07 May 1886
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1886
Page
1
The report covers Pan-Electric stock talks with Speaker Carlisle, Mexico’s harsh train wrecker law, and unconfirmed judges Church and Maratta. It notes Dakota’s reform school site bill, Alaska’s Gov. Swineford facing confirmation issues, California’s Hearst praising Cleveland, and potential Democratic delegate candidates Wilson Wilson and Boynton.
Congressman Singleton praises Jefferson Davis while contrasting secessionist beliefs with later state rights. The piece notes G. W. Bell’s bid for Webster City postmaster, his partisan affidavits, a Senate rejection, and Bell’s regret over proving himself a strong party worker.
A Washington dispatch reports Representative McCrea proposes that homesteaders with less than 160 acres may add contiguous lands or surrender the original entry to enter new land under the homestead law. Those surrendering are not charged for new entry and residence on the original land counts toward the new entry. If original entry proof is final, the patent issues after the new entry.
The house Indian committee dropped opposition to ratifying a Sioux land sale to the Northwestern and Milwaukee railroads near Pierre and Chamberlain for townsite use. The purchase, approved by the Sioux, paid 35 dollars per acre to the tribe plus 2.50 per acre to the government, with funds held for future reservation opening. The committee found the land necessary for freight yards and urged ratification.
The Cooper monument fund climbs to 19000 dollars while the Hancock widow fund nears 310000 in Boston. A parade of items follows with notable events from Cleveland stage breakdowns to Mormon recruits arriving in New York aboard the Nevada. The era’s eclectic notices include a preacher at Constantinople, political leanings of the Methodist ministerial association, a 92 year old Brattleboro Democrat survivor, and other varied anecdotes.
Inter Ocean reports the Davis event in front of the capitol where Frank Foster draped the balcony with a flag that was ripped by cheering women. The piece notes Southern women cannot vote yet speak out, while praising Progress Dakota as the queen of the prairie with wheat and silver as maids of honor.
The document asserts Dakota was legally organized and its constitution should stand unless changed by the people. It vows loyalty to the Union, urges an early call of the Dakota Legislature, and appeals to supporters to unite behind a common platform to press for statehood and admission to the United States.
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