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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1897
Page
4
The old saying that every dog in his day resurfaces in the Corbett Fitzsimmons bout as local readers note the bout’s buzz. Attention grows around Yankton asylum under Lee, likened to Brookings college under Sheldon. Concerns surface about coal usage at Yankton’s boiler needing urgent investigation.
Tom Reed remains Czar after a unanimous re-election as speaker of the house. No opposition arose from his party, securing his continued leadership of the chamber.
A poetic note laments lingering winter as gentle spring teases, hoping warmth will swiftly prevail and suppress cold. The line hints at seasonal change and the tentative arrival of milder weather.
The First National Bank of Sioux City, shut down last November, has resumed operations. It notes renewed local prosperity that has gone overlooked by populist critics.
Washington reports Col Myers in the capital as a candidate for consul to Jamaica. His Chicago specialist, cited by his lawyers in a continuance affidavit, did not extend his stay in the Windy City.
A Mitchell dispatch reports the Milwaukee company has practically abandoned its lines to Chamberlain and Aberdeen. Postmaster Greene, under orders from Superintendent Barclay of St. Paul, seeks bids to haul mail overland to Chamberlain and Redfield, indicating no trains will run in those directions until warmer weather.
The Huronite states that any article contributed to the paper must bear the writer’s name. It notes that the referenced editorial was written by the editor and not by an outside contributor. Readers will be informed when additional editorial help is needed.
Anna L Diggs urged the Russ legislature to act on reform pledges noting the three branches failed the people. She said the unemployed roaming the state expose the lost opportunities and questioned duties to relief. The Sioux City Journal cites the Pierre speech timing as plausible for March 5.
Supporters of Myers circulate a claim that he is eager for trial while the city attorney pushes for delay. The record shows Myers’ lawyers asked for a continuance with affidavits. Myers has long sought postponement. he reportedly skipped town. John Wood, Myers’ attorney, sought a postponement due to his mother’s illness. The city says it is ready for trial. the defense remains elusive on the trial day.
Fragmentary text notes requests for rapid action by authorities in Huron. It mentions a person 16 years old facing a charge, a city committee seeking a full economic investigation by expert accountants, and references an audit or inquiry into finances.
The Huronite claims state warrants stand of value with bankers ready to accept them, rebutting The Blade’s warnings of bankruptcy. A local editor asserts the state’s credit remains strong, describing past crises and noting continued stability under current governance.
Codington county commissioners call for patronage of local firms for all county needs from jail to stationery while urging residents to shift away from foreign suppliers. They cite Col Brown’s data on outside purchases and discuss beet sugar production expansion across Watsonville California and other plants, aiming to boost domestic industry and keep profits in state.
The writer argues God is fighting Satan in human government and history. He contends Satan entered Eden, caused widespread sin, and will be halted only as God regains control. The piece contrasts this with claims of a dawning certainty and the fate of the living and dead without salvation knowledge.
Henry Studnizka notes in the St Louis Globe-Democrat that Germany Russia France Austria Holland and Belgium produced over 5 million tons of sugar in 1896. At $60 per ton this equals about 300 million dollars.
The Hot Springs in the Black Hills South Dakota advertises medicinal baths for rheumatism neuralgia and related ailments. It promotes first class hotel accommodations and baths with tourist tickets sold daily and at special low rates on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Information and tickets via N W railway agents.
The Chicago & North Western Railway announces reduced excursion fares from February 22 to 28 for Mardi Gras travel to New Orleans and Mobile with return by March 27. Tickets are on sale daily at lower prices to major winter resorts in the United States and Mexico. Inquiries to ticket agents.
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