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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1904
Page
11
Rates for subscriptions and advertising listed for the official county paper dated Friday October 7 1904. Details include one copy price one year six months three months advertising at statute rates business cards six lines six dollars per year each additional line one dollar legal notices five cents per line and notices of marriage and death published free of charge.
The republicans announce a slate of candidates for statewide offices. Electors Henry Morris, H S Gulstine, John Q Anderson, G R Evans. Congressmen Chas N Burke Eben W Martin. Supreme Judges Dighton Carson Dick Stlaney H G Fuller. Governor Samuel H Elrod. Lieutenant Governor J J McDougall. Secretary of State D D Wipf. State Treasurer O I Collins. State Auditor J P Sfalliday. Superintendent Geo W Nash. School Lands C J Bach.
Frank and Smith named as judicial candidates for the Fourth Judicial Circuit in Mitchell. The ticket lists two incumbents seeking reelection to district court positions and highlights party backing.
Senator O L Branson and Representative M C Etts named along with Treasurer J J Haynes sheriff H C Cook superintendent E J Quigley auditor O D Stearns and others including Register of Deeds Q G Halphide Clerk of Courts S Cattrell States Attorney T J Spangler Probate Judge W Abbey Coroner R Dundas Surveyor John L Nelson and Commissioner Second District C K Drake.
Parker New Era urges residents to keep the state capital close to home arguing a nearby location saves travel costs for farmers, lawyers, and officials. It attacks distant capitals as wasteful and promotes Mitchell as the present and future center of population.
The Mitchell management invites visitors to agricultural exhibits from Turner Lincoln McCook Sanborn and Davison counties but not Hughes county. The policy is criticized as narrow minded and seen as harming Mitchell politically. Pierre and the Kuttinsky family are noted as having had an exhibit opportunity that was not placed.
The article notes that Pierre proponents faced similar, lengthy protests and criticizes them for seeking public sympathy. It claims corn palace management ignores outside concerns and suggests Pierre will resume fundraising by accusing Mitchell of mistreatment. Public weariness with the ongoing belly-aching campaign is expressed.
J. J. Paylor of Chriseman reports severe stomach weakness and weight loss. After trying Kodol Dyspepsia Cure he says four bottles fully restored his health and appetite. Sold by L. O. Gale.
At Sunday services Rev. Host Wilkinson presents a yearly report showing steady growth. The church records 469 total members with 444 active. 25 on probation. Benevolences total 1435 dollars for thirteen departments, excluding pastor salary and running costs. Presiding Elder Hager's final district appearance is noted with thanks.
An advertisement claims the cough cure gives instant relief for coughs croup and LaGrippe without passing to the stomach. It says the remedy draws out inflammation heals and soothes for permanent cure by aiding lungs to supply oxygen to blood and tissues. Sold by L. O. Gale.
The defense argues intent must be proven for assault and battery. The magistrate notes evidence shows the woman struck her husband with a brick, suggesting she aimed at something else.
A curious exchange in the Baltimore News notes a handsome stranger showing interest in Francelia, while Hwmereida and others react with disbelief about his motives. The fragment hints at a social encounter with playful intrigue and mischief among young people.
The page features a dialogic exchange with lines about a doctor saying a wife is incurable and a narrator noting people live on whale blubber. An Arctic explorer comments that it cannot be said locals “live on the fat of the land,” and an Eskimo responds that they live on sea fat, primarily whale blubber.
Mrs No-Tler laments a husband who refuses to listen as the deuce and a ducky fellow figure in a humorous illustrated piece. The dialogue hints at domestic whimsy and comic misunderstandings.
Just after a street attraction on Friday evening a fire alarm led responders to RE J Greaves’s home at First Avenue West and Sanborn Street. A match dropped into an open bureau drawer caused a small fire on the second floor, quickly extinguished with water to spare furnishings. A separate burglary at Jo Ferris’s drug store saw seven rings and three watches stolen from a jewelry case before escape. Dr Bobb also reported missing instruments from his office glass case, left scattered in the hallway after intruders disturbed the scene.
Pierre supporters faced strong criticism in Mitchell as their Hughes county agricultural exhibit drew crowds yet failed to win over locals. The Pierre display relied on irrigated produce and sourced items from Sully Potter Faulk and others, while Mitchell critics argued they would have misrepresented natural rainfall for political gain.
A compact view contrasts strong sentiment as a direct reflection of sights with sentiment mentality described as a weak man’s expression of what he does not feel, highlighting biases in interpreting reality.
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