Vermillion Victors In Rough City Hall Basketball Contest
Vermillion defeated Wesleyan 48 to 13 on Thursday night at the city hall. The first half favored the visitors 26 to 5 as Keeling led Wesleyan's scoring, while Vermillion improved after halftime with Brown and Sheeks strong on defense and Minty guarding Keeling. This game likely ends intercollegiate play for the season with one game left against Sioux Falls College.
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State University
Wesleyan
City Hall
Paul M. Young
Aberdeen
Ray L. Branson
Keeling
Royhl and
Paulson
Vermillion
Brown
Sheeks
Minty
Tyler
Hersey
Royhl
Paulsen
Coffey
Schultz
Mitchell Kirkpatrick
Sioux Falls College
Chadwick
Mitchell rejects commission plan for city government
Voters across Mitchell show decisive defeat for the proposed commission plan. Ward results ranged from 39 to 163 against, with a total tally of 681 against and 345 for out of 1026 votes, a 336 vote majority against the plan.
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Mitchell
Commission
First Ward
Second Ward
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Richards to Manage Campaign for Progressive Republicans
Kuron South Dakota Feb 25 Special about 300 delegates at the progressive Republican conference in influence. The meeting elected committees and heard Senator Dillon of Yankton and Governor Vessey address a large crowd. Richards spoke and the party outlined plans for a statewide primary campaign focusing on curbing Cannon and Aldrich influence and demanding rules changes. John F Schrader Rapid City and Judge Frank McNulty named as prospective congress nominees.
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Kuron
S. D
Auvsut
Progressive Republican Conference
Dillon
Yankton
Vessey
Chaney
John Sutherland
R. O. Richards
E. C. Issenhuth
Geo. W. Egan
John F. Schrader
Rapid City
Frank McNulty
Congress
McNulty
Aberdeen
Canon
House
Aldrich
Senate
Cannon
South Dakota
Say Fight Is Crooked in Jeffries Johnson Match
New York boxing figure “Big Tim” Sullivan, a stake holder, said the Jeffries Johnson bout is crooked. He plans to cancel all bets and pursue a court action to recover his money.
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New York
Tim” Sullivan
Farmers plan midway town and elevator between Mitchell and Mt Vernon
In Beulan township about 25 farmers gathered at Porter schoolhouse to discuss a farmers elevator midway between Mitchell and Mt. Vernon. A committee including Jos. Kotrba and J. Lehman will solicit stock and aim to establish a town. another meeting is set for March 11.
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Beulan Township
Porter School House
Mitchell
Mt. Vernon
Jos. Kotrba
J. Lehman
John Heysett
Nick
Yankton Voters Endorse City Commission Plan
On February 24 the Yankton electorate supported the city’s commission form by 218 votes. Only about half of eligible voters participated, with many abstaining. Sioux Falls speakers had urged support the night before, and nearly all wards except one backed the plan.
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Yankton
Commission
Sioux Falls
Experience on Railroad Out on the Milwaukee Road Near Lane
District Superintendent Hager recalls a rare storm delay on the Milwaukee Road near Lane during Washington's Birthday week. A stalled engine, a relief engine sent from Wessington Springs, and three hours of struggle left the train immobilized amid drifting snow before any movement could resume.
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Hager
Lane
Washington
Mitchell
Iron Horse
Wessington Springs
Mrs Ross Attacks Egan In South Dakota Campaign Speech
Sioux Falls editor Maggie M. Ross urged defeating George W. Egan for governor during a lengthy Mitchell address. She linked him to the Kaufmann and O Grady cases, promised documents to prove her claims, and called for citizen scrutiny of disbarment actions in Iowa and South Dakota.
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Maggie M. Ross
Sioux Falls
Soo Critic
George W. Egan
Gale Theatre
Ross
Egan
Kauffman
O'Grady
Mitchell
Smith
Pierre Adopts Commission Plan in Local Vote
Pierre South Dakota voters approved a commission form of government in a local referendum held yesterday, with the measure easily carrying by a substantial margin. The opposition did not mount much support.
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Bright
John Fulton
Fulton
Diehl & Brown
Chinaware
Acquariams
Acquarium
J. W. Broadbent & CO
Waterbury & Klousia
Mitchell, South Dakota
Wesleyans
Hitchcock
Com
Tim Sullivan
Jeffries and
Johnson
Woonsocket
Elder Hager
Milwaukee Road
Maggie Ross
Acter
Geo
W. Egan
Pierre
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