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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1906
Page
7
Friday and Saturday bring numerous arrivals and departures, including Miss Agness Murphy, Dr C H French, and J C Stoner Jr from Highmore, with many residents visiting Minneapolis, Aberdeen, and Pierre. Local business ads note cotton rags, farm loans, and a carload wheat order as the fair week prompts activity.
Midland is described as a developing town with seven stores and good business. The North Western line will extend from Midland toward Pierre, with trains expected after Christmas. Notable notes include Miss Erie Martin’s Minnesota trip, Maurice Dinneen adding a $1400 robber to his livery, and Tolmie handling two hearses.
Lewis Slack a prisoner in charge of Sheriff Charles Young of Huron South Carolina escaped from a passenger train on the North Western near Conrad. He is ill and weak and fled into a cornfield and is not yet found. Slack is 30, 5 feet 5 inches, wearing dark clothes and a gray hat. A $50 reward is offered.
An advertisement describes indigestion with stomach pains and weak digestion. It promotes Miona stomach tablets costing 50c a box sold by C. H. Longstaff with a money back guarantee if used as directed.
Monday afternoon at the Huron high school building a ceremony witnessed the raising of a flag with the Star Spangled Banner played by the Huron Concert Band. Coe I. Craw furn delivered the presentation speech and Alva E. Taylor, president of the school board, spoke briefly to the scholars. The next day the school opened with 578 pupils enrolled.
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