John Sherman and other national figures in play for nomination
The Mitchell Capital notes John Sherman as a potential savior of wires for a presidential nomination. It mentions W H English as a possible Indiana senator candidate, and refers to Herr Most in New York under a sensational-sounding circumstance. It also notes Russia behind Greece in Turkey troubles and raises the prospect of a broader European war. A Scranton man faces jail for petty larceny after snatching a newspaper from a newsboy. It closes by asking about the man who borrows a paper before its owner reads it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Lackawanna County
Officials Tour Dakota Institutions and Reevaluate Land Rules
Goy, Pierce, Secretary McCormick, Treasurer Raymond and Auditor Caldwell depart Bismarck for visits to territorial institutions in South Dakota and North Dakota with accompanying spouses. Commissioner Sparks reports to Congress seeking more special agents and endorses rapid land entry review while urging repeal of preemption homestead timber culture and desert land laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goy
Pierce
McCormick
Raymond
Caldwell
Bismarck
South Dakota
North Dakota
Dunlap
Sparks
Congress
Land Department
The President and Miss Folsom Allegations
A St Louis Post Dispatch item claims evidence shows the president began courting Miss Folsom when she was a baby. The report ties this to the president's noted thoroughness and long standing conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Miss Folsom
April Snow Improves Crops in Minnesota and Dakota
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette notes that April blizzards in Minnesota and Dakota may bolster spring wheat prospects as they reduce April showers and risks, with reports of improved crop outlook due to heavy snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Minnesota
Dakota
Templeton predicts little chance for Sioux bill this session
Pierre resident J Templeton says there is little chance for the Sioux reservation bill and that division and statehood are political questions in Washington with no expected action this session. G G Harden near Grand View injures hand when cattle drag him, likely needing amputation. Dr Fishblatt to visit Mitchell May 20 offering cure for catarrh deafness and related ear issues, with positive patient reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Templeton
Pierre
Washington
Fishblatt
Mitchell
Sheriff travels to Yankton with insane man for asylum
Woonsocket May 12 Sheriff Sevey started Tuesday for Yankton with John Calahan who has lived about fifteen miles northeast near Calahan lakes. He has been insane for some time and it was thought best to take him to the asylum. The town reports various local happenings including a new carriage horse purchase by M Baker and the destruction of Chas Saits house by fire caused by a prairie blaze. loss about 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket
Sevey
Yankton
John Calahan
Calahan Lakes
M. Baker
LB. J. Lewis
Wells
Minn
Mitchell
Dumont
Bratsberg & Randell
Rolf
D. A. Scott
Wessington Springs
Town
Wednesay
Af. J. Briggs
Mabel
Chas, Saits
Blessing of bells and church services set for White Lake area
Rev Father Wilhelm of White Lake will bless bells at Rome in Hutchinson County next Sunday. Rev Father Damesch will lead service in White Lake. Wilhelm is currently in St Paul and La Crosse this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wuoirr Lake
Father P. Wilhelm
White Lake
Rome
Hutchinson County
Father Damesch
Father Wilhelm
St. Paul and la Crosse
Dynamite vaults found in Cincinnati and Chicago mob poison
News brief reports dynamite vaults discovered in Cincinnati and a Chicago mob incident involving tainted liquor. It notes ex President Arthur's health, fatalities in St Louis from a gasoline blast, strikes, and various political, legal, and social items from across the United States. It lists real estate transfers in Kansas City and other national headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Arthur
St. Louis
Omaha
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Steinway & Son
Sheahan
Chicago
Knights of Labor
Cleveland
New York
E. D. Winslow
Boston
Buenos Ayres
Queen Victoria
Wendell Phillips
Dakota and Dakotans a mixed South Dakota snapshot
A collage of notes from Dakota towns and figures: Major Edwards roaming in the state, Sioux Falls eyeing a streetcar line and a chamber of commerce, and Day county reporting three crisis notices in ninety days. Brookings rifles receive uniforms, tree planting on college grounds, Huron planning a democratic paper, and several legal and civic items across Yankton, Ipswich, and Tower City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Edwards
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Board of Trade
Day County
Anna Eva Fay
Bismarck
Brookings Rifles
Columbus
Brookings
Huron
Supreme Court of the Territory
Salem News
Messrs. Klunder
Schienker
Howard
Bishop Hare Delivers Sermon at St. Mary’s Church
Bishop Hare arrived from Alexandria and preached a masterly Easter sermon at St. Mary’s Church using First Corinthians 15 verse 22. He linked scientific progress to spiritual resurrection and urged Christlike living to raise the world from its low state. Assisting clergy included Rev. Anderson rector Rev. J Nelson Jones Rev. W J Wicks and Rev John Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hare
Alexandria
St. Mary's Church
Adam
Christ
Bishop Hare
Mr. Anderson
St. Mary's
J. Nelson Jones
Larimore
W. J. Wicks
Canton
John Morris
Rescued From Death by Dr Fishblatt at Mitchell House
J W Huckley, a prominent farmer living 17 miles southwest, recounted five years of severe headaches misdiagnosed as indigestion. After two months with Dr Fishblatt at the Alex Mitchell House, he underwent three operations removing clotted pus from his brain, finding relief and renewed hope. The doctor visits Mitchell on Thursday May 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Huckley
Dr. Fishblatt
Alex. Mitchell
Alex
Mitchell House
Mitchell
Doctor Fishblatt
Alex Mitchell
Mitchell, Cak
E. N. Fishblatt
New York Medical and Surgical Journal
C. 8
Curtis
Wausau
Wis
Fishblatt
I. B. Johnson
Merrillan
C. E. Wright
Plover
James W. Riley
Manitowoc
Mitchell plans new railroad from that place to Salem
Alexandria Advocate notes Mitchell aims to fill the gap to Salem with a railroad. Engineers and right of way agents have been in the field for over a week. A syndicate of English and Scotch capitalists will provide funds to build the line. Brule County Tree Planters meet Kimball May 20 at 10 am with papers to be read and shared experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Mitchell
Salem
Corps of Engineers
Tree Planters
Brule County Tree Planters’ Association and Horticultural Society
Kimball
J. R. Lowe
W. A. Scor
There are many persons who do not stop to think
Castlewood Times argues that newspaper space is a commodity sold like any article of merchandise and that publishers earn their living by selling space for readers and advertisers. It compares unpaid space to asking for goods without paying, calling it the quintessence of “check.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castlewood Times
Vernon Gazette Neighborhood News Highlights and Local Moves
Mr Vernon Gazette reports a stable burned after a tenant cleared debris and a wind carried fire across a fire-break. E J Haynes traveled to Mitchell with hogs and, due to heavy rain, ended up lodging with Reitzel four miles east. Jacobson family moved to Mitchell, leaving Vernon after long tenure. Mitchell gains new residents. Sparks the land dealer under scrutiny. Farmers listed by acreage for 1886 crops, including wheat flax oats corn and taxes. Gillman Stevens to herd Ewart stock. Mehner pillows recovered after storm. A prohibition meeting is set for Pine school house May 21. Conkling and Sylvester Mehner visited Pleasant Ridge. Mrs. Frankie Mehner visited Ipswich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Reitzel
Jacob Jacobson
Mitchell
Jacobson
Vernon
Mr. Jacobson
Pleasant Ridge
Gillman Stevens
Ewart Bros
Wm. Mehner
Pine School House
A. Conkling
Sylvester Mehner
Frankie Mehner
Ipswich
Special meeting of Davison County Commissioners May 3 1886
A detailed record of the Davison County Commissioners special session held May 3 1886. Proceedings include bond approval for John C McBride as clerk, audits of numerous bills, a cyclone insurance placement on the county courthouse for 310000, and multiple refunding orders and highway damage assessments. Additional items note minutes approved and adjournment sine die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
John C. McBride
Second Judicial District
W.E. Crane
Insanibyewet Esse Ee Ee
E.C. Wulfing
Insanigar
EGE Reene Nec
Wm. Koch
A. Wood
Court House
H. Rowley
Geo. Lowell
India
J. C. Bates
Mrs. Rhodes
Martha E. Snow
Main Street
City of
Mitchell
J. H. Green
S. C. Presba
J. H. Root
J. C. Presba
A. D
J.H. Green
Cyclone Insurance
D. S. Wolcott
Wolf CO
A3coiooiaesoims
Wolcott
James Leslie
Court House Yard
Randall & Wheelock
H. J. Bingham
John Tatman
M. D
W. N. Perry
Mitchell Priting Company
Henry Koch
Thomas Fullerton
C. E. Bourne
C. S. Burr
M. D. Lewis
A. Platner
G. B. Kelsey
M. M. McDonald
W. W. Gardner
Territory of Dakota
Davison
Ihereby
From 115 to 161 pounds by Curicura remedies
A testimonial describe seven years of neck lumps that formed as large as a cherry stone and then as an orange. The subject credits Curicura remedies with dissolving the lumps and restoring health, weight, and happiness after unsuccessful prior treatments. He cites personal pride and advocacy for widespread Curicura supply houses worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
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Mitchell Capital
John Sherman
W. H. English
Gen. Hancock
Indiana
Herr Most
New York City
Russia
Greece
Turkey
G. G. Harden
Grand View
Tenn
Razil
Mr. Gladstone
John Wymer
Ft. Wayne
Illinois
Ohio
Kentucky
Territory of
Toledo
Frank Hurd
John W. Mackay
Ellis H. Roberts
Utica Herald
New York State Press
Herald
Osenfeldt
Pres. Ward
Norsk
Brookings Press
Ipswich Gazette
Andrew Kopf
Tower City
Duluth
Yankton Press
Mother Earth
Bismarck Tribune
Neil
Guitner
Neighborhood News
Spark
Mt. Vernon
Andrew Jackson Sparks
Duncan Earl
F. W. Bailey
P.T. Gibson
Michael Dougherty
W. B. Hunter
A. Fredrick
JE. W. Wagner
J. C. W. Coxe
M. E. Sunday School Union
The
Northwest
M. Husbands
Fulton St
N. Y
Porter Druug and Chemical Co
Mass
Chief
Abe
Downing
Molly
Smith
A. Dean, Mitchell, Dak
FOX & Wiltse
Photographers
Finest Gallery
West of
Henry Ahern
Geo. A. Johnston
DR. Kellogg
First National
Champeny
Dr. Dye
E. C. West
John C. West &Co
Madison St
Ills
Bob Prop
West
Buckeye
Southern
Weil Bros
Family of
Buckeyes
Chas. E. Gaines
Q. T. Letcher & CO
Korty Miles
Mitchel
Ciated Carriace & Harness M
W. B. Pratt
Elkhart
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