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Newspaper

The Dakota Huronite

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1889

Page

4

Huronite Signals Race to State Convention

The Huronite notes the Republican state convention set for August 28 in Beadie county and urges readiness. It reports Dakota receiving part of a 600000 agricultural experiment funding. Also mentions a Centerville coal shaft with fifty workers aiming to finish in four weeks and Carr H A Humpunrry of the Faulkton Times running for state senator.

Centerville Carr. H. A. Humpunrry The Faulkton Times Faulk County

Rervsilians Hold Regional Conventions Across Counties

Rervsilians held conventions on Saturday in Hanoi Davison Sully Lawrence Fall River Jérauld and Yankton counties to discuss party matters and regional platforms.

Rervsilians Hanoi Davison Sully Lawrence Fall River Jérauld Yankton

Reed Named for South Dakota Supreme Court Seat

The Woonsocket News endorses Newton B. Reed of Woonsocket for the supreme judgeship. An editorial favors Athens Geo. A. as a deserving man within the state borders for the high office.

The Woonsocket News Newton B. Reed Woonsocket South Dakota Geo. A Athens

Prison sentence redefines Joux L Surzivan as laborer

Joux L Surzivan, described as the stagger, will be required to work as a stone crusher in the State's prison, marking a shift to a forced labor role.

Joux L. Surzivan

County farmers urge bounty on wolves to board

Fauxx county farmers petition the board of commissioners requesting a bounty program offering five dollars for each gray or timber wolf scalp and three dollars for each prairie wolf scalp.

Fauxx County Board of Commissioners

Proposal to stock Brown Sequard Elixir for convention use

A suggestion to keep a quantity of the Brown Sequard Elixir on hand at the state convention. The note implies some men may need it badly around that time.

Libel Suit Against Hopp & Suiter Expected to Be Withdrawn

The Brookings Press libel suit against Hopp and Suiter will follow the usual pattern of remaining active through the election and then being withdrawn, mirroring past publisher cases.

Hopp & Suiter Brookings Press

Sioux Falls Seeks Capital and U.S. Senator, Plus Court Seats

Sioux Falls lines up a modest request for the capital and a U.S. senator. The city lists two candidates for circuit judge and pushes to name the state treasurer. Additional aims beyond these items are not detailed.

Madison Sentinel Sioux Falls U.S

Beadle County Fair Dates Set for October 24 25

Beadle County Agricultural association directors push for a successful fall fair with strong farmer interest in the county. Mark the dates October 24 25 and 3d 4th for events and activities.

Beadle County Agricultural Association

Yankton Delegates Back Van Osdel for Governor

Yankton county elects delegates in favor of Van Osdel for governor marking the first anti Mellette delegation. The source says Mellette will be the first governor of South Dakota.

Yankton County van Osdel Yankton Mellette A.C. Mellette South Dakota

Prohibition Vote Sparks Close Contest Across States

The South Dakota constitutional prohibition vote draws wide interest nationwide as supporters wage a strong campaign. With a tight outlook, observers expect a close result but anticipate a prohibitionist victory.

South Dakota Union Friends of Prohibition

Sioux Reservation Opening Demands Immediate Action

Stakeholders urge Congress to approve Sioux commissioners work promptly to open the reservation without further delays. Critics warn that prolonged red tape risks stalling settlement and development on the lands designated for the Sioux.

Congress

Rev Hurst to discuss ancient sect in Nablus North Palestine

In Harper's Magazine September issue the Rev John F Hurst D D will recount the Samaritans, about 150 souls, living in Nablus, North Palestine. They claim to possess the oldest copy of the Pentateuch.

John F. Hurst D. D Harper’s Magazine Dean Stanley Nablus Palestine

Huron Contender for South Dakota Capital Vote

The piece argues Huron should be the South Dakota capital due to central location, rail access, and population growth prospects. It forecasts a large vote in primaries and notes dispatches about Sergeant Glenn’s stationing and possible future reassignment.

Mathews Poised for Brookings County Delegation Lead

Mr Shannon returns from Brookings County noting Mathews likely to command a large delegate majority and a solid Brookings delegation. He warns opponents that calls for his nomination despite opposition may fail as recent delegates from Brown Day Marshall Ton Hamlin Hand Moody and others oppose the faction. Shannon cautions rivals that justice may yet favor Mathews.

Shannon Brookings County Mathews Brookings Brown Day Marshal Ayton Hamlin Hand Moody

South Dakota State Convention Arrives in Honou

Honou, known as the Convention City of Dakota, prepares to host the state convention of South Dakota on the 28th. About 448 delegates are seated, with many spectators expected to attend the three day session in what may become the new capital. Citizens are urged to prepare for the gathering and its requirements.

Honow Dakota South Dakota Huron

Sioux Falls Suggested as Capital Over Huron

In a letter-to-the-editor exchange the Sioux Falls editor urges naming Sioux Falls as the capital citing superior brass bands and public enthusiasm. The author argues Huron lacks a comparable band and predicts a mournful reception for the capital move on October 1st.

Huron Ae Falls Sioux Falls Sioux’ Falls

Republican caucus duties urged for ward meetings tonight

The notice calls every Republican to attend the caucuses in their wards this evening to choose delegates for the county convention and elect capable representatives to pick delegates for the state convention. It emphasizes selecting men who will advance county interests and act with integrity.

Judge Field and California Prosecution Refused by Robert Cox

Robert Cox refuses to aid prosecution of Justice Field and Deputy Marshal Nagle. He argues there is no money to pursue such an errand, defends free judiciary, and asserts a judge who renders a corrupt decision should be impeached. He warns against abolishing courts if suitors attack decisions, urging remedy within the law.

Letter praises Geo A Mathews for Dakota affairs

A former resident now in Washington D C writes from the city urging South Dakota to return Geo A Mathews to the house or senate. He calls Mathews a man every inch of him and a power in Washington on Dakota affairs.

M. Hearon Washington, D. C South Dakota Geo. A. Mathews House Senate Washington Dakota

Base schemes in railroad rows shown by two towns

Sioux Falls and Marcaet present two and five railroad schemes respectively to justify claims to the capital. The Argus Leader notes these bases are likely baseless by October 1, signaling a political clash over location.

Marcaet Sioux Falls Argus

Brooklyn Eagle Declares Statewide GOP Focus For Fall

The Brooklyn Eagle emphasizes the Republican campaign effort across New York state this fall, urging support for GOP candidates and policies. It outlines party priorities and the newspaper’s backing in the campaign season.

Brooklyn Eagle New York State

Pennsylvania Railroad Plans Pension System for Employees

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is preparing to establish a pension system intended to benefit its employees as a key benefit program.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

Huron Strikes Heavy Blows for Capital

Huron presses strong blows for the capital as success appears assured for the campaign.

Huron

Beadle County Tur crops praised as best in years

The Beadle county crops receive praise for marked improvement while the South Dakota Pharmaceutical Association holds sessions in Aberdeen. A Republican state convention is slated to meet in the same city in a week with Hunox referenced as capital designation.

Beadle County The South Ith Dakota Pharmaceutical Association Aberdeen

Huron cancases tonight and neuralgia care sold locally

A brief oddball notice notes neuralgia care promoted as Well's Great Neuralgia Care and mentions a person Ang Retschlag and a man named SL F. Sarre involved in land dealings in southern central New York near a county seat seeking trade for Dakota lands.

Ang. Retschlag New York

Unusual Czarist Tale Of A Bell And Exile

A fragmentary account describes a usurper czar arrested a city bell for a murder linked to royal plots. The bell's removal spurred violent reprisals, torture, and exile to Tobolsk as a grim trophy. Readers note the odd fusion of superstition and authority in this archival vignette.

Veritable youth renewal claims by Dunn in Storey county test

Virginia Chronicle reports Patrick Dunn claims a spring in Storey county restores youth. He tests rejuvenation on Jeff, once aged 65, who after daily baths and water intake shows darkened hair and improved vigor, with expected further gains and a 5 percent restoration goal by September.

Patrick Dunn Storey County Jeff Comstock Virginia Nev

Belgium canal links coal regions to Brussels and Paris

A new Belgian canal runs from the coal region inland to Brussels, crossing other waterways at the same grade. It enables Belgian coal to be shipped by boat to Paris and major Belgian and Dutch towns. The line traverses hills with ascents and descents, using a hydraulic lift to move seventy ton boats into submerged tanks for level changes, then reconnects with the next canal section via double gates.

Bees Terior Belgium Brussels Paris Holland

Preacher Recalls Bible Mishap From Mischievous Sunday

After a Sunday service an old preacher announced a reading for the following Sunday. Boys tore a Bible leaf and pasted verses misread aloud as the sermon began. He improvised noting an odd verse about Noah's wife and lengths, calling it a strange text and a sign.

Noah Hitself

Momentum of the Suns Explores Cosmic Energy Concepts

A reflective piece considers the immense mass of the sun and the imagined momentum of a submersible, then expands to compare countless suns and their energies. It ponders the living force of the universe and the power needed to alter motion on a cosmic scale.

Rag pickers industry in Boston fuels junk trade

The Boston Herald describes Italian rag pickers as a daily, growing industry. Workers scavenge streets each morning, sorting and selling bottles, rags, bones, and old shoes to junk dealers and manufacturers. They earn small sums, and the trade supports local paper and shoddy cloth production.

Causeway Charlestown Endicott Boston Vmcet Boston Herald

Fashionable figures of dress through history

The Nashville American contrasts dandies and dudes among famed historical and contemporary figures. It notes Aristotle and others as regular dandies, praises Chauncey Depew and Dan Dougherty, and mentions Attorney General of Arthur era William Evarts and Richard Vaux, distinguishing proper dress from mere affectation.

Aristotle Marcus Antonius Sir Humphrey Davy Palmerston Byron Ackeray George One Conk‘ling Hill Tilden New York Chauncey Depew Dan Dougherty Philadelphia Wster Arthur Richard Vaux Nashville

Burials in the Sea Across Cultures

The text describes funerary rites where seas bury the dead. Chatham island aborigines cast a baited rod with a boat burial. Norse chiefs depart on war ships with pomp. Sea Dyaks place a chief with weapons adrift. Some Guinea tribes throw the dead into the sea to join the sea.

Chatham Islands Guinea Intertropical Africa New York Telegram

South Dakota Republican Convention Call 1889

August 28 1889 at 2 PM the Republican Central Committee of South Dakota calls a state convention to nominate officers for October 1 1889. Delegates apportioned by 1888 votes with at least one per county. total representation 448. Delegates may form judicial circuit conventions. committee chairs William T Coan and James G Yarrvy supervise.

Republican Central Committee For South ‘Dakota Huron Dakota William T. Coan James GY

Democratic State Convention Call for South Dakota Huron July 89

The Democratic State Convention of South Dakota is called to meet in Huron on the fourth day of igoory at pm to nominate officers including a Representative to Congress Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Superintendent of Public Instruction and Commissioner of School and Public Lands three Supreme Court Judges. The convention coincides with the state election on October 1 1889. The call was authorized by the South Dakota Democratic Central Committee at Mitchell on July 19 1889. A county delegation plan is announced with notices at Beker's Jewelry Store for circulars describing new spectacles and eye wear.

South Dakota Congress Abr Rene Adia Supreme Court Republican Central Committee George A. Mathews South’Dakota Dakota Huron South Dakota Democratic Central Committee Mitchell

Rooms Wanted for Convention Lodging

Advertises furnished rooms for rent during the convention on the 28th Inst. invites callers to Flower & Pratt at the Ves. and to contact M. Booth for details. References railroads to the Grand Army of the Republic and urges action now.

Will Flower & Pratt Grand Army of the Republic

Also Mentioned on This Page

Beadie County Territory Jima Valley Great Jim River Nile Mohawk Valley Miami Ohio Signal Service Department Glenn Wasiieroy D.C G. A. Mathews S. W. Glenn Cies Oers Tam James, Mironext SL F. Sarre Suara Meyer Ie “Edtunoff Bimitri Tobolsk Mpanion Ras Picker Aurora Beadle Hutchinson Brule Lawrence de Clay Ass Douglas Eernee Pennington Edmunds Ee Sanborn Beau Faulk Weteere Grant Turner Hamlin Handeebae Union Sete Walworth Hanson Ankton Aid Beker’s Jewelry Uipahek Hugh Fee Hutchinson Brown Beadle Jerauld Buffalo Kingsbury Brule Bon Homme Batte Lincoln Custer McCoo Rere Campbel McPherson Clark oSchens Marshall Tee Ead Codington Charles ‘Mix Miner Obey. A. Ps Minnehaha Ouglas Pennington Duell Potter J Davison Roberts Edma Spink Ve Gran the M. Booth
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