Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1904-09-23
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II It IL true-as Pierre has claimet
for the past eighteen months -shs
Mitchell is q ''knocker." It would b
we'll for South Dakota had it . few
more Mitchells. Mitchell has dom
more In . single year TO advance tn
interests Of all Of south Dakota thai
Pierre has ever attempted in oil th'
years Of its existance.
In 1885 long before little coteri'
Of Minnesota boomers conceived tn
idea Of pushing the Geographical Cen
ter" idea at the people and grabbing
the capital Of the new state Of soutf
Dakota through an illegal issue o.
bonds and bribery Of voters with tht
Ill gotten funds Mitchell provided TO,
and held an inter state fair which paid
out $1,000 in .premiums-and Pierre
was asking for : government appropri'
alton to build river dyke
In 1884 Mitchell provided for another
inter. state fair which paid ont $9. 900
in premiums-and Pierre was asking
congress to build . $4O. 900 ice harbor.
In 1885 Mitchell, through the Agri.
cultural Board, provided state fair
which paid ont $1,000 in premiums
and Pierre was working congress to
help II out with an Indian school.
In 1885 Mitchell. through the Board
Of Agriculture. was again advertising
the state with big fair which paid out
q, 600 in premiums-and Pierre was
asking for an appropriation for gov.
ernment building.
In 1887 Mitchell was carrying the
fame Of South Dakota far and wide
with another state fair and Pierre was
asking congress to throw money into
It's Golfers by building ia $4,000 river
dyke to protect the vacant bluffs from
high water.
In 1883 Mitchell was advertising the
Corn Belt District and Pierre was
clamoring for division Of the Territory
Of Dakota and the seat Of government
Of the new south state.
In 1889 Mitchell was advocating state.
hood and advertising . county fair, and
Pierre still wanted congress to give
money to dyke the Missouri river and
the people to give them the state
capital.
In 1890 Mitchell was advertising the
state through the Corn Belt Real Els.
tate association and incidentally asking
for the state capital, the first thing she
had ever asked, and Pierre was asking
congress for q government building, an
Ice harbor, bulk head dyke, state
capital. and building paper railroad
from Pierre to Aberdeen. from Pierre
TO Sioux Falls. via Hyde, Hand, Buf.
falo, Jerauld, Sanborn. Aurora. Miner,
Lake. Dawson, Hanson, McCook, and
Moody counties, called the Midland
Pacific railway. Pierre was also build.
ing that year an extension Of the
Northwestern line to the Black Hills
and filing immsginary homesteaders
along the line near town sites.
In 1891 Mitchell was advertising the
states productive resources through
the Corn Belt Real Estate association
and Pierre was trying to sell 20.foot
lots in st. Louis addition. Chicago ad.
dition, Milwaukee addition, Wells
first and second additions, Pratt's I'D.
ditions. Tracy's addition. the Woon-
socket Capital Investment Company's
lots in six or eight different additions
TO Pierre and Ft. Pierre
In 1892 Mitchell was advertising the
states resources through the Corn Belt
Real Estate association and the frs:
Corn Palace in the northwest outside
Of Sioux City and with this years work
brought thousands Of people
into the state that went away praising
South Dakota, while Pierre was busy
trying to sell more lots and collect tax.
es from the hundreds opon hundreds
Of roped.in people who had bought
them during the capital contest two
years before, paying five and ten times
their value. Pierre was also asking |
Tor further time 10 pay the interest on
their $46s. 900 outstanding capital bonds
Df the city, the township and the