Murdered Man Thrown Into a Well Near Groton
The body of Dewitt C. Wilby was found after three bullet wounds indicated murder. He had about $200 with him and lived with Andrew Magarland seven miles from Groton. A farm hand missing is suspected dead, while a livery worker who aided in the escape also disappeared as a nationwide search unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Andrew Magarland
Groton
Dewitt CL. Wilby
Gilby
McFarland
McParland
Lincoln county Fourth Class Postmasters organize national branch
Fourth class postmasters in Lincoln county form a local branch of the National League of Fourth Class Postmasters seeking civil service protection. Elected president A R B Coutts Hudson vice president J M Heeren Tea and secretary O P Ashley Lennox. Also reports Lincoln city schools reelect most teachers with raises and new hires George S Henderson reports from Gola River Mining with $18000 cash from treasury stock for development in British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
National Association
Canton
S. D
National League of
A. RB. Coutts
Hudson
J. M. Heeren
Tea
O. P. Ashley
Lennox
C. G. Lawrence
Alice Conklin
Lottie E. Temple
Hannah Woorsstvedt
Anna I. Jacobson
Nina M. Burlingame
Hattie M. Vlorey
Bernice Feansley
Etta M. Morse
Nona Miller
Rebecca A. Gehon
KateSennedy
Pearl McDowell
Anna E. Jacobson
Hattie M. Plorey
Miss McDowell
Iat Wesley
George S. Henderson
Gola
Chicago
Treasury
British Columbia
Conference of Congregational Church Assembly in Watertown
The thirty fourth annual meeting of South Dakota Congregational churches opens in Watertown on Tuesday evening and runs to Wednesday. Prominent ministers and lay leaders from Redfield Yankton Alcester Lake Preston Huron and Chicago colleges join speakers including Presidents George and Chalmers. Women’s missions groups and alumni meetings are scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcester
Chas. Wyatt
Tstelline
N. A. Hannant
Lake Preston
L. W. Wiltberger
West Shore
H. D. Wiard
Huron
O. P. Avery
J. W. Oldfield
D. Evans
C. BE. Chapman
F. L. Ransom
George
Chicago Theological Seminary
James Chalmers
Brookings Agricultural College
W. Doane Robinson
Robert Herrick
Minneapolis
W. H. Thrall
Co. H. Tainter
Theo. Clifton
Chicago
John H. King
South Dakota
Woman's Board of Missions of the Interior
Grace S. Derome
South Dakota Women's Home Missionary Union
L. P. J. Woodcock
Hartford Theological Seminary
Heavy Rain Over State Benefits Crops In South Region
Heavy rain fell from Sunday evening to Monday morning in Huron South Carolina, quieting the Jim River valley. The downpour was the season's heaviest, soaking pastures and improving soil for corn planting, with acreage expected to match last year as farming activity plans rapid completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
S. C
Jim River
Rev Charles A Lyons Sentenced to Four Years
In Sioux Falls South Dakota on May 17 Rev Charles A Lyons pled guilty to bigamy before Judge Jones. The self confessed bigamist was sentenced to four years at hard labor in the Sioux Falls penitentiary. Lyons was captured in St Paul and brought back to answer the charge after wooing a local young woman last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Lyons
Sioux Falls
Jones
Lyons
St. Paul
Augustana College Votes to Add New Commercial Department
The Augustana college board in Canton S D reappointed the existing faculty for 1904 05 and added one new professor to lead a commercial department starting September 1 1904 The 1904 05 faculty includes Tuve Ellineson Nordgaard Qualle Berdahl Bergh and Fossum The governing body lists Bergh Tetlie Strass Qualle Nordgaard Ringheim and Nordgaard as officers with a slate of directors from across South and North Dakota and Iowa regions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Augustana College
Anthony G. Tuve
Geo. W. Ellineson
J. S. Nordgaard
Eric C. Qualle
John Berdahl
Sophia B. Bergh
Olof Fossum
Tey. O. A. Bergh
Inwood
P. H. Tetlie
S. D
O. GC. Strass
Westerville
E. C. Qualle
A. M. Ringheim
M. Andennes
Howard
S. D. Groth
Hudson
S. Schele
John Isakson
Gudmund Skartvedt
A. J. Berdahl
Garretson
L. K. Aaberg
Volga
H. M. Solem
Sioux Falls
S. J. Nummedahl
Moe
South Dakota Medical Association Meets in Aberdeen
The twenty third annual meeting will be held June 1 and 2 at the Carnegie Library building in Aberdeen. A program of papers and addresses covers topics from Surgical Gyneology to Tuberculosis and Peritonitis with speakers from Minneapolis, Bridgewater, Watertown, Aberdeen, Sioux Falls, Vermillion, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota Medical Association
Aberdeen
S. D
Carnegie Lbrary
Pedfield
A. EB
Benjamin
Minneapolis
G. A. Clauser
Bridgewater
H. H. Clark
Watertown
Chas
B. Mallory
R. D. Alway
R. BE. Woodworth
Sioux Talls
John Sutherland
Pierpont
Franklin R. Wright
B. Taylor
Huron
Scotland
C. H. Keeling
Springfield
M. V. Mulcahy
S. G. Berry
Tyndall
A O U W Grand Lodge Holds Historic SD Session
A O U W Grand Lodge met in Brookings for two days with the largest SD attendance in the order's history. Supreme master workman William H. Miller of St. Louis attended. Officers elected include G M W T M Simmons Huron G C Olof Nelson Yankton G O J W Applegate Hot Springs recorder J D Lavin Aberdeen G R J T Gilbert Sioux Falls G G J W Blair Mount City G I W C Cardinal Sturgis G O W Alex McCullen Highmore editor J Baldwin Aberdeen. Next meeting set for Watertown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. U. W. Grand Lodge
Aberdeen
S. D
Grand Lodge
The
Brookings
Order
South Dakota
Wm. H. Miller
St. Louis
Supreme Lodge
T. M. Simmons
Huron
G. C
Olof Nelson
Yankton
G. O
J. W. Applegate
Hot Springs
Recorder
J. D. Lavin
G. R
J. T. Gilbert
Sioux Falls
G. G
J. W. Blair
Mountd City
C. Cardinal
Sturgis
Alex McCullen
Highmore
C. I. Baldwin
Watertown
Brookings Wins Debate At Vermillion Meet
Brookings state agricultural college team defeated the state university 2 to 1 as judges ruled the government Panama policy in harmony with international law. L. N. Jensen M. W. Murphy and C. L. Johnson spoke for Brookings while R. C. Johnson C. K. Snyder and A. L. McNaghten defended the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
Vermillion
State University
State Agricultural College
United States
Panama
L. N. Jensen
M. W. Murphy
C. L. Johnson
The
R. C. Johnson
C. K. Snyder
A. L. McNaghten
Beets In Hills Experiment Piques Local Interest
Belle Fourche South Dakota May 19 Farmers plan trials to raise sugar beets on irrigated ground. Gutte county records highest sugar content at 22 percent with 18 to 20 tons per acre possible and net profits cited. Eastern capitalists consider a beet sugar factory if farmers guarantee supply. Seed from Washington will be planted this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Fourche
Gutte County
Whiterop
Washington
Bilby Murder Case Ties Wiegler to Victim’s Death
Aberdeen May 19 Developments in the DeWitt Bilby murder case point to Wiegler as the killer who lured Bilby to the countryside for money. Blood on a buggy cushion suggests Bilby was shot after leaving the Lucas home Friday night. Bilby’s family lives in New York City. Wiegler is a recent arrival. Also noted: school contracts let in Aberdeen for two new four room ward buildings at $27,000 and a whist contest where Aberdeen beat Ellendale by 19 points in Ellendale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
DeWitt C. Bilby
Will Wiegler
Wilby
Groton
Wiegler
Chet Lucas
Lucas
Viegler
McFarland Place
Houghton
Hecla
Bilby
Lucas Place
New York City
Ellendale
Skandinavian Independence Day Celebrated in Canton
Skandinavian residents in Canton celebrate their national independence day despite bad weather. The Grieg singing society organized the event ten miles south of town on Wm Paulson’s farm with the Griegs supplying patriotic music. Two speeches were delivered by Colonel C O Knudsen and A B Carlson. Special excursion trains operated and local businesses closed in the afternoon. Dr N A Swickard announced the society’s annual convention in Canton for June 30, with expectations of a large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
S. D
Grieg
Griegs
C. O. Knudsen
A. B. Carlson
N. A. Swickard
South Dakota
Epworth League
Homesteads Demand Surges at Chamberlain Land Office
Chamberlain South Dakota May 19 1902 the chamberlain land office reports 4616 original homestead entries since January 1 1902 with 1934 in 1902 2084 in 1903 and 598 in the first four months of 1904. The Rosebud lands in Gregory county are expected to add over 2000 more entries as public lands near ceded Sioux lands draw rapid immigrant interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory County
Gregory Lands
South Dakotans Arrive Registering at State Building
A list from the South Dakota building in St. Louis items dozens of entrants from across the state. Names include J. W. Gibson Salem W. J. Thornby Deadwood Geo V. Jones Canton A Higby Deadwood and many others from communities like Aberdeen Huron Yankton and Sioux Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
South Dakota
J. W. Gibson
Salem
Ll. H. Saulum
White Lake
W. J. Thornby
Deadwood
Geo. V. Jones
Canton
F. A. Altenow
St. Lawrence
A. Higby
Fred H. Gamp
Ree Heights
Reisin Otis
Otis
L. ©. Altfillisch
M. H. Altfillisch
DeSmet
H. K. Ashmore
Lareen Ashmore
Artesian
O. E. Grua
Howard
John Gieh
Aberdeen
Haran C. Packard
Redfield
John Schafer
Daniel Teske
Fred Winkle
Delmont
Geo. L. Chesley
O. A
J. R. Hanson
Yankton
Lillie S. Cooper
Frank Cooper
Springfield
South Dakota farmer fined for prairie fire
Carl Heckel, a Davison county farmer, was found guilty for starting a fire that spread from a straw stack to fields and neighbors. He received a $500 fine and 250 days in jail on default. A neighbor sues for $3,500 in damages for destroyed property. He plans to pay the fine to secure release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
S. D
Carl Heckel
Davison County
Heckel
Dle
Injured man dies after fall from Platte excursion train
Tony Geisler of Hudson succumbs at Sacred Heart hospital in Yankton South Dakota to skull fracture from a fall off the Platte excursion train on Sunday night He was found unconscious near the track between Yankton and Gayville Brains protruding at discovery and death follows long exposure to rain He worked at a Hudson hardware store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
S. C
Tony Geisler
Hudson
Sacred Heart Hospital
Platte
Gessler
Here
Gayville
Geisler
Pioneer Discoverer of Black Hills Gold Dies in Deadwood
H N Ross, noted as the man who first found gold in the Black Hills near Custer in August 1874 during General Custers expedition, died at Deadwood. The discovery helped spark the 1874-75 gold rush era in the Black Hills region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
S. C
H. N. Ross
Soath See
Nera Kon Ross
Black Hills
Custer
Janner Gould Struck by Train East of Pierre
Janner H. Gould was run over by a passenger train five miles east of Pierre South Dakota while lying on the track. Trainmen reports say Gould, seen by a warning whistle, did not move off the rail as the engine approached on a stiff grade, and the train passed over him despite attempts to stop. Gould had left Pierre at noon to walk to Rosseau, and the circumstances of his presence on the track remain unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janner H. Gould
Pierre
S. D
Gould
Rosseau
Head of Children's Home Resigns in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls South Dakota May 19 The people of South Dakota will regret to learn that on June 1 W B Sherrard and wife will sever their connection with the South Dakota Children's home in this city as active managers of the institution Their resignations were recently tendered to the Children's home board and with great reluctance were accepted to the extent that they will on June 1 cease to be actively connected with the management of the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children's Home
Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
W. B. Sherrard
South Dakota Children's Home
Children’s Home Board
Rainy spell boosts farming in Miner County
Howard South Dakota reports nearly 1.5 inches of rain over the last two days, easing drought fears and aiding spring plowing. Crops look fine and corn planting will be accelerated, with farmers planning a larger than usual acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miner County
Howard
S. D
New York Bank Statement Details Weekly Movements
The New York bank statement for May 14 shows loans up, deposits down, circulation up, legal tenders up, specie down, reserve down, surplus down. Ex deposits decline to 7,898,600 dollars with 15/609/100 noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Settlers Rush West as Rail Lines Planned from Pierre to Bonesteel
From Pierre South Dakota on May 17 a steady influx of settlers into Lyman and Stanley counties accompanies growing talk of railroad extensions. Northwestern and possibly Milwaukee lines are expected to reach west of the Missouri, with surveys under way near Earling and a proposed route from Bonesteel through the Rosebud reservation toward Pierre. Crowded ferries, watertight wagons, and a spike in barbed wire fences mark the shift from cattle grazing to farming as shanties rise and land claims accelerate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre, SD
Lyman
Stanley
Big Muddy
Cacoma
Presho
Pierre and
Chamberlain
Iowa
Nebraska
Fort Pierre
Bad River
Pierre
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Bonesteel
Earling
Rosebud Reservation
White River
Hdna
Medicine Creek
Elk Horn
Kemp
Popular Huron Couple Married Grooma Newspaper Man
In Huron South Dakota on a May Saturday a prominent social event joined Aberdeen editor Arthur G. Keene and Ruth S. Thomas in marriage at the Presbyterian church. The ceremony was led by Rev. A. Keene with a white and green decor, followed by a wedding breakfast. The couple will visit Sioux City and St. Louis with the South Dakota Press association and expect to be away ten days. They plan residence in Aberdeen from June first, marking a notable union of local and regional newspaper circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Grooma
S. D
Arthur G. Keene
Aberdeen
Ruth S. Thomas
A. ©. Keene
Watertown
Northwest
Fr. M. Thomas
Edison seeks review over patent office incompetency charges
Washington May 17 Interest grows over charges of incompetency against the patent office by Thomas A Edison The dispute centers on a foreign inventor amending an application after it had been in the office The amended portion reportedly included strong points of Edison s invention The case involves Holison s storage battery and thousands of dollars prompting appeals to Commissioner Allen Secretary Hitchcock and the president
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patent Office
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Allen
Hitchcock
Holison
Hearst Loses State Delegates Fight in Wisconsin
Milwaukee May 17 The 688 delegates to the Democratic state convention in Milwaukee lean to E C Wall with over 300 pledged by supporters and Dane County sending a solid Wall delegation led by former Senator Wilns. Delegates aim to back George W Bird for national delegate while state officers will be chosen later at Oshkosh in summer. Fond du Lac Democrats join the Wall column with twenty pledged against Hearst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Friends of
C. Wall
Wall
Hearst
St. Louis
Oshkosh
Dane County
Finday
Wilns
George W. Bird
Fond In Lac County
Bolt in Wisconsin forecast in La Follette split
Milwaukee reports the state central committee debate over delegates suggests La Follette will seat contested delegates to form a majority. The Madison convention next Wednesday could trigger a bolt splitting the GOP into two conventions and two state tickets, aiding Democratic chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
la Follette
la Folette
Madison
Mayor McLane Elopes with Widow Mary Van Bibber
Baltimore officials and residents are shocked as Mayor Robert M. McLane runs to Washington to wed Mary Van Bibber, widow of Dr. John Van Bibber. The ceremony was performed by Rev. George C Carter after license obtained, with efforts to avoid publicity noted by deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Robert M. McLane
Washington
Tne
Mary van Bibber
John van Jibber
George C. Carter
McLane
Edgar Allan Poe
St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church
Bernard Carter
Maryland
United States
Paris
Tibet in revolt as Lamas mobilize toward Gyantse
May 17 Gyantse Tibet reports a rising mood with Lamas urging a holy war and two thousand Khamba warriors moving toward the Gyantse fort to join the camp defense. Bombardment continues while Tibetans reach the camp’s range and British troops stay under cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gyantse
Tibet
Patuan
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Aberdeen, South Dakota
Conference of General Association of Congregational Churches
Stanley Counties
Missouri
Inc
Wisconsin
Bolt
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