Fourth Infantry Survives Twister at San Benito Camp
San Jenilo Tex Fourth Infantry unit weathered a tropical hurricane at San Benito moving from camp to a stone schoolhouse shelter. Ninety hundred men shared rations of canned tomatoes hardtack and coffee as they rebuilt camp. Officers and men worked together to restore mess halls baths latrines and trenches while preparing for a longer stay.
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San Jenilo
Tex
San Benito
Mexico
Virgina
Brownsville
South Dakota
Philippines
Camp Hagman
War Department
Brookings
State College
Dakota Wesleyan
James Parker
Harvey Coacher
Saint Teresa Opens Sept 5 With Notable Endowment
Saint Teresa College in Winona Minnesota sets September 4 as the start of fall term. The institution receives a $25,000 Norton Foundation endowment gift and reports strong Phi Beta Kappa representation among faculty. New hires include Rev Francis M Kelley D D to philosophy and Mlle Marie Louise Tykort for Romance Languages, with two education instructors joining and new foreign books and science lab equipment added.
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Winona
Minn
College of Saint Teresa
National Bureau of Education
Norton
Mapleton
Norton Foundation
Phi Beta Kappa
Francis M. Kelley
Doctor Kelly
Catholic University
University of the Propaganda
Rome
Marie -Louise Tykort
London
Mademoiselle Tykort
Sorbonne
Paris
Department of Education
M. Rachel
Columbia
Mary JL. Mumford
Albany Teachers’ College
City Winner in "Y" Fight Over Rail Connection
Mitchell Commercial club wins case against C M St P and St P M C railways. A new order requires building a Y connection within four months. The switch runs 4150 feet east of Rowley street to the Milwaukee line at an estimated cost of about 10000 dollars.
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State Railway Commission
Mitchell Commercial Club
St. P.M. & C. Railways
P. W. Dougherty
3. J. Murphy
Rowley Street
Milwaukee Road
Brouht
Mitchell
Prospect Park Outing Set With Plans And Committees
The article outlines a day event at the park featuring a game between Prosper and Plano. Refreshments like lemonade and coffee will be available but cups and spoons will not be supplied. If weather turns bad, food will be served in the pavilion. A uniform, reasonable livery-rate is arranged for attendees. Committees are listed for refreshments, conveyances, finance, and entertainment, with the park management donating the grounds.
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Mitchell
Riverside Park
A. F. Scharnweber
Plano
Yau
Joe Wovinser
Pred Redline
T. C.urns
H. D. Waener
Till Jacobs
J. J. Lahey
W. H. Fritz
Gustav Woelfel
J. W. Bryant
Raymond Blynn
I. Baron
Robert Burns
H. G. Meyer
A. U. Hoon
Carl Fowler
Mitchell area notes and social roundup
Visitors from south of Mitchell gathered with Sherman Lewis last Sunday as a heavy rain benefited local corn. Thelma Balding visited the Peddicord home while Mrs. Mason Lewis and daughter were taken to Mitchell hospital for appendicitis treatment. Will Bates and children joined Mrs. Lewis in Mitchell. Families from Mitchell and Letcher spent Sunday with the Smiths. The Ladies Social Hour club met with Mrs. Snider. a program and social time followed. The group plans to meet September 6 with officer elections.
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Wilkinson
Porter
Mitchell
Sherman Lewis
Thelma Balding
Asa Peddicord
Mason Lewis
Artesian
Baxter
Prisoner Jones Reappears Stirring Webster Community
After a 40 day sentence for petit larceny Jones, known for charm, secured a jail job and made friends who aided him in borrowing money. In a fresh theft, he allegedly took clothing and jewelry from Joseph Brombark. Sheriff Garrick organized a wide search, tracing Jones to Bristol by train before he was recovered and jailed again in Webster.
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Joseph Brombark
Jones
Tarrick
Bristol
Webster
Sheriff Buys Booze At Farm In Milbank South Dakota
John Van Wrem and his son William were arrested on liquor sale charges after rumors of a blind pig at their Milbank farm led to a preliminary hearing. Deputy Sheriff Frank McKernan and attorney Robert D. Jones gathered evidence. The pair allegedly sold callitane whiskey and named 25 to 30 patrons who may testify in circuit court. The badge of respectability around the farm was shaken by the incident.
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Milbank
S. D
John van Wrem
William
Robert D. Jones
Frank McKernan
South Dakota
South Dakota Troops Cheerful at San Benito Camp
Louis L. Collins notes the 996 men of the Fourth South Dakota infantry in San Benito Texas enjoy orderly camp life near Brownsville. Most are satisfied with water, vegetables, breeze, officers, and readiness, while two dissenters who refused the oath are jailed for drunkenness awaiting court martial.
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Louis L. Collins
Minneapolis Journal
San Benito
Texas
South Dakota
Brownsville
Fourth
South Dakota Infantry
Yéeghpent
Goya Wales
South
Redfield
Kansas
Minnesota
Llano Grande
North Dakota
Mercedes
National Guard
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Virginia
Point Isabel
Dakota
Howard
S. D
Wilson
Jie
Gambling on Box Car Fight in Leola
A transient named W. O. Jones is held in Aberdeen after a boxing car brawl in Leola over poker hand values left one man likely to lose an eye another with a finger nearly cut off and a third stabbed in the side.
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Aberdeen
S. D
W. O. Jones
Leola
Lennox Goes Dry As County Refuses Saloon Licenses
Lennox South Dakota remains dry after Lincoln County commissioners refuse to issue saloon licenses for the year ending July 1. A prior vote had approved a municipal saloon, but technical flaws in renewal and a legal challenge prompted the action. The case may affect other municipal saloons statewide.
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Sioux Falls
S. ID
Lennox
South Dakota
Lincoln County
Hanson County Fair Comes Soon in Alexandria
The eleventh annual Hanson county fair will be held in Alexandria on September 7 8 and 9 featuring Corn Belt league teams Einery Spencer Montrose and Alexandria in baseball games Friday and Saturday two games daily plus band music vaudeville stunts a grand bonny dance fireworks each evening and a grand night fair feature.
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Alexandria
S. D
Corn Belt League
Einery
Spencer, Montrose
Hanson County Fair
State tax reform proposal to replace local assessors
A letter from Mittal to the state tax commission urges abolishing local assessors in favor of a state budget system for tax expenditures. It proposes a two to four year Real estate assessment cycle, with thorough parcel appraisals, and recommends state funding for county tax officer meetings to harmonize tax laws across South Dakota.
Paved alleys spark city revival and new uses
City engineer H Smith says paved alleys will become valuable concrete roadways, enabling show windows and lighted back space for stores and garages. Freight trucks will use alleys for deliveries, easing Main Street traffic as businesses cluster nearby. The plan also improves night safety and urban planning prospects. The story shifts to a Golden Wedding anniversary in Isgan with George A Stombaugh and wife celebrated by locals.
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Lenin
Main Street
H. Smith
Watertown
Mitchell National Bank
Milwakee
Main
Lineman Electrocuted Near Sioux Falls in Power Line Repair
Lineman Moore of the Sioux Falls electric light and power company was electrocuted about four miles north of the city while repairing a line to Dell Rapids. Authorities report thirteen thousand volts passed through his body and one of his hours was turned off.
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Sioux Falls, S. D
Lineman Moore
Electric Light and Power Company
Sioux Falls
Dell Rapids
Bruce Drugist Arrested by U S Authorities
Bruce S. Schultz, a druggist, was bound over for trial at the October term of federal court in Sioux Falls on charges of sending obscene matter through the mail. The offense is tied to letters mailed in February and March. Sheriff Fred S. Minier and federal agents led the inquiry, Schultz admitting to sending fetters in a preliminary hearing.
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Norman Janson
Schultz
Chuck Wagon feature at Haakon county old settlers meet
An old time chuck wagon weapon of the round-up era will be displayed at the Haakon county old settlers meeting in Philip next month. Meals will be served on the grounds, pleasing old range riders and intriguing newer residents familiar with frontier stories.
Telephone Company Transfers in Arlington Hetland Area
The Dakota Central Renee company gained possession of the Arlington Hetland Telephone property with a formal transfer set for September 1. Dakota Central had previously owned most telephone lines in the region.
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Yia Ees Bachange Arc
Re. Saenn
Dakota Central Renee Company
Arlington-Hetland Telephone Company
Dakota Central Company
Arrests for shipping wild game to Chicago firm
White Lake resident William Wuebel, son of a prominent local figure, was arrested by U.S. Marshal Tom W. Taubman on charges of shipping wild game to a Chicago commission firm last November. Federal game law violations carry stiff penalties, with fines starting at $200.
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White Lake
William Wuebel
United States
Tom W. Taubman
Chicago Commission
Chicago
Ford opens largest auto showroom in state
The Ford dealer Arthur Miller plans a new Mitchell showroom in the former Jorgenson livery barn. The building will be altered for car displays, with a first floor 100 by 142 feet and a 50 by 142 feet upper floor. The first shipment of 42 cars arrives next week as the move occurs on September 10.
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Ford
Mitchell
H. Jorgenson
Arthur Miller
Smooth swindlers fleece towns with cheap cleansing powder
Complaints report two con artists traveling by car selling a so called cleansing powder for fifty cents a pint. They claimed it cleans kitchen utensils but its contents turn out to be plain cement, bought in bags from a lumber yard and sold in pint lots.
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D. D
Salem
Powers Predicts G. O. P. Victory in South Dakota
Thad Powers former D C B P chair completed a Black Hills tour and gave an optimistic interview. He said November outlook is better than expected with Republicans united and predicts larger majorities. Powers plans Borah to tour the Hills and foresees J. G. Bartin winning the Third District seat in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thadwood
C. B.powers
Republican Party
South Dakota
Senator Borah
Idaho
Powers
J. G. Bartin
Omldo Congress
Motorcycle Crash Injures Brookings Farmer
Lloyd Benson of near Brookings in a serious condition after his motorcycle collided with a buggy carrying Mrs. John Miller. Benson reportedly lost control at high speed and was thrown to the ground as the bike struck a wheel and tore through the buggy.
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Brookings
S. D
Lloyd Benson
John Miller
Benson
Saloonmen Settle Case in South Dakota
Utica South Dakota Mrs Anna Pond sues two local saloon men for damages over her husband’s death in an intoxicated state. The defendants settle out of court, paying $800 in cash to the plaintiff to avoid circuit court trial.
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Utica
S. D
Anna Pond
Paralyzed Contractor Injured in Scaffolding Fall
Charles Kittleson of Woonsocket lies seriously paralyzed at home after a twenty foot fall from scaffolding while working on a house. Nick Petesch, his partner, escaped with only minor bruises in the incident.
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Charles Kittleson
Woonsocket
Nick Petesch
Kimball Drayman Cleared After Ties Theft Charge
J. S. Gibson, a Kimball drayman, was acquitted in justice court of larceny for allegedly taking railroad ties. Evidence showed he took a load while helping move a house, believing arrangements existed for their use. the railroad company was notified and he was arrested.
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Kimball
S. D
J. 5. Gibson
Justice
Gibson
Murdered in Philippines tragedy shocks South Dakota family
A cablegram to Peter V. Whitcomb of Doland reports his brother William, his wife, and their servant were murdered in the Philippine Islands by natives seeking robbery. William, a U.S. government employee, had gone to the islands in 1898 from Nebraska. Other brothers live in Pender, Nebraska.
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Philippines
Doland
S. D
Peter V. Whitcomb
William
Philippine Islands
United States
Islands
Nebraska
Pender
Neb
Highmore churches merge to form single union church
In Highmore South Dakota the Methodist and Congregational congregations have united after conferences to consolidate efforts. The new union church includes officers from both former churches to streamline support and services for the community.
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Highmore
Pierre
S. D
One Mill State Levy Set for Coming Year in South Dakota
The state tax commission set a general state levy of one mill for the year and fixed corporate property levy at 10.26 mills, covering telegraph, express and private cars.
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Fourth Infantry
Saint Teresa
Omanla and
Milwaukee Systems
Arkatia
Perry Township
Prisoner Rilks
Day County
Samaritan
Milbank Bparmer and
SON Selle Liquor
Phillippines
W. A. Hazle
14. A. Seckwith
James McNenny
Deadwood
M. L. Shade
Major Shade
Iowa
Guy Squires
Wessington Springs
W. S. Bentley
Rapid City
Wood
South Dakota School of Mines
U.S. A
Ife
Hanson County
Sheppember
State Tax Commission
Cone County
Wach Township
Stipid
Iegan
Isgan
Stombaugh
Wisconsin
BRUCE
U.S
NEW Ford
Henrys
SO. Dakota
Drayman
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