South Dakota Lowers State Tax Levy Amid Rising Valuation
South Dakota's 1912 state levy drops to one mill on an estimated $1.2 billion property base, vs four mills last year. The change reduces taxes for most property owners despite a large rise in total valuation, driven by full-value assessments and big corporate assets like Homestake Mining. The commission notes larger property values but a lighter tax load for the average owner.
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Pierre
S. DD
South Dakota
State Commission
State Board of Equalization
Homestike Mining Company
Deadwood
Lawrence County
Dragged to Death by Team Near Weela
Aberdeen D C Vschappat aged 50 was dragged to death in a runaway accident near his home northwest of Weela Brown county yesterday afternoon. He drove into a field to avoid an approaching car but his feet caught in a running gear and his head struck the wheel. The team dragged him a quarter mile before he died an hour later. He leaves a widow and four children.
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Aberdeen
Eear
Apples Thrive Northward In South Dakota Farmland
Fruit crops show promise in South Dakota with apples and plums heavy in Day county and near Waubay on the Hillebrand ranch. Campbell county reports apple successes near the North Dakota line along the Missouri river. Wheat yields average ten bushels, oats and barley 20 to 25 bushels per acre across Day county. George Howsen near Webster produced 12 bushels, Emil Blank 8, with Marion township farmers also noting solid yields.
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Aberdeen
S. J
South Dakota
California
Missouri
Michigan
South
George Howsen
Webster
Emil Blank
Marion Township
Field Yields Report Vary Across Iroquois Region
John Winter notes one field yields 4 bushels and another 10 per acre while PD. B. Compton reports 10 bushels on one farm and five on another. Nearby, Iroquois area records wheat from 0 to 12 bushels, barley 0 to 15, and oats 20 to 30 bushels per acre.
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John Winter
PD. B. Compton
Hunters Must Have Licenses Warned In Pierre South Dakota
A Pierre dispatch notes that after the tenth of next month hunters must carry hunting licenses or face trouble. The old county warden kept a list and checked licenses in the field, but under the new system wardens from the state will require proof of license on sight and act if not shown.
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Pierre
S. D
Jieden
Wardens
First Free Library Books From Mitchell
Pierre S. Borreson heads the state free circulating library department and travels to Canton for a Carnegie library dedication then to Mitchell for the Rural Life Conference. The first box of library books will accompany her to Mitchell and be supplied on demand from Bard after the meeting.
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Pierre
S. D
Compositor's mistake puts Miss DeGraat in Hull
In the Sanborn Pioneer a typesetting error misstated Miss Jessie DeGraat as being in hell. The correction notes she was visiting relatives at Hull, Iowa, rather than in hell. The blunder amused residents along the Iowa South Dakota border.
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Hudson, S. BD
Iowa-South Dakota Boundary Line
Sanborn Pioneer
Jessie DeGraat
Hell
Hull
Notable Auction Notice From Stanley County Court House
Two Stanley county officials publish a satirical auction notice protesting tax assessment rises. The spoof sale, dated November 1, lists absurd farm items and oddities as a death wish performance, with B. A. Wish as proprietor and W. Be. Keep as auctioneer.
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Stanley County
Pt. Pierre
S. D
Stanley County Court House
State Tax Commission
Nowonder
Hasbeen
Bull-road
Poland
Berkshire Wheel
B. A. Wish
N. O. Body
W. BE. Keep
Corsica Youth Dies After Nail Injury
Henry Van de Wert ten year old son of Mr and Mrs J M Van de Wert prominent residents near Corsica died after stepping on a nail blood poisoning developed into lockjaw and caused death within a week of the injury.
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Corsica
S. D
Henry van de Wert
J. M. van de Wert
Farmer Loses $60 in Fake Fight Robbery
Milbank South Dakota farmer John Driessen near Twin Brooks was robbed by hoboes after a staged fight in a saloon. He lost his $60 bankroll when the attackers fled after the ruse.
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Farmer
Milbank
S. D
John Driesen
Twin Brooks
Driesen
Driessen
Immigration Commissioner Seeks Farm Photographs for Pamphlet
Pierre city source notes that McCaffree, head of the Immigration Commission, plans to issue a new state pamphlet and seeks strong farm photographs. The department wants large pictures suitable for print, not postcard images, and may feature a farmer’s home as part of the publicity effort.
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Pierre
S. 10
McCaffree
Suffragists to Use Paper Organ in State Campaign
Pierre South Dakota suffrage group has secured the Weekly Messenger as its official organ for the next general election campaign. They plan to promote equal suffrage at the state fair in Huron with the first issue under new management. B Billinghurst will stay on as business manager.
Ortley Butcher Arrested Over Spoiled Meat Conditions
Anton Prestwick, deputy state food inspector, caused the arrest of Otto Storm, an Ortley butcher, on a charge of unsanitary meat market practices. Sausage reportedly made from putrid meats with strong seasonings to conceal decay. Storm fined $15 with promise to improve.
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Ortley
S. 10
Anton Prestwick
Otto Storm
Storm
Oil Experiment Trials Street Oiling Near City Hall
The city began an oiling experiment on the Rowley block west of the city hall and two front blocks near the Carnegie library. Work started after grading and debris removal with an improvised sprinkler and petroleum oil left to soak, restricting traffic. City Engineer Smith oversees the project as officials test the feasibility of using 1800 telicas on the highways under study.
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Mitchell
Rowley
City Hall
Carnegie Library
Smith
Notice of Bankruptcy for Walter F. Allen in 1913
In the District of South Dakota Southern Division Walter F. Allen of Mitchell is declared bankrupt on August 25 1913. The first meeting of creditors is September 15 1913 at 10:00 a.m. at the Gilbert Block Sioux Falls with referee Henry A. Muller. Creditors may attend prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt.
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District Court of the United States
District of South Dakota
Walter F. Allen
Walter FE. Allen
Mitchell
Davison
A. D
Walter Fr. Allen
Henry A. Muller
Gilbert
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Lost right hand after fall from binder
Four year old son of R Arbeth of Summit fell from a binder and his right arm was severed just above the wrist in the incident.
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Summit
R. Arbeth
Hanson County Fair Ready in Alexandria South Dakota
Hanson county's eighth annual agricultural fair will run September 3 4 5 in Alexandria. Exhibition days on Thursday and Friday feature livestock displays expanding in size with most reservations filled. Speed contests, county club games, free street attractions, music shows and dances complete the program each evening.
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Alexandria
S. D
Hanson
Redfield to host harvest festival with sports and barbecue
Redfield, S C plans a harvest festival on September 26 drawing several thousand visitors. The event features sports, speeches, exhibits of farm products, and substantial prizes with a barbecue likely to be open to all attendees.
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Redfield, S. C
Redfield
Mobridge Enjoys Building Boom with New Hotel
Mobridge South Dakota reports a strong building boom as a large new hotel rises to be among the state’s biggest outside Aberdeen and Sioux Falls. Local business blocks include brick and store buildings by A H Brown J F Comstock and others. The hotel by James Kennedy and John Bartlow will have 44 rooms and modern amenities with an estimated cost of 25 thousand dollars. Hog Hilton and Verger have leased the Pierce hotel from Mrs Jenkins and assume management.
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Hog, Hilton & Verger
Pierce Hotel
Brule County Fair Draws Crowd and Aces At Delta Event
A large crowd attended the Brule County Fair as perfect weather aided a day of aviation and races. Aviator Bell staged two notable biplane flights, 10 am and 5 pm, totaling about 51 minutes aloft with dramatic dips. Races featured Red Varus winning the 2:17 pace, Montauk Neil in the 5 eighth mile, and John Gilbert taking the motor cycle prize. White Lake defeated Chamberlain 12 to 7 in a baseball showcase, with Bell slated to fly toward Platte and Wagner for Labor Day events.
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Red Varus
A. F B. Biron
Selby
Montauk Neil
John Gilbert
Meier
Rbentner
Chamberlain
White Lake
Bell
Platte
Wagner
Investigating Committee Reports on State Institutions
The state committee returned from the western part of the state after inspecting the Soldiers' Home the tuberculosis hospital the Spearfish normal and the School of Mines all reported in good condition. They examined interest payments to state treasurers by banks and found total interest over 100 000 for the period reviewed though exact figures are not yet released. The panel plans to file its present findings with the governor before pursuing further inquiries.
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Gideon C. Moody
Loucks
Congress
United States
Crawford
Muron
Burke
Byrne
R. O. Richards
Aberdeen Hosts Regional Motorcycle Club Ride and Picnic
The Aberdeen Motorcycle Club welcomed riders from Redfield Mellette and Brentford on Sunday. The joined clubs traveled to Tacoma Park where a picnic dinner was served and the afternoon featured various amusements.
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Motorcycle Club
MERTS
Aberdeen
S. C
Aberdeen Motorcycle Club
Redfield
Mellette
Brentford
Tacoma Park
Gale theatre under new management with Dix at helm
Dr A J Dix takes over the Gale theatre from Porter Bros and ends vaudeville in favor of moving pictures and the Bartola piano organ attachment. Prices drop to 5 and 10 cents as Dix outlines weekly three changes, a Simplex projector, spotlight songs, and a new singer from Minneapolis.
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Gale Theatre
A. J. Dix
Porter Bros
Dix
Mitchell
Bartola
Ronald Johnson
Minneapolis
Majestic Theatre of
Sioux Falls
Gale
Davison County Tax Valuation Figures Released
The state reports Davison county property valuations for taxation showing totals over 24 million dollars. The table compares assessments from the last two years across general property telephone telegraph railroads and expressed rail services. Railroads and railroad-related properties form a major portion of the valuation.
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Davison
Man From Connecticut Runs Amuck at Parmer Hotel
Eugene Montry of Connecticut caused a two hour panic at the Parmer hotel by threatening guests with an iron bar and wrecking the parlor. Citizens restrained him, he was taken to the county seat, declared sane after examination, and released.
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County Board of Insanity
Loucks Claims Fruits of Labor During 1914 Campaign
Pierre South Dakota recalls H L Loucks who began advocating political reforms twenty five years ago and ran for the United States Senate. The piece notes his role in announcing the chosen senators after the state legislature’s first session, mentioning Frank Pettigrew among the winners.
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Loucks
Frank Pettigrew
State fair displays 1700 pheasants and other game birds
The South Dakota state game commission will exhibit 1700 Chinese ring-necked pheasants at the state fair grounds in Huron during the fair week September 9 to 12. Governor Byrne and Game Warden Hedrick will lead the display, with Evan s of Oak Park showing pheasants and waterfowl from many regions, plus native species.
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Huron
State Game Commission
South Dakota
Byrne
Hedrick
Evans
Oak Park
Ill
China
Manchuria
Formosa
Japan
River
Nile
Siberia
Ain
Fraudulent New York Electro Silver Plating Exposed
Vermillion South Dakota reports a bold fraud by a canvassing agent selling a so called silver plating in bottles labeled New York Electro Silver Plating. The solution is a mercury salt in nitric acid that coats utensils with quicksilver, then wears off, posing a mercury exposure risk in food handling.
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Vermillion
S. D
Food and Drug Commissioner
Bon Homme County
New York
Safest Laxative for Women Dr King's New Life Pills
A health ad touts Dr King s New Life Pills as prompt and safe for women s digestive issues. Testimonial from Mr M C Dunlay of Leadill Tennessee says the pills helped greatly. Box is 25 cents and recommended by Diehl Brown.
Local News Notes from Mitchell and Surrounding
Local briefs recount a wedding in Woonsocket between Alfred Chartier and Miss Mary Bogardus with Judge O C Thompson officiating. Also noted are moves of Prof C V Gilliland to Dakota Wesleyan and Carleton College ties, a minor gasoline stove explosion in Mitchell, and multiple social items from area residents and events.
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Alfred Chartier
Woonsocket
Mary Bogardus
Mitchell
Cattrell
O. C. Thompson
C. V. Gilliland
Chicago
Chicago University
Gilliland
Carleton College
Farmington
Dakota Wesleyan
Harry Albin
East Tenth Street
McGrath
Milwaukee
Buffalo
N. Y
United Spanish War Veterans
Niagra Falls
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Will Pier
Emery
Margaret Anglin
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George Richmond
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Cedar Rapids
Wal Williams
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Dakota Farmer
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Rawlins
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