Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1891-05-28

| LOCAL MENTION.
Old papers for sale at this office.
| Jewelry away down, at Kellar's.
Have you tried Sorensen's so cen
Boss Tea?
Few bushels of potatoes for sale b.
A. E. Carhart.
Paints, oils and brushes for sale b
J. c. Murphy.
Has been rather cool for corn wealth
er during the past week.
The postofice will be closed Saturda,
afternoon during memorial exercises
We still keep the Perfection kerosen
oil, best oil in county. 5gallons for 81
Pioneer drug store.
Ladies who are not already suppliet
with summer hats will find it to thei
advantage to call on Miss Rundell.
ReY. j. j. McIntire goes to Centre
vile Saturday to deliver the Decora
ton Day address.
The ice cream and strawberry socia
bic of the mission band will be held a
Opera hall. Tuesday evening next.
1t is probable that most of the busi
ness houses of Hurley will suspend
business Saturday afternoon during
memorial exercises.
Some of the town people have beer
attending to cleaning the alleys, etc.
and there is room for more work Of
the same kind.
The Chicago Inter Ocean in giving
the names of newly-elected l. 0. 0. f
officers for South Dakota, makes c. J
Bach read 81. G. Roach"
IL. Ii. Ruhdell, while burning ovel
his portion Of the school section NORTH
of town Monday, cremated a ten-tor
stack of hay of which he was the owner
Last Saturday was pretty lively day
in town. and the merchants had theil
hands full attending to the wants o1
their numerous customers. Allen Bros
had to call IN assistance in the after
noon to help them; and Charlie Soren
sen didn't get a chance to 60 to his din
ner.
Salem Special 2Sd: w. E. Allen, Of
Hurley, came up to Salem Wednesday
to meet representative of whole
sale house and select his stock of sum.
mer goods. Mr.. Allen paid the Special
a pleasant visit, and demonstrated the
fact that he knew how to make him.
self agreeable around print shop.
Some of the parties who were in
duced by Manitoba immigration agents
to leave their Dakota homes and seek
new ones in the country northwest OF
Winnipeg, have returned t. North
Dakota towns and have made affidayits
to the effect that the country is unfit to
live in and that the tales told by the
immigration agents are pack of lies
Charlie George, of Bridgewater, Nc
Cook county, was one of the victims.
Miss Emma Fitch. who has been op-
orator at the Western Union Tele.
graph Office at Huron, S. d., for the
past nine months, has been offered, and
has accepted the position of manager
of the w. U. Tel. office at Appleton,
Wisconsin. Appleton is a city of $4,000
or more, and quite manufacturing
point, and Miss Fitch quite naturally
feels considerable pride, that her SER
vice with the company has been so sat
isfactory that the superintendent offers
her SO important position.
The editor of the Herald is now Da-
kotan oflawful age, it being twenty-one
years to-day since he arrived within
the boundaries of the Territory of Da-
kota. Oh, no; there haven't been any
changes in that time. There were then
only three towns in what is now South
Dakota-Elk Point, Vermillion and
Yankton-and few scattering trading
posts. There were three newspapers,
the Elk Point Leader; Dakota Republi-
can, at Vermillion. and the Union and
Dakotian at Yankton. TO get out of
of the Missouri valley in those days
was like going into the wilderness.
During last weeks shower the light
ming got after E. Brauch's house on his
farm east OF town. The electric fluid
came down through the roof and cell
ing, shattering timbers into kindling
wood. 1t then sported around in lower
part of the house, knocking holes in
partitions and completely burning up a
wire that was stretched across one
room. Strange to relate Mr.. Raeder
and family, who were asleep in the
house were not injured. When the
sparks left the building dog lying on
the door step was killed and a tree
standing near looked as though it had
been peppered with charge from a
shot gun.
W.S. Collins of West Norway; Mrs.
j. Z. Cotton, Mrs. Miner and Miss Cot
ton, of East Norway; Mrs. A. A. Stout,
of Swan Lake; Rev. e. Il. Bisby, Of
Parker; u. 2. Ward, of Sioux Falls;
Mrs. NJ. M. Davis and Rev. Walter
Ross, OF Centreville. were among those
present at the s. S. convention this
week.. The officers elected for the en-
suing year are: II. Rees, president; w.
S. Branch. vice president; Mrs. A. A.
Stout. Secretary; Mrs. NJ. NJ. Davis,
treasurer; l. H. Newly, w. S. Collins,
Mrs. j. j. Evans, executive committee.
Mrs. j. p. Cotton, Mr.. Z. f. Blakely
and Mrs. Z. f. Blakely were chosen as
delegates to the state convention.
DR.. II. S. Graves met with quite
painful accident last evening. just
how the accident occurred no one can
tell. Hearing an unusual noise at the
barn, where the doctor had gone to
care for his horses. Mrs. Graves and w
H. Robertson ran to see the cause and
found the doctor lying on the ground
poor ora 0f tho horoac 1p1 tho hlood