Huron Items Highlight Local Light News
Ed Boos travels to Minneapolis and Henry Schalier recovers fast. A pardon graces Fred Hundley as a New Year gift. County commissioners miss a meeting amid a storm. Daisy Woods visits from Mitchell. Creamery demand exceeds butter supply. J H Baldwin and son travel to Canistota. Mrs. Ed Miller and Mrs. Finch visit sister Flora Hartigan in Tracy. Optical Comedy Company draws a small Saturday crowd. Local clubs plan a chicken pie supper. DeSmet Stove Co. produced over three thousand stoves, then paused. Amanda Hesse returns to Rock Valley. Bronson’s Jewelry in Watertown robbed of 200 dollars. J H Mclean’s Liver and Kidney Balm and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers touted. Gov. Lee’s stenographer Adel Nelson arrives in Pierre. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve praised by J M Blount. Aberdeen News notes Billy Smith and Johnnie Green in town from Huron and Watertown. Old proverb about delaying doctor cited. One Minute Cough Cure praised for croup. Charles Ellis to present On the Potomac in Sioux Falls. Post-boys voice vs telephone contrast praised.
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J. H. Baldwin and Son
Canistota
Ed. J. Miller
W. E. Finch
Flora Hartigan and
Tracy
Optical Comedy Company
Opera House
Grand Army Boys and Woman’s Relief Corps
DeSmet Stove Company
Amanda Hesse
J. M. Jarvis
Rock Valley
Iowa
Bronson
Watertown
J H. Mclean
DeWitt
J M Blount
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Safety and Efficacy
An advertisement extols Absolutely pure One Minute Cough Cure as reliable for colds croup and lung troubles. It claims safety for children who find it pleasant to take and asserts it never fails.
Ninth annual union missionary meeting at Congregational church
The ninth annual union missionary meeting of the city Woman's Missionary societies will be held Thursday at 2 30 PM in the Congregational church with a prepared program and invited attendance. Kilpatrick post and relief corps officers installed. Dr E C Walton speaks on their fine new home and cooperation. Chamberlains Pain Balm praised for rheumatism relief. Croup relief with Chamberlains Cough Remedy cited by a mother in Caddo Indiana Territory. Bottles 25 and 50 cents.
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R. Edward Edmonds
Nebraska
Miles
Epw
Edmonds
P. O. Box
David City
Union Missionary
Woman’s Missionary Societies of
Congregational Church
D Robinson
Hartwick
Kilpatrick Post No
Kilpatrick Relief Corps No. 2
E. C. Walton
Knights of Pythias New Year reception a festive success
The annual Knights of Pythias ball at the opera house on New Year’s night drew a full dance floor and crowded galleries. The Huron orchestra supplied top music as twenty dances including waltz, schottish, polka, and quadrille delighted guests. Organizers D B Jeffris C F Keepp N M Wardall J A Sauer Holland Wheeler and Phil Dunning earned praise, with floor managers A F Donaldson M L Redmond Al Robinson and J A Saner.
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Knights of Pythias
Huron
Home Sweet Home
K P
D. B. Jeffris
C. F. Keepp
N. M. Wardall
J. A. Sauer
Holland Wheeler
Phil
Local talent stages three act comedy in opera house
A fair sized audience witnessed the Wednesday night performance of the three act farce A Modern Ananias. Local actors delivered well sustained roles with first class acting in several scenes and audiences responded with sustained applause.
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Ananias
Huron
Ladies’ Guild
Play Repeat Delights Cast After Successful Performance
The audience praised the production with good words for all participants. The play will be repeated this evening, and the group shares in the delight of the success.
Cuban War Finances Tight as Atlantic Support Falters
The Cuban provisional government reports global aid totaling 3,210,000 in cash and supplies from July 1895 to November 1896. Gonzalo de Quesada says 1,000,000 more in 60 days could decide the war, but less than 400,000 has arrived in three months and the treasury is nearly empty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington
Patrick
Gonzalo de Quesada
Cuba
Gomez
Quesada
Friends of
Bitter Against Weyler in Cuban and Porto Rico Elections
The Madrid dispatch notes February 1 municipal elections in Porto Rico and April 14 for provincial councils. A public prosecutor moves against The Herald and The Imperial for Cuba military government criticism. The papers urged action on hospital and commissariat abuses. public anger toward Captain General Weyler grows daily.
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Cuba
Wergler
Junta doubts Maceo still alive after Cuban circular
In New York a Cuban junta representative dismissed reports that Antonio Maceo survived wounds and was in a Cuban hospital. The junta says it is fully satisfied of his death and does not believe the circulating claim.
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Maceo
New York
Prominent Banker George B Wilkins Dies by Suicide
George B Wilkins, vice president of the Commercial Bank of Selma and longtime church treasurer, shot himself in the Ep1scopal church at Selma Alabama at 6 a.m. He had helped run the bank which failed for half a million dollars and was a well known state figure.
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Loyulmsville
the Times
Montgomery
Ala
George B. Wilkins
Commercial Bank of
Selma
Jealous suitor shoots wife and commits suicide in Missouri
In Barfield 15 miles east of Dontplan Adolph Mavis of New Salem Illinois entered J A Payne's house sought to see Payne's wife and shot her dead He then shot himself dying instantly Mavis and Mrs Payne had been sweethearts before her marriage about six weeks ago
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Dontplan
Barfield
Here
Adolph Mavis
New Salem
Ills
J. A. Payne
Payne
Mavis
Mrs Payne
Street clash between union and non-union printers in Dearborn
A running riot on Dearborn street last night between union and non-union printers left seven men injured, none seriously. Police arrived with a squad to quell the fight and four arrests were made. the trouble arose from a strike at Donohue and Henneberry's.
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CuicaGo
Dearborn Street
Donohue & Henneberry’s
Fire Engulfs Wild Land Home Near Suez Wisconsin
On December 31 L A Crego and his family woke to a blaze on their wild land east of Suez Lake Wis They escaped by crawling through a small window The children were hurled through the pane and one was badly cut while Crego sustained serious burns though not fatally.
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Suez, Lake, Wis
L. A
Crego
Here
Buckle's Arnica Salve advertised for wide range of skin ailments
An old advertisement touts Buckle's Arnica Salve as the best solution for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands and other skin eruptions and even piles with a money back guarantee. Price listed at 22 cents per box and sold by D K Bryant.
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D. K. Bryant
Populist lawmakers gather amid lobbying and rail talk at Pierre
Incoming trains brought many populist legislators and supporters to the city for a meeting focused on proposed laws. Talks centered on railroad legislation, expanded railroad commission powers, state economy, and revised election laws. Key figures Kyle Loucks Plowman Knowles debated strategy, with departures to Pierre breaking the conference and plans for a senator race remaining unsettled. The piece notes shifting alliances among Farmers Alliance and Democrats, plus ongoing house leadership efforts. A later note touts One Minute Cough Cure with endorsements from J M Blount and A L Geldwater trade.
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State Executive Committee
Dowdell
Central Committee
Pierre
Lowa
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Kyle
Lowman
Loucks
Mr. Loucks
Dakota House
United States
Farmers Alliance
John Colvin
House
Jonas Lien
Simmons of
Wessington
Senate
Sunday School Friends Honor Rev. C B Clark
A group from Rev. C B Clark’s Sunday school surprised him at the Methodist parsonage on his birthday. They presented a handsome rattan chair and foot rest, and he was as surprised as the donors were pleased to give them.
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Rev
C. B. Clark
Mr. Clark
Denison Hotel Manager Endorses Remedy for Diarrhoea
Major C T Picton manager of the State Hotel in Denison Texas praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as an infallible cure for diarrhoea and dysentery. He says he uses it personally and recommends it to hotel guests with unqualified endorsement. For sale by all druggists.
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C T Picton
State Hotel
Denison
Texas
Chamberlain
Major Pictor
Liver location dispute sparked by a joke
A surgeon argues over anatomy with a remark about DeWitt's Little Early Risers beating him to a patient’s liver. The exchange features a humorous claim that the remedy could reach any body part, even a big toe or ear. The dialogue, attributed to JM Blount, captures a vivid, period style exchange.
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Specacler
DeWitt
JM Blount
Discovery Saves His Life Dr King’s New Discovery
Beaversville Illinois druggist G Cailouette says Dr King’s New Discovery saved his life after La Grippe left him near death. He tried many physicians with no relief and began improving after one dose, using three bottles to recover. Free trials available at D K Bryant’s Drug Store.
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G. Cailouette
Beaversville
Ill
Dr. King
la Grippe
D. K. Bryant
Moore Property Sale In Huron Hand County Real Estate Claimed Fair
Lot 8 block 3 of the original town site of Huron known as the Thomas Moore property on Dakota Avenue occupied by Eli Mead sold with the building to W J and Michael Berry and Annie Lyle for 1100 dollars. Sale directed by the executor of Thomas Moore deceased. Real estate in Hand County was also disposed of.
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Huron
Thomas Moore
Dakota Avenue
Eli Mead
W. J
Michael Berry
Annie Lyle
Thos. Moore
Hand County
Cure for Headache Electric Bitters Promises Relief
A pharmacy advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a universal headache cure and remedy for habitual constipation. It claims permanent relief and urges purchase at D. K. Bryant's Drug Store with prices fifty cents and one dollar.
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D. K. Bryant
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Praised for Piles Cure
Scaly eruptions on the head chapped hands and lips cuts bruises scalds and burns are quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It is at present the article most used for piles and it always cures them. J M Blount.
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DeWitt
J M Blount
European Trips Public Advice From O. and N. W. Railway
Readers planning travel to foreign countries are advised to contact O. and N. W. railway ticket agents for complete information on European trips and related arrangements.
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O. & N. W. Railway
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Johnnie Green
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Charles H. Ellis
Potomac
Sioux Falls
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Weyler
Madrid
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Buckle
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Deadwood
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Knowles
A L Geldwater
New York City
J. H. McLean
Dr. J. H. McLean Medicine CO
St. Louis
Undertaker
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Dakota Weekly
Huronite
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Surrey
Elkhart Carriage
Pacsien
Ion
Harness Mfc. Co
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Sec’y
Elkhart
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