Annual Spring Round Up To Begin
Fort Pierre South Dakota March 22 stockmen west of the town prepare for the annual spring roundup of cattle and horses. Rail expansion and settlers push west, forcing many to abandon old ranges and move farther west where trains and settlers are less intrusive. A meeting will set the roundup start date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Pierre
Lore
Chicago
Missaukee and
St. Paul
Chicago and Northwestern
Missouri River
Black Hills
South Dakota
Sub-station work guides new South Dakota settlers
Professor Wheeler of the South Dakota Agricultural College conferred with M I Greeley at Highmore on upcoming experiments at the station. The Highmore sub-station tests breath resisting grain and grasses and aims to provide seed best suited to the vast untried western region as thousands settle between the Missouri River and the Black Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
W A. Wheeler
South Dakota Agricultural College
M. I. Gheeley
Agricultural College
Highmore
Greeley
State Senate
Highmore Station
Missouri River
Black Hills
South Dakota
Heirs Challenge Widow in Probate Case Over Brown County Estate
In Aberdeen South Dakota on March 21 heirs of Andrew Bower, a late Brown County pioneer, sue the widow, a second wife, claiming desertion and prior mistreatment void her widows share. Attorneys for both sides are in court as Judge Hate reserves a ruling. no will exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
Andrew Bower
Brown County
Bower
New Aberdeen Block Construction Awarded in Canton Firm
Champlin McDiarmid Slater have awarded the contract to R E Hassos of Canton for a two story brick and stone block 50 by 140 feet to rise immediately in Aberdeen South Dakota. The lower floor will house Champlin hardware and McDiarmid Slater groceries while the upper floors hold a lodge room and offices. Expected cost around $20000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen Block
Aberdeen
S. D
Aberdeen's oldest mail carrier dies at 64
Aberdeen, S. D., March 21. N. C. Johnson, who died Monday at age 64, was the oldest mail carrier in Aberdeen. He was the first carrier when free delivery started here and served over fifteen years, receiving a medal from the post office department. He came from Hastings, Minnesota in 1881 as a bridge carpenter for the Milwaukee road project into Aberdeen.
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Aberdeen
S. D
N. C. Johnson
Johnson
Post Office Department
Hastings
Minn
Hastings and Dakota
Milwaukee Road
Named in His Honor in Brown County History
Aberdeen S D March 21 Alfred Brown who died at Scotland S D last week of old age was the man for whom Brown county of which Aberdeen is the county seat was named Alfred Brown was a member of the Dakota legislature when Brown county was organized in 1879 and the county was named in his honor.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Alfred Brown
Scotland
Brown County
Dakota
South Dakota State Band Heads on Two-Week Tour
Aberdeen reports the South Dakota State band with 35 members directed by Professor J. J. Cason leaves on Monday for a two week statewide tour. Concerts planned in Watertown Huron Madison Webster and Milbank as the musical organization showcases Aberdeen pride.
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Aberdeen
S. D
South Dakota
Watertown
Huron
Madison
Webster
Milbank
J. J. Cason
School for Homeless Dearwood and the Children
Miss Allie Jewell, district superintendent for the National Children's Home Society in the Black Hills region, travels 600 miles square to oversee child welfare across twenty eight states. The society reports high success rates, with 97 percent of cared-for children said to be well, and notes regional differences in illegitimacy rates and outcomes. Total annual expenses exceed $8,500 with all support from private contributions and no state aid.
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Dearwood
Middle West
Allie Jewell
Children’s Homie Society
Black Tills
Wyoming
Miss Jewell
United States
National Children's Home Society
Illinois
Kentucky
Iowa
Des Moines
South Dakota
Sioux Ivalls
Sherrard
Chicago
Sliss Jewell
Sioux Falls
Minnesota
Olol
Apple growing boom in Black Hills expands South Dakota industry
Spearfish South Dakota reports the apple growing sector thriving in the Black Hills. An exhibit from the Hills showcased 33 varieties, with Lawrence County orchards near Spearfish yielding substantial crops, cider, and hay. Experts note high returns from well tended orchards, and a movement to form a horticultural society to boost local cultivation and education. The Spearfish Normal School supports the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spearfish
S. D
South Dakota
United States
Black Hills
Lawrence County
Joseph Wells
Cook
State Normal School
Spearfish Normal School
R. R. Man Dies Suddenly in New York
Samuel O. Howe treasurer of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway died suddenly today at a Ninth Avenue elevated station in New York from heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel O. Howe
Chicago
Northwestern
New York
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Ninth Avenue
Flaming gas well near Bridgewater draws crowds
Eight miles southeast of Bridgewater South Dakota while boring for a deep well on Jacob Smith's farm no strong gas flow was found yet the well spouts a forty foot flame. Local excitement grows as crowds visit daily and Bridgewater capitalists plan to harness the wasted power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
S. D
Jacob Smith
Artesian Wells Testing Flow in South Dakota Settlements
The 1904-05 United States Geological Survey report details topographic surveys in South Dakota, tracing artesian basin studies around Belle Fourche, Vale, and surrounding quadrangles. It notes station work, geologic mapping, stream gauges, and reclamation prospects tied to Black Hills storage and the Belle Fourche project.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
United States Geological Survey
Belle Fourche
Vale
R B. Robertson
Butte County
N. H. Darton
South Dakota
Great Plains
N.1. Darton
James River Valley
J. B. Todd
C. M. Hall
Edgemont Quadrangle
W. S. Tangier Smith
Huron and
de Smet
Todd
Edgemont
Stim
Camp Crook
Bixby
Rapid City
Spearfish
Interior
J. E. Todd
James River
Byron
Redfield
Elk Point
Professor Todd
Missouri River
Black Hills
South Side Canal
Vale and
I Empire
Sioux Falls Veteran Seeks South Dakota G A R Command
Captain George A Ludlow of Sioux Falls announces his candidacy for commander of the South Dakota Grand Army of the Republic at the upcoming department encampment. A Civil War veteran, Ludlow served in the First Pennsylvania Rifles and held posts in Washington before returning to active duty despite being wounded three times and captured at Gaines Mill.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of South Dakota
George A. Ludlow
South Dakota
Ludlow
Pennsylvania Rifles
Washington
Gaines’ Mill
Land near Rapid City freed from withdrawal for irrigation plan
An interior department order vacates the June 6 1903 withdrawal of large tracts near Rapid City under Box Elder project. About 700000 acres are affected though only part will be opened to settlement. Entry remains barred for 90 days after publication notice. Senator Gamble aided the effort.
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Washington, D. C
Rapid City
Gamble
Secretary of the Interior
Youth Who Wanted to Be a Bad Man Is Killed
Ike Davis alias Logan Blissard, a 19 year old aspiring outlaw, was shot and killed in a pursuit by Sheriff John Owens near Kimble while being taken to a Wyoming penitentiary after a sheep ranch horse theft. The youth, influenced by dime novels, had been captured days after a foot wound during the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spearfish
S. D
Ike Davis
Logan Blissard
Jesse James
Belle Fourche
Blissard
Laramie
Wyo
John Owens
Newcastle
Wyoming
Kimble
Ned
Mysterious Death of Hermit-Trapper Dave Rogers
Sioux Falls reports say Dave Rogers a hermit-trapper tied to the Big Sioux river in Lincoln county appears to have died in his crude hut with a 38 caliber pistol under him and a cocked shotgun at his back. Neighbors note threats against his life and fear of foul play though peers attributed his anxiety to possible opium use and a troubled mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave” Rogers
Sioux Falls
S. D
Dave
Rogers
Sioux River
Dedication Services for Montrose Baptist Church
In Montrose elaborate dedicatory exercises followed remodeling of an old church. Rev H R Best of Sioux Falls led the services and chaired fundraising to retire the debt. He raised the final dollar and within 35 minutes secured $1600 in new subscriptions for church improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Montrose
H. R. Best
First Baptist
Mr. Best
One Man Burned to Death in Colton Fire
Sioux Falls reports Colton South Dakota suffered a devastating morning blaze destroying the Ollie Taylor block. John Hovde 55, formerly of Duluth Minnesota, perished in the pool hall where he slept as flames gutted the building valued around five thousand dollars. Community fire crews fought flames to prevent wider loss.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Colton
South Dakota Central Railroad
Ollie Taylor
John Hovde
Duluth
Minn
Minnehaha Club
Hovde
Regular Spring Term of United States Court Opens Soon
Sioux Falls South Dakota March 17 The drawing of grand and petit jurors for the regular April term of the United States court has been completed by D B Glidden and O S Pender. About 100 cases are expected to be disposed of. Grand jurors must report April 3 and petit jurors April 10. Alternate grand jurors named include Julius Schamber I M Helmey I A Baldwin T F Leavitt R Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court
Sioux Falls
S. D
Erand
Glidden
O. S. Pender
South Dakota
F.A. Croal
Milbank
Clarence Rowley
C. C. Bratrud
Robert Beattie
J. W. Currant
O.L. Wood
O. N. Brown
C. L. Illis
H. H. Sanbig
New Hope
B. M. Cochran
Artesian
O. A. Crown
Bijou Wills
A. J. Annis
Ethan
William Lang
Head
Frank Wager
Aberdeen
Royce Patterson
Gettysburg
K. Nelson
Ifred S Knotz
Huron
W. F. Blood
B. IE. Bernard
Mitchell
Frank Sxuwerth
P. J. Morrison
Springfield
O. P. Kemp
Watertown
Dan Scott
Julius Schamber
Eureka
I. M. Helmey
Canton
I. A. Baldwin
Wentworth
T. IF. Leavitt
R. Lawrence
Lead
Sisseton voters consider $14,000 bonds for debt payoff and new school
March 17 Sisseton South Dakota reports a special election set for March 27 to decide issuing bonds totaling 14 000 to payoff outstanding warrants and fund a new school building. Current warrants total several thousand dollars at 7 percent interest. Bonds would carry 5 percent, reducing interest costs and allowing remaining funds after warrants to finance a larger school structure to meet growing enrollment.
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Sisseton
S. D
Only One Survivor of Messa Grande Tribe Returns to Canton
The last known Messa Grande Indian, once confined at Canton asylum, was found jailed in Prince George Virginia after two years on the run. Washington authorities ordered his return to Canton where Assistant Superintendent Dr J F Turner escorted him back. He is named Moxie and speaks English well, having been moved from St Elizabeth hospital in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton Asylum
Canton
S. D
California
Canton Indian Asylum
Prince George
Washington
J. F. Turner
Red Man
Moxie
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Redskins Held in Brown County Jail on Horse Stealing
Aberdeen S D March 17 The Brown county jail houses six prisoners all from outside the county Four are Indians Frank Meter and Daniel Lovejoy are jailed for liquor selling on Cheyenne reservation Brown Takes the Gun and Daniel Runs the Enemy are federal prisoners for horse stealing Ed Snyder is also held as a federal prisoner for post office robbery at Mansfield and robberies in Spink county A W Blumduahl a state prisoner from Walworth county awaits trial for obtaining money under false pretenses.
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Gatch
Brown County
Aberdeen
S. D
Frank Meter
Cheyenne Reservation
Daniel Lovejoy
Cheyenne River Reservation
Brown-Takes
Daniel
Sioux Falls
Ed Snyder
Gas Plant Explosion Wrecks Hill City Saloon
An acetylene gas plant in McNish's saloon exploded in Hill City South Dakota on March 17, gutting the building and igniting the Tuins. Thirteen or fourteen men were inside. editor C. Van Woehrman of the Harney Peak News was seriously hurt while others escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill City
S. D
McNish
C. van Woehrman
Harney Peak News
Perilous Ice Crossing Across Missouri River Record
In Yankton South Dakota on March 19 a small party led by E C Vose and including Chris Holtzbauer and Webber crossed the Missouri River over thin ice using twelve foot poles. One man fell through two feet from shore into four feet of water but the group reached safety. A young girl accompanied the party on the perilous journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
S. C
E. C. Vose
Chris Holtzbauer
Webber
Sioux City
Lawrence County’s Old Court House to Make Way for Modern Structure
The Lawrence County court house in Deadwood is to be torn down for a new building. The old structure served over twenty five years and witnessed notable trials in the county’s legal history. Early judges and officials included G G Bennett and Seth Bullock with tales of Wild Bill and the Callison case guiding local lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Megtech
Lawrence County Court House
Fred J. Evans
Sioux City
G. G. Bennett
Star & Bullock’s
Seth Bullock
United States Marshal
South Dakota
Wild Bill
No. 10
Callison
Cook
Boughton
Black Hills
Chicago
Charles Thomas
A. J. Plowman
Joseph B. Moore
W. E. Rice
Plucky Schoolma am Holds Ground on Claim Near Miller
Miss Mattie Gordon, a young schoolteacher from Miller South Dakota, has kept a homestead one mile west of town for four years amid contesting claims. She previously won a land office case, funds improvements, rents pasture, and now again defends her claim while teaching at Cavour, relying on perseverance to prove up next year.
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Miller
Miller, S. D
Mattie Gordon
Land Office
Cavour
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School For Homeless
South Dakota Children’s Home Society
BIG Apple
R. R. Man
Kansas Gas Well
Missouri
Ike
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