Prominent Carotan Bls If Bath Tub
Sioux Falls, Aug 19 A death shock rocked the city as L S Tyler a noted orator and state campaign manager for the liquor dealers group was found dead in a bath tub at his home His wife and daughter are abroad His son Nat found the body Officials suspect heart failure and say he had been dead about 24 hours Tyler had served in legislatures of Minnesota and South Dakota and worked 35 years for American Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
L. S. Tyler
South Dakota
State Association of Liquor Dealers and Brewers
American Express Company
Farmer Killed by Lightning While Fighting Fire
Draper South Dakota August 19 John Wege a farmer northwest of town was killed by a lightning bolt while aiding in a prairie fire. A second bolt struck his brother Migge who died instantly. the brother survived after loss of consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draper
S. D
John Wege
Migge
Hyge
Farmers to Convene National Congress in Madison
Pierre South Dakota reports Governor Crawford appoints progressive farmers from across the state to the national congress in Madison on September 24 1908. Delegates include J Johnson Canton J Holleman Springfield J King Colman J Turgeon Stracher J Ford Mansfield J Stark Cancva A Powers Hurley W Olds Watertown I Evans Marion J Dunmire Scotland R Maxwell Chelsea and many others from towns such as Canton Springfield Marion Watertown and Madison. The event aims to share crop techniques and explore introduction of new grains and vegetables to the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Johnson
Canton
James Holleman
Springfield
J. J. Holleman
Springfeld
James Kirk
C. J. Worse
Ethan
J. P. Kinge
Colman
Judger Turgeon
Stracher
G. R. Woodford
Mansfield
J. F. Stark
Cancva
A. Powers
Hurley
W. W. Olds
Watertown
I. I. Evans
Marion
Dunmire
Scotland
R. W. Maxwell
Chelsea
J. Watson
W. =. Heeren
Chancellor
T. Hersey
Onde
J. D. Carr
Fort Pierre
D. Hentult
Custer
J. Jarlow
St. Marys
Pearley
Flandreau
J. C. Peorwell
Howard
James Carlin
Lakeside
P. H. Rapp
Wittenburg
R. Knadston
Athol
A. O W. Kruger
Groton
J. Tekrony
Clear Lake
R. C. Styles
Brentford
Ka Bwing
Turton
W. C. Thomas
A. Dunne
Langford
Toskel Janson
Madison
Nich Whirch
Waterown
Etcher
J. Larson
Irene
Yolin
G. T. Starris
Wessington
MM. Schuster
Jr. Miller
C. L Hyde
Pierre
W. Gregory
Sportsmen’s League delegates named for Lawton meeting
Pierre South Dakota Aug. 18 Delegates named for the tenth annual meeting of the League of American Sportsmen to be held at Lawton Oklahoma October 12 13 Governor Crawford selected G B Lemon of Bowdle I H cent Huron J H McCoy Aberdeen fb Holmes Sioux Falls and John H Burns of Deadwood as representatives.
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Pierre
S. D
League of American Sportsmen
Lawton
Oklo
Crawford
G. Be, Lemon
Bowdle
I. H. Cent. Huron
J. H. McCoy
Aberdeen
Fb. Holmes
Sioux Falls
John H. Burns
Deadwood
Fingers Amputated in a Corn Sheller
Centerville South Dakota Aug. 19 Fred Krause lost two fingers of his left hand in a corn sheller accident while cleaning the sheller from below a loose board shoved his hand in beyond the normal limit. He pulled free with pain but saved the hand. one finger broke at the second joint and the other lost flesh back to the second joint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Fred Krause
Lorenz Vesper Ends Life Near Bridgewater
Lorenz Vesper about 50, living three miles northeast of Bridgewater, committed suicide at noon Saturday by shooting himself in the head with a revolver. Described as a man of good habits and well to do, the act is attributed to insanity.
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Bridgewater
M. D
Lorenz Vesper
Here
Electric car narrowly saves man after near-fatal crash
In Sioux Falls on August 19, I. H. Espy, about 45, was struck by an electric street car while smoking a cigar. Sparks flew from the cigar as it hit the pavement, pushing him along the track and causing serious injuries though doctors say recovery is possible. He narrowly escaped being cut to pieces when the car stopped in time.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
I. H. Spy
Espy
Bank Official Sentenced to Five Years in Leavenworth
George D. Harras former cashier of the Hot Springs National Bank in South Dakota was sentenced to five years in the U S penitentiary at Leavenworth after pleading guilty to four counts. He admitted false reports to the comptroller and embezzlement totaling about 25000 dollars. Harras 27, with a wife and child, expressed remorse and the judge gave the minimum term dating from noon today.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
United States
Leavenworth
Kan
Cuarland
United States Court
George D. Harras
Hot Springs
Federal Grand Jury
Carland
Horras
Sigourney
Harras
Hot Springs National Bank
South Dakota
Seth Bullock
Little Brown Hen Earned 48 Cents in Egg Prediction
Badger S D August 19 a little brown hen owned by John Weidenkopf of this place has earned 48 cents by speculating on the egg market. The hen laid eight dozen eggs in a hole behind the ice house door on sawdust covered ice and the eggs were sold as fresh.
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Badger
S. D
John Weidenkopf
Weidenkopf Ice House
Lyons names South Dakota Democratic executive panel
Vermillion Aug 19 Chairman Richard F Lyons of the Democratic committee announces the executive committee members H A Reeves Scotland John Kelley Flandreau John Martin Watertown A N Chamberlain Brookings P F Wickham Alexandria W A Lynch Huron Thos H Ayres Pierre Zack Spitler Aberdeen Edward Cook Wilmot Dennis Henault Custer John T Heffron Deadwood The chairman asks ex-Chairman Harry Wentry Rapid City to oversee the Black Hills west of the river
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons Vermillion
S. D
Richard F. Lyons
Democratic Committee
H. A. Reeves
Scotland
John Kelley
Flandreau
John Martin
Watertown
A. N. Chamberlain
Brookings
P. F. Wickham
Alexandria
W. A. Lynch
Huron
Thos. H. Ayres
Pierre
Zack Spitler
Aberdeen
Edward Cook
Wilmot
Dennis Henault
Custer
John T. Heffron
Deadwood
Black Hills
Mr. Lyons
Harry Wentry
Rapid City
Tony the cat misses $5000 share from Mrs Lowry will
Philadelphia reports that Tony the tiger cat died before the inheritances could be shared from Mrs Annie L. Lowry's will. Tony, buried beside Fluffy in the Lowry yard, followed Mrs Lowry everywhere and slept at her side. The parrot and canary were also named beneficiaries but Tony did not survive to receive anything.
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Philadelphia
Tony
Annie L. Lowry
Lowry
Fluffy
Mrs. Lowry
A New Wise Man
In Millville on August 19 Justice Ware presided over a chicken ownership dispute between two women. He proposed taking the entire flock as settlement, both women agreed, the case was dismissed, and the magistrate’s son drove home with the poultry.
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Millville
Wara
Solomon
Daniel
Ware
Secretary Wilson Hunt for Trees for Forest Reserve
Grookings M C Aug 18 Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson arrived here on his way east from the Black Hills and will stay four days visiting with his son Professor J W Wilson. He seeks suitable trees to reforest hills and restore areas cleared by lumbermen. He notes Professor N E Hansen of the state college, in Siberia for the department, is succeeding in gathering alfalfa and clover in colder latitudes than ever before attempted.
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Grookings
M. C
Secretar of Agriculture
James Wilson
Black Hills
J. W. Wilson
Wilson
N. E Hansen
State College
Siberia
Farmers enter Labor Day parade with decorated wagons
In Wagner S D on August 18 a new parade feature invites farmers to decorate wagons for Labor Day. The organizing committee will award three prizes for best decorated vehicles: 40 dollars for first, 25 for second, and 10 for third. Farmers plan to adorn wagons with grain and grasses to win.
Hanson county farm land hits 50 percent rise in value
Alexandria South Dakota August 18 The Hanson county land market shows a 50 percent price increase in the past week Henry Wagner of Wayne township bought the Pat Casey homestead one mile southeast of Alexandria from John O Murray Cresco Iowa for seventy five dollars per acre.
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Alexandria
S. D
Hanson County
Henry Wagner
Wayne Township
John O'Meara
Cresco
Pat Casey
Rural Letter Carriers to Convene in Canton on Labor Day
South Dakota Rural Letter Carriers association meets in Canton from September 7 for a two day session. State and federal officials including a road expert, a mail route inspector, Senators Kittredge and Gamble, Congressman Hall, Governor Crawford, and Charles Burke are invited. Farmers receive a special invitation as discussion centers on good roads.
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Canton
S. D
South Dakota
Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Kittredge and Gamble
Hall
Crawford
Kk. W. Martin
Charles Burke
Raffety Bores Ice Well To Supply Miller
Miller South Dakota August 18 W T Raffety bores for ice at his home north of Miller. The artesian well will form a lake from which he will cut the town ice under a pact with local butcher shops to supply the town. The town had run out of ice three weeks earlier and had shipped it from Pierre, so community support backs the project.
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Miller
S. D
W. T. Raffety
Raffety
Pierre
Mr. Raffety
Grain stack accident injures man in South Dakota
Salem South Dakota August 18 len Ballack suffered a severe accident Thursday evening when he fell backward on a grain stack and impaled himself on a pitchfork. The tines entered the side and penetrated six inches. He was operated on and his recovery status is uncertain.
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Salem
S. D
Len Ballack
Telephone Firms See Reduced Assessments In South Dakota
The South Dakota board of assessment and equalization finished a two day session in Pierre on August 18. Few equalization claims were made. The Dakota Central Telephone Co saw its prior rating cut from 60000 to 23000. American Express Co. claims were rejected. Milwaukee railroad west to Mowbridge valued at 7000 per mile. Minneapolis and St. Louis west to Conde valued at 5000 per mile.
Hunter's Paradise in Hamlin County
Castlewood South Dakota August 18 reports say prairie chickens quail ducks and geese promise strong hunting. Best duck shooting expected in the lake region of south central Hamlin County while rain spared wild birds. A Faulk county hunter jailed on a 300 fine after being found with 30 chickens. Governor Crawford appointed 29 wardens this summer to enforce game laws and curb violations.
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Castlewood
S. D
South Dakota
South Dakota Pharmaceutical association elects officers
Watertown July 17 South Dakota Pharmaceutical association elected Henry A Sasse as president Fred Vilas rookings as first vice president F D Kriebes Beresford as second vice president KE C Bent Dell Rapids re elected A A Woodward Aberdeen re elected George Swartz Redfield Chris Schultz Madison and J F Wagner Garden City named to state board of pharmacy Governor Crawford will select one member Over 300 delegates attend the 28th annual convention largest in the association's history The secretary reports 650 pharmacists registered a yearly gain The president elect Snasse will join the legislature to influence pure food laws and drug business issues A paper by A H Wheaton on federal and state control faced counter from C H Douglass representing proprietary medicine firms
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Watertown
S. D
South Dakota Pharmaceutical Association
Henry A. Sasse
Henry
Fred Vilas
Rookings
F. D. Kriebes
Beresford
KE. C. Bent
Dell Rapids
A. A. Woodward
Aberdeen
George Swartz
Redfield
Chris Schultz
Madison
J. F. Wagner
Garden City
State Board of Pharmacy
Crawford
Snasse
Godington County
A. H. Wheaton
Brookings College
C. H. Douglass
Chicago
Homesteader Moves Tiny House On Wagon Across Plains
Avon South Dakota details a homesteader who again towed a miniature house on a mule team drawn lumber wagon. He previously used the rig to reach a claim in northwestern Iowa and plans to visit friends before returning within a month.
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Avon
S. D
Iowa
Nehdy
Fugitive Murderer Hiding in Cave Near Spearfish
William Dunn, who killed Fred Samuelson after discovering him with Lena Lehan, remains at large despite posses and Citizen effort. A $250 reward is posted by Sheriff Trathen. Dunn is thought to hide in a timber cave and subsists on food for days. Fred Meeker is jailed in hopes of breaking his silence.
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Cave Spearfish
S. D
William Dunn
Fred Samuelson
Trathen
Dunn
Samuelson
Lena Lehan
Fred Meeker
Mystery surrounds electric project in South Dakota
In Marion, South Dakota, Aug 17, word leaks that a major interurban electric railway line is planned for the near future with Marion as a key point. Financial backing appears strong and the right of way is reportedly secured, though concrete plans and promoters remain undisclosed. A local attorney hints that top state figures are backing the venture but declines to quote specifics.
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Marion
S. D
South Dakota
Eenough
Republicans Open Headquarters for State Campaign
Sioux Falls Aug 17 Republicans open state central committee headquarters in renovated apartments. Willis G Cook, chairman, and J L Wingfield, secretary, direct the campaign with clerks. Cook plans to reside in Sioux Falls. Wingfield arrives from Mitchell to oversee activities as Democrats also prepare state offices.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Republican State Central Committee
South Dakota
Willis GC. Cook
J. L. Wingfield
Mitchell
Cook
Plankinton
Rascal Proposes Marriage Stole Money and Fled
Aberdeen reporter dispatch says Joseph Dennison of Affles City was arrested in Huron and sent to Aberdeen for alleged theft of $60 and a watch from Miss Gertrude Honneger a Miles City Mont teacher. They sought marriage in Kansas City and fled toward Blue Earth Minnesota after obtaining her trunks.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Joseph Dennison
Affles City
Huron
Gertrude Honneger
Miles City
Mont
Dennison
Kansas City
Honneger
Blue Earth
Mina
Northwestern Road
Miss Honneger
Prairie Fire Damages Wheat and Hay in Local Gap
A prairie fire between here and Ree Heights started by railway engine sparks burned 50 acres of wheat in shock for Craige and Leyson and 150 tons of hay for Bert Jones, plus 15 acres of wheat for W. L. Curtis. The blaze has cost the railway thousands of dollars since construction.
Young Boy Sprinter Recaptures Alleged Yegg Man
In Aberdeen on August 15 Glenn Anderson aged 15 son of Sheriff Anderson aided Alderman Ira Kruger in recapturing A J Wallace an alleged yegg man who had escaped from custody. Wallace was pursued after a drunkenness charge and was returned to jail. Twenty alleged yeggs were arrested nearby as Chief Zirbes vows to keep Aberdeen secure. A jail break attempt by friends of the prisoners was thwarted by Fireman Dick Cameron.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Glenn Anderson
Anderson
A. J. Wallace
Wallace
Young Anderson
Ira Kruger
Kruger
Yegg
Charles Zirbes
Wais
Veggien
Dick Cameron
Eight Octogenarians Dine Together in Watertown
In Watertown South Dakota eight local Civil War veterans dined with G A Skinner totaling over 700 years in combined age. The youngest guest was 84 and all have lived in the state for about 25 years. Residents note Watertown’s aging citizenry with an estimated population around 7 000.
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Watertown
S. D
Northwest
G. A. Skinner
B. Crane
Samuel Stone
W. C. Wall
S. O. Kennedy
Samuel Wall
A. Warrington
O. T. Bigelow
W. L. Slawson
South Dakota
Prisoner Delivered to Illinois Authorities for Extradition
State Agent John Kelley filed an Illinois extradition request for Frank Schultz alias John Yost. Governor Crawford issued the warrant. Schultz, who had completed a four year Illinois penitentiary term, fled on parole in 1907 to South Dakota and is to be returned. Henry R. Pease of Watertown named to the tuberculosis congress delegation for Washington, D. C., September 21 to October 12, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
CHAPPIE GOUROUD REPORTED DEAD IN NEW YORK
Sioux Falls reporters learn that Powers Gouroud known as Chappie a dapper Englishman and former member of the local divorce colony may have died of pneumonia in a New York hotel about a month ago. Two traveling men in New York brought the word though local knowledge could not confirm the report. Chappie was a conspicuous figure in the colony during his stay and was widely liked for his merry nature.
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Chappie” Gouroud
Sioux Falls
S. D
Powers Gouroud
Chappie
Divorce Co.sny
New York
South Dakota
What One Acre of Range Land Will Do
J R Harris a homesteader near Presho South Dakota shows land value from natural rain without irrigation. From a half acre he sold vegetables worth 35 40 dollars yielding 70 80 per acre profit. From one acre he sold 26 50 dollars worth of potatoes as part of the crop.
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Presho
J. R. Harris
South Dakota
Bonesteel Aims to House U.S. Land Office Move
Bonesteel residents push to relocate the U S land office from Mitchell to Bonesteel S D arguing land near the Missouri river is scarce on the Mitchell side and the west side near Bonesteel offers easier handling amid a pending Indian land opening in Tripp county. The effort follows Bonesteel’s recent selection as division headquarters for the Chicago and North Western railway and the town seeks to capitalize on regional growth.
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Bonesteel
S. D
United States Land Office
Mitchell
Interior Department
Missouri River
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Tripp County
Rancher dies after being dragged by engine crossing track
Henry Fratzke 28, of Interior, was fatally mangled when his horse was struck by an eastbound train Friday night. He was taken to Chamberlain hospital where he died. His wife and three children were notified and, with his body, left for Waseca Minnesota. This brings the fourth family death from a casualty in recent times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Waseca
Minn
Henry
Quarantine Extends Over Two South Dakota Counties
Yankton and Clay counties are under 30 day quarantine due to rapid anthrax spread. No stock or teams may leave the district as State Veterinarian Hicks and Federal Inspector Smith work with local vets to curb depopulating herd losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
S. D
Clay
Hicks
Smith
Hoboes Raid South Dakota Town. 11 Captured
A Mellette telegraph reports Hoboes attempted a raid on Aberdeen by a crowd driven off. Citizens fought them, captured 11, and held them at the jail awaiting trial.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Mellette
Here
Elopement Arrests In Aberdeen Report
Mrs. Gena Yodness and Ole Insted were arrested in Aberdeen South Dakota on information from Canton South Dakota. They allegedly eloped without freeing themselves from their respective spouses. An officer traveled from Canton to Aberdeen to return the couple for trial.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Gena Yodness
Ole Insted
Canton
Strike Over Sunday Work Halves Week for Italians
Pierre South Dakota August 14 A group of Italian railroad workers on the Milwaukee road in Stanley County struck after a wage cut tied to removing Sunday work and reducing the work week from seven days to six. The move lowered their weekly pay by one day, reflecting broader labor tensions over hours and weekly earnings.
Antelope Seen Near Settlers in Rapidly Settled Region
Grand River South Dakota August 14 antelope numbers 17 were spotted near a settling area in Butte county. Residents fear legal penalties for hunting as the wildlife tempers the rush of homesteaders across the west.
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Grand River
S. D
Butte County
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Farmers’ Congress
Agricultural College
Hansen
Hanson County Farm
Hunter’s Paradise
Hamlin County
Pharmaceutical Association
Wheaton
Mystery Surrounds Electric Project
Rascal
Marraige
Illinois
U. S. Land Office
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