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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1886
Page
3
R P Hall of Elkton Ohio died in his bed Friday morning after years of declining health while employed by A James. He was about 26, unmarried, and had recently become too weak to move, with attendants provided. His brother near Wolsey was summoned to arrange burial.
An old advert promotes Mrs Wixstow's Soormine Stroup as a teething aid for children. It claims immediate relief, quiet sleep, pleasant taste, and soothing effects on teething pain, wind, and diarrhea with a price of twenty five cents per bottle.
The Sons of Veterans encampment in Dakota opened in open session with G A R and Woman's Relief Corps members present. Officers were elected in secret: Colonel Worden of Eden as division commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Cook of Arlington, Major Wood of Hurot, and Chaplain Edgar Dean of Beresford. Next annual encampment set for Beresford. August session planned at Arlington with a prize drill. Also noted: a Grand Opera house ball, Brown & Clarks buggy display, and claims for Acker's Blood Elixir cures with strong endorsements.
Retired physician claims a vegetable cure for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous debility. He offers free full directions in German French or English by mail to W A Noyes 149 Power’s Block Rochester NY, naming the paper.
Special Order designates 1st Lieut. Col. J. E. Elson as Special Inspector to review Companies D Redfield G Aberdeen C Huron E De Smet G Brookings H Blunt. He will notify before appearance and report by mail after inspections to Governor’s office in Sioux Falls June 6 1886. Brick quality praised as superior to Mankato and rivals to Philadelphia or Milwaukee pending more kilns for Haron growth. Proposes Red Star Cough Cure ad note.
The Providence Journal notes Jupiter and Mars approach in June with a conjunction on June 28 at 5 am when Mars sits 59 minutes south of Jupiter. Evening skies June 27 show them as near neighbors with Jupiter west of Mars. The red spot on Jupiter brightens, observed from Caen with a five inch telescope after three years of difficulty.
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg NL credits Electric Bitters for curing a eight year leg sore after avoiding surgery. He used three bottles and seven boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve with his leg now sound. Both remedies sold by G A Fessenden at fifty cents per bottle and twenty five cents per box.
Walter B. Creary of Covington Ky arrives in Huron as special agent of the Interior Department to replace T M James. He will serve Yankton and Mitchell districts and reside on the Firesteel. An ex Kentucky legislator and ally of Speaker Carlisle, he is said to owe the appointment.
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a guarantee of efficacy. It urges prompt use for sudden bowel complaints and griping pains. Manufactured at Des Moines Iowa and sold by E. B. La Rue in three sizes 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar.
Prof. H M Hown of Vinton Iowa visits former neighbors Messrs Kemp and Stick of Huron. Former principal of Vinton schools remarks on the town as he fans under the Hurox awning, suggesting he might live there someday.
D A Bradford of Chattanooga reports severe lung illness cured by Dr King's New Discovery. He praises it for coughs and colds and notes trial bottles are sold at G A Fessenden's Drug Store. The piece also mentions Sam Jones and Sam Small resuming old habits in Chicago and delivering sharp sermons.
A Grand theater exhibition features Miss Fan E Fitz in fancy yet risky skating acts drawing a large audience despite heat. Local druggists tout Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as safe, guaranteed, and essential for homes. Regional notices mention stage service between Huron and Wolsey, debt figures for Lord Healey, and a quip about a daily paper in Dakota.
Milford township school board invites proposals by June 22 for a school house at the northeast corner of the southeast quarter section 7. Plans and specs available at the Huronite office and school clerk's office. Foster & Thompsen advertise stock and Caldwell & Son offer house decorating services. F. F. Sarrz quotes straight ten per cent interest on a $14,000 loan with no commission.
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