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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1895
Page
2
The notice outlines advertising charges for business cards and legal ads at statute rates. It reviews 1893-95 politics in Pennsylvania and South Dakota, praising Republican cohesion, noting debates over speakership, irrigation, and federal spending, with brevity on local officials and a wary view of Democratic factions.
Ralph W. Wheelock from Minneapolis writes to explain that the Spectator is a non partisan weekly with Republican sympathies and liberal on tariffs and labor. He says he has focused on editorial bread and butter work and warns Populism against rash moves while praising Bret Dowdell.
The newspaper lists sessions on Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday across January 12, 14, and 16. It notes the legislature's calendar with planned meetings and public access details.
Fragmented notes reveal party rivals contesting senate and house roles with names like Powers Glass Wilson and Stanley in line for clerk and sergeant-at-arms posts. Generals Sisty and Pettigrew exert influence as factions jostle, while Davison county’s single seat remains pivotal.
Long Pierre report details the legislative caucus results with Pettigrew winning the Republican vote for U S Senate, Populists nominating J Colvin of Mitchell, and a joint session adjournment with inauguration events at the hotel. Cabinet shifts, the Silsby adjutant general question, and brewing political battles over pre-submission mark the scene.
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