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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1885
Page
5
Beadle County wealth figures released by County Assessor Issenhuth, compiled from City Assessor Kerr's report. The document outlines assessed values and property totals used for tax calculations and fiscal planning.
Judge Payne of Miller and Dr. Sherman made city and Altoona visits. Miss Rose Schichtl and Grace Dickinson plan upcoming trips. John Lind, Chas Reed, Volney Hoggatt, and others stopped by or traveled for business. A baseball game Altoona vs Huron ended 2 to 1 in favor of Huron. Col. F. M. Heaton left for Washington to handle pension land claims for clients.
Freight business is picking up as Conductor Fred Hughes was Sundayed at Huron and Conductor Bert Nash resumed running his train. Conductor John Burke runs Shirk's train between Huron and Columbia. H. C. Gravin, traveling freight agent, visited the city recently. George Hallock, formerly with the railroad, now with Granger Coal at What Cheer, Iowa, dined at Hotel Kent. Northwestern profits amid Milwaukee and St Paul trouble at Aberdeen. Union meeting of the Order of Railway Conductors held at Griffin division No 66 hall with about sixty conductors and visiting Co 5 Wheaton Cedar Rapids grand chief conductor.
The article profiles James Knight a passenger conductor on the Milwaukee division of the Chicago and North Western Road honored for thirty three years of railway service since July 3 1885 and an estimated travel of about 100 miles daily. He is described as a veteran and popular figure among a session of tribule and hearty young men. James Knight shares his varied experiences as a longtime railway employee.
In Huron, F. H. Kent tendered a drinking fountain to the city to be placed in front of Belknap's hardware. He would fund installation and water use costs. Alderman Wright moved to accept but received no second. critics say council acted selfishly and harmed taxpayers by denying a costless public amenity.
Attendance near ten thousand per day marked the Washington Park races ending Saturday with a notable 1 minute 41 second best time in the sprint. A horse named after acting Mayor Carter Harrison tired in a hurdle event, running off course to the crowd’s amusement. The piece also denounces Pall Mall Gazette coverage of alleged immoral acts in London and criticizes sensational European crime reporting. A local incident involved Dr Thomas Smith’s wife, tied and gagged by two men posing as plumbers, drawing attention in the south side neighborhood.
A mixed late 19th century column recounts a woman confessing to fabricating a robbery tale to cover a 1300 loaned to a sporting man, while a New Orleans scene features Mexican band visitors and a pistol incident. The page also notes New York height limits, tall Illinois buildings, office numbering quirks, and a string of local advertisements for King's New Discovery, binder twine, and Electric Bitters with testimonials.
The Chicago market notes a three cent rise in wheat from a week prior due to fading war fears. Prices are unstable and weak unless threshing results worsen. Dakota hail damaged 10,000 acres, corn is weak, oats active, potatoes and vegetables in fair demand with lower prices. Livestock, especially cattle and hogs, show higher values and strong demand. sheep trading slowly.
C. Y. Durand offers sample bottles of Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup for health ailments. QC A Cheney and Sons announce a new book Cranks of the Wat by a G. A. R. veteran urging general reading. Order now before 5000 copies sell out at 50 cents.
More than a million bottles of St Jacobs Oil were sold in the region over the past two years according to Orrcass of the Times-Democrat. He found wholesale and retail druggists and storekeepers, plus transportation firms, confirm the lead of this remedy which dealers and the public praise for pain relief and healing power.
W S Hammond a Guthrie Centre Iowa druggist reports Chamberlains Pain Balm conquers rheumatism after other treatments fail and notes 50 cent bottles sold by E B GuRue along with Chamberlains Cough Remedy and St Patricks Pills as reliable potent remedies for customers.
Advertises Bucklen’s Arriva Salve as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers eczema and all skin eruptions and claims to cure piles with money back guarantee. Priced at 25 cents per box and sold by Geo A Fessenden.
An 19th century advertisement touts Beggs Diarrhoea Balsam as a safe remedy for Asiatic cholera and summer stomach complaints. It claims the treatment is harmless and pleasant to administer, priced at 35 cents and sold by C. Durand.
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