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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1904
Page
6
Davison county Sheriff Wintigh died at 12 30 PM aged 67 after a fourteen week battle with heart trouble. He had succeeded Geo H Brooks and was appointed Feb 4 1903 by county commissioners to fill the vacancy. Coroner Dr Dundas to act as sheriff until a successor is named.
Isaac E. Kintigh, a longtime Mitchell resident and sheriff, was laid to rest at Graceland cemetery after funeral services at his home. Veterans from the Grand Army of the Republic and the Red Men attended, with Rev. J. Giblett officiating and the Episcopal choir providing music. Kintigh served in the 4th Ohio, the 48th Ohio, and the 111th Ohio, earning promotion to first lieutenant and seeing action in Tennessee, Atlanta, and Franklin where he was wounded. He lived in Evansport, Toledo, Hicksville, and Mitchell, working as a carpenter and later serving as chief of police and then sheriff. He left a wife Orphlia I. Sprague and four children. Public and family friends mourn his loss.
The memoir outlines Isaac KE Kintigh born August 20 1836 near Evansport Defiance County Ohio His youth on a farm shaped by timber clearing and pioneer life in Ohio Then he recalls moving to Dakota Territory over twenty years ago at age 17 concluding with an unfinished note about his early experiences.
Word arrives that Mrs. H. P. Clark died in Pennsylvania on February 26. Known in Mitchell for using an ear trumpet, she lived with relatives there for about two years after leaving Mitchell. She suffered from her illness for six weeks before passing peacefully.
City council proceedings show approval of a twenty year franchise to the Dakota Central Telephone Co. for street and alley use. A fire alarm system with six boxes is ordered, bids for heating and lighting City Hall and library are authorized, and staff hires for grounds maintenance are set as the town builds toward the new system.
Pierre real estate man Mr. Brink visited Mitchell and argued Pierre should retain the capital. He pressed sale to Jos Harker of Pierre property worth $6,000, offering $1,000 or $500, then walked out after Harker refused. Brink mocked Pierre’s prospects amid a tense, bluffing exchange.
Mrs. Dr. Tatman returned from Washington where she sought opportunities. She advised staying in South Dakota and resumes residence and medical practice in Mitchell. She reported Levi Brown of Ethan suffered a stroke and wished to be back on his farm while she rejoined old friends.
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