Fair of 1908 South Dakota State Fair Opens
The State Board unveils the largest attractions yet with Gov. Johnson to speak on September 8. A Strobel aeronauts flight, airship exhibitions, Fink's Coon Town Circus, Spot the diving dog, and Indian village are planned. Militia protection, emergency hospital, and a 30-piece Fourth Infantry band ensure security and entertainment. Numerous counties apply for space. the livestock, poultry, and speed programs promise record showcases. премия lists available from CN McIlvaine in Huron.
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Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Strobel’s ‘Aeronauts
Toledo
Ohio
St. Louis
South Dakota
Fink
Coon Town
Spot
Frank Albreth
Tracy, Minn
State Fair Board
Engelsby
Fourth Infantry Band
Brown
Spink
Clark
Codington
Brookings
Kingsbury
Beadle
Hand
Hyde
Hughes
Stanley
Butte
Sanborn
McCook
Hannon
Miner
Minnehaha
Livestock Department
Northwest
Danly
Railroad Rumors Tie Harry Sanborn to Tacoma Manager Role
The Tacoma Times reports a major railroad shift with Chicago & North Western poised to take control of the Northern Pacific via N P lines, placing Harry Sanborn as general manager and H C Nutt retiring. The move, if true, promises a Tacoma led era and end to Jim Hill’s dominance.
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Tacoma Times
Harry Sanborn
New Deal
Times
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Northern Pacific
Jim Hill
Tacoma
North- Western
Milwaukee
Montana
N. P
Morgan
Tidelands
Great Northern Road
Hill
S. Sanborn
North-Western
Ladies College Association of Huron Elects Officers
The Hufton ladies college association met at the Presbyterian church for its annual session to elect officers and review the prior year's work. John L. Pyle was chosen president, with Mrs. Pyle noted for active college support. Vice presidents were selected from several city denominations.
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Ladies’ College Association of
Hufton
Presbyterian Church
John L. Pyle
Bijou Theatre Showcases Africa Film and Local Talent
The Bijou in Huron screens Africa among the savages, a dramatic tale of a black prince and princess with captivity, revenge, and ambush. The program also includes three short numbers and a tenor singer from St Louis, R J Jones, plus Miss Eckles's soprano. The show runs two more nights.
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Bijou
Huron
South Dakota
Africa
R. J. Jones
St. Louis
Miss Eckles
Angry Beresford town hatches plan against Hank Williams
Beresford residents mob Williams after hay and boxes are burned near his house. A later crowd gathers to attack Williams with rotten eggs as the mayor and city attorney urge him to leave town. The vigilante mood escalates amid alleged criminal conduct.
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Beresford
Hank Williams
Williams
Plans for new athletic field near railroad tracks
Four acres north of the railroad tracks are being prepared as a versatile athletic field. W. A. Ritschlag leads the work, aiming for a fenced eight foot board enclosure, a southwest grandstand facing home plate, a northeast field orientation, shooting traps, a quarter mile track, and space for a football gridiron. The field will be leveled with a city scraper to create a fast baseball park and allow future track meets.
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W. A. Ritschlag
Labor Shortage Haunts South Dakota Rail Projects
The C and N W railway relies on eastern shipped labor for construction and gravel trains west of the state but faces chronic absenteeism. Each car from Chicago carries about sixty men who abandon the job after free transportation ends. Railroad men say white workers quit despite capability, so management turns to foreign labor, with Austrians and Italians routed through Huron to fill posts.
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South Dakota
C. & N.W. Railway
Chicago
Here
Huron
Warning on Alton E. Darling Teacher Candidate
J. W. Smith of Beadle county warns superintendents and school officers about Alton E. Darling seeking teaching work. Darling earned a January certificate valid only until the next public exam, failed to attend that exam, left the county, owes many unpaid bills, and bears an unsavory reputation.
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Huronite
Alton E. Darling
City Council Approves Street Work and Theater License Cut
The city council met in regular session in city hall with six aldermen present. A sidewalk petition on Beach street between Sixth and Seventh was granted and Wisconsin street at Ninth was straightened with vacating premises. Operators of two theatres win a license reduction from 100 to 50 dollars per year, to be paid semi annually.
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Foote
Sauer
Mellvaine
Griffith
Wisconsin Street
Ninth
Tte
Teachers Examination At Huron College This August
An examination for all grades of teachers certificates will be held in the commercial room at Huron college on Thursday and Friday August 13 and 14 starting at 8 a.m. County supplies all needed materials. State certificates cost five dollars and lower grades cost one dollar, payable at the time of the exam. J. W. Smith County Supt.
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Huron College
J. W. Smith
Helders Co
F. R. Bramwell
Peter Mintener Lumber Co
For sale cottages on Franklin Beach and Utah streets
For sale cash or easy terms eleven cottages on Frank line along Beach and Utah streets. Listing by C B Bryant and Co. Real estate inquiry encouraged.
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Frank, Beach
Utah Streets
C. B. Bryant & Ca
Lynch's Great Joke
Col W A Lynch of Huron returns from Mitchell where he joined the South Dakota democratic committee. He predicts a Democratic sweep in the coming election with Bryan and Lee to win and the entire ticket elected, and says the next U S senator from South Dakota will be a Democrat.
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Col
W. A. Lynch
Huron
Mitchell
South Dakota
Democratic Committee
Bryan
Lee
United States
Tax rebates rejected and abatement granted prompt questions
The July board of county commissioners records show Welty's petition to rebate a $90 aircraft assessment rejected while Issenhuth's petition to abate a $700 automobile assessment granted. Both petitions hinge on purchase dates in May 1908 and financing details, raising questions about the identical principles yet different outcomes.
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Board of Coury Commissioners
Mr. Welty
C. C. Issenhuth
Welty
Winneshiek Traction Engines Ad Offers Affordable Threshing Outfit
A Winneshiek advertisement proclaims an affordable threshing outfit, highlighting time and labor saving features and generous offer terms though specifics are withheld. The copy targets threshermen with an emphasis on value and ease of purchase.
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Winneshiek
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SY. Johnson
Horficulture
Woman's Department
Bijou Theatre
Hank” Williams
Huron Athletic Park
Smith
Beadle County
John Wesley
Cadogan
Budweiser
America
King OF All
Wesley
Tyerman
J. Wesley
Anheuser-Busch Brewery
St. Louis, U.S. A
J. T. Breen
Huron, S. D
Lynch
Cascaden Mfg. CO
Grand Forks
Dak
Waterloo
Iowa
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