Preachers Pay for Reds Sunday Baseball in Brookings
In Brookings South Dakota the Red Devils baseball team will not play on Sundays to protect the town’s moral virtue. Local ministers pledge to cover any deficit from Sunday receipts, estimating losses at one to two thousand dollars, with a church baseball committee set to collect funds.
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Ibrookings
N. D
Brookings
State Agricultural College
Red Devils
Brookings Reds
Watertown
Zame
Lst
Two Accidents at Sioux Falls Injure Girl and Man
In Sioux Falls May 31 a 12 year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Listman, was seriously hurt when a vaulting stick broke and pierced her throat. surgeons removed the stick fragment and she is expected to recover. Chris K Klump of Sioux Falls Malting lost his right hand and arm after his coat sleeve caught in machinery, necessitating amputation below the elbow.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
May Listman
Charles Listman
Hunter’s Grove
Sioux Walls
Chris K Klump
Sioux Balls Malting Company
Klump
Old Settlers' Reunion Opens June Ninth at Canistota
The Old Settlers association of McCook county schedules its annual picnic and reunion at Howard's Grove near Canistota on Saturday June 9. The Canistota cornet band will provide music and speakers include Hon. C H Branson of Mitchell and Judge Geo E Todd of Salem. A business session elects officers, then sports such as foot and horse racing tug of war and a ball game are planned for thousands of attendees.
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Canistola
Old Settlers’ Association
McCook County
Howard's Grove
Canistota Cornet Band
C. IL. Branson
Mitchell
Geo. E
Prominent Citizen Arrested for Threats in Geddes
Geddes South Dakota May 29 a prominent citizen John F Orth was arrested for assaulting his wife and threatening to kill her After a preliminary hearing he was held for trial at the June 19 term of the circuit court. Aberdeen May 29 Albert Ellison convicted of illicit relations with his 13 year old stepdaughter and will be sentenced May 31 The testimony in the case was sensational.
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Geddes
S. D
John F. Orth
Aberdeen
Albert Ellison
Montrose Plans New Catholic Church Building
Preliminary arrangements are under way in Montrose South Dakota for a fine new Catholic church building. The structure will be among the finest in the region and is estimated to cost about $15,000.
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Montrose
S. D
Shaw to Speak on Eve of Convention
Sioux Falls report says Secretary Shaw will address Republican clubs in the city during the state convention period and will speak at 8 o clock on the evening of June 4 the eve of the convention.
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Shaw
Sioux Falls
S. D
Washington
Precipitation in Aberdeen tops sixteen-year May record
Aberdeen South Dakota May 30 the present month will show more precipitation than any May in sixteen years of records over nine inches have fallen so far this month. The prior record was May 1899 with 8.70 inches, much of it from a cloudburst that city experienced. One editor two libel suits for Advertising Sturgis SD May 30 J H Slater editor of the Black Hills Press faces two libel actions Toddler Towler suit seeks 1500 dollars for arrest over illegal voting while James F Henry saloonkeeper sues for 5000 dollars over a publication damaging his business.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Sturgis
J. H. Slater
Black Hills
George Towler
James F. Henry
Shakespeare's Water Cure at Aberdeen High School
Aberdeen South Dakota May 30 graduating class presented Shakespeare's Water Cure as the class play to a crowded house despite rain. The exercises concluded with a largely attended commencement program at Gottschalk opera house of notable excellence.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Aberdeen High School
Gottschalk Opera House
Kerosene Fire Endangers Aberdeen Household
A servant girl poured kerosene on a coal fire to hasten it, causing an explosion and a blaze that burned her severely. Two carpenters saved the twin babies in a smoke filled burning house while the girl was rushed to hospital in serious condition but expected to recover. High water follows storms as Watertown reports lakes at high levels and the Big Sioux river rising.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Marguerite Draper
Charles Boedecker
R. N. Mayfield
W. B. Jeffries
Watertown Watertown
Clark
Big Sioux
Lightning Strikes Home. Floods Boost Dakota Crops
In Yankton South Dakota on May 28 a farmer named Holmes was away when lightning struck his home five miles north of town. The bolt stunned Mrs Holmes and children but caused no fatal injuries or major property damage. Heavy May rains have flooded streams and boosted crop prospects. Separately in Watertown Mike Ryan a deaf mute drowned while crossing swollen Stray Horse creek on the same day.
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Yankton
S. C
Holmes
Watertown
S. D
Mike Ryan
Stray Horse Creek
President Will Pay as Joplin Savings Bank Fails
Joplin Missouri May 28 state bank examiners closed the Joplin Savings Bank under orders from the secretary of state. Deposits total 84000 dollars, capital 10000, assets small. President George W Layne pledged to repay every depositor in full.
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Joplin
Secretary of State
George W. Layne
Robbers Dynamite South Dakota Postoffice Safe
Robbers entered the Revillo post office in a drug store about 1 30 this morning. They dynamited the safe and secured 100 in cash and 500 in stamps before making good their escape. no crew was reported. The theft was not discovered until the store opened.
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Revillo
S. D
Watertown Bridge Saga Echoes of Deep Snow Winter
Construction begins on the Minneapolis and St. Louis bridge over the Big Sioux at Watertown, recalling the 1880 81 winter when the first bridge was cut down by expeditions led by D C Thomas to warm pioneers. The old piles remain visible as a new bridge rises on the same site. The Northwestern and Great Northern later added bridges downstream.
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Watertown
S. D
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
Big Sioux River
Big Sioux
Lake Kampeska
D. C. Thomas
Great Northern Company
Florence South Dakota Boom Town Shows Frantic Growth
Florence grows in a boom with sign boards, half finished blocks, and tent homes. Dan Stone of Watertown supplies cement blocks while a young postmistress runs the office from her father’s lumber wagon, delivering mail and duties at the growing site.
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Watertown
S. D
Florence
Dan Stone
South Dakota
Sam
South Dakota Bankers Meet At Aberdeen
The fifteenth annual South Dakota Bankers association convention opened in Aberdeen with President O L Branson of Mitchell presiding and Rev J M Campbell giving the blessing. General S H Jumper welcomed. G A Hutchinson responded. About 200 bankers attend two day session with addresses by delegates and Lafe Young of Des Moines Capital speaking on Banking and Commerce in the Orient.
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Aberdeen
S. D
South Dakota Bankers’ Association
O. L. Branson
Mitchell
J. M. Campbell
Presbyterian Church of
S. H. Jumper
G. A. Hutchinson
Huron
Association
Opera House
Lafe Young
Des Moines
Orient
Weather Review From Huron South Dakota Crop Bulletin
The past week brought generally fair weather with ample sunshine and rains on the 14th and scattered showers later. Temperatures ran above normal early, cooling later with some light frost potential. Overall soil moisture remained ample and outdoor work favorable despite localized excess moisture and brief hail on the 13th and 16th.
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Huron
S. D
Costly Curiosity Sparks Daring Dynamite Illicit Play
Willie Hahn a nine year old Sioux Falls lad lost two fingers and damaged his thumbs when a stick of dynamite lit by other children exploded as he lifted a can from it. The blast also injured his arms and face in the May incident.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Willie
A. G. Hahn
Willie Hahn
Fireman suffers leg amputation after train fall
Matt Bentley, a Burlington and Missouri roundhouse fireman in Deadwood South Dakota, slipped while alighting a moving passenger train and was rushed to St Josephs hospital where doctors amputated his leg two inches above the ankle.
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Deadwood
S. D
Matt Bentley
Burlington and Missouri Roundhouse
St. Joseph's Hospital
Major Barrett Honored With Black Hills Pin
Major C. Boyd Barrett of Aberdeen, foreman of the federal grand jury that closed its session in Deadwood, was presented with a handsome Masonic pin crafted from Black Hills gold as a token of respect from the jurors he led.
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Major Barrett
Deadwood
S. D
C. Boyd Barrett
Aberdeen
Federal Grand Jury
Black Hills
Death of Rev. William Bartle at Valley Springs
Information from Valley Springs reports the sudden death of Rev. William Bartle pastor of the local Methodist church. Death due to heart and stomach complications. Survived by a widow and three children.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Valley Springs
William Bartle
Owner Rescued by Pasteur Institute Following Hydrophobia Case
In Aberdeen South Dakota on May 24 Lyman Turner near Columbia faced a steer outbreak. Turner placed his arm in the animal’s mouth to aid cud, was nicked by the teeth, later a vet diagnosed hydrophobia and the steer was killed. Turner departed for Chicago for Pasteur Institute treatment. Nearby livestock show similar afflictions as efforts to stamp out the disease continue.
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Pasteur
Aberdeen
S. D
Lyman Turner
Columbia
Turner
Chicago
Pasteur Institute
Aberdeen Chief of Police Arrests Army Deserter
Aberdeen South Dakota May 22 Chief of Police Ziibes arrested Charles P. McDonald a deserter from Fort Lincoln North Dakota He admitted his identity and is held awaiting army officers to take him to Fort Snelling During his Aberdeen stay he used the alias Charles Blackburn Deserter's disappearance began about four weeks ago.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Ziibes
Fort Lincoln
N. D
Charles P. McDonald
Fort Snelling
McDonald
Charles Blackburn
Fire destroys farm barn and livestock near Vermillion
In Vermillion South Dakota on May 23 a fire consumed the McClune farm barn and two to three hundred chickens along with several cows and horses. The blaze struck between 1 and 4 am with embers driven away from the house by southeast winds. Mr McClune is said to have carried 1200 dollars on the barn and 300 on the stock, with a single team valued at 400 dollars.
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Vermillion
S. D
Thomas McClune
Bankers Elect E. E. Issenhuth President of SD Association
At the South Dakota Bankers Association executive meeting in Redfield on May 28 officers were elected. E. E. Issenhuth of Redfield was chosen president, J. E. Platt of Clark named secretary, H. L. Sheldon of Watertown chaired the executive committee, and Huron was selected as the next convention site.
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Redfield
5. D
South Dakota Bankers’ Association
EE. C. Issenhuth
J. E. Platt
Clark
H. L. Sheldon
Watertown
Huron
Stickney to Celebrate Fourth of July With Festivities
Stickney South Dakota will mark the glorious Fourth with a townwide celebration. Businessmen voted funds for purses and races and to cover expenses, and the entire town plans to participate for a memorable event.
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New South Dakota
Stickney
S. D
U. S. Court Nears Adjournment After Two-Week Session
Deadwood South Dakota May 26 United States Court will finish its business in a few days and adjourn this week. Howard Parnell a negro convicted of sending obscene matter through the mails. His letters were to Josie Stevenson. Shooting Cat and Hollow Horn Bear pleaded guilty to larceny. Philip Cournoyer and Frank Young convicted of larceny and driving stock off the reservation. Claude Cournoyer on trial for horse stealing. Only two civil cases and one other criminal case remain.
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Deadwood
S. D
United States
Howard Parnell
Canton
Josie Stevenson
Shooting Cat
Hollow Horn Bear
Philip Cournoyer
Frank Young
Claude Cournoyer
Dolan Divorce Suit Alleges Threats to Life
Mrs Mary Dolan sues banker and Verdon contractor Charles R Dolan for divorce on cruelty charges claiming he threatened her life on three occasions and she left him. She seeks temporary alimony of 200 dollars monthly and 500 dollars for fees. court granted 60 dollars monthly and custody of two infants plus 25 dollars fees. Four other children to be placed with Catholic Sisters home.
City Council Reviews Sewer System Petition Favorably
In Yankton south Dakota on May 24 a large citizen petition urged a major extension of the sewer system. The council received the petition favorably and the west end of the city is expected to see substantial improvements soon.
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Yankton
S. D
West End
Engineer Wallace accuses Taft of false statements before Senate panel
Former Isthmian Canal Chief Engineer John F. Wallace writes Senator Millard alleging Secretary Taft abused his position to attack him and damage his veracity. He also accuses Taft of bias toward Cromwell and claims Taft knew Cromwell pursued a disallowed claim against the United States.
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John F. Wallace
Taft
Washington, D. C
Millard
Committee On
Magoon
William Nelson Cromwell
Wallace
Taft Was Aware That Mr. Cromwell
United States
Livery barn collapses in Pittsburg during remodeling
A stable on Baum Street in the East End of Pittsburg collapsed this afternoon while being remodeled. Workmen were trapped or injured. several have been removed from the ruins, with others still buried under debris.
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Pittsburg
White City Amusement Resort Destroyed By Fire
Fire rips through the White City lakefront amusement complex in Cleveland. A boiler explosion in the power house injures two firefighters and leaves the resort practically wiped out with losses pegged at 150000 dollars.
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Cleveland Amusement Resort
Cleveland
White City
Refugees Suffer in San Francisco Storm
A heavy rain and windstorm caused suffering among thousands of refugees in tents and improvised shelters in public parks, the presidio, and vacant lots in San Francisco. Colonel Robert S. Moore, Civil War veteran and friend of Generals Grant and Sheridan, died at his Denver home as mourners recalled an American flag over his bed and his last words about glory.
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San Francisco
Cal
Presidio
Denver
Colo
Robert S. Moore
Grant
Sheridan
Amiable witness testifies in divorce case in St Louis
Robert Leu, described as amiable, testified as the star witness in a divorce trial. His former wife sought separation from her second husband Albert Woolbridge, and Leu provided valuable assistance to Mrs Woolridge throughout the proceedings.
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St. Louis, Mo
Robert Leu
Albert Woolbridge
White Girl Weds Sioux Man At Rapid City
Miss Lily Springer a American nurse and Chauncey Yellow Robe a fullblood Sioux wed at Episcopal church. Robe, born Rosebud 1868, studied at Carlisle and works at the United States Indian School as assistant disciplinarian and militia athletics instructor. The couple plan a Hot Springs honeymoon.
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Lily Springer
Chauncey Jow Robe
Rapid
Rapid City
S. D
Mr. Sparling
Lily B. Springer
Chauncey Y. Robe
State of
Washington
Dan
Mr. Robe
Chauncey
Yellow Robe
Rosebud Reservation
Carlisle
U So
Sio
Robe
Hot Springs
S D
Uni States Indian School
Carland Court Sentences Multiple Offenders at Deadwood
In Deadwood South Dakota on May 29 Judge Carland presided over federal court where Joe Meat received one year and six months in the penitentiary for larceny. Howard Parnell got two years for obscenity by mail. Pet Thompson and Fran Young drew one year six months and one year respectively for larceny. John Hollow Horn Bear and Justin Shooting Cat received six months in jail for unlawfully driving stock off the reservation. Philip Cournoyer got years for larceny and stock driving. Claud Cournoyer awaits sentence. A civil suit by Owens Brothers of Omaha against A Giles and W R Glassie of Belle Fourche to recover money paid to subcontractors on a Milwaukee line project in Iowa in 1902 was started.
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Carland
Deadwood
United States
Joe Meat
Penitentiars
Howard ‘Parnell
Pet Thompson
John Hollow Horn Bear
Justin Shooting Cat
Lawrence County
Fran ‘Young
Philip Cournoyer
Claud Cournoyer
Owens Brothers
Omaha
A. Giles
W. R. Glassie
Belle Fourche
Iowa
Sater Comedy Company Strands Cast At Rapid
Lead, S. D. May 26. Manager Sater of the Sater Comedy company reportedly left the country between trains. A dozen company members are stranded at Rapid after taking in 165 dollars in Rapid and surrounding towns this week. He had leased the Miners' Union opera house and abandoned his contract with Lead.
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Lead
S. D
Sater
Sater Comedy Company
Rapid
Miners’ Union Opera House
Opera House
Presbyterian General Assembly Calls for Reed Smoot Removal
Des Moines May 26 The Presbyterian general assembly unanimously adopts a memorial urging the U S Senate to declare Reed Smoot seat vacant, labeling Mormon hierarchy treasonable and demanding ministers study treasonable teachings to challenge civil government and citizen rights. A copy is sent to the Senate and the President.
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Des Moines
Presbyterian General Assembly
Samuel Wishard
D. D
Utah
United States Senate
Reed Smoot
Washington
United States
Jesus Christ
Joseph B. Smith
Senate of the
General Assembly of the’ Presbyterian Church
America
Senate
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Florence, S. C
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