Biggest dredging scheme started in Confederate Gulch Montana
Montana investors back a ten year program to develop thousands of acres from Canyon Ferry to Confederate gulch with ten dredges. E. B. Northrup brokered the deal as New York capital backs Eldorado bar lands and water rights. The project aims to clear land of debts and spark a Diamond area boom with a federal building request soon after.
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Helena
Montana
Confederate Church
Broadwater County
New York
Canyon Ferry
Confederate Gulch
Eldorado Bar
Eastern
E. B. Northrup
Broadwater
Milwaukee
Many Land Seekers Leave Hills for Pierre Lands Draw
A large delegation of land seekers and home builders from the Hills rode to Pierre for today’s opening registration for lands in the Lower Brule reservation. Registration lasts to the 12th with the drawing on the 14th. Lead people have often been among the prize recipients in recent draws. Participants include James Mc Cann, Will Campbell, William Trezona, Ben Hellings, Charles Lassley, A D Ferguson and son Dexter, Matt Hague, plus groups from Deadwood and Rapid City. The group’s presence promises a lively Pierre for several days.
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Pierre
Lower Brule
James McCann
Will Campbell
William Trezona
Ben Hellings
Charles Lashley
A. D. Ferguson
Dexter
Matt Hague
Deadwood
Sturgis
Rapid City
Black Hills
Group registers first day to advertise city and hills
They succeed in registering the first day and plan to advertise the city and the Hills while they are there.
Start Fight Against Telegraph Trust
Formal charges were filed with the Department of Justice against Western Union and Postal Telegraph for conspiracy in restraint of trade under the Sherman act. The strike by telegraphers grows with AFL legal aid reportedly involved as the two firms allegedly boosted telegraph tolls. DOJ will review evidence and conduct its own quiet probe.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
American Federation of Labor
Department
Head of S O O F Dies at Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls Oct 11 There is sorrow among the Odd Fellows of the state over the death of John H McLaughlin head of the Odd Fellow order in the jurisdiction He was 84 and in good health last week he attended the sovereign grand lodge in St Paul then went to Indianapolis His remains were brought to Geddes for funeral services yesterday
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Sioux Falls
Odd Fellows of
South Dakota
John H. McLaughlin
Odd Fellow Order
McLaughlin
Sovereign Grand Lodge
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Fort Randall
Geddes
Wheat Yield Totals and County Leaders Reported
Doane Robinson estimates 1907 wheat crop at 30 292 813 bushels with white and durum breakdowns. White wheat 27 772 206 bushels, durum 640 830 in Deuel County leads durum, Spink tops white. Corn figure pending southern state trip. oats barley and other grains also estimated. In New York, the Dow Dunmore countess heads to Boston near Mrs. Eddy, buying Brookings home. accompanies daughters incognito.
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Pierre
S. D
Doane Robinson
Deuel County
Spink County
New York
Countess of Dunmore
Earl of Dunmore
Great Britain
Boston
Mrs. Eddy
Brookings
Mass
Concord
N. H
Muriel Gore-Brown
Alexandrina Victoria Murphy
Coutts Fowbe
Murray
Christian Science Church
Manchester
England
Postponement Bid for Pettibone Trial Hearts Idaho Voters
Boise Oct 11 lawyers plan one final bid to delay the Pettibone trial as George A. Pettibone is too ill to appear. The defense seeks postponement to force bail for the sick man while the state resists a costly renewed bid, echoing opposition to spending on the Pettibone case after the Haywood effort reportedly cost $140,000.
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Boise
George A. Pettibone
Pettibone
Haywood
Trade warned as Northwest routes shift Omaha trade west
Omaha wholesale dealers are urged to resist a growing shift of Northern Wyoming South Dakota and North Dakota trade to Minneapolis St Paul Sioux City and Denver. G P Cory Missouri River Northwestern traffic manager cites lower Denver and St Paul Minneapolis rates and plans to canvas the district with traveling agents to protect Omaha’s share.
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Sioux City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Denver
Omaha
Wyoming
South Dakota
North Dakota
Ern
Milwaukee
Colorado & Southern
G. P. Cory
Missouri River & Northwestern Railroad
Mystic
Rapid City
S. C
Buffalo
Wyo
Mr. Cory
Cory
Missouri River & Northwestern
Crouch
View
Fireless stove demo impresses at Brookings lecture
Dr Brigham and Miss Hoover from State Agricultural College Brookings presented a practical talk on The Evolution of an Egg and Why Domestic Science Should be Taught in High School. A fireless stove demonstration showed near continuous heat retention and potential savings for households.
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Assembly Hall
Brigham
Miss Hoover
State Agricultural College of
Local Lecture Series Draws School and Town Interest
High school pupils and many townspeople attended the lectures, with all expressions of satisfaction at the value received. The sessions left attendees hopeful about applying discoveries at home and in daily life.
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High School
Farmers Institute Opens with Concert in Whitewood Hall
The Farmers' Institute in Whitewood opened Tuesday night in the A. O. U. W. hall with a notable program by Lead High school's Glee Club directed by Mrs. Myra K. Peters. The event drew Black Hills residents with performances by Edna Van Horn and Isabel Treweek, Jessie Voigt, and Mrs. Peters. A talk on Domestic Science by Miss Hoover and farming advice from A E Chamberlain and Dr. Brig ham highlighted the evening. Wednesday featured a Oak Park gathering with roast beef, talks on farming and a dance by Olsen's orchestra concluding a successful institute. The event emphasized practical farming, livestock improvements, and strong interest in South Dakota Agricultural College prospects.
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Whitewood
Farmers’ Institute
A. O. U. W. Hall
Glee Club
Myra K. Peters
Annie Laurie
Edna van Horn
Isabel Treweek
Jessie Voigt
Peters
Valley
South Dakota Agricultural College
Black Hills
Oak Park
Olsen
Early Rising Is Not Crucial For Work Power
The American Magazine argues against early rising as inherently wholesome noting damp foggy mornings in most seasons and possible mood dips from excessive light. It contends that waking before 7:30 reduces evening energy, and urges rise times to suit individual work patterns to preserve stamina and performance.
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Thia
American Magazine
Registrations and trains surge as notaries extend hours
In Pierre on October 106 registrations reached seven hundred seventy and today’s trains brought in a similar count. Notaries are multiplying and operating all night stands to provide affidavits at any hour. They report twenty four hours of business to be good.
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Pierre
Rise of Prohibition Across Southern States Kept Firing
Mr John Corrigan notes seven eighths of southern territory is dry and a majority favor national prohibition. Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee show strong moves toward state or local bans. Texas, Mississippi, and Kentucky report extensive dry counts while Oklahoma adopts state prohibition by large margin.
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John Corrigan
Review of Reviews
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Recorder’s Court
Georgia
South Carolina
Benjamin R. Tillman
Tillman
North Carolina
Texas
Tennessee
Knoxville
Union
Knoxville Sentinel
Mississippi
Arkansas
Kentucky
Alabama
Oklahoma
Sponges Grow in Alaska Discoveries Reported
Reports from Alaska indicate sponges grow in Northland waters and coral formations cover many reefs near Day's harbor. The seafloor discoveries trend toward broader reefs and island groups, with ongoing notes of new marine findings in the region.
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Seattle
Alaska
Northland
Day's Harbor
Alaska sponge discovery touted for 1909 exposition
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle 1909 eyes Alaska and Yukon finds including northward sponges found by L A Feel and Joe Filandeau off Day's harbor Kenai peninsula. Experts debate origin but prove native to coast. Coral, garnets, cassiterite may boost north industry and exhibit.
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Alaska
Yukon
Seattle
Copper Valley
Kenai Peninsula
L. A. Feel
Joe Filandeau
Feel
Filandeau
United States
Northland
New Pulpit Scheme in Tottenville Church
Rev. Guy C. Jamison of St. Stephen's Episcopal Tottenville began reading the first installment of his novel Captain Jack Lynn's Club. He read pages to a climax and then announced the remainder will be read each Sunday for the next three months to diversify the service and draw larger crowds.
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New York
Guy C. Jamison
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Tottenville
L. L
Captain Jack Lynn
Smallpox Case Moves From Sturgis to Gayville Hospital
The grandson of A Large of Deadwood fell ill in Sturgis while at school and was moved to his grandparents home in Deadwood. The illness proved smallpox and the boy with his grandmother Mrs Large was sent to Gayville detention hospital. The boy's younger sister, also a Sturgis student, was sent to the hospital as a precaution until the danger of infection passes.
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A. Large
Deadwood
Sturgis
Milwaukee inquest finds railroad to blame for deadly crash
Coroner Dundas held an inquest into the Milwaukee railroad collision that killed Engineer Sumner and Fireman Welland. The jury ruled the collision accidental but censured the Milwaukee Railroad Company for permitting the switch crew and train to operate on the same track simultaneously. Bodies shipped: engineer to Sioux City and fireman to Delmont.
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Mitchell
S. C
Dundas
Sumner
Welland
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Sioux City
Delmont
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Brule
Telegraph Trust
Western Union and
Postal
Idaho
Northwest Territory
Brookings College
the Farmers’ Institute
B. S. Bunch
Blacksmith
Hulett
Southland
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