Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1894-10-18
Try Mikado tea at Ferguson's.

Best line of stationery at Pioneer
drug store.
Cabbage. peaches and pears at Pio-
neer drug store.
A good many hogs were marketed at
this place Saturday.
Tuesday night was the warmest night
experienced this month.
Grapes by the 100 baskets if desired,
at Pioneer drug store.
"A good many of our merchants are
getting in fine fall stocks of goods.
Hugh Rundell shipped five carloads
! of stock to eastern markets Saturday.
The lovely moonlight nights of the
past week have been greatly enjoyed.
Owing to a faulty summons the case
of Brown VS.. Lease was not tried yes
terday.
Heavy stock shipments over the
Northwestern road are observable
these days.
More corn fodder has been put up this
year than ever before in the history of
the county.
Farm work in this county is all cup
to date" but no one is anxious for the
advent of winter.
Fall plowing is being pushed along
with vim, aud all agree that the soil
is in excellent shape.
Farmers were in town from all parts
of the county Saturday, giving our
streets an even more than usually live
ly appearance.
f. w. Snoopy was up from his Lin
coin county farm Thursday, and left
an order for printed stationery with
the Herald job rooms.
Ladies-The druggist named below
will give you free sample package of
DR.. Sawyer's Pastilles, which cures dis-
eases peculiar to women. E. Brauch.
More delightful weather than we
have had during the past week could
not be desired at this season of the
| year-it has been typical South Dakota
weather.
| Prairie schooners continue to wend
their way eastward. Unquestionably
good many who go now will wish
themselves back before another fall
comes around.
The bell at the Methodist church was
"out OF whack" last Sunday night and
| failed to ring as usual. and as "a conse-
quence several people were rather late
in putting in an appearance.
A especial meeting of the Hurley Lii
brary association will be held at Mrs.
| NJ. S. Roblnson's Friday evening to
take steps toward securing quarters for
the reading room during the coming
| winter.
e. Brauch called on the county treas
urer Monday, and as. a result of said
call he now holds the treasurer's re-
ceipt for over three hundred dollars,
representing the amount of his taxes
for 1893.
Next Sunday at II a. m. Rev. G. f.
Hopkins, pastor of the NJ. E. church.
will preach his farewell sermon. Glass
meeting. 10 a. m.; Sunday school, IL M;
evening service, 1880 p. NJ, the preacher
to be announced later.
Albert Alberts. living three miles
northwest Of Hurley, lost his home and
contents by fire Monday forenoon.
There was no one at home when the
fire occurred, and the cause thereof is a
mystery. His loss will amount to about
$500; no insurance.
Arch Rundell's large and handsome
new house. about four miles northwest
of town, is rapidly nearing completion,
and is now in the hands of the painters
who are doing very artistic piece of
work. When completed this will be
one of the finest farm residences in this
part or Cno country.
Charlie Sanborn experimental with
potatoes this season, and the result of
his experience may possibly prove a
valuable pointer for others next season.
From sixteen rows which he covered
with straw he gathered twenty one
bushels of potatoes, and from twelve
rows without straw he secured but
three bushels.
Emiel Brauch has on exhibition at
his store large potato which is a de-
cided curiosity. Nature seems to have
been undecided just what shape to give
the tuber. First it constructed fair
sized potato of ordinary shape, then
changed its mind and built on a prom
ontory that reaches well out into space,
then commenced over again and made
three or four tit-bit potatoes and fin
ished the job by merging all into one.
A grand rabbit hunt, participated in
by parties from this place and Parker
took place midway between the two
towns yesterday. That is, the hunt
started in at thatpoint, but some of the
participants are willing to aver that
before it closed it embraced all of this
state and half of the adjoining country.
Be that as it may. there was large at
tendance and dogs galore, and more
fun than is usually to he seen at a Cir
Gus and our regret is that we are una
BILE to give details in this issue. The
number of wolves and rabbits rounded
up-but perhaps the least said about
that the better. Anyhow,a a jolly good
time was had and all so fortunate
as to be out are longing for another
.go at the rabbits"
About o'clock last Thursday after
noon Mrs. w. S. Hoyne of Centerville.
former resident of Hurley, met with
terrible accident, the circumstances
OF which were as follows: She had
purchased chemicals with which to
make an ointment, in preparing which
she put nitric acid and murcury into a
bottle. The mixture soon commenced
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