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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1899
Page
3
Advertisers offered rates with business cards limited to six lines at five dollars per year. Each additional line costs one dollar, local ads five cents per line, legal ads statute rates, and notices such as cards of thanks ten cents per line. Free publication for marriage and death notices, obituaries, resolutions, and wedding presents. Official County Paper Friday January 6 1899.
The 1898 business climate in Mitchell grows across all trades due to higher farm production from cereals stock and creamery products. Merchants praise results, especially Christmas sales, and improvements on Main Street include cement sidewalks. Prominent figures discuss polygamy politics in Utah and national views on the Philippines. The national butter makers association convenes in Sioux Falls.
The article surveys upcoming state legislature opening in Pierre and nearby political maneuvering. It notes C A Crane as opening ceremony clerk, debates over insurance commissioner, and the reform press’s stance. It also covers prohibition party influence and a Havana flag transfer to U S control.
The New York Tribune notes that while referendums aim to let voters judge all new questions, in practice they fail to do so. The San Francisco Chronicle observes that even as 278,389 voted for office candidates, referendums drew at most about half that, with 107,563 voting on the key proposition to authorize a constitutional convention.
A provincial editorial admonishes young men to curb flirtations with girls of the town and country. It argues marriages formed before financial stability lead to unhappy outcomes, noting men’s lack of funds and experience, and suggests restraint, responsibility, and delaying marriage until self-support is achieved.
Widespread claim of Major R C Warne’s dishonorable discharge from the 1st South Dakota Volunteer Infantry is denied by the Army. Assistant Adjutant General T. Sclervan confirms no official information exists as of December 30 1888.
Woonsocket News reports Judge Smith travels from Mitchell for a special term to settle the Johnson Alley contest. Ballot boxes from Floyd, Jackson, Silver Creek and Oneida were opened for inspection by attorneys. An August recount is planned. Judge Smith and stenographer Boyles visited Woonsocket, with J. L. Hannett aiding Johnson. One township recounted. Johnson gained one vote. The case is continued to January 6.
Observer Edgar Huyck presents monthly rainfall for 1898 totaling 18.05 inches. The year’s warmest day occurred August 24 at 103 degrees, while December 31 recorded a low of 18 degrees below zero.
A Saturday night fire at Plankinton started in J. D. Bartow's block from a defective flue, consuming five buildings four of which housed Bartow's various businesses. No further details were available. Stop that cough and take warning against consumption with Shiloh's Cure sold by S. H. Scullin.
The January Cosmopolitan features Charles R. Flint, a top US organizer, discussing keys to business success and organizational craft. It also includes a piece by a Republican campaign insider on Platt’s campaign work for Roosevelt, with Blythe offering political insights for readers of all ranks.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve claimed as the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee and 25 cent price Sold by S H Scalia Also Karl's Clover Root Tea advertised for constipation with refund offer if not satisfied Sold by S H Scalia the druggist.
The article describes a mineral oil lamp by Mr. Wigham fitted to existing buoys in narrow estuary channels. It claims long burn, low maintenance costs, and no need for compression machinery, reducing lighting expenses to about one penny per 24 hours plus lamp cost. It notes potential to lighten port approaches like Liver pool as a city street.
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