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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1893
Page
13
Advertising rates listed on application with business cards six lines for five dollars per year each extra line one dollar. business locals five cents per line. legal ads at statute rates. cards of thanks ten cents per line. marriage and death notices free. obituaries resolutions of respect and wedding presents five cents per line.
A sample edition offer promotes The Mitchell Capital as the largest family weekly. The paper costs 1 year in advance, with gratis copies available for non subscribers. The Aberdeen Sun excerpt discusses the New Year’s work by the Commercial Club and resubmission arguments, noting leadership changes and citizen interest.
The Letcher Blade comments on Brookings Press suggesting Gov Sheldon could be a senatorial candidate. It argues the party should contest the senatorial battle now while warning ambitious individuals not to delay. The piece notes the fight has been ongoing for some time.
Doane Robinson, noted writer, arranges a daily Pierre legislative summary for the next two months and will also receive occasional letters of a local nature.
Governor Mellette reports bonded debt at 1 040 200 as of June 30 1892 with 92 500 refunded to lower rates. Nine teen months general fund receipts totaled 514 580 leaving a balance of 9 048. Tax receipts from counties reached 324 794. State officers remitted 21 119 in fees to the general fund. Insurance taxes were 34 094 and U S purchases paid 14 859. Current state expenses warrants amounted to 762 542.
The Mitchell Printing Company enlarges its capital with H L Bras becoming a partner. A. E. Dean remains business manager and R. W. Wheelock continues as editor of The Daily Republican while Bras also edits The South Dakota Educator. The firm adds machinery, boosts blanks and printing capacity, and plans new quarters as it grows with Mitchell and Davison County.
The Mitchell Republican reports C G Church of Watertown selling forty South Dakota quarter sections to James Turner of Lansing Michigan who will place a farmer on each plot. Alexandria Journal argues the plan risks tenancy while Sioux Falls Press and Watertown Public Opinion counter that many tenants were single men and most loans are sound with over 3,000 quarters financed and occupants content and paying. Turner plans to farm until buyers arrive and asserts the land can yield homes for future settlers.
A woman written about here tried many remedies and doctors for her weakness. After reading Hood's Sarsaparilla literature she began using the medicine and experienced a great improvement. She took three more bottles and was found to be perfectly well.
County commissioners visited the Davison county poor farm to inspect conditions and found everything in first class order. They began settlements with the county auditor and treasurer, expected to take about three days. Mitchell receives praise for prosperity and business activity from Northwestern Newspaper Union official J. H. Clapperton. Transfer note: Fred Widmann bought the building occupied by C. W. Taylor for 3250.
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