Huron Notes and Visits Ahead of the Capitol Trip
Local briefs recount Governor Sheldon and others in the city en route to the capital, plus outings to the World's Fair and the Columbian Show. Mentions include Mrs Herron, T M Jeffris, Fred Wilcox, Miss Way, Mayor Myers, J C Klemme, and various travels, duties, and promotions across Huron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Way of Huron
St. Lawrence
Mayor Myers
Myers
Hall
Judge Corson
Supreme Bench
Capital
Depot Hotel
Roy Dickinson
Vinton
Huron
Roy
Pierre
T. S. Hawkins
Chattanooga
Tenn
Shiloh
Charity fund drive at fairgrounds aids fire victims
The Sweet Charity organizers used the merry go round Friday afternoon to raise funds for girls who lost homes in the recent fire. A ticket seller worked at the grounds from 3 to 6 pm, reporting $1100 in receipts. The money is held by Horowitz and will be handed to Mrs Helen G Putman Monday, with additional contributions from the ride to follow for immediate aid to the girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Buchanan
Sioux Falls
Supreme Judge
DeSmet
Huron
Merry-Goround
HoroxiTz
Helen G Putman
Travel Safe With Syrup of Figs on Every Trip
Advertising copy promotes Syrup of Figs as a pleasant effective remedy for kidneys liver and bowels during travel. Claims prevent fevers headaches and other sicknesses. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sreclaws
Califoria Fig Syrup Co
State proposes office consolidations amid district realignments
South Dakota officials plan abolishing Yankton land office and moving Huron Aberdeen operations to Watertown and Pierre. Hyde and Hand counties shift to Pierre, with Forest City lobbying for an inland office as parts of Potter Faulk Walworth Edmunds districts. Aberdeen and Huron oppose changes. petitions likely as July 1 fiscal year starts. The upheaval affects clerks, commissions, and local sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin College
Edward Durand
Huron
Dona
George Woodford
Clifton
George
W. E. Witcher
Highmore
Interior Department
Huron Land Office
W. E
J. M. Bell
Madison
South Dakota
Chantaiqua Assembly
Mr. Bell
Frank G. Wilde
Columbia County
Wisconsin
Yankton
Mitchell
Aberdeen
Beadle, Spink
Brown
Watertown
Hyde
Hand
Pierre
Col. J. J. S. Hassler
Forest City
Potter and Faulk
Row
Walworth
Edmunds
Sisseton
Allcock's Porous Plasters Promoted In Odd Ad Tone
An ad dense with booster copy touts Allcock's Porous Plasters as a reliable remedy for pains and strains while warning against imitations. The text shifts to a Sioux Falls report noting W B Sherrard visiting from the Windy City and youths named Willie Daffey and Harry Smith taken to custody by Marshal Crip for Pierre with vague plans involving cowboys or fossil hunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allcock
W. B. Sherrard
Sioux Falls
Windy City
You Rovers
Willie Daffey
Harry Smith
Marshal Crip
Pierre
Leteher Named Principal of Huron Schools
Elmer T. Leteher of Huron has accepted the principalship of the district. He is a Yale graduate and an experienced educator, recently admitted to the bar in Huron, and is here arranging contract details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanch Hood
Hood
Huron High Schools
Boone
Iowa
Karl
George Longstaff
Snedigar & Davis
Odd Fellows
Miss McDonald Williner
W. R. Tait
Chicago
Fayette Cannon
Huron
St. Lawrence
Elmer T.leteher
Leteh
Yale
Populist Assembly Names Three Supreme Court Hopefuls
Delegates from about half the state gather in Grand to nominate a populist ticket for the supreme bench. The slate includes H. H Potter of Aberdeen for the northern district J. D. Fairbanks of Deadwood for the western and B. Kennedy of Canton for the southern. The convention adjourned after the selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
State Central Committee
Freeman J. Knowles
Deadwood
Walter Lloyd
G. W. Lapham
Buchanan
Sioux Falls
Yankton
Hugh J
Pops
Yankton County
Hugh J. Paul
Vandervoot
Nebraska
Grover Cleveland
H. H Potter
Aberdeen
J. D. Fairbanks
B. Kennedy
Canton
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Cures Diarrhea
Over fifty years the syrup has soothed children and eased colic. It calms pain and is advertised as the best remedy for diarrhoea. Available for twenty five cents a bottle from all druggists worldwide.
Proving Air Brakes on Street Cars in St Louis
In St Louis on July 1 a group of street railroad men arrived to study electric car air brake tests. The new system reportedly stops a car in half its length and promises safer operation on steep grades. About 10 cars now use the air brake with more to follow in days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Arrival of foreign guests for Duke of York and Princess May wedding
London reports foreign royalty arriving for the July wedding. King Christian and Queen Louise landed at Harwich from Copenhagen and were greeted with a 21 gun salute. The czarewitch, to represent the czar, arrived at Shoorness, Hv, also welcomed by 21 guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duke of York
Princess May
Thay
Christian of
Denmark
Princess of Wales
Louise
Harwich
Copenhagen
Czarewitch
Shoorness
Wages Settled for Sheet Mills After Conference
Wages for sheet mill workers in the country were fixed for another year at a meeting between manufacturers and Amalgamated association committees. The existing scale stayed, with minor adjustments agreed upon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manufacturers and Amalgamated Association Committees
A Few Recent Victories By Peruna Testimonials
A list of testimonials from various locations claims Peruna cures for nervous prostration neuralgia stomach ailments and chronic diseases. The ad invites readers to request a free medical treatise from The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company of Columbus Ohio and to reply with a stamped self addressed envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. CO. Filler
East Rich St
Columbus
N. Richey
Pine Apple
Ala
M. J. Gales
Vernon
Texas
Bright
Mary A. Shear
Jennings
Anna Harmening
Marc Maine
Dane Co
Chas. Lemen
West St
Madison
Ind
Chas. Betts
Burr Oak
Mich
W. W. Strasser
Hortons
Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company
Ohio
Enormous Wheat Exports Spur Canal Boat Demand
New York reports a rapid wheat export surge in the past month with about 300 boats tied up and no boats available for return trips within 24 hours. There is 1.2 million bushels stored in Brooklyn and Jersey City and 1.5 million on the lakes, plus 2.6 million in transit on the Erie canal and Hudson toward Europe. Freight room commitments total about 10 million bushels for near-term export, building a 24 million bushel flow since May 27 that equates to a $16.5 million draft on European banks at current prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Lakes
Erie Canal
Europe
Minnesota Horticultural Society backs Golden Rod as state flower
The Minnesota Horticultural Society met at the state experiment station in St Anthony Park and, by unanimous vote, favored adopting the golden rod as Minnesota’s official state flower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sr.Paul
Minnesota Horticultural Society
State Experiment Station
St. Anthony Park
Minnesota
Convicted of Conspiracy in City Court
In Pittssure on July 1 at 9 30 am the verdict in the conspiracy case against ex Agent McClure of the Law and Order society and Alderman Roehe was delivered. The jury found all defendants guilty as indicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittssure
McClure
Law and Order Society
Alderman Roehe
Berry Wins First Prize in Wild West Race
Cuicano July 1 John Berry the cowboy from Chardon Neb the first to arrive at the wild west show has been formally awarded the first prize of 1000 dollars by the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
Cuicano
John Berry
Chardon, Neb
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J.C. Klemme
R. E. Dowdell
Sanborn County
Ayer
Dakota House
Dr. Brockway
Lafe Chamberlain
Carlyle
T. Wright
Hitchcock
A. W. Bartt
George A. Fessenden
Sullivan
A. E. Barrows
Big Stone City
G. W. Abell
G. W
Betsey
Thomas J. Campbell
First National
S. O. Weatherwax
Carlyle Township
Huron Gun Club
Milton O. Alford
J. W. Forsinger
O.&n. W. Railway Company
Northwestern Road
W. W. Schuman
W. B. Hubbard
Yankton College
Sully County
B. H. Burtt
Ernie
Supreme Court
R. Thompson
John Blighton
Arlington
Gly
A Brews
Thompson
Sagepson
Miss Thompson
Hattie Grant
Met i
Asher F. Pay
Vice Burtt
W. L. Bliss
F. H. Kent
Cronk
Millwaukee
Idi
Katherine Schuman
W. W. bHman
Rank
Paul Vandervoot
R. O. Richards
Populist Assembly
Hugh J. Campbell
Bob. Buchanan
Jour L
E. I Burton
3D Street
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