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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1886
Page
6
Farmers urged to visit Mitchell Dakota on Main Street to compare the Plano Machines and special inducements claimed to offer lightness durability simplicity and capacity and a fair trial for the king of binders and peer of mowers with blue ribbon exhibition honors noted May 10 1886.
The Mitchell Capital Supplement dated Friday May 28 1886 notes Senator Van Wyck may leave office next March and questions Blaine's ties to labor groups. It cites the Sioux Falls Argus urging Democrats to win the next delegate and urges a square party organization in the territory. It reports Mrs Pendleton’s death in New York Central Park at 61 and discusses Springer bill prospects and party loyalties in Dakota statehood debates. It mentions Register Wetter, Gustavus Adolphus, and Senator Harrison weighing state government plans and positions.
The senate committee found General Rosecrans’s record not entirely clear but not sufficient to deny him the status of a distinguished soldier and patriot.
The piece argues that real victory can be found in defeat as the small bore politicians in Washington deny Dakota rights, suggesting a paradox where concession reveals moral or political gain despite a loss. It frames defeat as a meaningful stance toward Dakota rights.
A Louisville Courier criticizes the idea of the United States as an asylum for oppressed peoples. The piece argues national policy should not turn the country into a dangerous lunatic asylum, and warns the asylum’s character is deteriorating rapidly for the sake of others.
John McDonald a Milwaukee Road special agent delayed Governor and party near Vermillion by a freight train. He rode on the train with orders to detour below the rim while he visited a house half a mile away on railroad business. He kept the party waiting about thirty minutes before allowing them to proceed.
The Mitch ell Catholic school building cornerstone will be laid on Sunday. Construction is underway and the school is planned to open in September as Romans continue building more schools in the area.
The article notes churches in Dakota making more headway than other denominations by focusing on their own affairs and labor in the Lord's Vineyard. It praises their temperance morality virtue and piety and obedience to constituted authority as factors in their success regardless of readers' beliefs.
A Dakota insurance report summarizes 1885 results across fire, life, and foreign companies. Totals show large gains in risks written and premiums, with favorable loss ratios and a steady surplus, suggesting high profitability and potential rate reductions.
Commissioner Lauren Dunlap reports county debts in the territory with bonded and floating indebtedness. South Dakota bonded debt about 1 524 710 dollars and floating 542 073. North Dakota 721 412 bonded and 366 223 floating. Assessed South Dakota value around 18 million. total indebtedness combines both forms.
The article discusses Edwar of Fargo and his trip to Yank ton for business before the Supreme court, hinting at plans to gauge southern sentiment on the upcoming territorial election. It notes a likely legislature election this fall and northern influence shaping the body, with missionaries active among non-believers in northern infallibility.
During a Yankton visit by Dakota’s executive, governors Pierce and Crennan shared few confidences. A brief exchange revealed an evolving style of governance, with Crennan noting he never inspected territorial institutions, and Pierce hinting at changes in auspices under his administration.
The article tours the Tokio Nichi-Nichi Shindun printing office showcasing its massive single-piece type case divided into two sections. Compositors juggle hundreds of thousands of characters with sticks and rules, moving through a choreographed, singing workstation that resembles a Virginia reel. The guide cites estimates of at least fifty thousand characters in the case, explaining the curious office ritual and ordered chaos behind printed pages.
J Fred Meyers of Iowa writes from Washington describing the president as taller and stronger than campaign pictures. He notes the chief magistrate weighs about 260 pounds, resembles Marshal Root in general, possesses resolve and influence, and will gradually lead despite mental limitations. Senators and politicians find him hard to influence.
A Charleston scientist asserts that shooting a cannon ball through a cyclone cloud or detonating underwater dynamite could calm a storm and protect ships. The method is not universally reliable or practical, and many would still risk cyclones rather than store explosives. The suggested safeguard remains a hole in the ground.
In the New York Independent Dr Simon Newcomb notes tens of thousands of men from Maine to California and across Europe and Asia laboring on projects that will affect individual well being years hence. Workers in China craft tea supply and in France rear sheep whose wool will become coats. A Dakota man cuts a log whose timber will become a match to light a candle.
The president sent the nomination of Hugh East of Indiana to be register of the land office at Yankton Dakota.
A murder occurred about fifteen miles south of Kimball at nine this morning. The victim is named Kennedy, described as a rough middle aged man. the suspect, Silas Collins, is a beardless youth not over eighteen. Authorities including District Attorney Stroubs Sheriff Ryan and Coroner Cone have gone to the scene ahead of the primary hearing.
May 21 reports detail hangings of Jim Reynolds in Oman for murder, Dons Willett alias Charles Croaby in Kingston, Peter Louis Otto for wife murder in Buffalo, and Lee Barnes in Plummerville. Navy alarm over the US ship Alp hic sailing from Montevideo 73 days ago with no word received.
Andrew J. Wiggins a thirty year old bricklayer shot his wife in Dwight and then turned his pistol on himself after a pursuit by a crowd. He died at the scene while his wife lies in critical condition. Wiggins was said to have domestic troubles and was connected as the son of a New Hampshire legislature president.
Detroit May 2 log dispute erupts between Isabella county lumbermen and mill owners over a river dam. Judge Harri issues injunction to stop 50 million feet of logs from being released. Violence erupts as log drivers seize the dam, three men arrested for attempted murder, dynamite detonates under the dam, and property damage runs into thousands.
May 21 Chicago officer Pat McNulty wounded in riot lies at county hospital very low and may die today, potentially the seventh mob victim. Grand jury holds dynamite conspiracy facts naming August Spies Schwab Harris and Tilden. indications point to indictments this evening. Theodore Tricke testifies about Arbeiter Zeitung funds and Titanagérs involvement in paper funding.
A New York alderman named Jaehne, convicted of bribery, was moved from Toombs prison at dawn and transported in handcuffs to Grand Central Station. He boarded the 8 a.m. train to Sing Sing, where he began work in the prison laundry upon arrival.
Athens dispatches recount ongoing fighting between Turkish and Greek outposts along the frontier. Turks press Analipsis, are repulsed at Phiosphendra after seven hours, while Greeks hold positions. Turkish earthworks opposite Analipsis are destroyed by Greek artillery as forces retreat toward Hassan Melia. Baieraklore reoccupied by Greeks.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a fox sighting in Monteheat near St Vincent DePaul parish. The report mentions rites at a penitential house and authorities presiding over events, with references to a grave and distress.
The first witness in the Maxwell murder trial is barber John B Arms of 15 North Broadway. He testifies Maxwell visited to trim beard and shave hair on April 6 1885 before planning a trip. Additional witnesses recount Maxwell purchasing items and money handling, with evidence tying him to the crime scene and packing trunks.
A jumble of Dakota news includes lectures in Yankton, a Bainfield creamery delay, Deadwood stock prospects, a hail storm near Onids, a highwayman shooting near Theodore Reeder, bond votes for a city school, cyclone insurance in Vermillion, and a drowning freight man from Fort Pierre. Reports mention Sioux Reservation bill fate, Milwaukee rail traffic, and local civic plans in Bismarck and Jamestown.
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