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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1888
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text mentions job work and lawyer activities with references to weeks and territory. The readable parts indicate legal or official notices likely about assignments or approvals but specifics are unclear. The item appears to be a damaged notice card with legal context and territorial references.
Gen Sheridan died at 10:20 PM after heart failure caused by valve disease. Funeral plans set for Arlington National Cemetery with burial Saturday. family, doctors, and nurses present at his deathbed.
In the notice the slate gives President of the United States candidate NJAMIN HASON from Indiana and Vice President Levi P Morton of New York. A council nomination meeting is set for October 2 1888 at Alpe to nominate one councilman and two representatives. Delegates Beadle Sanborn Derald among others will govern the process.
The piece details a Republican convention to be chaired at 1 o'clock PM with county representation based on votes for delegates to Congress in 1886. It lists a 528 delegate plan across counties and mentions certificates from proper territorial authorities for representation. The text names Me CuHarres T Crewent among others.
A prominent Democratic congressman stated the tariff issue alone will not decide the campaign. He said the president plans a surprise targeting the fisheries treaty, with retaliatory measures and possible non intercourse if the Senate defeats the treaty. He warned Canadians may resume outrages against American fishing vessels, provoking a strong presidential response.
The Santo Domingo consul asked the interior secretary to loan the bones of Christopher Columbus for an American showman. The official reply indicated cautious resistance, but Bayard remains optimistic that the project will proceed.
An official from the crop statistics department issues a formal communication described as a note from the department head. The message references poh and Spiak in a reportedly incomplete and garbled text. Further details are unclear due to transcription errors.
Moody County politics report notes at the republican county convention held in Flandray Dak. on August 6 that nominees will be chosen at the town August 22 meeting. George Rive and H. M. are mentioned as participants.
The delegation picks Mathews of Brookings as first choice with Gifford as second. Brennan, Williamson, H Mid don, Lampson, and Dockstader are noted among the selection lineup.
A severe morning storm struck central Missouri causing extensive crop damage and heavy property losses. Gallagher near Glasgow reports crops ruined about 50 percent and over $50,000 in business damage. Slater’s Baptist church and two businesses collapsed. Salem County faces about $300,000 in damage while Stanberry shows wreckage and Pettis County crops flattened. Norborne area losses near $100,000 with further damage in Shelby County. Anthony Kansas schoolhouse destroyed and other damages total about $40,000.
Bismarck correspondent reports a secret Standing Rock council resolved to kill the first Indian who signs. The move is blamed on bad counsel from squaw men and half-breeds, complicating any signing.
The letters of acceptance for presidential candidate Clinton B. Fisk and vice presidential candidate Rev. John A. Brooks were made public. Fisk’s note focuses on liquor traffic while Brooks calls for tariff reform and condemns monopolies alongside liquor issues.
In Gett ysburg Aug 6 the Chicago and Northwestern railroad stores cars on sidings to move the county's wheat crop. A farmer notes cool weather and rain slow ripening but cause grains to swell and burst through shacks, grains protruding like large peas.
A 16 year old Norwegian boy named Bernhardt Johnson drowned yesterday afternoon while bathing near Canton in the Sioux river. He attempted to swim a deep hole and sank. companions could not help him. His funeral was held today.
At the Drapwoop Republican convention on August 4 delegates to Watertown were elected an un instructed slate with most favoring Gifford. A small faction bolted and chose delegates instructed for Seth Bullock, a local politician.
In Phanxinton on Aug 38, a Republican county convention elected delegates favoring the renomination of Hon. B. H. Sullivan for the legislature by 83 to 3. Watertown delegates named are A. M. Andrews W. T. Lafallete H. M. Clark H. S. Morrill M. W. Sr. Jono and Brown, pledged to no one.
Dermorr Michigan reports a historic thunderstorm last night with rainfall measured at 3.9 inches, among the heaviest on record for the area. The storm brought intense lightning and strong winds across the city, causing localized flooding and property damage. Authorities urged residents to take precautions as cleanup begins.
A council adjourned with no change to the Act and orders for Standing Rock to return to crops while agencies proceed. The crowd dispersed quietly and villagers were notified when they would be recalled. Meantime Wessington reports an investment firm upgrading buildings in Bewile County, painting, repairs, and preparations for harvest and fall crops.
Gen McFee DI EL Rucker and Maj Lydetler visited Arlington Cemetery to choose a site for the Sheridan memorial. The plateau crest near the old manor is set for a public ceremony, with a general order from the War Department announcing Sheridan’s death and a mourning period with seventeen guns to be fired at half mast.
A brief item notes Toit achieving a spare in a competition on August 7. Details are limited but indicate a notable moment for Toit at the event.
Fragmentary notes describe one building struck by weather and significant damage to the corn crop. Advices from points fifteen miles away mention similar damage patterns.
Reports from New York dated August 7 describe a sudden flare of pleuro-pneumonia among cattle near Chester County. More than 900 head are said to be affected, with estimated damages exceeding $10,000 as officials declare dangerous trouble in the region.
Panic grips a coastal town as a unknown animal has killed and maimed livestock and attacked a farmer. An organized hunt led by Dayoe searches the island, with residents armed and alert after reports the creature resembles a jaguar and recalls a circus animal from Cooper Bailey’s five years ago.
An unidentified man and his wife, previously residents of Mitres Lows, arrived en route to Fort Bennett. They plan to settle at their dime museum, while a commissionee and Cheyenne agency officials are expected to follow similar actions.
Prohibitionists organized a can club here tonight and will engage in a vigorous campaign. It is understood that officers are to be placed in position.
A Des Moines area incident reports Micheel Biel allegedly killed his son Dick Biel with a shotgun during a family dispute near Albis within two miles of the Iowa Wisconsin coal region. The elder Biel, about 27 years his son’s age, is in sheriff custody and described as nearly grief-stricken.
An 8 Globe correspondent reports Nathan T Smith the magwump railroad commissioner discussed political maneuvering in Cass County. He allegedly warned that Edwards would win the Republican nomination if outsiders influence the race, implying administration backing or opposition.
Wintertown gathers near COD for a community rein on from COD efforts. The meeting on your side outlines plans and local participation while noting ongoing preparations.
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