27 Jan 1899
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1899
Page
1
All Jackets Cloaks Caps and Umbrellas half price. Clothing half off. Shoes from 25 cents to 1.50 a pair. Wooddress flannels yardage 25 cents. 300 Children s Hoods and Caps 19 cents. Hats and caps 44 cents. New England Apples 33 to 48 barrel. Cider vinegar 8 cents a gallon. Stoneware 5 cents. Laundry soap 10 bars for 25 cents. Coffee 4 6 8 10 cents a pound.
Pierre January 20. Legislature considers a maximum express rate bill drawing heated debate. Lawson and others oppose or defend, while Loomis Hanten and Thayer weigh in on railway law conflicts. Special order set for 2:30 next Thursday. Public Examiner Taylor’s Dowdell audit released shows overcharging and lax oil inspection, with Dowdell denying misstatements and citing a two year contract with M. T. DeWoody.
H L Loucks arrived in Pierre to advocate extending initiative and referendum to municipalities while supporting the Winmarth Glass bill. The house suspended rules to push final passage and the measure failed due to an emergency clause and a lack of two thirds. The plan includes special train arrangements for the Buttermakers convention at Sioux Falls.
In Pierre on January twenty three the senate introduced bills taxing railroads by system valuation and forcing highway crossings repairs. Also bills to revise assessment laws, bar relatives of board members from educational jobs, and raise judges’ salaries were debated. House measures target newspaper liability, insurance taxation, railway scales, county treasurer salaries, district school board hiring rules, irrigation engineering, and medical practice regulation. Memorials to Congress favored a Hot Springs Soldiers Home branch and free homestead bill. Public notes mention state fund scrutiny and treasurer concerns over salaries and interest. Continued on Fifth Page.
The State Bar Association staged its annual meeting in Pierre and announced plans to reconvene here in December for further sessions and discussions with members.
A committee travels to Washington to advocate a national sanitarium for South Dakota. An Eastern Star card party at the Masonic hall drew about sixty five friends, with a progressive cinch event, prizes for top players, refreshments, and light dancing to conclude an informal, enjoyable evening.
Attorneys from across the state gather in Pierre for the State Bar meeting with judges delivering addresses including Judge D Haney on Machine Made Law. Memorials for the late J M Goody Koontz are presented. Bartlett Tripp and J L Hannett speak to the court. New officers named include President Coe S Crawford and secretary J H Voorhees. The executive committee includes one member from each region.
J. L. Hannett represents the fourth circuit. The next meeting of the bar association will be held at Mitchell on December 27 and 28, 1899.
H H Hunter Milwaukee immigration agent reports 2000 families located in South Dakota over the past year. Davison Brule Charles Mix and Douglas counties gain new settlers. Average wealth per family around 2200 in property. He predicts further movement in 1899 as stock creamery farming expands and land values rise.
Geo A Silsby traveled to Washington to back a bill for a national soldiers home branch at Hot Springs South Dakota. A G R committee urged congress to place the sanitarium in South Dakota. The bill passed the Senate and awaits House military committee action with optimism for SD location.
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