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The Daily Plainsman from Huron, South Dakota • Page 4

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Huron, South Dakota
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THE DATLSr HURONITE. FBIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1886. Indications. WASHINGTON, D. 1 A.

M. For Eastern Dakota, fair weather, stationary temperature. HAZEN. HUROfllTEMS. The skylights have been det in the new city hall.

Conch to-day: "Clouding for rain." A day late, mister. The outside walls of Odd Fellows hall are nearly built. Mayor Rice has arrived home from a short journey to Chicago. Grand' Army meeting to-night. All the boys are wanted there.

Supt. Oliver went to Iowa He will be absent several days. Zell Sawyer and wife have gone to Watertown for a visit of a week. there'll yet be a month of warm sunshine before the Thanksgiving day. Bev.

Messra. Adkinson, Fielder and Springer are expected back from Mitchell to-night. Mr. M. C.

Sawyer and daughter left for their home to-day. They vis- ited A. F. Pay and wife. These be busy days for the candi- dates for county offices, for to mor- row will be the evil day for many of them.

The next annual meeting of the W. 0. T. of Dakota, will be held in Huron. You know we've got an ar- tesian.

Capt Salfinger informs us that L. S. Hazen has settled the loss on his house caused by its being struck by lightning. Mrs. A.

E. Taylor expected her sis- ter, Miss Hattie Cowels, from Iowa, to- day, but was disappointed by her non-arrival. Remember that the west bound freight train leaves here at 10 min- utes before 9 instead of 9 a. m. Don't get left.

A "dance" over the yawning fis- sures of earth rent by an earthquake! To plug up the earthquake's cracks! A profoundly proper proposition! No agreement has been made be- tween the candidates as to the election of delegates to the county convention from Huron precinct. At the instance of district attorney Hinklcy, Lorenzo D. Kline has been put under bonds of $500 to appear as a witness when the trial ef Free- man occurs- There was some surprise expressed that there were not fully 400 pupils present on the first day of school. It is often the case that the parents do not have the children ready on the first day nor in the first week. There were 314 present on the first day and 342 on the second.

I. W. Goodner has returned from the Ipswich term of court. Mr. L.

J. Corbin is suffering so much with rheumatism that he is un- able to leave the house. Fred. E. Grant, one of the leading candidates for the office of district attorney, has withdrawn from the race.

It is announced in the F. T. Demo- crat that F. L. Osgood has charge of the business and local departments of that paper from date.

Messrs. Rowley, Sterling, Curtis and Vance left Huron to-day to at- tend the triennial conclave of the Knights Templar, U. S. in St. Louis.

They will be absent about ten days. A fine residence is being built on Lawn Ridge by C. C. Dunlap. It will be two stories high with 8 rooms.

Elliott has laid the stone foundation. Mcllvaine Felch have the contract for construct ion. O. M. Botsford, employed for a long time in Maxfield's lumber yard, will go to Oakes to take charge of a lumber yard in that brand-new town at the extreme northern end of the C.

N. W. R'y in Dakota. Did the insurance money on the Methodist church amount to enough to repair the broken sidewalk? If yea, why isn't it repaired? If nay, why don't the street commissioner repair it? Answer by postal card. At the Wright: Van Olinda, Bowman of St Joe, Mo, Briggs of Miller, Curtiss of Wes- sigton, Yate of Tracy, Nich- ols, Robinson, Kearney of Chicago, A Stedman.of Mendota, 111., Demorest, Conkey of Hand county, Murray of Pierre, "Wag- ner of Springfield, Dak, Geo Ham- mond of Minneapolis, Keene of Milwaukee, Bulkley of East Pierre, Blood of Albion, A erts and wife of Altoona, 111, Deme- ree of Winona, Cameron of Sioux Falls.

Redfield Sun, 10: While we are al- ways willing to bet our bottom dollar on Redfield, yet we must say that our people ought to make a grand effort to secure an opera house. We visit- ed the opera house in Huron, Tues- day evening, and we consider it a perfect gem. Redfield could certain- ly build as good a one, if a joint stock company could be formed for that purpose. By all means let us have one. JUDGE CHOBCH is at home from Ip- swich, he held a term of court this week! During tne four days' session the grand jury returned over eighty indictments, 79 of them being for the illegal sale of liquor.

An- other saloon keeper was fined $100 and sent to jail for thirty days for striking a customer over the head with a billiard cue. THE officers and employes of the U. S. land office have not been paid since June 30. There was a bill be fore congress at its last session to change the time of their payment from monthly to quarterly, and it was expected that it would become a law.

But it did not, and the old order continues in force. The officers here believe that the proposition had something to do with delaying their pay. A letter of advice has been re- ceived saying the money will arrive next THOSE who are not farm era do not know what curiosities of growth are sometimes seen by the grangers. Take the summer cabbage for an ex- ample. It ripens early in the season, is removed from the stump and used.

Do yon suppose that headless stump goes out of the growing business? It don't It is a sort of a Phenix in its character. With the usual summer weather, one of these stumps has been known to produce fourteen well formed heads of cabbage--hard and perfect; some of' them so hard that they will crack open. In size, that of a large apple. Mr. S.

Suits grew one of this size on his farm, and it crowns the roof of the HUHONITE'S corn cabin. Come and see it. A question being raised as to the power of the Directors the Huron Building and Loan Association to open a second series of stock without its being submitted to a vote of the stock holders of the first series of said Association, notice is hereby given that a vote will be taken upon this question on Monday evening Oct. 4,1886, at 8 o'clock p. at the office of the secretary, to decide whether the said second series shall be issued or not.

The subscription book will be open at the office of the secretary on Mon- day, Sept. 20, 1886, for subscription to said second series pending the de- cision of the vote of the Association. F. E. KETCHUM, President.

At the Dakota: A Freshman of Miller, Duncan of Chicago, Chaise of Wessington, James Davis of Bonilla, James Roberts of Sioux Falls Gibbsof Trempeleau, FM Vaughn of Bonilla, Parker Bartlett of Chicago. MB. H. C. flinckley wishes to state in this paper that he is being greatly wronged in the country by some one circulating the story that he is not a candidate for District Attorney.

He still continues in the field, and ex- pects to until the close of the Demo- cratic convention. At the Depot hotel: A Everhart Sam Brookes, Maines, Hine -D Billing, Fuller of Chicago, Cox of Omaha, Eaton, A (5ur- tiss of Wessington, Spencer of New York, Hamilton of Winona, A Page of Broadland, Cook of Apjpleton, A Heard, A Gault ofst Peter, Frick of Aurora; Jewett of Doland, Aug Baker of Lin- coln, 111., Ed Dounghey of Verdi, Cote of St Louis, Ed Shue of FWtor oelphia, Davis of MinneaDolifl Charles Morrow of Bad 1 THE HURONITE doffs its chapeau and bows to the belt to Mrs. Dr. Ha- gensick, of 109-59, for a large bou- quet of-autumn flowers and grasses-- asters, everlastings, etc. COL.

ELSON has a warm and com- fortable office in the Nash block. His coaJ bill ought to be moderate, as there are no windows in the room. He gets all of his daylight from above. THE following have been appoint- ed agents on extension of the N. W.

R'y, north of Columbia: J. H. Duerr at Honghton. J. H.

Covert at Lndden, J. E. Spnrling, formerly agent at Arlington, goes to Oakes. C. A.

Spurling goes to Arlington. Jfotiee. There will a meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society of Church on Saturday at three- at which Mr. Adkinspn wishes to meet ail the ladies. Please circulate the notice as thoroughly as possible.

NOR have they received any'pay at the surveyor general's office since last June. The St. Paul Globe says that the delay of the ducats is owing to a difference of opinion between Com- missioner Sparks and first Comptrol- ler Durham as to who is to audit tnese accounts. The boys hereaway, whose board bills have to be paid, and whose washerwomen can't be "stood off," hope that the high muck- a-mucks will hereafter send the checks and do their quarreling over it after- Try, Try Again. Several of the members of Sobieski lodge of Good Templars will go to Broadland to-morrow night to visit the lodge in that town.

It will be remembered by our readers" that these Hnronians started out on the same trip several weeks ago, but got lost on the same way. On reaching B. they found the lodge closed and the room dark. That was simply a trial trip that they went out on. They hope to get there in good season morrow night, and will do so if good teams can do it--and they don't get lost again.

trees in the antumn wind rustle, The night is humid and cold. --Heine. A girl wanted immediately. Small family. HEBBOS, Huronite office.

Electric Light IB a pride: to oar aity, and so are Kamsey The Dakoti If you enjoy a good cigar, Blount's is the place to get it Choice im- ported and domestics of all grades. lOtf Charleston Earthquake. The effects of the recent earth- quake are not effaced. If your house is to tumble, have it go well painted and have the painting done by Cald- well Son, 2d and Kansas streets. 12dtf They always get into the front row--Polack we mean.

One look through their store will satisfy you pf the completeness and mag- nitude of their stock of Fall clothing. Force pumps and all other kinds of pumps, sold by E. C. BELKNAP Co. 69dtf I want a girl immediately.

15dtf F. F. BANDOLPH. Lost. A leather card case, quite valuable.

Mrs. Albert Webb's cards were in it. Return to A. Webb, Avenue and Fourth street. Liberal reward will Paid.

i5dtf Girl Wanted. A girl wanted immediately to do work for a small family. Good wages paid. Inquire here. 18dtf we make a specialty of prescription work.

Night bell. N. E. cor. 3d and Dak.

ave. lOtf Head quarters for school supplies of every description at Blonnt's. New crop Ash, Box Eider and Soft Maple seed at the SEED STOBE. 3dtf Take your doctor's prescriptions Blount's. Accuracy and moderate charges our motto.

Night bell 20dtf Girl Wanted. For general housework in a family of 2, one that can sleep at her preferred Inquire at Polaok's (-nothing store. The most refreshing drinks drawn from Soda fountain. Go and refresh. l6tf Polack's complete stock of Fall clothing and furmshing "goods re- ceived.

Boarding House: prepared to Anmber of.

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