City Council Weighs Telephone Franchise for Two Applicants
The city council met Friday evening and referred requests for a telephone franchise from Harry Sterling and J. T. Zeitlow to the ordinance committee. A welcome reception for the new M. E. pastor Rev. W. J. Calfee drew a large crowd, with Hon. H. S. Mouser giving a cordial address and a mandolin club program enhancing the event. Refreshments followed as attendees praised the new minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Sterling
Ordinance Committee
J. T. Zeitlow
W. J. Caffee
M. E
H. S. Mouser
Calfee
Dakota
Mandolin Club
Misses 'Booth
Vandersteen
Clara Summers
Local Huron Items Highlight Travel and events
G W Abell returned from the north and T M Jeffris left for Janesville. Elks lodge to be instituted soon. Public Examiner Taylor back from Pierre. Andew Gemmel and Roy G Pierce noted. Funeral of Thomas Campbell in Chicago with burial in Springfield. K P lodge initiated four new members. School board extends term with no spring vacation. Attorney General Grigsby visits, then Redfield. Col Mark Sheafe arrives from Watertown amid political and cattle talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Richards
Boston
Lodge of Elks
Taylor
Pierre
Andrew Gemmel
Cavour
Roy G. Pierce
Dexter, Minn
F. J. Baker
K. P. Lodge
K. Ps
David Dixon
Minnie E. French
Hitchcock
J. W. Hill
Mark D. Scott
Sioux Falls Journal
Mark
Grigsby
Redfield
Lockhart
Spink
Brown Counties
Lee Kipp case before the supreme court adjourns to March
The supreme court has studied the Lee Kipp case for two days and adjourned to March 2. The plaintiff’s counsel argued the suit tests only possession, not title, while the court considered power to issue removal orders and commissions. After refusals and admissions, the case proceeds with evidence from both sides. Also reported: Huron creamery officers elected for the year ending Feb 1 1899 and a favorable dairy business showing with cooperative management and patron profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
The
Huron Creamery Company
Chas. May
Chas. Loveland
E. J. Miller
Wm. Waibel
Jno. Miller
H. S. Cook
Thomas Campbell Dead In Chicago Pneumonia
Thomas Campbell died of pneumonia at the Hoffman House in Chicago after a brief illness. His brother J W Campbell departed for his bedside and a morning message confirmed the death around 10 p m Wednesday. A longtime Huron resident, Campbell had served as president of the First National Bank of Huron since 1892 before resigning in January. He was born December 29 1848 in Springfield Illinois and was noted as a gentleman of refinement and firm convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huronire
Thomas Campbell
Hoffman House
Chicago
J. W. Campbell
Mr. Campbell
Huron
First National Bank of
Central Dakota
Springfield
Ill
L. M. Nicholson
Curran and
Anderson Sts
Atlanta
March Weather in Huron South Dakota 16 Year Summary
Data from Huron weather records covers March over 16 years with mean 27 degrees. 1889 was warmest with 36, 1888 coldest with 19. Highest 79 on March 16 1894, lowest 25 on March 14 1897. First killing frost autumn Sep 19, last killing frost spring May 15. Precipitation average 0.94 inches, 6 days with .01 inch or more. max monthly 1.71 inches in 1896, min 0.12 inches in 1885. 24 hour record rainfall 0.96 inches on 27–28 1896. Snowfall peak 6.8 inches 30 1891. Clear days 7, partly cloudy 13, cloudy 11. Winds NW, max 68 mph NW on 8 1892. Businessmen of Huron mourn his death.
Free Trial of Dr. King's New Discovery at Local Store
Offer for a free sample bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for coughs and colds. No purchase required to try. trial bottles available at Holland Wheeler's store. Regular sizes priced 50 cents and 1.00. Endorsed by physicians for severe cases and claimed to cure.
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Dr. King
Holland Wheeler's
Banquet Showcases Kent Hotel Hospitality in Huron
Huron Lodge No. 111 U C T hosted a lavish Saturday banquet at the Depot Hotel by F H Kent. About fifty members and visiting brethren attended a table layout in a capital T with ornate decorations. The menu featured olives, chicken royal, halibut, beef dishes, desserts, coffee, and nectarine punch. Toasts praised Kent and hospitality, with no alcohol served. The event highlighted Kent’s reputation and the town’s appreciation for his civic spirit.
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Huron Lodge
F. H. Kent
Depot Hotel
Financiere
Saratoga
Barrows
Oliver
Kent
Northwest
Huron
Electric Bitters Proclaimed Remedy for Women Health
Public notice style report describes Electric Bitters as a cure for women’s nervous troubles and weak appetites. It urges use by delicate women and notes its 50 cent price at Holland Wheeler’s rug store. Also reports Aberdeen post office becoming a depository for money order funds, correcting Sioux Falls as the prior sole depository on this side of the Missouri.
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Holland Wheeler
Aberdeen
Washington
Sioux Falls
Missouri
Pratt
Aberdeen News
Huron
Attorney Null Seeks Fast Milwaukee Rate Case Victory
Argus Leader reports attorney Null predicts finishing testimony in two weeks and pressuring to limit evidence to the Milwaukee case. He cites potential railroad cooperation and claims that cost figures for depots and rails have been inflated by the Milwaukee road. Arguments set for the April term of the federal court, likely in mid May.
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Temple
Chicago
Null
Kittredge
Milwaukee Road
Argus Leader
Milwaukee
Northwestern
Burlington
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments
Warns against mercurial catarrh ointments that ruin smell and impair health. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo as a safe internal remedy, made in Toledo Ohio. Contains testimonials, sold by druggists at 75 cents a bottle. Hall's Family Pills advertised as best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Buckle’s Arnica Salve for all skin eruptions guaranteed
Advertises Buckle s Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chill blains and skin eruptions. Claims to cure piles with a money back guarantee and price of 22 cents per box sold by H Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckle
H. Wheeler
Grain-O Announces New Nourishing Drink for Children
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims Grain-O tastes like coffee, costs about a quarter as much, and distributes health to children when freely given. Sold by grocers in 15 and 25 cent sizes.
Grain O Coffee Substitute Promises Safe For All
Try Grain O the new grain based drink said to replace coffee for both children and adults. It has the rich color of Mocha or Java but is made from grains and easy on the stomach, at one fourth the price of coffee. 15c and 25c per package sold by grocers. Huron operatic minstrels led by Harry Shields plan an upcoming minstrel show.
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Huron Creamery Company
Java
Huron Operatic Minstrels
Harry Shields
Havana aboard Maine inquiry holds firm says no evidence
From Havana no sensational developments seen as officials await the court of inquiry report on the Maine disaster. The cabinet stressed no new information, Long awaits the court’s timeline, Roosevelts steps in during his absence, and a mid next week delivery is possible.
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Wasuieron
Havana
Maine
Court of Inquiry
Long
Roosevelt
Coal contracts set for 300000 tons to naval stations
Picr ssure reports that the navy department will receive 250000 tons of Pocahontas coal from Casiler Curran and Bullit of Philadelphia and 50000 tons of Goshen coal from Rhodes and Beidler of Cleveland. Deliveries to Key West Sand Keys Dry Tortugas Savannah Charlestown Fortress Monroe with secrecy. Railroads to receive a bonus if totals reach the target within a set time. In Trenton Seagirt batteries being prepared, official says routine.
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Picrssure
Navy Department
Casiiler, Curran & Bullit
Philadelphia
Key West
Sand Keys
Dry Tortugas
Savannah
Charlestown
Fortress Monroe
Pocahontas
Rhodes & Beidler Coal Company
Cleveland
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John Wallet
Jefferson
Mass
Dr. Miles
Miles Medical
Elkhart, Ind
Miles
G. W. Abell
T. M. Jeffris
Janesville
J. H. Wisener
J. F. Halladay
Iroquois
Capital
A. Muggy
Presbyterian Church
R. A. Vander Las
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Louis K. Church
Springfield, MS
C. B. Alford
Wm. Schwartz
McClaren
Thos. Campbell
Mark Sheafe
Watertown
Mr. Sheafe
Ayers
Huron Creamery
Bank
Weather Bureau
South Dakota
Olives
Attorney Null
Argus
William Ewart Gladstone
Ireland
Chester
End
A. H. Sayce
Queen's College
Oxford
Eng
Samuel Ives Curtiss
Chicago Theologica Seminary
Frederic W. Farrar
Canterbury
Elmer H. Capen
L.D
Tufts College
Somerville
Frank V. Gunsavius
D. D
Armour Institute
Georgie P. Pentecost
D.D
Marylebone Presbyterian Church
London
MacAthur
Usivary Baptist Church
New York City
Marten Summerbell
Main Street Free Baptist Church
Lewbeton
Frank M. Bristol
Fires Methodist Episcopal Church
Evanston
W. T. Moore
the Christian Commonwealth
Leipzig University
Leipzig
Germany
Wm. Cleaver Wilkinson
University of Chicago
Samuel Hart
Trinity College
Hartford
Oun
J. Monro Gibson
St. John’s Wood Presbyterian Church
Ing
George C. Lorimer
the Temple
Boton
Levant
HENRY _O
Board of In
Quiry
Trenton
N. J
Seagirt
Quartermaster’s
S.S.S
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
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