Local notes highlight town happenings and ads
Small town items report on Mrs Atlee’s improving health, new job at The Mail office, a dogfight dispute between Hans Anderson and Dan McDermaid, window repair at Mitch Dry Goods, real estate moves, new births, and upcoming events. Includes church, school, and council notices, plus several ads for land, hardware, ice, and medical products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Atlee
W. J. Healey Cycle Co
D. Carpenter
Emsley
S. D
Saddle Rock
Fred Falkenberg
Scotland
Hans Anderson
Dan McDermaid
Mitch- Dry Goods Co
B. O. Gilbert
Dodson
R. D. Prescott
KE. B. Barber
Guy Corbin
Sioux City
DeWitt Bros
John Roth
Henry Parry & Co
Powell & Skinner
Court House
County Commissioners Hear Steam Heating Plan for Courthouse
County commissioners met Saturday to hear a report from a Sioux Falls committee on steam heating for the courthouse. They favored the method for economy, authorized bids, and noted the courthouse will be painted this summer. Farm valuations were raised slightly and stock values mainly unchanged. horses expected to dip. The county is split into three valuation districts with listed assessors. Hon. C. F. Raymond brought 48 Hereford cattle, now 113 head total, including a premier bull, to Mt. Vernon area. A dispute over hay prices led to threats and a warrant dispute between Dr. Crosset and Thos. Harvey, unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Court House
L. W. Lewis
Sperry Dwight
D. W. Collins
Powell & Skinner
State Board of Equalization
Mitchell
Rome
Mt. Vernon
Beulah
Blendon
Badger
Prosper
Union
Baker
Lisbon
Tobin
Perry
A. L. C. Hillman
E. P. Swartout
W. H. Kilborn
J. A. Maier
D. G. West
B. H. Bennett
Hans Reierson
E. Pine
Hans Heidinger
Henry Mangle
John H. Hohn
John Craig
C. F. Raymond
Omaha
Watertown
Dakota
Raymond
Mr. Raymond
Neighborhood News Highlights Roundup From Mitchell Area
Jim Phelps will start a barber shop and James Haynes fences his farm west of town. Various locals visit, open new dress shop near the News office, prepare for a May 10 lecture on The Girls of America, and schools report Arbor Day closings. Agricultural notes discuss seeding, wet fields, and a proposed 500 horse ranch, while residents relocate, marry, or travel to Mitchell, Chamberlain, or Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Phelps
James Haynes
Vernon
R. J. Atwood
Plankinton
Mr. Carpenter
P. Shepherd
Will Shepherd
Mitchell
Julia Gilleran
Lou Hatch
Jesse Smith
Mabel Sayles
D. G. Eno
John DeWitt Miller
Jennie Marcy
Joseph Pollard
John McDonald
McMichael & Son
Emery
KE. J. Haynes
Michael
Mr. Whitmer
Bender Bros
Warren
O. McEwen
Rudd
Iowa
M. A. Betts
Ruby Rolph
Letcher
Howard King
Crippen
W.H. Dean
Col. Price
Ed Welch
Wisconsin
the Order
Thomas Taylor
Washington
Ethan
Joe Baker
Cole
Frank Cole
He & Cole
Syd. Smith
Iva Snyder
J. W. Ottman
Jerome Miles
Omaha
Tillie Craig
The African Tragedy lecture greeted by large audience
Rev Geo Williams spoke at the University chapel Tuesday evening on the topic The African Tragedy. He drew a large audience of students who value his practical ideas as they pursue their studies. Poultry buyers and sellers are advised to see Davison & Davison at the fair grounds for dressed poultry offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Smith
Butterfield
Rowley Street
J. D. Anderson
Pitkin & Brooks
Chicago
Anderson
Mitchell
W. W. Bennett
Baptist Aid Society
Ladies’emetery Improvement Association
Dr. Warne
East Fourth Street
Redfield
M. N. Lee
Ashton
Mons Nelson
Anna Swanson
Omaha
A. R. Boggs
Girls of America
Baptist Church
Miss Cayford
San Francisco
California Bulliton
Sioux Falls Journal
O. O. Howard
Geo. Williams
University Chapel
Williams
Driving Park
Davison & Davison
Fair Grounds
Skulls at Malvern Hill described by Sheriff Barnes
Sheriff Barnes recalls a grim scene near the Malvern Hill battlefield. He recounts seeing bleaching bones of fallen comrades on the open field about a year later, a stark Golgotha of skulls in the August sun, each skull varied in shape and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Hill
Sheriff Barnes
Atlanta Constitution
Gillis Quotation Shoe Bargains in 93 Hats Sale
Advertisement notes a right pair of slippers and denies selling shoes while promoting hats and Drew Selby Co shoes. It touts straw hats, children's caps, and men's straw styles alongside bargain prices on Drew Selby Co footwear and Fargo shoes. It emphasizes quality, better fit, and low prices with phrases like no old stock and 63c straw hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew, Selby & Co
Vivian DeMonto concert praised despite small house
The Vivian DeMonto company drew praise for a fine performance in the state though a larger audience was hoped for. Miss De Monto, ill with a cold, sang well, with Litchfield, Harvey, Gerner, and Miller also contributing. The concert overall was a success, while insurance ads urge crop protection against hail and report adjustments of a fire loss for C. V. Priest by Manchester and D. F. & M. firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian DeMonto
Miss DeMonto
Litchfield
Miss Harvey
Gerner
Uncalled Letters At Mitchell Post Office
The list of letters remaining uncalled for at the Mitchell post office at week ending April 29 1893 includes Delos Bush Eva Teares Hills TM Wilson EF 0 Waungton John Bankier Whende Hermeyer Wm Williams Ellen Walter Chas EI GN Johnson Andrew Carlson A. If called for within two weeks they should say advertised. Letters not claimed will be sent to the dead letter office. J W Beattie P M At 2 oclock this afternoon Ley Bros struck the first flow in the artesian well at 300 feet deep. They plan to install casing due to the heavy water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Bush
Delos Teares
Eva Hills
TM Wilson
Waungton
John
Ley Bros
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White Lake
Hood
Parker
Turner County
Lk. B. van Alstine
Hall
Moller
Bender Bros. Co
Qo.t. Huyck
S. D. Presba
I. A. Burdick
Aberdeen Immigration Bureau
Mitchell University
John Goodwin
Armour
Josephine Bywater
Abbey
Congregational Church
Mting
C. M. Peck
General Association
Huron
Anl
O. T. Huyck
Agt
Fred Wedehase
J. H. Noble
Fred
R. T. Robinson
Boston School of Physicians and Surgeons
Frank
W.H. McKee
Sanborn County
D. McDermaid
A. L. Hager
A.B. Hager
Greenfield
Ely
Henry Billings
U.S
Pension Atty
Washington, D. C
Mary A. Thompson
Cerro Gordo, Ill
Larson
E. Layton
C. G. Nichols
C. V. Priest
A. EB. A. Fullows
Neighborhood News
Mr. Vernon
Plano
Nellie Stafford
A. H. Bayley
Minnesota
Thomas Langstad
Miss Gilfillan
Davison County
Ernest Bruner
van Graves
Anton Johnson
Rise Houge
Chamberlain
Jim
Emuley
Emma Hazelton
Union Township
Hannah McFarland
Beal
Lewis
Barnard
Olla Hillman
Pearl Jenks
Hoyt Cox
Charles Rathbun
Ruthie Wilson
John Wilson
Madison
Tillie Weeks
Burke
Emma Hazleton
Miller District
Emma
C. M. Howe
Mellette
Board of Charities and Corrections
Faulk, Brown, Spink
Edmonds
Charlie Tenney
Charles N. Tenney
Minnie Warner
E. Sears
D. W. Tenney
Man
Sam W. Green
U. S. Signal Service
Burns
The
Commercial Club
A. R. Groeke
J. &. Gilbert
C. W. Gillis
Fargo
L. O. Gale
Continental of
New York
St. Paul Fire & Marine
Line
A. B. Hager
Champeny Block
Mitchell, S. D
Walter H. Cobban
Minneapolis
Manchester Fire Ins. Co
Geo. A. Silsby
Mr. Priest
Manchester
Keystone Watch Case Co
Philadelphia
Wallis Bros
Corner Second
Lawler
South Dakota
Wiltse
L. O. Gale’s
E. S. Johnston
Davison
Said
E S. Johnston
CJ. Johnson
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