South Dakota Harvest Bumper Crops Reported Across State
Reports from Volin Platte and Alexandria show wheat yields up to forty bushels per acre while rye reaches forty five. McPherson and other counties expect bumper crops after prior poor seasons, with barley and oats nearing harvest. granary space worries arise as farmers anticipate record yields.
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Lewis Harris
Platte
Joseph Hollis
Alexandria
Joseph McNamara
Lyman
Missouri River
McPherson County
McPherson
Hutchinson County
Tsucdl
Hartford
Minnehaha County
Lawrence County In South Dakota Creates Five Commissioner Districts
The Lawrence County commissioners completed redistricting from three to five districts. Two new commissioners, Charles Harwood of Lead and R Robinson of Nemo, were appointed. The move aims to improve representation for residents outside Deadwood after a petition signed by over two thousand people.
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Deadwood
Lawrence County
Board of Commissioners
Charles Harwood
Lead
R. ©. Robinson
Nemo
Spearfish
Viborg Edges Toward New Opera House Opening
Viborg South Dakota August 1 the new opera house building here is rapidly nearing completion and soon Viborg will boast one of the finest opera houses in the southern part of the state.
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Viborg
S. D
South Dakota Notes Show Healthy Wheat and Local Developments
Faulk county reports no black rust and a bumper wheat crop this season. Ashton plans a two day Labor Day celebration with horse races and games. Ashton Elevator Co buys Latimer elevator for grain business. J A Schlueter appointed to head Yankton insane asylum starting Oct 1. Milwaukee road adds daily Aberdeen to Linton passenger service. John W Davis of Creston purchases 960 acres in Aurora county for 30000 dollars. Four South Dakota land deals exceed 200000 dollars, buyers aiming to form medium farms for colonies from older states. Aberdeen Circuit Court denies Dakota Central Telephone permanent injunction against Grand County Mutual, but orders lines to cross above. Sam I Handy seeks Waterloo Cup coursing meet for Aberdeen with 4000 dollar purse in October. Coursing rising again as jack rabbits multiply.
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Milwaukee
Bowdle
Chicago
Ashton
Spink County
Ashton Elevator Company
Latimer Elevator
J. A. Schlueter
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Yankton
Frank Wyman
Schlueter
Dakota Central Telephone Company
Milwaukee Road
Linton
N. D
Grand County Mutual Telephone Company
Dakota Central
Grant County Company
Sam I. Handy
Paris
Ill
Commercial Club
Northwest
Used fake nickels alleged in North Dakota slug scheme
Four young men aged 16 to 20 from La Moure North Dakota and Groton South Carolina were arrested in Oakes North Dakota for passing slug counterfeit money later found to be babbit metal. They escaped from jail with help of a friend as vendors noticed nearly every slot machine exposed to the slugs. Ellendale state’s attorney ruled no counterfeiting case as the slugs did not imitate money.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Iour
la Moure
N. D
Rank Reeves
Joe Tolle
Joe Moore
Glen Wilson
Oakes
Groton
S. C
Ellendale
Mosquito Sanitation Continues Despite Sunday Work
New Orleans reports 27 new cases by 6 p.m. bringing total to 283 and 3 deaths today, 57 overall. Foci rise to 41 as sanitation, fumigation, oiling and screening proceed daily to make the city mosquito proof while Mississippi gate issues threaten detentions and camp locations along the gulf coast.
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New Orleans
Curran
New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
Slidell
Mississippi
Marine Hospital Service
Louisville and Nashville
Guiteras
Fridge
Gulf Coast
Four Men Rescued After Sand Cave-In at Long Island City
Laborers watching a trench collapse in Long Island City found a human hand and forearm visible on the surface. They dug quickly and rescued four men buried by the cave-in, with physicians restoring them to consciousness after hours of digging.
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New York
Long Island City
Hundredth birthday party honors Mrs Hubbel as locals recall elder years
Miller July 29 report from South Dakota notes 100th birthday party for Mrs Hubbel with Mayor Thomson sending a bouquet. Attendees include Mrs Reeves age 96 Mrs Sweetland 96 and Mrs McCarthy 89 though weather prevented several others from coming.
Harvest Prospects Rise in Hand County Dakota
Miller S D reports in Central South Dakota the current harvest milestone as grain fields show record barley oats speltz macaroni blue stem wheat heights four to five feet. Hand county crops appear near perfect with only 10 to 15 percent rust damage to blue stem wheat, forecasting the largest yields yet. Corn also shows strong growth reaching typical midseason development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hand County
South Dakota Crops Forecast Bright Without Rust Threat
Sioux Falls July 29. E J Mannix reports from about 250 South Dakota business leaders that wheat rust is absent and crops are in excellent condition. In Britton area wheat yields 25-40 bushels per acre, oats 80-100, Baltic oats 40-50, wheat 13-20, flax 12-18, corn 40-50, suggesting one of the state’s best crop years on record.
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls
S. D
E. J. Mannix
Commercial News
Britton
Missouri River
Mureka
Baltic
Fire at Huron Destroys Jewelry Store
Cliff V. Bates jewelry shop owned by J. H. Miller sustained about 800 dollars in fire damage early Thursday. Stock and building were insured. A large crowd of landseekers from Illinois Wisconsin Indiana toured the area as homeseekers and investors gather for fall activity. Ada Fuller and Prof. Rolin B. Holden plan a August 3 wedding in this city.
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Huron
D. D
Cliff V. Bates
J. H. Miller
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ada Fuller
Rolin B. Holden
C. C. Smith
Population and agricultural statistics for Lawrence Turner and surrounding counties
Reports from Pierre dated July 29 detail Lawrence county population 20 964 with city gains led by Lead and Deadwood. Debates also cover Tead Deadwood and other towns, plus Turner county crops totaling corn wheat oats barley buckwheat spelt flax and vegetables. Livestock numbers include cattle horses mules sheep swine and egg production at 772 299 dozen.
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Deadwood
Central
Robau
Spearfish
Terraville
Terry
Whitewood
Buffalo County
Gann Valley
Turner County
Suit Involving Butter Tax Shifts To U S Court
Wilkinson and Johnson of Crooks north of Sioux Falls have taken their case against W A Simpson deputy internal revenue collector to the United States court in Sioux Falls. Judge Carland will decide if Simpson exceeded his authority in enforcing a special tax on butter shipments. The dispute centers on a shipment deemed to contain excess water and the $300 tax assessed.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Wilkinson & Johnson
Crooks
W. A. Simpson
Internal Revenue
South Dakota
United States Court
Carland
Simpson
Chicago
Wisconsin Governor Calls For Rail Reform After Train Scene
Governor LaFollette told Chautauqua crowds in Galesburg Illinois he would like a hand in hanging Stuyvesant Ish president of the Illinois Central road. He cited filthy cars on his trip with women and babies forced to stand in the smoker and exposed to smoke and crude language. He urged laws to require railroads to provide comfortable seating and protection from male smoking and drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Ill
Stuyvesantish
Illinois Central Road
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Illinois Central
Very Much in Earnest New York Panel to Probe Life Insurance
State Senator William W. Armstrong announces a joint legislative committee to investigate the life insurance business in New York. The group will meet in Albany for organization next Tuesday and has asked Governor Higgins, the Insurance Superintendent Hendricks, Attorney General Mayer, and District Attorney Jerome to attend. The inquiry will be public and aimed at facts for new laws or amendments.
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New York
Rochester
N. Y
William W. Armstrong
Assembly
Albany
Armstrong
Higgins
Hendricks
Mayer
Jerome
Death by Own Action After Robbery in Wisconsin
Henry Miller's body was found in Lake Michigan near Racine, a coroner's jury returning a drowning verdict with no foul play indicated. Miller had borrowed 3000 dollars from Meihardt Bank in Burlington, passing the funds to a stranger posing as G N Fratt, who gave a tin box claiming mortgages worth 10000 to 12000 dollars. The man vanished in Racine before the final act, and Miller's mind had been unstable, with the alleged loss driving the tragedy.
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Racine
Wis
Henry Miller
Lake Michiigan
Burlington
Miller
Sioux unrest feared after Rosebud land law ruling
Bonesteel July 31 The Sioux on the Rosebud reservation threaten uprising over Justice Brewer interpretation granting Indians with allotments the right to buy liquor. Settlers prepare to defend homes after a saloon fight left a man scalped and unconscious, highlighting growing tensions and deaths.
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Bonesteel
S. D
Rosebud
Uncle Sam
Masacres
Redmen
Justice Brewer
Smith Bros
Dallas
Maiden Fights Monster Snake While Milking Cow
Miss Marie Czerney of Bon Homme county narrowly escapes death after stepping on a rusty nail while fleeing a large snake that had dipped its head into her milk pail. The reptile coiled around her ankle, knocking her to the ground and causing a painful wound, but she survived after urgent care.
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Scotland
S. D
Marie Czerney
Bon Homme County
Jersey
Aberdeen Man Candidate Announces for Congress
James M. Lawson of Aberdeen announces he will seek a Republican nomination for congress next year. Lawson has long been a leading state Republican, served as Brown County representative and speaker in 1893, moved to the senate in 1899, and is described as a forceful speaker and capable lawmaker. Born in Virginia in 1868, he trained at Princeton and Michigan, and has lived in Aberdeen since graduation. He is a bachelor.
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James M. Lawson
Aberdeen
S. D
South Dakota
Eben W. Martin
Deadwood
Robert J. Gamble
Yankton
Congress
Lawson
Brown County
Senate
Senator Lawson
Virginia
Orr Lawson
Pennsylvania
Frinceton University
Michigan University
Ann Arbor
Law
Hoboes rounded up by Aberdeen police in South Dakota
Aberdeen South Dakota July 31 police rounded up hoboes in railroad yards arresting sixty four travelers. Seventy five men found in an empty freight car jammed like sardines. Thirty two jailed till morning and another thirty two ordered to move on. Those willing to work allowed to stay others dispersed. Since July 4, 245 arrests recorded.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Milwaukee
Aberdeen Police
College faculty changes at Yankton academy and institute
Yankton South Dakota July 29 College faculty announcements list T W Burckholter as director of physical training for young men and instructor in the academy. Miss Anna Welch named for similar post for young women and to teach history. A two week summer theological institute begins August 1 with plans by Dr Ward and support from Dr Frizzell of Sioux City and Dr S G Smith of St Paul among others.
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Yankton
TW. Burckholter
International Y. M. GC
Misa Anna Welch
Northwestern University
Ward
Frizzell
Sioux City
Costly Missouri bottom drainage project outlined
Vermillion South Dakota reports an estimated 300000 dollars is needed to dig a drainage ditch from the city west to the Missouri River via Gayville. Clay and Yankton county boards study the proposed route this month after three petitions named Clay Creek Meckling and Gayville ditch. Landowners along the bottom would shoulder construction costs if the project proceeds.
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Vermillion
S. D
Missouri
City
Gayville
Misouri
Clay
Yankton
Clay Creek
Meckling
Protect River Bank at Kilk Point South Dakota
Government engineers prepare to begin Missouri and Sioux River bank protection at Kilk Point measured with a $15,000 appropriation. Fifteen spur dikes will extend into the river with willow mats sunk to guard against undermining while old riprap receives repair. Materials will be rafted from Sioux City and work aimed to start by mid August barring high water. A fourteen foot log embedded near Elk Point bank is dated about 150 years old and recently uncovered by a rise in water.
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Kilk Point
S. D
Missouri
Sioux
Banka
Sioux City
Elk Point
Novelty News Briefs From Across the Midwest
Summary of brief clippings: Elsie Cramer, 17, of Knox Indiana, died after ingesting carbolic acid while visiting South Bend. In Duluth, a water spaniel named Mac saved two children from Chester Creek, and Mrs. Spurbeck narrowly escaped drowning. In Chicago Evanston police halted a pursuit with gunfire. a Militiaman stopped a car with a revolver. In Janesville, W D McGregor, former Milwaukee normal school teacher, arrested for beating his wife. In Minneapolis C Henry Foss, veteran of the Thirteenth Minnesota, wounded, later married a Filipino wife and planned a short visit with his parents.
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Knox
Ind
Elsie Cramer
South Bend
Duluth
Minn
Mac
Frank Bridgeman
Oliver Pugh
Chester Creek
Frank Spurbeck
Janesville
Wis
W. D. McGregor
State Normal School
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
C. Henry. Foss
Minnesota Volunteer Regiment
Foes
Bloomington
Aveniany
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Governor LaFollette
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Illinois Central Railway
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