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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1888
Page
4
Bancor Maine Oct 30 A dispatch reports Captain Tufts of the schooner BE H Foster from St John N B met an unknown American schooner off Jeffrey's Bank at dawn. By noon gale and sleet struck and the stranger sank suddenly leaving no chance for rescue. All aboard believed drowned.
An eastbound Northern Pacific engine, set on a wrong switch near Crow Wing river bridge, derailed after plunging into the embankment. Fireman Alex Brown died, engineer injured, mail car and two baggage cars plunged into the river. Postal clerks Brown, Slattery, Carpenter injured, Clinton Mayne fatally hurt after riding the platform.
Dusvave Iowa October 30 Three men die in a Chicago Burlington and Northern rail hand car crash. Section foreman Herman Boode his wife and two sons are killed when a special train at sixty mph strikes their car near Platte River four miles above East Dubuque. Boode and another worker survive as Mrs Boode saves her infant by throwing it to safety.
A Tillamook report to The Oregonian says the Astoria schooner Makah wrecked near the bay entrance on Oct. 24. With the hull bottom up and no signs of life, it is believed all aboard perished.
A freight collision struck the Bluffs express on the Chicago and Northwestern line last night as a passing car jumped the track into the passenger locomotive. Engineer Sanborn sustained serious injuries along with bruising, and Messenger James Yewell suffered severe harm. A fireman, master, and others were badly bruised as the engine and several cars were damaged.
The U S Supreme Court reverses the Texas Court of Appeals in Asher v. Texas, ordering release of Asher after two years in jail, in a case challenging tax on commercial travelers. The Jamne habeas corpus matter from New York involves ex alderman Roger Sherman and Assistant District Attorney Gomple.
Montreal Oct 30 Italian laborers at the Hereford railway seized the company camp and stores. Authorities have ordered troops to the front as the strike worsens and bloodshed is feared.
The Echo du Nord in Lille reports news from Africa that Henry M. has been massacred with all his expedition except two men. Separate dispatches say Italians and Somalis clash at Kusma in Zanzibar and German messengers are killed en route to Mpwapwa settlers. A German naval garrison is noted at Ragomoyo. London reports the Duke of Nassau will abdicate Luxemburg in favor of his son William.
The Kaiser reached Hamburg Hampern today and was received in undress uniform by generals, senators, and city officials. The public reception was marked by high enthusiasm as he entered the city.
Dispatches report Janiel C Flood improving in Heidelberg and Mrs James G Blaine Jr better in New York. Boxer Charles Mitchell aboard the Umbria leaving Liverpool. Hancock Michigan fire destroys Lake Superior Tron works owned by Hodge & Sons. India census shows 808,982,000 population with 6 00,000 more men than women. Eastbound Tron Mountain train held up near Newport Arkansas. $200 stolen. Connellsville coke workers to gain 5 percent raise November 1. coke price up. Queen Isabella gifted rare china by Mrs Mackay who seeks Spanish title for Mr Mackay. England and Germany to act in tandem against slavery per Berlin Standard. Clifton & Co Chicago liabilities 820,000 with 50,000 assets. Judge William E McAllister dies in Ravenswood at 70. Sioux Falls gains a new woolen mill with 40000 stock, employing 75 men.
Market quotes list Wheat Corn Oats and livestock futures for October through May. Prices shown include Wheat 1 hard 1.20 No 1 Northern 1.20 No 2 Northern 1.14. Corn No 2 41 42 cents. Oats No 2 26 27 cents. Pork 14.75 14.45 14.45 14.82. Lard 8.20 8.12 6.25. Ribs 7.55 7.97 7.40. St Paul grain: Wheat No 1 hard 1.20 bid No 1 Northern 1.20 bid No 2 Northern 1.14 bid Corn No 2 41 42 cents.
An improved carpenter hammer features a groove on the head allowing any nail to be slipped in and fastened with a single blow. The nail can be held without disturbing it, then driven home as usual. Useful for high placements seven to eight feet above the floor.
Marshals eject five settlers this week and persuade five leaders to buy land company title. B Boynton, Settlers union president, already forfeited his farm after 23 years in Hamilton county, amid a long resistance to the company’s title.
United States Swamp Land Commissioner W C Forey was arrested in Town Falls for treating a friend to whisky and fined 100 dollars amid claims of political persecution. Mrs E Cadden died after ingesting carbolic acid by mistake in Wausau. Judge Barber dies at 88 in Horicon with deep Dodge county ties. A Japanese student Miya studies dairying at Madison university. A laborer John Amm seemingly wounded by a firearm in NEES G2 area with fatal neck wound.
A party of American gentlemen camping on Lake Nipissing in Canada sail back to port seven miles away as night falls. The Irish guide rows them through the challenge, recounting past health struggles and a herbal remedy used by an old Scotch lady. Warner's Log Cabin cough and consumption remedy is touted as the best cure for coughs and colds learned from grandmothers.
In Stockslager's report Copp's land review advocates higher surveying appropriations for public lands and cites the failure to survey millions of acres within railroad grants. Congress adjourned without passing land or grant-forfeiture bills, prompting calls for increased office force to handle 280,156 final entries and only 75,600 disposals per year. T. N. Cori notes this as urgent for settlers and local governments.
Mortgagee Fidelity Loan & Trust Co. declares the full debt due for Mons EK Distad and Mary Distad. The trust deed covers lands in Davison County South Dakota Territory and will be sold at public auction by the sheriff on November 3, 1888 at 2 p.m. at the Mitchell court house.
Land Office at Mitchell Dakota announces August Carlson has filed for final proof on his homestead entry 21387 for section 26. Proof will be before the Register and Receiver in Mitchell on November 15, 1888. Witnesses listed include Andrew Carlson John P. Lindahl Frank Schike Ben Selmaub all of Mitchell.
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