Great Slaughter Sale at Weil Bros in 1886
The Mitchell Capital reports Weil Bros offers deep discounts to clear stock including muslin 7c, unbleached 6c, prints 3-5c, dress goods from 6c, brocaded velvet 90c, red flannel all wool 20c, with March prices and February start for new terms. Also notes subscription price change to 1.50 annually for options paid up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonsdale
Farmers Choice
Pepperill R
Badger L. L
Weil Bros
Republican
Town Tales From the Dakotas and Nearby Events
Market talk notes hay and hogs as staples while Ben Harmon buys back his jewelry business from B. P. Rouse. Huron fair plans grow, committees form, and steam heating for the Rink Opera House is promised. Local society details include deaths, road reports, and church talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben. Harmon
B. P. Rouse
Board of Trade
W. Ehman
LaCrosse
Bowdle
Goodykoontz
Hitchcock
Gale
Silsby
Ben Davis
Rink Opera House
Theos
David
L. C. Lee
Ohio
Changes in Mitchell business community since 1883
A reflective survey of shifts in firms around the Alex. Mitchell House. It lists departures and new arrivals in real estate, banking, meat markets, lumber, clothing, and services, noting key figures like Goodykoontz, Davison Brothers, and Joe Davenport, with a closing line that marks the end of the chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. Mitchell
Geo. Bouzeville
Chicago
QO. C. Stanchfield
J. N. Crow
Prescott, Devy & Foster
Joe Devy
Prescott
Foster
Douglas County
Mitchell’ Mail
Sherwin & Stockwell
McBride
Sherwin
Stockwell
Huron Times
Louis Beckwith
Dr. Dix
J. & H. L. Warne
Weil Brothers
Ormsby, Clute & Co
American Investment Company
Frank Huggins
A. H. Peck
Forestburg
Woonsocket
Peck
Capital Commission
Huron
J. A. Erwin
Knowles, Pitwood & Co
Pitwood
Fosdick &Tillotson
Reliable Clothiers
Joe Ryat
White Lake
Everson
Scotland
U. S. Express Company
Republican
Jas. S. Foster
Dr. Bracy
G.I. van Alstine
Bismarck
Buffalo Gap
Johnston & Wulfing
Washburn & Currey
Burlington
Iowa
A. W. Hager
Major Washburn
Old Place
L. A. Gale
Walker Brothers
Sioux Falls
Fred
Ipswich
Alex
Joe Davenport
Sony City
Pres
Goodykoontz
Bank of Dakota
I. J. Gray
Alexandria
Davison Brothers
J.D. Fegan
Clinton
Town
Dakota
Fred Kimball
Security
Harry Green
McGovern
A.M. Bowdlé
J. E. Gilbert
Devil's Lake Country
Land Office Notes Show Cancellations and Appeals
August Meyers loses entry. heirs of Thos Egan case closed. Belle vs Belles sent on appeal. Patton cash entry questioned over wife’s absence during six months, and whereabouts. Hoffer hearing. Wheeler v McDonald protest. McDonald held for cancellation. Judge Smith and Warren & Hardesty noted. Roth cash entry held for cancellation for residence failure. Hartranft cash proof rejected. Stephens suspended. Stoughton referred to secretary. Adkins suspended over proof discrepancies. Nancy Hollister decision stood. Wilson contested by Martin and McNamar. Washburn for Wilson. Bender-Brown case active. Barrett cash entry held for cancellation. sixty days to restore or appeal. NE 12-103-50 entries held for cancellation for contradictions and noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Meyers
Thos. Egan
N. W
Belles
N. c
Joseph A. Patton
N. E
Shang
Plankinton
Judge Smith
Warren & Hardesty
Charles Roth
Roth
Jacob H. Hartranft
Margaret Stephens
Rudolph Os Stoughton
John J. Adkins
Nancy Hollister
T. H. Wilson
Davison County
H. A. Martin
McNamar
Major Washburn
Wilson
A. 13. Hager
F. C. Wolfman
Martin
G A R Hop Raises Funds for Widows and Orphans Relief
The G A R armory crowded Monday night for a relief fund hop with Dennis Brothers orchestra. Comrades Dunham Wier and Vanderbogart led floor activities as six sats danced, netting a neat sum for widows and orphans relief. Two unclaimed packages at the post office include a delayed Christmas gift from Mr Hope Mass and a lone stocking. claimants may recover by proving property and paying storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
Relief Fund
Dennis Brothers Orchestra
Dunham
Wier
Vanderbogart
Calhoun
Cady
Daniels
LaRue
Adams
Capt. Beddoes
Matteson
Aberdeen matter heats up as bids surface at auction
A visitor from Aberdeen relays details Mr. David will likely not deny. After the Grand Forks bid was admitted he read Mitchell’s telegram offering to raise to 4200 dollars. Dr. Scott offered to boost Grand Forks to 3000 dollars and Mr. David replied that the auction will proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Hubbard Esq
Capt. Ahern
Theos. David
Distad
Mr. David
Aberdeen
Grand Forks
Mitchell
Scott
David
Dakota
Moonlight Sleighing Party and Local News Highlights
A lively Moonlight Sleighing Party to the Page mansion is recounted with a large party list and late returns. Also noted are births in Beulah and Lisbon conventions, agricultural papers from Aberdeen, wolves seen in Beulah township, and a humorous bank sign about the two dollar bill shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Shaw
Baker
Smith
Grant
Fosdicks
Weil
Rober
Huysson
Durell
Messrs
Weila
Randall
Geo. Wheelock
Nicolini
Smith and Stilwell
Chris
Steitzel
Jacob Lehman
Hyatera
Lisbon and
Beulah
Nabinger
Lisbon Township
Dr King’s New Discovery Promoted With Free Trial Bottles
A local agency touts Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with a positive guarantee. The offer claims the medicine cures throat, lung, and chest ailments and invites customers to call and receive a trial bottle free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmer & Hammer
Dr. King
Electric Bitters claim to cure kidney liver disease
Advert reads that Electric Bitters cure Bright's Disease diabetes weak back and urinary complaints. Claims purify the blood and act directly on diseases with every bottle guaranteed. Sold by Hammer and Lammer's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Hammer & Lammer’s
Salve advertised for skin ailments with money-back guarantee
An advertisement touts the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and more with a satisfaction guarantee or money refunded. It promises results for piles at five cents per box and lists sales by Ammer & Hammer in White Ash Box Elder Soft Maple Honey Locust Catalpa Russian Mul Northern Nursery Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale
Ammer & Hammer
Catalpa
Northern, Nursery Co
Eyes Alleviate Child’s Ailment by Mitchell Doctor
Letter from Loetta Dakota dated December 25 1885 praises Dr M Halphide for eye treatment of her son. She reports steady improvement and recommends the physician to others. The letter notes Dr Ifalphide is permanently located in Mitchell D I and treats all eye diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer’s Alliance, No. 102
Tome
Blackman School House
Charles City
Iowa
Ohio
Solid J H Root & Company forms meat and poultry firm
J H Root and W Bridgeman with J W Atkinson form a co partnership claiming over 12000 in business. Root’s Firesteel farm provides facilities for meat and poultry for the market. A 30 by 100 foot basement displays six week old lambs for the spring trade. Bridgeman specializes in curing hams and bacon, and the firm will operate without hired help, selling meats at cool weather prices and closing Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.H. Root
W. ©. Bridgeman
J. W. Atkinson
Mr. Root
J. Bridgeman
Mr. Bridgeman
Mild Patent Remedies and Local Notices Promote Health
A shuffled catalog of patent medicines for teething and coughs, ads for loans and real estate, and local shop notices. Highlights include Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup claim of universal success, Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praise by Dr Hayden, Shiloh’s line with guarantees, and a sale on coal and nursery trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Hammer & Hammer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mitchell Capital
Town Tale
South Dakota
Canton
Hans Brynjulson
Lincoln County
A. ‘T. O’kad
Gun Club
E. F. Winsor
A. A. Hammer
M. M. Hitchcock
Hutchinson County
Northern Nursery Company
Win. Thompson
Grand View
S. Hollenbeck
Edith
Rockford
Illinois
Hollenbeck
Congregational Church
A. A. Brown
A. M. Campbell
Pioneer
Brown County
G.S. Bidwell
Letcher & Co
Philadelphia
Pingry, Crawford & Smith
Aurora County
Crawford
Fred Hume
Champney
Fullerton
Land Office Notes
Quinnie Barrett
SEY
Lincoln
Warner
A. B. Hager
Kaley
Short Horns
Bucklaw
J. H. Root & Company
HW. M. Montesius’ Shoe Store
J. M. Washburn
Northern Nursery Co
Etcher, D.T
Joyn
Pence
Hillside
D. T
I A. Dean
Dak
W. I. Letcher & Co
W. U. Lercien & Co
Hitchcook Bros
L. Wanston & Co
Tirrencock Bros
MN M. Higeshoor
Joan
Hirencock Bros
W. Lt. Letcher & Co
Ut, Veroner & Co
Oshkosh Lumber Company
Rity
Hrrerncock Bros
Gastoria
Mies
Castoria
Croup
Q. B. Hayden
Panora
Hammer and Hammer
Shilow
Shiloh
L. O. Gale
Goto
L.O. Gale
Randall & Wheelock
Letcher
J. F. Bradley
Emporium
Hamburg
Crockery
New Boot and Shoe Store
H. M. Montelius
Mitchell, Daisora
Thompson
EardwarkKk
W. G. Davison
N. L. Davison
Davison Bros
Bankers
General Banking and Exchange Business
School Bonds & Co
W.H. Letcher & CO
Hardwearsh
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