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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1884
Page
2
The Territorial Republican call sets a September 17, 1884, Pierre meeting for selecting delegates to the national convention. It details apportionment by county, with 248 delegates for Southern Dakota and 138 for Northern Dakota, and lists committee officers and signatories.
The Central Dakota Press Association will meet in aturon on Tuesday and Wednesday August 5 and 6 1881. Every paper in Central Dakota would be represented.
The Beadle county Republican Executive Committee will meet in Parker Hall on Tuesday July 29 1884 at 1230 pm to prepare a call for a county convention and to choose delegates to the territorial convention. Also notes mention Tammany backing Cleveland Governor Pier will not take part in capital muddle Gen Logan attends National GAR encampment in Minneapolis Buker to run for President on Greenback Anti Monoply ticket and campaign. Cholera spreading in France reaching Paris Toulon and Seon suffer panic crowds leave cities. Over 1000 ex soldiers expected at Minneapolis for National Reunion. Rescue of Greely arctic explorer and five men praised but others die from starvation due to officers incompetence and drunkenness.
The text discusses rumors that Mr. Pettigrew is a Democrat and would not support Mr. Blaine for President. It notes Democratic leanings, recent success in Democratic counties, and hints at his convention preferences. It also mentions a New York bricklayers strike winding down as contractors concede to ten hour demands.
Harnex's WEEKLY supports the Democratic presidential candidate citing the candidate's character. The issue includes an inside portrait of Hendricks and excerpts from a report on the Democratic convention noting his nomination for vice president. Brookings County Press criticizes Territorial Republican Convention representation rules and accuses Pettigrew of pushing an unfair plan.
A corrected July first salary list ranks Huron and Grand Forks tied for second at 2300 dollars, with Argo at 2700 and Sioux Falls at 2200. Other towns, from Aberdeen to Mitchell, range from 1700 to 1800, reflecting local business activity and impartial compensation.
Central Dakota should organize to demand respect from federal authorities and reform apportionment that favors Beadle county and Pettigrew. The piece condemns the current central committee as a trade payoff and urges unity not for individuals but for Central Dakota’s political clout at the Pierre Territorial convention.
A county farmers convention at the school house in Cavour elected C G Barrett as chairman and John Hauge as secretary. Speakers urged township clubs and a strong county organization with a constitution to be drafted. The next meeting was set for Héron during the fair as organizers plan unions to counter merchant price inflation.
The North American Review for August features Justice Campbell on The Enrichments of Capital, Proctor on The Origin of Cometa, Hume’s Are We a Nation of Rascals proving states have defaulted on debt payments, Loring on Drift toward Centralization in the Supreme Court, Howe on The American Element in Fiction, and a symposium on Prohibition and Persuasion by Neal Dow and DezDie Lewis.
Notices from the Huron Dakota land office dated July 9 and July 2 1884 summon Anthony J Dussell and James Dama to appear for hearings on timber land entries. They allege failure to comply with residency and breaking requirements for cash entries in sections of township range locations in Baadle and Falls areas. Public records show tests set for September 1 1884 and July 19 1884 respectively.
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