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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1884
Page
3
Partial OCR shows Dakota Division mail and express trains with arrival and departure times. Notes indicate daily Exps No 2 and 4, Saturday service, No 1 Express, No 8, and various arrival times around 2:06 PM to 12:10 PM with accommodations and Monday exceptions.
Various daily and partial service times listed for trains between Huron Columbia Redfield Hawarden and fields. No 21 No 25 freight No 2k freight No 41 No 48 No 1e passenger depart Huron or Columbia with arrival times at Redfield Hawarden and other points. Scheduling irregularities noted with Sunday and weekday variants.
Crushed finger during a machinery evasion incident. businessman shipping hides. heavy rain perks crops. Civic events include a Sunday school tale, a church reception for Rev. Pomeroy and wife, and plans for a brick yard. Local officials and visitors from Aberdeen, Yankton, and Chicago circulate, with bridge work reorganization and mercantile renovations underway.
Items from Huron recount Fourth of July celebration plans with funds and programs, a German Concordia Club picnic at Lake Byron, and a lawn sociable hosted by Mr and Mrs J W Campbell for the Grate Church Sunday School. Also noted are new births in 1884, a piano and goods shop update, and a lecture on Venice praised by audiences.
At the home of Dr. F O Saje in Huron Dakota Territory on Wednesday morning June 18 1884 E B Rush married Miss Ida A Partlow with Rev W H Hoadley officiating The groom is known as a young man of good character and has worked as an express agent and is now with Mr George Kelehner The bride is sister of Mrs Dr Sale and has lived in the city for two years.
Walls of the water works pump house reach about a third completion while Phillips and Hobson finish a brick residence described as the city’s first. A 26 by 52 feet two story addition is added to the Menzie House. The court house plastering nears finish pending cornice delivery and 175 barrels lime plus 150 loads sand have been used. Matt Thimmesch erects a 22 by 65 feet building between Huxourre and El sonts fruit store to house confectionery and tobacco, with ice cream service continuing.
L H Stankey adds a new safe to his office and plans to double storeroom size after stock from a pending grocery order arrives. The Pierre papers praise the Huron Band, noting a Wednesday eastward movement. Stankey will enlarge his storeroom once back from an absence.
Superintendent Oliver acquires a fine driving horse. General Wheeler and Assistant General Superintendent Sanborn to inspect Water Town on Thursday, meeting Oliver who will guide them through the division. A new ditching machine arrives and proves successful with a 4000 foot capacity per side. Charles B. Felt appointed chief engineer of the city pumping works.
Huron's flour mill progress accelerates with Jackson Michigan purifiers and Gray's noisless rolls. A car-load of bolting gear and 13 floor reels arrived, inside work ready for placement, windows and doors installed, first story finished, signaling readiness to operate once grinding is available.
The Southern Dakota Dental Society in Pierre on June 11 1884 condemned tardiness at events and urged prompt attendance. The first annual meeting in Dr J M Gross office opened with delegates elected to the National Dental Association in Washington D C for July 23 1884. Officers were elected and a clinic demonstrated gold fillings before a Wells House gathering.
A lavish evening at Mrs John Fisk and Mrs C P Ferson featured a reception and dancing in the Fisk rooms. The event used Hoskyns Randolph for cloakrooms and Fisk & Van Horn offices for waxed floors and refreshments. Music by Lang Adler and the Hubbard Bros accompanied vocal selections by Mrs Frank Eldridge.
Entire stock of agricultural implements offered at cash price. Includes mowers seed wheat and grain products. Farmer’s hail storm insurance available. Inquiries addressed to the paper editor for details on the bargain and location.
A large crowd at the depot watches a decorated engine and four passenger coaches as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers excursion leaves with about 300 aboard. They reach Pierre and Fort Bennett, resume homeward by 12:10 a.m., earning a net margin of roughly $200 after expenses.
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