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Mitchell Capital in Mitchell, South Dakota

15 Jul 1898

Page 9

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Mitchell Capital

Location

Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1898

Page

9

Davison County Board Notes Wide Tax Changes 1898

The semi annual meeting records actions of the Davison County Board of Commissioners including tax assessments changes across multiple townships, adjustments to personal property classes, and elected officials' bills. It documents adjourning to different sessions, approval of various expenditures, and reflection on insanity and jail matters, with numerous named townships and individuals.

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A. J. Lyon County Commissioners Equalizaton Board of Equalization Perry Badger Blendon Beulah Township Prosper Asios Baker Township Tobin Township Some Mitchell F. M. Green Union Township Perry Township Badger Township Mitchell City Mitchell Township Lisbon Township Rome Township Mt. Vernon Cattie Blendon Township Mr. Vernon Township Prosper Township Rome Board of County Commissioners John Cook Mamie Denning Piette Rees Co. W. Johnston Mitchell Gazette Stationary Koch H. Winsor V. H. Winsor S. F. Goodykoontz S. Fr. Goodykoontz F. Bjodstrup Ee House Bjodstrup Jacob Smith Mitchell Gazette Publishing E. S Boyt Cox Frank Toorp Schirmer J.C. Clapham Dh. L. O’mealey C. Lange J.S. Daniels Martin Greeson Welch T. M. Wallace Gerken H. N. Cox Leopard Scott Ingaworth Craig G L. India Fred Boermap Joe. Ewnsmons HGS Hoytyaror Ose John H. Holla J. W. Schlund L.J. Byroe City of Mitchell Lyons Court House S. H. Scallio S. H. Scallin Dakota University Kelley Books and Stationee Roth Repaira Lucy Kelsey County Henry Holshire Joneston Winsor Jas McKinley Justice of the Peace Justice Feer B. Bennett Mitch- Peavey Elevator Aeak Jobo Spink Fedrueff Tonal Jobo Gaelze W. H. Saul Mitchell Jobo Roth H. G. Easton J. F. Smith Tom Neuter W. Abbey W. Bennett A. Bidwell Bennett Peter Suchy Champlin Nellie C. Johnston Mt. Vernon Village Henry Levinger Educator Supply Co Chris, Vandenecker Rosa Vandenecker C. Vandenecker C. W. Hanson Kel Board of Equals Ition Joseph Cresabl Wm. M. Smith Sid Negz J. D. Kress Beulah Union Lisbon Tobin Baker J.B. Ball Chas. Green Jacob Koch J. Craig Milage Board of Education James Campbell Nels Olson Dakken Fedroeff Reierson Kelsey Pat Coyne Renee Dakota Post Publishing L. W. Champlin R. F. Dundass Fred Widmaon City of Brooks Geo H. Brooks C. H Grimm H. H. Olson Services C. F. Drake J.D Kress J. G. Helwig State of South Dakota Iss Davison
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Davison County Financial Exhibit 1898 Treasurer and Auditor sworn

Davison County presents a detailed exhibit of assets and liabilities including bank deposits currencies and coins mortgages and bonds. The sworn statements by Treasurer S F Goodykoontz and Auditor L W Champlin certify accuracy of the county financial condition and warrants drawn in the quarter.

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S. F. Goodykoontz Davison County S. F. Goo Sean Ck Sea South Dakota Davison L. W. Champlin L. W. Cham
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Color Blind and the Primary Colors Test

A Louisville Courier Journal item recalls a spectacle in a specialist’s office where a man struggles to sort bright worsteds into color piles. Dr. C. notes the danger of a misread primary color set for engineers, highlighting a serious eyesight defect despite professional qualifications.

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Louisville Courier-Journal
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Coolness in Danger on a Warship Under Fire

A Brooklyn Eagle tale recalls Winfield Scott Schley on the forward bridge as a port magazine is said to be on fire. He orders a fire drill and flooding of the magazine while a frightened lookout reports danger. Only after danger passes do the crew learn the true situation.

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Winfield Scott Schley New York Atlantic Seaboard Brooklyn Eagle
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The Elephant as a Worker in Siam and Laos

The Geographical Journal notes about 1,000 domesticated elephants in the Siamese Malay states and over 2,500 in Lao country. Elephants breed in captivity as many spend idle time in jungle retreats. Mahouts release them in forests with a rattan hobble and wooden bell to locate and feed them bananas monthly.

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Siam Geographical Journal
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Advertising in English by Chinese Papers Revealed

A survey of Chinese publications with English content shows advertising efforts amid language hurdles. Notices include a sale by private contract listing ponies and gear, and notes on tent pins, their wartime demand, and regional production. The piece also cites quips about a barrister and a joke about misused handkerchiefs, plus remarks on time divisions by the Chinese and Italians.

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Cavendish Tag Sally
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Planets Mercury and Venus Rotation and Moon Comparison

A historical note discusses whether Mercury and Venus share equal rotation and revolution periods and how their days and nights would behave if tidally locked. It compares Earth’s moon's constant face to a planet with one side always sunlit, noting limited observational clarity.

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Mercury Venus Schiaparelli Vance
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Murderers May Be Nice at Sakhalin

The Bulletin from the American Geographical Society notes a paradox at Sakhalin where officials must employ convicts as domestics, arguing murderers can be decent while thieves persist. The account describes several convicts as seemingly respectable yet identified as murderers, reflecting harsh realities of penal assignment and survival.

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Sakhalin Asia Bulletin American Geographical Society
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Gallant Thief Returns Envelope and Letter in London

A London woman recovered a sealed envelope and £5 after a purse was picked. An explanatory note from the thief claimed to have taken only shillings and to return the envelope with a sentimental message about a love letter and the recipient’s happiness.

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London Mapam
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Quiet Nesting Cat Incident in Hickman County

In Hickman County Tennessee a man named Arnold woke his family by yelling after putting on summer trousers. The chorus of panic led to a plan to rip the seam of the pants where eight kittens were found instead of a vermin attack.

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Hickman County Arnold Mr. Arnold Tenn
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Lord Rothschilds Physician Method of Payment

A Yorkshire Telegraph report notes Lord Rothschild pays Sir William Broadbent a retaining fee of 1000 guineas annually as long as he visits each Saturday to check the pulse and ensure continued health, reflecting a Chinese practice of paying doctors for good results.

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Lord Rothschild Sir William Broadbent William Sheffield England
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Ugly Races Described as Animalistic By Ethnographer

The Bosjesmans in south central Africa are depicted as exceedingly ugly and near animalistic, dwelling in holes and living on roots and reptiles. The Calmucks of the Tartar family are described as civilized yet extremely ugly with short thick lips, small eyes, high cheek bones, and a protruding chin.

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Central Africa
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Time the Magician

A brief vignette from New York Weekly shows Clara distressed as her husband George goes on a two day trip. Her mother later asks how long he will be away and Clara admits she forgot to ask.

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Clara George New York Weekly
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One More of Them Rector and Boy Bible Snippet

A brief quotation from the London Figaro features a new rector asking a Sunday school boy about the Thirty-Nine Articles and the boy answering with Forty Thieves. The lighthearted exchange captures a moment of humor in a church setting.

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London Figaro
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H. N. Lewis E. K Mohr Lawler Patey Coyne Auditorio Penn First National Bank Mitchell National Bank Davison County Bank Tss Auditor's Exhibit Rontz T Cox Treasur Register of Total Hoyt Cox Ounty County Schgol Salean State Bs Perman Decesetses Senesenses Pendanent Trarevereersenane New York Sun Lunati
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