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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1893
Page
12
Mitchelts Exposition coverage with town notices and ads. Mentions new homes lit with incandescent bulbs, local illnesses, livestock losses, and sales by Champey Bros. Reports on railway security, weather, and local politics. Includes auctions, sales pitches, and community updates from Aberdeen to Mitchell.
Rochester Bulletin reports renowned comedian John Dillon returning to the Grand Opera House to a large audience. Fans recall his 30 year appeal as he performs in 4 Model Husband and delivers the buoyant humor that has kept his career vibrant. Ayer's Hair Vigor ad follows the review, noting scalp care for hair loss.
The Wessington Springs Republican urges Jer auld county residents to visit Mitchell for the second annual Corn Belt Exposition. It lauds the exhibits of southern South Dakota agriculture, praising corn as king and the Mitchell palace of harvest displays as grand and inspiring. The piece highlights Sanborn county’s strong display and urges Jerauld to participate strongly in 1894.
Yankton Telegram reports the Mitchell Corn Palace as a magnificent success with artful corn based decorations, county displays, and notable concerts by the Lynn band and Sioux Indian band. Letcher Blade criticizes a Sunday opening boycott, urging civic support. Pree Press calls the Exposition grand and financially promising. White Lake Wave notes crowd, music by the Iowa Juvenile band, and strong but varied county exhibits.
A Salem Special notes the Corn Palace wowed visitors with grand and splendid displays showing what the Corn Belt can produce. Farmers from McCook County and Chamberlain observers praise the agricultural samples and the Palace as strong advertising for the state. The Mitchell event left editors impressed by artistic beauty and tasteful exhibits, contrasting it with Jackson Park's unattractive display in another note.
Sioux City Journal lauds Mitchell Corn Palace as world class while Hurley Record urges visitors to see corn exhibits. Vermillion Republican compares Mitchell exhibits to Chicago’s Columbian Exposition. Deadwood Times notes Tax Commissioner T. E. Blanchard visiting Black Hills counties. Wolsey Journal critiques Shriners badges. Huronite mentions camel emblem confusion. Also a sale notice: Boys suits at cost at the Cash Bargain Store starting Oct 14 by CHAS. FERGUSON.
A Pierre dispatch lists judicial nominees across circuits. Republicans face no opposition in the Fourth and Fifth circuits. Independents filed in the Fourth but failed to submit a nomination, leaving no candidate. Madame Pansy reports two men robbed her house of ill fame and inmates of $80, disguises used, identities unknown.
The flag of our Union and the Union Jack waved from Hag staff at Champeny and Bately’s jacking house Monday in honor of Stephen Bately Jr.’s wedding to an English lady at her home. A Minnesota bill by Mr Boen for Northwestern waterways would fund dams and locks from Big Stone to Lake Traverse, including a canal between Otter Tail and Rabbit rivers and a portage at Dayton Breckenridge. The measure envisions sewerage drainage and aims to connect Red River with Minnesota River, with McCleary to weigh a Big Stone lake lock. Col McClure’s condition improves and doctors express strong hopes of recovery.
A quiet Monday evening wedding united Alice McConkey and W H Way of Indiana at Barbara McConkey’s home fourteen miles southeast of town. Guests included Prof. Duncan Dell Noble Stephen Spink May Spink and A C Shepherd. The ceremony was at eight with Rev E W Sage officiating. After congratulations guests enjoyed supper and gifts were presented. The couple will reside in Furnassville Indiana. Soldiers Home library donations invited. C G Roberts Librarian. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised for various ailments.
Train crowds flock to town and visit the Exposition building. The Davison county exhibit remains a strong draw as the era’s best advertisement. The text endorses Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the cure for chronic catarrh linked to scrofula, dismissing local treatment.
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