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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1889
Page
4
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A Republican call endorses Mitchell as the best site for North Dakota’s new capital citing central location, rail access, weather reliability, drainage, healthfulness, and capacity to host visitors. The item also notes Fargo briefings on elections and press moves, including Australian ballot adoption and Aberdeen paper plans.
The Aberdeen Democratic faction rails against Judge Edgerton's district map while backing Hon. A. G. Kellam of Chamberlain for the supreme bench. Kellam, a 1855 appointee and constitutional convention member, is praised as eminently qualified to protect regional interests and ensure fair governance.
Yankton county commissioners begin enforcing the law requiring destruction of noxious weeds. The move marks the first active enforcement despite the statute existing since settlement. The Russian thistle threat heightens urgency for Mitchell and Davidson County residents to comply.
A Mitchell figure obtains a note from Major S Ellam, chair of the South Dakota estate division committee, detailing slow progress and a potential early next week acceleration. He notes initial disagreements but says talks are narrowing as discussions continue and a stay in place may be needed while the Brethren of the North decide on key issues.
North Dakota reports indicate a severely reduced wheat harvest in the Red River valley with many farmers facing total failure and others limited to three to five bushels per acre. The region’s average is under seven bushels, while nearby counties with corn show ten to twelve bushels.
Faint whispers claim a legislative committee may redraw districts to aid certain senatorial candidates. Report cites districts in the Black Hills and eastern border favored with extra members. The paper calls the rumor unproven and warns of repercussions for schemers if true.
The Sioux commission suspects some capital towns use funds to subsidize the noble red men to refuse signing the bill in hopes of stopping the opening of the vast domain across the river. If proven, the result will greatly displease the implicated towns.
South Dakota editors convene in Watertown for an annual meeting with talks of a possible slate for fall. If a slate is proposed it would require a strong coalition to defeat it, and decisions may include who would fill the auditorship, as noted by Loucks.
Said Senator Stanford after travels from St. Paul to Puget Sound he warned the union to seize land in the Great American Desert and hold a handful of sand till it turns to gold.
In North Dakota temperance picnics have grown popular with sizable turnouts in several counties. A Mayville gathering drew an estimated 1,700 attendees, reflecting strong local interest in the movement.
Despite widespread crop failures across Dakota this year Davison County reports the largest overall harvest and the highest value in its history, suggesting strong returns for farmers despite regional adversity.
Editor Hansbrough of Devyil's Lake formally announces his candidacy for Congress. He is described as qualified for the honor and ready to serve.
The Porter Warner owned Black Hills Times signals support for Judge Moody in this year’s election, reflecting a one sided editorial stance from at least one affiliated paper.
A Grand Forks Plaindealer excerpt extols Dakota soil as superior and urges perseverance after crop failures. It argues grasshoppers, pests, and storms affect all regions, notes health matters, and states poverty can be due to uncontrollable circumstances rather than shame.
An Omaha Bee essay surveys a quarrel between Portland and Bangor over which Maine city is the drunkenest on the continent. The piece notes the debate as a curious and instructive discussion.
The state has long bans on liquor and a constitutional amendment five years ago making prohibition part of the fundamental law. The current debate exposes the serious nature of prohibition in Maine and sheds light on its wider national implications.
Fargo Republican reports Street Commissioner John Young’s northern tour shows Grand Forks county crops fair outside the west townships, Nelson county yields one field about six bushels. Ramsey county crops are ruined with no wheat harvest. He warns destitute families lack money and wheat, urging relief measures and local meetings in Grand Forks and Nelson.
A call urges residents to remain in the Jim River Valley and work to develop the region. It argues no country is perfect, praises local natural conditions, and says those who stay and labor for growth prosper more for themselves and their children than those who continually seek to leave.
Wahpeton Globe argues that poverty is impossible in Dakota due to 160 acres granted to settlers and a bountiful harvest. It asserts a quarter section can produce beef pork poultry eggs butter milk and many garden vegetables enough to support a dozen families without hired help even in bad years.
The judicial apportionment scheme from the constitutional convention committee is released in a report. It slices South Dakota into districts with fairness, noting the fifth district contains Beadle Spink Brown and towns Huron Redfield Aberdeen. Other districts align around key political and commercial centers.
The report alleging Judge Idgerton will withdraw from the senatorial race to back Mr Pettigrew is denied by the judge who states he has friends enough in Dakota to win election and remain on the bench.
A Brule county farmer reports hogs fatten quickly on tumble weeds. If true, the Dakota hog business could be worth millions, and locals claim no other area can match the potential.
In an interview the acting land commissioner said he found over 400000 land cases pending and boosted output to about 3200 patents weekly. He blamed delays on predecessor Sparks and his view of settlers as lot tainted, predicting all cases would be decided within fifteen months from June 1 1890 and up to date by Thanksgiving 1891.
A Bis marck report quotes a prominent convention member predicting expenses at 40000 and a sixty day session. The critic argues against high pay for delegates and calls the process unworthy of public funds, suggesting experts could craft a better constitution quickly.
A Bowdle correspondent notes general consensus that Sen G A Mathews will be one of South Dakota's next congressmen. Supporters praise his unselfish statehood work and insist his election would reward merit. Hamlin county supporters express confidence in his interests amid recent dispatches.
Dakota railroad commissioners take a decisive step to ease freight transfers at crossings. They seek to resolve frictions between competing lines where transfer delays harm shippers and the public interest. Positive orders require immediate action to facilitate crossings and reduce impediments.
At Aberdeen Watertown and Huron the commissions order shows cause why Y s should not be built at every railroad crossing. If approved it would be among the most important measures yet established.
Wessington Times notes Sioux Falls may drop bid to be temporary capital as October 1 approaches. The city, nicknamed the lige Fruit, faces slim odds and minimal recognition of its past capital attempts.
The Argus Leader notes the Mitchell Republican begins its seventh year as a daily newspaper. It is described as a clean, bright paper with continued growth in goodness and steady progress observed by the Argus Leader.
The Fargo Argus notes the Mitchell Daily REPUBLICAN enters its seventh year of publication in Mitchell South Dakota as editor Mitchell keeps the local paper's presence strong.
Alexandria Ilerald notes Hanson county will lead in products across the territory. Hanson has proven superiority and the county is described as a pretty good place to live.
Mitchell emerges as a focal point in a broader irrigation discussion as residents press for policy shifts. Local officials, farmers, and business leaders weigh options at public forums highlighting water use, crop needs, and regional development.
A W C T U meeting was hosted by Mrs I Wright with ice cream and cake served at close. Pleasant Ridge Sunday school children visited Green Valley school and enjoyed a pleasant time. A temperance mass meeting is set for August 4 at Green Valley schoolhouse with good speakers and a good time expected. A new eighteen foot well was completed at Pleasant Ridge schoolhouse. Recent showers have the corn and millet thriving.
Milwaukee immigration official W E Powell requests farmers in Mitchell South Dakota to send bundles of grain and grass samples wheat barley oats rye flax corn millet blue joint and more for a Milwaukee exposition to promote Dakota. Samples should reach by August 12 1889 and be mailed by first train.
List of uncalled letters for week ending July 22 includes Mr Fred Connell Mrs Biennis Miss Eva Daggett Jlisk Katie W W Beherend D Nott Chas McKonkey Peter Wallis and others. Patrons urged to call and say advertised. unclaimed letters after two weeks go to the dead letter office.
Mrs Hyde appoints Miss Day as her agent in Mitchell to teach the Mme Kellogg Tailor System. Ladies unable to attend the dress cutting school during Mrs Hyde's stay may learn to cut their own dresses without refitting by contacting the local agent.
From the ruins of the Sanborn house a project to build a $50,000 brick hotel on Main street is under way with a guaranteed erection before winter. Local merchants tout Tonlinson's Quick Relief Oil and Dead Shot for various ailments while land sales near Mitchell to eastern capitalists for $20,000 are reported as genuine. Shiloh remedies for cough and catarrh are advertised at Warne's drug store.
The article traces legends of the upas tree from 17th century letters and Darwin's fiction to Bohemian and Dutch accounts, noting that claims of a deadly emanation are false. It cites Bennett and Foersch denying universal death near the tree, and explains Java's toxic gas area as carbonic acid rather than a magical blight.
The article recounts Luther’s street singing for bread in German towns, his training in the Cur rende school in music, and his later lute and flute playing. It notes how early music education aided his cloister years and his strong singing voice lasting into old age.
A Broadway jeweler recalls a pair of youths arguing over which diamond is genuine. Two men claimed their stone was the real article and bet five dollars, but the jeweler affirmed both stones are genuine diamonds and the wager was unresolved as they argued who won.
A hearse led about 150 large men to Pero la Chaise cemetery for the burial of Louis Launay Lanay a member of a wealthy Paris family and aspiring muscle showman. Arriving in black attire some wore tights and spangles as the Hercules contingent gathered for the interment, recalling his fame from fairs before his death.
A brief meditation on the farmer’s labor and its worth. The speaker asserts the farmer’s dollar carries the weight of toil land weather and care. It embodies years of effort and the discretion given to others through the money earned.
A man who recently started a hardware business and once clerked at the Stephen Girard mission sought patronage from Girard. He bought goods but challenged the bill, marking down prices and arguing that nails were mispriced and should be adjusted.
A seller in a short tale refuses a demanded discount from Girard who insists the price stays. After exiting in anger, Girard sends a check for the full bill and returns with another order. The merchant regrets not reducing the bill, while Girard reveals the test was to see if he had cheated him.
In Kennebunk a winter lecture course by local leaders drew major interest when a learned blacksmith agreed to speak first. His talk was so impressive that he delivered the entire course, leaving other chosen orators unwilling to speak afterward.
The largest steam engine, built for the Italian cruiser Sardegna, uses four triple expansion units capable of 22 000 nominal or 25 000 actual horsepower. Twin screws drive the ship, with two engines per screw and options to stop one screw or sync more engines for higher speed, plus twenty compound auxiliary engines and various single-cylinder machines.
A Detroit Tribune quote recalls a grandmother teaching a 2 year old to answer Bible queries. When asked who was in the lions den the boy said Daniel. Asked if the lions ate Daniel he paused and replied that Daniel wasn’t dead to eat, implying God shut their mouths.
The notice offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites endorsements from West & Truax, Walding Kinnan Marvin, and the Toledo National Bank. The cure is taken internally, claims to act on blood and mucus, with testimonials free and price 75 cents per bottle, sold by all druggists.
The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway offers round trip excursion tickets from Albert Lea Route to many states and territories at one fare for the round trip. Tickets are valid thirty days from sale with stop overs in the sell territory. For rates and maps contact a local agent or CG HoLpRIDGE Minneapolis.
The Northwestern Line will sell round trip excursion tickets to Milwaukee from August 21 to 28 at a single fare. Return valid any time between August 27 and September 5, with extensions to September 30 by prior joint-agent arrangement in Milwaukee. For details contact The Northwestern Line agents or General Passenger Agent T. W. TEASDALE in St. Paul.
Land office at Mitchell Dakota July 20 1889 notice that FouoWss LaRue has filed intent to make final proof before register and receiver at Mitchell September 19 1889 for the sw see 10 tw 104 59 wds with witnesses Erik Thompson George Powers George Edson Patterson and William Craten all at Nazelton Dakota demonstrating continuous residence and cultivation M H Rowley Registers
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