River boosters gather for Missouri river meeting in Pierre
Pierre S D March 30 The pro am in this city next Wednesday and Thursday has been practically arranged Speakers include John L Mathews St Louis secretary treasurer Missouri River Navigation Co Will A Campbell Omaha secretary treasurer Missouri Navigation Congress Captain Isaac P Baker Ismarck veteran Missouri river transportation and Joseph Mills Hanson Yankton author Governor Vessey will deliver the welcome address Doane Robinson C E B DeLand Colonel P F McClure and Engineer Lea will also appear Exhibit of Agnite coal briquets by Taylor and Kirk St Paul S How ard Gettysburg will demonstrate a new method of navigating shallow streams If proven it could speed freight and expand river use Businessmen push Missouri as freight carrier and power source Aim to start a state wide movement next week
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Missouri
Vessey
Doane Robinson
C. EB. DeLand
P. F. McClure
Lea
Messrs. Taylor and Kirk
St. Paul
S. M. Howard
Gettysburg
Little Girl Burns While Starting Fire
Helen Ensley nine years old daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas Ensley of Armour suffers severe burns to face and head after pouring kerosene on an oil fire in the kitchen. The child, burning fiercely, extinguished the flames and applied soothing lotion before the mother returned and summoned a doctor. The physician said burns are severe and may permanently scar the face.
Rapid City Mulls Government Buy of Scotty Phillips Buffalo Herd
Rapid City leaders urge Congress to appropriate funds to purchase Scotty Phillips herd of 280 buffalo at Fort Pierre. They propose placing the herd in a government park ten miles west of Rapid City with water and grass, near railroads, to boost summer tourism.
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Rapid City
Scotty” Phillips
Buffalo
Baffid City
S. D
Scotty Phillips
Fort Pierre
Rapid Ten Miles
Fiy
Four youths fined for hunting without license in Menno area
Parkston South Dakota March 30 four young farmers Walter Heiser Arthur Heiser Edward Eberhardt and Leonard Weighe near Menno pleaded guilty to hunting without a license. Sheriff Meyers cited a dog shooting incident as the trigger for the complaint. no evidence tied the youths to the dog. Each paid 34.32 in fines and costs totaling 137.28.
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Parkston
S. D
Menno
Walter
Arthur Heiser
Edward Eberhardt
Leonard Weighe
Meyers
Edward Swanson
Swanson
Accidents Near Hudson and Fairview Leave Several Injured
In Hudson S C Charles Thorpe was struck by a rearing stallion on the street, gash requiring a dozen stitches after the horse bolted due to a blown slip of paper. Nearby Henry Stern’s livery team ran away near Fairview, he grabbed the bits and was pinned against a wire fence, injuring an ankle. Edgar Hilton of Sioux County Indiana was dragged by a feeder team after a run away, though escaped serious harm.
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HUDSON _ Hudson
S. C
Charles Thorpe
Thorpe
Henry Stern
Fairview
Edgar Hilton
Sioux County
Farmer
Death in Homestake Mine Stamp Mill Fatality
Central City South Dakota March 20 Frank Harker a well known young man in the mining camp was instantly killed while at work in the DeSmet stamp mill at the Homestake company. His body suffered severe mutilation from being caught in the machinery.
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Homestake
Central City
S. D
Frank Harker
DeSmet
Homestake Company
Vicious horse injures two workers at local stable
Jaspar de Jidal De St. Germain, a Holland arrival and Nordaker and Hewitt clerk, fractured his right shoulder blade after a horse attacked him as he entered the stable. Earlier in the week, painter Wm. Anderson suffered a ruptured left leg from a kick, marking a second injury from the same animal.
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Jaspar de Jidal de
Wm. Anderson
Hearing of Rate Case Shows Roads Make Fair Profit
Sioux Falls, March 29. Testimony in the rate case between the South Dakota state board of railroad commissioners and major railroad companies over 2 cent passenger fares. C W Hillman figures show Chicago and Northwestern would earn net intrastate profits even at a 2 cent fare, supporting profitability of South Dakota lines.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
South Dakota
Chicago
C. C. Witt
Minnesota
South Dakota Board of Railroad Commissioners
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago & Northwestern Railways
Sout Dakota
C. W. Hillman
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Hillman
Huron Man Heir to Part of Big Fortune
Huron S D March 29 It transpires that by the death of David Mallory who left a fortune of nearly 1 000 000 mostly in Kansas real estate includes James Mallory of this city as one of the beneficiaries Mr Mallory a Chicago and Northwestern railway switchman here is one of a dozen heirs He has been notified of the fact and is now establishing his claim He was a soldier in the Thirty second Iowa infantry and is buried in the Catholic cemetery at Fort Dodge Ia He went to Kansas soon after the war and remained there a number of years later locating in Fort Dodge where his death occurred
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Huron
S. D
David Mallory
Kansas
James Mallory
Mallory
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Thirty-second
Iowa Infantry
Fort Dodge
Prairie Fires Sweep McPherson County Area
Ipswich March 29 reports detail multiple fires around the county. Eugene Licht and his wife escaped with only the clothes they stood in as their home burned. Licht valued losses at 3000 dollars with 1200 dollars insured. George Harrison lost his house and barn, Phillip Hoff lost a barn and eight work horses, and a Blunt arson fire destroyed the Osborne house with R H Miller’s farm buildings narrowly saved.
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Mcpherson County
Ipswich
S. C
Leola
Milwaukee
Linton
Eugene Licht
Mr. Licht
George Harrison
Roscoe
Phillip Hoff
Blunt
Osborne Place
R. H. Miller
Court Renders Decision in Sioux Falls Water Dispute
Judge Carland rules for damages to the city at 7 percent interest on $200,000 for 17 months of an injunction, totaling about $25,000, plus about $60,000 for hydrant rentals and street services from 1901 to 1907 for the old water company receiver. After deductions, the old company leads by roughly $35,000 to $40,000, signaling an end to years of litigation with both sides reportedly satisfied.
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OLD Water Company
Sioux Falls
S. D
Carland
United States Court
Exile Sentences William D Howe For Six Months In Tripp County
William D Howe also known as Billy Smith was banished from Tripp county for six months after a drunken confrontation with Grover Simons. He attempted escape during a preliminary hearing but was recaptured and ordered to stay out of the county with a heavy fine and peace bond if he returns. Howe originally hailed from Wakefield Nebraska.
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Colome
S. D
Tripp County
William D. Howe
Billy” Smith
Grover Simons
Colonie
Simons
Howe
Wakefield
Neb
Crow Creek agency to undergo overhaul under new special agent
In Crow Creek, S. D., Special Agent C. L. Ellis takes charge after months of investigations. He warns that possession of government livestock or trust property without proper permits will trigger penalties and possible U.S. court action. The change signals a thorough audit of agency affairs and potential action on unfounded rumors.
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United States
Special Term of Court Handles Two South Dakota Murders
Judge Joseph W. Jones convened a special circuit court in Canton to hear the cases of South Dakota v Ed McCoy and South Dakota v Ed Jacobson. McCoy pled guilty to burglary and received three years in the penitentiary. Jacobson pled guilty to fourth degree arson and drew two and a half years. Two divorce cases followed before adjournment.
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Canton
S. D
Joseph W. Jones
Falls
Circuit Court
Second Judicial Circuit
State of
South Dakota
Ed McCoy
Ed Jacobson
Ole Jacobson
McCoy
Thorson
Women Barricade Home and Defy Authorities in Deadwood
In Deadwood South Dakota authorities chase warrants to bring two women before the insanity board after a death linked to the family. Sheriff Plunkett and County Judge Russell pursue action as the two women allegedly fortified their home, while the sons and relatives react to the emergency.
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Plunkett
Russell
Lottie M. Bernenderfer
Bernenderfer
Leola Businessman C. W. Hawes Dies in Car
Aberdeen March 29 C W Hawes long time Leola businessman and prominent local figure dies suddenly of apoplexy while riding in J F Zietlow Dakota Centeral Telephone company car. He passes away within minutes.
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Aberdeen
C. W. Hawes
South Dakota
Leola
J. F. Zietlow
Dakota Centeral Telephone Company
Bodies of drowned men recovered after four months
Watertown South Dakota March 28 the bodies of Jerry Kelly and William Johnson were recovered from Clear lake eighteen miles south of Watertown where they had sunk November 5 1909 during a duck hunting trip The bodies found about half a mile apart drifted on the surface after ice broke up Will Johnson left a wife and mother Jerry Kelly was popular in the Fourth Regiment band and known at Brookings College circles
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Watertown
S. D
Clear Lake
Jerry Kelly
William Johnson
John Jeremy
Stillwater
Minn
Will Johnson
Fourth Regiment
Senator Kittredge
Brookings College
Fire saves stable as wind fuels blaze in Marion
Marion 8 D March 28 A stove caused a fire that threatened Edward Tapper's private stable and adjacent property. Quick response by the local fire department under Foreman Davis prevented major damage and kept the fire company’s record intact.
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Marion
Edward Tapper
Foreman Davis
Beaffire
Prosecution Restes in Cowboy Murder Case
Aberdeen South Dakota March 28 the prosecution in the murder trial of B F Stephens for Dode MacKenzie at Selby has rested its case. The defense now ex amining witnesses with a possible verdict tonight or Saturday morning. The defense cites that MacKenzie threatened Bud Stephens and that prior to going to the saloon where Stephens was bartender Dade bought a revolver and cowboys entered the saloon with one cowboy causing trouble.
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Aberdeen
S. D
B. F. Stephens
Dode MacKenzie
Selby
MacKenzie
Bud Stephens
Stephens
Dade
Damage suit against woman is dismissed
In Watertown North Dakota Judge Frank McNulty directed a verdict for the defendant in the Sherin Eastwood libel case after A Sherin failed to prove damages or the falsity of an article accusing him of being assaulted by a woman. The $10,000 libel action drew significant local attention.
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Watertown
A. Sherin
Frank McNulty
Sherin-Eastwood
Sherin
Freshmen Punished After Campus Hazing Incident
Twenty seven Dakota Wesleyan freshmen were suspended by President Kerfoot for hazing sophomores. The freshmen captured eight sophomores and tied them to telephone poles with hair cut and iodine marks on the foreheads. The entire freshman class accepted a one week out of school punishment for the offense.
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Mitchell
S. D
Dakota Wesleyan University
Kerfoot
Sophs
Publication secures new Dakota Farmer plant in Aberdeen
The Dakota Farmer, a semi monthly farm publication, has secured a new site in Aberdeen and will build a plant costing about $40,000. The facility will be 60 by 126 feet on a 192 by 300 foot site, located south of the Minneapolis and St. Paul depot on Main Street, with construction to start soon.
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Aberdeen
Dakota Farmer
Minneapolis and St. Ions
Main Street
Kampeska Stocked With Fish In Watertown Lakes
Aut ant General Englesby reports 500,000 croppies and 1,000,000 black bass slated for Kampeska and Pelican lakes near Watertown. The government has released over 4,000,000 fish into these lakes in the last four years.
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Kampeska
River Congress Boosts River for Transportation
Pierre South Dakota March 26 with the opening of the Missouri River Waterways convention a series of five conferences will begin in as many states ending with the fourth annual Missouri River Navigation congress in Kansas City. The aim is to promote river transport and unite interests along the Missouri valley. The Benton Packet company plans service between Bismarck and Williston and other towns once the river is safe. Kansas City raises one million dollars to start a line to St Louis. Independent line Missouri Valley Transportation seeks tonnage in Omaha and Sioux City. Fort Benton and Williston may see regular boat service, leaving a navigable 2600 mile stretch from Bismarck to Omaha. Governor Burke of North Dakota presides with Will A Campbell in charge.
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Benton Packet Company
Bismarck
Wilton
Washburn
Coal Harbor
Expansion
Beapolis
Williston
N. C
Kansas City
St. Louis
Omaha
Sioux City
J. S. Stevens
Fort Benton
J. H. Stranahan
John Brown
First National Bank
N. D
Missouri River
John Burke
North Dakota
The
Missouri River Navigation Congress
Will A. Campbell
Pierre
Gamble Sues in Yankton Circuit Court Trial
Senator Robert J. Gamble sues in a land deal case before Judge Frank B. Smith with Judge Robert B. Tripp as witness. Dr Gilbert D. Loffler, once of Yankton now in Sioux Falls, defends. The report also notes F A Brecht’s 50th year in Yankton’s drug trade and upcoming debates between Yankton and Mitchell college teams.
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Yankton
Robert J. Gamble
Frank B. Smith
Mitchell
Robert B. Tripp
Gilbert D. Loffler
Sioux Falls
F. A. Brecht
Dresden
Germany
Dr. Brecht
Dakotas
A. H. Hansen
R. J. Swanson
R. I L. Wilson
Mitchell College
Brookings
L. W. Robinson
R. L. Nordness
H. A. Robinson
Young Man Drowns In Belle Fourche River
Ed Hurst a ranch employee in Belle Fourche South Dakota was fatally swept under by ice in the Belle Fourche River. He was crossing in a skiff to ferry Mr and Mrs McKean when a cake of ice struck the boat dislodging him. He swam for shore but was dragged under and not recovered.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
Ed Hurst
Sam McKean
Young Hurst
County Auditors Name Officers For Coming Year
Pierre South Dakota March 26 The county auditors annual meeting selected J. J. Murphy of Turner as president E A Hornby of Moody as first vice president Henry Howe of Minnehaha as second vice president Charles S Evans of Clark as secretary treasurer and an executive committee comprising Charles B Fousek Brule J J Grace Buffalo M N Brigstock Marshall B R Wood Spink and M G Drake Lake
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Spink
M. G. Drake
Lake
Prairie fire devastates Lebanon town in South Dakota
Lebannon South Dakota March 26 a prairie fire swept five sections burning two lumber yards four elevators the depot and an implement house before control was restored. Loss is estimated near thirty five thousand dollars.
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Lebanon
Lebannon
S. D
Milwaukee freight-car thieves caught in Mitchell
Sheriff Plotner and Detective Wer nick of the Milwaukee railroad trapped a group of freight car robbers active in Mitchell yards in February. George Harrison Herbert Sweitzer Frank Kalsh Jess Hendricks and Fred Cushman face preliminary exams with bonds set for most. About $500 in clothing stolen and traced to multiple towns. suspects arrested in Sioux City Mobridge Madison and Omaha. The ring is believed responsible for broader thefts from engineers and firemen as well.
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Mitchell
S. D
Plotner
Wernick
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee System
George Harrison
Herbert Sweitzer
Frank Kalsh
Jess Hendricks
Fred Cushman
Kalsh
Circuit Court
Rapid City
Harrison
Sweitzer
Sioux City
Hendricks
Mobridge
Cushman
Omaha
Madison
Marion
Prohibitionists Nominate Ticket in Huron South Dakota
In Huron on March 24 the prohibitionists form a ticket led by Governor Butterfield and Lieutenant Governor Cranst on with a platform denouncing liquor traffic, endorsing county option and women's suffrage, and calling for reduced rates and road improvements. The ticket lists J D Wilson as treasurer E M Newcomb as auditor J O Jolley as superintendent and J F Hinsbark as commissioner, with W J Edgar and Knute Lewis as congressmen.
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Watertown
J. O. Jolley
Castlewood
J. F. Hinsbark
Brandt
W. J. Edgar
Northville
Knute Lewis
Lake Preston
South Dakota Bar Association Sets Sioux Falls Meeting
The 11th annual South Dakota Bar association gathering will occur in Sioux Falls on Wednesday and Thursday next week. Hon. Horace E. Deemer of Iowa Supreme Court will deliver the annual address on criminal procedure reforms, with Edward E. Wagner as president also speaking.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota Bar Association
Horace E. Deemer
Supreme Court of
Iowa
Edward E. Wagner
Alexandria
United States
South Dakota
John B. Hanten
Watertown
James Brown
Chamberlain
Minnehaha County Bar Association
Dacotah Club
Elks Club
Sugar Swamp Tapped for Syrup in South Dakota Yard
Bridgewater South Dakota March 25 C A Ray taps several soft maple trees in his yard to produce syrup of excellent quality and flavor showing a local effort to self supply maple products from home trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
S. D
C. A. Ray
Remains of Little Boy Found by Neighbors
After a two week search for the missing two year old child of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dickens, neighbors located the boy’s remains in Beaver creek bed a mile below the earlier tracing point. The child wandered away while the mother talked on the telephone with a neighbor, prompting a long search without results until yesterday.
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Worthing
S. D
J. W. Dickens
Beaver Creek
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Trip County
Indian Agency
Wesleyan
River Congress
Belle Fourche River
Mitchell Yards
State Bar Association
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