Palmer Sues Saloonkeeper for 2000 Damages
Mrs. Carrie I Palmer of Hanson county sues Conrad Schurz a saloonkeeper of Ethan for 2000 damages claiming the liquor sold led to her husband’s July 17 1905 death by his own hand. Western Surety Co on Schurz bond, lawyers listed. Also notes a divorce decree for Luella Johnson on grounds of desertion and a local wedding party report.
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Balding
Lillie Brothers
Carrie I. Palmer
Hanson County
Conrad Schurz
Hthan
Palmer
German Wedding Unites Kohen and Schumacher at Flensburg Farm
Miss Minnie Kohen wed August Schumacher in a high profile ceremony at Hillside German Lutheran Church with Rev. Vhusius officiating. About 400 to 500 guests gathered in Douglas county to celebrate then returned to the Kohen home for a grand wedding dinner and a barn dance that lasted into the morning with lively music and ample refreshments.
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William Kohen
Douglas County
Flensburg
Minnie
August Schumacher
Hillside
Vhusius
Kohen
Not Without recompense
Philadelphia Ledger argues that municipal friction over street railway and telephone franchises signals a civic awakening. It praises tighter public control and compensation, warning against future franchise abuses and urging lawmakers to prevent past crimes, for public service improvement.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Philadelphia
New York
Washington builds curb on omnibus bill hopes
Washington dispatches report Speaker Cannon has eased opposition to the omnibus bill and a conservative measure is seen to pass before adjournment. The bill includes funds for public buildings in Mitchell, Water Town and Huron, with potential construction in those three South Dakota towns and improvements to Hack City land office and post office facilities.
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Washington
Cannon
Mitchell
Watertown
Huron
Hack City
Perils of the Climbers in New Zealand Alps
A climber named Low slipped in a snow couloir in the New Zealand Alps, dislocating an ankle and lacerating a knee after striking a rock. He crawled for four days through ice and moraine amid a snowstorm, bivouacked under a rock, and survived ten days on one day of food before rescue.
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New Zealand Alps
Low
Death of James W. Ottman in Ethan
James W. Ottman dies at his Ethan home after a period of declining health and paralysis. He had lived in Davison county nearly 25 years, first near Ethan as a farmer, then ran a hotel there until two years ago. A lifelong Republican and county convention chairman, Ottman was widely known for integrity and honor.
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James W. Ottman
Mitchell
Ethan
Funeral Services Held for James W. Ottmann in Ethan
Funeral services were held in Ethan on Thursday for James W. Ottmann who died Tuesday evening. Rev. Harry Weak conducted the service with interment in the local cemetery. Ottmann, born October 26 1828 in Schoharie County New York, traveled as a sailor in youth and married Margaret J. Avery in Hudson Wisconsin November 25 1877. The couple lived in Lohrville Iowa before settling near Ethan twenty five years ago. He leaves a wife and daughter Jess and was well respected in Davison county for his hard work and perseverance during illness.
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Ethan
James W. Ottmann
Harry Weak
Asa Dodd
Lowrie
H. L. Bras
Mr. Ottman
Scoharie County
N. Y
Margaret J. Avery
Hudson
Wis
Lohrville
Iowa
Davison County
Ottmar
Jess
See I saved 89 cents by coming here today
A wife boasts about savings of 89 cents while her husband jokes about time spent with her. The Detroit Pribnne fragment presents a domestic exchange with minor humor and unclear context.
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Detroit
Devoe Paint Ad Seeks Honest Full-Measure Quality
A letter to Mitchell urges paying more for Devoe paint, calling it full-measure and honest and likening rival paint to a watch-dog that fails at night. The ad promotes Devoe lead and zinc as the reliable choice, critiquing false claims and urging customers to go by the product name.
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Devoe
Devoe Lead
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Bidwell Land
LOAN
Carrie Palmer
Keeper
Mitchell Fruit Co
Proom
Jos. Loevinger
Willian Marks
Will Kohen
Ding
W.J. Frad & CO
Mitchell, South Dakota
James Ottman
Germany
Burgain
T. J. Giblett
State of
South Dakota
Davison
James McKinley
Justice of the Peace
Ben E. Cole
Amos Kendell, Jr
Said County
Mitchell, Davison Co
T. J. Spangler
Suy
E. B. van Alstine, Mitchell, S. D
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