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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1888
Page
4
Thursday July 26 1888 notice from Suannon and Lonestarr proprietors likely advertising business actions or schedule for that date with no further context available.
Jupez Srzxcer fights against Miller saloon injunctions while Daxora supports feeding the world and paying taxes but remains disenfranchised. No mention is made this year of the 1884 battle cry Honest Grover.
A seven foot vein of coal has appeared at Estherville Iowa despite locals doubting its existence. Four years from now South Dakota plans to assist in electing Ben Harrison to a second term.
Rumor claims ex Senator Vidom of Minnesota may attempt to succeed Senator Sabin. The piece notes the district should return him to private life and that the eastern public won’t engage in the presidential campaign until the football season ends.
The Standard Oil trust reportedly contributed $100000 to the Democratic campaign fund while Grover Cleveland remains opposed to trusts. The text notes the donation alongside opposition to trusts.
The dispatch notes Weaver will urge a special session of Congress should adjournment occur without reducing the surplus. The move appears highly probable given current financial conditions.
The Republican figure Tur Mitchell prods residents to wake up and push forward measures to ensure the territorial fair succeeds, urging action and collective effort from the community.
London Times quotes a controversial view claiming England can only use a Celt when he emigrates to America and votes for free trade. The remark attributes a nationalist sentiment to the true Briton.
The socialists of Chicago are holding meetings and passing resolutions with a subdued tone lacking the vigor seen a few years back. The era’s blight has struck the country hard, turning booming towns like Denver and Omaha into virtually lifeless places this season.
The text argues the democratic national committee should use the recent raise in assers salaries to fund expenses, avoiding extra costs for the prime minister.
The state has historically provided three presidents Ison Hayes and Garfield. Combined they served only four years and eight months in office.
H ve Youna asserts Chinaman not the issue and predicts protection will carry the coast for Harrison by strong margins. The remark appears in the San Fran Chronicle reflecting campaign sentiment.
The passage asks if a system with universal low taxation and wages kept fifty percent higher could be wrong, referencing the Ile Journal style of inquiry into economic policy.
The report notes a Huron figure declaring she will proceed with efforts despite illness. It mentions the On's fire department settling bills using the last dollar from the department treasury including insurance funds to satisfy claims, per the Press Dakotaian.
A local columnist notes Joan L. Sullivan making bold threats while sluggers loom, but questions rise about his actual deeds versus talk, likening him to a barber who talks more than he bleeds.
The account describes B. F. Butler arriving in St town for a journey and being met by a packed courtroom. On three occasions he solemnly bowed his head in response to questions, while observers noted the scene and the notable attendance.
A faction of 500 southerners in New York, all Democrats, forms to support the Republican ticket citing its position on a key issue. They aim to influence local and state races with a unified voting bloc.
The house approved the Tax Mills bill by a thirteen vote margin. Commentators note superstition around the number thirteen as the measure advances toward final fate.
The text notes many congressmen have gone home and warns there may not be enough present for a quorum. It states lawmakers are focused on personal concerns rather than national duties amid a bleeding country.
The Indian standing commission discourages obtaining the necessary signatures of Indians and warns that unofficial reports may be unreliable. Local squaw men with influence seek to profit, while Dakota real estate agents doubt the administration’s intent to promote immigration this season. The policy is described as bulldozing and partisan, fostering doubt about an early opening.
Mahlon Gdre of Orange County Florida wrote to a Hu ron contact recounting his Dakota experiences in 1858 before cession, his Union County settlement in 1862, and start of the Vermilion Republican in 1863. He filed homestead No.1 in Vermillion and later ran the Journal of Sioux City from 1864 to 1869.
The August Scribner's Magazine features fiction by Robert Louis Stevenson Henry James Sarah Orne Jewett Octave Thanet F J Stimson and Maria Blunt plus two illustrated articles. It includes locomotive antique types modern patterns views of a roundhouse a large locomotive works by Blam Woodward and Burns and a Shaler piece Rivers and Valleys with reviewer notes on Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Stevenson adds a light humorous adventure sketch with a French provincial magistrate in a new vein.
Dowdes quips that friendship suffices but would borrow from a casual acquaintance. Inskip adds that even better would be to borrow from a stranger through Upson.
On the avenue Gus accosts Jac who pleads not to be detained. Jac hurries in a rush about his two o'clock suit as the clock marks four.
Report from Rocx seer July 24 notes Indian commission preparing papers for a treaty with Sioux at Fort Bennett. Indians reportedly oppose signing, but expectations say hostility may fade when gifts arrive. Over 3,000 natives assembled. Sitting Bull remains opposed to ceding lands. In Dakota, Illinois Congressman Springer backs a two new justices bill. land forfeiture for Hastings and Dakota Railroad advances. Oklahoma bill heats committees.
In New York on July 24 betting on the presidential election wavered. A major banking house moved from $500 to $400 in favor of Cleveland to $6,000 to $5,000 for Harrison, then small bets favored Cleveland at even money or 7 to 6. London bettors warmed to Cleveland earlier but refused 6 to 5 this morning.
Col John W Jones grand marshal for Brooklyn Blaine parade issues orders to clubs and divisions. He plans a distinctive industrial section with many in line. Republican clubs totaling fifty prepare small boats to sail down the bay as part of the celebration. Theodore B Willis notes broad, national enthusiasm for the Blaine reception movement.
Demoralization spreads across the state as Ohio County figure William S Hearne, longtime Democrat and former legislator, quits the party. Hearne, once a Cleveland supporter since infancy, now explains his reasons for abandoning the ticket and cites his roles with the West Virginia China Company and Riverside Ironworks.
District Attorney Andrews pursues temperance efforts across the county. A detective says cases exist against most venues selling drinks including drug stores, with three charges already filed and bonds posted. A second charge looms as defendants have waived examination or face trial.
Four year old Harry Linell, son of painter Frank Linell, fell overboard from a small boat at Pierre Pregne on July 24 and drowned. The body has not been found.
The chief engineer of the Sioux Falls to De Smet line survey met directors in town. The survey began at Sioux Falls yesterday morning and will continue without delay for about forty days.
A meeting of boys aged eleven to sixteen in Mayxaro Minn held last night led to the formation of a young Republican club named Morton. The group plans to take an active part in political demonstrations.
Watertown July 24. A committee of arrangements has been appointed by the board of trade to prepare for the coming Republican convention.
A HuRonite visitor notes Des Moines in a valley along the Des Moines river with shaded streets and a 50 000 population. The capitol building cost 3 000 000 dollars and took fourteen years to complete, a standout in magnificence. The Salvation Army parade in the streets is described with red jackets and hats, open-air worship, drumming, and street collections atop the drum.
A famed rider named Aubrey aimed to cover a thousand miles in six days racing across the plains. He pushed through exhaustion with his mare Nellie and a string of horses sent ahead, finally collapsing at the southwest corner of Independence where he lay in a deep stupor for forty eight hours.
Mrs Winslow’s wettiggerer advertised as a universal remedy for children with cuts and colic. The advertisement claims it relieves suffering quickly and calms infants, touting soothing taste and bowel regulation with a 25 cent bottle price. It pledges delivery to customers and promotes Crystal t goods with low prices this week.
Fragmentary lines discuss usefulness of life beyond death and critique the notion that existence ends with death. The text hints at a philosophical view that life remains meaningful and ongoing, challenging a simple cessation of being.
A garbled dialogue fragment discusses women's independence, honesty, and marriage. references a Miss Take character and a pompous suitor. The exchange questions whether a woman should marry a man of lesser status and hints at social scrutiny of women’s minds.
A fragmented notice states a candidate from Beadle County seeks the office under the Republican County Convention. It references the party nominating process and the nominee Li Thie beret Conte from Beadle County, pending convention decision.
The city council of Huron approves a plan to repair and lay a six foot wide sidewalk along a street near Wakee Road, naming the property owners and necessary steps for construction and funding. The resolution outlines vote and implementation details for the sidewalk project.
A notice records that Spencer A Mosher and Margare t his wife defaulted on installments of a mortgage made to F W Little of Sioux Dakota. The document references a recorded mortgage in book 42 page 155 in October 1884 and warns of acceleration of the total due plus interest. Attorney Ray Lactor is listed for the mortgagor.
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