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Newspaper
Lemmon The State Line Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
6
A hay knife found near Lemmon is bound awaiting its owner to prove property and pay for this notice. Contact State-Line Herald to claim by Henry Goodmanson.
The Caveny duo of sculptor humorist and song artist unite for a benefit show at Smith's Opera House this Saturday December 18 to aid the Lemmon high school library. The act promises engaging clay creations and refined melodies to delight the audience.
Doane Rinson, secretary of the State Historical Society, asserts South Dakota leads in wealth from agriculture. The 1909 totals show crops and livestock valued at about 202 million dollars, with per capita cereal and livestock value high. Population growth is modest, census figures noted and new counties expected to add to totals.
Mrs. Lottie Younker twenty five lived with her husband in Sioux Falls and died after drinking carbolic acid. She had previously attempted suicide twice including a river plunge and a fall from a building. Her husband found her in agony and rushed for help but the attempts to save her failed.
In Oklahoma City on December 9 Governor Haskell voided the authority of the Attorney General Wert to represent the state in cases involving the Columbia Bank and Trust Company. The AG had been poised to pursue three indictments and two accusations, but the governor discharged the office before action could proceed. The stated reason was that it was not in the state's best interests to continue the bank investigation at that time.
White Plains N Y Dec Notwithstanding repeated court rebuffs Marry K Thaw continues to seek escape from Matteawan His attorney filed an order returnable at Nyeek N Y on Easter morning directing asylum authorities to show cause why Thaw should not be transferred Mrs Mary C Thaw alleges Thaw is mistreated at Matteawan.
After an eleven week trial in Boston, thirty three American steel firms and agents were found not guilty of collusive bidding on city fee contracts. Sixteen defendants were acquitted by the court. The trial followed a finance commission report on city contract practices.
Pittsburg December reports a growing strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers against American Sheet and Tin Plate and its U S Steel parent. Dynamite wounded seven at a Struthers home. a guard fired at a striker in Bridgeport. beatings reported in Newcastle. Authorities in Wheeling and Martine Ferry prepare for possible trouble as talks continue.
Resignations alter the graft investigation as Assistant Francia J Heney steps down while District Attorney Ben Prancieco and special prosecutor William H Langdon depart. In a related race Charlier M Fickert wins a district attorney position amid political shifts. A separate report notes Cook's North Pole data delivery to Copenhagen and a Struthers strikesite dynamiting injuring several family members.
Market notes from Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago show wheat prices for Dec May and July on track and arrival, No 1 hard and Northern grades, flax values, and butter dairy quotes. Livestock across St Paul Chicago list cattle, hogs, sheep with ranges for steers cows, heifers, sows, lambs and yearlings with specific bid figures.
Helsinki dispatch notes Finnish statesmen view the appointment of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaievitch as governor of Finland as the boldest Russian move to crush Finnish autonomy and to Russianize the grand duchy. The Finns fear only foreign pressure from other powers can halt Russia and have largely abandoned hope for European intervention.
Frank Grimes, condemned for the Blanche McKnight murder, hanged himself with a sheet in his county jail cell after being sentenced to die in the electric chair on March 25. He awaited transfer to the Penitentiary annex following Judge Bier's sentence. Also reported Mobile des 9: two Black men Ransom Beloach and Walter Beott received ninety nine year terms for robbing a deaf and dumb man after prior long sentences.
A new consignment shop opens near the Austad Lumber Yard offering bargain dollar deals and a refreshed retail look. Local shoppers are invited to explore varied merchandise and special pricing in the updated storefront.
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