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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1888
Page
8
Fragmentary obituary notice for a person aged 80 with date July 16 and July 15 references, plus a Sig. Corps marker. Reads as an item listing with incomplete details and a stray place name Erie.
A stream of society notes, weddings and travels fill Huron and surrounding towns. Readers hear of visits by Dana Durand, Jim Pike and others, church events, school census figures, firm moves and the search for a window-break culprit. A Pittsburg telegram reports a drowning in Canada.
A prominent physician derides kissing as an elegant disseminator of disease claiming fever and lung ailments spread from it. He warns eliminating kissing could save a fraction of human lives while scolding a beggar vagabond. An oblique exchange ends with a street joke about Chestnut Street.
Rail items report visits by Mrs F M Gondeotie Shirk and husband picnicking at Broadland. Ed pson and wife return from Kentucky. Bert Calkins resumes night shift at railroad office. Conductor Tower discusses land matters with crew. Mrs Randolph Addington ill at home. Louis Fournier breaks arm at Crandor. Wills wife returns from Janesville and Chicago. Northwestern railroad men form a baseball club to challenge Aberdeen boss club at Huron fair grounds next week. Dyerson the Santa Fe conductor travels to see father near Wessington. J F breeds horses near Topeka. Engineer Chamberlain injured when steam escaped near Cavour. burned but recovering. A W Carpenter of C M St P says seven excursion trains daily during Mitchell fair. W P McFarlane stops in Huron. greets old friends. Capt Geo Nave reports crop condition improvements near Watertown. L Q Jeffries of Highmore proposes brick plant relocation to Huron. seeks joint stock venture. Franchise granted to W B Sterling to build Helena electric plant. 50 arc lights, 500 incandescents. 100 hp engine ordered. work by Sept 1. Fisherkeller and Graff to help. Letter list posted for week ending July 15 1888. Etc.
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