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Railroad mass meeting spurs formation of Omaha and South Dakota Railway
A large crowd gathered at the court house on Tuesday for a mass meeting backing a new rail line from Forest City to Omaha via Yankton Blunt Mitchell and surrounding counties. Key figures included Gov. Pennington Ex Gov Pennington and business leaders who urged immediate incorporation and the creation of a company with 5 million dollars in capital.
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Court House
AE. Tritchcock
W. W. Waite
Blunt
C. H Dillon
Missouri Pacific
Northwestern
Omaha
Edward Thompson
P. Ilull
Waterbury
Jerauld County
Foster
South Dakota
Sioux City
Nebraska
Ti. M. Springer
Forest City
Bowdle
Gettysburg
Ile
Springer
Geo. H. Iland
Yankton
Marshall
Gann Valley
G. ’. Harben
Esa
Olivet
Bair
Huron Land Office
Huron
S. Ns
Bittenbender
Ponca
Neb
R. S. Berlin
Son
C. H. Dillon
Henry Hoffman
Gov. Pennington
Mitchell
ER. M. Springer
Henry Wolfman
Slant
C. J. Dillon
Geo. H. Hand
G. L. Harben
Dillon & Preston
Geo. Hl
Hand
Ilenry Stoffman
Omaha and