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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1886
Page
5
All Fips warranted 2 candidly offers repairing all rips free of charge and funding money if goods are unsatisfactory. Buy direct from the manufacturer and save 15 to 20 percent from Ray Cambric Calico Store prices who cannot disclose fabric composition. See prices to the right.
Friday November 26 1886 post office schedule shows mail closures to the east west and north with times and routes. Train departures and arrivals by east west north lines listed with daily and Sunday exceptions and connections. postmaster David Hammer listed.
Weil Bros promotes holiday goods with deep discounts on cloaks and shawls and announces a storewide sale to fit all budgets. The message highlights 5, 10 and 25 cent counters and a range of novelties as presents.
The packing house nears completion with operations hoped to start by December 1. O J Raymond finished plastering and installed plate glass in his north store. occupancy is targeted for December 1 if possible. City Council rents the former Brown building as council room for the fire company to save rent. Supt Moll replaces the old depot clock with a new one after suspending the cranky model. George Dowdell is described as having a periodical debauche in town, found in a back street badly beaten. Doctor Fishblatt returns to Mitchell for his fourteenth visit on December 8 and is said to offer remarkable cures. Fosdick and Tillotson rent Beuzeville’s former store, moving January 1, while starting a grand clearance sale in the meantime.
Official notices show proofs by Marcus J. DeWolf and Mary F. Ford rejected and entries held for cancellation for fraud or lack of good faith. Minnie Crissey reinstated by secretary in Copp case. Land office closed for Thanksgiving. Appeals and hearings ordered in several cases including Wheeler vs McDonald and Wauga vs Boyer with dismissals noted.
Letter from Gro A Silsey of Mitchell Dakota dated Nov 19 1886 pleading reinstatement after suspension for alleged offensive partisanship. He describes duties at the post office and recounts attending a political meeting in Rome to address supporters. He asks clemency and promises not to campaign in the future.
Fire Department sponsors a holiday fair from Monday December 13 to Friday December 1to raise funds for tournament expenses in June. Pierre hosted a successful prior event, with $2000 goal partly met. Committees announced. five fire companies will contribute to the cause. Remains of Jim Swan alias Jack Shepard, famed highwayman, found in the Big Horns after escaping custody. starvation cited as cause.
Webster Williams died after a chloroform operation to remove gangrenous tissue from his injured foot. He had been run over by a switch engine at the depot yards on November 11, and his foot was amputated. Doctors attempted resuscitation but the heart had ceased to beat during the procedure. The body was sent to his parents in Apple River, Illinois.
Mitchell will gain three new butcher shops joining three already in operation. Rogers & Indra are expanding, Joseph Roster plans a large unit with Mitchell Packing Co, and Thomas R Denby from Carlinville will open after renting W M Baker Co rooms. Six quality shops may cut prices as supplies rise.
Capt David I Moore died October 14 1886 at age 43. Funeral held in Rome last Sunday with sermon by H J Curl from Matthew 24 44. He was a division road master for Missouri Pacific railroad and was killed when the train was thrown from the track near Salina Kansas. He was a Christian gentleman respected by all. He was son of mother Moore of hometown and brother of Mrs Charles Milo Drake and Esley Moore, all respected citizens of our county.
The comptroller's certificate in an other column announces the organization of the New National Bank of this city. It is the outgrowth of the private banking concern started a year and a half ago by Davison Brothers. The Davison Brothers and Mitchell capitalists will advance the enterprise further.
Yesterday Postmaster Hammer took over the five year lease of the present postoffice building from owner M. I. Thompson via Mr. Silsby. The move signals the post office will stay put for the unexpired lease term, a view the REPUBLICAN shares given Hammer’s strong regard for community needs.
Last week a Mitch ell organ society was organized by local youths to raise funds for an organ for the Lutheran church built eight miles south of Mitchell. The group meets daily at Rev A H Randall's home with officers N A Nelson president Ellen Peterson treasurer and Charley Berglund secretary.
Colonel Burns receives shoulder knots to be presented by the first brigade of Dakota militia. Colonel Townshend, recently promoted to colonel of the 12th Regular Infantry, is praised for his leadership as inspector general and his rapport with the troops.
Seven Indians including Crow chief Big Thunder drowned crossing the Missouri river ten miles north of Bismarck while joining a war party against the Sioux. Search parties seek Scott the stage driver missing after the blizzard. Reports say several miners at Sims froze to death in the blizzard.
A German woman with three children sheltered in the earth as snow formed a protective wall around them preserving their lives. Meanwhile a large force works to clear railroad tracks and wagon roads after heavy snowfall gripping the region.
Fragmentary OCR lists various footwear items and names including ladies and men’s boots with descriptors like pebble go and calf, and mentions a sh oe maker Montelius. The snippet reads as a catalog or advertisement fragment without a clear event or outcome.
A caboose and two cars were smashed. R. G. Paul a drover was killed. The engineer and fireman escaped by jumping. The wreck was bathed in the blood of a number of steers killed.
Marshal Vine, aged ten, suffered a scalp wound after a horse kicked him following halter removal. Milton Ward will work in Mitchell at pork packing this winter and drive to the farm daily. Mr. and Mrs. C Reitzel depart for the east to visit relatives in Ohio and Pennsylvania this winter. J C Lehman tore down and is rebuilding his mansion size addition. M L Robb A R Reitzel and Mrs Callahan moved to a new home. Clarence Brass will teach in district No 1 and Ed Ward in district No 2.
District commissioners announce police investigation results. Major Waller may resign as chief. Lt Arnold dismissed. Lt Kelley reprimanded and suspended. Sgt Diggins reprimanded and reduced. Pvt Edlin dismissed. Also Macfeely reports $3,175,000 spent, $609,000 balance, beef price averages, and cook and baker recommendations. Land Office maps sent to senators and representatives.
Mitchell South Dakota letters remaining uncalled for list includes many names such as Mrs Adams Rev Mrs nickens J H Bartlett Miss Kate Dokken and others. The notice urges recipients to call at once or letters will be sent to the dead letter office. Dr Fishvlatt the specialist announces a December 8 visit to Mitchell at the Alex Mitchell house for chronic disease treatment.
New York police arrested Miss Josephine Scovlens a Belgian living in the city for smuggling lace. She claimed relatives in Belgium ship lace to sell here and returned on the steamship Switzerland via Philadelphia with 5000 worth of lace. In her apartments investigators found values nearly 3500 tied to the case. She did not seem to grasp that smuggling lace violated law.
An advertisement touts Noahs First with a quip about striking the first nail on the head. It promotes Dr Biggers Huckleberry Cordial for diarrhoea dysentery and colic cramps and notes it is sold by L O Gale.
McDermaid and Fetch promote weekly shipments of hogs and cattle at the highest market price. Hammer & Hammer sell St Patrick's Pills. L W Adams offers pumps. Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein sells well for coughs. Ayer's sarsaparilla advertised as a safe blood purifier. West's Cough Syrup recommended for colds and throat relief. Shiloh's Vitalizer claimed to cure indigestion and yellow skin. L O Gale distributes West's Cough Syrup and other remedies.
Constable Edgerton of Omaha arrived in Sr. Paul with governor papers for Mrs. W. J. Fountain wanted for disposing and transporting mortgaged property. Complainants Edholm and Erickson say Fountain bought 500 dollars worth of diamonds, paying 100. She, with husband and nurse, had been living in Merchants hotel, was arrested and sent back to Omaha.
A Northwestern railroad accident west of Maywood near Chicago occurred between 5 and 6 this morning. A cattle train front section broke in two, and before handlers could re couple it the rear section was struck by the second train. More details follow in later editions.
Local shop touts stock of purest goods with active reliable service. They advertise Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and throat and chest ailments with a positive guarantee and offer a free trial bottle.
W D Hoyt and Co of Rome California report two years selling Dr King’s New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklin’s Amnica Salve with universal satisfaction. They cite several cases of pronounced consumption cured by a few bottles and state they guarantee the medicines. Sold by Hammer and Hammer.
The notice touts West's Cough Syrup as a cure for throat and lung diseases and promotes a skin salve claimed to heal cuts sores and more. It advertises 25 cents per box and refunds if not satisfied, with sales by TAMMER & HAMMER and L. O. Gale in druggists.
An elderly doctor, retired, claims a vegetable remedy can cure consumption and other lung ailments and nervous disorders. He will mail the recipe free in multiple languages, with usage instructions, to anyone sending a stamped request to W. A. Noyes in Rochester New York. West's Cough Syrup advertised as a household remedy for coughs colds and related illnesses.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething with claims of relief in infants and warns of its 25 cent price. Also promotes Ayers Hair Vigor for vitality, dandruff prevention, and scalp health, alongside Studebaker Wagons and sewing machines sold by L W Adams in Mitchell Oak.
Testimony signed on October 22 1886 with the hand and seal of W P Snyder Deputy and Acting Controller of the Currency noting formal authenticity.
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