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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
7
May weather at Huron station is reported as near normal for latitude. The record shows a high of 90 degrees on the sun day, a low of 20 on the first, a 51 degree daily swing on the fourth, and a 6 degree range on the fifth. May 1909 averaged 56, while May’s precipitation totaled 3.84 inches, above the 28 year average of 2.98 inches.
The college chapel hosted the first part of commencement as five piano department graduates Belle Johnson Maude Kester Helen Lloyd Stella Meyer and Helen Richardson received diplomas from President French. The program featured works by Chopin Bach Rachmaninoff Brahms Liszt and Schubert performed with noted skill and style.
The list shows students achieving an average of 90 or above across six weeks, with class groupings from A to D and names across D class and B through A. Perfect attendance for 1908 1909 is noted across grades and buildings under Principal O E Young with teachers listed for each grade.
The Old Settlers picnic will be held in Bateman prove Pearl Creek township on June 18 1909. TE L Abel will be the orator of the day with two baseball games horse racing a clay pigeon shoot and other amusements. Music by the Farnsworth band lunch and refreshments to be served. Come early and stay all day. Chas G Ray secretary.
A large crowd gathered Monday at the Congregational church to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Rev. Long presided at an elegant supper by the Indies, letters from absent members and former pastors were read, and A F Fay shared a humorous history of the church. Local groups delivered short recollections. Four of the original 29 members remain in town.
C E Barrows, active with traveling men to form the South Dakota Traveling Men's Association in Huron in 1610, receives word from Pres Stockwell that Yankton plans a large crowd for June 18 to 19. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway runs a special from Plt to Yankton to see Platte vs Lake Andes, with winners meeting Lennox on June 19. A 20 piece band and male quartet led by Prof Miles Watson plus Huron U C T baseball team join the trip, despite a clash with Aberdeen Homecoming.
The June term of Beadle County Circuit Court convened with many civil cases set for trial and dates to be arranged later. Several cases were continued to the next term, the Richards Trust Co. suit was dismissed, and Martha Lapier was arraigned on felony charges with a plea date fixed. Ella Day alias Ida Elder was arraigned on keeping a bawdy house and unlicensed liquor charges with plea hearing set for June 12 at 2 p.m.
The college auditorium hosts graduating exercises for the senior class of the academy and preparatory department. Pass diplomas indicate attainment, guiding some directly into the regular college. The note explains prep schools prepare students for the next schooling step.
An advertisement extols Quaker Oats as the world’s finest oatmeal praised by government food experts and Yale trainers. It claims cereal eaters are strongest and healthiest, notes Quaker Oats as a leading, inexpensive daily option available in regular and large family packages.
The text extols eating a sufficient amount of wholesome food to maintain strength and digestion. It warns against dieting and promotes Kodol as the product that digests food when the stomach is weak. It advises rest for an ailing stomach and claims Kodol provides the needed help.
An offer invites customers to buy a dollar bottle of Kodol with a money back guarantee if no benefits are received after full use. The program covers large bottles per family and notes the product is made at E. O. DeWitt & Co. laboratories in Chicago.
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