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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
8
Local notes record visitors from Redfield to Chicago to Milwaukee and Minneapolis to Huron. Residents and officials travel for business, law and insurance work, with mentions of Gen. Morris, J. Tucker, Andrew E. Lee and E. J. Miller. A Milwaukee elk prize and artesian well relief are noted along with travel plans to New York and other points.
An oldtime Kansas City resident reports extreme drought in the region with no rain for weeks and record heat. He notes cattle shipped by trainload, low feed and water, and prices for hay Bran and oats rising to reflect the harsh conditions. The letter also mentions rationing for horses and cattle as costs soar.
Sunday brought extreme heat with temperatures near 100 degrees before a sudden cooling rain swept in from the west. The brief storm refreshed residents, ending a day of heat and humidity with a swift drop in the thermometer.
The report notes field visits across Clark Spink and Beadle counties and broader county trips totaling over 200 miles with 30 townships surveyed. Wheat yields are projected at 38 million bushels with potential for higher estimates after further observations by A C Johnson and others.
An agricultural survey projects 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 bushels of corn for Beadle County this year with drouth minimal impact. Wheat expected at least 1,000,000 bushels. Barley oats and rye reported as good to fair. Flax thriving as Joan H. King notes positive conditions.
Monday afternoon a fall trainload of cattle from Missouri passed through Huron for grazing pastures. The twenty car train moved west as the Chicago and North-Western attempts to secure cars amid drought conditions.
Rail lines haul cattle from Missouri and Kansas into South Dakota with forecasted hundred trainloads passing through. The North-Western and other lines echo the drive as stock moves by train. Officials call the spectacle a calamity yet claim the state’s nutritious grasses cushion the blow. This year proves favorable for South Dakota.
A stockholders meeting at city hall organized the Central Dakota Fair with M. Booth as president, C. S. Loveland secretary, Geo. C. Fullenweider treasurer, E. M. Thomas general superintendent, E. C. Treadway marshal, James Stewart assistant marshal, and a long board of directors. The date for the first exhibition was not set, but the board will meet to decide details, including fencing the ground, building a track, erecting buildings, and other preparations for a successful fair. The HURONITE notes the leadership is committed to readying the fair for visitors.
Notes from the Epworth Quarterly Assembly praise Rev. B H Burtt former Ludington pastor for the 1901 Ludington Day sermon and Mrs. Sarah Keyes Burtt as the accompanist. The North-Western railway proposes a $6.20 per ton hay freight rate from Huron to Kansas City to aid hay livestock markets across Kansas Missouri and surrounding states.
Interesting pamphlet outlines opportunities for gold mining in the North Western region. Mailed free on receipt of two cents postage to W B Kniskern, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, 22 Fifth Avenue, Chicago.
Sheriff Kerr returns from Wolsey and local notables like W H Humphrey and P J Murphy were in town. Militia encampment looms in fourteen days as J Bliss and J A Gheen attend to business. Walter Bandy heads to Buffalo for the Pan American expo. Frank Crane travels via Pierre to Sioux Falls. Mrs Urquhart leaves for Woodstock Canada. The College Fair parade is planned with Mr Kent supervising. Fall term of Mankato Commercial College begins September 3. The soliciting committee for the fair will call soon to collect contributions. J A Gheen’s rise in salary prompts Ord to remain with Consolidated Tank Line. Miss Mary Carlin visits Beadle county. firm Carlin and Miller noted.
The writer condemns unweaned calves and crowds of men blocking sidewalks after church. He suggests women arm themselves with long hat-pins to poke those in the way and argues girls should not go out with men who avoid church. He stresses a man’s respect for church attendance and propriety.
Lake Byron Township celebrates the dedication of a new Presbyterian church. Rev. W J Hill and Rev E H Girant led services with Hitchcock choir. The building is debt free with 313 in committee funds turned to trustees. Mrs J P Davis and Mrs Lewis Kimball spearheaded the project. A Sunday school was organized with a solid membership.
An extra good young cow for sale described as gentle and an easy milker. Inquiries invited at the corner of 5th and Ohio streets, in care of R L Walker.
A private sale notice from C. B. Love offers 25 head of young cattle 14 cows and 3 two year old colts at his farm in Grant township Section 5. Purchasers may view the stock at any time.
At 807 feet Holton struck a second flow in the city well at Wisconsin and Sixth streets. Authorities deemed the flow good but not satisfactory and ordered continued drilling. Work resumed with plans to push deeper to obtain stronger flow for water supply and fire protection.
Beadle county invites girls aged thirteen and under to craft a hand sewn doll outfit including dress underskirt drawers and chemise for a premium. Entries may be made with or without a doll. Exposed packages will be judged for neatness and handiwork and donated to the college. Notify Mrs B E Beach if you have a doll to loan.
Cheaper than Dakota dirt for cash. Items include three 8 foot glass show cases one 16 foot square top show case one brass scoop balance scale quarter ounce to ten pounds covered spring wagon side spring buggy phaeton roan gelding eight years old Jersey cow three years old heifer calf eight weeks old 2 year old heifer lot of store shelving and a fire proof safe inquire J A Colcord Huron SD.
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