Sioux Falls Business Leaders Take Early Trip to Black Hills
About 80 Sioux Falls merchants and officials rode a Milwaukee Road special train to Mitchell and Rapid City for a round trip to the Black Hills. The party, including D. C. Jewett and Senator Kittredge, toured the city, then proceeded to Deadwood and Rapid City, returning by Saturday night. The trip shows the city’s hustling spirit as they inspect business districts and discuss new brick manufacturing to aid construction on the reservation.
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Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Milwaukee Road
Black Hills
Widmann
D. C. Jewett
Eugene Sa
Commercial News
Collins
Mason City
Edson
White River Valley
Rapid City
Burlington
Deadwood
Pierre
Mitchell and Aberdeen High Teams Fail to Schedule Game
Negotiations for a football clash between Mitchell and Aberdeen falter as Aberdeen cites a conflict with Sioux Falls for the state championship. Mitchell proposed a neutral Redfield site to shorten travel, but Aberdeen has not responded. Mitchell remains a title contender pending future arrangements.
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Mitchell
Aberdeen
Abeerden
Sioux Falls
Redfield
Bricks From Gumbo Start West of Missouri Rail Line
Report from reservation towns west of the Missouri describes brick making from gumbo soil. A Kennebec brick factory has opened and will be put into operation turning marginal farming land into a brick production site.
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Missouri River
Kennebec
Track Work Advances in Milwaukee Company Yard Upgrade
Laborers finish laying a new switch track past Mitchell Furniture Co and Dakota Improved Seed Co. The 18 inch depression aligns track with street per city ordinance. Additional switches south of the street increase yard space for a forthcoming freight depot, to use concrete piers and a brick, electrically heated building with hot water plant. Plans include enlarging the roundhouse and installing a larger turntable to handle bigger westbound engines.
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Milwaukee Company
Mitchell Furniture Co
Dakota Improved Seed Co
Opera House
Mitchell Fruit Co
Mitchell
Nelson leads surveying party on Brule County resurvey project
John L. Nelson and his party Edward Deitzler Clifford Nelson and Fred Disbrow left Monday for Chamberlain to start an 800 dollar contract resurveying several townships in southern Brule county. The crew will take about three weeks to complete. Nelson recently earned commendations from Lennox city officers Superintendent Young of the South Dakota Training School Plankinton and C A Padley Milwaukee Co townsite agent for work on White River Valley Milwaukee road towns.
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John L. Nelson
Edward Deitzler
Clifford Nelson
Fred Disbrow
Chamberlain
Brule County
Nelson
Lennox
Young
South Dakota Training School
Plankinton
C. A. Padley
Milwaukee Co
White River Valley
Milwaukee Road
Arrests After Bar Fight Lead to County Jail Time
Henry Casey and George Martin were jailed after a Thursday incident at Bujers saloon. Martin pleaded guilty to drunkenness and was fined 10 dollars. Casey was found guilty of disturbance, fined 5 dollars, and jailed eight days.
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Henry Casey
George Martin
Martin
Casey
Bujer
Merbert
First Killing Frost Delivers Cold Start to Fall
The region recorded its first killing frost as temperatures fell from 26 to 17 degrees above zero overnight. Frost thickened on the ground making this the coldest so far this fall, with winter expected soon after September 1 in the northwestern state.
Milwaukee Plans Through Passenger Service to the Black Hills
A Chamberlain correspondent reports the Milwaukee railroad will start regular through passenger service from Chamberlain to Rapid City on Sunday October 27 with two daily eastbound trains and one westbound train. The change ends Mitchell terminus and provides daylight service between the Missouri River and the Hills, while the east–west passeng er schedule remains.
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Milwaukee Company
Black Hills
Chamberlain
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Oacoma
Rapid City
Cheyenne River
Mitchell
Missouri River
Hills
Aberdeen Considers Wagner Traction Franchise Bid
Messrs Absher and Pease of Wagner Lake Andes Armour Traction Co visited Aberdeen to push an electric light franchise at a rate similar to Mitchell. The council had earlier placed the ordinance on first reading, and the company plans to return in November to urge passage as six months remain on the Mitchell franchise. If awarded in Aberdeen, construction would begin with a station and wiring.
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Aberdeen News
American
Messrs. Absher and Pease
Wagner, Lake Andes & Armour Traction Co
Mitchell
Aberdeen Council
Aberdeen
Wagner Company
C. C. King
Absher
Pease
University notes on Thalian and Gaedalian reception and new boarding club
The Thalian and Gaedalian Literary Societies hosted a joint reception for new students with a colorful ball and a short program followed by general socializing. Millard Kennedy visited Canton over the weekend with his parents. A new boarding club under I E Schuler forms on Ladue Street at Mr Davies headquarters and will begin operations soon. The first issue of the Phreno under this year’s management was distributed.
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Thalian and
Gaedalian
Millard Kennedy
Canton
I. E. Schuler
Phreno
Distrib
Yankton Beats D. W. 10 To Score In Dusty Gridiron Test
Mitchell observers watched Yankton defeat D. W. 10 to unknown as UD W faced penalties and rough play complaints. The game featured few fumbles on a dusty field with fair officiating and Yankton's faster, more enduring play. A return clash is set for November 26 on the local gridiron.
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Mitchell
Yankton
D. W
UD. W
Odd Fellows Host Indoor Picnic for Members and Families
About 250 people attended the Odd Fellows gathering at the hall for an afternoon of children's games with popcorn and peanuts. Supper was served by the Daughters of Rebekah, followed by dancing and a grand good time. The group plans social affairs every two weeks in winter.
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Odd Fellows
Rebekah
Professor and family depart Mitchell for New York homestead
Professor Duncan and family leave Mitchell this morning to live near Poughkeepsie New York on a former portion of the Duncan estate. They will stay until April next year with plans pending for possible return to Mitchell or relocation in the east. Professor Duncan has long resided in Mitchell and held multiple investments and roles at Dakota Wesleyan University.
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TI. A. Duncan
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Duncan
Mitchell
Dakota Wesleyan University
New Passenger Train Service Between Chamberlain and Rapid City
The Sioux City Journal confirms a report that Milwaukee road will start passenger service between Chamberlain and Rapid City on October 27. A Chicago advisory says a 10 PM local train will run to the Black Hills, but it is unclear whether it is the Sioux City and Dakota division or the Iowa and Dakota division train.
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Republican
Milwaukee Road
Chamberlain
Rapid City
Journal
Chicago
Black Hills
Sioux City
Dakota
Iowa and Dakota
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