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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1892
Page
7
Subscription rates for The Mitchell Capital list one year in advance at 210 and six months at a reduced price. A club with leading newspapers offers low prices for subscribers. Correspondence should be addressed to the office early on Monday. Papers sent outside the state will be discontinued at the end of paid term.
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The Huronite pledges to help raise 31 toward the World's Fair fund as part of a hundred newspapers effort. Democrats in Town back Boies for president, ignoring Grover Cleveland. Raum investigation reveals Col. W W Dudley pension link. Tanner removed. Third annual meeting of South Dakota Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers Association will be in Aberdeen June 7 8 9 with a tariff reform focus and a strong program.
The Madison Leader reports Gov Mellette and Commissioner Ruth investigating alleged fraudulent school lands sale. The piece notes the urgency of a thorough, expeditious inquiry and warns the Republican party against being defensive in the forthcoming campaign. It also covers Democratic debate on delegate selection for the state convention, mentioning the Chamberlain plan as a mixed approach with district and at large voting.
Senator Hillis plans his maiden senate speech on retrenchment and reform, viewing it as a safer party issue than tariff or currency. Meanwhile his party in the lower house push bigger appropriations at a rapid rate, eclipsing previous Republican levels.
A Washington dispatch reports a circulating circular naming anti Harrison Republicans such as Platt Fassett Clarkson Quay Cameron Foraker Conger and others. It is suspected to be a fake as Quay and Cameron deny knowledge. The men opposing Harrison avoid public record.
The South Dakota News debuts with four columns and active town debate while rival Huronite boasts it spends more locally than it keeps in circulation. It reports over a thousand dollars spent locally, with less than two hundred dollars of unfinished work in its Beadle county area. The piece notes the Huronite’s pride in serving Huron and its people.
In the face of common hardships, the community notes the enterprising spirit of local pets and manufactories. These efforts help reduce burdens, showing resilience and cooperative progress amid ordinary circumstances.
The Sioux City Journal reports on tariff reforms affecting binder twine, comparing the Mills and McKinley proposals with present duties. It notes the potential saving to farmers at about 1 cent per acre, while detailing labor costs, raw material sources, and implications for American mills and hemp growers. It also recounts political commentary on Harrison's renomination and Republican strategies.
The Sioux City Journal notes precedents oppose Senator Hill's electoral law. It states presidential electors in 1812 1832 1852 and 1872 were set by decennial census apportionment. New states have always had electoral college representation whether admitted before or after apportionment.
The new World's Fair commission shows little progress, hampered since the Governor opposed it. The state should brace for an unsatisfactory outcome as no exhibit from South Dakota will be worthy of the event.
Auditor Taylor stands as a formidable gubernatorial candidate as a campaign of opposition from Independent groups intensifies, framed by coordinated criticism from mudslinging factions seeking to shape the race.
The Aberdeen News discusses fusion between Democrats and Independents and the possible effects on the Republican party. It argues fusion could absorb Independents into Democrats, while many Independents support principles that may resist such partnership. The piece notes divisions within both parties over issues like money, prohibition, and trade, and cites Senator Kyle’s independent voting as an example of fusion’s practical outcomes. Salem Pioneer Register reports Yankton county Democrats and Independents may fuse on a Democratic Independent county ticket, named Dennis.
A notable portion of Spink county residents have contracted with an artificial rainmaker for the current season, signaling a merging of local farming concerns with experimental weather modification efforts. The move reflects growing worry over drought and crop reliability, and community leaders stress careful observation of outcomes and costs.
The Watertown News notes Blaine did not fall into Quay's trap, nor did Harrison, as Quay and his crowd defeated Blaine in 1876 and 1880 for the nomination and their actions in 1884 aimed to defeat him. Blaine recognizes the crowd using him to hurt Harrison.
The Argus Leader notes two key questions for the man nominated in Chicago. Is he honorable capable and faithful to tariff reform and Democracy principles. Can he carry New York New Jersey and Indiana.
R D Prescott, professional abstractor, offers the only complete set of Davison County abstracts of records, located at the Office of First National Bank.
A Cherokee dispatch reports Sioux City overwhelmed by a deadly flood. Streets were five feet deep with water, many lives lost, property ruined as residents fled to high ground or roofs. Communications by telegraph and telephone cut off.
Sioux City reports the Floyd river flooding the city, with property damage and four drownings feared or reported. Lower areas are submerged, rail travel halted, and trains delayed. Floodwaters show signs of subsiding, but the crisis continues.
Omaha reports the Missouri River flood rising swiftly on May 19. The Union Pacific bridge over the river gave way at 7 30 p m leaving a thirty foot gap and blocking bridge use for some time. The river has shifted east and is washing out approach fills while Beatrice and surrounding bottoms flood. In Kansas a water spout near Junction City washed away houses and barns and four inches of rain fell in two hours. The Central Kansas crop outlook worsens as wheat and corn fail. In Missouri flooding hits the Iron Mountain line between Cairo and Poplar Bluff with track washed out and traffic suspended. Dudley floods with highest water on record and thirteen railroad bridges on the Cotton Belt and Iron Mountain destroyed.
In Russell Wilson absence, R P Hammond Jr opens the Democratic state convention in Fresno shortly after 2 PM. The body favors Cleveland and aims to instruct delegates. Cheers erupt at Cleveland’s name while 2 0 Murphy of Santa Clara named temporary chairman. Credentials committee named. convention adjourns to 9 PM.
Washington May 1 Congressman Pickler of South Dakota introduced an amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill ensuring land office receivers or registers receive at least 1,000. The repeal of timber culture and preemption laws left salaries at 800, and the speech urged the proposal before a point of order ruled it out. In other news a coal barge wreck near Pirospuka, May 13, saw Lowboat Sam Brown sink seven barges carrying 120,000 bushels. Twilight wrecked four barges and two dumb boats, totaling 224,000 bushels lost. the boats were owned in the city.
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