Slain Man and Farmer Charged in Stabbing Affray
Sioux Falls reports a fatal stabbing incident near Mapleton township involving Chris Anderson wounded in a confrontation with Ivritz Preuss. Preuss, a farmer, is under arrest for assault with a dangerous weapon as both men give conflicting accounts of trespass and threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Chris Anderson
Ivritz Preuss
Mapleton Township
Sioux Walls
Preuss
Anderson
Lemmon Seeks United States Land Office Establishment
Washington reports excellent prospects for a U S land office in Lemmon South Dakota to relieve Rapid City workload and cut travel for northeastern county settlers. Lemmon also serves as a temporary freight division point on the Milwaukee road extension and hosts through Minneapolis Bowman passenger service. A band of about a dozen Ute Indians escaped guard custody near Meadow post office and terrorized nearby settlers. the group remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lcemmon
Lemmon
S. D
Washington
United States Land Office
Rapid City
Pacific Coast
Milwaukee Road
Minneapolis
Bowman
WN. C
Meadow
Butte County
Baby crushed by frightened horses near Rapid City
In Rapid City South Dakota December 12 a two year old girl, child of Mr and Mrs Dan Stevens, was severely injured when knocked from a wagon by frightened horses on a family claim twenty miles east. Rescued bleeding with scalp torn, she was brought to the city where her life is despaired of. The parents were tending a prairie fire nearby when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S. D
Dan Stevens
Here
Burglar alarm scare roars through South Dakota bank
In Winfred South Dakota a bank alarm system, set off accidentally before midnight, frightened residents into a hasty raid on the building. Citizens found no criminals and learned the timers had not been set properly the previous evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfred
S. D
South Dakota
Witt Takes Post to Fix South Dakota Rail Rates
Carl C. Witt begins duties as expert engineer for the South Dakota board of railroad commissioners. He will gather data to appraise all railroad property in the state and enable smarter decisions on future freight rate reductions. He will base his headquarters in Sioux Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Carl C. Witt
South Dakota
Board For Adjustment
Ware Hopes for Presidential Pardon in Land Case
Rev. George G. Ware of Deadwood South Dakota seeks a presidential pardon after being convicted in Omaha Nebraska for infringing land laws in Hooker county. He faces imprisonment starting December 15 for one year and two months unless pardoned. Friends in the Black Hills defend his integrity and expect Roosevelt to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
S. D
George G. Ware
Roosevelt
Ware
Omaha
Hooker County
Nebraska
Black Hills
Legion
Atuitu
Sinister River Mocked Railroad At Chamberlain
Chamberlain S D December 11 The Milwaukee Railroad bridge across the Missouri here is a temporary crossing built to move materials and carry passengers yet faces constant strain from floods Ice and high water The draw pontoon and bulldog piers form a complex protection system and officials anticipate a new 1 000 000 steel bridge to replace it due to ongoing damage and maintenance costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Negro Slayer of Two Is Released
Rapid City South Dakota December 11 192? Se8d Wall ace the negro slayer of Frank and John Graves brothers is again a free man. The state could not convict Wall ace of John Graves murder and he was acquitted. He was to be tried for murdering the other brother but since evidence was similar he was released on a straw bond signed by his wife and sister. He is advised to leave town and friends plan to send him back to Minneapolis where he was in business a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
Wallace
Frank
John Graves
Minneapolis
Bill Aims Second Homestead Rights in West
Pierre South Dakota December 11. A bill introduced at session opening seeks to let a settler take a second homestead if the first filing was not completed. The measure follows conflicts with general land office rulings that void such rights after water or other issues halted final title. In Stanley County one claimant has $1600 in improvements.
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Pierre
S. D
United States
General Land Office
Stanley County
Convict Helped Prevent Assault. Freed on Christmas Day
Otto Erickson, a Butte County prisoner serving a manslaughter sentence, helped prevent an attack on a state penitentiary steward in October. For his prompt action, his sentence is shortened by thirty days, awarding him release on Christmas Day.
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Pierre
S. D
State Penitentiary
Otto Erickson
Butte County
Erickson
Vermillion man wounded in Hill City shooting
Arthur Eldridge, a Burlington freight conductor from Vermillion South Dakota, was shot three times in Hill City while observing a card game dispute. He was treated at Lead hospital. a gambler was arrested after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion
S. D
Arthur Eldridge
Eldridge
Lead
Towns Push to Open River for Traffic in South Dakota
Several towns along the river discuss reviving river freights with plans for definite action. Local boatmen say they are ready to resume operations next spring if profitable prospects exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
Desperado Buffalo George Captured by South Dakota Sheriff
Sheriff Sam Sheldon of Lyman county South Dakota reports the arrest of notorious outlaw William George known as Buffalo George a half breed and longtime cattle and horse rustler west of the Missouri river The capture is hailed as likely the end of a long era of banditry against ranchers and homesteaders in the region after multiple prior arrests without success
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
S. D
Sam” Sheldon
Lyman County
William George
Buffalo
South Dakota
Lyman
Declamation Contest Honors Maude Madara of Centerville
The seventeenth annual young women's declamation contest at the college awarded first prize to Maude Madara from Centerville for Burgundian Defiance. Amanda Clement of Hudson took second, noted as a well known baseball umpire in the northwest, with Hazel Abbott of Bon Homme County finishing third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
S. C
Maude Madara
Centerville
Court Finds Gertie Tin Mine Ownership To Plaintiffs
Circuit Judge Rice rules in favor of F. Johnson and the Ger tie Tin Mining Co. against W. Th. Moyer in the Hill City mine dispute. Plaintiffs gain full title and machinery awarded. damages claims denied as contract under lease not yet expired. The decision emphasizes bad faith by the defense and rejects million-dollar damages for misrepresentation and mismanagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S. D
Rice
Gertie Tin Mine
Hill City
F. ©. Johnson
Gertie Tin Mining Company
W. Th. Moyer
Philadelphia
Moyer
Governor Patterson Marries Mamie Gardner in Nashville
Nashville December 10. Governor Malcolm R Patterson of Tennessee wed Miss Mamie Gardner of Union City. Miss Gardner is sister of Russell A Gardner of Stoot Roe care buggy manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Malcom R. Patterson
Tennessee
Mamie Gardner
Union City
Discovery of Gold Along Big Muddy Excites Fairview County
Fairfax South Dakota December reports a prospector charging a new gold field near Whetstone Creek, a Missouri tributary. Locals hope the find explains earlier small gold discoveries along the Big Muddy and could bring a mining rush and mineral development to the region alongside recently found coal near Burning Bluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfax, S. D
Whetstone
Missouri
Bonesteel
Tripp
Detectives Probe Crouch Line Train Wrecks for Sabotage
Rapid City officials say two recent Crouch line wrecks killed a passenger, with investigations pointing to deliberate acts. Authorities hint arrests may follow as they pursue a saboteur intent on harming the railroad. A locomotive between Rapid City and Mystic was found burned and wrecked after being left idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S. D
Missouri River and Northwestern Railroad
Crouch Line
Mystic
Mystery surrounds death of member of divorce colony
Sioux Falls, S D December 9. Gertrude Nicholson Brown a Canadian woman and member of the divorce colony died last night under partly mysterious circumstances. Some say self inflicted death while others cite heart failure possibly caused by an accidental overdose after engaging a nurse yesterday. Friends say she had been despondent and ill and a nurse was sought. An inquest will be held Saturday afternoon by Coroner Miller to determine the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Gertrude Nicholson Brown
Miller
Government Extends Time for Homestead Final Proof Payment
Rapid City South Dakota December 9 the general land office commissioner has agreed to extend the cash payment limit for filing final proof of homestead to thirty days in usual cases and longer where shown necessary. The extension comes due to financial stringency in the country already required to pay immediately upon filing prior to this change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S. D
Washington
General Land Office
Sioux Falls Peddler Fined for Unlicensed Medicines
E. E. Jackson of Sioux Falls was arrested by Sheriff E. E. Sherman in Elk Point for selling medicines without a county license. He was fined $25 plus $21.80 costs after a hearing in Justice Norton's court. This marks the third arrest in the county in the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk Point
S. D
E. E. Jackson
Sioux Falls
E. E. Sherman
Justice of the Peace
James T. Norton
Jackson
Sherman
Horses Run Away Injuring Driver in Hitchcock
Charles Sutter of Hitchcock and his daughter were thrown from a carriage when a team ran away near Huron South Dakota. Sutter suffered a broken clavicle a dislocated arm and head and facial wounds with his daughter uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
S. D
Charles Sutter
Hitchcock
Steamer Guasca Sinks After Collision Off Paranaguá
The Brazilian steamer Guasca sank after a collision off Paranaguá, Brazil. Thirty people are reported drowned, and the wreckage details remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Janeiro
Paranague
Brazil
Great Artesian Well Aims To Raise Lake Levels
Lake Andes South Dakota reports completion of a powerful government artesian well on its shore. The well pours about 2 000 gallons per minute into the lake, totaling 2 880 000 gallons daily, raising Lake Andes level and improving depth for navigation and use. A second government well is planned near the north end to further restore the lake’s water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Andes
S D
Charles Mix County
Andes
United States
Laborer’s Son Nominated for West Point by Parker
Washington Dec. 7 Representative Parker of South Dakota nominates Clarence H. Danielson of Lead as West Point cadet with alternates John Ferm of Lead and Henry O. Arnison of Brookings. Danielson is son of a Homestake Mining foreman and Lead City High School honor graduate. He is the first West Point cadet nominee from a laborer’s son in South Dakota. The delegation also seeks a new land office district in Butte County near Lemmon as settlement grows.
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Washington, D. C
Parker
South Dakota
West Point
Clarence H. Danielson
Lead
John Ferm
Henry O. Arnison
Brookings
Homestake Mining Company
Lead City High School
Butte County
Lemmon
Chamberlain Rejoices Over New Train Service
The new Black Hills division provides daily passenger service between Rapid City and Chicago. Mountain time applies west of the Missouri River with a buffet sleeper attached to the westbound train at Chamberlain. Train crews are exchanged here.
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Chamberlain
S. C
Rapid City
Chicago
Missouri River
Black Hills
Attempted to crime assault schoolteacher near Bath
Florence Ottman, a school teacher from Aberdeen, was seized and thrown to the ground while riding a country road south of Bath. The attacker, Edgar Harrison, fled but was captured, pleaded guilty in circuit court, and faces sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
Bath
Here
Florence TL. Ottman
Contable Evans
Edgar Harrison
McCoy
One Horse Killed In Elk Point Fire
Fire in a frame barn owned by Attorney E. C. Ericson in Elk Point South Dakota destroyed hay loft storage. Rural carrier Wesley G. Hatter housed horses and vehicles there. one horse escaped, another suffocated by smoke. Damage estimated at two hundred dollars, insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk Point
S. D
E. C. Ericson
Wesley G. Hatter
Fort Pierre Brick Company Organized in South Dakota
Articles of incorporation filed in Pierre for the Fort Pierre Brick company with $50,000 capital. Incorporators are Charles J. Herland William C. Keuster and Edward T. Harland. Plans to manufacture brick and terra cotta from gumbo shale in the Fore Pierre hills.
Dakota Central Line Nearing Completion
Watertown S D December 7 last shovel was thrown on the South Dakota General railroad grade linking Watertown with Sioux Falls. Camps along the right of way are abandoned and gear loaded for shipment. The rail laying gang remains twelve miles out but progresses steadily and will reach Watertown within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Central
Watertown
S. D
South Dakota General Railroad
Sioux Falls
Here
Arlington
Moser pleads guilty to murder in Columbia case
Aberdeen South Dakota December 7 William Moser charged with murdering Marsalkee near Columbia July 4 pleaded guilty in circuit court creating a sensation His parents arrived from Strawberry Point Iowa and had an attorney but Moser refused help saying he is guilty and that was all that is necessary Judge McCoy set sentencing for Monday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
William Moser
Marsalkee
Columbia
Moser
Strawberry Point
McCoy
SISTER LEAVES BIG SHARE OF WEALTH TO DAKOTA BROTHER
Canton South Dakota December 6 Frazier Gilman a former Hudson resident has secured another large legacy from a sister's estate after a legal battle in New York. He previously obtained a large legacy from a half brother's estate in connection with a disputed wife claim. Gilman now lives in Brooklyn and is known as a hunter and rifle shot. Mrs Carrie Reierson died at her daughter Mrs Nord’s home in this city aged 83 and was buried from the Norwegian Lutheran church. she leaves a husband and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
S. D
Frazier Gillman
Hudson
Gilman
New York
Mr. Gilman
Brooklyn
East
Carrie Reierson
Reir Reierson
Nord
Reierson
Forrest Hill Cemetery
Commissioner test South Dakota Pure Food Law
Sioux Falls reports Professor A H Wheaton state food and dairy commissioner has a warrant for arrest of Dr R F Brown president of a Sioux Falls wholesale drug firm The case aims to obtain a supreme court ruling on the law validity and enforceability urging if the law is good it must be enforced until repealed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
A. H. Wheaton
Food and Dairy Commissioner
Wheaton
State Supreme Court
Smithland Man Held for Murder of Girl
Pierre S D Dec 6 Investigation of the murder south of Fort Pierre ties names together. The victim is Katherine S Kille formerly of Luverne Minnesota and the suspect is F A Bowen. Death was from a pistol shot just behind the ear not a crushed skull. Bowen was arrested seven miles from the scene and a hearing is set today. Bowen came from Smithland Illinois and held a claim near the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Fort Pierre
Kathhrine Kille
Aurelius Bowen
Smithland
Miss Kille
Campion mining suit heard in U.S. court at Sioux Falls
Arguments ended before Judge Carland on a demurrer to the bill in the Campion mining case, involving Alaska property valued around 1 million dollars. Frank L. Blackman of Sioux Falls was appointed receiver by the judge, who took the matter under advisement after the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Carland
United States
Campion
Alaska
Frank L. Blackman
Czar Nicholas Receives Taft in St. Petersburg
Secretary Taft was received in audience by Emperor Nicholas who expressed Russia’s sympathy and regard for the United States. The emperor asked Taft to convey greetings to President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Taft
Nicholas
Russia
United States
Roosevelt
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Dakota
Presiden
Chicago and Northwestern
Kingdon's Market
Webb
Skinner's
Kingdon
Fairfax
NEW South Dakota Brick Company
Frazier Gilman
Czar Nicholas
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