Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1891-11-05
LOCAL MENTION.

l breaks were dtltuuCu W.
Ira Ferguson has been moving to his
Swan Lake farm this week.
j. 4 j. Sargent have an auction sale
today on the H. Ii. Deyo farm.
Hoop rolling seems to have struck
the small boys pretty hard Of late.
Lars Nelson, republican, is elected
from the first commissioner district.
Tom Rill's big sale comes off to-
morrow, and of course it will be
rouser.
Tuesday night was foggy, and some
of the politicians doubtless thought it
was intensely so.
There is upwards of one hundred
cars Of grain now in store in Hurley,
and no cars can be had.
There is a general scarcity of cars
and general blocade on this line is
liable to occur at any time.
Rev. Carhart has rented the house on
Mrs. Conklin's farm, and Mrs. ConkIin
will remain In the Sargent house.
j. w. Kellar has purchased the stock
OF crockery and earthen ware pur-
chased of j. G. Murphy by I. j. Hill.
Election is over, and after the re-
turns are all in, the people will give
their attention to some other subject.
r. Rees has finished his work on the
Centreville elevator and is now at
Hurley, with plenty of work in sight
Mr.. Henry Meyer, an experienced
druggist, from Waterloo, Iowa, has ac-
cepted position at the Pioneer Drug
Store.
-. Hill says he had lots of expert
encee y in getting possession of the
stock of goods he purchased at Sheldon
Iowa.
G. G. Skinner has purchased the Geo.
Palmer building, and will occupy the
whole of the lower floor with his meat
market.
Any person wishing to purchase a
self-feed, hard coal parlor cook stove,
with oven, can get a bargain by calling
at the Herald office.
Lewis Clark has an extensive auc-
tion sale of live stock, farm machinery
houshold goods, ETC., at his farm near
Swan Lake next Tuesday.
| Lote Horton has been passing around
the cigars this week, on account of the
new 81 pound boy which arrived at
his home Monday evening.
Mrs. Judson will be prepared to take
orders for Holiday Books for old or
young, also including Bunyan's Pill
grim's Progress and bibles.
We understand that Amos Garrett
has purchased farm near Glendale,
Maryland, and will again neighbor
with Levi Wormwood and family.
Tomlinson's Dead Shot cures collie
neuralgia Of stomach, diarrhoea and
all bowel troubles. Guaranteed to cure
collie in horses. Sold by e. Brauch.
A card from T. R. Negus states that
he is located for the present at Parsons,
Kansas. We shall look for him to re-
turn to Turner county in the spring.
District Attorney Aliens house and
contents were badly damaged by
fire Sunday evening. The fire is sup
posed to have caught from a defective
chimney.
Rev. Edward Patrick will preach at
the Presbyterian church next Sunday
at II: 200 a. m. Rev. FL. P, Carson will
occupy the same pulpit on the morning
Of the 10Th inst.
Some few errors were made in mark
| ing tickets under the first trial of the
| Australian ballot system, but the gen
eral verdict is that it is all right and
has come to stay.
South Dakotans who visit Sioux City
will be pleased to know that Robert
| Fowle is to be landlord of the Hotel
Gordon in that City. Bob sets the best
table in Sioux City and he is always
pleasant and accommodating.
Hurley precinct cast about a two
thirds vote this year, and gave Jolley
rs. Woods Is, Smith II. There were
8 ballots counted as blanks on account
of erroneous marking or failure to mark
at all. In the case of some of these it
seems as though there could be no
doubt as to the intent of the voter, and
the Herald believes they should be
counted,
l.. r. Dow who was recently visit
ing friends in Hurley has received an
appointment as travelling agent for the
Union Pacific Railroad company.
when here, Mr.. Dow had some idea OF
going into the hotel business, and as he
was a professional at the business the
Herald was in hopes he would carry
ont the idea. for Hurley needs hotel
and needs it badly.
NO reasonable person can object If
the "boys and girls, too-occasslon-
ally get out and have little fun, but
there is such a thing as carrying the
.tun " too far, and the line should be
drawn when it comes to destroying
property. We hardly think that the
crowd which was out last Saturday
evening would be guilty OF so mean a
trick as to take part Of the harness
from a team standing on the street,
thereby endangering the life OF the
party who attempted to drive the
team. Some one did hewever.
The first birth in Hurley after the
town started was twins at the home OF
John Wood, and the first double mar
riage in Hurley was in the same family,
the event occurring last Thursday eve
ming. when Rev. +. II. Newton per-
formed the ceremony that united j. y.
Wood and Mary Lyston, also George
Knarr and Ella Wood. At the close OF
the ceremony at the house the parties
repaired TO Opera hall, where all were