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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1889
Page
4
The Huronite reports the death of Dr. Joseph Ward at his Yankton home on Wednesday morning. Ward was president of Yankton College and a leading preacher and educator in the Northwest. His passing is a severe loss to the college, Congregational denomination, and the people of the state.
Sexator Moopy is named chairman of the mines committee promising oversight as the chamber sets policy. The designation follows internal party talks and places Moopy at the center of mining regulation decisions.
Ex-courier and former Hand County political editor L Q Jef fris of the Pierre Signal asserts Louis Daxora will soon become a favored resort destination.
Report says former New York governor Church, visiting in New York, has been offered the job as assistant to the state secretary. The offer signals potential staff changes amid ongoing state affairs.
Tom Reed stacks his sturdy horse fence and prepares to meet Blaine and his allies in a brewing local quarrel. The lines are drawn as rival groups prepare for confrontation.
Senator Pierce introduces a bill in the United States Senate to create the Office of Surveyor General for North Dakota. The measure aims to formalize a state level surveying authority and oversee land boundaries and public mapping.
The first Sioux City and Northern engine No.2 arrived in Sioux Falls on Sunday, pulling in over the Manitoba.
Sourn Daxora expresses satisfaction with the irrigation committee chair. The visit by venerable Senator Stewart of Nevada last fall is highlighted as the key endorsement.
Capran Fassert, newly appointed postmaster of Hitchcock, presents a strong official platform. If he adheres to it, residents of his vicinity should entrust him with all their postal business.
Tur notes that Britain France Germany Austria and Belgium receive pensions totaling less than one third of those paid to American veterans, suggesting the republic may not be as ungrateful as critics claim.
The meet ing of the first session of the legislature of South Dakota nears as critics note a divide between long and short sessions, but consensus favors strict economy as paramount.
Detrears Carter of Montana is slated to dispense patronage during the quarrel in the legislature. The need for a United States court is urged and he will make the recommendations for appointment.
The national House reaches 330 members with 169 Republicans and 161 Democrats. The Republican majority is 8, with 5 new members from the recent state additions. The sisters referenced arrive as the balance tightens.
The Huron land district thanks Secretary Nob le for rapid clerical support that cleared a months overdue backlog. Register McDowell found unt201 letters from Washington and delayed work now resolved. After McDowell visited Washington, Interior officials expanded staff and issued over 2500 patents in sixty days, greatly delighting settlers.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an opening period in a Chicago project called Au P Building during a Harri era presidency. The text is incomplete, with unclear dates or officials.
Mr Foster of the Sioux commission wrote Senator Pettigrew about adjustments made to satisfy John Grass to win Standing Rock Indians to sign. The changes, once hidden, are viewed as unimportant and the reservation may be opened by proclamation as planned.
Exemption Ward issues a lengthy response to Governor Mellette regarding the Oswald pardon. The letter concentrates on actions during the Church administration and seeks to clarify points not central to the pardon dispute.
Arrrenp from Washington reports Pettigrew pressed Senator Edmunds to let Moody hold the long term, offering to take the short term. Edmunds ruled a draw would determine the terms, and the result showed Pettigrew’s generosity toward his colleague.
South Dakota citizens are urged to support enforcement of prohibition through swift legislation and moral backing. The piece calls for financial aid to Enforcement Leagues and appeals to patriotic duty to uphold law and government integrity.
Major Powell argues there are over 100 million acres suitable for irrigation within reach of water, needing 1 billion dollars. He calls for federal surveys and water distribution laws but rejects federal funding, favoring private and cooperative irrigation districts under state law with special courts to settle water disputes.
The community held a democratic Thanksgiving gathering with a neighborhood reunion and a well supplied picnic. Captain Davis and his wife hosted, Mrs. McKee and Lizzie visited from Illinois, and Ad Devo moves to Springfield, Illinois with his family. Walt S Nickell attends Mt Pleasant Iowa to study with notable energy.
A observer describes elephants moving tons of timber with ease at a river yard. The herd handles planks piles and pins with precision, using tusks trunks and foreheads to position loads as a bell signals quitting time and the foreman jokes about not getting them to work after six.
Le Moniteur reports a police court case from Delhi involving two Hindoo doctors and an English soldier. They pretended to cure eye diseases with a salve claiming many ingredients. The main component was a fake paste worth about 400 francs, and a diamond was allegedly sold as part of the deception.
A fragment shows Miss Bronson telling an admirer she is still a Mr. and remains unmarried. The brief exchange suggests playful or humorous social chat within a formal setting.
The article traces the Bible’s arrival in America with early presses in Germantown and Philadelphia, noting Eliot’s Indian collaboration and the first English Bible printed here by Robert Aitken in 1777. It covers subsequent editions, presses, and the shift from British monopoly to American print freedom after the Revolution.
A Chicago Herald story recalls a Scottish immigrant new to American ways who tries to prepare string beans. She is shown how to string beans by a neighbor, then told to boil them until tender. A joke spreads as the scene ends with laughter. The piece preserves a light community anecdote.
Joaquin Miller recounts at the Grand hotel in Spokane Falls seeing a money box attached to daily papers. Anyone could take a paper and drop coins, leaving change behind, with no one guarding the box. He calls this an incontestable sign of honesty and prosperity in the area.
A fragment notes financiers shrug at England's boundaries and mock prejudice, uniting in common regard despite race or status. The text hints at a casual tolerance among wealthy elites, emphasizing personal insignificance of outward traits in earning respect from peers.
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