Great Northern Must Show Cause in Huron Case
Sheriff Young serves an alternative writ on the Great Northern railway over failure to comply with South Dakota railway commission orders. The suit seeks reestablishment of daily passenger service between Watertown and Huron with baggage mail and express cars. The railway must show cause before Judge Whiting in Redfield on July 15.
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Huron
S. D
Sheriff Young
Great Northern Railway
Watertown
Railway Commissioners of
South Dakota
Assay Office Set To Resemble A Penitentiary In Deadwood
July 2 Deadwood South Dakota reports a federal building housing the United States assay office is being fitted with iron bars to resemble a jail. J C O'Donnell completed the grate work and began installing ground floor bars of heavy steel. Officials cite vault bullion protection, while residents joke about sightseers peering through bars at apparent criminals.
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Deadwood
S. D
United States Assay Office
J. C. O'Donnell
Teachers Cannot Be Found for Rural Hughes County Schools
Pierre July 2 The shortage of teachers for Hughes county rural schools grows severe with 50 schools needing instructors and only two positions filled so far. Low salaries and failure to pass state requirements are blamed for the shortage.
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Pierre
S. 1
Hughes County
Hail Storm Devastates Douglas County Crops
A Sunday early morning hail storm in Berlin and Garfield townships in Douglas County caused about 150000 dollars in crop losses. In Stickney the Milwaukee company trains stood unprotected in Armour as hail shattered glass and killed small animals.
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Douglas
Berlin
Garfield
Douglas County
Stickney
Milwaukee Company
Armour
Rides on a Turtle's Back in the Surf
Captain Gabe Edwards, veteran whaleman, battled a monster sea turtle off Amagansett Long Island for two hours. His net held about 75 pounds of mackerel and a chewed three foot square hole, prompting Clifton Babcock and Frank Edwards to help subdue the reptile and ship it by train to Fulton Fish Market.
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New York
Gabe Edwards
Amagansett
L. I
Gabe
Clifton Babcock
Frank Edwards
Express
Fulton Fish Market
Captain Edwards
Sheridan
Virgin Hail Images Proclaimed Miracle in Remiremont
In Remiremont France a diocesan commission after hearing 107 witnesses affirmed a miracle, claiming hailstones from a May storm bore images of the Virgin on their surfaces. Local Catholics see the event as divine rebuke of a blocked Virgin procession, while a scientist cites photo-fulgural impressions from medals.
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Remiremont
France
Piocesan
Academy of Sciences
Presidential Appointments Include Forbes and Gilbert
Washington reports July 2 that President names include W. Cameron Forbes of Massachusetts as Vice Governor of the Philippines and Newton W. Gilbert of Indiana as a member of the Philippine Commission.
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Washington
The
Philippines
W. Cameron Forbes
Massachusetts
Philippine Commission
Newton W. Gilbert
Indiana
Maine Senator's private secretary Robert McDowell dies
Robert Pi McDowell nephew and private secretary to United States Senator Robert J Gamble died at Fox Lake Wisconsin after typhoid fever. He fell ill in Washington near session end and traveled home to Yankton then stopped at Fox Lake due to worsening condition. He leaves a wife and no children.
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Yankton
S. C
Robert Pi. McDowell
United States
Robert J. Gamble
Fox Lake
Wis
McDowell
Washington
Fex Lake
Omiany
Broncho Surges Across Bridge On Ties
Pierre South Dakota June 30 A wild broncho on a car load being moved across the river on the bridge train nearly tied up traffic. The horse balked midway on the bridge leaped to the end bar and ran about a half mile on the ties before headed back toward the bluffs.
Aberdeen Installs Court of Isis First West City
Aberdeen S D June 30 The Court of Isis an adjunct of the Shrine was installed in Aberdeen marking the first in the West The Court exists in New York elsewhere Eligible members are wives mothers and sisters of Shrine members J A Brown and W G Jacobs helped secure the Court with a large enthusiastic turnout. representatives from major towns in Velduz Temple field attended.
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Aberdeen
S. D
W. G. Jacobs
Court of
Isis
Siafe
Velduz Temple
New Land Office Opens at Lemmon
Washington announces a new land district to cover lands in North Dakota and South Dakota with offices at Lemmon South Dakota to begin August 1. Boundaries will follow township section lines drawn from Dickinson and Bismarck districts in North Dakota and Rapid City district in South Dakota. Edwin G. Coleman of Milandreau SD named receiver and Cyrus C Carpenter of Sisseton SD named register for the Lemmon office.
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Washington
North Dakota
South Dakota
Lemmon
Dickinson
Bismarck
Rapid City
Edwin G. Coleman
Mlandreau
S. D
Cyrus C. Carpenter
Sisseton
Runaway Grace Ellingwood May Forfeit $1000 Bond
Grace Ellingwood, arrested in El Paso on a statutory charge after a Mrs. W. J. Alexander of Sioux Falls filed the complaint, posted a $1000 bond for habeas corpus hearing and has fled to Mexico with the accused woman's husband. It is unclear if the bond will be forfeited or if she will appear for the hearing.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Grace Ellingwood
el Paso
Tex
W. J. Alexander
Mexico
Alexander
Spencer Sportsmen Form Gun Club
Spencer Indiana June 30 the organization of a gun club was perfected with Rev J W DeMerritt as president and Henry Ruse as secretary treasurer A shooting tournament is planned later in the season.
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Spencer
GUN Club
J. W. DeMerritt
Henry Ruse
Hettfield Built Maude S. Sulky and Trotting Carriage
Daniel G. Hettfield of Rahway New Jersey died of heart failure. He raised game cocks and was famed for his Blue Pyles. He formerly built trotting sulkies and crafted the sulky used by Maude S when she reigned on the turf.
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New York
Daniel G. Hettfield
Dan
Rahway
N. J
Maude S
Alexander and Mrs Ellingwood Escape to Mexico
Grace Illingwood, a former Sioux Falls society figure, and Alexander fled to Rapid City then Hermosa before heading south. A warrant for Illingwood's arrest followed from Sioux Falls, with Chauncey Wood shifting to secure divorces and tracking the pair to El Paso where she was arrested.
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Sioux Walls
S. D
Il Paso
Tex
Grace Ilingwood
Ulich
Sioux Falls
William J. Alexander
Alexander
Sioux Fils
Illingwood Tos
South Dakota
Sioux
Imilingwood
Alexwnder
Rapid City
Black Hills
Mrs. Ellingwood
Paso
Hall
Sheriff Nelson
Wlingwood
Colt Causes Boy to Bite Tongue Off
The 15 year old son of Mr and Mrs Martin Jandt of a farm south of Chancellor was injured when a colt struck him under the jaw tearing his tongue nearly away. A physician stitched the severed parts back together after he was brought to town.
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Chancellor
S. D
Martin Jandt
Temperance Advocate Waylaid at Night in Fulton
In Fulton South Dakota on June 29 the license question sharpens as the town, recently pro wet in spring voting, faced enjoining licenses for not yielding a clear majority. Temperance worker B G Basham was accosted near the station by beer bottles striking his neck and head. A young man was later arrested and bound over on related charges. A law and order meeting followed to oppose township officers granting licenses, with local women raising over 100 dollars to fund the case.
Betsy Ross Story Questioned by Philadelphia Committee
In Philadelphia on June 29 a list of 300 places of interest for Founders Week omits Betsy Ross House at 239 Arch St. William J. Campbell says Betsy Ross did not design the American flag, calling the tale a fake and a foolish tradition and noting no interview with George Washington.
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Philadelphia
Historical Sites Committee
Betsy Ross
Arch St
William J. Campbell
Campbell
Betsy
Corner Stone Laid for South Dakota State Capitol at Pierre
Pierre South Dakota June 29 General W H H Beadle spoke at the dedication of the corner stone of the new state capitol building Governor Crawford praised the project noting the lands donated by the federal government and Beadle called the father of the state school system Preparations were led by Masons headed by J J Davenport with Grand Master address by Rev Dr Asking the granite stone bears the state seal and the year 1908 inside its cavity copies of historic acts are sealed within. representatives from across the state attended the ceremony
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Beadle
America
J. J. Davenport
Sturgis
Capitol Hill
United States
Dr. Asking
Davenport
George V. Ayers
Deadwood
Schrader
Rapid City
Ives
Huron
Marshall Montgomery
Lead
Ortonville
Capitol
Parker Ogeys Summens Deadwood Congressman Parker dies
Colonel Parker Ogeys Summens dies at 61 in Deadwood after three weeks illness from cirrhosis and dropsy. Born Keene New Hampshire May 5 1847, he served in the Union Army 1861 66 and held several U S legal posts before moving to Dakota Territory. He served as South Dakota representative from 1907 to 1909 and is survived by a large family. He will be buried in the National cemetery.
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Deadwood
M. D
William H. Parker
Congress
Keane, N. H
George Washington University
Colorado Territory
United States
Colorado
Leadwood
Dakota Territory
Lawrence County
Parker
South Dakota
Police Operator Dies After Mosquito Bite
Lawrence McCarthy a longtime police operator at the Hudson Avenue station died from blood poisoning caused by a mosquito bite. He was visiting his sister Mrs Elizabeth Jordan in Minneapolis and left Chicago last Wednesday before he was bitten.
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Chicago
Lawrence McCarthy
Hudson Avenue
Elizabeth Jordan
Minneapolis
G A R and W R C Officers Chosen at Hot Springs Meeting
More than 600 delegates and visitors attend the G A R and W R C session in Hot Springs South Dakota. Officers elected include Warren Osborne as department commander and Minnie Fox as president of the W R C with several other leaders named. The next joint gathering will meet in Sioux Falls. Notable speakers included Governor Van Sant of Minnesota and General Woods of Chicago.
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Hot Springs
S. D
State Department
State Soldiers’ Home
National Sanitarium
Department of the G. A. R
Warren Osborne
Yankton
A. S. Stewart
C. A. South
Canton
C. B.B. Clark
J. H. Smith
Huron
Minnie Fox
Brookings
Mary Stewart
Minnie RR. Walters
Sisseton
Margaret Stowe
Wm. Ball
Mary J. Osborne
Fannie Morrell
Eva Williams
Watertown
Luella Walters
Aberdeen
Sioux Falls
van Sant
Minnesota
General Woods
Chicago
Weather bulletin notes unsettled week with heavy eastern rains
Weekly weather bulletin for the week ending June 22 1908 reports unsettled skies and frequent rain across eastern South Dakota counties. Huron Beadle County saw 3.54 inches, while some eastern bridges were washed away and hail hit Hamlin county. Temperatures ranged from 38 to 93 degrees with above normal rainfall in the east and below in the west. Ground remains moist and lowlands flooded in places.
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Huron
M. D
Beadle County
Charles Mix County
Hamlin County
James River Valley
Iluron
Mellette
Spink County
Old Orchard Hosts Sensational Sheath Gown Craze
A chic Old Orchard party showcased daring sheath gowns with conspicuous slits revealing bare legs and a visible man’s garter. Cleveland visitors sparked social buzz as Boston circles react, with elderly and younger onlookers weighing the fashion upheaval in the summer resort.
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Old Orchard
Paris
Cleveland
Ohio
Boston
Personal Liberty League forms after Albany betting bills
New York reports the Personal Liberty league organized with 5000 members as a non partisan coalition. Backed by racing and liquor interests the group aims for favorable statewide and potential national legislation uniting saloon men sports fans and others opposed to reform forces under one leadership.
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New York
Agnew-Hart
Albany
Personal Liberty League
Martin Defeats Congressman Hall in South Dakota Primary
Sioux Falls June 26 official returns show stalwarts win two congressmen and state treasurer while progressives take remaining offices. Martin captures the congressional nomination with the smallest majority. total state vote 68,189, well below 1904’s 72,083.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Pierre
State Board
S. W. Clark
Martin
Congress
United States
Crawford
Kittredge
Glass
Wessey
Browne
Shober
Schrader
Polley
Waltner
Munson
Clark
Blewitt
Hirning
Warner
Cassill
Johnson
Dokken
Elde
Ustrud
Ramer
Robinson
Wickre
Smith
Thorson
Sinnerud
Burke to Vote on Waterworks Bond Issue
Burke South Dakota residents will vote in a special election Tuesday next week on issuing bonds totaling 7500 dollars to fund a municipal water works system. Burke, a three year old town in the ceded Rosebud Indian reservation area, seeks modern conveniences.
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Burke
S. D
Rosebud
Death of Mrs. A. J. Pettingill in Sioux Falls
Mrs. A J Pettingill dies at the family home in Sioux Falls after frail health and diabetes with blood poisoning complications. Her husband A J Pettingill is a prominent traveling man connected with the South Dakota Traveling Men’s association. The body will be sent to Portland Maine for burial, after 19 years in Sioux Falls.
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A. J. Pettingill
Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Boston
Mass
Portland
Water famine to hit Sioux Falls after July 1 cut off
About 200 families in Sioux Falls will lose water service when the old South Dakota Water Company is cut off at midnight July 1 following a federal court ruling. The city cannot fully supply 300+ applicants due to needed three miles of mains and weather delays.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Old
South Dakota Water Company
Garland
Old Water Company
Carland
Army
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Robert Woowell
Gamble
Robert McDowell
Court OF Isis
Coleman
Flandreau
Carpenter
Government
Mrs. Elluingwood
State Capitol
Parker Ogeys
Summens
Southhakota
W. H. Parker
Ics Selegy
Congressman Hall
Stalwarts
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