Merriman Purchases Spink County Journal At Redfield South Dakota
E B Merriman becomes proprietor of Spink County Journal in Redfield South Dakota and moves with his family to make Redfield home The Times notes Redfield as county seat and a thriving city with modern newspapers and substantial business The community hosts farewell events and presents silverware and keepsake spoons to the Merrimans during a sequence of receptions and parties marking the move
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E. B. Merriman
Spink County Journal
South Dakota
Redfield
Journal
Merriman
Times
Graettinger
the Times
J. H. Gammon
I. B. Merriman
Farmers organize High Lake Farmers Township Club meeting
M L Soeth of Wallingford reports High Lake township farmers will meet at Spring Grove school house Saturday at 1 pm to organize a Farmers Township club. The gathering aims to foster closer association and cooperation for community good and to form the township Boys Club for the Acre Contest, inviting all boys planning to enter to attend and begin the season with enthusiasm.
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M. L. Soeth
Wallingford
Estherville
Emmet County Farm Improvements Association
High Lake Township
Spring Grove
Estherville Democrat
Large crowd attends Graettinger market sale on Saturday
A sizable Saturday crowd gathered in Graettinger for a market sale conducted by Auctioneer Grodland. The event cleared about 4000 dollars with livestock, machinery, and household goods sold. A follow up sale is planned for April 8 to liquidate unsold items, with no prizes next week to avoid overlapping market sales.
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Graettinger
Grodland
Milwaukee Electrifies Trains Across Montana to Idaho Line
The Milwaukee Road now runs electric power on a 115 mile stretch between Three Forks and Deer Lodge Montana as the first unit of a 440 mile electrified district from Harlowton Montana to Avery Idaho. Power comes from mountain waterfalls and a regenerative braking system, allowing on downgrades to generate electricity while controlling speed without air brakes.
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Milwaukee Road
Three Forks
Deer Lodge
Montana
Harlowton
Avery
Idaho
Great Continental Divide
Cavalry Wins Glory In First Struggle
El Paso April 1 400 American cavalrymen led by Col George A Dodd stormed Villa’s camp at San Geronimo ranch driving 500 bandits from existence after a 55 mile ride from Guerrero. Villa wounded fled into mountains as 31 dead, several wounded, and enemy machine guns fell to US troopers in a daylight pursuit that shattered Villa’s power.
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el Paso
George A. Dodd
Continental Divide
Villa
San Geronimo Ranch
Juarez
Dodd
Seventh
Tenth Cavalry
Santa Maria
Villista
Guerrero Villa
Shizeo Hernandez
Pablo Lopez
Columbus
Mountain Peak
Santa A Sabe
United States
Santa Ysabel
Donad
Altho
Phoebe Mueller Receives Cornell Commencement Honor
The Times reports Miss Phoebe Mueller of Mount Vernon Iowa, a Cornell College student, has been chosen as a commencement speaker. A letter from President Charles W Flint confirms the selection and directs her to consult Professor Ebersole for details in Graettinger dated March 16 1916.
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Cornell
Phoebe Mueller
Cornnell College
Graettinger
Mrs Truesdell Very Low Illness Reported
Mrs Will Truesdell remains very low and ill with little improvement. Dr Anderson of Estherville and Dr Nane of this place called in consultation. Three brothers, Messrs Stamp of Strawberry Point, Iowa, were visited here yesterday as friends wish for her speedy recovery.
Rural Iowa routes reorganized save public funds
The rural routes of Iowa were re-organized a year ago. Savings to the government from discontinuing some routes extending others and motorizing remaining routes totaled 314,056 dollars, per Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Blakeslee.
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Iowa
Blakeslee
Humboldt Republican on a curved tale of faked whiskers
The Humboldt Republication highlights a comic fake known for a long whiskered mask selling a menu-card advertising scheme. It notes the con man charges $50 for the job and prints at $26, keeping the rest.
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Humboldt
Oliver Egesos Narrow Escape Near Rock Island Depot
Oliver Egesos, brother of Lars Egesos, had a close call when his team panicked at a switching freight train near Rock Island depot. He was thrown from the wagon, suffered a deep forehead gash, and was treated by Dr. P. J. Hession after being brought to a local office. The runaway team then struck a fence near Alex Gjerde’s residence, injuring neither horse.
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Oliver Egesos
Lars Egesos
Rock Island
Maddigan Imediately
P. J. Hession
Mle
Indictment Against Otto Satter Is Set Aside
Ellsworth News reports Otto Satter of Ellsworth had an indictment for wife desertion set aside Monday after grand juror L. E. Tyler was found to be related to Mrs. Satter and had expressed an opinion before the indictment.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
J. H. Gammon
B. Merriman
Otto Satter
Ellsworth
L. E. Tyler
Dead Horses Worth $200 Says Emigrant from Holland
An emigrant arriving in Little Rock Iowa from Holland notes soaring living costs there. Pork and beef prices are high, buckwheat flour is 24 cents, potatoes about $2.60 per pusher, and staples like coffee tea and sugar have doubled since the war. A live horse tops $400 while a dead one reaches $200, wages run about 25 cents an hour. Men aged 19 to 35 have joined the lanastrum to defend Holland's neutrality, leaving labor scarce.
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Little Rock
Iowa
Holland
Lanastrum
Hollland
J B Lambe Enters Real Estate and Insurance Business
J B Lambe former cashier of American Savings bank in this city has opened a real estate and insurance office. The business will operate from the former bank building. Lambe is praised as capable and trustworthy, and The Times wishes him success.
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J. B. Lambe
American Savings Bank
Bank
Lambe
the Times
Council Bluffs Jurist Deliberates on Beer Party Case
In Council Bluffs a police court hearing on F H Parker charged with illegally dispensing liquor questions whether hosting a beer party at his home with neighbors and friends constitutes dispensing. Judge Capell will rule after reviewing a supreme court decision and new laws. A separate April 4 ruling by Judge Capell found Miller did not violate town prohibition by entertaining friends at home with liquor provided all were of age and no sale occurred.
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Council Bluffs
F. H. Parker
Capell
Parker
Seventeenth Street
Avenue E1
Jackson
Grand Jury
Supreme Court
Frank J. Capell
Day
Miller
Stop the Loss Iown Smut Tax Reduction for Oats
A statement warns that smut destroys about 8 percent of oats in the state, costing counties roughly 64,000 dollars yearly. Formaldehyde treatment at about half a cent per bushel is proposed to halt the loss, framing it as a preventable tax burden versus road funding.
Farm land values rise despite poor corn crop
Land in this section remains valuable with prices rising from 15 to 25 dollars above last year. John Rundlett sold his fairly improved farm for 200 dollars an acre. W A Hawley near Pioneer sold half a section for 220 dollars an acre, while Gus Lancing sold eighty acres adjoining Bode for 300 dollars an acre.
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John Rundlett
W. A. Hawley
Pioneer
Gus Lancing
Bode
Humboldt Republican
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Mrs. C. C. Lar
M. FE
Ns. B. Merriman
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Cavalry
Rio Santa Maria
Laguna de Castilla Dis
Cylinder Young Man
J.B. Lambe
Council Bluffs Jurist
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