Physician Stine to face murder charge in Sioux Falls
Dr Milg H K Stine of Hartford will be tried in Sioux Falls on charges of causing the death of patient Mrs Crooks through a bungled operation based on mistaken diagnosis. He is bonded for appearance. The term also includes John Larkin, formerly of Belle Fourche, awaiting forgery trial against U S G Cherry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Milg H K. Stine
Hartford
Crooks
Snr
Stine
John Larkin
Belle Fourche
U.S. G. Cherry
Commissioners Draw Lots for Sioux Falls City Terms
Four commissioners elected to govern Sioux Falls with the mayor will meet on Saturday to draw lots for term lengths. The law assigns one year, two years, three years, and four years per term, with lengths determined by lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Commission
Bridgewater Mayor Contest Threatens License Victory
At Bridgewater election on April 20 Jacob Tsehetter is the declared mayor by one vote over A Ray. Ray through attorney Nis HLL has filed contest proceedings alleging unqualified voters. Judge Wood, defending, foresees a heated dispute as the outcome could flip the slim majority. Meantime incumbent Matthew Maver remains in office pending court decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
S. 1
Jacob Tsehetter
Matthew Maver
Plan Independent Boosters Bureau Plan in South Dakota
The plan, discussed by the state federation of commercial clubs with Governor Vessey, aims to create a bureau of immigration and raise funds for promoting agricultural conditions. Proposals include booster buttons and railroad support, rebuking the 1907 legislature’s rejection of a $20,000 office to promote immigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vessey
Real Estate Association of
Commissioner of Immigration
State Board of Agriculture
Judge Smith Finds Copper Arrow-Head in Sioux Village
Pierre South Dakota April 29 Judge Smith appointed to the supreme bench found a copper arrow-head while exploring an old Ree village. The specimen is not flint but copper and is as perfect as if cut by a machinist. Its copper composition and craft make it a rare valuable find among collectors of ancient Indian weapons.
Queen Margherita of Italy Stricken by Illness in Rome
Rome April 29 reports that Dowager Queen Margherita, previously ill with a cold that developed into influenza and neuralgia, is now confined to her bed at the palace as anxious spectators monitor her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Margherita
Italy
Rome
Margherita
Promoter Sees Yankton as Key Rail Link to Mexico
C Truax promoter of Midland Continental railroad and contractor visit Yankton S D and report line near Elgerly North Carolina with English capital eyeing immediate southward extension crossing at Yankton where a bridge from Yankton Norfolk line would be used if deals close Railroad men have visited Yankton as part of three plans to cross the Missouri and Yankton residents sense bright prospects for the Dakota city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton, S. D
Truax
Midland Continental Railroad
Winnipeg
Gulf ofMlexico
Elgerly
N. C
Yankton
Yankton-Norfolk
Wichita
Kan
Missouri
Dakotas
Uncle Sam to Aid Vermillion Road Repairs
In Vermillion South Dakota on April 28 the U S post office warned that rural route 4 may be discontinued if local residents do not improve the roads Bridges must be kept open so the mail carrier can perform duties The department urged action this spring to secure necessary improvements and spur residents to cooperate with the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion
S. D
Uncle Sam
Brosius
United States Post Office Department
Dakota Editor Dies After Train Injuries
A. M. Skinner editor of the Hitchcock News dies after being crushed between railroad cars at Hitchcock on the Chicago and Northeastern line. He was injured crossing the tracks a day or two earlier in Huron, S. D. on April 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
S. 1
Chicago & Northeastern Railway
Hitchcock
A. M. Skinner
Hitchcock News
State Employes Plat Grounds At Capitol
Pierre South Dakota April 28 Professor N I Hanson of Brookings college and State Surveyor Nelson of Mitchell to draft a preliminary survey of the state capitol grounds to make a plat for parking the tract with aid of state employes.
Fighting over drainage ditch bridges in Clay Yankton counties
Vermillion April 28. The Clay creek drainage canal faces extended litigation as landowners oppose paying for 10 steel bridges costing about 16000 to replace 10 removed structures. The case, heard by Judge Frank Smith, may go to the state supreme court after further arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion
S. D
Big Clay Creek
Clay
Yankton
Frank Smith
Sterling, Elliot and
Wymnan
Payne and Jolly
French and
Orvis
Smith
Supreme Court
Wagar Arrested for Second Offense in Dallas Case
Sioux Falls April 28 Anson Wagar of Dallas has been freed on innocence in a homestead trust fund embezzlement case but faces arrest again on charges that he used his position as United States commissioner to push private business and defraud the government of postage for mail card transmissions. Bond set at 500 dollars. Trial expected at current court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Anson Wagar
Dallas
United States
Wagar
Fifth congress opens of International Woman's Suffrage alliance
London hosts the fifth congress of the International Woman's Suffrage alliance opening under president Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt. Delegates and supporters gather in the British capital to push for voting rights and equal status for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
International Woman's Suffrage Alliance
Carrie Chapman Catt
Railroads Seek Referendum on Electric Headlight Law
Sioux Falls reports the first state referendum effort against a law requiring locomotives to carry 1500 candlepower electric headlights. Railroads argue the measure imposes heavy cost, citing a $200 install and low operating expense, while asserting the headsight will reduce yard hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
SL. D
Southkota
House
Pw Warly
Geddes Named Commandant of Soldiers' Home at Hot Springs
J B Geddes of Huron is named commandant of the Soldiers Home, succeeding Colonel Dudley who died last winter. Geddes has been serving as chair of the board and takes the post in Hot Springs South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Geddes
Huron
Soldiers’ Home Board
Dudley
Hot Springs
Barton pleads guilty to double murder in Edgemont
Hot Springs South Dakota April 26 James R Barton admitted guilty to murdering Stephen D minkers and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The charge of murdering Mrs Tucker remains unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
S. D
James R. Barton
Edgemont
Stephen D. Minkers
Wolf bounty claims total seven thousand nine hundred dollars
Pierre South Dakota reports wolf bounty claims have reached 7900 dollars toward an appropriation of 13000 dollars. Officials expect enough filings to pay about seventy percent of the face value per capita to claimants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
Wagar Acquitted of Embezzlement in South Dakota Trial
Anson Wagar, former United States commissioner at Dallas, was acquitted by a Sioux Trails jury on embezzlement charges involving trust funds from homesteaders. The defense said he held about $3,000 in trust to pay government lands amid faulty proofs. the verdict came after a tense trial and a noted emotional reaction from Mrs. Wagar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Trails
S. D
Anson Wagar
United States
Dallas
Wagar
Fairview
Mitchell Land Office
Land Office
Lisbon Quakes Cause Panic but Little Structural Damage
A series of violent earthquakes hit Lisbon and parts of Portugal last night. Fires started, walls cracked, and churches may be damaged while the king helped guide firemen and reassure residents. the Lords building remained undamaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Manuel
House of Lords
Gambling raid ends with church debt paid
In Wilkes-Barre on April 26 Mayor Kniffen with police raided a gambling house capturing colored gamblers. He offered leniency if they paid a $54.99 gas bill for Zion A. M. E. church. the gamblers raised $38.70 and were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Lewis P. Kniffen
Zion A. M. EK
Adopted by Uncle in Nebraska Habeas Case
In Ponca Neb April 26 Judge Brown ordered Grace Milligan to be adopted by her uncle Fd Olson of Newcastle following a habeas corpus suit by mother Mary Milligan to regain custody. The custody dispute follows recent trouble at a Sioux City depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca, Neb
Mary Milligan
Fred Seiler
Grace Milligan
Sioux City
Brown
Fd Olson
Newcastle
Rush is Over for Tripp County Land Openings at 6 Per Acre
Gregory South Dakota April 26 The land rush ends for Tripp county at government price of six dollars an acre. Over 3 800 tracts were open to entry with fewer than 1 400 entered since filing began. Fewer than half of the 200 numbers called found owners. Many 160 acre tracts remain unclaimed and will be offered again in fall at four dollars and fifty cents per acre.
Milwaukee Invades Jim Hills Territory in Dakotas
Aberdeen S D April 26 Announcement that the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul road will invade the Hill roads territory in the Dakotas was confirmed this morning with J Earling and others of the St Paul team passing through Aberdeen to Wakpala. The party then trailed a 10 day survey north through Dickinson county North Dakota before heading to the Belle Fourche country in South Dakota. Plan is to build lines north into Dickinson and into northern Pacific territory and two lines southwest into Burlington's area once routes are chosen. The new branches will traverse Standing Rock and Cheyenne river reservations to open land for settlement this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Dakotas
J. Earling
W. McKenna
KE. D. Sewell
H. Ek. Hunter
George McIntosh
McIntosh Bros
Duluth
Wakpala
Missouri River
Dickinson County
North Dakota
Belle Hourche
South Dakota
Dickinson
Northern Pacific Territory
Burlington
Standing Rock
Cheyenne River Reservation
First Annual Group 8 Convention of SD Bankers Concludes
The South Dakota Bankers Association Group 8 closes its first annual convention in Huron with 638 banks in Spink Beadle Kingsbury and Miner counties. J W Campbell named president. officers include H J Siston and Geo C Fullinweider. Next convention set for Huron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
George C. W Mullinweider
Messrs. I. A. Churchill
N. E. Walton
W. F E. Long
J. C. Dexter
J. W. Campbell
Huron
H. J. Siston
Lake Preston
Geo. C. Fullinweider
R. F. Chenoweth
Wolsey
J. A. Crane
Redfield
E. O. Bratund
Roswell
A. W. Ells
Iroquois
Hotel Royal
Woman Joins W R C as Centenarian in Plaindealer
In Plaindeau South Dakota on April 26 Gen Wadsworth W R C members hosted Mrs Lucy A Roberts as new member during a centennial celebration. Roberts born February 22, 183? earned pension and requires no voucher support. claimed oldest member status for the order.
Soo Road to Lay Iron on Old Aberdeen Ashley Grade
Aberdeen April 26 reports indicate the Soo Line will lay rails on the Aberdeen to Ashley grade it owned for 21 years. The line was built toward Gismarck North Dakota but halted during hard times, with terminal property in Aberdeen and plans to run trains into Aberdeen before next fall.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Soo” Railroad
Ashley
N. BD
Gismarck
N. D
Iss
Leola
Walworth County
Russian Black Sea Fleet Sails Under Admiral Strom
The active squadron of Russia's Black Sea fleet under Admiral Bostrom put to sea from Sebastopol today. The destination of the vessels is not known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebastopol
Bostrom
Disputed Ballots Cloud Armour Ward License Contest
Armour South Dakota faces a municipal race over liquor licenses after two ballots in Ward Two were discarded. Voters in the ward counted 95 ballots, and overall totalsgive the dry side a one vote edge. Saloon interests plan to contest, seeking a recount to overturn the outcome.
Trapper Captures Albino White Pocket Gopher
In Hudson South Dakota on April 24 Ralph Knight trapped a white pocket gopher in Calbe meadow. The albino specimen stood out as a rare curiosity among the common gray pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trapper
Hudson, S. D
Ralph Knight
Rank Cable’s Meadow
Editor to Tramp Abroad With Father to Europe
Harry Wentzy editor of the Pukwana Reporter and Rapid City Union will travel to Europe next month with his father of Kimball. They will visit the old home in Murance near the German border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pukwana
S. 10
Harry Wentzy
Pukwana Reporter
Rapid City Union
Kimball
Europe
Iurance
Dome construction advances on new capitol foundations
In Pierre S D April 24 active spring work on the new capitol focuses on the dome foundations and interior finishing. Outside dome work will begin soon and the central structure will change look as plastering on the basement floor nears completion and is pushed through the summer.
Much Married Woman Amber Belle Hamilton Marries D D McMillan
Mrs Amber Welle Hamilton wed grain dealer D D McMillan of Minneapolis on March 9 in St Joseph The marriage was kept secret until revealed yesterday A bigamy charge against M A W McDonald of Minneapolis linked to the union led to his arrest and a governor issued requisition The arrest prompted Hamilton to rush to Minneapolis to explain to Gov Johnson that she was unaware of the criminal action A civil settlement of 110000 was said to have been reached with McDonald before the arrest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Amber Welle Hamilton
D. D. McMillan
Minneapolis
Minn
Henry S. Swingley
Kansas City
Hamilton
M. A. W. McDonald
McDonald
Minnepolis
Windley
Sassour
McMillan
Miss Farrar Repays 34 000 Loan to Salem Benefactor
Chicago dispatches report that Geraldine Farrar of the Metropolitan Opera has paid the final $34,000 loan for her musical education. She also repaid the originally borrowed sums totaling 34,000 and 24,000 with 5 percent interest, delivering the funds to Mrs. Bertam Webb of Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicago
Salem
Mass
Chicago
Geraldine Farrar
Metropolitan Opera Company
Bertram Webb
Farrar Wis
No Mrs Gould Drank Says Farnum in Divorce Deposition
Dustin Farnum testified in the Gould divorce case that he knew Mrs Gould seven to eight years, met about once a year, saw nothing derogatory about her character, and never witnessed her drink. He described their relationship as friendly acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dustin Farnum
Gould
Louis Khle
South Dakota towns vote on license in Tuesday election
Sioux Falls reports that in Tuesday's election a list of towns voted for license including Mitchell Sioux Falls Clear Lake Garretson Redfield Ty ndall Flandreau Salem Sturgis Hot Springs Kimball Dallas Milbank Pierre Armour Plankinton Aberdeen Elk Point Webster Groton Britton Eureka Centerville Geddes Deadwood Lead Spearfish Belle Fourche Rapid City. The towns defeating license are Beresford DeSmet Hurley Miller Sisseton Ipswich Faulkton Doland Frankfort Dell Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Mitchell
Clear Lake
Garretson
Redfield
Tyndall
Flandreau
Salem
Sturgis
Hot Springs
Kimball
Dallas
Milbank
Pierre
Armour
Plankinton
Aberdeen
Elk Point
Webster
Groton
Britton
Eureka
Centerville
Geddes
Deadwood
Lead
Spearfish
Belle Fourche
Rapid City
Beresford
DeSmet
Hurley
Miller
Sisseton
Ipswich
Faulkton
Doland
Frankfort
Dell Rapids
Burnside Named Sioux Falls Mayor Under Commission Plan
Sioux Falls voters elected George W. Burnside mayor under the new commission plan by a 291 vote plurality among 2,765 ballots. Four commissioners were chosen H N Gates FE A Sherman Samuel H Hurst and John Fitzgibbon with license approved by 893, the city’s largest majority. Burnside won from Pillsbury and Doolittle after a three corner race. Church temperance groups did not oppose license contributing to the wet landslide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
George W. Burnside
Commission
H. N. Gates
FE. A. Sherman
Samuel H. Hurst
John Fitzgibbon
Burnside
Pillsbury
Doolittle
Church
Temperance
Man survives being kicked and run over by disc harrow
Tony Temish at Crow Creek agency is kicked in the face and run over by a sharp disc harrow. He was fastening a bridle when the horses bolted. his head suffered severe lacerations but reports say he will live. The incident occurred near Chamberlain South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
S. D
Tony Temish
Anderson and Moore
Crow Creek Agency
Dr Shanafelt Loses Sight and Memory in Final Decline
Sioux Falls area reports reveal Rev. Dr. T. M. Shanafelt once South Dakota Baptist missions superintendent is failing in health. A Birmingham letter says his sight has vanished, reading and writing are impossible, timekeeping is unclear, and his memory is weakening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Walls
S. D
T. M. Shanafelt
Huron
South Dakota
Birmingham
Mich
Saw accident cuts Baker’s fingers on local farm
Thomas Baker lost two fingers and part of a third on a buzz saw at the Adolph Christopherson farm seven miles west of Hudson in Norway township. He was tightening a burr while the saw ran, his wrench slipping and his right hand entering the teeth as the blade spun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson, S. D
Thomas Baker
Adolph Christopherson
Here
Norway Township
Baker
John Hagan
Widow of former mayor dies after bonfire burn
Yankton South Dakota April 23 Mrs A M English widow of former Mayor English died yesterday from burns received when a bonfire lit Monday. She leaves two sons and five daughters aged 62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton, S. D
A. M. English
June excursion to Brookings aims to entertain 15000 SD boys
Dates set for June 3 and 4 for a Boys’ excursion from Pierre to the agricultural college at Brookings. The event will run a state wide road trip for country school boys who helped with chores, featuring a prepared program and planned entertainment for 15,000 visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
Agricultural College
Brookings
South Dakota
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Grosses
STATE
Capitol
Tripp County
Jim” Hills
Bankers
Woman
W. R
SOO Road
Dakota Capitol
Amber Belle Hamilton
Miss Farrar
Dakota
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