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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1887
Page
7
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Friday items report Grand Forks street cars Fargo savings bank officers and Wessington Springs college farm efforts. Militia drill plans Aberdeen and Sioux Falls activity. deaths, missing postmaster, chaotic weather legends and a buggy accident wrap an assortment of Dakota happenings.
A compact ceremony unfolds as a husband, wife, and suitor arrange a union in one swift sequence. The groom receives cattle, the wife joins, and all three claim happiness with the arrangement, reflecting a sudden, pragmatic approach to marriage.
Cavalry from Fort Sully arrived at Crow Creek agency last week awaiting orders. Settlers at Chamberlain Pukwana and Smith Creek report no need to move, with Indians advising whites to stay and not disturb settled land. More land is being claimed by new residents between Chamberlain and Smith Creek as fall approaches. Twenty Minnesota families head to the reservation, while river steamer General Terry visits Sioux City. A good rain continues.
Stock raising replaces wheat farming in many areas. Mouse River country offers grazing opportunities. Forestry expands via tree planting. Dakotas feature universities at Vermilion Grand Forks an agricultural college in Brookings one at Fargo. Normal schools Madison Spearfish mines Rapid City. Indians number 32500 on 26730000 acres. 325 newspapers including 25 dailies. Assessed value 132063905. tax levy about 24 mills. 20000000 acres open to settlement plus 27900000 on reservations. Dakota National Guard eighteen infantry and one artillery. Over 30000 veterans receive 309 annually in pensions. Legislature meets every two years. County indebtedness 3077409 outside schools and municipalities. Treasury balance over 250000 and bonded debt 259500 with bonds selling at 3.2 percent premium. Climate compares well with similar areas. Critics misstate Wakota climate. Path to admission favored if Republicans win.
The Dakota surveyor general Taylor had four 1855 contracts approved by the interior secretary, ending Sparks refusal to act. Sparks had withheld township plats crucial to settlers, stirring dispute with Chippewa claimants over ten million acres around Turtle Mountain near Devils Lake.
F O Mark representing the Mitchell Republican visited Moiday and spoke to local readers about increasing daily subscriptions. The territorial veterinary surgeon is touring counties to destroy charges affected with glanders.
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