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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
5
Harvests show progress with grain and hay safely stacked amid copious rains. Corn, millet, flax, and pastures improve across many counties though some fields report hail damage and poor fruit prospects in places. Wheat and oats secured in good condition. late crops remain variable.
The week saw near normal temperatures with cool nights and widespread beneficial rains across most areas. Harvest of wheat oats barley rye and speltz is largely complete with some wheat and oats still to harvest in extreme northern and Black Hills zones. Corn has improved after generous rains, pastures and flax show fair to marked improvement, potatoes poor except in limited areas, and haying rapidly advances with good pasture. A hail storm damaged corn near Wolsey Beadle County. apple prospects are generally poor to fair in raised sections.
Northeastern section shows wheat oats barley and rye in fine condition with improved corn millet grass flax and late potatoes. Some storm damage to standing grain noted in places while hay crops are good and pastures improved.
Brule and surrounding counties report heavy rains improving corn flax and potatoes with generally good crops. Meade Lawrence and Fall River indicate strong corn and hay prospects with large yields. notes on oats wheat and barley vary by locality. Glenn, Section Director, Huron, South Dakota.
A pamphlet titled Gold Mining and Prospects in the Black Hills highlights opportunities for gold mining in the North-Western region. It will be mailed free on receipt of two cents postage to W. B. Kniskern, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, 22 Fifth Avenue, Chicago.
Sealed bids for 120 tons of soft coal and 20 tons of hard coal will be received by the city of Huron education board until 6 PM August 17, 1901. Soft coal for Illinois and Utah street school basements. hard coal for the bank building. Bids must state coal name and quality. board may reject all bids. Submit to secretary B. E. Beach.
The Colombian legation left Caracas amid reports of turmoil on the Isthmus of Panama and along the Venezuelan border. Washington authorized the American chargé d affaires in Caracas to aid Colombia if the minister leaves Venezuela, while the Navy plans to use the battleship Iowa on the Pacific side.
The gunboat Machias has loaded coal provisions and ammunition in Hampton Roads and is prepared to sail for Colon at any moment. Much of the supplies came from the Brooklyn navy yard and St Helena magazine prepared the ammunition. A full complement of men will sail and several graduated apprentices from the training ship Lancaster have been transferred aboard. The boat is not expected to stop at any port en route.
Syracuse reports the formation of a 2.5 million dollar National Transportation Company to operate freight services on the Great Lakes. American Shipping Company will build a 27,000 ton fleet, due for completion March 15, 1902, with plants in Cleveland and Duluth and routes via Chicago and Duluth to intermediate ports.
Ex Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota says he will not support David Bennett Hill for president even if he is nominated by the Democratic party. He predicts a third party aligned with Bryan if Hill is the nominee. Pettigrew arrived from Alaska and spoke in Tacoma.
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