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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1890
Page
4
Subscriptions and advertising rates listed by The Mitchell Printing Co with options for Onecopy Oneyear six months and three months at varied prices. Readers urged to provide old and new addresses for address changes and to contact the office on Monday for correspondence.
Pastor Dan Bradley of Yankton denounces a proposed sacramental wine provision as an attempted tool of prosloon factions. He argues prohibition rests on curbing the saloon and warns against laws that invite persecution and undermine temperance reform.
The Vernycan questions the caption and seeks a prohibitory measure to end open saloons in South Dakota. Mr Adkinson asserts no bargain exists and argues a fair bill should win on merits, not compromise principles, while endorsing a constitutional-aligned approach.
A fragmentary text on a prohibition appeal mentions representative Pickler but leaves grounds unclear. The readable portions indicate concern or conflict but do not specify legal bases or outcomes.
The Watertown capital committee failed to pay its campaign advertising bills and is effectively barred from future participation in contests, ending the city’s bid for further involvement.
The North Dakota legislature appears preoccupied with showy measures while our assembly focuses on introducing bills and devising a genuine retrenchment plan to save costs and reduce spending.
The South Dakota House approves a bill delaying tax penalties after February but adds 12 percent yearly interest or 1 percent monthly. The measure aims to ease unpaid taxes making default cheaper than borrowing, with paying taxpayers likely to settle to avoid the interest. Senate action is uncertain and may reshape the law.
The author argues that long serving senators or representatives often maintain homes in the capital and travel to their states for repairs or duties. They claim congress members may own a Washington residence without harming service to their home state, just as citizens might object if a governor resided at the state capital during tenure.
The Washington postmaster ousted recently wrote to Representative Wilson asking for reasons. The Blair family held the office for four years. Lisa should not inherit Jacob’s estate. The reply urged a republican policy to shore up the party and warned against any other plan. The message noted Jacobs’ time is now, and implied past tall results lacked meaning. Several South Dakota voters remain to be impressed by this logic.
In a letter printed here the Auditor defends his stance against reports of the Cherokee Insurance affair. He says he did not accuse the company of wrongdoing, only its Dakota representative Mr Turner, and he is prepared to prove alleged irregular practices.
Representative Sol Star of Deadwood faced skepticism as his prohibition resubmission bill was debated. The house then cast a recorded vote with 22 yeas including Star and 63 nays featuring Austin Zach Bartes Berkman Dothan Bowell Lowman Hradshiw Barham Collins Converse Cummings Daly Daniels Davis De Woody Doughty Dreisbach Biting Pitch Posse Gamble Gerner Gordon Green Gunderson Neaton Sleinty Helgerson Selvig Henry Hess Jil ton Horren Howard Hughes Inman Johnson Jolly Jones Karlston Wyn You Knight Juansing Lawrence Le Cocq Little Loveks McConnell McCormack McIntyre Mereer Mahatty Mann Manning Matson Maynard Mickelson Morgan Munson Nor beck Novelius Norton Watridge Merce Powell Rexford Rudd Sage sharp Sheldon spinclair stafford stearns Stumley Stove Summerside Mibbetts Tyler Varnum Watson Whitney Wilkinson Wilson Bea dle Codington Winslow Wright.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader notes many Congressmen buy thousands of copies of Whevrand Ingalls last speech for campaign literature while South Dakota lawmakers spend little. It claims readers resist war rhetoric and praises Ingalls statesmanship and the race question as a major issue, citing Mississippi Senator Walthall and Illinois Senator George.
In Ingalls' address the Walace transaction is described as requiring examination and reparation by the Mississippi legislature following maltreatment. The statement asserts the need for investigation and corrective action by state lawmakers.
The Rip declares it will publish anonymous letters only if signed. It offers to compare party standings with the Republican editor, discuss local political movements, answer questions about motives, and submit to disinterested arbitration. It asserts the Heplican editor has nothing to conceal about Davison county politics.
The Aberdeen News weighs a political riddle in the state legislature following a farmers alliance and Knights of Labor influenced Republican convention. It urges Republicans in the legislature to pass laws benefiting farmers and workers, exposing alliance leaders and challenging them to reveal their hand, while urging farmer choice of responsibility for failure.
The Rept ulicaN notes Rowell agency ranking seven South Dakota papers for strong advertiser value. It urges local merchants to adopt year round, seasonally aware ads to combat dull trade and warm winter, citing foreign advertising as a model.
The Sioux Falls letter argues Bishop Hare’s protest over sacramental liquor prompts changes to the proposed bill. Rev R C Grant suggested wine provisions weeks earlier to aid ceremony use, but change delays until the bill’s committee stage. A Yankton note cites pastors denouncing Elder Burdick and urging proof of authority for sacraments claim.
The line from Minneapolis and Saint Paul to Chicago favors the Vestibule Limited with its premier sleeping cars and coaches. Across Lake Superior routes to Duluth and Ashland Pullman sleepers operate on eight trains while parlor cars run on daytime services.
J A Wakefield of Aurora in Brookings county is named census supervisor for the district east of the Missouri river. The Brookings Press has charged him with embezzlement, urging a severe penalty if false and praising him if true. A sharp local dispute follows the appointment.
The Press offers aggressive Republican journalism with high circulation and multiple editions. It invites readers and agents, promoting daily weekly and Sunday formats with cheap rates and premiums, and asks for circular requests and sample copies.
The assignee in the matter of the assignment for the benefit of creditors of S. D. Olmsted, insolvent, will apply to the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of South Dakota at Mitchell in Davison County on January 17 at 4 o clock for an order discharging the assignee from all further duties and liabilities of the trust. Dated at Mitchell January 16, 1890.
Notice of sale of mortgaged chattels in Davison County to satisfy a debt of 294 dollars. The default arises from nonpayment on two promissory notes dated March and November, secured by a mortgage filed in Davison County. Sale to cover principal and interest at the corner of Main and another street.
South Dakota Fourth Judicial Circuit in Davison County and Mitchell notices detail legal actions. Cases include mortgage foreclosure by Cyrus A. Melitze on a chattel mortgage with specified calves and stock, and multiple summons for defendants in the circuit court with required responses by set deadlines.
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