Special session of Gerrity County Commissioners on Oct 27 1804
County board met in special session with members Moore Blackman Gilfillan Webster Butterfield. Actions included refinancing bonds of 25000, loan approvals for G W Brown and J Nuveen Co, liquor license receipt refund to R S Martin, tax refund to J J Haynes, I J Maynes, and bill payments for court house materials and poor relief. Adjournment sine die noted with official certification by County Auditor O D Stearns.
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S. JJ. Moore
Newell Blackmean
J. W. Gildian
W. J. Webster
GO. M. Butterfield
P. mi
John Nuveen & Co
G. W Brown
West
I. J. Maynes
C. H Parry
Court House
Davis, Daniels & Co
Charles Burnside
B. VanAlstine
Hocking Valley
City of
Mitchell
HE. B. VanAlstine
J W Gilfillan
W Gilfillan
Blackman
Sutterfield
Butterfield
SJ Moore
Stearns
Pierre Up-Front Tax Debate Over State Capital Move
The debate centers on tax increases tied to moving the state capital from Pierre to Mitchell. Advocates argue shifting the capital would raise land values in Pierre, while critics call the claim specious, noting past agricultural value drivers like moisture and crop yields in multiple counties and asserting western state lands won’t be affected by capital relocation. Mitchell promises lower taxes if the capital leaves, but a new state house would still be needed at Pierre for records protection.
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Pierre
Mitchell
Union
Clay
Lincoln
Turner
Yankton
Spink
Brown
Beadle
Capital move debate stirs Yankton Mitchell visit
A Yankton Daily Press Gazetter report from Mitchell details the capital relocation controversy in South Dakota. Mitchell hosts about two thousand visitors on Red Men’s Day, touting a new capitol built of Sioux Falls granite with room for the legislature for two decades. Proponents, including Mitchell boosters, claim the state would save costs and avoid eastern bond pressure, while Pierre supporters warn of massive bond obligations and taxation. The piece argues Mitchell offers a debt-free alternative with a leased capitol, urging voters to back Mitchell to avert insolvency and bondholder foreclosures.
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Yankton
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Pierre
Capitol
South Dakota
State plans land sale and capital development on donated acres
A proposal outlines selling state land in coming years to fund a capital project on ground donated by Mitchell businessmen. The plan aims to profit from the land sale and use the proceeds for construction while avoiding public pushback.
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Voskel Oilers
Uah
Ile State
Mitchell
Blood purifier S. S. S. lauded in Wheeling ad
In Wheeling West Virginia on May 28 1903 a man recounts healing chronic leg sores after a worker injury by using S. S. S. He credits the tonic blood purifier with curing the sores without fatal outcomes and urges others with chronic wounds to consult its physicians in Atlanta for free guidance.
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Wheeling
W.a
John W. Fundis
Care Schmulback Brewing Co
S. S
Atlanta
Vote for Mitchell as South Dakota capital in November
William Walpole argues that Mitchell should be the state capital, condemning Yankton Sioux Falls and Vermillion backers as fearing competition. He praises enterprise in Mitchell and urges farmers to vote against railroad capitalists on election day while dismissing claims about gumbo soil and local gloom. The letter champions economic growth, competition, and centralized governance.
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Mitchell
Yankton County
Yankton
Sioux Falls
Vermillion
Pierre
Scott
Davison County
South Dakota
Grother Farmer
South America
India
Canada
William Walpole
State of
William Tralle
Court House
Mitchell County
Davison
Senate
House of Representatives
A. D
O. C. Bera
Simple Remedy For Catarrh By Hyomei Inhaler
Advertises Hyomei as a cure for catarrh discovered by R. T. Booth. Recommends breathing the inhaler four times daily to soothe the mucous membrane and prevent irritation. Claims many Mitchell residents cured and offers money-back guarantee by Scallin Bros if it does not help.
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R. T. Booth
Hyomie
Mitchell
Hyomei
Scallin Bros
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Commissioners’ Meeting
Gerrity
Atie
Meenne
Dee
Eteat
Add
Harmier
Hollister
Bhick
Slollister
Rocky Mountain
W.j.frad & CO
C. Dewitt & Company
Chicago
Ile
L. O. Gale
Seach
Cable
Landseekers
R. K
Ubcke’s Land Agency
Cumberland
Wis
A. B. Hager
Champeny Block
Becker
Coats
Dr. C. A Bower
Main St
Mitchell, South Dakota
Ivomei
Serveson & Son
Homdale
Geo. Watson Prep
Poland
China
Rilus Ton Ure
Acne
Ako
W. Abbey
S. Carrierr
Edmond K. Bristol
Anna J. Bristol
Caroline B. Donald
Edmond 4
Bristol
Linus S. Bristol
Justin
Edmond R Bristol
Edmond KR Bristol
County of
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County Gourt
Mary Hofstetter
Nettie R. MacMillan
GeorgesacMillan
Leo Hofstetter
S. Cattrell
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