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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1902
Page
4
The 1902 start brings notes on local events as Canton Epworth Assembly dates set for June 28 to July 6. South Dakota retail merchants gather in Sioux Falls January 21. Yankton borders a 12 000 brick per day industry. Global politics include Cuba’s Palma presidency, Ohio senate maneuvers, and Roosevelt’s plans for California and a royal coronation. Also mentioned are a three cent rail fare and penny postage funding concerns.
Dr D K Pearson lists eight colleges at a price of fifty thousand dollars each with one from South Dakota among them. He notes Huron College as a possible choice if not already selected.
In Chicago at Presbyterian Hospital surgeons craft a facial reconstruction for Br'er Osbon of the Howard Spirit, offering new hope to the patient and family after a disfiguring injury.
The item notes a headline claiming Mr Hicks is not dead and suggests the reverend might prefer death after failed January weather forecasts. The text implies public doubt about his predictions and mocks the credibility of his prognostications.
The Canton News marks its thirtieth year as a young state publication. Despite age the paper remains vibrant with ongoing success and growth as the years proceed.
The article notes Senator Hanna winning the contest over the organization of the legislature. It praises Uncle Marc for his admired drive and ends with a cheer for Senator Hanna.
The Christmas number ran 142 pages with over 72 pages of advertising and earned the publishers 350000. The remark concludes that advertising does pay, countering the belief that ads are unprofitable.
Judge Smith of Yankton sides against Senator Gamble in injunction proceedings to bar the senator or his late partner from entering the firm office and from receiving mail addressed to the firm.
Senator Gamble voices confidence that the treaty to cede 416000 acres of the Rosebud reservation will be ratified and that the land will be opened to settlement by August next.
Gov. Herreid pardons J. T. Nelson the Brookings county auditor whose shortage was repaid and whose prison life was exemplary. The pardon follows a unanimous board of pardons recommendation. The item notes three federal officials’ terms expiring in the city and mentions United States Surveyor-General Morris.
The piece notes incumbents Blake and Westdahl face varying support as observers predict next month’s outcomes. It reports the South Dakota board of railroad commissioners pausing federal court actions against railroads over a four year tariff and questions when freight reductions will take effect. A Brookings Press letter argues rate changes reflect classification shifts rather than true cuts.
The Pierre Free Press argues conditions have changed since last session making capital removal to Pierre unlikely and unsupported. It criticizes local papers for pushing the idea and predicts public sentiment favors moving the capital to a more accessible, economically viable location with better business transit.
One hundred dollar reward offer for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by F J Cheney & Co and West Truax, Walding Kinman Marvin, Toledo druggists. Cure taken internally, claimed to affect blood and mucous membranes. Testimonials free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by druggists. Hall's Family Pills advertised as best.
The Helena conference of Northwestern governors urges action against Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington consolidations as harmful to public policy and free competition. They call for federal and state reviews, rate regulation, and cooperation to deter such mergers. Huron College notes strong winter term growth, new faculty, and plans for expansion with improved finances and endowment efforts. Bishop Handy adds Peruna endorsements from clerical leaders.
An advertisement-style narrative presents testimonials claiming Peruna cures catarrh and incipient consumption. Mrs. Edward Stevens reports her husband’s recovery after six bottles, noting appetite and strength gains. Additional Chicago testimonials praise rapid relief and complete cure of chronic catarrh, urging others to seek Dr. Hartman’s free advice from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
Sioux Falls Press notes HAURONITE's Jim river canal proposal as a serious undertaking. It recalls the river's natural course and suggests applying constructive genius to render the waterway significant. The old plan envisions diverting Missouri water into the rim near its headwaters to create a navigable canal with minimal drop.
The Minneapolis Journal notes 1901 donations to American colleges near $100,009,000, including Carnegie 14.5 million to various institutions, Mrs. Stanford 30 million to Stanford, Rockefeller 2,775,000 and Morgan 1,850,000. Estimated total benevolences may reach 500 million, with the Methodist church contributing 15 million, the largest religious gift to date, and church benevolences totaling about 74,750,000.
William T. Stead foresees a future link between England, Scotland, Ireland and the United States, arguing industrial change and Boer War lessons push Britain toward a union with the American people. He notes the idea will intrigue despite disagreements and calls Stead a bold, prophetic thinker.
A Yankton wife weighs divorce as her husband repeatedly uses kerosene on her clothing wringer to start a fire, a pattern she fears will expose ongoing family scandals.
An advertisement touts IRONADE as a delicious invigorating tonic made from pure vegetable ingredients. It claims refreshing properties and superior taste to soda water, marketed by first class druggists and refreshment places.
The secretary labeled navy department prize money delays as a two year old issue and cited an auditor's report showing unsettled bounty cases due to court delays. He predicted a settlement within the year.
Secretary Long writes Senator Nelson defending the navy over claims of bias in prize money and bounty during the Spanish American War. He says the Treasury and courts decide the awards and the department acted to secure just determinations, noting the one twentieth bounty for a fleet commander.
Columbus January 7 the Ohio legislature convened at 10 am for a biennial session. Both chambers elected officers nominated at the Republican caucuses. Foraker and Hanna factions won in the senate and house with full party votes, showing no bolting. Governor Nash’s annual message urged a new state tax plan relying on corporations and liquor franchises, with local taxes left to counties.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Bulletin recalls a lodge joke about a scapegoat as the sole goat in early membership days. The dialogue hints at ritual humor and membership culture without naming people or places.
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