The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-12-28
Mitchell Merchants Make Most
Encouraging Reports.


Trade not quite so good as last year
but are surprised that it has been so
large as it has.
JACOB BECKER-CLoTHING.
Trade little shorter than last year
but very much better than 1 expected.
1 am not at all despondent as to the
outlook for spring trade but believe it
will be as good as usual.
JOHN A. FOsDICK-CLoTHING.
With exception of September, the
fair month of last year, my trade is as
good as last year and very much better
than had expected it would be.
DECK Il OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Trade of last month better than the
corresponding month of last year and
the trade of the fall as whole as good
as that of last fall.
FULLERTON LUMBER co.
In early spring before it was known
crops would be light lumber trade
very good. Coal trade for the fall bet
ter than last fall. Collections have
been good.
G. w. DAVIS & CO.-LUMBER.
All things considered trade as good
as we expected although not as good
as last year.
MITCHELL NATIONAL BANK.
Collections have been excellent.
Not quite so good as last year but bet
ter than we had supposed they would
be. Deposits about the same as last
year. Less foreclosures this fall than
for four years past.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Deposits better than at this time
last year. Collections very much bet
ter than we had expected. After the
first of the year we will have $25O0O
surplus and $25,OOO undivided profits
giving US capital of 100000.
sANBoRN HOUSE.
Business excellent, every reason to
be encouraged. Our run from the
opening day has been larger than we
could reasonably have hoped for.
CIIAs RHoADEs-
Have been here but few weeks but
the trade of each week has been better
than the preceding week,
THE ALEX MITCHELL HOTEL.
| Business better than we anticipated
Since we took possession a number OF
Improvements have been in progress
and the accompanying clamor has
naturally been annoying to guests
but nevertheless our run has beer
gratifyingly large.
GEO w. HUNTER-MEAT MARKET,
Can't complain, at all. Trade better
than many preceding falls, whe1
crops were larger. Collections on out
standing accounts have been good.
DAKOTA FIRE & MARINE ms. co.
The gross business for 'S9 about tn
same as for '88. For November an,
December the business exceeds tina
for these months in any preceding
year. Losses paid for year $4,000 O(
Considering general depression tn
business has been very satisfactor,
and the outlook is hopeful.
JAMES LYONS-GROCERIEs,
My trade is twenty-five per cent. bel
ter than last year and as the winte
progresses my trade isn't in any wis
diminishing. One surprising thin
is that haye been able to make col
lections on accounts that 1 could e,
nothing on last year,
L. o. GALE-DRuGs AND sTATIoNER'
Trade this year better than last. La
year the holiday trade scarcely starte
until two days before Christmas an
this year we have had rush for
week past. Six clerks are having the
j hands full tending to my business.
S. II. sCALLIN-DRUGGIsT.
= Agreeably surprised, at the am oul
:. of my business. The holiday trat
= :, will be as good if not better than la
b year.
Il e. A. GILBERT-DRUGGIST
d Trade not quite so good as last ye
O but every thing considered has bee
Il satisfactory, better indeed than l hi
"a expected.
r KNOWLES Il pITwooD-
% Our 'S9 trade % per cent better th'
during '88. Collections as good