Strawberry Festival Leads to Prairie Lost Night
County Correspondence from Custer Township reports a strawberry festival hosted by S. H. Manchester to fund the Sunday school treasury. About fifty attendees raised ten dollars before a lanternless night caused horses and wagons to stray across prairies and fields. Two teams wrecked, but no one harmed. one rider guided home after an hour of wandering. Further notes mention wheat and oats yields, marriages, and local gossip from July 11, 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Editora Enone
S. H. Manchester
Jarge
Gopher
Helf
Ont
Clirren
Wheat harvest notes and drought warning from editors
The notice discusses crop conditions with rain needed soon. It mentions barley and timothy ready for cutting, wheat filling well, and concerns over corn and oat crops due to moisture shortages.
Beadle County Progress Foretells Regional Improvements
A fragment notes Beadle county advancing ahead in improvements across older states. Barley ripens and soon wheat and oats should outpace bail efforts, though time limits the report. The text mentions Lakesive and suggests hoped for regional gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beadle County
Local Notes On Residents And Visitors In Huron
Mrs. B. M. Ferry is ill with fever. R. F. Pettigrew and Capt. W. Lucas visit, while Mrs. A. F. Pay travels to Galesburg for her father's illness. Mrs. H. Phillips suffers facial inflammation for two weeks. Mrs. B. Ketchum and Mr. Frea Latham plan Friday return from Iowa. J. F. Edwards, Knights of Pythias officer, in city. Miss Elvira Barclay visits sister Mrs. Moody. Perry Halstead resigns Continental Insurance to join Graves Bros. Mrs. C. E. Blount’s Canton visit ends with home improvements. J. B. Davis reports 260 acres and strong crops. Dr. Louis Gotthelf promotes agriculture project. Kent and party travel to Wessington Springs. Theos David, a top stock grower, attends board meetings. W. W. Kolchner group visiting, Geo. C. Kelchner in Springfield. Kelchner praises local improvements. P. B. Durley shines at Teachers’ Convention with courtesy. Ales. D. Flemington, rising Ellendale lawyer, Board of Agriculture member. Belle Fleming– ton, former Wisconsin teacher Belle Rice. Ellendale gains notable citizens.
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B. M. Ferry
R. F. Pettigrew
W. ¥. Lucas
Chamberlain
A. F. Pay
Galesburg
Til
H. Phillips
C. E. Blount
Canton
J. B. Davis
Cavorr
Davis
Louis Gotthelf
St. Mary’s
Miner County Agricultural Association
Potter
Society
Agricultural Board
Leftris
OH. Kent
Kent
Lena Shattuck
Matmie Kent
Mattie Shattuck
Wessington Springs
Tom
Fred
Theos David
Davidson County
Board of Agriculture
Huron
Winslow
Sioux Falls
W. W. Kolchner
Geo. C. Kelchner
Kelchner
Western Union Telegraph
Springfield
Ill
P. B. Durley
Faulkton
Sparta
Wis
Railroad Notes and City Health Notice
Sept Oliver went to Hawarden and Conductor Addington took his run out. Several engineers and conductors are reassigned with dates and locations including Pierre Dixon and Hawarden. The Aurora Board of Health orders city sanitation improvements with mandatory cleaning and disposal rules and fines for noncompliance.
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Oliver
Hawarden
Ron Addington
Kasson
Adam McConnell
Pierre White Williams
Georgie Kasson
Bert Nash
Kellogg Items A Critique Of School Board Turmoil
A Kellogg township note from July 1885 reports a local school board reorganization driven by factional politics. It accuses Lakeside supporters of attempting to bond the township and build an undersized one room school while depriving others of schooling. The piece condemns the secret nominating conclave and notes gains by the opposing majority. It calls the actions revengeful and cites misallocation and a three child north district.
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Ketxoso
Honowire
Kellogg Township
Huron
Lanzsipe
Lakeside
James LE. Coombs
Sioux Walls
Kellogg Gowl Words for the Parge Barley Ripe
The Kellogg area reports good crop prospects despite recent hail losses adjusted for Coombs Moore and Fargo. Notables include A W Moore visiting Knox conservatory of music and residents Migs Motlia Fargo Dell Rapids Lill Clinton Town and Miss Houston Colorado, with new homes under construction in Kellogg.
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Pearl Creek
Coombs & Moore
Fargo
Bryne
Agt
Merrill
A. W. Moore
Knox Conservatory of Music
Galesburg
Migs Mtolia Fargo
Dell Rapids
Miss Lill
Clinton
Town
Houston
Colorado
D. H. Wood
J. E. Coombs
Kellogg
Boggs Blood Purifier and Blood Maker Featured at Drug Store
Seasonal blood sluggishness and poison buildup blamed for illnesses. The ad claims Boggs Blood Purifier and Blood Maker can remove poisons from the blood and cure dyspepsia and headaches. Sample bottle offer at O. Durnand's drug store in Huron Dakota.
Town agency gains new head as King takes reins
Will L. King of Lisbon becomes head of the home office of Winkney King Insurance, representing fourteen top companies with over 100 million dollars capital. King brings years of experience and strong local recommendations to lead operations in the First National Bank building upstairs. A public note confirms the agency will prosper under his management. The article also notes Mr. F. H. Kent plans to present a six foot iron drinking fountain to the city. Kent will place it in front of E. C. Belknap’s business, with the city responsible for water and sewerage. The fountain, valued at 140, is designed for drinking, animal watering, and dog access, and is expected to be warmly received by the council.
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Will L. King
Lisbon
First National Bank
F. H. Kent
Kent
Depot Hotel
E. C. Belknap
G. S. Richardson
W. H. Dempster
Emma Nichols
Esther A. Clark
M. W. Smith
E. E. Collins
Elphie Benjamin
Esther Cooling
South Dakota Association
Dakota
W. E. H. Beadle
James S. Bishop
City of
Huron
G. B. Armstrong
W. E. Scarrett
M. E. Ehures
Edesie
Beadle County
Court House
A. Sheridan Jones
J. S. Thomas
Pinkney and King Insurance Firm Opens in City
The newest insurance agency in the city, Pinkney and King, traces its lineage to one of the oldest South Dakota agencies. Founded by C Fred Zimmerman over three years ago, it built a strong clientele through Geo W Sterling and later W F Carroll before A B Pinkney led it to prominence. Pinkney, often away on special agent duties, has now formed a three part partnership to manage home business.
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Pinkney
Resolutions From Beadle County Teachers Meeting
The South Dakota teachers resolve to allow adequate time for business on programs. Notices include W. W. Scaustay leasing on Nebraska street, B. Davis moving home to rebuild on the old site, and Geo. P. Swift’s new announcement. W. W. Wright adds a wind mill to power local mills and equipment, urging readers to inspect Halladay gear for purchase.
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W. W. Scaustay
Nebraska Street
Pressler & Damas
2D Street
W. W. Wright
Halladay
Mr. Wright
Pressler & Damm
Wright
Beadle County
Endorsed Cough Cure Praised By Maine Senator Son
The son of Senator Frye of Maine reports rapid relief from a severe chest cold after using Red Star Cough Cure, which is urged as prompt safe and free of opiates. Dr Cox calls it the best remedy. E C Belknap claims leading Crown Jewel gasoline stores in the territory.
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Wasurseros
D. A
Frye
Maine
Cox
E. C. Belknap
Gates Company Twine Advertises Wholesale Binder Twine
H D Gates located south of the post office in Huron offers emp and flax binder twines at wholesale prices. Cash or on time terms. Twine guaranteed to work well on any binder. Cuampatos Twine & Bacarxa Co.
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H. D. Gates
Postasses
Huron
Itt
Cuampatos Twine & Bacarxa Co
Cough Syrup Boasts Quick Popularity and Free Sample
An advertisement touts Boge Cherry Cough Syrup as an instant relief for coughs and chest soreness, claiming mild taste and safety for infants, with a free sample at Durand’s drug store. QC. A Cheney & Sons announce an upcoming book Cranks of the Vat by an old GA soldier with strong warnings against liquid fire sales and use.
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Durand
A. Cheney & Sons
Huron
G. A. Rt
U. S
Wny
Limber. Time given to purchasers of lumber on approved security
Despite limited text the note references lumber buyers at Wis spats Lani and Lumber Company with emphasis on approved security and time allowances at the yards. The fragment mentions purchaser terms and yard procedures without detailing dates or conditions.
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Wisspats Lani and Lumber Company
Blood Purifier Ad Promises Health And Vigor
An advertisement claims tiredness stems from impure blood and poor circulation and promotes Beggs' Blood Purifier and Blood Maker as a remedy. It offers 100 doses for one dollar, with Durand customer warrants, while noting steel nails and Sweet 16 Soap as other goods from local sellers.
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C. ¥. Durand
Huron, D. T
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Custer Township
Wilber Page
A. W. Page
Broadland
C. T
Plat Rock
Michigan
Morenci
Wilber
Clarence
Lillian Wintermute
Fairfield Township
L. F. Page
Mitch
Broabland
Broaptaxv
D. T
YeKowite
Tom Williams
Dixon
Turner
Minnie
Pierre
Walter Breton
Lake Byron
Cronk
Hughes County
Rowley
Burke
Wes Wood
Tracy
Wes
Janesville
Hosick, Obern & Co
W. d. Burnett
Aurora
Watertown
Brookings
City of Huron
Board of Health
C. Hinckrey
Keep
C. CG
Hury
Dhusevons
Pinkney & King
B. Davis
Geo. P
South Dakota
Mr. Blaine
Committee ON Resolutions
Binder Twine
A. F. Anderson
Deering
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