Case against City of Huron over bonds and warrants
The Chicago National Bank sues the City of Huron in Hughes County Circuit Court seeking $630 on interest coupons attached to six bonds issued January 2, 1890. The court finds Huron’s floating indebtedness exceeded legal limits and examines whether the bonds’ recitals estop the city from asserting illegality. The judge discusses precedents, notes the bonds reference funding and charter provisions, and concludes the issue hinges on estoppel and statutory limits to indebtedness.
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Chicago National Bank
City of Huron
Pierre
Loring G. Gaffy
John L. Pyle
Wm. M. Jones
Jones, Samuels & Culver
Chicago
A. W. Wilmarth
H. Ray Myres
Gaffy
State of
South Dakota
County of Hughes
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Territory of
Dakota
Legislative Assembly of
Territory of Dakota
City of
Huron
Supreme Court of the United States
Cadillac
Woonsocket
Town of
Coloma
Eaves
Commissioners
Aspinwall
Justice Lemar
Board of County Commissioners
Chaffee County
General Assembly
Colorado
Potter
National Life Insurance Company
Board of Education
Dixon Vs. Field and Sutliff
United States
Supreme Court
Municipal Corporation
Haron
Sutliff
Board of County Com
Doon v Cummings on municipal bonds and estoppel
The South Dakota court rules that Huron city warrants issued without voter authorization violate the charter and constitution. Bonds funded by such warrants cannot be defended against rightful challenges by bona fide purchasers, and the city lacks power to issue the debt. Judge Lorine E Garry dissent not, judgment for defendant with costs.
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Bar
City of
Huron
City of Huron
Doon
South Dakota
Lorine E, Garry
Dream Language and Digestive Health Advice
Horrible dreams signal poor digestion and the sufferer should restore balance by correcting irregular habits, dieting, rest, and moderate exercise. Eat plain nourishing food and use Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to regulate liver stomach and bowels, improve appetite and blood health, and avoid constipation.
State officials race to Crawfordsville to see dangerous suspect
State authorities head to Crawfordsville to assess a suspect described as dangerously ill. The move signals heightened concern as officials prepare for potential action and further inquiry.
Townman Claims Key Lead in Missing South Dakota Official
Crawfordsville Indiana resident John G. Overton, famed local figure, asserts he knows W. W. Taylor’s location the exiled South Dakota state treasurer fled to. He refuses to name the exact spot but says Taylor is dangerously ill and with a relative near Alamo, with a $2000 reward hinging on his capture within 48 hours.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
W. W. Taylor
South Dakota
John G. Overton
Taylor
Redfield
United States
Overton
Alamo
No Fear Taylor Will Escape
Crawfordsville Ind Jan 26 As yet W W Taylor of South Dakota fame has not shown up His locator J G Overton a high Mason and an office holder says he and Taylor s doctor are together and that he has no fear of Taylor escaping or being found by anyone else
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Taylor
Crawfordsville
Ind
W. W. Taylor
South Dakota
J. G. Overton
Overton
Train Robbery on Cotton Belt Near McNeil
Two masked men aboard the Cotton Belt southbound train near McNeil Arkansas at 7 05 p m robbed the express car taking about 25000 dollars. Engineer Crowley and conductor Harris faced armed bandits while Messenger Massey aided them in the safe. The crime is linked to the Cook gang No 2 with ties to a recent Ogamaw robbery.
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Pixie
J. W. Massey
Massey
Harris
Cook Gang No. 2
Ogamaw
Ark
Exceeded Debt Limit Sparks City Legal Action
Tracy Minnesota council votes to resist paying warrants tied to the electric light plant for exceeding taxation limits. City sues warrant holders for recovery. Light company offers to settle for 1500 dollars less than face value. Three Lives Lost in Steamer Missouri Sinking. Louisville dispatch confirms at least three deaths with bodies recovered in Wolf Creek and near Concordia after the wreck.
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Tracy, Minn
Louisville
Courier-Journal
State of Missouri
Wolf Creek
Concordia
Cripple Creek Gold Heads to London Paris and Amsterdam
Cripple Creek gold in refinery bars is shipping directly to London Paris and Amsterdam. Managers of the Lawrence Reduction works in Cripple Creek report returns from a New York sale with a premium under 1 percent, yet significant in these tight margin times.
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Cripple Creek Gold
Denver
London
Paris
Amsterdam
Lawrence Reduction Works
Cripple Creek
New York City
Chinese peace envoys to travel by Empress of China to Kobe
Official notice from Yokohama states Chinese peace envoys will arrive on the Empress of China. They will proceed by train from Kobe to Hiroshima. The steamer left Hong Kong January twenty three and is expected to touch Shanghai to pick up the envoys before sailing to Kobe.
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Yokohama
Empress of China
Hiroshima
Kobe
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Snow drifts halt trains in Orrumwa Iowa
Snow began during the night and continues with eight inches on the level. The heavy compact drift slows railroads and street car traffic as all trains run late.
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Orrumwa
Lord Randolph Churchill Face Busts Denied
The Daily News reports that the Churchill family declined requests by sculptors to cast the late Lord Randolph Churchill's face for busts.
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Lonpox
The
Daily News
Lord Randolp Churchill
Unrest in German agriculture spurs socialistic ideas and grain reforms
A state department report from Berlin notes rising unrest among German farmers over low grain prices. It cites calls for anti option legislation, public granaries, and cooperative credit, with influence spreading to Britain and Saxony. The report also highlights a push to adopt a Russian granary model in Germany.
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United States
Washington
Ico
Germany
State Department
Kav
Berlin
Varmers’ Alliance
Europe
London
Saxon Central Agricultural Union
Russian Thistle Fut to a New Use in North Dakota
Forman, N D January 26 Josiah Allen a southwest county farmer reports cactus hay from green weed used as winter fodder. He fed his cattle cactus hay all season and they are in good condition better than neighbors cattle fed prairie hay. Allen says early cactus cured hay is richer and more nutritious than slough hay common here.
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North Dakota
Forman
N. D
Josiah Allen
Allen
Mel
Frank A Day Elected President of Minnesota Senate
St. Paul Minnesota January 26 Frank A Day of Fairmount has been elected president of the Minnesota Senate to succeed Lieutenant Governor Clough. The vote was 36 for Day and 12 for Barr. Day’s election places him to lead the upper house when Clough becomes governor.
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Fairmount
Minnesota Senate
St. Paul
Frank A. Day of
Senate
Clough
Day
Barr
Right of Way Cancellation Case Before Chancery Court
A summons has been served on South Dakota officers of the Black Hills and Wyoming Railroad to answer a chancery court complaint seeking cancellation of the right of way taken years ago. The forthcoming trial will present notable legal questions.
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Chamberlain
S. D
South Dakota
Black Hills and Wyoming Railroad Company
Chancery Court of the
United States
Minnesota Y M C A Convention at Faribault Feb 14 17
Faribault Minn Jan 26 The state convention of the Young Men's Christian Association will be held in this city from Thursday evening Feb 14 through Sunday Feb 17. Prominent Y M C A workers from the state and abroad will attend.
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Minnesota
Faribauly
Minn
Young Men’s Christian Association
Malignant hog cholera hits Wisconsin farm
State Veterinarian Tenissant says hog cholera on the Prokop Mitchell farm near La Crosse is malignant. Thirty four hogs have died and about fifty more are infected. Quarantine measures have been imposed to contain the outbreak.
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la Crosse
Wis
Prokop Mitchell
Here
Storm relief eases routes. Oregon division troubled
The storm has subsided in the mountains and mail and express trains are running on all lines except the Oregon division. Central Pacific to Ogden is open with near schedule trains. Oregon division remains in bad shape.
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San Francisco
Mountains
Oregon Division
Central Pacific
Ogden
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Taylor IS Located
Indiana
Cotton Belt Road
Lowa
Churchill
Allcock
Attcock’s
Brandreth
Frank Day
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