South Dakota Drenched As Rain Promises Record Corn Harvest
A twelve hour, statewide rain drenched South Dakota with about one inch, triggering forecasts of the heaviest corn crop. Mitchell and eastern districts reported up to 1.86 inches, with widespread soaking that refreshed thirsty fields and aided root absorption, setting favorable conditions for rapid ripening after recent moisture.
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South Dakota
Mitchell
Chamberlain
Hemberlain
Murdo
Kimball
New Theatre at State Fair Promises Sensational Exhibits
A reimagined Midway features a grand colonnade and a "New Theatre" titled The idiot Home. The Garden of Allah and Oriental displays showcase exotic acts from Europe and Asia, including dervishes, sword dancers, and animal scenes, with crowds promised a dramatic, weathered spectacle.
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South
Dakota
Val- Forse
MTA
Dreier Mors
Allan
Iofvany
State Engineer to Inspect River Flow Near Wasta
Pierre South Dakota State Engineer Devries plans an inspection trip to Wasta to measure river flow for the Cheyenne River project. Another gauge will be installed upstream to determine the feasibility of the Angostura irrigation dam and its impact on irrigation withdrawals. Objections to the plan have been raised by local residents.
Measurements to gauge downstream water supply impact
Officials warn that diverting irrigation water near Oral may reduce supply further downstream. Measurements will determine the exact quantity available after irrigation withdrawals, informing follow up actions.
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Oral
Fifty Books for Library Expansion This Week
The library added over fifty books this week with twenty one gifts from Mrs DM Tiffany, Mr Suntzigkelt and publishers. Purchases include general and juvenile titles across history literature science and adventure. Two hundred eighty books were borrowed and 166 patrons visited reading and reference rooms.
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Tiffany
Suntzigkelt
Geberally
Thej
Beard
Palestine
Kaleel
Kales
Kennedy
Long
Miller
Munsterberg
Scudder
Seton
Stateman's
Thoms
Harper
Verrill
Barclay
Diané
Dalrymple
Goldfish
Grey
Lincoln
Porter
Perrod
Tarkington
Anne
Wells
Altsheler
Polly Page Motor Club
Forrester
Robin Hood
Pyle
National Council of Boy Scouts of America
Wells Brothers
Adams
Allen
Barnes
Parneys
Tecumseh
Braves
Tom Upson
White Ribboners Elect Officers at Annual Meeting
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union re elected all officers for the coming year at the city hall meeting. Mrs B Tilley moved away so no longer vice president. New officers include Mrs J R Hiskine as president Mrs Ida Loomer as vice president Mrs W A Hitchcock as corresponding secretary Mrs Florence Wilson as recording secretary and Mrs G Scoville as treasurer. The next regular meeting is replaced by an annual picnic on the F A Bidwell lawn with dues due at the event.
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Women's Christian Tempérance Union
B. ¥. Tilley
J. R. Hiskine
Ida Loomer
W. A. Hitchcock
Florence’ Wilson
Wolf hangs self while trying to jump fence on farm
Pierre 8S. D-State Auditor Anderson reports Lincoln county farmer Harm Walthis found a wolf caught in a woven wire fence with two strands of barb wire on top. The hind leg slipped between the strands, the wolf twisted, and died hung as found. Walthis asked about the bounty but the wolf was dead.
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Pierre
Anderson
Harm Walthis
Lincoln County
Walthus
Ays
Elmer H. Bowers Believed Alive After Drowning Belief
Reports say Armour mail carrier and former editor Elmer H. Bowers of the Armour Chronicle Tribune, missing since Monday, is not dead. Friends who dragged the James river near Ethan found no body, while searchers note his wealth and recent heat distress as factors.
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Elmer H. Bowers
Armour Mail
Armour Chronicle Tribune
James River
Ethan
M. M. Winters
Tiis
Tlis
Disappearance Reported After River Bank Incident
A man was found in his trousers by the river bank with a small revolver missing. It is believed he may have vanished during a period of temporary aberration, with a substantial amount also unaccounted for.
Neighbors Rescue Woman as Gallagher Arrested
Neighbors rushed to Peter Gallagher's home after screams told of a violent quarrel last night. Gallagher was found hiding in a back yard tent and jailed after a brief struggle. Mrs. Gallagher sustained facial bruises but no serious injuries. He faces municipal court the next morning.
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Peter Gallagher
First Avenue
Gallagher
Protests Planned Over City Street Grading and Graveling
City council to hold its regular monthly meeting next Monday to hear petitions against proposed street improvements. Property owners along West Third Avenue oppose oiling and grading. protests also target gravelling on West Fourth Avenue and East Sixth Avenue. A petition seeks to narrow East Fourth Avenue from 40 to 30 feet, and another requests reducing West Sixth Avenue between Langdon and Foster streets to 30 feet with a second-reading ordinance.
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West Third Avenue
West Fourth Avenue
East Sixth Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Langdon and
Foster Streets
Highwaymen Take Cobbler For A Ride Near City
John Pearson a cobbler in the Joe Burg shoe store was forced to drive by two hoboes who boarded his buggy south of the city. They threatened him with violence and theft, taking $1.45 and demanding he continue the ride for several miles before reversing course and returning home. No guns were shown and no other witnesses were present. Pearson reached the city about seven that evening.
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John Pearson
Pearson
Joe Burg
Burr Street
Mr. Pearson
Lyman County Sees Rain Boosts Crop Prospects
Draper South Dakota heavy rain last evening ends a brief drought and promises bumper corn yields. Farmers in Lyman County report crops benefiting as rain arrives at a critical time, with potential for a banner year.
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Draper, SD
Lyman County
Witle
Scrops
Banking department grants three new bank clearances
The state banking department approved openings for three banks. Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Vermillion with a $50,000 capital. Security State Bank of Bran with a $10,000 capital. Citizens State Bank of Bloomington with a $10,000 capital.
Tax Assessments Nap Variable for Dakota Central Lines
Representatives of Chicago and Northwestern, the South Dakota Central, the Soo Line, and Crouch line appeared before the state tax commission in Pierre to protest local assessment figures. Telegraph and Western Union values fell this year while some smaller firms gained. total telephone assessments rose from 3,641,862 to 4,162,155. Major lines like Oak Central, Bell, and Northwestern showed varied increases as the commission added many unreported companies to the tax rolls.
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Western Union
Continental
Pioneer Sells His Newspaper in Moody County
George Lanning, member of the state board of charities and correction, sold the Roscoe Express to Roy D. Rogers. Lanning recalls publishing Moody County’s first paper in June 1878, The Roscoe Express, at Roscoe near the river where the railroad crosses, between Egan and Flandreau, in a sparsely settled Dakota Territory.
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Egan
George Lanning
State Board of Charities and Correction
Ngan Express
Roy D. Rogers
Mr. Lanning
Moody County
Dakota Territory
Roscoe
Flandreau
South
North Dakota
Dakota
South Dakota
Sioux City
Yankton
Omaha
Worthington
Miaing
Sioux Falls
Redscoe
Record $177 Per Acre Price For South Dakota Land
A record price was set at $177 an acre for the Anderson farm near here when it sold at auction. Bidding started at $100 and drew a large crowd as Oscar Sundstrom bid, reportedly for Soderstrom. The heirs of the late F. J. Anderson estate conducted the sale.
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South Dakota
Anderson Farm
Oscar Sundstrom
Tric Soderstrom
F. J. Anderson
Two Men Taken For Robbing Vilas P O
Sioux Falls police say two men Jim Pulver and Oscar Olsen were arrested and brought before U S Commissioner D J Conway on charges tied to the Vilas post office robbery on July 16. Witnesses Dowling and Waters, bonds set at 500 each, testified to stamps and cash stolen. Postal Inspector W C Batie leads the investigation.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
United States
D. J Conway
Vilas
Jim Pulver
Oscar Olsen
Frank Dowling
Will Waters
Centerville
Dowling
Madison
VV. C. Batie
Herd Boy Dies After Found Unconscious on Prairie
Roland Wilson, 12, son of E J Wilson a Hyde county farmer and herd boy at Jekyll ranch near Holabird left the ranch at 6 03 a m and rode saddle horse home riderless. Found unconscious at 12 30 p m on the prairie despite medical aid, died at 3 a m. Cause unclear pending investigation.
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Prairie Highmore
S. D
Roland Wilson
E. J. Wilson
Hyde County
Jekyll Ranch
Holabird
Orse
South Dakota Printing Bids Cut for Next Session
Bids opened show lower rates for state printing including official reports and legislative work. The State Publishing company, Sioux Falls, will print the legislative journals at about eight thousand dollars less than last session, Hippie Printing to handle bill printing at about four thousand dollars less.
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Pierre
S. D
State Publishing Company
Hippie Printing Company
Richards Enters as Independent Candidate for Governor
R O Richards announces as an independent for South Dakota governor. He denounces the Democratic platform as blank and attacks the current regime, advocating a non partisan movement, stronger primary reform and a dual system of real estate and income taxation. He aligns with Governor Byrne on taxation and opposes direct property exemptions. Real estate currently bears most taxes. he proposes constitutional amendment and a plan for fair revenue.
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Waron
S. D
R. O. Richards
South Dakota
United States
U. S
Progressive Republican Movement
Democratic Party
Wilson
Republican Party
Byrne
Henry George
Editors Praise Mitchell Welcome for South Dakota Editors
South Dakota Press Association members toured Mitchell after a Corn Palace City visit. The Commercial club hosted a 100 editors at a three course luncheon in the Elks building. Mitchell’s hospitality, hot weather, and speeches under toastmaster Lusk drew strong praise from Chamberlain Parker and Oakoma officials.
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Commercial Club
South Dakota Press Association
Ruskin Park
Corn Palace
Chamberlain
Democrat
The
Press Association
Mitchell
Mitchell Commercial Club
Elks
City of
Parker Press-Leader
W. G C. Lusk
Lyman
Oacoma
Argus- Leader
Wilks
Lusk
Small Cost in Fixing Streets in Mitchell
Councilman A C Miles says grading and graveling streets in Mitchell could be done at very low cost. He notes the city council will discuss the proposal at the Monday meeting and aims to inform residents about assessments while avoiding burdens on property owners. Under state law an estimate of the cost is required.
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Mitchell
A.C. Miles
City- Council
Miles
West Fourth
City plans street grading and graveling estimates
City Engineer Sid H. Smith presents estimates for West Third and Fourth avenues and East Sixth Avenue improvements. Assessments target property owners at $12.57 per 60-foot lot on West Third, $2103 per 50 feet on West Fourth, and $8.28 per 50 feet on East Sixth. Estimates on file since mid June.
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Sid H. Smith
West Third Avenue
Rowley
Iowa Streets
West Fourth Avenue
Main
Isadore Street
East Sixth Avenue
Langdon and
Foster Streets
July Births Show Increase and Decline in Local Marriages
July saw five marriages in the county, down from 14 in June and eight in May, while births rose to 41 in July from 36 in June and 21 in May. Deaths increased to 13 in July, 10 in June, and 9 in May. not on the rise.
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Davison
S. Cattrell
Frank HW. Clark
Lillian Kayser
Embery
Elmer CG. Smith
Laura McMahon
Mitchell
Matt Thone
Tillie Lubs
The
Grim Reaper
Government Employees Must Pay Auto Licenses
From Potter county the state department holds that cars owned and driven by government employees are not exempt from auto license laws. They must be licensed as a police regulation for highway use, with local taxation applying despite government ownership or use in official duties.
Screams Tell Not of Murder at Local Dental Scene
In Sioux Falls a dental engine entrapped a woman's hair, causing screams and crowd panic at Dr. F. B. Fields' office. Investigators say the hair weaving into the machine ripped parts from the woman's scalp while the device ran. A local firm plans to recreate the incident for a motion picture.
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Sioux Falls
Wheel OF Dental
S. D
F. B. Fields
Boyce-Greeley
Sher
Grafters Claim to Help Widows Get Pensions
A stranger claiming to be a government inspector for widow's pensions works rural districts promising $50 monthly benefits plus $5 per child after examinations. He charges 25 cents per registration and faces authorities accusing him of attempted seduction of children. He is described as small, with dark hair, wearing a blite suit, large buttons, a cap and deg wings.
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Marion
S. D
Stranger
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Dakota Central
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Attorney-General
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