Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1891-09-24
LOCAL MENTION.
A regular Dakota breeze of late.

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Four freight trains passed throug
Monday.
Considerable terra firma was flyin
in the air Saturday.
Some days last week were rathe
windy for thrashing.
The warm spell is not confined t
Dakota, but is general.
The Hurley schools are progressing
finely and the attendance is large.
Friday, of last week, was considere
the hottest day of the season, by many
Col. Vinton of Clay county had
fine display of apples at the Centrevill
fair.
The harvest moon is doing magnifi
cent duty just now, although harves
is past.
I. j. Hill presented the Herald offic
with some fine large specimens of Tur
ner county corn.
Henry Johnson, the groceryman
was taken sick with "la grippe" tn
first Of the week.
A Baptist church. Of considerable di
mensions, is being erected in Spring
Valley township.
The town trustees should take some
action towards opening more and bet
ter roads into town.
1t is not an uncommon sight to see
the street lined with herd OF fat
cattle ready to be shipped.
Nothing signifies the rush of business
more than the toot! toot! toot!'. OF
numerous freight engines.
Grain and lumber men of Hurley
have all they can do Notwithstanding
all the extra pelp they employ.
Fermillion is undergoing an attack
of dyptheria just now and the schools
have been closed for the present.
Thrashers are just now taking a lit
tie rest, while the thriving farmers of
this vicinity are building granaries.
Martin and Geo. Christensen and
Mr.. Jorgensen are all constructing
large barns on their farms respectively.
Ed Heinrich sold c. Root building
material for very large barn, last
week, which he is building on his farm
west of town.
The democrats have their county
convention at Parker, Sept. 26, at p.
M, and their state convention at Mitch
ell September 3Oth.
Mr.. Williams, the new Hurley mer-
chant, is improving the vacant lot east
of j. T. Hogan's by the erection of a
large store building.
The republican delegates to the coun-
ty convention are G. j. Bach, G. A.
Near, James Lease, W. Elliott, James
Hogan and E. G. Rundell.
Every farmer should fill out that
blank entitled "To Every Farmer "
with his crop returns and sendlt to the
Sioux Falls Commercial Club.
The action Of the town board to keep
all hay stacks out of the the closely
built business portion of town, is a
good move, as one catching fire this
windy weather would do immense
damage.
To see the way our streets are
crowded some days with cattle, grain
and people, would remind one of some
business street in Chicago or other
The first school bell now rings at 500
instead Of $50 thus giving the scholars
the cool of the morning to study in and
cutting the afternoon session half an
hour shorter.
To see farmers living only a few
miles distant from neighboring towns,
come to Hurley with loaded wagons
of grain, for ten and fifteen miles or
more. only voices the truth Of the mat
ter-that Hurley is the best market.
So say the farmers.
The fire breaks around town should
be plowed at once, and we should burn
off inside the same the first quiet eve
ming. 1t is too dry and grass is too
dead and winds too high, to delay the
matter. "a stitch in time saves nine"
and Keeps insurance good.
The lecture given by Rev. A. r.
Boggs, Monday evening, was highly
and instructive to all who
had the pleasure of listening. as the
reverend gentlemen went from one
stage to another in World Building"
This was wide subject. but he ham
lied it well and gave his listners many
original ideas.
There is a plan on foot by the lead
ing citizens Of Hurley, to form a " Lee
Julie ASSOCldIlOu, anu LIFC tt SOuloO VI
winter lectures, which will be both in
structive and profitable. Other towns
nave them and why cannot Hurley?
If all the people and all the churches
unite in this effort we can certainly
make q success of it.
Mr.. II. P Quaranberg. who is now in
she milling business near Hot Springs,
locating in Hurley. Mr..
luaranberg has been looking over Da-
lota points for some time for a suitable
ocation and is favorably impressed
with our wide-awake town. There is
ample support for a good mill in this
section Of country, with its thriving
.armers, and rich soil and nearer home,
he rustling business men of Hurley
ire ready always, to help a good cause
long. It's a fact! We must grind up
,ur own wheat and not let eastern mil
ers get two or three prices on it, be-
ore we make it into bread.
The action of the managers of the
yentreville fair in licensing the horde
f gamblers which infested the grounds
0 carry on their games should receive
he condemnation Of every good citi-
en-. The idea of licensing a gang of
obbers to pluck from the young men