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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1888
Page
6
The Mitchell Printing Co announces advertising rates with business cards up to six lines at $5.00 per year and additional lines for $1.00. Local notices cost ten cents per line for the first insertion and five cents for each subsequent insertion. Marriage and death notices published free of charge.
A column of political quips notes partisan divides in South Dakota and North Dakota races. It mentions Mathews’ growing majority around 40 000, a Sioux Falls constitutional convention, Gov Church’s Thanksgiving proclamation for the 29th, and cabinet speculation. The piece laments Republican party verdicts and marks the fifth district as the only South Dakota seat to go Democratic in the next council, with two North Dakota districts also Democratic.
The Republicans carried Indiana by a small margin yet won only three of thirteen congressional seats. Fargo editors Edwards and Jordan duel as rival Republicans. Reporters note Harrison’s cabinet nearing completion while Indiana’s steady politician stays low.
The Sioux City Journal predicts that four years hence the democrats will not employ Brice as campaign manager or any similar position. It argues the party will have no campaign to manage at that time.
The Aberdeen Republican denounces the Dakotas splitters and urges Mitchell citizens to plan progressive action. It notes Bradstreet estimates of over 20 million dollars spent on the recent presidential election, counting campaign costs and election expenses as evidence that a free government is not free.
The discussion emphasizes South Dakota as the world's most prosperous farming region with diverse crops including corn wheat rye oats barley flax. It notes Iowa's larger corn potential but questions profitability under prohibition and hog cholera, arguing Dakota's farmers face fewer disease threats.
A letter from J. T. Stearns of Chamberlain, dated November 19, 1888, defends Sullivan against charges of treachery. It praises Greene’s work, disputes the idea of Chamberlain betrayal, and compares Sullivan’s votes in Chamberlain and Plankinton amid local political contests and a disputed measure.
The Alexandria Herald argues for immediate Dakota admission under the existing constitution. A new constitutional convention would follow after statehood, with an enabling act delaying statehood until a new constitution is adopted. The paper favors division and quick admission over further risk.
The Woonsocket Times endorses the Sioux Falls constitution calling it the people’s own choice. It says it is not perfect but every article can be defended by solid argument and admits under it will be economical and just to all concerned. No reasonable objections are expected.
Aberdeen News notes Delegate Gifford's valiant campaign effort for successor Mr. Mathews. He stumped South Dakota with large majorities for Mathews, and Lincoln County shows a bigger Republican margin than two years ago.
A satirical recount of a 1888 presidential race analogy set as a horse race. It praises Republican entries headed by Harrison and Morton while criticizing Democratic partners Cleveland and Thurman and other teams like Fisk and Brooks. The piece mocks faulty mating, trainer errors, and oddities on the track, predicting a Republican win in 1888 and a future repeat in 1892.
In southern Dakota and surrounding Northwest, farmers report no rain since harvest, plowing nearly done with rough soil. Analysts note large wheat movement in past sixty days with 65 percent sold, and much of the remaining crop reserved for bread and seed. Snow and a wet spring are deemed essential for 1889.
Captain Beddoes recounts a perilous journey from Kansas to Ossawattomie during the earlier troubles, detailing guard duty on the prairie, hunger, rain, and a fierce chase. He describes battle near Ossawattomie, rescue of a condemned man, retreat under cannon fire, and the burning of Lawrence with heavy casualties on both sides.
For sale a Kimball organ with eight stops. Contact L Crase for details and price.
In a letter from Plankinton dated November 13 1888 local supporters praise Dakota’s winning party led by Benjamin Harrison and Morton and demand a special session of Congress after March 4 to admit South Dakota as a state. They note Chicago’s Republican platform and urge petitions to secure quick statehood.
In a public letter GEO. A. SILSBY argues that the constitution framed at Sioux Falls and approved by the U S Senate should be endorsed by Congress. He praises Dakota leaders Edgerton Mellette Moody Kanouse Kellam and others and urges a constitutional convention after admission to refine the instrument while delaying is dangerous.
Aberdeen News reports that Sioux Falls leaders may delay their official retirement to push Congress to adopt the constitution and allow a new election. Proposals include renaming Dakota to South Dakota and shifting the northern boundary to the 7th standard parallel. A schedule and ordinance could be submitted for voter approval, leading to elections and a presidential proclamation establishing statehood.
Milbank Review reports B. J. Tudgson of St. Paul, a large landowner and lender, plans to pull foreclosed Dakota farms from sale and plow every acre for wheat, predicting land will not be so cheap again and that demand for Dakota farms will rise.
For over a year Dakota counties under local option banned liquor sales but the latest vote restored high license. Prohibition failed to enforce, leading voters to back licensing as a step toward eventual temperance, with local option still seen as a tool to guide reform.
The Mismarck Tribune lists city vote counts for multiple Dakota locations including Juron 728, Lisbon 425, Fargo 1390, Milbank 319, Mandan 260, Mitchell 670, Aberdeen 927, Bismarck 468, Brookings 838, Wahpeton 23, Rapid City 94, Deadwood 485, Jamestown 879, Sioux Falls 1533, Devil's Lake 365, Grand Forks 1238.
In Ohio land valued from 350 to 75 dollars per acre yields nine to eleven bushels of wheat per acre, while in Dakota land at 2 to 11 dollars per acre yields sixteen to twenty two bushels. No fertilizer needed, cultivation costs halved, railroads give easy market access, crops are reliable and profits seem fast for investors starting in Dakota.
Mr Mills argues Hill caused the loss of President Cleveland while noting Harrison’s victory without New York. He claims northern raids of southern brigadiers influenced the Democratic defeat, though the conclusion is challenged by the electoral outcome.
The paper calls for better compliance with the new license law than the local option law. It urges saloonkeepers to stop gambling, close at 11, refrain from selling to drunkards or minors, and shut on Sundays.
The Casselton Blizzard notes that local Dakota papers that praised thrift under Democrats now switch to support the Republicans, finding amusement in the sudden fold back to the GOP. The piece frames the scene as a spectacle.
Governor Louis J. C. declares November 20 a legal holiday urging observance of thanksgiving. Public and private worships asked to express gratitude for blessings and to support continued prosperity. Seal affixed November 17, 1888, by Secretary M. L. McCormack.
A fragmented Brookings press item recounts a partisan campaign critique and local ads for city property loans, St Patrick’s Pills, and McLean remedies. It mentions Lincoln green tailor suits for four heiress-like young ladies and a Chicago billiard tournament with entrants from multiple cities and Schaefer exhibitions.
The fragment blends a romantic denial by a saddened heiress with a humorous aside to Mr. Jimsen and a stray note on smoking nicotine free tobacco by sun drying. It also mentions Sergt. McNamee in the Globe-Democrat and reports on Pere-la-Chaise cremation furnaces in Paris with debate over pauper cremation versus wealthier preference.
A short, partial script excerpt shows an old merchant and a young lady discussing a position in a store. The exchange hints at a formal request and offers a preferable workplace setting, with facial expressions suggesting interest and warmth.
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