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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1892
Page
12
A compilation of mortgage foreclosures and notices from Davison County South Dakota detailing defaults on various notes and mortgages. It lists assignees such as Farmland Mortgage and Trust Company and details the properties, dates, and times for public auctions including locations in Mitchell and surrounding townships.
Sealed proposals for construction of a bridge across Firesteel creek between Sections 34 and 35 Town 104 Range 61 will be received by the county auditor until 12 o’clock Tuesday July 5 1892. Plans and specifications on file at the auditor’s office. The board may reject any or all bids. R T Robinson Auditor Mitchell June 4 1892 Wool I will pay highest market price for wool at warehouse near depot W Rice
Mt Vernon notes show L D Rolph building a 28 by 50 foot barn and Harry Wilson returning after three years in Colorado Washington and Pennsylvania. Wm Field acts as grain buyer reassuring farmers of fair dealing while A T Cooper upgrades Reynolds Hatch hardware. Train line managers Drs Sage and Catarrh remedies are advertised amid harvest excursion ticket plans for Western Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas to lure eastern settlers.
Revs P Sjoblom S Sjolinder and A Sundhey arrived in the city to meet with local Swedish Lutheran church leaders. They discussed church welfare and arranged for a regular supply pastor given the limited ministerial staff. The visitors returned to their homes Thursday noon. Also, Rev J H Babcock and Dr Maury of Boston returned from the reservation after a weeklong trip describing Indian life and experiences. Maury will stay at St Marys rectory briefly.
White Lake township drilled an artesian well reaching 900 feet with low pressure water. The flow increased through the week and by last Saturday the well became a regular spouter. The roaring waters could be heard a mile away and residents celebrate the successful project.
Rural Imp T. W. D. Orswell plans a two story dwelling for D. G. West on a farm three miles west of town while John Regan starts a one story residence two miles south. Indications point to more country building this fall, showing farming remains profitable in South Dakota. The piece also notes Dr Miles New Heart Cure claims and local business ads for plow work and horse shoeing followed by two divorce applications filed with the county clerk.
The ad promotes Brandreth's Pills as a life medicine made from vegetables that purify blood, stimulate liver and digestion, and support kidneys, claiming consistent benefits in any dosage. It also lists a 640 acre land sale near Mt Vernon SD by Duncan Earl, including a 22x26 frame dwelling, 300 acres broken, 70 acres pasture, two wells, a stock shed, and a price of 11000.00, sold as whole or in sections.
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