Huron Wins Ball Game in Cold Weather
A crowded afternoon game at the fair grounds west of the city saw Huron's Presbyterian College team edge Brookings 8 to 7 in a cold windy day. More than one hundred spectators, including many ladies, attended as the weather kept receipts below costs with hopes to recover later.
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Huron
Brookings
Fair Grounds
State Agricultural College
Presbyterian College
Mcid
Grace Episcopal Church
Paley
Flandreau
Fortnightly Club elects officers at April meeting
At the Fortnightly Club’s April 28 session held Tuesday afternoon, officers for the event year were elected. The report lists the new roles but the OCR text is garbled, preventing full names and titles from being read.
Snow storms and local happenings in Huron area
Readable items report light snow across the region with warmer weather melting the snow. Notices mention visits by Kippax family to Cedar Falls, Miss Connors's confectionery business, and Major Carpenter with Lt Armstrong in town for Cavalry business. Community events include a Westbound freight, a Woodmen benefit, and a college social in the chapel.
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Arthur Douglas
Depot
Ortonville
Arthur
Big Stone Lake
Nereso
Young Women’s Christian Association of the College
Clay C. Carpenter
First Cavalry
J. F . Armstrong
Carpenter
Watertown
Armstrong
Faulkton
Indians to Build Roads and Dams on Reservations
Authorities in western South Dakota plan summer work for Indians on reservations to build roads and dams. Workers will be paid 1.25 dollars per day in cash, replacing ration tickets. The program, more successful than expected, saw many volunteers abandon rations for employment. Hundreds of miles of roads and several dam sites are planned to store water across reservations.
Jury Indicts Stockman for Driving Cattle on Rosebud
A United States grand jury at Sioux Falls returns an indictment against K. E. Sellan, a stockman living in the ceded Sioux land west of the Missouri, for driving a herd of 120 cattle onto the Rosebud Indian reservation contrary to federal statutes. This is the first such case before a U S court in South Dakota.
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Miss Flower
Major J. A. Pickler
United States
South Dakota
Faulkton
Iowa
Major Pickler
Gov
Sioux Falls
Pierre
United States Grand Jury
K. E. Sellan
Missouri River
Rosebud Indian Reservation
South da
Mass Fish Die Off At Lake Campbell Amid Low Water
Officials report all lake fish dead as ice thickening in winter smothered them. Current low water levels prevent new fish from entering via the chute, necessitating restocking. Thousands or possibly millions of dead fish line the lake shores.
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Lake Campbell
Grow Broom Grass Experiment Near Pollock
Isadore Weinstein, a farmer near Pollock, will break twenty acres and sow broom grass. The crop has grown in central and southern South Dakota but this marks its first sowing in the state’s far northern region.
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Isadore Weinstein
Pollock
South Dakota
Curious Tarantula Found in Canis Tota Fruit Store
Mrs. Creech of Canis tota reports a flying tarantula caught while slicing bananas. The insect, pale and about an inch long, resembles a tarantula and is considered potentially fatal, marking the first sighting of its kind in the region.
Government may set Jewel Cave land as national reserve
Report indicates land where Jewel Cave lies sixteen miles west of Custer in Custer County could be designated a national reserve. Explorations show the cave is one of the most remarkable underground vaults, with miles of passages and chambers lined with glittering crystals.
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Jewel Cave
Custer
Custer County
Coal Bill Fraud Charged Against Former Flandreau Superintendent
Lewis D. Davis, once superintendent of the Flandreau Indian School, faces federal charges to recover 967.75 dollars. The indictment alleges he submitted spurious coal bills totaling 1,230.75 dollars to the government during his tenure.
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Lewis D. Davis
Flandreau ‘Indian School
United States
Parker youth named cadet nominee to Annapolis Naval Academy
Senator Kittredge nominates Charles F. Hackett Jr of Parker for a naval academy cadet appointment. At nineteen, he is the son of C F Hackett veteran editor of Parker New Era and will take his examination at Annapolis in June.
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Kittredge
Charles F. Hackett, Jr
Parker
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
C. F. Hackett
The
Parker New Era
Sioux Falls Man Pleads Guilty in Rosebud Horse Theft
William Otto, a ceded Sioux land settler, admits guilt to stealing horses from an Indian on the Rosebud reservation. Judge Carland sentences him to one year and one day in the Sioux Falls penitentiary.
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William Otto
Sioux Falls
Rosebud
Carland
Western South Dakota Stock Growers Meet Sets Attendance Record
The annual meeting in Rapid City drew the largest turnout in the association's history. Charles K. Howard was re-elected president with D. A. Dawson as vice president and F. M. Stewart serving as secretary treasurer.
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Western South Dakota Stock Growers’ Association
Rapid City
Charles K. Howard
D. A. Dawson
F. M. Stewart
Woman named substitute rural carrier in Aurora route
Mrs. H. Fort has been appointed substitute carrier on a route from Aurora. She is reportedly the only woman rural mail carrier in the state.
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H. Fort
Aurora
Oldest Sheep Thought Lost by Piedmont Farmer
Robert Boyd of Piedmont reports the loss of a sheep believed to be the oldest on record. It would have been nineteen this September had it lived, having been nourished on new milk and eggs during the past winter.
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Robert Boyd
Piedmont
Mr. Boyd
Wilson town near Reville vanishes as residents move away
The town of Wilson near Reville is disappearing with former residents relocating to Pieced and nearby towns. All but one building has been removed, leaving only a single structure.
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Wilson
Reville
Governor appoints Merriman state surveyor and Ruble to board
Governor Herreid appoints George L. Merriman of Bowdle as state surveyor and S. 8S. Ruble of Pierre as a member of the state board of examiners.
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Herreid
George L. Merriman
Bowdle
Pierre
Amhaim
Finest brands of Cigars and Tobaccos offerrelishes and treats
Advertising snippet lists finest cigars and tobaccos with canned dainties pickles relishes and ice cream flavors served at all times highlighting a general shop inventory and dining service.
Business Ad for Plumbing and Fitting Services
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Auctioneer promises 20 percent more for your items
An experienced auctioneer with twenty years in the business offers to maximize returns by claiming 20 percent more than competitors. Call the World office for dates.
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World Office
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