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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1903
Page
4
A Sioux Falls editorial denounces the Sioux Falls Press for accusing Senator Hanna of disloyalty to labor while acknowledging his union speech as remarkable. The piece notes Hanna’s long history with labor, cites his role in defeating Bryan and a 1900 South Dakota tour, and accuses the paper of bias and ulterior motives.
A Chamberlain correspondent lists South Dakota millionaires including Harris Franklin of Deadwood I. D. Smith of Madison H Avergaard of Turner County Eugene Holcomb of Rapid City C W Hyde of Pierre M D Thompson and D M Inman of Vermillion A E Lee and C Prentiss of Vermillion. They grew wealth from lands and cattle with Avergaard rising from poverty twenty years ago to wealth through labor and enterprise.
The man doubled his labor and savings to acquire 160 acres, then kept buying Turner county lands when cheap. He now owns 105 quarter sections, all improving and well stocked, free of encumbrances, with ongoing purchases reported.
The HEURONITE accepts invitation and press tickets to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company dedication on the Exposition grounds April 30 with plans to open to the public one year later. Fifteen departments are provided, Education Machinery Electricity and Varied Industries near completion. Grounds cover Forest Park and Washington University land, with buildings under way costing about two million dollars.
The legislature amended school laws to require annual elections on or after the third Tuesday in June 1903. Each district will elect a school board including a chairman, clerk, and treasurer for terms of one, two, and three years respectively, with one three year member elected annually thereafter.
E C Torry writes in the Minneapolis Journal that the main danger to Mitchell in a Pierre versus Mitchell capital race is Sioux Falls influence. He notes Huron and Redfield no longer push relocation, Sioux Falls backs Pierre, and Mitchell would rival Sioux Falls if capital moved there, risking defeat by regional jealousies.
The Statistical Abstract charts a century of trade, showing U S imports rising from 436 million in 1870 to 903 million in 1902 and exports from 376 million to 1 355 million, with a 1902 trade surplus of 452 million. The U S exports exceed imports more than all other nations combined, undermining protectionist warnings.
Mayor Baskerville declares anonymous letters have no standing and insists any complaint to city officials must be signed and submitted with identifiable support. He offers hearings for properly founded issues but rejects unverified anonymous submissions.
A new educational institution is proposed in Steuben County New York to educate youths by work study. It aims to mirror the Tuskegee Normal Institute offering a college education without the hardships faced by working students. The program pledges a course of instruction equal to leading eastern colleges and optimism for immediate success.
The second annual inter-collegiate debate between University of North Dakota and University of South Dakota set for April 29 at Vermilion’s university chapel. The issue asks whether government ownership of major transportation and communication systems would serve public welfare, with South Dakota supporting the affirmative and North Dakota opposing.
The University Council of Columbia University New York has awarded a fellowship valued at 650 to Harry M Gage of Huron South Dakota and Wooster College class of 1900. Columbia fellowships total eighteen yearly and are among the most prized academic honors in the United States.
At April meeting the Meade County commissioners passed a resolution to publish in July the personal property assessment as returned by the county assessors. They hope public publication will inform residents of everyone's assessment and possibly increase listed property.
Alexander Ramsey former Minnesota governor from 1860 to 1863 died at his St Paul home at age 88. He was the last of the North’s war governors who showed loyalty to Lincoln and the Union and was the first chief executive to offer troops for the Union cause.
Andrew Carnegie donates six hundred thousand dollars to the Tuskegee Institute in five per cent United States Steel first mortgage bonds. The gift is unconditional except that Carnegie asks that provisions be set aside to meet the needs of Booker T. Washington.
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Dr Edward Andrews of Holden Missouri argues in a Missouri Institute of Homeopathy paper that all infants six weeks after birth should undergo an operation to remove the vermiform appendix.
Rural free delivery boosts large department stores while established routes in the east push small country stores toward closure. The change favors bigger merchants, reshaping local commerce and storefront competition in rural areas.
United States anthracite coal production in 1902 totaled 36,911,551 tons, down 22,994,408 tons from the previous year due to the coal strike. Municipal votes Tuesday the 21st showed licenses carried in Mitchell De Smet Woonsocket Groton and Faulkton while Dell Rapids Canton and Beresford rejected licenses.
The Clover Hill cheese factory, a pioneer in cheese making, received an offer of thirteen cents per pound for its entire 1903 season output.
The Pierre Register reports a Stanley County ranch sold last week for $10 an acre, noting that three years earlier such land would have brought only $3 an acre. The piece highlights rising land values and market revival in the area.
The Democrats of New York state announce support for Hill as their chosen candidate for the presidential nomination, staking a unified position against all challengers in the race.
The national G A R encampment is scheduled in San Francisco during September while the state encampment will convene at Big Stone in June.
James N. Tyner assistant attorney general of the post office department has been summarily dismissed by the postmaster general leaving a leadership shake up in federal postal oversight.
The continuing attacks by Mr. Bryan on Grover Cleveland galvanize Democratic factions in the East, aligning broad support for Cleveland and shaping mounting intraparty unity.
Community leaders call for rapid action to secure park grounds, tighten access, and protect public spaces. Officials emphasize clear enforcement, fencing, patrols, and revised safety protocols to prevent trespass and vandalism.
Sioux Falls will establish a direct telephone connection with St Paul to speed communications between the two cities. The move aims to improve business and civic coordination, reducing reliance on intermediate exchanges and cutting transmission times.
A can of peaches killed three Des Moines children and seriously ill mother. The editorial warns that deadly contents in tin cans threaten all consumers, caused by a poison formed during canning. It urges science to remove the persistent danger from canned foods.
Low round trip fares to Los Angeles and San Francisco via the Northwestern line. First class tickets on sale May 3 and 12, with favorable limits and stopover privileges. The Overland Limited departs Chicago daily at 8:00 PM, under three days travel. Includes drawing room and compartment sleeping cars dining cars observation cars and electric lighting. Three trains daily Chicago coast without change plus guided tours to California Washington and Oregon. Contact Chicago and North Western Railway ticket agents.
Excursion tickets are offered at greatly reduced prices to the northwest west and southwest territories via the North Western line. Standard and tourist sleeping cars, free reclining chair cars and “The Best of Everything” accompany the trip. For full particulars apply to Chicago and North Western railway agents.
Crop Bulletin reports a generally fair week aiding rapid field work. Sowing of wheat nears completion in the south with northern progress. oats speltz barley and spring rye seedings advance well. cool nights and a heavy frost cause no damage. Alfalfa, potatoes, garden crops and prairie grass show good progress. range livestock improving.
Beadle to Moody report near completion with early sown grain up but slow growth from cool nights. Brookings Lake Miner Moody Sanborn and others note seeding advances. grass growth variable, plowing for corn progressing steadily. Missouri Valley and Black Hills sections show favorable weather, wheat and oats germinating, grass improves, field work advancing in multiple counties. Northeastern notes rapid seeding, early wheat stands. Codington reports ongoing field work.
Mrs Lulu Larmer of Stoughton Wisconsin reports two years of nerve trouble and stomach disorders improved after taking Peruna. She says nerves grew stronger rest improved and health restored with steady progress. Anna B Fleischarty former WCTU leader in Galesburg Illinois also endorses Peruna. A letter from Chicago notes the product cost is far outweighed by benefit. Summer Catarrh by Dr Hartman is offered free by The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio.
Reports show wheat oats and barley seeding nearing completion or finished in multiple counties. Early sown grains are up and developing well with good root, while plowing for corn and potato planting proceed. conditions vary with cool nights and wet lowlands affecting some areas.
Excur sion tickets sold at one fare for round trip May 1 2 3 4 with return extension to May 30 for the American Medical Association annual meeting. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Bay.
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