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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1890
Page
2
The Huronite notes a sharp cold snap that may prompt St Panui to construct an ice palace. T C Power has been selected as U S senator by the Montana legislature. Sam Kimxwoop, Iowa’s war governor, marked his 76th birthday at his Iowa City home on December 20.
Mary Anderson will not marry Antonio Navarro of New York because his father objects. The reported family disapproval ends the engagement amid local gossip and social expectations.
E T Cressey of Huron arrived in Washington and on Thursday was sworn in as assistant librarian of the senate.
Susan B Anthony will issue a pamphlet on woman suffrage. Five thousand copies will be distributed in South Dakota to promote the cause.
A disastrous New Year’s Day blaze at a London pauper school trapped and burned 26 boys inside the burning building. Fire brigades fought flames as authorities investigated the cause and scope of the tragedy.
President Harrison opts not to open the Sioux reservation until spring, a move seen as prudent by officials while disappointing some stakeholders who expected earlier action. The decision signals caution and calculable timing in Indigenous land matters.
Dexter Turner, a general agent for South Dakota with the Citizen's Life association of Cherokee Iowa, was arrested in Mitchell on Wednesday and later released from custody.
Elien Carroll a 38 year old mother of four leaped from a third story window in New York on Thursday while delirious from influenza and died from the injuries.
A train of eighteen cars departed Wichita on New Year’s Day carrying food and clothing for Stevens Morton and Hodgman counties in Kansas. The relief train underscores sympathy for the region hit by disaster and aims to aid sufferers.
The Tur Aberdeen News issues a unique pretty New Year's Sevenir praised for enterprise and desirability. The Huronitz acknowledges the gift with thanks.
The Minneapolis Tribune notes the rush to end liquor sales under prohibition in North and South Dakota. It urges timely closure by July 1 in North Dakota and calls South Dakota to match the windup period and enforce the new system without leniency. It argues prohibition causes hardship but emphasizes respecting state laws and maintaining the reform.
The weekly prayer program from January 5 to 12 outlines daily topics from confession to world missions and Thanksgiving. It includes scripture references and reflections on church unity, leadership, and devotion. A Sunday feature discusses Greek theatre practices, masks, costumes, and notable actors of classical Athens.
Rev. William Frevper, president of the South Dakota Enforcement League, received a substantial Christmas gift from Senator R. F. Pettigrew a draft for $500 to aid the league funds and endorsed by Mr. Filder with personal and league thanks.
Eastern lawmakers now recognize South Dakota’s vigor as representatives push for federal appropriations to build government facilities across the state. The drive signals a shift from a presumed frontier neglect to a state asserting its needs and potential.
George Honey awoke to a fluttering creature in his lodgings and chased a bat around a provincial house. After catching several, he stored them in a drawer with no back, only to discover he had been chasing the same bat all night as it escaped when the window opened. Reported by the San Francisco Argonaut.
Tangier recounts Fatima the Irish wife of Sidi Mohammed and Muley Yezid known as the Red Beard. He rose to power after his master’s death and earned infamy for brutal acts yet mixed with episodes of generosity. The account links an Irish connection to the Moroccan sultanate’s dark history.
A Leeds correspondent reports to the paper that workmen at the Eiffel Tower recount numerous fatal accidents, suggesting nearly a hundred deaths remain unpublicized while the census finalizes figures and the project continues.
The article discusses how pneumonia can spread through air and close contact, noting the need for ventilation and caution in handling tissues and spit cups. It warns recurrence and long-term susceptibility, urging care for those exposed and reasonable quarantine without overreaching limits.
A St Paul physician recalls a fellow student prank where a mocked doctoral title drew attention from amused peers. A broken leg treated with plaster led to a $25 bill for reducing the fracture, the joke deflating as the fee was collected despite objections.
A townsman recalls a friend who gathered fine eels at the seashore and tried to travel home with them in an old oil cloth bag. On the train the snakes wriggled from a carpet bag under a seat, causing alarm and prompting the man to abandon the plan as a disruptive scene unfolded.
The note claims Mrs Amelie Rives Chanter did not author the verses praised. It alleges the unattributed lines describe naked bails lying exposed to the breeze. The dispute centers on authorship and credit in literary circles.
A fragment from Harriet Prescott Spofford reflecting on a life lost and the sorrow it brings. The poem hints at a baby as the central symbol of hope amid hardship, noting the fragile nature of existence and the rarity of heavenly mercy touching such small lives.
The Atlantic Monthly notes that Australian weekly editions offer dense, varied coverage across colonies with long editorials, sports, letters, and practical interests from farming to mining. They provide extensive reading, praised for breadth and workmanship, though overwhelming to a casual reader.
A Minnespolis Tribune item recounts Will iam E. Simonds who beat Bob Vance in a Hartford district contest. Simonds tells of a cook formerly enslaved woman who quotes Scripture while singing plantation songs in a darky style. She replies a Missy I did not know I was castin ris befo swine.
A humorous dialogue features Bill Whyd Nt cha kumtus kool yistaft noon. Jim Tomson reports mum muthers illness while Betti and others chatter about fishing and school. Tomson reacts with tears as a felon feels forced into a difficult situation.
John Blair of Blairstown New Jersey, reputedly worth 50 million dollars, lives frugally to benefit others. He spends little on himself, preferring a small inside hotel room or the public lobby, and even uses a washroom behind the offices to change shirts.
The Norristown Herald reports a painter in Akron while working on a building uncovered a bird nest in a niche containing a ten dollar bill. The story notes birds typically have small bills and suggests the find is not rare.
In the Atlanta Constitution clipping, locals recount folk remedies for warts and corns. Tales include rubbing with leaf, red corn cob, a sea snail, moonlit stone rubbing, tobacco chew, and a borrowed knife with a blood note, each claiming wart or corn relief within days.
Fragmentary dialogue presents characters Mr Spout and Mr Simpkins in a stylized exchange about dependence on a limited income and family ties. The text hints at a scene with social expectations and a boastful uncle figure affecting plans.
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