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Newspaper

The Dakota Huronite

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1887

Page

8

Chicago & Northwestern Trains From Huron 1887 Schedule

Train times listed for Huron with daily and weekend departures. Passenger and freight services shown with limited details, agent T. D. Akonza noted.

Huron Items Chronicle Local Repairs and Incidents

Crossing repairs at Jim River laundry and Belknap store urgent. Durand’s root beer fountain praised. Goss & Parks opening tin and cornice shop at old St Elmo stand. Capt Van Etten spoke temperance in Turner county. Odd Fellows lodge No 96 formed in Vilas with 18 members. Builder Sherrer to start south of Congregational church. Judge Thomas week includes Dunbar v. A change of venue to Justice Grant. O’Kehlner builds west Iowa street home. Allen contract. Huntley and Goss lead Huron fire department running team. Ward returns from Sioux Falls with stolen horse and buggy. Street fights rising. Marshal Scott intervenes. Byers-Borgwardt case before Judge Thomas. examined waived and bound over. A frightened justice of the peace sought night guardian home. Freeman jury listed. Carpenter adds bedroom and veranda to O’Neal house. Horos topic veranda planned. Advertising noted as beneficial. Buell couple to leave Huron early June. Buell resigns Tank Line agency. Sunday scrap ends with fines of five dollars and costs to each man.

Jim River Belknap’s Durand Messrs Goss & Parks St. Elmo Capt van Etten Turner County Mesers Kerr and Rice Orga Zed Lodge Odd Fellows Vilas M. W. Sherrer Congregational Marshal Scott Byers-Borgwardt Thomas Grand Jury Will H. Newcomer F. E. Edwards Warer Greeley Wilson Capt. Somers Sauer Ira Beebe Stevens Hall J. R. O'Neal 4Th Street

Postal Office Hours and Mail Schedule Notes

Fragmentary OCR notes describe post office hours and mail delivery windows, mentioning opening times from morning to evening and a noon target. References to Lovz, P, M appear as initials or names within the unreadable text.

Odd Weather and School News Loom Large

A storm and heavy snowfall disrupt Thursday and Friday activities. Mention of the Agricultural College accepting a new plan for student occupancy and discussions about discipline and campus life. references to a Mother party event and a May program with songs and exercises for attendees.

Room Renovation Hints Set for May Occupancy

Fragmentary text notes room being fitted out for occupants and a target occupancy by May 1. Source mentions location and construction status, implying preparations at hand for a new use or tenancy.

Unclear fragment hints at winter fire hydrant incident

The readable text contains jumbled phrases about winter conditions and a hydrant but lacks coherent details or identifiable people or organizations. No verifiable event or outcome can be established from the fragment.

Huntley Wins 100 Yard Fair Ground Foot Race

Huntley of Huron defeated Brown of Aberdeen by about three feet in a 100 yard race for $175 on Wednesday at the fair grounds. A large crowd attended and hundreds of dollars changed hands on the result.

Huron Huntley Fair Ground Brown Aberdeen

Local Option Meeting Sets County Gathering in Huron

A Monday night meeting at the Methodist church decided to hold a county meeting in Huron on Tuesday May 10 at 2 p m to sign the petition for the election. Langley and Kent to draft the meeting call. Broodgood Stewart Mackey Forsythe and Bick named entertainment committee. Nash report on petition adopted. Finance committee Mower Wilcox Nash. Hon ee eSmet offered guidance on the new work.

Methodist Church Huron Messrs Langley Kent Broodgood Ee eSmet

Local residents make brief trips and family notes

Mr and Mrs A Tucker go to Aberdeen for a few days J M Snedigar leaves for Chics co for about two weeks Eva Gregory teaches in Broadland Rev J B Seymour's wife is ill with pneumonia in Illinois W I Millen and wife return from visiting relatives Grant moves to W S Peterson residence Mayor Rice returns from Centreville where he organized an Odd Fellows lodge J B Bishop and wife return from weeks with Michigan relatives Lena Reed and mother of Chicago guests stay about four weeks Reed returns to Chicago A N Brooks of 118 65 in county seat for a day or two John O Kane of Huron Oak completes labor for Ed and Kate Maloney then travels home Tom J Church visits his kota sister Dakota likely prefers the State Capital over the Territorial Capitol

Grant W. S. Peterson Rapidence Kansas Mth Rice Centreville Lodge of Odd Fellows Bishop Michigan Lena Reed Chicago Sterling Reed A.N. Brooks Beadle Ars Preston Minnesota Republica John O'Kane Huron Oak Kate Maloney Tom J. Church Kota Dakota Territorial

Free Delivery Report Pending in Huron

Postmaster Love forwards a note from Superintendent Bates citing Karl Spangler’s report on free delivery delays in Huron. The message complains of missing house numbers and absent street signs at intersections and asks to notify when corrected. A stray ad line about hats appears at end.

Love Bates Karl Spangler Huron E. S Mr. Love

Railroad Items and Local Notes From Pierre

Railway chatter recounts pay car movements and conductor assignments with references to Len Walters and L F O'Brien. East arrivals include Asst. Gen. Supt Hallenback Chief Eng Blunt and Supt Oliver in Pierre. Memorial proposal to upholster cross-ties discussed at Dakota Press Association with editor comfort notes and millinery ads mix in.

Supt Hallenback Engi Blunt Oliver Pierre Dakota Press Association

Sterling Sells Pierre Land Holdings in Cash Sale

G W Sterling with Prentice and Pettigrew previously laid out two additions to Pierre. Sterling sold his entire land stake in Pierre to W E Prentice, except ten lots. The sale covered a one third university addition, 55 adjoining acres, and 56 town lots in Prentice Pettigrew Sterling addition. The cash sale totaled 7500 dollars. Prentice returned home pleased.

Pierre G. W. Sterling Messrs. Prentice and Pettigrew W. E. Prentice University Prentice Sterling Gale

Free Methodist School at Wessington Springs Establishes Site

The Free Methodist School described as an industrial and Christian school under the denomination will be located at Wessington Springs in Jerryld County. Competing towns included Howard Miner Centre Diana and Parkstone. Wessington Springs residents pledge 2000 dollars by January 1 1888 and donate 500 acres of land and stone for building goals.

Free Methodist School Wessington Springs Jerruld Co Howard Miner Centre Diana Parkstone

Perkins and Abbott Disagree in Milwaukee Debate

Milwaukee discussion centers on a flawed historical account claiming 1801 figures rode to the capital to deliver a cow. Sioux City Journal contrasts the claim with Jefferson’s supposed actions, labeling the quote as insufferable and questioning the historians consensus.

Perkins Abbott Milwaukee Wisconsin Hag N Sioux Ci Journal Jefferson Europe

Also Mentioned on This Page

Chicago & Northwestern Peer Dail Eich Soary Sina Ing West Haning Son T. D. Akonza I .P. Buell Tank Line Co Beu Lovz Becca Nena David MY. Miller The Agricultural College Rorat Baxine Powder Co Wall Street New York A. Tucker J. M. Snedigar Chicsco Eva Gregory Broadland J. B. Seymour Mllinois W. I. ‘Millen Mise Thompson & Co’s Ream Sf Avoriy Miego Ing M.boote Third Street Len. Walters L. F. O'Brien Frank Peehin Will W. N. Cooley RB. C New Orleans Satentens Grand Division Order Sam Schush John Smith W M Smith Steve Shason John ‘Young Miss Thompson & Co’s Ig Tan Proeprietor City Gallery Dakota Avenue Blounts Atchison Globe S. Yon Eiperl Fessenden E Joan Laxz Huron, D. T J. W. Bailey & & Company, Reed B Andethis Bryant J. M. Buooxr Deslertm
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