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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1889
Page
9
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On Friday February 8, 1889, word spread that W. Rh. Bierly will launch a new Democratic paper in Grand Forks. Modest Sioux Falls requests $192,830 in appropriations. Germany avoids conflict prompting navy questions and doctors urge exercise and fresh air. The Samoa issue draws press interest as Lismarck papers praise Gold Price’s eloquence and probity.
Ldismarck has aided Uncle Sam by ordering the German consul at Samoa to revoke martial law and honor the island’s right to independent government. The peaceful administration should now rest easier as tensions ease.
The secretary of the interior report reveals a small opening of Sioux land for settlement, about one fourth of the reservation. The House passed a bill locating a soldiers home at Hot Springs with a $50,000 appropriation to start building. The piece argues against the costly project amid Dakota taxes and a strained territorial treasury.
The Free Press reports rumors from Pierre about Christian Scientists linked to the death of banker Nixon’s child. An inquest found death due to wilful neglect influenced by Des Moines healers M H Elliott and M K Campbell. The community denounces the alleged neglect amid Mrs Nixon’s controversial influence.
Law to encourage planting and cultivation of forest trees in the territory faces expiration next year. Despite practical provisions and citizen benefits many were unaware of its existence or unable to afford labor and costs. The measure aims to create forests for treeless prairies and strengthen local tax payer interests.
Grand Forks stories crown Gen Ward as a brilliant yet unscrupulous figure whose career ends after a Walsh-Winship council case reveals his irregularities. Once famed as a financier friend of Gould Field Armour, he swindled Spokane Falls residents under the alias A B Wadsworth, proposing marriage to a heiress, and fleeing after a failed loan scheme. Local Spokane and Dakota ties surface, with Cannon and others referenced in the scandal, leaving him a marked terror among unsophisticated creditors.
The piece discusses Judge Brewer’s ruling on maximum railroad rates and the Sioux Falls commission’s leverage as a check on corporations. It weighs potential peace if rates yield fair returns against disaster if pressure stifles existing roads or deters new lines. It cites a call for a stronger usury law to protect borrowers and notes Minnesota Republicans’ ire over broken election pledges and party discipline.
A brief clash between the governor and the legislature occurred yesterday with the legislature prevailing once again, reflecting ongoing tensions and a pattern of legislative success over executive efforts.
Warning against ointments for catarrh with mercury and promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Cure is taken internally, claimed to act on blood and mucus surfaces. Sold by druggists for 75 cents per bottle.
The circular from foreign attorneys and insurers accuses Jalota papers of legal printing trust. Dakota rates are now low, but lawyers seek power to charge higher fees. Insurers earn vast profits and avoid taxes. the Enterprise argues to restore mandatory multi-county publication of statements and curb insurers' influence.
The Dubuque Telegraph reports Judge Brewer's ruling declares the corporations must obey the law or face heavy fines and penalties for overcharging or discriminatory practices. The second schedule mirrors the 1883 distance tariff and is in operation. the burden to prove noncompensatory rests on the companies if they seek to enjoin it.
A. Wardall writes to the Dakota Ruralist proposing a county controlled liquor system with sworn temperance officials, county purchase of liquor, quality control, tax revenue preserved, and bans on minors sales, drunkenness, and establishments tied to liquor. He cites Norway and Sweden as models for eliminating saloons while preserving revenue and public order.
Chief Justice Tripp told a Sioux City Journal reporter that Dakota has many friends in Congress and that Mr Springer will accept reasonable amendments. He said the Senate committee is friendly, will report, and seek a conference to shape the omnibus bill into a law this session. He believes adverse action in Dakota and impracticable Washington suggestions could hurt the Springer bill.
Sioux Walls Press recalls Huron on the Jim as the temporary capital of a proposed Dakota state. The piece notes bold claims of wide recognition, cites a New York Tribune dispatch misnaming Pupon Dak, and mocks the overblown status once ascribed to Huron amid statehood talk.
The paper argues the legislature should clearly justify a soldiers' home and the $50,000 appropriated. It questions the number of indigent veterans and suggests the expenditure be investigated and potentially funded more economically through other methods.
Washington special reports Delegate Gifford of Dakota will retire from politics at term end and return to Canton to practice law. He may later move to the city hosting South Dakota’s capital if statehood comes. He seeks to devote time to business after four years in Congress, with a possible return to politics via the Senate.
A Washington dispatch reports a leading candidate for speaker of the next House promising quick action on the omnibus bill if elected. He pledges to recognize the bill immediately, form two key committees, and push it before other business, while opponents warn of risky guarantees and potential filibuster.
The ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood to maintain health and aid all organs. It describes action on secretions and elimination of scrofula humors and impurities through lungs, liver, bowels, kidneys, and skin, promising to strengthen weak and debilitated organs. A trial is urged to prove its curative powers.
An advertisement mix lists Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and claims of cures for dysentery and griping. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy via Marion Iowa Pilot editor Bardwell and notes seller S H Scallin. Also touts Ayer's Hair Vigor as restoration for faded gray hair and universal satisfaction.
Judge Brewer overrules prior injunction against Iowa railroad commissioners delaying maximum rate schedules. The decision favors Gov. Larrabee and the Iowa commission, freeing their enforcement while demanding carriers prove capital invested and cost of service. Secrecy by railroads has allegedly masked true costs and watered stock.
A personal explainer promotes a February to March trip to New Orleans to see the Corron Pa ACE exhibit at Lafay ette Square, a grand Mardi Gras parade, and southern farm products. It highlights rail routes via Illinois Central, low round trip fares, and a library of pamphlets from J F Merry offering hotel and rate details.
Readers are urged to use Chamberlains Pain Balm for rheumatism pain, with claims it stops pain after one application and cures chronic cases, priced at 50 cents per bottle through S. M. Scallin. Also touts Cham berlain s Cough Remedy for children, and promoting Ayers Sarsaparilla and Hall’s vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer for beauty and health.
Notice of Time Appointed for Proving Will and for hearing the application for letters testamentary in the estate of George Wallace deceased. Monday February 26 1889 at 1 oclock p m in the court room at Mitchell Davison County. Interested persons may appear and contest. Judge E. S. Johnston. Attorney LLanchard.
A feature on Japan's imperial household detailing the empress's daily life and charities, the emperor and crown prince. It notes the empress's establishment, riding, and social duties, the royal concubines, and Prince Haru as heir apparent, educated in nobles' school and beginning English studies.
Carson observer recounts Nevada wild horses in the Pine Nut range near Douglas county. A large mustang band defends its young against a pack of wolves in a dramatic night encounter. Firearms avert disaster as riders and animals escape, with wolves scathed and the herd scattered at dawn.
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