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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1888
Page
8
A fire at the Circle Roller rink area livery stable in Brrawo, Illinois, killed two sleeping workers and left twenty others dead. The blaze consumed the wooden building, horses, carriages, and harnesses. Fred Springer narrowly escaped. Two other workers were injured critically in the disaster.
A unknown woman's body was recovered from the Ohio River opposite Louisville water works, with throat cut bound feet and a stone sinker. The body, about ten years old, wore a cheap skirt basque and stockings. features distorted by decomposition hinder identification. A man’s body was found the previous evening under similar circumstances.
Dispatches from central and southern Illinois describe widespread flood damage after forty eight hours of rain. Tuscola reports twenty thousand acres of corn under water, oats badly damaged, and Tolono notes half the farms inundated with crops ruined. Champaign area faces losses around at least one hundred thousand dollars and oats losses may reach 59 to 65 percent. Additionally Cumberland is inundated with Potomac River rising and railroad bridges at Bowlesburg and Piedmont destroyed.
Pittstone reports the Monongahela River has reached its highest point and all danger is over. The flood caused sinking of coal boats and washing away buildings along the route, with damages expected to exceed £100,000.
Clara Kohn, daughter of J. Kohn who works in this city but lives in Aurora, has been missing for nearly two weeks. Authorities fear she may have drowned herself. Neighbors note she had an excellent character.
PiITserre July 12. The Keystone rolling mill is on fire after a natural gas explosion. Fire crews fight the blaze, with authorities investigating the cause and potential damages to the facility and nearby areas.
Report from Sioux City Iowa dated July 12 describes a brutal assault near Winnebago reservation. A 18-year-old French woman Leonora Thibodeaux walking Sunday afternoon was seized by a mob of eighteen men who attacked her. she lies in critical condition.
The contract for building 100 closed and 101 open horse and cattle stalls for the territorial exposition next September has been awarded to Deming and Callender. Encouraging reports come from North Dakota on the fair with prospects of great success.
Miss Lena Mueller aged fourteen died from trichina in pork. Her father Edward Mueller is gravely ill after consuming the same meat. This marks a second juvenile death in two weeks from the same cause in the family. Dakota Sunday School Convention set for July tenth in MitcueLL with three days of sessions.
Hughes county officials vote to resubmit the prohibition question after widespread failure of prohibition in the past. The move follows a near unanimous sentiment among commissioners to allow residents to vote again on the issue.
Excitement rises as a gold find is reported two and a half miles south of White Lake after digging a well. Experts debate the ore quality while philanthropists convene in session. Baltimore hosts the tenth biennial national convention of the American Association of Instructors of the Blind.
Evan Lewis known as The Strangler was bound over for trial on a charge of illegitimate parentage. Miss Annie Smith, a former DBarnevelt schoolteacher, favored the surety of 300 dollars. Lewis’ case drew local attention in Miawau kfe on July 6.
Civ. Minn. reports the Third regiment is now located at Camp Lakeview. A fine body of men is determined to make a good record.
Miss Mattie DeBaum aged 18 was killed by her aunt Mrs Mary Junkins in Tecumseh Indiana. A boy aged fourteen seized a musket during a dispute near the Junkins orchard and the aunt fired. Junkins surrendered and was jailed.
The Melbourne Leader reports on the collapse of a vast silver mining craze that swept Australian and New Zealand stock markets. Property values at Broken Hill, New South Wales, have fallen by $40,000,000 over the past six months as the bust unfolds.
The house committee reports only two bills the deficiency and fortifications. Senate finance subcommittee hones a Mills tariff substitute. Bills granting railroad rights of way pass in Minnesota and Dakota. Oregon Railway Bridge at Portland opens. National Americans party calls for Washington convention August 14. Melrose dam breach halts mill and creamery. Court cases involve Mrs Rawson and contempt. Prohibitionists plan Illinois campaign. Des Moines arrests over Sunday laws. Immigrant fraud case at Castle Garden. Specialized local notices include a $100000 bond election in Superior and local court-term dates in the Second district.
Heavy rains Saturday into Sunday flood Hestingvox Indiana. Streams overflow and a canal breach inundate much of town. Five inches of rainfall ruins crops including wheat corn and especially hay, causing extensive agricultural damage and hardship for farmers.
Burleigh County Bar Association held a banquet at the Sheridan house in SISMATOR to honor Judge John KE Carland of Sioux Falls who is spending a few days with old friends and townsmen.
A record rainstorm with strong winds hit Mildank North Dakota causing chimneys to topple and the farmers’ agricultural fair building to be blown down. Local authorities report the event as the heaviest storm known in the area.
A study of Danish peasant life outlines four classes Gaardmand Parcelist Husmand and Indsider with inheritance laws, dormitory labor housing, and five daily meals for farm laborers. It notes occupancy, marriage customs, and social distinctions, plus poultry keeping and farm economics including primogeniture repeal effects.
Davison County Board of Commissioners held a regular session on July 2 1885 with W W Gardner presiding The board reviewed the 1885 assessment roll and conducted multiple sessions to adjust real estate and other property values Proposals included prohibiting intoxicating liquors and funding a county poor farm The minutes note various abatements and contracts for bridge work and grading plus a review of county charges and salaries
Advertisement proclaims a powerful invigorator to restore vitality and ambition with Beggs' Blood Purifier and Blood Maker. It claims to revive courage, vigor, and energy, offering a money back guarantee if it fails. Credits Dr. Scarrig, a local druggist, as the seller.
For Sale. One hundred and sixty acres near the growing town of than south of Mitchell two miles from town and railroad station. Title good terms easy Address K I Thomas Galt California.
Farmers urged to bring butter and eggs to Mitchell Creamery Company with reassurance of no risk of overstocking due to ample handling facilities. The notice emphasizes paying the highest market price to attract supplies.
The readable text shows scattered crop references and figures related to corn, barley, and timelines, but the page fragment is garbled. It mentions Davison County, May, Mo and Pa, with unclear quantities and dates.
Mortgage notice states default on installment plan for note secured by property in Davison County Dakota. It lists due principal and interest totaling about 5047 dollars, and announces public auction of the mortgaged premises at the Davison County courthouse on a specified August date. The case involves Joseph Haltyz and J. Ih, defendants, with summons to answer in the district court at Mitchell.
Notice of foreclosure by sale of mortgaged property in Davison county Dakota Territory. The case involves Definit and Fraser with a debt of sixty six hundred eighty eight dollars principal plus interest and fees. Sale to be held at the courthouse door in Mitchell on July 21 at 1 PM for the quarter section in section 16 township 103 range 60 west. Attorneys Dillon & Preston represent the mortgagee.
In the district court in Davison county Dakota Territory the case Mary M Martindale vs Lawrence Pease et al commands a public sale of estate and mortgaged property by order of sale and execution. The sale will take place at the Mitchell courthouse front door in Davison county on a Saturday in the forenoon at a stated time with costs and interest specified in the judgment.
Notice of a sheriff sale issued by the Second Judicial District of Dakota Territory in favor of L. Fyler against Harry Harmon and Stephen Bowen. The land described is in Davison County, section 31, township unknown, to be sold at Mitchell on a July day in 1888 to satisfy the judgment plus costs and interest. Dillon and Pitts are attorneys.
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