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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1906
Page
4
A garbled set of phrases mentions Ohio, summer weather, city sentencing, a vote next Thursday, adjournment in a week, a steering committee, land prices per acre, rain and arrests, Cummins machine in Iowa, Perkins, a 4th unity event, Toole of Montana, notarial commissions, meat inspection bill and packers.
Boston hosts the opening of a new temple by the Christian Scientists amid display and public attention. The event highlights the faith's presence and ceremonial pageantry in the city.
Citizens of South Ys unite to fund and erect a commemorative monument honoring Mary of Arthur Mellette, the state’s first governor, as plans move forward.
The Sioux Falls Press notes it has not yet formed a Republican ticket and questions whether it would back Bryan in 1908, describing the paper as a bushwacker in tone.
The House of Representatives shows a frugal streak as it resists funding travel costs, citing fiscal restraint and questioning the necessity of expenditures while noting examples of members’ travel claims.
The board of regents has not yet found a successor. The town faces perplexing doubt as factions clash over figures claiming salaries of 3000 per year and 5000, with Perkins and mine expected to be nominated.
Goe I. Crawford delivered an excellent address at the Norwegian fence day celebration amid cheers. The event featured South Dakota figures and a cordial reception following the speech.
The Interstate Commerce Commission convenes in Philadelphia to hear testimony sought by the railroads and discuss charges or violations. Officials prepare to question witnesses and consider evidence related to coal shipments and road operations.
J. W. Smith, principal of the feet school building for the se half dozen years, has announced sue if a candidate for superintendent. Mr. Smith is a fable educator, fully qualified and trained.
Mrs. William Eilis Corey, wife of the president of the United States Steel Corporation, has filed for an absolute divorce in a Nevada district court. The petition bases the plea on desertion.
About twenty five fire insurance companies that incurred losses in the San Francisco disaster did not file proofs of loss as required by the state commission. Their certificates are to be revoked for noncompliance.
The Kansas City meat packers Armour Swift Cudahy and Morris have been found guilty of accepting rebates from the Burlington. The penalty is a fine, offering little real punishment and effectively an immunity bath.
Preliminary examination of Mrs. Mose Kaufmann reveals evidence of guilt and cruelty. The case depicts acts so unnatural and foul that the public conscience questions her sanity.
South Dakota lawmakers refuse to bow to telegraphic appeals from stock growers urging opposition to the beef inspection bill. They conclude dispatches are driven by the beef trust and will not be swayed.
The advocate argues the meat inspection bill costs 2 million dollars annually with government payment. If paid by the packers the price hike would be similar, so the public bears the freight anyway. It criticizes modern business for hiding costs in consumer prices.
A report claims one gallon of denatured alcohol equals two gallons of kerosene for lighting. It burns cleaner and brighter with no odors. Farmers can make it at home with simple, inexpensive equipment. Denatured alcohol is expected to become widely used for both manufacturing and motive power.
The Redfield Press and allied editors complain about HURONITE papers backing the Sioux Falls nominated ticket. They ask if they should bolt the ticket or continue opposing the party as they have since 1904. The HURONITE asserts it has not changed its views and accepts the convention results.
The Pierre Dakotan notes that Messers Hall and Parker, Republican congressional nominees, gain special ties across South Dakota but Pierre loses leverage after Burke’s defeat. It says Hall and Parker are friends of each city, with Brookings and Deadwood singled out, and they will guard local interests as Burke did for Pierre, signaling fewer large appropriations in Pierre’s territory.
The Sioux City Tribune, jealous of rival Georges Perkins who edits the Sioux City Journal, relentlessly attacks Perkins as he campaigns for Iowa governor. The piece accuses Tribune editors of biased reporting and questions ethics while highlighting Perkins success in the profession.
The passage attacks small newspapers for maliciously denigrating rivals to appear superior. It argues such behavior backfires, labeling the motive as vanity and condemning this practice as reprehensible across professions, noting it harms the journalism craft.
The piece recalls the 1856 founding of the Republican party in Philadelphia with John Fremont as a presidential candidate. It lauds the party’s role in preserving the Union, freeing Cuba, and shaping U.S. government with leaders like Lincoln and Roosevelt, while noting eight years of Democratic rule as a blot. It also covers a congressional debate on meat inspection and tariff policy, criticizing House changes and favoring the Senate plan for labeling and funding.
The Argus Leader urges South Dakota parents to consider local colleges for their children this fall, praising equipment and instruction as on par with national schools and advising catalogues before choosing outside institutions. The piece notes following this advice could elevate the moral influence surrounding the state’s institutions of learning.
In Sioux Falls on June 21 the final session of Emma Kaufmann’s preliminary exam ordered her held without bail to answer murder charges in the death of 17 year old Agnes Poirers. The case drew hostile crowds as Poirers’ body, exhumed later, showed forty five wounds.
Brookings county earned recognition as three state conventions met last week. Philo Hall won a Republican nomination for Congress, Henry Berge secured a Socialist nomination, and W. A. Caldwell earned the Prohibition nomination for lieutenant governor.
A note announces a bid to buy, sell, insure or borrow on city or farm property involving Bayar RD Byracn in the Houghton block. The terse listing cites fee arrangements and property interest options for potential parties.
If you wish to borrow money, buy or sell farm items call on the RicHARDs Trust Company. The notice presents a simple call to action for financial services and agricultural trades through the trust firm.
For service at my stables in Huron Nebraska one of the largest Jacks in the state offered at $15. Also a top black Percheron stallion grandson of a noted mare available for $10 to insure colt. Joan Warp.
The fourth annual mass convention of millers under the Millers National Federation opened in Milwaukee with a three day meeting and more than 1,000 millers in attendance.
Fletcher D. Proctor son of U S Senator Redfield Proctor, nominated by acclamation for governor of Vermont at the Republican state convention in Montpelier on June 21.
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