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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1884
Page
3
Lionssina McHenry Co prepares to move to Windsor House block with carpenters shaping the new front on Dakota Avenue. The Chamberlain Musical Festival plans an excursion and will present a musical tonight. Miss Fanny Kellogg leads with other local talent in an entertainment.
Canreniens convert Parker Hall into a Grand Army of the Republic room with extra chambers while Vavakin Mercure and builders complete fitments. The note also covers a Dakota Atlas Co representative delivering subscriptions, visits by the Way family, and an August 1884 Beadle County Democratic convention notice plus a land office instruction on proof of publication costs.
News on railway staff changes includes Frei and Kru ger promotion mentions and T. W. Mills transfer to Watertown. George Coon becomes Brotherhood delegate as grain traffic rises. A derailment near Holibir d slows No. 10 with six cars derailed and wrecking crews clearing the line. Vanderbilt party on Sioux Valley line hunts chickens with a four‑car train under Conductor Fleming and Engineer McKay.
The Dakota Farm Mortgage Company presents additional special premiums by J. W. Smith J. W. Campbell and H. Miller. The premiums include bounties per bushel for corn barley and rye and a collection of garden products. The parties offering these premiums intend to retain the articles taken.
On Tuesday evening C M Harrison faced theft of about 240 dollars cash a watch and chain 60 dollars a gold collar button and 40 dollar pocket book. He had withdrawn 400 dollars earlier but used only 200. The next morning his clothing was found in the yard with pockets rifled and the window slightly raised. The incident prompts residents to secure homes and guard against burglars.
Dr. Geo B McClellan known as Diamond Dick visits Huron at the Wright House with Indian remedies endorsed by a Chicago Inter Ocean correspondent. Report describes his physique, background with the Comanche and Winnebago, and notable early success at Signy Falls Watertown Mitchell and other Dakota towns. He offers free services to the poor and prepares medicines from his own room and herbs.
Promoters S H Barrett & Co announce the 8S show at Huron on Friday September 5 featuring world wonders, living wild animals, a Deep Sea Aquarium, and an Aviary. The tour touts the exhibit as unequaled and urges public attendance.
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