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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1887
Page
5
A sales blurb announces the newest line of goods west of Chicago including spring stock of button laces embroideries and velvets. It highlights a larger Ludlow shoe stock and promises exceedingly low prices lower than ever before marked.
A fragmented timetable lists trains to and from Mitchell with various daily, except Sunday, and connect conditions. Entries show departure and arrival times for the east and west routes, noting connections and freight constraints.
Weil Bros leaders of low prices announce a holiday closeout of cloaks and shawls before colder weather. Significant price cuts aim to make garments affordable for all classes, with novelties across the store from 10 and 25 cent counters to higher end art pieces.
A. J. Peak & Co plan to open March 15. R. D. Prescott takes possession April 1. A J girl baby born last week to J and Mrs Vick Estey. Farmers report hay scarce and high. McCook county sees dog borders grow. prosperity noted. School board praises city schools. An elderly resident of McCook sells out to move to Missouri. Possible bridge losses if heavy snow continues. Rev Ti Curl owns first issue of Des Moines Register from 1858. A Woonsocket baby born January 17. The Boorans’ little daughter, frozen in the storm, died Thursday. Dr Bracy sells a lot for $300. neighbors plan spring building. Indra and Gormley buy news lots by Baptist church to build. Sheriff Stanchfield drafts plan to summon jurors buried in snow drifts.
A northbound Cannon Ball train on the Sioux City Mitchell branch battled a fierce blizzard and halted near a water tank a mile north of Ethan at 9:30 PM with about thirty passengers and crew aboard. They endured hunger overnight, feasting on eggs from an express agent and drinks while awaiting rescue. Early morning rescue parties sent from Mitchell and Ethan brought bread and supplies. others planned to walk to Mitchell or return for provisions as the engine kept coal moving to stay alive.
Supt H L Bras visiting town says he plans to implement a graded system in county schools soon. He will ask the county board to furnish each school a Welch classification register with an eight year course and pupil progress forms to standardize work across schools regardless of teacher changes.
Dyspepsia and constipation are addressed in a testimonial by Henry B. Archer, receiver of taxes for Yonkers New York. He says Brandreth's pills have served his family well for ten years as a remedy for indigestion biliousness and constipation. He reports relief in two weeks and calls them harmless yet effective as a cathartic and blood purifier.
The January official report from the Mitchell land office lists filings and proofs across categories. Preemption filings 16, homestead filings 30, timber culture filings 21. pre-emption proofs 26, committed homestead proofs 24, final proofs 49, timber culture proofs 6. Acres newly entered 10,228 and acres acquired by final proof and cash entry 18,099.
The article notes that four board members Bracy, Dunham, Stanchfield and Wallace will go out this spring and the city hopes to recruit capable successors. Anderson, Keith, Windle and Becker remain as holdovers.
J N Brokaw who recently rented N Grant's building now occupies it with Gene West and will move his furniture stock cabinet shop and his daughter's millinery store into the same once renovations are completed.
A purgative medicine is described as possessing tonic and stimulant effects along with cathartic properties. The combination of ingredients is claimed to be in Aoyer's pills, said to strengthen and stimulate the bowels for natural action. The note also mentions Fuller’s buggy harnesses.
Executive committee members from Milbank Sioux Falls Chamberlain Beresford Huron and Watertown met at the Depot hotel to plan the 1887 Dakota U S Association gathering. The convention is slated for June 14 15 and 16 in Watertown with no外side aid. Delegates to the Chicago international convention June 1 2 3 include Rev E W Ensign Fargo and others.
At the W C T U regular meeting on February 24 resolutions honored two deceased members. Mrs A Rowley and Mrs Mary Dobson were praised for lifelong temperance work in Mitchell, with Dobson noted for readiness to meet her Savior and Rowley for her peaceful passing and faith.
Captain George C. Rober returned from Fort Randall after being snowed in nearly a week. He traveled by river and then to Scotland, recounting Friday night’s snowbound train near Ethan. He praises Mr and Mrs Russell Doty and conductor Hatch for their kindness to the officers aboard.
Thomas Manchester and Miss Ida McCormac of Mitchell were married at the bride’s father J. E. McCormac’s home with Rev. C. B. Clark officiating. The couple, both of Mitchell, were united on the 28th inst. The match is of interest to railroad circles and Tom Manchester can expect warm congratulations along the line.
The quarterly meeting announced for Rome on March 5 and 6 is postponed by one week due to bad roads, now set for March 12 and 18. H. T. Cur., Pastor. The store advertises wallpaper and decorating services, new styles, open all hours, with catalog prices and other goods from Cowntck & McNAt James Leslie v, Fuller saddlery, and trees and seeds offered at James Leslie's.
A letter from J. C. Tatman to A. J. Waterhouse of Santa Ana defends Dakota imagery in Waterhouse's Pacific Blade. It playfully mocks Dakota winters and Bob Wills's whisky while urging moderation and return to form. The writer encourages balancing poetic bravado with truth and social propriety.
Real estate transfers recorded include Wm H Stewart and wife to Erwin Gould for lot 4 block 17 valued at 100 dollars. F Slade and wife to Harry L Bras for lot 9 block 5 in Tat man Johnston addition Mt Ver NON areas seear reese Caroline Knox to Jessie Woolfield north half of section 27 and west half of sw4 section 22 104 60 valued at 1000 dollars. George I McDonald and wife to R D Prescott for lot 4 block 1 original plat Mitchell valued at 1500 dollars. Mrs C M Vanalstine to Berton O Gilbert for lot 15 block 101 Lawlers second addition Mitchell valued at 400 dollars.
Mr. Dobson arrived in Janesville Wisconsin on Monday evening with his wife’s remains. Mourners gathered at the depot including C S Miltimore who came from Bismarck, his wife and sister from Chicago, and Mr Dobson’s parents from Kansas. C K Miltimore and family of Janesville also attended after waiting since the prior Saturday.
Mr B C Iuddle, former deputy register of deeds with J K Smith, ends his tenure and plans a series of talks in suburban villages including Huron, Sioux Falls and Yankton on the topic The Goneness of the Past. Observant critic Had die predicts success in this new venture and praises his Mitchell friends.
An estray notice describes a black and white spotted sow weighing about 100 pounds that came to premises about two weeks ago. The owner, George Moyer, is identified. The note also includes an unrelated medical ad for Shiloh's cure sold by L. C. Gale, mentioning sleepless nights caused by a cough.
A partial Tuesday tally from Perry, Prosper, Beulah, Tobin, and Tobin townships shows elected supervisors, clerks, treasurers, assessors, and justices of the peace. The Beulah, Perry, and Rome polls report orderly votes with the Republican ticket fully elected in the Beulah area. Rome saw a single-ticket vote with no notable enthusiasm.
Eastern buyers view North Main lots at 500 dollars each as town plans expand with three brick stores planned north of the Security Bank. H C Applegate buys a new hearse, George W. Hunter ships hogs from Parkston next week, and Davison county land trades for city property. The Raymond store prepares to stock A J Peak’s drugs by mid month. Library adds thirty new volumes, certificates sell for 1.50 annually, and local farmers anticipate a productive season amid heavy snowmelt.
Lowell, Wyman, and Piggott crossed ice six miles downriver with coal when the upper crust weakened in mild weather. The ice cracked and the outfit dropped into sixteen inches of wet water. All escaped with a ducking, but two coal loads remained stranded. The men feared the end momentarily.
The Mitchell Printing Co and W D Hoyt Co urge settlements now with cash or secured notes. Hammer & Hammer advertise Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption and coughs, offering trial bottles free and promising cures with a guarantee.
A crowded page lists Bucklen's Arnica Salve and other remedies with prices and sellers like Ammer & Hammer in Mitchell Dak. It also advertises seed wheat orders, harness repairs, evergreen seedlings, nursery stock, sewing machines, and Shilohs Vitalizer with Gale and Adams as agents.
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