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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1905
Page
9
The fragment shows a 1905 county paper masthead with capitals and printing company. It indicates the Friday issue date February 3 1905 and identifies the paper as the official county publication. The readable text emphasizes printing and ownership details for the local newspaper.
Citizens of Mitchell gather for the second meeting of the stock and poultry association. The event showcases registered stock sales outcomes, diversified farming gains, and a poultry display in the city hall. The Republican notes the impact on farmers and hopes for continued profits for those involved.
The Republican columns praise Mitchell growth in 1903 with 500000 spent on home investments. 1905 is expected to bring further building, wholesale trade expansion, and strong railroad advantages from four lines, boosting Mitchell as a wholesale hub for 75 to 100 downstream towns.
Dispatches from Huron report the editorial association adopts a resolution opposing a law that could move the state fair from Iluron to another site. A local correspondent notes the move was orchestrated by editors, not by any Huron citizen, and questions the association’s motive and the necessity of the resolution.
Members debate action on the state fair with strong opinions. The association supports Hu-10n against Yankton, though reasons remain unclear and motivation for the clash is uncertain.
A bill introduced by Representative Blain of Spink to raise county commissioner pay scales by township count. It sets per diem and mileage rates for counties with 24, 24–36, and over 36 townships, and asks how counties with 12 townships are to be treated.
A Minnesota legislator faced questions over railroad passes after voting on railroad legislation. He later returned seven annual passes across multiple lines, saying newspaper comments influenced his impartiality. Talks of anti pass bills spread to the Minnesota and South Dakota legislatures.
A Tennessee proposal would allow fines from 10 to 60 for those who play football. The author argues national action is unnecessary and that college presidents could better handle the issue without state legislative interference.
Leaders of the stock association pressed for legislative backing to fund a home in Mitchell, amid debate over whether to build first or rely on the state fair. A committee was named to draft resolutions and inspect livestock for the Mitchell stock sale, with no animals barred after inspection.
The breeders felt stock should meet higher standards and several heads were rejected, reducing the number of animals eligible for the upcoming sale next year.
The South Dakota Live Stock Association arrives in the city for a sale at the corn palace. Cattle, horses, hogs and sheep are housed in the building with elevated seating for observers. Guides list owners and stock shows Herefords, Shorthorns and Aberdeen Angus from Mitchell, Dell Rapids, Vermillion, Howard and others, including colleges and farms across the region.
In the Pig Pens display breeders present three pork varieties with a total of 60 head. Notable entries include Poland Chinas from S. A. Braa Artesian three head, Wilmot thirty eight head, Duroc Jersey from H. O. Wickie Webster eight head, and English Yorkshires from South Dakota Agricultural College two head. Others listed include breeders in Vermilion Mitchell Huron Madison Brookings and DeSmet with varied head counts.
Sheep occupy elevated stage pens with two breeds shown for sale. Shropshires led by Walter Crisp Del Rapids 10 head and Cronk La lare 10 head J C Hall Ordway 5 head South Dakota Agricultural College 4 head.
A readable fragment mentions Hampshire and South Dakota Agricultural College located in Brookings and a reference to a four bend area or item. Further details are unclear in the text.
There is not a hinge display of horses for the sale with breeding. Pereherons and German Coach are the only two breeds shown. Pereherons win as Rumney & son of Somonauk showcase 8 head. German Coach by Ulfert Poppen of Estelline 4 head. Estelline presents 1 stallion and other entries include Timares A. BR. Chaim. herlain, Howard, 8 head.
The bill in the stake legislature would require pensions of inmates at the Slot Springs Old Soldiers Home to be held in trust by the home commandant. Veterans oppose, while board president Rev Dr Shanafelt and Commandant Thomas Goddard say South Dakota would lose 15 000 to 20 000 yearly without enactment. The act of Congress approved March 3 1883 requires pensioners who enter the home to surrender or transfer pensions. compliance is necessary to receive federal funds.
Pierre correspondent reports Representative Van Osdel, longtime lawmaker since 1886, is the only legislator to decline railroad passes. He corrected a fourteen mile mileage error, backed by Yankton county Republicans. A Dakota resident since 1859, he is a wealthy Mission Hill farmer, scholar, and author named Abraham Lincoln.
An advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a universal healer for cuts burns boils bruises and piles with Miss J M Middleton of Thebes Illinois claiming a fever sore healed in under a week The ad urges purchase from L O Gule and warns to get the genuine.
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