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Mitchell Capital
Mitchell Printing CO
C. W. Downey
Notice of chattel mortgage sale publication rule
South Dakota Supreme Court holds that notice of a chattel mortgage sale must be published in a newspaper of general circulation nearest the sale place, but if multiple papers exist in the city, publication may be in either paper regardless of distance within the locality. The ruling cites Laws 1889 Chapter 26 Section 4.
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Supreme Court of
South Dakota
Post Office Plums Distributed Across South Dakota
John Longstate notes the spread of post office appointments in South Dakota. Dick Halla day of Iroquois secured a post without request, eight years after a hard fought race that angered Senator Pettigrew. The piece compares past bossism with current patronage and claims less personal politics in dispensing favors.
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John Longstate
South
Pettigrew
Moody
Carlson Attends Republican Convention Appointment Farce Seen
J P Carlson of Prosper township travels to Mitchell to join the Farmers National Congress in St Paul on August 31. The Argus-Leader notes Gov Lee issued 1,000 commissions to allies, but the appointments carry no convention rights. A separate map promotion by the C M & St P Ry touts a globe print of a projected world rail route, urging exploration and capital investment by 1905.
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South Dakota
Lee
Carlson
St. P. Ry
Heatford
Republican
Trans-Siberian Railway
Goverment of
Russia
Ekaterinburg
Vladivostock
United States
War Department
Washington
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Portland
Oregon
Vancouver
B. C
Klondike District
Yankton River
Alaska
Bering’s Strait
New York
London
Revolving clock tower eyed for Paris exposition 1900
Philadelphia notes a proposed 360 foot revolving clock tower at the Paris exposition of 1900 with a central pivot and hydraulic drive. A sixty four bell chime will mark hours as huge figures parade from the tower doorway around the balcony.
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Philadelphia
Savings banks named real money power of the country
A New York Mail and Express excerpt from a Detroit convention speech by Myron T. Herrick praises savings banks and trust societies. It notes 5,000,000 depositors and $2,000,000,000 in deposits, saying these funds fuel business, public works, and government lending across the nation.
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New York Mail and Express
American Bankers’ Association
Detroit
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Wheat and silver prices linked only by charts and demand
The Huronite argues populist claims linking wheat and silver are unsound. It says silver's price reflects scarcity and demand while wheat's price follows crop size and demand, independent of silver. The piece asserts the gold standard view is fallacious and the producing classes should ignore the silver price argument.
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Gold Standard
Senator Kyle Weighs In On South Dakota Marshal Ship Question
Washington dispatch reports Kyle’s Europe trip fuels the scramble for the U S marshal post in South Dakota. Peemiller’s term expired. temporary appointment stands as Kennedy favored by Republican chiefs, Wilcox and Chamberlain also in play. Kyle plans to press the president on Kennedy while delaying homeward travel until patronage matters clear.
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Kyle
Europe
Washington
South Dakota
England
Scotland
United States
Marshal Peemiller
Peemiller
A. B. Wilcox
Yankton
Pickler
H. D. Chamberlian
Kennedy
Eureka
McKinley
Capitol
Illinois
Scoland
Editor Johnston Partners With Frank L Mayes At Gazette
The Gazette gains a new partner as Frank L Mayes buys an interest and brings experience from a Florida daily. He will revive the news columns long in a comatose state, with opportunity to demonstrate ability. The Capital prints N H Dartons exhaustive artesian well report for North and South Dakota, including logs maps and Davison county illustrations. The Sioux Falls debate over a cattle trail remains unsettled but Senator Kyle blocked Omaha's plan, preserving SD interests and signaling momentum for a southern Dakota railroad and cattle industry.
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Johnston
The
Gazette
Frank L. Mayes
Mayes
South
Florida
North
South Dakota
N. H. Darton
Davison
Washington
Kyle
Omaha
Sioux Reservation
Pierre and Chamberlain
Nebraska
Argus Leader
Sioux Falls
Hills Country
Chamberlain
Pierre
A Knight of Maccabees Lodge Instituted in City
Friday evening the Knights of the Maccabees were instituted with 17 charter members. Officers elected include Past Commander R. C. Warne and Commander C. C. Bras. D. Barr helped establish the lodge. The order combines fraternal aims with an insurance benefit. Next week several new candidates expected to join. Also notes on advertising, post office dead letters, and One Minute Cough Cure endorsement by L. Q. Gale.
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Knights of the Maccabees
Chas. K. Haw
Sioux Falls
D. Barr
R. C. Warne
C. C. Bras
C. EB. Newbury
H. P. Beckwith
Edgar A. Dix
B. A. Bobb
George Garton
Reuben Dwight
R L. Tremaine
L. Kriedler
John Holt
John Fish
County Commissioners Meet. approve Jim River Bridge bid
County board finished two day session approving the Jim River bridge east of town built by R. D. Wheaton & Co. of Chicago for 680 dollars and appointing Helwig to secure bridge specifications for bids at the October meeting. They levy a 4 mill tax on sheep for a new inspector, announce a sheep owners meeting on September 25 in Mitchell, and adjourn. The minutes note auditor expenses of 13,267.12 and outline fund apportionments.
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Casper Kerr
Jim River
Perry Township
Helwig
County Road
Mitchell Township
Beulah School Township
Tobin
General School
R. D. Wheaton & Co
Chicago
Greeley
Mitchell
Sherill
State of South Dakota
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Tavison County
Beall
Robert Curran
Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
South Dakota
Davison
L. Beall
Towit
Townel
U.S
Mitchell, Davison County
Man Saves Tenants By Forming Human Ladder
In a New York tenement fire scene a flimsy fire escape ladder gave way as tenants fled. The janitor stood on the stoop and formed a human ladder, supporting the crowd as they climbed down to safety, halting a potential catastrophe. The moment, described via Youth's Companion, shows courage and self forgetfulness in crisis.
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Prometheus
Mount Caucassus
Dr. Pierce
New York
How to Examine a Watch
A passage explaining how understanding a watch requires disassembling it to see how mainspring, balance wheel, and gears fit into a single design. The example shows that recognizing deliberate adaptation proves the work of intelligent design rather than chance.
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Harper’s Round Table
Bombs on Board Turned Out to Be Coconut Prank
A Baltic port tale recounts a captain arrested for dynamite on a foreign ship. The judge demands proof and, after cautious steps, learns that the suspected bombs are merely a coconut. The crowd breathes relief as the charge collapses.
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Baltic
Fenless
London
Justifiable Joy and a Joyous Moment in a satirical column
A humorous miscellany notes Methodist preachers opening conferences with a hymn and guests feasting on fried chicken and fowl. A Tennessee obituary mocks a ten year subscription arrear, while a Kansas City Times quip and Detroit Free Press exchange end with a relieved editor refusing to dance.
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Tennessee
Kansas City Times
Detroit Free Press
Plague Morality by City and Swiss Savings Banks Totals
During the cholera plague of 1865, moral focus varied by city with Sunday in Rome and Madrid, Wednesday in London and Berlin, and Saturday in Paris. Swiss savings banks number 657, with 1,196,549 depositors, over a third of the population.
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Rome
Madrid
London
Berlin
Paris
Switzerland
DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve Promises Quick Healing
An advertisement for DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve by L.O Gaile claims to heal broken tissue soothe irritated surfaces and permanently cure ailments, presenting a bold promise of instant relief and lasting cure.
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DeWitt
L. O. Gale
L.O Gaile
James McEwan Seeks Final Proof on Timber Cutie Entry
Notice in Mitchell South Dakota dated August 23 1807 states James McEwan heir of Philenit McEwan deceased seeks final proof for the sw1g sec 12 twp 2 rang 62 to be made before the Register and Receiver on October 1. Witnesses listed are John Scholes Arthur Taylor Andrew Wright and Charles Wright of Mitchell South Dakota.
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Richard 4. Morris
Maria R. Morris
Job, Rae
Office of the Register of Deeds
Davison County
Territory of Dakota
State of South Dakota
Northwes
Northwest
Sely
William Bain Scott
Manitoba Mortgage and Investment Company, (Limited
London
England
Mitchell
Davison
South Kunkata
Manitoba Mortgage and Investment Company
Limited
Joan L. Pyle
Mortgaioree
Huron
John Cook
South Dakota
T. J. Spangler
S.D
S. D
James McEwan
Philenit McEwan
John Scholes
Arthur Taylor
Andrew Wi Wright
Charles Wright
Mitchell P
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Chicago Journal
Bryno
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Jimmy
Democratc
Bryan
Knight of Maccabees
Hostetter
Carvey
A T Holt
C Mitchell
W A Stevens
L A
Saml
T. Green
P. M
L. QO. Gale
Florence Stair
Ohio Wesleyan University
Starr
L O. Gale
DeWito
Buffalo Express
Aia
A.F
State of
Mitchell Building and Loan Association
William S. Sprague
Louisa Sprague
First National Bank of
A. D
Davison Couity
Mitchell, S. D
Hitchcock
Sarah McDonald
M.M. McDonald
H.R. Kibbee
Sout Dakota
Sii Register of Deeds Office
Lis Ile
van Ellen
First National Bank
A. E. Hircacock
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