The Huronite. Huney 8. D. December 11, 1890
The Huronite announces publication dated December 11, 1890 by Suannox and Loxastarr, proprietors.
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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1890
Page
2
The Huronite announces publication dated December 11, 1890 by Suannox and Loxastarr, proprietors.
A. D. Gates of Huron predicts Haron will be the capital, praising Huron as the likely beneficiary. His remarks align with local sentiment that Haron should be chosen, signaling regional backing for the plan.
Hon. Jas. McDowell of the Hiiron land office arrived in Redfield on Friday for a brief stay and spoke in favor of Senator Moody at a U.S. Senatorship gathering.
EB Diamond a Brookings politician spent last night in Sherman. He rarely travels for health reasons, prompting speculation about the purpose of his visit.
Olympia Daily Capital notes John D. Rockefeller states he cannot part with his fortune within twelve to fifteen million and places his worth at 135 million dollars. The article recalls he once worked as a newspaper reporter and urges reporters to remember this fact.
Rev Metcalf fired a cartridge test at the parsonage causing a hole in the floor and an explosion as he closed the gun magazine. The incident involved Governor Mellette regulations and occurred Friday in Gettysburg.
The Sioux City and Forest City Railroad completes an extension from Huron to Forest City now the terminus. The first train runs today on a grand excursion as plans envision crossing the Missouri River in spring and continuing toward the Hills across the reservation.
A Sioux Falls Press item tells of a reservation tale about a so called holy shirt that renders the wearer bullet proof. A young warrior wore one then challenged gunfire in a dancing circle and was shot dead at the first volley raising questions about the shirt’s supposed power.
E T Cressey active in the Moody campaign in the state spoke on the capital election. He claimed 12000 fraudulent votes for Pierre, a falsehood that could harm Moody by provoking Pierre supporters. Cressey's past reputation and current efforts are unlikely to change Moody's re election prospects.
A lengthy note from Mr. E. Bach of Potter County urges Western Investor readers to invest in Quarter sections priced low per acre. He claims the region is the globe's most fertile and suggests buying from discouraged sellers at favorable terms. The writer predicts strong future gains for those who stay invested.
The article traces Shannon Taylor born November 3 1628 in Arendsville Adamet County Penn his rise as Franklin county sheriff deputy assessor and local prothonotary. It notes his Civil War service Second Regiment Pennsylvania his 1865 admission to the Franklin county bar and his later Beadle county political role in South Dakota including a strong campaign for the legislature and support for Moody in the U.S. Senate race.
The Aberdeen News notes South Dakota Republicans won big but warns of dangers from party bosses and hints that the independent movement will rise again in 1892. Voters who opposed machine control may split if reforms are not pursued and promises kept. The piece critiques a possible bargain to share offices over genuine legislative reform.
The December Century features a Christmas story by Joel Chandler Harris and a poem by Henry Morton. It asks readers to find true Christian feeling in Dr. Abbott’s Can a Nation Have a Religion and in the Record of Virtue. Frontispiece Daphne by George W. Maynard. Franklin in Allegory marks the centenary of Franklin’s death with an engraving and prints. Fiction by Harris and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. poetry by Riley and others. illustrated Martha Virginia’s Hand. Other pieces cover Trees in America, The Railway Zone Tar of Hungary, and Higher Education A Word to Women by Miss Josephine.
A historical commentary argues that the co operative housekeeping scheme undermines public morals and threatens marriage and home life. It warns that families choosing to dine at hotels for Thanksgiv ing dinner lack essential elements of proper family discipline and ideals.
The report notes Groygn Oxzvetano offers a restrained congratulatory message to Pa, avoiding loud praise or elaborate celebration and signaling cautious endorsement.
The select committee on irrigation of arid lands advances a bill directing the interior to survey and mark arid lands for irrigation. The measure aims to allocate lands to states and territories and to fund irrigation work under federal oversight.
A fragment notes ten or twelve veterans gathered at an unspecified veterans home in Hot Springs. Details on purpose, date, or group affiliations are unclear from the readable text.
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