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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
9
The 1908 political roster names William H. Taft for president and Alfred B. Kittredge as U S senator. It lists war representatives Charles H. Burke Eben W. Martin L B Browne for governor John Schrader Joseph J Waltner Ira F Blewitt C K Warner George G Johnson Mathias D Bide Ilton M Ramere Hans O Wickre and Hans M Finnerud for various state offices and the national committee seat.
The Republican County Committee of Davison County South Dakota calls a county delegate convention to meet at Mitchell Courthouse on Tuesday July 14 1908 to form a party platform and perform required duties. Delegates are apportioned by vote basis with primaries June 9 1908 at designated township and Mitchell ward polling places. Grd’1 of the republican county central committee Henry Swindler Chairman George Liko Secretary. Dated Mitchell May 2 1908.
Insurgents argued a two cent passenger rate would pass, but with a likely majority they killed the idea and avoided enforcing a two and one half cent rate, leaving future action to the railroad commission. Rates remain unchanged from the start of the insurgency as the faction chose not to act.
Geo J Johnson pledges not to take interest on state funds and to return it to the treasury as required by law. Cassill, the insurgent incumbent, has profited by earning interest from banks holding state money. Johnson would save about 20000 dollars annually compared with Cassill’s tenure.
The piece attacks the insurgent faction over candidate selection in the Black Hills region. It cites Colonel Parker and Wilbur Glass, notes Parker’s past congressman role and suggests he should step aside for Glass. It mentions J H Carroll’s lieutenant governor bid and insurgent vetoes by Shober. The article calls insurgent rule a farce and predicts its end.
A letter accuses Senator Quaimblé of using business to dodge South Dakota duties while insurgents blame graft and reveal rifts within the Republican faction. The piece argues the insurgents’ reform stance collapsed as Gamble was chosen despite alleged graft, widening divisions and loss of trust.
Fresh offers seek buyers for used home or office furniture no longer needed. Cash buyer sought to haul away items still usable, freeing room and reducing clutter.
Worthen S S A S basket social at Lackner school house raised funds for the society with auctioneer Will Coper handling baskets. Edith Annis and Judith Trow attended, and Edith Annis plans to move west with her sister Zoe, who owns a claim. Also notes a May basket tradition, a shower for Miss Anna Steinford’s wedding to Philip Young, two weddings, and local electioneering by S. C. Cathout. Carpenters faced lumber delays for Farner's elevator work. lumber later arrived after a stop in Corsica.
Philip Young and Miss Anna Steinford united in marriage at Holy Trinity church with Rev. Brones officiating. The ceremony followed by a reception and a short honeymoon to Spencer and LeMars Iowa. The article notes a bell blessing at the church and several local social happenings including a 13.65 dollar ice cream fundraiser and visits among area residents.
The president of Security Bank of Ethan visited Wednesday to oversee plans for a new bank building to be erected on the low area west of Charlie Brown's building on the South side of Main Street. Construction will start at once.
Riverside May 7. W L Watlis is constructing a barn on the A C Ames farm to replace a barn destroyed by a prairie fire. Born Monday May 4, a daughter to Mr and Mrs C W DeMott. School closes Friday May 8 for the summer. Mr and Mrs Ames Albee visited Mitchell last Sunday.
Loomis residents will attend a chicken pie social on Tuesday May 12 in the new hardware building to raise funds for the Loomis baseball team. The event includes ice cream and a note about a new telephone installation by Slider and McCurdy Telephone Co for A Carmier. Don Keer and Wm Smith have left to homesteads west of the river. Will Clark and family visited relatives in Letcher. C W Walrath plans land work and Timothy Staats begins corn planting. Miss Smart completed a term of school. A farewell party honored D Keer as he moves west of the Missouri River to claim land.
Bids are requested for the grass for season 1908 on N. W. X section 3 township 102 range 60. Terms are cash on acceptance of bids. Address J. D. Hasbrouck Ridgewood New Jersey.
County auditor H B Anderson announces color codes for party ballots per 1907 laws. Republican white Democratic yellow Prohibition blue Socialist red colors certified by Secretary of State for the June 9 1908 primary election.
Notice announces a primary election in Davison county SWU on June 9 1908 from 8 am to 5 pm at regular polling places. Voters will select party candidates for state, congressional, judicial, legislative and county offices to be decided at the general election. Delegates and nominees for party conventions and the U S senator to be chosen by the state legislature will also be selected.
The Armenian people suffered under repeated foreign domination from Assyrians to Turks, with the current Ottoman rule described as the longest and heaviest. Armenians excel in business in major cities worldwide, notably Constantinople and Smyrna, where they dominate commerce such as the oriental rug trade across the Levant and beyond.
Dr Marcus Whitman undertook a 4000 mile winter journey from Oregon to Washington in 1842 to warn the U S government of English encroachment. He met President Tyler and Secretary Webster urging action, detailing Oregon's wealth and strategic value, leading to emigration and a 1846 treaty defining the boundary.
Dressing the lower half of fence posts to remove splinters and drying until seasoned greatly prolongs life. Dip the buried portion in coal tar and paint the above ground portion with white lead to almost double the life, as advised by American Cultivator.
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