Gathering Up the Funds in Crow Creek Scheme
Turney arrived from Crow Creek agency and collected about $270 in Chamberlain before authorities exposed him. W. T. Harrity disavowed any authority and warned imposters, noting similar arrests in Iowa and Montana including a nationwide fund‑raising ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain Register
Turney
Crow Creek
W. T. Harrity
National Democratic Committee
Iowa
Geo. H. Gorman
Court of Claims
Harrity
Philadelphia
Montana
Probable Work of Tramps and Local Notes
Sunday John Helwig and wife found their home ransacked while the family was away in New York state. Entry was gained through a cellar window, drawers and trunks opened, and some clothing possibly jewelry taken. Neighbors heard men walking past the house late Saturday night amid signs of a lamp being used during the search. Appendicitis operation successful for Wallace Ladd near Mitchell. Prohibition party nominates a ticket at Madison with ministers and Mitch ell figures among nominees. Mrs Fannie McEwen leaves Mitch ell to Clear Lake Iowa and Prairie du Chien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Helwig
W. H. Helwig
New York State
Mr. Helwig
Populist Addresses State Convention Demands
A populist speaker at the state convention attributes the gathering to the delegation’s push for almost every item in sight. The address frames the action as broad reform driven by delegates seeking extensive changes.
West argues over Goodykoontz defeat at Huron convention
Mitchell reader D G West writes to defend Miss Jennie C West and blame factional deals for F M Good ykoontz failure to win a Davison county congressional nomination at Huron in 1896. He details delegates sold to Miss Taubman and the fallout while praising Everitt Smith and Davison county support. He declines future county attorney bid.
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F. M. Goodykoontz
Jennie C. West
Dr. Warne
John Colvin
St. Louis
Down Kyle
Miss West
Goodykoontz
Everitt Smith
Corker
Aurora County
Congress
Davison County
Miss Taubman
Superintendent of Public
Guitteau
Mr. Smith
Huron
Mies West
Wynn
Logan
D. G. West
Mitchell
No Receiver Appointed in Mitchell Land Office
The Mitchell land office remains without a new receiver after the death of Hon. R. D. Welch. The office has seen a standstill though filings are accepted and kept for action once a replacement is named. The district is the largest in the state and faces a growing backlog as administration seeks to fill the vacancy.
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Mitchell Land Office
R. D. Welch
Welch
Sioux Falls Faces Influx of Tramps and Plan Proposed
Sioux Falls endures a surge of tramps and harvest hands with up to thirty arriving daily. Mayor Stites proposes feeding wanderers at city expense then sending them to the next train, charging railroad companies for costs and pursuing payment if refused. Mrs. F H Winsor and children left Tuesday for Milwaukee to visit relatives for several weeks.
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Sioux Falls
Stites
Omaha
Sioux City
F. H. Winsor
Milwaukee
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S. H. Scallin
S. D
Scallin
S. Kellogg
Tyrone, N. Y
Jeweeen and Bookseller
South Dakota
Bargain House
HE Geo. E. Logan Furniture Company
A. H. Pearson
Champeng Bros
Chas. Ferguson
Mercantile Inter
Plano Township
Helwig
Champeny Bros
Chas Ferguson
Champeny, Ferguson & Co
Ferguson
Republican
Aberdeen
Piano
Hanson County
Ball Grove
A. E. Hitchcock
C. W. McConnel
West Fourth Street
Drs. Crane & Dundas
Wallace Ladd
Wallace
Ladd
Prohibitionists
Prohibition Party
Madison
J. F. Hansen
Mt. Vernon
C. M. Peck
Joseph Harker
Fannie McEwen
J. B. Wolgemuth
Clear Lake
Prairie du Chein
Tion
U.S. Gov’t
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