28 Sep 1905
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Newspaper
Huron Weekly World
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1905
Page
1
People celebrate the silver anniversary of the organization with a special service and heritage event. The clergy and congregation mark the milestone with hymns, reflections, and community outreach.
The First Presbyterian Church of Was organized on August 29 1880 with ten members. Rev W S Peterson a home missionary organized the effort, and Rev M E Chapin preached the initial sermon. The church received pastoral leadership from Rev J Peterson after one year and Rev J B arrived for two years as home missionary.
The church began construction in 1881 with dedication on July 30 1882 and two later additions. Pastors include Pomroy McCaslill McGogney Marshall Vander Las and Anderson. only Marshall is deceased. Since organization 869 members joined 401 by profession and 408 by letter. only Mrs Carter and Mrs C E Barrows remain from original members.
Reading through a Sun editor's note, a supposed 300 year old petrified man on a state fair midway is linked to Marquette era lore. The piece humorously reveals the figure as the last surviving Populist of 1896, whispering mock declarations about free silver and Bryan before death.
Mrs. Noyes Appleman is spending the week at Hawarden visiting friends. She accompanied her son Louis there last Friday when he left for Washington.
A misstatement delayed the Y M C A lecture course start as the first event shifts to Friday October 1. Katherine Ridgeway leads the initial program at the Grand Opera house with a four performer company. tickets range 50 cents to season passes up to 2 25. Edward Amherst Ott anchors the November 27 lecture with “Sour Grapes or Heredity and Marriage,” acclaimed by audiences elsewhere. Booth Thomson & Co becomes Booth and Dexter as A C Thompson sells his share. Dexter to lead the larger Elk's building store in Dakota. Alton Packard the cartoonist appears January 11, boosting local interest as the reform continues.
Pioneer Store details unclear. notices indicate ownership transfer for a Huron business with sale or acquisition events affecting local commerce.
In a retail note the storekeepers claim their ready made garments are fitted in house without hiring a dressmaker and promise satisfaction in all lines with prices advertised as right.
Brick block rising on South Dakota avenue near Wiabel Hardware and post office. Roof and front work underway. Building due October 15 with grocers moving November 1 to open one of the town’s nearest shops.
The Axelrad Brothers of the corner furniture store have secured the south room and now occupy a double front store. They had advertised a closing out sale of half the stock but now lease the entire block for a year and are stocking up heavier than before.
The Huron Bargain store will be closed all day Saturday September 30 for Jewish New Year and again on Monday October 9 for Yom Kippur. Proprietor Mr Bordy with his wife and two children left for Omaha and Chicago to be away about ten days and plans to buy a large line of goods for better bargains upon return.
Gehman and Lee announce a new dressmaking department at their store with Mrs Manley E Barker in charge, currently in Chicago to secure the latest dressmaking techniques. She invites old customers and promises service for new ones, offering to tailor and complete dresses at the store.
Demet News argues Huron should build a larger hotel to capitalize on the state fair now a permanent fixture. It says expanded facilities would position Huron as a convention city and recommends landlord Kent upgrade the Depot hotel, noting it is the best $2 option in the state and would be well managed.
A double header freight wreck on the Northwestern line near Verdi last Friday left two locomotives demolished and fireman George Bruer severely scalded. Bruer, new to the division, was taken to Rochester hospital where doctors reported little hope for his recovery. The crash occurred after a signaling mix up as the leading locomotive returned to flag a passenger and collided with the freight at Verdi.
In New York, Montgomery Brewster celebrants toast his twenty-fifth birthday. A late-night summons reveals his grandfather has died, leaving Montgomery a million-dollar inheritance with no strings attached while outlining a tested path of responsibility and prudence.
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