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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1887
Page
8
A New York Corresp on the Coul%& benefit room discusses stage craft. Edwin Booth and colleagues debate acting without overreliance on makeup, the value of facial control, and the knack of maintaining expression across roles.
An Argonaut account from Persia describes a judge testing a man’s innocence by a finger-bidding ritual. The prisoner signals payment in tomans with each raised finger until ten tomans are offered and the judge frees him.
Six Creole youths returned from a dance when wine and bravado led them to duel with rapiers. Three pairs fenced as a game then a passerby found five dead and one mortally wounded. the survivor died hours later confirming a fatal morning duel.
A traveler notes Americans undervalue city beauty and advertising. He cites European practice, urban neglect, and evolving view that architectural beauty is a revenue source. The Philadelphia Call cites California immigration totaling about 100000 people last year, mostly to southern California.
A Detroit man with a fourth-floor Griswold Street office is visited by a woman at the elevator. The boy asks if she is a book agent, she replies she is his wife, and the messenger offers to arrange an interview after confirming with the husband.
In a Washington Avenue saloon a red headed man recounts rejecting spiritualism for Mandy the housekeeper. He recalls a mejum scam, a fight to eject the hustler, and worries about Mandy’s quirks while seeking peace in the afterlife.
A Bismarck woman learns details of a fatal wreck after a man discussing the "Missouri slope" is killed. The dying man spoke of upcoming rail expansions and electric lights, pledging that more roads would come to Bismarck that year before he died.
A man from the East misreads a telegram in a Dakota town. His friend suggests the note is meant for lawyer Graham and indicates a land purchase for 1200 dollars, with the buyer arriving the next day. The tale highlights telegraphy quirks and local misinterpretation.
A Detroit Free Press note mocks a self made candidate who jokes about a failed candle while seeking the supervisor post. The piece then shifts to a Boston Budget essay arguing successful workers must exceed pay by doing 10 to 40 percent more work, tying labor value to effort and know how. It ends with a tip that raw potato is a penwiper.
The South Dakota Educational Association convened at the Mitchell court house with Welcoming remarks by Mayor Mentzer and Hon. W. H. H. Beadle. President McLouth and Dr. Wim Brush spoke as the Mitchell Choral Society performed. President Dye and Beadle praised Dakota’s educational progress and future statehood prospects.
President McLouth spoke plainly at the session on practical education, delivering earnest remarks that impressed the audience. The Choral society performed again as the meeting closed, followed by routine business.
Gen Beadle to deliver oration at Parkston on the Fourth. Missouri river rises high in June. A 36000 planing mill burned at Canning Hughes county. Coal found at Durbin. location uncertain. Manitoba line reports excellent crop conditions. Dr Cravens buys Capitol Street residence in Yankton and deeds to daughter Joyt. Sixty? Sunday schools noted in Diaxota affecting party prospects. Armour contemplates a 16? ton mill. A citizens’ pledge funded quickly for a new project. Southwestern telegraph company to be incorporated in four states. Deadwood Times mocks a postmaster over an address. Auditor Ward halts assessment of Winona & St. Peter lands not used for railroad purposes. Edwin C Foster alias Robt Carlisle arrested in Grand Forks. A deserter from the regular army. Judge Tripp absent. orders in second district handled by Spencer or Palmer for a month or more.
The Yankton Press outlines Gen H J Campbell's planned topics for his Amour Independence Day address. He cites first principles, independence versus colonial rule, two conflicts with rebel flags, the new people and prophet race, governance, and limits on Congress. He argues Dakota's charter status, sedition charges, and calls for division to let Congress act then Dakota act.
A humorous travelogue through Central Park contrasts fashion and manners with park etiquette. The author jokes about crests and mourning symbols on carriages, critiques drunken drivers and crowed mourning, and muses on social pretensions amid urban strolls and Broadway crowds.
A sharp London Punch quip notes a provincial dramatic company and its critics. The scene features Miss Betsy Primme and a Vicar debating a hostess overheard remark about the group's Mephistophelean character.
An observant woman questions why her clothes were not returned from a Chinese wash house on upper Broadway. Inside seven Chinamen discuss her, exchanging jokes about payments and marriage while debating who should cover costs, ending with a claim of harmless innocence.
A professor known for geniality misses humor in a story told by a mutual friend. To help, a diagram is drawn and the professor concludes that the premises are wrong and the entire tale collapses. The anecdote appears in the Detroit Free Press.
A dialogue from the Omaha Herald shows a tenant gathering plantain leaves for greens and a landlord considering rent relief. The exchange reveals tension over garden resources not listed in the lease and the landlord’s sympathy paired with rent concerns.
Mrs DeBaggs John discusses Mr DeBaggs business moves. He reportedly bought 1030 bales of cotton and 1000 barrels of oil on margin, with uncertain wheat quantities, while lacking a store. The exchange reflects speculation on his large trade dealings.
A brief humorous exchange from the Atlanta Constitution features a Colored citizenly banter about pies colored for a joke. Dialogue includes quick quips like whats it and tastes of foot asleep, reflecting light local humor.
Report frames a Montana judge under accusation amid a chaotic scene. A constable claims a shooting iron mattered in a rapid exchange while a crowd drinks as a judge orders two hours to leave the county.
A dialogue excerpt from The Harvard Boon and New York Mail reflects on war’s cruelty. A small man questions a larger man about violence and a friend, noting a father killed at Bull Run not by a shot but by a broken neck while fleeing a hill.
A Newman Independent letter mocks a doctor called a quack by noting Mrs Blank’s fond nickname for the man. The exchange highlights a playful misunderstanding about affection and profession with a witty punchline.
The New York Sun quotes a playful exchange as a girl chides Bobby for catching flies while he, a self described ball expert, quips that missing them is worse, comparing to the Giants. The line reflects light sports banter and local color.
The record lists multiple land office entries, proofs, and required affidavits. It details delays, amendments, and hearings for case numbers CE and FC, with names like George, Anson M1 Lenton, Arthur H Dillon, and Jacob Kreuscher. Hearings set for July and August across several locales including Kimball, Gann Valley, and Bijou Hills.
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