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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1883
Page
3
Train timetables show mixed daily and weekly services for the Dakota Division. Eastward Maile Rape daily arrivals, various departures including No 1 Maile Exp and accommodation trains, with partial notes on Sundays and Mondays. Several locations such as Columbia, Haven, Redfield, Winlcox, and Ottice appear in route fragments.
Local merchants tout new fall stock at Jefiris and Casa & Busby while Parker Brothers prepare a grand carpet room opening. A public note praises the Iroquois connection celebration and Oskerday receives a gold pen gift from Hunomrr staff as L. Avier & Co. promotes fall furnishings and wide stock.
The city reports deep cellars and unusually dense Dakota corn ears grown by J. B. Coomer. A plasterer, Mr. Oris of Sterling’s addition, died outside a circus tent during last evening’s show, with his brother alleging foul play. The deceased left four wives in poor health.
Montana street booms with many new homes under construction. Builders include Capt Strong finishing a foundation on Montana and J H Powell adding a cottage after buying from Sergeant Glenn. Numerous two story houses rise on Illinois Idaho Utah Fourth and South Dakota avenues amid church foundations in progress.
O'Connor returns from a Chicago vacation while Melville departs for Ae Sioux Falls Convention. Miss Andie Miller from Springfield plans several months with her sister Mrs. F. M. Wilcox. Various locals including W. Searle visiting merchants, Major Coffin, Ernest Sutton, the St. Clair family settling in South Haron, and Rev Ware in charge of church work are noted along with trips to Chicago and Brookings for hunts and shopping.
The Fisk & Reed Block, a new 132 by 80 foot structure, is completed with iron front, plate glass, and ornate gold leaf details. Stores and offices fill both buildings, including Dunlap & Co, H A Pratt, Reed building tenants, and Hurosire facilities, signaling a revitalized Third Street business hub.
The Dakota Central display, led by W Y Nelson, left for Chicago amid farmer apathy as only 10 of 41 towns contributed. Brookings paid in but sent nothing. Blunt Highmore Ree Heights Wessington provided creditable shows while Huron benefited from Nelson and Franzen. Train disruptions near Lake Preston occurred but rail service plans show rising freight and passenger traffic.
The Haroware and Dakota Farmer request space at the Beadle County Fair to reinforce the Farmer exhibit at the Exposition after the local fair. They urge friends of both publications to contribute to the county display to prove Beadle county is not a desert or only raising white beans.
Tax sale notice lists properties in Beadle County Dakota with tax due details and sale times at 9 and 4. It records costs including twenty and ten cent charges per tract and town lot, plus interest and penalties. Dated at Huron, signed by County Treasurer Rick Stevens, with ad text about local goods and historical ads following.
A large and spirited temperance gathering met in Axtoona last evening with Rev. T. McNinch presiding. An excellent paper on Prohibition was read by F. L. Trish, Bay, followed by speeches on restraining sales and moral reform.
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