Hutchinson Triumphs In City Ward Races
Hutchinson wins the mayoral race with Tobin taking the First Ward and Thrall defeating Wharton in the Big Third. Billy Ritschlag remains City Treasurer and Pierce Bunt continues as Clerk. Voter turnout was down due to bad weather and many residents out of town. Prohibition supporters were active, and the election was orderly despite spirited competition and lively exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Ritschlag
City Treasury
Pierce Bunt
Prelty
Col. Myers
G. 8
Hutchinson
Friends of
Prohibition
Hutchinson Myers
Bant Westdahl
Ritschlag Markham
Pees
Tobines
Shelton Sos
Seaholm
Thrall
Longstaff Grove
Lincoln anecdote on the new 15 inch powder at City Point
General Horace Porter recounts Lincoln speaking of improved arms and a walnut sized grain of new powder. Lincoln recalls a Sangamon county county meeting house tale about advertising powders by shopkeepers and a minister late to prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Horace Porter
Grant
City Point
Sangamon
Diseased Nerves and Digestive Troubles Promoted by Peruna
An advertisement explains that diseased nerves stem from poor digestion and promises lasting relief through Peruna with digestion aid. It claims Peruna cures catarrh in the stomach, strengthens nerves by removing the digestive cause, and offers a free book from the manufacturer. A legal update notes Judge Campbell’s 1892 decision affirmed in the Fidelity Insurance case against Bank of Volga, involving about $5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pe-rana Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Ohio
H. C. Hineki+y
Johnson Nickens
Supreme Court
Campbell
Maris Taylor
Fidelity Insurance Company
Bank of Volga
Millinery Opening Set for April at Stern Sisters
Miss Long returns to assist in a spring opening of fine millinery at Stern Sisters beginning April 10. The note emphasizes a fac simile Castoria and welcomes the season with new arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Long
Stern Sisters
Wanted Horses to Pasture for Season at $2.50
E. T. Losey advertises pasture space for a few horses for the coming season. Describes a good enclosure and ample rain water. Terms set at $2.50 for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Losey
For Rent My Farm North of Huron A 250 Acre Plow Farm
A farm two miles north of Huron with 250 acres under the plow and good buildings and water. A live tenant can secure a favorable term for a number of years. Apply to Edward Sterling, county treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Edward Sterling
Seeking Quaiters. Unclaimed letters at Huron post office
List of letters remaining unclaimed in the Huron South Dakota post office for the week ending April 3 1897. Names include F E Brown P S Morrison Albert Rabehl. Advertisers must state advertised in the HuronITE, provide publication date and pay one cent at the stamp window. J B Cogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron, South Dakota
Free Medical Reference Book Advertisement
An old-time ad offers a sixty four page free medical reference for private ailments of both sexes, including youth errors and contagious concerns. It promises leading specialists and physicians and asks readers to send two 2-cent stamps to DR. HA' AY at Cor 4th and Nebraska Streets, Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patage
Terribly Realized East Side Levee Breach Threatens Delta
Memphis Tennessee April 7 The Flower Lake crevasse on the Mississippi River has expanded to about a thousand feet, flooding the northern Mississippi delta and endangering cotton crops. Efforts to close the breach rely on materials from a distant railroad. Relief steamers operate daily aiding refugees as planters face May plantings and June rise risk. Local committee appeals for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Helena
Ark
Flower Lake
Associated Press
Delta
Tunice
Arkansas
Moorhead Fargo Flood Reaches New Record Level
Moorweap Minnesota April 7 reports a river flood with homes barns and other debris drifting downstream. Northern Pacific and Great Northern brace bridges while Moorhead and Fargo coordinate to guard wagon bridges as water tops near two feet above 1882 high water mark, signaling record levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River
Moorhead
Moorweap
Minn
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Fargo
Senate resolution aids Mississippi flood sufferers
Mr Bate of Tennessee offered a resolution in the senate which the body agreed to for relief of flood victims along the Mississippi. It directs the president to have the surgeon general distribute tents blankets food and medicine under the epidemic fund of 1893 and to buy more tents blankets food and supplies from the fund. The house cannot act until Wednesday as it is not in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bate
Tennessee
Senate
Mississippi River
Marine Hospital Service
Cumberland River Nears Flood Crest in Tennessee
Nashville April 7 The Cumberland river measures about 39 feet and rising after heavy weekend rains. Flood warnings extend to the headwaters as more than two inches fell locally and a large flood is reported moving toward Burnside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland River
Nashville
Tenn
Burnside
Bonded Its Land Grant By Duluth and Iron Range RR
Duluth and Iron Range railroad issues first mortgage bonds for 500000 on all land grants. Lands to be sold to raise funds for bond repayment and defense of title after the legislature voted to forfeit the grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth, Minn
Duluth and Iron Range Railroad
Rioting in Suhancuar As 5000-strong Mob Clashes With Forces
A force of about 5000 coolies protested a tax rise sparking serious rioting. Marines and sailors were landed to aid in restoring order. Reports say two men were killed. Volunteers and police guard approaches to the English settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SuHancuar
Nominations to Senate Include Diplomats and Consuls
Among the nominations sent by the president to the Senate are Alfred E. Buck of Georgia named minister to Japan, James Boyle of Ohio as consul at Liverpool, E. S. Day of Connecticut as consul at Bradford England, and F. H. McCreery of Michigan as secretary of the legation at the City of Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Wash Hington
Senate
Alfred E. Buck
Georgia
James Boyle
Ohio
Liverpool
E. S. Day
Connecticut
Bradford
Eng
F. H. McCreery
Michigan
City of
Mexico
Favorable Cranberry Crop Forecast at Grantsburg
In Grantsburg Wisconsin on April 7 the cranberry crop for the coming season is expected to be very large due to favorable winter and spring weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grantsburg
Wis
Rail pooling bill pushed for senate vote in extra session
Senator Foraker announces determination to push his railway pooling bill to a senate vote before the extra session ends. He travels to Ohio but says immediate committee action will follow his return, arguing stable freight rates and protection from ruinous rate wars hinge on swift legislation. He notes favorable outlook after talks with committee members and other senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Foraker
Senate
Ohio
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Congress
Patterson
Supreme Court
Preparations for Transvaal Campaign Divide Troop Estimates
London reports a British general has been chosen to plan the campaign against the Boers. He says 10,000 regulars suffice, counting on 40,000 troops already in the field, with half guarding towns and forts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Transvaal
Associated Press
War Office
Richardson building fire in Chattanooga destroys major structure
The Richardson building, Chattanooga's largest and a major southern landmark, burned out of control after 3:30 to 6:00 am. Watchmen woke residents on the sixth floor, saving most, but Boyd Swing and S. M. Patton died in the blaze. Swing fell while attempting to escape via the fire escape. Patton remained trapped in the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Richardson
Boyd Swing
Mr. Swing
Patton
Stricken With Paralysis Hits NY Financier
Roswell G. Rolston, president of the Farmers Loan and Trust company and a prominent New York financier, was stricken with paralysis while returning home to Babylon, Long Island. Little hope of recovery is entertained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roswell G. Rolston
Farmers Loan and Trust Company
Babylon
L. I
Notable Obituaries and Items of Interest Across The Nation
The items report Brahms death at 67 and other notable passings including Lady Lascelles and Rev. Andrew Ritchie. It mentions a Gogebic ore pool formation excluding Mesaba, a McKinley forest resurvey to protect farming land, Durrant’s rehearing denial, Fink’s death from diabetes, Infanta Maria Teresa bound for New York for Grant monument ceremonies, and Mrs. W L Johnson dying in a wagon accident near St Paul. fatty degeneration of the heart is listed as the cause in her case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Lascelles
Franklin C. Lascelles
Germany
Andrew Ritchie
Western Tract Society
McKinley
Cleveland
Supreme Court of California
Theodore Durrant
Albert Fink
Trunk Line Association
New York
Infanta Maria Theresa
Spain
Grant Monument
W. L. Johnson
St. Paul
Centerville
Minn
Indian Health Advice Against Weather Dangers
Dr. John H. Arms of Minneapolis writes to the Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. sharing experiences on exposure to rain and cold. The piece urges natural remedies and keeping the body's life centers and blood pure to resist extreme weather and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky
John H. Arms
Bryant Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
The
Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co
Mortgage Sale Notice Beadle County South Dakota 1897
Mortgagee Duane Whitcomb and Laura Whitcomb with H A Jannett as owner foreclose on a Beadle County SD mortgage due on December 1 1894 with 12 percent interest totaling 621.31 and costs. Foreclosure sale set for June 1 1897 at 10 am at the Beadle County Courthouse front door Huron SD. Assignees W H Male Benjamin Graham and Wm Hats Jr Harris H Hayden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Breen
L. H. Hole
Register of Deeds
Beadle County
Territory of Dakota
South Dakota
Huron
Beadle
Duane Whitcomb
Laura Whitcomb
Ormsby
H. A. Jannett
Office of the Register of Deeds
Harris H. Hayden
H. Male
Benjamin Graham
Wma. Hats, Jr
Harris H. Haypen
Efault
William Gaersmaehl
Henry Luchsinger
Middlesex Banking Company
Rita A. Ennes
Mippu X Banking Company
N. Jackson
Seal
Fr. C. GrnBert & Co
St. Paul, Minn
Ira J. Weeks
Quartrof
Said
Tee
Esex Banking Company
Rene Seal
Ortengee
H. C. Gilbert & Co
St Paul, Minn
Circuit Court
Fifth Judicial Circuit
New A Health Loan and Trust Company
Ce v8. Caskie D. Houghton
D. Hacrah Ett Houghton
R. O. Richars
Thas
South Dakote
Pees
U. S
Patie
Medbery
Beadler Goeth Dakota
L. C. Kemp
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. S. Hutchinson
Tobin
Wharton
Cross Roads
Brother Jones
Surgical Hotel
Castoria
Brown, F. E
Greatritain
Cecil Rhodes
South Africa
Johannes Brahms
Sagwa
Soen
Minnesota
the Jewell Nursery CO
Lake City, Minn
Reading
Baltimore & Ohio
Wlile Congress
National Capital
L. H. Hore
Joan L. Pye
S. D
Qunmons OE
Geo. W. Fry
Benjamin W. Dake
Mary Dake
George Fry
State of South Dakota
A. W. Burtt
Plaintiff's Attorney Office
Post Office
A. W. Willmarth
W. B. Joy
Pierce O. Bunt
County of
Sch
Pierre
L. Lockhart
Huronite
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