Early crop estimates for 1908 reported by Doane Robinson
Pierre S D October 15 Doane Robinson has nearly finished his annual crop estimate for 1908. Wheat acreage 2,687,740 yields 32,686,401 bushels spring wheat 10,359 durum 114,250 winter wheat. Oats 34,281,093 bushels from 1,393,042 acres. Barley 931,787 acres 24,414,468 bushels. Minnehaha leads in corn 75,000,000 bushels. Spink county tops wheat with 3,186,000 bushels Brown second 2,819,000. Continuous yields show gains over last year.
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McCook Minnehaha
Turner
Union
Yankwon
Minnehaha
Spink County
Brown County
Robinson
Gregory County capital vote format adopted for county seat election
Fairfax South Dakota October 15 193? county commissioners set the ballot form for the upcoming general election four inch square slip labeled For County Seat with a blank line for voters to inscribe their chosen town or have a judge write it if needed. Ballots will be county supplied and officially stamped before distribution.
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Fairfax
S. D
Gregory
Congressman Hall Names Assistant Doorkeeper
Brookings S D Oct 15 Congressman Philo Hall has secured H T Davison of Brookings as assistant doorkeeper of the House of Representatives. Davison will assume duties January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Brookings
S. D
Philo Hall
H. T. Davison
House of Representatives
Davison
Clark Murder Case Postponed A Month
In Vermillion South Dakota on October 15 1915 Mrs Christine Clark accused of murdering her husband saw the circuit court continue the case to the third week in November for a special session. State attorney I B Healey and Elk Point lawyers Isaicson and Pic ney represented the state and defense. Dean Sterling of the law school will assist the prosecutor at trial. The defense plans an insanity plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion
S. D
Christine Clark
I. B. Healey
Isaicson and
Picney
Elk Point
Dean Sterling
Law School
Do Not Expectorate At Public Expos And Closing Remarks
Washington observers report the tuberculosis exposition closed at 7 30 last night under an injunction against spitting on streets. Dr John S Fulton secretary of the International Congress on Tuberculosis announced the closure and Dr Herbert D Pease gave a stereopticon lecture on germ causes transmission and prevention of consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John S. Fulton
Henry Meyer
Navy
Committee On Exhibition
Fulton
Herbert D. Pease
Albany, N. Y
Famous Osage Chief James Big Heart Dies in Oklahoma
James Big Heart ex-chief of the Osage tribe dies at his Pawhuska home after a year of paralysis. Civil War veteran with the Ninth Kansas cavalry, he twice served as Osage chief and represented the tribe before the Indian commission in Washington. He once received a federal permit to take whisky into the Osage nation. He owned a large cattle ranch and sat as a director in two national banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawkusha
Okla
James Big Heart
Ninth Kansas Cavalry
Indian Commission
Washington
Frentchcock
Utah Hit by Severe Earthquake Shock
Salt Lake City reports a severe earthquake shock recorded by University of Utah instruments last night. No damage reported. The event caused alert across the campus and local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
University of Utah
Alaskan murderer escapes on rough ocean then presumed drowned
Lee H. Johnson, an Alaska murder suspect, vanished from a transport ship off the coast as guards failed to prevent his escape. It is believed he leapt overboard in heavy seas near Aleutian islands while en route to Alaska for trial, with authorities later suspecting drowning. He had been accused of murdering his wife last winter and hiding the body under his cabin.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Lee H. Johnson
United States
George Grisby
Alaska
Melvin Grigsby
District of
Johnson
Seattle
Aleutian Islands
States
Deadwood Court Convicts Eli Raich of Murder
In Deadwood South Dakota Eli Raich was found guilty of first degree murder in the May killing of Mitchell Augusta in Lead. The jury deliberated over 18 hours before returning the verdict with a leniency recommendation. Raich will be sentenced October 17 as William Dunn awaits a death sentence the same day.
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Deadwood
LL. D
Slaughter
Eli Raich
Mitchell Augusta
Lead
William Dunn
Raich
Augusta
Fire Loss Totals in First Year of Fire Marshal Law
Deputy Frank Craft reports 446 fires causing 610 499.66 in losses. Unknown origin tops at 883 627.71, followed by defective flues 73 652.95 and lightning 57 821. Gasoline 37 641, prairie fires 189.50, sparks from engines 17.13, matches 10 774, and incendiary losses 10 245. He warns agents push premiums over accuracy and urges caution to reduce insurance friction after claims.
Frank Basford Dies By His Own Hand
Frank Basford a printer about 30 affiliated with the Morning Herald in Huron South Dakota committed suicide by shooting. After losing his job due to intemperate habits with a wife and child depending on him, he shot himself in the early morning while alone, death instant, coroner’s jury returns a verdict to that effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Basford
Huron
S. D
Kfrank Basford
Basford
Morning Herald
South Dakota
Farmer Hi by Train Takes a Bad Flyer
Armour South Dakota October 15 Herman Chitsky a farmer near the city met with a serious accident Saturday afternoon while driving home. Crossing the track near the mill his wagon was struck by a local freight wagon and demolished. The horses were uninjured but Chitsky suffered a severe scalp wound facial cuts and fractured ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour, S. D
Herman Chitsky
Decree Targets Soda Fountains in Midwestern States
South Dakota officials announce a Madison conference plan for uniform rules on food labeling and soda fountain standards. Ice cream must meet fat minimums, soap bark in syrup is banned, and caffeine and cocaine are prohibited in soft drinks.
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Brookins
S. D
South Dakota
Dairy and Food
A. H H. Wheaton
J. H. Shepard
Madison
Wis
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Middle West
Narrow escape as shotgun discharge wounds Chicago Bach
Dell Rapids South Dakota October 14 Chris Bach who lives on the George Wout farm five miles northeast of town had a close call when he and his brother hunted prairie chickens. The gun fired as the wagon jolted, the blast striking Chris just below the left elbow missing bones and exiting above the elbow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dell Rapids
S. D
Chris Bach
George Wout
Jensen Hangs Self After Town Life Weariness
Take Preston, S. D., Oct. 14. Pete Jensen moved from his farm to town two years ago and grew morose. As the family prepared to return to a Hartland township farm, he hanged himself in the barn by slipping his head into a noose and leaping from a buggy pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
S. D
Pete
Jensen
Ward
Hartland Township
Watertown to Sioux City Freight Service Inaugurated
A new stock train service from Watertown to Sioux City debuted Sunday, covering the route in about 18 hours. The train travels Watertown to Sioux Falls on the South Dakota Central and then to Sioux City via the Chicago and Milwaukee line, promising popularity in the region.
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Watertown
Sioux City
St. D
Watertown Shippers
Sioux Falls
South Dakota Central
Chicago & Milwaukee
Egan Disbarred From Dakota Practice by Supreme Court
The South Dakota Supreme Court disbars George W. Egan for unfitness and dangerous conduct toward clients. The ruling cites his advising Mrs. O Grady to resist a guardian appointment and questions his security claims. The verdict creates a vacancy in Minnehaha County and stirs local reaction amid Kaufman case ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Egan
Prisoner Glover Delayed Entry At Sioux Falls Jail
Rome Glover, sentenced November 19, 1906 to 18 months for grand larceny in Meade County, is the latest prisoner admitted to the Sioux Falls penitentiary. The two year gap before imprisonment is blamed on a claimed stay of proceedings by the Meade County state’s attorney, a claim disputed by officials. Glover had toured Montana Wyoming and western South Dakota with race horses. No appeal is noted.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Rome Glover
Meade County
Glover
Thomas Stewart
Biggest year yet for Hills mining
Deadwood South Dakota October 13 1908 reports a boom in Black Hills mining with production this year expected to surpass all previous totals. Industry leaders estimate a grand output of up to ten million dollars though some caution that figure may be inflated.
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Deadwood
S. D
Black Hills
Steamers Collide in Fog Off Scheveningen
In dense fog near Scheveningen, the German steamers Pretoria and Nipponia collided. Thirteen of the Nipponia’s crew including the captain were drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Pretoria
Nipponia
Schevningen
Hollow Horn Bear Opposes Sully Heirs Allotment
Hollow Horn Bear, Rosebud Sioux leader, traveled to Yankton to lobby U S Senator Gamble against allotting Sully family lands. He argues the Sully heirs are not eligible on the Yankton reservation, while planning a public barbecue address to explain white settlement impact on the Indians.
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Hollow Horn
Sully
Old Jack Sully
United States
Rosebud
Scriven
Yankton Reservation
Hollow Horn Bear
Yankton
Gamble
Iron Shell
Spotted Tail
Sioux Council
Tripp County
South Dakota thieves caught at Mason City South Dakota
John Michalak and Geo Jersey are arrested near Mason City after a dawn pursuit by McBride and Baker. The men are linked to a prior horse theft from the Indian reservation and a carload shipment here about a year ago. Nine horses bearing the CMB brand are at issue. hearings are planned in Chamberlain.
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Mason City
John Michalak
Geo
Jersey
Geo. McBride
F. M. Baker
McBride
Chamberlain
Michalak
Rosebud
Pal
Baker
Manly
CMB
Prominent Legislator Leaves the State for milder climate
Avon South Dakota October 12 Mr and Mrs Herman Walkes pioneers of Bon Homme county departed Thursday for Arkansas seeking milder winter climate Mr Walkes a former legislator city councilman for many terms and 18 years clerk of the local school board Professor Will Chamberlain dismissed the public schools for a few minutes to see the couple depart
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Avon
M. C
Herman Walkes
Bon Homme County
Arkansas
Walkes
Will Chamberlain
Helen Gould Proudly Displays Father’s Rat Traps
Helen M. Gould, heir to Jay Gould’s fortune, showed members of the Westchester County presbytery traps her father once sold to build the family wealth. She stores the traps at Lyndhurst in Irvington, preferring them to art in her home despite vast riches.
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New York
Helen M. Gould
Jay Gould
Presbytery
Westchester County
Miss Gould
Lyndhurst
Irvington
Government rescinds order to move Indian remains at Standing Rock
In Pierre South Dakota October 10 the war department reversed its plan to relocate the bodies of famed Sioux chiefs buried at the Standing Rock cemetery. Relatives, led by Miss Mary C Collins, appealed to Doane Robinson whose history of the Sioux aided the reversal, allowing remains to stay or be moved within Standing Rock at government expense. Notables Sittting Bull Rain in the Face and Chief Gall are among the interred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Collins
Doane Robinson
Robinson
Standing Rock Reservation
Fort Yates
Sitting Bull
Rain-in-the-Face
Gall
BORN GA TAKES ANS SHOES OFF IN THUNDER STORM
Conde South Dakota report describes farmer John Understock struck by lightning that hit a barn beam. The bolt ran through his body, blew off his shoes, paralyzed him briefly, and left a hole in one foot, with no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conde
S. D
John Understock
Hot Springs Bank Declares First and Final Dividend
J C Johnson receiver of the Hot Springs National Bank announces a first and final dividend of 104.3 percent to all claimants. The payout covers claims with interest to date, a strong finish for a defunct bank. Cashier Harras is serving a five year term at Fort Leavenworth.
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Hot Springs
S. D
J. C. Johnson
Hot Springs National Bank
Harras
Federal
Fort Leavenworth
Treasury balance shows September income and balance
Pierre S D October 10 The state treasurers report for September shows income 22164490 disbursements 2619445 and the balance on hand 57372678.
Bowen petitions for change of venue in murder case
A petition circulates in Stanley county seeking move of Aurelius Bowen's second trial for Katherine Kille's death from the Stanley county area. The first trial ended with a hung jury, seven for conviction and five for acquittal, amid local hostility. Bowen seeks a different county to obtain justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Pierre
S. D
Stanley
Aurelius Bowen
Katharine Kille
Mrs Hains Seeks 50 Dollar Weekly Alimony in Divorce Plea
Mrs Claudia I Hains files for 50 a week alimony 2000 in counsel fees and custody of her children in Brooklyn Supreme Court as her husband Captain Peter Co Hains Jr faces murder charges in the Bayside Yacht Club case. An affidavit by Mrs Hains about a confession is not released pending judicial decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Claudia I. Hains
Peter Co. Hains, Jr
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Hains
William E. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Morosini Not Real Name Of Banker
From Rome and New York reports, G F Morosini lived under a false name in America. His birth certificate shows he was born in Venice on July 11 1831 to Antonio Morosini and Maria Angela da Mattia. He reportedly adopted the surname after Garibaldi joked about his fame.
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Rome
New York
G. F. Morosini
America
Napoleon Partegnazza
Cavalier Partegnazza
Morosini
Venice
Antonio Partegnazza
Maria Angela da Mattia
Mine Explosion Kills Three at Apache Maid in Webb City
Five hundred pounds of dynamite and a steam boiler exploded at the Apache Maid mine in Webb City Missouri killing operator Robert C Feland and workers George Smith and Jasper Lee. The blast also injured others including Frank Holderby and F Johnson and destroyed the mine buildings Mae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb City
Apache Maid
Robert C. Feland
George Smith
Jasper Lee
Frank Holderby
F. Johnson
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Clark
Oklahoma
Utah
Deadwood Court
Farmer HI
Iaus
Bureau of Chemistry
Brother
Ecan
Dakota
Kaufman
Egan
Langer
Geo. W. Egan
State Supreme Court
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls, S. D
Helen Gould
Born GA
HOT Springs Bank
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