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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1895
Page
4
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Railroad Commissioner Brennan is said to be improving at Battle Creek and will recover. Harvest weather remains favorable and the harvest is proceeding well as in good conditions. President Cleveland's third girl is to be named Marion Grover, continuing the biblical naming theme.
A clash emerges in Sanborn county between Emmet Dowdell and Col. Price, both identified with populist aims. The dispute includes mutual threats of exposure from each side as tensions rise.
Dispatch reports Spring Valley coal miners promise to work as slaves to mine owners if given life’s necessities. In South Dakota, Wessington Springs forms a female baseball club that defeated an older men’s team with wives watching, enforcing stern rules as the men kept their eyes upward.
Governor Sheldon replies to Junius Shannon regarding the agricultural college matter and now another gentleman, McLouth, may offer a statement. Once McLouth speaks the public can form a verdict on who is in the wrong.
The Howard Press questions a governor’s language attributed by the Huronite to President MacLouth of the agricultural college. It critiques the last legislature for not funding the insane hospital adequately and argues Yankton is full, urging alternatives for handling mentally ill citizens beyond jail or private family care. The Sioux Falls Press suggests using educational institutions for such patients, noting these institutions receive ample appropriations despite cuts elsewhere.
The article warns hog and cattle farmers of a 2.5 million animal market impact from two years of hardship. It urges Dakota producers to rebuild herds, secure feed, and avoid forced sales while noting depressed prices and the need for essential care and resources.
R W Wheelock’s Minneapolis Spectator merged into the Progress where he is business manager. Senator Quay backs Reed or McKinley for presidential candidate depending on convention choice. Stony City's mayor abandons closing brothels town wide, planning containment in one quarter then pressure. Chicago hosts a Bloomer Ball judged imprudent with mixed reception and likely final event. Bloomer attire described as bicycle appropriate but socially excessive.
A Huron disputch quotes a leading local politician asserting W L Sterling dropped his senatorial bid and left the state because Pickler and Pettigrew built a ticket that could not be broken at a Republican convention. The source says Pickler led for the senate and Gov Sheldon for the house.
Brookings Register reports that Hemingway in Pierre inspected Phillips reports and vouchers held by Gov. Sheldon. He says funds are properly accounted for and records are neatly kept by the governor's secretary. Records are open to inspection by any citizen under a winter law passed by the legislature at the governor's request.
The Argus Leader and MireweLL Republican assure no delay in state fair contracts. Sioux Falls plans the largest, most varied event to date with preparations complete for the first week of October, inviting everyone to attend.
Aberdeen News notes an influx of unemployed men moving by rail from Sioux City and Sioux Falls to Mitchell as harvest demands rise. It condemns railroad dumping of tramps and calls for a plan to redirect or deter the travelers, who are largely harvest laborers trying to stay ahead of work.
Aberdeen businessmen organize a mutual plan insurance company to secure near cost coverage. State auditor notes only a small share of premiums returns locally while much goes abroad. The Dakota Press Association hones a scheme to push the idea among newspapers for a united effort.
In Chicago the Horr Harve debate nears end with supporters claiming victory for their candidate. Horr challenges Harrod's replies while defending the view that gold’s value fluctuates with the price of property. The exchange centers on whether gold has become cheaper or dearer and how a gold dollar buys less or more today.
Harvesting progresses with grain yield promising. Schunacher and Schrader drilled a well for Win Keoho. Mrs. Martin Wachter left Monday for Saginaw Michigan for treatment by an eminent physician. The general store at Hillside thrives with a post office and blacksmith shop. Rev W McMullen of Cleardale visited last week. several conversions occurred on his charge during the camp meeting.
Joe Baker Harry LeGrant and Frank Smith visited the town Sunday. Mr and Mrs D Thomas of Parkston passed through Wednesday. Friends surprised Mr and Mrs Frank Cole Friday evening. A splendid time is reported. Mr Steve preached in Mr Bliss place Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Asa Dodd plan a trip to Artesian this week. Threshing has begun. An Epworth League was organized Sunday evening with officers elected and Mrs Asa Dodd as president.
Blendon residents report harvest moving well with several nearing completion this week. Mrs C H Gordinier is listed among the sick. Aimeal and Emma Oswald stay with two Towa cousins as Frank Gates travels from eastern Towa for about a week. Farmers debate whether late rains will reduce corn yields.
Harvest activity dominates as John Wilson and others purchase headers and binders. Nellie Jones visits Mrs. Watkins while May Skinner plans return to Vermillion. Crandall’s illness looms as McClurg dies. wells, threshing, and repairs keep residents busy. Transfers to Madison, Sioux City, and Mineral Point noted alongside farm successes and garden dinners.
Director Glenn reports the week’s crop outlook for the state shows below normal conditions overall. Monday’s high temperature hurt crops especially potatoes and grasses while rain preparedness affected Clark Codington Day Beadle Jerauld Buffalo Brule Charles Mix Douglas Aurora Hand Faulk Pall River and Custer counties with some areas faring better.
Rainfall this week stayed below normal in the state but east of the Missouri river fair to copious showers boosted corn potatoes grasses and hay in several counties. Barley and rye harvests are nearly complete oats progress well wheat ripening and beginning in southern counties.
A large crowd of tramps gathered at the Milwaukee depot as a freight train loaded three stock cars. Supt Williams arrived and ordered removal to Aberdeen, but the crowd pressed to ride. He warned no more tramps would be carried, while locals debate measures to keep tramps out of town amid reports of 600 seen in Aberdeen and ongoing hunger.
The Ladies' Cemetery Society will meet with Mrs T W D Crewell Friday evening July 20 at ten o'clock. The notice lists goods such as cloaks hats and other items for sale and mentions cash only.
A Boston Traveller report describes Johore’s camphor tongue Pantang Ka por a secret mixed Jakun Malay jargon used by camphor hunters. The belief holds the camphor tree spirit Bi san must be appeased, and speaking the altered language confuses the spirit to aid retrieval.
The armada of 136 vessels 2430 great guns and 20000 sailors faced England in 1588. It arrived July 19 and was defeated after fire ships. Howard Drake Hawkins and Frobisher led the English counterattack. 5000+ died or were captured as ships dispersed around the Scottish and Irish coasts. Only 53 ships returned to Spain in poor condition.
Observers recount a curious test by M Henry of Longuyon France where trapped wasps attacked benzine soaked paper then died by self inflicted sting. He repeated the experiment on three wasps to confirm the behavior.
Paris Letter notes payments to scholars in France. Gaston Boissier, elected life secretary of the Academy, earns $600 annually as rector of the College de France and $1,200 in the new post. Immortals receive only $200 a year despite rules and a sinking fund supports eight aged academicians with allowances.
The passage laments a country where freedom rests on living in dread of the press and police. It condemns pervasive government corruption in all levels and an aristocracy of wealth over honor, arguing liberal profits are weighed against Wall Street power.
A Temple Bar quip contrasts tyranny of old regimes with perceived House of Representatives influence in the United States. The writer notes that in Britain a court appearance carries less stigma than in America where political dealings with the White House shape opinions and status. The piece likens US officials to stock brokers in esteem.
The 1174 victory of Venice’s doge over Otto son of Frederick Barbarossa led Pope Alexander III to grant sea sovereignty. Each year the doge’s procession in the state barge ends with a gold ring cast into the Adriatic and flowers cast upon the sea. Desponsamus te Mare nostrum is recited.
A witty London joke features a couple by a piano where the guest remarks on beauty and ugliness. Mrs Hobson reveals the man near the piano is Mr Hobson and the quip that ugly men often win pretty wives is noted as a sharp aside from London Answers.
A respected electrical authority notes elevators in private houses are now as easy and cheap as in offices. Stairs are called barbarism and harm health for women and delicate people. A five story home may run under five to four dollars monthly. modern controls allow simple operation, stopping at each floor and starting only when doors close.
A river steamer captain, recently made a vestryman in an Episcopal church, learns of a leak and, recalling his ship's hull, seizes a candle and descends to the cellar to locate the leak. He recounts the anecdote with evident amusement.
A clubman recalls Sappeigh’s pursuit of a western girl who joined him six months ago and later married him, with a sympathetic sigh about the turn of events. An old Detroit Free Press line hints at the tale’s tone. In the UK an average house furniture value is about £160, including pictures and plate.
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