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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1886
Page
4
The Beadle county republican central committee advances county organization. President Bairnd and Secretary Issen huth invite Republicans to headquarters for meetings. Hills reported five on the 11th. Dakota Mutual records severe losses but remains faithful to its motto Always the First to Pay. Spearfish, Black Hills area.
A private letter from Immigration Commissioner Dunlap now in Bismarck states the office will be moved to Bismarck for the present as the governor wishes to have the records ready for life and for reports and during the legislature session.
Publication circulates a report claiming William B. Sterling is or was the attorney for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company. Sterling says the report is false and that he never worked for the railway in any capacity. The only related figure, William T. Love, Sterling's partner, recently resigned as attorney for the company.
The Alexandria Herald lauds Lewis Weber for his earnest work as superintendent. The convention rejected his renomination yet Weber commits to support the ticket with a manly spirit, promising to work for party success and future consideration.
Wisconsin race week saw Mitchell and Aberdeen horses agitated at Prairie du Chien as steeds shipped home. German Boy Lady Me Little Thorn Thornless and N Grant's entry arrive this morning with Little Thorn posting a 2 31 heat time and losing the race.
John W. Eber, a brick mason from Oregon, plans a nocturnal lime haul by wagon after an eerie barn scene. A lantern fails and the mood turns tense as the horse reacts to the darkness and uncertain surroundings.
The notice notes Dr. Dickinson’s withdrawal from the firm Dickinson & Alford due to illness, praising him as a leading local physician and citizen. It laments the temporary parting from active business and hopes the change is brief, while other local items mention county politics, building work, and medicinal advertisements.
The new rates classify bank checks drafts and similar printed forms as third class mail at one cent for two ounces, including check books for blanks but not ordinary black books, which remain fourth class at one cent per ounce. Checks filled out with writing are charged letter postage. Also includes a menthol cough remedy advertisement for Shiloh's that claims to cure a hacking cough.
A fragment describes the tax sale process with officers posting funds and credits, detailing township accounts in Beadle County and the heavy posting load. It shifts to an Illinois letter from Huron Iowa Eyes noting a fair visit with crowds, transport, cattle displays, electric lights, and local scenes.
The fragment lists names and roles of local figures Langley and Huntington, Zimri Pond relatives, and Dr Hobard readying for a visit. It mentions Albert Thompson’s accident in Rockford, a consumption remedy ad, trench work for water lines, flax straw demand, and a birth in Huron on October 12 1886.
A Salem patient Anna Davis and others in North Dakota Wisconsin and Iowa were deemed hopeless by doctors but later recovered following treatment by Drs Wishblatt Hub Mrs Angle Bulow K Steen and others. Several individuals previously unable to walk or live normally regained full mobility and health after care.
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