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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1887
Page
7
A mosaic of brief items from Dakota newspapers recounts discussions on state partnerships, hay camps along the Jim and Sioux Rivers, Yankton as potential Dakota capital, presidential cares and responsibilities, and updates on local figures and events.
The readable text suggests that many people may move abroad or to Sioux Falls, with a focus on relocation patterns and possible impacts on population. No clear event or dates are provided, but the fragment points to migration discussion and potential policy or social implications.
Mr Johnston, a native of Tin Granger county Ohio, moved to Black Hawk county Iowa as a youth. He served in the Ninth Wisconsin Cavalry from 1863 to the war’s end, earned an honorable discharge, and contracted illness from service that led to his death. He married Maud Thompson in 1867. survived by wife, son Ray, his mother and wide circle of friends. A temperance advocate and devout Christian, he was respected as a citizen. His funeral, among Canton’s largest, was held at the family home under Centennial Lodge No 10 I O O F. Services were led by Rev West, Rev Granger, and Rev Wicks. floral offerings included pieces like Anchor and The Three Links.
A funeral service featured a large floral pie of white flowers spelling Rest in pansy blossoms. Visiting brethren from Lennox and nearby lodges assisted as the Farewell Brother message was spoken with deep feeling, hoping to meet again in the Eternal Home.
The W C T U in Huron meets at 2 pm with Mrs N M Barker presiding. Key reports laud travel, unions organized, and 1025 dollars in receipts, plus 218 balance, as Miss Emma Swartz leads devotion and Miss Clara Stevens urges Union Signal reading.
The text notes General Allen has never shown suspicion of his well known division views and has long faced anti divisionists. It suggests cautious statements on his opinions may be forgotten as supporters rally, with the idea they will be dropped or misused.
The Milwaukee company faces large damage suits in fall court terms. In Turner county eight claims for damages from last spring’s prairie fire have been served and more may follow in this county. Near Lennox claimants include Georges YW Palmer 1538 Herbert Sutherland 926.30 Michael Crowley 250. Lincoln and furner county victims join, with Aikens of this city and Quigley of Parker as their attorneys.
Pioneer Press reports Benjamin Glasgow of Investment Guarantee Trust and Colonial United States Mortgage Company, Hull, says British lenders to Dakota and the northwest have extended 36 million in seven years. He favors alien land law but criticizes Congress, notes Dakota land safeguards, and plans new agencies in the cotton regions of the south and northwest agricultural areas.
A committee formed at the Huron convention calls a mass meeting in Diana at the county fair on September 15 to urge a full vote on division and statehood. Speakers include Hon. T. D. Kanouse, N. L. Reed, and many other notable figures, stressing nonpartisan civic discussion.
General Campbell condemns a recent territorial militia law as oppressive and unconstitutional. He argues it creates military courts, enlists ages 13 to 45, empowers the governor to mobilize forces, and allows jail for contempt with scant safeguards, while restricting suits against militia officers. The speaker notes parts conflict with the organic act and calls for scrutiny of the government’s powers.
The Soston papers claim thirteen miles of track were laid in eleven days in the state. The Railway Age counters, diminishing the boast, by offering a sharper assessment of the feat and its significance.
The passage notes rapid tracklaying on western roads with crews laying from two to seven miles daily. Manitoba is completing four to five miles per day, totaling twenty two miles in five and a half days last week. Massachusetts shows thirteen miles in eleven days, a pace not noteworthy to western observers.
Jerauld County traders report cheaper access to Chicago and Sioux City supplies. Mitchell packing house meats enjoy excellent reputation, with potential freight savings on a new rent deal for dealers in Jerauld and neighboring counties.
The Redfield Dispatch notes extensive railroad construction in Dakota this year reflecting strong confidence from rail corporations in the territory’s future. Manitoba’s entry into central Dakota begins a new era of lower rates aided by Minneapolis and St Paul capital, with rivalry between Zenith and Win cities expected to boost Dakota’s freight interests.
The Milwaukee and St Paul freight department issues guidelines for mixed carloads including green hides grease and tallow grain and seed with one consignor and consignee requiring the carload rate on each grain or seed if all but one kind are sacked. Stock cattle westbound from east of the Mississippi to west of the Mississippi not to the Missouri river. Lime cement plaster or stucco mixed carloads charged at highest applicable rate. Plastering hair or fibre with lime and plaster adds 25 percent above lime rate based on weight.
The Yankton Press notes a season of great quiet as railroad plans halt with no visible progress since spring. Public impatience grows though insiders maintain possible near completion. A latent civic force, representing capital and enterprise, warns vigilance is needed to secure favorable outcomes.
The Aberdeen Republican urges focusing on asylum care for the insane and criticizes Gov Church and trustees over a 163 page report on the Yankton asylum. It warns of political missteps, calls for abandoning quarrels, and mocks Church’s leadership and the £90,000 fund, while urging progress on the asylum.
The London Saturday Review surveys extraordinary velocities from 1830 Groombridge and railway progress to tides waves and lightning. It compares human, animal, and natural speeds with astronomical motions and electrical discharges, noting astonishing figures and historical curiosities.
A British sea captain warns whales are multiplying so fast that ship collisions will become common. He notes a sailing vessel under a light breeze could strike a large bull whale as easily as a tree.
A Chicago Times report notes a street cutting in Buffalo where all but a nine inch strip of one man's land is taken. The law limits land takings to the amount specified in the notice of intention.
A London society paper editor defends sharp criticism of American women as English rivalries grow amid high American prominence in London society. The excerpt also cites Dickens and a humorous magistrate exchange about a laundry bill in New York.
Arthur Edmunds Jenks discusses Yale culture from freshmen to seniors, noting strong class loyalty among early years, universal college unity in support of alma mater, and fading hazing. He emphasizes cordial Yale fellowship, diminishing outrageous rituals, and the shift away from old lazings while few old customs endure.
The Belgian queen, Marie Henriette, studied sleight of hand with Professor Hermann in Brussels during 1882. Over four weeks, in private lessons, she learned tricks and later used them on her household. Hermann refused payment. the queen sent jewelry and praised him before his death.
Tangier appears beautiful from the bay with white houses mosques and date palms but upon landing streets are narrow dirty and littered. The Kasba fortress shows wear while health remains surprisingly good with low death rates though typhoid and typhus are often fatal. moors avoid doctors.
A Dutch collector description notes brick brac chimney display and rows of Gouda pipes on a long shelf. The custodian claims strong demand in New York, where locals trace origins to Holland and gather at the Knickerbocker club to smoke Gouda pipes and praise Delft Haven.
The Royal Institution in London showcased an experiment by Mr. Wimshurst using a rapidly spinning disk to illuminate printed type with electrical sparks at precision moments. The setup allows reading while in motion, with buzzing from high speed and a vivid demonstration of observing rapid changes in matter or machinery.
A facetious remark attributed to Lord Erskine appears in a Detroit Free Press quote about letters seeking subscriptions. The form reply humorously offers to subscribe “myself your very obedient servant” as a polite but playful rebuff.
A Dakota newspaper reports a man, living twelve miles away, died from poisoning after eating a lunch wrapped in a copy of a rival newspaper. The notice implies the rival paper and its readers bear responsibility and ends with an unfocused admonition about others taking warm fog.
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