Courts may seize Sioux Falls funds over state fair debt
AnAberdeen news account reports the state board of agriculture intends to sue the city of Sioux Falls for 528.40 owed on a state fair contract. The board seeks payment from the city’s treasury and may obtain a restraining order if funds are misallocated. A public backing favors the board as officials resist honoring the contract.
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Aberdeep
State Board of Agriculure
Corportion of
Sioux Fall
Sioux Falls
Common Council
Rain Mystery Sparks November Prophecy and Laxative Ads
A light rain falls since midnight sparks town talk as residents observe droplets and infer it is rain, with November weather seen as bringing future provender. Ads promote Syrup of Figs, Hood's Sarsaparilla, Hood's Pills and Electric Bitters for various ailments, and notices urge subscription to Wool Markets and Sheep journal. A request seeks a home or boarding place for a girl of eleven.
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Chicago
Mitchell Printing Co
Perry Township Wedding Blesses Local Couple
A Sunday afternoon ceremony at Mrs. Martha Wales home joined Miss Alice Martin and Edward L. Barton in marriage in Perry township. Rev Washbun officiated before fifteen friends as guests enjoyed refreshments. The couple, longtime neighbors, received gifts and headed to Mr Barton’s home, where a roast turkey was found hidden in their buggy as a humorous postscript.
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Perry Township
Martha Wales
Alice Martin
Edward L. Barton
Washbun
Barton
Bride
Republican
Collins Leads Foot Raid Against McGee Gang in Cumberland Hills
Scout Collins guides Colonel Jordan with 400 Kentucky and Pennsylvania troops to crush the McGee gang. They strike at dawn, surprise pickets, and press into the valley trapping the outlaws after a fierce pursuit. McGee is killed. women and children are guarded as the camp is looted and fires extinguished.
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Collins
Igllisco
Gap
Jordan
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
McGee
Cumberland Range
Mager
Jay
Jordin
Kit McCfee
Velor
Molly McGee
Giant Horned Lizards and Civil War Echoes From History
The article recalls Civil War era outlaws Champ Ferguson and Tinker Dave Beatty, once treated as troops then opposed by Federates, ending with the note The End. It then describes a prehistoric lake along the Rockies where a tri ceratops roamed, a huge horned beaked herbivore about 25 feet long and 5 to 10 feet tall, named by Professor Marsh.
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Champ Ferguson
Tinker Dave Beatty
Rocky Mountains
Professor Marsh
Great Lake
Cincinnati Enquirer
Alaska's Rapid Rise in Commerce and Wealth
Alaska is described as vast and resources rich with growing fish, gold, and imports. Reports from the Cincinnati Tribune praise its potential to rival California or Australia, noting immigration and calls for a formal code to regulate burgeoning business.
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Alaska
United States
England
Ireland
France
Spain
California
Australia
Cincinnati Tribune
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