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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1890
Page
6
A Wisconsin resident Arch Heiss died in a house fire near Aberdeen. The blaze damaged his home and surrounding area, with investigators beginning inquiries into the cause.
The Regents of Education held a session electing Edgerton as president and Smedley as vice president. Trustees for seven state schools were announced, listing names for Agricultural College University Sharpfish Normal School School of Mines and related officials. A separate anecdote from Park Avenue Presbyterian recounts a terrier disrupting a service and being ejected after attempts to join the choir.
Wasumorox March 26 The house committee on public lands reported favorably a senate bill to appoint a surveyor general for North and South Dakota with details to follow in the state.
Arch Bishop Michael Heiss of the Milwaukee diocese died in this city tonight after a sickness of limited detail. The death marks the end of a long tenure serving the church in Wisconsin and the region.
The Carl Thon residence six miles northwest of Aberdeen burned Tuesday afternoon. The house and contents were destroyed with only bedding saved, leaving Mr. Thon in strained circumstances after the loss.
The grand jury delivered a lengthy presentment to Judge Fitzgerald calling the sheriff’s office a disgrace to the city and civilization. The foreman said the inquiry found no redeeming element in its management, citing a black record of violated law tardy justice forced settlements corruption and bribery. Immediate reform is urged.
Senator Dawes proposed a bill giving war treasury interior secretaries authority to reach an agreement with the Sioux. It would allocate funds for cattle and horses, schooling, interest on land purchases, ponies, and agency compensation, to be disbursed by Gen. Crook for agency operations and land takings.
A garbled report notes Prenez Carrraz arriving last night in the temporary from Jim town. The item references John j of Huron Honorrre fame and a man from the Jim town who writes p.m. after his name, all in a fragmented 19th century column.
Wasuinotox March 26 The bill for a 160000 public building at Sioux Sun was reported to the legislature with details yet to be disclosed.
A New York Commercial Advertiser report describes a flexible air tight envelope for embalming the dead without full dissection. The device mounts on a truck, uses a gas pump and compressed vapor to permeate tissues, and can function at sea serving as a casket until port arrival.
The Osage Nation, about 1600 members strong, owns 1.5 million acres in the territory with large cattle herds. They lease land to cattlemen and earn 20 000 dollars yearly to run their government. Most wealth sits in treasury vaults dating back to an 1866 treaty and an 8 million acre binding grant.
A fanciful tale says a notorious lazy joiner, dismissed repeatedly, was forcibly carried from a shop with fellow workers as a joke. They encounter a farmer who asks if the man is dead and proposes a test by boiling tatties and offering to eat two or three. The lazy one asks if they are not eating them all.
A 1805 autograph style pamphlet linked to Robinson of Bath and Mrs. Robinson in Washington during Jefferson's inauguration period. The silk hand fan souvenir is described as legible despite its old style markings. The piece references New Orleans and a sale during the inauguration period.
A fragment notes hyoscine hydrobromate cost 1166.66 and hyoscyamine alkaloid cost 1406 for a quantity said to be nine ounces. It refers to redf henbane as the source and calls these substances excellent hypostics, though text is garbled and unclear.
A powerful snow storm moves east and south through Kentucky causing property damage and casualties. Reports note widespread travel disruption and risk to life as crews respond to the severe winter weather.
A severe March snowstorm dumped twelve inches today, hindering planting in Olivet and surrounding areas. Frenk Bell, 51, shot himself at his home, leaving a widow and one-year-old child. authorities cite excessive liquor drinking as a likely motive.
Representative Pickler is promised by the state capitol to oversee a window project for the Dakota house. The architect will present a colored copy and select the specific window once details and materials are furnished.
Moromeu March 27. Davison county spent 4000 dollars to buy seed grain for 118 farmers. Farmers will reimburse the county after harvest.
Reports detail a Thursday night cyclone in Louisville Kentucky and nearby southern cities. The storm leveled buildings and caused hundreds of deaths and large property losses. Mourning crowds gathered as rescuers and friends searched the ruins at first light.
The article portrays David Dudley Field as a fearless defender of a street urchin after a pompous swell struck the boy. Field, age about 83, is shown restraining the aggressor with a firm grip and moral rebuke, earning praise from onlookers and the grateful boy. Field’s boxing past and vigor are noted.
The New York Tribune notes seven handsome brothers, ages 85 to 56, gathering with their father J W Hughes at the South Orange homestead to mark his eighty second birthday. Three live in Washington, one in Newark, one in Brooklyn, and two reside with father and sister.
A recent English court decision exposed routine shipments of 100 worn out horses to Germany and Belgium for use in sausage production. The export practice was described as standard and ongoing.
A parliamentary inquiry into rail services entering London from the south finds only about 60 percent of passenger trains arrive on time on average, highlighting reliability issues for commuters and the capital's transport system.
A match is being arranged for the young King Alexander of Servia who is not yet 14. The proceedings involve a grand duchess as part of the setup.
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