Welcome Visitor Finds Growth of Huron Noted by Judge Caldwell
Judge E. P. Caldwell of Chicago and daughter Rose with Olive Clifford visit Huron, recounting early days before the town was platted. He recalls his 19th century trek from Sioux Falls to Mitchell, meeting old friends, and witnessing Huron grow to a bustling town of two to three thousand within two years. The judge, once a leading businessman, left after hard times and now returns with a fortune and enduring memories.
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E. P. Caldwell
Chicago
Rose
Olive Clifford
Huron
Judge Caldwell
Western Town Lot Co
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
George Johnson
Caldwell
Brule City
Shrule City
Milwaukee
Mr. Johnson
Jim River
John Cain
W. B. Ingersoll
Cain
Charley Reed
Mr. Caldwell
Ancient Rome spectacle to headline Minnehaha county fair
The Minnehaha county fair in Sioux Falls runs Sept 7 to Sept 12 featuring Pain's Ancient Rome, a nightly pyrotechnic and historically themed show praised as unrivaled beyond Chicago's expo. The Einhaus aerialists join daily performances with top horses and speed contests, plus special railroad rates to attract attendees.
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Chicago
Pompeii
Vesuvious
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls
Fair Association
Pain
Rome
Caesars
Einhaus
Splendid showing of permanent school fund loans
County auditors led by C J Bach report the January to July loan activity from the permanent school fund. Farm loans reach 498 605 dollars while school bonds total 7 400 dollars and municipal bonds 743 000 dollars along with county bonds 43 260 dollars. The letter urges continued cooperation to keep funds out of interest for the people of South Dakota.
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L. C. Burney
South Dakota
Save the Children Kodol Dyspepsia Ad Claim
An advertisement asserts Kodol Dyspepsia Care cures most childhood stomach disorders by indigestion. A Nashville mother, Mrs Henry Carter, reports her 3 year old son recovered after one bottle. The product claims to digest food and sweeten the stomach, sold by Holland Wheeler.
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Henry Carter
Central St
Nashville
Ten
Holland Wheeler
Excursion Rates to Carnival and Races at Faulkton
North Western line offers reduced rate excursion tickets from Sept 2 to 5 with return allowed until Sept 6 for Faulkton carnival and races. Apply through Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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Faulkton
M. D
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western Ra Y
Eat All You Want with Kodol Cure
Advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure lets indigestion sufferers eat freely as the stomach is prepared to receive digest and assimilate food. It asserts the remedy enables digestion and converts meals into healthy blood. Sold by Holland Wheeler.
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Holland Wheeler
Wanted a Preacher Dawns Burgess Fled with Wife
Sheriff Kerr issues a warrant for Rev Bert Dawson later named Dawson Burgess, preacher of Wes sington, who vanished with his wife after missing services. A marriage license to Miss Dena M. L. Johnson dated August 16 is noted. Dawson Burgess may have prior Iowa wife and two children. The sheriff circulates telegrams and rewards to locate the couple.
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Sheriff Kerr
Bert Dawson
The
Christian Church
Wessington
Dena M. L. Johnson
Menro B. Ainsworth
Sioux Falls
Dawson
Iowa
Dawson Burgess
Advertised Letters List for Huron Postoffice
Week ending August 21 22 notes unsent mail at Huron postoffice listing names Anderson August Baker Mrs K Chism Jessie Conroy John Crowley John Culp Charley Dowale John General Manager Seward Construction Co. Green Chas P Engineer Dakota Central R R Ganasson Miss Nattie Heintz Joe Kelley Mrs Margaret Linsley A P Morgan John Runyan Walter Thompson L C Wilson John J C N Cooper postmaster
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Huron Postoffice
Anderson
August Baker
K. Chism
Jessie Conroy
John Crowley
John Culp
Charley Dowale
John
Seward Construction Co. Green
Chas. P
Dakota Central
R. R
L. C. Wilson
John J. C. N. Cooper
Card of Thanks for Kindness During Illness
Expressions of gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy and help during the illness of beloved daughter and niece Mrs. Jos Schmidt shared by Mr. and Mrs. L H Deeter.
Minnesota State Fair Special Round Trip Fare
The Great Northern Railway announces a special rate of one fare plus fifty cents for the round trip to St. Paul. Tickets on sale August 29 to September 5, with final return limit September 7. For details contact R. KINNER, agent.
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Great Northern Railway
St. Paul
R. Kinner
Philippine certificates bid opens for 3 million debt issue
Washington auctioned 3 million dollars in certificates of indebtedness for the Philippine government. Harvey Fisk & Sons of New York submitted the sole bid for the entire amount at 1.02 and 24 hundredths per dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Harvey Fisk & Sons
New York
The First Skyscraper
In a Kansas City Journal column a lighthearted note compares Babel confusion to modern elevators and prompts the reader to imagine the elevator boy not understanding which floor to exit on.
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Tower of Babel
Kansas City Journal
A New Arrival in Our Family
A playful note reports a new arrival described as nine pounds, with witty exchanges about twins and family. The brief joke from St. Louis Star captures humorous sentiment about a newborn and parental cheer.
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St. Louis Star
Anted- Apprentice Girls Learn Dress Making at Millinery Shop
Mrs. Viola Cook advertises a learning opportunity for girls to study dress making at the millinery shop of Mrs. Tait.
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Viola Cook
For Sale A First Class Piano Almost New
Auction note announces a piano in near new condition offered by J D Swenson at this office.
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J.D. Swenson
Lost gold watch between hotel and Milwaukee depot
Five dollar reward offered for the return of a ladies gold watch lost between the hotel and Milwaukee depot. Finder should notify this office to claim the reward.
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Milwaukee
Lost dog Hanson with collar tag No 21 found
A brown and white dog wearing a collar with the name Hanson and tag No 21 was found. Daniel Hanson offers a reward for return.
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Hanson
Daniel Hanson
Reliance Wins Narrow Second Race of America's Cup Contest
New York racing report details Reliance leading Shamrock III from start to finish in the second America's Cup race. Both yachts fought light winds and haze, with Reliance edging ahead to win by 1 minute 19 seconds on corrected time after a tense run to the finish.
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New York
Reliance
Shamrock III
Shamrock
Relliance
Wringe
Jersey
Challenger
Seabright
Penance
Barr
Couln
Witl
Shamrock Iil
Striking Chicago restaurant staff push renewed strike action
Striking waiters and cooks again attempted to enforce the strike order in Chicago on August 26. An appeal to the Steam Power Council led to a special committee being appointed to investigate the strike’s merits and impact on power and operations in cafes and restaurants.
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Chicago
Steam Power Council
Telegraph line completed linking Seattle to St Michaels
Dawson reports Captain Nesmith in Fort Egbert announces the last telegraph link between Seattle and St Michaels is complete Messages are now sent to Nome by mail marking the completion of the American government Alaskan land system.
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Seattle
Wash
Post-Intelligencer
Dawson
Nesmith
Fort Egbert
St. Michaels
Nome
Immense Soft Iron Ore Bed Found Near Soudan
An Austrian farmer uncovered a vast iron ore bed near Soudan near Tower containing several million tons on Minnesota Iron company property. The 300 foot wide bed will be measured for thickness by diamond drills as work continues.
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Duluth
Soudan
Tower
Minnesota Iron Company
Ten Thousand Dollars Worth of Horses Sold at Public Auction
Belle Fourche South Dakota reports a horse sale at public auction with ten thousand dollars total, average fifty dollars per head. Buyers from the West attended, five carloads shipped east, six hundred head sold to a Kansas City buyer, with more sales planned in the coming days.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
Kansas City
Princess Louise Launches Dominion Battle Ship
London August 26 The Princess Louise launched the battle ship Dominion at Barrow during the day. When completed the Dominion will cost 6 1/2 million dollars. The ship is 16 350 tons, 425 feet long, 19 000 indicated horsepower with an estimated speed over 18 knots. Armament includes four 12 inch guns four 9 inch guns ten 6 inch guns twenty four small rapid firing guns and two torpedo tubes.
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London
Dominion
Barrow
TO REVIVE CANAL TREATY
Acting Secretary Loomis has received two vague cables from Minister Beaupre at Bogota dated Aug 15 stating efforts continue to revive the canal treaty. Indirect signals say a movement exists to alter Colombia's constitution to secure ratification of the treaty.
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Washington
Loomis
Beaupre
State Department
Colombia
War commission report on South Africa lacks new details
The London based rough commission report on the South African war adds little new information. It condemns unpreparedness, endorses Lord Lansdowne’s 1900 warning, notes a scandalous safeguard gap, cites 448,435 troops engaged, and calls for smarter men and better educated staff to strengthen Britain.
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London
Rougl
Lord Lansdowne
Great Britain
Prefers Pulpit to Diamond for Rockwell Minister
Rev Charles H Marsh chose serving a rural Baptist church in Rockwell Iowa over a $5000 season with an Eastern baseball club. He had previously trained in Holyoke Massachusetts and played baseball as a skilled amateur. He agreed to lead the Rockwell church at a modest $600 yearly salary, affirming his commitment to the ministry.
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Iowa Falls
Ila
Charles H. Marsh
The
Baptist Church
Rockwell
Marsh
Holyoke
Mass
Iowa men in accidents claim four lives in day
Three Des Moines men were killed in separate incidents. Frank Kinney fell fifty feet from a college roof and broke his back while repairing it. B L Morris, seventy two, was struck by a Rock Island freight train near Des Moines, dying later after leg and skull injuries. William E Burch, a Des Moines plumber, was hit by a Rock Island flyer at Atlantic Street and died instantly. F A Houk, a farmer near Ottumwa, was struck by a Wabash passenger train, his head severed from his body.
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Des Moines
Frank Kinney
the Moines College
B. L. Morris
Rock Island
Morris
Mercy Hospital
William E. Burch
Atlantic
F. A. Houk
Ottumwa
Notice of Hearing Petition for Letters of Administration
State of South Dakota Beadle County in county court Carrie C Hotalling deceased C A Kelley filed petition for letters of administration hearing set for August 29 1903 at 10 am at county judge office Huron Beadle County Any interested person may appear to show cause why the petition should not be granted Dated Huron August 10 1903 L C Kemp Judge Woop and Farr Bank Attorneys August 13-27
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South Dakota
Beadless
Carrie C. Hotalling
State of
Frank C. Ward
Jay R. Hotalling
C. A. Kelley
Huron
Beadle
Angus
A.D
L. C. Kemp
Woop & Farr Bank
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Minnehaha
Bach
Esting
Yours Truly
C. J. Bach
Save
Minnesota
H. Hinckley
Corley’s
F. Corley
the Avenue Grocer
Minn
Eng
African War Commission
T.l.blood & Co.s
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