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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1893
Page
7
A 1893 newspaper snippet lists subscription options and rates for the Mitchell Capital. It notes advance copy terms, address changes, and that correspondence should go to the office Monday. Advertising prices include business cards and locals. marriage and death notices and obituaries have per line rates.
The page lists Republican judicial candidates D Corson A G Kellam J E Bennett for supreme court and D Haney for fourth circuit. It notes Senator Washburn of Minnesota backing honest money and comments on the World's Fair attendance and a push for a strong Republican vote amid debates over debt refinancing and repeal bills.
A Washington chronicler reports Major Pickler has returned home to mount a bid to succeed Senator Pettigrew. The piece notes a possible open contest with a likely dark horse as the Republican nominee.
The senator visits St. Paul to shore up his party’s gubernatorial hopeful, while questions arise about his commitment to official duties in Washington. The piece questions Senator Hill in New York for backing a candidate alleged to debauch the ballot box.
The article notes the World’s Fair managers intend to close the grand exposition amid a blaze of glory while simultaneously considering bids to ware down and remove the magnificent palaces of the White City, illustrating rapid progress of events on the day.
The St Paul Globe weighs political odds noting if McKinley wins Ohio governor again he will likely secure his party’s 1896 nomination. It contrasts this with Senate deadlock on silver repeal and the current Democratic majority unable to repeal Republican laws in place. The piece highlights an ironic national mood.
Brother Sage comments on reporters and friends of leading Republicans in this state creating factional divides by praising some and disparaging others. He lists Messrs Petti, Pickler, Lucas, Mellette, McCoy, Ringsrud, Sterling, Greene, Washabaugh, Gamble, French and others as giants in their own right.
A party statement asserts the party does not own its members and warns against attempts to control candidates. It pledges the masses will decide delegates and denounces past practices as incompatible with the party’s unity and autonomy. The speech references Chamberlain and warns of treachery if abuses recur.
Public Opinion challenges the Argus-Leader stance on monetary standards favoring metal parity with no discrimination. It argues for equal limits on both metals, mocks local language use, and notes wheat market swings after repeal votes. The piece criticizes the Argus-Leader for political bias against farmers and opposes urging votes for the Democratic ticket.
The text notes the repeal of the July 14 1890 act directing silver bullion purchases and Treasury note issuance It declares the policy to continue using gold and silver as standard money and to coin both metals into money of equal value seeking international agreement or safeguards to maintain parity and stable dollar value in markets and debt payments.
The Aberdeen News credits Representative Pickler with defeating a forestry bill in the House. He led the opposition for two hours and forced Committee Chairman McRae to retract a contentious claim about section 7. The measure would likely fail if revived.
Ten wheelmen started from Emery at 9 30 a m and rode 124 miles round trip to Woonsocket. Six reached Woonsocket by about 1 00 p m after a 34 mile leg in the head wind. The return legs took two to three hours with speeds up to 17 miles an hour. John Sloan of Emery stood out for a memorable solo run and full day of cycling.
Over a week fires in Mitch ell damaged homes and outbuildings. Levinger home suffered upstairs fire with German heirlooms lost. 31,000 estimate for damages, insurance to cover losses. Other incidents: ice house blaze on Railroad street blamed on trespassers, pine slab fire on Milwaukee track, and a faulty flue at Simpson's South Side hotel.
A Rockford Morning Star writeup recounts Mitchell Davison county's Corn Belt Exposition opening September 27 featuring 20000 in prizes, 27,000 spent on music, and bands from Lynn Massachusetts Yankton and more. The event drew traveling groups and communities within sixty miles, with robust public support and a treasury surplus. Card of Thanks by J W Slater follows.
The piece details a thwarted arson attempt near Geo Hurley’s saloon. Investigators found a hay bundle on fire after smelling smoke, as trealarm wires were cut in two places in town. Chief Brooks oversaw the late night scene, suspecting more malice.
American Miller notes low wheat prices of 5 to 60 cents per bushel trigger widespread farmer discussion on profitability. Farmers rely on instinctive yield vs price判断 while some abandon wheat for a season, hoping scarcity and higher prices restore returns as hogs and clover seed markets recover.
County commissioners met Saturday morning to appoint election judges and audit bills under call from County Auditor Robinson. They rebated delinquent tax interest, closed the steam heating contract with Mr Ferris of Sioux Falls paying half the $80 once materials arrived, and then refused a portion of the claimed payment after agreement. The board adjourned.
The Adjutant General received enlistment papers for two new Brookings College militia companies of 107 men assigned to A and B in the fourth battalion. A regular army first lieutenant serves as military instructor and supervises the units, marking a shift from student volunteers to formal state militia service under Lieut. Frost.
The cases against Hatten and Hart of Plankinton will be tried in Hanson County on a venue change. The state preferred Davison and the defense sought Brule, but the judge compromised by assigning Hanson County for the proceedings.
Advertising text proclaims Hood's Sarsaparilla as the king of medicines curing scrofula catarrh rheumatism and all blood diseases with the claim that only Hood's cures.
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