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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
12
Local notices include visitors from Dean Hand county, farm for sale ads in Mitchell, and livestock sale offers. Rev L P John returns from Canistota revival work as landlord Johnston ends hotel lease talks. Parish plans for Presbyterians after remodeling note delayed pews carpet and organ recital.
A Wednesday Merchant's convention at Mitchell Club rooms held an executive session to discuss how to combat catalogue houses invading state markets. Speakers including S. B. Nelson and J. F. Bartow urged stronger state organization, lower railroad rates, and higher membership funding to build a traveling secretariat for statewide action. Ex Governor Andy Lee and others supported raising funds, with about 250 dollars collected, signaling a fired up push to protect retailers.
A public auction will be held Monday Feb 12 at 10 o clock on the O Mealy farm located one half mile north and one and a half miles west of Loomis. The sale includes six horses a span of bay mares a team of chestnuts and a span of black mares plus twenty milch cows hogs chickens house goods and farm machinery. Bidders receive cash for sums 810 and under and credit terms to Nov 1 1906 on larger amounts with 10 percent interest and 2 percent cash discount over 810. Jones lever binder McCormick corn binder hay rake corn cultivator gang plow disc harrow feed grinder corn planter 160 rods of wire mower and more. Lunch noon. J S Serverson Son Auctioneers W A Shurtleff Clerk Henry Purdy Prop.
Fine winter weather reported. Clyde Livingston and Wm. Davis butchered Tuesday. Wm. Markla and L. M. Sampson in Chicago with fat cattle. G. E. Jenks sold hogs in Ethan Tuesday. GC. G. Markla sold a horse in Mitch ell Saturday. L. H. Annis and families visited A. A. Jenks Monday. Ed Cropsey and wife visiting Presho relatives. Sand Bros. to dispose of personal property Thursday.
City hall social event followed a late business meeting and offered a social hop with a male quartet and vocal solos by Messrs Tournier and McLaughlin. Joyt's orchestra from Sioux Falls provided music. frappé was served by a group of local ladies. The informal gathering delighted visiting guests.
A public sale will occur on Thursday February 8 1906 at 10 am location given as southeast quarter of section 7 township 104 range 60 two miles west and 74g miles north of Mitchell or two miles east and two miles north of Loomis. Items include seven horses. 35 cattle. one Durham bull aged three. 16 hogs. farm machinery. hay. lumber. household goods. Terms: cash up to $10. over $10 at 10 percent interest until October 1 1906 with bankable security. 2 percent discount or cash for sums over $10. Col J S Serverson & Son auctioneers. H R Kibbee clerk. F W Ruoloff proprietor.
Notice of a special Davison County Commission session to open bids for four bridges including 36 foot A Truss Pile bridges in Lisbon and Prosper Townships and a 60 foot steel bridge in Badger Township. Bidders must include a 15 percent certified check. the board may reject any bid. Dated January 10, 1906.
The notice promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as cures for chronic lung throat and digestive ailments. It touts natural extracts from native roots like Black Cherry bark Queen's root Golden Seal and Bloodroot. A request for a complimentary medical authorities book is offered and mail-order copies priced with stamps.
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