1893--Huron High School Graduates

[Source:The Daily Huronite, Saturday, May 20, 1893, page 4, column 2 "A GALA WEEK"]

• Haven BRADFORD, Don BURNEY, Jessie May BYCROFT,
• Elizabeth Anne CHALFANT, Florence Risley CURTIS,
• Susie May DEAN,
• Caroline E. Carr FAYANT, Alice Carry FULLER,
• Thomas A. NICKELL,
• Daisy Marie SHELTON, Leah Scott SMITH,
• Jennie E. TASSEL,
• Jennie VANDERSTIEN.

1892--Huron High School Graduates

[Source:The Daily Huronite, June 2, 1892, page 4, column 2 "Diplomas For Four..." 

• Kendall B. CRESSEY,
• Walter J. GRANT,
• Hattie Rose LAUBE,
• Addie A. PLOCK.

1891--Huron High School Graduates

[Source:The Daily Huronite, Monday, June 1, 1891, page 4, column 3 "High School Commencement"]

• Pearl Louise ABELL [md: Rev. Marshall Foster MONTGOMERY];
• Elwin (?) Alva BAIR; Loren Erwin BLOODGOOD; Anna Deming BOTSFORD [md:L. C. BROCKWAY];
• Henry Walter CHALFANT; Kate Evelyn COOL [md:Cornelius MALLEY];
• Anna Lavina DAVIS; Fanny Mae DAVIS;
• Earnest Werner FEIGE [md:Gertrude PEARCE];
• Gertie Louise GOODELL [unmarried];
• May Carolyn INGHAM;
• Edward Lincoln KIMBALL;
• Louise MACKENZIE [md:Clarence P. WOLFE]; Lorne Douglas MILNE; Lora Frances MOUSER;
• Lina Belle NICKELL;
• Anna SUMMERS [md:Roy R. LARKIN];
• Jessie Alena TOLMIE;
• Mary Ellice WALTON [md:William F. GRALEY].

1890--Huron High School Graduates

[Source:The Daily Huronite, Saturday, May 24, 1890, page 1, column 5 "Commencement Exercises"]

Sanford SCHUYLER; James Harrison STEELE.

1889--Huron High School Graduates

[Sources:The Daily Huronite, Friday, 17 May 1889 "High School Commencement", page 4, column 3;

Tuesday, 21 May 1889, page 4, column 3]

Nellie Elizabeth BOTSFORD [md:F. L. PERSONS]; Ida May BOWE [md:George MACKNIGHT];

Sarah Priscilla 'Sadie' CAWOOD; Clara Louise CRESSEY [md:George W. MINGUS]

Martha Tilson 'Mattie' CRESSEY [md:Clifford S. LAUGHLIN];

Frank Thornton DAVIS;

Ina Maude HOTALLING [unmarried];

Alexander Oakley ROWE; Marion Regina RUSSELL;

Leah or Lena Edna 'Edna' STONEBRAKER [md:Charles Nenean STEELE];

Mary Lucile 'Lucile' THOMPSON [md:Edward F. WILSON].

1908 March 31--Hospital for the insane (Yankton), Beadle County Inmates

Hopefully this list will help some researcher pick up the trail of a missing ancestor.  The Hospital for the insane was located at Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota.

[Source:The Daily Huronite, Thursday, 6 August 1908 "Commissioners Proceedings"]

Statement of superintendent of hospital for insane for quarter ending March 31, 1908, was approved at $48.00 each for the following inmates:

[list alphabetized]

E. J. BECKER, Nellie BLOODGOOD, Jennie BRADLEY,
Francis CLARK, James CLELAND, Thos. COSGRIFF,
Guyler DEMAREE, Gentry GOODWIN,
Adam HAGER, James HEALEY,
Mary HILLS,
Sarah JINNISON, Mary JOHNSON,
Wm. C. MILLER, Nellie NELSON, Geo. NEWLAND,
Ole OLOSN [OLSON],
Edla STORY,
Emily TAYLOR, Frank THURSTON,
Ada WEMPEL.

Photographers, 1881-1980

Here's a list of photographers who worked in the Huron area.  I compiled it to help date photographs.  Please contact me if you have additions.

Business	Date	Additional Information	Reference
LEFFEL, S. C.	11 Jul-- 1 Aug 1881	Photographer S. C. LEFFEL, 11 Jul--1 Aug 1881.	Huron Tribune, Thursday, 23 Jun 1881, p. 3, col. 4
BRYSON, C. E.	1883	Photographer; business 106 Wisconsin st	Huron City Directory, September, 1883; Chas N. CAMPBELL, Compiler, p. 19
"		Photograph Gallery, Wisconsin St.	Huron City Directory, September, 1883; Chas N. CAMPBELL, Compiler, p. 71
"		Not in business by 1886.	Huron Daily Plainsman, 15 Jun 1980, p. J-4, col. 1.

Huron Flour Mill, 1898

Found while I was looking for something else!

[Source:The Daily Huronite, Tuesday, 16 August 1898, page 4, column 2]

1901

For some time the firm of J. W. Kelley & Son have been busy remodeling and refurnishing the Huron flouring mill.  They have re-set all the old machinery; replaced that which was unfit for use by new; added a mill for grinding graham flour; one for buckwheat; and still another one for corn meal.  When all their

Township Names - 21 March 1960 ["Pioneer Days" column, written by Mildred McEWEN JONES]

Mildred McEWEN JONES was a retired school teacher who had a heart for history.  From 1955-1970, she conducted interviews and collected family information resulting in five bound manuscripts at the Huron Public Library. Unfortunately, few sources are cited. Here is an article she wrote about the Beadle County townships

Chickens!

This has nothing to do with genealogy and history, but it does help us see a bit of the lifestyle in 1921.

[Source:Evening Huronite, Monday, 27 June 1921, page 3, column 3]

CHICKENS CAUSE TROUBLE ILL. ST. [ILLINOIS STREET]

A warrant was issued at the police station today for the arrest of Carl LUNDBLAD, residing at 154 Illinois street.  This action was taken up complaint made against by Anna BALBACH of that neighborhood charging him with allowing his chickens to run at large.  The hearing was scheduled to take place before Judge SEARLES this afternoon.