimball formerly of the Mizen er Kimball loan company to take a position as bookkeeper with the Northwestern Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He will live there while his family stays for the winter. Kimball is praised as an old timer, former cashier of the First National and Security Banks, and later city clerk, with a reputation as a skilled accountant and conscientious official. Nearby, a prairie fire destroyed a barn granary and about forty bushels of corn belonging to W. Swett, but a house was saved and spread halted by neighbors. Dr. Blackman of West Mitchell remembered church and Sunday School attendees with Christmas presents. The Badgers send best wishes for many Merry Christmases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JF. Kimball
Mizener, Kimball Loan, Company
Sioux City
Northwestern Mutual Fire
Frea
W. Swett
H. L. .O’mealy
Kress and Aurenger Buy Duncan Harness Stock
Harness firm changes hands as H W Kress of this city and C F Aurenger of Minneapolis purchase F M Duncan stock. They will operate as Kress & Co in Duncan’s former building with Kress in charge. Aurenger, a traveling salesman, will remain on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Kress
C.F. Aurenger
Minneapolis
F. M.duncan
Kress
Kress & Co
Duncan
Aureny R
Poultry and Pet Stock Show in Mitchell Preview
E A Duane secretary of the Poultry and Pet Stock Association of South Dakota says railroad reductions have been secured for attendees of the Mitchell exhibit January 27 28 29 and 30. Express companies will charge full rates for exhibits to Mitchell but will refund upon return. Posters to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Duane
The
Poultry and Pet Stock Association of
South Dakota
Mitchell
Inspector General Appointment for State Militia Made
Gov Mellette appoints Capt Geo A Silsby inspector general of the state militia with rank of colonel. The post had been filled by Eugene Huntington of Webster who has acted in the position for over a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Silsby
Mellette
Eugene Huntington
Webster
State Fair Proceeding Set In Sioux Falls 1891
The South Dakota state farming body will convene in Sioux Falls on January 13 1891 to consider propositions for the 1891 state fair. Secretary M M Smith prepares for business as C L Downey invites the public to exit and observe further notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
M. M. Smith
Fire destroys block in Viroqua heavy losses reported
A midnight blaze in the upper rooms of W. F. Lindemann’s brick block in Viroqua Wisconsin levels the entire block except the Tremont house. Loss estimated at 150000 with 616000 insurance. Firemen and citizens save the remainder of the block. Three children are among those affected. Cremated remains reported in Rochester New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
W. F. Lindemann
Tremont House
Height Destruction Rumors Fire Rumor From Ree
Fragmented despatches report widespread destruction and fires with two men blown to fragments. Separate items note a powder plant blast near Laxehopatkonac New Jersey and a burned Erie depot in Port Jervis New York. Several fires devastate stores and residences in San Augustine Texas Philadelphia and Boston with deaths and drownings reported.
Four Explosions Fatalities and Fire at Mill Blast
On Christmas Day the Delly and Wells lumber mill boiler exploded fatally wounding supervisor John Angnes and engineer Sloan and Maud Weat and John Durgens, with four others seriously hurt. In Norfolk Virginia a police officer was killed by James Brady who was drunk after a refused arrest. Lawyer Will Hogbe released on bail in Pendleton forgery case in New York Fort Worth area.
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Newakk
Ark
Delly & Wells
Aive
John Angnes
Sloan
Maud» Weat
John Durgens
Hughes
New York
Will
Pendleton
Fort Wort Crag
Curious Brazilian corporation plans vast settlement project
The Bureau of American Republics reports a proposed Brazilian company named Companhia Nova Era Rural de Brasil with a capital of 25 million dollars. It aims to settle 5,000 families on public lands, build rail links, perform mining and manufacturing for export and local needs, and assigns colonists to villages with government support and 5 percent interest on invested capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bec
Bureau of American Republics
Brasil
Companhis Nova Era Rural de
Brazil
Europe
Rane
Accence
Rabbinical Law Breakers Grant Illicit Divorces
New York police report a surge of divorces issued by rabbis for payment. Police Justice Hogan notes applications for warrants against abandoning husbands, calling the practice widespread in the East Side. The grand jury and Hebrew charities move to curb the issue through prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewieh
New York
Hogan
Grand
United Hebrew Charities
Ajcrusade
East’ Side
Bolivian Railways Plan Proposed by English German Syndicate
Dr Antonio Quijarro representing English and German capitalists has submitted a Bolivian railway plan to the government. The three proposed lines would run from Sucre to the Argentine frontier, Sucre to Potosi mines, and La Paz to the Araguy river, linking to navigable waters for sea access. The Bolivian government regards the project favorably and is expected to provide subsidies to support construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of American Republics
Antonio Quijarro
Bolivia
Republic
Quijarro
Sucre
Argentine
Car Republic
Potosi
Araguy
Freedom Follows Wife’s Loyalty at Riverside Prison
Frank B Aldrich and his wife reunited at Riverside penitentiary after her tireless campaign for pardon. She traversed the country, gathered evidence, and won clemency in a case where she believed her husband innocent of bribery of Lemon of Allegheny. The pardon granted freed him early Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Aldrich
Riverside
Aldrich
Lemon
Allegheny
Board of Pardons
Fatally Assaulted in 2 Cellar in Richfield NY
Richfield New York December 27 reports a mysterious death of eight year old Italian girl Teresa Van Neifer. The mother sent her to the cellar for wood. after a long wait the child was found unconscious and died hours later. An examination shows she had been assaulted and the case will be thoroughly investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richfield
N. Y
Calla
Troops Form Cordon After Big Foot Band Slips Away
Report from Rapid City dated December 27 says 3000 troops under Gen Miles close on the Bad Lands Indian village. Col Sumner pursues near Cherry Creek, but Big Foot's band evades interception. Two attacks on a scouts camp reported, with several killed, as Gen Carr’s command is not heard from.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapin
City
Col. Sumner
Big Foot
Cherry Creek
Bad Lande
Carr
Sage Creek
Miles
Bud
Bullets for Christmas at Battle Creek
A Cheyenne scout camp near Battle Creek in the Dakota Territory faces two Indian assaults by a force of about eighty. Early reports say two Cheyenne scouts were killed and several wounded, with one fatally hurt. After a night of volley fire, troops moved in at dawn and found no hostiles remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Kicking Bear
Short Bull Naming Conditions
A Pine Ridge dispatch reports Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders in council. Short Bull hinted the government must refrain from action and his people fear removal from their ponies. A wagon train carries camp supplies for the Ninth Cavalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Short Bull
Omaha
Pine Ridge
Ninth Cavalry
Replacement push for aging revenue cutter Andy Johnson
A Milwaukee movement, with leaders from Milwaukee and nearby cities, seeks a larger government vessel to replace the aging revenue cutter Andy Johnson. Built in 1865, the ship has cruised Lake Michigan and adjacent waters, logged over 130000 miles, aided vessels, saved lives, and valued property at about 1.5 million dollars. The cutter is now twenty five years old and worn out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ake Michigan
Milwaukee
Andy Johnson
Lake Michigan
Lake
Superior
Servce
Lukes
Huron
Erie
Johnson
Sonis
Citizens Alliance Forming to Rival Farmers in Kansas
The Citizens Alliance, to act as part of the Farmers Alliance, is being organized in every Southwest town. Wichita leaders plan twenty five business men to push active participation in spring municipal elections, with rapid organization to match the Farmers in influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Organization
Kansas
Wichita
Kan
Citizens’ Alliance
Farmers’ Alliance
Wichita Alliance
Abandoned Maine Farms Reported in State
Maine figures released by Labor Commissioner Matthews show 8,310 abandoned farms totaling 254,514 acres with a property valuation for taxation of 1,253,760. Assessors typically provide no explanation for abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Boston
Augusts
Matthews
Seven Injured in Head On Collision in Grinke Iowa
A head on crash Thursday evening on the Iowa Central railroad near Grinke Iowa between a freight and a passenger train left seven passengers seriously injured. The passenger train engineer leapt from the cab and is believed to be fatally injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinke'l
Iowa
Iowa Central
Invade the Strip Despite Soldiers Departure
Arkansas City reports Christmas meeting of boomers planning to invade the strip at one o'clock Friday afternoon if soldiers have departed Camperritt. Other items note House adjournment, a tobacco combine collapse in Louisville, multiple larceny convictions, a record La Crosse wagon bin span, foreclosure of chattel mortgages in La Crosse, and various legal and public notices. Whittier's 85th birthday and other quick dispatches fill the rest of the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas City
Kan
Camperritt
Fort Reno
George'Mackin
Carver
Gutman’s
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Teck
Tiian
Kimball Sotpiphir
Amenteel
G. LE. McKey
Opebody
Fehie
Abis
Ibe McKay
Wisconsin
Cre
Rochester, N. Y
Rochester
Rees
Ree
Axpledon
Hopatxkonac
N. J
American Powder Company
Here
Oeren Berrineae
J Rj. Johnson
Aalves E Meery
Port Jervis
Erie Railroad
Ann Arbor
Mich
Gertrude M. Brundlay
Patchogue
Long Island
F. E. N. Dickinson
Dubuque
Towa
Pansaka
San Augustine
Tex
Collins’ Dry Goods
Lynch
Sharp & Sossman
Sossman
J. R. Johnson & Co
Philadelphia
Edward Penrose
Gratz Avenue
Fitzsimmons
Brooklyn
Daugher
Frank McGovern
Bristol
McGovern
Norgore
James .E. Brady
Calcutt
Brady
Calcut
St. Lous
Scannell
Concordia
Burke
Cheyenne
Formosa
London
Shanghai
Palance
Salvation Army
Times
Smith
Salvation’ Army
Foot’s
J. T. Blanchard
State Board of Charities
Sioux Falls
OskaLoosa
Masonic Opera House
Professora W. Apnadock
Chicago
D.R. Williams
Braddock
D. Jenking
Miss Jones
Missouri
Miss Gwent
Wilkinsburg, Pa
Fargo
Grand Forks
Faroco
N.D
Tthe American Harvesting Machine Company
North Dakota
St. Cloud
Minn
Robert Evans
Owatonna
Lace
Citizens” Alliance
Toominy
McKinley
Lawisville
Western Tobacco Association
Louisville
Cincinnati
Whittier
Oak Kroll Davers
Mass
Columbus
William Copeland
Gleason
Long Island City
Queens County Court
Long City
Union County Court
Elizabeth
Paulament Spo
Astrugery
New Jersey
Jockey Slab
Sulzbach, Wenige & Rolker
College Point
William Openheyer
J Eagar Boehm
St. Paul's Cathedral
Mr. Chamberlain
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