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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1898
Page
7
Reports from Biexogs and Beulah describe births and marriages, crop yields, threshing weather, and local visits. Observers note farm events, bicycle purchases, stock sales, and community gatherings in Ethan, Badger, Beulah, and surrounding areas with references to residents, merchants, and visiting relatives.
The record notes heavy winds stripping foliage and lists social visits and activities. Jessie Milla returns to Hurley from her aunt Mrs. Jno Berry. Belle Waugh begins music lessons with Mrs. Lee of Mitchell. Visits include Mr. Davie of Mitchell and Mrs. Hughes and granddaughter of Sanborn County at Alex Lockhart’s. Ruby Allen stays with sister Mrs. A C Berry in Mitch ell. J W Pratt visits M A Leete. Mrs. Waugh’s mother Mrs. Deskins from Cass County Iowa visits. Mr Whaler aims to write a short history of the oldest settlers and their Dakota experiences.
Local residents move to Mitchell for winter visit and schooling plans. two families relocate while schools reopen September 2. Pred Jensen departs after eight months with E L Barton amid a desertion tale. his wife seeks him, rumors of tar and feathering surface in playful gossip.
FP. E. Clark releases excursion terms from Mitchell to Omaha with round trip fares and limited return windows. Includes 28.90 round trip until Oct 3 valid seven days, Sept 10 11 special, and 1 fare plus 2 for other ranges. C M and St P rail sells home seekers tickets on specified dates at one fare plus 2.
The M. E. Sunday School will observe Rally Day on Sept 25 with songs recitations duets talks and quartets led by Ethel Huyck the Corwin Sisters Prof Stout W A Barber Florence Winsor Joseph Harker and Rev Stevens Parents are invited and exercises start at noon. Hood's Sarsaparilla ads run during the program and bids for road grading in section 13 103 60 are due Oct 3 1898 with plans in Champlin Co Auditor's office.
Lord Eldon argued against abolishing the noose for petty shoplifting, warning small shopkeepers would suffer. A Tory judge, loyal to the crown, expanded a murder sentence with a vivid addition about the king’s possession and the manner of the weapon’s use.
On Thursday evening September 2 in this city A C Raskin spoke at a Republican gathering on current issues. He is regarded as one of the country’s best labor speakers and drew a large audience.
Last night four Mitchell wards held republican caucuses with no opposing delegations. Delegates chosen to attend the county convention at the courthouse at 1 o clock tomorrow include I W Seaman John Reierson T A Duncan C W Walrath and others in each ward.
Mrs M E W Sherwood recounts in the New York Times humorous remarks by Fitz James O'Brien on New Year’s Day after the Civil War. He jokes about flags, roast eagle, potato salad, Scotch whisky, drum sticks, and cosmopolitan breath, noting Irish patriotism and masculine bravado.
John Ross Dix recalls Dr. Lyman Beecher at about seventy five spending a fortnight in eastern Maine. A Calais party paddled with him eighty miles to Indian territories. Beecher led the birch canoes, caught more trout than the youths, and endured rock meals and earth sleeping while Etienne the guide, once doubtful, ends praising him as “Ah, old man, all Indian.”
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