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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1894
Page
12
A miscellany of local notices and updates from Mitchell and surroundings. Requests for livestock, land loans, travel plans, and household moves mingle with health ads, new businesses, and minor civic improvements.
City council meets with all aldermen present except Logan. They approve sidewalks contracts, fund transfers, and hydrant shutdowns. A lengthy artesian well contract with Clemenger & Morrison outlines drilling 1000 feet, payment terms, and city rights with extensive guarantees.
Davison County normal institute teachers express sympathy to the bereaved husband and infant daughter. Resolutions honor Mrs. Shepherd as a devout Christian and devoted mother, urging faith in God and printing the resolutions in city newspapers.
A morning fire at the opera house owned by B. Davis near the water works caused heavy smoke and falling rafters. Firefighters fought the blaze with two streams of water as embers endangered nearby homes. Insurance totals $4,000 across two companies. alarm system failures hindered early response. Witnesses note the incident follows a previous Catholic Seminary fire, amid reports of an organized arson effort.
The column notes hog marketing by some farmers and that harvest is complete with fodder cutting common. Visits include Mabel and Nettie Field to an Alexandria aunt and Robisons to Mitchell and Ethan. Local repairs by Geo Erland, and talk of departure by L R Bingham and Robert Smith after threshing.
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