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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1886
Page
2
Announcements include candidates for County Treasurer in Dakota subject to Republican convention decisions. Various lines reference Beadle voters, independent bids, and commentary on county politics. Other items note Aberdeen Republican printing press, Winfred Ledger stance, and Beadle County political sentiment.
The Wolsey Journal reports railroads are laying a Y shaped link between the Milwaukee and Northwestern lines at that location, creating a new junction.
Honow has more than half as many school-age children as Fargo while Fargo reports a population between twelve and fifteen thousand, highlighting contrasting demographic measures between the two cities.
The Grand Forks Plaindealer reports crop conditions across North Dakota are not good, with the drought severely damaging yields and stressing farmers statewide.
The Aberdeen Pioneer notes that Republicans commend Hon. O. 8. Gieh for ably and honorably serving in his role, emphasizing his capable tenure and the strong conduct shown during his time in office.
It is reported that James M. Hamphreys of Buffalo will be the successor to Judge Church of the Black Hills district after the judge's resignation was announced days ago.
S L Curtis and C A Blake of Wessington declare candidacy for sheriff subject to the Republican convention. Both men are described as suitable choices for the office.
The Aberdeen News argues that not submitting the repeal question to voters signals the end of the embryo state government and the set aside of the constitutional convention's labor which began about a year earlier and was once labeled a farce by the paper.
The most experienced practical wheat man says seed wheat should come from the south rather than the north. He notes millers and speculators will tout Saskatoon and No. 1 Hard, but farmers’ safety and profit lie in southern wheat.
The Yankton Telegram urges abandoning the push for statehood and directs all effort toward dividing the territory. It argues the state constitution and organization do not hinder division and that supporters of statehood should unite with those favoring division.
The Yankton Press and Dakotaian calls for energetic effort via the Dakota State League as the remaining avenue to counter actions. It regrets Judge Owen's resignation as president and urges critics of Owen to take on leadership burdens, while criticizing Kanouse & Co for defiance and poor policy.
A private letter discusses Governor Fisk’s long career and his role in uniting Dakota with the Union. It praises his legal skill and statesmanship, citing his 1861 stand with Lieutenant Governor McGoffin and Lincoln, and argues Dakota would join the Union swiftly if treated as a Southern state by the North.
In South Dakota wells are springing up across the landscape signaling Moses’s influence in the promised land. The piece notes Moses’s keen interest in the development and potential abundance sparked by the artesian wells.
Clear indication that all delegate candidates favor division suggests it is the Territory's majority sentiment, regardless of sincerity. The text emphasizes a broad public leaning toward division as a governing stance.
The Duluth Haron and Denver railroad is now building from Sauk Center and will be completed this season to the Dakota line just south of Big Stone. In spring, plans call for pushing the route through.
Arrangements rapidly complete for the territorial fair at Huron with ground enlargements and water supply extended to all areas. Large additions planned for stall room and $125 set aside for two baseball prizes.
A surveying party from the Duluth Watertown and Pacific railroad nears Wessington Springs and local reports say the road will reach the town and halt for a year or more. Townsite deals promise railroad aid to boost Springs improvements and a 200 room hotel will be started.
Washington correspondent quotes Joan Surra discussing Charles Frost from Huron who may become a Beaile county delegate to the Democratic convention in Aberdeen in September. The letter notes a stormy gathering with strong personalities and contentious chatter amid expected debates and speeches.
A letter argues that if South Dakota joined the Union as a Southern-like state it would dominate Congress, urging Dakota statehood and warning of Northern capitulation. The author recalls sectional conflicts, praises Southern solidarity, and cites historical battles and political shifts to claim Northern weakness and Southern influence. Affectionately, your father, John F. Fisk.
The article asserts that the overall sentiment favors division remains strong in Dakota and argues the Sioux Falls result provides no advantage to advocates of admission as a whole. It emphasizes a persistent, unyielding stance in favor of separation.
South Dakota movement for statehood under the Sioux Falls constitution faces criticism as last Wednesday's convention action is blamed for surrendering the drive to overall policy. Several good men previously dedicated to the cause express concern about the direction and control by the administration.
Maj Edwardson Campbell of the Pargo Daily Argus laments the Sioux Falls convention defeat where the South Dakota statehood movement failed 31 to 20. He scorns pettiness among legislators likening them to boys planning to steal a watermelon and losing nerve at the fence.
The Huron Land Office lists suspended entries for July 1986 covering numerous property parcels and owner initials. The July suspensions include multiple land lots across townships with block and lot codes, and names such as Colby, Crawford, Glasgow, Harmon, Harris, Holmes, Hewart, Lovet, Locke, McDowell, McLead, MecLead, Mailcare, Markhane, McConnell, McDonald, Noyes, Owens, Porter, Rathwell, Rhinesmith, Starr, Slaughter, Shirk, Smith, Taylor, Vanderlip, Legett, Leslie, and others."
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