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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1893
Page
1
Mitchell community considers standpipe system with pumping station and Firesteel creek reservoir as feasible backup to artesian well. The Republican urges an early Commercial Club meeting for a full water works report and plan while noting the need for an adequate supply in the town.
President Gale plans Chicago trip to secure the Iowa State band for the Mitchell Corn Belt Exposition this fall. The band’s past Worlds Fair engagement and larger year roster promise a memorable week. The Exposition opens Sept 27 and runs to Oct 6 with expanded exhibits and premiums.
President Cleveland calls Congress to an extra session to address a banking crisis and urges the repeal of the 1890 silver purchase act. He warns continued silver purchases threaten gold reserves, destabilize currency, and harm wage earners, urging swift reform before tariffs.
In Washington on August 9 the House listened intently to the president's message. Gen. James B. Weaver sat beside Gen. Hayes, both notable as free coinage supporter and anti silver Democrat respectively. Democrats applauded the message, while Republicans smiled at tariff reform references. The House roster shows Democrats 220, Republicans 126, with one vacancy in Ohio and a contested Michigan seat involving Belknap.
Active preparations are underway for poet’s day on August 29 at Worp’s Fair Grounds. The stage and seating auditorium are nearly finished and rehearsals for the outdoor production of As You Like It are nearly complete.
Judge Morgan announced no special term for Tower county to try Bomberger the Condo murderer. Trial will occur at the regular November term of the district court. Gasoline stove exploded in Decatur injuring several and causing a fatal fire. Three children, Burney Sophia Suttre, drowned in the Big Blue river at Maryville while bathing after a girl wandered too far.
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