Death and Encampment News From Local Officers
Dr W J Flocken of Parkston died in Sioux Falls after traveling for treatment of liquor habit and other stimulants. He collapsed at Dr B A Bobb’s rooms and died of heart failure about 1 pm Sunday. Funeral held Tuesday at Dr Bobb’s rooms with brief rites led by Rev T H Youngman. Pallbearers listed. burial in Graceland Cemetery. Co D returned from Huron encampment. Mitchell militia praised for drill. encampment plans include Yankton and state fair drilling contests.
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W. J. Flocken
B. A. Bobb
Flocken
Parkston
Bobb
Wall
L. Q. Hardesty
A. J. Parshall
Dr. Bobb
T. H. Youngman
Graceland Cemetery
A. B. McKeel
C. W. Adams
M. M. McDonald
W. H. McKeel
H. B. Rogers
Homecoming of Co D from Huron Encampment
Milwaukee passengers welcome Co D soldiers back from the first annual State Guard encampment at Huron. Captain Coursey praised the men for their conduct and drill, while Armour Co. I cheered them on arrival. Several distressing accidents occurred in Clark battery Saturday.
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Milwaukee
Co. D
Huron
State Guard
Captain Coursey
Co. I of
Armour
Armour Boys
Coursey
Clark Battery
The Young Man's Chances
Edward Bok argues in The Times and the Young Man that success depends on capacity, industry, and effort, not luck. He says young men must work hard, dismiss complacency, and seize widening opportunities as conditions improve, warning against blaming the times for failure.
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Edward Bok
the Times
Ladies’ Home Journal
Sioux Falls Seen as Site for State Poultry Meeting
A strong effort will be made this fall to secure the next meeting of the poultry association of the state at Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls would be an easy favorite, with Laverne offering to shuttle its show and many Iowa and Minnesota fanciers planning to attend. The issue will be decided at a directors meeting in Yankton during the state fair, with the January show likely to be staged in Sioux Falls if chosen.
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Sioux Falls
Poultry Association of
Sioux Fals
Mitchell
Sioux Fells
Keith
Argus
South Dakota
Laverne
Iowa
Minnesota
Directure
Yxsokton
Prairie chicken hunters fined and guns returned by court
A court hearing drew a large crowd as Pat Crampton Frank Gibbs and others faced charges for shooting prairie chickens in violation of game law. Justice Kress fined each defendant ten dollars plus costs but returned the guns to their owners, a decision seen as lenient by many hunters. Game Warden Dodson hinted at appealing the matter to the circuit court.
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Court House
Justice Kress
Justica McKinley
Pat Crampton
Phil Tobin
Frank Gibbs
Robert Burns
C. A. Beebe
T. J. Spangler
Dodaon
Spangier
Hitchcock
Spangler
Dodson
Circuit Court
City Council Revises Ordinances and Awards Gutters Contract
In a special session Mayor Van Alstine and aldermen Perry Stout Koch Beckwith Hannett Scriven awarded Gottlieb Scheuer enbrand gutter contract at 18 cents per square foot for Main street sections. A petition for electric lighting at Rowley Fifth was referred after a tied vote. The remainder of the meeting reviewed revised ordinances, which moved to second reading after late hours.
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van Alstine
Messrs
Perry
Stout, Koch
Beckwith
Hannett
Scriven
Gottlieb Scheuerenbrand
Main
Third
First
Railroad Streets
Main Street
Rowley
Fifth Streets
Yeas
Koch
Stout
Light Committee
Bicycle Ordinance Adopted By Council With Wheelmen’s Input
The new bicycle ordinance becomes law in full force and effect. It was introduced with wheelmen offered restrictions and adopted by the council. Provisions will be public immediately so wheelmen may understand their duties to enforce compliance.
Licenses Must Be Issued In County Of Ceremony
Watertown Public Opinion notes that under the 1890 law a marriage license must be obtained from the circuit court clerk of the county where the marriage will be performed. Deputized clerks urge ministers and justices to ensure licenses are properly issued in the respective county to strengthen the bond of matrimony in law.
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Watertown
McCormick Day Parade Celebrates Corn Binders Delivery
John Colvin, agent for McCormick implements, reports a busy day delivering about 45 corn binders this season. A parade formed at east Second street around 2 pm with A C Wheeler and ten employees at the rear, followed by the State Band and a group photo at the corn palace. The procession returned to Colvin’s shop where farmers hitched their binders to wagons and headed home. Thirty five binders joined the parade. the rest were delivered earlier. Colvin treated customers to lemonade and cigars while they remained in town.
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John Colvin
McCormick Implements
Mair Street
East Second Street
McCormick
A.C. Wheeler
Corn Palace
Hoyt Cox
Mr. Colvin
Look Out for Chicken Feed Warning in Dixon Ill
The Dixon Illinois Evening Telegraph warns of a graft likened to chicken feed schemes. It notes that small kernels of corn can tempt friends into giving a dollar for a joke, then the joker pockets the money. Recent corn belt reports suggest promoters may fail at the outset. only very rich men could carry kernels without consequence, risking dignity.
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Dixon
Ill
Evening Telegraph
Tyes
Improved long distance lines connect Mitchell to Aberdeen
North of Mitchell a broad set of long distance telephony connections has been completed linking Mitchell to Woonsocket and Aberdeen with a direct line. The Western Electric Co has spent a large sum to finish the project and enable direct conversations to Pierre, reducing the previous need for multiple town changes.
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Mitchell
Woonsocket
Aberdeen
Western Electric Co
Pierre
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Scallin’s Gascara Chocolates
Ich
S. H. Scallin
F. W. Freyberg
M. D
A. A. Daniels
R. BP. Dundass
A. Bobb
W. E. Crane
M.D
Main ST
S. G. Boyce, Siretect, S.o
Mdsummer Clearing Sale
Chigago Shoe House
Detroit Vapor
Phoenix Storm
W. H. Webster & Co
South Main Street
Dr. Flocken
DR. Floecken
Isishme
Yankton
Salem
Canistota
Stout’s
Mitchell Company
Fellowa
Milwaukee Road
The
Law
North
Prairie
and the Justice
McCormick Corn
State
Band
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