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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1893
Page
6
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A South Dakota fair commission statement defends World War he funding, noting subscriptions from 41 of 52 counties and a $151 largest single gift, plus $3,000 from railroad companies outside the state. The report lists county totals and highlights local support amid state controversy. A separate note covers property dealings of George R Scougal and mortgage company issues involving Scottish American Mortgage Co. Also, Rev H Price Cone from Brooklyn tours Indian country with artist Babbett, plans a history book, and comments on his divorce situation.
Rev J W Cleveland returned from a two month tour among Sioux Indians at Pine Ridge and across eighteen agency missions. He debunked ghost dance rumors, spoke on agency conduct, and suggested internal motives behind Eastman’s push for control. He praised Cooper's handling of $100000 and noted improved living standards among Sioux communities.
Farmers' Alliance Company held its annual meeting in Aberdeen to elect officers and settle affairs. New officers include President J. K. Johnson of Mt. Vernon, Vice President J B Pancher of Jamestown, Secretary G G Crary of Aberdeen, and directors George C. Crose Aberdeen J W Harden Woonsocket William Glendenning De Smet I O Longness Baltic W E Royce Ballestria W C Briggs Hamilton B L Carlisle Aberdeen Walter Muir Hunter William Hillier Hooper.
Ss Lt Sacr formerly publisher of Dunkout State Journal at St Lawrence has sold part of the outfit and bought News material at Huron. He begins publication of the South Dinota Journal. It is Republican in politics and will serve state interests and Huron and Meadle County. Sage is an experienced newspaper man with broad state knowledge.
A wedding occurred on a sandbar in the Missouri River several miles southwest of Castalia. The couple, Joseph Letournen Blackbird, a quarter blood Indian, and Miss Westella Kinrade, stepdaughter of Jack Sulley, live on the Sioux Reservation and traveled into Courios Mix County for the ceremony.
NEE Courtis a domestic employed girl about 20 left for groceries in Burts near Mitchell and never returned. Parents in town heard nothing since. Sheriff has spent three days fruitlessly seeking clues. Also reports: Alpena plans a 50 barrel capacity tour and feed mill after a meeting of nearby towns. Hay stacks set on fire near Stroux Falls with Bowmen captured after alarm. Grain and Stockman Association forms in Huron with G W Abeil as president and K D Wharton as vp. Hermosa store burned totaling about 12000 with insurance 6000. wind favored protection of surrounding buildings.
Sioux Falls reports over 1.5 million cigars made in 1992 and the World's Fair exhibit stored in the city. Grain blockade in the state worsens. Canton thieves steal pants shirts jewelry and oil coins from Sutrang Hanson store. Hogs scarce near Mitchell with cholera losses noted. Huron City Council agrees to cover prosecutions under prohibition with Enforcement League funding convicts or not. Mitchell Public Examiner Blanchard returns from Kingsbury County books audit. county treasurer $2 short and summoned to Black Hills on related matter.
The 16th Dakota Legislature saw little action beyond introducing bills as both chambers remained largely idle. Notable items included a Senate bill for Supreme Court reporter duties, several measures on railroads and insurance, a World’s Fair appropriation debate, and a divorce law expansion amid a quiet stretch of legislative activity.
Funeral services for General Hayes at Spiegel Grove Fremont were simple and impressive. The home and town were quiet until the ceremony with nearly 10 000 in attendance, churches opened for visitors, and warm lunches served by Fremont ladies. The interment occurred about two miles from the cemetery as family and dignitaries gathered for the services.
The article recounts President Hayes funeral rites with military honors including the Ohio National Guard procession and notable attendees such as Cleveland and Hayes aides. It notes flags at half mast, a thirty day mourning period, and closures of executive departments. Additional items include cholera reports, trade notes, a bank failure in Yankton, a damaging fire in Sanford, and various political and military updates.
Captain E J Gifford aboard the whaling bark Arnton recounts a Siberian coast hunt where ten canoes surrounded a sperm whale. Harpoons, long lines with air buoys, and hand lances brought the giant to the surface. Within four hours the crew towed the whale in and began cutting it up.
The Jowland redwood on Austin Creek near Guerneville is described as part of a canyon grove with rings of new trees growing in pits where ancient monarchs stood. The scene notes regrowth cycles, dense forests, and the California forest system as a temple of natural grandeur.
The article extols incubator raised poultry for superior flavor and flesh. It argues ducks hatched and raised in clean conditions yield more delicious meat than those hatched by duck mothers, criticizing natural hatching for exposing birds to filthier feeding. Capons in coups can be raised similarly with carefully selected food.
The text notes incubator raised fowl including ducks and turkeys command high prices in large city markets due to carefully selected clean food. It asserts stall fed meat is rich in flavor, promotes health, and cites profitable growth in poultry as a new industry, offering better wages for women and children.
A Lewiston Journal piece recounts an Auburn attorney who hired a team for a few hours, forgot it at a second livery, and left both stables unaware for eight days. Bills finally arrived, astonishing him, as both stables claimed payment for the lengthy hire and boarding. The essay then notes hymn writers like Robert Lowry, Annie Sherwood Hawks, and Fanny Crosby living largely out of public spotlight.
In Syene the unfinished obelisk remains attached to native rock showing tool marks and holes for wedges. Wedges driven, groove filled with water to split the stone, then floated on a raft to the Nile. Aided by many hands, rollers roll the stone up an incline to its pedestal.
A brief, humorous dialogue sketch from Texas Siftings presents two tramps debating communism. One claims to explain it as a scheme involving an empty bottle and whiskey, ending with a threat of beating the other with the bottle. The exchange parodies economic precarity and street-level scheming in a sharp, satirical tone.
A quip about a silent parrot prompts a joke on talkativeness and meals. A remark on a young lady showing interest in a bachelor’s cravat hints at changing fortunes for single men, suggesting it is time to hoard money.
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