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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1888
Page
7
Weil Bros. advertises seasonable dry goods clothing boots and shoes at low prices. Leaders of low prices invite customers to visit and see their styles and Butterick pattern agency.
Local items from Mitchell and nearby communities report donations to Mrs Dodds, moving of Rogers household goods to Mitchell, Arbor Day proclamation, new residents and departures, and updates on business openings. Advertisements promote farm implements in exchange for livestock and Pond's Extract as a general remedy.
Mr. F. G. Champeny a dry goods merchant distributed university circulars to wholesale houses with personal letters. Monday he received the first response a draft for 25 from Edson Keith & Co. of Chicago.
Summary of a donor list from the Woonsocket Times noting money received to date for victims of a university fire. The record includes amounts from travelers and individuals such as Breank Jaynes, P. Johnson, K G. Stakke and O Sseee eee, with several entries showing 100 units.
Full set of butcher's tools offered for sale. Call on or address Mrs Henry Parry in the city for details or purchase arranged.
Night watch Pulley spotted a blaze at Hunter's meat market around 1 a m Tuesday and raised the alarm from the round house. Firemen found no water supply due to cut line but contained the fire with minor losses. Alderman Davison seeks a four box fire alarm upgrade pending pole installation.
List of uncalled letters for the week ending March 26 includes Mrs H Bailey Mrs Mary P Baker Rose Burpee Groves Mrs Howels Porter Mrs Rathgabes Mary Samuels John Thomas Erwin Wallace Wilber Jason Winston Mr John When calling please say advertised If not claimed in two weeks they will be sent to the dead letter office.
The Y W C T U hosts an April 1 evening at Ar MorY Hall with 8 o clock start. A unique program will be presented with refreshments in a craazy order and committee led entertainment by Giddy Law and Order Lookout groups.
Voters will select one alderman and one school board member for each ward on Tuesday April 3. The column notes a lack of discussion and a broad push to retain past policy, choosing the best men regardless of party or faction.
Davison county selects representatives to the G A R encampment at Redfield. Ransom Post members J M Adams W N Perry R T Robinson proceed with Lincoln Post Mt Vernon delegates I D Powers W R C Mesdame Duncan Moore Robinson and Vanderbogart Mrs F D Powers Mt Vernon name reads as listed.
Administrator Morrow retires from the Bond estate and turns over the Sanborn house to J G Bond of St Paul. Bond will assist the widow of the late proprietor in running the hotel, bringing a thorough business background to the operation.
The Weil Bros dry goods house adds D. Jones from Cedar Rapids Iowa as a salesman with years of self employment, to serve patrons. A promotional medical paragraph extols Boschee's German Syrup for catarrh pneumonia and consumption, priced at 75 cents per bottle with druggist availability.
A county lady endured seven years of disease with organs undermined and death near. After three months of relentless coughing she tried Dr King’s new discovery for consumption and slept through the night after the first dose. One bottle reportedly cured her miraculously. Her name was not given.
Mrs. Luther Lutz is highlighted in the notice. W. C. Harick & Co. of Shelby North Carolina offer a trial bottle at K E Gale's drug store for the product advertised.
The Lutheran church confirmed several children on Palm Sunday. Fred Olson plans to open a blacksmith shop this summer. A new post office named Frankfort will be set up in Hutchinson county. Our school will close next week. Rt. A. Sawyer has inherited a fortune from a relative in Scotland. D. G. Mabie adds a house extension. Mrs. Sloan returns to Sanborn Iowa after winter with her daughter. Farmers report corn damage from water as they await spring.
The entry lists multiple land cases by file numbers and claimant names such as Jennie Dobson, William Taylor, and James Galvin. It notes deadlines to show cause, furnish affidavits, final and non alienation papers, and native born or naturalized status. some cases include reversals, suspensions, and new proofs.
Funeral of Joseph Ball a 100 year old resident of Ogden draws rare interest with five generations pictured. Born in Lee Massachusetts he survived a large Western New England family and attained long faith and service. Surviving son Albert Ball of Milwaukee and other relatives attend as pallbearers and ministers honor his life.
James J. Hughes advertises twelve Clyde and Norman messenger brood mares with foal, one pair of four year old geldings, and young cattle for sale. Available as a lot or separately. Contact via section 35-105-60.
From a location four miles north of Mitchell on Monday March 19 a black bear was observed prompting a hunt and immediate local attention. KNUDT STRAND was the observer reporting the incident.
Auction notice states horses buggies and harnesses are available at low prices for the next ten days. Call on W I Slater to arrange bids or viewing arrangements.
Funeral ceremonies for the late chief justice took place in the house of representatives with the president, cabinet, senate, diplomatic corps, and congress in attendance. Bishop Paret led services before the cortege moved to the depot for a 2 p.m. special train to Toledo, where the remains will be interred. The train is expected to reach Toledo at 10 a.m. the following day.
About fifty clerks in various divisions of the New York custom house were discharged by Secretary Fairchild. A 15 percent cut was made in the appraiser's office to bring expenses within the appropriation. Civil service exams limited to four per year with new questions. Soldiers' Home Bill would grant 100 to each state per inmate. Congressman Mills rested well and improved tonight.
The Washington release states the new treaty bars importation of Chinese laborers into the United States for twenty years. It promises most favored nation privileges to Chinese residents except naturalization and obliges the U S to pay China 276 619 dollars as full indemnity for prior injuries to Chinese in American territory.
Governor Lowry calls Mississippi citizens to a May 24 meeting in Jackson to organize a state immigration association and promote development of the state resources and a share of southern immigration movement.
Christian R. Ross dismisses the letter from W R Reilly of St Louis as not important to the search for his alleged son Charlie Ross. In Finlay Ohio Dr H Chaplin guilty plea after bigamy indictment, sentenced to two years. reports say he has been married ten times.
Mr. Greenway said on credible authority that Hon. John Carling will likely become the lieutenant governor of Manitoba. A boxing match is arranged in Detroit for April 4 between Jack Keefe of Minneapolis and Ed Hotchkiss of Motley in a ten round bout with four ounce gloves.
Edward Knapp and Mrs. John Nagle of Inver Grove are bound over to the next district court term by Justice De Mayapon on the alleged charge of poisoning cattle.
In Ruthvenia Iowa the village near the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line erupts with excitement over the discovery of large quantities of coal. Locals gather to inspect the seams amid speculation about mining potentials and economic impact.
Bank examiner Stone estimates Commercial bank assets and announces depositors will receive 75 cents on the dollar. In New York District Attorney Fellows plans to retry Jacob Sharp for bribery.
A New York Farmers dinner in the city featured William C. Barry of Rochester who urged adding fruit to every meal to combat dyspepsia and indigestion. He claimed the simple method could reduce doctor incomes across the United States.
An editorial says a prominent Eastern Republican in Rome reports Blaine is completely broken down physically and may not live out the year. The denial later claims Blaine is in the best health of his life, amid conflicting statements about his condition.
News from Redfield at the Dakota G A R and W R C encampment indicating good attendance despite weather. Commander Allen presided and a credentials committee was formed. A courthouse reception followed as locals decorated the city and a Home Guards militia display drew interest.
Des Moines invites St Paul citizens to visit at their expense with a carload excursion on the Chicago St Paul Kansas City line. Minneapolis Kansas City and possibly Chicago and Omaha delegations will join in Des Moines for city tours and return home Saturday morning.
Yankton Park Packing in Yankton South Dakota was sold to United States Marshal Maratta S B Coulson and Pennsylvania capitalists for 30000. Improvements estimated at 10000 will raise daily hog capacity to 2500. Also notes local Republican activity in Chetek Wisconsin and other state news including suffrage appeals, drill plans in Nashville and a new Ellsworth telephone company. The senate confirmed Stockblager as general land office commissioner and Anderson as assistant commissioner.
The Dominion government will not proceed with the planned canal construction on the Canadian side at Sault Ste Marie for now. The move is noted in the Philadelphia Press with commentary on political factions and veteran groups.
General R. B. Marcy recalls a prairie hunt where a grizzly dam fled with two cubs. After a long chase and failed shots, the old bear was finally felled by a shot behind the shoulder and a second shot in the head. The cubs were herded by a Mexican hunter and killed the next day.
The scene describes packed uncovered seats on the shady side filled with townspeople and Andalusians, reporters, and laboring artisans amid a noisy, chaotic crowd. Officials, metadores, and workers mingle as a buttered vulgar chorus of slang fills the air during the spectacle.
A reflective piece argues for aging with grace through solitary study and nature. It urges the self sufficient man to seek calm, to rest mind and body, and to meet death with peace and a joyful, vivid perception of life. The quote from Joe Howard in the Boston Globe frames aging as a gracious, richly lived final chapter.
Count Bozenta, husband of Mme Modjeska, provides innocent amusement for the traveling company with quaint remarks. He jokes about winter cold at a city that had the coldest house of the season and quips about acoustics. He also interrupts a fire during a performance by cutting dialogue.
A man told Detroit Free Press he entered police headquarters to report a missing ax from his yard. He jokes about theft and recalls a doctor telling his wife the jar irritated his spine.
The Chicago Herald reports a Russian engineer Cosluwiche touts a 200 foot long aerial machine built in parts across Europe to hide the secret. The item notes Germany's lead in paper production and exports, and mentions Ambipedipulation as a new dance term.
A Boston youngster named Harry is sharply rebuked by his mother for numerous misdeeds. She warns that his behavior will worry his parents to death, while the boy calmly replies with Psalm 23, The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want, reflecting devout early faith.
A collage of light anecdotes from different papers recounts a child wishing to own the world in exchange for Minnie's doll, a Norfolk boy recalling a trained horses circus, a Sunday school pupil naming Gerlab in heaven, a boy receiving gold dollars from a grandpa, and Uncle Rastus facing a magistrate over multiple offenses.
Mount Holly, Berkley county, eight o clock tale reports a lightwood log moving toward a creek. A dozen workers fled in fright as hundreds of water moccasins, from buggy spoke to hoe handle length, swarmed out and dispersed, with Dr. Byrd and others watching for about thirty minutes. Three men who fled vanished.
A condemned reporter proposes to persuade the sheriff to mislay the almanac so he can hang a day early and beat other papers, while the editor and others discuss the plan in the jail. The exchange hints at media competition and a grim motive in a sensational setup.
The Brooklyn Eagle and the Washington Critic recount a postwar row about a man with alternating gray and blue eyes and a liar who writes to papers. The Washington Critic cites a tale where Gen. Sherman is questioned about a "lady" Johnson, revealing lingering race and identity tensions.
Cartoonish exchange about a dying cow and milk yield ends with a quip about buying another cow. A late night tramp seeks shelter and food, only to be told it could harm health to eat before sleeping, prompting a stay and a question about postponing meals.
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