Elk Point Considers Electric Line Proposal
Elk Point business men form committee to study a three mile right of way each side and a franchise for an interurban line from Sioux Falls to Sioux City. Morcum and Gross push plans linking Sioux Falls Worthing Beresford Alsen Elk Point North Riverside with Union county road opposition noted.
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Elk Point
S. D
Morcum
John Gross
Business Men's Association
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
Morecum
Worthing
Beresford
Alsen
Eik Point
North Riverside
Ringsrud
M. B. Kent
Olaf Johnson
W. W. Main
Alson Bovee
Union County
Sioux Walls
Ireton
Perry Creek
Honored Banker Herbert Sheldon Heads Watertown Bankers
Herbert L. Sheldon elected vice president of the National Bankers' association at St. Louis meeting. A Watertown resident for 25 years, he began as a bank clerk and rose to assistant cashier, cashier and now vice president, earning prominent status in the community.
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Watertown
S. D
Herbert L. Sheldon
National Bankers’ Association
St. Louis
Sheldon
Banker and ex mayor in Watertown named to CN bank post
The article notes Mr Sheldon, a longtime Watertown banker, was named to a position at Citizens National Bank after serving as mayor in 1900. He declined another term, pursued business, and remains a respected local figure with a wife and three children. Mrs Sheldon is H J Fahnestock’s daughter. The piece also reports Colonel M M Price’s death in Paris after a life in South Dakota politics and U.S. foreign service. Price was born in Pennsylvania, served in Iowa units, and held consul posts in Marseille and later Jerez de la Frontera. An interment is planned in Davenport, Iowa.
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Paris
Mitchell
S. D
M. M. Price
Letcher
France
Hiram Price
Price
Colonel Price
Roosevelt
Jeres de la Frontere
Spain
Murder in Burning Lodging Car on Milwaukee Tracks
In Rapid City two unidentified laborers were found dead in a burned lodging car used by railroad workers. The blaze occurred Sunday night and a coroner's jury was impaneled the next afternoon. Four men are under arrest and a witness says he saw one accuse man fire the car. The victims had arrived only weeks ago and little is known about them.
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Rapid City
Milwaukee Tracks
Bristol
S. D
Coroner’s Jury Faults Official In Ipswich Wreck
A coroner’s jury in Aberdeen Maryland found the stock special wreck near Ipswich caused by failure to notify the stock train. Superintendent or division chief dispatcher blamed for not issuing notice. Engineer Johnson remains critically injured and prosecutions may follow.
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Aberdeen
M. D
Arthur Mayo
Milwaukee Road
Ipswich
Iengineer
Johnson
Million Dollar Construction Boom In Deadwood 1906
Deadwood South Dakota records a near million dollar construction year in 1906. Government buildings cost about 212000 with white sandstone and terra cotta finishes. The Homestake Mining Company slime plant tops 500000, theater is 50000, and a three story pressed brick block adds another 50000, pushing total to around 1 million including residences.
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Deadwood
S. D
Hot Springs
Homestake Mining Company
Minneapolis
Five Were Too Many In One Hour Wrestling Bout
Huron D Mich Nov 1 Tony Melum state champion heavyweight sought to pin five men in an hour. He pinned four within the hour but fifth opponent Bigham stayed upright at the gong. A new match is being arranged.
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Huron
Tony Melum
Bigham
College Girls Hold Bazaar at Vermillion
University Y W C A raises $1385 at Vermillion bazaar with $20 sent to the state association. Proceeds fund a delegation to the state convention at Redfield next month. Members offered articles for sale and refreshments, plus a short musical program.
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Vermillion
S. D
University
Redfield
Aberdeen Men Plan Silver Jubilee Celebration Next April
Business leaders in Aberdeen discuss a silver jubilee celebration for the city scheduled for next April when Aberdeen will be twenty five years old.
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Aberdeen
iNs City
Site selected for new public school building
Gregory, 5. D., Navy. a site has been chosen for a public school and the contract for the building has been awarded to D. E. Moses.
Aberdeen Wins Game On Visit Of Huron College Elevens
In Tluron South Dakota on Saturday the Aberdeen high school team defeated Huron college elevens by 10 to 6 before a large crowd. In Redfield South Dakota on October 30 the Redfield college eleven beat the Northern Normal and Industrial school team 17 to 15 in a close contest.
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Aberdeen
Tluron
S. D
Huron College
Aberdeen High School
Redfield
Redfield College
Northern Normal and Industrial School
Germans Seek Chewing Gum Imports from U S Firms
A German firm asks the U S Department of Commerce to connect them with gum manufacturers to import chewing gum for sale to Germans and tourists. The article notes America is the sole producer of gum and that Germans now crave it after trying it via American visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce
Germany
United States
Double Murder Revealed In Bristol Hay Loft Find
Two men killed in their sleep are found buried under barn hay near Bristol. One victim had 32 dollars and beer checks on a St. Joseph hotel bar. No identification is found. an inquest is underway as authorities pursue the sleeping-murder theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
St. Joseph
Scheneker
Wool shipments surpass cattle in Belle Fourche area
Belle Fourche South Dakota October 29 wool shipments from Taos county show a record year with about 1,500,000 pounds sent from the town alone. The rise in sheep farming is noted as cattle holdings are sold off and funds redirected to sheep ventures. Shipments from Dickinson and Medora add to the total.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
Dickinson
North Dakota
Medora
Supreme Court Rules County Commissioners Must Be Nominated by County
In Pierre South Dakota October 26 1905 the supreme court held that county commissioners must be nominated by the county as a whole not by districts The decision bars district nominations for county commissioner and upholds county convention nominations across the state
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Supreme Court
Pierre
S. D
Sianey
M. B. Long
BE. A. Wearne
Republican Party
Day County
Manson Rexford
Board of County Commissioners
Suc
Rotwitt
Mont
Day
Farmers to Build an Electric Road in Sully County
Pierre South Dakota October 27 Farmers of Sully county have raised over 100000 dollars by popular subscription to construct and equip an electric line from Pierre to Okoboji twenty one miles. Construction to begin in spring the plan aims to reach Oneida and Gettysburg further connecting the Watertown Redfield Northwestern line.
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Sully
Buffalo
Pierre
Okoboji
Oneida
Gettysburg
Potter County
Watertown
Redfield
Watertown Saloon Fined After Defying City Ordinance
Ed M. Conway and his bartender were fined 25 dollars and costs after defying a city order to close at 11 pm and not operate on Sundays and ignoring license revocation. The crackdown follows others closing up and gambling shifting south. slot machines removed. William T. Ross and Miss Alice Pitt wed at the bride’s mother home with Rev. L E B Viets officiating.
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Watertown
S. D
Ed M. Conway
Conway
William T. Ross
Alice Pitt
C. A. Pitt
L. EB. Viets
Baptist Church
Railroads Halted by South Dakota Storm
Severe rain and snow west of the river halted Milwaukee line traffic between Presho and Murdo. Two freight trains stalled as roadbed collapsed under mud, and a Sunday passenger train could only reach Presho. Crews shovel gumbo from pilots as ties sink and trains stop frequently.
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Presho
S. D
Murdo
Milwaukee
Gregory National Bank to Open November First
Gregory Texas Oct 27 Preparations finished for a new banking institution to open November 1 the Gregory National Bank The bank will temporarily occupy a building moved from Dallas and plans call for a $10000 pressed brick building as a permanent home with a fire and burglar proof safe and vault.
Milwaukee road steel laid eastward from Rapid City
Steel work on the Milwaukee road extending east from Rapid City has begun after delays due to Northwestern road track moves. The grade is finished for fifteen miles through the valley and will proceed about half a mile daily until the Cheyenne River bridge halts progress.
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Rapid City
S. C
Milwaukee
Cheyenne River
Havana Laughs at Silveira's Disputed Funds and Departure
On the Carmelina from Puerto Cabello Manuel Silveira left Havana October 2 as crew member No. 23 with his six family passengers. Captain Anderson says the broker chartering the vessel fled clandestinely, the captain diverted south, and a Curacao fine for missing papers followed. Caracas reports Silveira planned cattle business there. bankers dismiss a $1.5 million deposit claim as unrelated to him and tied to a New York European syndicate via Ceballos & Co. Anderson notes Silveira had little cash aboard, about $60,000, and was turned down on discounting papers before departure.
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Havana
Carmelina
Puerto Cabello
Manuel Silveira
Anderson
New York
Curacao
Silveira
Caracas
Treasury
Ceballos & Co
French Parliament Reassembles Without New Cabinet
Paris October 27 Parliament reconvened this afternoon with scant drama as the new cabinet failed to appear, depriving the session of anticipated moments. The absence muted debate and underscored ongoing delays in forming the government.
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Paris
Grave Dispute Delays Burial in New Town Cemetery
In Murdo MacKenzie s region a stranger found dead faced an improvised interment. Armed homesteaders halted the first grave, forcing a move to adjacent ground. A minister led prayers as the body was finally buried, with a promise to relocate the remains once a formal cemetery is secured.
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Murdo MacKenzie
S. D
Falling Rock Crashes Miner at Homestake Mine
Paul Miller an experienced miner was crushed to death at the Homestake mine in Lead South Dakota. He and partner were tearing down rock on the 1100 foot level when a overhang gave way burying him instantly. Miller a Russian about 30 years old and single had worked in various mines in the region for years.
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Homestake
Leads
S. D
Paul Miller
Miller
Wie
Fire at Ethan hardware store ruins second floor
Rain and snow restrained a blaze at Ira Cutts hardware store in Ethan South Dakota. Firefighters fought for about an hour, gutting the second story and damaging stock and household goods. The stock and building were insured. heavy precipitation prevented total destruction.
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S. D
Ethan
Ira Cutts
Dakota Banker Sues U S Express to Accept Money Shipments
Aberdeen South Dakota October 27 The Aberdeen National Bank sues to compel the United States Express Company to accept money shipments at its office. The bank seeks to avoid requiring customers to ship money to trains, case referred to railroad and warehouse commission, which claimed no jurisdiction, leading to federal court action.
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U. S. Express Company
Aberdeen
5. D
Sioux Talls
Aberdeen National Bank
United States Express Company
Express Company
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Interc Eat
Heavy October Snowstorm Hits the Plains
Snow blankets Vermillion and Niobrara with reports of blizzard conditions along the Missouri River. Rosebud reservation sees a full foot as Nebraska and Wyoming report widespread winter weather disrupting rail traffic and delaying trains.
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Vermillion, S. D
Niobrara
Neb
Missouri River
Rosebud
Bad wreck at Ipswich with multiple injuries and 200 cattle killed
A Milwaukee road collision near Ipswich S D last night left one man killed and several injured including a brakeman who went insane. Two locomotives derailed twelve cars, 200 cattle killed, and a wrecking crew worked through the night to clear the line.
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Ipswich
S. D
Milwaukee Road
Here
Arthur Mayo
Aberdeen
F. Springer
Mayo
Johnson
Aberdeen Wassoon
Rock
Northwest
Black Hills Federation Holds Two Day Club Women Meeting
The Black Hills Federation of Women's clubs completed a two day session in Deadwood S D with delegates from Deadwood Rapid City Sturgis Spearfish Lead Hot Springs Keystone and Custer. Officers elected include Mrs Levi McGee Rapid City president Miss Brierly Sturgis vice president Miss Werdna Kellar Hot Springs recording secretary Miss Helen Halley Rapid City corresponding secretary and Mrs Joseph B Moore Lead treasurer. A key topic discussed was child labor especially in Custer mica mills. An evening reception for delegates was held at the Olympic club rooms.
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Black Hills Federation
Deadwood
S. D
Black Hills Federation of Women's Clubs
Rapidity
Sturgis
Spearfish
Lead
Hot Springs
Keystone
Custer
Rapid City
Levi McGee
Brierly
Werdna ‘Kellar
Helen Halley
Joseph
B. Moore
Mica Mills
Yankton College Plans Silver Anniversary in June
Yankton College the oldest of higher learning in the Dakotas will celebrate its twenty-fifth year at the June commencement. An executive committee of the board of trustees was authorized to carry out the event with an appropriation. The committee includes President H K Warren Bartlett Tripp H H Smith E P Wilcox and faculty members W H McMurtry George A Clarke O H Durand.
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Yankton College
Yankton
S. D
Yankton C College
Dakotas
H. K. Warren
Bartlett Tripp
H. H. Smith
E. P. Wilcox
W. H. McMurtry
George A. Clarke
O. H. Durand
Sioux Falls warrants for Garfield Hatzell sought by jeweler
Frank Hyde, a Sioux Falls jeweler, obtains a arrest warrant for Garfield Hatzell after charging he left with a watch unspaid from Hyde’s store. Hatzell was last in Rock Rapids Iowa with baggage to Cedar Rapids. He had worked two months at A H Stites drug store before being discharged.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Frank Hyde
Garfield Hatzell
Hyde
Hatzell
Rock Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Hatteil
A. H. Stites
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South Dakota
Sully County
NEW Bank
Gregory
The
New South Dakota
Dakota Banker
T. C. Platt
Rosebud Reservation
Norfolk
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Sidney
Colorado Springs
Colo
Rock Island
College
Iowa
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