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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1889
Page
2
A fragmented note questions state fate with references to Dakota New Mexico Warsaw and Minneapolis. Henry Gedk RGE is invited to speak to the Dakota legislature while a Minnesota tax labor issue and a Jim River valley logging season are mentioned amid garbled lines about a New York blizzard and local remarks.
The item notes T. H. Nast has dropped funds in the New York Graphic, calling the paper the vilest sheet. It claims Nast is not sole proprietor of the American public and warns his vanity mirrors political overreach and a turning of public opinion.
The statehood convention finished its work and adjourned with unanimous support for division and admission. The record of proceedings will appear in another column and the deliberations were described as harmonious.
An effort to introduce the American pool selling system in England is noted after a convention has ended. The call goes out to renew the work of securing immigration and resuming related efforts.
Extra session talk continues to grow as Dakota may become a state by July 4. Sunset Cox says the Dakota delegation in Washington includes only minor brains.
Grover Willlau quotes Curtis asserting the mugwump will remain, correcting to gone rather than going. The exchange centers on whether the figure will stay or depart, with George cited as part of the debate.
Representative ImacDonald of Minnesota exerted official influence to push for immediate admission of South Dakota. The action reflects bipartisan effort to resolve state status and expedite government recognition.
A fragmentary line expresses hope that Governor Han Afin will allocate any leftover federal funds to Washington. The note implies ongoing federal aid discussions without detailing amounts or programs.
Brix Services argues that Dakota has kept its statehood attire so long it appears unfashionable. The comment relays corporate sentiment on regional branding and perceived timeliness of political identity.
The present legislature should by all means pass as artesian well law in place of the one decided veid by the courts.
The piece notes possible name changes in Washington Territory, a skewed discussion of real estate, theater delays, and a wary mood over gambling suppression. It mentions Aberdeen hosting the next territorial fair, Huron expected to attend, and Pinkerton detectives rumored to haunt the capital lobby as leaders worry about winter quorum.
A garbled passage mentions a candidate Allison and a proposal of $100,000 for the people. It hints at an immigration honor and a scheme for a future year, with unclear details and disrupted wording.
The New York World argues the party did not have a fair trial as it neither controlled nor claimed control of Grover Cleveland's administration. Yet it elected Cleveland and endorsed a second term, making excuses late in the day for administration accountability.
A Nebraska lieutenant governor, then postmaster, resigned on March 4 after Cleveland's inauguration. His resignation lingered unaccepted for weeks prompting a public letter to Secretary Vilas. The letter aided his election to the legislature and rise to lieutenant governor.
Fargo Argus criticizes northern papers for opposing the Sioux reservation opening. The editor argues opening the reservation would benefit two thirds of Dakota's population by providing land under settled forestead laws, improving options over what the Northern Pacific railroad sells at $2.50 to $7.00 per acre.
Beadle County urges rapid immigration of 2000 first class farmers and families from eastern states to Dakota. Advocates united citizen effort, promotional spending, and cooperative action to double population and add about one million dollars to the county's assessed value. Citizens urged to help fund and promote the plan.
A telegraph misprint in the Sioux City Journal and other papers changes the word no to an in a statehood convention report. The correct resolution states no provision for admission and No extra session of congress is called, prompting concerns over the published text.
A plan urges manufacturers in the east to develop waterpower sites to unlock vast potential. The projection claims the system could become the grandest in the world once advanced, with emphasis on scale and continental impact.
The passage argues that Democratic outlets blame Cleveland, not Quay, for the recent party disaster, signaling shifting blame within the political landscape.
J Barnes of Arizona fined the editor of the Tombstone Daily Prospector for criticising a court ruling. A parliamentary committee will investigate the matter and impeach the judge if the allegation proves true.
An appeal urges South Dakota towns to publish descriptive literature on the state’s advantages for settlers. The piece laments minimal prior publicity, notes scarce funding for an immigration commissioner, and calls railroads to help distribute material to eastern readers, asserting Dakota’s imminent rapid development and financial payoff.
The New York Herald questions heavenly actions and humorously suggests consulting an old hare cooking receipt to guide divine plans. The quip frames a playful aside about culinary wisdom in celestial matters.
The statement argues that democratic control over four years supplied the republicans with political momentum sufficient to endure for twenty four more years, implying a lasting partisan shift and future influence in national governance.
Observers note that frequent repeal efforts by North Dakota legislators may yield a code reduced to a blank sheet bound between two sheep skin covers.
James G. Brame Jr. began learning the machinist trade, with James G. Sr. likely able to offer useful hints on handling a certain class of machines.
In Kansas near Wichita a deadly and violent dispute over schoolhouse locations left one man dead and seven wounded yesterday as residents argue over where schools should be built amid ongoing county seat controversies.
Ten thousand dollars of the land appropriated by congress to pay Garfield's doctors remains available and has triggered renewed dispute among all doctors connected with the case over its division.
A humorous plea argues repealing the Dakota punishment for swearing and authorizing a 2 billion dollar appropriation to hire people to swear at Bill Springer. The speaker claims past swearing could fund such a grant and still cover global national debts.
The omnibus measure clears the U S House despite protests from Da kota supporters. Observers doubt its impact on admission questions and warn that Dakotans in Washington push to block Senate approval. A possible extra session of Congress looms if action stalls.
A Grand Forks council bill from Watsu suggests county commissioners insure crops against loss by bail. The plan raises questions about scope and aims, with critics noting the county’s small jurisdiction to operate an insurance company and questioning motives toward the Alliance Hail association.
A Tennessee housewife and several other readers report long term use of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for throat and lung ailments with repeated cures. Testimonials from Mrs E G Edgerly Council Bluffs Iowa Samuel Griggs Waukegan Illinois and Rodney Johnson Springfield Illinois claim relief and renewed health after course of six bottles. Prepared by Dr J C Ayer & Co. Worcester Mass. Sold by all druggists. Price six bottles 96.
Fragment discusses distrust of schemes that claim to help people, dismissing both popular pension and private schemes as unreliable ideas. It emphasizes skepticism toward promises of advantage and warns against easy solutions from any source.
Fragmentary note claims a sap mine on the reservation, suggesting potential clashes with boundaries. The text hints at conflict and cultural tensions over land use, while emphasizing the impossibility of a warrior leaving close to the settlement.
Huron is described as a live town that works for everything in sight as Yankton Tele announces two or three new railroads planned for the current year.
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