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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1913
Page
2
An old advertisement lists W. R. Ronald as editor and Ma. Beene as manager for the Mitchell Capital Mitchel Publishing Company Proprietor. Rates show one year six months and three months terms with advance payment options.
The County Paper reports President-Elect Wilson aims to unite liberal and conservative Democrats after a split in the party. It notes northern Democrats growing stronger in Congress, while Bryan urges ejecting reactionaries. It warns of internal Democratic strife and a weak Republican opposition.
The piece questions Democratic harmony around Wilson’s incoming administration and notes South Dakota hosting the 13th to 18th January corn and grain growers convention in Mitchell. It highlights corn show education, judges praising Dakota corn, and urging farmers to attend for profitable results. Secretary Trump and President Dawes are preparing for the event.
Aberdeen reports D Dakota crown draft horses are in high demand in New England. J H Chamberlain, local dealer, ships carloads to Vermont, Connecticut and New York. He has sent hundreds this year and plans regular shipments every fortnight after the new year. He cites soil climate and grasses as yielding valuable drafts.
A series of Mitchell weddings on Christmas week includes Pearl Marguerite Slade and Wallace Alexander Darling at 220 Second Avenue East with a small reception, and William Loomer with Ethel Scott, plus Avis Bumgarner and Avis Brooks, Winimet J. Hays and Mathilda Lassegard, and Alvin Tilberg with Amanda Carlson. Attendants included Miss Sophia Lovinge and Mr. C. A. Weller. Rev. Ir. Barnett and Rev. John Wolcott officiated. Couples plan homes in Mitchell, Artesian, or Meade County and expect post wedding trips or new farms.
Christmas was celebrated at the B. A. Bobb home with several families gathering on Monday evening to partake of the festive atmosphere and share in holiday cheer at the doctor’s residence.
C W Gates of Cleveland, a bridge salesman, hosts a spontaneous holiday moment at a Kansas City hotel. He collects newsboys and strays for a room tree with real candles and unmarked gifts, then John Emmke hosts a feast in the dining room. Gates, stranded after a bridge contract in Oklahoma, aims to share Christmas joy with travelers.
Pierre South Dakota prospects for speaker of the house center on P J Tscharner of Perkins versus Morris with J H Smith of Miller seeking engrossing and enrolling duties. Day county nominates Air Nordness for first assistant clerk and Hyde and Stanley run for senate secretary. Burden, who held the house clerical post, is the only announced candidate for chief clerk.
Dan Sears of Perkins County was bound over from a Bison justice court to the circuit court on a charge of taking branded horses out of the county without complying with the horse inspection law.
Washington reports the new parcels post system to begin January 1, 1813, aimed at linking farm and factory to consumers. Rates vary by zone and weight, with a maximum twelve cents per pound beyond 1,800 miles and a special insurance option of ten cents. The plan covers most goods except live animals and certain hazardous items, and includes strict packing, labeling, and delivery rules.
The text outlines division of the United States into zones for postage, assigning different rates to each zone to implement the law. Details specify varying costs per region to ensure compliance and effective administration of mandated mailing charges.
Captain Claron Miltimore, Civil War veteran born in 1841, died December 20 in Pasadena after a long illness. He served as lieutenant colonel in the Thirty seventh Wisconsin and was wounded at Petersburg. He married Ruth Stone in 1876, lived in South Dakota and Wisconsin, and moved to Pasadena in 1907 where he remained with his widow. He kept war relics and knew Lincoln, Seward, and Grant.
Rev. George G. Ware, former pastor of the Episcopal church here, has been restored to priesthood. He is engaged under Bishop Seecher in Wyoming and will soon assume one of the important pulpit duties, continuing his charitable work in the Hills.
Officials listed will preside over sessions in Pierre January 27 to 29. Notable attendees include Governor Byrne, Regents President Hitchcock, and State Engineer Lea. Out-of-state guests from Newell to Cooper will join Chicago land show exhibits, with manufacturers' displays offered free space. The program aims for broad state-wide attendance and formal details to follow.
Davenport reports a fire last night gutted the LeClaire Pearl Patten company plant at Le Claire Ia causing about 4000 dollars in loss. Officials say the blaze appeared incendiary and the plant had been a branch of a Mus dating industry tied to a workers strike era.
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