Dakota Wesleyan closes fall term with strong growth
The university ends its fall term with high attendance and improving student standards. President Nicholson announces a new catalogue, faculty changes including Abbie L. Pixley replacing Gertrude Highme, and Carnegie donation securing 100000 endowment. Winter term starts January 6 with 330 tuition.
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Dakota Wesleyan
Narris
Northwestern
Chicago
Gertrude Highme
Miss Highme
J’hysicians
Colorado
Miss Biplime
Abbie L. Pixley
Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler
Miss Pixley
Carnegie Company
Pittsburg
Carnegie
Mitchell
Episcopal District Reports Strong Indian Mission on Dakota
The Missionary District of the Episcopal church of South Dakota releases its annual papiphict report under Bishop Hare and Rev. A W Bell. It highlights 77 Indian churches. 4,370 confirmed Indians with 661 confirmations last year. 2,571 families and 11,844 population with 10,126 baptized. Indians contribute to multiple church funds and own substantial property including 61,616 for church and grounds and 19,120 in other property. Two boarding schools at Pine Ridge and Standing Rock educate girls, with Mary Francis departing after 21 years due to health. White congregations number 2,453 communicants with 14,490.89 raised for ministers salaries. Bishop Hare’s health issues lessen his workload, to be managed by Assistant Bishop Johnson.
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Episcopal Church of
South Dakota
Hare
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Eastern
Black Hills
State
Johnson
Convocation
Communion
St. Mary’s
Pine Ridge
St. Elizabeth’s
Standing Rock
Mary Francis
Luey
Episcopalians
Iare
Nebraska
Iss
Frederick Acts Johnson
Card of Thanks from the Terrill Family
Card of Thanks gratefully acknowledges the sympathy and assistance shown during the illness of their daughter from D. We Terrill and family.
Adopted the Constitution Roose velt-taft Club Forms
The Roose velt-taft club held its second meeting to adopt a constitution. It aims to elect delegates favorable to Theodore Roosevelt or William H. Taft to the Republican national convention in Chicago on June 6 1908. The club will meet monthly and elects A I Dean as treasurer. The article also recounts early Dakota territory politics and a long local biography of Mr Green, lodge founder and pioneer developer.
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Roosevelt-taft Club
J. L.lWannett
Clib
Chicago
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Republican Party
Moosevelt
Taft
A. I. Dean
Fifty Years of Marriage of Early Dakota Pioneers Green
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Green celebrated their golden wedding on December 17 with close friends. The couple settled three miles east of Mitchell on the James River in 1871 as early settlers in the region. Green, born August 11, 1831 in Plattsburg New York, and Mrs. Green born April 14, 1840 in Batavia New York, moved west with families, Green helping to survey the Missouri Pacific line and later homesteading in Bon Homme and Manson counties near the James River.
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Hanson County
Wyoming
Vermillion
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Dakota Territory
Isto
Yankton
Moses St Artustromy
Congress
United States
South Line
James River Valley
Albert Yammer
G. W. Green
Chicago
H. C. Green
James River
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Missouri Pacific
Mississippi
Rochester
Minn
Francis Maria Baker Dee
Minnesota
Given
Sibley
Grew
Jim Jill
St. Paul
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Dakota
Bon Homme County
Manson County
Miss Mayme Terrill Dies After Farm City Blast
Miss Mayme Terrill died at 7 30 p m after severe burns from a gasoline stove explosion at a corn palace restaurant. Born April 28 1884 at New Providence Iowa she was 23 years old and leaves her parents six sisters and two brothers. Private funeral services were held at the country residence and the ashes sent to New Providence for interment with Rev H S Wilkinson presiding.
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Mayme Terrill
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Corn Palace
D. W.verrill
New Providence
Iowa
Woura
Friends Church
State Normal School
Cedar Falls
H. S. Wilkinson
Jerrill
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Dakota Westeyen University
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Roosevelt-Taft, Club
Constitution
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