Local news notes visits and community updates
Town residents and visitors including Mrs Amanda M Bowdle returning home from pointe town. Dr Crane arriving from Gann Valley after testifying in a murder case. M I Spaulding of Boscobel Wis visiting cousin L O Gale after twenty five years. Local events cover Knights of Pythias, undertakers meeting, and rainfall benefits to crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda M Bowdle
Pointe
Dr. Crane
Gann Valley
M. 1. Spaulding
Boscobel
Wis
L O. Gale
Bohemian killer Kotilinec sentenced for life in ji
Judge Smith and court staff returned from Gann Valley after Kotilinec the Bohemian was found guilty of murdering his wife last fall. The jury returned a murder verdict and the court sentenced Kotilinek to life in the penitentiary, taken to Sioux Falls. Spangler aided defense attorney Ben Huddle of Chamberlain, but defense offered little hope.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Proclaimed By Toledo Firm
An 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as internal medicine that reaches the disease through the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims authority from top physicians, describes a tonic-blood purifier mix, and sells for 75 cents with testimonials offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Encouraging a Young One and a Lawyer’s Loud Address
Scenes from a Philadelphia press note show a messenger summoning Dr. Killiam to Mr. Gazzam as he lies dying. In Baltimore, ex-Deputy Smith recalls a German client praising a lawyer who shouts loudly, saying he scares the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Smith
Baltimore Sun
Lincoln's Anecdotes Of Aide And A Grounded Pittsburger
The account recalls Abe Lincoln entertaining a young drummer and a sergeant with tales at the White House and on the Ohio River. Lincoln recounts a Pittsburger boat grounding anecdote to explain how such vessels reach the river, while Secretary Stanton and Generals Halleck and Sherman observe with varied reactions during the reception.
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Abe
White House
Lincoln
Army
Navy
Congress
Executive Departments
Virginia
Ohio
Pittsburger
Cairo
Mississippi
Stanton
Halleck
Sherman
Carolinas
General Grant
Roe L. Hendrick
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J.H. Tobin & Sons
Mitchell
TOR Mill
Star and
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W. B. van Alstine
Ad Streets
Mull
J. H. Ferris
Frances Foster
Miss Foster
Sioux City
Geo. H. Miner
J. L. Hannett
St. Paul
Woodmen of America
Retta Rogers
Chamberlain Board of Education
Burt Miner
American Express
United States Co
Mr. Walsh
Burt
American
W.H. Wilson
New Hampton
Iowa
Lola Mix
John Schmidt
Beulah Township
Mt. Vernon
Mark Betta
John
H. L. Bras
White
Mr. Bras
Officara
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge
Lead
C. C. Bras
Bras
Pythias
Order
Wisebecker
LaCrosse
W.B. Snyder
Jones
West Third Street
DeWitt
Mr. Snyder
Tobin Township
South Dakota
Geo. E. Logan
M.a.logan
Waterloo
Sioux Falls
S. G. Boyce
L. J. Shaw
M. F. Cummings
Wilmot
S. G. Boyes
L. J. Corcoran
Madison
W. E. Jones
Hudson
R. E. Foster
Webster
Taorton Barnes
Chicago
Connifr
W. Johnston
Spain
Indiana
Theo
Fullerton
Minneapolis
Fred Widmann, Jr
Arthur Mecheal
Sioux Faira
Masonic Grand Lodge
Eastern Star
Gregory
Christian Science Society
Foley
Scallin
Judge Fellows
Plankinton
Plankton
Geo. E. Foster
R. P. Hall
Sid W. Smith
Clara A. Lukens
Geo. M. Rowley
Sioux Falla
Eastern Star Grand Chapter
H. H. Motley
Frankfort
Claude Smith
W. H. Bickford
L. A. Ameden
City of Mexico
Old Mexico
E. W. Engatrom
Mockford
Ill
Belvidere
New York State
Buffalo
Engstrom
E. R. Conniff
Madison Medicine Co
Sioux Falls Press Sporting
Madison Sentinel
Mitchell Boys
Elsie
Brown
Smith
Guba
Scott
Saimple T & Bowne
Pearl Street
Ohio River
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