Lebanon Woman Recalls Escape From Chinese Bandits
Mrs. Hellestad, a missionary in Sinyeh China, recounts being seized with Meng by robbers as flames lit villages. She describes marching chained with other prisoners, blows to the head, threats to kill, and a later, mitigated treatment after the bandit chief apologized.
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Hellestad
Lebanan
Sperial
John Bustad
Lebanon
Oscar Hellestad
China
Mina Jordeth
Lehanga
United Lutheran Mission In
Hankew
Sinyeh
Meng
Beljestad
Satan
Mrs. Hellestad
Aellestad
Mix Hellestad
Beat North Dakota Battle Cry in SD University President's Column
Herman G. James president of the state university argues in the Volante that South Dakota lags North Dakota in funding higher education. He cites South Dakota ahead in area, population, wealth, but notes North Dakota grants the state university 60 percent more for operation and maintenance and 15 percent more by wealth basis.
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North Dakota
James
South Dakota
Herman G. James
State University
Volante
Dr. James
Autographs Of Famous People At U Museum
The University of South Dakota museum expands its autograph collection with letters requested from many famous contemporaries. Current holdings include Jefferson, Madison, Buchanan, Roosevelt, Coolidge, Hughes, Wendell Holmes, Mellon, Schwab, Schumann-Heink, Curtis, Longworth, Borah, Kenyon and others with hopes to secure signatures from Hohenzollern, Windsor, von Hindeburg, Mussolini, Poincare, Briand, and McDonald.
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U” Museum Verminl
University of South Dakota
W. H. Over
Thomas Jefferson
James Madixon
James Buchanan
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Chas
E. Hughes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Andrew W. Mellon
Cha
1000 Chicks Die In Centerville Fire At Farm
A Centerville fire destroyed the interior of a new brooder house on the K Knutson farm. An overheated heater sparked the blaze killing some 1,000 baby chicks. 16 survived. Firemen saved the building and Knutson had just left the structure minutes earlier with normal temperatures observed.
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Centerville
K. Knutson
Knutson
Yankton Development Company Incorporates in South Dakota
The Yankton Development Company of Yankton files articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. It is a $25,000 hotel construction and promotion organization with Joseph Vinatieri H Lathrop J Mi Lloyd T A Olson and Russell F Lundy as incorporators, all of Yankton. The Labridome, Rapid City, organized to deal in petroleum products, also incorporates with $25,000 capital stock, with M A Crilly Roger Evans and Joseph Coursey of Rapid City as incorporators.
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Yankton
Pierre, S. D
Yankton Development Company
Joseph Vinatieri
H. Lathrop
J. Mi. Lloyd
T. A. Olson
Russell F. Lundy
Labridome
Rapid City
M. A. Crilly
Roger Evans
Joseph Coursey
Watertown Couple Injured In Ditch Rolling Car Crash
Mr and Mrs Albert Kiar of a Rauville area farm were badly injured when their car ran into a ditch near Rauville Dairy farm and rolled over several times en route to Watertown. Their 13 year old son Elmer escaped with a black eye.
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Watertown
Albert Kiar
Rauville
Elmer
Eastern Normal to Install Sigma Tau Delta Chapter
Alpha Gamma chapter of Sigma Tau Delta will be installed at Eastern State Teachers College on April 12. Twenty one students and two instructors will be initiated, with six Dakota Wesleyan University members driving to Madison to install the new chapter, the fiftieth in the United States and second in South Dakota.
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Eastern Normal
Madison
Sigma Tau Delta
Eastern State Teachers College
Dakota Wesleyan University
United States
South Dakota
Farmer Breaks Arm In Stopping Colt Fight
Farmer Frank Dirkson north west of Bancroft was kicked by a colt while separating two fighting animals. Doctors said two small bones in his right arm were broken. Establish Branch Pierre Northfield Iron Works opened an office in Fitch block to display highway machinery to county commissioners and others.
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Farmer
Bancroft
Frank Dirkson
Here
Dirkson
Pierre
Northfield Iron Works
Fitch Block
Piles Cured After 30 Years Says Missouri Speaker
Jones Parker, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives, states he was cured of piles after 30 years by the McCleary treatment. He praises the method and shares a testimonial claiming a 90 day recovery. A book titled Piles Treated Without Surgery by Dr. McCleary is offered free upon request.
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Jones Parker
Missouri House of Representatives
McCleary
Dr. McCleary
Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
United States
Canada
Danforth Opens Series Of Talks In South Dakota Campaign
Republican U S senate hopeful George Danforth outlines a four week speaking tour across South Dakota including five days in the Black Hills where supporters predict victory due to Senator McMaster's stance on sugar beet policy. He will address the South Dakota Wool Growers in Buffalo on April 25. He favors in person voter contact and newspaper columns, plans radio talks, and will have Glenn W. Martens discuss the Ewert defalcation and its ties to the administration.
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Buffalo
Danforth
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Farry
Glenn W. Martens
Bierre
E. W. Ewert
Martens
Start Work On New Building At Pierre
Work begins this week on the Jaynes business Building on Pierre Street. Dele Mathiesen plans a brick building on the adjoining lot. The Jaynes building will house the West Union Union.
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Pierre
Jaynes Business
Pierre Street
Dele Mathiesen
Jaynes
Westuim Union
Check offender arrested as he leaves Brookings jail
Sheriff Iver Jensen of Lake County nabbed Charles L. Hines outside Brookings County jail where he had just been released for a check to a Winfred merchant with no funds. Lincoln County also seeks Hines for a similar misdemeanor, with recent time served in Sioux Falls.
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Adison
Iver Jensen
Lake County
Brookings
Charles L. Hines
Jensen
Hines
Brookings County
Lincoln County
Sioux Falls
The Old District School Benefit Play at Volga
The two act comedy The Old District School will be staged by the Volga district patrons at the Volga school auditorium on Wednesday evening April 9. Half of the proceeds go to the Willing Workers and half to the benefit of the district where Myrtle Woodard teaches.
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Volga
Old District School
Myrtle Woodard
Turn Off Lights So Geese Can Find Way
In Howard on April 8 residents endured loud honking as thousands of geese lost direction due to city lights. Nighttime workers shut off the lights at the plant and the birds soon gathered, redirected, and headed northward.
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Howard
Yankton Man Builds Cabins For Tourists
Gus Steinbach is constructing cabins beside his service station at Ninth and Summit in Yankton for tourist lodging. The huts, lined with compu board and equipped with beds, will provide overnight quarters for transient motorists. They will be electrically lighted and a community shower bath will be built.
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Yankton
Gus Steinbach
Ninth
Summit Streets
Aberdeen Bank Clearings Rise Amid Spring Trade
Bank clearings for Aberdeen last week totaled 1.5922 million dollars, higher than the prior week but below the same week last year. With spring and Easter season underway, officials and business leaders note continued activity in the clearing house report.
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Aberdeen
Aberdeen Clearing House
Kennebec to Vote on Granting Power Franchise
The town of Kennebec will hold an election on Tuesday April 15 to decide granting a twenty year franchise to the Central West Public Service company replacing the prior Vogel grant from twelve years ago. The move aims to boost city business activity and bank clearings via expanded electrical service.
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Kennebec
Central West Public Service Company
H. A. Vogel
Operetta Presented by Wessington Schools Students
Special pupils of the first and second grade presented a two act operetta "Whatever The Weather" Friday evening at the commons hall. Written by Hel Rivoli, second grade teacher, with direction by her and Lady Bingham, grade teacher. The children demonstrated excellent musical talent throughout the performance.
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Wessington
Specia
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