The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-04


,FEsSiAl COUNTY PAPER
CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT.
1t was announced through these
columns last week that the Mitchell
Printing Co. had disposed of the
Eaily Republican and the Weekly
Capital and the printing machinery
Of the establishment to Mr.. w. r.
Ronald, the former editor of the
Sioux Falls Press. Mr.. Ronald ar
rived in the city Saturday and Mon
day morning assumed the manage
ment OF the institution.
There is quite a good deal of his
tory connected with4The Republican
and the Capital, and there are a
goodmany people in the city who
have lived along with both publica-
tons who are more or less familiar
with their career, and with the gen
tleman who retires from the man
agement Of the company, Mr.. A. 3.
sDsan-who has been the man behind
the gun all the years.
The Capital is the oldest newspa-
Dersins the county, and It was founded
september is, 1879. by J. W. Walsh.
who advertised Mitchell through that
kind Of . medium for the hrst time.
II Walsh was succeeded by MI. s..
#W. Rathbnn. m uncle Of g. q. Rath-
n. who also was the postmaster Of
Mitchell q one time. Mr.. Rathlun
aisposedSof the paper to MI. H.
@Letcher and Mr.. r. w. Wheelock,
sa1ho conducted the paper until De-
sssessmlber. 1881. when Il q purchased
.hykr. a. y. Dean and his brother
ln-AM Mr.. r. N. Ewert. neither Of
whom were possessed Of practical
Ans,WlyspIaIpaer experience. but they got
slHSIntysof Il during that hrst winter.
HhAsonce OF the#Capital VA located
H1nsa building that stood on stills.
ma With the cold and bitter winds
1histling up through the cracks In
- AoorSthsy got their nrst touch Of
.sDjone9r nsWspapsr work.
d tho meantime another weekly
nswspusIlpI,srSNuas started some time
Ansingsthe summer OF 1880 and was
called thsERepuhlican. tho author Of
which ~ ~. Rex stansbury. He
conducted the paper for several years
1ntil II. 8. D. Cook camel into this
eountry. and; bought the Republican.
HsssawthsaopeniniSISFfo ! daily news
paper and 81 June 1883. he started
Shs DAILY Republican on IL career.
and With the exception Of the poor
crop pears its has been travelling along
EAeroad# q prosperity II pretty me
shaps.
"a October. 1885. the health OF
Ut. Ewert failed and he disposed of
HI interests In the Capital to MI. r.
Y. Wheelock. who previously had
besm doing sCme work on the
RlslpublicanSas . weekly paper. Messrs
Dean and Wheelock had charge Of the
CApital until 1857. at that time o.
Letcher. a. 3. Dean and r.. ".
Wheelock purchased The Republican
\ from s. 70. Cook, and consolidated
4 With the Capital. disseminating the
Weekly Republican. and thus It has
remained g this day, The Daily Re-
publican and Weekly Capital. both
n being published under the one man
agement. With the purchase Of the
@daily paper the three gentlemen or
g1nisedsth Mitchell Printing Co. un-
& der 8 partnership.
n Nay 1888 o. 4. Letcher retired
from the partnership and the Mitch
~ Printing Co. was Incorporated
Nth 3. ". Wheelock. A. .. Dean and
~. IL. Teller. q brother-in-law Of Mr..
#Wheelock. who was then Secretary
of State for the Territory OF Dakota,
they holding the entire stock OF the
company.
The business of the company nov
ED along In good shape during the
Il successive years, and in January,
S1s93,sanother change took place. At
that time j. H. Teller retired from
8 thegSconpany and Mr.. III. y. Bras en-
tered the Mitchell Printing Co. with
the South Dakota Educator. of which
he was the editor. In August. 1894,
MT. Bras retired from the company
taking his educational magazine and
the business Of the Educator Supply
assC q starting an independent
concern.
asN# Az the same time another change
.ssocscnrred IN the life Of the company.
sssSllr. r. w. Wheelock. who had but