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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1899
Page
7
The notice lists yearly and half year pricing for one copy of The Mitchell Capital and notes a six month and three month option. It requests subscribers to report address changes with former and new addresses and to send correspondence to the office by early Wednesday.
TO ADVERTISERS Advertising rates given an application and will be found reasonably low Business Cards not exceeding six lines 5 00 per year Each additional line 1 00 Business Locals Five cents per line Legal Advertisements at Statute Rates Cards of Thanks Ten Cents per line Marriage and Death Notices published free of pare Obituaries Resolutions of Respect and wi presents Five Cents per line
The South Dakota regiment is nearing home with arrivals expected Saturday. Mitchell streets host a grand homecoming for about 11 troops, following prior homecomings and a fatality. The Milbank Review endorses the Republican judicial ticket, while Huron’s Coler emerges as a Democratic vice presidential candidate prospect. Sioux Falls dispatches detail fusion campaign tactics alleging judicial undue railroad influence.
Henry Rose will hold a public sale at his farm six miles north and two miles west of Mitchell on Wednesday October 18. Items include six horses two colts fifty cattle a Durham bull a lumber wagon harness farm machinery grain and household goods. Sale begins at 10 o'clock with terms 10 percent interest and one year time 3 percent cash discount on sums over five dollars.
R. Smith acts as agent for Peavey Elevator Co to sell a large supply of fresh mined coal for the coming year. The firm says they will meet any competition and urges buyers to purchase before prices rise.
The Sioux Falls Baptist college is praised for an outstanding instructor as Bap tists in South Dakota organize committees for Home and Foreign Missions. Rev. Frank Peterson urges broad missionary growth, lauds Burma outreach, and cites 19th century missionary zeal. He notes low per member giving locally and highlights need for gospel workers abroad.
Saturday Morning session led by Rev. R. H. Cantwell with I. H. Lovett presiding. Reports from resolutions and obituaries noted. State convention board executive committee named as state Systematic Beneficence committee. Greetings from German and Scandinavian Baptist conference. Fr. D. Hall read a paper at request.
The Publication Society chapter reports the convention adjourned at eleven to allow Baptists youth to conduct business. Elected officers include President R. H. Cantwell Vice President P. J. Meyer and Miss Kate Cool Recording and Corresponding Secretary Mrs A G Hislop Treasurer Miss Katherine Trask Transportation leader J H Lovett and a Board of Managers listing F T Drewett Nettie Lammon G A Utford BH EB Nordeen Mable Cortleyou.
The session opened with prayer and a treasurer’s report adopted after audit. Dr. Shana presented the executive committee’s progress, Rev Coffey and Rev Hult spoke on field work, including a Swedish majority area. Addresses by Mrs Wedel and Miss Button followed, with 54 delegates and 18 visitors from 24 churches.
At a state convention session the executive committee was authorized to levy the state missionary fund. A resolution denounces seating Polygamist Roberts in the House and calls for sending the resolution to the state delegation in Congress. Rev. T M Shanafelt read scripture, prayers by Rev A C Keene, and home missions discussed by Rev G H Starling. The gathering heard Rev T J Morgan speak on Home Mission Society before benediction.
At the annual meeting the vice president presided with hymns and prayers led by Randolph McCullough who also gave the gift fiddrees. The state secretary Mrs Hislop reported on state work while papers on the Litchmond convention and prophecy of the Ninth International convention were presented by Hortense Bowen Hilton and Sarah Elie respectively.
The city hosted a union week with Baptists in charge of all pulpits. Visiting ministers from Watertown Arlington Egan Centerville and others led morning and evening services at major churches and the opera house. Dr Williams of Minneapolis preached the evening sermon on giving and a resolution thanked local Baptists for hospitality. Next year Parker hosts with Rev F L Drewett delivering the annual sermon.
A long list of delegates and associated towns across South Dakota is recorded, naming individuals such as Hans Wold, D Hall, Mrs. C J Gaylord, A Burton, Mrs. P J Meyer, and many others linked to cities including Fargo Sioux Falls Aberdeen Canton Parkston Armour Delmont and more.
The owners of Dr King’s New Discovery have given away over ten million bottles of the remedy for consumption coughs and colds. They claim it has cured thousands of hopeless cases including asthma bronchitis and other throat and lung diseases. Dr. S H Scalin, a druggist, offers a free trial bottle with regular sizes priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar, guaranteed or refunded.
Tobey has purchased the Rice or Grace grain house at Mitchell and offers to pay the highest market price for all grain including reeds. The firm pledges honest weights and prices and will supply customers with top grades of hard coal.
480 acres of cholca land 50 miles northwest of Mitchell offered for sale. Well watered good soil free of encumbrance suitable for stock or grain farming. Price 5 dollars per acre. For terms write to D HW Warenury Shavertown New York.
An advertisement urges readers to obtain Beggs German Salve for Teeter Eczema Itch Salt Rheum and similar conditions from L. O. Gale and not to accept substitutes.
Review lauds Farnham as the Count of Monte Cristo and La Brady as Mercedes in a vivid stage rendition at the Grand Opera House. The cast delivers strong performances with solid scenery and Hoyt’s Orchestra providing quality music, though attendance fell short of merit.
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