Editorial endorsement boosts state boom in South Dakota
An Iowa paper lauds South Dakota’s boom driven by banking growth and rising farm values. It credits pioneers with grit, notes soil and climate parity with Iowa, and argues careful cultivation made land productive. The piece also discusses dumping ground enforcement and a local court case over a dead horse buried three feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H Davis
Iowa
Jedar Rapids
South Dakota
Cedar Rapids
Union
Dakota
Minnesota
Sarmin
The
Justice Reeves
Court House
Amsden
Frank van Wagenen
C. G. Ruthbun
John Savage
W. C. Webster
F. P. Stearns
D. H. Brown
James Grace
Keith
Chas. Roth
Mr. Amsden
Circuit Court
Paying for a Dead Horse
Thursday afternoon the city sued L. A. Amsden a dray man charged with drawing a dead horse to the dumping ground and leaving it there without indication of disposal.
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L. A. Amsden
Will Play in Mitchell by Sorrentino's Banda Rossa
Italy's famous Red Band led by Eugenio Sorrentino comes to Mitchell during the corn palace festival, September 22 to October 1. Fifty red coated players promise a full repertoire, praised for sonorous tone and climactic tempo. Botega the trumpeter cited as a standout soloist by critic Philip Hale.
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Sorrentino
Banda Rossa
Italy
Mitchell
Corn Palace
Europe
Genoa Exposition
United States
America
East
Eugenio Sorrentino
Bottega
Philip Hale
Boston
New Jersey Folks'4 Premiere by Fox Company at Opera House
C E Fox's dramatic company debuted as an organized troupe with New Jersey Folks at the opera house drawing a good summer crowd. Impson pair impressed, John Porter earned solid praise in a tough role, Rowena Francis and Maulsby shown strong talents, with lively encores from the troupe as the barn dance finale capped a clever performance. The group heads west next for several nights under H L Maxwell's direction.
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C. E. Fox
New Jersey
Opera House
H L. Maxwell
Mr. Fox
Fake Slave Girl Narrative Debunked At Dakota Institute
A Sioux Falls correspondent details the Highmore region case of a girl rumored to be enslaved. Investigations show the story is a fabrication. the Halley/Mayer family history and the Chicago dime museum exhibit are outlined, with a note on the girl’s schooling and family movements.
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South Dakota
Chicago
Story
Sioux Falls
Highmore
Mayer
Mitchell
John Hough
Dakota
Northwest
S. D
Haby
Lemke
Lemkes
Habry
Haley
Prof Stout at Canton Lectures on Education Basis
Prof L A Stout of Dakota University led the Canton Teachers Institute and spoke on The Physical Basis of Education in the county court room. The Canton News praised the lecture as a solid, fact rich foundation for education, noting the small share of men with collegiate educations yet a large share among notable professionals in the past century.
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L. A. Stout
Dakota University
Teachers’ Institute
Canton
Canton News
Stout
Mitchell University
Alexandria Wins 4-0 Over Sioux Falls in fans trip
Mitchell sent a large delegation to watch the Maroons but Alexandria fell 4 to 0. Archer pitched for Alexandria with Mike Maney catching and Oscar Williams at short without an error. Umpire Scallin earned praise for fair calls. Five Mitchell enthusiasts walked seven miles home after the game, joking they would walk seven times seven before reaching town.
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Mitchell
Alexandria
Maroons
Sioux Falls
Canaries
Queen City
Archer
Plankinton
Mike Maney
Oscar Williams
Will Scallin
Warner
Scallin
Ine
Milwaukee
Fulton
Omaha
Death of Little Child in Graceland Cemetery
Mr and Mrs Hoyt Cox bring home the 19 month old son who died after a month of illness in Denver. Funeral held at their Montana street home conducted by Rev Fred T Drewett with many friends present. The body was interred at Graceland cemetery with pallbearers Charles Webber Charles Vegus Clyde Bobb and Carl Rolston.
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Hoyt Cox
Saturda
Denver
Colorado
H. N. Cox
Montana Street
Fred T. Drewett
The
Baptist Church
Charles Webber
Charles Vegus
Clyde Bobb
Carl Rolston
Graceland Cemetery
Deputy Postmaster Returns From Wisconsin Trip
John Haney deputy postmaster arrived home this morning from a trip to West Superior Wisconsin.
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John Haney
West Superior
Wis
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Scal.s
Nishing Goods
W. H. Conyes
Witchell - National
Eceiee
U.S
E. J. Quigley
W. M. Smith
Mitchell Steam Laundry
J &. L. Branson
J.S. DaniEls
L. J. WxLon
J. O. Tiffany
Rational Bank
Mitchell, South Dakota
a_ General Banking
OQ. L.branson
L. J. Welch
J D. Newcomer
J. 8. Daniels
Republcan
Almsden
Fox’s Dramatic Company
Prof. Stout
Teachers Institute
Lincoln County
Aries
Lincoln
Grant
Prof Stout
Boring Town
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