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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1929
Page
3
Mrs Nellie Sheridan Wilson of Somerset Ohio niece and eldest living descendant of Civil War General Phil Sheridan is elected secretary treasurer of the Somerset Chamber of Commerce. She previously served as Postmaster of the town for 20 years.
Ireton Ledger notes a 12.9 percent rise in marriages from 6 004 in 1927 to 6 798 in 1928 across South Dakota with 1998 recorded in error. Divorces also climbed from 665 to 750. Five marriages were annulled in 1928 versus 13 in 1927.
South Dakota draws new rail projects from Winner to Wood and Mound City to eastern ends. Yankton lines would give a southern Nebraska outlet. Isabel to Camp Crook and Watertown Sioux Valley to Grenville proposals seek state-wide expansion with Chicago interests backing. A Great Northern extension toward southern SD and Portal to Rapid City discuss regulatory moves.
Martin Phillips reports eight young wolves taken from a southern Hand County den. He notes abundant jackrabbits in the area and says the region still has many pheasants, contrasting with hundreds killed last winter.
Eight matadors and four bullfighters will perform in a realistic bull fight styled show at Belle Fourche as part of the Black Hills Roundup summer program. Leonard Stroud, famed horseman and world champion, attends under the Roundup association. The event features a humane, non brutal bull fight with a 62 ft square arena and a mounted guide leading the steers, with proceeds and specifics noted by H. T. Cheney, secretary.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference bins and a deputy general offers possibly related equipment or arrangements. The text is garbled with names and details unclear.
An unreadable OCR fragment references a figure named Tad, a carbonist, and mentions the Bureau of Standards. It hints at whistle signals and material grades but is largely garbled with stray letters and punctuations.
Elizabeth Lord of New York, friend of the torch victim Dorothy Peacox, may be summoned as an important witness at the trial of Earle Peacox in White Plains, N Y, for the murder of his wife. The testimony would describe Dorothy's intense activities and connections.
A garbled editorial piece discusses a two term state legislator, a new uniform meter vehicle law, and questions whether new members understand the law. The writer criticizes assumed knowledge and implies broader political frustration with the legislature and its processes.
The readable text hints at a Tribune story involving Laurence Coyne and a song record filed with some office. It mentions a U S cruiser, payrolls, salaries, and potential state jobs or payroll issues, but details are fragmentary and uncertain.
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