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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1886
Page
4
At the Aberdeen Democratic Convention M H Day of Bon Homme was named delegate on the first ballot on a platform asking the territory to vote on division.
Ipswich reports the first annual Edmunds county fair concluded with strong attendance and a successful run. A farmer named Brown accidentally burned a wheat stack while shooting a hawk, destroying five hundred bushels of wheat.
Canton hosts first campaign rally at Bedford hall honoring Gifford for congress delegate. City shines with gas lighting for first time as hall fills with enthusiastic crowd. F R Aikens, Republican nominee for the legislature, held a large reception at his home last night.
In Plankinton the Republican caucus elected 19 delegates to the county convention and named township central committee members. R. Drake will stand for register of deeds. S. D. Brown reports 6085 Farmers Mutual Protective Association members with 38000 acres protected and losses totaling $90000. assessments set for October 1.
Anna E. Beard died September 17, 1886 at her son's home in Rome township. Funeral Sunday at 11, sermon by H. T. Curl. Born March 10, 1819 in Pennsylvania, lived in Ohio and Wisconsin before moving to Dakota a year ago. Joined M. E. Church forty years ago. Sympathies to her friends. Local ads note new sales by L. C. Lee & Co., Chicago Clothing House, Kahn & Baer, and J. F. Bradley closing out dry goods. Fire from a westbound passenger train burned prairie near McCurdy place. saved Ful ler farm buildings after help from A. E. Fuller, S. D. Olmstead, and O. J. Raymond. Dan West lost about 100 tons of hay. fences burned along the line. Friday accident on P. H. Powers farm left George Wallis with a severe head wound and a hired man cut under the eye. Dr. Dundass attended. Wallis remains seriously injured.
The hired man escaped serious harm though suffered a facial gash that required stitching. He remains able to move about and is not seriously injured.
Joseph Roster of Chicago visits the city to gauge building a packing house. He would invest at least $10,000 in buildings and buy hogs locally. He plans to locate, seek water privileges, operate year round, and need about 1500 tons of ice for summer. Local talks continue with council and citizens hopeful for an agreement.
The Democratic Convention met at James S. Foster's office to choose five delegates for the Aberdeen territorial convention on September 29 and fifteen for the Plankinton legislative convention on October 14. F. M. Hammer chaired. R. H. McBride was secretary. Delegates named include F. M. Hammer, James S. Foster, M. H. Rowley, R. H. McBride, J. C. Tatman Jr. for Aberdeen, and H. C. Green, Michael Daugherty, Thomas Gilleran, R. D. Welch, D. W. Collins, J. C. Lawler, George Schlund, Henry Kerfal, Jacob Koch for Plankinton. A county convention to nominate a straight Democratic ticket was authorized. The meeting adjourned sine die.
Mr Charles Shaw and his mother from Philadelphia joined Mrs Phillips for a visit last week. Rev C B Clark announces a sermon two weeks from last Sunday on Oct 10 at 3 pm. Miss Mary More of White Lake visited friends. Miss Amelia Nabinger will reside in Mitchell briefly. Sunday school progress noted with new literature Methodist instead of union. Bright scholars in intermediate class Miss Rosie Carroll and Miss Gertie Nabinger, both earning premiums for perfect review. Amelia J Nabinger teaches the class.
Theodore Koch of Milwaukee visits on business. John Spaulding sells timber claim to Mr. Strange. Three bridges rise over Twelvemile creek. Miss Blanche Palmer returns from Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. O King plan Illinois return around October 1. Daniel Tshirler recovers from runaway injury. Mr. Philip Crampton and Miss Katie Auglum wed at the Catholic church. two of our best young people look to a long life together. HB. P.
About 100 residents attended a social and profitable evening at Mr Laurie’s new barn in northwest Rome last Sunday. Revenues above 17 dollars were raised for Pastor J Curl while local residents praised city life and university openings for the year.
A test shows slower foaming when flour and baking powder are mixed in water, replicating the effect produced by adulterated powders. Lime added to the mixture heightens the reaction, illustrating deceptive practices by certain suppliers and warning against untrustworthy claims.
Five statements recount medical claims by patients in Fargo and Mitchell about cures by Dr. Fishblatt. The accounts describe malaria misdiagnoses, deafness, and chronic pains improving under his treatment, with dates and places including Mitchell on October 6th.
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