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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1889
Page
2
Christmas season outlook with civic notes on a public building matter in Huron. Princeton varsity claims intercollegiate football title. D N Goss auditor Yankton County passes away in Yankton on the 26th. Boston fire loss tallies 10 million dollars.
Citizens debate who should bear coal allocation as weather worsens. sentiment suggests resisting the status quo serves little purpose and unity is needed.
The people of Dakota are likely to be asked to aid those hurt by a fire in Lynp Massachusetts who have lost everything. The response is expected to be generous if the appeal is made.
The text discusses locating experimental stations or industrial workshops funded publicly in the Ji valley where abundant water power exists, arguing such a move would center the state's great manufacturing interests in a key region.
A veteran Republican Charley Mallahan of Elk Point is opposed as postmaster. locals voice strong disagreements, declaring the squabbles a disgrace to their communities.
Sioux Falls Press columnist Bro Onxssey confuses George Shannon with George Washington while commenting on Thanksgiving. The piece relies on playful misnaming and a light tone about public figures.
Mrs. Corry devotes nearly all effort to artesian irrigation and says the late Alliance meeting action is highly satisfactory. A small appropriation was made to help keep the Major at his work.
The Brookings Sentinel notes the Salem gas well remains productive, calling the prior dire assessment vain and declaring the well a steady source of output. The paper frames the situation with a mix of irony and cautious optimism, reaffirming the well's ongoing vigor.
Tux Huroxrre extends hearty congratulations to Maj. W. Bowen editor of the Press and Dakotian on his Yankton postmaster appointment. The note credits personal fitness and public service as strong supporting factors.
The Dakota cattle in central South Dakota are living and fattening on prairie grasses with no additional feed yet. They will continue in thousands of cases until snow halts them. Plows are still running, contradicting claims of a frozen country.
The December Century opens with unpublished Wellington letters written in his last days to a young married Englishwoman. The letters portray him as amiable and indulgent, a guardian to friends’ children in illness, with portraits including a full-length Lawrence frontispiece.
The Hu-Rentre reports strong assurances from officials that no one will receive coal at county expense without rightful entitlement. County commissioners, described as well-meaning, intend to ensure the fuel supply remains available to those in need and to prevent improper advantages for the well-to-do.
The piece details the disastrous Minneapolis Tribune fire and provides a full account. It also lists congressional Republican caucus nominations including Thomas B. Reed as Speaker and Edward McPherson, Fe Laubsaey, A J Holmes, Charles W Adams, James A Wheat, Rev Chas B Ramsdell, and Chaplain as part of the roster.
The assistant geologist reports irrigation prospects from artesian wells. A ten gallon well would irrigate five acres. The Huron well at 2000 gallons could irrigate one thousand acres. Jim River Valley deep wells bore four to eight inches and flow from one thousand to four thousand gallons per minute.
The Carthage News repeats a claim that Miner county has ten thousand dollars in its treasury while the poor seek outside help. It argues the county should aid its women and children, noting reports of widespread freezing despite treasury funds and ongoing donations.
A Washington dispatch reports new state members have held several meetings on irrigation. Dakotas push artesian wells, Montana Washington Idaho seek pipe systems from high mountain streams, and Kansas backs artesian tests on the Kaw. The issue is set to be a major topic at the upcoming session.
G W Abell of Burnham Jett Mattis, Huron, visits Redfield after travels through Brown county New England and the Middle states. He is described as a large man who moves briskly in rustling business.
The Huronite and Observer endorse Charles B. Gray for sergeant at arms in Washington. Gray, formerly of Dakota and linked with the Mitchell Republican, is praised for eminent qualifications and sunny disposition. He has many Dakotan supporters and friends rallied to his candidacy.
The Harley Herald reports a strong community response to aid settlers in Miner county. Under J. Bach a canvassing drive filled two cars destined for relief, delivering 592 bushels of corn 182 of wheat 128 of oats 6 pounds of flour 182 of potatoes 400 pounds of graham flour plus clothing boots shoes beans dried fruit and more.
A speaker urges selecting a skilled irrigation expert to install necessary ditches and begin work at once. He argues a genuine farmer should manage next season with irrigation help, asserting the experiment, though costly, would prove irrigation’s value, raise land prices, and attract investment for water power and wider farming development.
Rev. David E. McCaslin will assist Rev. Geo. Mackintosh at revival meetings next week at the Presbyterian Church in Mitchell. McCaslin is praised for strong revival work and is expected to attract a large audience from the community.
The general delivery window at the postoffice stays open during mail distribution and postoffice hours. This improvement benefits patrons and traveling men, earning thanks for the reform over former regulations.
Aberdeen News reports santine Hopp of the South Dakota journalism scene has disposed of his Watertown publication and is headed west to join George Reddick, former Hamlin County Times editor. The News laments the loss of a long identified state journalist.
The Grand Forks Herald lauds Senator Casey as a capable irrigation advocate with intelligent study of the subject. He represents a region needing irrigation and is viewed as practical and fair minded. The paper expects him to champion irrigation and push practical measures to a thoughtful consideration.
Poem fragment filled with questions on nature and existence. The speaker tours the mystery of good and evil, time and purpose, embracing joy in the moment while seeking faith and hope as guides. Concludes with a dedication to brave friends and a note crediting Charles Mackay in Temple Bar.
A case study notes a woman with long snow white hair who darkened in patches after taking jaborandi extract for uremia from 1886 to 1888, with eyebrows and head hair darkening while some white patches remained. It cites a 1881 case where pilocarpine darkened blonde hair, then chestnut, then nearly black, suggesting nervous system influence on hair color is poorly understood. Additional practitioner reports are urged to confirm long-term color effects of jaborandi or pilocarpine.
Samuel Gale captain of the sloop Neptune reports a sea encounter off a sea buoy with a large fish or unknown creature. The monster struck the vessel twice, the crew felt the impact, and the animal disappeared beneath the waves after each contact. Over twenty five Philadelphians aboard witnessed the event.
A dialogue shows a broker boasting a clear conscience for not taking an innocent man’s money for twenty four hours while a partner’s death and a closed establishment hint at underlying troubles. The scene mixes irony with personal strain and social scrutiny.
The article from Chambers' Journal outlines Brahman hierarchy and caste discipline across India. It notes degrees of sanctity, restrictions on intermarriage and food, and shifts in roles from priests to clerks and professionals while stressing persistent social limits and regional differences.
The article describes eye stones as hard shellfish coverings used to close shells. It notes their size, shape, and smooth surface, their formation from carbonate of lime, and a chemical change in vinegar. It debunks their supposed ability to move or detect irritants and observes their decline in use and misattribution by sailors. It also mentions crab eyes in crawfish as a similar concept.
A fragmented ancient tale features a Fly and a Fox observing an Elephant under a Tree. Dialogue shows mistaken judgments and hollow bravado as the Fox chases a perceived reward while the Fly mocks the pursued Koossar.
A New Jersey traveler endures a slept-in room and refuses to yield to poor service. After threatening to create a scene, staff moves him to the adjoining room, and at dawn the porter fails to wake the original occupant, provoking laughs as the Jersey man smiles at the prank.
The tiger beetle lays eggs and the larva selects a sinking site. It digs by raising soil with upwards slanting jaws, the head surfaces receiving removed material. As depth increases the head tilts back to form a receiving surface, until the burrow is deep enough to allow vertical movement like a chimney sweep. Montreal Star.
A Brooklyn bridge newsboy collapsed last night with a bundle of evening papers in his arms. Bridge police rushed him to the waiting room where, after an hour, he was back selling papers. When asked who the boy was, Annie Copete replied that it was no one she knew and that only God watches over him.
The article notes Auber, chapel master at the Tuileries under the second empire and a confirmed bachelor. During a chat with Empress Eugenie she asked if he regretted remaining unmarried. He replied that he never did, remarking that Mme. Auber would be nearly 80 years old.
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