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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1886
Page
4
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The Daily Republican announces full telegraphic coverage of the upcoming general assembly in Bismarck starting January for a sixty day session. Readers are urged to subscribe, with a note that exchanges should help by noting this notice in local columns. Send subscriptions to Mitchell printing company.
Congress met to hear the president's message as the opening days featured bill introductions and routine business after Tuesday's adjournment in memory of deceased members. Wednesday and Thursday continued with standard legislative work and ceremonial respect.
A. M. Easterly, longtime special agent in the Bismarck land district, is named inspector of all land offices in the territory. The report of Judge Church endorsing Mr. Day for the governorship is denied by Church supporters in the city. There is strong talk that Church will be appointed.
The piece denounces Cleveland as pompous and ignorant in diplomacy and Indian policy, contrasts Manning and Lamar, and analyzes 1886 election returns showing Democratic gains and Republican resilience. It critiques civil service ideas, notes confusion over policy, and asserts the president’s message as a campaign platform for 1888.
The Dakota Fire and Marine Insurance company will relocate to Mitchell with a partial change in officers placing George A. Silsby as secretary. The move is seen as a significant addition to Mitchell. The loss to Chamberlain will be heavy, as the Register notes the company’s past large income from the insurer and its support to the town.
Assistant Secretary Hawkins has reversed a dozen or more Sparks land office rulings and questioned Sparks legal learning. Sparks accuses Hawkins of prejudice and unfair treatment while Lamar approves the reversals but orders future appeals to be heard by Hawkins.
The passage notes that nine of ten rulings by Sparks as head of the land office have been reversed by his superiors or the courts, and argues that any other man would have resigned long ago.
A roundup of Dakota items reports Ipswich business houses burned on Tuesday and an arson attempt in Sioux Falls. Washington hints A W D Hill may move to Dakota. The Northwestern extends Dakota Central to Verdon. Reports include church moves in Grand View, a disbanded Canton band, missing Rev W M Spoor, and rail ties completed between Yankton and Bismarck.
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