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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1899
Page
1
Pierre February reports show a busy legislature acting on licenses for transient merchants, rail liability, and a dispensary referendum debate. Bills include a $75 to $150 monthly license for itinerant traders and a reform school building appropriation, with committee votes shaping the session’s path.
In Pierre the legislature pushes ahead amid adjournment talks with a strong Republican front. Bills include the dispensary measure and initiative referendum as the house advances, while a state depository plan and a state board of auditors shape fiscal oversight. The dispensary faces delays until November 1900 under referendum provisions, with funding requests totaling about 1.69 million dollars for buildings, deficits, and education.
Freph McLain, a Mitchell youth and member of the South Dakota regiment, was wounded in the right hip during the Manila clash Saturday night. His father H. H. McLain expressed pride in his son's brave conduct as the regiment fought through the night on foreign soil.
A council met January 31 1899 to ordain Harry Gunderson to the ministry at the First Baptist church in Mitchell. Delegates from Armour Centerville Huron Parker Montrose Oldham Spencer Sioux Falls and Woonsocket attended. program included scripture reading sermon and ordination by laying on of hands.
Mr. Gunderson's brief tenure at the church is praised for steady work building up membership and completing improvements. A 78 page church manual, containing society lists, officer pictures, and the church manual, is issued and copyrighted by the Publication Society.
Davison County Poultry Association schedules its third annual exhibition in Mitchell on Feb 15 16 and 17 with plans to form a state poultry federation on the second night. Judge Geo Holden of Owatonna Minn is secured, N J Neilsen is secretary, and entries go to him. An article notes profits from a Buffalo County flock and the harsh cold spell gripping several states. The piece emphasizes poultry as a farm asset and urges farmer support.
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