Republican County Convention to Nominate Davison Officers
The Republican County Convention for Davison county Dakota will meet at the Mitchell courthouse on Wednesday October 6 at 2 oclock p m to nominate candidates for sheriff register of deeds county treasurer probate judge district attorney assessor coroner surveyor superintendent of public schools four justices of the peace and four constables Representation by township is listed and primaries are urged for Saturday October 2 at 2 oclock p m unless directed otherwise by township committees C O Stanchfield Chairman Republican County Central Committee.
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Davison County
Dakota
Court House
Mitchell
Badger
Vernon
Blendon
iMitchell
Beulah
I Baker
Perry
Lisbon
iUnion
Republican County Central Committee
Cavital completes seven years of local weekly edition
Volume Eighth celebrates seven years of the Tnr MIrCHELL CAVITAL, eight years after its fall debut at Firesteel. The Cavital boasts growing, popular circulation and editorial quality with a cream of local and general news. Subscriptions offered with sample copies on request.
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Tnr Mirchell Cavital
South Dakota
W C T U Work in Mitchell Year Summary
The W C T U of Mitchell reports forty three regular meetings, six monthly meetings, four mass meetings, two memorial services, one lecture by J C Fremont, and a June convention. It lists seventeen departments, twenty six paying members, twelve new members, and six dollars fifty cents in national dues paid. The group notes a debt relieved by seventy two dollars but sixty six dollars remains tied to town and county taxes.
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Mitchell
Gough
Haddock
J.C. Fremont
Beuzeville
Union
Miss Swartz
Prohibition
Flower Mission
Who May Vote at Caucuses and A Wedding Notice
According to 1885 session laws no nonresident voter may participate in caucuses for public offices and violators incur a misdemeanor. A wedding occurred at 8:30 a m at a Catholic church with Mary Martha Gleeson and Warren E Gilbert. a breakfast followed and the couple departed for Sioux Falls Minneapolis St Paul and Minnewaukan before Grand Forks where the groom works in insurance.
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Father Sheehan
Mary Martha Gleeson
John Gleeson
Warren E. Gilbert
Grand Forks
Gilbert
Sioux Falls
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnewaukan
A Painful Accident Near Mitchell
Daniel Thriler, a German farmer living about eighteen miles south of Mitchell in Hutchinson county, broke his right leg Friday when his hay team ran away. He was thrown down and run over while trying to stop them. He is about fifty, has ten children, and will be laid up for about three months. Not a Candidate. George A. Silsby may seek the republican nomination for register of deeds but says he is not a candidate while serving as postmaster at Mitchell.
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Daniel Thriler
Mitchell
Hutchinson County
Mr. Vernon Gazette
George A. Silsby
Register of Deeds
George
Alexandria
Sioux Falls
Olmstead
Bond
Caffal
Frank Johnson
Father Lawler
Dakota
Emery
Aberdeen
Britton
C.C. Hooper Phillips
Nashville
Tennessee
James Raines
Nine Mile Lake
Phillips
Mr. Raines
Raines
Clef Kennedy
Southern
Milwaukee Road
St. Paul
Davison County Commissioners Set 1886 Tax Levies and Elections
Special meeting of the Davison county board on September 13, 1886, levies fixed for county taxes and funds, including road, school, and territorial taxes. Resignation of A J Waterhouse as district attorney accepted. J L Hannett appointed to fill unexpired term. Notice ordered for the general election to be held the first Thursday after the first Monday of November 1886, for multiple county and territorial offices.
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Board of County Commissioners
A. D
Mills Pane
Mitchell Ioiniship
A. J. Waterhouse
Davison County
W. Abbey
J. L. Hannett
Davison County Actions Expand Tax and Infrastructure
County board actions include issuing a $1000 timber culture settlement in favor of Chas Burnside, appointing J M Durell as constable for Davison county, and approving bills for county care and services. They also set a Mt Vernon incorporation, opened coal bids, and tasked a three member committee to map public highways between sections 10 11 and 7 8 with minutes approved and adjournment recorded.
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Chas. Burnside
J. M. Durell
Davison County
T. H. Wilson
Said
Tienry Emery
Collec Emiceti Enti Hi
Green
F. Andros
Insaane Hee
Mitchell Eee Co
John Tatman
Psupets
Henry Koch
Mdse
Paupslclees
le Claire Sleeicistsate Des Cies
J. F. Bradley
Hammer & Hammer
Perkins Lbros
Wolf Oo
Warfield
Wolf Boaids Ee Selesirieire Tiedsielsinge Cocelelesele
J.L. Hanneti
Board of County Commissioners
Mitchell
Mt. Vernon
Davison
M. D. Lewis
Fullerton Lumber Co
R. McMillan & Co
Lewis, Platner and McDonald
W. W.gardner
G. B. Kelsey
A. Platner
Fatal shooting of farmer in Ellendale event shocks Aberdeen
In a farm near Ellendale farmer Geo Hillock was fatally shot during a dispute as Sheriff Jackson Strange attempted to foreclose a grain mortgage on the Hillock property. Geo Hillock died from a buckshot wound after resisting officers for two days.
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Aberdeen
Ellendale
Geo. Hillock
Jackson Strange
Jane Hillock
Saloon pictures spark W C T U drive in Chamberlain
A committee of influential Chamberlain women visited local saloons to remove life size depictions of voluptuous women drinking, prompting saloon patrons to flee. County commissioners examined petition lists for moving the county seat but found no two thirds support. A Kimball case reports H S Dunlap jailed for domestic abuse after spiraling drinking problems. Whisky’s toll noted in the county.
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Drukenness
Kimbell
Chamberlain
Grigsby nominees named for Yankton county seat
Sioux Falls Sept 15 Delegates chosen to represent the county at Yankton include W A Wilkes John F Norton D R Bailey George W Lent Mark Bridge C H Winsor L S Gage W E Willey Porter P Peck S E Young W B Coyle A Fulsom Walter Crisp Frank Forde and C H Langness.
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Yankton
Grigsby
W. A. Wilkes
John F. Norton
D. R. Bailey
George W. Lent
Mark Bridge
C. H. Winsor
L.S. Gage
W. E. Willey
Porter P. Peck
Porter P. Peck, 8. E. Young, W. B. Coyle, A. ©. Fulsom
Walter Crisp
Frank Forde
C. H. Langness
Armour Welcomes New Congregational Church and Rail Era
Armour Dakota girds for growth as a 30 member Congregational church is formed by a council of Mitchell Chamberlain and Plankinton with Rev J H Thrall to lead. Town lists a twelve foot sidewalk along Main street and announces the grand opening of Armour House next week with L W Deeth as proprietor and Boylon Lawrence Duncan as floor managers.
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Armour, Dak
Mitchell, Chamberlain and Plankinton
Wiard
J. H. Thrall
Yale
Republican
New Armour House
L. W. Deeth
New House
Messrs
B. T. Boylon
F. E. Lawrence
W. F. Duncan
County convention week in Brule county
Brule county holds party conventions in Pukwana with Democrats Tuesday Republicans Friday and Farmers Saturday. A new farmers organization plans to field a full county ticket and a joint legislative ticket with Aurora and Davison counties. Capt. S. R. Nugen and Rev. W. B. Affleck report a missionary tour and growing agricultural support for the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pukwana
Brule
Kimball
Aurora
Davison
S. R. Nugen
W. B. Affleck
Republican mass convention selects Dickey county delegates
The Republican mass convention at Ellendale chose delegates to the Yankton territorial convention on September 22 and to the Milner legislative district convention on October 18. Delegates to Yankton are uninstructed while Milner delegates are instructed to nominate a farmer representative for Dickey county.
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Ellendale
Dickey County
Yankton
Milner
W. H. Mallory
Hudson
W. H. Ellis
Ludden
W. K. Hadley
Frank Jerabek
Wesley Moran
W. H. Rowe
Keystone
C. J. Goulette
Wm. Gilbert
Yorktown
R. H. Burteed
A. D. Flemington
Farmer
Aberdeen
E. P. Perry
G. W. Parkis
W.S. Vent
Ben Porter
C. A. Kent
E. C. Rice
E. Steinan
R. Kentner
A. D. Walker
Laramie
Congress
Republican caucus harmony in Woonsocket countywide event
Woonsocket September 13 Republicans in this county held a township caucus to select delegates for the county convention at Forestburg next Saturday while Democrats met to elect delegates to territorial and legislative conventions. Delegates for Sanborn at Aberdeen named G.S. Nave E. M. Smith B. A. Ramsey and J. E. Carpenter. Rev T. S. Hunt preached farewell to the Methodist society and will move to Rapid City. Public schools opened a week ago with Prof. Ross Miss M. F. Bryan and Miss Hattie McClellan as teachers. a fourth teacher to be added.
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Woonsocket
Forestburg
Sanborn
Aberdeen
G.S. Nave
E. M. Smith
A. Ramsey
J. E. Carpenter
Simon Pure Democracy
T.S. Hunt
Methodist Society
Mr. Hunt
Rapid City
Prof. Ross
M. F. Bryan
Hattie McClellan
Castalia mill resumes with steam flouring operation
Castalia begins No 1 quality patent roller flour production at a rebuilt mill costing 12000 after a January fire. First flour ground today as the mill touts improved machinery exceeding Cham berlain and White Lake mills. Republican delegates chosen Lindley Jones Calvin Welch to territorial convention. Gifford endorsed. Legislative delegation instructed for Jones. Charles Mix County Agricultural Society fair opens Wednesday the 16th for three days with high crop prospects.
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Castalia
Chamberlain
White Lake
S. M. Lindley
J.G. Jones
John Calvin
I. H. Welch
Gifford
J. G. Jones
Charles Mix County Agricultural Society
Plankinton Delegates Favor Sullivan at County Convention
In Plankinton on September 9 the county convention chose delegates to back B. H. Sullivan for the legislature after a long afternoon fight. Delegates named include Warren Dye, C. A. Getty, Dick Haney, E. K. Brown, I. N. Auld, A. W. Whitaker, and W. M. Smith. Yankton delegates were all Gifford men. anti Sullivan delegates bolted at the last moment.
Two youths fall from scaffolding at Madison site
Madison on September 14 reports two young men working on the new normal school building fell forty feet from the scaffolding. One man broke a leg in two places and the other suffered a severe head injury. In town today, authorities searched for five stolen horses linked to events near Egan in Moody County.
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Madison
Normal School
Egan
Moody County
Along the Line in a Growing Town Dominion
A Republican missionary visits a developing town with Tom Ball and conductor Cole man, staying overnight. Editor Decker and Agent Eakhouse connected us with the town. The place features two general stores three warehouses and three boarding houses. The railroad builds a large water well and completes the depot as grading on the Armour extension continues with a hundred workers. Grain dealers include G W Murner Dixon W S Schaller McMichaels and G H Goecke forming a strong grain trading team.
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Tom Ball
Coleman
Decker
Eakhouse
Jim Valley
Austin Decker
Armour
G. W. Murner
Dixon
W. C. Schaller
McMichaels
G. H. Goecke
Bassett, Hunting & Co
Scotland Schools to Open With Four Teachers
From Scotland, the local schools will begin next Monday with four teachers employed, led by principal Prof Geo A McFarland. McClain and Coates druggists plan to move their stock to Tripp as court sits in Tyndall drawing many citizens. Flax receipts remain strong but trade is now split with much hauled to Tripp.
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Scotland
Geo. A. McFarland
McClain & Coates
Tripp
Tyndall
Wolsey Youth Dave Thompson Dies at Eighteen
A telegram from Hot Springs Dakota reports the death of Dave Thompson eighteen son of N M Thompson of Wolsey He was among the town s brightest youths His passing grieves his father and siblings Meanwhile Charles Ingram Will Fry and others are ill here Republican caucuses set for Saturday with candidates actively campaigning.
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WoLsey
Hot Springs
Dakota
Dave Thompson
N. M. Thompson
Charles Ingram
Will
Fry
Interior secretary sustains cancellation in land case
From Washington Sept 9 the secretary of the interior upheld the decision of the general land office to cancel Dan W Overacker vs Patrick McGovern entry in the Mitchell land district and sustained ex parte Henry J King’s failure to file on Crow Creek lands after an open reservation. Sparks previously ruled correctly and Muldrow confirms. Also noted is the president’s appointment of Simon H Calhoun as collector and Thomas E Benedict as public printer after oath.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
Dan. W. Overacker
Patrick McGovern
Range
West Mitchell Land District
Harrison
Henry J. King
Crow Creek
King
Sparks
Muldrow
WasuIneTon
D. C
Simon H. Calhoun
District of
Nebraska
Thomas E. Benedict
New York
Ayer's Hair Vigor and Pills Praise
Testimonials from Judson B. Chapel Mary N Hammond Mrs E R Foss and William L Page extol Ayer's Hair Vigor and Ayer's Pills for hair regrowth scalp health and relief from headaches and liver related ailments.
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Ayer
William L. Page
Richmond Va
Ayer’s
Dr. J.caver & Co
Lowell
Masa
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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Chicago, Milwaukee &St. Paul Railway
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Carriage & Wagon Maker
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Weler's Lumber
Iness
John D. Lawler
J. E. Gilbert
A.M. Bowdle
Pres’t
N. Grant
W. Adams
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