Commandant of Soldiers' Home Faces Charges
Granville Jones former state senate candidate and Aberdeen Democrat editor accuses Colonel J B Geddes Huron of discharging F A Faeset J C Horner N A Smith and Culberson to suppress testimony about conditions at the state soldiers home. He calls for an immediate investigation and reinstatement of the men while labeling Geddes unfit for his role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
F. A. Faeset
J. C. Horner
N. A. Smith
Culberson
J. B. Geddes
Huron
Granville Jones
Pennington County
Aberdeen Democrat
Chamberlain
Chamberlain. Mr. Jones Has Written A Letter To Governor Vessey
Jones
Geddes
Bachelor’s Club Aims to Secure Wives in Tolstoy
The South Dakota Bachelor club organized at Tolstoy to secure good wives for single men. Theo De Forge serves as president and W. R. Cairns as secretary.
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Tolstoy
S. D
South Dakota
Theo de Forge
W. R. Cairns
Shortage of Bob Sleds and Christmas Trees Affects Farms
The region faces a shortage of bob sleighs and Christmas trees due to early heavy snow and a switchmen's strike. Farmers report hindered hauling of hay and grain as wagons lack bobs. Local dealers and wholesalers struggle to fill orders with sleighs. Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota trees arrived late, with only one car received by December 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abérdeap
Farmers Daily
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Crawls Three Blocks After Slipping on Ice in Aberdeen
Aberdeen North Dakota December 23 John Olson a city carpenter crawled three blocks through freezing weather to seek aid after slipping on an icy walk and fracturing his right ankle. He traveled in near zero wind chill, wore a coat in his hands for warmth, and was found by two policemen near the city jail. His hands were badly frozen but no lasting effects are expected.
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Aberdeen
John Olson
Olson
Barbed Wire Staple Blinds Man in Gann Valley
Everitt King of Gann Valley lost his right eye when a barbed wire staple flew from a fence while he pulled it loose. The incident happened as he attempted to drive over the wire fence on December 23.
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Gann Valley
Everitt King
Baby's body found beside track in Ipswich
Ipswich South Dakota December 23 Conductor Newcomb of an extra freight stumbled on a naked frozen newborn boy at the west switch block The infant likely died hours after birth and bears marks suggesting no doctor attended Officers hope to locate the parents The baby had sandy red hair and distinctive features. A second note reports a woodpecker in Miller pecking a hole and dying at a residence corner post
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Ipswich
S. D
Newcomb
Woodpecker
Miller, S. D
P. H. Coquillette
Beadle Memorial Tag Day Planned in South Dakota
A $5 000 Beadle memorial fund for General W H H Beadle of Madison is to be raised with H A Astrud as chairman M M Ramer as secretary and Governor Vessey as treasurer Beadle day will be January 21 with school exercises and tag sales the next day to fund the effort
Hunter Rides Horse Into Old Well
Sanford Ayers rode a horse into an abandoned snow buried well near Athol South Dakota on December 22. Companions Sidney Clark and farmer N L Jacobson helped free him as the 24 foot well’s curved sides trapped the mount. A derrick raised the hearse but it collapsed near the top, breaking its back.
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Athol, S. D
Sanford Ayers
Sidney Clark
N. L. Jacobson
Ayers
Conductor Lost in Snowdrift Found Frozen and Near Death
Conductor Bixler walked from the stalled freight train No 91 in a snowdrift between Draper and Murdo to report. He wandered the prairie until noon today and was found by searchers in a staggering, near dead condition with severely frozen face hands and feet. Recovery appears very doubtful.
Mitchell Forms New National Guard Company
After years Mitchell forms a local National Guard unit with Captain Ifred Ray of Yankton enlisting 42 men as a nucleus. City hall auditorium secures practice space and officers elected include Captain M L Shade first lieutenant Larl B Rowley and second lieutenant W E E M Devers. Noncommissioned officers to be appointed. Uniforms and equipment expected early January from the adjutant general.
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W. E E. M. Devers
Deadwood Seeks 75 Dollar Prize in Court
Deadwood fire department votes to sue the South Dakota department for 75 dollars prize money from the state tournament held in Rapid City last summer. The state executive committee refused payment citing back money owed, a claim denied by Deadwood and now to be resolved in circuit court.
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Deadwood
Bank of Carlock Suspends Operations in Liquidation
Gregory Illinois December 22 Bank President Thomas reports the Bank of Carlock is closed and to undergo liquidation. Inability to realize on past due paper given as cause. The bank held $25,000 in loans with $12,000 past due. it began business four years ago.
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Bank OF Carlock
Gregory
Thomas
Buell Again Proposed Against Martin for Primary Ticket
From the Black Hills comes word that a plan to replace Eben W. Martin with Charles J. Buell as Charles Burke’s running mate in the upcoming primaries is circulating. Buell, a Rapid City attorney once aligned with progressives, previously withdrew during a 1906 bid after railroad influence was alleged. after his exit, Dr. Emrick of Rapid City and Col. W H Parker of Deadwood sought the nomination, Parker winning at Sioux Falls in June.
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Canton
S. D
Black Hills
Charles J. Buell
Rapid City
Eben W. Martin
Charles Burke
Buell
Martin
Warrants Issued for Bell Couple in Child Abandonment Case
In Aberdeen South Dakota warrants are out for Bell a Streeter North Dakota barber and his wife on a child abandonment charge. A two month old girl was found on a porch November 29 and later taken in by a local druggist’s wife and a traveling salesman who learned a clue at a nearby town leading to the warrants.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Bell
Streeter
N. D
M. Bennett
Hdgeley
Meadow homesteader Murray J Richardson Suicide
Murray J Richardson a Meadow Perkins county homesteader in South Dakota committed suicide by strychnine while despondent over ill fortune. His wife found him taking the poison but too late to save him. She rushed him to a neighbor for help, but he died before reaching care.
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Mobridge
S. D
Murray J. Richardson
Meadow
Perkins County
Richardson
Milwaukee yards blocked with merchandise in Yankton
In Yankton South Dakota on December 21 the Milwaukee yards are jammed with merchandise but movement is blocked by lack of engines crews and bad roads. Most cars are bound for points along the Platte line. Also noted a major accident as Fred Dahl fell into an 18 foot mud pit at the cement works and survived after extraction.
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Yankton
S. D
Milwaukee
Platte Line
Yankton College
Chicago
Minneapolis
Fred Dahl
Bitter cold grips Rocky Mountains and plains
The west slope of the Rocky mountains and adjoining regions endure an unprecedented cold wave with readings from 30 below in Lander to 10 below in Cheyenne and 18 below in Leadville. Snow covers West Texas to northern Mexico, while New Richmond reports 19 below as arctic conditions persist.
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Denver
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
New Mexico
Lander
Wyo
Cheyenne
Corona
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Leadville
el Paso
Tex
Texas
Mexico
Lodging house gas incident injures eighteen in Armourdale
Eighteen persons were overcome by gas in a lodging house in Armourdale near the Kansas line. Fred Seling narrowly escaped death by asphyxiation. The remaining seventeen were found suffocated in varying degrees but all recovered.
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Kansas
City
Armourdale
Kansas Line
Fred Seling
Cantonwine Guilty in Federal Perjury Trial
Sioux Falls report states J C Cantonwine former Armour merchant was found guilty on all counts in a federal perjury indictment. The jury heard he concealed 35300 and claimed it was stolen after a robbery on September 18 1908. The case noted his commercial rating at 150000 and mounting creditor claims of 65000.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
J. C. Cantonwine
Armour
Cantondine
Prominent Eden Township Resident Dies Suddenly
Mrs. J. E. Millett of Eden township near Hudson South Dakota died Wednesday afternoon from fatty degeneration of the heart after doctors determined surgery was not possible. She was married in 1877 to Mr. Millett, leaves six children and many relatives. Funeral services will be held at the home Saturday. A joint Eastern Star and Masonic installation occurred Tuesday night with officers installed and a post-installation banquet. Notables visiting included Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Brock from Hawarden and Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Waterbury from Bristol.
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Lincoln County
Hudson, S. D
J. E. Millett
Eden Township
Here
Millett
Behine Farm
Ferns Rage
Warren Becket
Ottumwa
Curington
Reda
S. D
Chas. Ashling
Hudson
Frank
Fred
Forest
Olin
Eastern Star
Masonic Lodges
A. P. Frisbie
A. J. Waterbury
O. M. Iverson
Heddican
Masons
W. E. Jones
W. M
Robert O. Schaber
O. H. Parkin
C. E. Labar
Arthur Amundson
H. C. Carpenter
Geo. McCormick
Jr. S
H. D. Fitch
Tyler
Tragic Train Accident Claims Andy Wynn Near Elk Point
Andy Wynn 45, of Civil Bend township, was killed while riding a single horse along the railroad track after his wagon tongue broke. He was struck by a west bound passenger train near Elm Point as he returned from town. Wynn leaves a wife and five children, two brothers, two sisters, and a father, Thos. Wynn. Funeral today at his home. Also, Willie Ruhaak and Jessie Kline wed at the Baptist parsonage with Rev. Geo W. Bird officiating.
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Elk Point
S. D
Andy Wynn
Civil Bend
Wynn
Mike Connolly
C. J. Fox
Mr. Wynn
Tatwell County
West Virginia
Frank
Lizzie
Polly
Louice
Minnie
Thos. Wynn
Willie Ruhaak
Henry Ruhaak
Jessie Kline
Isaac Kline
Baptist Parsonage
Geo. W. Bird
Homestake Maintains Firm Stand in Miners Strike
Lead South Dakota Dec 20 The Homestake company remains tight lipped about year end rumors of a widespread nonunion workforce. No official figures or plans are disclosed as idle work continues due to union actions and a group of Western Federation of Labor mechanics is refused entry unless they sign the nonunion pledge.
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S. D
Homestake Company
Teamsters’ Union
Hearst Mercantile Company
Western Federation of Labor
Distance tariff adopted for South Dakota express rates
Sioux Falls dispatch reports the South Dakota state board of railroad commissioners adopted a distance mileage tariff for express companies. The new schedule, effective January 15, cuts many existing rates, with Wells Fargo most affected. If challenged, the company may contest in court.
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Wells Fargo Company
Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Mitchell temple plans after lodge buys Main street lots
Resurgam lodge of Mitchell South Dakota has purchased two Main street lots to build a Masonic temple. At a Tuesday meeting the lodge installed officers led by Worshipful Master Dr. R. J. Lamme with H. E. Hitchcock conducting the ceremony.
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A. Craig Bowdish
H. R. Kibbee
A. B. McKeel
F. C. Drake
E. S. Daniels
F. Barnett
Tyler
H. B. Rogers
Wm. North
R. D. Wilde
C. B. Wilt
H. E. Hitchcock
Death of Bon Homme farmer reported near Yankton
Vancik Ste panek, a young farmer near the Bon Homme county line, is reported found dead after neighbors noticed wandering cattle. Coroner and sheriff travel to the farm. no foul play suspected and natural causes likely. Local A. O. U. W. lodge officers elected C. J. Warner chair and others named.
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Yankton
S. D
Vancik Stepanek
Bon Homme County
A. O. U. W. Lodge
C. J. Warner
W. C. Ayres
Z. Richey
W. S. Stockwell
C ’ Pupeeavel
Ing
Bawert
W .C. Lusk
Sines
E.ay White
I. Piles
Dakota Supreme Court Hands Down Decisions
Pierre South Dakota December 18 In the supreme court today opinions were handed down in several cases. Judge Whiting Empire Elevator Company versus L L Butler Day County affirmed. George Co Bagley Elevator Company versus L L Butler Day County affirmed. People's Security Bank of Worthing versus Lyman Sanderson Lincoln County affirmed. Judge Smith Charles L Hyde versus Minnesota Dakota Pacific Railway Company Brown County affirmed. Elizabeth Reeves versus Harry L Reeves Lincoln County affirmed. F M Steers versus J O Gingery Jerauld County affirmed. Judge McCoy A A Cooper Wagon and Buggy Company versus Stedrowsky Brothers Company Minnehaha County affirmed.
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Elizabeth Reeves
Harry L. Reeves
Lincoln County
Affirmed
F. M. Steers
J. O. Gingery
Jerauld County
Judge McCoy
A. A. Cooper Wagon & Buggy Company
Stedrowsky Brothers Company
Minnehaha County
Local lodges elect new officers in Yankton
In Yankton South Dakota on December 18 the Modern Woodmen re elected C L Lawrence as chair G R Hobson as clerk and Henry Tammen as banker The Knights of the Maccabees chose Tom Edwards as commander Chas Rivola as record keeper and Dave Finnegan as treasurer Yankton encampment No 2 Odd Fellows elected S A Boyles chair Z Richey scribe and Wnt Ward treasurer
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Yankton
S. D
Woodmen
C. L. Lawrence
Henry Tammen
Knights of the Maccabees
Tom Edwards
Chas
Rivola
Dave Finnegan
The
Odd Fellows
S. A. Boyles
Z. Richey Scribe
Wnt. Ward
Mitchell Grain Show to Feature National Awards in January
W A Wheeler bought a list of grains for 100 dollars at Omaha's national corn show. Readied for Mitchell January 17 to 22, the State Grain and Corn show will display grand champion oats and barley sweepstakes, northern and western corn sweepstakes, the champion 10 ears of corn in the women’s department, a world best peck of wheat, and North Dakota wheat in second place. The ear that won first in Omaha will also be exhibited.
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Mitchell
S. D
W. A. Wheeler
Omaha
North Dakota
South Dakota
Bank Robbery Suspects Face Preliminary Hearing
Sioux Falls prosecutors set a preliminary hearing for Johnnie Welsh Harry Dean and Frank Grant the three men held on suspicion of robbing the Lake Norden bank of 3000 dollars. Welsh and Dean were captured in Sioux City Iowa and Grant was captured at Lake Preston.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Lake Norden
Johnnie’’ Welsh
Harry Dean
Sioux City
Frank Grant
Lake Preston
Farmers Mutual Tornado and Fire Insurance elects directors
At the annual election in Elk Point South Dakota the Farmers Mutual Tornado and Fire Insurance Company elected for 1910 directors Sam Omdah and Peter Simonson of Union county and T O Leikvold and N C Nelson of Clay county.
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Elk Point
S. D
Farmers’ Mutual Tornado and Fire Insurance Company
Clay
Union Counties
Sam Omdah
Peter Simonson
Union County
T. O. Leikvold
N. C. Nelson
Clay County
Lodge Elects Officers in Jefferson South Dakota
The Woman’s Christian Order of Flagons or Foresters elected officers last evening in Jefferson S D. C R Mrs Mary Fountain V C Mrs Arsenia Chicoine R S Miss Ella Authier F S Mrs Margaret Bechard treasurer Mrs Alexina Bernard trustees Mrs Hermeline Bernard Mrs Eva Lambert and Mrs Jessie Beaubien. Installation set for January 11.
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Jefferson
S. D
C. R
Mary Fountain
Arsenia Chicoine
R.S
Ella Authier
F. S
Margaret Bechard
Trasurer
Alexina Bernard
Hermeline Bernard
Eva Lambert
Jessie Beaubien
Not Guilty of Willful Murder in Hurd Case
Charles Radford is acquitted of murder in the death of George Hurd at Hurd’s home after an incident following Labor Day. The trial found Hurd the aggressor, with Eugene Radford and Charles firing in self defense during the altercation in Sioux Falls. Radford and his brother came from Sterling Illinois en route west to claim public land.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Charles Radford
George Hurd
Eugene
Hurd
Radford
Eugene Radford
Charles
Hiis
Sterling
Ill
Pickering Sets Eight Hour Husking Record in Snow
Rock Valley Iowa December 17 Patrick Pickering of Rock Valley established a new corn husking record by picking and cribbing 93 bushels in eight hours despite heavy snow on the ground.
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Rock Valley
Patrick Pickering
Eye Blown Out by Gas in Auto Incident
Dell Rapids resident Dr. Butler was thrown from a sleigh and dislocated shoulder with bruises after being jolted by a high wheel rut. Farmer Adam Eulberg lost his right eye last week when he looked into a gasoline engine chamber and igniter sparked, causing an explosion that required eye removal.
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Auto Dell Rapids
S. D
Dr. Butler
Highleigh ‘Bes
Brokr Stehester
Adam Eulberg
Cantonwine Case Bitterly Contested in Bankruptcy Fight
In Sioux Falls J C Cantonwine testified at length in federal court claiming his wife is qualified to hold his obligations, detailing family history as part of bankruptcy petitions. Witnesses discussed the Armour store break in night robbery that allegedly netted $36 000. The trial was described as bitterly contested by both sides.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
J. C. Cantonwine
Armour
Wakonda I O O F Elects Officers in Yearend Ball
Wakonda South Dakota December 17 Officers for the ensuing term were elected by the local I O O F lodge with W O Knight noble grand A Hatch vice grand Sam Meyer secretary Sam Jacobson treasurer Rebekahs chose Mrs Dora Hatch noble grand Mrs Melissa Keene vice grand Elsie Diefendorff recording secretary Mrs P G Estee financial secretary Miss Rose Mayer treasurer George Crippen injured when his horse fell and trapped his leg under the animal this week.
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Wakonda
S. D
I. O. O. F. Lodge
W. OO. Knight
Noble Grand
A. Hatch
Sam Meyer
Sam Jacobson
Rebekahs
Dora Hatch
Melissa Keene
Elsie Diefendorff
P. G. Estee
Rose Mayer
George Crippen
Mr. Crippen
Fugitive from Justice Again in Custody
J H Larkin, formerly jailed for forgery and a recent fugitive, was arrested in Marshall Minnesota and returned to Sioux Falls for trial. He previously forged the signature of a local attorney to obtain payment on checks and then disappeared after leaving prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Der
J. H. Larkin
Marshall
Minn
Larkin
Girl Clerk Caught With Stolen Toggeries in Aberdeen
Susie Reynolds a girl clerk at a local women’s shop in Aberdeen is jailed on grand larceny charges. She was arrested after a baby’s cap worn by her little brother was found on her person and search of her room yielded women’s clothing. Bound over to the next term of court, her parents reside near Mel. the mother is visiting.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Susie Reynolds
Mel
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Hunter
National Guard
Burke
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Cantonwine
Homestake
Mitchell Lodge
Dakota Supreme Court
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