Farmers Alliance debate and Logan death noted in Dakota paper
The Farmers Alliance meeting in Dakota receives measured praise for its earnestness and warns against political factions undermining reform. The paper marks the death of John A. Logan as a major political loss and reflects on its impact for Republicans and soldiers. It also notes regional political shifts, land agent changes, and a new postmaster in Plankinton.
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John A. Logan
Northwest
Congress
Logan
Memorial from Dakota Farmers' Alliance to Dakota Legislature
The Dakota Territorial Farmers' Alliance, meeting in Mitchell, asks the coming session to enact broad yet carefully limited reforms. It urges stronger railroad commissioner powers, open legal action against corporate encroachment, approval of public warehouses, equal taxation for telegraph, express, telephone, and shipping firms, negotiable grain receipts, expanded agricultural education funding, and protection of exemption laws.
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Farmers’ Alliance
Territorial Alliance
I. L. Loucks
Council
House of Representatives
Territory of
Dakota
Territorial Farmers’ Alliance of Dakota
Mitchell
United States
Supreme Court of the Nation
Commonwealth
Agricultural College of Dakota
Farmers of
Advice to Mothers and Memorial Meetings in Dakota
Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup praised as trusted teething remedy used for forty years by millions of mothers. The text asserts pain relief and health benefits for babies during teething. The note also mentions memorial meetings across Dakota with Fargo hosting a large gathering on Monday night.
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Dakota
Fargo
Pleasant Ridge Christmas Eve gathering
W Griffith hosted a Pleasant Ridge family tree event with the Sunday school, featuring singing and music. A speech by John B. Ewart and others drew a visiting crowd. Amelia Nabinger traveled to White Lake and Gilbert, Mary Wright taught in Green Valley. December 26 brought cold with a 30 degree below zero day, few attended Sunday school and church.
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W. Griffith
Pleasant Ridge
John B. Ewart
Frank Mehner
Head
Amelia J. Nabinger
White Lake
Gilbert
Mary Wright
Green Valley
Christmas Gathering and Local News in Plainview
In Plainview residents enjoyed a neighborhood Christmas gathering at L. G. Sea bolds. F. B. King returned from Illinois. A new census entry reports a boy born to August Moeschen. The Blackman schoolhouse hosted a Christmas tree for local youth. Teachers C. W. Baker and B. W. Palmer note progress as a literary society forms at the Plainview schoolhouse. The Chinese question is the upcoming debate topic. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Crampton and Mr. and Mrs. Pat Crampton settled in new homes.
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L. G. Seabolds
F. B. King
Illinois
August Moeschen’s
Blackman School House
C. W. Baker
B. W. Palmer
Plainview School
Phil. Crampton
Pat. Crampton
Absences and marriages noted in Dakota area
Miss Hannah C. Baker of Hillside returns home for Christmas after fifteen months away teaching painting and visiting. George B. H. Baker also departs for Pekin Illinois and is wed to Birdie Clauser. The couple plans a honey moon in Pekin and Peoria. Dakota items report lectures, local politics, and corporate moves including a law case on land claims and a bank of Dakota company shifting offices to Mitchell. Secretaries and officials face various duties, with financial details on bonds for Sioux Falls penitentiary and Yankton insane hospital.
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Hannah C. Baker
Hillside
Ohio
Illinois
George B. H. Baker
Pekin
Ill
Birdie Clauser
Peoria
Yankton
Ea Lew Wallace
Watertown
Lawrence County
Yankton Insurance Company
A. W. Howard
Territorial Council
Washington Dispatch
United States
Gilbert Reed
Mitchell, Oak
Muldrow
Reed
McFarland
Raymond
Sioux Falls
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Mitchell Capital
Farmers’Alliance
Alliance of
Redfield Journal
Yankton Press
Greenland
South
North
Braley
Walter Cleary
New Mexico
A. M. Easterly
Bismarck
Sparks
Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
Plankinton
Andrews
G. H. James
Plainview
Dakota Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Chamberlain, D. T
Chamberlain
Brule County
D. T
Davison County
G. A. Silsby
A. G. Kellam
Mweigh
Fure
Eprice’ Crean
Dr. Price
Price Baking Powder CO
Curcacoano Sr. Tours
Summons
Territory OF Dakota
Second Judicial District
Davison_county
C. Aultman &Co
George E. Letcher
Matilda S. Letcher
Willard T. Letcher
Letcher & Co
Cleri
Slistriet Court
Davison Voanly
Dak
Jude
A.J. Edgerton
Henry
A. M. Bowdleh
King
W. C. Russ
New York Cigars
C.L. Marston & Co’s
Monon Pew
K. D. and
F. 8. Carpenter
Postoffice
Emsley
Mammoth Store
Gale
THE
Chicago Clothing
National and Security Banks
Eiver
Jacob Becker
Dan
Johnston
Minneapolis & St Louis
Albert Lea
Arlington House
St. Paul
Minneapolis
J. W. Corbin
A. E. A. Fuller
Schwarner
Treich
Sen
Hiav
Ge Sundapoli
Merc
Hari
Mitc
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