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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1886
Page
4
A lengthy Dakota convention endorses division into two territories while nominating Giffins for a leadership post. Delegates pledge unity, critique federal land policy, and voice support for statehood and rapid settlement.
Wire Wake reports local changes and travel from White Lake. Mrs. Handlin and daughter visit Missouri while Dr. Rogers visits eastern Iowa. Crown buys property near town and plans base. Preston heads to Minnesota with his wife. Matt Oppel leaves Glock Hills wiser after purchasing experience. Funeral of musician Prof S J Goo in South Livonia NY aged 38. Agnes Tyan leaves for San Francisco. Local debate grows on farmer and labor conventions amid party platform questions. District court adjourns after late session with several cases. Goleman sent to penitentiary for ten months for attempted burglary. Kerns jailed thirty days for assault and battery. grand jury returns over eighty indictments against illegal saloon activity.
In Turon and nearby towns a joint exhibition features Hereford cattle led by Seltester of Watertown and 16 notable Short Horn herds at center stage. Horses such as Ren Lee and Surprise compete in heated fashion while the Vase Dallaraine race for a $20 purse between Clark and Northville clubs vies for top prizes. Joe Uifson and a Dakota man are noted contenders in the event.
A lengthy mixed-page note records Dakota and Wanigan politicians, conventions, and campaigns. It mentions U.S. Congress discussions, local candidates for treasurer, sheriff, district attorney, and schools superintendent, and reports from a farmers convention with delegates chosen for a legislative gathering. The text blends names, towns, and party tickets amid weathered OCR.
Anenonin Sephis county hosts the day long Democratic convention with over seventy delegates and a unity tone. A resolution endorsing the administration passes as delegates head to the territorial convention, while a county ticket is seen as strong. The Republican gathering endorses Dr. Gordon of this city for Congress.
The report notes tractors busy on the Manitoba road between this place and Ludden with completion expected to Milendile by next November. Milwaukee extension from ib Tondo to St. George in Kan Moire county is driven at about two titles a day. Dale Pilndadh records political maneuvering as nominations and conventions loom, with the Republican split and Democratic prospects shaping up.
A jury at Tyndall concluded the trial of Od Simmer amid mixed local commentary. The verdict of not guilty was returned, with observers noting the evidence presented by Maxwell and Danweter regarding the water mill and surrounding issues.
Messrs T W Conniz and Pais of Meook county attend the festinal convention in Vandition this week as strong Giffard supporters. They will labor openly in the convention and Oonnim has helped in behalf of South Dakota. The county convention is set for October 2 and candidates show substantial interest. Prices in the market remain low with continued demand. Three local youths Miss and Thomas Stamard and Miss Nellie Smith plan to attend the Mitchell meetings this term.
An overnight blaze in a Mitchell residence started in the cellar among old newspapers. The intruder reportedly entered via an outside hatch, then fled after lighting the paper. smoke alarmed the occupants, Mr and Mrs Bradley, who assisted with a water hose until authorities contained the fire.
A man plowing heard his wife call, found the house ablaze, and freed the team. The mother saved the younger child but could not reach the older boy, six, who perished in the flames after fleeing upstairs and sealing himself in. The fire ended with the child burned to death.
Report describes rapid progress in local agriculture with machines and staff, mentions Ian station advancing toward first class status among territory villages, and questions about relocating a post to the station. It recounts a quirky incident with bells and a bachelor, then a northward push to Dallalas and a return along the Wuemy Creek beyond Wornina light amid wind and rain.
A public notice warns that some baking powders contain harmful substances like alum phosphates or acids, risking infant health. It urges careful ingredient selection, highlighting Royal as a safer option and calling for stricter regulation and parental caution.
The record recounts multiple cases of illness and cure attributed to Dr Wishblatt. Mrs Sarah Janka describes deep seated nervous and uterine disease improved after three months and discharge in good health. A young dry goods clerk reports regaining hearing after treatment and two other patients were described as cured after varying durations. Dr Fishblatt to visit Mitchell on Wednesday October 6.
Sheriff Alterton travels from Yankton with Cory after receiving a letter from Gershon T Hill superintendent of the Town Hospital for the insane. Hill reports discharging a man matching Cory at Independence who was then sent to Lemurs, and may be the same individual under inquiry.
Notice of attention to PRO in support of a claim with a filing deadline and hear date at Minehall on November 5th. The document lists a land dispute involving named individuals including Theodore Wael Grady and Charles Grady with several other persons and locations referenced, indicating a lien or ownership contest subject to formal proof of residence and title.
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