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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1888
Page
7
Advertises Weil Bros merchandise with low prices on dry goods groceries carpets and shoes. Promises customer satisfaction and season bargains with Butterick patterns and a friendly shopping experience.
Local notices describe an extended subscription premium for CAPITAL readers, urging renewals before withdrawal. Advertisements tout repair services, clothing sales at cost, and a flood of goods from J. & W. Warner with 10 percent discounts alongside new musical equipment moves and a worm’s-eye view of Utah Mormonism lecture notes from Rev. A. W. Adkinson.
An elderly physician, retired, received from an East India missionary a formula for a plant based remedy claiming speed and permanence in curing consumption and lung ailments. After testing in thousands of cases, he feels duty bound to share it.
Prof and Mrs Rene of the university celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary with a student gathering. About forty students escorted the couple to their home after a literary meeting, offering refreshments and a short musical program. Rev O B Murray spoke for the students, presenting a complete twelve volume edition of Waverly novels. The professor thanked the donors as the event became a memorable gesture intended to start a collection to replace the library lost in the university fire.
Pleasant Ridge reports the death of the family horse Jack from kidney disease. Visitors Mr. Wm Mehner and wife travel to Aberdeen to see their daughter Mrs. Sanecker. A Pine schoolhouse Sunday school convention is set for May 20 with all invited. There is a law suit May 17 between Mr. P A Sanders and Smith before justice Wm Mehner. Judge Davis is cited. The note extols local papers as vital community investments and urges subscription for financial and civic benefit.
A joint committee of the G A R W E C and Sr of W met to arrange Memorial Day events. IL W Cress was named chairman and Mrs Robinson secretary. The city council clergy civic groups schools and citizens will be invited to the procession and cemetery ceremonies. J M Adams chosen officer of the day. A Sunday service at the court house will unite all churches and veterans will march from their hall. Public notices will announce the full program and route.
Notice details excursion ticket sales by the Minneapolis and St. Louis route for Democratic and Republican nominating conventions with travel windows in June, plus a call for bids by Davison County California for four bridges, bids due May 28, 1888, at noon, with right to reject.
Proceeds from the school entertainment totaled 20.90 with funds to buy room books and specimens for the high school. Monthly literary exercises for Tyros and Excelsiors are set for Friday at 3 pm. Measles spread, but mild. Mitchell High School graduates now admit to Vermillion University without exam, linking the school to the state’s top institution.
Sunday services led by Mr Patchin in Rosedale. William Miller seriously ill for two weeks. Miltmore attends Alexandria convention. HI C Tapp collects cream for Alexandria creamery. One rider recovering from horse accident. Gopher club aids farmers with members scoring near 200. Slope Chapel and Rosewell Center schools progress under Miss Green and Miss Vickers. Arthur Wright shot a wolf and seeks county clerk benefit. T D Wrightson ill with brain inflammation. Jacob Wright's plans for new Alexandria school building approved.
Dr. R 3b Bull died of paralysis at home southwest of Grand View aged sixty eight. He was a respected Douglas County citizen survived by a widow. The death followed weeks of illness ending peacefully. Delegates elected at a mass convention traveled to Jamestown. only one reached the destination as others could not walk the distance. Messrs Atwood Dewey and Mckee left for western Nebraska seeking free claims, planning a month absence.
An 1888 notice from Watertown Dakota recalls Memorial Day duties. On May 30, company commanders must offer their units for Grand Army Post escort duty and report by May 29 with a copy of the order. Commanders contact the local Grand Army Post for orders.
County Supt. of Schools I H URAs warns applicants aged 15 or over to prepare for a regular two day exam at the Mitchell courthouse with 9 o clock start. Second and third grade candidates may require evening sessions. first grade may need an extra day. Fee is $1. Bring legal cap paper and writing material. Dyspepsia note and Ayers Sarsaparilla ad follow.
The column argues over publication method for land notices in Dakota as settlers seek fair access, criticizing partisan shifts and urging a return to standard practice in the WEEKLY Cran ai bind no- Tiler. Dr J t McLean's strengthening eye Salve is advertised at 25 cents per box for pricking, light sensitivity, and weak vision.
An array of nineteenth century remedies advertised for ailments from cuts to coughs. Salve promises instant pain relief and a money-back guarantee, with Dr J A McLean products promoted for strengthening cordials cough syrups and liver pills. Buckwheat seed offered, and Tar Wine Lung Balm claimed to aid lung diseases without opium.
The Chicago St Paul Minneapolis & Omaha railway runs trips to the Northwest Iowa Southwest Minnesota Nebraska and Dakota on March 20 April 3 24 May 8 and 22 June 5 and 19 with a One Fare Round Trip ticket good for return within thirty days Tickets sold at designated stations with details available from T W Teasdale Gen Passenger Agent St Paul MN Also an ad for Dr J McLean's Tar Wine Lung Balm promising relief for coughs and better sleep.
One thousand bushels of good clean seed at the Omaha elevator. call early as it is going rapidly. Thompson Bros. Our druggists keep Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer, the best preparation for restoring vitality and color of the hair.
Traving, a mill operator, plans to relocate to the town's northwest area and urges former customers to visit. He promises competitive grinding, same day service, and trade options for feed corn meal or graham flour, signed George B. Orswell.
An advertisement extols Dr J. J. McLean's Volcanic Oil Liniment for animals and warns farmers of stock losses. It also praises Chamberlain's remedy used by John R. Stone of the Commercial Travelers Protective Association, citing years of cramps and bilious distress. The notice invites inquiries at J A Simpson in Mitchell Dakota.
A brief ad offering loans on improved farms with emphasis on attracting hard to loan applicants. Davirca Bros. & Seaman invite interested parties to call for loan details and financing options.
The St Paul convention of labor party factions remains in session after midnight. A platform draft by Dr. MacGlynn failed to gain agreement but a fusion plan is favored by most delegates. The conference committee debated terms while protests and sharp exchanges occurred, with the convention split over fusion prospects.
In OAtonna and several Minnesota districts on May 17 delegates were chosen for the Chicago national convention. James O Brien and George Wheerton won first district seats. 138 Republicans in the Second District named a Blaine aligned group for Chicago. Chandler and Johnson led the Third District. Langdon Freaney Chances and McCusick headed the Fourth. Fifth District chose Halver Steenerson and Charles Lewis by acclamation.
The Tennessee state Democratic convention in Nashville nominated Governor Robert L. Taylor for re election on the fortieth ballot and he received nearly every vote cast amid a scene of near unanimous acclamation. The day’s action followed a lengthy session that began last Wednesday.
Wisconsin Nevada May 17 reports say the Republican state convention elects Senators Stewart and Jones and delegates Williams Foley and Sharon to Chicago. The platform backs silver remonetization reopening of the Carson mint and tariff restoration on lead borax soda hides and feather. Michigan Prohibitionists in Grand Rapids May 17 plan to elect delegates to Indianapolis. Pennsylvania railroad officials announce east bound dressed beef rates from Chicago to Philadelphia and other seaboard ports. A fierce May 17 fire in Lorton Boston damages Cashman Keating & Co. printers with losses over 30 000 and other firms in the building 10 000.
A collage of 1885 tariff talk and political commentary from Detroit and Milwaukee papers cites Cleveland era debates. It notes opposition to free trade, calls for protectionism, and references to lawmakers, Democratic machines, and U.S. tariff policy shaping November outcomes.
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