State land official disputes over nepotism and policy
N M Hanson of St Pierre S D writes to The Republican rebutting Hepperle claims as he details parliamentary rights, salary nepotism concerns, department income records, and policy clashes with Hepperle while asserting the governor's control and warning of libel. He cites fiscal figures from 1911 to 1914 and notes a Washington junket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Republican
Hepperle
TI Willnnot
Anderson
Department of Schools’ and Public Lands
Brink
J Hepperle
Hepperlee
Hanson
Hipperley
South Da‘gota
Hepprie
Saiya
Redfield
Huron
Sam
Agion
Redfled
Byrne
State Land Department
Washington
Mr. Hepperle
N. M. Hanson
St. Pierre, S. D
State to fund agricultural extension work across counties
Governor Byrne reports plans to organize Agricultural Extension Associations under the Smith Lever Act and Senate Bill 258. Brown County has started the process. others will follow. For the coming fiscal year federal funds range 16000 to 25000 and state funds 25000 to 30000, with counties or local associations to provide matching money if needed. The extension programs will be run under the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and aim to boost agricultural education statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stae College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Massive Ice Gorge Forms On White River Near Draper
Ranchers along White river report a ten mile long ice gorge rising water levels near Draper South Dakota. Backwater forces residents to higher ground as fear grows of flood damage if the ice blocks break or fail to yield. Dynamite was considered but proved useless as the gorge expanded.
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Draper, S. D
White River
Draper
Wrestling in Church Room Sparks Controversy in Port Pierre
In Port Pierre South Dakota a wrestling bout was held in the Congregational chapel which had just been fitted with gymnasium apparatus. Two wrestlers Klemann and Davis competed and Klemann won. Church members protested and the gymnasium has been closed by church authorities who say a gym is acceptable in a church but not for sporting events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Pierre
S. D
Klemann
Davis
Kleemann
Busch Heir Carl Busch Dies in Pasadena at 36
Carl Busch, son of the late Adolphus Busch, founder of the St. Louis brewing fortune, died at his mother’s Pasadena home after a months long illness. He was 36.
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Busch
Pasadena
Cali
Carl Busch
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Vermillion inspectors map school building safety program
State Food and Drug department inspectors and commissioner met to plan school building inspections, fire escape standards, and a circular outlining requirements for boards of education. The group also discussed spring sanitary food law enforcement, rotten egg control, feeding stuffs, and ongoing campaigns against flies and dirt in food establishments. Attending inspectors were G J Hatch Yankton W M Cox Rapid City A Prestwick Summit and Harry Lovald Midland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion
S. D
State Food and Drug Department
Boards of Education
J. Hatch
Yankton
W. M. Cox
Rapid City
A Prestwick
Summit
Harry Lovald
Midland
Mitchell praised for beauty spots and park plans by Nichols
Minneapolis expert A. R. Nichols spoke at Mitchell city hall on park and street aesthetics. He urged narrower pavements 24 to 30 feet, supervised street tree planting, fewer hanging signs, and shrubs to improve residential facades. He sees Hitchcock park as a potential recreation center and calls for broader city park plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Nichols
Minneapolis
Mitchell
Park Board
City Hall Auditorium
Publc
Nichols
Hitchcock Park
Sturgis to vote on municipal saloon proposal
In Sturgis South Dakota voters will decide for the first time whether to establish a city owned saloon. Advocates say a municipal saloon could draw license supporters who might otherwise vote for a dry city and point to growing support in the Black Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgis
Black Hills
Lemmon
School lands bring varied prices in Dakota sales
Pierre South Dakota reports on state school land sales show strong bids. In Davison county the average price reached 48.85 per acre and in Hanson county the average was 65.86 per acre.
Public health address urges strong state service in South Dakota
Dr Joseph G Parsons Sioux Falls urged public health reform at the Third district convention of the state federated women clubs. He called for epidemic specialists statisticians and better school health regulation noting South Dakota underfunded and lagging behind in health efforts. The meeting closed with music readings and plans to meet in Mitchell in 1916.
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Joseph G. Parsons
Sioux Falls
State Federated Women’s Clubs
Dr. Parsons
South Dakota
Sherlock Holmes
Board of Health
Mesdames G. G. Kimball
W. A. Heimberger
I. Vermilyen
Zillah Wilson
JL. R. Erskine
Mitchell
Aaa Ray
Tripp
Alice Murphy
Platte
Carrie S. Pratt
Geddes
Minnie Booker
Armour
Edith Miller
Myrtle Antrim
Maud Arnold
Howard
R. A. Zangle
Beulah Scallin
Elizabeth Burnett
T. ©. Williams
Edith Buchanan
Canova
Alice Croft
Chamberlain
Anna Schroder
Mary Wood- Worth
Parkston
Elanor Gurley
Caroline Orvis
Yankton
Mae F. Wales
Mother's Club
Dessa Rogan
Blenr Sbin
Stella P. Baisch
Press
Perle Sherman
Helen Scoblie
Tyndall
Emma Barnhart
Salem
Scholarship Fund
Mayme Boyden
Mary Henry
Marie Lawton
Health
Adelard Payne
Bridgewater
Ellen Sable
Can- Ni
John Brown
Chambelain
Conservation
Constance Robertus
Wagner
Ella Boylan
Maggie Kuhle
Civil Services Reform
Fanny Nohlgren
Clara Arnold
Myrtle Porteous
Gertrude Poster
Luella Seapy
Myrtle Reese
Peace
Anna Anderson
Saleh
Minnie Hagen
Mable Donaldson
Rose
Knight
Woonsocket
Lucile Barlfr
Jennie G. Mills
Extension
Edla Jaurson
Susie Pinard
Dessa Kelley
Ella R. Lane
Adell McBurney
Belle Butterfield
Parliamentary
Bertha Tripp
Carrie A McFarland
Pe Enirs
Nettie Jackson
Saem
Edith G. Dillon
Elizabeth ©. Burnett
Myrtle T. Austin
Third District
Mitchell Lodge
Newburys For Flowers
J. B. Barnett
Martin G. Wider
Mitchell Clubs
Radical change on Corn Palace visitors to Mitchell
Mitchells Corn Palace will drop street fakers and outdoor lotteries this fall. The Corn Palace committee, approved by 27 top contributors, will feature a large carnival with shows at street intersections and refreshments for sale outside stores. W H Fritz chairs the soliciting committee to raise funds from local business interests, with meetings set at the Commercial club offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchells Corn Palace
Corn Palace
W. H. Fritz
Earty
H. D. Butterfield
W. C. Metcalf
T. C. Burns
T. Murphy
Robert Burns
Jos l L. Lovinger
Fr. A. Petrson
A. B. Darling
John Kurvink
BE. McCarthy
Commercial Club
Farm Hand Runs Amuck in South Dakota Tale of Disturbance
Eureka, South Dakota. Fred Walsh, a farmer eighteen miles east of Eureka, employed William Dittman who turned out to be Harry Schneider. Armed with a shotgun he fired at Walsh, prompting the family to seek refuge. Dittman rode away to Eureka and boarded a southbound train before arrest at Hosmer and return to Eureka. He then admitted his true name, saying he is from Westcott, Minnesota, and his father was asked to hold him until arrival. The 23 year old, described as slightly demented, claimed a childhood blow to the head.
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Eureka, S. D
Fred Walsh
Eureka
Walth
William Dittman
St. Paul
Viara
Dittman
Hosmer
Mureka
Harry Schneider
Wescott
Minn
Best Woman Is a Home Builder
Mrs. Harley Thom of White Lake addressed the Third district convention of the South Dakota Federation of Women’s Clubs. She lauded women as home builders and financiers, urging sacrifice for family, nation, and moral duties. She warned against prejudices blaming women’s progress and called for united effort to strengthen the home and its foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Thomas
White Lake
South Dakota Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Thomas
Woman's role in home craft and peace praised
A speech by Mrs. Thomas extols women embracing skilled home work, equating homemaking artistry with other professions. She urges abandoning old pretenses, valuing hands used in the home, and a future where women stand for peace and love as men stand for strength. The audience received her address with enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fife
Thomas
Pretty Girls Take Away Aberdeen Coin
Aberdeen residents report a scam by several young women who sold magazine subscriptions for cash receipts. The buyers received receipts but the magazines did not arrive and publishers cannot be reached for confirmation. Receipts were mailed to publishers, leaving subscribers without proof of payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
Dates Set for Firemen's Tourney in Belle Fourche
South Dakota Firemen's Association tournament dates are fixed for the week of June 7 in Belle Fourche. John Mueller of Hot Springs has arrived for arrangements and promises a meet with six hundred fifty dollars more prize money than any prior SD tournament. Local fire department and the commercial club push to ensure a top quality event.
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Belle Pourehe
S. D
South Dakota Firemen’s Association
John Mueller
Hot Springs
South Dakota
Coons Consolidated School Makes Fine Showing
White Lake South Dakota reports that Patton township Aurora county has a centralized school with 61 students, three teachers, and higher branches offered. The school, formed last fall from township consolidation, has perfect punctuality except for two weather-related closings, and other townships consider adopting the central school plan with a state law requiring majority voter approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Lake
S. D
Patton Township
Aurora County
Spring Prospects in Hills Improve Amid Snow Remnants
In the Black Hills spring appears slowly with roads still rough and snow from two to five feet on mountains and gulches. Late frosts are unlikely as trees begin to bud. Winter wheat and grazing are good and farmers plan heavier planting due to moisture.
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DeadwWood
S. D
Black Hills
Deposits in Black Hills Banks Reach Over Eight Million
A local bank compiled banking figures for the Black Hills showing 33 banks with eight national institutions. Total deposits on April 1 totaled 8,563,210.51 led by the First National Bank with 2,000,000 and eighteen other banks above 100,000.
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S. D
Black Hills
First National Bank
Women Clubs Urge Prohibition and Moral Reform
Third district Federated Women’s Clubs session ends with resolutions calling state and nation wide prohibition as remedy for liquor, condemnation of white slavery and vulgar amusements, and censorship of movies. They urge school use as social centers, better sex education, and higher home economics presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Women’s Clubs
State University
Department of Home Economics
Catherine J. Grundland
Mitchell
Gertrude M. Poster
Armour
Adelaide M. Payne
Bridgewater
Hulda Stowell
Mae Cogan
Maggie Kuhle
Salem
Rose Knight
Woonsocket
Uulda Stowell
Mitchell W. Co
Man of Bravery J T Sledge Fought Off Intruder
Plankinton Mail reports J T Sledge and his wife hosted neighbors near Davison county. Strebel invaded their home firing through a window wounding Sledge and his daughter Chloe. Sledge wrestled the intruder, killed him with his own weapon, and protected his family. A coroner's jury exonerated Sledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strebel
Sledge
Mitchell Hospital
Two Woonsocket Banks Consolidated in One
Woonsocket now has two banks after the Merchants bank was absorbed by the Woonsocket State Bank. President W H Williams of the Merchants bank becomes president of the new consolidated bank with M Smith of Woonsocket State as vice president. W H Allen remains cashier and R R Morris from Merchants bank becomes assistant cashier. A new banking house will be built for the consolidated institution.
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Woonsocket, S. 1
Woonsocket
Merchant Bank
Woonsocket State Bank
W. H. Williams
Merchants Bank
M. Smith
Consolidated Institution
W. H. Allen
Woonsocket Bank
Consolidated Concern
R. R. Morris
Consolidated Bank
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Fort Pierre
State Food Department
Parmer
Lead
Joseph F
Minnesota
Ireland
T. J. McCarthy
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Columban
Black Hills Banks
J. T. Sledge
Man OF
City
Plankinton Paper
Woonsocket Banks
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