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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1897
Page
2
W Downey lists subscription rates and address change rules while advertisers are offered low rates. The page contains boxing news about Corbett and Fitzsimmons, baseball rule notes, and political commentary on Dowdell, Pettigrew, fusion, and populism. Cuban labor and relief efforts from Tampa are described, emphasizing donor trust and lack of receipts.
A Pierre dispatch notes farmer disappointment with the railroad law claiming no freight savings for fuel or grain. Public Opinion says the Palmer provision benefits South Dakota wholesalers while farmers and retailers gain little. The article also critiques the Torrens land transfer bill for registry defects and urges careful drafting before passage, with commentary on legislature progress and populist leadership.
Minneapolis Journal argues major Melkin ley advocates that consular service posts be filled only by men who actively promote American trade. The piece supports pairing consular duties with business promotion for manufacturers and merchants abroad, and warns against choosing appointees on political service alone.
State Senator Greeley of Deve county attracts Republican leaders in Pierre with claims of ability and honor to govern well. Populists are aiding the Republican path to election two years hence.
On Wednesday Congress read and counted state electoral votes. Vice President Stevenson proclaimed McKinley and Hobart elected with 271 votes each, while Bryan Ir. and Hobart drew 271 votes and sea wall 14 and Watsoo 2.
An article discusses Crawford moving to Deadwood to practice law, notes the Yankton Gazette on delaying a senator election, and records a Sioux Falls mass meeting of free silver factions urging Minnehaha legislators to back a free silver candidate. It also mentions populist tensions, farming prospects, and a medical ad for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a digestion aid.
In a Feb. 11 session at Locke hotel crowd and rival factions clashed as Dowdell faced defeat amid chaotic parliamentary maneuvers. Populists sought delays and a reconsideration while Democrats and Republicans fused on key votes. Verbal clashes followed as disputes over rules dominated the afternoon.
A fragmented passage cites Democratic reactions calling Dowdell’s suit unjust and urging Speaker Colvin's impeachment. The text then shifts to old advertising claims for Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething babies and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, followed by sample offers from Ely Brothers and testimonial notes about Ely’s Cream Balm for catarrh.
Local notices praise DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for skin troubles from chapping to ulcers and endorse DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for liver and digestion relief. The poultry exhibit is expected to attract many birds, while a Tuesday storm spared the area but disrupted rail service with heavy snow.
The Iowa and Dakota Land Company sues C. M. Brooks Michael Cavanaugh and Edward Garst in Davison County South Dakota. Defendants must answer the complaint at Mitchell within two days after service. Plaintiff’s attorney A. E. Hironcock signed the summons on February 1897.
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