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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1888
Page
7
Local notice markets Weid Bros highlighting low prices in dry goods footwear and car goods. Emphasizes bargains and invites customers to visit the store to compare patterns and deals.
The column mixes local ads and notices from Dakota, mentioning Champeny Bros special sale on lace mitts silk and kid gloves June 1 2 and 4, a festival by the Baptist church with strawberries and ice cream, a furniture purchase in Chicago for a reform school, and a lawyer Mark Ralphide with law training. Read as a bundled local update with prices and public notices.
Professor Reno spoke on beauty focusing on form over material, linking beauty to motion and expression. He cited Kepler and Napoleon and ended with readings from The Old Arm Chair The Old Oaken Bucket and Curfew Must Not Sing Tonight as the audience remained attentive.
The list of letters remaining uncalled at Mitchell post office for the week ending May 21 includes Brown MA Peay Mr Duncan MA Richardson AI Dean OW Steele Miss Tille Davidson ON Van DeBogart JL Enos EH Waugh Lon M Tlouse Mr R Wesley James McCormack W Whitaker R45 Peterson Carl Told Mrs Belle FOREIGN. An engaged Ole T. If called, say advertised. Unclaimed letters after two weeks forwarded to dead letter office. D. Wawa P.M.
Davison County received honors at Jamestown with George A. Silsby chosen as South Dakota vice president of the territorial league and delivering a stirring speech. Judge Crow earned a seat on the league's executive committee while D. M. Powell's counsel was frequently consulted for timely, precise input.
The report notes heavy rain in Dakota regions while California endures drought and extreme heat. Wheat crops suffer extensive damage with fields blown and vegetation shriveled by furnace-like winds. Farmers in the northwest are urged to reconsider moving due to harsh climate.
Local option activists plan circulating petitions to force a county commissioners vote on prohibition next fall needing about 640 signatures. The anti prohibitionists push anew while last fall’s outcome differs.
Saturday next at 2 o'clock p m an invitation is extended for any interested person to join the event.
Land Office notes announce cash patents ready for delivery listing names such as Elkanah Andrews Albert Gindergon Robert Joster Roman Roun and many others with varied docket numbers and including several with OCR errors. The long roster names numerous individuals across many lines indicating a bulk patent distribution.
A district Sunday school convention will be held at Ethan on June 17 1888 with L Rugg as chairman. The program runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. including readings, Bible class discussions, primary and intermediate classes, music, reports from Sunday schools, and talks on teaching methods and Sunday school expansion.
The Mitchell Choral society presented Larks of the Nook before a large cultured audience in Mitch. George A. Silsby led as General Hunter with Maryin Dundas as Lord Zephyr. Miss Goodykoontz received high praise for singing. The production featured bright music, strong choruses, and skilled staging by Mrs Lenton, Mrs Goodykoontz, and Gale Rathbun, with Mrs Whitney on piano.
Sunday memorial services will be held at the court base on Sunday afternoon May 27 at 8 o clock. Clergymen from different churches will conduct the service with Rev A W Adkinson giving the address. Singing will be led by the choir director.
Pleasant Ridge May 20 report describes a large Sunday school convention at Pine school house with strong attendance, noted chairman Mr. Tlipp and speakers Rh N Kraty and Rev Campfield. Choir led by Mr. Mohn and organist Miss Carlotta Moyer drew praise. locals Mehner family visits Aberdeen and housing changes occur as Ewart brothers plan a new barn and house.
The notice outlines a May 30 memorial program with a 9 am procession led by Col. J. M. Adams from the west side school to the cemetery, continuing to the court house for afternoon rites at 2 30 pm conducted by Rev. O J Murray. Veterans and citizens are urged to participate and a noon lunch is offered at Odd Fellows hall.
In Springfield on May 24 an attempted theft damaged a display at the state agricultural museum inside the state house. A case was pried open and forty samples were taken, including birds nests and cat specimens. The loss and damaged cases hinder replacement of the exhibits.
Local report notes the district convention of the W. C. T. U. will hold its annual meeting in Austin on Thursday and Friday this week, with emphasis on district activities and schedule.
A Cuban passerby salutes a mother and her daughter with a hat doff and a Spani sh in public. He proclaims the daughter’s beauty deserving adoration, and departs without incident. The narrator notes such displays are common in Cuba and consider beauty worthy of praise.
The Louisville Commerical questions Gray’s appeal to St Louis delegates and whether backers can prove he strengthens the ticket. It notes possible second place bias toward the northwest and argues Indiana’s Democrat talent is limited, warning against elevating a lucky top pick.
A collage of editorials and speeches debating Democratic and Republican strategies. References to Gray, Harrison, McDonald, Voorhees, and Cleveland surface alongside editorials from the New York Press Hartford Post Indianapolis Journal and others. The piece notes protectionism vs free trade and hints at electoral calculations for Indiana and St Louis conventions.
The text critiques whether minority rule in the south should shape national policy and exclude the northwest from statehood, arguing the real issue is power shifts affecting the Union. It also notes a cynical suggestion for a three word platform rule and lists Ohio born figures linked to Republican nomination chatter.
A Detroit Tribune note compares political fears to a Blaine specter. The Spain report describes a public garroting in Madrid with pre execution warnings, a chapel visit, a violent protest, a scaffold in the yard for 20 000 onlookers, and the bodies left on view until sunset. Dr. J J Chisholm of Baltimore cites chloroform risks and suggests hanging the patient up by the heels to avert accidents.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette notes Cleveland warns of an impending monetary and business crisis and calls for immediate congressional action. Five months into the session, the panic grows as causes mount and the party delays action until after the presidential election, while foreign affairs troubles deepen.
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