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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1911
Page
4
Publication fragment shows an ad for The Mitchell Capital Setchell Company with proprietor Ronald Wor as editor and manager. Subscription rates listed in the ad include one year for $1.00, six months for 75 cents, and three months for 40 cents, all strictly in advance.
The county paper notes open editorial policy allowing the Rev. W. M. Mair of the Congregational church of Mitchell to contribute the current piece. No topic restrictions are imposed, and other city ministers will supply editorials on future Saturdays.
A long column discusses the editor’s role in a daily paper and the Dean Sterling Senate bid, noting concerns about a scholar’s fit for politics. It highlights Mitchell’s strong unity, praised by outsiders, and contrasts it with broader South Dakota political trends and public rhetoric.
A Mitchell column cites T A Polleys noting farm land in Davison County is taxed at 17.68 percent of value while city property sits at 29.74 percent. The piece argues current assessments are unfair, unequal, and out of step with state practice, urging reform by governors and officials.
Washington dispatch notes 1910 wholesale prices rose 4 percent from 1909 and 1.6 percent above 1907's average. Farm products up 7.5 percent from 1909. lumber up 10.7 percent. potatoes jumped 300 percent and coffee 60 percent.
County Superintendent Browne awarded diplomas to Davison County eighth graders, granting $18 yearly free tuition for four years at any state graded, high school, or normal school. He urged graduates to enroll next fall and continue studies. Recipients include Mitchell Albert, Marshall Agnes, Hoffman Mary, and others across several schools.
Rail official T A Polleys of the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha Railway presents findings to The Republican showing Mitchell property owners pay a larger portion of state and county taxes than farm land in Davison County. He cites 192 Mitchell parcels with wide assessment variances and an average per acre value rise of 4.01 since 1911.
Daniel Dore of Lyndon Station Wisconsin arrived in the city to take charge of his brother John Dore’s remains after his murder last week. Investigators consider various theories, including where the crime occurred, and a potential reward is discussed.
Florence Starr recounts a student excursion from Imperial Tsing Hua College to the Ming tombs and Great Wall on June 8 1911. Teachers ride in sedan chairs while four bearers carry them through rocky valleys and lush fields, then visit palace halls and the mountain tombs. The journey includes a freight train ride to Nankou and views of the Great Wall and surrounding scenery before returning to the college.
AS and housenola remedy for cuts burns bruises piles pain and soreness of all kinds Dr Cox's Barbed Wire Liniment 25c has no equal If not satisfactory money refunded For sale by all druggists
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