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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1890
Page
1
Senator Moody listed measures for South Dakota including a $100 000 Missouri River improvement at Yankton and $55 000 each for Chamberlain and Rapid City Indian schools with industrial education. A government funded school of mines was also proposed.
The Aberdeen druggists announce they will not seek permits under the prohibition law, and expect similar action across the state.
March 17 Siocx Falls marks start of a three day Dakota department encampment. Commander Barrett receives letters for accommodations as Gen Silsby of Mitchell arranges entertainment. Delegates plan talks on division of the department with Gen Russell A Alger to attend as crowning event.
The seed wheat and feed fund drive shows good progress as Milwaukee and Northwestern restore free grain rates and contribute cash. County representatives will meet once funds suffice to apportion shares. initial confusion grows clearer as the situation improves.
South Dakota farmers cash in on cattle in spring, turning off a few head for cash. Buyers seek feeders at fair prices as ranchers mobilize assets, arguing it pays to raise stock even in uncertain markets.
Last evening Rev. D S McCaslin of Huron spoke at the Presbyterian church on A Strong Man. The audience included many young men who heard a lively talk urging mental and spiritual power alongside physical strength. The lecture featured witty thrusts and convincing points and the speaker plans another address in January.
It was expected Rev D E McCaslin of Huron would lead special services this week but illness delayed him. He hopes to arrive Friday and remain over the Sabbath and following week. Rev Hill will visit Huron to supply McCaslin’s pulpit Sunday.
Special to the Huron Times reports South Dakota seals the liquor bill after a hard session. Despite filibusters and band wagon pressure from some senators and representatives, the measure passed both houses. The writer praises lawmakers and supporters, notes criticism from outsiders, and confirms the law as a significant achievement for the state.
Chas. G. Sargent of the Harborough office visited Woonsocket early this week and witnessed the display with Wooneset’s gasher. He urges citizens not to miss the lifetime opportunity to advertise the well for all it contains and to utilize the advertising card extant. Will men respond?
In Washington on March 18 Moody proposed amendments to Blair's education bill to benefit South Dakota. He spoke briefly in support, asserting broad national benefits and general state approval.
March 18 report states A Young, a mail agent on the Chicago and Northwestern from Oaks, SD, has been tendered the vice consulship of the United States at a leading West Indian port. His appointment follows a Sioux Falls, SD to Minnesota connection.
In Wasunerox on March 18 the senate approved public building bills for several cities and areas including Spokane Falls three hundred thousand dollars. Walla Walla thirty thousand. Saginaw Michigan two hundred fifty thousand. Sioux Falls two hundred fifty thousand. Tacoma one hundred fifty thousand. Deadwood D. M. two hundred thousand. Seattle one hundred thousand.
The grand jury has returned an indictment against Charles E. Kincaid for the murder of former Representative William H. Taulbee in Wassington. The charging document marks a pivotal step in the case.
Juries are drawn for the United States courts to convene April 1 in Sioux Falls Beadle county. Grand jurors include John H. Alexander and Harvey Thomas of Huron. Petit jurors are Cyrus Potter Hitchcock Thos Foulkes and John McDonald, all of Huron.
The Senate passed a bill authorizing the interior secretary to survey the Seventh Standard parallel between North and South Dakota. It also approved a bill appropriating 30000 dollars for the North Dakota penitentiary.
Snow blankets California as drought concerns rise in other states. North Dakota legislature adjourns amid debates on the Blair bill and a pending lottery plan. Sioux Falls reports no party contest this year and the G A R encampment opens. Brookings votes to establish a poor farm while the soldiers home nears completion for 300 residents. Prof C H Taylor of Mitchell featured in regional news.
J F Harkness named postmaster at Waverly in Codington county and John M Blakely nominated by the president for Rapid City. Weather and political notes include a storm warning per Wiggins and Senator Moody backing free silver coinage. Oliver Shannon of Yankton dies in Sioux City. Firemen buried in Indianapolis. South Dakota dental board meeting at Huron. Aberdeen to host the state fair once funding is allocated. Moody introduces a bill to compensate George Falkenberg for Indian depredations losses.
A writer laments church leaders and laypeople who reject political life as morally corrupt. He warns that keeping good men out of politics hands governance to those with weaker consciences and damaged reputations, risking unhealthy party methods and unsafe laws.
Fragmentary notes describe crowds expected to flock to an open reservation and settlement areas with vague references to Dee tienan and distant lands beyond a river, suggesting a sense of regional significance but lacking clear events or dates.
A brief note indicates Iroquois Chiat Pickler seeks a historic record in Congress with a major campaign push. Details of the bid and timeline are sparse in the readable text.
A White House guard recounts how officials distinguish cranks and crooks at receptions. He notes trained sentries, quick judgments at the door, and stories of detaining a man in disguise, underscoring tight security around the president and the executive mansion.
A Jefferson market report notes rising demand for buttermilk across the city during summer. Vendors sell at 1 to 2 cents a quart with retailers earning margin through higher markups. The article highlights buttermilk as a healthful drink and suggests it helps with insomnia.
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