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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1885
Page
3
The piece echoes the old adage about friendship, contrasting lifelong bonds with new connections. It emphasizes that old friends endure time and change, remaining precious as gold, while new friendships may arise to fill roles but should not replace those longstanding ties.
Ottawa Free Trader recounts the 53d Illinois Infantry flag carried at Jackson Mississippi on July 12, 1863. It notes the flag’s battle scars, the mortal wounding of Duke Poundstone, and its hoped transfer to Springfield Memorial Hall. Also mentions tin ore prospects and American tin production reducing imports.
Report on Harney Peak Mining Milling and Manufacturing in the Black Hills Dakota by Ward A Hepburn. Plans include a sixty stamp mill 180 tons daily with tin rich ore averaging 3 percent pure tin and 46 percent stream tin from 490 acres of placer ground.
Hynox July 10 reports the Territorial Board of Agriculture selecting Huron as the 1885 fair site with dates September 29 to October 2. Premium lists go to press soon, railroads offer free exhibits transport, and visitors enjoy reduced fares. Three race days offer 2500 dollars in purses, plus a band tournament and strong stock exhibits led by Theo David of Mitchell.
The Iste legislature requires all persons and corporations to destroy weeds like Canada thistle cocklebur and wild mustard on occupied lands in a manner that prevents seeding. Township or county boards set the schedule with two weeks advance notice in county newspapers or posted notices where no paper exists. Highway overseers must also destroy weeds on roads and occupied lands, with compensation from the township treasury.
A tax for weed destruction appears in a separate column headed For destruction of weeds. Land taxed shows liability on the tax roll as evidence. Occupants or overseers failing to destroy weeds face forfeitures from five to fifty dollars. Township chairmen and supervisors or county officials must pursue forfeitures promptly.
Last week Wmn. Patrick tapped artesian water at forty feet on A. A. Powers farm in Spring Valley, with a flow second only to T. B. Buchanan. The next morning A. W. Bacon began work and soon had a reliable supply at ten dollars. Lou's well is thirty-eight feet deep, and Peter Nelson near Swan Lake hit a 100 foot flowing well. Water losses occurred through squirrel holes during ditching. Spring Valley farmers praise the location and its stock friendly climate and markets.
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