South Dakota Tax Rolls Show Broad Asset Spread Across State
A state summary of county returns reports 21,215,642 acres of farm land valued at an average 6.11 per acre, Lincoln County highest at 12.45 and Sully and Fall River lowest. Miners lands total 8,851 acres at 70.42 per acre. Livestock up except swine due to cholera. horses total 11,434,718 valuation. Pianos vary by county from 89.08 to 40.30. Personal deposits exceed 41 million with merchandise stocks about 5.1 million, prompting a call for a tax commissioner to improve levy of taxable property.
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Pieris
S. D
Andere
Lincoln County
Sully
Fall River
Missouri
Lime Range
Brown
Snimk
Jini River Valley
Buite
Lys
Butte County
Stanley
Brookings
Turner County
Minnehitha
Lake
Brule
Minnehaha
Buffalo
Aurora
Butte
Campbell
Clay
Deuel
Hand
Hanson
Hughes
Jerauld
Lincoln
Lyman
McCook
Miner
Roberts
Sanborn
Herreid
Cattle Rustler Lamphere Pardoned and Freed
A. W. Lamphere of Chamberlain, twice convicted of cattle rustling in Lyman county, was pardoned by the state board of pardons and Governor Mirod after an auction. He has been released from the Sioux Falls penitentiary and returned home amid sustained support from friends who argued his innocence.
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A. W. Lamphere
Sioux Talis
S. D
State Board of Pardons
Mirod
Chamberlain
Sioux Falis
Lyman County
Sioux Falls
Stolen Bank Papers Found At Last
Papers and bonds stolen from the First National Bank of Custer City during a September robbery were recovered. No money was recovered, but the discovery was important to the bank as investigators recovered key documents.
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Custer
First National Bank
Custer City
Georgiris
Mit
Denied a New Trial in Manslaughter Case
H C Edmunds of Vermillion has lost his appeal to the supreme court challenging an indictment in a first degree manslaughter conviction. The Meckling incident on July 1, 1904 ended with W J Williams dead. Edmunds faces a four to twenty year sentence in the penitentiary after two years of court delays.
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Clay County
Vermillion
S. 1
Supreme Court
H.C. Edmunds
Circuit Court
Edmunds
Smith
Young Willams
Williams
Heirs Battle Over Sanford South Dakota Estate
Two sets of heirs contest the one third share of Mary S. Sanford's estate in South Dakota. Illinois executors seek appointment as administrators of the Dakota portion, while daughter Miss Mary Sanford wants the post. Judge Bailey continued the case pending required publication.
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Sioux Walls
S. D
Bailey
Mary S. Sanford
Ilinois
South Dakota
Sanford
Illinois
Sioux Falls
Mary Sanford
Drainage Ditch Promised to Boost County Farmland
Deuel county farmers plan a seven mile drainage ditch to reclaim 2400 acres of wet western land. A survey by General Carpenter estimates land value could rise by about 650000, with digging costing around 19000 and work to begin this fall before freezing.
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Clear Lake
Deuel
Watertown
Yankton College Latin Head Moves to Colorado College
Professor Henry F. Smith, who led Yankton college Latin for three years, leaves with his wife for Colorado Springs to join Colorado College as Bible department head. He will teach Bible and launch a new college Bible study program. His successor is Professor Marvin V. Bennett, recently finishing postgraduate study at Vanderbilt and Columbia.
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Yankton
D. D
Henry F. Smith
Yankton College
Colorado Springs
Colorado College
Smith
Marvin V. Bennett
Vanderbilt
Columbia Universities
New York
Eight SD Guard Companies Camp for Annual Encampment at Camp Roosevelt
The Fourth regiment of the South Dakota National Guard holds its annual encampment at Camp Roosevelt near Watertown. Eight companies from Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Canton, Salem, Redfield, Sisseton, Aberdeen and Yankton attend while Britton and Clark are excused. Chaplain Montgomery travels from New York to join, and regular army officers Captain Guyer and Captain Coler Campbell oversee daily rifle practice with Captain Mark W. Sheafe assisting.
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Watertown
S. D
South Dakota
W National Guards
Lake Khampeska
Stewart
Britton and Clark
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Canton
Salem
Redfield
Sisseton
Aberdeen
Yankton
Black Hills
Montgomery
Prominent Printer Dies In Sioux Falls
Eol Hollenbeck, a well known local pressman and member of the pressmen's union, died in bed likely from heart disease. Coroner Miller will hold an inquest to confirm the cause. His wife is in Minneapolis for a brief vacation and unreachable. the deceased leaves a widow and a young son.
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Sioux Falls
Eol Hollenbeck
Pressmen's Union
Miller
Forum
Hollenbeck
Minneapolis
Escapee Tobias Recaptured in Bradley Home Visit
Aberdeen S D August 15 Charles Tobias held on a Bradley S D mail pouch robbery charge and jail escape was recaptured at his Bradley home shortly after visiting wife and child. He described the escape as impulsive and indicated he planned no further flight. He will be tried at the September term of the U S court in Deadwood.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Charles Tobias
Bradley
Tobias
United States
Deadwood
Suicide Ending Shows Trivial Pain in Mining District
Deadwood South Dakota August 15 John Blatchford aged 52 longtime superintendent of the Reward mine at Verry near Deadwood shot himself after two weeks of excruciating pain from an ulcerated tooth despite medical aid He was a thirty second degree Mason and a prominent mining man He leaves a widow and six children.
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Deadwood
S. D
John Blatchford
I. H. Harriman
Verry
Blatchford
Hand Shot Off in Black Hills Farm Accident
Meade county farmer Tracey from Sturgis loses his right hand when a shotgun accidentally discharged. The gun dropped to the floor and fired while he was cleaning it, an incident reported from Aug. 18 in Sturgis.
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Black Hills
Sturgis
Meade County
Mear Here
Tracey
Posse Hounds Horse Thieves Near Sturgis
A posse of fifteen men pursued horse thieves after a night break in north of Sturgis. They recovered five horses near Bear Puttes. two saddle ponies remain missing. No trace of the thieves found.
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Sturgis
S. D
Aus
Wic Crowden
Pever
Sherit
Bear Puttes
Fire Destroys Town Block in Faulkton
Aberdeen S D Aug 14 Fire destroyed an entire block in Faulkton last night with total losses around 35 000 and 18 000 insured The Bryden block Kelley and Murray and Rounds gallery were heavily damaged The absence of wind helped avert greater disaster, citizens aided in fighting the blaze Two years ago Faulkton suffered a 65 000 fire loss threatening the town’s business area
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Aberdeen
S. D
Bryden
Kelley & Murray
Knute Olson
Faulkton
Editor Sallet Weds Former Bookkeeper
Yankton South Dakota reports the marriage of Editor F. W. Sallet to Miss Elizabeth Goetz a longtime Yankton bookkeeper. The Milwaukee wedding follows a public career with Sallet once editor of the Dakota Free Presse and owner of a prominent German paper. they depart for Europe on a six month tour.
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Yankton, S$. D
F. W. Sallet
Elizabeth Goetz
Milwaukee
Europé
Indianapolis
Ind
Yankton
August Goetz
Goetz
Prolonged Suit Over Corn Jones Estate Reaches U S Court
In Sioux Falls South Dakota Isaac S. Jones brother of Wilson S. Jones known as Corn Jones lodges suit in U S court naming Harry W. Subera Nellie B. Jones Edgar L. Smith Charles H. Vincent and Theodore I. Leavitt as defendants. He seeks return of cash valuable papers and property alleged to have been wrongfully taken including Minnehaha county farm land and a safety deposit box contents. He fears for his health as subpoenas set for September 3 for a preliminary hearing.
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls
S. D
Wilson S
Corn”) Jones
United States
Isaac S. Jones
Harry W. Subera
Nellie B. Jones
Edgar L. Smith
Charles H. Vincent
Theodore I. Leavitt
United States Court
Wilson S. Jones
Minnehaha
Isaac Jones
Isasac Jones
Acad
Wages Slightly Up As Purchasing Power Grows
A 1905 report by the Bureau of Labor on wages and hours in principal U S manufacturing shows hourly wages up 1.6 percent from 1904 while weekly hours stay flat and employment rises 6.3 percent. Retail food prices rose 0.6 percent, but overall purchasing power increased by 1 percent, meaning an hour’s wages bought more food in 1905 than in 1904.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor
United States
Forger y charges hit Milwaukee Avenue Bank cashi
Chicago reports a warrant against Henry W. Hering cashier of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank for forging a $10,000 note in the name of Marius Kirkeby. Testimony shows extensive flight preparations by Paul O. Stensland president of the bank, with a woman involved. Detectives trace a massive three foot high iron bound trunk and heavy luggage linked to Bara Boo, Wis.
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Chicago
Henry W. Hering
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Marius S. Kirkeby
Paul O. Stensland
Olsen
Ellen McCracken
Stensland
Baraboo
Wis
Sioux City Live Stock Market Report Aug 15
Sioux City stock prices show overall mixed to heavy cattle and fat cows, with butchers steers selling around 4.50 to 6.00 and stockers near 3.00 to 3.30. Grass cows and heifers bring 2.50 to 3.60, yearlings and calves 2.75 to 3.50, and stock cows 2.00 to 2.75.
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Sioux City
Chicago Cattle and Hog Markets Reported Mixed Prices
Chicago cattle and hog markets show strength in prime cattle and steady to softer trends overall. Cattle receipts lifted bids to 3.75 to 6.75 for primes, hogs held 5.80 to 6.20 for mixed lots, and sheep traded 4.25 to 7.85 with recent softness for lighter bids.
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices Reported at South Omaha
South Omaha market report shows cattle steady to rising with native steers at 4.25 to 6.25, western and Texas steers mixed, cows and heifers from 2.00 to 7.05, stockers and feeders around 2.75 to 4.40, calves 3.00 to 5.75, and bulls 2.00 to 4.00. Hogs slower with heavy at 5.75 to 5.95, mixed 5.85 to 9.90, pigs 5.00 to 6.00, bulk 5.85. Sheep steady with yearlings 5.25 to 6.00, westerns 4.50 to 5.25, wethers 5.00, ewes 4.00, lambs 6.25 to 7.40.
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Chicago
South Omaha
Texas
Grain and Provisions. Chicago Market Quotes Aug 15
Chicago market notes show steady flour and varied grain prices with No 2 red wheat at 0 7?c, corn No 2 yellow 38 cents, oats No 2 white 32 to 33 1/4 cents, flax seed No 1 1.07 1/2 dollars, and provisions including short rib sides 8.80 to 8.99 dollars and lard 8.52 dollars. Whisky high wines 1.29 per gallon. cheese firm at 12 1/4 cents.
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Chicago
Stia
Northwestern
Zoe
Minneapolis grain prices close on track August
Closing cash prices on track in Minneapolis list wheat varieties led by No. 1 northern at 73 1/2 to arrive and No. 3 at 72 1/2 cents. Macaroni products show No. 1 macaroni at 89 1/2 to 94 cents and No. 2 macaroni at 66 1/2 to 66 3/4 cents. Corn No. 3 yellow 45 1/4 to 40, oats No. 2 white 29 4/6 to 30 6/6, rye 6 0. Barley prices also noted.
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Minneapolis
I.c
Republicans Open State Campaign Headquarters in Sioux Falls
South Dakota Republican leaders, including State Chairman Cook, plan to open the state headquarters in Sioux Falls on the coming Wednesday. The Aug. 11 meeting in Sioux Falls, attended by U.S. Senator Gamble and top nominees, set campaign duties and named possible secretary candidates while reporting a satisfactory party outlook statewide.
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Cook
Sioux Falls
S. D
Republican State Central Committee
South Dakota
State Committee
United States
Gamble
J. D. Elliott
W. C. Cook
Plankinton
R. E. Grimshaw
Deadwood
The
Black Hills
Coe I. Crawford
Huron
Howard C. Shober
Highmore
C. H. Cassill
Canton
Philo Hall
Brookings
Congress
John Hinning
Herreid
S. W. Clark
Redfield
George Rice
Flandreau
Hans A. Astrud
O. C. Dokken
Clear Lake
Bogue
Turner County
Dillon
Yankton
Gjolme
Charles Mix
Thorson
Lincoln
Byrne
Faulk
Richards
Beadle
Burgess
Basford
Spink
Phillips
Minnehaha
Langley
Kingsbury
Steere
Jerauld
J. D. McLaughlin
Codington
Corn seed lectures aim to boost Iowa yields with three stalks per hill
At Parker on October 13 Professor P G Holden of the Iowa Agricultural College will lead a corn meeting. Holden, originator of the gospel seed corn train, notes Iowa's recent yield increases from thirty-two to thirty-six bushels and believes careful seed selection can raise a stand to three stalks per hill, boosting output by a third. He shifts to college extension work, traveling to farms to share seed selection methods. He will lecture in Huron on October 12 and at Flandreau on October 15.
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Parker
S. D
P. G. Holden
Iowa Agricultural College
Holden
Towa
Iowa
Professor Holden
Huron
Flandreau
Cloudburst Floods Reach Near Wolf Creek South of Bridgewater
A cloudburst seven miles southwest of Bridgewater along Wolf Creek drenched the area with torrents for twenty minutes, lifting the creek four feet in half an hour. Bridges were washed away and grades washed out, roads became impassable, and a farmer lost hog pasture and several hogs swept downstream. Small grain was cut in the storm area.
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Bridgewater
S. D
Here
Wolf Creek
Federal prisoner escapes from Aberdeen county jail
Chas. Tobias, arrested July 10 for robbing and burning a Milwaukee mail pouch, escaped from the county jail Tuesday evening. A skeleton key is believed passed through a window by friends. Tobias had been bound over $2,000 after a hearing before US Commissioner Wallace and is remanded to jail for lack of bond to attend the next term at Deadwood.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Chas. Tobias
Bradley
Milwaukee
Tobias
United States
Wallace
Deadwood
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Mme
Prague
Lake Kampeska
Camp Roosevelt
Ed Hollenbeck
Faulktor
Sallet
Corn” Jones
Cash
Hering
Grain Markets
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