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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1887
Page
1
US news brief reports on local transit or streetcar funding shifts with abbreviated notes on rates and schedules. Officials outline potential changes affecting service in the near term while riders weigh impact and community leaders call for clarity.
Federal land records show Dr. James Summers of Aberdeen Dakota entered land, proved up, and faced allegations of residence and improvements. He claimed good faith in his actions despite a contested reveal of hotel accounts and a canceled land claim, with testimony noting adherence to proof rules.
The News refrains from impugning opponents of local option while recognizing honest opposition. It notes some favor liquor sales for revenue, while others fear affect on equity. It argues a prohibition law can be enforced with public backing and that saloonkeepers defend their business, yet many others oppose them due to broader interests in the community.
The wife of Gen Crow, famed Indian fighter, is praised as a public benefactor by Ilamna residents. While traveling across the territory years ago, she rejected excess watercress from city caterers, tossing out surplus cresses as she crossed Linnderaule brooks, a gesture locals highlight in her charitable memory.
The New York Mail and Express reports Land Commissioner Sparks intends to resign, claiming greater importance to the administration. It criticizes his temper as unsuitable for the land office and cautions that his backers should reconsider his suitability for high executive duty.
At Ilon C K Davis residence on Farrington Avenue yesterday, Mrs Jennie D Washburn of Yankton Dak wed Hon Bartlett Tripp chief justice of Dakota in a quiet ceremony attended by intimate friends Rev Samuel G Smith officiated.
A Bismarck dispatch notes the Aberdeen Bismarck Northwestern line is graded into Bismarck and the Washburn led road will extend north to the Mc Lean county coal fields forty five miles above Bismarck. A large company forms to develop a major coal vein with expectations of early local manufacturing fueled by cheaper coal.
The Aberdeen Republican criticizes reforms driven by money, arguing for real improvements to the people’s welfare. The piece contrasts genuine reform with costly schemes that do not better living conditions and includes a satirical insertion about a character named Potts and Patent medicines.
The Capital announces a time limited premium giving every old subscriber a $3.00 book Free in exchange for one new subscriber. The paper aims to double its list by January 1888, offering the book to non subscribers who visit to examine it and subscribe at 1.75 for a year. The model compares circulation growth to a farmer or merchant investing in land or stock. MITCHELL PRINTING Co.
The Yankton Press lists Dakotans summoned for grand juror duty in the upcoming United States court term. Names include Daniel Collins Davison Isaiah Green Win Rose Hoover Slughes Prank Kretchiner Tobin Douglas Jos J Angus Lamh Brown S Arnold Edmunds George Thomas Colton Spalding Krahn Gilman Williams Reed Coulson G Morrison McVay Yankton McVay C McVay Howard Scougal Yankton Powers Yankton Kyes Yankton.
The North Atlantic squadron under Admiral Luce tested naval defenses in Newport Rhode Island. The Atlanta steel cruiser faced torpedo boats and mines with nets beams and a water pump system while a whaleboat tow and electric torpedo triggers guarded the vessel. The test ran 7 p m to 8 45 p m with the Atlanta declared victorious as all attackers were disabled.
A bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln by St Gaudens was unveiled October 22 in Lincoln Park Chicago funded by Eli Bates with a $40,000 donation. The monument sits in a stone oval circle with a classic bench and steps flanked by bronze balls. Lincoln’s Cooper Union and Getty quote inscriptions adorn the wall, while the sculpture portrays Lincoln as an orator rising from a chair with rugged grandeur.
Luke Sharp praises newsboys and bootblacks for integrity and reliability in daily trades. He recalls returning from Europe and receiving a promised one cent from a newsboy who had once owed him, illustrating mutual trust in small, honest exchanges.
The Pirgus of Athens hosted ships from many nations after King Otho’s flight, including the English ship Conqueror with a lion head figurehead provocative to French admirals. To appease tension the Conqueror was sent away then anchored near Salamis, away from Greek observers. A New York Truth anecdote contrasts with a quotation from Eliliu Burritt on the power of a kind voice.
Two German inventors are credited with an automatic electric alarm bell to prevent train collisions on a single track. The device keeps telegraphic contact with end stations, allows train dispatches to passengers, and lets the roadmaster check track clearance remotely without consulting neighboring stations.
A montage of society notes: Bret Harte settles in a London suburb, Edwin Booth smokes 12 cigars daily, Emperor William arrives in Berlin, Dickens mocks American life, Wayne MacVeagh shuns politics, Henry Irving backs municipal theatres, and Charles E. Coon conducts vast European finance. Also listed are royal props, Wall Street earnings, and tales of Tolstoi, Grevy, Astor, and others with quirky details and tidbits.
A garbled obituary style note highlights long lives including Edmund Montgomery of Georgia who lived 102 without medicine, Miss Lindy Minderbart dying at 100 at New Paltz poorhouse, and Mrs Annie Colony aged 93 in Farmington. It mentions the oldest volunteer fireman John De Mier aged over 100 from Allen Town and Retief No. 2 in Cincinnati, with other aged mentions and an election anecdote.
Manager Mutrie pins blame on captains for poor showing while claims arise that St. Louis Detroit covered all travel costs for their first six games. Fogel and Indianapolis officials back young Siseve as a future pitcher. Detroit endured two defeats to open and close the championship, but dominated in between to win the pennant. Chicago plans to take Fred Carroll to California as a change catcher and Freliay to first base. Brooklyn is expected to hire a full season manager, with President Wynne focusing on club interests.
A Roxbury father remarks on his son’s acquaintance with his neighbor’s daughter Clara. The boy recalls Clara spoke first about prayers and they became acquainted. A health note warns against swallowing cherry stones to prevent intestinal trouble. A dialogue shows a humorous pronunciation misadventure with Mrs Bingham and Miss Amelia in New York.
QG v Parmelee osteopathic physician and surgeon with night calls from office near Dakota. Blanchard Hannett, attorneys at law, rooms 1 and 3 Land Office Building, Mitchell. CREEN M D physician and surgeon with office over Moore and Co hardware. Embalming offered for delayed internment or transportation.
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