Ree Heights man survives train collision with car
Henry Lauzon of Ree Heights narrowly escaped fatal injury when a locomotive struck his car at a railroad crossing. The impact hurled the car about sixty feet and left a forehead gash and minor cuts. Lauzon remained conscious and survived the incident, with witnesses noting the danger if the car had been farther onto the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ree Heights
8. D
Preriot
Henry
Lauzon
H Farm
Tauzon
Bakery Faces Prosecution Over Pure Food Violations
Vermillion baker, under Inspector W. M. Cox, cleaned up shop Sunday but faces action after a Saturday inspection revealed dirt and unfit meat. A new proprietor caused unfamiliarity with South Dakota rules, while Inspector T. J. Long uncovered questionable meat at a meat market. Local authorities fined the shop fifty dollars and ordered disposal of fifty pounds of unsound meat. the health officer warned the butcher to maintain proper stock and hygiene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Cox
Sily
Etayedi
South Dakota
Cox
T. J. Long
Farewell Sermon Highlights Snyder Pastorate in Mitchell
Rev Henry Snyder preaches his farewell as Presbyterian pastor after four fruitful years in Mitchell. A Friday reception in the church parlors honored him and Mrs Snyder with a set of silverware. L A Williams praised their work and the congregation extended warm goodbyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Snyder
Presbyterian Church
Mitchell
Snyder
L. A. Williams
Snyder Family Set for Wisconsin and New Parish Move
Mr and Mrs Snyder and their children plan to depart next Tuesday for Waukesha Wisconsin to visit Mr Snyder's parents before moving to the new charge at Parish in New York a Syracuse suburb.
Law limits tax rebates in state opinion
The state legal department concludes county commissioners are personally liable for tax rebates or settlements not authorized by statute. Rebates may be granted only if the property fails to sell for taxes, has been offered for sale two years without bids, or has been destroyed by fire or disaster. Brink vs Dann is cited supporting liability beyond these cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Boards of County Commissioners
State Legal Department
State Tax Department
Brink
Court contest on Aberdeen liquor license results
In Aberdeen the license vote remains unsettled as the state circuit court reviews contested ballots. Official tallies show 1,245 license votes and 1,251 against, with 111 favorable and 108 opposing ballots disputed. Including 25 blank or spoiled ballots, outcomes hinge on the judge’s ruling as disputes are resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
State Circuit
Albany court fixes Becker execution week start July 12
The New York Court of Appeals set the week of July 12 for the execution of former Police Lieutenant Becker, convicted of murder in a second trial. Clemency is considered unlikely as Governor Smith, then district attorney, led both prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Becker
Gambler
Rosenthal
New York
Sioux Scout and Missionary Is Dead
Thomas Tyon, lifelong Sioux scout and missionary, died after a career as hunter and guide on Pine Ridge. He worked to convert his people to Christianity with the Episcopal Church and was a trusted assistant to Bishop Hare. Tyon served as a U.S. Indian scout under Major Hart and aided government efforts during the Ghost Dance era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Tyon
Pine Ridge Reservation
Episcopal Denomination
Bishop Hare
Episcopal Church of
South Dakota
Tyon
United States
Major Hart
United States Army
Wounded Knee Creek
Pine Tar Honey Health Tonic Promoted by Doctor Bell
An old advertisement extols Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey as a healthful antiseptic tonic that clears throat and head, claiming invigorating pine forest spirit and relief from mucous ailments. It urges readers to buy a bottle from druggists.
Memorial sermon honors Civil War soldiers and partners
The First Methodist Episcopal Church hosted a memorial sermon by Dr. J. B. Hoagland for G. A. R. members, with attendance by the Grand Army, Woman's Relief Corps and Boy Scouts. The pastor praised Lincoln era sacrifice, noted women’s equal role, and recalled Civil War hardships and costs. A separate Brookings vignette features an enumerator's cheeky age-guess exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Episcopal Church
J. 8. Hoagland
Grand Army
Woman's Relief Corps
Boy Scouts
Lewis Lovinger
Kipling
Lincoln
National Union
Father Abraham
Pine Tree State
Golden Gate
Hell
América
Republic
Northland
Christ
Missions in Balkans Sermon at Congregational Church
The Congregational church held a second illustrated lecture by Dr. B E Schwab on the American Congregational Foreign Missionary Board work in the Balkans, Albania, and relations to Turkey. Slides showed educational efforts inspiring civil and religious liberty. future talks include a missionary woman’s Africa experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
Congregational Church
BE. F. Schwab
American Congregational Foreign Missionary
Balkan
Turkey
Albania
Africa
Haakon County Delivers Prompt Census Returns
Pierre S D reports Haakon County formed last fall from Stanley sends in census returns as enumerators began May 1. A sizable portion of Haakon's data reached the census department yesterday, reflecting unusual promptness amid lively enumeration gaieties.
Guaranty Act Now in Operation for State Banks
The state bank guaranty act is in operation and all state banks must join by January 1 1916 or liquidate. The banking commission, led by J L Wingfield, set a 5 percent maximum interest on deposits, declined a higher rate where state and national banks compete, and scheduled meetings with the State Bankers Association at Deadwood on June 25 and 26. Final charter decisions await further investigation and the last 1915 commission meeting will deliver formal notices of acceptance or disapproval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. McEwen
Banking Department
Commission
State Bankers Association
Senate
Deadwood
Department
Gardens and barley damaged by frost in Aberdeen region
Reports from Aberdeen South Dakota describe widespread damage to garden crops and barley from Sunday's and Monday night frost. Most garden truck suffered, while small grains mostly escaped, with wheat several inches high and sown wheat emerging. Farmers plan corn planting as extensive newly broken land benefits from moist soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
Lemon
Ortonville
J. W. Parmley
Visiting Official With Odd Fellows in Mitchell Meeting
A. L. Fish of Ipswich, register of deeds in Edmunds County, attended the grand lodge I. O. O. F. meeting in Mitchell this week. A longtime South Dakota resident, he has been in the state 41 years, living in Union County, Tyndall, and Ipswich, where he ran an abstract business with J. W. Parmley and earned a reputation as an efficient county official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
Mitchell
A. L. Fish
Ipswich
Edmunds Country
Fish
South Dakota
Union County
Ile
Tyndall
J. W. Parmley
Aberdeen awed by fourteen inch guns
Aberdeen S C crowds flocked to view two fourteen inch coast defense guns bound from eastern factories to Manila. A mysterious stranger in town, H B Walker, refused to reveal his purpose and received ciphered telegrams from Washington. Local strategists speculate he may have been tracking the guns en route to the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. C
Manilla
Milwaukee Road
H. B. Walker
Washington, D. C
Mr. Walker
Philippines
Relays planned to send letter by auto from Chicago to Seattle
Aberdeen secretary Cooley says Mayor Thompson agreed to forward a letter to Seattle by auto relays along the Yellowstone Trail. The journey Chicago to Seattle would take 100 hours by car, compared with 72 hours by the Milwaukee rail flyers Olympian and Columbian. Relays cover South Dakota routes with listed mileages and in charge guardians from Ortonville to Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Cooley
Aberdeen c Commercial Club
Yellowstone Trail Association
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Seattle
Wash
Olympian
South Dakota
Ortonville
Minn
S. D
Ray G. Farrington
Mobridge
S. H. Collins
Lemmon
J. W. Harris
Marmath
N. D
Dougherty
Watauga
Miles City
Mont
Salt
Billings
Brown
W. H. McCormick
Livingston
Livington
Butte
S. F. Way
Van Benthuysen Leads Mitchell In State Track Meet Finish
Harry van Benthuysen captained Mitchell high in the state interscholastic meet at Brookings, winning both the mile and half mile to pace Mitchell’s 10 points. Watertown topped the team standings with 29 points, while Williamson of Watertown set or tied several meet records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry van Benthuysen
Mitchell High
Brookings
Mitchell
Watertown High
Sioux Falls
Lennox
Huron High
Redfield
Clark
Plandreau
Williamson
Watertown
South Dakota State College
Noel
McIntyre
Wisher
Greenhardt Brookings
Hall
Swenhardt
Klebsch
Hoy
Huron
Schooley
Schredmeyer
Jennox
Huntly
Fisher
Hawley
Banksmeff
Schoph
Sioux Walls
McKennan
Bennet
Flandreau
Harper
Woodruff
van Benthuysen
Hallemair
Etting
Schredinger
Innox
Langsenes
Schredmyer
Whitmuss
Killed in Working on an Arc Light in Aberdeen
Joe Price aged 20 was instantly killed while adjusting an arc light on Main Street in Aberdeen. He was an employee of Aberdeen Light and Power Company and was turning on the lights when a defect in the light caused an electric shock. Fears for Price’s mother, already very ill, are that she may not survive the shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen, S .D
Joe Price
Price
Aberdeen Light and Power Company
Rediscount Rate Cut Approved for 60-Day Maturities
Washington D C The Federal Reserve Board approved a rediscount rate of four percent on sixty day maturities for the Minneapolis Reserve Bank, signaling a tightening of monetary policy and affecting banking liquidity nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve Board
Minneapolis Reserve Bank
Football camp seems certain for Dakota Wesleyan team
Dakota Wesleyan plans a training camp the week before school starts next fall to shape players for the gridiron. Athletic director C C Dillon and president H J Jones indicate decisive action at the upcoming athletic board meeting. Last year’s camp yielded gratifying results as the team prepares for a tough schedule including a game with the state university on October 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Wesleyan
Wesleyan
H. J. Jones
Athletic Association
C. C. Dillon
the State University
Suit Seeks To Force Wessington Springs Mayoral Vote
In Wessington Springs South Carolina a suit seeks to compel Mayor A E Heberline and city commissioners to convene as a canvassing board and declare the April 20 election results on changing the government form from commission to aldermanic. The case will be heard in Pierre before the state supreme court next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wessington Springs
S. C
F. IE. Theuer
Pierre
Supreme Court
A. E. Heberline
Wesleyan Triumph Over Yankton In Track Meet
Melvin Chase led Wesleyan to a 74 to 387 victory over Yankton College on Saturday afternoon. Chase won multiple events including shot put and broad jump, tied for high jump, and shared pole vault points with Harry Woodward. Cass and younger Wesleyan teammates excelled in sprints, while an incident in the 440 yard dash marred the meet with a spat and a foul start penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Chase
Wesleyan
Methodists
Yankton College
Ashton
Wesleyan Covlers
Chase
Stevenson
Yankton
Hartung
Harry Woodward
Green
Woodward
June Cass
Scotland
Cass
Jordan
Capt. Woodward
Bob” Jordan
Minneapolis
M. Chase
Lyle Chase
Claude Whitlow
Knox
Nash
Waite
West Curve
Robinson
Vtirst
Whitlow
Beyer
L. Chase
Co. S. Hall
Hiram College
L. Ortmayer
Track meet results from Yankton and nearby colleges
A detailed listing of a track and field meet with multiple events and placings. Winners include Robinson Yankton in the half mile, Cass Yankton and Woodward Wayne in sprints and field events, M Chase and Har tung tied high jump, and Woodward wining discus. Times distances and officials noted.
Judgment in Flavin Case Shocks Pennington County
Judge Slughes sitting for Judge McGee in Rapid City issues decision in two Pennington County cases against former treasurer George Flavin. County sought 30 000 first term and 15 000 second term. verdicts awarded 690 and 2900 dollars, amounts matching a prior settlement offer. Both sides plan appeals to the state supreme court amid a costly probe and long trial history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bella Wourdhe
Ss. D
Slughes
Ft. Pierre
McGee
Rapid City
Pennington County
George Flavin
Flavin
Supreme Court
Land Owner Held on Woman's Charge
Woonsocket South Carolina. A. J. Woodmansee a wealthy land owner is held for trial on charges of attempted criminal assault. The complainant is a young woman who with her husband works on the Woodmansee farm northeast of town. The defendant waived the preliminary hearing. The case promises to be very sensational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket
S. C
A. J. Woodmansee
Woodmansee
Lightning Stuns Three Men in South Carolina Storm
In Wessington Springs Orville and Raymond Creighton and Willis Barnes were knocked to the ground by a lightning stroke after returning from town. Raymond Creighton and Barnes recovered quickly and summoned a doctor for their companion who lay ill in bed for days. The lightning struck the barn, tearing off part of the roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wessington Springs
S. C
Orville
Raymond Creighton
Wilis Barnes
Young Barnes
Gophers Killed by Exhaust of Autos Plan Adopted
Farmers in Bluffs Iowa use a method from Richard Frederickson to kill gophers. He drilled holes in gopher mounds and inserted a hose connected to a car exhaust to poison the tunnel system, a tactic that has reduced damage to alfalfa and small grains. The report notes the plan's success in eliminating pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asouncs] Bluffs
Richard Frederickson
Frederickson
Notice of Sale of Real Estate in Davison County SD
State of South Dakota Davison County in County Court. In the matter estate of John E B Regan deceased. Executor will sell lands described as the north half northwest quarter of the southeast quarter section four township 103 range 60 west of the fifth principal meridian with an easement for a road across the east half of the south half of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section four in township 103 range 60. Sale cash on confirmation and delivery of deed private sale after June 12 1915. Bids in writing to Spangler Haney Mitchell SD. Dated May 20 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
South Dakota
County of
Davison
John EB. Regan
Deceasd
Davison County
South
Dakota
Spangler & Haney
Mitchell
Wm, Koch
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Escue
Baker
Nyders
Revelis Party
Presbyterian
DR. J. 5. Hoagland
Guaranty Act
ODD Fellows
Miler
Mitchell High School
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