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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1903
Page
8
A long list of small items recalls residents' trips to Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota towns. Updates include arrivals departures visits court cases school notes a supper fundraiser and railroad developments in Huron.
The newly formed company, with machinery in operation on the Jim near the old wagon bridge, made its first stone batch last Friday. It produces 10 by 32 inch blocks about 3 inches thick, with a hydraulic press applying 20 to 30 tons for a smooth red face. Blocks will be used for walls and casings in a building for Wm Tolmie on Third Street between Wisconsin and Illinois.
The company currently blocks about 130 units daily and plans to double output after a second press and gasoline engine arrive. They are seeking the contract to cover the exterior walls of the new high school with their artificial stone.
Describes packing for Huron people seeking sleeping car accommodations to the G A R encampment in San Francisco. H P Packard Redfield in charge of the Huron car. Train departs Huron on August 10 with sleeper double berths priced at $6.00.
Commander Reed of the South Dakota G A R issues a circular detailing the national encampment trip to San Francisco California. The program includes naval parade on San Francisco Bay veterans arrival August 17 parade events August 18 grand national parade August 19 grand encampment opening August 20 and closing work August 21 with weekly excursions and special low rail fare.
The department routes trains by Union Pacific to Ogden and Southern Pacific from Ogden to Los Angeles with side trips to Denver Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City. Stopovers are allowed at any town within the ticket limit and headquarters cars depart from Redfield Mitchell Sioux Falls and Yankton.
Early Sunday a light beneficial rain measured .04 inches fell across the region easing drought in corn and grains while a high wind and lightning caused limited damage. Vague reports of hail near Lake Byron emerge as Pierre streets suffer from rain-eroded ruts amid general flood impact. The Detroit publishing house touted a rain-related hit through heavy advertising, illustrating how printers ink drives trade, more so than public favor.
The article notes the two step Hiawatha as the season’s biggest hit. The Huron band and orchestra were repeatedly encored and the tune remains in favor as people on the street whistle its measures. It asks why the piece has grown more popular than others.
Clarke and VENABLES advertise a farm dipping plant one mile northeast of Huron for cattle and sheep. They claim the process kills lice and parasites, reduces mange, and offers two dips for 75 cents. a four to six head tank and a 110 degree dip ensure thorough submersion.
A vintage advert promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething babies. It claims to soothe the child and gums and relieve pain, colic, and diarrhoea, priced at twenty five cents a bottle.
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