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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1895
Page
8
An advertisement proclaims the largest and most complete stock in Huron offering men and women felt shoes slippers wool boots arctics and related footwear at prices that compare with the times. It urges readers to call and compare goods and prices.
Winter apples sell for 250 per barrel at Joy Bros. Ed Shannon and F. H. Kent with daughter head to Chicago. Col J W Dove of Lakeside and J A Cleaver travel northward. Geo Rector of Carlisle township plans to leave state. Aberdeen coursing men prep for another wolf hunt. Onions sorted at 35 cents per bushel. Wm Issenhuth attends Northern Illinois Normal School in Dixon. Sam Hedges of Geo D Barnard & Co. visits Huron.
Rev. T. M. Shanafelt returned home from Centerville Monday evening. Several residents, including C. W. A. Reynolde and Rev. Chas. Potter, are noted movers and correspondents. Deaths include William Lewis of Rapid City and Mrs. Margaret Corcoran. Miss Emma Miller and Miss Isabel Crawford, Baptist mission speakers, will address the church next Tuesday evening.
Advertisement from World's Dispensary Medical Doctrine in Buffalo New York offering a method to permanently cure rupture without a knife. It asks readers to send 10 cents in stamps for references and a pamphlet.
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Workmen tear down the Wright House in Huron once the Jim River valley’s popular hotel and business hub. Built in 1880 by Wright and Bidwell, it thrived for a decade, then declined after a 1890 fire and later legal battles. TheBank of Volga owns the site as demolition proceeds. A separate Madison Minnesota blaze destroys homes, businesses, and stables, affecting most residents with insurance coverage only partial.
The Cleveland chamber of commerce adopts a resolution urging commercial bodies in other cities to press for a shorter presidential campaign next year. The measure cites post election depression in 1892 as a reason for the change.
State Treasurer Koerner releases the year ending July 31 showing receipts of 5 426 835 96 dollars and expenditures of 5 478 751 55 dollars, an excess of 51 815 59 over the previous year.
The Cleveland family was reunited in Washington as President Cleveland arrived by water in the afternoon and Mrs Cleveland with the children reached the city by train from the Pennsylvania line at 11 10 p m last night.
The 36th annual Minnesota Baptist state convention opened at the First Baptist church in Austin on October 17 with about 400 delegates attending the four day session.
A scattered roundup notes an active volcano found in the Olympic mountains Washington state Cavalier county North Carolina ships 30 carloads of beef to St Paul Minnesota town located between Thief River Falls and St Hilaire Glenwood Minnesota yearling colt sold for 8 and a two year old for 15 Grand Forks Fargo and other North Dakota towns gain telephone links Senator Washburn cites Minnesota and Dakotas wheat at 200 million bushels Fred J Loftus of Green Bay begins a 55 day stilts walk to New Orleans Receipts of soft coal at the head of the lake exceed last year 884809 tons versus 550410 at 1894 St Croix Wisconsin potatoes sell 1 to 9 cents a bushel as people stock up for winter.
Special Treasury Agent Ayer completed a report on the U S tin plate industry for the year ended June 30 1895. The study notes more rolling mills for black plates and higher use of American rolled sheets with U S production reaching 193 801 073 pounds a 30 percent rise from the prior year.
Hon. A. G. Campbell, former West Virginia GOP delegation chair from 1880, says Garfield remained loyal to Sherman and acted in good faith as the convention favored its choice. He notes Garfield foresaw Sherman’s loss and accepted the convention’s outcome.
Latest market report from Milwaukee notes steady flour prices. Wheat quotes include No 2 spring 57 cents and No 1 Northern 59.5 cents, with December at 59 cents. Corn No 3 30 cents and oats No 2 white 20.5 cents, No 3 white 19.25 cents. Barley No 2 around 24.25 to 24.5 cents on track. Rye No 1 about 40 cents.
On October 21 1895 wheat bids included Cash No 1 hard 583 cents No 1 Northern 56 cents No 2 Northern 52 cents No 3 spring 52 cents rejected 45 cents No 1 Northern 57 cents October 56 cents December No 1 hard 583 cents No 1 Northern 57 cents May 61 cents.
Market notes from Minneapolis dated October 21, 1895 show wheat futures for October at 54 3/4 cents, December 55 1/2 cents, May 59 1/2 cents. Track No 1 hard at 56 1/2 cents, No 1 Northern 55 cents, No 2 Northern 53 1/4 cents.
Hog market steady with Saturday activity in St Paul dated October 21 1895. Cattle market steady with ample fat cattle supply and good sheep demand though canners unsalable. local dealers purchased several loads late Saturday. Receipts include hogs 200 cattle 400 calves 10 sheep 2600.
On October 21, 1895, hogs sold 5 cents lower with light sales from 3.40 to 3.90, mixed 3.30 to 3.90, heavy packing and shipping 3.30 to 3.90, and rough at 3.30 to 3.50. Cattle were firm with good grades up about 10 cents. prices included Reeves 3.20 to 3.30, cows and heifers 1.30 to 3.50, Texas steers 2.70 to 3.40, and westerns 2.85 to 4.10. stockers and feeders 2.20 to 3.99. Sheep remained steady. Receipts: hogs 42,000. cattle 16,000. sheep 26,000.
In CuHicano dated Oct 21 1895 the report lists closing prices for WHEAT October 59 4c December 0c May 643 c Corn October 2974c November 2954c December 27 c January 27 c May 203 c OATS October 1754c December 177 c May 20 c PORK October 8 124 December 8 2244 January 9 12 c May 4 40 LARD October 474 January 85744 May 95 75 Short ribs October 47254 November 450 January 460
L. W. Woodworth arranges to move his undertaking business from Second Street to the corner of Third and Wisconsin in the former YMCA reading room. He will add a full line of furniture and invites Huron and Beadle County residents to view the new stock.
The North Western Line offers low rate Home Seekers excursions to eastern friends on August 29 September 10 and 24 1895. Send names and addresses to W B Kouiskern Chicago and North Western Ry Chicago Il for a circular with rates and fall details. On October 8 and 22 1895 tickets go on sale to western and northwestern points at reduced rates.
The Sioux City Journal offers a twice weekly edition with telegraphic market reports mailed at $1.00 for a year or 50 cents for three months. Sample copies are free. Perkins Bros. Co. advertises reduced rates to Atlanta for Cotton States Exposition tickets via the Chicago and North Western Railway.
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