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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
8
A satirical column notes the value of real skill and reliable character in trades and advertising. It contrasts the idea of a “good man” with proof of ability and responsibility, referencing a general push for honest workmanship and trustworthy services amid noisy claims. It ends with a quip about age and marriage data in Japan and a joke about perceptions of progress.
A fragment recounts a Chinaman in Perak using a tiger trap as a curiosity. A cooly found near a mine claimed sleep overtook him and he wandered into the trap long unused. The incident suggests the tiger tester knew a thing or two about traps.
A humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Ledger shows a pessimistic shopper lamenting era shifts while a witty waiter riffs on the biblical tale of Esau trading his birthright for soup. The piece captures local humor and cultural references.
Residents Mrs Brown and Mrs Jones clash with a peddler tale while Mrs Smith notes cash payments have drawbacks. The brief exchange highlights caution in buying from door to door vendors.
A home laundry promotes its services stressing soft water, local spending, and 18 workers. It invites patrons to try the service and provides a phone number for contact.
A Yonkers Statesman style quip questions why a husband fears speaking after marriage. The piece reflects on beauty returning after bad times, noting ugly things staying out longer while beautiful things return.
The Madison correspondent chronicles a disputed tale of Caroline Cooke and Ellis Smith linked to a Wednesday graduation. Conflicting reports say a hurried elopement happened or a mischief abduction occurred with no confirmed marriage by Saturday. several out of town guests attended a Sioux Falls wedding rumor.
Mr W B Mallory of Lennox and Miss Mary Avery of this city wed Wednesday morning at the bride’s parents home with about forty guests. Rev U U Youngman officiated as Miss Evelyn Dilley played the wedding march. The couple will reside in Lennox where Mallory practices law. Mary Avery has taught in Alpena.
Mitchell hosts large G A R and W R C delegation at Aberdeen encampment. Col J B Wolgemuth named department commander with Clara Lukens as department president. Officers include S J Moore as assistant adjutant general and Wm Nash as assistant quartermaster general. Delegates to Denver encampment: Ella Parker and Frances Thompson. Jennie Nash elected delegate at large. Plano notes rains and local visits thereafter.
Washington papers report Mitchell post office salary increased from 2400 to 2600 dollars yearly. Postmaster Bros. welcomes the raise noting steady growth in office business over the past year.
The Lake Madison Chautauqua at Madison begins its fifteenth annual assembly on Saturday evening June 24 and runs through July 10. Lectures and entertainments occur each afternoon and evening with speakers including Governor LaFollette Frank Dixon J Hoffman Atten Herbert Spencer Biglow Eliott Boyl Nat Brigham Dr Hawks Prof Julius Olson and more. A daily program features a Lady quartet Nightingale jubilees readers soloists and special entertainers, with July 4 marked as a South Dakota historical day. Hon M K Armstrong among the early settlers is noted.
The afternoon program will feature a speaker from the state and a delegate to congress, with Doane Robinson of the state historical society presenting sketches of state history and Miss Alice Dougherty reading South Dakota poems. Col Brigham will close with an illustrated historical lecture on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Riverside society items report Mr and Mrs Henry Schultz touring Chicago sights this week. Children’s Day is planned at the church on June 25. Walter White returns from Brookings Agricultural College. Miss Marie White Clarence Wallis and Della Wallis vacation at home. A Mennonite party from Bon Homme county negotiates land along the river. A Riverside youth group plans a river launch trip next Saturday for a day of excursions. J W Harris family visited C D DeMotte then traveled to southern Iowa to see relatives and for Mrs Harris who is in poor health.
Loomis notes the Free Methodist camp meeting ends after a week with a few converts. Frank Harris and wife travel to Armour for a firemen’s tournament. Daniel Lillie returns from a health trip to the coast, reports former residents in Seattle doing well. Fraser clan returns from Chicago with cattle and hog shipment. Land sale: John Reed sells three quarter sections in Blendon to D F Barrows for 32 per acre, trades Raymond hotel in Mitchell. Wheat and oats heading, Smith Crippin new Milwaukee agent appointed. John Tuckey visits from Mitchell to assist J J Case interests. John Ayers advances on new residence. GC Taylor to Wisconsin on business. Rural route talk, Os/ Loomis news, and corn plowing as weather allows.
Notice states Davison County commissioners will meet in special session at the county auditor's office on June 30, 1905 to act on liquor license applications and any related matters. Dated June 20, 1905. QO. D. Stearns, County Auditor.
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