The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1890-05-16
CHANGED HANDS.

CHANGED HANDS,.
About ten days since j. A. Wake
field, Esq, formerly Of this city, and at
present superintendent of census for
South Dakota, asked the proprie-
tocs of the CAPITAL what the pa
per and business could bs bought for.
He was told the concern was not on
the market, but that 1t could be had
for certain price. That price he &C
cepted, the contract was closed and to-
day the REPUBLICAN and the business
in its connection, under the title of The
Mitchell Printing Company, passes in
to Mr.. Wakefeld's hands. The new
proprietor needs no introduction to
the people of Mitchell or of South Da-
kota, and when we bespeRk for him
the same liberal support, the same
generous appreciation which the RE-
PUBLICAN has had for the past five
years there is little more to be said.
Mr.. Wakefield has secured as we'll es-
tablished, safe and profitable q piece of
newspaper property as there is in the
state, and the retiring proprietors have
received their price for the same;
therefore, Lonors are easy, and while
we feel no little natural regret in sew
ering the associations incident to the
editorial and business control of the
paper, we shall indulge in none of the
conventional valedictory remarks.
We have tried to do business fairly, to
give value received in all lines, and to
4 labor for the best interests of the city
and state and if we have succeeded as
well in satisfying the general public as
n we haye ourselves, we will have q right
y to feel tolerably complacent.
III Fellow-citizens, We take pleasure in
IL presenting to your favorable consider
III alton j. A. Wakefield. Esq, who is
gg@ about to mount the editorial tripod.
TX
s In taking editorial charge Of the Re-
syas PUBLICAN we join the fraternity with
3 favor for oil and malice toward none.
a@ We shall endeavor to advance the good
s of our new state by giving such infor-
s nation as will he of general interest
M to her citizens and in advocating such
5sY Ss principles as will bring about the full
ss gsM est Development of her natural re-
g@M sources. Being new agricultural
a& state every step should be carefully
M taken with view of protecting and
~ encouraging husbandry and to the Sc
~ curing to ourselves the best results
u and to our posterity the greater safe.
Y ty...
q In all matters of public concern we
shall take a lively interest and shall
II undertake to aid in building up good
safe and generous republican govern.
n ment in the great commonwealth OF
y South Dakota.
Il =. As to the locating of our permanent
$a pQnital wa shall take neutrQ1 stand
# believing that the intelligence Of South
ss Dakota's citizens is of such quality
aS as to enable them, with the knowl
"a edge they have of her geographical pc
"a culiarities and railroad facilities
u together with their own financial cir
Ss8 cumstances and personal convenience
s to make wise choice as between
YAH Huron and Pierre, the only candidate,
l|S,s l inthe field, it being now clearly un
$ derstood that neither Sioux Falls
s Watertown, Mitchell or Chamberlain
is ssss. will enter the race in the coming cam
III paign. This being the final struggle W
s have full confidence in the honest, in
Z telligent voters of the state casting tn
ss s ballots that will locate the permanen
,@ capital where it will be for the great
~ est good to the greatest number Q
B her people.