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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1890
Page
6
Local notes report women of the fathodial church serving a Decoration day dinner and inviting public queries. Comrade Vandabozart seeks a pension increase of 84 per month. Tree planting at the cemetery proceeds under diligent oversight. People comment on nearby improvements and local farming outlook.
A fair audience heard Rev D S McCaslin discuss power character and modern life. He argued strength is earned not inherited, warned against materialism and demagogues, and linked healthy mind and body to virtue. Mr Wood noted a five percent rise in Davison county wheat acreage and wheat priced around 67 cents.
Monday evening Mrs Howe was painting kitchen woodwork and stood on a cook stove to reach a spot. She slipped from a chair and fell fracturing her shoulder joint though the bone remained in place. She is being treated and is recovering.
An important discovery that acts on the liver stomach and bowels via the nerves. A new principle speedsily cures biliousness bad taste torpid liver piles and constipation. Suitable for men women and children. Smallest mildest surest 30 doses for 25 cents. Samples free at C Gale's druggist.
Peter KSirfel who drives Fraud Wid mann's wagon broke his collar bone in a Sunday evening buggy accident near the creamery. He was thrown to the ground after a sharp turn but hung to the lines preventing a runaway. Dr. Crane attended to set the fracture.
Miss Thompson and her pupils raise funds from students and teachers to buy an organ for use in their room at the west side school. The instrument arrived to benefit the music program and classroom activities.
J D Wood, manager of Merchants Mills, predicts wheat prices will not fall below current levels. He cites a winter wheat shortage of about thirty million bushels as the main driver of spring price increases. With U S winter wheat output roughly twice that of spring wheat, prices set by winter wheat supply will mostly govern both seasons.
A citizen delegation met at A M Rowdle’s office to push Mitchell as the site for the Republican state convention. They voiced unanimous support and discussed hotel capacity and city readiness. The group chose five members to accompany Bowdle to the state committee meeting to seek acceptance and ratify arrangements. Scriven Pease Johnston Preston and Wiard Meesix were selected to assist. Scriven Adams and Moore appointed to confer on rates and capacity.
A Mitchell fishing club prides itself on consistent catches of ten to fifty pounds of pickerel, suckers, wall eyed bass and catfish. They credit skill and genius over luck, with a rumor that riverbank residents buy their fish, implying anglers may rely on local traders.
A four year old boy on Lewis Like’s farm near Plankinton died in a prairie fire yesterday afternoon. While delivering a drink to his father, the child became disoriented in smoke, his clothing ignited, and he burned to death before help arrived. The body was found burned with clothing gone except for the shoes.
A vintage public notice asserts headache signals stomach trouble or nervousness and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a reliable remedy. It claims the tonic cures dyspepsia biliousness malaria tones the stomach fosters appetite and strengthens the nerves.
The American Protective Tariff League publishes a series of tariff documents to inform farmers, laborers, merchants, and professionals about protection benefits. Each issue covers specific industries, with prices from 2 to 4 cents per item and bundles of 10, 12, or 30 cents for sets, mailed with postage paid from New York.
Prof. Gen. Culver of Vermillion joined a Biron committee to plan irrigation surveys. They aim to map the artesian basin, document wells in North Dakota and nearby states, and gather data on pressure depth and water supply. Culver plans a few days near Mitchell.
Price Baking Powder Co promotes Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder as superior and pure for over a century. It is claimed to be used by the United States Government and endorsed by university leaders as strong and healthy. It states no ammonia lime or alum and sold only in cans in New York Chicago and St Louis.
Foreclosure sale of the Allingham mortgage in Davison County South Dakota planned for May 2 1890 at 10 00 in the forenoon at the Mitchell courthouse. Property described as the southwest quarter of section 18 township 103 north range 60 containing 160 acres. Mortgage held by American Investment Company Emmetsburg Iowa with attorney A E Hitchcock and sheriff auctioneer Sperry Dwight listed.
Notice states Joshua L D Jackson and Gertrade K E Jackson defaulted on a May 30 1885 mortgage to Elizabeth B White. With principal and interest due 1057.65, the mortgage will be foreclosed by public auction at the Mitchell court house on May 3 1890 at 1 PM for the 160 acre southwest quarter of section 5 township 104 range 60 in Davison County South Dakota. Mortgagee is Elizabeth B White. attorney D G Mculay represents mortgagor.
The State of South Dakota sends greeting to defendants Bd. W Little and others. Defendants are summoned to answer the March filing in Mitchell Davison County. Serve answer within 30 days of service. failure leads to relief demanded in the complaint. Dated Mitchell South Dakota March 15, 1930.
An 1890 notice extols the Great Northern Railway as a vast system with 3400 miles of steel track spanning Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Montana and beyond. It claims connections to major cities and regions including St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth plus the Milk River Reservation and Lake Minnetonka. It promotes luxury rolling stock and through service, inviting inquiries to agents and a note of land-office filings and a homestead entry protest process.
Annual statement details the assets, liabilities and operations of the Lancashire and Equitable Life Assurance Society subsidiaries in New York and South Dakota. It lists capital, real estate value, bonds, premiums, losses, and agent commissions, with sworn attestations by state officials and company officers. The records cover organization in New York, filings in South Dakota, and compliance with state insurance laws.
The Lancashire Insurance Company, of Great Betalon, is authorized to transact fire insurance in South Dakota until December 31, 1890. Auditor Taylor certifies compliance with insurance laws and the charter, dated March 8, 1890, in Pierre.
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