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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1894
Page
7
Friday, March 2, 1894. The notice lists subscription prices for one year six months and three months, address changes must include old and new, advertising rates for business cards locals and legal notices, and free obituaries and wedding notices with per line charges.
A Sioux Malls Press essay condemns slate making as a harmful tactic when used to preselect candidates before caucuses. It argues for open, fair discussion within parties, cautions against private scheming, and notes recent Democratic and South Dakota political tensions and press comments about fusion and party unity.
The State Central Committee will meet at the Commercial Club rooms in Mitchell D. T. on Wednesday March 21 1894 at 4 p m to designate time and location for the Republican State Convention and to handle other business. The piece notes related political and policy discussions including land purchases from the Yankton Sioux and Hawaiian matters.
The piece quotes Congressman Livingstone boasting about southern control, cites Bland’s denunciation of party graft, notes Populist Pence accusing Major Pickler, mentions CG A Lounsberry joining the St Paul Globe, and laments lingering election-law evasion by Boss McKane allies.
A group of about fifteen local enthusiasts organized to form a coursing association. A May 1 event was proposed to cap a circuit with Oakes, N. D., Huron, Mitchell, and Sioux Falls, featuring a sixteen day stake and a $200 purse. An elections meeting will follow Wednesday evening to elect officers.
Fragmentary text from a historical page shows scattered initials and letters. No clear names places or dates are legible to establish a coherent event. The readable content suggests a catalog or coded entry rather than a complete notice or report.
Washington reports describe the House taking up the Bland seigniorage bill, the previous question sustaining a quorum, and then losing it on a motion to adopt the special order. Kilgore introduces a privilege-resolution demanding attendance records and salary deductions for absentees under law.
Racine Wisconsin March 1 John Callaghan a well to do farmer of Brighton Kenosha county 20 miles southwest of Racine was shot through the head during a robbery attempt after denying money in the house A posse searches the countryside for the unknown killer The 63 year old victim lived in the locality 40 years George Cloud is accused of the Callaghan murder and was captured near New Munster He is jailed in Kenosha Port Townsend man charged with stealing deeds to five tracts of land from the Washington DC land office James Jamison of Port Townsend now charged along with a relative of J T Elder in a plot to defraud the government He allegedly printed lithographs of the deeds which were stolen from the Elder gift to the United States government and faces trial in federal court this week
A February report from St. Faut notes fourteen Stillwater residents secured mineral leases for a year in St Louis county township 71 to 75, on state school lands believed to host gold. The item also covers Texas headlines on Rangers arrests, church lecturing, a Masonry remark about Mary Ellen Lease, and a Parker, Md murder attempt sentence.
A North Dakota editor in Oakes reviews South Dakota farmers views on the Russian thistle. They praise fall plowing to bury weeds and dismiss fears of seed spread, urging others to plow early for higher yields and better land. Also noted are tax official Blanchard's comments, a forthcoming coursing meet with large purses, post office notices, and the sudden death of Mrs. Ed Welch.
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