Kauffman Murder Case Seeks Continuance Amid Affidavits
In Sioux Falls a motion for a trial continuance in the murder case of maid Agnes Poireis faces late affidavits alleging Mrs. Kaufman Waulffiman’s mental and physical weakness. Judge J G Smith will reconvene the hearing next Saturday at 10 o clock after county officials and defense claim newspaper reports distorted facts.
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Siouxalls
S. C
Agnes Poireis
Kauffammairs
Kauffman
Mitauliman
Ioux Brewing Company
Chaves
Caemer
French Lick Springs
W Wacaffinan
Michel Phillips
Olic
Waulfiman
Quinn
Parkston
Justice Court
Aiken
Poirers
Sioux City Tribune
Sioux Falls
Father Uses License for Self Then Gives to Son in Quirky Wedding
In Yankton a father tried to obtain a marriage license for his son but secured one for himself instead. The license named Frank McDonald, 57, and Vena Hawn, 16, while the son, 18, had married. The law requires self licenses and parental consent for minors. Reverend Rosenberry, who married them, says he is fine with the license, but the marriage may not be legally valid without proper steps to correct the record.
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Yankton
Frank McDonald
Vena Hawn
Rosenberry
Nun Barricades Self After Insanity Ruling
In Yankton South Dakota Sister Agnes a Benedictine nun who was deemed insane barricades a brick cottage with her son and defies Sheriff Wright and deputies attempting to place her in the state asylum. Father Link among her backers adds uncertainty to the standoff tied to a prior suit against Bishop Marty over 1500 dollars.
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Yankton
S. D
Agnes
Wright
Finsanity Commission
Herlself
Father Link
Marty
Uut
Priest Crawls From Burning Parsonage in Vermillion
Vermillion South Dakota December 6 Fire destroyed the Catholic parsonage next to a new church while services were held. Father Curley suffered a paralytic stroke and crawled to safety before the blaze spread. The bucket brigade confined the fire to the home and losses may reach two thousand dollars. Curley was taken to a hospital in Omaha in critical condition.
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Vermillion
S. D
Walenty
Witer
Mather Curley
Omaha
Bishop Hare Seeks Reform with Uniform Divorce Law
Yankton South Dakota December report shows Bishop W H Hare of Sioux City meeting D H Warren of the college to discuss a uniform divorce law. Hare supports legislation to curb scandalous methods of obtaining divorces and aims to extend residence requirements.
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Yankton
S. D
Dee
W. H. Hare
Sioux Walls
D. H. IS. Warren
Have
No girls to sling biscuits at Yankton dining room
Yankton South Dakota December 6. Landlord Morgan of the Merchants announces he will close the dining room due to inability to obtain help. The rest of the hotel will run as usual. The item notes staffing trouble with a referenced woman in the scene and a passing remark about a recent event.
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Vancton
Yankton, S. D
Andlord Morgan
the Merchants
Miner dies in blast at Homest mines
In Beadwood South Dakota on December 6 James Gillispie, 24, was blown apart by a premature blast in the Homest mines. His partner George Herd, away at a blacksmith, found the severed head on returning to the 100 foot level. Gillispie left a wife and four children. he carried twenty six sticks of giant powder in a sack.
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George Herd
James Gillespie
Beadwood
S. D
Jaimes Gilespie
Hlomest
Lend
Gillispie
Herd
Flandreau Man Takes Life With Razor at Barn
Carl Bjeke aged 46 a well to do bachelor of Clare township S D killed himself with a razor Sunday morning. He did not return for breakfast and was found at the barn on his hands and knees in a pool of blood. He died shortly after discovery.
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Flandreau
S. D
Carl Bjeke
Clare Township
Hotel workers clash with cleaver and knife at breakfast
Three Dakota House employees, Charice Abraham Egyptian and William Johnson and wife, colored, quarreled at breakfast. The Egyptian used a meat cleaver, the other a knife, striking Johnson and Mrs Johnson. Mrs Johnson’s arm was severed arteries, all three in serious condition but expected to recover.
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Waren
S&s. P
Dakota House
Charica Abraham
William Johnson
Johnson
Black Hills Women Push Child Labor Law Effort
South Dakota women from Deadwood and the Black Hills federation urge a new law to ban child labor. The move stems from conditions at the mica factory in Custer where youths aged 12 to 16 worked. The group collects data to present to local legislators supporting the reform.
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Deadwood
D. D
Woman’s Club
Black Hills Federation of Women's Clubs
Mica
Custer
Iills
Fire changes plan for South Dakota hardware meeting
The South Dakota Retail Hardware association will not hold its second annual convention in Aberdeen after a disastrous fire. Accommodations are set at Mitchell for the convention on February 12, 13 and 14.
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South Dakota
Mitchell
Woonsocket
S. D
Noah Keller
South Dakota Retail Hardware Association
Aberdeen
Wolves Killing Sheep Near Gity in dense settlement
In Sioux Falls S D December 3 wolves are killing many sheep in northeastern Mena county along the Big Sioux river. It is years since wolves were so numerous in this thickly settled area. Owners Michael Showers and George Millard report losses from a 6 000 head flock and expect a wolf roundup to be organized.
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Sioux Walls
S. D
Mena County
Big Sioux River
Minnesota
Michael Showers
George Millard
Fire damages Jefferson parochial school in Iowa
The Catholic parochial school in Jefferson Iowa was almost destroyed by fire this morning. A Sioux City fire unit was on a train to help when flames were subdued. All 200 students remained in classes with no injuries. Loss estimated at 38000 covered by insurance. rebuilding to start immediately.
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Jefferson
Sioux City
Young Dakota University Student Killed by Train
Miss Safford, about 18, a Dakota University student from Milbank S D, was run over and killed instantly by a Milwaukee and St Paul switch engine at Mitchell depot as the Sioux City passenger train stood at the station. The platform was crowded with about 100 witnesses.
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Goldie Safford
Dakota Wesleyan University
Judge Rice Targets Gambling in Belle Fourche
Judge Rice of the Eighth judicial district has pressed a crackdown on gambling in Belle Fourche. In Sturgis he directed complaints against operators, closing gambling dens. Four men were arrested, pleaded guilty, and await sentencing, as the lid goes on and is meant to stay.
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Belle Fourche
Belle Iourche
S. 10
Rice
Eighth Judicial District
Sturgis
Belle Fourcche
Hartself misses mail contract in Deadwood
Deadwood South Dakota December 3 Daniel Hartself who held the six days a week mail contract between Deadwood and Roubaix defaulted. The responsibility now falls on his bondsmen George Glover and William A. Eddy though neither plans to enter the mail service. Hartself sublet the route and the sub contractor quit.
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Deadwood
Daniel L. Iartself
Roubaix
George Glover
Mary Walter Lddy
William A. Clark
Hartself
Labor Union Deputy Sheriff Named in Sioux Falls
Sheriff elect Charles Nelson of this county announces the appointment of Eugene Reilly of Sioux Falls as deputy. The decision follows a promise made to local labor unions before the election in Sioux Falls.
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Sioux Falls
Charles Nelson
Eugene Reilly
Court to Move Back to Leola for Spring Term
Eureka news notes the court will relocate to Leola, the county seat of McPherson County, next spring. Leola, once railroad accessible, becomes the holding place for terms as the Minneapolis and St. Louis line now reaches the town under state statute requirements.
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Eureak
S. D
Leola
McPherson
Eureka
Minneapolis and St. Louis
County commercial club buys site for new courthouse
Oacoma South Dakota December 3. The Commercial club has purchased a site for the county’s permanent courthouse and will donate it outright to the project.
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Oacoma
S. D
Commercial Club
Yuba Dam Ruins Destroyed by Fire
Marysville California December 3 The ruins of Yuba Dam once famous as a mining camp and famed for Bret Harte s poem were destroyed by fire.
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Marysville
Cal
Yuba Dam
Bret Harte
South Dakota’s Remarkable 1906 Progress Highlighted
Doane Robinson reports a year of rail expansion in Chamberlain to Rapid City and Pierre to Rapid City, major irrigation work at Belle Fourche, and the nation’s largest earthen dam. Laws passed by Congress aid the commonwealth as South Dakota notes a tenacious push in irrigation, education, and public buildings amid record crops and reduced treasury debt.
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Department of History
Doane Robinson
Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Chamberlain
Rapid City
Murdo
Northwestern
Pierre
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Dakota Territory
Great American Desert
South Dakota Rail Extensions and Farm Output Report
The Milwaukee and St Paul system extends toward the Pacific coast from Glenham to the Missouri river, with a steel bridge near the Grand river. Other lines reach Sioux Falls, Madison, Watertown, and Lebeau, aiming for full operation by January 1. The Hot Springs sanitarium progresses for March, while a 1906 agricultural and mineral output totals $145,812,831 with railroads carrying vast state produce to outside markets.
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Milwaukee and St. Paul
Glenham
Walworth County
Standing Rock Indian Reservation
North Dakota
Missouri River
Grand River
Sioux Falls
Madison
Northwestern
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Watertown
Jucola
McPherson County
Conmdee
Spink County
Lebeau
Rapid City
Mystic
Burlington
Black Hills
Crouch
Chamberlain
Batts Creek
Michigan
National Sanitarium For
Hot Springs
Robinson
Yankton, Norfolk and Southern
Yankton
Winnipeg, Yankton and Gulf Railway
Missouri
Yankton and Southern Railroad
United States
Gamble
Gulf
Chicago, Milwaukee and
South Dakota
Braving Blizzards to Hold Farms
D. D. Miller reports residents braving snow and wind to reach home steads west of the Missouri. Many came from eastern parts or neighboring states. The government enforces strict rules, allowing no leave of absence unless a home is established on the land. Some leaves were granted in emergencies, but general office approval remains strict. Those who filed last summer must return to prove up to keep claims, while others away on leaves risk losing land if contested.
Call It Murder in Spirit Lake Infant Death Case
Sioux Falls reports the coroner's jury found the death of a female infant at the Star restaurant was caused by a blow to the head with a hard instrument. The defendants Sage and Nellie, sisters from Spirit Lake, IA, had admitted placing the body in the store.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Mma Sage
Nellie
Spirit Lake
Star Restaurant
J. M. Dickson
L. S. Tyler
Martin Aniston
May Issue Bonds in Yankton City Ask for Water Service
An expert report for the Business Men's club finds Yankton's outstanding bonds at 119000 dollars with 18000 dollars in water bonds. The expert says the city could legally issue up to 100000 dollars more for water service revision and completion. Charles W. Nolen and Anna Scherschlight, prominent locals, were married here Tuesday by Rev. Lawrence Link.
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Yankton
S. D
Charles W. Nolen
Anna Scherschlight
Lawrence Link
Man goes insane in Cambridge hotel
Hartzell of Redfield South Dakota registered at a Cambridge hotel. He suddenly ran about the stove then wept, later sane spells. A purse with 427 dollars and a Chicago ticket were found. He gave only his name and address and said his father is in an asylum. Family to come from Redfield.
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Nevada
Herman Hartzell
Redfield
S. D
Cambridge
Chicago
Judge Smith Likely to Preside in Kaufmann Case
Yankton South Dakota December 1 Judge Jones of Sioux Falls asks Judge Smith to preside at the trial of Mrs Kaufmann and he has consented In case of a venue change the famous case will likely be heard in this city
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Smith
Yankton
S. D
Jones
Sioux Tralls
Kaufmann
Thresher Commits Suicide Near Salem Farm
Chris Habeger, a thresher, shot himself at the Mootz farm three and a half miles from Salem South Dakota. The act came as a shock with Habeger described as in fair financial condition. He leaves a wife and several children including three grown sons.
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Thresher
Salem
S. D
Chris Habeger
Mootz Farm
Mr. Habeger
Body of Martin Kerchner Found Near Pedro
The drowned body of Martin Kerchner was recovered about a mile from the accident site on the Cheyenne river near Pedro, where he died in September.
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Pierre
S. D
Martin Kerchner
Cheyenne River
Pedro
Elkton drug store fire tests town water works
In Elkton South Dakota on December one a blaze gutted the second story of Brown's drug store. Firemen arrived after 2:00 am and the second floor apartments were in flames before water could be applied. The occupants escaped in their night clothes and insurance covers the loss. The fire’s origin is unknown.
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Elkton
S. D
Brown
Public reception welcomes Rev. M Tibbetts and family
Wessington Springs South Dakota December 1. A public reception was held at the opera house for Rev. M Tibbetts and his family recently moved from Inwood Iowa. Welcome addresses were given by M E church members where Tibbetts serves as pastor and by Rev J E Hughes Congregational and Rev Mr Kouts Free Methodist clergy.
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Wessington Springs
S. D
Opera House
M. Tibbetts
Inwood
M. E. Church
J. E. Hughes
Congregational
Mr. Kouts
Free Methodist Churches
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Berne
Bret Hart
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Chiamberlain
Lake Andes
Hiawatha Insane Asylum
Canton
Indian Territory
Marshall
Faulk
Milbank
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Was. Levitt
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