Robbed on Circus Train in Mitchell
Ben V. Wilder, arriving home from Letcher, boarded the Yankee Robinson circus train. A roustabout slipped into Wilder’s coat pocket and stole a $200 check. Wilder identified the suspect. he was arrested and jailed after Wilder recovered the check. The circus case awaits state attorney Spangler’s return. In other news, a countywide license vote and a referendum on divorce law changes were proposed by prominent attorneys.
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Ben V. Wilder
Mr. Wilder
Letcher
Yankee Robinson Circus
Mitchell
Wilder
Plotner
Allison
Slater and
Purdy
Guilder
Dircus
Spangler
Fort Pierre
Campmeeting Prayers, Sermons, and Attending Delegates
Holiness campmeeting opens with family prayer at eight and a large attendance. Mr Engle leads the song service at ten. Dr Carradine preaches at ten thirty from Isaiah six to eight and again at dusk from Genesis three nine. Outsiders arrive from Ellendale Junius Harrisburg Faulkton Sioux City and Indianapolis among others.
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Engle
Carradine
Isaiah
God
Mr. Engle
A. E. Lovell
First Thessalonians
Paul
E. M. Isaac
Ellendale
E. M. Stebbins
Junius
E. S. Wilcox
Harrisburg
Thomas Simmons
Faulkton
A. S. Dean
Rosa Dean and Son
Sioux City
M. F. Rothermal
Fauston, Ill
Kate Applegate
Indianapolis
Initiation Marks Milestone For Home Guardian Lodge
A Tuesday evening meeting in Mitchell initiated about 100 members into the Home Guardian Lodge. A larger class is planned for next Wednesday, with aim to surpass 500 members. Local business and professional people participated and a luncheon by Mitchell Catering Co. followed the session.
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Home Guardian Lodge
Mitchell
Mitchell Catering Co
South Dakota Voters Face Amendments On Salary and Tax Limits
Voters will decide two constitutional amendments in November. One would raise the attorney general salary from 1 000 to 1 800 annually, aligning it with other officials, after a prior rejection four years ago. The second would overhaul state revenue laws by removing tax levy caps and leaving assessment discretion to the state board, affecting banking property and security indebtedness. A referendum on county option law, previously defeated in 1907, will also appear.
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South Dakota
Eveneral
State Assessment Board
Miss Elkins to Wed Duke of Abruzzi at Racconigi
Dr. B DeRosa of Spokane reports from Italy that Katherine Elkins daughter of Senator Stephen B Elkins will marry the Duke of Abruzzi at Racconigi Castle on October 30 in the royal presence and the ministry president. The engagement has the king's consent and the duke is an Arctic explorer and member of the Geographical Society.
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Spokane
Wash
B. DeRosa
la Patria
Italy
Katherine Elkins
United States
Stephen B. Elkins
West Virginia
Abruzzi
Racconigi
Miss Elkin
Victor Emanuel
Arctic Sea
The
Geographical Society
Edward
Anthracite and Bituminous Words Lead to a Stony Look
A teacher asks a child to define anthracite and bituminous coal and the class joke centers on the words meaning hard coal and soft coal. Willie crafts a sentence using both terms and a dramatic look from his father. The scene blends humor with a language lesson.
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Little Willie
Willie
Davison County Plans Fall Fair With New Buildings
Davison County Fair Association organizes to hold a county fair from September 15 to 21 in Mitchell, with livestock emphasis, premiums, and new buildings. Racing features and a good program are planned to attract farmers, and a woven wire fence will replace the old board fence. Officers include President James Hamie, Treasurer Frank Weller, and Secretary H G Nichols.
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Davison County
Mitchell
Fair Association
James Hamie
Frank Weller
H. G. Nichols
Congregational church project resumes after delays
Work restarts on the Congregational church this spring with Goetz Construction Co. of Yankton handling the build. Delays came from brick shortages due to watery conditions in Illinois and material sourcing elsewhere. Foundations and basement walls were completed last fall. stone for the water table is on site and the old building will be moved after the new home is finished.
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New Congregational Church
Illinois
Goetz
Settling Indian Estates auctions in Crow Creek lands
United States Indian agent Thomas Lane will oversee private sales in August and September of twenty eight parcels of Crow Creek Indian lands. Totaling 6919 acres, the estates belong to heirs of deceased allottees with few heirs per parcel. Proceedings include probate on Aug 10 at the Cheyenne River reservation to finalize titles and ensure heirs receive their shares.
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Thomas Lane
United States Indian
Crow Creek Indian Agency
Lane
Charles White Man
Four Eagle
Belle Four Eagle
Hughes
Stanley Counties
Cheyenne River Reservation
Indian Court
Upo
Janas
Deadwood’s State Building Praised for Native Stone
The Deadwood public building is acclaimed as the best in the state, built entirely of South Dakota native stone quarried in Fall River County. Archit ect Knox of the Treasury Department called it superior to Hedford Indiana stone used for the State Capitol. Secretary Shaw in 1903 and Secretary Wilson in 1905 praised the stone, noting its beauty. The National Sanitarium in Hot Springs also used South Dakota stone, credited to Kittredge, Martin and Burke.
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Deadwood
Kittredge
Martin
Burke
Fall River County
South Dakota
Archit c Knox
The
Treasury
Hedford
Indiana
State Capitol
Shaw
Wilson
National Sanitarium
Hot Springs
Kittredge, Martin and Burke
I Sheldom Take the Meables
A short anecdote notes baby Florence’s annoyance at being refused a visit to her ailing cousin. After a lengthy explanation of the cousin’s maladies, Florence pouts and declares I sheldom take the meables, underscoring her tiny defiant remark.
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Florence
Lippincott’s
Surprised Swordsmana Bluffs Fencing Master in Boston
In a seventeenth century tale from Boston, Judge William Goffe and Edward Whalley, in disguise, confronted a boastful fencing master. The judges used a cheese shield and a mop to repel repeated sword blows, then warned of deadly harm if a broadsword came forth, prompting the master to ask who they were.
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Boston
William Goffe
Edward Whalley
Goffe
Maitre D’armes
Goffe, Whalley
the Devil
England
Boston Post
London Tit-Bits Noted For Direct Burial Entries
The London Tit-Bits remark on Manchester sextons giving blunt burial records. It cites an entry: Died, John Green, male, aged three days, unmarried. The example illustrates blunt reporting style used in local parish records.
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Manchester
John Green
London
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A. W. Chase
M.D
A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Richard Torey
Walnut Street
Ash Pa
Congregational Church
Iscurtimvoner
U. S. Court House
Peerless
Soic
John Gund Brewing CO
la Crosse
Wis
T. W. Keavey
Sioux Falls Branch
North Phillips Ave
Sioux Falls
James
New York Journal
Ollectio
SA Irrant
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