Irregularity in $20,000 Indian payments investigated
Chief Inspector Davis of the U S Indian service visited Gregory and nearby areas in the western county to probe alleged irregularities in last week’s payment of $20,000 to the Ponca and Bull Creek bands of Rosebud Indians. Authorities say the agents may have violated federal laws by disbursing funds near licensed saloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory
S. D
Davis
United States Indian Service
Ponca
Bull Creek
Rosebud
Pioneer Farmer Dies While Driving Home
In Mnankinton South Dakota William Grebe, a pioneer farmer, drops dead as John Williams finds the wagon with Grebe’s body in the seat. Williams drives to Stickney and learns Grebe had been drinking. In Pierre both Hughes and Stanley counties see a rush of marriage licenses as final proof arrives for homesteaders with many claims in one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mnankinton
S. D
William
Stickney
Grebe Wavas
Ting
Hughes County
Stanley County
Murder of Wife Kamml by Husband Kamml
Coroners jury holds Gustave Kamml for poisoning Mary J Kamml after evidence of threats to wife and son. Fred Kamml, arrested on a warrant by his father, asks not to be jailed with him and is placed in sheriff custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miiler
Gustave Kammel
Mary J.kammel
Fred Kammel
Arrested for Theft of a Typewriter at Pierre
Roy Eggleston a Milwaukee and St Paul Railway employee was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Rover Hughes County on a charge of stealing a typewriter in Pierre. He is held on $300 bond for the next Hughes County circuit court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Meire
S. D
Roy Eggleston
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Rover
Hughes County
Pierre
Segleston
Hlughes County
South Dakota federation meeting urged delegates
Sioux Falls secretary Geo T Blackman of the Federation of Commercial clubs of South Dakota asks all clubs in the state to send three to five delegates to the annual federation meeting in Pierre on Tuesday January 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big South Dakota
Pierre Sioux Falls
S. D
Geo. T. Blackman
Federation of Commercial Clubs of
South Dakota
Federation
Pierre
Farmer Becomes a Man of Title in a Sudden Rise
George William Northedge of Marinette Wisconsin is named Sir George William Northedge after inheriting a Montreal estate valued at 1 185 000 and being among 75 heirs to a vast English fortune. An ad seeking the son of Colonel Wm Northedge led to the discovery as he read the Milwaukee Journal.
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Ohicago
George William Northedge
Marinette
Wis
Marinette County
Montreal
England
Wm. Northedge
United States Army
Wisconsin
Water Wagon Club forms at Fort McKinley
Enlisted men at Fort McKinley form the Water Wagon club pledging to drink only water and regulation coffee. They refuse intoxicants and aim to influence others to do the same, threatening deser tions from nearby canteens. The club mirrors WY. WI. C. A. inspired groups at other posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort McKinley
Army Canteen
United States
Apportionment of State School Funds Reported
Pierre South Dakota December apportionment of permanent school fund income totals 108 517 90 to state schools. Per capita distribution 3 14 for the year including June payment. current apportionment 71 cents per capita for 146 202 pupils, 4 624 more than last year’s census. Two payments of 1907 total 19 722 49 more than last year, largest in state history.
Killed While Drunk Saloon Keepers Sued
In Canton South Dakota two Hudson saloon owners are sued by Judge C B Kennedy for the widow and minor children of Leslie Lowell killed by a train. The Western Surety Company bondsmen are also named. The suit claims intoxication caused Lowell's death and seeks 2000 dollars from each defendant.
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Canton
S. D
Hudson
C. B. Kennedy
Leslie Lowell
Western Surety Company
Sioux Falls
Lowell
Sioux Falls Boy Arrested for Assault on Married Woman
Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 20. Ira Wheeler, a young man, arrested on the charge of criminal assault after Mrs. Quincy, 24, alleges he overpowered her in a restaurant back room about 2 PM and gagged her with a towel to prevent aid. Preliminary examination slated in coming days.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Quincy
Ira Wheeler
Wheeler
Farmers Kick On Ditch Assessments
Canton South Dakota December 20 Lincoln county faces widespread farmer complaints over ditch assessments under a new statute authorizing drainage ditches and cost sharing. About a dozen ditches built this year will benefit wet lands, yet many farmers claim inequitable charges. Several appeals are already pending with more expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
S. D
Lincoln County
Yankton Millinery Store Destroyed in Fire
Yankton South Dakota December 20 fire caused by a soft coal stove explosion destroyed the millinery establishment of Mrs Burns. Stock insured for two thousand dollars and the building valued at six hundred dollars.
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Yankton, S. D
Burns
Burglars Loot Sun Dial Pool Hall in Canton
Canton South Dakota December 20 burglars entered Frank Nims pool hall Sunday evening breaking the slot machine and securing about seven dollars. They also took a quantity of cigars and local residents are suspected.
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Canton
S. D
Frank Nims
Local Gas Company Organized in Yankton MS
In Yankton Mississippi D dated December 20 a new gas company has been organized with members Isaac Piles Fred Schnauber John Holman Mr Springer and F L Van Tassel to do business in the town.
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Yankton
MS. D
Iaac Piles
Fred Schnauber
John Holman
Mr. Springer
F. L. van Tassel
Foreman Killed by Train in Madison Yards
Martin Westby a section foreman with 30 years on the railroad was run over and killed in the Madison yards yesterday. He leaves a wife and a large family.
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Madison
Martin Westby
Milbank Youth Drinks Poison Mistaking Medicine
Milbank South Dakota reports the death of John Templeton son of Mr and Mrs Archie Templeton after he drank poison thinking it was medicine on a farm near Milbank yesterday before medical help could reach him. The incident highlights a tragic accident with a young resident. His death came as authorities confirm the cause and remind families to store poisons safely.
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Milbank
S. D
John Templeton
Archie Templeton
New York Central Vice President Cleared in Wreck Case
Alfred H. Smith, vice president of the New York Central, was acquitted today of manslaughter charges connected to the Woodlawn Express wreck last February that killed 24 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred H. Smith
New York Central
Woodlawn
Poison in Breakfast Food Motives Stir Dakota Murder Case
Miller, S. D. December 24. Fred Kammel and his father are charged with murdering the mother by poisoning her oatmeal and planned to cast them both in jail. Neighbors debate who is guilty as the family faces a long defense with the elder man needing an interpreter. The case hinges on whether the father poisoned the meal or the elderly German mother acted alone.
Sweetheart Slain and Southern Colonel Wounded in Hovel
Deadwood South Dakota December 24 A trove of old letters reveals the life of James Hull known as Swill Barrow Jimmy a local recluse and Civil War era colonel in Lee's army He loved a southern girl in Virginia whose death by a soldier’s bullet spurred his bleak life of subsistence Hull’s diary shows his plan to forget the past as his life nears its end.
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Deadwood
S. D
James Hull
Barrow
Hull
Virginia
Lee
Conductor Held in Boxcar Robbery Case
Deadwood South Dakota December 24 A Burlington railroad boxcar theft wave last summer leads to the arrest of David C Mincer a freight conductor on the 8 M line from Jedgemont. Authorities say clothing found at Mincers Edgemont home and similar goods at an acquaintance scene point to his involvement. Mincer once worked for Northwestern railroad to Chadron Nebraska. He refuses to speak and is free on bond awaiting trial.
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Deadwood
S. D
Burlington Railroad
David C. Mincer
Jedgemont
Mincer
Edgemont
Northwestern Railroad
Chadron
Neb
Teen Miss Magill Dies by Strychnine Poison
Yaulkton South Dakota on December 24 Miss Maggie Magill 16 years old took poison and died. She had lived with her uncle Richard Morrow since her mother’s death. She planned to visit an aunt in Iowa and was offered passage to Ireland before she died, after her uncle urged postponement.
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Yaulkton
S. D
Maggie Magill
Richard Morrow
Iowa
Ireland
Land Grafters Convicted in Kansas City Court
H C Wayatt of Lawton Oklahoma was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the government of Rosebud reservation land in South Dakota by a federal court jury. The offense involved inducing veterans to enter homesteads and selling relinquishments for about 500 dollars, with re relinquishments sold for 100 to 600 dollars. Sentence pending.
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Kansas City
Kansas City, Mo
H. C. Wayatt
Lawton
Okla
Rosebud Reservation
South Dakota
Wyatt
Low wages blamed for scarce school maams in South Dakota
In Watertown on December 23, Professor J F Orlander argued the shortage of teachers stems from low pay rather than tougher exams. He noted South Dakota needs over 5,000 teachers, only 2,671 sought full certificates, and 43 percent failed. He traced the problem to 1893 and warned wages undercut education by attracting skilled labor away.
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Watertown
S. D
J. F. Orlander
Pierre
State Gramming Board
Department of Public Instruction
South Dakota
DE Coig
Arrest in Poison Case Targets Kammel Family
Miller S D December report says Gustave Kam mel has been arrested on a coroner charge of murdering his wife by poisoning. He is jailed awaiting a Tuesday hearing. He also named his son in a poison plot involving his wife. The couple aged 73 and 72 had been separated with divorce proceedings. The wife died after eating arsenic or strychnine tainted oatmeal. the son survived.
Editor Sues Sioux Falls Mayor for 5000 Damages
Mark D. Scott editor of the Sioux Falls Journal filed a damage suit against Mayor M. Pillsbury for 5000 dollars. The action stems from Pillsbury’s criminal libel charge against Scott, which was recently acquitted in state circuit court. The suit may be heard at the next circuit term in Sioux Falls in May.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
M. Pillsbury
Mark D. Scott
State Circuit Court
Scott
Pillsbury
Homesteaders and Stockmen at War in South Dakota
In Presho South Dakota war between homesteaders and stockmen escalates as Ole Kettleson rancher reports several of his horses shot inside a fenced area. Investigators seek the shooter to bring prosecutions.
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Presho
S. D
Ole Kettleson
Kettleson
Settleson
Physicians of Watertown District Elect Officers
Watertown district medical association elected Dr. L. G. Hill as president, Dr. Sherwood as vice president, Dr. Vaughn as secretary and treasurer, Dr. Campbell as delegate to the state meeting for three years, and Dr. Tarbell as censor for three years. The session was followed by a large banquet.
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Watertown
S. D
District Medical Association
Watertown District
L. G. Hill
Sherwood
Dubuque
Vaughn
Castlewood
Campbell
Tarbell
Farmer shoots divorced wife then kills self
Temptation of jealousy drives T. B. Lock a prominent farmer to Marietta and he murders his divorced wife after she moved to South Dakota with Collins. He then shoots himself. Sheriff Clark investigates as authorities describe the double tragedy in Edgemont region.
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Vot Springs
T. B. Lock
Marietta
Edgemont
Collins
Clark
Hen with Broken Leg Convicts Thief in South Dakota
In Watertown South Dakota Dec 23 the Codington county state attorney used a hen with a broken leg as evidence to convict Peter Schaak a young married farmer of petty poultry theft in police court. The missing poultry was traced to Schaak by the bandaged hen found in his possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
S. D
Codington County
Peter Schaak
Schaak Place
Sioux City Santa Claus Sends Real Money to Educator
County Superintendent H. E. French of Union County South Dakota received a mysterious Sioux City mail containing 31 dollars in three bills. The note requested use for educational work in council libraries and districts. French planned to allocate the funds to library funds of small districts in Elk Point and surrounding areas.
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Sioux City
Santa Claus
Ilk Point
S. D
H. E.french
Union County
Elk Point
Coun
French
Watertown Plans New Chautauqua Grounds at Kampeska
Watertown South Dakota backed by the Business Men's union forms Watertown Chautauqua assembly and plans a ten day program next July. A building costing about 5000 dollars will be erected on ground provided by the Dakota Town Lot company, surrounded by a park, with electric streetcar service from the summer resort to Watertown on the St Louis road, solving the transport hurdle that kept the event from Lake Kampeska previously.
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Watertown
S. D
Business Men's Union of
Watertown Chautauqua Assembly, Incorporated
Yokota
Lake Kampeska
Dakota Town Lot Company
St. Louis
Elk Point Lodge Officers Elected as Fire Damages Display
Elk Point Lodge No. 3 A F E and A M elected Worshipful Master George A Steinneck Senior Warden William Homer Junior Warden B I Baker Secretary John Coverdale Treasurer William A Schaetzel. A fire found in Union County Investment display windows Thursday evening started from a gas lamp. The blaze caused minor damage to toys and decorations before being put out.
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Elk Point
S. D
Elk Point Lodge No. 3
A. F E
A. M
George A. Steinneck
William Homer
B. I. Baker
John Coverdale
William A. Schaetzel
Union County Investment Company
Masked raid kills 800 sheep at Sheridan camp
A band of eight to ten masked men killed 800 head of Waisner brothers sheep near Sheridan Wyoming. They burned the camp outfit and drove off the herder. Sheriff followed tracks to a main road then lost the trail. The raid, linked to a prior incident, centers on grazing rights across a boundary between cattle and sheepmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan, Wyo
Sheridan
Cattl
Powder River Valley
Dupont daughter elopes with Bancroft heir in Washington
Miss Madeleine Dupont aged 20, eldest daughter of Alfred I. Dupont, elopes from Wilmington to Washington with John Bancroft 21, son of Joseph Bancroft & Sons secretary. They wed by Presbyterian minister Rev. D. C. McLeod. The bride later wrote her mother criticizing lack of sympathy, cited as key cause of the elopement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Madeleine Dupont
Alfred I. Dupont
Dupont Powder Company
Washington
John Bancroft
Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company
D. C. McLeod
Bessie G. Dupont
Lawyer Egan Fees In O Grady Case Reach Ten Thousand
Sioux Falls hearing ends before Judge Jones in the O Grady guardianship appeal. Mrs. Julia Ann O Grady is accused of murdering her husband John O Grady. Attorney Geo W Egan is alleged to have a contract for a $10,000 fee to defend her at trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Jones
State Circuit Court
Bailey
Julia Ann O'Grady
John O'Grady
Minnehaha County Bar Association
O’grady
Geo. W. Egan
Egan
O'Grady
Mrs Molineux-Scott to headline vaudeville recital in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls announces Mrs Roland B. Molineux-Scott will perform Friday December 27 at the Majestic Theatre in a West debut recital before a broader tour. She has publicized matrimonial history and ties to Sioux Falls. Supporting act by Walter Howe Jones with manager Conrad L. Holmes arranging dates.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Roland B. Molineux-Scott
Majestic Family Theater
Molineux
Wallace D. Scott
Conrad L. Holmes
Canova Bank Faces Loss After Notch in Insurance
Canova D. December 21 officials decline comment as reports claim the Canova bank lost about 1300 beyond insured funds after a sensational robbery by five or six experts. Robbers reportedly gained over 6000 in cash by blowing the safe with nitroglycerin and the policy excludes money not in the chest, leaving the extra amount uninsured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canova
Canova Bank
Insurance Company
Wife Appears On Eve Of Husband’s Wedding
A man named Bishop, recently employed in a Huron barber shop, planned to wed a fiancée at Christmas. A woman now claiming to be his wife arrived, prompting his departure from town with unpaid barber materials and jewelry.
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Huron
Bishop
Mail Service For Many Dakota Towns
Arlington South Dakota announces January 1 mail service on the Central road from Arlington to Sioux Falls. A mail clerk will be based in Arlington, serving Colton Chester Wentworth Rutland Nunda Sinai and Arlington. Passenger service expansion north toward Badger Lake Norden Hall expected, with mail likely extended to Watertown by spring.
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Dakota
Arlington
S. D
South Dakota Central
Sioux Falls
Post Office Department
Central
Colton
Chester
Wentworth
Rutland
Nunda
Sinai
Badger
Lake Norden
Hall
Watertown
Plankinton Seek Ar tesian Well on Fish Lake Shore
Local businessmen in Plankinton have organized to petition Congress for authorization to drill an artesian well along the shore of Fish Lake in the lake area. The effort aims to improve water access for the community.
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Plankinton
8. D
Congress
Fish
Hep
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