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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1887
Page
3
H Maloney who died in the late prairie fire near Huron Dak was buried today in Cammonia. The funeral drew a large crowd and his sister, burned in the same blaze, is feared not to recover. The Maloneys are old and feeble parents with this couple as their only children.
Joan O'Kane returned from Preston Minnesota with the body of Edward E. last Saturday. The funeral Monday from the family residence drew about 100 wagons and around 400 mourners. The death is described as sudden and fearful and has left grieving parents deeply burdened.
Fragments report south Dakota residents urged friends to avoid Washington Territory unless wealthy, promising Dakotas as best for men of small means. Similar tale from California travelers in Los Angeles notes no room for the poor. Returns indicate ongoing departures and melancholy reflections.
The fragment mentions Beadle county war period goods, Miss Rose Ford accompanying a friend to Huron, and a note about Ayer\u2019s Cathartic Pills praised for all ages. It also notes the Huron Electric Light and Power Co changing hands to Wm. B. Sterling and L. F. Frisby Jr, and references a police arrest for horse stepping and a detached medical commentary.
Mr W E Hills of Chicago plans a brick bust house on his Hills block site in Huron. Front 25 by 90 feet, pressed brick terra cotta iron and plate glass windows. description says it will be among the handsomest in Huron. Also notes Susie Collins, a local colored woman, left for missionary work in Africa with Bishop Thompson’s band after training in Chicago.
A mosaic of ad blurbs and social notes: remedies for throat and lungs, editor visits, fishing tales, Easter weather musings, pro-Democrat barbs, and farm rental and trade ads. Names like Kent, J M Blount, Foster & Tuomigon appear among local happenings and notices.
The court orders publication of a notice to creditors in the Dakota HoroWire Beadle County. Creditors must present claims within a four week span after last publication and be mailed a copy of the notice with prepaid postage. Dated March 19 1887 in Huron Dakota Territory. Judge James Spencer presiding.
Court in and for Beadle county issues a summons and mortgage sale notice. Plaintiffs L. T. Graves and Frement await action as defendants Evrett W. Foster and others are named in a Threshing case with first publication noted.
In Beadle County the mortgage holder pursues foreclosure after default on the loan. The property, described as the southeast quarter of section 88 in township 1, range 64, within the Dakota Territory, is to be sold at public auction at the Beadle County Courthouse under the sheriff’s orders.
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