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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1890
Page
1
A fragmentary report indicates South Dakota officials and Senator Betti introduced a public bridge project over the Missouri River at Chamberlain. Details mention a Sister Cynthia of Fanatics Flops Back and a $3600 amount, but the full context is unclear.
The article analyzes artesian water depth and basin altitude across South Dakota. It compares surface elevations, topography, and the cretaceous horizon with water-bearing sands, listing depths at Yankton, Watertown, Huron, Redfield, and Aberdeen, and notes deeper wells toward higher ground. It argues the water lies in a consistent horizon, influenced by surface rise rather than geological faults, and outlines expectant depths east and west from the Jim River as a basis for future tests.
Election day brings no school at the Davis school house as boys with a trained dog scour the lake bed for wolves. The hunt continues with added forces despite a lack of sightings other than a jack rabbit. Neighbors Gid Riggs and Misses Lina Nickell and Fannie Davis visit. Mr Thos McKee attends court in Huron. town meeting calls for reduced school expenditures. The period ends with community praises of local families and remarks on future farming and butter cheese efforts.
Fragments discuss how Greek superstition traces to Egypt Persia and surrounding regions including Chaldea Arabia. References claim a shared fountain of ideas about truth and illusion dating roughly two thousand years before Christ, with Persia and nearby regions part of the picture.
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