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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1903
Page
8
A fragmented ad boasts a shoe shop’s 7000 pair sale in 1902 and claims the store led the city with high profits and steady monthly gains. It mentions special sales and new goods arriving weekly, urging customers to watch for price boosts and red packages.
The State Poultry Show opens January 13 in Huron at the Holloran Building, running five days. Judge C A Emry of Carthage will oversee, with cash prizes, silver cups, and premiums offered by merchants and poultry journals. Exhibition proceeds include curios from an Illinois firm and a final auction of birds.
A Sioux Falls Press item notes a Huron property owner showing proof of higher insurance charges. The owner recently bought a policy at twenty three fifty per one thousand before rates further advanced in the city.
The state’s insurance sector faces higher charges of 42.80 per thousand and a decline in business as owners plan to self insure. Underwriters report a 50 percent profit rate at old levels, while residents seek relief from the trust’s alleged demands and await possible legislative remedies.
Frank Steere of Wessington Springs reports surveyors for the Milwaukee extension are at work and building operations may start in early spring. The depot grounds land near town, track to run west a short distance, with a decision pending on possible south to Gann Valley or northwest into Hand county. The town welcomes the railroad as the only transport prior.
M M Doyle of Mitchell proposes a modern gas plant for lighting cooking and heating. He would fund half the plant cost with the city granting a site and 2000 dollars, aiming for installation next season after franchises and winter arrangements.
A report notes Mitchell's delegation left Friday for the state capital to advocate for local interests. The piece also mentions the State Educational Association endorsing the anemone as state flower for adoption and celebrates Elias Lowrie and his wife’s golden wedding anniversary with a large family gathering in Davison county.
Mitchells delegation marches to Pierre prepared for battle with a strong squad on the train Friday and another group on Saturday. O L Branson sits in the senate M C Betts in the house and H L Bras in the third house forming a capable legislative team.
Belle Fourche stockman M. L. Fowler says Pierre may lose the capital to a Huron bid. He notes Black Hills voters helped locate Pierre, but feel betrayed after promises of Northwestern railroad support. He cites Rail line hopes and lobbyist efforts by Doe Crawford and Robert W. Stewart and predicts near solid Hills opposition to Pierre.
The Educational Association endorsed adopting the anemone as the state flower and approved the motto I Lead. Albert C. Hopkins of Canton distributed a circular urging the measure and the resolutions request the legislature to act, linking the flower to the state’s progress.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader notes the State Educational Association did not fix a permanent site at its present meeting. After debates Tuesday afternoon a proposed resolution to set a fixed location was defeated by opposing votes, though prior references suggested Sioux Falls or Aberdeen as possible homes after 1903.
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