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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1903
Page
4
A terse health note claims March April May are the best months for purifying blood due to pimple eruptions and skin blemishes. It urges immediate use of a system cleanse, warning readers of visible skin eruptions as proof.
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as thorough reliable spring medicines. Customer testimonial from Mrs. S. H. Near claims they improve health through summer and are highly recommended.
L C Burney assumed duties Monday as county auditor after winning the election in November. Retiring auditor Capt F A Munson leaves after two terms and will remain in Huron. D H Wood becomes deputy auditor, a former Kellogg township farmer and Alpena hardware store owner now serving in Huron. Wm M Rogers, longtime deputy, stays in Huron to assist with delinquent tax collection, later working with the sheriff. Also note Mother Grays Sweet Powders advertised for children with a sample offer.
An old remedy is recommended for teething children. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup is said to soothe the child soften the gums ease pain cure wind colic and relieve diarrhoea with a price of twenty five cents for two bottles.
Local notes list residents visiting Pierre and nearby towns with names such as Alva E. Taylor Everitt and wife Geo T Grove and Carl Peterson and others. Trade visitors include O J Straw of Omaha. Notices invite rent seekers for a typewriter. Several residents relocate with details of moves and sales. A railroad official W A Scott dies in St Paul.
Beadle County farmer Jas Piper of Lake Byron township operates a single section 14 farm. His 1902 income from cattle and hogs totaled 3645.25 dollars with hogs contributing 1627.25 and cattle 2018. He raises cattle and crops with minimal hired help, keeping about seventy five cattle and forty seven hogs. Last year yields were fifty five bushels oats per acre, thirty five barley, and eighteen wheat.
In March 2 reports from Preare, both chambers rushed through bills with debate centered on disposing of the old Fort Sisseton reserve and using receipts for Lake Kampeska ground. The fight by Mc Dougall versus Neill ended in defeat while several Senate bills passed, including a $30,000 well bounty deficiency and tax and reform provisions. House actions included uniform teachers certificates and various local and state funding measures.
Engineer Wm H Edgerton, brother in law of the deceased, was en route south when word came of the death. A substitute will operate the Ha ward en line south. Edgerton heads to St Paul for the funeral tonight. Ely's Liquid Cream Balm marketed for nasal catarrh with spray tube, 75 cents. White Lake pastor O E Tell preached at Presbyterian and Methodist services, delivering a practical, earnest discourse that held full attention.
The city council met in adjourned session and approved placing a liquor license proposition on the April 7 election ballot. A petition with sixty five names led to the order for inclusion in the election call. Licenses would run until July 1 if approved, with no license taking effect before that date. The regular bills were approved.
Capt F A Munson and First Lieutenant Wm M Rogers retire as chief and deputy in the county auditor’s office. They receive engraved solid silver spoons from the clerk’s office. Munson to spend a year away, visiting Illinois New York and the Pacific coast. D E McMonies to occupy the Munson house. B Olson dies at 50 at his daughter Mrs Martha Eggen’s home. funeral to be held there then buried in Minnesota.
County Superintendent Lawrence DuBois urges school boards to attend the annual meeting in Huron South Dakota on March 18 1903 at 10 30 AM to hear State Superintendent Nash discuss pressing topics and funding. Attendants receive 1 50 for attendance from district treasury and a full program covers supplies shortages teacher scarcity salaries and compulsory education with an address by Nash.
Health claims urge taking Peruna with every cold or cough to prevent chronic catarrh. The ad suggests that proper use will stop the cold from worsening and spare lives from misery in a later stage.
Mrs M J Brink and others credit Peruna with relief from early catarrh symptoms including cold like illness. Letters describe rapid improvement after taking several bottles, with patients noting recovery from nervousness and fatigue. The ad invites readers to write Dr Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio for free advice.
Sibyl A Bedley of 26 Main Street Huntington Indiana describes a winter cough that grew worse after getting feet wet. She notes throat soreness and rawness and that ordinary remedies failed to help.
Special to HuRonfre E. Pierre reports that the Ninth Judicial Circuit bill will be favorably reported by the Senate committee and all signs point to passage today.
Special report from Hvronare notes the repeal resubmission push has collapsed in Pierre as supporters’ effort to secure a reversal faded. The brief describes the quick loss of momentum and the Gleam of earlier promises, leaving the issue in stasis and observers unsure of next steps.
The legislature granted more than a quarter of a million dollars in appropriations during a week when lawmakers prepared to relocate to the E. F. Miller ranch in Iowa township, ten miles north of Huron, recently purchased by Mr. Cranston.
Mr. Cranston of Estherville Iowa arrives with three cars of horses and farm machinery. Two more cars of Hereford cattle follow mid month. His family will attend the Baptist Church with Rev. F H Richardson. Sunday services include morning worship Bible school and evening sermon titled The Great Change. Public is invited.
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