Small town notices from Mitchell and vicinity reveal local business moves and personal updates
A crowded column lists home improvements, new shops, sales, and relocations in Mitchell area including Mrs. J. N. Brokaw moving her millinery, Henry Parry & Co offering lands, Wm. Koch farm machinery prices, and John Reagan renting the Wilkins building for grain and feed. Other items note drilling at artesian wells, court actions in the Krom v Dean case, weddings, school events, and community milestones with dates and names such as Rev. O. B. Murray, Madison fire team plans, and Miss Gertie Geiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larson
Mae Walrath
W. J. Healey Cycle Co
Ki. D. Carpenter
Emsley
S. D
Gleason
Main Street
Henry Parry & Co
Lrs
Kanoul
Wm. Koch
Wm. McKeel
Alliegan County
Mich
Richard Lange
Plano Township
Sheboygan
S. D. Presba
PF. L. White
Krom
Dean
Justice Powers
Mr. Krom
R. R. McCord
Omaha
Fr. M. Duncan
James Lyons
F. H. and
Winsor
Dr. Green
Mitchell
James Spears
Mary Windle
E. B. Bracy
Juniata
Chicago
Ohio
Hubbard & Palmer
Sherif Dwight
Henry Block
Sioux Falls
Haney
E. B. van Alstine
O. O. Murray
Bender Bros. Co
O. T. Huyck
Buckingham
John Reagan
Wilkins
C. H. Porterfield
California
G A R and friends entertain with music and tableaux
A G A R and auxiliary groups hosted an evening at the opera house to entertain members and raise funds. The program featured piano trio, elocution, vocal numbers, tableaux Our Country's Brave Defenders and Galatea, followed by dancing and ice cream. Weather bureau notes favorable farm week with solid crop prospects. wheat oats barley seeding complete, corn well advanced, moisture mixed with winds, but overall crops in fine condition with potential for rapid improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Blanche Rowley
Mae Prescott
Pearl Harker
Julia Rogers
H. G. Nichols
Morgia Moore
Glenn
Weather Bureau
Huron
Black Hills
His Time Well Employed in Lectures Across Towns
Rev. Geo Williams spends spare time giving lectures on Gettysburg in Alexandria and on Decoration Day in Kimball. He also speaks at White Lake and Kimball for G A R memorial events with possible Decoration Day address. The item notes bicycle riders infringing on pedestrian rights and urges gallant respect for ladies on sidewalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Williams
Alexandria
Battle of
Gettysburg
White Lake
Williams
Kimball
G. A. R. Post
Diphtheria Strikes Logan Household Quarantined
Two cases began Sunday morning as illness of Mrs Geo BE Logan and her little daughter Guienneth. The illness developed into diphtheria and both mother and child are reported very low. The house has been quarantined and measures are being taken to prevent spread.
Neighborhood News Highlights From Mitchell Area
Mr. Vernon McEwen is active again and Miss Davenport starts a painting class. Covers visits, painting, and social events across Mitchell and Emsley. A severe Sunday wind and hail storm damaged homes, barns, and crops. local crews test sprinting capacity for a running team. and James T. Foy of Sioux City seeks five day option to buy buses for Alex Mitchell and Sanborn houses lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
T. B. Haynes
Carpenter Holmes
Free Methodist Church
M. L. Bobb
E. J. Haynes and Son
Black Earth
Wis
James T. Foy
Sioux City
Alex Mitchell
Sanborn House
Editorial reply clarifies a small cash claim in a forgone case
Alfred Dean corrects a prior statement in the Dean vs Krom case about an $11 dispute tied to screens and a door. He explains $7.50 of the claimed amount concerns other accounts while $4 covers one screen door and three screens. He notes the screens were stolen from his locked warehouse on lot 6 block 10 Mitchell and later found with Krom. The message also lists local editors joining a World’s Fair editorial excursion with about 100 editors, lodging at the Great Northwest Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Tobey
Lambert Lowrie
Mr. Donavan
J. W. Ottman
Joe Baker
Republican
Dean
Krom
City of Mitchell
Alfred Dean
C. R. Tinan
Kimball Graphic
W. T. Drips
Kimball Index
I. A. Weeks
Kimballite
A.C. Whitbeck
Kimball
T. W. Taubman
Plankinton Herald
C. W. Wilson
South Dakota Mail
Kate Taubman
Aurora County
Great Northwest Hotel
New York
Pittsburg
Samuel M., McBride
Pennsylvania
McBride
Dr. Rae
Kane
Rae
Bradford
Long Deferred Timber Claims In Helena And Rockford
George D. Beattie of Helena Montana and Miss Mary I Beattie of Rockford Illinois won final proof on Sanborn county timber claims, gaining clear titles after ten years of litigation, stating about $2000 spent on each claim. Judge Powers opened evidence in Dean vs Krom regarding possession of a set of screens, a dispute that has stretched over a day with much testimony and little connection to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. D. Beattie
Helena
Mont
Mary I. Beattie
Rockford
Ill
Sanborn County
Land Department
Wisconsin Central Wreck Near Gray's Lake Kills One
A Wisconsin Central freight wreck near Gray's Lake, Waunakee area injures several. naptha spills ignite, a section man dies, dispatcher W H Strachen badly hurt, others burned but not seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Wis
Gray’s Lake
W. H. Strachen
Troops For the Fair to Fort Snelling Duty
Two companies of regulars at Fort Snelling have been ordered for duty at the world's fair in St. Paul. The dispatch notes the assignment as part of military preparations for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Fort Snelling
Intercollegiate Oratorical marks at Brookings judged
Judges ranked contestants in Thought and Composition and Delivery with Thompson Norton Maguire Barber Dow and Stubbins. Final order placed Yankton Redfield Sioux Falls Mitchell Brookings Canton. City improvements noted including a barn addition and moving buildings. old Western hotel torn down for a new Jos Bingenheimer project. Memorial services planned at M E church with Rev A R Boggs speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
Redfield College
Thompson
Norton
Maguire
Barber
Dow
Stubbins
Yankton
Redfield
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Canton
Old Western
Second Street
Jos. Bingenheimer
Sheriff’s Sale Notice in Davison County South Dakota
Sperry Dwight, Sheriff of Davison County, will sell at public auction on June 26, 1893 at 10 am at the courthouse front door in Mitchell the SW quarter of section 9, township 102, range 62 W, containing 160 acres, to satisfy a foreclosure judgment for $1411.99 plus interest and costs against Wm L Brower, Mary Brower and C T Bliven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit of Court
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Davison County
Win. M. Smith
Penn Vs
Win
L. Brower
Mary Brower
C. T. Bliven
A.D
Sperry Dwight
South Dakota
Mitchell
Davison
Mitchell, 5. D
A. E. Hitchcookr
Davison County Sheriff to Auction Property in Mitchell
Sperry Dwight sheriff of Davison County South Dakota will sell at public auction at the front door of the court house Mitchell on June 26 1893 at 11 in the forenoon the lot 12 block 8 original town now city of Mitchell to satisfy a judgment of 3209 dollars 32 cents with interest from Nov 14 1887 and costs. notice also of final account and distribution hearing in the estate of Moses F Thompson to be held May 29 1893 at 2 pm in the county court room Mitchell with final settlement sought by administrator Geo A Silsby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Gillis
Gillis
Geo
Miner
Champeny Bros
Taylor Grocery Co
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Court House
Jones
Pleasant Ridge
Lisbon Township
State of Southman
Circuit
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Davison County
Orlando R. Betts
George E. Letcher
Matilda S. Letcher
A. D
Sperry Dwight
South Dakota
Mitchell
Davison
Mitchell, S. D
Spperry DwiGart
A. E. Hitchcock
Moses F. Thompson
Geo. A. Silsby
E. S. Johnston
Said
ES. Johnston
C J. Johnson
Notice of Hearing Petition for Letters of Administration
In Davison County South Dakota 1893 notice to Oliver Cronk and Charles Cronk as heirs at law. Oliver Cronk filed for letters of administration of Sophia S. Cronk deceased. Hearing set for June 10 at 2 PM at county judge office Mitchell Davison. Attest Judge E S Johnston. C J Jonson Clerk. Preston and Harnett Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davison
Sophia S. Cronk
South Dakota
Oliver Cronk
Charles 8. Cronk
Maey
N. L. Davison
Mitchell
A.D
E. S. Johnston
C. J. Jonson
Clerk County Court
Preston & Hannett
A Fine Line Footwear Sale Opens for All Seasons
A fine line of footwear awaits customers as buyers depleted stock, yet a large remaining inventory remains. The sale features ladies, children and mens wear for indoor outdoor business and social occasions across winter and all weathers.
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R. L. Robinson
Boston
Mass
O. BE. Murray
Morgan Park
M. E. Church
Wm. M. Smith
Langdon and
Fifth Street
J. P. Ward
Parker
Geo. Silsby
Bayley- Jewett
Mitchell Talent
John Johnson
Gertie Geiger
Clark House
Fourth
Langdon Streets
KK. B. VanAlstine
Deering Works
William H. Saul
Judson L. Rood
Monroe
Wisconsin
U. S. Land Office
Plankinton Beacon
Gilbert Clark
Emma Wilder
O. Williams
Aberdeen News
C. F. Morse
Madison Fire Department
John
Phillip Maguire
Brookings College
Theria
Neighborhood News
H. E. Bixby
Burr Oak
Currens
University At
Les
University Glee Club
E. L. Farnham
Carrie Rolph
Woonsocket
E. L. Rolph
Carrie
Charles Atkinson
Hazleton
Maude Mayes
G. E. Jenks
A. M. Small
Frank Mayes
Clara Hazleton
Endeavor Society
Ethan
Lisbon
Fire Department
Frank Craft
W. A. Barber
Geo. H. Brooks
Neit
J. M. King
Mr. King
Wisconsin Central Wreck
Ark
Mississippi River
Pariss
Cotton Belt Levee
Edward C. Perkins
Baron Blanc
Blanc
Spokane
Wash
Northwest
Grand Summit
Palmy Mountains
Ocaganon
Stevens
Crawfordsville
Georgia
Alexander H. Stephens
Thomas N. Norwood
Savannah
A. J. Curtis
East Third Street
Wm. Sloan
Hanson Street
C. M. Peck
S. of V
A. R. Boggs
State OF South Dakota
Egt
Plymouth Rocks
Chantry
Mt. Vernon
Gpecia
Wiltse
L. O. Gale's
C. Li
Sanden
Sanden Electric Co
Minneapolis
Minn
National Union CO
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