Local notes from Cavour and surroundings in Beadle county
Ed Duesler Lon Horstman and Will St John acted as judges of tion. Bert Werhan is laid up with inflammatory rheumatism in his knee. Mr Fast from Freeman unloaded a carload of goods on Thursday. Miss Anna Christianson visits Yale. A wedding of Lizzie Wilson and Volney Walters was performed by Father Byrnes. The Salvation Army gave a musical program in the Methodist church. Public speeches on county option and local events filled a busy week in 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Duesler
Lon Horstman
Will St. John
Tion
Bert Werhan
Mr Fast
Freeman
Ben Killinger
Carpenter
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Anna Christianson
Cavour House
Yale
L. P. Christianson
Father Byrnes
Lizzie Wilson
Carthage
Volney Walters
Cavour
Hager
Gentleman
Salvation Army
Methodist Church
John Wood
J. ©. Kidman
Beadle County
Lakeside
Adrian
Mich
Mr. Kidman
Beadle
John L. Gallup
Sears
W. Z. Nichols
Harp Gallup
John
Minnesota
Minnie Nichols
Chicago
Harry Waldron
E. C. Waldron
Waldron
Edward C
Winfield
Harry
Ublicans
Register of Deeds
Holbrook
Culver
Jade Burke
Sher Courts
Misses Stearns and Grant Visit Clark on Sunday
The Misses Stearns of the Wheeler School and Grant of the Bunker Hill school spent Sunday with a friend in Clark. Will Lewis and Miss Lou Kinyon were married last Wednesday by Rev. Little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Lewis
Lou Kinyon
Rev. Little
Local notices and notes from the vicinity in late October 1908
A roundup of residents' movements and happenings: Frank and Mrs Herbst leave for Oregon after a visit. Albert Tyle builds a large barn. Herman West moves to a river claim. Miss Coyle starts a six month school term. David Coughlin ships stock to Sioux City. Lillian Sperker from Huron tends Mr Glanzer. Will Hicks to Rochester for appendicitis surgery. Teets of Cavour drives a new International auto. Jim Williams bets potatoes near Cavour. It also includes reflections on babies, mail envelopes, and insect notes detailing life cycles and behaviors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Herbst
Oregon
Albert Tyle
Carpenter
Herman West
Miss Coyle
Coughlin Dist
David Coughlin
Sioux City
Lillian Sperker
Huron
Glanzer
Will Hicks
Rochester
Minn
Mr. Teets
Cavour
International Auto
Jim Williams
Land Drawing Yields Many Andersons and Browns in Line
The report lists 108,000 applicants who did not win land in the drawing. Browns ranked second, with a lengthy list, followed by Ericsons. The text notes many Andersons and varied spellings among surnames amid the land allocation process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ericsons
Jack Sully's Daughters Claim Against Rosebud Reservation
The Chicago dispatch claims a daughter of Jack Sully has a right to Rosebud lands. If Mrs Sing is a half breed, she might merit one half section under the 1868 treaty, but Sully had no Indian rights. Her status hinges on tribal allotment or funds from land sales, with potential allocations for her and her Chinese husband’s children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jack Sully
Rosebud
Mrs Sing
Sing
Ankton Press & Dakotan
Wonders of Insect Life Size Range Exceeds Mammals
The range in insect sizes surpasses that of mammals with the goliath dwarfing the smallest insect in proportion to how the whale dwarfs the smallest mouse. While not all species are identified, total insect species likely exceed one million.
Methodist conference elects trustees for endowment fund
The annual conference of the Methodist church of South Dakota elected trustees for three years W D Deeble J B Harkhess and G T Notson for two years T H Youngman G W Rosenberg and J B Norvell for one year J B Dibble O A Phillips and W S Sheppard. Five ministers from each district were chosen to secure subscriptions toward a 50000 endowment fund to support superannuated preachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Church of
South Dakota
W. D. Deeble
J. 8. Harkhess
G. T. Notson
T. H. Youngman
G. W. Rosenberg
J. &. Norvell
J. B. Dibble
O.A. Phillips
W. S. Shepherd
Farmer Joseph Lehr Robbed Near Britton on Threshing Payment Route
Joseph Lehr, a farmer and thresher living near Britton, was assaulted, shot, and robbed about two miles south of the city while traveling to town to pay his threshing machine. The robbers took $620 in bills, a $45 check, silver, and a gold watch, apparently timing the attack to avoid houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lehr
Britton
Lehr
Bank President Dies Suddenly In Hayti
Daniel H. Sours longtime State Bank of Hayti president and Hamlin county leader died suddenly at his Hayti home from dropsy of the heart. A former Watertown resident, he helped establish the town of Hayti and served as Hayti postmaster during a six year tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel H. Sours
State Bank of
Hayti
Hamlin County
Watertown
Real Estate Transfers report from Charlotte Post
Real estate transfers list multiple parcels with buyers and sellers including John D Murphy Union Investment Co to Central Investment Co and others. Amounts range from 1 to 4900 dollars with locations in blocks and additions noted such as Browns First Add Auditors Result and Brooks Ist add.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Investment Co
Central Investment Co
Central Co
the Realty Investment Co
Jacob F. Fleischer
Clinton
Brule
Wm. F. Fisher
Kate Guynn
David R. Sutera
A. M. Urquhart
Brown
E. E. Williard
L. BE. Crowther
John A. Bonin
F. A. Minske
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Kleinsasser
Prof
Wieb
Kansas
Zach Kleinsasser
Lake Byron
Henry Scham
Mr. Edwin
the Bank
C. W. Chambers
Dr. Leach
Hicks
Chambers
Mr. Cressey
Nellie Cressey
Uncle Sam
Little
Wessington Springs
Woods Hutchinson
Success
South America
Moon Bros. Buggies
Moon Bros
M. L. Tobin
Dak
Want Endowment Fund
Charlotte Post
John D. Murphy
W. ©. Smith
Geo
Squires
E. Handerson
Edgar Hays
Brooks
James Byrnes
J. P. Dean
Frank E. Snyder
William ©. Denison
Virgil
Earl Na‘Ton
Lewis D. Baker
John Baker
Alemme
Mark
Neukirchen
Germany
Costain Bros
Weskt
1907
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