J W Cone Dies at Sioux Falls
James Waller Cone longtime Minnehaha County state senator and prominent Sioux Falls businessman died at his home after a yearlong battle with heart disease. The 1912 re election campaign and 1913 legislative session highlighted his tireless public service before his health failed in September. His son R B Cone led the James River Bank at Huron.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
James Waller Cone
Minnehaha County
Cone
State Senate
Mr. Cone
Convict Labor Advocated At South Dakota Roads Meeting
Redfield South Dakota good roads association held its annual session with strong attendance despite muddy roads. President Joseph W Parmley urged convict labor on roads, criticized state lawmakers for blocking to pass such a law, and argued for highway work funded by state and federal aid as more practical than other large projects.
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Redfield
N. D
South Lakota Good Roads Association
Aberdeen Commercial Club
Aberdeen
Joseph W.parmley
Ipswich
South Dakota
Parmley
Engine Seized by Court Orders Delays Express Freight
Kimball Ss. T Saturday afternoon Attorney B J Woerth secured an execution against the C M St P engine to satisfy a judgment. The engine was attached after the railroad refused costs payment. The driver broke a lock under arrest. the fireman was also taken in charge. Full amount paid under protest and the train delayed cars and stock.
Engineer Bound Over After Train Blockade Incident
The engineer was bound over to the January term of the circuit court for breaking the padlock that chained the engine to the rails. The train remained blocking the main crossing for some time, causing notable excitement.
Baptists Report Growth and Outreach at South Dakota Convention
Sioux Falls hosted the annual state Baptist convention with reports praising church growth and generous support for domestic and foreign work. Dr Thoms addressed education's role in evangelism. officers detailed extensive travel, literature distribution, and church training efforts across the state.
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Sioux Falls
Baptist Church
South Dakota
Thoms
F. W. Wagen
KB. W. White
First Infantry M. Ts
C. F. Holler
Hot Springs
J.S. Schroder
Pierre
Conde
White’ Butte
Nebraska
Rey. T. HW. Wagen
Judge Censures Troublemaker and Dismisses Case
Judge W. M. Lterbert dismisses George Kunzmann on charges of violent language saying court is not a clearinghouse for street brawls. Will Dodson sued, claiming a clash after an alley incident on Third Street. Evidence shows insults exchanged but language not enough to violate the statute. case ends with dismissal.
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W. M. Lterbert
George Kunzmann
Will Dodson
Kunzmann
Dodson
Third Street
Kunzman
Farming Turning to the Feeding of Sheep
Bruce, S. D. reports local farmers are sharing 5,500 sheep from Montana to diversify income beyond grain crops. As hog diseases threaten hog income, sheep become a reliable fallback. Farmers increasingly shift to stock raising with rising meat prices, feeding and preparing stock for market.
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Bruce
S. D
Montana
Fire Gutts Hansen Meat Market and City Bank in Huron
A fire at the Hansen meat market in Huron South Dakota gutted the market and the upper floor of the City National Bank and John Schneiler barber shop. Losses range from ten to fifteen thousand dollars with partial insurance. Wang Tansen the meat market owner and family narrowly escaped. Origin of the fire is undetermined.
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Huron
S. D
Hansen
City National Bank
John Schneiler
I. J. Abel
Wang Tansen
Night Watch
City Engineer Completes Mitchell Link Survey
Preliminary surveys by city engineer S. H. Smith outline a proposed Mitchell link to connect county highways north and south of the city. The plan reduces the Firesteel creek grade from 10 to 6 percent and extends from Foster Street on First Avenue to the Omaha railroad tracks then north to the Firesteel. A branch connects with the county road east on First Street, with the city funding the survey pending county construction.
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S. H. Smith
Mitchell
Peterson Funeral Held for Davison County Resident
John Peterson an early Davison county resident died Wednesday at age 85 years three months and seven days He was born in Sweden and came to the United States in 1867 after marrying in 1864 He settled in Galva Illinois before moving to Davison county in 1889 He leaves a wife and a son Funeral services conducted by Rev A G Olson were held Friday at the Peterson home before burial in the Swedish Lutheran cemetery south of Mitchell.
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John Peterson
Davison County
Swedishutheran
Mitchell
pRev. A. G. Olson
Swedish Lutheran Church
Galva
Peterson
South Dutt Street
Nimrods Numerous in Davison County
Davison County issued over many licenses to small game hunters this fall per County Treasurer H. B. Rogers. The prairie chicken season ended Friday, so few licenses remain. No nonresident licenses were issued this season, residents paid 1.25 dollars including notary fees, and Black Hills hunters must obtain a separate 5 dollar license where hunting occurs.
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Davison
H. B. Rogers
Black Hills
The Confession Pleases Gale Audience
A small Gale crowd enjoys The Confession a drama about confessional secrecy and a murder case. The plot centers on Thomas Bartlett accused of murder while Brother Bartlett confronts the truth as Dummont confesses and dies, saving Tom at the last moment. The company delivers a solid performance with minor lapses.
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Thomas Bartlett
Father Bartlett
Joseph Dummont
Mather Bartlett
James Creighton
Dummont
Duimmont
Tom Bartlett
Tom
Creighton
Herbert Geothes Aw Wather Gartlett
Notable cast earns praise for three standout performances
Pauline Pairve as Rosé Creighton James Marcus as Michael Grogan and Joel Friedkin as Joseph Dumimont deliver creditable performances in a production.
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Pauline Pairve
Rosé Creighton
James Marcus
Michael Grogan
Joel Friedkin
Joseph Dumimont
High Life Lure and Federal Court Sentences
In Pierre South Dakota Judge Elliott reflects on personal history shaping sentences. Frank H. Perry, 26, pleads guilty to cutting and stealing mail pouches and faces one year and one day on each charge. Edward Brown, 16, pleads abstracting a money letter and receives training school until majority. Brown’s actions linked to lure of high life from minstrel shows and carnival troupes. John Peterson, William Allen, Wim H. O'Toole, James Clark, Charles Hall receive 30 days in Minnehaha county jail after 100 plus days in custody for interstate beer theft from a freight car. The act creating the offense is new. max penalty ten years and $5,000 fine. Harry Lehman, a mail carrier, pays $10 for selling a few bottles without a license.
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Stillwater
Edward Brown
Brown
John Peterson
William Allen
Wim H. O'Toole
James Clark
Charles Hall
Minnehaha County
Harry Lehman
Cost of living up in towns due to dry weather
The piece notes higher living costs across South Dakota cities driven by dry fall weather. Prices for vegetables rise with potatoes at 1.00 per bushel, beets, carrots, and onions from 3 cents to 40 cents per peck or bunch, cabbage at 5 cents a pound, sauerkraut cans up 15 to 25 cents per dozen, and celery imported from Kalamazoo selling 5 to 10 cents per bunch.
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South Dakota
Kalamazoo
Mich
Northwestern to Spend $50 000 for Safety
Chicago and Northwestern railroad will spend over 50 000 dollars across South Dakota Nebraska and Wyoming to improve crossing safety. O D Pendell claims agent tours the three states photographing crossings and collecting data to clear view obstructions and install electric signal bells where needed. The project aims to protect passengers in teams autos or on foot and should begin in spring after Pendell completes a three month survey.
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Deadwood
S. D
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
O. D. Pendell
Omaha
Pendell
Woodruff in Critical Condition After Collapse
New York City reports Lt. Gov. Timothy Woodruff remains unconscious and described in critical condition following a medical event. Local authorities and physicians monitor his status as updates are awaited.
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New York City
Wormer
Travernor Timothy Woodruff
Storm in Patal Wisconsin Leaves One Dead and Many Injured
A severe storm in LaCrosse Wisconsin causes one death and many injuries with extensive property damage. Livestock losses and downed power lines are reported as the storm disrupts the area and wires are prostrated.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Mother Sues Sons Over Farm Title Fraud
Mrs Edmonia S Greene alleges her sons Charles T Greene and Edward M Greene exploited her age and infirmity to sign a warranty deed conveying her quarter section east of Mitchell. She seeks a voiding of the deed and return of the title to her control, with cancellation and legal costs.
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Charles T. Greene
Edward M. Greene
Mitchell
Edmonia S. Greene
Three Claims On Big Estate In South Dakota Case
In Turner county a $35 000 estate fight over Nels F Swenson’s death proceeds at Parker. Alma Mortensen claims common law wife status and seeks administration, while a Sioux City woman asserts she is Swenson’s natural daughter and four siblings contest. The case draws a large crowd as witnesses test and lawyers present arguments.
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Hurley
S. D
South Dakota
Nels F. Swenson
Turner County
Swenson
Alma Mortesen
Davidson Bros
Sioux City
Parker
Alma Mortenson
Circuit Court
Alma Mortensen
Soren Mortenson
Viborg
Wek
Bogue & Bogue
Centerville
Jones & Jones
R. H. Munger
George W. Han
No Vested Rights in Veterinary Practice
Pierre S. D. reports a dispute over the new state livestock sanitary board act and the requirement for new certificates. The attorney general says no vested right to medical practice exists, so veterinarians must come under the law and obtain good standing under the board.
Engine Hits Hand Car and Is Turned Over
Columbus Ohio reports a locomotive accident where an engine struck a hand car and overturned, causing injuries to the crew and prompting an emergency response from local railside stations.
Derailment Injures Two Train Crews Near Here
West bound Senger No 4 partially derailed near here after colliding with a sand car. Engine overturned trapping engineer C B Kennell and fireman John Snyder under wreckage. both were probably fatally injured.
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Senger No. 4
C. B. Kennell
John Snyder
Cheap cholera cure touted by Centerville mill yard
O R Holmquist, manager of a Centerville lumber yard, says experts have developed a simple hog cholera preventive. The remedy, costing about fifteen cents, mixes coal screenings, common salt, and sulphate of iron. daily feeding is advised. Tests claim strong preventative results.
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Centerville
S. D
O. R. Holmquist
South Dakota
OUST YULE TO GET NEW PLUM
Alexandria postmaster D. E. B. Yule, editor of the Herald, has been asked to resign by Postmaster General Burleson after about two years in the office. He telegraphed his resignation and said he does not regret leaving the post but would have preferred to serve out the term.
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Alexandria
E. B. Yule
Burleson
Powder in Tube Causes Death in Aberdeen
Aberdeen event reports two youths injured in gunpowder blast. George Lovejoy Jr., 16, later died after feet were amputated. his 18 year old son of George Lovejoy was severely injured when powder in an iron tube exploded. Father and son had planned a Pacific coast trip the night of the accident.
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Aberdeen
S. D
George Lovejoy, Jr
Clairmont
George Lovejoy
Pacific Coast
MONEYS TAXED GAIN LARGELY PIERER REPORTS 1913 ASSESSMENT RISE
Final figures show moneys and credits assessed in 1913 total 8 199 079 dollars, up from 1 649 888 in 1912. Increases appear across several counties including Bon Homme Brown Beadles Union Clay Day Codington Minnehaha with changes tied to new assessment methods.
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Pierer
S. D
Bon Homme
Brown
Union
Clay
Day
Codington
Minnehaha
Bank Burglar Gets Revolver in Mina Robbery
A bank burglary at the Farmers' State Bank in Mina, on the Brown Edmunds county line, left the safe deposit emptied of cash but a Colt revolver belonging to cashier Barks missing. An auto stolen from H J Draheim’s garage was found abandoned nearby, leading investigators to suspect a hurried getaway plan.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Farmers’ State Bank
Mina
Brown
Edmunds
Barks
H. J. Draheim
Trig
They Make You Feel Good With Chamberlains Tablets
They describe the pleasant purgative effect and the healthy condition of body and mind produced by Chamberlains Tablets making one feel joyful and well all dealers carry them.
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Chamberlain
Hog cholera debate unsettles South Dakota hog losses
Dr. C C Lipp at the state college disputes a circulating claim that hog cholera is rare in South Dakota. He notes hog cholera has variable forms, urges proper serum use, temperature checks before vaccination, and calls worm-caused losses an exaggeration while stressing contagion and prevention.
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State College
Brookings, S. D
South Dakota
C. C. Lipp
College Agricultural
Veterinary Department of
Loomis Social Roundup and Local Notices
A Loomis hall dance is planned for Friday evening with good music and a good time anticipated. Various locals travel, visit, and marry. Ed Kestler and Elizabeth Crampton wed in Mitchell with a reception and trip, then home to Loomis. Land sales nearby report $87.50 and $85 per acre as settlers stay busy.
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C. Allen
Nebraska
Johnson
Loomis
W. Clarke
Ed. Kestler
Elizabeth Crampton
Mitchell
Zroom
Shelenger
Iowa City
Kidal
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J. W. Cone
Hale Price
Woerth OF Kimball
Milwaukee
Baptists
Shaw
R.L. Babbitt
S.Z. Batten
Philadelphia
W. B. Chalmers
C.F. Holler
Herbert
Abel’s Bank
City National
Northwestern
Woodruff
Patal
Wisconsin
Edmonea Greene
Columbus, O
Centerville Lumber Company
Alix
Andria
Brown County
Ier
Loomis Hall
Mr. Barker
Bradford
Ill
T. Barker
Gladys
Gertrude Barker
Illinois
Florence Bankham
Aurora
Joseph Marsden
Edgerton
Job
A. E. Marsden
Rev. Perrin
G. F. Bock
Lester Olsen
Stanley County
Rose Bramer
Schaller
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