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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1886
Page
1
The Siouxne Journal lists a history of dry spells showing 123 days without rain in the summer of 1762, the longest drouth recorded in America. It notes numerous summers with extended rainless periods, and mentions inhabitants sending to England for hay and grain.
The Press and Dakotaian report that the constitutional convention, acting in the name of the people, declares it cannot trust the people.
The Iroquois Herald urges farmers to plow deeply, cultivate thoroughly and sow early to improve yields. It calls for less acreage and better farming practices for greater profit this year.
Report on wheat oats and rye across the Huron region with samples from John W. Wilson F. G. Herron T. A. Lewis and others noting high yields and good quality. A Dakotas cyclone of 1870 is recounted by J O Bates describing destruction near Emanuel Creek Santee Agency and Moody County with impact on Sioux settlers and later Christianization progress.
The Norfolk Spy seconds the Hu ranite idea of nominating Gifford by acclamation, signaling broad backing for the move.
A July 20 picnic at David Thom as grounds ten miles southeast of Huron brought together about 700 Sabbath-school delegates and representatives from Pearl, Custer Union, Richland, Logan, Belle Prairie Union and Center, Clifton, and Huron churches. Jere Kimball led the event with lectures on lesson study, presentation, and primary management, complemented by song and prayer.
The Susquehanna Transcript reports the death of W H Brandt, born in Germany in 1808, a longtime Greene County New York tannery partner, later active in Susquehanna business and public life. He led Burcey Chemical and City National Bank of Susquehanna, built the Brandt block, and leaves a large family. He died after illness begun June 9 following a May trip to Minneapolis.
The article notes Jeffersonian simplicity with a $1,000 dog purchased in Cleveland. It recalls Thomas Jefferson's preference for a bow legged bull pup with a broken tooth and crooked tail that once reached the Waite House with a tin can tied on behind.
A Brookings man went to Huron to interview artesian well contractors. They will drill to strike water for four dollars per foot with expected depth between 800 and 1000 feet.
The report notes a shift to what locals call machine music in the wheat fields, with farmers observing excellent yield prospects. One farmer claims his wheat is the best he has ever grown and notes he has harvested six crops.
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