Four Men In Room At Time Of Hudson Shot Incident
In Manton South Dakota on Saturday night Jerry Burns was shot to death with a shotgun. Three of the four men in the room claim they were asleep when the fatal shot occurred. Michael Caffer y is named as a possible shooter but may also say he slept, keeping the case unsettled.
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Manton
S. D
Jerry Burns
Hudson
Pred Ferry
Ole Norgard
Johny Purcell
Creston
Vis
Michael Catfery
Catfery
Burs
Deep Artesian Wells Record Depth in the West
A Mogemont South Dakota well reaches 2470 feet with 13 rock formations encountered. US surveyors report ongoing drilling toward water despite contract limits, ranking edge mont well as second deepest west of the Mississippi and noting Galveston Texas as deepest in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bat Spriges
S. D
Mogemont
United States
Thourteen
South Dakota
Galveston
Tex
Gillette
Wyo
Thrasher firm seeks bankruptcy of Arnold dealers
The Advance Thrasher company of Battle Creek Michigan files in U S court at Sioux Falls a petition to adjudge Reuben J Arnold and Alvin W Arnold of Hazel South Dakota as involuntary bankrupts. The firm alleges the debt is 1576 75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Advance Thrasher Company
Battle Creek
Mich
United States
Reuben J. Arnold
Alvin W. Arnold
Hazel, S. D
Thrasher Company
Notorious Criminal Dockery Recaptured by U S Officials
Sioux Falls reports William Dockery, 28, a former Stillwater inmate, was discharged and then seized by U S officials. He escaped from Sioux Falls lockup April 19, 1890 while serving a mail robbery sentence and is returned to complete a five year term at Sioux Falls prison. Dockery was once linked to the Rice Street gang of St. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Walls
S. D
Jan
William Dockery
Twin Cities
Stillwater
United States
Siouxalls
Dockery
Sioux Italls
Minnesota
Reformatory
Sioux Falls
Rice Street
St. Paul
Guardsmen to be paid for attending drills in South Dakota
Sioux Falls article reports SD National Guard officers backing a bill to pay guardsmen 25 tents for each regular drill to boost attendance and efficiency. Adjutant General Charles H. Jenglesby says state funds may need about $15,000 annually for the next two years, with $26,04 previously spent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Walls
S. D
South Dakota National Guard
Charles H. Jenglesby
State Horticulturists to Meet at Groton
Groton South Dakota January 3 A meeting of local business men will be held Wednesday afternoon to arrange the annual convention of the South Dakota Horticultural Society in Groton January 22 23 and 24 Residents of Groton will spare no pains to make the coming convention one of the most successful and interesting ever held by the society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groton Groton
South Dakota Horticultural Society
Groton
Alleged Boycott Case Sidelined to January 11
Sioux Falls June 3 Judge Carland continued the hearing in the Montgomery Ward case against the South Dakota Retail Merchants and Hardware Dealers' association and editor E. J. Mannix for alleged conspiracy and boycott until January 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Carland
Montgomery Ward & Co
Chicago
South Dakota Retail Merchants and Hardware Dealers’ Association
E. J. Mannix
Commercial News
Wife of Editor Charged With Libel in Joe Kirby Case
Mrs Maggie M Ross wife of Sioux Falls Soo Critic editor John A Ross was arrested on a criminal libel charge after an article in the Critic titled Who Is Joe Kirby. She waived preliminary exam and posted $800 bond for state circuit court appearance. Ross had claimed Kirby sold out to the defense in Emma Kauffman murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
John A. Ross
Soo Critic
Lbel
Joe Kirby
Emma Kauffman
Maggie M. Loss
The
Critic
Kirby
Sioux Falls Divorces Brown. custody to mother
Mrs. Florence Halliday Brown formerly of New York who sang and danced in Brooklyn vaudeville was granted a divorce from Rev. Charles S. Brown of Jersey City. She also received custody of their 11 year old son Stanley Martin. The couple had lived in Sioux Falls since last March after his preaching in Brooklyn.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Florence Halliday Brown
New York City
Brooklyn
The
Orpheum
Sioux Balls
Charles S. Brown
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Jersey City
Brown
Stanley
Martin
Carrier pigeon mystery arouses curiosity in Monroe
Noah Sutter found a fatigued carrier pigeon at his home in Monroe South Dakota. The bird bore a leg ring with no legible owner name and no return address. Curiosity rises over the origin and ownership of the wanderer as it likely traveled hundreds of miles.
Eight Mines Shut by Eight Hour Strike Action
Deadwood South Dakota January 2 eight mining companies will close indefinitely due to the eight hour day demand. The Terry miners union ordered no work after today and Deadwood millmen followed. four mills in Deadwood affected. Properties incl The Mogul Golden Reward Dakota Reliance Imperial Portland Clinton Lundberg Dorr Wasp No 2 produced about 1.5 million last year and may not resume soon. Homestake not affected having already eight hour day.
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Deadwood
Miners’ Union of Terry
The
Mogul
Golden Reward
Dakota
Reliance
Imperial
Portland
Clinton
Lundberg Dorr
Wasp No. 2
Which of the four men did killing
Canton South Dakota January report of a shotgun homicide in a room above Thorpe's restaurant. Jerry Burns of Mountain Lake Minnesota dies from a groin wound after a man in a quartet fires the weapon. Four suspects Michael Caffery Ole Norgard John Ferguson of near Hudson and John Purcell Creston Iowa await coroner's inquest with no culprit yet determined.
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Canton
S. D
Jerry Burns
Mountain Lake
Minn
Thorpe
Burns
Michael Caffery
Ole Norgard
John Ferguson
Hudson
John Purcell
Creston
Vienna man bound over on adultery charge in Watertown
Myron Aylesworth a Vienna resident was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Keegan and brought before Judge Cressey in Watertown on a charge of adultery as alleged by his wife Mrs. Aylesworth. He was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
S. D
Myron Aylesworth
Vienna
Keegan
Aylesworth
First Native Born State Officer Hans Astrud to Lead South Dakota Schools
Hans A. Astrud of Sioux Falls was elected state superintendent of public instruction and will assume duties after January 1. A Norwegian American, he has taught in Wisconsin and Minnehaha County schools, led as county superintendent in two elections, and plans to appoint C. J. Swanson as first assistant.
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Sioux Walls
S. D
Dakota Territory
South Dakota
Hans A. Astrud
Ustrud
Astrud
Minnehaha
Baltic
Dorn
Selec
Flo
Augustana College
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Minnehaha County
Republican Party
C. J. Swanson
Kingsbury County
Mr. Swanson
State Bar to Hold Seventh Annual Meeting in Pierre
The South Dakota State Bar Association schedules its seventh annual meeting in Pierre on January 9 and 10. Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Charles Elliott will give the annual address, with A. W. Burtt of Huron delivering the president’s address. Lectures by J. H. McCoy Aberdeen Philo Hall Brookings S. V. Jones Parker J. J. Payne Vermillion George Rice Mlandreau and Frank Turner Faulkton cover topics from trial by jury to tax procedure and fellow servant law. The association will host its annual dinner on January 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bar
Pierre
S.S. D
State Bar Association
Charles Elliott
Minnesota Supreme Court
A. W. Burtt
Huron
J. H. McCoy
Aberdeen
Philo Hall
Brookings
S. V. Jones
Parker
J. J. Payne
Vermillion
George Rice
Mlandreau
Frank Turner
Faulkton
Association
Judge sentences Oscar Mason in grand larceny case
Yankton South Dakota January 1 Judge Smith sentences Oscar Mason after a guilty plea to grand larceny to a seventeen months term in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton, S. D
Smith
Oscar Mason
Three Men Drown After Ice Breaks on Missouri River
News from Armour South Dakota reports three men died Christmas Day when their train broke through an ice hole on the Missouri River while returning home. Victims C H Slaight and another Slaight from Fort Randall and Herman Casherman of Port Randall. The wreck occurred near Fort Randall, far from rail connection, and bodies were recovered as the community mourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Moran
C. H. Slaight
Lake Andes
Daniel
Lyman County
Slaight
Mr. Casherman
Good Year for Banks in South Dakota
Public Examiner Brank IL Bramble reports 1905 to 1906 banking changes in South Dakota. State banks rise from 262 to 310 with $542 588 more capital. private banks fall from 36 to 29. banking corporations grow to 13 with $80 000 more capital. Total year ending Nov 12 1906 shows nearly $9 million gain, largely in deposits subject to check and certificates of deposit.
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Watertown
S. D
South Dakota
Brank IL
Bramble
National
Town on runners Evarts to move to Mobridge
Evarts South Dakota faces a mass relocation as residents load business buildings on runners to haul them during river ice into Mobridge where Milwaukee and St Paul plan a bridge for a new line. The town’s future hinges on the river crossing and railway expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evarts
Mobridge
S. D
Missouri
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Mvarts
Watertown Wins Out at South Dakota Teachers Convention
Watertown breaks up the trust of cities and wins the 1807 South Dakota Educational association meeting in Sioux Falls with 800 to 1,000 educators in attendance. Officers elected include President W. Cochrane and J. I. Olander. Prof Charles L. Lugg warns about third grade certificates and rural teacher training costs.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Watertown
Trust of Cities
South Dakota Educational Association
Lillian Cooper
Springfield
J. L. Swenson
Parker
J. C. Lindsey
Gary
Charles L. Lugg
Parkston
Indians Offered Work on Santa Fe Railroad for Food and Shelter
Indian Commissioner Francis Leupp said the U S government will offer the Utes under restraint at Fort Meade S D work on the Santa Fe Railroad for $1 30 a day plus board and shelter The offer, to test their sincerity after recent wandering, will move them to southern Arizona with summer options further north If they refuse they may go hungry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Francis 5. Leupp
War Department
Fort Meade
Wolf chases bugy ride ends with prairie chicken shot
Joe Gerlach and Matt Wagner of Laurel Sully county report a strange hunt when chasing a wolf across the prairie. A prairie chicken was flushed during the pursuit and was shot, the bird landing in the buggy as horses ran under the wolf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
Joe Gerlack
Matt Wagner
Laurel
Sully County
Artesian Basin Found Across Western South Dakota
Pierre South Dakota December 29 Another artesian well confirms a basin underlies much of the state with the Newlin well reaching 1842 feet and water temperatures above 120 degrees with a strong natural gas flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capa
Pioneer Lawyer Dudley Dead Funeral Set in Hot Springs
Hot Springs South Dakota reports the funeral of Judge E. G. Dudley a pioneer Omaha lawyer and police judge from 1876. Born in Ohio in 1832 he leaves two sons and his sons will conduct the service by the Masons on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
S. D
E. G. Dudley
Omaha
Ohio
Masons
Jackrabbit hunt ends in shotgun accident injuring Woodman
Leonard Woodman son of Chas Woodman was seriously wounded in the leg by an accidental shotgun discharge near Mitchell South Dakota yesterday. Blaine Scriven slipped and fell striking the gun hammer on frozen ground causing the injury at the scene.
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Mitchell, S. D
Mitchell
Leonard Woodman
Chas. Woodman
Blaine Scriven
Young Scriven
Woodman
Dakota Traveling Men Push 2-Cent Fare Plan
The South Dakota Traveling Men's association executive committee met in Mitchell on Saturday night after a reply from Western Passenger chairman McLeod failed to satisfy them. They decided to appeal to the legislature to enforce a flat 2-cent fare and an interchangeable excess mileage system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Mitchell
S. D
McLeod
Western Passenger Association
South Dakota
Presbyterian church organized near Midland
Rev. J. P. Anderson and Rev. G. H. Grant organized a Presbyterian church a dozen miles west of Midland with seventeen members and many supporters. Rev. L. C. Dell, missionary for the Central Dakota Presbytery, will serve as pastor of the new congregation.
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Huron
S. D
J. P. Anderson
G. H. Grant
Midland
Fort Pierre
L. C. Dell
Central Dakota
Oscar 1. Tell
South Dakota Bank Deposits Reach 50 Million in November
Pierre South Dakota December 29 reports deposits totaling 50 000 010 in banks on November 12 showing a per capita share of 100 for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
South Dakota
Pharmacists to Meet in Canton for Registration Exams
Dell Rapids South Dakota December 29 E Rent secretary of the South Dakota board of pharmacy has sent notices of a meeting at Canton January 9 Candidates for registration will be examined at that time
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MZEYW
Dell Rapids
S. D
E. ©. Rent
South Dakota Board of Pharmacy
Canton
Rural schools chief aims to raise teacher pay in South Dakota
H A Ustrud the newly elected state superintendent of public instruction plans to appoint C F E Swanson as deputy. He calls for higher rural teacher salaries under a state program to assist poorer districts, a minimum pay of 40 to 45 dollars per month, annual school inspections, higher qualifications, and architect designed sanitary school buildings with beautified grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
H. A. Ustrud
C. F E. Swanson
Kingsbury County
Swanson
Ustrud
Disappearance of Foreman Petersen Sparks Foul Play Thefts
Spearfish South Dakota December 28 a warrant is out for Peter M Peterson trusted ranch foreman of Henry Frawley a Deadwood lawyer on a grand larceny charge. Authorities doubt the $500 theft and consider foul play or mental agitation as possible causes for his disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spearfish
S. D
Peter M. Peterson
Henry Frawley
Deadwood
Kittredge Supports Free Lumber, Seeks Investigation
Senator A. B. Kittredge, visiting Sioux Falls for the holidays, says he favors removing the lumber tariff and would introduce a bill to put lumber on the free list if allowed. He plans to address the senate after holidays on a resolution for a full investigation of the lumber combine.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
House
A. B. Kittredge
Kittredge
Senate
Lumber Combine
Congressman Martin Sees Coal Shortages Cause
Deadwood South Carolina December 28 Congressman EK W Martin returned from Washington to spend Christmas with his family He blamed the coal shortage on the new rate bill and railroads meeting rising demand from widespread development He said dealers delayed orders to take advantage of the rate changes and then faced shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
S. C
EK. W. Martin
Washington
Seek Health Dies Milton Wife in Arizona
Word comes from Tedfield South Dakota of the death of Mrs Samuel Burleigh Milton. Her husband formerly worked in local newspapers and later served as telegraph editor of the Washington Star. Mrs Milton died in Phoenix after about six months illness with bronchial trouble. Funeral arrangements were not yet made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Burleigh Milton
Phoenix
Ariz. Tedfield
S. D
Telegraph
Washington, D. c
Star
Milton
Ariz
Arizona
Mrs Ward Arrives in Yankton After Illness
Mrs. Joseph Ward wife of Yankton college founder arrived from Boston to reside with relatives. Despite serious illness she was able to travel and start settling in Yankton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
Joseph Ward
Yankton College
Boston
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Geological Survey
Edgemont
Thresher Company
Hazel Merchants
Mrs.ross
Black Hills
Hans A. Ustrud
Fort Randall
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Hie
Lugs
Pour LO
Santa FE
Leupp
Church ON Plains
Presbyterian
C. E. Swanson
Kittredge Handicapped
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