Howard enters race for United States senator from South Dakota
Aberdeen leader Colonel Charley A. Howard announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for U S senator in 1912. He cites a lifelong Republican faith, a public trust in office, and a goal of the greatest good to the greatest number. The report notes Van Slyke’s possible bid for Congress and portrays Aberdeen as a three-candidate field with Howard, Crawford’s opponent, and incumbent party factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. 1
Pace
Charley A. Isunyard
United States
South Dakota
Howard
Doe I. Crawford
Tso
Il Vme
Indorer
Chas. A. Howard
Ort
van Slyke
Lester PT. van Slye
Congress
Seond
Brown County
Imd
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate
Colonel Howard
Columbia
Aberdeen Realty
Aberdeen Gas Company
Philippines
First
State Senate
Railway Commission Orders Continued Service on Le Beau Line
The state railway commission in Pierre South Dakota issues an order and demand to the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway to continue daily service on the Le Beau line west of Tolstoy where a turning track has been added and trains are switched at Tolstoy. Hoven, Lowry and LeBeau towns would otherwise receive only a three times weekly mixed train pending a hearing. The action follows complaints from Hoven and Lowry residents and calls for keeping service intact until the hearing.
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Pierre
S. D
State Railway Commission
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Company
LeBeau
Tolstoy
Hoven
Lowry
Vaccination Kills 48 Registered Hogs Near Pukwana
Pukwana South Dakota resident Jerome Summey reported 52 of his registered Poland China hogs died within 48 hours after vaccination. Ten others showed no signs of illness. The incident affected a small herd described as registered livestock near town.
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Pukwana
S. D
Jerome Summey
Poland
Plea of Guilty By Mrs Graham in Assault Case
Mrs Lizzie Graham changed her plea in Plankinton South Dakota to simple assault from assault with intent to kill. Judge Smith fined 100 dollars and ordered 30 days in county jail. The incident occurred at a White Lake area farm when she shot a nephew of her husband after summoning him aside. The motive remains unclear with no cooperation from those involved.
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Plankinton
S. C
Lizzie Graham
Smith
State Circuit
Graham
New Town Growth Along Fairmount Veblen Railroad
New Effington Rosholt and Claire City surge as the Fairmount Veblen line nears completion. Excavations, lumber sheds, stores, and a post office appear. three rural routes planned from Rosholt. rail sidings bustle with grain buyers. Veblen benefits from looming railroad traffic as construction continues toward winter.
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Veblen
S. D
New Effington
Rosholt
Fairmount & Veblen
Fairmount
N. D
New Mffington
Claire City
Mairmount
Major Coursey Delivers Philippine Islands Lecture
Aberdeen South Dakota October 14 Major W Coursey spoke at the chapel hour to mark the four teenth anniversary of South Dakota troops returning from the Philippines He reviewed the regiment’s actions in the Philippine war highlighted the Manila battle of March 27 1899 and shared vivid impressions of Manila bridges and city life The audience enjoyed his engaging wit and asked him to return for another talk later this year
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Aberdeen
S.D
W. Coursey
Philippine Islands
McKinley
Coursey
South Dakota
Manilao
Hand County attorney seeks GOP nomination for attorney general
The Hand County lawyer Harlan Bushfield announces his bid for the Republican nomination as attorney general. Olaf Hiden of Brookings is also expected to announce, potentially entering the race.
Tax Commission Summoned to Court Over Meade County Assessments
Meade County files a suit against the Tax Commission seeking to overturn the 1918 rise in horse and mule assessments. A hearing is set for October 30 as figures show 28 615 horses and 1 466 mules increased in value despite more autos in use. Total general property value rose to 743 027 065 dollars, with Meade county aiming to offset its share.
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Pierre
Tax Commission
Meade County
Senate named by the students Vermillion SD
A campus meeting authorizes committees to form a Student Senate to govern freshmen initiations and to publish a truthful statement addressing charges of cruelty. A troubled Miller resisted rules, was briefly disciplined on a bubbler, and released. townspeople alerted the deans who oversee the initiative.
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Vermillion
S. D
Miller
Board of Deans
Sanatorium near Custer shows success and expansion
The state tuberculosis sanitarium near Custer has moved beyond the experimental stage and proves highly beneficial. It currently treats fourteen patients with plans to raise capacity to thirty five, as a new pavilion infirmary and a laundry are built. Two young women recently left fully cured, under Dr. W E Woodworth.
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Custer, S. D
Custer
Black Hills
W. E. Woodworth
Sioux Falls
Registration Day Passes With Sparse Voter Turnout
South Dakota marks registration day amid low city turnout as clerks in some townships send books to the county auditor. Many voters leave party designations blank or mark no party, raising questions under the new primary act. The split primaries emphasize party separation, making unaffiliated voters a potential factor.
Deuel County Farmer Killed in Auto Crash
Herman Littke, a well known Deuel county farmer, was instantly killed when his car left the road and overturned in a ditch. His wife, also in the car, was badly injured but is expected to recover.
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Gary, S. D
Herman Littke
Deuel County
Yankton Dedicates $25,000 Elk's Home
Yankton dedicates the new Elk's Lodge home costing 25000 with ceremonies attended by members from Sioux City Sioux Falls and LeMars. J A Lammis of LeMars delivers the address praising Elk teachings while urging wise use of the building and respect for the coin.
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Yankton
LL. D
Elas
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
LeMars
J. A. Lammis
Elks
Rose
Lodge
Helkdon
Church grounds to be beautified in Mitchell project
Landscaping plans for the Holy Family church Notre Dame academy and priest residence block in Mitchell are drawn by O D Arp park commissioner Sioux City under Rev C hr O Flaherty. Concrete walks begin with street and campus connections and circular paths linking church, academy and altar. Planting and lawn work slated for spring with completion this fall if weather allows.
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Holy Family Church
Notre Dame Academy
O. D. Arp
Sioux City
C. Hr. O'Flaherty
Mitchell
Mr. Arp
Father O'Flasherty
Second Avenue
Langdon Street
Academy
Anoter
Arp
Hack
Magazine solicitor pretends to be Butterick agent in Sioux Falls
A man calling himself Mr Morris canvassed Sioux Falls houses offering bogus Delineator magazine subscriptions. He claimed to be an authorized Butterick Publishing Company agent and charged women $1 to $3 for a one year magazine plus an edition de luxe dictionary. The company confirmed the agent was a fakir operating without authority.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Morris
Butterick Publishing Company
New York
Delineator
Sully County Tax Suits Target Delinquent Property
Sheriff Dunlay of Sully county sues County Treasurer Walsh to compel turnover of delinquent personal property taxes. Walsh argues no delinquent taxes exist until after November first, a dispute tested before Judge Hughes in Fort Pierre circuit court.
Enrollment low as Mitchell voters miss primary participation
In Mitchell only 424 of over 1,500 legal voters enrolled for the spring primary, leaving about 1,000 unable to vote unless they enroll by November 1. City Auditor N. H. Jensen notes Ward 4 has 145 enrolled, followed by Third with 105 and First with 100. Enrollment Day added just 17 names.
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Mitchell
Cnty Auditor's
N. H. Jensen
En Hanes
Demuth Calls for State German Alliance Investigation
Aberdeen leaders clash as Gemutlichheit backs Demuth against Aberdeen and Brown County German Alliance attacks. President DeMuth forms a Sioux Falls committee to probe charges, pledges $100 to an orphan’s home if proof of agents’ activities is found, and urges a full inquiry into the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Aberdeen Gerutlichkeit
Brown County
State Alliance
Hans Demuth
Aberdeen Gemutlichkeit
Aberdeen Chematlichheit
Hans Deuth
DeMuth
Sureka
S. D
Sioux Falls
The
H. Stuebing
C. W. Knodt
Wartford
H. Hammer
Flandreau
Carl Clement
Java
Otto H. Froh
Eureka
Mr. DeMuth
C. C. Hisenberg
Humboldt
Docge
Salem
Weber
Bens
Herreidh
R. Turner
Hosmer
Alliance
Enrollment Gloom Fills Aberdeen and Pierre Voter Rolls
In Aberdeen South Carolina over 700 voters enrolled by close of business leaving more than 1 600 potential voters under half enrolled for March primaries. Pierre South Dakota registered only seventeen on registration day bringing total to 321 well under normal.
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Aberdeen
S. C
City Auditor’s
Pierre
S. 10
Unwritten Law Claimed as Motive in Herreid Fatal Shooting
In Herreid, October 1, Nickolaus was shot by Chris Liedele after family troubles allegedly linked to Nickolaus's relationship with Mrs. Liedele. Nickolaus died days later. Liedele is jailed in Brown County.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Nickolaus
Chris Wiedele
Herreid
Liedele
Brown County
Three Voters Register in Wentworth Under Richards Law
Thus far only three voters in Wentworth have registered under the Richards primary law. Those who fail to register before November will be denied the right to vote in the party primaries next March.
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Wentworth
S. C
Priest Resigns from Rapid City Church in Black Hills
Lead item reports Father M. J. Straeten, long time Rapid City pastor, will leave for California for health reasons. He is among the oldest Black Hills clergy, arriving in 1885, following similar resignations by Father Noesen in Deadwood and others who have departed the area.
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Lead
Black Hills
Busch
M. J. Straeten
Rapid City
M. J. Noesen
Deadwood
Father Straeten
California
Mwe
South Dakota
Father Noesen
M. J
Father Connaughton
Tulare Young Man Vanishes After Church Visit
Ollie Walker, a Tulare resident, disappeared after leaving a church service last Sunday night. Desperate searches by dozens of men cover fields and miles of terrain amid fears of foul play and possible robbery.
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Tulare
S. D
Ollie Walker
Near Fatal Kerosene Explosion Injures Morristown Hotel Manager
S B Nacomb of Morristown hotel suffered severe kerosene blast injuries when attempting to start a stove. Flames engulfed him and his wife wrapped him in a blanket, saving his life. He is hospitalized in Aberdeen with fair recovery prospects.
Boy with new crutches suffers fresh leg break
Charles I Kennedy the twelve year old son of C Lt Kennedy of 523 West Second Avenue is recovering from a fractured leg. After two months of effort to walk on a new cast and crutches, he fell while attempting to stand and re injured the same leg.
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Charles I. Kennedy
C. Lt. Kennedy
West Second Avenue
Damel Fortune
Miss Fortune
Loomis Echoes Weekend Socials and Hallowe'en Plans
Local notes record Leta Clark’s upcoming wedding shower hosted by friends Friday night. Edward Green, now a Yankton college student, visited Loomis Sunday. Mrs. A Darmer returned from Tripp visits, and Mrs. Wilding’s young daughter remains seriously ill. A Hallowe en party is slated for Oct. 31 at the parsonage.
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Loomis
S. D
Young Peoples
Leta Clark
Edward Green
Yankton College
A. Darmer
Tripp
Pond Farm Auction Reclaims 152 Acres at $100 Per Acre
Winfred South Dakota The Pond farm near Winfred comprising 152 acres sold at public auction for $100 an acre. The Pond family, who had traded it away previously, bid to reclaim the property and won at the final bid.
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Winfred
S. D
Pond
Jos. Kenkin
Madison
Roberts County
Henkin
Murdo to Valentine Caravans Headed for Land Lottery
Automobiles carrying five passengers each depart Murdo bound for Valentine to register in the ongoing land lottery. Residents praise the opening under the Kinkaid and Homestead Acts as many travel daily from Murdo while some detour via Valentine toward Omaha or Sioux City.
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Murdo
Valentine
S. D
Kinkaid
Omaha
Sioux City
First College Day Celebration at Dakota Wesleyan
Dakota Wesleyan marked its first College Day with classes competing in athletics, theater, and stunts. Sophomores and juniors outperformed freshmen and seniors, while the cane rush and bag rush highlighted afternoon events. An evening chapel program featured class burlesques and a moving picture show by juniors and seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Wesleyan
Academy
W. G. Seaman
H. F. Ford
Lauritz Miller
School of Music
Wells
Miles’ Standish
Etiquitte
Commissioning State Resources Inventory and Conservation
The South Dakota tax commission begins a state resource survey under subdivision 17 section 6 to compile statistics on resources and advise on conservation. Governor Byrne supports a full inventory including lands timber coal waters and Missouri River rights for public benefit and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrne
Missouri
Speaker Arrives to Join Giants White Sox World Tour
Tris Speaker of the Boston Americans arrived in Sioux City to join the World Tour featuring the Giants and White Sox as part of a cross country baseball circuit.
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Chicago
Tris Speaker
Boston Americans
Sioux City
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Aganst Crawford
Aberdeen Stalwart
Isfor Protection
Mrs. Graham
Plankington
Maj. Coursey
Hand County
Attr
State University
SEM
Duell County
C. EK. Ocrlaherty
Fakir
Sues Sully
South Dakota Alliance
Pather Straeten
Ibteen
Rapid Dpily
Commission
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