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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1893
Page
4
A short verse from St. Nicholas notes the king’s fool who fails to amuse the monarch yet remains kept for display. The king’s scornful laughter is tied to the value of the fool to his realm and purse. Malcolm Douglas is credited in April.
The Century April issue features debate on Arbor Day and coverage of the Chicago Anarchist trial. It reports the Keeley Institute at Sioux Falls likely to be placed under receiver control.
The reader questions the idea of L Dandy Lyon as the state's national flower while noting ongoing heavy snow storms. Despite the harsh weather, crops remain promising in the area and conditions are generally favorable for the season.
Hawarden and Calliope unite to form a single school district and anticipate a fine new Union school building for the consolidated area.
Judge H G Fuller of the Sixth circuit is cited as a likely contender for the supreme bench in the next election. Mrs Lease failed to attain the United States senatorship but remains hopeful of reaching the Senate in some capacity.
A new Divorce Gazette in London specializes in detailing divorce actions with full particulars. The paper promises in depth reporting of petitions, hearings, settlements, and related court proceedings reflecting the era's marital and social dynamics.
The Groton Independent notes that the desire to acquire additional South Dakota land is strongest among those who have lived in the area the longest, highlighting longstanding attachment and investment in local property.
A local report notes Mayor Myers is startled to learn his taxes are higher under his administration than in previous years. The piece hints the higher levies are expected and justified by public service costs.
Robert J. Gamble of Yankton won a U S Supreme Court case argued personally last fall involving about $20,000. Gamble secured a favorable ruling in a high profile matter reflecting a significant legal victory for an individual litigant.
Mayor Myers asserts a city property value decrease exceeding half a million, with some agreeing. Critics say claiming the cost to the treasury is rubbing it in.
Hon. Frank Pettigrew and his family will spend the next few weeks at Hot Springs Arkansas. Mrs Pettigrew’s health is reported not good and the news will bring regret to thousands who admire her in South Dakota.
The new Washington administration has filed for the Werxty Horonirz. The namesake of Uncle Wilse can read this moral journal and occasionally highlight an intriguing paragraph to Grover.
The Washington Olympian recalls praising President Cleveland as the exalted ruler of many millions of people and notes no sarcasm in the phrase, adding that a country editor before he knew editors were barred coined the line.
New Yorker Austin Corbin asks Grover Sheldon for permission to deliver an introduction letter to Prince Roland Bonaparte. Corbin and the prince plan to arrive around April 1 and he pledges the prince will be a charming gentleman who avoids imposing on the governor’s time.
The Honore notes many communications to city section matters signed only as Citizen or Taxpayer. Since Huxonore required signed square signatures to publish, cowardly fictitious signatures hide writers. The better publications worldwide demand accountability for facts and sentiments.
An April St Nicholas lead essay by Mr Stedman urges New York residents to cultivate intelligent loyalty to their city to drive reform. The piece critiques public litigation costs and praises a cheaper path to achieve honest public ends, while noting journalistic tensions around college affairs and state management.
The April issue of the Review of Reviews features Progress of the World with strong monthly movement summaries. The American editor discusses Democratic restoration and Hawaiian questions while Stead analyzes the English scene and the Gladstone Home Rule bill. Current History in Caricature remains diverse and engaging.
Ex-President Nash of the South Dakota press association, via Canton News, alleges Pierre printers overcharged for flimsy paper and per label charges. He cites 126 labels at $113 and bonds priced higher than their thousand-dollar value, claiming the secretary of state required substantial bill modifications.
The Hurontre argues against bond-holders and warrant speculators and criticizes attorney fees tied to city obligations. It contends 500 dollars in good hands would aid the people more than 4000 spent on lawyers and says waterworks are worth far less than claimed. It urges voters to resist dishonesty and hold leaders to account at elections.
A heated dispute centers on the selection of Mr. Hewitt as secretary of the Agricultural College. Critics argue the process violated constitutional and legislative expectations, while supporters claim the trustees and regents acted with deliberation and good faith.
Bio announces securing a competitive inhibition patent with Troquois Hegard credited for support.Officials flag the milestone as a major step for Bio in pursuing exclusive rights and market advantage.
The fragment hints at a political shift involving a trio of leading state party figures linked to the Sov and Sioux areas, suggesting momentum toward a possible realignment or change in leadership. Further context is limited in the text.
A garbled note claims the Times foreman needs time to settle arrears as his wife and three children lie ill with measles, prompting a plea for leniency.
Asher F. Pay is linked to the Huron mayoralty race. The sentence describes him as a safe choice for leading city affairs and ties him to the position in the community.
Hand County Press notes Geo Myers arrived from Town and will return to Hand county. The piece comments on Myers past moves and asserts confidence in South Dakota as a top state west of the Mississippi.
Jos. Freudenfeld of the state board of regents will soon depart to Minneapolis to head a wholesale house opened by C. B. Rouse, a prominent New York merchant. The move will create an early vacancy on the board.
Aberdeen Sun reports none of Jim Ward’s 3000 cars of material for the Pierre road have appeared by press time. Eli Perkins is expected to visit the state next month to possibly oversee his interests.
Gen. P. A. Collins of Boston, recently named consul general to London, is brother of Thos. Collins and Mrs. Sheehan. Mrs. Sheehan is wife of Superintendent Sheehan of Union County, who live near Elk Point, showing South Dakotans near national leadership.
The Pierre Journal notes fifty families migrate to Hughes county seeking homes. Pierre reports abundant empty houses yet questions what sustains them, hinting at reliance on Pierre atmosphere and Missouri River water as a supposed healthful staple.
The Foreclosure Snap discusses Arkansas law on legal newspapers required to publish for at least 52 weeks with 200 circulation. It notes Hot Springs Star not affected and argues making The Star an official paper does not injure taxpayers.
The Pierre Capital notes the legislature has adjourned and signals Pierre as the forthcoming Missouri city. The editorial tone celebrates renewed momentum and the potential growth in Pierre’s status along the Missouri corridor.
Farmers are urged that Yankton county land will be highly valuable this year as the soil is described as more valuable than gold and increasingly scarce to obtain. The note appears in Beadle Yankton Press and Dakotan.
The state notes a steady influx of migrants from Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin describing them as capable settlers with means energy and intelligence. Officials report solid substantial growth and a positive trajectory across the region.
The Parker New Era notes Scotland’s Southern South Dakota Fair entry used rubber stamped, properly printed letter heads from a local Scotland job office, prompting a sharp rebuke and denial of gratuitous advertising.
A letter from H. Mosher and his family, settled in Irving Park eight miles west of Chicago, details a snowbound journey through Iowa and a rainy spell since arrival. Mosher notes his mind feels four feet deep, and his thoughts return to the Dakota sunshine.
Judge Campbell of the Aberdeen circuit court decides that city tax warrants may be paid only with funds from the year of issue. The ruling arose in a case where Huron town lot company sought payment by Beadle county treasurer using warrants drawn on the general fund of Huron in 1892 or earlier.
A middle aged woman stated she traveled from the west to bury a son and sought aid to reach Alexandria but lacked funds. Bankers and the sheriff provided money, then she was later seen intoxicated in town, described as a pitiable drunken mother in distress.
The new statute sets criteria for a legal newspaper: bona fide weekly circulation of 200 copies and one year of publication in the county. It aims to improve publishers plants and ensure public notices reach broad readers, preventing rush jobs by underdeveloped papers.
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