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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1895
Page
4
The Mitchell Printing Co offers subscription options with various prepaid periods and club pricing for leading publications. Advertisers may get rates on application, with business cards and legal ads priced per line and free notices for marriages and obituaries under five cents per line.
Henry W. Pearson of Birmingham visited Mitchell during a September tour through South Dakota. He collected corn palace views for lectures in England and discussed state data with Governor Sheldon. His Liverpool lecture described vast farms, Indian life, rail plans, and South Dakota’s growing prospects. Nellie Bly’s Chicago wedding mention closes the column.
Governor Charles H. Sheldon proclaims April 7 Arbor Day in South Dakota. He urges citizens to plant trees and shrubs, beautify homes, increase property value, and educate children about nature on school grounds for lasting pride and citizenship. The proclamation was signed in Pierre on April 7, 1800.
The Philadelphia Press denounces artificial rainmaking as absurd and condemns charlatanism in meteorology. It notes the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway’s plans to expand rainmaker experiments, arguing it defies physics and could taint the Weather Bureau’s reputation.
An Aberdeen special reports that a constitutional convention veteran criticizes the last state's resubmission act as defective. He argues the legislature only passed a resolution submitting to voters, not the required act of formulating and recording the amendment, potentially triggering a legal challenge and political anger among prohibitionists and resubmissionists.
The article notes supporters of Lieutenant Governor Herried pushing his bid for governor in 1905. It praises his record and popularity within the party while warning that moving now could be a misstep.
Commissioner Lockhart reports the state has two weeks to show authority for filings on the Yankton reservation. The delay could push back the opening of the reservation beyond this planting season, making it impossible for settlers to enter with a plan this year.
The Paris milliner Worth is praised as the world’s greatest designer but the article credits long daily labor and exclusive devotion to the craft. It argues success in business mirrors art: total time given to one pursuit yields lasting greatness, while multi talent is seen as merely clever.
A fragment notes the attraction of selling goods for spot cash and hints at a growing movement of fortunes made by trading at cash stores. The reference underscores public interest in immediate payment and informal commerce.
The column blends a cash store pitch with rural life during April. It highlights credit versus cash savings in clothing and dry goods, notes a late winter rain, dwindling dust storms, and ongoing seeding, plowing, and small farm trades. Local movements include A. Koch’s trip to Mitchell, Blendon mail routing changes, and multiple home moves and visits among residents.
Annual financial statement for the year ended December 31 1894 of the British America Assurance Company of Toronto filed with the South Dakota auditor. Attorneys for service of process listed by circuit.
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