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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1899
Page
6
BE MITCHELL CAPITAL and Aberdeen officials discuss acquiring electric and gas plants to modernize and save costs. A council vote failed to demonstrate feasibility, leaving the plant purchase unsettled as rate comparisons and a pending broader defense bill influence public policy.
Supreme Court affirms Judge Smith ruling in Mitchell damages suit against Mitchell area citizens. Circuit Court to proceed on the complaint as sustained on a technical point, allowing action to move forward in circuit court. Also mentions Chicago cough remedy advertising in nearby text.
A fragmentary Cleveland note presents a lone quoted line about proof and loyalty, with uncertain attribution and minimal surrounding context.
Fragmentary notes describe a tall London feature 202 feet high and reference ships crossing the ocean monthly. No clear events or persons are identified.
The Plankinton Herald reports names and moves including David Williams returning home to Mitchell from reform school and Misa Delia Spooner moving to Elk Point to live with her mother in the photography business. Mrs J S Moore and Mrs J D Anderson hosted a tea for Mrs J A Gheen of Sioux City as Miss Omah Woods arrived to stay with her sister Mrs A Pollard. The Mason sale was postponed to Feb 7 due to a storm. A new Mitchell paper The Visitor launches as Dakota Conference and Dakota University organ, aiming for 2000 copies and growth to 5000.
A W C T U contest led by Mrs F A Bidwell and Mrs Alice Havens boosted Mitchell Union membership by about 100. Bidwell added 70 new members and Havens 26, bringing total to 156, making Mitchell the leading union in the state. The winner will present a literary program while the loser provides refreshments next week.
A high army officer inspects a frontier post in poor repair. The brigadier general is shown through a roof with holes and walls open to the sky. A sergeant leads the guard, while the colonel answers about ventilation with a humorous Irish lilt.
The Washington Star quotes Farmer Corntoelsel debating where a cannon ball fired from a moving train at 60 miles per hour would land. Mandy responds that it would likely cause damage to bystanders, highlighting a humorous yet pointed view on the hypothetical scenario.
The London Chronicle notes that Dr Antomarchi who cared for Napoleon I during his final illness at St Helena is buried in Santiago de Cuba’s cemetery. He lived in Santiago after Napoleon’s death, offering free eye care to the poor until his death in 1826, when a public monument was raised locally.
Prominent farmers gathered at the county courthouse for the first farm institute session despite cold weather and small crowds. Discussions covered dairy industry questions, grain and grass diseases, irrigation, sheep and cattle farming, and farm economics with experts Saunders Cochrane Quigley.
A jumble of phrases compares West Virginia to other states and mentions Maryland Connecticut Rhode Island Delaware New Jersey and Vermont in odd proportions. It also claims a hypothetical person travels far slower than a creature named fy by a factor of 865.
The Davi son County Poultry Association hosts a third annual exhibition on February 15 16 and 17 in this city. Geo Holden of Owatonna Minnesota will judge. A state poultry breeders association may form on the event’s second night. Catalogue near printing. Chamberlain s Cough Remedy recommended for la grippe by Thomas Whitefield Co. L O Gale sells.
The Prophet predicts a stormy spell at end January leading to February warmth then renewed storms mid month. Expect heavy storms around February 12th and late month with cold waver and blizzards in the northwest. Readers are warned of pneumonia risks during February and March with icy mud and grip exposure.
A South Wales judge on the crown side died before retirement and a defense attorney addressed the jury in Welsh. The verdict came swiftly as the attorney said the case lay in a nutshell noting everyone present was Welsh, including the defendant, and the judge asked for no further vernacular addresses.
A comic exchange shows a woman tracing a perplexing phrase using a slang dictionary while a man questions his memory of a past deal with Mr. Brown. The snippet blends humor with cultural quirks from newspaper humor pages.
Lawmakers have spent several days this week on appropriations and measures for Watertown and Aberdeen normal schools. Johnston and Bras introduced bills at Pierre, including education qualification for county and state superintendents and a life insurance incontestability act requiring payment within sixty days after proof of death.
Pierre Feb 1 Republicans caucused to form a steering committee to handle party legislation and defer governor nominees for two weeks. The party endorsed bills on board reforms and a registration law while asserting a coming two thirds vote for veto overrides. A winter meeting of 26 of 28 Republican senators opened with a banquet planned at Hotel Locke. The governor replaced the commissioner nominee for the caloiers home. House adjourned with bills for Cratus Banik relief and a railway salary deficiency, plus local tax and justice of peace amendments. Attorney General Pyle expected to report no grounds for action against Fix-Treasurer Phillips over interest. County commissioner district election proposal sparks lobby discussion.
Critics argue county commissioners should manage countywide finances rather than be elected by district voters. They claim district focus leads to extravagance and mismanagement as each commissioner pursues benefits for his own constituents.
In Aberdeen a county audience learns the South Dakota regiment may return from Manila in April. Secretary Alger told Senator Kyle the first expedition could reach Manila in about forty two days via the Suez route, with ten days for repairs and loading, and thirty five days back to San Francisco. The estimated timeline places landfall in late April unless Philippine conditions alter plans.
A limited time offer bundles the Capital with select newspapers at advance payment rates. Bids due by noon March 6 1899 for an artesian well at the poor farm. Specifications available at the county auditor’s office. A curious somnambulism tale from Chambers’ Journal recounts a French incident where hypnotism exposed a buried bond theft, yet the culprit remained unknown. A Staybolt comment urges early planting and steady cultivation as the sole path to a money crop.
In Bloomsbury county court during a case a counsel refers to the defendant, an Oxford Master of Arts, as this man. The protest follows as the judge laments such affectation and the debate over terms of address. The London Telegraph reports the exchange.
A collage of quotes notes a dog hearing a shrill whistle while humans miss it, a quarrel ending in a planned divorce via chopstick breaking in Cochin Chiva, and a gas bill anecdote from Indianapolis Journal reflecting lingering blame after leaving the gas on.
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