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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
That Pretty Red Map.

We see that the Chamberlain BOOM
ers have a pretty red map on which
road from Wheeler along the Missouri
valley to their village is also indicated.
but why the Northwestern should incur
the great cost of building through
the bluffs to get to Chamber
lain is one of the problems that re-
mains to be solved. The prerentlons
of that village whilst serious to the
inhabitants are nevertheless very
amusing to the level-headed voters of
Dakota. Chamberlain takes great
pride in the island in the river, and
the rough and hilly county surround
ing the town-and the pretty red map
she is distributing over the territry.
No one disputes her right TO boast of
her location for in the expressive Ian
guage of Tom Ball "there is not level
land enough within forty miles of
Chamberlain to make a decent race
track a half mile around"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

to win (keep the fact in mind this
fight is for the capital, not for glory,)
after which she will rake the ground
over with fine tooth comb, exhaust
every argument and every means at
hand to secure the votes needed. The
eighteen counties tributary to her
cast $4,000 to 10000 votes. With a
campaign conducted as indicated is
there any doubt of her getting 10000
OF these votes? With seven candi-
dates IN the field will not that number
win? Looks as if it would, don't it?
Will Mitchell make that kind of fight?
Aye, she is making it now, at this
very time. She has the money, she
has the nerve, she has the men to
push it. She can win, and the men
behind her say, "By the Eternal she
SHALL win!"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
The Capital Situation.

Woonsocket News: The friends of
Mitchell, and those who wish to see
the capital of South Dakota located in
the Jim River Valley, are greatly en-
couraged. The campaign is to be
pushed by Mitchell with all the force
at her control, and with the most flat
terlng prospects of success Next week
fifty men start out from Mitchell on a
personal canvass in her interests. BY
this it will be seen that the fight is to
be carried on until the close of the
polls on the evening of election day
and victory is won.
AS we expected, the G. L. q. is acting
as a good deal Of g boomerang on
Pierre. 1t will turn more votes from
that city than it can possibly take to
it. The scheme is pretty generally
condemned by the press of Dakota and
its own members are rapidly repudiat-
ing it, as is shown by extracts from
numerous exchanges. Mr.. L. G. lay
lor, editor of the Alexandria Herald. a
gentleman who stands very high in
his county and is the present republi-
can nominee for state auditor, SAYS
that it is an open question whether
single stockholder in that county will
ratify the company's choice by voting
for Pierre.
Facts coming to light daily are
Strengthening Mitchell's chances. In
the @. L. G. election she received almost
as many votes as Pierre, and the man
ner of conducting that election was
such as to unite friends of Mitchell in
her favor as nothing else could have
done.
This section of South Dakota needs
capital, needs settlement, needs more
farmers and stock raisers, and it will
be great factor in pushing it to the
front to locate the temporary and per-
manent capital Of the state in the Jim
valley at the city of Mitchell.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
The Capital Location.

Oelrich, Black Hills Times: The
capital location has narrowed down to
three towns-Mitchell, Sioux Falls and
Pierre, with chances decidedly in fa-
vor OF the former, as her claims to
superiority IN every ess sntial particu.
lar over all other aspirants are becom-
ing known and being brought to the at
tention of the intelligent and thinking
voters of South Dakota, who are not
personally acquainted with her merits.
They recognize the fact that she is one
OF the solidest towns, both financially
and materially, in South Dakota, and
is one of the most accessible from all
directions of any city in the state, and
can offer better Accommodations to
large crowd than any other city in the
race. Her railroad facilities are un-
surpassed by any city in the new state.
She is situated in the most fertile and
populous section of the state. and her
location alone is destined to make her
one OF the great cities of South Da-
kota. If the capital is located at
Mitchell it will be credit to the new
state and to the people whose votes
located it in that city. Pierre and
Sioux Falls boast that they control
the votes of the people in the Black
Hills, each claiming that they have a
sure thing on their votes. Mitchell
makes NO such boasts but rests secure
in the belief that her merits alone will
bring her many votes from this section
and the returns will show that she is
right. She is satisfied that every voter
who has the interests of the state at
heart, and desires to locate the capital
where it should be, will cast their
votes for MITCHELL
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
Another Railroad on Paper.

On the map of South Dakota two
proposed Northwestern extensions are
indicated, and the roads will with one
change probably be constructed. We
allude to one from Mitchell via Wheel
er to Stuart in Nebraska, and the 9TH
er FROM Mitchell in the direction of
Blunt in Hughes county. The termi-
nus of the latter road and its course
will probably be changed to Forest
City on the Missouri river. Some
Pierre prophets say that from Wheeler
another road will be run to Pierre. An
inspection of the map shows that the
same company would be guilty of the
folly of building line parallel to and
not far from their road running from
Blunt to Forest City, a probability as
remote as that the stockholders of the
Woonsocket company will ever profit
by the investment of the directors in
real estate at Pierre.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
Pertinent Figures for Pierre.

Woonsocket News: In 1885 Hughes
county, of which Pierre is the county
seat, cast 1888 votes; in 1883, three
years later, it cast but ia. This shows
decrease in population of over 1914 33155
per cent, and yet Pierre claims that
she is surrounded by u fertile country.
1t so, why have one-third of her voters
left within three years? Why are
miles of her country roads without a
farm house or barn? Why do they
not take visitors who are judges of
land and know gumbo from fertile
soil, over the country west of Pierre?
Let reasonable and truthful answers
to these questions be given before any
citizen of this county votes for Pierre.
Our figures are official and cannot be
denied.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

The situation with reference to
Red6eld's withdrawal is clearly put
by the mayor of that city as follows;
The South Dakota Investment COM
pany has invested in real estate in HUI
ron and combined their capital cam
paign for the purpose of locating the
capital in the valley of the James and
protecting their stockholders. How
ever there are members of the COM
pany who have invested in Pierre and
that that city on the Missouri will
have good vote in this county there
is no question.
It's clear case of much ado about
little. The Sphinx county vote will be
divided between the tour towns of
Mitchell, Watertown, Huron and
Pierre, that's all.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
Chamberlain, Attention.

Chamberlain grows desperate as the
election approaches. A few weeks age
her presumption found ample expires.
sion in the claim, rather quietly made
that she was THE Milwaukee town
Today she has the supreme etfrontery
to proclaim loudly, through her repre-
sentatiYes, that the Milwaukee com.
pany are lending their cordial and sub
stanttal endorsement to her candidacy
TLis is wholly without foundation and
Chamberlain knows it, 1t is a fiction
purely and simply to bolster up what
her own DR.. Henry confessed to be a
forlorn hope.
That the voters of South Dakota
may have this positively proved at
once the REPUBLICAN, with the entire
approval of the capital committee and
city, whose interests it advocates,
makes Chamberlain the following
proposition: If she can show from
President Miller of the Milwaukee
railway company, from whom
alone could come anything authorlta-
lively in so important a matter, con.
clusiYe assurance to the effect that his
company will endorse and aid her can
didacy, the REPUBLICAN will imme-
diately withdraw its support from
Mitchell and willingly give it to
Cham berlain.
This is q fair proposition advisedly
made. Let Chamberlain speedily
make answer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
Railroad officials Indicted.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j.. Sept. 49,
1t is said here that the Middlesex
county grand jury has indicted Gen.
eral E. II. Ripley, of New York, presi.
dent, Col. G. I. Hobart of Redbank
New Jersey, vice president, and all the
officers and directors of the Rariton
river railway company; also N. P.
Hendrickson, Thomas Hussey, fore.
man for the company, and VIM. Fish.
er, as accessories to the killing of Geo
Gessinger during the Sayorville riot
May 5th last when the railroad com.
pany attempted to lay tracks on the
lands Of Noah and Edwin Furman.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
MITCHELL.
For the Capital Of South Da-
kota.

SSs A few reasons why every one should
vote for Mitchell:
s Because it is nearest to the center
of population.
s Because it has one of the finest 10.
cations III the state for a capital.
Il Because 1t has far the best railroad
facilities Of any town in the state.
u Because it has two public halls
particularly we'll fitted for legislative
+ purposes.
Because its educational advantages
are in keeping with the demands OF
the future capital city.
Because it is on the main trunk
lines of the @. M. & st. Paul and G.
& N. w. railroads, the leading roads
of the northwest.
Because in six months from the
date of the location it will have direct
rail communication with the Black
Hills. This is official.
Because it is below the snow line,
and its railroads are therefore COM
paratively free from blockades dur
ing the severest weather.
Because it is in the center of the
'scorn belt" and will therefore always
remain the center of the wealthiest
and most thickly settled portion of
the state.
Because it has demonstrated dur
ing two territorial fairs and on num-
erous other occasions of q general
nature that it can accommodate visi.
tors without difficulty.
Because it is the easiest of access
from all parts of the state. There are
twice as many towns from which a
man may ride to Mitchell without
changing cars as to any other city.
Because the location of the city is
high and dry. 1t has the best natural
drainage of any city within the boun-
diaries of the new state. Its health
fulness is therefore prominently first
class.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

New YORK, Sept. 13.-F. w. Cess
vein, a millionaire wool manufacturer
of Brooklyn, was shot through the
heart and instantly killed this morn
ing in his Office by an old man named
Christian Doyhle with whom he had
trouble recently oyer patent right.
Deyhle had been accustomed to call
upon Gesswein frequently at his store
on John street, but after his defeat in
the courts he discontinued. Nothing
had been seen Of him for the past six
months until this morning when
Deyhle walked into the store and in
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

Its alleged that Sioux Falls has
about 5000 to devote to election pur-
poses in Yankton county. Certain cit
liens of Yankton will receive between
this and Tuesday next cash tenders
and an equal amount in Sioux Falls
capital stock for their services. 1t is
probable that none of these gentlemen
will accept.
So says a Yankton dispatch. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether these induce
ments will effect the unquestioned dis
advantages under which Sioux Falls
labors in her efforts to be considered a
sure enough candidate-"for temporary
location only.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
Nagle Dismissed From CUSTODY.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16.-Judge
Sawyer of the United States circuit
court this morning rendered decision
in the habeas corpus case of Deputy
Marshal David Nagle and dismissed
Nagle from custody. A bill of excep-
tions filed by counsel for the state was
allowed by the court and pending ap-
peal to the United States supreme
court, Nagle was ordered released on
his own recognizance with bonds fixed
at $1,000.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

Sioux Falls Press: There seems to
be in some quarters an impression to
the effect that the opinions of the Press
are suggested, it not dictated, from
some other source than the judgment
of its editor.
No one who follows closely the edi-
torial course of our esteemed and cru
dite cotemporary will so far do it in
justice as to doubt for moment whose
judgment-or lack of it-controIs il.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

quired for the proprietor. He was
shown into Gesswein's private office on
the second floor They were alone
with the door closed. No one knows
exactly what occurred. Charles Koes-
ter one of the clerks has his desk right
next to a thin board partition which
separates Gesswein's Office from the
room. He heard Deyhle demand mon
ey from Gesswein and when the latter
refused there was a loud report. Koes-
ter rushed in the room. Gesswein lay
dead on the floor. Deyhle was turned
over to an officer and taken to the sta
tion.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
The Same Old Deal.

Woonsocket News: We are told
that men are travelling through the
country offering to sell or give away
shares of stock in the Capital Invest
ment company. We advise our read
ers to go slow with it. 1t is managed
by some of the same men that run the
old creamery deal, and the farmers of
this county know to their sorrow just
what that was.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
The Sioux Falls Press of Frida,
contained the following:
SOUR GRAPES


Mitchell REPUBLICANS: Now comes
Senator Dawes and says the Sioux
treaty will not have to be ratified by
congress. When such eminent author
tiles as Secretary Noble, Senator Dawes
and the Sioux Falls Press-disagree,
what's the anxious squatter got to do
but to take to the woods?
Press: 1t is these little delicacies of
touch, so Characteristic of the blind,
which make the REPUBLICAN so yalu-
able as newspaper.
s The REPUBLICAN, confesses to a
blindness which renders the point to
the above caption and comment wholly
}imperceptible not only to its eyeslght
but to its touch as well: and yet the
REPUBLICAN feels sort of vague and
sill-defined obligation to consider itself
crushed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Sept. 13.--The
ninth annual general conference Of
the Swedish Baptist church of the
United States met here yesterday. Rev.
Frank o. Peterson of Minneapolis was
elected moderator and Rev. V. A. Os-
tergren of Ogena, Wisconsin, secretary.
Reports showed the church highly
prosperous. The announcement was
made that the theological school of
the church had been moved from
Stromsburg, Nebraska, to Morgan
park near Chicago, and Incorporated
in the Baptist theological seminary
there,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

Redheld's investment company an
nounces the withdrawal of that town
from the capital race in favor of
Hulon. This means a big bunch of
votes for Mitchell in Sphinx county.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

Huronite: The Mitchell REpUBL1-
CAN has come right out square-footed
for Mitchell for the capital! Well,
that is better for the town than any
swindling syndicate.
Right you are. Now if the Huron pa
pers would only come to the front
for that place, she might be considered
in the race herself.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

The White Lake Irrigator imparts
the following interesting information:
We are credibly informed that at
the vote of the directors of the Invest
ment company the vote stood through
out as follows: For Mitchell. j. G.
Ryan, j. b. Wolgemuth and G. M. L..
Irwin. For Pierre, N. B. Reed, Geo.S.
Nave and G. w. Lumley. For Water
town, w. e. James. On the last ballot
Mr.. Jumes cast his vote for Pierre.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
This shows that, with Sioux Falls
out of the race, Mitchell could get
majority over all.
Clear Out Of Sight.

K1mball Graphic: The enterprising
Chamberlain capital rustler is Just now
trying to get voters for his village by
circulating the story that Mitchell has
withdrawn from the capital race. The
trouble is, not that Mitchell has with
drawn but that she is so far ahead Of
the village on the Missouri that the
latter has lost sight of her.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

The Sioux Falls Daily Call, which E
G. johnson is conducting in the inter-
est of prohibition, has come to hand
and is edited in brother Johnson's
forcible and logical style. 1t has a
fine field to labor in, as the other Sioux
Falls dailie's are outspoken against
nrnhi ihitinn
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

The Sioux City corn palace promises
to be grander success this year than
ever before and will attract larger
attendance from the corn belt of south
Dakota.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
A special from Sturgis, in Lawrent

5lS a Special from Sturgls, IN Lawrence
county, to the Omaha Bee says:
The Black Hills will not vote solid
for Pierre, as it was until recently
@thought, but will give Mitchell a very
heavy vote, while Chamberlain will
55s.'catch on" to some extent,
This information but confirms what
Mitchell has all along claimed that the
voters of the Black Hills are going to
sbe governed by reasonable ccnsidera-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

Now it is denied that Red6eld has
withdrawn in favor OF Huron, and
Pierre claims to have gathered in her
investment company. Meanwhile the
people OF Sphinx county will vote as
their best judgment dictases, and
Mitchell will get her share.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

The republicans of Hanson county
have put up an excellent legislative
ticket, headed by that "old stalwart," !"
Capt. w. $. Logan, who earned his
promotion III the territorial legisla-
ture last winter. There was an at
tempt in certain mugwump quarters
to bring abouta different result, but it
hannilv failad
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
Texas Fever Feared.

LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. l6-Today
Governor Thayer issued a proclamation
quarantining Nebraska against the
Importation of cattle from Logan
and Weld counties, Colorado. This is
cone because there is said to be Texas
fever in that region.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

Parkston Advance: Just so in this
fight, if you want to beat Pierre to help
Mitchell or Chamberlain, you must
vote for Sioux Falls.
That's characteristic Sioux Falls
argument. In other words, the voters of
southern Dakota who have the abso-
lutte power in their hands to locate the
capital where it will best serve all in
terests must scatter their influence to
give Sioux Falls real estate a lift.
Every vote cast for Sioux Falls in this
section will come from Mitchelrs nat
ural strength. Why not concentrate
those votes where they belong, and
beat not only Pierre but Sioux Falls
and all the rest? The Advance should
come again.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
sledgehammer Arguments.

The Pierre Capital is getting in some
solid licks for its town as follows:
Poor old Sioux Falls; she is awfullv
afraid when Pierre man comes to
town.
Poor old Mitchell. To think that
she dies so hard is quite pathetic.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.-At the
national conference of charities and
corrections today John Glenn of Mary
land gave statement of the affairs of
the John Hopkins university. He was
followed by DR.. G. Irwin Fisher of
Massachusetts, in an essay on the plea
for hospitals. A paper on protection
of ill-treated children" was read by
Secretary Slows, and Mrs. @. w. Boher-
man of Stockton, California, spoke on
the recognition of the kindergarten
system by the state. Conference
decided to hold session at Portland,
Oregon, soon, leaving the time to be
fixed by the executive committee. At
the evening session, A. G. Warner, of
Nebraska, delivered an address upon
"our charities and our churches"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

WASHINGTON. Sept. 13.-The report
of the bureau of animal industry for
1887 and 1888, which will soon he is
sued, shows that in comparison with
1850 the number of cattle in the United
States has increased from 17,779,OOO to
48,924,000. In order to obtain clearer
presentation of the beef supply
milch COWS were eliminated from
these figures. A close comparison of
tbs mean price of steers with exports
of cattle and beef products, carried
through series of years, clearly indi-
Gates that beef prices are affected by
other conditions than of supply, that
is, the number in proportion to the
population of exports. In seeking
other conditions affecting the price of
this commodity tables are prepared,
showing the average price of corn per
bushel and the mean price of hogs IN
com parison with that of steers The
report closes by declaring that it is
quite evident that the price of corn is
one of the important factors determln-
ing the price of hogs and steers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

tions in making a choice. There has
been great deal of blow and bluster
on the part of both Pierre and Cham
berlain as to where the Black Hills
vote would go, but when the situation
is fairly understood Mitchell will be
seen to have quite as strong claims on
that locality as any other town. Hon.
j. d. Lawler has gone to the Hills in
our capital interest to remain until
election, and he carries with him as
surances of a nature that will have
full weight with the voters of that
section. A half-dozen energetic local
workers have been engaged in that
territory for some weeks past and the
result of their efforts is becoming
daily more manifest. There is no
town in the race today as accessible
from the Hills as Mitchell, and no
point from which as capital the visit
ors from that section can reach all
parts of the state to better advantage.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-The quest for a
jury in the Cronin case was resumed
this morning. Nothing of interest
developed during the forenoon.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

BRocKv1LLE. ONT, Sept. 13.-The
steamer RathesaY of Kingston and the
tug Maria of Ogdensburg; New York,
collided between here and Maitland
last night. Three lives were lost. The
Maria sunk Immediately. The Rathe-
say had an excursion party on board
and was beached. Two of the crew of
the Maria were the only persons
drowned. Both the tug and steamer
were valued at $4,000.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20

P1TTsBuRG, Sept. IA special from
Huntington, West Virginia. says:
News has reached here of terrible
encounter among the negroes at Bran
well, in Mercer county, A number of
colored miners who had been drinking
engaged in a fight. Knives were
drawn and Dan Lambert and Tom
Kadle were literally cut in pieces.
Three of their companions were seri-
onslY if not fatally injured,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-20
Capital Territory.

CdDIIstI ItFfICOFy.
Salem Register: Following is dia
gram of the proportion of territory apt
to go solid for the different capital can
didates:
SOUTH DAKOTA.