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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1888
Page
4
The Huronite reports Mrs Harden funds support. Sand Creek residents plan a neighborhood fair next Saturday October 6 with stock and product entries judged by committees. Proceeds aimed at Prof’s campaign expenses amid wheat price rise.
Beadle county residents warned against delinquency in remises to aid the general cause. Hargison and Morton will be alerted as the Dakota work requires funds. Other counties are contributing, and the message stresses immediate action to avoid financial collapse.
A spark from a steam thresher started a blaze on Charles Botsford’s farm in Cortland County. Wind fanned a small fire into a large flame, consuming threshing grain, stacks, hay, millet, barn and cattle sheds. The house survived. the threshing house suffered damage. Loss estimated around $1000 with $500 insured.
Prof. Rowe reports September figures for Huron city schools. Enrollment 495 with 54 in high school, 210 at Illinois street, 231 at Utah street. Attendance strong, 95 percent overall, with 246 pupils never tardy or absent and no truancy cases during the month.
The itemized column reports A Jacobsen’s return from St Paul via Manitoba, travels of Secretary Bushnell and Prof Cornwall, and a string of regional notes. It mentions Miss Mattie Smythe from Keokuk, a favorable weather remark, Fidelity Insurance payouts, Canton fire losses, wheat prices, and various local social and political snippets including the Legislative Assembly’s two proposed representatives.
Week ending September 30 1888 unclaimed letters include Blakely WJ Blatsley John Bowen Mrs A Bengeny L Carneham Mas S Draper Mrs Annie Gatts C Hackett J Hillock Robert Kroner J H Koons Mrs J M Maddock D F Samue McDermont John Mundorgle M o Needham Albert Nilson erstin nee ae Bea ag tin CJ Roberts W Rayon tr SE2 Thompson A VA Toloonn Mrs Berth Thompson oleman a Vance W H Wal Wilson RM Watkins and others. South Dakota Baptist convention to meet at Brookings Baptist church commencing Thursday evening with sermons by Rev C C Marston and Rev CO N Patterson. Huron item mentions local notices and meeting details.
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