Dakota Huronite edition Pride of Dakota page
Publisher John Longstaff issues the July 4 1901 edition of the Dakota Huronite with regional notices and community information for the town.
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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1901
Page
4
Publisher John Longstaff issues the July 4 1901 edition of the Dakota Huronite with regional notices and community information for the town.
United States Senator Coe J. Crawford launches a new bid with The Peoples First and Only Choice backing, highlighting a pledge to prioritize constituents.
The death of James H. Kyle of South Dakota is mourned as a loss of a rising national figure. Though not beloved as a public man early on, his private life was pure and his senatorial service broadened his mind and aided the Philippines Cuba and domestic policy. His term ends March 3, 1903, and his passing alters state politics and the Governor’s looming appointment. Crop and Weather Report details week of July 1 1901 with warm spells showers general moisture some hail lowlands wet harvest underway. prospects of bountiful crops despite rust cutworms and bugs.
Rival firms took over the New York ice markets after the ice trust ceased activity. Ice now sells at 30 cents per 10 pounds to families and 17 cents per 100 pounds to wholesalers, about half the summer 1900 trust price.
The Aberdeen News commends the governor for appointing R. M. Slocum of Mound City to the board of regents and notes the board’s choice of Mr. Aldrich as secretary.
South Dakota reports a phenomenal wheat crop development and rapid corn maturation after early cold weather, though frost risk and slowed cultivation have affected field work. Strong yields expected as crops advance toward maturity.
South Dakota farmers estimate a need for 50,000 men to harvest the current crop and worry over where such labor will originate. The source notes the scale of the task and the uncertainty about future manpower.
The Aberdeen office logged receipts exceeding 35,000 in its first day revenue tally. The figure reflects initial earnings for the period and underscores strong early performance.
A long list of county headings from Beadle to Lawrence notes crops making rapid growth. Wheat oats barley rye are headed or in head with hay prospects bright, pasturage excellent, corn cultivation progressing, and some areas reporting hail or wet lowlands but overall favorable grain prospects.
Jessie Morrison was found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree for the murder of Mrs. Olin Castle in Eldorado Kansas. The penalty ranges from three to five years in the penitentiary. An appeal was filed immediately and Morrison was jailed in her old cell. During deliberations the Eldorado band played in the city park near the courthouse as Olin Castle and Jessie’s brother Hayward Morrison performed together.
A reader cautions about assessment concerns in life insurance, warning that certificates and bylaws may change without notice. The piece urges policyholders to read governing documents, compare costs and benefits, and consider contractor selection and home-building analogies to illustrate risks.
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