Senate debates on inebriate asylum amendment
The Pierre Capital Journal reports a senate debate over an amendment to a house bill regarding the inebriate asylum. Opposition and support clash as figures question policy, location, and constitutional issues with a final vote of 26 ayes to 19 nays.
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Pierre Capial-Journal
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Highmore
Ewert
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Shober
Yankton
Dillon
Watertown
Norbeck
Byrne
Towa Institute
Towa
Bates
Minnehaha
Messrs
Anderson
Curtiss
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Digestion Relief
An advertisement claims Diapepsin ends indigestion in minutes. It asserts meals won’t ferment or sour, relieving belching dizziness and stomach pain. A 50 cent case will let you eat anything and feel no discomfort by tomorrow, with all impurities and gas carried away naturally.
February Weather Recap and Farm Auction Notice
February brought wide temperature swings with several freezing nights and a snowfall totaling 26 inches yielding 1.50 inches of meltwater. A public sale on March 9 at four miles south and 11 2 miles west of Mitchell in Prosper township lists seven horses, cattle, hogs, and farm machinery, with cash terms for small amounts and credit on larger sums. Auctioneers Judge and Kirkendall. M. F. Patton, clerk. J. E. French, owner.
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Mitchell
Prosper
Judge & Kirkendall
M. F. Patton
J. E. French
Park Bar Remains Debate over Tariff Revision
Washington Post reports Carnegie favors moving tariff revision from Congress to experts. The rivers and harbors bill may still be left with congress, suggesting a potential divestiture of legislative burden while keeping key tasks in state hands.
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Washington Post
Carnegie
Congress
Equal suffrage advances through legislature to referendum
Pierre reflects a broad legislative push as equal suffrage clears both chambers and heads to a public vote. The Senate, 33 for 10 against, also approves a capitol land purchase limit while house and senate bills move through quickly toward adjournment.
Fireless Cooker Dinner Demonstrated at Mrs Hitchcock Home
The Round Table hosted a six o clock fireless cooking demonstration at Mrs. A. E. Hitchcock's home as part of a domestic science program. Mrs D B Miller Mrs G Is Foster and Mrs A Craig Bowdish presided over the event. A hot dinner was served with all dishes produced from the fireless chests except sandwiches and pickles. A short program and social time followed.
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A. E. Hitchcock
D. B. Miller
G. Is. Foster
A. Craig Bowdish
Purchase of Fair Grounds Considered by City Council
Mitchell aldermen discussed buying the fair grounds to prevent subdivision by private owners. Alderman Michels urged selling park land to fund the purchase, proposing a plan with a likely $6,000 city investment and committee oversight. The council also authorized a fence along the sand pit and reviewed ongoing street and tax matters.
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Michels
Mitchell
Aldertool
Aldermien
Tom Cunningham
Salanyaaternicer
John Slater
I. J. Purdy
L. L. Ness
Arthur Allen
Sal
Sexton
Henry Snow
Dee CC. Brooks
Clyde Wimble
Anti-Treating Law Debate Signals Possible Passage
In Pierre on February 27 Senator Bates pressed to abolish publication of insurance statements as a key issue in the senate. A compromise by Dillon instructs the insurance committee to report Monday, suggesting the bill may become law after prior passage in the house. The senate approved Brookings and Aberdeen building specials, while rejecting Thoreson’s measure forcing railroads to add side tracks to nearby mills. Senator Norbeck’s artesian water bill was also discussed.
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Cheyenne
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Kansas
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Butte County
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Cable
Tobin
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Brookings
Thoreson
Norbeck
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National Meter Co
Mitchell Furniture Co
West Disinfecting Co
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G. W. Toland
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A. C. Zaugg
M. Guild
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