Indian Monuments to Fallen Braves
Rapid City South Dakota April 27 in the Picturesque Dark Canyon a site is chosen for lasting monuments to great Oglala Sioux chiefs led by Red Cloud White Cloud Sitting Bull Rain in the Face Two Sticks and others Indians from nearby reservations will select sculptors and plan tributes Some monuments will be statuary while others are carved on rock No date is set for erection and tribesmen will convene to approve the plans before construction resumes in the Black Hills
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Rapid City
S. D
South Dakota
Red Cloud
White Cloud
Sitting Bull
Rain-in
Two Sticks
Frank Lockhart
Rosebud
Pine Ridge
Uncle Sam
Dark Canyon
Wolf pups slain in Montana mine for stock protection
James Kuester, visiting from this city, reports finding a den of ten wolf pups in a Montana cave near Custer county. He killed the pups to protect livestock and later trapped the mother, earning a $165 bounty from hides and selling them to a dealer. Northwestern Promotions details promotions at Northwestern Railway in Huron.
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Lead
James
K Kuester
Custer County
Mont
Here
Kuester
Fire destroys Meadow business block. two perish
Meadow South Dakota April 27 two people die in a blaze that wiped out Millers hotel Meadow State bank a lumber yard a livery barn and a pool hall Ellen Miller stepdaughter of the hotel manager and an unknown elderly woman are dead Cecil Braught and Frank Brown Jr Lemmon are badly burned the fire occurred Saturday
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Meadow
S. D
Miller's
Meadow State Bank
Ellen Miller
Cecil Braught
Frank Brown, Jr
Lemmon
Kingsbury county to exhibit at state fair
Huron South Dakota April 27 Secretary McKvaine of the state board of agriculture was advised that Kingsbury County will be represented at the state fair in September with an exhibit of agricultural horticultural and other products J H Lloyd of DeSmet will have charge of the display.
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Huron
S. D
McKvaine
State Board of Agriculture
Kingsbury C County
J. H. Lloyd
DeSmet
Preacher and party depart for London on Campania
Centerville South Dakota April 27 Rev J Wyatson Mrs Watson and Miss Chapman left for London England via the steamship Campania departing New York Wednesday. Wyatson the new Congregational pastor received a four month leave of absence to visit his aged parents.
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Centerville
S. D
J. Wiatson
Watson
Workingmen Social Club Formed in Pierre South Dakota
Laboring men in Pierre South Dakota organize the Workingmen's Social club to establish a reading and recreation room for evening use. Governor Vessey J L Lockhart Rev John Askin and others support the movement.
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Working Men’s Social Club
Pierre
S. D
Workingmen’s Social Club
Governor Vessey
J. L. Lockhart
John Askin
Aberdeen Roof Garden Set to Open May 23
Aberdeen South Dakota April 27 The management of the Aberdeen roof garden on top of the six story Citizens Trust and Savings bank building are rapidly completing equipment and the garden will be opened for business May 23 It is the only roof garden in both Dakota.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Aberdeen Roof Garden
Citizens Trust and Savings Bank
Dakota
Suspected YeggmAn Caught at Yankton
In Yankton South Dakota April 26 a suspected yeggmAn was caught after a manhunt near the railroad yards. He refused to name himself but carried home drills and a hat perforated by bullets, linked to the Scotland escape crew. A second brief item notes a Vermillion fine for selling adulterated oysters by floating them to inflate bulk, violating the pure food law.
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Yankton
S. C
Kaylor State Bank
Scotland
Kaylor
Pure Food and Drug
A. N. Cook
State University
South Dakota
Sioux Falls Wholesale Fruit Company
Cook
Flandreau Woman Dies at Age of 101 in South Dakota
Lucy Roberts of Flandreau aged 101 years 2 months died at her daughter's home after a cold followed a clothing change. Born February 22 1809 in Litchfield New York she will be buried beside husband Abijah Andrews. Surviving: daughter Mrs Nichols of Flandreau and Mrs Mary Snell of Minneapolis.
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Abijah Andrews
Nichols
Mary Snell
Minneapolis
Freight engines fall into burning creek bridge near Kirk
Two large freight engines and their tenders stuck in mud near Kirk after a wooden bridge caught fire as freight No. 203 passed slowly. The crew jumped to safety and the wreckage slid into the creek while the intact cars remained on the rails. Wrecking outfit from Nebraska en route.
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Deadwood
Kirk
Burlington
Nebraska
Wiss
Omee
Debate Result: State Agricultural College Defeats Yankton
The debate at Yankton College on April 26 ended 2 to 1 in favor of the State Agricultural College. The question asked whether the federal government should enact a law barring interstate carriers from transporting goods produced by establishments employing children under 14. State college upheld the affirmative with Elmer Sexauer Fred Matheny and Cecil Staring. Yankton was represented by R L Nordness H A Robinson and L W Robinson. Judges were Warren Miller Lake Benton J Ray Hawarden and Raymond V Phelan Minneapolis.
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Broonjines
Yankton College
State Agricultural College
State College
Elmer Sexauer
Fred Matheny
Cecil Staring
Yankton
R. L. Nordness
H. A. Robinson
L. W. Robinson
Warren Miller
Lake Benton
Minn
Uy. J. Ray
Hawarden
Raymond V. Phelan
Minneapolis
Unruly Student Fined and Expelled in Canton School
Verne Kennedy, 19, son of Judge C. B. Kennedy, was fined 75 dollars in justice court for assaulting Professor E. C. Woodburn. Kennedy and two allies faced upcoming hearings for breaking into the school to alter records. Kennedy was expelled from the school with no class standing. Clyde Kinsley testified Kennedy grabbed the drawer and struck Woodburn, causing a deep facial cut.
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Canton
S. D
E. C. Woodburn
Verne Kennedy
C. B. Kennedy
Clyde Kinsley
Hainey Hamilton
Young Kennedy
Woodburn
Tripp Man Vanishes After Scotland Trip Departure
Frank Sternhagen of Tripp S D vanished after leaving on the noon train Tuesday claiming a Scotland business trip He did not alight at Scotland and has not been seen since Neighbors fear foul play or misfortune may be involved as the case unfolds
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Tripp
S. D
Frank Sternhagen
Scotland
Somell
Retail Merchants and Hardware Men to Hold a Session
Sioux Falls reports the thirteenth annual convention of the South Dakota Retail Merchants and Hardware Dealers association will meet in Yankton May 10 to 12. Officers include President D H Loftus and Secretary N S Tyler with A E Lee among vice presidents. a full program features addresses by numerous regional and national figures and a fire insurance session May 10.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Tyler
South Dakota Retail Merchants and Hardware Dealers’ Association
Yankton
D. H. Loftus
DeSmet
N. S. Tyler
H. O. Rime
Dell Rapids
A. E. Lee
Vermillion
South Dakota
Loftus
P. S. Wickham
D. Nelson
Laverne
Minn
E. Pike
Minneapolis
R. S. Wessey
O. J. Moore
Sioux City
James T. Williams
Ben R. Vardamann
Des Moines
Ellis L. Howland
Battle Creek
Mich
W. H. Gentner
Farmington
Retailers’ Commercial Union
Alfred WN. Cook
State Food and Drug Compresioner
H. Jutherford
Chicago
C.J. McConville
St. Paul
Sentenced for sending bold postal cards in federal cases
In Sioux Falls on April 25 the last federal jury trial ended in a hung verdict in United States vs Frank Brogan of Mobridge for selling liquor to an Indian. Other trials of Laframboise, Campbell, Four Generations, and Millay resulted in guilty pleas and varied sentences by Judge Carland all to start at noon Tuesday.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
United States
Frank Brogan
Mobridge
Aberdeen
Globe Laframboise
Daniel Campbell
Sisseton Reservation
Carland
United States Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
H Cuse
Albert Four Generations
Yankton
Laframboise
Campbell
LeRoy Millay
Delmont
Miutter
Iho
Millay
Curland
Kaw
Local Weddings Highlight Wakonda Community Life
Miss Silvia Ward and Joseph Dwyer wed April 20 at the Congregational parsonage with Rev Tresidder officiating. Ella Haggin and Robert D Hogan married April 26 at the bride’s parents home with Rev Saxon officiating. New spring buildings include Baptist and Methodist churches and homes for John Rustad and J H Dwyer. William Shaw, long a local sviler, suffered a severe stroke and lies at death’s door.
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Wakonda
S. D
Sivlla Ward
Joseph Dwyer
Congregational
Tresidder
Ela Haggin
Robert D. Hogan
E. EB. Saxon
Hogan
Sioux City
Haiggin
John Rustad
J. H. Dwyer
Wm. Shaw
Elkton city marshal injured by accidental gun discharge
Edward Timm, Elkton city marshal, suffered a serious ankle wound when his .38 revolver slipped from a coat pocket after a meal and discharged. A physician probed and removed the bullet after the incident in Flkton South Carolina.
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Flkton
S. C
Edward Timm
Elkton
Memorial Service Honors Bishop William H Hare in Sioux Falls
Memorial services for the late Bishop William Hobart Hare were held in Sioux Falls with Rt Rev Morrison of Davenport delivering the morning address at the cathedral. Bishop Tuttle presided and administered communion to clergy and communicants. A grave flower service followed as the remains lay in the churchyard. An afternoon meeting at the New Theater featured Commissioner E A Sherman on Bishop Hare and the city, with Thrall and O Gorman also speaking. The service closed with Bishop Tuttle’s benediction and songs that were Hare’s favorites.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
William Hobart Hare
Morrison
Davenport
Tuttle
Missouri
United States
Episcopal Church
Northwest Territory
Hare
E. A. Sherman
Bishop Hare
W. H Thrall
Huron
O’gorman
Search Light Aids In Breaking Land
In Presho South Dakota on April 23 a fleet of powerful breaking outfits works across western South Dakota and eastern Missouri valley to till thousands of acres of raw prairie. Day and night crews use immense searchlights to operate continuously for 24 hours enabling night breaking and rapid land development for crops this year.
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Presho
S. D
South Dakota
Missouri Valley
Local educator named new dean at Huron College
Huron South Dakota April 23 Professor Edwin Dukes resigns as Independence Iowa superintendent to become dean of Huron College. Dukes, once superintendent here, is noted for broad educational ability and will move to Huron in June.
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Aberdeen
S. D
H. Rock
North English
Valparaiso
Ind
South Dakota
Big Stone
Webster
University of Ilinois
Huron
Edwin Dukes
Independence
Huron College
Dukes
Hudson Educator Goes to Garner Principalship
Miss Blanche Spratt assistant principal of Hudson schools will serve as principal of Garner Iowa schools for the coming year.
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Hudson
Garner Hudson
S. D
Blanche Spratt
Garner
South Dakota towns swing wet or dry in April elections
Across Pierre to Hot Springs voters weighed liquor licenses in a statewide set of city elections. Mayors were chosen in numerous towns under the commission plan with several dry victories and mixed results for incumbents and new officials.
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Yankton
S. D
White
C. B. Freney
F. S. Vaughan
Joe Frick
August Goetz
Lesterville
Gayville
Sturgis
Indian predicts violence from stormy summer
An aged Sioux warrior from Pine Ridge visited town and predicted a stormy restless summer with much violent weather. He cited Halley’s comet as a possible cause but spoke English poorly, leaving the exact reasoning unclear.
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Interior
S. D
Pine Ridge Reservation
Halley
Frits Ammons Found Dead in Rapid City Hotel Room
Frits Ammons, who first arrived in the Hills in 1873 with a U.S. cavalry troop from New Mexico before white settlement, was found dead in his Rapid City room. He was 60 and had lived in Deadwood Hill City and Sturgia before settling here.
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Rapid City
Frits Ammons
The
Hills
United States
New Mexico
Deadwood
Hill City
Sturgia
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