Sam Patch Falls From Genesee Falls After Brandy Boost
A crowded November scene in Rochester ends in tragedy as Sam Patch dies attempting a 125 foot Genesee falls jump after a brandy drink. Spectators from nearby towns watched boats search the river overnight while sermons the next Sunday denounced the danger of such feats.
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Sam Patch
Genesee Falls
Rochester
Patch
Rhode Island
Paterson
N. J
New Jersey
Niagara Falls
Goat Island
Fitzhugh Street
Navy
Canada
Oswego
Lewiston
Buffalo
Canandaigua
Batavia
Cnty
Falls
Sam
William Cochrane
Napoleon
Wellington
St. Patrick’s Day
Genesee
Charlotte
London Bridge
Sigourney
Josiah Bissell
Third Church
Rochester Herald
Local notes mix community life and club events
Local items cover Bachelor Club masquerade plans and prints, church gatherings, school and stock updates, and moves of residents. Reports include visits, travels to Sioux Falls and St. Paul, and notes on ice supplies, ranch work, and upcoming conventions and benefactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Ladd
Miltown
I. W. Seaman
Bon Homme County
J. W. Prime
Roseland
C. J. Stevens
Sioux City
Stevens
Nellie Coffin
St. Paul
Better Services to Black Hills By Revised Time on Omaha Road
A Nebraska schedule update links Omaha road service to Norfolk Junction with the Black Hills Express. Daily departures from Sioux City at 5 05 a m reach Norfolk Junction 7 40 p m O Neil 9 45 p m Hot Springs 1 45 a m and Deadwood 11 00 a m. Returns depart Deadwood 6 00 p m Hot Springs 9 06 p m Chardon 12 00 night O Neil 9 45 p m Norfolk Junction 12 40 noon and Sioux City 4 00 p m.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Norfolk Junction
Black Hills Expresson F
M. V. Ry
Sioux City
Forfolk Junction
Chardon
O’neil
Norfolk Juntion
Examiners Finds Commercial Mutual Fire Sound
A. D. Rich, Department of Insurance examiner, returned to Pierre after a week in the city reviewing the Commercial Mutual Fire Association. He reports the company is sound and has been well managed since its organization, and that former employee charges are false in every detail. A signed retraction of the charges was taken to Pierre.
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Iite
Bachelor ‘Club
Isard Ware
Ae Place
Aeale
W. H.' Gleck
Mr. Glecks
Thi
Frank Winsor
Republican
Sarah Noble
THE
J. E. Brown
Norwich
N. Y
Puerto Rico
A. D. Rich
Department of Insurance of
South Dakota
Commercial Mutual Fire Association
Pierre
Not Up on Stocks and Market Tide Wit
A quip from the New York Commercial Advertiser contrasts Shakespeare with the stock market. The speaker laments how investors, like a lamb, rode the flood tide of prices only to be wiped out at the low ebb.
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Shakespeare
New York Commercial
Gamble Not A Candidate For Senate
National Bank Examiner Silsby reports from Deadwood that Congressman Gamble told him during a visit to discuss Pettigrew’s succession that he does not plan to run for the United States Senate. Gamble intends to seek re election to his current seat, leaving the Black Hills to name a successor.
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National Bank
Silsby
Black Hills
Deadwood
Gambel
United States Senate
George Silsby
South Dakota
Congresman Gamble
Pettigrew
Gamble
Himelf
You Can't Dodge Them You Can't Dodge Them
A health warning explains that germs from consumption abound and attack weak throats and lungs. It stresses that a strong body with good blood and fat reserves resists infection and urges action if cough or throat pain persists.
Scott's Emulsion Promises Health Benefits
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites claims to heal inflamed membranes strengthen digestion and boost appetite and weight. It promotes overall fortification against consumption germs and is priced at one dollar at druggists. Scott & Bowne, New York.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
New York
Notice Fort Land office at Mitchell S D Feb 13 1900
The notice states settler John P. Cool seeks DriGL BEDOE proof for NEI4 Sec 14 Tp 101 Reg 60 on March 24 1900 before the Register and Receiver at Mitchell S D. Witnesses listed include WB Tobey Phil Tobin Joseph Scheick Charles Donk and Guoras E Foster as proof of continuous residence and cultivation.
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Fort Land Office
Mitchell S. D
Drigl Bedoe
John P. Cool
WB. Tobey
Ethan
P. O
Phil. Tobin
Hillside
D. Joseph Scheick
Ethan P. O
D. Charles Donk
D. Guoras E. Fostxn
Appointment to Prove Will of Hezekiah Pollard in Davison
State court in Mitchell Davison County issues notice to heirs and next of kin of Hezekiah G Pollard to appear March 8 1900 at 10 am in the county court to prove the will and determine Harriet Ann Pollard’s petition for letters testamentary with others in attendance.
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South Dakota
Davison
Hezekiah Pollard
Harriet Ann Pollard
Lela E. Pollard
Laurence E. Pollard
Lucleus
Pollard
Cyrenius C. Pollard
Aonzo C. Pollard
Hezekiah G. Pollard
Noties
Mitchell
Harriet Anun Pollard
A. D
Basy
Thie County
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Presbyterian Church
Mecia
Gram
Florence Gregory
Eva Carpenter
Mike Lula Berryman
Kets Tapp
Ray
C. W. Downey
Aust
Samantha
Cedar Pictures
Mise
Edna Daniels
Mason Smith
Milwaukee
Mason City
Iowa
J. McCallister
Running Water
H. G. Nichola
Sioux Falls
Roy Avery
T. E. Blanchard
United States Land Office
Lindra
Russell
Hawkin
National Creamery Buttermaker’s Association
Lincoln Neb
C. St. P.m.&o Ry
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Cole
J. A. Ferris
Lovett
Sioux
J. Newton Hathaway
Tommy
Sue
Mutual
Surance Co’s Books
U. S. Senate
C. Burnside
Schilling
Chicago Shoe House
Harker Bros
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