Dakota Huronite notes and territorial fair report
A Dakota Huronite entry from October 8 1845 and notes from October 5 1885 discuss Kellogg items farming yields and cattle breeds. The piece mentions the first threshing on J G Probasco's farm and a poor wheat yield, plus Dakota's territorial fair in Haron and praise for Gov Pierce Delegate Gifford and local exhibitors from Burleigh and Gurleigh counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haron
Telegraph
Dakota
Daukesta
Minnesota Inns
Bismarck
North Dakota
Burleigh
Field
New Orleans
Board of Agriculture
Burleigh County
South Dakota
Personal notes drift through Huron as travelers arrive and depart
Mrs. Eupha Dickerson traveled to Indiana to be with her ill mother. Phillip Harth, postmaster at Madison, Wisconsin, stopped en route to Blunt. Miss H Miller from Michigan City, sister of Mrs. Ed wards, arrived in Huron for the winter. John Hess missed a train and lingered in Huron for a pleasant visit. Miss Willey, daughter of the Sioux Falls Commercial House operator, visited and returned home. Geo W Woodbury, clerk of the court, was summoned to Illinois for his wife’s illness, with deputy Miss Mattie Cressey handling duties. Dr. H H Carr and wife of Northfield, Minn, visited Clyde township and returned pleased with Marion country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Harth
Madison
Wisconsin
Blunt
H. Miller
Michigan City
Indiana
Tannie Edwards
Huron
John Hess
Trempeuleau County
Willey
Sioux Fall
Lauren Dunlap
Geo. W. Woodbury
Ilinois
Mattie T. Cressey
H. H. Carr
Northfield
Minn
Joseph Spencer
Clyde Township
Maron
Fair Aftermath and Territorial Fair Highlights
The Territorial Fair drew large crowds with two theaters packed and about eleven hundred attending the Ideal Opera Company show. Gov. Borland's stock prize led by Lawn City while D I Marikle topped in Minnehaha with forty one premiums. Cantelope from Clay County delighted guests and Alderman Nursery’s C G Alderman impressed locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal Opera Company
D. I. Marikle
Record Crowds Attend South Dakota Event Amid Gubernatorial Talk
An estimated eight thousand attended a Dakota event on Thursday marking a record crowd. Prizes were won by H. Hysham & Son for colts and Mr Losey for poultry, with one top prize and a special award. The piece also notes stock interest advances, gubernatorial candidate suggestions, a sermon at the Methodist church, and local business notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
H. Hysham & Son
Beatrice
Losey
Winthrop
Hugh J. Campbell
South
Theodore D. Kunouse
Woonsocket
Sioux Falls
Central Dakota
A. C G. Mellette
Republican Central Committee
Pierre
Cal. A. Z. Smedly
Grant County
Northwaster
Owhiel
Port Sully Well Drilling Equipment Listing
An OCR fragment notes a well drilling operation at Port Sully with water flow at depth, mentioning a 1000 foot down well and sale of drilling tools including a steam engine, steam pans, and pipe. It references a company and catalogue from Aurora, LH, selling equipment and offering a range of related supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Sully
SGU
eldPens the
Ddnfar
Aurora, LH
Fragmented financial ledger fragment
An OCR fragment shows a financial ledger with current expenses, dividends, and cashier testimony. It mentions assets like stocks and real estate, items titled surplus, profits, and circulated notes. The text includes a sworn statement by a cashier in the territory, though many parts are garbled.
Local Patent Medicines and Peddlers Advertise Remedies
An advertisement page promotes St Patrick’s Pills from J B La Rue and Beggs’ Diarrhoea Balsam from C Durand with claims of cures for liver issues blood disorders asthma and bronchitis. Acker Blood Elixir is touted as a cure with guarantees and Chamberlain’s Cholera Remedy is stocked for potential outbreaks. E B La Rue and F J Salfinger carry the lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Ellsworth
Foreman, Dapta
J. B. la Rue
Reo AL Fessenden
Durand
Chamberlain & Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain
North West
E. B. A Rue
Machine repair and bell-banging in a public event
A fragmented report notes activities by H. Brach performing machine repairs and a bell banging display. The text mentions Otting awnlage and AL binding a trammtwork with Bley preparing to rimmed.
Also Mentioned on This Page
D Hursday
Kellogg
Kinona
David
Fuller
J. G. Probasco
Thomas Wintington
Alpena
Hunonite
Dell Rapids
Ives
Tev
C. C. Marston
Burr Oak Township
Mr. Heath
YY. Hoyt
E. Jenkins
Tiakestwe
Gifford
Eupha Dickerson
Andrew Sankey Philips
Asa Craik
Huron Yard
Caboosa
W. H. Saxton
D. C
Wes Wood
John Burke
Gene Grady
Hawley
Tracy
Jas, Mira
Philadelphia
Annaunt
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Quaker City
AL EL. McGrew
Northwestern
Stedfield
White
Clay County
C.G. Alderman
Alderman
Hurley
Kyle Carloat
Just
Ee. C. Belen Alp
Crown Jewel
Radiant
Stella
Alert
Cyclone
Banner
Niagara
ECO
Belknap
Graves Gros
Agaerigan Investment Company
Lisnur Foss
Methodist
Vins ML. B
Binnt
A. W. Adkinson
Aacklen
Geo. A. Fessenden
the Traders’ Banking Co
Laws of
W. W.schuman
J. B. Brenton & Co
Adel
J. B. Laine
First National Bank OF Huron
Durces
Wit Utara A
Laadilits
United State
Hotal
Amapawd
RKP
Dake
Milger
Gampbell
Territory of Dakota
County of Beadle
Ep. J. Miller
Rotary
Taos & Co
Augusta
Maine
Atick
D.a. Kemp
Cash'r OL ‘Stick
Scoville, Asst
Coshla
Geo. A. Fessenden Ole
Silver
Bess
Second Street
F. J. Salfinger
Dursa
Mat Delty
Geo
Alf Senden
Dingeist
Acker
Durand’s
H. Brach
Gan &c Locksmith
Lorillard
Beadle County
Agency
H. F. Snedigar
Snedigar & Davis
Iroquois
Wills & Jackson
Crrour
W. L. Brockman
Lers
Hebron
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