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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1886
Page
6
Revolution Shoe Store on Mains Street in Mitchell Dakota advertises solid shoes with strict quality claims. It states they buy direct from manufacturers, offer easy returns with money back no questions asked, and promise no misrepresentation.
The Mitten Capital supplement surveys Senate seats and party tensions with mentions of Florida Senator Jones in Congress, Blaine and Conkling in New York politics, 50 000 Democratic officeholders under a new administration, and Dakota land and water issues. A constitutional convention adjourns to May first while reassembly discussions loom.
Rev. R. B. Pone of Ann Arbor's M. E. church delivers a fiery temperance sermon denouncing lust and drunkenness. He argues drink harms families, cites thousands of deaths, and urges women to sound the alarm from the belfry tower.
The piece argues that large party strength can hinder results without tactics and discipline. It warns that North Dakota lacks party organization, while the Republican party should reform its lines and enforce discipline ahead of fall elections. Committees should localize efforts as statewide majorities may not persist. The November Dakota count looms large and should be decisive.
Diana Advocate F. W. Stone notes sixteen neighbors gathered with their teams to help Mr Mansell who has suffered rheumatism for months. They worked to seed but rain hindered completion, illustrating the generous and kind spirit of Dakotans.
Politicians express confidence that no bill will bring injustice to south Dakota as the house debates. Senate allies Harrison and Logan are described as firm friends who would safeguard the region, while any division into north and south states is framed as a possible outcome.
The obituary recalls a woman who died at home on Common Street Boston. In youth she was Anne Green, later the devoted wife of abolition orator Wendell Phillips. She joined the anti slavery movement in 1854 with her family after being raised by the Chapmans and influenced Phillips conversion to abolition. In recent years she rarely left her house, traveling only in spring and fall.
A. M. K. Storrie of Philadelphia, aide to the G A R commander in chief, travels through St Paul. He says the G A R has 300000 members about one third of those eligible and predicts growth until 1890 followed by decline as Civil War veterans dwindle. He notes stronger Western retention as Eastern veterans relocate westward.
Pierre Frea Press, an uptown poultry dealer with five boys, left Easter egg dye on a bench near the hennery. A snowstorm delayed discovery until Sunday when dyed eggs appeared bright green and blue, then faded to the Plymouth Rock shade, pleasing the neighborhood.
The Cincinnati Enquirer argues for granting statehood to all territories including Dakota Utah and Wyoming. It says Nevada’s admission supports a broader plan to admit territories, claim ing that a single bill would reduce future congressional wrangling and agitation.
The Yankton Herald notes the Harrison bill on Dakota admission was reported adversely, making passage of Springer’s bill likely and the state’s admission as one united entity imminent. The paper frames this as a moral certainty for Dakota becoming a single unified territory.
Special Correspondent reports a new exclusive grocery store opens in Alexandria. Emil Mittlestaedt, twenty five, died Tuesday morning of consumption and was buried Thursday. The piece also accuses Deputy Sheriff McCormick of improper bail release and notes officers pursuing Pugh with warrants in preparation.
Chicago clergy reject linking Knights of Labor to danger while defending its aims. A Pullman dog attack injures several, Paris-bound funds for Parisian treatment rise, San Francisco and Baltimore fires cause massive losses, and multiple localities report murders, lynching threats, and political moves across the Midwest and West.
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