Amusing Origin Tales Behind South Dakota Town Names
South Dakota place name origins reveal rail sign mixups and offhand acts created Freeman and Menno. WPA researchers note Pedro in Pennington County from a 1892 card game, Mar from Marvin, Dante from Mayo, and other stories where towns received names amid pranks, puns, and public whim.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Freeman
Menno
WPA
Jong Research
Pedro
Pennington
Thamiet
William Borst
Ging
Mayo
Eli
Dante
Funeral Services for John Wilson of Heights
John Wilson, one of two brothers, died and was laid to rest in Morningside Cemetery after services led by Rev. John Northrop. Burial followed the ceremony as community members attended.
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Brother
Heights
John Northrop
Morningside Cemetery
Glacier Park
Great Northern
F. Freske
Agt
Pioneer Names Stir South Dakota Towns and Rail Rivalries
The article catalogs 158 communities named after pioneer families and geographic features. It notes towns honoring Bionroe Jefferson and rivals in a Missouri River rail era. Locals retell how Canton chose Canton China for a world-spanning vote and recounts Cranes of names tied to rail workers, settlers, and Indigenous terms across the region.
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WPA
Bionroe
Jefferson
United States
Adele
Canton
James M. Wehl
China
Alexander Mitchell
Milwaukee Railroad
Be ctam Implements Beckham Legion Officers
Beckham American Legion Post members met Tuesday evening and installed new officers led by Commander Joe Kazmerzak. Harry Hodges became vice commander, Fred Jones was named adjutant, and Arvid Anderson was installed chaplain.
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Erwin
Beckham American Legion Post
Joe Kazmerzak
Harry Hodges
Fred Jones
Arvid Anderson
Services Held At Ree Heights For Mrs De Geest
Funeral services for Mrs Cornelius De Geest were held at the Congregational Church in Ree Heights. Grace May Wilson, born May 2 1900 in Marion County Iowa, died October 19 in Miller after a short illness. She married Cornelius De Geest December 13 1916 in Pella Iowa. they moved to Hand County in 1923. Survived by husband four daughters one son two grandsons and other relatives.
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Ree Heights
Cornelius de Geest
Grace May Wilson
John
Nancy Wilson
Harvey
Marion County
Iowa
Milter
Pella
Hand County
Leonard Dean
Ed Merxbauer
Miller
Opel
Mary Lou
Robert
Gregory Clair Lechtenberg
Dale Duane Dean
Leonard Lechtenberg
Fred Wilson
School Carnival Set At Cavour High November Seventh
Cavour, Oct. 23 Special A school carnival will be presented in the Cavour High School on November 7 Executive officers of the student council have appointed committee members to prepare the program President Billy Joel Keefe Vice president Ned Lather secretary Nels Bergstrom CARNIVAL Friday Hitchcock Oct 23 Special Watzon and Langstad schools hold a carnival Friday evening at Rockwood hall Program starts at eight o'clock.
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Cavour Cavour
Cavour High School
Billy Joel Keefe
Ned Lather
Nels Bergstrom
Hitchcock
Watzon
Langstad
Rockwood Hall
Declamation Contest Held At Wessington Grades Winners Named
A Wessington grade school declamation contest last weekend awarded first and second grades Vera Lucille Wiley Wendell Meade and Gladys O Neal superior excellent and good respectively In upper grades Morton Lee Friedman Vic Zihia Mae Freese Beverly Shea and Berard Bonamie earned top marks with Donald Clarke Ona Giegler and several teachers serving as judges.
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Wessington
Vera Lucille Wiley
Wendell Meade
Gladys O'Neal
Morton Lee Friedman
Vic
Zihia Mae Freese
Beverly
Shea
Berard Bonamie
Donald Clarke
Ona Giegler
Henry Scheele
Speh
Stewart Bottum
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