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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1886
Page
8
Train numbers No. 21 and No. 23 run north from Columbia to Reaten and Colubia with daily mail and express service and specific depart times. Southbound Nos. 22 and 24 cover mail and express plus way freight with morning departures from Columbia and afternoon arrivals at Huron and other points.
Daily arrivals and departures shown for trains No. 41 No. 45 No. 42 No. 46 between Hawarden and Boron Huron. Times include 12 55 p m arrival at Boron 7 45 p m from Huron 145 a m departure Hawarden 7 25 p m and 6 00 a m freight departure. Archer is the agent.
Postal schedule notes mail from east arriving at 13 35 and 5 pm and from south southern routes daily two daily including Sunday at 7 am closes 12 20 pm west and north times listed. Office opens 8 am to 8 pm with Sunday hours 2 to 8 pm. Groner J Lovg P M.
The C. & N. W. R'y Co. names Houghton as the new town on the Columbia extension twelve miles north of Columbia. The line is ironed for seven to eight miles north of Houghton as work continues.
Mrs D 8 McCaslin receives a gold watch from her New York mother for her Aug 16 birthday. The piece arrived by express Friday and she jokes about Silence being golden in a gold watch. Rev Moran Grace Church pastor has been ill since arriving in Huron for four or five days and is granted six weeks leave but may return if needed.
A long list of Huron area notes covers maintenance and construction at Illinois Street school, new houses on Dakota Avenue, street work and rainfall, social events, church and Y M C A activities, court and police items, local commerce, farm news, and upcoming fairs with multiple named people and places in Dakota Territory era.
A Vernon township storm damaged a north Vernon school house making repairs cost more than building a new one. A gilt edged card announces Harold Clark born August 16, 1886. The train orders require stopping for prairie fires near the track and all hands extinguish flames. North Dakota Exposition plans and Mitchell fair praise appear amid Territorial Board of Agriculture duties.
W. D. Jones of the C. and N.W. Railway suffered a cut to the left foot from an adze on Tuesday morning. The blade struck the right side near the instep and caused a painful wound. The report also mentions a medical disclaimer about quinine in relation to fever and ague.
The Duluth Water town and Pacific R R faces two measures to issue funds totaling twenty thousand dollars for road and shop construction. Voter interest was light due to broad agreement, with integration of rail projects into city plans discussed alongside local business and medical notices.
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