Browne enters race for governor backing Kittredge
J L Browne of Brown County announces candidacy for South Dakota governor at the June primary. He endorses Senator Kittredge for re election and cites support for Roosevelt and Taft, pledging an economical, fair administration and no grudges or misused power. He aims for a square deal for all interests and to make the state capital his residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
TJ. L. Browne
Brown County
Browne
Kittredge
South Dakota
Roosevelt
Wittredge
Parama Canal
Suez Canal
McKdinley- Roosevelt
Panama
Congress
Bss
Commonwealth
J. L. Browne
Revivalist converts 400 at Arlington South Dakota meetings
Arlington South Dakota January 30 Lake Preston reports the greatest revival series in its history led by Rev Joseph Lowry with more than 400 conversions. The 52 meetings drew wide church invitations as Rev Lowry concluded the revival effort across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
S. D
Lake Preston
Jos. Lowry
Mr. Low
Too.s
Deadwood Fire Destroys Slaughter House and Livestock
A blaze gutted Gus Keller's slaughter house in Deadwood, killing about two dozen hogs and other livestock. $7,000 worth of hides burned, the building destroyed, and total loss near $15,000 with no insurance. Authorities suspect incendiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Gus Keller
Widow Sues Slain Husband’s Alleged Killer for 40000
In Moody County South Dakota Henry A Hendrickson faces a civil suit filed by the widow of Harvey R Bradfield seeking 40000 in damages for loss of support and companionship. Hendrickson already has bonds on a murder charge tied to Bradfield’s Halloween night shooting. The civil case and the pending criminal trial are expected to be hotly contested with trials in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Henry A. Hendrickson
Trent
Moody County
Harvey R. Bradfield
Hendrickson
Bradfield
Damaages
German Baron Marries Divorced Sioux Falls Bride After Public Clash
Yankton reports a February 1904 marriage between Baron F S Von Veltheim of Germany and Mrs Carrie Hulse after a public dispute over a severed license. The couple argued in Sioux City and in Yankton before marrying at the Congregational church. Sioux Falls authorities seek the couple’s current status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
Baron F. S. von Veltheim
Germany
Carrie Hulse
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
Hulse
Plaace
Daughter Follows Father in Death at Vermillion
In Vermillion South Dakota Miss Stella Westre 16 died of pneumonia four days after her father who also died from the same disease The two were buried in a double funeral held at the home north of town The Westre family longtime farmer and prominent in the county faced tragedy as the son and mother cope with loss Stella had entered the state university in September representing a family that valued education and resilience
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion
S. D
State University
Stella Westre
Private Bank Reopens As B W La Shier Banker In Armour
The First National bank of Armour, liquidated last fall, closed and sold fixtures to Dr. B W La Shier who reopened the bank as a private institution under the name B W La Shier banker. Armour Driving Park association votes T E Shaw J H DeWald and Henry Moore as directors with Timothy Norton secretary and Frank Peacock treasurer. affairs described as flourishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour
First National Bank
B. W. la Shier
Armour Driving Park Association
T. E. Shaw
J. H. DeWald
Henry Moore
Timothy Norton
Frank Peacock
Judge Carland Returns to Sioux Falls
Attorneys statewide are reminded that Judge Carland, head of the federal court in Sioux Falls, has returned from St. Louis where he served on the United States circuit court of appeals bench during the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carland
Sioux Falls
S. D
United States Court
St. Louis
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Bridgewater Farmers Plan Elevator In South Dakota
In Bridgewater South Dakota farmers and business leaders voted to erect a farmers elevator with a 10 000 capital stock company of 400 shares at 25 each. Directors named Wim Kressman Julius Jensen John Biewer Will Quinn Nick Scharffenberg H C Burroughs John Tierney Harm Husemann Paul Tschetter. The McCook County Farmers Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance company elected Charles Kostboth president W A Nye secretary and L V Schneider treasurer for the year. insurance in force January 1 1908 amounted to 1 463 195.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
S. D
James N. Smith
G. E. Todd
Wim Kressman
Julius Jensen
John Biewer
Will Quinn
Nick Scharffenberg
H. C. Burroughs
John Tierney
Harm Husemann
Paul Tschetter
McCook County Farmers’ Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Company
Charles Kostboth
W. A. Nye
L. V. Schneider
Sisseton Horse Thieves Captured in Minnesota Return
John Moran and Billie Burke, alleged horse thieves from near Sisseton, were captured in Breckenridge Minnesota and brought back by Sheriff Minder. Burke ran a lunch counter in Sisseton for two months and Moran, an Indian, had been working in town. The fugitives confessed upon capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisseton
S. C
John Moran
Billie Burke
John Canawoa
Breckenridge
Minn
Minder
Burke
Moran
Missing Piedmont man James McGarr feared foul play
Deadwood South Dakota January 29 Officers fear foul play after James McGarr long-time Piedmont resident cashed a bank check then vanished with thousands of dollars in the bank, a paying saw mill, and no apparent worries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood, S. D
James McGarr
Piedmont
Meade County
Pocketbook Theft Leads to Lynching Attempt in Spearfish
Albert Smith, son of Fred Smith of Spearfish South Dakota, kept a pocketbook containing $15 found in a fellow student’s dressing room. He was strung up by the neck with a noose by locals who discovered the theft, but cooler heads intervened. He was later convicted of larceny and jailed in Deadwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spearfish
S. D
Albert Smith
Fred Smith
Young Smith
Deadwood
Rapid Creek to Power Hills Towns in Rapid City
Rapid Creek the Black Hills’ largest stream will be harnessed to provide electric power to Rapid City and nearby mining camps. The Dakota Power Company is building a flume and ditch system and will erect a power house about 12 miles west of Rapid City once spring arrives. The city grants a franchise to operate lights and heat, and the M. R. and N. W. Ry line approves use of its right of way for poles and transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S. D
Rapid Creek
Black Hills
Dakota Power Company
Crouch Line
Ouida Dies Poor in Florence With Dogs at Her Side
Ouida Louise de la Ramee, British born novelist of French extraction, died in poverty near Florence. She had become nearly blind and spent recent months living in the open to feed her dogs, rejecting charity despite funds raised by Marie Corelli and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Italy
Quida
Louise de la Ramee
Bury St. Edmunds
Ouida
Louisa
Percy Pysshe Shelley
London
Marie Corelli
South Dakota Eyes 100 Million School Fund From Lands
O C Dokken, South Dakota commissioner of school and public lands, predicts a permanent school fund exceeding 100 million dollars. He credits Beadle's 1889 constitutional clause setting a minimum price for school lands and warns against selling too cheaply as Wisconsin and Minnesota did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
S. D
O. C. Dokken
South Dakota
United States
W. H. H. Beadle
State Normal
Madison
Halloween Accident Fatality in Canton Child Dies
Florence Millage nine year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Millage of Canton died after her clothes were ignited by a jack o lantern on Halloween. Funeral held at Methodist Episcopal church with schoolmates in attendance. Lincoln County claims prize as chief corn county of the state with merchants offering prizes as the corn growers convention meets January 30 31 in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe’'En
Canton
M. D
Florence Millage
Warren Millage
Hallowe'en
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lincoln County
General Electric accused of aiming for nation’s largest monopoly
Washington reports waterways commission chairman Burton says General Electric is conducting preliminary work to create a vast monopoly over water powers in the West and South. The commission will present its first report to Congress within a week detailing discoveries about GE’s activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Electric Company
America
Waterways Commission
Burton
Ohio
Congress
General Electric
Colorado
Applachian
Indians Anxious 10 Adopt New Methods
In Yankton South Dakota Rev Robert Doherty teaches a small English class for three Indians Ruben Estis Zenas Graham and George Lawrence to aid their work as helpers and catechists among their people. A Great Northern car is wrecked by a twister between Tea and Lennox but the rest of the train suffers no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
S. D
Robert Doherty
Christ Episcopal Church
Ruben Estis
Lower Brule
Zenas Graham
Plandreau
George Lawrence
Great Northern
Tea
Lennox
Burgess skeleton found near Edmonton trail mystery solved
Skeleton discovered on plains northwest of Edmonton Alberta is linked to the Bur gess disappearance. The Spearfish pioneer left last summer to establish a Canadian bank at Edmonton and was last heard from during a long horseback ride. The remains show wolf predation with an empty rifle and five wolf carcasses nearby. Burgess was a prominent Odd Fellows member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speartish
S. D
Mdmonton
Alberta
John M. Burgess
Burgess
Edmonton
Relinquishment Purchases Hit High Prices in Homestead Region
Albert Kingsbury, who left the Chamberlain area to enter a homestead near the Black Hills region, returned having sold his relinquishment rights for 1100 dollars before final proof. The market for relinquishments remains strong as buyers pay premium for entry rights in the chamberlain to black hills area along the Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
S. D
Chamberlain
Black Fills
Albert Kingsbury
Missouri River
Barber Arrested After Two Years On Fugitive Charge
Fugitive barber Harry Gray, formerly in Bridgewater South Dakota, was arrested at his Canton home by Deputy Sheriff Janes Colleran on a statutory charge filed by a local woman. He waived preliminary hearing and is held in $1000 bond toward circuit court, or in jail if unable to post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Frank Ryan
Bridgewater
S. D
Harry Gray
Canton
Janes Colleran
Vanderbilt Family Set for Foreign Title Marriages
News from New York reports that Miss Vanderbilt's upcoming wedding to Count Laszlo Szechenyi is followed by anticipated engagement of Mrs. Vanderbilt to another foreign noble. Mrs. Vanderbilt inherits 240000 annually from Cornelius Vanderbilt and holds millions in settlements and jewels. The bridal breakfast for Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and Count Szechenyi is set for Monday at noon with about 250 guests at the bride's mother's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Miss Vanderbilt
Count Szechenyi
Hungary
Gladys M. Vanderbilt
Count Laszlo Szechenyi
Will Ask Bristow About Panama Canal Affairs
Washington dispatch notes Senate committee dissension over calling former Assistant Postmaster General J. L. Bristow to testify on his Panama railroad report. Bristow, sent by the war department to study relations between the Panama Railroad and Pacific steamship lines, advises a government Pacific coast line to advance freight from Colon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Interoceanic Canals
J. L. Bristow
Panama Railroad
Pacific Coast
Post Office Department
Miany
Panama
Wealth to be made in tree planting
The 19th annual session of the South Dakota Horticultural Society opened in Watertown with welcomes from Mayor DBD C Thomas and society leaders. Speakers cited growing timber value and potential profits from five acres of ash and cottonwood groves, noting rising prices and future land valuation gains amid timber scarcity. Leaders named include President G A Tracy Watertown, Vice President A Norby Madison, Secretary N E Hansen Brookings, Treasurer C W Gurney Yankton, Librarian F E Cowles Vermillion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
S. D
South Dakota Horticultural Society
Dbd. C. Thomas
Gurney
Society
Tracy
Do. V. Gardner
Piedmont
Black Hills
Gardner
G. A. Tracy
A. Norby
Madison
N. BE. Hansen
Brookings
C. W. Gurney
Yankton
FE. D. Cowles
Vermillion
Bitter Fight for County Seat Engulfs Gregory County
Gregory county watches a county seat battle intensify as Herrick Burke and Fairfax vie for the location. mudslinging and mutual accusations mark the campaign with St Charles now poised to join, backed by wealthy locals and railroad access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory
S. D
Gregory County
Herrick
Burke
Fairfax
Herrick Committee
St. Charles
Milbank Drink Victim Slashed His Throat
Frank Foreman a cigarmaker in Milbank South Dakota attempted self harm after heavy drinking and delirium tremens. He cut a gash in his throat with a dull knife and sought a revolver but was saved by friends and is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milbank
Frank Foreman
Deadwood to Dedicate Two Fine Buildings
Deadwood South Dakota January 25 February date set for dedication ceremonies of the federal building and the Lawrence county courthouse. Committees from the Deadwood Business club city council county commissioners federal office holders and Mayor Adams lead the entertainment planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
S. D
Federal
Lawrence County
Deadwood Business Club
Adams
New Corporations Formed in South Dakota
Pierre announces multiple incorporations under state laws including Jacalitos Mining in Pierre valued at 1.56 million dollars and St Paul Minneapolis Seattle Electric Railroad in Pierre at 5 million. Other new entities include Webster Chilson Hangen 100 thousand, International Trading Huron 500 thousand, and more across Pierre Webster Huron and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Pierre
S. D
Jacalitos Mining Company
Chilson Hangen Company
Webster
Bad River TelePhone Company
Nowlin
International Trading and Development Company
Huron
St. Paul
Minneapolis & Seattle
Cibola Mineral Water Company
Cannin Mica Company
Tindley State Shoe Company
Benetol Sales Company
Farmers’ Elevator Company
Willow Lakes
Ramona Lodge
Ramona
Pleasant View Rural Telephone Company
Hitchcock
von Jewett & Co
Fletcher Drug Company
Fort Pierre
Big Sioux Telephone Company
Harrisburg
Pierre Cement Come Struction Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Liv
Dakota
Father T. Grave
Sherwood Sysinger
Dakotan
Sost
Light and Power
Beadle
Dokken
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Sioux
Barber
Bristow
Panama Canal
George H. Whiting
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!