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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1886
Page
8
The Huronite lists the Dakota Division timetable showing east and westbound trains with arrival and departure times. It records daily services including freight and passenger trains with adjustments for Sundays and Saturdays and notes several train numbers and approximate times.
Northbound trains No 21 and No 23 run daily with freight and mail service. No 21 departs Huron and reaches Redfield at 3 ey with Columbia arrival at 5 90 p.m. No 23 leaves Redfield and reaches Columbia at 2 15 p.m. Then southbound No 22 departs Columbia at 7 30 a.m. and No 24 freight runs to Huron arriving 6 00 p.m.
Between Hawarden and Huron No 41 daily arrives at Huron 12 55 p m No 45 freight daily except Sunday arrives 7 45 p m No 42 departs Huron 1 45 p m See Hawarden 7 25 p m No 46 freight departs Huron 6 00 a m arrives Hawarden 6 p m T D Ancuer Agent
Forrestourg Mail from south via Foxburg arrives daily at one pm and closes at six pm Office opens from eight am to eight pm Grovcz J Love P M provides the times for east west north and general office hours as listed in the notice
Notices recount a August 1 1886 wedding at the Methodist parsonage in Huron between Frev H Lancpers and Nellie M Jerome of Howard South Dakota. The item also mentions electric lighting orders, family travels, and a growing Young Men’s Christian Association with 100 plus members and Sabbath meetings.
Local notes report Dakota Mutual fire loss, Nash block brickwork, and ongoing construction at the Utah street school. Updates cover readying weather signals, Odd Fellows hall work, hotels, adoption hints, theater tales, and public notices from Huron and nearby towns.
Advertisement urges Huron businessmen to advertise in the Huronite Daily and Weekly ahead of Tar Fair. A stray note asks why bricks are sprinkled to settle mortar. Obituary records Joseph Drake died in Potter county Dakota on Tuesday August 2 from traumatic causes. body sent to Canton Illinois via E Drake on Wednesday.
From the Mitchell Republican August 4 the note places Frank E. Stevens of the Bank of Plankinton as a local resident guest. He attended the Mikado show Saturday night and remained until the following day. The Presbyterian social tonight includes a duet, readings, solos and a closing quartet by local performers.
A young man tested a dairy advertisement in five issues of Hurowire. On the second day a neighbor read the ad and urged him to visit the Hunonite office. He went, was hired, and remains employed there, possibly for five more years.
Beadle County a devout worker and earnest in duty supports the Association. Harvest Home Festival to be held next Friday night with the La Cota band performing selected tunes.
The Huron Young Men's Christian Association has grown from 25 to 100 members since June. It will move from Booth’s store room to two rooms above Polack’s, expanding meeting space. Mr. W. F. McCaughey is appointed general secretary, to oversee rooms, assist job placement, and arrange housing for young men, bringing prior Sedalia, Missouri, experience with 170 members.
Public notice summarizes sections of chapter 63 laws of 1883 banning hunting prairie chickens from January 1 to August 15 with fines of two dollars per bird and five dollar attorney fees. It also outlines information rewards equaling one half of fines. AzerpeeN News notes Judge Church’s abrupt courtroom recess and lecture in Huron.
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