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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1893
Page
6
A farmer recollects the long struggle with mounting mortgage and pride as a final payment clears the debt. The tale centers on Hannah Jane and the children, the queenly burden of Latin notes, and the son Jim who later leaves for college and grows to a citizen ready for Congress.
In a November tale, the Morris family initially scorns the Haslems as lazy and ugly yet a diphtheria outbreak forces neighbors to act. David and Mrs. Haslem risk their health to care for Morris children, saving lives, as Mrs. Morris repents and helps afterward with food and warmth. The story ends with renewed gratitude and a modest gift exchange.
A crowded semi monthly payday at the Postoffice Department in Washington shows clerks and other employees awaiting payments from the disbursing clerk. A railway station visitor eager to meet the Postmaster General accosts the line and learns the crowd are job seekers too.
A correspondent explains the origin of the phrase get ting the mitten from old New England customs. Mittens were common in rural towns a hundred years ago. A suitor who pressed his suit while holding a girl's mittened hand risked losing the hand if she withdrew it.
Roscoe Conkling disliked cartoons showing his profile. Evarts found humor in the exaggerated nose. Ben Butler hoarded caricatures. Senator Hill claims each drawing translates into votes for him. Pfeffer’s trimmed beard sparked caricaturists to claim he lost reputation.
A Brookyn Eagle explanation notes that grass and oats have hollow stems with firm knots at intervals. These knots arise from interlacing fibers, giving strength that solid wheat straw would lack. The hollow form provides necessary support and resilience.
A man recalls starting life by picking up a pin on the street after being refused work. The pin, later found to be a diamond, was sold for $500 and purportedly impressed a banker, who then rehired him and elevated him to head of the firm.
The piece lists many language alphabets with letter counts from 12 to 202 and adds a whimsical quote from a carpenter who says I NEVER tried to put on style. He muses that a five dollar hat on a seven cent bead is a lesson in observation.
Yankton South Dakota social leaders honor Minister to Austria Bertlet Tripp at a banquet in Yankton. About two hundred guests including local judges and officials celebrate his appointment and wish him well in Vienna. Robert Gamble presided. A B Wilcox delivered the congratulatory address and godspeed remarks.
In Sioux Falls the Commerce Commission in session heard cases alleging freight-rate discrimination against Sioux Falls by several railroads. E J Daniels, local dry goods merchant, contends Great Northern Sioux City & Northern and others charge higher rates to Sioux Falls than Sioux City, despite shorter distances. Judges and attorneys argued that Sioux City’s larger volume and different routes justify lower rates. Judge Carlson spoke for Sioux Falls while railroad counsel defended their pricing. Senator Pettigrew and C A Jewett supported Daniels’ position amid a broad group of local and regional backers.
Preparations for the tenth annual South Dakota Firemen’s Association tournament in Mitchell are under way with a record number of entries expected. Events include grand parade, reviews, several hose and ladder races, steamer contests, and a band tournament. Prizes are larger than ever to ensure strong competition among crews and bands from across the state.
Government Weather Bureau bulletin for South Dakota through May 9 notes below normal temperatures and sunshine, above average rainfall east of the Missouri River, and soil moisture above average leading to wet fields. Wheat sowing 75 percent, season 15 to 20 days late, more land shifted to barley corn and flax, frost reports with no damage, pastures promising, seeding active in southern counties.
A rug titled White Ghost's Smoking Rug by Mrs. LaCroix of Crow Creek Agency is shown at the World's Fair Women’s Building. It is composed of about 300 rabbit ears and tails forming a body and fringe, with three months of work invested.
The Sixth Annual South Dakota Collegiate Oratorical Association contest will be held in Redfield on Friday evening May 19. Speakers include A C Thompson Augustana Canton on National Morality and Geo H Norton Sioux Falls University on Religion and Government. Other topics cover The Brotherhood of Man and The Spirit of Romance with contestants from Brookings, Redfield, Yankton and South Dakota University. Committees of award oversee Thought and Delivery with regional officers named.
Mitchell plans expand its Corn Palace building after receiving new designs from the architect to better host exhibits and spectators. President Gale of the Corn Belt Exposition Association travels east to secure advertising cuts and attract a musical attraction for the event. Dakota Briefs notes changes in local banks, church meetings, and a new Wells Fargo express line replacing American Express on the Elkhorn line. A divorce case from Hartford is recorded, plus G A R entertainment and artesian well progress at the Government Indian School. Oriental Consistory Masons in Rankton hold a semi annual reunion with about twenty five members attending.
A survey of renowned figures shows varied pastimes from gardening and whist to music and sketching. Swift, Moltke, Luther, Herberts and Kant are cited as enjoying recreation in forms from chess and birds to walks and almanacs, linking leisure to creativity and study.
An English resident recounts a hog hunting trip down an extremely steep Indian pass. A horse with one eye trembles near a sheer drop as the rider grips a branch to safety. A companion describes the scene as horribly frightening and near catastrophe.
A column notes lawyers accepting fees from questionable clients invites sarcasm. A prominent attorney explains he merely avoids the opposing side in a bribery case, accepting an honorarium. A quip about a bright baby finishes with a husbandly joke.
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