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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
5
Weekly summary notes fair temperatures with a hot wind on Thursday. Showers late in the week aided flax millet grass and corn. Wheat oats barley and rye harvests near finish. northern counties damaged by wind rain and hail. Overall prospects mix with about half a crop of corn and variable yields for other staples across counties.
Harvests of brown wheat oats and barley are well advanced across the northeastern section with some local damage to standing grain reported. Weather conditions support ongoing harvest activity as farmers assess yields and potential losses.
Beadle Wheat and oat harvest near end with fair to good yields and medium grade. Potatoes and millet benefited by showers. flax poor to fair. corn improved but not well cared for. hay prospect fair to good. Brookings flax poor to fair. wheat and oat harvest nearly completed. oats, barley, and wheat fair to good. millet and hay fair to good. Faulk east portion fair with rains. wheat, oats, barley, rye fair. potatoes noted. Hand-brood rains boost late corn millet pastures. hay good. potatoes poor. late corn fair. Jerauld corn improved after rains. wheat and oats near completion. good wheat yield, oats and barley similar. hay fair to good. K bur y near completion. light corn. barley good. wheat fair to good. hay fair to good. flax, potatoes uncertain. Lake wheat, oat, barley near completed. oats, barley, rye fair to good. wheat usual yield. pastures improved. late hay short. flax poor to fair. Sanborn wheat and oat near completion. wheat medium grade. oats, barley, rye similar. hay less promising but good crop. potatoes poor. Spink wheat, oat, barley, rye harvest advanced. corn, flax, potatoes improved. hay good in most localities.
Regional survey shows mixed prospects with variable corn, flax, potato and small grain yields. Some areas report good grain quality and hay, others predict poor potato and corn outcomes. overall crop outlook is uncertain with progress in threshing and harvest activity noted.
County reports show rainfall varying by locality with corn needing more rain in Yankton and Brule, but some counties like Campbell and Fall River note light yields and fair to good quality. Hatch of hail damage, improved pastures, and promising hay in several areas accompany notes on wheat oats flax and millet conditions.
Starting Monday August 12 the Cash Shoe Store at 174 Dakota avenue will sell all shoes and slippers in the window at cost for one week. Shoes are serviceable and cheap for early shoppers before the assortment ends.
Privileges to sell ice cream confections pop root beer cigars and all eatables at the Encampment grounds between August 14 and 19 are for sale. Apply to H. J. Rice.
M Schoenert announces he will stop teaching at Huron College after this term and will continue music and German instruction from a private studio. He thanks patrons for past favors and asks for future support, promising careful work.
Tickets on sale daily via the Nickel Plate Road. Return ten days from date of sale with special low rates for 15 and 30 days limit from Chicago to Buffalo and return. Lowest rates to all points east. John Y. Calahan, general agent, 111 Adams St., Chicago. Chicago city ticket office 111 Adams St.
Summer sale offers greatly reduced fares to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Seattle Salt Lake Denver and other Colorado Utah and Pacific coast points with favorable return limits. Frequent fast trains sleeping chairs and dining cars. For dates of sale and full details inquire at Chicago and North-Western ticket offices.
News arrives from Macon Georgia that former Congressman James H Blount who was sent to Hawaii by President Cleveland as commissioner paramount during the island revolution has suffered a stroke of paralysis and is in critical condition at his country home near Macon Augusta county.
The Anchor Line steamer Astoria arrives from Glasgow with Shamrock II racing gear including a single 169 ft 9 in mast. The spars and gear are lashed to the spar deck on the port side.
A local advertorial touts Baker the optician offering fitted glasses for precise eye care. It claims many customers find superior satisfaction and accuracy with their Cut Glass and fine lenses, located in Huron South Dakota.
Caracas reports that General Rangel Garbiras led 25 Colombian battalions in a 28 hour July 28 29 clash. Government troops halted the advance, forcing retreat across the frontier with 300 enemy casualties and 990 losses for the invaders. Reinforcements were dispatched to the frontier.
Caracas dispatch reports 6000 revolutionists defeated after 30 hours of combat July 29 and 30 with 800 rebels killed and 300 government casualties. The Telegram company cites Reuters dispatches from London dated Aug 6.
Notice by Henry Newton administrator of the estate of Fred Newton deceased to creditors. Claims must be shown with vouchers within four months after first publication to Henry Newton at Wolsey Beadle County South Dakota. Dated July 31 1901.
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