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Newspaper
Lemmon The State Line Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
3
The text recounts scattered 19th century items including a burning warship Monongahela at Guantanamo Bay tastes, a ban on a certain ceremony at a university, and a Washington House committee decision. It mentions the Smithsonian and removals to the Smithsonian Institution. The article references officials and congressmen and a potential convention in Lincolns.
Names and events swirl through a chaotic late 19th century style digest. Deaths and accidents abound including a Philadelphia figure, a Milwaukee quartermaster, and a shipbuilder. Fires devastate mills and towns while rail and legal matters surface, alongside royal and political notes from Europe and Asia.
Domestic wrestling bout near Des Moines ends with defeated opponent Harry Bonefield. The International Jurists’ Convention in Rio postponed to next year. Missouri Supreme Court upholds local option law. Henry Knute Nelson dies at Colonia Springs at 37. New York stamp collection valued at $30,000. Gov Magoon to protest Cuba quarantine post-April 1. Rennie Miller receives $150 for Hong Kong university funding. Annual report of American Telegraph and Telephone shows profits around $23,470,000. Brandywine Creek ditch attempt questioned. James Whitcomb Riley poems denied. St Louis drivers and stablemen union suit seeks $1.7 million in damages. Philadelphia police suppress socialist meetings amid safety director orders.
The fourth annual Agricultural club banquet in Fraces hall Parge marks the close of the most successful year in the club history. The 150 member group is one of the Northwest’s largest student clubs with roots in eleven years of activity. The club’s achievements include a first place for the vaudeville exhibition at the indoor wide bow and a top prize in the annual essay contest. William Lanxon, a junior, won the college oratorical contest and will debate South Dakota agricultural college. The parade featured a full section four blocks long led by AL Hughes and Traynor organized the short course men into an industrial army.
Paul Jones, employed on Walter Rand's farm twelve miles southwest of Leeds, was arrested on a murder charge in the brutal killing of Hans Halverson, a wealthy bachelor farmer. Halverson was shot in the back and head near a stack after a reported robbery attempt. neighbors found the body Thursday night. Coroner Meadows held an inquest and the verdict charged Jones with the murder amid claims of motive involving hidden money.
Jury in the case Jon Gromno v. George W. Swonls as receiver of the defunct Minot National Bank awarded Greene the full claimed sum of 1289 dollars plus interest totaling 1309 dollars for legal services in recovering money from former bank officials. The action arose from fees in the Ward county matter involving county officials and the bank’s receivership.
A garbled OCR snippet shows a prison sergeant and prisoner in terse exchanges. Readable fragments include questions about fate and dream imagery, with unclear names and actions, suggesting a dramatized interrogation or custody moment.
A cryptic remark about advice and poetry surfaces, with playful lines mixing languages and imagery. The speaker hints at ordering silence and poetry instead of violets or a specific person, ending with a faint religious or spiritual nod.
Carroll alleges in district court that he collected 11 400 dollars in taxes from the Soo road and was to receive one per cent. The claim seeks recovery of funds tied to the disputed tax collection and commissions.
In a clash that began over a bar dispute in Minot two deputized citizens pursued Bennett and a companion after a confrontation over nonpayment for drinks. A man named Beanes t was shot in the stomach and wounded. Bennett and his companion were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Wallace George and taken to Minot.
Dr J W Durham milk inspector conducted tuberculin tests across Fargo. He examined every cow and identified tubercular animals in the South Side, which were condemned and slaughtered. An assault on Dr Durham was noted.
Fragmented OCR reads like a legal or debate note with names Katy Youkera and Rastie Well. Mentions laws and prohibitions on razors and car setups. Unclear context and entities due to garbled text.
A fragmentary line hints at a man plotting to loot a town amid odd dialogue. The readable text reveals a supposed bond with a brother and a remark about a spowrs that knows yu. Further context is unclear due to garbled OCR.
Inspection in Clay county Minnesota found over 200 cows afflicted with tuberculosis and slaughtered. Seven short course graduates from the agricultural college received sheepskins. The farm husbandry course graduates were Remyhold Flohr John Henderson Sivert Hoyerakeland Thomas P Lewis Bertrand Ston and Arthur G Ueland. Prof. Thomas Shaw of St Paul delivered the address to the graduates.
Rose, an eighteen year old, and her father Predoni attempted a border crossing at The Oracle Pass 17290 feet high. A thick mist caused them to lose the way. They roped together as Predoni dangled after a fall. Rose refused to cut the rope and aided his rescue as smugglers appeared and aided them down.
Bank clearings in Fargo show a sharp rise over the same week a year earlier with $142 100 76 in May and weekly totals of $1 RITAS contrasted with $487 209 13 last year. The year 1908 records a $425 618 OF gain or about 27 percent, with prospects that five quarter year clearings will greatly exceed next year's.
Fragmentary poem style notes reluctance to act on chores and events. Mentions funerals and life choices with scattered phrases about timing and duty. No clear people or organizations identified.
A fragmented exchange shows two individuals in a tense moment about belief and life choices. The garbled text suggests a surreal confrontation where one asserts audacious control and the other questions possibility.
Reports describe oil slicks and rain on streets with girded asphalt, noting unpleasant smells and safety concerns as residents demand repair. The piece references a skate funeral in Spreewald with sledges and kite‑drawn rides, plus urban winter flood conditions and crowded processions along thoroughfares.
Fragmentary OCR shows a preacher speaking against a view and urging aid to a galion. A congregant asks for help as a plan to win fails. Some names and terms are garbled, limiting precise attribution or event details.
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