Mitchell Harness and Goods Trade at Weil Bros
Weil Bros advertises dry goods clothing boots and shoes at low prices with Fuller’s harness, and Mitchell merchants tout a fair season with new blocks and walkways. The community notes improved fair facilities, rising trade, upcoming visits by officials, and local transport changes. News items include a gunpowder incident and a bank line connection plan. Migrants predict Dakota growth amid favorable crop reports and railway schedule adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weil Bros
Twine factory plans spark Dakota site talk
The Aberdeen editor reports Mr. Jerome of Champaign Illinois seeks a site for a hemp twine factory. He aims to move this fall and requires local capital of 15000 to 18000 dollars with two thirds equity. J B Wolgemuth offers 1000 dollars as starter while samples of the twine are available at the office for inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Jerome
Kevin Lican
The
Republican
Aberdeen News
Jerome
Champaign
Illinois
J.B. Wolgemuth
Aberdeen
Pleasant Ridge Activities and Local notes from Sunday
Pleasant Ridge reports a successful Sunday school with Rev James Ewart and J B Ewart present, good attendance and growing interest. Local young ladies and Miss Amelia Nabinger shine at an ice cream social and earnings for Mr Sage. Farmers delayed by rain. land benefits from showers. Dakota praised as banner state.
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James Ewart
Ewart
Here
Pleasant Ridge
M. S. Wright
Frank Mehner
Carlota Moyer
Cook
Ed. Moyer
Sage
Amelia J. Nabinger
White Lake
Dakota
County teachers urged to attend September education institute
The county announces an education institute starting September 5 for one week with lectures each evening by speakers from the University ex-territorial superintendent Jones Messrs Reno Eastman and Geo McFarland. Instructors include H E Kratz Simmons Cedar Valley seminary Iowa and Wakefield Dakota university. Tuition will be free. county superintendent Bras appeals to teachers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Reno and
Eastman
University
Geo. McFarland
Board of Education
H. E. Kratz
Simmons
Cedar Valley Seminary
Iowa
Wakefield
Dakota University
Harry L. Bras
Brandreth's Pills promote health and cure ordinary diseases
In Brandreth's Pills the true life medicine is formed from vegetables and acts uniformly in any dose. They purify blood, stimulate the liver, invigorate digestion, open pores, and assist kidneys by freeing waste. One or two at night for a week often proves their power and cures common ailments. The Lightning's Pranks report details a lightning strike on S Wilde's east Fourth street residence, startling the inhabitants as a bolt felled a lamp and damaged flooring.
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Brandreth
S. Wilde
East Fourth Street
Mrs. Wilde
Mr. Wilde
Roof bolt rends shingles as Wilde family escapes harm
A sudden roof bolt struck and split along the edge, tearing shingles and shaking the neighborhood. Mr Wilde and his wife narrowly avoided serious injuries as the dangerous strike caused a dramatic, rapid damage on the roof.
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Mr. Wilde
The Bicycle Races At The County Fair
The coming bicycle contests over the final three days of the fair promise the best city cycle racing yet. Minnesota’s fleet riders join local wheelmen for hotly contested events mainly weather dependent. Key races include Nos. 6 9 11 12 with professional and territorial championships and handsome cash prizes for amateurs and professionals.
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Minnesota
Excursion Rates for National Military Encampment and Exposition
Tickets on sale September 7 for Chicago events from October 1 to 20 encampment and September 7 to October 22 exposition. Round trip including tickets priced 24.50 for encampment and 24.25 for exposition. National encampment at St Louis in September offers first class fares on sale September 24 to 27, return by October 5 or extendable to October 31 1887 by agent approval. IT. Wt. McMasten, Agent.
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Chicago
Grand Army of the Republic
St. Louis
WT. McMasten
Subordinate Crank Sparks Vote Stirs Territorial Fair
Vernon Gazette urges inviting W A J Sparks to the Territorial fair at Mitchell. The idea is vetoed because Sparks could face insult in Dakota. The paper argues Sparks is unjustly treated by the man who keeps him in his current post, and suggests Cleveland bear the insult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Register Everitt
Mitchell
W. A. J. Sparks
Sparks
Dakota
the Gazette
Northwest
Grover Cleveland
Cured Consumption Promise From Rochester Doctor
An elderly physician, long retired, claims to hold a simple plant remedy for consumption and other throat and lung diseases along with nervous debility. After testing it in thousands of cases, he offers to mail the recipe free in German, French, or English with usage directions to any reader who writes with a stamp to W. A. Noyes at 149 Power’s Block, Rochester, New York.
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East India
W.A. Noyes
Power's
Rochester
N. Y
The Royal Route Exposition Tickets Offered
The Minneapolis exposition opens August 3 and closes October 15. The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railway sells excursion tickets on specific September dates to Minneapolis and return for 313.70. Local excursion tickets to Minneapolis and back are 10.33 on September 8. Each ticket offers a return by the Monday after the date shown.
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Q. W. Leverin & Co
Reliable People
Chicago
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Deaths in Town: Soldier James H Lirsch and Child Die
James H Lirsch an old soldier from White Lake sought medical aid at the American house kept by Mrs. Kanouff and died Sunday. The G. A. R. buried him Monday with Rev. B. Clark officiating. A ten month old child of John Holshire north of town also died Sunday after a brief illness.
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James H. Lirsch
White Lake
Kanouff
John Holshire
Press Accident Injures Mitchell Worker
Frank Holton employed in Mitchell Printing Company job office suffered a crush injury Monday evening while feeding a steam powered job press. A casting near the impression struck his toe, breaking the casting into three pieces and threatening possible amputation. He was treated by Dr Parmelee and faces weeks of disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Holton
Mitchell Printing Company
Big Job
Frank
Bound for Huron militia train delayed two hours
The special train to take militia companies to Huron left two hours late Wednesday evening. Six coaches carried Company I, the second regiment band from Canton, and Elk Point. Yankton was expected but rode the North Western. Sioux Falls heads north by the Northwestern in the morning. Gov Church’s car will join Woonsocket transfer to the Northwestern at Wolsey, reaching Huron tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Second Regiment
Canton
Elk Point
Northwestern
Sioux Falls
Woonsocket
Gov. Church
Flandreau
Wolsey
Uncalled letters listed at Mitchell post office August 22
The weekly list names uncalled letters including Benton Mrs J A Cruikshank Wm Gies Charley Hawkins Miss C Hazlewood P Keefe Wm O Loffswold F A Leonard Matt Landen Geo T McGuinen Anna Weier John Willimson Peter Nelson OC E Pritchard James Pierce Wm O Roberson Geo Schmitz Miss Eva Seil W 11 Sevenell Chas Seyler J Lusiner Peter Tobin Ed Thompson WL Wright Mrs Ida M Wiley W m White D W When calling say advertised If not claimed within thirty days they will be sent to the dead letter office D HamMMEn P.M.
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Mitchell
Benton
J A Cruikshank
Wm. Gies
Charley Hawkins
C Hazlewood
P Keefe
O Loffswold
F A Leonard
Matt Landen
Geo T McGuinen
Anna Weier
John Willimson
Peter Nelson
E Pritchard
James Pierce
O Roberson
Geo, Sc
Western Loan and Trust opens Mitchell branch for farm and city loans
The Western Loan and Trust Co. has established a Mitchell branch ready to approve and complete loans on farm and city property. For further information, visit the office in rear of Security Bank or contact manager I F Youngblood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Loan and Trust Co
Mitchell
Security Bank
EF. Youngblood
Wagon Tosses Two Women Injuring Perry Township Residents
Mrs Dean, aged over sixty, and Mrs Sholes of Perry township were thrown from a wagon Saturday night when the horses suddenly started. Mrs Dean suffered serious injuries to the head and neck, while Mrs Sholes escaped with lesser injuries.
Astonishing Success of Boschee German Syrup Cited
A promotional notice touts Boschee's German Syrup as curing consumption and other throat and lung diseases with every user claiming relief after three doses. It urges pharmacists to offer trials to the poor and notes high past sales, while warning against imitations and recommending Pond's Extract as superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Burr Robbins Circus Arrives Ahead of Sept 5 Event
The Muske gon Daily Chronicle reports the Burr Robbins show arrived early Sunday. Unloading was quiet and efficient as Robbins preserves rest for his crew. At ten the grand street parade rolled through the city, drawing dense crowds. Inside, visitors enjoyed a lavish night with rare animals not seen in other menageries, followed by the main tent circus performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr Robbins
The
Muskegon Daily Chronicle
Muskegon Show Praised For Spectacular Final Performance
Mr Robbins staged a grand spectacle drawing a vast crowd with remarkable bareback riding and aerial feats. The Human Serpent Victor Jerome wowed with contortion, clowns offered fresh humor, and elephants, mules, and ponies delighted the audience. The review calls the show the finest to visit Muskegon and urges attendance tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Robbins
Mitchell College Chosen for Dakota State Normal Work
In Mellette Dakota August 24 1887 the territorial board of education selects Mitchell College to receive normal department duties funded by the state. A J Edgerton is noted for securing the result with the board approving the arrangement and the college to teach under specified regulations to be sent to the trustees. Gro A McFarland signs the missive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Territorial Board of Education
Board of Education
A.J. Edgerton
Mellette
Clark
Mitchell
Mitchell College
Pard
Board of Trustees
Gro. A. McFarland
Mitchell township jurors chosen for coming term court
At the city council meeting the mayor presided with most members present. From a list of fifty-one Mitchell township voters, seventeen names were drawn as jurors for the coming term: Edgerton Fox Perry Hummel Uaster Ben Davis Crouse Adams Smith Fosdick Halpride Silsby Scuggan Russ Kober Widdman Ahern. Several ordinances were advanced to second reading, sidewalk petitions were rejected, and bills were ordered paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buth Alds
Gilbert
Gillespie
Distad
Mitchell
H. W. Edgerton
Geo. W. Fox
W.N. Perry
Chas. Hummel
Geo. Uaster
Ben Davis
W.S. Crouse
J. M. Adams
Win
M. Smith
J. A. Fosdick
Ur. Halpride
Geo. A. Silsby
M. L. Scuggin
W. C. Russ
Geo. A. Kober
Fred Widdman
Henry Ahern
Bids Requested for Hanson Township School House Project
Bids will be received for building a school house in sub district No 4 Hanson township. Plans and specs available from John R White. Regular board meeting September 17 1886 at the clerk’s residence for bid opening and contract letting, board may reject any or all bids. Committee invites temperance workers to meet September 3 at the Presbyterian church at 1 PM. Mary Bowdle’s guests Miss Blanche Durell and Miss Margaret Edgerton to recite Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson Township
John R. White
PH. Se_per
Central Committee
Presbyterian Church
W.C.T.A
Territorial Fair Office Opens September Fifth
Secretary W F T Busine announces a new Territorial Fair office location over Warne's Drug Store and invites all with business to visit starting September 5. He is ready to meet with the public and handle fair affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Territorial Fair
Warne
W.F.T. Busine
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Rural Notices
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve promises quick relief for skin ailments with a money back guarantee and 25 cents per box. The edition also advertises a farm for rent in township 105 range 58 with a four room house and barn, plus a humorous note about Joe Platt delivering a cabbage for James Foster and a monstrous load hauled by horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OS Gale
Freight Brakemen Hurt In Rail Yard Accident
Two south freight brakemen suffered injuries last night one fell from the cars near than bruising himself severely the other was caught by a brakebeam at Tripp and jammed badly. The text notes new Letcher buildings are rented with first and second floor tenants including Slater Meeker Gilbert Baker L Q J TarDesty Rigby and Applegate in adjacent structures.
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Than
Tripp
Letcher
Slater & Meeker
Gilbert & Baker
L. Q. Jtardesty, Esq
Rigby
Osborne Harvester Agent
Security Bank
Applegate
Death of Mrs Maniece Prompts Reward for Homicide Suspect
Mrs Isabella Maniece was found dead in her To bin Dakota home on April 2 1887. The Coroners Jury ruled the death felonious and unknown. A reward of 1000 is offered for the apprehension and conviction of the guilty party or parties. Mitchell Dakota Aug 23 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Maniece
Tobin
Davison
Territory
Dakota
Maniece
Mitchell
Sabbath School Convention at Mt Vernon Church
Sabbath schools of Mt Vernon Brendon and Union townships convene at the M E church in Mt Vernon on September 4. The program lists addresses and papers by Revs Walker Locke Scott Slanson James and others including Messrs McCormick Mc Curdy Rugg Seaman Stevenson and Mrs D E Hyde and Mrs Hanson. A large attendance is hoped for with an interesting and profitable time expected.
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Mt. Vernon
Brendon
Union Townships
M. E. Church
Walker
Locke
Scott
Slanson
James
McCormick
McCurdy
Rugg
Seaman
Stevenson
D. E. Hyde
Hanson
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promises Quick Female Relief
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for women’s ailments and irritable temperament. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and notes efficacy for nervousness and sick headaches. Also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets as a small but powerful cure for bilious headaches and constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Rain in Woonsocket Deflects Horse Race J K Smith
J K Smith traveled to Woonsocket to jog a horse race but returned at noon without witnessing the event due to rain. Citizens and old soldiers expressed regret over the disappointment caused by the weather, marking an enterprising effort dampened by showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Smith
Woonsocket
Letter about back pain cure with Allcock's plasters
A March 3 1886 letter from Lyndonville New York describes heavy labor causing a persistent back hitch. After a severe wrench injury he used Allcock's plasters along the spine, applying anew every ten days. Within a month he recovered enough to resume work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndonville, Orleans Co. N. Y
C. R. Bentley
Seeds man invites samples for territorial fair
F J Matts, a popular seeds dealer, will attend the territorial fair at Mitchell. He asks all who have choice seed products to leave samples at his store by Sept 15 for exhibition. The plan to invite Sparks to attend the Mitchell fair has collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
F. J. Matts
Mitchell
Sparks
Hog buyers seek hogs nationwide at Chicago prices
The Mitchell Packing Co announces it will pay 83.90 to 84.25 for hogs, inviting farmers to bring hogs to market. The notice emphasizes national sourcing and current price levels, urging immediate delivery to capture favorable Chicago area rates.
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Chicago
THE
Mitchell Packing Co
Wanted Ye buy a pair of matched work mates
James 5 Foster Gustavus JLINKEs. TUE REV. GEO. HL. THAYER of Bourbon Ind. says both himself and wife owe their lives to SULLOU S CON SUMPTION CURE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Foster
Gustavus Jlinkes
Geo. HL. Thayer
Bourbon, Ind
Sullou
Dakota Loan and Trust opens in city with Topping as manager
The Dakota Loan and Trust company, newly established in Pierre, has opened an office in our city. Mr. Chas. Topping serves as manager and is preparing rooms in the Security Bank building in the former Warren & [lar desty] space, highlighting Mitchell's growing appeal as a loan center and the robust expansion of local financial services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Dakota Loan and Trust Company
Pierre
Chas. Topping
Topping
Security Bank
Warren & [Lardesty
Advert for Suilows Vitalizer and Shilohs Cure
An old advertisement boasts Suilows Vitalizer as a remedy for constipation loss of appetite dizziness and indigestion with a price of 1 50 per bottle sold by L O Gale. It also promotes Shilohs Cure for whooping cough and bronchitis with immediate relief and sales by I O Gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O. Gale
Shiloh
I. O. Gale
For Sale or Rent 160 Acre Illinois Land Near Mitchell
For Sale or Rent. Ten two zero sixty containing 160 acres of good land with 20 acres broken a small house and a good well of water three miles from Mitchell Address T HW THorr Hyde Park Illinois Box 263.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
T. HW. Thorr
Hyde Park, Ill
Best Tree for Dakota from Marcus Nursery
Box Elder seed sold at twenty five cents per pound. Described as good weight and seed. Shipped to any address with special rates on large orders. Order soon from Marcus Nursery based in Marcus Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Marcus Nursery
Marcus
Iowa
Notice of Interest and Local Subscriptions Drive
A notice seeks live correspondents and agents for subscriptions across towns where the Carrra circulates with liberal cash commissions. Also included is a promotional blurb for Green's August Flower promising relief from dyspepsia and liver complaints, urging trial with a sample bottle offered at 10 cents. The White Lake Dramatic Company plans to visit Mitchell in the coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrra
Tne Mitcier
Pristine Ca
The
White Lake Dramatic Company
Mitchell
Advice to Mothers from Winslow’s Soothing Syrup
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup claims to be the prescription of a leading nurse and physician in the United States. It has been used for forty years by millions of mothers for teething children. The product is said to relieve pain and cure dysentery diarrhea griping bowels and wind colic. Price 25c a bottle.
Verdict Unanimous on Electric Bitters Cure Claim
W D Sult of Bippus Indiana testifies Electric Litters best remedy and every bottle gives relief in each case Abraham Hare of Bellville Ohio backs Electric Bitters as the best selling medicine in 20 years. Thousands confirm. claim Electric Bitters cure liver kidney and blood diseases. Only 50 cents a bottle at L O Gale's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.D. Sult
Bippus
Ind
Abraham Hare
Bellville
Ohio
L. O. Gale’s
Allcock's Porous Plasters Endorsement from 1886
A twenty years experience note from 770 Broadway New York dated March 17 1886 endorses Allcock's Porous Plasters as a top family remedy. The testimonial claims the plasters energize the body when placed on the lower back and help fatigue brain exhaustion debility and kidney issues while also curing sore throat croppy coughs colds internal pains indigestion and bowel complaints for women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
N.Y
Allcock
Exodus of hunters leaves vacancies in business houses
A surge of hunters leaving the area creates multiple empty positions in local businesses. Several shops report staffing gaps as newcomers and regulars migrate, impacting storefront operations and service levels across the district.
Woman's Discovery Of Dr King's New Discovery
A county woman named Mrs. Luther Lutz endured seven years of illness with disease gnawing at her vital organs. After three months of a relentless cough she tried Dr. King's new discovery for consumption, slept through the night after the first dose, and was reportedly cured with one bottle. Get a trial bottle at L O Gale's drug store. The window frames for Champeny's third story are set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Luther Lutz
W. Q. Marick & Co
Shelby, N. C
L.O. Gale’s
Golden Medical Discovery Told To Fight Impure Blood
In stark contrast to stage tricks Barnum era hype, the piece promotes Dr Vierce's Golden Medical discovery as a reliable cure for diseases stemming from impure blood. It claims to alleviate consumption chronic nasal catarrh liver and kidney issues dyspepsia sick headaches scrofula and general debility, touting time tested effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum
Dr. Vierce
Auction Sale of House and Mill in Braey's Addition
On Saturday October first eighteen eighty seven at two oclock p m the estate of GEO B ORSWELL offers lot one in block one two acres with house and cistern, cellar, a sixteen foot Eclipse windmill with grinder, plus a five acre portion in block one Braey's addition. Property may sell together or in lots. Household goods offered. terms of sale to be announced. Private sale possible before auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algo
Alia Braey
Wil
Geo. B. Orswell
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the Normal Institute
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Burr Robbins’ Circus
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Bucklen
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