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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1897
Page
3
Huron items detail many visitors and residents from Sioux City Logan West Superior and other towns. Numerous court, business and family movements, lectures, and church events showcase ongoing community life with names, places, and dates.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs colds consumption and throat chest and lung ailments. It urges customers to insist on this remedy and warns against substitutes. Trial bottle is free at H Wheeler's drug store with regular sizes 50 cents and 1.
Weekly unclaimed letters for the week ending September 11 1897 include Boone George Sherwood J A Gifford Fred Whaley W E Wheeler EG. Parties calling for these letters must say advertised in the Huron ITE and provide the publication date and pay one cent at the stamp window. J B Cogan Postmaster.
Old time ad claims Buckle's Arnica Salve cures cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands and more with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Box price 22 cents, sold by H Wheeler.
O P Helm, dated August 8, reports to Huronites from a booming Dawson mining camp. He describes 4000 residents preparing for winter, shares to be earned, high living costs, wages at $10 to $15 daily, and hopes to net $3000 each after expenses by spring. Typhoid illness, heat, hard work, and longing for Tacoma tone the letter.
Special to the Huronite Castlewood S D September 16 O W Whiting of De Smet was nominated for judge of the third circuit. The convention, with full county delegations, balloted through four ballots before nomination. Clark county shifted to Mathews on the fourth, then an agreement let Whiting secure Brookings three ballots and Mathews Kingsbury three more. On the third ballot under the deal Whiting won with Clark county backing. The convention kept balloting past 4 AM to complete the nomination.
Frank J. Cheney of F J Cheney & Co sworn as senior partner in Toledo Ohio that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured only by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucus. Send for testimonials. Sold by druggists 75 cents.
A Republican convention will meet at Walter's school house in Liberty township to nominate a commissioner for the first district on Sept 24 at 2 PM. Representation: Barrett 2, Foster 2, Banner 3, Cavour 4, Liberty 2, Milford 2, Town 2. Also notes for binding 1896 magazines at Huron rrE book bindery.
The Champaign Daily News reports the sudden death of A O Burnham, partner in Burnham Trevett and Mattis. He left Swannell's drug store saying he felt poorly, then collapsed at Mrs Hodges's house from heart failure. City and business circles note his extensive public benefactions and social prominence.
Attorney General Grigsby spent hours in Huron on Friday stating he cannot rely on Taylor's report as a basis for action. He cannot examine the auditor's books and will not file suits until a rigid audit proves a shortage. Hipple reportedly deposited the alleged shortage in a Pierre bank to shield state recovery.
An old advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a cure for female complaints and general ailments. It claims to improve appetite, digestion, strength, and nerve health with guaranteed health and strength from use. Available at D. K. Bryant's Drug Store for fifty cents and one dollar.
Summer and fall resort access via the O N W Ry to Tracy Lake Chetek Minnesota. Offers good bare and livery accommodations at reasonable rates. Lakes Currant Siegel Fremont Sarah Bear Long Buffalo Iron Beauty Willow Isabella Clear host abundant fish and game such as prairie chickens snipes ducks and geese in the area.
The Hot Springs in the Black Hills of South Dakota offer medicinal baths for rheumatism neuralgia and related ailments. Includes first class hotel accommodations and baths with tourist tickets at reduced rates on the first and third Tuesdays monthly. Fall information via O. and N. W. ticket agents.
Minneapolis flour output for last week reached 306,745 barrels, with Superior and Duluth mills at 55,605 barrels. The total Minneapolis mills proper sold about 430,000 barrels, export and foreign demand buoyed by early foreigners purchases and strong United Kingdom demand, while domestic trade remained brisk. The Northwestern Miller notes the market in a healthy condition.
Milwaukee reports that the final consolidation of top malting houses will occur next week in New York with a meeting to organize and elect the head manager. Louis J. Merkel confirms Milwaukee firms join the American Malting company, including Kraus Merkel, Hansen Hop and Malt, and Milwaukee Malt and Grain. Gerlach may have been bought out.
Sept 17 Fire in the Anderson block caused by a gasoline stove explosion destroyed over $25,000 in property. Howard Williams and his wife were badly burned in their rooms where the fire started. Williams died later that day.
In Nanticoke Pennsylvania on September 17 the cage lowering 10 men into shaft No 2 of the Alden coal company fell to the bottom injuring eight workers severely and risking fatalities for four others.
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