The reformers raise rail taxes and hurt farmers say Mitchell paper
The Mitchell Clarion reports public response to the state board of equalization raising railroad valuations by 21.7 million and farm land by 26.6 million. Readers in Bath township note taxes surged from 590 to 1,550 dollars, while railroads increased only modestly. The piece questions reform rhetoric and critiques the capstone plans and appointments amid cost rises.
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State Board of Equalization
Bath
Aberdeen News
Brown County
State Board of Equalization and Assessment
Bath Township
Pierre
Thettieiesetts
Megas
Reform” Board of Equalization and Assessment
Corrupt Corporation Administration
Banker Board of Assessment and Equalization
Corporation Administration
Capitol
Sioux Falls
Corporation
Fall county fairs and harvest celebrations sweep South Dakota
Across the state fall festivities shine as county fairs and old settlers gatherings draw crowds. Despite mixed crop results, residents enjoy holidays, races, and community joy while Aberdeen faces a paving dispute and a pending war rent lawsuit over interest rates. The council split 4 4 on rates before the mayor swung to 6 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Aberdeen
Iouncil
LaFollette Candidacy Talk Faces Skeptical Whitman Warning
The piece notes Senator LaFollette plans a presidential bid at the Republican convention but has yet to announce his candidacy. It warns Chautauqua circuit applause may mislead him about voter support and cites Chicago Inter Ocean urging his friends to dissuade him for the country’s good.
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LaFollette
Wisconsin
Republican’ Party
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Robert M. LaFollette
Wardenship of penitentary mystery questioned
The excerpt notes claims that Nye Phillips and another man were promised the warden post, yet Harry T. Parmley holds the job and Mr. Kennicott questions how the appointment happened after assurances were given.
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Nye Phillips
Harry T. Parmley
Mr. Kennicott
Fall social and weddings greet Ethan area notes
Local items report a dislocated ankle from haystacker work, Annie Clement's week long vacation visiting Westfield and Sioux City, a W S Snyder law social with cream and songs, and a large H Wurm grove picnic. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Dockstader visit, Mann-Sheahan wedding remembered, and Edith Trow returns to printing. Several moves and schooling plans follow, plus community births and farm activity.
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Ethan
French
Mr. Otteson
Annie Clement
Westfield
Sioux City
W. S. Snyder
H. Wurm
Dockstader
Gammill
Missouri
Mann-Sheahan
Mitchell
Dessie Sheahan
Arthur Mann
Edith Trow
John McCrary
Parkston
Steve Judge Farm
Frank Cole
Rosebud
George Doane
Cottonwood
George
Josi
Will Tee
Lammon
Surprise party at Olesons and local social notices
Prosper reports a surprise birthday gathering for a young boy at Olesons with about fifty guests. Joseph Syres visited the Strand home while Carl Lodegren and Will Lodegren stopped by Bard. A basket social at Hendrickson Bros on Sept 21 aims to raise funds for Good Hope Sunday school.
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Loomis
Leta Mae Clark
Willie Burke
Sioux City
Sam Olsson
Perry
Tom Darmer
N. Nelson
Quinn
Bock
Iowa
George Bock
Mars
Julia Warren
I. H. Poss
Gilfillan
Eva Gilfillan
Frank Harris
Lydia Odell
Harrison
S. M. Crippen
O. Oleson
Joseph Syres
A. Strand
Carl Lodegren
Will
Bard
Hendrickson Bros
Good Hope
C. F. Anderson
A. W. Anderson
Auction on Dr Burr farm near Mitchell on Sept 18 1907
Riverside notes list visits and church plans while a large farm sale near Mitchell is announced. The auction on the Dr Burr farm 112 miles northeast of Mitchell will offer many livestock including 20 milch cows and 80 hogs plus farming equipment and corn, with sale starting at 1 p m. Remember a preaching service that Sunday is also advertised.
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Dr. Burr
Mitchell
Auction Notice for Craton Sale of Goods and Articles
Free lunch at noon. Terms of Sale: cash on sums $10 and under. For sums over $10, time until Oct 1, 1908 with 10 percent interest and 2 percent cash discount. Auctioneer Jay H. Craton. clerk M. F. Patton. owner O. S. Spiller.
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Jay H. Craton
M.F. Patton
O. S. Spiller
Eight Trainloads of Cattle Ship From Sioux Reservation
The Milwaukee freight yards bustle with eight trainloads from the Sioux reservation. Interior cattle, fed on range grasses, total about 130 cars. Trains run through Mitchell with engine and crew changes, bound for the Chicago market via the Iowa and Dakota division.
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Milwaukee Company
Sioux Reservation
Mitchell
Roundhouse
Interior
Chamberlain
Chicago
Iowa and Dakota
Letter From Devoe Co on Lead Paint Prices
A letter to Mr K Johnson in Mitchell discusses a bargain paint mix described as lead and zinc free and notes that barytes and whiting are sand and whitewash not paint. The dealer claims it rivals Devoe quality while M H Gosche sells their paint with New York and Chicago connections.
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Devoe
Devoe & Co
New York
Chicago
M. H. Gosche
Doctor Dies After Prescribing Poison Aiding Mistake
Dr F W Frankenstein a 70 year old Canova physician living in Epiphany Hanson county died after a prescription he made caused burns in the mouth and stomach. Coroner's jury ruled death not from overdose but acid in the medicine, with a second bottle showing strong evidence of carbolic acid.
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F. W. Frankenstein
Epiphany
Hanson County
Canova
Nven
Rest Cure Case Spoils Prison Reform Theory
A Brooklyn Eagle item notes a convicted prisoner allowed a rest cure at 300 dollars weekly, a cost borne by the prisoner from crime proceeds. It questions why John F. Gaynor stands out from typical sick inmates and hints at an anomalous case in penal reform debates.
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Brooklyn Eagle
John F. Gaynor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mitchell Clarion
Crawford
Clarion
Stony Balls Penitentiary
Frank Kennicott
Kennicott
Otban
Mas. Wa
Drake
Moody
Grandma Coyne
Edward Donk
John Cutts
John Donovan
Chas. Coyne
John
A. C. Cooper
Luman
Mrs. Holliday
Rock Rounds
Nelson
Henry Scheich
Lily Donk Wee
Will Allen
Fred Hoffman
O. T. Oleson’s
Chester Wittstruck
Ina Dodd
Prosper No. 2
Hannah Anderson
Hendrickson’s
Utah
Riversidia
Riverside
J. T. Wallis
Margaret. McGivern
Floyd Wallis
Kjelmyrs
Mitewell
Canton
D. DeMott
Huron
Damon
Alexandria
Calumet
Gillis’ Big Shoe Store
Milwaukee
Mr. K. Johnson
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