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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1883
Page
3
Community notes cover church socials and social events at the Methodist College and M E Church, the growing Dew house project, and a dangerous open well on West First Street. Farmers expect a harvest lull while farm machinery dealers anticipate the post harvest rush and a new map of Huron is under preparation for completion in September.
notices call for towns to forward farm product samples to Huron for the Dakota Farmer exhibit. It outlines specifications for wheat rye oats flax barley buckwheat garden produce native grasses and seeds or young trees, with packaging and labeling rules and a August 30 deadline for ready exhibits.
City Council met at the City Clerk's office last Tuesday. An ordinance by Alderman Hazen on fire limits was presented and approved after suspending rules. A City Board of Education was favorably reported and adopted. Charles N. Campbell was named to census school children. A special election for a $30,000 waterworks bond was set for August 30. City Clerk to notify and issue new warrants to Wm Voss with 15 percent added. E M Chas was resigned. Wm Jones named City Marshal. M D Tillotson resigned as Alderman Fourth Ward. W B Davis appointed in his stead.
A country trip reveals Dakota as a grain growing state with Beadle and Hand counties boasting strong crops. Rain has replenished soils after dry spells, wheat yields reaching as high as 40 bushels per acre around St Lawrence and Miller, and oats shaping up well at Weal Point leadership.
A detailed notice describes a cornerstone ceremony for a Methodist church with a benefit concert by local musicians at the Presbyterian Church. It lists participants, program items, and praise for performers, noting Miss Grace Dickinson and Mrs. Abell among soloists and the attendance of Rev. J. B. Pomeroy. It also reports on book bindery improvements and several personal notices from Huron and surrounding towns.
The Dakota Terra Firma plans a semi monthly real estate focused publication from this city. It aims to cover Southeastern Dakota and promote sales exchanges as a broad, not strictly local, medium. The first issue was rushed and priced at one dollar.
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