Local residents update from Huron and area events
Sunday social notes report W H Hall of DeSmet considering a new business tie with John H Kingland agency in Huron. J W Vansyckel of Godden Ballard travels to Carthage while Dr Perry Plummer visits Chicago dental college. Arthur Lang earns a pharmacist certificate in Minneapolis. George McEathron attends State Stock and Brand Commission meeting at Pierre with 127 new brands approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. H. Hall
DeSmet
Huron
Mr. Hall
John H. Kingland
J. W. Vansyckel
Godden & Ballard Wholesale
Carthage
Perry Plummer
Chi
Dental College
Perry
C. A. Kelley
Twin Cities
Arthur A. Lang
A. J. Bick’s
F. W. Frary
Minnesota State Board of Pharmacy
Minneapolis
Geo. McEathron
State Stock and Brand Commission
Pierre
George W. Clark
Madison
Ralph Stewart
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Beadle County
Elk Point Courier
Briggs
Templeton
Woonsocket
Minty
Self Inflicted Death In Valley Township
Coroner Tolmie investigated a death in Beadle county South Dakota where Michael Burns was found hanging in a stable. The jury ruled death by hanging due to temporary mental distress from melancholy and overwork. Burial planned in Menominee Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolmie
Valley Township
Burn
Huron
W.S. van Horn
Carl Mediger
Nelson Bowerman
Beadle County
South Dakota
Wm. Tolmie
Michael Burns
Menominee
Wis
New Stock Company Formed From Huron Roller Mills Ownership
About two weeks after Huron Roller Mills was sold to F A Morris he organized a stock company and transferred the property. Officers are Morris president Oscar Ricker vice president C S Loveland secretary treasurer. Loveland named manager. board met Saturday night. Possession begins Monday May 11. Stock valued at 25000 with all shares sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron Roller Mills
J. W. Kelley & Son
F. A. Morris
Oscar Ricker
C. S. Loveland
J. T. Ohlwine
Sioux Falls
Modern Woodmen of America
Mr. Ohlwine
J. T. Murphy
G. G. Hodgeson
Lead City
Hot Springs
Wind Cave
Pierre Free Press
Maccaud
Piscopal Church
Barney
Elk Point Courier
Huron
E. M. Miller
E. W. Miller
Ella Eldon
Homestake
Miller
Stiver's Barn Fire Destroys Barn. Child Heat Hazard
Fire alarm at 10 o'clock reported a blaze in J. M. Stiver's Fifth Street barn. The department confined it to outbuildings. Taylor residence briefly threatened. Stiver's horse perished. fire started in the loft where children played. No injuries. barn a total loss with no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Stiver
Fifth Street
Stiver
General Taylor
Bridge Let for 130 Foot Span Across Jim River
County commissioners award contract to Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines for a 130 foot steel span bridge on cylinder piers at the foot of Third Street across the Jim river. Cost set at 3685 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James River
Third Street
Board of County Commissioners
Jim River
Iowa Bridge Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Record April Cold and Snow Storms Across Years
A historical note tracks Aprils with cold snaps and snow from 1882 to 1903. It highlights the 29th to 30th storms, records of 17 degrees, and years with no snow after early dates, noting occasional heavy rain and late-month snowfall.
Local Notables and Moves Across South Dakota Towns
Reports from Hitchcock and surrounding areas note Wisener Bros moving to Crandon, officials like John D. Heston and J. H. Fassett visiting, and Woodmen of America officers attending meetings. Edits cover sermons, school matters, mining hopes near Ella Eldon, and discipline at Estherville High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisener Bros
Hitchcock
Crandon
Spink County
John D. Heston
South Dakota Agricultural College
Carl A. Fiege
Chicago Homeopathic Medical College
A. W. Burtt
Aberdeen
State Board of Regents
Robinson
M. W. Redding
Brown County
Redding
Pierre
James Murphy
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Mutiny in High School Wrecks Sixty Students Hopes
An Estherville Democrat report recounts conflict at Estherville High School arising from rivalry between Prof. Dukes former Huron superintendent and a female principal. The dispute has split the faculty and affected the scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulting
Dukes
The
Democrat
Estherville High School
Estherville Democrat
Huron Public Schools
Department of the Huron Colege
R. Dukes
Huron
Estherville
Eggs for Brookings: Largest native bird egg collection
Henry Schaller donated 388 distinct native bird eggs to South Dakota Agricultural College. The set, cataloged after years of care, includes the smallest hummingbird egg and the largest gull egg about a man's fist. The collection enhances the college’s ornithology exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schaller
South Dakota Agricultural College
Schaller
The
Agricultural College
Huron Boy Dana Durand Receives Commerce Post
Washington dispatches announce Dana Durand as special examiner for the department of commerce. An old Huron boy, he grew up here, studied in local public schools, graduated Yankton College, taught at Stanford University, and edited U S Industrial Commission reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dispatches
Dana Durand
Department of Commerce
Durand
Yankton College
Stanford University
United States Industrial Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lion
C. S. Jones
James Valley Bank
Lee Embalmer and
Undertaker August Tams
Huron, South Dakota
A. Kelley
A. A. Chamberlain
Kelley & Chamberlain
Attorneys AT Law
Huron,s. D
LAW
Alva E. Taylor
First National Yes
Reali Estate
Attorney AT Law
Ian
H &. Mouser
Burnham, Trevett
M. E. Walton
D. D.S
Edward B. Taylor M. D
Postoffice
Iowa St
Col. 4Th
Wesk
M. Schoenert
Link
Pexsicians
Alford & Wright
R. Wright
M.D
B. Alford
First National Bank
Furon
J. P. Foster
Jate OF
Ontario Veterinary College
AS & Smith’s Real Estate
R. A. Tait
Edie
Gablu Standard Savings Bank
Wa, Coulter and Wife
M. J. Burns
NEW Stock Company
Huron Milling Company
Department Store
Gehman & Lee
Brookings
Oklahoma
Daum
G. A. R. Hall
Kilpatrick Womens Relief Corps
A. Robinson
North Dakota
Washington and
Great Northern Railway
Max Bass
Clark
F. I. Whitney, Gen. Pass. St Pont, Mk A
Oregon
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