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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
3
From Thursday's Daily, M. Booth announces a vast selection of fur items in Huron including vuffs scarves jackets and capes and claims it is the largest assortment yet bought to the city.
R H Baldwin travels in lines related to the equipment of his dwelling on ird street opposite the courthouse. An attachment proceeding from several weeks ago led to an execution this morning in favor of Adams for 110 dollars arising from a fur purchase by the plaintiff. Sale will be duly certified.
Advertisement extols DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve by F C Witt & Co of Chicago as a cure all for piles eczema cuts and skin diseases. Claims the salve aids blind bleeding itching and protruding piles and touts superiority over imitators.
In a justice court R B Brockway was accused of driving over a line during a fire emergency but was exonerated after evidence showed no intent to violate. Other cases included G Bangs versus Geo Brandmire with a verdict for the defendant in a trespass suit and Joseph Daum versus M McDermaid on a lumber bill with judgment for the plaintiff for 31.21 after failure to answer.
An advertisement from Madison Georgia promotes One Minute Cough Cure claiming relief from coughs colds laryngitis la grippe bronchitis pneumonia and throat and lung troubles. It cites testimonies from E H Wise and Holha Wheeler praising its health benefits and warns of sudden changes in the weather.
A brakeman named Gustafson suffered a crushed foot in a Brookings yards accident after jumping into a car and getting a foot caught under a moving wheel. Bones crushed but foot may be saved. he was dressed and taken to Kester Minnesota hospital at rail company expense for treatment.
The Third street lot left vacant by the Grand Opera House fire was purchased this morning by M. Wilcox and John Longstaff for $5000. The fifty foot frontage and 145 foot depth place the buyers adjacent to the Myers block east of the burned site.
Tenants of the Grand Opera House relocate after the blaze. Byron Healey bakery keeps failed ovens, while Dr T J Wood finds space over John Sauer’s cigar store. Western Union moves over Arrow-ITE building and plans to open within a week. Cory & McAdam begin anew next door east. Nels Paulson tailor occupies the Third street room vacated by Justice Van Dalsem.
The North Bros company held a benefit performance in Huron after the Grand Opera House fire, aided by local Elks and Joe Daum. Despite loss of wardrobe and scenery, the troupe delivered strong shows with support from residents who bought 1 tickets.
Numerous teachers and students from Huron college depart for holiday home travel. Miss Lizzie J. Robinson travels to Pierre. Miss Hattie E. VanArsdale to Carrollton, Ill. Prof. R. B. McClenan will attend a state teachers meeting at Mitchell. Several faculty remain at Huron while many students begin their travels to towns including Miller, St. Lawrence, Groton, Wessington, and Aberdeen among others.
A 50 foot frontage along one side and 100 feet across the alley to the west are owned, including frame buildings up to the old Huronite stand in the Riegel building. Plans for the opera house site are not yet announced, but the lot was purchased with intent to improve it.
An advertisement extols Kohol as a universal digestive aid that tones the stomach and cures dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims to build red blood and strength, rebuild worn tissues, and purify the stomach with endorsements from Gov. G. W. Atkinson of West Virginia and Holland Wheeler.
Patient testimonials praise Ely's Cream Balm for relief from severe catarrh with complete recovery in Chicago and Boston cases. Products sold by druggists for 50 cents or mailed by Ely Brothers in New York.
Mrs. F. B. Coyne returned to her home near St. Joseph Missouri after a several week visit. J. T. Cogan and W. J. Crisp of Sioux Falls were in town on their way back from Sully county. Superintendent F. N. Stewart and wife came back from Chicago where they had been the past few days. Geo. M. Whitney worked in the HURONITE job room recently.
An old medical blurb promotes Perry Davis Painkiller as effective for backache lumbago and a throbbing toothache like pain. It claims quick relief when a friend rubs the ointment into the afflicted area and notes it also eases rheumatism and sciatica. Priced at 25 and 50 cents.
Excursion tickets will be sold January 12 and 13 with return by January 31. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Railway for travel from Kansas City Missouri to the National Live Stock Convention via the North Western line.
The city council met in regular session Friday evening and allowed bills from the fire department for work on the Grand Opera house fire. The amount filed was not specified in the readable text.
The fire department cost estimate for fighting the blaze runs to about 130 with other items included. Officials discussed buying a chemical fire engine and referred the proposal to the fire committee. A chemical unit is favored, with an estimated cost near 300 and a likely purchase.
A holiday homecoming piece notes Lieut George Barrows and Cadet Stewart Read returning to Huron for vacation. Read is described as a golf champion at St John Military Academy Delafield Wisconsin, with 125 boys at St Johns and praise for the school’s discipline and military instruction under Gen Charles King. Rocky Mountain Tea advertises a 35 cent remedy.
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