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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1886
Page
11
A local notice invites buyers to visit the shop at the corner of 1st and Main streets in Mitchell to see the special inducements offered this year for machine purchases. The notice is dated May 10, 1886.
Queen Victoria sends congratulations to President Cleveland and the White House faces a new mistress. The oleomargarine bill passes after a lengthy debate. Dakota to send a new delegate to Washington. Interior Department scrutiny of land law suspensions. Northwest passenger rates spark a general rise in travel costs. Mellette calls a Republican territorial meeting at Aberdeen on the 22nd. Hawkins named assistant secretary of the Interior. John Kelly's death marks a major NY political era end. Comptroller Durham rules land minimum excess refunds go to original purchasers. Dispatch from Miller Dakota notes broad support for division of Dakota and a push to Congress.
The G A R post at White Lake plans extensive travel to Mitchell for a reunion on June 22 23 and 24 inviting all old soldiers to join. Mitchell University forms a new board of incorporators and faces ongoing status questions before conference acceptance. A St Paul Globe note recalls a president planning a post press wedding scoop after afternoon paper pressure.
Fiora Harris recalls Mitchell Dak six years ago with one store and few buildings. She notes prairie origins, a rude depot site, the Court House built for about 36000, and expanding east and north with many new homes. The harsh winter of 80-81 and Dakota resilience shaped a brave, booming town.
Mt. Vernon Gazette details land speculators and a list of local farmers and their planned crops for the year 1886. Names include Wm. Andrew Jackson Sparks, John and Louis Horn, E. J. Haynes, Adam Wageck, Geo. P. Ingraham, Lorenz Assmussen Jr and Lorenz Assmussen, Knute Johnson, N. F. Kilborn, H. W. and Albert Cornwell, Joseph M. Wigle, Henry Kerr, A. J. Rowley, A. D. Thomas, Zach Welch, James Clark, Joseph Kerr, with acre allocations across wheat, flax, oats, corn, barley, millet, timothy, and potatoes.
The Alexandria Advocate notes Mitchell neighbors push a railroad from Mitchell to Salem with secret meetings of property owners and a raised fund of 50 000 dollars. Salem is expected to share in the gains as the project moves forward amid community support. The Canton Advocate mentions Mitchell planning a summer series of outdoor concerts, showing a broader pattern of rural Dakota towns embracing open air amusements.
Mrs. Barker outlines four WCTU goals education elevation reformation and prohibition and cites progress through school instruction and public sentiment. She praises New Yorks temperance bill success strong family example and calls Dakotas women to push prohibition with faith, prayers, and civic action.
A circular from the General Land Office signed by the commissioner and approved by the secretary of the interior revokes the June 2 order directing registers and receivers to halt filings under pre emption timber culture and desert claim laws until August 1886. The move addresses questions about the order’s legality amid a surge of entries in anticipation of law repeal.
The Kennebec Journal publishes Blaine's denial of calling Lord Salisbury impudent and brutal in tone. The Times and Daily News report on Blaine's Portland speech and a fatal prison yard attack by John O'Brien on Asa B. Parks with an iron shovel.
The Rock Island offers first class limited Chicago to St. Paul tickets at 4.25. Northwestern and St. Paul roads match with 4.25 fares to Omaha Des Moines and Cedar Rapids.
A sweeping digest notes Yankton and several towns expanding electric service and rail projects. It reports newspaper changes in Yankton Spink and other towns, a large Decoration Day observation, local crime notes, and civic updates from Pierre Sioux Falls Watertown and Huron about schools roads and industry. It mentions a loaned carp stocking effort and a significant wheat premium for Dakota.
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