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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1902
Page
7
The St Paul Dispatch notes that divorce suits are rising and largely uncontested as couples seek separation over unhappy marriages. It argues smarter individuals, women's independence, and diminished church influence drive divorces, urging careful deliberation before marriage and that courts decide separations for the good of society.
The passing of Prank RR Stockton brings sorrow to homes as his works gain fame. His rise began with The Lady of the Tiger, the story that will most define his legacy in readers' minds.
Through Senators Hale and Allison the president will not act on General Nelson Miles retirement now. Roosevelt will retire Miles by law in August WO, after counsel from the senators.
Missouri case with Judge John P. Butler as referee ruled the state anti-trust statute oppressive and void. Texas and Illinois adopted similar laws, but court tests found them wanting. The piece argues federal action is needed to regulate interstate combines.
Senators Gamble and DuBois chair a senate committee with full power to thoroughly investigate Indian schools in the state and Wyoming amid reports of mismanagement. Burke secures Pierre nucleus for public buildings with $5,000 set aside for a site purchase in the house appropriations bill. Ingalls opposes railroad mergers, warning of eventual government ownership and a worse calamity than the merger.
The Minneapolis Times estimates J Pierpont Morgan as a controlling figure in a wealth network totaling about 2.05 billion dollars. The figure reflects wealth he alone does not hold but can command with partners, and could grow with further Morgan interests.
The Minneapolis report rebuts rumors that South Dakota lacks rainfall for sowing wheat. It states local moisture is ample for spring planting with good ground conditions and moisture beneath the surface. The piece condemns the unfounded accusation and confirms adequate moisture through April.
The quarterly report shows twenty new admissions this year bringing total insane at the asylum to 47. Lawrence county houses the most with 41 patients costing $7,872 yearly, Minnehaha 31, Union 24, while Buffalo county has none.
Amos L. Lamb offers pasture for about 50 head of cattle for the season at two dollars per head. Interested parties may address Mitchell or visit the farm on Sts of See. 35 in Badger township.
The Odd Fellows of Alexandria Tul ton and Leteher join Mitchell lodge to mark the eighty third anniversary. Rebekah lodges from three towns attend. A parade proceeds from Fourth Street with the State Band to Milwaukee depot where J J McIntire grand chaplain will speak. The procession returns to Odd Fellows hall and disperses.
An evening program follows the procession with welcomes by O W Coursey and Edward Simmons of Fulton lodge. Mrs E O Garrett Miss Florence Gregory and a chorus sing. Miss Bradberry recites. Rev C F DeGroff and Rev J J McIntire speak. Myers' orchestra performs. Supper for Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in G A R hall. A social evening and dance conclude.
Inventory notice seeks pasture for 60 head of stock for the summer. Address Lock Box M Mitchell.
The permanent school fund gains from land leases and county repayments with few outgoes, yielding an expected apportionment of 350000 to 500000 by June. The state borrows to cover warrants on the general fund. Lawmakers should convert the fund into revenue, rather than accumulating surplus in the treasury.
North Grosvenor audiences praised a Wednesday performance of Farmer Allen at the Opera House. Mr. Chapin played farmer Allen with careful accuracy while Miss Russell and Mrs. Munroe contributed strong turns. Attendance was fair with free admission for ladies on Monday and anticipated to grow tonight.
An advertisement-style notice discusses the strain of modern work and family demands on health. It recommends Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy to strengthen the nervous system, support digestion, and build overall vigor during high-pressure days.
The Hubbard family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness shown during their recent sorrow and bereavement. M. Hubbard A. Hubbard and family express gratitude.
Harper's Weekly notes that New York City in 1900 had 3,437,202 residents with 1,270,069 foreign born, mainly from Europe, and 1,892,719 born in New York state. Of native New Yorkers, six of seven were born in state, while many newcomers come from nearby states or abroad. poor migrants rarely travel far to seek fortune. Also Cassier's Magazine discusses the Glasgow Newcomen engine found at Rutherglen colliery, the oldest engine still in operation, dating from 1809, and contrasts it with a 102 year old Watt engine now in a Sydney museum.
A U S senator, staying in Atlantic City, paid eight dollars a day for room and board but aged days of bread and milk due to rheumatic gout led to a disputed bill charge. Also mentioned is King Menelik of Abyssinia signaling willingness to visit the World’s Fair with his harem and guards, drawing commentary on ethnological display.
Two silver dollars mailed from Savannah to New York with a 2 cent stamp on one side and a small address slip on the other went to Helen and Andrew Birgel at 8389 Greene Avenue in Brooklyn. The gifts, sent by an aunt, echoed a similar delivery from a year earlier. all postmarks appeared on the stamp.
The London Chronicle notes that many parliaments impose penalties for chair rulings, none as severe as in the mother of parliaments. An apology is allowed only in Hungary where the speaker may refer a disorderly member to a committee for a within twenty four hour decision to apologize or publish the offense in the gazette and distribute it in the constituency.
A collage of comic vignettes from theater, dining, and street life. Jests span a melodrama moment with a maple-tapped rescue, waiter tips versus salary, clerical dress codes, hiding behind screens, farm talk on cultivation of a boy, and playful exchanges in photography, marriage, collecting, and hotel bread jokes.
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