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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1885
Page
3
June 4 report from the Kansas Board of Agriculture warns the wheat crop will be the most disastrous in state history. Winter conditions insect depredations and other causes have decimated fields with 40 percent of winter wheat abandoned. Output may not exceed 12 million bushels less than last year.
Prof J H Cour hails Dr Foote's Plain Home Talk as a vital Lifesaving work. He extols its 900 pages of guidance on health marriage and parenting and notes it is worth its weight in gold at a dollar fifty.
A June Century account recounts abolitionist raid participant Captain Brown in the engine-house siege. Lieutenant Stuart asks surrender and Brown answers he would rather die, as Stuart orders the attack with sledge-hammers to breach the door.
An illustration from the June Century recounts a New Orleans street car scene where a Creole gentleman openly smokes despite female protests. After exchanges about decency, a witty offer of five cents ends the dispute as the man discards his cigar and exits with a sour gesture.
A Cincinnati Enquirer telegraph reports a western congressman met with Postmaster General Wilns on Monday carrying papers of district appointments. The P M G reviewed a file, found no charges against the incumbent, and asked why charges were not filed. The congressman said the officeholder is a Republican and he wants a Democrat.
Fragmented dialogue shows a congressman's quip about charges and party bias. The notice announces Beadle County Republican Convention in Turan for June 25 1885 to nominate candidates for the constitutional convention in Sioux Falls and other business. Delegates per precinct and caucus details follow with chairmen Issenuth and Gersin.
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