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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1906
Page
7
An early 20th century advertisement touts a pure baking powder from a New York company. The copy emphasizes purity and quality for home baking use.
A jumble of notices from Huron includes sales of household goods, rental ads for a front room, upcoming store openings, rummage sales by Presbyterian ladies, theatre experiences, travel notes, church meetings and community updates. Several locals are named including W H Smith Bob Hill Mrs Rolf Gov Elrod and others with references to trips, exams, and local business openings.
Advertisement notes land tracts in Savny Alberta and Western Canada sold directly by owners. A special Wednesday chartered car excursion from Minneapolis to Lib. Bridge Alberta invites inquiries with maps and cheap rates, no sleeping charge, live agents sought by O W Kerr Co Bank of Moles Minneapolis. Also reports Rev T M Shanafelt traveling through St Paul Brookings Topeka and Nebraska for Baptist missions noting 35 years in service and anticipated many more active years.
The text urges the council to consider public improvement matters and press for better service and greater city interest. It emphasizes that asking the right questions can boost town progress and secure needed improvements.
Beadle County corn growers gather at Holden meeting for premium contest and prizes. A fine exhibit of corn draws attention from local growers and community members.
Mrs Matilda Anderson died Friday night at 11 30 near Huron and burial was held at Riverside with Rev F W Long officiating. She was born in 1847 in Helsingborg Sweden and married Andrew Anderson in 1863. Ten children were born, six sons and the daughter, with sons John Andrew Alfred George Frank and Orlando acting as pallbearers. The county corn exhibit at Holden's event praised with prizes awarded to carriers including D Carrigan I B Parkhurst W D Johnson L C Kemp Ce Parkhurst John H Lyon Geo Hebrer A Radcliffe P J Davis Henry McFadden J Vandergrift Walter Oviatt F Waldron Frank Gill Simon Brandmire Foster & Thompson W D Johnson Bldrs, etc. Other exhibitors listed with scores and locations.
Homeseekers plan an excursion via the North Western Line with greatly reduced sale rates. Tickets cover northwest, west and southwest territories. Standard and Tourist Cars, Free Reclining Chair Cars and top service offered. For sale dates and full details contact Chicago and North Western agents.
Low fare sale to New Orleans for October 11 to 14 with favorable return limits. Contact Chicago and North Western Railway agents for details on the offer from the K. P. Supreme on Apply to agents.
Announcement states John Miller claims he won a majority at the Beadle County Republican Convention for the third district commissioner and announces his candidacy for the November 6 1906 election. He asks electors for support and notes his name may appear off column on the ballot.
The writer urges the city council to act on both the gas franchise and park proposals, arguing competition will improve service and costs while a park would yield long term civic pride. The editorial frames boosters as essential to municipal welfare and local advertising, recalling past missed opportunities.
Two Estrays at a stable described as a gray mare about eight years old and 1000 pounds and a bay horse with a left front shoe, about 12 years old and 1300 pounds. Owner may claim by proving ownership and paying costs. John E. Warp.
Excursions to Europe offered with extremely low fares by major lines including Hamburg American Line White Star Line and French Line. Rail way tickets issued in connection. Henry J Murray office at Standard Savings Bank.
J A Kerr conducts a public auction on Wednesday October 24 featuring 7 head of horses 35 cattle 48 hogs brood sows shoats and pigs plus farm machinery and household furnishings at the old Sterling farm two miles north of Huron. Readily available horses cattle hogs and farm items attract buyers from the area.
The Rev J W Warren pastor of Sharon Baptist Belair Ga says Electric Bitters cured his lame back stiff joints and collapse. He reports improved strength after two bottles and walking three miles in fifty minutes with better vision. The remedy purportedly aids stomach liver and kidney complaints. sold at H Wheeler's drug store.
Frank J. Cheney pledges one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure as he acts as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio. The sworn statement dated December 6 1986 appears with a seal and ownership by J Cheney & Co Toledo.
Investors are offered stock in the Self Threading Sew Machine Needle Company of Minneapolis claiming a monopoly and high profits up to 600 percent. The ad promises quick gains for those with idle funds and notes offices at Suite 708 Andrus Building in Minneapolis.
Beadle County proposes a two mill tax levy to raise funds for county needs. The county board weighs raising funds against existing property assessments, noting current revenues are about $11,000 short of demand. A resolution calls for submitting the levy to voters in Beadle County, South Dakota, with approval sought by October 25.
Official election notice announces polling for the State Twenty second and Twenty third districts and county offices including Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State State Auditor Superintendent of Schools and County Register of Deeds. Voting period runs from October 11 to November 1 with election day at 6 o clock. Dated this seventh day of ace D. County auditor.
Washington reports Sir Chentung Liang Cheng has learned of his mother's death in China and telegraphed his resignation due to three years of mourning. The government ordered him to retain his post despite the customs requirement and his resignation telegram.
Articles filed for the Madison and Fond du Lac Electric Railway company in Madison Wisconsin. The proposed route would pass Windsor Columbus Beaver Dam and Waupun with a cross line from Watertown to Fox Lake crossing the main line at Beaver Dam where the powerhouse will be located.
Mrs. Clinton Bryan and her two young sons, aged eight months and two years, died in a Lima house fire on October 18. Investigators believe a gasoline explosion caused the blaze.
At a Chicago meeting of Illinois Central stockholders Win Nelson Cromwell acting for Harriman interests turned over all Harriman stock to Stuyvesant. The board nominated J M Grinnell to serve as president and Cornelius Vanderbilt along with Charles Beach and J T to renew their four year terms as directors. Harriman was not present and Fish had left Fishkill New York.
London Ky Oct 18 Fire started in F B Masons destroyed an entire block county jail was saved after seven more prisoners had been freed and relocated during the blaze. Local authorities battled flames as inmates were moved to safety and the building sustained extensive damage.
About 300 delegates attended the twelfth annual convention of the Ohio Valley Improvement. Prominent national figures and many men from various improvement associations across the country took part in the proceedings. The navigation of all associations will be considered at the session.
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