Dallasprepares for opening of Tripp County
Dallas South Dakota October 24 Information from a reliable source states Dallas will be the registration point for the opening of Tripp county next summer Bonesteel Yankton and likely Presho and Mitchell on the Milwaukee road will also serve as registration points The Indians piloting is nearly finished and the president's proclamation is expected in April or May Dallas is preparing to host thousands with eighteen business blocks completed and twenty-two under construction Lumber is scarce eighty four carloads are in transit First Municipal Election elected officials include J W Stewart C W Rose James Conway Don H Ivester R A Patrick F E A Luenthner J W McCann population projected at nearly 1000 less than a year old
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Dallas
S. D
Tripp County
Bonesteel
Yankton
Milwaukee Road
Presho
Mitchell
J. W. Stewart
C. W. Rose
James Conway
Don HL. Ivester
R. A. Patrick
FE. A.luenthner
J. W. McCann
New survey redefines Truro township lines
A long court battle looms in Truro township Aurora county as a new survey shows the area short of six square miles. Homes and structures including Mrs Warther’s grove and William Furchner’s barn sit in the road. The error stems from old government surveys using wagon wheel measurements prompting widespread transfers and potential voiding action.
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls Woman Denied New Trial in Manslaughter Case
Supporters from Sioux Falls Flandreau Moody County and Parkston approved Judge Smith of Yankton denying the defense motion for a new trial in Mrs Emma Kaufmann’s manslaughter case. The appeal to the state supreme court swaps time for a stay. sentencing was delayed since June and she remains free on a $25 000 bond until the court’s April session.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Flandreau
Moody County
Parkston
Agnes Poirers
State Supreme Court
Smith
Supreme Court
Kaufmann
Lucky land draw selects first homestead lot at Lower Brule
Pierre South Dakota October 24 W H Searle of Fairview drew No 2 and led forty-three hopefuls choosing land. F Slocum of Wessington barred for exhausted homestead rights as Searle picked northwest quarter of section 4 township 106 range 77. Harry L Anderson of Newcastle Nebraska made the second selection nearby in an adjoining quarter.
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Pierre
S. D
W. H. Searle
Fairview
Harry L. Anerson
Newcastle
Neb
Custers Last Fight Reenacted by Sioux in Pine Ridge
At Pine Ridge South Dakota on October 23 the Ogalalla Sioux staged a lifelike mock Custer massacre festival. Red Cloud, now blind and frail, attended as reverent elder while his son Jack Red Cloud wore two large medals dated 1871 with Grants portrait. Dr Eastman played Crazy Horse and No Flesh relived the charge while other veterans, including Standing Soldier and Blue Horse, joined in the ceremony. E S Curtis gathered material for his North American Indian volumes due January, with five years more needed to finish.
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Pine Ridge Agency
Jack Red Cloud
Grant
Red Cloud
Amherst
Dr. Wastman
Pine Ridge
Crazy Horse
Carlisle
Dr. Eastman
Custer
Blue Horse
South Dakota Lakes Stocked With Bass
Thousands of plack and rock bass, brook trout, and other fish from government hatches are now in South Dakota lakes and streams. Counties including Yankton, Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Faulk, Mc Pherson, Lake, Moody, Day received shipments of 100 to 500 fish via senator or congressman requests to Senator Gamble. Guidance on care and suitable species accompanies the shipments.
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Yankton
S. D
South Dakota
Gamble
Bon Homme
Charles Mix
Faulk
McPherson
Lake
Moody
Day
Vermillion Conference Ends with Minister Appointments
Vermillion South Dakota reports the Methodist Episcopal conference closing with minister appointments. Fourteen ministers placed on the superannuated list. Presiding Elder J. P. Jenkins presented a typewriter to the Sioux Falls district. Proposals on diocesan bishops and representation were acted on. Readies list of assignments across Aberdeen, Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Huron, and surrounding districts with numerous clergy to be supplied or appointed. Mrs. G. F. Smith of Chicago sent $1,000 to Dakota Wesleyan fund.
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Dakota Wesleyan Fund
Aberdeen
George F. Hopkins
J. W. Taylor
Andover
N. F. Sanderson
Ashton
J. B
Norvell
Bath
Columbia
Putney
EK. E. Dean
Bowdle
G. H. Clark
Bristol
Butler
J. M. fHlunter
Britton
W. D. Deeble
Gars
Tolstoy
H. B. Downs
Cclaremont
N. P. Johnson
Conde
If. Tanner
Devoe An Cresbard
F. &. Bromaghine
Doland
L. L. Layne
Frankfort
J. H. Brown
Frederick
W. H. Tullis
Groton
J. &. Lombard
Hecla
JL. C. Yeemen
Herreid
Pollock
Langford
W. C. Conrad
Leola
W. W. Cadle
Mellette
R. E. Tarleton
Northville
S. F. Spitz
Roscoe
I. Kk. Summons
Selby
H. L. Hastings
Warner
J. W. Shoemate
Sioux
Falls District
A. ©. Shepherd
Presiding Elder
Alcester
I. R. Keckler
Beresford
L. K. McNiel
Beresford Circuit
C. J. Greene
Bloomingdale and
Richland
O. M. Mitchell
Canton
W. A. Cave
Centerville
W. P. Slocum
Coleman
L. W. Scott
Colton
KE. E. Saxton
Davis
C. M. Stebnas
Dell Rapids
John Jones
East Sioux Malls
Junius
Lennox
Madison
A. D. ‘Thibodeau
Marion
Montrose
J. I. Gurney
Oldham
G W. Prattien
Parker
G. D. Brown
Sioux Falls
First
J. M. Brown
Jordan
S. H. Shurtleff
Valley Springs
P. H. Weston
Vermillion
W. S. Shepherd
Wakonda
H. W. Smith
W. J. Calfe
First Church Quarterly Conference
R. J VanDervoort
H. G. Ozaune
Yankton College
Yankton Quarterly Conference
Mitchell District
J. O. Dobson
Alexandria
G. T. Notson
Artesian
J. H. Kearton
Bard
Plankinton
P. O. Bunt
Platte
W. A. Greene
Presho
J. R. Payne
Salem
W. A. Wilkinson
Scotland
C. E. Wilcox
Springfield
T. M. Brimlow
Tripp
Delmont
Fred H. Ray
Tyndall
J. B. Levy
Wagner
Avon
R. N. Kratz
White Lake
J. E. Barker
Woonsocket
P. H. McBeth
Joel A. Smith
Thomas Nicholson
C. V. Gilliland
J. L. Seaton
EB. E. Hunt
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchel Quarterly Conference
C. B. Clark
U. S. Soldiers’ Sanitarium
Hot Springs
E.S. Chappell
D. W. Tracey
John Hall
Black Hills
Martin Thomas
Utah
James Crowther
Mitchell Quarterly Conference
Huron District
C. E. Hager
Alpena
John Kaye
Blunt
Carpenter
A. R. Little
Cavour
R. J. Gluckler
DeSmet
Henry Preston
Esmond
B. W. McEldowney
Fr. Pierre
Phillip
W. J. Graham
Prestling Elder
Arlington
A. C. Mclain
Big Stone
Francis P. Cook
Bradley
Brookings
E. P. Hall
Bruce
Castlewood
Nels Fayebust
Clark
J. B. Dibble
Clear Lake
Thomas Sanderson
Corona
Mochammer
Elkton
Aurora
F. Page Florence
Lost His Foot Secures Eight Thousand Dollar Verdict
Herbert E. Murphy of Sioux Falls sued the Rock Island Railroad for 15000 alleging negligence in car couplers under the national safety appliance law. A two day trial in Sioux Falls federal court yielded an 8000 verdict after Murphy was injured when cars were switched and his right foot was run over.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
United States
Herbert E. Murphy
Rock Island Railroad Company
Murphy
Dates for the South Dakota Farmers Institutes
Brookings announces a full slate of farmers institutes across the state. Each town from Midland on November 13 to Arlington January 9 hosts sessions led by Superintendent A. E. Chamberlain, with dates spanning November through January.
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South Dakota
Farmers’ Institutes
Brookings
S. D
A. E. Chamberlain
Midland
Philip
Pierre
Onida
Gettysburg
Faulkton
Ipswich
Selby
Mound City
Bowdie
Frederick
Leola
Englishman Gouraud Gains South Dakota Divorce
Powers Gouroud known as Chappie, a prominent English figure in Sioux Falls, wins a divorce from Gertrude Crocker-Gouraud the daughter of San Francisco millionaire William H. Crocker. Rumors claim a $500,000 or $1,000,000 settlement to Gouraud as the couple’s separation follows an elopement three years earlier. Gouraud, 24, joined the local divorce colony and became its social center with outdoor sports and numerous trips.
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Sioux Falls
SL. D
Powers Gouroud
Chappie
South Dakota
Gertrude Crocker-Gouraud
William H. Crocker
San Francisco
New York
Sioux Trails
Crocker
Gouroud
All Canines in Town May Be Killed in Scare
A mad dog scare in Epiphany near Sioux Falls South Dakota leads officials to consider killing all dogs in the region. Several dogs were bitten by the mad animal and a boy severely injured is being taken to Chicago for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Epiphany
Chicago
Huron Farmer Wins Prize in Chicago Contest
Huron South Dakota farmer I B Parkhurst has earned the eighth premium for the best ten ears of yellow corn any variety in the National Corn show in Chicago. Parkhurst is noted for his diligent corn growing and reports considerable success from his methods.
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Huron
S. D
I B. Parkhurst
South Dakota
Chicago
Parkhurst
Brookings-Sioux Falls Railway Grading Begins
Brookings and Egan start grading for the Brookings Sioux Falls railway. Neil Stewart of Brookings serves as president of the new project, and officials expect rapid progress toward completion.
Spur Track Demurrage Ruling Hits Shippers
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that a railroad spur to a shipper’s warehouse is a gift to the shipper and does not relieve it from demurrage charges. The Cudahy Packing case against Chicago and Northwestern held that railroad maintenance of the spur cannot excuse nonpayment of demurrage on unreturned cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cudahy Packing Company
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Deadwood
S. D
Commission
Sunday Theater Wage Fight Sparks Watertown Council Vote
Watertown South Dakota residents clash over Sunday evening theater openings. City council advances ordinance to second reading amid lone opposing vote. The Young People’s Christian Federation condemns the move and will circulate petitions to oppose Sunday shows.
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Watertown
S. D
Young People’s Christian Federation
Lucky Slocum at Brule drawing may face prosecution
Slocum of Weesesingtion South Dakota drew the No 1 land lot at Pierre in the Lower Brule lottery this Monday. He already owns two sections and cannot file on more, risking criminal action for perjury on his registry affidavit. The result shifts others up a notch.
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S. D
Slocum
Pierre
Huron
United States Land Office
Pierre Line Cost Per Mile Claimed at $30000
The South Dakota railroad commission adjourned after a two day session in Rapid City with plans to reconvene in Sioux Falls on October 31. Representatives from Burlington, Northwestern and Crouch lines attended. Milwaukee did not. A. C. Johnson of the Northwestern testified that the Pierre to Rapid City line cost $30000 per mile and the bridge $1200000, arguing rates could not be lowered now.
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Rapid City
S. D
South Dakota Railroad Commission
Sioux Falls
Burlington, Northwestern
Crouch
Milwaukee
City
A. C. Johnson
Northwestern
Pierre
Hunters follow blood to wild man’s lair in South Dakota
Presho hunters L. T. Chilhuth and Sam Kortney tracked a reputed wild man from a ravine near White River. A rockfall wounded Chalhuth and scratched Kortney as the creature fled. Blood drops led to a plum thicket camp with bird bones and brush, but no further trace was found. A search party is organized.
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Pierre
S. D
Zickrick
White River
L. T. Chilhuth
Sam Kortney
Presho
Chalhuth Alamot
Korney
Chalhuth
Kortney
Cupid Amid Court Tie Wedding in Sudn, Judge Delays Suit
Judge BH A. Gove paused a knotty lawsuit to wed Robert Hawk and Katherine Gaumitz, inviting them into his office for a quick marriage ceremony. The judge declared a recess to allow a Cupid arranged union before resuming the court.
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Watertown
S. D
BH. A. Gove
Robert Hawk
Katherine Gaumitz
Cupid
Prairie fires cause heavy damage near Milbank
Milbank South Dakota residents report a prairie blaze northwest of town causing substantial property damage. A larger fire swept the Cauteau hills southwest of Milbank, stretching five to ten miles long and two to five miles wide. From Milbank the smoke clouds obscured the sun and haystacks burned, with hundreds of tons of hay destroyed and many workers fighting the fire. It is described as the worst fire in years.
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Milbank
S. D
Cauteau Hills
Coffee pail explodes injuring county official's wife
In Sisseton South Dakota on October 21 a tin coffee pail exploded in the kitchen of Sam Wolff the superintendent of the county poor farm. Mrs Wolff was severely burned about the face and may lose sight in one eye.
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Sisseton
S. ID
Sam Wolff
Soft coal found near Grindstone South Dakota
Oct 21 local report says a good vein of soft coal was struck about eight miles north of Grindstone, drawing great excitement from residents.
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Grindstone
S. D
Elevator filled with grain stranded awaiting rail line
A $30,000 bushel elevator, full to the roof, sits on the prairie ten miles north of Arlington South Dakota. The elevator at Badger waits for a railroad to reach the site and shipments likely to begin in about three weeks once the line is completed.
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Arlington
S. D
Badger
Watertown Hero Killed Stopping Deserted Handcar
In Watertown South Carolina on October 19 A Halverson citizen of Watertown was killed while attempting to move a deserted handcar from the Rock Island main track to avert a collision with an approaching passenger train. The train was halted and Halverson died within minutes leaving a motherless daughter.
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Watertown
S. C
Rock Island
A. Halverson
Fire destroys Estelline elevators and grain sheds
A major fire in Estelline Hamlin county yesterday destroyed the Atlas and Western elevators full of grain along with coal sheds and box cars of the Northwestern line. Volunteers could not contain the blaze and Watertown and Brookings fire units responded, predicting losses over 30000 dollars.
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Watertown
S. D
Estelline
Hamlin County
Brookings
Atlas and Western Companies
Northwestern Company
Toe of boots deemed dangerous weapon in assault case
Watertown South Dakota October 19 The state attorney considers a boot toe a dangerous weapon in a case against Carl Engelbrecht and Carl Hoffman. Joseph Ronkey a farmer ten miles NW was beaten and confined to bed. The defendants are jailed and to be prosecuted.
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Watertown
S. D
Schull
Joseph Ronkey
Carl Engelbrecht
Carl Hoffman
Ronkey
Rapid land rush. 260000 acres filed in three months
Rapid City report shows about 260000 acres filed by settlers in the quarter ending September 30. There were 1725 land entries and cash receipts of 62000 dollars. The land lies mainly east of the city, spanning twelve townships, with Iowa Nebraska and Minnesota supplying most settlers.
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Rapid City
S. D
United States Land Office
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Shot Liveryman and Horse Killed in Crocker
Ed Shafer shot a liveryman in Crocker and killed a horse. The attack, described as unexpected and without provocation, has prompted theories of insanity. Shafer is jailed in Clark awaiting county disposition.
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Horse Clark
Ed Shafer
Crocker
Shafer
High School Chemist Resigns for Government Post
Professor Claude Smith who led the physics and mathematics departments at Deadwood High School for two years resigns to accept a government chemist position in St Paul.
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Deadwood
S. D
St. Paul
Claude Smith
Armour Pays Reasonable Price for Electric Lights
Armour S D October 19 Dale Savage foreman of the Chronicle Tribune Armour purchased a half interest in the Wagner New Era Ray outgoing partner to west to simple life Savage four years foreman and thorough workman Citizens contract with J W Reynolds Harrison creamery man to supply site for a cement block building 20 by 50 by 16 to begin Feb 1 1908 City council contracts with Wagner Lake Shore and Armour Traction to install four 1200 candle power arc lights at 6 per month and twenty incandescent lights at 2 per night per month
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Armour
S. D
Dale Savage
Chronicle Tribune
Ray
Savage
Chronicle
J. W. Reynolds
Harrison
South Dakota stock food law upheld in district ruling
Judge Carland denies Marion W Savage a temporary restraining order against South Dakota stock food law enforcement. The decision allows the pure food commissioner to continue requiring stock foods to disclose ingredients on packaging, predicting a new retail order barring noncompliant products.
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South Dakota
Good Redfield
S. D
Carland
United States District Court
Marion W. Savage
Pure Food Commissioner
Marien W. Savage
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New Town
Bonesteel Sai
Emma Kaufmann
South Dakota Lakes
BASS
Huron Farmer
NEW South Dakota Railway
Egan
Neil Stewart
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