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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1897
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment notes a dated event with unclear details. Readable names or places are not determined, but references suggest a community notice or item at a public venue with a specific time. Further context is unavailable in the legible text.
The Mitchell Printing Co offers subscription options with advance pricing of 1.00 for one year and other rates for late payments, six months, and three months. Address changes must include both old and new addresses and correspondences should be sent to the office on Wednesdays.
Harry Wyon, a leading populist, returned from Pierre and lambasted the party’s push for reform. He cited gross mismanagement and political treachery behind Kyle’s re-election and claimed Plowman and Goodykoontz sought to wreck the populist cause by voting for candidates with little chance of winning.
The passage of a water reservoir bill for public lands, aiding irrigation and stock water in South Dakota, is noted alongside President McKinley’s inauguration. The measure, supported by Sen Pettigrove and Reps Gamble and Mercer, allows companies to build reservoirs on public lands and convert 160 acres into one large reservoir with protected ownership. The piece also covers the populist push for initiative and referendum and the Watertown Public Opinion’s cautions on voter information and law proposals.
The piece rails at mass referendums over 500 to 5000 proposed laws per election, mocking ballooning ballots and suggesting a lone official could submit measures. It condemns populists, lauds senators Kellar Palmer Morgan Wilkinson for defeating reforms, and derides populist greed for office. It notes cures and products amid a stream of testimonials and ads.
The Commercial Mutual Fire Association forms with J O Walrath as president and J B Wolgemuth as state agent. Twenty five Mitchell area incorporators join business leaders from Mitchell Canton Tyndall Scotland and Pierre. The plan cuts rates by about half, issues city property policies, uses notes for the balance, and aims for ready policy issuance within two weeks.
An 1897 summary outlines the Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa filing with South Dakota authorities. It lists officers F M Hubbell, Cyrus Kirk, J C Cummins, and notes Des Moines as principal office, with sworn statements of capital, assets, income, and liabilities for the year ending December 31 1896. Also included are notices of sheriff sale and mortgage foreclosures in Davison County and various legal actions involving Mitchell and surrounding entities.
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