Desperate Jail Break Nears Freedom In Yankton
In Yankton South Dakota on October 31 seven prisoners awaited trial as James Collins allegedly orchestrated a bold escape. He sawed through a cell window into a hidden cellar under courthouse steps and used a brick wall to exit. Sheriff Wright uncovered the 18 by 14 inch breach as Collins moved in and out. Other prisoners include Sam Carr Walter Wilson and Desmond’s slashed victim. Dakota Land and Trust Co elected directors O J Seeley C L Lawrence R E McDowell and Fred Schnauber. officers Seeley treasurer Lawrence. McDowell secretary. Yankton Lodge I O O F bought the old courthouse for 5000 to remodel for lodge quarters. Edward Mins received 30 days in county jail for wife beating after officials lamented whipping as the only remedy.
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Yankton
S. D
Jas. Collins
Court House
Wright
Collins
Sam Carr
Granville Thornton
Walter Wilson
Desmond
Dakota Land and Trust Company
L. Lawrence
O. J. Seeley
W. R. Coucher
Wm. Bader
H. Ellerman
R. E. McDowell
Ifred Schnau
Edward Mins
L. M. Yeatman
Lee Wyman
Big Church Dedicated in Aberdeen South Dakota
St Marys Catholic church was dedicated with pontifical high mass by Rt Rev Vincent Wehrle. Abbot Wehrle spoke in German and Father Haire in English. The parish, formed from Sacred Heart in 1903, serves 126 families and has invested over 3000 dollars in a new parish house and improvements.
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Aberdeen
S. D
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Vincent Wehrle
St. Mary's Abey
Richardson
N. D
Abbot Wehrle
Father Haire
South Dakota
St. Mary's Church
N. J. Dahlmanns
St. Mary’s Parish
Sacred Heart Parish
Thomas O'Gorman
Sioux Falls
Johnson Bros Sell Land Books and Office Fixtures
Armour Oct 31. Johnson Bros have sold their land and abstract books and office fixtures to Peter Hospers of this city with possession on January 1 1906. They own farms and ranches in this and Charles Mix counties. Johnson is to go to the coast next week and H W and family will follow next spring. The gentlemen were prominent in democracy in this county and their loss will be felt. They are among Armour and South Dakota's oldest settlers with friends across the county. There is general regret at their departure from Armour and the state.
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Armour
South Dakota
Bull Rampage Routs Streets Goring Fireman and Rider
In Peorin Illinois a furious bull roamed Jower Adams street for over an hour goring fireman John Stanley and railroad worker Barney Clark while entering several stores. The animal was finally captured by stockyard workers after breaking a plate glass window. In Morehead Kentucky Judge A W Young fined his brother W A Young twenty five dollars and jailed him twenty four hours for contempt of court though the jail term was later suspended. In Topeka Kansas Governor Hoch refused to honor Texas requests for the return of Charles Evans a Black man indicted for shooting a white man.
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Ill
Jower Adams Street
John Stanley
Barney Clark
Morehead
A. W. Young
W. A. Young
Topeka
Kan
Hoch
Texas
Charles Evans
Evans
Major Reservoir Contract In Black Hills To Open Soon
Contracts exceeding one million dollars have been awarded for a large reservoir and canal project near Belle Fourche. Orman and Crook, led by ex Governor Orman, won a bid of 1 018 000 dollars, beating Empire Company’s 1 130 000 dollar bid. Work to start within a month, with a four year completion window.
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Orman
Colorado
Empire Company
New York City
Belle Fourche
Quarrel Ends With Wounding in Bonesteel
Chas Auerswald of Herrick was seriously wounded by Henry Ousley during a dispute over town lots. Ousley faces an assault with intent to kill charge. hearing set in Judge Briggins' court Monday.
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Chas Auerswald
Herrick
Henry Ousley
Auerswald
Ousley
A _ sisters
Gregory County Home Telephone Company
Gregory
Fire destroys market and restaurant in Boneberger's area
Fire at Boneberger's meat market gutting the building and stock for about 2000 dollars plus the Mace restaurant and contents valued at 1600 dollars, with 600 dollars in fixtures lost by the Crimmins sisters who barely escaped with their lives and had no insurance. Origin of the fire is unknown.
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Boneberger
Crimmins
Tragedy at Pierre Ends in Accidental Shooting
Frank McGugin, an 18 year old local, accidentally discharged a revolver in a Pierre restaurant area after his coat pocket triggered the weapon. The shot struck his abdomen and exited the shoulder as he waited for the night train. He died several hours later at the hospital.
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Pierre
S. D
Frank McGugin
S. D. McGugin
Ohio
Painful threshing accident harms Gregory in South Dakota
Gregory a threshing hand on the Powell crew slipped while the separator moved in a plowed field ten miles west of Bonesteel. The back wheel passed over both legs below the knees, swelling and bruising but no bones broken. He was brought to town and treated by Dr Kennaston. the separator weighed 11 0600 pounds. Gregory came from Madison, North Dakota, this fall to thresh.
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Bonesteel
S. D
Gregory
Powell
Here
Gregor
Tlenees
Kennaston
Madison
Four Arrested in Deadwood Gambling Sweep
Deadwood South Dakota on October 31 four men were arrested on gambling paraphernalia possession. Despite county bets being banned since July, a recent crackdown uncovered a roulette wheel chips and some dollars at one site while other locations yielded no visible evidence.
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Deadwood
S. D
Trac
Rush Work On Road In Deadwood During October Rush
Deadwood South Dakota October 31 contractor J McLaughlin rushed work on the new railroad and lumber camp taking thirteen men from Nahant. He has four and a half miles of track laid and faces few difficulties as weather cooperates though winter approaches.
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Deadwood
S. D
J. McLaughlin
Nahant
Bangor Faces Old County Seat Fight Over Records
Bangor, Walworth county seat dispute reopens as supreme court orders, Selby seized records and razed Bangor courthouse. The long conflict echoes prior battles in Redfield, Onida, Clifton and other towns as courts rule on site ownership and record custody.
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Bangor
Supreme Court
Spink County
Redfield
Doland
Ashton
Sully
Onida
Clifton
Fairbank
Roberts County
Sisseton
Pine cone harvest by boys and red squirrels in Deadwood
Captain Bullock leads a vast, unpaid workforce in the pine cone drive to seed burnt hills. Boys collect cones for 25 cents per bushel while red squirrels raid dens for cone plunder, yielding five to nine bushels per den as the project expands to all burnt districts next spring.
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Deadwood
Bullock
Forest Reserve
United States
Legion
Roubaix
Forestry Department
Captain Bullock
Watertown Millionaire Son At Center Of Dual Wives Claim
Watertown South Dakota October 30 A sensational tale centers on Jed Shiffman son of a Minnesota magnate living with a woman he presented as his wife at a lakeside camp. A second claimant declares herself his lawful wife alleging years of marriage and an elopement Europe trip with alleged infidelity including a 13 year old relation. The case involves police deputy sheriff and impending legal action as the pair clash over marriage status and accusations of drunken debauchery and flight from justice.
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Jed Shiffman
Minneapolis
Lake Pelican
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West End
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Elkins
Waddell
St. Paul
Europe
Justie
Sioux praise for Roosevelt as Indians favor self-sufficiency
In an Oct 30 Sioux interview a full-blood named Jim says President Cleveland supplied cheap rations and drove settlers from Winnebago land, while Roosevelt seeks roads and self-provisioning. He notes Indians approve the new policy and distrust lingering ration aid, calling the new approach a hopeful change.
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Red Man
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Winnebago
Buick
Father Roosevelt
Jonago
Black Hills Federation elects delegates to national meet
At Hot Springs South Carolina the Black Hills Federation of Women’s Clubs elected delegates and alternates for the National Federation of Women’s Clubs meeting in St Paul next May. Delgates include Mrs F T Evans and Mrs James Hillulley with alternates Miss Werdna Kellar and Mrs Levi McGee. A petition to remove Senator Smoot was signed but not debated. Congressman Hull of Des Moines visited with his son Major A G Hull.
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Federation of Women's Clubs
Hot Springs
S. C
Levi McGee
Rapid City
Black Hills Federation
Whitney
Keystone Club
Marsh
Lead City
A. B. Connor
Walter Knowlton
Travelers’ Club
A. G. Hull
John Falls
Bradley
Kellar
Guy Oliver McGee
J. W. Thornby
Senator Smoot
RB. T. Evans
Congressman Hull
Des Moines
Population center shifts slightly in South Dakota history
The Census Bureau locates South Dakota's population center near the southwest corner of section 36, township 108, range 58 in Miner County, a slight shift since the five year previous enumeration. The report notes some cities show gains while others do not, with overall population growth described as wonderful.
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South Dakota
Carthage
Miner
Pierre
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Cengus Bhureau
Mines County
Pation
Miner County
Bank Robbery At Peckham Leaves $2600 In Currency Stolen
The Stats bank at Peckham, a village fifteen miles west of Redfield, was robbed at dawn. Burglars shattered the safe with nitroglycerin and took $2,600 in currency along with valuable securities. A team and buggy were stolen from a livery stable and driven off toward the prairie. No clues were found and the loss is insured.
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Redfield
Peckham
Here
Jaivery
Barn
Tonna
Hay Fire Destroys 200 Tons at Tilford Barn
A blaze at Tilford Sturgis South Dakota on October 2 burned over 200 tons of hay, a barn, and several sheds. A worker reportedly tipped a lantern while loading baled hay, causing the flames. Loss estimated at under $2,500 with $1,250 insured.
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S. D
Bryant Gros
Tilford
Arrest of Swindler Shocks Mission Hill Community
In Yankton South Dakota Mission Hill residents swarm the courthouse after James Colliss is arrested for obtaining money under false pretenses. He allegedly forged a $5 bank check at Mission Hill State Bank and attempted a $5 draft transfer. Authorities hold him in the county jail awaiting a court date set for the 31st.
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Yankton
Indemnity Lands Evaluated by State Land Commissioner
State Land Commissioner Bach returned from the Black Hills trip to appraise lands crossed by the Rapid City to Mystic line. He filed on about 9000 acres of common school indemnity lands in Pennington and Meade counties near the Nows western extension, with nearby Pedro. Maps from the geological survey show irrigation potential, ditch lines, and water supply by tract, with eighty acre farm units and forty acre units near towns.
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Stanley County
Geological Survey
Gam Jaye
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