Good Old Days: Feb. 28, 2019

8 years ago

The Commoner, Feb. 23, 1894

A small gathering of silver federation men was held at Pioneer Hall Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of arranging matters for a final and grand assault on the citadel of the county commissioners.

A. Drascher occupied the chair, and some dissatisfaction was expressed that the attendance was not more numerous.

Petitions have been in circulation all over the county for some weeks past and have received hundreds of signatures to their peculiar demands. These petitions demand that the county commissioners and the prosecuting attorney resign their respectiv...