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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1887
Page
6
January 13 1887 edition notes Spink county board denies liquor licenses for 1887 and reports large local improvements totaling 275 500 dollars. Also mentions a 12 000 dwelling or cooking house project and stock resolutions being thrown away amid town tobacconist updates.
Local notes report Tan Press and Dakotaian backing Ja Church for office while Tim Clark Pilot claims Z. n suspended from the U.W. for crookedness and questions correctness of the assertion.
A terse note states Glov Carroxci will provide a ratio based administration of the territory and asks readers not to fear the move. The text also claims he will not honor death bed conversions.
The judge and Church argue they can appoint capable Democrats to the positions they control and question why they should favor Republicans. They stress selecting trustworthy candidates over party allegiance.
Exion Pardee known as Pard resigns from the Methodist University board presidency. Bishop Bowman of St Louis is chosen to replace him as board leader.
Fray Perrigrew argues the issue is a clash between old and growing west, not party loyalty. He frames the dispute around rugged common sense and nationally recognized regional tensions.
An editorial fragment questions student leaders at the Mining Law chair and discusses statehood without Congress. It accuses a Beadle appointed board of blocking progress and hints at an editorial arrangement with the Mitchell Daily Republican, noting the timing of publication as favorable.
A public lecture by Judge Erton recalling Indian uprisings of 1862-63 drew an attentive Mitchell audience. The speaker urged repeating the famed story in Huron, noting the crowd might be moved from the start by the dramatic account.
Fragmented heavily garbled text notes Handley not appearing in a Times column. It references a column about a county commissioner and mentions gun wadding and a $5 item, but content is largely unreadable and unclear.
A garbled report suggests Huronire questions the Pipe of Zion city’s construction, while officials express concern and call for orderly proceedings. The fragment hints at a broader dispute over intent and proper public works.
Aloux Falls reader recalls Judge James Spencer and his North Country roots. A Press reporter interviews C Perry Johnson who calls Spencer a good fellow, sharp as chain lightning, and suited to be a territory judge. Johnson traces his boyhood ties, law study under Betts, and marriage to a Whitehall woman.
Retiring members of the Beadle County board of commissioners back a plan to fill two vacancies by appointment, a move described as spiteful by critics. Local officials on Sanborn Road and neighboring areas weigh the impact of the action.
An 1886 account discusses Dakota’s path to statehood, the adoption of a republican constitution, and the duty of state officers to uphold it. It asserts the people’s right to self-government and calls for Congress to respect the voice of the people without concealment or delay.
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