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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1901
Page
3
Wednesday night rain soaks city as funeral services for the president cause suspended business. Postmaster Fassett attends Hitchcock funeral. Richards Trust Co. advertises loans. DeWitt's Little Early Risers praised. Incoming visitors from St. Charles and Jefferson City noted along with a Kodol Dyspepsia Cure testimonial.
In Circuit Court the John Hishen versus John Gund Brewing Company case dated to trial on the 17th with a verdict for the defendant. The John J. Rhodes versus Frank M. Brown coal contracts case ended with a defendant verdict after a long jury session. Mallory Commission Co. Van L. Ross was called and a recess set to 10 30 a m Friday morning.
Mrs John Dowling of Butler Pennsylvania endured a three year battle with malignant stomach trouble and nausea until she used Electric Bitters. After two months she reports being wholly cured able to eat any food and greatly strengthened. A grand tonic improving digestion appetite and weight at 50 cents guaranteed by Holland Wheeler's drug store.
Attorneys R. W. Stewart and H. R. Horner of Pierre filed six petitions for alternative writ of mandamus in federal court. They seek to compel the city of Pierre to levy a tax on taxable property to pay several judgments of record in the federal court of South Dakota.
The piece notes Pierre’s role in securing the capital amid bonds issued for public improvements. Bondholders still hold the bonds and now seek payment. Judge Carland ordered Pierre to levy a tax to cover judgments or face a mandamus, with return set for October 1 in Sioux Falls.
F M Higgins editor of Seneca Illinois reports long lasting piles resisted medical help until Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him with two boxes. He calls it the best in the world and guarantees a cure at 25 cents per tin through Holland Wheeler druggist.
The fall term at Huron College began on Wednesday with favorable conditions and a strong faculty. Enrollment surpassed previous years as Rev. W. H. Wilkinson delivered the opening address. The paper notes the college’s growth, lack of endowments, and its rising status in state educational circles. Local items follow including court, real estate work, and social notices.
Afternoon service suspended business as the community mourned President McKinley. Rev Vander Las delivered the oration with a eulogistic tribute, honoring him as a Christian statesman while recalling his earlier welcome to Huron by schoolchildren. The procession included the Grand Army of the Republic and local fraternal orders, ending with prayers and benediction.
An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a drastic remedy for headaches and constipation priced at 25 cents at Holland Wheeler’s drug store. The copy contrasts pills with dynamite imagery and advertises a strong claim of easy, perfect relief.
J Stockwell formerly with the Pierce Nebraska Leader has accepted a position as solicitor and manager of the paper stock rooms at the Sioux City Newspaper Union. The role offers a larger salary, and the Leader laments parting with him while praising his capability.
J M Garrettson of San Antonio Texas endured years of asthma fearing death cries until he used Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption. The medicine is advertised as the sole known cure for asthma as well as consumption and other throat chest and lung troubles. Priced 50c and 1.00 with a guaranteed trial bottle free at Holland Wheelers drug store.
Friday’s issue notes rising college enrollment and mentions visitors including B P Hoover of Gettysburg and Emil Branch of Hurley. J C Milne left for Hartford this morning while Attorney Brill of Redfield attended court. The Morris Land agency completed a disposal.
Data from twenty years of records at Huron cover October months. Mean temperature 47 degrees with a warmest month in 1900 at 4 above normal and a coldest in 1892. Highest 94 degrees on October 1 1892. lowest 30 on September 29. Autumn frost average date September 19. last spring frost May 12. Precipitation averaged 1.35 inches per month with 7 days at or above .01 inch. Greatest monthly precip near 3.37 inches. least 0.19 in 1893. Snowfall max 5.8 inches late December 1896. Clear days 14, partly cloudy 10, cloudy 7. Winds noted.
Red Cross Pile and Fistula Cure advertised with a sample treatment and a book on piles sent free to any address. Rea Bros. & Co., Dept. X, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Huron welcomed several travelers including H.T. Cameron of Minneapolis and E. E. Hemingway of Brookings who spent Saturday in the city. Governor Herreid and Col. Stewart of Pierre were in the area, with Captain Sessions of Sioux Falls passing through between trains.
An ad mocks fat people while praising Scott's Emulsion for thin individuals, claiming it builds flesh, increases weight, and requires no effort. Local notices report lectures, visits, and various social events, with brief health product endorsements and personal testimonials.
A 1901 Beadle County gathering honors Judge Campbell as he retires after twelve years on the bench. Resolutions commend his prompt faithful rulings and patient discharge of duties, with best wishes for his future in private life and lasting respect across the community.
Multiple dwellings in Huron offered for sale ranging from 450 to 3500 dollars. Two bargains priced at 500 dollars each. Prime homes on Lawn Ridge and Idaho Street. Call for particulars. Offices over Standard Savings Bank.
Cascarine cures biliousness costipation and dyspepsia sold at all druggists. Price fifty cents. Free sample and book on diet and cure mailed. Rea Bros. Co., Minneapolis.
Seventeen expresses a frightening near-miss as the westbound train struck a cattle herd fifteen miles east of Pierre. Five cattle died and the locomotive front truck derailed after crossing a small creek bridge. Engineer Thomas Luckey and Fireman Gascoyne survived with the Conductor Finch in charge, while passengers were shaken but unharmed. Finch had previously piloted a wreck near Bramhall where Fireman Briggs died and Engineer Vance was seriously injured.
The Nickel Plate offers $13 round trip to Buffalo Pan-American and return daily with a fifteen day limit. Twenty day tickets are $16 and thirty day tickets $21. Through service to New York and Boston at low rates. For details contact John Y. Calahan, general agent, 111 Adams St., Chicago.
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