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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1892
Page
7
The Mitchell Printing Co offers subscription rates and asks subscribers to provide both current and former addresses for address changes. Correspondence should be on the office as early as Monday. Papers sent outside the state will be discontinued at expiration of paid time.
TO ADVERTISERS Advertising rates given in an application. Legal advertisements at statute rates. Business cards six lines max four lines. Each extra line one dollar per year. Local notices five cents per line. Cards of thanks ten cents per line. Marriage and death notices published free. Obituaries and resolutions of respect five cents per line.
The St Paul Democratic Globe decries a leaderless congress while Edmunds county backs Mahlon J. Lightner for delegate to Minneapolis. The Sioux City Journal urges South Dakota Republicans to nominate a broader delegation. A rail fare plan offers one fare for a round trip to the Republican State Convention in Chamberlain on March 28 with excursion tickets on March 22 and 23.
Mayor Bowdle arrives back in Mitchell at his desk after a globe spanning trip to Puget Sound coastal cities and the Atlantic coast, meeting statesmen and observing life across the west and south. Local notes report a 50 man group visiting Judge Haney and Hon. H C Preston for chicken coop locations, and General Geo A Silshy cheerfully responding to the wakeful hour.
The South Dakota division of the Sons of Veterans held a session at Likau with Col. Lyon presiding. After committee reports and a 15 minute recess the group pledged additional funds to reduce debt and elected D. L. Printup Britton as Division Commander after multiple ballots.
A compact notice shows Northern Nursery & Seed Co offering garden seeds and fruit trees with special 20 day bargains. James Leslie operates a seed store near his former location. Local trades include Disc harrows and corn planters by B. VanAlstine and garden seeds advertised by Geo. H. Rathman. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as restoring strength after illness.
Local items report a new farm wagon purchase, licenses to wed, windmill damage, church services during Lent, a wedding in Chicago, and a merchants column with plow work and shoeing services. The Opera House hosted a Woman's Relief Corps program with music, recitations, and speeches by local and visiting members.
The G A R session in Aberdeen named Col J B Holt as department commander at the Aberdeen gathering. Officers selected include Col R E Cleark senior vice commander Capt P Lawrence junior vice commander Rev CC B Clark chaplain and Col E W Foster medical director. Delegates to the August Helena Grand Encampment were named with alternates listed. Installation of new officers to occur at the rink tonight. Col Holt, a New Hampshire native age 68, has prior commands in Aberdeen and Minn Ard and is known as a veteran leader.
The University band played favored tunes for the audience after a speech by Commander-elect Printup. The revess extended to 7 30 o clock.
The first session on March 15 sees about forty five delegates. By Wednesday 75 attend. Thursday elects officers including Department President Mrs Sarah E Holmes of Plankinton and other leaders. Delegates listed from multiple towns with Mrs Holmes praised for leadership.
Col Lyon calls the Sons of Veterans encampment to order at 9 30 am Capt Carpenter of Pierre named senior vice commander D G Cox of Elsworth camp assistant adjutant The division embraces reports on credentials and officers with a banner gift from Ellsworth camp The morning session ends at noon and resumes at 1 30 pm Committees from G A R and W R C discuss next encampment site and date The division assumes debt for the Soldier's Home and plans to raise funds Eight camps are armed or uniformed and many drill The division grows from 394 members in 21 camps to 490 in 29 camps with about 700 enrolled Sword and belt prize extended to March 21 for greatest membership gain No deaths or court martials reported The Colonel praises adjutant Barnard and quartermaster Eddy and urges renewed work for memorial observances.
A Hoood sarsaparilla testimonial from William A Lehr Kendallville Indiana claims a long battle with scrofula and rheumatism ended after six bottles of Hood s Sarsaparilla. The Carthage News prints an extra on Miner county. Notices also promote Allcock s Porous Plasters for rheumatism and other ailments and record local caucus delegates and a Dakota University oratorical contest program.
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