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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1891
Page
12
Notices reveal Mrs. James Leslie opening a new millinery on South Main Street and Mrs. Leslie inviting purchases. Reports mention crops, prices, road firebreaks, pension news, prairie fires near Plankinton, and local education updates with teachers taking posts.
In Hinson County and Lake County reports, farmers posted wheat yields ranging from 17 to 30 bushels per acre. Notable figures include Patrick Driscoll with 1,080 bushels from 45 acres, Henry Gordon at 1,400 from 75 acres, and A. E. Hill averaging 26 bushels on 125 acres. The Hutterische society plans a 24 by 48 foot granary. The Madison Sentinel notes Ramona area wheat yields and large-scale acreage, while promotional commentary argues migration to farming regions offering favorable crop returns.
A Hand County Press report quotes a farmer debating national land costs. He asks a reporter to compare land prices with yields, arguing eastern land, though priced higher, cannot match the output of local $50 land per crop. The exchange highlights regional price and productivity contrasts.
Sioux Falls Press reports Mitchell representation at the fair with 400 Brown County poultry, 14 Hereford cattle from C F Raymond Mt Vernon and notable displays by Superintendent Camburn Bowdle and local educators. EB Dewing to judge poultry hall. Ladies admire fine needle work and art displays.
About five minutes after the west bound train passed the fair grounds on Saturday a fire alarm sounded. The row of stock sheds along the south side burned from the fair grounds to the race track, about 200 feet of sheds burned. Guards were posted to keep the area from crossing the road.
A brief noon alarm on Main Street drew crowds as two children started a bonfire near Tom Ball's brick barn north of the Omaha track. Firemen extinguished it after bringing hose and ladder carts, noting floor damage and blackened walls. The rest of the item notes a social gathering in honor of Miss Huyssen of Chicago and an advertisement for Brandreth's pills.
The Mitchell Capital will publish this week a supplement containing the full text of the Australian ballot law enacted by the last legislature. It outlines the November election rules and procedures to be followed statewide.
A Mitchell party rode the Omaha special to the State Fair in Sioux Falls. The trip featured a boiler leak and delayed arrival, followed by a hastily supplied engine after intervention by Bank Examiner Diamond and Railroad Commissioner Rice. The fair drew seven to eight thousand, but dust, heat, and wind ruined viewing and exhibits, with the Republican contingent unseen by many.
A granite monument dedicated to XATIER, wife of Lawrence O. Gale, stands in Mitchell cemetery. The ten foot column supports a cap stone on a rough granite pedestal, inscribed with biographical details and the phrase Only Gone Before. Weight 8500 pounds. The piece, from Monticello granite, is touted as the largest and finest in the state by Yankton Marble Works. Weather flags and daily weather dispatches are being arranged for Mitchell by the government. Also, Beulah township Republicans caucused, naming delegates M L Bobb J W Mason and M H Ward to the county convention.
Next week opens the Corn Palace in Sioux City with special trains planned. Plankinton Grain Palace runs September 29 to October 3, same dates Aurora county fair. Mason City Turf Club October three day meeting begins October 6. Minneapolis Harvest Festival set for September 23. AlsoDeath notice Edith Law infant burial service led by Rev Boggs. Postscript lists Mitchell post office uncalled letters for week ending Sept 24 1891.
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