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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1889
Page
4
The Mitchell Printing Co offers Onecopy at advance rates for six or twelve months and invites address changes. Advertising rates include business cards up to six lines for five dollars per year, with extra lines and locads priced per line. Legal ads at statute rates. Free marriage and death notices. obituaries and resolutions at five cents per line.
Friday notice urges voters in Davison county to support the straight Republican ticket at the upcoming election. It warns against bolts or independent candidates and calls for a united front to strengthen the party’s future influence in state legislature conventions and county government.
Mitchell and Davison County residents travel to the fair led by E. VP band, with the fire department and Co I participation. The piece urges a yes vote for prohibition and a no vote for minority representation, arguing Mitchell’s capital bid hinges on local support and regional ties.
The passage extols the Milwaukee rail system as a state spine reaching across Dakota to Bismarck and connecting with the Northern Pacific. It argues Mitchell as the rail hub and capital center, touts voter support for Mellette Pickler Gif ford and Ed Johnston, and lists town bids and political expectations from Huron Watertown Pierre Sioux Falls and Mitchell amid alliance politics and population figures.
A political appeal urges voters to elect Powell and Tibbetts as representative farmers and good men. It contrasts regional capital locations and transportation choices, urging Mitchell as a candidate who serves both the lower and entire state interests.
A short political guidance item urges voters to cast a straight party ticket from the top to the bottom of the ballot, emphasizing efficiency and party unity for the upcoming election.
A business paper in Mitchell signs 34 local leaders backing Mitchell for the state capital and blasting rivals Huron Pierre Sioux Falls. The piece argues Mitchell’s clean campaign, strong voter reach, and central location give her a clear edge, while attacks from other towns are deemed vain. It notes petitions in Sioux Falls and critiques France's opponents.
The author questions railroads racing westward to be first on the ground arguing that capital backing is absent and the supposed plans from Omaha Mitchell Sioux Falls and Woonsocket are mere assumptions. Pierre seeks farmer votes using this unguaranteed forecast and faces strong local skepticism.
In desperation Sioux Falls prints ads posing as Mitchell and other South Dakota towns praising growth in her favor. The Mitchell piece is dismissed as a yarn and the Sioux Falls effort as boodle and falsehood, though claimed to be unwinnable.
The article reprints Section 47 defining voter eligibility: male citizens or those who have declared intent, aged 21 or older, with specified residence requirements in the United States territory county and precinct, and an oath to support the U S Constitution.
Rumors hint at a stealth campaign against part of the Republican legislative slate in Davison County. The talk suggests party loyalty will be mobilized to ensure solid support for every ticket candidate. Davison County is viewed as favorable to Republicans this year.
Voters urged to back Mitchell for the capital post as supporters tout her as a winning candidate in a mobilization push.
Mitchell braces for a large Aberdeen election showing while staying distant from the Queen City and keeping ties with nearby interests. The text notes Aberdeen’s influence in regional commerce and hints Sioux Falls Vierre Huron and Watertown may seek influence but face Aberdeen’s supremacy.
Huron says she will win about 82,000 votes while Pierre promises 30,000. South Dakota totals around 70,000, leaving little in other towns like Mitchell Sioux Falls Watertown and Chamberlain after Pierre and Huron secure their shares.
The Capital Investment company markets Pierre lots for sale at buyers own figure in Sioux City Omaha and Minneapolis. South Dakota residents praise the offer while outsiders seek to profit. Also a political note urges voting for Howest George as first state senator.
The text claims Vierre relies on Mitchell votes to win and that her workers spread rumors of Mitchell's withdrawal. The rumor pattern signals Pierre's desperation, while Mitchell faces no real harm from the claim.
Hand County Press notes adjoining Hughes will vote for Pierre while Beadle counties favor Huron by a large margin. Mitchell gains support from counties accessible and near it containing over 20 000 votes.
The call directs every capable citizen to work with the capital committee this week. It notes work is needed in every precinct in South Dakota to build on Mitchell’s lead over rivals.
Report notes speculators flocking to Pierre yet not offsetting voter decline before winter. Only fragmentary lines point to broader economic or political motives, with no clear figures or dates.
Pierre sends out a proposed temporary capitol plan while she also assumes a privilege that will, after October 1, belong exclusively to Mitchell.
Kimball Index asserts Mitchell will not finish fourth as 25,000 voters lie closer to her door than to any other candidate. The claim emphasizes strong local support and proximity advantage in the race.
Special to the Republican from Narco City M D Sept 25 reports strong sentiment in southern Black Hills for Mitchell as the capital candidate. The writer urges early voting and urges neighbors to vote.
Aberdeen News reports the Aberdeen fair thriving despite threatening weather. Mitchell visitors arrived by special train with flags and bands, escorted by local firemen militia and the Second regiment D N G. A Mitchell band parade entertained crowds and Gov. Mellette was serenaded. The contest continues tomorrow with results to be published.
Mrs. Louis Beckwith of Mitchell displays a superb cut flower exhibit at the Aberdeen fair. The centerpiece is a miniature house made of grains and grasses, designed by John Hagerman, with decorating by H D Crawford. A special Mitchell train carried firemen, military company, and citizens, welcomed by the Tub City fire department and the Mitchell band at Main Street.
At midnight the Aberdeen bound Mitchell train carried the IR P band Co I Second regiment three fire companies and cheering citizens. A victory celebration formed at the station with a Mainstreet march to the Alex Mitchell venue. The crowd joined in Marching through Georgia and celebrated with three cheers and a tiger before dispersing.
Armour Tribune notes Mitchell’s six week push to be state capital with growing local support. Key selling points are location forty miles from Douglas county south boundary and anticipated railroad expansion. James Foster reports Omaha road official promise of a southwestern extension from Mitchell in spring, adding a sixth railroad.
A Lead City correspondent reports Mitchell leads in the capital election effort with strong support from the hills region. Voters in Davison County, South Dakota, prepare for the October 1, 1880 election across multiple precincts to choose a governor and other state officials and to decide on constitutional amendments and the location of the temporary seat of government.
Tommy Warren of Los Angeles and Frank Murphy of Birmingham fought for 1800 dollars for the featherweight title at the California Athletic Club. The bout ended after a long session with a contested decision and the referee leaving the stage as both men failed to comply with the terms. In Atlanta, Ernest Williamson, a black boxer, was killed when a sparring session with Branch resulted in a fatal neck injury.
Springfield Illinois September 26 Adjt Gen Vance reports to the governor on the Spring Valley coal strike. He finds the sickness among miners and families exaggerated and criticizes the miners for refusing compromise and living on charity. He notes hostility toward owners and miners among nonparticipants and suggests Governor Fifer may only issue a proclamation for aid.
Six adulterers and seven unlawful cohabiters from Salt Lake City were sentenced in the first district court at Provo. None pledged to obey the law, and all received penitentiary terms ranging from two to six months.
Dublin dispatch reports quar rymen on Mr. Parnell's Arklow estate threaten to strike to force replacing the current agent with a local nationalist believed more agreeable to the workers.
Ex-Surgeon General Joseph Beale U S Navy died at age 75 in Philadelphia. He joined the navy as an assistant surgeon in 1837, rose to surgeon general in 1873, and retired in 1876.
Dispatches from London report Mussulmen outrages against Christians persist in Crete. Residents flee to the mountains, cattle are poisoned, and thefts are widespread as the violence continues.
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